Lan Zheye naturally understands the things and principles here.
But once a neurotic gets nervous, he himself can't stop his own unicorn arms, let alone others.
He snorted coldly and sneered: "Cowards always have reasons to make excuses for their cowardice... just like the kings of the countries in the Western Regions... I, the Huns, only need one thousand knights to defeat the thirty-six countries in the Western Regions."
The king bows his head, and the seventy-six clan leaders surrender!"
"Today's actions by Lieutenant You and Marquis Gudu will force the Huns into the territory of the countries in the Western Regions!"
"From now on, everyone will be frightened when they hear the name of the Han cavalry. Those who control strings will not dare to bend their bows to face each other, and those who herd horses will not dare to ride their horses like horses!"
In fact, this situation has already appeared in various tribes in the southern part of the country after the Battle of Mayi.
The Battle of Mayi shocked the entire grassland.
It also frightened the various tribes in Makunan.
But fortunately, at that time, the Xiongnu still occupied Hejian, commanding a commanding position, and had the strategic initiative. The Han Dynasty still had to rely on the Great Wall for passive defense, and even had to be careful about the safety of its home base of Chang'an at any time.
However, in the battle of Gaoque last year, the Huns were completely wiped out in the land between the rivers.
Shan Yuyuan became the pasture of the Han family and the mother mountain of the Xiongnu, never to be seen again.
Legend has it that Huyan Dangtu led his troops to retreat from Yulinsai under the Yin Mountain to Gaolan Mountain.
The Huns looked at the mountains and lush forests on both sides, with tears streaming down their faces and crying constantly.
For the Xiongnu Empire, losing Yinshan was equivalent to losing an arm, and it also lost its strategic initiative.
Now, it is no longer the Xiongnu who exploits the opponent's weakness, but the Han Dynasty.
From Yulin, the Han Dynasty could attack Longcheng to the north, Gaolan Mountain to the west, and Qilian Mountain to the west.
The offensive and defensive momentum will change from now on.
It was precisely for this reason that the military minister Chanyu and the top Xiongnu officials decided to invade the south.
The strategic goal of the southern invasion, plundering the Han Dynasty's population and wealth, was only secondary.
The key is to use the southern invasion to frighten and contain the Han Dynasty.
This prevented them from continuing to move north or west, thereby delaying the Han Dynasty's offensive.
However, this battle ended up like this.
At the beginning, the main force of the Xiongnu came out in full force. Shanyu's military ministers and the main force of Wang Ting joined forces with the elite troops from the southern part of the curtain and some cavalry from the northern part of the curtain. The total force was more than 120,000 cavalry, and they were said to control 200,000 strings.
How rampant were the Huns at that time?
A military official once said: Arrows shoot down the sun and the moon, and horses smash into mountains.
As long as one person shoots an arrow, the sun and the moon can be shot down, and a horse's hoof can crush the mountains.
The results of it?
Now, the tribe of King Yishi of Youguli in the direction of Shanggu has most likely been wiped out. It is said that Yishi's head has been regarded as a toy by the Han Dynasty people.
If Yishi was destroyed, it can be said that it bought time for the main force of the Xiongnu and made a contribution.
So, Shan Yu's military ministers personally led this route and marched under the Great Wall for a month, but they did not make any progress. Instead, they lost troops and generals, and wasted morale.
Now they had to put their tail between their legs and secretly think of ways to withdraw their troops from the fortress to avoid being surrounded by the main force of the Han army.
It is conceivable that after this battle, the entire grassland will be in such turmoil.
The failure of Shanyu and the main force of the royal court will spread throughout the grassland like a plague.
The Huns will lose all courage to face the Han army.
In the future, even if there are no more Han cavalry, but they can suppress a large tribe with tens of thousands of soldiers, they will be frightened and dare not make any move. It is not impossible that a Han envoy can make the Xiongnu Chanyu wait for the kill!
The Huns themselves often did this kind of thing.
For example, back then, King Xianbei invaded the Hao people without authorization, which made Emperor Long Yan of the Han Dynasty furious and put pressure on the Xiongnu.
In order to appease the Han emperor, didn't the Huns send an envoy to Xianbei to take the king's head and present it to the Han Dynasty as an apology?
And if there are countries in the Western Region, although they are small countries, their population is only a few thousand.
But there are also big countries.
For example, the charioteer has over ten thousand armor, more than ten cities, and a population of hundreds of thousands.
For example, Nashache is extremely wealthy and has hundreds of manors.
Even more like Loulan, which is located at the strategic location of the Western Region and reaps the wealth of trade.
But all of this is completely meaningless.
No matter whether he carries more than ten thousand armor, is extremely wealthy, or collects wealth from trade, it is of no use to the Huns.
Since the Xiongnu Empire took control of the local area, it has exploited, oppressed, and demanded tribute in various ways.
No one dares to disobey.
The Juci and Yan clans whom the Xiongnu married into were like emperors in these countries. They frequently deposed and established their kings, but their people did not dare to say anything.
There is no doubt that Lan Zheye knows that the present of the Western Regions is likely to be the future of the Xiongnu.
It will even be the Huns now!
Looking at the slaughter of Xubu and the difficulty of tying a dead horse, Lan Zhe's heart is as bright as a mirror.
Look at these nobles!
Xiyunan is the loyal dog of Chanyu. In the Western Regions, Daxia and Kangju, it has a vicious reputation and is famous for its cruelty and bloodshed.
He once personally peeled off the scalp of a disobedient king of the Western Regions alive in front of his ministers and troops, scaring several nobles of the country crazy!
But here, in front of the people of the Han Dynasty, he was as timid as a rabbit that encountered a natural enemy. He only dared to curl up his body and head, shivering in the cave.
There is also Xubu Dangtu, who is the right captain of the royal court and one of the top nobles of the Xiongnu. He and the forced knights under his command are enough to be feared in the entire grassland. Some herdsmen have even heard of it.
In the name of being forced to fall, he committed suicide automatically and consciously.
However, he and his cavalry did not even dare to face the Han Dynasty army directly. They could only hide in a safe area and only dared to follow. They did not even dare to come into contact with the few scouts of the Han Dynasty for fear of angering the Han Dynasty.
Army, the killing generals are coming.
Are there still some people who lead the bow?
They are just a bunch of losers who have lost their courage and will to fight.
Such waste has no survival value in Lan Zheye's eyes.
He looked at these two guys coldly and said calmly: "Do you two hope that our descendants will be bullied by the Han Dynasty like the other countries in the Western Regions? When you see the Han Dynasty cavalry, you will hear the news.
escape?"
The expressions on Xie Yunan and Xubu Dangtu's faces immediately became extremely ugly.
As nobles of the royal court, they certainly know how fatal such an accusation is?
If they fail to respond positively, they will immediately be considered cowards!
And cowards, no matter which tribe they belong to, cannot gain a foothold.
Therefore, these two people had no choice but to say: "Since Da Danghu insists on fighting, we will not stop him... But, we also ask Da Danghu to come up with a strategy and deployment... otherwise..."
"What strategy do you want?" Lan Zheye sneered: "I, the Huns, are not like the Han Dynasty and don't talk about those things!"
He raised his riding whip, pointed at the Han Dynasty military formation in the distance and said: "I just used my horse to charge forward, break through their formation, tear their formation into pieces, kill their officers, and trample their flags."
That’s it!”
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At this moment, in the middle of the Han army, Yi Zong held up his telescope and looked at the movements of the Xiongnu in the distance.
The generals on the left and right were slightly doubtful and asked one after another: "General, if the Huns don't move, will our army be wasted by them like this?"
Such attrition and confrontation were very detrimental to the Han army.
Although now, the Han cavalry have dismounted and are arranged on both sides to save the physical exertion of the horses and at the same time recharge their batteries.
However, the mental consumption cannot be easily offset.
If the Huns just stared at the Han army here for a day or two, the Han army would be exhausted without the Huns sending troops.
"The Huns will come to attack..." Yi Zong smiled coldly: "How can the Huns not attack the battlefield I chose?"
He raised his head and said with a smile: "Since Captain Guo crossed the water, the offensive and defensive momentum of the Han and Hungarians has changed!"
"Where do you think Captain Guo crossed?" Yi Zong asked with a slight smile.
"where?"
"Go to the north of Yaoyang, between the two rivers, to the side of the Xiongnu's baggage area..." Yi Zong laughed.
As soon as these words came out, everyone was shocked.
"Didn't Captain Guo go south to Baitan?" someone asked in surprise.
"What is virtual is what is real, what is real is what is virtual..." Yi Zong was in a good mood. He took out a rare map and explained it to the generals: "Just wait and see, if Captain Guo keeps going south and attacks Bai Tan, Bai Tan's enemies will
, must have been prepared in advance, even if it is captured, the gain will not be worth the loss!"
Yi Zong knew very well from the beginning that Baitan was a hornet's nest and a place of death.
Especially now, when the Han army has less than three days of supplies, going head-to-head with the Huns would be a waste of energy with Guo Mao's troops.
Therefore, Guo Mao's southward journey was just an illusion.
Even Yi Zong's move south is an illusion.
However, the former's goal is to conceal his true purpose and marching route.
However, the illusion created by Yi Zong was to hold back the Xiongnu elites in front of them and create opportunities for Guo Mao's Qingqi to make a detour.
Now it seems that everything is as expected.
He and Guo Mao successfully reproduced the example of Bai Qi leading light troops in the Battle of Yique, attracting the attention of the Han and Wei coalition forces, and then bypassing them.
Now, the Huns cavalry has been disconnected from his logistics and transportation base.
With one blow from Guo Mao, the Xiongnu's resources will be burned to the ground.
and……
the most important is……
As he said, it is easy for Han and Huns to attack and defend.
Previously, the initiative was in the hands of the Huns. The Han army was going south, and the Huns cavalry could choose to attack or follow and monitor.
But now, the Huns were faced with the choice of whether to go back to put out the fire quickly, or to attack the Han army first.
No matter what choice the Huns made.
Even the Han army will not let them go!
At least, you can take a bite of the meat, put it in your mouth, chew it, taste it, and see if there is any difference between the taste of the Royal Court's Wanqi and other cavalry.
"The Xiongnu's headquarters has thousands of cavalry, including the White Wolf Cavalry and the Forced Cavalry...these are the main forces on the emperor's must-kill list..." Yi Zong's eyes burned brightly, and he said to his generals: "Everyone, make meritorious deeds, and win titles.
