"What happened outside?" Qiu Liju, who was in the tent, was startled awake.
"Your Majesty, a group of cavalry is charging towards us.”A tribe leader came in to report.
"Where did Liu Hao get his cavalry from?" Qiu Liju was furious.
"Your Majesty, it should be Liu Hao's reinforcements. Our soldiers have been fighting for many days and are extremely tired. They can't stop Liu Hao's cavalry at all.”
"No, no, no, I must kill that Liu Hao brat.”Qiu Liju's eyes were bloodshot as he roared.
"Your Majesty, the Han people have a good saying,'As long as there is life, there is hope.' Let's escape quickly. We can lead the army back to take revenge in the future.”The leader of the tribe continued to persuade him. Their tribe had always been Qiu Liju's confidant.
"Alright, in the future, I will definitely tear Liu Hao into pieces.”Qiu Liju calmed down a little and said through gritted teeth.
Outside the Wuhuan camp, Taishi Ci had already charged in with a thousand cavalrymen.
Liu Hao and Dian Wei also led the soldiers in the city and followed behind the cavalry, intending to wipe out the remaining soldiers of Qiu Liju.
"Kill!"
"Ah!"
The sounds of killing outside filled the sky. Liu Hao had been holding back his anger for the past few days, and today, he had vented it all out. No one in Irene could withstand a single blow from him.
The battle continued until dawn.
"My lord!" Taishi Ci said respectfully.
"Ziyi, you have made a great contribution this time. When you go back, you have to reward you well.”Seeing Taishi Ci covered in blood, Liu Hao smiled in relief.
"All of this is thanks to my lord's arrangements. I dare not claim credit.”
"Did you catch Qiu Liju?"
"My lord, according to the captured captives, Qiu Liju had already escaped when we attacked the camp.”
"He's lucky this time. Next time, we must kill him and avenge our brothers.”Liu Hao also knew that this time, Qiu Liju was likely to escape. After all, they had too few people.
There were less than 3,000 people who followed him out of the city. Including Taishi Ci's 1,000 cavalry, there were less than 4,000 people in total. Qiu Liju's 30,000 men were left with at least 10,000.
"Count the casualties of our brothers and the gains this time.”
Although they had suffered heavy casualties this time, their gains were not small. They had seized at least fifteen thousand warhorses and captured about five thousand Wuhuan people. These people were good laborers.
"Yes!"
Taishi Ci left after receiving the order. Liu Hao took a short nap at the side. He hadn't had a good night's sleep in the past few days, so he was a little tired.
Three hours later, the battlefield was finally cleaned up. The dead Wuhuan people were burned to ashes, while the people on his side had to be properly buried.
Now that the weather was cold, there was no need to worry about decay. The families of these dead soldiers could see them for the last time.
"My liege, none of our brothers died in this attack. Only 50 or so of them were slightly injured. It's not a big problem. A total of 17,568 warhorses were involved, of which more than 1,000 were injured and could no longer be used as warhorses. Taishi Ci reported the casualties and gains.
"Take good care of those captured Wuhuan people. Don't let anything happen to them.”
"Yes!"
Five days later, Liu Hao returned to Xiangping City.
Guo Jia and Xi Zhong were already waiting outside the city gate to welcome them. This battle was a great victory for them.
More than 6,000 people were killed or injured, more than 20,000 were wiped out, and more than 5,000 were captured. Only a few dozen cavalry escaped with Qiu Liju.
"My lord!" Guo Jia and Xi Zhong said excitedly.
" Yes, we'll discuss it when we get back. Right now, the main thing is to settle down the soldiers who died in battle. The pension must be paid in place. If anyone dares to embezzle this money, I won't show mercy.”
"Yes!" Guo Jia and Xi Zhong knew from Liu Hao's words that Liu Hao placed great importance on this matter and did not dare to be careless.
When he returned to the prefect's manor, Zhang Ning was waiting for him.
"Are you hurt?" Zhang Ning asked worriedly.
"Why are you so worried about me? Don't tell me you like me?" Liu Hao joked," That's true. This Young Master is skilled in martial arts, talented, and handsome. Any woman will like him.”
"Who would like you? I've never seen someone as narcissistic as you.”Zhang Ning said coldly, but her face was red, as if someone had hit the nail on the head.
"What this young master said is the truth. The people who like this young master can line up from the entrance of Xiangping City to the entrance of Luoyang City.”
"How narcissistic." Zhang Ning lowered his head, not daring to look at Liu Hao, and left immediately.
"Haha!" Liu Hao laughed heartily when he saw Zhang Ning running away.
Zhang Ning had been living in the prefect's mansion, so how could Liu Hao not see her intentions? It was just that he hadn't even married Cai Yan yet, so it was impossible for him to give Zhang Ning any status.
After returning to his room, Liu Hao had a good sleep.
The next morning, Guo Jia and Xi Zhong arrived at the prefect's manor.
"My lord!"
"How's the arrangement going?"
Liu Hao paid special attention to the compensation for the soldiers.
"Don't worry, my lord. Everything has been arranged. I believe that no one will dare to tamper with this money.”Xi Zhong said.
"Yes." Liu Hao nodded in satisfaction.
"My lord, what should we do with the five thousand Wuhuan captives?”Xi Zhong asked.
"Aren't we going to build a reservoir and a city wall? These people were good labor.”Liu Hao had already thought it through. He then said,"But we have to give them a glimmer of hope. We'll set them free in five years.”
"My lord, do you really plan to let them go after five years?”
"Why not?"
"These people are all so young. Many of them are only around 20 years old. They will still be in their prime five years later. If we let them go back, they will be a huge threat.”Xi Zhong said worriedly.
"Five years later, there will be no Wuhuan people left. I will definitely cut off Qiu Liju's head and integrate the Wuhuan people into the Han people. I will teach them to speak the Han language and learn the Han etiquette.”Liu Hao's eyes flashed with a cold light.
"My lord is wise. In less than a few decades, the Wuhuan people and us Han people will be inseparable.”Xi Zhong said with a smile. This move of Liu Hao's was basically a Han-style Wuhuan.
"My lord, our army has suffered heavy casualties this time. We only have about 3,000 people left.”Guo Jia said. Now that he was done with the political affairs, it was time to talk about the military.
"These 3,000 people have all experienced the test of blood and can be considered elites. If they lead the new recruits, I believe that they will soon train a powerful army.”Liu Hao said.
"My lord, how many soldiers are we recruiting this time? How many cavalrymen should we build?" There were about sixteen thousand intact horses seized this time. It was impossible to form so many cavalry.
"Let's expand the army to 20,000. With our current situation, 20,000 troops is enough. Any more and it will cause problems for our economy. Among them, 5,000 cavalry will be given to Ziyi for training. Dian Wei will still lead the Hundred Battle Armor Soldiers. The rest will be given to Zhou Cang and Pei Yuan Shao.”Liu Hao thought for a moment and said.
"Yes!" They did not have any objections to Liu Hao's arrangements.
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