Zhang Yue soon got the battle loss report of the Han army in the first battle of Huze.

Two thousand Han horsemen rushed to attack Luze.

Lost more than 200 horses.

Including the two chiefs, more than 40 people fought the epidemic.

In addition, there were more than 300 lightly and seriously wounded soldiers.

This data seems exaggerated.

But it is a true reflection of the contemporary Han army, under normal circumstances, fighting with the Hun cavalry.

Thirty-five years ago, Wei Qing's Henan campaign was much more exaggerated than this.

In the second year of Yuan Shuo, Wei Qing and the general Li Xi launched an attack on the Hetao from the left and right directions.

Wei Qing led his troops, attacked Ziling and Liangbei River, seized the Gaoque fortress with lightning speed, blocked the main forces of the Xiongnu in the Hetao area, and annihilated them.

In this battle, Wei Qing beheaded more than 2,300 people, captured millions of cattle, sheep and horses, and captured thousands of people.

Guess how much Wei Qing lost?

It is recorded in the history books that it is said that 'all the soldiers returned with armor'.

It means how many people go out and how many people come back.

Even the armor was brought back to Chang'an in its entirety!

Of course, that's an exaggeration.

In fact, judging from the situation that Zhang Yue grasped, Wei Qing still lost some soldiers and horses.

In Shiqu Pavilion, there is Wei Qing's own military report of that year, and there is also a report from Jun Zheng (military judge) who accompanied the army.

Combined with the elaboration of the two, in the Henan Campaign, the direct battle losses of the Weiqing Department were about more than 400 dead and wounded.

Of these, less than 100 were killed in battle.

This is the inevitable result of playing a crushing advantage.

In the Battle of Bali Bridge in later generations, the British and French troops fought fiercely with tens of thousands of Qing troops for several hours.

After the battle, three British soldiers were killed and two French soldiers were killed.

Even the Qing army lost about 1,000 (the Qing court itself counted 3,000).

You know, the time of the Battle of Bali Bridge is not now.

At that time, both sides of the war used a large number of muskets and artillery.

There were even fierce white-knuckle battles and scrambles.

And in the battle of Huze, the cavalry of the Han army crushed their enemies from the beginning.

Whether it is equipment or technology and tactics, it far surpasses the Hujieren.

The gap between the two is not just a generational difference.

The two warring sides are not just about the difference in equipment.

There are also gaps in training, tactics and physicality.

Think about it, what do the soldiers of Captain Changshui usually eat?

What is the usual food of the Hujie people?

This exaggerated battle loss ratio is completely understandable.

To put it mildly, in this era of one Han and five Hu, even if an ordinary Han army is replaced, as long as the tactics are proper and the command is correct, it is completely possible to defeat or eliminate the cavalry of Hujie at a very small cost.

The Xiongnu did not have a superiority of more than three times the number of troops, so they should not think that they could defeat or encircle a Han army with sufficient supplies and high morale on a frontal battlefield.

On the other hand, he was directly beheaded, more than 1,400.

In the ensuing battles, more than 1,000 recalcitrant enemies were eliminated one after another.

The remaining hundreds, all of whom were taken prisoner.

Of course, hundreds more fled north.

It can be regarded as the team that Zhang Yue eliminated in the night attack last night.

The main force of the Hujie cavalry that entered the Kou is now gone.

At most, there may be about 2,000 remnants left.

And these people will be directly blocked by Sima Xuanbu in Yanze.

Eventually, only a few hundred people could escape back to Gonglushui.

After reading the report, Zhang Yue immediately wrote a report to Chang'an on the spot under the gaze of Xu Xiangru and more than a dozen Changshui lieutenant officers.

It took almost half an hour to write this letter.

Then, hand it over to Xu Xiangru, and let the latter immediately send Chang'an to report the victory.

In fact......

Zhang Yue could have waited a little longer, and waited for Sima Xuan's department to get in touch, and then report it unified.

But......

I may soon have to go to the Ministry of Defense, which is a bow and Lu Shui.

You may even have to travel thousands of miles to do something in the Makuhoku.

It had to be written, and it had to be written right away.

As early as hundreds of years ago, Sima Jianhe had already said: The military reward does not exceed the month, and the people want to quickly get the benefits of good.

The contemporary Han army, who served thousands of miles in the army and followed the generals to fight in the south and the north, but few of them were for the illusory things of the country's righteousness and the rise and fall of the society.

Becoming a soldier is just to accumulate merit, make a fortune, and be crowned an official and a knight.

It's realistic, and it's simple.

Not to mention the soldiers, but also the officers.

Fighting hard and tying your head to your belt, that's all for these things.

How did the Battle of the Gaoliang River in the Northern Song Dynasty fail miserably?

It's not that Zhao Guangyi is stingy and refuses to cash in the reward immediately, which makes the soldiers complain, and the originally good situation is ruined by him alone.

Zhang Yue would not do such a stupid thing.

Sending the messenger away, Zhang Yue patted his chest against the captains and generals of Changshui and promised: "All the monarchs have made great contributions in this battle, and I ask Your Majesty for the public to take credit, and all those who have meritorious service will be rewarded!" ”

When the generals listened, they all smiled happily and bowed one after another: "I am willing to die for Your Majesty and serve the public!" ”

"Good!" Zhang Yue helped everyone up and said: "In addition to the rewards of the officials of the court, this envoy will also reward the whole army on the spot in the name of the envoy of the festival!" ”

"This envoy guarantees that half of the baggage, prisoners, and livestock captured in this battle will be equally distributed among the officers and men of the whole army according to the size of the merit after they are sold!"

Everyone listened and rejoiced even more.

After defeating Hujie, tens of thousands of horses, more than 100,000 cattle and sheep were seized from their camp, and thousands of Hujie women and children were captured by them.

These are trophies.

The total value, at least tens of thousands!

What is half of the tens of thousands?

It is equivalent to saying that after this battle, Captain Changshui has become a millionaire in the whole army!

When the news spread, the whole army immediately thundered with joy and morale.

Even the wounded were overjoyed.

Isn't that what this is all about when you are a soldier?

Zhang Yue immediately won the unanimous support and love of all the soldiers and officers.

At the same time, the restlessness and wild thoughts in the hearts of the soldiers soared uncontrollably.

If you play a call department, you can get so many rewards.

What if the credit was greater?

Countless people immediately remembered the many legends that circulated in the Han army.

After the end of the Dawan War, overnight, the Han army wholesaled more than 1,000 stone or feudal monarchs, more than 200 liehous, Guannei marquis, 2,000 stones, three Jiuqing, and a general of the Haixi Hou Second Division, which is equivalent to a great general!

But that's just pediatrics.

For the Han army, the real legend is the scale of the reward after the end of the decisive battle of Mobei 27 years ago.

The imperial court rewarded as much as 100,000 gold just for gold.

It is said that at that time, even a horseman who accompanied the army got several pieces of gold cakes.

And the meritorious soldiers and officers, everyone earns a lot of money.

Even if it is just a pawn, after retiring and returning to his hometown, he can immediately take out a large amount of money, buy land and property, marry the most beautiful local lady, and live a leisurely and happy landlord life!

And the middle and upper-class generals have changed from humble families to wealthy families!

The legend of the year, because it was dazzling enough.

Therefore, it has been praised to this day and has become the dream of countless people.

And now, under the double stimulation of getting rich and being promoted.

Captain Changshui was inevitably fanatical.

Even the herdsmen of Zhushui, who raised horses for them, tended to wounded soldiers, and did chores, became excited.

Because, according to the practice of the Han army, they went out with the army, although they only played soy sauce, and did not actually participate in the battle.

But you can still share a part of the rewards and military exploits.

Although it is not much, it may be about 10% of the first-level sharing and less than half of the reward sharing.

But......

For these herdsmen who are bitter on weekdays, it is tantamount to pie in the sky.

Naturally, they all followed the fanaticism.

Wealth is moving, and Lilu is the best stimulant.

So, when Zhang Yue revealed that he intended to march north, find an opportunity to eliminate the Weilu Army in Gonglushui, capture or kill this big traitor alive, and even take everyone to the north of the Makubei to have fun.

Xu Xiangru immediately became excited, and immediately asked Zhang Yue for battle: "The servant of the prince, the last general and the Changshui soldiers, are willing to be the vanguard, for the servant to step on the bow and Lu Shui, capture the guard law alive, and land on the Hanhai!" ”

Zhang Yue looked at it, smiled, and said, "General, don't get excited......"

"This matter, for the time being, is just an idea, wait for me to contact General Sima, and at the same time, investigate Wei Lu's movements, and then make a decision!"

"Anyway, Wei Lu can't run away for the time being!"

Even if the Guards Regiment got the news now, it would not be something that could be done in a day or two to immediately withdraw north from Gonglushui.

Retreat is much more difficult than attacking.

In particular, if Wei Lu wants to retreat, the first thing he has to face is Hanhai.

It is also a desert area composed of the desert of the Mongolian Plateau and the Gobi.

Just like the Great Curtain, it crosses the Mongolian Plateau and the Munan region.

That's why it's also called 'curtain'.

This curtain is very vast.

The length of the front is more than 1,000 li, and the depth is wide, almost seven or eight hundred li.

To cross this vast sea, you need to be familiar with the geography and know the reality of this place.

It takes more timing.

If you break in rashly, nature will not care about your status, but will treat everyone equally.

Not to mention, in spring and summer, violent sandstorms, once they appear, are enough to bury hundreds of people.

What's more, how dare Wei Lu withdraw casually?

As long as he dares to withdraw casually, and the Han army will send a cavalry to chase after him, he will at least lose thirty percent of his troops.

Maybe even the whole army will be wiped out!

Therefore, even if Wei Lu wants to retreat, he must retreat in an orderly manner, and he must choose a good time.

After hearing this, Xu Xiangru immediately jumped up and said to Zhang Yue: "The last general here will personally take people to the direction of Yanze and contact General Sima!" ”

After saying that, he immediately went out in a hurry, took a cavalry, and headed north.

At the same time, other generals also came to Zhang Yue to ask for battle, and asked for permission to send scouts to the north to investigate and search for the situation of Gonglushui.

It's just that he was rejected by Zhang Yue.

Because......

Zhang Yue knew that once the Han army appeared near Gonglushui, it would startle the snake.

Rather than that, it is better to use some leading party......