"Haha, I didn't expect the strategist to also like using fire!"
"Furthermore, this strategy of closing the door to beat the dog is brilliant!"
In the Hou Mansion's council hall, Liu Wei listened to Yao Guangxiao and Li Su recount the battle at Tongguo and clapped his hands in approval.
A truly exceptional person knows how to leverage existing resources and connections.
The six thousand remaining soldiers of the Left Grand Commandant were wiped out by Yao Guangxiao's three thousand battalion at Tongguo.
Four or five thousand Xiongnu soldiers were reduced to a pile of charred corpses.
The Left Grand Commandant himself was also killed on the spot.
Yao Guangxiao's men only lost about a hundred men, which is simply incredible.
"If we had known they had committed such heinous crimes in Luo County, burning them alive for a proper burial would have been too lenient on them!"
Yao Guangxiao pouted, seemingly quite displeased. "This humble monk even recited a rebirth mantra for them; what a sin!"
On their way back to Shanwu, they passed through Luo County and learned that the Left Grand Commandant's troops had massacred the city.
Upon hearing that the high monk burned thousands of people as if it were nothing more than drinking water and eating, Liu Wei couldn't help but gasp in astonishment.
"What's the situation in Meiji? What has the strategist been up to these past two days?"
Liu Wei asked again.
After all, Meiji was the royal court of the Southern Xiongnu, and there was also a Left Guli King with 10,000 troops there.
In addition, there were more than 100,000 Xiongnu tribesmen living there.
Yao Guangxiao and Li Su's 3,000-strong camp consisted of only 3,000 soldiers.
"After the strategist used a plan to destroy the Left Grand Commandant's troops, he and I split into two groups and crossed the Yellow River, arriving at the outside of the Xiongnu royal court in Meiji at dawn."
"We are marching at breakneck speed, and it seems that the men of Zuo Guli have not yet received news of the defeat of the Left Grand Commandant, or even the defeat of Qiangqu in Shanwu!"
"When we launched our attack from both the left and right flanks, the Left Guli King and his Xiongnu were still asleep and were all defeated by us."
"Of the ten thousand cavalrymen, most of them were killed or wounded before they could even mount their horses and fight."
"King Zuo Guli led four or five thousand remnants of his army across the vast desert, seemingly heading south towards the city of Guluo!"
"We pursued them for a while, but dared not venture into the desert rashly, so we turned back!"
"We also destroyed the royal court of the Xiongnu and captured more than 100,000 people, including the elderly, women and children."
Yao Guangxiao seemed to still regret why he had recited scriptures to that bunch of bastards, Zuo Daduwei.
Li Su then briefly recounted the Battle of Meiji against the Xiongnu royal court.
Good heavens!
Another night raid! It never fails.
Previously, Xue Rengui launched a night raid on Shanwuyufuluo, killing tens of thousands of enemies and capturing countless prisoners. Later, he burned six thousand Xiongnu people in the Qingshui River Valley.
Unexpectedly, Yao Guangxiao did the same thing to the Xiongnu in reverse, first setting fire and then launching a night attack!
In addition, Liu Wei flooded the Xiongnu people in Shanwu.
All in all, the Southern Xiongnu people experienced a truly tumultuous ordeal.
However, this enjoyment came at a heavy price: the royal court was gone, the Chanyu died, and nearly 80,000 to 90,000 young men perished.
Now that more than 100,000 of their people have been captured, the Southern Xiongnu are completely finished.
Only the Left Wise King Huchuquan in the clouds and the chief of Shuofang had 30,000 to 40,000 troops left, barely hanging on.
Now that Xue Rengui has led his elite cavalry into Yunzhong, it's clear to anyone with eyes to see that Liu Wei's next move is to take action against Yunzhong.
"You two have made tremendous contributions!"
Liu Wei was full of praise, but then a question came to mind: "Great monk, you didn't bring back all 100,000 Xiongnu prisoners, did you?"
There were still more than 10,000 Xiongnu women and children in Shanwu City.
Next, Liu Wei's army will advance into Yunzhong, with Shan Wubian becoming the rearguard.
However, the Han Chinese population in Shanwu was only 30,000, giving them a slight advantage.
If Yao Guangxiao brings back these 100,000 prisoners, wouldn't that give the Xiongnu a huge advantage?
This inevitably poses potential risks.
Does this mean Liu Wei is going to exchange tens of thousands of Han Chinese people to dilute the proportion?
In addition, Shanwu City is a basin about thirty miles in circumference, surrounded by several mountain ranges such as Manhan Mountain, Hongtao Mountain, and Guancen Mountain.
The Qingshui River flows through it.
Even if agriculture and animal husbandry are developed simultaneously in such a small area, it is simply impossible to support hundreds of thousands of people!
"Amitabha, my lord, rest assured, I have dealt with these more than 100,000 Xiongnu people properly!"
“They brought back some young women and healthy children. There were also thousands of fine horses and countless cattle and sheep.”
However, Yao Guangxiao chanted a Buddhist prayer and said calmly.
But Li Su's face began to twitch, his eyes were filled with fear, and his teeth seemed to be chattering.
"What exactly does 'properly handle' mean by the abbot's suggestion?"
Liu Wei seemed to notice Li Su's unusual behavior and immediately asked, "Was it like Commandant Xue, where he was directly buried alive?"
“The strategist… he didn’t!” Li Su stammered.
"That's good, no one was hurt, hehe!"
As soon as Liu Wei finished speaking, Li Su continued:
"My lord, the strategist... he gave each person over sixty years old three days' worth of rations and drove them all into the desert!"
Liu Wei: "That's quite humane!"
"Also, kill all those boys who are taller than a car wheel!"
Of the 100,000 Xiongnu people, less than 30,000 remain.
hiss!
Liu Wei gasped.
This is even more ruthless than Xue Rengui's swindling and killing of people for tens of thousands of yuan!
"Thirty thousand...that's not bad."
Liu Wei murmured.
Perhaps, this is the best solution!
“These young women that I brought back will be directly distributed among our soldiers and Han Chinese people to start families, have children, and increase the population.”
"As for those boys who are not even as tall as a wheel, I intend to train them into a suicide squad."
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