The Xianbei people arrived half a day later than everyone expected to decide on the location of the head-on battle. It was not until the Shuofang army arranged for half the night, and then rested for half the night, and it was not until it was close to noon that they saw the 90,000 Xianbei people like a torrent.

What is the concept of 90,000 people?

Many people have not thought about this question, we only know literally, China has a population of 1.4 billion, that city has a population of millions, and that market has tens of thousands of people a day. The most populous feeling is the noisy streets and congested roads.

And when Yun Yuan looked at the arrival of the 90,000 people, an irrepressible chill rose from the bottom of his heart, and even the bold Yun was shocked. Ten thousand horses galloping, this is more than ten thousand horses, 90,000 Xianbei people drive a large herd of horses and goods forward, these people are whistling, laughing, chaotic and wild, these people seem to be migratory herdsmen, in fact, they are ordinary herdsmen, herding horses and sheep, birth, old age, sickness and death, but they are also the fiercest warriors and the most ferocious hungry wolves who grow on the northern steppes.

An inexplicable feeling came out of Yun's body, and Yun couldn't help but tremble, "Good man, serve the country on the battlefield, get what you want!" ”

"Just Xianbei slaves, although there are tens of millions, why should I be afraid of my Han family's sons!" ”

Yun Yun was full of strength, his voice was extremely strong, and his emotions were passionate, which made all the soldiers feel their blood boiling, and they shouted together: "Why be afraid! Don't be afraid! Kill! Kill! Kill! ”

The roars of thousands of people caught the attention of the Xianbei people, and although the anger of the Xianbei people could be seen with Yun's sharp eyes, they did not immediately attack Yun's troops.

At this moment, more than 20 leaders of the Xianbei tribe gathered together on horseback to discuss. Yun didn't know that he had overlooked an important element, which was the reaction of the Xianbei people. What he didn't know was that there were also very deep contradictions among the Xianbei people at this time. Lingdi Guanghe four years, Xianbei Dashan died in Tanshi Huai, Zi and Lian succeeded to the throne, and Lian was incompetent, a few months ago he led his troops to loot Beidi County when he was shot to death, because the son of Helian Qian Man is still young, and the son of Lian's brother Putou is fierce and the strength of the tribes is strong, so he was elected by the tribes as Xianbei Shan Yu. Putou succeeded to the throne, and in order to stabilize his position, he sent the tribes loyal to Shan Yu and Lian to attack the Han Dynasty. If he can enter the state of Kou and merge with the state, Putou will lead his troops into the Han Dynasty to plunder. It would have been better if these 90,000 men had been defeated by the Han army, and Putou would have been able to annex their pastures, women and children, and weaken the forces that supported Qianman. Either way, there are benefits to the pamptail head. These tribal leaders were not fools, and of course they understood the dangers involved, so they dragged their feet along the way, delaying the march with all their might.

This group of tribal leaders scolded the Han army for not knowing what to do, if the turtle cowered in the city, then they would surround it, meaning, fight a few battles, when the time comes, the horses will be free, and the cattle and sheep in the pasture will need to graze in the spring, can't you go back, what kind of disease do you have, you have to fight with the Xianbei people in the wild.

People always have a misconception that ethnic minorities are very fierce, that a Xianbei or Xiongnu can deal with ten Han soldiers, and that the nomadic people come and go without a trace, and there is no parallel in cavalry and shooting.

This perception is half right and half wrong, and it is true that ethnic minorities are brave and brave, and they come and go without a trace. But if you don't get on the horse, the soldiers of the Han army can fight ten ethnic minorities at a time, why, the Han army is well equipped. During this period, the Xianbei people and the Huns still basically maintained the image of barbarians in people's hearts, wearing more animal skins, most of the weapons were inferior swords, bows and arrows were mostly handmade, and even the arrows were mostly bone polished, and the backward ones were enough. At this time, the Han army to ethnic minorities is the rhythm of RMB players in god costumes beating civilian players. As for riding and shooting, it's even more ridiculous, at this time there is not even a stirrup for both feet, who can ride and shoot right away? Even if one or two equestrian archery skills are superb and can ride and shoot, how can it be possible for more than 100,000 people in a clan to do it? What's more, the bows of the Xianbei Huns are less than twenty paces, and the arrows are all ancient stone weapons.

The battle between the nomads and the Han Chinese has always been in a strategic advantage, and there is only one reason, mobility.

The nomads are all soldiers, living in pursuit of water and grass, there is no fixed place, they are home wherever they go, and the cattle and sheep that can be moved are their logistical support. How does this work? Hit in, no one could be found, the food and grass were exhausted, the morale was exhausted, and the bastards fought back. This is standard wolf pack hunting thinking.

In the battle with the nomads, the Han army, with sophisticated equipment and a tight formation, several times or ten times the ethnic minorities were not opponents. For example, Li Ling, who is very controversial, and the grandson of General Fei Li Guang. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, who became more and more mediocre in his later years, sent him to lead 5,000 infantry to go deep alone, Li Ling fought with a total of 80,000 Xiongnu main forces, and killed 80,000 Xiongnu soldiers.

Needless to say, Li Ling's superiority over ethnic minorities was evident in the well-equipped and disciplined Han army.

Therefore, Yun Cai has the confidence to fight the Xianbei people in the wild, and the Xianbei people will have a headache.

The tribal leaders argued endlessly, some said that they were stationed in place, some said that they should teach this group of Han people who did not know what to do, and these tribal leaders who did not have a unified leadership almost used their knives in a noisy manner, and there was no unified answer.

Finally, one of the tribal leaders who was tired of arguing looked at a young leader who had not spoken, "Kebineng, your bravery is like a wolf on the grassland, and your wisdom is like a fox on the grassland, please decide." ”

Kebineng, a famous Xianbei monarch in the late Han Dynasty. Kebineng was originally just an ordinary tribal tribesman, but he was very brave in battle, and he was fair and strict in distributing the spoils, so he was elected as the leader of the tribe. Kebineng's tribe was disciplined and had many victories, so although the tribe was small, he personally had a very high prestige among the tribal leaders. Kebineng's tribe has nothing to do with the state in the border north of Jizhou, and he is not a supporter of Helian, but because he did not support Putou's position in time, he was implicated.

Unlike other Xianbei nobles, Kebineng attached great importance to admiring Han culture and worked very hard to learn advanced culture, so he had neither contempt nor fear for Han people.

"After defeating the Han army in front and terrifying the weak Han people, we will retreat." Kebineng's plan was very simple, defeat the Han army in front, show his strength, and then slowly deal with the Han and Putou in the rear.

The Xianbei people camped in the same place, and about 30,000 cavalry were separated, and their horses rushed towards the Shuofang army. It seems that they did not underestimate the 6,000 Han army, and sent five times as many troops.

The location where the Shuo army camped was very treacherous, there was only one road between the two hills, and the Shuo army was stuck on this road, and on both sides were trees that had withered and yellowed after a winter.

The trees from the foot of the mountain to the top of the mountain seriously hindered the speed of the Xianbei cavalry, and after a winter of uphill, the horses that had lost their hair and fat were already a little unbearable, and some of the thin horses fell headlong, knocking down the cavalry on horseback, and letting the cavalry be trampled by the horses of their companions.

Liao Hua stood in front, and behind him were 1,800 crossbowmen, divided into three groups, all holding hard crossbows and waiting.

Liao Hua raised his right hand high, calmly looking at the Hun cavalry that came by surprise.

Fifteen hundred steps, one thousand steps, eight hundred steps, five hundred steps!

Suddenly, the ground collapsed, two feet wide and three feet deep, and sharp logs were buried deep in it. The sudden collapse of the ground caused the cavalry in the front row to sink headlong into the pit. The fallen Xianbei cavalry was pierced by the wood, and let out a terrible scream. The two-zhang wide pit dropped nearly a thousand cavalry, making the momentum of these cavalry pause.

Liao Hua immediately ordered: "All of them release arrows!" ”

Eighteen hundred crossbowmen fired arrows at the same time, and bows and arrows flew out like locusts, taking away the lives of the Xianbei people. When one crossbow finished firing, the crossbowman picked up the other filled bow and crossbow, divided it into three groups, and fired them in turn.

"Retreat!" Withdraw! Hurry back! "Xianbei people's hearts are broken, and the horses that are still alive flee back.

1,800 crossbowmen and more than 10,000 arrows took the lives of 3,000 Xianbei people, making this Xianbei army retreat.

The attack of the Xianbei people was repulsed, but no one in the generals of the Shuofang army was happy, their faces were still serious, they all knew that the battle had just begun.