Battle of Liyang - Part 13

Chapter 183 – Battle of Liyang - Part 13

October 14th. Evening.

Casualty report had been completed. From the initial 49,000 men, 33,000 men returned. The majority of the death was caused by the boiling water in the river and the arrows from the rebel army. The 3,000 men who were stranded on the other side were considered as dead by their comrades.

Five thousand men, who had crossed to the other side, managed to return to the south bank in one piece with some burnt skins. However, a thousand of them died from the shock of burning pain or organ failure on their way here.

Combined with the main army, 113,000 soldiers could still fight.

Although they had the numerical advantage in this battle, Zhu Jun did not feel well hearing the result. They came here with 150,000 men, yet one-fourth of their men and a grand general lost their lives before they could fight the enemies.

This result was nothing more than a humiliation to Zhu Jun.