Chapter 142: The Impact after the War

In the Wei State's Political Consultative Hall, the King of Wei held a court meeting for Pang Kuo's defeat.

"The great king, the great sage Pang Gu defeated Yingchuan and was insulted by the state of the country. I requested to sue Pang Gu to correct the national law." Gongsun Zhi, the senior official of the Wei State, went out to the list.

This time, someone must be responsible for the defeat, but Pang Kuo, as the commander of the army, naturally could not escape, and Gongsun Zhi's words were approved by most court officials.

The King of Wei nodded, and he also knew that the public was undefeated. Pang Kuo had lost so many troops this time, and he didn't know how many people thought he was dead.

King Wei said: "Removed the position of Grand Sima of Pang Gu and dismissed the title."

"The king is wise!"

After deciding to punish Pang Kuo, the King of Wei took out Pang Kuo's memorial and said, "My good friends, Pang Kuo wrote to the letter that many prisoners of our Great Wei fell into the hands of Deng State in this battle. I hope that I can send people to Wancheng to redeem these surrendered soldiers."

"King, I agree with Pang Kuo's opinion." Ma Rong said: "This time our army went south with 200,000, and had gathered all the useful soldiers and horses in the Great Wei Dynasty. Now only 50,000 people have withdrawn from Pang Kuo. That is to say, our army left 150,000 people under Changshe City. However, if all these 150,000 people cannot be killed in battle, a large part of them should be prisoners of the Deng army. Therefore, if these prisoners can be redeemed, there will be no soldiers available in the country, and at the same time, they can appease some people."

"I will discuss it!" The ministers agreed one after another.

Since all the ministers agreed, the King of Wei said, "Since all the ministers think it is feasible, then I wonder who is willing to go to Wancheng?"

The captives of the Wei army in Deng's hands can be said to be the hope of the Wei State. This time, it can be expected that many countries will cause damage to the enemy. The Wei State, which lacks soldiers and generals, will definitely be difficult to deal with. If the prisoners can be returned, the Wei State will also have troops to deal with the enemy from all directions and will not be slaughtered.

The ministers were silent for a while, and they all knew that this time the envoy was a labourer. As a defeated country, Wei had to redeem the prisoners, so Deng would definitely speak loudly. Therefore, as an envoy, if he was not careful, he might become a sinner of Wei, so no one was willing to go.

After a long time, Ma Rong sighed and said, "Your Majesty, this time Deng Guo will definitely ask for a price for the price, so I'll go there in person."

The King of Wei nodded and said, "Since that's the case, let Ma Xiang go to Wancheng in person."

"Here!" Ma Rong responded.

At this time, an eunuch hurriedly ran in and said, "Report to the king, Lu County urgently reported it."

The King of Wei took the urgent report and opened it. His face suddenly turned gloomy and shouted: "Damn it, since the State of Chu took advantage of our army's defeat and attacked Lu County, he had already captured Bian County at this time, and the troops were heading towards the city of Weixiang."

"What!" The ministers were shocked. This was the weakest time in Wei. What should we use to block Chu?

Ma Rong sighed and said, "King, this is actually expected. Since our army headed south, Chu State has gathered heavy troops in Taishan County. Now that our army is defeated, Chu State will definitely take advantage of the situation to rob. The king can order Pang Kuo to lead his troops to support Lu County and block the Chu army first."

The King of Wei suppressed his anger and said, "The defeated generals dared to show off their power in front of me. He ordered the magistrate of Lu County to block the Chu army at all costs. At the same time, he sent Pang Kuo to tell him that he would not have to go back to Puyang and teach me a lesson in Lu County."

"Here!"

The bloody battle of Changshe shocked the whole world. No one expected that the fierce Wei army would be counter-killed by Deng's country, losing 150,000 troops and killing so many powerful generals. Deng's performance was amazing.

At the same time, all the countries in the world began to face up to Deng and put Deng down as a powerful country. Although Deng defeated the Han State many times before, he had never defeated the Han army head-on. No one thought that Deng State would have the strength to confront Wei State head-on, so Deng State's performance this time really made the world look at it.

The happiest among them are Chu and Chen. Deng defeated Wei, and Chu finally had the opportunity to regain Lu County. Chen saw that Chu was no longer able to do so and planned to change the boss. He had been optimistic about Deng's country before and sent envoys to make friends with him. However, later the Wei army went south. Chen was afraid that Deng would not be able to stop Wei and would implicate Chen at that time, so he lost his actions. Now that Deng can counterattack Wei, Chen has become even more determined to recognize Deng as the boss.

Just when the whole world was shocked by Deng's victory, Deng Sheng, who had returned to Wancheng, was not very happy. Although Deng's country achieved the greatest victory since its founding, Deng Sheng knew it with painstaking efforts. This time, the casualties were so great that just a pension was enough for Deng Sheng to drink a pot, and there was also a reward from meritorious ministers. Another large expenditure was made. Deng's treasury was almost empty, but the money had to be given.

"King, the Shangshu Province has already drafted the pension for the casualties and the rewards for the meritorious soldiers, and waited for the approval of the king." In the Ganyang Palace, Shangshu Ling Jiang Wan was reporting the pension and rewards to Deng Sheng.

Deng Sheng looked at the numbers on the reward list drafted by the Shangshu Province, and had a headache and said, "Jiang Qing, after the reward, how long can the national treasury last?"

Jiang Wan said with a bitter face: "Back to the king, after the pension and reward, the treasury's money and grain will only last for two months. Fortunately, the autumn harvest will be coming soon, and the tax revenue for the second half of this year is about to rise. It is estimated that it will not be a big problem until next summer."

Deng Sheng nodded and said, "It can last for two months. Fortunately, this time we have captured more than 80,000 Wei troops. Wei will definitely send someone to redeem them. This way, part of the losses can be made up and not too sad next year."

Jiang Wan also nodded and said, "Yes, now I don't know how much meat I can cut from Wei."

Deng Sheng smiled and said, "It's okay, there are so many prisoners in the hands of the Great Deng, and the price will definitely not be low. Otherwise, the King of Wei will not be able to explain to the people of the Wei State. Jiang Qing, the list of pensions and rewards and the number of people agreed. You send them to the Ministry of Internal Affairs. If the Ministry of Internal Affairs is also approved, you can hand them over to the Ministry of Internal Affairs."

"Here!" Jiang Wan responded.

The Battle of Yingchuan ended, but the impact it brought about was not over. After the Wei army was defeated, the Chu State immediately assembled a large army of 100,000. Under the command of General Longchuan, he attacked Lu County. The Wei army's Lu County garrison was defeated and could only defend Xixiangcheng to the death.

At the same time, Pang Kuo also received the order from the King of Wei to go to Lu County to deal with the Chu army. Pang Kuo, who was defeated in Yingchuan, was also holding his breath at this time, so he took his troops to Lu County with his subordinates. At this time, the Chu army had 100,000, and Pang Kuo only brought 20,000 troops to Lu County. In addition, the defenders of Lu County were less than 50,000. Everyone felt that the Wei army might be defeated again this time.

However, Pang Kuo was beyond everyone's expectations. He defeated Longchuan with fewer and once again defeated Longchuan. Only 50,000 Chu troops returned, losing more than half.

This time, the people of the world saw clearly how vulnerable the Chu army was. I believe that in the next few years, Chu State will be in big trouble. Not to mention anything else, the Wu State will not let Chu State easily go, and the war will be rekindled in the Huainan land.
Chapter completed!