Dahan first prince

Chapter 417
Just two days later, the tribes of Baiyang, Zhelan, Loufan, Jinshan and several slave tribes, together with the twelve thousand cavalry including Zuo Xianwang's headquarters, arrived in Wuzhou. State front line.

Looking at the empty fortress in front of him, he didn't notice anything wrong, and after a moment of thought, he ordered the troops to cross Wuzhou.

Like Mayi, Wuzhou Fortress is also blocked at one end of this narrow area sandwiched by two mountains in the east and west, except that Mayi is in the south and Wuzhou is in the north;
Another difference is that Mayi is a city, while Wuzhou Fortress is a two-mile low wall built directly at the mouth of the valley.

The two-mile low wall is not very high, about one foot, not too thick;

On the low wall, there are basically no fortifications, only a beacon tower for warning.

Inside the low wall was a camp that had obviously just been destroyed.

I am quite familiar with Wuzhou Sai, Tongan Ji Porridge.

——Back then, when the Xiongnu Shanyu Maodun led his army to the south to hunt Pingcheng with the old emperor of the Han people, he went south from Wuzhou Sai!

After passing through Wuzhou, Mao Dun went straight to Mayi, forcing Han Wangxin to surrender to his own capital: Mayi.

That's right;

Mayi was Han Wangxin's capital in South Korea.

Moreover, taking Mayi as the capital of Han, it was Han Wangxin who took the initiative to move to Mayi on the grounds that the capital is too far away from the side wall and it is inconvenient to control Hu.

Gathering Han Wangxin's troops in Mayi, there was no obstacle in front of Maodun. From the gap in Zhao Great Wall guarded by Mayi, they entered the territory of Dai Kingdom, and the Huns cavalry under his command began to gallop freely on the vast plain;
In the end, the "king against king" who went through the battle of Pingcheng knew very well that if the fight continued, he might not be able to return to the grassland. In the end, he had to return to the grassland the same way he came.

At that time, as Zuo Xianwang's Cong Ji Porridge, he followed his father Mao Dun;
For Wuzhou Sai, an outpost early warning station, he had a deep impression on him.

——In that year, Mao Dun Shanyu led hundreds of thousands of Xiongnu warriors to the south, and there were only a dozen soldiers and [-] to [-] prisoners in Wuzhou Sai, but he didn't give in to the Huns' soldiers!
After lighting the beacon without hesitation and warning Mayi behind him, dozens of Han people in Wuzhou Senai resolutely threw themselves into the battle!

Hundreds of thousands, against dozens of people, the battle process can almost be described as 'fleeting'.

But I can still remember: the Han corporal who was seriously injured but refused to surrender...

"It would be great if I, the Huns, had the same cohesion as the Han people..."

Riding his horse to the halfway up the mountain, watching the troops under his command pass slowly through the gate in Wuzhou Sai, which is only a few feet wide and less than one foot high, his frowning brows could not help but quietly frowned.

As a pure Xiongnu, what he pursues is also the ultimate law of the jungle;

Lian Ji Porridge clearly understands that the living environment of the grassland does not allow things like loyalty, bottom line, and persistence to appear.

Watching the wind and steering, crossing rivers and demolishing bridges, and having milk is the mother. This is the normal state of the grassland, and it is also the foundation for the survival and reproduction of grassland nomads.

But unlike other Xiongnu nobles who only knew how to fight and kill, Ji Porridge obviously had more rational thinking for the Han people.

Although it is still not very clear why the Han people have these incomprehensible qualities, they can also realize that the system of the Han people is more advanced;

No matter how contradictory the Han people's filial piety, loyalty, filial piety, and Hun people's tradition of wives, fathers and wives, abandoning the elderly and the weak, I can still feel that the future of the grassland is the present of the Han people.

But so far, I have never thought of the balance between the advanced system and the harsh environment of the grassland, and the way of integrating the two...
"Tu She is too serious..."

"The Han people not only have foolish and loyal people, but there are also small, good birds who choose trees to live in, and people who know current affairs who are not proud of foolish loyalty..."

While thinking about it, a broken Hun language came from his ear, which made Takumi frowned subconsciously;

When he raised his head and saw the flattering smile on the Han merchant's face, he couldn't hide his contempt even more.

"Mr. is also a Han Chinese, and was taught by his parents to be loyal to the monarch since he was a child;"

"But why now, will you serve me, the Great Huns?"

Inexplicably, he asked some angry questions, which made the Han merchant stunned for a moment, and the smile on his face suddenly became a little stiff.

"Tu She asks that~"

"Oh, the little one doesn't know how to answer..."

"As early as the Warring States period, we people in the Central Plains had the saying that 'the emperor chooses his ministers, and the ministers also choose the emperor, and each is the master in every battle';"

"At that time, there were also many famous ministers who were clearly born in this country, but helped other countries to attack their own country."

"So, the little one who is loyal to Tu She can't be counted as betraying the master, it's just that everyone has their own ambitions..."

Following Han Shang’s seemingly indifferent, but in fact full of apprehensive descriptions, the brows of the Han merchants only tightened more and more;

In the end, he didn't know what he wanted to understand, so he quietly let go of his frowns, and finally a faint smile appeared on his face.

——Ji Porridge discovered that Han people also have shortcomings.

Compared with the grassland nomads, the Han people are often simpler and smarter;
But being smarter means that the smarter Han people are, the more they think about themselves.

From this point of view, the smart people among the Han people are no different from the grassland peoples who are constantly changing.

In other words: Among the Han people, only smart people can reach the 'height' of the grassland nation, or the realm...
"What do you think of Ma Yi, sir?"

"Can you think of a way to break through Mayi like breaking through Yunzhong?"

The unhappiness dissipated in his heart, and he naturally thought about the next battle.

For breaking through the city in the clouds, he felt joy and joy;

But deep down in his heart, Ji Porridge also clearly understood: the reason why he was able to break through Yunzhong City was not because of the great difference in strength between the two sides, but because of a coincidence, Yunzhong City was easily tricked into opening the city gate.

——After the gate of the city was tricked open, Ji Porridge was even ready to enter the city and fight the Han people in the streets!
Fortunately, in the end, the Han army in Yunzhong City did not hold back stubbornly. Instead, when the Huns entered Yunzhong City from the north, they fled from the south gate and went to Mayi...
The process of breaking through the cloud, how much luck is involved, he knows in his heart;

The advantages and disadvantages of the Xiongnu cavalry are even more clear when they are concentrated.

Therefore, even though he knew that the probability of success was low, he still hoped to fight for it, to see if he could capture Mayi, which was already in full swing, at the least cost...
"I understand Tu She's worries;"

"The warriors of the Huns are good at fighting, but not good at attacking cities."

"However, if you want to deceive the gate of Mayi city by tricks like breaking through Yunzhong, I'm afraid it will be very difficult to accomplish..."

I saw the Han businessman bowed his head worriedly, and cupped his hands slightly at the porridge.

"After Tu She led his army into Mayi, I have already sent people to inquire about Mayi;"

"But the situation in Mayi is not very optimistic."

"—On the fourth day after Yunzhong was breached, that is, the day before yesterday, Mayi ushered in a Han army of more than 5 people from Guanzhong!"

"According to rumors, Tai Wei Jin She and Wei Wei Li Ji were the ones who led the army to Mayi."

"Nowadays, the gates of the various cities in Mayi have been blocked by sand and stones. I am afraid that even if we attack by force, it will be difficult to enter Mayi from the gate..."

Hearing Han Shang's words, Rao had expected it, and he couldn't help shaking his head regretfully, and let out a long sigh leisurely.

If there is anything in this world that the Hun cavalry can never do well, it is obviously the siege technology that the Han people are proficient in.

Compared with the varied siege tactics and various siege equipment of the Han people, the fighting methods of the Xiongnu cavalry during the siege process seemed somewhat tasteless and inexplicably awkward.

In the Central Plains, the offensive and defensive battles of cities often adopt various complex tactics and use all kinds of siege equipment.

But when the cavalry of the Huns appeared in a tall city built by the Han people, they often could only spit from a distance and secretly said bad luck.

It is precisely because of this that although the Han army in the past was at a natural disadvantage of "infantry versus cavalry", it was rarely besieged and wiped out by the Huns cavalry.

The reason is simple: when you see the cavalry of the Huns, just run into the nearest city quickly;

For the tall and thick walls of the city, the Huns cavalry had nothing to do.

Even if it is necessary to attack the city, the means of attacking the city by the Huns are very scarce.

Leaving aside the siege equipment, having enough wooden ladders to reach the top of the wall is considered pretty good;

Especially the siege tactics are so single that it is outrageous.

——Or let the cavalry ride their horses, move horizontally parallel to the city wall, and wait for the opportunity to station their horses and draw their bows;
Or, just let the cavalry give up riding their horses and directly transform into infantry, trying to kill the city and fight the Han people hand-to-hand.

Don't even think about breaking doors, arrow towers, rushing cars, flying bridges, ladders, and catapults.

Just bite the bullet and charge forward, and slash if you reach the city wall, and you lose if you fail to reach the city wall!
Such a single and almost ineffective fighting method is naturally not enough for the Central Plains people who have already filled up their defense skills;

Therefore, most of the time, when the Huns cavalry went south, they would not choose to attack the city hard.

When the large troops went south, they basically left a group of troops to 'encircle but not attack' the cities along the way;
——I won't hit you, so don't come out to trouble me.

As for the small group of troops going south to plunder, they will try their best to avoid the city, and try their best to move around in mountain villages and countryside far away from the city.

In this battle, the original plan of Ji Porridge was not to attack the city all the way, but to surround Yunzhong, shoot from a long distance, cause certain damage to the defenders in Yunzhong, and then sweep around Yunzhong.

If it wasn't for the inexplicable breach of Yunzhong, the idea of ​​"going south to Mayi" would not have been born at all.

But now, since the porridge is here, Mayi can't ignore it.

The reason is simple: Mayi was blocked at the gap where the Xiongnu army continued to go south, crossed the Great Wall of Zhao, and entered the territory of Dai State;

Moreover, the main force of the Han army led by Taiwei Jin She and Wei Wei Li Ji has also arrived in Mayi.

The purpose of the rebellion to go south was to demonstrate the force of the Xiongnu and to warn the little emperor of the Han people to "take it easy".

Under such a premise, if the congee Ji porridge does not continue to go south, it will not be able to achieve the expected strategic goal.

This time, more than a dozen tribes in the southern part of the curtain followed the southward direction of Ji Porridge, and it would become looting and harassment in a simple sense.

"Um······"

"Ma Yi..."

Thinking of this, Ji Porridge couldn't help raising his head, and looked to the south, the city that hadn't appeared in his sight.

"Jin She..."

"Li Ji..."

"Hey!"

"Old acquaintance..."

Seemingly feeling nostalgic, but also with a hint of anticipation, he let out an exclamation, and his gaze towards the south couldn't help but become more determined.

"Sir, please leave immediately. No matter what, you must try to get in touch with the people in Mayi City!"

"Even if there is no way to break through the city gate of Mayi, at least we must find out the situation in the city."

An indifferent order caused the Han businessman to hand over his hand in trepidation, and then trot down the mountainside, disappearing in the blink of an eye;

Looking at the back of the Han merchants leaving, Ji Porridge took a deep breath, and only looked at the far south with his deep eyes.

"Xinwu Hou Jinshe..."

"Milk Tiger Li Ji..."

"If you lose these two people, the little emperor will feel very painful, right?"

"Hey······"

"hey-hey·········"

Whispering and laughing strangely to himself, I don't know how long it took for him to recover from his thoughts.

Then, one after another military orders were issued from this ordinary mountainside.

"Let King Baiyang and King Zhelan quickly pass through Wuzhou Fortress without stopping, and go straight to Mayi!"

"King Loufan and King Jinshan each left 1000 people behind the Wuzhou fortress, and the rest slowly approached Mayi to clear the roads along the way!"

"—In the morning of the next day, everyone must arrive at the city of Mayi, except for the two thousand riders who stayed behind in Wuzhou Fortress!!!"

The resolute shouting only caused the guards on the side to kneel down one after another, and after kissing the toes of the scorpion, they each rode their horses towards the leaders who had been named by the scorpion. gallop away.

After a while, Ji Porridge also left the halfway up the mountain, and along with the large army, slowly embarked on the road to Mayi.

But in any case, what is absolutely unimaginable is that Wuzhou Fortress, garrisoned by two thousand cavalry, was recaptured by the Han army in just three days!

However, these two thousand capable Hun cavalry only lasted for less than half an hour in front of the two Chang'an imperial troops named 'Habayashi' and 'Hu Ben'...
(End of this chapter)