It was dusk, and Chen Yue and Chu Yucheng were walking side by side in a wounded soldier barracks.

All the wounded soldiers who were evacuated from Linyi Valley and Pukou were gathered here for treatment. There were one to two thousand people, mainly the Red Flame Army.

The medical officers came and went in a hurry. They had been busy for three days carrying water basins and medicinal soups. Their eyes were full of exhaustion, but they still gritted their teeth and persisted.

The smell of herbs and blood permeated the entire barracks, and it was not easy to clean up the mess after the war.

Among the crowd, Chen Yue also saw Zhuge Mongtu, who had rolled up the sleeves of his monk's robe and was running quickly with several bundles of bandages in his arms. The tail of his robe was covered with dust.

In the past few days, apart from staying with Chen Yue and others to discuss matters, Zhuge Muddleheaded would come to the wounded soldiers' barracks to help when he had free time.

After traveling around the world for so many years, he still knows a little bit about medical skills.

"Mr. Zhuge is really diligent!" Chu Yucheng's eyes widened.

Zhuge Muddleheaded usually looks like an immortal, but I didn't expect that he still has this side.

Chenyue looked at several barracks one after another. When he walked out of the tent again, his eyes were already red and he murmured: "They are all lightly wounded soldiers, none of them are seriously injured."

Chu Yucheng lowered his head and said nothing, not knowing what to say.

It is impossible that such a tragic battle would not have left seriously wounded soldiers, but among the Red Flame soldiers who came back, not even a single one was missing an arm or a leg. The most serious ones were those who fainted due to excessive blood loss like Han Bai.

Chen Yue and the two knew very well why there were no seriously injured people.

Because those people stayed behind to stop the Yan army without hesitation, leaving the hope of survival to their comrades.

It wasn't that Bai Xuewei didn't want to take the wounded with him, but that these battle-hardened soldiers knew that it would be difficult to break out of the encirclement safely with so many wounded men.

So they would rather stay and chop down a few more barbarians with their swords.

"Hoo~"

Chenyue rubbed his cheeks fiercely with both hands and asked:

"Have the casualties been counted?"

Chu Yucheng nodded: "The situation on Qi Guang's side is not bad, because the Yan army's movements were discovered early, and together with Bai Xuewei, they only lost more than a thousand people. The situation on Han Bai's side is much more serious...

"Tell me, it's nothing, I already knew it." Looking at Chu Yucheng who was hesitant to speak, Chen Yue waved his hand.

"Han Bai's 5,000 men only returned with more than 800 injured. The five captains and five deputy qianhu who accompanied the army were beaten until only one person was left. The officers at the level of captain and centurion also suffered heavy losses.

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There were also three hundred crossbowmen under Yan Yu's command, all of whom were wiped out. Only one young man survived. It was said that he was half of Yan Yu's apprentice, and it was he who spread the news that the Red Flame Army was surrounded.

The White Snow Guard also suffered a slight loss, but it is much better than the Red Flame Army."

Chen Yue listened patiently with his hands behind his back and said: "More than six thousand people were killed in this battle alone, and the injured were not counted. The Red Flame Army was even beaten to a semi-crimped state. We suffered a big loss this time."

ah."

This is the largest attrition of the Liang Army since the beginning of the Liang-Yan War.

"Linyi Valley and Pukou are clearly baits set out by the Yan army. Unfortunately, we still fell into the trap." Chu Yucheng smiled bitterly and shook his head.

They deduced the entire battle in the past two days and found that the ambush was not caused by the exposure of the march, but a premeditated encirclement and annihilation battle by the Yan army.

If the soldiers had not used their lives, the soldiers fought to the death, and the crossbowmen had not ignored the danger to convey the military information, I am afraid that not a single one of the 20,000 people would have come back.

The Yan army was willing to use 40,000 main cavalry troops to set up an ambush, so it definitely didn't want to stop just because it wanted to kill a few thousand of your troops.

Chen Yue said with serious eyes: "We were careless this time. Mu Yunduankang and Baili Shen are indeed difficult opponents."

"Be careful to make the Wannian ship." Chu Yucheng also sighed.

While the two were walking and chatting, Bi Hu came over and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, Lord Chu, General Han is awake."

The deputy commander of the Red Flame Army, who had been in a coma since returning to the city, finally woke up.

"Oh?" Chenyue frowned and said, "Let's go and have a look!"

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In a small tent, Han Baiqiang leaned on the bed with his weak body, while Qi Guang was feeding him medicinal soup spoon by spoon.

Han Bai had no intention of taking the medicine, and the medicine liquid continued to flow out of the corners of his mouth.

Qi Guang kept saying words of comfort, while Han Bai lowered his head and said nothing.

"General Han, how do you feel?"

Chen Yue and Chu Yucheng pushed the curtain in, their faces full of concern.

"Your Majesty!"

Han Bai tremblingly cupped his fists and saluted, and said with red eyes:

"The general is incompetent. Thousands of Red Flame Army soldiers are buried outside the pass. I still ask the prince to punish him!"

"Get up first, General Han." Chen Yue stretched out his hand to help Han Bai, but Han Bai gritted his teeth and could not move at all.

"General, not guilty! There was an oversight in my king's plan. Get up." Chen Yue helped Han Bo up with a solemn expression:

"I am sorry for those thousands of soldiers. General, you have suffered in this battle!"

From the beginning of Beiliang's army, a large number of generals stood out and rose to high positions by virtue of their military exploits in battle after battle.

Deputy commanders like Han Bai are already among the best, so there is no need to question their ability to lead troops.

It wasn't that he had improper command before the battle, it was because Yan Jun's pockets were too tight.

A drop of crystal tears rolled down Han Bai's eyes. He shook his head and said, "Your Majesty, your words are serious. It is the duty of a soldier to protect the land and borders!"

"Old Han, you have to take good care of your injuries. When your injuries are healed, you and General Qi will lead the army to fight and avenge the soldiers." Chu Yucheng's tone was much more easy-going. After all, Han Bai was an old acquaintance.

Upon hearing this, Qi Guang and Han Bai's eyes suddenly lit up, they looked at Chen Yue and asked:

"Your Majesty, are you serious?"

Chenyue smiled: "Of course, you will avenge the Red Flame Army, but when the war begins, if some people are still injured, I'm afraid they will have to wait for the victory on the sickbed."

Han Bai was stunned at first, and then he snatched the medicinal soup from Qi Guang's hand and drank it all in a few sips.

This sudden action left several people stunned.

I don't know where he got the strength from, but Han Bai actually raised his bandaged thigh and kicked Qi Guang: "What are you doing standing there in a daze! Hurry up and find a medical officer to treat my injury!"

"I'll let you go to the battlefield right now! And you'll be cured!"

"Hahaha!"

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Chen Yue and Chu Yucheng were in a slightly better mood after walking out of the camp, but they were afraid that Han Bai would never recover from the fall.

"This old Han still has the same temperament as a few years ago, and has not changed at all." Chu Yucheng shook his head helplessly.

"It's really difficult for him. I'm afraid most of the old brothers who followed him all the way died in the battle." Chen Yue said with some distress.

Chu Yucheng raised his head and looked at Chen Yue: "Your Majesty, what should we do next? It is estimated that all the Yan army's equipment will be in place in the next two days, and the siege of the city will take place in these two days."

Chenyue glanced at the wounded barracks, waved his hand and said:
Chapter completed!