At the same time, Jose knew that it was difficult to exterminate the Northwest Army, and with only tens of thousands of Sadland New Army in his hands, he could only defeat the Northwest Army at most, and it was impossible to completely annihilate these guys. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

Therefore, in the case of being able to capture the Northwest Army, Joseph decisively chose to accept the prisoners, which not only avoided his own casualties, but also obtained a large number of prisoners of the Northwest Army...... Besides, these Northwest Army are not some kind of motley army, after all, they are all elite troops that dominate the Northwest, rather than let them flee back to Moduo City, it is better to stay in their own hands!

At noon, the cavalry pursued by Gould and Martin returned to the county town of Sadland, and at the same time were brought back more than 2,000 prisoners of the Northwest Army. These people were all deserters who were forced to surrender under the joint efforts of Fat Man and Martin, and less than 3,000 of the more than 20,000 soldiers of the Northwest Army fled back, and it is worth mentioning that more than 12,000 people of the Northwest Army captured by the Sadland Army, in other words, more than half of the Northwest Army did not die or escape, but became prisoners.

Jose was not prepared to annihilate this Northwest Army from the beginning, the Northwest Army was hateful, but it was all the fault of those generals, and there was nothing too great a sin in the ordinary soldiers themselves. Besides, his soldiers are all natives of Moxi, and their opponents are also Moxi people, after all, they are not aliens like the steppe people, there is really no need to kill them all, which will make their reputation stink.

The task of cleaning up the battlefield was given to Aloke, who was then put together by Sophia, a staff lady, and finally sent to José, the viscount.

"It's been a good one, Lord Joseph. Sophia smiled and handed over the scroll in his hand to Jose, he only glanced at it slightly, and his face suddenly showed a little surprise: "1,320 carts of grain and materials, 4,000 cattle, horses and livestock, 16,000 sets of armor, tens of thousands of various ordnance and weapons, more than 10,000 military tents and uniforms......"

Qiao Se read this softly, and couldn't help but squint his eyes and laugh: "Yes, this time it is finally a big victory, not only defeated these arrogant Northwest Army, but also captured so many things, especially ordnance materials and food, which is enough to equip the consumption of the new army." Not enough, his eyes immediately showed a little solemnity, and Sophia on the side saw it, and couldn't help but whisper: "My lord, but I am a little jealous in my heart, although I defeated the Northwest Army this time, I do know the strength of the Northwest Army?"

"That's right," Joseph glanced at Sophia, a female staff member, with a wry smile, and then squinted his eyes and said, "Although we won this time, we only defeated the Northwest Army once, far from enough to completely defeat the Northwest Army. The Northwest Army, which is only 20,000 people, almost captured the city of Sadland, you know, there are still tens of thousands of Northwest Army left in Moduo City!"

"But I think that after this defeat, I am afraid that the Northwest Army will not dare to provoke us with any provocation. Sophia smiled slightly: "More than 20,000 soldiers of the Northwest Army have almost been wiped out, and the strength of the Northwest Army has lost more than one-third. ”

Jose nodded, casually threw the battle report on the table, and then said with a smile: "Yes, Ronkedo suffered such a big loss in Sadland this time, I'm afraid he will definitely not make it rashly again." Besides, after all, that Sistine guy also has tens of thousands of troops in the Guannai, and he has suffered a big loss at our hands, and the current situation is extremely unfavorable for the Northwest Army, so we can be regarded as having a short period of time to rest and recuperate. ”

"My lord, what about the captured Northwest Army? The total number of these people is more than 10,000 people, and because the number is too large, although the weapons and equipment have been collected, and now they are under the care of Lord Aloke, they can only be temporarily imprisoned in the barracks outside the city. Sophia thought for a moment, and then said with some hesitation: "My lord, I know that you want to subdue this Northwest Army soldier, but I think that with the conditions we have in the city of Sadland now, I am afraid that we have not been able to digest the strength of such a large army for the time being." And if the prisoners of the Northwest Army take advantage of the situation to make trouble, they will send a large number of troops to suppress it, which is a very troublesome thing......"

"How many more people do we have in Sadland City now?" asked Joseph, frowning.

"Twelve thousand infantry and two thousand cavalry, all of which are the new army of Sadland, and the four thousand Northwest Army captured before and the remaining six thousand new troops are still stationed in Boulder. ”

Jose thought for a moment, and then continued: "Sophia, you now prepare a battle report for me, and send it to that Sistine fellow, saying that recently my Sadland army has defeated 20,000 troops in the Northwest Army, beheaded 8,000, and captured 5,000. Let him accept the army of 5,000 captives, and at the same time report to His Majesty the Emperor, and maybe ask for some reward?"

"My lord, is this feasible?" Sophia hesitated a little: "On the imperial side, it seems that the attitude with the Northwest Army has always been very vague, and the Northwest Army has not openly rebelled, will you do this to cause dissatisfaction with the Empire and the Northwest Army......

"Well, Sophia, I know what you're trying to say. Joseph shook his head a little carelessly: "Our Emperor His Majesty has always been very afraid of trouble, and it is best to let the Northwest Army be content with the status quo, but the reason why he sent me here is probably to find some trouble for the Northwest Army, otherwise why would the Sistine garrison confront Lonkedo in the Guannei, what they are afraid of is that one day the Northwest Army will suddenly move eastward!"

But this time it's different, we didn't make a small fuss, but directly killed more than 20,000 people in the Northwest Army, more than the strength of a legion! Think about it, if you are Emperor Mondevideo IV, even if you are a mediocre emperor who no longer has ambitions, seeing such a scene, I am afraid it is difficult not to think about anything, right?"

Jose smiled faintly, then chose a comfortable position to lie on the chair, and then squinted at Sophia: "Now the initiative and advantage have returned to our hands, because we have won, not only because of the victory, but also because the faction has also severely weakened the strength of the Northwest Army, which is what the empire wants to see! In other words, if we lose this battle, I am afraid it will not be as simple as losing the county!"

First of all, the Northwest Army will definitely not allow me, the Viscount of Sadland, to exist, even if he doesn't kill me with his own hands, I'm afraid that he will put pressure on the Imperial side, and in the end, whether it is to compromise or appease the emotions of the Northwest Army, I will definitely suffer...... But now, the tide has turned!"