Chapter 19: The Great Destruction of Donghu
In the land of Liaodong, a big war is about to begin.
In the open field, the Qin army was facing off against the Donghu army. The Qin army concentrated 150,000 troops into Liaodong, and the Donghu concentrated 300,000 people, and a major battle was about to start here.
The Donghu, like the Xiongnu, were nomadic peoples, and their political system was far inferior to that of the Xiongnu. Although the Xiongnu had a loose political system, they still had a single order, which was still nominally unified.
However, Donghu is composed of many tribes, and there are many contradictions between large and small tribes, and it is difficult to give orders. In fact, Donghu did not have a strong form of government, no unified order, and fought separately and scattered.
Because of the backwardness of science and technology, the Donghu army did not have good equipment, in addition to the indispensable bows and arrows, they also had scimitars. Their scimitars were made of bronze, but they were far from as sophisticated as the Qin army, which also used bronze weapons to fight the world.
The Qin State could make bronze weapons no less than iron soldiers, but the bronze scimitars of the Donghu army were very soft.
The 300,000 people who came were not all soldiers, but also many herdsmen. Donghu, like the Xiongnu, was a soldier for all the people, and once there was a war, men, women and children could go to the battlefield. Of course, the real workhorse is the young and strong samurai.
What's even more strange is that these Donghu people will also drive cattle and sheep to participate in the war, which is extremely unfavorable to Donghu's combat strength.
What's worse is that because there is no unified order and restraint, the tribes cannot coordinate and act in unison. Even if this big war is about to break out, these tribes are a group in the east and a group in the west. It's like a plate of loose sand.
"This is the Qin army that you boast of being like the flowers on the grassland? I don't think so. All black. Just the hound pulls out a color. ”
"You say how they can fight. I don't believe it, I can't see where they can fight, no matter how I look at it? ”
After the Qin army swept away the remnants of the Yan State, it began to attack the Donghu tribe under the command of Li Mu. These tribes were not the opponents of the Qin army at all, and they were killed by the Qin army.
Of course, this is just Li Mu's means, and Li Mu's real intention is to provoke Donghu and make them concentrate by killing. Good to fight and annihilate.
The various parts of Donghu are scattered in the vast land of Liaodong, and it will take a long time to annihilate the Qin army one tribe after another, so it is better to provoke them and let them concentrate on their own.
The Qin army killed the Donghu tribe, killed Yingye, and also released cruel words, saying that Donghu is not bullshit, and does not deserve to have the land of Liaodong, if they dare to come. Dingjiao Donghu has no return.
As soon as these words reached the ears of the Donghu tribes, this made the Donghu tribes angry. Because they are accustomed to being the king and hegemon in the land of Liaodong. has pressed the Yan Kingdom for hundreds of years, how can they put the Central Plains people in their eyes, in their minds, the Central Plains people are insects, let them ravage.
As a result, the angry Donghu troops rushed over with all their troops and horses, clamoring to kill the Qin army.
For these Donghu tribes who rushed in, Li Mu did not fight with them, if the Donghu tribes came to attack, the Qin army shot back with strong bows and crossbows.
Donghu does not have strict orders, and it is very powerful to fight a good fight, and once the war is unfavorable, it will scatter. If the Qin army fights, they will inevitably flee, and then Li Mu's plan to annihilate Donghu will fail.
In order to attract more Donghu to come, Li Mu ordered the Qin army from time to time to take out gold, silver, jewelry, silk, porcelain, and tea to show off for a while, and even pretended to be invincible and let the Donghu tribe rob it.
Although gold and silver jewelry is of extraordinary value and has some attraction to Donghu, it is not very large.
What made Donghu most happy was the silk, porcelain, and tea of the Central Plains, which could not be produced in Liaodong, and tea was still a necessity for life. Because tea can gram oil, Donghu, which eats beef and mutton as its staple food, will be uncomfortable if there is no tea.
Yes, Donghu really wanted to get the good things that the Qin army had, and when the news came out, the Donghu departments couldn't sit still even more, and kept sending troops. Some tribes even rose up and rushed all of them to get a vote.
In order to attract more Donghu to come, Li Mu commanded the Qin army to deliberately lose for a while and had to retreat.
In this way, more and more Donghu were attracted, and by now, there are no less than 300,000 people.
Donghu does not have a large number of people, 300,000 people, accounting for almost half of its total population. If you kill these 300,000 Donghu, you can deter Liaodong, and Donghu will break your guts. Therefore, Li Mu decided to go to war.
Under the command of Li Mu, the Qin army drove out of the camp one after another, and the formation was purged, and the faction was slaughtered, which made people's hearts palpitate.
If it was in the Central Plains, the land of Shandong would definitely be shocked when he saw such a formation of the Qin army. However, Donghu saw it in his eyes, but he didn't think so, because they didn't have a unified order, no strict military discipline, and no advanced tactics and tactics.
In this way, the Donghu people will laugh at it.
"Warriors: You have all seen it, this is the Central Plains! The people of the Central Plains who don't know whether they are alive or dead! They have beautiful silk, good porcelain, and delicious tea, and they cowards don't deserve such good things! I will lead you to defeat the Central Plains people and take them captive their beautiful silk, good porcelain, and delicious tea. "A leader of the Donghu tribe wielded a scimitar and spoke loudly to boost morale.
Silk, porcelain, and tea are the things that Donghu wants to get the most, and when he hears this, he all howls, like thousands of wolves.
"Of course, you must not forget their wives and concubines with fine skin and tender flesh!" The tribal leader's eyes were full of a different light, and he shouted: "The most surviving thing for the warriors of Donghu is to defeat the enemy, to feast on their treasures, to humiliate their wives and concubines, and to make their wives and concubines moan and cry under our crotch!" ”
"Hoohoo!" These words outlined a beautiful blueprint, which provoked the Donghu warriors to wave their scimitars vigorously and howl like wolves.
"Kill all the people of the Central Plains!" The scimitar in the leader's hand waved at the Qin army, like thunder and lightning, very imposing. A pat on the horse's back and rushed out first.
"Kill all the people of the Central Plains!" The warriors of this tribe rode horses, wielded scimitars, howled, and pounced like wolves.
"Kill all the people of the Central Plains!" As soon as there is a tribal action, other tribes will naturally not be left behind, if they go late, the good things will not be snatched up?
So, all the Donghu people moved, and those who could ride horses rode horses, and those who could not ride horses walked. Those who can run will run, and the old and weak who can't run wave their arms and shout loudly to cheer for the Donghu army.
"Boom!" Hundreds of thousands of Donghu people rushed to kill, the sound of hooves was like thunder, and the ground was trembling, so not majestic.
However, in Li Mu's eyes, it was not worth it.
Because there are many Donghu disciples, there is no unified order, there is no strict formation, but they are just fighting separately, a group of rabble.
What's worse is that Donghu still has no reserves, and once the war is unfavorable, they will have no chance to turn around.
In fact, the Donghu people only rely on their sharp spirit to fight, and if they can't shake the enemy after fighting for a while, their sharp spirit will be drained and they will flee.
"How can there be such a war!"
"You can't fight!"
Although the Qin army's orders were extremely strict, and they were not allowed to speak in the array, they still had to discuss this situation.
The Qin army fought in the east and west, and fought a great unification, and experienced many battle formations, but I have never seen such a messy way of fighting, there are many people in vain, it looks bright, and if you really want to fight, there is no chance of victory.
The Qin army did not move for a long time, which further fueled the arrogance of Donghu, and they all roared loudly, wanting to kill the Qin army.
However, they were greeted by the overwhelming crossbow arrows of the Qin army. The Qin army's strong crossbow is the nemesis of the cavalry, this is powerful, that is repaid, countless Donghu warriors were shot into the air with men and horses, and the neighing and screaming of horses resounded.
Such a terrible thing was encountered by the Donghu army for the first time, and they were not lightly frightened, and some people hesitated.
However, at this time, the spirit of the Donghu army had not yet exhausted, and there were still many people who rushed to kill regardless of it. The result was very tragic, and he was shot by the Qin army's strong crossbow, and his death was extremely miserable.
Those leaders were also frightened, however, when they thought of silk, porcelain, and tea, their eyes lit up again, and they commanded the Donghu army to rush and kill.
After paying the price of blood, the Donghu army finally rushed to the front of the Qin army and could slash and kill the Qin army.
They were greeted by a forest of halberds, and countless halberds formed a halberd formation, and the Donghu warriors were stabbed to death and stabbed many times. Moreover, their deaths were extremely miserable, with as few as three or five big holes and small eyes on their bodies, as many as a dozen, a dozen, and even as high as thirty or twenty.
Donghu couldn't shake the Qin army's position at all, but suffered heavy casualties, which greatly reduced Donghu's spirit. Some of the faint of heart turned their horses and fled.
As soon as someone fled, some people followed suit, and the Donghu warriors all turned their horses' heads and prepared to scatter as birds and beasts.
How could Li Mu let them escape, and with a wave of the command flag in his hand, the cavalry of the Qin army galloped out from the left and right, and plunged directly into the back of his Donghu army, in order to cut off their retreat.
The cavalry of the Qin army galloped and shot with crossbows or bows and arrows, as if they were in a no-man's land, and soon inserted themselves into the rear of the Donghu army, cutting off the retreat of the Donghu army.
The Qin tribe was originally a nomadic people, proficient in the way of cavalry archery, and the cavalry of the Qin army was no worse than that of Donghu. In addition, there are a lot of crossbows, and it will not be possible for the cavalry of the Qin army to go well.
As soon as the encirclement was completed, the Qin army, under the command of Li Mu, strangled the Donghu army. First, the Donghu army was divided into several parts, and then annihilated them one by one.
It was a massacre, a massacre in the truest sense of the word.
With the strong combat power of the Qin army and the flexible command of Li Mu, a military genius, complementing each other, the Donghu army did not have the slightest power to parry, and was killed cleanly by the Qin army.
Donghu did not know the might of the Qin army, and the Qin army had to establish its authority in Liaodong in order to deter the Donghu tribes, and the massacre was inevitable.
By the time the war was over, the 300,000 Donghu had been killed and wounded, and none of them could breathe. (To be continued......)