The Jin army has a total of 200,000 troops. When forming the alliance to fight against Dong, Qin Jian led 50,000 Jin troops southward, and then stayed under Qin Hao's command, and never returned to Bingzhou, so today's Jin army
There are only 150,000 troops left.
In order to support Qin Hao in forming an alliance to challenge Dong, the Jin army not only provided support in terms of military strength, but also gave Qin Hao the greatest support in terms of generals.
In addition to the fourth master Qin Jian personally leading the army, he also took away Zhao Yun, Qin Qiong, Yuchi Gong, Xu Huang and many other mainstays of the Jin army.
The Jin army that is now staying in the north may not be empty in terms of military strength, but it is unprecedentedly empty in terms of generals.
There is only one Yang Ye with a commander of 98, and another Li Dingguo with a commander of 95, which is pretty reliable.
The other generals, including the Yang family generals, have either not grown up yet or are too brave and unwise to take on big posts.
Qin Wen, who has the highest prestige, would be a reliable general if he could lead the army, but now Qin Wen is already dying as a hero and can no longer lead the army in person.
Although Qin Hao sent Wang Meng, commander of 98, and Wen Tianxiang, commander of 96, to Hetao to serve as prefects, they were civil servants after all and did not usually hold military power.
Qin Hao knew that Yang Ye alone might not be able to stop Murong Ke, so in this Fei Ge letter, he told Qin Wen that he must use Wang Meng and Wen Tianxiang as generals.
This time Yuan Meng came with great force. Temujin sent as many as 70,000 cavalry troops, and they were led by Murong Ke, a peerless general.
If the Jin army relies on Yang Ye alone, it may not be able to stop Murong Ke, the "number one general in the Sixteen Kingdoms", but if Yang Ye has the assistance of Wang Meng and Wen Tianxiang, it will be a different matter.
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At the same time, at the junction of Bingzhou and Liangzhou, a huge cavalry force, led by Murong Ke, was quickly heading towards Bingzhou.
All the cavalry in this unit are equipped with stirrups, saddles and horseshoes, and their hands are even polished. The only pity is that there are not many soldiers wearing armor, only about 10 to 20%.
Of course, this could not be iron armor, but leather armor traded from the Central Plains princes. Iron armor was an equipment only generals were qualified to wear in Yuanmeng.
Among the 70,000 Yuan Meng cavalry, nearly 14,000 were equipped with leather armor. This ratio was very low for the Central Plains army, but for Yuan Meng who was short of supplies, it was an unprecedented luxury cosmetic surgery.
In the not-too-distant Xiongnu era, it would have been good if 10% of the soldiers in the Xiongnu army wore armor, but even so, the Han army was still called daddy, except of course the three special Han armies of Jin Liangyou.
"Father, tell me how long the brains of the Han people are and how they are so smart. They can even invent such magical things as stirrups and horseshoes."
Murong Shao, who went on the expedition with his father, laughed and said while riding his horse and whipping: "Since our knights were equipped with these things, their marching speed has nearly doubled. Why can't we Mongolians invent this?"
"It doesn't matter that the Han people are smart. These things they invented will not benefit us in the end."
Murong Chui's concubine Murong Lin, who was on the side, sneered: "The Han people only have so many cavalry in total. They are not even half as many as Yuan Meng. They cannot maximize the use of stirrups and horseshoes. However, Yuan Meng has such
The artifact is even more powerful than a tiger, and from now on, Northern Xinjiang will be free to let our cavalry roam freely."
"Brother, what you said makes sense." Murong Shao laughed.
Murong Ke also agreed with what the two nephews said. After all, what they said was true. However, he did not reply to their words. Instead, he had a stern look on his face, as if he had something on his mind.
"Since the era of the Yanmen Army, the Huns have rarely been able to take advantage of Bingzhou. Now, although the Xiongnu have grown into the Yuanmeng Army, the Yanmen Army has also become the Jin Army."
Murong Ke warned with a serious face: "My Murong family has been suppressed in Yuanmeng. Now, thanks to His Majesty's trust, I finally have the opportunity to lead the army again. You must not let the enemy fall because of underestimation.
If we lose this battle, our life and death is a small matter, but the survival of the Murong family is a big deal.
Do you understand?"
Murong Shao and Murong Lin were immediately shocked. They looked at each other and shouted in unison: "Understood."
Seeing this, Murong Ke couldn't help but nod secretly in his heart. He was actually scaring the two of them just now. After Princess Zhao Min became Murong Longcheng's disciple, the situation of the Murong family was much better than when she first joined Yuanmeng. Even if he was defeated this time
They will definitely not be exterminated.
"Father, the front is the border of Hetao. According to the intelligence of the Liang Army, the Jin Army once again set up a camp of 3,000 people."
Murong Shao pointed forward with his whip, his eyes were full of light, and he laughed and said: "With the strength of our army, we will be able to capture this camp within three days. By then, our army will be in the Hetao of Ma Pingchuan."
It’s like walking on flat ground.”
After Murong Ke pondered for a long time, he said calmly: "Give me the order, the army will march south and must reach Shuofang within one day."
"No...ah, alas?"
Murong Shao didn't react at first. After confirming that his father was talking about Shuofang, he was immediately shocked and said: "Father, if we capture this camp, we can enter the Hetao. Why are we going to Shuofang's bad place at this time?"
"Although this battalion only has 3,000 troops, it is equipped with all kinds of defensive equipment, and our troops are all cavalry. We may not be able to attack it in three days."
Murong Ke frowned and looked ahead, and said calmly: "Guo Jing's defection has exposed the risk of his plan, but even if the Jin army knew about it, they would not be able to bring the army back from the northern front in a short time.
Therefore, we must compete with the Jin army for time and enter the Hetao as quickly as possible. By then relying on the speed of the cavalry, our army will be in an invincible position.
Taking a detour to Shuofang seems to be a longer journey, but it saves the time of attacking the camp, so it will actually enter the Hetao faster."
"But this place is just a camp, but there is a fortified city in Shuofang." Murong Lin asked doubtfully.
The corners of Murong Ke's lips raised slightly, and he said with a faint smile: "How we entered Bingzhou from Liangzhou is how we entered Hetao from Shuofang.
The Southern Allied Forces rely on me, Yuanmeng, and they also rely on me, Yuanmeng, to contain the Jin army in the north, so I understand that Wang Kuang does not have the guts to stop our army."
Murong Lin couldn't help but his eyes lit up when he heard this. If that was the case, wouldn't they be able to enter the Hetao without using any troops?
I think that during the period of Yufuluo Chanyu who was a slave, the Han and Huns fought for many years and even killed hundreds of thousands of people, but they were unable to break through Yanmen Pass and enter Bingzhou. But now they can complete the original campaign without wasting a single soldier.
A feat that could not be accomplished even after hundreds of thousands of people died.