Five green fireworks rose in succession, which means that all five cavalry teams have succeeded. The school lieutenant Chen Yong who followed Wei Yan said, "General Qi, should we continue to kill,"
Wei Yan waved the knife in his hand fiercely and said, "Kill, why not kill,"
Chen Yong glanced at the Xiongnu women and children who were gathered together and cried bitterly because their camp was burned to ashes, and said: "General, do you want to pick out a few of these people and let them serve as guides? ,"
The Huns are a nation that lives on horseback. Although these people are only women and children, their riding skills will never be inferior to them. They are not inferior to the great cavalry. As long as they are given a horse, they can keep up with the marching team. speed,
Wei Yan glanced at the women and children contemptuously, took out a small toy from his arms, held it in his hand for a while, pointed the big knife forward, and said: "Don't use these barbarians, let's kill in the direction of the north. That's it,"
This gadget is exactly the compass developed by Liu Xinhua. Although the record indicating the direction appeared in various myths and legends of the Han people a long time ago, it is said that Huangdi once broke through the fog and defeated Chi You with the help of a guide car, but Liu Xin has never seen the physical object of the compass car, nor has he found the relevant production materials. However, Liu Xin and Ma Yun have used the compass of later generations, and have also seen the copied Sinan like a big spoon in the museum. ,
They all know the principle of the compass very well. Although there are not many natural magnets, it is not impossible to find them. However, to process a natural magnet into the shape of a spoon, the craftsmen of the research institute have to work hard, and finally the magnet is getting more and more. The spoon was still not processed. In the end, Liu Xin asked the craftsmen to grind the natural magnet into a needle shape according to the style of the compass of later generations, and made a compass that is very close to the later generations. Of course, there is no glass as a cover, so I can only use it. Crystal instead,
Because there is no suitable production machinery, this kind of compass is very difficult to process, just like clairvoyance. It is also expensive to use high-quality crystals, and it is impossible to equip the army in large quantities. This time the expedition to the grassland, although several major generals are equipped The compass and clairvoyance were issued, but after the battle, they all had to return it again, and could not claim it as their own. Even so, it can be used once. In the eyes of Wei Yan and others, this is not only an eye-opener. The problem can even be said to be the blessings they cultivated in their previous life.
The team had already assembled, and Chen Yong received the order and was about to lead the team, but he heard another captain say: "General Qi, do you want to take away the leftover beef and mutton?"
Although the fried noodles they carried with them tasted good and enough to satisfy their hunger, it was not as good as beef and mutton. Many soldiers wanted to bring a little bit. They just had strict military discipline. Without Wei Yan’s order, no one would dare to make their own decisions.
However, carrying these beef and mutton will definitely affect the speed of the march, and it is inevitable to have a fire and barbecue. Wei Yan remembered that the other teams had already succeeded, and he was not far behind. He waved his hand and said, "Burn, Burn all the forage together."
All the Hun tribes are the same. In order to survive the cold winter, they will accumulate a large amount of forage in the camp to meet the needs of cattle, sheep and horses throughout the winter. At the time, only a small part of the fodder was taken away, and their horses ate part of it, the remaining fodder still accounted for most of the fodder. Wei Yan’s order is to completely not leave a way for these women and children. ,
The winter in the grassland is not only difficult for people, but also the hungry wolves. If these women and children don’t want to lose their lives, they can only go to other tribes as soon as possible. Of course, other tribes will not help them for no reason. They only become slaves to other tribes,
Wei Yan didn't care about the lives of these people. He counted his personnel and made sure that no one was missed or a piece of equipment. After that, he set off on the road and continued to complete his "difficult task."
Ten days later, the five cavalry teams sent out to take part in the battle against the Huns returned to the Han border one after another. Many of the rations they carried had not been eaten yet, because they used the method of fighting and raising the war all the way. Satisfied with the supply, this time the attack on the grassland hit a total of 27 Huns tribes. It seemed that everyone had agreed in advance. Each cavalry team captured 370 young Huns, but they beheaded two in total. There are more than 8,000 ranks, which greatly exceeds the task target assigned by Liu Xin, because everyone wants to complete the 4,390 places independently. As for cattle, sheep and horses, there are countless.
Surprisingly, after such a long-distance attack, fewer than 300 Chinese cavalry were injured or killed, and a considerable part of the cavalry accidentally fell off the horse during the impact and was injured by the horse. The main reason was riding skills. The practice did not reach home. Because Liu Xin issued a strict order in advance, there was no loss of equipment of 50,000 cavalry, and there was no incident of rape of a female or private property, which shows how strict the discipline of this Han army is.
In fact, the losses suffered by the Xiongnu tribe are much more than these. Except for the cavalry led by Zhao Yun, every time a Huns camp is wiped out, it will leave a small number of cattle, sheep and horses for those women and children. The other four teams are all one. The fire burned clean and lost cattle, sheep and horses. Except for a few lucky ones, these Huns, women and children fled to the neighboring tribes. Most of them died of freezing and starvation, or lost their lives in the belly of wolves. Those neighboring tribes who learned the news were also suddenly killed The menacing cavalry who entered the grassland was terrified. On the one hand, they strengthened their guard, and on the other hand, they sent people to the court to report the situation to their Yufro Shanyu.
The Huns are nomads and did not build their own city. The so-called royal court is actually a camp, but this camp is relatively fixed, and the scale is much larger than other tribal camps.
There is a huge tent in the middle of the royal court. It is the big tent of the Hufro Shanyu, the lord of the Huns. If you look at it from the outside, compared with other tents, this tent is bigger than other tents, but it also has a golden light. There is no other difference between the top of the tent, but the inside of the big tent is gorgeous, and all kinds of equipment are available.
At this time, the three leading figures of the Southern Huns, Shan Yu Fuluo, Zuo Xian Wang Liu Bao, and You Xian Wang Hu Chuquan were all in the big tent. In front of them, there was a golden-colored roast with a seductive aroma. The whole sheep, but their faces were all dignified, obviously shocked by the Han army's raid on the Xiongnu camp. Indeed, the Han army has not entered this desert for nearly a hundred years. This time, they not only came, but also destroyed it. Lost dozens of Xiongnu tribes, large and small, killed tens of thousands of young Xiongnu, and taken away countless cattle, sheep and horses. This has never happened, even when Han Wu defeated the Xiongnu. Because the Han people advocate Confucianism, they will not do this kind of arbitrarily killing innocent people, even if the opponent is a foreigner, they will not do it, at least on the surface.
Yu Fuluo glanced at the people in the tent, and said in a deep voice: "According to those who fled back, the reason why the Han army wanted to slaughter was to avenge Tumulan for looting a small village on the border of Liangzhou. Let me repay the Huns ten times,"
Hu Chuquan said in surprise: "Ten times to pay back, there will be more than two thousand people in that small village, and there are only a few hundred males left in Tumulan's tribe, right?"
Tu Mulan is the leader of the Huns who harassed the border of Liangzhou this time. Indeed, there are only a few hundred males left in his tribe. The people in Liangzhou are sturdy. In the past, the Huns also suffered a lot of casualties. The strength of the Tumulan tribe is simply not enough to deal with a village of more than 2,000 people. In fact, Tumulan chose to attack the Han border this season because he wanted to take advantage of the Han people’s belief that the Huns would invade the border in spring without any precautions, and beat them. He was caught off guard, and the result really allowed him to succeed, but he didn't expect to bring disaster to his tribe.
Yu Fuluo sighed: "Only Tu Mulan knows this."
Liu Bao asked: "Where is Tu Mulan?"
Yufro "humbled" and said, "Let the Han people have their heads cut off earlier, and many tribesmen were victimized with him. I don't know where these Han troops came from. They never show mercy. They are not as usual. Pie,"
Liu Bao suddenly realized something and said: "I know where they came from,"
Everyone asked quickly: "Where are they from?"
Liu Bao gritted his teeth and said: "This must be the army of Jingzhou Mu Liu Xin,"
In response to Dong Zhuo’s enlistment, Liu Bao led one hundred thousand into the Guanzhong. He originally planned to take the opportunity to get a vote. As a result, the entire army was wiped out. Even his position in the entire Southern Huns was shaken. Liu Bao’s memory of the Jingzhou cavalry battle is still fresh. Just imagine the entire man, apart from the cavalry, who else could go deep into the desert for more than ten days, destroying dozens of tribes and then returning with his whole body.
Yu Fuluo furiously said: "How does he manage to come to Liangzhou as a Jingzhou Mu? Who wants to be an envoy and ask their emperor for an explanation
Although the Southern Huns were attached to the Han Dynasty, they did not really put the Han Dynasty in their eyes. When the Han Dynasty was strong, they would stand by themselves, and when the Han Dynasty became weak, they would jump out and cause trouble. Not only would it harass the Han territory, but also compete with the Han for control of the Western Regions and ask the Han court to make peace. Now, when the Han Dynasty is in chaos, if it is not for the Xiongnu's internal problems, such and other problems have occurred. They are about to attack the big man a long time ago, so how can they tolerate a Jingzhou Mu bullying them on their heads
Liu Bao sneered and said: "Ask the emperor of the Han Dynasty, I'm afraid the emperor is now in the hands of Liu Xin,"
After he escaped from Guanzhong, he was busy fighting the Huns' civil war with Xubuguduhou. He didn't know the many changes that took place in the Han Dynasty. He thought that Liu Xie had fallen into Liu Xin's grasp.
Yuvro also knew the power of the Han court. It seems that in the past few years, Dong Zhuo had the final say in the Han court. The emperor was actually a decoration, so he said without thinking: "Since the Han emperor is in Liu Xin's hands, then people I went to Liu Xin to ask for an explanation, who would be willing to serve as this messenger?"