"King Chief Tu, have all the arrangements under your command been made?"
As the morning light first appeared, in the big tent, Yi Zhi sat leaning on the desk, her eyes piercing people's hearts.
The Huns' troops from all sides have been mobilized.
Yi Zhixie's confidence in the upcoming battle is getting stronger and stronger.
Different from the past, this time the Huns not only prepared for war with all their strength, but also never underestimated the enemy. Forage, war preparation, and soldiers and horses were also transferred from various ministries for support.
As a battlefield, the Western Huns have been operating for many years. It is suitable for riding horses and can bring the Xiongnu's riding and hunting tactics to the extreme.
In addition to geographical advantages, compared with men and horses, although the Han Dynasty had accumulated many years of experience and made every effort to develop horse warfare, the number of elite cavalry was always around 100,000, which was far less than the number of Xiongnu people who could fight on horseback.
In the Battle of Hexi, the Han Dynasty could mobilize up to 60,000 to 70,000 cavalry.
The Xiongnu troops gathered together and mobilized troops and horses openly and covertly, reaching more than 120,000 troops, twice as many as the Han army!
So Yi Zhixie was full of confidence.
In this battle, the Huns have no reason to lose!
There was a cowhide terrain map in front of him, which clearly mapped the terrain of the entire Xiongnu.
From the picture, the situation is even clearer.
The Xiongnu soldiers and horses were spread out, and the army was approaching the Western Region. They were ready for everything.
King Tu Tu walked into the camp with steady steps and came to Yi Zhi's side.
The two of them jointly looked at the marching direction and route of the troops and horses in front of them.
"My subordinates should be close to Pulei and Cheshihouguo now."
King Tu responded: "The country of Che Shihou has been wavering for many years and refuses to fully obey our orders. This time, the troops and horses I send will take the country of Che Shihou as the first target. They will destroy the country and massacre it in order to frighten it." Countries in the Western Regions.
Kucha and other countries dared to openly surrender to the Han. When the army enters the Western Regions, they will no longer exist. Let's see who dares to surrender to the Han in the future. "
Yi Zhixie said solemnly: "Well said, anyone who disobeys my orders will have to pay the price of national subjugation!"
Then he asked: "How is the rear army advancing?"
Chief Tu Wang said: "Most of the shamans from various ministries were deployed to the rear army. They used shamanism to hide the traces of the march and secretly responded to the front army. They were probably more than two hundred miles away from the front army. They galloped and could reach the front army in less than half a day. The troops unite.”
Yi Zhixie nodded with satisfaction and talked about the enemy and ourselves:
"The Great Shaman and I, as well as the heads of various departments, analyzed many times before the war. The Han general Huo Qubing's military characteristics were that he was good at running and attacking, and he repeatedly attacked me unprepared.
In the Han art of war, there is a saying called "surprise soldier". Although the rear army under your command is marching secretly, I am sure that he will see through it.
He will definitely come first to attack your rear army and attack me by surprise. But we don't know that this time we are already prepared. We can launch arrangements to defeat him just when he comes. "
Chief Tu Wang looked at the marching map.
In the picture, there are two armies of the Western Huns from north to south, one in front and one behind, one bright and one dark.
The front army is 50,000, and the rear army is about the same number, but the arrangement is more complete.
The two echoed each other in order to deal with Huo Qubing's attack tactics.
The rear army marched secretly on the surface, but it was actually a trap!
After Huo Qubing saw that they were hiding, he would fall into their scheme once he attacked first and then the army.
This is a plan within a plan.
Based on Huo Qubing's past marching methods, it is speculated that the Huns' ambush is indeed very likely to succeed.
First attack the hidden rear army, and then backstab the front army in order to completely defeat the Xiongnu. This is in line with their understanding of Huo Qubing.
Looking at the terrain map, we can also see the great shaman on the other side, the elite who personally accompanied the army.
That was the Xiongnu's real hidden troops, with the Tianhun Department under Yudu's command as the main force.
The Xiongnu used all means to cover their marching trajectory in order to completely defeat the Han army when it broke out.
In this way, the three paths of light and darkness, the virtual and the real, are fully suppressed.
King Yitu, like Yi Zhixie, was full of confidence in this battle and could not see the possibility of the Huns losing.
"Then Huo Qubing will let the Han army attack our rear and the locations of our ministries."
"This war is about the Western Region. To fight against the troops in the rear is equivalent to giving up the Western Region to our Huns army with nothing. He can't be so stupid!"
Yi Zhi squinted his eyes far away and looked outside the tent.
Everything is ready now, just waiting to win the war and avenge the previous humiliation.
…
The sun rises into the sky.
The Western Xiongnu's front army consisted of fifty thousand men. The general leading the troops was called Ba Liexian, who was General Zuo of the Huns' royal court.
The so-called Zuo Dajiang is a general who is second only to Zuo Xian Wang and Zuo Guli King, and has a high position of power.
The Huns cavalry led by Ba Liexian were galloping on the wilderness, their horses' hooves raised dust and the earth shook.
They organized their cavalry in triangular formations, showing strong aggression even while galloping.
Viewed from a high altitude, the entire army gathered together, thousands of horses galloping, rising and falling like the tide.
At a glance, the endless scene of crowds of people and horses is spectacular!
The front is approaching the destination of the march, and is about to reach Pulei in the Western Region.
The scattered scouts returned one after another, and the army pushed forward.
The energy and energy gathered by the soldiers and horses in his army almost formed a real surge. Even if they were miles away, there was a powerful pressure that made people feel heart-stopping.
"The news was sent that the Han army left the camp in the morning and disappeared after leaving the camp."
Some tribesmen reported to the troops while riding.
Mr. Bale has a square face, extremely high cheekbones, and a mess of hair shawl over his shoulders. He is not a tall man, but his strength is astonishing.
In the shamanic soul skills practiced by Xiongnu, he has reached the point of communicating between life and death. If he changes to the realm of heaven and man, he also has the power of about three realms.
"The Han general Huo Qubing's usual method is to hide his march and rely on sneak attacks to gain an advantage."
Bale Xian said calmly: "The tribes in our grassland have fought against him many times, and he rarely faces our soldiers and horses in direct confrontation. This time, the tribes in our grassland have gathered together, and it is time to defeat the Han army!"
"The Great Chanyu and I, after conducting several deductions before the war, all believed that Huo Qubing would lead the Han army to attack the rear army first.
We will advance into the Western Region first. If we are fast enough, we may still have time to kill the Han army. "
Ba Lie first handed down the order, and the speed of the entire army surged.
In the northernmost part of the Western Region, corresponding to the direction of the Xiongnu troops and horses, is Pu Lei among the countries in the Western Region.
Pulei and Loulan, one in the south and one in the north, guarded the Han Dynasty's key point leading to the Western Regions and helped the Xiongnu guard the gate.
The Huns' first target was Cheshihouguo, which was adjacent to Pulei and located on its west side.
At this time, Xiao Ye, the Prime Minister of Pulei, was leading a team of 500 soldiers and horses, together with the ministers of Pulei, to personally welcome the Xiongnu army into the Western Region.
They stood on a high ground on the border of Pulei and looked at the scene of the Xiongnu army approaching. They were in awe, but also unavoidably excited.
"The so-called tidal wave of cavalry is this kind of scene. Such a strong army should be able to defeat all opponents."
Xiao Ye said with bright eyes.
They were attached to the Xiongnu and naturally hoped that the Xiongnu would become stronger and stronger.
Xiao Ye was thin in stature but had bright eyes. He glanced at the Pu Lei ministers beside him and said:
"Among the countries in the Western Regions, Kucha, Gumo and other countries have the least foresight and have rashly expressed their intention to surrender to the Han Dynasty. Now that the army is approaching, let's see how they deal with it!"
Other Pu Lei officials also nodded one after another.
The power of the Huns' troops and horses made these pro-Hongnu vassal states greatly increase their confidence.
"Come on, let's go down and line up to greet you!"
After Xiao Ye finished speaking, he was ready to go down to the high ground, ready to lick the Huns wildly.
But at this moment, someone behind him let out a light sigh.
Xiao Ye was about to take his eyes away from the Xiongnu soldiers and horses when he saw an astonishing scene.
The sudden arrows are like locusts!
Xiao Ye is almost sixty years old, but in his more than fifty years, he has never seen such a dense rain of arrows!
Even the color of the sky seemed to be covered and darkened by the rain of arrows that appeared.
The arrows are as dense as dark clouds, covering the sky and the sun.
The feeling given to Xiao Ye and other onlookers was an extremely sharp murderous aura!
Whoosh! Whoosh!
For a moment, the void was filled with the sharp sound of tearing the air.
Xiao Ye slowly opened his mouth wide and looked into the distance in disbelief.
A Hun soldier was shot into the waist by a long arrow, and his body was taken off the horse by the impact of the arrow.
And the arrow shot out from his body actually passed through the second and third people. Then the power weakened, but it still shot the fourth Hun soldier through his horse and nailed him to the ground!
There is such an amazingly powerful arrow in the world!
From the perspective of onlookers, a group of Pu people could deeply feel the panic of the Xiongnu tribe at this moment!
"Look!"
A Pu type person whispered.
Following the rain of arrows, a troop of soldiers and horses appeared like a nightmare on both sides of the Xiongnu army.
Their troops and horses are long and well-equipped, and they are exactly the Han army.
They seemed to be covered with an invisible curtain, which was lifted at this moment, and tens of thousands of Han troops appeared.
What's surprising is that their location is on both sides of the range where the Huns' army is galloping.
The outermost part of the Xiongnu troops was less than forty feet away from the Han army.
But they all happened to be surrounded by the Han army. It looked like the Huns took the initiative to rush into the Han army's formation.
Along with the Han army, there were also large shooting tools such as ballistae.
Previously, Huo Qubing led his troops to break through the mountain gate of Zonghengdao and captured more than 20 ballistae.
That was Zonghengdao's wealth accumulated over the years. In addition to the Han's original ballistae equipment, there were hundreds of ballistae brought by the Han army.
This is one of the most powerful battlefield weapons in the world!
The crossbow cart was originally designed by Mozi, the founder of Mohism. "Mozi Bei Gaolin" mentions that the "Liannu cart" has "two axles and three wheels", which can be used as a frame and use a pulley to guide the string;
The arrow is "more than five feet long", and the end of the arrow is connected to a rope, just like a gun shot, and can be rolled up with a windlass.
"Liu Tao·Military" also records the "winch repeating crossbow", which is also a weapon of the same nature.
The crossbow cart is a chariot specially designed to carry crossbows. "The formation is carried out with the cart outside and covered with flags. The crossbow cart serves as the gate of the formation. The arrow on it is as big as a chisel. One arrow can kill several people, and the arrow can reach hundreds of steps." "
In addition to the crossbow chariots, there were tens of thousands of Han troops firing with their bows, forming a dense rain of arrows.
The crossbow car was still under the control of the Han army, the winch turned, and rows of crossbow arrows were fired.
The sound of the winch being wound up makes one's head tingle.
The Han troops also kept raising their bows and shooting arrows in turn.
The tide of the Xiongnu army seemed to be cut off, causing chaos in an instant. A Huns soldier was shot by a ballista arrow as big as a war sword, and his body was almost broken into two parts. It was extremely bloody, and there was blood and screams everywhere.
The key is the location where the Han army appeared, which makes people think deeply and fearfully.
Since they brought chariots and crossbows, it shows that the Han army deliberately ambush and was well prepared.
What kind of pre-war deductions are needed to accurately predict the attack route of the Xiongnu tribes and line them up into an ambush.
Huo Qubing attacked the countries in the Western Region and defeated many small countries, but left the strongest Loulan and Pulei, who were vassals of the Huns, unkilled.
In other people's opinion, it was because Kucha surrendered to the Han Dynasty, so the Han army had to help Kucha clear the surrounding hidden dangers first, so it used Kucha as the core to spread out to the surrounding areas.
Until the Xiongnu army came over, the Han army had no time to defeat Loulan and Pulei.
This way of marching seems normal.
In fact, there are other deployments hidden in it, leaving Pu Lei and Loulan as two anchor points.
When the Xiongnu came to the Western Regions, they must contact their vassal states and join forces with them to defeat the enemy.
Huo Qubing had predicted that the Huns were coming to join Pu Lei, so he laid an ambush here.
At the beginning of the Battle of Hexi, Huo Qubing used a series of tricks. After taking over King Hunxie's camp, the Han army gathered together. He once said that there would be no need to use tricks again and again in subsequent battles. He could defeat the Xiongnu if he went ahead and fought hard.
He had been rehearsing the march for several days, not to calculate his own troop route, but more to reverse the Xiongnu's combat strategy.
This was the moment of resistance.
The Han army marched in hiding and came in hiding. The purpose is to use spears and horses to defeat the enemy head-on!
As the Han army fired several rounds of arrows and the Huns were in chaos, a brave general rode out of the Han army camp.
The two armies were in close combat in the blink of an eye, and the general's spear was flying, making anyone who stood in his way invincible.
On both sides, the Han army surged down into the battlefield, attacking the Xiongnu tribes.
On the high ground, the onlookers could see it most clearly.
The Han army descended like a divine force from the sky, and the Xiongnu tribe, like a tide, seemed to be cut off at the waist. They were suppressed from the beginning. Under the attack of the Han army, chaos broke out!
It was only at this moment that the 10,000 cavalry led by Huo Qubing were revealed directly in front of the Xiongnu tribe.
He held the Overlord Halberd in his hand and pointed in front of the halberd: "Everyone, we will use the blood of the Huns to carve the name of the invincible Han army on this land!
superior! "
In the rear, Yao Zhao, Chen Qing, Fu Luzhi and others had strong tendons on their necks, and with murderous intent on their faces, they rode forward wildly!
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