Chapter 418 Hu Er can ride a horse at the age of ten
The fresh Tan mutton was cooked in the cauldron until it was cooked through, but the butcher's bullock couldn't wait any longer, so he took it out with his sword, took out the copper sharpener he carried with him, and started cutting it into pieces.
"You guys, you just killed someone with this sword, and you haven't wiped away the blood yet. How can you use it to insert flesh? Isn't it too dirty?"
Hu Luohuai on the side screamed with anger, but Sha Niu Shou seemed to want to deliberately anger him. He raised his sword very arrogantly, stuck out his bright red tongue, licked away the remaining Huns blood on the blade, and said with a smile
:
"When did the people of the Huluo family become as clean as little girls? Isn't it the blood of barbarians? It's almost the same as sheep blood. I kindly let you try it, but you're not happy yet."
"That's all."
Fu Zhi grabbed Hu Luohuai, who was about to jump up, and persuaded him: "Just now we went on patrol and encountered the Huns' cavalry. If we hadn't been intercepted by Xiongnu, we would have allowed those Huns to escape.
Brother Paoze, don’t let trivial matters hurt your harmony..."
"Who is his brother?" Hu Luo Huai and Sha Niu Shao said in unison.
Fu Zhi shook his head helplessly, and regardless of the quarrel between the two, he took matters into his own hands and put the chopped mutton from the slaughtered oxen into the soft pot helmets soaked in the soup.
The aroma of the hot noodles brings out the aroma of the meat to the extreme, and the fat of the fat sheep is absorbed by the pot helmet and becomes invisible. It is fragrant, crispy, and soft. It is very enjoyable to eat, and I have forgotten about the tiger locust tree and the slaughtered oxen.
Old grudges, wolfed down.
Looking at the faces of the two generals eating, and then looking at the campfire behind him that stayed on all night, Fu tightened his armor tightly and recalled everything that happened today, feeling as if he was dreaming.
Hu Luo Huai is the eldest son of the Hu Luo clan of Ohara Rong. He has had a feud with the Niu clan's eldest grandson for generations. Last year, the two tribes had a fight and many people died. Fortunately, he was stopped by the Beidi County captain.
They were also asked to use the novel method of "tug-of-war" to determine the ownership of pastures and water sources.
But this year, the five tribes of Ohara Rong had no time to fight among themselves. A thousand young and strong men were all recruited as soldiers and cavalry, and went out to the fortress with the Heifu Commandery. Even the hundred people arrested for "private fighting" were also
They were incorporated into the ranks of the dead soldiers, galloping ahead, eating five days' worth of food, and following the army ahead.
No, after arriving at Huamachi, they found that the Huns totaled probably two thousand horsemen, and they were superior in number. Heijun led Changyiqu White Wolf would not be stupid enough to fight one against two, so he led more than a thousand horsemen in Yanchi.
He set up camp nearby and faced off against the Huns who were twenty miles away.
Among them, the city of Yanyanrong, where the Qin army had been waiting for the arrival of the stars and the moon, was now brightly lit to guard against the Huns' night attack.
The Huns did not know the exact number of the Qin army, and they were also cruising cautiously. They neither dared to attack the city rashly, nor could they cross the city. They risked being attacked from both sides by attacking the Qin army, and the two sides fell into a stalemate.
Although the large armies were confronting each other, the cavalry from both sides kept sending out: the Qin army kept sending their cavalry to Huamachi City to get in touch, as if they wanted to respond internally and externally, while the Huns wanted to send their cavalry further south.
See if the Qin army has follow-up troops.
During this process, the two sides collided frequently, and each suffered casualties. Fu Zhi, as the commander of one hundred good knights, also participated in the battle. For the first time, he observed up close how the Huns fought.
In Fu Zhi's eyes, the Huns are much more savage than all the Rong people in Beidi County. They are naturally ugly, with short limbs, strong torsos, big heads, bow legs, and the lines of their entire bodies are like those of poor craftsmen.
It looked like a random cut with an ax on an old tree root.
Judging from a Xiongnu outpost that their three hundred cavalry assault destroyed, the Huns ate half-cooked animal meat, and the soup was grass roots dug out of the ground, or fermented sour mare's milk, boiled directly in water bags.
They wore rough sheepskin jackets or rat skin robes. The captured clothes smelled bad, and they probably never washed or changed them until they were in tatters.
What shocked Fu Zhi was that he thought his riding skills were already quite good. Even though the county captain did not allow them to use stirrups and high saddles this time, they were still as good as any northern Rong people.
It wasn't until he fought against the Huns that he knew what a real people on horseback was.
The Huns cavalry who fought against them were as if their entire bodies were on horses. They could perform various difficult movements without stirrups, such as galloping and drawing bows, or turning back and shooting arrows, all in one go. The Huns they hunted
, only a dozen people were able to make hundreds of people run around in circles. They chased him for a long time and relied on soldiers to outflank him before killing him!
Fu Zhi was also amazed by the tactics of these Huns. He thought that these Rongdi did not know the art of war and only had some brute strength and natural horseback shooting. The result was an eye-opener for him: During the confrontation, there were very few Huns.
They formed a neat formation, sometimes dispersed, sometimes gathered, coming and going like the wind. They often rushed in front of them when they were unprepared, fired their bows and shot, and then quickly left.
"It's as fast as the wind, and its invasion is like fire..." Fu Zhi thought to himself about this sentence. The Huns were already born with the four things that the county captain asked Liang Jiazi to do.
This group of people seemed to be born knowing how to play cavalry. From a distance, they shot arrows quickly with amazing accuracy. If they got closer, they used stone daggers or bronze swords to fight the enemy. They were extremely brave and sacrificed their lives.
Suddenly the noose was thrown out and the Qin man fell to the ground, unable to move.
After a day of contact, Fu Zhi already understood that he had encountered a very formidable enemy. Without the help of high saddles and stirrups, it would be difficult for Liang Jiazi to compete with him on horseback.
The only weakness of the Huns was their extremely poor weapons and equipment.
Fu Zhi glanced at the three-foot-long iron sword in his hand. It was forged by the batch of Guandong craftsmen sent to Beidi County by the Shaofu. There was a large family in Yiju Township, Niyang County, the hometown of his friend Gan Chong.
Iron mine. For months, thick smoke has been billowing there. Thousands of iron official slaves mined and smelted iron. The molten iron was poured into iron weapons that were common in Kanto but rare in Kansai. The first batch of people equipped with them,
He is a good family man.
As for the Huns, let alone iron, even bronze was very scarce. Most of the Huns' cavalry and servants used wooden weapons. Even the most important arrow clusters were made of bone and stone. Although they were sharpened, they were not sharp.
With their thick armor, they couldn't even shoot away the hard pot helmet that Fu Zhi carried behind his back...
"So this thing can really be used as a shield." Fu Zhi decided to tell his two fellow Qianghua and Gan Chong the good news when they arrived.
"Woo!"
While I was thinking about it, suddenly, a sharp horn sounded from two miles outside the camp, but it stopped suddenly! It was as if the sound was suddenly cut off by something!
But it was not enough to kill just one sentry horseman. Like a relay, a continuous sound of horns sounded from the southwest of the camp.
"Ahhhhhhh!"
The three people who were feasting immediately became alert. Fu straightened up and stamped out the campfire with a few feet. He then raised his hand to Xiu Niu and Hu Luohuai who were sharing the food. Holding his sword, he walked towards Liangjiazi's camp and put out the copper whistle.
Put it in your mouth and blow as hard as you can.
"The Huns attack at night! Liangjiazi! Assemble!"
…
Three days later, Heijun led Chang Yiqu Bailang to report to Beidi County Lieutenant who arrived two days earlier than expected:
"I dare to tell you, the weather has been fine these days and people can be seen at night. The Huns tried to send people to launch raids every night. However, they were discovered in time by the sentries arranged by the subordinates. They blew the trumpet to warn. The Huns were not reckless.
, after trying it out, we found that our army was on guard, so we planted antlers on the outside to defend against the cavalry, and quickly retreated."
Hei Fu nodded, Gongsun and Yiqu both have some abilities. Gongsun Bailu is capable of both literary and military skills, and he has a strategy, so he can rest assured that he can stand alone, and Yiqu Bailang is worthy of having fought with Zhao and Chu chariots.
The cavalry commander was very experienced in using troops. Facing the Huns with a thousand cavalry who were twice his own size, he bluffed and delayed them for three days until he arrived with 4,000 infantry.
Although the Xiongnu also continued to receive reinforcements from the Helan Grassland, the orders were inconsistent and they were all sent according to tribes. They were sparse and sparse. Now there are only more than 3,000 horses. Seeing that the Qin army came again in a large and dark area, various tribes or
Preserving the idea of letting others attack first, he hesitated and did not dare to attack again.
Heifu learned a fighting technique from Wang Jian in his early years, which is called "bullying others by force". After he arrived at Huamachi, he took advantage of his large number of people and without any ambiguity, he immediately ordered more than 5,000 infantry and cavalry to coordinate, slowly advance, and
The position was pushed under Huamachi City and met with Jun Yan and Wushi Yan in the city.
"In this way, plus the capable soldiers and infantry in the city, there are already 8,000 people. If in another six or seven days, the Gongsun County Captain who is transporting the baggage arrives, the number will be nearly 10,000!"
Qiang Hua has been acting as Heifu's personal guard these days, but he has already been gearing up and just wants to go to the front line to fight. After arriving at Huamachi, he heard Fu Zhi talk about the recent confrontation with the Huns, and he couldn't hold back anymore.
After setting up camp, he started shouting:
"Great, now we can have a decisive battle with the Huns!"
"decisive battle?"
Heifu was discussing the next battle strategy with Yiqu Bailang. Hearing this, he shook his head helplessly, pointed at Qianghua and said: "Sure enough, even if we leave the fortress and blow the sand, in essence, we are still within the fortress.
Young grass.”
"After all, we are young people."
Yiqu Bailang smiled and nodded, which made Qiang Hua's face turn red, and he bowed down and said, "If I have made a mistake, please ask the county captain and commander to give me some advice!"
The advice is false, but the dissatisfaction is true.
Heifu then folded the map and asked him: "Tell me, what is the key to this battle?"
"Of course we will defeat the Huns!" Qiang Hua said matter-of-factly.
"How to defeat?"
"Of course it's on the battlefield!"
In Qiang Hua's imagination, the two sides should have set up their battle formations for a roaring duel, with chariots galloping and cavalry clashing. In the end, one's own side won a great victory and annihilated the Huns in one fell swoop...
But Heifu said: "Like us, the Xiongnu came in several waves to help, basically hundreds more every day. By the time our army has set up a camp with its back to the city, and when the luggage arrives, the Xiongnu may have reached 5,000 people. We will
I heard Chen Ping and Wu Shiyan say that this is also the total number of cavalry that Helan can send out."
Ten thousand people against five thousand seemed to have the upper hand, but the Xiongnu commander was not stupid, so he decided to put up a good posture and outnumber the enemy. These people were not fools, but cunning hunters on the grassland. In countless hunts,
, in the battle with nature, he developed a unique set of tactics.
In Chen Ping's words, "If you benefit, you will advance; if you are unfavorable, you will retreat. Don't be ashamed to run away."
In later generations, it would be "fight if you can win, and run if you can't." They were not like the nobles of Chu who committed suicide in shame because they fled and retreated? That doesn't exist.
The Xiongnu were much more mobile than the Qin army, and their sentries and cavalry were spread all over the fields. As soon as the Qin army made a move, they could immediately retreat. When the Qin army's infantry and cavalry separated and the battle line was lengthened, they would wait for an opportunity to turn around and strike. By then, the chances of winning would be
It's the Huns.
Therefore, the initiative in this battle does not lie with Hei Fu.
At least on a tactical level...
If you want to win this battle, you must rely on strategy.
Hei Fu got up and came outside the tent. It was the end of September when they set out, and now it is early October. In Zhuanxu's calendar, another year has passed, and now it is the beginning of Qin Shihuang's 29th year...
The weather outside the Great Wall is getting colder and colder.
In the bleak north wind, Heifu said slowly: "I have heard a saying that it snows in Hutian in August. Although it is not that exaggerated, by as late as November, the first snow will fall."
"Although the Huns can withstand the cold and hunger, they are not invincible. Within a radius of 500 miles, Huamachi is the only densely populated place where more than 10,000 people can ride for winter supplies. This means that a month
If the Huns cannot capture this place, they will have to retreat to the Shenquan Mountain two hundred miles away or spend the winter by the river three hundred miles away."
After pointing out the most critical part of this war, Heifu turned around and said: "At that time, whoever controls Huamachi and occupies Huamachi will be the winner of this war!"
"Now that Yan Yanrong has returned to Qin, our army is stationed with its back to the city. The inside and outside are mutual horns, and there is no shortage of water sources and food."
Heifu smiled and said: "So the one who should be anxious to fight is definitely not us, but the Huns!"
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