Chapter 55: A clever plan for the two Hu to fight
Morale and combat effectiveness are closely related, not as in the game with a specific numerical effect, because in reality, once the morale is lowered, and the commander does nothing, then even if the army is ten times that of the enemy, it is the fate of rout.
There is a huge gap between the combat effectiveness of the Wuhuan elite cavalry and the Han army, if the morale is high, then the Wuhuan people may fight to the death in the same battle, let alone in a scene where the ratio of troops is five hundred to five thousand.
A few months ago, the Han army went out of the fortress, and basically the battles that started were all the same troops, that is, 10,000 against 10,000, at that time, even if the Han army was the existence of unparalleled generals such as Guan, Zhang, and Zhao, Qiu Liju was still single, and the cavalry of the Wuhuan people did not flinch, but now this Wuhuan elite cavalry was defeated so easily.
It is no wonder that there will be a reputation of being a Han and a Wuhu, it can be said that from now on, at least for a hundred years, there will be no overlord on the grassland, and compared with the Han army, the various ethnic groups in Donghu are not at the same level at all.
"General Qiyu, I have caught a Wuhuan nobleman."
After a series of killings, watching the Wuhuan people disperse, Wen Chou was also ready to withdraw his troops, and now it is obvious that the Wuhuan people are afraid, and the rest of the plan depends on the military division, so he doesn't have to worry about it.
At this time, his subordinates escorted a person, looking at the guy who was dragged to a dying death, it was the Wuhuan man's Shan Yu Dun, but at this time he was no longer arrogant before, with blood at the corners of his mouth, lying on the ground looking at the sky with a dead expression, one arm twisted at a strange angle, and a large pool of blood spurting out of his chest, it seemed that he had suffered serious internal injuries, although he survived under the horse's hooves, but he was unfortunately caught.
"Boy, what do you have to say!"
Wen Chou was a little embarrassed, so he let it go, it felt a bit wasteful, but if he didn't let it go, then he couldn't do anything to him.
"Oh, if you want to kill, you have to chop casually!"
Badun seemed to feel that he was not spared, but at this time he did not ask for mercy, but spat on a mouthful of bloody spit and said hatefully.
"You slave leader, you dare to be hard-mouthed!"
Originally, Ju Yi, who destroyed Gongsun Zan with him in history, kicked him at this time and scolded.
"Forget it, forget it, the price that the Wuhuan people should pay has also been paid, you go back and prepare for your life, if you can win Xianbei, you will have a reward, but if you can't win Xianbei, you Wuhuan will probably be wiped out, then it doesn't matter to you."
Wen Chou thought about it, he couldn't kill him, in this case, looking at his appearance, if he moved a few more times, I was afraid that he would die on the spot, so he could only say so.
"General, this slave leader looks at the wolf, and the end will not be punished for this person's crime."
Ju Yi persuaded at this time and said, this is also a victory, and he also captured Wuhuan Xinshan Yu, although it is not as good as Qiu Liju, but it is also worthy of a Guan Neihou, so it is a pity to let it go like this.
"Forget it, the Wuhuan people are in danger, let him go!"
Wen Chou didn't explain much, and he didn't need to explain with Ju Yi, so he said casually at this time.
He ordered a horse that had just been captured, and he got up silently, pulled the horse, climbed it with some difficulty, and then headed north.
Wuhuan people also have heroes, or all tribes of the grassland Hu tribe have heroes, just like the Xianbei sandalwood acacia, the hero of the Wuhuan people is the Bang Dun, the original history, it was also the Bang Dun who led the Wuhuan people to a peak, just met Cao Mengde, and then was killed by Zhang Liao, and the Wuhuan people have also been scattered since then, and were assimilated by the Han, Xianbei, Tiele and other tribes.
Badun is not an invincible general, he doesn't have any plug-ins, but he was born at the wrong time, decades later, the Central Plains was chaotic, and he couldn't lead Wuhuan to achieve hegemony, he was born decades early, and he could compete with Xianbei, of course, it is not bad now, Xianbei is the time of prosperity and decline.
It is impossible for Bun Dun to be mixed with Xianbei, he does not have this qualification, after all, the Wuhuan people have been defeated in successive battles, at this time the Xianbei people are holding the intention of taking advantage of the fire to rob, and Bun Dun can only go all out to fight with Xianbei blood, if there is no bloody battle, now the Wuhuan tribes that have been suppressed by the Han people can be ravaged by Xianbei.
This is different from the Han army, the Han army is nothing more than revenge, burning, killing and looting and then retreated, although the Wuhuan people have a lot of casualties, but compared to Xianbei, this loss can be bearable, Xianbei is with the intention of annexing Wuhuan.
Tanshi Huai's son Helian, inherited Xianbei's position and sat unsteadily, but if Xianbei annexed Wuhuan, then his position would also be stable.
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Three days later, Wen Chou had already led the army to withdraw to Shanggu County, at this time, in Shanggu County, but a large army gathered, Gongsun Zan and other troops had already come back from a detour a few days ago, and the department was transferred to rest, not to mention the reward for merit and silver.
Use this part of the army to change defenses, and then Guan Yudu led 30,000 Han troops to wait in Shanggu County, waiting for the right time to join the battlefield, at this time Xianbei invaded the grazing land of the Wuhuan people, known as a million Xianbei iron cavalry, as if to annex Wuhuan in one fell swoop.
"Your Highness, it seems that the situation of this Wuhuan person is not good."
Gaoyang County, after Yang Yi received the message, he looked at the movements of the Xianbei people he received at this time, frowned and said.
"Well, the edict ordered General Zhang Fei to immediately take a team of people with me to the north, and tell General Guan to gather our army, this time no matter whether the Wuhuan people are victorious or defeated, we can't miss this opportunity."
This is the best opportunity to solve the threat in the north, the Xianbei people are also wolf ambitions, no matter which clan this grassland overlord is, this border must prepare tens of thousands of troops to guard, and they dare not mobilize, otherwise when Donghu invades, I am afraid that there will be a lot of casualties among the Li people.
Now it is not easy to beat the Wuhuan people and fight for peace in the north for at least five years, but the Xianbei people are here, millions of Xianbei, if they defeat the Wuhuan, will they take advantage of the trend to go south and show off their might?
This is very likely, so Yang Yi did not dare to slack off, now that it is winter, the yellow scarf is short of clothes, will not go north, and has no strength to go north, and the internal problems have just been solved, so Yang Yi personally led the army north.
After all, now on the grassland of Yanbei, it can be regarded as a large army, and the total number of Donghu tribes is probably more than one million, and then Helian and Badun no matter who wins or loses, then the forces on the grassland will be unified, and what will happen to the unification of the grassland?
Over the past dynasties, the situation has been very clear, it must be a southern invasion, this is bound to happen, so the Han army must be involved, and it must be ensured that both sides are defeated and injured, and ensure the peace of the northern part of the Han border for a hundred years.
Now the first step is to see how the situation develops, if possible, the two sides had better lose both, the advantage of the Wuhuan people in this battle is too weak, if the Wuhuan people are defeated, the Han army has to move, help the Wuhuan people, to avoid the Wuhuan people being defeated too badly and being directly annexed by the Xianbei people.
For the Han side, the defeat of the Wuhuan people is not a big deal, but it can't be too badly defeated, and it can't be a complete defeat.
Cleaning up the various tribes of the grassland, it will take more than a year or two years, and it is not something that can be solved by two big victories, Yang Yi does not have enough time to squander, he can only maintain the balance on the grassland, and spend a few more months to fight Xianbei is also afraid, there is no need for this.
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The sky is getting colder and colder, it is said that in the past season, they are nested in their own homes and do not go out, but at this time, Wuhuan Mountain has gathered more than a million people, this battle is ready to send arrows, Xianbei people are not willing to let go of this good opportunity, the heads of various tribes are for profit, Xianbei Shan Yu and Lian are for prestige.
He wanted to reproduce the prestige of the Xianbei people when his father Tanshi Huai was there, instead of being hollowed out by various tribes at this time, few people listened to what they said, and the Xianbei tribes had a tendency to split, and he also wanted to be like the Han people, and the family would be passed down for thousands of generations.
The Han people unified the Central Plains, so he had to unify the grasslands, so that he could establish the Xianbei royal court, just like the Xiongnu back then, and then accumulate strength, and also leap into the Central Plains, so that the Central Plains became the pasture of the Xianbei people.
Start by solving the Wuhuan people, and the child is nothing, and he was humiliated by the Han army several times, which made him look down on him very much.
"This is the army of thousands of horses!"
Yang Yi was prancing on the top of a mountain at this time, watching the warriors of all parts of Donghu gather at the foot of the mountain, and sighed with great emotion.
On both sides of her, Zhang Fei, Wen Chou and others were also looking at the bottom of the mountain, but their expressions were slightly nervous, after all, millions of Donghu people, this is not a joke, even if they all have the courage of ten thousand people, they are inevitably nervous at this time, and there are some warriors in brocade clothes around, sticking to their posts, loyally guarding Yang Yi with a circular line of defense.
She is now on the top of a mountain not far from Wuhuan Mountain, and below the mountain is the battlefield of the decisive battle between the Wuhuan and Xianbei people.
The Wuhuan people almost mobilized two or three hundred thousand people to line up against the Wuhuan Mountain, and the Wuhuan of all departments occupied the Wuhuan Mountain to the full, and there were tents everywhere, after all, the weather was already very cold, and the warriors on the grassland could not rest in the sky, otherwise they would freeze to death overnight.
Not far from the mountain is the Da Liao River, with the Da Liao River as the dividing line, more than 100,000 Wuhuan warriors with their own war horses are waiting for the battle, there is a small number of heavy armored cavalry in the rear, the Wuhuan people also have some capital, after all, since the death of Xianbei Shan in Tanshi Huai, the Wuhuan people have the potential to take over the overlord of the Xianbei grassland, and naturally have a bit of family background.
At this time, the Da Liao River has been frozen for a long time, and it cannot become a natural hazard, which is also the reason why the Xianbei people insist on attacking, otherwise waiting for the cold weather to pass in the next year, the Da Liao River will become a natural hazard, and it also gives the Wuhuan people a chance to breathe.
To the west of the Da Liao River are tens of thousands of elite light cavalry, these should be the most elite cavalry of the Wuhuan people, at least 30,000 cavalry are lined up against the river bank, as if they have formed a copper wall with their bodies, and the flanks are infantry troops, not cannon fodder but a strong bow formation composed of condor archers.
And their enemy is a hundred thousand Xianbei Iron Horsemen!
"Then Liu Yu said that the Xianbei people are invincible, or the Wuhuan people are fierce, and their momentum is unstoppable, I can't wait to take him today, whether the Xianbei people are powerful or the Wuhuan people are powerful!"
Thinking of Liu Yu, Yang Yi said with mockery, he gave Liu Yu face at the beginning, and then went to the grassland to train troops through Youzhou, of course, Liu Yu also had many obstacles, for example, this matter now could have happened a few months ago.
However, Liu Yu saved the Wuhuan people, and when Yang Yishi became a one, he actually ran away consciously and failed to see this scene.
"In front of His Highness, any enemy is a local chicken, although Liu Zongzheng is generous, he is short-sighted and not as far-sighted as His Highness."
At this time, Yang Yi's side, in addition to a few military generals, there were also some scribes from the scholar clan, such as the trial match and Gongsun Du, and this flattery was said by Gongsun Du at this time.
Yang Yi heard this, but he didn't say much, Gongsun was about the same as Liu Yu, and his vision was not much better, but in the three counties of Liaodong, Yang Yi couldn't take care of it for the time being, so he threw it to him to take care of.
"The Xianbei people have attacked!"
At this time, Guan Yu suddenly spoke.
At this time, the Xianbei people's Chinese army did not move, and a large number of Xianbei light cavalry rushed forward from the flank, and then rushed straight to the infantry formation on the flank of the Wuhuan people.
Soon approached about a mile in front of the Wuhuan formation, at this moment, the Wuhuan people opened their bows and fired, and countless arrows roared into the Xianbei cavalry, only to instantly shatter the formation of this group of Xianbei cavalry.
But this did not stop the advance of the Xianbei cavalry, another round of archery, because the distance was close, this time the killing effect was more obvious, the Xianbei cavalry was less than two hundred meters away fell off the horse in pieces, and then was trampled into flesh by the galloping war horse.
The Xianbei cavalry still did not flinch, and continued to run forward, and soon they entered the range of direct shooting of bows and arrows, at this time, the sharp arrows shot by the Wuhuan people fell intensively, and the galloping Xianbei cavalry continued to have people or war horses hit arrows, and people or war horses continued to fall, but at the same time, their attacks began.
At this time, the remaining Xianbei light riders raised their bodies on horseback and pulled out the hard bow in their hands, and shot sharp arrows at the opposite Wuhuan infantry army with extreme speed, and those Wuhuan infantry troops in formation despite the simple armor and shield protection, but still began to fall in large numbers, and even began to appear chaotic, and some timid people wanted to turn around and escape.
At this time, the Wuhuan people's overseer team stepped forward, and these Wuhuan elite horsemen patrolling the river were mercilessly cutting down the clansmen who tried to escape.
The rest had to continue to fight back in the rain of arrows, fortunately they had protective measures, after all, they had to compete with the Xianbei people for the position of overlord, and there were some achievements, such as the craftsmen of the Han land, armor, shields and other weapons, compared to the Xianbei people at this time, the Wuhuan people still had to be richer, countless arrows flew densely towards the enemy, the archers in front aimed at the target and shot directly, and the back row was thrown, and the casualties of the Xianbei cavalry increased sharply.
But it was at this time that the Xianbei people, who tested the combat effectiveness of the Wuhuan people, the whole army was dispatched, and at this time hundreds of thousands of Xianbei cavalry began to move, and the 100,000 cavalry of the first Chinese army began to move forward at this time, quickly closing the distance between them and the Xianbei people.