Farmer of Shu Han

The grassland in late winter, under the gentle brushstrokes of the setting sun, presents a tranquil and profound picture.

The sky was gradually dyed with a mixture of orange-red and lavender, as if nature's most delicate brushstrokes were slowly outlined on the vast sky.

Sitting on the horse, looking around, the entire grassland is covered with a layer of light golden color, echoing the sunset on the horizon in the distance.

The snow shimmers softly under the setting sun, covering the world like a jade blanket, adding a bit of fantasy and mystery.

There is still a chill in the air, but it is also mixed with the unique fresh smell after the fine soil is soaked in snow water.

General Zhendong took a deep breath, looked up at the eastern sky, and couldn't help but sigh:

"If the Grand Sima were here, he would not be able to recite good prose. But we are not good at writing, so we can only say something good."

In the distance, several low hills have clear outlines, shrouded in light snow and fog, and appear more clear-cut in the dusk. They are layered on top of each other, like an exquisite ink painting.

In such a beautiful ink painting, there are two waves of people fighting fiercely at an inappropriate time.

Warm blood was spraying freely, and the residual snow that had long been trampled into mud by the horses' hooves was splashed with warm blood from time to time.

The residual snow, blood, and soil mixed together, making the muddy water not only strange in color, but even a little sticky.

The cold in late winter was unable to prevent the ground from becoming muddy, which shows how brutal the war was.

Human blood dyes this exquisite ink painting with a bit of poignancy.

Compared to General Zhendong who was relaxed and carefree, Tuoba Liwei was much more irritable.

"Dou Bin, you bastard! You are a hybrid of a field rat and a vulture, you are worse than livestock!"

"I want to penetrate your mother! I want to peel off your skin, I want to..."

Although he knew that yelling and cursing would not help, Tuoba Liwei still couldn't control his arrogant mood and barked like a mad dog.

But the fact is that in the eyes of Tuoba Liwei, who was barking like a mad dog, Dou Bin and the tribesmen he brought over were the mad dogs, big and small.

They are simply humanoid rabid dogs!

As soon as the two sides met, Dou Bin immediately sent a large army to rush over.

There is no probing, no probing, no foreplay, just a prancing horse and a gun, just step up and do it!

Although Karasuma King Ku Xian bought him time and made him more prepared.

But in fact, Tuoba Liwei was almost caught off guard by Dou Bin's unreasonable behavior.

Fortunately, the Tuoba tribe is the largest alliance tribe on the grassland.

Not much else, but certainly plenty of manpower.

There was originally a ditch where Suo's head spent the winter, which was usually used to guard against wolves - and also in case of a sneak attack.

After learning about Dou Bin's attack, Tuoba Liwei asked someone to dig another one.

Finally, it was learned from Ku Xian that Dou Bin was assisted by the Han army, and Tuoba Liwei urgently asked people to dig another trench at the outermost edge overnight.

In fact, the extra trench was mainly used to deal with the Han army.

War on the grassland is not as varied as in Southern Xia.

Because there is no city, the terrain is flat, and both sides are mainly cavalry.

Therefore, if you learn to use the terrain and dig trenches to stop the enemy, you can already surpass most tribes on the grassland.

Don't look down on the simplest civil engineering work of digging trenches. As long as it is deep and wide enough, it is enough to make the prairie cavalry miserable.

The Qinzhi Road from Jiuyuan to Chang'an was artificially dug out in the early Later Han Dynasty. An important reason was to prevent harassment by the barbarians in Henan (i.e. Hetao).

After Feng Da Sima resettled Henan, he repaired Qinzhidao, which was also the work that the Han Dynasty had never stopped over the years.

There was no way, at the end of the Later Han Dynasty, some dangerous places on the Qin Zhidao were dug out again...

It can be seen from here that digging trenches seems simple, but it is a powerful weapon against cavalry.

But now, the trench dug overnight has been filled in by Dou Bin.

It was filled with corpses, both human and horse corpses.

One can imagine how crazy Dou Bin was on the opposite side.

It seemed that he didn't care about the casualties of his troops at all, and simply drove his troops to fill the ditch with their lives.

Enter his mother's!

When did Lu Huibu become so brave?

It doesn't mean that there are no fighting styles like Dou Bin on the grassland.

But such a disregard for casualties, and the desire to put the last bit of family wealth on the line, basically only occurs when the tribe faces the final moment of life and death.

If not, even if they win, it will be a tragic victory. With their vitality severely damaged, they will be hunted down by other tribes' mantises, followed by the oriole.

That would really be defeat without defeat.

And if you fail, it will be even worse, and you will not even have the chance to come back.

When Tuoba Liwei attached himself to Dou Bin, he often led his people to follow Dou Bin and fight against the great men of the Xianbei tribes in the west.

The worst defeat was when Dou Bin was almost caught by the opponent - if Tuoba Liwei hadn't given Dou Bin his war horse in time.

Despite this, Dou Bin escaped back to his clan and rested for a few years before he could catch his breath again.

If anything, if Dou Bin was as crazy as he is today, he would have been devoured to the point where no bones were left in those years.

Where is the Wuluhui tribe, the second largest tribe in the grassland now?

"It's cold and don't be impatient. There are only about 20,000 people who can't control the strings without Lu Hui. And there are only about 10,000 people who can charge into the battle on horseback."

The black-clothed deacon who followed him like a shadow waited for Tuoba Li to yell and curse slightly and was panting, then he said in a deep voice:

"People like Dou Bin are so unorganized and only focus on driving the warriors of the clan into battle. Even if they rely on their bravery for a while, they will not last long."

Tuoba Li exhaled a little forcefully, stared ahead, and tried hard to calm down his tone:

"How could I not know? What I'm angry about is not just Dou Bin's betrayal, but that he secretly colluded with the Han people and came to attack us!"

Doesn’t he know what Xianbei in the west is like now?

Didn't he see what kind of plight Kebineng, Xie Guini and others in Xianbei in central China were in?

He actually dared to collude with the Han people, and he colluded with Feng Wenshen, who was notorious on the grassland for eating people without spitting out their bones.

It’s simply asking for death!

Tuoba Liwei didn't believe that Feng Wenshen would be so kind to help.

It's just that Dou Bin is seeking his own death, but his purpose is to drag the Tuoba tribe into trouble. How can this not make Tuoba Li Wei become exasperated?

This bastard who repays kindness with vengeance!

I wish I could get into the whole family of women!

The horse should not have been given to this old beast back then. He should have been caught and killed by the Western Lord!

However, if I hadn't saved the old beast that time, I'm afraid there wouldn't be Tuoba Xianbei now...

Tsk!

Tuoba Li thought for a moment, then couldn't help but cursed:

"I wish I could enter his mother!"

"Kehan, we are facing a powerful enemy, so don't act on your own initiative."

When the black-clothed deacon saw that Tuoba Liwei refused to listen to his repeated advice, he almost wanted to say something like "Mother of Kehan" in his heart.

Just thinking about it, Tuoba Liwei's mother is still surnamed Han, so I can only give up.

As if he heard the anger in the black-clothed deacon's tone, Tuoba Liwei finally restrained himself:

"Don't worry, Deacon. I've already sent people around from the north. As soon as we see movement on the left rear of the opposite side, we can launch a charge from the front."

Filling a ditch is nothing.

Aren’t there two more items?

As long as the cavalry sent out to look for opportunities from the opponent's flanks can harass the opponent's rear, it will be fine.

Cavalry in different eras have different uses.

In the pre-Qin era, they were mostly used for guerrilla raids, cutting off food routes, chasing defeated armies, etc. There was not much room for use on the frontal battlefield.

But by the time of the Chu-Han struggle for hegemony, cavalry had begun to be used in frontal battles.

I don’t know when and who initiated the cavalry frontal assault strategy, but to carry forward this strategy, it is inseparable from one person.

Xiang Yu.

When Chu and Han were fighting for hegemony, Liu Bang was driven to ecstasy by Xiang Yu's cavalry.

Therefore, it is not unusual for cavalry to be used in frontal battles since the Pre-Han Dynasty.

The former Han Dynasty opened so many horse farms in border counties and raised hundreds of thousands or even millions of war horses. It cannot be said that they were all used on the flank battlefield to assist the infantry, right?

As for the Huns of that era, in terms of the use of cavalry, they were rubbish compared to the Han army.

Tens of thousands of cavalry surrounded 5,000 Han infantry on the grassland, but they themselves suffered more than 10,000 casualties.

In the end, they had to rely on geographical advantages to stop the Han army from advancing, and this was enough to drag down the Han army. This is enough to show that the Huns cavalry had no ability to charge head-on at that time.

In the Later Han Dynasty, the "Tuqi" under Emperor Guangwu played a huge role in reviving the Han Dynasty.

As the name suggests, they are sharp cavalry used to clash with enemies.

If it weren't for the intrusion of a certain bastard, the cavalry would reach its peak a hundred years later - the armor and cavalry equipment.

The Xuanjia Army under Li Shimin is equipped with armor and riding equipment.

But the Armored Riding Equipment is not without its weaknesses.

Its biggest weakness is that it is expensive, very expensive, extremely expensive.

Once used, if it cannot be decisive on the battlefield, its cost performance will become extremely low, and it can even be said to be a blood loss.

Therefore, both the Tang and Yuan Dynasties had a large number of cavalry, but the light and heavy cavalry were used in conjunction, and there was no saying which one was focused on.

Even during the great sendoff between the two dynasties, due to being beaten out of experience, they were able to develop tactics to restrain the cavalry.

As a result, the heavy cavalry such as the Guaizima in the north were once again reduced to flank battlefield units.

Of course, due to the illegal crossing of a certain country turtle, a complete armor and riding equipment was developed in advance, allowing the heavy cavalry to enter its peak era ahead of schedule.

In this era, the productivity of both Wei and Wu was at least one generation lower by Ji Han.

As for the tribes on the grassland, let alone that.

Tuoba Liwei fought Dou Bin in the front, and at the same time arranged a cavalry group to go around the flanks, looking for flaws, waiting for an opportunity to launch an attack, disrupting the opponent's flanks and rear.

There is nothing wrong with this - although in the past, he would send one to the north and one to the south, but now, half of the elite cavalry in the clan are still wandering around.

But he was wrong. He misjudged his opponent and did not understand his opponent at the same time.

"General, Xianbei Hu has a cavalry army coming around from the north."

Zhao Sanqian, who raised the telescope, took the initiative to assume the responsibility of the lookout and reported the situation to General Zhendong.

Taking the initiative to rush to the enemy's preset battlefield, there is no way to choose the commanding heights in advance, and you can only have people set up a temporary command post.

General Zhendong stood on the commander's platform with his hands behind his back. He seemed to be admiring the picturesque scenery of the grassland and did not pay too much attention to Zhao Guang's latest discovery of the enemy.

Of course, in his eyes, this battle was not worthy of too much attention.

There was no way, the opponent took the initiative to weaken half of his strength in advance, which undoubtedly made General Zhendong easily crush him.

He just hummed to indicate that he heard it.

Then he raised his chin and asked:

"What's ahead?"

"Dou Bin has broken through the first line of defense of Xianbei Hu and is continuing to advance."

After a pause, Zhao Guang lowered his voice a little, "General, in my opinion, the situation of the Meilu Hui tribe seems to be a little bad."

Although he couldn't see the specific situation, Zhao Guang could see from the telescope that the formation of the Meilu Hui tribe had become a little messy.

And this mess has been continuing and has not been restored.

This is abnormal for a team that just won a small round.

Zhao Guang is not good at other things, but he has some experience in leading the army.

At a glance, he can guess roughly:

The Meilu Hui tribe is probably exhausted and has no spare strength.

At this time, Dou Bin dared to continue to lead the troops forward, which might be dangerous.

From the telescope, we can see that although Tuoba Xianbei lost a line of defense, the rear formation is still neat and the flags are not in disorder.

Comparing the two sides, Tuoba Xianbei is indeed much stronger than the Meilu Hui.

In this case, if Tuoba Liwei sees that the Meilu Hui is at the end of its strength and organizes troops to counterattack, Dou Bin may not be able to stop it.

"Oh?" General Zhendong's eyes finally moved back from the distant scenery to the front of the formation, and a faint arc appeared at the corner of his mouth:

"If Dou Bin didn't send anyone to ask for help, don't worry about him."

"What if the defeated soldiers of the Meilu Hui counterattack?"

"Notify Tufa Tianli and others, let them be ready at any time."

After sending the order as he said, Zhao Guang smacked his lips with some regret, "This way of fighting, too many Hu people died."

A laborer is worth a lot of money!

"Not enough."

"Huh?"

Zhao Guang turned around in surprise and looked at General Zhendong.

General Zhendong looked solemn and indifferent, "Not enough people have died."

"The Tuoba Xianbei is a large tribe. If we can destroy them as planned this time, we can at least have 200,000 or 300,000 laborers."

"Add the Meiluhui tribe, and I'm afraid we can harvest nearly 500,000 Hu people this time."

Even though Zhao Guang has been with the leader Feng Laoli for many years, he still couldn't help swallowing his saliva when he heard this number.

Too many...

General Zhendong exhaled, "But this is deep in the grassland. Even if we add the Huqi Yicong, we only have less than 50,000 people."

Shaked his head, "How can 50,000 people watch over 500,000 people on the grassland?"

Even if all the hemp ropes in the army were used, they couldn't tie up so many people.

Because this time, the staff deduced that being able to collect 200,000 or 300,000 people was already the limit.

Not to mention the countless horses, cattle and sheep.

"Although the Meiluhui tribe is fighting fiercely with Tuoba Xianbei now, they are relatives after all. If something unexpected happens after the war, our efforts to go out of the border this time may be wasted."

The Hu people are not trustworthy.

"So I can only feel at ease if they fight to a blood feud."

How can it become a blood feud?

Of course, let more people die on both sides.

Compared with selling heads to make money, General Zhendong pays more attention to the arrangements after this battle.

This battle was too smooth, which gave General Zhendong some new ideas.