With the addition of the Xiang Jiajun led by Xiang Ji, the Danyang army was completely surrounded by enemies from both sides.
Morale plummeted, there was no unified command, and there were no generals to hold the line.
These three factors combined contributed to the defeat of the Danyang Army.
"Command the entire army to tell these Danyang troops to surrender without killing them!"
Seeing that the battle was coming to an end, Xiang Yu issued a new military order.
Yes, no more killing.
In this period of fighting, Danyang's front army and the Chinese army probably killed more than 7,000 of the 15,000-strong army. Counting those who escaped and were injured, there are probably less than 3,000 people who can still fight.
Xiang Ji still had a good impression of the Danyang Army.
This is a real army.
In such a desperate situation, you can actually take up arms to resist instead of running away in a panic.
In this era, such an army can be called a truly powerful army.
It is indeed worthy of the title of Danyang Army, the best in the world.
It is indeed a pity that such a strong army has fallen into its current situation.
They just lack a qualified leader!
As Xiang Jiajun continued to shout, fewer Danyang troops were still resisting, and most of the Danyang troops had gradually calmed down from the bloody fighting.
When the first Danyang soldier who knelt down and surrendered appeared, thousands of Danyang soldiers knelt on the ground.
"Hahaha! Very good, Zhao Yun, Yu Jin, go quickly to gather the surrendered troops and count the casualties of our army."
After giving orders to Zhao Yun, Xiang Ji rushed towards Xiaopei.
You know, there are at least nearly two thousand Danyang Army prisoners there waiting for him to surrender.
In the previous series of wars, Xiang Ji's 40,000-strong army may have been depleted by nearly half of its strength. If we don't find a way to quickly replenish it, how can we occupy the entire territory of Xuzhou?
But when Xiang Ji arrived at Xiaopei City again, he saw Cui Yan, whom he had never seen before.
And this product also brought surprises to Xiang Ji, and it was able to regain some impression points with Xiang Ji.
"My lord, my subordinate Cui Yan pays homage to my lord.
Now these Danyang Army prisoners have all been persuaded to surrender by their subordinates, a total of 1,830 people."
Seeing Cui Yan looking to take credit, Xiang Ji wanted to go up and kick him.
What's the joke? Why didn't you show up when Chen Deng was using his tactics? Aren't you the military advisor appointed by Tai Shici?
Could it be that the duty of a military advisor is to persuade prisoners to surrender?
After this battle, Xiang Ji completely understood that in this era and in this world, fighting does not entirely rely on bravery. An outstanding military advisor can indeed help the army a lot.
But here comes the problem.
Almost all the literati of this era came from clans, and there were probably only a few who came from truly poor families. Cui Yan seemed to be one of the better ones.
Damn it! I don’t want to use Old Liu’s dog.
Affected by Xiang Yu, Xiang Ji hated the old Liu family deeply.
Women from the old Liu family can ride. This is a matter of honoring the ancestors.
But Xiang Ji will never use the old Liu family's dog.
At least, he won't be able to use it at the moment...
Because as a modern man, Xiang Ji knew very well how harmful the clan was.
Starting from the Han Dynasty, developing into the Three Kingdoms, Wei and Jin, the Five Husties, and all the way to the Sui and Tang Dynasties, the changes in each dynasty were almost all directed by clans.
The common people are simply insignificant pawns of the clans in this gluttonous feast.
Xiang Ji is not a saint, nor does he want to be one.
But now that we are here.
So, always try to change something and leave something for future generations.
At least, this way, it's not in vain.
Therefore, under the current circumstances, Xiang Ji will never activate any clan.
Unless, he can truly decide life or death with just one word.
Then he will gradually consider using some declining and obedient clans.
After all, in this era, the real cultural inheritance is still in the hands of these clans.
However, thinking about those things now is too far away. The first problem facing Xiang Ji is that he really needs someone who can make suggestions.
Damn it! Isn’t there one that suits me?
After sifting through a circle, Xiang Ji couldn't find a strategist suitable for his current situation.
Either it was a clan, Xiang Ji didn't like it, and he didn't dare to like it.
As for those from poor families, none of them are as good as Cui Yan, and Xiang Ji really doesn't like him.
Damn it, are you really asking me to go poach people from Dong Zhuo?
Xiang Ji remembered that Dong Zhuo still had several outstanding counselors who came from poor families, such as Li Ru and Jia Xu.
That’s right! Jia Xu!
Now Li Ru is a popular person around Dong Zhuo, I will definitely not be able to recruit him.
But if I remember correctly, at this time, Jia Xu, the poisonous scholar, seems to be still at home, being ignored by Dong Zhuo and ignored!
Suddenly thinking of Jia Xu, Xiang Ji became excited.
Who is this guy?
If there was a ranking of counselors during the Three Kingdoms period, this guy would definitely be among the best!
Although he is not as good at leading troops or participating in internal affairs as Zhou Yu, Zhuge Liang, Sima Yi and others.
But this guy, I’m afraid the genius Guo Jia doesn’t have as many clever ideas as he does!
Xiang Yu didn't care about leading the army. What Xiang Yu lacked at the moment was someone who could give him advice and remind him at any time.
It seems that after the incident in Xuzhou, I will look for an opportunity to go to Chang'an.
Having a goal means having motivation.
Xiang Ji became even more eager to conquer Xuzhou.
"Thank you for your hard work, Master Cui. You did a good job in this matter."
He still encouraged Cui Yan to recruit and surrender prisoners.
After all, no matter how you put it, this guy is just incompetent, not a corpse.
For Xiang Ji, who is currently seriously short of people, his current performance is still within the tolerance range.
"Master Cui Bo, please go and inform General Taishi Ci immediately.
Let him assemble the army, and then join him at Jin, Zhao Yun's headquarters. After a day's rest, we will go directly to Xiapi!"
Now that the Danyang army has been defeated, there are only more than 10,000 soldiers from various cities and counties left in the Xiapi garrison. For Xiang Ji, this is basically fish and meat on the chopping board.
Xiang Ji didn't have the patience to wait anymore. It was better to defeat Xiapi early and then reinforce the Tibetan tyrants to conquer the entire territory of Xuzhou.
After all, the war is changing rapidly, who knows what will happen in the future?
At the very least, Xiang Ji can still control the direction of history, so he must seize this last moment to expand his advantage.
You know, Xiang Ji has no intention of having a Three Kingdoms fight for hegemony in the end.
If that happens, Xiang Ji is really afraid of losing the face of the people who traveled through time and the face of the overlord of Western Chu.