Sizhou, Hanoi County, Huai County.
The nine-winding Qinshui River makes a big bend under the city of Huai County, turning towards the north with an almost ninety-degree change of direction.
Huai County is located at the huge bend of Qinshui River. To the north is Qinshui and to the south is a scattered group of Wubao.
The Hun Emperor Liu Cong, who personally led 100,000 Hun cavalry here, just arrived outside Huai County, and did not feel that this low county town had enough power to stop him.
However, when the red flags with Chinese characters on the top of Huai County were erected, the entire Huns army saw that the Huai County defenders had a different momentum than the previous Jin army.
"Your Majesty, that is the flag of the Qingzhou bandits!"
Hu Yanyan, the cavalry general who had been following the Xiongnu Emperor Liu Cong, said.
"Hmph! How dare you call a Qingzhou traitor Han? Do you deserve to be called Han?"
The Xiongnu Emperor Liu Cong looked at the Chinese flag with a black dragon on a red background in the distance and mocked it with contempt.
Today, Liu Cong has long regarded himself as the successor of the strong Han Dynasty. Not only must he call him "Han" in every word, but he also does not allow generals and officials to call the Qingzhou thieves "Han".
Even calling him a 'hypocrite' is not acceptable. He is always referred to as a 'Qingzhou bandit', even though the Qingzhou bandits are no longer limited to Qingzhou.
"Your Majesty, I am willing to be the vanguard and defeat the spirit of these Qingzhou thieves first!"
A Hun general loudly asked for a fight.
Because at this time, the Qingzhou Han Army at the head of Huai County City had already sounded the trumpet and flags, and various flags were running back and forth. A troop of thousands of soldiers and horses immediately formed a formation outside Huai County City.
"Your Majesty, this is Zu Ti, the general of the Qingzhou thieves!"
Hu Yanyan reminded him again. Liu Cong followed Hu Yanyan's expectations and saw a huge general flag with the word "ancestor" in it.
"Zu Ti? Although I met Zu Ti several times when the late emperor traveled to Luoyang, I think he is just an ordinary person, how can he be worthy of the position of a general!"
After Liu Cong finished speaking, he pointed the horsewhip in his hand at the Qingzhou Han army forming out of the city in front, and said to several Qiang and Hu generals beside him.
"Everyone, whoever can defeat this army of Qingzhou thieves will be rewarded with a silk woman!"
Several Hun generals, who had always been arrogant and brave, immediately started clamoring for a fight.
The cavalry general next to him, Hu Yanyan, frowned slightly and quickly advised the Hun Emperor Liu Cong.
"Your Majesty, don't be careless. Zu Ti is very skillful in using his troops. If we want to attack these bandits outside the city of Huai County, we will probably suffer a lot of casualties."
Hu Yanyan clearly saw that although the Qingzhou Han troops arrayed outside Huai County were not large in number, they had already been well arranged in front of the formation. If they charged rashly, they would only increase casualties.
After hearing the advice of the cavalry general Hu Yanyan, the Huns Emperor Liu Cong burst out laughing.
"Haha, General Huyan is overly worried. How could I not know this truth! Such a casualty in the battle, naturally we have to surrender people as the vanguard!"
It turned out that the Xiongnu Emperor Liu Cong wanted to let these Qiang and Hu generals supervise the formation and force the captured Jin people to attack the Han army formation in Qingzhou.
"I am stupid, please forgive me!" Hu Yanyan said quickly.
Soon, a Qiang and Hu general won the opportunity to supervise the formation.
From behind the Xiongnu army, thousands of Jin prisoners in ragged clothes and trembling bodies were soon driven to the front of the battle.
"It would be a pity if these Jin slaves starve to death in vain, why not make the best use of them now, hahaha."
The Xiongnu Emperor Liu Cong smiled proudly.
These Jin prisoners all had to do hard work along the way. Originally, the Huns planned to escort these people back to Pingyang as slaves for farming after the war. However, the food and grass in the Xiongnu army are no longer sufficient, so the Xiongnu Emperor Liu Cong has already He changed his mind and decided to use these Jin prisoners to consume the Qingzhou bandits' arrows and physical strength.
At the same time, about the same number of Qiang and Hu cavalry also formed a formation behind these prisoners. Each of these Qiang and Hu cavalry were armed with swords, guns, bows and arrows, staring eagerly at the Jin prisoners in front.
Some Xiongnu soldiers came to the front carrying bundles of spears and spears, and began to distribute weapons to these Jin prisoners.
I saw a Hun general wearing a fur felt hat, riding on a tall horse, shouting majestically to these Jin prisoners.
"Listen to me!"
"If you want to survive, rush forward with all your might!"
"As long as we defeat the Qingzhou thieves arrayed in front, I will let you go home!"
"Anyone who dares to retreat and escape will be shot to death!"
After several rounds of shouting, all the prisoners understood their situation.
The captive slaves' conditions in the past few days had already made these people clearly see the brutality of the Huns.
No one dared to disobey the intentions of these Huns. They all obediently took the weapons issued and waited for the order to charge to death.
No one had the guts to resist these Huns. Except for some who had long been numb and had no sense of life and death, the rest of the prisoners were praying in their hearts that they could defeat the 'thief army' on the opposite side with a sudden attack. If you do, you can continue to survive.
"Your Majesty, if you give these Jin slaves weapons, wouldn't it be dangerous if they defected in battle?" Liu Yi, the emperor's younger brother who was accompanying him, couldn't help but said.
Although the emperor's younger brother Liu Yi had a lot of dissatisfaction with the Huns Emperor Liu Cong because of the rumors inside and outside the court, today's battle was, after all, the Xiongnu Han Kingdom versus the 'thieves', so Liu Yi naturally preferred the Emperor Liu Cong. of.
After hearing the question from the crown prince Liu Yi, the Xiongnu Emperor Liu Cong smiled lightly and pointed contemptuously at the Jin prisoners in front.
"These Jin slaves are already a herd of cattle and sheep. Have you ever seen any cattle or sheep bite the shepherd?"
Because Shan, the Di woman left to him by his father Liu Yuan, is very popular with him. Even Shan and Liu Yuan's sons Liu Yi and Liu Cong are very fond of her.
Therefore, Liu Cong said a few more words.
"Xiao Lang, as the emperor's younger brother, you are the emperor's crown prince. In the future, you will control these Jin people. You must understand that if you want to make these Jin people obedient, you cannot rely only on the collection of classics and histories. You must make them The swords and guns in your hands only need to bleed from time to time!”
"It would be better if you have fewer Confucian guests!"
Although the emperor's younger brother Liu Yi was the son of the Huns and Di people, he had been fond of literary classics since he was a child, and he was surrounded by a large group of Confucian scholars who were ministers of the Jin people.
After hearing the words of the Xiongnu Emperor Liu Cong, the emperor's brother Liu Yigang wanted to defend himself, but suddenly he heard bursts of drums and shouts in front of the formation.
At this time, thousands of Qiang and Hu cavalry were at the back to supervise the formation, leading thousands of Jin prisoners in front and began to march towards the Qingzhou bandit army in front.
Although the emperor's younger brother Liu Yi always loved Confucianism, he was also well-read on military history.
He knew that this battle did not have much significance. It could only be regarded as a tentative first battle, and the main purpose was to take the opportunity to suppress the morale of the Qingzhou bandit army.
However, despite this, the emperor's younger brother Liu Yi was still staring ahead with interest, hoping that the Qiang and Hu Yi troops from the Huns and Han Kingdom would join the army and defeat the vanguard of the Qingzhou bandit army in a single battle. Kiss qinxs
Outside Huai County.
The moat that was originally outside the city had already disappeared in the melee of the past few years, and now only a shallow ditch remained.
Zhang Chu, who was wearing a cowhide light armor, stood upright in the array like a piece of wood.
After being drafted as soldiers, the Zhang Chu brothers were selected to join the reserve soldiers because they were tall and strong.
Today, Zhang Chu is not on the battlefield for the first time. Along the way from Dunqiu, at least five or six forts along the way were attacked by them. As for the reason, of course, the army lacked food, and these unruly bullies refused to The initiative to donate naturally made General Zu furious and sent troops in anger.
However, after seeing the roaring Xiongnu army with his own eyes, Zhang Chu, who considered himself a 'veteran', felt fear and fear again in his heart.
The mighty Hun cavalry came in force, as if they were coming on thunder, and the rumble of horse hooves even made the earth tremble.
After the Xiongnu soldiers and horses stopped advancing, Zhang Chu, who had just left the city and formed a formation, just took a look from a distance and felt that the number of these Xiongnu barbarians was simply countless. They were probably more than the weeds in the fields.
Zhang Chu was nervous for a while, and immediately felt his legs shaking slightly. The strong urge to urinate almost made him wet his pants. The fingers holding the spear in his hand became stiff, and he felt dry and itchy in his throat.
Suddenly, a rude yelling sound came.
"A dog is afraid of an egg!"
"These barbarians have just arrived. It's impossible for the whole army to press forward. Give me some help!"
"As long as the first battle defeats the Hulu forwards, we can have wine and meat when we return to the city!"
After hearing this curse, Zhang Chu felt less nervous.
The owner of this voice is Zhang Chu's brigade commander and his family name. He is also named Zhang and named Zhang Shou. He is a veteran from Qingzhou.
Along the way from Dunqiu County to Hanoi County, Zhang Chu and other new soldiers were punished by the brigade commander.
Today, Zhang Chu even feels that he is more afraid of the brigade commander than the Huns.
"Swallow your saliva and hold on to the spear in your hand. If you are good at it, it will be enough to defeat the Hulu on the other side!"
Hearing this, Zhang Chu tried his best to tighten his mouth, and finally squeezed out a mouthful of saliva to moisten his dry and itchy throat. As expected, there was no tension in his heart anymore.
"Huh?"
"Hahaha, is Hulu going to die?"
Suddenly, Brigadier Zhang Shou laughed loudly.
In front of the Hulu formation, a large group of people as thin as beggars and slaves appeared, all holding spears and spears, ready to rush towards him and lead the charge.
"Are these people also Hulu? Why are they so poor?"
Zhang Chu stretched his neck and looked at the Hulu troops slowly approaching his formation in the distance.
"Not Hulu!"
A deep voice reached Zhang Chu's ears.
He knew that it was the voice of his colleague Huang Zeng.
"These are all captured people!"
Zhang Chu was stunned when he heard this, and then looked confidently. Sure enough, although the clothes of those people were in tatters, they could vaguely be seen as the clothes of Jin people from the Central Plains.
As the horns in the Hulu formation sounded again, these Jin slaves in ragged clothes, holding spears and howling, rushed towards the starting point of Zhang Chu's formation.
"It turns out they are prisoners!"
"You guys all have spears and weapons in your hands, why don't you turn around and kill the Hulu?"
"Even if you run away in both directions, isn't it okay to rush here like this and seek death?"
Zhang Chu kept thinking about it in his heart.
The running of thousands of people and horses soon stirred up large amounts of dust, which even obscured his sight, making it impossible for Zhang Chu to see what was far away on both sides.
At this time, the formation of the Han army in Qingzhou also sounded the sound of horns, and the whistles of the brigade commander's waiting team followed closely.
Zhang Chu immediately followed the order and moved two points closer to the soldier next to him.
The Qingzhou Han army outside Huai County was like a hard stone, ready to withstand the roaring flood.
The shouts of killing and the neighing of horses also reached Huai County City not far behind the Han army in Qingzhou.
Zu Ti, the general of the Western Han Dynasty, was standing on the city wall with a serious face, looking at the upcoming battle in the distance.
Yin Yi, who was joining the army next to him, just took a look outside the city and felt that these captured soldiers were simply here to die.
"General, the barbarians have just arrived today, and they will definitely not attack in a large scale. Why don't we just wait for work, but instead send troops to form an array outside the city to lure the barbarians to attack?"
Yin Yi, who joined the army, had just contacted the surrounding dock owners outside the city of Huai County. After returning to the city, he discovered that Zu Ti had actually sent troops out of the city to form an array.
"Haha, now that the Huns and Barbarians have suddenly arrived, many of the dock owners are almost scared out of their wits."
Zu Ti was still looking outside the city, but he said.
"In this case, it is better to take the initiative to fight to show that our army is not afraid of the Hulu and to boost morale!"
After hearing this, Yin Yi seemed to understand a little bit, but he still felt a little confused.
Sure enough, Zu Ti continued.
"Moreover, the city in Huai County is dilapidated and small, and it is difficult for tens of thousands of troops to defend the city."
"If you want to defend Huai County, you must not only defend the city, but also dare to form formations outside the city to meet the enemy. Only in this way can the forts in the south really play a supporting role."
"Otherwise, there will be clusters of forts in the city, but they will just fight on their own. Instead, they will give the Hulu a chance to defeat each one."
After hearing this, Yin Yi completely understood.
It turned out that Zu Ti's intention was to maintain the courage to go out of the city to fight. Otherwise, the Wubao heroes who responded outside the city would probably be in a state of complacency and would not be able to cooperate effectively.
"The barbarians used these prisoners to charge into the battle, wouldn't they give the general a victory?" Yin Yi, who joined the army, said.
"Haha, it may not be so easy!" Zu Ti said, pointing in the distance with his hand.
"Look, behind those prisoners who rushed into the battle, there were thousands of cavalry!"
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