Lu Zhe's losses in this battle have not yet been summarized, but they can still be roughly calculated.

Not counting the 70,000 people in Huan Chu, Ji Bu lost 30,000, Su Lie lost nearly 10,000 when he cleaned up the Chu State and local forces in Jiujiang County, Mei Kai lost 7,000 in Danyang, Su Lie also lost more than 3,000 in rescuing Danyang, Lu Zhe lost more than 5,000 dead and wounded when he attacked Huizhang County, Sima Xin lost 3,000 in battle after the break, and the total loss of troops was nearly 60,000.

The statistics of the Chu army are 130,000 killed and captured, and the losses of Lu Zhe and Huan Chu are also 130,000, and the losses of the two sides can actually be said to be basically the same.

In fact, the total number of troops lost by Xiang Liang was less than 200,000, so the total number of troops that disappeared from the organization on both sides of this battle was 330,000.

That's a very terrifying figure, and it's also the number of words lost in a month, and the number of casualties among the civilian leaders affected by the war has not been counted. If you don't count it, it can't be counted at all, and a rough estimate shows that the casualties of Lujiang and Huizhang in this battle will definitely not be less than 150,000?

In a battle where the main forces have not yet collided, excluding those captured soldiers, the number of casualties among the soldiers and civilians is close to 400,000, and it is conceivable how severe the war is to destroy human life.

The war will not only have casualties, but also have a terrible destructive effect on the people, because the battlefields are in Lujiang County and Huizhang County, and the people's livelihood in the two counties is basically crippled, and there is no possibility of recovery without a few years of rest and recuperation.

Lu Zhe had all his energy on the war before, and if he hadn't reminded him that the development of Nanjun had come to a standstill, he would never have realized it in a short time.

"Should we keep fighting?"

Constantly asking himself, Lu Zhe knew that whether the final victory of the war could be fought was the potential of the war, and the so-called stronger and stronger was established in a special environment, and it was a blood transfusion method for oneself that plundered the place without limits, but for them, in addition to population and land, the most important food was that no one was extremely lacking.

There is no well-developed foundation, and no matter how great the military achievements are, they are all castles built on shashuo. The war has affected his own foundation, and the speed of Nanjun's development is related to whether he has the strength to compete in the future, and the goal of weakening the Chu State has been achieved, should he continue to fight?

"Fang Cai, you said you admire Xiang Liang?" Lu Zhe asked.

Kuaitong seemed to have been waiting for such a question for a long time, and immediately said: "Yes, knowing that the loss has been lost, and if you can't win the battle again, you choose to preserve your strength, Xiang Liang is a kind of courage that can afford to let go." ”

In the world, there are not only the two forces of Lu Zhe and Xiang Liang who are playing, but also Daqin, who looks stormy but has not lost his national strength. Not to mention those Zhao States, Qi States, and Yan States that have been reestablished one after another, some small forces are also surviving and growing in the cracks.

"The real foundation of the Xiang clan is in Huiji County, there are twenty-seven counties in Huiji, with a population of nearly 1.8 million, accounting for half of the three counties of Chu State." Kuaitong also said: "Huiji County's textile, gold, and agriculture are the foundation of the Chu State, Xiang Liang is now unable to compete with you in Huizhang County, give up the already broken Huizhang County, and decisively shrink the forces to go back to hold Huiji to preserve the troops, but also to ensure that Huiji County will not be in chaos." ”

It's a bit far-fetched. That is not enough to explain why Xiang Liang would admit defeat, after all, Lu Zhe's current soldier swing to Huizhang County is already the limit, and it is impossible for Xiang Liang not to see this.

"If it's as expected, after you retire. Xiang Liang's messenger will arrive soon. Kuaitong is good at guessing people's hearts: "Xiang's posture will be very low, and the possibility of making the king is quite high." ”

The so-called honorable king does not mean that he wants to surrender and then regard Lu Zhe as the king, but draws on the allusion of the "Eastern and Western Emperors", and it is a gesture of respect to get to the present.

The Eastern and Western Emperors refer to the events of the reigns of King Min of Qi and King Zhao of Qin. Takes place in the Warring States period in 288 BC.

Lu Zhe didn't know much about the affairs of the Warring States, he understood what the title of King Zun was, but he didn't know the allusion of Qin Qi being called emperor.

Xiang Liang led his army on a detour south. Walking the territory of Baiyue," Lu Zhe took the map and pointed it in the southeast of Huizhang County: "There is a Tibetan army of 70,000 people in our army here. ”

It was the first time that Kuaitong knew that there was still a 70,000-strong army of his own hiding there, and it seemed that Xiang Liang's withdrawal route was likely to pass through this position, and his face became a little exciting for a while.

Behind Xiang Liang, there were nearly 100,000 troops of Ji Bu and Sima Xin who followed far away, and there was another 70,000 Tibetan troops downstream of Yushui......

Suddenly, Kuaitong finally understood why Lu Zhe knew that Xiang Liang's face was so wonderful when he took the roundabout route south.

Before the incident happened, no one could have predicted the result, Lu Zhe arranged the Tibetan army as a killer weapon for the decisive battle of Huizhang County, but he did not expect it to evolve into a roadblock to stop Xiang Liang from going south, which was never expected in advance.

"Lord, a weakened Chu state is a threat to us, but such a Chu state is more beneficial to us. You know in your heart that once the state of Chu is weakened to the point where it is unable to protect itself, we will go south if we don't capture the state of Qi. Kuaitong said the truth, he quoted what Lu Zhe once said: "Raise the self-respect, weaken but not eliminate, once there is no Chu State in the south, no matter how difficult the Great Qin is, it will once again target us who are the dominant ones in the south." ”

This is exactly what Lu Zhe is worried about, he wants to beat the Chu State to a serious injury instead of killing him, and he doesn't want to see the Qi State come to the south to intervene. Moreover, he knows his current situation, weakening the Chu State can be done, but destroying the Chu State is insufficient, the battle to destroy the country is different from the local conflict, and when it comes to the stage of life and death, the Chu State will go crazy, so how many troops should be killed?

is still the same sentence, now it is not only the two forces of Lu Zhe and Xiang Liang, if Lu Zhe really fights the army, the first one to pounce will definitely be the Qin State. And Xiang Liang fought hard to Qi State, a neighbor who would definitely want to get the territory of Chu State, and he knew that this result would occur, so he immediately decided to admit defeat and retreat.

The forces of Lu Zhe's side have only risen for less than a year, and their military strength has expanded rapidly, but industry, agriculture, and so on have not yet developed. If they want to really expand their territory quickly, the territory is big but it is not helpful to the strength, after all, the strength does not depend on whether the territory is large or not, but also whether it can be digested or not, and whether there is the spare strength to maintain stability.

What kind of situation will you face if you don't expand your territory at will according to your own strength? At the same time, because the inability to develop will cause more and more chaotic predicaments under the rule, not only will it be impossible to obtain resources from the occupied areas, but it will also continue to invest resources, entering a cycle of evil deeds.

Of course, in fact, it is not absolute, but the geographical location of Lu Zhe's territory is special, if the pattern of being alone can be pushed up for the camp step by step, then there will naturally be no embarrassment. It is a pity that their geographical location is that they have Great Qin in the west and north, Baiyue in the south, and Chu in the east (which may be replaced by Qi), which is a land of four wars in the true sense.

"After this battle, the Chu State will see the reality clearly, as long as you make a proper statement, the Chu State will definitely not dare to go west in a short time. At that time, you will be able to settle down and develop the land under your rule, and Nanjun will become your backing for dominating the world in the future, and Hengshan County, Cangwu County, and even Lujiang County and Jiujiang County can take this opportunity to recover their livelihood. ”

Kuaitong doesn't think that one year's development can support the future game, what they need is time, at least three years of respite. He believes that in the past three years, hundreds of thousands of troops have fought at every turn, and that will only slow down the development of the people's livelihood.

"You said that you have accumulated grain and built high walls. Furthermore, in addition to the Chu State, we also have to deal with Baiyue, don't forget that Changsha County has basically fallen into the hands of Baiyue now, and since Xiang Liang has admitted defeat, it is time to turn the spearhead to Baiyue. "Kuaitong really feels that there is no need to continue the war with the Chu State, and this result is enough for his own forces.

After saying a lot, Kuai Tong saw Lu Zhe pondering, and decided to take another dose of fierce medicine: "The composition of the troops under your command is becoming more and more complex, and the new generals and colonels and new troops still need you to adjust carefully." Otherwise, this crisis about the lieutenant would not have happened only once, and if the troops were not fully controlled, something would have happened. ”

Lu Zhe looked at Kuaitong strangely, he knew that Kuaitong was not from Chu, otherwise he would be alarmist if Kuaitong didn't want to see the destruction of Chu.

The army is expanding too fast, and the structure has indeed become "impure", this matter is a major matter, and it should be solved as much as possible, Lu Zhe is not unaware of this. He also knows that now is not the time to work recklessly, and it is time to retreat to develop people's livelihood and take advantage of the good situation to turn to maintaining stability.

"The troops are too tired...... Lu Zhe used the army too hard, causing a lot of unnecessary casualties, he shouted "come here", and after waiting for Meng San to come in, he ordered: "Take my token, order Ji Bu to meet our army in Yushui, and then retreat in the direction of Lujiang." ”

Kuaitong breathed a deep sigh of relief, he was not alarmist, but the world had really just become chaotic, and it was not beneficial to fight to the death with a certain party too early, and after the threat was lifted, it was really necessary to take over and concentrate on development under the rule. It is not nonsense that Xiang Liang will send envoys to show goodwill after Lu Zhe withdraws his troops, Xiang Liang is a nobleman and a politician, and he definitely knows what compromise is.

Xiang Liang was unwilling to consume his strength and felt that he could not win, so it was natural for him to show favor if necessary.

Lu Zhe didn't want to be taken advantage of by someone, so he should indeed shrink back to develop people's livelihood, but he thought that the necessary posture should still be put forward.

The withdrawal of troops is definitely to be withdrawn, but how to withdraw requires a charter, and as a modern person, how can you not know what rights and interests you have as the victorious side? Now that the State of Chu is in a disadvantageous position, Lu Zhe pondered that maybe he could extort something from the State of Chu? (To be continued......)