At night.
When darkness covers the earth again.
One by one, the troops were burning with torches and looked like flaming red dragons.
Carrying countless war horses, spears, bows and arrows, armor and other trophies as well as a large number of Huns prisoners.
From the east of Minghu Mountain, we walked slowly towards the military village on the hillside of Minghu Mountain.
Following the fire dragons, they slowly arrived at the military village of Minghu Mountain.
The Minghu Mountain Military Village, which was originally a little deserted, suddenly became lively.
Cheers, singing, loud talks, and jokes filled every corner of the Minghu Mountain military camp.
Less than half an hour later.
A huge bonfire dinner gradually pushed the lively atmosphere in the village to its peak.
For a moment, it really gave people the illusion of celebrating the New Year.
More than an hour later.
The huge bonfire gradually dimmed as time went by.
The reveling soldiers also returned to their camps as the bonfire gradually died down.
Only some soldiers who patrolled the camp and were on guard were left behind.
Inside the large tent of the Chinese army in Minghu Mountain Military Village.
Yu Yafu slowly stood up from his seat with the support of the generals around him.
"I...I would like to thank you...I would like to thank you, General, for your hospitality."
Yu Yafu, drunkenly and dimly, saluted Li Guangli, who was sitting at the top, cupping his fists.
Li Guangli stood up slowly and returned the salute with a slightly drunken hand: "Has General Yu ever enjoyed himself this time?"
Yu Yafu nodded repeatedly with a red face and said: "Enjoy it, enjoy it."
"Just enjoy yourself." Li Guangli laughed loudly and said, "General Yu is drunk. Go back to the camp early to rest tonight. The general has already arranged the night patrol. General Yu can have a peaceful sleep tonight."
Upon hearing this, Yu Yafu grinned, mumbled a few words of flattery, and then staggered out of the Chinese army's tent with the support of his generals.
After Yu Yafu's figure completely disappeared behind the Chinese army's tent.
Li Guangli waved his hands slightly towards the generals below and said, "You have had a hard day today, so please retreat and rest for the time being."
"Follow the order." A group of drunken generals responded one after another.
After the figures of all the generals completely disappeared behind the Chinese army's tent.
Li Guangli slowly took his seat, and then looked at the only remaining Wei Guogong Valley camp.
"This Yu Yafu is very knowledgeable."
Li Guangli said slowly with a smile on his face.
After this battle, more than 70% of the loot was collected by Li Guangli.
As a key figure in this battle, Yu Yafu and his five thousand soldiers only received more than 20% of the spoils.
This is the so-called compromise.
When Gu Zhanying heard this, he answered Fei's question with a smile on his face: "I will go here first to congratulate the general."
"Oh?" Li Guangli pretended not to know: "Why is this general so happy?"
Gu Zhanying chuckled, raised his hands in salute and said, "Under the command of the general like a god, the army successfully counterattacked King Zuo Guli in this battle."
"He also defeated King Zuo Guli, beheaded more than 2,000 people, and captured nearly 3,000 Xiongnu wolf guards."
"We also pursued King Zuo Guli for thirty miles, causing the extremely arrogant King Zuo Guli to run for his life like a bereaved dog."
"This battle, great general, greatly demonstrates the power of our Zhou army."
"With such a great victory, the general will surely be promoted to the restoration level soon."
"I would like to congratulate the general in advance."
Li Guangli felt so happy when he heard this, the corners of his mouth unconsciously raised slightly.
"Ahem." Li Guangli coughed twice, and after suppressing the joy in his heart, he slowly said: "This battle was not the result of this battle alone. All the generals have contributed, and I will report the truth to you. The imperial court."
The words are over.
Li Guangli paused for a moment, then changed the topic with a slightly serious look on his face and said, "I'm afraid Wei Guogong will have to work hard tomorrow."
"Then from the Huns camp
Baggage and other items lost and recovered in the village should be counted as soon as possible. "
"In this way, I, the general, can report the truth to the court as soon as possible. "
Before Jordan was defeated and fled, he ordered that all the grain, grass, baggage and other items in the camp be burned.
But with the chaos at that time, how could everything go as he wished?
Although some grain, grass, baggage and other items were destroyed in the raging fire.
But more of them were lost and recovered by Li Guangli.
When Gu Zhanying heard this, his heart suddenly became clear.
Then his face straightened, he raised his hands again and saluted, "Follow the order!"
Li Guangli nodded slightly, and then ordered again: "When everything is counted, report it to me as soon as possible, so that the general can fulfill his pre-war promise as soon as possible."
The so-called promise before the war is the so-called reward.
Li Guangli would never dare to be vague about this matter.
Nothing else.
If this matter is unclear, the soldiers under his command will definitely be dissatisfied.
If it is more serious, bombing the camp will not never happen.
Gu Zhanying nodded heavily knowingly, and then responded: "Follow the order!"
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at the same time.
The other side of Minghu Mountain Military Stronghold.
The drunken Yu Yafu was helped to the camp by his generals.
After the generals under his command slowly exited the camp.
Yu Yafu, who was lying on the bed and sleeping soundly with a face full of drunkenness, suddenly opened his eyes.
A sharp look flashed across Yu Yafu's eyes.
As for the so-called drunkenness, it completely disappeared the moment he opened his eyes.
"Yu Ming."
Yu Yafu lay motionless on the bed and called softly.
The words trailed off.
A middle-aged man in full armor gently opened the door curtain outside the camp and slowly walked towards the bed.
"General."
The family general Yu Ming stopped two steps away from the bed and saluted with clasped fists respectfully.
"Send the personal guards to set up defenses within a radius of 300 steps of the camp."
"Don't let anyone come within three hundred steps of the tent."
Yu Yafu lay flat on the bed and ordered slowly.
"Follow the order!"
Yu Ming's face straightened when he heard this, and then he clasped his fists and saluted again.
"Go ahead and keep this secret."
Yu Yafu slowly spoke and warned without moving.
"Follow the order."
Yu Ming agreed and then slowly exited the camp.
After a while.
Yu Ming turned back again outside his own account.
"General, everything has been arranged."
"The Guards have set up defenses within 300 steps of the camp."
Yu Ming stopped two steps away from the bed, cupped his fists and saluted to report.
"Okay, stand guard at the door."
Yu Yafu slowly sat up from the bed and spoke to his side as he stood up.
"Follow the order!"
Yu Ming agreed, and then slowly retreated from the tent again.
Wait until Yu Ming's figure completely disappeared behind the tent.
Yu Yafu casually picked up a large cloak and put it on his back.
Then he walked slowly to the outside of the camp.
Finally, he sat down at a small wooden table.
After slowly grinding the ink and laying the paper.
Yu Yafu picked up a langhao pen and slowly wrote on the well-cut rice paper: "Prince Ming."
"The last general, following the king's orders, rushed nearly a thousand miles to support Li Guangli's troops."
"We lost more than 1,500 troops in the first battle, and the Huns Zuoguli King's tribe was defeated at Minghu Mountain and fled."
"Later, I ordered all the troops to pursue and kill for thirty miles..."
"During this battle, Li Guangli's troops were in great disarray. The generals did not know the order and were unable to restrain the soldiers under his command."
"And the soldiers under his command are also in chaos. Although they are called elites and have the courage of elite soldiers, they are only as brave as that of a common man."
"The war situation has not yet come to an end, Li Guangli first brought his official power to suppress the weak generals, and then took the credit."
"I will obey the king's orders and be patient with him."
"Although some benefits are lost, the temperament of the country's generals can also be seen from behind the scenes."
"After the battle, Li Guangli hosted a banquet in honor of the last general. During the banquet, all the generals exchanged cups."
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"The general will see for himself that all the generals in Li Guangli's department are flattering and able to have both sides."
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"Everything stated in this letter was personally seen and felt by the general."
"I hope the prince will consider it carefully."
"Your Majesty, General Yu Yafu."
With the final word completed.
Yu Yafu slowly put down the langhao pen in his hand.
After the ink is completely dry, the rice paper with dense handwriting is sealed into an envelope, supplemented by sealing mud and other materials.
In this letter, Yu Yafu truthfully recorded the detailed process of today's battle, as well as the various reactions he observed about Li Guangli's soldiers on the battlefield.
Finally, he attached his observations of the temperament and conduct of Li Guangli's troops, from Li Guangli and Gu Zhanying to the generals.
This letter contains thousands of words.
If it was of no use to the acting king Xu Qi, why would Yu Yafu go to such trouble?
Although its effect is not obvious at this time, when the time comes in the future, it will definitely turn into a sharp blade and kill everyone on a special battlefield.
"Yu Ming."
Yu Yafu stood up slowly and called softly towards the main entrance of the camp.
The words are over.
The tent door curtain was gently lifted by someone from outside.
Yu Ming quickly walked into the camp, clasped his fists and saluted: "General."
Yu Yafu nodded slightly, and then slowly walked towards Yu Ming.
"Secret orders are given to Yu Zheng to take twenty personal guards before and after Chou Shi and descend the mountain via the secret road."
"This letter must be submitted to the prince as soon as possible."
Yu Yafu handed the letter in his hand to Yu Ming with a solemn look on his face, and then said in a deep voice.
"Follow the order!"
Yu Ming's face straightened, he took the letter with both hands and saluted with clasped fists solemnly.
After Yu Ming quickly exited the camp with the letter.
Yu Yafu walked slowly to the door of the camp, put his hands behind his back and looked quietly towards the direction of Pingcheng.
His eyes often show melancholy in the quiet night.
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The night is already dark.
In a temporary camp more than fifty miles northeast of Minghu Mountain.
Zuoguli King Jordan sat at the top of the Chinese army's tent.
He looked expressionlessly at the gray-headed generals below.
After a while.
After all the generals report the losses of each department.
Jordan waved his hands expressionlessly and said, "Victory and defeat are common matters in military affairs, and a temporary defeat is nothing."
"You only need to remember the shame of today's defeat."
"You and I will be able to recover it from Zhou Jun ten times or a hundred times in the future."
The words are over.
A group of Xiongnu generals gathered their strength and saluted respectfully: "Obey the order!"
Jordan waved his hand again expressionlessly, and then slowly said, "Everyone, please have a good rest tonight. I will make my own arrangements for patrolling the camp."
Upon hearing this, the Xiongnu generals once again saluted respectfully and said, "I obey the order."
After the salute.
A group of disgraced Huns generals slowly exited the Chinese army's tent.
Lu Zhongyi, the surrendered general of the Great Zhou Dynasty, sighed heavily in his heart, and then followed the crowd slowly towards the outside of the Chinese army's tent.
However, just as he was about to step out of the Chinese army's tent.
Suddenly, a rather polite voice came from behind.
"General Lu, please stay."
Jordan called slowly, his expression still without any emotion.
Lu Zhongyi felt happy when he heard this, but his expression did not show it at all.
After he paused, he slowly turned around, cupped his hands and saluted, saying, "As ordered."
After only Jordan and Lu Zhongyi were left in the Chinese army's tent.
Jordan stood up slowly, and with great solemnity, he bowed his hands towards Lu Zhongyi and performed the Central Plains Ceremony.
"Your Majesty, I can't do it, I can't do it."
Lu Zhongyi's expression suddenly changed when he saw this, and then he hurriedly turned sideways to avoid Jordan's salute.
After saluting, Jordan slowly stood up, with a look of regret on his face, and slowly said, "I regret this!"
"If I could have listened to Sir's words, why would I have suffered such a defeat?"
After finishing his words, Jordan sighed with regret.
Unknowingly, his address to Lawrence Lu changed from "general" to "sir."
Lu Zhongyi naturally understood what the change of title meant.
Although Lu Zhongyi didn't show it on his face when he heard this, he was already ecstatic in his heart.
"Your Majesty, your words are serious."
Lu Zhongyi composed himself, and then he respectfully saluted with the courtesy of the Huns.
Jordan nodded as he saw this.
Then he walked slowly to Lu Zhongyi's side.
He once again bowed his hands in the manner of the Central Plains and said, "Sir, please teach me."
Seeing Jordan acting like a polite and virtuous corporal.
Lawrence Lu paused for a moment, then frowned slightly and looked thoughtful.
After a while.
Just when Jordan showed a hint of impatience.
Lu Zhongyi's brows widened quickly, and then he slowly blurted out the plan in his mind with a solemn look on his face.
Its so-called plan can be roughly divided into three steps.
first step.
That is to gather the remaining soldiers as soon as possible and mobilize troops to reinforce one's own troops in the fiefdom.
During the battle at Minghu Mountain, nearly half of the Wolf Guards were lost in the chaos.
If this part of the Wolf Guard can be gathered again, the existing army can be strengthened as quickly as possible.
If the Zhou army starts a war again, it will be able to protect itself.
The deployment of troops within the self-confessed territory can be used to advance, attack, retreat or defend, and secondly, it can pave the way for the second step of the plan.
its so-called second step plan.
In short, it was to exaggerate fear among the Xiongnu kings, generals and tribes.
The so-called fear is the reinforcements of the Great Zhou Dynasty.
In Lu Zhongyi's view, Emperor Zhengde could never just send an army of 5,000 men as reinforcements.
This reinforcement is most likely just the vanguard army.
After this army, there will definitely be a large number of reinforcements on the way.
If all reinforcements from the Great Zhou Dynasty arrive.
At that time, it will be a real war between countries.
Can King Zuo Guli resist the entire Zhou Dynasty?
That's like using a mantis' arm as a chariot.
It should be noted that even a skinny camel is still bigger than a horse!
In this case, why not spread fear in the Xiongnu territory in advance before the Zhou reinforcements have fully arrived.
This then forced the Xiongnu tribes to put aside their personal grudges for the time being and fight against the Zhou Dynasty with all their strength.
By that time, the more brutal the war was, the more fame and prestige King Zuo Guli would gain.
Nothing else.
People can always remember the first person who stood up to fight injustice, but they cannot remember the people who stood up one after another.
Moreover, Jotun was the first to warn all the Huns.
Just imagine,
The war has already been so brutal with advance preparations. If there is no preparation for the war, what will be the fate of the tribesmen?
