HCB Chapter 174: Brilliant Victory, King Qing's New Partner
Chapter 174: Brilliant Victory, King Qing's New Partner
When the northern barbarians rushed to the provincial capital, the Jinwu Guards were cleaning up the battlefield.
Some bodies were blown to pieces, so it is impossible to count the exact number. But conservatively estimated, the Northern Barbarians lost more than 6000 people this time.
Among them were more than 600 prisoners.
The last 3000 light cavalry sent by Altan suffered few casualties, most of them escaped, but the 1000 heavy cavalry were completely wiped out.
Such a great victory without defending the city is unprecedented in the history of Daxia for hundreds of years.
Emperor Gaozu led a northern expedition and annihilated 5000 enemies, including more than 200 heavily armored cavalry. Their achievements were boasted by Daxia for a hundred years, and they would surely have shocked the court and the country.
In other words, the battle of Wild Boar Ridge was deliberately concealed, otherwise it would have been a real victory!
When cleaning up the battlefield, Zhou Jin specifically instructed that the heavy cavalry's 340 war horses, 510 sets of intact equipment, and 290 sets of damaged equipment,
All of them were given to the secret guards to hide, and they would be useful in the future when the northwest was recovered. In fact, Xiao Yunxi secretly stored them all in the space.
Heavy cavalrymen are treasures from head to toe, especially their war horses, which are picked from thousands of miles away and have great endurance and load-bearing capacity that cannot be bought with money.
Xiao Yunxi looked down on them. The army in her mind was equipped with only firearms, and there was no heavy cavalry equipment at all.
After all, it's someone's kindness, so just accept it reluctantly.
The victory in the battle is worth celebrating, but the price is terrible.
More than 2300 Jinwu Guards died in this unknown village. Fortunately, they rescued more than 4000 people.
When the people learned that it was the Crown Prince who saved them, they all knelt down.
"Thank you, Crown Prince, for saving my life."
"Your Highness, may you live a thousand years and a thousand thousand years."
The common people are the most simple-minded. If you give them a peach, they will definitely give you a plum in return.
The court propaganda that the emperor and princes love the people like their own children and that court officials sympathize with the people is all nonsense. Behind the scenes, they are arrogant and do not treat the people as human beings.
The people are poor and weak, not stupid or blind, and no one has ever expected that there is a privileged class that really cares about their lives.
But today,
The Crown Prince risked his life to rescue them, so that they could truly feel the eight words: love the people as your own children, treat the people as your own wounds.
Dabao looked at the people kneeling on the ground and truly understood what Xiao Yunxi said.
The people's demands are actually very simple: children should be educated, students should be taught, workers should be paid, the sick should be treated, the elderly should be cared for, the homeless should have a place to live, and the weak should be supported.
If we can do this, our country will be forever secure.
There were too many wounded, so they had to stay in the village for two days. During these two days, the weather was calm and the northern barbarians did not come again. They had already burned, killed and looted around the city.
The people of the city were boiling with resentment and demanded that Prince Qing send troops to suppress the rebellion, but Prince Qing did not dare to do so!
"Damn Sukhbaru, I want him dead!"
Impotence and mania describe the current state of Prince Qing.
If he kills Sukhbaru's wife and children, Sukhbaru will be completely disconnected, the Northwest Plan will fail, and he will suffer a huge loss.
Do not kill,
Sukhbarutsyn is getting too arrogant and it will be more difficult to control him in the future. We must negotiate with him.
Zhu Guangxiao, an aide to Prince Qing's palace, suddenly thought of a plan.
"Your Highness...I believe we should seek cooperation with Altan."
The tribes of the Northern Barbarians were already dissatisfied with Sukhbaru. Seizing the county town could temporarily divert the conflict, but it could not solve the fundamental problem.
Joining forces with Altan to eliminate Chahar and Sukhbaru can reduce the losses.
"Will he cooperate?"
Altan was brought down by Sukhbaru and him. If he were to cooperate with him now, others might not be willing to do so.
Zhu Guangxiao smiled confidently,
"The Northern Barbarians are in a state of internal equilibrium. We are the key force. Altan is a smart man and will make the right choice."
If Sukhbaru wants to save his life, he cannot let Altan take the throne.
If Altan wants to take the throne, he must give his all. Tumed can no longer bear such losses. Prince Qing’s willingness to help is undoubtedly a timely help.
That night,
The envoy of King Qing met Altan and the two sides reached an agreement smoothly.
Luochuan County,
The thatched house on the hill behind Huatang Temple,
"Lord Murong, the northern barbarians have been arresting people crazily recently. It's no longer safe here."
Wearing a dirty coat and with disheveled hair and face, Murong Chen lost his former elegance and looked like a wild man.
On the day Luochuan County was captured, he was hit by three arrows and thought he was dead. He woke up and found himself in the cellar with a group of secret guards led by Lao Ba.
The cellar was prepared in advance, with medicine, food, and water, enough for them to survive for a while.
The Northern Barbarians seemed uninterested in Luochuan County and left a hundred households to garrison. On their way to escape, Murong Chen fell unconscious and was rescued by a monk from Huatang Temple.
Many other people were rescued along with him and were all settled in the mountains behind the temple.
The northern barbarians used to respect the temple and did not cause any trouble, but recently they suddenly became crazy and wanted to capture the monks, but were repelled by the secret guards.
Sooner or later they will come for revenge, it's time to leave.
Looking at Luochuan County in the distance, Murong Chen felt extremely complicated. This was his hard work, and it was destroyed by the northern barbarians.
"Let's go to Piaomiao Peak."
Staying there would only mean sacrificing their lives in vain. They have already contacted Murong Hai and will meet up at Piaomiao Peak as soon as possible to make long-term plans.
Murong Chen did not mean that the Northern Barbarians did not have the energy to care about them now.
The day after the people and monks evacuated, the barbarian troops from Beisheng Pass and various counties gathered together. A few days later, they arrived at the city.
Prince Qing actively organized the army and civilians to defend the city. The two sides fought for 10 days.
As the provincial capital was about to fall, Prince Qing personally led the army in a night attack, killing more than 3 enemies, beheading Khan Sukhbaru, and recaptured the three county towns around the provincial capital.
From then on, the Northern Barbarians and Daxia no longer had the ability to launch large-scale wars against each other. They each held their own territory and prepared for a protracted war.
"Give them half of the supplies tonight and let them retreat to Beisheng Pass. When Beisheng Pass is handed over, we will give them the other half."
Prince Qing instructed Zhao Qi to take control of the northwest city as soon as possible to prevent Altan from changing his mind.
Simultaneously,
He sent someone to deliver a letter to the capital, hoping that the court would provide food and money to make up for the losses.
The Northwest Plan is quite different from what was originally envisioned.
He and Altan could not trust each other.
The provincial capital dared not let them go, lest Altan stab them in the back and their efforts would be in vain.
Altan wanted more benefits than expected, including compensation for the losses suffered by the northern barbarians in the south, including food, population, and financial reports, and the transaction was carried out in batches.
After receiving the first batch of supplies, they will retreat to Beisheng Pass. When the second batch of supplies arrives, they will completely withdraw from the northwest.
Although the plan was somewhat tortuous, it was not completely without benefits. The two sides secretly signed a trade cooperation agreement, and Altan would cooperate with him to overthrow the second prince.