Domination of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 186 Military Conference 1
Finally dealt with other matters, and now, Gongsun Xu can devote himself to the plan of the Northern Expedition to Hetao.

There is Gongsun Zan in Youzhou, Guo Jia is in charge of business negotiations, the resettlement and relocation of the refugees is handed over to the officials of Bingzhou, and the responsibility for the training of the new army is also handed over to the generals. Now, it is in front of Gongsun Xu The most important thing is how to capture the Hetao with the least loss.

It has been a long time since the plan of the Northern Expedition was put forward, and Gao Shun had already led the vanguard troops to the grassland to take the lead. The current responsibility is only to test the reaction of the Huns, but if the follow-up troops cannot keep up in time, Gao Shun will also be in danger.

Although the new army said that it will receive three months of training, some of them have already received military training for more than a month since the recruitment of the new army. For the sake of consideration, Gongsun Xu was going to lead these partially trained new troops and follow-up cavalry to the grassland.

Now, the cavalry around Gongsun Xu are mainly [-] personal guards, [-] white-robed troops, [-] heavy armored cavalry, and the [-] Huben Guards recently formed by Dian Wei. The number of Huben Army still needs to be expanded. Dian Wei has also been in charge of this matter.

In addition, in order to be able to fight this battle well, Gongsun Xu has used his best. The [-] forward troops have been stationed outside the city for training. This is Gongsun Xu's biggest trump card in the battle on the grassland. Unexpectedly, the [-] forward troops will also be the protagonists of the Northern Expedition.

However, this time, Gongsun Xu's opponent is not simple. Although the Huns have fallen, the afterglow of the Huns Empire is still there. When the Han Dynasty was first established, the powerful Huns were called the proud sons of heaven. The cavalry of the Han Dynasty were defeated, but the Xiongnu's economy was not good, and he was slowly dragged down by the continuation of the Han Dynasty for hundreds of years.

If it weren't for these hundreds of years, the Han Dynasty has been confronting the Huns, and the Huns would not have fallen to the point where they are today. The current Xianbei is just a tribe of the Huns.

What Gongsun Xu is going to face this time is the Southern Huns after the Huns were divided into two. It is also a relatively strong Sinicized one. The Northern Huns are far away from Mobei. Maybe some tribes don’t know where they migrated. In general, Gongsun Xu's enemies are not very strong.

However, the Huns lived on horseback since they were young, and teenagers could shoot bows immediately. Coupled with the factors of living conditions, almost all the Huns became warriors when they got on horses, and herdsmen when they dismounted.

The weather in the grassland is unpredictable, and the living conditions in the grassland are not good. If you are unlucky, there will be natural disasters such as snow disasters and wolf disasters in the grassland every year, which brings great challenges to the nomads living in the grassland.

Due to the harsh conditions, people in the grasslands are considered to be living long if they can live to 50 years old. If the weather is bad and snowstorms lead to food shortages, many old people will choose to leave their tents, or even die in the belly of wolves.

This can not only save food for future generations, increase their chances of survival, but also reduce the burden on future generations.Of course, there is no way to do this. Instead of waiting for the family to die together, it is better for the elderly to choose to die on their own and increase the chances of the family surviving.

The grassland conditions not only brought great challenges to the grassland nomadic tribes, but also brought them a militant and unyielding character. Every grassland man who grew up on horseback is a brave warrior. Every winter, many tribes They will all gather together, and then select warriors to slaughter wolves, so as to prevent wolf disasters when wolves gather.

It is precisely because of this that the grassland has bred so many difficult ethnic groups. The current Huns and Xianbei, the Donghu in the past, and the Turks and Mongolia that appeared in history, as long as they can withstand the test of the grassland, the grassland tribes will be able to survive. can prosper.

During the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the national power of the Han Dynasty was strong. Wei Qinghuo led his army to attack the Xiongnu many times, and fought three decisive battles. This was considered to contain the arrogance of the Xiongnu and weaken the strength of the Xiongnu. had serious consequences.

After the three decisive battles, the national power of the Han Dynasty was empty, the people's grievances were boiling, and there were uprisings everywhere. This is the consequence of defeating the Huns.

At the beginning, Wei Qing and Huo Qubing had to mobilize more than 20 to [-] cavalry, hundreds of thousands of horses, and countless civilian husbands for each expedition. Almost every cavalry needed five infantrymen and civilian husbands to provide food and grass. Only the shoulders can carry the logistics supplies to the hands of the frontline soldiers.

However, if the soldiers on the front line can eat one cake, at least five will be consumed along the way. Moreover, although the three decisive battles ended with the victory of the Han Dynasty, most of the soldiers who fought in the Northern Expedition to the Huns died or became disabled, and they were able to survive fully. After all, there are only a small number of people who come down, let alone civilian husbands.As for the hundreds of thousands of war horses that went out with the army, thousands of horses will eventually come back.

The confrontation between the Han Dynasty and the Xiongnu not only led to the decline of the Xiongnu Empire, but also directly led to the decline of the Han Empire. However, the Xiongnu fell behind and other grassland tribes rose up, meaning to replace them.

As for the Han Dynasty, after experiencing a series of evolutions, the Western Han Dynasty fell, and the Eastern Han Dynasty just stood up again.However, the Huns have always been a foreign invasion of the Han Dynasty, and Bingzhou and Youzhou have been invaded by grassland tribes for hundreds of years.

Back then, the two generals Wei Qinghuo and Huo Qubing led an expedition and won one victory after another, conquering one territory after another. However, with the decline of national power, the descendants failed to hold these territories, and the grassland tribes continued to invade, and the frontier areas continued to be lost. .

This is how the Hetao area was slowly lost. After Gongsun Xu took charge of Bingzhou, he realized the importance of the Hetao area and the danger of the Southern Huns. Best chance.

You know, what is before Gongsun Xu's eyes is not just the Southern Huns, but also the central and western parts of Xianbei. Gongsun Xu mobilized the entire force of Youzhou to occupy the eastern part of Xianbei. However, this time the Eastern Expedition Afterwards, Youzhou entered a stage of recuperation. From this incident, there was a risk of a decisive battle with the grassland tribes, and the danger and destructive power could be imagined.

Gongsun Xu came to his big tent. In the big tent, the four generals Zhao Yun, Huang Zhong, Zhang Fei, and Guan Yu were discussing how to march, while Xi Zhicai and Jia Xu were explaining the current situation to others. The situation is not as simple as outsiders imagine.

Originally, the focus of war is to win by surprise. If Gongsun Xu decided to make a northern expedition, he should have made a decision earlier, and then quickly dispatched troops to attack the Southern Huns. However, due to various reasons, such as the problem of food and grass for the army to go out, the problem of mobilizing soldiers, the DPRK and China opposed it. The problem of faction, the attitude of the princes, etc., caused Gongsun Xu to lose the best time to attack the Huns.

In fact, there is no way to do this. After all, the Northern Expedition is a major event, and the degree of danger is no less than that of the Eastern Expedition back then. Even, this Northern Expedition is more dangerous than the Eastern Expedition, because now, the entire Han Dynasty has shown signs of falling apart. Except for Youzhou and Bingzhou, other places in the Han Dynasty would no longer support Gongsunxu.

This is not like during the Eastern Expedition, Gongsun Xu was able to mobilize the power of the Central Plains Kyushu to fight against Xianbei through the Han Ling Emperor. Moreover, Gongsun Xu had to prevent other princes from breaking their minds. Fortunately, Dong Zhuo is now occupying Chang'an and waiting to recover. In Xiliang, Han Sui and Ma Teng also restrained Dong Zhuo.

The other princes of the Central Plains will not take action against Youzhou and Bingzhou for the time being due to the emperor Liu Bian, but this is just the current situation. In less than a year, the situation will definitely change. How could it be possible to wait for Gongsun to continue to become stronger.

This is also one of the reasons why Gongsun Xu chose this time for the Northern Expedition. In any case, the Northern Expedition has become an arrow on the string and has to be launched.

After Gongsun Xu walked in, he saw that Guo Jia was not there. It seemed that Guo Jia was busy discussing business with the representatives of the princes.And governor Shi Tianfeng is now in charge of the refugees, and they cannot participate in the current military meeting.

However, Xi Zhicai and Jia Xu are almost enough. Xi Zhicai is good at planning the overall situation, and Jia Xu is scheming. , Guo Jia is better at intrigue, and Tian Feng's role is basically similar to that of Xi Zhicai, so it doesn't matter if they are not present for the time being.

Xi Zhicai has always been in charge of military intelligence on the Northern Expedition, so it is necessary for Xi Zhicai to explain the current situation to everyone.

After Gongsun Xu and the others sat down, Xi Zhicai stood up and said, "My lord, the latest information from the affirmative party is about the Southern Huns."

Gongsun Xu said blankly: "Read, let everyone know the current situation."

Xi Zhicai nodded, then took out a brocade silk from his bosom and read it: "The Hun army is gathering and heading towards our army. According to the report from the spies, the current Hun army is no less than 20, all of them are cavalry, with no less than horses. No less than 50 horses, no less than 100 million cattle and sheep.

More importantly, the follow-up troops of the Xiongnu are also gathering, about 10,000+ cavalry, and it seems that Xianbei will also have a foot in it. By then, Xianbei may also have 10,000+ allied troops. That is to say, if we can’t If the war is resolved as soon as possible, our army will face at least 40 enemy troops. "

"40? Hehe" Gongsun Xu sneered and said, "The fallen Xiongnu are still so powerful, they can even form so many cavalry. Gaoshun has nearly [-] cavalry now. Five days later, I will lead [-] cavalry and [-] infantry joined Gao Shun, that is to say, now, the ratio of our army to the enemy's strength will be three to four.

However, when the follow-up troops of the Huns arrive, our army will be at an absolute disadvantage. 10,000+ cavalry is not a small number. Even if the remaining [-] new troops of our army are all assembled, the situation will not be optimistic. .It seems that this Northern Expedition is indeed very difficult. "

Everyone nodded after hearing this. They all understood the degree of danger this time, and everyone was thinking about how to defeat the Xiongnu as soon as possible.

(End of this chapter)