Yu Fuluo evacuated, but Wang Ding did not relax his vigilance, and he still had to investigate what should be investigated.
He still didn't know how the Huns came to Chang'an.
Gao Shun and Xu Rong were in the city. Before Wang Ding returned, the city was very peaceful and nothing happened.
Neither of them knew when the Huns troops outside the city arrived.
It seemed like it suddenly appeared overnight.
Wang Ding had no choice but to find Song Yi, the prefect of Feng Yi County. After hearing the news in Feng Yi County yesterday, Wang Ding didn't have time to ask about the situation, so he hurriedly returned to Chang'an with the uninjured cavalry.
But Song Yi couldn't explain clearly, but early yesterday morning, the people outside the city suddenly saw a Huns army appearing, but they only saw a thousand people at that time. Song Yi also didn't expect that there were tens of thousands of Huns.<
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Now it is obvious that in order not to alert the Han army, the Huns should have crossed the Luoshui River in batches and sneaked into the vicinity of Chang'an City.
We even started taking action the night before yesterday.
Otherwise, it would be basically impossible for tens of thousands of people to hide outside Chang'an City for several days without being discovered.
"Sir, why do you think the Huns suddenly wanted to capture Chang'an?" Wang Ding still honestly asked Jia Xu for advice.
Jia Xu said: "The Southern Xiongnu are in decline. Envoys were sent to Chang'an from the front, hoping to get support, but Dong Zhuo refused."
"The Huns wanted to capture Chang'an, and their main purpose should be to plunder the people. According to yesterday's situation, the Huns army had already been prepared and knew the time of the lord's return in advance."
Wang Dingdao: "How they learned about it, you probably don't know."
Zhang Liao said: "My lord, when we returned, there were many scout horses near the army. I thought they were all Qiang scout horses, but now it seems that there should be Huns as well."
Wang Ding understood immediately, and it made sense.
The Huns obviously knew about his situation. If Gao Shun hadn't led the camp to block the Huns this time, they might have succeeded.
Based on the situation yesterday, if Gao Shun did not open the city gate, they would all be killed by the Huns.
The Huns' calculation was really accurate, but unfortunately they didn't calculate to fall into the enemy's camp.
The Xiongnu commanded by Yu Fuluo had actually always been on the border of the Han Dynasty, often entering Bingzhou, Qingzhou, Hanoi and other places to plunder.
From time to time, I would also ask the big man to give them some supplies.
They come and go like the wind, and Wang Dingxiang can't find anyone to deal with them.
But they have already set their sights on Chang'an. If they failed this time, there is no guarantee they won't come back next time.
Having the Huns outside was always a thorn in Wang Ding's heart, making him afraid to deal with the Qiang with confidence.
Jia Xu said: "If you want to deal with the Huns, you have to rely on cavalry."
The previous three thousand cavalry were almost all gone. But Wang Ding still has war horses.
It’s just the cavalry that needs to be retrained.
Cavalry training is still quite troublesome.
Even though there are war horses, it will take a long time for the original infantry to get used to fighting on horseback.
Wang Ding himself and his personal guards also studied for several months.
This horse still has saddles and stirrups. Without stirrups, it would be difficult for them to exert their own strength on horseback, let alone rely on the power of war horses.
Under normal circumstances, there is no comparison between months of training and those herdsmen who have grown up on horses.
Even if they now have stirrups, they can only close the distance in terms of strength. The skills on horseback are still not as good as those of the herdsmen.
But for the Han army, it is enough if there is no gap in strength.
There is no need to worry about falling off the horse, so they can give it a try and fully exert their strength.
Wang Ding also knew that he needed to retrain the cavalry. He frowned and said: "The Qiang people on the Hetao side have just been frightened. Now the cavalry has suffered heavy losses. I'm afraid they will have to fight again later."
He was a little pity.
If the cavalry is still there, he will keep up his efforts and continue walking around the Hetao a few times, wiping out several large tribes. If the Qiang people active in the Hetao don't want to die, they will definitely migrate to other places on their own initiative.
Wang Ding wants the Hetao area to become his racecourse so that he can have a steady supply of war horses in the future.
Jia Xu said: "The land of Hetao, don't be in a hurry."
In Jia Xu's eyes, the Qiang people are not considered a serious concern. At most, they are targets for military training by the Han Dynasty.
Their numbers are too few and too scattered.
Wang Ding nodded. The war horses he had snatched from the Qiang people twice were enough for the time being.
Although the war horses he has in hand are still a little far away from his previous goal, there are still more than 7,000 horses.
Forming a cavalry army of 7,000 people is enough to deal with other princes at present.
Wang Dingdao: "Wenyuan, you will train this cavalry for the time being."
Zhang Liao cupped his fists and said: "Here."
Wang Dingdao: "Li Su, it is up to you to arrange the ashes of the soldiers who died in this battle. If they have family members, send them home. If there are no family members, build a garden of heroes and martyrs outside the city, place the ashes in it, and engrave
The inscription should not let them become unknown heroes."
Li Sudao: "Here."
It's just not as straightforward as Zhang Liao.
Wang Ding didn't care either. In Wang Ding's heart, Li Su was naturally far from comparable to Zhang Liao.
How Li Su will be used in the future depends on how well Li Su handles this matter today.
Compared with Cao Cao's suspicion, Wang Ding's employment is much easier.
There is no need to go through so many twists and turns, Wang Ding has already made an impression on these people.
There may be some changes, but the impact will not be great.
If Wang Ding can recruit those loyal people, they will definitely be reused.
However, people are changeable. Even if they have done things like seeking glory as a seller, they are not necessarily bad. If these people can be used, they can still be used. But Wang Ding will be careful when using them.
Wang Ding continued: "I also want to make a nameplate for each soldier, with their name, team number, and their place of origin engraved on it."
In these two bloody battles, there were many corpses of soldiers, which were trampled by war horses beyond recognition. It was impossible to tell who was who.
Everyone has their own unique nameplate, and you no longer have to worry about becoming a lonely ghost after death.
If you don’t have relatives to offer sacrifices to, you can live in the Garden of Heroes and let the court come to offer sacrifices.
"What do you think?" Wang Ding asked.
Jia Xu nodded: "Good."
Everyone made a separate nameplate. Although it was a bit troublesome, Zhang Liao and others could see the benefits, so naturally no one objected.
Jia Xu sees further than them.
Regarding the nameplate, Wang decided to leave it to Xu Rong.
Gao Shun continued training and fell into the camp, suffering two thousand casualties, and the number had to be made up in time.
Xu Huang trained Wang Ding's bodyguards, and Wang Ding himself trained with Xu Huang.
Being able to come back alive this time, Wang Ding understands the importance of strength even more.
If he hadn't been training for the past six months. Yesterday, he was surrounded by the Huns outside the city, and he might have died.
Unless he doesn't go to the battlefield in the future, he can't relax.