Chapter 413: Counting casualties and taking the initiative

"Little liar!"

Scratching her nose lovingly, Wei Chengyi picked her up and placed her on the soft big bed: "Be good and wait for me on the bed."

"it is good."

Smelling the faint smell of blood on him, Shen Xiangwan did not argue with him. After he entered the bathroom again, she stood up and took out the hair dryer from the cabinet, preparing to blow-dry his hair herself later.

By the time the couple came out of the space and lay down on the bed in the room again, it was almost half an hour later. Moreover, it was almost the morning hour, and it would not be long before dawn outside.

"we won?"

Sleeping in his arms with her head resting on his arm, Shen Xiangwan narrowed her eyes slightly and yawned slightly. Ever since she became pregnant, she had been very sleepy, sleeping at least six or seven hours a day. Fortunately, apart from this, she had no other pregnancy reactions.

"Ah."

Wei Chengyi responded softly, leaning over and kissing her forehead: "The battle ended at midnight, and the Western Hu people were completely wiped out. Our casualties have not yet been counted, but they should not be very large."

They launched a surprise attack on the Western Hu people, and had an absolute advantage in both equipment and numbers. If there had not been so many people involved and the scene was not too chaotic, their casualties would have been even smaller, just like when they intercepted the Western Hu team in the desert two days ago, the total casualties were only more than a thousand, including more than 200 deaths and more than 900 seriously injured. You have to know that they wiped out the 100,000-strong Western Hu army, and the casualties of more than a thousand were almost negligible and could not be considered casualties.

"The Western Hu people claim to have a million cavalrymen, but 300,000 is far from enough."

In a daze, Shen Xiangwan spoke something irrelevant.

"Don't worry, I know what to do."

In the darkness, Wei Chengyi stroked her hair: "Go to sleep, I'll stay with you!"

"Ah."

Nestled in his arms and smelling his scent, Shen Xiangwan soon fell asleep. Wei Chengyi also closed his eyes and took a short rest. Before noon, he got up carefully and left the house. Although the two battles with the Western Hu people this year ended smoothly, there were still many things to do. His busyness was unimaginable to ordinary people.

"Our total casualties totaled more than 15,600 soldiers, including more than 500 deaths, more than 4,000 serious injuries, and about 11,000 minor injuries."

In the meeting hall of the General's Mansion, Yan Lang held a booklet and reported the casualties that had just been counted. This also included the casualties of Wei Chengyi and his men who went to intercept another large army of the Western Hu people. Compared with the complete annihilation of the 300,000-strong Western Hu army, these casualties were simply negligible. Moreover, this time they also seized a lot of war horses, cattle, sheep and other resources, so it can be said that they had won a great victory.

"Well, let the soldiers recover from their injuries. We will have a tough battle to fight next!"

Wei Chengyi did not take this victory to heart. He stood up in front of the sand table in front of everyone. Wanwan would give birth in August at the latest. Before that, he had to completely solve the problem of the Western Hu people. "Your Majesty, are you ready to take the initiative?"

General Peng and others stood up and looked at him with a hint of disapproval in their eyes. The grassland outside the Great Wall was so vast that if they led an army of 400,000 deep into the territory, the supply line would inevitably be stretched very long, and they would then lose all their advantages and turn victory into defeat.

"Um···"

Wei Chengyi did not answer immediately, but stared at the sand table with his arms folded across his chest. After a while, he said, "While the Western Hu people still don't know that their 300,000 troops have been annihilated, I decided to lead 50,000 cavalrymen with Qingying to go deep into the heart of the grassland, with light equipment and simple riding, and launch a blitzkrieg attack on the Western Hu tribes."

Qingying is a space system person, and he can also use space. They don't need to carry any weight at all and can quickly complete the passage through the grassland. Only by constantly destroying the tribes of the Western Hu people will they truly realize how powerful they are. What he wants is not one or two years of peace, but decades before the Western Hu people dare not invade.

"I agree. The Western Hu people will never think that we would dare to take the initiative to attack. Their tribes should be defenseless. As long as we act fast enough, all the Western Hu tribes will become our victims!"

Qingying was the first to stand up and express his support. Compared with General Peng and others who were mature and good at defending the city, he and Wei Chengyi were undoubtedly more motivated.

The other generals looked at each other and finally had to choose to support. The matter was settled. As the morale of the soldiers was high, they should be ready to go soon.

The army won a great victory in the first clash with the Western Hu people. As promised, Shen Xiangwan took out 100,000 taels of silver and asked Yan Junling to buy up the live pigs raised by the people in the name of the official. Three days later, a celebratory banquet was held. Since they were still in a state of combat and were not allowed to drink, Shen Xiangwan did not bring out any wine, but only promised the soldiers that after the problem of the Western Hu people was completely solved, she would treat them to a drink!

A few days later, Wei Chengyi and Qingying led 50,000 cavalrymen respectively and went deep into the grassland from different directions. General Peng and others who stayed in the three border counties were still on full alert. As time passed, the news that 300,000 Western Hu people were annihilated would definitely spread back. They had been active in and outside the Great Wall for many years, and had never suffered such a loss? They would definitely not give up, and would most likely gather a large army to come again.

"what?"

In the meeting room of the general's mansion, Shen Xiangwan frowned and looked at Yan Lang, unable to hide his surprise.

"I just received news that the dog emperor announced that we were planning a rebellion and had forcibly seized the military and political power of Chenzhou. The criminals should be executed. He will draw hundreds of thousands of troops from all over the country to combine with the remaining Binzhou troops to form an army of 300,000, led by Wanqi Shan himself, to come to Chenzhou to suppress the rebellion and bring the Wei family back to the imperial city for trial!"

Knowing that she had heard it clearly but was just a little bit unbelievable, Yan Lang still repeated it. The dog emperor's move of taking the lead was too cruel. If they resisted, they would undoubtedly be convicted of treason and rebellion. Even if they seized the country in the future, their reputation would not be very good. If they did not resist, they would become fish on the chopping board and could only be slaughtered by him.

"Is he crazy?"

The war in Binzhou has made many ambitious people ready to make a move. The dog emperor now openly announced that they were going to rebel and stated that they had seized the military and political power in Chenzhou. Wasn't it telling the world that they could follow suit? Or was he simply looking for a reason to cooperate with the invasion of the Western Hu people and eliminate them?

Thinking of this, Shen Xiangwan lowered her eyes and pondered. Compared with Yan Lang, she didn't care about the reputation, right or wrong, merits and demerits. Future generations would judge them. They just needed to do what they should do. If the dog emperor just wanted to cooperate with the Western Hu people to eliminate them, she could only say that he was crazy.

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