Both the Royal Court and the Dragon City have been wiped out by Liu Deng, and almost all the tribes along the way have been slaughtered by Liu Deng and the others.
When the Huns went south, they took almost most of the herdsmen with them. Now at this time, all these herdsmen have fallen into the hands of the Han Dynasty.
All the cattle and sheep they carried became the spoils of war for Liu Deng and others.
The Huns captured the wealth brought by several cities, but in the end only one-tenth of it was able to be transported back to the grassland.
It is simply a fantasy for them to survive this long winter with just such a few things.
Even if they still have 100,000 troops outside Yunzhong and Yanmen City, so what?
Although tens of thousands of Xiongnu troops fled deep into the Yin Mountains, they did not bring enough food and drinking water. Even if it was snowing, they could solve the drinking water problem with snow water, but the food was not enough. how should I solve this?
It's the twelfth lunar month of winter everywhere now. Is it possible that they can feed tens of thousands of people just by hunting in the mountains?
The mountains are rugged and difficult for horses to travel.
If they want to just cross the Yinshan Mountains, it will take at least a few days.
Even if the Han army is not chasing after them, if they want to get out of this mountain range relying on their own strength, the only way is to kill horses for army rations.
But without the war horse, how should they go next?
The snow in the sky is getting heavier and heavier. This is still south of Yinshan Mountain. It is estimated that it is north of Yinshan Mountain. The heavy snow should only be heavier at this time.
Without their war horses, how could those Huns return to their hometown?
At least hundreds of miles away, if they wanted to travel a long distance on two legs, they would probably freeze to death on the road before they even got back to the royal court.
If they take another ten thousand steps back, even if they can really return to the royal court, so what?
The entire royal court had been slaughtered from top to bottom by Liu Deng and the others. All the food that could be taken away was taken away, and everything that could not be taken away was burned.
Even if they can really escape, the only people waiting for them will be the old, weak, sick and disabled who are waiting for food.
This winter will be the most brutal in the history of the Huns. If Yi Zhixie doesn't have any good ideas, I'm afraid it won't take long for a large number of people to starve to death throughout the Huns.
They began a large-scale search of caravans before going south, and almost all the merchants were killed by them.
This desperate battle was defeated. Now at this time, what greets them will be the cup of bitter wine they brewed themselves.
What's more, both the military minister Shanyu and Yi Zhixie greatly excluded Zuo Xianwang and his family.
Now that the military minister Shanyu is dead, Yi Zhixie's strength is greatly reduced.
Shan Yu's elite troops may have been completely lost this time.
Even if these people and the Huns near Yanmen Yunzhong were able to return to the grassland safely, Yi Zhixie's strength would no longer be able to crush King Zuo Xian.
A weak leader and a strong minister have always been the source of chaos. This kind of thing is unavoidable in the Central Plains dynasty, let alone in a barbaric land like the grassland.
I'm afraid it won't be long before they themselves are bleeding out.
With the death of Shanyu, the military minister, and the failure of this battle, even if Yi Zhixie had great ingenuity, it would be extremely difficult for him to survive this difficult period at this time.
After Liu Deng analyzed the situation with King Liang, the murderous intention in King Liang's chest finally became much smaller.
"Cheap these sons of bitches!"
Looking at the vast forest in front of him, King Liang finally let out a long breath.
"Okay, clean the battlefield, treat the wounded, and report victory to the court!"
After seeing that King Liang finally gave up his plan to set fire to the mountain, Liu Deng breathed a long sigh of relief.
After all, the Yinshan Mountains cover a vast area. If this fire really breaks out, I am afraid that the people in the Han Dynasty will be the ones who suffer in the end.
Moreover, after the decline of the Huns, this place became their own territory. If these mountains and forests were gone, we don’t know how the surrounding environment would have deteriorated.
"Wan Sheng! Wan Sheng!"
With the sound of victory, in addition to leaving the necessary troops on guard, the remaining Han troops began to quickly clean the battlefield.
In addition to the scattered cattle and sheep, there are tens of thousands of slaves and hundreds of thousands of herdsmen on the land with a radius of dozens of miles. The results of this battle can be said to be unprecedented.
But after reading the battle losses reported by the soldiers, Liu Deng had no intention of celebrating at all...
"Gather the bodies of the brothers for me. I promised to take them home..."
After this battle, although the Shenwu Army could be said to have had the upper hand from beginning to end, after entering the battlefield, nothing is foolproof...
After this battle, Liu Deng's cavalry suffered more than 30,000 casualties, and even Long Xiao was seriously injured.
The Shenwu Army suffered more than 8,000 casualties. The most serious casualties were the coachmen. Of the thousands of coachmen, only less than 4,000 survived...
These statistics only include the soldiers under Liu Deng's command. The battle losses under King Liang's command are estimated to be even higher.
"Your Majesty, this is a rare victory. You don't have to be so sad! It is the highest honor for a man to die for his country and be wrapped in horse leather!"
Seeing that Liu Deng's eyes were starting to turn red, Li Guang hurriedly came up and whispered persuasion.
"Have you written the documents to report your victory?"
Liu Deng closed his eyes in pain and murmured.
"Not yet. His Highness Prince Liang asked you to write this document. This is the number of casualties under His Highness Prince Liang..."
Although the soldiers under King Liang suffered heavy casualties this time, after all, the real main force was Liu Deng and the others. If they had not delayed the Huns in advance and followed closely, I am afraid that the real result of this battle would not have been known yet. Do you know...
"Call the clerk..."
This is certainly a great victory, but one general's success can lead to thousands of deaths.
"On the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, the army of Dai fought against the Xiongnu Chan Yu Yizhi and leaned toward Shuofang. More than 300,000 barbarians attacked the army of the state of Dai. They attacked for two days and were unable to win. On the ninth day of the lunar month, the barbarians carried earth to build a bridge. After crossing the chariot formation, the Dai army attacked them with fire, killing and wounding more than 50,000 barbarians."
"The king of Liang's army came out from behind, and the Hulu turned around and attacked fiercely. The king said: If you don't win, you'd rather die! The whole army fought to the death, and they killed more than enough. Dai's army came and killed them. The Hulu were defeated and wanted to flee. Modao's army came out of Yinshan Mountain. The Han army arrived in cover-up, and the Hu barbarians were defeated, beheading 150,000 people, and captured a total of 130,000 Xiongnu soldiers, civilians, and slaves, including cattle, sheep, and horses. The Han army died in battle nearly 120,000 people, and everyone was injured... "
"I'll leave the rest to you. I want to be quiet for a while..."
Looking at the battlefield filled with corpses, Liu Deng suddenly felt that his heart was empty...
It was obviously a great victory. At the very least, the Huns would not be able to cause trouble for twenty years, but he couldn't be happy no matter what...
War always kills people, and people are cheering for victory. Who will remember those unknown people who died on the battlefield...
"Your Majesty, are you okay..."
Seeing Liu Deng's painful look, Shunzi asked in a low voice.
"Bring me some jars of wine. I want to have a few drinks with these brothers who died in battle..."
