Chapter 168 The Xianbei people hold off the customs, Zhu Han wants to divide the army
Under Zhu Han's "coercion" and "inducement", Xi Zhicai revealed his plan.
The two of them thought about it again and both felt that this plan was very good and might really be able to defeat Han Heng.
In the following days, Han Heng came to Dian Wei every day in an attempt to bring the relationship between the two parties closer. Zhu Han also deliberately ignored it and allowed the two of them to "love freely". Anyway, one of them is in love and the other is unintentional. After all, they will not
Bloom and bear fruit.
On this day, as usual, Zhu Han and Xi Zhicai were in the room deducing the Xianbei people's offensive route and their countermeasures.
At this time, Han Heng suddenly broke in and said nervously: "Brother Zhu Xian! The Xianbei people have attacked, but you still have the time to talk and laugh here?"
"Brother Han? Are the Xianbei people imprisoned?"
Zhu Han was stunned when he heard this and asked.
"This time, Xianbei King Tan Shihuai personally led the troops to seize the pass! Yanmen Pass is suspended!"
Han Heng replied with a worried face.
"Let's go and see how powerful this Xianbei King is!"
Zhu Han smiled knowingly. He had just finalized the next course of action with Xi Zhicai, but he didn't expect that Tan Shi Huai would be delivered to his door. It was true that someone would deliver a pillow when he was dozing off.
A group of people came to the city tower and saw a dense cavalry formation of Xianbei people outside the pass, with flags waving and an imposing momentum. It was not at all like an ordinary tribal army. In Zhu Han's opinion, the Xianbei people's army should be similar to the previous Ke's army.
Bineng's troops are almost the same. Although they all look strong, they have different attributes, giving people a feeling of stragglers. But now the Xianbei army formation is silent. Except for the occasional snoring of the war horses, there is no sound.
One feels as motionless as a mountain.
"Is this the Xianbei cavalry?"
Zhu Han was deeply touched and asked quickly: "It's a little different from Ke Bineng's troops not long ago!"
"Have you noticed?" Han Heng shook his head and smiled bitterly: "If my prediction is correct, this cavalry should be Tan Shihuai's support to unify the various tribes in Xianbei."
"The founding army!"
Zhu Han frowned. According to Han Heng's explanation, their next battle will be miserable. No matter which dynasty or which nation they belong to, an army that can unify an area can definitely be called an elite army. No matter which dynasty it is,
There is the strongest army, and their strongest army is often the founding army, of course there are some exceptions.
"Tan Shihuai was able to unify the various tribes of Xianbei with this army, which shows that this army has a very strong combat effectiveness."
Xi Zhicai did not expect that just a few months later, he would be facing the strongest army in the Xianbei tribe. Although the arrival of Tanshihuai could increase Zhu Han's chances of conquering Han Heng, it also increased their chances of conquering Han Heng.
The risk is that if you are not careful, Yanmen Pass will be broken and you will die in battle.
"Afraid of a hammer, soldiers will come to block it, and water will come and earth will cover you!"
Seeing that the atmosphere around him became a little depressing, Zhu Han suddenly laughed and said: "Don't think they are all masters of horse fighting. We may not be able to defeat them in a field battle, but we also have our own strengths!"
"What do you mean by this, dear brother?"
Han Heng asked.
"Without him, it would be Yanmen Pass!"
Zhu Han patted the wall in front of him and said with a heroic smile: "This level is located on a mountain. If they attack it, it will be an attack from above. Let's recharge our batteries and be condescending. It will take time for the opponent to run from there to here."
How much strength do you have? Do you still have the strength to attack the key when we reach the pass? So, don’t think that the enemy is only a few thousand people. Even if there are twice as many, what do we have to fear? "
"Furthermore, during this period of time, we are hoarding military supplies and intensifying training of soldiers. Brothers are not as afraid of the Xianbei people as before. In addition, there are brothers. Brother Han and I will guard this together, so you can put your mind on it."
Put it back in your belly!"
Zhu Han cheered.
Not to mention, after Zhu Han's words were heard by other soldiers, their morale gradually recovered, and even the eyes that were a little timid before became more and more determined and excited, as if they couldn't wait any longer.
Looks average.
"What the wise brother said makes sense! Just now, the foolish brother really seemed a bit too ambitious for others and destroyed his own prestige!"
Han Heng was in charge of the army for the first time. Although he was not stupid, he still seemed a bit immature in some of his subordinates' methods, far inferior to Zhu Han, who was several years younger than him.
"So! Let's wait here for them to attack. I want to see how they can break through my Yanmen Pass!"
Zhu Han stood on the wall and looked at the Xianbei army gathering outside the pass. He sneered with some regret and said: "It's a pity that I don't have any cavalry in my hands. Otherwise, I really want to go out and meet this famous Xianbei king outside the wall."
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“Our Dai County is so poor that we can’t even feed our people, let alone raise horses!”
Han Heng blushed after hearing this and explained: "But we can send people to Shanggu County to see if we can get the Wuyuan people from Shanggu County to send troops to support us."
"The king of the Wuyuan people in Shanggu County is Nanlou, right?"
Zhu Han thought for a long time before he remembered the guy's name. He shook his head and smiled bitterly: "When I led the army through Shanggu County, I didn't see how enthusiastic the people were, so you'd better give up this idea as soon as possible.
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"That's not right. I heard that Nanlou has always been close to my big man!" Han Heng said with some disbelief: "In the past few years, Shanggu County sent reinforcements, so that we could survive the crisis! Otherwise, Dai County would have been killed long ago.
The Xianbei people have taken over!"
"Oh? Is this happening? Then I would like to ask Brother Han, when did the Wuyuan people send reinforcements?"
Zhu Han raised his eyebrows and asked with a smile.
"Every year after the Xianbei people went south, Wuyuan people sent reinforcements!"
Han Heng replied with some embarrassment.
"This is strange to me. Yanmen Pass is so tall, why can the Xianbei people break it every year? Since they can break it, why don't they just destroy this pass?"
Zhu Han was also puzzled by what Han Heng mentioned. They always said that the defenders of Yanmen Pass would die in battle every year. The Xianbei people were not fools either. Since such an important pass was placed here, since it was broken, it would not be straightforward.
Destroying it will save the loss of some people in the coming year. This is not in line with common sense. Do all Xianbei people suffer from the second disease? Do they have to attack it once a year?
"My dear brother, you don't know something. Although Yanmen Pass is easy to defend but difficult to attack, and the east and west sides are connected by the Great Wall, there is more than just this way for the Xianbei people to go south!"
Han Heng explained with a wry smile: "As long as the Xianbei people divide their troops and go south, the successive defenders of Yanmen Pass will have to divide their troops to support everywhere, so...that's it..."
"What?"
Zhu Han was stunned when he heard this, and his smiling face began to become a little stiff. He was stunned for a long time, and then asked angrily: "You mean, there is more than one way for the Xianbei people to go south, Yanmenguan?"
"Yes, the Great Wall in Ning County, Shanggu County is dilapidated enough for cavalry to pass through,"
Han Heng explained: "What's more, the Great Wall stretches for thousands of miles. We big men can't send people to guard every place. There will always be fish that slip through the Great Wall and go south! However, the number of Xianbei people who climbed over the Great Wall was not large, there were hundreds.
Tens less."
"In previous years, when this time comes, the people will suffer disaster!"
Han Heng sighed: "So it's not the incompetence of the previous Yanmen Pass guard generals, but...the lack of adequate military equipment and not many soldiers. Once the troops are divided, the Xianbei people will always take advantage of it. As long as the Xianbei people go south,
The general guarding the gate will definitely not be able to escape his responsibility. When the time comes, he will either die on the battlefield or be questioned by his superiors. No matter what, he will inevitably die! Rather than die in the hands of his own people, it is better to go into battle to kill the enemy and gain more support.
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"Where's the local army?"
The information provided by Han Heng caught Zhu Han off guard, and his heart immediately went cold. Originally, he thought that as long as he defended Yanmen Pass, he would be able to sit back and relax. Now it seems that the situation is not as optimistic as he imagined.
After looking at each other with Xi Zhicai, both of them could see a hint of solemnity in their eyes. Perhaps it was time for them to change their strategies.
"There is no local army! If you serve as a soldier in Dai County, you will either die in battle or be transferred away. Each county has always been in charge of each county. If the Xianbei people come, the local young and strong people will guard the city."
Han Heng said helplessly.
"So, Yanmen Pass has never been breached?"
Zhu Han asked with a frown.
"In recent years, Yanmen Pass has been controlled by our Han army and has never been breached!"
Han Heng smiled bitterly and replied: "Fortunately, Governor Zhao is kind-hearted and made three agreements with me beforehand. As long as I don't lose Yanmen Pass, I will not be held responsible for other responsibilities afterwards. Otherwise, I won't dare to take on this hard job."
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"Five hundred people are guarding the gate, are you sure?"
After Zhu Han and Xi Zhicai chatted in a low voice for a while, they asked Han Heng.
"Brother Xian, do you want to disperse your forces?"
Han Heng frowned and said: "This is not a good idea. If there are fewer people, we will not be able to defeat the Xianbei cavalry crossing the Great Wall. If there are more people, it will be very difficult to supply supplies."
"Brother, I have plans to divide the troops, but not with myself, but with you, Brother Han!"
Zhu Han didn't want to spend time here with the Xianbei people outside the pass. He also wanted to quickly accumulate military exploits and then retake Jing County.
"Brother Xian, are you saying that you want to transfer all the five hundred people under your command?"
Han Heng was a little panicked now. He was not afraid that he would not be able to defend Yanmen Pass, but he was afraid that after Dian Wei left, all the time he spent on Dian Wei would be in vain.
"Yes, I just discussed it with my counselors. I want to station more than thirty miles northeast of Gaoliu County to prevent the Xianbei people from sneaking into Dai County. In this way, we can become rivals.
Let’s keep watch and help each other. Anyway, the distance between the two places is not far, almost sixty or seventy miles, and we can get there in one day! Brother Han, what do you think?”
Zhu Han thought about it for a while and then replied.
"This is a good idea!"
Seeing that Zhu Han had this intention, Han Heng had no choice but to try to persuade him to stay. After all, the two parties did not belong to each other, so there was no need for them to obey his orders.
"Since you agree, Brother Han, I will set off immediately!"
Zhu Han stood up and said: "Let's not worry about what the superiors will do in the future. Since you have become a soldier, you have to protect the land. Now that the Xianbei people are holding the customs, a battle is not far away. I will leave now."
Got it!"
"Oh well!"
Han Heng sighed.
"General, look, what is that!"
At this time, a soldier beside Han Heng suddenly pointed at the outside of the pass and exclaimed.