Chapter four hundred and seventy fifth unintentional chill
"Let's go! We have been traveling for days and fighting fiercely. We are tired. Let's go back to Jiangdu to rest! Under the pursuit of King Zhennan, the rebels will suffer heavy losses this time!"
At the order of the Patron King, the Holy Guards of Xiaoguo, the Forbidden Army and the personal guards of the generals rested on the spot. Most of the Jiangdu Army who came to help were transferred by Wu Xin to participate in the pursuit of the rebels. Only tens of thousands of ordinary soldiers remained.
With great momentum, it also cleans the battlefield.
This Hanjiang ambush battle lasted for several days, and both sides suffered heavy casualties, especially the casualties among the elite and strong men.
In the imperial camp, 60,000 to 70,000 imperial troops, more than 2,000 Holy Guards, and more than 10,000 personal guards, masters, and bodyguards were killed in the battle. The spoils of war can be imagined.
The number of casualties in the anti-military camp was about ten times that of the imperial court, with more than a million casualties, and the number of strong men from various forces was tens of thousands.
Of course, don't think that the fact that the imperial court killed an enemy force ten times its own is a great victory. In fact, it can be regarded as a defeat, a great defeat, and the casualties were basically caused by the human wave tactics.
The 60,000 to 70,000 Imperial Guards alone had to be carefully selected from the millions of Sui troops. The Xiaoguo Holy Guards were similar to the rest of the Guards.
This battle is equivalent to the imperial court exchanging elite troops for the rebel army. It is not cost-effective no matter how you look at it!
Tens of thousands of soldiers started to work together, and they did not clean up carefully. The battlefield was quickly cleared, with corpses piled up like mountains and blood like streams!
With so many corpses, it is natural that they must be cremated together, otherwise it will easily cause a plague, and even burying them has certain risks.
"Your Majesty! Your Majesty! General Shang, the corpse of the new general...can't be found, only partial remains!"
Seeing that the battlefield had been cleared, the Forbidden Army, the Holy Guard and others were forming up to leave. A middle-aged general wearing dark green armor, with sweat on his cheeks and a nervous look on his face, carefully reported the report.
"What?!" Yang Guang was startled, but before he could respond, Yang Lin stared angrily.
The four treasure generals Shang Shi and his apprentice and the eight horse generals Xin Wenli are famous all over the world. Their military achievements in the south are outstanding. If the court does not treat them well, how can they explain to the army? How can they explain to the people of the world?
Now, there is no whole body left alive?!
"My subordinate is incompetent, please punish me! There are too many corpses, and they have been trampled into flesh, and they cannot be clearly distinguished..."
The middle-aged general was shocked, and he quickly bowed down and apologized, and explained with all his strength. At the end of the sentence, his voice became smaller and smaller, becoming inaudible.
Yang Guang, Yang Lin and others were suddenly stunned. They looked at the two large and small mountains of corpses that were filled with blood and soaked in blood. They were silent for a moment.
This battle was of a high level. Both sides dispatched many masters. The aftermath of the battle was very violent. It was almost impossible to see complete land, grass, trees, etc. within a radius of ten miles. It was normal for the corpses to be shattered.
Coupled with the fact that countless cavalry trampled back and forth, with corpses everywhere, the soldiers were very fast, and the cavalry would not deliberately walk around the walking corpses, otherwise they would not be able to go anywhere!
There was a moment of silence and solemnity in the atmosphere...
It is really hard to accept that the dignified Four Treasures General and the Eight Horse Generals fell into such a situation for these people who fought in the north and south.
"Ahem! Ahem! Take back his body, build a tomb, and bury him generously. The old Aiqing will be given the posthumous title of 'Bao', and he will be named Tianbao Gong; the new Aiqing will be given the posthumous name of 'Ma', and he will be named Ba Ma Gong! Give the two Aiqing families a
General Loyalty and Righteousness (seventh grade, loyalty, righteousness, benevolence, and trustworthiness) will reward you!"
Yang Guang was not as deeply touched as the others. He coughed several times to divert everyone's attention, and gave serious instructions in a calm tone.
After all, in Yang Guang's heart, the heavy casualties suffered by the Xiaoguo Holy Guard and the Forbidden Army were what hurt him the most.
"Yes!" The middle-aged general was stunned and responded respectfully, but his heart felt a little chilly.
Most of the faces of Yang Lin, Pei Qantong, Yuan Li, Linghu Xingda and other ministers, as well as the surrounding holy guards and imperial guards, changed slightly and their brows furrowed, making the atmosphere even more depressed and solemn.
Based on the reputation, achievements, status, etc. of the Four Treasures General Shang Shitu and the Eighth Horse General Xin Wenli, especially the fate of both of them, in the end they turned out to be just a posthumous title of duke with no practical use, so they gave their family and descendants a seven-year title.
General Pin?! I guess most of them are still in vain!
Although being shrouded in horses is still the ideal destination for every general and soldier. However, pensions and aftermath are big issues and one of the most important issues for each force. It is also one of the main differences between the regular army and the rabble.
To put it bluntly, Yang Guang’s reaction at this time chilled many people!
"Go back to the city!"
At this time, Yang Guang was still distressed about the heavy casualties of the Holy Guard and the Forbidden Army. He was even more worried about the heavy losses suffered by Eunuch Qiu, the future of the Sui Empire, etc. He didn't think much about it and quickly issued the order.
After a while...
Tens of thousands of troops surrounded Yang Guang and marched towards Jiangdu.
The setting sun stains the sky with blood.
Under the setting sun, tens of thousands of Jiangdu troops who had recently been trained, guarding the elite of the imperial court after the war, slowly walked towards Jiangdu City, which looked like a majestic giant beast on the earth, dragging a long shadow on the earth, like an army marching towards the sunset.
It's more like... slowly walking into the mouth of a giant beast that devours the world.
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The ambush battlefield is ten miles north of the battlefield.
The location of the anti-army ambush was along the river, with beaches and plains. To the west and south were the river areas, to the east were the plains until Jiangdu City; to the north were Tiandu Mountain, Wodu Mountains and related mountains and forests.
Even though there were entanglements in the mountains and forests, Wu Xin personally led the Xinwu Guards and tens of thousands of cavalry in pursuit. They quickly caught up with the rebels whose morale had dropped and were scattered all over the mountains and plains. They killed more than 10,000 stragglers and scattered rebels before their eyes, leaving corpses lying for miles.
The setting sun is stained with blood, and the sky is dark and the earth is dark.
Countless rebels were like swarms of ants all over the mountains and fields, roaring and screaming, running wildly all over the mountains and fields, but they could not outrun the four-legged war horses.
Fortunately, Wu Xinzhi was chasing the main force of the rebels and did not clear out the scattered and rebellious troops. However, he just covered up the killings and left corpses everywhere.
"唏呖呖呴..."
Seeing that the flag representing Li Tang was several miles away, countless horses neighed, and tens of thousands of cavalry stopped and changed direction.
There were more than 10,000 people accompanying him, mainly from the Pluto Palace of the Five Righteous Sects. Nearly half of them were monks. There were no evil clouds covering the sky, but they were majestic.
"Go, go, go..."
The main target took the initiative to stop, and Wu Xin raised the mountain and river stick in his hand. Xin Wuwei and the Sui cavalry slowed down in understanding, and their iron hooves moved restlessly.
"Why is King Xie Wu so aggressive?!"
More than a thousand meters away, Li Jiancheng went out into battle accompanied by Li Yuanba. He looked at Wu Xin helplessly and angrily and asked.
"You are thieves and I am a soldier. Don't you think it's ridiculous to talk aggressively? Could it be that you came all the way here just for sightseeing?!"
Wu Xin surprisingly did not rush into the formation and fight fiercely, but stopped and responded.
This caused countless people on both sides to look surprised and confused. Li Tang's cavalry and the powerful men from various major forces were obviously behind to cover the retreat of the remaining rebels, but King Xie Wu was not in a hurry? Could it be that King Xie Wu mainly wanted to keep them?!
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