He said he wanted to take a rest, but in the end Zhang Zhao couldn't take it.
Because although most of the more than 60,000 troops of the Balihar dynasty were defeated, King Krishna II of Balihar had not yet captured them.
The old king still had about 6,000 to 8,000 troops in his hands. If he wanted to have a good rest, he had to wait until he captured Crisila II.
So Zhang Zhao led 3,000 men to continue the pursuit, while Yan Jin led 4,000 men to continue guarding the Balihar army's camp by the river.
In this two-hour raid, not many people were killed, and there were only more than a thousand corpses in the military camp.
However, there were a lot of people who trampled on each other or jumped into the river and were drowned. Just in the chaos alone, there were at least close to 3,000 people who drowned in the river.
When the cleanup began at noon, only more than 20,000 of the 55,000-strong Balihar Army remained. In addition to the 5,000 or 6,000 people who lost their lives, more than 20,000 people had fled in all directions.
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Being outnumbered and going deep alone, there was no choice. After Zhang Zhao led his army to leave, Yan Jin who stayed behind was much more ruthless than Zhang Zhao.
More than two thousand Kshatriya nobles were directly executed by him, including two princes of the Balihar Dynasty, as well as a large number of generals at the level of heads of ten thousand households and heads of thousands of households.
No matter what kind of noble you are, no matter how much money you are willing to pay for your life, you will all be stabbed by the river.
At the same time, there were about five to six thousand injured soldiers, but Yan Jin confiscated all their weapons and abandoned them.
What can we do if we don't abandon them? Should we treat their injuries? Don't be kidding, they didn't dig a hole and bury them all. The envoys of Yan soldiers and horses are considered to have received God's grace.
As for what to do if there is not enough food? Yan Jin also has a way. He organized the remaining more than 10,000 people into two armies, and the soldiers of the Khotan Palace Guards were filled in as officers. They were not given money or food, and each man was given a weapon.
, heading towards the direction of Rajagaha.
After the Balihar dynasty captured the city of Rajgir, they left only a few hundred people to guard it, and they just captured the city as a base.
As for the supply problem on the road, the Polo Dynasty practiced a temple economy. Temples large and small, far and near, were so fat that they could just rob them.
At this time, if you are smart, you have to ask. Guo Guangcheng, for example, does not understand. The king clearly wants to gain recognition from Tianzhu Buddhism, so how can he still rob the temple?
Yan Jin looked at Guo Guangcheng, who was only twenty-one or twelve years old, and his heart had not completely turned dark yet, and he chuckled.
"From now on, we are no longer the king's soldiers. We are hungry soldiers without food. You know that, right?
If you have nothing to eat and nothing to wear, you have to rob it! You have to kill people! Your Majesty doesn’t need hungry soldiers either!”
Guo Guangcheng seemed to feel that his thoughts were suddenly opened up. A ray of light shone into his still innocent little head and quickly turned it black.
"Then if Buddhism finds the king just by talking about it, we will definitely not listen to the king, and we may even increase our efforts to rob him.
If they are willing to give what the king wants, we will immediately repent, right?"
"Yes! Hahaha! Remember, we are hungry soldiers now!" Yan Jinruzi patted Guo Guangcheng's shoulder in a teachable manner.
"Tell the brothers, except for Nalanda Temple and Flying Temple, give me the freedom to let go!"
To be honest, it is very labor-saving to have a subordinate like Yan Jin who can understand what you mean with just a few simple words.
Zhang Zhao left with 2,000 Fengtian troops and part of the Shunyi Left Army soldiers, leaving behind 4,000 men, whose combat effectiveness was obviously not as good as the 3,000 men he brought.
Suppressing more than 20,000 people with 4,000 people without a base is no easier than launching a surprise attack, but Yan Jin has a way to solve it.
Yan Jin went east to occupy the city of Rajagaha to establish a support base for the army, while Zhang Zhao rushed to Dharayela where the western king Rajayapra was trapped.
Krishna II went to arrest Rajyapura, so Zhang Zhao went to arrest them both.
The city of Dharaiyala is about thirty miles away from the main camp of the Balihar dynasty by the river, but Zhang Zhao walked easily because there was someone around him who knew the way, and that was Queen Avachi of Rajyapala.
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Queen Avachi's family is the largest wealthy aristocracy of this generation, and the queen and her maids and guards are most familiar with this road.
In order to rescue King Rajyapura as soon as possible, Queen Avachi, with a sullen face and only wearing a gauze scarf, rode on a white war horse to lead the way for the army.
Zhang Zhao touched his chin. The figure rising and falling with the horse in the distance looked very delicate, but it turned out that his riding skills were very good.
The slender thighs not only firmly fixed the body on the horse's back, but could also rise and fall with the bumps of the horse.
Well... speaking of the important reason why women cannot ride horses and run fast, it is actually because the core strength of their legs is not enough to firmly stabilize their body shape.
Therefore, a woman who is good at riding will definitely have enough strength in her legs and waist and abdomen!
It is said that before King Zhang traveled through time, he once had a Yi girlfriend from Dechang in Daliang Mountain. She was a spirited girl who was very good at equestrian skills and could ride a horse as fast as flying.
Zhang Zhao can hardly remember his appearance now, but his physical strength that can do more than a hundred squats at one time without resting is still fresh in his memory.
Ugh! Damn it! Zhang Zhao pinched his thigh hard, why the hell did he think of this again?
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Darayela is not big, and strictly speaking it cannot be called a city, because it is only the size of a town, and usually has more than a thousand people.
But when Zhang Zhao arrived here with three thousand people, not even one thousand of Darayela's people were left.
The city gates that were damaged by fire, the houses that were destroyed, the bloodstains everywhere and the occasional bodies all indicate that a massacre may have occurred here.
Although Zhang Zhao was never merciless in battle and was somewhat rough in handling prisoners, this was all based on combat needs. Such indiscriminate killing of civilians who had no impact on the war situation could only be described as perverted.
"Your Majesty, the body is still warm. There are still some fires in the south that have not been extinguished. The densest number of horse hoof prints is also in the south. It should have been just a short time ago."
Ma Shacai brought a corpse over and threw it in front of Zhang Zhao.
Not only was it still warm, Zhang Zhao even saw that the man who had been stabbed in the chest was still twitching slightly.
"Your Majesty, the bodies of some warriors from the Pala Dynasty were found on the city wall, but not that of King Rajyapala."
"Your Majesty Khan! It must be Krisilla who has captured my king. Please give the Khan an immediate order to pursue them. They will not be able to run far!"
When she heard that Rajayapura had not been killed but had been kidnapped, Queen Avachi, whose face had turned white when she arrived at Dharayala, regained some color, and she knelt down in front of Zhang Zhaoma again crying and pleading.
"No, Your Majesty! Our army has been marching at high speed for six consecutive days. Moreover, today we first conducted a surprise attack, and now we have marched for more than 20 miles. We are tired of men and horses, and it is not suitable to march again!"
Ma Shacai hurriedly spoke to stop her and gave Queen Avachi a fierce look.
Woman! It will only affect my achievements!
"Ma Dutou's words make sense. Even if the man can support him, the horse can't. Your Majesty, the general suggests that we just stay in the city for one night and then leave the city to pursue him tomorrow!"
Qiongre Duojin cupped his hands and agreed with Ma Shacai. Although the enemy army was fleeing, there were still six thousand in number. Even if the Tianzhu people were not strong enough to fight, they still had to be careful not to capsize in the ditch.
Zhang Zhao pondered for a moment. The facts were indeed as Ma Shacai and Qiongre Duojin said, but they couldn't really make no arrangements at all.
He looked at Queen Avachi who was kneeling on the ground with tears still hanging from the corners of her eyes, "This is the queen's hometown. Can you recruit some people who are familiar with the geography?"
Queen Avachi wiped the corner of her eyes and said, "There is a Samana Canaan five miles to the north. If it had not been captured by the Balihar army, all the residents of the city would have gone there, which can be used as a guide."
"Duo Jin, take a hundred horses over to have a look, be kind and ask the residents to come back. You can give money to recruit guides, and let them spread the news that the Balihar Kingdom's army has been defeated."
"Ma Shacai, each arranged twenty elite knights, and ten of them went in the direction of Rajagaha. Krisila II must want to escape back to the Kingdom of Balihar, and Rajagaha is the only way for him to pass by. Let Yan Jin
Be prepared to intercept.
The remaining twenty people returned by the original route to inform Yin Yaozi and asked him to lead his army down the river and surround Qunu City, the royal city of the Balihar Dynasty."
Krishna II's 6,000 men were not all cavalry. If he wanted to return to Qunu City, Rajgir was the only way to go.
Unless Crisila II was willing to get rid of all the soldiers and run back through a small road with only a hundred personal guards, the risk in that would be too great.
"Since the old dog Chrisilla hasn't gone far, which general is willing to track him? There is no need to fight, as long as they find out their location!"
Although we decided to rest where we were for the night, we still needed to know the location of Crisila II. However, everyone was very tired now. It would not be a good job to go out and track them now.
"Your Majesty, let the general go. The general only needs to bring fifty cavalry!" Wang Tongtong, a short and stocky man, quickly came out and volunteered.
Zhang Zhao looked at this confidant with a half-smile but not a smile. If he jumped out so aggressively, he must have squandered all his money again, and maybe even owed a debt.
"What's wrong? You little bitch, you have no money again? When you entered Zhenyuan City (King Xiaxi City), I just gave you five hundred rupees at once, and you lost it so quickly?"
Sure enough, Wang Tongtong held his face high, without any trace of shame, "You are so stupid that you want to steal a girl from me, so I got mad and threw a lot of money at you, and soon I spent it all."
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"Not only did he spend all his own money, but he also defrauded the general of two hundred rupees of his money, and he still hasn't paid it back!" Dunzhu curled his lips and gave Wang Tongtong a fierce look.
"You bastards!" Zhang Zhao cursed in anger, "Seven hundred rupees is enough for a Sudra family of five to feed themselves for five years, but you spent it all in half a month. How awesome!"
After saying that, Zhang Zhao waved his hand and said, "Go! Get the matter done. Once it's done, I'll settle the account for you!"
Although Zhang Zhao seemed a little disgusted on the surface, he was actually not very angry in his heart.
If a strong general like Wang Tongtong is not lustful, doesn't love money and is not jealous, then he will have to worry!
A person who dares to risk his life in a war has no shortcomings or desires at all. That would be terrible.
