Domination of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 202 The first battle against the Huns 1
The big camp of the Northern Xinjiang Army is turning around very quickly. The whole army is preparing for the battle. The generals are cheering up the soldiers. The smarter recruits are busy wooing the veterans who crawled out of the dead. I hope they Can teach some survival skills on the battlefield before this battle.

At this time, most of the veterans are polishing their weapons, feeding their horses, and checking their equipment. At the same time, those elite cavalry are doing the final inspection of their mounts. Saddles and horseshoes are unique to the Northern Xinjiang Army. They are all checking their horses Is the equipment complete.

Gongsun Xu was very satisfied with the current atmosphere in the camp. Although the recruits were a little fluctuating in mood, even impatient, and many of them looked scared, Gongsun Xu didn't care. It was the first time for the recruits to go to the battlefield. It's all like this, no one will know if they can come back alive.

On the other hand, those veterans, especially the elites like the Frontier Army, did not show any abnormalities after the lieutenants gave orders. Apart from double-checking the things that could be used on the battlefield, the veterans were no different from usual .

The recruits are very envious of the attitude of the veterans, thinking that they are extremely confident, and this battle does not seem to pose a threat to them, but they do not know that these veterans have been tossed in a sea of ​​blood. They are not afraid of death, but numb Quite a few, and besides, being afraid doesn't increase your chances of surviving, it's better to just do what you have to do.

After Xi Zhicai wrote the letter, he asked the messenger soldiers to send it to the Huns camp. As for whether the Huns would go to war, Xi Zhicai was not worried at all. Even if they are in a weak position, the Huns will not be afraid.

When the Xiongnu Chanyu Xubuguduhou received the letter, it was already a few hours after Gongsunxu held a meeting. Facing the strength of the Northern Border Army, Xubuguduhou was still a little worried. After all, the Northern Border Army’s He still knew about fame and Gongsun Xu's methods.

When Tan Shihuai was there, he relied on his personal charm to dominate Xianbei, set up officials to manage various tribes like the Han people, and vigorously developed technologies such as iron smelting. How powerful Xianbei was at that time.

Back then, Xianbei harassed the nine counties on the edge of the Great Wall and the Liaodong vassal states many times. The emperor of the Han Dynasty was worried, and wanted to make Tan Shihuai king and marry him.Tan Shihuai not only refused, but stepped up the invasion and plunder of the fortresses on the edge of the Great Wall, and divided the area he occupied into three parts, each with an adult to lead.

After Han Lingdi ascended the throne, Xianbei intensified his harassment inside and outside the Great Wall, and the three prefectures of You, Bing, and Liang were often attacked: Emperor Ling sent Xia Yu, Tian Yan, and Zang Wen to attack Xianbei, Tanshi Huai ordered the three adults to lead the army to fight and return victorious.Then, Tan Shihuai led an army to conquer the western part of Liaoning Province, begging for Jiuquan, which made the border areas of the Han Dynasty restless.

Such a powerful hero has always been the pride of the grassland people, but in the end, Tan Shihuai lost to Gongsun Xu in the last stop, and even the eastern part of Xianbei was taken away.

Tan Shihuai's eldest son, Helian, escaped by chance, and after gathering tens of thousands of old tribes, he could only become a tribal leader. Other powerful tribes in Xianbei no longer bought his account. For the sake of the elite cavalry, Helian might have been killed long ago.

Over the years, Gongsun Xu and the northern Xinjiang army have become more and more famous, especially in the grassland area. Many tribal leaders would shake their heads in fear when mentioning Gongsun Xu. It seems that he is the nemesis of the grassland people. can do it.

In the past, Qiu Liju rebelled and was arrested by Gongsun Xu. Tan Shihuai wanted to attack Liaodong, but he was never able to go back. Thousands of subordinates were all buried in Hedong.

Thinking about it carefully, there are too many prairie heroes who died at the hands of Gongsun Xu. Xu Bu Gudu thought that he was not as good as the first three. Losing is even more afraid of death. Besides Gongsun Xu, there is another Southern Huns waiting to see him die.

However, so what if you are blindly afraid of death, Xubu Guduhou is also a ruthless person, since he decided to kill the previous Shanyu, he knew that his end would probably be killed by others, anyway, today is here At this point, Xu Bu Guduhou had no choice but to fight.

The cavalry sent by the Northern Xinjiang Army to deliver letters looked young, and their words did not excite Houbuguduhou. The Southern Xiongnu had a relatively high degree of Sinicization, and Xubuguduhou had also been exposed to Han culture. Showing his dignity, he sent a messenger to send the messenger back, but he strictly forbids the messenger to stay in the Huns camp, let alone wander around.

It seems that Xubu Guduhou is still very vigilant. At least, he doesn't want the situation on his side of the camp to be inquired by the enemy. A few more are fools.

Unfortunately, what he didn't expect was that the messenger soldier had tried his best to guess the news he wanted to find out from the emotions and expressions of the ten thousand captains in the big tent, as well as the emotions of the Hun soldiers in the big camp.

Facing Gongsun Xu's challenge, Xu Buguduhou must of course respond, otherwise, his subordinates will doubt his ability and courage. Moreover, now that Gongsun Xu has fewer troops, he has no reason not to fight .

Xu Bugudu Hou secretly calculated that there are now more than 20 cavalry on his side, and there are about 16 old and weak, young and strong. Moreover, there are more than [-] cavalry gathering here in the rear. After winning this battle, after the morale of the soldiers is boosted, he can wait for the reinforcements to arrive and launch a general offensive.

In order to show off his abilities, Xubugudu Hou responded immediately after the discussion with Chief Wan under He's command. The two sides agreed to face each other in four days. .

In order to increase his chances of winning, Xubuguduhou decided to dispatch 16 troops, of which 12 were young and strong cavalry, and the remaining [-] were selected from the old and weak. Sneak attack, I have to say, this guy is big when he makes a move, and the number of people is more than twice that of Gongsun Xu. It seems that he really wants to kill Gongsun Xu in one go.

After Gongsun Xu received the reply from the Huns, he immediately recruited messenger soldiers and asked him to describe the situation of the Huns camp in detail. After learning this information, Gongsun Xu ordered the army to prepare for battle with a smile. The formation of chariots, ready to meet the impact of the Huns cavalry.

Four days later, when it was time for the battle appointment, Gongsun Xu led his people to the battle appointment site ahead of time, Huang Zhong stayed behind to guard the camp, and the soldiers in the camp watched their comrades go away, and many of the soldiers had relatives and friends there Among the soldiers who fought, they hoped that their relatives and friends could return safely.

Arriving at the battle location, Gao Shun immediately ordered martial law, the frontier army and the white robe army let go of their own guards, and the infantry army connected large-scale grain trucks that had been remodeled to form a vehicle formation, and they were busy on Gongsun Xu's side. At about the same time, the Huns cavalry appeared.

The Huns appeared from the front of the Northern Army, and the Xuanfeng Army first blew the horn to remind all the Northern Army to pay attention. Then, Gao Shun reported to Gongsun Xu that the chariot formation was completed and the infantry soldiers had begun to form.

Gongsun Xu nodded, then turned to Dian Wei and said, "Evil, lead the Huben army, go to the designated place to line up, and be on standby at any time."

After Dian Wei took the order, he immediately greeted the [-] Huben Army behind him. All the soldiers of the Huben Army, led by Dian Wei, bypassed the chariot formation and arrived at the front of the infantry with high spirits.

Seeing that everything was ready, Gongsun Xu said to Gao Shun, "Blow the horn and let the cavalry come back to form formation."

Then, under the protection of the tiger guards, Gongsun Xu boarded the high platform for watching the battle. The high platform is located behind the chariot formation, which is conducive to Gongsun Xu and Gao Shun to make a proper command of the overall situation. At the same time, the handsome flag is also near the high platform. What needs to be protected is this high platform and handsome flag.

There are 16 Xiongnu cavalry, and the hoofs of 16 horses are beating the ground. This posture is really deafening. At the same time, the shock to the Northern Xinjiang Army cannot be underestimated, especially these recruits. They have not seen it before. The cavalry, however, was the first time they had seen the cavalry that came all at once.

The place where the two sides engaged in battle was very flat, and there were no rivers or mountains to use nearby. Now, if the two sides really want to fight, it can only be a head-to-head contest. Gongsun Xu did not expect that the Xiongnu would dispatch so many at once. People, it was just a battle, not a decisive battle, why did you bring the main force here.

Seeing the large number of people on the other side, Gongsun Xu asked Gao Shun beside him, "Is the front of the car array arranged?"

Gao Shun replied: "Don't worry, our army has already dug a horse trap three hundred paces ahead of the Tiger's Army formation, and a large amount of barbed wire is also thrown in front. If the enemy charges, it will definitely be enough for them to drink a pot." .”

Gongsun Xu nodded, and then he turned his head to look at the rows of crossbow carts blocked by the infantry in the center of the chariot formation. Large-scale cavalry attacks are particularly effective, which is one of the reasons why Gongsun Xu dared to challenge the Xiongnu in the plains.

Just as the Xiongnu army was in formation, the Xuanfeng Army and the White Robe Army assembled from both sides of the northern border army's chariot formation. The two cavalry assembled at a relatively far position. Ten thousand cavalry are responsible for protecting the left and right wings of the chariot formation.

At this time, Gao Shun looked at the audience and suddenly asked, "My lord, why are there so few front-runners?"

Gongsun Xu smiled and replied: "It's okay, this is an order from me, you just need to be in charge of the battle situation on the side of the chariot formation, and the frontier army and the white-robed army will not mess around, they have their own plans."

After finishing speaking, Gao Shun could only nod his head. After all, the front guard and the white robe were not under his command for the time being. He was just afraid that these two cavalry would affect the whole battle situation.

There are too many Huns cavalry, and they can't see the side for more than ten miles. As for the rear of the Huns, the smoke and dust seem to mean that there are follow-up troops in the distance. Now, the two sides are probably really anxious.

(End of this chapter)