Su Yun's flying birds quickly shot down nine flying birds. After the one carrying the crossbow was also shot down, the flying birds that were as fast as the wind began to strangle the infantry.
After a few back and forth, hundreds of agile soldiers were killed by the rain of arrows sprayed by flying birds.
Sergeant Mali, who fled back to the main camp, relied on his tent to defend his camp, but was still killed by flying birds in droves.
The grief-stricken Shantes was hit by an arrow, and if he had not held up his helmet, his whole body would have been shot through.
Looking at the dead worthless soldiers, Santes's eyes turned red and he gave an order for the entire army to surrender.
On that day, except for those who died during the attack on the city and were killed by their own birds, Ma Li surrendered more than 30,000 troops. Ma Li's naval forces fled directly down the Huai River.
When Shantes was led in front of Su Lu, he looked haggard and had lost weight.
"Long time no see, General Sha has lost a lot of weight."
Su Lu said with a smile, now that the war situation has been decided, the Chu, Tang and Qi kingdoms have all been destroyed, and these quick troops have been cleaned up. The next step is to recuperate and reorganize the officials, so there is no need to worry about anything anymore.
With nothing to do and nothing to worry about, Su Lu felt very comfortable.
Shantes saluted Su Lu, sat down on the chair, and smiled bitterly:
"Your Majesty, it is clear to me that the safety of tens of thousands of troops is in danger. To fall into the hands of Your Majesty in the first battle is to be really sorry for all the soldiers, for the imperial ministers, and for my Majesty, the Emperor Mali."
Su Lu nodded and said with a smile:
"In that case, General Schaentes, the relationship between you and our country was quite harmonious, but you misunderstood the slander, which led to the war between the two countries. Now all your troops have been captured by our country. In order to show the sincerity of our Han country, I have decided
Yes, our previous agreement is still valid."
"As long as your country signs a treaty with the Han State not to attack our Han State and not to use crossbows, your country can pay for the redemption of all of you and return to the country at the price of one hundred taels per person."
Shantes stood up immediately after hearing this, and looked at Su Lu with astonishment on his face:
"Does your Majesty take his words seriously?"
Su Lu nodded, "Seriously, your country is vast, rich in resources, and short of people. I know this, and judging from the sudden war launched by General Schaentes, he must be in a hurry to leave and want to return home with his army. Your country
It’s not easy to live in peace in the country.”
Shantes walked a few steps back and forth in the account, smiled bitterly and said:
"I don't dare to hide it from the prince. There is indeed a dispute in my country. The conservative officials are in rebellion. There are disputes between the north and the south. There are some things going on. There are many mutinies in the army supporting His Majesty the Great Emperor. They are in urgent need of my return to the country for assistance."
"If Your Majesty is willing to release these sergeants, Shane Tes, on behalf of His Majesty the Great Emperor and the Imperial Minister, would like to thank Your Majesty for your sincerity."
Su Luxin thought that there was indeed trouble in Mali's country, but this was normal. As soon as the domestic war was settled, he went on an expedition. Most of the army subordinate to Emperor Mali was not in the country. It was strange that the domestic opposition did not make trouble.
If the opposition gains momentum now and fights against the emperor's side, and wins every battle, then they will support Emperor Mari.
According to Shantez's level of anxiety, Emperor Mali must be very anxious. When the redemption payment is negotiated with Mali, the emperor will be beaten to a small extent by the rebels. By then, with this new force and a few more battles, Mali will
It is impossible for the country to remain in chaos for more than ten years.
"There's no need to thank you. Everyone is doing it for their own benefit. General Schaentes should return to the country as soon as possible."
Shantes looked happy, but he still bowed to Su Lu, then turned around and strode away.
Su Lu escorted Shantes out of the tent and asked Lu Zhan next to him:
"Where are the armies of Cao Hua and Zhao Wu?"
"General Cao Hua went to the capital of Chu. He lost the Emperor of Tang last time. General Cao Hua did not let go of the Emperor of Chu this time and captured more than a hundred noble ministers including the Emperor of Chu in one fell swoop."
"General Zhao Wu traveled through the stars and nights, and will be able to get here tonight."
Su Lu ordered:
"Give me the order, let them divide their troops, sweep the cities of Chu, divide their troops to guard, cooperate with Dingxiang Guards, select Chu officials, kill those who deserve to be killed, and surrender those who deserve to be surrendered."
"Send a letter to your majesty, saying that the land of Chu has fallen into the hands of our Han country, and asking her to consult with the Ministry of Civil Affairs and assign capable officials to serve as officials in the Chu land."
"The Ministry of Rites must also take action to promote schools and reform the academic system. These must be implemented as soon as possible."
"After this battle between Chu and Qi, many people were injured. Everywhere is in urgent need of food for the winter. Please ask the Ministry of Household Affairs to dispatch food to prevent starvation everywhere."
The few clerks who followed quickly wrote down what Su Lu said, then went back to polish it, transcribed it, and sent it to the capital.
A few days later, Cao Hua and Zhao Wu both arrived. Together with Hua Xun and others, they met with Su Lu in the main hall.
The war is over. Several generals are wearing scarlet robes and their faces are full of joy.
Su Lu ordered all the generals to sit down, patted the defense map on the wall and said:
"The war is over. Next, we have to deal with attacks from the enemy at sea and on the road."
"It's okay to say that there are only two roads to go on the road. Jiameng Pass is in the hands of our army. It is easy to defend and difficult to attack. It is difficult to capture it easily without using strong crossbows. Our army's spies are all over the Rouran grassland, who want to attack our Han Dynasty."
The country is going to go on for another year."
"It won't work at sea. Qi Chu has a long coastline. It's almost impossible to fully guard it. However, in order to defend against other places, we have to guard it. You can discuss it and see how we should guard it."
Cao Hua was the first to stand up and said:
"The southern port has a special geographical location and must be reinforced to become a new fortress. It is the first stop to deal with enemy threats from the sea and must be reinforced."
"Dongji Port doesn't matter, but we can also send troops to garrison it and use it as a small military port."
"There is no need for the Huaishang Navy Dazhai to exist. In the future, there will be no need for the river navy. After all, we in the Han Kingdom have no water bandits worthy of using the river navy."
Hua Xun quickly stood up and said:
"There should be a new port in the southeast. In this way, we can avoid the situation like last time when the fleet of navy passed through in large numbers but our navy of Han Dynasty failed to detect it."
"There is no need to set up a naval stronghold in the Huai River, but the entrance to the sea has to be guarded. A naval stronghold is left, firstly, for training troops and garrisoning troops, and secondly, for monitoring the Qi land, new ambushes on the Qi land, and there must be some
The fallen prince Xunqin is thinking of starting an army to cause chaos."
Wang Si said carelessly:
"Let me tell you, if we expand the existing ports, station troops, and conduct trade, there will be great potential. But I know that all those trading houses that engage in long-sea trade are making a lot of money."
"Let's talk about Lai Fuxiang. How poor he was in the past few years. I went to enjoy the autumn breeze and contributed a thousand taels of silver. Last month, I met their shopkeeper Su. I just spent ten thousand taels of silver just to work for the army.
ah."
Zhao Wu curled his lips with disdain on his face:
"You are disobeying military orders and should be punished by military law."
Li Kun took the water glass and took a sip slowly, his tone full of tones:
"Let's talk about it. Building more ports is definitely a good thing and can make money, but we still have to listen to the prince. Wherever the prince says there should be a port, there should be a port. Even if you go by what you Wangsi said and build more ports, there is no money to build more ports.