The scenes Guo Peng saw after he arrived on the battlefield were no strangers to him.

There were dead people everywhere, wounded soldiers everywhere, and there were their own people, and more were Xianbei people.

The Xianbei people died in large numbers, and the casualties of the Wei army were definitely not small at present.

Xianbei cavalry is at least the top cavalry unit of this era, and its combat effectiveness is far beyond the reach of people.

If Guo hadn't used cavalry one era ahead of them to carry out a downgrade strike, and he would have to pay a greater price to completely defeat them, the losses of this Northern Expedition would have increased and the results would have been reduced.

Mr. Guo never underestimates any enemy, no matter whether the enemy is strong or weak.

And Xianbei people must not be considered weak.

At the critical moment of life and death, the Xianbei people burst out with strong desire to survive and combat effectiveness, and the dying counterattack caused great trouble to the Wei army.

Of course, in the end, the dying counterattack failed to reverse the situation. After the complete collapse, their casualties began to increase exponentially.

From Suli's collapse to Fu Luohan's defeat, the casualties of the Wei army were greatly reduced, completely controlling the situation on the battlefield and completely winning the war.

"If you have all your efforts to treat the wounded soldiers, don't be stingy with medicine as long as you have a breath. Then, burn the bodies of the soldiers who died in battle, put the ashes in the altar, and take them away. The bodies of the Xianbei people are dug holes and thrown into them, burned them in a concentrated manner, and then buried them on the spot. No body is allowed to be left on the grassland."

Guo Peng issued his order, and then someone immediately followed his request.

Guo Peng looked up at the distance, and all he saw were corpses.

In midsummer, the green grass was dyed with blood. When I went to see it again, I felt a strange feeling that I couldn't tell the story, which made me feel uncomfortable.

So Guo Peng sighed deeply.

Cheng Yu didn't understand why the emperor sighed.

"Your Majesty, the army won, and the Xianbei is destined to be destroyed. At this time of great joy, why should Your Majesty sigh?"

Cheng Yu approached Guo Peng.

Then he saw the emperor slowly shook his head.

I am not sighing because of victory, I am sighing for the hardships of living for a lifetime. I want my Wei Zimin to live better and safer. If I eat meat, I have to kill so many Xianbei people. The Xianbei people are also going south to knock on the gate to make themselves live better.

People live for a lifetime, for the sake of eating and living, and do many things they don’t want to do. Under this bright world, it would be too difficult to live. Our army won a great victory in this battle, but was there no loss?"

Cheng Yu lowered his head and said nothing.

Of course there are losses.

Not to mention the losses of the army, the logistics personnel alone died of more than 100 people due to accidents.

Some people died of exhaustion, some people died of illness and failed to receive timely treatment, some people died of choking when they were eating, and some people died of falling during transportation.

Although Guo Peng also provided good safety protection to the logistics staff, it still cannot guarantee that everyone will live well. Some people die, and many people are injured and sick, which delays the delivery of their families.

Once these important laborers in families lose their labor due to some reason, it will be a big blow to these families.

In the farming era, the labor force of young and middle-aged men is indispensable for a farmer to make a living. If they lose their labor force, it will be a devastating blow to a family.

And this will also become a heavy burden for the local government of the Wei Empire—

After losing the labor force, other alternatives must be used to help the family continue to live, such as tax reductions, or providing oxen, so that the mistress in the family can assume this responsibility.

Such households can still be cope with fewer households. If there are too many, such families will appear in a concentrated manner in each village, township and county, which will definitely seriously affect the overall economic level of the county.

That is very dangerous.

Moreover, direct losses on the battlefield can be calculated. It is even more difficult to count these indirect losses, and the impact of these indirect losses on the national economy is also very difficult to calculate.

This part of the loss is also within Guo Peng's acceptance range.

To be honest, if you win this battle, the entire Hebei will be exhausted for more than a year, or even for more than two years. After years of accumulation, Hebei's civilian power has been exhausted.

After this battle, all major projects in Hebei must slow down. After the suspension of work, civilians and men went home to raise production. The court's policies must be tilted and they must rest with the people. Moreover, no major moves can be made within at least two years.

Otherwise, if the people in Hebei are forcibly exploited and the people are resentful, the consequences will be difficult to say.

Mr. Guo is unwilling to suppress the peasant uprising.

So in order to win the entire war, Mr. Guo also paid a considerable price.

Cheng Yu understands all this.

"But, Your Majesty, there are certain losses, but if you win this battle and destroy the Xianbei, it will be a matter of great success in the present and future generations. Later generations will benefit from it, and everyone will praise Your Majesty's merits.

Later generations will always remember that it was His Majesty who wiped out the Xianbei for them and allowed them to live a safe life without worrying about the invasion of the north and the south. It was His Majesty who personally conquered the grasslands and benefited them. This is also a fact."

Guo Peng looked at Cheng Yucang's old face and felt a sense of guilt and vicissitudes in his heart.

"Zhongde, thank you for your hard work."

"Old minister...no hard work."

When Cheng Yu suddenly heard Guo Peng say such words, he almost screamed in surprise.

Fortunately, he held back and held back his emotions.

"I see whether it is hard or not. I see that everyone who has done what they should do."

Guo Peng reached out and patted Cheng Yu on the shoulder, then smiled and said, "Let's go, win this victory. I want to be the first Chinese emperor to go deep into the northern desert and pacify the northern heirs, and also the first Chinese emperor to arrive at Langjuxu Mountain to worship the heaven and earth."

"Abide by the order."

Cheng Yu endured his excitement.

"By the way, Zhongde."

After instigating the war horses to trot forward for a while, Guo Peng suddenly turned around and looked at Cheng Yu: "What do you think if I die in the future, I will be buried in Langjuxu Mountain?"

"ah?"

Cheng Yu looked at the emperor with a dull look on his face: "What did Your Majesty say?"

"What, isn't it good? Isn't it a good thing for the emperor to be buried in the place he conquered, to conquer here forever, to guard here forever, to protect my Wei people here forever, so that they don't have to be invaded by the Northern Barbarians?"

Guo Peng laughed.

"No... the old minister... the old minister means... His Majesty has such an idea, and it is indeed a bit sudden."

Cheng Yu quickly sorted out his thoughts: "If Your Majesty's mausoleum is arranged in Langjuxu Mountain, it would be too..."

"What's so? This is great. Let's settle it like this. When we take down Langjuxu Mountain, we can start preparing for construction. We will build a mausoleum for me here, and I will be here forever!

The Emperor of Wei Dynasty, who was called Mobei forever, had no Xianbei, no Xiongnu, and no barbarian tribe. If the descendants of later generations lose their place and lose their tombs, they will not be worthy of being my descendants!"

Guo Peng thought this made sense.

He could not guarantee that all descendants and descendants could tilt their policies towards the grassland like him, nor could he guarantee that the Wei State would continue to be strong and could occupy the grassland forever, but burying himself in Langjuxu Mountain was a symbol.

Those who lost the founding emperor's tomb are not my descendants!

This is used as an eternal warning to future generations and emperors.

In Cheng Yu's eyes, the emperor at this time was very heroic and seemed to have infinite imagination about the future.

His ideas are always so unique, always so strange, and never guess.

No one knows what the emperor is thinking every moment.

But the victory was indeed in hand.

This huge Northern Expedition was not wasted, and the Wei army indeed won a brilliant victory.

From July 11 to July 21, the Wei army took turns to fight, chasing the Xianbei people for ten consecutive days, almost breaking through the northern part of the Mo, and the soldiers pointed directly at Langjuxu Mountain.

After ten days of pursuit, about 60,000 Xianbei people were killed, and more than 10,000 people were captured who knelt on the ground and begged for mercy. Less than 10,000 people were still running for the desperate attempt, while Cao Chun and Li Dian's pursuit troops did not stop pursuing.

Guo Peng gathered most of the main forces around him to rectify, digest the results of the war, and continued to march northward to Langjuxu Mountain.

Then he brought Suli, who was captured by Wei Yan, and let Suli take shackles as his servant, barbecue and lead a horse.

Although Wei Yan's interpersonal relationships were not very good, he had good luck. On the sixth day of pursuit, he caught up with Su Li.
Chapter completed!