Chapter 29: Attacking the Enemy of the Nation
The last time Wuhuan went south with Kebineng, but on the way to the convergence, he was ambushed by Tian Chou and Zhao Yun on the road that must be passed, and 50,000 Wuhuan cavalry were killed by Zhao Yun in less than half a day, and only less than 10,000 returned alive in the end.
The previous slave of Lord Wuhuan Qiu Liju had been killed by Zhao Yun, and now Qiu Liju's eldest son, Lou Ban, almost didn't go back alive. This group of steppe people, who are accustomed to submitting to the strong, have obviously been killed and feared by Da Chu, and decisively chose to be vassals.
However, in Li Ming's opinion, this group of guys is insidious. When they can fight, they are at the forefront of rushing and killing, and robbery is at the front, and they are involved in everything. As a result, as soon as he saw that he couldn't win, he immediately surrendered, and he really thought that he was a Han court, and for the sake of the so-called face, he not only accepted their surrender, but also rewarded them with a lot of gifts to show the 'great power atmosphere'?!
It's a pity that Li Ming is a traverser, and he has been unhappy with these grassland people for a long time. Of course, one thing needs to be clarified, what he looks down on most is the 'alien race' on these grasslands, and he doesn't hate the 'alien race' that has been sinicized.
The latter can still be regarded as compatriots, and it is better to have the consciousness of defending the interests of the Chinese nation. However, these Xianbei and Wuhuan people are outright 'foreigners' and 'hostile elements', and it is not an exaggeration to deal with them no matter what.
Anyway, history has already explained everything, and if you deal with them, you can't coax them, and you will fight them to the death. Then use border trade to whet their appetite, and finally use farming technology and fishing technology to let them gradually become a farming nation, and at the same time promote the work of sinicization.
Over time, these 'aliens' can truly integrate into the Chinese national system. And the key to all this, of course, is the first step, that is, don't care about anything else, just bully to death first!
"Tian Chou, divide a force, Tian Yu will act with you, go to the Wuhuan sweat tent to play around, and take whatever you can! They are still willing to belong, so agree to their subordination, the condition is that our interests are the mainstay, and don't cheapen them, otherwise after you go back, Your Majesty is afraid that you will come to you for questioning. "Wang Yu received a reply from the imperial court five days later, one south and one north, five days is already very fast.
"Isn't it usually a combination of grace and power?" Tian Chou was stunned at first when he heard this, Li Ming's handling method is too tough, right?
"We want them to understand that they are attached to us, not to us, and not to us. Of course, there are benefits to their performance, but what is good about their performance? At least I can't see it yet! Wang Yu said solemnly, if it weren't for Tian Chou's ability, he would be punished directly. In the army, an order is an order, so is it his turn to question it?
"Subordinates understood!" Tian Chou nodded, and at the same time had a new impression of Li Ming, who had never been masked. In his opinion, Li Ming was very similar to Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, at least in his attitude towards foreign races, and even tougher.
However, he can also understand Li Ming's strong confidence. The perfect logistics system makes logistics supply no longer a problem, and the key is still padded jackets and down jackets, which are sharp weapons to keep out the cold in winter, not to mention coal stoves.
In addition to the logistics system, the combat effectiveness of the army is also incomparable to that of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. These soldiers have better physical fitness, more stamina, and more amazing combat effectiveness! At the same time, the most critical point is that every general, even the commander of the Northern Expeditionary Army, Wang Yu, is a rare talent! The contact time is not long, but I can feel the power of Wang Yu!
With these three conditions, it is no wonder that Da Chu can be so tough. And he is also sincerely proud of being in it! In fact, this feeling of having a strong country behind it is something that the border people have been longing for for a long time!?
If in the past 20 years, the Han Dynasty has been tougher, how can those Xianbei and Wuhuan people go south again and again to fight the grass valley? How do you bully them again and again, the people in the border areas?!
Tian Chou, Tian Yu, and Gongsun Du also followed, with 10,000 elite horses, they swept towards Wuhuan's territory and killed the past, and the target was of course Wuhuan's sweat tent, that is, where Louban was located.
At the same time, although Wang Yu did not personally go on a northern expedition, Xu Huang, Gongsun Zan and Zhao Yun had already gone deep into the grassland, and after five days of exploration, they had probably found the core tribe of Kebineng. This is a conclusion reached through fragmentary intelligence after directly eliminating five small tribes, killing hundreds of Xianbei cavalry, and capturing 2,000 Xianbei men and women.
"You've found it, huh? Have you ever leaked the news? Wang Yu looked at the three of them, and after five days of fighting, they were all a little tired. However, the enemy is not a powerful character, and there have been no casualties in five days.
In fact, for Zhao Yun, bullying a group of enemies who can only be regarded as herdsmen has no sense of glory at all.
"It hasn't been leaked!" Gongsun Chan patted his chest and assured that each tribe had turned over five miles around, and not a single one escaped, and by the way, they brought back the horses, cattle and sheep raised by these tribes. There are more than 1,000 horses, more than 3,000 sheep and hundreds of cattle in the five tribes, and according to Gongsun Zhan's understanding of Xianbei, it can be regarded as a moderate level.
After all, there are only a few people in these five tribes, and if there are more livestock, I am afraid that I will not be able to watch it!
"Well, a long-range raid. It just so happens that there are a lot of horses, one person and three horses, and if you change horses without changing people, can you do it? Wang Yu looked at the three of them.
"Hey, I can't guarantee anything else, the equestrian master is still very confident!" Gongsun Chan shouted, he was a little older, but it was just a long-distance run, he could do it. Gongsun Chan can do it, so of course Zhao Yun and Xu Huang can't do it.
Looking at the appearance of the three of them full of fighting spirit, Wang Yu nodded, and officially ordered: "Since this is the case, then rest for one night, and officially set off at dawn tomorrow, I will follow with the army of my headquarters, after the official convergence, I hope to see you returning triumphantly, not the ugly appearance of running away!" ”
"Whoa!" The three of them received orders one after another, and then went back to rest under the instructions of the king. There was only one night to rest tonight, and everyone was trying to recover as much as possible.
The soldiers below were also notified, and it happened that many soldiers felt that the fight was not enjoyable, and after receiving the notice, they went back to rest. Many of us may not be able to sleep at all tonight, but most of them will force themselves to take a break to make sure that tomorrow will not be held back.
At dawn the next day, the team had been assembled. Even the soldiers' somewhat damaged armor was simply repaired, but time was limited, and there was no way to completely repair it. As for replacement, it's not yet time to issue new armor. In the previous Han border army, unless it was really bad enough to do nothing, it was also very difficult to replace the armor and weapons.
"Let's go!" Xu Huang shouted, and the large army rushed towards the northeast.
"Huang Zhong and Guan Yu didn't come, I hope they won't be disappointed." Wang Yu looked at Xu Huang and their departing figures, and couldn't help but murmur in a low voice.
Guan Yu has been transferred to Huguan, and this transfer also means that Da Chu has officially taken over the entire Taihang Mountain Range. At the same time, it was officially confirmed that the Montenegrin army had left their lair.
Huang Zhong is in Hanoi, and he can go north to Shangdang County at any time; Tai Shi Ci was stationed in Changshan County, ready to enter Yanmen County at any time. In fact, in the final analysis, the current direction of attack is still the Kebi Neng Department and the Louban Department of the grassland, and until the rear is stabilized, it will not attack the Han for the time being.
Buyeo and Goguryeo, and even the land of Samhan, may also be subdued later.