Your Majesty, please spare Diao Chan; your yang energy is too strong.

"My lord, we captured 3,749 soldiers of the Yuan family and killed 2,263. Our own casualties were only a little over 300, with over 600 lightly wounded. Among them, our own elite troops suffered only a little over 100 casualties, most of whom were Zhang Yan's troops. My lord, you have won a great victory."

Zhang Liao also rushed over excitedly.

Because Zhou Heng's troops were all armored, their casualties were far lower than those of the Black Mountain Army.

To be precise, apart from a dozen or so unlucky guys who died.

Most of the others were minor injuries.

Even those who were seriously injured were few.

This is the deterrent effect of armored vehicles on the battlefield.

In large-scale military operations, iron armor is far more important than other types of armor.

This is why Zhou Heng insisted on having all his crew members in armor.

"very good."

"However, we cannot be too happy yet. I believe it won't be long before Yuan Shao receives this news."

"That will be the real challenge."

"For now, we will continue to proceed according to plan."

Zhou Heng nodded, a smile appearing on his face, but he didn't share their optimism.

Because he knew that this time it was a calculated move against an unsuspecting opponent.

The battle ended quickly.

Therefore, the number of casualties was not large.

However, once Yuan Shao finds out, he will surely send a large army to surround and intercept them.

It won't be so easy then.

"Yes."

"But what about our lord's prisoners and these spoils of war?"

Liao Hua hesitated.

He didn't want to throw these things away if he could.

After all, this is a huge gain.

"Release all prisoners. Take the spoils you can keep, and discard the rest. Everyone assemble immediately."

"We don't have much time left."

"It will take Yuan Shao at most three days to get the news from here, and then things will get complicated."

"We must complete all the arrangements before the people on the plains can react."

Zhou Heng waved his hand without hesitation and said.

"Let them all go? What if Yuan Shao regroups and attacks us again?"

Liao Hua was getting anxious.

"Let's talk about that then. Right now, we're enemies, but it's just that we're each serving our own masters."

"If we kill the prisoners of war, how will the world view us?"

"In truth, the fault lies with the world, not with those soldiers."

Zhou Heng waved his hand.

"However, what you said makes some sense. Remove all the armor from the prisoners and let the Black Mountain Army put it on them."

"Also, drive them into a nearby valley to delay them as much as possible."

"When Yuan Shao arrives, they will naturally be saved."

"If Yuan Shao doesn't come, then it's their fate."

Zhou Heng said.

If it were before, Zhou Heng might have had time to subdue these prisoners.

But time is of the essence now.

Moreover, this was within Yuan Shao's main camp.

Who knows if these people you've won over now will rebel against you in the future?

If you are betrayed.

The consequences could be disastrous.

However, even with a heart of stone, Zhou Heng was unwilling to kill prisoners of war.

Killing prisoners of war is considered an ominous sign in any era.

This has nothing to do with whether or not she is a saint.

It's just a matter of principle.

After all, these people are not of a different race.

Moreover, with only about three thousand men, even if Yuan Shao were to send them again, they wouldn't be of much use.

"Yes."

Soon, Liao Hua directly ordered that all the prisoners and corpses be stripped naked.

It should be noted that the Black Mountain Army, although better than the other Yellow Turbans, was still a force to be reckoned with.

However, the good aspects are quite limited.

Because they have to support millions of people.

They also lack a stable source of income.

Therefore, you can imagine what kind of clothes his soldiers were wearing.

Let alone armor, even the simple clothes that many people wore were a luxury.

Now that there's an opportunity to wear armor, how could I possibly let it pass?

The number of those who died, plus those who were taken prisoner, was more than five thousand.

It was more than enough to satisfy Zhou Heng's five thousand Black Mountain soldiers.

There's even a surplus.

Of course, apart from the cavalry, very few people wore iron armor.

Most of them are leather armor and the like.

However, this was enough to satisfy the Black Mountain Army.

And after this battle...

Zhou Heng's prestige among these Black Mountain soldiers has even surpassed that of Wang Dang.

This is also normal.

They have followed Wang Dang for so many years, and to this day, they are still only dressed in hemp clothing and barefoot.

As a result, after following Zhou Heng for only a few days, he was already wearing armor.

It's easy to imagine that some subtle changes would occur in their hearts.

Zhou Heng was naturally aware of these things.

However, it wasn't mentioned.

From the moment he borrowed this army, he never intended to return it to Zhang Yan.

If you borrowed it through your own ability, why should you pay it back?

As for Wang Dang, he was just a scapegoat from beginning to end.

He shared Yuan Shao's hatred with Zhang Yan.

That's it.

"Set off."

"Bring all the betrothal gifts with you. Since we're going to the Zhen family to propose marriage, how can we go empty-handed?"

Zhou Heng waved his hand.

His more than 5,000 troops regrouped and headed towards Zhongshan.

He was indeed preparing to replace Yuan Xi and go to the Zhen family to propose marriage.

Disagree? Then we'll deal with you the way we disagree.

As for Yuan Xi, he was naturally handed over to Liao Hua.

Let him send someone to Che Zhou; this is his bargaining chip to shift the blame eastward.

Of course, it can't afford to cool off halfway through.

"Stop! Stop! Who are you? Let me tell you, my father is Yuan Shao. If you offend me, you will have no place in the world."

"Where is your leader? I want to speak with your leader."

"Just let me go, and I'll give you whatever you want: power, status, money."

Yuan Xi was still completely bewildered, having no idea what kind of orders awaited him.

They even started using various coercive and enticing methods.

He wanted Zhou Heng's men to let him go.

Unfortunately, Zhou Heng would never do as he wished.

No one paid any attention to him at all.

Some of them just resorted to fists and kicks.

Poor Yuan Xi, he could only howl in pain as he was beaten; it was a truly miserable sight.

But there was nothing he could do; Zhou Heng simply disliked him.

How could such a stupid person marry the Goddess of the Luo River? How many men in the world must feel regret and sigh?

Zhou Heng was no exception.

Therefore, the outcome is naturally predictable.

After he arrived at Che Zhou's territory.

It was already on its last legs.

They were beaten and abused in various ways along the way.

It is truly heartbreaking to hear and tearful to see.

To ensure that the enemy would die once they joined Cao Cao's camp.

Liao Hua took good care of him along the way.

What? Won't they check on the road?

Do you think the soldiers would believe that a madman, covered in wounds and spouting nonsense, is their second son?

Obviously not.

Therefore, the result is self-evident.