Gongsun Zhan's next battle with the alien race was definitely not a long-term harassment and temptation, but a decisive battle that would be won or lost. Because in the skirmish, the iron cavalry under the command of Gongsun Zhan are all elite, and all of them can be used as ten, and the alien race can only be beaten. Therefore, Wuhuan and Xianbei knew in their hearts that only a head-on battle was their only choice.

The Wuhuan, Xianbei and Southern Xiongnu were almost all soldiers, with a total of more than 500,000 soldiers from the three sides, and all of them were skilled cavalrymen with bows and horses. What a powerful force is this?

The Great Han Frontier has hardly stopped for hundreds of years, and it is because of the powerful mobility and military reserves of these alien races.

These alien races have been accompanied by horses since childhood, and they have survived hardships and dangers, and their staple food is cattle and sheep, and all of them are tall and strong. And because of the lack of culture, they have a more fierce and brutal temperament, believe in force, and basically the whole clan is a soldier. Therefore, it is in an absolute position in terms of troops.

In ancient times, when there were no thermal weapons, the army's mobility was not high, and logistics were difficult to solve, alien races have always been a difficult problem to solve.

Just like during the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, even if the Han Dynasty was as powerful, it was far stronger than the Xiongnu. The Huns, who could still only chase after them, fled at night, but could not completely eliminate them.

The entire northern grassland is the home of the alien race, and for this group of alien races who are good at riding and all the tribes are soldiers, the Han army, which lacks thermal weapons and has weak mobility, is simply helpless.

Coupled with the harsh environment in the north, no people want to live together, and logistical problems have become a great obstacle.

If it is good in the prosperous era, with the population advantage and war potential of the Han people, there is naturally no need to worry about the problem of foreign races. But if the Central Plains is weak, the alien races in the north will become a terrifying enemy.

These alien races born in the bitter cold land have always been eyeing the prosperous Central Plains, but they also understand the gap between the two sides. Therefore, in the prosperous times, they were all forbearing, once the Central Plains was in chaos and the court was weak, it was the time when they swallowed the elephant with a snake and waved the Central Plains.

At this time, Gongsun Zhan was okay, and he trained a powerful light cavalry with his long skills to control Yi. The alien race that could be suppressed did not dare to have the slightest idea, and fled when they heard the long history of the white horse. Moreover, at this time, the strong and powerful wind of the Han Dynasty has not disappeared, and most of the northern frontiers are bloody men, and they are not afraid of aliens in terms of soldiers and combat power.

But this is not a long-term solution, just think about the Yuan Dynasty and the Qing Dynasty. The change of dynasties and the change from prosperity to decline are the norm and cannot be avoided.

The so-called alien and Han people, in the end, strictly speaking, are mostly a family, and there is little difference in appearance and blood. There are even many alien races that can be traced back to the fleeing people of the Central Plains before the Qin Dynasty.

The strong inclusiveness of Han nationality and Confucianism makes it possible for us to ignore the differences between ethnic groups and some differences between the Yuan and Qing dynasties to a certain extent. However, man always has to look for enemies.

All dynasties died with weakness, and the only Han died with strength. Although this statement is biased, the reason why the Han Dynasty has reached its current situation is that there is no opponent is also a big reason. The neighborhood was too weak, and it was too far to fight, and after losing the external enemy, it naturally began a fierce infighting.

Therefore, if the Han people want to develop, they must constantly find opponents for themselves. For example, Kushan, Sabbath, and Rome.

The change of dynasties is inevitable, and it even plays a certain role in promoting the development of the entire society and nation. But there are some cases that are completely harmless. For example: closing the country to the outside world.

After all, the cultural heritage of the alien races in the north is there, and being led by them is, to a certain extent, simply a regression of the entire society. What's more, if a race with a small number of people dominates a large number of races, if it wants to maintain the stability of its rule, it is necessary to adopt some methods of taking the sword to the edge.

Like hierarchies, ideological constraints, cultural and historical tampering, etc. And this kind of tampering, the simplest is to destroy the history and culture of the Han people and adopt the culture of their own race instead. But compared with the breadth and profundity of Han culture, the heritage of these northern alien races is indeed too poor. The most regrettable thing about the change of Chinese dynasties is the destruction of those ideological essences.

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"Gong Jin, how about we directly lead the army to Liucheng for a surprise attack? Now that the Wuhuan army has set off to join Xianbei, the interior is empty, and we will definitely be able to hit it with one blow on this trip! As soon as he came out of Lu Longsai, Sun Ce said excitedly.

Zhou Yu looked at Sun Ce, who was extremely excited, and said a little tiredly: "Bo Fu, how many times have I told you. This time we are here to loot and harass, not to fight to the death with Wu Huan. ”

"Gong Jin, you can't be so unpursued! I think that Huo Huqi did not stick to the status quo back then, and took the risk of directly attacking the Xiongnu royal court for thousands of miles, which made an immortal achievement. If it happens this time, you and I will definitely be famous all over the world! Sun Ce said vigorously and bewildermently.

"Huo Hussar was able to succeed, it was because the Han army had been on the defensive at that time, and the Han army at that time had no precedent for using cavalry to run thousands of miles, and the Huns did not expect Huo Hussar to be so bold, so they were slackened for a while and were defeated with one blow."

"And now, General Gongsun Chan has always been attacking instead of defending, and the experience of the defeat of the Xiongnu is also well known to foreign races, so I am afraid it is impossible for us to do this again. What's more, Liucheng is the foundation of Wuhuan, and there must be a lot of troops in it, and it is not something that we can easily take at all. ”

"We are not here to help Gongsun Chan win this battle, but to control Liaodong, and it is best not to lose unnecessary troops at all."

Sun Ce asked puzzledly: "But if we want to control Liaodong, don't we still have to take Liucheng in the end?" Sooner or later, this battle will have to be won. ”

"Although the terrain of Liucheng is dangerous, it is close to the sea. Now because Gongsun Chan has not yet fallen, the lord can't send more troops, and sending 30,000 cavalry is already the limit, and if there are more, I'm afraid that General Gongsun will have some mustard in his heart. After Gongsun Chan was defeated and died, when Wuhuan moved, the lord could send another general to lead the army to attack Liucheng by sea. ”

"When Liucheng is occupied, under the hasty reign of Wuhuan, our 30,000 cavalry can quickly sweep away the remaining remnants of Wuhuan like the autumn wind sweeping away the leaves. In this way, you should know about it! Now that Gongsun Chan is here, we, as guests, only need to help from the side. ”

Zhou Yu explained the current situation to Sun Ce in great detail.

After hearing this, Sun Ce, a battle maniac, suddenly looked like a frosted eggplant, and said dissatisfiedly: "You said that we finally led the troops alone, and we encountered such an idle errand, which is really disappointing." ”

"It's good to be able to come out and practice. The environment in the north is not as good as ours in Jiangdong, and the cavalry can crisscross at will in our Jiangdong, but in this northern grassland, it is actually not more than Erer. This time, General Wenyuan asked us to come out, just so that we could experience some of the situations of cavalry combat on the grassland and adapt to fighting with foreign races. Zhou Yu sighed.

Don't look at the cavalry they led are all well-armoured and look majestic. But in the eyes of a big man like Gongsun Zhan, who has been fighting with the northern aliens for many years, he is just a group of goods.

At that time, Gongsun Chan looked at the cavalry he led with the same eyes as if he were looking at the nouveau riche. There is a trace of pity in the disdain, as if it is not worth it for these elite armor weapons. Jiangdong's cavalry is in the north, and they are really a group of rookies.