Because of Zhao Hongrun's decision, the more than 30,000 Chu soldiers finally survived and were not driven down the Yan River by Bailiba, the general of the Junshui Camp.
However, it is precisely because of this that the Chu soldiers who saw a chance of survival gradually gave up fighting the trapped beasts, dropped their weapons one after another, and were silently taken into custody by Yanling soldiers and Junshui camp Wei soldiers.
As for the place to imprison the 30,000 surrendered soldiers of the Chu State, it was finally decided to be in the original Chu Army Pioneer Camp on the south bank of the Yan River.
Who would have thought that Pingyu Lord Xiong Hu originally planned to leave this military camp to the subsequent army of our own - the 100,000-strong army of Chuyang City Lord Xiong Tuo. As a result, the entire military camp and all the war supplies in the military camp were destroyed. Including the money and goods that Pingyu Lord Xiong Hu collected from the cities in the Wei Dynasty, they were all put into the pocket of Su Wang Zhao Hongrun.
What's even more funny is that the Wei army still crossed the Yan River on the three pontoon bridges built by the Chu army pioneers, and took over the Chu army camp on the south bank of the Yan River.
Yes, it was a takeover, because there was almost no Chu soldier in the entire military camp. Even those Chu soldiers who were lucky enough to escape from Yan River did not have the guts to stay here.
If nothing goes wrong, those Chu soldiers who were lucky enough to escape should have fled in panic to the army of Chu Yangcheng Lord Xiong Tuo to report the news.
Delivering a major news that shocked all the Chu troops on the Yingshui battlefield: Chu Pingyu Jun Xiong Hu's 60,000 vanguard army was completely wiped out!
"The last general, Chen Shi, is fortunate to have lived up to his command!"
When Zhao Hongrun and his entourage slowly arrived at the Chu army's vanguard camp, Wei soldiers had officially taken over the entire military camp.
The first time he saw Zhao Hongrun, Yanling Military Lieutenant Chen Shi, who was waiting outside the military camp, immediately knelt down on one knee and bowed his head to salute His Royal Highness Prince Su, who was still sitting astride the horse.
You must know that when he arrived at the military camp, he had been standing outside the military camp waiting for Zhao Hongrun's arrival. It is self-evident what this message means.
"Chen Shi, do you mean to plead guilty?" Zhao Hongrun joked with a smile and got off the horse.
Chen Shi lowered his head and said seriously and sincerely: "The general has already ordered people to search for thorn grass nearby, but unfortunately there has been no response yet..."
"Hahaha." Zhao Hongrun was amused. He stepped forward and helped Chen Shi up, jokingly saying: "I can't tell, but you have a bit of humor... Get up. You saw that I was young before, so I was so late." If you refuse to hand over your military power, this is reasonable and I will not blame you."
"Thank you so much, King Su Haihan!" Wu Lieutenant Chen Shi felt relieved after hearing this, and then stood up.
He remembered that three days ago, he was still full of doubts about His Royal Highness Prince Su, but at this moment, he only felt convinced.
Because His Highness not only planned to annihilate the 60,000 Chu army vanguard, but also took advantage of the opportunity to capture the camp that originally belonged to Pingyu Lord Xiong Hu. The important thing is that the casualties of their Wei soldiers in this battle were only more than a thousand. , but out of the 60,000 Chu army, more than 20,000 people died, and more than 30,000 people were forced to surrender. How can such a shocking victory be summed up in the words "great victory"?
"Where is General Baili?" Zhao Hongrun asked.
Chen Shi clasped his fists and reported back: "The general is arranging prisoners of war in the camp." As he said that, he raised his head and hesitantly said: "Your Highness King Su, in fact, the general also feels that the more than 30,000 Chu army prisoners will be The burden brought by our army is truly heavy. If you think about it, our Yanling soldiers and the friendly forces from the Junshui camp together are only about 35,000 people..."
"It seems that your thoughts are similar to General Baili?" Zhao Hongrun glanced at Chen Shi, shook his head and said: "Our army has already won by then, and if we continue to kill, it will be nothing more than a senseless massacre... Do you think you are killing
Were it just the 30,000 Chu soldiers? No! In fact, the ones you killed were the possibility of the Chu soldiers surrendering to our army in the future... If our army does not keep prisoners, even if our army has the opportunity to kill another soldier in the future,
Even if a Chu army is cornered, they will never give up the struggle...these 30,000 Chu prisoners are like buying horse bones for a thousand gold, do you understand?"
Chen Shi said with relief after hearing this: "What your Highness means is to let the soldiers of Chu gradually realize that they still have a chance to survive after surrendering to me, the Wei Dynasty..."
"That's right." Zhao Hongrun nodded and said sternly: "In this way, when the victory or defeat is clear, there will be no Chu soldiers fighting in trapped beasts. This can save our soldiers from many unfortunate situations.
Necessary casualties... Don't forget, the territory of Chu is four times that of our Wei Dynasty, and its population is also several times larger. Therefore, the life of any soldier is extremely precious to our Wei Dynasty."
Chen Shi smiled heartily after hearing this, lowered his head slightly, and clasped his fists heavily.
Thousands of gold to buy horse bones... It seems that His Highness Prince Su's heart is bigger than we imagined...
Wang Shu and Ma Zhang looked at each other, feeling strange.
Because they heard some clues from Zhao Hongrun's words: It seems that His Highness Prince Su's heart is not limited to recovering lost territory, but to fight against the Chu State itself.
In other words, this King Su wants to fight all the way to the Chu Kingdom!
If this is really the case...
Coincidentally, Wu Wei Wang Shu and Ma Zhang suddenly felt as if the blood in their bodies was boiling and their bodies were full of strength.
"Enter the camp."
"yes!"
At the same time, Bailiba, the general of the Junshui camp, was standing in the tent of Xiong Hu, the former pioneer of the Chu army, with his hands behind his back, thinking deeply.
Because just now, his bodyguard said to him with a straight face: King Su, I lack the due respect for you, the general.
Lack of respect...?
Baili Ba couldn't help but think of the scene just now on the bank of the Yanshui River. At that time, he advocated slaughtering all the 30,000 Chu soldiers, because keeping those prisoners would only increase the burden on the Wei army without getting much reward.
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In his opinion, it was enough for the 30,000 Chu troops to retreat and leave at most Pingyu Jun Xiong Hu and high-ranking generals, because these were the only people the Chu State was willing to redeem with ransom after the war.
Human lives, especially the lives of civilians, were not valued at all by the vast country of Chu.
Unexpectedly, His Highness Prince Su, who was still calling him Uncle Baili at the Dredging Camp a month ago, abruptly rejected Bailiba's decision to look at the overall situation.
Get rid of the more than 30,000 Chu prisoners.
Although there was no dispute between the two at the time, to be fair, this was not good news.
Of course, Bailiba didn't think that Zhao Hongrun's actions at that time really had any objections to him. It was just a matter of disagreement between the two.
But here’s the problem!
Bailiba, who has led the army for many years, knows that the most taboo thing in an army is the existence of two different voices, which will cause confusion in the command and make the soldiers in the army confused.
An army can only have one voice!
In this case, now, should Bailiba, the general of the dredging camp, be the leader, or should the Su Wang Zhao Hongrun be the leader?
Although there are still 100,000 enemy troops in Yingshui County under Chu Yangcheng Lord Xiong Tuo, Bailiba clearly realizes that their top priority now is not how to expand their victory, but to choose a "only voice".
"General, His Royal Highness Prince Su has arrived."
Outside the tent, a Wei soldier from the Junshui Camp on duty raised his tent and reported.
"Please!... Summon five more battalions to come to the commander's tent."
"yes!"
The Wei soldier clasped his fists and came out. Immediately afterwards, Zhao Hongrun led Zongwei Shen Yu, as well as Wuwei Chen Shi, Wang Shu, and Ma Zhang and walked into the tent.
"His Royal Highness King Su."
"General Baili."
Bailiba and Zhao Hongrun saluted each other and said hello.
"Where are the guards around His Highness?"
"Are you talking about Wei Jiao, Lu Mu, Zhang Ao, and Li Meng?" Zhao Hongrun explained with a smile: "I asked them to familiarize themselves with military affairs and ask for advice from the soldiers and generals in Junshui Camp."
"I see."
Bailiba nodded in relief. After all, he came all the way from Zongwei. Naturally, he knew that every person who has been strictly selected and served as the prince's Zongwei can become a good general after being trained. After all, they are all One of a hundred heroes.
Even if one day His Royal Highness King Su ascends the throne and becomes the emperor of the Wei Dynasty, he will undoubtedly become a general guarding the four directions and guarding the important places of the Wei Dynasty, like Shen Yu, Wei Jiao, Mu Qing and other clan guards. He is just like Bailiba.
What those clan guards lack now is experience, all kinds of experience.
Thinking of this, he smiled and said to Zhao Hongrun: "The battlefield is the best place to train a person. I believe that after this battle, the growth of some of the younger generation Zongwei will definitely surprise His Highness."
"Thank you for your kind words, General." Zhao Hongrun cupped his hands and thanked him.
After chatting for a while, the five battalion generals from Junshui Camp also came to the commander's tent one after another.
Seeing this, Baili Ba then introduced to Zhao Hongrun the five battalion generals of their Junshui camp, and introduced in detail the military branches and responsibilities of each of these five people.
These five battalion generals of the Junshui Battalion are:
On the left, the general of the heroic cavalry camp: Cao Jie - commanding five thousand light cavalry.
On the right, the general who is good at shooting: Gong Yuan - armed with 500 swords and shields, 2,500 longbows, and 2,000 crossbows.
In front, the general of the first infantry battalion: Wu Bi - commanding 2,000 spear and shield soldiers, 2,500 spearmen, and 500 crossbowmen.
In the middle, the general of the second infantry battalion is: Li Ji - armed with four thousand sword and shield soldiers and a thousand crossbowmen.
Later, the general of the third infantry battalion: Yu Chun - commanded five thousand swords.
These five military camps can be said to be examples of the most elite army of the Wei Dynasty. Looking at the entire Wei Dynasty, there are only five other local military camps that can rival the Junshui Camp, such as Fenxingsai, Dangshan, etc., but their military strength The number of people in the other five local military camps is not as good as that of Junshui Camp.
Therefore, it is no exaggeration to say that Junshui Camp can be called the first army of the Wei Dynasty.
Note: In addition to these five battalions, Junshui Battalion actually has an additional battalion, which is probably more than 2,000 reserve soldiers, and is responsible for logistics, food for sergeants, etc. Due to the lack of training in peacetime, the battle The force is ignored.
After that, Chen Shi, Wang Shu, and Ma Zhang also introduced themselves.
After all, the Yanling Wei army currently has about 10,000 soldiers, and because they just won a big victory, their morale is high, and they can be said to be a good fighting force.
As a result, Chen Shi and three others, as generals of this Yanling Wei army, have also become better. Otherwise, with their status, they would not be qualified to participate in the military discussions in the commander's tent.
"Now that everyone is almost here, let's start discussing the next plan... Everyone, please take a seat."
Baili Ba returned to the current situation.
When everyone in the tent heard this, they subconsciously took their seats according to their rank.
Suddenly, they were stunned because they discovered that Bailiba, who had said these words, had no intention of taking a seat, but looked at Zhao Hongrun with an unpredictable look.
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Among the people in the tent, a few people's expressions changed slightly.
Because at this moment they suddenly realized that there was an empty seat of honor in the tent.