At dawn, the inside and outside of Tongzhou City had quieted down. Outside the city, blood flowed into a river, and corpses were everywhere. The Xishan Army dropped thousands of corpses and fled in all directions, while the Northwest Army also suffered hundreds of casualties.

Although the cavalry carried out a harvest attack on the infantry in Xishan, the two thousand imperial guards in Xishan still fought hard, and more than half of the three hundred Xishan elite cavalry were lost. It was the desperate battle of the Xishan army that also caused the Northwest cavalry to lose hundreds of cavalry.

Only hundreds of people were killed in the battlefield, but most of them were when the Xishan Army was disintegrated. The northwestern cavalry was blocked from behind, causing a large number of casualties and injuries to the Xishan Army.

The dawn of dawn projected onto the earth, staring quietly at the bloody battlefield on the vast earth, and many unknown warriors lay quietly on the earth, without a sound.

Chu Huan rode a war horse on the battlefield after the battle. Looking at the corpses everywhere, his expression was quite solemn. Behind him, Xu Shao and Gu Liangchen followed him from left to right.

The armor was stained with blood. Whether it was Xu Shao or Gu Liangchen, the armor was covered with blood. Although the strength of the two sides was very different last night, they still had a fierce battle.

"As usual, soldiers who died in battle will be given good pensions." Chu Huan sighed: "Let the brothers clean up the battlefield and bury the bodies of the Xishan Army well."

Xu Shao bowed and said, "Duke Chu, you could have caught up with Qiao Mingtang last night, why did Duke Chu let him go?"

Chu Huan said, "Qiao Mingtang was kind to me at the beginning, and no matter what, for Brother Wei's sake, he would let him go." After a pause, he said, "The most important thing is that Qiao Mingtang has been in charge of Xishan for many years. With him, there will be no major chaos in Xishan. However, if something happens to Qiao Mingtang, the northern part of Xishan will inevitably fall into chaos, with thieves and disasters everywhere. The people who suffer. The governor does not want to see such a scene. We take the southern part of Xishan and digest it. It is not possible to do it in ten days or half a month. We cannot extend our tentacles to the northern part of Xishan. The northern part still needs Qiao Mingtang to temporarily stabilize the situation."

"So that's it." Xu Shao bowed and said, "Governor Chu is far-sighted and will admire him."

Chu Huan laughed, then looked at Gu Liangchen and said, "General Gu, your troops are really timely. If you hadn't come back in time, I would have had two thousand cavalry under my command. If I wanted to defeat Qiao Mingtang, I would have suffered a lot of losses. Your three thousand troops are really timely."

Gu Liangchen smiled and said, "This is all the general's plan. The general put all his troops into the battle of Liuzihe. The general then achieved his battle and completely defeated Wei Tianqing's troops. After Liuzihe won, the general took advantage of the victory to take the Liangzhou. However, the general thought that the Chu governor's troops were weak, so Qiao Mingtang was likely to make a desperate bet, so he ordered the last general to lead three thousand cavalry and quickly return to support."

Xu Shao sighed, "Duke Chu, now it seems that you are indeed far-sighted in building a cavalry legion. Although the cavalry is expensive, it is really fast to fight. If General Gu leads infantry, it will never be possible to rush back to rescue in such a short time. If Qiao Mingtang dared to attack us, he would definitely not have expected that our reinforcements would be able to rush back so quickly."

Chu Huan said: "We have this cavalry in our hands, which is indeed invincible, but if the financial resources cannot keep up, the cavalry will become a heavy burden." He looked up at the sky, "Thinking about it now, Zhu Qingyue had 30,000 cavalry, which looked majestic, but the financial and material resources he consumed were really extraordinary."

Gu Liangchen sighed: "That's true. At that time, Zhu Sanwan Heifengqi spent money every year like flowing water. If Zhu Lingyue had not been skillful in the methods and had collected a large amount of money and food, he would not have been able to support it."

"What General Gu said is that 30,000 cavalry is worth the expense of 100,000 infantry." Chu Huan said: "We now have nearly 20,000 cavalry units, and the burden will be very high in the future."

Xu Shao said: "Director Chu, the key to soldiers is to be more important than that of many. In fact, when we were at Qingyuan Horse Farm, we have improved. Although the cavalry has 20,000 units, the troops station are vigorously cultivated and the burden on Chu is as much as possible in terms of food rations. Nearly half of the cavalry soldiers are used on the military station!" Looking at Gu Liangchen, he smiled and said, "General Gu is worthy of being a veteran cavalry. His rotation system plays a great role. These 20,000 people are trained cavalry, with a cavalry foundation, and are the wealth in our hands. If they are too heavy, they will be reduced and dismissed. When they really want to use people, they are afraid that no one will do their best."

"That's right." Chu Huan said: "I also considered this, so I did not order the reduction of troops."

"But if 20,000 cavalry trains are trained for a long time, they will consume a lot of money and food every day." Xu Shao said: "So, according to General Gu's advice, we divided the cavalry into two teams and took turns to farm in the military farm. The trained soldiers consumed a lot. The food rations were supplied according to normal, so the food rations would be reduced a little. Everyone knows that the situation in the northwest is in a difficult situation, and as long as they keep their military households, they can still accept it."

Chu Huan laughed and said, "You have trouble." His eyes moved to Tongzhou City not far away and said, "But since we have taken Tongzhou and Liangzhou, the financial pressure will be greatly reduced from now on. After the pass is blocked, our new salt cannot trade with the Guanwei. Linlang is afraid that it will be in a hurry. Now that the road is opened, the new salt can enter the pass smoothly. Linlang knows that it should be relaxed. Xu Shao, you will send someone back to Shuoquan immediately and report the frontline war Linlang and General Du, and tell them that the route has been opened and the caravan can enter the pass."

Speaking of this, I suddenly remembered Linlang's appearance. I didn't see her for a long time, but I was very concerned about my family. I had a lot of work. After An Rong was born, I didn't even have much time to accompany her. I felt a little guilty and ashamed.

"Duke Chu!" Xu Shao shouted, with a slight hesitation, but he did not continue.

Seeing him, Chu Huan said, "What? Xu Shao, we are all brothers. Just say anything, don't hesitate."

Xu Shao hesitated for a moment before whispering: "Duke Chu, the other end of Jiazhou!"

“Koshu?”

"Director Chu forgot that the queen is now in Jiazhou." Xu Shao's voice was very low: "And Duke Chu has arranged for Lu Cunxiao to escort the grain team and escort the King of Qi to Jiazhou to meet the queen!"

Chu Huan's face suddenly became solemn.

Gu Liangchen thought for a while before whispering: "Duke Chu, Mo Jiang is a rough man. He doesn't know the importance of his words. But Mo Jiang thinks that if the Duke Chu uses the King of Qi as his banner, it may be counterproductive. It is not only useless, but also harmful."

"Oh?" Chu Huan said: "Why did General Gu say that?"

"Duke Chu, King Qi is the King of Qi of Qin. No matter what kind of feudal emperor he has with the current pseudo emperor, in the eyes of the world, he only represents Qin." Gu Liangchen said slowly: "If the Duke Chu takes King Qi as his name, then I will work hard for the King of Qi in the name of tens of thousands of northwest soldiers. Not to mention whether the soldiers are willing in their hearts, in the eyes of the world, the Northwest Army is not to get out of the way to save the people in suffering, but it is just that the King of Qi and the Pseudo emperor are fighting for the throne of Qin. Millions of people and tens of thousands of soldiers in the northwest, they sacrifice their lives and shed their blood, just for the throne for their brothers, this!"

Chu Huan smiled and said, "But it's okay to say it, don't worry."

Gu Liangchen then said: "The pseudo-emperor now represents the Qin court and is incompatible with us. In other words, the Qin court that holds real power in Qin is a mortal enemy. If the people in the world think that we are just fighting for the throne for the King of Qi, then all anti-Qin forces will still regard us as Qin officers and soldiers, or regard us as enemies. The most important thing is that the people in the northwest suffer from Qin's suffering for more than one day or two. The Chu governor went to the northwest and worked hard to govern and benefit the people. Everyone remembered the goodness of the Chu governor in their hearts, but the King of Qi's banner was in the eyes of millions of people in the northwest, Chu governor became!" He was hesitant, but he did not dare to continue talking.

Chu Huan looked calm and said softly: "Is he a lackey of Qin?"

"This is the last general, I dare not!" Gu Liangchen was a little embarrassed: "But the last general, I thought that the people in the northwest's favor for the Chu Duke would be greatly reduced. Although there are still some ghosts and monsters in the northwest, most people still support the Chu Duke from the bottom of their hearts. Once they lose the people's hearts, the prosperity of the Northwest Army today may be just a passing cloud."

Xu Shao said solemnly: "Director Chu, we are military generals. We shouldn't have said too much about these things, but although General Gu spoke directly, he was at the point. The last general knew that Duke Chu regarded the King of Qi as his brother and had been taking care of him. However, as General Gu said, Duke Chu is now in the hope of millions of people in the northwest, and may be the expectation of the people of the world in the future. If a major incident is missed due to personal affairs, it may disappoint many people!"

Chu Huan smiled and said, "If that were the case, would you be disappointed?"

Xu Shao and Gu Liangchen looked at each other, and Gu Liangchen smiled bitterly and said, "Duke Chu, others don't know. However, if the general works hard for the King of Qi, he will feel that it is not worth it if he dies. However, since he follows the governor of Chu, no matter what kind of decision Chu Du makes, the general will follow the governor of Chu."

"The same is true for the general." Xu Shao sighed: "Duke Chu, you know that the general was born. The general was following the old general Yu to serve the country, but with the ability of the old general Yu, he could not reverse the national power of Qin. However, Qin was also terminally ill and was really unpopular with the people. The governor Chu was wise and wise. Where the northwest army went, it was decided by the governor Chu. No matter what, we would follow him to the death."

Chu Huan reached out and patted Xu Shao on the shoulder, "I am very happy when you say this, not because you swear to follow me to the death, but because you are not shy about these words, and are honest with me!" Looking up at the sky, there was a ray of rays of light in the sky, and the rising sun had risen from the sky. He thought about it and said softly: "I know what to do."

At this moment, he heard shouts from afar. Chu Huan and his men turned their heads and looked over. They saw figures moving in the distance, and the sound of horse hooves rushed over and dismounted, and reported: "Duke Chu, the gate of Tongzhou City is open, they seem to be opening the city to surrender!"
Chapter completed!