The first place to see the large number of Xiongnu troops was in the Yanmen area of Yunzhong. The Xiongnu horses galloped and neighed not far away, galloping tirelessly in the distance.
Guan Ying stood on the city wall, his eyes fixed on the enemies outside the city wall, without any fear on his face.
"Light the beacon."
"They are looking for a favorable position to ask Chai Wu and Lu Chen to put down their flags and pretend to be short of manpower. It is best to attract the enemy to attack them."
"Let Guo Meng prepare..."
Guan Ying did not wear armor, only wore a helmet, held a large shield, and hung a strong bow, and issued several orders.
Here in the Tang Dynasty, Guan Ying led the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty to guard it.
Zhang Cang did not come and was still staying in Taiyuan. Although this man is timid, his ability to govern the country is really good. Today's Tang State can actually mobilize more than 50,000 elites at will without affecting domestic production.
, this national power can only be matched by the Qi State. Guan Ying carefully observed the Tang State and found that if they spared no effort to recruit troops, they could recruit more than 300,000 troops.
And it is different from the Qi State because the Tang State is surrounded by enemies on three sides. The people here are fierce and often fight. There are many ferocious beasts in the mountains. Even ordinary people will occasionally go up to the mountains to hunt. At the same scale, the soldiers of the Qi State will definitely not be able to defeat the soldiers of the Tang State.
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What's more, the middle and lower-level officers of the Tang State were all elites drawn from the Northern Army, that is, the Tang King's personal soldiers.
The upper-level generals are all former fierce generals of Peng Yue and Yingbu. The quality of the army is extremely high. In terms of the configuration of the generals alone, this exceeds the configuration of the Northern and Southern armies. Of course, after Guan Ying led these people, he still
I put a few members of the Dahan Mengren Heavenly Group in just to make myself more comfortable in commanding.
Facing the Xiongnu at this moment, these Tang soldiers did not have the slightest fear, their eyes were full of expectation. Zhang Cang used the general's skills to the extreme during this period, and even gave internal orders to plunder the Xiongnu's livestock.
If you take back three heads, you can be promoted to a noble title. If you can bring back a Xiongnu head, you can be promoted to two noble titles...
Zhang Cang really developed Tang State as if it were Qin State, so that when these people saw the enemy, their eyes were always on their heads, unable to take their eyes away.
This method can only be imitated by the Tang State, simply because the Tang State is vast and rich in resources, and has a large amount of land that can be granted to meritorious soldiers, which other vassal states cannot do.
What is the most outrageous thing? The most outrageous thing is that the Tang State actually had a standing cavalry force... There were more than 600 knights and about a thousand war horses.
Thinking of this, Guan Ying couldn't calm down in his heart. I, a big man, only have more than 2,000 war horses! What do you, the Tang State, want to do?!
The scary thing is that the people and soldiers of the Tang Kingdom did not recognize any princes or famous generals. They only recognized the King of Tang. Even when Guan Ying gave orders to the soldiers, he had to give them in the name of the King of Tang. Otherwise, those who had followed Peng Yueying would
Bu's fierce generals didn't look down on him at all. They raised their noses high, as if to say: Nai Gong also did Xiang Yu back then, what's so great about you?
They were imprisoned by the Han Dynasty, but were pardoned by the King of Tang and brought back to the Tang Kingdom. Therefore, they only recognized the King of Tang as their master.
When the soldiers at the bottom mentioned the King of Tang, they admired him even more. They even showed off to Guan Ying with a smile, saying that the King of Tang had lent him three sheep and a cow, and the lambs and calves born to him were considered his.
Where in the world is there such a benevolent and righteous king as our king?
Guan Ying really couldn't connect the kid in Chang'an City with Renyi Mingjun.
However, what happens in the Tang Kingdom has nothing to do with Guan Ying. He is a relatively pure general and will not worry about whether the King of Tang will rebel like other generals. If the King of Tang rebels, the Emperor will order
If you let yourself go on a crusade, then you will go to war. If no one gives the order, what does it have to do with the King of Tang being the self-proclaimed emperor?
The Huns began to test, and the Huns' cavalry rushed towards the city wall quickly. After approaching, they drew their bows and fired arrows. The rain of arrows immediately enveloped the Great Wall. After shooting a round of arrows, they immediately retreated, and the second team began to gallop away.
Come, draw your bows and shoot arrows again. They are very fast, and it only takes a moment to open the bows and arrows, leaving the Han army unable to counterattack.
Under the protection of large shields and city walls, the archers of the Han Dynasty began to counterattack, firing crossbows and strong bows in an orderly manner. Occasionally, they could hit a few Hun knights, but the probability was not high.
But at this time, Mao Dun had already appeared at the edge of the Great Wall of Yan State.
Modun's horse was very tall, all black, and extremely ferocious. No other horse dared to approach. Riding such a tall horse, Modun could lower his head and look at the generals on his left and right, demonstrating his superior status.
"Ploughing alone...something's not right...there's not a single flag on the Great Wall, it's empty..."
A general looked at the Great Wall in the distance and asked: "They usually station a large number of troops, how can it be empty now?"
"Hahaha, they must have summoned all the troops to the Tang State, and the Yan State has become an empty state!" another general said loudly.
"No...they have an ambush here. They are deliberately luring us..."
Mao Dun squinted his eyes and grinned ferociously, "Come on, five chariot guards, you ride on my horse, carry my flag...attack the Great Wall and invade the Yan Kingdom!"
"good!"
No one will refuse Mao Dun's orders, even if they ask you to die. This is Mo Dun's consistent style. No matter what he says, no one is allowed to hesitate. They must agree immediately, otherwise, he will make your life worse than death.
. He even shot his own father to death. Even the generals who were usually close to him were extremely afraid of him. No matter what Mao Dun said, they would not hesitate.
A general mounted Maodun's horse, carried his banner, shouted loudly, and then led the cavalry to charge.
The Huns' cavalry roared, holding bows, and rushed towards the city wall.
"Brush~~"
Almost at the moment they were about to reach the city wall, countless flags were suddenly raised.
"together."
"Zhao."
"Liang."
"Chu."
"Yan."
In the middle position, a big Han flag was fluttering in the wind. Xia Houying suddenly waved his hand, "Kill!!!"
"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh~~~"
For a moment, arrows and crossbow bolts flew out and enveloped the Hun cavalry who were charging at the front. But at that moment, the horses neighed and the cavalry fell off their horses with a howl... The five chariot guards who led the army hurriedly gave orders and took turns.
Attacking, the cavalry began to use their best cavalry and shooting tactics again, shooting back and forth. Only the first salvo caused huge trauma to the Huns. After that, the cavalry relied on their favorable speed advantage and continued to ride.
shoot.
The Huns cavalry did not seem to be afraid of death at all. They were calm and composed. They retreated after firing one round. Even if they had arrows hanging on them, they gritted their teeth and remained silent.
When the Xiongnu fights, they don't give you a chance to fight at close range. They always rely on the advantage of their cavalry to fight with you. If you stay still, they will harass you with cavalry and shooting. If you are chasing, then fly a kite and fight with others.
Unlike the nomadic tribes, the Huns did not fight alone. They had many different tactics that could cooperate with each other. The Huns were like a pack of wolves, and Maodun was their king.
Therefore, if you want to defeat the Huns, the most important thing is to have horses.
If you can't even catch up with the enemy and can only be passively beaten, how can you defeat them?
The offense here in the Yan State is obviously a level stronger than that in the Tang State. The strength lies in the frequency of exchanges of riding and shooting. The frequency of rotation of riding and shooting in the Tang State is far inferior to that here. The knights here are constantly running and taking turns.
The speed was also very fast, and the soldiers of the Han Dynasty were basically covered by the arrows, and they fought back with the arrows.
Of course, the soldiers of the Han Dynasty were not without advantages. Their arrows had a longer range and more damage. Because the Huns mainly relied on mounted archery as a means of fighting, and the consumption of arrows was extremely high. Therefore, they would use whatever they wanted.
Everything is used to make arrows, including primitive arrows like bone arrows.
The Han bow was very large, half a man tall, powerful and heavy, while the Xiongnu bow was short and fired faster, but the damage was not that strong.
Both sides paid a lot of price, and Wuchaohu continued to command, and occasionally went there in person to draw bows and shoot arrows to inspire the soldiers on his side.
While the battle was going on here, Mao Dun led the rest of his army northward. He sent someone to inform the five chariot guards, and after fighting for another half an hour, he withdrew his troops to rest and wait for him outside Daijun.
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Liu Chang scratched his head and looked at the "sand table" in front of him.
This is a very crude model, with only a few pieces of wood to serve as the Great Wall and a few stones to serve as the army.
"Master, I can only defend...I can't counterattack at all."
Liu Chang looked at the messy situation in front of him and begged: "How about I become a Huns?"
Han Xin glanced at him and said, "Okay..." The two stood up and changed positions.
Liu Chang grinned, "Hahaha, okay, master, I will directly concentrate the troops from the Tang and Yan countries to attack your Yan country!!" He placed several stones representing the Huns on the positions of the Yan country.
He shouted with a smile: "Your armies from Tang and Dai are marching slowly and cannot catch up. I will directly defeat your Yan. Well, the armies of all countries were defeated. All the other princes and kings ran away. King Zhao is dead."
,I won!"
Han Xin looked at him disdainfully, and he slowly moved the stone from Daijun to the position of Yanguo.
"Okay, even if it takes you half a day to destroy the Yan Kingdom's Great Wall and kill King Zhao... then you still need half a day to plunder the Yan Kingdom, and you will also encounter counterattacks from the city..."
"During this period of time, my army has been marching in a hurry and has been able to reach the vicinity of the Great Wall of Yan. At this time, we are both the most exhausted... However, your horses have been rushing from Tang Dynasty continuously, and they have been galloping.
He’s been running... and he can still run like a horse?!"
"Can't run anymore? Can you fight me on foot?!"
Han Xin's voice suddenly rose, and Liu Chang stared blankly at the situation.
"Come again!"
"OK."
"I...How about I become a big man?"
Han Xin raised his head disdainfully and ignored this scoundrel.
However, Liu Chang looked at the situation in front of him and understood somewhat, "So, master arranged the army in Daidi? Is it to encircle and annihilate the Xiongnu in Yan State?"
"When will you make some progress? Even a little kid like you can see what will happen after attacking the Yan Kingdom. Isn't Maodun worse than you?"
"Then...he will attack Dai!! He has always thought that the Northern Army is in Tang and the Allied Forces are in Yan! If they attack the Tang State, the Yan State will also come to attack. If they attack the Yan State, the Tang State will come to attack...So, he will choose
At the weakest point, Tang and Yan must be put into a hard fight in advance, so that they are exhausted and unable to support!! Then directly replace the place, you can avoid the main force of the Han army and attack directly from the rear! Cooperate with the two feint attack armies
, wipe out the Han army in one fell swoop!"
"This Moton is really greedy!"
"But, our Northern Army has always been in Daidi! We just need to lure him in... and then use the terrain of Daidi... Daidi has many mountains and rivers, which is most suitable for ambushing the Huns!!"
Liu Chang jumped up suddenly and shouted: "Master!! What do you think of my plan?!"
"We can defeat our enemies and generations!"
"I am truly a genius! If I were to command this battle, the Xiongnu would surely perish!"
Seeing the arrogant look of this kid, Han Xin's face twitched, and he asked with a dark face: "Then why do you think I arranged the Beijun army in Daidi in advance?"
"Well...it turns out that master is thinking the same thing as me! Heroes really think alike!"
"roll!"
"Master... what if Maodun insists on attacking Tang Dynasty?"
"The mountains and rivers of the Tang Kingdom are more numerous than those of the Tang Dynasty... He brought a large number of cavalry to the Tang Kingdom... Mao Dun is not crazy yet."
Liu Chang looked at Han Xin with even more admiration, with stars twinkling in his eyes, "Master... I finally understand why people like Fan Kuai are so afraid of you..."
"Oh, this kind of strategy can only be used once... It can only be used when Mao Dun is particularly angry and eager to destroy the Han army... The result this time will not be too great, even if you use your new
Stunning horses from east to west will not help the Xiongnu army... Do you know why Modu was willing to use a large number of troops to attack this time?"
"have no idea."
"If I'm not wrong, what he brought this time are the elites of other tribes... He wants to integrate the grasslands... use the men and horses of other tribes to attack the Han, weaken the Han, and also weaken the other tribes
...The Xiongnu rose rapidly. Among the millions of people under his command, there were less than 200,000 Huns."
"He has gone out to fight in these years. It seems that he has extra trust in other tribes, but in fact he is weakening their strength in disguise... After this battle, the Huns will be able to completely control all tribes."
"Isn't he afraid that his prestige will be lost after defeat? Isn't he afraid that those tribes will rebel?"
"He arranged the Huns to serve as nobles in various tribes...eliminating the original nobles...Do you think this is similar to the Qin State who mobilized people from other six countries to build Chidao and the Great Wall?
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"Is Ying Zheng afraid of causing a rebellion?"
"He hopes these people will rebel so that he can kill another group of old nobles."
In the end, Han Xin said very seriously: "Never underestimate your enemies..."
When Liu Chang returned to the palace, he was even in a trance.
"What's wrong...why do you look distracted?"
Gai Gong put down his book and looked at Liu Chang in front of him.
"Master...I suddenly feel...that I...are still a little too young, and I still have a lot to learn."
"oh?"
"It's good. You can realize your own shortcomings... This shows that you have grown up."
"It is still necessary to examine myself three times."
"Master, is this Confucian copying of our Mr. Huang?"
"Of course! Then Zengzi can be regarded as a disciple of Laozi. This is naturally the thought of our Huang Lao."
Liu Chang is also used to it. Anyway, everything in Gai Gong's place belongs to Huang Lao. A few days ago, he wanted to take leave to learn more from Han Xin. Gai Gong also reprimanded him, saying that the military strategist's ideas were actually Huang Lao's... Liu Chang read
He doesn't have many books, and I don't know how he pulled it off. Anyway, he finally came up with his rhetoric, but Han Xin didn't seem to agree with it.
"Finally, he is no longer the arrogant person he was before, which is good."
"Oh, Master, I just said that I am still young. When I am older, what will happen to Moton and others? I will capture them alive!"
"I am the direct descendant of the Marquis of Huaiyin and Xunzi. What's more, I am still your disciple! The direct descendant of Huang Lao! Huang Lao, who has studied with you for so long, when I get strong, who can resist me?!"
For a moment, Gai Gong didn't know how to reprimand him.
"Bang~~~"
When thunder came from everywhere, the Huns' horses were frightened, raised their front hooves, and neighed loudly.
For the first time, shock appeared on Mao Dun's face.
When he encountered Zhou Bo's ambush, he was not surprised. He just ordered to retreat. However, on the way back, the Han army seemed to ignite something, which frightened their horses. Under the terrain of the village, the elite of the Northern Army were furious.
He slashed and killed the Huns in front of him, blood and flesh flew everywhere, and the horses collided with each other. Mao Dun really didn't expect that the enemy actually arranged an ambush here.
But where did the Han army get so many troops?
Mao Dun had scouted the situation of the Han army before the war. It is said that only the Northern Army and the armies of Tang, Yan, Zhao, Chu, Liang and other countries participated in the war. The Northern Army was in Tang, and the coalition forces of the other princes were in Yan State. Mao Dun fiercely
I suddenly remembered that the flag of the Tang State did not seem to be seen in the coalition forces of the princes of the Yan State...could it be that the large army guarding the Tang State was the army of the Tang State? They had only been a country for a long time, how could they have so many elites?
Where is the army?!?
For the first time, Mao Dun discovered the speed of Tang's rise, which made him even more angry than when he discovered that he had been ambushed.
If this continues, the future war will not be between the Huns and the Han, but between the Huns and the Tang Dynasty.
Mao Dun has always been arrogant, which he cannot accept.
When Mao Dun attacked Daidi, he was well prepared. The front army opened the way and he followed behind. After encountering the ambush, he directly led his elite troops to leave without participating in the battle and did not pay a heavy price.
When Guan Ying watched the beacon fires in the distance being lit continuously, he understood that Dai Di had achieved results.
"Here comes someone! Prepare your horses!!"
Guan Ying led the horse and looked at the Tang cavalry in front of him who had been preparing for a long time.
"The banner of the Xiongnu Chanyu is right in front of us! In this battle, we should make our first contribution to the emperor!!"
The knights were extremely excited, raising their arms and shouting: "Make the first contribution to the king!!"
Guan Ying was stunned for a moment, and then he said loudly: "According to the order of the King of Tang! Anyone who beheads the Xiongnu will be promoted to a noble rank! Anyone who beheads the Huns and seizes the flag will be given a title of Marquis by splitting the earth! Kill!!"
In an instant, the Tang cavalry howled and rushed towards the enemy. Thousands of horses galloped. Guan Ying shot down the general who was commanding the charge in the distance with an arrow. At that moment, the future boss Shanyu was completely stunned.
Where did they get the cavalry?! How dare they charge?!
When Mao Dun, who had finally left Daidi, was leaving the Great Wall, suddenly a knight came to report in embarrassment, and scouts came to report that a large Yuezhi army was attacking the hinterland of the Xiongnu, burning, killing and looting.
"Chang Liu!!!!"
Modu raised his head and roared.
ps: I want to ask for monthly tickets, but the monthly ticket list has been blown up again. Why is it so difficult to get into the top ten?
Last night, stray dogs from nowhere got into the backyard and killed three chickens... The ones that were alive were also injured. Oh, I feel so sad. There are so many stray dogs nowadays.