However, cleaning up these separatist forces is a matter for the future. What is more important now is to take stock of the results of this battle.
Cao Wu was still sitting on the hillside, and numbers kept coming up.
The four counties of Jiaozhi had less than 70,000 troops in total. Lu Meng took 30,000 to Guangxin, and the remaining 30,000 plus the Jiangdong headquarters of 10,000 and the 4,000 cavalry brought by Cheng Pu. There were a total of 50,000 people. As a result, more than 30,000 people were wiped out by Cao's army in this battle. It can be said to be a great defeat.
Cao's army also suffered heavy losses. Of the 30,000 people brought from the north, only a little over 10,000 were left when they arrived here.
More than 10,000 Cangwu soldiers were attacked by Cheng Pu's cavalry and suffered heavy losses.
In summary, Cao Jun's losses were 20,000.
Just talking about the Baitengjiang battlefield, it was actually a tragic victory.
The most important thing about this battle was that there were many generals killed. The generals brought by Zhou Yu were all famous generals trained in the eight years of Jiangxia campaign. More than half of them were killed at one time.
The Jiangdong elite brought by Zhou Yu were almost destroyed.
It's a pity that Huang Gai and Zhou Tai fought back in the end and took away some ships. Otherwise, almost all Jiangdong generals would have been wiped out here.
After the battle, Zhang Liao led his army to pursue Zhu Ling, defeated Zhu Ling's remaining troops dozens of miles away, and captured Zhu Ling.
Lu Fan, on the other hand, fled south to the seaside, unable to escape, and was eventually captured by Li Dian.
By the time the second general was escorted to Cao Wu, it was already afternoon.
When the two generals saw Cao Wu, they all cursed loudly.
Cao Wu didn't seem to hear, and only told Lu Xun: "Send the news to Jiangdong, saying that Zhu Ling and Lu Fan have surrendered."
Zhu Ling was silent, but Lu Fan was immediately furious. He was not like the Zhu family. The Zhu family was a powerful family in Jiangdong. Even if Zhu Ling really surrendered, the Zhu family's ability would be able to cover it up. But Lu Fan was different. He was traveling alone in Jiangdong, and there was no family. If he really surrendered, his parents and wife would be dead.
"Cowards, they only do tricks!"
Lu Fan cursed loudly.
When Wei Yan saw it, he slapped Lu Fan on the face with a sword and scabbard. The slap made his face red and swollen, and he was still cursing.
Li Dian had a bandage on his shoulder, cupped his fists and said, "The general is incompetent and has disturbed the general's interest."
After all, he had captured Lu Fan, but he scolded Cao Wu. Li Dian was worried that he would be implicated.
Cao Wu stood up and said with a smile: "Man formed a formation to kill Pan Zhang and defeated the remaining thieves alone. He has achieved great achievements. Why should he plead guilty for a defeated general?"
A warm current flowed through Li Dian's heart. Although his shoulder blades were still tingling when he cupped his fists, he didn't feel uncomfortable at all. Instead, he felt that it was a blessing to serve General Beifu.
Diao Chan watched from behind and nodded frequently, feeling that her general finally knew how to win over people's hearts.
While they were talking here, a messenger came over in a hurry.
"Report, Guangxin City military information has been sent!"
Looking at his face, Cao Wu knew it was a happy event, and quickly said: "What kind of military situation is it, Nian!"
"General Le killed the enemy general Jiang Xin, wiped out more than ten thousand enemies, and defeated Lu Meng's tribe!"
After hearing this, all the generals laughed. Xu Huang waved his fist and said, "Lao Le is so awesome!"
Cao Wu nodded: "Wen Qian has always had strong ambitions and his reputation is well-deserved."
After Zhu Ling and Lu Fan heard this, their faces turned pale. Lu Fan thought for a moment and said, "General Cao Wu, you deliberately used deception to deceive us. General Zhu, don't believe him!"
Zhu Ling lowered his head, not knowing what he was thinking.
Cao Wu ignored them and said to himself: "The battle of Bai Teng River was actually a tragic victory. But considering that Guang Xin defeated the large number with less, our army has won a great victory. Gentlemen, everything east of Bai Teng River has been calmed down. Now It just depends on the situation in Cochin!”
Just at this time, another order of soldiers came to report.
Cao Wu saw that he was also happy, so he asked someone to tell him the military situation directly.
"It's Longbian City! Mr. Zhuge has taken control of Longbian City! Shi Xie, Shi Wu and others have been executed, and now the Cao flag is hung on the top of the city!"
"What?"
Le Jin counterattacked Lü Meng, but because Lü Meng led Jiaozhi soldiers who were not as good at fighting as Cao's army, Le Jin still had traces of a great victory.
But Zhuge Liang took control of Longbian City? What a joke, one day ago, Long Bian was still in the hands of Shi Wu and Zhou Yu!
The generals looked at each other, as if they didn't believe the result, but they couldn't help but not believe what the messenger said was true.
Even Cao Wu himself did not expect Zhuge Liang to act so quickly.
Before that, he only knew that Zhuge Liang had gained the trust of Rinan and Jiuzhen barbarians by letting Cao Asan pretend to be a god, in exchange for them sending troops. There were many barbarian ships on the seashore, so they prepared to use small boats to rob the large ships of Shixie and Jiangdong.
This was the confidence that gave him the courage to fight against Jiangdong's army on the Baiteng River.
Only now did he know that Zhuge Liang had a bigger plan and had actually gone deep into Jiaozhi to plan Longbian.
"As expected of Wolong."
Cao Wu sighed.
At the same time, he remembered that widely circulated saying.
Crouching dragon and phoenix chick, whoever gets one of them will win the world.
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"People say that the Crouching Dragon and the Phoenix chick, whoever gets one of them, will conquer the world. It's a pity that Wolong couldn't invite the phoenix chick..."
At the westernmost end of the Five Ridges, Liu Bei sighed.
Ever since Wuxi Man was defeated, he had been so depressed. There were only a hundred generals and soldiers following him.
However, he still had a glimmer of hope and wanted to make achievements in Yizhou.
After all, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei are still there, and Ma's Wuchang is still there.
After hearing what he said, a teenage boy was unconvinced and said, "My Ma brothers are not necessarily any worse than that Crouching Dragon and Phoenix chick!"
Ma Liang, a white-browed man, scolded: "My son, you must not be rude."
The young man named Ma Su touched the back of his head and walked away unconvinced.
Ma Liang turned to Liu Bei and said: "General, we have calculated the time and we should be arriving in Yizhou soon. However, the road is difficult to navigate, with high mountains and ridges everywhere, and there is no one to ask for directions. I'm afraid... I'm afraid we've gone the wrong way." "
Zhang Fei next to him chuckled: "I can't even find anyone asking for directions here. If I actually go to Yizhou, I'm afraid it will be the same. How many soldiers can I recruit?"
Guan Yu patted him on the shoulder: "Yide, the land of abundance is unusual. Gaozu became an emperor because of it. We still have a chance."
"Opportunity, opportunity! If you ask me, it would be better to fight with Cao Wu in the first place! Save yourself from the fate of being buried under a mountain!"
Zhang Fei slammed the eight-foot-long snake spear onto the ground and spoke with hatred.
Everyone was silent. Mi Fang, who had returned to the team, tightened her body to prevent others from seeing that she had escaped.
Due to his report, everyone already knew that Cang Wu had fallen into Cao Wu's hands, that Feng Chu and Pang Tong were dead, and that Yi Ji, Zhao Yun, and Madam Mi were all likely to be captured.
Liu Bei's heart bleeds when he thinks of his only son, who is just over one year old.
But in front of everyone, he still steeled himself, stood up and walked to the front, raising his sword to open a path.
"The sky is proof, if you still have a chance to take over Yizhou, let the road in front of you lead directly to Tianfu!"
He was also seriously ill and sought medical treatment, hoping that his ancestors would hide and give him a way to survive.
Unexpectedly, after he finished speaking, the jungle in front of him became commotion, and it seemed that many people were moving.
All the generals looked at each other, all happy.
"God will not destroy my Han Dynasty!"
Liu Bei was overjoyed.
Guan Yu was secretly on guard, fearing that what came out was a wild beast or an enemy army.
Zhang Fei groaned and couldn't wait any longer. He moved forward with his spear, trying to open the way.
At this moment, the jungle was separated, and everyone saw a young man dressed as a scholar appearing in front of them.
When the young man saw Liu Bei and others, he was confused at first, and then said with great joy: "Is this the governor of Yuzhou and the general of the left, Xuande Gong?"
Liu Bei suppressed his temper, cupped his fists and said, "Exactly, may I ask who you are?"
The young man cupped his fists and returned the salute: "I am the captain of the Yizhou Army, and I am a filial and upright man!"
There was a whistling sound in the forest, but only this man's words were carried in the wind.
For a moment, all Liu Bei's men were stunned.
This was the first meeting between Liu Bei and Fazheng.
