Chapter 148: Killing and Surrendering

Wei Wuji didn't dare to slack off, the Qin army's support was endless, how could it be blocked by a mere flame, Wei Wuji didn't say a word, and left without taking it with him.

And among all the defeated soldiers, Wei Wuji's identity is the most noble, and the remaining strength is the strongest, although these Chu troops are far superior to the Wei army, but they lack characters who can compete with Wei Wuji, so they are naturally led by Wei Wuji's nose.

Wei Wuji knew that the more this time, the more cautious he became, fortunately, he had contact with the Qin army, but it was not the danger of separation, the flames could not stop the Qin army, if Zhang Han gave a death order, I am afraid that these Qin troops would chase after him even if they were fighting the fire.

When the Qin army caught up, Wei Wuji thought to himself that there was no way to deal with it. The only thing he could do was pray, praying that Zhang Han would give up the pursuit.

Wei Wuji was worried, but he didn't expect to find that Zhang Liang looked at the Chu army around him, and his eyes lit up slightly.

The flames that crossed the road were all extinguished, and a black ash cut across the valley from south to north.

The Qin army, who was waiting behind the flames, was about to pursue with force, but heard an order from behind him. "Stop the pursuit."

For a while, these Qin soldiers were full of reluctance, but they didn't dare to neglect the military order at all, and then honestly stayed where they were, waiting for the next order.

By this time it was already dark, and the curtain came down on the whole day's fierce battles.

During the day, the battlefield was full of bonfires, although the battle was over. But the matter is not over, it is more complicated.

Just look at Zhang Han at this point.

Where Zhang Han was, although he had not set up a camp, he had already set up a tent, and Zhang Han was in the big tent to deal with the affairs of the army.

"Is this a casualty today?"

Zhang Han's hand trembled slightly, as if he couldn't hold the bamboo slip in his hand.

Sima Xin sighed and said, "This is still a rough estimate, and it is estimated that the real number will be more than double this number." ”

Sima Xin is right, the ancient medical measures were backward, and many soldiers on the battlefield did not die immediately, and they would not survive the next few days, and they would die. Sometimes, the number of deaths that are delayed for a few days is far greater than the number of people who die on the spot. Moreover, these wounded soldiers will suffer great pain before they die, which makes many soldiers prefer to find a good time on the battlefield than die after suffering a lot.

Therefore, the doubling of the number of casualties mentioned by Sima Xin is by no means false, and even higher.

Zhang Han can be regarded as having seen strong winds and waves, but he still finds it difficult to accept this number, because this bamboo slip clearly writes a number starting with 100,000.

Today, the daily casualties are still above 100,000.

How can Zhang Han bear it.

The Lishan army is only 700,000, among which there are old, weak, sick and disabled soldiers who cannot fight, and elite soldiers who dare to fight and can fight, but only 200,000 or 300,000. And today's battle lost 100,000 people, and even many wounded soldiers were all going to die, which almost made Zhang Han lose one-third of his combat strength. How can Zhang Han not feel distressed.

Most of the casualties of the Qin army were when the Weichu coalition army suddenly appeared, almost seventy percent of the casualties were generated when the Weichu coalition army suddenly attacked, and the remaining thirty percent were when the two armies behind were holding each other, and in the end, the Weichu coalition army collapsed, and the casualties of the Qin army when they pursued were almost negligible.

Today's victory is just a pyrrhic victory for Zhang Han, although the Weichu coalition army suffered heavy casualties, it is said that the name of the Weichu coalition army may not exist in the future, but for the Qin army, it is also a nerve.

If it weren't for Zhang Han's ability to hold on, sink down, control the situation without collapsing, and stand up hard when he was at a disadvantage. The Qin army may have been crushed by a heavy blow from the Wei-Chu coalition today. But even if he won, the casualties of 100,000 people made Zhang Han feel a toothache.

Suddenly, a shout from outside shouted: "General Dong Fei has arrived." ”

Dong Fei entered the tent and saluted: "I have seen the general, I have seen the long history, but I don't know why the general stopped the pursuit?" ”

Zhang Han said: "Tens of thousands of remnants of soldiers, have long lost their courage, chase for a while in the morning, chase for a while in the evening, it doesn't matter, and it's dark, it's too dangerous to chase at night, what if you wait for a day?" Moreover, in today's battle, the Chu army was broken, and the sons and daughters were already exhausted, and if they pursued overnight, I am afraid that the soldiers would not be able to support it. Moreover, there are more than 100,000 Chu soldiers surrendered in today's battle, and these people also need to be guarded, and it doesn't hurt to let go of the pursuit first. ”

Zhang Han's words are not finished, to be honest, Zhang Han is really impressed by the calculation of today's Weichu coalition army, Zhang Han asked himself, he did lose to Zhou Wen in this, but Zhang Chu behind Zhou Wen lost to Qin Guo.

In many cases, the battlefield is not a matter between two generals, but a competition of national strength between two countries.

Zhou Wen was repeatedly defeated by Zhang Han, and many times, it was not that Zhou Wen's means of marching troops were inferior to Zhang Han, but that Zhang Chu's national strength and military literacy were not Qin's opponents. Today has won a big victory, Zhang Han is afraid that if the Wei Wei army pursues far, it will encounter an ambush by the Wei Chu coalition army.

Zhang Han's army is in hand, as long as the upright division pushes it over, there is no need to use strange tricks and tricks, just be cautious.

Dong Fei felt in his heart that Zhang Han was still blocking the meritorious service of the Weiwei Army, but he also knew that the Weiwei Army had made a contribution to reversing the overall situation today, which was already big enough, and no matter how big it was, it was just a matter of adding to it. If he pursues overnight and encounters another defeat, the gains outweigh the losses for Dong Peng, who is about to withdraw to Guanzhong.

Dong Peng said: "Obey the general's orders. ”

Zhang Han said: "Now I have a matter that requires General Dong to take a closer look. ”

Dong Peng moved slightly and said, "General, please speak." ”

Zhang Han said: "I waited for me to come from Guanzhong, and I didn't bring much food along the way, and the land of Heluo had already been looted by the Chu army, and there was no food and grass savings. We can't afford to support these hundreds of thousands of surrendered troops, and these people are all Chu people, and they have always had grievances with our Qin people. Even if I wait for them to be guarded, I am afraid that I will not be able to accept their hearts, but I don't know what good strategies General Dong has to teach me? ”

Dong Fei's words wrapped a punch around his mouth, and finally said: "My subordinates don't know how to be good." ”

Zhang Han said it very clearly, how could Dong Fei not know what to do, but this matter was too hurtful to Yin morality, and there was a lesson from Wu Anjun's white past, so Dong Fei didn't dare to speak rashly.

Zhang Han smiled faintly and said, "I order you to kill them all tonight, and leave no one behind." ”

Dong Fei's body shook slightly, and said, "No." After Dong Peng went down, Sima Xin said, "Brother Zhang, I'm afraid it's a little inappropriate to do this." ”

Zhang Han said: "How much manpower and material resources are needed to resettle more than 100,000 people, you are the chief of the army, can you not know?" My 700,000-strong army has already consumed seventy-seven eighty-eight of the savings in the pass, and Aocang has fallen into the hands of the enemy. I'm afraid that our food in the future will not be easy to get, and the soldiers are expensive and fast, and now that the Kwantung region is in turmoil, it is a good time to extinguish it, and I have to use every cent of my troops on the blade, where there are troops to guard the surrendered army, and it is just a waste to kill. And in troubled times, if you don't give them a little color first, they won't know how many taels they have, and they just want to make an example of a hundred, so as to set an example. ”

Sima Xin said: "But after all, killing and surrendering is an obstacle to the peace of the heavens? With the prosperity of Wu Anjun's martial arts, he also died because of the killing, and the killing of prisoners was ominous, and the general was asked to think twice. ”

Zhang Han took a deep breath and said: "It doesn't matter, Qin is the state of parents, now that Great Qin is in crisis, how can I, as a Qin person, sit back and watch, and act as a husband, but I want to be worthy of my heart, why be afraid of ghosts and gods?" I have made up my mind, and I need no more words. ”

At the same time that Zhang Han was talking to Sima Xin, Dong Peng had already begun to act.

In fact, Zhang Han used Dong Peng to kill and surrender, and there was no way to do it, after all, the strength of the Lishan army, two battles a day, fought so dangerously,

At the end of the day, he was already exhausted and couldn't move anymore, but Dong Peng's guard army was not like this. He still retains a lot of physical strength.