"I knew that the Han family was wealthy, but I never imagined that they would be 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 is just a small market town in front of me, but the things captured are 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 he thought of this, Yi Zhixie felt his scalp numb and his chest felt tight.
"Great Chanyu."
Luo Tong, who was leading the way, stepped forward and saluted and said, "This is where most 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."
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." As for the Chanyu, you can pack your bags, call your friends and go out, and the Chanyu 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 within itself, it is naturally easy to obtain, 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 spread out in all directions and plunder with all his strength.
Luo Tong didn't know what was going on here, so he stepped forward to persuade him, "Chanyu, if Chang'an hears the news, they will definitely send troops. Why don't we 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 dejected Luo Tong beat his feet and chest. It was obvious that he had been tricked. What should he do? '
He was very panicked, and had no choice but to run to King Yan for advice.
Looking at Luo Tong's leaving figure, Yi Zhixie sneered, "They are all idiots."
According to Liu Ling, there was a war going on here in Yan State, and with the four hundred miles of urgent delivery, 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, and then gathered their troops under Jicheng and drove the captured prisoners to fill the city.
We can only fight for fifteen days at most, so 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 outside the fortress, they would use the cavalry harassment tactics that the Huns were good at, dragging them deeper into the grassland and dragging 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 suddenness 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's 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 advantage to directly charge into the formation, then the Tutuan countrymen would form a formation to fight. Even if they were rushed out of their positions 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-cutting 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 strong?!"
This was just a county in Yan State. In just a few days, the Tutuan countrymen 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 country? Do you expect 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 is equivalent to fighting desperately against the regular Han army who are determined to fight to the death.
The greatly shocked Yi Zhixie no longer divided 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 the farmers.
The big merchants, in particular, were not willing to risk their lives. Instead, they sent people to make peace with the Huns and were willing to pay and provide materials to beg for their release.
Yi Zhixie is very satisfied with this. After he achieves his goal by asking for it, he will let go of these places that have no resistance.
In this way, 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 heavenly chanyu!
Entering Yuyang County from Youbeiping, they looted and raided various places and then went 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 an army, millions of troops can't be set off immediately with just one order.
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. They can concentrate their forces to prepare materials, arrange arrangements, and then march thousands of miles. It will take at least more than a month. How could it come so fast? !
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 it is understandable for the cavalry to run so fast.
But after learning 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 family's 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 reformed 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 equivalent to approximately 200,000 regular Han troops.
In some movies, the protagonists often lead hundreds of thousands of iron pagodas, tigers and leopards on horseback to kill everyone. It can only be said that they lack the most basic world view. They have completely understood everything about the economy and are left with nothing. .
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 is 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 disciples who followed Liu Ling to escape from the Huns, there was one who was from the Yan Kingdom. 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 didn't hesitate at all. He immediately turned his horse's head and shouted loudly, "The Xianbei and Wuhuan troops dispersed and looted at will. The rest of the troops followed this Shanyu and quickly left the fortress!"
(End of chapter)
