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At this time, the Qin army relied on its defensive formation to successfully resist the offensive of the Huns in three directions. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

Of course, in terms of the two wings, the resistance of the Qin army's knight troops was weak, if it were not for the follow-up Qin army's bow and crossbow troops using strong bows and crossbows to effectively kill the Hun riders who came from the follow-up attack, the current stalemate would have evolved into a situation in which the Qin knights were gradually defeated.

Although the combat effectiveness of the Huns at this time was quite seriously depleted, their superiority in numbers was not something that Su Xuan and Chen Heng could easily eliminate with the five thousand or even less than five thousand knights under their respective commands.

And in the area where the cavalry of the two sides is deadlocked, more and more men and horses have become victims in the pool of blood. Many knights on both sides who were seriously injured and fell from their horses, when they could not get effective rescue, were often trampled by the mounts of the knights who were reinforced by both sides, and encountering this kind of injury on the battlefield was no less than being hit by an archer.

But even so, the knights on both sides continued to fight to the death on the periphery of the two wings, which were dominated by the Qin army's infantry phalanx.

Compared to the infantry units of the Qin army, the knights of the Qin army were often inferior to the infantry units of the Qin army in terms of defense. Because Zhang Jiashi did not increase the mobility and mobility of the cavalry units in order to sacrifice the mobility of the cavalry, which was not too good.

After all, Zhang Jiashi's positioning in the cavalry unit is a mobile strike force.

Under this premise, the bronze weapons of the Huns may not be able to bring fatal injuries to the heavy infantry units equipped with iron armor of the Qin army, but the weapons in their hands can effectively seriously injure the Qin knights.

Therefore, the fierce battle between the two sides to this time was not much less than that of the Huns in terms of casualties among the Qin knights. Moreover, in terms of overall riding skills and combat effectiveness on horseback, the knights of the Qin army were still weaker than the Huns who grew up on horseback since childhood.

It can be said that if it weren't for a considerable number of Hun riders who could be regarded as the end of the strong crossbow, and most of the Hun riders had a lot of physical exertion, I am afraid that even if the knights under the command of Su Ling and Chen Heng had the support of the bows and crossbows of the infantry units behind, it effectively reduced the pressure brought to them by the Hun riders, I am afraid that for the Qin knights, this kind of war of attrition is undoubtedly a nightmare.

Su Jiao is naturally a person who is very heartbroken in the face of this situation. Although he also knew that his knights were already good enough in this regard. And this kind of casualty was unacceptable to him, but even so, Su Jiao did not give the order for the knight troops to retreat.

Perhaps, letting these knight troops engage in guerrilla warfare may be effective in reducing casualties, but Su Jiao did not intend to do so, mainly because the Huns had many more horsemen than the Qin knights. Engaging in guerrilla warfare can have serious consequences, such as when these knight units are in guerrilla warfare. It was easily divided and encircled by these Huns, and then further increased the superiority of the Huns' troops, which in turn affected the trend of the battlefield.

If this situation occurred, Su Jiao knew very well that the infantry troops under his command could only rely on the reinforcements of several troops transferred to Liaoning County from the south of the Great Wall to get out of the predicament.

After all, the existence of the knight unit can effectively protect the flank of the infantry unit from being harassed, and if most of the cavalry is lost, then the simple infantry will be in great trouble if they want to retreat or advance. Because the Huns will continue to harass their next move.

Of course. It is a good tactic for the troops to stick to the place and wait for reinforcements, but Su Jiao really doesn't want his troops to end up in this kind of defeat and loss, because this represents the Liaoning County troops under his command, and it can be said that they will lose the honor they have established, and this impact is undoubtedly quite huge.

Liaoning County is mainly the product of the merger of the original Liaodong County and Liaoxi County, and the county soldiers of Liaoning County are one of the results of the merger.

In the current Qin army establishment. The officers and soldiers who were born in the Liaodong Army system not only defeated Donghu because Zhang Jiashi led them to fight, but also won consecutive battles for several years, and even more determined a kind of mind to honor the origin of the Liaodong Army.

There is no doubt that this sense of honor later became the county soldiers of Liaoning County under Su Jiao, and he has a natural psychological bonus in terms of fighting will.

It can be said that Bai Qi could not have imagined such a positive effect. After all, for Bai Qi. The original Liaodong officers and soldiers certainly had their own honor system, but what he didn't expect was that Su Jiao would continue this advantage.

What Bai Qi didn't say to Zhang Jiashi was that although Su Jiao was not a passing handsome talent, as a county guard, Su Jiao had done very well in many aspects.

And Zhang Jiashi has a heartfelt emotion. That is, some things can really be said to be the king and the loser, Su Jiao and Yujian failed in the original battle of the giant deer, and their end was captured and killed by suicide, but this cannot hide the strength of the two themselves.

Of course, Zhang Jiashi did not very much hope to continue the Great Qin Empire's governance of border counties at first, because the integration of military and government could easily give rise to the very serious problem of feudal towns. However, it is undeniable that this kind of military-political integration of border county governance can indeed more effectively deal with the more complex situation faced by border counties.

Moreover, the Great Qin Empire also has a relatively mature way in the governance of the integration of military and government, as far as the situation of Li You, the commander of Sanchuan County, who died in battle, in wartime, Li You also became a general who mainly commanded the soldiers of Sanchuan County, which undoubtedly improved the overall efficiency of the Qin army in meeting the enemy.

If Li You was because of the containment of Zhao Gao and Hu Hai and the growing gap in strength between the two sides, Li You would probably be able to hold out until Zhang Jiashi went south to Guanzhong, instead of dying in Rongyang City and becoming a loyal soul.

It can be said that compared with some dynasties in later generations, the real situation of many systems of the Great Qin Empire is not too backward, on the contrary, its efficiency is better.

After the merger of Liaoning County, Sujiao became one of the strongest county guards among the border counties.

And this kind of relatively strong county guard is basically composed of people with certain combat experience and a certain guarantee of loyalty.

Although the strength of the Shang County Shoujian is relatively weak, because the governance and development of the Shang County has reached a fairly high level, the overall strength of the Shang County is no less than that of Yan County at the moment.

And the two of them control the foundation of Zhang Jiashi's forces, and their loyalty is naturally unquestionable.

And under the protection of Yan County, even when the troubled times are not over. As long as Yan County is not lost, it is undoubtedly a fool's dream for these rebels and rebels to threaten Liaoning County from the land.

As for launching an offensive against Liaoning County from the sea, it is even more impossible. Because until Qi and Chu were successively destroyed by Zhang Jiashi's division, the two rebel forces, which were considered potential hidden dangers, could not organize a fleet that would pose a threat to the Liaoning County Lou Boat Army. On the contrary, in the Battle of Julu, the Qi State built a simple river building boat army. It's even more in ruins.

This can be regarded as the strength of Donghu, who is greatly injured in the north, and wants to threaten the two foundations of Liaoning County and Shang County. Basically, it doesn't exist.

And Zhang Jiashi directly sent troops to rescue Donghu this time, in order to avoid the death of the Donghu people, after the Donghu people were annexed by the Huns, the Huns were able to directly threaten Liaoning County.

Zhang Jiashi knew very well that although he had developed based on Liaodong County or Liaoning County for many years, his military development did not involve too much defense construction.

It can be said that except for the Great Wall damaged by the Donghu people in the bloody battle of the Great Wall and part of the defense system, the construction of the entire Great Wall defense line has not changed much.

Even the average height of the Great Wall. Basically, it's still the same as it was during the bloody battle on the Great Wall.

In such a situation, Zhang Jiashi knew very well that if the Huns were really allowed to invade on a large scale, Shang County could still rely on the relatively mountainous terrain to hold the danger and resist the onslaught of the Huns. However, Liaoning County, which can be regarded as a flat river in many places, is undoubtedly unable to stop the Huns from coming and going freely.

Under such a circumstance, even if Zhang Jiashi was really able to win the defensive battle against the Xiongnu. But I'm afraid Liaoning County will also become dilapidated. Such a result, not to mention Zhang Jiashi, even Xiao He and Chen Ping can't accept it.

Because in addition to some emotional factors, the construction of Liaoning County is already the best county in the infrastructure of the Great Qin Empire. The manpower, material and financial resources invested by Zhang Jiashi and them in this Liaoning county can be called incalculable, if the construction of this area was completely destroyed by the Huns. The revival of the entire Great Qin Empire undoubtedly suffered a very cruel blow.

Therefore, the importance of Donghu made Su Jiao have to give up some of his "private" feelings for the officers and soldiers under his command.

In the face of this loss, Su Jiao's heart was dripping blood, but he remembered that in the future, he might see the Huns galloping on the plains of the Liaohe River and the plains of Liaoning County, conquering cities and plundering people and property. turned Liaoning County into hell, and Su Jiao had to be ruthless

Dividing line

The sun is setting, perhaps in less than half an hour, the sun will disappear below the horizon, and the night will fall.

But neither the Qin army nor the Huns had any intention of stopping there. In other words, both sides understand that whoever takes a step back or who is unable to stalemate will have an even more miserable outcome waiting for them.

But no one thought that the person who decided the outcome of this battle was not the strength between the two sides, let alone who could hold on between the two sides, but the Donghu people who they gradually forgot.

In the previous battle, Zabeh retreated to a river beach southeast of the Qin army's battle formation and regrouped his troops and horses.

However, after the corresponding integration, Zabekh found the last fighting force of the Donghu forces under his command, and there were only less than 15,000 remnants of the defeated army.

It can be said that at present, the power of the entire Donghu is even inferior to a large tribe of the Huns.

This situation made Zabekh dizzy, so he could fix his body and continue to ride on his mount.

Perhaps, no one can understand Zabekh's mood at the moment, but it is undeniable that Zabekh knows very well that he can't just fall like this. Because once he falls, even if the Qin army defeats the Huns, the Donghu people are in a leaderless situation, and they may let their "allies" have anti-guest thoughts.

And once this situation occurs, the fate of Donghu will not be much better than being directly annexed by the Huns.

But after he forcibly stabilized his mentality, he also thought one thing clearly, that is, it may be difficult for the Huns to hold out until the moment when they defeat the Qin army, but there is no doubt that before that, once the Qin army is defeated due to some unexpected changes, the Great Qin Empire will give up the policy of continuing to protect the Donghu people because of the serious loss of strength.

If such a situation really occurs, it will undoubtedly be a catastrophe for the Donghu people.

So under such a premise, Zabekh can only turn his heart sideways

He told the few remaining tribal leaders who were still obedient to him, and told him his intentions:

"Ladies and gentlemen, if the Qin people can't hold on, it's not a good thing for us. I think we should help the Qin people. ”

Hearing Zabekh's words, the leaders of these Donghu tribes couldn't help but be silent.

Zabekh did not urge them, because he also knew very well that his request was undoubtedly difficult for the strongman.

Because the consumption of the riders under the command of these tribal leaders is also very large, if they continue to fight, it is inevitable that even the last strength will be lost.

This situation is undoubtedly very terrifying for those of them who live on the grassland.

However, a young Donghu strong man, after some contemplation, said: "I am willing to follow the king and continue to lead my subordinates to fight." ”

When Zabehe heard the words of this strong man from Donghu, he couldn't help but be a little stunned, because according to his understanding, this young man did not have a good impression of the Qin people, because his father had disappeared because of the fire during the attack on the Great Wall a few years earlier.

And if you go missing in that case, it can also be said that the probability of death is very high.

After the death of his father, this young man gradually became a brave man of his tribe, and during the Hun invasion two years earlier, this young man's tribe was defeated by the Huns, and the tribal leader was killed in battle, while the other survivors escaped under his leadership.

Eventually, because of the young man's performance, the surviving others elected him as the new leader of the tribe.

Zabeh didn't know much about this tribe, that is, he knew that this young tribal leader was more inclined to the culture of the Qin people in some ways.

He didn't know why, but Zabekh should probably be grateful to the young man for now, because it was his statement that made the other tribal leaders make up their minds

And this time, the remnants of the Donghu people's combat strength officially began their road of revenge against the Huns.

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