Yunzhong County, Xinglesai. Flags are fluttering and drums are rumbling.
The first batch of troops setting off from Chang'an finally arrived here after a long journey.
Immediately, under the command of the officers, a total of more than 3,000 troops entered the military camp inside the fortress.
"It's really cold in the clouds..." The soldiers from the south were shivering with cold, their noses were bruised and their faces were purple.
Fortunately, there is no cold that a bowl of hot broth can't dispel.
If so, have another bowl!
As soon as the soldiers entered the camp, they were immediately greeted by the local garrison and the people who came to fight, bringing pots of steaming broth to them.
After drinking the hot and fragrant broth, the whole person is immediately full of energy.
Then, the feeling of comrades-in-arms immediately arose spontaneously.
In the city government office of Xinglesai, a routine pre-war drill was carried out immediately after the army entered the fort.
Wearing this armor, Wei Shang, the governor of Yunzhong County, although he is eighty years old, he still feels energetic and energetic.
It’s like I’m back in my prime!
During the thirty-one years he was stationed in Yunzhong, he lost three sons, seven grandsons and more than a dozen brothers and sisters of the same clan.
Like him, there is his deputy, Lieutenant Yun Yang Xi.
Yang Xi is a sturdy man in his forties, with a scar that goes deep into his brow bone on his face.
That was the memory left to him by the Huns eight years ago.
Yang Xi held a jade pendant in his palm, puffed out his chest, and looked at the cavalry general Yi Zong who had just arrived from Chang'an.
"My son, I'm waiting for my father to come and avenge me!" Yang Xi said in his heart.
His son died in this battle eight years ago.
As far as the Yunzhong people are concerned, there is no compromise between them and the Huns.
From the common people at the lowest level to the high-level county guards and lieutenants, everyone has a blood feud with the Huns.
Therefore, the thought of great revenge is the strongest among the clouds.
At this moment, two of Wei Shang's soldiers, each holding a wooden handle, walked to both ends and displayed a huge map in front of Wei Shang and Yang Xi.
"In the past, King Wuling of Zhao rode on horseback and shot in Hu uniforms. He set up the fortress of Gaoque in the north of Linhu, Loufan, and Zhongshan. When the first emperor of Qin unified the six kingdoms, he ordered Meng Tian to lead his army to garrison in Yin Mountain to prepare for Hu!" Wei Shang looked at him.
This map says affectionately: "The two generations of Zhao and Qin established thirty-four counties and twenty-seven fortresses from Yinshan Mountain in the north to Dahei River in Yunzhong in the south!"
Wei Shang's hand stroked the map: "It's called Jiuyuan!"
When all the generals heard this, they were all stunned.
Jiuyuan County!
They are the twin sisters of Yunzhong County!
But it has been nearly seventy years since it fell into enemy hands!
Since Qin II ordered Wang Li to lead the Great Wall Army to return for reinforcements, Jiuyuan and Yunzhong were all abandoned.
Until twenty or thirty years ago, Yingyin Hou Guanying led the main force of the Han army to launch the Henan Campaign, recaptured Yunzhong, and used Yunzhong as the base point to rebuild the Great Wall defense line.
Today, Jiuyuan County is about to return!
Everyone present had the feeling of witnessing history.
The heroism and passion in his heart are beyond words.
However, everyone also knows how difficult it is to regain Jiuyuan!
The Huns had been operating in the Hetao for decades, and they defended themselves in danger. If the Han army did not respond appropriately, they would surely suffer heavy casualties.
As for the big strategy, the temple in Chang'an has been completed.
Everyone also knows that at present, the Han army's first task is to capture Gaoque and control Beihe.
This strategic task must be completed before spring comes.
Otherwise, when the ice and snow melt, the main force of the Huns will inevitably cross the Yinshan Mountains and rush to the aid of the Hetao.
At that point, the surprise attack will turn into a positional battle.
The Han army themselves were experts in positional warfare. Of course they knew what positional warfare meant?
That was a head-on confrontation that cost lives!
Moreover, the Huns will also have geographical advantages.
If the war drags on for a long time, the Han army will lose its time and people.
If by that time, the Han army would not be able to capture Gaoque.
Without the Huns fighting, the Han army would retreat first.
What's more, if Gaoque City continues to be captured quickly.
How many days can the main force of the Han army, exposed to wind, snow and cold, survive the low temperature and heavy snow?
Therefore, Chang'an's order is: one month after the war begins, Gaoque must be captured!
The Han army had to survive the coldest and most severe winter in the Northern Kingdom in the Gaoque Fortress.
Wait until spring comes before launching the next phase of the campaign.
But Gao Que is not so easy to get.
In addition to Ziling, Gaoque Fortress also has three early warning and military forts that serve as horns to guard its left and right sides.
In the south is Honghu Sai.
It was also built by King Wuling of Zhao.
Legend has it that after King Wuling of Zhao built the Gaoque Fortress, he patrolled the river and saw swans flying in the sky on the river bank in the south, so he ordered a base point to be built there to support the Gaoque Fortress.
This is Honghu Sai.
To the north, behind the Gaoque Fortress, is the Mengshi Fortress guarding the main road out of Gaoque in the north.
Legend has it that it was built by Meng Tian.
It exists to provide supplies to the Yinshan garrison.
The last one is at the foot of Yangshan Mountain on the side of Gaoque.
It’s called River Fortress!
As the name suggests, it is a military fortress guarding Beihe.
Of course, these are all old almanacs.
In the decades since the Huns occupied Hetao, a large number of Qin and Zhao military fortresses were abandoned.
Of the thirty-four counties built by Qin Shihuang, only three are still on the map.
Just for these three, it was because the Qin people were so awesome and the cities they built were so strong that even the weathering power of nature was helpless.
When the Huns saw it, they knelt down and worshiped.
Think of these three counties as cities blessed by ghosts and gods, and then...
They used these cities as their winter camps.
As for the twenty-seven barriers built by Qin Shihuang.
Now, probably only five fingers are still functioning.
However, it is a pity that these four military fortresses, including Gaoque, are all between these five fingers.
The last one that is not abandoned is Yulinsai guarding Yinshan Mountain.
From Gaoque to Yulin, the military fortresses of the Qin people were deployed one after another along the river and Yinshan and Yangshan mountains, forming the northernmost system of the Qin Great Wall.
Therefore, before Meng Tian was forced to commit suicide, he once said: The crime is worthy of death. In Liaodong, where Qi Linzhao belongs, there are more than ten thousand miles of moat, and there must be endless ground veins in it? What a crime for Tian!
Although, this may be a lie fabricated by Zhao Gao and Hu Hai.
However, even if it is a lie, it also reveals the fact that the Qin Great Wall was built because of rivers and mountains.
Especially at the northern end of the Qin Great Wall, the Qin people formed their own defense system by building canals, connecting mountains, and constructing fortresses to change the landscape.
Jia Yi, Jia Changsha, a great thinker in modern times, also once said: (Qin Shihuang) practiced Huahua City because the river was a pond, and the city of hundreds of millions of feet was taken into account, and the unexpected stream was regarded as solid.
This all tells the world that what the Qin people did in Jiuyuan County was to change the geography, modify the earth's veins, and use human power to transform nature.
Wei Shang and others are all veterans who have been on the battlefield for a long time, and they all understand these histories.
Moreover, the intelligence and news from the investigation also showed that although the Huns abandoned many Qin people's counties and fortresses,
But they are not stupid and still retain the essence of Qin Jiuyuan's defense system.
It is even very possible that the defense system left by the Qin people once played a huge role in the rise of the Xiongnu.
It is impossible that the Donghu people and the Yuezhi people did not have the idea of hetao.
But they all failed.
Now, it is the Han army's turn to challenge the defense system built by their predecessors and ancestors with wisdom and blood.
Everyone was attentive and looking at the map.
"The mission that the emperor has given us is Ziling and Honghu..." Wei Shang looked at the generals and said slowly: "Among them, the enemies of Ziling, as long as they don't show up, we can ignore them for now. We will try our best to capture Honghu fortress.
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Wei Shang stretched out his hand on the map and clicked on the location of Honghu Fortress.
Honghu Sai has a very deep relationship and origin with Yunzhong County.
Even the name Yunzhong comes from Honghu Sai.
At that time, King Wuling of Zhao saw the swans flying, so he built the swan fortress there to protect Gaoque.
Finally, the Cloud Fortress was built hundreds of miles away from the Honghu Fortress.
Initially, Yunzhong and Honghu were part of Zhao Changcheng's defense system.
Even, in essence, Yunzhong, Honghu, Gaoque, and even Yulin are all part of the chain of the Qin Great Wall!
For the people in Yunzhong, of course they dream of regaining their sister city.
Even though, it is actually in dilapidated condition today.
"The enemy of Honghu Fortress, please introduce Yang Junwei..." Wei Shang also felt a little tired, so he sat down.
Yang Xi, who was beside him, bowed respectfully and said: "Nuo!"
Then, he looked at the generals: "The emperor ordered me, Yunzhong County soldiers, to capture the fortress of Honghu!"
"Based on the information from spies and 'friends', I made a preliminary calculation of the number of Honghu's enemies in August!" Yang Xi asked people to get a clearer and more detailed map of Honghu Fortress to watch with everyone.
"In Henan, there are 4,000 Xiongnu settlements and about 3,500 horsemen, all of whom belong to the Hunxie tribe of the Xiongnu..."
"Don't care about these people!" Yang Xi said this and smiled slightly: "If they dare to use their arms as a chariot, Master Wang will crush them!"
All the generals in the cloud laughed heartily.
On the other hand, the generals and subordinates from Chang'an all looked at each other in confusion.
In the end, Yulin Wei Mo Dao Captain Li Ju, who was also from Yunzhong, helped answer everyone's doubts: "Hunxie is also the nickname of Yiqu, and his unit's combat power is at the bottom among the Xiongnu tribes...
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The fact is that it is more than the bottom!
The Hunxie tribe has always been considered soft-legged crabs within the Xiongnu.
Maybe it's because of the Hunxie people's lifestyle and habits.
They are not as ruthless as other Xiongnu tribes, and because they have been trading with the Han Dynasty for many years, their fighting determination is very low.
In all the previous invasions, the Hunxie tribe's cavalry was the best to deal with among all the Huns' cavalry.
As long as they suffer a slight loss, they will tuck their tails and run away.
Although Hunxie people have low combat effectiveness.
But they are good at herding, and they are the tribe with the highest animal husbandry technology among the Xiongnu tribes.
They even have a veterinarian!
Therefore, even Shan Yuting still needs to rely on Hun Xie.
"What really needs our attention and caution is a Xiongnu Wanqi near Honghu Fortress!" Yang Xi pointed to the vicinity of Honghu Fortress and said: "It is said that this Wanqi was transferred from Mubei and belongs to the Huyan of the Xiongnu headquarters.
Shi!"
After hearing this, all the generals became serious.
Huns Headquarters!
This is the real main force and elite of the Huns!
Just like the Guanzhong disciple soldiers of the Han Dynasty, they were the backbone of the Huns.
A Xiongnu headquarters has ten thousand cavalry. At full strength, there are nearly eight thousand cavalry.
However, that is the royal family's Wanqi.
Although the Huyan clan is one of the four major clans in the Xiongnu headquarters, its number of 10,000 cavalry cannot exceed 5,000 cavalry.
According to the convention, a Xiongnu force of ten thousand cavalry was commanded by a general, two Guduhous, and two household lords.
The generals in Jiuyunzhong who dealt with the Huns knew very well that the Xiongnu's headquarters, Wanqi, had a similar organization to the Han army.
The army of the Han Dynasty was organized with local villagers as the backbone.
We are bound by fellow villagers and clansmen.
The Xiongnu's headquarters, Ten Thousand Cavalry, were composed of cavalrymen born in the same clan.
Basically, they are all brothers and uncles.
When fighting, he is not afraid of death. Often if one person dies, the rest will go crazy.
In addition, the Xiongnu had a system: if anyone could retrieve the corpse of the deceased on the battlefield, then everything belonging to the deceased would belong to the person who retrieved the corpse.
Therefore, on the battlefield, it often happens that a Huns dies in battle, and then his brothers and uncles go crazy and attack desperately to avenge him.
If all these people died, then the other Huns would fall into fanaticism.
Who wouldn’t want all the wealth of a clan?
Therefore, when the Han and Huns fought in the past, when facing the Huns' cavalry, the Han army would often encounter that they had worked hard to kill a group of Huns who broke into the army's formation.
As a result, the Huns in other directions all attacked him like crazy.
They are like hungry wolves on the grassland. In the face of comprehensive interests and wealth, they have lost their reason and even their sense of pain.
In the past, many Han army formations were breached because of this.
Compare, compare to crazy.
The Han people are not as good as the nomads who live on the grassland and don’t know if there will be a tomorrow.
Fortunately...
Everyone turned their attention to the officers who came from Chang'an and were ordered to assist the Yunzhong County soldiers and complete their combat missions.
Although, they are just so-called ‘Mo Dao soldiers’.
They were not the cuirassiers who showed their prowess in the Battle of Mayi.
However, since the Emperor sent them here, he naturally knew that they had the ability to help him complete his mission.
Regarding this point, the soldiers and civilians in Yunzhong firmly believe it!
The highest officer of the Mo Dao soldiers who were ordered to come here to form a fist with the Yunzhong army was Cheng Bushi of the Huben Guards.
In fact, Cheng Bushi has now become the confirmed next Captain of the Huben Guards.
Even now, he is responsible for the internal military affairs of Huben Guards.
Cheng Bushi naturally knew that at this time, he should give more confidence to the military and civilians in Yunzhong.
"Enemies of Honghu, please leave it to me and my Mo Dao soldiers..." Cheng Bushi smiled, but said with great confidence: "Gentlemen, I just need to think of a way to let them fight with me.
It's enough for the army to fight decisively in the wilderness..."
Of course, Mo Dao is not unable to attack the city.
But climbing the city wall in this winter is a bit difficult for Mo Daobing.
Fortunately, the enemy we face, the Huns, are not guys who like to stay in the city walls.
In this battle of Gaoque, the victory or defeat of the Han and Hungarian sides will ultimately be determined by fighting in the field, charging with bare blades, and bayonets seeing red! (To be continued.)
