Whether in ancient times or today, the social structure of nomads will doom them to an extremely loose and undisciplined army, and many tribes do not have professional soldiers, and they are proud to be herdsmen on horseback and warriors on horseback. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info Such an army, its combat effectiveness is based on the condition of having superior war horses, once off the war horses, their combat effectiveness is reduced by at least half, especially, it is not denied that nomads are not good at attacking cities, this is an indisputable fact.

For a long time, the farming people resisted the nomads by using castles, fortresses, and high mansions and broad cities, and using the advantages of the city walls to carry out defensive battles with the nomads, which gave people a feeling that the combat power of the farming people was lower than that of the nomads, and this understanding seemed to be not wrong, but it was not absolute!

Contradictory? Perhaps, what is there in this world that does not have two sides?

Lin Bin was able to defeat the Huns in the field, but that would be a big loss of vitality, which is already based on facts. In the last battle, Lin Bin led 20,000 Shence troops, 30,000 wolf cavalry, 50,000 servant troops, and 180,000 slave troops and 30,000 Xiongnu Youxian Wang's Department (not counting 50,000 in the Western Regions) and 50,000 in the Right Valley Liwang Court Department in the Beixin Plains. He sometimes wondered how much his elite would have lost in that battle if it weren't for the servant army and slave army that were used as cannon fodder to hold back the army of the Right Valley Liwang Court?

The battle of wits and courage is based on the fact that there are enough troops in the hands, and if there are no soldiers who can be used, what wit and courage of the commander will be. Actually, that's all bullshit!

The subordinates understood Lin Bin's thoughts, and they also agreed to preserve their strength for later use. They are always unwilling to let Pao Ze bleed for the sake of the Han Kingdom, and it is absolutely false to say that there are no complaints. It's just that no one dares to say it. Now, there is no willingness or unwillingness, the commander's military order is issued, as subordinates can only obey, they are on duty at their posts, draw their swords, and intend to vent their anger on Hu Lu. It's like the concept that has slowly come to pass: "Hulu is for killing!" ”

Like an ant-like enemy army, the Hun army swarmed in, and walking in the first ten rows were infantry carrying large shields. Behind these infantry, the scarce and rudimentary siege equipment was strictly protected. Chaos and lack of discipline are the characteristics of the nomads, in fact, the commanders of the Xiongnu did not expect their troops to put on any decent military formations, and the archers were arranged very badly. Didn't stand in the most suitable place for the military formation. indirectly affected the power of the military formation.

The Hun army continued to advance, and when they approached the defensive position of the Fifth Army about a thousand paces, they chose to stop. Horns sounded, shield-wielding Hun infantry marched forward, advancing about a hundred paces to stand, howling among the besieging troops, and Hun soldiers with sacks full of sand and soil on their shoulders ran loudly.

The Hun shield soldiers heard the howl coming from the rear, and they carried their shields and walked. He also shouted "ahh During the walk, the shield soldiers in the first row held the handle of the shield in front of the pile; The shieldmen of the second row walked up quickly, raised their shields and put their shields on the shields of the shields of the first row; Subsequently, the Hun soldiers holding the shield raised their shields and approached, and immediately, a simple shield array was erected.

Lu Yan's eyes narrowed, he saw the shadow of Lu Hebu from the process of those shield soldiers standing up, and his nose twitched and let out a cold snort, "Eat things inside and outside!" ”。 He turned his head to look at Koga, and saw that Koga's expression was flat, but his eyes were sharp enough to kill, and he was clearly angry.

The enemy was far away, and the officers and men of the Fifth Army who were responsible for defending the city only watched as the enemy destroyed and filled in the trap. At this time, those who knew the truth had only one thought in their hearts, and that was to praise their wisdom as 'lords' or 'kings', and had long expected that the traps would not work, and reduced the number of traps. They were looking forward to what the two ditches that no one could understand would do.

"Crossbowmen ready!!"

A loud military order was shouted from Koga's mouth, and then twenty big war drums on the wall were beaten, and in the thunderous sound of war drums, the crossbowmen standing on the wall and the arrow tower raised their crossbow machines. In this era, there is no such thing as the 'degree' of the shooting angle, everything depends on the training level of the crossbowmen, and then there is the test firing ruler of the officers. The officer in charge of the test firing sent out a crossbow bolt, and the two test firing instantly judged the longest range and the best range, which were also 'projectile' and 'accumulation'.

The Fifth Army ignored the operation of destroying the horse pit, but the operation of the Xiongnu siege troops without hindrance was not much faster, and it took them nearly an hour to fill the horse pit, and then the Xiongnu army continued to advance. (There was no city, but most of the Huns called the low wall 'city wall'.)

Perhaps out of caution, or perhaps due to lack of preparation, more than 20,000 Hun infantry filled the trap and advanced some distance, and stopped outside the range of the Fifth Army.

Han Anguo pulled his beard lightly, and he took two steps closer to Lin Bin, "Protecting the Han Hou, the commander of Hu Lu who led the troops doesn't seem to be in a hurry to attack?" ”

Lin Bin's thoughts were the same as Han Anguo's, he thought that the first time he sent garbage soldiers to try it was a common method in cold weapon warfare, but the second time he also sent garbage soldiers to attack, which was a bit too much.

"Oh? What is Han Duwei's opinion? ”

"Takami didn't dare. There is only a little shallow meaning to talk to the Hou of the Han Dynasty, but what? ”

"Captain Han, please speak."

"The last general heard that Jiahe and Commander A led the army to attack and harass the hinterland of the Xiongnu, and when he succeeded, he planned to lure the Hulu of Helan Mountain to Heshuo, I don't know if this matter is true?"

"Yes, there is such a thing."

"The last general guessed that Commander A's move was to stir up the situation, using Heshuo as bait, so that Hu Lu could fight among themselves, I don't know if it's right?"

"You're quite right."

"The last general thinks that Commander A is doing great good! Moreover...... Looking at the method of Hu Lu's attack, the plan of the commander of the first has been completed, and the Hu Lu hesitates to use troops, so that the kings of the Hu Lu tribes want to preserve their strength......"

Lin Bin listened and listened without interrupting, these things are not difficult to see, he thought. Han Anguo must have more important things to say later.

The Huns' army stayed there and did not move, and Han Anguo also talked endlessly for nearly a quarter of an hour, and finally Han An was Chinese angry. seems unintentional: "Maybe it's the last general's heart, but ...... The last general has many battles with the right sage king Jishan has many combat experience, and Jishan is extremely cunning and will never be easy to deal with. If Ji Shan was worried that Heshuo would be occupied, so he delayed the time and resorted to means to let Hu Lu of Helan Mountain take the initiative to serve as the main force of the attack, which may be somewhat possible. This is also a common method, but ...... The last general thinks that Ji is good at stealing Heshuo for many years. will not be willing to share with others, according to this speculation, there must be a trick after the good. ”

Lin Bin nodded.

Han Anguo saw that Lin Bin agreed, and the more cheerful he spoke: "Before the end of the future, I occasionally saw the Black Flag Army of the Han Marquis's moderation fighting with the Hu Luxiu Slaughter Department and the Lou Fu Department in the Guangmu Ge Desert Zone. This Xiu Tu Department and Lou Fu Department have always been the minions of the Right Xian Wang's Department. Ordered to cross the desert and attack the rear of the Han Marquis, he was the first surprise soldier of Jishan. The last general heard that King Hutu and King Lou Fu had all surrendered to their lords. I'm going to be called to the front soon......"

Lin Bin heard something, and he said in a very approving tone: "Captain Han, you said that the Hutu Department and the Lou Fu Department are Jishan's first strange soldiers, which means that Jishan will definitely arrange another or more strange soldiers. I've been thinking about it for the past few days, and I always think that something seems wrong, and being mentioned by Han Duwei like this, I finally broke through the clouds! Han Duwei is worthy of being one of the best wise generals in this dynasty, and he can judge so many things from a little intelligence. I admire, I admire it very much! ”

Han Anguo said modestly: "The Protector of Han Hou has won the award......

Lin Bin pondered for a while, "Cunning and cunning. But what I really need is to be leaning. Yi Zhi Xian seems to be a good companion from the beginning, according to the words of our Han people, 'Yi Zhi Xian is a hidden jackal, more terrible than those who open their teeth and claws', many people ignore him because of Yi Zhi Xian's forbearance, but I can't ignore it, the reason why Yi Zhi Xian did not move must have a ......purpose", he changed his words, "There is something I want to ask Han Duwei for help, it may be a little presumptuous, but I must ask Han Duwei not to shirk." ”

Han Anguo was calm, clenching his fists and silent.

Lin Bin was straightforward: "I don't hide it anymore, everyone knows how Han treats me." This is not a complaint, let alone a grudge, for me, Han is the mother country, if it is not about survival, I will never be embarrassed by Han. Since the relationship between the Han State and me has been known to the world, the Huns will inevitably have some strategies. Earlier, you said that Jiahe brought the Helan Mountain tribe over to make the Youxian Wang Department and the Right Valley Liwang Ting Department choose to preserve their strength, this is only a small part, in fact, the biggest factor is very simple, it is nothing more than wanting to temporarily give up Heshuo and let the Han Kingdom deal with me......"

Han Anguo is a smart person who can understand it at all, "Jishan and Yizhi are both well-intentioned." ”

Lin Bin smiled and said, "I want to ask Captain Han to go back and gather troops and horses." He observed Han Anguo's expression very carefully, only to see that Han Anguo was just stunned and returned to normal, and said: "Gather troops and horses with great fanfare, contact Li Xi and Li Guang stationed on the north bank of the Yellow River, and then ......."

Han Anguo answered, "Then make a gesture and wave the army to attack the Protector Hanhou?" Immediately, the Protector of the Han Marquis can make a worried demeanor, so that the commander of Hu Lu understands, Hu Lu sees that the Protector Han Hou army has no fighting heart, and will not suspect that it is a fake defeat and retreat, Hu Lu is in charge, at that time, the Protector of the Han Hou has already laid out a war strategy, can trap Hu Lu, and annihilate the enemy with superior forces! ”

"Yes! I'll just say, Han Duwei is one of the best wise generals in this dynasty, and as soon as I started talking, Han Duwei guessed everything. ”

Han Anguo was not happy at all, he didn't expect Lin Bin to say such a thing beforehand, so he was stunned at the beginning. He secretly thought to himself that Lin Bin obviously no longer hesitated to make such a request, he really wanted to break with the Han State, not to wave, but to decide, after all, as soon as the Han army moved, it was really a foregone conclusion.

Zhang Qian couldn't sit still any longer, "Although the move of the Protector Hanhou is for the consideration of the battle situation, but ......" he didn't know how to phrase it, "Ruo...... What if there is a war? ”

Of course, Lin Bin was sure that he would make such a request, but he couldn't say it now.

Lin Bin had been thinking about this plan for half a month, and he expected that the Emperor of the Han Kingdom would definitely refuse it first for the sake of face, but in fact, he was very willing to accept such a request; Li Xi and Li Guang, who led the army, would be very willing to do this out of military considerations, after all, the five armies blocking Heshuo were based on the premise of defeating the Huns, and the longer the five armies held out, the more beneficial it would be to the Han state. The Son of Heaven of the Han Kingdom could not accept it because of his face, but he would hint at Li Xi and Li Guang. Let these two generals act cheaply, and Li Xi and Li Guang will definitely bluff and make a gesture of marching into Heshuo. Take advantage of the situation to 'swallow' the north bank of the Yellow River, after all, the military exploits and glory of opening up the territory and expanding the territory are temptations that soldiers can hardly refuse. The Han army, which had swallowed the north bank of the Yellow River, would not advance any further, and the engagement between the Fifth Army and the Han Army would be impossible.

Suppose that the Huns received the news that the Han army was approaching Heshuo, and at that time Lin Bin sent several more troops to disguise themselves as Han troops, and this disguised army marched step by step under the banner of the Han army, and the more careful it became, the more it resembled the combat style of the Han army. At that time, it must have been able to mislead the Huns' scouts and spies. At the most appropriate time, the garrison in the rear and the troops disguised as the Han army were allowed to 'exercise' several times, and the garrison was 'defeated' with few soldiers, and the defenders who confronted the main Xiongnu force on the front line received a 'defeat report' from the rear. Showing the unstable posture of the army, the Huns are not allowed to be fooled!

Of course, this is only a rough strategic phalanx, and it needs to be further refined before it can truly become a battle strategy.

Lin Bin turned his attention to the battlefield. The Hun infantry who were in charge of the siege didn't know whether they were idle and bored and came out to bask in the sun or whatever. Ever since the trap was filled, he has been standing there without moving.

The Huns' attempt to delay time was too obvious, and Lin Bin was more and more sure that Youxian Wang Jishan must have arranged another ambush or more ambushes, but it was difficult to judge which direction it would come from.

Jiahe also seemed to be impatient, and when he saw the movement of the Huns' military formation, he immediately shouted: "My lord, the Huns have moved!" ”

The Huns moved, but they did not move forward in place, and the siege equipment that the Huns urgently built for a long time was finally pushed in the front row.

Jiahe looked intently a few more times, and saw that the Huns had not watered the chariots and the 'moth fu' in advance. "My lord, there is no need to send cavalry. Order the crossbowman to fire rockets to destroy enemy equipment! ”

Moth Fu: In fact, it is a strengthened version of the moth car, compared to the moth car, the moth is relatively high, the front part is inclined to be placed on the wall, and the horizontal ladder on the car body can provide siege soldiers to climb the city intensively.

Lin Bin was happy not to send cavalry out of the city, after all, it was still a secret to the Huns which section of the city could be pushed away now, and immediately agreed to Jiahe's request.

As soon as the Hun infantry in charge of the attack moved, the officers and men of the Fifth Army were finally able to raise their spirits. It was the first time for these soldiers lined up at the head of the wall to see such a procrastinating enemy army, they were low-level soldiers, and they did not know that delaying time was actually a strategy, so they naturally felt impatient. They obeyed the military order to prepare rockets, and prepared to kill the enemy with all their strength, and kept calling in their hearts for the Huns to go faster, die early and live well.

Something that made the officers and men of the Fifth Army angry happened again, and the Hun army stopped again after approaching the first ditch......

"Timid as a mouse!"

"Are they men or not, why are they like!"

The chaotic scolding exploded, and in an instant, many soldiers unconsciously lowered the bows and crossbows in their hands.

Lu Yan frowned and said, "It's a little bad!" The Huns made it a plan to anger the enemy, if the soldiers were provoked by the Huns, they would inevitably be impetuous, and if this was the case for a long time, the military spirit would be scattered. My lord, how is this good? ”

Lin Bin originally thought that the Hun miscellaneous soldiers were afraid of death and did not dare to move forward, but he was reminded by Lu Yan like this, and then looked at the soldiers under his command who were in the midst of a rampage, and his brows furrowed deeply. He muttered for a moment, "Who can play a musical instrument?" ”

"Ah???h

The generals' heads flashed huge question marks, they were anxious about the unstable morale of the army, but their own adults were still interested in asking who could play musical instruments?

Lu Yan showed joy, "Yan is willing to play for all the soldiers!" ”

Han Anguo immediately looked sideways and thought secretly: "This person who is hostile to Han is also quick-witted. ”

Lin Bin smiled and pointed to the war drum next to him, "Just beat the drum for fun." ”

Lu Yan didn't give in, he walked away, he seemed to take the drum stick from the drummer, and beat the war drum rhythmically.

"What did he knock?"

"Returning to protect the Han Marquis, it is "Zhuang Storm to See Mencius" passed on in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, also known as "The Sound of Guan Gong", which was originally played in the King of Qi to listen, there is an allusion in it, do you want to hear it?"

Among these people, Han Anguo can answer.

Lin Bin didn't have the heart to listen to any allusions now, he saw that the drum music was played, and then the officers were appeased by the side, and the soldiers of the Fifth Army gradually stopped cursing, and soon returned to a state of silent and ready for battle, and breathed a sigh of relief in his heart: "Who is saying that Hu Lu will not make plans in the future, Lao Tzu chopped him!" ”

(To be continued,) (To be continued.) )