The sun is like fire, and its warm light shines on the earth.
Harvested fields, meandering rivers, pastures full of pasture, and undulating hills are occasionally interspersed with patches of sparse or densely planted woods.
The fertile soil of the North is not the almost unchangeable desolate appearance in the impression.
On the Yunzhong Plain between Daqing Mountain and Manhan Mountain, due to the impact of irrigation from the north and south Yunzhong River, the terrain of this small plain is diverse and fertile.
Although before the Huns invaded, the local people had already rushed to collect food and gathered it in the city.
But the development here is not high, and outside the farmland there are dense pastures and quantities.
Especially on both sides of the river, there are abundant water and grass, which is the favorite environment of nomadic tribes.
The old camp of the Dazhuo tribe was set up in a Han village near the river bank.
The village is very large, with hundreds of households. It can be called a town.
The Han people in the village had already fled into the city, using the thick city walls to protect themselves.
The few who didn't have time to escape were killed or captured by the Huns and cleaned up.
This place was chosen very well. The terrain is slightly higher than the surrounding areas. Not far away is the Beiyunzhong River, and there is a forest on the other side facing the mountain. It is very convenient for collecting water and wood.
The Dazhuo Tribe is a vassal of the Aries Tribe. This time they followed the Aries Tribe into the Han territory and looted villages and towns along the way and got a lot of good stuff.
At this time, the tribal leader Zhuo La was admiring the captured trophies in the best house in the village.
There were a lot of trophies, from money and cloth to iron farm tools, from pots and pans to needles and thread, basically everything.
Every time they invade Han territory, it is a carnival feast for the Xiongnu tribe, as long as they are not stubborn enough to attack the city.
The main force of the Aries tribe besieged Chengle City, which was more than 200 miles away.
The siege was not to attack the city, but to trap the Han troops inside and prevent them from coming out to attack the tribes.
Although I know that if the city is breached, the good things captured will be several times or even dozens of times more than those outside.
But they had suffered losses before, so no one really wanted to attack the city.
The vassals of the Aries tribe were plundering and collecting supplies.
When these things return to the grassland, most of them will be turned over to the Aries Department.
There is no way, a vassal is a vassal.
Zhuo La's favorite trophy is wine.
The wine brewed by the Han'er is really good. After drinking a jar, your head will be dizzy, and your whole body will be in a state of ecstasy and comfort.
On this day, he was drinking happily, but a tribal warrior rushed in and shouted to him, "Something happened, some Han cavalry are coming towards us!"
Just such a sentence made Zhuo La's dizzy head wake up instantly.
When I wake up, cold sweat also falls down.
Han cavalry!
At this time, the Han army's combat method was still based on infantry. The cavalry was a combat force attached to the infantry, and was mainly used for reconnaissance, harassment and other tasks.
The large-scale centralized use of cavalry in combat will have to wait until the rise of Wei Qing and Huo Qubing.
At least in this era, the appearance of Han cavalry means that a large number of Han troops are about to arrive.
Zhuo La stood up suddenly, anxiously circling around the room like an ant on a hot pot. "I have told you long ago that you should go back when you are done with the robbery, but you just don't listen, you just don't listen!"
He eagerly asked the warrior, "How many have come?"
"I'm afraid there will be no less than a thousand people!"
"What?!" Zhuo La's legs went weak and he almost collapsed on the ground.
Having dealt with the Han army for many years, he generally understood the organization of the Han army.
The ratio of cavalry to infantry in the Han army was basically maintained at one to ten.
In other words, tens of thousands of Han troops are rushing towards me?!
In wild battles, the Huns would have a greater chance of winning by harassing them.
But now that everyone has reached the entrance of the old camp, there is no place for you to harass.
As for face-to-face confrontation... the total number of men, women, old and children in the Dazhuo tribe is only ten thousand, which is probably not as many as other soldiers and horses.
"Let all the warriors who have gone out come back! Ask for help from the Aries Department!
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He screamed with all his strength, but immediately stopped the warriors who were about to go out, "It's too late! The warriors were raking grass and valleys everywhere, and the Aries tribe was more than two hundred miles away. It was too late... let's go...
!Let everyone who can leave leave. Get on your horse and take everyone with you to find Aries.
Go!"
Li Yunze, fully clothed, rode forward with a strong bow in hand.
He looked towards the Huns camp several miles away, already ready for battle.
Based on his observation and experience, the old Huns camp opposite was not large in scale, and the entire tribe could support tens of thousands of people to death.
In other words, at most three to four thousand men can be spared to fight.
This is the number from fifteen to sixty, all mounted on horseback and holding bows.
Moreover, the real young men must be out hunting grass and grains, so the victory rate is very high.
A large number of cavalry suddenly rushed out of a village several miles away. The sheer number made Li Yunze doubt his own experience and judgment.
He took a deep breath and was about to order his soldiers to dismount and line up in formation.
But he was shocked to see that the Huns cavalry, who did not hesitate to charge out with all their strength, actually ran to the west without even thinking about it.
Li Yunze's troops came from the south.
Moreover, he has very good eyesight, and he has already seen that those riding horses include not only men, but also women with children in their arms, and even old men.
Many people carried cloths and various gadgets on their backs and ran desperately to the west without any intention of rushing over.
This amazing operation made Li Yunze a little stunned.
Fortunately, he figured it out quickly and burst out laughing.
Zhao Yan, who had finally made progress, immediately rode forward and asked, "Why is your Majesty laughing?"
"I'm laughing at Brother Pig... Ahem, I'm laughing at how cowardly these Huns are! Seeing me coming with a large army, they don't even dare to fight, they all ran away!"
"Hahahahaha~~~"
When the news came out, the whole army naturally burst into cheers.
Although it is said that Zhuola fell into inertial thinking and was scared away by the tens of thousands of troops in his imagination. After all, the large-scale single attack by Han cavalry has basically never happened.
But if you are scared away, you are scared away, there is no doubt about this.
The so-called cavalry brought by Li Yunze had only received several months of riding training.
The only thing they learned was how to ride a horse. As for cavalry fighting, they couldn't do it at all.
But after all, they were regular troops of the Han army, and they all came on horseback. Zhuo La lost his judgment after drinking, and chose to escape without even carefully observing the enemy's situation. That was his own misfortune, and he couldn't blame Li Yunze.
Li Yunze, who had an unexpected gain, immediately waved forward and "rush in!"
The morale-boosted sergeants of the Zhongshan Kingdom enthusiastically broke into the Huns' camp. Not only did they seize a large amount of supplies, they also captured thousands of old and weak people who had no time to run away, and even the cattle grazing by the river not far away.
The sheep and horses were also captured together.
"Wu Gang!"
Li Yunze summoned the lieutenant of Zhongshan Kingdom and immediately ordered "arrange a group of crossbowmen to ambush, and then find someone to pretend to be Huns to herd outside."
Wu Gang was confused, what did this mean?
Li Yunze also had the rare patience to explain, "There must be a large number of people from this tribe out digging grass and valleys, and they will not be notified in time. They will be wiped out in waves. This kind of good opportunity is rare, so we must seize it."
"Here~~~"
The judgment made through his rich experience was not wrong. In the next two days, many warriors who went out to clear grass valleys returned one after another.
It was no surprise that these warriors, who ranged from dozens to two or three hundred, were quickly eaten one after another.
The reason is also very simple. On the one hand, the organizational skills of the Huns are actually very poor, especially the vassal tribes that do not have the rigor of the regular army.
On the other hand, it was because Zhuo La escaped in such a hurry that he didn't even notify the people who were leaving.
The last and most important reason is that the warriors of these vassal tribes never thought that their hometowns would be stolen without bloodshed!
In two days, more than a thousand unsuspecting warriors were eliminated one after another, but their own losses were minimal.
Unprepared, waves of crossbow arrows were fired at him, and a large number of Han soldiers who had already equipped their halberd rings with spears or rifles gathered around and stabbed them indiscriminately, with almost no chance to fight back.
While these warriors were annihilating the grass-grazing valley, the trophies they brought back naturally fell into the hands of the Han army.
Among them were many Han people who were taken captive, and even a Han army sergeant.
"You are all military commanders, soldiers of Wugao?"
In the innermost and largest courtyard, Li Yunze was asking the captured Han Army sergeant, "Why were you arrested?"
The sergeant who escaped already knew that the person in front of him turned out to be the king of Zhongshan Kingdom.
Although he was confused as to why the king of Zhongshan Kingdom appeared here, he still answered the question respectfully, "Your Majesty, I have been ordered to send messages to various places in Chengle and Wujin."
"What's the content?"
Faced with the inquiry, the sergeant hesitated slightly, but still said, "Captains Wu Gao Han, Wu Yao and Chen Duwei will join four thousand troops to rescue Cheng Le, and we will meet up with Wu Jin Commander Zhao."
The so-called Chengle refers to Chengle County, which is the seat of Dingxiang County.
Dingxiang County was actually divided into two parts from the original Yunzhong County.
Its location is roughly more than 200 miles southeast of here, backed by the western foothills of Manhan Mountain, and to the south of the mountain is the Nanyunzhong River.
This place is not unusual. What really interests Li Yunze is that the governor of Dingxiang County stationed in Chengle City is the "invincible famous general" Cheng Bushi who is known as "invincible wherever he goes."
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Before the rise of Wei Huo, the most famous generals of the Han Dynasty were Zhou Yafu and Dou Ying.
In the Great Wall Army, the most famous generals are Li Guang, Wei Shang and Cheng Bushi.
As for Feng Tang, he offended the emperor Liu Qi and was kicked to the state of Chu to become the prime minister. He was soon dismissed and returned home.
Needless to say, Li Guang, a famous flying general, is now the prefect of Shangjun, responsible for the defense line in the north of Jingzhao Pass.
As for Wei Shang, he was the governor of Yunzhong County. When he was guarding Yunzhong, the Huns were afraid and did not dare to approach.
It is a pity that Wei Shang passed away a few years ago, otherwise the Huns would not have dared to cross the clouds and penetrate deep into Dingxiang County this time.
Then there is Cheng Bushi.
This man is not famous in the history books, but he is known as undefeated and is an important general of the Great Wall Corps.
Li Yunze was thoughtful and asked the sergeant, "Wu Gaowu wanted troops and horses. Did he encounter obstacles halfway and make the march difficult?"
The sergeant was surprised and quickly responded, "That's right."
Raising his hand to rub his chin, Li Yunze sensed the opportunity!