"I ......" Zhang Chong was speechless for a while, his face turned red, and he held back for a long time before he could hold back a complete sentence in front of him, "Those artifacts are really so magical?" ”

"More than that!" The cavalrymen didn't notice Zhang Chong's unnatural face, and they still talked about the wonders of those things with their eyebrows fluttering.

Chen Mu remained silent when he listened, and did not say anything more to stimulate Zhang Chong.

It is understandable the thoughts of these cavalrymen, who, as cavalrymen, have been suppressed by the barbarians' riders for so many years, and this time they are completely proud of themselves, and they should be excited.

The news of the great victory at the front quickly spread throughout Chen Mu's entire army, and the soldiers who were already high morale suddenly became even more excited.

Zhang Chong was the only one who was not very happy, and after reluctantly saying a few words of congratulations, he stayed silently, shrunken his head and stayed on horseback, even making people feel that he was a lot shorter.

Chen Mu was a little unaccustomed to Zhang Chong's feeling of no presence by his side.

When he arrived at the barracks, Zhao Lai greeted Chen Mu outside the barracks and brought Chen Mu into his tent.

Until he entered the camp, Zhang Chong still looked uninterested.

Zhao Lai has a good personal relationship with Zhang Chong, but even he has never seen this old brother so low-key.

"Now that reinforcements have arrived, we should immediately go after the barbarians." Chen Mu said to Zhao, "In this battle, we must completely defeat the barbarians, so that we can deter the rest of the surrounding small countries and ensure the long-term peace of our Great Xia border!" ”

The words were sonorous and powerful, and Zhao Lai couldn't stop nodding his head and saying yes.

The next day, the soldiers brought by Chen Mu guarded the camp to ensure that the logistics grain and grass supply roads were unimpeded; Chen Mu and Zhao Lai led the main force to continue the pursuit to the north.

"General Zhang, this time you will sit in the rear and guard the camp." Chen Mu said to Zhang Chong with a smile on his face.

To Zhao Lai's shock, Zhang Chong, who usually has a higher heart than the sky, actually accepted this task of staying in the rear very obediently this time, and did not raise any objections to Chen Mu's arrangement.

"Your Royal Highness the Crown Prince, how did you convince him?" During the march, Zhao Lai asked curiously, "If I let him stay in the rear, he will definitely have a big fight with me." ”

Chen Mu just smiled mysteriously and didn't say much.

The rest of the things are too simple, none of the barbarian soldiers in their heyday are the opponents of the Xia army, not to mention that the barbarians at this moment are only a group of remnants of the defeated generals.

These barbarians were originally chased and killed by Zhao Lai's army, and they retreated three hundred miles and just took a breath, and before they could recover from their fear, they heard that the Xia army had killed them again.

There was no way, the remaining more than 1,000 barbarians didn't even have time to clean up the camp, and they hurriedly resisted and ran to their hometown in the north.

Among them, there are many barbarians who lost their horses in the first battle, and at this moment they can only be described as vulnerable in front of the heavily armed Xia army.

This is no longer a battle, this is a one-sided crush.

It wasn't until a herald arrived in the rear, saying that he had brought the emperor's holy decree, that Chen Mu and Zhao Lai ordered a brief halt to the pursuit.

The content of the decree is not complicated. Chen Xingtian first praised Chen Mu and Zhao Lai, and then hoped that they would return to the court as soon as possible.

The reason is very simple, the army spent a lot of financial resources on the treasury, and the Ministry of Industry also spent a lot of money to build equipment, and the treasury was about to bottom out at this time.

Moreover, the purpose of this dispatch of troops has been achieved, firstly, to drive away the barbarians who tried to invade the Central Plains, and secondly, to defeat the barbarians to the ground, effectively deterring other small surrounding countries.

At least for ten years, there will be no more border troubles in Great Xia.

Chen Mu looked at the holy decree and fell into deep thought.

It's already here, and one step further is the barbarian's hometown.

If you want to eradicate the barbarians, now is the golden time!

Wouldn't it be a pity for the class teacher to return to the dynasty at this time?

But he also had to admit that Chen Xingtian's worries were justified, and it was not an easy task to feed thousands of troops.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince......" Zhao looked at Chen Mu's tangled expression, and said thoughtfully, "See if we ......"

"Give me five hundred soldiers." Chen Mu raised his head suddenly, his eyes full of determination, "I will continue to go deep into the north with these five hundred elite soldiers, and you and General Zhang Chong will lead the army back in accordance with the holy order." ”

Five hundred elite soldiers can't cost much money in the treasury, but it's enough to clean up these lost dogs of these barbarians.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince can't!" Zhao Lai was suddenly shocked, "How can you rush into danger with your golden body?" Moreover, this decree ......"

"Outside the general, the military order is not subject to it." Chen Mu was unwavering, "What's more, this country belongs to my father, and of course I, as the crown prince, must eliminate harm for the country!" ”

This sentence touched Zhao Lai.

Oh, yes! The world is all in people's homes, what more can he say?

At that moment, Chen Mu selected five hundred elites from the soldiers and personally led this small group of soldiers to continue deep into the north.

Things went even more smoothly than he had imagined.

At this time, the barbarian had already become a frightened bird, and the grass and trees were all soldiers, and when he heard the slightest disturbance, he fled into the wilderness, and he did not dare to confront Chen Mu head-on.

Moreover, under the ferocious impact of the Xia army, the barbarians' original few remaining teams were scattered when they fled, and the largest group of people pursued by Chen Mu was only two or three hundred people.

In just three days, Chen Mu had already led his troops to approach the core of the barbarian territory.

Their leader and most of the women and children are gathered here, as long as this place is washed away, then there will be no more barbarian harassment on the borders of Great Xia.

It was at this time that the soldiers told Chen Mu that their supply of food and grass was starting to run tight.

The Xia Dynasty in the rear is really short of financial resources, and the supply of grain and grass has become less and less recently.

Rao is Zhao came to the left province and the right province to send enough grain and grass to Chen Mu's five hundred soldiers, but I am afraid that it can only last for another two or three days, and the next batch of grain and grass does not know when it will arrive.

Although the current barbarian has been beaten to the point that he only has one breath left, but the hundred-legged insect is still dead but not stiff, Chen Mu thinks about it carefully, he is indeed not sure that he will completely defeat the barbarian in just a few days.

But if he doesn't fight, it doesn't mean that he will leave so easily.

"Send messengers to the leader of the barbarians." A faint smile appeared on the corner of Chen Mu's mouth.

"Tell the barbarians that I will make peace with them."

When the news came, there was a sudden jubilation among the barbarians.

Originally, everyone was ready to run away as slaves of the country, but Xia Jun, who had already hit the doorstep, suddenly took the initiative to propose peace.

Only a fool refuses.

Although Chen Mu did not explicitly ask for it, in order to show his sincerity, the leader of the barbarians personally went to Chen Mu's military camp to negotiate, and he came alone.