Text Chapter 343 Flying Horses to Ten Thousand Horses
The climate in the north of the country is changeable, and the cold weather predominates most of the year. The Huns have lived here for generations and have long been accustomed to it. Even in such snowy weather, it did not prevent them from coming out to fight.
This time, the Xiongnu Shan Yu Yi Zhixie waved his troops south, and collected an army of 100,000 people, with a total of seven or eight tribes participating. On the steppe, the tribes are divided according to the strength of their forces. Those who are strong and strong occupy land with abundant water and grass, while those who are weaker can only live in more remote places.
Human inequality is inevitable at any time and in all places, and how can the Huns, who have always been the weak and the strong, avoid it? If the custom is like this, there is no way to do it. This made some of the smaller tribes of the Huns even stronger, and they had to put in more effort than others to make their tribes survive better.
Therefore, every time there is a big order to raise troops, these tribes are the most enthusiastic to participate. Wealth, Food, Survival...... All of this needs to be obtained by relying on the scimitar in their hands.
The title of prince in the court of the Xiongnu is a bit much, and Da Dan Yu has given a total of eight big tribal kings on the grassland, and they are the most powerful forces. In addition, there are more than 20 little kings, who belong to some small tribes scattered around. It can be said that the title of prince is not worth much. But the strength of these leaders themselves should not be underestimated, and since they can be the king of the wolves, they all have their own unique abilities.
The nearest Xiongnu camp to Yanmen Pass is the territory of the Xiongnu Aries King. The power of the Aries King is neither the strongest nor the weak in the grassland, it belongs to the middle level. In this invasion of the Han realm, he dispatched a total of more than 10,000 soldiers and horses, personally commanded the command, and was subordinate to the command of King Yelu to listen to orders.
The Aries King is a cautious and resourceful man among these tribal kings, and although his resourcefulness is very shallow, it can be regarded as very good. So he was called "King Zhi" by the people of the tribe.
The more than 10,000 Hun cavalry of the Aries King was not far from several other princes' subordinates, and they were stationed less than a hundred miles north of Yanmen Pass. During the days when he was waiting for King Yelu's latest orders, it became a combat mission to send his cavalry out to sweep every day.
Early this morning, the Aries King sent his cronies and commanders to lead a team of cavalry to go out on a routine patrol to find fighters. However, when it was almost noon, he suddenly received a report from the horse-probing rangers, saying that the Hun cavalry who had gone out had met the army of the Han Dynasty, and the two sides had begun a big battle.
When he first heard the news, the Aries King was very happy in his heart, and finally there was a battle. In any case, this is the Han army discovered by the warriors of their own tribe, and the credit for the achievements made at that time will naturally be recorded on their own heads.
The Aries King had already analyzed the current situation of the two armies, and he knew that the Han Dynasty army would not easily go out of the pass, they would only take a defensive position and firmly guard the defense line of the Great Wall, so that the Xiongnu army could not attack, and it would be their victory. As for taking the initiative, so far, it has not happened.
How brave the steppe warriors under his command are, the Aries King knows very well. As long as they bump into their prey, there is very little chance of escaping. Maybe by the time I received the news, those Han soldiers had been pitifully dead for a long time, right? Thinking of this, the Aries King picked up the liquor again and drank bitterly. The weather is very cold, and the contents of this cup are needed to keep warm.
But not long after, when he heard another piece of news, he was shocked. The thousand-man team that said it was itself seemed to have been defeated, and a few defeated cavalrymen were fleeing in the direction of the main camp.
What's going on? At that time, the Aries King stood up, they were all battle-hardened warriors, and the Han army could not be an opponent at all. Unless it is a large-scale dispatch by the defenders of Yanmen...... Thinking of this possibility, his heart moved, and he felt that a perfect opportunity had come.
If it is really the defenders of Yanmen Pass who come out in a big way, it is really good, just take the opportunity to annihilate it, maybe there is a chance to find a breakthrough, and it is not impossible. Thinking of this, the Aries King no longer hesitated, and immediately ordered to gather men and horses, leaving a small number of guards to guard the camp, and the rest to attack with him.
The combat speed of the Hun cavalry was very fast, not only in the charge, but also in the haste of gathering and fighting. In just a few moments, 10,000 horses were assembled, and as the Aries King poured out of the camp, under the guidance of the sentinel horseman, he went straight to the place of the incident.
Ten thousand horses galloped, and before they had come out twenty or thirty miles, they heard the latest news brought by the rangers, and it had been determined that none of the thousand cavalry they had sent, including their commanders, had been spared, and all of them had been killed.
The Aries King was shocked and angry, and he was not only heartbroken by the casualties of his men, but also shocked by the other party's methods. That's a thousand elite Hun cavalry who come and go freely! Not a single one escaped. When did the Han army in Yanmen Pass become so powerful? This couldn't help but make him start to be vigilant in his heart.
When the striker reported that he had discovered the traces of the Han army, a small sand dune not far ahead, whether to attack immediately, the Aries King thought for a moment and ordered not to be rash. He led several brave generals under him to the front army to personally observe the details.
Sure enough, about three arrows away from the army, there was a small group of cavalry wearing black cloaks, which was quietly stationed there. As far as the eye can see, the surrounding yellow sand shrubs and the rolling hills behind you make the situation clear at a glance.
The Han army had probably already noticed the arrival of the Hun cavalry, but strangely enough, they did not show the slightest panic, and a small group of about 100 people sat down in front of their horses, as if to take a temporary rest.
The Aries King is suspicious, abnormal, so abnormal! If something goes wrong, there must be a demon! He would never believe that anyone in the world would be so bold as to see the enemy rush over with his horse, and dare to rest there as if no one was there? There must be an ambush around here!
The Aries King stood on his horse again and carefully checked the surrounding situation, the yellow sand mixed with snowflakes on his face, and he didn't see it too clearly. This made him have a bad premonition in his heart, could it be that Li Guang, the guard of Yanmen Pass, was also for the same purpose, and after suddenly dispatching a large army to wipe out his thousand-man cavalry team, he sent these Han troops to be bait, wanting to lure himself to attack them, and then he would ambush the troops everywhere? The more he thought about it, the more likely it became.
"Lord Wang, let's hurry up and attack! Don't let those Han soldiers run away. ”
Several generals under his command saw that the Aries King did not move for a long time and did not order the march, and finally they couldn't bear it anymore.
"Run? Hum! They won't run away until they've led us through. ”
The Aries King finally concluded his judgment, and he snorted coldly at the general who asked for battle. Although he also wanted to avenge his dead subordinates, he went to the commanders to rush and kill all the Han troops to vent his anger.
“…… Lord, what do you mean by that? Do they ...... What's wrong with this?"
"When you were on the prairie, did any of you ever see an antelope running away in the face of a pack of wolves? Looking at these Han soldiers now, they don't look scared at all, is it true that they are not afraid of death? Definitely not! The Han army you see in your eyes is nothing more than a decoy, and in the vicinity of them, they must have already laid an ambush with a force several times that of us, just waiting for us to take the bait! I believe that the judgment of this king is not wrong, otherwise the Han people will definitely not be so big. ”
The wisdom of the Aries King has always been convinced by his subordinates, and after listening to his analysis, the people around him nodded their heads one after another, making a look of sudden realization. But there are also a few unruly guys who don't quite believe it in their hearts.
"Lord Wang, what is so terrible about the Han army! Even if they have an ambush, will they still be able to resist the attack of our ten thousand horsemen? What's more, who knows if those guys on the other side are pretending to be ghosts. Now that you've come to this, why not kill it! ”
The one who spoke loudly was a young and domineering Hun general. is named Mengbai, and he is also an extremely powerful character, because he has always been highly appreciated by the Aries King and regarded as his right-hand man, so he is very proud to speak.
The Aries King looked at him, and then at the expressions of his subordinates around him, and saw that there were many people who had the same enthusiasm as Mengbai. hesitated slightly, and usually charged into battle to count on these people, and it couldn't dampen their enthusiasm too much. Or, let's go and test it. Thinking of this, he nodded slightly.
"Mengbai, I have an order, do you dare to do it?"
"The prince has a faction, and he doesn't dare to disobey!"
"Good! This king orders you to immediately take your troops and horses to the gathering place of the Han army to find out, and if you can fight, you should fight! If you can't fight, go back! ”
"The last will be ordered! The prince can rest assured, he must kill all the Han troops he sees in his eyes, so as not to disgrace his life! ”
Mengbai was very proud to get this errand. This is a good opportunity for a 10,000-horse army to show its prestige, how can a small handful of Han troops be the opponent of this group of tigers and wolves under their own command. Wherever the horse goes, step on the meat mud!
The mount under the fierce white crotch is a grassland purebred white horse, wearing a suit of armor that is rare in the Hun army, and it looks very heroic. He was now on his horse, galloping back and forth before the ten thousand armies, shouting loudly to his cavalry, forming a formation of a thousand men, and preparing to attack.
At such a moment, what everyone didn't expect was that someone from the Han army at the sand dune took the initiative to attack!
There was a horse as fast as lightning, which seemed to be just a blink of an eye, and appeared less than ten zhang away from the Xiongnu army. When everyone was stunned and didn't react, I saw a red-robed young general on the horse, lightly Shu Ape Arm took off the meteor arrow from the saddle, pulled the mechanism, and the white horse general had already fallen off the horse in response, and then the red lightning did not stop, let out a long roar, and galloped away!
Meteor Arrow, Yuan Zhao master and apprentice are idle on Changle Plateau to shoot fish and make gadgets! The arrows are sharp with barbs, and there are several feet of tough silk threads, and they have done miraculous feats today.
The white horse general, who was still arrogant just now, was dragged behind the horse by the smoke and dust all the way, and was captured in front of everyone. The Hun cavalry was all shocked!