Li Chen frowned after reading the entire battle report.
Because the loss was greater than he imagined.
The only thing that made Li Chen somewhat relieved was that the entire battle losses of Yanyun's Sixteenth Cavalry were completely within expectations.
When the battle came to an end, the vast majority of the soldiers actually lost the will to fight. They took the initiative to lay down their weapons and surrender in batches. In the end, the entire army was fully composed of 150,000 people, except for the 10,000 Tiepupu soldiers.
, of the remaining 140,000, 100,000 surrendered, and excluding the injured, there were still as many as 80,000.
This is much better than Li Chen expected.
Li Chen thought for a while and immediately asked Wan Jiaojiao to call Wu Qingcang.
Wu Qingcang arrived in a dusty state, and judging from his mental state and appearance, he had obviously not rested yet. Seeing that the decisive battle was imminent, and the Liao army might even forcefully enter Wolong Mountain to launch a decisive battle tonight, Wu Qingcang did not even have a chance to take a nap secretly.
, let alone rest.
"I heard that His Highness was infected with the cold, and he is feeling better..."
Before Wu Qingcang could finish speaking, Li Chen handed over the battle report and motioned for Wu Qingcang to read it first.
When business came, Wu Qingcang didn't bother to say polite words and read the battle report carefully.
It didn't take long before Wu Qingcang read the battle report, raised his head and said to Li Chen: "The combat effectiveness of the Jin Army... cannot be underestimated."
This is a different perspective on things brought about by different identities and positions.
Li Chen was concerned about how much combat power the Sixteenth Cavalry of Yanyun had left after this operation, and how to calm down the situation in the future, while Wu Qingcang's consideration was much simpler. He only saw that the combat power of the Jin Army was extremely powerful.
With a chuckle, Li Chen said: "Regardless of the combat effectiveness of the Jin army, in your opinion, what will happen to these 100,000 captives of Yanyun's Sixteenth Cavalry?"
Wu Qingcang thought for a while after hearing this, and suddenly asked: "What should happen to those generals who have surrendered?"
Li Chen frowned slightly, he understood what Wu Qingcang meant.
When Wu Qingcang asked this question, what he wanted was not an answer, but to figure out his own intentions through his own answer.
If they are all killed for being rebels, then the following soldiers will not get a good ending.
But if it were any other way of dealing with it, it would be completely different.
After some thought and a short weighing, Li Chen made up his mind.
"Fight and die."
In just four words, it was enough to cover up in an understatement what would surely cause a storm once word spread about it.
Regardless of whether others believe it or not, according to the official records of the Qin Empire, these generals all died fighting against the Liao in this great war.
And a hundred years later, history will record this.
No one will know the truth back then.
Wu Qingcang nodded, and then said: "What I mean is that they must be separated, they cannot gather in one place, and they cannot participate in the war in the future. They must wait until the court has dealt with the Liao army before making plans."
"These 100,000 Yanyun Sixteen Cavalry, regardless of their political stance, are absolutely brave in combat. If we kill them all, on the one hand, the killing is too heavy, God is not willing to do it, and on the other hand, the court's many years of hard work will be wasted. It will be a waste of time."
Such a destructive act, as long as they are managed properly in the future, these soldiers will be grateful to His Highness for His grace, and they will surely fight more bravely than other armies."
Li Chen narrowed his eyes slightly.
When he told Wu Qingcang that he planned to give those generals the result of dying in battle, Wu Qingcang already understood what he meant.
The truth can never be announced to the public, so there is no reason to abandon these soldiers.
Chapter completed!