Since the battle of Huoniu Formation in Pingjiang County, Zhouyi has captured a large number of horses from the Xiongnu and Khitan.
So taking out tens of thousands of horses is not too easy for the current Zhou Yi.
Lin Zhenyuan thought that Zhou Yi asked him to order 10,000 cavalry and another 30,000 horses because he wanted his cavalry to learn from the prairie people that one man could ride multiple horses and take turns to surprise the enemy.
However, after the general was ordered, Zhou Yi told Lin Zhenyuan: "I have another 10,000 elite troops north of Wuwei Pass waiting for you, General Lin, to recruit."
"North of Wuwei Pass?"
After hearing this, Lin Zhenyuan immediately remembered the suggestion he had given to Zhou Yi, asking the Khitans to build the Great Wall near the Xiongnu side, and letting the Huns build the Great Wall near the Khitan side.
"Commander, are you referring to the Khitans who built the Great Wall outside Wuwei Pass?"
Zhou Yi nodded affirmatively and said: "Yes, I am referring to the 10,000 Khitan soldiers!"
"Didn't the people who built the Great Wall have 50,000 Khitan soldiers? Could it be that more than 40,000 people escaped?"
Before Zhou Yi could speak, political commissar Wu Laoliu took the lead in explaining to Lin Zhenyuan.
"General Lin doesn't know. Ever since the 50,000 Khitan troops were sent to build the Great Wall on the border of the Xiongnu territory, the Huns thought that the last defeat was entirely the fault of the Khitan people, so they sent troops to harass them from time to time. Originally there were more than 50,000 Khitan soldiers. The Khitan surrendered soldiers and now there are only 30,000 soldiers left!"
Lin Zhenyuan suddenly realized and said: "The commander-in-chief probably wants us to recruit 10,000 Khitan soldiers for my use?"
Although Lin Zhenyuan hated the Xiongnu and the Khitan aliens extremely, in comparison, Lin Zhenyuan hated the Xiongnu and their fateful enemies even more!
But if the Khitan could be surrendered and the enemy defeated with thieves, that would not be unacceptable.
"Yes, as far as I know, because the Huns have attacked and killed 20,000 Khitans, the remaining 30,000 Khitan soldiers who built the Great Wall now hate the Huns. As long as they are given a chance, they will definitely be willing to take them. Take up arms and avenge your fallen compatriots!”
"In order to prevent them from having too many people to restrain, I am going to ask General Lin to recruit 10,000 Khitan soldiers. The remaining 20,000 horses will take turns to make surprise attacks on the hinterland of the Huns."
Lin Zhen was far-sighted that Zhou Yi could still come up with such a meticulous plan even though the battle situation was so variable, and he admired Zhou Yi greatly.
After gathering troops and horses and bringing food and baggage, Lin Zhenyuan led 10,000 soldiers wearing black mountain armor to Wuwei Pass.
There were ten thousand cavalry in black mountain armor. The cavalry and horses galloped, and the smoke raised covered the sky and the sun.
From a distance, it looks like a black tide rushing toward the halfway point of the Great Wall.
The Khitans who built the Great Wall outside Wuwei Pass, including the Chen soldiers who were guarding the surrendered soldiers, all thought that the surging cavalry in front was a large-scale invasion by the Huns.
So everyone was so frightened that they picked up hoes and poles and prepared to fight to the death.
Before this, it was not all smooth sailing and safe for these Khitan people to build the Great Wall here.
Various Xiongnu tribes would come here from time to time to harass and kill them. This is also the reason why there are only 30,000 Khitan soldiers left out of 50,000. Of course, many of Zhou Yi's soldiers guarding them also died.
As the cavalry got closer and closer, the large banner with the word "林" written on it was finally seen clearly.
Ye Xiuwu, a disciple of the Ye family who was responsible for guarding the surrendered Khitan soldiers, quickly shouted loudly: "Don't worry, everyone, they are our own troops!"
Ye Xiuwu quickly shouted again in Khitan language, and the Khitan people on the edge of the Great Wall lowered their guard a little.
However, the intimidation of the group of black-armored cavalry in front of them was too oppressive. Out of the primitive instinct of self-preservation, these Khitan people still held the crude weapons tightly in their hands and did not dare to relax at all.
These Khitan people couldn't believe that the group of cavalry in front of them, armed with sharp swords and wearing mountain black armor, turned out to be Chen's troops.
You must know that the Weiwei Guards of Chen State did not have such powerful equipment in the past. At that time, the equipment of both sides of the Weiwei Guards that fought with the Xiongnu and Khitan were basically at the same level. Sometimes the equipment of the Weiwu Guards was even worse than that of the Khitan and Xiongnu.
At this time, Lin Zhenyuan, wearing dark gilt armor, slowly walked out of the army on horseback.
"I am Lin Zhenyuan, the leader of the independent regiment. I am here on the orders of Commander Zhou Yi. Who among you is the leader here?"
Ye Xiuwu quickly ran to Lin Zhenyuan and agreed: "General Lin, the young general Ye Xiuwu is the person in charge of supervising the construction of the Great Wall. I wonder what advice the general can give?"
Lin Zhenyuan took out a certificate specially made by the Zhouyi army and handed it to Ye Xiuwu, and said: "The general asked me to come and recruit 10,000 Khitan soldiers and lead them to attack the Xiongnu. After this battle, the participants can return the Khitans Territory, if you want to stay in our army and serve the commander-in-chief, you can."
After confirming the authenticity of the voucher, Ye Xiuwu immediately translated the Khitan surrendered soldiers loudly in Khitan language.
Zhou Yi actually treated the Khitan people who built the Great Wall quite well. He gave them white porridge and rice three times a day, Lao Tan pickled cabbage and beef noodles one day a week, and potatoes from time to time to improve their food.
Compared with the life they lived on the Khitan grassland where they starved for three meals a day and nine meals in three days, the days of building the Great Wall were actually so comfortable.
The only thing that annoyed them was that the Huns who had killed a thousand people would attack and kill them from time to time. If there were no harm caused by the Huns, they would be willing to build the Great Wall here for the rest of their lives.
Now that they heard that they had the opportunity to take up arms and go with Zhou Yi's Wuwei Guards to kill the Huns and avenge their brothers and comrades on the grassland, many Khitan people were very moved.
These Khitan people looked at me and I looked at you, and each one of them was a little hesitant.
At this time, Wu Laoliu also said in Khitan dialect: "There are 10,000 horses in the open space five hundred meters ahead. Whoever arrives first can go out with my mighty guards to attack the Huns."
As soon as these words came out, there was a target and competitiveness.
A small Khitan man took the lead in walking out of the crowd and headed towards the clearing and the horse pointed by Wu Laoliu.
With the first one, there is the second one, the third one...
When the little Khitan man saw many people walking towards him behind him, he quickly started running.
This run aroused the enthusiasm of those who wanted to kill the Huns to avenge their brothers. Countless Khitan soldiers swarmed the horses running ahead.
The little Khitan who grabbed the horse first took the lead in driving his horse to the group of people around Lin Zhenyuan. Some Khitan people in the rear even fought in order to fight for a horse and gain the qualification to kill the Huns.
Of course, there are some Khitans who think they are smart and want to mount their horses and run away, but what awaits them is strong bows and crossbows.
As for the extra horses after the death of these "smart people", there was another fight.
