Immediately, Huangfu Song sent someone to summon Qiu Liju and Nanlou to come for a meeting.
"I wonder why Commandant Huangfu has summoned us here?"
Before long, Qiu Liju and Nanlou, both limping, also arrived at the main tent with somber faces.
Although the two men were filled with resentment, they could not find any fault with Huangfu Song, especially since Huangfu Song had not killed all of his subordinates who deserted in the face of battle, which was already considered fair to them.
Huangfu Song said in a deep voice, "The 6,500 men under Sheli have been annihilated by our army, leaving only 500 men to guard their rear! I have decided to send you to attack them!"
"Commander Huangfu, our two units now have only a little over 1,800 soldiers remaining. After several fierce battles, we are truly unable to fight any longer, so perhaps..."
Nanlou said with a troubled expression. Although he did not refuse outright, he was clearly afraid to fight anymore.
Although Qiu Liju didn't say anything, his expression showed that he shared the same thoughts as Nanlou.
Looking at the two men, Huangfu Song sneered, "If you don't take out these five hundred men, how will you make up for your losses in this battle? And how will you repay the military expenses and provisions you owe my Han army?"
You must understand, this time it was you who requested assistance from our army, not the other way around!
Huangfu Song's words struck a chord with Nanlou and Qiuliju.
"Okay then!! I'll go right away!!"
After a moment's thought, the two could only sigh helplessly. They could recruit more soldiers; after all, the tribe still had many able-bodied men. But if the losses weren't recovered, then it would be truly over. The enormous military expenses of the Han army alone were beyond their means.
After the battlefield was cleaned up, Huangfu Song and his men led the Han soldiers to inspect the spoils of war they had captured.
"Hmm! The gains from this battle were not bad; the warhorses of the Northern Wuhuan are still somewhat superior to those of our army!"
Looking at the more than 5,000 tall warhorses gathered in front of him, Huangfu Song was very satisfied. Not only had he replenished the warhorses he had previously allocated to Huang Zhong and his men, but he had also gained many more.
"Commander Huangfu, could you exchange those white horses for this humble general?"
Gongsun Zan stared wide-eyed at the thousands of white horses in the herd.
"I didn't expect Bo Gui to have this hobby? Are you planning to have your entire Yueqi Battalion ride white horses too?"
Ma Teng looked at Gongsun Zan with surprise, only then remembering that Gongsun Zan's warhorse was a tall white horse.
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