Chapter 669: Yi Zhixie was shocked one after another
"I knew that the Han family was wealthy, but I never imagined that they were so wealthy."
In a market town in Youbeiping County, Yi Zhi looked sideways at the mountains of delivery materials in front of him, with a mixture of joy and sorrow on his face.
Naturally, he was overjoyed at the rich seizure. There were so many iron tools, salt, cloth, grain, oil, medicinal materials, etc. in front of him that he was dazzled.
As for the sorrow, it is naturally because the Han family is too wealthy.
This was just a small market town in front of me, but what was captured was comparable to the possessions of a large tribe of the Huns.
If a market town is so wealthy, what about the entire county, the entire Yan country, and the entire Han Dynasty?
When she thought of this, Yi Zhixie felt her scalp numb and her chest felt tight.
"Great Chanyu."
Luo Tong, who was leading the way, stepped forward and saluted and said, "This is where most of the merchants who smuggle goods outside the Great Wall gather. They have made great contributions to the Great Chanyu in the past. I hope the Great Chanyu will show mercy."
After hearing this, Yi Zhixie's mood suddenly improved a lot.
If it was a place where goods were concentrated, it wouldn't be so scary.
Following Luo Tong's words, Yi Zhi looked sideways at the Han people who were driven away by the Huns not far away, nodded and said, "In that case, let's keep their lives. Go and ask if there is anyone who is willing to follow me."
Shanyu, you can pack your bags, call your friends and go out, the Shanyu will naturally make arrangements. But..."
Having said this, Yi Zhixie narrowed his eyes slightly, "All craftsmen must be sent out now."
Nomadic tribes are not stupid either, they clearly understand the role of craftsmen.
Not only did the Mongol people of later generations not slaughter craftsmen and beauties when they massacred the city, they knew the benefits of craftsmen.
The disadvantage is that they cannot cultivate their own civilization and can only rely on robbing.
When Middle-earth is in decline and fighting among itself, it is naturally easy to obtain it, but once Middle-earth becomes strong, a weapon made of iron can become a heirloom passed down for generations.
After gathering his mood, Yi Zhixie arranged for his men to disperse in all directions and plunder with all his strength.
Luo Tong was not sure of the secret route here, so he came forward to persuade him, "Chanyu, if Chang'an hears the news, they will definitely send troops and horses. Why not take Jicheng first, and then go south to contact the kings to deal with it together."
"Um."
Yi Zhixie nodded noncommittally, "This matter is not urgent. We will wait until the warriors have plundered."
Luo Tong was eager to persuade again, but Yi Zhixie waved her hand impatiently, "No need to say more, I have my own plan!"
Now Luo Tong finally understood. This Ta Ma was not the helper he had contacted. He had clearly opened the door and introduced the robber into the house!
'The king also wants to be the godson of the Great Chanyu and borrow the power of the Huns to become emperor.'
The frustrated Luo Tong beat his feet and chest, saying, "You've obviously been tricked, what should I do?"
He was so panicked that he had no choice but to run to King Yan for advice.
Looking at Luo Tong's leaving figure, Yi Zhixiao sneered, "They are all idiots."
According to Liu Ling, there was a war going on here in Yan State, and coupled with the urgent delivery of the message four hundred miles away, it would take six or seven days to deliver the message to Chang'an City.
The emperor of the Han Dynasty mobilized the Northern Army and soldiers from various counties to come. Even if he marched quickly along the way, it would take more than a month to reach Yan State.
Yi Zhixie had already made plans before crossing the Great Wall.
They first carried out a large-scale plunder for ten days, then gathered their troops under Jicheng and drove the captured prisoners to fill the city.
We can only fight for fifteen days at most. The best thing to do is to plunder this famous city in the north and quickly leave with the loot.
If the Han army dared to pursue them beyond the fortress, they would use the Xiongnu's cavalry harassment tactics to drag them deeper into the grassland and drag them to death.
If you don't dare to chase them out, then there is no doubt that this invasion will be a great harvest.
As for the follow-up matters, let the Han family lick their wounds.
This is the benefit of having the strategic initiative.
Thinking of this, Yi Zhixie couldn't help but laugh.
However, things did not develop as Yi Zhixie thought.
The Huns, who attacked in all directions, did indeed capture a lot of things by surprise in the first few days.
But as the news spread, the men of the Han family who had come to their senses quickly gathered together to fight to the death with the Huns.
In this era, the martial arts of the Han family was very strong. Every family was equipped with weapons, and almost all the adult men were soldiers who had served. They were definitely not the kind of peasants who were cut off after the great prosperity of Confucianism and only kowtowed to beg for mercy.
Farmers and peasants are also different.
Tutuan villagers from various counties and counties in the Yan State launched a fierce fight with the Huns.
It is not the kind of desperate fighting based on passion, but a formal battle with well-founded advance and retreat, and the ability to form formations and make good use of weapons and terrain.
When the Huns played cavalry and archery, the Tutuan villagers responded with crossbows.
The Han army's crossbows were much stronger than the Huns' cavalry bows in terms of range and power. The only disadvantages were that the loading speed was too slow and maintenance was difficult.
If the Huns relied on their numerical superiority to directly charge into the formation, then the Tutuan countrymen would form a formation to fight. Even if they were rushed out of position and the cavalry broke into the formation directly, these Tutuan countrymen who were defending their hometown would not have the slightest bit of trouble.
If they retreated, they would either use a halberd to pull the Huns off their horses, or use a ring-headed sword to cut off the horse's legs. When the Huns fell down, they would swarm up and hack them to death.
As for new weapons such as horse-stepping weapons, horse-defying dragon spears, and saber-slaying swords, Li Yunze had all equipped them to the regular army, and the local peasants naturally did not have them.
The fierce resistance of the Han people greatly shocked Yi Zhixie.
"The Han people are so powerful?!"
This was just a county in Yan State. In just a few days, the Tutuan peasants had caused thousands of casualties to the Huns, which really made Yi Zhixie unbelievable.
He was even a little desperate. How could he win against such a Han Dynasty? He expected the Han emperor to be a fool and surrender voluntarily?
The people everywhere are already strong, not to mention that the entire Han Dynasty has soldiers. As long as the men are not disabled, they have basically served and trained every year, and their combat capabilities are no less than the so-called elites in later dynasties.
What's more, they are defending their hometown, and their will to fight is extremely strong.
Basically, it was equivalent to fighting tooth and nail with the regular Han army who were determined to fight to the death.
The greatly shocked Yi Zhixie no longer dispersed his troops to attack villages to plunder, but concentrated his troops to storm the market towns and cities.
These market towns and cities are actually easier to deal with than villages.
Most of the people living in market towns and cities are craftsmen, long-term workers and short-term apprentices, merchants, slaves of various families, and craftsmen.
Their fighting ability and fighting will are far inferior to those of farmers.
The big merchants, in particular, were unwilling to risk their lives. Instead, they sent people to make peace with the Huns and were willing to provide money and materials to beg for their release.
Yi Zhixie was very satisfied with this. After he achieved his goal by asking for it, he would let go of these places that had no resistance.
By doing this, not only do you not have to worry about losses, but you can also achieve your goal, so why not do it.
If all Han'er were like this, then Yi Zhixie would even dare to think about taking over Chang'an City and becoming a celestial chanyu!
Entering Yuyang County from Youbeiping, they looted and raided various places and then headed straight to Zhuo County.
Yi Zhixie calculated the time carefully and determined that he still had more than ten days to attack Jicheng.
But on the way to Jicheng, he received an urgent message from someone sent by Liu Ling.
"What? The Han family's reinforcements have arrived at Shanggu County?" After reading the document, Yi Zhixie was shocked, "This is impossible!"
For things like setting off a large army, you can't just give an order and send out millions of troops immediately.
Even if the Han army is marching within its own territory, it does not need to worry about the troops and horses moving forward before food and grass are used. Instead, they can concentrate their troops, prepare materials, arrange arrangements, and then march thousands of miles to come here. It will take at least more than a month. How could it come so fast?
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The people sent by Liu Ling said that all the reinforcements coming were cavalry, which made Yi Zhixie feel a little relieved.
If the Han infantry could reach Yan State so quickly, Yi Zhixie probably would never come near the Great Wall again in her life.
But for the cavalry, it is understandable that they can run so fast.
But after learning about the size of the Han army, he was no longer calm.
'The Han army's cavalry brigades meandered forward in countless numbers, at least ten thousand fine cavalry.'
Yi Zhixie himself is a general who is good at cavalry, so he naturally knows what a terrifying force it is to have more than ten thousand cavalry on the vast plains of Yan State.
Moreover, among the cavalry of the Han army, there were also the armored cavalry who defeated the military minister Wang Ting in Taiyuan County!
Yi Zhixie had never looked down on military officials, so he naturally knew the terrifying combat effectiveness of the Han armored cavalry.
It doesn't mean that just riding a horse counts as a cavalry person.
Regular cavalry requires years of training, sufficient horses and sophisticated equipment, and long-term support.
Under normal circumstances, the cost of one cavalry is at least worth five infantry.
After Li Yunze revolutionized the military system, the cost of the Han cavalry was at least worth fifteen infantry!
In other words, these more than 10,000 fine cavalry are approximately equivalent to 200,000 regular Han troops.
In some novels, the protagonists often lead hundreds of thousands of iron pagodas, tigers and leopards on horseback to kill all directions. It can only be said that they lack the most basic world view. They have completely mastered the seven or six aspects of economics, and only the remaining
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When Li Yunze was the king of Zhongshan, he could only raise more than a thousand fine cavalry with all his strength.
When he became emperor, there were only more than 20,000 cavalry in the field legions inside and outside Chang'an City, and only a few thousand armored cavalry.
This was supported by the entire Han Dynasty, as well as the wealth accumulated by Emperor Wen and Jing over the years.
As for why Liu Ling knew about this, it was because the disciples of the King of Huainan came from all walks of life, including roosters, dog robbers, knights, and giant bandits.
Among the followers who followed Liu Ling to escape from the Huns, there was one who was from the Yan State. He had many connections in the area and had many friends. He had sneaked into various counties to collect intelligence early on.
When Wei Qing's army entered Shanggu County from Dai County, they were noticed by the followers lurking here.
The panicked diners desperately spread the news.
After confirming the news, Yi Zhixie did not hesitate at all. He immediately turned his horse's head and shouted loudly, "The Xianbei and Wuhuan tribes dispersed and looted at will. The other tribes, follow this Shanyu and leave the fortress quickly!"