Chapter 130 Wine Utensils

Manbo is located in Wuyuan County, which was established in the eighth year of Yongping, mainly to isolate the connection between the northern and southern Xiongnu, when the Southern Xiongnu had been annexed and belonged to the Han Dynasty, and the Northern Xiongnu still attacked the Han land from time to time.

When Chen Cheng led his army to chase down the city of Manbo, the troops in his hands did not decrease but increased. Although there were more than 6,000 casualties in the battle, he had many Qiang and Xiongnu under his command, and easily annexed many Xiongnu tribes. Even Cheng Yi and Yang Qiu captured many Huns and stuffed them into their own army.

However, although the number of troops has now reached nearly 40,000, the combat effectiveness has not increased with the upper body of the number, but has decreased a lot. If you use the current 40,000 men to fight against the previous 30,000 people, you will definitely be drawn and will not be able to find the north. It would be nice if the Huns who were annexed did not become a burden, and the only use was to be forced to attack the city. There are only some Xianbei people's spirits that can be considered okay, they are the remnants of Xianbei who have survived to the present after the death of Tanshi Huai. After joining the Liangzhou Army, he was very brave in pursuing the Huns.

Chen Cheng reined in the war horse, looked intently, only to see that the Huns on the city were listless, even the banners were crooked, just like when Linrong, the Huns did not know how to defend a city, neither prepared the stones and wood to defend the city, nor reasonably distributed the troops to defend the city.

"Envoy, the Huns are not good at defending the city, please order an attack immediately!"

Chen Cheng was still looking at the city wall of Manbo, and Yang Qiu shouted for battle, "I only need to lead my own troops and horses to capture the city gate!" ”

Cheng Yi's face was tired, but he was not to be outdone, "Yang Taishou's soldiers and horses have been tired from fighting repeatedly, please let me Cheng Yi take the lead!" ”

Not only Chen Cheng could see that the Huns' defense was very problematic, but Yang Qiu and Cheng Yi could also see it. Since the enemy is so weak, then of course it is necessary to seize the credit. Chen Cheng is now breaking the Huns, it will definitely shake the world, and if he makes some more contributions now, it will definitely be useful in the future. Taking a step back, those who enter first will rob and distribute more loot after the war.

Cheng Yi and Yang Qiu are both big families, with many soldiers and horses under their command, and it is very expensive to raise soldiers. Even if they don't spend money to raise soldiers, no one will think that they have too much money in their hands.

However, there were only more than 30,000 people left in the hands of the Marquis of Xubu Gudu, who fled to Manbo, and did not dare to defend the city at all, and when the Liangzhou coalition army arrived, he neither went out of the city to fight against the battle, nor did he hold the city, but directly opened the city gate and fled in the direction of Meiji with the army. Seeing this, Chen Cheng immediately led his troops to pursue, and caught up with the Xiongnu army twenty miles south of the city, but both sides did not have time to arrange their troops, and the battle entered a state of melee at the beginning.

There is also a large river near Manber, although not as wide as the Yellow River, but it also irrigates the land within a radius of tens of miles. Therefore, the vicinity of Manber is suitable for planting, and the autumn grass is also growing well. Under normal circumstances, at this time, near Manbo, all you see are fat and strong animals and horses.

But after days of fighting, the constant pursuit made the horses on both sides become skinny, and they fell to death on the road in large numbers. However, at this time, no one was distressed by the loss of war horses. When life and death are at stake, even people don't know how long they will live, where is there more energy to pay attention to horses?

Because it was a melee situation, Chen Cheng did not form a large-scale assault cavalry to charge the formation, but divided it into small units of about 100 cavalry and put them into the battlefield in batches. The assault cavalry did not participate in the fight, but after the charge, they withdrew to the side and formed a group, waiting for the next opportunity to go into battle.

The Marquis of Subu Gudu led his troops back and fought with the pursuers for a while, and saw that there were more and more pursuers, and his own soldiers and horses were constantly defeated by the assault cavalry of hundreds of people, and they could not exert their due combat effectiveness at all. He was extremely depressed in his heart, the previous army of nearly 100,000 was defeated, and the current army was not even half of the previous one, how could this be fought?

So the Xiongnu's plough was lonely and Da Danyu once again abandoned the army and fled to Meiji with a small number of soldiers and horses. Chen Chengjun did not die many in battle, but the number of non-combat attrition increased significantly, and even several times more than the casualties in the battle. What's more serious is that the horses with the army are unbearable, and they have lost nearly 30%, and the war horses have also lost more than 10%, and the remaining horses are almost all left with only a bone frame.

Rao Shicheng Yi was used to seeing the battle formation, and he couldn't help but dissuade Chen Cheng from continuing to use soldiers, he touched the bones protruding from the back of his mount, and lamented: "Envoy, it's not that we don't want to fight anymore, it's really that the soldiers can't bear it." Even if the soldiers cost their lives, you see........ My mounts are all so thin, let alone the soldiers below? ”

Chen Cheng was groaning, and Cheng Yi said again: "The Huns slaughtered Lian County, and I am also very sad and angry in my heart, but the way of using soldiers, the whole army is the top, and I will not raise troops out of anger!" ”

Cheng Yi didn't say that it was okay, but when he said this, it strengthened Chen Cheng's determination to continue to chase, he looked left and right, and saw that the soldiers were very tired, so he just hardened his heart, and said: "You and Yang Taishou recommended me as the pastor of Liangzhou, and now that the Marquis of Xubu Gu has killed the people of Liangzhou, how can I let him go?" The two armies are fighting, and each has its own destiny on the battle array, so that's it, but since he dares to order the slaughter of the city, he is chasing to the ends of the earth, and I have to slaughter the Hun alone! ”

He said to Liu Yuan, who had recently made great contributions to the day: "Can you still fight? ”

That day, Zhu and Liu Yuan were also tired, and they didn't have time to repair their stubble on their faces, but both of them cheered up and said in unison: "You can still fight!" ”

Chen Cheng let Cheng Yi, Yang Qiu and Lu Fang lead the army back to Manbo for repairs, and he himself only led 2,000 cavalry to continue the pursuit.

Lu Fang objected: "Two thousand horsemen is too little, it is better to repair for two days before chasing the Huns!" ”

Chen Cheng shook his head and said, "We and the Huns are holding their breath now, whoever vents their anger first will be finished." We are tired, but the Huns have been chased all the way by us here, and they will only be more tired! I've made up my mind, and I'm going to keep the chase going! ”

He said to Xu Rong again: "I will set off first, you repair here for a day, and then bring four thousand cavalry to respond." ”

So Chen Cheng selected 3,000 horses that could still gallop in the army, and led Zhao Yun, Li Kan, Li Jun, Na Ri Zhu, Liu Yuan, Bali Ba Lost, Shi Guangli and other Hu and Han generals, a total of 2,000 cavalry and 3,000 horses, all the way to pursue the Marquis of Xubu Gudu. After several battles on the way, the soldiers and horses behind the Huns were crushed at the touch of a button, and did not play any role.

Two thousand horsemen did not rest for a day and a night, eating, drinking, and lazar on horseback. They had been chasing from Linrong to Manbo before, and they were already very tired, and after such a high-intensity march, many soldiers and horses were exhausted to death, and the corpses of men and horses lay all the way. Just when the men and horses were crumbling, the army of only 1,700 horsemen finally caught up with the Marquis of Xubu Gudu, who also had only a few thousand horsemen left.

Meiji City is in front of you, less than three miles away. On weekdays, this distance can be run at your fingertips. The Marquis of the Bones of the Beard vigorously pumped the war horse that had fallen to the ground, and the war horse with only the skeleton of bones left "hummed" twice on the ground, foaming at the mouth, but could no longer stand up.

On his side, more than 4,000 Hun cavalry were also in this miserable state. The mounts fell one after another, and the cavalry became infantry. However, the soldiers had also reached their limit, and everyone was hungry, thirsty, and tired, lying on the ground and gasping, even when they saw the enemy slowly approaching, they did not have the strength to stand up.

The Marquis of the Bones looked at the slowly approaching cavalry in despair, looked up to the sky and sighed, "Immortal God, why do you want to punish me like this? Was it because I wasn't pious enough when I sacrificed? Is my sacrifice not rich enough? ”

He roared into the sky for a while, and then his hands and feet went limp, and he staggered to the ground. The enemy's cavalry in the distance had already been deployed and began to trot, and the ground began to shake slightly. The Marquis of Subu Gudu turned to the direction of Meiji again, and scolded: "You wolf cubs who can't be raised, Da Dan is here, and you don't even send people out to rescue!" ”

On Meiji City, the figures were longing, and many people craned their necks to look at the situation outside the city. At a distance of three miles, although I can't see what people look like, I can already see what is happening. However, no matter what happened here, the gate of Meiji was always closed, and no one came out.

Chen Cheng's personal soldiers have been following him to the front line, and the casualty rate is very high, but because of the timely replenishment, even if nearly half of the casualties are killed, they will be quickly filled up again, and they will always remain in a state of full staff. When the other cavalrymen were tired and dying, these seventy-odd horsemen were still alive and vigorous, as if they had inexhaustible energy.

Through bloody battles again and again, the veteran soldiers have become very strong. They were clad in iron armor and armed with rifles and shields weighing more than three meters, as well as weapons such as spears, swords or bows and arrows. Chen Cheng, along with Zhao Yun and the others, rode horses to the front row of the battle formation, just like in the past ten battles.

As the main general, but again and again to lead the army, it is rare in this era. The sword has no eyes on the battle array, and the generals who lead the charge are easy to die. If the main general is killed, it will not be an ordinary blow to the morale of the army. But on the other hand, why do people do it when they know that there will be such a big drawback?

That's because, as long as the generals dare to stand up and take the lead in the charge, the soldiers below will become more courageous.

Husband war, courage also!

The sound of horses' hooves gradually became denser, and the speed of the war horses galloped faster and faster. The iron cavalry rushed into the midst of the Huns, who had given up resistance, and crushed a bloody path. In the screams, flesh and blood flew sideways. It didn't take long for the last of the Xiongnu to be completely wiped out under the city of Meiji.

More than 4,000 horsemen were killed, more than 2,000, and all the rest honestly surrendered on their knees. They set out from Linrong, all the way to the north, and after plundering by the Yellow River, they fought with the Liangzhou army four times, dozens of chaotic battles, and they had been beaten to the core, and at this time, there was no longer the will to resist.

That day, he rushed to Chen Cheng with a horse, threw the prisoner tied with a rope to the ground, and shouted: "My lord, this is the Marquis of the Bones!" ”

Chen Cheng lightly picked up the chin of the Xiongnu Shan Yu with his riding spear, looked at the other party's withered appearance, turned his head and asked, "There is no mistake, right?" ”

That day Chai said excitedly: "Can't be wrong! I've seen him, he wasn't that thin at that time, you see this gold ring? ”

He tugged at the golden ring on the ear of the Marquis of the Bearded Bone and exclaimed, "Full of real gold! ”

"Then this is really the Huns' plough alone?" Chen Cheng said with a smile: "That day, you have made a lot of contributions with me, and I will reward you heavily, but now there is a question, you say, how should we deal with this Shan Yu?" ”

The Marquis of the Bones of the Bones knelt on the ground, and had been silent without speaking, when he suddenly whispered: "I am willing to surrender!" ”

"Huh?"

Shan Yu of the Huns raised his head and said loudly: "I am willing to surrender!" ”

Chen Cheng turned his head sideways and asked, "What about that day?" ”

That day said respectfully: "My lord, you can do what you say." ”

Chen Cheng laughed, and the Marquis of Xubu Gu hugged the horse's legs and begged: "Please raise your noble hand, I am willing to raise hundreds of thousands of Huns to serve your lord!" ”

Chen Cheng shook his head and said, "I said that I would take off your head, how can I not speak?" ”

He said to the Marquis of Xubu Gudu: "I heard that you Huns have the habit of making the head of the enemy leader into a drinking utensil, well, I am a person, I have always respected the habits of ethnic minorities, and when your head is useless, I will find a few people who know this craft and make your head into a drinking utensil and collect it." ”

That day, he jumped excitedly on the side, and said continuously: "My lord, I will, I know this craft!" ”

The Marquis of Subu Gudu looked frightened, wept profusely, and pleaded bitterly, "My lord, I am willing to surrender, I am willing to surrender......."

Chen Cheng waved his hand, and that day walked up with a grim smile, and slashed it with a knife. In the splash of blood, the body and head were separated, and the Marquis of Xubu Gudu, who had just become a plough and was lonely for less than two years, died like this, no different from other people's deaths.

For Chen Cheng, other Huns were objects that could be transformed and absorbed, but the Marquis of Subu Bone had to die