Chapter 613 Once successful, all bones will die
Estuary, cheers sounded everywhere.
This is an extremely thrilling and exciting victory. How dangerous it is during the fierce battle, how joyful and exciting it is after winning. Even the wounded soldiers endured the pain and cheered together.
Regardless of fatigue or hunger, the Tang army began to clean up the battlefield, search for fleeing enemies, and recruit and surrender the enemies who are still stubborn.
Participants in the army began to count casualties, and officers at all levels counted personnel and reported losses.
This is a great victory, but the casualties are also extremely serious.
On Yema Beach in the north, 50,000 against 60,000, head-to-head **** battle for three hours, among which Cheng Yaojin, who rushed down from Yema Platform, suffered the biggest loss. In order to be able to cooperate with Chai Shao's army attacking the camp, Cheng Yaojin, Xue Wanche and the others desperately rushed down regardless of the cost. With 7,000 troops, 800 heavy cavalry and 1,200 heavy infantry were temporarily armed. These two thousand soldiers, with their flesh and blood, forcibly killed a **** path and brought a center to blossom for the Tianzhu Department.
But among the 2,000 people, more than half of them died in the battle, hundreds of them were seriously injured, and the rest were all wounded. For example, the general of the whole army like Lao Cheng had more than 30 wounds, and blood flowed for several liters. Almost all of his hundred soldiers were dead.
Brother Xue Wanche was commanding a thousand Qingqi, and almost all of them were wiped out. The two brothers had old injuries and new injuries, and there was almost no good flesh on their bodies.
There are more than 7,000 horses, and no more than 3,000 can stand intact.
The left and right armies of the Northern Army led by Chai Shao and Liang Jianfang, plus the auxiliary soldiers of Qin Lang's Central Army, totaled 49,000. The last battle in Beishan lost more than 10,000. In the end, when the Tianzhu Army collapsed and surrendered, it lost more than 10,000.
Such an astonishing casualty ratio, even the general soldiers of the Tang Dynasty couldn't sustain it, and Qin Lang didn't know how they survived at that time. I have to say that Chai Shao's commanding ability is not ordinary. Tuyuhun's vassals were under his command, and they all competed fiercely one by one.
Although this also had a lot to do with the short duration of the war, all supported by one breath, and the breath had not been vented, so they fought extremely fiercely, but even so, Datang could not count a few people with such abilities General.
The **** battle between the two young generals Liu Rengui and Gao Zhensheng on the north bank of the pontoon bridge is also worthy of appreciation. With 5000 soldiers and horses, the two blocked the onslaught of 40000 troops from Tianzhu's troops for more than two hours.
Although they took advantage of the geographical advantage, as the younger generation of generals, they were able to achieve such a record, which is also an outstanding performance. Although less than 2,000 of the 5,000 people died, at least they did not retreat or defend.
Qin Lang had 5,000 people, but according to statistics after the war, there were almost 4,000 left.
Qin Lang and Cheng Yaojin boarded Yema Terrace again, planted their commander-in-chief flag on the highest point here, and then summoned the generals to discuss matters here.
Take off the armor covered with sword marks, take off the blood-stained battle robes, everyone washes their faces with hot spring water, wipes off the blood stains on their bodies, and puts on clean and comfortable uniforms. .
The wind is very strong on the mountain, and it is also very cool. Sitting on it, you can have a panoramic view of the three camps at the bottom of the mountain.
"Quickly serve the wine and meat."
Although Lao Cheng said that the injury was not serious, and the bandage was almost like a zongzi, but this guy's voice was not low, as soon as he sat down, he called Qin Lang to serve wine and meat.
"The amount of meat is still fresh, but there is no wine for now. After the war, there are still many things to do. Please bear with it for now. I will have a congratulatory drink with you when I return to Longyou." Qin Lang waved with a smile, Ask the soldiers to bring up plates of bright red and beautiful beef, mutton, camel meat, etc.
"Eating and chatting."
Qin Lang greeted everyone.
Butter tea, sour kumiss, highland barley tsampa, kebabs, air-dried yak meat, fresh stone-broiled lamb belly, stewed beef brisket, and a few swans, black-necked cranes, and so on. The heavenly delicacy, of course, the fresh hot spring river and river delicacy from the net of the Yellow River are also indispensable.
A big carp from the Yellow River, the authentic Guanzhong method, immediately made everyone feel like returning to Chang'an.
Old Cheng held a piece of braised Yellow River carp in his arms and gnawed it, "This taste is very authentic."
Brothers Xue Wanche held a lamb leg and gnawed there, as if they were gnawing Tuyuhun people.
Chai Shao was eating sashimi gracefully. The raw fish was sliced as thin as a cicada's wing and spread on the ice. Seeing how gracefully this guy ate, Qin Lang couldn't help but want to remind him of this kind of sashimi. Freshwater sashimi, but there may be parasites.
Qin Lang drank butter tea. This tea was thicker and had a strong taste, but it was a good thing to replenish physical strength and refresh the mind. Drink a cup of tea, and then tear a swan leg, tender and delicious.
The three young lieutenants Liu Rengui, Wang Xiaojie, and Liu Shenli have already been recorded by Qin Lang for dancing and dancing, and they have been promoted to the post of commander in chief of the army. The three of them are sitting in the back seat, both excited and a little bit Be careful.
But looking at the wolf-hunting appearance of the great generals, I feel more down-to-earth and more at ease.
It was said that they were chatting while eating, but in fact, everyone just cared about eating. After eating a meal like a storm, leaving a pile of various bones in front of them, they patted their stomachs and felt full.
It seems to be alive again.
The generals all have physiques that are different from ordinary people. After extreme hunger and exhaustion, they recover faster than ordinary people after eating a meal.
Duan Zhixuan asked, "What is Duke Wei's plan next?"
Xue Wanche patted his belly and said, "Naturally, we should withdraw our troops. This battle has been fought for so long, and now we have achieved a great victory, which is just a triumphant return."
Qin Lang took out a piece of paper and shook it, "This is a rough figure gathered by all the armies. In this battle, our army outnumbered the masses, with over 50,000 men, we defeated Tuyuhun over 200,000 men, and won the battle. A total of more than 40,000 heads were beheaded, more than 150,000 people were captured, hundreds of thousands of livestock were captured, and countless swords, spears, armor and war horses were captured."
"Our army died more than 30,000 times!"
When they first heard that Zhan Tuyuhun had more than 40,000 heads and more than 150,000 prisoners, everyone was very happy, but when they heard that Tang Jun also died in battle with more than 30,000 people, they couldn't help but fell silent.
Qin Lang continued, "If you count our army's losses in the battles of Kushan, Mantoushan, Chishuiyuan, Hot Spring Valley, etc., we will have to add more than 10,000 deaths in battle, adding up to over five of our troops' deaths in battles. It's all over."
Brother Xue Wanche lowered their heads. They suffered a disastrous defeat in the Hot Spring Valley. They lost more than 3,000 of their 5,000 troops, and finally took over 5,000 of Lao Cheng's 5,000 troops who came to rescue them. In this battle alone, the South Route Army lost 5,000 troops.
Not to mention, if it wasn't for his underestimating the enemy and rushing into the siege, there wouldn't be the subsequent Yematai battle, and there wouldn't be more than 30,000 casualties.
On Qin Lang's side, Xifeng Cunyi and Murong Shun also bowed their heads. During the battle of Mantou Mountain, Qin Lang's Northern Route Army lost nearly ten thousand people. The loss of Gong Gong's aggressive advance and being ambushed, coupled with Mantou Mountain's tough fight against Abao, he also killed a lot.
The Longyou Army dispatched troops, and lost more than 50,000 in more than a dozen battles. This figure is still very astonishing.
Chai Shao, Cheng Yaojin, and Xue Wanche were all in a daze.
Old Cheng rolled his eyes, feeling that the number was a bit wrong.
"How many troops do we have now?"
"More than 40,000." Qin Qiong replied.
Lao Cheng slapped his thigh, but it hit the wound, grinning his teeth in pain, "No, when we divided our troops in Kushan, the northern and southern armies each had 20,000 troops, and the total was only 40,000, right? Lost more than 50,000 yuan, but still have more than 40,000 yuan?"
Chai Shao and others came back to their senses.
Qin Lang didn't lie, but what Lao Cheng said was also true.
When the Longyou Army dispatched troops, there were 27,000 troops in the Ninth Army and 54,000 auxiliary soldiers, a total of 81,000 troops, but in fact not all of them were mobilized for the expedition, and many of them were left behind. Not only did a large number of auxiliary soldiers Still staying in the counties and counties of Longyou, even the Ninth Army of the frontier army, some of them have not come out.
At that time, Qin Lang divided the Longyou Army into three armies, the front, the middle, and the rear.
As a result, Kushan was victorious in the first battle. Many Tuyuhun troops were recruited and incorporated, and many party vassals were incorporated into the northern and southern armies, each with 20,000 soldiers. , Those who have already come out, most of them formed a temporary camp in Kushan, some stayed behind, and the rest returned to Longyou.
Of the 40,000 people who set off from Longyou, only half were less than the real Longyou Tang army, and the remaining half were composed of party vassals, Qiangdi side near the city, and the newly recruited Tuyuhun army.
After the division of troops, Qin Lang's 20,000 people fought successive battles at Mantou Mountain, Niu Xinchi, Chihai, and Wuhai. Of the 60,000 horses, about 9,000 of the Longyou Tang army remained, and they were basically not damaged. Of the 10,000 casualties, the Tang army only accounted for 10%, and the rest were vassals and surrendered troops.
Lao Cheng had 20,000 soldiers in the southern army, but in fact only 10,000 were from the Longyou Army, and the rest were also the vassals of the Fan soldiers.
After the most tragic battle of Yematai, Qin Lang's Northern Route Army lost more than 10,000 in the battle of Yematan Beishan, lost another 10,000 in the battle of Yematai, lost more than 3,000 in Beikou, and lost more than 3,000 in the battle of Dadong. Tan lost more than 1,000, and actually lost more than 30,000 horses, but most of them were vassals, and the real loss of the Longyou Army was actually only more than 3,000.
So up to now, Qin Lang's Northern Route Army has 10,000 Longyou Army, and now there are more than 5,000, half of which.
On the contrary, Cheng Yaojin's Southern Army, Xue Wanche's hot spring valley suffered a disastrous defeat, old Cheng Yematai was besieged, and Liu Lancheng's Yema Beach was besieged. In the last battle, Yematai suffered the most losses. His southern army had 20,000 soldiers. They were gone, and there were about 5,000 left, of which about 2,000 were left by the Longyou Army.
The Southern Army lost a total of 7,000 Fan soldiers and 8,000 Tang troops.
Based on such a detailed calculation, in fact, when the troops were divided in the Battle of Kushan, only 20,000 of the Longyou Army continued to march.
At that time, there were 20,000 Fan soldiers, and Qin Lang added about 60,000 Fan soldiers later, making a total of 80,000. At this time, there were more than 30,000 remaining, a discount of nearly 50,000.
The Battle of Yematai, plus the battles of Kushan, Mantou Mountain, Chihai, Chishuiyuan, Hot Spring Valley, and Niuxindui, amounted to a total of 80,000 Tuyuhun beheaded.
Tang Jun killed nearly 60,000 in battle, in exchange for a record of beheading 80,000.
"It's not how you calculate the account. Our Longyou Ninth Army sent out a total of 20,000 people. They fought for several months and fought for more than ten battles. A total of 13,000 people were killed in battle. In exchange, 80,000 people were beheaded, 80,000 were recruited, and 4000 were captured. More than one hundred thousand brilliant victories." Lao Cheng slapped the table and shouted.
60,000 for 80,000, how can this reflect everyone's achievements?
Obviously, 20,000 troops were dispatched, with 13,000 casualties, in exchange for the great victory of beheading 80,000, recruiting 80,000, and recruiting more than 400,000 captives.
(end of this chapter)