Zhang Liao led Qianqi and chased him all the way.
We chased him for fifty miles before withdrawing our troops and returning.
Of the three thousand Qiang cavalry, only a few hundred escaped in the end.
The rest were all destroyed.
In two of the confrontations, more than half were killed or injured, and the rest were all caught up and killed while escaping.
The Han army also suffered heavy casualties.
If Tie Shao hadn't been killed and the Qiang people were defeated, even if Wang Ding's side won the battle in the end, it would be a tragic victory.
It's better now. Nearly 800 people were killed on the Han army's side, and another thousand were injured.
The bodies of soldiers who died in battle were cremated and their ashes were taken back.
"You died fighting for the Han, and you cannot bury your bones in a foreign land. I will send your ashes back to your hometown." Wang Ding watched the corpses being cremated.
Corpses were cremated one by one, and the ashes were placed in jars.
"When the smoke rises, the country looks north..."
The people who were still alive watched with sadness as the corpses of their compatriots were engulfed in flames. They didn’t know who spoke first, and soon the battlefield was filled with songs.
The corpses of the Qiang people were also burned, but their ashes were not taken away.
Wang Ding asked people to pick out the burned skulls and pile them up. More than 2,000 heads were piled up into a hill.
"This is the land of the Han Dynasty."
The iron-burnt human head was not burned and was finally placed on top. As the young leader of the Shaoke tribe, he should be treated like this.
Next to the head, a stone tablet was erected, and Wang Ding wrote on it: "The heads of three thousand warriors of the Shaoke tribe."
"Lord, this is the mount of the young Qiang clan leader."
Xu Huang led Tie Shao's war horse and came to Wang Ding.
Wang Dingdao: "You killed the man, and this horse is your trophy."
Xu Huang said: "My Lord, someone already has a Hualiu."
Xu Huang's Hualiu horse is also a first-class good horse. It is red all over and does not have a single hair. It is at least better than the bay red horse Wang Ding is riding now.
Wang Dingdao: "There is no such thing as too many good horses. You can change the rides."
Wang Ding's strength is only at this level. Even if he has a good horse, it will not increase much. Instead, it will be left to Xu Huang, which can increase Xu Huang's combat power a lot.
Wang Ding said: "What's the name of this horse?"
He has seen Lu Bu's Red Rabbit Horse. The horse in front of him is a little smaller than the Red Rabbit Horse. Except for its color, it is similar to the Red Rabbit Horse. It should be a war horse of the same breed.
Xu Huang shook his head. Xu Huang didn't even know the name of Tie Shao whose head he cut off. He only knew that he was the young patriarch of the Shaoke tribe, let alone the name of Tie Shao's mount.
Wang Ding said: "Then I will give it a name."
Xu Huang said: "Please give me your name, my lord."
Looking at the snow-white war horse, Wang Ding said: "Let's call it Feiyun, one red and one white, it is a perfect match."
The repairs were completed, and it was noon now. After filling their stomachs, Wang Ding and the others continued south along the Luoshui River.
As for the Qiang spies around, they are no longer visible.
Some people went back to report the moment the battle ended.
Some of them ran back in panic when they saw the mountain of heads.
There were a few others who, after Wang Ding left, approached cautiously, looked at the words on the stone tablet, and then hurried back.
In the following days, Wang Ding did not encounter the Qiang tribe again.
His reputation has completely spread among the Qiang people.
Before, it was just a sneak attack, and the small and medium-sized tribes were wiped out.
This time it was a serious battle with the Qiang people, and there were always scouts from various tribes of the Qiang people around.
As soon as the battle was over, Tan Ma sent the news back.
These Qiang people who visited the horse witnessed this battle with their own eyes.
Some people even went out of their way to exaggerate the strength of the Han army after returning home.
After all, it was the Qiang who were defeated, and deliberately exaggerating the strength of the Han people would make it appear that it was not the Qiang people who were weak, but the Han people who were too strong.
Wang Ding and the others walked very slowly, but no Qiang people dared to come and cause trouble for him.
The Qiang people, after all, as Jia Xu said, fear power rather than virtue.
After seeing how powerful the Han army was, they all became cowered.
Especially when they saw the huge mace in the Han army, no Qiang people were willing to get close.
Although Tie Shao was only the first warrior of the Shaoke tribe before, he is also somewhat famous among the Qiang people. Even if other Qiang people do not recognize Tie Shao, they must know this mace.
Wang Ding also tried to pick it up, but he could only reluctantly pick it up. It was too difficult to fight with this mace, so it was better to take it back as a trophy.
Maybe you can get a trophy collection room and put it in it. If you kill other powerful enemies in the future, you can also collect it together.
For example, Cao Cao's Qinghong Sword, Liu Bei's double-pronged sword, and yes, the Seven-Star Sword that was taken away by Dong Zhuo before. You can get it immediately after you return and collect it with this mace.
The flag of Wang Ding, the right general of the Han Dynasty, flutters in the wind on the Hetao grassland.
The journey was smooth.
The thousand Qiang prisoners looked at Wang Ding as if they were looking at a devil.
Before the battle with the Shaoke tribe, maybe some people were still holding on to luck.
But when they saw the defeat of the Shaoke tribe and the mountains of heads piled up, they were left with only despair.
I can only pray to the God of the Grassland to take away this devil.
Revenge?
No one dares.
Among the thousand desperate prisoners, some looked at Wang Ding with hatred, while others looked at Wang Ding with admiration.
People living on the grassland fight against the sky, the earth, and people. In their hearts, they worship the strong.
Even if this strong man slaughtered their people.
Even if Wang Ding only walked seventy or eighty miles a day, he would still be back in Feng Yi County after three days.
Entering Feng Yi County, Wang Ding planned to hand over the cattle, sheep and prisoners to Song Yi, the prefect of Feng Yi County, just like last time.
It's just a little different from the last time. Wang Ding found that the city gate of Feng Yijun was closed tightly, and there were some Han troops on the top of the city.
"The right general of the Han Dynasty is here again, quickly open the city gate." Zhang Yu shouted from the bottom of the city.
The soldiers inside the city gate did not open the city gate immediately, but after waiting for a while, they saw the prefect Song Yi appearing at the top of the city.
"Below the city is the right general Wang Ding." Song Yi shouted from the top of the city.
"It's so." Wang Ding walked to the front and showed his face.
After Song Yi confirmed Wang Ding's identity, he ordered the city gate to be opened.
After the city gate was opened, Wang Ding entered the city with his soldiers, horses and prisoners, and asked: "Prefect Song, what happened? Why did you suddenly close the city gate?"
"According to reports from spies outside the city, a Huns army passed by this morning, so I ordered the city gate to be closed tightly. The general came back at the right time," Song Yidao.
Wang Ding suddenly felt something in his heart and said, "How could the Huns suddenly appear? They are heading towards Chang'an City?"
Song Yi nodded: "He was heading towards Chang'an. As for how he showed up, I don't know."
Wang Ding nodded and said: "These cattle, sheep and prisoners will be handed over to the Song Governor for resettlement. I will drive them back to Chang'an right away."