At this time, the number of Han cavalry gathered in the mountain col had reached more than 30,000. However, according to the news from the cavalry teams responsible for tracking, this Xianbei army was large in number, probably more than 100,000. [:Of course, then.
Several cavalry squads did not dare to get too close, judging entirely based on the torches lit by the Xianbei people.
Not to mention 100,000 Xianbei people, even 200,000 or 300,000, Zhao Yun would not be timid at all. The reason he hesitated was because he was thinking about how to deal with these prisoners and trophies in the mountain col. After a while, Zhan Zhen
In the event of a fight, even if these prisoners would not become a burden, they would most likely take the opportunity to escape.
Ma Chao was impatient. When he learned that the enemy was getting closer, he immediately handed over his hands and said: "Please allow me to take 20,000 men out to kill them for a while. The general will lead the rest of the troops to guard these prisoners. If they make any move, it will not be too late to shoot them!"
In fact, Ma Chao also had his own selfish motives. Tuoba Yan was also among the prisoners. If Zhao Yun ordered these prisoners to be shot now, she would not be able to survive. But Ma Chao did not dare to put the entire Han army in danger because of his own selfishness.
When the time came, as long as Zhao Yun issued the massacre order, he would not be able to stop him. Therefore, Ma Chao wanted to strike first and block the Xianbei army from outside.
Zhao Yun hesitated for a moment, and was about to agree to Ma Chao's request when he suddenly noticed the terrain of this mountain col. He couldn't help but laugh and said, "Let's set up a pocket array!"
The Xianbei people moved very slowly. After more than an hour, their front team appeared at the small river south of the mountain col. The river was very shallow, and people, horses, cattle and sheep could wade through it. After crossing the river, they could enter the hidden mountain col.
, it is difficult to see clearly what is going on inside from the outside. However, the Han army has occupied the hillsides on the east, west, and north sides. They are commanding from a high position and can rush in at any time. The prisoners and loot have also been moved to a corner of the mountain col. The Xianbei army
You need to go all the way to the innermost part of the mountain col to find them. By that time, they were already deeply surrounded by the Han army.
On the top of the mountain, Zhao Yun raised his telescope and watched the Xianbei army crossing the small river in a chaotic manner. The Xianbei people rarely marched in a complete queue, so the chaos was normal. But Zhao Yun could not hide the smile on his lips,
Because by the light of Xianbei people's torches, he found that in addition to about five or six hundred Xianbei warriors at the outpost, behind them were all old and weak women and children driving cattle, sheep and horses, and there were also many slow oxcarts loaded with tents.
The supplies needed. This is not an army, it is clearly the migrating Xianbei tribe.
Ma Chao also saw that something was not right with the Xianbei people's team. He couldn't help but get excited. He tightened the reins and said, "The general will go down the mountain now!"
Zhao Yun knew that Ma Chao had become quite calm now, but he still warned: "Meng Qi, don't show off your courage for a moment. You must wait until most of them have reached the mountain col and see my signal here before you can take action.
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Ma Chao grinned and said, "Don't worry, the general will know what he's doing!"
Probably feeling that they had reached a safe zone, the Xianbei people moved even slower than before. The five or six hundred warriors who were on the outpost stopped moving forward after crossing the river, but kept vigilance at both ends of the valley entrance. Other herdsmen were not in a hurry after entering the mountain col.
They moved forward, but began to set up tents in the far south. The herdsmen walking in the front all belonged to Kuitou's tribe, and the closer to the south, the easier it was to herd horses and sheep, so they naturally did not want to go inside. But in this way,
The team behind was even slower.
The Xianbei people moved slowly, but the Han army moved extremely quickly. Ma Chao led 10,000 light cavalry and had already circled behind the Xianbei army, waiting for Zhao Yun to give the signal.
More than an hour passed, and there was only one brightest morning star left on the eastern horizon. Dawn was about to arrive. Most of the Xianbei people's team finally entered the mountain col. Zhao Yun waved his hand, and the soldiers on the left and right released three
A red signal flare, beautiful chrysanthemums blooming in the night sky, exceptionally bright.
Many herdsmen had never seen such a beautiful scenery, and they raised their heads, looking forward to seeing it again. Suddenly, the dull sound of horse hoofs sounded around the mountain col, and a large group of Han cavalry rushed over from Henan.
At this time, except for a few of the two thousand guards from the Kuitou and Budugen tribes who were guarding Morgan and Yeni, the others were guarding the river. They became the first target of the Han army. After a whole night
After a long march, the Xianbei people were very tired, and these warriors had to remain vigilant at all times and became even more tired. When the Han cavalry came over, many Xianbei warriors did not even realize that they had to take off their bows and arrows, and the Han army had already charged.
Arrived in front of me.
This is a battle without any suspense. One side is tired from the distance, but the other side is recuperating. No matter in terms of numbers, equipment, training or fighting spirit, both sides are not on the same level. Many Xianbei warriors have not had time to resist.
He fell under the saber of the Han cavalry, and his blood instantly stained the river red.
In the mountain col, groups of Han cavalry rushed down from the hillside like fierce tigers. The Xianbei herdsmen were busy setting up tents and settling in the young and old. Even though many of them could ride horses and draw bows, they were in a hurry.
They were unable to resist and fell into a pool of blood one after another. Cries and screams echoed over the mountain col.
When the sun rose, the battle was over. Many Xianbei nobles, including Morgan and Yeni, were captured, and countless cattle, sheep, and horses were captured. In this battle, the Xianbei people suffered unprecedented heavy losses.
Even if the leader of Taiyuan leads his army back at this time, he will still have no foundation.
Although this battle report was just received this evening, the content described above should have happened three days ago. Liu Xin handed the battle report to Sun Ce and asked: "Cer, if you are the commander of the Sixth Army, what will you do?"
What will you do next?"
During the recent period, Sun Ce has been following Liu Xin, and he also knew that Liu Xin sent the Sixth Army to sweep across the Mobei Grassland. After reading the battle report, Sun Ce blurted out: "Father, if the child is from the Sixth Army,
Commander, we must use the power of this great victory to sweep away all the tribes on the grassland, so that there will no longer be any threat to the north of our Han Dynasty!"
Liu Xin nodded and said with a smile: "Cer, you are brave if you are brave, but you still have to look further. I ask you, how did the Mobei grassland become the world of the Xianbei people?"
In the past two years, Sun Ce had rarely had the opportunity to go into battle, but he had read a lot of books in his spare time, and had a little knowledge of the history of Xianbei. He thought about it, handed over his hands and said, "Back to my father, Xianbei was originally attached to the Huns.
Later, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty defeated the Xiongnu, and the Xiongnu fled north. The Xianbei people took the opportunity to rise. I wonder if what I said is right?"
"Not bad!" Liu Xin waved his hand and said, "But that's just a superficial phenomenon. Think about it, it was the Han who defeated the Xiongnu, but it was the Xianbei who gained. This is because the Han people are not adapted to life on the grassland, at least.
Most Han people have difficulty adapting to the harsh environment there. The Xianbei people now are equivalent to the Xiongnu in the past. If I drive them all out, other ethnic groups will soon rise on the grassland. As time goes by, they will become a threat to our Han Dynasty."
Sun Ce pondered: "Then what does your father mean?"
Liu Xin turned to look to the north and said slowly: "Now the four most powerful tribes in Xianbei have been wiped out, and what is left are just some small tribes and other tribes attached to them. If I were in Mobei,
I will definitely order the army not to advance eastward, but to turn south, kill Bentanhan Mountain, and cleanly and completely eliminate all Xianbei troops entering the Central Plains!"
Before Sun Ce could answer, Liu Xin continued: "Of course, this incident happened three days ago. Zilong must have made his own decision. Let's wait and see what General Zilong plans.
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Sun Ce's ideal is to be a general who charges into battle, but he has little interest in strategizing. Especially the contents are abstruse and difficult to understand, and he is even less willing to use his brain. Hearing Liu Xin talk about seeing how Zhao Yun decided, Sun Ce couldn't help but
There was a feeling of relief.
When Liu Xin saw the change in the expression on Sun Ce's face, he couldn't help but shook his head and flipped through several other battle reports. The reason why he talked to Sun Ce so much was to subtly guide Sun Ce to take the path of internal affairs. It is inevitable for a general to be in trouble
After all, Sun Ce is now Liu Xin's son-in-law, and Liu Xin doesn't want him to continue to lead the army. But judging from Sun Ce's performance, it may be difficult to do so for a while.
The news recorded in several other battle reports was earlier. Judging from the content, the wars in various places are still in a stalemate. However, Liu Xin is not very worried. He knows that the longer the time is delayed, the more beneficial it will be to him.
Because war is a very expensive thing, without logistical support, no matter how powerful the army is, it will eventually fall into a state of militarism.
Liu Xin rested all night at Uzbeli Fortress. Early the next morning, when the team was assembled and before they had time to set off, another battle report came over. This was a battle report about the Fifth Army's siege of Puyang City.
As Cao Cao's hometown, Puyang has a high city and a deep pond. A large amount of grain and grass have been accumulated in the city. Xun You and others mobilized a large number of people and ordered all the noble families in the city to send their servants to the city. But in the face of the Han army
Although the defenders resisted tenaciously, everyone knew that Puyang City could not hold on for a few more days.
Xun You was Cao Cao's highest officer who stayed in Puyang. Faced with the dilemma, he had to summon Chen Qun, Yu Jin and others to discuss and decided to protect Liu Xie and abandon the city and flee. It was said to be protecting, but in fact it was a hostage to prevent the puppet emperor from falling.
into the hands of Liu Xin.
The Han army's siege strategy has always been to siege three and one is missing, that is, besieging the south, west, and north gates day and night, but leaving the east gate open and not attacking. In this case, the defenders would feel that there was still a way to retreat.
If they want to leave, they usually don't fight to the death. Of course, the Han army's intentions could not be concealed from a wise man like Xun You, but the Han army's day and night attacks put Puyang City in danger.
Although Xun You knew that the Han army must have a conspiracy to leave a gap in the east gate, but the attack on the other three gates was urgent, he could only bite the bullet and choose this gap to escape. It can be said that he knew that there were tigers in the mountain and went to the tiger mountain.