Cao Cao nodded, and said to the three imperial doctors: "During this time, the three of them have worked hard!" ”

The three imperial doctors couldn't help but be frightened, and bowed together: "It is an honor to serve Your Majesty, and I dare not say bitterness!" ”

Cao Cao smiled, "Don't worry about these red tape Burmese festivals!" You just have to do your best to heal Zilong! That's a great achievement! ”

The three of them were overjoyed and promised in unison, in the current Great Wei Empire, military merit is something that almost everyone yearns for.

Cao Cao and the others will return to the lobby of the governance office.

Cao Cao couldn't help but sing: "Fortunately, Zilong is safe, otherwise I will definitely hate it for life!" ”

Seeing Cao Cao's true feelings, all the generals couldn't help but be a little moved, it was really exciting for an emperor to care for a courtier so much.

"Your Majesty, do you want to inform his family about Zilong?" Wei Yan asked.

Cao Cao thought for a moment, "Now that Zilong is fine, let's inform his family!" ”

"No!"

Cao Cao asked, "Where are the iron cavalry of the Hun battalion?" ”

Ma Chao replied: "The last general has already arranged them alone in a camp!" ”

Cao Cao suddenly stood up, and said with excitement on his face: "I want to personally review this loyal and brave army that has fought thousands of miles of blood!" ”

The scorching sun was in the sky, and more than a thousand Hun battalion iron horsemen with tired faces but eyes as firm as a rock stood neatly on the school field of the camp, and the blood of people and horses did not retreat, as if the iron-blooded song of generosity and sorrow not long ago was in front of them.

Cao Cao stood solemnly on the platform, looking at these iron-blooded and loyal soldiers in front of him, he couldn't help but be excited.

"Soldiers, one day all of us will die, but the dignity and glory you left to the Great Wei Empire will be immortal!!"

More than 1,000 soldiers couldn't help but be excited in their hearts, and shouted together: "Long live! Banzai! "The sonic boom is in the sky.

Back at the office, Cao Cao's excited mood could not be calmed for a long time.

"Order the cabinet to immediately select the best reserve soldiers from the grassland to replenish the Hun battalion!"

"No!" The herald answered and exited the lobby.

Cao Cao sat down at the top and frowned slightly: "In this all-out battle, although our army has achieved the intended goal of capturing the Wolf Mountain Fortress, it has lost nearly one-third of the land in the northwest of Kangju!" It's a win-or-loser! ”

Cao Cao stayed in the fortress of Green Ridge until Zhao Yun woke up three days later, and then he was relieved to return to the court.

Before leaving, Cao Cao appointed Cao Ren to temporarily lead the army of the Western Regions, responsible for the military affairs of the entire Western Regions, Yan Yan and Wei Yan remained in the Western Regions, in addition

Cao Cao also left Cao Hong behind, and Sima Yi continued to take charge of the civil affairs and diplomacy of the Western Regions.

A few days later, Cao Cao and his entourage returned to the capital of Qiuci, where the capital of the Western Regions was located, and the king of Qiuci took a group of ministers out of the city to greet him.

That evening, Cao Cao was invited to a banquet by King Qiuzi. The next day, he set off to return to the Central Plains, accompanied by Cao Cao's return of the First and Second Legions and the Xuanjia Iron Cavalry.

Half a month later, the army arrived in Chang'an.

This day is destined to leave a name in history, His Majesty Emperor Wu of Great Wei returned to Chang'an with a triumphant division, and the Battle of Wolf Mountain came to an end.

Cao Cao, who returned to Chang'an, convened a group of ministers for a meeting before his journey.

"Your Majesty, this battle can be described as a thousand merits, and a monument should be erected to commemorate it!" Guo Tu said with a charming face.

This time, the generals who had not been accustomed to Guo Tu in the past echoed it, but some ministers frowned, especially those old Confucian ministers who had always advertised themselves as the embodiment of justice.

Cao Cao motioned to the ministers to be calm and calm, glanced at the ministers, and said with a solemn expression: "After this battle, although we occupied the Wolf Mountain Fortress and its surrounding areas, we lost nearly one-third of the land in the northwest of Kangju!" What does it mean to win? ”

All the ministers couldn't help but be stunned.

Cao Cao was silent for a moment and continued: "Let's stop the matter of erecting a monument and erecting a legend!" The celebration banquet is also free! ”

The ministers were stunned for a moment, and said together: "Your Majesty is wise! ”

After the dispersal of the dynasty, the ministers discussed a lot on the way to the next court, and many people could not help but suspect that Cao Cao was going to change his domestic and foreign policies.

Cao Cao came to the Linde Palace, and there were four cabinet ministers who stayed in Chang'an, Chen Gong, Xi Zhicai, Xun Yu, and Xun You.

"Wen Ruo, how much did our army lose in this battle?" Cao Cao asked.

Xun Yu replied: "The total number of casualties is nearly 600,000, and all the main forces have suffered varying degrees of losses!" The consumption of grain and grass is huge, this amount is equivalent to six million taels of silver, and the pension of the dead and wounded soldiers requires a total of 18 million taels of silver, plus other expenses of 2 million taels of silver, a total of 26 million taels of silver, and this battle is basically no gain! ”

Cao Cao frowned: "It seems that this time we will not gain more than we lose!" ”

"Your Majesty is not entirely right in what he said! Although our army and the Jin army basically fought a draw in this battle, it made everyone in the world see the military might of our Great Wei Empire! Xun You said excitedly.

Cao Cao smiled really, "What Gongda said is good!" ”

"Your Majesty, the queen and all the ladies have raised millions of taels of silver for this battle, and they have contributed a lot!" Chen Gong said with a smile.

Cao Cao couldn't help but flash a gentle, pretty or brutal figure in his mind, and he couldn't help but feel warm in his heart, and said with a smile: "The queens gave me a surprise!" ”

"Your Majesty, what's wrong with these more than five million taels of silver?" Xun Yu asked.

Cao Cao thought for a moment, "Let's use it as a pension for the casualties!" ”

"No!"

Cao Cao smiled, "The people of the Jin Kingdom are afraid and it's not comfortable!" ”

Xun Yu nodded, "The Jin people lost nearly one million in this battle, but a considerable part of them belonged to their tribal coalition forces and local garrisons, so their overall losses were not much more than ours!" As for the loss of money, food, and baggage, of course, it is not less than ours! ”

Cao Cao pondered: "After this battle, both we and the Jin Kingdom have suffered a great loss of vitality, and I am afraid that we will not be able to launch a war of this scale again for at least two years!" ”

The four nodded.

Cao Cao said: "Since the war cannot be fought for the time being, then our main focus now is on internal affairs!" It's time for my Wei soldiers to have a good rest for a while! ”

"Your Majesty is wise!" The four of them bowed their hands.

Cao Cao asked Chen Gongdao: "Gongtai, during the time I left, how was the public opinion in China?" ”

Chen Gong replied: "The vast majority of the people and courtiers agree with Your Majesty sending troops, but some corrupt people have different voices!" ”

Cao Cao nodded, "It's normal to have anti-war voices, and I'm afraid that those who oppose the war are not all rotten Confucians, after all, soldiers are murder weapons!" Cao Cao's expression was straight, "However, they have forgotten the simplest truth!" War is not a good thing, but it is an inevitable way of survival between countries! If we don't want to fight, will others be like us? History proves that the truth is the opposite, and the final result of deliberately avoiding war can only be destruction! (To be continued.) )