Chapter 14: Strike (2)
Tibetan soldiers Gukou, the former army of the Huns.
As the pioneer of the entire Xiongnu army, most of the most elite men and horses of the Xiongnu gathered here, and their weaponry was second only to Shan Yu's 10,000 personal guards.
"General Xin has an order!" Two heralds, one on the left and one on the right, shouted loudly by the side of the army: "The auxiliaries go first, take the earth and cushion the road, and cross the Great Wall!" ”
The 3,000 forward soldiers led by him avoided both sides when they heard the sound, and the nearly 10,000 war slaves behind him immediately took the lead under the drive of bows, arrows and swords.
Not far behind the auxiliary army, a large flag fluttered in the wind, and a huge word "Xin" was written on it. Under the banner, a warrior wearing armor and a giant sword at his waist stood upright on the chariot, looking anxiously ahead, this person was Xin Yunjin, the love general of the Xiongnu Shan Yu.
"Teacher Gongsun, you were also a nobleman of the Yan Kingdom, when you know the reality of the national strength of the Zhao State, do you think the current Zhao Army's performance is normal?" Xin Yunjin frowned and asked the right side of his car.
"It's hard to say! The old man has been away from the Central Plains for decades, and he has not known about China for a long time! A veteran with a white beard replied: "In the Central Plains, a war can rejuvenate the country, and a war can also destroy the country, and its situation is changing rapidly, it is really unpredictable!" ”
"Old man, what I'm asking about is the reality of Zhao Guo, why are you telling me about the situation in the Central Plains?" Xin Yunjin asked in a puzzled tone.
"Yun Jin, as your teacher, over the years, I have taught you a lot of knowledge, which can be described as astronomy and geography, battle formation and strategy, everything, but there are some things I have never said to you, do you want to hear it!" The old man seemed to remember something, and said to him.
"Students listen attentively, please ask the teacher for advice!" Xin Yunjin replied without thinking, completely unaware of how important the old man's next words were.
The old man glanced at his best student with a complicated expression, and hesitated for a while before he spoke: "Yun Jin, maybe my next words will be difficult for you to accept, but those words are the facts, and you have to accept them if you don't accept them." ”
"Teacher, say it quickly! procrastinating, not at all like a general who once led troops to war! Xin Yunjin said impatiently.
The old man was not disapprehensive when he heard this, sighed heavily, and said earnestly: "Looking at the world today, the Xiongnu are just contemptuous and barbaric in the eyes of the Central Plains countries, and your strength in leading the troops is only the level of a general in the official system of the Central Plains!" ”
"Teacher, what do you mean by that?" Xin Yunjin turned his head and looked at the old man with a puzzled face.
"China, the place where civilization gathers, the source of knowledge in the world, and the place where Jiuding hides. Whether it is a powerful such as the Qin State or a weak one such as the Yan State, its main elite forces have always been invested in the Central Plains, and the forces used to fight the grassland peoples have always been a very small part. In the eyes of the monarchs of various countries, the Xiongnu, Donghu, and Yueshi have always been suffering from fresh diseases, and they have never been taken to heart. ”
"Suffering from a fresh illness? My 100,000 Hun army went south, in the eyes of the Central Plains people, it was just a fresh disease, teacher, you are not joking! Xin Yunjin couldn't help but sneer when he heard this.
"Facts are facts, even if it's unbelievable." The old man continued to explain with a calm face: "In my memory, there is no Central Plains country that is not a million armor, and there is no Central Plains war that is not a fight of hundreds of thousands of people. From a hundred years ago to the present, it has always been the case, the strong are respected, and the weak lose the country, this is the law of the Central Plains. ”
After a slight pause, the old man continued: "In the past hundred years, I don't know how many monarchs have lost their ancestral temples and shrines in a war, and the national strength has been integrated into a situation of confrontation between the seven heroes today. Don't think that this is the end result, it's just a pre-madness period for the end. If you want to understand the reality of Zhao, you must understand the situation of the Central Plains countries competing for hegemony, and the situation in the Central Plains is changing rapidly, if you want to really take the pulse, you must have enough information to corroborate each other's reasoning, and you and I don't have all this, so I replied: It's hard to say! ”
"Is the teacher too ambitious for others, you once said that I am better than the blue, why are you so degrading to me now!" Xin Yunjin continued to ask puzzled, with a hint of anger in his tone.
"Yun Jin, you may not know that before I fled to the grassland, I was only the general of the Yan Pass, and I led less than 10,000 people. Although your strategy and wisdom are far superior to mine, in the end, you have not received the best education in the Central Plains, so compared with the best group of people in the Central Plains, your talent is limited after all. ”
"Zhao Guo Yanmen County Shou Li Mu was born in a noble family, since he was born, he has been receiving family education, and when he was young, he traveled to the Central Plains to study, and studied under several Central Plains University scholars, so he should be regarded as the best group of people!"
Hearing this, the old man nodded and said: "Li Mu has lived in the north for several years, and I, the Huns, have not been able to cross the Great Wall in the south for several years, which is enough to be regarded as a resourceful superman!" ”
"Then let me use this battle to see the strength of the characters in the Central Plains!" Hearing this, Xin Yunjin continued with high morale: "Where is the herald? ”
A soldier came to the chariot and saluted respectfully. Xin Yunjin glanced at the soldiers under his command and continued: "Order the military formations in front to accelerate the advance. ”
When the herald heard this, he galloped away, Xin Yunjin turned his head and said to his teacher: "I want to go to the head of the army to see, can the teacher go along?" ”
The old man looked at the best work of his life, his face slowly changed from solemn to gratified, and he replied with a smile when he heard the words: "It is better to be respectful than to obey your fate!" ”
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The cowhide whip was raised high, and then fell rapidly under the action of manpower, "Bang! The sound of slapping on the person's body was fierce, and a trace of blood could be faintly seen through the thin clothes.
"Let's go, if anyone is half a step behind, don't blame me for being rude!" An armored knight snarled condescendingly on horseback, head held high.
"If anyone wants to defy the law, then the difference in the body will be your end!" As soon as he finished speaking, the knight drew his scimitar, clamped the belly of the horse, and galloped the horse.
The sword fell, a human head rolled to the ground, and the knight pointed to the headless corpse, and roared with a hideous face: "This is the end of disobedience!" ”
Hearing this, all the auxiliary soldiers turned their heads to look, their faces showed frightened looks, and they all quickened their pace, lest they anger the tyrannical killing god in front of them.