Wang Yong also said solemnly: "Then our Tengjia Army will be attacked from both sides by the Han and Xianbei people! If the Han and Xianbei alliance deal with us, our Tengjia Army will be really in danger!"
Huang Long was surprised and said: "Everyone, please tell me whether the Xianbei and the Han have already formed an alliance. Otherwise, how could the Xianbei use the tactics used by the Huns to deal with the Han? You must know that the Hu people have no historians, only we Han people."
Will record these things! How did the Xianbei people know the Huns' tactics against the Han!"
Colonel Wan Lang suddenly said: "It's not impossible. The Eastern Xianbei Lord Mijia had contact with Liu Yu, the governor of Youzhou at the time last year. The relationship between the two parties began to ease. Liu Yu even opened several horses on the border.
City. If the Xianbei people contact the Han Dynasty court through Liu Yu, and let the Xianbei and the court alliance deal with our Tengjia Army, it is not impossible. After all, our Tengjia Army is a huge threat to both of them!"
Wang Ge said with an ugly face: "If this is the case, the situation will be very unfavorable for us. When we deal with the Xianbei people, we have to beware of Gongsun Zan of Youzhou, Liu Bei of Jizhou, and Dong Zhuo of Shangdang County!"
And if we want to deal with the Han Dynasty, we must be prepared for the Xianbei people to come to our territory to harvest grass and valleys. Now there are 3 million people in the three counties of Heshuo. It is impossible to prevent them! If the Xianbei people are burning and killing on our territory
Looting will affect the progress of land reclamation in the three places, and may even collapse the farms in the three places. By then, our Tengjia Army will have millions more refugees on its territory, and we have no way to resettle them.
They have interrupted the good development momentum of our Tengjia Army!"
Huang Long thought for a while and said: "Build fortresses and city walls. How the Han Dynasty dealt with the Huns, we will deal with the Xianbei people!"
But Xu Wei shook his head and said: "Our situation is different from that of the former Han Dynasty. The former Han Dynasty was a unified dynasty. It could mobilize the power of the entire China to deal with the Xianbei people, but we can only mobilize the Bingzhou people, and other places in the Han Dynasty still pull us.
Hind legs! I’m afraid that when we want to fight the Xianbei people head-on, they will fight guerrillas with us on the grassland!"
Li Bin thought for a long time, but he couldn't think of any good solution. He could only say helplessly: "The desert is really too vast. If the Xianbei people really want to tangle with us on such a land that stretches thousands of miles, I'm afraid we won't be able to do it in a few decades."
It’s hard to defeat them completely!”
No wonder Li Bin has such an idea. Half of the sand table in front of him is desert, but this half of the desert is not even one-tenth compared to the territory of the Xianbei people. The territory of the Xianbei people exceeds 7,000 people from north to south.
Yuli, more than ten thousand miles from east to west, it can be said that the territory of the Xianbei people is larger than that of the Han Dynasty. Facing such a huge empire, even Li Bin, a proud Han Chinese, would be afraid of even three points.
Duan Peng said: "Qu Shuai, since the Xianbei people are so ignorant, we can reconcile with the court first and occupy the entire desert! Compared with the court, the Xianbei people have been crippled by us, and they can only hide now.
Deep in the desert."
"But the snow disasters on the grasslands have become more and more serious in recent years. Even in the grasslands close to Dahan, people often freeze to death. The Xianbei people are still seeking death hiding in the desert. In a few years, the cold wind in the desert will kill them.
The Xianbei people have all been killed! So don’t worry if you can’t find them now, but they will still come back before the snow falls! You can still find them if you try to find a way.”
"And the Xianbei people can attack us during the autumn harvest, and we can also attack the Xianbei people in the beginning of spring. Spring is when the Xianbei people have the least food, and it is also when the cattle, sheep, and horses are the weakest. At this time, we can attack the Xianbei people, regardless of victory or defeat.
We have consumed a large number of Xianbei people's cattle and sheep. As long as we carry out a few more attacks like this and prevent the Xianbei people from grazing in the spring, all the Xianbei people will starve to death in a few years!"
Wang Ge and others looked at Duan Peng in surprise and said, "You can actually think of such a good idea?"
Duan Peng said with a smile: "I have lived on the grassland for more than ten years. Of course I know more about the grassland than everyone else!"
Obviously Duan Peng understands the situation in the desert better than Han people like Wang Ge!
Xu Wei was meditating. Although Duan Peng's method is good, the Tengjia army will definitely consume more than the Xianbei people. It's just that the time is wrong. The world is about to fall into chaos. Everyone else is vying for hegemony, and it is impossible for him to dominate it.
Prairie, this method is too time-consuming!
Xu Wei sat in a chair, closed his eyes and rested, and began to recall whether there were any military novels he had read about fighting in winter or ways to deal with the barbarians!
After thinking about it for a long time, he actually thought of two novels. One was called "The Battle of the Wellhead". The protagonist used a sled to fight a snow blitz in the Northeast, defeating the enemy's tank army with the weak.
There is also a Three Kingdoms novel he read a long time ago. He has forgotten the name. The protagonist traveled to Guo Jia and raised thousands of sled dogs when preparing to deal with the Xianbei people. Then he took the initiative to attack in the winter and captured the prisoners with zero casualties.
Annihilated tens of thousands of Xianbei people!
It seems that all these can be used on his Tengjia Army. The sled horse has been used for several years, and everyone is familiar with it. Even on the Sanggan River, winter is more lively than summer, and the ice is everywhere.
The sled is transporting goods! Although there are no sled dogs, Mayi, it is not the same as finding thousands of cold-resistant war horses to pull the sled!
After thinking about what to do, Xu Wei said to them: "I have decided to teach the Xianbei people a lesson this winter and let them know that our Tengjia Army is not easy to mess with. If possible, we will try to completely defeat the Western Region this time."
Xianbei people and central Xianbei people!”
"Winter!" Wang Ge and the others said in shock.
Duan Peng even persuaded: "Qu Shuai, go find the Xianbei people now. If you can't find them, you can still come back alive. Going to the desert in winter will really kill people. After the snow falls, the desert wind is biting and the dripping water turns into ice. When the time comes, brothers
Don't die in battle, but freeze to death in the desert, it would be too much of a loss!"
Wang Ge and others also came to persuade him: "Qu Shuai, the winter in the desert is no better than that in the Han Dynasty. In the Han Dynasty, we can still withstand it, but the wind in the desert can really freeze people to death!"
"Don't worry, I will be fully prepared and will not let the soldiers sacrifice their lives in vain! We have prepared thick woolen winter coats and fleece jackets for the soldiers, and also prepared leather coats to cover the outside, as well as antifreeze cream.
People sit on sleds and march on horse-drawn sleds, or march on skis. The soldiers who go out are veterans who are familiar with the grassland terrain, so the safety of the soldiers can be ensured.
Then Xu Wei continued: "In fact, winter is the most suitable time for our Han Dynasty to attack the grassland! Think about it, the white snow can cover up all traces, making it difficult for the Xianbei people to detect us when we go on an expedition!"
"It is difficult for us to catch the Xianbei people because they are nomadic. But this is not the case in winter. The heavy white snow restricts the various tribes of the Xianbei people in the snow, making it difficult for them to gather, and it also blocks the communication between the tribes.
We contacted one of their tribes and they couldn't react. Even if they did, the heavy snow would hinder their way to support us.
It can be said that the Xianbei tribe is like prey trapped in the snow in winter and can only be slaughtered by others. It can be said that when we attack the Xianbei people in winter, the right time, place and people are on our side!"
Wang Ge said suspiciously: "Qu Shuai, has anyone used the tactics you mentioned before?"
Xu Wei shook his head and said: "I just came up with this and haven't verified it yet!"
Wang Ge heard this and said firmly: "Commander Qu, although what you just said is reasonable, the winter in the desert is too dangerous, and this tactic has not been tested. If we implement it rashly, I'm afraid our army will not find the Xianbei people yet.
Instead, I froze to death first. Marching in winter is too difficult, especially since we have no experience in this area and anything is possible!"
Xu Wei said: "Although winter marches have not been verified, there are many merchants in Mayi in winter. Even in the coldest first month, there are still caravans coming to our Mayi. As long as you have woolen cloth and take adequate measures to keep warm,
, it won’t freeze anyone to death.”
We big men have never attacked the Xianbei people in winter. The Xianbei people will naturally not be prepared and can achieve a surprise effect. In other words, this tactic is most powerful when used for the first time. As long as we move in and out quickly, we can follow the rhythm of a blitzkrieg.
They will be annexed by us before they can react. Such Xianbei people are like snakes in winter being cut by us. Just one winter is enough for us to severely damage the Xianbei people. Although we may pay an unexpected price, we can severely damage the Xianbei people.
is worth it!"
"Severe damage to the Xianbei people!" These words attracted Wang Ge and the others. They all described the situations they thought they might encounter in winter, and Xu Wei also gave a solution.
This made Wang Ge and the others discover that Xu Wei's sled blitz seemed to be very feasible and worth a try! At least Xu Wei, the inventor of the tactic, had thought of all the difficulties they could imagine!
After convincing Wang Ge and the others, everyone first prepared in Mayi the materials needed for the army to go to the desert in winter. At the same time, they trained a small army of about a thousand people to test this kind of sled army!
The military commander of this sleigh army is Song Yi, the original horse thief Huo Shaoyun. He has achieved some military exploits in recent years. With the continuous expansion of the Tengjia Army, he has become a military commander of the cavalry battalion. Among Mayi
Considered a mid-level officer.
But he was not satisfied. He wanted to become the captain of the Tengjia Army and become a high-ranking member of the Tengjia Army.
When this snow force began to recruit soldiers from the Tengjia Army, he keenly discovered that this was an opportunity. At that time, the most idle navy in the Tengjia Army was looked down upon by no one. This could not even be regarded as an army.
It can only be regarded as a civilian husband.
But no one expected that Fan Xian, who had always had no sense of presence, would become the number one in the Tengjia Army because the navy of the Tengjia Army had to transport a large amount of food and disaster victims to the three counties of Shuofang last year.
General Zhonglang!
And now this Snow Army has just been established. Although it only has 1,000 people, who says that the Snow Army cannot expand. It is obviously not enough to defeat the Xianbei people with 1,000 people. The Snow Army will definitely expand to 5,000 people in the future.
, or even 50,000 people, and as Song Yi, the first officer of the Snow Army, it should not be difficult to become a school captain, not to mention becoming a lieutenant general!
So he was the first to sign up to become the Sima of the sled army!
And Xu Wei also selected Song Yi from among more than a dozen competitors. His advantage was too obvious. He had lived in this desert for more than 20 years since he was a child. He was familiar with every plant and tree in the desert. In his words,
He could find his way in the desert even if he walked with his eyes closed. With his rich experience, he became the leader of this experimental team!
Of course, because of his background as a horse thief, in order to prevent him from violating the military discipline regulations of the Tengjia Army, Xu Wei found an old soldier named Jin Miao to be the supervisor of this army. After the officer was found, 1,000 soldiers were quickly recruited.
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In this way, the Sled Army was officially established among the Tengjia Army, although now there is only one man!
Xu Wei also helped them prepare all the winter equipment he could think of, not to mention winter clothes, antifreeze cream, gloves, earmuffs, and gauze for sunshade (snow will reflect sunlight, and being in the snow for a long time will cause
Snow blindness!) sleds, sledges, cold-resistant transport horses, cheese, Mayi's special compressed biscuits, desert maps, compasses, and also taught them how to use snowdrifts to make igloos to keep warm from the cold. It can be said that Xu Wei put everything he could into
Everything that comes to mind is armed in this kind of army!
Gu Mian
In the end, they trained in the snow around Mayi for a month. During this month, everyone continued to discover and improve problems. Finally, when the winter in the desert reached its coldest time, Xu Wei personally sent the army out!
Song Yi and his party just wore white winter clothes and disappeared into the snow of the desert. The target of their attack was a tribe called Baihua 500 miles outside the Han border!
Song Yi and his party rode the snow sledge and marched 100 miles every day. In the evening, they compacted the snow to make snow houses. Each snow house could accommodate ten people and horses, although Song Yi and the others made dozens of them in this month.
igloo, but even now it still amazes me.
"I really don't know why living in the snow makes it warmer. It's like a magic!" Song Yi said in surprise.
Jin Miao smiled and said: "This is just because you are ignorant. As long as you stay with Qu Shuai for a long time, you will know that there is no problem in this world that can trouble Qu Shuai. We used to think that Qu Shuai was an immortal descended from the earth!"
When Song Yi arrived at Versailles, his old subordinates were great and could easily communicate with Qu Shuai, but he had not seen Xu Wei at all except this month.
For a moment, Song Yi didn't want to talk to Jin Miao anymore.
They marched on the snow for 5 days. With the help of Song Yi's rich experience, they finally found their target Baihua Tribe in a valley!
Song Yi said with great joy: "Everyone, rest first! We will wait until they are asleep and then raid them in the middle of the night!"
Then Song Yi summoned the officers above the village commander and said: "According to our situation, the Baihua tribe only has more than 3,000 people, of which less than 800 are young and strong. Our combat effectiveness is far superior to them! Coupled with our unexpected attack, the chance of victory is
It's huge, but we have to minimize casualties.
Tonight, our army is divided into two teams. I will lead one team, and the supervisor will lead another team. We will encircle them from the east and west. Remember, as long as the Xianbei people have the intention to gather, we will attack them in a limited manner and disperse them. We must kill the Xianbei people.
We can’t tell how many of us there are, so we need to bring panic and fear to them, so that they will lose their will to fight and attack us! Do you understand?”
"Got it!" several people said.
After formulating the battle plan, Song Yi and the others waited in the snow until midnight when everyone in the Baihua tribe was asleep!
Then he led everyone to approach the Baihua Tribe carefully!
It was the middle of the night, and it was winter and there was no sound at all except the cold wind! Song Yi and the others lit torches, which was a signal to attack. Jin Miao and the others also lit torches, and then the two parties rushed towards the Baihua Tribe together!
"Kill——!" Song Yi shouted at the top of his lungs.
"Kill——!" The warriors behind him echoed in unison, and together they killed the tribe in the darkness!
Song Yi used a long knife to cut open the first tent they encountered. He was just woken up from a deep sleep and didn't understand what was going on, so he was hacked to death by Song Yi!
Other soldiers followed Song Yi's actions, tearing open tents and hacking to death the awakened herdsmen. Soon the snow was dyed red with blood!
The increasingly fierce shouts of killing finally woke up the entire Baihua Tribe. Murong Gui, the leader of the Baihua Tribe, shouted with a sword: "You are from there, why are you attacking our Baihua Tribe!"
Song Yi discovered that the leader of the Baihua tribe was overjoyed and shouted: "We are from the Tengjia Army. You Xianbei people killed our tribesmen and robbed our cattle and sheep, thinking that this was the end of the matter! I'm a master, it's not that easy for you.
Today I am always taking revenge!"
After saying that, he looked at Murong Gui with his sword in hand. Murong Gui had nothing but a sword, not even any personal guards around him. He was quickly surrounded and killed by Song Yi and several soldiers.
He cut off Murong Gui's head and held it up, saying: "Murong Gui will die, surrender and avoid death!"
Then the soldiers around him also shouted in Xianbei dialect: "Murong Gui will die, surrender and avoid death!"
At this time, Jin Miao also led the soldiers and shouted: "Eat his mother, wear his mother, open the gate to welcome Thunder Lord. Thunder Lord has come to divide the cattle and sheep!"
"Eat his mother, wear his mother, open the gate to welcome Thunder God. Thunder God has come to divide the cattle and sheep!"
Most of the people here are ordinary herdsmen. They don't know how many people there are in Song Yi. They just know that their tribal leaders are dead. At the same time, they heard the song of dividing cattle and sheep and knew that Thunder God's army was coming, so they didn't resist at all.
idea.
Although they were far away from Xu Wei's territory, Xu Wei's song spread throughout the desert. The lower-level herdsmen knew that there was a king named Lei Gong who made decisions for their lower-level herdsmen and would give them cattle, sheep and wives. They had long hoped for it.
They had been waiting for Thunder Lord to come, but now that Thunder Lord was really coming, they quickly gave up their resistance!
"Victory, victory, we have victory!" Looking at the Xianbei people waiting for them to be captured one by one, they couldn't believe that this battle was won like this. The victory came too fast, and there were not many of them at all.
casualties!
The soldiers were so excited that they raised their weapons and cheered loudly. The roar of victory resounded throughout the battlefield!
And Jin Miao led people to count the wounded and trophies!
After daybreak, I found Song Yi and said with a smile: "What a great victory. In this battle, not one of us died, only 7 were slightly injured. We killed more than 300 enemies, captured more than 3,000, and also had 4,000 horses and 40,000 heads."
Cows and sheep, such a victory is very rare even among our Tengjia Army!"
"After all, the Baihua Tribe is a large tribe of Xianbei people, so naturally it will have some wealth!" Song Yi also smiled happily. With such a big contribution, his promotion to the school captain should be a sure thing!
Then Song Yi led his people to rest for a day at Baihua Tribe, and then headed towards Mayi with these prisoners!
Six days later, Song Yi and others returned to Qiangyin County and caused a huge sensation.
The results of the battle were so brilliant. A Xianbei tribe of more than 3,000 people was wiped out without a single death, and 4,000 war horses, 40,000 cattle and sheep were captured. The value of these trophies exceeded hundreds of millions of dollars.
With such small casualties and such great results, Wang Ge and the others immediately felt confident that they had defeated the sleigh!
They all said excitedly: "Qushuai's sleigh tactics hit the Xianbei people seven inches in the face. They have no way to defend against our tactics. You are right, Qushuai, the Xianbei people in winter are just prey trapped in a trap."
, just waiting for us to catch him!
"We have prepared the equipment for the sled army. 1,000 sled troops are too few. We must immediately arm 10,000 sled troops and 100,000 sled troops. In just one winter, we can completely annex the entire Xianbei tribe!"
This tactic was so successful that it inspired Wang Ge and others to have greater ambitions. They wanted to annex the entire Xianbei people just like the Huns before they could react. In this way, the desert would belong to
They belong to the Tengjia Army!
Wang Ge and the others were extremely excited when they thought that the Xianbei people, who had been fighting against the Han for decades, would be destroyed in their hands!
Then Mayi's sled army began to rapidly expand to 20,000 people. The original 1,000 sled army quickly became officers, using their experience of more than a month to hand over to other soldiers!
The news of Song Yi's victory reached the ears of the three governors of Shuofang County and Yunzhongjun of Wuyuan County. After they learned about the battle, they found that the Xianbei people were now a treasure land in the desert, waiting for them to dig out.
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So Wang Lei and others immediately wrote to Xu Wei, asking Xu Wei to give them some experienced officers to help them form their own sled army. Xu Wei sent 100 sled army soldiers to each of them.
Soon, 35,000 sled rapid reaction troops were formed throughout Mayi. These troops were divided into teams of 500 or 1,000 people. They continued to attack the Xianbei tribes this winter. There were Hu Shang and others in Mayi as spies, and the top brass of the Tengjia Army
The positions of these tribes are clearer than the higher-ups of the Xianbei people.
In this way, they were cleared out one by one by the Tengjia Army. The Xianbei tribes who were close to 1,000 miles away from the Tengjia Army were all captured by the Tengjia Army except for a few that were not found.
After February, the sled army marched farther and farther, and there was even a sled army. The furthest march was more than 2,000 miles to the North Sea.