Chapter 596 Dividends
The intense drums sounded again, even on the noisy battlefield, which attracted special attention.
The Qiang people who were burned to death by the fire collapsed. Tianlang came out to fight with Liang Xiao. Now the sound of war drums is loud, but the sound of trumpets is gone. There is no doubt that Tianlang was defeated. Although it sounds a bit incredible, Tianlang was defeated by Liang Xiao before, and it is nothing strange that it is defeated again.
What's more, there are the fire that soars into the sky and the rolling black smoke. Water and fire are ruthless. No matter how many army there are, once they encounter water and fire, all their advantages may burn them all.
Many Qiang people began to escape. Liang Xiao used his killer moves one after another, and there was no hope of winning. The life and death of Tianlang was unknown. If he continued to fight, who knew what other powerful moves Liang Xiao would have. The heat had already burned from the northern valley to the middle. If there was another fire in the south, it would be difficult for them to escape.
The Qiang people wanted to escape, but it was not so easy. Thousands of people were crowded together, and people shouted and neighed, but couldn't move.
Under the hillside, Wu Dan's old subordinate looked at Liang Xiao who was slowly coming, dazed and confused. Pang Shuo slapped his horse out of the formation, came to them, and shouted with a sword: "Those who surrendered are not allowed to die!"
The knights were in a daze. A knight slid off his horse, knelt down on one leg, and raised his bow with both hands.
Another knight slid off his horse and surrendered on his knees.
After a moment, more than two hundred riders dismounted and bowed their heads to surrender.
Pang Shuo walked straight forward, walked into the formation, waved his iron knife, and cut off the sheepskin celestial embroidered with the sky wolf. A Qiang knight stepped forward, carried the celestial with a spear, and ran towards Batu and others. Another Qiang knight took Wu Dan's head from Liang Xiao and followed.
"The Heavenly Wolf Awarded the Head" two knights shouted loudly in front of the Qiang formation. Although they all spoke Chinese, they were speaking Qiang language at this moment, so that all the Qiang soldiers could hear it clearly.
"Tianlang's first prize"
Batu was ecstatic. He had already thought that Liang Xiao would win, but he didn't expect that the victory would come so quickly and suddenly. Tianlang had just arrived at the bottom of the slope, and before the battle began, Tianlang died. It seemed that Tianlang had worked hard to come over, but was not a fight, but a death sentence.
Batu turned around and faced the Qiang soldiers. "What are you waiting for? The Han warriors have killed Tianlang. Are we cowards? Yuezhi warriors, follow me."
Batu kicked the horse out of the battle and killed the Qiang people on the south side of the valley. Dozens of warriors who had followed Aliu Su to fight all directions were also excited and followed closely behind. Immediately afterwards, Maqi also issued an order to attack and led nearly a thousand knights from the Yuezhi tribe to charge.
Seeing that the Han army had achieved a decisive victory, the Yuezhi people rushed in front again, and Mo Su of the Scalper Tribe could no longer hold back. He dared not chew on the hard bones, and the dogs who fell into the water dared not fight? This is a good time to grab the spoils, and whoever falls behind is a fool.
"Carry warriors of the ox tribe, come with me." Mo Su raised his sword and shouted, slapped out of the battle.
The soldiers of the "kill" the scalpers were excited and rushed out with Mo Su.
With the Yuezhi people and the Scalper tribe as role models, the other tribes couldn't help it and rushed out, rushing to kill them one after another. They rushed to gallop, raising their swords and shouting, looking like warriors who were moving forward.
Seeing the Yuezhi people and the Qiang people coming out, the Han soldiers who operated the crossbow chariot immediately began to shoot in depth and set the way for them.
The Qiang people were all crowded together, and almost all of these iron arrows were wasted, and they shot down. The Qiang people became even more panicked. They heard the sound of hooves and saw the battle flags flying. They didn't know how many people were about to rush over, but they only knew to escape quickly. If someone was in front and blocked the way to escape, then chop him down.
The troops were defeated like mountains of fallen. In order to escape, these Qiang people began to massacre each other.
Batu and others rushed to their formation, but did not rush in directly. Instead, they used the speed of war horses to rush back and forth in the Qiang formation, shooting waves of arrows into the Qiang formation, causing even greater panic among the Qiang people and drove the Qiang people to flee west.
The retreat of the Qiang people became more and more uncontrollable. Countless people turned their horses and began to run wildly. At first, they could avoid the formation and escape to both sides according to the rules of retreat. Later, more and more people escaped, but the road became narrower and narrower, so they couldn't care about it, so they simply rushed straight to the formation.
Seeing this scene, Loulan King and others on the podium were completely stunned. Tianlang came out, not only failed to save the situation of the battle, but instead caused a greater defeat. They wanted to know where Tianlang was, but they had no way to know that the battlefield was in chaos, and the fires soared into the sky, where to find Tianlang's shadow.
King Loulan and others also wanted to run away, but they were watched by the old subordinates left by Wu Shan and could not leave the podium. Although each had personal guards on his side, they did not dare to act rashly in the face of these desperate people.
The army's main formation was gradually dispelled by the soldiers who were only concerned about escaping, and in the end they could only follow the trend and join the fleeing team.
Liang Xiao and Xu Le stood on the hillside, looking at the chaotic scenes in the valley, and laughing at each other. At this point, even if the gods are born again, they cannot be saved. The overall situation has been decided, so let the pursuit of the defeated soldiers be handed over to Batu, which is also a good opportunity for him to make contributions.
"Your Majesty, it will be decided in one battle, and you can be happy and congratulated."
"The military supervisor is indelible." Liang Xiao felt relieved. "If the military supervisor had not been to appease the Qiang people and appease the hearts of the people, if the military supervisor had not helped him and had enough food and soldiers, I would not have completed this task even if I had three heads and six arms."
Xu Le smiled and smiled. He and Liang Xiao cooperated happily. This mission was completed beautifully, and it was almost inevitable that he would receive rewards. He had already begun to consider how to write a memorial and report the success.
In Xingxing Gorge, Guo Wenbin sat on a huge rock, slapped his thighs, and looked happy. Although he couldn't rest well for several days and nights, his hair was stuck together, his eyes were filled with blood, but his expression was quite excited.
After several days of hard fighting, after severely damaging more than 3,000 Hunxie's old subordinates who came to support, they killed hundreds of Hunnu cavalry trapped in the valley. For more than ten days of fierce battle, they killed more than 4,000 Huns with the strength of the 300 Han troops and 1,000 Qiang people, which was a great victory.
The crossbow chariot is a well-deserved hero. In front of the crossbow chariots, the Huns were cut down like wheat and had no power to fight back. When the Han and Qiang cavalry came to chase, they were usually defeated.
Deng Guobin was also very tired, but he was not as excited as Guo Wenbin. After verifying the results of the battle, his mind had already flown elsewhere, leaning on the stone to take a nap, and began to think about how to make more efficient weapons.
Guo Wenbin did not disturb him, and ordered a few soldiers to take care of Deng Guobin and walk down the valley by himself.
The soldiers were cleaning the battlefield, and all things were collected, such as war horses and armor. Hexi was richer than the desert, far worse than the Central Plains, and life was a little more important. The money from the Huns was also picked up one by one, and they didn't even let go of an ordinary small amount of money.
Huangfu Qi and a few followers set up a stall in the valley to buy those valuable treasures. As much as possible, he also bought a lot of things. Seeing Guo Wenbin coming over, he met him.
"Old man, how about it? Have those baits been taken back?"
"About 50% of it was taken back." Huangfu Qi pointed to the package and smiled.
"Only 50%?" Guo Wenbin frowned. "Those Qiang people are too greedy."
"Don't worry." Huangfu Qi stopped Guo Wenbin. "The Qiang people are poor and they are inevitably greedy. If they want to fight to the death, they should give them some benefits. If there is no benefit, who will fight to the death for you? It doesn't matter if I earn less. I will pacify Hexi and make money in the future."
Guo Wenbin turned anger into joy. "The old man is knowledgeable and is a big deal. Don't worry, the king will not treat you badly. If you pacify Nanshan, you will definitely leave you a piece of jade materials for Yutian. That is the real big deal."
Huangfu Qi was overjoyed. "Then I'll wait. Wenbin, it's not that I'm relying on my seniority. Your father has been doing business for half his life, and the most sensible one is this time. Look at you, following Junhou, not only your father has done his business to Chang'an, but you have also become an official, and you'll still be a marquis. This is something we dare not even think about."
Guo Wenbin laughed. "Old man, you don't have to be polite. In terms of eyesight, you are no worse than my father. Okay, okay, you don't have to beat around the bush. My Guo family will never interfere in Nanshan's business, how about it?"
"One word is determined."
"One word is determined."
Liang Xiao watched as more than a dozen Qiang people put the stone tablet back, and then sat down.
The original picture drawn with blood on the stone tablet has been washed away, and three Chinese characters are engraved, which are written by Xu Le: Sha Polang.
Wu Yin's head was pickled and was spread to various countries. The bodies were buried on the ground and buried on the hillside where he died. Liang Xiao also specially erected a monument for him: The place where the archer and the wolf buried his bones was also written by Xu Le.
Under the stone tablet of Sha Polang, Liang Xiao began to meet the kings of Nanshan. When erecting the monument, these people stood below and watched the monument be put back to its original place. The cracks were still there and the blood was gone, but the story of this monument will be engraved in their hearts forever. It doesn’t matter if they can’t remember it. Ma Rong and others have compiled this war into singing songs and taught children to sing, which is very popular.
The first one to come up was King Loulan.
King Loulan had the opportunity to escape, but unfortunately he was trapped on the podium by Tianlang's old subordinates, and then captured by Batu and became a prisoner. He felt very wronged, but he was on the low eaves and could not help but bow his head. At this moment, he had to pinch his nose and swallow his anger and go forward to pay homage.
Liang Xiao lowered his head, dusted the ashes on his legs, and turned a blind eye. Huang Ruo shouted: "Come on the name."
King Loulan had no choice but to report the name of the name, but still refused to kneel down.
"Loulan, a good place." Liang Xiao raised his eyelids and blinked the Loulan King. "How many people are there in Loulan and how many soldiers are there?"
This is what King Loulan was waiting for. The countries in Nanshan often fought against each other, and only with strength could they survive. If Liang Xiao wanted to control Nanshan, he would have to cooperate with someone with strength. It is precisely because of this that he had the confidence to negotiate conditions with Liang Xiao.
"There are 1,670 households in Loulan, nearly 15,000 people, and 3,000 knights..."
Liang Xiao interrupted King Loulan. "I mean now."
"Now...now?" King Loulan was a little embarrassed. There must be no more soldiers now. King Ruoqiang killed a thousand Loulan knights as soon as he charged. In addition, the subsequent defeat would have to lose some. "This...is not clear, I will have to wait until I go back and count it."
"I have a number here, you may refer to it." Liang Xiao hooked his fingers. Ma Rong walked over, spread out the account book, and found the item Loulan. "General, the knights of Loulan Kingdom died in battle and were captured 459."
When King Loulan heard this, he felt cold sweat. So, only more than a thousand knights who participated in the war escaped? Loulan had already fallen from a big country to a middle-class country. He shivered for a long time, his legs became weak, and he fell to the ground. Without strength, he would no longer have dignity. Without the help of others, Liang Xiao could destroy Loulan alone, and he would have any capital negotiations.
"Give you two ways: one, follow the Tianlang; the other, pay tribute to our great Han Dynasty, send tribute to tribute, provide two hundred elite knights for my dispatch, and wait for the recruitment at any time."
King Loulan fell to the ground. "I wish to surrender to the great Han Dynasty, and I wish to surrender to the great Han Dynasty."
"Very good." Liang Xiao waved his hand and signaled that the man would take the King of Loulan to the side. Then he told King Jumi to come to see him. King Jumi felt a little calm when he saw King Julien sitting aside. King Julien's strength was similar to King of Loulan. He should not be worse than King of Loulan if he could receive courtesy.
King Jumi came forward to pay homage, but he refused to kneel down. Liang Xiao ignored him and remained silent. After a while, someone brought a Loulan knight to the King of Loulan. King Loulan took off his sword and ordered: "Return to the country immediately and notify the Prime Minister of the King that I, Loulan, have surrendered to the Han Han Dynasty, and ask him to discuss with the queen immediately, send a proton, select tribute, and follow the envoy to come to pay homage to the Han emperor. In addition, pick two hundred cavalry for General Liang to send him, and there must be no mistakes."
The knight was stunned and stared at King Loulan. King Loulan was also very sad, but he had no choice but to stuff the knife into his hand. "Go quickly, go quickly, don't delay, I still want to go back to Loulan for the winter."
The knight suddenly realized, held the knife and ran away.
King Zhumi stared at King Loulan. He now knew why King Loulan could sit here. It turned out that he had already admitted his conscience. He sent his tribute to the Han Dynasty and had to send two hundred elite cavalry to listen to Liang Xiao's orders. What's the difference between this and being tied up with his hands?
Liang Xiao waved his hand, and Ma Rong recited again: "General, the knights of the country of Jumi died in battle and were captured by 516 people."
When King Jumi heard this, his strength was instantly drained, and his knees became soft. He knelt down on the ground with a thunderous sound, sweating like rain. He cursed Tianlang and Ruoqiang King in his heart, especially Ruoqiang King. If it weren't for his messing around, how could Jumi have suffered such a great loss? Now, his vitality is severely damaged, and there is only a way out if he doesn't surrender.
As King Loulan and King Ji surrendered, all the countries in Nanshan knelt in front of Liang Xiao without exception. In this battle, more than half of the 20,000 cavalry who went to the battle with Tianlang lost, especially the great powers such as Loulan, Cimi, and Yutian suffered heavy losses. They had no choice except to surrender to the Han Dynasty. They hated Tianlang to the core, so how could they be willing to be buried with Tianlang?
Liang Xiao immediately ordered that in view of the death of the Ruoqiang King and almost all his soldiers were wiped out, he ordered the Eagle Tribe to migrate to the Ruoqiang Ranch, accept all the people and property of Ruoqiang, and supervise the nearby countries.
Huang Ruo was overjoyed and came forward to thank him-
(To be continued.)
Chapter completed!