Although Susas has lost the strategic initiative, they will not be completely finished for a while. The troops in Beiling fought fiercely for several hours, but did not use all their strength to pursue the defeated Susas troops.
After capturing about 300 prisoners, Earl Fischereau patrolled the battlefield while riding on his horse, and saw Tang Mo and others guarding beside a group of cannons.
It was the first artillery position that Tang Mo raided. There were 10 cannons deployed. These cannons were all new and fully equipped.
Tang Mo not only captured these cannons, but also the horses that dragged them and the carriages that loaded the cannonballs.
Fisherow dismounted in front of Tang Mo, and Alice followed him, looking at Tang Mo who was covered in blood with some curiosity and some worry.
Walking in front of Tang Mo, the earl didn't waste any time and said directly: "I'm really surprised that you came here. Your cavalry really helped us a lot. Now that the enemy army has been defeated, I Lead your troops south immediately to support your new army camp!"
"No need, Lord Earl." Tang Mo was very bachelor, sitting next to a cannon, rubbing the blood on his clothes with his hands.
"What do you mean?" Fisherow was stunned when he heard Tang Mo's answer. He thought that Tang Mo was staying here just to ask for help from him and to bring reinforcements back as soon as possible to support Sanchakou.
He had no idea that Tang Mo had already won a decisive victory at Sanchakou, and even the top commander of the Susas troops was killed this time.
Of course, he didn't know that Tang Mo had captured nearly 1,200 prisoners there. Including the prisoners here, Tang Mo had captured about 1,500 Susas prisoners in this battle.
Looking at Fischerot who was a little surprised, Tang Mo waved to Alice behind Fischerot, and then continued to explain: "Before I came, I had defeated the Su who came from the southeast to support him and passed through the three forks. SARS troops.”
"You defeated? Reinforcements?" Fischerlo looked at Tang Mo in disbelief, unsure whether what he said was true.
You know, according to his speculation, there should be at least one legion of enemy troops near Sanchakou. It is definitely not easy to rely on 500 people to eliminate 1,500 people.
What's more, if there were other troops, then Tang Mo was facing a fierce attack of almost 3,000 people. How could he defeat 3,000 enemy troops with 500 troops?
However, Tang Mo's answer was still very firm, as if he was talking about a very ordinary thing: "Yes, Lord Earl, the other party's commander seems to be named Tucci. I got the information from the prisoner through simple interrogation. .”
The officer standing next to Fischereau sneered and reminded: "Tucci is a famous general in Susas! If he is commanding it, the opponent is unlikely to collapse..."
His original intention was to remind Tang Mo not to brag, but Tang Mo seemed not to be afraid that others would expose him, so he just continued: "I don't know this, I only know that I killed him. The prisoner said that the news of Tuqi's death was accurate. Yes, I also found Tucci’s sword and battle flag.”
The officer was even more surprised and shouted in disbelief: "Are you kidding me!"
"I'm not joking, general! I defeated the enemy troops that flanked me, about 4,000 people. Tiger can vouch for this." Tang Mo didn't need him to believe it. He looked at the count and said.
"Tiger?" Fischereau looked at Tiger. He believed that Tiger would definitely not lie on such an issue.
Tiger met Count Fischereau's gaze and said: "Yes! Your Majesty, we led the army to defeat the enemy forces attacking Sanchakou, including a legion led by Viscount Romell and General Tucci. Two legions, a total of 4,500 people!”
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"This is impossible!" Fischereau exclaimed after hearing this number.
"Nothing is impossible! I have fulfilled my promise, and I hope you will not break your promise, Lord Earl." Tang Mo was referring to the "bonus" he deserved due to this victory.
Then, he paused and asked again: "I wonder if your lord, the count, is interested in doing business?"
Earl Fisherot had just recovered from the shock. When he heard Tang Mo ask this, he subconsciously asked: "What business?"
"I have almost 1,500 prisoners of Susas Kingdom in my hands. Are you interested in buying them all?" Tang Mo asked while stroking the cold cannon body next to him.
"You know Beiling doesn't have much money anymore." The Earl did not refuse immediately, because for Beiling, 1,500 young laborers are definitely a big temptation.
"Soon! The war reparations will make Beiling a fortune." Tang Mo reminded the count, reminding him that he was already a rich man.
"Are you injured?" Finally, Alice had a chance to speak. She looked at the dried blood on Tang Mo's body and asked with some worry.
"This is other people's blood, I'm fine." Tang Mo explained.
"That's good." Alice felt a lot more relaxed, and then continued: "Let's talk about how much these prisoners cost."
"Three gold coins per person are not expensive, right? 4,500 gold coins..." Tang Mo stretched out a palm: "Even the officers are included, a round number of 5,000! I want cash."
"How much compensation do you think we are sure to get this time?" Alice did not agree immediately, but asked Tang Modao.
"A reasonable price is about 200,000 gold coins." Tang Mo had actually calculated it long ago. This might be the approximate amount that the Kingdom of Susas could barely come up with after its defeat.
Because of the defeat, the Kingdom of Susas had many things to deal with. In order to prevent the Kingdom of Wright from becoming dominant, Susas could not be destroyed at once.
Therefore, it is very complicated to ask for war reparations, and more is not always better. There are many aspects to take care of at the same time, and it can basically be regarded as a business.
"So how much can we actually get?" Alice didn't seem to be frightened by the amount of 200,000, and continued to ask Tang Mo.
Tang Mo thought about it carefully, and then answered with a figure that shocked Count Fischereau: "About 300,000 gold coins."
"So many?" the count asked subconsciously.
"It's not too much, because Susas can't take it out, so at least half of the money was actually spit out by the Cyric Consortium..." Tang Mo said calmly.
If you look at the amount of this compensation purely, it is actually not high, because even from a sea trade in the Yangmu Kingdom, the gross profit is probably tens of thousands of gold coins.
John had just purchased more than 100,000 yuan worth of goods here in Tang Mo, and the amount of the transaction made the potential war reparations this time not that surprising.
However, this is only a part of the war gains. After the reparations, there will be land ceding, and land ceding is often the real big gain. Therefore, the compensation of 300,000 gold coins is actually not too small.
He paused and added a little embarrassedly: "Of course, one-tenth of these compensations belongs to me."
"5,000 gold coins doesn't seem like much." Alice planned to buy these prisoners of war to increase the number of laborers in Beiling as much as possible: "I did this business."
She now has too many expansions that require manpower. The mines need more workers to work in the mines, and large tracts of land need people to cultivate.
With these prisoners of war, she can at least solve her problem of lack of manpower, allowing Beiling to rely on Tang Mo's machinery to quickly improve her strength.
"What I just said reminds me that in addition to these prisoners of war, there are also some seized arms and supplies, including flintlocks, bullets and bayonets for guns, and battle flags and swords..." Tang Mo continued to ask: "Good things to take credit for. , I wonder if Beiling is interested in buying some?"
"Can this, this, be sold?" Tang Mo's words made some officers in Beiling and Alice a little stunned.
"Of course, for example, the one just now, that one is called Tuqi." Tang Mo spread his hands: "Isn't he a famous general? His sword can be sold for 2,000 gold coins. Isn't it expensive?"
In Tang Mo's hands, this thing is just a toy, but in the hands of other suitable people, it will become an artifact that deserves credit.
It is estimated that His Majesty the King, who is very worried, will be elated when he sees this sword. Giving him the title of Baron is not too much, right?
Of course, whatever you can do, you must be respected by His Majesty the King. If Tang Mo or Fischerlo did this, they would definitely not get such benefits.
"These cannons..." Alice looked at the cannons that Tang Mo was holding on to, and asked curiously, "Aren't you going to sell them?"
"I thought about it carefully just now. Since I have a lot of money recently, I keep these cannons for myself." Tang Mo replied with a smile.
He was originally planning to sell these artillery pieces, but after thinking about it later, he decided to rebuild these artillery pieces and turn them into C64 breech-loading cannons for sale.
What he lacks now is steel and the capacity to process the steel, not money. From a pure point of view of gold coins, he can almost be considered wealthy now.
The Earl had returned to reality from the joy of victory. He looked at the Beiling troops in the distance and said to Tang Mo: "We can't be careless now."
"Yeah, I just thought about it and thought about this level." Tang Mo nodded: "We are now stuck in Susas's supply line."
He looked at the count and expressed his thoughts: "Susas's troops will leave the vicinity of the royal city, but they are not withdrawing. They are concentrating their forces to eradicate us, and then continue their attack southward."
"Your strategic analysis is quite accurate." The Earl praised Tang Mo, and then continued: "So we have to cut off their supply lines before they recover, and paralyze the troops of the Kingdom of Susas in the hinterland of the Kingdom of Wright. "
"This is also the choice to ensure the safety of Northridge." He finally said.
