When Kong Erniu, the governor of Cao State, saw the red sun rising in the east, he realized that he had been busy all night.
Yesterday, Cao Jun made a vigorous effort and directly defeated Wei Jun's position.
The situation of the battle is very clear, but there are still sporadic Wei troops resisting tenaciously.
Most of the troops left behind by the Wei army chose to surrender when they were at the end of their rope.
A small number of troops, even when they were at the end of their rope, did not surrender and continued to use Wei's offensive to resist.
One Wei army chose to surrender, and Cao's army was careless. When they went to disarm them, the Wei army was shot at with machine guns, resulting in extremely heavy casualties.
Cao's army was also seizing strategic points to prevent Wei's army from turning around and trying to regain the position.
In order for Cao Jun to do these things well, he also needed to make statistics on the situation in Wei Jun's camp.
Want to know what the losses of Cao's army were? How much did they capture here?
Only by knowing ourselves and the enemy can Cao Jun continue to attack Wei.
Supervisor Hu Wen'en came in with a stack of documents, and he saw the red eyes of Chief Superintendent Kong Erniu.
He knew that the Commander-in-Chief, Kong Erniu, was just like him and had not slept all night.
After Hu Wenen said hello, he handed over the documents.
"Grand Governor, this is the preliminary casualty statistics of our army."
Grand Governor Kong Erniu took the document and his face turned pale after reading the contents.
"Hu Jianjun, is this data accurate?"
Hu Wen'en nodded and said: "This is only preliminary statistics, not detailed data, but it is real data.
There won’t be much difference between this data and the data collected in the future.”
Grand Governor Kong Erniu's hand holding the document trembled a little, as if the document was as heavy as a thousand pieces.
“More than 16,000 people were killed and more than 37,000 were seriously injured.
The number of soldiers who lost combat effectiveness reached more than 53,000.
The number of people who have lost combat effectiveness has reached a quarter of our total army.
Our army has never suffered such heavy losses."
The commander-in-chief Kong Erniu was shocked by the loss of Cao's army. More than 10,000 people died in the battle. This was a huge loss for Cao's country.
The empire's army is in the millions, and even if it loses hundreds of thousands of troops, it will not cause any damage.
The size of Cao Cao's army was only over 200,000, and he lost a quarter of his army in one battle. This was already a serious injury.
It's not that Cao Jun doesn't want to expand his army, but an army of 200,000 is already the largest number of young men and women that Cao can maintain stability in.
The Cao State is not in a critical situation and will never urgently expand its army.
A large number of young people were recruited. There were no workers in the factories to produce weapons and ammunition, and there were no farmers in the fields to grow food.
Once industrial production and agricultural production collapse, Cao Guo will simply not be able to persist.
However, the Grand Governor Kong Erniu knew that it was completely worth it. The war continued to drag on and Wei restored its material supply.
Cao Jun wanted to capture Wei Jun's position. Even if he had to pay 100,000 casualties, let alone 50,000 casualties, there was no guarantee that he would be able to capture Wei Jun's position.
The only thing that pleased him was that Cao's army suffered some heavy losses, but Wei's losses were even greater.
The number of people killed by the Wei army exceeded 30,000, and the number of prisoners and surrenders exceeded 80,000.
The Wei army lost most of the country's troops this time and was definitely in ruins.
The Grand Governor Kong Erniu said with a solemn expression: "The important task of sorting out the Wei army's camp and taking care of the prisoners should be given to the troops with too many casualties, so that they can take this opportunity to rest and recuperate.
The troops whose combat effectiveness has not been affected immediately let them pursue the Wei army and capture more territory of Wei.
The Wei army can escape quickly, but Wei's territory cannot escape."
The commander-in-chief Kong Erniu gave the order, and Cao's army experienced several battles in a short period of time and still did not feel tired.
They rushed to the hinterland of Wei State with great interest.
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October 8, 4364 (1667 AD).
Cao's army advanced very quickly, and it took only three days to completely occupy Yuanling Mansion.
The Grand Governor Kong Erniu directed Cao's army in which direction to attack next. He hesitated a little, but finally made up his mind to attack Wu'an Prefecture.
The areas around Yuanlingfu are all mountainous, except for Wuanfu, which is at the junction of mountainous areas and plains.
The mountainous area is conducive to Wei's defense but not conducive to Cao's attack. This is just one of the considerations.
Wu'an Prefecture is an important smelting center of Wei State. If Yuanling Prefecture and Wu'an Prefecture are captured, the mining and smelting centers in the western part of Wei State will all fall into the hands of Cao State.
There is another point that Cao Guo must consider.
General Fu Hong, who created this opportunity to attack, had not yet heard the news that his entire army had been wiped out.
If they sacrifice themselves in Wei, Cao will give them the necessary honors and defeat the Wei army, which will be regarded as revenge for them.
They continue to survive tenaciously in Wei State, and Cao State must find a way to rescue them.
This is a responsibility that Cao Guo cannot abandon.
Based on these considerations, the Grand Governor Kong Erniu chose to attack Wu'an Prefecture of Wei State.
General Mi Youbei got off the car and looked at the completely blown bridge piers.
"General Fu blew up this bridge and gave us the chance to win the decisive battle.
Now we go to rescue General Fu, even if this bridge does not exist, it cannot stop our army."
General Mi Youbei waved his hand, and the engineering soldiers immediately took the pontoon bridge from the truck and began to lay the pontoon bridge in the river.
The load-carrying capacity of the pontoon bridge is limited, and tanks weighing dozens of tons cannot pass through the pontoon bridge.
But soldiers and cars weighing several tons crossed the other side on the pontoon bridge without any problems at all.
The engineers were very quick and the pontoon bridge was quickly erected.
General Mi Youbei led Cao's army and quickly passed the pontoon bridge.
They stepped into the land of Wu'an Prefecture without encountering any obstruction.
General Mi Youbei thought about it for a moment, and he could understand the reason.
Yuanling Mansion is located in a border area, and the martial arts among the local people is very strong.
After the Wei army failed, a large number of defeated troops hid in the mountains. This was the reason why Yuanling Mansion had so many sporadic resistances.
Wu'an Prefecture has enjoyed peace for a long time, and the people are mainly made up of workers and farmers.
As long as they have a job and fields to farm, they won't resist.
Mi Youbei encountered no resistance all the way and easily occupied the city of Wu'an Prefecture, declaring that Wu'an Prefecture would be managed by Cao State from now on.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! General Mi Youbei reported the good news to the Governor's Mansion.
At the same time, he sent out men to look for traces of General Fu Hong and his party.
Before he could wait for his subordinates to report the relevant situation, the guard informed him that there was someone outside who claimed to be General Fu Hong and came to see him.
General Mi Youbei was shocked, and he immediately went to greet him.
Outside the door was a worker wearing dark blue worker's clothing with a lot of oil on his face and hands.
General Mi Youbei could vaguely see the shadow of General Fu Hong on this man's face.
He took a step forward, ignoring General Fu Hong's dirty and oily hands, and shook hands warmly: "General Fu, it's great that you're okay.
What you did provided extremely important help for our army to defeat Wei."
When General Fu Hong heard this, he smiled happily.
What he did at the risk of almost dying finally played the most crucial role.
The sacrifices they made were completely worth it.
General Mi Youbei invited General Fu Hong into the house. He asked curiously: "General Fu, why are you dressed like this?"
General Fu Hong spread his hands and said helplessly: "After I blew up the railway bridge, Wei's reaction was extremely crazy.
Mobilize the militias around Wu'an Prefecture to wildly encircle and suppress us.
Although we are elite soldiers, our number is only a little over 2,000. Faced with the encirclement and suppression by tens of thousands of militiamen, our casualties are increasing and our space for movement is getting smaller and smaller.
This is not the most pressing issue.
The biggest problem we encountered was that the ammunition in our hands could not be replenished, and we would lose a bullet every time we fired a shot.
I found that the Wei army's encirclement was gradually shrinking, and I knew that if we didn't break through, there would be no hope.
Most of Vu An province is covered with mountains and jungles.
Mountain and jungle warfare, this is exactly what I am good at.
I led the troops into the mountains and forests, and then got rid of the pursuers.
However, the Wei army guarded me tightly and could not obtain ammunition replenishment.
The only option is to abandon the firearms and go to work in a factory run by a businessman.
Businessmen's factories would like to use slaves to complete production.
They very much like to use farmers to do some unskilled work.
I took some people and pretended to be farmers looking for work, and then they joined the factory as workers.
The real purpose is to find the Wei army's ammunition storage warehouse.
Find ways to seize weapons and ammunition to survive better.
When I was making plans, I discovered that the Wei army that was encircling me had withdrawn.
I immediately realized that a major change had occurred on the front line."
General Mi Youbei listened to General Fu Hong's somewhat twists and turns experience.
He said with emotion: "It is a great blessing that General Fu can survive.
Now that our army has captured Wu'an Prefecture, General Fu still has a chance to make meritorious deeds."
General Mi Youbei took control of Wu'an Prefecture. He found General Fu Hong and immediately sent a telegram to the court to report the situation here.
He also asked the court for instructions on which direction to continue attacking.
The frontline troops must not act without orders without orders, as this will affect the country's overall strategic arrangement.
The ticking of the telegraph soon began.
General Mi Youbei personally translated the telegram. After reading the telegram, he slammed the table hard.
"Our army has gained such a significant advantage, so how can we negotiate peace now?
This is the appearance of a traitor like Qin Hui in the imperial court."
General Fu Hong glanced at the contents of the telegram.
In addition to commending General Mi Youbei, the imperial court directly rejected General Mi Youbei's request and asked them to stay put.
The explanation given was simple and clear: Cao Guo would start peace talks with Wei Guo.
General Fu Hong also had the same doubts in his mind.
The imperial court did not pursue the victory at this time and chose to negotiate with Wei.
Doing so will chill the soldiers on the front lines.
He believed that King Cao Li Dazhuang would never be so unwise.
If Cao Guo wanted to negotiate peace, there must have been major changes that affected the current situation.
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Everyone in Cao's army was very shocked by the news that Cao was going to have peace talks with Wei.
They all felt a sense of betrayal. If they had known this situation, why would they have fought this war?
The Grand Governor Kong Erniu was also puzzled by this situation.
Now that they have an absolute advantage, it would be a huge loss if they choose to stop here.
According to his idea, even if he could not occupy the entire Wei State this time, he would still completely cripple the Wei State.
When the Grand Governor Kong Erniu was sure that Cao Jun had won the victory.
He immediately returned to the capital and tried to find a way to prevent the peace talks between Cao and Wei.
Even if it is delayed for a few months, Cao Guo can gain a large territory.
When he returned to the capital, he heard that people in the streets had begun to discuss the peace talks.
Now everyone knows about the peace talks.
The Grand Governor Kong Erniu did not even return to his residence. He immediately came to the palace and asked the young eunuch on duty to inform him that he was going to meet the king.
After the identity of the Grand Governor Kong Erniu was reported, he was immediately taken into the palace by the young eunuch.
King Cao Li Dazhuang saw the governor, Kong Erniu, rushing back after a long journey.
He smiled and asked: "Kong Aiqing, you also heard about the peace talks, so you rushed back immediately."
The Grand Governor Kong Erniu nodded and said in a serious tone: "Your Majesty, our army has just achieved an unprecedented victory, and now is not the time for peace talks.
We are really at a loss if we choose peace talks now.
Only by holding something in hand can negotiation be possible.
How can we expect to get something that even the military can't get at the negotiation table?
Your Majesty, whoever leads the peace talks has impure thoughts."
King Cao Li Dazhuang saw Kong Erniu's excitement.
He waved his hand and said: "There is no treacherous minister in the peace talks that this king agreed to."
The governor Kong Erniu had thousands of words in his heart, but he was choked back by this sentence.
He opened his mouth wide in disbelief.
Before he came, he thought it was someone who was making slanderous remarks. This kind of person who harmed the country and the people must be eliminated.
He really didn't expect that the person leading the peace talks would be King Cao Li Dazhuang.
King Cao Li Dazhuang wanted to negotiate peace, but it was incredible just thinking about it.
The Grand Governor Kong Erniu asked with a tangled expression: "Your Majesty, why do you do this?"
If this question is not asked, he will remain anxious and his work will be affected.
King Cao Li Dazhuang raised two fingers and said helplessly: "The main reason is that Zhao Guo has dealt with domestic problems.
Hundreds of thousands of Zhao troops may move south at any time.
As you on the front line know better, this war between us and Wei can be regarded as a lose-lose situation.
We fought against Shu and achieved good results.
But facing the coalition forces of Zhao and Wei, with the current strength of Cao's army, there is no way to defeat the coalition forces.
Wei's current strength is severely declining. If it does not want to become a subsidiary, it will not let Zhao send a large number of troops.
Zhao State is likely to occupy the magpie's nest and control everything in Wei State.
As long as we don't push Wei into a hurry, they will never choose to do this.
The situation has undergone major changes, and we must learn to stop when enough is enough.
There is also a secondary reason. Switzerland is almost unable to survive in the European battlefield and is in urgent need of our support."
When the Grand Governor Kong Erniu learned the reason for the peace talks, he could only sigh continuously.
The State of Zhao is indeed very powerful and cannot be tolerated.
Once Zhao and Wei completely merge, they will never have peace.
Fortunately, there is cooperation between the two countries, but there will be disagreements.
As for the second reason, Kong Erniu knew that the possibility of him convincing King Cao Li Dazhuang had become extremely slim.
King Su Lei of Rui is the nephew of King Cao Li Dazhuang.
It is also the most important link between King Cao Li Dazhuang and the imperial family.
King Cao Li Dazhuang was weighing both the current interests and the future interests of Cao State.
They will not ignore Rui's request for help, they must find a way to protect Rui.