He could even free up his hands to help his elder brother.
He glanced at the surrounding corpses and immediately ordered his soldiers to clean up the battlefield, digging a pit to bury all the bodies.
A touch of white appeared in the sky, and the sun was slowly rising, illuminating the land before them.
After a night of cleaning up the battlefield, the final results were tallied: over a thousand enemy soldiers killed, several hundred captured, and their own casualties numbering over a hundred.
Many of the Xianbei soldiers died or were wounded because they panicked when they heard the Han Army attacking, charging wildly through the camp and even fighting each other.
Additionally, they obtained over a thousand warhorses and some dead or injured horses.
This made Guan Yu very happy; ever since he became the cavalry commander, he had been thinking daily about how to further expand the cavalry force.
However, cavalry was very precious and required considerable money and provisions to purchase, making it difficult to organize a large cavalry force in a short time.
But with these ready-made cavalry, after discussing it with his elder brother, he should be able to continue increasing the cavalry force.
After sorting everything out, Guan Yu and Zhang Liao did not linger; they led their army away from there and returned to Yanmen Pass.
On a hillside thirty li away, several hundred people were gathered.
The leader was Tuoba Jiefen, his hair disheveled, his robes torn, his face stained with blood, and his eyes bloodshot as he looked ahead.
His hands were tightly clenched, and his heart was consumed by rage.
The assets he had painstakingly accumulated, which had given the Tuoba Tribe some prestige on the grasslands, were all lost in that single night's battle, returning him to his original state.
His heart was filled with both resentment for his own lax vigilance and particular fury at Ke Bineng's misleading intelligence, which had affected his alertness.
But all of this transformed into a sigh.
The Xianbei soldiers and Generals standing around, hearing his helpless sigh, all lowered their heads, appearing somewhat dejected.
They all blamed themselves for being too careless and underestimating the enemy; if they had been strictly on guard, the enemy cavalry would not have been able to charge into their camp.
At the very least, they could have organized themselves and fought the enemy, but now they were routed and suffered heavy losses.
The brawny General standing beside him remained silent for a moment, then slowly spoke!
"Leader, don't be too sad."
"Although we lost this battle, many cavalry still escaped. As long as we gather them from the surroundings, we can still recover many losses."
"After returning to the grasslands, we will accumulate strength and take revenge another day; it won't be too late."
As soon as he spoke, the surrounding Generals all stepped forward to console him, hoping their leader would not be disheartened by this matter.
Tuoba Jiefen felt a little better after hearing this, and his hoarse voice slowly came out!
"Alas, it's all my fault. I originally wanted to lead everyone to follow Ke Bineng south to raid some money, provisions, and slaves."
"But instead, I got stuck at Yanmen Pass. Not only did I gain no benefits, but I also lost soldiers and Generals, becoming a stray dog."
"I have let everyone down, and I have failed my Tuoba Tribe."
After saying this, he bowed to everyone around him.
The Generals gathered around, seeing this, showed panicked expressions and quickly walked over to help him up.
They hurriedly said!
"Leader, absolutely not! You are a meritorious official of our Tuoba. Without you leading us to conquer all directions, the Tuoba Tribe would forever remain a small tribe. How could we have the prestige we have on the grasslands now?"
"We still hope that you can rally and lead our Tuoba Tribe back to glory. You must not remain so despondent, otherwise, you would truly be letting down our fallen warriors."
Tuoba Jiefen's eyes showed a solemn expression upon hearing this, and he slowly returned to normal, looking at the few hundred remaining scattered remnants of his army.
He spoke loudly!
"Please rest assured, as long as I, Tuoba Jiefen, live, I will definitely lead the Tuoba Tribe to glory and become the Lord of the Grasslands."
"I will let all of you enjoy a high and mighty life, becoming the nobles of our Xianbei."
The hundreds of soldiers around, hearing this passionate voice, slowly emerged from their despondency and shouted loudly!
"Leader is mighty! We all believe in you!"
Tuoba Jiefen nodded with satisfaction and immediately ordered his Generals loudly!
"Gather the escaped soldiers from the surroundings for me. After reorganizing them, return to the Tuoba Tribe to recuperate."
Everyone nodded upon hearing this and immediately prepared to go and handle it.
However, one of the brawny Generals asked from the side!
"Leader, since we lost the battle and are returning to the grasslands, should we send someone to inform Ke Bineng to be careful of his rear, lest he be ambushed by the Han Army?"
Tuoba Jiefen's eyes flashed with a hint of ruthlessness upon hearing this, and his hoarse voice came out!
"Inform him of what? If it weren't for this person spreading false information, how could I have lost so miserably? All of this is Ke Bineng's fault."
"As soon as I rise again, I will definitely make this person pay the price."
The brawny General frowned upon hearing this, appearing somewhat hesitant, and continued to speak from the side!
"Leader, if we don't inform him, and Ke Bineng suffers heavy losses, he will definitely come looking for trouble with us after returning to the grasslands."
"Rather than that, it's better to inform him. Even if he suffers a crushing defeat, he probably won't blame us."
Tuoba Jiefen heard this, waved his hand directly, and sneered!
"No matter. As soon as we leave this place, we will immediately change our allegiance and join Budugen. With him as our backer, I don't think Ke Bineng can do anything to us."
"Moreover, if Ke Bineng suffers a great defeat and heavy losses, who will trust him after he returns to the grasslands? His subordinate tribes will probably leave one after another."
"Without the support of other tribes, Ke Bineng's strength will be greatly weakened, and he will no longer have his current prestige. We also won't need to fear this person."
"We can even turn the tables and start to win over other tribes for our own use, slowly accumulating strength. We might even be able to contend for the position of the King of the Court."
The brawny General nodded upon hearing this, still very much agreeing with his leader's words.
Among the various tribes on the grasslands, there were no eternal allies, only eternal interests.
When you are down and out, other tribes only want to completely annex you to strengthen themselves; they will never think about taking good care of you and helping you grow.
Yanmen Pass!
Guan Yu had already led his troops back inside the Pass and ordered the entire army to rest well.
On the city tower, Guan Yu was seated, with a jar of fine wine on the table. He poured a cup, and the rich aroma of wine wafted towards him.
Feeling parched, he raised the wine cup and drank it all in one gulp, feeling utterly refreshed.
Ever since the Xianbei arrived, they had been in a state of strict alert. As the chief General, he had to set an example and could not drink alcohol casually.
Today, having finally defeated this Xianbei force and resolved the threat to Yanmen, he was in a great mood, so he decided to drink to his heart's content.
