Chapter 1050
This is simply not achievable. In short, the Gansu region during the Han Dynasty was much richer than we imagined because of its beautiful mountains and rivers, suitable for farming and grazing.
It wasn't until there were rich agricultural areas to supply halfway through that the Silk Road was truly opened. When the first Chinese caravans arrived in Persia in 106 BC and then entered Rome from Persia, the entire history of the world was thus integrated.
In addition, due to the near-annihilation of the Xiongnu Zuoxian Wang, the Wuhuan tribe in the northeast that had been ruled by him also surrendered to the Han Dynasty. According to the old practice of the Hu people in the west of the river, Emperor Wu migrated the Wuhuan Ju tribe from the north of the West Lamulun River to the five counties in the northeast (Shanggu, Yuyang, Youbeiping, Liaoxi, and Liaodong), and reconnoitred the movements of the Xiongnu for the Han Dynasty, and set up a "guard Wuhuan school captain" to manage and supervise Wuhuan in order to sever its ties with the Xiongnu.
The Xiongnu, from the world's most powerful horse clan, returned to the Qin Dynasty in World War I, and withdrew from the ranks of powerful countries in one battle, which was a great defeat and shame for Yi Zhixi's life. But it has come to this, his glory has turned to ashes, his ambition has been put into the ground, the sun is declining, and he is at the end of the road, and he can only helplessly fall away.
Five years later, Shan Yu, who had been usurping power for thirteen years, died of a lonely illness on the remote grassland of Mobei, and he never returned to the Monan of his dreams for the rest of his life.
Huo Quai's side returned triumphantly, and Wei Qing's side was not bad. Because of the wrong information, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty originally arranged for Huo Quai, and Shan Yu Yizhi ran into Wei Qing.
Wei Qing's combat style is not as good as Huo Quai's, and each battle is always clearly arranged in front and back, left and right, and he seeks victory in outflanking and encircling stability, which is the case for his descendant Su Jian, and the same is true for the old general Li Guang, and it is really not to talk about deliberately squeezing out.
In short, at this time, the Han army under Wei Qing's subordinates was uneven, the men and horses were tired, and it was far from the heyday of the lineup, and it was at an absolute disadvantage compared to the main force of the Xiongnu Shan Yu Army. If the first battle is unfavorable, it will inevitably affect morale and even lead to the annihilation of the whole army, so it is extremely undesirable.
Therefore, in order to achieve the tactical goal of defending first and then winning, Wei Qing decided to use the most powerful defensive weapon in the world: Wugang Che.
The so-called Wugang car, as its name suggests, is both military and rigid, and it is a very strong military combat vehicle. It has a car circumference and a car cover, which at first glance looks like a huge box.
Guns were placed on their cars, with blades outward-looking, and leather was hung to prevent fire. At the same time, the sergeant died outside the car, and the front line was covered at close range with a gun shield, and the rear line was held with a bow and crossbow to shoot at a long distance, so that once the car formation was connected from end to end, it could instantly form a copper wall and an impregnable defensive line, so that the enemy cavalry could not conflict, and the crossbow arrows could not penetrate.
It seems that Wei Qing's original name as a cavalry general is not just a good name, he is not only good at cavalry warfare, but also proficient in chariot warfare, which belongs to a number of all-rounders, unlike Huo Quai, who specializes in cavalry tactics to dominate.
At this time, he saw the fierce attack of the Xiongnu, so he ordered all the Wugang chariots to quickly close together and form a ring fortress, and the Han soldiers hid behind the chariot formation, and consumed the enemy's mobile cavalry with fierce crossbow arrows.
This is good, the Huns can't shoot the Han army, but the Han army can shoot the Huns, such a circular car formation is an upgraded version of Li Guang's shield ring array. Now we can rest assured a little, Wei Qingsheng's victory is unknown, but at least he can't lose.
Originally, the Huns waited for work at ease, and Wei Qing put a military chariot formation on the table, and the Han army became a waiter for work.