My Chinese ancestors

Chapter 631 The Frenzy Sweeps Again
The sun poured down on the earth, and the red blood solidified on the ground, forming a huge dark red stain.

There were many Celes soldiers around, leading the Samos to step over the broken corpses, leaving deep footprints in the soil under their feet, and dark red blood was squeezed out of the soil and overflowed around.

The broken three-headed dragon flag was stuck diagonally into the ground.

The moving crowd pulled the carts, picked up the weapons and armor on the ground, threw them into the carts and pulled them away.

In the farther direction, occasionally a Sakpruit soldier was found still breathing among the corpses, and then someone walked over.

The Xiliang soldiers who came over had their armor stained with blood and broken flesh. When they saw the Sakprut soldier who was still alive, they directly drew the ring-handled sword at their waist and cut off the soldier's neck with one blow. Then they grabbed the head by the hair and threw it to the Satsuma people next to them, and pointed to the Jingguan that was gradually taking shape in the distance.

The Samoan man didn't understand words. He held the enemy's head and smiled innocently. Then he turned around and ran away with the head in his hand, which made the Xiliang soldier laugh and curse: "Stupid barbarian!" Then he continued to plunder the next corpse.

The Xiliang and Qingzhou soldiers, who were used to witnessing life and death, didn't care at all about the mountains of corpses and seas of blood around them, and the pairs of eyes that looked over at them with their eyes wide open.

They were only concerned with looting the corpses for dry food, as well as some weapons, armor, and medicine. After all, these things were the most valuable at the moment.

Some Satsuma people also secretly took some valuables from the corpses and put them in their arms. The broken Han army flags on the ground were collected, perhaps they could be used again after being repaired and sewn.

In the distance, behind them, was the huge military camp, which had been set up west of Harabitos the day after the battle.

The huge military camp was bustling with activity. A large number of dead or seriously injured war horses were having their throats cut to drain blood, and they were lying on the ground twitching slightly.

Generally speaking, soldiers would not eat war horses unless it was absolutely necessary. Even poor horses were extremely precious in a foreign country thousands of miles away.

However, most of these war horses were seriously injured and not only could they not stand up, they could not even survive for a few days.

In addition, military rations are in short supply now, so the only way to use them is to kill them and eat their meat.

……

Su Chen led Wu Zixun, Dian Wei and Xu Chu to inspect the military camp, silently looking at the soldiers passing by in the camp. Most of them lowered their heads and gnawed on the horse meat they had just received.

Some were still uncooked, with blood visible on the meat and bones.

But at the moment, who cares about those things? People who haven't seen meat for a long time just stuffed the horse meat they were given into their mouths.

There were also soldiers who slowly tore off the horse meat and tasted it slowly. Looking at the urns of their companions' ashes in their hands, they secretly cried while eating.

Su Chen saw all of this and felt a little uncomfortable. He whispered, "Go to the wounded soldiers' camp."

He had no time for the past few days after the war, and now as soon as he was transferred to the wounded camp, he heard all kinds of painful groans and wails coming from the tents.

The smell of blood and herbs filled the air, hitting my mouth and nose.

In the camp for the wounded, military doctors could be seen everywhere, as well as physicians recruited from various Satsuma city-states. They were busy at the bedsides in each tent, treating the wounded soldiers non-stop.

At this point, it still seems not enough.

When Su Chen came over, a military doctor came out with a bloody hand raised. Seeing the emperor standing outside, he was so scared that he was about to salute, but Su Chen held him back and shook his head to signal him to continue with his work.

"I just came to take a look. Do what you need to do and don't delay the treatment of my soldiers."

After sending away the timid doctor, Su Chen walked straight to the entrance of the tent.

Most of the wounded soldiers here still have intact limbs, and with sufficient medicine, many soldiers have regained their former spirits.

They were talking and laughing in low voices.

"This fight was so fucking exciting, I killed three of them!"

"I originally killed three people, but a Xirong guy got there first!"

"Bullshit, it was you who stole it, I saw it all!"

"To be honest, if your majesty had personally taken to the battlefield, the Emperor Sakprut would have been struck off his horse by a single sword strike."

"Nonsense, you don't know that our Majesty is a martial arts master. Apart from those powerful generals in the army, who can be his opponent?"

As the vulgar words continued, a Qingzhou soldier with his head wrapped on the left side of the tent entrance was stunned for a moment when he saw the figure coming in, and subconsciously shouted "Your Majesty!"

The twenty or so wounded soldiers in the tent turned their heads to look over and hurriedly stood up to salute.

"Don't move, just lie still!"

Su Chen walked into the tent, suppressing his voice and pressing his hand towards them: "You are my meritorious officials, the best soldiers under my command. Take good care of your wounds for me. When you recover, if you want to continue to make money on the battlefield, go ahead. If you don't want to, wait until we return to Daxia, and I will support you for the rest of your lives!"

"Your Majesty, what you said makes us feel like we have no hands or feet. Don't worry, Your Majesty, once we are healed, we will continue to kill the barbarians."

The wounded soldier at the entrance of the tent was rough in nature, but seeing the emperor's friendly expression, he became bolder and laughed a few times: "Your Majesty, I am an old soldier who follows you. I transferred from the command of Changluo Hou Duan Jin to the Xiliang Army.

I haven't had a family in these years. My parents passed away two years ago. Thanks to your majesty, they died without any illness or disaster. I don't have anything to worry about. When I recover from my injuries, I will continue to work for your majesty!"

Next to him, the soldier with his arm bandaged and hanging on his chest also said: "Me too, but I joined the army a little late. I followed Fang Tianling, the former chief constable."

The sound of talking here spread, and almost everyone in the wounded camp knew that His Majesty had come here in person to visit everyone. Those who were still able to move, limping or being supported by their companions, came out of the tent and crowded over here. The clerks in charge of the wounded camp also hurried over.

For a moment, there was a buzzing of noisy sounds.

Seeing that more and more people were coming, Dian Wei and Xu Chu stood at both ends to block the crowd in order to prevent any accidents.

At this time, Su Chen in the tent laughed and said, "Okay, then I will wait for you to recover from your injuries. I will rely on you to fight the barbarians!"

After talking for a while, Su Chen came out and summoned the camp officers who were looking around in the crowd. He asked them whether there were enough medicines for the wounds and how much more was needed. Only then did he feel relieved.

Soon, when we returned to the central army, the general's assembly horn had been blown three times.

Several familiar war horses had already stopped in the stable fifty steps away from the general's tent. When he lifted the tent curtain and went inside, he saw Han Xin, Lu Bu, Xiang Yu, Ma Chao, Dong Zhuo, Li Jue and other generals already chatting and laughing in the tent.

"Your Majesty, are you done?"

Lu Bu was too lazy to be in a good mood, and the horn was blown to gather the generals, so he should take some action. He bowed and sat down on the side: "By the way, the prime minister is still on his way back. Your Majesty should know that the prime minister is not good at riding a horse, and his four-wheeled cart is slow." "So, we came back first." Ma Chao quickly added.

Dong Zhuo, who was standing aside, took a sip after sip from the water bag. The weather was getting hotter and hotter, and he was fat and bloated. Such weather made him extremely uncomfortable, so he drank the water and asked Li Jue to fan him with a cattail leaf fan to drive away the heat.

"Nothing, just let the Prime Minister walk slowly behind." Su Chen walked through the middle and patted Han Xin on the shoulder as he passed him. "In this battle, Marquis Huaiyin deployed troops and used the strategy of attacking the heart to break the morale of the Sakprut soldiers in one fell swoop. He has made great contributions. When we return to Daxia, I will take off your title of Marquis Huaiyin and give you a great reward!"

As he spoke, Su Chen sat down in the first seat, and the generals on both sides sat down with a loud bang.

He glanced at the faces on both sides, then pressed his hands, and everyone standing there bowed and responded loudly before sitting down.

Wu Zixun, who was standing next to him, was holding the Great Xia Dragon Bird and carefully followed beside the first person, with his back straight.

After a moment of silence, Su Chen started talking about business.

"Sakprut was struck by my sword. Even if he escaped using a secret technique, he would have been seriously injured if not dead.

During this period, there will inevitably be some chaos on their side, which is the best time for us to attack.

To the west is their Analia province. No matter what they do next, or whether they have any preparations, I will bring the flames of war to their borders and let them taste the pain of the Western Regions."

Outside, personal soldiers came in and brought two plates of roasted horse meat. Wu Zixun then divided the meat in the tent. Not only Su Chen had not had breakfast yet, but all the generals were also hungry.

Everyone continued to discuss while eating.

"Your Majesty, I have carefully read the map of the barbarian province. There are many mountains over there, and it may be difficult for cavalry to fight. Why not let my Xiliang army lead the charge?"

In these battles, the Western Liang Army fought siege battles, and most of the time Li Jue's Feixiong Army was unable to be released and had no place to use its skills.

As the commander of the Xiliang Army, Dong Zhuo wiped the grease off his fat lips, squinted his eyes and said imposingly: "In terms of infantry combat, my Xiliang Army has always been brave and invincible. The soldiers in the army are all Qiang people, who are good at mountain raids. The same is true for cavalry, so Analia will be attacked by my Xiliang Army."

As they spoke, Guo Si and Li Jue stopped fanning themselves, stood up together, and bowed to Su Chen behind Dong Zhuo: "Your Majesty, please grant us your blessing!"

Dong Zhuo's proposal was indeed prudent. In the current Xiliang army, Qiang people made up the majority. They were not only good at fighting, but could also walk in the mountains as if they were on flat ground.

"Since the Grand Master has asked, I will naturally agree."

Su Chen would not refuse, and was about to agree when Xiang Yu, who was chewing the stringy horse meat, suddenly said, "Your Majesty, Prime Minister Zhuge said that when we attack the west, it is best to let the Yuezhou Army be the main force."

The Yuezhou Army was naturally the soldiers from various counties in Yuezhou that Su Chen recruited before the Western Expedition. They had also lived in the mountains since childhood, but in terms of military fighting, they were ultimately not as good as the battle-hardened Xiliang Army.

Dong Zhuo's eyes showed murderous intent at this time, and he snorted coldly: "Your Majesty, Zhuge Liang thinks that my Xiliang army is not as good as those dwarfs in Yuezhou? My Xiliang army has fought in the south and the north, and even dared to fight on the East China Sea. How could we stand still and be timid in the face of battle!"

As he spoke, his fat and bloated figure stood up with the sound of armor rubbing against his chest.

"Analia is just a small barbarian country. Just hand it over to my Xiliang army. Go straight ahead and chop off Sakprut's head. Zhuo will present it to Your Majesty with both hands."

The weather was too hot and people became irritable. Dong Zhuo obviously felt that Zhuge Liang looked down on him and immediately became furious.

"This is not like you, Grand Master." Ma Chao frowned. After all, he belonged to Ji Han's side.

"I think what the Grand Tutor said is right. Strike while the iron is hot. That's what I did back then!" An Lushan raised his hand from behind, afraid that others would not know it was him, and he stood up slightly and poked his head out.

In the solemn tent, the aroma of barbecue filled the air. Most of the people present were soldiers, so they didn't care too much and just ate the meat and talked without interrupting each other.

At this time, Xiahou Yuan and Xiahou Dun finished dealing with the affairs in the city and brought Le Jin and Xu Huang into the big tent. After being divided into meats, they continued to listen to the military meeting while chewing.

"Okay, stop arguing. We just had a battle and many soldiers were injured. Plus, it's hot, so everyone is still angry."

Su Chen leaned back in his chair and glanced at the gang of thugs in front of him.

"I already have an idea in mind."

After pondering for a while, he put down his chopsticks.

"The Prime Minister has always been cautious in his work. He must have had a certain understanding of the Yuezhou Army when defending Longcheng before recommending it to me. As for the Xiliang Army of the Grand Tutor, they have followed me from the north to the south and from the east to the west. They are experienced in fighting. How can we just leave them aside and not use them?"

Li Jue and Guo Si wiped the grease off their lips and couldn't help but smile at each other when they heard the emperor's praise.

This is the most impressive thing they have.

Su Chen's eyes swept over them, and there was a smile on his face. He raised his hand, and the laughter gradually stopped. He continued: "Then let the Yuezhou Army act as scouts and vanguards. They are not good at hard battles, so let them do some small things. Let my Xiliang Army take the main attack!"

As he spoke, he pressed his palms firmly on the table.

Su Chen's eyes became serious, and then his voice became low: "Sakprut has been seriously injured, and although we have also suffered casualties, we can still fight. If we don't push the war to their country, we will lose this battle. Send someone to contact Wu'an Jun in the north again, and let their two armies cooperate with us and march westward to Ofeiro!"

The military decided.

Su Chen walked out of the big tent and went to Zhang Jiao's tent, where there were still some things that needed to be dealt with.

The light of day darkened and rose again at dawn as news of Sakpruit's defeat on the battlefield continued to spread.

After resting for ten days, several cavalry units of the Western Expedition began to assemble. By the end of July, they were fully equipped and rushed to the western border of the Satsuma Plateau.

They launched a sweep across the entire territory of Anaria and pushed the war across the board.

At the same time, the caravan of the aristocratic families that had been cut off from contact reopened the Hasai Corridor half a month later and made contact with the garrison in Longcheng, and heard that Sakprut's 230,000 troops had been defeated.

The disparagement I once had for that big summer girl gradually turned into a feeling of pride.

After all, the emperor of our country personally led the army to the west to conquer the barbarians and defeated the enemy. This would make the people of our country feel extremely proud at any time and in any place.

While the burning iron hoofs were wreaking havoc on Analia, the flames of war also broke out in the originally silent north.

One hundred thousand strong local troops of Sakpruit were killed or captured.

Afterwards, tens of thousands of people were buried alive.

(End of this chapter)