"In this battle, our army beheaded more than ten thousand people, recruited six thousand, captured eight thousand, and took advantage of the chaos to escape.”
"Among them, there are the King of Loufan, the Marquis of Gudu, and twenty-eight Xiongnu nobles.”
"More than a hundred thousand cattle and sheep, nearly twenty thousand warhorses, and thousands of dead and injured horses were seized.”
Liu Sheng listened carefully to his subordinate's report. Compared to the others who were smiling happily, he appeared very calm.
The outcome of this battle was already within his expectations, so he naturally wasn't surprised.
"Your Majesty, after this battle, the Xiongnu will definitely not dare to invade our Yunzhong territory again. Now that our army is strong and our morale is high, the desire to fight is very strong. Your Majesty, please make plans as soon as possible.”
Chen Shi was now in charge of the security of Liu Sheng.
It was also because of this that he almost did not obtain any achievements in this battle, so his desire to fight was quite strong.
"I heard that the neighboring Dai County and other places also have Xiongnu people invading their territory. They are not far from us. If we go, we will definitely gain something.”
"Without the Imperial Court's decree, it would be inappropriate for you to enter other provinces.”
"We are going to fight the Xiongnu people and save the people from danger. How can the Imperial Court blame us?”
The generals under Liu Sheng's command were in a heated argument over this issue.
Only the White Horse Battalion, the Mysterious Armor Battalion, and the Righteous Servant Battalion who had just submitted did not speak.
The first two could be considered Liu Sheng's private soldiers. Before Liu Sheng expressed his opinion, they would not have any unnecessary thoughts.
As for the Hungary-Breaking Camp and the Slave-Breaking Camp, they had just been established. The two of them felt that their words were not important, so they naturally would not speak easily.
"It's not appropriate for the army to not move and miss the opportunity.”
Hearing Liu Sheng's words, the faction that advocated Yue County's rescue immediately revealed a look of joy.
"The Xiongnu have invaded more than ten places in the south this time. No matter how strong our army is, how can we rescue them one by one?”
Liu Sheng ignored the confused gazes around him and took out a simple military map of the north.
On it were marked the locations of some large mountain ranges, rivers, and a few cities.
"Dragon City?"
The generals looked at the place he was pointing at and revealed confused expressions.
They had never heard of this city before.
Only Po Xiong and Po Nu's expressions changed, as if they had thought of something terrifying.
"Master, do you want to attack Dragon City?”
Dragon City wasn't in the Han territory, but on a grassland in the south of the desert.
That was the place where the ancestors of the Xiongnu priests lived. It had great political significance to the entire Xiongnu Empire.
More importantly, it was located in the heart of the Xiongnu Empire, more than six hundred miles away from Yunzhong.
There were many grassland tribes living along the way, so it was almost impossible to hide their tracks.
The news of the Han army going north would reach the ears of Prince Youxian as quickly as possible.
It could be foreseen that when the Xiongnu discovered the Han army's goal, they would definitely launch a crazy attack on this army.
The worship of the Xiongnu for their ancestors was no less than that of the Han people.
They would never allow the Han people to trample on the ancestral grounds.
At that time, the Xiongnu would definitely give up on their plan to go south and desperately rush back to support them.
"Why? Are you afraid?"
Liu Sheng's expression was gentle, but a hint of killing intent flashed in his eyes.
As long as he heard the word 'no', these two people would have no value in their existence.
"How can that be? Master's will is the direction we're heading in.”
Po Xiong and Po Nu hurriedly expressed their stance.
Although they each had 3,000 cavalry, only a small portion of them were cavalrymen from their own clans.
The rest were mostly Loufan people who had been influenced by the Han army.
Although they were of the same race, after surrendering, they were ten times more vicious than the others when they killed the people of Lou Fan.
If the Han army hadn't discovered and stopped them in time, few of the captives would have survived.
With these people around, Po Xiong and Po Nu would not have second thoughts.
In history, Huo Qubing swept through the Hexi Corridor and subdued Xiu Tu and Hunxie, who attacked more than ten thousand cavalry.
The loyalty and combat power displayed by these Xiongnu people made many Han feel ashamed.
During the decisive battle in the north of the desert, after losing more than 50% of their troops, they still fought with all their might.
One had to know that in the era of cold weapons, an army that had lost more than 20% of its troops and had not collapsed could be considered an elite.
More than 30% of those who could still persist in battle were all iron armies with extremely tenacious willpower.
It would be a miracle if he could maintain his combat power after 50%.
In the history of war, there were not many such armies.
Liu Sheng had thought of this, which was why he had set up the two volunteer camps, Po Xiong and Po Nu.
There was no reason why he couldn't do what Huo Qubing could.
As for the Han Army, his consecutive victories had allowed him to establish supreme prestige in the army.
No one could question his orders. Even if they had different thoughts, they could only keep them in their hearts.
After leaving all the wounded horses to the people of Xianyang, Liu Sheng ordered his men to return to Yunzhong with the captives and spoils of war.
He led the White Horse Battalion, the Black Armor Battalion, the Brave Cavalry Battalion, as well as the Poxiong Battalion and the Ponu Battalion, a total of fourteen thousand cavalry charging towards the vast plains.
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City Amongst the Clouds.
State Minister Wei Shang stood on top of the city wall in his military uniform, his expression extremely solemn.
Outsiders might have thought that he was worried about the Xiongnu invading, but those who were familiar with him knew that he was venting his dissatisfaction.
Since the Cloud King had taken the initiative to lead his army and did not bring him along, there was nothing more sorrowful than this.
"Minister, the only thing I'm worried about is Yunzhong's safety.”
The Cloud King's words were still ringing in his ears, but if possible, he would rather not value them.
Even if he was just a pawn, he was willing to follow the army to kill the enemy.
"Minister, look, someone is coming!”
Someone on the city wall suddenly warned.
Wei Shang immediately perked up and looked into the distance.
After a few seconds, he suddenly relaxed again.
Because he saw the black dragon flag that represented the Han army.
"Prepare to open the city gates. Your Highness seems to have gained quite a lot from this trip.”
Looking at the flocks of cows and sheep, the corners of his mouth could not help but curl up.
It was good that he won!
"Great victory! The Cloud King led his army to defeat 30,000 Xiongnu cavalry, beheaded 10,000, captured 8,000, and captured the leader of the bandits, King Loufan!”
The messenger shouted the news loudly.
In the next moment, countless soldiers and civilians on the city wall cheered loudly.
This wave was still spreading towards the entire City Amongst the Clouds at lightning speed.
"He defeated thirty thousand Xiongnu cavalry, beheaded ten thousand, captured eight thousand, and even captured King Loufan?”
Even though he was mentally prepared, this news still left Wei Shang flabbergasted.
Such a victory had probably never been seen since the establishment of the Han Dynasty.
" King Amongst Clouds, King Amongst Clouds…"
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