The war had just begun.
The Xiongnu army had already been defeated.
Nearly 400,000 troops were being chased by 100,000 Han soldiers.
Those who were slow and caught up to were immediately beheaded.
Occasionally, the Xiongnu soldiers would turn around and kill the Han army, but their heads would also fall to the ground.
The Mo Blade was too sharp.
With a single slash, even a man and a horse could be cut down.
The perception that infantry of the same level could not fight against cavalry of the same level was shattered at this moment.
It became a reality to defeat more with fewer people.
Killing people was like cutting grass.
However…
In the Xiongnu army, although they had lost Chanyu, the other tribal leaders were still there. They barely managed to organize a line of defense with their prestige.
However, the temporary defense line was too weak, so weak that the Han army could easily break it. Under such circumstances, some of the Xiongnu tribe leaders took the lead and fled.
Once a person's timidity was aroused, it would easily spread. Seeing that their leader had run away, the ordinary Xiongnu soldiers 'desire for life was completely aroused.
Flee!
Fleeing in all directions!
Some tribal leaders who were determined to fight the Han army to the death had just set up a basic line of defense. Before they could resist, they were destroyed by their fleeing comrades.
The chaos intensified.
The morale of the Xiongnu had dropped to the extreme, and their command had completely lost its effect.
The battlefield was one-sided.
Many of the Xiongnu tribe leaders who had no choice but to escape subconsciously thought of the usual game of catching sheep.
He released all the sheep and let the tribal warriors catch them. The sheep that ran slower would be killed first.
Only when they caught enough sheep for dinner would they stop killing.
Now.
The Xiongnu army also became sheep.
If they were chased by the Han army, they would be killed immediately if they ran slowly.
The only difference was…
The appetite of the Han army did not have the concept of filling their stomachs. Killing the Xiongnu people was the only thing on their minds.
Sometimes.
During the pursuit, the Han army would pass by some Xiongnu tribes. They would encounter Xiongnu people who were grazing, collecting wool, and setting up tents. Regardless of whether they were men or women, strong or weak, old or young, sick or disabled, they would only have one knife.
Wherever the blade goes, kill without mercy.
Three whole days.
The soldiers of Zhu He's army killed for three days.
When they were hungry, they would eat dry rations, and when they were thirsty, they would drink the unmelted snow water. When their arms were completely exhausted and they could no longer wield their knives, they finally stopped killing.
"Pin 'er, Pin' er!"
The warhorses neighed. No matter how the soldiers urged them or whipped them, they stopped running and lowered their heads to eat the roots of the grass.
Some soldiers fell off their horses and lay motionless on the wet ground.
When his comrade saw this, he immediately went forward and felt his pulse. He didn't know whether to laugh or cry when he realized that he had fallen asleep.
"Commander-in-chief, order the entire army to rest!"
"Commander-in-chief, order the entire army to rest!"
"Commander-in-chief, order the entire army to rest!"
The messenger rode on his horse, his voice extremely hoarse as he continued to roar and run forward.
Hundreds of years of national hatred had caused countless Han soldiers to have bloodshot eyes. They continued to pursue, pursue, and pursue.
The battle line had stretched out for hundreds of miles, and it had already exceeded the limit of Zhu Xiong's commanding ability. He had to be called back to rest.
Waiting for the final battle.
Attack the Xiongnu Royal Court!
……
Under the night sky.
The grassland was exceptionally quiet.
The soldiers who were lost outside gradually returned.
The battle losses began to be calculated. These were all military merits and could not be casually thrown away.
"Commander, in this battle, our army lost 3,271 men, 1,685 were heavily injured, and 6,412 were lightly injured!”
"Killed 373,221 Xiongnu soldiers, including Hunye Chanyu, without a single captive!”
"First battle, victory!"
The Overseer gathered the news from all sides and excitedly came to report. These heads were all money!
In the country, the Xiongnu people were paid according to their heads. Each head was worth five to twenty taels of silver.
If the lowest price was five taels of silver per head, that would be two million taels of silver for nearly four hundred thousand heads.
With the general's personality, he would definitely split the loot equally among the soldiers.
There were only 100,000 people in the army. On average, each person was worth about 20 taels of silver.
The Ministry of Revenue will calculate the compensation for death.
Heavens!
He had never seen so much silver in his life.
"All the Xiongnu tribes added together have more than a million people, but only 40% of them have been killed.”
"General, your mouth is almost reaching your ears. You're happy too, right?”
"Get out!"
"Alright!"
"Get back here!"
"General, I'm back!"
Zhu Rong and the Overseer teased him for a while and decided not to deliberately maintain their commanding presence. They laughed and said,"We won the first battle. Among the three major battlefields, we are definitely the first to report the good news. We will send someone…Forget it, we will report the good news to His Majesty through the Embroidered Uniform Guards.”
"Commander, which fast do you mean?”
"Which one?"
"I don't know."
"Alright, little Overseer, how dare you speak dirty words to this general. Men, pull him out and beat him up.”
"Commander, I won't dare to do it again. Hahaha, stop fighting. It's so itchy!”
……
Luoyang.
Deyang Hall.
Liu Hong presided over the court.
The aristocratic families attacked Xun You and Xun Yu on the grounds that the amount of gold and silver consumed by the Ministry of Works did not match the amount of money paid by the Ministry of Revenue.
"Your Majesty, this subject is reporting to the Minister of Personnel Xun Yu and the Minister of Works Xun You. Uncle and nephew colluded to secretly steal the national treasury's silver!”
"The Ministry of Revenue account book and the Ministry of Works account book actually have a difference of nearly ten million taels of silver.”
"Xun Yu, Xun You, uncle and nephew, you don't think of the king's kindness and act like dogs and pigs.”
"If you want to rectify the court, kill the Second Xun first!"
Half of the court's aristocratic family officials stepped out, and the crowd was furious.
His words were filled with anger towards the traitors of the aristocratic families.
The last person who wanted to rectify the court was Liu Bi, the King of Wu during the reign of Emperor Wu. He shouted the slogan of " rectify the court and purge the side of the monarch " and launched a rebellion among the seven kings.”
Liu Hong glanced at the loyalty of all the aristocratic family officials. It had basically dropped below 0. He regarded the monarch as his enemy and sneered,"Who shouted 'I want to rectify the court' just now? Stand out and let me see how many heads are enough for me to chop off!”
Cleverly resolved.
I don't care about the big hat.
The officials of the aristocratic families were furious. They pushed out the elderly officials and carried out the second plan.
"Your Majesty, you have been blinded by a crafty minister. After three dynasties, we can't help but feel bitter about this. In order to seek a trace of righteousness in this world, we advise you to kill the two Xuns!”
Dozens of white-haired old ministers of the three dynasties collectively knelt down in the hall.
The eyes of the historian who recorded the Emperor's words and deeds immediately lit up. He was thinking like a fountain as he wrote quickly.
How exciting!
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