Chapter 1641

But Huyan Gudu didn't think Gao Yang was just saying it casually, because with Gao Yang's status and identity, there was no need to lie at all.

Pu Duo was even more ecstatic.

"This subordinate thanks the Prime Minister!"

"I am the Prime Minister's man in life and his ghost in death. For such great kindness, even if the Prime Minister asked me to go back and warm his bed, I wouldn't even frown!"

That was a Marquis!

He, a foreigner, could also be a Marquis?

This not only changed his own destiny but also changed the destiny of his descendants!

How could Pu Duo not be excited?

The surrounding Da Qian generals and soldiers also looked at Pu Duo with envy.

The envy in their eyes almost overflowed.

"Fine, when we return in triumph, you come to warm my bed!"

Gao Yang said.

Pu Duo was dumbfounded.

Ah?

He was just saying it casually!

How did he take it seriously?

But immediately, Gao Yang looked at Wang Xiao, Zhao Bushi, and the others.

"Pass my order: in Langya King City, except for the old, weak, women, and children, leave no one else!"

"Everyone mount up, and burn everything we can't take!"

"Wang Xiao, take some men and throw a batch of dead livestock into the water sources around Langya King City, as many as possible. Anyway, our army can't take these livestock."

"The army will immediately follow me to raid Evil Wolf Ridge and retreat to Yanmen County!"

As soon as Gao Yang's order was given, the generals all looked solemn.

"Yes!"

The generals clasped their fists and accepted the order.

Immediately after, as the bugle for the Da Qian retreat sounded, the Da Qian elites also showed the quality that elites should have.

They gathered quickly and began to retreat.

Huyan Gudu's pupils constricted, his whole body feeling as if struck by a heavy blow.

Except for the old, weak, women, and children, leave no one else?

Hiss!

Huyan Gudu gasped, his scalp instantly tingling.

Although the army was defeated and many Xiongnu fled in all directions.

But there were quite a few Xiongnu in Langya King City, and Gao Yang didn't even blink at such a great slaughter?

And that was not all; this Living Yama didn't forget to throw the animal carcasses into the nearby water sources.

It was summer now, and the weather was extremely hot. If not discovered in time, these animal carcasses would soon rot and stink.

Once the water source was polluted and a plague broke out, the entire Hexi region would suffer!

Precisely because of this, there was an unwritten rule on the grassland: if any Xiongnu dared to throw animal carcasses into a water source, they would be tied up and subjected to a thousand cuts!

But this Living Yama, before leaving, didn't forget to do just that!

A person's name, a tree's shadow.

This Living Yama really didn't act like a human!

Huyan Gudu sighed in his heart, fortunately, he was captured and taken back to Da Qian.

The Da Qian army came quickly and retreated quickly.

This retreat route was planned by Gao Yang early on. The army went out through Evil Wolf Ridge and went east along the Wu River. Although there were Xiongnu tribes along the way, they couldn't pose any threat to the army!

Evil Wolf Ridge, as the name suggests, was inhabited by many starving wolves. On the night of the full moon, they would often stand at the highest point of the mountain, overlooking the entire Hexi land under the full moon in the sky, letting out wolf howls one after another.

But today, Evil Wolf Ridge had some uninvited guests.

Many starving wolves wanted to see the excitement, but were shot dead by crossbows, picked up with spears, and packed away.

"Prime Minister, this wolf skin is not bad!"

"After we get out of Evil Wolf Ridge, I will peel the skin and make a wolf-skin blanket for you, my Lord."

Pu Duo was full of sycophancy, flattering Gao Yang.

After the army passed Evil Wolf Ridge, they were considered truly out of danger, so the whole army breathed a sigh of relief.

After all, they only had tens of thousands of men.

Facing Pu Duo's flattery, Gao Yang nodded indifferently and said "Hmm."

This made Pu Duo feel like he had punched cotton, full of powerlessness.

He was both happy and worried.

"Prime Minister, our army won a great victory in the battle of Langya King City, but I don't see much joy on your face, as if everything was within your expectations."

"Is this my illusion?"

Zhao Bushi stared at Gao Yang, full of curiosity.

Gao Yang glanced at Zhao Bushi and said indifferently, "I am cautious by nature; without an eighty or ninety percent chance of success, I would not let you all take risks."

"The Xiongnu are different from our Da Qian. Winter is extremely cold, while summer is extremely hot, and what the Xiongnu rely on for survival is cattle and sheep. In winter, there is very little pasture, and the livestock rely on the fat on their bodies, but in spring and summer, they must eat heavily."

"This determines the activity pattern of the Xiongnu—it must be gathering in winter and scattering in summer. Therefore, in Langya King City, there are at most tens of thousands of cavalry, at most no more than twenty thousand!"

"I calculated that Mount Canglan is four hundred miles away from Langya King City, which takes seven days for a normal march. Our army only took five days. Plus, even if news reached the Langya King's ears, who would have thought that I, Gao Yang, would dare to launch a surprise attack on Langya King City with tens of thousands of men?"

"With the ebb and flow, our army was a surprise attack, and we had gunpowder and fire arrows to take the lead, plus the crushing superiority of weapons, so testing the waters was fine. Even if it didn't work, we could retreat unscathed!"

After Gao Yang finished speaking, the generals were all suddenly enlightened.

Wang Xiao didn't expect that there were so many twists and turns in this.

It looked like an impulsive act, but it was all calculated.

Everything was in Gao Yang's calculations!

"Prime Minister, then what was the meaning of spreading our Da Qian's fierce reputation?"

Wang Xiao thought of this and asked curiously.

Gao Yang glanced at Wang Xiao, knowing that this kid was indeed a general, seeing through the appearance to the essence.

"I have my own intentions!"

Gao Yang's eyes flickered, extremely deep.

Seeing that Gao Yang didn't want to say, Wang Xiao naturally wouldn't ask further.

"This subordinate spoke too much; I ask the Prime Minister to forgive me!"

"No matter!"

"Order the three armies to speed up. Even a lion fighting a rabbit must use all its strength; do not be careless. Only after returning to Yanmen County can we be considered safe!"

Gao Yang ordered.

"Yes!"

The generals were solemn and responded one after another.

"In addition, send out iron cavalry to return to Yanmen County first, inform them of the battle results, and have them prepare to welcome us!"

"In this battle, our army won a great victory!"

Under the night, a Da Qian iron cavalryman rode at the front, galloping toward Yanmen County, wanting to send the news of the great victory.

West of Langya King City.

Twenty miles away!

"Giddyup!"

"Giddyup!!"

A tall and extremely fierce middle-aged man was leading tens of thousands of elite cavalry, galloping wildly, his eyes full of killing intent and excitement.

He never expected that the Living Yama had actually killed his way into Hexi!

If he could capture him alive, wouldn't that be a great merit?!

And his status was also extremely extraordinary; he was the Zhenyue King, who stood on equal footing with the Langya King!

The two divided the fertile Hexi land into two, each sitting in control of one side. When he got the news, he ordered Xue Shan to go first, and he also quickly gathered tens of thousands of elite troops and rushed over at the fastest speed.

On the other side, ===== CHAPTER 1643 =====