I am a commoner, but I will lead the empress to unify the world

Chapter 688 Civilians Cleaning the Battlefield

Just as the generals of the two armies were about to draw their swords and attack each other, Xiang Qu and Gongyang Ge stopped them together.

Then, Gong Yang Ge looked at Xiang Qu and said in a gloomy tone,

"So, General Xiang's explanation to our army is simply that we can't come to your rescue because we can't defeat the 50,000 Tianyu troops to your west?"

"Our army is also attacked from both sides..."

"Okay, stop talking!"

Gong Yang Ge stretched out his hand and said,

"I will report your actions to the Emperor of Chu and my own Emperor Qian. At that time, the right and wrong will be determined impartially.

But before that, our army will no longer fight alongside the Chu army."

"Come, go to the city and gather our army's food, fodder, and weapons. We will return to the camp and march 20 miles south to avoid the Yan army's attack and rest our troops.

Fight or retreat, we await the Emperor's order!"

Hearing this, Xiang Qu quickly said,

"General Gongyang, you must not withdraw your troops. Our two emperors have commanded us to fight side by side against this formidable enemy.

If the Qian army retreats, our Chu army alone will not be able to stop the Yan army.

"The lips and teeth are interdependent, Marshal Gong Yang."

Gongyang Ge roared angrily,

"Do you still remember that the lips and teeth are cold? Do you still remember that we must fight shoulder to shoulder? Do you still remember the emperor's order?

But what did you do? You betrayed your allies, were passive and lazy in fighting, and only wanted to preserve your strength, causing my Daqian army to be surrounded and ignored.

You Chu people really say one thing and do another!

I have made up my mind. Before the Emperor's order arrives, I will never take the initiative to attack again!"

"go!"

Gongyang Ge picked up his helmet, turned around and walked outside with the generals of the Qian army.

Then, they dispatched the baggage and food camps in the city, pulling food and supplies, and rushed out of the city.

In the hall, only a group of Chu army generals were left, looking at each other in bewilderment.

A Chu army commander said,

"General, what's the intention of this Qian army? Are they trying to desert the battlefield? They're actually ignoring the orders of their emperor. This is a crime of deceiving the emperor!"

At this time, they were still thinking about the mistakes of others and did not think about their own mistakes at all.

Everyone cursed Qian Jun again.

Xiang Qu waved his hand and said,

"Things have come to this point. We can't stop those who want to leave. The Qian army no longer takes the initiative to attack. Even if our army takes the initiative to attack, it will be difficult to win.

Arrange the troops and prepare defenses in the camp and the city. We will resist the arrival of the Yan army."

"As ordered!"

It was already midnight when the Qian army returned to the barracks. It was impossible for them to leave at midnight. The Qian army had been exhausted all day and suffered heavy losses, with many wounded soldiers, and needed to rest.

However, the camp that was once bustling with people now seemed empty.

In order to get a reply as soon as possible, Gongyang Ge used carrier pigeons to convey information to the royal family of Chu and the emperor of Qian.

In the letter, he severely reprimanded the Chu army for not rescuing their comrades and betraying them, expressing his extreme anger and difficulty in working with the Chu army. He also exaggerated the heroic and bloody battle of the Qian army, which helped them break out of the encirclement of the Yan army, which was twice their size, and decided to retreat twenty miles to the south to avoid the Yan army's attack.

In addition, he also asked Emperor Qian whether he should fight or retreat.

After writing the letter, he immediately sent it out by carrier pigeon and waited for a reply.

……

On the Yan army side, there was no meeting. Shen Changgong just said that they would rest for one day, count the casualties and the number of enemies killed, and then hold a meeting to arrange the next tactics.

After all, the enemy suffered heavy losses this time and most likely will not take the initiative to fight again.

Then, Shen Changgong hugged his little wife and went to sleep together.

More than 200 young civil servants, led by Wu Bi and Sun Ting, took off their official robes, put on coarse linen clothes, and went outside the city to help the auxiliary soldiers carry the corpses and clean up the battlefield.

More than 200 civil servants, led by a general, came to the quiet battlefield.

The general said to a commander of the auxiliary battalion,

"Old Liu, I brought you some capable men. Use them well and have them help you move the bodies and clean up the battlefield."

Old Liu, who was in his forties, walked over with a whip in his hand, smiled at the general, and then turned to look at the civil servants.

As he looked at her, his eyes turned to disgust.

"General Zheng, where did these people come from? They all look so thin and skinny, they don't look like working people at all.

If all else fails, you can go to the Yuying Army and ask for mercy. They are not fighting today, so ask them to send some people over to help."

General Zheng sneered,

"Come on, the Yuying Army is the emperor's personal army, dedicated to protecting the emperor.

Marshal Yu is pregnant with the prince's child, and the entire Yuying Army is favored. They only need to defend the city and don't have to fight. You still let them move the corpses. They are rebelling against you.

You are an auxiliary soldier, and he is a regular soldier. Why would I do this to you?"

Old Liu's face turned bitter and he said,

"Then we can take prisoners. The scale of this battle is truly enormous, unprecedented. There are over a million people on the battlefield, and the corpses are piled up so high.

Let alone tonight, even if we add tomorrow, we won’t be able to finish it.”

"Let's do it tonight. Tomorrow morning, I'll go see the prince and ask him to let the prisoners help. Okay, that's it.

Don’t be fooled by the delicate skin and tender flesh of these two hundred people. They are actually very valuable. Each of them is a top scorer in the imperial examination. In the future, they will all be high-ranking officials with generous salaries and provincial governors.

If you offend them, you will suffer the consequences in the future."

When Old Liu heard this, his eyes widened instantly and he said,

"Hey, you old Zheng, I thought you were here to send me some people to do some work, but you ended up sending me a bunch of ancestors?

Take it away, take it away. I don’t want it. I, Old Liu, don’t know how to serve others.”

"You don't need to serve them, just let them work normally, don't hit them, the emperor said, whatever you do, they will do.

I am leaving. "

General Zheng waved his hand and turned to walk towards the city.

The champion Wu Bi hurriedly clasped his hands and said with a smile,

"I've met the Commander-in-Chief."

Old Liu looked at him and said,

"My Lords, what can you do?"

Wu Bi said quickly,

"Commander, please don't call us sirs. We have just passed the imperial examination and have not yet been appointed. We are just wearing white clothes. On the contrary, you, as an officer, have a higher rank than us.

We will do whatever you tell us to do."

"Okay then, you guys form your own teams, ten people in each team, and two torches in each team.

The bodies of our soldiers will be lifted onto carts and dragged to the military camp on the left. You don't have to worry about them. When the time comes, they will be registered and those who have made military contributions will be given a proper burial.

The armor of the enemy soldiers' bodies was stripped off and thrown onto the car, and their weapons were also thrown onto the car.

As for the corpses, just pile them up nearby and burn them with firewood and kerosene after you’ve dealt with them.”