As early as when the armored cavalry scattered the 2,000 cavalry of the thief army, the 1,500 infantry of the Yamen army had already chased the enemy army and slashed and slaughtered.

After chasing out for hundreds of paces, they didn't hear the sound of the cymbals at all, but behind them, three whole buildings of Silver Spear infantry chased them out.

Not only that, but the auxiliaries were also in the rear in formation, coming out in turn.

Three gaps were opened in the car formation at once for it to enter and exit. Obviously, this is to release the winner and loser and beat the water dogs.

On the northwest and southwest sides of the main formation, the car formation was also opened at the same time, and Chen Yougen and Li Chong, who received the order, each sent more than 2,000 troops to attack.

More than 10,000 soldiers rushed towards the enemy army with shouts and marched noisily.

The enemy's second infantry line broke up and fled backwards.

The rear array once again fired a thousand arrows.

But this time, they couldn't dispel the brainless thieves.

The rout soldiers fell one after another, trying to run to both sides, but there were high-pitched shouts of killing on both sides, and in desperation, they could only push the people in front of them, using them as meat shields, and rushed to their own rear.

The pursuers did not stop for a moment, their knives fell, their spears stabbed, and the routs poured into the rear formation, directly bringing them down.

At this point, the 40,000 thieves who still existed on the battlefield collapsed as a whole, and the more than 10,000 Jin troops who were chased by the three roads killed one person turned on their backs.

Shao Xun stood on the high platform and watched this moment calmly.

The scene of tens of thousands of people collapsing is spectacular and extremely shocking.

Looking down from a high vantage point, three sharp knives stabbed into the enemy's soft abdomen from the left, center, and right directions, instantly inflicting massive damage.

Chase the dead and chase the north, and move forward.

At this time, Shile's handsome flag had just landed.

He didn't have any chance of turning the tables around.

"Shi Le, I don't know how to become a ......" Shao Xun shook his head and got off the high platform.

When he rebelled with the Gongshi Domain, he was killed by Sima Yu, the king of Fanyang, and was defeated.

In last year's Battle of Dongwuyang, the 50,000-strong army was defeated in front of Gou Xi.

In the battle of Feilong Mountain next year in history, more than 100,000 troops were defeated by Wang Jun and fled.

I don't know how many key battles this person lost in the early stage, and in the end, he was able to basically unify the north, which is also an outlier.

Perhaps, perseverance and good at error correction are his excellent qualities.

The entire pursuit continued until the evening.

Nine hundred cavalry were the first to return, followed by infantry.

In a rough way, more than 20,000 people were beheaded and 10,000 people were captured in this battle, which was considered to have completely defeated the main force of the Han army in the south.

Inside and outside the car formation, everyone was beaming, talking and laughing.

The hard-working auxiliaries had to clean up the battlefield, take care of the wounded, light fires and cook, and even repair equipment, trim horses' hooves, and organize supplies......

When the soldiers were eating, Shao Xun took his own soldiers to inspect the battalions. Everywhere he went, although there were not many words, judging from the expressions and movements of the soldiers, the prestige of the coach had increased again.

This is the dividends of war.

In addition to battlefield captures, turf, and fame, the increase in prestige in the army is also a huge gain.

Nobody likes to mess with people who have lost battles.

Those who win battles are always more likely to be supported by others.

Of the 20,000 troops that went out, only half of them were their own people, and the remaining half were subordinate to the imperial court. They are people, not machines, and after such a big victory with Lu Yanghou, they will naturally have tendencies in their hearts.

Perhaps, at this stage, this tendency is not enough to make them turn their backs on the imperial court and join Shao Xun. But as the saying goes, quantitative change produces qualitative change, and when the situation changes greatly, it will show its power.

After dinner, Shao Xun did not hesitate, taking advantage of the enemy's defeat and undecided, the whole army went north, and captured Yecheng after nightfall.

Almost at the same time, he ordered Li Chong and Chen Yougen to lead more than 7,000 people from Yamen, the Second Army of Changjian and Ding Zhuang, carrying baggage carts and side vans, to pursue northward - he especially advised that the army should be mainly heavy, first think that it is invincible, and wait for the enemy to be victorious, after all, most of the thieves' cavalry have escaped.

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After being surrounded by his men, Shile fled eastward and then north, and did not stop to rest until midnight, when the horsepower was too low.

He asked the generals to report the number of soldiers and horses in their headquarters, and after a rough calculation, there were less than 3,000 horsemen around him.

Wang Mi and Liu Ling were still with them, feeding the horses outside at this time, and staying with their subordinates.

Shi Chao and Wang Sang fell behind.

This battle was lost too badly.

After eating some water, he swallowed quietly, and then saw that everyone was dejected, and his brows furrowed.

After a while, a slight smile appeared on his face, and he said, "Why are you all depressed?" ”

Kui An looked up at him, and stopped talking.

Shi Le laughed and said, "When we robbed the road in Chiping Garden, we only rode more than 100 times. Later, he followed the Gongshi Domain, and was chased by the Yuzhou soldiers and ran around, and the troops scattered. ”

After the defeat of the Gongshi Domain, General Ji went it alone, and his troops expanded to 50,000 or 60,000 people, and then he was defeated by Gou Xi. At the worst time, there were only a thousand riders around. ”

"After defecting to the Son of Han Dynasty, after a lot of hard work, there were thousands of falls and more than 10,000 rides. This time he worked hard for two months, and the number reached tens of thousands, although he was defeated by Shao Xun, it was still not a loss. ”

"There are 3,000 horsemen at the moment, and then put it away, 5,000 horsemen is not a problem. The rest of the brothers may not be dead, they may have run home, and they will be able to meet again when the time comes. ”

"Zhao County, Ding Zhuang and the goods have been transferred back to the state ten days ago, even if we go back like this, we will make a lot of money, why worry?"

Shi Le's words, first remembering the bitterness, and then thinking about the sweetness, still have some effect. And he's not lying, it's all the truth, not exaggerating at all.

That's how they've been defeated since the incident a few years ago. But defeat did not crush them, but made them stronger and stronger.

Everyone thought about it carefully, and this was indeed the case, so their morale recovered slightly.

However, after all, it was a big defeat, and it was impossible to fully recover. Especially this time, they gathered more than 60,000 foot riders and countless money, food and goods, which was the strongest time since their uprising, and it was also the time when their morale was the highest.

There was silence for a while.

Everyone ate their own water and thought about their hearts. And at this time, Zhang Fulidu, Zhang Du, Feng Motu and others walked in.

Shile's heart chuckled.

"The King." The three of them saluted in unison.

After you look at me and I look at you, Zhang Fulidu spoke: "The subordinates are clamoring to go home, and they don't want to fight." ”

Shile groaned.

Even after more than 100 years, the internal relocation of the tribes is still a traditional form of tribal organization.

Tribes are made up of clans.

The so-called clan can be simply understood as a surname, the leader has a surname, and his surname is the name of this clan. Most people do not have a surname, and after meritorious service, they can take their own clan as their surname, and the members of a clan are basically related by blood.

One or more clans together form a tribe.

The tribal leader needs to have the support of the clan leader, otherwise he will not be able to sit in a stable position at all.

The head of the clan is dissatisfied with the leader of the tribe, and may drag the people of his own clan to run away and join other tribes.

Of course, a tribe composed of multiple clans may also break away from a tribal alliance and join another tribal alliance, which is normal - the famous Khitan Babu is actually a tribal alliance, Tang Xuanzong was headed by the Dahe clan, so it is called the "Dahe Alliance", Xuanzong was defeated and reorganized by the Tang army in the middle of the period, with the Yao Ran clan of the Te tribe as the khan, so it is called the "Yao Ran Alliance", and the Yelu clan of the Diera tribe is the military chief (Yi Li Jin).

The Qianren, Wuhuan, and Xiongnu are all forms of this organization.

Therefore, when Zhang Fulidu mentioned that there were people clamoring to leave, he couldn't help it.

Shiler's brow furrowed deeply.

Before, he didn't think that after the battle of Mustang Gang, he became more and more aware of the dangers of tribal soldiers.

He could not directly command even a single soldier, but had to give orders through the tribal leader, who in turn had to carry out military operations through the clan leader, because they were dispatched by clan and tribe units, rather than the common military organization forms of Jin and Han infantry, such as teams, buildings, and armies.

This kind of tribal soldiers, gather together for profit, and disperse for no profit, and it is impossible to fight to the death for you.

"Why is there a hurry for the ministry to leave." Shi Le quickly reacted, took Zhang Fulidu's hand, and said with a smile.

Zhang Fulidu sighed.

He accepted the official position of the Han State, and was actually willing to obey Shi Le's orders, but the people below didn't understand it.

The Han Kingdom did not send money and food, and had to prepare its own horses and equipment when going out to fight, and all the losses were its own money. If you can grab something, it's fine, but if you can't, why listen to you?

"Do you really want to go?" Shi Le didn't let go of his hand and asked softly.

"I'm leaving." After Zhang Fulidu finished speaking, it seemed that for the sake of An Shile's heart, he said: "After I go back, I will go on an expedition next year on the order of the king." ”

Shi Leyan breathed a sigh of relief and said to Zhang Fulidu and the others: "It's not easy for you to be big. After the class, I will send someone to send a batch of money and food. ”

Zhang Fulidu and the others were overjoyed, and said in unison: "Thank you for the reward." ”

Shi Le also smiled, and after Zhang Fulidu and the others left, his face became gloomy.

Seeing that the house was full of cronies, he didn't hide anything, and said directly: "This generation can only be driven, not relied on as an arm." ”

Diao Ying and the others nodded silently.

"The King." Peach Leopard got up and said: "I have robbed a lot of money and food this time, and after I go back, I might as well use this to lure the Northern Zhuhu and train it into an army, or it can be like an arm." ”

"Your Majesty, this is long overdue." Kui An said on the side: "A lot of money has also been spent on Zhang Fulidu, Feng Motu and others, and in the end, the soldiers are not all our own, what is the point?" ”

Shile stretched out his hand to stop the crowd.

In fact, he had already made a decision in his heart, he still had to rely on his own people to fight in Hebei, and what Taobao and the others said was not wrong.

Not only can the Beiza Hu be recruited, but even the Xiongnu can be lured to come—well, he was slightly displeased when he heard the word "Hu" mentioned by Tao Leopard, but this would not be the time to dwell on this.

Experience teaches.

If we suffer a loss, we must sum up our lessons and lessons and then make improvements.

The cavalry should be dominated by its own people.

The infantry also has to be trained well, and Ding Zhuang, who was recruited and enlisted at will, was vulnerable in front of Shao Xun's skilled elite soldiers.

Next year - why don't you try your luck at Wang Jun's?

Hearing that he is in trouble, he has already sent troops to Liaodong to support Duan Xianbei, and may not be able to take care of Changshan, Zhongshan and other counties.

As for Yecheng, Shi Le doesn't want to come in the short term, he is really unlucky, and after his strength has accumulated to a certain extent, he may be able to try to go south again.