After Zhang Liao's order to merge with the prefecture was issued, the undercurrent of the county and county was surging, and Zhang Jian's shadow acted in full force, secretly observing the reactions of the various tribes of the Hu people. Pen fun and pavilion www.biquge.info

On the seventh day of the convocation order, the leaders of the Hu tribes came to Mayi one after another, most of these leaders came from the four counties of Shangdang, Xihe, Taiyuan and Yanmen, and all of them were small tribes, Wuhuan and other miscellaneous Hu were the majority, and the Xiongnu and Xianbei came less, as for the Hu tribes in Dingxiang, Yunzhong, Shuofang, Shangjun and Wuyuan counties, none of them came.

On the ninth day of the convocation order, some more tribal leaders came one after another, and so far there were thirty-six leaders who came to Mayi, including two tribal leaders of more than 10,000 people, but all of them were Wuhuan people.

Thirty-six seems to be a lot, but compared to the number of tribes in the state, it is nothing, you must know that there are hundreds of tribes in the state alone, counting the Southern Xiongnu and Xianbei, Wuhuan and other miscellaneous tribes, a total of no less than three hundred tribes of all sizes, only one-tenth of them.

In the past few days, Zhang Liao met with them, asked them some ideas and tribal difficulties, and put forward some of his own ideas, which made the leaders of the Hu people deeply excited and felt that the trip was worthwhile.

There are also Hu leaders who vaguely mentioned to Zhang Liao the transfer of troops from the Hun tribes such as Hugh Tu, and Zhang Liao smiled and revealed, but wrote down their names and tribes.

On the tenth day of the convocation order, the morning sun rose, Zhang Liao set up a table and chair outside the north gate of Mayi, slaughtered pigs and sheep, set up unique wine and delicacies, and set up a banquet to entertain the leaders of the Hu people who came to the meeting, and did not drive Zhang Ji and other subordinate officials to accompany him.

As for Yanmen Taishou Guo Yi, Taiyuan Taishou Trial, Shangdang Taishou Yuan Ji, and Xihe Taishou Cui Jun, they were all guarded in their respective county governments and did not come.

Zhang Liao was dressed in an official uniform, and the leaders of the various departments sat below, and as the sun shifted, the hour turned backwards, and more than a dozen leaders came one after another, totaling forty-nine leaders.

When it was close to noon, someone couldn't help but ask: "But I don't know what the general has ordered when he summoned me and others to come?" ”

Zhang Liao looked around and said with a smile: "Don't be impatient, and drink first, and then watch a big show with Benben, and then discuss the matter of merging the state." ”

"Big play?" The leaders of the Hu people looked at each other.

Zhang Liao laughed and said: "You can come today, Zhang Liao is very pleased, there are still some big tribes and ten thousand cavalry commanders who will come in a while, but Zhang Liao will be treated." ”

Everyone was puzzled, and suddenly saw two lines of soldiers and horses rushing out on the left and right sides of Mayi City, they thought that Zhang Liao was going to plot against them, and stood up in shock, but saw that the two lines of soldiers and horses did not surround them, but neatly lined up in the north, there were tens of thousands, and the entire northern part of Mayi City was strictly protected.

Sword and shield soldiers, pikemen, crossbowmen, drummers, neat and orderly, no cavalry, all infantry, two flags are raised, one is inserted behind Zhang Liao, on the book: General Zhengbei, and the state of Mu Zhang, the other side stands in the army, on the book: Zhonglang General Gao.

There were horses on both sides of the great array, but not in front of the array, and then another cart covered by a curtain pushed out, about fifty, at the back of the array.

The entire array of 10,000 people was neat and orderly, except for the sound of wheels and the waving of military flags, no one spoke, as if the tens of thousands of soldiers were all dumb, but the leaders of the Hu people were all shocked.

The large array of 10,000 people, no chaos, no noise, neat and uniform, such strict military discipline, so that they have never seen before, looking at the large array, they only feel that this is an unprecedented tiger, quietly lurking, no action, but the murderous aura is already full of violent.

They couldn't help but glance at the young pastor, and there was a sense of awe in their hearts, how could they not be in awe of those who could bring out this kind of soldier?

At this moment, a horse galloped from the north, and the cavalry shouted loudly, breaking the tranquility in the north of the city, galloping directly into the Chinese army, until Zhang Liao was in front of him, and flew off the horse: "Report to the general, there are 20,000 cavalry from Hutu and Hu to attack, and it has reached twenty miles away!" ”

"Huh?" The leaders of the Hu people were all shocked when they heard this, and their expressions were frightened.

Most of the people who can come here are not with Hutu Hu, and the troops transferred by Hutu are all in the northwest, and they don't know that Hutu's major armies are coming.

"Everyone, don't be impatient." Zhang Liao laughed loudly: "Hutu and Hu were called to come to discuss the matter, although they brought more people, but their tribe is large, and it is normal. ”

The leaders of the Hu people were stunned, and some couldn't help but say: "General, they must have malicious intentions when they bring 20,000 cavalry here." ”

Zhang Liao said with a smile: "It is fun to have friends from afar, and enemies to come from afar, so happy?" Whether it's friend or foe, we're here to see what happens. ”

From the large array of soldiers and horses arranged in front of Zhang Liao's eyes, the wise leader of the Hu people could guess that Zhang Liao's attack on Xiu Tuge had long been expected and prepared, but when they saw that there were only 10,000 soldiers and horses, they couldn't sit still. Only then did these Hu know that Hutu Gehu had always been fierce, and there were 20,000 cavalry, even if there were 50,000 soldiers and horses to defend, it was too reluctant, but now there are only 10,000, how to defend?

The cavalry rushed at the fastest speed, and the twenty-mile road was only a moment's effort, and at this moment, everyone in the city had already felt the rumbling vibration of the ground, which was the movement of the large cavalry rush.

The leader of the Hu people hurriedly said: "General, Hutu has 20,000 horsemen each, don't beat its edge, and ask the general to take care of your body and enter the city quickly." ”

Zhang Liao saw everyone and said with a faint smile: "If you are afraid, you can enter the city for a while, and you will stay here to see how Hugh Tu will treat me, the summoning order of the state pastor!" ”

The leaders of the Hu people stayed there for a while, not knowing how to advance or retreat, and had the intention to avoid entering the city, but Zhang Liao did not move, how could they move? After hesitating, no one entered the city, after all, they were all leaders of the tribe, and they were not ordinary people.

In the blink of an eye, a black cavalry on the northern avenue appeared in the field of vision, rushing towards Mayi City, with a momentum like thunder and a rainbow.

One mile away from the north of the city of Mayi, Gao Shun's 10,000-strong array stood still, in front of the city gate, the leaders of the Hu people looked at the overwhelming momentum, their scalps were numb, many people were in a cold sweat, their bodies trembled slightly, and they turned to look at Zhang Liao, the head of the state, but saw that he was looking at the cavalry rushing over, with a calm expression.

In the large array of the front army, the sword and shield soldiers are in front, the seven-foot-high shield is used as a defense line in front, followed by the crossbowmen, as for Gao Shun's trap camp, the scale has been three thousand, and it is in front of the Chinese army.

After the great array, the curtains on the hundreds of cars were lifted, revealing fifty strange cars, but not thunderbolts, the surface of the cars was flat, with a long string the thickness of a thumb, and hundreds of spears on either side of the car. This is exactly the crossbow made according to the drawings provided by Han Ke and Zhang Liao's suggestion!

Beside Zhang Liao, Guo Jia smiled and said: "In the first month, Yuan Shao broke the Gongsun Zhan cavalry with a crossbow and shield array, but I don't know if Xiu Tu has ever heard such a tactic of the Huns?" ”

Zhang Liao squinted his eyes: "Whether you have heard of it or not, in this battle, we must beat down the arrogance of Hugh Tu Hu, so that they can settle down in Bingzhou from now on, obey the decree, and dare not disobey." ”

Guo Jia nodded, and his expression became solemn: "This battle is difficult, Taiyuan, Yanmen, and Yunzhong, fighting on three sides, if we don't plan first, it will be really difficult to fight, if you lose all the way, the consequences will be unimaginable." ”

"I'm afraid Hugh Tu didn't expect us to be so crazy." Zhang Liao looked at the Hun iron cavalry rushing from the north: "The first battle was decided to merge the state, this battle, we mobilized all the forces that could be mobilized, crossbows, thunderbolts, crossbows, two years of savings were all used, Dian Wei, Zhao Yun, Gao Shun, Zhang He, are all first-class fierce generals, Xun You, trial, frustration and filial piety, resourcefulness is unparalleled, we will win this battle!" Only prepare for the aftermath of the First World War, and heal the devastation of this land. ”