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Chapter 654 Counterattack

The more than 30,000 Xianbei soldiers came from multiple tribes. Once they were defeated, they each ran towards their own tribes and had no intention of resisting.

Lu Cheng directly ordered Huang Zhong and Zhang Liao to lead 800 cavalry each to pursue a group of fleeing Xianbei cavalry, while he himself led light cavalry to chase the main force of the Xianbei to which Kebi Neng belonged.

Since the leader was beheaded, among the remaining Xianbei cavalry, anyone who dared to come out and organize and gather troops were all taken care of by Lu Cheng. He specifically targeted those with a large number of people and those who were leading the troops, and either shot them to death with a single arrow or caught up and stabbed them off their horses.

After chasing for twenty or thirty miles, the more than ten thousand Xianbei cavalry had completely collapsed and were running everywhere. Some had two or three hundred men, while others had twenty or thirty men, all concerned with escaping.

Under the full urging of the cavalry, the war horses also ran with all their might, their physical strength was consumed faster and they gradually began to collapse.

Whenever he caught up with a group of cavalry, Lu Cheng would roar like a tiger or leopard, which would scare them so much that they would tremble with fear and lose their souls.

Later, wherever Lu Cheng led his troops, the teams of Xianbei cavalry gave up resistance, dismounted from their horses, knelt on the ground and asked for surrender, for fear that if they surrendered too slowly, they would be killed directly.

The cavalry in front were like wild horses that had broken free from their reins, while the infantry behind them maintained their formation at all times. Five hundred people formed a square formation, and there was a square formation every three to five hundred meters. They slowly advanced towards the scattered Xianbei cavalry and continuously surrendered the fleeing soldiers.

Lu Cheng chased until his men and horses were exhausted, then he ordered to stop the pursuit and slowly return to drive away the Xianbei cavalry who had surrendered along the way.

Of course, there were also many Xianbei cavalry who surrendered immediately after being caught up by Lu Cheng, and then fled in other directions after Lu Cheng left.

Anyway, the grassland is so vast that even if the Liaodong army has more troops, it is impossible to catch up with all the scattered and fleeing Xianbei cavalry.

However, Lu Cheng didn't care about the fleeing Xianbei cavalry.

In other words, they were supposed to be allowed to flee back to their respective tribes, or to any place on the grassland, bringing back the fear left behind in Liaodong and spreading the word about Liaodong's strength.

At noon the next day, Lu Cheng led 400 cavalrymen and drove more than 2,000 Xianbei cavalry back to Changli City. Zhang Liao and Huang Zhong also led their troops back one after another.

According to statistics after the war, including the initial Xianbei vanguard, this battle killed more than 3,500 Xianbei cavalry, captured more than 6,000 Xianbei cavalry, seized more than 8,000 war horses, and the number of swords, spears, bows and arrows is still being collected and counted.

The Liaodong Army suffered more than 400 cavalry casualties, of which less than 200 were killed in action. Most of them ran too fast and fell off their horses during the pursuit.

Compared with the Xianbei cavalry who lived on horseback all year round, the Liaodong cavalry was a little inferior in riding skills, but their combat qualities and degree of coordination in all aspects were not comparable to those of the Hu people.

"My Lord, how do we deal with these captured Hu people?"

"According to the old rules, they will be sent to labor first to build roads, build cities, open up wasteland, and dig canals. Before the beginning of next spring, they should not be idle or starve to death. After the beginning of next spring, if there are those who perform well, we will select them to join our Liaodong Army."

"Yes! My Lord! Um... Changli City is short of manpower. Can you assign some more to us?"

These Xianbei captives can be used as much as possible without any wages. As long as they are not starved or frozen to death, they are the most useful labor force.

In contrast, the people of Liaodong are paid for their work, and have corresponding welfare benefits and subsidies for high temperatures and severe cold.

Therefore, the county magistrates of each city hoped to have more captives to serve as free labor.

After arranging the disposal of the prisoners, Lu Cheng received messages from flying eagles one after another, saying that Zhao Yun and Taishi Ci had also won the battle and were each pursuing the enemy to expand their results.

At present, Lu Cheng's intelligence network has covered every corner of Liaodong. Rapid communication can be carried out through various domesticated birds, and the speed of message transmission is also quite fast.

Lu Cheng was not at all surprised at the results achieved by Zhao Yun and Taishi Ci. Both of them were first-rate generals, commanding the well-trained and well-equipped Liaodong Army. It would be strange if they could still be defeated by a group of foreign Hu people.

After reading the intelligence, Lu Cheng handed it to Zhang Liao and Huang Zhong. After reading it, the two generals were delighted: "Generals Zilong and Ziyi have won. Our army has won this battle. From now on, the Xianbei and Fuyu will not dare to invade Liaodong again."

"Yes, the enemy attacked from three directions at the same time. Within a day, they were defeated by our Liaodong troops. Who will dare to come again in the future?"

Lu Cheng just smiled calmly: "This is not enough!"

Zhang Liao and Huang Zhong looked at each other and immediately understood what Lu Cheng meant: "My lord, are you saying that we should take the initiative to attack?"

"That's right. It's rude not to reciprocate! Since these barbarians dared to invade Liaodong, they should bear the due price! Order the soldiers to rest for a day tonight and set out with me tomorrow to crush the Liaodong Xianbei!"

"Yes, my lord!"

Neither of them had any doubts about Lu Cheng's words, and they immediately went down to prepare for the expedition.

In the past, the champion marquis Huo Qubing led only 800 light cavalry and dared to go deep into the enemy's rear and attack the Xiongnu royal camp. He said he was going to catch a tongue, but he ended up capturing the uncle, grandfather, and prime minister of the Xiongnu Khan.

When it comes to blitzkrieg and special operations, Lu Cheng, a ninth-level soldier king, is absolutely unambiguous.

Early the next morning, Lu Cheng gathered all the remaining 800 cavalrymen together and made a simple battle mobilization: "In the past, the Champion Marquis led light cavalrymen to travel across the northern desert as if they were in an empty land. Today, we have double the cavalrymen, and I will personally lead you to crush the Liaodong Xianbei. Do you dare to go?"

“Dare, dare, dare!”

Not only the cavalrymen in the camp, but even the injured cavalrymen wanted to fight.

A truly elite force not only needs to undergo rigorous training, but also needs a general to lead them to win battle after battle, so that they can establish the belief that they are invincible, possess the spirit of fearlessness and the courage to challenge any powerful enemy.

Afterwards, Lu Cheng led two generals, Huang Zhong and Zhang Liao, and 1600 cavalrymen, lightly equipped and carrying only some dry food, and headed straight for the Xianbei tribe in Liaodong.

At the same time, Zhao Yun and Taishi Ci also received orders from Lu Cheng, ordering them to join forces, launch a surprise attack with light cavalry, and directly attack the Fuyu royal court.

In order to facilitate the march, the cavalry only brought less than three days of supplies, no food or baggage, and only needed to carry golden eagles and flying hawks that could find enemy tribes and water sources.

At this time, the defeated Xianbei soldiers from Liaodong had just returned to their tribe.

The leader of the Liaodong Xianbei was very regretful after suffering such a huge loss this time. If he had known this would happen, he should have traded honestly instead of starting a war rashly, which resulted in heavy casualties.

But the Xianbei leader had not yet realized the true seriousness of the matter, and had not expected that Lu Cheng would directly lead his troops to attack.

A day later, a certain Xianbei tribe in Liaodong was already littered with corpses and blood.

"No spoils of war, no prisoners. Restock food, water, and arrows, rest for a while, and set out immediately."

"Yes!"