For a while, there was a gloom on everyone's faces.

The 30,000 Hun cavalry who knew how to mount and shoot was not so easy to deal with.

"Lord!"

Xi Zhong said in a deep voice: "The Huns are unparalleled in the world, and this battle can only be outwitted." At present, the foundation of Yunzhou is still based on Zhongshan, which can shrink the troops, strengthen the defense of the counties in Zhongshan, and set up dock forts outside, and connect them together to form the periphery of Zhongshan. The surrounding walls are clear, and the Huns are not given a chance. ”

Not bad!

Everyone said yes.

The Huns rode and shot strongly, and came and went like the wind, and it was probably a little difficult to deal with the strength of Zhongshan.

Clearing the wilderness is a safe way to go.

The Huns are not good at attacking cities, and if they can't plunder anything in the surrounding area, they won't stay for long, and they will naturally retreat.

In the early years of the Han Dynasty, the local border counties dealt with the Hun cavalry in this way.

The Huns were a bunch of robbers, and if they couldn't grab anything, they would naturally retreat.

Solid wall clear!

Guo Jia asked rhetorically, "What about the people outside the city?" What about the caravans? The Huns are coming, who will protect? ”

The people were silent.

Although it is a safe way, it can only take care of the main urban areas, and there is nothing that can be done about the people outside the urban areas.

I can't help the caravans that come and go.

In addition, Zhongshan's foreign trade system has just been restored, and if the Huns come to make a big fuss, their efforts in the past six months may be in vain.

"You can't clear the wilderness, you must destroy the enemy outside the mountain."

Guo Jia said firmly.

Zhongshan was developed by him with great ease, and naturally he could not tolerate the destruction of any of them, not even the Huns.

What to do?

The crowd looked at each other a little.

If you can't clear the wilderness, you can only fight hard.

But if you fight hard, how can Zhongshan's soldiers and horses be able to block the Huns' cavalry?

"Your Excellency!"

Yu Ban suddenly stood up.

"To deal with the cavalry of the Huns, there are some ways for subordinates."

Oh!

Guo Jia was in good spirits.

"Wen Ze, you say!"

Yu Ban is now the first general under Guo Jia, and his broken army can be described as the first strong force in Zhongshan.

"Crossbow!"

Yu Ban hugged his fist and said: "Since ancient times, the crossbow has been a sharp weapon against cavalry. The range of the infantry crossbow is much higher than that of the cavalry, and the combination of the chariot formation will definitely be able to contain the cavalry of the Huns. ”

He said excitedly: "In the past, General Li Ling used 5,000 crossbows against tens of thousands of cavalry of the Huns. In more than a dozen battles, 10,000 Huns were shot, and the Huns who were invincible lost their armor. If it hadn't been for the fact that he ran out of ammunition and food, General Li would never have been defeated. ”

Li Ling!

Hearing this name, everyone couldn't help but be a little moved.

Li Ling's grandfather was Li Guang, a famous flying general of the Han Dynasty, and his father was Li Guang's eldest son, Li Danghu, who died early (presumably before Li Guang).

In the autumn of the second year of the Tianhan Dynasty, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty sent Li Guangli, the general of the Second Division, to lead 30,000 cavalry to the Xiongnu, and met and fought with the Right Xian King in the Tianshan Mountains.

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty summoned Li Ling in Wutai and ordered him to take care of Li Guangli's army. Li Ling thanked him and took the initiative to ask Ying to lead his troops to form an independent army to contain the Xiongnu army and assist Li Guangli in frontal combat. Emperor Wu agreed, because there was a shortage of war horses, so Li Ling could only send the infantry to battle.

Li Ling led 5,000 archers to march north of Juyan for a month, and encountered 30,000 cavalry of the Marquis of Shan Yu at Junji Mountain, and the Xiongnu army surrounded the Han army between the two mountains.

The Han army took the baggage cart as the battalion and arranged it outside the camp, with the soldiers in the front holding halberds and shields, and the soldiers in the back holding bows and arrows. The Xiongnu saw that the Han army was small, so they attacked the Han army, but they were shot by the Han army's thousands of crossbows, and the Xiongnu soldiers fell in response to the string and were forced to retreat up the mountain, and the Han army pursued and killed thousands of people.

Shan Yu was shocked, and urgently transferred more than 80,000 cavalry on the left and right to attack Li Ling, Li Ling fought and retreated, the soldiers were seriously injured and lay on the cart, the lightly injured pushed the cart, and the lighter ones fought with weapons.

On the second day, he fought again and beheaded more than 3,000 people.

After more than ten days, they arrived at a large river, there were many reeds in the river, the Huns set fire to the wind, and the Han army also set fire, burning the surrounding reeds in advance to save themselves. Retreating to a certain mountain, Shan Yu sent troops to attack, Li Ling and the Xiongnu soldiers fought in the woods, killing thousands of people. He also fired a crossbow shot at Shan Yu, and Shan Yu fled.

This is the most famous example of the crossbow breaking in the history of the Han Dynasty.

Although Li Ling was defeated in the end, and the end was very miserable, and even became a rebellion of the Han Dynasty, no one denied his military exploits.

Yu Ban is familiar with the art of war, and he highly admires Li Ling's set of crossbows and chariots.

Carts and crossbows!

Guo Jia nodded.

It's a viable option.

I remember that Qi Jiguang in later generations once defeated the Mongol cavalry with a chariot formation.

However, this crossbow car formation still has a big drawback.

It is necessary to have cavalry to cooperate.

Besides, the car array is just a dead thing, and it can be improved.

"Yu Ban, if you are allowed to lead the troops, how many crossbowmen do you need to be able to resist the 30,000 horses of the Huns?"

Guo Jia asked suddenly.

Yu Ban was stunned for a moment, hesitated for a long time, and finally said firmly: "If you want to break the 30,000 Xiongnu army, you must have at least 5,000 crossbowmen." In addition, infantry and cavalry were to assist in the battle. ”

Good!

Guo Jia slapped the table.

"This official will send you 5,000 crossbowmen, and another 2,000 of your broken army and Zhao Yun's 4,000 white horse servants to help you fight."

Promise!

Yu Ban was overjoyed and fell to the ground again.

If he really gave him 5,000 crossbowmen and the Broken Prisoners Army and the White Horse Followers, he would really be confident that he would break the 30,000 cavalry of the Huns.

Lord!

Xun You, who didn't speak on the side, suddenly spoke.

"With General Yu Ban here, it is only natural that the crossbow is broken and the cavalry is shooting. The subordinates will put the icing on the cake and offer a plan to ensure that the trip is smoother. ”

Will the plan be settled?

Guo Jia hurriedly asked.

Xun Yu is the top strategist of the Three Kingdoms.

His plan was certainly extraordinary.

Xun You smiled and said: "I have heard for a long time that the Southern Xiongnu Han Qiangqu dotes on his youngest son, and this matter makes the eldest prince Yu Fuluo and the second prince Hu Chuquan very dissatisfied. The lord killed the little prince, and the two couldn't say that they could not clapped their hands in their hearts. Therefore, it is false for the two to raise troops to avenge their younger brother, and it is true to take the opportunity to expand their strength. Even if they fight, the two may not be willing to fight hard. In addition, I heard that King Youxian has been following the two princes very well, and he is very resistant to the two princes sending troops to take revenge. King Youxian also had a lot of power in the Southern Xiongnu, and sometimes he could also influence Qiangqu Khan. The lord can take advantage of this aspect. Perhaps, this battle will not be fought at all. ”

Coup!

Xi Zhong couldn't help but give a thumbs up.

It deserves to be Xun Yu!

In terms of talent, he and Xun Yu are half a catty and eight taels.

But in terms of conspiracy, Xun You left him behind.

According to historical records, Xun Yu was short of strategy and good at tactics, and was good at scheming, and he had always been Cao Cao's main military advisor.

Guo Jia suddenly laughed a few times.

"Sir's words, victory over 100,000 soldiers, that's it!"