After daybreak, the remaining two groups of Khorasan elite soldiers, other than those who had committed suicide or died, all surrendered obediently. This was because they no longer had any hope and no one would come to save them. They had no other choice but to surrender.
Other than the less than a hundred soldiers who voluntarily laid down their weapons and walked out, there were more than three hundred injured soldiers who could not move. They were all lying in the courtyard, mixed with the corpses of their comrades.
After entering the courtyard, Altik's soldiers were shocked by the miserable state of the courtyard. There were corpses everywhere and the screams of soldiers could be heard. The air was filled with an unpleasant smell of burnt flesh and roasted human flesh.
The first group of soldiers who entered the city were responsible for collecting all of the enemy's weapons and transporting them back to the warehouse for safekeeping. These were their spoils of war.
The second group of soldiers was responsible for transporting the corpses out of the city and placing them on large carts to be transported out of the city and returned to the enemy. They could also be directly buried. However, for humanitarian reasons, it was better to exchange the corpses with the enemy. In any case, they were all dead and would not be able to fight again.
Some of the more heavily injured soldiers were also included in the list of dead. This was because it was impossible to save these heavily injured soldiers. Rather than wasting the medicine in the city, it was better to treat them as dead and transport them out of the city.
The last group of soldiers who entered were responsible for carrying out the less heavily injured soldiers and sending them to a designated place for treatment. These people would become their captives.
Although captives would waste the precious food resources in the city, the existence of captives also had a certain meaning. This would allow them to gain an advantage in future negotiations.
At noon, the captives had been arranged. The injured captives were also gathered together for treatment. Even a large number of corpses were transported out of the city. These corpses were piled up three hundred steps outside the city. When the enemy soldiers discovered them, they would definitely come to retrieve them. This was more convenient. If they wanted to bury the corpses, they would have to specially dig holes and waste manpower and resources. It was better to leave this work to the enemy.
After sleeping for several hours, Altik woke up. He didn't have much of an appetite. What he was most concerned about was the situation in the city. For example, what happened to the surrounded enemy soldiers, whether there was any movement outside the city, whether the tunnel entrance was buried, and so on.
"City Lord, it's really amazing. Ever since you ordered the attacking troops to stop attacking, the enemy army was in chaos. In less than two hours, everyone surrendered. There were about five hundred of them. Most of them were injured. More than one thousand five hundred enemy corpses were transported out of the city. As for the corpses in the tunnels, they can only be buried underground."
The subordinate reported the situation.
Altik nodded with satisfaction, "Good, very good. In this battle, our army has annihilated three thousand of the enemy's elites. This has greatly boosted our army's prestige and increased our soldiers' confidence in defending the city. I believe that as long as we are united, we will definitely be able to defeat the enemy and obtain the final victory."
"The City Lord is right. We have enough food in the city to last for half a year. We are not afraid that the enemy will not retreat. They are definitely not better off than us. Wanting to break into the city is even more wishful thinking."
After this battle, the subordinates were also full of confidence.
Altik and the others guarding the city were full of confidence. However, not far outside the city, Ziyad was in a very bad mood. He led thousands of soldiers and came to collect the corpses of the elite soldiers.
He personally came to collect the corpses, which showed the love a general had for his subordinates. It also motivated the soldiers to work hard for him.
"General, the soldiers died too tragically. Many of their corpses are incomplete and unrecognizable."
A soldier covered his face and said.
Ziyad looked at the mountain of corpses in front of him and felt very sad. He had sent three thousand elite soldiers to attack Maia City through the tunnels, which resulted in the complete annihilation of the entire army.
The corpses in front of him were not all. He had led soldiers for many years and could tell at a glance that these soldiers were only half of the three thousand elite soldiers. In other words, half of the corpses were not here.
Ziyad naturally knew that the corpses that were not here were either buried in the tunnels or surrendered to the enemy.
"Bring them all back to the camp and prepare for a proper burial."
Ziyad ordered.
The soldiers immediately took action and carried the piled up corpses back to where they came from.
"General, there are still some alive, there are still some alive."
One of the bodyguards reported the situation.
Seiyad was slightly delighted as he hurriedly walked over. When he saw that the soldiers who were still alive were all heavily injured, he couldn't help but frown. These soldiers were seriously injured and it would be very difficult to save them. However, these were all elite soldiers under his command. Even if there was only a small chance, he still had to try his best.
"General, there are still many soldiers here who are still alive."
The soldier continued to report.
"Bring them all back to the camp for a careful examination. As long as they are still alive, we must do our best to save them. As for the dead soldiers, bury them as soon as possible. We must not let the plague spread."
Ziyad ordered.
A large group of soldiers either carried or transported the corpses back to the camp.
After careful screening, they found more than 20 corpses that were still alive, and they did their best to treat them.
Although Abu Muslim was injured, he treated these wounded soldiers with great importance. He used his cane to visit them and encourage them to live on.
These soldiers were all severely injured, with the majority missing an arm or a leg, but some of their core parts had not been damaged. Thus, they were brought back to life after a great deal of effort.
One soldier in particular had lost both of his legs and was bleeding profusely, but the rest of his body was completely unharmed. Thus, he was quickly brought back to life. As long as the wounds on his legs were treated, there would be no problem.
Half of the twenty-some soldiers had died in half a day, and many of the remaining half were critically ill. It was certain that only a few soldiers could be saved, but this was enough. As long as these soldiers were still alive, they would be able to provide information about the situation in the city. After all, these soldiers had been in the city for a long time, so they definitely knew the details of the battle. This information was crucial for the upcoming siege.
In the direction of the port town, Ang Lee began to expand the town and planned to change the name of the town. Ang Lee pondered for a long time and decided to call it Canal City. This name was simple and easy to pronounce. Moreover, it swore that this place would be the starting point of the canal connecting the Red Sea and the Mediterranean Sea.
The canal that was to be built would be called the Canal of the Tang dynasty, and the starting point of the canal of the Tang dynasty would be Canal City. This name would definitely be recognized by everyone.
"What? Canal City? This name is good! Let's call it Canal City. This way, everyone will understand the determination of the Tang dynasty to build a canal here. In the future, Canal City will definitely develop rapidly. "
Li Feiyu said happily.
Ang Lee looked at the map and said, "This was originally a small town with a small population. If we want to change the name to Canal City, it must be on the scale of a city. Only when it is on the scale can it be called a real Canal City. Otherwise, it can only be called Canal Town."
Obviously, the concept of a city and a town was different. A city gave people the impression that it was on a large scale, while a town gave people the impression that it was small and had a small population.
When a small town developed to a certain scale, it would become a city. Even a small fishing village could develop into a city. To put it simply, a city's scale would be larger and its population would be larger. A small town, on the other hand, would have a smaller population and scale.
The place where Ang Lee lived now was a real town. Whether it was in terms of scale or population, it completely met the requirements of a town. If they wanted to develop a canal, the town at the starting point of the canal must be expanded to the scale of a city. Otherwise, it would not be able to provide enough labor to serve the merchant ships and merchants coming and going. Everything could only be completed when the population and scale increased.
"Haha! It seems that Big Brother is going to carry out large-scale construction again. The town is going to change greatly soon. "
Li Feiyu said happily.
Ang Lee nodded and said, "Of course! The town must change greatly. The area must be expanded by at least ten times, and the population must increase accordingly. "
It was very simple to expand the scale of the city. First, they had to expand the area of the port and various facilities. Secondly, they had to build a large city wall. The construction of these required labor, and the people in the nearby villages would be attracted. When the population increased, more goods would be needed, and merchants would come over.
Therefore, as long as these projects were started, Ang Lee's goal would soon be achieved. In a few years, the town could become a big city.
However, along the way, they had built four overseas bases. Each of them had undergone large-scale construction, using a large number of machinery resources from the Tang dynasty. The industrialization of the Tang Empire had just begun, and the production capacity of various machinery was not high. They had to prioritize meeting the domestic demand. Therefore, the resources that could be used to support the Maritime Silk Road were very limited. The construction of the previous locations was still in progress, and it was difficult to transfer manpower and material resources on a large scale for the construction of the Grand Canal. Therefore, this was what Ang Lee was very anxious about.
There was a saying that both the palm and the back of the hand were meat. The four overseas bases that they had worked hard to build were very important, and the construction was also in progress. It was realistic to transfer a small amount of manpower and material resources from them, but if they were transferred on a large scale, it would seriously affect the construction of the previous bases. Therefore, it was a dilemma.
The importance of digging the Tang dynasty's canal was very high. Therefore, Ang Lee could not wait for the construction of the other places to be completed. He had to transfer a small amount of manpower and material resources to survey and make basic preparations first, and then ask the imperial court for more resources to complete this century's project as soon as possible.
Now, Ang Lee had very little manpower that he could use, but he still had sufficient funds. After all, in addition to the expenses along the way, he had also earned a lot of money, especially from capturing pirates and selling weapons to Altik and Osman. Therefore, funds were not a problem. The only big problem was the lack of manpower. There were not enough people to complete Ang Lee's project.
The population of the town was not large, and there were even fewer people who could build. The population of the nearby villages and cities was also not large. Compared with the manpower needed to expand the town and build the canal, there was still a long way to go.
However, there were many people in Egypt and the Peninsula. If Osman and Altik could provide manpower support, the situation would be much easier to handle.
At this moment, Osman should be consolidating his newly conquered territory and spreading his influence further. Altik's problem was more troublesome. All the manpower under his command had joined the army. At this moment, they were fighting fiercely with Mansur's group. It was simply wishful thinking and very unrealistic to want to get manpower from her.
"If only Altik and Mansur don't fight, then we can ask for enough manpower from them."
Ang Lee sighed.
"Big Brother, but if they don't fight, we can't sell our weapons. It's also a big loss."
Li Feiyu joked.
"Selling weapons can only make a little money. If the canal is opened, a large number of goods from the Tang dynasty can easily enter the Mediterranean coast, and we can make more money. Haha!"
Ang Lee said with a smile.
"In that case, why don't we go and mediate? Let them stop fighting, and let them fight whoever is not convinced. "
Li Feiyu said strongly.
Ang Lee nodded and said, "I've thought about this problem for a long time. It's just that we have to let them fight until they understand each other's strength and understand the loss of both sides' economy and materials. Only then can we smoothly mediate. If we mediate before they start fighting, I'm afraid they won't be convinced! It's also difficult to mediate. "
"Big Brother, when do you think is the best time to mediate?"
Li Fei asked.
Li An thought for a moment and said, "Of course, we'll wait until both sides are injured and unable to continue fighting."
"Big Brother, good plan. At that time, we can make various requests to both sides, which will be greatly beneficial to us."
Li Feiyu said with a smile.
Ang Lee's plan was a classic example of reaping the benefits of a fisherman's quarrel. When both sides were exhausted, he would appear as a mediator and put in a good word for both sides to make them feel grateful. With this as a condition, he would get a lot of resources from both sides.
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