Chapter 160: Harvesting the Prairie

"You kid, don't go crazy as soon as you come up, don't see our specific situation clearly, if we kill these little 30,000 people, then it is estimated that the hatred on the grassland will not be solved in the future, no matter what we do on the grassland, it is estimated that we will not be able to do it, it is okay to kill, but we can't make enemies."

Li Guang is an old man in the end, and he can understand what Li Xiang is thinking, the killing of hundreds of people before is at most forgotten in three or two days, but if you kill all these little 30,000 people, then this matter may spread throughout the grassland, and then they will hold a grudge against Datang in their hearts, no matter what you do on the grassland in the future, these people will make trouble for you, and the gains will outweigh the losses.

What's more, the brothers have been fighting for more than a month, and it's time to go back and recuperate, even if it's an iron-beaten person, there is no way to continue killing now.

When attacking various tribes, Li Xiang just picked up some valuable things, at that time a tribe was just such a carriage, but now it has been more than a month, and there are a lot of these things alone, if you don't transport them back quickly, in case of a failure, these things will be prepared for others.

So in all respects, Li Xiang has to go back now, if he continues to stay and fight, the soldiers' nerves are too tense, and then there may be a fiasco, which is a bit more than worth the loss.

"I just think that we can't hold on, maybe the enemy can't hold on, as long as we grit our teeth, then we can achieve a greater victory."

Huo Quai, this kid is really the same as in history, the soldiers who fought with him basically used up the last bit of strength, this guy has pursued the Huns for more than 2,000 miles in history, you can imagine what kind of general he is, but now we are not in that role, so there is no need to gamble with the lives of our brothers.

"Listen to me, check all these prisoners, and if they can't walk for long, then leave them here, but don't let them continue to fight."

Li Xiang stood up and looked at the black captives in the distance, many of them were slaves after being pulled back, but some of them were physically injured and could not withstand the long journey of hundreds of miles.

Li Xiang also drew out 1,500 cavalry under his command and asked them to establish a defensive line in the direction of the Ronggong tribe, in case the people of the Ronggong tribe are killed, we might as well have a time to prepare, according to what the general said just now, the people from the surrounding fifteen tribes have gathered, and we have to deal with it carefully.

At dawn the next morning, most of the people had already been selected, and after a night of preparation, Li Xiang set out with 24,000 captives, and the rest of the people could only wait for death in the same place, not to mention that their ears were cut off, and some of them had their leg tendons scratched, and they might not be able to stand upright in the future.

In this day and age, this is already very benevolent, if it were replaced by other generals, I am afraid that it would directly kill you, and now you can still live, but there will definitely be no way to continue fighting in the future.

This place is about seven hundred miles away from Liangzhou City, and it is also a challenge for the remaining people, Li Xiang has already gathered all the war horses, and these captives will never be allowed to ride forward, whether you can reach Liangzhou City or not depends on the creation of your people.

Li Xiang arranged 1,500 cavalry at the place where the team retreated 20 miles, if there are prisoners left behind, these 1,500 cavalry will harvest your life, so these people must run forward desperately, and if they run slowly, they can only report to the Lord of Yama.

According to Li Xiang's regulations, he will advance at least fifty miles a day, and he will arrive at Liangzhou City after half a month, but this trip is extremely dangerous, because Li Xiang has already exposed his whereabouts, and I hope that there will be no army to intercept him on the way back.

On the fourth day of the procession, they encountered a large tribe along the way, and Li Xiang ordered his men to sack them and take with them 2,500 people.

Now we are returning to Liangzhou City, so no matter how big or small the tribes we meet along the way, all men, women and children will be brought with us, if you can't take them away, then you can only order your subordinates to kill you.

When we enter the grassland, it is inconvenient to take these prisoners, because we have to maintain a strong mobility, if we take prisoners, it is estimated that the speed will soon be reduced, once we fall into the siege of the Tuyuhun army, there is no benefit to us, but when we go out, it is a straight line to the north, and everything we can bring along the way is brought with us, which is also the time when we harvest the spoils.

On the eighth day, the first interception team was encountered, about 12,000 Tuyuhun cavalry, but unfortunately this cavalry was a rabble, not from the elite tribes, and after Li Xiang and them shelled two rounds, this cavalry quickly dispersed.

This cavalry did not bring much damage to Li Xiang and them, only shot some of the prisoners, but they left nearly 3,000 war horses, which can be said to be the biggest harvest, a large number of cattle and sheep were collected along the way, but if it is valuable, the war horse is the most valuable, if each batch of war horses is pulled to Chang'an City, it is worth at least 3,000 yuan.

There are more and more things and people, so it is a luxury to advance fifty miles every day, but Li Xiang still let his soldiers grit their teeth and persevere, and the whips in everyone's hands have not stopped from morning to night, and if they encounter prisoners of war who are unwilling to walk, they will have two whips.

The most difficult thing is the old, weak, sick and disabled, in the end Li Xiang only agreed to let them take the carriage, if these people are allowed to walk, it is estimated that they will not be able to walk Nanzhou City in a month, Li Xiang can not leave these people, after all, what brings them back to destroy is the productivity on the grassland, if there are no people in a huge grassland, then they will not be far away.

"Liangzhou City..."

Ma Chao, as the vanguard, finally saw the city wall of Liangzhou City in the distance, and the conspicuous Tang character flag fluttering in the wind.

"We're back......"

The soldiers under his command were excited, and on the contrary, the faces of the nearly 40,000 captives around them had a look of death, and after arriving in Liangzhou City, they had nothing to do with slaves in this life......