si-mexico Chapter 715 Battle Damage and Deployment
Chapter 715 Battle Damage and Deployment
Pang Lei held the shovel, sighed heavily, looked up at the sky, and said,
"To be honest, I hate the Yan people. They invaded Chu and killed so many of my fellow countrymen.
But to be honest, I also admire the Yan people. They are really good at fighting. On the battlefield, if you are not as skilled as your opponent and cannot win, you have to admit defeat.
Moreover, the Yan people's minds are indeed the most open-minded I have ever seen.
"Five or sixty thousand surrendered soldiers were released without any hesitation, without even a single person watching over them. This level of courage is unprecedented."
Gong Yangge nodded calmly and said,
"Yes, this is what is most admirable, and it also reflects people's confidence in their own abilities.
To be frank, Pang Lei, the Yan army is not afraid of you running away. Even if you run away, what can happen?
Organize and resist? The Yan army can overwhelm you in one wave, like a mantis trying to stop a chariot.
Go back home and be a peaceful citizen? That doesn't matter. If you just farm honestly and don't cause trouble, people won't care about you at all.
To put it bluntly, they don't care whether you run or not. This kind of strength is the real strength."
Pang Lei nodded and asked again,
"Marshal Gong Yang, there's still a chance. Are you sure you don't want to run?"
"If I don't run away, what will happen even if I return to Qian Kingdom? Four hundred thousand soldiers were annihilated, and His Majesty will probably not let me lead the troops again.
Even if I could lead an army, could I defeat the Yan people? It would only lead to more bloodshed and the death of more Qian people.
I had already run away, but was spotted and caught by Zhang Han who was strolling on the river. It was such a coincidence that I thought this might be God's will.
Besides, I have already promised Emperor Yan to serve her.
He also promised the 100,000 surrendered Qian army soldiers that he would lead them to form a new legion.
You can’t go back on your word.”
"Well, I respect your choice."
"What about you, Pang Lei, what are you going to do?"
Pang Lei was silent for a moment, shoveled a few shovels of soil, and finally made a decision.
"You've convinced me. I want to be like you, leading tens of thousands of soldiers and fighting for merit."
"Well, in that case, when you return, you should seek an audience with the Emperor of Yan. I know that the Chu people are good at water warfare, and Yan State currently has no navy. If they want to cross the Yangtze River, they must build a large navy belonging to the Yan people.
I think you can try.”
"Navy? Well, before becoming Vice-Marshal Xiang's deputy commander, I was also Vice-Marshal of the Yangtze River Navy. I have quite a bit of experience in commanding and fighting navy troops.
Since we have decided to serve, we must show something respectable. Otherwise, if these brothers really become slaves and auxiliary soldiers, their treatment will be too poor."
Gong Yangge nodded silently.
After Xiangqu was buried and the tomb was built, everyone stood between the tomb and the Han River and bowed towards the new tomb nestled between the mountains and the water.
"Goodbye, Marshal!"
After paying homage, Gongyang Ge looked at the grave, sighed, and turned to walk towards the Yan army camp.
The fifty or sixty thousand surrendered soldiers all followed the two of them, and not a single one escaped.
In this way, they returned to the prisoner-of-war camp in silence.
Arriving at the door of the big tent, Gong Yang Ge said to Pang Lei,
"You should go directly to the Yan army's headquarters to pay your respects to the Empress. I will stay here to reorganize the army. I need to compile the army numbers and the generals and submit them as soon as possible."
"Okay, thank you, Marshal Gong Yang!"
Pang Lei clasped his hands towards him, then strode towards the east.
Arriving at the gate of the prisoner-of-war camp and the Yan army camp, he said to the Yan army soldiers guarding the gate,
"Brother, please inform me that Pang Lei, the deputy commander of the Chu army, wishes to see His Majesty the Emperor of Dayan."
"Come with me."
The soldier nodded and took him directly towards the Tianyu Army.
Pang Lei didn't expect that the other party would take him there so directly, so he followed immediately.
He didn't know that the Yan army had already thought of his move. Basically, all the enemy soldiers and generals captured by the Yan army would defect to the Yan army, and they were used to it.
Even this soldier, who was previously in the Wei army, has now switched to the Yan army. He has made many contributions and received rewards.
People have long been accustomed to it.
At the Yan army commander's tent, Yan Fuyao, Shen Changgong, Ma Ling, Yu Huatian and others were all there.
"Alright, everyone, please report the casualties from this battle."
Shen Changgong said.
Yu Huatian was the first to speak,
"Your Majesty, the Tianyu Army suffered over 12,800 casualties in this battle, mainly due to the heavy casualties in the final battle near the Han River."
"The Divine Front Army suffered over 58,000 casualties."
"The Pingnan Army has 10,000 soldiers."
"The Sky Eagle Army has over 19,000 men."
"There are about 500 soldiers from the Zhennan Army."
"The Southern Expedition Army...more than 61,000 soldiers."
Jiang Shun was the last one to speak.
In fact, his casualties in the last battle were not heavy. The main reason was that the Qian army broke through the defense line in the first battle, and then many people died when they desperately rushed into the defense line of Yecheng in order to make merit.
"More than 160,000 people were injured."
Shen Changgong silently calculated how to fill the gap of 160,000 people.
"Your Majesty, how many new soldiers have been trained in Shengjing and Linzi and are ready to march south?"
Yan Fuyao slowly said,
"Aside from the regular troops stationed at various locations for daily garrison duty, the number of new recruits that can be mobilized is approximately 110,000 to 120,000."
Liang Kai quickly stood up and said,
"Your Majesty, Prince, there's no need to fill the gaps in our Divine Vanguard Army. Didn't we promise before that the Divine Vanguard Army would become a regular army of 100,000 men?
How about I send another 40,000 men, and the court send another 60,000 to 70,000 new soldiers to fill the gaps in the other brother legions?"
Shen Changgong shook his head and said,
"No need for that. The predecessor of the Shenfeng Army was the Wei Army. They have convenient spiritual will and language communication, and they cooperate well. It would be inappropriate to split them up hastily, and it would also make the soldiers who were split up feel dissatisfied. After all, they have made such great sacrifices and made such great contributions, but to solve the puzzle only to be split up in return?
Soldiers have feelings, a sense of honor and belonging towards their numbers.
Then let’s do this, the Shenfeng Army, Zhennan Army, and Yuying Army will not reinforce their troops for the time being.
The other legions replenished their troops according to the number of casualties.
What do you think, Your Majesty? "
"I agree. Just calculate the number of people. However, if we use up all the new recruits this time, it will take another year or two to replenish them."
"In one or two years, we will have unified the world."
Shen Changgong smiled and said to everyone,
"After we capture Xiangyang and Jingzhou, we will rest in Jingzhou for a while.
During these months, we need to build ships and replenish food, weapons, artillery shells and new soldiers.
At the same time, a proclamation was issued to all the counties and prefectures north of the Yangtze River in Chu, ordering them to submit to Dayan. If any refused to submit, troops would be sent to suppress them.