Late at night.

Xuan Yunzi left again, and Xue Shao had to write the battle report by himself. After thinking about it for a long time, Xue Shao wrote down what should be the most concise, or perfunctory table ever-

"In the battle of Nuozhenshui, more than 43,000 were beheaded, and 7,000 were captured. More than 116,000 horses, 30,000 cattle and sheep, 600,000 stones of grain and grass, and countless ordnance and baggage were captured. The thief leader Ashide Yuanzhen and Ashide dragged Luohe to escape. ”

Just finished writing, Zhao Yijie came to ask for a meeting. Xue Shao called him in and showed him the military report, "What do you think?" ”

Zhao Yijie suddenly smiled, "Young marshal, this is too simple, right?" ”

"Keep it simple, there's nothing wrong with that." Xue Shao said, "Those people in the court are only concerned about the war, and they are limited to the words winning or losing, as well as a few cold data. For the rest, no matter how much you say, it's useless. I'm too lazy to write, and they don't bother to read. ”

"The young marshal is really a real person." Zhao Yijie sighed lightly and said, "The last general just thinks that your 100 parts are really heroes who died heroically, and you should set an example for men in the world." How much, it should also be mentioned in the recital. ”

"No need." Xue Shao decisively refused, and began to encapsulate the recital, saying, "Kakure and Maiko like applause, and those who seek fame and reputation need to sing praises the most." And they're my brothers, and I know what they want. ”

Zhao Yijie was slightly stunned, hugged his fist and asked, "The last general doesn't understand, please ask the young marshal to dial?" ”

Xue Shao smiled and stood up, handed him the encapsulated fold, and said, "Send someone to Fengzhou and hand it over to Zhang Renyuan, and let him deliver it to the capital as soon as possible." ”

"Yes......" Zhao Yijie agreed to the promise, took the letter and prepared to leave.

"Follow me." Xue Shao suddenly said, "It won't take long, you will naturally understand." ”

Zhao Yijie was stunned for a moment, hugged his fists in surprise and bowed inexplicably, and said loudly: "Yes!" ”

Xue Shao sat down and breathed a sigh of relief.

Zhao Yijie went out for a while and came back, and said, "Young marshal, the tiger division generals asked me to ask, is it a sacrifice for the army?" ”

"Why didn't they come themselves?" Xue Shao asked, "Could it be that I, Xue, am so unreasonable that I would reject them in person?" ”

"It's not ......" Zhao Yijie smiled and said in a low voice: "After this battle, the Tiger Master will admire the young marshal so much, and at the same time, they are extremely in awe. In addition, he had misunderstood and offended the young marshal before, so ......"

Xue Shao smiled, "Clean up the battlefield for two days." All the booty, except for the horses, grain and grass, were distributed to all the soldiers of the army. ”

"It's all divided?!" Zhao Yijie's face was full of consternation.

"Nothing." Xue Shao said: "This is what you fought for. You deserve it. ”

"Thank you, young marshal!" Zhao Yijie hugged his fists in surprise, "I'll go tell them!" ”

"Go ahead!"

However, a moment later, the whole army burst into thunderous cheers, and the shouts of "Thank you, young marshal" resounded throughout the field.

Cattle were slaughtered, sheep were slaughtered, meat was boiled in large cauldrons, and mountains of silk treasures were dragged up in ox carts and transported to one camp after another for distribution.

It didn't take long for Zhao Yijie and the tiger masters to come to see Xue Shao together, and brought six large boxes, saying that this was the young marshal's share.

Xue Shao asked someone to open the box, and it was full of glittering gold and silver jewelry and top-of-the-line luxury silk and satin.

Any box of them is enough for a civilian family to live a middle-class life without worrying about food and clothing for a lifetime in a place like Luoyang, the capital of the gods.

Xue Shao couldn't help but think that most of these things should also be the trophies that Yuan Zhen had captured from all over Hebei. If I lose this battle, what will be the consequences?

War is a merciless meat grinder, and war is also a bottomless pit that devours wealth.

"I'm alone, so much?" Looking at the six boxes, Xue Shao couldn't help asking.

"Young marshal, this is not much...... Zhao Yijie stepped forward and whispered: "The credit cannot be calculated for a while, we are assigned according to the grade." ”

Xue Shao thought about it for a while, this was probably the style that the Tiger Master was used to. If I don't accept it, these generals won't be able to save face; If I take it all, the general's embezzlement of the spoils of war will only become more and more fierce in the future, and there will be very few people who fall into the hands of the pawns. If the army's rewards and punishments are uneven, it will be difficult for people's hearts to cohesion. And the combat effectiveness of the army depends to a large extent on the strength of the people's hearts!

"Okay, I'll take it." Xue Shao said.

The Tiger Master generals each exhaled and smiled.

"Guo An!"

"In!"

Xue Shao said: "Divide these goods into 100 equal portions and send them to the homes of those brothers. ”

"Yes!" Guo An promised.

The tiger master generals were stunned for a moment, and Zhao Yijie hurriedly said: "Young marshal, we have set aside a share for each of the hundred brothers." They are all good men, and no one in the army is disrespectful. So their portions are very generous! ”

"It's my personal opinion." Xue Shao smiled, "No conflict." ”

The Tiger Master generals were all silent.

After nightfall, Zhao Yijie came to see Xue Shao again.

"Young marshal." He said, "When the generals returned, they took out more than half of their share of the booty and gave it to their wounded brothers or to the families of the fallen soldiers. I did the same. ”

"Tiger Master has his own traditions, so you don't have to follow my example." Xue Shao suddenly smiled bitterly, "The tradition of the army, this is very important. ”

"Not to emulate. We're just ......" Zhao Yijie looked a little embarrassed.

"Say it." Xue Shao smiled, "I don't blame you for anything." ”

Zhao Yijie sighed lightly and sighed with emotion, "To be honest, when those hundred brothers were heroic, we were all stunned. Although there are always people who die in war, we must ask ourselves, we will definitely not be able to die like them. So we admire them and at the same time, we don't understand them. What is it that drives them to do that? ”

Xue Shao smiled slightly, "And then?" ”

"Now I don't know very well, but I understand a little." Zhao Yijie said, "That's because the young marshal really treats them as the flesh and blood brothers of his own mother's compatriots." ”

"We often say, Brother Robeze. These four words have never been separated. Xue Shao smiled and said indifferently, "Isn't it right for me to do this?" ”

"......" Zhao Yijie was stunned.

After being speechless for a long time, Zhao Yijie said again, "It should be!" ”

Two days later, it was sunny.

If it weren't for the purpose of cleaning up the battlefield and rescuing the wounded, so that the army could maintain its combat effectiveness, Xue Shao wouldn't want to stay longer for half a day. Now the whole army is assembled and arranged in formation, and it will be drawn again.

Some of the soldiers felt that this was a bit rushed, because they were still a little immersed in the pleasure of the army. But this is beyond them, because now, this army is under the control of Xue Shao alone. His will is the soul of this army.

Now, Xue Shao is standing alone in front of the 10,000-strong array as he did when he commanded the Shuofang army in the past. As always, the golden armor and red robe, but the horse that stepped down was no longer a Weilong sweat blood horse, but was replaced by a snow-white Turkic three-flowered horse. It is said that this was once one of Yuan Zhen's favorite horses, and now it has become Xue Shao's mount.

"My robes, brothers!" This was the first time that Xue Shao shouted this sentence to Anxi Tiger Division.

"Young marshal!"

"Young marshal-!!"

The whole army shouted and swallowed mountains and rivers, and the swords and guns were raised like stormy waves.

Morale is high!

Xue Shao didn't need to say anything, he pulled out his knife and pointed to the east. Tens of thousands of troops rushed up, and the wind swept away.

……

During the march, Guo An, as usual, followed Xue Shao closely on horseback.

Xue Shao glanced back at him from time to time to see his injured calf.

"Young marshal, don't look at it." Guo An smiled, "I'm fine!" ”

"Are you a big girl?" Xue Shao smiled, "If I look at it a few more times, will I be embarrassed?" ”

Guo An smiled and said, "Why hasn't the young marshal asked about Xuanyunzi?" ”

"Because, if I don't ask, you'll say it too."

Guo An patted the horse closer and said, "Before she left, she specially came to me to inquire about Ai Yan. I didn't say it. ”

Xue Shao was slightly stunned, "She didn't say, where are you going?" ”

"Nope." Guo An said: "She took Qianniuwei with her. Presumably, it's time to go back to the capital, right? ”

"Comes and goes without a trace." Xue Shao sighed lightly and said with a smile: "Forget it, I just want to fight now, let her go!" ”

Guo An didn't say more.

In the evening, the army had just stopped and prepared to camp for a while, when Duan Feng, who was escorting the heavy baggage in the rear, came to report that Yi Li's men and horses had arrived.

Xue Shao was a little surprised, I gave him ten days, and he only took half the time, which is really fast!

In the early morning of the next day, a large black cavalry appeared on the horizon behind Xue Shao's army. After a while, Yi Li jumped off the horse and bowed to Xue Shao, "The subordinates are late, the young marshal forgives the sin!" ”

"It's not too late." Xue Shao stepped forward to help him, "General, please get up!" ”

"The subordinates of Nuo Zhenshui failed to participate in the battle, and the subordinates are ashamed!" Yi Li sobbed and fell to his knees.

Xue Shao smiled, "That's not your fault. ”

"But it's my regret!" Yi Li Siba raised his head and said seriously: "When I passed through Nuo Zhenshui, I saw the Jingguan built by the young marshal. ”

"You still have a lot of opportunities to make amends." Xue Shao smiled, "Okay, get up!" ”

As soon as Yi Li Sipa got up, another person stepped forward and fell to the ground.

"Zhang Renyuan?" Xue Shao was taken aback, "Didn't you ask you to lead troops to garrison Fengzhou to treat the wounded, why did you come here?" ”

"The subordinates disobeyed the order, and asked the young marshal to surrender!" Zhang Renyuan lowered his head.

"Get up and speak." Xue Shaozheng said, "Tell me, what's the matter?" ”

Zhang Renyuan got up and said, "It was General Li Duozuo who asked me to come with General Yi Li Siba and go into battle with the young marshal to kill the enemy." He said that there was no more war in Fengzhou after the first battle of Nuo Zhenshui, and he just had to guard the city and take care of the wounded. ”

"Li Duozuo?" Xue Shao was stunned, "He is struggling to lie down and panting, what can he do?" - Hurry up and go back to Toyosu for me! ”

"Young marshal!" Zhang Renyuan hurriedly said, "General Li Duozuo has been able to walk on the ground and approve official documents!" ”

"What?" Xue Shao exclaimed, "This is impossible. ”

Yi Li Sipping said, "Young Marshal, this is true. While passing through Toyoshu, I made a special trip to visit General Li Duozuo. He also had a drink with me and had a great conversation. ”

"......" Xue Shao was stunned and speechless, and said in his heart What kind of physical fitness does Li Duozuo have? What an unbeatable little strongman!

"Young marshal, will you accept me?" Zhang Renyuan whispered and pleaded.

Xue Shao thought in his heart that Zhang Renyuan had served as Xue Chuyu's deputy for a long time, leading the Jumping Army together. Now that Yi Li Siba has brought nearly 10,000 cavalry from the Tong Luo and Servant Bone clans, it seems that it is indeed not appropriate for Yi Li Siba to be in command alone. It seems that Li Duozuo thought of it for me in advance, so he specially sent Zhang Renyuan!

"Okay, you will stay as Yi Li's deputy for the time being, and lead the cavalry troops." Xue Shao said.

"Young Marshal Xie!" Zhang Renyuan was excited.

Yi Li stepped forward and said: "Young marshal, there are nearly 10,000 horsemen under the command of the last general, and there are too many people to command the battle. Should the military system of the Tang Dynasty be rearranged now? ”

Xue Shao couldn't help laughing, Yi Li Siba's consciousness is indeed quite high, he didn't need me to speak, he took the initiative to hand over the military power!

So the army stayed for a day, specifically to reorganize the cavalry.

Xue Shao unceremoniously took out the original six Yue cavalry of the Tiger Division as the foundation, and then selected excellent knights among the troops and Tuoba soldiers to match the captured high-grade war horses, and got more than 4,000 new horses. In the end, the cavalry of the two clans of Tongluo and the servant bones were separated and mixed into it, and a total of 20,000 elite cavalry were obtained.

This figure is almost one-third of the total number of soldiers and horses in the whole army. It can be said that since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, no general has led such a team. Who still recognizes that this is still the original Anxi Tiger Division?

The mixing was completed, and the army continued to advance eastward. is still full of morale, swallowing thousands of miles like a tiger

Looking at the team in front of him, Xue Shao couldn't help but laugh in his heart: Shuo Fangjun, borrowed the corpse to return the soul!