Chapter 10: Subduing Captives and Attacking Hu(2/2)
In other words, when the two armies are fighting, it is true that one side is waiting for work, while the other side is marching hard; one side is condescending, while the other side is at a loss; one side is making decisions on the spot, while the other is hesitating and losing attitude; one side is deliberately setting up a suspicious formation, showing off its power, while the other side is halfway in the formation, making it difficult to advance or retreat...
...but more importantly, there are still four words: strong and weak!
Strong is strong, weak is weak!
The strong wins, the weak loses, the winner lives, the loser dies, on the battlefield, cavalry fights, how can there be so many sayings?
The Youzhou army is a rare elite in the world, the Xiongnu soldiers are old and weak rebels, the Youzhou army has strong soldiers and horses, and the Xiongnu soldiers are poor people who can't even eat enough to eat... It's not enough to win a battle!
In fact, long before those ten thousand horses galloped down, Xubu Guduhou was so frightened that he took the initiative to hug Zhang Ze and fled in a hurry... Even he was frightened without a fight!
At this time, there were actually nearly 20,000 Huns who had not yet turned into the basin with a wide view, but they heard the sound of horse hooves, shouts of death, and wailing in front of them, and saw the nobles fleeing from the rocky mountains and fields regardless of the safety of their horses.
How could they not understand that there was a huge defeat ahead?!
However, when they hurriedly followed their instincts and turned back along the original path, these people couldn't help but collide and trample each other... The advantage of the cavalry that they were proud of in the past turned into a life-threatening thing in a short period of time, and countless people were killed.
Although they had their own horseshoes, many people escaped because there were enough of their own kind behind them to be chased and killed by the Han army.
From the moment Baima Yi started to engage in the battle, Gongsun Xun sat motionless at the head of the city. When he saw the red Han cavalry rushing down under the leadership of Han Dang, they smashed the tens of thousands of Xiongnu cavalry formations.
At that time, although he could not be said to have been touched by the battle-hardened man, he could not help but think of a past incident, and then burst out laughing:
"Zibo, in the past in western Liaoning, you and I, together with Cheng Demou, were on the hillside watching the Han army and Wuhuan army defeat Xianbei with one blow... Did you ever say that a man should lead an army like this?"
Lou Gui put his hands behind his hands and sighed: "That's true."
"But today neither Demou nor you have achieved this goal, but let Lord Yi take the first step." Gongsun Xun couldn't help but smile. "Do you want to give you a chance to lead troops to chase the Huns later?"
Lou Gui shook his head: "At this time, at that time, the young man was so arrogant, ignorant and incompetent that he regarded the heroes of the world as nothing and military and state affairs as trivial matters; now that he has made a little progress, he understands the dangers of military warfare and makes every move difficult.
There are countless lives, and they should not be taken lightly... Gui has no ability to lead an army, so how can he lead an army like this? As for the pursuit of the Huns, it also involves the disposal of the Huns. Should the righteous public lead the army first, and then the prince
It’s best to follow up in person.”
Gongsun Xun nodded slowly, but said no more.
Speaking of this battle, the Han army took advantage of the power of the basin to kill tens of thousands of people, and the Huns were frightened. However, the Han army did not stop there after seeing the good news... Instead, they continued to pursue one after another according to the plan, in order to continue to cause casualties.
Let the Huns completely lose their ability to invade Shanxi.
On the other side, Xubu Gudu Hou fled in panic. In the end, it was relying on the Huns' numerical advantage and the broken army's instinct to follow the path when they came, that they managed to maintain a total of 20,000 to 30,000 remaining troops and fled all the way to the northwest.
But when they reached the border wall outside Wuzhou, the Huns suffered their second large-scale casualties... Just like in the battle of Shanwucheng, the abandoned border wall with no one stationed played a fatal hindrance to the defeated troops at the critical moment...
…In front is an abandoned city wall built according to the difficult terrain, and not only the deserters, but also the horses are extremely tired. At the same time, there are thousands of lightly-armed Hu people in the Han army riding suddenly, and they have not left the battle line from beginning to end, all the way
After chasing him here...how could he save his life in such a situation?
The people in front climbed over the mountains and the abandoned border wall without looking back, while the people behind became the targets of massacre... The Huns' escape over the border wall this time was entirely at the cost of their lives.
Even later, seeing the Han cavalry coming one after another, the left-behind officials in Wuzhou County had the courage to send hundreds of armed men to participate in the interception and encirclement... In later generations, this place was called Pinglu, and also
It was not without reason that he changed his name to Pinglu.
Of course, after all, Xubu Guduhou is a Chanyu and the leader of Xiutu's various tribes. There are still people under his command who are willing to fight to the death for him, so he still successfully climbed over the border wall and escaped from death, but this time he followed.
There were only about 10,000 Huns.
As for those who didn't follow, it's definitely impossible for them all to die. Given the terrain of Luliang Mountain, if they really spread out and fled into the mountain nests, half of them would definitely be able to escape. But even so, it would mean that they would be close enough.
Twenty thousand people became the victims of the Han army.
Faced with this great defeat, Xubu Guduhou was like a frightened bird. He did not dare to stop along the way, and he did not have time to deal with Zhang Ze who was taken with him... However, regardless of the casualties and the consumption of horses, he traveled to Yuxu for days and nights.
The mouth of the valley where Bu Juci separated was also the location of Pianguan in later generations, but he finally despaired.
It turned out that there were thousands of Han infantry here, waiting for work for a long time. Even many of the Huns who led the Han generals actually knew each other - Gao Shun, a Han soldier who had been stationed in Pingcheng for many years.
The military leader has been famous across the river for a long time, and everyone is acquainted with him.
So they all knew that this man led thousands of Han troops to block here, but it was not something they could rush through if they wanted to.
"Old Zhang!" Xubu Guduhou, who was no longer human, leaned against a withered yellow tree, and then called Zhang Ze, who was also not human, but full of energy. "I kept my promise and didn't kill you.
, you must also keep your word and be a messenger for me!"
Zhang Ze looked at the large banner with high characters on the pass in the distance. He nodded lightly at first, but then slowly shook his head: "Da Chanyu, I will naturally do it for you... But here at Gao Sima, you have to know that people
General Baima promoted you from a subordinate, and he will never sell you a favor without authorization. We must wait for General Wei to come in person before we can negotiate."
Xubu Guduhou looked up to the sky and was speechless.
——————I am the dividing line that looks up to the sky and is speechless——————
"Xun attacked Dong and passed through Yanmen and garrisoned in Mayi. He sent Wang Xiu, Tian Feng, Han Dang, Wei Yue, Yuwen Heita, and Taishi Ci to the west and marched westward to Luliang and Wuzhou to surround the Xiongnu. Xun Wei and Lou
Guiliu left a thousand men on white horses to defend the city. Tian Feng and Taishi met the Xiongnu on the narrow road and slaughtered more than 10,000 Xubuju people from various tribes. They quickly fought and were unable to reach Wuzhou for siege. The Xiongnu Chanyu Xubuguduhou led 100,000 people.
Passing through Wuzhou and arriving in front of Mayi. Everyone was horrified, but Xun was calm and composed. He ordered everyone in the city to lie down and stop their flags and drums. They were not allowed to leave the nunnery curtains. They also wore solemn clothes, climbed up to the city tower in person, sat upright and did not move, and ordered the people to open their doors again.
At the four city gates, Zhao Yun, Tian Yu, and Wen Ze led more than a thousand white horse soldiers to line up in the north of the city to show off their power. The Huns often said that Xun used his troops like a god and tyrannized the northern frontier. Seeing that he was weak, he suspected that he had an ambush, so he led
The army is in the Qu Mountain of Beiqu. Tomorrow, they will wake up and return to the city. All the troops from Youzhou will arrive and surround them on all sides. They will rush down from the high ground and hundreds of thousands of Xiongnu will be defeated." - Wang Can, "Heroes of the Late Han Dynasty".
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Chapter completed!