A large army that completely collapses in a state of war requires a very good skill and great prestige, and a general with a combination of the above two can gather as many defeated troops as possible and give them the will to fight again.
It was obvious that the anti-Han Axis coalition did not have the presence of generals who could gather the rout, and they completely broke up as soon as they collapsed.
First, the more than 200,000 anti-Han axis coalition forces on the main battlefield collapsed, and later various parts also fell into rout, and the anti-Han axis coalition forces totaling nearly 300,000 staged what is called the scattering of birds and beasts.
Of the 300,000 or so soldiers of the anti-Han Axis coalition army, only more than 100,000 of them successfully escaped from the battlefield, and the rest either died of cannibalism in the process of fleeing, or were caught up and killed by the Han army, or died of various natural factors.
Even hundreds of miles away from the battlefield, you can occasionally see fallen defeated soldiers, and the closer you get to the battlefield, the more corpses there are.
Those anti-Han Axis coalition forces that successfully escaped, and they wanted to go back in an organized way, so they were naturally taken back to their homes by their leaders to find their own mothers; If you don't want to go back, you will find a place to nest under the leadership of the leader or someone, and in the future, you may become a gang of robbers and bandits, or maybe you will form a new tribe.
The Han army, which stopped advancing, was annihilating the enemy troops who were still resisting stubbornly, and on the other hand, they were waiting for follow-up reinforcements.
By the tenth day, an army full of banners with the character "Han" had arrived on the west bank from the east bank of the Penchi River, and they were the first of many reinforcements, the size of a standing army, mainly cavalry.
Li Kuang's troops at hand increased by one more standing army, that is, the number of soldiers reached about 40,000, and the number of auxiliary soldiers, including the Han Chinese, was nearly 70,000, and the total scale exceeded 100,000.
"Departure" If it weren't for the fact that they were really forced to do so, the generals of the Han army were actually unwilling to send auxiliaries to carry out combat missions, in addition to being the pride of belonging to the elite troops, they knew very well that the auxiliary soldiers would have many more unnecessary casualties when they participated in the war.
Of course, if the servant soldiers or slave soldiers were sent to death, the generals of the Han army would not hesitate at all, and their feelings were limited to their fellow clansmen.
The standing army that had just crossed the river, they came to the battlefield after a good rest, and because the cavalry accounted for the majority, they were arranged by Li Kuang to be the leader of the whole army.
Liu Shen's unit was at the rear of the army, and he was not only in charge of the 1,300 men in his headquarters, but also responsible for restraining and supervising nearly 3,000 Roman slave soldiers.
In addition to the 3,000 Romans, nearly 7,000 Persians were also reorganized into slave soldiers, but they were not led by Liu Shen.
Except for the Romans and Persians, the prisoners of war of the rest of the ethnic groups were escorted back to the area under the jurisdiction of the Anxi Protectorate by Li Kuang's auxiliary troops, and the number was more than 32,000.
The 7,000 Persians were broken up into several parts, and their treatment was much worse than that of the Romans on the Han side.
The so-called treatment is nothing more than the condition of eating, drinking, and stationing.
"The food of the Seris is not at all like going on an expedition outside the country."
Parles was nibbling on a piece of dried fish in his hand, and he had just eaten two bowls of rice and a bowl of soup with meat: "We can all eat such food, can you imagine what the Seris eat?"
The food of Parles was slightly different from that of other Roman officers, and the Han army gave him the treatment of a tun commander, not only fish and meat, but also wine.
The Romans, who were reduced to slavery, were generally kept half-fed for their food.
In fact, that is also understandable, it is not that there is a shortage of food in the Han army, it is impossible to let the slave soldiers be full, and keeping them in a half-full state is just to prevent them from eating too much and having the strength to make trouble.
"Their firearms supplies are not in the queue."
Barrodos was nibbling on steamed buns, which he loved very much, especially when it was hot, and it was soft and fragrant: "Every Seris rifleman, they carried with them a leather box, which was the ammunition pouch in which they put gunpowder and bullets. ” "The Seris are very strict with us."
Parras chewed and swallowed even the bones of the dried fish, and he knew that he could not spare any nutrients now, or he would not be able to last long until he had to wait for excessive physical exertion: "They seem to believe in our sincerity, but they are not relaxed out of caution. ” "We must wait until the best time," Barrodos looked to be in a higher position than Palest, and he said in a commanding tone, "We are prepared to make great sacrifices.
None of us wants sacrifice to be useless. ” They are on the march and walk on two feet.
After becoming slaves, the Romans had their weapons and armor confiscated in non-wartime conditions, and wore their traditional tunics when the weather had turned cold.
The formation of the march was one person followed by one to form a long dragon, and each group of Romans was flanked by Han soldiers who formed the same long line, and each team was no more than two meters apart.
If you look down from above, the moving army is like a straight dragon, and the formation stretches from this side to the end of the horizon.
They had penetrated more than 400 miles into the territory of the Hunite, and the boundary was the location to the west of the last time Li Kuang led his army to invade the Hunite, and they would soon enter the area where the Hunites had established towns.
Along the way, the Han cavalry unit as the lead only encountered a few hostile groups of men, most of them were Hunnites who were migrating, and a few were routed troops that had dragged their feet and did not go far.
Further west, about 300 miles, is the border of Sasania.
However, before reaching the Sassanid border, the Han army had to pass through an area where the Gobi and the desert were mixed, as well as two mountainous areas.
"There is no situation on His Highness's side, right?"
Li Kuang of course rode a war horse to march, and the object of the question was Yang Rui: "We need those Romans, but we can't let them make any changes." ” Yang Rui has always been under a lot of pressure, and whoever has such a special identity in his army will always have great pressure.
"The Romans seem to be very honest."
Yang Rui frowned and continued: "It's because the performance is too cooperative, and the job is a little uneasy. ” "If there is a fire, something will happen, probably after entering the mountains."
Li Kuang thought for a moment and said, "Before entering the mountains, change other troops to take over those Romans." ” Yang Rui not only did not have any opinion on Li Kuang's disposal, but could even be said to be relieved.
Before entering the mountains, Liu Shen saw Qin Song, learned that he was here to replace, and asked something that should not be asked: "Is it because these slave soldiers are likely to cause chaos after entering the mountains?"
Of course, Qin Song would not regard Liu Shen as an ordinary military marquis, and replied frankly: "Yes, Your Highness."
In order to" "Shangguan, can you wait for a while" Liu Shen did not look arrogant because of his identity, but he didn't realize that not accepting the order immediately was a kind of arrogance, and said: "Can you let the post go to the captain's department, and replace it after you come back?"
Qin Song was silent for a while, but because of Liu Shen's special identity, he agreed in a tacit way.
The mountainous area ahead is about a hundred miles away, and it is difficult to obtain comprehensive information until you enter the situation inside, just listening to the descriptions of the leading troops and scouts.
When the army reached the edge of the mountain, it stopped for the necessary rest and recuperation, and set up a temporary camp on the edge of the mountain.
Yang Rui was arranging the order of troops entering the mountainous area, and when he heard Liu Shen's report, he probably guessed what it was, and hesitated whether he could see it or not, and then let Liu Shen in.
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"Captain Yang."
Liu Shen saluted and said: "This palace knows that its identity is special, and it is all protected by the captain, as well as the pillars of the empire, and does not want this palace to be in danger. ” When Yang Rui heard Liu Shen's self-claim, he didn't return the salute before, but he saluted later to show respect.
"Since this palace was sent to the army by my father, it is natural to obey the orders of all the generals, but" Liu Shen's face was sincere: "This palace knows that its identity is special, so you have to be cautious, and I don't want to cause you too much trouble."
However, if there is danger, the main palace will be transferred immediately, but it is not what the main palace wants. ” "Your Highness."
Yang Rui saluted again respectfully and said solemnly: "The cooperation of the Romans is too abnormal, although we know that they have the habit of joining the battle, we still suspect that they have a plan.
They were determined to die before they were willing to bear the shame of being captured.
Otherwise, the warriors who are also powerful countries have the habit of throwing themselves into battle, how can they accept the sharp contrast of such identities. ” "They probably want to get the gunpowder of the Han Dynasty" Liu Shen was puzzled: "Why have they guessed their intention to pretend to surrender, but still do not deal with it resolutely" "His Royal Highness is the eldest son of the emperor of the Han Dynasty, and he must know that any decision in the army is decided by a few high-ranking people, and the soldiers do not have the right to be informed."
Yang Rui simply spoke more thoroughly: "Of the more than 3,000 Romans, only a few people know their true intentions after surrendering, and most of them are kept in the dark. ” Liu Shen was even more puzzled: "It is those senior officers who can take the resolution, and the goal is obvious." ” "For some reasons, the reputation of the Han is currently very bad among all ethnic groups, and Du Hu decided to make a fuss about some prisoners to improve the reputation of the Han."
Yang Rui was a little sour when he talked about this: "Many things are a bit of a mouse-thrower, we can't guess what they will do, and take action before they do it." ” Liu Shen didn't understand it so clearly, and only felt that it was a very easy thing to solve, but it was complicated.
"If we do it first and deal with the high-ranking officers among the Romans, it's hard to see if it's cleaned up."
Yang Rui saw Liu Shen's confusion and patiently explained: "If there is no premise of reversing the reputation of the Han Dynasty, naturally there is no need to have any scruples, that is, to kill all the Romans, and they will all be killed."
It was the need to be concerned about reputation, and dealing with it was very likely to cause the Roman soldiers who did not know the reason to riot in fear.
Once they riot, our remaining choice is to kill, and we will sit down on those rumors that the big man is in."
Yang Rui said in such detail, Liu Shen could be regarded as understanding.
"I am the eldest son of the emperor of the Han Dynasty, and I must have the character of taking responsibility.
If you run away in trouble, what do the people of the world think" Liu Shen said in the form of an order: "Please ask the captain to temporarily strengthen the forces in the hands of the palace."
Hongu will deal with it personally."
"This" Yang Rui naturally couldn't say that Liu Shen didn't have the right to give orders to him at all, so he hesitated and said: "If it is Du Hu who gives an order" The two went to the Chinese army's tent together to meet Li Kuang.
"Is Your Highness really going to be like this" After listening to this, Li Kuang was silent for about five minutes, asked, and got Liu Shen's respectful and resolute reply, and nodded: "So, Kuang is willing to take risks."
It's just Your Highness, there is no next time. ” Liu Shen was stunned for a moment, he didn't understand what it was, there was no next time.
Is it disobeying military orders, or taking risks Letting the eldest son of the emperor get into danger is not something that Yang Rui can bear as a lieutenant.
Li Kuang is Du Hu, and his shoulders are thicker than Yang Rui's, but if something really happens to Liu Shen, even Du Hu will not have any good results.
"Duhu, you" Song Ping wanted to speak out several times just now, but he tried his best to endure it in view of the authority of his boss.
He looked at Li Kuang's face with a wry smile, and he also smiled bitterly: "Our Highness is worthy of being taught by His Majesty himself. ” In fact, it's not easy, only eleven years old, before living in Miyagi, where the conditions are excellent, came to the army and never complained bitterly, what they know is that Liu Shen violated the military order for the first time today, or because of the military order that is beneficial to Liu Shen.
"The next arrangement, there is a history of labor."
Li Kuang had already stood up when he spoke, and his wry smile was replaced with seriousness: "Your Highness has the courage to do things, and you don't want to evade responsibility."
I thought it was a good thing, a great good thing for the Han. ” Song Ping admits that Li Kuang was right, and if Liu Shenming knew what might happen but happily carried out the military orders, then the future of the Han Empire would be worrying under the premise that Liu Shen would be the heir to the Han Empire.
It was precisely after thinking through that layer of truth that Li Kuang chose to carry it on the premise that he knew that he couldn't bear it.
He can't attack Liu Shen's courage to take responsibility, but he will definitely not let things develop in the future.
"Protect it."
Song Ping shouted before Li Kuang was about to leave the big tent, and said to Li Kuang, who turned around: "Compared with the safety of His Royal Highness, I thought that three thousand Romans would be killed." ” Li Kuang paused for a moment, then turned around and left.
Not only will he strengthen the forces at hand of Liu Shen, but he will inevitably deploy the necessary heavy troops around him, and at the same time, he will personally go over and keep an eye on the movements of the Romans.
Liu Shen, who returned to the direct subordinate troops, somewhat guessed that his actions would cause new changes in the large army, but he did not regret it at all.
"Marquis."
Xu Guang didn't know what Liu Shen said after he went, and knew that Liu Shen not only came back by himself, but in addition to the two thousand troops that Qin Song brought before, there were obviously a lot more troops around: "Duhu agreed to come down" Liu Shen said a little sullenly: "I probably arrived at the Sassanid border, and I will be sent back to Chang'an." ”: