Chapter 538 War Supervision
After entering mid-September, more and more enemy troops gathered at Fukouxing.
On September 12th, a group of Qiang soldiers arrived at the city and launched an attack on the camp.
This was the first battle between the two sides, and it also meant that the Huns finally showed their fangs. They would not sit back and watch the Jin invade the entire Hebei.
When the news came, Shao Xun had led the Silver Spear Left Battalion to Luze Town in the north of Jersey on the mainland, and was in the midst of the governor's encirclement and suppression of Anping.
The battle has been going on for more than half a month. People from all walks of life are working step by step and the momentum is good.
They are really "step by step". If they don't rush, their advance will be very slow. It's not that they are steady, but that they are dawdling and don't want to use up their strength.
Especially the infantry brigade, always looking for various excuses to slow down, hoping that others will fight first and then he can take advantage.
After a while, it was said that the autumn rain continued and the road was difficult to travel.
I will tell you later that there are many Huns cavalry, and I need to take good protection.
After a while, he said that the army's food and grass were insufficient for three months, and it was best to wait until it was delivered later before setting off.
In short, I am looking for various reasons, and they all sound quite legitimate.
After repeated strict orders, the tribes were finally willing to send most of their cavalry ahead of the infantry to harass the Xiongnu's old, weak, women and children.
Liang Fuzhen did not come to Hebei alone. In fact, he had "20,000 riders."
Of course, the so-called "twenty thousand cavalry" does not mean that he has raised 20,000 cavalry. This is too exaggerated. There is no such rule on the grassland.
This actually means that more than 20,000 adult men can be recruited from the tribe he brought over. This is the rule of counting soldiers on the grassland.
During the Pre-Han Dynasty, the Xiongnu were said to have 300,000 string-controllers, but they actually meant that there were 300,000 adult men, which corresponds to a total population of about one million.
Liang Fuzun brought more than 60,000 tribesmen to Anping, mainly Xiongnu, accounting for more than half, and the rest were various miscellaneous people, distributed in Anping, Qinghe, and Bohai, and farmed Pastoral.
Since the war broke out today, all the Huns in Qinghe have withdrawn to Anping.
The Bohai Huns defeated part of the Eastern Route Army, which frightened the Jin troops in Leling and Pingyuan. In addition, Cao Yi looted Leling, and Shao Xu had the intention of withdrawing his troops. This road was considered useless. , Dun troops in the Bohai Sea.
But they were not without merit. At least some officials in Qinghe and Bohai were able to revolt and cut off the Xiongnu's external wings.
Su Qiu, the general of Lukou Town who went south from the north, was cunning and refused to fight head-on with the Huns. He only attacked the Huns' pastures and villages, plundering cattle, sheep, and people, and did not fight hard at all.
Even when the Huns brigade came, he avoided the battle, knowing that the Huns were besieged from all sides and would not be able to fight him to the end.
If that doesn't work, I will withdraw to Lukou City. If I don't fight, can you still catch me?
The real people fighting against the Huns were the beggar army who were eager for revenge.
They had a grudge against Shi Le and did not want to see him come back, so they even tried their best to punish his flaws.
Bo Sheng personally led thousands of cavalry and fought against the Xiongnu in successive battles, resulting in heavy casualties.
Yang Dan also worked hard all the way.
He was the fastest runner and had conquered Nangong County. However, the former army suffered a defeat and was surrounded by more than 3,000 people in the field by the Huns. The entire army was annihilated.
Fortunately, there are many cavalry on his side, no less than five thousand. After adjusting the tactics, the situation was stabilized.
"More than 100,000 troops, with no more than 14,000 cavalry, besieged Liang Fuzhen with 20,000 cavalry, and this is the result..." On the bank of the vast mainland, Shao Xun looked at Liu Hezhu, Liu Hedu and his son who came to see him. , said: "If I don't come, are you going to disperse?"
"How dare you, how dare you." Liu Hezhu shouted to Qu: "Ming Gong, Zhang Jack's army was defeated by Zhangshui, with thousands of casualties. , people are in panic. If I hadn't led my elite cavalry to attack the Xiongnu pastures on the east bank of Zhangshui River and captured the old, weak, women and children, Zhang Jack would have killed more people."
Shao Xun snorted. He said nothing more.
Liang Fuzou can dispatch 20,000 cavalry on paper, but it is actually a huge force. Theoretically speaking, it is completely possible to kill these wealthy people in Hebei.
The problem is that he also has jars and jars.
More than 60,000 Zahu are scattered in various places. They do not build forts, but are still half-grazing and half-cultivating. They need a lot of land and live in scattered places. If the enemy cannot be defended outside the country, the old, weak, women and children will not have enough room to move around and will be easily attacked and captured.
You summoned Ding Zhuang to Anping, what will happen to the family?
Gathering the entire population under Anping City would make the scene even more chaotic and impossible.
So, the Huns took advantage of the cavalry and achieved several tactical victories. They defeated the Eastern Route Army and frightened the Northern Route Army. However, the South and West Routes camped step by step and continued to advance. They also sent cavalry to capture the old and weak Huns. Cattle, sheep, and the Huns themselves were in chaos.
This is a bad battle. The two sides are rolling in the mud. Sometimes you win and sometimes I win. It's a bad battle, which feels a bit like noobs pecking each other.
By now, the four armies had actually suffered considerable losses, and they were beginning to act cunning and not want to fight.
Some people even secretly colluded with Liang Fuzhen to engage in a sit-in war.
This is why Shao Xun came here to supervise the battle.
Seeing that Shao Xun had gone to appease the captured Huns, Liu Hezhu quietly walked up to Mrs. Liu and asked in a low voice: "Ye Na, does Mr. Chen...do you..."
Ms. Liu was milking the cows. Hearing this, he glanced at Liu Haozhu and was too lazy to speak.
Liu Haozhu secretly shouted that something was going on.
In the past, I would get scolded for mentioning this matter. This time, I just gave him a cold look, with a look of contempt and disgust, but did not curse him. This is progress.
He rolled his eyes and said, "Ye Na, do you think Liang Fuzhen will be defeated?"
"If Thief Shao doesn't come to supervise the battle, this battle will not be fought. "Ms. Liu finished squeezing a bucket of milk and said.
"But he is here, and he has brought troops and horses." Liu Hezhu said: "I have captured thousands of people and hundreds of thousands of cattle and sheep. I had robbed enough and didn't want to fight, but when I saw Chen When the prince came over, he continued to fight. Our cavalry rushed forward, harassing the Xiongnu pastures, and the infantry followed to occupy the ground, tightening the noose step by step. When Jingzhuang rushes outside, he is really finished.”
Mrs. Liu was a little stunned when she heard this.
Prairie tribes, once their pasture lands are known to others and are charged by the opponent's cavalry, are not far from destruction.
During the Pre-Han Dynasty, there was a tactic called "Damaging Nests", which was to lead fine cavalry to attack places where old, weak, women and children were grazing.
According to Shao Thief, this is called "rescuing the enemy when attacking", which prevents your cavalry from running around and can only fight head-on.
If Liang Fuzun ran away and led a large group of cavalry in a roundabout way, then the family members, cattle, sheep, tents and other properties of the Xiongnu cavalry would become the property of the Jin army.
So Liang Fuchun couldn't do this.
Now he is gathering men, cattle and sheep, while retreating, and then taking advantage of the inconsistent coordination of the four armies, or the opportunity of a certain group of troops to advance, eat some of them, weaken their morale, and strive to find victory. fighter plane.
He did achieve certain results.
But Anping is so big, many grazing camps have been looted, and a large number of people, cattle, sheep, and wealth have been lost. It is also difficult for him.
So, this is a bad battle.
But as the situation progressed, the Jin army might rely on their size advantage to tighten the noose around Liang Fuchun's neck step by step.
Moreover, Shao Xun is here...
This man no longer fights military wars, but fights political wars all day long.
Now he went to comfort the captives, return their belongings, and even give them a small reward, and then asked these old and weak women and children to call back their sons, nephews, father and brothers.
This is a fatal blow.
Liu is not optimistic that Liang Fuxian can survive. In the end, I am afraid that I will become a Huns and fight against the Huns...
"Ye Na, Liang Fuchian is finished. Only Shile is left in Hebei, and it will be destroyed overnight." Liu Hezhu said: "Once Chen Gong takes Hebei, Then the situation has been established, and he can compete with Emperor Pingyang. This is one of the most powerful people in the world, and Shi Le is not worth mentioning. "
"Bang!" Liu threw a bucket of milk at Liu Hezhu. .
Liu Haozhu hurriedly avoided, but was still poured milk all over his head and face.
“You!” He wanted to yell, but he thought about it and held it back.
Mrs. Liu looked to the north, which was the direction of Zhaojun and Zhongshan.
My husband should be working hard there, right?
At the beginning, she hoped that Dahu would lead his army to come back and rescue her.
But now, she has given up hope.
After the light in the eyes gradually disappeared, cracks appeared in the embankment of the soul.
Everyone around her was trying to persuade her and pull her into the water.
Chen Gong spent time with her day and night, handling government affairs, reorganizing the troops, and comforting the surrendered people. Everything was in order.
His focused, confident, and wise appearance while working made Liu subconsciously a little irritated.
She didn't know where this irritability came from, and she didn't dare to delve into the source of this irritability.
She is escaping, and she is trying her best to resist, but the strength of this resistance is like a beam with weak left and right limbs, and defeat is expected.
"Ye Na." Seeing his niece in a daze, Liu Hezhu walked over quietly and whispered: "The people who went to the party have come back. Your brother is sitting on the ground raising the price. I don't even dare to tell Mr. Chen."
Ms. Liu picked up the bucket and continued milking.
"What did Liu Runzhong say?" Liu Hezhu asked. Mr. Liu didn't respond.
"He is no longer satisfied with being the governor of the Shangdang Party." Liu Hezhu said sarcastically: "He thinks too highly of himself. He said that you are the only sister, so he asked Mr. Chen to marry you. Wife, make your child the heir apparent and inherit the power of the Shao family, and even the entire world." "Idiot," Mrs. Liu finally said.
While speaking, I don’t know why, but my heart beat a few beats too fast.
Shao——Does Shao Xun have any hope of becoming the world leader?
"I think so too. He has been the local emperor in Shangdang for a long time, and he really thinks that others must be him." Liu Haozhu said: "However, he mentioned that Liu Yao has arrived in Shangdang and leads the Di Qiang Han There were tens of thousands of Xiong people and they were very aggressive. If he could help, the situation would definitely be different."
Ms. Liu calmed down and said nothing.
"Oh, I don't even know what to say to Mr. Chen." Liu Hezhu sighed.
Warm cheers rang out not far away. The two looked up and saw a man in a red robe as fast as lightning. The man on horseback picked up his bow and arrows, and fired in succession.
Wherever they passed, five of the six straw men were shot down.
Pegasus shoots grass people, hitting five out of six, which is already a miraculous skill.
With this kind of riding and archery skills, even if you are galloping and shooting birds, you can probably hit half of them. No wonder everyone cheered.
"If Chen Gongruo was on the grassland, he was probably a hero of his generation." Liu Hezhu sighed.
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Night enveloped the earth and bonfires were lit.
Soldiers wearing Mingguang armor stood all over the place, their eyes wandering around, on constant alert.
Six thousand silver spear troops were stationed on the outside, guarding the camp in the center.
The water of the lake lapped gently against the bank, making a gurgling sound.
In the center of the camp, a dozen Hun girls had just finished dancing, and everyone was cheering.
There are probably tens of thousands of Xiongnu and miscellaneous tribesmen gathered nearby, most of them are prisoners, and there are a few who are forced by the situation and take the initiative to surrender.
Shao Xun called them together mainly for the purpose of uniting the front, disintegrating the military morale of Liang Fuxun's troops, seizing Anping as soon as possible, and stabilizing the situation.
After the dance, the Huns brought half a pán of oxen and placed it on the ground.
Two respected elders stepped forward, one of them took a knife, and cut a piece of bloody internal organs from the cow, which was called "heart dish". They cut it into pieces and put them on a porcelain plate.
Another person picked up a tall bowl and poured milky white liquid into it.
After finishing their work, two girls aged 13 or 14 came up to the front, walked in front of and behind Shao Xun, knelt down on the ground, and raised it above their heads.
The person on the left spoke good Mandarin and said crisply: "When the frost fell, the most powerful Shanyu in the world decided to send out troops. He hunted with all the commanders, cut fresh food and ate it. Everyone asked what they saw and what they saw. Ask the director. "
Another person said: "When the frost and snow fall in September, put it into a bowl and drink it all, and you will have the world."
Shao Xun sat cross-legged on the carpet, looked at the bloody "appetizer", and fell silent.
The Huns all looked at him.
Even Mrs. Liu looked over curiously.
Shao Xun took off the meat cleaver from the tray, picked a piece of "savoury", put it in his mouth, chewed it slowly, and smiled.
He moved very quickly, eating one piece and then another. Just when the smile on his face became a little stiff, he picked up the bowl.
This is a tall bowl, fired in the Central Plains, but rare in the Central Plains.
The bowl is about ten centimeters in length, the mouth of the bowl is large and deep, and it is filled with milky white kumiss.
He seemed a little impatient, holding up his hands and drinking.
The wine was slightly spilled, mixed with blood and fell on the robe.
After a while, he drank it all in one gulp and put the tall bowl into the dinner plate.
Just as he was about to wipe his mouth with silk silk, he paused and wiped it directly with his sleeve.
The two girls showed the empty trays to everyone.
The cheers surged like a mountain and a tsunami.
Shao Xun stood up, suppressing the churning in his stomach, and laughed endlessly.
Liu Haozhu shook his head and sighed, how many senior officials from Jin can do this?
They will only scornfully call them "Hu" and humiliate them in every possible way, even though they have relied on the Hu people to fight for many years.
If the barbarians had your armor, weapons, and money and food as offerings, they could concentrate on honing their skills and practicing tactics, and they would have defeated you long ago.
Since the Han Dynasty, people have been bullied with weapons and armor.
At that time, "the Hu people's weapons were dull and blunt, and their bows and crossbows were weak". One Han was like five Hus.
By the time of the Later Han Dynasty, "the craftsmanship of the Han Dynasty was quite good", and one Han could only serve as three Hus.
What about now? When the battlefield was at a stalemate, the barbarians' heavy cavalry was already needed to decide the outcome.
The Han people are lucky, they have Shao Taibai.
Otherwise, I don’t know who owns the vast north.
Taibai is brave, heroic, and broad-minded. Hu and Han treat everyone equally, and Liu Hezhu truly admires him.
It is really possible for him to unify the North, but others cannot.
Seeing Shao Xun being worshiped by everyone, Mrs. Liu suddenly felt a little scared and left in a panic.
"I only hope that the barbarians and Xia will be safe. The Han, Jie, Qiang, Di, Xiongnu, Wuhuan, Xianbei... are all my sons. Those who come together to vote will forget the blame, and those who resist stubbornly -"
"Kill them!" someone shouted.
Shao Xun glanced over there with satisfaction, raised his right hand high, and said loudly: "Those who stubbornly resist—"
"Kill them!" The noise gradually became louder.
"Those who resist—"
"Kill them!"
"Here comes the wine!"
The girl offered kumiss again.
Shao Xun might have been drunk, so he picked up the wine bowl and drank it all in one gulp.
The cheers almost pierced the night sky.
More than ten girls came forward and danced around him.
Ms. Liu sat down on the grass and looked at the scene under the bonfire from a distance.
She took out a jade pendant from her arms and stared at it for a long time.
The jade pendant had the word "stone" carved on it, and she held it tightly in her hands, as if drawing strength from it.
This man——
When wooing the Jin people, he was very polished and well-spoken, quoting scriptures and scriptures.
When staying with warriors, they shoot and hunt and ask for help.
When he was in a relationship with Zhonghu La, he was very heroic and respected each other's customs, giving him enough face.
Could such a person really be a god?
This godly man really fits the image of a heroic hero in her imagination.
How can Liang Fuqian resist?
Big...How can Shi Le resist?
On September 13, under the command of Shao Xun, the tribes regrouped and launched a more violent offensive against Liang Fuxun's tribe.
From this day on, one after another Huns deserted and came to seek refuge, and their families were reunited.
It was also at this time that the fighting in Shexian County and surrounding areas began to heat up.
The situation in Hebei, at least until this moment, is still chaotic and unclear, and anything is possible.
(End of this chapter)