Chapter 33: Shocking the World
All the captives were taken to the barracks by Chu Shan to take care of them, at this time, Chu Shan was chatting with Yuan Shou and Li Yang, Chu Shan said with a smile, "The two Taishou are really discerning, there is no Shao Dan's treacherous schemes, they understand the righteousness, and they are worthy of being the mainstay of the Han Dynasty." β
>> Where!" Yuan Shou said, "It's still far from Chu Taishou." Back then, Taishou blocked the barbarian army with the power of one person, and this time it was to repel the barbarian army and defeat the grassland coalition army, Chu Dacai is the hero of my Han!"
"Li Yang was also very happy at this time, because Chu Shan had agreed to quit Shangdang County. Li Yang's face, which was slightly red from drinking, looked very excited at this time, "Chu Tai guarded the northern barrier of the Han Dynasty, of course, he made great contributions, and Shao Dan and his ilk probably also sent troops because they were jealous of Taishou's exploits, which is indeed a bit excessive!"
In my eyes, those coalition forces are just chickens and dogs, and I want to let them come and go back this time!" After speaking, he looked at the two Taishou sitting opposite, and looked at their faces were not good, after all, they themselves were also members of the coalition army. Chu Shan looked at it, and then continued, "The two Taishou really understand the righteousness, if there are any difficulties in the future, please repair a book, and Shan will definitely explain." After speaking, regardless of the smiling faces of the two, he began to introduce his generals to the two, so he said to Tai Shi Ci on the left, "This person is Tai Shi Ci, Zi Ziyi, this cavalry is led by him alone, even I can't interfere now, both wise and brave." It's a rare talent!" After finishing speaking, he said to Tai Shici, "Ziyi, this time you were able to end the battle so quickly, reducing a lot of casualties, the two Taishou are indispensable, you come to salute the two Taishou." β
After hearing this, Tai Shi Ci immediately stood up and said respectfully to Chu Shan, "Yes!" and then said to the two Taishou. "The two are too guarded. I have offended a lot before, but this time Ci Xian is respectful!" After saying that, he immediately drank the wine in his hand. Of course, the two Taishou also hurriedly drank the wine in the cup and looked at Tai Shici carefully. I saw Tai Shici's handsome face and extraordinary appearance. I couldn't help but sigh in my heart. Why can't such a talent be as under his own account?
After introducing Tai Shi Ci. Chu Shan then introduced Dian Wei behind him. Said. "This man is Dian Wei, Dian Ziman, and he is the commander of my personal guard. There is the courage of ten thousand people. It is as easy as finding the enemy's hand among the hosts. β
The two Taishou had already noticed the ugly-looking man behind Chu Shan, but the two of them were masters of officialdom, and they would definitely not make the mistake of judging people by their appearance, knowing that the identity of this ugly man was not simple, but they didn't expect that this person was the commander of Chu Shan's personal guards, and you must know that it is impossible for someone who is not a confidant to take on this heavy responsibility. So the two of them immediately got up and said to Dian Wei, "General Dian Wei really deserves his reputation, and the two of us have lost their respect." β
After speaking, he dried the wine in his mouth. At this time, Dian Wei laughed loudly, "You two are not bad. But I have a task on my body, I can't drink, and I ask the two Taishou to bear with me!"
"Where!" said the two of them. Just kidding, this is Chu Shan's absolute confidant, and he can't be offended, otherwise he won't have a good time in the future. Yuan Shou is better, he is still far from Chushan's territory, Li Yangke is different, now he is a neighbor with Chushan, important things make Chushan unhappy, and his Taishou is also unstable.
The banquet took more than two hours before it finally dispersed. After sending away Li Yang and Yuan Shou's 20,000 troops, Chu Shan immediately ordered Tai Shici to prepare and divide the captured 170,000 troops into three large camps and imprison them, but not to mistreat the soldiers. Then he counted the losses and gains after the war, and sent 30,000 people to escort these prisoners directly to Wuyuan County and handed them over to Tian Feng for disposal. As for the final handling method, it will be decided by Tian Feng and Du Haibo after discussion, and there is no need to report it again. It was just a cup of tea, and Tai Shici entered the big tent of Chu Mountain.
"The speed of righteousness is very fast!" Chu Shan said in a slightly surprised voice.
"This is a matter of the last general's share, and it is not worthy of the lord's praise." β
& Righteousness is humble. Chu Shan said, and then asked, "What is the result of this battle?"
& In the battle, our army suffered hundreds of casualties. As for the enemy's army, more than 10,000 were killed directly. However, in the end, due to the surrender of Yuan Taishou and Li Taishou, our army had 170,000 prisoners, and if all these prisoners were escorted to Wuyuan County, it was estimated that 30,000 troops would be needed. β
"Chu Shan agreed with Tai Shici's point of view, after all, if there is a military mutiny among the prisoners, it will be difficult to deal with it at that time. Besides, Chu Shan couldn't allow this kind of thing to happen. So he said, "That's it." After all, there were 170,000 of these captives, and the population of Wuyuan County was sparse, and after joining these people, whether they were conscripted into the army or made them ordinary people, it was a huge wealth. Sue sΓΉ Tian Feng, he is fully responsible for this matter, and you don't have to think about me to report it!"
Tai Shi Ci said, "My lord, if this is the case, we will have more than 12,000 people left, in this case, what is our next goal?"
Chu Shan said calmly, "Although Zizhong is now confronting Shao Dan, after all, the army does not have an advantage, and if you defend it for a long time, you will lose, we must hurry over to reinforce it, and it will change later!"
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Just when Chu Shan and Tai Shi Ci were discussing the military situation, the news of the surrender of Yuan Shou and Li Yang led the army suddenly spread throughout the twenty-six counties of the Han Dynasty, including Shao Dan, who was confronting Gao Shun. At this time, Shao Dan was losing his temper in the barracks, and the things in the big tent were smashed by Shao Dan. "Guts and rats, it's a big deal for me!" Shao Dan was very angry when he thought of Li Yang and Yuan Shou. Originally, Chu Shan ended the war with the grassland, and the pressure in Shao Dan's heart was very great. also counted on Yuan Shou and Li Yang to be able to hold Chu Shan for a while, and he could clean up Gao Shun. But they didn't expect that the two of them would surrender directly, completely disrupting Shao Dan's plan, and at this time, Chu Shan was probably already on the way to Hedong for reinforcements.
Thinking of this, Shao Dan immediately ordered additional spies to be sent. Inquire about Chu Shan's whereabouts. Then he said to the Taishou in the big tent, "This matter has become a foregone conclusion, I don't know what you think?"
"Lord, in that case, we still need to send someone to get in touch with Gongsun Xu and Zhou Fu, so as not to repeat the mistakes of the past!" said Julu Taishou Tian Yi at this time.
"Wrong!" Shao Dan also remembered the severity of this matter at this time, if Gongsun Xu and Zhou Fu were also vulnerable, then he would have to face the hundreds of thousands of troops of Chu Mountain alone. He didn't have the slightest confidence that he would be able to deal with these elite troops in Chu Shan. So Shao Dan immediately sent someone to tell Sun Xu and Zhou Fu that they should fight steadily. Don't rush in. As long as Zhang Liao's army is dragged down, it will be a great achievement.
& Lord, since Yuan Shou and Li Yang themselves surrendered to Chushan, then they must not go unpunished, otherwise everyone will follow suit when the time comes. Then our army will be self-defeating. Yu Zhang said too shoulu.
>> What is Lu Taishou's opinion?" Shao Dan said.
& Summons all the Taishou to attack Shangdang County and Chenliu County. Lu Zhi said viciously. "Send people to attack the families of the two, and after arresting them, they will immediately behead them for public display. To set an example!"
"Taishou, isn't this too much!" said the membership Taishou Xiangguan frowned.
"If you don't do that, you can't deter those who want to surrender." β
Xiang Guan was not familiar with Li Yang and Yuan Shou, but he was not used to Lu Dao's ruthless methods before he refuted it, and the rest of the Taishou in the big tent were silent, or nodded in agreement with Lu Dao's point of view, and he didn't say more. lest he become the target of public criticism. As a result, the fate of the families of Yuan Shou and Li Yang was decided in the words of these people. Of course, as for sending troops to attack Chen Liuhe and Shangdang, he was vetoed by Shao Dan, so it is not appropriate to make extraneous branches at this time.
When Shao Dan was discussing with the Taishou, Li Yang and Yuan Shou surrendered and sent over hundreds of thousands of troops, and the people who did not directly participate in the coalition were in an uproar. I didn't expect things to turn out like this. However, after receiving Shao Dan's order, no one obeyed the order. After all, Shao Dan is just an alliance leader, and he has no power to order the rest of the families to be too guarded, and besides, Yuan Shou and Li Yang's families and connections are not weak, and no one wants to be a bird, and there will definitely be no good fruit to eat at that time. In fact, these people still have their own little abacus, and now the war between Chushan and Shao Dan has not ended, and the results are not obvious, these people don't want to be tied to death on a chariot too early. In case it was Chu Shan's big victory at that time, wouldn't he and his family be hated by Chu Shan?
Therefore, although this matter caused a lot of uproar, no one made any substantive moves. Li Yang and Yuan Shou also did not receive the slightest harm. However, in the camp of Gongsun Xu and Zhou Fu, it was indeed a different scene. Gongsun Xu and Zhou Fu met with strong resistance in Changshan County, and the army's progress was very slow. In more than a month, the two armies did not even occupy even a single city wall. Zhang Liao and Zhao Yun are worthy of being the generals under Chu Shan, and there is no flaw in defending the city, although they scatter their troops in several cities, but in the face of several times the enemy, there is not the slightest trace of messiness, and they appear to be orderly and at ease. When the news of Chushan's victory came, Zhang Liao and Zhao Yun were of course very excited, but it was indeed a bad news for Gongsun Xu and Zhou Fu, which meant that Chushan would be able to draw troops to deal with Shao Dan or himself.
So he couldn't help but step up the offensive, hoping to conquer Changshan County before the arrival of Chushan. But it backfired, and the morale of the defenders of Changshan County soared, and although the intensity of their attacks increased, the results were obviously not as good as before. The amount of material consumed and the number of troops lost every day is indeed increasing. After more than a month of fighting, the losses of both men's troops exceeded 20,000. In other words, the two of them still have about 130,000 troops in their respective armies. As for the armies of Zhang Liao and Zhao Yun under Chu Shan, the casualties probably would not exceed three thousand. According to such a ratio, the hope of the two of them conquering Changshan County is really slim. Thinking of this, the two couldn't help but have a little intention of retiring from the army.
Just when the two of them were planning to retire, Shao Dan's envoy arrived, and after talking to Gongsun Xu and Zhou Fu about the danger of Chu Shan and the fate of his family after the defeat, he finally made the two of them make up their minds to fight Chu Shan to the death. After Shao Dan's flanks were no longer restrained, Shao Dan began to concentrate on dealing with Chu Shan. Chushan only has more than 100,000 troops, and he still has nearly 300,000 troops, will he definitely be able to win the final victory, this is Shao Dan is constantly encouraging himself, strengthening his belief in victory, and preparing for the final decisive battle with Chushan. (To be continued......)