Chapter 22 Spring City
After the war, the army was counting the number of casualties.
"How many casualties are there?" Huang Xiaoyuan asked.
"Report to the general, 28,000 people died in battle, 7,000 people were seriously injured, 24,000 beheaded, and 52,000 prisoners."
"Hey! Although I won, my Youzhou army suffered heavy losses!" Huang Xiaoyuan sighed.
"Luo Qu, go and call that first." Huang Xiaoyuan said with a smile.
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Although Zuo Houde didn't know what Huang Xiaoyuan wanted to do with him, it was mostly a reward.
Zuo Houde bowed his fists and saluted: "Greetings to the general!"
Huang Xiaoyuan quickly helped Zuo Houde up with a smile on his face: "I recognize you. You are Sima who offered advice to Luo Lie. Zuo Houde. It is said that I will approve your appointment."
"I thanked the general!" Zuo Houde showed gratitude.
"Haha! I'm not wrong. I'm really brave and resourceful. I'm worthy of being my Youzhou man!" Huang Xiaoyuan looked proud and couldn't help laughing.
"Your surname is Zuo, but you are from the Zuo clan in Chengnan?" Huang Xiaoyuan tentatively said.
"Report to the general, the last general is from Zuo clan in the south of the city." Zuo Houde showed excitement, as if he was talking about something extremely proud, as if he was proud of his origin as Zuo clan.
"Haha! As expected, the Zuo clan of the Zuo clan is loyal and wise in the south of the city! Over the past few decades, you, the Zuo clan, have been in the army, which is amazing!" Huang Xiaoyuan exclaimed!
Of course, what Huang Xiaoyuan said is correct. Over the past few decades, the Zuo clan has joined the army. However, only dozens of people can survive, and the highest rank of those who survive is Sima. Zuo Houde is now the highest military rank of the Zuo clan. Every step next represents a new height in the clan!
He died more and made few contributions. Joining the army was a nightmare for Zuo, so Zuo Houde's father was particularly afraid of recruiting troops at that time.
At the same time, there are very few left surnames in Youzhou. Two surnames in the army include one of the Zuo clans in the south of the city. Huang Xiaoyuan guessed it casually and had half the accuracy.
Huang Xiaoyuan chatted with Zuo Houde for a while again, and Zuo Houde left.
Zuo Houde sat in his military tent and began to estimate that his military achievements were so vulgar!
This time, Zuo Houde's military achievements were the best in the camp. Except for some senior and middle-level military leaders, Zuo Houde's military achievements were the highest. With his previous merits, he should be able to be promoted to the fourth-rank general of the miscellaneous number, directly surpassing Luo Lie, the captain. Of course, after Luo Lie's merits, he could probably be promoted to the miscellaneous number general. However, Zuo Houde did not expect that he could be ranked alongside Luo Lie so quickly.
Of course, in addition to merit, the greater gain this time was that it was the eyes of senior military leaders. When you return to Youzhou, King Yan and others would know Zuo Houde's name.
When Cao Cao arrived, Zuo Houde was thinking about Luo Lie, and Luo Lie came.
"Brother Zuo!" Luo Lie entered the tent, with a slightly smile on his expressionless face.
"I've seen the general!" Zuo Houde still politely. Don't be arrogant when you succeed. This is Zuo Houde's experience in his previous life.
At least when he saw Zuo Houde's behavior as he had been before, Luo Lie's smile became even worse.
"No need to do this, just be brothers." Luo Lie also understood the human relationship.
Zuo Houde no longer refused: "I have met my brother, but I don't know what happened to him?"
"Tomorrow will be attacking Quancheng, but I came here to discuss it with my brothers." Luo Lie replied.
"I wonder what my brother wants to discuss?" Zuo Houde was also a little confused. Quancheng, Zuo Houde knew that it was Luo Xin's nest. Luo Xin's family was all in Quancheng. There were heavy troops guarding Quancheng. Later, Luo Xin brought an army of 100,000. At present, the maximum number of people in Quancheng is 30,000.
"Brother Zuo doesn't know that Wuchao is the gateway to Quancheng. Once Wuchao breaks, you can drive straight into Quancheng. Quancheng will definitely not be able to defend it. Tomorrow, I want to climb Quancheng first, and I need the help of Brother Zuo." Luo Lie was also blunt.
When Zuo Houde heard this, he was not easy to refuse. Besides, he was still under Luo Lie. Luo Lie was willing to discuss with him, but he gave Zuo Houde face and said with a fist: "Brother, why do you say this? I will definitely help you with all my strength tomorrow."
Luo Lie received the promise and left happily.
Zuo Houde also wanted to have merits, but he understood that too much was not enough. In the battle of Wuchao, he showed the limelight. If he showed off again in Quancheng, he would probably have to shoot the first bird. The most important thing is that he had too little experience in the army and made too many contributions is not a good thing! Helping Luo Lie can be regarded as repaying Luo Lie's kindness.
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Quancheng, Luo Mansion.
A young man was shocked when he received the news from Wuchao. This was Luo Yi's eldest son Luo Cheng. He had no choice but to recruit generals in the city.
Soon, four generals came to Luo Cheng.
"I've seen the young master!" The four of them bowed with their hands.
"Four generals are asked to sit down. Wuchao has received urgent reports. Now Wuchao has fallen, and the Youzhou army is about to arrive in our Quancheng. I wonder how many soldiers there are in the city." Luo Cheng asked.
When the four of them heard this, their faces changed.
A general hesitated for a moment before answering: "Young Master, the general took away Qianziying and sent soldiers to help Wuchao. There were only more than 24,000 soldiers in the city."
"Do you have the confidence to keep it?" Luo Cheng asked.
A general smiled bitterly and said, "Even Wuchao didn't hold it, the Mo General and others were powerless."
When he heard that he could not hold on, Luo Cheng calmed down a lot: "General, you can do your best. If you really can't hold on, you will surrender. I will take my family to Luocheng to find my father and grandfather." As he said that, Luo Cheng's voice became a little whimpering.
The four generals couldn't help but feel sad. Luo Xin ruled the Quancheng for decades, and they were also promoted by Luo Xin and had a deep relationship with the Luo family.
"If the young master doesn't dislike Mo General, Mo General is willing to protect him to Luocheng," Lei Yun said kneeling, tears flowing out of his eyes. He is the orphan of the martyr, and Luo Xin was raised by one hand, and his feelings for the Luo family are unimaginable to outsiders.
"General Lei asks you to get up, let's leave today. General Lei will go back and prepare first." Luo Cheng helped Lei Yun up.
"Three generals, tomorrow, the Youzhou army will surrender! Don't let the soldiers make unnecessary sacrifices." Luo Cheng said emotionally again.
"Young Master, kindness! We will obey the order!" The three of them also knelt down and saluted. When they thought of the young master's escape and the soldiers, they couldn't help but burst into tears.
One of the veterans cried bitterly: "The old minister's family is all in the city, and you cannot walk with the young master. I'm sorry to the old general!"
Luo Cheng came forward in person and helped them up one by one, "You don't have to blame yourself for your generals. I also have family members. I understand the concerns of the generals, so I will leave you here."
In the afternoon, Luo Cheng took his family out of the city under the escort of Thunder Cloud, and a group of more than a hundred people went to Diancheng.
"Young Master, why don't you go to Luocheng directly?" Lei Yun asked.
Luo Cheng's face turned cold: "Several generals are thinking about the good things about my Luo family, but there are always villains who reveal our path. We will take a detour to Diancheng first, and then turn to Luocheng."
In fact, everyone understood Luo Cheng's heart. How could this merit of offering the city be compared to capturing Luo Cheng to the Youzhou Army?
Chapter completed!