Chapter 936: Wu Gexi in rhino armor
For three consecutive days, in Huanshui, Chaoge, Zhongmu, Muye and other places, the vast land within a radius of several hundred miles was reduced to a battlefield, and it became a battlefield for millions of men and horses to fight.
People are screaming, horses are neighing.
The incessant shouts of killing shook the earth.
At the moment when the war broke out, the Wu army not only sent troops to capture Chaoge City and Zhongmu City, but also went to the river to burn the warships of the coalition army, burned the bridges one by one, and cut off the back road of the retreat of the coalition army.
When the back road was cut off and there was no hope of survival, many coalition soldiers had no choice but to abandon their weapons and surrender.
In this way, after three days and three nights of fighting, the Wu army finally won the battle.
In this regard, Qingji just wanted to say: Even if it is 600,000 pigs, Wu Jun can't catch them for three days and three nights!
The fact is that in the Battle of Huanshui, the Wu army beheaded a total of 250,000 people before and after, captured more than 320,000 people, and captured countless grains and burdens.
Many coalition soldiers were drowned, and were forced by the Wu army to jump into the Yellow River and drown......
The war of annihilation is undoubtedly a very cruel method of warfare.
Song Prince Luan, Lu Wang Ji and their doctors, as well as the rest of the Qi, Lu, and Yan kingdoms, were all captured by the Wu army or forced to surrender.
Qi King Lu Ren and Tian Heng didn't know where to go, and they probably fled back.
After this battle, the nations were already difficult to return, and they no longer had the ability to compete with Wu.
However, Wu's own casualties were also very heavy, with more than 150,000 soldiers killed in the battle.
This kind of tragic result is not what Qingji wants to see, but he has to do it.
After the end of the war, Qingji immediately instructed Sun Wu to build an altar, called "Soul Altar", to mourn the soldiers of the enemy and our armies who died in this battle.
Otherwise, so many unjust souls may make them real lonely ghosts......
"Woo-woo-woo-woo-"
On the banks of the Huanshui River, a solemn and full of strong pathetic horns sounded, brightening the entire sky.
Dressed in a dark red stripe, wearing a flat heavenly crown, and holding Yugui's Qingji in one hand, under the watchful eyes of everyone, he slowly ascended to the spiritualist platform.
The three directions of the Soul Calling Platform are full of Wu Jun's sharp soldiers wearing helmets and armor.
They held spears and spears in their hands, and looked ahead, like statues, unmoving, and their expressions were very serious.
Hundreds of thousands of Wu army warriors formed several phalanxes, like a fiery red ocean, majestic and endless.
Around the phalanx, it was no longer the crimson flag representing the state of Wu, but the white banner cloth and silk.
The whole army was more or less permeated with an aura of mourning.
This battle was too tragic for Wu Guo.
At this moment, Qingji finally boarded the spiritualist platform and knelt beside the eucalyptus.
On the eucalyptus, as always, there are cow heads, sheep heads, pig heads, three animals sacrifice to the sky, and there are also "steamed buns".
It's steamed buns.
The steamed bun invented by Qingji!
The steamed buns were shaped into the shape of a human face, and at this moment, a lot of steamed buns were put into the river and flowed down the river.
It is worth mentioning that because the war was so tragic that the originally clear river water was dyed with the color of blood and emitted a foul smell.
To date, there are still some bodies that have not been recovered and are floating on the surface of the river.
The ancients paid attention to entering the soil for peace.
If nothing else, whether it is the enemy army or the Wu army, the bodies of the fallen soldiers will be salvaged, properly buried, or burned on the spot.
After Qingji took the sacrificial text, he read it aloud according to the content above.
“…… But the soldiers are all heroes of Kyushu; The generals are all heroes from all over the world. ”
"Qi Jian is sincere to the country and loyal to the will of the king. When did you lose the opportunity occasionally, and fell into a treacherous plan: or in the place of loss, the soul covered the spring; Or be injured by the sword, and return to the long night: life is brave, death is famous, and now the triumphant song wants to return, and the prisoner will be reached. ”
"You and other heroic spirits are still there, and your prayers will be heard: follow me to carry the flag, chase my tribes, return to the kingdom together, recognize your hometown, be steamed and tasted by flesh and bones, and receive the sacrifices of your family!" “…… The living are both majestic and mighty, and the dead are also returned to the king. Talk about Dancheng and pay tribute to Chen sacrifices. ”
"Woohoo, alas! Fu Wei is still feasting! ”
After Qingji finished reciting the sacrificial text, the soul conjuring stage played mourning music.
Hundreds of Wu soldiers formed a phalanx, and in a mournful tone, accompanied by mournful music, they sang the "National Mourning" on behalf of Wu -
"Wu Gexi wearing rhino armor, and the car is wrong and short-handed."
"The enemy is like a cloud, and the lost soldiers are vying for the first."
"Ling Yu is in a hurry, and his left side is injured and his right blade is injured."
"The haze is two rounds and four horses, and the jade is beating the drum."
……
"When the sky is frightened, the spirit is angry, and the wilderness is abandoned."
"You can't get in and out, and you can't go back, and the plains are so far away."
"Take a long sword and carry a Qin bow, and your head will not be punished."
"Honesty is both brave and martial, and in the end it is strong and invincible."
"The body is dead, the spirit is the spirit, and the soul is resolute!"
At this moment, in the huge phalanx of the Wu army, a cry couldn't help but be heard.
Many seven-foot men burst into tears, and they almost cried with their heads in their arms.
……
After the sacrificial ceremony, Sun Wu stepped forward and asked Qingji, "Great King, how will the kings of the nations and their ministers and doctors be released?" ”
"Put it back."
"Put it back? Isn't that a return of the tiger to the mountain, my lord? ”
Sun Wu was a little puzzled.
"You can't kill it, it's a waste to keep it, and if you don't put it back, it will make the widow even more embarrassed."
Qingji shook his head and said, "Let them each write a letter, ask someone to bring a ransom, redeem them, and force the nations to cede their land and sue for peace." ”
"No."
At this time, Wu Zixu frowned and said: "Great King, the minister thinks that the elite divisions of the countries are all lost, and I, Great Wu, take this opportunity to move eastward and destroy Wei or Lu." ”
"If the guard is destroyed, the minister guarantees that he will be able to fight down."
Hearing this, Qingji waved his hand and said, "Let Weiguo survive for another year or two." This year, our Wu country has experienced too many fierce battles, the soldiers are exhausted, they can't fight for a long time, and the grain and straw in the rear have almost been consumed. ”
This is precisely the question that Qingji has to consider.
In the battle of destroying Zhao and the battle of Huanshui, more than 200,000 soldiers were killed directly in the Wu State, and many were seriously injured and disabled.
For Wu Guo, this is not a big injury to his vitality, but it is already a broken muscle.
Moreover, the amount of grain consumed by the state of Wu is incalculable.
Hundreds of thousands of prisoners of war had to be sent to the hinterland of Wu State, and a lot of food was also needed to temporarily reclaim the fields.
For the soldiers who made meritorious contributions or died in this battle, Wu also needed to be rewarded and compensated, which was a huge expense.
All aspects of things, Qingji must be taken into account.
Just one defender of the country, Qingji can destroy an army of 30,000 or 50,000 at any turn in a year or two, so why rush for a while?
Now, it is time for Qingji to engage in military blackmail.
As for the nations that survived, after that, Qingji said that it would be destroyed.
Some people died, but not completely......