With Wei Yan's order. The soldiers jumped off their horses. Everyone did almost the same thing. They are not in a hurry to solve their hungry belly. Instead, take out the horse feed. First feed your beloved war horse. For the cavalry. War horses are not only their weapons of war. And it's a good partner with them day and night. Just like their relatives.
A fight is about to be thrown soon. The soldiers only fed their horses half full. They are the same. A bite of fried noodles and a bite of snow. Just eat half full.
After half an hour of rest. The soldiers gradually recovered from the exhaustion of the long march. Wei Yan waved the big knife in his hand. Roared: "Get on the horse. Kill."
"Kill. Kill. Kill." Ten thousand people shouted together. The sound shook the sky.
Huns men and women singing and dancing by the bonfire. He was shocked by the faintly screaming killing. Looking around eagerly. Looking for the source of this sound. suddenly. They felt a slight tremor of the earth. This situation. For people living on the grassland. It couldn't be more familiar. This is the movement that happens when a large number of horses gallop past.
quickly. This joyous bonfire ball came to an abrupt end. Adult Huns and those half-old boys who were underage rushed to their tents. Although they didn't know who these cavalry came suddenly. But the harsh living conditions on the grasslands. Make them dare not relax their vigilance at any time. They are always ready to fight. because. Their enemy is not only the Han Chinese. More importantly, they come from other tribes within the Huns.
This tribe is harassing the Liangzhou border. The Huns who slaughtered the entire village. This is a medium-sized tribe. However, the men in the tribe were first half transferred by Liu Bao to participate in the war in Guanzhong. The result is not a lifetime. later. The Huns' civil strife inevitably involved this tribe. Once again caused heavy casualties. right now. The entire tribe has fewer than a thousand people capable of fighting. It also includes more than 600 and a half-old children. Not only the soldiers suffered serious losses. The war lasted for nearly a year. It also affected them herding horses and sheep. The shortage of food made them usher in a difficult winter. That's why they uncharacteristically harass the Han border in winter.
This situation does not just happen in this tribe. Thousands of tribes within the Huns have more or less problems of this kind. therefore. When I felt a brigade of cavalry coming. They did not expect that the enemy would be the cavalry of the Han Dynasty. I only thought that other tribes wanted to take advantage of the fire.
Wait until the young men in the tribe and the half-old children led the war horses. When he rushed out of the camp noisily with his bow and arrow. Wei Yan has taken the lead. Brought four thousand cavalry to the front.
The ten thousand cavalry led by Wei Yan consisted of four thousand heavy cavalry and six thousand light cavalry. These heavy cavalry regardless of men or horses. They are all dressed in strong armor. These armors are all iron armors produced by the research institute after several trials. Both can guard against swords and arrows. It's not particularly heavy. Can minimize the burden of war horses.
Faced with just rushed out of the camp. Thousands of Xiongnu riders have not had time to line up. Wei Yan was not at all soft. The big knife in his hand moved upward. The cavalry behind them all shot out their short guns.
Those who can be selected into the heavy cavalry team are tall and powerful people. Their horses are also very tall. The short gun thrown by them with the fast gallop of the war horse rushed to thunder. Many Huns riders did not react. These short shots passed through the chest. Even their horses have been stabbed over.
The Huns riders have never seen this kind of formation. It was just a blink of an eye. More than half of the soldiers around them fell. Haven't waited for them to react. The overwhelming heavy cavalry has rushed in front of them. The Huns are proficient in riding and shooting. They are not good at this kind of hand-to-hand combat. Just listen to a strange call from the team. The remaining 400 people rushed to both sides of the camp.
By the bonfire. They had already seen the cavalry team rushing over. Not only the number is far above them. And the armor is complete. Well equipped. It is far from what they can directly confront. And the Xiongnu tribe they knew. It is impossible to have such a cavalry. Obviously this cavalry is from the Han Chinese. They want to take advantage of their good riding characteristics. Around the flanks of these armored cavalry. Defeat them with bows and arrows that you are good at. They don't believe that the riding and shooting skills of the Han people will be above their own.
but. Did not wait for them to completely rush out of the camp. What greeted them was a dense rain of arrows. They bumped into a group of black knights again. These knights are real and ride and shoot. Whether riding or archery. They all seem to be far above them. This time. The Huns finally understood. They have been surrounded.
Remnant Huns cavalry of more than four hundred men. Faced with 10,000 elite men armed to their teeth. There is almost no fight back. There was no casualty in the entire Han army. They wiped out all the Huns riders that this tribe could fight.
The Xiongnu women and children who stayed in the camp only heard screams and screams coming from outside. I didn't know that the enemy they were facing was a good soldier from a big man. They just gather together. Anxiously waiting for the end of the battle. In the harsh living environment of the grassland. For these women and children. How to survive is the most important thing. No matter which tribe is struck. As long as they don't resist. The attackers generally would not kill them. The worst outcome is to snatch their cattle and sheep. And very few people would do anything to kill them all. It will not take away all their food. How much will leave them a little. Of course. Encountered such plunder. It is impossible to think about spending the winter safely. At least half of them will die of freezing and starvation.
but. The next situation surprised them. It was not the other Huns who rushed into the camp. It's tens of thousands of Chinese cavalry. Haven't waited for them to react. These Han Chinese cavalry began to kill and set fire.
Some elderly men and some slightly older boys who remained in the camp were quickly picked up from the crowd by these Han Chinese cavalry. Hardly said a word. Pouching is a cut. Those women and young children were all driven out of the tent. Concentrated outside the camp.
at the same time. Some Han slaves were also rescued. These Han Chinese slaves. Except for a few are trafficked. The rest were captured by these Huns when they attacked the Han border. Thirty-seven young Han women who were taken into captivity in the village that was devastated a few days ago were among them.
quickly. The soldiers counted these exiled Han slaves. There are a total of one hundred and fifty-four people. Most of them are young women. These slaves are all yellow and thin. Obviously suffered inhuman abuse. Many people still face horror. Can't believe that I'm free again. When they understand. Can't help crying.
The soldiers proceeded in an orderly manner. Drive the horses, cattle and sheep of the Huns together. Save them again. The fodder that was going to spend the whole winter was dragged out. Let his horse be full. A large number of cattle and sheep were slaughtered on the spot. Or roast or boil. Let the soldiers and the rescued Chinese have a feast.
Wei Yan nibble on the leg of lamb. While listening to the soldiers report the results of today's battle. Raid this camp. A total of 1,324 Xiongnu men were killed. More than 4,000 horses were seized. More than five hundred cattle. There are more than 7,000 sheep. Three hundred and seventy young Huns were captured.
in fact. There are more than 3,000 women in this Xiongnu tribe. but. Liu Xin's order was for the Huns to repay the sins they committed ten times. So Wei Yan didn't dare to take too many people away. Just make up three hundred and seventy.
Wei Yan listened to the report. Bite the last bite of mutton fiercely. Throw the bones in your hands. Say loudly: "Come here. I set fire to these tents."
Those Xiongnu women who were gathered then realized that something was wrong. Those tents are their homes. It is whether they can survive this winter. Now there is a raging fire.
Wei Yan watched the flames reflect half of the sky. Waved. Let a team of thousands of people escort the rescued Han Chinese slaves. Escorted the 370 Hun women and a large number of cattle, sheep and horses who were taken into captivity and returned to the Han territory. He himself will continue to go deep into the desert. Because his task has not yet been completed.
in fact. The task assigned by Liu Xin is not difficult. Just let them kill 4,390 Huns. Three hundred and seventy Xiongnu women were taken back into captivity. To show revenge. This is the general task assigned to the five cavalry teams. But Wei Yan automatically took over all this task. In his opinion. Still need to kill 3,066 Huns to complete the task. So he needs to continue to attack.
The Han army has strict military discipline. Well trained. Soon the cavalry contingent of 9,000 men regrouped. Had a full meal. Both men and horses appear vigorous. At this time. A group of green sparks suddenly exploded in the distant sky. On this endless prairie. It looks beautiful and a bit weird.
Wei Yan looked up. Muttered in his mouth: "I almost forgot about this. Hurry up. Let's put one too."
original. This is the signal firework that Xu Huang distributed to them when he was leaving. Divided into red and green. Xu Huang emphasized repeatedly. If it works. Just put a green firework. If you encounter a strong enemy. Just set off a red firework. This kind of fireworks is naturally a new achievement of the research institute. Of course, Liu Xin and Ma Yun from later generations wanted to develop gunpowder to increase their strength. Especially Ma Yun. She also has a relatively rich knowledge of mathematics, physics and chemistry. I thought it was just a simple matter. The result is in actual operation. It turns out that there are still many problems that are difficult to solve. but. Although the artillery was not produced. Gunpowder is still made.
With gunpowder. Ma Yun wanted to make the children lively during the New Year. He decided to produce some fireworks. The beautiful fireworks will naturally be more popular with children. It has become the main direction of the research institute. Ma Yun based on his chemical knowledge. Let the craftsmen add different metal mineral components to the fireworks. So that the flame emits a variety of different colors.
Liu Xin is determined to rule the world. I want to apply almost every invention to the military. This time they sent troops to the Huns. After seeing the fireworks set off by the research institute. Liu Xin thought of distributing fireworks to his army. There is no shelter on the vast grassland. The fireworks can still be seen clearly after a long distance. It couldn't be better to be used to deliver messages.
Hear Wei Yan's order. The soldiers hurriedly took out fireworks. It hasn't had time to ignite. A green spot flashed in the sky further away. Obviously another cavalry team succeeded.
The soldiers hurriedly lit the fireworks in their hands. Almost at the same time. On their right. Two rays of light also rose in the sky. For a time. Fireworks are flying all over the sky. The green light is dazzling. Add a bit of life to the silent night.