"Five hundred and seventeen of the enemy were killed, two thousand seven hundred and forty-four were captured, eight hundred and sixty-three horses were captured, and the rest of the soldiers were ......."

Once he is in the army, he has to serve in the army, and Wang Changling's temporary dispatch is the main book of the army, which is specially responsible for counting military merits. After the battle, he summarized the results of the battle counted by the scribes and reported it to Ye Chang.

"Good, big victory" Zhang Ho is happy in the form of color.

Everyone looked at Ye Chang, Ye Chang picked up the kettle with a smile, poured a cup of hot water into the cup in front of Nan Jiyun, and then served it to him with his own hands: "Second brother, before the war, the younger brother underestimated the second brother, it really shouldn't be, today I saw the second brother brave, I was taught." You are not allowed to drink alcohol in the army, so you will use this water to pay tribute to the second brother for the time being, and after you have completed the work, you will go back to Lushun to celebrate the second brother with wine."

Nan Jiyun smiled, picked up the cup and drank it all: "That herdsman dares to call him the first warrior in the Khitan tribe, a native chicken and a dog, and he just sells his head by inserting a standard."

Everyone laughed, this is the very popular "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" Guan Yu beheaded Yan Liangwen ugly, in fact, in the military formation, the possibility of a heads-up duel between the two generals is not very large, and there are really very few people who win like Nan Jiyun.

"No matter how respectful, no matter how respectful, Nanba Wuyong is not inferior to Guan Er, and his wisdom is far superior," Zhang Hao coaxed beside him.

So Ye Chang poured another glass of water for Nan Jiyun, and Nan Jiyun drank it all.

"Three of the captives were chieftains of Goguryeo and Murwei, and they dared to join the Khitan rebellion and should be severely punished. What do you think of the rest of the personnel, according to my wishes, to be punished as bitter prisoners? Ye Chang's eyes flashed

"Since this is the case, I originally wanted to take advantage of the slack after the autumn harvest to reclaim more wasteland and build more roads, but now I have delayed these damn Hulu and punished them as bitter prisoners, which is already Ye Sima merciful and gave them a way to live," Zhang Hao said.

"It is precisely because the armor in the army is not enough, and those who restrict this matter are not enough iron." Nan Jiyun also agreed.

Wang Changling didn't say anything about this, but remembered that in the information given to him by Ye Chang, Jili Prefecture opened up an iron mine in the northeast of Beisha City, near Jian'an Prefecture, and Ye Chang named it Lianshan Iron Mine. One of the important industries of Lushun is iron smelting, with coal from Dongmu and the Lianshan iron ore as raw materials, two furnaces have been built, both of which adopt different smelting methods from the Central Plains of the Tang Dynasty, and can produce 500 catties of iron per day.

Mo underestimated these 500 catties, as long as the raw materials are sufficient, there will be 180,000 catties a year, and the annual iron output of the entire Datang is only 10 million catties. But for Jili Prefecture, which is in ruins, this production is still less, all kinds of tools and daily utensils need to be iron, military weapons and armor must be iron, plus it is also necessary to sell some iron to the Central Plains to open the market, 500 catties of iron, which is completely insufficient.

Wang Changling remembered that Ye Chang had proposed to him a plan to quadruple Lushun's iron and steel output within three years, and what restricted the realization of this goal was the shortage of iron ore and coal, and in the final analysis, the shortage of human resources.

"Then it's decided, this matter will be handed over to Qin Qinshou to handle, although it is hard labor, I will not allow them to have too many casualties before squeezing their last drop of value." Ye Chang said with a smile.

Everyone else was accustomed to Ye Chang's style, and laughed at it, but Wang Changling couldn't help but feel terrible, and he felt a little sympathetic to those captives.

"In addition, I got a confession from the captive, the Khitans plus the Andong tribes that were coerced, there are more than 60,000 people in total, and the Jian'an Prefecture is based on our previous agreement, and there are only more than 10,000 defenders, what do you think of this matter?" Ye Chang asked again.

"More than 60,000 people, absolutely impossible." Wang Changling said: "I have traveled to the frontier, and the Khitan section is only 20,000 or 30,000 people, including the old and weak, women and children. ”

"Exactly, there are only 20,000 Khitans, of which no more than 8,000 are capable of fighting." Zhang Hao also said: "The rest of the tribes, each with a ghost, if I don't have today's victory, they may still be able to advance and retreat with the Khitans, after today's victory, they are afraid of the power of the Tang Dynasty, I am afraid to persuade the Khitans to surrender." ”

The conclusion of everyone's deliberation is that although the Khitan claims to be 60,000, only half of the people who are really capable of fighting are less than 30,000, and in today's battle, more than 3,000 prisoners were killed, and even if the rest of the escapees returned to the camp, it means that the total number was reduced by one-tenth. The Khitans are nomadic people, if they have the upper hand, they must be as fierce as wolves, but if they are at the downside, they will be weak like sheep.

Hearing them talk about the Khitan like this, Ye Chang couldn't help but feel a little emotional, at this time, it was the heyday of the Tang Dynasty, and almost all the surrounding clans were cut by the Tang Mo knife, so the Tang people had a psychological advantage over them. What Shaomin is dissatisfied with is invincible, in this era is purely a joke.

"But there was one person who had to be careful, and the captive said that the shepherd slave who was killed by the second brother of the south was named Sa Lazy, and before he came, there was a Goguryeo strategist named Bow Auxiliary who advised him to be cautious in the use of soldiers." Ye Chang said: "This person is familiar with the situation in Liaodong, and he was recruited by the Khitans after they entered Mugai Prefecture, and he is quite intelligent, so the Khitan Dilie Khan relies on him." ”

"Lord Qiqi, I have seen this person before." Tong Mu Ding was also in the army, and when he heard the name of Gong Fu, he spoke.

Because of his identity, he has always been cautious in his words and deeds in the army, and when he opened his mouth, everyone looked at him, and he was not very panicked, so he told him about the meeting with this person in Jian'an Prefecture. Hearing what he said, everyone took a step closer to understanding the bow.

"It seems that he is a bit resourceful, and when he meets you in Jian'an Prefecture, he privately wants to separate the relationship between Jian'an Prefecture and us." Zhang Hao said: "It seems to be ...... You can take advantage of it."

He is in the hands of Ye Chang, and he has not made any contributions, and he doesn't like tedious chores, so he wants to seize the opportunity of this battle. However, his activity also helped Ye Chang a lot, in the past, strategy and tactics were decided by only Ye Chang alone, but now he has a person to discuss.

"Zhang Gong, how to use the law?"

Zhang Hao thought for a while, and said with a little hesitation: "Let's have a ...... Jiang Yu steals books? ”

Speaking of this, he said with some excitement: "Yes, it is Jiang Yu who steals books, and since Nanba beheaded Yan Liang, it is natural that Jiang Yu should steal books."

They are here to discuss how to deal with the Khitans, and the Khitans are also discussing how to deal with them.

Some of Sala's defeated troops fled, and most of them returned to the city of Jian'an Prefecture to join most of the Khitan. Knowing that Sala was beheaded by the Tang generals one-on-one, Di Lie's face couldn't help but change greatly: "I didn't expect the Tang Dynasty to be here, and there are such brave warriors."

Gong Fu also felt creepy, Na Sala is known as the first warrior of the Khitan, although there is an element of boasting, but his people are brave, Gong Fu has seen it with his own eyes. Di Lie fought from Gaimu Prefecture to Jian'an Prefecture, and broke more than 40 cities of all sizes in 800 miles, of which more than 10 cities were captured by Sala and his troops. But in front of General Tang, he didn't even have the strength to fight back

"The number of Tang troops also exceeds 10,000, how is this good?" Yusuke muttered.

In addition to exaggerating Nan Jiyun's martial arts, the defeated army that fled back also exaggerated the number of Tang troops, and the troops led by Ye Chang were only 5,000 people, but in their mouths, they became 15,000. Gong Fu knew that this number was watery, but he didn't expect it to be exaggerated twice.

"Didn't you say that the Tang people in Jili Prefecture only have 5,000 troops?" Di Lie looked at Gong Fu and was a little annoyed: "How did five thousand people become more than ten thousand?" ”

"This ...... Could it be that Datang sent reinforcements? Yes, yes, we arrived in Gaimu Prefecture in March, and for such a long time, Datang may have sent reinforcements, but I don't know how many reinforcements were sent...... Direkha, now that the enemy is dark and I am clear, it is not appropriate to fight with it suddenly, so send someone to explore the truth and the truth."

Dillie nodded.

This is a last resort, the Khitans besieged and built Anzhou City, claiming to be 60,000, but in fact, there are only 30,000 people who can fight, most of them are newly attached to various tribes with ghosts, so Sala also sent away a thousand. If there were more than 10,000 people from the Tang Dynasty, even if they could not defeat the Khitans, it would be enough to contain them and make it impossible for them to attack Jian'an Prefecture with all their might. If time drags on, the Liaodong ministries that were originally on the sidelines may change, and the new reinforcements of the Tang Dynasty may also gather more and more.

"Who to send?" Dillie asked.

This time, he didn't want to send Gong Fu, firstly, his army was now unstable, and he needed this Goguryeo man to come by his side to appease the Liaodong Tribes, and secondly, he also had some faith in Gong Fu.

"Sun Ke can be fluent in Chinese and Chinese, he can be a positive envoy, and he can bring two more who are also fluent in Chinese." Yusuke suggested.

The Khitan people rarely have surnames at this time, and those who have surnames are all surnamed Li and Sun, which is the surname given by the Tang Dynasty. Sun Kezhi once stayed in Liucheng and worked for An Lushan, and his Chinese level was not under Gong Fu.

Di Lie also felt that this Sun Kezhi was a suitable candidate for the envoy, so he nodded in agreement.

After receiving Di Lie's order, Sun Ke folded and led the two envoys to hurry up and meet the Tang army. About twenty miles away from the city of Jian'anzhou, it happened to meet the Tang army. At this time, the Tang army was camping, and when he heard that a Khitan envoy was coming, Ye Chang smiled and gave Zhang Hao a thumbs up: "Zhang Gong didn't expect it badly, and he really sent someone."

"Let Tong Mu Ding accompany this person." Zhang Ho said.

As a welcome envoy, Tong Mu Ding came to see Sun Kezhen, and found that the person who came was not Gong Fu, and Tong Mu Ding was secretly a little disappointed: if it was Gong Fu who came, according to Zhang Hao's plan, it would be a good time for him to make meritorious contributions.

"I don't know your honorable name?" Tong Mou Ding asked.

"Sun Kezhen, who is Your Excellency?" Although Sun Kezhi was ordered to envoy, he was explained by Di Lie, their main purpose was to listen to the truth, but they could not fall into their own prestige in front of the Tang people, so his attitude was still a little arrogant.

"A certain is Mu Ding, the director of the Tang Ping Guo Ling and the Naturalization Department of Jili Prefecture." Tong Mu Ding said: "My family Sima sent me to greet him, please enter." ”

Sun Ke did not salute and entered proudly. The Tang army on both sides glared at him angrily, but he laughed proudly: "My army came south, invincible, what kind of warrior has never seen it, why do you behave like this?" ”

Tong Mu Ding was silent, but he was thinking in his heart about what Ye Chang would do to him when he saw this guy. In their expectations, they originally thought that it would be Gong Fu who came, so they prepared a lot of means, but it was this Sun Ke who came, and those methods were completely useless.

Because he had just set up camp, Ye Chang's tent had not yet been built, and Ye Chang met the Khitan envoy in the open space. When he heard that the messenger's name was Sun Kezhen, Ye Chang was also slightly stunned, his brows furrowed, and he was thinking about how to respond, but Zhang Hao opened his mouth and said: "Your surname is Sun, and you call yourself a school captain, could it be that you are from the Sun Wanrong clan?" ”

"Exactly, the ancestors of the clan returned to the history of Chengzhou Thorn and Yongle County."

Ye Chang's heart moved, and he listened to Zhang Hao's words: "The shepherd slave dog is guts, and he actually sent a traitor to come as a messenger, and his heart of disobedience has been clearly revealed, so there is no need to say more to him, just drive him back."

Sun Wanrong was once named the Assassin of Guicheng Prefecture and the Duke of Yongle County by Wu Zetian, but he later rebelled and was one of the culprits of the Yingzhou Rebellion. Zhang Hao shouted, that Sun Kezhen's face changed slightly, he has always been proud of the ancestor of the clan, and immediately raised his eyebrows and said: "Wu Zhou, the rebel of a certain ancestor, and Li Tangye, the one who did it, said at the beginning, why not belong to my king of Luling, so he raised troops against Wu Zhou." If it weren't for that, how could Li Sanlang sit in this Tang world?"

This guy is quite familiar with the history of his own people, when the Khitans launched the Yingzhou Rebellion, the excuse was that Wu Zetian usurped the Tang Dynasty and asked him to return to the throne and Li Xian, the king of Luling, that is, the later Tang Zhongzong. And Li Xian is also passed on to his emperor Ruizong Li Dan, and Li Dan then passed on his son is now the son of heaven Saburo Li Longji. Hearing that the Khitan people regarded the rebellion of burning and looting as a great achievement to Li Tang, Ye Chang was furious in his heart, and he glanced at Zhang Hao: "What Zhang Gong said is very true, after the traitor, it smells when he opens his mouth, and such characters are also sent to serve as messengers, and the Khitan Dilie is really insulting me too much." Someone, cut off the envoy and cut it off, and the head is brought back by the deputy envoy."

Sun Kezhen was shocked, An Lushan always killed Khitan civilians to take his first achievement, and the young Tang official in front of him seemed to be more ruthless than An Lushan, and he didn't hesitate to cut off his head as a messenger. He shouted, "The two countries will not fight each other," but the guards who surrounded him paid no attention to him, grabbed him, and dragged him far away.

In the midst of his screaming and cursing, Ye Chang scolded with a calm face: "Why are you so ignorant of things, such a filthy person, you dare to bring it to me"

Tong Mu Ding was stunned by the training, and then heard Ye Chang say again: "You dog slave, are you dissatisfied with me, and you even let such a traitor come to insult me later, so that you are a welcome envoy, can't even do this little thing?" Come, drag him down, beat him with ten sticks, and take this as a warning"

Tong Mu Ding raised his head, but saw Ye Chang squeezing his eyes at him.

He immediately understood that this was Ye Chang and Zhang Hao's improvisation, and they temporarily changed the scene and sang here

Sure enough, Zhang Hao next to him stepped forward and arched his hand and said: "Sima, although this Mou Ding is stupid and stupid, and he is above his unintention, these ten military sticks are still written down for the time being, and he is allowed to make meritorious contributions." If there is any more imprudentness, the two crimes will be punished together, and he will only be convinced when he comes. ”