"Woo~~~"
The conscription horn sounded, and the warriors of the Han Dynasty began to prepare troops and horses, and the government officials began to submit the athletes in the county who were suitable for the expedition according to the household registration books.
The biggest difference between ancient dynasties and modern society in terms of military is that they will not maintain a large standing army.
Because for ancient dynasties with low productivity, the cost of doing so was too high and they simply could not afford it.
There are more than 20,000 and nearly 30,000 forbidden troops in Chang'an City in name, but in fact, except during the period of the North and South Armies, which had the largest military strength, the number of troops remained at around 15,000 at other times, and the two thousand stone captain was already a very high-ranking official. , but the actual number of troops in charge is very small, and the rest of the Forbidden Army are distributed among the various counties in Guanzhong.
The same is true for the vast counties of Shandong. Basically, each county or kingdom has hundreds to about a thousand county soldiers. According to the size of the county, these are the standing army of the Han Dynasty. These alone are already very expensive.
The Han Dynasty always sent thousands or tens of thousands of people to the expedition, and then used these elites as the skeleton, and continued to recruit troops along the way, and finally formed an army of tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands. The soldiers recruited were also trained The combat effectiveness of this kind of army, which is composed of soldiers with high military quality, far exceeds that of an army composed of criminals and prisoners, let alone an army composed of peasants who cannot even eat enough to eat.
Zhou Yafu has been a general for more than 20 years and knows the Han army very well. He quickly inventoried the equipment and troops, and sent five troops out of the fortress. Naturally, he did not fight blindly, but had a battle plan, including what There are requirements for arriving at any place on time. Once the deadline is missed, it is an extremely serious mistake.
When they split up, Zhou Yafu warned in a deep voice: "Everyone, those who can participate in this war are either descendants of the founding heroes or important ministers trusted by His Majesty.
Your Majesty is waiting for our good news in the Changle Palace. It has been decades since Emperor Gao conferred meritorious officials as marquises, and now we have become extremely wealthy. Now is the opportunity to repay the emperor's favor and use the heads of the Huns to continue us. The glory of our ancestors proves that the glory of our ancestors continues in us! "
"Here! Just follow the general!"
Everyone responded enthusiastically. It was a great joy for them to be able to fight.
In the current Han Dynasty, compared with the princes, the kingdom is larger, richer and more powerful than the princes, but the princes have the oath that Liu Bang made when he founded the country and will last longer.
From the establishment of the Han Dynasty to the present, the princes and kings of the Liu family have changed a lot, especially Emperor Xiaowen, who has many sons, and there has been a big change of blood. However, except for those who were involved in rebellion cases, all the princes have been passed down safely to the present.
But there is essentially no difference. They are all feudal, but the princes and kings rely on blood to maintain their wealth, while the princes rely on the emperor's trust and military merit.
If the emperor does not give these princes a noble status and enough trust, then in order to maintain the wealth of their families, these princes will start wars and gain military honors even if they have nothing to do.
When Liu Heng was the emperor, although there were basically no wars, rewards were given to these princes every three to five times. This was to appease the princes. Without military merit, your wealth can still be guaranteed.
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The Han army left the fortress in a mighty manner and marched towards the grassland. The accumulation of Xiaowen's rule was extremely profound, not only money and food, but also a lot of horses. However, the quality of these horses could not be compared with that of the Huns, but as war horses It's qualified.
Zhou Yafu studied previous battles against famous Xiongnu generals, such as Li Mu of Zhao State in the past, as well as Meng Tian and the most powerful Han general Han Wumu, and then came to the conclusion that if you fight slowly and steadily, although you cannot win a big victory, you will never fail. .
"General, do you have any plans in mind for this battle with the Huns?"
Zhou Yafu heard this and said: "Although the people who lead the bows come and go like the wind, there are traces to follow after all. The Monan grassland is so big, and there are only a few places that can provide drinking water for livestock. As long as we arrive in advance, we can form an encirclement. In the past, General Han Wumu won a great victory only after encircling the Huns. Therefore, the key to victory is to prevent the Huns from running!
If this goal cannot be achieved, then we cannot start a war with the Xiongnu without authorization, especially the number of bows and crossbows must be retained as a deterrent, and then retreat in formation. "
The deputy general heard this and asked with some curiosity: "General, when you form a formation and retreat, it is most likely to have flaws. If the Huns take advantage of the momentum and charge at that time, what should you do?
If the army once retreated from retreat to rout, I am afraid that only the late general Han Wumu would be alive to collect the rout. "
In ancient times, due to the inconvenience of information exchange, the retreat of the army could easily turn into collapse. This has been proved by countless wars. The most recent general who can achieve complete defeat without collapse is Han Xin. In the decisive battle with Xiang Ying, it was by virtue of this ability that he was defeated but not defeated, which dragged Xiang Yu into a state of exhaustion and finally won the battle.
Zhou Yafu laughed loudly when he heard this: "This is why I brought those chariots."
When everyone heard this, they looked at those chariots. This kind of chariot was completely different from the kind of chariot that was popular hundreds of years ago. That kind of chariot gradually disappeared in various wars with the gradual rise of cavalry. The chariot brought by Zhou Yafu is even taller. If a person lowers his body slightly, he can even hide behind it. Moreover, the entire body is made of iron, which is extremely hard, just like iron boxes.
Seeing everyone's doubts, Zhou Yafu smiled quite contentedly and said: "With this car as a ring, our soldiers can attack in turn from behind. The most important thing is that the ring car can prevent horses from entering directly, and it can also enable the soldiers to follow the connecting iron." The wall stabilizes your position and prevents you from losing direction directly.
If it’s nighttime, you can take turns to rest. This is a mobile camp! "
Zhou Yafu's words made everyone's eyes light up, and they all praised: "The general is really wise and wise. He is able to use the eliminated tanks as waste. This is beyond our reach."
Zhou Yafu waved his hand casually and said: "They are just some insignificant cleverness. If you want to defeat the Huns, you cannot rely on these alone. You still need to work together."
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The Xiongnu were the overlords of the grasslands, and the huge Han army had entered the grasslands. It was impossible to hide the news from the Xiongnu royal court. Every tribe was the eyes of the Xiongnu royal court.
Especially the various Xiongnu tribes who were unusually united under Qilian Shanyu quickly sent people to report the news to the Xiongnu royal court.
The envoy of King Zuoguli was the first to come to the Xiongnu court, because one of the pastures closest to the Han Dynasty belonged to his tribe. The envoy of King Zuoguli said angrily: "Great Chanyu, the Han people sent ten Tens of thousands of troops entering the grassland are declaring war on the great Xia Dynasty. My king has sent his ministers to report to you. He will obey your orders and give the Han people the severest blow."
Qilian Shanyu never expected that the Han people would take the initiative to attack the grassland. He simply looked up to the sky and laughed wildly. He wanted to attack the Central Plains before, but was persuaded by everyone. He himself gave up, so he stopped talking to the Han people. The idea of starting a war with Ting.
But he didn't expect that the Han court would come to fight now. He immediately smiled and said: "Gathering the kings of each tribe, the great Xia Shanyu surrounded by the sun and the moon, in the name of the sky, will issue a decree to all the kings and nobles of the entire Great Xia Empire. The conscription order, take your livestock, take the herdsmen of your tribe, pick up the weapons in your hands, brandish your swords, mount your horses, follow this Shanyu to fight until victory, the highest sky, the great Yanzhi Mountain and Qilian Mountain God will protect us until we win."
The order from the Shan Yu's Golden Tent Court soon reached the hands of various Xiongnu princes and nobles along with the envoys from all directions. Many nobles began to pack up their tents and drove their livestock to gradually gather together.
Once the war begins, no one can ignore Qilian Shanyu. Whether his political methods are superb may be debatable, but no one will doubt his war capabilities. He is called "the first warrior of Great Xia" by all the Huns. "This is a brave man who can tear tigers and leopards alive, and even knock down a galloping horse.
Even though he is so brave, he is not a reckless man, but a cultural man who has studied the art of war in the Central Plains. He is very clear about the superiority of the Central Plains culture. Only the people he trusts the most can be qualified to read those books he has written. Books obtained from the Central Plains.
Objectively speaking, Qilian Chanyu can be called the little overlord of the Huns. In fact, as someone who is familiar with the affairs of the Central Plains, Qilian Chanyu really believes that he and the Chu Overlord are the same kind of people, and they are unparalleled commanders and generals. .
Countless Xiongnu scouts quickly spread out from various tribes, and then gathered at Qilian Shanyu, waiting for Qilian Shanyu to arrange combat tasks, mainly the four most powerful ones, King Xian of the left and King Guli of the left and right. The key king, with the support of these four tribes and the power of the Xiongnu royal court, is enough to shake all countries on the Eurasian continent.
Shanyu of Qilian soon received the news that the Han army was divided into five groups. He was stunned at first, and then immediately burst out laughing, "The Han army was so stupid to divide its troops into five groups on the grassland. This is simply ridiculous. Those who came to the door were defeated one by one. Such shortcomings were recorded in the military books of the Han people, but they still made this mistake. This must be the blessing of the gods to Daxia.
Pass the Shanyu's order, assemble the cavalry, defeat the weakest line of the Han people first, cut off the connection between them, and then encircle and break through separately. Don't let any Han people leave the grassland! "
Following Qilian Shanyu's order, tens of thousands of cavalry began to gallop on the grassland. This was almost the most elite group of cavalry in the entire grassland.
Zhou Yafu silently calculated the time, and then after receiving feedback from the scouts, he learned that many tribes had left their original grazing places. He smiled slightly and suddenly changed the direction of his march. Instead of advancing at a slow pace, he used both horses and horses. March quickly.
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When the wind was surging on the grassland, Luo Jing arrived in Zhaocheng and saw Luo Ling directly. What surprised him was that Luo Ling seemed to know that he was coming. He asked directly as soon as he walked in: "Ajing, are you here about the war between the Han Dynasty and the Xiongnu?"
Luo Jing sat opposite Luo Ling and sighed: "That's it."
(End of chapter)
