Chapter 2758 Victory
Qibi Heli and Bai Shan were both moved back to the camp and would have to be sent back to the small town tomorrow. The camp was too cold, which was not conducive to recuperation.
The emperor entered the tent with several important ministers. Qibi Heli was unconscious, while Bai Shan was really asleep.
Because Qibi Heli was the most seriously injured, the emperor went to see Qibi Heli first.
Seeing that his face was pale and the gauze under the quilt was still a little red, he pressed the quilt on him and reminded him, "It's cold, make sure to light the brazier for him."
Manbao represents the medical bill.
Several generals who had a good relationship with Qibi Heli took the opportunity to bring up the mistakes of the siege.
Looking at the seriously injured Qibi Heli, the emperor's heart softened. He didn't blame him. Instead, he said, "Goguryeo accepted the challenge, and General Qibi couldn't just turn around and refuse. He had already made a great contribution by beheading the enemy general. No one expected the defeat today."
Who could have imagined that Goguryeo would even abandon its own soldiers?
Minister Feng and several other ministers frowned and did not agree with the emperor's point of view. They were already preparing food and grass, and had captured so many cities. Now the cities in the country were just putting up a desperate resistance. As long as they could hold out for another month or so, even if the enemy refused to surrender, it would become much easier to attack the city.
But the failure of Qibi Heli's siege this time will be a huge loss for them.
At this time, Goguryeo was also calculating the gains and losses of this incident.
Although the battlefield could not be counted, there were always people standing on the city wall to pay attention to the situation. At least 500 people were injured on the Jin army side, while they lost about 800 people, including Shen Ming.
But the Jin army must have lost Qibi Heli. Even if he was only seriously injured, it was still an exciting opportunity for Goguryeo.
The ministers who came to watch the battle discussed with the supervisor Gao Nusa for a long time, and only went into the palace to report to the King of Goguryeo half an hour after the other side retreated.
The King of Goryeo was overjoyed. "The Jin general Qibi Heli was seriously injured. The Jin army suffered more than 800 casualties."
Gao Nuosa also said excitedly: "Yes."
"Good, good," the King of Goguryeo laughed heartily, spinning in excitement. He turned around and said, "Call all the ministers into the palace. We are going to celebrate tonight."
The Jin side was still arguing. Xue Gui felt that Shangshu Feng and the others were asking too much of General Qibi. He reported the casualties of this battle, "218 dead, 192 wounded, 68 of whom were lightly wounded, and the remaining 124 were all seriously injured."
"General Qibi killed a young enemy general. I've inquired and learned that he was Goguryeo's foremost warrior, highly skilled in martial arts. Of the two thousand Goguryeo soldiers he led, four hundred and ninety-eight were killed, two hundred and thirty-one were seriously injured, three hundred and sixty-two were slightly wounded, thirteen fled and disappeared, and the rest were captured, including four hundred and ninety-two war horses."
Minister Feng snorted coldly, "From the results alone, it seems like a victory, but we're looking at the aftermath. Nearly four hundred men were lost in this battle, and General Qibi himself was seriously injured, but it didn't change the situation at all. Goguryeo might be celebrating right now. The image of national doom they had created was shattered in one battle. The siege resulted in heavy losses, and a siege would only drag on even longer. If this isn't a defeat, what is it?"
The battle of a siege is originally about food and supplies, which is a psychological warfare.
Although they had surrounded the city but not attacked it, they still held the upper hand. The people in the city were already in a state of unrest. Both ordinary people and high-ranking officials had become pessimistic about Goguryeo.
Zhang Hui even passed a lot of information to them through Prince Gao Wu's mother's family. After this time, I'm afraid the situation will return to its original state, and Zhang Hui's situation in the domestic city will be even worse.
Seeing that everyone was gathered around Qibi Heli and discussing the war and arguing endlessly, Manbao slowly moved to Baishan's bed.
Daji's eyes flashed, and he stood beside her easily, so as to block the ministers' peripheral vision. If they turned around to look at her, they would be blocked by his body and would not see Manbao's movements.
Manbao held the needle between his fingertips and gently lifted the quilt behind Bai Shan. He glanced at his trembling eyelashes, smiled slightly, and gave him two injections.
It was pulled out with just two light stabs. Bai Shan's face turned pale with pain and he almost couldn't help crying out in pain. He bit his mouth tightly and couldn't help but open his eyes to look at Manbao, then closed them immediately.
When the emperor and his companions first came in, he was asleep and didn't feel anything at all.
But he was soon awakened by their argument, so he heard the whole thing.
Seeing that he looked like a patient, Manbao quietly moved back to his seat and stood still.
The emperor paused for a moment before reiterating, "General Qibi is not to blame for this battle. It was my own inconsiderateness that led to his utter failure. I never imagined that the enemy would resort to such a vicious scheme."
Minister Feng said, "We naturally cannot interfere with the enemy's plans, but General Qibi could have been more cautious. If he had been able to detect Goguryeo's plans after killing Shen Ming and held his ground, wouldn't that have been a great victory?"
"If Lord Bai hadn't noticed and warned us earlier, I'm afraid the losses of our Great Jin army would have been even more serious."
When Bai Shan was mentioned, the emperor remembered the purpose of his visit and immediately turned to look at Bai Shan. The emperor asked, "Is Bai Qing awake?"
All the ministers and generals turned around and looked over.
Bai Shan was lying on his stomach, moving slightly, wanting to stand up and salute, but he felt that he was injured at the moment and it seemed that he should not be able to get out of bed.
The emperor had already pinned him down before him and said quickly, "Lie down quickly."
Seeing his pale face, the emperor sighed and said, "Thank you for your hard work, Bai Qing. You have made great contributions in this battle. Are you still in pain now?"
Bai Shan was afraid that he would remove his bandage to see the wound, so he quickly said, "It doesn't hurt anymore."
Everyone stared at Bai Shan's pale face. There was sweat on his forehead and his brows were furrowed. It was obvious that he was in pain.
The emperor also noticed it, patted the back of his hand comfortingly, and then went to find Zhou Man, "There should be painkillers, why not prescribe some for him."
Zhou Man: “…Yes.”
The emperor asked Bai Shan to take good care of his injuries and return to the Secretariat as soon as he recovered, as he was still needed by his side.
This is the emperor's expression of appreciation.
Bai Shan looked at the emperor and asked, "Your Majesty, are you planning to take this opportunity to launch a surprise attack on the inner city?"
The emperor was slightly surprised. He didn't expect him to be so perceptive. He raised his eyebrows and looked at him.
Bai Shan curled his lips and said, "The situation is now at a stalemate. After all, we are an expeditionary force. The situation is not favorable to us. The best way is a surprise attack."
"But Your Majesty, if we attack by force, I'm afraid there will be heavy casualties."
The emperor then asked, "Do you think you have any clever tricks to take it?"
Bai Shan looked at Man Bao and said softly, "Perhaps we can ask the Goguryeo soldiers captured this time."
He said, "If we can get them to change their minds, there might be a shortcut."
The emperor thought for a moment, "That's a good idea."
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(End of this chapter)
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