The arrival of water for the army at Dasanguan presents them with an opportunity, one they cannot afford to miss. This is their chance to establish a military industry.
It should be noted that the terrain of Dasanguan Pass is too unique, making it too difficult to establish a military industrial base there. Therefore, they were even more excited than Liu Feng himself, and charged forward fearlessly to capture it.
When the sky brightened and the sun began to rise, the inner city gates opened.
Liu Feng ordered his men to lock An Suola up first, but not to torture him for the time being.
He then led his men into the city to assess the situation of the battle.
The number of corpses recovered from the city walls and moats totaled over ten thousand.
The Tiger Roar Army suffered more than two hundred casualties. Although it sounds like a small number, it still pained Liu Feng to death. He had put a lot of effort into training each and every Tiger Roar Army soldier.
The Tiger Roar Army soldiers who died or were wounded were mainly killed or injured by the archers of the Northern Barbarians and the Heaven and Earth Society during their battles.
Moreover, the injuries were mainly caused by stray arrows.
While cleaning up the battlefield, Liu Feng only took the enemy's weapons and armor, leaving all their other belongings to Qian Mu's 10,000 men.
It's not that Liu Feng didn't want them; besides weapons and armor, they had many other good things. But he couldn't let them suffer for nothing and not get any benefits at all.
Leaving Qian Mu's large army could also give Qian Mu's people a sense of purpose.
Now that the two families are allies, Qian Mu's subordinates are benefiting, so for Liu Feng, there are only advantages and no disadvantages.
Moreover, Qian Mu's side has no shortage of iron cavalry and armor, and Liu Feng is currently engaged in construction and preparing to expand the army, so these are all necessities.
Therefore, Qian Mu's people had no objection to Liu Feng taking these things.
Compared to when they were cleaning up the battlefield, they searched through all the corpses and obtained quite a bit of silver.
"General, we must have killed no fewer than three thousand people during the pursuit."
"The enemy still has about three thousand men fleeing in the mountains and forests, completely routed."
"Their general was utterly useless, all show and no substance. He was cut down by me in just two rounds."
Inside the city, in the Tiger Roar Army's camp, Yuchi Sheng cheerfully introduced the results of his side's battle.
"General, this battle was so satisfying! Our casualties were less than a thousand."
Liu Feng nodded.
For Qian Mu's army, this was indeed a satisfying moment.
They not only won a great victory this time, but also obtained so many supplies.
As for those who had already fled into the mountains, Liu Feng ignored them.
When the time comes, let Yuchi Sheng lead his men to slowly wipe them out. As for the spoils of war, whether they are weapons, armor or anything else, they will all be theirs.
Liu Feng had already taken the weapons and armor of more than 10,000 people here, so he had to leave some for Qian Mu's army.
Yu Chisheng was overjoyed; he couldn't stop smiling from ear to ear.
“Yuchi Sheng, remember this well: you must burn all the enemy’s corpses. The temperature is rising, and if it causes a plague, I’ll chop off your head.”
Liu Feng glanced up and gave a serious reminder.
"General, rest assured, I will handle everything flawlessly."
Yu Chisheng readily agreed.
Liu Feng nodded.
Yu Chisheng didn't seem to be planning to leave just like that; instead, he went up to Liu Feng.
"General, these two groups of men have been almost wiped out."
"So... what do we do next?"
"General Liu, we need your advice on this matter."
Liu Feng glanced at it with a hint of surprise.
"Do you intend to stay in Tianyong City permanently?"
At this point, the strategist Tian Feng began to chime in.
"General, are we just asking for your opinion?"
Liu Feng looked at the two of them without saying a word.
Doesn't Liu Feng know what Qian Mu is thinking? Giving him command of these ten thousand men is enough.
They had to send a strategist. Could Qian Mu's mind be simple?
Liu Feng just didn't expect that Qian Mu's ambitions were a bit too big, and that what he was doing was extremely excessive.
"I don't have any solutions for that."
"I've taken care of things here. As for what happens next, you'll have to figure that out yourselves."
Liu Feng answered calmly.
In fact, Liu Feng realized that this wasn't about asking him for advice. If it weren't for Tian Feng as his strategist, and only Yuchi Sheng had said this, Liu Feng wouldn't have had any other ideas.
However, since the strategist Tian Feng spoke up here, it was simply to test Liu Feng's attitude.
In the beginning, Liu Feng invited Qian Mu to garrison troops in order to deal with the threats from the Northern Barbarians and the Heaven and Earth Society.
So now that Liu Feng's crisis has been resolved, his attitude will play a crucial role in whether or not he continues to hold the position.
You could even say that it's just a matter of Liu Feng opening his mouth now.
However, Liu Feng also had his own concerns. Given the current special circumstances, he did not want to get involved in too many unnecessary things.
Having achieved my goal, why bother joining in the fun?
Therefore, Liu Feng chose a neutral stance here.
"I understand."
Tian Feng smiled and cupped his hands in greeting.
"I'll take my leave now."
In fact, Tian Feng, as a strategist, was quite intelligent. Whether or not to station troops in Tianyong City was actually Liu Feng's decision, because Liu Feng possessed the Emperor's Sword, which was a symbol of imperial power.
Liu Feng's current attitude is not a clear refusal, which means that Liu Feng has chosen neutrality. Since he is neutral, Tian Feng can finally breathe a sigh of relief.
The reason he came this time was that he was carrying out a secret mission from Qian Mu.
That is to get these 10,000 people to stay permanently in Tianyong City by all means possible.
Tian Feng had his own ways of carrying out such orders.
Liu Feng watched Qian Mu's army slowly depart. Standing on the city wall of Zhengde County, Liu Feng held a telescope and watched them walk away into the distance.
They didn't leave for Dasanguan, but headed directly towards Tianyong City.
It seems that Qian Mu has made up his mind to take Tianyong City no matter what.
Linghu Yuanshan also came over from behind.
After a night of commanding and prolonged periods of intense nerve tension, Linghu Yuanshan looked extremely exhausted.
But he still forced himself to stay alert.
"General, what about the Qian family's army? Aren't you going to do anything about it?"
Although they were fortunate to have the Qian family's army this time, Linghu Yuanshan was still a member of the Linghu family. He had known since childhood that the Qian family and the Linghu family were mortal enemies.
Even though Linghu Yuanshan is now working under Liu Feng and has completely become Liu Feng's man, he still feels deeply saddened to see the territory that once belonged to the Linghu family about to be gradually swallowed up by the Qian family.
Linghu Yuanshan was extremely unwilling.
Liu Feng put down the binoculars in his hand.
"How confident do you think Qian Mu is in successfully maintaining a long-term military presence in Tianyong City?"
Liu Feng asked with a smile.
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