si-mexico Chapter 1178: Once is enough to teach people a lesson!
Chapter 1178: Once is enough to teach people a lesson!
After a fierce battle, 50,000 Qin troops were completely wiped out.
After a day and a night, after the Qin army's defense line completely collapsed, all that was left was massacre.
Even though the Qin army was brave and powerful, they were surrounded by 100,000 Zhou troops, and their cavalry kept shuttling back and forth, tearing apart the defense line that he had organized with great difficulty.
In just one day, the Qin army was completely slaughtered.
The battlefield was in a mess, with corpses everywhere and blood flowing through the gaps between the corpses.
The pungent smell of blood could be heard from ten miles away, making people feel sick.
The next day, when the drizzle fell on the ground, the entire battlefield became much fresher.
The Zhou army began to clean up the battlefield and minimize the casualties, while also continuously transporting supplies, food, and weapons from the Qin army camp into the city.
There are many siege equipment among them, which are heavy materials and very important.
After Chu Ning had breakfast, the generals came to report.
Feihe City, inside the meeting hall.
The generals had excited smiles on their faces, and before Chu Ning arrived, they recounted the battle situation of yesterday.
"Hahahaha, I killed more than fifty Qin soldiers with my own hands yesterday!"
"Only more than fifty people? I killed sixty-three Qin soldiers yesterday!"
"You are too few. I led the cavalry to break up the Qin army's formation. At least two hundred Qin soldiers died in my hands!"
"Humph, you cavalrymen are naturally enjoying the killing, but what does our infantry comparison have to do with you cavalrymen?"
"That's not right. We are all killing enemies, so we should be compared with each other."
Everyone was talking excitedly and even started joking.
The infantry general wanted to compare the number of enemies killed by both sides, and the cavalry general also wanted to join in. For a while, the two sides were competing with each other.
At this moment, a loud laugh was heard: "It seems that the generals are very satisfied with the result of this battle."
Everyone recognized Chu Ning's voice and stood on both sides, bowed, saluted solemnly and shouted:
"Greetings to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of Chu!"
Under Zhao Yu's protection, Chu Ning walked from outside the hall into the hall with the gait of a dragon or a tiger.
Coming to the main seat, Chu Ning turned around and looked at everyone, staring at them with a look of satisfaction on his face.
He didn't believe that these people obeyed him from the beginning.
Although he was famous and had done favors for the Zhou Dynasty, the generals of the Zhou Dynasty were, after all, from the Zhou Dynasty and it was impossible for them to obey the orders of the Crown Prince of Chu.
But through this battle, these people were completely convinced.
From the looks in these people's eyes at this moment, Chu Ning could see what they were thinking.
"Generals, there is no need to be so polite."
Chu Ning smiled and said, "We were able to win this battle thanks to the desperate efforts of all the generals, and only then were we able to annihilate all 50,000 Qin troops."
"I will report this matter to the Empress truthfully and ask for credit for the generals."
The generals were delighted in their hearts, but on the surface they shouted in unison: "This battle was entirely thanks to the Chu crown prince's planning. We dare not take the credit for it."
They will definitely get a lot of credit for winning the battle, but they are not stupid and will not compete with Chu Ning for the credit.
This opportunity to become famous all over the world is not theirs, it can only go to Chu Ning.
They just need the Zhou Dynasty to reward them according to their merits. The one who will become famous throughout the world will naturally be Chu Ning, and only Chu Ning's.
Moreover, he did not forget that although 50,000 Qin troops were defeated in this battle, there were still 50,000 Qin troops!
These talents are the real main force of the Qin army.
This time, they used twice the strength of the army to destroy 50,000 Qin infantrymen, and they almost got into trouble on the way. If they had encountered the 50,000 main force of the Qin army, including cavalry, it would be hard to say whether they could defeat the enemy.
Therefore, they will have to rely on Chu Ning to make plans next.
At this critical juncture, no one dared to offend Chu Ning.
Chu Ning was very satisfied with everyone's attitude.
Sometimes, words cannot be taught.
To teach people something, once is enough.
"Well, you don't have to be polite, generals."
Chu Ning smiled and said, "General Xue, tell me about the damage in this battle."
Xue Huaide, who was named, took the initiative to step forward and said in a deep voice: "This time, the 50,000 Qin troops were completely wiped out, and their deputy general Zhou Min was captured alive by General Zhao Yu.
Over 40,000 pieces of weapons and armor, over 100 pieces of siege equipment, and 200,000 dan of grain and fodder were seized.”
After a pause, he continued, "However, our army also suffered a lot of losses in this battle. More than 20,000 people were killed, more than 5,000 were seriously injured, and more than 30,000 were slightly injured."
As soon as these words were spoken, the atmosphere in the hall suddenly became solemn.
Despite having such a huge advantage, the Zhou army still suffered so many losses.
They clearly had the advantage in terms of military strength, but even so, after they destroyed the Qin army, they still suffered a two-to-one loss ratio.
If the lightly injured are included, Zhou Jun’s losses this time are not small.
Chu Ning was also somewhat surprised by this, and couldn't help but frown and ask: "Why is the loss so great?"
Xue Huaide sighed, glanced at Liu Tian beside him, and said nothing.
In Liu Tian's house, he had no choice but to step forward and said in a deep voice: "Your Highness, the Crown Prince of Chu, this matter is due to my poor command.
At the last moment, the Qin army counterattacked fiercely. My brothers could not resist and many of them were killed. The Qin army also created a gap.
At that time, Zhou Min led the Qin army to charge out. Fortunately, General Zhao Yu arrived in time and captured Zhou Min alive, thus stopping the Qin army that was about to break out.
But it is also because of this that most of my soldiers were killed. Among the more than 20,000 people lost this time, more than half were under my command. "
Chu Ning raised his eyebrows when he heard this, and looked at Liu Tian deeply: "General Liu, the Qin army almost escaped because of your negligence, you are responsible for this."
As soon as he opened his mouth, he started to call for an explanation.
Yanagida seemed to know that he was wrong. He sighed, took off his helmet, and said seriously:
"It is indeed my fault for not leading this battle well. Before your majesty issues the punishment order, I am willing to hand over the command of Feihe City."
Chu Ning nodded slightly and said with satisfaction: "In this case, the defense of this city will be handed over to General Xue Huaide!"
Xue Huaide's face changed slightly, and he quickly bowed and saluted: "Your Highness, the Crown Prince of Chu, can you let General Liu Tian continue to be in charge of the city's defense and execute it after your majesty gives the order?"
"Although our army has destroyed 50,000 Qin troops outside the city, Li Xing's 50,000 troops are about to arrive. If we punish General Liu Tian at this moment, I'm afraid it will make the soldiers in the city feel uneasy and cause trouble."
He is worthy of being a great general, with a broad mind. Even at this time, he is still pleading for Yanagida.
Even Liu Tian did not expect Xue Huaide to plead for him, and he could not help but look at him with gratitude.
But at this time, Chu Ning snorted coldly, his face looked a little ugly: "This palace has always been clear about rewards and punishments. Those who have made contributions must be rewarded, and those who have committed crimes must be punished!"
"Besides, Liu Tian almost ruined my good deeds this time. I didn't kill him immediately because of the Empress's face!"
"Come here, take Yanagida away. No one can go see him without my order."
At the command, two soldiers immediately came into the hall and took Yanagida away.
Seeing this, the generals' faces changed drastically, and they all pleaded, "Your Highness, the Crown Prince of Chu, please show mercy!"