This battle with Xianbei Youdanghu went smoothly.
In addition to the carelessness of the Xianbei people, another obvious reason is that the equipment of the Han army's cavalry is indeed far superior to that of the Xianbei people.
Fei Qian now leads these Bingzhou wolf cavalry. They are no longer the former frontier troops who were in poverty and are even similar to the Hu people. With the standard ordnance and equipment, the Han army cavalry not only has improved defense, but also has Both distance combat and melee combat capabilities have been greatly enhanced.
Perhaps the equipment of one or two people does not matter, but the same is true for the entire army. Such a warrior who has experienced battles, has courage and strength, compared with the soldiers and horses the Xianbei people gathered from the tribe, Although he may be a little behind in riding skills, in other aspects, he is already far superior.
When the arrows were fired at each other, the difference in lethality had actually doomed the Xianbei army to destruction. It could not run away, it could not be defeated, and failure became inevitable.
The Southern Huns screamed excitedly, and their slight fear of the Xianbei people was basically wiped away, while their awe for Fei Qian became even higher.
For the Southern Huns, they don't know what the overall battle plan is, and they don't know where they will go in the future, but they know that now they have won, they have defeated the Xianbei people, even the Qiang people back then. Qu Shanyu also kept a distance from the fierce Xianbei people, but now he managed to put down such a Xianbei army without paying much cost.
In this way, the Xianbei people are actually not terrible...
Fei Qian didn't have to worry too much about gathering the Xianbei prisoners. The languages of the Xiongnu and Xianbei were actually not much different, but there were some differences and changes in accents, so when the southern Huns shouted and ordered the Xianbei with these avatars, When we were soldiers, there wasn't much difficulty in communicating.
As for the Huqi who were recruited by Fei Qian in the early days, they had long been accustomed to using captured Xianbei people as laborers. Naturally, they started to organize themselves, screened the prisoners, and singled out those with higher official positions for separate custody. After ordinary Xianbei people lost their leader, a lot of instability factors were naturally reduced.
As for the spoils of war, these accustomed Hu people also gathered them up automatically and spontaneously. The uninjured war horses naturally became Fei Qian's most valued supplies, while those with some minor injuries were given to Huvroud. On the one hand, When it comes to maintaining and treating horses, Hu people are more professional. On the other hand, since they want Humphrey to follow him, they must also give him some sweeteners.
As for those low-quality swords and armors, Fei Qian really didn't like them. They were not even worth transporting them back to Pingyang for re-forging, which was a waste of time and labor, so he simply gave them all to Humphrey.
The Southern Huns were naturally smiling, and the even happier person was Zhang Ji.
This time, after killing Xianbei's Youda Danghu, Zhang Ji couldn't even close his mouth with laughter. Although he was still modestly saying that it was Fei Qian Fei Zhonglang who gave him this opportunity to show his face, but that kind of joy could not be seen even after a couple of seconds. It can be seen from 100 meters away.
Seeing Zhang Ji's joy in the Xiliang Cavalry, Fei Qian also smiled. However, in these battles, the powerful impact of the Xiliang Cavalry was fully demonstrated. If he did not rely on the position like Fei Qian, then
It is quite difficult to resist this kind of heavy armored cavalry on flat ground with a powerful crossbow.
However, the weight of the Xiliang Iron Cavalry is too high, and not all horses can bear it. Imagine a pony horse in Sichuan, and then put on such a high weight, there may be some problems even if it is trotting, let alone sprinting.
I think back when Mr. Guan was walking to Maicheng and was knocked down by a horse rope, it was probably not Guan Yu's fault, but the red rabbit horse was too old. There was no way. Is there any horse that can be replaced...
Therefore, Xiliang cavalry can only be of Xiliang origin, tall horses with some Dawan ancestry. However, Bingzhou horses, which are similar to later generations of Mongolian horses, although strong in endurance, are still inferior in strength and explosive power.
Since Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, he has always emphasized the dominance of the Western Regions, and even went to war with the Western Regions over horses. In fact, there may not be a factor of competing for precious resources like Xiliang horses. Unfortunately, later people only saw the military expenditure and did not see it.
The war horse changed the entire war.
Now among Fei Qian's troops, the number of cavalry and infantry has basically reached one to one. Although there are still a considerable number of Hu cavalry, such a high proportion is very shocking at the moment. You must know that in
Now, even Yuan Shao in Jizhou has almost the same number of cavalry as Fei Qian, while Yuan Shu and Cao Cao basically still rely on infantry.
But having said that, not to mention Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu, the number of infantry currently recruited by Cao Cao is estimated to have exceeded Fei Qian's entire force...
The territory occupied by these people has a large population and a large base. Most of the soldiers can be given a spearhead, which is completely different from the elite soldier route Fei Qian is taking now.
Seeing that the situation on the battlefield had basically been dealt with, Fei Qian had someone invite Hufro.
Yuvluo did not expect that the ambush of the Xianbei people would be so smooth. He also formally saw the ferocity of the Xiliang cavalry. He had to be convinced of Fei Qian's current strength. Therefore, after seeing Fei Qian, he respectfully prepared
He saluted, but was held back by Fei Qian.
Fei Qian smiled and said: "The Chanyu is here, come on, no need to be polite, please sit down."
"Thank you Zhonglang." After the battle, Yuvluo's face also had some luster and look. Although this victory was achieved through He Fei Qian's arrangement, those tribesmen didn't know it. They only knew that they had defeated
Xianbei people, their Chanyu was not a softie, so naturally those rumors disappeared without a trace.
"The success of this attack is inseparable from Shan Yu's help..."
Fei Qian did not take the credit and be arrogant, but fully affirmed Yu Fuluo's role, "However, although the war here is temporarily over, the overall threat has not yet been resolved... Chanyu, if there are two tribes and one is weak and can be bullied,
If you had to choose one to fight someone who is as powerful as you, which one would you choose?"
Yuvro shook his head and said: "Well...normally you should choose the weak one, right?"
Fei Qian nodded and said: "Yes, if the strength we show is too weak, then the Xianbei people will naturally think that we are easy to bully, but once the Xianbei people realize that they will use all their strength to fight us, this will Not everyone is willing to accept it... So now we have to make the Xianbei people realize that it is not easy to touch here, and it will hurt if we touch it..."
Borrowing arrows from a straw boat: Zhuge hurriedly and Lu Su and all the soldiers, including the cook, went to the other side of the boat and hung them up, using their body weight to turn a corner... Why is there a cook? Zhuge Liang and Lu Su Drinking and eating food on the boat, why can't you make it yourself? As the arrows on both sides were filled with arrows, Zhuge proudly asked the soldiers to shout thank you Cao for sending the arrows, and then ordered the ship to return... After a while, the soldiers rushed in: "No Okay! After hearing the shouting, Cao's soldiers were furious and chased after him one after another!" Lu Su asked cutely: "Does that sir have any good ideas?" Zhuge: "Then... you bastard, run away quickly!" Soldiers With a sad face: "I can't run, our ship is too overloaded..."
