The surprise attack caused some casualties to Yun Zheng and his men.
Although Yun Zheng didn't want any casualties, since it was a war, casualties were inevitable.
Although this large migrating tribe was mostly composed of the elderly, the weak, women and children, there were also some young and strong people.
Moreover, facing their sudden attack, many elderly people also took up arms.
Although it was a one-sided battle, casualties were still inevitable.
After the battle, they lost two people, and with the seriously injured, the total loss was almost ten people.
However, they also gained a lot.
There are more than 8,000 horses, big and small.
Combined with the more than 2,000 horses they had seized previously, they could now basically ride two horses each!
Damn it!
...
...
This is what real cavalry is!
"Brother, are you going to kill these cattle and sheep again?"
Qin Qihu came to Yun Zheng covered in blood and asked excitedly.
Damn it!
It would be so exciting if every battle was fought like this.
Few casualties, great spoils!
This is what it means to win a battle!
"You don't want to take these cattle and sheep away?"
Yun Zheng immediately guessed Qin Qihu's intention.
"Of course!"
Qin Qihu chuckled, "We should be only a hundred miles away from the other side of the Riftwind Canyon. Even if we take these cattle and sheep with us, we should be able to get there in two days! It would be too easy for the Beihuan people to just kill them and leave the meat for them to eat!"
The total number of cattle and sheep is at least 20,000 to 30,000!
If I bring this back to Shuobei, how long can I eat it?
After killing the cattle and sheep and leaving them for Beihuan, he always felt that he was helping the Beihuan people improve their food.
Must take away!
Don’t leave even a single hair for the Beihuan people!
Yun Zheng frowned and said, "You also heard what the captives said. Since Jia Yao sent people to inform them to evacuate, he will definitely send people to ask for help from the Right Wise King. Once we are entangled by the Right Wise King's troops, the casualties will be great!"
Who doesn’t want to take away something that can be taken away?
But if he had to choose between the lives of cattle and sheep and the lives of soldiers, he would definitely choose the latter.
"How about this!"
Miaoyin said: "Let's take these cattle and sheep away first, send more scouts out, and find out more about the surrounding situation. If the enemy comes over, we can kill these cattle and sheep on the spot..."
“Yes, yes!”
Qin Qihu nodded repeatedly.
"When that time comes, how will we have time to kill cattle and sheep?"
Yun Zheng shook his head slightly and began to think silently again.
He must have wanted to take all these cattle and sheep away.
After returning, it’s time to confront Emperor Wen!
If nothing unexpected happens, they will soon face the problem of supply.
With so many cattle and sheep, their army can last longer.
But when he thought about the possibility of heavy casualties in taking these cattle and sheep away, he hesitated again.
However, he soon realized another problem.
The problem of the wounded!
They had more seriously injured soldiers, but they had just seized a lot of carts used to transport supplies. With these carts, they could help transport the seriously injured soldiers. They certainly could not leave them here any longer.
But the speed of a cart is certainly not comparable to that of a war horse.
In other words, they have to carry these seriously injured people, so their speed will also slow down!
Thinking of this, Yun Zheng made a prompt decision: "Since you all want to take them away, then let's take them away! Even if the Right Wise King sends troops to chase us, as long as we hold them back temporarily, we will have a chance to take these cattle and sheep away!"
Since you can’t get up any faster anyway, just eat this piece of fat!
It would be such a waste to leave such a big piece of fat meat to the Beihuan people!
If you are surrounded and blocked by a large group of cavalry, a head-on confrontation will definitely not work.
But there is still a chance if we find a way to delay the enemy!
Having made up his mind, Yun Zheng immediately ordered Qin Qihu to lead his troops to escort the cattle and sheep towards the direction of the Liefeng Canyon.
He led two thousand elite cavalry to guard the right rear of the army.
If the troops of the Right Wise King of Beihuan wanted to pursue us, they would be more likely to chase us from the right rear.
Once the scouts discovered a large group of Beihuan cavalry, he would find a way to delay the enemy.
Qin Qihu originally wanted to snatch this task from Yun Zheng, but was directly rejected by Yun Zheng.
After assigning the tasks, the army set out quickly, and Yun Zheng also sent a large number of scouts behind him.
Before they had walked twenty miles, the scouts came back to report that they had encountered enemy spies. According to preliminary estimates, the enemy was less than thirty miles away from them.
However, due to their encounter with enemy spies, they were unable to obtain more information, nor did they know how many enemy troops were there to the right rear.
“It’s coming really fast!”
Yun Zheng cursed inwardly and immediately looked around.
Unfortunately, when I looked up, I saw only vast grasslands all around. There were no trees or canyons suitable for an ambush.
Those few small earthen slopes are probably considered the higher mountains on the horse-grazing grassland.
After pondering silently for a while, Yun Zheng immediately ordered the scouts to investigate again, and at the same time led the army towards the mound a few miles away.
Arriving at the mound, Yun Zheng immediately ordered: "Everyone dismount! Let the horses graze on the spot, and everyone rest!"
Miaoyin frowned and said, "The enemy has caught up with us, and you are still resting here?"
"What's the hurry?"
Yun Zheng smiled indifferently, "They are cavalry, and so are we! Isn't it still a long distance? We can still run away after they see us! Let's rest well first and wait for the opportunity to tire out!"
“…”
Miaoyin looked at Yun Zheng in astonishment, thinking that this bastard had a really big heart.
However, she believed that Yun Zheng would not do anything rash. '
Since Yun Zheng is doing this, there must be a reason for doing so.
While the horses were grazing, Yun Zheng and his men also took out some dry food to nibble on.
Not to mention, eating some dry food, drinking a few sips of melted snow water in my arms, and looking at the vast grassland in front of me, I actually had a different feeling.
Not long after, the scout returned again, and this time, the scout brought back relatively accurate news.
The enemy army is a massive mass, with at least ten thousand cavalrymen!
Just as the scout finished speaking, a black mass of Beihuan cavalry appeared near the distant skyline.
It was estimated that it was less than ten miles away from them.
"Let's get going!"
Seeing that Yun Zheng had no intention of ordering the entire army to retreat, Miaoyin immediately urged him anxiously.
“No rush!”
Yun Zheng shook his head and smiled, then loudly ordered: "Everyone sit down and rest, pretend they don't exist!"
ah?
When they heard Yun Zheng's order, everyone was stunned.
"sit down!"
Yun Zheng suddenly raised his voice and shouted loudly.
Under Yun Zheng's strict order, everyone sat down again with full of doubts.
"What on earth are you doing?"
Miaoyin lowered her voice and asked Yun Zheng in confusion, "Do you still want to fight the enemy head-on?"
"I'm not stupid!"
Yun Zheng shook his head and smiled, then pointed at the slowly approaching enemy troops: "The enemy troops are not charging? The more casual we are, the more the enemy troops will suspect that we have a trick, and thus will not dare to advance rashly. I estimate that the enemy troops will stop advancing soon..."
The moment Yun Zheng finished speaking, the enemy troops in the distance actually stopped advancing and confronted them at a distance of seven or eight miles.
Miaoyin's eyes suddenly widened, and she looked at the distance in disbelief...
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