With 3,000 to 50,000, this loss is almost negligible, but it is still very sad in Xiao Ma's heart, and he even blames himself. With a heavy heart, the soldiers hastily rested for one night, and the next day they were busy for another day to clean up the battlefield, which had been stretched for more than 100 miles.

The results of this great victory were still extremely impressive, more than 20,000 high-quality war horses were captured, and longbows, swords, spears, armor, leather armor, grain and grass and other materials were almost piled into a small mountain. The corpses of their own dead soldiers were also gathered, and the annihilated Hun cavalry was stripped of their armor and their weapons were collected. Even some of the injured people who did not die were given a knife, not because Brother Xiao Ma didn't want to take prisoners, but because he really couldn't accept and take prisoners now.

Naturally, his 7,000 main force could not take care of the prisoners, and Yang Yuan's 2,000 follow-up troops were too small in number, and the strength to guard and enslave those Han slaves was still insufficient, and the Xiongnu surrendered troops had to cause a mutiny.

It took one day to find all the bodies of the 357 people who died in battle, and the soldiers of the Shenwei Battalion took matters into their own hands, first peeling off the skins of the dead horses and wrapping the bodies one by one, and after burying them, they also erected a simple tombstone engraved with the names of the fallen soldiers. After burying these brothers who had fought side by side, Xiao Ma Ge began to arrange nearly 200 seriously injured and disabled wounded soldiers, so that they could prepare to return to the Xiliang camp with the escort team to recuperate.

Facing more than 300 new graves, Xiao Ma felt extremely heavy, and said sadly: "Soldiers, maybe I can't call your name, and I don't know your life, but I know that you are all good men of Xiliang and heroic people of the Han Dynasty!" I, Ma Mengqi, am proud of you, proud of you! Because of your heroic killing of the enemy, our army broke the Huns' iron cavalry, and almost all of the 50,000 Huns were killed under our arrows. However, due to the general's poor consideration and improper command, the brothers were suffering, and the dead are the greatest, please accept my worship! May the souls of the departed rest in peace! After saying that, he immediately bowed down and kowtowed respectfully to more than 300 new graves. The remaining more than 2,000 soldiers also bowed down together, and many of them were already moved to tears.

How could they, the lowest soldiers, have ever seen such a scene, in the past, it would be good for the soldiers who died on the battlefield to have someone collect the corpses, even if they collected the corpses, they dug a big pit and buried the corpses together in a hasty manner. Besides, there are no immortals in war, not to mention the complete victory of 3,000 against 50,000, only more than 300 people were killed, which is simply an unprecedented miracle in the history of war.

After the worship, Ma Chao stood up and said loudly: "Soldiers, although this vicious battle was a great victory, it also caused us to lose more than 300 siblings, this is my Ma Mengqi's fault!" I hereby declare that the immediate family members of the brothers who died in the war will receive a pension of 20,000 yuan. The soldiers present are not afraid of death and bravely kill the enemy, they are all good men of my Xiliang, after the triumph, they will be rewarded for their meritorious deeds, each person can receive ten horses, two thousand money, and those who perform well will be rewarded! In addition to the above-mentioned rewards, disabled officers and soldiers can also receive 20 acres of fertile land, and they can also stay in the army's logistics units to participate in the management work within their capabilities. ”

"Follow the general to the death!"

"Follow the general to the death!"

More than 2,000 soldiers had red eyes, knelt on the ground and shouted, and the crowd was agitated. Even Yang Yuan and the logistics troops under his command on the side were very moved, the soldier died as a confidant, and he could follow such a benevolent and righteous lord who was sympathetic to the soldiers, and there was no regret in death!

Ma Chao waved his hand to signal everyone to be quiet, and continued: "All the soldiers of my Shenwei battalion, even if they are logistics troops, Ma Mengqi will treat them as brothers. For the brothers who died in the war, we must not only pay pensions, but also help them support their parents, and those who gave birth to me will also have parents! In the future, their parents will be the parents of Wuma Mengqi, and they are also the parents of all the soldiers, and they are willing to help Ben to complete this good deed together! ”

"The general is merciful!"

"The general is merciful!"

Many sergeants at the bottom have been crying silently, Brother Xiaoma's words completely bought their hearts, even if they die in the future, they don't have to worry about the aftermath, and there are even people to help them take care of the old and young, so it can be said that they have no worries about the future.

Ma Chao said again: "Now the Yellow Turban thieves have risen, the Huns have rebelled, the Qiang Di is in turmoil, the Son of Heaven is mediocre, the princes are fighting, the court and the eunuchs and relatives are in power, my Han is really worried about internal and external turmoil, and the wind and rain are shaking, although Ma Mengqi is not talented, he is willing to lead an elite army to protect the happy land, benefit the people, and revitalize the Han Dynasty to achieve a great cause, you are willing to help me?" ”

"Swear to follow the general to the death, and never regret it!"

"Swear to follow the general to the death, and never regret it!"

"Okay, immediately kill cattle and sheep and have a full meal, and wave the army overnight to smash the Hun royal court!" With the order, all the sergeants immediately began to kill cattle and sheep, light bonfires, set up cauldrons, and in the cheers, the smell of meat wafted in less than an hour. This expedition Xiao Ma basically did not bring grain and grass, and has been relying on the capture of the Huns' livestock and grain and grass to survive, as a result, unprecedented tactics have achieved unprecedented success, and the results of the battle are really incalculable.

Xiliang is too guarded by the mansion, Ma Teng has long been unable to sit still, and the livestock, grain, grass, refined iron and other materials transported back have completely solved the dilemma of running out of inventory. The whole person was full of spring breeze, and under great joy, he sent the Korean army to lead 10,000 cavalry to the Xiongnu grassland to meet Ma Chao to ensure the stability of logistics work.

Two flowers bloomed, each showing a branch, but said that Pang De, Ma Dai, Wang Shuang, Meng Da four generations of 1,000 soldiers and horses each made a detour to raid the Xiongnu Wangting Dazhai, all the way non-stop, along the way also shot a lot of unlucky small tribes, and finally arrived at two hundred miles away from the royal court at the time of the third watch.

After the meeting, the four of them discussed and found that the 50,000-strong army showed no sign of returning, so it was not difficult to see that the royal court must be prepared, and the four of them were not in a hurry to attack, but rested in place.

Early in the morning, the army was preparing to set off, and there were scouts to report that 10,000 Hun iron horsemen had set off from the royal court and were rushing to this side.

The four of them slightly combined, and decided to annihilate the 10,000 cavalry with leisure. So at noon, the two armies finally began to fight, and Pang De and the others were deeply aware of the essence of the tactics passed on by Brother Xiaoma, and they did not engage with you at all.

In the wide and flat land of the steppe, the mobile surname of the cavalry was brought into full play to the greatest extent, and the Shenwei battalion, which had mastered advanced technology and the tactics of the revolutionary surname, was naturally invincible, at least before the Huns discovered the secret of the saddle stirrup, they were only passively beaten.

And Brother Xiaoma only marched into the steppe for only five days, even if the Huns found out, they would not have time to equip it in such a short time, which is the intention of Brother Xiaoma's blitzkrieg. He knew that the saddle stirrup secret would definitely not be kept for too long, so he had to make a ruthless deal before the secret was leaked. The terrain of the prairie is flat and empty, and there is basically no fortified city to defend, which is an ideal place to bring the cavalry and archery tactics into full play.

Secondly, there is no psychological burden on burning and killing aliens on the grassland, and Xiao Ma Ge knows the tragedy of more than a hundred years of Wuhu chaos. The surname Suo is the first to start, and now there is one less Hu woman or child, and after a hundred years, the Hu people will be three to five or even ten or eight Hulu, which is quite a cost-effective deal.

Secondly, although Brother Xiaoma's cheap dad Ma Teng is also a warlord, the development of the Xiliang land is extremely limited, and it is no less difficult to use the Xiliang land to raise troops to fight for the world. And Ma Teng is a die-hard member of the Liu family of the Han family, after thinking about it carefully, Xiao Ma Ge simply gave up the land of Xiliang to gain a foothold in the Central Plains, and then waited for the opportunity to slowly become bigger.

The wars of the cold weapon generation have always been based on population, why did Cao Wei have the greatest power in the Three Kingdoms era and destroyed Shu Wu successively? Could it be that there are talents under Cao Wei's account, but there are no top talents in Shu and Wu? Absolutely not, the main reason for this lies in the population and the economy.

At the end of the Han Dynasty, most of the Chinese population was concentrated in the area south of the Yellow River Valley and north of the Yangtze River, which had fertile land and developed economy and culture, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it was the birthplace of Chinese civilization.

On the other hand, although Jiangdong and Xichuan have a wide area, most of the land has not been effectively developed. In particular, the land in Jiangdong is dominated by red soil, and the yield of rice, wheat, or corn is far less than that of the north, which is very different from the rich land of the south after hundreds of generations of improvements. Although Xishu is good, most of them are mountainous, and there is only one country of abundance, the Chengdu Plain, but how can a corner of the land compete with the entire north? The geographical situation of the two places has greatly limited the development of the population.

However, if you want to win a place in the Central Plains, you must first have prestige and material foundation, and both of these can be obtained by slaughtering the steppe peoples. There is no doubt that slaughtering the steppe people can obtain a lot of money, livestock, fine iron and other materials, and as for how the grassland people whose economy has been seriously damaged survives is none of his business. Second, it was an eventful autumn, and Xiao Ma Ge represented Xiliang to conquer the Southern Xiongnu, which could not only achieve unspeakable secrets, but also gain a good reputation and meritorious service, just like Li Guang, Wei Qing, and Huo Quai.

With fame and meritorious service, you only need to put some thought on the people in power in the imperial court, and it is not difficult to get an official position, of course, if you can mix a state pastor, it is best to mix, if you can't mix it, it is also good to assassinate the history of one party, or one side is too guarded, so that you can justifiably stay in the Central Plains, after all, the Han family will have to survive for more than ten years before it will completely collapse.

has a place to live, and then by virtue of the advantage of crossing the prophet, it is not impossible to unite vertically, attack from afar, fish in troubled waters, and slowly continue to eliminate the princes and dominate the world.

To sum up, it is precisely because of these reasons that Brother Xiao Ma will actively persuade Ma Teng to send troops to the Southern Huns, and he can also break away from Ma Teng in the process of sending troops to stand on his own, which is really a wonderful move in one fell swoop.

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