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Chapter 19 Comprehension and seeing off

On the messy battlefield, there were broken limbs and broken arms everywhere.

The shepherds of the Yinshan Fan tribe who were attacking honestly acted as auxiliary soldiers and cleaned the battlefield.

The bodies were gathered together, and it was too troublesome to dig a hole in this weather. They divided some of their men and went to the nearby woods to pick up dead branches, cut down dead trees, and planned to burn all the bodies.

The injured and undead Tatars cried and begged for mercy. However, most of the attackers were Dangxiang people. They couldn't understand Turkic words, so they went up and took a break, which was a pleasure.

The injured and dead horses were slaughtered on the spot. The horse leather was roughly processed and put away. This was military supplies and the meat was to be handed over. Someone was already burying the pot. The auxiliary soldiers went to the nearby river to dig ice to get water and prepared to stew horse meat.

Shao Siwu was surrounded by stars like moonlight, with a smile on his face.

Even generals such as Xia Sanmu came over to praise him. They are all veterans on the battlefield, so why don’t you know what’s going on?

The prince shoots the horse first when he shoots a man, and the thief rider falls off his horse. Logically speaking, it is possible to fall to death. But do you see the thick snow on the ground? Hehe, see through and don’t say it out. Anyway, Dalang of the Shao family performed well today. The thirteen-year-old boy is fighting with someone for the first time. Why should he be too harsh?

"How many prisoners are killed today?" Shao Siwu asked after cooling off excitement.

Fu Yanchao found several people in a row, asked, and after coming back, he said, "More than 3,000 beheaded, and tens of thousands of captured animals, and no less than 200,000 cattle, sheep, horses and other mixed animals."

"Not caught all?"

"Of course, it will take several ways to escape, and it is impossible to run all in one direction. Xiadu Head has sent people to search and chase, and there may be still be gains."

"Is the Yinshan Tatar finished?"

"It should be over." Fu Yanchao said: "The main force collapsed in the Yinshan area. Nuo Zhenshui and the area under our feet, except for a few left-behind strong men, are all old, weak and disabled soldiers. Abus's trick was considered a mess."

"Who is there?" Shao Siwu suddenly pointed to a group of women and children who were sent to the carriage and asked.

"Abs' Kedun, the Yan clan and daughter, according to the rules of the grassland, are all the slaves of the king, and let the king suffer."

Shao Siwu nodded. Just like Juan Niang and Li Renmei's daughter, he was also his father's female slave trophy, but he was adopted as his adopted daughter and raised by Wang Ma Pei.

"This battle is a big victory, right?" Shao Siwu still couldn't believe it. It's so easy to fight?

"It should be a great victory." Fu Yanchao laughed and said, "I heard that the war on the grassland is like this, as fast as lightning. They rarely build cities. Once they are broken into the tent, the heads of tribes scattered everywhere will not have time to react, and the war will be over. If no one stands up and collects the embers, then the tribe will perish. The heads will choose a new master, the tribe, the cattle and sheep will also be the new conquerors. This is the rule, and everyone agrees that this has been like this for thousands of years, which is very different from the Central Plains."

"The customs of the foreign land are different." Shao Siwu sighed: "Grandpa has been fighting for many years and has made such great achievements, which is really amazing."

"Who said no?" Fu Yanchao said: "My father also often said that the king was willing to spend hundreds of horses to redeem people from Li Hanzhi, and then he would sell them to the king if he fought. Now it seems that he has no right person, and the king has signs of taking over the world."

Shao Siwu was silent for a moment and suddenly said, "I can see clearly that Fu Dalang killed the two thieves today. My father likes warriors the most and also likes to reward the backwards the most. I will tell my father that I will not mislead your contribution."

Fu Yanchao was not sure what Shao Siwu meant, but he reacted quickly and immediately said happily: "Thank you Prince."

Shao Siwu nodded and stopped talking.

When he first went to the battlefield, he felt that there were still many shortcomings. He could have killed that person more effortlessly, but with the archery skills he had practiced over the years, there was no problem at all. But when things came to an end, he hesitated and was no longer confident, alas!

Moreover, I didn't seem to have allocated my physical strength. My mood was ups and downs, and I spent too much energy in irrelevant places, which made me tired now.

He suddenly thought, if a new soldier had been on the battlefield for the first time, and wouldn't have been so long and had experienced warriors personally protected, would he die the first time?

Thinking of my father fighting as the leader of the team in his early years, I suddenly felt it was not easy.

It is difficult to start a business, and it is also difficult to maintain a business. The son is incompetent and can only make the father sigh to the sky.

My father once said that when he picked himself up from his mother's hand for the first time, he was so excited that he couldn't speak well.

You can’t let your father down! There are some things you can’t understand at home and you must experience them personally to have a deeper understanding.

Admonish! Encourage it!

The horse meat was cooked quickly. Fu Yanchao brought a bowl of meat and two pancakes.

Shao Siwu was not polite, so he reached out to take it and like the soldiers, he started to eat.

No one is more noble than anyone else in the battle formation. If you still have a sharp sword and a spear, you will be displeased with the rich clothes and food, and the soldiers will be displeased. Who will save you at the critical moment?

The wind started again and the weather was very cold. After the soldiers finished eating and drinking, they had to continue to chase and suppress the remaining enemies, and even if they chased for a few days and nights, they would never give up.

...

On the vast snow field, Shao Shude was seeing Xu Hao off.

"Yang Yue, this old guy, is extremely courageous!" Shao Shude cursed, but smiled.

At the critical moment of attacking Tuoba Sigong, Yang Yue expressed his opinion and led the five thousand elite soldiers stationed in Yudole City to surrender, completely cutting off the possibility of Tuoba Sigong's last turnaround.

Shao Shude is a nostalgic person, and he remembers this kindness.

In the attack on Weizhou, Yang Yue marched quickly and as fast as lightning. The two battles were successful. Then he insisted on continuing to attack Minzhou, and ventured over the mountain road, attacked and broke through the city of Zhou, cutting off the front line's thieves' retreat, and finally won a great victory.

When he was in the western expedition to Liangzhou, he was surprised and won consecutive victories, killing the thieves.

He then continued to fight against the traitors and suppress the rebellion. He experienced many wars and made many contributions.

How could he really blame such a passionate veteran?

Even if he is not loyal to anyone and only loyal to the lights of thousands of families in Xiazhou, it doesn’t matter. If you have the best of your talents, I will win you!

"Master, just send it here, the men can't wait." Xu Hao said with a smile.

Three thousand elite cavalry came from the left wing of the Tielin Army. They allocated 6,000 horses from Yongqingzha Ranch and recruited 2,000 foreign cavalry to accompany the army, serving as auxiliary soldiers and serving military cavalry. Generally speaking, there are many cavalry, which is very different from the Iron Cavalry and Silver Gun Army, because they are usually served by auxiliary soldiers of each army.

"Don't worry about fighting this battle. It's good to have a result, but if there is no result, it's good to be back safely." Shao Shude said: "Three troops and horses keep in touch with each other."

"As for your order." Xu Hao replied loudly.

Yang Yue brought all 1,000 cavalrymen in the Xinquan Army, 3,000 guards, and 800 Yinanzhi had arrived at the Yuquan. For this reason, they almost collected all the extra horses of Zhuanglang troops and loaded a lot of supplies, including enough food for fifteen days, arrows needed for combat, replacement of swords and guns, etc.

The snow was quite snowing, and it was difficult to find dead grass on the grassland. Logistics supply in this battle was the key. However, with the help of the Tatar Party, some hay and cattle and sheep might be able to be supplied in the middle of the journey. This is too critical.

The most feared thing about the grassland raid on Wang Tingya's tent is to get lost, unable to find enemies, and unable to find food and water. This is the most fatal. If these problems can be solved, then half of them will be successful.

Considering that after the Tatars moved west, they lived in the Uighur royal court for many years, and left the royal court, headed south to the sand dunes and robbed Yinshan, and were still very familiar with the route. This time they were determined to take revenge and should not be able to play any tricks.

One thousand cavalrymen of Xinquan Army, three thousand Iron Lin Army, three thousand guards, eight hundred silver antons, and a total of more than 7,000 combat soldiers. In addition to the two thousand cavalry auxiliary soldiers provided by the Zangcai clan, the Zhuanglang clan will also send two thousand men to serve as auxiliary soldiers, which is more than 10,000 cavalry. The entire army is divided into three divisions, the main force of one route is led by Yang Yue, the partial division is led by Murong Fu, the partial division is led by Zhang Huaiding, and there may be some white Tatar cavalry to help. Even if the enemy is prepared, most of them will withdraw after the war is not going well.

If you take a step back, what if you lose? If you fight on the grassland, Shuai Dashang can afford to lose. With his current prestige and strength, he would have been like losing one or two games and would be in a slump.

The general trend has come true, and this is the case.

After seeing off Tielin Junerlang, Shao Shude stayed in Nuozhenshui for another two days, mainly dealing with the issue of prisoners.

The subordinates of the Yulin Palace were composed of the first Xuanhongchi League, and the first tribes were jointly organized by the tribes of each tribe, including 3,000 households of each tribe of Tatars, Uighurs, and Tuyuhun. At that time, it was the first year of Dashun (890).

It was also in that year that after the Xuanhongchi Alliance, Shao Shude led an army of 130,000 to conquer the grasslands, captured more than 30,000 Uighurs, and formed more than 30,000 Tatar tribes, and formed them into Yanchi tribes, as another slave tribe of his own. Later, Woyang Palace was built, and the Yanchi tribe was renamed the Woyang Palace tribe, and grazed in the Yanchi area, with more than 6,000 households.

In the third year of Dashun (892), by absorbing scattered herdsmen and confiscating Dingkou, the Yulin Palace had grown to more than 3,800 households. It was also in this year that Shao Shude ordered the selection of 1,000 elite soldiers from the Henan Bian Army, and the selection of 1,000 elite soldiers from Fangzhou and Xiangyang, and were assigned to the personal guards, most of which were registered in the Yulin Palace.

In the third year of Dashun, Yang Yu asked to repair Hongyuan Palace, located in the old Tubo area of ​​Liugu, Liangzhou, and had three thousand households of Dangxiang, Tubo and Uighur slaves.

Today, when the Three Palaces of the Slave Tribe developed into the third year of Qianning, there are more than 5,300 households in Yulin Palace, about 28,000; there are more than 7,200 households in Woyang Palace, nearly 40,000; there are more than 3,400 households in Hongyuan Palace, and 18,000.

Before we knew it, the Shaw family had more than 80,000 private slave departments, and the number of guards' personal troops was expanded to 10,000.

The development results are very gratifying, but there are also shortcomings.

Shao Shude often hunted with his subordinates from Yulin and Woyang Palace to enhance his relationship, but he was often distant from Hongyuan Palace far away in Liangzhou and did not do well.

This time, the Tatar tribes were defeated and many captured. In addition to the Yinshan tribes who were sent to the army, Shao Shude planned to take out a portion of his men and expand the Hongyuan Palace subordinates to 5,000 households.

In addition, it is best to go to Hongyuan Palace and take a look to enhance your feelings.

Of course, we have to wait until Yang Yue finishes fighting.
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