HCB Chapter 343 Great Victory
Chapter 343 Great Victory
That night, the campfires of the Zhao army burned high, the drums beat merrily, and the soldiers sang so loudly that they could be heard even in the royal tents of the Rongdi.
The Chanyu King felt annoyed by the drumbeats from the other side. He had just sat up to get some fresh air when a scout came to report that the other side was celebrating their victory.
"I can hear you," the Chanyu King said irritably.
The eunuch standing nearby asked in confusion, "Why hasn't Lord Tuotuo returned yet?"
“Inviting him to a banquet is also a matter of courtesy in Dazhao,” Huyan Lie thought without a doubt.
In his view, he had already suffered enough humiliation by taking a step back, and there was no reason for Da Zhao not to accept it gladly.
Just as the strategist said, as long as Xiao Qi accepts the surrender of the Rong and Di tribes, he will suffer when he returns home, and it will be impossible for him to go back to the battlefield.
As for the two female generals, he has already sent a message to the princess of Daliang, telling her to deal with them as soon as she finds an opportunity.
With the decline of military generals in the Great Zhao, as long as a way is found to eliminate these few people, the land of the Great Zhao will still be used as food by the Rong and Di people, and the women of the Great Zhao will be readily available to the Rong and Di people.
Everything was within his plan; he only needed to take one step back, the only step.
The drumming on the other side seemed to grow louder, so he lay back down on the bed.
The Rong and Di soldiers were kept awake by the noise and tossed and turned in their tents.
The commotion on the other side didn't subside until the middle of the night. The exhausted Rongdi soldiers quickly fell asleep, unaware that the enemy had already sharpened their blades.
The army did not beat the drums, but the horses' hooves were already wrapped in cotton cloth. The 50,000 iron cavalry seemed like gods of death descending from the sky to the Rong and Di people. Many Rong and Di soldiers even died in their sleep.
When the battle cries resumed, the Rong and Di tribes were no longer able to fight back. Their cavalrymen were trampled by the enemy cavalry before they could even mount their horses, and were subsequently killed by the infantry behind them.
When Chanyu Huyan Lie saw the flames outside the camp, he still couldn't figure out what was going on. They had already sent a letter of surrender, so why did it attract swords and spears?
Where is the so-called magnanimity of a great nation that Da Zhao supposedly possesses?
But the situation left him no time to think too much, and the general rushed in: "Great Khan, the Han people have broken in and are about to reach the royal tent. We will cover your retreat."
Huyan Lie was unwilling to retreat just like that. He had 80,000 men under his command plus 50,000 under the Right Wise King. It could be said that most of the young and strong men of the Rongdi were here. If they were severely damaged, the Rongdi would not be able to recover their fighting strength for at least 20 years.
If that's the case, how can he face his ancestors?
However, after looking out of the tent, he followed the general's advice and rode away.
The situation was beyond saving; as the saying goes, a defeated army collapses like a mountain, and annihilation was just a matter of moments.
Shen Li and Lin Wan'er led the charge on the left and right flanks, while Xiao Qi commanded the central army. The battle lasted all night, and by dawn the next day, tens of thousands of Rong and Di corpses remained on the battlefield.
The desert sands blew up and buried the remains. Shen Li and Lin Wan'er looked at each other, feeling both the joy of victory and the sorrow of seeing the corpses scattered all over the ground.
War is so cruel; if you don't kill others, you have to watch your own people be killed. It's a path you have no other choice.
After receiving Xiao Qisong's message, Li Yuanhua and Xu Sheng worked together to eliminate the enemy. Although they did not kill many enemies, they still contributed to the annihilation of the enemy forces.
Therefore, Li Yuanhua had a better impression of Xiao Qi. The young man was capable but not greedy for credit, and was indeed worth befriending.
Xu Sheng only cared about fighting; he was overjoyed at the sight of victory and didn't care about military merits. He believed that the best strategic command he had ever made was assigning five thousand men to Shen Li's command.
This battle was not only a great victory, but it also lasted for more than a decade, allowing the western border to remain completely peaceful for more than a decade or even longer.