The Xiongnu invaded mainly Yan and Zhao, so if the army wanted to set off from Chang'an, it had to cover a considerable distance. However, the main recruits in Guanzhong were infantry. Han Xin also sent people to Zhao and Yan to mobilize the most elite soldiers of the Han Dynasty. cavalry.
Before leaving, Liu Bang asked: "When the general goes there this time, can he be sure of a great victory?"
Han Xin said clearly to Liu Bang: "Your Majesty, we will definitely win, but it is impossible to defeat the Xiongnu in one battle. The general's strength is limited by the national strength.
Fighting with the Huns on the grassland, without cavalry, you can only be beaten. With cavalry, you can have tactics and the possibility of victory.
The people who lead the bow come and go like the wind. Unless they go deep into the hinterland of the Central Plains, they will be invincible on the grassland.
If I have tens of thousands of cavalry, equipped with one man, three horses, or even five horses, and have sufficient logistics to support me, I will definitely be able to lead my troops directly into the grasslands and sweep away the barbarians.
but……"
Han Xin did not say anything further. Everyone knew that this was impossible. It was already very difficult to support the current battle. It was impossible to have extra supplies to supply Han Xin deep into the grassland.
Han Xin led the army all the way north from Zhao State.
The State of Zhao had a special status in the defense system of the Han Dynasty. Once the Huns invaded, the State of Zhao had the power to mobilize the forces of Dai and Yan to jointly resist the Huns.
The Huns came much faster than expected. After Han Xin crossed Hu Pass, he directly encountered a group of Huns. The two sides fought fiercely for a while. The Huns suffered heavy casualties. Seeing that there were many Han soldiers, they galloped away.
Han Xin saw that the Huns actually entered the Central Plains. Although they were only in Beidi County, they were not grasslands after all. He decisively divided his troops into three groups. In a land with mountains and rivers like Zhao State, there were only so many marching routes. Han Xin marked several Huns. The point where the National People's Congress is likely to gather, requires the generals in command to arrive on time to participate in the encirclement.
…
"kill!"
Tremendous shouts resounded throughout the three northern counties. The Huns drew their bows and fired, and Han Xin calmly commanded his soldiers to fight.
Then the Huns' horses suddenly ran slower and slower. Looking around, they found that the Han army had unexpectedly formed an encirclement.
The Huns realized that something was wrong. In terms of weapons and equipment, they were far inferior to the Han people. Once they fought closely with the Han people, they would definitely not be their opponents, so they wanted to distance themselves and attack again.
But how could Han Xin give them this opportunity? The Central Plains only had few cavalry, and it was not as good as the nomads with three or even five horses per man. It was not that there was no cavalry at all.
At the beginning, Xiang Yu flexibly used a combination of cavalry and infantry to lift up the Qin army and the princes of the world. Han Xin, as the pinnacle figure of the war planners, although not a professional cavalry general, had the position of cavalry in many tactics.
"Marquis Wuyang, you will lead three thousand cavalry to attack from the left along the gentle slope and cut off their retreat path."
Fan Kuai had been obeying Han Xin's orders for many years. After hearing this, he immediately led his cavalry and prepared to charge.
Han Xin issued orders one after another, and columns of small-scale troops began to shuttle across the battlefield. This was a reflection of Han Xin's powerful dispatching ability.
"rush out!"
The Huns really felt that something was wrong. These Han troops seemed to be endless, allowing them to rush left and right, but there were Han troops everywhere, following them like a shadow.
"sucker Punch."
Han Xin smiled disdainfully and said: "Do these barbarians think they are Xiang Yu? If Xiang Yu were here, 150,000 people might not be able to trap them, but these barbarians?"
Xia Houying admired and said: "The general uses his troops like a god, which is beyond the imagination of these barbarians. I am afraid that two or three thousand people will be killed here."
Han Xin smiled slightly, but his words were cold: "Your Majesty trusted Xin, and asked Xin to lead an army of 250,000, not just for these 200,000 to 30,000 people. This battle will make the Huns feel the pain." , so that the barbarians dare not go south to herd horses."
When all the generals heard the words, they all bowed and worshiped, "I am willing to follow the general to pacify the Huns."
Han Xin recalled what was on the Kan map. He crossed Jinyang and went hundreds of miles north to find the most suitable place for a battle before entering the grassland. He murmured slightly: "Only these terrains can be used. Others are not worth the gain. You cannot enter the grassland." .”
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Luoling walked along the river from the grassland. He saw quite a few Huns along the way, but except for some who shouted to kill, most of them just avoided him from a distance. Basically, among those tribes Only some old men, women and children were left, looking at Luo Ling with envy.
The brave ones even came up to chat with Luo Ling. Luo Ling looked at the child in front of him and was sure that this must be a descendant of Xia Min.
These people were dressed in rags or had no clothes at all. They relied on patches of fur to keep warm. Their bodies smelled of living with livestock all year round. Many of them looked hungry at first sight.
Nomadic people have never imagined eating meat and drinking milk every day. There are so many livestock for these people to eat. As long as the taxes in the Central Plains are not too high, the farming community will definitely be better off than the nomadic people.
This is fate. Some people are born as people of Zhuxia, and some people strive to be a people of Zhuxia but cannot get it. Luo family has brought civilization to these people. What kind of grace is this?
Luo Ling traveled along the way and saw many things. He found that he had imagined that the Huns were too powerful.
The Xiongnu Empire's combat effectiveness was indeed strong, but their ability to withstand risks was not even a bit worse than that of the Han Dynasty.
Their power is really unstable, and it is easy for internal strife to occur, weakening the strength of the entire Hu people.
The most important thing is that farming can store food, but the Xiongnu cannot. Even if the Han Dynasty does not take action against the Xiongnu, as long as the Great Wall is defended, two natural disasters can kill the Xiongnu half to death.
This is unfortunate.
Luo's other artifacts may not be very good, but they are ancestral in playing with celestial phenomena, especially the artifact of the God of the Four Seasons. As long as the family's heritage is destroyed, Luo Ling alone can destroy this empire that unified the grassland.
He somewhat understood the meaning of what his ancestor said that day. There was indeed no life-and-death relationship between Xia and Yi, because the Luo family had the means to influence victory or defeat.
The only worry now is that there is an endless stream of barbarians on the grassland, but the increase in family heritage is slow.
Although Luo Ling didn't know the specific luck points, as Ji Zhao's acting head of the family, he could feel that the family's heritage was continuously decreasing since the destruction of Bang Zhou.
After the establishment of the Han Dynasty, there were several increases, but compared with the huge consumption, the family's heritage was indeed much thinner. Now that the heritage is used to kill the Huns, the grasslands will come back in a few decades and a hundred years.
Luo Shi can't be allowed to use his foundation every time. Luo Shi has to rely on his foundation to survive the next three thousand, five thousand, or even ten thousand years.
Without the protection of his heritage, how could Luo face the powerful imperial power? Without the endless stream of geniuses and the means to counter the imperial power, reputation alone was of some use. Worry about the future was the reason why Luo was cautious about using his heritage.
"How can we eliminate the threat from the grassland to the Central Plains?"
The carriage drove slowly, Luo Ling sat in the carriage and frowned, thinking about this question, but he would not have an answer to this question.
Because this is no longer something that can be solved by wisdom, but requires the advancement of productivity. As long as productivity does not advance, nomadic peoples will continue to move south to compete for the living space of farming peoples.
As the sun rose and the moon set, Luo Ling looked at the snow-capped mountains in the distance, and finally gave up looking for the answer. A cold light flashed in his eyes.
"There is only one way, and that is to always maintain the strength of the Central Plains and defeat the enemies on the grassland again and again.
Let the grassland have admiration for the Central Plains, and then attract the heroes from the grassland to the Central Plains. Without the leadership of heroes, the grassland will never be able to rise. "
This was the conclusion Luo Ling finally came to. Looking at the snow-capped mountains in the distant horizon, he murmured: "King Su, your great existence will be known to the entire Xiongnu."
Luo Ling walked west along the river and gradually began to see the Huns' cavalry. Without exception, all those who dared to take action died in Luo Ling's hands.
Mao Dun led hundreds of thousands of Huns troops to confront Han Xin. Looking at the fast-moving Huns, a haze flashed in Han Xin's eyes.
This is the biggest advantage of the Huns, especially in this open terrain. This is Han Xin's least favorite battlefield. There are too few tactics that infantry can use when facing cavalry in the wilderness.
In the war against the Maodun Huns, Han Xin took up the chariots that had been gradually reduced since the Warring States Period. After refitting them, they could completely block the impact of cavalry and were very suitable for crossbowmen to attack.
Now it has played a huge role. The chariots form formations and advance slowly. As soon as the Huns get close, they will attack with sharp crossbows. If they want to attack, they can't break through the defense line of the chariots. From time to time, they have to defend against the Han troops. cavalry.
It was simply miserable. I could only take advantage of speed and shoot arrows continuously. Soldiers of both the Han army and the Huns were constantly falling, but it was obvious that the Huns fell more because the weapons and equipment of both sides were not the same. level.
Mao Dun ordered the Huns to retreat continuously. He was an outstanding monarch and commander, not a gambler. If he could not get benefits, he would rather retreat directly, so he would not fight Han Xin to death.
This stalemate was not completely broken until Han Xin's other two armies detoured and outflanked Maodun from behind in accordance with Han Xin's orders.
When Mao Dun saw the two armies descending from the sky, he was inexplicably horrified. He didn't understand why the Han army would detour in advance at the place he chose for the battle. He forcibly calmed down and led the army to break through.
When Han Xin saw the two armies appearing on time, he immediately laughed loudly and said: "The Xiongnu Chanyu wants to escape, kill him!"
The three armies of the Han army moved together to strangle the Huns army. After several hours of bloody fighting, most of the Huns fled with Mao Dun. The Han army did not pursue it because of insufficient cavalry.
The Han army killed 30,000 Xiongnu and captured 50,000. In addition to the previous 20,000 people, the northern Hu people's march southward was considered to be a strain.
Mao Dun, who had never suffered such a major failure, was very angry. The only thing he was fortunate about was that this time his strength was not too great, and he could continue to integrate the tribes whose strength was damaged. He decided to completely integrate the entire grassland. It's not just a loose alliance now.
When he crossed the Great Wall and returned to the Hetao area, Luoling sent a Huns to bring a letter to Moton, which began: "King Su is walking on earth to ask for a letter from the Xiongnu Chan Yu."
The letter contained Luo Ling's various reprimands to Mao Dun, and asked Mao Dun to kneel down to the Yin Mountains to pray for forgiveness, otherwise divine punishment would be imposed.
Of course Luo Ling knew that Mao Dun would not come, but that was the purpose.
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The Xiongnu invasion was like wind and fire. When the Duke heard about it, he said: "King Su does not hesitate, I should go north."
Then he entered the grassland, followed the stream, and passed eighty-one Xiongnu tribes. They were not stained by dust, fed the air of heaven and earth, and drank in the sun, moon, flowers, and frost. The Hu people looked at him like a god and knelt down to worship him.
When the public inspected the person Ruo Zhu Xia, he said: "Three times out of ten, the descendants of Xia will learn the Hu language, wear Hu clothes, and adapt to the Hu customs. When they die, they will fall into eternity and never see the spirits of their ancestors. It is very sad."—— "Historical Records·Luo Zhaogong Family"
Asking for a monthly ticket~
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