Chapter 10 Han Man Fierce

Xia Hourong didn't say anything for a long time. He was shocked by Cao Zhang's worry from the bottom of his heart. In his memory, Cao Zhang, who was superior in force, had never showed such a mentality in the face of any enemy. In those years, he faced the sudden Wuhuan people with a small number of cavalry in the Sangqian River. He was still fighting and did not change his face. .

Maybe it's because of the Battle of Liaodong. Xia Hourong lowered his head and played with the cup in his hand. After a while, he smiled and said, "Goodly... we are not enemies, but allies with them."

Cao Zhang also found that there was something wrong with his emotions and smiled: "Yes, we are allies. At least for now, there is no possibility of face-to-face fighting. Thinking of this, I really admire him a little. With all his strength, he has calmed down the turmoil for 30 years.

"General, when I was in Funan, I often heard the king of Yue mention you, just like the tone you mentioned him now." Xia Hourong laughed and smiled very happily. He blinked his eyes, scratched the corners of his mouth and said, "You are the same kind of people."

"Maybe." Cao Zhang said without hesitation, "However, I can't compare with him. He is younger than me, but he has become the head of the four kings of the Han Dynasty, and even his father can't suppress him. And for me, I fought against a Xianbei man and asked him for help. In order to level the grassland in one fell swoop, I have prepared for nearly two years. I don't know what the final result is, but he has steadily controlled the Tianzhu Sea, and now the East China Sea Fleet is sweeping east again. I suspect that before I send troops, they have good news.

"This is very normal. The people of Yue are heroes with sailors. For them, the territory of thousands of miles of sea is like a flat land for them. Whether they are Koreans and Japanese, they have no power to fight back in the face of Yue sailors at all, and it is expected that the news of Yue's national good news is frequent. If I had the State of Wei like such a sailor, it would be easy to calm down the Three Koreas and Japan. Vietnam seems to be going well, but in fact, there is also luck in it. There is a reason for Fan Man to underestimate the enemy in Funan, and it is very difficult to seek Tianzhu this time. Although he defeated the Tianzhu Water Division and controlled the Tianzhu Sea, it is not so easy to board the land of Tianzhu.

Xia Hourong told Cao Zhang what he saw in Funan. Cao Zhang listened quietly, didn't say a word, and finally said, "So, I still have a chance to help him."

"There must be." Xia Hourong said affirmatively.

The moon on the grassland rose, and the cool night wind blew away the sultry heat of the day. The endless grassland was quiet and peaceful. Cao Zhang stood up and drank all the glass of wine in one gully. He was as bold as a cloud: "At the end of the month, he sent troops from east to west and swept across the prairie. This time, he wanted to drive the Xianbei people far away and reproduce Wei Huo. Magnificent, and then I waved my division to the west, and I will hunt in Tianzhu with His Royal Highness the King of Yue.

The King of Han, the King of Xianbei.

In July, when the Xianbei people passed down from ancient times, the tribes gathered together from all directions to check the situation of the tribe in the past year to see if people and animals were thriving. If you feel that you are having a good time, it is more than enough to spend the winter, then naturally everyone will be happy. If you live a tight life, then You have to consider whether to go somewhere else to rob. Generally speaking, this other place refers to the northern Xinjiang of the Han Dynasty, from the west of Liaoning in the east and from Jiuquan and Dunhuang in the west. Nowadays, although the Xianbei people have no prestige when Tanshihuai was alive, with the speed of their action, the frontiers of the Han Dynasty are still open to them most of the time.

This year, almost all people are having a hard time, so there are many people who come to participate in the forest conference. It's a little surprising that the king of Xianbei has been a little surprised. Bu Dugen is the grandson of Tanshi Huai, but he not only does not have the ability of his ancestor Tanshi Huai, but also can't catch up with his father. This Xianbei king is actually very cowardly. Except for a limited number of cronies, other tribes ignore him at all, and even his brother Fu Luohan does not support him. Later, Fu Luohan was killed by Kebineng. His son would rather surrender to Kebineng than rely on Bu Dugen. Bu Dugen's prestige had already been reduced to the extreme. In previous years, very few people came to the conference.

Today is very abnormal, but Bu Dugen knows that it is not because everyone supports him again, but because everyone is having a hard time now.

The weather on the grassland has been very cold in recent years. It snows obviously more in winter than in previous years. It is cold, and a large number of livestock freezes to death. Every autumn, we have to go to the grass valley in Sane to replenish supplies. The Han people had a civil war, and they could only let the Xianbei people who came and went without a trace. Fortunately, the Xianbei people also suffered a lot of losses. They did not dare to go too deep. They just grabbed something and left, just barely made a living. However, the situation changed last year. Cao Zhang's army was stationed in Yuyang, and Cao Ren, the general of Wei, and other generals were stationed in Jinyang. The Xianbei people did not dare to be too presumptuous. They walked around the border and left. The harvest was very limited, which directly led to great losses in winter. Now neither Cao Zhang nor Cao Ren have shown any signs of evacuation. The adults of all tribes gathered together to discuss what they should do if the Han people do not withdraw.

It can't be like last year. Once again, the losses of the Xianbei people will be very heavy. Most people tend to go to the Central Plains to rob. The problem is that if they act alone, no tribe has the strength to face Cao Zhang or Cao Ren. If they want to retreat completely, the only way is for everyone to unite. Take action.

Although the Xianbei people have been declining for many years, there are still more than 100,000 people who can get on the horse and bend the bow. There is still a great chance of winning against the Han people who are mainly pawns. Although there is little hope of winning, it is enough to make the Han people dare not chase after them.

With the same purpose, everyone put down their usual contradictions and sat together for the time being. Bu Dugen is the nominal king. Of course, he has to state his position first. However, Bu Dugen is very worried that if the war goes well, of course there is nothing to say. In case of setbacks, it may not be reliable to want everyone to rescue each other at that time.

Compared with burglary, Bu Dugen is more inclined to annex some small tribes to strengthen their strength, so that they can survive. The first thing he like is Kirby's part. Kirby is a small breed, and his strength is not very strong. Although he has developed relatively fast in recent years, he can handle 15,000 to 6,000 horses, including the annexed old Fuluo Han. More importantly, it was Fu Luohan's son, Bu Dugen's nephew, who led these old departments of Fuluohan.

On the one hand, Bu Dugen discussed with everyone about the incident and sent people to contact with Fu Gui Ni. He said to Fu Gui Ni, "You don't support me. I don't blame you, but it doesn't really make sense for you to support Kirby. You don't even think about it. Who did your father Fu Luo Han died on? It's okay if you don't avenge your father. How can you accept the jurisdiction of your enemy?

I don't know what's going on. I didn't think of revenge for more than ten years, and I was suddenly moved. I was thinking about taking my subordinates out of Kirby's and returning to Bu Dugen.

Kirby knows nothing about it. He is now worried about Cao Zhang. When discussing whether to rob, Kirby could categorically veto it. He said to other tribal lords, "You don't know Cao Zhang's power. I saw his majesty with my own eyes in those years. That year, he led more than a thousand soldiers, and there were only a few hundred cavalry. However, in the face of ten times more than Wuhuan cavalry, he not only did he not flinch, but And he took the initiative to attack and defeated the Wuhuan people in one fell swoop, but also chased them for a day and a night. He chased the Wuhuan people to the end of his soul, and the three counties of Wuhuan were determined in one battle. Now he has more than 30,000 troops, and Cao Ren has nearly 20,000 people. He has prepared for more than a year. It is definitely not to go to the grassland for a walk. He is very likely to go deep into the grassland and hit us hard. I heard that he has bought a lot of horses from Liaodong over the years. The proportion of cavalry is very high, and it is completely possible to have a cavalry duel with us.

Kebineng's words were opposed by many people. Cao Zhang has 30,000 riders, but he is in Yuyang, mainly facing the Wuhuan people. He is still two thousand miles away from Danhan Mountain. If he wants to deal with the Xianbei people, he should have been out of the Macheng. And Cao Ren has only four or five thousand cavalry, and the rest are all peds. Does he dare to go deep into the grassland? Even if he comes, can he deal with us with nearly 100,000 riders?

Are you scared to death by Cao Zhang? Someone sneered disdain.

Kirby could be worried and rush, and then his own strength was not enough, and he didn't listen to others. He thought about it and decided to move to the west with the tribe. The Han people's strength is now greatly reduced. Their control of the Western Regions is not as good as before, and it is relatively safe to go to the Western Regions.

Kirby Neng discussed with the return mud. The return mud agreed on the surface, but he informed Bu Dugen behind his back, and then left Kirby Neng with his subordinates. Kirby was shocked when he could get the news. He wanted to catch up to stop the leaking mud, but it was too late. Bu Dugen personally brought the army to welcome the leaking mud. He was so angry that he felt that he could swallow Kirby. Kirby can be a sensable person. Seeing that the situation was wrong, he immediately took his tribe out of Danhan Mountain and went all the way to the west.

Bu Dugen relied on victory in the first battle. He didn't shed a drop of blood, so he strengthened his strength. Suddenly, his self-confidence swelled. He said majestically to other tribes that Cao Zhang came out of Yuyang, which was obviously to deal with the Wuhuan people. We don't have to worry. Let's think about how to rob in Bingzhou. Cao Ren had no courage and shrank in Jinyang. We don't dare to come out and just let the Huns guard the state for them. We don't have to be afraid of him. If the Huns know each other and hide far away, then everyone will be safe. If we have to be a dog for the Han people, we will break his leg and occupy Bingzhou.

As if to verify Bu Dugen's conjecture, the news soon came. At the end of July, Cao Zhang led a large army out of the fortress and quickly broke through Baitan Mountain. The Wuhuan people were beaten to pieces and fled looking at the wind.

When the Xianbei people heard the news, they all expressed their contempt for the unbearability of the Wuhuan people. Some people even regretted it very much. If they had known that these Wuhuan people could not help fighting, they would have simply rushed to clean them up in front of Cao Zhang.

Xianbei people didn't expect that when they were talking around the fire, Cao Zhang, with 30,000 cavalry, galloped on the grassland where the autumn wind had just rise, and more than 70,000 war horses, rolled up a burst of madness on the grassland. Wherever they passed, they deeply plunged into the grass roots of the land. They were all trampled into mud.

When the news of the sudden appearance of the Han army a hundred miles away spread to Danhan Mountain, Bu Dugen and others were first shocked, and then there was another burst of ecstasy: the Han people did not know the depth of heaven and earth, and they dared to attack with 30,000 horses, but they did not know that although Danhan Mountain was not prepared, the forest conference had not dispersed. There are enough here. More than 60,000 to 70,000 riders are waiting for work, which is enough to kill these Han troops from afar under the Danhan Mountain. The trophy of 30,000 cavalry is very impressive.

Without saying a word, Bu Dugen immediately ordered to fight. The Xianbei people, who were excited by his words, scrambled to greet Cao Zhang. Cao Zhang received the news and ordered Xun Yan, the captain of Yueqi, to lead the army to attack first. Xun Yu was the eldest son of Xun Yu and Cao Qian's son-in-law. He was originally a general of Hu Ben. After Emperor Han returned to the capital Luoyang, he was appointed as the captain of the Yue cavalry battalion of the Northern Army. Two thousand horses were provided by Sun Shao. After five or six years of training, he finally had a chance to fight.

From the beginning, the two armies fought together. Xun Yun wanted to fight for the Xun family, who had just recovered their vitality, and the Xianbei people took the lead to fight bravely for the booty. The two sides did not give in to each other, and each took out their whole body strength to fight for their lives.

Xun Yun took the lead. He held a round shield in his left hand and a halberd in his right hand. He stood up on the horse's back and turned around and roared at the warrior who was charging on the horse's back: "Kill Hu--"

"Kill Hu! Kill Hu!"

The soldiers roared angrily, urged the horses, and rushed into the oncoming Xianbei people.

Two thousand Yue riding camp, nearly four thousand Xianbei people, like two huge waves rushing on the face, bumping into each other fiercely.

The bare-headed Xianbei people were very arrogant. They held their horse's backs tightly and stood up half on the horse. After shooting a round of arrows in a hundred steps, they then skillfully put away their bows, picked up the short weapons in their hands, raised their shields, and roared to rush to the Han people. To their surprise, the Han army fell on the horse's back and didn't even bother to shoot arrows. They raised the war horse to the highest speed and rushed straight over.

Yueqi Camp is the Northern Army of Luoyang. Although their number is not large, their equipment is very good. The two armors are inlaid with iron pieces, protecting the chest, abdomen and other key parts, while their limbs only have simple robes. In the face of the arrow array of the fresh and humble people, they did not look at it and ran forward with all their hearts.

The damage effect of the Xianbei people's arrow array on the Han army is very limited. It is not enough to kill the limbs. In such a tense time, you may not notice it. Even if you shoot at the face or the throat and fall off the horse, no one will stop to take a look. They don't even have time to scream, and they are attacked by their companions behind them. He stepped to death, while the others just clenched the weapons in their hands, shouting "killing Hu" while staring at the enemy getting closer and closer.

More than a hundred steps, in a flash, the red-eyed Han people and Xianbei people killed together.

The Xianbei people soon found the abnormality.

In cavalry battle, the most important thing in personal martial arts is riding. Whether you can sit firmly on the horse is very important. Only when you sit firmly can you effectively coordinate your body and hit the weapons in your hand at the right time. Thousands of people hedge together. It is impossible to kill with one hit like two people, but the exact surname cannot be ignored. At a certain moment, whoever cuts the other party first basically determines the victory or defeat. The speed of the war horse will make this knife injury have a very small damage ability.

What Xianbei people are most proud of is their riding skills. Men on the grassland use bows and arrows to make toys from the beginning when they can walk. Horse riding is common. They can sit firmly on the horse and freely play their martial arts skills. Although the Han people are well equipped, they can't sit firmly on the horse. Ten of them can play up to 30% of their martial arts, so Even if the Han people can buy horses, the quantity and quality of cavalry have never been as good as that of the grassland nation.

However, the Xianbei people found that these Han people were sitting steadily on the horse without exception. They fluctuated with the ups and downs of the horses. The sword in their hands was accurate and fierce, and they could often grab a fatal knife in front of the Xianbei people. Even if the Xianbei people took action at the same time, the result was often beneficial to the Han people. The Han people's swords were very sharp. The two knives cut each other, and often the men's machete turned into two halves, while the Han people's ring knife was safe and sound, like a gust of wind blowing through the Xianbei people, leaving long wounds, and the blood shot out like arrows. They swept by and rushed to the next opponent, while the Xianbei people held half. The remnant knife, looking at his wound incredulously, was soon killed by the next Han man.

And even if the two knives were not broken, the Xianbei people also took advantage of it. Their intention to knock the Han people off the horse with their stability on the horse almost invariably failed. The Han people sat firmly on the horse, as if they were connected with the war horse, and abnormally bumped them one by one into the saddle, one after another. The fall of the third horse was immediately knocked down by the war horse behind.

He was horrified and ran all the way. He found that there were seven or eight soldiers among the Han people holding halberd and kept greeting him. The machete in his hand was cut left and right, and his hands and feet were in a hurry. In the end, although he escaped from death, two deep bones were still cut under the ribs and thighs, and the blood gushed out and soon soaked his leather robe.

Looking back at the mud, he was stunned. He thought that 4,000 people against 2,000 people was a stable chance of winning. This time it should be a very easy battle. The first battle was a victory, which hit Cao Zhang's sharpness and could get more trophies in the future. However, he never expected that although there were only 2,000 people in the Han army, its combat strength far exceeded his estimate. The two sides were instant, but he The loss was far beyond his expectations. In this charge, he lost thousands of people.

"Ask for help, the Han people are fierce!" He could no longer care about morale and immediately ordered to raise the banner of asking for help and blow the horn of asking for help. If he continued like this, he doubted whether he could see the final victory.

The horn spread far away, announcing the news of the defeat of the first battle of the Xianbei people.

Bu Dugen was furious and scolded him for being incompetent. At the same time, he sent 10,000 riders to support him to vent the mud.

Cao Zhang sneered, ordered people to beat the drum of the charge, and ordered Hu Qi School Lieutenant Xia Hou Ba to take 3,000 horses to attack.

The hoofs were thunderous, and the army rushed together again. Three thousand Huqi camp met 10,000 Xianbei people. Although there was a great disparity, Huqi camp was not afraid. They rushed forward tenaciously, relying on the elites of the weapons in their hands, and persistently moving forward.

The bravery of the Han army once again surprised the Xianbei people. The 3,000 Hu cavalry camp shattered the hope of 10,000 Xianbei people to win quickly. They stirred up together. The hissing of the war horses, the collision of the halberd, and the roar of the warriors converged into a bloody torrent, which shocked everyone's heart.

Bu Dugen hesitated. The strength of the Han army exceeded his estimate. He very much doubted whether he had heard the wrong information and whether there were really only 30,000 people on the other side. If the number of the other party was almost the same as himself, okay, with their current combat effectiveness, the Xianbei people will be unlucky today.

When Bu Dugen hesitated, the situation on the battlefield slowly changed. Xun Yu of the Yueqi camp finally defeated the mud and began to attack the flank of the Xianbei people, supporting the Huqi camp surrounded by the Xianbei people in the middle. The Xianbei people surrounded the Huqi camp, but they couldn't annihirate them for a long time. They couldn't help but be a little impatient. Then they were disturbed by the Yueqi camp. There was some loosening in the position, which made Xiahouba seize the opportunity and fight a beautiful counterattack. He rushed out of the encirclement of the Xianbei people with more than 1,000 people and converged with Xun. The new charge formation of nearly 3,000 people rushed to the Xianbei people arrogantly.

At the same time, Cao Zhang sent General Hu Zun, who was also a 3,000 elite horse, to attack the Xianbei people from another angle. Ten thousand Xianbei people were first betened by the 3,000 Hu cavalry camp and suffered heavy losses. Now they were besieged and killed by five or six thousand iron riders of the Han army. The morale suddenly fell, and they had no choice but to send a signal for help again.

Bu Dugen looked up to the sky and sighed and decided to try again. At the same time, he sent 20,000 horses to surround them from left and right in an attempt to kill the Han army on the battlefield and twist back to the war situation.

Unfortunately, Cao Zhang did not give him a chance. He divided the remaining 20,000 elites into two halves. 10,000 people were led by Xia Hourong as the reserve team. He led more than 10,000 people, and the 3,000 Qu camp led by Hao Zhao was the front, and killed the Xianbei people.

Three thousand parts of the song camp, with all kinds of halberd, ring knives, and crossbows in each hand. As soon as they enter the battlefield, they reveal a different murderous atmosphere. If the Han army in front of them is enough to shock the Xianbei people, then with their appearance, the glory of the Yueqi Camp and Huqi Camp was overshadowed, and the nightmare of the Xianbei people began.

The Fuqu camp was like an angry tiger, roaring into the battlefield. Wherever it went, it flattened all the enemies in front of it. The first thing was the Xianbei team that fought hard for an hour. In front of the Fuqu camp, all their efforts failed. The Fuqu camp was like a huge plow, which easily plowed. The sea of blood, and then went straight to the array of thousands of people who rushed to support.

In just one charge, the Han army led by the Buqu camp tore open the interception of the Xianbei people and rushed to the panicked step like a flood of the embankment. Although they had only more than 10,000 people, the momentum was enough to make the steps of 30,000 people on hand rise from the bottom of their hearts.

Cao Zhang stood up, raised the iron halberd in his hand high, and issued a full-scale attack order. Xia Hourong, who received the order, did not hesitate to command the remaining 10,000 riders around the battlefield that was still fighting and hit the flank of Bu Dugen.

After a little hesitation, Bu Dugen made a helpless move to break his wrist and fled to the depths of the grassland with 20,000 people in the headquarters.

(to be continued)