Bitsberg, known as "the stick that stirs mare's milk" in the local Wusun language, is just a small inn with a dozen households, but it is where the Silk Road runs along the Tianshan Mountains, connecting the Western Regions and the Central Asian grasslands.
A must pass.
To be honest, Li Shushi was not willing to put the location of the decisive battle with the Xianbei people here, because although this area has three large rivers, the Chu River, the Ala Alcha River and the Ala Chu Din River, that flow to the east of Issyk-Kul Lake, as a Chu River,
In the central area of the river basin, the terrain here is relatively flat and open, which is very conducive to cavalry raids.
However, Li Shushi also knew very well that with the current state of the Xianbei people's contempt for them, if they choose a battlefield that is beneficial to them, I am afraid that the Xianbei people would rather fight them to the end of the world than take the initiative to take a step. And because of their disadvantage in mobility, they can only
I am afraid that if a war of attrition really breaks out, even the coalition forces in Wusun will not be able to compete with the Xianbei people in how quickly they can raise food and grass.
And there are some advantages to choosing this place. At least the Chuhe Basin can slightly restrict the scope of Xianbei people's activities. At least Li Shushi doesn't need to worry about the Xianbei people going around in circles with them on the big map in units of hundreds of miles.
Of course, Li Shushi did not know that this place would become a city named after a general in the future, and that this city could even become the capital of a country. After all, this place is far away from the core area of the Han Dynasty and is now just a place.
A small inn, but now, it will become the main battlefield of the abnormal war.
"How do you feel?"
"Although it is not polite to use 'rabble' to describe it, it is really sad for them to fight against opponents like us in such a place. Although the Wusun people try their best to hide it, the loss of elites cannot be made up overnight, and Bingzhou
Although the army has to admit that it does have considerable strength, this place is more suitable for our tactics."
In the Wusun land in winter, you can clearly feel the biting cold wind from the Arctic Ocean in the north whistling by everywhere. Even though this is the southernmost area of Wusun, it cannot stop the heat that is constantly peeling away bit by bit.
Cold wind.
However, compared to the Ili Valley further north, the situation here in the central area of the Chu River Basin is relatively better. At least the peaks of the Outer Yili Mountains can slightly block the biting cold wind in this basin, allowing the
The temperature is about three degrees higher than other places at the same latitude, although the average temperature throughout the winter still hovers around minus seven degrees.
Fortunately, there has been no rain or snow in the past few days. Although the warm sunshine in winter does not have the scorching heat in summer, it can still bring its last effort to the earth, leaving at most only a thin layer on the withered grass.
Thin hoarfrost. And such thick hoarfrost cannot even have more impact on the horses' hooves. It can be said that this is the right time and place for war.
In such weather, the Xianbei army and the Wusun Han alliance slowly appeared from both ends of the horizon. They were so dense and dark that one could not see the edge at a glance, but surprisingly, except for the sound of the collision of horse hooves with the ground and the occasional neighing of war horses.
It is difficult to hear more noise outside. Both the Xianbei people and the coalition forces appear extremely quiet.
However, if you observe carefully, you can still find some small differences between the two sides - for example, the formation of the coalition forces is more compact but the Xianbei people are slightly looser, and for example, the coalition forces have more infantry but the Xianbei people not only have
All of them are cavalry, and some people can even clearly see that one person controls two horses...
However, in Zhilan Luoluo's eyes, no matter how calm the enemy's army behaves, it will never be the opponent of the Xianbei people after leaving the fortifications and the mountainous terrain.
A small loss, but in his impression, the Bingzhou Army has always been good at defensive operations, and there are endless tricks.
Fight in a field that the other party is familiar with and use the method that the other party is good at to make the other party feel comfortable. Although Zhihao Luoluo doesn't like to make excuses for his failure, he still criticized Ke Zui's plan afterwards, and even
At this point, even Ke Zui, a rare smart man on the grassland, had to admit that his previous thoughts were indeed a bit underestimating the enemy.
Of course, it's a pity that they didn't know that Xu Rong was actually frightened by that battle. Otherwise, Li Shushi might not have been able to play a decisive battle with the Xianbei people so calmly, at least with the speed of Zhailaoluo and Ke Zui.
It's so weird that even if Li Shushi can withstand his opponent's sneak attacks again and again, he will eventually be exhausted physically and mentally.
However, for the Xianbei people, giving up such a harassment plan will not cause much trouble to their combat preparations. Anyway, they are confident enough to crush their opponents with their strong strength in such a head-on confrontation.
Of course, the premise of all this is that the Xianbei people can bring their fighting methods to the extreme.
Just like the original Battle of Lishi, the Xianbei people sent envoys holding golden wolf flags to the coalition forces. Even though they knew the final answer, they still wanted to show the "mercy" of the Xianbei people.
Regarding this act of persuading surrender, which was more like a ritual than an action, Li Shushi's answer was more direct - under his order, Lu Bu used the Paradise Bow in his hand to split the flagpole of the Golden Wolf Flag in two, and Zhao Yun then
He shot the messenger through the head with Li Guangzhi's bow, and Ban Hui also used his bow and arrow to tear the flag into pieces of cloth.
This means that the two sides will fight to the death in the next battle.
Of course, this can also be seen as a provocative move by Li Shushi. Obviously if the other party loses their mind and attacks fiercely, although it may cause greater battle damage to the coalition forces, it will also destroy the opponent's biggest reliance -
—Speed and distance. Defensive counterattacks are certainly scary to watch, but if the defender actively shrinks the defense, at least the confidence will be much stronger than passively shrinking, and at least it can have the expectation of future counterattacks in the heart.
However, Li Shushi's idea is destined not to gain much. After all, as the enemy in the eyes of the Xianbei people, even if everyone in Xianbei is angry at this moment and everyone wants to fight, the commanders can still remain somewhat calm, because
They are really afraid of stepping into the trap carefully dug by the other party again.
Everything is centered on me - this is the choice that the Xianbei generals made unanimously before setting off.
Therefore, Li Shushi had to accept the fact that when he saw the Xianbei army slowly accelerating towards him and thought that his small means had successfully aroused the opponent's anger, the opponent was only within range.
The coalition forces fired a few waves of arrows and then completely abandoned the waiting coalition soldiers without looking back. They were ruthless and unjust to the extreme.
Oh no, maybe the description of "never looking back" is not quite accurate, because when the Xianbei army and the coalition forces were separated by a short distance, Li Shushi could clearly see many Xianbei soldiers turning around as far as he could see.
He gave the coalition soldiers a big, mocking expression that could probably be called a grimace.
Well, it is a very cute and pleasant thing to make cute girls or little friends make faces, but to let a group of rough guys who can overwhelm and frighten people do similar actions is not only disgusting but also provocative.
The effect is probably quite outstanding.
Well, maybe in the future, the taunting skills among holographic simulation netizens will be qualified in addition to shouting "Sun thief" with a sinister smile that makes the monsters vomit three liters of blood...or it may be an advanced skill.
?
Anyway, even though Li Shushi remained unmoved in all directions, several Wusun generals could not bear such ridicule and ignored orders and rushed out with their men, as if they wanted to prove something with their performance.
However, most people still obeyed the order, so the troops that rushed out would not exceed 3,000 people, and most of them were recruits with little experience. In addition to proving their recklessness and stupidity, it was a shock to both armies.
Can't afford to cause too much trouble. Of course, Li Shushi knew that those proud Wusun people
The reason why they can be so calm is probably because the previous battle left such a deep impression on them. Although there were also adverse consequences caused by Di Mi's collaboration with the enemy, the strong fighting power of the Xianbei people still made this group somewhat arrogant.
The guys felt shocked and even trembling.
This is probably why many people still support Di Mi despite knowing some of his actions.
Compared with the Kushan Empire, which has gradually evolved from a grassland people to a farming civilization, the Wusun are obviously more wild, so they also believe more in the grassland's law of survival where the weak eat the strong and the strong dominate everything.
"'Pathian Archery'?!"
A Kushan man not far from Li Shushi shouted in surprise. Although the sound was not loud, it was enough to attract the attention of other people nearby.
Although others did not understand the meaning of the other party's words, Li Shushi knew very well that as a country bordering Parthia (Parthia), it was not unusual for the Kushan people to have seen this famous Roman mounted archery tactic.
things.
"Humph, you ignorant guy. This is a unique attack method handed down from the Huns. Not to mention the Xianbei people, we Wusun people can also do it. It's just that the scale is so large but it can
It’s not easy to control it just right.”
Although as the head of state, Queen Wusun appeared on the battlefield, she was obviously very aware of her abilities, so the person responsible for helping Li Shushi command the Wusun army was Le Mi who followed Li Shushi. At this time, he made a sound
He snorted coldly, not only because of the long-standing habits between the two parties, but also because he thought the Kushan people were somewhat rare and strange.
But he himself had to admit that although the Wusun people are also descendants of the grassland, their use of tactics is getting closer and closer to the Han people's fighting methods. Therefore, the Kushan people who have been fighting with the Wusun people for many years have never seen it.
It is not unusual for the Wusun people to have staged similar battles.
"Although I have anticipated this situation, it still feels extremely tricky when I actually see it."
Seeing the Xianbei people who had stopped and set up their formation again, Li Shushi looked at Lu Bu beside him with a wry smile.
"The stronger the enemy, the more blood in my body will be aroused! This kind of battle is more interesting, isn't it?"
"Compared to this kind of risky battle, I would rather choose a crushing battle with absolute strength..."
"Okay, okay, if you always think like this, you won't be able to train yourself to become a famous general."
"No, no, no, we seem to value our little life more than a generation of famous generals."
"Well, it's true. If I had so many cute girls, I'm afraid I wouldn't be much better."
Then, before Li Shushi could continue to refute, Xiaoqiang Tongxiao, who was already resentful and full of fighting spirit, said:
"Order it!"
ps: Today is the day when Real Madrid defeated the French team Reims 4:3 to win the first European Club Champions Cup, which is also commonly known as the Champions League, the predecessor of the current UEFA Champions League.
It's like the NBA's wild era saw the emergence of Lord of the Rings Russell and the Celtics who won eight consecutive championships. Real Madrid in that wild era was also terrifying and jaw-dropping. If it weren't for off-field reasons, maybe they would add a few more.
champion.
Of course, compared to Real Madrid who were far away from the finals in the modern era, Lippi who is now at Evergrande is probably more sad because he led Juventus to the Champions League finals four times, but except for winning on penalties, he basically failed to win.
Apart from Ajax of the Netherlands, which is bound to lose, the only thing left is to send the championship coach.
ps2: Today is the day when Xiahou Dun, the first main output DPS "Blind Xiahou" in Cao Cao's legend, passed away. Although in history, this man was more like a logistics general than a war general, but thanks to the gift of the Three Kingdoms
, at least this guy often appears in various film and television works and game works as a fierce general brother.