He Hunxie, He Hun Leopard and others stood on the tall parade platform and watched the soldiers under the platform.

When it is late spring, the grass grows and the warbler flies, the warm wind blows the earth, and the river in the distance winds like a belt. Large tracts of farmland are neatly separated on both sides of the road, and twenty miles away, the walls of Gucheng County loom visible.

On the fields on the side of the road, more than 30,000 infantry soldiers marched back and forth in an orderly manner, and a square infantry battle formation gradually took shape.

This infantry battle formation is not only composed of soldiers, but also chariots such as Wuhan Iron and Steel Vehicles.

The majestic drums beat one after another.

Colorful military flags painted in the form of various beasts fluttered and displayed in a radius of more than ten miles.

He Hun was wearing a helmet and armor, standing under the handsome flag of the high platform, his eyes fell in front of him for a while, looked back behind him for a while, and sometimes looked left and right, and saw that the soldiers under the tent were in quick action, and all kinds of tactical requirements were completed quickly, quite proud, deliberately pretending to be reserved, and asked Zhang Shi and other civil servants who accompanied him, and said: "Right Hou, how are my soldiers?" What are the odds of winning in this way? ”

Because he was in the army, Zhang Shi did not wear the clothes of the Tang people, but was dressed in the pleated hakama of the Hu people, and a sword was also hung on his waist,—— of course, this sword is just like the common practice of the sword of modern scholars, not a real sword, but a wooden sword, he held the hilt of the sword, and said: "The soldiers of the king of heaven, although they are strong, but they are really heard, the destiny of heaven is constant, and only the virtuous live in it." It is true that this soldier and weapon are enough to chase the Central Plains, and if you want to unify the sea and make all the people surrender willingly, it is foolish to see that relying only on this soldier and horse is insufficient, and you must have both benevolence and virtue. ”

Among the people who served in He Hunxie's vicinity, there was one person who was closest to He Hunxie's position, and his appearance was quite similar to He Hunxie, but he was much younger than him, about twenty years old, and this person's name was He Hunguang, and he was He Hunxie's eldest son.

Although He Hun Guang is also wearing bright armor, and because of his race, he has blue eyes and a high nose, white skin and thick hair, which is completely different from Zhang Shi and other Tang officials, but if you only look at it from the temperament, he seems to be more similar to Zhang Shi and others, and it is a bit polite.

After listening to Zhang Shi's answer, He Hun Guangshen nodded again and again as if he agreed, and said, "Father, what the right marquis said is very true. ”

He Hun glanced at He Hun and said in his heart: "You Hou's words can't be miscalculated, but my son is too weak and not like a general, but I can't let him blindly listen to what Youhou and others teach." ”

He said to Zhang Shi, "Right Hou, you told me before that before Great Qin ruled the world, he fought with the Six Kingdoms, fought in Changping in Baiqi, and killed 400,000 Zhao soldiers, and so on, and so on. Thinking about the Warring States period, the Seven Kingdoms were dominant, how could Qin win the world? In my opinion, there is no other reason, just because Qin is good at fighting, dare to fight, dare to kill! In the current world of non-peace, just like the chaos of the Warring States period, you talk about benevolence, although it is true, but the question is, will others also talk about benevolence to you? Right Hou, this statement is pedantic! ”

Zhang Shi did not argue with He Hunxie, and said: "Yes, the views of the real scholar are not as far-sighted as the King of Heaven. ”

He Hun is illiterate in Tang characters, but he is very interested in the history of China, and his interest is not simply interested in history, but he hopes to learn some experience and lessons from history for reference, so as to help him fight for hegemony in China, so in his spare time, he will always ask Zhang Shi to tell him about the rise and fall of the past dynasties, "Bai Qi Changping War" Yunyun, he heard it from Zhang Shi in this way.

There were two people standing on the left side of He Hunguang, one was He Hunkan, the adopted son of He Hun, and the other was He Hun's leopard, who had just arrived with the troops.

He Hun Leopard very much agreed with He Hun to refute Zhang Shi's words, first looked at the soldiers in the array, especially the soldiers under him, and then squinted at He Hun Guangxia, and said in his heart: "Lao Tzu fought bloody battles and fought the world for your father and son, but you, this little cub, were behind Lao Tzu's back, slandering the king of heaven, saying that Lao Tzu was cruel and murderous, it really didn't make sense!" He Hun echoed the praise and said, "What Youhou said is just Xiaoli, what Uncle said is the road to fight for the world!" ”

It's good that He Hun Leopard didn't speak, but when he spoke, He Hun remembered what He Hun had just said to him last night, so he straightened his face and asked He Hun Leopard, saying, "Leopard, what's going on with Hu Yanchi?" ”

Compared with the Xiongnu, Xianbei, Di, Qiang and other ethnic groups that entered China before and after, the Qianren to which He Hun belonged were very different from them.

That is, first of all, the culture and customs of the Xiongnu and other ethnic groups are different from the Tang people, but they are yellow people, and the Tang people are at least no different in appearance, the two, if traced back to the source, their ancestors can often be traced back to the Yan and Huang period, and they are also descendants of the Yan and Huang, and such as the noble race of the Xiongnu ancestors, and the royal family of the past dynasties since the Qin Dynasty have many in-laws, in other words, that is to say, the Xiongnu and other ethnic groups in a broad sense, and the Xia people can actually be called homologous, but the Xiongnu people are Caucasians, and the appearance of the Tang people is very different, not to mention, trace its origin, It has nothing to do with Yan Huang, which is equivalent to saying that the people are out-and-out outsiders.

Secondly, although due to the governance of the Western Regions by the Qin Dynasty in the previous generation, there were already a lot of people who moved to the border areas and then to the Central Plains, but in total, there are only one million at most, and only two or three hundred thousand soldiers can go to the battlefield after removing the old and weak women.

Put the two differences together, that is to say, the race of the Qianren is not only an outlier in the Central Plains, but also an absolute minority.

This is very detrimental to the desire for them to gain a foothold and even take root in China.

Therefore, in order to make up for this, He Hun Xie adopted a wide range of Sogdian, Yueshi, and other ethnic groups in the Western Regions with the homeland of the Qian, including the Tianzhu people, to join his camp, and together with the Qian, he formed the "countryman" class under his rule, and at the same time, he also received a large number of Xiongnu, Xianbei and other large and small tribes to take refuge, and on this basis, formed a middle-level force in his rule. That is to say, at present, in the political and military group of Xuzhou, fewer "Chinese people" are the upper class, more Xiongnu and so on are the middle level, and the most Tang people are the bottom level.

Huyan Chi, looking at his surname, can be seen that he is of the same clan as Huyan Panni under the bald hair of the Dingxi general, and it is also from the Huyan Department of the Huns. But after the destruction of the Xiongnu Zhao clan, the Xiongnu parts fell apart, some stayed in the mainland, and some voted for other masters, this Hu Yanchi's father and ancestor was to vote for the Qianren, Hu Yanchi so later from He Hun evil, was originally a member of He Hun evil army.

But not long ago, Hu Yanchi was killed by He Hun leopard in Qingzhou for no reason.

It is said that it is "for no reason", but in fact, there is also a reason.

Hu Yanchi did not make any mistakes, this is "no reason", but he is brave and able to fight, and he has the wisdom of a soldier, this is "for the sake".

He Hun Leopard is a person who is very good at using soldiers, restraining his subordinates, and the military law is simple, but the army is strictly governed, so he can get soldiers to die, but he has a problem, that is, he can't see that there are other generals under his hands who have outstanding abilities, once he finds out that this person can fight, can fight, and his ability is almost the same as him, or even surpasses him, this person is usually not far from death.

Hu Yanchi was killed by him because of this.

But when he heard He Hun's evil question, He Hun Leopard did not panic at all, and said calmly: "Uncle just said that in the first battle of Changping, Zhao died 400,000 in vain, and since then, Zhao people are afraid of Qin like a tiger; It's the same with me killing Hu Yanchi. ”

"What's the same?"

"Now my uncle wants to compete with the Lord of Wei, this time of using troops, although Wei has declined, Murong Zhan is still known as good at fighting, Murong Wutai is famous for his bravery, the land of Wei, millions of soldiers and horses, and far better than his uncle, if you want to defeat the Lord of Wei, you have to use your life, not afraid of death, and if you want to use your life, not afraid of death, you have to let the soldiers fear me like a tiger." Speaking of this, Huyan Leopard's green eyes showed indifference, and he said lightly, "Huyan Chi has always been brave and famous in our army, because I killed it, and I shook it." ”

He Hun glared at He Hun Leopard, and reprimanded: "Hu Yanchi is not guilty and you killed him, how can this be done?" If you have killed the man, forget it, but for his family, you must send some money and food to comfort him! ”

He Hun Leopard replied: "Yes." He thought to himself, "Hu Yanchi's family?" I've been soothed. ”

He was indeed soothed.

Several of Hu Yanchi's sons were also killed by him, and Hu Yanchi's wife and a daughter-in-law were beautiful, and he included them in the account.

After dealing with this matter, He Hun Xie didn't mention it anymore, and his eyes returned to the field outside the stage.

At this time, the soldiers had already lined up the formation.

In the phalanx that is more than ten miles long, the soldiers in the middle position are mainly the soldiers of the Tang people, the soldiers on the right are the Xiongnu, Xianbei and other tribes, and the left side of the formation is a high-strength guard with bows and arrows and short spears. -- Placing elite soldiers and cavalry on the left side of the formation is a common practice in the current arrangement of troops in various countries.

Thousands of horsemen galloped out of the great battalion in the distance, and came to the vicinity of the infantry phalanx, and divided into three armies, two of which went to the two flanks of the great array, and one of them was all armored cavalry, and stopped at the flanks and rear of the great array.

Along with the cavalry, there was a small force, numbering several hundred.

This unit was different from the infantry and cavalry who participated in the formation, and although the "soldiers" in the unit also wore pleated hakama uniforms, they were generally weak, and there were old and young, the old ones had long beards fluttering, the few had faces like crowns of jade, and there were not many people who held swords and spears.

This small army did not participate in the formation, but marched to the vicinity of the high platform, and under the leadership of the officer leading the team, they all bowed to the ground and said loudly together: "My king's soldiers are strong and strong, and they are clever, now that the plan has been completed, Murong Zhan is about to lead his troops into Gucheng, and when his troops arrive, it will be the day of his defeat!" Xiaomin and others wish our king to be invincible and invincible! ”

This unit was not a combat unit, but He Hun Xie's staff team, and its members were all gentry who had been taken captive into the army. This department is called "Gentleman's Camp".

From a distance, the warriors of all ethnic groups are as brave as bears, and the gentry of the Tang people are like rabbits, thinking that if they can defeat Murong Zhan in a battle, the great rivers and mountains of Hebei will be in their hands, and he He Hun evil will also be able to replace the Lord of Wei and get the mandate of heaven as predicted in the book.