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Chapter 118: After the Battle

  Although today's battle was a crushing victory for the Black Flag Army, Xu Haifeng did not feel happy about it.

  War is the best place to test a military's true strength, and the performance of the Black Flag Army gave him a perfect answer.

  However, the Xiongnu people performed magnificently, they would rather die fighting than retreat, and no one deserted the battlefield.

  If the Xiongnu leader had not finally ordered a retreat, even if all 5,000 Xiongnu soldiers playing the role of bandits were killed by the armored troops' wolf-toothed clubs, there would not have been many people who escaped with their lives.

  Xu Haifeng's combat experience was quite rich at this time, and the elite soldiers he had seen included the five major legions of the Great Han and Caesar's Lin'an guards.

  However, as he saw it, although the combat effectiveness of these troops was not necessarily lower than that of the Xiongnu people, their spiritual willpower was far apart.

  In the face of certain death, they can unite as one and fearlessly charge at a powerful enemy. When escape is impossible, they can stand up and lead a unit to fight to the death, creating an opportunity for their comrades to escape. Even among the elite troops of the five major military units, not all can achieve this.

  The overall quality of an army ultimately depends on the individual quality of each soldier.

  The fighting consciousness and spirit of the Xiongnu have reached the highest peak in the army. If he were not leading the Black Flag Army composed of blood wine warriors, the outcome of today's battle would be a complete reversal.

  Not only will Xia Yakun fall into enemy hands, but also Xi Hai Feng is inescapable.

  The Xiongnu people, with a population of only one tenth of the Han Dynasty, not only resisted the Han for hundreds of years but also remained on the offensive, precisely because they had such brave and warlike soldiers who would rather die than surrender.

  If Xu Haifeng were not a Han, he would be more than happy to drink with these hot-blooded men, but the distinction between Han and Hu is like an insurmountable moat that makes one sigh in admiration.

  "General Jin, are you saying that these can be compared to the regular army of the Xiongnu Flying Horse Corps, which is on par with the Red Ocean?" Su Chunwei asked in doubt.

  Jin Guanghua's face turned red and white, he only said that today must die without a doubt, the only wish is to kill a few more Huns bandits. Unexpectedly, the Black Flag Army made a mythical performance with a small number of people defeating a large number, and under their own almost negligible casualties, they annihilated the 5,000 iron cavalry of the Huns.

  He didn't follow the direction to go west, and he didn't see the invincible Black Flag Army under Lin'an City. Although he heard a lot later, the rumors became more and more absurd, making it impossible for people to believe, so he didn't think it was true until he saw it with his own eyes.

  However, what I saw today is that the rumors are not exaggerated at all, and it seems to be even more understated.

  The actual strength of the Black Flag Army seems to be more than just these superficial phenomena, and among the three thousand Black Flag Army, less than five hundred people really took action.

  Five hundred broke five thousand, one blocked ten. This kind of thing that absolutely cannot be seen on the battlefield was witnessed by him today.

  On the battlefield, when two armies clash, if both sides have high morale and are not afraid of death, then naturally the side with better soldier quality will have a greater chance of winning.

  However, the prerequisite is that the number of people is equal. If one side has five times the number of people as the other, then even if the quality of the soldiers differs by a factor of ten and the single-soldier combat capability is as high as 1:10, it is still possible for the side with more people to win in the end.

  A three-star master can easily kill ten ordinary soldiers, but ten three-star masters wanting to kill a hundred well-trained soldiers will have to pay a certain price.

  If it were a hundred three-product masters against a thousand fine soldiers, the name would not be won unless these hundred three-product masters had undergone rigorous training and understood the way of advancement and retreat.

  But if a thousand ordinary third-rate warriors encountered ten thousand Xiongnu iron cavalrymen, then the ones who would certainly not survive would be them.

  This is war, not a vendetta, especially in the era of cold weapons, where numbers and morale often represent everything.

  However, this iron law appears so fragile in front of the Black Flag Army, and even cannot withstand a single blow.

  "Perhaps Brother Jin was mistaken, these horse bandits are nothing special?" Liu Junshu also said from behind.

  Although they were born extraordinary, they had never been on the battlefield. Just looking at this scene, of course, can't feel the ferocity and cruelty of the Xiongnu people.

  Jin Guanghua had been in the Northern Territory for many years and had clashed with Feima Jun countless times, so he naturally knew how formidable they were. At this moment, hearing the two men's words full of suspicion, his face suddenly flushed red with anger, and he shouted: "The two gentlemen don't need to suspect, as for the actual strength of Feima Jun, General Fang will give you a satisfactory answer when you return to the Northern Territory's main camp."

  In fact, the Black Flag Army is formidable, but it's not as exaggerated as Jin Guanghua thought. To achieve such a miracle on the battlefield, we should thank Jiang Kongming from another world.

  If he hadn't invented the indestructible steel armor, even if the three hundred armored soldiers were twice as powerful, they wouldn't have been invincible on the battlefield.

  They are not Qin Yong after all, and having one humanoid violent dragon Qin Yong is already a blessing from heaven.

  The amount of earth steel is not much, and these three hundred sets of armor were also smelted from the accumulated stock of the Fang family over decades.

  So in the Black Flag Army, there were only these three hundred armored soldiers. If they really allowed the Xiongnu cavalry to charge into their formation, then these armored soldiers would not be able to exert their greatest strength.

  Fortunately, Jiang Kungming had foreseen this and the super sonic wave of the special ability team paralyzed the entire cavalry under Qin Yong's cover. These Xiongnu people, who were known as a nation on horseback since birth, once they left their horses, their combat effectiveness was reduced by half.

  So the Black Flag Army can easily annihilate the enemy.

  In Jiang Gongming's estimation, the number of Xiongnu invaders should be between 30,000 to 50,000. Such a large number of people would leave even him helpless.

  So he had long been prepared for a second-hand plan and left himself a way out.

  If there are more than 30,000 rioters, the "Abandoning the chariot to save the commander" plan will be activated immediately.

  The women on the carriage had long since changed into tight men's clothing, and the gold and silver items they carried with them were all packed up. They only waited for a critical moment to set off immediately, with Xia Yajun and Tang Rou'er taking the lead, several top-notch experts and a hundred second- and third-rate experts following along, ensuring their safe departure was an easy task.

  Of course, at that time, it's also convenient to bring Su Chunwei and other three leaders. As for others, they can only be lucky.

  If the number of invaders is less than 30,000, then waiting for them will be Zhuge Liang's inventions, such as the Zhuge crossbow and Zhuge fireball. With the help of advanced weapons, the Black Flag Army may also be able to withstand more than ten times the number of enemies.

  However, when they found out that the enemy had only a mere 5,000 people, even the usually calm and composed Jiang Kung-ming couldn't help but feel a sense of awkward anger.

  The Xiongnu people actually dared to look down on the Black Flag Army led by General Jiang, he was so angry and humiliated that he was also teased by Xu Haifeng for a few sentences, and simply issued an order to slaughter all the enemy troops. This is also why the Black Flag Army did not let go of anyone even in their victory.

  If these Huns had any conscience, their last hope was killed by this certain Jiang person. They would probably jump out and cry loudly three times: "Unjust... I am more unjust than Dou E..."

  Two large carts carrying Lin Wanxian and other women slowly left the bloody battlefield under the escort of three first-rate masters.

  The rest of the Black Flag Army soldiers, including Su Chunwei and 200 other imperial guards, remained in place, woodenly watching as the Black Flag Army efficiently swept the battlefield.

  It's not that they have a special hobby or that they want to stay here with the dead all over the place, but because the horses they ride are still recovering.

  More than 50 members of the heterodyne team joined forces, and the ultrasonic wave was able to exert its full force, causing much greater damage.

  This strange ability of mine doesn't distinguish between friend or foe, all horses are treated equally, and it won't hold back just because you're Su Shilang's mount.

  Su Chunwei had never seen so many corpses piled together before, and he felt his stomach churning with a wave of nausea that made him want to vomit.

  But he didn't want to be the first one to leave, or else people would mock him for being cowardly and he wouldn't have a chance at becoming the master of the Su family in the future.

  After two hours, these horses gradually recovered and stood up one by one.

  At this time, the Black Flag Army had almost swept the battlefield clean. All the Xiongnu people who fell to the ground, regardless of whether they still had a breath left, were first rewarded with a stick by the armored soldiers, and then others threw the corpses into a large pit dug in advance. When the army left, they would set fire to burn them.

  Of course, all the grass within a hundred meters around this big pit was removed to prevent fires and burn one's own head, which would make people laugh their teeth off.

  After all the horses had fully recovered, Xu Haifeng gave a loud order and the convoy slowly moved forward. However, this time, there were more than 4,000 northern fine horses added to the convoy.

  These spoils of war were accepted by Hai Feng without hesitation, and according to Jiang Kongming's words, since they had come with the intention of giving horses, then don't refuse them.

  Xijing City, Hami received an urgent message from the border town 800 miles away. As soon as he opened it, his eyes turned red, and he let out a loud cry, spitting out fresh blood, and fell to the ground.

  The attendants on both sides were greatly shocked and hurriedly rescued him while reporting to Modu.

  Under the doctor's treatment, Hami woke up and turned over, facing Modu Chanyu, he cried bitterly.

  The border general sent a letter, his only son, Duoduo, led 5,000 flying horses and cavalry to pretend to be horse thieves and attack the Han envoy team, but was annihilated at the border, with more than 5,000 people not returning alive.

  Hamidi cried and couldn't help but think of the words of his master Tuoheti Zongshi before he left.

  The outcome of events is determined by human effort, but the result is decided by heaven. Although I don't understand fortune-telling, I have a premonition that this child will not die young, it's a fixed destiny, and no human power can change it.

  The words still linger in his ears, but he has already suffered the pain of losing a child. A daze crosses his heart, could it be that there is indeed a will of heaven that cannot be violated?

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