Soldiers and horses are marching in the wild, and many affairs are extremely complicated.
When setting up camp, it's not just about setting up a stronghold.
First, wood must be cut down as raw materials for setting up the camp, and then a lot of time is spent building the camp.
Then, garrison facilities such as horses, flags, iron caltrops, traps, etc. must be arranged around the stockade.
In addition, the equipment accompanying the army needs to be maintained, usually by the sergeants themselves. If the problem cannot be solved, the army's craftsmen must be found to repair it.
The food and grass brought must be properly secured and must not catch fire due to moisture, and must be separately secured to prevent them from being burned up when someone attacks the camp.
Consumables such as medicinal materials must be specially stored and must be done by professionals.
Livestock must be fed and watered, and must be cared for by military veterinarians to ensure they don't get sick.
In addition, there are many complicated matters to be arranged, handled, and solved.
Being a commander-in-chief is not just about being able to fight.
These seemingly ordinary little things, if not handled properly, can turn into big disasters at some point.
Li Yunze was very familiar with these things. After the meal, he took Wei Qing through the process step by step and explained to him sentence by sentence.
"When breaking out of the camp, take away everything you can. If you can't take it away, you can stay in the village as long as the rear is stable."
Looking at the lush forests on Luliang Mountain, Li Yunze sighed, "If it doesn't work, it can only be destroyed."
The impact of war on nature is huge.
Normally, after a few months of tug-of-war, the local ecological environment will directly suffer a devastating blow.
Large areas of forest were cut down, not only to build camps, but also to be burned for fuel.
Animals are hunted and eaten, herbs are treated as fodder, water sources are polluted, local people are harassed, etc.
Wei Qing tried hard to write down every word Li Yunze said, and also went to do everything himself.
When he returned to the camp after dinner, he would light the oil lamp, sit down at his desk and write down everything Li Yunze said and his own personal experience.
Due to his previous meritorious service in Tingwei Prison, Wei Qing was promoted from a cavalryman to a sergeant, and came to Li Yunze's side as a personal guard.
But even if it is very long, it is impossible to have its own separate tent and the right to light oil lamps at night. This is purely due to Li Yunze's care.
It is indeed caring.
After all, there is no one with eyesight on the battlefield, and it doesn't matter what historical celebrity you are.
When a wave of arrows came and a bunch of spears stabbed me, I couldn't even hide.
When the enemy cavalry rushed over, the horse directly hit the body. Not to mention wearing steel armor, even wearing diamond armor was useless. The huge impact was enough to kill a person.
Countless people died in despair on the battlefield. Li Yunze did not believe that Wei Qing would have a halo to protect him, and that as a low-level sergeant, he could remain unharmed amidst the fighting of thousands of troops.
So I brought it to my side, which is the safest place.
If this is not considered care, then there is no such thing as care.
The soldiers and horses marched north, and everything was relatively safe along the way.
The Huns invaded this time and indeed caught the Han army by surprise. However, as time passed, the Han army in various parts of the north gradually recovered.
He fought a bloody battle with the Huns who entered his hometown, and successfully blocked them.
Blocked the Huns' range of activities.
At this time, the main force of the royal court, the military minister Chanyu, was confined to the vicinity of Taiyuan County, relying on an unstable road to connect with Dingxiang Yunzhong in the north.
The military minister Chanyu was not stupid either, so he naturally knew the dangers faced by the retreat.
He left large groups of troops in Dingxiang and Yunzhong, especially near the key Mayi County, where he stationed the Qiulin tribe with six to seven thousand riders to garrison.
When King Wuling of Zhao opened up the northwest, this place was called Shuo County.
After Meng Tian defeated the Huns, he built an earthen city here to raise horses, hence the name Mayi.
Hundreds of years later, it was called Shuozhou.
And Shuozhou also has a name, called Datong.
The Dadang household of the Qiulin tribe has been living a very happy life recently.
Mayi was a rich place, and many caravans doing business with the Huns gathered here to trade.
When the Huns suddenly broke through and came here, a large amount of materials were captured and became the trophies of the Huns.
Although most of them were taken away by the big Chanyu, the Qiulin tribe stationed here were able to collect a lot of good things by clearing grass and valleys.
In the past, silk, tea, various works of art and other materials, which were hot commodities on the grassland, were filled with tents of large households.
Just when he thought that such good days would continue, a sentinel came to report that a large group of Han troops had appeared near Mayi County.
"If there are Han troops, just go and drive them away."
Holding the golden cup in his hand, Da Danghu lay on the silk-covered bed and ordered leisurely, "You want to bother me with such a trivial matter?"
Although the Han troops in Dingxiang and Yunzhong were crippled, they were not the only ones in the Great Wall Army of the Han Dynasty.
There are still many Han troops stationed in various cities and towns, not to mention the reinforcements sent by nearby counties.
It was just because of the lack of commanders. After all, most of the captains followed Li Yunze to Chang'an City, and after Cheng Bushi left, the court never sent new county guards.
The attack by a small force did not pose much threat to the Qiulin tribe.
"Da Dang Hu!"
The sentry shouted eagerly, "This time is different! There are many Han people here, and they are all wearing iron armor!"
"How can it be."
The impatient Danghu finally put down his golden cup and stood up, "The Han people are richer, but where can they find soldiers and horses all covered with iron armor? Do you think the armor is just cow and sheep dung on the grassland? Are they available everywhere?"
When Dadanghu got on his horse and left the camp and came outside, what he saw was a torrent of shining metal, rushing towards him in a mighty way.
"How can it be?!"
The Qiulin tribe is the same as other Xiongnu tribes. All their belongings, old, weak, women and children are concentrated in the old camp.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! When Li Yunze's soldiers and horses suddenly rushed out of the Luliang Mountains and appeared only dozens of miles away from the old camp of the Qiulin tribe, the outcome of this battle was already doomed.
The Qiulin tribe cannot run away. If they run away, the old camp will fall into the hands of the Han army. Their parents, wives, children and property are all here.
The result of fighting bravely was that he was unable to break through the Han army's armored formation and was held back by the Han army's soldiers.
"This is the greatest weakness of the Huns."
Li Yunze, who was on horseback, told Wei Qing beside him, "They can't abandon the Old Camp Royal Court, and the Old Camp Royal Court is their weakness. When they get to the prairie, as long as they keep an eye on the Old Camp Royal Court, they don't have to worry about the Huns not showing up."
Wei Qing saluted respectfully and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your teaching."
"Go ahead."
He stretched out the riding crop in his hand and pointed at the battlefield several miles ahead. "The cavalry attacks to end this battle."
Thousands of Zhongshan State cavalry, including Li Yunze's personal guards, as well as thousands of elite cavalry selected from the Northern Army, charged like a mighty torrent amidst the sound of drums and horns.
The Huns, who were mainly light cavalry, put up a desperate resistance.
As for the result, the resistance was naturally destroyed like spring snow, and the old camp fell into the hands of the Han army.
After simple repairs, we contacted the nearby Han army to come over and recover various parts of Mayi, and took care of the prisoners and seized supplies.
Li Yunze led his men and horses quickly southward, heading straight for Xiurong County.
Xiurong County was named Xinzhou in later generations.
In the south of Xiurong County, on the border with Taiyuan County, there is a narrow pass called Shiling Pass with Xiaowutai Mountain to the east and Guanmao Mountain to the west.
The mountains here are steep and the passes are majestic.
It is the transportation hub from Taiyuan to Dai, Yun, Ning, Shuo and other places, and is known as the gateway to Xinding in Taiyuan.
The final destination of Li Yunze's detour was this narrow pass.
Taking this place will directly cut off the only way for the Hun Royal Court in the hinterland of Taiyuan County to escape north.
After hearing the news that Mayi had been lost and that the Han army's troops had arrived at Shiling Pass, the military minister Shanyu, who had been calm and felt that everything was under control, stood up from the couch in shock.
He is very aware of the importance of this place. This is the only way back to the prairie from the north!
"Hu Yan and Lin."
The military minister Shan Yu immediately summoned the Zuo Guduhou of his royal court: "You immediately lead your troops to Shiling Pass and be sure to guard this pass!"
Hu Yan and Lin didn't waste any time and immediately accepted the order and left.
"Send an order to Shan to stop the attack on Jinyang, collect the troops and come back."
After receiving the news, Yu Shan galloped to the royal court and looked for his father. "Da Da, seeing that Jinyang can be captured with a few more days of fierce attack, why don't you fight?"
The military minister with a gloomy expression shook his head, "A Han army came out of nowhere. It attacked Mayi first and then captured Xiurong. Now it has reached Shiling Pass."
"Hiss~~~"
Yu Dan, who was still a little dissatisfied at first, immediately changed his expression drastically.
He came from this road, so he naturally knew how important Shiling Pass was.
It can be said that even if thousands of men and horses are deployed to garrison, tens of thousands of troops will not be able to defeat it!
"What are the Qiulin tribe, Lang tribe, and Lan tribe doing?" Yu Dan vented his anger, "There are so many people, why can't they hold on?"
"It's useless to talk about this now."
Shan Yu, a military minister with a dark face, immediately ordered Yu Shan to "quickly gather back the troops who are besieging Jinyang City, as well as the troops who are entangled with the main force of the Han army in the south. Each army will set off in turn and return north!"
Yu Shan was unwilling and asked, "Just leave like this?"
"What else can I do if I don't leave?!"
The military minister Shan Yu was also angry: "If our retreat is cut off, we will be trapped in this small area of Taiyuan County. Hundreds of thousands of Han troops are constantly squeezing us, and the cavalry cannot move. If we don't move, we will not be able to leave!"
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Yu Shan had never seen Da Da vent his temper to him in such a big way. He was so excited that he hurriedly responded and went out to make arrangements for the withdrawal of troops.
"Greedy, too greedy."
Chanyu, the military minister in the king's tent, was full of regret at this time: "I shouldn't have gone deep into this place. This is simply putting myself in a desperate situation! Why am I so stupid?"
The military minister Shanyu, whose heart was burning with anxiety, stepped outside the king's tent, looked towards the north and murmured to himself, "You must hold on."