sweeping the world

Chapter 564 The first contact

Xie Ai was really confused, and he didn't recover from his confusion until the number of Imperial Guards exceeded [-].

As for the elites who appeared out of thin air, a magical thing was right in front of them. Xie Ai, who consciously understood the highest core secrets of the Han Dynasty, felt at that moment that he understood many things he didn't understand.

At the last moment, Xie Ai was still worried about the enemy of the Han Kingdom, and waited until he discovered the shocking secret, and realized that it was nothing at all.

In the final stage of Liu Yan's life, he had more than one enemy, and he never gave in or was weak in the face of anyone. Isn't it because of his background?

[But...] Xie Ai was patrolling, and his mind was somewhat confused: [Why did the king deliberately reduce the use of the imperial guards? 】

From the second year of Yuan Shuo ([-] A.D.), Liu Yan did seldom put the Imperial Guards on the battlefield. Unless there was an unsupportable situation on each front, the Imperial Guards could not be seen.

Xie Ai only knew one thing, the imperial guards were still coming out of those buildings. What he noticed was that the number of cavalry did not increase after it reached [-]. Mainly heavy cavalry, with a small number of halberd soldiers.

The valley could no longer accommodate all the Han troops. Xie Ai, who was trying to calm down his agitated mood, summoned the general, the chief secretary, and the counselor, and told the plan he had just thought about.

In fact, it’s not just Xie Ai who was confused by the sudden appearance of the imperial guards. It should be that one of the more than 8000 people is confused. It’s just because of the difference in status and status that they learned about each other. The higher the level, the more confused On the contrary, the soldiers thought that the Imperial Guards had long been hiding and waiting around.

In the end, the number of the Guards was 5000, and before the soldiers stopped coming out of the building, Xie Ai had already agreed on the combat strategy with his subordinates.

The valley where they are located is about 180 miles away from the former site of Langjuxu Mountain?Exiting the valley to the east is a flat terrain, and you need to go all the way around Langjuxu Mountain to find mountains. However, the so-called mountains are actually a raised high slope.

There are naturally mountains on the grasslands, but they are quite different from the mountains in the Central Plains.The mountains in the Central Plains are very complex, and there are relatively many trees, bushes, stones, etc.The mountains on the grassland rarely have trees, and it can even be said that the number of stones is very small. Most of them are mountains with steep slopes.

Areas with different altitudes will have their own landforms, not only in terms of terrain, but also in the types of plants, which are caused by altitude and climate.

Langjuxu Mountain is a high and raised slope, but the area of ​​that slope is too large, so it doesn't look like a mountain when you get close, but it will show an obvious gentle slope.

If the line of sight is far enough, if you look at Langjuxu Mountain from a very far away, you will find that the ground has already been inclined, which is the tendency of the northern horizon to be higher.

People nowadays still don’t have a detailed understanding of the appearance of the earth. For example, the Western Han Dynasty fought against the Huns for more than 100 years. When the Han army went deep into the grasslands, they would suffer from hypoxia and maladaptive symptoms. They would not understand that it was because they went to the plateau. A simple summary is acclimatization.The Tang army in the back faced Tubo, whether it was in the Western Regions (Tuyuhun) or Shu, the Tang army and the Tubo army were actually fighting well, but once they entered the plateau to fight, the Tang army was easily defeated because they were not used to the plateau weather.

Because there is Liu Yan in the Han Dynasty, he may not be professional in geography, but he can understand some basic common sense. comfortable.

The plan confirms that Xie Ai will stay in the valley, and Li Hong, the deputy general, will lead [-] cavalry to move towards Langjuxu Mountain.

The number of Hulu in Langjuxu Mountain will not be less than 20. There are troops brought by the kings to the alliance, and most of them are from Rouran.What Han didn't know was that the chief of Donggaoche also sent people to join in the fun.

Li Hong was extremely excited about leading his army to Langjuxu Mountain. He was born in the Qihuo Army. Because of his youth, he had not experienced the early struggle between the Qihuo Army and the Hu people. When Shi Hu joined at that stage, what he did most was to clear up and suppress.

The beggar army that served Shi Hu changed from an armed force to resist the Hu people to the executioners of the Hu people. Li Nong's friendship with Shi Le was extraordinary, and he and Shi Hu could even be regarded as getting along well with each other. Working for Shi Jie was a real success. It can be said that he did his best, which caused the hands of the begging army to be stained with the blood of his compatriots.

Li Nong was doing things for Shi Jie because of his personal friendship. Although Ran Min's hands were also covered with the blood of his compatriots, he was really reluctant in his heart.

If you want to do the math seriously, Ran Min and Yang Jian are actually the same kind of people. They did not hesitate to do things for the Hu people. fail.

Li Hong belongs to Ran Min's lineage. He was given to Liu Yan because of Ran Min's needs. In the early days, he helped Liu Yan train troops. He was entrusted with the important task after waiting for Ran Min to found the country and the whole country to surrender to Liu Yan.

If it was somewhat embarrassing for Li Hong not to be in the Han Dynasty, but waiting for Ran Min to be loyal to Liu Yan, then there would be no embarrassment at all.It can even be said that Li Hong was born in the first group of people who served Liu Yan in the begging army, so he would still enjoy some extra benefits, otherwise he would not have become a general in a few years , the current status is much higher than some of the previous bosses.

Li Hong was smiling while he was galloping. He liked this vast environment and was even more satisfied that one day he would lead his army to run wildly amidst the roar of horse hooves, especially since the target of the battle was still running towards Langjuxu Mountain. And go.

The name of Langjuxu Mountain has been changing all the time. The only thing that remains the same is that it has always been extremely sacred to the nomadic tribes on the grassland.More than one nomadic people who have become stronger regard Langjuxu Mountain as the core, or the core with a very religious status. Generally, nomadic people will choose Langjuxu Mountain when they hold important or grand sacrificial ceremonies.

Out of the valley all the way to the east, when Li Hong's team approached Langjuxu Mountain for more than 120 miles, the peripheral scouts used the beacon smoke to make a report. First, there was a warning, and then there were several wolf smoke.

[At least [-] on the north side, unknown number on the northeast side, thousands on the southeast side...] As a general, Li Hong must understand what the beacon smoke means.The northeast side is the direction of Langjuxu Mountain! 】

To say that those Hu people found that the Han army who had gone deep alone must have dispatched the most troops from Langjuxu Mountain, and it may even be that the Hu people suspended the alliance and overwhelmed the whole army.

Xie Ai's battle plan was not complicated. The kings of the barbarians certainly didn't know that the Han army had [-] more imperial guards, so they would think it was those troops.There are less than [-] Han troops in the depths of the grassland. No matter how important the Hu people are, they will not pay attention to where they go. They will even come with a mentality of eager to annihilate, which gave Xie Ai the opportunity to lure the enemy to the ideal battlefield. .

The Imperial Guard walked out of the building. Xie Ai had reason to believe that if he could make [-], there would be another [-]. He just couldn't guess why he stopped at [-].Under the premise that there will be reinforcements from the Imperial Guard, the Imperial Guard is still elite enough, and he knows very well that this head-to-head battle must be fought.

Li Hong was responsible for attracting the kings and their troops to the preset battlefield. Now that there were already large armies of barbarians in the surrounding area, all that was left was to think about the next battle or to go directly to the preset battlefield.

[With the mobility of the troops, we can fight a battle first...] Li Hong naturally thought: [Eliminating the Hulu along the way will definitely anger the Hu chiefs more, and the Hu chiefs are more likely to lose their minds when they get angry...]

The seven thousand Han troops headed southeast under the leadership of Li Hong. The marching speed was not too fast, and Hu scouts soon appeared around them.

Investigators have their own names because of their different powers. The Han army is called scouts, and the Hu people are generally called scouts.In addition, there will be some other titles, such as Rangers or Secret Workers. Their responsibilities range from dedicated investigation to combat while investigating.

The terrain of the grassland determines one thing. Except for some special valleys or basins, a person may be able to hide alone. If there are more of them, when one can see the other party, the other party will definitely be able to see the other party. After all, the horizon is flat.

Li Hong's Han army marched some distance southeast and discovered the Hu cavalry in the distance. Both sides discovered each other almost at the same time, and then both adjusted their marching direction.

[About four thousand? ] Li Hong was riding on horseback, his body rising and falling rhythmically as the horse ran. He was observing the enemy with a telescope in his hand: [Is this the Rouran Cavalry?It does look more...]

To be honest, Li Hong didn't know how to evaluate the Rouran cavalry. After all, the Han army had never fought against Rouran.

If the Rouran Tribe Alliance is calculated according to the level of civilization, its culture and some creations will definitely lag behind the Han State. This will also include Murong Yan State, Tuoba Dai State, Zhang Shiliang State and other forces that Han has already competed with. Better than the Rouran Tribe Alliance.The current Rouran Tribal Alliance should be in the stage of the Xianbei tribe during the Western Han Dynasty. That is, they purely roam and herd. They wear animal skins and possess a small amount of iron tools. Most of the guys in their hands are bronze tools, and even most herdsmen. Only primitive wooden guns can be used.

"Change formation!" Li Hong roared: "Front arrow formation!"

Someone would keep repeating Li Hong's order, and the seven thousand cavalrymen of the Han army who were galloping slowly changed their minds. To put it bluntly, the shape of the entire army changed into that of an arrow.

Since the pre-Qin period in ancient times, formations have been created, each formation has a very strong pertinence, and the front arrow formation is the formation used by the cavalry to charge the formation, and is generally used to sweep the enemy who is difficult to resist. to punch through quickly.

"woo-woo-woo-woo-"

The horn was blowing, and the seven thousand Han troops forming the front line began to accelerate when they were about two miles away from the Rouran cavalry.

The Rouran cavalry also blew their horns, but they heard the sound of horns. They didn't know how to form, but they started to speed up after the horns were blown. When they were galloping, every cavalry had to "Hehe— "Hey!" they shouted, and one of them kept changing the pattern of waving the weapon in his hand.

With a length of two miles, for two cavalrymen charging head-on, it would take about sixty breaths to collide?When the two sides approached each other about 120 steps, the Han army heard the sound of bowstrings twitching amidst the sound of horseshoes.

The firing of the Han army's cavalry crossbow caused crossbow arrows with rotating shafts to appear in mid-air. After a certain distance, they lost their kinetic energy and fell. Facing the Rouran cavalry galloping in at high speed, the arrowheads broke through the animal skin and penetrated. The human body caused groans and screams.

Looking down from a high altitude, those Rouran cavalry who were galloping "yo ha", the front part of them was broken at an extremely fast speed under the overall movement, and then the triangular front of the front part of the Han army burst in, like It was like the butter met the sharp edge, the Han army cut forward without any difficulty, while the Rouran cavalry showed a tendency to spread out to both sides.

Bingqi is a very common knight among the Han cavalry. He is at the front edge of the frontal formation. It is not easy to observe how many enemy troops he kills by launching his crossbow in the early stage. Later, he kills one with his lance first. After the weapon was converted into a sword, he swung it seven times and killed four of them. He went out and used the speed of riding to kill two of them. It seemed that he was also attacked several times?
After cutting through the whole body, there was no enemy figure in front of Bing Qi, so he had time to observe himself carefully. There were many scratches on the breastplate of his upper body, scratches on the armor plates of both arms, and blood was seen on the left thigh of his lower body. Generally speaking, it can only be regarded as a minor injury to the left thigh.

The cavalry of the Han army and the assault cavalry have been fully equipped with plate armor. It is a kind of armor with a smooth iron plate. The rest of the branches and joints are still covered with scale armor. After all, the scale armor is flexible. There is no plate armor.

"Woooooo-"

The horn sounded again, and the knights holding the banners waved their banners regularly.

"Detour, detour!"

"The Qingqi and Ranger detachments are chasing us!"

About [-] Rouran cavalry, they were only a hedge against the Han army, more than half of the cavalry died on the spot, and the rest fled without any hesitation after piercing each other.

In fact, the Rouran people at this moment were dumbfounded. It wasn't that they didn't wave their weapons at the Han army when they rushed to each other, but the weapon hitting the Han army only left a scratch on the smooth metal. On the contrary, it was a kind of The blunt weapon attack did the trick.

A blunt weapon is a heavy weapon such as a mace, which is powerful enough to sweep the Han army, and can knock down the cavalry of the Han army. On the contrary, the lethality is the best.

"Flee, run!" Ever since ancient times, Eero saw the Han army scattered and pursued, and shouted without thinking: "Scatter and run!"

For the Rouran people, at least for this group of Rouran people who fought against the Han army, the Han army really impressed them deeply enough.

(End of this chapter)