When it was dark, Jia Yao and Hea Su led their troops back to her central camp.
Hu Luo led his troops directly back to the left army camp.
In this battle, the casualties of Jia Yao and his men were actually not unacceptable.
Of the five thousand soldiers left behind in the camp by Heasu, only nearly two thousand were killed or wounded.
This result is much better than Jia Yao expected.
But when he thought of their food and supplies, Jia Yao's heart began to bleed.
The food and fodder that was burned was three months’ worth of food and fodder for Heasu’s troops!
Three months’ worth of food!
This was undoubtedly a further blow to them as they were already extremely short of food.
When seeing the raging fire in the camp, Jia Yao almost couldn't help crying.
...
...
Before, they could barely maintain 30,000 troops!
Now, even 30,000 troops cannot be maintained.
But if they don’t maintain 30,000 troops, how can they resist Yun Zheng’s next offensive?
If they still need to maintain 30,000 troops, the remaining food and grass will only be enough to sustain their 30,000 troops for two months.
"Princess, what should we do now?"
Heasu looked at Jiayao with a confused look on his face.
Another third of the food supply was lost.
Heasu really doesn't know what to do now.
Withdraw?
If they withdraw, it would be like opening the door to Da Gan.
But if we don't withdraw and continue this confrontation, it seems... there is no point.
Just as Jia Yao said, it would probably be better to let these people disperse and dig some wild vegetables to fill their stomachs than to continue the confrontation.
He even wanted to suggest that Jia Yao lead his army to fight a decisive battle with the Northern Palace Army.
Even if they all died in battle, it would be better than fighting in such a cowardly way.
But if you think about it, you will know that it is impossible!
They wanted to fight to the death, but Yun Zheng would definitely not fight them head-on!
Yun Zheng didn't even go to occupy the Qingbianwei border, and just hid on the edge of the hill.
Are they going to lead their troops to attack Gobian?
"Let's take it one step at a time!"
Jia Yao rubbed his head in pain, "Those dead horses should be made into dry food as soon as possible, they can at least last a while longer! Also, send someone to send a letter to Yun Zheng, asking him to bring something to exchange for their more than one hundred seriously injured soldiers! We can't feed them and waste food for nothing!"
The enemy is now completely let loose.
After burning their food supplies, they just left the seriously injured there, waiting for them to help them take in the seriously injured.
They have no burden at all now!
In a rage, Jia Yao almost killed the more than one hundred seriously injured people to vent his anger.
But she finally resisted the urge.
She knew that once she killed the more than one hundred seriously injured people, Yun Zheng would definitely launch a crazy revenge.
Now, their military strength is seriously insufficient, and Yun Zheng may attack their rear at any time.
By then, there will be no one left alive!
She couldn't break the agreement between her and Yun Zheng just because of a momentary anger.
If marriage can bring peace now, she is really willing to marry!
However, she knew in her heart that under the circumstances, Yun Zheng would never stop fighting just to get her.
She's not that important!
Yun Zheng now only wants Beihuan’s land and war horses.
"What do you want Yun Zheng to give in exchange?"
Heasu asked with a depressed look.
Jia Yao said weakly: "As long as it's food, it doesn't cost money anyway..."
Now, there is no point in holding the silver.
Even with the silver, they didn't know where to buy food.
He Asu was about to accept the order, but Jia Yao suddenly waved his hand and said, "Forget it, don't eat it! Yun Zheng is a despicable bastard. If he really exchanges food for it, I'm afraid he will add some poison in it..."
“…”
Hearing Jia Yao's words, Heasu's face twitched violently.
Don’t say it, Yun Zheng, this despicable and shameless guy is actually capable of doing such a thing.
Jiayao thought silently for a while, and then said to Heasu: "Let them exchange cattle and sheep for people! Ten fat sheep or one cow for one seriously injured person!"
At least the livestock are alive.
You can tell at a glance whether someone has been poisoned.
It's for eating anyway.
"Trade cattle and sheep?"
He Asu frowned and said, "How about some more?"
"Do you think Yun Zheng is stupid?"
Jia Yao raised his eyes slightly, "If he asks for too much, he won't change! We can't kill the seriously injured they left behind, and we have to find people to help heal them, and we have to waste food to feed them. In the end, we will lose more..."
The longer these seriously injured soldiers are delayed, the more they will die.
Instead of doing that, it would be better to take those people away and exchange them for something edible while they are still breathing.
It can alleviate their food shortage to some extent.
He Asu thought about it and nodded in agreement.
"Oh, by the way, we also exchanged the more than 200 corpses they left behind, two sheep for each corpse..."
Jia Yao ordered again.
There is no point in leaving these bodies on their land.
If I exchange it for some sheep, it would be of some value at least.
…
The next day, Yun Zheng received a letter sent by Heasu.
Looking at the contents of the letter, Yun Zheng couldn't help but shake his head and smile.
Ten sheep for one living person.
Two sheep for a dead man.
Damn it, it’s obviously Jiayao’s idea!
This woman has secretly learned my business skills!
"Your Majesty, do you want to bargain with them?"
Dugu Ce asked.
"No."
Yun Zheng shook his head and said, "Let's just change it! There's no need to drag it out with them. The longer it drags on, the more of our people will die! They are all good men who have fought hard for me, don't let them down!"
After saying that, Yun Zheng handed the matter over to Yu Shizhong.
Before leaving, Yun Zheng told Yu Shizhong not to play tricks on the enemy and just get the people back safely.
There's no need to play tricks on Jia Yao about this matter.
When fighting, it doesn’t matter how everyone fights.
When it is time to keep your word, you still have to keep your word.
Otherwise, if the wounded fell into the hands of the Beihuan people, they would have no way out and would die.
He was already very happy to be able to exchange for the bodies of these seriously injured and fallen soldiers.
War is cruel.
Many times, the fallen soldiers had to be buried in a foreign country and could not even be laid to rest.
As for the seriously injured, whether in ancient times or modern times, they are often abandoned.
It’s not that I want to give up, but I have to give up!
It’s good for everyone to reach such an agreement with Jiayao!
Yu Shizhong took the order and immediately went to do what Yun Zheng had asked him to do.
All in all, they had to exchange 1,700 sheep for the seriously injured and the corpses.
There must not be so many sheep on the hillside now.
We could only use cows or old and weak horses to make up for it.
Yun Zheng thought for a moment, and then instructed Dugu Ce, "Tell the military medical department to be ready to receive the wounded! In addition, we will fight Beihuan next, and the casualties will not be too small. Tell the cities in the rear to hurry and send the medicine over..."
After explaining Dugu Ce, Yun Zheng began to think to himself again.
Whether in modern times or ancient times, wounded soldiers are always an inevitable problem.
We still need to build some sanatoriums in the rear!
As long as the wounded's condition stabilizes, they will be transferred to the rear for recuperation.
In this way, the military medical department on the front line can free up more people to rescue the wounded.
Having made up his mind, Yun Zheng immediately took a pen and wrote a letter to Ye Zi, asking Ye Zi to order people to build sanatoriums in Dingbei and Mayi cities in preparation for the upcoming war.
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