Geng Kuang pondered for a long time and asked, "Shu'er thinks our army can win this battle?"
Geng Shu cupped his hands and said in a loud voice: "Father, I am willing to lead the troops into battle!"
"You must not do it. This battle is dangerous!" All the county officials tried to stop him.
Geng Shu said categorically: "Brother follows Your Majesty and fights on the battlefield, rarely losing. Although Shu is not talented, he will never embarrass his father and brother!"
The sons of the Geng family are indeed not simple. The eldest, Geng Yan, is a talented general, and the second brother, Geng Shu, is brave and good at fighting. Compared with the two sons, Geng Kuang, the father, seems a bit unknown.
Geng Kuang thought about it for a long time, and finally agreed with Geng Shu's tactics and sent troops to attack the Xiongnu army passing by Shanggu County.
Most of the soldiers and horses in Shanggu County were Youzhou cavalry, while the Huns' soldiers and horses were mainly cavalry. The core of the battle between the two sides was actually the cavalry duel.
This was Geng Shu's second large-scale battle with the Huns.
The first time was when Zhang Ye rebelled and led the Huns into Daijun. Geng Shu led the Youzhou cavalry and annihilated the Huns who entered Youzhou. This time it was Peng Chong who rebelled, colluded with the Huns, and once again led the Huns into Youzhou.
When the Huns had already left Shanggu County and reached the Jundu Mountain area, Geng Shu led the Youzhou Cavalry from Shanggu County to catch up.
The two sides met in a canyon in Jundu Mountain. Although this canyon was very long, it was not spacious and was not suitable for large armies to fight. For Geng Shu, this canyon was his ideal battlefield.
In this battle, the enemy is outnumbered and we are outnumbered. If the two sides really open up their positions and engage in a head-to-head confrontation, the more than 3,000 Youzhou cavalry led by Geng Shu may not be able to defeat the tens of thousands of Huns cavalry.
However, due to the narrowness of the valley, the outnumbered Xiongnu army could not fully deploy their battle formations. No matter how many soldiers and horses there were, the only ones fighting the Han army were the group of people in the front row, and most of the soldiers and horses would be blocked.
From behind, this will undoubtedly be of great benefit to the Shanggu Army.
Peng Chun and the two Huns kings Hulugu and Uweya did not pay much attention to Geng Chun's 3,000 Youzhou cavalry. They thought that they were only 3,000 cavalry, and they had no chance to take the initiative to challenge their own tens of thousands of cavalry.
It is different from striking an egg against a stone and seeking death.
The three agreed and defeated the Shanggu Army led by Geng Shu on the spot. The two sides engaged in a head-on confrontation in the valley of Jundu Mountain.
Geng Shu's biggest characteristic is that he is good at fighting the Huns.
As long as he fought with the Huns, Geng Shu could always show his super combat effectiveness and command ability on the spot. When the battle between the two sides began, Geng Shu did not hide behind, but took the lead and rushed to the front.
A strong man has a will to die, but a soldier has no desire to live. The generals went to lead the battle with all their strength, and the soldiers below were also red-eyed, following Geng Shu, rushing forward with all their lives.
Geng Shu held a spear in one hand and a ring-headed sword in the other. He stabbed the enemy soldiers in the distance with spears, and chopped down the enemy soldiers close up with the ring-headed sword. The enemy soldiers around him were killed one after another and dismounted from their horses. Geng Shu
He is brave, and his commando cavalry are no less generous.
There are not many soldiers and horses in Shanggu County, but the armaments are excellent. The soldiers are wearing double-layer armor, with an outer layer of iron armor and an inner layer of leather armor. Most of the Huns cavalry use scimitars, which are not suitable for stabbing, but are suitable for stabbing.
But if you want to cut through the double-layered armor of the Han army with one sword, how much strength do you have to have?
At that time, the Han army's armaments were second to none in the world. When the forces were equal, it was extremely difficult for foreign armies to defeat the well-equipped Han army.
Geng Shu led the Shanggu army. Instead of being repulsed by the massive Huns, they killed the Huns who came up one after another.
Geng Shu, who was already covered in blood from the battle, shouted loudly while killing the enemy troops around him: "It is better to hang your head in the barbarian mansion on the street to show that you are thousands of miles away. Anyone who openly offends a strong man will be punished no matter how far away!" (
Hang the heads of the barbarians on the streets where they live to let them know that if you dare to invade the Han people, I will kill you even if you live in the ends of the earth.)
This is a famous saying by the famous general Chen Tang in the late Western Han Dynasty.
Even at the end of the Western Han Dynasty, the Han army fought extremely fiercely, frightening the surrounding barbarians.
"The country was destroyed by weakness, but the Han Dynasty was destroyed by strength." All dynasties in the past dynasties declined because of their weak national power and military power. Only the Han Dynasty perished because of its strong national power and military power. This cannot but be lamented.
On the battlefield, hearing Geng Shu's shouts, the Youzhou Tu knights in Shanggu became more energetic, and the people's attack on the Huns' cavalry became more ferocious. In the center of the battle, the Han army's spears were probing one after another.
The horse's head was drawn out and thrust forward, so the Xiongnu soldiers raised their scimitars and slashed at the Han army.
The Han army's spears pierced the Xiongnu soldiers, stabbing them to the core on the spot, while the Xiongnu soldiers' scimitars struck the Han soldiers, either only cutting through the outer iron armor, or cutting through the double-layer armor.
Armor, but most of its strength was removed, so it could not cause a fatal injury to the Han army.
Under this situation, the Han army became more and more courageous as they fought, while the Huns' cavalry became more timid as they fought. Seeing the soldiers and horses fighting in front becoming more and more chaotic, one of the Huns' kings, Hulu Gu, drew out his double swords and roared,
The cavalry charged out.
As Hulugu joined the battle, the low morale of the Huns soldiers was shaken.
Hulugu, one of the kings of the Huns, was also a fierce general with superb swordsmanship. After he went into battle, he beheaded several Han soldiers in succession. While he was killing, Geng Shu rushed over and fought with Hulugu until the end.
one place.
Hulugu's two scimitars were flying up and down, but he was not slashing randomly, but was specializing in the places that Geng Shu's armor could not protect, such as the neck, face and even sides, waist, armpits, etc.
When the two started fighting, Geng Shu was really suppressed by him. After fighting for more than ten rounds, Geng Shu also saw the two brushes of Hulu Gu, and the fighting scene began to change.
After another ten rounds, Geng Shu had firmly taken the lead. With a spear, he moved like a dragon, forcing Hulu Gu to scramble.
Just when the two horses were in stirrups, Hulu Gu used his saber and slashed the back of Geng Shu's neck. Geng Shu lowered himself forward, and at the same time, he also used his saber.
Hulu Gu slashed back, but Geng Shu dodged it, and Geng Shu's stabbing shot hit Hulu Gu's thigh. Hulu Gu screamed in pain, and before he could react, Geng Shu swept away with a spear.
past.
The spear shaft hit Hulugu's head impartially. The spear used by Geng Shu was made of fine iron. Even if the spear he drew did not use all his strength, its strength should not be underestimated.
There was a snapping sound in the helix of the ear, and there was no sound of grunting. He fell sideways on the horse and lay on the ground. His limbs were twitching, with more air coming out and less air coming in. He looked like he was going to die. Geng Shu shouted: "Take it off."
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Following his order, the two Han soldiers dismounted, lifted Hulu Gu, who was lying on the ground with blood on his head and face, and rolled his eyes, and placed him on the back of the war horse.
Seeing Hulugu being knocked off his horse by a Han general, another Huns king, Uvia, was shocked. He roared angrily and rushed over.
Uvia used a long iron hammer, and the hammer head was densely studded with spikes, which looked very scary.
He rode his horse to Geng Shu and hit him on the head with a hammer. Geng Shu held a spear in both hands, crossed his head, and parried upward.
Bang! With a loud noise, the war horse under Geng Shu's crotch was shaken and took three steps back. Shu Weiya was unyielding and urged the horse forward again, sweeping the hammer and hitting Geng Shu's chest.
Side of head.
Geng Shu lay forward, and with a roar, the hammer head was hung with a harsh wind, whizzing past his head. Geng Shu kept shouting, and stabbed forward with the spear, taking out the opponent's chest.
While Uvia dodged sideways, he hit Geng Shu on the head with another hammer. Geng Shu retracted his spear, raised it sideways again, and parried upward.
There was another loud bang. The two men circled and fought until they reached a place. The surrounding Han soldiers shouted in unison: "Kill the general! Kill the general -"
Hearing the shouts around him, Geng Shu's spirit was shaken. He roared fiercely and stabbed several spears with trembling hands. At this time, Geng Shu's moves were so fast that they were far faster than what he usually practiced.
Divine help in general.
Uvia tried her best and barely blocked several spears in front of Geng Shu, but she couldn't dodge the last spear, and the spearhead stabbed deeply into the left side of her lower abdomen.
He let out a scream, and without having to fall off the horse himself, Geng Shu gave a loud shout and forced Uvia off the horse with a spear.
It has to be said that some people are just amazing. Geng Shu is such a person. During the civil war, Geng Shu was the kind of person who was unassuming and seemed to have mediocre abilities.
But as soon as he fought with the Huns, he seemed to be a different person, as if he had been given chicken blood, and his combat power doubled.
Two Xiongnu kings fought against Geng Shu one after another. Not only did they fail to defeat Geng Shu, but one was beaten to death by Geng Shu and the other was picked to death.
Geng Shu killed two Xiongnu kings in a row. This time, the morale of the Han army became stronger. On the other hand, the Xiongnu army was frightened and had low morale.
In the ensuing battle, three thousand Han troops faced off against tens of thousands of Xiongnu troops, and it turned out to be a one-sided battle.
The Han army was advancing step by step, while the Xiongnu army was defeated step by step. The center of the battlefield quickly shifted, and finally, they were all beaten from inside the valley to outside the valley.
The Xiongnu army could no longer resist and fell back like an ebbing tide. Geng Shu led the Han army and chased the Xiongnu army.
In this battle, the Xiongnu army fought so badly that people ran away and died together. Even Peng Chong's younger brother Peng Chun was not spared and died miserably among the rebels.
In this battle, the Xiongnu army was completely defeated. Until the battle was over, the tens of thousands of Xiongnu soldiers could not escape. Most of them died in the military capital mountain, including Peng Chun and the Xiongnu Chanyu faction.
Two Xiongnu kings who arrived in Youzhou.
After the victory, Geng Shu ordered the heads of the Huns to be beheaded and hung on a tree on Jundu Mountain.
After the battle, the battlefield almost turned into a hell on earth. Inside the valley and outside the valley, there were heads of Huns hanging on the branches. The heads of the two Huns kings were also among them.
In the battle at Jundu Mountain, Geng Shu once again defeated the Xiongnu army in an incredible way. When the news reached Peng Chong, Peng Chong was stunned. He was stunned and did not recover for a long time.
He knew that the military power of Shanggu County was very strong, which was the main reason why he never dared to invade Shanggu County even though he was in trouble in Youzhou.
But he also didn't expect that the combat power of Shanggu County's army was so strong. With three thousand soldiers and horses, they defeated tens of thousands of Xiongnu troops and even killed two Xiongnu kings.
The Battle of Jundu Mountain completely disrupted Peng Chong's battle plan. Without the powerful helper of the Huns, he did not have the courage to lead his own army to confront Geng Yan's army.
Peng Chong directly gave up the battle against Geng Yan's army, led his soldiers and fled back to Jixian in a hurry. After returning to Jixian, he felt that it was not safe here. Once Geng Yan's army arrived, he could not defend it at all.
After thinking about it, Peng Chong decided to abandon Jixian and led his troops to retreat back to his hometown of Yuyang County.
Geng Yan led an army of 100,000 Han troops into Youzhou, but did not even get into contact with Peng Chong. Peng Chong had already fled, even abandoning his chosen capital of Jixian County, and fled back to Yuyang County in a hurry.
Geng Shu was indispensable for the reason why this situation occurred. It was the battle at Jundu Mountain he led that destroyed Peng Chong's battle plan, and at the same time frightened Peng Chong out of his wits and made him unwilling to fight.
