Lianshui Camp spent half a day cleaning the battlefield. It was not until late at night that the battlefield was almost completely cleared. According to reports from the people under the command, this time the 10,000 defenders of Lianshui Camp suffered approximately 1,780 casualties.
This injury includes those killed in battle and seriously injured, which means they have lost their combat effectiveness and can no longer fight.
Among them, more than a thousand people were killed and hundreds were seriously injured.
The reason why the number of casualties was not particularly high is because although the fighting here at Lianshui Camp was fierce, it did not last very long. From the time of engagement to the enemy's retreat, it only took six or seven hours in total.
In addition to the casualties of the Lianshui Camp itself, the imperial troops who came to the rescue were also slightly injured, but the number was not large, and the total number was over a hundred generals.
The good news is that the Qi people suffered more losses. After all, they were the attacking party and were born with some losses.
The number of corpses left by the Qi people was more than a thousand, and there were also some prisoners who were unable to escape in time, plus some wounded soldiers on the battlefield. Based on a comprehensive estimate, the Qi people's losses should be around 3,000.
When the soldiers of Lianshui Camp were cleaning the battlefield, Ling Su, as the commander-in-chief of the Western Front, invited Meng Lian, the commander of the Imperial Army, to have a drink.
When the death toll was counted, the two of them had just finished drinking. Ling Su toasted Meng Lian with a drink, and then said: "General Meng, the battlefield has been almost cleaned. Brothers need to go to Xiangshui Camp.
Go see Duke Shen and report to him about the situation of the Lianshui camp. How do you want to arrange it? Should you lead your troops back south, or go to Xiangshui County with me?"
Meng Lian's cheeks were red from drinking. He looked at Ling Su and asked, "General Ling, are you sure that the Qi people will not come again?"
"We have sent scouts to confirm. The Qi people have withdrawn far away and are no longer directly north of our Lianshui camp. At this time, there are only two or three camps of the Qi people directly north of the Lianshui camp."
Meng Lian thought for a moment, then said: "Well, let me go with you, General Ling, to meet Lord Shen. So far, Meng has only seen Lord Shen's warrant, but has not seen Lord Shen's true face.
."
"I just happened to be returning to my hometown this time, and I wanted to pay my respects to Mr. Shen by the way."
In his twenties, he defends the country, runs errands, and controls the imperial army!
By now, anyone who works in the imperial court, even if they are blind, can see the importance of Mr. Shen in the Hongde Dynasty.
It just so happened that this time the Forbidden Army had made a contribution, so Meng Lian naturally wanted to pay a visit to this "boss" whom he had never met before.
Although he is only a temporary boss, getting to know him well will be beneficial to his future career.
After all, Mr. Shen, who is still holding the title of military commander, will one day perform meritorious service. Not to mention becoming the Minister of the Ministry of War, even if he is just the Minister of the Ministry of War, it will be a very rare opportunity for military attachés like them.
Ling Su raised his glass to Meng Lian and said, "General Meng, have a good rest tonight. Tomorrow morning, you and I will set off together to meet Duke Shen."
Meng Lian raised his glass and clinked one with Ling Su.
"Okay, then tomorrow, General Ling, remember to call me."
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Early the next morning, after the two men made sure that nothing happened at Lianshui Camp, they handed over military affairs to their subordinates. Both of them rode fast horses and went straight from Lianshui Camp to Xiangshui Camp.
The two camps are more than a hundred miles apart. For infantry, even if they march at full strength, it may take a day or two to reach this distance. However, riding a fast horse and galloping, it only takes more than half a day. The two of them got there early in the morning.
Starting from Lianshui Camp, we rushed to Xiangshui Camp in the afternoon.
As soon as they got off their horses at the Xiangshui Camp, the two of them saw that many soldiers from the Xiangshui Camp were moving things into the camp. There were also more than a dozen officers wearing Qi Ren uniforms who had their hands and feet chained and were escorted in.
Arrive at Xiangshui Camp.
Many soldiers from the Xiangshui Camp rushed back from outside with great joy. Many of them were soaked with river water, but everyone's face was still beaming with joy.
Ling Su was a little confused, but he still took Meng Lian into the Xiangshui camp and found the commander's tent. After the report, Jiang Sheng immediately walked out of the commander's tent and bowed his head to Ling Su: "General Ling
!”
Ling Su and Jiang Sheng were already old acquaintances. After all, he was a personal follower of his boss. He smiled at Jiang Sheng and said, "Brother Jiang, is Mr. Shen here?"
"Yes, yes."
Jiang Sheng lowered his head slightly and said, "But my young master only came back in the morning. He didn't sleep all night last night and is still catching up on his sleep..."
"Didn't sleep all night?"
Ling Su was stunned and asked: "Where did Mr. Shen go last night?"
Jiang Sheng looked at Ling Su, a little surprised: "General Ling doesn't know?"
He scratched his head: "Young master's letter was sent to General Ling early in the morning."
Ling Su shook his head slightly and said with a wry smile: "Brother Jiang, we rushed here early in the morning to see Mr. Shen, but we may have just missed it."
Jiang Sheng nodded and then said: "The night before yesterday, the young master knew that the Qi people were going to attack the Lianshui camp, so he led his people to attack the Qi people's camp on the north bank at night. Thousands of people fought on the north bank.
All day long, I didn’t come back until last night.”
"After coming back, the young master was busy until the morning, and then he finished handling things and went to bed."
Attack the Qi camp on the north bank!
Just two words made Ling Su freeze on the spot. He opened his mouth, and just as he was about to speak, Shen Yi's voice came from the handsome tent: "Jiang Sheng, let General Ling come in."
Jiang Sheng nodded quickly, lowered his head to Ling Su and said, "General Ling, please."
Ling Su finally came back to his senses, turned around and looked at Meng Lian behind him who also had his eyes widened, then turned slightly sideways and exhaled a breath: "Brother Meng, please go first."
Meng Lian hesitated for a moment, hugged Ling Su's fists, then walked in front of Ling Su and entered the handsome tent.
In the handsome tent, Mr. Shen was still wearing a coat and a coat. He was yawning when he suddenly saw a big man barging in. He was a little surprised.
Without saying a word, this big man knelt down on the ground and saluted Shen Yi with clasped fists: "General Meng Lian, the commander of the five military camps, pays homage to Master Shen!"
Hearing his self-introduction, Mr. Shen immediately understood where this person was coming from. Just as he was about to speak, Ling Su also walked in, half-kneeling in front of Shen Yi, cupping his fists and saluting.
"The last general, Ling Su, pays homage to Duke Shen!"
Shen Yi shook his head slightly, stood up and walked to the two people, helped them up, and then smiled at Ling Su and said: "General Ling, why didn't you say that there are distinguished guests here too? I haven't even put on my clothes, it's a bit too rude.
"
Meng Lian worked in the Forbidden Army and was very good at dealing with people. Hearing this, he immediately lowered his head and clasped his fists and said: "The general has been ordered to be under the control of your lord. He cannot be regarded as a guest at this time."
Master Shen smiled, put on his coat, sat back in his seat, and motioned for the two of them to sit down.
After the two of them sat down, he said: "This morning, I received a letter from General Ling, saying that the enemies on the Western Front have retreated. Now that you are here, it seems that the war on the Western Front is over, and
Well played.”
"When I first came back in the morning, I had someone rush to deliver a letter asking about the situation on the Western Front."
Ling Su clasped his fists and said: "Back to Mr. Shen, the war on the Western Front was almost over last night. The general sent a letter to Mr. Shen last night. After the battlefield was cleaned last night, he sent another letter to Mr. Shen.
Got the letter."
Shen Yi was stunned, turned to look at Jiang Sheng, and asked, "Are there two letters?"
Jiang Sheng nodded and said: "Yes, there is another letter, which was sent before noon. You were sleeping at that time..."
Shen Yi nodded and did not continue to ask. Instead, he looked at Ling Su and Meng Lian and said with a smile: "Since you two are here, just talk to me in person."
Ling Su nodded and briefly told Shen Yi the battle situation on the Western Front.
After hearing this, Mr. Shen said nothing and just looked at Meng Lian.
General Meng immediately lowered his head and said: "Master Shen, what General Ling said is what the last general wanted to say."
Shen Yi then nodded and said: "In this case, the battle situation on the Western Front is better than I expected. I thought that the first wave of Qi people's impact would be extremely difficult to deal with."
He looked at the two men and said, "After I see the specific numbers later, I will report the two generals' military exploits truthfully."
Ling Su looked up at Shen Yi, and after hesitating for a moment, he asked: "Mr. Shen, how is the battle going when you go to the north?"
"very smooth."
Shen Yi did not hide anything and said directly: "In half a night and a whole day, more than 2,000 Qi people were killed north of the Huaihe River. There is no way to measure how many people were injured. In addition..."
Mr. Shen smiled and said, "We also brought back many prisoners."
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At this time, on the north bank of the Huaihe River, there was a large tent of the Southern Army.
Zhou Shizhong was sitting on the main seat, his expression extremely ugly.
His son, Zhou Yuanhu, stood in front of his father with his hands down, his head bowed, and his legs trembling.
Yesterday, he was the one who stayed behind in Yangji Town.
To be precise, he and his second-generation ancestor Tong Sheng were stationed at Yangji Camp and Tuhe Camp respectively.
However, the rest of these two camps were not considered elite. After being surprised by Shen Yi, they immediately fell into chaos. They did not even organize a decent counterattack, and were evaded by Shen Yi.