Chapter 159: Just move on to the next city
The most important thing is the loss, only a few dozen people?
In the previous war, dozens of people had to die of exhaustion just because of carrying equipment and food.
Now that everyone has killed tens of thousands of border troops and lost dozens of people, how is this possible?
Looking at the doubts in Chen Wu's eyes, the deputy general said with a smile on his face.
"General, this red-coated cannon is too powerful!"
"The border army of the Dawu Dynasty can't even resist, so they surrender directly!"
"Brothers kill as easily as pigs, killing countless people!"
His words sounded arrogant, but they were all true.
The logistics troops only lost a few dozen men and killed tens of thousands of enemy troops, which is no different from killing pigs.
Those border troops of the Dawu Dynasty have long been bombarded by the red-clothed artillery and lost their fighting spirit.
The crowd's entry into Tianshui City was not like a siege, but more like rushing in to pick up credit.
After all, such a simple killing can be done by any soldier.
Looking at Tianshui City, which was filled with gunsmoke not far away, Chen Wu's desire for the red-clothed cannon became stronger and stronger.
If you are in your own vanguard army, you can have such a sharp weapon.
Storming a city will be incredibly simple, and you won't need to fill it with your life at all.
At this time, Chen Wu had already begun to think in his heart, how to fool these red-clothed cannons.
Whether it is Zhuge Liang or Su Mo, he has to find a way to stammer, and this red-clothed cannon must be obtained no matter what.
Just as Chen Wu was thinking about how to get the red-clothed cannon.
Bai Qi had already entered the city with a large army.
Accompanied the border army under Su Mo into Tianshui City.
Half of the castle, which had been in ruins, was gradually starting to come back to life.
The soldiers took stock of the spoils while clearing the rubble, and soon counted the results.
Chen Wu was in charge of reporting, and the latter looked at the documents in front of him and rushed to the General's Mansion with a stunned expression.
When Bai Qi and the others saw Chen Wu's figure, they all stood up to greet him.
Chen Wu casually picked a position to stand, and then took out the paperwork and spoke.
"This time to break through Tianshui City, the harvest is a little unsatisfactory!"
"Because under the full shelling, the loot captured is quite limited!"
Cheng Meng and the others all frowned slightly when they heard this, the seized loot was limited?
So this battle was not fought in vain?
Everyone looked at Chen Wu and said with an anxious expression.
"What kind of limited law is limited!"
"Say it quickly!"
Chen Wu spread out the paperwork and said unhurriedly.
"This time, 800,000 stones of grain were seized, and less than 50,000 pairs of armor and equipment were seized!"
Before he could continue, the lieutenants all looked at him with their mouths wide and full of doubt.
"In the town guarded by 200,000 troops, there are only 800,000 stone of grain left? Less than 50,000 armor pairs? ”
Everyone was shocked by this number, and they were also extremely puzzled.
An army of 200,000 will prepare millions of stone military rations.
In addition to the back storage, etc., there should be more than 2 million stones.
Now it's only 800,000 stones, which is really a little less.
Just as everyone was about to ask, Chen Wu spoke again.
"A total of more than 100,000 bows, crossbows, arrows, etc. have been seized, and all the crossbows have been destroyed, and none of them can be used!"
"All four gates have collapsed, and almost seventy percent of the walls have been destroyed, and they need to be rebuilt!"
"There is not one of the ten military facilities in the city, and all of them will be torn down and rebuilt!"
When the adjutant generals on the side heard this, they all took a deep breath.
The redcoat cannon is simply terrifying.
The people didn't even attack the city, the walls were almost seventy percent destroyed, the gates collapsed, and the war became too simple!
Seeing everyone's shocked expressions, the narrator paused and said.
"The logistics troops will speed up the construction steps, and the rest of the vanguard army will also be invested in the construction army!"
"Once the remnants of the Dawu Dynasty are discovered, they will be killed!"
"The border army does not need prisoners, especially wounded ones!"
His last sentence was full of murderous intent, and everyone couldn't help but shudder, and cold sweat broke out on their backs.
To not take prisoners means to leave no living mouth.
This has never been seen before in the previous wars.
After a little thought, everyone understood the reason.
Because of the indiscriminate bombardment of the red-clothed artillery, most of the people who survived the Dawu Dynasty were crippled or sick.
The amount of gold sore medicine needed by these people was astronomical.
The logistical supplies carried by the border army cannot guarantee the survival of these people at all!
Once these lesions are allowed to develop, various problems will follow.
Therefore, it is the best choice to kill directly.
After Bai Qi told him to take precautions, he let everyone leave.
Chen Wu also immediately returned to the logistics unit and began to beckon a group of craftsmen to build the city wall.
This time, the officers and men in the logistics unit will no longer continue to stand by coldly.
They have joined the team of craftsmen who have joined the construction and followed the large army to restore Tianshui City!
As time passed, the sun began to set and the craftsmen began to rest.
A group of lieutenant generals also rushed to the general's mansion again, waiting for Bai Qi to give orders.
When the lieutenants saw Bai Qi coming up, they directly asked.
"General, what are we going to do next?"
"It's a fight or a retreat!"
Looking at everyone's expressions, Bai Qi said indifferently.
"The army rests in place for three days!"
As soon as he finished saying this, everyone was stunned.
The army rested in place for three days?
Isn't this a waste of time?
In these three days, they can fight another city!
Cheng Meng asked directly.
"General, why do you have to rest for three days?"
Looking at everyone's puzzled expressions, Bai Qi said calmly.
"First, although the loot is small, it is captured by the border army after all, and it needs to be transported back to the border!"
This explanation is understood by all.
These trophies were all the credit of the border army at that time, and the transportation back to the border was recorded.
When the time comes, they will return to the border and count their military exploits, so now there is no one missing.
But if you just wait for the loot to be delivered, you don't have to let everyone rectify for three days, there must be other more critical reasons.
Just in anticipation of everyone, Bai Qi continued.
"Second, Tianshui City needs to be rebuilt, and the army can be escorted if it stays here!"
This remark was quite acceptable.
Today, the four walls of Tianshui City have been destroyed, and even the city gate has been bombed into slag.
If the army stays in Tianshui City, it can guard against the attacks of the border army horse bandits and the scattered troops of the Dawu Dynasty, and speed up the pace of construction of Tianshui City.
The purpose of the crowd to capture Tianshui City was for its geographical location and special role.
If Shuicheng is in ruins today, it is not easy for them to leave directly.
Seeing that no one objected, Bai Qi said the third and most important point!
"Third, wait for news from the Dawu Dynasty!"
Hearing this, everyone was stunned.
Waiting for news from the Dawu Dynasty?
What news can there be from the Dawu Dynasty?
It must have sent a large army to capture Tianshui City!
Could it be that the Dawu Dynasty could still surrender like this?
This does not have to be a decisive battle in the Hun steppe.
Millions of armies were defeated by Su Mo in one fell swoop, and then the Xiongnu Dynasty surrendered to the border army.
Tianshui City was just one of the border military towns of the Dawu Dynasty, and the 200,000 defenders were not an indispensable part.
The Dawu Dynasty had soldiers and horses.
Now that everyone has captured two cities, the Dawu Dynasty will definitely not negotiate peace!
On the side, Cheng Meng asked directly in confusion.
"Is it possible to wait for the Dawu Dynasty's request for peace talks here?"