Chapter 266: Sealing the Wolf (2)

Yu Fuluo's subordinates, in the shouts of Hu Chuquan, suddenly gave birth to the desire to surrender in their hearts, they were originally 70,000 people, but after being killed by the Han army, there were less than 40,000 people left, and they did not want to continue to fight with the Han army on the premise that they knew that they would die. As a result, these people also followed the example of the sergeants of Hu Chuquan's department, threw away their weapons, and knelt on the ground to surrender.

The battlefield, which had been chaotic and disorderly a moment ago, suddenly became quiet at this moment, and the two 120,000 Huns finally made a choice after losing 50,000 lives and surrendered to the Han army en masse.

Hu Chuquan's voice sounded again: "Sons, you are all the bravest warriors of our Huns, but the saber in your hand is slashed in the wrong direction, we have offended the Han people who should not be offended, today's blood lesson tells us that the Han is still as strong as ever, and we will pay a huge price for the wrong decisions we have made in the past hundred years." This king hopes that you will firmly remember today, and never make enemies of the Han people, because the energy that the Han people can burst out is beyond anyone's imagination. Ladies and gentlemen, cherish! ”

After saying the last word, Hu Chuquan suddenly pulled out a dagger from his riding boots, and then plunged it into his heart. A stream of blood, along the incision of the dagger, slowly flowed out and fell low onto the hot yellow sand. On this sunny afternoon, Hu Chuquan ended his life in such a way, he was born in the desert, and after his death, he returned his blood to the desert.

More than 30,000 Huns under Huchuquan wept one after another. Even the more than 40,000 of Yu Fuluo's subordinates were silent, with a sad look on their faces. Hu Chuquan exchanged his life for the hope that these people would continue to survive. He silently conveyed his feelings about life and death before his death to all the Huns present in such a way. In accordance with the customs of the Huns, Ao Lie cremated Huchuquan on the battlefield, although he was an enemy, but a respectable and admirable enemy, he was still worthy of respect.

With the death of the Xiongnu Shan Yu Fuluo and Zuoxian Wang Hu Chuquan successively. This fierce battle. This is the end of the curtain. The Huns were killed in the battle, as many as 50,000 soldiers, countless were wounded, and 70,000 were taken prisoner by the Han army. And the Han army. There was also a lot of battle damage. Although the Han army was under Zhuge Liang's maneuvering. All kinds of advantages were taken, but the two armies fought, and casualties were absolutely unavoidable.

Counted. The number of people who died in the battle was counted. The three elite troops, the Blood Killing Army, the Long Xiang Army and the Tiger Ben Army, the battle losses of each army are basically around 200 people, if it is an ordinary army, such battle losses are simply negligible, but each of these three elite soldiers is a hundred elite soldiers created by Ao Lie with a lot of effort and money, and the casualties of 600 people are already the limit that Ao Lie can bear.

Compared to the three elites, the casualties of ordinary sergeants were more than ten times higher. Of the 50,000 soldiers in the new army, nearly 10,000 died in this service, and about 5,000 were disabled and could not continue to serve, and many were slightly wounded. This is another piece of data that makes Ao Lie feel painful. After a short period of grief, Ao Lie quickly broke free from his pain, as a commander, Ao Lie knew very well that he could not dwell on the pain of the past, but for the sake of the living sergeants, and strive to minimize their battle losses.

Ao Lie ordered to assign 10,000 lightly wounded sergeants, let them be responsible for transporting the list of fallen soldiers, and the disabled robes to return to Mingzhou, let Tian Yu arrange their next injury treatment and the discharge procedures of the disabled sergeants, and ordered Tai Shici to temporarily serve as the commander of this army, and be sure to bring them back to Mingzhou without falling behind. After that, Tai Shici was automatically relieved of his position as commander, returned to Yanjing alone, notified the relevant personnel, properly handled the issue of pensions for the fallen soldiers, and engraved the names of these soldiers on the martyrs' monument to show their bravery and loyalty.

At the same time, this team returning to Mingzhou has another important task, they will be responsible for escorting 70,000 Xiongnu prisoners back to Mingzhou and teaching Tian Yu to deal with it. Population has always been an important factor in pacifying the world, and Ao Lie has no reason to exterminate these 70,000 Huns, and it is a good choice to bring them back to Mingzhou and live together with the Wuhuan people. After these Huns were escorted to Mingzhou, they will be together with the Wuhuan people, gradually accepting Sinicization, which can be regarded as a springboard for integrating into the Han people, avoiding their direct contact with the Han people, and then inspiring the hatred of the Han people. By the time they were almost sinicized, it was probably a few years or more than ten years later, at that time, I believe that the hatred of the Han people for the Xiongnu had been indifferent, and then these Xiongnu people were mixed with the Wuhuan people, and moved to the interior, or let more Han people who voluntarily settled in Mingzhou move over, and then complete the integration of the nation.

Of course, before the 70,000 Xiongnu captives were sent away, Ao Lie deliberately asked Zhuge Liang to give them an ideological education lesson, analyzing the evil consequences caused by the southern invasion of the Xiongnu from multiple angles and depths, as well as the huge harm brought to the Han people, and then warned them with righteous words that if they want to live, they must obey the leadership of the Han people, abide by the laws of the Han people, and adapt to the living habits of the Han people. These Han soldiers under Ao Lie, the frightened Huns who were killed, had long had no intention of resisting, coupled with Hu Chuquan's advice before his death, they were willing to accept Zhuge Liang's ideological education. In this process, Zhuge Liang's excellent eloquence is also an important part of it, since he and Ao Lie studied the thirteen chapters of the Ghost Valley together, Zhuge Liang's debate skills are already invincible, even Ao Lie can only bow down.

After dealing with the wounded soldiers and prisoners, Ao Lie's mind returned to the next battle. Yu Fu Luo and Hu Chuquan are only the two most powerful of the various tribes of the Xiongnu, the Xiongnu still have dozens of tribes of all sizes, and their total strength adds up to 150,000 or 60,000 people, and now Ao Lie's men and horses are only more than 60,000 people. Saving the limited forces and putting them into the final decisive battle, Ao Lie knew very well that the strategy could only achieve a temporary victory, and if there was not a hard-fought duel, the Huns were subdued and feared, and sooner or later they would repeat themselves and betray the rule of the Han Dynasty. Only by conquering the two tribes of Yufro and Huchuquan and making them feel fear from the bottom of their hearts will they obediently obey.

After some discussion, Zhuge Liang and Xu Shu each offered a strategy. Zhuge Liang advocated defending the Wolf Juxu Mountain and building a strong defense, and at the same time sent troops to raid the tribes of Yufuluo and Huchuquan, plundering the armaments and materials there, and enriching the Han army. Zhuge Liang's reason is very simple, the Huns are still strong, and the Han army must be prepared to fight a protracted war. Previously, when the 70,000 captives were sent to Mingzhou, more than two-thirds of the grain in the army was taken away by Tai Shici, and now the grain and grass in the army are in danger, and they must be replenished in the form of war and warfare. When the supplies were abundant and the condition of the wounded in the army recovered, the Huns were consumed little by little, and some tribes in the middle and lower reaches of the strength were eliminated.

Xu Shu's opinion is to adopt the policy of mobile warfare, to put it bluntly, it is to change places with one shot, and in the process of wandering, constantly eliminate some small tribes of the Huns, while consuming the total strength of the Huns, avoid a decisive battle with the Huns in advance, and at the same time enrich the armaments and materials, and also achieve the effect of nourishing the war with war.

After thinking about it repeatedly, Ao Lie felt that what Zhuge Liang and Xu Shu said made sense. In fact, Ao Lie is no stranger to the policy of mobile warfare, in history, Huang Chao in the middle of the Tang Dynasty once led a rebel army, and adopted such a combat method on the territory of the Tang Dynasty. Its positive effect is similar to what Xu Shu said, that is, to attack the enemy with a small force, and in the process let his strength gradually grow stronger, just like a snowball, while rolling bigger and bigger, it can also consume the enemy's troops. However, this policy also has one of the biggest limitations, that is, it does not have a solid position, and once it is surrounded by heavy enemy troops, there will be a dilemma of losing ground and retreating.

Therefore, after the last time, Ao Lie decided to adopt the two opinions of the two at the same time, and at the same time as building defenses in Wolf Juxu Mountain, he sent Lu Bu and Zhao Yun to lead part of the elite of the Longxiang Army and the Blood Killing Army respectively, and plundered materials in all directions, and the first target was the tribes of Yufuluo and Huchuquan. At the same time, Ao Lie also asked Ma Chao to lead five thousand Wuhuan cavalry, day and night, to investigate the situation of various nearby tribes, and immediately report back to Ao Lie after locking the target, Ao Lie will personally lead the remaining elite of the Blood Killing Army and the elite of the Long Xiang Army, and Ma Chao will divide into two wings and raid those small tribes with a population of less than 20,000 people.

Because the news of the annihilation of Yu Fuluo and Hu Chuquan has not yet come out, the actions of the Han army are extremely hidden. Three days later, LΓΌ Bu and Zhao Yun returned to Wolf Juxu Mountain with a large amount of supplies, and they plundered the supplies of the two tribes, which was enough for Ao Lie's army to use for a year. At the same time, Ao Lie and Ma Chao attacked together, and within three days, they broke through three small tribes of the Huns, and all the men, women, and children in the tribe were wiped out, leaving no one behind. It's not that Ao Lie is cruel, but that he has to use this method to temporarily ensure the confidentiality of the news, cover up the news of the defeat and death of Yu Fuluo and Hu Chuquan as much as possible, and buy a few more days for the Han army to recover.

If it had been before, Ao Lie would definitely not have done this, he had always advocated treating the captives well, but that was only for the Han people, or for the alien races that did not have much hatred for the Han people, obviously, the Huns were not among them. Especially after experiencing so many lives and deaths, Ao Lie has become more decisive and decisive, he understands that being merciful to the enemy is cruel to himself, in order to ensure that the Han army is not lost, he can only send the Huns to hell with his own hands. Moreover, such a thunderous method, in the future, is also a psychological threat to the Huns, so that they can know the truth that those who follow the road will prosper and those who oppose will die, and lay the foundation for victory in the future decisive battle. (To be continued......)