In a month, in addition to fattening the horses, polishing the staff, and boosting morale, Gongsun Xun also sent people to the west of Liaoning to ask his mother for a secret weapon - Mohu Zang and his Mo.
Several warriors in the household department.
Of course, Gongsun Xun definitely did not do this because he thought Mohu Zang and others would have great fighting power. The key to the problem is that almost all of these people were exiled from central Xianbei. They knew the road to Danhan Mountain.
He knows the geography beyond the Great Wall. Although there must be many such people in Xia Yu's place, after all, they are not ones that he can ask for. It is always right to keep a few as preparations.
In this way, Gongsun Xun had just completed a few trivial tasks. In the summer, taking advantage of the strong south wind, the Han army gathered in Gaoliusei according to the previous deployment.
Not to mention the other two routes for the moment, there are about 6,000 Han troops on Xia Yu's side and 5,000 Wuhuan cavalry, totaling more than 10,000 soldiers. Among them, even the infantry of the Han army are equipped with horses, so they can be called 10,000 cavalry.
Coupled with the accompanying subordinates and civilians, the army along this route can be regarded as a huge force, with dazzling armor and clear flags.
After paying homage to heaven on the agreed date, the army immediately left the fortress and headed straight for Danhan Mountain in the north!
In fact, as Guo Mian said, this is not an era when one Han is responsible for the five barbarians, but at least it is an era when one Han is responsible for the three barbarians. Not to mention Wuhuan's sudden cavalry, so many elite Han troops are rich in combat experience.
The elite border commanders, the iron armor transferred from the arsenals of Qingzhou and Sili have even spread to the level of corps commanders among the companions, and the crossbows and crossbows used by the officials are entirely made of bronze... But the Xianbei people on the opposite side have so far
There are still people using bone arrows!
Such a military strength is indeed the most powerful armed force in this era when order still exists!
Therefore, no one has the right to despise this army, at least the Xianbei people do not despise it, because they are only more than 20 miles away from the fortress, and Sima from another department leads an army alone. Gongsun Xun, who is responsible for the security of the right wing of the army, and the Xianbei who came to harass
We met each other!
In other words, since he is the sole leader responsible for the safety of the flanks, Xia Yu will naturally have support... In fact, at this moment, in addition to the 500 people in his own army and more than 100 Yanmen followers, Gongsun Xun also has more than 500 Wus under his command.
Huan Tuqi and 300 Han army infantry totaled nearly 1,500 troops. In addition to the 200 companions and 400 to 500 civilians responsible for logistics, there were basically more than 2,000 people along the way.
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With such military power, the Xianbei people would not ignore him even if they were fools.
"General." Shanggu Wuhuan's degree of Chineseization is probably the deepest, and the Wuhuan leader who leads the army can even say flattering words from the Han people. "The Xianbei people retreated. When they saw that we had so many cavalry, they
There was no fighting spirit at all! We rushed out and shot down five or six enemy soldiers from their horses, two of them survived, and then we didn’t pursue them any further!"
"This is all your credit, chief. Don't worry, I will remember every achievement in this battle. I will never be stingy with my words in front of Duke Xia when I go back." Under the vertical flag embroidered with the word "Gongsun", the man was
Gongsun Xun, who was surrounded by a group of officers, was naturally gentle and polite.
"Thank you, General." The leader of Wuhuan was naturally overjoyed.
"Mohu Zang." Gongsun Xunfu turned around and ordered. "Go and investigate those two prisoners and see if you can get some information."
"Yes, Shaodong." Mohu Zang was slightly absent-minded, but he still quickly led the people away.
Then, just a moment later, the Sinicized Xianbei leader caught up with Zhu Qi again: "Gongsun Shaodong... I'm afraid things may be a little difficult to handle."
"Come to think of it," Gongsun Xun was also shocked in his heart, but he still maintained his composure on his face.
"The two pawns are not directly under the royal court who lives here, nor are they the nearby central Xianbei, but the eastern Xianbei! According to them, the eastern Xianbei received the order from the royal court last month, and then tried their best to mobilize more than 10,000 people
People came from the Daliao River to support us... As for the extra news, they don’t even know."
Gongsun Xun could no longer pretend at this moment, so he immediately reined in his horse and began to digest the news!
In other words, Tan Shihuai was a genius for a generation, but he was still a tyrant on the grassland, and the Xianbei people's own culture was too backward, so after the Xianbei people were established, they only used the simplest and roughest way to make internal divisions...
How to divide it specifically? It's very simple. The royal court is in the middle. Here is the headquarters of Tanshihuai and a few so-called royal guards composed of hostages from various tribes. Then it is divided into three parts: east, middle and west according to geography.
Among them, Xianbei in the west has the most presence, the most aggressiveness, and the strongest strength due to the melee between the Qiang people and the Han there; the center is second, but it is close to the royal court and is more trusted by Tan Shihuai; the east is
It is the weakest and has no sense of existence...
In fact, there is no way around this, because the Eastern Xianbei not only have to face the Xuantu County and Liaodong County of the Han Dynasty, but also Fuyu and Goguryeo, and these opponents are not easy to mess with! Sometimes they even fight
When the situation got fierce, Tan Shihuai was needed to provide support. On weekdays, even the "good job" of harassing western Liaoning had to be given to Xianbei in the central part of the country.
Therefore, for the Han Dynasty, the eastern Xianbei seemed to have a lack of presence... But now, facing the pressure of the Han army, they actually ignored the Fuyu and Goguryeo people, and then came to the aid of Wang Ting with Qingqi!
Gongsun Xun was distracted for a moment... First of all, did the Han army miss this force when they went out to the fortress? Secondly, did the Han army underestimate Tan Shihuai's appeal to the Xianbei people? This place is far away from the Daliao River where Xianbei is active in the east.
, not only a small distance of two thousand miles, but they were able to follow the order of their own Khan and come directly to support regardless of the safety of their hometown!
"Send someone to report to the general quickly." Gongsun Xun suppressed some uneasiness and ordered to Lu Fan. "Our army is facing the Xianbei in the east. According to the prisoners, there are about ten thousand reinforcements in the Xianbei in the east. Then kill those two
Prisoners, continue on the road...let the Wuhuan cavalry spread farther."
"Here!" Lu Fan naturally hurried to assign people.
"Young Master." When Lu Fan left, Lou Gui suddenly twirled his beard, which was only half the length of a fingernail, and rode forward, saying in front of everyone. "With this extra ten thousand troops, I'm afraid the situation will be very different.
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"What do you mean?" Gongsun Xun tried his best to smile. "The more than 10,000 Xianbei barbarians who came from thousands of miles away from the Liao River to aid were already extremely exhausted and had no equipment. They were scattered into three groups, each with only 3,000 more soldiers.
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"But what if the enemy is not dispersed to three directions to meet the enemy?" Lou Gui reminded seriously. "What if the enemy army uses these ten thousand troops to gather together to strengthen their strength, and then use Tian Ji's horse racing strategy? If so,
On the other side of our road, there will probably be elites from the enemy's royal court plus ten thousand reinforcements. It will be extremely difficult to fight! After all, where Tian Zhonglang is on the west road is far away in the clouds, the distance is too far, so his road
It can only be exchanged with Xianbei in the west, but our route is the greatest threat because we go straight to the royal court..."
"Do you think I didn't expect it?" Gongsun Xun finally couldn't hold it back, and then interrupted him in public. "Or do you think that after hearing the news, Gong Xia wouldn't guess that such a situation might happen? Lou Zibo
, you have to understand that we are just the flanks of the army, only 1,500 soldiers. Can we act on our own or what? The situation depends on Duke Xia to make a judgment and make a decision. If we say it here, it will only cause chaos.
Military spirit!"
Lou Gui suddenly chatted.
"Next time if you have something to say, please speak in a lower voice!" Gongsun Xun glared at the other party angrily. "Until there is a military order, our troops can only continue to move forward."
This time, not only Lou Gui but also the other officers also nodded, but the atmosphere was a bit stiffer than before.
And sure enough, an order came quickly from the Chinese army, which was only about ten miles away from the right wing - the message was known, move closer to the Chinese army for two to three miles, then be careful and keep moving forward!
However, what puzzled everyone was that they set up camp that day and hit the road again the next day. For two days, the army just kept fighting against the poorly equipped rangers from Xianbei in the east, and the rangers were getting bigger and bigger.
, it seems that the other party tried his best... but the so-called elite of the royal court was not seen at all!
Obviously, the opponent wanted to slow down the Han army as much as possible and cover up the Han army's scouts... This is of course understandable, and this classic guerrilla tactic indeed produced excellent results.
But then what? Just delaying is meaningless, right? After all, Danhan Mountain is only three hundred miles away from the outside of the Great Wall, and even if the Han army was harassed along the way, they still marched more than a hundred miles. How many days can you delay?
Moreover, the performance of these eastern Xianbei soldiers and horses was indeed as Gongsun Xun said. They came from afar, were exhausted, and were extremely poorly equipped. In this harassment battle, they were almost completely defeated by Wuhuan, who had received military support from the Han army.
The sudden cavalry were suppressed, and the exchange ratio between the two sides was far greater than the Han army's expectations.
Therefore, there is no need to think too much. The enemy must have a backup plan, but it is not clear yet...or, for the lower-level military officials, it is just that the military commander has not yet made a judgment and decision.
However, this situation soon ended, because after setting up camp on the evening of the third day, Gongsun Xun was urgently summoned to the Chinese army to participate in the military meeting.
"That boy Tian Yan on the West Road is too far away, so I won't talk about it." Xia Yu did not meet the generals in the tent, but sat on the ground outside and ate with the sergeants. It is said that this was the first time he had ever met the generals.
Habits learned from Duan Xi. "However, General Zang Zhonglang of Yanmen in the middle road has sent people to send military information today, saying that he has also encountered many obstacles there, but the opponent he faces is Xianbei in the middle... This is of course
This has been expected for a long time."
All the officers and soldiers couldn't help laughing.
"In other words." Xia Yu said seriously. "I think the situation is quite clear. Originally we thought that there were three routes out of the fortress, the west route to the western Xianbei; the middle route to the central Xianbei; and we are facing the royal court... Now the situation is roughly
It’s the same, but there are just 10,000 more miscellaneous soldiers on our side. If my prediction is correct, then Tan Shihuai will definitely make three Xianbei tribes fight against our three armies, and then he will personally lead his elite troops in his royal court
Waiting for us, that place is backed by Danhan Mountain and has Jieqiu River in front. It is a good place to relax and wait for work. Not to mention the other two routes, if we arrive there under layers of obstacles, then lose all our energy and attack
Unfortunately, if the Eastern Xianbei cavalry on both sides come to outflank us, the situation will probably be very bad!"
Everyone nodded. This was what many people could have thought of at the beginning. After all, they were the closest to Danhan Mountain and the greatest threat, so all the 10,000 reinforcements from Xianbei in the east should be right in front of them... There were also plans to further strengthen the bombs.
The smell of Hanshan defense. Now, the message from Zang Min has verified this.
"In this case," an army official couldn't help but suggested. "It's better to turn slightly to the west and join the Huns army of General Zang Zhonglang in the middle... After all, Xianbei in the middle attacked western Liaoning before, and the losses of troops and generals were extremely serious." At this point,
This person also glanced at Gongsun Xun, who was lowering his head to eat cakes. "So once the two armies join together and head to Danhan Mountain, neither the eastern Xianbei nor the central Xianbei will be powerless... By then, Tan Shihuai will either let the two armies
Xianbei retreated to Khan Mountain to defend, but this would also lose the absolute advantage of military strength; otherwise, they could only lead the royal court's elite to rush out and hastily challenge us, and then we will be the ones waiting for work."
"No need!" Xia Yu shook his head. "The most important thing in fighting these foreign tribes is not the strength of the troops, but the morale... The barbarians of that generation have neither system nor honor. They often gather in groups at the beginning and rely on their own bravery.
, so the offensive is like a tide, but once the battle cannot be fought for a long time, morale will collapse, plummeting thousands of miles, and we will be slaughtered. In the past, Taiwei Duan and I were able to control the Qiang rebellion, and we could win almost every battle with less. It is not without reason.
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"But Tan Shihuai is probably incomparable to the Qiang people." Another person said quickly. "And on the grassland, the morale of our army is fluctuating."
"You underestimate our Han army." Xia Yu still disagreed. "Our Han army has a complete system, with departments at all levels below me, layer upon layer. As long as the officers above us don't waver, the soldiers below will naturally have no worries. As for the officers, there are
How many people will run away in the face of battle? If successful, they will be married to their wives. If defeated, they will not be afraid of affecting the family and children. It is like the prefect Wang of that generation of counties. He relied on his famous family and had always been at odds with me, but before the war,
Didn't you still let the Daijun soldiers go with me? Why, isn't it because military matters cannot be disobeyed? Our Han family system has its own truth."
Everyone was either awe-inspiring or approving.
"So, what does the general mean...?" Someone finally couldn't help but ask.
"I have made up my mind!" Xia Yu put down the clay pot in his hand and said with a touch of his lips. "Imitating the Battle of Fengyi, the entire army changed formations, lightly equipped and accelerated, and headed straight for Danhan Mountain!"
Everyone changed their expressions, but no one dared to speak.
"The left wing has turned into the rear, Han Sima, you and your left wing have turned into the rear, take care of the baggage, civilians, move slowly!"
"Here!"
"Grandson Sima!"
"Here are my subordinates!" Without any time to think, Gongsun Xun quickly put down the pie and lowered his head.
"You are the only Sima of another department under my command, and the imperial system is the center of this battle. I have to rely on you again in this battle. I hope you will live up to the courage you had when you were in western Liaoning with five people against ten thousand troops... I mean, you
The right wing will become the front line. At the same time, I will join you with five hundred Han troops, all of whom are my confidants. Then the Chinese army will allocate a sufficient number of horses to you. You can throw down the baggage for me and quickly go straight to the bullets.
Mountain! The night after tomorrow, I want you to force you to the Jieqiu River to frighten the enemy! By then, as long as you survive a night and a day across the river, their morale will be depressed, and my Chinese army will be able to catch up with them lightly.
Come here and catch them off guard!" After saying this, Xia Yu stared at Gongsun Xun and asked, "Is this military order clear?"
"It's clear!" Gongsun Xun felt chills all over his body, and he immediately stood up and saluted with gritted teeth. "Xun will die for it!"
"Good!" Xia Yu nodded with satisfaction.
The sun has set, and behind the military commander, in front of the gate of the Chinese military camp, the staff is swaying slightly in the evening breeze.
"At the end of Xiping Dynasty, the Han army sent out in three groups to attack Xianbei. Tan Shihuai ordered the leaders of the three tribes to fight against them. The three groups were isolated and the military situation was in a trance. At that time, Taizu was in Xia Yu's army on the right. He could see thousands of miles away and could see the reality.
In the evening, when the Japanese army was having dinner, he rushed to pay him a visit. He asked himself to be the front guard. He did not avoid the sword and arrows and rushed to Danhan Mountain!" - "Jiu Yan Shu". Volume 1. The Chronicles of Emperor Taizu Wu.
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