Chapter 177: The Song of the Huns
The roaring Liaodong is already cold, and only one heavy snow is needed to wrap the north in a layer of plain clothing.
A merchant army scout in plain white robes roared through the cold wind and rushed across the frozen hard grass.
Liaodong, there are many other names in later generations, and it is still an undeveloped virgin land, and even the Liaodong Bo of the fiefdom of Liaodong is mainly commercial and nomadic.
Northern Xinjiang is bitterly cold, and Liaodong is even more bitterly cold.
"Taishi, the city of Liao has not been lost, look at it from afar, Liaodong Bo has been fighting hard for a long time, the city wall is damaged, and the blood is flowing like a river, if you don't support it, I am afraid that there is a danger of death."
Wen Zhong stood in the big tent of the military camp, with 100,000 armored royal divisions, 20,000 Hun Rongnu horses of Mengji State, 30,000 infantry armor, and 30,000 infantry armor in Taigang Province, totaling 180,000 troops.
"Who's the offender?"
"The main banner of the Rong clan is Shan Rong and Su Shen, and most of the servants are Hun Rong, Hao Qian and other departments. From afar, there are about 100,000 enemies. β
Wen Zhong was very puzzled, he was also nomadic, and under the rule of Liaodong Bo, he had the support of Lingzhi, Guzhu, Kazuo and other subject countries, and he was also from the original Su Shen noble, and after several generations in the east and west of Liao, why was he besieged by his own people for no reason, and he was blocked so that he couldn't even send a letter for help.
If this doubt does not enter Liaocheng and ask Liaodongbo, it will not be answered by speculation. It's just that these invading enemies can also be completely killed in one go, and Su Shen, as the largest ethnic group in Liaodong, once it is unstable, the entire Liaodong will become an enclave.
"This matter is quite strange, but someone is willing to go to the enemy formation and ask the reason for the enemy's rebellion and attack Liaodongbo?"
The generals are silent, they are all coarse, and no one wants to do those tricky things.
Meng Jiguo's general, Zhong Xi, slowly walked out of the array, revealing an arrogant and confident expression, and said to Master Wen.
"Taishi, it is possible to talk about it, but the last general thinks that it is necessary to fight first and then talk, and to fight in a targeted manner, Shanjung and Hun Rong are barbarians, when they are hit hard, Su Shen and Hao Qian are different, they are all the princes and people of my big business, and they should not be too hard, so the last general has the courage to ask for his life, and the heavy troops intercept Su Shen and Hao Qian's department, and then send the elite to face the main force of the Shanjung and Hun Rong clans, and then sit down and talk calmly after deterring other enemy coalition forces."
The generals were silent, and Master Wen nodded after thinking for a moment.
"This method is good, fight first and then talk about it, and save these people from despising us and waiting, is anyone willing to serve in this first vanguard front army?"
This time, all the generals in the camp volunteered, and the four generals of the demon family waved the magic weapon in their hands to make a deserving look, and a group of people hyped up in the main camp, Wen Zhong was not surprised, this kind of thing, every time you go on an expedition, it will happen several times, just get used to it.
"Taishi, do you use a knife to kill chickens? The last general, Meng Jiguo, and the main general of the Hun Rongnu army, Chunxiong, applied to fight! β
Mo Lishou looked at the black-faced slave words on Chunxiong's face, and said with disdain: "A slave can also go to the battlefield and be a general, I really don't know what Brother Meng thinks." β
Chunxiong wanted to ridicule each other, but he just listened to Mo Lishou call his lord Brother Meng, and held back his anger for a while, staring at Master Wen with straight eyes.
"I know the Rong language, I know the Rong people, I used to be the Rong people, and the current Hun Rong King is my uncle, let me go, Taishi let me go, I have been dreaming of this opportunity for revenge for eight years, the Hun Rong warriors under my command are hungry for blood, victory and honor, if you can let me fight, Chun Xiong will definitely bring you victory."
What kind of eyes is this, like a hungry wolf wandering alone, there is only war intent in his eyes, and the whole person is like a sharp carving knife, exuding a fierce murderous aura.
"Are you sure you're going to win? Don't be ashamed anymore, Taishi, let's let the four brothers go, we can only win the first game, we can't lose, and it is too risky to rashly appoint a slave. β
"No, I'm sure I can win, Junxiong and the soldiers of the slave army will only pursue victory, and it is better to die than to win!! I am willing to use my head as a guarantee, if I don't win, or if I don't win enough, I am willing to apologize to the generals with my head! β
Looking at the middle-aged man kneeling on the ground with a fanatical face in front of him, everyone felt a little cautious in their hearts, it was not unheard of people with a strong desire to win, but like this slave, there are very few people who speak lightly about life and death, dare to gamble with their lives, and grab a pioneer opportunity.
Sure enough, the soldiers brought out by the madman, even if they were slave soldiers and servant soldiers, were crazy in their bones.
This Zhong Xi handed over an official letter in his hand.
"Taishi, this is a letter of state from Jiang Ziya, the prime minister of Meng Ji, Jiang Xiangyan, the war method of Hun Rongnu is the foundation of our sovereign innovation, and I also ask the Taishi to give them the opportunity to test the sword to prove their reputation."
Wen Zhong read Jiang Ziya's letter of national letters word by word, kept stroking his beard, and at the same time looked at the sturdy man in the hall, who was obviously humble, but held his head high proudly, for fear that others would not see the huge slave words on his face.
"The old man allows you to fight, as you said, if you lose, the old man doesn't want your head, and you will be your slave quietly in the future, and don't bring trouble to your lord again, so you are still willing to fight?"
"The last general Junxiong is willing to serve the death force!"
With that, the leader of the Hunnon gave Zhong Xi a grateful look, and trotted all the way back to his Hunnon camp with a determined gaze.
As soon as he entered the gate, two hundred military marquis and twenty lieutenants immediately surrounded him eagerly and asked in a gossiping voice.
"General Chun, how is it, has the Taishi agreed? I'm waiting for the first battle? β
"Speak quickly, General Chun, you're in a hurry to kill me."
Looking at these fellow brothers who also put life and death aside and were eager to prove themselves, Chunxiong was full of pride in his heart, pulled out the sword in his hand, and roared impassionedly.
"If there is no day of fame, I am willing to bury my bones on the battlefield, all brothers, all robes, the lord once said, let me and others become the whip in his hand, the sword is pointed, invincible!"
"The whole army obeys the order, get on the horse! Go with me!! β
"Oh! Oh! Oh! Whatever the sword points at, it is invincible! Victory~"
Ten thousand horses galloped out, the horses' hooves stepped on the ground, and the loud rumbling sound pulled the hearts of the entire army of the king's division, and countless people talked about it, discussing this ridiculous but bloody slave army.
"Meng Jibo is confused, how can he wear such good leather armor for slaves and ride such a beautiful BMW? You know, we don't have horses yet! β
"Okay, give you the horse, can you turn over and hide in the belly of the horse like them, take off the bow in your hand, and hit every shot?"
"I can't, can they? Do you think they can really win? β
"Heh, naΓ―ve, do you know what the concept of hearing war is happy?"
When the army of the Great Shang approached this army of the Rong tribe in Liaodong for thirty miles, they had already discovered the enemy situation and waited for the action of the Shang army's Wang Division.
Chunxiong's 20,000 cavalry roared and galloped, heading straight for the 50,000 army where the Shanjung division was located, and the Shanjung headquarters also mounted their horses and came towards the slave army, as if they wanted to compete with this cavalry that could also scream.
But what they didn't expect was that when the two armies were still a hundred paces apart, the whistling rain of arrows fell on their heads like rain, and the unprepared Shanjung cavalry immediately fell in large numbers.
When they opened their bows and arrows to fight back, the 20,000 cavalry immediately split in a herringbone and cut along the two wings towards the Shanjung Division, and the arrows in their hands were like meteors chasing their lives, shooting down one after another Shanjung warriors, always opening up a distance of 100 paces.
The mountains immediately scattered into two ways and swept towards the two wings, but the Hujung did not engage them at all, relying on their superb equestrian skills, and repeatedly bent their bows and arrows to shoot at the crowd behind.
"Shameless dog thief, which tribe are you knights, do you have a sense of honor and disgrace? Hurry up and fight with us. β
The Hunnon Nu cavalry did not answer, but silently kept closing the formation, and then separated into several arrays, constantly interspersed on the battlefield freely, flexible positioning, the 50,000 cavalry around the mountain seemed to be running around in place, and even several horses collided and trampled on each other.
Wen Zhong and Wang Shijun, who were watching the battle from afar, were amazed, where is this way to return the other's body, this is clearly like a cavalry fighting infantry, using various formations to cut, and the enemy army far superior to himself is like a monkey fighting with a shadow.
"General Zhong Xi, what kind of tactic is this?"
Zhong Xi looked at Wen Taishi and the other generals who showed their essence with a smile, and said slowly: "There are no particularly strict tactics, freedom and flexibility are their core, if you have to name it, the crow scattered star tactic, however, this is not the end, everyone please stop the enemy reinforcements, and the matter of encircling the point to send reinforcements has to be left to the generals to do." β
The situation on the battlefield has undergone some changes, seeing that the Shanrong headquarters is completely chaotic, and the formation is basically broken, Chunxiong, who is hidden on the side, immediately takes three hundred men and horses wrapped in the "copper armor can" heavy cavalry to make a shining appearance, the momentum is like a thunderous roar, and the three hundred people are carrying tens of thousands of cavalry who are panicking and bombing the camp, killing the enemy army screaming.
The surrounding rangers also took out their spears and kept rushing in and out of the scattered military formations, piercing the enemy knights.
The familiar Meng's cover-up was staged again, and the Shanrong Division, which had been squeezed into the living space, was driven to the Hurong Department like an unconscious cow and sheep.
A group of Rong clans, who were as simple as white paper, suddenly ran backwards crying and shouting for their mothers, and then were killed on the spot one by one.
The Su Shen, Mao and other departments who wanted reinforcements next to them immediately stayed in the camp honestly like quails, and no longer struggled, and kept handing a seal to the main account of the Taishi, for fear that they would move one step slower and be strangled by the thorn army that came and went like the wind and invaded like fire.
Mo Lishou looked at his three brothers with a tired face, angrily threw the double hammer in his hand on the ground, and shouted loudly: "It's boring, it's not fun at all, Meng Jiguo has cleaned up by himself, why do you want us to come all the way to drink the northwest wind?" Yes!? β
No one has a haircut with a magic life.
The war went too fast, just a wave of offensive, and the only slave army actually defeated the Shanrong Department in Liaodong, although it was not the main force of Shanjung's royal division, but after all, it was 50,000 cavalry. As a result, this new method of warfare also began to be noticed by everyone.
Zhong Xi still had the smile of the wisdom bead in his hand, holding the jade cong and the golden axe given by Master Wen Taishi in his hand, and stepped into the camp of Su Shen and other departments with high spirits.
After a while, the prudent leader of the Great Sect and the Bang Bo of the Purple came to the main field of the king alone.
"You warriors of the Liaodong Tribes, why do you want to launch an offensive against your suzerain, Shangliao?"
Su Le, the leader of the Prudent Great Sect, sighed and said with a bow of shame.
"We wait for the Liaodong Xiong clan to live in abundance of water and grass, and it is not easy to survive between heaven and earth, Hubo of Liaodong is our suzerain, he forgot the tradition of prudence, and lived in the high city wall, which is actually nothing, but he asked me to wait for my daughter to be sacrificed to him, and to levy our cattle, sheep and wealth, the master of the Great Shang, we have never deviated from the Great Shang, but there is really no way to live, so I sought the help of Shanjung and Hujung, and wanted to wake up the Hubo who lived in the stone house, Take back what belongs to us, and please forgive us for our rudeness. β
Looking at the tribal chiefs and Bang Bo who were in tears, Wen Zhong was irritable, if it weren't for the crisis in Liaodong that the Great Witch Sacrifice divined and really let the Rong people break through Shangliao City, the consequences would be unimaginable, and it was difficult to say whether these Su Shen people who were coerced by the Rong clan would simply go south and sweep the Great Shang and the northern Xinjiang tribes because of all kinds of guilt and contempt.
Wen Taishi immediately sent someone to shout and called Hu Bo out of the fortified city, as Su Shen said, where is this still the hero who chased the ghost party and beat the earth?
The brocade clothes and jade food dragged down his figure, and the Taishi demoted the Liaodong Earl who was no longer brave and looked like a fat pig to a baron, so the identity of the new Liaodong speaker became a suspense.
I saw Zhong Xi come out of the queue and said softly: "Master, why bother? β
"There is a proposal under the next to leave the Hun Rong slaves under the command of my Meng Ji State in Liaodong, as a superintendent, to balance the Liaodong tribes, and at the same time to subdue the Rong people for my use, not only can I ensure the peace of Liaodong in the future, but also when I use troops against the ghosts, earthworks, and dogs in the future, my Meng Ji State can also directly send Hun Rong slaves from the grassland to help in the war."
"From now on, the threat of the Rong clan to the northern frontier will be worry-free, I don't know Taishi, what do you think?"
Wen Zhong was silent, looking at Chunxiong, who was full of expectations, and then at the high morale of the Great Shang Wangshi, and his heart was full of thoughts.
What Zhong Xi said was actually the peace he wanted.
It's just that at this moment, Wen Taishi felt the strength of Meng Jiguo for the first time, not only the strength of the soldiers, but also the pressure of Meng Ji's talents.
Is it a yes or a refusal? He always had a hunch that if he agreed to this suggestion, in time, maybe thirty years, it seemed that he would have to raise a tiger with amazing strength in the northern frontier of Dashang, just like the second Zhou State.
Taishi was very hesitant, he trusted Meng Yan, but he was not sure whether Meng Yan would still have his heart towards Dashang after thirty years, and whether the Meng clan would still have his heart towards Dashang after two or three generations.
At this time, the commander outside the camp passed the word.
"Taishi, Chongcheng sent a letter, Chongying Biao assassinated Bo Yi Kao, the eldest prince of Zhou on the street, Xibohou Jichang has sent the army of Zhou State, Chen Bing Sanshan Pass, wants to launch an offensive against the northern Xinjiang, threatens to hit Chongcheng, ask why Chonghou wants to go against the grain!"
"Whew!!"
Wen Zhong rubbed his eyebrows with a headache, at this moment, he seemed to feel that what would happen in a few decades was not so important, and at the current level of fighting fires everywhere, if Meng Jiguo could come forward to integrate Northern Xinjiang, it seemed that it was not impossible?
"Hun Rong Nu, Hu Rong Nu, since you want to sit in Liaodong, then you will break off with the previous Rong identity, do a good job for Dashang, defend Liaodong for Meng Ji Town, don't call Hun Rong Nu in the future, just call it Xiongnu."
"Chunxiong, you must always remember that you are the slave of my great businessman, the military slave of Meng Ji, the name of the Huns, are you willing to accept it?"
Chunxiong forcibly suppressed the surprise in his heart, and immediately responded loudly: "Chunxiong remember, in the future, we will be the Huns, and dare to be the horsewhip in Meng Jibo's hand!" β
Hehe, this line has been buried for a long time, praise me, is it very cleverly combined with the situation in Northern Xinjiang and Western Zhou, is it reasonable to change?
(End of chapter)