Shangguan Xueer nodded slightly.
Zhou Weiqing turned around and left, but the second daughter soon heard his voice from outside, "Haha, I'm going to be a father..."
After another whole day, the cleaning of the battlefield was finally over. The enemy's corpses were dug in big pits outside the city and buried, while the corpses of our own soldiers were sent back to the city for their families to claim. Those without family members were also buried in a unified manner.
In terms of pensions, Zhou Weiqing was not stingy, and every family of the fallen soldiers received fifty gold coins as a pension. This battle was brutal, but for the Tiangong Empire and the Peerless Division, it was a historic turning point. After this battle, they could truly gain a firm foothold in Crescent Moon City.
Ming Yu and his personal soldiers have also been welcomed into the city, and at Ming Yu's active request, they are temporarily in charge of city defense.
The city lord's mansion, the meeting hall.
Zhou Weiqing frowned slightly, looked at the generals below who were almost all wounded, took a deep breath, and said to Yan Zhexi who was beside him: "Tell me, how about the casualty statistics."
Yan Zhexi nodded, with obvious sadness in his eyes, "In this war of the 3,000 recruits we recruited, 1,762 were killed, 341 were seriously injured, and the rest were also killed. Almost all suffered minor injuries. There are barely a thousand people who will continue to fight in the future."
Hearing what Yan Zhexi said, everyone present gasped, what a cruel war this is! Three thousand recruits, all casualties, the death toll was close to two-thirds. This is because there is Tian'er's strong medical support at the North City Gate, and the number of deaths is relatively small. On the other side of the southern city wall where they were fighting head-on, more than 85% of the thousand recruits were killed.
Zhou Weiqing's fists clenched subconsciously, and there was a crackling sound from his bones.
Yan Zhexi continued: "Our Wushuang cavalry are well preserved because of their powerful armor protection. They are basically uninjured. There are 500 people from the first brigade of the Wushuang Division, with 261 minor injuries and 1 serious injury. One hundred and three, death, death forty-nine people."
When Zhou Weiqing heard the number forty-nine, Zhou Weiqing suddenly stood up from his seat, and fell back down weakly.
His heart is bleeding! Every unparalleled fighter has been cultivated with countless efforts, and is the best of the best. This time, one-tenth of the number of deaths in the First Brigade was relatively small compared to the recruits. However, the blow to Zhou Weiqing was even greater.
Even in the northern border battlefield, the Peerless Division was unparalleled. This time, nearly fifty brothers left this world forever. Zhou Weiqing couldn't feel better.
Leizi, who was standing by the side, had already had red eyes, and an unstable aura continued to erupt from his body.
"Weiqing." Lin Tianao reminded Zhou Weiqing.
Zhou Weiqing took a deep breath again, and then slowly exhaled, "The Wushuang brothers who died in battle, please order someone to send them back to the Zhongtian Empire for burial. The fallen leaves will return to their roots. Let them go home. It would be best if they can find their family members. If you can't find them, please send them home." The Celestial Empire will settle properly. When we send them off, we will see them off together."
Speaking of this, the circles of his eyes were already turning red. This battle seemed like a miracle among miracles to others, but in Zhou Weiqing's heart, it was an extremely heavy blow.
This heavy atmosphere lasted for nearly a quarter of an hour before Zhou Weiqing spoke again, "Kou Rui, what's the matter with Ke Leixi?"
Kou Rui took a step forward and said, "Cressy's remnants have already retreated early this morning. According to our statistics, the number of remnants they were able to withdraw this time was less than 25,000. That is to say, during the siege process Nearly 25,000 of them died in battle. We made the enemy pay almost ten times the price."
Zhou Weiqing nodded, his face looked a little better, he turned his eyes to Ming Yu beside him, stood up, and said, "Brother Ming, thank you very much this time. If you didn't arrive in time, our battle would not be worth it!" If the entire army is wiped out, the losses will definitely increase greatly.”
Ming Yu chuckled, and said, "I'm very honored to be able to send charcoal in a timely manner. War will inevitably lead to death, and everything must look forward."
Zhou Weiqing's emotions had recovered a bit at this time, and said: "Brother Ming, are you here sent by the Fei Li Empire, or is it your own action?"
Ming Yu smiled lightly and said, "Do you remember our agreement? After I dealt with everything, I resigned and left. The soldiers I brought with me are all my confidants. I wonder if Captain Zhou can keep his original promise? "
Hearing what he said, Zhou Weiqing was immediately overjoyed, "I don't dare to invite you. You have seen the fighting power of our Peerless Division, but what we lack most now is an excellent commander like you! No Question, I will abdicate to Xian, and the position of head of this division will be handed over to you in the future."
Ming Yu was stunned for a moment, and said with deep meaning in his eyes: "Aren't you afraid that I will abduct your Peerless Division?"
Zhou Weiqing chuckled, and said, "You don't need to be suspicious, you don't have to be suspicious. As I said, I don't have any ill feelings towards your Heavenly Evil Sect. What's more, what's good for you if you kill me? I still remember the conditions you mentioned at the beginning. It’s clear. It’s undoubtedly the most perfect thing to achieve mutual benefit, brother Ming, you are a person of great wisdom, why bother to test me again?”
Ming Yu also smiled, "You are the one with great wisdom. Well, since you trust me so much, I won't say anything else. Leave the matter of commanding the army to me. However, this division I can't be the commander, I can only give you a deputy. This Peerless Division was established by you, and each army has its own personality, and this personality is similar to its first leader. The character of the officer is closely related. It can be said that you are the soul of the Peerless Division, so your soul must exist."
The following generals, who were a little nervous when they heard that Zhou Weiqing was going to give up the position of division commander, couldn't help nodding their heads in agreement after hearing Ming Yu's words, and their expressions relaxed.
Kou Rui, Yan Zhexi, Zang Lang and other people who were born in Feili Royal Military Academy have the hottest eyes. In their hearts, Ming Yu is an absolute idol! Fei Li Military God, that is the existence that young people in the Fei Li Empire respect the most. Being able to be under his command will definitely learn a lot.
Zhou Weiqing said: "Brother Ming, what suggestions do you have for our follow-up actions? The main force of our Peerless Division should arrive within five to ten days. At that time, even if Crecy sends another army to come to us Not afraid either."
Ming Yu said without hesitation: "Expand, station troops, train, build momentum."
There was a hint of surprise in Zhou Weiqing's eyes, and he said, "Wouldn't it be too fast to expand now?"
Ming Yu smiled slightly, and said: "Not fast, it was just the right time. In the battle of Crescent Moon City, we defeated Crecy's army with less than one-tenth of the enemy's strength. Among other things, we have a unique advantage in terms of building momentum. advantage. As for Cressy’s side, they will definitely not attack in a short time. According to my guess, they only have two ways to deal with us.”
"Because of your outstanding performance in this war, the people of Crecy definitely know that if you don't solve your big trouble, if you attack again in the future, it will definitely bring them huge losses. Therefore, if they plan to To attack, not only must they mobilize no less troops than this time, but at the same time, they must also invite a group of more powerful Heavenly Jewel Masters from the Baida Empire. If they choose this way, hum."
Speaking of this, a cold light flashed in Ming Yu's eyes, "Our biggest advantage right now is that the enemy doesn't know that our Peerless Division has a large number of reinforcements behind it, and they don't even know the true strength of our Peerless Division. Therefore, They will definitely underestimate us. If they dare to attack again, then we don't want to repel the opponent, but let them wipe them all out here. At that time, if the Baida Empire does not send a large army to the Tiangong Empire , we will be able to restore the country within a short period of time. This is what I most want to see."
"The other situation is more conservative for Cresey's side. But if I were Cressie's coach, I would definitely choose this approach. That is to stabilize the front and wait for opportunities."
"If they choose this way, they will definitely rely on Tiangong City, the original capital of the Tiangong Empire, to send a large army to garrison. Siege and defense are two completely different concepts, and there is a forest of stars around Tiangong City as cover. If we have enough troops to garrison, if we want to successfully attack the enemy, we must consume a lot of troops."
"If the enemy responds in this way, we are not afraid. It just gave us enough time to accumulate. The time when the Tianbow Empire was occupied by Crecy was not long, and before that, the relationship between the Heavenly Bow Empire and the Crecy Empire The conflict has already affected the mentality of the common people. Therefore, we are now the army of justice, and recruiting troops couldn't be easier. In terms of financial resources, we have the support of the Feili Empire and the Zhongtian Empire. Just give me half a year, and I can give you Organize the strength of five divisions, go through strict training and put them into the war. If you give me a year, then even if you take the Baida Empire head-on, I will be sure to hold them back."
The Fei Li Army God is indeed the Fei Li Army God. Zhou Weiqing and the other officers nodded after listening to this series of analysis.
Ming Yu stood up, took out a map, Yan Zhexi and Kou Rui hurried forward, pulled the map away, Zhou Weiqing and others surrounded him.
This map was extremely detailed, and Zhou Weiqing was dazzled by the densely packed various symbols on it. It can only be barely recognized, this is a comprehensive map including Feili, Tiangong, Crecy and Baida Empire.