A month has passed since the vigorous Jinyang Battle.

Both the Xiongnu and the Jinyang army retreated back into the nest and licked the wounds like severely injured beasts.

The entire Jinyang City was always filled with a complex atmosphere. The soldiers were delighted to defeat the powerful enemy on the one hand, while on the other hand, the huge losses caused by this war also made everyone in the know.

In this battle, more than 4,500 soldiers died in the Jinyang army. If the injured were counted, the reduction rate was nearly 50%. Every soldier and every army died, without exception.

Needless to say, the tragic situation of Lu Yao's troops is only a look at other departments.

The Shangdang defenders originally had 3,000, of which about 500 were defeated by Long Ji and were annihilated at the city of Jinyang; the remaining troops were led by Liu He, the king of Zuoxian, and were almost completely destroyed.

The thousand people of Lu Chang's troops who were standing in Jiexiu took on the attack of Liu Yuan's main army. They held the city for half a month, and the soldiers were killed and injured. When the reinforcements finally arrived, only ninety-seven people could stand in the city. Lu Chang himself was seriously injured and dying, and he is still lingering in sickness. According to the medical officer, this brave general who was unparalleled in the future may never be able to fire the bow or enter the formation.

Ding Miao first sneaked into Jie Xiu to assist the guard, and then led the cavalry as the vanguard of the entire army. He fought dozens of bloody battles with the Huns in the Queshi Valley and the Junchuan area, which suffered huge losses. Almost all the backbone officials who moved to the north and south of the Great Henan for several years have died in battle.

In addition, the headquarters of the Yue Shigong and the main force of the Xiongnu fought hard, and the reduction of personnel in each unit was very serious. Among them, the troops of Lu Bosheng and Xing Yan, who were attacked by Liu Yuan's army, were no longer able to maintain the basic system and were considered to have been annihilated.

The soldiers were killed and injured, and even high-level generals were no exception. Generals Pan Shu, Deputy Generals Hao Yan, Gao Hu and others were all killed and injured on the battlefield. The army leaders and team leaders at all levels were killed and injured. Even Lin Jian, the personal commander of Yue Shigong, who had fought with Lu Yao, was killed in battle.

However, compared with the civil affairs, although the army was seriously damaged, it still barely maintained the situation. The Jinyang Civil Affairs, which has been built in a difficult situation in the past few months, has now become completely in chaos.

The Hu people attacked this time, burning, killing, looting along the way was particularly cruel. Wherever they went, whether it was the city, docks, or scattered villages, the supplies and people were all swept away. According to the statistics of Yousi, the number of Dingkou who died in the war exceeded 20% of Dingkou in Taiyuan State, and nearly 50% of the number of Dingkou in Bingzhou Governor's Office directly controlled 50% of Dingkou in the war! In the war years, household registration was the source of food and fodder, the source of troops, and the basis for maintaining rule. Such heavy losses were unbearable by the Jinyang regime.

The most critical factor in the end forcing the Huns to retreat was that the Hu people took the lead in using up their food and fodder reserves. The Hu people came with the idea of ​​a quick battle, but after several battlefields were setbacks, they no longer had the confidence to win before the food and fodder was exhausted. Little did they know that the Jinyang army had already exhausted all the supplies they could gather. As long as the Huns persisted for three or five days and launched another offensive, the Jinyang army would inevitably turn into powder. There was actually only a line between victory and defeat.

On the surface, the Jinyang army gave the Huns a head-on blow, which severely hit the Hu people's arrogance. However, in fact, at least the aides of Yue Shigong and the intermediate officers were very clear that the court's power in Bingzhou was far inferior to that of the Liu Han regime. The situation in Jinyang was still in a storm.

However, no matter how terrible the price is, the offensive launched by the Huns using tens of thousands of troops was eventually completely defeated, which is an undisputed reality. This is a rare victory in the court fighting with foreign races in recent years!

Not long ago, the imperial envoy traveled around Jizhou to Jinyang and issued a reward for this battle. Liu Kun promoted the general of Pingbei with great merits, gave him 500 pieces of silk and 500 kilograms of silk, and gave twenty swords to the Hu Ben squad, and the court chariots, and the chariots and other generals were promoted as usual. Overnight, the soldiers with the official general in the shogunate of Yueshigong had more than five times more than before. As for civil servants like Wen Qiao, they were also rewarded. Wen Qiao, Xu Run, and Wang Ju were appointed as the prefect of Shangdang, Jinyang, and Xinxing County, and became high-ranking officials with 2,000 stone ranks.

Lu Yao was even more amazing. With his military achievements in killing enemy general Qiao Xi, rebel general Long Jimeng, and defeating Shi Le's army, he was particularly commended in the imperial decree. He was promoted to the position of General Yamen and was awarded the title of Marquis of Guannei.

The general of Yamen is different from the so-called "Yamen" who usually commands the elite Yamen. This is the official rank set up in Cao Wei. It is a fifth-rank general with a rank of 2,000 stones, silver seals and green ribbons. Its status is far above the general and ordinary lieutenant. Among the martial artists in Bingzhou, this rank is only under Linghu Sheng, and is on par with only two or three people like Ding Miao.

A mere defeated general several months ago has now become a senior military officer in the court and is even given a title. Lu Yao has aroused much envy.

One morning in May, Lu Yao went to the governor's office to participate in the military convention, and did not leave until Shen Shi. Xue Tong and Deng Gang had been impatient outside the palace and were hungry in their stomachs. The three of them made an appointment to sit in a tavern in the city.

It is said to be a wine shop, but where can I get wine to sell it? It’s just a few rough foods. Steam a few cakes and eat them, carry a pot of tea and drink them, and the warm sun in spring is dry. This is a rare enjoyment in troubled times.

When the three of them arrived at the restaurant, there was no seat. It turned out that the Hu people raged to Bingzhou this time, although they destroyed their household registration, they forced residents in the southern part of Taiyuan to flee to Jinyang. These refugees were filled with neighbors in Jinyang, making the household registration of Jinyang City look deformed and expanded. At this moment, many refugees in the restaurant temporarily survived. Lu Yao and the other three had to borrow Hu beds, tables, and sit down on the street.

Lu Yao seemed to be hungry, and he ate cakes like a voracious meal and drank water in big mouthfuls. Deng Gang ate while talking about his experiences in Jinyang City today.

"The Zhang family suffered heavy losses this time. The tribe members who stayed in Qi County thought that the Huns would still extort dozens of stones of food and fodder this time, so they followed the old method and gathered young and strong people to defend the village. As a result, the Huns used thousands of people to attack, and broke the village in the blink of an eye and left all their money. The men, women, young and old, chickens and dogs in the village were not kept. Zhang Zhao attended the funeral half a month ago, and heard that he still couldn't get rid of his body..."

What Deng Gang said was the encounter of the wealthy families in the southern part of Luyao Taiyuan County. This time, the Huns invaded, and the troops rushed to the north and went straight to the city of Jinyang, wherever they went, burned, killed, and plundered, without leaving any chickens and dogs. In the past, the twelve wealthy families and the thirty-four doubao gathered with Luyao in Zhongduting, Fenyang, 40% of the people were destroyed by the hands of the Huns, and three of the big families were even destroyed.

Although these wealthy families were all those who were in danger of being unable to escape, they had no friendship with Lu Yao and others; after all, they had been in the same alliance, and many people were familiar with each other. What's more, the whole army had received a lot of pigs, sheep, cattle and wine. When they heard about their experience, all three of them felt a little worried.

Zhang Zhao, the chief of the Zhang clan, was the first to lose to Lu Yao at that time, and was later granted the position of Bingzhou by Duke Shi of Yue. Therefore, he led several relatives to live in Jinyang. It is precisely because of this that he was spared from the destruction of the entire clan, which is considered a great blessing in disgrace.

"Also, the Guo family is the most unlucky. Previously, because of gathering people to resist the official army, many of the tribe leaders were killed by us. All the remaining tribe members were moved to Jinyang City to settle down. Unexpectedly, when the Hu soldiers were at the city, the rioters had been in chaos. The house where the Guo family lived temporarily was the first to be killed by the bandits, and the tribe's tribe went to another 70%. I just passed by the gate of their house and were busy with funerals..."

Deng Gang paused and suddenly patted the table: "By the way, I suddenly thought that it is said that the head of the Guo clan is Guo Yongrong, the daughter of the former clan leader, and is said to be resolute and unyielding. Although he is a weak woman, he has meticulous funeral ceremony organized by himself, and has never neglected it in the bathing and zombie."

Lu Yao coughed, as if he was choking by the impurities mixed in the steamed cake. He finally spit out the slag in his throat, drank water in a big gulp, and asked in a vague way: "Guo Yongrong?"

It is said that as long as the mood is not too bad, a few big men will inevitably talk about women. Lu Yao and others are not immune to the vulgarity. Xue Tong immediately continued the conversation.

"Well, we've seen it in Takumugang that time..." Xue Tong thought for a while and said a little yearningly: "The appearance is very beautiful!"

Lu Yao nodded, knowing that Xue Tong was talking about capturing the Guo family's fortress, when the general of the Guo clan Ming Zhengdian was sentenced to death on Tuomugang. At that time, he was afraid that the Guo family's women would be shocked, so he specially ordered Xue Tong to come forward and take them away from the scene. It seems that Xue Tong saw the Guo girl at that time.

He snorted angrily, secretly disdained in his heart: "If you want to talk about appearance, I have a lot more knowledgeable experience than you..." This thought scared him himself. Guo Yongrong is not a suitable partner to appreciate appearance... Many of Guo's relatives died at their own hands, and coveting the beauty of Guo's girl, which is very boring and frivolous. Lu Yao waved his hand and drove the idea out of his mind.

Fortunately, the veteran Shen Jin was not here, Deng Gang and Xue Tong were both rare and upright people, and soon the topic turned to another aspect.

Lu Yao said casually, gradually feeling sleepy.

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Chapter completed!