There are two ways to win a great victory. One is to defeat others with ideas, just like our ancestors have assimilated the foreigners who invaded the Central Plains time and again for thousands of years. This method is longer and the results are naturally slower. Fifty years
Even if it takes hundreds of years, you may not be able to see any results. The second method is much simpler, which is war. Kill all the disobedient people in one go. The remaining people will crawl on your ground even if they are afraid.
Feet, at your mercy.
There are three ways of war. It is said in the Art of War. The first is to attack with troops, the second is to attack friends, and the last is to seize cities and territory and kill innocent people indiscriminately. Therefore, as a species that only knows one thing, humans are very rational.
Violence will never be used as a last resort. However, I have been in China for five thousand years. In the years without war, I can't find much in the history books. Many people don't understand why. To put it nicely, it is for the sake of the country, and to put it crudely, it means to have enough food.
Supported.
War is always a game for those in high positions. In this game, whether they are ordinary people at the bottom or soldiers, they have only one fate, either to kill others or to be killed by others. There is no third way.
Although Han Anguo is not considered a superior, he is the largest official in a small place like Mayi. He has 100,000 soldiers under his command. He has no worries about food and clothing. He has the endorsement of the imperial court behind him and a large army in front of him to open the way. Just because King Han
The envoy who was sent did not address the Han Dynasty as the emperor, so the envoy had his head chopped off and was taken back by his entourage.
People who die cannot be resurrected, so they naturally have no worries, and living people do not have his freedom and ease. Looking at the headless corpse in front of them, the kings were afraid. For hundreds of years, in the eyes of the Huns, the big man was a coward.
The country has never refused their requests. I remember when the Queen Mother teased the big man with words, and the answer she received was just a smile. Why is she so vicious today?
King Langxie sat in his seat without saying a word, and his face did not have the charm of the past. He drank one mouthful after another and listened to the deputy envoy's story. When he knew the cause of the envoy's death, the mud-like King Langxie held the hand in his hand.
He threw the sterling silver wine glass to the ground: "The Han people bully others too much!"
No one responded to him, no one spoke, they closed their eyes and waited for King Han's decision.
King Han sighed: "Now the Han people have the upper hand and have us besieged in Mayi. Chanyu's army has also been held back. It seems that it will not be easy for him to escape, let alone come to rescue us. If he doesn't surrender, I'm afraid no one will."
Want to go back."
King Langxie said: "How to surrender? For so many years, the grievances between us and the Han people can be settled with just one sentence of surrender?"
King Han smiled slightly: "Of course I can't finish it, but we people are all in the desert. In fact, those close to the border are the ones who have the deepest hatred against the Han people. As long as we surrender, the emperor of the Han Dynasty will not make things difficult for us, at least for a short time.
Not within the time limit.”
"What happens next?"
"The future? In this current situation, are you still thinking about the future?"
King Langxie stopped talking. He also knew the current situation. If he didn't agree, he would be dead. King Han glanced at everyone: "We are sending people! If they are still killed, continue sending until the Han people are satisfied!"
The newly acquired items were not yet warm, so they were transported to the Han army camp one by one. There were various merchants' clerks there to receive them, and then sold them to the imperial army. Just take the receipt and go to Chang'an to collect the money. This is what Su said.
Ren and Han Anguo had discussed it well. What was stationed in Mayi City was not only a bait for the Huns, but also a guarantee for Han Anguo's army.
It is very risky to say this. If the Huns were cruel and burned everything, the logistical supplies of a hundred thousand troops would be enough for Su Ren to drink a pot. Fortunately, the Huns did not lose their health. Even if they suffered heavy losses for supplies, they would not lose a cent.
One cent. When the last cart of supplies was delivered to the Han military camp, the real Battle of Mayi began.
The Chan Yu did not expect that the Han people had cut off their retreat. When they came, they found no traces of the army's settlement, but the soldiers and horses in front of them could already explain the problem. Both Li Guang and Cheng Bushi had fought against the Xiongnu for half their lives.
The Huns' fighting methods are very clear. Although in the wild, the Han army and the Huns cavalry have no advantage in fighting, there is still some hope if they just defend.
For three days, the battle has been going on without hesitation. Both sides suffered heavy casualties, but no one had any intention of retreating. One side naturally fought tooth and nail to survive, and the other side was jealous of killing for revenge. Sometimes hundreds of people died in one fight.
People died in the battle, which made Shanyu's heart bleed. Those who died were his people, and Shanyu would not be able to do what he did without them.
General Zuo reported that although the Han army was small, they had already surrounded them, and it was absolutely impossible to rush out with the remaining victims. The only way was for Shan Yu to lead his five thousand elites into the formation, and maybe there was still a line of defense.
Life. This is the only way, otherwise after the Han people kill all the victims, the remaining five thousand soldiers and horses will have no chance to leave.
Shan Yu thought about it all night. This night was the longest night he had ever lived. His hair turned white. He finally made up his mind to retreat. It was not that he didn't want to care about the victims, but it was because he did not have the ability to serve as Shan Yu's banner.
While they were still flying over the camp, Shan Yu's five thousand soldiers and horses quietly moved to the outermost part of the battle formation.
The horn of the charge sounded again. Without saying a word, the victims who were desperately trying to survive picked up their crude weapons and rushed towards Li Guang's military formation again. Arrows were the nemesis of the cavalry, and a large number of feather arrows covered the sky.
Next, the Huns were unobstructed. The excited ones hurriedly hid behind the tall ones, hoping that the arrows would kill the tall ones in front of them and let themselves survive. The stupid ones squatted on the spot and prayed to their immortal god to open their eyes.
See yourself.
I don’t know how many people died on the way to the charge. In just five hundred steps, corpses lay all over the field, and the blood stained the entire grassland. Even so, the Han people’s arrows were still endless until the Huns rushed to the front of the military formation.
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Li Guang took the lead and led the cavalry to rush out of the military formation. The tip of the arrow formation pierced the Huns' ranks, piercing a dent in the advancing Huns. Li Guang's armor had been dyed red, and only the remaining halberd was left.
A halberd pole. But Li Guang always held the halberd pole firmly, waving it and dashed left and right among the Huns. There was no scream, only a muffled groan and the sound of broken bones. When the halberd pole was only as long as his arm,
Only when one of them did it had to be thrown away.
Cheng Bushi found that the Huns today were very different from the usual ones. They were not messy and life-threatening. This group of Huns cooperated very well. The movements of the cavalry were very precise. A single encounter caused his first line of defense to completely collapse. Everyone
Had to retreat to the second line of defense.
Lei Bian stood next to Cheng Bushi and frowned: "Old General, these people are not simple, they are very different from those of the past few days!"
Cheng Bushi smiled: "It's indeed different, but if we can keep this group of people, you and I will be considered successful in this battle."
"What the old general means is..."
Cheng Bushi said: "It's not interesting. Send the order and let these people go. Only the Xiongnu group will be left!"
Lei was suddenly enlightened and felt a little regretful: "Hey! What a great opportunity, what a pity."
Cheng Bushi glanced at Lei Fu: "It's no pity. His life is more important than his death here. Su Xiaozi's trick is very subtle. It not only returns Yu Shan's favor, but also makes the Huns completely chaotic. Instead of us,
Instead of fighting with the lives of these burly men here, it would be better to let the Huns themselves beat them half to death first."
Lei Feng nodded: "General Su is indeed full of wisdom and plans, and I admire him very much."
Cheng Bushi laughed loudly: "You are so resourceful, you are just a conspirator!"
Shan Yu's army's attack was very unsatisfactory, especially on the right side which had been killed by the Han army and retreated. If the Han army outflanked him at this time, he really would not be able to escape. As a last resort, he could only risk losing the stone and take it with him.
His personal bodyguards, generals, and households rushed to the front. Chanyu had no choice but to use this least technical method to boost morale, hoping to create a passage.
Maybe his method really worked, and the attack of five thousand men finally worked. The Han army retreated steadily with only arrows to greet them, and there was no longer a large number of people to block their way. Shanyu's horse was fast, and he rushed out of the Han army in a few breaths.
The army's blockade. At that moment, Shanyu could hear his own heartbeat. He was excited and helpless. When he looked back, Shanyu was on the verge of crying, and less than 5,000 soldiers and horses rushed out with him.
Generally speaking, that is to say, the remaining people may not see the sun tomorrow.
General Zuo kept urging: "Chanyu, leave quickly, you can't stay here for a long time!"
Turning the horse's head again, a large group of people entered the grassland without looking back. The call to kill came from behind, and a few miserable howls in Huns could be heard. Shan Yu's heart was as sharp as a knife, and he ran for his life with tears in his eyes.
When those who were still fighting fiercely with the Han army found that the Chanyu had disappeared, they were all stunned. Escaping from the battlefield was an act despised by all Xiongnu warriors. Today, their Chanyu and their king actually did this.
At this time, the generals who stayed behind dropped their weapons, and the rest lost their fighting spirit. On the grassland, if the leader of a tribe escapes, it means that the tribe is finished, even if you are a Shanyu.
Same.
Just when the Xiongnu army gave up resistance, a fast horse ran wildly on the grassland. The man on the horse was dusty and it looked like he had been running for a long time. The strong mount was soaked with sweat, and there was foaming from the corners of his mouth.
Even if he stopped to rest, the thousand-mile horse would be useless. However, the knight did not show sympathy for his horse, and kept whipping him hard with his whip, hoping that his horse would run faster.
The sound of the battlefield could already be heard, and the knight became even more anxious. Suddenly, he found that there were more soldiers and horses in front of his eyes. The knight quickly took the reins of his horse and stood on the road, waiting for the group of people to rush towards him. (Not finished yet.
