Looking at the distant sea ships, Luo Zhang did not stay where he was. He drove his horses and returned to the army, waiting for the ships to cross the river.
One day later, under Li Jing's order, the army gathered together and stopped pursuing. If they continued to pursue, they would reach Pyongyang City. If someone attacked and killed them, the gains would outweigh the losses.
This road is once again littered with corpses, all of which are dead Gaoguli people. If you look carefully, you can find that the left ear of every dead Gaoguli person has been cut off.
This is a certificate for payment of military merit. One left ear represents a head. You must know that this time to hunt down the Gaoguli people, at least the soldiers killed three or four people, and as many as more than a dozen people were killed.
After killing so many people, we couldn't cut off everyone's heads and carry them with us. That would not be exhausting. So in order to facilitate the soldiers, the Ministry of War came up with a way to cut off each person's left ear. The left ear can represent a human head, which is convenient and saves trouble.
On the south bank of the Liao River, the camp has been set up. In the Chinese army's tent, all the generals gathered together, and everyone's face was filled with smiles.
In the battle of Liaohe, they killed nearly 50,000 enemies and captured nearly 70,000 prisoners. Only 10,000 people escaped back to Pyongyang. This was much more than the number of enemy troops who killed and captured prisoners in the battle of Liaodong County.
It is equivalent to saying that Gogouli lost all its combat power in this battle. Even though there are still many troops and horses in Pyongyang City, they can no longer send people and horses to fight them, and they can only defend Pyongyang.
"Luo Zhang, I'm really convinced this time. It's okay if I don't accept it!" Cheng Yaojin said cheerfully.
"Yes, you don't have to accept it. Although you are relatively young, you can always do things that us old guys can't do. This victory is completely beyond our expectations!"
"That's right, that high-sea ship is really too big. I've never seen such a huge ship before!"
"Forget it, the power of the artillery is simply too strong. In just two rounds, it killed at least tens of thousands of Gaoguli troops and caused them to flee without their helmets. If not for this, we wouldn't have been able to It’s so easy to cross the river, let alone hunt them down for a day and a night!”
"Indeed, the power of that artillery is so powerful. I have never seen such a powerful weapon. If there is such a thing, if the Turks are born again, I am afraid they will be blasted and run away!"
"Thank you, veterans. The soldiers are so flattering. Don't praise me anymore. If you praise me again, I feel a little embarrassed. Besides, this is what I should do. There is nothing worth showing off!" Luo Zhang said modestly. .
"Hahaha, you deserve these compliments. The first achievement this time should be Luo Zhang!" Li Ji laughed.
The rest of the people also nodded in recognition. This was not the first time that Luo Zhang had won the first achievement. He had earned all these achievements by himself. The generals were convinced without any jealousy. Are you jealous? Then you can do something like Luo Zhang. As long as you can do it, others will naturally be convinced. But if you can't do it, then stop talking nonsense.
While the entire Tang army was celebrating, the city of Pyongyang was completely silent. Pedestrians on the streets were all in a hurry, as if a disaster was imminent, and there were even fewer pedestrians. Those who came out all had compelling reasons. Otherwise, most of them stay at home and dare not go out for fear of being arrested and used as strong men.
The common people already knew the news of the defeat of the army ahead, and there were countless casualties. Basically, most families in Pyongyang City had someone die in the Liaohe Battle. It would be strange not to know such news.
And with the loss of so many troops, the city of Pyongyang was naturally empty. At this time, all men were required to be recruited, but everyone knew that this recruitment was to die, so naturally no one was willing.
In the main hall of the Pyongyang Palace, hundreds of officials gathered together. Everyone looked very depressed, as if their parents had died.
In the center of the hall, Cui Dunshi was kneeling on the ground wearing armor, looking like he was confessing his guilt.
On the throne, Su Wen Gaiyuan's face was frosty, and he was really angry when he looked at Cui Dunshi below.
According to the order he gave Cui Dunshi, he must hold off the Tang army for at least a month, but what about now? Not to mention a month, not even seven days. In just two days, 200,000 troops were deposited on the banks of the Liao River. Including the dead men and horses in Liaodong County, nearly 300,000 people died in this way.
There were only ten thousand people who fled back to Pyongyang City. How could Su Wen Gaiyuan not be angry about this, but what would happen if he got angry again?
He also understood what happened, and knew that the Tang army sailed the huge fleet into the Liao River and launched an attack on his men and horses with a powerful weapon. Unprepared, the troops and horses suffered heavy casualties and naturally suffered heavy casualties. escape.
It is normal to be chased and killed by the Tang army.
No matter how many reasons there are, someone has to take the blame for this matter. Otherwise, how can we calm the anger of the people and give an explanation to the officials?
