Shao Shude climbed up a hillside and overlooked the valley and lake.
The ruins from three hundred years ago are hard to find.
Murong Bao buried 80,000 elite Houyan troops here.
The stupid son was so incompetent that he forced Murong Chui to fall ill and go on an expedition in the second year, defeated Tuoba Qian in the Northern Wei Dynasty and captured his capital. But when passing through Shenhepi, he made a big mistake, that is, he went to pay homage to last year's war.
Dead soldiers.
There were numerous corpses and bones in Shenhe Pi, exposed in the wilderness. The soldiers saw the miserable state of their father and brother and burst into tears. I had to bear the blame for my stupid son. Murong Chui was so ashamed that he became so angry that he vomited blood and fell ill.
I should learn from what happened to Murong Chui, a hero like a bear.
Educating children is as important as politics and military affairs. But this year, when we go to war every year, we have too little time to spend with the children, let alone teach them anything.
When he was alive, Shuofang's army was united and no one dared to question his orders. Even if they had dissatisfaction, they had to hide it. But after death, if a stupid son was born, would the soldiers still recognize him?
An eagle chirped from the sky, Shao Shude stretched out his left arm, and the golden eagle landed on it obediently.
Forget it, it’s useless to think about it so much, let’s just go “hunting”.
In early April, ten thousand people of the Tielin Army entered Xuanhongchi. At this time, there were 22,000 people from the Tielin Army, Tianxiong Army, and Tianzhu Army in the Xuanhongchi area. In the Yanchi area to the southwest
By the side, there are newly arrived cavalry troops of 10,000 cavalry (five thousand soldiers), who are about to go south. But before them, the 17,000 cavalry of the Yinshan Fan tribe led by Qi Bizhang have already gone south, preparing to go deep into the Shuo, Dai, and Lan areas.
Harassment.
In the area around Yanchang City in the south, there are also the Flying Bear Army with a total of 13,000 cavalry (6,000 soldiers).
On the other side of Shanyang Pass, Yang Yue had already ordered the newly arrived Pingxia Dangxiang's more than 4,000 cavalry as the vanguard, and led the Xinquan Army and the Yinshan Fan tribe's infantry of nearly 40,000 people to the east.
Further away in the Shengzhou area, armies from all walks of life gradually gathered.
The main force was 5,000 cavalry from Liangzhou, 5,000 infantry from Pingxia Dangxiang, 8,000 infantry from Yi Congjun, 10,000 infantry from Hengshan Dangxiang, and auxiliary troops from Xia, Yan, Ling, Hui, Feng, and Shengliu.
There are more than 10,000 native Tuan villagers in the state, and their scale is huge and their momentum is astonishing.
This is a full-scale war mobilization. We will encounter such scenes more and more in the future. It can be regarded as an advance drill.
Before building the apartment, he persuaded Li Keyong to cover An Jinjun's retreat before Shuofang's army was fully assembled, which was actually the right thing to do.
There are hundreds of thousands of troops, including foot soldiers and cavalry, combat soldiers and auxiliary soldiers, rural soldiers and civilians. The assembly is very slow. If it were not for the convenience of water transportation, it would be impossible to enter the Yanchi and Xuanhongchi lines now.
It's not too late for Li Keyong to leave now, it just depends on how he chooses.
"Commander, the high platform has been built, and we are waiting for the alliance meeting." Generals such as Zang Dubao, Niu Li, Li Tangbin, Feng Yin, Fu Cunshen and others came to pay their respects.
"I'm afraid the sworn brother won't come." Shao Shude asked everyone to sit down and said: "But the high platform will not be built in vain. If Li Ke doesn't use it, others will come."
The generals were thoughtful after hearing this.
Shao Shude smiled. He remembered that after the rise of Yelu Abaoji in later generations, he repeatedly went south to plunder Youzhou. After plundering Youzhou, he was still not satisfied, so he swept across the entire grassland to the west, struck inside and outside the Yinshan Mountains, and plundered various tribes in the Hetao before returning.
He even led the Hu and Han army south to Yunzhou to plunder Yunzhou. Li Keyong gathered the main force and went north, but in the end he did not dare to fight. Abaoji and Li Keyong became brothers and then returned to the grassland.
This allowed the sworn brother to experience the impact of a Yelu Abao machine more than twenty years in advance.
To a certain extent, Abaoji was forced to retreat jointly by Li Keyong and the Tibetan tribes who submitted to him.
After returning to the grassland, Abaoji concentrated on running Liaodong and became increasingly powerful. However, the Central Plains vassal towns still had military force at that time. He was driven back by the northern warlords several times when he went south, leaving a black spot for the emperor to escape on a camel.
At this time, could Li Keyong summon any of the Tatars, Xi, Shiwei, Uighurs, and Tuyuhun to come to his aid?
There is a Tatar tribe in the north of Yinshan Mountain. Has anyone come here?
There is also a black carriage named Shiwei north of the Datong Army. Has anyone come here?
There are also Xi tribes on the grasslands north of Yunzhou and Yuzhou. Has anyone come here?
Not to mention Tuyuhun, Li Keyong could not annex it before Helianduo was defeated.
The money-minded Uighurs might fight for Li Keyong, but this time they did not dare to take a dip in the muddy waters.
The rise of the Khitans actually helped Li Keyong a lot.
The grassland tribes were in panic and either surrendered to the Khitan or fled. But if Li Keyong could not capture the Datong Army, he would not be able to receive this dividend.
No matter what, Li Keyong can't take it, I will take it and protect you from the Khitan people.
"Where is Helianduo's envoy?" Shao Shude suddenly asked.
"Come back to the commander-in-chief. He is in the camp. Do you want to bring him here?" Zang Dubao replied.
"No need." Shao Shude waved his hand and said: "Ask him if he knows where the pastures of Shiwei, Tatar and Xi people are. If he knows, pick a few eloquent people and invite the leaders of the various tribes to come over for an alliance. Khitan
As it becomes stronger and stronger, all the ministries are miserable, and I can’t stand it anymore, so I invite them to come over and discuss how to curb the Khitan people’s ambitions.”
"As commanded."
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By the stream, a soldier with a silver spear fell from his horse.
An Yuanxin put away his horned bow, drew out his short sword, looked at the battle group in the distance, and said angrily: "Where did Thief Shao find so many scapegoats?"
After the fierce battle, the soldiers were covered in blood and said: "They must be Uighurs. There are Uighurs in the army, and they recognized the killers of this group of Shuofang troops."
In Hedong Town, if we talk about the source of the Tibetan people in the army, before Li Keyong comes, Shatuo should be the first, Zhaowu Jiuxing is the second, Uighurs are the third, and other tribes should be less.
After Li Keyong took over, the pattern was basically still the same, except that the number of Shatuo and Zhaowu nine-surnamed Hu people was larger, and together they exceeded other tribes.
The five generals who went north this time, Kang Junli, An Yuanxin, and Shi Yan, all came from the ninth surname of Zhaowu, and were later absorbed by Shatuo. Li Siyuan couldn't tell his own clan affiliation, but he is currently considered a Shatuo person. There is only one Li Chengsi.
, was born in Hedong. After the Chao Rebellion, Li Keyong joined when he was briefly appointed as the Observer of the Xin Dynasty.
The Hedong cavalry marched north in large numbers, which should have been beyond the expectations of Shuofang's army.
However, their scouts were spread out widely and were very alert. They spotted the troops heading north from Yunzhou from a distance, but they did not have the effect of a surprise attack.
If a surprise attack fails, we will have to fight hard! Shao Shude is to the north, let’s see if you dare to let us pass!
It should be said that the Hedong cavalry really understood the psychology of Silver Spear City.
When the Han army marched north to the grassland, the Huns scattered and fired. The Han army's mounted infantry "dismounted and fought" and were extremely passive. But once they touched the important people or even the location of the royal court, the Huns could no longer fight and had to give up.
How can the Han army be undefeated if they use their weaknesses to compete with their strengths?
I have a crossbow, you don't.
I have iron arrows, but you are still using bone arrows.
I have iron armor, but you don't even have leather armor, you still have fur.
I don't have to work, I train regularly, and you still have to work for a living.
Come and fight me!
Silver spears are all clutch soldiers, so they are not obliged to confront the enemy's shock cavalry head-on, at least not until they have mastered their spear skills.
But Wang Chong really didn't dare to let people go, he was afraid of what might happen.
However, the prairie cavalry is not without any hand-to-hand combat skills. Before surrendering to Marshal Shao, the Uighurs generally used a variety of melee weapons such as sabers, iron swords, iron swords, and spears. At this time, the spear was not used smoothly, but it could still be drawn.
Use these secondary weapons to fight.
The Hedong cavalry rarely has five-meter-long horses, and most of them have two-meter short horses, that is, Li Cunxiao's "whiskers" that are placed next to the thighs. In addition, many people use iron laos (zhua) and iron maces.
,saber.
Giving up the five-meter-long horse in exchange for the opportunity to shoot a bow immediately. How you choose is up to you. At the peak of the Northern Wei Dynasty, there were 400,000 people in the army who could ride and shoot arrows. They could kill everyone with this skill. Emperor Taizong of the country also attached great importance to it.
In "horse shooting", his soldiers have to take four horse shooting tests before they can be selected. Therefore, many people are reluctant to throw away their bows and arrows.
The silver spears all use slender and lightweight spears that many people think are "easy to break" and "inferior", plus bows and arrows. They try to have the advantages of both, but they haven't mastered it yet.
The battle continues.
Li Siyuan took the lead, wielding his iron laos, and was invincible to those who stood in his way.
Behind him were two empty horses. When the mount was exhausted, he immediately moved to another horse and started fighting again.
Behind them were hundreds of fine cavalry, all of them wearing heavy armor, riding horses, and spears. The light-armored cavalry from the Silver Spear City could not resist, and they circled to both sides, using flanking fire tactics.
"Kill that man!" Wang Chong held a long spear in his hand and led more than 300 Yinqiangdu sergeants who were fairly qualified in spear skills to directly greet him.
The north wind roars and the horses gallop.
Wang Chong took the lead, identified the target, and vowed to assassinate this destructive enemy general.
The soldiers on both sides rushed their horses desperately, trying to create opportunities for the general.
Close...
Wang Chong's spear is extremely stable. He has played with both spears and spears since he was a child, and has practiced them countless times.
The horses crossed each other, and the spears were thrust out.
Li Siyuan dodged in the flash of lightning, put Wang Chong's spear under his arm, and then smashed it with his iron claws.
Wang Chong was also very clever. He ducked under the horse's belly the moment he missed the stabbing. The iron lao passed over his scalp and he was almost knocked off the horse.
The war horses passed by each other, Wang Chong pulled out a ring-handled sword and cut off the oncoming Hedong cavalry, but he still had lingering fear in his heart.
The Hedong cavalry who had just been killed by him also used Tielao. Why do so many people in Hedong like to use this strange weapon?
I heard that one of their brave generals named Li Cunxiao liked to wield iron laos in battle, and there was another man named Zhou Dewei who also liked iron laos.
They are all a bunch of fucking weirdos!
"Whoosh! Whoosh!" After the two armies clashed, each suffered a lot of casualties. Then they inserted their weapons into the holsters next to the saddles, drew out their horn bows, turned around and fired continuously, never missing an opportunity to kill the enemy.
An Yuanxin looked on from the side and was a little frightened.
The man just now must be the cavalry general of the Shuofang Army, and his skills are still good. Although Li Siyuan's technique of seizing the sword is not as good as some veterans in the army who are good at this, he is still somewhat capable, and he actually allowed him to rely on it.
He escaped with his exquisite riding skills that he had practiced since he was a child.
But this group of people should be the most skilled cavalry in Shuofang's army, right? There are only three to four hundred people, which is not enough!
The sun was rising, and the sunlight was a little dazzling. An Yuanxin was preparing to continue fighting when he seemed to catch a glimpse of the reflection of silver armor in the corner of his eye.
On the small slope to the northwest, groups of knights were mounting their horses.
Their clumsy bodies needed the help of two auxiliary soldiers to climb up. Then they took the extremely heavy and long horse pole carried by the auxiliary soldiers. After feeling the balance point, they clamped it tightly under their armpits.
The drums sounded, and the torrent of steel swept down.