Volume 3 The Debater Chapter 114 The right time and place
To the west of Jishui, this is already the hinterland of the barbarians, in fact, Jishui is where the barbarian royal court is located, and later the royal court moved westward, it is the desertion of Jishui, and now the barbarians are gradually growing, from Liaodong Qi to this Danhan Mountain, there are the footprints of the barbarians.
When he took Dong Ping and Yeluqi to the camp of Van Ga, Van Jia was feasting on some well-known barbarian tribes in the vicinity.
"What is he doing here?" said Van Jia with a frown and looked at his subordinates who had come to report.
"I don't know, it's just that he brought two people from the Imperial Pole Kingdom, saying that there was a good thing to share with the leader. ”
"What good can he do?" said disdainfully, whether it was the predecessor Aguli or the current digging, Fanga didn't look down on it very much, after all, before reaching a trade relationship with Macheng, the population of the tribe was not even enough for a thousand, and now although it is also a big tribe, but just like the nouveau riche of the Huangji country, in the grassland, this kind of tribe that suddenly expanded and grew was not very much looked down upon by the old big tribes.
"Let him in. After thinking about it, Van Jia still nodded, after all, this is a bald territory.
Soon, Dubald took Dong Ping and Yeluqi in, and saw the burly Fanjia sitting in his seat like a bear, without even meaning to get up, a haze flashed in Dubald's eyes, and he made a grassland etiquette and said: "Fanjia." ”
"Sit down. Van Jia pointed to a barbarian bed at the end of the tent and said coldly.
Digging bald eyes looked around, in the entire tent, there was only such a barbarian bed empty, his face couldn't help but cold, he wanted to say something, but was secretly pulled by Dong Ping.
"In Cheng Dongping, Xiamacheng County, I have seen Fanjia. Dong Ping took two steps forward and saluted slightly.
"The officials of the Imperial Pole Kingdom can't control us. Van Jia looked at Dong Ping and sneered.
"Don't dare. Dong Ping shook his head and smiled: "I came here on the order of my county magistrate to discuss cooperation." ”
"Cooperation?" Van Ga frowned, "What do we have to cooperate with you?"
"The grasslands are rich in fine war horses, as well as cattle, sheep and livestock, which we can exchange for grain and salt. Dong Ping glanced at the several barbarians present and said with a smile: "In fact, my Macheng and all of you here have cooperated with each other, you provide some livestock, and my Macheng exchanges grain and salt. ”
Jiang Wan didn't want to have Aguli again, so during this period of time, Dong Ping has been actively using his connections on the grassland to establish more trade networks, and the barbarians present are all active in this area of Danhan Mountain, more or less, they will have some trade with Macheng, hearing what Dong Ping said, many people also nodded, Macheng is still quite prestigious in this area, especially since the last time he defeated Aguli's three thousand warriors, so that the Aguli tribe changed hands.
Hearing this, Fanjia frowned and looked at the barbarians or barbarians present, turned his head to look at Dong Ping and said, "Then if I don't agree, what will I do?"
"Free trade, my county magistrate will not force it. Dong Ping said with a smile: "It's just that this combination is beneficial to both sides, and I hope to think about it carefully." ”
"Don't think about it, in our grassland, if you want something, you can grab it directly, why bother. Van Jia snorted coldly and said proudly.
What he said is quite reasonable, then I will leave now!" Dong Ping hurriedly grabbed Yeluqi, who was about to break out, and said in a deep voice.
". Fanjia glanced at Dong Ping's appearance and sneered.
Dong Ping left the big tent with Dubald and Yeluqi, just in addition to the big tent, he heard Fanjia's unbridled laughter, Yeluqi clenched his fists with a gloomy face, but he didn't make a sound, gritted his steel teeth, and followed Dong Ping and Dubald to leave the camp quickly.
"Mr. Qiu, this Van Jia has no intention of talking about it at all. Digging Bald frowned.
"Of course, because he doesn't want to move the tribe here at all, as he says he does. Dong Ping snorted coldly with a cold face.
"You mean......" Yeluqi frowned and looked at Dong Ping.
"Go, follow me to the tribe to see the lord, this Brahmanga...... The comer is not good!" Dong Ping snorted coldly, took the two of them to turn over and get on the horse, and after meeting the guards, he directly raised the whip and headed towards the bald tribe.
Not long after leaving the tribe, he met a soldier who came to give orders, and he intervened in the three of them and said, "Mr. Qiu, the county lieutenant, the lord ordered me to wait for the two of you here." ”
"Oh?" Dong Ping looked at the person who came, a cronie beside Jiang Weak, and immediately nodded: "I don't know what the lord commands?"
"The lord is nearby, please come with me. ”
"Lead the way. Dong Ping's complexion changed, nodded, and followed his cronies with Yeluqi, Dubald and a cadre of guards, but twenty miles, they saw a simple camp standing next to the mountain, and the two saw Wang Hai at the gate of the camp.
"Lord Wang is really a noble soldier, it's only been half a day, and he has already arrived here. Seeing Wang Hai here, Dong Ping couldn't help but be surprised.
"I'm waiting for this to be practiced on weekdays, don't say that the road is less than 100 miles, and within a radius of 200 miles from Macheng, my people can reach it within a day. When Wang Hai heard this, he said a little arrogantly.
Since following Jiang Weak, Wang Hai has been either in a hurry or practicing most of the time, and Jiang Wan is quite optimistic about him and often instructs, and now Wang Hai has completely transformed from a farmer with only a handful of strength in the past to a general, and he is full of ability.
And the lord waited in the tent, and the three of them came with him. After a few pleasantries, Wang Hai led the three of them in the direction of the big tent.
In the big tent, Jiang Wan was looking at a map, and after the three of them came in to salute, Jiang Wan withdrew his gaze and looked at the three of them: "How?"
"My lord, I'm afraid that the Van Jia is not good, and he has no intention of cooperating with us at all. Dong Ping bowed and said.
"And these people are extremely arrogant!" said Yeluqi with a cold snort.
"Do you have a lot of soldiers? Jiang Wan said disapprerovingly, clicked on the location of the Fanjia tribe on the map, looked at Dong Pingdao, and said, "What do you think of this person's temperament?"
Dong Ping naturally understood what Jiang Wan meant, this was ready to start, and then frowned and said: "Although it seems arrogant, but unlike Aguli, I have also read some military books and battle strategies, and the two thousand warriors of the Fanjia tribe are all strong, and the camp they set up is also quite statute, not like a rabble, and ......"
Say. Jiang Qiao said with a smile.
"The surrounding radius of dozens of miles is a land of flat horses, which is conducive to the galloping of cavalry, if there is a war, in such a large area, the strategy used by the lord to deal with Aguli last time is afraid that it will not be able to be used. Dong Ping hesitated for a moment and bowed.
Last time, Jiang Wanneng was so easy to win with less, defeated Aguli, and the trap was definitely a great credit, but this kind of thing is not applicable everywhere, the location of the last ambush is excellent, and the terrain is relatively narrow. It is easy to arrange traps, and with the assistance of the system, you can defeat Agul without blood.
But this time, in such a big place, how long will it take to arrange a trap, not to mention, that Van Jia is quite familiar with some military theories, and there are scouts and sentinels all around, Jiang Qiao wants to send people to dig a trap on a large scale, and it is difficult not to be discovered.
"Is this a war, pay attention to the right time and place, we can't control the time, but it is not difficult to use this location. Jiang Wan shook his head and smiled: "But this time, digging bald, you tell me in detail about Fanjia's experience, how he fought in the past, and what likes and dislikes this person has, tell me everything, the more detailed the better." ”
"Yes!" he bowed and began to explain everything he knew about Guan Yu Fanjia to Jiang Weak in detail, Jiang Weak would ask a few questions from time to time, and the time passed little by little, and the sun gradually reached noon.
"Just do what I said. Jiang Wan looked at the bald dig, and said in a deep voice: "The success or failure of this matter depends on your acting skills." ”
Although I don't know what acting is, but Jiang Qiao's meaning, I understood it, bowed down and said, "Don't worry, Lord, I'll do it." ”
Fanjia tribe, after sending away Dong Ping and the three, Fanjia ordered people to kill cattle and sheep, entertain a group of barbarians, he came this time in addition to being invited to deal with Macheng, but also did have the meaning of expanding the influence of the tribe to this side.
Don't look at the barbarians nowadays who often have friction with barbarians because of territorial problems, but on the grassland, what is believed in is the law of the jungle where the strong are respected, and the barbarians and barbarians are actually not so obvious.
As long as a tribe is broken, whether it is a barbarian or a barbarian, as long as they are willing to take it in, then this tribe will be the spoils of the victor in the future, including women, children, young and strong, and property.
This time, Van Jia personally brought people to the side, not just to attack Macheng, to invite these barbarians over, but also in the hope of attracting some small barbarian tribes, if he can successfully subdue these small tribes, then he in the barbarians, he has the capital to fight against the royal court.
This banquet was enjoyed by the guests and the hosts, and it was not over until the evening, and Fanga, as the host, also drank a lot, a little drunk, and was about to arrange for someone to take these barbarians down to rest, when a warrior suddenly broke in, and said with an ugly face: "Our cattle and sheep have been robbed by the bald people!"
"What!?" Van Ga's eyes widened, and he said angrily, "How dare you rob me of something?"
The person who came was the general under the command of Fanjia, and he shook his head when he heard the words and said: "It shouldn't be the meaning of digging baldness, it was the people under his command who happened to do it, after all, in this area, the tribe of digging bald is the largest, and it is used to being unscrupulous. ”
"How can there be such a cheap thing?" Van Jia sneered, a greedy gaze flashed in his eyes: "I heard that Aguli, the former leader of the Dying Bald Tribe, once led three thousand cavalry to fight the horse city, but was broken by the Emperor Pole Country, and the tribe was seriously damaged, and now although the population is large, there are only a few hundred warriors!"
"Yes, I want to ......," the subordinate looked up at Van Ga, a little excited.
"Originally, we were new to the city, and it was not easy to fight him, but now that his people are causing trouble first, then no wonder I'm not welcome, you go and gather people and horses, and prepare to go with me on the expedition, tonight, I will wipe out the bald tribe!" Van Jia stood up and said sharply.
"Wouldn't it be too hasty? And fighting at night is very bad for us!" the subordinate hesitated.
"If you think so, you wouldn't have thought we'd do it tonight. Van Jia sneered, every time he fights, he likes to use surprise attacks to win, and this is also the reason why his tribe can become the top tribe of the barbarians, this time, he is ready to use the same means to clean up the bald.
"Yes, I'll go get ready!" the subordinate nodded in agreement.
Fanjia's troops set off, and did not have the intention of hiding their tracks, he wanted to gain a foothold under this Danhan Mountain, he had to establish his prestige, and the newly disabled dwarf tribe was a good starting point, he wanted to use this tribe to establish authority, and at the same time, he also wanted to dig the population of the dwarf tribe to enrich his power in the area of Danhan Mountain.
With 2,000 cavalry, leaving only 200 people to guard the camp, Van Jia led the rest of the men and horses to kill the dwarf tribe violently.
The distance between the two sides is more than 60 miles, when Fanjia led the men and horses to kill the dwarf tribe, the sky was completely dark, and the clusters of bonfires in the dungeon tribe could be seen from afar, and many people of the dwarf tribe sang and danced around the bonfire.
"Robbed my things, it's still so rampant!" Van Jia picked off the thistle terrestris on horseback, pointed in the direction of the dredging tribe, and said loudly: "Sons, break through this camp, women, cattle and sheep, all belong to you, kill me!"
"Kill~" When the warriors of the Vanga tribe heard this, their eyes involuntarily turned red, and they roared and frantically urged the war horses one by one, and rushed towards the brightly lit camp.
With his legs between the horse's belly, he followed the rear of the brigade without hurrying, and in front of his eyes, it seemed that there was a scene of the dredging tribe surrendering to him in the midst of blood and wailing.
Less than three miles away, frantically approaching, the people in the tribe had already heard the shouts of killing, and began to run in a panic.
"The archers are in formation, and the shield is in front!" In front of the tribe, a group of men and horses pushed through the crowd and quickly formed a formation, under the protection of the shield, Jiang Wan looked indifferently at the roaring enemy.
"My lord, the enemy army has entered the range of our army. A tun general stood beside Jiang Qiao, looking at the faint figure in the darkness, these tun generals were the first soldiers to follow Jiang weak, they had been on the battlefield, they had seen blood, and at this moment, even if they faced an enemy four times their own, their faces did not change.
"Shield!" Jiang Miao slowly raised his right hand, and the two hundred archers quickly bent their bows and arrows, but they did not shoot immediately, but the arrows of the barbarians had already shot overwhelmingly, and the shieldmen in the front row quickly raised their big shields to protect themselves and the archers.
The sound of arrows hitting the wooden shield was as dense as raindrops, and a cold arrow cluster shot in through the gap in the shield, slashing against Jiang Qiao's cheek, Qi Gen sank into the chest of an archer behind Jiang Qiao, and the archer let out a miserable scream and fell straight to the ground.
Van Jia also found this group of people, whether barbarians or barbarians on the grassland, there is no special infantry shield array, and the shield is at most a small shield tied to the arm, this sudden appearance of the infantry is obviously the soldiers and horses of the Huangji country, which makes Fanjia more murderous for digging bald, this damn bastard, this is a complete surrender to the Huangji people!
"Kill all the troops of the Imperial Extreme Kingdom for me!" A hideous look flashed in Fanjia's eyes, and the iron thistle in his hand led in the direction of Jiang Qiao, letting out a furious roar like a lion tiger.
"Sound the arrow!" Estimating the distance of the other party, Jiang said in a deep voice.
"Huh~"
An archer, who had already been prepared, quickly drew his bow to the fullness and fired a specially made rattling arrow into the sky, the sharp whistle still very harsh even in this noisy battlefield.
At the same time, more than a dozen fast horses, under the spur of several barbarian knights, began to gallop in different directions, each horse on the horseback, pulling a long rope, at this moment under the pull of the war horse, jumping straight in an instant.
In the cavalry formation of the barbarians, the tripping horses were intertwined into a net, and countless war horses in the wild gallop were caught off guard and tripped by the tripping horses, but the thunderous momentum became a joke at the moment.
If it was daytime, it would be impossible not to see such an obvious trap, but at this moment, it is night, and you can't see your fingers, even if you carefully search the ground with a torch, you may not be able to find it, let alone if you are defenseless.
"Release the arrows!" Looking at the barbarians who were turning on their backs, Jiang Qiao's raised right hand slashed into the air fiercely, and two hundred arrows that had already been drawn burst out of the air, ruthlessly falling towards the warriors of the chaotic Fanjia tribe, and the sound of wailing rang out.
Almost at the same time, two groups of people and horses came out from both sides of the dwarf tribe, in the dark, but seeing a lot of people, it was not clear how many people there were.
Seeing this, Fanjia broke out in a cold sweat, and he didn't care about the loss, so he turned his horse's head and left.
It's just that at this moment, the two thousand barbarian iron horsemen brought by Van Jia have become a pot of porridge, and they are running around like headless flies, where to distinguish between north and south, and they can only be wrapped in the crowd and drift with the tide.
On the other side, Jiang Qiao did not let the soldiers beside him immediately press up, but commanded the soldiers and horses to maintain the formation, slowly advanced, and constantly fired arrows at Fanjia's men and horses, and when he encountered a soldier who was not dead on the ground, he immediately went up to make up for it.
If you look from the perspective of a bystander at this moment, you will find that Jiang Qiao's men and horses are not pressing, but they are just unhurriedly firing arrows around, and the warriors of the Vanga tribe trample on each other and there are many dead.
From the beginning of the raid war, after a short encounter, it evolved into a complete pursuit and annihilation battle, from the dredging tribe to the Vanga tribe, just a few dozen miles away, Van Jia ran all night, and even until the sky was slightly bright, and the outline of the tribe appeared in front of him, he was shocked to realize that he was driven back here unconsciously.
Looking around, Van Jia sadly found that the two thousand tribal warriors who were menacing last night had only a few dozen people left to follow him.
In the distance, Di Bald and Wang Hai each took men and horses to swim around, and did not come forward to attack, only when someone wanted to break through in another direction without a head, someone would come up and release a wave of arrows to shoot them, that scene, let Fanjia think of driving sheep.
Humiliation!
The strong sense of humiliation made the anger in Van Ga's chest spread like a fire to his whole body, especially when he found that the number of people on the other side was actually not large, this sense of shame was like ten thousand ants devouring his heart, making him even breathe heavily.
"Stop!" Suddenly, with a slap of the horse, Fanjia turned the horse's head, looked at the two oncoming centaurs with fierce eyes, raised the thistle terrestris in his hand high, and roared: "Sons, we can die in battle, but we can't be humiliated like a sheep like this, pick up your weapons, and use our blood to tell these Huangji people the courage of our grassland boys!"
"Roar~" With the roar of Van Jia, dozens of barbarian warriors around him who were still tired of running for their lives turned their horses' heads one after another, and the enemies who came with each other raised their weapons one by one, and let out a crazy roar.
"Kill with me!" Van Jia rushed to the forefront this time, taking the lead in meeting the galloping bald tribe, the iron thistle terrestris in his hand flew over, and wherever he passed, the warriors of the bald tribe did not have a general.
At this time, Jiang Wan appeared on the edge of the battlefield with his men and horses under the escort of Yeluqi, watching dozens of people attack the enemy ten times their size without hesitation, even if they were in hostility, Jiang Wan couldn't help but admire: "This person is a little courageous. ”
"Lord, do you want to help?" Yeluqi looked at Jiang Qiao.
"Don't worry, send an order to Wang Hai, go and serve his nest first! Remember, those barbarians, don't kill them. Jiang Wan shook his head and said.
"Whoa!"