Chapter 96: Awesome Results
In a war, the greatest result is not the time of a great war, but the pursuit. This is the iron rule of war.
The Han army's pursuit this time well interprets this iron rule. The pursuit war killed Qianchang, Baichang, Shichang, Li Xiaowang, Prime Minister, Duwei, and Tuwei, and Tuwei, and Tuwei, and there were many thousands of them. There were dozens of tribal kings, prime ministers, Qianchang, and Nuwei, and Tuwei, and there were even more.
It can be said that the Han army's results were quite rich, far exceeding Zhou Yang's expectations.
However, the important officials of the Huns, the wise kings of the left and right, the King of Guli, the General of the Left, the Grand Commander of the Left, and the Grand Commander of the Left, have not been arrested yet. These people are important officials of the Huns, and it would be so surprising if they could catch one or several of them.
Zhou Yang and the others went to greet Li Guang with twelve-point high hopes.
From a distance, I saw Li Guang galloping towards him on the Fengchasing Horse. The Fengchasing Horse ran like the wind, like a white light passing by, graceful and smooth, fast and incompetent.
"Chasing the Wind Horse!" Zhou Yang and the others exclaimed.
Zhou Yang and the others have seen the Divine Horse of Wind Chasing Horse many times. In this way, BMW was finally captured by Li Guang. How exciting it was, Zhou Yang and the others were so excited.
"The mount of Shanyu!" After a scream, Zhou Yang and the others heard a cry.
The Feng Baoju is the mount of Junchen Shanyu and was seized by Li Guang. Then Junchen Shanyu either caught or killed by Li Guang. This is a great news.
Zhou Yang and the others were so happy that they jumped, and cheers were heard.
If you can capture Junchen Shanyu alive, that is the best. If you can't, killing him is also a good choice. If this is the case, the Han army's great victory will end in a perfect way, which will make people feel no regrets.
It is conceivable that Zhou Yang and the others were excited, and they were flying to meet them.
Li Guang rode the Fengchasing Horse and rushed over, but he lost his previous majesty and tiger aura. His face was pale, his red eyes like rabbit eyes, his chin was pointed, and his face was thin, as if he had suffered a serious illness.
The war is so hard that even a powerful general like Li Guang can't stand it.
"Flying General, where is the Shanyu?" Cheng Buzhiyuan shouted.
This is exactly what Zhou Yang and the others are asking. They stared at Li Guang and waited for his answer.
"I don't know!" Li Guang's hoarse voice sounded, with a little anger.
"What are you saying?" Cheng Buzhi's grand eyebrows and asked a little annoyedly: "The Fengfeng Ju is in your hands. How can you still not know the whereabouts of Shanyu? Was it killed you?"
The Feng Baoju is the mount of the Junchen Shanyu and his reliance. If it weren't for the extraordinary divine horse of the Feng Baoju, he would have died under the arrow of Li Guang. If he had seized the Feng Baoju, he would not know the whereabouts of the Shanyu. Who would have believed this?
"No!" Li Guang's answer was still loud, but it was even more hoarse.
"You didn't kill him? Then did you let him escape?" Cheng Bushi asked without thinking.
"No!" Li Guang's answer was still these two words.
"Bang bang!" The returned Han army fell from his horse and slept soundly, just like the situation when Zhou Yang returned, and the sound of the mountain was snoring.
Zhou Yang hurriedly ordered the soldiers to come forward and lift them up and take them to the camp to settle down.
Li Guang was shaking on the horse's back and might fall under the horse at any time. His tiger eyes slowly closed, which was a sign of falling asleep.
"Flying General, tell me quickly, how did you do to Shanyu? Is it dead or what?" Cheng Buzhi hurriedly urged.
"I don't know." Li Guang's answer had one more word, from two words to three words. His body had become crooked and he fell to the ground.
Cheng Buzhi stretched out his hand and held it in his arms, hugged Li Guang from the Fengfengqiao and hugged him horizontally in front of him.
"I chased Shanyu, and he was desperate and jumped into the swamp." Li Guang insisted on saying this, unable to help it anymore, his eyelids closed completely, and he started to snore.
His snoring was three points louder than Zhou Yang's, as if he was thundering.
Listening to Li Guang's snoring, Zhou Yang and the others looked at me, and I looked at you, looking at you, with a look of unwillingness. Li Guang fell asleep when he said that he was critical. Isn't this intention to make people feel angry?
The whereabouts of Shanyu were Zhou Yang and the others concerned most. If you want to know the result, you can only wake up Li Guang. However, seeing Li Guang sleeping so heavily, who would have the heart to wake him up?
Even if he gritted his teeth and wanted to wake him up, look at Li Guang's sleep so heavily, can he wake him up? At this moment, even if he kills him, he will not wake up.
"Why!"
Zhou Yang and the others were extremely unwilling to give up, and they were not allowed to temporarily suppress their curiosity and shook their heads.
Cheng Bushi hugged Li Guang and rushed to the camp. When he arrived at the camp, he settled down and called Mr. Cang to treat Li Guang's injuries.
Although Li Guang was very powerful and good at shooting, he was the master of archery and was unique throughout the ages, and he was also hit by dozens of arrows. Everyone was very impressed with the tragic battle.
After healing the injury, Li Guang's pain suddenly decreased, he slept more fragrantly and sweetly, and his heart sounded louder.
Zhou Yang hoped that Li Guang would wake up early and told them the whereabouts of Shanyu. However, Li Guang did not wake up. One day passed and he was still sleeping. Two days passed and he was still sleeping. Three days passed and he was still not awake...
Zhou Yang came back and woke up after sleeping for three days. Li Guang had been more than three days, and this record was terrifying.
Nanyue, royal palace.
Zhao Tuo, whose hair and beard were white, leaned against the soft couch, put his cane beside him, his old eyes were closed tightly, motionless, as if it were a statue, if it weren't for his chest being slightly undulating.
"I've seen my eldest father!"
Zhao Hu's voice sounded. Zhao Hu was wearing ordinary deep clothes, extremely relaxed and energetic.
"Oh! It's Hu'er!" Zhao Tuo suddenly woke up, held his cane, sat upright, and looked at Zhao Hu with a smile: "Hu'er, have you been to the big man and have you seen the big man's land and resources?"
"Big Father, if my grandson doesn't go to the Han Dynasty, I don't know that the wealth of the Han Dynasty is far beyond my Nanyue Kingdom." Zhao Hu's eyes flashed with a strange light: "I heard that the Han Dynasty has a wide range of land and abundant resources. At that time, my grandson thought that no matter how good it is, it's not that good, it's just food and clothing. But my grandson went here to see the wealth of the Han Dynasty. The people had enough food and clothing to live and work in peace. My grandson also heard that the old grain in Chang'an was layer by layer, and it was accumulated layer by layer, and it was decayed and inedible!"
"Yes!" Zhao Tuo shook his snow-white head slightly and praised: "The late emperors of the Han Dynasty and the current emperor are both benevolent and virtuous kings. They are frugal and sturdy to maintain the country. It is a blessing for the people to have such a wise king."
"Big Father, grandson also heard that there is too much money in the Chang'an National Treasury, and even the ropes of money are broken." Zhao Hu was very yearning, and he talked endlessly when he said it.
"How great would it be if our Nanyue country had a great man as rich as that!" Zhao Hu's eyes were filled with admiration.
At that time, the country of Nanyue was vast and sparsely populated, and was an uncivilized place. The economy was extremely backward and underdeveloped. In the eyes of the Han people, it was a bitter and cold place with a hot and humid weather.
Compared with the rich Han Dynasty, one is in the sky and the other is in the ground, which is incomparable.
Zhao Tuo smiled and said, "Hu'er, the Han Dynasty is very rich, but their emperor lacks vision and Shaoxiong's slightestness. This money exists where it cannot make money, and it becomes a dead one, and it has to be spent. The Great Han Dynasty had the Xiongnu in the north, which caused disaster for decades. In the south, we were Nanyue Kingdom, Minyue and Dongou, and it can be said that they are enemies on all sides. Although our Nanyue, Minyue, and Dongou are not as powerful as the Xiongnu, it is also a country outside the country, unpredictable, so how can we hold it in our hands safely?"
The cane was a little heavy on the ground: "Besides, to deal with the Huns, you have to settle the south first. Only by recovering the south can you concentrate your efforts to fight the Huns. The Han emperor would rather let the decayed cup of food and let the money rot than take it out and spend it, and it would not be used to recover the south. It would be a bad thing! It would be a bad thing!"
His words were not to defame the Han Dynasty emperor, but the truth. If the Han Dynasty wanted to fight against the Huns, it would first have to recover the Baiyue land and pacify the south. This was the best strategy at that time. Emperor Wu of Han formulated this strategy and stabilized the south before the war with the Huns. Only then did the Han Dynasty free up his hands to deal with the Huns.
Speaking of this, he was a little breathless, and then said, "To deal with the Huns, you have to chase Mobei. To chase Mobei, you need war horses. If the Han emperor used the money to buy horses, buy back a large number of mares, stallions, improve horse breeds, tame war horses, and train cavalry, could the Huns be so rampant?"
Emperor Wen of Han was a frugal emperor. During his reign, the Han Dynasty's economy developed greatly. However, he did not make much preparations for the war with the Huns. Only after Emperor Jing did Emperor Jing propose to improve the breed and establish the horse politics, vigorously promote it, and accumulate a lot of war horses.
In the first decade of Emperor Wu of Han ascended the throne, the reform of military and political affairs and raising war horses led to a sharp increase in the military strength of the Han Dynasty, which led to the subsequent war with the Huns and defeating the Huns.
Zhao Tuo's words were very insightful and he was very serious. However, Zhao Hu smiled and said, "Big Father, you don't know yet. On the way back, my grandson heard a news that Zhou Yang defeated the Huns on the Great Wall and beheaded 100,000."
"Beheading 100,000?" Zhao Tuo stood up suddenly, his old eyes shining brightly, and a mighty aura suddenly appeared. He did not look like an octogenarian, but rather like a powerful general.
"Big Father, you are..." Zhao Hu was shocked.
"Ha ha!"
Zhao Tuo laughed happily. After laughing for a while, his laughter stopped: "The Han Dynasty has been cowardly for decades, and finally he was proud! OK! Good fight!"
"Father, the Han Dynasty won, but will the Huns be willing to do it? Once the Huns counterattack, there is still a battle to fight." Zhao Hu said proudly: "The longer they fight, the more beneficial it is to us."
"Haha! Hu'er, Hu'er, you haven't understood this matter yet." Zhao Tuo sat down with a smile, and waved his hand to ask Zhao Hu to sit down on his hand. His right hand was on Zhao Hu's leg and patted: "Hu'er, the Huns will not be willing, but they will not fight back!"
"Big Father, this..." The Huns were unwilling to give up and would definitely fight back. This is common sense. Zhao Tuo actually asserted this way, how could Zhao Hu not be surprised?
"Haha!" Zhao Tuo smiled and said, "It's not that the Huns didn't want to fight back, but there was no chance! The Huns had so many people, far inferior to the Han Dynasty. In the Great Wall Battle, beheading 100,000, plus the casualties of the attacks and the casualties caused by the pursuit, the Huns would lose at least 3.2 million troops this time. Zhou Yang burned the grassland with fire, and countless cattle and sheep were killed. In winter, the Huns would starve a lot. If the heavens were not good, a snow disaster would starve a lot. If a rare heavy snow disaster was encountered, more starves would be more. It would take at least five years for the Huns to recover their vitality, and ten years would be more."
Although he is nearly a hundred years old, he is still old and he can calculate every turn.
"In five years, Hu'er, will you let the Huns fight back? No! In five years, you will do a lot of things." Zhao Tuo said with his finger: "If you want to fight the Huns, the Han Dynasty has to do a lot of things. But there is one thing that must be done, and it must be done immediately, that is, training cavalry."
He looked up at the sky, his eyes shone brightly, and his voice became louder: "I remember back then, when Prince Fusu led the Qin flying cavalry to defeat the Huns, what a heroic spirit it was! To capture Mobei, there must be a large number of cavalry. Zhou Yang seized so many horses, except for mares, stallions, and foals, they can be used to train cavalry. None, 200,000 cavalry is not a problem. Once 200,000 cavalry are in hand, will the Huns still have a chance to counterattack?"
This question does not need to be answered. Zhao Hu has already understood that even if he were him, he would have led the Han army to chase into the desert, so how could he give the Huns a chance to counterattack?
Sure enough, Zhao Tuo said with great excitement: "By then, it will not be the Huns who disturb the border, but the whole situation will be reversed, and the Han Iron Cavalry will mount on the desert and attack the Dragon City!"
"Go straight to Longcheng?" Zhao Hu was shocked.
Longcheng is a holy place for the Xiongnu and a place where the Shanyu bury their bones in history. What an amazing move would it be if the Han army directly attacked Longcheng!
"Yes, it's just rushing to Longcheng!" Zhao Tuo kept waving his right arm: "If the Huns don't attack the border again, they can only completely solve the Huns. To completely solve the Huns, they must enter Mobei. If they want to enter Mobei, they must first capture the Hetao land, attack Longcheng, destroy the Shanyuting, and attack Langjuxu Mountain. Only in this way can the Huns not rekindle."
Zhao Tuo's view was very visionary. Before the Han Dynasty, the Huns almost destroyed China several times, but in the end they were all accidental. China did not finally solve the Huns' problem and eventually rekindled.
"Big Father, are you thinking too far?" Zhao Hu asked hesitantly.
"It's not the view of the father, it's the last wish of the First Emperor." Zhao Tuo looked fascinated: "The Huns had a long history. They bothered the Hu people in the Spring and Autumn Period to plague the Central Plains. At that time, there were Duke Huan of Qi and Duke Wen of Jin leading the Chinese to fight the Hu people. Although the Huns once invaded the Central Plains, they fought out. In the Warring States Period, King Wuling of Zhao defeated the Huns in Hetao, but did not chase into Mobei, giving the Huns a good opportunity to breathe. After destroying the six kingdoms, the First Emperor was determined to completely resolve the Huns and chase into Mobei. General Meng's Battle of Hetao was just the first step for the First Emperor to solve the Huns. Unfortunately, the year was right, the First Emperor collapsed, the Qin Dynasty was destroyed, and the Huns gained a chance to breathe again, which led to the great trouble today."
When talking about Qin Shihuang, Zhao Tuo looked admiring, as if believers were talking about saints. If those scholars who later generations called Qin Shihuang a tyrant would definitely scold him to the point of being completely wiped out.
After sighing and silent for a long time, Zhao Tuo changed his mind: "Before dealing with the Huns, the Han Dynasty will deal with our Nanyue first."
"Ah!" Zhao Hu was shocked. He had seen the wealth of the Han Dynasty with his own eyes. Once the Han Dynasty wanted to use troops to Nanyue, Nanyue would not be the opponent.
"Haha!" Zhao Tuo laughed: "The father just said that if the Han Dynasty wants to deal with the Huns, he must first recover the Baiyue land and eliminate the threat from the south. During the time of training cavalry, he happened to do this! Zhou Yang would not have thought of this point. The one who destroys my Nanyue must be Zhou Yang!"
"Big Father, what should we do?" Zhao Hu was a little scared.
"Go to the Loyal Soul Hall!" Zhao Tuo picked up his white beard.
At this time, Zhou Yang was calculating the accounts and calculating the victory this time.
In Zhou Yang's tent, all the generals were present, and ministers such as Dou Ying and Xuchang were also present, gathering together.
"I've seen the general!" The generals saluted in unison.
"Forgive!" Zhou Yang waved his right hand and the generals sat down.
Zhou Yang did not sit down and glanced at the generals. Although he had not fully recovered, he had almost recovered. Even Li Guang, who returned in the end, recovered, and the powerful general was resurrected.
"We won this battle! A big victory!" Zhou Yang waved his right hand vigorously, excited.
With his inspiration, all the generals were full of joy and raised their chests. Even the ministers such as Xuchang couldn't help but raise their heads. It was really good to defeat the Huns!
"In the decisive battle, we shot more than 30,000 Xiongnu that day. At dusk, in front of the Xiongnu camp, we shot more than 60,000 Xiongnu. We chased the Xiongnu camp and killed more than 10,000." Zhou Yang turned his fingers, like a wealthy slave, and calculated one by one: "Under the Great Wall, we chased more than 70,000 Xiongnu. To the north of the Great Wall, we killed more than 30,000. In this battle, we beheaded more than 220,000."
"Twenty-two thousand?"
Although I knew the battle was very big, I didn't expect that it was so big that the generals burst into screams. Then there were cheers.
Xu Chang waved his arms and shouted, his face turned red with excitement, as if he was fighting this battle.
When the cheers stopped, Zhou Yang's tone turned into a deep pain: "Although we won, our price is also very high. During the fierce battle during the day, we lost tens of thousands of people. At night, we lost more than 40,000. During the pursuit, we died in nearly 5,000. In this battle, we lost nearly 60,000 in total."
Quiet, dead silence!
No one spoke, Li Guang and the others looked sad, and tears rolled in their eyes.
Even Xuchang and the others were silent. At this moment, anyone in such a situation would be heartbroken.
After the old formation, Zhou Yang's tone was filled with grief: "Seriously injured, disabled by no less than 30,000. Secondly, we lost nearly 100,000 yuan. The price of 100,000 yuan was exchanged for 220,000 yuan. In addition, the Xiongnu who died of lack of medical treatment and medicine, the Xiongnu who were captured by us, and the 500,000 Shanyu's army could escape back."
The troops of Zuo Xianwang occupied half of the 100,000 people who escaped back. The Han army pursued very strongly, but it was impossible for a single one to be left out. There were still many Huns who missed the net.
Although the Han army had a great price, the results of the battle were quite considerable. At a price of 100,000, the casualties ratio was one to four, which was amazing.
This is an impressive record and the first time in the decades of the establishment of the Han Dynasty!
However, this is still a big gap from the casualties of 10 to 20 during the heyday of the Han Dynasty.
During the most powerful period of the Han Dynasty, the combat power of a Han army was equivalent to twenty Hu soldiers. The casualties ratio was roughly maintained at this level. If one Han army was killed or injured, twenty Hu soldiers would be killed or injured.
However, that was a later event. Without this to four, there would be no 1 to twenty.
Chapter completed!