Chapter 1729

"Go clean up the battlefield. Kill those bastards of Xiongnu as you see fit!"

"This subordinate obeys!"

The deputy general, as if granted amnesty, cupped his hands in salute and quickly ran off.

Lu Zhen still couldn't vent his hatred; he wished he could kick him again.

He looked back and happened to see Gao Yang's gaze, which held a faint, ambiguous smile.

Lu Zhen coughed dryly twice. "You brat, you don't believe me?"

Gao Yang remained silent.

"I only said a few words; who could have guessed you brat would arrive so quickly."

Gao Yang looked up, wearing a deeply wounded expression. "Alas!"

"The world is going downhill, and human hearts are not what they used to be!"

"This kid led the army in a mad dash, fighting across twelve hundred li in ten days, and arrived at Iron Stone Valley at top speed. I never expected Grandfather Lu to think of me this way."

"Tsk tsk..."

Lu Zhen's old face turned even redder.

As an old general of Da Qian, he naturally knew the weight of fighting across twelve hundred li in ten days.

"Forget it, for the sake of You Rong, this kid won't hold it against you."

Gao Yang waved his hand and spoke.

"You Rong..."

Lu Zhen's body trembled, his eyes filled with a hint of melancholy.

Seeing the expression on Lu Zhen's face, Gao Yang was taken aback.

"Grandfather Lu, what's wrong?"

Lu Zhen shook his head, revealing a forced smile. "I am fine."

Just as Gao Yang was about to continue asking, Wang Xiao stepped forward, his expression extremely spirited. "Prime Minister Gao, our army has won a great victory in this battle!"

"The Xiongnu were slaughtered by our army, turned upside down, and are fleeing in all directions!"

"King Langya and King Zhenyue led their subordinates in retreat, fleeing toward the southwest!"

"Roughly estimated, our army has beheaded over ten thousand Xiongnu in this battle, and captured many Xiongnu people and nobles, such as Commandants, Thousand-Household Chiefs, and Ministers!"

"Hmm, not bad!"

Hearing this, Gao Yang was very calm.

"Hiss!"

Wang Zhong, however, gasped, feeling extremely shocked.

"In this battle, we cut down over ten thousand Xiongnu?"

"This is a great victory. If word reaches Changancheng, it will be enough to shake the entire court and public!"

The more Wang Zhong spoke, the more excited he became, even feeling that in the face of such results, all the suffering he had endured previously was worth it.

But when he glanced at Gao Yang and saw his calm demeanor, he couldn't help but ask, "Kid, such a great victory, and you're this calm?"

"Hmm."

Hearing this, Gao Yang still maintained a look of indifference.

He was fundamentally different from Lu Zhen; the biggest difference was that he was better at putting on an act.

Even if his heart was filled with wild joy, his face remained composed, steady as an old dog.

Lu Zhen raised an eyebrow, feeling quite ashamed in his heart.

Look, this is the gap.

This is the gap!

He, an old general who had experienced hundreds of battles, big and small, in his life, ended up having a mindset not even as good as Gao Yang, who had only experienced three battles in total.

If this got out, it would be shameful!

Shameful!

"Prime Minister Gao, I have already ordered a pursuit of the fleeing Xiongnu for fifteen li!"

"Presumably, the results of this battle can still be increased!"

Wang Xiao said with a smile.

"Pursue for fifteen li?"

"Fifteen li is not enough. Convey my order: pursue the Xiongnu for one hundred li!"

"Kill until the Xiongnu are chilled to the bone!"

Gao Yang raised his voice and ordered without any emotion.

"What?"

"Pursue for one hundred li?"

Hearing this, Wang Xiao was suddenly shocked.

"Prime Minister Gao, this must not be done!" Wang Xiao advised.

"Why not?"

Gao Yang swept his gaze over and asked in return.

Lu Zhen was also startled by Gao Yang. "Kid, this move is too rash. You must know that military strategy says: do not pursue a desperate enemy. Be careful of losing much for little and falling into an ambush set by these Xiongnu!"

Wang Xiao also nodded, his face solemn. "Prime Minister Gao, do not pursue a desperate enemy. This is recorded by the ancient Sage of War. This subordinate agrees with the words of Old General Lu."

Gao Yang swept his gaze toward the two and said something that directly startled them: "Is the ancient Sage of War necessarily right?"

"Is what is recorded in military books necessarily right?"

Boom!

Gao Yang's words were like a giant rock thrown into a deep pool, stirring up monstrous waves in their hearts!

Since ancient times, those who could leave behind military books and make a name for themselves in history were all famous generals who suppressed an era!

Yet Gao Yang said, is what the Sage of War said necessarily right?

Is what is recorded in military books necessarily not wrong?

If these words got out, who knows what kind of monstrous waves it would stir up!

Lu Zhen flicked his sleeve and said with some displeasure, "You brat, the Sages of War since ancient times are all masters who gathered the essence of military strategy. Do you know what kind of public opinion this will cause if these words get out!"

Gao Yang, however, was unimpressed and continued, "It is only a matter of strategy; there is no need to study ancient military books."

"This kid has no intention of looking down on the masters of military strategy; I just feel that the times are different, and military books must never be copied blindly!"

"Take the era of the Sage of War Sun, for example. At that time, warhorses were too few and too precious; when two armies fought, it was mostly infantry against infantry!"

"But what about now? The Xiongnu have emerged, and Great Chu, Great Yan, and even our Da Qian have spent astronomical amounts of money to breed warhorses!"

"Nowadays, it is the era of cavalry! Blindly copying ancient military books is somewhat unsuitable."

"The Xiongnu are not Great Chu or Great Yan. Once they are routed, they only care about fleeing for their lives and cannot form a powerful resistance in a short time. Plus, our army's equipment is overwhelming, so what is there to worry about?" ===== CHAPTER 1731 =====