When Mu Qin arrived at the battlefield with an army that intended to outflank but did not achieve the expected goal at all, this meat-grinding battle, which was rare in the era of cold weapons, was nearing its end. There was no winner in this battle, Yelu Tiege's head had been bitten beyond recognition, the Khitan army was killed by thirty percent, abolished by thirty percent, escaped by thirty percent, and the remaining one percent struggled to avoid the pursuit of the remnants of the Han army.

After Mu Qin arrived, he saw the entire messy battlefield, and looked at the empty-eyed Xiao Ziqi soldiers, and couldn't help but feel furious in his heart. The movements of these Xiao Ziqi soldiers have been a little sluggish, but if an enemy approaches, they will still instinctively pounce on them desperately, and some people in an unconscious state are like animals, gnawing on corpses on the ground to satisfy their hunger. After seeing all this, Mu Qin didn't have the courage to stay at all, and fled with the friendly troops who could still move around on the battlefield.

After the news of Yelu Tiege's death reached the west, Yelu Dashi wept and coughed up blood, at this time his expedition in the west had not been completely victorious, and the destruction of the Eastern Aid Army hit him incalculably, if Yelu Tiege could successfully withdraw from the battlefield in the east, even if he lost the place, there was a possibility of regaining it, but now the land is gone, and the people are lost, the military strength of Western Liao has been greatly weakened, and the political situation and diplomatic situation have become unprecedentedly severe. The tribes of the Western Regions, who had all surrendered, had become grass on the wall, especially the nomadic peoples in the northern mountains and forests.

The casualties of the Han army were comparable to those of the Khitan army in terms of proportion, but no one in the Han army escaped, and when Xiao Jun arrived, there were still three or four percent of people who could stand, but the brains of these people were also completely in a blank state after the slaughter.

"Have we won this war?"

Although the casualties were comparable, if the losses of the rout were calculated, Yelu Tiege was indeed greater than Xiao Tienu, and in the end, the courage of the Khitans had been completely broken, and the remnants of the Han army could still stand on the battlefield.

"But did we really win?"

Xiao Jun felt that according to Yang Yingqi's standards, both sides lost the battle. He was taught from an early age that war is about protection, not destruction, even if it is for the purpose of destruction. Xiao Jun felt a little incomprehensible about such a war aimed at reducing the opponent's soldiers at the expense of his own strength. However, it all happened under the auspices of his father.

After a trance, Xiao Jun came back to his senses, thinking that now was not the time to sigh, and shouted: "Quick! Bring back those who are not dead to be healed! ”

Sang Ying rushed out dozens of miles with more than a thousand soldiers who could still move, and came back from capturing a large number of cattle and sheep, and Xiao Jun was still counting the battlefield when she returned.

In this fierce war, nearly half of Xiao Tienu's senior generals died, but it can be expected that if the survivors can recover, another group of iron-blooded generals and death squads will be born, and the peripheral troops can be supplemented by the reinforcements that will soon arrive. However, Xiao Tienu, as the coach, is missing!

"Daddy! Daddy! ”

Hearing Xiao Jun shouting on the battlefield, Sang Ying knew that Xiao Tienu had not yet been found, and she ordered the deputy general to drive the cattle and sheep captives back to Kedun City, and she also joined the search for Xiao Tienu. Nearly 10,000 soldiers and civilians were mobilized to search for their commander among tens of thousands of corpses, and in the end, it was the careful Sang Ying who pulled Xiao Tienu out of a pile of flesh and blood.

"Daddy!"

"Marshal!"

Xiao Tienu is complete, a pair of straight eyes are open, and he is still breathing! After Xiao Jun brought Xiao Tienu back to Kedun City, the military doctor examined his injuries and unexpectedly found that there was no new scar on the marshal's body! That is, he was not injured in this war! Not a drop of his blood was his own.

However, I don't know if it was too much strength or mental overdraft, Xiao Tienu has been in a state of stiffness since he was rescued back to Kedun City - it is said that he is dead but not sleepy, that is because his eyes have been open for the past two days and two nights, but he can't speak or move, Sang Ying had to kill cattle and sheep and pour fresh blood into them to maintain his life.

After the war, all the follow-up operations that should have been carried out were not carried out - because there was simply no manpower to carry out these actions that required the forces of reason. Sang Ying hoped that the loot she brought back would allow the soldiers to recover their strength as soon as possible. But the day after Xiao Tienu entered the city, Hebul sent someone to deliver a "letter" - two dead wolves covered in swamps.

Topgar, who was lying on the bed, looked at it and said, "He is inviting us to a decisive battle on the edge of the swamp seventy miles to the northeast. ”

The generals looked at Xiao Tienu's appearance and felt hesitant, and then Xiao Jun spoke: "Hang the two wolves on the wall of the north city gate!" It was surprising that he would speak at such a time, but for some reason, the generals acquiesced to his decision and hung the two wolves on the north gate. When the Mongol messenger saw this, he shot an arrow at the head of the city and went back.

The generals who could still move that night were ready to fight the last battle of their lives.

Before dawn broke on the second day, Xiao Jun ordered someone to place a tiger skin seat that had been high on the gatehouse of the North City Gate, and personally carried Xiao Tienu on his back and let his father sit down. Xiao Tienu, who was sitting on the tiger skin seat, stared into the distance with empty eyes, seemingly completely unconscious, his body stiffened, and he was at the mercy of his son. Xiao Jun also sent his generals to lead all those who could stand in the city, along with the prisoners, to line up outside the city. The soldiers of the Han army saw that Xiao Tienu straightened up, and the captives were too frightened to move when they saw Xiao Tienu.

After noon, the smoke and dust billowing from the northeast, Hebule led the crowd to come, and saw this formation stop in the place of two arrows outside the city, Hebule stepped forward and shouted: "Mongolian Hebule, please answer Xiao Dashuai!" ”

Xiao Junce immediately stepped forward and said, "My father said it!" If you want to fight, come forward! No need to talk nonsense! If you want to be reasonable, go to Yanjing to find Yang Qi! ”

Hebul glared at him and said, "You are the man who married Sang Ying?" ”

Xiao Jun said: "Yes! ”

A young man behind Hebule was furious, and he was about to step forward, but he was stopped by Hebule's outstretched hand, glanced at Xiao Tienu at the head of the city, and then looked at the more than 20,000 soldiers and civilians lined up at the city gate, and snorted: "Let your father tell Zhi Yanchong, the warriors of Mongolia, never bow their knees to anyone!" ”

After speaking, he led the soldiers and horses and roared north.

It wasn't until the Mongolian army and horses disappeared from sight that Topjia and the others breathed a sigh of relief, and Xiao Jun ordered the soldiers and civilians to enter the city, while sending people to the east to Zheyan to win the victory, and on the other hand, sending people to the west to conduct a second search for the materials that Mu Qin had too late to take away when he fled in a hurry, and even brought back the horse corpses on the battlefield - at this time, the weather was still cold, and the horse corpses were not rotten in the field for a day or two, and they could be eaten.

Xiao Tienu froze for another day and a night, and only when a military doctor was performing acupuncture and moxibustion, he spit out a bowl of filth, and then he gradually sobered up.

The team sent by Xiao Jun to the east to report the victory was two teams of ten people, one team in front and one behind, the front team held the military flag of Yelu Tiege, the most important symbol of the military flag was completely covered by a Chinese character, and the rear team held the head of Yelu Tiege, sang Han songs along the way, and did not avoid the herdsmen of all departments, and went straight to the camp of Zhiyan Chong. When the people of the Wugu tribe saw this, they not only did not dare to intercept them, but they were so frightened that they fled north overnight.

After receiving the good news, the left vanguard, Monghul, hurriedly selected three thousand light horsemen, and went straight to the city of Kedun day and night. At this time, the barrier between the army of the Northern Expedition and the city of Kedun had been completely removed.