Chapter 237: Post-War Matters
However, it is a matter for the future to clean up these separatist forces, and what is more important now is to take stock of the results of this campaign.
Cao Wu was still sitting on the hillside, and there were constant reports of numbers.
In the four counties of Jiaozhi, there were only less than 70,000 troops that could be used, and 30,000 were brought to Guangxin by Lu Meng, and the remaining 30,000 people, plus 10,000 people from the Jiangdong headquarters, and 4,000 cavalry brought by Cheng Pu, a total of 50,000 people, and as a result, more than 30,000 were annihilated by Cao's army, which can be said to be a big defeat.
And Cao Jun's own losses were also very large, and the 30,000 people brought from the north were only more than 10,000 left here.
More than 10,000 Cangwu soldiers were attacked by Cheng Pu's cavalry, and they also suffered heavy losses.
To sum up, Cao's army also lost 20,000.
Speaking of the Baitengjiang battlefield alone, it was actually a miserable victory.
In this battle, the most important thing is to kill a lot of generals, and the generals brought by Zhou Yu are all famous generals trained in the eight-year Jiangxia campaign, and more than half of them were killed at one time.
The elite of Jiangdong brought by Zhou Yu was almost wiped out.
It's a pity that in the end, Huang Gai and Zhou Tai fought back and took away some ships, otherwise almost all the Jiangdong generals would have been wiped out here.
After the battle, Zhang Liao led his army to pursue Zhu Ling, broke the remnants of Zhu Ling dozens of miles away, and captured Zhu Ling.
And Lu Fan fled south to the sea, there was no escape, and he was finally captured by Li Dian.
When the second general was escorted to Cao Wu, it was already afternoon.
When the two generals saw Cao Wu, they all broke the air and scolded.
Cao Wu didn't seem to hear it, and only instructed Lu Xun: "When the news reaches Jiangdong, it will be said that Zhu Ling and Lu Fan have surrendered." β
Zhu Ling was silent, but Lu Fan was furious, he was not like the Zhu family, the Zhu family is a big family in Jiangdong, even if Zhu Ling really surrendered, the Zhu family's ability could cover up the past. But Lu Fan is different, he is alone in Jiangdong, and there is no family If he really surrenders, then his parents and wife will be finished.
"Cowards, they will only resort to some intrigues!"
Lu Fan scolded.
When Wei Yan saw it, he slammed his sword with the scabbard on Lu Fan's face, and his face was red and swollen, and he was still scolding.
Li Dian tied a bandage on his shoulder, hugged his fists and said: "The last general is incompetent, which disturbs the general's interest." β
After all, this Lu Fan was arrested by him, but he scolded Cao Wu, and Li Dian was worried that he would be implicated.
Cao Wu got up and said with a smile: "Man Cheng beheaded Pan Zhang, broke the remnants of the thief alone, and had great merits, why confess for a defeated general." β
A warm current flowed through Li Dian's heart, although his shoulder blades were still stinging when he hugged his fist, he didn't feel uncomfortable at all, but felt that it was really a blessing to be able to serve General Beifu.
Diao Chan nodded frequently after looking back, feeling that his general finally knew how to win people's hearts.
While he was talking, a herald hurried over.
"Report, Guangxin City's military intelligence is delivered!"
Looking at his face, Cao Wu knew that it was a happy event, and hurriedly said: "What is the military situation, read it!" β
"General Le killed the enemy general Jiang Xin, annihilated more than 10,000 enemies, and broke the Lu Meng department!"
When the generals heard this, they all laughed, and Xu Huang waved his fist and said, "Lao Le's great!" β
Cao Wuzhi headed: "Wen Qian is known for his fierce ambition and is worthy of his reputation. β
Zhu Ling and Lu Fan listened, but their faces were as pale as earth, Lu Fan thought for a while, and said: "The thief general Cao Wu, you deliberately deceived me and others, General Zhu should not believe him!" β
Zhu Ling lowered his head, not knowing what he was thinking.
Cao Wu ignored them and said to himself: "The battle of Baiteng River is actually a tragic victory. But counting Guangxin's victory with less, that is a great victory for our army. Gentlemen, east of the Baiteng River, the whole line has been pacified, now it depends on the situation in Jiaozhi! β
At this time, another soldier came to report.
Cao Wu saw that he was also happy, so he asked people to directly tell the military situation.
"It's the Dragon Weaving City! Mr. Zhuge has taken control of Dragon Weaving City! Shi Xie, Shi Wu and others have been ambushed, and now the Cao Zi flag is hung on the city! β
"What?"
Lejin counterattacked LΓΌ Meng, because LΓΌ Meng led all Jiaozhi soldiers, unlike Cao's army, which was good at fighting, and Lejin's victory still had traces to follow.
But Zhuge Liang took control of Dragon Weaving City? What are you kidding, a day ago, Long Bian was still in the hands of Shiwu and Zhou Yu!
The generals looked at each other, as if they didn't believe the result, but the herald said the truth, and they couldn't help but not believe it.
Even Cao Wu himself didn't expect Zhuge Liang to act so quickly.
Before this, he only knew that Zhuge Liang had gained the trust of Rinan and Jiuzhen Barbarians by letting Cao Asan pretend to be a god, in exchange for them sending troops. There were many barbarian ships on the seaside, so they prepared to use small boats to plunder the big ships in Shixie and Jiangdong.
This is the confidence that he dares to start a war with the Jiangdong Army on the Baiteng River.
Now he knows that Zhuge Liang's plan is bigger, and he has gone deep into Jiaozhi and planned to make up the dragon.
"Sure enough, it's Wolong."
Cao Wu sighed.
At the same time, he remembered the widely circulated saying.
Wolong and phoenix chicks, one of them wins, the world.
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"People say that Wolong and Phoenix Chicks, whoever gets one of them will win the world, but unfortunately Wolong failed to invite out, and Phoenix Chicks are also ......"
At the westernmost end of Wuling, Liu Bei sighed.
Since Wuxi Man was broken, he has been so depressed, and there are only more than 100 generals and soldiers who follow him.
However, he still has a glimmer of hope and wants to make contributions in Yizhou.
After all, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei are still there, and Ma's Wuchang is still there.
Hearing his words, a teenage boy was unconvinced and said: "My Ma brother is not necessarily worse than that sleeping dragon and phoenix chick!" β
The white-eyed Ma Liang said: "Yan'er, don't be rude." β
The young man named Ma Tan touched the back of his head and walked away unconvinced.
Ma Liang turned to Liu Bei and said: "General, calculate the time, it should be almost to Yizhou, but the road is difficult, there are mountains and mountains everywhere, and there is no one to ask for directions, so I'm afraid we ...... I'm afraid I'm on the wrong track. β
Zhang Fei next to him snorted: "I can't even find anyone in this place to ask for directions, so I really went to Yizhou, I'm afraid it's the same, how many soldiers can you recruit?" β
Guan Yu patted him on the shoulder: "Yide, the country of abundance, is unusual, Gaozu has become an emperor because of it, and we still have a chance." β
"Opportunity, opportunity! If you want me to say, it's better to fight with that Cao Wu at the beginning! The fate of the province is buried in the mountains! β
Zhang Fei slammed the Zhangba snake spear to the ground and said with hatred.
Everyone was silent, and Mi Fang, who had already returned to the team, tightened her body even more to prevent others from seeing that she had fled back.
Because of his report, everyone already knew that Cangwu had fallen into the hands of Cao Wu, and Feng Xiao Pang Tong was dead, and Yi Yuan, Zhao Yun, and Mrs. Mi were all very likely to be captured.
Thinking of his only son, who was only more than a year old, Liu Bei's heart was dripping blood.
But in front of everyone, he still fought his spirit, stood up and walked to the front, raising his sword to split a path.
"The sky is proof, if Gu still has a chance to enter Yizhou, then the road in front of him will lead directly to Tianfu!"
He was also sick and rushed to the doctor, hoping that his ancestors would hide and give him a way to live.
Unexpectedly, after his voice was behind, the jungle in front of him was in a commotion, and it seemed that there were many people in action.
The generals looked at each other, and they were all delighted.
"Heaven will not die, my Han family!"
Liu Bei was overjoyed.
Guan Yu was secretly on guard, afraid that it would be a beast or an enemy army that would come out.
Zhang Fei sighed, he couldn't wait, he went first with a spear, wanting to break the way.
At this moment, the jungle was separated, and everyone saw that a young man dressed as a scholar appeared in front of him.
When the young man saw Liu Bei and the others, he was puzzled at first, and then he was overjoyed: "Is it Yuzhou Mu and General Xuande Gong of Zuo?" β
Liu Bei pressed his temperament, hugged his fists and said: "Exactly, may I ask Your Excellency?" β
The young man hugged his fists and saluted back: "In Xiayizhou Military Captain, Fufeng Law is filial piety!" β
There was a whirring wind in the woods, but only the man's words were heard in the wind.
For a while, Liu Bei's subordinates were all stunned.
This was the first meeting between Liu Bei and Fa Zheng.