Three or four hundred miles away from Yinshan Mountain, there is a meadow with a freshwater lake in the middle, called Tuoruo Lake. This lake seems to be connected to the center of the earth. It is at room temperature all year round and rarely freezes, so the water and grass here are abundant.
It is very suitable for grazing and is also a large gathering place in Xianbei.
To the north of Tuoruo Lake, there is a forest that just blocks the cold wind blowing from the north, so most Xianbei people set up their tents here.
There are some animals in the forest, and there are some fish in the lake, so the Xianbei people living around Tuoruo Lake can be considered comfortable and comfortable.
But now, the area around Tuoruo Lake is crowded with Xianbei people who have come from all over the place. They are Xianbei warriors mobilized by King Budugen of Xianbei.
The Xianbei tribes are relatively far apart, so they need to be gathered together little by little. As for the distance from Yinshan Mountain, both in terms of distance and environment, only Tuoruo Lake is more suitable.
This time, the leader of the team was still Bi Xiaowang Tuoba Guoluo.
Tuoba Guoluo was the first group of people to arrive here, and naturally he brought the Linyinqin and Alanyi tribes as the vanguard.
Tuoba Guo landed here and sent many scouts in the direction of Yinshan Mountain. Almost every day, one or two hours later, some scouts came back to report the movements of the Han people in Yinshan Mountain.
However, don't bring the scout too close, otherwise it will be easy to be discovered by the Han defenders in Yinshan.
In the past few days, the scouts have gradually collected the detected information bit by bit, and gradually allowed Tuoba Guoluo to outline the overall military strength of Yinshan.
Tuoba Guoluo didn't pay much attention to the Huns. Although it seemed that he smiled at Linyinqin and Alanyi and didn't seem to have any grudges or discrimination, but in fact Tuoba Guoluo thought that the Huns
People are cowards and a disgrace among barbarians...
So although Linyinqin and Alanyi also have scouts, Tuoba Guoluo doesn't use them at all, and Yufuluo is close at hand. If these two people have other ideas, no one dares to take responsibility, right?
Tuoba Guoluo actually aspired to become the king of Xianbei like Bu Dugen, but Tuoba Guoluo concealed his ambition very well and treated Bu Dugen with respect. However, where others could not see, Tuoba Guoluo
Ba Guoluo was quite dissatisfied with Bu Dugen.
Bu Dugen has neither enough courage nor superhuman bravery. The only thing that can be praised is Bu Dugen's bloodline. There is nothing else. At least, Tuoba Guo falls in Bu Dugen's bloodline.
There is no trace of the sandalwood locust tree at its roots...
If you want to fight the Han people, you must fully mobilize all the tribes like King Tanshihuai, and then mobilize the Han army, and then take advantage of the opportunity to attack the city. It is the last resort, and the main thing is
This time, the Han people built the fortress in Yinshan Mountain really too fast.
Normally speaking, as long as it is not a temporary camp, it is necessary to build walls with rammed earth, layer by layer. Only when the bottom is strong can it be accumulated upwards. In this way, we build scaffolding, build models, transport earth, and ram it.
The whole process of building the earthen wall took less than a year or two to build a fortress with sufficient defense.
And now, according to the news from the scouts, the Han people's fortress is almost ready, except for the parapets and turrets on top of the earthen walls...
In this way, maybe by the time the assembly is completed and the army marches on, the Han people will have already completed their work!
Attacking a fortress that is under construction but not completed and a fortress that has been completed and fully equipped are two completely different things...
And if we want to attack now, we don't have enough combat power on hand.
The Huns on Yuvluo's side are left to Linyinqin and Alanyi to deal with. At most, two thousand more people will be enough. However, as far as we know, there are already nearly three thousand on the Han side. If there are Han cavalry, then there will be at least 4,000 to 5,000 Xianbei warriors here to compete. In addition, there will be about 2,000 Xianbei warriors to defend and attack the fortress, so the total will be at least 7,000, and finally Fortunately, it costs 10,000, but the total number now is just over 5,000, including those Huns soldiers...
Now is the season when livestock are preparing to breed. Many tribesmen have to be busy preparing a good environment for these big guys, and even prepare more nutritious meals for the pregnant livestock, so that these big guys can give birth to healthy babies. 's little baby.
Therefore, it is understandable that Bu Dugen's recruitment order came slowly and procrastinated.
It is obviously not enough to attack Yinshan with the cavalry on hand now, but if we let it go, once the troops are gathered, I am afraid that the Han people's fortress will be completed...
Tuoba Guoluo hoped that the progress of the Han people's project would not be so fast, but what if?
Not only Tuoba Guoluo knew how difficult it was to attack a Han fortress, but also ordinary Xianbei warriors, because they had fought against Han people many times over the years, and it was easy to say that they had to attack small forts, Xiaowu forts, etc. A large city, or a fortress like the one now built by the Han people in Yinshan, is simply a millstone of flesh and blood.
what to do?
In the big tent, Tuoba Guoluo was leaning on the carpet, and next to him were some wine, dried meat, dried fruits and the like. He seemed to be asleep but not asleep, but not awake yet. No one knew what he was doing. What are you thinking about and what to do next...
Not far behind Tuoba Guoluo's tent, Xiongnu general Yinqin and Alanyi sat together, holding a grass stalk in their mouths, and it took them a long time to say a few words. They were originally in They were chatting, but they only talked about a few words, and gradually fell silent, looking at each other speechlessly, and could only sit silently.
As to whether Linyinqin and Alanyi, as Huns, have any regrets after surrendering to Xianbei, these two people are no longer willing to think about this question, because it is useless to think about it.
The days in Xianbei were not as they originally imagined. They were discriminated against by many people and were regarded as capricious villains and cowards. Even among their own clansmen, there were gradually many complaints... …
Although the Xianbei people are also barbarians who live in pursuit of water and grass, and their living habits are not much different from the Huns, these Xianbei people also have unconcealed contempt for the Huns, just like Tuoba Guoluo, although they are They tried their best not to show it on their faces, but Lin Yinqin and Alan Yi could clearly feel the arrogance coming from their bones.
As for Tuoba Guoluo, Linyinqin and Alanyi also looked down on him a little, because in the minds of Linyinqin and Alanyi, a king, or someone who wants to be a king, must start from blood and fire. Those who come out of it will only make people feel more and more unreliable if they play with their brains or their inner thoughts.
Lin Yinqin chewed the grass roots, and he still had some regrets in his heart. He should not have surrendered to Xianbei in the first place. Even if he bowed his head and admitted his mistake with Yu Fuluo and lost some people, cattle and horses, he still had a chance to turn around after all, and now , this chance of making a comeback seems increasingly slim...
Seeing that everyone in Xianbei is using Linyinqin and Alanyi as the vanguard. Although it is not wrong to say that this is a common practice, we cannot just use people without giving benefits. Now the tribesmen are forced to do so again and again. Once on the battlefield, but unable to get good supplies, the tribe's decline seems to be in the not-too-distant future.
Such worries weighed on the hearts of Alan Yi and Lin Yinqin, as well as on the hearts of every surrendered Huns, so they naturally gathered together and sat in one place, even if they had nothing to do. This is true without saying anything, but this only makes him and the Xianbei people even more estranged, and they can never get together.
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On the Yinshan grassland, Zhang Ji slowly reined in his horse.
The large groups of cavalry following Zhang Ji also stopped amidst the sound of trumpets.
Zhang Xiu rode over from the middle of the queue and asked, "Captain, what are your orders?"
Zhang Ji pointed to a meadow not far away and said: "Repair the place. The scouts will spread out for sixty miles."
Zhang Xiu immediately accepted the order loudly, then turned his horse and went to deliver the order. Zhang Xiu is Zhang Ji's subordinate. He had been staying in Xiliang before. He just arrived in Guanzhong from Xiliang some time ago. Hearing that Zhang Ji was in the North, he found this place from Guanzhong and became a military prince under Zhang Ji.
After hearing Zhang Ji's order, the Han cavalry dismounted one after another. Some led the horses to a puddle in the meadow to drink, some arranged the horses' harness, and some lifted the horses' hooves to check. Horseshoe wear and tear...
Zhang Ji and Ma Yue are practicing cavalry here, and they are almost complete.
Cavalry, like infantry, needs to master flags, know orders and prohibitions, and know the rules of advance and retreat. They also need to be proficient in riding skills, and know how to keep track of their horses at all times, and take care of their own horses, even when necessary. Only by eating and sleeping with the horse can one be considered a qualified cavalryman.
The grassland is so big that only cavalry can control it, and the other arms are only auxiliary. It was not until the birth of machinery that the war horse ceased to be the king of this battlefield.
"Uncle, I haven't seen the Huns recently..." After Zhang Xiu passed the order, he walked to Zhang Ji again, turned over and dismounted, patted the neck of the war horse, and then naturally some guards took Zhang Xiu's war horse away and beat him. reason.
Zhang Ji said "hmm" and then asked: "What do you think?"
Zhang Xiu said: "I'm afraid these guys also noticed that something is wrong... Xianbei is coming soon..."
"These Hun dogs are probably afraid of being dragged to the front line by us... Bah, even though everything seems to be fine on the surface, these guys are actually very smart..." Zhang Ji looked to the west of Yinshan Mountain.
Then he turned to look at Zhang Xiu and said, "Well, what's up? There's going to be a war. Are you scared?"
"Haha..." Zhang Xiu burst out laughing, patting his armor on his chest, "I'm just afraid that the Xianbei slaves won't come!"
"Okay!" Zhang Ji patted Zhang Xiu's shoulder and said, "Then I'll give you a name right away... Anyway, it's good to practice. When you achieve success!"
In the fortress of Manyi Valley Road in Yinshan Mountain, Jia Xu slowly drank tea soup and said to Xu Huang: "Gongming, I guess Xianbei will be here soon..."
Xu Huang looked at Jia Xu's appearance, and then silently withdrew his gaze, but said nothing.
"...Those little thieves are probably about to take action..." Jia Xu continued to speak in that slow tone, while adding some tea soup to Xu Huang, rolling up half of his sleeves and extending his hand to signal.
Xu Huang was not used to the way Jia Xu seemed to dawdle in everything, and was not too surprised by the conclusion that the Xianbei people were going to attack just now, but the next half of Jia Xu's words made Xu Huang frown...
It is almost a known fact that Xianbei is going to counterattack.
None of us are fools. If we are fools and cannot be the king of the Xianbei people, it would be most cost-effective to do it when the fortress is not fully completed.
But who are the "those little thieves" that Jia Xu refers to?
Although Jia Xu has now come to Yinshan and taken over the civil affairs, guarding Yinshan, the fortress in the Manyi Valley, is still Xu Huang's most important responsibility. But now he actually listens to Jia Xu's words, except for Xianbei.
There was also a "little thief" peeping here, which naturally made Xu Huang feel a little surprised, and at the same time he also sensed a hint of crisis.
After all, the previous preparations were basically set up for the Xianbei people...
Thinking of this, Xu Huang no longer cared about what kind of tea he was drinking. He cupped his hands towards Jia Xu and said, "Please tell me, Master Jia, who does this 'little thief' refer to?"
"Thieves, those who hold getubei..." Jia Xu put down the tea bowl and said, "The rivers are crisscrossed and winding here, and only then can we get acres and acres of fertile land in the Yinshan Mountains, and the grass is flourishing. This is truly a treasure land, so naturally it is
Someone is salivating and peeping..."
Jia Xu did not drop too many book bags. He turned to Xu Huang and said, "There are a lot of fights in Yinshan these days. I wonder if Colonel Xu has paid attention to them?"
Xu Huang frowned and nodded and said: "A fight? I know about this, but the soldiers were punished on the spot during inspections. The lighter ones were whipped, and the more serious ones were beheaded. There were no objections... and I checked several times specifically.
It was all caused by trivial matters such as residence, fishing and hunting, or quarrels, etc., and there was nothing unusual..."
As long as no one is killed in a fight, even in later generations where the law is more perfect, it basically falls into the civil category. When dealing with it, in most cases the police educate both parties and settle the matter. In more serious cases, it should be treated as such.
Those who have to pay should be compensated, and those who should be detained should be detained, but it is rare to be beheaded directly because of a fight. Logically speaking, Xu Huang's handling is considered to be in place. He not only dealt with both sides of the fight, but also investigated the cause of the fight.
, everything is fine.
Jia Xu smiled and said: "Xu Xiaowei, if you look at things, you will look at people..."