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Chapter 1602 Pressing the Blade

"What about that?"

Zhang Shuye suggested.

"Arrest only the two who started the fight, if they are still alive."

“If they die, the master will pardon the others,”

"Then have all the troops leave the city and station them there,"

"Otherwise, there might be further fighting."

Gao Kan was at a loss for what to do.

He then ordered his personal guards to carry out Zhang Shuye's orders.

When Jeju was in chaos,

The Liang Kingdom's main camp in Tai'an Prefecture was also bustling with activity.

More than 20,000 people were captured in this battle.

More than the army of the Great Liang.

Finding a place for them also took a lot of thought from everyone.

The generals of Liang were initially somewhat wary of Gao Kan's 100,000-strong army.

But after today's battle

But their confidence soared.

Lin Chong killed Chen Zhu, the military commander of Zhengzhou, Duan Pengju, the military commander of Suizhou, and Bi Sheng, the Flying Tiger General.

Hua Rong killed Feng Mei, the Flying Dragon General.

Zhao Yuan killed Li Ming, the military commander of Xuzhou, and Han Tianlin, the military commander of Tangzhou.

Guan Sheng killed Ma Wanli, the military commander of Ruzhou.

When the Liang Kingdom held a grand victory celebration banquet at its camp...

The people of Jeju, however, were drinking a calming drink to soothe their nerves.

Li Kui drank a bowl of wine and said with dissatisfaction,

"This imperial army is utterly pathetic,"

"I thought 100,000 men would give me a good slaughter."

"Who would have thought that they would all turn around and run away before there was even much fighting."

Lu Zhishen also shook his head.

"The Imperial Guards' combat effectiveness is too poor,"

"If we send them to fight the Western Xia,"

"I'm afraid a single flock of iron hawks would be enough to make them cry for their parents."

Iron Falcons, however, were elite cavalry of the Western Xia.

Riding the finest warhorses of the Western Xia.

Clad in heavy steel armor, impervious to swords and spears.

When going into battle, cavalrymen are fixed to their warhorses.

Even if it means dying in battle, I will not fall off my horse.

Three hundred people per team

Each team captain was a fierce general from the Western Xia Dynasty.

Although the Western Xia only had ten squadrons of iron hawks,

But they were the Western Army's most troublesome opponent.

The crossbow could kill them.

But the complex mechanisms on the crossbow

This determines the preciousness and rarity of the Divine Arm Crossbow.

Moreover, the great war between the Western Army and the Western Xia was a protracted war.

Once the Western Xia troops approach.

The Divine Arm Crossbow must then destroy itself.

To prevent it from falling into the hands of the Western Xia.

Therefore, when the Western Army faced the Iron Falcons,

More often than not, they risk their lives to do so.

Huyan Zhuo was also from the Imperial Guard.

Seeing everyone belittling the Imperial Guards,

I also felt ashamed.

"Since Gao Kan and his son took control of the Imperial Guard,"

"Then they ruthlessly eliminated dissidents and installed their cronies in power,"

"As a result, the combat effectiveness of many Imperial Guards has declined significantly."

Xu Guanzhong shook his head and said,

"Lack of training and poor combat effectiveness are two aspects,"

"On the other hand, the Imperial Guards lacked the will to fight to the death."

"When I was in Hebei, I also saw many local militia whose fighting ability was not as good as that of the Liao cavalry,"

"But when the Liao soldiers came to raid the grasslands,"

"They would rather die than retreat; they'd rather take someone down with them."

"Many times, the Liao soldiers would be scared away by these local militia."

Huyan Zhuo shook his head and said,

"They had nowhere else to retreat,"

"They had to fight desperately to protect their families."

When Zhao Yuan heard Huyan Zhuo say this,

I really want to laugh out loud.

During the Jingkang Incident,

The Song soldiers, too, had nowhere to retreat.

Behind them were their relatives.

However, very few Song soldiers dared to fight the Jin army to the death.

Battles with the Jin army often ended in immediate defeat.

On the contrary, many of the spontaneous anti-Jin forces in various places only carried homemade weapons.

However, they frequently fought to the death with the Jin soldiers.

When running away becomes a habit

No matter who is standing behind them

Once a tough battle is encountered

Their first thought would still be to escape.

Zhao Yuan shook his head and said,

"Having nowhere to retreat can indeed ignite a fighting spirit,"

"But what's needed most is the strict enforcement of military discipline."

"Only by making them truly respect military discipline,"

"Only when commanding troops can one do so with the ease of directing one's own arm."

As everyone was talking,

Then Shi Qian walked in.

When Zhao Yuan led his troops into battle,

He then had Shi Qian accompany him.

Lin Chong saw Shi Qian come in.

He couldn't wait to ask,

"Have you located Gao Kan?"

Shi Qian nodded and said,

"Gao Kan fled to Jeju Island, where he gathered up the defeated soldiers,"

"The defeated soldiers even engaged in armed clashes in Jeju City,"

"Now they've all been driven out of the city to set up camp."

Lin Chong originally thought Gao Kan would flee directly back to Tokyo.

I was surprised that they dared to stay in Jeju.

"The Song army suffered a major defeat, and many officers were lost in this battle."

"There must be chaos now. We should launch a surprise attack on the Jeju camp tonight,"

"We can defeat Gao Kan's army in one fell swoop."

Li Kui also shouted,

"I haven't had enough killing either, so I'll sneak in under the cover of darkness and have a good time killing."

Other military commanders also responded.

Chapter 1603 Request for Help

Zhao Yuan nodded.

"Then tonight, Wu Song and Bian Xiang will lead two thousand men to stay at the camp and guard the prisoners."

"Anyone who dares to cause trouble will be killed without mercy."

"If one person moves, kill one person; if ten thousand people move, kill ten thousand people."

Wu Song and Bian Xiang heard Zhao Yuan's murderous words.

They all nodded in agreement.

Meanwhile, on Gaokan's side, the soldiers' fighting had finally been quelled.

Gao Kan then ordered Dang Shiying to direct the soldiers to set up camp outside the city.

At the same time, they gathered up the routed soldiers.

Until night,

Of the ten generals who led the troops, only three returned: Wu Bingyi, the military commander of Chenzhou; Wang Yi, the military commander of Dengzhou; and Zhou Xin, the military commander of Songzhou.

The number of routed soldiers gathered was only slightly over 60,000.

It was much less than Xiao Zhangliang and Jia Juxin had anticipated.

Gao Kan heard that only three people had returned.

They were also somewhat panicked.