Chapter 374 The Sudden Appearance of Lu Hua

Yang Minghao left and Xie Yuan came again.

"General, all the prisoners have been taken to prison. General Niu is arranging soldiers to stand guard, and General Tang has stationed outside the city!" Xie Yuan reported.

Yang Zhengshan rubbed the token in his hand, nodded slightly and said: "Well, let's do this for now, let the soldiers have a good rest, and we will talk about it tomorrow if there is anything else!"

"Here!"

The soldiers had just fought a great battle and were extremely tired. Although there were still many things to do in the city, there was no need to rush.

Nothing happened that night. The next morning, after breakfast, Yang Zhengshan got busy.

He first wrote a battle report and sent someone to deliver it to Pang Tang, and then began to deal with matters within Chongshan Pass.

After this battle, Chongshan Pass was basically destroyed.

Except for the majestic city walls, everything inside the city was almost deserted.

The General's Office, the Governor's Office, the Military Commissioner's Office, and the Provincial Surveillance Office were all paralyzed.

Merchants and civilians in the city also suffered. Many people were affected, countless were killed or injured, and many houses in the city were also damaged.

There were less than 10,000 soldiers left in the 30,000-man Zhenbiao Camp, and all of them had defected before the battle.

As for the prisoners, there were still more than ten thousand of them.

In other words, among the 60,000 troops under Ji Feiyu's command, more than 40,000 were killed or wounded.

Many of Yang Zhengshan's soldiers also suffered casualties. Those responsible for the siege were mainly infantry. Previously, Yang Zhengshan had a total of 37,000 soldiers, including those under Niu Zhuang and Tang Feihu.

Among these 37,000 soldiers, there were 14,000 cavalry and 23,000 infantry.

These 23,000 infantrymen were responsible for the siege, while some of the cavalry were responsible for guarding the surroundings, and some joined the battle at the end.

Of the 23,000 infantrymen, 13,000 were killed or seriously injured, which was a heavy casualty.

It seems that the casualties under Yang Zhengshan's command are far lower than those under Ji Feiyu's command, but don't forget that many soldiers defected during the battle. The fact that there are 10,000 soldiers left now does not mean that there were only 10,000 soldiers who defected at that time.

In fact, the casualties on both sides were similar.

In one great battle, more than 50,000 soldiers were killed, and it took five days just to deal with the bodies of these soldiers.

All the bodies were buried on the hillside east of the city.

Soldiers with names and surnames were given wooden tombstones, but soldiers without names were simply thrown into the corpse pit and buried together.

There was no other way. There were too many corpses and it was impossible to deal with them carefully. Yang Zhengshan could only ensure that the soldiers of Tenglong Guard had a wooden tombstone. As for other things, he could not ask for anything else.

July thirteenth.

Pang Tang brought a team of civilians escorting food and fodder to Chongshan Pass.

Looking at the majestic Chongshan Pass, Pang Tang let out a long breath.

When they arrived at the city gate, Yang Zhengshan, Niu Zhuang and Tang Feihu had been waiting there for a long time.

"Greetings to the Governor!"

"Zhengshan, thank you for your hard work!" Pang Tang got off the carriage and said to Yang Zhengshan.

Yang Zhengshan smiled and said, "It's not hard for me. It's all the soldiers who risked their lives to capture Chongshan Pass!"

"How are the casualties?" Although Pang Tang had read the battle report, the casualties had not yet been counted when Yang Zhengshan wrote the report, so he only wrote about the general situation.

"Heavy casualties!" Yang Zhengshan said somewhat dully.

This battle can be said to be a tragic victory.

It was the most brutal battle he had ever fought.

In the previous battle in the north, he killed countless Hu people, but not many of his soldiers were killed or wounded.

When the battle in the north ended and he returned to Anyuan City, there were still more than 500 soldiers out of the 1,000 in the garrison camp, and only more than 500 soldiers were killed in the battle.

In this battle, more than three thousand soldiers of the Tenglong Guard alone were killed or wounded.

Pang Tang nodded slightly, a look of sorrow on his face.

Although he was not good at military affairs, he knew the difficulty of conquering the mountains.

"Eunuch Lu is here too!"

He did not ask about the casualties, but instead spoke.

"Eunuch Lu!" Yang Zhengshan looked at him in confusion.

At this moment, more than a hundred riders came galloping from the rear of the long convoy, led by Lu Hua in a moon-white gown.

This should be the second time Yang Zhengshan met Lu Hua. The first time was ten years ago in Zhou Lan's lieutenant general's court.

It was just a quick glance, but Yang Zhengshan was deeply impressed by Lv Hua. His long hair was like black ink, his eyebrows were like paintings, and his eyes were as bright as stars. After not seeing him for ten years, Lv Hua still looked as elegant and graceful as a gentleman.

He doesn't look like a eunuch, but more like a nobleman.

Time seemed to have left no trace on him. Now he looked almost exactly the same as he was ten years ago, without any sign of aging.

"General Yang Zhengshan greets Eunuch Lu!" Yang Zhengshan clasped his fists and bowed.

Lu Hua is not an ordinary eunuch. He is the admiral of the Secret Guard's Zhenbei Division. The Secret Guard also has ranks. The highest officer of the Secret Guard is the governor, who is of the first rank, the same level as the left and right governors of the Five Military Governor's Office. The governor of the Sifang Zhenfu Division is of the second rank.

In other words, Yang Zhengshan, the deputy commander of the Central Army Commandery, was at the same level as Lu Hua. However, Lu Hua was an eunuch and the emperor's servant. Yang Zhengshan felt that he was still inferior to him.

Lu Hua dismounted, with a faint smile on his face, and clasped his fists to Yang Zhengshan in return, "General Yang, you and I have been friends for a long time!"

is not that right?

Actually, the two had had a lot of dealings with each other before, but they had never met formally.

Yang Zhengshan glanced at Pang Tang and wondered why this eunuch Lu came to Chongshan Pass.

Although Lu Hua had always served as the eunuch guarding Chongshan Pass, except for the initial appearance at Chongshan Pass, he had never been to Chongshan Pass in all these years.

Otherwise, the prince would not have arranged a new eunuch to guard Chongshan Pass.

Now that Lu Hua is here, does he still want to continue serving as the eunuch guarding Chongshan Pass?

Yang Zhengshan was somewhat confused about Lu Hua's intention, so he could only be polite and welcome Lu Hua and Pang Tang into the city.

A moment later, everyone arrived at the lobby of the general's mansion.

Also in the lobby were Lu Chongde and Ji He.

Lu Chongde's body has recovered a lot after resting for a few days, but he is still a little weak.

As for Ji He, both of his arms had been amputated and he barely managed to save his life.

However, with the nourishment of the spiritual spring water, his condition is actually better than Lu Chongde's.

After all, Ji He is still young, and he was originally a warrior, and his physique is far stronger than Lu Chongde.

When everyone meets, they can't help but exchange pleasantries.

After all the pleasantries were exchanged, everyone sat down.

Although this was the general's residence, Yang Zhengshan did not act arrogantly and sit in the main seat, but sat below with everyone else.

"Does Eunuch Lu have any instructions?" Yang Zhengshan first looked at Lu Hua and asked.

Lu Hua shook his head slightly. "I am here to supervise the army, but in fact I am here to help General Yang stop the Wuliang army! As for the affairs of Chongshan Town, the three adults can discuss it among themselves, no need to ask me!"

He still took up the position of eunuch guarding Chongshan Town, but he only did it for the title and did not want to interfere in the affairs of Chongshan Town.

As for whether the prince would agree or not, he didn't need to care at all.

If the prince wants to take charge of the Secret Guard, he has to wait until he ascends the throne.

Yang Zhengshan nodded slightly and turned his gaze to Pang Tang and Lu Chongde.

Lu Chongde was the governor, and Pang Tang was also the governor.

The court appointed Pang Tang as governor, but did not remove Lu Chongde from his post. This was a mistake. It is estimated that the court did not expect that Lu Chongde was still alive at that time.

In fact, Yang Zhengshan did not expect Lu Chongde to be still alive before entering the city.

Lu Chongde saw what was in Yang Zhengshan's eyes and said, "Since the court has asked Master Pang to be the governor of Chongshan Town, then everything will naturally be in charge of Master Pang!"

Pang Tang thought for a moment and said, "The situation is critical right now, so I won't give in to Lord Lu!"

"It's okay. I was once a prisoner of the traitor. I should apologize to Your Majesty and the court!" Lu Chongde waved his hand and said.

Although he did nothing wrong, he became Ji Feiyu's prisoner, and this was a stain that he could not cover up.

Not wrong but guilty!
At the very least, one cannot avoid the crime of dereliction of duty.

Pang Tang smiled and said, "However, I know very little about Chongshan Town. I will need to consult Lord Lu on many things in the future. I hope Lord Lu can give me some advice!"

He was very humble, calling Lu Chongde "your humble official" and "Sir Lu" all the time, and he did not look down on Lu Chongde because of what happened to him.

This is normal, as he is far inferior to Lu Chongde in terms of seniority and reputation.

When Lu Chongde was the governor, he had not yet been promoted to the governor of Liaoyuan.

"Of course, Master Pang can come to me anytime if you need me!" Lu Chongde also smiled.

Yang Zhengshan was relieved to see the two of them getting along so well. He was really afraid that the two would fight. Fortunately, Lu Chongde knew the big picture and did not fight for power with Pang Tang.

(End of this chapter)