This battle was extremely brutal. All 200,000 soldiers of the Dayuan Army were killed, while only 1,000 soldiers of the Jin Army died and 5,000 were injured.
Looking at the corpses scattered all over the ground and the blood flowing like a river, Marquis Dingbei ordered his soldiers with a heavy face to carry the wounded soldiers into the city for treatment, and then ordered people to carry the bodies of the Dayuan army together and burn them.
The soldiers of Dajin dug deep pits to bury the dead, registered them, and returned to distribute pensions. The remaining soldiers and people from the county cleaned up the battlefield.
Marquis Dingbei decided to stay and help General Wu and Magistrate Zhang to rectify the border before he led his soldiers back to the court in triumph!
Hejiang County.
Marquis Dingbei welcomed the arrival of the army in Hejiang County.
"Generals, you have traveled all the way through mountains and rivers. You must have worked hard. Our Duke has prepared wine and food to welcome you. You can enjoy the feast until you are drunk. Take a day off tomorrow, and fight a decisive battle with the Fuso Kingdom the day after tomorrow!" The Duke of Protectorate waited for everyone to arrive in Hejiang County and gather together before he began to give a speech.
"In order to annihilate the Fuso soldiers, protect Dajin and the people of Dajin, we will not work hard!" said all the soldiers in unison.
Hearing the soldiers' passionate and righteous words, the Duke of Protectorate was deeply moved: "You are truly worthy of being the good men of our Great Jin. Your righteousness is a blessing to the Great Jin, and even more so to the people!"
"Shedding our blood and defending our country is what we passionate men should do!" The soldiers shouted loudly!
"Okay, after we annihilate the Fuso Kingdom, this Duke will report to the Emperor and reward you according to your merits!" The Duke of Protectorate looked at the 100,000 troops below, encouraging the soldiers and giving them guarantees.
"Thank you, Duke!" the soldiers said in unison, with smiles on their faces.
The purpose of joining the army is to achieve merit, get promoted and make money.
At this time, County Magistrate Huo brought the yamen runners and soldiers to settle down.
The Duke of Protector of the Country went to his room, where the fake Duke of Protector of the Country was already waiting.
"I greet the Duke. I lived up to the trust placed in me. I successfully deceived everyone and brought the army here safely." The fake Duke of Protector of the Country was standing in the room. When he saw the real Duke of Protector of the Country, he immediately saluted.
"Thank you for your hard work. I hope no one suspected you along the way?" The Duke of Protectorate looked at the person in front of him who looked exactly like him. His expression was stunned for a moment, as if he was looking at himself in the mirror.
It looked so much like him. The human skin made by Yun'er was so realistic that even he, the person involved, almost thought that the person in front of him was his own shadow.
The fake Protector of the Country felt a little uneasy when he was looked at. He felt that the Duke was looking at him a little strangely. He said creepily: "It wasn't hard. The whole journey was smooth and no one recognized me."
It turned out that upon arriving in Hejiang County, the Protector secretly had the fake Protector taken away, so as not to let the soldiers see two Protectors of the Country, so as to avoid trouble.
"Okay, Duke Ben, tear off your human skin now. You won't have to pretend to be Duke Ben to protect the Crown Prince in the future." After the Duke of Protecting the Country finished speaking, he took out the potion Li Yun had given him and applied it to the human skin. Soon, cracks appeared, and with a strong tear, the human skin was torn off, revealing a young face in his twenties.
"Yes, Duke!" The man whose skin was torn off felt the cool air on his face. He could finally return to his original appearance.
Although the skin beneath the human skin did not feel uncomfortable, as if it was the same as his skin, it was not his face after all, and he was still not used to it being against his boss's face.
After the people left, the Protector of the Country collected the human skin, preserved it, and locked it up.
The soldiers ate and drank their fill, then went to rest.
The news of reinforcements appearing in Hejiang County reached Yamamoto Benro's ears.
"General, the reinforcements from the Jin Dynasty have arrived. There are 100,000 troops. Together with General Zhenyuan's 100,000 troops, they are the same number as our army. What should we do? Should we launch a night attack tonight while they are tired?" Yamamoto Benlang was resting in the tent, and his deputy general was reporting outside the door.
In fact, over the past half month, they had attempted several night attacks, but were each repelled by the enemy's thunder.
The power of the heavenly thunder caused them heavy losses, with nearly ten thousand warriors killed.
"Okay, at three o'clock in the morning, we will sneak up to the city wall, kill the people guarding the city gate, and then open the city gate. We will lead the army into the city to kill the Jin army." Yamamoto Jiro felt that what the deputy general said this time was right. The reinforcements from the Jin Dynasty must have been exhausted after a long journey, traveling day and night, and wading through mountains and rivers. At this time, if they launch a surprise attack at night, they will surely be able to capture the county town.
Because midnight is when people are most sleepy, it is also the most suitable time for night attacks.
Isn’t it said that dark and windy nights are the best times for setting fires and killing people?
"Yes, General!" Seeing that the general agreed to his suggestion, the deputy general immediately made arrangements. He wanted to take advantage of the night to attack the city and kill people, so as to capture Hejiang County in one fell swoop and return to Fuso Kingdom earlier.
The deputy general went down to make arrangements, planning to capture Hejiang County tonight so that they could occupy Dajin as soon as possible and return early.
The cherry blossoms in his hometown were about to bloom, and he wanted to take his wife to see them.
Tonight is destined to be an unfair night, as all evil begins at night.
The warriors of Fuso thought that they would take action tonight, so they all needed to get a good night's sleep and rest up to their full potential, as there would be a brutal war to be fought tonight.
The Duke of Huguo was unaware of Fuso's conspiracy. He let the soldiers eat and drink enough and then go to rest.
Night came quietly, the sky was already dark and it was pitch dark.
At this time, the soldiers of the Dajin Dynasty were already asleep. They didn't know that the dark clutches had begun to reach out.
At three o'clock in the morning, Yamamoto Jiro brought two hundred people and quietly sneaked outside the city wall. The one with great martial arts skills seized the opportunity and shot four arrows at lightning speed, killing the four archers on the lookout tower. The others lightly jumped into the city wall, then quickly killed the soldiers below, gently opened the city gate, and the Fuso warriors behind them gently poured into the city.
When the 200,000-strong army poured into the city, they secretly searched every house, trying to kill the sleeping Jin soldiers.
Suddenly, the city gate was closed with a creaking sound, and then torches were lit all around, illuminating the city gate.
"Hello, General Yamamoto, welcome!" The Protector of the Country suddenly appeared in front, followed by rows of soldiers holding torches.
Yamamoto Jiro was so frightened by the sudden appearance of the Protector of the Country that he was unable to react.
By the time he realized what was happening, his face had already darkened. How could he have discovered a night raid? "How did you know we were launching a surprise attack?"
The Protector looked at him like an idiot and said mockingly, "Is this so hard to guess? Don't forget, we've fought several times before. You know my reinforcements have just arrived and will be very tired. You're going to miss this good opportunity."
"General, when did the Duke of Protector, a rough man, become so smart and so arrogant?" The deputy general asked General Yamamoto in disbelief.
General Yamamoto was also puzzled and looked confused.
Although they fought several times, the other side always won, that was because the other side had heavenly thunder. If they didn't have heavenly thunder, it would be impossible for them to defeat them.
Every time he brought with him were the elites among the elites, who were the top masters in the entire Fuso Kingdom. It was impossible for them to be defeated by a dozen people.
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