After cleaning up the battlefield, Old Liu ordered Yan Liang to take some men and tally the results of the battle and the casualties of his personal guards.
Soon, Yan Liang came back and reported to Old Liu,""My lord, in this battle, we killed 291 Wuhuan cavalrymen, seized 220 warhorses, and a large amount of property. One of the personal guards was shot in the foot by an arrow during the charge, and the other three were slightly injured in the last close combat. Now, their wounds had been treated and bandaged with Golden Creation.”
They had wiped out nearly 300 enemies, and only four of their own were lightly injured. This battle could only be described as perfect.
The officer recorded everyone's contributions in the merit book. Old Liu then asked Chu Yan to dig a big pit and bury the bodies of the Wuhuan people.
At that time, there was a habit of cutting off the enemy's head as a trophy and handing it over to report his achievements. Old Liu was very disgusted by this. He said to everyone,"We should also respect our enemies. Moreover, a person's body is inherited from their parents. We can't easily ruin it. Since they're already dead, don't cut off their heads.”
Everyone thought that Old Liu's words made sense, so they stopped cutting off the heads of the dead bodies. Old Liu also set a rule from then on that no one was allowed to cut off the heads of the enemy's corpses as trophies.
It was already very late. Old Liu led the group back to the village that had been massacred by the Wuhuan people for the night. He also brought back the women that had been snatched away by the Wuhuan people. Tomorrow, they would bury the people who had been killed by the Wuhuan people.
Based on what the Wuhuan general had said, the Wuhuan King Qiu Liju's army should be nearby. Old Liu sent some scouts to investigate the location of the Wuhuan army's camp and the number of people. After understanding the situation, they should not stay too long and immediately report back to the village.
After returning to the village, he asked the women to go home and pack up their belongings. Then, he moved the bodies of the people killed by the Wuhuan people to the open space outside the village and put them away. The horses that were captured were also locked up in the village. These horses were all good horses. When he returned, he would bring them back to prepare for his future reinforcements.
After the women went home, they packed up the remaining things and prepared dinner for Old Liu and the others.
Old Liu gave some of the property he seized from the Wuhuan people to the women and told them that he would send soldiers to send them to Zhuo County tomorrow. Those who had relatives and friends in the city could go and join them. Those who didn't have them could find a job in the city and not return to the village to live.
Old Liu went to visit a few injured people. They were all fine and told them to recuperate in peace. When they saw that Old Liu actually came to visit them personally, they were moved to tears and thanked their lord.
The next morning, he asked Lu Kuang to bring some people to find a place outside the village to bury the dead villagers. Then, Old Liu sent Chu Yan and ten personal guards to send these women to Zhuo County. They would come back immediately after sending them off.
Chu Yan led ten men to mount their horses. They chartered a few carriages and let the women get on them. After asking for directions to Zhuo County, they sent them off.
He suddenly remembered that he didn't know where Lou Sang Village was in Zhuo County, so he quickly went over and asked the women where Lou Sang Village was.
Some of the women knew the location of Lou Sang Village. They told Old Liu that Lou Sang Village was about 20 miles away from this village. This village was in the south of Zhuo County, and Lou Sang Village was in...
West.
After thanking the woman who was guiding them, Old Liu asked Chu Yan to bring them away.
After a while, a few scouts returned. They had found the camp of the Wuhuan army, which was located in a place called Lou Sang Village, west of Zhuo County. They had wanted to capture them alive and ask them how many people there were, but they were all in the camp. When they went out, there were more than a hundred of them, so they failed. However, according to their estimates, there were at least 20,000 Wuhuan cavalrymen in the camp.
The Wuhuan army's camp was actually in Lou Sang Village. Old Liu thought that if that was the case, then other than the women, Lou Sang Village must have been wiped out by the Wuhuan people. Even if Liu Bei was still here, he would probably not be able to escape. It seemed that he was going to be Liu Bei for sure.
Thinking of this, Old Liu sent people to find Yan Liang, Wen Chou, and Lu Kuang. Chu Yan had gone to send them off and had not returned yet. Everyone discussed the next step of the plan.
It seemed that Wen Chou had been blinded by yesterday's victory. When he heard Old Liu say that the Wuhuan's camp was in Lou Sang Village and that there were more than 20,000 Wuhuan cavalrymen, he immediately said,"My lord, what's the big deal? We'll just bring people over and directly kill that Wuhuan King, Qiu Liju.”
Yan Liang glared at Wen Chou and said," Don't talk nonsense if you're not handsome. An army of 20,000 people, standing there for us to kill, will also tire us out. It's better to listen to my lord."”
Lu Kuang also said,"Lord, we will listen to you.”
Old Liu thought about it and agreed. It was indeed too difficult for them to make decisions for him.
However, Old Liu felt that he had no hope of winning against the 20,000 Wuhuan Cavalry with his 100 men. The only way he had a chance was to assassinate Qiu Liju with his men. But even if he could kill Qiu Liju, his men would not be able to escape. It would be even more difficult to capture Qiu Liju and force him to surrender.
Suddenly, Old Liu remembered what the scout had said. Small groups of Wuhuan cavalrymen would go out to rob. He would take these 100 people and ambush them far away from the Wuhuan camp. As long as a small group of Wuhuan cavalrymen came out, he would follow them and eliminate them. It would be best if he could leave a few alive. Then, he would change into the clothes of the Wuhuan people and sneak into the Wuhuan camp at night. He would find Qiu Liju's tent and arrest him. It was said that Qiu Liju was famous in his tribe. With him as a hostage, they could force the Wuhuan people to retreat.
After telling them this idea, the few of them felt that it was feasible, especially Wen Chou. He was so happy that he could not close his mouth, as if Qiu Liju had already been captured by him.
At noon, Chu Yan returned with the ten personal guards. Old Liu told him about his plan. Chu Yan thought about it and felt that it was a good idea. If it worked, not only would they be able to chase away the Wuhuan people, but they would also be able to avoid causing a large number of casualties to the personal guards. Chu Yan said,"My lord, you are really the reincarnation of Sun Wu and Han Xin.”
After gathering the guards, Old Liu gave a brief introduction of the situation to everyone. Then, he left ten people, including the wounded, in the village. If there was still no news by tomorrow afternoon, they would quickly pack up and return to Wuji.
When they heard that they were asked to stay in the village, these people were adamant against it, including…
The injured would go with Old Liu.
In the end, Old Liu could only force two people to stay behind to take care of the four injured.
With the remaining 94 guards and four generals, he wrapped the hooves of the horses in linen and quietly set up an ambush five miles away from the Wuhuan camp. Then, he sent out a few scouts to see if there were any small groups of Wuhuan people who had left the camp to rob.
It wasn't long before the scouts came back to report that a group of about 200 Wuhuan cavalry had headed south of Zhuo County in an hour.
Old Liu quickly led the group back to the village where they had camped yesterday. When they saw Old Liu and the others return, the few personal guards who stayed in the village quickly went up to Old Liu and told him that about two hours ago, a group of Wuhuan cavalrymen had entered the village. They hid in the houses and were not discovered. Seeing that there was no one else in the village, the Wuhuan people went south.
It seemed that the Wuhuan people would pass by this place when they came back. Old Liu ordered his men to set traps and trip ropes on the road that the Wuhuan people passed by. Then, he sent scouts to wait for them on the way back. Once they found them, they would send a signal to Old Liu and the others. At that time, Old Liu would lead his men to ambush the Wuhuan people. When the Wuhuan people entered the ambush circle, they would use the repeating crossbows to attack them.
The sun had just set when the scouts who had been lying in ambush outside the village sent back a signal. Old Liu sent his personal guards who were controlling the trip ropes to lie in ambush in the courtyards on both sides of the road. He led a portion of his men to lie in ambush on the rooftops. The rest of the people were divided into two groups and laid in ambush at both ends of the village. They could not let a single Wuhuan escape.
The sky gradually darkened. Everyone quietly waited for the arrival of the Wuhuan cavalry.
Soon, the sound of horse hooves could be heard, accompanied by the screams of women. It seemed that these bastards had massacred some village and snatched the women from the village.
The Wuhuan cavalrymen rode their horses into the narrow path in the village. Old Liu and the others held their breaths, waiting for the Wuhuan people in front to fall into the trap.
As the crowd cried out in alarm, a few Wuhuan cavalrymen who were walking side by side in front suddenly fell into the trap. The people behind them did not understand what was going on and fell into the trap as well. For a moment, the Wuhuan people crowded on the narrow road were in chaos.
Old Liu stood up and loudly ordered the soldiers to shoot. The dozens of guards on the rooftops on both sides responded and started shooting at the Wuhuan people below.
The advantage of the repeating crossbows was clear now. After firing a bolt, he immediately pulled the connecting rod and loaded the bolt into the slot. He pulled the trigger and another volley of arrows rained down on the fleeing Wuhuan cavalrymen.
Seeing that Old Liu and the others had made their move, the personal guards who were controlling the trip ropes immediately pulled up the trip ropes that were originally on the ground. Immediately, the horses that were running fell down, and the Wuhuan cavalrymen on them were thrown out.
There was a trap in front of them, and they couldn't charge through it. Thus, the remaining Wuhuan cavalry turned their horses around and prepared to retreat the way they had come. They didn't expect to be met with countless whistling ballista bolts.
The few Wuhuan cavalrymen who were lucky enough not to be tripped by the ropes or hit by the arrows finally reached the village entrance. Wen Chou, Chu Yan, and a dozen of their personal guards were already waiting for them. The frightened Wuhuan people were no match for these ferocious tigers. Those who ran out…
They were quickly wiped out.
In the middle of the village, the Wuhuan tribesmen who had been tripped by the horse-tripping ropes had already gotten up. Yan Liang and Lu Kuang, who were from the other half of the village, saw that Wen Chou and the others were having a good time killing, so they also rushed to the middle of the village. They were afraid that they would kill the remaining few people, and it would be difficult to carry out their plan. Old Liu hurriedly shouted,"Put down your weapons and surrender!"
In less than a meal, less than ten of his two hundred men were left. Surrounding them were soldiers wielding Zhanmadao and glaring at them. There were also many people on the rooftops pointing mysterious weapons at them. The remaining Wuhuan soldiers fell to their knees with a thud and kowtowed repeatedly, saying that they had surrendered and that they were begging for mercy.
After taking these captives to the village and locking them up, Old Liu ordered Chu Yan to clean up the battlefield. Those Wuhuan people who were still alive were to be stabbed, leaving no life behind. Then, they were to strip off their clothes and pick out a hundred sets for their own people to wear later.
This time, Old Liu and the others rescued 20 women from the Wuhuan people. They first arranged for them to live and then sent them to Zhuo County the next day.
After a while, a middle-ranking officer came to report the results of the battle. This time, a total of 194 Wuhuan cavalrymen had been killed, 150 warhorses had been seized, and countless treasures had been seized.
Because the Wuhuan people were basically killed by crossbows, other than Wen Chou, Chu Yan, and the others, no one else had engaged in close combat with the Wuhuan people, so there were no casualties this time.
In order to prevent them from being interrogated together, these Wuhuan people were wary of each other and did not dare to tell the truth. Old Liu interrogated them separately to see if there were any officials among them.
In the end, there was really a centurion named Chi Liba. Old Liu thought that his name was really not bad. He added the word "outside" to him, which made him a traitor. It also matched his identity later.
He asked someone to bring Chi Liba up. Chi Liba was in his forties and was obviously a soldier. Seeing Old Liu sitting in the middle, he quickly knelt down and kowtowed to Old Liu." Sir, I still have an 80-year-old mother at home. Please be magnanimous and let me go. Our whole family will thank you for your great kindness."”
He didn't expect this Chilipahan to speak so well. It saved him the trouble of finding a translator.
In fact, Old Liu did not know that the Wuhuan people had been doing business with the Han people all year round. In western Liaoning, many people lived with the Han people, so many people could speak Chinese. And because Chi Liba had interacted with the Han people many times, he could speak Chinese fluently.
"I can spare your life, but that depends on whether you listen to me."”
"I'll listen, sir. I'll do whatever you tell me to do, as long as you can spare my life.”
"In a while, I'm going to sneak into the Wuhuan camp with my soldiers. How about you bring us in?”
Chi Liba was shocked and quickly asked,"Sir, how many men do you have?"
"Not many, probably less than a hundred.”
"Sir, we have twenty thousand Wuhuan cavalrymen in our camp. Aren't you sending a hundred men to your death?”
"You don't have to worry about that. Do you know where Qiu Liju's tent is?”
"Yes, it's in the middle of the camp. The commander's flag is right next to our king's tent.”
"Alright, in a while…
We'll change into your clothes, and you'll bring us into the Wuhuan camp and lead us to Qiu Liju's tent. If anyone asks questions, you'll answer them.”
Chi Liba thought for a while and understood what Old Liu wanted to do, so he replied,""This lowly one is willing, but I'm afraid I won't be able to return to the Wuhuan Tribe in the future.”
"What about your mother?" asked Old Liu. Are you going to ignore her?"
Chi Liba said," I lied to you. I said that because I wanted to live. Actually, my mother died a long time ago. I'm the only one at home now. I'll follow you from now on."”
"Alright, after this battle, you will return to Wuji with me and be a servant in my manor.”
"Thank you, sir." Thinking that he no longer needed to return to the cold desert, Chi Liba hurriedly kowtowed to Old Liu.
With Chi Liba as a guide, the other captives were useless. He hated them for burning, killing, and looting everywhere. Old Liu secretly ordered Yan Liang to bring a few people to kill them all.
It was already past 8 pm. Those women who were rescued were grateful to Old Liu's group for saving their lives. They prepared dinner for them and had a good meal. After that, they put on the clothes of the Wuhuan people outside their own clothes, leaving ten personal guards, including the four wounded, to protect those women. Old Liu led the rest of the people and followed Chi Liba to the camp of the Wuhuan people.
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