The first thousand three hundred and twenty-two terrifying army
As night fell, the last follow-up force of the Han army also arrived at the camp.
For a moment, on both sides of the straight road, there was a roar of people, horses neighing and cows mooing.
However, Yi Zong summoned all officers above Sima for a meeting in the Chinese army's tent.
Hundreds of officers crowded the entire tent.
In the center of the big tent, a huge simple combat sandbox has been set up, and at the same time, a detailed map of Yaoyang, Baitan, and Huayan has also been hung on it.
"The scouts just reported that a large number of Huns cavalry were found in Yaoyang and the road north of Yaoyang..." Yi Zong said with his baton: "Only the three sides of the large banner found...two of them have been
Was identified..."
"They are one of the ten thousand cavalry directly under the Xiongnu Chanyu, and they are named 'Xu Huan Army'..."
The officers of the Flying Fox Army became serious when they heard this.
Xu Huanjun!
This is an old friend...
Especially for the officers of the Flying Fox Army, they and their seniors have spent the most time dealing with the Hun Royal Court's Ten Thousand Cavalry in the world.
Since the establishment of the Feihu Army, and even before the establishment of the Feihu Army, their predecessor, the garrison stationed at Feihukou Beihu, has been dealing with this Huns cavalry. Even, in history, the Feihu Army's
The main opponents of the seniors were this Xu Huan army and the two cavalry units of Zhelan and Aries, who were now defeated by the Han army.
As Wanqi directly under the Xiongnu Chanyu, this Xuhuan army had a profound impact on the Feihu Army in its history.
There was even a school captain who once fought against Xu Huan's army.
But the officers of the Northern and Southern armies were at a loss.
These young people had no idea of the crimes that this terrible Huns cavalry had committed in the Great Wall. They just thought that the name of this cavalry was weird and they didn't look like a strong army.
Upon seeing this, Guo Mao, the captain of the Feihu Army, said to his deputy: "General Xu, would you please excuse me to introduce to you, this army known as the Shanyu Fangya..."
"No!" Vice General Xu stood up, bowed his hands to Yi Zong and all his colleagues and said, "A certain Xu family rejuvenated the country, a certain brother, the former captain of the Feihu Army, Xu Zhe..."
His self-introduction immediately made all the generals stand in awe.
As we all know, the Flying Fox Army is the mobile reserve corps of the Han Army's Great Wall Corps. Firefighters are responsible for fighting wherever there is a fire.
Since the beginning, when General Ling Mian and Emperor Taizong Xiaowen established this army at Feihukou specifically to fight against the Xiongnu, the Feihu Army has gone through eighteen years and gone through seven captains.
Among these seven captains, three of them shed blood on the Great Wall and died heroically.
Xu Zhe was the last of these three captains who died.
Not long after the late emperor came to the throne, the Xiongnu military official Chanyu tore up the Han-Hungarian treaty and launched a large-scale invasion southward.
The main force was divided into two groups, one going south from Yunzhong County and the other entering from Shang County.
Yanmen Pass was captured by the Xiongnu during this battle, and the country was in a state of disarray. Tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians were killed, injured, missing, and taken prisoner.
The Huns' light cavalry even crossed the Beidi County, and the beacon fire appeared again in Ganquan Palace.
It was also in that battle that Xu Zhe, the captain of the Feihu Army at the time, was surrounded by the main force of the Xiongnu in Guantao between Dai and Zhao when he was rushing to the aid of Yanmen Pass and died in a fierce battle.
It was in memory of brother Nai that Xu Xingguo changed its name to Xingguo.
At that time, the Huns cavalry raged within the Great Wall until the spring of the next year.
Almost the entire Daibei was trampled by the hooves of the Huns' horses.
Twenty-one cities including Yanmen Pass, Shanwu, Mayi, Langmengsai, and Guangwu fell to the enemy.
This was the biggest humiliation of the Han Dynasty in modern times.
And in that battle, those who broke through Yanmen were Zhelan, Baiyang and this Xuhu army of the Huns.
Now, Zhelan has been defeated, Aries' entire army has been wiped out, and they are unable to recover.
But this Xu Huan army did not invade the south because it followed the military officials in the westward expedition.
This made everyone in the Feihu Army resentful, especially Xu Xingguo, who dreamed of crushing this cavalry, known as the fangs of the Xiongnu Chanyu, trampling on its banner, and placing the heads of its ten thousand cavalry commanders in the capital.
At the bottom, this is to comfort my deceased brother!
As the saying goes, the person who knows you best is always your enemy!
Although Xu Xingguo wanted to crush Xu Huan's army immediately, he knew very well about this Xiongnu cavalry.
This is a terrifying cavalry that is not much inferior to the Zhelan people!
Suppose the Zhelan people are crazy.
Then Xu Huanjun is crazy!
You can predict the behavior of a madman, but you won't even understand the behavior of a psychopath.
"Xu Zhou is a transliteration... The real name of this Xiongnu cavalry means auspiciousness and divine beast in Xiongnu language. Its battle flag uses the white wolf, the auspicious beast in Xiongnu legend, as its totem. Therefore,
Also known as White Wolf Cavalry!" Xu Xingguo introduced slowly.
"White Wolf Rider!" Even Yi Zong was moved.
Yi Zong has no influence on the Xu Huan Army, but he has been famous for the White Wolf Cavalry for a long time.
Over the years, Xiuyiwei and Dahonglu repeatedly reported to the court the Xiongnu's western expedition.
In the relevant information, we can often see things like, 'Chanyu marched to the west, ordered the white wolf to ride three hundred miles westward, and Zhukang lived in the south of Wei River...'
In Daxia, Kangju and Yueshi, the allied forces with fifty thousand cavalry were arrayed in a "Jiuzhanti" formation. Their soldiers used a strong formation and huge shields as the central army.
Thousands of cavalry attacked from the flank of the coalition forces and defeated them. The coalition forces collapsed and countless people died...'
Etc., etc., information like this is so common that it is difficult even if you are not familiar with it.
Even before leaving for this expedition, the emperor also specifically asked, "If you encounter the Xiongnu White Wolf Cavalry, you should seize the opportunity to defeat their army and thereby severely weaken the morale of the Xiongnu."
"General Xu, continue..." Yi Zong said seriously.
White Wolf Rider!
Chanyu's canine fang is said to be one of the strongest ten thousand horses in the Xiongnu royal court.
Together with the Zhelan Cavalry, they served as the elite of the Huns Empire to suppress the national destiny and conquer the world.
In recent years, this cavalry has disappeared from the east.
But in the West, its evil reputation is enough to stop children from crying at night.
When the Wusun rebelled against the Huns, this army was the most ruthless in killing the Wusun people.
According to the accounts of the Wusun people who fled to the Han Dynasty, the White Wolf Cavalry often tortured and killed prisoners of war after conquering the Wusun tribe.
They are even scarier than the Zhelan people.
The Zhelan people were only ruthless on the battlefield, but off the battlefield, they generally would not be ruthless to prisoners of war.
But the White Wolf Cavalry is different.
This brutal cavalry even stripped all Wusun women who surrendered naked, then dug out their vaginas, took out their hearts and ate them alive.
Even women, the most valuable prisoners of war on the grasslands, are not spared.
You can't expect these guys to have any kindness or morality at all.
"The fighting of the Xuhuan army is similar to that of Zhelan..." Xu Xingguo reminded the Han generals: "But they are different from the Zhelan people. If the Zhelan cavalry goes crazy, they will risk life and death. But once the Xuhuan army goes crazy, they will not care about their own lives."
Kill everyone! Nine years ago, the Xiongnu invaded and broke through Yanmen. Shanwu, my brother led his army to the north to help. Between Dai Zhao and Zhao, he encountered the Xuhuan army. My brother led an army of 3,000 men and marched north of Guantao County.
They formed a formation in Yeshui, with Cai Guan as the center, soldiers with swords and shields on both wings, and a thousand powerful crossbows behind the formation..."
"That is indeed a good defensive place..." Yi Zong nodded after hearing this. He had passed by Yeshui before and knew the local area before rushing to help. The army relying on Yeshui could rely on the local mountains and tombs.
and woods to effectively defend against cavalry raids.
Xu Xingguo also smiled bitterly and said: "Indeed, as the general said, at first, my brother did block the Hun cavalry's surprise attack... But, then, the Xu Huan army appeared..."
As a survivor who had experienced that battle, Xu Xingguo took off his armor and exposed his chest. Although there were scars on it, there were still clearly visible arrow wounds.
"These injuries are all marks left on me by people from Xuzhou..."
Recalling that battle, Xu Xingguo said: "I still remember Xu Huan's charge...the forwards had no formation at all, and seemed reckless, but in fact they cooperated with each other tacitly. When one horse fell, the other horse immediately fell."
To fill the position...and...Xu Huan's army charges, if the front rider hesitates even a little bit, the rear rider will draw his sword and kill those who hesitate. His madness is really rare in a certain person's life..."
"If this is the case, it is impossible to break through our army's defense line..." Yi Zong listened and asked: "General, please tell me the combat characteristics and combat methods of these captives in as much detail as possible..."
"It's just as the Marquis said..." After putting on his armor and clothes again, Xu Xingguo said: "If there is only madness and speed, Xu Huan's army is just a group of reckless men who are not worth mentioning..."
"In the past, many people, including my brother, despised the Hun cavalry after seeing it and did not pay attention, so they suffered losses many times!"
Yi Zong also nodded. Relying on his brute force, he might have an advantage in a fight between one person or several people.
But in a battle involving thousands or even tens of thousands of cavalry, brute strength is useless.
As long as the commander organizes things properly and blocks them at all levels, no matter how many and how crazy these barbarians are, they are just delivering food.
Especially for the Han army, especially the main force of the Han army, which is very disciplined and organized.
A well-defended fortress backed by basic fortifications is enough to hold 3,000 men against 10,000 cavalry for a day in the wild without losing.
As long as it lasts for a day and follow-up reinforcements arrive, even if the enemy cannot be defeated, it can still escape intact.
"The key to the problem lies in the shooting skills of these cavalry..." Xu Xingguo said with lingering fear: "These cavalry are the support of the Xiongnu Chanyu. Among the other ten thousand Xiongnu cavalry, there can be one shooting vulture among the five hundred cavalry.
They are already considered elite... However, among the Xu Huan Army, based on what I saw back then, there was almost one eagle shooter or quasi-eagle shooter for every ten riders!"
"His archery skills are superb and his accuracy is very high!"
"Fifty steps away, you can make sure your arrows hit the target!"
"My brother, I just suffered this loss..."
Xu Xingguo closed his eyes and recalled what he saw and heard that day.
The Xiongnu cavalry, approaching the Han army's formation more than fifty steps away, suddenly launched a collective force, and arrows rained down with astonishing accuracy.
More than a hundred people in the front row fell in an instant, and most of them were officers or soldiers in key positions.
Then, they suddenly spread out to the two wings and fired continuously, taking advantage of their archery skills to the extreme.
You must know that at that time, neither the Xiongnu nor the Han Dynasty had stirrups and saddles. The rider had to draw a bow on a horse, and it was very difficult on a horse that was moving at high speed. Most people had to slow down or simply stop.
, to draw the bow.
But these Huns are natural riders.
They can also draw their bows freely on smooth horseback.
At that time, his brother immediately suffered a big loss because of this, and the front row officers suffered heavy losses.
However, the arrows fired by the crossbowmen in the back row could hardly pose a threat to these scattered and high-speed maneuvering cavalry.
His brother's army was in disarray.
In field battles, infantry faces cavalry. Once the formation is chaotic, the consequences can be imagined.
That battle was the biggest defeat of the Feihu Army since its founding.
The three thousand troops were driven out of Yeshui by the Huns like dumplings.
Countless people died, and in the end, only a few hundred people survived.
Xu Xingguo was lucky. He caught a piece of the wreckage of a chariot in the cold river water, and the buoyancy prevented him from drowning. Even so, after he was rescued, it took him a full year to recover from his injuries.
But his brother and other colleagues did not have such good luck.
After that time, the Flying Fox Army spent three years recuperating, and it was not until Jin Shang ascended the throne that he slowly regained his strength.
"So many vulture shooters!" Yi Zong and other Han army officers also took a breath of air when they heard this.
The Xiongnu vulture shooters are a serious worry for the Han army even today.
These Xiongnu sharpshooters have always been the priority targets of the Han army to eliminate and annihilate.
The big yellow crossbow in the past and the divine arm bow now are all tailor-made for them.
The attack order of all long-range strike weapons of the Han army has always been vulture shooter - noble - officer.
"We must find a way to eliminate this White Wolf Cavalry, the Xiongnu's army!" Yi Zong made the decision almost immediately.
The Eagle Shooter, the strongest soldier of the Huns, is also the backbone of the Huns.
Even in the Han Dynasty, it would take more than three years to train a sharpshooter, and the soldier also needed to have good talents.
In the Xiongnu, Yi Zong believes that the requirements are definitely more stringent.
This Xuhuan Army was probably an army formed by the Huns who mobilized elites from all over the country.
Eliminating him would be equivalent to breaking one of the Huns' arms, or even breaking half of the Huns' body!
Therefore, this army must be annihilated regardless of right and wrong!
Even if we let go of the Xiongnu Chanyu, we must destroy it!
The reason is very simple. After the Huns died of a chanyu, they could establish another one.
However, like Zhelan, there should be only one Xuhuan Army. If it is eliminated, the Huns will not be able to form another cavalry of the same type within at least ten years!
"Let's talk about the other two Wanqi..." Yi Zong also sat up straight. Xu Huan's army was already so elite. Yi Zong felt that the other two Wan Qi would not easily go there.
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There should be more later
Hmm... I have some personal matters today, so I didn’t code during the day——(To be continued.)
