Chapter 30: The Soldier Who Surrendered Without a Fight
Compared with Yun Ao, Yun Yan is obviously much more leisurely. His scouts were sent out one night early, the Yun family scouts are famous all over the world, these guys are all proficient in tracking and spying, the Cang brothers learned the tracking technique from the Northern Army, and it is very suitable to deal with the Donghu tribe with a large number of cattle, sheep and horses.
On the second day of Yun Yan's departure, he received information about the target location. But Yun Yan did not pounce recklessly, but ordered the scouts to follow him for two days. He hung unhurriedly more than 100 miles away. It's as if they're out hunting.
"Childe, let's follow this in case ......!" Qi Tie asked with some concern, Yun Yan had been looking at this map for two hours. One moment his brow furrowed, and the next he paced and thought. It's like a cloud that has been carved out of a mold.
"They can't run, and they can't run. 20,000 people, carrying hundreds of thousands of cattle, horses, and livestock. With such a large team and a vast territory, they are the most conspicuous big targets wherever they go. I've been following them for two days, and I already have a rough idea of where they're going. Although I don't know their destination yet, you can't go in the wrong direction. Yun Yan said confidently.
"Childe will be released?" When Qi Tie saw Yun Yan's appearance, he couldn't help but feel a great increase in confidence. This time, Yun Xiao sent two ten-year-old young masters out at the same time, and the meaning of the school examination was far greater than the battle. Otherwise, with a team of tens of thousands of people, Yun Xiao would not be able to look down on it. It was impossible to go on an expedition with a labor division, and a mighty armed march with an army of 50,000.
"When I was in Zhuangzi, my mother often used to look at my father's battle records. Every time I saw my father's unpredictable tactics and tactics, I was heartbroken. For generals, they all have specialties, some can attack and some are good at defending. A person who can attack and defend like his father is a handsome talent that is rare to see in a thousand years.
The biggest characteristic of my father's use of soldiers is to achieve the greatest victory with the least casualties. Let's go straight over, you don't have a scout when you are a Donghu person? Once Donghu someone prepares. I can't run away from this grassland. It will definitely fight to the death with our army, how many casualties is General Qi expected to pay in this situation? ”
"Uh...... This one! Qi Tie was speechless by Yun Yan's words, and the old soldier was actually speechless by Xinding. But how can there be immortals in war, but this cannot be said clearly. If you say it, it seems that only Yunyan cares about the lives of the soldiers. And Qi Tie didn't care about it, which greatly damaged Qi Tie's image in the hearts of the guards.
"Huh! General Qi doesn't have to worry too much. You come and see here. Yun Yan said and pointed to the map.
"This place is called Asakusa Beach, three hundred miles away from our army, facing a lake on one side and a mountain on the other. Judging from the direction in which the Donghu people walked, they would inevitably pass through here in two days. You say what would happen if we set up an ambush here? ”
Qi Tie's eyes stared at the map as if attracted by a magnet, and the place of Asakusa Beach was very accurate. It is an ambush site like no other, with a mountain on one side and a lake on the other. The middle dozen miles seemed to be a huge pocket, enough to hold so many people and livestock.
Moreover, Qi Tie is more familiar with the grassland than Yun Yan, and cattle, sheep and horses are not rabbits. They need to drink water. At this time, it has not yet snowed heavily. Hundreds of thousands of livestock, and this drinking water has forced them to migrate by the lake. As long as you follow the current direction, you are not afraid that they are not as good as the hub.
"Hmmm! There were 1,000 ambushes on the mountain. The two sides are clamped with the head and tail respectively, and the Donghu people want to run is a dream. Qi Tie's fist slammed into the excitement on the table. Fighting a war of annihilation, this is the Yun family's favorite combat style. The ambush is even better, and it was not an ambush or two to deal with the Huns Yun family.
"No, no, no, General Qi. There were only 200 people on the mountain, and another 2,000 straw men. It's not difficult to get some straw men all over the place. Five hundred pursuers were sufficient, but their horses had to be dragged with branches. This smoke and dust cover the sky. Deploy the Suspicious Soldier effect.
The remaining 4,000 people are concentrated in the front pathway, I think a tribe of 20,000 people. I am afraid that there are more than 3,000 young people who can be recruited, and they will definitely not dare to attack when they see our formation. ”
"What does Childe mean?" Qi Tie said with some suspicion.
"My son wants to land on them, and Sun Tzu's Art of War is good and good without a fight."
"...... without a fight" Qi Tie is completely an experience-based general, and it is good to use a knife in battle. Book of War...... Don't be funny, you can't even recognize all the words on it, let alone understand the meaning.
"It means that you don't have to fight to make people surrender." Yun Yan reluctantly explained to this veteran soldier. Helplessly, Yun Yan said that everything was playing the piano to the cow. This veteran oilman believes in the idea of a saber, just rush up and kill them. What kind of strategy or something, this is what Hou Ye thinks. What do you want to do so much, can you still be a soldier with this brain?
Yun Yan, who was helpless, had to order five thousand elite horsemen to ride out in the starry night, and galloped 300 miles in one day and two nights. Came to the Asakusa Beach ambush.
He was the leader of this Donghu tribe. Although occasionally I saw some probe horses. But he didn't feel in danger, and the horse had already been released fifty miles. This is the limit of the cordon, and the Donghu people have never been in the habit of letting scouts out hundreds of miles away. It was to not notice the five thousand elite horsemen who were following behind at all.
Qi Tie and Yun Yan guessed correctly, they brought all their cattle and sheep. These animals drink a lot of water every day, in the winter months before the first snow falls. It is impossible for them to leave the Juyan Sea and escape.
"This year, the weather is evil, why hasn't it snowed yet. Touren, didn't you say that the Xiongnu Dadanyu was going to attack Donghu? Why don't you send troops yet? "An elder of the tribe rode on his horse and asked about the bad luck.
"They also need to prepare hay in the winter nest, and the winter nest of the Huns is in the water source. But our winter nest has only a small spring. There is simply not enough for so many cattle and sheep to quench their thirst, and if it does not snow, cattle and sheep will die of thirst. Ay! I always see Han cavalry these days, and I have a sense of foreboding. It seems that the Han knew that the Huns were coming, and those cavalry looked a lot like scouts. ”
"Scouts of the Han Chinese? Are you saying that there are Han cavalry nearby? The elder said in horror.
"I can't say, our sentry has been released for more than fifty miles. No one had ever seen the Han cavalry, and I hoped my worries were unnecessary. Hurry up and let the snow fall, let's get out of Juyanhai. "I looked at the blue sky, and the sun was hanging high in the sky, which meant a little snow in his mother's mind.
"There's Asakusa Beach ahead, let's stay there for a few days. It is the closest place to the winter nest, and as long as it snows, we will be stationed in the winter nest. Ay! There will be a war this year, otherwise it will not be bad to live in Juyanhai. ”
Their winter nests of the Donghu people used to be on the shores of Juyan Sea, and they could still fish to make a living in winter. It's a good place to live, but there's going to be a war this year. They had to guard against the enemy for revenge, and even more so against the tigers and wolves of the Huns, who would surely plunder a large number of livestock as supplies in case they were defeated. The winter nest can only be relocated far away to avoid the attack of the war.
"Asakusa Beach is a good place, it's just that it's winter. When we came last fall, I saw swans. What a beautiful bird, hehe! The elder put his hand on the pergola and looked forward. A grove of low grass came into view, and in the distance was a tall and majestic green mountain. If there is no war, it is also a good place to spend the winter, and the mountains can keep the cold winds at bay. There are also big fish to catch in the lake, all of which are delicious food.
The Elder's face was full of smiles, and he had lived in this land since he was a child. He knows Juyanhai and every place on this grassland. Suddenly, the Elder's smile froze on his face.
Under the clear blue sky, a large banner with black characters on a red background suddenly appeared, and under the flagpole, rows of black-armored sergeants rode tall war horses to meet the enemy. The sharp spears were as dense as a jungle, and the tips of the spears glittered in the sun.
The elder didn't know what it was saying, but he knew it was a man. Only Han Chinese use this kind of good-looking square characters.
"Han Army!" The elder's frightened old voice shouted, and the whole tribe exploded like a weasel's hen's nest. The shepherds screamed and fled in all directions, and the cattle scurried in groups from east to west as if they were sensitive.
"Don't mess up, don't mess up!" He tried to control the war horse under his crotch, but his business was lost in the chaos. It was as if a speck of dust had fallen into the sea, and not a single ripple had stirred up.
Qi Tie pursed his lips, according to his thoughts, it was best to launch a charge at this time. Taking advantage of the chaos of the enemy, he rushed in and slashed and killed, killing these Donghu savages without leaving a single piece of armor. Belch...... They had no armor either, only leather robes stained with oil and mud.
The chaos caused a rush of smoke and dust, and the bad luck was bleak and almost collapsed. If the Han army came to attack at this time, the entire tribe would inevitably be split in an instant. Even if there is resistance, it will not be on a large scale. They're dead.
Unexpectedly, the Han army did not attack. It's just that there is a neat line of people staring at these Donghu people, and occasionally there are lost guys who don't pay attention to it. It was only a short time before he saw that the man's head was thrown between the Donghu people and the Han army.
The chaos lasted for more than half an hour, when the dust settled. More than 100 heads had already been thrown in front of the two armies.
"Big head, it's not good. Behind us, the Han army came to kill us, and there were tens of thousands of people. A small leader ran to the side of the lucky man and shouted loudly. It almost caused another flustery.
I looked back suddenly, and sure enough, dust rose from the sky. In the dust, the stars were densely covered with Han troops wearing black armor.
Before he could wake up from the shock, a guy who had escaped by luck and received an arrow on his shoulder ran to the front and cried: "Oh no, the big head people are all Han soldiers on the mountain!" ”
The bald eyes of the unlucky man looked at the green mountains in the distance again. (To be continued......)