Chapter Seventy-Nine: Malice from the Rear
Since the Han dynasty in the Central Plains began to decline, they have not been so frightened for a long time.
The 150,000 army, still fighting in the field without any protection and cover, was actually pressed and beaten by more than 10,000 foot soldiers, which makes people doubt the authenticity of this matter..... Because their vision was blocked, they could not really see what was happening on the battlefield through the dense crowd in the back row, and they could only retell it through the images that Wu Zhu observed the birds and spirit animals flying in the sky, but because of this, they felt panic and uneasy.
For a time, they were reminded of the fear of being dominated by the Han Chinese army at a certain time.
Think about how invincible the Xiongnu tribes crisscrossed the grasslands back then.
First, the Great Moon Clan, which dominated Central and North Asia, was destroyed, and the remnants moved westward, one of which became the Kushan Empire, which could be ranked with the Han Dynasty, Rome, and Anxi in later generations. Then, the wealthy countries of the Western Regions that controlled the Silk Road were frightened and begged for mercy, even if they accepted the exploitation and slavery of the Huns. Even the Han emperor of the Central Plains at that time had to bow down to the powerful Xiongnu tribe and call himself a younger brother in order to escape from the siege of Baishan Mountain. As the source of the Xianbei tribes, the largest force on the grassland, Donghu is just a slave who herded horses for the Huns.
However, such a huge tribe that stretched across the Eurasian continent and overwhelmed all the national empires of the world at that time fell apart and disappeared in just a few decades. This has to mention the name that has been dead for more than 300 years, and every time it is mentioned, it still makes them feel terrified and fearful.
"Isn't it the champion Hou Fusheng, who came back with that army~~~!"
He Lian and the others were already completely panicked, looking at each other, and even their voices were trilling.
Because this experience is so special!
The same dared to go deep into the grassland with a few hundred people, and the same guerrilla tactics that came and went like the wind were better than those of them, if it weren't for the feat of being able to subdue tens of thousands of tribes alone, they really wanted to think that person had returned from hell.
You must know that even if the champion Hou died young (twenty-three years old) at a young age and failed to give full play to his amazing talent, the relics left behind can still allow the Han army, which was trained and commanded by him to complete the battle of Junji Mountain, which is a terrifying record of being defeated and surrounded by 80,000 Hun cavalry for several days with only 5,000 troops.
If this were not the case, they would not have let go of the prejudices and contradictions between the tribes and united early, just because they were worried about the price that such a military genius would pay when he grew up.
Once it can't be strangled in time, even if it will be like that one, the sky is jealous of the talent, and it can create an elite army that will make the grassland tribes tremble and sleepless at night, and then make the Han dynasty in the Central Plains strong again for hundreds of years!
"What should we do, are we going to go next?"
After realizing this fact, the leaders of the tribes who were watching the battle in the rear, including Helian and others, all felt a little bitter in their mouths.
It stands to reason that when they encounter such a powerful army, they should run as far as they can, but the key is that unless they make up their minds to run to the desolate Mobei or simply move west, otherwise, from now on, they will not have any stable life at all.
From the combat strength of more than 10,000 people, it can be known that no tribe will be their opponent alone.
It is already the best opportunity to gather most of the living forces on the grassland like now......
Of course, in addition to feeling weak and trembling, everyone still has a little happiness in their hearts.
It's also thanks to the cannon fodder in front of them that they tested the strength of the other party, otherwise, if they didn't know anything and rushed into it with someone, they would definitely suffer heavy losses. But now these Han armies have been entangled, and the rest of them are not completely without opportunities.
It's just that before the coalition forces of the various ministries have discussed the reason for coming out, who will take the lead.
They found that it was not only the Wuhuan people and the small tribes who were unlucky, and at some point, the real danger had appeared near them.
"Chiefs, no, a large group of men and horses have been found more than ten miles away from us, and looking at the other party's march route, it seems that they want to completely surround us......"
Just listening to an exclamation, Wu Zhu noticed the back hand arranged by Nanshan through the birds and beasts flying in the sky.
It can be seen that out of everyone's sight, a total of more than 20,000 off-road motorcycles with billowing smoke and dust, scattered in three directions, towards the position of the tribal coalition army, obviously preparing to catch them all.
"Damn, but more than 20,000 horsemen, they want to surround us, these Han people are so arrogant!"
In the face of this development, He Lian and the others were shocked and angry, and they knew that the more than 10,000 soldiers in front and the city gate that was wide open behind were just a decoy..... In order to involve their forces, so as to attract attention and prevent others from leaving smoothly.
But more people feel unprecedented danger and tension from this abnormal situation.
Although the sudden appearance of the enemy was not many in terms of numbers, and it was completely incomparable with the more than 200,000 people they still had left, no one here dared to doubt the combat effectiveness of the other party.
Just kidding, the two sides that are still fighting in front of them are proof that with only more than 10,000 foot soldiers, they can suppress and beat the 150,000 army led by Qiu Liju, and so far they have not lost a single person, it is conceivable that this new mysterious army with strange behavior and unknown mounts must be more powerful than the former.
Immediately, many people persuaded with a worried face.
"Everyone, you must make a decision quickly, judging from the current situation, the Wuhuan people and those small tribes will not be able to stop it for long. In case, the other party frees up his hands and joins forces on the other three sides, and everyone will never be able to go again! ”
"Yes, fortunately, it was discovered in time, otherwise, everyone is afraid that they will become turtles in the urn, so don't hesitate any longer, stay in the green mountains without fear of no firewood, it's time to retreat!"
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After all, the tribes that can mix in the grassland know what it means to act at the opportunistic, and the reason why they were so inkblot before was nothing more than that they didn't want to lose momentum in other tribal leaders, but now when they saw that the situation was completely wrong, everyone no longer hesitated, and the remaining tribal leaders led by the Xianbei tribes quickly made arrangements in these advices.
"All shamanic shamans obey the order and immediately use spiritual witchcraft to bless those in front of us and buy time for our escape. As long as the more than 10,000 foot soldiers can be put in danger, with the temperament of the Han people, they will not ignore them......"
At the same time, Qiu Liju and the others, who were already in a desperate situation, immediately felt the malice from the rear.