Chapter 665: Bright Moon Playing the Qin

The army repaired in place for a whole day, and did not set off again until the next morning.

This time the army's marching speed has dropped significantly. After all, there are still 60,000 prisoners of war dragged down, so there is really no way to speed up.

Yes, after a day of coercion and lure, the number of prisoners of war dropped directly from more than 110,000 to 60,000, and another 50,000 senior prisoners of war succeeded anyway.

This number greatly exceeded Shang Ji's expectations. Originally, Shang Ji thought that it would be good to reduce it by 20,000, but in the end, the number was more than twice the psychological expectation anyway.

The reason is that Shang Ji still underestimated Liu Meng's position in the hearts of Xianbei people as the inheritor of the Sirius God.

50,000 of the 250,000 church guards were wolf cavalry sent by Ke Bineng. More than 20,000 of them died in the battle last night, and the rest all chose Guiyi after Liu Meng came forward!

Moreover, their loyalty and morale after returning to righteousness are quite high, which is slightly worse than that of the army that used the golden condor to surrender.

The cataracts are different from the wolf cavalry, and the effect is not so obvious, but more than 20,000 people have chosen Guiyi. It's just that their morale is obviously not comparable to that of the wolf cavalry.

Fortunately, Shang Ji had no shortage of money in his hands, and with a large bounty, the 50,000 newly attached troops could be considered worthy of a battle.

Of course, the price was huge, a total of three million gold was spent. According to the cost of Pingzhou's military training, three million gold was enough to build a 70,000 stronger army from scratch.

From a purely economic point of view, doing so is a loss-making business.

However, in many cases, accounts are not calculated in this way. No matter how many people want to spend money, there is nowhere to spend it. After all, capturing more than 100,000 high-level prisoners of war at a time is tantamount to fantasy for other players.

What's more, the additional effect brought about by the return of 50,000 high-ranking prisoners of war is definitely not something that can be measured by a mere three million gold.

After this battle, the total strength of the Pingzhou Army Expeditionary Group did not decrease but increased, reaching more than 250,000. There are also 60,000 prisoners of war accompanying the army, and the work of surrendering these prisoners of war is being stepped up, and it is expected that they will be digested and absorbed before the Pingzhou army returns to Xianbei in the east.

Once this task is completed, the Pingzhou Expeditionary Group will exceed the period of the expedition, both in terms of total force and comprehensive combat power. The return of such a high-level army of up to 300,000 is enough to change the situation of the war.

After resting overnight, the Pingzhou Army embarked on the road again with high morale.

The state of the army has been greatly restored, and the one-day rest is only one of the reasons. The real credit should be attributed to Haoyue.

Time went back to last night, Shang Ji had just read the progress report on recruiting and surrendering, and was about to rest. But he heard Guo Biao report that Haoyue was visiting.

Shang Ji has always respected Haoyue very much.

These respects come from many aspects, the first point is her possible identity. Although Shang Ji himself did not agree with the method of making peace, Zhaojun's departure did lay the foundation for the complete pacification of the Xiongnu. The Southern Xiongnu obediently surrendered for decades without causing rebellion. If it wasn't for Wang Mang's messing around in the end, it is estimated that this time can be extended a lot.

Shang Ji must maintain the most basic respect for this strange woman whose name has gone down in history.

Secondly, it is Haoyue's unfathomable strength. Although Tai Shici might be careless at the beginning, but no matter how careless he is, he is still a top military general, so Tai Shici was subdued almost without resistance. Haoyue's own strength should be the first level of Liu's, and it is even more unpredictable.

For the strong, maintaining respect is the basic etiquette.

Finally, and the most important point is the golden eagle gifted by Haoyue. If it weren't for the golden eagle, Shang Ji's recent battles would not have been so easy, and it would have been impossible for him to have such a good situation.

"Miss Haoyue is here, please sit down, please sit down! The war is urgent, and I haven't come to visit the girl yet, this is a mistake, please forgive me!"

As soon as Haoyue came in, Shang Ji warmly greeted him.

Haoyue still held the pipa in her arms and covered her face with tulle, bowed slightly and saluted: "The general is serious. Thanks to the general, the concubine will not be homeless. It's too late to be grateful. How can you blame me?"

Shang Ji smiled,

He signaled Haoyue to sit down, and then straight to the point: "Miss Haoyue, I'm going to be a vulgar person, and I also like to go straight. If you have something important to come here this time, you can just tell me, I will definitely listen to you!"

"The general speaks quickly, and I admire it." Haoyue nodded slightly, and then continued: "The general wiped out two hundred thousand troops in one battle. I admire such a feat. I'm here to drink for the general!"

"Young lady, she deserves such an extraordinary achievement. She depends on the destiny to take care of her, and her subordinates depend on her life. This general has no virtue or ability, so I dare not take this extraordinary achievement." Shang Ji waved his hand and said humbly.

"The army wiped out the enemy in one battle, and the record is brilliant. However, since ancient times, there has been a saying that it will hurt the enemy ten thousand and lose eight thousand. Although the soldiers under the general's command are brave, the casualties are very small. However, the general's soldiers are all exhausted. Another war may be unsustainable.”

Shang Ji sat up straight when he heard the words, and his face became serious.

Since more than a month ago, the Pingzhou Army has hardly been really repaired. It has traveled 20,000 miles long-distance, and then fought non-stop. Even though the Pingzhou Army is well-trained and has high morale, it has been in such a high-intensity war environment for a long time, and now its state has declined significantly.

As the commander-in-chief of the army, Shang Ji was naturally well aware of this situation. However, he has no effective countermeasures.

According to Fenghuo's settings, marching outside will slowly reduce the morale of the army. Sufficient food and grass, equipped with high-grade tents, etc. can slow down this decline, but cannot change this trend.

If you want to truly restore the state of the army, there are only two conventional methods. One is to lead the army back to the city and recuperate in a special barracks. This approach allows for quick state restoration, but is clearly impractical at the moment.

Another method is to build large semi-permanent camps. This kind of camp usually appears in the situation of confrontation between the two armies, and it can also slowly recover after entering the camp.

At present, the main army led by Zhang Xi has established such a large camp, and is currently confronting Ke Bineng.

However, the construction of this kind of camp is time-consuming and labor-intensive, and it is also not suitable for a high-speed mobile combat army like Shangji.

Therefore, Shang Ji can only choose to ignore this for the time being. Fortunately, there are no Xianbei troops within a radius of 10,000 miles that can threaten the survival of the Pingzhou Expeditionary Army. The status of the army almost has little effect.

But from what Haoyue said, it seems that he has the ability to change this situation?

"Why did you teach me, Miss? Please give me some advice!" Shang Ji stood up, bowed down, and asked respectfully.

Hao Yue remained motionless, accepting Shang Ji's gift calmly, and then asked: "General, do you still remember the sound sleep half a month ago?"

"The sound sleep half a month ago? It really is the girl's handwriting!"

After dealing with Tai Shici's matter half a day ago, Shang Ji went back to the room for a nap, but fell asleep on the chair, and fell asleep for two hours, which was completely unbelievable to Shang Ji.

At that time, Shang Ji suspected that Haoyue was the cause, but because there was no evidence, and he was surprisingly refreshed after waking up, Shang Ji temporarily suppressed his doubts.

Now that Haoyue mentioned it, it is already certain that Haoyue was indeed responsible for that deep sleep back then.

"The concubine saw the general's spirit was sluggish, so she made the decision without authorization, and asked the general to come down!"

Haoyue lowered her head slightly, and said apologetically.

"It's okay, it's okay, the girl has good intentions, and I have to thank the girl for talking about it!"

Shang Ji quickly said that it was okay, because with that golden condor, Shang Ji couldn't pursue it. Don't say that people have good intentions, even pranks have to be endured.

Didn't he just fall asleep, even if he fell asleep, the merchants have to bear it!

"The general is magnanimous, and Haoyue will remember it in his heart. The general also knows that the concubine has a little understanding of the rhythm. The concubine can use mana to activate the lullaby, and increase the range by reducing the effect. If the general cooperates, it can basically cover the entire army."

"Lullaby? Covering the entire army?"

Shang Ji gasped when he heard the words, Shang Ji had seen the power of lullaby with his own eyes, and Tai Shici knew it. One hundred of the most elite Lieyang riders have no resistance at all in Lullaby.

This kind of song covers the whole army, this ability seems a bit too buggy!

Seeing Shang Ji's horrified expression, Haoyue knew that he had misunderstood, a rare smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and explained: "The general misunderstood, the power of lullabies is related to the scope of action, if we want to cover the entire army , the final effect of the lullaby is similar to what the general encountered that day, and it is impossible for me to force him to sleep if I don't have the will to rest."

"General! General!!!"

After Haoyue finished speaking, she saw Shang Ji staring at her blankly, with a face like that of a pig brother. Haoyue seemed to suddenly realize something, and quickly recovered her cold expression, and at the same time, the temperature in the big tent dropped sharply.

Stimulated by the cold air, Shang Ji woke up immediately, looked at Haoyue with some horror, and quickly mobilized Dragon Tenghu Xiaojue silently, guarding his mind.

The moment Haoyue showed his face and smiled just now, Shang Ji felt that the whole world began to melt, and his mind was in a trance for a while, and his mind immediately lost control.

This situation frightened Shang Ji, although he admitted that Haoyue is indeed beautiful, but he is definitely not the kind of person who is obsessed with beauty. The trance just now was definitely not simply because of her appearance. No one's appearance can have such a terrifying charm, even if she is one of the four beauties in China!

This should be a kind of spiritual charm, but Shang Ji's invulnerability and evil characteristics have not worked at all, and according to Haoyue's performance, this situation should not be caused by her subjective will.

This is very scary, just a subconscious smile can directly make a general of Shang Ji's level lose his mind. If she has malicious intentions, it is estimated that Shang Ji has already gone to Xiangping Yanhuang Temple to be resurrected by this time!

In addition, although Wang Zhaojun, Diao Chan, Xi Shi, and Yang Yuhuan are collectively known as the four beauties in Chinese history, the background of Fenghuo Huaxia District is the Three Kingdoms period, and Diao Chan is the No. 1 historical beauty. A suspected Wang Zhaojun Haoyue is so powerful, how terrifying should Diaochan be?

But thinking about it this way, it makes sense for Lu Bu to directly betray Dong Zhuo for Diao Chan.

This also reminded Shang Ji, ever since meeting Zhen Ji who was still a little lolita, Shang Ji has lost interest in the rumored historical beauties. Now that she wakes up, it must be because Zhen Ji is too young to show her uniqueness, otherwise, even if she is not as good as Liu Shi and Haoyue, her role should be stronger than ordinary S-rank historical generals.

After all, there are hundreds of S-level historical generals in the entire Huaxia District, but historical beauties of Zhen Ji's level can be counted on two hands.

"It seems that we will pay more attention to the news of historical beauties in the future!" Shang Ji said with emotion in his heart.

Although I thought so in my heart, but with a calm expression on my face, I cupped my hands and said, "Please don't blame me for being impolite."

After being the lord of power for such a long time, Shang Ji has also cultivated his face, and can face this embarrassing situation calmly.

Haoyue didn't say anything, but nodded.

Shang Ji cleared his throat, ignored the little embarrassment just now, and continued to ask: "Miss Haoyue said that the lullaby covered the entire army, and then she would cooperate with it to quickly restore the soldiers' state?"

"However, that's exactly what I mean."

"To what extent can it be recovered?"

"It's hard to say whether I can recover to my best condition, but at least 80% of my condition can be recovered."

"Eighty percent?"

"Why didn't the girl say it earlier!" Shang Ji almost blurted out the accusatory words, but luckily swallowed them back at the last moment.

If it was before yesterday, even if Haoyue took the initiative to mention it, Shang Ji would not dare to agree easily.

The threat from the Guardian Army had not been resolved before yesterday, and there were still a large number of Xianbei tribal troops behind him, Shang Ji did not dare to let Haoyue send the entire army to a deep sleep.

In case Haoyue harbored malicious intentions and the 200,000 army was suddenly attacked by the enemy in his sleep, then the fate of the Pingzhou Army would not be much better than that of the Guardian Army.

It is estimated that Haoyue is also very aware of Shang Ji's concerns in her heart, so she came to him at this time. The Guardian Legion was completely wiped out, the coalition forces were ravaged by the plague, and the surrounding tribal coalition forces could not hide from the Pingzhou army. Although the Pingzhou army is still in the hinterland of Xianbei, it is strangely in a very safe environment.

"Miss has a heart." Shang Ji arched his hands to express his gratitude, and then continued: "How can I cooperate with you, Miss? Please speak frankly."

"There is no need for too much trouble. The general only needs to order the troops to camp as closely as possible, and then rest normally. After nightfall, I will play the piano in the middle of the camp. If it is not expected, the general will see a brand new piano tomorrow." the army."

"Okay, thank you for your kindness, Miss. On behalf of the 300,000 soldiers, thank you for your kindness."

Haoyue nodded slightly, then got up and said: "The general is busy with military affairs, so I won't bother you too much. When the general is ready, just let me know."

After finishing speaking, without waiting for Shang Ji's reaction, he turned and left.

Shang Ji quickly stepped forward and sent him back to his camp to show his sincerity.

After sending Haoyue away, Shang Ji immediately summoned the senior generals to start preparations.

Although Haoyue said it simply, it was not convenient during the operation. The army camped more densely, which involves various aspects such as defense, vigilance, and on-duty, and it cannot be dispatched by a single general.

In addition, although there are currently no Xianbei troops around that can threaten the Pingzhou Army, the necessary defense is absolutely indispensable. Shang Ji also had to mobilize part of the army to send around to perform security tasks.

The sky gradually dimmed, and the camp adjustment of the Pingzhou Army was basically completed. The 10,000 bloodthirsty tigers with the fewest combat missions and the best condition were dispatched to conduct all-round vigilance for the surrounding 500 miles.

As the night grew darker, Shang Ji went to invite Haoyue himself, and after a while, the melodious sound of pipa wafted through the camp. Not long after, snoring broke out in the camp, and the whole army fell into a deep sleep.