Thick smoke billowed from the Wubao. The big man with a curly beard shouted hissingly, with red eyes, and led the last three militiamen towards the Hu soldiers.
However, after finally fighting to exhaustion, a scream came, but a militiaman was chopped to the ground. At the same time, several spears were pierced, and the bearded man knelt down and fell to the ground. Blood continued to flow from his body.
Come out with your eyes wide open and never close your eyes.
"Killing" the last militiaman could no longer distinguish reality. He rushed forward with red eyes and slashed at him with two long knives, deeply piercing his body.
The man screamed loudly, fell to the ground, and died.
"A mere fort cost more than a hundred of my warriors." When the war subsided, the ground was littered with corpses. Of course, the forty-eight were Han Chinese, but the more than a hundred were all barbarian soldiers who stormed the city.
The leader of the blood wolf soldiers looked at the city, cast a shadow. Although he won, it was only a tragic victory. At least one hundred and twenty people died in the battle, and there was no valuable woman in Wubao to rob. This
This time it was really not worth the gain. You can imagine the rage of your superiors after returning home.
But now that the situation has come to an end, we have no choice but to order the withdrawal of the troops. Before leaving, he roars: "Burn, burn this fort for me."
With the noise of men and horses, and the thick smoke billowing into the sky, the fort burst into flames. This was the retaliatory burning by the barbarians.
Yanmen Pass has been in disrepair for a long time. The forward 10,000 cavalry can easily break through the invaders, but they hit the Wubao and suffered heavy losses. This Lukou Wubao is still weak. Some of the Wubao near the county town even have magic circles and fire thunder.
, Big Yellow Crossbow.
Some forts took a day and a night to knock down, braving fire and thunder, and killed two hundred people, but nothing was gained. Except for the border guards, most of the people had retreated to the city twenty miles away.
On a flat ground, the Northern Wei army had set up a large camp. The large tents were pure white and black, and were heavily guarded. Teams of sentinels came in and out of the camp. At this time, behind a golden tent behind a large banner in the camp, there was a sound.
There was a scolding sound.
"Bang"
The golden dagger was inserted into the crude map, and it penetrated deeply into a city symbol: Yinguan City, where the seat of Yanmen County is.
"Remember, we are here just to rob." The great Chan Yu Murong was looking around: "The soldiers and civilians in these small forts are only two or three hundred. How can you still suffer such huge losses after fighting like this?"
Hearing this furious tone, many of the tribe's generals remained silent. Moreover, the results of these battles were truly unexpected. Compared to the gains, the casualties were heavy.
"Da Chanyu, there are so many forts in Jizhou. It's not because we don't try our best. It's really difficult to defeat them. Even if we harvest some grass and grain and get some money and women to go back, the gains outweigh the losses."
At this time, the head of ten thousand households from a large Xiongnu tribe came forward and said.
"It turns out to be the old Captain Wuli." Murong Zheng took a look, but was not angry. His expression was gentle. He pondered, touched his face, and just walked around in the tent.
Compared with the 40 million farming population of the Han Dynasty at this time, there were only 2 million nomadic people on the grassland at this time. Men between the ages of 15 and 50 went into battle, and all the people mobilized to attack these 400,000 Nan bandits. The real core of the Xianbei clan was only 150,000.
, although all ministries obey the command of the Great Chanyu, the prerequisite is that they are fed by oil and water.
Murong Zheng knew very well what kind of people he had under his command. They were just a group of hungry wolves. They only had meat to survive the winter. If they had no meat to eat, they would scatter in two pieces.
Such a general cannot be simply intimidated.
"Jizhou Wubao is indeed difficult to fight, but we still have to fight a few games to protect our retreat. I will send shamans to support us."
"Don't burn the fort after you lay it down. We can all garrison it."
After hearing this, everyone looked better. The shamans were magicians. With their support, the size of Lukou Wubao could be conquered by sacrificing a few people.
"Let's avoid these forts. I'm afraid the Han people in these forts don't dare to come out. If they do, they will be crushed and killed by our cavalry."
"We will concentrate on attacking a few more cities, empty the treasury, and relocate all the people, and everyone will be compensated."
"However, we are not only like this, we also have to penetrate into the heart of the enemy and force him to pay tribute, make a marriage, and surrender... Only in this way can we have endless money and survive the winter every year."
When all the generals heard this, their eyes turned red and they all shouted: "Grab the big one!"
"That's right, it's getting very cold this autumn. It's the weather that's on my side..." Murong Zheng slowed down his voice and glanced at the ministers: "You can go as deep as possible. I will lead the main force to bypass Julu and go south to cross the Yellow River.
...where there are dense fire spirit workshops and convergent waterway transportation, it is the heart of the Han Dynasty."
After saying that, Murong Zheng ignored the reactions of these people, got out of the tent, mounted his horse, and galloped away. The generals behind him immediately swarmed to follow him.
At this time, a general from the headquarters whispered: "Da Shanyu, I think the Xiongnu, Jie, and Di tribes may... each have their own plans."
Murong Zheng's expression remained unchanged: "This is a normal thing. All the tribes have been oppressed by the Han Dynasty for a long time, and they are deeply afraid unless there is a crucial victory."
"At the moment, my authority is weak, and I force all the ministries to gnaw hard bones. I can suppress it once or twice, but if it is too much, it will backfire. I cannot suppress it at the moment. Good steel must be used on the blade. When I meet with the Han Emperor,
Let’s use it again… Now let’s let the various ministries rob, and when they suffer losses, they will know how to follow us.”
"Great Dan Yu Yingming"
Murong Zheng snorted. He actually admired what Ye Qing was doing even more. Even though he had only glimpsed the tip of the iceberg, he could still feel the shock and fear of overturning everything...
In a world where Taoism is revealed, dragon energy cannot be hidden.
Daofa communicates, builds water conservancy, and cooperates with the Ministry of Water Resources. In fact, there are blast furnaces in Dacai, so the dragon energy billowing in Dacai is red and yellow.
But now, after five years of recovery, Dahan's dragon energy has become pure red, with a trace of yellow energy. Anyone with a discerning eye can feel that these changes are brewing with greater power than Da Cai, giving Murong Zheng the courage to grab it at all costs.
desire to come
Taoism, Huoling steaming machine, Han system... You should do this kind of thing yourself.
His eyes flashed with blazing greed, and then he remembered something: "Have you contacted the Xiqiang tribe that has lost contact with them?"
"I just got feedback. It is said that the old leader was killed by Sun Ce in battle. His successor, his son, swore a blood oath to be incompatible with the Han people and would continue to contain the west of the Han Dynasty."
"Very good, give them a little sweetness when appropriate... don't look like this, wait until we occupy the magpie's nest and occupy this group, this will be great luck. Just draw some blood to make up for the loss, and leak a little from the seams of your hands to others
clan, that’s enough for them to be grateful.”
"The Great Chanyu... is wise"
Smoke and dust billowed up, drowning out the noise of the people and horses.
Four hundred thousand troops headed south, bypassing Youzhou and Jizhou's important border defense cities, and rushed into the hinterland. The combination of the magician's interrogation and the Hu's cavalry came and went like wind, and their execution ability suddenly exploded, forming a large-depth blitzkrieg.
The most difficult thing to do is to supply supplies when going deep behind enemy lines. In the past, the farmland on the border was poor and there was not much grass and grain available. Everyone looked forward to the colorful world further south.
It is a good thing and a bad thing that the autumn is getting cold so fast this year. The winter will definitely be colder, and the losses of horses, cattle and sheep will be great. If you want to survive the winter, you must get more food and slaves back, so that the damage of the cold winter can be passed on to the aliens.
The key to our nation's ability to survive the crisis.
As the ministers and elders went out to agitate, the morale of Xiaojiao became high again. The loss of four to five hundred people was a bit exaggerated compared to the more than one hundred defenders of Wubao, but it was only one or two among each department, so it did not have much impact.
"Robbing money, grabbing food, grabbing women——"
The white light of the scimitars lit up, bows and arrows were straddled behind, and the cavalry rode southward one by one. Whether they were young people described as immature or old guys with gray hair, they all looked fanatical.
It seems that what lies ahead is exactly what the Great Chanyu said, with gold everywhere, warehouses full of grain and grass, and beauties like clouds...
These warriors from the Xiongnu, Jie, Di and other tribes had not yet realized that what awaited them would be an empty countryside, towering cities, and forts all over the place.
Every settlement is a military stronghold... It is not a lie that the Han Dynasty will be destroyed by force. Only when a tooth is broken will it be awakened. Only by following the main force of the Northern Wei Dynasty can there be meat to eat.
Perhaps this is Murong Zheng's intention.
Luoyang City South·Changting
In late autumn, groups of Han soldiers gathered together, and the entire army stretched for several miles, breaking through the rain curtain that looked like mist and haze.
"Ha, 400,000 cavalry swarmed into Jizhou, and all the troops fled. They only destroyed a dozen forts in five days... and you still lost 3,000?"
The reason why the Han Dynasty was destroyed by force lies in the military system. Every Han male, without exception, was trained by the regular army. Once he used Wubao as a stronghold to protect his hometown, it was normal for thousands of people to resist tens of thousands of troops for several years.
Of course, it is not uncommon for those in power to raise millions of soldiers.
However, this also led to the fact that once the civil war became extremely fierce, the princes could mobilize tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands to fight, causing the population to drop by 70 to 80%.
But even so, with such an empty empire, dealing with Waihu is like chopping up melons and vegetables.
The people of the Han Dynasty are completely different from the people of the two-legged sheep after the Tang Dynasty.
In later generations, the hundreds of thousands of people in the Qing Dynasty were at best tribal grass kings. They were inconspicuous. Even without advanced technology and weapons, Murong Zheng's invasion with his troops would only result in bloody injuries.
Could it be that you still think that the people in the mainland are like two-legged sheep like the people in the mainland of the Cai Dynasty?
Speaking of which, the people of the Cai Dynasty were almost resigned to the situation, which was similar to that of the Ming and Qing Dynasties to some extent, maybe only slightly better.
The Jin Dynasty, which succeeded the Han Dynasty, abolished the Han system. Under the lingering wind, Wu Huan's millions of Chinese troops could not destroy the remaining fortunes - the Han people in the Han Dynasty were basically two different races from those in subsequent dynasties.
This is the difference between a two-legged man and a two-legged sheep.
Ye Qing laughed loudly, put aside this information, mounted his horse, and finally waved to Queen Mother He in the pavilion with a calm expression.
Queen Mother He was startled for a moment, then she raised her hand and shook it stiffly, her heart beating a little fast.
Watching the army go away, her shoulders relaxed and she returned to the palace with a frown, still unable to hide her worry.
This time, the emperor wanted to lead the expedition in person, which was highly publicized in the newspapers, and the morale of the people and the military was greatly boosted, which was great.
Few people know that the emperor is just a formality this time and is expected to station himself in Yanzhou. This is also the result of persuasion by foreign ministers, queens, and concubines...
Normally, it was mainly the generals who went forward to fight, and the emperor was always safe in the camp behind him, but as the queen mother, she still couldn't help but worry.