This battle is the battle that Wang Ding has been involved in for the longest time.
Counting from the time we crossed the Yellow River, two hours have passed.
But the battle is not over yet.
To the east, a touch of fish belly white has been revealed, and there is a layer of golden color in the clouds.
The bonfire in the Qiang camp has been extinguished.
But the tents in the camp were still burning with flames and thick smoke billowing.
On the battlefield, both sides can finally see the situation clearly.
Both the Qiang people and the Han army became exhausted after a night of fighting.
Everywhere I looked, there were corpses everywhere.
Of the 30,000 Qiang people, there are not many left.
The Niu Li tribe also suffered heavy casualties.
Last night, the Greedy Wolf tribe kept fighting with them.
Even though he was attacked by the Han army later, Lang Yang continued to fight in the Niu Li tribe's camp.
He fought with Niu Shisan in a dark manner, regardless of the situation of the Qiang army outside.
The battle this night was definitely the most brutal battle Wang Ding had ever experienced.
In the dark night, the Han army suffered many casualties.
But at that time, he couldn't see anything clearly because he was a little further away. Wang Ding just led his men and horses to kill where there were many Qiang people. He didn't know who suffered more casualties on both sides.
Until now, after dawn, Wang Ding can take a good look.
After a rough look around, Wang Ding silently calculated in his mind that he still had more than 3,000 and nearly 4,000 infantrymen on his side.
Training with the army every day, Wang Ding can now roughly count the number of people in a large area.
There is no need to count one by one. The result will not be accurate, but the error will not be too large, at most within five hundred.
The remaining Qiang people gave up one by one when they found that almost all their companions were dead. They threw away their weapons and chose to surrender.
After a while, Li Su led his troops and horses to join Wang Ding.
After the two separated last night, they kept killing each other without knowing where the other person had gone.
In the dark night, the fleeing Qiang people panicked and did not choose the route, and the Han troops who pursued them were actually the same.
Li Su didn't know his position until dawn, and immediately came back with his troops to find Wang Ding.
The remaining infantry in Li Su's hands are about the same as Wang Ding's.
Last night, after all, they were part of the sneak attack party.
The Qiang people were panicked, but the Han army was just excited.
The casualties were far less than those of the Qiang people.
However, the cavalry led by Zhang Liao suffered the fewest casualties.
In this night's battle, the cavalry casualties were only 500.
It was also Zhang Liao who commanded well in the dark night, always aiming to harass, leaving the Rooster Tribe helpless.
Most of the thousands of warriors of the Rooster Tribe were killed by bows and arrows.
What surprised Wang Ding the most was that Niu Shisan did not die and lived to the end.
He also thought that in the melee last night, the Niu Li tribe would also be destroyed by the Greedy Wolf tribe.
Niu Shisan looked at Lang Yang's body lying at his feet, feeling no joy in defeating him.
He knew that the Qiang people were finished, the Tanlang tribe was finished, and the Niu Li tribe was finished.
He looked at the Han army beside him, did he hate it?
He didn't dare.
All this is the result of his own choices.
If he hadn't chosen this way, he might be the one lying on the ground now.
They can't beat the Han people.
Looking back on this half month, Niu Shisan no longer wants to be enemies with the Han people.
The Han army was powerful and liked to use intrigues.
They Qiang people are no match at all.
Even if he had to do it over again and Niu Shisan knew his choice, he would still be led by the Han people.
After a night of fighting, there were only 500 warriors from the Niuli tribe standing beside him.
There are corpses everywhere in the camp, and the smell of blood has not dissipated for a long time.
Every step on the ground is covered with blood. Every piece of land in the entire camp is soaked in blood, and the blood stains penetrate one foot into the soil.
There are probably no more animals in this area from now on.
The blood in the soil will not dissipate for a year.
Wang Ding came to Niu Shisan.
"Chief Niu, what happened last night? Why did the killing suddenly start here?" Wang Ding asked with concern.
Niu Shisan said: "Last night, I had already fallen asleep, but I was suddenly awakened by the sound of fighting, and found out that it was people from the Tanlang tribe who came to kill me."
Wang Ding asked doubtfully: "Okay, why did they suddenly attack you?"
Niu Shisan shook his head and said: "Maybe he knew about my surrender to the Han Dynasty."
Wang Ding nodded: "It is also possible. After all, not everyone in your tribe is willing to submit to the Han. Fortunately, I found out in time and immediately led the army to cross the Yellow River overnight."
"Thank you, General, for the rescue." Niu Shisan thanked him, but felt a little awkward in his heart.
Almost all the warriors of his tribe were killed or injured, but in the end he still wanted to thank Wang Ding.
But that was the fact. Niu Shisan soon suspected that the Han people were secretly behind what happened last night, and he had no evidence.
During the battle last night, the secret letter in Lang Yang's hand had already disappeared.
Wang Dingdao: "When I return to Chang'an this time, I will immediately report to the Niu leader and ask your majesty to make you the general of Zhenbei."
There was not much joy on Niu Shisan's face, but he still thanked him: "Thank you, General You. Niu Shisan is willing to serve General You in the future."
Li Su and his soldiers were clearing the battlefield.
There were many corpses in the Yellow River that were washed to the shore and all were fished out.
According to the old rules, all corpses will be cremated.
All the ashes from the Han army were put into earthen jars and brought back to Chang'an.
This time, more than 2,000 Han soldiers died in the battle, and everyone wore a nameplate, so there was no need to worry about being recognized.
The bodies of the Qiang people were cremated, but their heads were picked out and a Jingguan was built on the bank of the Yellow River.
Perhaps the skull without the bloody corpse would be more shocking.
But Wang Ding didn't want to cause a plague due to rotting corpses.
After every battle, whether it is the enemy's body or his own body, he will dispose of it.
Niu Shisan looked at the skulls of the Qiang people, being barricaded on the edge of the Yellow River. He felt more and more uncomfortable in his heart, and looked at the Han people with more and more fear.
This battle has left an indelible fear in his heart.
Jia Xu has been paying attention to Niu Shisan’s expression.
After tens of thousands of skulls were all blocked together, even the surrendered Qiang people knelt on the ground in fear.
Jia Xu walked to Wang Ding and whispered: "Qiang people, their courage has disappeared."
He agreed very much with Wang Ding's approach.
More than 20,000 skulls were piled up on the edge of the Yellow River, which was enough to scare the Qiang people who were going south. They did not dare to cross the Yellow River without permission.
The pile of more than 20,000 skulls is even more shocking than what Wang Ding did last time.
Not to mention these prisoners who were exhausted physically and mentally after a night of fighting, even normal Qiang people would be frightened after seeing them.
But the Han army, looking at the mountain made of skulls, felt proud and invincible in their hearts.
They are just Qiang people, and they did not make them into Jingguan. This is their martial arts, and no one can erase it.