Flying Clouds in Another World

Chapter 326: Split and Disintegrate

After the great victory, the army's morale was boosted.

But Liu Feiyun did not feel any joy after the great victory, but was only troubled.

In one battle, 70,000 real soldiers of the Canglang tribe were wiped out, including 30,000 prisoners. In addition, a large amount of weapons and supplies were seized.

Among the 30,000 prisoners, 10,000 were seriously injured and basically had no chance of returning to the battlefield, at least not in the short term.

Liu Feiyun did not make things difficult for these people, but chose to release them on the spot.

After confiscating their weapons, horses, property and food, Liu Feiyun preached to them that the empire's northern expedition was justified and the barbarians had brought it upon themselves.

At the same time, he did not forget to ask these injured barbarians to spread the name of Liu Feiyun.

After releasing the 10,000 wounded, Liu Feiyun was in a dilemma about the remaining 20,000 prisoners who could return to the battlefield as long as they were re-armed:

Kill them all?

I don't really want to be a butcher.

Let go of them all?

How can that be possible? Otherwise the battle would be fought in vain.

Shipped back to the empire and sold as slaves?

This is the heart of the Northern Wilderness. Where can we find a caravan that can eat so many slaves? Even if we escort them by ourselves, it's not safe on the road! And it will waste the already limited military strength!

Perhaps, we can use these prisoners of war to do some business with the tribes in the Northern Wilderness.

However, first we have to select a few thousand of them to join the Zhenhuang Army and the Yunhuang Tribe.

Soon, Liu Feiyun made a decision.

Certainly:

Of the 20,000 prisoners of war, 2,000 were selected to join the Zhenhuang Army, 3,000 to join the Yunhuang Tribe, 5,000 to be sold to the Lone Wolf Tribe, 5,000 to be sold to the Red Fox Tribe, and 5,000 to be sold to the Snow Wolf Tribe.

In addition, a large number of weapons and armor were used to replenish their own losses, and 15,000 sets were sold to the above three departments.

However, if the three departments want to purchase it, they must first submit an apology to the Emperor of Dachen.

The three leaders immediately said that it was not impossible to submit a confession of guilt, but they had to see actual benefits first!

"Are you trying to divide the tribes in the Northern Wilderness?"

In addition to being Liu Feiyun's personal guard, Chen Yisan is also a spy for the inner factory. He has the responsibility to protect Liu Feiyun, monitor his every move at all times, and report any important words and deeds of Liu Feiyun to the inner factory on a regular basis.

The sale of prisoners of war and weapons to the enemy cannot be done in private; it must be made known to the inner factory or the emperor.

"Yes! Now the strength of the Aokong tribes is still quite big! One family can't dominate alone! It just so happens that the Red Fox Tribe and the Snow Wolf Tribe have turned against the Canglang Tribe. How can we not make good use of this opportunity!"

After Liu Feiyun finished explaining, he looked towards the south again and murmured, "I hope the emperor is not short-sighted!"

Only a few days later, a pigeon from the inner factory brought the emperor's secret order:

"The affairs of recruiting and pacifying the tribes in the Northern Wilderness are all decided by Junior Brother Liu!"

Chen Yisan was also surprised: It seems that the new emperor is still as gracious to this little butcher Liu and the Liu family as the previous emperor was!

Soon, Liu Feiyun reached a deal with the three departments. Liu Feiyun used the 15,000 prisoners of war and the matching leather armor in exchange for three letters of guilt for deceiving the emperor, as well as the food and fodder that the army urgently needed.

Of course, while Liu Feiyun was doing business with the three tribes, his Zhenhuang Army and Yunhuang Tribe were also not idle.

The army of tens of thousands was divided into small units, battalions and brigades, and began to patrol the northern wilderness prairie, looking for opportunities to break through the camps of the hostile tribes.

Soon, as June was coming to an end, the various units of the Zhenhuang Army and the Yunhuang Army successively captured dozens of large and small camps.

The Zhenhuang Army's food and grass became sufficient again, and the number of soldiers in the Yunhuang Tribe also increased greatly, already claiming to be 50,000.

At the same time, the situation of the various tribes in the Northern Wilderness changed again:

First, the Canglang tribe suffered another blow and completely lost its status as the leader of all the Cangmang tribes.

However, the Canglang tribe and the Wulang tribe have formed an alliance, and their strength should not be underestimated.

The Red Fox Tribe formed an alliance with the Snow Wolf Tribe, and completely broke with the Cangwu Tribe and became mortal enemies.

The Lone Wolf Tribe rose again and put aside their past grievances and formed an alliance with the Barbarian Bull Tribe.

In addition, the other four core tribes among the Cangmang tribes expressed neutrality, kept to themselves and governed themselves.

The Cangmang tribes, once the largest tribal alliance in the Northern Wilderness, are now in name only.

The second largest tribal alliance, the Aokong tribes, has also split into two alliances led by Mo Rongluo and Fu Jian, which are attacking each other.

The strength of these tribal alliances or independent tribes was not much different. Each faction had 70,000 to 80,000 young and strong warriors, and 30,000 to 50,000. None of them had more than 100,000.

These forces continued to attack and kill each other, but for a while no one could annex the other, and a certain balance was reached.

Other weak tribes or clans can only choose to rely on a powerful force in order to survive.

The Northern Wilderness is now completely engulfed in a state of infighting among warlords and is no longer able to launch a large-scale invasion to the south.

However, although the situation in the Northern Wilderness gradually became favorable to the empire, the situation within the empire was becoming increasingly chaotic.

As Liu Feiyun had expected, the rioters in various places had indeed developed into a rebellious army.

Although there is only one word difference between rioters and rebel armies, their natures are completely different.

The rioters are essentially civilians. Even if they become bandits or raise the flag of rebellion, most of them are just a small mob with little combat power. Ordinary county and village militia can wipe them out or at least drive them away.

But once the number of rioters grows to more than 10,000 people, it will no longer be something that the county government and the local militia can deal with, and it can be called a rebellious army.

According to several military intelligence reports in June, there were dozens of rebel armies with a scale of over 10,000 people, and more than a dozen with a scale of over 100,000 people. As for the rioters with a scale of less than 10,000 people, they were not even qualified to be reported in the reports.

However, with the return of the northern expedition army, the millions of rebel troops in the northern states of the empire were quickly wiped out, either annihilated or fled south upon hearing the news.

But soon, as the northern expedition army dispersed and fought on their own, some fierce men began to emerge among the chaotic troops, causing great losses to the government troops.

By the end of June, the latest military intelligence reports showed that seven rebel armies with a strength of over 200,000 men had appeared.

Among these seven rebel armies, four were roaming around everywhere, three were occupying lands and claiming to be kings, with the intention of competing with the imperial court.

"Qian'an Army, Barefoot Army, Burning Heaven Army! These three rebel armies have occupied nearly a hundred counties, and each of them claims to have a million soldiers! I never thought! In just over two months, they have grown to such a powerful position!"

Liu Feiyun couldn't help but sigh that these so-called rebel armies were developing so fast!

"Yes! It seems that it won't be long before the imperial court will recall our Zhenhuang Army and join the ranks of the army to quell the rebellion!"

"That's right! The Northern Wilds are now in civil strife. The total number of young and strong soldiers is no more than 300,000, and they are still fighting each other. The emperor will definitely not be willing to let our tens of thousands of cavalry go to waste here!"

Zhuge Bulong and He Chaogui responded one after another.

"Return to the country to quell the rebellion! Haha! I really don't want to fight this kind of war!"

Liu Feiyun chuckled.