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"Is this what the Han people do??" Abaoji looked at everything in front of him with some disbelief.
Huo Lu opened his mouth wide and murmured: "Awesome..."
A Ping still said nothing, but his face was a little pale.
Abo often traveled around the pass, so he naturally had more knowledge. He immediately explained: "The craftsmen of the Han people are very good. I have seen them repairing the passes very quickly..." After explaining a few sentences, he still felt that he could not justify his explanation, and finally became frustrated.
Said: "But... it's not as fast as this..."
Huelu suddenly said loudly, as if he was also confused: "I know why they can win so many battles!" Seeing that several brothers turned to look at him and listen to what was going on, he continued: "The armor of the Yingzhou Army is very powerful! They have
There is a very large and long arrow with a very long range, which can reach almost three hundred steps..."
A Ping was stunned: "Three hundred steps? Are you sure?"
Huo Lu nodded: "Yes, three hundred steps, and within two hundred steps, this kind of big arrow can penetrate shields and armors, including people and horses! At that time, three hundred warriors from the Adahe tribe rushed into the formation, waiting for the attack
When we arrived at the Yingzhou military formation, there were less than a hundred people left. Their armor was also very good, most of them were heavy armor, and some of the gun-wielding soldiers were also wearing iron armor. These armored soldiers were ranked first in the military formation.
Platoon, our bows and arrows cannot penetrate within fifty steps. Well, it is estimated that it will only have a chance to penetrate within thirty or even twenty steps, and they must be iron arrows. When Dayakou was in danger, the Adahe tribe
The soldiers of the Ministry of Rites suffered a big loss from this! Zhubulu later told me that their swords could only make a few marks on the iron armor. It was like this again today, one day and two nights, that's it.
A castle popped up..."
Both Aping and Abo looked back thoughtfully at the Yingzhou military camp at the foot of Raole Mountain, but Abaoji suddenly became excited. He pointed to the opposite side and said, "What does this mean? It means two things! One, Yingzhou
The Yingzhou army is an army that relies on the power of armor to fight, so they must rely heavily on baggage and supplies, well. This is also very consistent with our understanding of the Han army, except that this Yingzhou army seems to have more armor and weapons than the average
Even more powerful. Secondly, there must be a large number of craftsmen who are skilled in making tools in this army. If we can capture these craftsmen..."
Abaoji was so excited that he didn't say any more, but his meaning was quite clear. As long as this army, which is extremely dependent on supplies, is trapped, when the opponent's consumption cannot be replenished in time, they will be defeated. At the same time,
Once this battle is won, in addition to being able to secure the grassland, it can also capture a large number of mature craftsmen. For the Khitan people, this is definitely a huge wealth!
However, since the opponent's armor is sharp, how should we attack? Ah Bo asked.
In response, Abaoji replied: "Da Yue once told me a story, a story about our Khitan people defeating the Tang army. Although we Khitan people have defeated the Tang army many times, the old story Yu Yue told me is very different.
Same. Da Yue believed that it was the great victory of our Khitan people that caused civil strife in the Tang Dynasty for decades, causing it to no longer be as prosperous as it once was.
Yue Yue said. About 150 years ago, the Tang Dynasty was still very powerful. Their emperor was the most powerful emperor in the world, and their army was also the most capable army in the world. The emperors of the Tang Dynasty respected military merit.
, gave extremely high rewards to the border generals for their military victories. At that time, the general of the Tang Dynasty guarding the pass was named An, and he was the military governor in charge of this area..."
The well-informed Abo immediately interjected: "Brother Chuilizhi must be talking about Anlu Mountain, right?"
Abaoji nodded and said: "What Yue Yue is talking about is An Lushan. In order to claim credit from the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, he launched a border provocation without authorization and led 60,000 Tang troops to invade our Khitan people. Yue Yue said that the Tang army at that time fought on foot and on horseback.
They are not weaker than us Khitans, and the Tang army's arrow array is extremely powerful, almost everyone holds a crossbow!"
The words "Everyone holds a crossbow" immediately made Huolu, Aping, and Abo take a breath of air. They all knew the power of the crossbow, and also knew that it was not easy to build a crossbow - until now,
The Khitans still couldn't make crossbows. Although they captured many Han and Bohai people, and there were some craftsmen among them, there were very few craftsmen who could make crossbows, because such craftsmen were extremely important even in the Central Plains or Bohai.
Talents are tightly controlled.
"In addition to everyone holding crossbows, half of the soldiers in the Tang army are archers. They can shoot hard bows and their archery skills are not inferior to us Khitan people. I'm afraid none of our brothers have seen the number of 60,000 Tang soldiers..."
Abaoji and others have now tried their best to piece together more than 20,000 soldiers. They feel that it is already very impressive. However, when they think of the concept of 60,000 Tang troops and the overwhelming grand scene with banners like clouds, several people still can't help but feel excited.
shake.
"At that time, we Khitan people mobilized our clan and only managed to gather 20,000 warriors. Although we knew that we were weak, we still did not hesitate and defended our homeland with all our lives. Yue Yue said that it was also autumn at that time, and we Khitan people lured the Tang army hundreds of miles deep into the grassland.
Then they cut off their food routes! After that, the two armies launched a decisive battle. Yue Yue said that the Tang army was really great. Even if the food routes were cut off and there were no supplies, it would still be difficult to resist the war. But after all, the grassland belongs to the grassland people, and Qing
The descendants of Niu Baima will definitely be protected by the grassland. At the most critical moment of the war, heavy rain fell from the sky, soaking all the bows and crossbows of the Tang army. Their most powerful arrow array could not be used, and they were finally defeated by us!"
Listening to Abaoji's eloquent narration, Holu, Abing and Abao were all fascinated, thinking about the achievements of their ancestors, and their hearts were agitated.
Abaoji suddenly sighed: "The Xi people and the Khitans resisted the Tang army back then. They sent out two thousand warriors. However, unlike us Khitans, the Xi people were forcibly recruited by An Lushan, so
They did not want to fight for the Tang army. After the Tang army penetrated deep into the grassland, Xi people got in touch with us Khitan people and agreed to fight back at the appropriate time. Therefore, the Tang army's disastrous defeat was also due to Xi people. I have been in
I think maybe our strategy in the past two years has been wrong, and we shouldn't have fought so hard with Xi Ren."
Abo said: "Brother Chuulizhi is right. Yue Yue did make a mistake on this point. Xi and our Khitan people are originally the same ancestors. They are both descendants of the Xianbei people, no matter from which point of view,
, they should all be natural allies. But now this ally has been pushed out by us and joined forces with the Tang Army, which is a pity."
Abaoji agreed: "Brother Abo has such insight. It is indeed good. So I think that after this war we should win over the Xi people and treat them as brothers, and at the same time free all the Xi people's slaves! Our subordinates
There are many Xi slaves in the country, and there are also many Xi tribes scattered on the grassland. If we can win their hearts and integrate them into our Khitan people, it will be a great help, just like it was more than a hundred years ago.
!”
Seeing Aping, Abo and Huolu both nodded in agreement, and Abaoji added: "It's more than what Yue said. After that battle, the Jiedushi named An concealed the news of the fiasco because he was afraid that he would be punished by the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty. Later,
I couldn't hide it anymore, so I raised the flag of rebellion. I heard that he once occupied Chang'an, and it took the Tang Dynasty more than ten years to quell his rebellion. Since then, the Tang Dynasty has declined." After a pause, Abao said
Ji asked: "Do you know where the battlefield was at that time?"
The three of them shook their heads. Abaoji smiled and said: "It's right here, at our feet!"
A Ping sighed: "I see, this time Li Chengzhong was lured to Raoleshan by us. It seems that brother Abaoji followed the example of his ancestors."
Abaoji said: "Yes, that's what I meant. Let's surround Li Chengzhong at the foot of Raole Mountain and cut off his supplies. Doesn't he rely on the benefits of military armor? We will wear him to death."
Huo Lu raised his head and looked at the sky. The sky was clear and clear. He couldn't help shouting: "But it doesn't look like it will rain!"
Abaoji smiled: "Autumn rains are rare on the grassland. How can it be such a coincidence? Even if there is no rain, we can still attack without fail. Today's Yingzhou Army is not as good as the Tang Army back then. They only have more than 4,000 people.
It’s less than Chengdu, but we still have more than 20,000 people here, five against one, and we win anyway!”
Abo interjected: "It's true that all the Yingzhou troops are here, but they still have a Huaiyue coalition army in Huaiyuan Military City, and they will definitely go north for reinforcements."
A Ping shook his head and said: "That rotten army, except for a thousand Wukai tribe soldiers who can still fight, the rest are composed of Bohai and Silla people and are vulnerable to a single blow. The leader of the army, Jie Li, can't even fight.
He was a good warrior, but I heard that he only led a thousand men. The remaining few, such as Gao Mingxun from Bohai, were chased and beaten by beggars. They could run faster than rabbits, but when they were beaten,
Like a rabbit, he has never been beaten. I heard that Qi Huomai once ran around the grassland for more than half a month just to beat him, but he didn't even catch the shadow and never dared to fight. And that Wu Xingli
, will always shrink behind the city wall. If you want to rely on such people to fight, how can you fight well?"
Abo retorted: "Even if we are not strong enough in battle, it will not be easy for us to be attacked from both sides."
A Ping explained: "Being attacked from the front and rear is not necessarily a bad thing. When we have the advantage in strength, being attacked from the front and rear means that the enemy's army is divided by us. It is easy to mobilize our superior forces, but the enemy cannot
They fight together, so it’s easier to fight.”
Abaoji smiled and said: "Aping is right. When those bad soldiers come, let's deal with them all at once, so that we can get rid of them once and for all!"
Several people were talking lively, but Huo Lu was muttering to himself. Abaoji asked: "Huo Lu, what did you just say?"
Huo Lu said with a bitter face: "No, the arrows of the Yingzhou Army are too powerful. If you hit them hard, the damage will be very serious. In addition to the big arrows, their ordinary bows are also quite accurate... Sigh
Yeah, you haven't seen this before, but it's very difficult to deal with..." As he said that, Huolu suddenly remembered something, and his face lit up: "By the way, Master Shanneng went to Western Liaoze with the Khan's tent, right? Let's go
Go and ask the master to come and pray for rain!”
Abaoji, Aping and Abo all looked at each other in silence and were speechless for a while.