Hanbo

Chapter 152 Ready to go home (seeking subscription monthly pass)

Huo Shan waited near the battlefield, from afternoon to evening, from evening to night, until midnight, the battle was finally over.

The soldiers are both tired and excited at the moment.

What is tired is the body, what is excited is the spirit.

The next step is the defense of the guards. The rest of the soldiers are beside the battlefield, and they start to rest after smelling the strong smell of blood.

Most of the Huns can't see it in the middle of the night, so cleaning the battlefield is tomorrow's business.

At dawn, the soldiers all woke up, began to clean the battlefield, gathered the horses scattered around, and the soldiers in the guard battalion began to rest.

The battlefield is very big and not easy to clean, but the good thing is that there are more horses, so cleaning is easier!
At noon, more than 2 soldiers, nearly [-], took a full half a day to gather the corpses scattered all over the place, as did the horses within a radius of [-] miles.

In the afternoon, a big pit was dug, the Huns buried in the ground, and the soldiers who died in battle were cremated to avoid the plague from the large corpses.

In fact, Huo Shan didn't need to worry too much. After they left, the Huns would naturally clean up the battlefield. Huo Shan was afraid of the plague, and the Huns in the grassland were even more afraid of Huo Shan.

.........

Once the corpses were gathered together, the combat achievements would naturally come out.

"Reporting to the captain, in this battle, our army defeated the enemy's 15 army, beheaded 940 people, and captured more than [-] horses."

As for the 15 troops...

13 is not very nice to say, so everyone tacitly agrees that it is 15.

This kind of thing is very normal, but it is not the same as the so-called.

What is it called?
For example, in the Battle of Hexi, Lao Huo surrendered more than 30 people, known as a crowd of 50; 70 troops went out, known as [-]; [-] were called a million, which is called a title.

Although Lao Huo surrendered [-], but including the beheading, it has exceeded [-], so it can't be regarded as a title.

And Huo Shan's 15 is not a claim, but the real number.

On the one hand, it is a whole, on the other hand, three 55, five times the gap, it sounds better.

If you want to get a title, the normal situation is 30, doubled.

This kind of title is only used to strengthen the prestige of the Han Dynasty, and has no other practical effect.

The records of military exploits and historical records will all write the real number of people.

Huo Shan listened to Zhang Anshi's report, and silently calculated in his heart. After the calculation, he was a little surprised:
"Including the previous ones, there are exactly 16 people, no more and no less, is it such a coincidence?"

After Huo Shan finished speaking, Tian Qianqiu, who was sitting on the side writing the battle report, raised his head and said with a smile:

"My lord, it is indeed a coincidence."

Han Zeng next to him also nodded with a smile on his face.

Huo Shan touched his chin, thought for a while and asked:
"If I remember correctly, Captain Zuo's headquarters has a population of 2, and the tribe under his command has 20. If we collect them when we pass by, isn't that exactly [-]?"

The three of them were taken aback for a moment, and then they were all overjoyed. 16 sounds better than 20, and this is the real number of people.

Let alone 16 and 20, even 19 and 20 are two gaps.

The records of military exploits are very strict, and no falsification is allowed.

Even if you killed ten enemies and you only have six certificates, you can only remember six.

Huo Shan never cheated in this respect.

Like this battle, although thirteen has changed to fifteen, but the number of enemies killed is what it is.

'Oh, I've only been in half a year, and my results are about to catch up with Lao Huo. '

However, although the quantity is fast catching up, the quality is still far behind.

When Lao Huo went out, he didn't catch four or five kings in one go. The Xiongnu nobles were arrested by hundreds, and Huo Shan only caught how many!

Not to mention the strategic significance of the Battle of Hexi and the Battle of Mobei!

When Huo Shan finished fighting the Western Regions, he probably won't be able to do so.

Lao Tzu opened up Hexi, the road to the Western Regions, and his son opened up the Western Regions, which must be another good story in Chinese history.

"How much did our army lose?"

After reading the battle report, the next step is to look at the battle damage.

"Returning to the school captain, 57 people from the Habayashi Army, 27 Wuhuan warriors, and 3792 Xiongnu Yicong."

Huo Shan was silent for a while, Three Thousand Yulin left Chang'an, lost 132 people so far, 2868 people left, Wuhuan Yicong lost 101 people, a total of 233 people.

Is it a loss?What a loss, 20 nearly a thousand times the result of the battle, and the profit is doubled.

I usually don't think so, but this calculation is simply fatal!
A thousand times the result of beheading and hunting, this aspect is simply far behind Lao Huo.

Lao Huo fought fiercely and achieved great results, but he also consumed a lot. Which battle did not consume three or four out of ten of his side, five or six out of ten.

Compared with the results of the battle, Huo Shan was almost harmless. When he returned this time, his reputation as a great war god was definitely confirmed.

Are you not satisfied?
Then you also bring 3000 people to fight this battle.

"The ratio of this battle is nearly fifteen times. It's not a loss. They died well, and they died without regret."

Tian Qianqiu silently took out a piece of paper and wrote down these two idioms.

Huo Shan often said that he hadn't heard it before, but there were very reasonable and suitable words and sentences, so the three of them would write them down.

Although the three of them have never shown it, their admiration for Huo Shan is no less than that of the soldiers in the army!

Several people were discussing and writing the battle report here, after a while Zhao Puonu and others gathered together, Huo Shan glanced at them and did not speak.

"My lord, this battle was really beautiful. Where shall we go next? Do you want to go to the Dragon City, and by the way, seal the wolf and live in Xu?"

Huo Shan straightened up and raised his head, staring at him for a long time, when Zhao Ponu felt a little uncomfortable looking at him, Huo Shan waved his hand, Zhao Ponu approached, and then he heard two words.

"go home."

Zhao Ponu showed surprise, and sat down on the grass at Huo Shan's feet:

"My lord, this is a good time to attack the Huns, it's time to go home..."

Huo Shan ignored him, and pointed to a sentence in Tian Qianqiu's battle report:

"Change this sentence, don't be so fancy, be more simple."

After Huo Shan finished speaking, he looked at Zhao Puonu's eyes staring at him, and uttered two more words:

"tired."

Huo Shan was indeed tired. He had been fighting for three months, and he had traveled nearly ten thousand miles. He was not physically tired, but his heart was tired.

And he found that the soldiers were a little tired.

Huo Shan estimated that in this state, if the soldiers continued to fight, the casualties would be heavy.

Huo Shan did not forget that he was here to train soldiers this time, the Habayashi Army should not be too damaged, they are all officers' seeds.

More than 100 people died, which made him heartbroken.

Although Huo Shan didn't want to fight anymore, he couldn't leave easily if he wanted to. After this battle, he might be able to reap a lot of benefits just by relying on his deterrent power.

More than 70 gold was seized earlier, and Huo Shan planned to distribute it to the soldiers. This is not a small sum, and even Liu Che would be envious after seeing it.

After a battle, we can't keep them all, so don't give Liu Che anything, right?

So he was going to ask these tribes for some money and some horses.

Among the seized items, Liu Che liked these two things the most.

Although Liu Che didn't like the Xiongnu horses, the large number of horses could make his heart move.

Moreover, the previous seizures, as well as the horses and money needed, can be taken directly to Hexi and used in the next battle in the Western Regions.

There is no shortage of cattle, sheep and horses. The big man only needs to pay some money, food and soldiers and civilians. I don’t know how much he can save.

It is estimated that the production from farmland in Hexi and some northern regions is enough, and there is no need to transport it from various places.

Fighting a big battle, most of it was spent on the road.

In Huo Shan's philosophy, war can't be compensated, I want the strategic significance, but economic aspect can't be compensated either!
.........

"Old Zhao."

"what?"

"The leaders of the ministries haven't left yet, have they?"

Zhao Puonu immediately shook his head:
"No, everyone was afraid of dying like that, and they were also afraid of being attacked by us when they returned to the tribe, so they all ran back to Dragon City!"

Huo Shan nodded:
"That's okay, you send someone to deliver the letter, and say that five days later, there will be another big battle between Dragon City and our army. If you don't want to fight, then I will go find their tribe."

"promise."

Huo Shan looked at Zhao Ponu who happily ran away, smiled and shook his head, he was so stupid, he really thought he was going to fight!

Zhang Anshi next to him pondered for a while, and asked curiously:
"The lieutenant wants some money, cattle, sheep and horses?"

Huo Shan glanced at him, smiled and nodded.

He stood up and stretched, and explained:

"They don't dare to fight. Even 13 can't beat us. Give him five days, and at most [-] can be collected. The morale of our army is high, while the morale of the enemy army is low. They are leaderless and can't fight."

Huo Shan lowered his head and took two steps, then said:

"This place is two days away from Longcheng Shanyuting, the news will be delivered tomorrow, and they will send someone to negotiate peace with us in four days, and send us back with money and food.

The biggest threat to them is not to go through another war, but the words that I will go to their tribe.

The Huns tribes are too far apart, and it is inconvenient to move with cattle and sheep. They will not be able to gather together for a while, and a single tribe cannot stop us, so they will definitely come to peace talks. "

In fact, if Huo Shan really made up his mind to fight them, it wouldn't be a problem to destroy another three or five big tribes.

However, Huo Shan was a little worried that the persecution would go too far. What if they all moved to the Western Regions after Huo Shan left?
Give them a little thought, don't let them feel that this region can't stay any longer, and wait until the Western Regions are dealt with, and then catch a turtle in a urn.

If Huo Shan was attacking the Huns for the second time, he would not have this idea, but Huo Shan was attacking for the first time.

People are lucky, they would think that Huo Shan was lucky this time to let him do so many things.

Moreover, the Huns have stayed in this area for hundreds of years, and the grassland is so good, who would want to go to the Western Regions!
And if Huo Shan attacked the Xiongnu for the second time and achieved this result again, they would panic.

Once there is again and again, will there be again and again?
Is it life that matters, or better pastures?
Of course, life is important. If the good pasture is gone, then there is still a second-class pasture. If life is gone, there will be nothing!
(End of this chapter)