202: Attack the camp, a tragic victory

"My Lord, should we pursue?" Liu Sandao asked anxiously.

"Do not pursue a desperate foe," Lin Yue said, shaking his head.

As a Second-Rate Military General, Bru was followed by nearly ten thousand of King Baiyang's personal cavalry. Even if Liu Sandao caught up, he wouldn't be able to take him down quickly, and there was a chance of being counter-attacked by the Xiongnu people guards, which would be more trouble than it was worth.

Among those present, only Zi Long could easily capture Bru, but Zi Long still had to guard King Baiyang and couldn't be spared. After all, King Baiyang was the primary target of this operation!

As one of the two kings of the Ordos Loop, King Baiyang's value far exceeded that of the fleeing Bru and his ten thousand remaining troops!

"Zi Long, keep a close watch on King Baiyang!" Lin Yue said in a deep voice.

"Understood, Zi Long will not fail My Lord's expectations!" Zhao Yun responded.

Lin Yue nodded. With Zi Long there, he was at ease!

Then he roared:

"White Horse Righteous Cavalry! Follow me to clear out the enemy and rendezvous with the White Horse Camp!

Those who lay down their weapons will not be killed.

Those who dare to resist will be executed without mercy!"

"Understood!" the White Horse Righteous Cavalry responded!

Although King Baiyang was captured and his thirty thousand personal guards were now few in number, there were still Xiongnu people resisting in various parts of King Baiyang's Encampment!

After all, a broken ship still has three thousand nails. King Baiyang's Encampment had a large population, and many were fiercely loyal, but in their haste, they were fighting individually and hadn't united to form an effective fighting force.

Therefore, they had to act quickly, or they would get bogged down in this quagmire of war, gradually be whittled away, and potentially be overturned!

"Charge!" Lin Yue commanded!

...Two hours later, the White Horse Righteous Cavalry finally brought King Baiyang's Encampment under temporary control.

Xing Daorong was wounded, several parts of his armor were shattered, Du Tong's arm was bandaged, and only Du Song was covered in blood, grinning broadly.

But everyone's appearance showed that they had encountered equally fierce resistance!

King Baiyang's Encampment, after all, was not comparable to an ordinary tribe.

Neither in scale nor in combat power.

"My Lord, nearly ten thousand Brothers from the White Horse Camp have fallen!" Xing Daorong said with a sorrowful expression.

After Xing Daorong's White Horse Camp broke into King Baiyang's Encampment from another side, they encountered resistance from King Baiyang's Right Great General. While both sides were locked in fierce combat, they were then ambushed from front and rear by King Baiyang's Left Great General's fifty thousand elite cavalry, who were guarding the Encampment from outside! Du Tong's thirty thousand troops suffered heavy losses, and one-third of the most elite veteran Soldiers of the White Horse Camp also died in battle.

In this fated battle, if King Baiyang had not been captured, it would have been uncertain who would emerge victorious!

"A Rong, pull yourself together. This is the Soldiers' glory!" Lin Yue said in a deep voice.

But even as he said it, he couldn't convince himself. No matter how eloquently he spoke, Soldiers dying on the battlefield, no matter how much glory they received after death, were still dead. The dead cannot be revived; this was something everyone understood.

Not only them, but nearly three thousand of Lin Yue's ten thousand personal guards also died in battle, Liu Sandao's unit lost over five thousand men, and Du Tong's unit lost nearly half! Of the one hundred thousand White Horse Righteous Cavalry, only sixty-five thousand Soldiers remained, including four thousand severely wounded Soldiers unable to fight on horseback. Currently, only sixty thousand White Horse Righteous Cavalry could still fight on horseback!

The more than thirty thousand White Horse Righteous Cavalry who died were all living lives, children of elderly parents far away, husbands of women, fathers of children!

Pillars of their families!

But at this moment, they lay here forever.

Just as Louis XV said: "After me, the deluge."

For the warriors, it was the opposite. No matter what honors they received after death, it could not change the fact that their lives had abruptly ended.

But fortunately, their families had some security.

Historically, the emergence of Great Qin's twenty-rank military merit peerage system laid the foundation for Great Qin's strength!

Because when a Soldier died in battle, his family could inherit his peerage, and also receive the corresponding monthly salary for the peerage! In addition, even the land granted with the peerage could be inherited!

It was precisely because of these factors, and because the Qin People loved their country, valued martial arts, were open and inclusive, and possessed a pioneering and enterprising spirit! With the momentum of every family in the Three Qin regions wearing mourning, blood not drying, and fighting to the death,

Qin was able to transform from a small state in the northwest, a small state that didn't even qualify to participate in the Central Plains alliances and was ridiculed by others, to fight fiercely and tirelessly against the Di and Rong for a hundred years, ultimately establishing its position among the Seven Warring States!

It was precisely because Shang Yang designed the twenty-rank military merit peerage system,

that Qin Shi Huang was able to carry on the legacy of six generations and unify the six states!

Establishing the unprecedented Great Qin Empire!

Because the twenty-rank military merit peerage system opened an upward channel for the common people!

At the same time, it also resolved the worries of the Qin Elite Soldiers!

This allowed talented individuals, or commoners, to fully display their abilities and ambitions!

That is why the Qin People, with the simplest equipment, achieved the most brilliant military victories!

Although in the game, after Great Qin unified the six states, the peerage system changed to the Zhou Dynasty's Duke, Marquis, Count, Viscount, Baron system, the land and wealth rewards remained the same.

The military merits from this long-distance raid on King Baiyang, with Generals slain and banners captured along the way, constituted a rare great victory after Great Qin unified the six states!

Even if it couldn't make them extremely wealthy, it could ensure that their relatives lived without worries about food and clothing.

It brought a little comfort to Lin Yue's heart.

"My Lord, let's massacre the Encampment!" Xing Daorong suddenly petitioned!

All the Generals present were startled, their reactions varying!

Li Mu immediately reacted and said, "Colonel, King Baiyang's Encampment has nearly ten million Xiongnu people. No one can bear such monstrous slaughter!"

He had always opposed Lin Yue's massacres, and the ten million Xiongnu people in King Baiyang's Encampment made him even more terrified!

Even a god of slaughter reborn wouldn't kill like this. If nearly ten million Xiongnu people were indiscriminately killed, even if Lin Yue gained immense merit, he would be condemned and criticized upon his return!

No one would want to be friends with such a person!

This went against the culture promoted in the Central Plains.

At that time, Lin Yue would be isolated in court and his name would be infamous for ten thousand years in historical records!

Liu Sandao, however, said, "A Rong, what nonsense are you spouting!

So many people, are you crazy!"

Xing Daorong, in a rare display of anger, said word by word, "Blood for blood! Did our more than thirty thousand Brothers die in vain!

Only their blood can bring peace to our Brothers!"

"Commandant Xing, that's not realistic. Even if your sabers get dull, you won't finish them all!" Du Tong advised.

"Big Brother, I think we should just slaughter them. If the sabers get dull, dig a pit and bury them. If that's too much effort, just set them on fire. There are many ways; no need to be fixated on the blade!" Du Song said, his eyes gleaming.

"Nonsense! Du Song, step down! You have no right to speak here!" Du Tong shouted, calling him by his full name, highly displeased with his brother adding fuel to the fire!

Everyone now knew that Xing Daorong was acting on impulse. Once he calmed down, he would understand the consequences of such an action.

With so many people, even His Majesty wouldn't dare to slaughter them all!

"It is what it is," Du Song muttered softly.

The argument among the Generals grew more intense until Xing Daorong finally shouted, "My Lord, I'll listen to you. Whatever you say, we'll do!"

At these words, everyone's gaze focused on Lin Yue.