Chapter 136

Liu Bei nodded; this battle was now just a matter of chasing down the routed troops!

"Liangdao, take the personal guards and charge with me!"

Gao Shun saw this and had the Trap Camp, which was infantry, start cleaning up the battlefield; after all, two legs really couldn't outrun four.

In his heart, he was actually quite excited; infantry defeating cavalry head-on, and with the opposite side's numbers being several times his own—it could be called a great victory!

"Fortunately, my lord gave me the opportunity and helped us coordinate with heavy crossbows and fine armor!"

The live broadcast room was also full of exclamations.

"So strong! That eared thief's troops are so strong!"

"This Gao Shun is truly a talent; the Trap Camp advances and never retreats—too elite!"

"Are those Xiongnu soldiers made of paper? So unable to fight!"

"That eared thief's luck is heaven-defying; a centurion who wasn't looked upon favorably is actually a hidden big shot!"

Half a day later, Xu Huang returned carrying Liu Bao's head.

"My lord, your subordinate has not failed his mission; I chased down the Xiongnu Left Worthy Prince and killed him!"

Liu Bei nodded. It seems this Liu Bao wouldn't be able to father any sons to plague the Han people anymore!

"Good, Gongming's merit this time is second only to Gao Shun's!"

"Let the soldiers rest for the night, and tomorrow we will continue to advance toward the Xiongnu royal court!"

"Understood!"

At the Xiongnu royal court, Huchuquan cursed loudly.

"Liu Bao is a piece of trash! Thirty thousand against ten thousand, and he even lost his life!"

Several of his subordinate leaders were panicked.

"Chanyu, the soldiers who returned said that the armor of those Han soldiers is too fine; our arrows simply cannot hurt them!"

"That's right, the general under Liu Bei who holds the mountain-opening axe is also very fierce; he killed Liu Bao in just a few axe strikes!"

"I heard that his sworn brothers, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, are even fiercer; they are currently sweeping through the Western Xianbei in the Dingxiang area, killing the Western Xianbei until they are crying for their fathers and mothers!"

"Chanyu, why don't we move the capital? Let's move the royal court to the northern desert."

Huchuquan slapped the guy who suggested moving the capital to the northern desert to the ground!

"Trash! We still have fifty thousand troops, and that Liu Bei only has ten thousand! What are you afraid of!"

"Do you not know how poor the conditions in the northern desert are? Where is there any place as fertile as this grassland!"

"You go and reorganize the army immediately! In three days, I will fight Liu Bei to the death!"

Five days later,

Facts proved that,

Even with twenty thousand more men, the Xiongnu were still no match for Liu Bei's army.

The level of training, weapons, and military discipline of the two sides were not on the same level.

Liu Bei spent only one morning crushing Huchuquan's great army!

The grasslands were full of routed troops.

Liu Bei led his men to kill their way into the Xiongnu royal court, capturing over a million head of cattle and sheep, a hundred thousand warhorses, and a lot of gold and silver!

At the same time, he rescued tens of thousands of Han people who had been captured by the Xiongnu.

He took thirty thousand Xiongnu soldiers prisoner and over a hundred thousand Xiongnu women.

There were also over ten thousand Jie women; Liu Bei ordered all the Jie men to be killed.

This Jie tribe played a very disgraceful role in the Five Barbarians' chaos in the original history; the ones who killed the most and were the most cruel were these Jie!

Liu Bei, of course, would not let such murderous demons survive!

Huchuquan fled to the northern desert with the remaining thirty thousand Xiongnu, living on borrowed time!

Liu Bei didn't have the time to pursue them; he took the captives, cattle, and sheep and led the entire army back!

At the same time, he announced that the soldiers who participated in this expedition would be allocated at least one Xiongnu woman as a slave according to their merit!

The entire army was shaken; everyone hadn't expected that by building merit with their lord, they would not only be allocated military merit fields and get wives, but also be allocated Hu Ren women as slaves!

"Sigh, if I had known, I would have been a bit braver!"

"That's right, Ge Erdan actually got two Xiongnu women this time, and even a Jie woman! Can he handle it!"

"I must practice my spear technique hard and build merit next time!"

"Where is the lord attacking next?"

Liu Bei announced that after returning home, he would distribute the rewards for this battle: women, cattle, sheep, and fertile land!

The soldiers were full of enthusiasm, training hard, looking forward to gaining more merit next time!

Ten days later,

The entire Taiyuan Commandery was shaken.

Over a million head of cattle and sheep!

"And over a hundred thousand Hu Ren women! Although they can't be primary wives, they can help with work at home!"

Liu Bei held a grand celebration outside Jinyang City.

For the soldiers who performed outstandingly in this battle, Liu Bei personally awarded them.

"Xu Xiaonian, killed five Xiongnu soldiers and one thousand-man commander; awarded 2 Xiongnu women, one cow, five sheep, fifteen mu of fertile land, and thirty thousand coins!"

"Chen Ping, killed two Xiongnu soldiers and one hundred-man commander; awarded one Xiongnu woman, six sheep, seven mu of fertile land..."

The soldiers and the onlookers were instantly red-eyed.

"If I had known, I would have joined the army too!"

"Their monthly grain and pay are also quite high!"

"I heard that even if one unfortunately dies in battle, Inspector Liu not only gives a pension but can also raise their children until they are sixteen!"

For a time, the entire Taiyuan Commandery, Yanmen Commandery, Xihe Commandery, and other places swarmed to Jinyang City to join the army!

Liu Bei had Gao Shun take charge of recruitment, making sure to select excellent soldiers!

Liu Bei also selected talents and sent them to Xihe Commandery, Yanmen Commandery, and other places to implement effective rule.

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