The old storyteller continued: "At that time, whenever the Zhao army learned that the Hungarian and Mongolian bandits were coming, they would often attack bravely. But the Hungarian and Mongolian people were extremely cunning: when they saw the powerful Zhao army approaching, they relied on the speed of their horses to dodge and evade.
Instead of fighting, when the Zhao army was dispersed or exhausted, the Huns and Mongols began to attack and defeated the Zhao army one by one. Therefore, although the Zhao army was numerous and brave, it suffered repeated defeats. Over the years, there were countless military and civilian casualties and property losses.
Even though I counted, I couldn’t kill many Hungarian and Mongolian bandits!”
"The Huns and Mongols were not engaged in production, so they were poor in materials. Seeing that the people of Zhao State were hard-working and rich in products, and that the Zhao army was unable to protect the people, they often formed groups and went south to rob livestock and property, and also captured young men and women of Zhao State.
Become slaves, and kill them all, young and old."
"The men and women of Zhao who were captured as slaves, if their words or actions displeased their Hungarian and Mongolian masters, they would be beaten and scolded, or killed, and their bodies exposed to the public. It was really miserable, like hell!"
When several people heard this, they all felt unbearable anger, and Lu Jing even clenched his fists.
The old man took a sip of tea from the cup, his tone changed, and he continued to tell the story: "Finally, God opened his eyes and sent "Wu Quxing" down to the world of Zhao State, where he was born into a military family. This man's name was Li Mu. He was extremely intelligent and strong since he was a child.
He joined the army when he was young, and while in the army he was familiar with the art of war, and he also developed superb martial arts skills and made many military exploits."
"One year, Li Mu was appointed as General Pingbei and unified command of the northern army of Zhao State against the Huns and Mongols. General Li changed his previous tactics and spent many years building many strong fortresses, enough to accommodate all the soldiers, civilians, livestock and property. Whenever the Hungarians
When the Mongols set out to rob, Zhao's patrolling cavalry quickly lit up the smoke and informed the soldiers and civilians from a distance: Take all livestock, food and property and hide in the fortress."
"The Huns are good at riding and shooting, but they are not good at attacking cities. They dare not attack when they look at the strong fortress, so they can only retreat in anger. General Li Mu also issued a strict order: Anyone who goes into battle without permission will be subject to military law regardless of victory or defeat.
Severe punishment. From then on, Zhao soldiers often watched the Hungarian and Mongolian cavalry galloping back and forth on the fortress wall, shouting and cursing in vain. The two armies spat at each other, not competing in martial arts, but only competing in eloquence!"
Hearing this, several boys and girls laughed.
The old man continued: "Although Li Mu's method saved the lives and property of the Zhao people, more and more people believe that General Li Mu is a coward who can only hide and dare not fight! Not only the Huns and Mongols are against General Li and
The Zhao army treated him with extreme contempt, and even the people of Zhao State complained a lot."
"Although General Li Mu did not fight, he continued to recruit and train soldiers and prepare weapons and horses. This went on for several years."
"This year, it's early summer again, the time for the mule and horse competition. Several generals, hoping against hope, persuaded General Li Mu to go to war. Who knew that this time, what was very surprising was that General Li actually agreed to go to war.
I’m confused!”
"Li Mu not only prepared to go to war, but also took out all his belongings at once: a total of 100,000 cavalry and archers, 50,000 infantry, 13,000 heavy cavalry, and more than 1,000 chariots to ambush the Huns on the only way they could pass.
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"That day, a large number of Zhao people were invited by Li Mu to hold a trading meeting. They saw a large grassland covered with Zhao people's livestock, food and property. The greedy and ruthless Huns learned about the grand event of this mule and horse meeting.
, was so overjoyed that he gathered all the men he could muster, a total of more than 100,000 people, and came excitedly."
"These thieves thought that this time it would be the same as before and there would be no fighting, so only a few of them brought bows, arrows and weapons. Most of them only brought a lot of ropes and bags, and they did not form a fighting formation. Everyone looked after themselves.
Flying from the ground!"
"More than 100,000 Hungarian and Mongolian knights, greedy for livestock, food, property, slaves, and contempt for the Zhao army and General Li Mu, rushed to the trading meeting, but they rushed into the Zhao army's ambush circle."
"On hearing General Li's order, more than 100,000 elite soldiers of the Zhao army came down the mountain like tigers. Everyone was brave and vying for the first place! With their deep-seated hatred of the Hungarian and Mongolian bandits and their noble sentiments of protecting their families and the people,
Of course, I still have the desire to be promoted through meritorious service, so I charge towards the stunned Hungarian and Mongolian cavalry!"
"When the Hungarian and Mongolian cavalry saw the Zhao army's momentum like a flash flood, sweeping over the mountains and plains, they were so frightened that they had no intention of fighting and collapsed at the first contact. The bandits turned around and fled, but were blocked by another part of the Zhao army that was outflanking them from behind.
As a result, more than 100,000 Hungarian and Mongolian cavalry were compressed into a group."
"The soldiers of the Zhao army mercilessly killed these fierce and cunning robbers in the past. The heavy cavalry of the Zhao army slashed fiercely with their swords, regardless of the blood splattered on their bodies. I saw streams of blood flying into the sky like fountains. Thousands of Hungarian and Mongolian soldiers were killed.
The heads rolled to the ground! Zhao Jun's cavalry archers with superb shooting skills were galloping around the Hungarian and Mongolian bandits, and their arrows were all fired. Countless Hungarians only felt a pain in their hearts or a cold throat, and went to see the King of Hell."
"A group of Huns wanted to besiege a Zhao Jun cavalry archer who rushed too fast and was left alone. Unexpectedly, this man turned out to be General Tang, a general under General Li and a "Wuzun" level marksman!"
"When General Tang saw that these Huns wanted to bully the minority, he sneered and drew out an excellent arrow. He bent his bow and nocked the arrow, took aim for a while, chose a good time, and shot out the arrow.
It was called "Dark Iron Arrow", with a unit price of more than three gold coins. The bronze arrow body was heavy, and the dark iron arrowhead was extremely sharp. Only a series of "thud, thud, thud..." sounds were heard, and the "Dark Iron Arrow" shot through six Hungarians in a row.
Human heads, six thieves were strung together and fell off their horses!"
When Xinlian heard this, she asked in surprise: "This General Tang is actually so capable of shooting six heads with one arrow?!"
Lu Jingzheng listened with interest and said casually: "After all, he is a master of the "Martial Master" level! Do you think he is our brother Tang Yi?"
Tang Yi chuckled and said nothing, but he was very fascinated in his heart, hoping that one day he would have such ability.
The old storyteller took a sip of tea and continued: "General Tang fired "black iron arrows" continuously, and each arrow would hit several barbarians. After this battle, the Zhao people had an additional snack: skewered with a bamboo skewer.
Picking up multiple round fruits and eating them dipped in sugar is called "Tanghulu", which is actually a homophone of "Tang Hushou", which means "Tang General shot through the heads of many barbarians with one arrow"!
"These barbarians are quite brave. Under such a disadvantage, no one surrendered. Wave after wave rushed towards the Zhao army in vain. Of course, the Zhao army was not polite. They used bows, arrows and swords to vent their anger that had been pent up for many years.
Hatred! In just half a day, more than 100,000 Hungarian and Mongolian cavalry were killed and injured, and the mountains and fields were full of dead bodies."
"The battlefield became quiet. The officers and soldiers of the Zhao army were worried that there was a fish that was pretending to be dead, so they patrolled the battlefield again. As long as they saw the intact body of the Huns, they would add a knife or a sword to the vital parts!"
"After this battle, almost all Hungarian and Mongolian adult men in several major tribes died, and only the old, weak, women and children were left in the tribes."
"Since then, there have been more women than men in the Hungarian and Mongolian tribes, and all living adult men have become "seeders", shouldering the arduous task of propagating seeds. As long as he is a man, even if he is the ugliest, poorest, laziest and stupidest
, even if one is missing arms and legs, a nose and eyes, as long as he is not severely incompetent, it is normal for a person to marry more than a dozen wives, which can be regarded as a blessing in disguise. But another negative consequence is that since then, the descendants of Huns and Mongolians
The people are much ugly, lazy and stupid than the robbers of our ancestors!"
At this point, several listeners couldn't help but laugh.
The old storyteller was very skillful. Sometimes he was impassioned, sometimes he was calm and tactful; sometimes he made the listener furious, and sometimes he made the listener laugh.