"kill!"

Endless cries of killing resounded throughout the battlefield, and the ferocious Xiongnu cavalry, wielding hard bows and short spears, fiercely charged into the Jiankun army.

Although the numbers were similar, the fighting power of the Northern Xiongnu was far beyond that of the Jiankun Army. In just the first confrontation, the latter was already defeated.

Different from the general cautiousness in fighting the Han army, Qiu Linshen, who was in charge of the army, had no intention of testing the Han army. He directly pressed forward with his army and divided his troops into three lines to penetrate the center of the Jiankun Army.

As expected, the seemingly powerful Jiankun Army was completely unable to fight in front of the Huns. The battlefield was completely one-sided, and the Huns were like wolves and sheep, slaughtering wantonly.

The king of Jiankun Kingdom, who was in the middle of the army, saw this scene on the battlefield, and his heart was filled with regret and fear.

"King, let's retreat, we can't defeat them." The general on the side had no intention of fighting at all. He, who was already fearful, saw this scene and had no intention of fighting in his heart.

"Where to retreat? Is there any other way for us to survive?" King Jiankun's face was full of bitterness.

The horses of the Northern Huns were much better than theirs, and if they retreated they would only be chased and killed. Even if they retreated into the city, the low city wall of Jiankun would not be able to hold on for long, and in the end the country would be destroyed and the city would be destroyed.

"If you can't fight, why not surrender?" Another general said in fear.

The Jiankun Kingdom had always surrendered to other countries in the past, first the Xiongnu and then the Xianbei. Now that the Northern Huns were coming back, they had no idea of ​​resistance.

"I also want to surrender, but this time the Northern Huns are crazy. Look at the countries that surrendered, who has a good ending? The best ones have also been deprived of all rights and can only be nomads herding horses and sheep. You guys

Can you bear it?" asked the king of Jiankun Kingdom.

"Then what should we do?" the generals said in panic.

"Wait." Looking towards the south, the king of Jiankun Kingdom said calmly.

Since the Han-Hungarian War a few months ago, the originally peaceful Western Regions and grasslands have been at war.

As if being stimulated, the Northern Xiongnu began to attack everywhere, plundering the land and subjugating the people. Countless small countries like Jiankun, who were half-subordinated to the Northern Xiongnu, were also brutally attacked, and their bones and flesh were devoured completely.

At the same time, the four Han kingdoms were not idle either. They sent troops to engage in small-scale battles with the Northern Xiongnu on the grasslands. The exchanges between each other were very fierce. At the same time, they also started to "merge" the surrounding small countries.

Although their methods are much gentler than those of the Northern Huns, they stationed troops everywhere in the name of "protection". If they didn't comply, they would be charged with "contempt of the Han people" and directly kill their leader and then surrender. How is this behavior different from that of the Northern Huns?

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However, the treatment of the kings and aristocratic officials who surrendered to the Han was indeed much better than that of the Northern Huns. Although they were also deprived of their rights, their status was acceptable and they had no worries about food and clothing. If they were proficient in Chinese, they could be reused after examination and training.

Now, with the four northern Xiongnu and Han kingdoms as the core, the surrounding areas have completely turned into a battlefield. Small countries have to be forced to take positions and move closer to these two forces.

It was like a business war, where the boss and the second brother were fighting. The two of them fought so animatedly that nothing happened, but they destroyed other small countries.

In such a fierce war, many small countries such as Jiankun and others suffered. The Northern Xiongnu and the Han Dynasty became stronger and stronger. The captives who surrendered were integrated into the army after a little training, and then joined the two sides.

The battlefield. After several small-scale battles, although the battle losses were not much, these soldiers were quickly integrated into the army and assimilated.

Similarly, after experiencing war, the citizens of various countries have also consciously integrated into the new country. After all, although it is not as comfortable as before, it is better to live in this kind of war situation than to have no fixed place and be killed by random soldiers at any time.

If they hadn't known about the indelible blood feud between the Northern Huns and the Han people, the surrounding countries would have suspected that the two countries were colluding with each other, and it was all a show to harm small countries like them.

In fact, their guess was correct. All this was actually a tacit understanding between the Northern Huns and Yuan Shao.

Although there is hatred between the Northern Huns and the Han people, and it has been a national hatred for hundreds of years, the primary target of both sides is not the other side.

Regarding the reason for Yuan Shao's arrival and the situation of Da Chu, the Northern Huns were the only ones who vaguely saw and understood in their hearts, but they had to pretend to be confused and go on with the show because the Northern Huns wanted to survive.

In order for the tribe to survive and have hope, the Northern Huns cooperated extremely well in this drama. On the surface, it seemed that the two sides were fighting fiercely, with numerous casualties, but if you look closely, you will find something fishy.

The main energy of the Northern Huns was actually to expand their power and annex other small countries. The main battlefield looked lively, but it was a battlefield carefully created by them and Yuan Shao.

There is no strategy, no fighting to the death, just head-on confrontation to hone military strength.

After destroying a small country, a thousand young men were taken out of it, trained a little, dispersed and mixed into three thousand Northern Huns cavalry, and then sent to the battlefield.

Similarly, the Han army also had nearly 30% of its newly trained and captured recruits.

When the strength of the two sides is almost the same, they take turns sending troops to fight in a small scale, and then fight two battles with real swords and guns.

The scale of the battle is not large, and it is not very intense. The casualties in each small-scale battle are basically dozens or even less. They almost retreat at the slightest touch, just like a joke, just to train the new recruits.

Although it sounds like a fantasy, it is unbelievable that the two sides really have such a tacit understanding and abide by the unspoken rules. No famous generals, no elites, and the proportion of troops is gradually determined. The number of Han troops It is 30% less than that of the Northern Huns, and the loss ratio of both sides in each battle is basically the same.

There is no way for the Northern Huns to take the initiative, and the initiative is in the hands of Yuan Shao and others. Once they fall out, Dilian guarantees that the Overlord Iron Cavalry and the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry will never mind bringing a large number of elite cavalry to visit his tribe. Reciprocity of courtesy will be doubled. .

Yuan Shao and others had already had a plan in mind. What they were planning was not the Northern Huns. They wanted to fight with them as an excuse to get revenge by hunting rabbits. By starting a war with the Northern Huns, they could legitimately expand. It is in their best interest for their power to grow and develop.

Therefore, such farce is happening in the grassland today. The Northern Xiongnu, Yuan Shao and others are constantly clearing the area and expanding their power in the name of war between the two sides. The surrounding small countries cannot fail to see this, but the people are few and the soldiers are weak, and they are angry. I hate but there is pain that cannot be expressed.

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"Boom!"

Just as the battle between the two sides was coming to an end, the Jiankun Army had collapsed.

To the south of the battlefield, Sun Ce's Bu Zhao and He Qi led the Wu Kingdom's elite cavalry to appear "just in time" at this "fearful" time, and divine soldiers descended from the sky.

When the king of Jiankun Kingdom saw this unexpected "savior", he felt extremely aggrieved but did not dare to speak.

The other party obviously calculated it well. In a play they performed together with the Northern Huns, he, the king, and the Northern Huns had to cooperate to play supporting roles. They suffered a big loss and had to sing well for the protagonist. They couldn't be more cowardly.

When Bu Zhi and his troops approached, the king of Jiankun took a deep breath, suppressed the anger in his heart, put on a face of respect and excitement, and shouted loudly: "The heavenly soldiers of the heaven are coming, I, Jiankun, am saved.

All officers and men, charge forward and fight back against the enemy!"
Chapter completed!