The first thing to do when you enter town.

It actually decided the life and death of Ma Xifan, the king of Chu.

At this time, Baili Wuji was busy arguing fiercely with the commanders and staff of the various military divisions under his command about how to deal with Ma Xifan.

Baili Wuji himself is also very contradictory, looking at what he did when he was in power, there is indeed a reason to kill, but he took the initiative to surrender, and he can't be killed easily, how to arrange it is really a headache.

And Ma Xifan himself also knew that his life was all in the thought of a hundred miles of unscrupulous, and after his surrender, he was quite cooperative in the integration of power in the Chu State, and took the initiative to hand over a large amount of property in his hands.

Since ancient times, once a country is destroyed, neither the emperor nor the king will get a good death.

The reason is actually very simple, one word, name.

Even if they don't want to rebel in their hearts, they will use people with ulterior motives from all over the world to win people in their name.

The people of all generations still ate this set.

The name is right.

Baili Wuji thought about it again and again, but still couldn't think of a proper way, and finally decided to detain him in the palace first, and then deal with it later.

But what makes Baili Wuji cry and laugh is what.

Ma Sishao has too many princesses, wives and concubines.

According to a rough count, there were as many as 381 people who were detained with Ma Xifan.

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In this war, from the beginning to the end, it lasted only fifteen days.

The total number of troops invested by both sides reached more than 180,000, including 60,000 in the Gyeongju army.

But the number of dead and wounded reached 60,000, accounting for 30% of the total.

It can't be said to be tragic.

When the Black Flag Army sent troops, it had 54,000 troops, another three wheel artillery battalions of 1,800 men, and a special operations battalion of more than 1,300 men.

At the end of the war.

There were only more than 11,000 people in the Baili Wuji Division, and nearly 7,000 people were reduced.

There are 9,000 people in the Yunyang Department, and there is no attrition.

Ximen Yu Cunzhong had more than 7,000 people in the department, and 6,000 people were reduced.

There were more than 1,100 people in the special operations capital of the South Gate Bailikang Division, and 5,000 people were reduced.

The total number of casualties amounted to 18,000.

On the line from Yuezhou to Tanzhou in the state of Chu, Yuezhou City suffered 5,000 casualties and more than 13,000 prisoners. In the encounter from Pingjiang to Tanzhou, the 20,000 forbidden troops were scattered like birds and beasts, and the casualties could not be counted. Outside Tanzhou, Ma Xiguang led 10,000 forbidden troops to surrender, and the fleeing Chu army was bombed and killed and wounded.

On the line from Lizhou, Langzhou, Yiyang to Tanzhou, the offensive and defensive battles of Langzhou, the Chu army suffered more than 4,000 casualties, the offensive and defensive battles of Yiyang, the Chu army suffered nearly 3,000 casualties, and the field battles outside Yutan City were more than 8,000 casualties of the Chu army.

In the ambush battle in the Jianning Gorge of Bailikang's headquarters, the Chu army was the place where the death was the most tragic. The 5,000 men of the Jingjiang Army were completely annihilated, and among the 25,000 follow-ups, more than 7,000 were killed or wounded.

A war with such casualties is unimaginable in the minds of nations.

In the era of cold weapons, the victory or defeat of the war often comes from the contest between the main force and the main force, and the rest of the army is actually an ornament, which is used to help shout and strengthen the courage.

At that time, in addition to the elite, the rest of the army was actually composed of temporary conscription of farmers, issued with ordnance, and even required soldiers to prepare their own ordnance, and trained for several days after joining the army, or even no training at all, and went directly to the battlefield.

What can this kind of army do other than make a noise?

When he was victorious, he was strong, and when he was defeated, he had already fled to the four fields.

Therefore, I often hear that a certain army defeated a certain army with an army of 30,000 and defeated an army of 50,000 and captured more than 40,000 people.

The 70,000 forbidden army and the 30,000 Jingjiang army of the Chu State were all elite, which is why the Black Flag Army suffered such serious casualties.

Of course, if Baili Wuji is not so anxious and slowly advances with strength and firearms superiority, then the casualties are likely to be greatly reduced, but the result is likely to be that Mahifan fled south, once he fled south and joined the Jingjiang army, then even if the capital Tanzhou was captured, the Black Flag Army would inevitably be dragged into the endless melee all over the Chu State, and the casualties would be greater, and the victimized people would be all over Chu.

Therefore, in the face of the tragic death figures of the Black Flag Army, Baili Wuji struggled to spit out one word - value.

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The Second War of the Black Flag Army ended in such a tragic situation. It is known as the "Battle of the Dead Chu".

As for the causes of the war, there have been many different versions of the rumors, one of which is the most convincing.

Someone privately heard Bai Liyi say that the reason why Da Lang started this war is, "He is really too idle, so idle that he has nothing to do, and can only fight a battle to kill time." ”

Xu Shouren also has this view, and he even cited several examples to prove that what he said is true. "Da Lang's heart was very empty at that time, and he couldn't find anyone who could chat with him, maybe it was in these gloomy days that he could concentrate his efforts and plan such a glorious war."

Lu Shiyun said: "I do have some responsibilities in this matter, I remember one day he came to me, I saw that trace of distress in his eyes, I should talk to him and help him solve it." It's a pity that I was too busy from time to time, and he left with worries after the end. ”

As a result, this "battle of the dead" is also called the battle of boredom.

Because it's boring, go to war. But who knows that because of the war, it is boring?

It was only after the joint statement of the former secretary of the Gyeongju Prefecture and the five commanders that the discussion on this matter was completely eliminated.

The secretary said: "The reason for the war is by no means as you think, you are slandering the lord. After the Black Flag Guard captured Gyeongju, the lord had already begun preparations and plans with a certain commander. ”

"I remember that the lord looked at me with those wise eyes and said to me, the cycle from cultivating seeds to being able to plant and harvest sweet potatoes in large quantities is about two years, and the cycle from imitation research and development to mass production and equipping the army after getting firearms is also about two years, so we only have about two years to prepare, start another war, and completely lay down a territory for ourselves, and my goal is Nanchu. Think about it, how can you blindly start a war of annihilation without careful preparation and careful planning? ”

The commanding envoys said: "We can prove this, because in the next two years, we have been regularly haunting the residence of the envoy with the secretary in charge and others, and participated in the planning together. ”

As a result, this debate on the cause of the battle of Chu subsided, and everyone was convinced, yes, such a grand war was not launched just as it was launched, the mobilization of tens of thousands of troops, the conscription of tens of thousands of people, plus ordnance and materials, etc., it was impossible to run successfully without a comprehensive plan.

But a few months later, there was another question in private, whether the statement of the secretary and the commander came from the envoy's instructions, and whether it was because everyone was forced by the envoy's pressure?

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