sweeping the world

Chapter 566 The Big Play Cairo

Li Hong had to escape. More and more smoke was rising into the sky around them. If they stayed any longer, they would be surrounded by layers of smoke.

It is not uncommon for cavalry to flee if they cannot fight. It is not so difficult to encircle a cavalry in the vast grassland. That is the main reason why the war between the Western Han Dynasty and the Huns was still unable to wipe out the Huns when the Han army was in its heyday. It's not that the Han army can't beat the Huns, it's that the Huns don't want to fight and flee all the time, it will only make the Han army wipe out on a small scale. It is impossible for the Han army to completely wipe out the Huns.

Li Hong led his troops to flee, and encountered enemy cavalry intercepting along the way, but even if there was a fight, it was only a touch away. Under the constant change of horses and galloping, there were still Hulu's cavalry hanging behind their tails, but the two sides It didn't stick completely.

If the Han army did not stop, the dead cavalry would naturally be unable to be taken away, and they would even fall behind. Lijia, who had chased the Han army all the way, finally got some loot.

"Tsk tsk tsk!" Li Jia fondled a set of plate armor that had been taken off the body of the fallen Han army obsessively: "It's beautiful, it's so beautiful!"

The plate armor is actually not beautiful, because I don't want to leave any contact points that can make the weapon feel stagnant. The plate armor is such a smooth piece, and there are absolutely no beautiful carvings.

There are many decorations on the armor, and there are also complex and beautiful carvings or inlays, which are generally only worn for activities, that is, armor dresses in the style of military uniforms.Armor-type dresses developed most developed in the Song Dynasty, and even dresses made of paper pulp appeared, purely for aesthetics.

The Song Dynasty developed paper pulp dresses, and later even specially researched paper armor for actual combat.It must be said that the paper armor of the Song Dynasty is not as bad as some rumors say, and its protection is even stronger than that of leather armor, but it will be very bad in rainy or wet weather.

In addition, the armor in film and television works is purely for visual beauty, so much is not there. Art is just art, and many film and television works have nothing to do with art.

People who have never had their heads caught by a door must understand that the more simple the better on the battlefield, the gorgeous attire only needs to open their mouths to let the enemy deal with them specially. It is easy to be captured, or a warrior of the enemy "stages a show of taking the enemy general's head out of ten thousand troops". (Yue Fei did this to a certain general of the Liao Army, and he succeeded.)
There is no smelting technology in the Rouran Tribe Alliance. To put it bluntly, the vast majority of Rouran people are poor, so poor that they don't even have a piece of iron.All the techniques are quite primitive, and it is good to have a good-looking fur suit. Only a very small number of nobles get armor from the south, and even fewer people in Rouran have metal armor.

When the Rouran cavalry scrambled for the relics of the fallen Han army, they definitely put together a lot for a piece of metal. It is normal for the good plate armor to break the armor and leather due to the fight, which made Li Jia very annoyed to the sky .

"Execute, all those people!" Li Jia finally had only thirteen pairs of armor that were relatively complete, and he licked his lips and said: "Put away all the weapons and wrap them up."

It is still the Rouran tribal alliance in the slave society. The biggest slave owner is of course the Khan. How many rights are left? Only under the Khan, the Prime Minister and the National Teacher, Li Jia really has the right to execute For the absolute majority of people whose status and status are inferior to their own, killing some herdsmen who follow the battle will not be much more difficult than crushing a few ants.

Li Jia couldn't wait to put on the Han army's armor. During the process of putting it on, he also found that the fur coat on his body was troublesome. He didn't care that the clothes he took off from the Han army's dead soldiers were bloody, so he got a full set.

"Qilifa, what does this little brand do?"

"Bring it!"

The small plaque is a bronze medal, which was originally tied around the necks of the cavalrymen of the Han army. ", the numbers inside are Arabic numerals.The back of the sign describes Sun Bo's body condition, and also describes his facial features in words.

Of course, the so-called Arabic numerals were actually invented in India, but just like Damascus steel, the origin is from India, but it can be carried forward in Arabic, Arabic 1 The influence of the Arab civilization far exceeds that of the Indian civilization. It is obviously a product of India, but it has become an Arab.

Liga is illiterate, even if he knows Chinese characters, he can't understand those Arabic numerals. After observing it, he found that it looks like a necklace. After thinking about it, he asked his followers to help him hang it up.He did this because he didn't know what the brand was for, and he heard that the original Han army was used as a necklace, so he wanted to imitate it.

"Henglifa?" Li Hong had the same name and surname as Li Hong from the Han army. He was a right Sima of Murong Yan State, and he was ordered to chase and intercept the Han army: "Is there any friendly army ahead?"

"How did I know?" Li Jia didn't mean to be rude, Rouran just said, "Just wait."

Sima Li frowned, trying to say something, but finally suppressed it.

Murong Yan Kingdom is undoubtedly stronger than the Rouran Tribal Alliance. If it were any other out-and-out general of the Murong Yan Army, especially a right Sima, he would definitely spit on his face and kill people directly if he was insulted. Not impossible.The problem is that Li You Sima is used to being Murong Xianbei's lackey. Subconsciously, he will feel inferior when facing Hu people, and subconsciously dare not provoke Hu people.

The Murong Yan army in the surrounding area showed two faces. The out-and-out Xianbei people stared at Li Jia angrily, but the group of people who were also dog legs didn't react at all.

In fact, relatively speaking, among the many forces of the Hu people, the Murong Yan Kingdom should be regarded as the gentlest group in treating the Han Miao people. It is not like the barbarism and cruelty of the Shijie Zhao Kingdom, nor the rudeness and contempt of the Tuoba Dai Kingdom. On the contrary, it is very similar to Li's Chenghan in some aspects.

Murong Xianbei is an ancient tribe, they have been absorbing the culture of the Han family a long time ago, and they don't mind being treated politely to the Miao descendants of the Han family who can help them.Because of this policy, many Hmong descendants of the Han family were very willing to serve Murong Xianbei, and even some Hmong descendants of the Han family who had served Murong Xianbei for many generations were more loyal than a group of people who were also Xianbei.

Liga really didn't know if there were friendly troops ahead, and if so, how many.This is a common characteristic of nomadic people in the initial stage. They do not pay attention to connections. Later, even if they want to pay attention, there is no systematic and effective method.

One side is fleeing and the other side is chasing and killing, and the dust rolls along the way.

The Han army dropped from six thousand to less than four thousand. Li Hong had no idea how many were killed or how many were scattered.All he can do is gallop and try his best to break through the weak points blocked by the barbarians.

The number of Hulu cavalry chasing the Han army was increasing. They came from many directions. Later, Bati appeared, and the kings who came to join the alliance were indispensable.

"That direction is Mount Rouran!" Bati looked at his Prime Minister: "It seems that the Han army came quietly from the mountains over there?"

Rouran Mountain did not have this name a long time ago. It was called Qilian Mountain when the Huns were the overlords of the grasslands. It was called Yanran Mountains when the Xianbei tribes became the overlords of the grasslands.

Just like the dynasties of the Central Plains have been changing, the overlord of the grassland is also changing masters. If counting the dynasties, Rouran should be the weakest generation of grassland overlord.

Zefu's surname is Afugan, one of the ancient clans in Rouran, and his identity is the current Prime Minister of Rouran.

The full name of Bati is Yujiulu Bati, while the full name of Lijia is Jianwoliga.

Rouran's clans are very, very rare, and every one of them is a noble. Each clan represents a powerful tribe. Direct bloodlines of non-tribes can have "surnames", and "surnames" come from those huge clans. In some branches, the absolute majority of people can only have a "first name", which means that except for a very small number of people, there is no surname or surname.

Similar to Rouran, there are many Hulu ethnic groups. Surnames and surnames are absolute luxuries. Many people who want to do great things must have a surname even if they do not have a surname, because the surname and surname represent the history of a family.

Even in the era of Temujin, this Mongolian wanted to do great things, and his opening remarks had to be "I am the son of XXX, and XXX is the son of XXX". Similar introductions will be traced back for many generations to let people know about him. who are the ancestors ofWhen others hear it, they will think "Oh, so they are descendants of XXX", and then they will take it for granted that "since they are descendants of XXX, their ancestors are so famous and have done great things, so they should be worth following."

In fact, there is a similar thing here in the Central Plains. Shouting "I am a descendant of XXX" will respect or respect people who know who "XXX" is, and they will definitely be more willing to do things accordingly. However, the culture of the Central Plains changes again and again. "I am XXX's so-and-so" may not necessarily have enough effect, but the effect of such a shout in the grassland is infinite.

At the same time, not everyone in the Central Plains has a "surname" or "surname". There are a lot of people who only have a "first name", but the popularity of surnames is higher than that of other ethnic groups. (On the Japanese Islands, it was not until 1870 after the Meiji Restoration that the Ordinance on the Permission of Common People's Hmong Characters was promulgated. Ordinary people were eligible to have surnames. Previously, only some famous names were eligible. Common people who dared to give themselves a surname would be hacked. dead.)
In Rouran, bloodlines are far more important than any other power, but they have the same thoughts as the small imperial court of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, what kind of officials they can be or what achievements they can achieve, they only talk about bloodlines but not talents and abilities.

Zefu's ability to become the prime minister of the country does not depend on how smart he is, but on the qualifications of his bloodline and the strength of the tribe behind him, and then on how much ability he possesses.He squinted his eyes and thought for a moment, then nodded.

Rouran Mountain is close enough to Langjuxu Mountain, and it is one of the few complex terrains around Langjuxu Mountain. For example, the south, north, and east of Langjuxu Mountain are flat terrains, and really only the west side is A place to hide from people.

To the west of Rouran Mountain, there is a swamp called Xihai.To the southwest of it is the wetland of the Siqu Beijiahai, and next to the Siqu Beijiahai are the Zhuoxie Mountains and the Junji Mountains.

"The Han army came north from the Heshuo area." Zefu spoke very slowly. He glanced at Zhang Chonghua in the distance, and said to Ba Ti: "Liangguo is on the edge of Heshuo."

What Bati is more concerned about is that since the Han army can pass through Yinshan Mountain safely from Hetao, does it mean that the remnants of Shijie's forces are finished.Furthermore, Zhang's Liangguo seems to have troops stationed near Juyanze (Zhangye), why didn't they notice the movement of the Han army going north, or did they discover that they didn't send the information in time.

The kings on the other side were also talking. Rouran people needed to think about things, and the kings and those staff members talked a few words and came to a conclusion.

"King Liang, should we send someone to inform the country?" Murong Jun said naturally, "Shijie is completely dead. Only King Liang can put some effort into the Hetao area."

Zhang Chonghua nodded and said: "This king will naturally cut off and prevent the Han army from going north again."

The two of them happily exchanged opinions one by one, while Tuoba Shi Yijian, who was ignored next to him, turned green and pale by turns.

The Han army has moved north. Don't worry about Shi Jie and how the Xiongnu tribes reacted. Among the kings who came to the alliance, Tuoba Dai, the king of Shiyi Key, had the most on the Hetao side. influence and power, but the Han army moved northward so quietly!
Tuoba Shiyijian had a kind of anger that was underestimated, and apart from anger, he was somewhat panicked.His panic came from the fact that the Han army could go northward quietly. Since they were able to attack Rouran royal court far away, there seemed to be no problem in wanting to mess up the back of Tuoba Daiguo.Not only was he worried that the Han army would harass the northern part of the Tuoba Dai Kingdom, but he was also worried that other kings would suspect that he had something to do with the Han Kingdom.

"The meeting is to ask the king of Yan to send an invitation on behalf of the king." Zhang Chonghua's words hooked Tuoba Shi Yijian's soul back: "If you want to come to the king, are you willing to do more?"

Murong Jun looked at Tuoba Shi Yijian with a half-smile, and said "oh" afterward.

"This king will naturally contribute." Tuoba Shi Yijian touched the hair on the horse's mane with one hand, raised his hand holding the whip with a gloomy face, and pointed to the distance to the northwest: "Now... it is time to deal with the Han Dynasty with all our strength. military."

A black line stretching at least twenty miles appeared on the northwest horizon. People with enough combat experience can roughly judge the number from the deployment of the army.

"At least [-]..." Murong Jun frowned: "Is it an act of mystery? The Han people like to talk about military strategies in battle, and they love to engage in cunning routines."

Regardless of culture or blood, Zhang Chonghua is a Han, but he didn't care about entanglement with Murong Jun. He couldn't help being surprised: "The Han army has more than [-] people going deep into the grassland?"

Bati came over at this time, and he roared with anger: "You guys are the ones doing it, right? You must be the ones doing it!"

What's the meaning?That is, the state of Han is very far away from Rouran, and there are countries of the kings present in the middle, so Bati has to doubt something, such as the sincerity of the alliance, and whether the countries of the kings are too useless to let so many The Han army appeared in Rouran!

(End of this chapter)