Chapter 413: Counting Casualties and Taking the Initiative
"Little liar!"
After scratching her nose lovingly, Wei Chengyi picked her up and placed her on the soft big bed: "Be good and wait for me in bed."
"good."
Smelling the faint smell of blood on him, Shen Xiangwan did not argue with him. After he entered the bathroom again, she stood up and took out the hair dryer from the cabinet, preparing to dry his hair herself later.
By the time the couple came out of the space and lay down on the bed in the house again, it was almost half an hour later. Moreover, it was almost the morning hour, and it would not be long before dawn outside.
"We won?"
Sleeping in his arms with her head resting on his arm, Shen Xiangwan narrowed her eyes slightly and yawned slightly. Since she became pregnant, she has been very sleepy, sleeping at least six or seven hours a day. Fortunately, apart from this, she has no other pregnancy reactions.
"Um."
Wei Chengyi responded softly and leaned over to kiss her forehead: "The battle ended at midnight, and the Western Hu people were completely wiped out. Our casualties have not been counted yet, but they should not be very large."
They launched a surprise attack on the Western Hu people, and had an absolute advantage in both equipment and numbers. If there were not so many people involved and the scene was not too chaotic, their casualties would have been even smaller, just like when they intercepted the Western Hu team in the desert two days ago. The total casualties were only more than a thousand, including more than 200 deaths and more than 900 seriously injured. You have to know that they wiped out the 100,000-strong Western Hu army, and the casualties of more than a thousand were almost negligible and could not be considered casualties.
"The Western Hu claim to have a million cavalrymen, but 300,000 is far from enough."
In a daze, Shen Xiangwan spoke irrelevantly.
"Don't worry, I know what to do."
In the darkness, Wei Chengyi stroked her hair: "Go to sleep, I'll stay with you!"
"Um."
Nestled in his arms, smelling his scent, Shen Xiangwan soon fell asleep. Wei Chengyi also closed his eyes and took a short rest. Before noon, he got up carefully and left the house. Although the two battles with the Western Hu people this year ended smoothly, there were still many things to do. His busyness was unimaginable to ordinary people.
"Our total casualties totaled over 15,600 soldiers, including over 500 dead, over 4,000 seriously injured, and approximately 11,000 slightly injured."
In the meeting hall of the General's Mansion, Yan Lang held a booklet and reported the casualties that had just been counted. This also included the casualties of Wei Chengyi and his men who went to intercept another large army of the Western Hu people. Compared with the complete annihilation of the 300,000-strong Western Hu army, these casualties were negligible. Moreover, this time they also seized a lot of war horses, cattle, sheep and other resources, which could be said to be a great victory.
"Well, let the soldiers recover from their injuries. There are still tough battles to fight!"
Wei Chengyi did not take this victory to heart. He stood up in front of the sand table in front of everyone. Wanwan was due to give birth in August at the latest. Before that, he had to completely solve the problem of the Western Hu people, who were his biggest threat.
"Your Majesty, are you ready to take the initiative?"
General Peng and others stood up and looked at him with a hint of disapproval in their eyes. The grassland outside the Great Wall was so vast. If they led an army of 400,000 deep into the area, the supply line would inevitably be stretched very long. By then, they would probably lose all their advantages and turn victory into defeat.
"Um···"
Wei Chengyi didn't answer immediately. Instead, he folded his arms across his chest and stared intently at the sand table. After a while, he said, "While the Western Hu people still don't know their 300,000-man army has been annihilated, Qingying and I have decided to lead 50,000 cavalrymen each deep into the heart of the grasslands. We will use light equipment and simple cavalry to launch a blitzkrieg attack on the various Western Hu tribes."
Qingying is a space system person, and he can also use space. They don't need to carry any weight at all and can quickly complete the grassland penetration. Only by constantly destroying the tribes of the Western Hu people will they truly realize how powerful they are. What he wants is not one or two years of peace, but decades, in which the Western Hu people dare not invade.
"I agree. The Western Hu people certainly wouldn't have thought we would dare to take the initiative to attack. Their tribes should be completely defenseless. As long as we act quickly enough, every Western Hu tribe will be our victims!"
Qingying was the first to stand up and express his support. Compared with General Peng and others who were mature and good at defending the city, he and Wei Chengyi were undoubtedly more motivated.
The other generals looked at each other and finally had to choose to support. The matter was settled. While the soldiers' morale was high, they should be ready to go soon.
The army won a great victory in its first encounter with the Western Hu people. Shen Xiangwan followed her promise and took out 100,000 taels of silver, allowing Yan Junling to buy up live pigs raised by the people in the name of the official. Three days later, a celebratory banquet was held. Since they were still in a state of combat and were not allowed to drink, Shen Xiangwan did not bring out any wine, but only promised the soldiers that after the problem of the Western Hu people was completely solved, she would treat them to a drink!
A few days later, Wei Chengyi and Qingying each led 50,000 cavalrymen, advancing deep into the grasslands from different directions. General Peng and his men, who remained guarding the three border counties, remained on high alert. As time passed, word of the annihilation of 300,000 Western Hu troops would surely spread back. They had been roaming the borderlands for years, and had never suffered such a loss before? They would certainly not give up and would likely gather a large force and attack again.
"What?"
In the meeting room of the General's Mansion, Shen Xiangwan frowned and looked at Yan Lang, unable to hide his surprise.
"I just received news that the dog emperor has announced that we are plotting a rebellion and have forcibly seized the military and political power of Chenzhou. The criminals must be executed. He will mobilize hundreds of thousands of troops from all over the country to combine with the remaining Binzhou troops to form a 300,000-strong army, led by Wanqi Shan himself, to Chenzhou to suppress the rebellion and bring the Wei family back to the imperial city for trial!"
Knowing that she had heard it clearly but was just a little bit unbelievable, Yan Lang still repeated it. The dog emperor's move of taking the initiative was too cruel. If they resisted, they would undoubtedly be convicted of treason and rebellion. Even if they seized the throne in the future, their reputation would not be very good. If they did not resist, they would become fish on the chopping board and could only be slaughtered by him.
"Is he crazy?"
The chaos of war in Binzhou has already made many ambitious individuals eager to make their own moves. Now that the dog emperor has openly announced his intention to rebel, and even stated that he has already seized military and political power in Chenzhou, isn't this clearly telling everyone that they can follow suit? Or is he simply looking for a reason to cooperate with the Western Hu invasion and eliminate them?
Thinking of this, Shen Xiangwan lowered her eyes and pondered. Compared with Yan Lang, she didn't care about reputation, right or wrong, merits or demerits. Future generations would judge them. They just needed to do what they should do. If the dog emperor was just cooperating with the Western Hu people to eliminate them, she could only say that he was crazy.
[End of this chapter]
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