Royal road

In the prime minister's mansion, there is a piece of plain.After more than a month of hardening, the new prime minister Liu Xuan still failed to survive the illness and died of a serious illness.

This news is not very good for the newly established Han Kingdom.Liu Xuan has a very high seniority and was born in the royal court of the Huns.Without him to turn it around, it would be impossible for the five parts to unite so quickly.Liu Yuan even took over the position of Youxian King from him, and just now he became the Grand Chanyu, and Jianguo became the king.

Such an experienced and important minister who ruled the country died after the new king ascended the throne, casting a shadow over the dream of dominating the country.Fortunately, Liu Xuan himself was really old, so Liu Yuan declared to the public that the prime minister had been overworked and had just died of illness, and he personally visited him to pay homage to him, which was considered to have wiped out the criticism from the ruling and opposition parties.

However, Liu Yuan himself is very clear about the cause of this grandfather's death.The group of rout soldiers who fled back from Shangdang has been completely controlled by him.According to the original plan, it was time to see through the trick of bombing the camp, and then make it known to the world.But after interrogating countless times, Liu Yuan could only draw one conclusion from the mouths of these defeated soldiers: there was indeed a miracle that day!

For these frightened generals, the new King of Han really had a headache.Even if it was him, he couldn't execute three thousand elite cavalry for no reason, and if these people were left alone, it would greatly shake the morale of the army.If things go on like this, not only will they not be able to hide the reason for the defeat, but it will also intensify the rumors, which will not end.In the end, he had no choice but to organize these people into his own personal guards and keep them under strict surveillance to prevent outsiders from prying.

But that alone is not enough.

"Now that the kingdom has been established for the first time, and the Jin army leads troops to invade, who dares to fight?" Liu Yuan asked loudly, sitting on the throne in the hastily built hall.

Sima Teng sent tens of thousands of troops, led by general Nie Xuan, to attack Lishi.This is the first time that Han has faced enemy attacks, and it is also the first confrontation between them and their old neighbor Sima Teng.The significance of this battle is no small matter.

However, in the face of powerful enemies, some people also made great strides.

"My son, please fight!" "The last general dares to fight!"

Several voices sounded in unison.Liu Yuan's fourth son Liu Cong, adopted son Liu Yao, generals Hu Yanyou, Qi Mutun, Liu Qin and others went out to fight at the same time.

Looking at the pair of vigorous eyes in the hall, Liu Yuan couldn't help laughing loudly: "You will definitely lose Sima Xiaoer in this battle! Show me the majesty of the emperor!"

As long as you win this battle, you will be able to calm people's hearts and let the ministers in the court know where the fate is.After taking Jinyang, why be afraid of Shangdang?

Liu Yuan stood up and ordered to send troops!

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"Lieutenant, the bandits have traveled five miles away. Judging from the situation, they seem to want to fight our army!" The scout reported.

Sitting on the horse, Yiyan looked at the large cloud of smoke and dust rising in the distance, and said coldly: "Go two miles forward, and set up a formation to meet the enemy."

Following the lord's order, Yiyan led the new army to Nie County to wipe out the bandits entrenched here.This is the first time he has led so many troops.However, unlike other generals, he did not strictly arrange the food roads and organize the rear army, but let the soldiers carry dry food with them and go to the place where the bandits are located.

Now a more detailed topographical map of Shangdang territory has been drawn, and Yiyan's scouting horses are several times more than ordinary troops.On the second day after the army arrived in Nie County, the movements of the bandits were thoroughly ascertained.Yiyan didn't attack immediately, but set up camp under their noses, and assumed an attacking posture.

The sudden emergence of such a team would have a great impact on the bandits.After several inquiries, they finally determined that the number of officers and soldiers was far inferior to their own, and they had no rear army, so they made a big move to defeat this group of officers and soldiers in one fell swoop.

And this is exactly what Yiyan needs.

Instead of besieging bandits who sneaked into the mountains, it is better to face-to-face and quickly eliminate the main force of the enemy.Now Sima Teng's army has been dispatched, and will soon confront the Huns.Seeing the chaos in Bingzhou, he didn't have much time to waste on these bandits.

With the commander's order, the recruits immediately formed a team and marched towards the predetermined battlefield.The training of the recruits followed the practice of the Liang Mansion, paying great attention to physical strength and marching speed, and the two miles were covered in a short time.Arriving at the predetermined battlefield, after a short rest, the soldiers lined up and started their formation.

Therefore, after the bandits rushed away excitedly for a while, they ran into the enemy army who should have been several miles away.He was taken aback by this unexpected formation, but after carefully observing the opponent's camp, the bandit leader found that his family still had an absolute numerical advantage.Those who can command such a large bandit army are definitely not timid people.The bandit leader immediately ordered to launch an attack!

Bandit soldiers all over the mountains and plains rushed up.Most of these people were herdsmen and farmers, but in the troubled village, they have seen blood and tasted the taste of burning, killing and looting.What's more, they still have a lot of cavalry, how can they be afraid of these weak infantry who walk on their legs?

More than 300 cavalry screamed loudly and rushed to the front of the formation.These are Huns herdsmen, and their riding and shooting skills are not inferior to the real Xiongnu's elite cavalry.The horses were able to break through the formation in no time, and the Jin people with spears scattered in all directions.As long as there is a mess, the companions behind can easily strangle this poor officer and soldier, making them go forever!

Putting it on the Jin army, which is mostly composed of farmers, there are no omissions in this arrangement.Unfortunately, they didn't know that what they were facing was not an ordinary Jin army.

"Crossbow arrows ready!" Sun Jiao shouted loudly in the front row of archers.A hundred crossbowmen raised their crossbows.This is a new crossbow modified from the crossbow stored in Shangdang's arsenal. It is much larger than the ordinary arm crossbow, but its range is longer, up to two hundred steps, and it can also be aimed at the mountain.It can be said that these one hundred crossbows can take the lives of one hundred enemies.

But Sun Jiao didn't rush to give the order to shoot. He waited until the enemy cavalry broke into 180 paces before shouting, "Shoot!"

With a buzzing sound, the crossbow arrows flew out together.Like a wheat field knocked down by a torrential rain, a hundred riders fall from their horses.At this moment, the enemy line panicked, but at this moment they could not retreat at all. The bandit soldiers leading the team shouted loudly: "Come on, go! They can't shoot the second arrow!"

To be able to hit such a distance, nine times out of ten it is necessary to bend down and step on the line to launch the crossbow.After shooting a round, it is difficult to wind up if you want to continue.The enemy army only has a thousand people, so it is unbelievable to have a hundred archers. It is impossible to arrange other crossbowmen!

Such a judgment is not wrong.However, after thirty steps, another wave of arrows rained down!

The crossbow archer didn't bend down to wind the bow, but threw down the crossbow, quickly took off the bow and arrow on his back, and drew the string to open the bow!Facing cavalry, 150 steps can only draw the bow three times.However, after the three rounds of salvo, no one could sit upright in front of them, and there were not one of the three hundred cavalry left behind!

This terrifying rain of four rounds of arrows made the charging bandit soldiers a beat slower.Yi Yanchong lightly waved his hand to the herald beside him, and the sound of thud-dum drums sounded.With the sound of rhythmic drums, the military array began to move, striding forward.The neat steps made the ground tremble slightly, and the tip of the raised spear reflected the dazzling sharpness, just like an unshakable raging wave!

Seeing this situation, even the bandit leader began to tremble with fear.Want to escape?That's too late!

Two teams of cavalry rushed out from behind the bandit soldiers, crossed and closed like crossed bows, and attacked the enemy's camp.No matter how fierce they are, this is just a group of bandits, they are not organized, they don't understand military formation, they only rely on blood and courage.But at this moment, their guts are already cold, their blood is already cold, just one touch, and everything collapses!

The engagement turned into a one-sided slaughter.The guns were in front, tearing up all possible resistance; the cavalry was behind, smashing all hopeful retreats.In just a few breaths, the two thousand thieves were defeated!

In less than half an hour, only surrendered soldiers kneeling begging for mercy and dead bodies remained on the battlefield.Instead of continuing to chase the rout, Yiyan ordered to gather the formation and take care of the battlefield.The whole army rectifies and rests.

After all, there were thieves and bandits at the head of the battalion. Those who fled desperately rushed back to the village.The door was closed tightly, and the few surviving leaders began to argue.Close the mountain gate and try to resist the enemy?Abandon the cottage and run away?Or surrender obediently and offer loyalty to the current master of the Shang Party?

For half a day, the group did not discuss any results.However, the soldiers and horses that had been rectified had already appeared in front of the cottage.

Fired rockets flew into the village, followed by daredevils who climbed the walls.Next, the gates of the city were thrown wide open, and the terrifying enemy rushed in, holding swords and shields.

In one day, more than two thousand bandits were wiped out.Thousands of battles were cut, and eight hundred prisoners were captured. The lair that was built with painstaking efforts turned into a pile of burnt wood.

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"My lord, the banditry in Nie County is over. In addition to the bandit camp, three hilltops have been wiped out, and more than [-] people have been captured!"

Looking at the straight kneeling young Capricorn man like a javelin, Liang Feng showed a satisfied smile.Counting the round trip, Yiyan's trip only took ten days.And such a result, for a new army, can be called outstanding.

"Boyuan has made great achievements in this trip." Liang Feng praised, "Reward the whole army, three thousand coins and a piece of silk for each person. According to the usual practice, let's use it as hard labor. After this winter is over, those who can survive will be rewarded again." Consider reorganization."

He had no intention of exhausting all the captives to death.After the fortifications come to an end, these people will be filled into the battalion and used as auxiliary soldiers.After breaking their original pride, and after long hours of hard work, this group of surrendered soldiers will die for anyone who saves them and gives them a chance of life.This is like a typical Stockholm Syndrome. After being conquered by fear and suffering, Xingcheng's attachment complex is also unbreakable.

Able to hear the joy in the lord's voice, Yiyan lowered his head and said: "Thank you, lord, for the reward!"

For him, there is no better reward than this.

The banditry that was quelled quickly shocked the counties of Shangdang again.Those with evil intentions began to flee from Shangdang, and the people who stayed behind felt more and more that the governor was born from the Buddha and could protect their lives.There are horses and farm tools, and the official fields have begun to be reclaimed, and new refugees are resettled every day.However, before that feeling of joy completely dissipated, a piece of news came.

Nie Xuan, the general sent by Sima Teng, defeated Daling and lost more than ten thousand soldiers.As soon as the news came out, Bingzhou was shocked!