After entering mid-September, more and more enemy troops gathered at Fukouxing.
On September 12th, a group of Qiang soldiers arrived at the city and launched an attack on the camp.
This was the first battle between the two sides, and it also meant that the Huns finally showed their fangs. They would not sit back and watch the Jin invade the entire Hebei.
When the news came, Shao Xun had led the Silver Spear Left Battalion to Luze Town in the north of Jersey on the mainland, and was in the midst of the governor's encirclement and suppression of Anping.
The battle has been going on for more than half a month, and the troops from all walks of life are working step by step, and the momentum is good.
They are really "step by step". If they don't rush, the advance will be very slow. It's not that they are steady, but they are dawdling, not wanting to use up their strength.
Especially the infantry brigade, always looking for various excuses to slow down, hoping that others will fight first and then he can take advantage.
One person said that the autumn rain continued and the road was difficult to travel.
Later I said that there are many Huns cavalry and I need to take good protection.
After a while, he said that the food and grass in the army were insufficient for three months, and it was best to wait until they were delivered later before setting off.
In short, I found various reasons, and they all sounded quite legitimate.
After repeated strict orders, the various tribes were finally willing to send most of their cavalry ahead of the infantry to attack the Xiongnu's old, weak, women and children.
Liang Fuzhen did not come to Hebei alone. In fact, he had "20,000 riders."
Of course, the so-called "twenty thousand cavalry" does not mean that he has raised 20,000 cavalry. This is too exaggerated. There is no such rule on the grassland.
This actually means that more than 20,000 adult men can be recruited from the tribe he brought over. This is the rule of thumb on the grasslands.
During the Pre-Han Dynasty, the Xiongnu were said to have 300,000 string-controllers, but in fact they only meant 300,000 adult men, which corresponds to a total population of about one million.
There were more than 60,000 tribesmen brought to Anping by Liang Fuzun, and they were mainly Xiongnu, accounting for more than half of them. The rest were various miscellaneous people who were distributed in Anping, Qinghe, and Bohai, farming and grazing.
Since the war broke out, all the Huns in Qinghe have withdrawn to Anping.
The Huns in the Bohai Sea defeated part of the Eastern Route Army, which frightened the Jin armies in Leling and the plains. In addition, Cao Yi raided Leling, and Shao Xu had the intention of withdrawing his troops. This road was considered abandoned, and Dun's troops were stationed in the Bohai Sea.
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But they were not without merit. At least some officials in Qinghe and Bohai were able to revolt and cut off the Xiongnu's external wings.
Su Qiu, the general of Lukou town who came from the north, was cunning and refused to fight head-on with the Huns. He only attacked the Huns' pastures and villages and plundered cattle, sheep and people, without fighting a hard fight at all.
Even when the Xiongnu brigade came, he avoided the battle, knowing that the Huns would be besieged from all sides and would not be able to fight to the end.
If that doesn't work, I will withdraw to Lukou City and stop fighting. Can you still catch me?
The real ones fighting against the Huns were the beggar army who were eager for revenge.
They had a grudge against Shi Le and did not want to see him come back again, so they even tried their best to punish his faults.
Bo Sheng personally led thousands of cavalry and fought against the Xiongnu in successive battles, resulting in heavy casualties.
Yang Dan also worked very hard all the way.
He ran the fastest and had already conquered Nangong County. However, the former army suffered a defeat and was surrounded by more than 3,000 people in the field by the Huns. The entire army was wiped out.
Fortunately, he also had a lot of cavalry on his side, no less than five thousand. After adjusting his tactics, the situation was stabilized.
"More than 100,000 troops, with less than 14,000 cavalry, besieged Liang Fuzhen with 20,000 cavalry, and this is the result..." On the bank of the vast mainland, Shao Xun looked at Liu Hezhu, Liu Hedu and his son who came to see him.
, said: "If I don't come, are you planning to disperse?"
"How dare you, how dare you." Liu Hezhu cried out and said: "Ming Gong, Zhang Jack led his army to defeat in Zhangshui. Thousands of people were killed and injured, and people were in panic. If I hadn't led my fine cavalry to attack the Xiongnu pastureland on the east bank of Zhangshui, and captured the old and weak
Women and children, the Huns will not retreat, and Zhang Jack will kill more people."
Shao Xun snorted coldly and said nothing more.
On paper, Liang Fuzhen can dispatch 20,000 cavalry, which is actually a huge force. In theory, he can kill these local tycoons in Hebei.
The problem is, he also has jars and jars.
There are more than 60,000 Zahu scattered in various places. They do not build forts. They are still half-grazing and half-cultivating. They need a lot of land and live in scattered places. If the enemy cannot be defended outside the country, the old, weak, women and children will not have enough room to move around.
Yes, it is easy to be attacked and captured.
You summon all Ding Zhuang to Anping, what will your family do?
It would be even more chaotic and impossible to gather the entire population under Anping City.
Therefore, the Huns took advantage of the cavalry and achieved several tactical victories, defeating the Eastern Route Army and intimidating the Northern Route Army. However, the South and West Routes camped step by step and continued to advance. They also sent cavalry to capture the old and weak, cattle and sheep of the Huns, and the Huns themselves.
It's also messy.
This is a bad battle. The two sides are rolling in the mud. Sometimes you win and sometimes I win. It's a bad battle, and it feels a bit like noobs pecking each other.
By now, the four armies have actually suffered considerable losses, and they have begun to act cunning and do not want to fight.
Some people even secretly colluded with Liang Fuzhen to engage in a sit-in war.
This is the reason why Shao Xun came here to supervise the battle.
When Liu Hezhu saw that Shao Xun had gone to appease the captured Huns, he quietly walked up to Mrs. Liu and asked in a low voice: "Ye Na, is Mr. Chen... is there...?"
Mr. Liu was milking the cows. Hearing this, he glanced at Liu Hezhu and was too lazy to speak.
Liu Haozhu secretly shouted that something was going on.
In the past, he would be scolded if he mentioned this matter. This time, he just gave him a cold look, showing contempt and disgust, but did not curse him. This is progress.
He rolled his eyes and said, "Ye Na, do you think Liang Fuxian will be defeated?"
"If Thief Shao doesn't come to supervise the battle, this battle will not go on." Mrs. Liu said after milking a bucket of milk.
"But he came, and he brought troops and horses." Liu Hezhu said: "I captured thousands of people and a hundred thousand cattle and sheep. I had robbed enough and didn't want to fight, but when I saw Mr. Chen coming, I forced myself to
We kept our scalp and continued to fight. Our cavalry rushed forward, harassing the Xiongnu pastures, and the infantry followed to occupy the area, tightening the noose step by step. If Liang Fuzhen didn't have the courage to abandon the old, weak, women and children, and rushed outside with his strong men, he
It’s really over.”
Mrs. Liu was a little stunned when she heard this.
Once the grassland tribes know about their pastureland and are charged by the opponent's cavalry, they are not far from destruction.
In the Pre-Han Dynasty, there was a tactic called "breaking nests", which was to lead fine cavalry to attack places where old and weak women and children were grazing.
According to Shao Thief, this is called "attacking the enemy must save you", which makes your cavalry unable to run around and can only fight head-on.
If Liang Fuzhen ran away and led a large group of cavalry in a roundabout way, then the Xiongnu cavalry's families, cattle, sheep, tents and other properties would become the property of the Jin army.
So Liang Fuchan couldn't do this.
He is now gathering men, cattle and sheep while retreating, and then taking advantage of the inconsistent coordination of the four armies, or the opportunity of a certain group of troops to advance unexpectedly, eat some of them, weaken their morale, and struggle to find a chance to win.
He did achieve certain results.
But Anping is so big, and many grazing camps have been looted, resulting in the loss of a large number of people, cattle, sheep, and wealth. It is difficult for him.
So, this is a bad fight.
But as the situation continued, the Jin army might rely on their size advantage to tighten the noose around Liang Fuchun's neck step by step.
Moreover, Shao Xun is here...
This man no longer fights military wars, but fights political wars all day long.
At this moment, he went to comfort the prisoners, returned their belongings, and even gave them a small reward, and then asked the old, weak, women and children to call back their children, nephews, father and brothers.
This is a fatal blow.
Mrs. Liu is not optimistic that Liang Fuxian can survive. In the end, he may become a Huns and fight against Huns...
"Ye Na, Liang Fuzhen is over. Only Shi Le is left in Hebei, who was destroyed overnight." Liu Hezhu said: "Once Chen Gong takes Hebei, the situation will be complete and he can compete with Emperor Pingyang. These are some of the most powerful people in the world.
One, Shi Le is not worth mentioning."
"Bang!" Ms. Liu threw a bucket of milk at Liu Hezhu.
Liu Hezhu hurriedly avoided, but still got milk poured all over his head and face.
"You!" He wanted to yell, but thought about it and held it back.
Mrs. Liu looked to the north, which was the direction of Zhaojun and Zhongshan.
Your husband should be working hard there, right?
At the beginning, she hoped that Da Hu would lead his army to come back and rescue her.
But now, she has given up hope.
After the light in the eyes gradually disappeared, cracks appeared in the embankment of the soul.
Everyone around her was trying to persuade her and pull her into trouble.
Mr. Chen spent time with her day and night, handling government affairs, training his troops, comforting people, and everything was in order.
His focused, confident, and wise appearance while working made Liu subconsciously a little irritated.
She didn't know where this irritability came from, and she didn't dare to delve into the source of this irritability.
She is escaping, and she is trying her best to resist, but the strength of her resistance is like that of a weak Liang Fuqi, whose defeat is expected.
"Ye Na." Seeing his niece in a daze, Liu Hezhu walked over quietly and whispered: "The people who went to the party have come back. Your brother is sitting on the ground raising the price. I don't even dare to tell Mr. Chen."
Mrs. Liu picked up the bucket and continued milking.
"What did Liu Runzhong say?" Liu Hezhu asked.
Mr. Liu didn't respond.
"He is no longer satisfied with being the governor of Shangdang." Liu Hezhu said sarcastically: "He thinks too highly of himself. He said that you are the only sister, so he asked Mr. Chen to marry you as his wife, make your child the heir apparent, and inherit the Shao family.
power, even the whole world."
"Idiot." Mrs. Liu finally said something.
While speaking, I don't know why, but my heart beat a few beats faster than I expected.
Shao--Does Shao Xun have any hope of becoming the world leader?
"I also think so. I have been the local emperor in Shangdang for a long time, and I really think that others must be him." Liu Haozhu said: "However, he mentioned that Liu Yao has already arrived in Shangdang, commanding tens of thousands of Di, Qiang, Han and Huns.
He was very aggressive. If he could help, the situation would definitely be different."
Mrs. Liu calmed down and said no more.
"Oh, I don't even know what to say to Mr. Chen." Liu Hezhu sighed.
Warm cheers rang out not far away. The two of them looked up and saw a man in a red robe who was as fast as lightning. The man on horseback picked up his bow and arrows and fired in succession.
Wherever he passed, five of the six straw men were shot down.
Pegasus shoots at grass-roots people, hitting five out of six, which is already a miraculous skill.
With this kind of riding and archery skills, even if you are galloping and shooting birds, you can probably hit half of them. No wonder everyone cheered.
"If Chen Gongruo was on the grassland, he would probably be a hero of his generation." Liu Hezhu sighed.
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Night fell over the land and bonfires were lit.
Soldiers wearing Mingguang armor stood all over the place, their eyes wandering around, and they were on constant alert.
Six thousand silver spear troops were stationed on the outside and surrounded the camp in the center.
The lake water gently lapped at the bank, making a gurgling sound.
In the center of the camp, a dozen Hun girls had just finished dancing, and everyone was cheering.
There were probably tens of thousands of Huns and miscellaneous tribesmen gathered nearby, most of them prisoners, and a few who were forced by the situation to surrender on their own initiative.
Shao Xun called them together mainly for the purpose of uniting the front, disintegrating the military morale of Liang Fuxun's troops, seizing Anping as soon as possible, and stabilizing the situation.
After the dance was completed, the Huns brought half a pán of oxen and placed it on the ground.
Two respected elders stepped forward, one of them took a knife, and cut a piece of bloody internal organs from the cow, which was called "heart dish". They cut it into pieces and put them on a porcelain plate.
Another person picked up a tall bowl and poured milky white liquid into it.
After finishing their work, two girls aged 13 or 14 came up to the front, walked to the front and back of Shao Xun, knelt down on the ground, and held it high above their heads.
The person on the left spoke a good mandarin, and said crisply: "When the frost fell, the most powerful Shanyu in the world decided to send out troops. He hunted with all the commanders, cut fresh food and ate it. Everyone asked about what they saw and what their strengths were."
Another person said: "When the frost and snow fall in the ninth month, gather the water and put it into a bowl. If a single person focuses his eyes on the bowl and drinks it all in one gulp, he will have the world."
Shao Xun sat cross-legged on the carpet, looked at the bloody "appetizer", and fell silent.
The Huns all looked at him.
Even Ms. Liu looked over curiously.
Shao Xun took off the meat cleaver from the tray, picked a piece of "appetizer", put it in his mouth, chewed it slowly, and smiled.
He moved quickly, eating one piece after another, and when the smile on his face became a little stiff, he picked up the bowl.
This is a tall bowl, made in the Central Plains, but it is rare in the Central Plains.
The bowl is about ten centimeters in length, the mouth of the bowl is large and deep, and it is filled with milky white kumiss.
He seemed a little impatient, holding up his hands and drinking.
The wine was slightly spilled, mixed with blood and fell on the robe.
After a while, he drank it all in one gulp and put the tall bowl on the dinner plate.
I was about to wipe my mouth with silk silk, but paused and wiped it directly with my sleeve.
The two girls showed the empty trays to everyone.
The cheers surged like a mountain and a tsunami.
Shao Xun stood up, suppressed the churning in his stomach, and laughed endlessly.
Liu Hezhu shook his head and sighed, how many senior Jin officials are there who can do this?
They would only scornfully call them "Hu" and humiliate them in every possible way, even though they have relied on the Hu people to fight for many years.
If the barbarians had your armor, weapons, and money and food as offerings, they could concentrate on honing their skills and practicing tactics, and they would have defeated you long ago.
Since the Han Dynasty, people have relied on weapons and armor to bully people.
At that time, "the weapons of the barbarians were dull and blunt, and their bows and crossbows were weak", so one Han was like five barbarians.
By the time of the Later Han Dynasty, "the craftsmanship of the Han Dynasty was quite good", and one Han could only serve as three Hus.
What happens now? When the battlefield is at a stalemate, the barbarian heavy cavalry is already needed to decide the outcome.
The Han people were lucky, Shao Taibai was born.
Otherwise, I don’t know who owns the vast north.
Taibai was brave, heroic, and broad-minded. Hu and Han treated everyone equally, and Liu Hezhu truly admired him.
It is really possible for him to unify the North, but others cannot.
Seeing Shao Xun being worshiped by everyone, Mrs. Liu suddenly felt a little scared and walked away in a panic.
"I only hope that the barbarians and Xia will be safe. The Han, Jie, Qiang, Di, Xiongnu, Wuhuan, Xianbei... are all my sons. Those who come to join us as a crowd, let the past be forgotten, and those who resist stubbornly in the corner——"
"Kill them!" someone shouted.
Shao Xun glanced over there with satisfaction, raised his right hand high, and said loudly: "Those who resist in spite of the odds——"
"Kill them!" The voice gradually became louder.
"Those who resist in the corner——"
"Kill them!"
"Here comes the wine!"
The girl also offered kumiss.
Shao Xun might have been drunk, so he picked up the wine bowl and drank it all in one gulp.
The cheers almost pierced the night sky.
More than ten girls came forward and danced around him.
Mrs. Liu sat down on the grass and looked at the scene under the bonfire from a distance.
She took out a jade pendant from her arms and looked at it for a long time.
The jade pendant was engraved with the word "stone", and she held it tightly in her hands, as if drawing strength from it.
This person——
When wooing the Jin people, he was very polished and well-spoken, citing scriptures and scriptures.
When staying with warriors, they shoot, hunt, and inquire about the welfare.
When interacting with other Hula people, they show their boldness and respect each other's customs, which gives them enough face.
Could such a person really be a god?
This godly man really fit the image of a heroic hero in her imagination.
How can Liang Fuqian resist?
Big...how can Shi Le resist?
On September 13, under the command of Shao Xun, the various tribes regrouped and launched a more violent offensive against Liang Fuxun's tribe.
From that day on, one after another Huns deserted and came to seek refuge, and their families were reunited.
It was also at this time that the fighting in Shexian County and surrounding areas began to heat up.
The situation in Hebei, at least up to this moment, is still chaotic, and anything is possible.
Chapter completed!