Chapter 554: Borrowing the Northern Barbarians to train troops

The ranks of the Northern Barbarians began to assemble southward in mid-April, and about half of them moved toward the Keqin banner, no less than half a hundred thousand. The barbarians marched without any rules, and they walked together in dense clusters, and they were quite imposing from a distance. It's just that when they get closer, they look a little worse, and when they see the tattered clothes, the smell of the vastness immediately changes, if they don't already have some scimitars in their hands, just stone sticks and sticks, whoever sees them will think that this is a refugee.

The backwardness of the Northern Barbarians was comprehensive, and although they were close to the Great Sui, where the culture was extremely prosperous, they could not learn advanced things at all because of their isolation. It was impossible for the Sui people to let them learn, and the Northern Barbarians themselves probably did not consider themselves to be a manifestation of backwardness.

In any case, the size of the army of hundreds of thousands of people marching together is spectacular enough.

The Northern Barbarian King sat on her stone bed, which was on a huge ox cart drawn by ten oxen. The Northern Barbarian King sitting on the ox cart seemed to enjoy this slightly bumpy way of moving, she used to travel by people to carry, and there was no such thing as a car in the concept of the Northern Barbarians.

After stepping out of that pristine and closed place, their eyes were greatly broadened. This is progress, they have learned to drive, they know that cows, sheep and horses are things that can be raised, they understand that adding some condiments to food will make food more delicious, and this long trip away from home is more like opening the door to another world for them.

No matter what Mr. Xie's purpose is, no matter how many people the Northern Barbarians will die in this migration, this incident will have a profound impact on the Northern Barbarians. Because when they come out, their development will quickly catch up with the pace of the times. Perhaps, for the Mengyuan people, large-scale wars will make the country backward, and for the Great Sui, the continuous chaos will cause cultural destruction, but for the Northern Barbarians, every experience they have is a gain.

Because before that, they had nothing. Because no, even if the process is very painful and painful, it is still rewarding. Human civilization seems to have been stumbling along such a path. The progress of every civilization will always be a layer of flesh and blood on the way.

Some of the northern barbarians had already climbed on horseback, and although they could not control the war horses well, they were extremely happy because of it. They don't know how to mount a saddle, but they are very adaptable, and bare horses are not difficult for them to conquer. They began to put steppe leather armor over their tattered clothes, and began to discard their stone weapons in favor of sharper iron tools.

The Northern Barbarian King watched his people talk and march as they marched, and everyone had excitement on their faces, and then looked at the oracle who was riding a horse not far away with a somewhat gloomy face.

She touched the golden scepter beside her, which had been given to her by the messenger of the gods, who said that the golden scepter represented the ruling power given by the gods, and represented the approval of the gods. She loved the golden thing, especially the not-so-pretty stone crown on her head.

Then she remembered what the oracle had said yesterday.

"On behalf of the gods, I have come to the tribe of the Northern Barbarians, and on behalf of the gods, I have blessed the crown on your head and given you a golden scepter that symbolizes power, all of which I have given you on behalf of the gods. And the gods have given me greater power, and if you cannot be a faithful servant of the gods, then I will take off your crown and put it on someone else's head. ”

As soon as he thought of these words, the body of the Northern Barbarian King trembled, and the fat on his body was spasming, and he couldn't help it.

Fear flashed in her eyes.

"Let's stop and rest eighty miles further south."

Mr. Xie turned back to the Northern Barbarian King and said, "When you get there, it's not far from the Han people's team, and then the team is waiting there, those Han people have limited forces, and they may not dare to start a battle and turn around and flee." If this is the case, the Northern Barbarian King, the territory of your rule has expanded considerably. I think you can send people back by now, and let all the Northern Barbarian tribes come to the grassland. When the time comes, you will become the master of this vast grassland, and one day, you may also lead a powerful army over the mountains to the Central Plains to continue your conquest. ”

The Northern Barbarian King smiled, full of respect for Mr. Xie.

"Everything is at the mercy of the Divine Messenger."

She said humbly.

Mr. Xie nodded with satisfaction, and then pointed forward with his hand: "You see, on this endless grassland, as long as the war is over, it will be full of cattle and sheep, and all the people of the Northern Barbarian tribe will put on new clothes, shoes, and ride war horses to gallop here, and you will start a new life, which you never thought of before." It is the will of the gods, and it is what I have given you. All this comes from my favor, and you have to remember that, so you have to be grateful, and you have to be confident that my words are good for you, so I don't want anyone to doubt what I say. ”

"It won't"

The Northern Barbarian King lowered his head and put his hand on his chest: "Respected oracles, including me, the Northern Barbarians are your servants. ”

Mr. Xie laughed, with a smug look in his eyes.

At this time, suddenly there was a whining horn in the front, and there was no pattern, and Mr. Xie's face immediately changed after hearing it. He taught the Northern Barbarians to use the horn to warn, and the Northern Barbarians did not know what the length of the horn meant, they only knew that they would blow vigorously when they encountered danger.

"There's an enemy ahead!"

A cavalryman in iron armor and a mask said to Mr. Xie.

Mr. Xie nodded, glanced at the Northern Barbarian King and ordered: "Don't let the team disperse, I didn't expect you to be smart enough to learn the things I taught you, but I hope you can remember what you just said, if you can't be absolutely obedient to my words, then the person sitting on this stone bed tomorrow will no longer be you." ”

After saying that, Mr. Xie hit his horse and rushed forward, and the hundreds of horses of his personal soldiers followed him and rushed out in front.

The Northern Barbarian King sat there with a dull look in her eyes, and after a while, she suddenly grabbed the golden scepter and held it in her arms, holding it so tightly.

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Mr. Xie had a headache, a headache.

These northern barbarians were simply too stupid, and before setting out, he had specially explained that the team in front of him and the group behind him should be at least twenty miles away. In this way, once the front team encounters danger, the rear team can be given enough time to prepare, but now...... The northern barbarians who were exploring the road in front and the brigade behind did not know when they would be regrouped together, and the ranks marched in a scattered manner, while the two teams marching on the flanks also returned to the ranks, and walked forward like sheep.

Therefore, when the raid came, these northern barbarians did not know how to deal with it at all.

What's more, it was the Han people they feared who came.

Chen Dingnan and Xiahou Baichuan each led 5,000 light cavalry, and were ordered by Fang Xie to defeat the troops on both flanks of the Northern Barbarians and clear the hidden dangers for the main attacking army behind. But after Chen Dingnan and Xiahou Baichuan arrived, they found that the Northern Barbarians had messed up their own team. Before leaving, Mr. Xie said that he had dried his mouth and let them maintain the formation, and at this time, it had become a plate of loose sand.

So Chen Dingnan and Xiahou Baichuan took two teams of cavalry and began to harass the flanks of the Northern Barbarians back and forth, and the team cut back and forth on the flanks of the Northern Barbarians like the wind, and every time they passed by, they would tear off a layer of the Northern Barbarians' team. The Northern Barbarians, who could not use bows and arrows, looked helpless in the face of slaughter where cavalry could keep their distance, and as soon as they rushed over, those damned cavalry immediately pulled the distance again.

The ranks of the Northern Barbarians were like a bloated man, dressed in many clothes. And the cavalry of the Black Flag Army in the periphery of this kind of harassment tactics, as if taking off the clothes on this person's body one by one, although this kind of consumption is slow, but the blow to the heart of the Northern Barbarians is even heavier. Because the northern barbarians will sadly find that they can only be killed, but there is no way to make the enemy pay for their lives.

The Northern Barbarians, who had just learned to climb on horseback, were in a hurry, and they could not control the horses to do what they thought.

Fang Xie was on a high slope about three miles away from the Northern Barbarian team, observing the battle situation in the distance with clairvoyance.

Mr. Xie's first expectation was that the Black Flag Army's speed of action would be so fast, and it actually marched north overnight, moving at least a hundred miles north than he expected the place of engagement. So much so that although the northern barbarians went south with more than 500,000 people this time, they fell into passivity as soon as they fought.

The second one didn't expect that the damn Fang Xie would use such shameless harassment tactics.

The Black Flag Army only mobilized 10,000 men to make it difficult for the Northern Barbarians.

"Throwing stones!"

Mr. Xie's entourage rode back and forth on horseback, shouting loudly. Although the civilization of those northern barbarians is backward, their bodies are exceptionally strong. Perhaps God was really fair, and did not give the Northern Barbarians a very smart mind, but gave them an absolutely strong physique.

The long-range attack of these northern barbarians was to throw stones, which is what they did when hunting.

Fist-sized stones, they can easily be thrown tens of meters away.

The cavalry queue was disturbed, and Chen Dingnan and Xiahou Baichuan rearranged the formation.

Fang Jie, who was standing on the high slope, turned around and ordered: "Beat the flag, let Chen Dingnan and Xiahou Baichuan lead the team around the Northern Barbarians in a circle, and force the Northern Barbarians' team to shrink back." Chen Yishan, you take 5,000 people back to the rear team of the Northern Barbarians, after Chen Dingnan and Xiahou Baichuan's teams cross, the attention of the Northern Barbarians will be loose for a moment, you immediately rush up with the team, remember, don't fall into it and stick to kill, rush for a while and then retreat, our main purpose is to train troops, and it is not worth losing one more person. ”

"Whoa!"

Chen Yishan answered, turned around and left with the team.

"Marquis of Lu"

"The subordinates are here!"

"You are behind Chen Yishan, after Chen Yishan rushed and killed for a while, you immediately led the troops to make up for it, you two teams of men and horses alternated back and forth, attacking in turn like fists with both arms, don't go to other places, just fight the rear team of the Northern Barbarians. I'm here to watch, and once the Northern Barbarians move their defensive focus to the rear, I'll have people give you instructions with banners. ”

"Whoa!"

Lu Fenghou clenched his fists and received his life.

"Liu Xuri, Zhuge is boundless!"

Fang Xie shouted.

"The subordinates are here!"

Liu Xuri and Zhuge Wuyun immediately stepped forward.

"The two of you are together, and the 10,000 cavalry under my command will also be handed over to the two of you, and when Chen Yishan and Lu Fenghou smash them in the rear of the Northern Barbarians, the Northern Barbarians will shift the focus of defense to the rear team, and the two of you will see my banner and order, and take 20,000 cavalry to poke a hole in front of the Northern Barbarians for me. In this battle, I want to test the resilience of your soldiers and horses, and if you cooperate well, this battle will be a complete victory. If you don't cooperate well and lose people, don't blame me for being ruthless! ”

"Whoa!"

The two of them neatly clasped their fists and bowed their heads: "Don't worry, the general, your subordinates will definitely live up to the general's teachings!" ”

"Let's go"

Fang Xie waved his hand and said, "After this battle, we should also go back." ”

Wanyan Yunshu stood beside him and looked at the bottom of the mountain, and asked with some sadness: "You and Mr. Xie have only met once, why have you become an enemy who can only raise a knife at each other?" ”

Fang Xie stretched out his hand to hold Wan Yan Yunshu's hand, and said in a gentle tone: "Some people have always been very good to you, no matter how you think about it, you can't imagine anything bad about him." So you trust and respect him very much, but what you don't know is that everything he treats you well is just preparing for the last stab you. He came here to take advantage of you, but it was a bit long, long enough to convince everyone that he was a selfless and good man...... But the more it happens, the more it hurts, doesn't it? ”