[Battle ...... More than 2,900 people died in battle? ]

In the evening of the same day, when Xie An revealed the vicious battle in the swamp forest to the Zhou generals under his command, the generals of the Zhou army, such as Fei Guo, Ma Dan, Tang Hao, Zhang Dong, Liao Li, Liang Cheng, and Cheng Yang, who were very good at war, were stunned one by one, and only felt as if a cold current was pouring into the whole body, hovering on the back, and disappearing.

[Obviously, Liu Qing's clever plan has successfully killed the 5,000 White Water Army, but even so, is it still so heavily damaged?] ]

The generals in the tent looked at each other, as if they had stuffed their throats and eyes, and they couldn't make a sound.

It's no wonder that the generals are so shocked, you know, if nearly 3,000 people were killed by thunder alone, this is not the news that shocked the generals, after all, the previous great hero of the world, Liang Qiuhao, he killed Zhou soldiers in the Chang'an battlefield and the Jiangling battlefield, and the number was higher than this. Therefore, the thunder can do this, and the generals will not feel the difference in the slightest. What is really shocking is the fact that the thunder can still kill nearly 3,000 Zhou soldiers even when he is alone.

Whether there are soldiers under his command to protect him is an extremely important point, don't look at Fei Guo, Ma Dan, Liao Li and others rushing to kill the murderers on the battlefield, each of them has a personal guard army of more than 100 people to hundreds of people, and the main general will resist attacks from all directions. Just like Liang Qiu Hao, in the decisive victory valley, if there were no three hundred Tianfu soldiers sworn to protect him and block the most dense rounds of crossbow arrows for him, even if Liang Qiu Hao, the great hero of the world, wanted to kill from that death valley, it would cost several times more price.

From this point, it is not difficult to see that the martial arts of the thunder are actually biased towards the garrison, which is the opposite of Liang Qiuhao, who can be called the world's first in terms of destructive power, and this garrison is really shocking. Jaw-dropping. Although it is impossible to explain that it is impossible to know, but the generals of the Zhou army really want to see it, if the two deceased heroes of the world, that is, Liang Qiuhao and Thunder, when the two of them collide together. What kind of shocking battle will it be?

Unprecedented!

Ah, unprecedented!

But it's a pity that this is just the conjecture in the hearts of Fei Guo, Ma Dan and others, but it is undeniable that although Liang Qiuhao and Zhen Lei regard each other as fierce rivals, they have never fought after all, not only the regret of the two of them, but also the regret of all the generals and warriors in the world, and even, the regret of this era!

"Hoo ......"

I don't know how long it took. Liang Chengchang, the commander of the Great Liang Army, let out a long breath, looking relieved, and after this exhalation, many of the generals in the tent also made similar actions one after another to ease their shocked mood by the ferocity of the thunder.

"In this world, there is really no shortage of heroes......" Fei Guo smiled, as if he had made a concluding speech, but look at his expression. It's not hard to see that his smile is a bit far-fetched. It's no wonder, after all, he has always been quite conceited, and he is the first fierce general of the Jizhou soldiers under Xie An. However, his so-called No. 1 fierce general, compared with the world's great heroes such as Liang Qiuhao and Zhen Lei, is really a lot worse.

[The world's great heroes...... Is it? ]

Just when Fei Guo secretly clenched his fists with a solemn expression that seemed to swear to the sky, Di Bu, Liao Li, Ma Dan and others beside him also had a bit of scorching brilliance in their eyes, obviously. These people were also moved by the dazzling honor of the world's great heroes.

But then again, this is only a small part, at least generals like Tang Hao and Liang Cheng, who are not good at martial arts, do not have that seemingly unattainable idea in their hearts.

Glancing at Xie An, who was sitting on the main seat without saying a word, Liang Cheng stepped forward. He said cautiously, "My lord, I wonder if the remains of those soldiers have been collected?" If not, the last general and others will ......"

Xie An let out a long breath when he heard this, waved his hand to interrupt Liang Cheng's words, and said with a sigh, "The remains of the soldiers who died in the battle, this mansion has already collected them, that is, more than 800 people who sank into the bottomless swamp with the thunder, and the mansion and all the soldiers have also stepped up salvage, but unfortunately, only more than 300 bodies were salvaged, and the rest ......" Speaking of this, Xie An shook his head gloomily.

In all fairness, Xie An really didn't expect the casualties to be so heavy. Although Liu Qing was ruthless at that time to use the lives of the soldiers and wanted to exchange it for the death of the general of the White Water Army, Xie Anli counted a series of rich rewards, but his original intention was to use this to stimulate the morale of the Zhou soldiers, and there must be brave men under the so-called heavy rewards, but he never thought that the rewards he listed made the Zhou soldiers red-eyed one by one.

It's not that it's bad, after all, judging from the situation at the time, if it weren't for Zhou Bing's suicide, how could he drag the world's great hero into the swamp and drown him alive? It's just that this casualty is really shocking. You must know that in Xie An's original expectation, the number of casualties was less than half of the more than 2,900, or even more.

If it is only a loss of 1,000 people, then, the 500,000 taels of silver that Xie An personally contributed should be able to be distributed to each family of soldiers who died in the war about 500 taels, which is not too much, not much less, plus the pension of the imperial court, each family can almost receive thousands of taels of silver, which is enough for his family to live a life in peace and stability, not to mention that the imperial court will exempt him from all taxes for at least ten years and at most twenty years.

And how much is the soldier's salary for a year? In addition to personal expenses and paying the messy taxes of the family, how much is left?

But......

[500,000 taels...... Too little! ]

Xie An closed his eyes and sighed slightly, raised his hand and pinched the bridge of his nose, although the 500,000 taels were not the same as before the outbreak of the Great Zhou Civil War, however, he couldn't help but regret a little, he once spent a lot of money in Guangling and threw out two million taels at once.

[I'll have to discuss it with Xiangyu in the future to see if I can get some more silver from her small coffer......]

Xie An secretly calculated, although it was a bit embarrassing to say it, but this dignified Lord Shangshuling of the Criminal Department of the Great Zhou Imperial Court only had so much 500,000 on hand at the moment, after all, he didn't care about the finances in the house, and the finances of the family had always been taken care of by the eldest grandson Xiangyu and Yiyi's second daughter.

After thinking about it for a while, Xie An remembered that this battle was not limited to the battle of the swamp forest, and raised his head and asked Liang Chengdao, "Liang Cheng, this mansion knows that you and the White Water Army will draw today, regardless of victory or defeat." But I don't know what the casualties are, you tell me in detail! ”

Hearing this, a trace of embarrassment flashed on Liang Cheng's face, gritted his teeth and clenched his fists and said with difficulty, "Lord Hui, according to preliminary estimates, the casualties of our army today are more than 24,000 people. Of these, 9,000 were killed in battle......"

"......" Xie An's eyebrows trembled at the corners of his eyes, obviously stunned by this number, and his mouth was open for a long time without saying half a word.

Tang Hao saw that something was wrong, and hurriedly stood up and said, "But my lord, the casualties of the White Water Army are far above our army, at least 30,000, and in addition, the commander of its third army, Fu Ao, is seriously injured. It's a pity that he wasn't killed on the spot! ”

Hearing this, Xie An's complexion improved slightly, but faintly, he felt as if something was blocked in his chest, and he was uncomfortable.

But think about it, you must know that today's battle was fought from the hour to the beginning of the hour, and it lasted for four hours, when Xie An finished salvaging the remains of his subordinates in the swamp forest. When he led the remnants of the army back to the camp, the battle outside the east gate of Xiangyang was still going on. It can well be imagined. What kind of battle is it today?

[24,000 people...... More than 2,900 people......]

Xie An let out a long breath, although the real number of casualties on the battlefield of Xiangyang was only nine thousand, you must know that there will also be some soldiers who only have one breath left, as well as soldiers who have broken hands and feet and lost a certain limb. And these soldiers, even after recovering from their injuries, will find it difficult to set foot on the battlefield again. They will be discharged from the army one after another, after all, it is impossible for the Zhou soldiers to go to war with some soldiers who only have one hand left.

In other words, today's casualties. It is definitely the most tragic since Xie An took power in the army.

Taking a deep breath, Xie An opened his eyes, looked at the generals in the room and said in a deep voice, "In short, although my Zhou soldiers suffered heavy casualties in this battle, they killed the general of the White Water Army, so this loss is acceptable!" -- Ordered the three armies to receive one merit for each person in this battle, and two for the 5,000 soldiers who participated in the battle of the swamp...... Those who died in this war, one more credit! In addition, the whole body rests for a day, drinks and meat to celebrate, and rewards the three armies! ”

"Yes!" The people in the room clasped their fists and shouted. They knew that Xie An was reassuring them and the battalion sergeants, so as not to affect the morale of the army due to excessive casualties. Sometimes, it is necessary to cover up the huge losses with some glorious victory, which is not entirely a means of those in power, but if you don't, your men will collapse because of the huge casualty figures.

And just then, an announcement came from the door.

"Report! - His Royal Highness Li Cheng, King of Anling, has arrived! ”

"Oh?" Xie An raised his eyebrows slightly, and shouted as he got up, "Please let Your Highness in!" ”

As soon as the words fell, the fifth master pushed the door and walked in, looking at the smile on his face, as if he had learned something good.

"Fifth Master!" Xie An, who had just walked to the door of the house, bowed.

[Fifth Master?] ]

Li Cheng, the king of Anling, was stunned, after all, Xie An had always called him the Fifth Highness before. However, he didn't care about this kind of trivial matter, and said with a smile when he heard the words, "I heard that Lord Shangshu was summoned, and this king rushed to hear the good news...... How, that thunderstorm? ”

Why did the fifth master ask this question? That's because he knew before that Xie An and Liu Qing conspired to eradicate the right-hand man thunder that King Li Shen relied on the most, which was simply a matter of applause for the fifth master. Therefore, he made an exception and listened to Liu Qing's suggestion, went to the south gate of Xiangyang, and cooperated with Liu Qing's plan to lure Li Shen, the king of Qin, away from the thunder. Otherwise, with the pleading words he said to Xie An before, he must be fighting this war with himself as the center.

Because it had long been clear, when Xie An returned to the camp and sent a report of victory to the partial camp of the Fifth Master's troops, the Fifth Master immediately left everything at hand and rushed over on a war horse.

Rong Benfu stated to His Royal Highness one by one...... "Raising his hand to invite Li Cheng to the table, Xie An told Li Cheng the story of the battle of the swamp forest as it was." I have to say that when he heard that Xie An and Liu Qing had successfully misled the thunder and tricked him into the depths of the forest, Li Cheng couldn't help laughing.

"Brilliant plan! Sure enough, it's a brilliant plan! Turning his head to look Xie An up and down, Li Cheng nodded and praised, "This king finally understands why the imperial brother was so bad with Lord Shangshu back then, but in the end he also had to resolve his grievances, hoping to accept Lord Shangshu for his own use" Speaking ......of this, he let out a long sigh, looking at the lonely look on his face, it is not difficult to guess that he thought of his most respected brother in his life, the former crown prince Li Wei.

It seems that he noticed the sadness in Li Cheng's eyes. Xie An arched his hand and persuaded in a low voice, "Fifth Master, the festival mourns and changes!" ”

"Hmm......" Li Cheng nodded slightly, and then a little smile appeared on his face, as if nothing had happened, and said with a smile. And after that? ”

I have to say, putting aside the distorted hatred of Li Shen, the king of Qin, the fifth master is definitely an elegant person who is not inferior to Li Xian, the king of the eight sages, with a graceful demeanor, better than many rich sons in the world.

"That thunder is worthy of being a great hero in the world......" Recalling what he had seen before, Xie An told Li Cheng one after another, only to hear Li Cheng's eyes narrowed slightly, and his eyebrows were furrowed.

"Such a fierce general?! - It seems that this king still underestimated the thunder. Fortunately, he has been killed......" Speaking of this, Li Cheng frowned and glanced at Xie An, and said in a deep voice, "Lord Shangshu are sure that the thunder is dead?" - Have you ever seen a corpse? "It may be that after listening to Xie An's account, Li Cheng obviously included the thunder in the list that must be killed.

"Don't worry about this, the fifth master!" Arching his hand, Xie An Zhengse said, "At that time, there were more than 800 soldiers of our army who sank to the bottom of the swamp with that thunder. I can't bear to sleep in that desolate place, burying his bones in a different place, and his soul cannot return to his homeland. Therefore, we immediately salvage, but unfortunately the remains of most of the soldiers could not be recovered, well, the body of the thunder was not recovered...... But the fifth master can rest assured. It took us a whole hour to salvage the corpses of the soldiers, and it is impossible for a man to survive an hour under the swamp and mud! ”

"That's good......" After thinking for a while, Li Cheng nodded, indeed, he didn't believe that the thunder still had the ability to hold his breath in that kind of place for an hour. He chuckled and said, "I'm sorry, it's not that I can't trust Lord Shangshu, it's just that thunder...... Like this, the fierce general will help Li Shen, the king of Qin, and be sure to take the lead in eradicating it! ”

"This house understands!" Xie An returned the salute with his fists, and then ordered the guards on the left and right to prepare wine and food, after all, the fifth master in front of him was quite interested.

Indeed, as Xie An said, the fifth master Li Cheng is indeed very happy, after all, this time Xie An and Liu Qing sniped the general of the White Water Army, which is tantamount to cutting off one of the arms of the Qin King Li Shen.

But then again, the fifth master is a very utilitarian man after all, and after three rounds of drinking, the topic gradually shifted to the current battle against Li Shen, the king of Qin.

"Under Li Shen's command, is there anything else that can compare to that thunderous general?" Wiping the wine stains on the side of his mouth, Li Chengzheng asked. It's hard to imagine that he, who has poured a large jar of wine, can still maintain such a sober will.

"Comparable to that thunderstorm...... Probably gone! Fei Guo clenched his fists and replied, "However, the three commanders of the White Water Army are by no means good at their peers!" ”

"Chen Zhao, Huang Shou, and Fu Ao?" A strong killing intent flashed in the fifth master's eyes.

"Exactly!"

"Hmm......" Hearing Fei Guo's words, Li Cheng closed his eyes and pondered for a moment, then suddenly said with a smile, "Having said that, this king believes that my Zhou army is by no means inferior to Li Shen's so-called White Water Army!" - Come, this king toasts all the generals! ”

"How dare you ......" The generals who accompanied the wine stood up in flattery. You must know that although Li Cheng only has the title of King Anling, the nominal prince, he is also of royal blood no matter how he is, not to mention, this is a man who once even had the throne at his fingertips!

[The ability to win people's hearts is far beyond that year......]

Looking at Li Cheng, the king of Anling, toasting to the generals who accompanied him one by one, Xie Anxin sighed. After all, the two brothers Li Wei and Li Cheng back then were extremely arrogant, and they took the initiative to toast others with a low profile like now? Don't even think about it!

[Hatred can indeed change a person......]

Xie An sighed slightly, in fact, he had gradually realized that the current Li Cheng, the king of Anling, had already surpassed his brother Li Wei, and had the mind, means and scheming of a king, but such a heroic man had nothing else in his heart except hatred for Li Shen, the king of Qin.

[Perhaps, when Li Shen, the king of Qin, conferred the title, it was the day when His Royal Highness the fifth son of the emperor passed away......]

Although he knew that the talent of the fifth master would never be inferior to that of Li Xian, the eighth sage king, at the same time, Xie An also understood that this fifth master would not be bound by the so-called country and the so-called Li royal family, even if he had already surpassed his brother, but, as his name inherited, he would be the shadow of his brother and former prince Li Wei for the rest of his life......

Everyone drank until around the end of the day, and the fifth master Li Cheng finally got up to say goodbye, after all, killing Li Shen, the king of Qin, was the most important thing in his heart.

And looking at the back of His Royal Highness the fifth son of the emperor happily walking out of the house, Xie An had a faint premonition.

Perhaps, this will be the last time the two of them will see each other......

"Fifth Highness, take care!" As soon as it was sent to the outside of the gate, Xie An clenched his fists and looked at Li Cheng, the king of Anling, with a solemn expression.

Probably sensing something, Li Cheng, the king of Anling, laughed, walked a few steps side by side with Xie An, looked up at the night sky, and said softly, "Xie An, don't feel pity or regret for this king, and don't pity this king, you won't understand, how long has this king waited for this day......" Saying, he hugged his fists heavily, and said, "Farewell!" ”

"Don't give ......"

Li Cheng smiled slightly, took the reins of the horse handed by Zhang Dong, turned over the horse, and galloped away, even if the horse ran far away, he could clearly hear his hearty laughter.

"Hehehe, hahahaha!"

In the bright moonlight, His Royal Highness the Fifth Prince, who could clearly see the galloping horses, gradually revealed an extremely strong murderous intent in his eyes.

"Next, it's you, King Qin...... Li Shen! ”

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