After listening to Ma Chao's report, Liu Chan sighed: "Although our army won, it is also a miserable victory!" This cavalry is what we have accumulated over the years, and now we have lost more than a thousand people at once. ”

Ma Chao arched his hand and said: "Your Majesty doesn't have to be like this, now the high slave has been down, from now on, my Han soldiers and horses can drive straight into the north to the Hetao, march to Yanmen, and cool the people of the Han Dynasty can also be re-elected to the people." Although these soldiers died in battle, they must be able to smile at Jiuquan. ”

Liu Chan nodded, thought for a while and ordered: "I have 10,000 cavalry, more than 1,000 killed and thousands wounded, it can be said that more than half of them were killed and wounded.

Moreover, we have also collected more than 10,000 Hu people, and these people must also be dealt with, so I decided to take a break in Gaonu for a while, and wait for Zilong to come and send troops together. ”

"No!"

Liu Chan also said: "Now that the weather is hot, the remains of the fallen soldiers need to be cremated into ashes as soon as possible to avoid the outbreak of the plague, and after the war, they should be transported back to their hometown for burial." As for the dead Hu people, they will be buried nearby, and the matter will be taken care of by the Wen Chang.

In addition, the seriously injured soldiers must also be sent back to Xinping as soon as possible to recuperate, and the Hu people who surrendered their troops also need to be transported back to Xinping for care. Meng Qi is responsible for this matter, and you will lead 3,000 soldiers and horses to transport them back to Xinping. ”

"No!" Ma Chao, Wei Yan'er will give up his orders.

Liu Chan said again: "Order Chang'an, let Da Sima do a good job of the pension of the fallen soldiers and the subsidy of the injured soldiers." In addition, in the preparation of officials, Gao Nu has been lowered, and the cool place is basically subdued. The next step is to gather the people and govern the northern frontier. ”

"No!"

Two days later, Ma Chao led 3,000 soldiers and horses to escort the seriously wounded soldiers back to Xinping to recuperate, and at the same time escorted more than 10,000 soldiers to Xinping for care.

Just waiting for the corn to be harvested and the grain and grass to be sufficient, Zhao Yun led the main army to arrive here, and then continued to march north.

However, Liu Chan was not idle during this time, although most of the main soldiers and horses of Budugen were concentrated in Yanmen, but there were still many Hu people living in Lianggu County, but some of them did not obey Kebineng's orders, and some were old and weak women and children.

Liu Chan didn't take these people to heart, what Liu Chan really cared about was the Han people controlled by them, in addition to Hetao and Yanmen, and the Han people in Shangjun, Xihe, and Beidi in Lianggu County were enslaved by the Hu people There are nearly 100,000 Han people, plus Yanmen and Hetao, it is estimated that there are 200,000 people.

Therefore, taking advantage of the fact that Zhao Yun had not yet led the army, Liu Chan ordered Ling Tong, Lin Xiao and other generals to lead troops to rescue the Han people around Gaonu.

Due to the destruction of the main force of the Hu people, Gao Nu was surrounded by a group of old and weak women and children, not at all the opponent of the Han cavalry, under the iron hooves of the Han army, the Hu people either surrendered, or fled north, but for more than ten days, the Han people within a radius of 100 miles around Gao Nu were rescued, and since then turned over and become masters.

Because Gaonu had 20,000 Hu soldiers and horses, there were more people around, because the Hu people had to enslave the Han people to farm, graze, and supply grain and grass for the defenders in Gaonu City.

It was Liu Chan who obtained about 20,000 Han people within a radius of 100 miles from Gaonu.

Gaonu was the revolutionary holy land of Yan'an in later generations, and the surrounding water sources were abundant, and it was a suitable place for human habitation, so Liu Chan moved these people to Gaonu City and allocated land to them outside the city.

As for the food and drink of these people, Liu Chan did not have to worry, because while rescuing the Han people, Liu Chan also got the wealth of those Hu people, and Liu Chan did not leave these things, but distributed the wealth he got to the people.

After all, these people can be regarded as living a slave life since childhood because of the incompetence of the Han court, and Liu Chan's doing this can be regarded as compensation for these people.

Fast forward to early September.

"This is what a big Han city looks like!" Liu Chan and a group of military generals walked on the streets, seeing the Han people in the city walking back and forth, and some carrying hoes to work outside the city, they couldn't help but show a satisfied smile on their faces.

The generals were also full of smiles on their faces, a large part of the reason for sending troops this time was to rescue these people who were enslaved by the Hu people, and now these people can live a normal life, and they also have a lot of credit, and they feel satisfied.

At this moment, a soldier ran over and reported to Liu Chanyu: "Your Majesty, General Zhao has led the army to arrive, less than twenty miles away. ”

Liu Chan knew that Zhao Yun had arrived today, nodded and said, "Okay, set up a camp outside the city, let General Zhao Yun settle the soldiers and horses outside the city to rest after he arrives, and then let him enter the city to see me." ”

"No!" The soldier gave up his order and ran out of the city to deliver a message to Zhao Yun.

Liu Chan then led the army back to the palace, and soon after, Zhao Yun also rushed to the palace to meet Liu Chan.

"The last general has seen Your Majesty!"

"General Zhao doesn't have to be polite." Liu Chan helped Zhao Yun up and asked Zhao Yun, "How many soldiers, horses, grain and grass did General Zhao bring over this time?" ”

Zhao Yun arched his hand and said: "The last general brought the remaining 20,000 cavalry from Xinping, and the grain and grass brought can also last for two or three months, and Chang'an has also prepared 20,000 foot soldiers to send to Xinping, and after the subsequent sweet potato harvest, the 20,000 soldiers and horses can be used as backup." ”

"Good!" Liu Chan slapped the table and said: "According to the report from the scouts, Youzhou is dispatching troops and horses, and soldiers and horses are hoarding in Liucheng, but a plague has broken out in Tian Yu's army.

When a plague breaks out and the troops are withdrawn early, how can they dispatch troops? Therefore, I concluded that Tian Yu would make a big move. Without further ado, let the soldiers and horses rest tonight, and early tomorrow morning, the soldiers will be sent to Yanmen. ”

"No!"

Zhao Yun arched his hand and said: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty has taken down the high slaves, and asked Weichen to bring a group of officials over. ”

"It came at the right time." Liu Chan said with a smile: "During this time, I have concentrated the Han people within a radius of 100 miles in Gaonu City, there are 20,000 people, and I will lead my troops to the north tomorrow, and I need officials to govern these people."

Moreover, due to the tight time, I have only rescued the Han people within a radius of 100 miles from Gaonu, and the Han people in other places have not yet been rescued. Therefore, I decided to leave a few generals behind and lead the troops to rescue the entire Han people in the homeland, which of you would like to go? ”

The generals glanced at each other, Wei Yan, Guan Yu, Lin Xiao, Ma Chao and other generals did not speak, although rescuing the people was also a big deal, but they preferred to participate in the war in the north.

"The last will go!" Wang Ping, Ling Tong, and Ma Dai saw that those generals were unwilling to stay, so they had to volunteer.

Liu Chan smiled and said: "Okay, in that case, the three of you will each lead a thousand soldiers and horses, with Gao Nu as the center, and go to the surrounding areas to subdue and cool the hometown, rescue the Han people there, and then let the officials govern." When I return from the Northern Expedition, if you complete the task, it will be a great achievement for you. ”