The knights sent by Zhao Kuo to Handan were surrounded by the people of Zhao State on the way. The people brought in several soldiers of Yan State. These soldiers had bruises and swollen noses and faces. When they saw the knights, their eyes became more frightened.
, his whole body felt weak, and an elder pulled the knight and asked tremblingly: "What happened to Bai Ren? We met a dozen such deserters from the Yan Kingdom, and we can't understand what they are saying."
The knight smiled and said: "Ma Fuzi killed the general and captured the flag, and won a great victory!"
As soon as these words came out, the atmosphere suddenly exploded. The people danced excitedly. Some people were choked with sobs and were really speechless. Some people knelt on the ground and cried bitterly. Looking at the chaotic crowd, the knights also said they couldn't.
As he spoke, he felt all kinds of things in his heart. The people originally wanted to ask him more questions, but he had his own mission and was in a hurry to leave. Several old men raised the food they had hidden and handed it to him respectfully.
knight.
"Please eat on the way... This is the gratitude of the people of Bairen. Please don't refuse."
The knight ran wildly in the direction of Handan, but the people turned around. Who would be willing to leave their hometown if they were not forced to do so?
At this moment, Zhao Kuo was still on the battlefield. After drinking some water, he was able to stand up with a spear in his hand. Dong Chengzi was still leading people to treat the wounded soldiers, and Zhao Fu and others were also recording the casualties.
Gradually, Zhao Fu's face became more and more serious. Qing Qin's chariot charge brought huge casualties to the Zhao people. One thousand eight hundred and thirty-two old soldiers died in the battle, some were seriously injured and some were dying.
There are still more than 400 people struggling.
The people were carrying the bodies, and naturally they had to carry the Zhao people's bodies first, and the Yan people's bodies could not be left alone, because Zhao Kuo had given an order that all the bodies must be buried, and the bodies must not be insulted, and the Yan people's casualties were also
Quite a few, and most of them died in the hands of their own people. Even after being busy until night, they could not clean up the entire battlefield. The people who left Bairen also came back. They wanted to cheer, but when they saw those piled up,
Zhao people's remains were revealed, but they couldn't laugh anymore.
Under the leadership of the elders, they spontaneously helped clean up the battlefield.
Zhao Kuo was helped to rest and eat meat. Zhao Kuo got on the bed and fell asleep.
Ge personally stood guard at the door and allowed no one to disturb him except the doctor.
Zhao Kuo slept for a long time, and it was not until noon the next day that he opened his eyes. When he woke up, he felt the severe pain coming from his body. He took a deep breath and slowly sat up.
, Sure enough, someone had already bandaged himself for the second time. Zhao Kuo looked at the door and shouted: "Ge!", Sure enough, the person who rushed in was still Ge. Zhao Kuo looked at the sunshine outside the door and just held his stomach.
Said: "I'm a little hungry."
Ge nodded, and after a while, he brought some food for Zhao Kuo.
Zhao Kuo was eating his meal and said, "Please call Mr. Zhao over."
"Fu Zhao is not in the city. He took people to investigate the situation of the Yan people and has not come back yet." Ge said. Zhao Kuo nodded, moved his legs, and then said with a wry smile: "Then wait for him.
When you come back, bring him to me."
Although the enemy general Li Fu had been killed, the war was still not over. The Yan people left more than 10,000 corpses on the battlefield and fled. What Zhao Kuo was worried about was not that they gathered in the city to defend, but that they were worried about
They would rob people everywhere and kill innocent people because they had no food and grass. All the food and grass were destroyed on the battlefield. After the food and grass were attacked once by Zhao Kuo, Li Fu arranged the food transport troops in the center.
military.
However, in this battle, the Chinese army suffered serious casualties. The food and grass were either discarded or taken away by the soldiers transporting food. Therefore, these defeated soldiers had little food. Once a person is hungry, the harm he can cause is limited.
It will become more and more serious, and his temperament will become more and more cruel. This is why Zhao Kuo gave up letting the knights in the clouds continue to guard the gate of Yanzhao, and instead let them protect the people everywhere.
Zhao Kuo lay on the bed for more than two hours, not because he was lazy, but because he really couldn't stand up. Ge led Zhao Fu into the inner room, then helped Zhao Kuo to sit up, and Zhao Fu knelt down
In front of Zhao Kuo, he said: "The defeated troops heading towards Handan were all captured by the people of Bairen. There were also a group of people who got into the dense forest and disappeared. Most of the Yan people fled to Haocheng.
direction."
"I heard that a Yan general named Yangji was gathering troops to go to Haocheng. I put on Yan clothes and went to find out. Tens of thousands of people had gathered there. I can't say the exact number.
Qing..." Zhao Fu also talked about several other situations, such as prisoners, injuries, etc. Zhao Kuo listened carefully and pondered for a long time before saying: "Haicheng has no food and grass, nothing, they
I will definitely not defend Haocheng..."
"Send someone to investigate the situation of the Yan people at any time... Get in touch with the Knights in the Cloud as soon as possible."
Zhao Fu nodded, knights were not suitable for charging into battle, but in terms of chasing down deserters, cavalry was the strongest, so Zhao Kuo temporarily handed over the army to Zhao Fu, who also served as a military officer under Zhao She.
With enough experience, Zhao Kuo could feel at ease. In the following days, Zhao Fu captured a group of prisoners one after another, and the defeated troops who escaped from the battlefield were also concentrated in Haocheng.
A few days later, Zhao Kuo was gradually able to walk. He first went to help treat the wounded, not only the wounded of Zhao, but also those of Yan. If they could be saved, he also helped to save them. On the battlefield
In the past, Zhao Kuo was able to ruthlessly take the lives of his enemies, but now he couldn't bear to see these injured Yan people locked in a circle, tied together like livestock, desperately waiting for their death.
The people of Bairen couldn't understand why Zhao Kuo ordered to rescue these Yan people and even gave them some food every day. The food was so precious, how could it be given to these captives? Could it be that he wanted to escort them to the
Handan, as his own meritorious service? Zhao Kuo did not answer. When the people approached these Yan people, the Yan people were very scared and cried loudly. Some were begging for mercy, and some were calling for their families.
Names, some are saying goodbye.
But when the people helped bandage their wounds and brought them food, they were stunned.
He bent down and knelt down to these common people, his face full of tears.
When Zhao Kuo came here, several sluggish generals were pushed out and brought to Zhao Kuo. Zhao Kuo looked at these people and remained silent. Zhao Bu on the side said: "We can bring them to Hao."
They beheaded people under the city to sacrifice the flag, so that the Yan people did not dare to resist anymore." Zhao Kuo stared at them coldly and said: "I will let the soldiers of the Yan State go. To the southwest of Bai Ren, there is water flowing in the direction of the Yan State.
Yes, the soldiers can walk along the water, catch fish in the water, and return to Yan Kingdom."
Zhao Fu looked at Zhao Kuo in shock. Zhao Bu was even more surprised and did not dare to question. Zhao Fu translated Zhao Kuo's words. In an instant, the soldiers of the Yan Kingdom were in an uproar. Everyone looked at Zhao Kuo in surprise, and some knelt down. , and some didn't believe it at all. The generals looked at each other, and then became a little happy, and quickly thanked them: "Thank you for your kindness!" Zhao Fu translated for Zhao Kuo again, and Zhao Kuo shook his head and said, "Tell them, There is no need for them to thank me, I will not let them go, I will execute them."
After Zhao Fu translated, the generals were shocked and asked hurriedly: "They say you are a benevolent gentleman. Now you are showing kindness to the soldiers, why can't you also show kindness to us?"
"Thieves who kill with swords may not be guilty of the sword, but is this the same for thieves?!" Zhao Kuo looked a little angry, "As generals of the Yan State, you should have dissuaded your monarch from engaging in such an unjust war. , but you only think about your own merits and show no kindness to the people of Zhao State, and you even have no mercy for your own soldiers. People like you must pay the price for your crimes!"
After Zhao Fu finished speaking, these generals were ashen-faced. Some of them turned around and yelled at the soldiers in Yan language. However, the soldiers lowered their heads and ignored the general's orders. Only then did Zhao Kuo make people angry. The soldiers of Yan State were released, but Zhao Kuo ignored the captured generals and executed them one by one. The soldiers of Yan State still did not trust Zhao Kuo.
However, when they were thrown out of the city and the city gate was closed, they were sure that they were really let go.
Some soldiers ran away and fled, while others bowed sincerely towards the city, with tears streaming down their faces.
Most of the people in Bai Ren couldn't understand Zhao Kuo's order. Even Dong Chengzi said helplessly: "Even if you don't want to kill them, you shouldn't let them go. Zhao Guo is short of manpower everywhere. It's better to put them away." They stayed to farm for the State of Zhao..." Zhao Kuo stood on the city wall, smiled and said, "Okay, as long as you can scrape together enough food, I can help you capture more people. "
"This...I...let's forget it." Dong Chengzi shook his head and stopped persuading.
And when these captives escaped to Haocheng or were captured into Haocheng, a huge chaos immediately occurred.
"Are you telling the truth? Zhao people really don't kill prisoners?"
"I have long heard that Ma Fuzi of Zhao State is a true gentleman. I never thought that he could be so kind to us..."
"Then what are we still guarding here?"
"I haven't eaten in three days!"
"I just want to go home, my baby is about to be born..."