Everyone knows that "Wei State's iron cavalry is shocking in the world". The Wei State's cavalry, which consists of most of the military households, is indeed better than many other countries in the same era, but He Mulan never thought that Beipo Rouran was actually one of them. such an easy thing.
No wonder Tuoba Tao immediately dispatched troops as soon as he heard that Wang Ting was in an infighting. He didn't even take the Zuo army for a few days regardless of Yuan Po Qiang and others, and he didn't even get in touch with the Hu Ben army for a long time.
Because this war is simply a crushing type of crushing, and it doesn't require a lot of skills.
In summer, Rouran needs to graze in all directions. Even the tribes in the same territory and the same ethnic group must spread their grazing, otherwise that piece of grass will soon be eaten and bald by cattle and sheep.
As the tribes grazing to places with lush water and grass, they cannot effectively organize resistance.
Rouran lived in a clan, the small tribe had only a few dozen people, the big one had a few hundred people, and there were very few thousands of people. However, the cavalry system of Wei State had at least 2,000 cavalry soldiers for a commander, plus horses and so on. When you meet a small tribe, you don't need any tactics or commanding ability at all. With the horn, you can directly break through the camp, kill the resisting people, and capture the population, cattle and sheep, and you can return to the camp in victory.
The Xianbei are also a grassland people. They also lived in this grassland, and they are no longer familiar with the life of herdsmen. They returned to the grasslands. Unlike the Han people who fought against the nomads in countless dynasties in the past, the Xianbei people produced horses themselves, and now they are like a duck to water.
The vast grasslands are the most suitable areas in the world for cavalry combat.
They don't even need a lot of supplies, as long as they bring ten days of dry food, they can sweep across a large area of Rouran pastures, destroy countless tribes, and obtain the supplies and loot they need.
All tactics, tactics, and reality are all useless. Everywhere the iron hoof goes, there are countless cattle and sheep. Thousands of Rouran families are torn apart, their children become slaves, and the faces of every Wei soldier in the Northern Expedition. "Victory" is written on it, "Plunder" is written, and "Fever" is written.
He Mulan finally understood why the rivalry between the three armies before Beizheng Rouran drove so many people crazy. Because the Northern Expedition to Rouran was probably the easiest time for Wei to obtain military merit. As long as he became a general at that time, he would soon be able to advance several ranks.
Other countries have fortified cities, advantageous arrows, and unyielding soldiers, but here, the endless prairie welcomes everyone to come here. Whether you can win or not depends on your ability.
At a certain moment, He Mulan understood why Yuan Po Qiang, Qiu Lin Mo Zhen and others were transferred to the Montenegro camp at this time, because they were placed here by Tuoba Tao to obtain military exploits.
As long as they bring their pawns, and the pawns see the profit, they will naturally win without any need for them to command. Wei's soldiers are the best soldiers to bring. Because there is no food and salaries, all of Wei's cavalry are eager to win. As long as the victory is returned, Yuan Po Qiang and Qiu Lin Mozhen can get what they want by virtue of their military exploits.
As for whether they will lead the Montenegro camp after this...
who cares
He Mulan's political and situational sluggishness made her unable to see all of this before, so she couldn't understand that the airborne landings of Qiulin Mozhen and Yuan Poqiang would make so many people in Montenegro dissatisfied, and it wasn't just that they were newcomers. of.
My own person is used as a springboard and a tool to help brush experience points, which is not personally happy.
But as he went deeper and deeper into the hinterland of Rouran, He Mulan realized more and more things.
When she was numb from the killing, in order to resist the psychological and physical disgust, she would start thinking about some problems. Those things that she had never thought about before and didn't need to think about, were so blessed that she understood all of them at once.
Kumoti's generosity, General Xia's forbearance, why Zuo Jun's commander was late, and why General Tuoba Yan guarded the camp at such a critical time...
Why should the Western Front be led by the eldest grandson Han Situ instead of Tuoba Yan...
When I return to Montenegro, I am afraid that the camp will have to change a coach.
"General Hua, I admire you too. You can actually travel the sky in battle!" A general of the Zuo Army and He Mulan traveled together, and was responsible for patrolling within a hundred miles of the camp to prevent Ambush by the creep.
There are not many places where Wei State camps in Rouran, because Wei State's iron cavalry runs too fast, and the baggage team often can't keep up. They are all important and should not be missed.
Otherwise, the cavalry who returned from the sweep would not be able to find the base camp, and they would not know how far they would go to the next place.
"Well, it's not really a battle..."
He Mulan sighed.
"Just to disperse a group of panicked herdsmen."
"Don't underestimate the herdsmen, as long as you give them war horses, weapons and leaders, they can become warriors who control strings at any time!" The general of Zuo Jun liked this young general very much, and he couldn't help but say more. "At that time, I, the Great Wei, fought back the crawly people several times, and also went deep into the grasslands and destroyed countless tribes, but they were able to multiply and grow soon. Don't leave a trace of luck, be vigilant!"
"Yes."
He Mulan cheered up.
Yeah, what could she do with her cranky thinking here? This is the character of the whole era, the way of life in this extremely low productivity world.
There are only so many resources. If a country wants to become strong, it can only strengthen itself first, and then destroy the enemy. This is the same as raising gu. Only when you live to the end can you truly live.
"There are no traces of enemies nearby, and the only ones found are some herdsmen. It's not a good weather. Let's go back. When the team to escort the baggage and forage arrives, some of them are busy."
Zuo Jun, the general, called Jin to withdraw his troops, and He Mulan immediately called Jin after seeing it, and followed him back to the camp.
Difuchi, which was originally a favorite place for herdsmen on the western pastures, now the tribes here have been trampled by the Wei people, and an army tent has been rebuilt.
The water in Difu Pond is formed by the melting of snow on the Tianshan Mountains. This place belongs to Yu Jiulu, the right sage king of Rouran, and of course, it belongs to the army on the western front.
He Mulan and the general returned to the military tent to return to their orders, and as soon as the tent was opened, they were stunned.
Under the head of General Changsun sat a large line of generals, as if they were discussing matters, and they had been discussing it for a long time.
"General, General Hu Ben Hua Mulan/General Qingche Yigu, come and return!"
As the two people's entry interrupted them, everyone breathed a sigh of relief and showed gratitude to them. He Mulan and Yigufa looked at each other, completely unaware of what was going on. Seeing everyone was relieved, they felt strange in their hearts.
Seeing them coming in, Changsun Han's expression finally got better: "Are there any remaining tribes or a new army in the west and north?"
"No trace was found." The General Qingche replied first, pressing the button to disperse a group of herdsmen in the middle without mentioning it.
He Mulan glanced at him in surprise, and didn't seem to understand why he didn't say anything, but it was not appropriate for her to sell her teammates at this time, so she just made up her mind to tell General Xia about this later, and she remained silent.
Changsun Han instructed the left army generals and the right army generals to patrol day and night, so He Mulan and Yigu Faxian listened to the orders in the tent, and said to them with a bad expression:
"You are a little late, I'm afraid you don't know. I just received the military report. Your Majesty's journey is like a broken bamboo, and now it has reached Monan. I have only reached here on the west line, and the speed is actually a lot worse than the east line... "
As soon as He Mulan heard what Zhang Sun Han said, he knew why everyone's face was ugly.
The east and west lines jointly attacked Rouran, but because the crawly people living in the west line were scattered, and the water sources were not concentrated in the east, the march was slower than that in the east.
In addition, the Yulin Army and the Central Army led by Tuoba Tao were known for their fast travel, and Tuoba Tao made good use of cavalry. After more than half a month, the western front had not yet touched the side of Wang Ting, and the eastern front had not yet reached the imperial court. It has already arrived in Monan.
The east and west lines captured the Rouran royal court together, but the Rouran royal court was not like the palace of the Han people.
The Rouran Royal Court is a large group of tents. It is nonsense to say that it is guarded by a wall or the like, so almost whoever reaches the Rouran Royal Court first will be able to make the first contribution.
Changsun Han and the army that went west with him this time naturally hoped to hit the royal court earlier, but they did not dare to take the credit with Tuoba Tao, but anyway, if the emperor had arrived, the western front would still be slow. To swallow and rob people, cattle and sheep, and to break through the tribe, and not to mention the credit, there must be a lot of Zang or not.
Therefore, Changsun Han summoned all the generals to discuss this time, and he came to give an order to give up the baggage, bring enough rations, lead light cavalry and horses to attack, and join Tuoba Tao.
"But we'll be able to take down all of this soon!" A general said unwillingly: "Now we're going to the east with light cavalry and horses, and all the crawlies here will escape until we capture the Royal Court of Rouran. , these Crawlies don't know where they have escaped!"
The cattle and sheep of the Royal Court of Rouran must belong to His Majesty. If you want to raid along the way, you can't stop and continue to plunder. The west side is not rich in the east, but this trip down, it's nothing.
"The military order is like a mountain, if you disobey, you will be killed!"
Changsun Han seemed to have been angered by the negative attitude of everyone before, so he showed a very determined expression at this time. He is the most prominent minister of the country in the court, and he is also a commander. Although these generals are unwilling, they still hold back.
"In addition, the Gaoche tribes in the north and west want to surrender, and they will fight to the death and find their way back. In order to prevent the worms from revenge, the Gaoche tribe used the Gaoche to carry the old and weak women and children south. We must have a team to go out to meet them. Escort this tribe and take them to the rear camp, where they will be protected by the soldiers stationed in the camp." The eldest Sun Han was troubled by why Tuoba Tao gave such a thing to their people again.
"Your Majesty's will, let the troops on the western front protect this team and make sure to reach the rear safely."
Gaoche in the east and Gaoche in the north are even more powerful, and the entire territory above Rouran is the territory of the Chile people. As long as the Gaoche people are attached, they are better than thousands of troops. Even if Crawly wanted to flee north or west, there were tribes of Gaoche people in the north and west, so naturally, they could only be captured obediently.
Of course, it is a good thing for Gao Che to be attached, but the generals in the account are not happy, and no one is willing to take this errand.
Protect the elderly and the weak
Send it back
Everyone knows that the military exploits are in the Royal Court of Rouran in the east!
For a while, the tent was silent.
Qiu Lin Mozhen looked around and saw that no one was talking, obviously he was unwilling to take this errand. He was about to stand up to take it, but saw He Mulan who was sitting under General Xia stand up and clasped his fists and said:
"The last general is willing to lead the Tiger Ben army to go!"
"No, your Hu Ben army is the elite cavalry of my right army, how can you temporarily mobilize to do such a thing!" Xia Hong stood up and denied it, and bowed to the eldest general: "Hua Mulan, the last general's subordinate, is not thinking about it. Zhou, please don't take offense to the eldest grandson Situ!"
Xia Hongsheng was afraid that Hua Mulan would run into such a waste of power in a confused mind, and directly overthrew He Mulan without giving He Mulan a chance to explain and ask for her life.
"Hu Benqi is brave, this kind of escort errand is in a relatively safe place on the western front, and it is enough to send two or three thousand people there. The tiger Benqi is the vanguard, and picking up people is like killing a chicken with a knife, and the generals are full of flowers. Although loyalty to the country is worthy of praise, it is not desirable."
Yuan Po Qiang, the town general of the Left Army, also stood up and vetoed.
"I have had discussions with General Hua. He is alert and talented, and he should be used in more important places, not this kind of idleness."
"This matter is about the allegiance of the Hundred Thousand Gaoche Tribe. How can it be a trivial matter?" The eldest Sun Han thought about it, looked at the other generals in the tent, and raised his voice: "Do you generals think the same way?"
At this time, everyone was worried that this drudgery would fall on their heads, and asked them to go on the field and rush to kill, willing to be the vanguard. Naturally, everyone actively recommended themselves. Now, when they want to ride lightly and horses to attack the royal court, they called an army to turn around. Who would want to do such a mother-in-law's thing
So for a while, most of the generals agreed with the statement of Zhang Sun Han, saying that the safety and lives of the old and young of the Gaoche family are extremely important, just as if there is something wrong with the Gaoche family, it will affect the overall situation and eventually lose. , said that General Xia, General Wang, and Tu Gui of the Right Army had ashen faces and wished to kill these talents.
Xia Hong immediately hated He Mulan. He Mulan's capture of the ghost has attracted the attention of countless people in the Wei country. Many important officials and generals are waiting for her to shine in this northern expedition, but she can stay behind to pick up the tall people...
He Mulan's willingness to ask for his life was really not the result of a fever, but after careful consideration.
First of all, the safety of Gaoche people must be related to the situation of Beizheng crawling. If she remembered correctly, the final result of this battle was that Datan ran westward, but Tuoba Tao was ambushed and did not order to pursue further. The Rouran royal family was immortal and lingered on, failing to achieve the purpose of this Northern Expedition to completely pacify Rouran;
Even if the Rouran khan escaped, he couldn't take only a few people with him. As long as he fled to the west and stayed in the west, he would definitely be able to find their army.
At that time, if Da Tan was captured alive, or Wu Ti was captured alive, Rouran would be abolished. Without the Khan King and the Royal Court, the Rouran can only be regarded as a tribe like the Lu Shuihu or the Qiang people, and there is no cohesion and great climate.
Secondly, Di Yefei still stayed in the meeting place at the southern foot of Jinshan Mountain. This time, when the old and weak women and children of Gaoche went south, Di Yefei must also go south. He only took 200 men and horses out, but he escorted such a large group of young and old. If he encounters a creepy pursuit or encounters other dangers on the road, it is impossible to guarantee that he will not die in this place.
Di Yefei has a stubborn personality and a heavy sense of responsibility, and it is not impossible for him to break up. In order to avoid this kind of thing, He Mulan went to meet him in person, at least to give his comrades a little more protection.
The most important thing is that as a modern person, her three views are really overwhelmed. She does "killing", "looting", "killing" and "looting" every day. It's about to explode.
She would rather have an upright battle with Crawly on the battlefield, rather than continuing to carry out massacres like this.
She remembered that the battle had been fought for half a year, set off in April, and returned to Pingcheng with a great victory in October. Since most of the Rouran royal family escaped, the battle finally continued to rise into the grasslands, killing the eastern imperial family and most of the other nomads. All the ethnic groups were crippled, and then they robbed countless tribes to grazing in Monan, and they were not allowed to return to their original places to continue reproduction, which would facilitate the supervision of Dawei in the future.
The eastern Chile is a tall car, but it has migrated here long ago, and it also has its own huge khanate, which belongs to Rouran in name. Since she still has to fight there later, the Gaoche people she goes to accept must be of great use, and maybe it will be useful to hit Gaoche later, so it is necessary to brush up on the favorability.
After Gao Che was annexed, he instantly became another powerful force in the Northern Wei army. Di Yefei's rise to the top was so fast that it had a lot to do with the improvement of Gao Che's status.
In the previous life, the eastern imperial edict was beaten to surrender, and now there is a western imperial edict to persuade him to surrender. If he can successfully persuade him to surrender, his status must be higher than the one who surrendered after the great defeat. There are countless cattle, sheep and horses, and they will become the most important one in the miscellaneous Hu.
It was precisely because he knew the importance of Gaoche people that He Mulan volunteered to take on this task.
But as Xia Hong said, the Hu Ben army led by He Mulan was the elite of the right army. No coach would like his subordinates to be so self-assured, so no matter how much Xia Hong admired Hua Mulan, seeing her in such a mess. Come on, they are all angry.
At this moment, Qiu Lin Mozhen stood up and said to Changsun Han: "General Changsun, Hua Mulan is indeed an important general of my right army. As the general of the right army, I should take the overall situation of the right army in mind. For the most important reason, let me lead the generals and escort the Gaoche people."
Someone else robbed this errand, and everyone in the Right Army was finally relieved. Compared with Mulan, they naturally hoped that Qiulin Mozhen would take over this matter.
General Wang did not expect that Qiu Lin Mozhen would actually stand up to ask for this job. He looked at him a few times in surprise, as if he wanted to see what he was thinking, whether it was a fake, or was he really thinking of the bigger picture. Heavy.
He only saw worry and sincerity in Qiulin Mozhen's eyes, and nothing else. General Wang believed that he was fairly accurate in looking at people. Seeing that Qiu Lin Mozhen was indeed a Xianbei man who knew the big picture and sacrificed, the shock in his heart could be imagined.
A group of people pushed to and fro, and another requesting order was stopped, so much that Changsun Han had a stern face.
When he became famous, this account, including General Xia, was still a hairy boy. Naturally, he knew why they acted like this. The next time he rolled his sleeves, he said coldly:
"You will regret it in the future. I have already made arrangements for this matter, you don't need to worry about it. Xia Hong and Hua Mulan stay, and the rest of the people leave."
A group of generals were all photographed in the majesty of Changsun Han and left the tent one after another. General Wang and Qiu Lin Mo Zhen hesitated several times before they were finally "invited" by Zhang Sun Han's personal guards to leave the tent and guard at the gate.
Changsun Han waited until there was no one inside or outside the tent, and his guards were also guarding ten paces away and would never overhear, and then he started pacing in the tent.
What He Mulan was most afraid of before crossing over was that the leader didn't speak, just thought. Because generally at this time, it often means that something difficult has happened, and it is very troublesome.
The eldest grandson walked for a while, then walked up to Xia Hong and Hua Mulan and pressed Xia Hong's shoulders.
"Xia Hong, you are my old subordinate, I will not harm you. This time to meet Gaoche people, Hua Mulan must go."
"This... General, I don't understand. Wriggling is now defeated. Even if there is a large army, it will attack our army. It is impossible to attack Gaocheren. Why send the Huben army..."
"Because it's not just Gaoche people." Changsun Han interrupted his words. "Xia Hong, I know that you love talents and hope that your subordinates will be able to emerge. This time, when Hua Mulan took this order, it seemed that she was away from the battlefield, but in fact it was the time when she really succeeded. The candidates for this appointment are Cui Hao and Kumoti. Recommended, His Majesty personally ordered, whether you like it or not, it will be Hua Mulan."
As soon as these words came out, He Mulan and Xia Hong were both shocked.
"Cui Taichang and General Ying Yang?"
"His Majesty?"
"Yes. I left you all so that you can be cautious, especially Xia Hong, and not let the You Jun army be shaken, thinking that the army cannot treat the You Jun fairly." The eldest Sun Han looked at He Mulan and said with a smile: "You volunteered to take over this matter, which shows that Your Majesty did not see the wrong person."
"The general is rude."
He Mulan cried out in shame. She didn't expect this to happen.
"I will tell you clearly that those old and weak women and children are naturally true, but there are still a few big people among them, and this is the key person for you to protect this time. She is Princess Lelang of Beiyan. The Feng family is also the real mother of the Rouran Hulu Khan's Ketun, the current Rouran Khan Datan's Yan family, and the Rouran Youxian King Yu Jiulu Pi's biological mother."
Chang Sun Han continued:
"She and Da Tan have a daughter, and they were sent out. Now, the two women, the old and the young, will also be sent to the Gaoche tribe by our spies in Rouran, and they will follow them south."
Xia Hongjiu was in the army, so he naturally knew that in the past few years, there had been Rouran spies and messengers contacting the Rouran Royal Court, and there was a big man in the Rouran Royal Court who was their great Wei's inner responder. If the matter in Shuozhou hadn't been delivered to Montenegro before the Rouran army was dispatched this time, their majesty might have been captured alive.
Previously, Xia Hong had been wondering who this big man was and why he would help Wei against his own people. Now that he heard it, his heart was as bright as a mirror, and he was dumbfounded and said, "Difficult... Could it be... Could that person be... "
"It's him." Zhangsun Han was the first minister who suggested that Tuoba Tao's activities should be divided into Rouran. Many tribes of Rouran had hatred among them. Blood feud.
At that time, Lu Pi's father was deported to Beiyan, and he had already died of the desire to return to the country. Unexpectedly, Datan sent troops to pacify the chaos, and Rouran became peaceful again, so Hulu Khan borrowed troops to prepare to go back to Rouran. As a result, he was killed by Beiyan's soldiers on the way.
These soldiers have not been found until now, but later Datan sent an envoy to befriend Beiyan and presented the same amount of dowry that Hulu Khan gave to Beiyan back then, and married Princess Lelang, whom Hulu Khan wanted to marry. For the Ye family, he ascended the throne of the Great Khan, which made many conscientious people suspect that Hulu Khan's death was unusual.
Yu Jiulu Pi is obviously not a fool, otherwise he would not have survived in such a harsh environment, and he has become the righteous king, so after only two years of hard work, the righteous king has completely defected and formed a relationship with Wei. Become an ally and want to avenge his father.
"It is precisely because King Youxian entrusted his family to us that His Majesty believes that he must submit to us, rather than wanting to use our hands to ascend to the wriggly sweaty throne. Datan's family is not an ordinary person, and if he disappears, someone must be there. Investigate, you must protect the safety of Princess Lelang until she returns to our camp." The eldest Sun Han said, "Also, Your Majesty wants Hua Mulan to do one thing..."
He lowered his voice and said to the two of them:
"His Majesty wants Hua Mulan to lead the resigned Gaoche warriors to cut off the crawling west escape..."