A large number of Han soldiers armed with muskets launched a charge towards the barbarians on the opposite side. With the help of muskets and artillery, the barbarian soldiers could not resist the charge of the Han soldiers.
But the barbarians were not as easy to deal with as the Han people imagined. Although they seemed fragile and easy to push down, in fact they were just pretending to be weak and easy to push down.
"Kill--"
Amidst the bursts of shouts of killing, the barbarian soldiers suddenly changed.
They, who had been suppressed during the charge, suddenly burst out with powerful fighting power. Whether it was a one-on-one fight or a group fight, they always broke out at the most critical moment and used all their strength to attack the enemy.
As the weapons of both sides collided with each other, many soldiers were chopped to the ground.
"What's going on?" Yang Fan, who was standing on the edge of the battlefield observing the battle, asked in surprise.
"I don't know, but it seems that the barbarians are cheating. Now their soldiers have become braver, and the weapons in their hands have become much sharper. I'm afraid we will run into trouble again this time." Li Tadashi said.
"Then keep fighting. No matter what the situation, we have to fight to the end." Yang Fan said resolutely.
Yang Fan really had no way out. If they didn't fight to the death, they would have to wait for the barbarians to attack. By then, they would be in great danger.
Li Zhong nodded, and then ordered his men to continue the attack.
"Quick! Quick! Beat me hard!"
The leader of the barbarians saw that his soldiers became more and more brave in fighting, and he was immediately elated. He knew that this was because his soldiers had adapted to the tactics of the Han army and gradually mastered the method of resistance.
This made him very happy. In his opinion, this situation only proved that his choice was correct and that his tribe also had hope to rise again.
"Chief, our reinforcements are coming soon, we have to work harder to kill them!"
When the leader heard what his adjutant said, he immediately said excitedly: "Really? That's great. Now we can completely occupy the entire grassland. Hahaha..."
As the barbarian leader's laughter rang out, the war situation on the entire battlefield began to take a turn for the worse.
The barbarian soldiers began to gradually fight back from being suppressed by the Han soldiers, and even began to gain an advantage. Once they began to gain an advantage, they would fight more and more bravely, and the casualties of the Han army began to increase, and this growth rate will expand rapidly.
The losses of the Han army also began to increase. After all, the physical strength of the Han army soldiers was inferior to that of the barbarian soldiers.
Finally, more than ten minutes later, after the Han army suffered more than 300 casualties, the Han army could not bear the cost of casualties and began to retreat.
During the battle, the barbarian leader saw his soldiers occupying the Han army's defense line step by step, and saw the Han army soldiers retreating steadily under their attacks. He felt that he had a chance of victory, so he stopped. pursuit.
"Reporting to the leader, the Han army's defense line has completely collapsed. The Han army is fleeing westward. Should we pursue it?"
"Chase! Of course I have to pursue him. I want the Han people to know who is the real overlord of the grassland and who can rule the grassland!"
"yes!"
As the barbarian leader's order was issued, the troops he led began to pursue the direction in which the Han army was fleeing.
At this time, in the direction of the retreat of the Han army, groups of Han soldiers were running, and the leaders were Duan Liao and Wei Jing.
"Pass my order, leave three hundred men behind, and the rest follow me!" After Wei Jing gave the order, he took the lead and galloped forward, while the Han soldiers following behind him followed closely behind, led by Duan Liao. Down, the group quickly retreated towards the south.
"Send the order and let the cavalry troops follow. We must stop these remnants and never let them leave the grassland smoothly." Duan Liao roared and led the large troops to quickly escape to the south.
At this time, a war horse was galloping towards Wei Jing.
"Hey~~" The neighing sound of the war horse woke up Duan Liao. He turned around and saw a soldier wearing armor galloping towards him.
"Report to General Wei, you asked us to investigate the enemy's situation. We just searched the nearby villages and found nothing unusual. I suspect that the enemy has escaped."
"Well, if that's the case, we will return to the middle camp to rest, and then send out scouts to investigate the surroundings to see if we can find any traces of the enemy." Duan Liao ordered calmly.
"Yes!" the scout responded, then turned his horse and galloped towards the rear camp.
After the scout walked away, Duan Liao murmured: "The enemy has fled, so which direction will they go?"
Just when Duan Liao was thinking, his ears suddenly moved, and then he shouted: "Alert!"
Then he took out the saber from his waist and assumed a fighting stance.
After hearing Duan Liao's shouts, other Han soldiers also took out their weapons and got ready. At Duan Liao's signal, everyone moved slowly towards the back, then hid their bodies and watched quietly. Standing around, waiting for the enemy's attack.
Not long after, a group of cavalry appeared in front of everyone.
"The enemy is coming!" a soldier shouted.
"Get ready to fight, shoot your arrows!" Duan Liao said coldly.
Then hundreds of feather arrows were shot at the cavalry, and several of the cavalry died tragically in an instant.
"Archers! Archers, prepare!" Duan Liao shouted again.
As Duan Liao's order was issued, more than 10,000 archers immediately bent their bows and set arrows, aiming at the enemy's target.
"Let go!" As Duan Liao's order came, dense arrows flew towards the distance.
"Puff puff puff puff..."
After a round of arrows was fired, the barbarian cavalry immediately fell to the ground, and the remaining cavalry immediately took cover.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Duan Liao drew his sword and shouted: "Kill the enemy!"
"kill!"
Led by two powerful generals, Duan Liao and Wei Jing, the Han army began to pursue the enemy crazily. When the barbarian leader saw this situation, he was frightened and hurriedly issued an order.
Under the order of the barbarian leader, all the barbarian soldiers immediately began to retreat. While retreating, the barbarian leader did not forget to curse: "Damn, why are the Han dogs so difficult to deal with? They don't play according to the routine. This is simply bullying." !”
"Haha, Barbarian King, we won, we won." A tribal leader jumped excitedly.
"Hahaha, we won, we finally won." Another leader also shouted excitedly.
"We won, we won, we finally won, haha!" Other tribal leaders also began to shout.
At this moment, a black shadow suddenly rushed out from the grass.
"Ah! Help!"
"Kill them all and seize food and livestock, haha!"
….
Waves of wild beast-like howls sounded on the grassland, and then a group of wolves appeared in front of the barbarian soldiers.
"Ouch~~" After seeing the barbarian soldiers, the Wolf King raised his head and roared.
When the barbarian soldiers heard the cry of the Wolf King, they immediately knelt on the ground and trembled, unable to muster any confidence to resist.
After seeing the performance of these barbarian soldiers, the Wolf King nodded with satisfaction, and then led the wolves away, leaving behind the group of trembling barbarian soldiers kneeling on the ground.
"Hahaha, we won, we won!"
…
"Rumble!" The sound of horse hooves came from a distance, and this sound attracted the attention of Duan Liao and others.
"Look, our cavalry is back. The reconnaissance must be over and we can return to the Chinese army safely." Wei Jing shouted excitedly.
"Yes, we returned to the Chinese Army safely." Duan Liao also smiled.
What Duan Liao didn't know was that Murong Huang didn't waste any time and happily sent one of his younger brothers to Luoyang as a hostage.
The symbolic significance of this kind of hostage is actually greater than the practical significance.
Especially for Murong Hui.
He used this opportunity to vigorously promote the importance of being a vassal state of the Han Dynasty among the countries in the Western Regions.
Let the surrounding small countries such as Qiuci dare not speak out about Murong Huang's oppression.
These small countries in the Western Regions sought asylum from the Wusun Kingdom one after another.
Liu Yu, who was far away in Luoyang, didn't know about these changes that were happening in the Western Regions.
Luoyang.
Inside the palace.
After receiving feedback from the Western Regions, Liu Yu felt a little disappointed that Murong Huang was so understanding.
"Well, if Murong Huang disobeys his orders, then I will have a chance to deal with them." Liu Yu said with a sigh.
"Your Majesty, I feel that this is a major event that benefits the country and the people, and it seems to be no worse than getting more records." Gongsun Sheng next to him said with a smile.
They all already know that the current Han Dynasty court treasury has begun to slowly accumulate.
After a while, the results of recuperation will be somewhat harvested.
Under such circumstances, Gongsun Sheng and others' plan was to first expand the naval army, and then go south to annex the remaining Jin Dynasty and unify the world.
"Murong Huang has occupied the chariot division. It is already a long way away. If the division is unknown, I am afraid that the soldiers and horses in Liangzhou may not be willing to fight to the death." Gongsun Sheng advised.
"Okay, let's just leave it at that. Let's talk about Murong Huang for now."
Liu Yu said helplessly.
He picked up a memorial on the table and said.
"Nowadays, I think there are several other things that are more important than the things in the Western Region."
"What is your Majesty referring to?" Gongsun Sheng asked.
Xi Jian, Hua Xiu, Xun Sui and others next to him also looked at Liu Yu.
"This is a report from Gou Xi from Ningzhou and Xun Song from Yizhou."
Liu Yu opened the playlist and continued slowly.
"Gou Xi reported that the barbarian Piao Kingdom in the southwest of Ningzhou has conquered many Puliao tribes. Its power has almost reached Yongchang City in Ningzhou, and it has the intention of further encroachment. Gou Xi wants permission to conquer Piao Kingdom."
Several people in the palace looked puzzled when they heard this.
Xi Jian spoke first.
"Your Majesty, Gou Xi is ruthless, arrogant and ambitious. I am worried that this may be an excuse for the barbarians to cause chaos. What he is really pursuing is seeking independence."
Xi Jian's conjecture was immediately approved by everyone.
"Yes, Your Majesty, most of Gou Xi's men are soldiers from the Di and Qiang tribes. Even if they die somewhere, it will be beneficial to the great governance of Ningzhou." Hua Xiu also said.
"I also feel that at this time, it is less possible to give Gou Xi more military power and let him use his Di Qiang to resist the barbarians of Piao. No matter who dies, it is a good thing." Gongsun Sheng also agreed. said.
These people are quite afraid of Gou Xi.
Today's Ningzhou, also known as the Yunnan-Guizhou area in later generations, was originally a remote place.
The Di and Qiang tribesmen led by Gou Xi were stationed in Ningzhou, but they did not have much power over the local soldiers and people in Ningzhou.
The troops it can mobilize are still the same soldiers and horses.
The Pyu State located in the southwest of Ningzhou was roughly the area of Myanmar in later generations.
These barbarians from Piao State have always been very persistent in marching north to Ningzhou.
Since the time when the Shu Han Dynasty governed Nanzhong, the barbarians in the Piao Kingdom have been plotting against others.
However, because the Baipu officials in the southwest were afraid of the strength of the Central Plains, they did not dare to collude with Piao.
But in the past ten years, the Central Plains has been in turmoil, and the Ningzhou area has also been in turmoil. The Piao people immediately saw an opportunity.
Liu Yu had already been mentally prepared for these people's thoughts.
"You still think that the ambitious Gou Xi is much more harmful than the barbarians, right?"
When several people heard this, they all didn't quite understand what Liu Yu meant.
Just listen to Liu Yu continue to speak.
"Although the Di and Qiang tribes led by Gou Xi once made many rebellions in Yongzhou and Qinzhou in the northwest, they were also highly influenced by Han culture, especially when compared with the barbarians of Piao. How enlightened you are."
"Then your Majesty, do you want to give Gou Xi more power to recruit troops in Ningzhou?" Xi Jian was a little in disbelief.
You must know that Ningzhou is high in mountains and far away from the emperor. Once Gou Xi takes advantage of the opportunity to train troops and horses in the territory and collects some money and food, it is very likely that he will not go to fight against the Pius barbarians, but directly rebel in Ningzhou.
"The power given to Gou Xi must be given, but it cannot be simply recruiting troops in Ningzhou and raising money and food." Liu Yu said.
"Since Zhuge Wuhou pacified Nanzhong, it has been shown that if we want to pacify these barbarian areas, it is difficult to achieve the same effect by just using the governance methods of states, counties and counties."
"In places like this where barbarians and Han people are mixed together, the Han people must have the advantage of commanding the barbarians, so that they can integrate with each other."
"Otherwise, if the Han people lose their leadership position, the numerous barbarian tribes will gradually become disloyal."
After listening to Liu Yu's words, Xi Jian was even more confused.
"What do you want your Majesty to do with Gou Xi?" Gongsun Sheng asked with a frown.
"I want to give Gou Xi, no, not just Gou Xi, but the entire people of Ningzhou, the power to conquer the barbarians in the southwest. As long as they conquer the land of Piao State, I can grant them titles according to the size of the land. Give them official positions.”
Liu Yu had long thought that it would be uneconomical to use the Central Plains dynasty's army to deal with the barbarians in these wild lands.
The movement of regular imperial troops consumes a huge amount of food and grass, and if they return a few times without success, it is enough to devastate an empire.
Come and try it quickly. 】
If you want to deal with these poor barbarian tribes, you must adopt a step-by-step cannibalization strategy.
As long as a piece of land is eaten, let them become their own territory.
Let the people on this land gradually become people who find their own place in the sequence of the Han Empire.
"Giving the power of enfeoffment to the wild lands was a clever plan used by Emperor Zhou to control the frontiers. If Your Majesty uses this method, Ningzhou will definitely be free from the troubles of Piao." Xun Sui happily agreed.
Others Xi Jian, Gongsun Sheng and others had no objections to the method proposed by Liu Yu.
After all, the land used to reward the title of nobility needs to be snatched back with real swords and guns.
If you don't get it back, it's completely voluntary labor.
In this way, the enthusiasm of the scholars and people in Ningzhou was mobilized. While providing assistance to Gou Xi, there was no need to worry about Gou Xi taking the opportunity to drag them into rebellion.
Gou Xi led them to defeat the Piao people, but when distributing the spoils, the most important feudal land required special supervision from the court.
