Regarding Zhao Kun's words, Liu Yu naturally understood what they meant.
"Hehe, just bring the prisoners back. We'll have to decide tomorrow what to do with them." Liu Yu said with a smile.
Now that the Han army was so famous, these prisoners had no intention of resisting.
For these prisoners, Liu Yu did not intend to apply leniency to them.
When the Han army began to guard the prisoners overnight and gather the supplies of Ding Ling soldiers along the way, the Ding Ling troops and horses led by Zhai Muhe finally escaped to the fortress formed by pack horses in the north of Liaozhou.
Under the dim sky, the Ding Ling soldiers in the fortress stayed behind and were very surprised to see the defeated generals led by the Great Chanyu running back.
Everyone was frightened, but they didn't dare to ask.
After a rough reckoning, Zhai Muhe couldn't help but burst into tears.
"Da Shanyu, 80% of us, Ding Lingling, are back!"
His general, Alguheda, said in a low tone.
"Where's the rest?" Shanyu asked.
Alguheda remained silent and just shook his head.
Da Shanyu understood it as soon as he saw it.
This means that if the servant army was recruited for this battle, it can be said that the entire army was annihilated.
"This tragic defeat is so inexplicable!"
Zhai Muhe is getting more and more wrong at this time.
This is simply an insult to myself.
The Xianbei Han army of only 500 people blocked him for two days with a shabby fort.
Moreover, the Han troops who came to support were like ghosts. They surrounded them from behind at some point, and they were all very powerful.
None of the Ding Lingbing scouts who were on guard outside came to warn them.
It was as if these Han troops and horses were falling from the sky.
"I, Ding Ling'erlang, am the foundation. If some of my slaves die, let's just die and fight again later!" Zhai Muhe took a deep breath and said reluctantly.
The Ding Ling subordinates next to him also quickly said yes.
No matter what, their main army, Ding Ling, finally suffered little loss.
In this way, the Hujie people, Jiankun people and forest savages can be recruited into the army based on the evil reputation of the Dingling people.
"Great Chanyu, this defeat is strange!" Ali Guheda said.
"Yes, I think so too, please tell me." Shanyu asked.
"Da Chanyu, there is no news from the peripheral scouts, and they are still defeated inexplicably. Maybe they have been bribed by the Han army in advance, and that's why they were defeated!" Ali Guheda said.
Zhai Muhe must find a suitable reason for today's defeat.
Otherwise, once he returns to Mobei Royal Court, he will be questioned about his abilities at the tribal meeting.
At that time, your right to speak will be suppressed by others.
Maybe, this Ding Ling Da Chanyu will be remembered by other tribal careerists.
"That's right. I feel the same way. There must be a traitor!" Zhai Muhe nodded and said.
If there is a traitor, then a big defeat can remove 70% to 80% of the blame.
As for who this scapegoat will be thrown on, I'm afraid we need to do some research.
"It's impossible to guard against domestic thieves! They must be the Xianbei remnants of the grassland, the miscellaneous barbarians from various tribes, and maybe the Jiankun people!" Ali Guheda said.
Regarding this guess, Shanyu felt that it was very reasonable.
Only these people are the residents of the grassland, and the actions of the Han army must be under their eyes.
They saw the Han army moving, but they were not alert at all, which meant that these people betrayed Ding Ling.
"It's a disaster to keep these slaves!" Zhai Muhe said through gritted teeth.
After this defeat, he must find a way to regain his position.
However, he no longer dared to provoke the Han army of the Han Emperor Liu Yu.
This serious defeat has made Liu Yu's troops a taboo for Ding Lingbing.
"These pig-dog-like slaves, if I don't kill them, I'm afraid I won't be able to find the traitor!" Ali Guheda said.
"Yes, I think so too!"
Zhai Muhe thought for a moment and then made a decision.
"Let's rest here for three days, and then go with me to inspect the grassland tribes, especially the Xianbei tribes. Anyone with any abnormalities will be killed without mercy!"
Now that he had just experienced a defeat, Zhai Muhe planned to use brutal killings to maintain the dignity of Ding Ling Kingdom.
Otherwise, once these wallflowers fall to the Han army, it will be a great disadvantage.
If there was such a sign, Zhai Muhe would rather kill all these nomadic tribes and drive them away than show any mercy.
Just when Zhai Muhe was planning to show his cruelty and cold-bloodedness to regain the majesty he had just lost.
After a great victory, the Han army also displayed cruelty and cold-bloodedness.
Thousands of prisoners were all closely guarded by the Han army.
These prisoners were all servants of the Ding Ling people. As for how to deal with them, Liu had his own plan in advance.
"Your Majesty, the inquiry has been completed." Zhao Kun came in and said.
"Who are they and how many are there in each?" Liu Yu asked.
"Your Majesty, except for some of the original Xianbei people from Liaozhou, the rest are all Jiankun people, Hujie people, and wild people from the vast sea forest farther north." Zhao Kun said.
"Are there any Ding Ling people?"
"Yes, but not many, that is, three to five hundred people!" Zhao Kun replied.
"Well, if you put it that way, more than three hundred people is quite a lot." Liu Yu said with a smile.
Ever since the Ding Ling people rebelled, they have always been elusive. There has never been a battle in which so many people were captured.
After such a great victory, the reputation of the Liaozhou Fubing New Army was well known to the world.
"Your Majesty, what should we do with these prisoners?" Zhao Kun asked.
They didn't have much food with the army at all. If they had one or two meals, the Han army would be hungry for one or two meals.
Therefore, Zhao Kun also knew the final answer, but he had to give Liu Yu his own nod.
"No need to bother. Except for the original Xianbei people in Liaozhou, they have all been incorporated into the auxiliary troops for surveillance and supervision. The rest of the Hujie people, Jiankun people, or savages will all be killed! However, don't throw them away casually. To prevent the breeding of disasters and plagues that harm our land, we must dig holes and bury them honestly!" Liu Yu said.
Zhao Kun was overjoyed when he heard this.
"Haha, your Majesty is indeed far-sighted and is really a blessing to the common people of the Han Dynasty!"
Liu Yu also laughed at Zhao Kun's witty remarks.
"If these are smashed, they will be of no use except for being used as fertilizer and buried in the soil by the big man." Liu Yu said.
The image of the big man has always been that of a man with a good temper but unable to protect his property.
Liu Yu now wants to overturn this original image.
