hsntnovel Chapter 2250 Battle Report
Chapter 2250 Battle Report
"Your Highness Prince Ji, the casualties have not yet been counted. It is estimated that they will be available tomorrow morning."
Xue Rengui sat down and reported quietly.
He just gave Wang Xuance a questioning look, and Wang Xuance shook his head slightly.
"Well, then I will make some arrangements. The first thing is to clean up the battlefield and separate the enemy from our soldiers.
The enemy will be buried where they are, and our people...I will take them home."
Speaking of this, Li Shen's expression was a little heavy. He knew that these palace soldiers were different from his guard battalion and could not achieve zero casualties.
Logically, the best way for his guard battalion to charge forward is to do so, but Li Shen is selfish and afraid of death.
Li Shen felt safe only when the guard battalion was by his side, especially in this battle involving tens of thousands of people, no one could guarantee that no one would escape.
If any rebels broke through his encirclement, he would be in danger without the guard battalion by his side.
He sent his personal guards out because he was afraid that Zhou Daowu would die, otherwise he would not have sent them out.
Seeing the change in his prince's mood, Wang Xuance comforted him:
"Your Highness, please accept my condolences. This is the nature of war. There are always casualties. What's important is that these people died for the right reasons. Their deaths were worthwhile.
They died for the Tang Dynasty and for the millions of people of the Tang Dynasty."
"You're right, they're all warriors, they're all heroes.
It’s just that I can’t bear it.
Perhaps this prince is not the man to accomplish great things, and it is better for him to live out the rest of his life peacefully as a third-generation emperor."
When Li Shen heard Wang Xuance's comfort, he couldn't help but sigh.
But his sigh made others secretly complain, what does it mean that the third generation of the emperor has to live out his life? He said it as if he was helpless.
If it weren't for his lucky rebirth, Prince Ji would have starved to death long ago. Being the third-generation emperor, he's still not satisfied? Is that even human?
But even though I think so, there are still people who take the initiative to lick it.
"Your Highness is kind, and I admire you. But humans are not plants or trees, so who can be heartless?
Your Highness Prince Ji cares deeply about his soldiers. I believe that if those deceased soldiers knew about this, they would be deeply grateful to Your Highness Prince Ji."
General Li bowed and saluted to thank Li Shen on behalf of the soldiers.
"Alas, this is what the king should do. Let's get back to the point. Besides cleaning up the battlefield, we need to take care of the prisoners.
This time, I will bring them back to Chang'an City and arrange for them to do labor service.
The last step is to count the supplies.
The soldiers can replace the weapons and equipment they left behind at will, but other things are not allowed to be touched.
Tell the soldiers that after I have finished the inventory, I will give them 30% of the supplies as rewards."
Li Shen was not stingy, but he was afraid that some of the good things would be destroyed by these palace soldiers who knew nothing.
Things like gold and silver jewelry are not valuable to Li Shen. What are valuable are some rare items.
According to the rules, officers and soldiers are generally allowed to collect some spoils after a victory, with most of the spoils going to the court and a small portion going to individuals.
Li Shen naturally would not break the rules and only distribute it at the end.
"Yes, we will obey the order of His Highness Prince Ji." General Li and Zhou Daowu stood up to receive the order. They now commanded 10,000 soldiers each.
They are naturally happy to get benefits.
"Okay, then do as I say."
After the arrangements were completed, Li Shen waved his hand and the others immediately stood up and left.
Li Shen returned to the inner room and ordered someone to pour him a glass of wine to calm himself down. He was indeed quite frightened today.
Looking at the wine glass in his hand, Li Shen thought of the poem he hadn't finished reading two days ago and couldn't help but sigh:
"Don't laugh at me sleeping drunk on the battlefield. How many men have ever returned from battle in history? Alas, it's true."
This time he truly faced the cruelty of the battlefield, which made him feel deeply moved.
The next day, Li Shen was woken up from his sleep. That night, Li Shen had many nightmares.
The thing he dreamed about most was a human head chasing him.
After waking up, I felt a little sore all over, as if I had really run all night.
After getting up and washing up, Li Shen was having a meal when the guard announced that Xue Rengui and others had arrived.
Li Shen ordered them to come in.
"Greetings, Your Highness." Several people saluted Li Shen.
"Well, no need to be so polite, just sit down and talk." Li Shen drank porridge and ate steamed buns.
"Your Highness, the casualties have been preliminarily counted. Please review them."
Xue Rengui handed over a memorial.
"I won't read it. Tell me what you want to hear."
"Yes." Xue Rengui opened the memorial and began to read it to Li Shen.
"This time we killed over 13,000 enemies, captured over 15,000, and captured over 11,000 horses..."
Xue Rengui stopped reading after a long while. It included weapons, armor and other combat power, as well as the number of wounded soldiers and leaders among the prisoners.
"So, it's not just a thousand people who ran away, but several thousand or even tens of thousands?"
Li Shen counted the number of people and found that the number did not match, the difference was too big.
According to Zhao Tiejun's intelligence, there are at least 30,000 rebels entrenched here.
The casualties they have reported so far are only over 28,000, less than 30,000.
"Your Majesty, victory is easy, but complete annihilation is difficult. There's really no way around it. If we had enough people, perhaps we could surround them.
But there are only 20,000 people, and it is difficult to wipe out more than 30,000 people.
They want to escape us…”
"Okay, no need to explain, I can understand." Li Shen interrupted Xue Rengui before he finished explaining.
Just run away, it’s not a big deal, Li Shen doesn’t really care.
"What are our casualties?"
This is what Li Shen cares about most.
"Your Highness, I have lost more than 700 men here and more than 1,000 injured." Zhou Daowu was the first to report.
"Your Highness Prince Ji, our Xizhou army suffered more than 1,500 casualties and more than 2,000 wounded." General Li followed closely behind.
His casualties were heavier, and there were large numbers of rebels on both sides who wanted to escape, so they charged from their side.
"More than 5,000 casualties." Li Shen calculated that the proportion of casualties was a bit high, but considering the results of this battle, it was still acceptable.
"We must provide good medical care for the wounded and properly bury the bodies of the fallen.
After we have dealt with the aftermath of burying the rebels and resting for a day, we will break camp and go back.
Also, please write a memorial when you return, and I will report it to His Majesty."
It is a rule to write a post-war report that every detail must be written clearly so that the emperor can feel as if he is personally there.
And this is also an opportunity to show yourself, and that's where the credit lies.
"Yes, I accept your order."
"Yes, I will take your orders."
Even General Li stood up and saluted. His contribution this time was not small.
"Come on, accompany me to see what we have harvested this time." Li Shen stood up and said to several people.
Afterwards, Li Shen led his men into the rebel camp.