Facing the rolling logs and rocks falling from the sky, the soldiers and civilians of Tuyuhun did not think it was man-made at first. They either thought it was an avalanche, or that the mountain was softened by melted ice and snow, resulting in a landslide.
However, before they could recover from the shock, the second array of rolling logs and stones followed one after another, followed by the third array, and the fourth array... Such uninterrupted continuous attacks finally made the Tuyuhun soldiers and civilians realize that this was not a natural disaster. It was a man-made disaster - someone had already prepared a large number of rolling logs and rocks on the mountain, and was now lowering them one by one to launch a brutal and inhumane attack on them.
Rolling logs and rocks roared in, knocking pieces of Tuyuhun soldiers to the ground. A rolling log or a boulder could often knock down a piece of them, and their power was countless times greater than any crossbow or arrow. Tuyuhun rolled and screamed, Under the rolling logs and rafts, there were horrific corpses and bloody pulp everywhere.
The Tuyuhun military camp suddenly fell into chaos. All their elite soldiers had left, and only some auxiliary soldiers were left. Their combat effectiveness, fighting will, and ability to respond to emergencies were naturally inferior to those of the regular army. Moreover, the sound of bone flutes gathered before Niloyan left made everyone tremble with fear. Later, it was heard that the Sui army's rangers were chasing the scouts. Now that the general had led his army to kill them, the soldiers and civilians in the camp were tense. Also relaxed.
But neither the deputy general nor Ni Shangli expected that not long after the elite soldiers left and before the troops were assembled, the enemy came from nowhere and launched a fierce and cruel offensive against them.
This is especially true for generals. You can imagine the mentality of ordinary soldiers and herdsmen.
"Don't panic, the enemy's troops are small and they are no match for us!" the lieutenant general yelled in panic. He tried to restore order to the soldiers and civilians in the camp, and also hoped that the auxiliary soldiers remaining in the camp would gather in the direction of the banner. However, it is human nature to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages. Let alone herdsmen-like auxiliaries, even an elite division will fall into chaos if they suddenly attack without any psychological preparation. Therefore, his efforts and words are not only unconvincing, but also fail to unite people's hearts.
Moreover, there are a large number of ordinary herdsmen in the camp. These herdsmen are running around like headless flies. They not only become an obstacle to the soldiers trying to gather, but also seriously affect the morale of the soldiers. Under their influence, those soldiers who were already uneasy also blindly followed the masses and ran away with the crowd.
In such a situation where military morale is in chaos, any response is a joke; at this moment, let alone General Tuyuhun, even Bai Qi, Li Mu, Han Xin, Cao Cao, Yang Su and others cannot be saved. Tuyuhun camp where soldiers and civilians coexist.
At this moment, shouts suddenly erupted from the camp to the west, followed by flames. A large number of "miscellaneous soldiers" with various weapons entered the camp. They killed everyone and burned every tent they encountered, and there was a wailing sound. With screams, countless horses, cattle and sheep in the large circle circled in fear, while the frightened Tuyuhun soldiers and civilians fled eastward.
At this time, south of the main camp in the east, Mai Tiezhang also saw the light of fire from a distance. He waved his sword, pointed at the main camp, and loudly ordered: "Intercept the rebel army from the side, no matter men, women, old or young, give me Kill no one alive."
Two thousand soldiers suddenly mobilized and rushed towards the Turkic camp. In a moment, Mai Tiezhang took the lead in charging into the eastern camp, killing the Tuyuhun soldiers and civilians with their heads rolling and blood flowing like rivers.
"Don't panic. There are few enemy troops to the east. Let's rush out together. They can't stop us!" Nishangli knew that the situation was out of control. He could only abandon all ideas and bite the bullet and follow the soldiers and civilians to the east. Escape.
He is one of the core figures of the Nishi Tribal Alliance, and there are naturally many loyal and brave soldiers around him. However, their camp is surrounded by mountains to the south and Sugannuoer Lake to the north. The lake is originally covered with thick ice, which can be stepped on by men and horses. On top, to prevent the Sui army from attacking on the ice, they hollowed out the solid ice on the lake near the camp. Although there was another layer of ice, where could anyone walk?
There was no way to go from the north to the south, and there were endless enemy soldiers in the western camp, so the soldiers and civilians ran to the east. How could they get out quickly now that they were crowded?
Not being able to get out meant death, and he didn't want to die, so he simply led his soldiers to kill the scattered soldiers and civilians blocking the way.
Relying on his thick armor and luck, he finally broke out of the crowd with more than a dozen soldiers who had not strayed away. But what greeted them was not life and light. A group of fierce infantry was waiting for them.
Like a grinding wheel, Tuyuhun soldiers and civilians were massacred in the narrowest place.
The burly guard commander suddenly saw a group of soldiers covered in blood, led by a fierce general, heading towards them. These people were as powerful as tigers, invincible, killing heads and breaking arms wherever they passed. Flying, blood mist fills the long sky. He was so anxious that he shouted loudly: "Young Master, run... uh!" Before he could finish his words, a crossbow arrow shot out from the back of his head. His body went limp and he collapsed on the ground.
In addition, the personal guards were not spared, and they were all shot to the ground.
Ni Shangli was stunned and saw the big man looking at him like a cat playing with a mouse. The man's face was covered by long stubble, but the eyes under his sword-shaped eyebrows were extremely impactful. Although the armor on the burly body was somewhat damaged, it did not look embarrassed at all. Just looking at it made people have the urge to turn around and run away.
When Ni Shangli saw that several soldiers around this man were pointing crossbows at him, he immediately understood that the other man was going to die on his own. He immediately roared in despair, pulled out his machete and rushed towards the man.
This man was Mai Tiezhang, the army leader. He had not noticed this team at first. After all, there were too many Tuyuhun soldiers and civilians fighting each other. However, the words "Young Master, run away" reminded him, how could he Do you take this kid seriously? He also walked towards Ni Shangli.
Ni Shangli waved the scimitar in his hand and slashed towards the neck of Mai Tiezhang. Mai Tiezhang knocked him down with a side elbow, then raised his knife and slashed Ni Shangli's head to the ground!
Mai Tiezhang glanced at the camp where the fire was getting bigger and bigger. The battle inside was coming to an end. The Tuyuhun soldiers and civilians who had lost order were surrounded by Xue Wanjun, Han Liu and a group of Sui soldiers who were eager to go home. In front of the stable "horse thieves", they were as fragile as porcelain. In addition to causing some casualties to the Sui army at first, by now, it had turned into a one-sided massacre.
The battle was over, and the entire camp was like a purgatory on earth, with the disgusting smell of blood and burnt stench filling the air.
Mai Tiezhang came to the enemy camp's main tent covered in blood, but there was no wave in his heart at all. Xue Wanjun's sonorous footsteps came from behind, "General, the enemy troops in the camp have been cleared! Do you want someone to report to General Zong?"
"No need! There is still a tough battle to be fought!" Mai Tiezhang shook his head and ordered a few soldiers on standby: "You immediately ask the brothers to divide the troops into two groups. Go to the mountain to get long weapons, and go to the horseback. War horses were brought from the pen, and we set off directly to the north to help General Zong in the battle."
"Yes!" The soldiers saluted and retreated.
"We just had a fight, are we going to fight again?" Xue Wanjun was a little dumbfounded, and then explained: "I'm not afraid, I just think that the soldiers are very tired and need to rest..."
"I know your concerns!" Mai Tiezhang knew that he was not afraid of death. What he said was a prudent and prudent approach. He said slowly: "This battle is a joint battle between the two armies. General Zong has laid out suspicions and helped us to clear up the enemy." After attracting all the enemy's best troops, we were able to easily capture this camp. We won the battle, but all the pressure shifted to General Zong."
Having said this, Mai Tiezhang said worriedly: "If the news of this battle reaches Niluoyan before us, he will know our true and false facts. When the time comes, he will definitely fight with General Zong to get rid of the enemy in the shortest possible time. General Zong defeats him, and then comes back with reinforcements. It is better to take the initiative to kill him while he does not know the true strength of our army, and defeat him with General Zong."
Xue Wanjun suddenly said: "Is this why the general put his main force in the Western Camp?"
"Exactly!" Mai Tiezhang said with a smile: "There are only three or four miles in the narrow area of West Camp. As long as you get out of this section, you can immediately go north along the lakeside; but East Camp covers most of the lake. If two I will rush to report the news from the east and west camps at the same time. Those who set off from the west camp will have to walk for at least two to three hours. This is also the purpose of me not letting any of you go."
Xue Wanjun thought for a while, then frowned and said, "General, what if the enemy forces divide their forces and attack General Zong all the way, all the way south? Should we go head-to-head?"
"Head-on confrontation? As you can imagine, you have spent so many years with me in vain." Mai Tiezhang rolled his eyes at him angrily, shook his head, and strode out.
Xue Wanjun was a little confused.
He followed out wisely, and suddenly saw hundreds of soldiers carrying bags of things from the warehouse. His mind suddenly moved, and he stepped forward and asked, "What is this?"
A soldier replied: "There is highland barley, wheat bran, and black beans."
Xue Wanjun asked again: "Feed the horse?"
A cavalry will regard the war horse as the most loyal partner and take good care of the war horse. Only when the horse is in good condition will their survival probability be greater. It's just that if a war horse purely eats grass, its physical strength and condition will be difficult to adapt to the intense consumption on the battlefield. In order to keep their horses in the best fighting condition, the cavalry will add salt to the fodder. Every once in a while, they will also feed highland barley, bean feed, wheat and other refined materials. Even the drinking water is very clean salt water.
The military operations of nomadic peoples against the Central Plains dynasties often took place when the autumn wind blew up, because the grass and wild vegetables on the grasslands matured and set seeds in autumn. The fruits of these plants are rich in sugar and starch. After the horse eats them, he will become fat, strong and shiny. Therefore, autumn is the season when the nomads have the strongest combat effectiveness; once autumn comes, the Central Plains dynasties will organize border defenses, take strict precautions, and send more scouts and spies.
In wartime, the cavalry on both sides would rather eat poorly and save dry food than treat their horses badly. If there is only the last piece of dry food left, they will definitely feed it to their horses instead of themselves.
"Exactly!" replied the soldier.
Xue Wanjun stopped asking any more questions and stared blankly at the soldiers moving in and out carrying food. Suddenly an idea flashed in his mind, and his eyes looking at the back of the iron staff were filled with admiration.
He quickly chased after him and shouted: "The general is wise!"
Mai Tiezhang looked back at him, chuckled and said, "Understood?"
"I understand, I understand!"
Mai Tiezhang shook his head and said with a wry smile: "This method was not invented by me."
"Who is so damaging?"
"Who else can it be? Of course it's the king!"
"Uh!" Xue Wanjun shut up immediately.
"Haha..." Mai Tiezhang laughed loudly and said: "When I was the governor of Guazhou, the king specially asked me to deal with the horse thieves. It was called fighting fire with poison. But the horse thieves came and went like the wind and were extremely cunning. Once they discovered the situation, No, he galloped away with his horse whipped. He was also a cavalryman, so of course I couldn’t catch up."
"I was very distressed, so I wrote to the king and asked him to give me an idea. The king replied that if the horse runs fast, then it is better to deal with the horse. You can sprinkle some grains in the grass and gravel near the ambush. If If the war horse is severely strangled and cannot stop to eat, then let it go a little further and the horse will eventually eat."
"This is how I turned the horse thief's four legs into legless ones."
After a pause, Mai Tiezhang lowered his voice and said: "Your Majesty, there is another more damaging method, which is to add some minced meat and fat to the forage and grains. This method can allow the war horse to recover in the shortest time. and improve the state; but horses are grass-eating animals after all, they cannot bear meat and fat, and once the explosive power ends, they will most likely get sick."
Xue Wanjun said horrified: "This method is tantamount to drinking poison to quench thirst. It's really cruel!" After a pause, he added: "But if it comes to a very critical and necessary moment, it can come in handy."
"That's true." Mai Tiezhang suddenly looked at Xue Wanjun sternly and said solemnly: "This method is a sharp double-edged sword. It can hurt the enemy, the enemy, and me. Just understand in your heart, It must not be spread outside of the country unless absolutely necessary.”
"You will eventually understand!" Xue Wanjun held his hands in awe.
Mai Tiezhang looked towards the north, feeling a little worried about Zong Luohu. He frowned and said: "In terms of time, that boy Zong Luohu has already started fighting with Tuyuhun's army. He only has more than 2,000 soldiers. If he is stupid, If we go head-to-head with the Tuyuhun soldiers, we will definitely suffer big losses. No, we can't wait here and wait, we must lure the Tuyuhun soldiers down."
"Draw them in?" Xue Wanjun thought for a moment and felt that this method was feasible. The enemy troops had run more than 20 miles to the north. If they heard that their lair had been taken away, they would definitely fight again.
Without the help of Lao Ming, the Tuyuhun soldiers have traveled more than fifty miles today, but they can fight against Tuyuhun here and wait for work.
Thinking of this, Xue Wanjun said: "It's a good idea to lure him here. Let's kill him near the camp and wait for him to work."
"Yes!" Mai Tiezhang nodded. He looked at the mountains to the west and ordered: "We will use this dilapidated camp to compete with the enemy. You lead an army to spread grain outside the camp. There are many miles outside. Sprinkle."
"Here!" Xue Wanjun responded and left.
Mai Tiezhang called several Tuyuhun horse thieves who had followed him for many years and asked them to report the news to Niluoyan from Xiying.
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[When I went back to my hometown, a yellow sumac leaf floated to my neck. Now it was covered with red particles. It was extremely itchy and my neck was swollen. According to countless painful experiences in the past, it will take at least ten days to subside. What should we do now? Solve. 】
