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The fresh Tan mutton was cooked in the cauldron until it was cooked through, but the slaughtered beef scallop couldn't wait any longer, so he took it out with his sword, took out the copper sharpener he carried with him, and started cutting it into pieces.

"You guys have just killed someone with this sword and haven't wiped away the blood. How can you use it to insert flesh? Isn't it too dirty?"

Hu Luohuai on the side screamed with anger, but Sha Niu Shou seemed to want to deliberately anger him. He raised his sword very arrogantly, stuck out his bright red tongue, licked away the remaining Huns blood on the blade, and said with a smile :

"When did the people of the Huluo family become as clean as little girls? Isn't it just the blood of barbarians? It's almost the same as sheep blood. I kindly let you try it, but you're not happy."

"That's all."

Fu Zhi grabbed Huluohuai, who was about to jump up, and persuaded him: "Just now we went on patrol and encountered the Huns' cavalry. If we hadn't been intercepted by Xiongnu, we would have allowed those Huns to escape. Brother Paoze, don’t let your friendship be ruined by trivial matters..."

"Who is his brother?" Huluohuai and Shaniu Shou said in unison.

Fu Zhi shook his head helplessly, and regardless of the quarrel between the two, he took matters into his own hands and put the chopped mutton from the oxen into the soft pot helmet soaked in the soup.

The aroma of the hot noodles brings out the aroma of the meat to the extreme, and the greasiness of the fat sheep is absorbed by the pot helmet and becomes invisible. It is fragrant, crispy, and soft. It is very enjoyable to eat, and I have forgotten about the Huluohuai and Killed Ox. Old grudges, wolfed down.

Looking at the faces of the two generals eating, and then looking at the campfire behind him that stayed on all night, Fu Zhi tightened his armor tightly, recalling everything that happened today, he felt as if he was dreaming.

Hu Luohuai is the eldest son of the Hu Luo clan of Ohara Rong. He has had a feud with the Niu clan's eldest grandson for generations. Last year, the two tribes had a fight and many people died. Fortunately, he was stopped by the Beidi County captain. They were also asked to use the novel method of "tug of war" to determine the ownership of pastures and water sources.

But this year, the five tribes of Ohara Rong had no time to fight among themselves. A thousand young and strong men were all recruited as soldiers and cavalry, and went out to the fortress with the Heifu Commandery. Even the hundred people arrested for "private fighting" were also He was incorporated into the ranks of the dead soldiers, galloping ahead, eating five days' worth of food, and following the army ahead.

No, after arriving at Huamachi, they found that the Huns totaled probably two thousand riders, and they were superior in number. Heijun led Changyiqu White Wolf would not be stupid enough to fight one against two, so he led more than a thousand riders in Yanchi. He set up camp next to him and faced off against the Huns twenty miles away.

Among them, Yanrong City, where the Qin army had been waiting for the arrival of the stars and the moon, was now brightly lit to guard against the Huns' night attack.

The Huns did not know the exact number of the Qin army, and they also wandered cautiously. They neither dared to attack the city rashly, nor could they cross the city. They risked being attacked from both sides to attack the Qin army. The two sides fell into a stalemate.

Although the large armies were confronting each other, the cavalry from both sides kept sending out: the Qin army kept sending their cavalry to Huamachi City to get in touch, as if they wanted to respond internally and externally, while the Huns wanted to send their cavalry to go deeper south. See if the Qin army has follow-up troops.

During this process, the two parties collided frequently, causing casualties on both sides. Fu Zhi, as the commander of one hundred good knights, also participated in the battle. For the first time, he observed up close how the Huns fought.

In Fu Zhi's eyes, the Huns were much more barbaric than all the Rong people in Beidi County. They are naturally ugly, with stubby limbs, strong torsos, big heads, and bow-legged legs. The lines of their entire bodies look like they were randomly chopped out of an old tree root by a poor craftsman with an axe.

Judging from a Xiongnu outpost that was destroyed by their three hundred cavalry assault, the Huns ate half-cooked animal meat, and the soup was made from grass roots dug out of the ground, or fermented sour mare's milk, which was boiled directly in the leather bag.

They wore rough sheepskin jackets or rat skin robes. The captured clothes smelled bad. They probably never washed or changed them until they were in tatters.

What shocked Fu Zhi was that he thought his riding skills were already quite good. Even though the county captain did not allow them to use stirrups and high saddles this time, they were still as good as any northern Rong people.

It wasn't until he fought against the Huns that he knew what a real people on horseback was.

The Hun cavalry who fought against them seemed as if their entire bodies were on horses. They could perform various difficult movements without stirrups, such as galloping and drawing bows, or suddenly turning back and shooting arrows, all in one go. The Huns they hunted were only a dozen or so, but hundreds of them were chasing them. They chased them for a long time and relied on the Rong to outflank them before killing them!

Fu Zhi was also amazed by the tactics of these Huns. He thought that these Rong Di did not know the art of war and only had some brute strength and natural horsemanship and archery. The result was an eye-opener for him: During the confrontation, the Huns' rangers rarely formed a neat formation. Sometimes they dispersed, sometimes they gathered, coming and going like the wind. They often rushed in front of them and drew their bows when their own side was unprepared. After shooting for a while, he quickly left.

"It's as fast as the wind, and its invasion is like fire..." Fu Zhi thought to himself about this sentence. The Huns were already born with the four things that the county captain asked Liang Jiazi to do.

This group of people seemed to be born knowing how to play cavalry. From a distance, they shot arrows quickly with amazing accuracy. If they got close, they used stone daggers or bronze swords to fight the enemy. They were extremely brave and sacrificed their lives. Suddenly the noose was thrown out and the Qin man fell to the ground, unable to move.

After a day of contact, Fu Zhi already understood that he had encountered a very formidable enemy. Without the help of high saddles and stirrups, it would be difficult for Liang Jiazi to compete with him on horseback.

The only weakness of the Huns was their extremely poor weapons and equipment.

Fu Zhi glanced at the three-foot-long iron sword at his hand. It was forged by the batch of Guandong craftsmen sent to Beidi County by the Shaofu. There was a big family in Yiju Township, Niyang County, the hometown of his friend Gan Chong. iron ore. For months, thick smoke has been billowing there. Thousands of iron official slaves mined and smelted iron. The molten iron was poured into iron weapons that were common in Kanto but rare in Kansai. The first batch of people to equip them were Liangjia. son.

As for the Xiongnu, not to mention iron, even bronze was very scarce. Most of the general Xiongnu cavalry and servants used wooden weapons. Even the most important arrow clusters were made of bone and stone. Although they were sharpened, let alone the thick armor, they couldn't even shoot away the hard pot helmet that Fu Zhi carried behind his back...

"So this thing can really be used as a shield." Fu Zhi decided to tell his two colleagues Qiang Hua and Gan Chong the good news after they arrived.

"Woo!"

While I was thinking about it, suddenly, a rapid horn sounded from two miles outside the camp, but it stopped suddenly! It was as if his voice was suddenly cut off by something!

But it was not enough to kill a sentry rider. Like a relay, a continuous sound of horns sounded from the southwest of the camp.

"Ahhhhhhh!"

The three people who were feasting immediately became alert. Fu stood up and stamped out the campfire with a few feet. Then he raised his hand to Xi Niu Shou and Hu Luo Huai who were sharing the food. He held his sword and walked towards Liangjiazi's camp. He put out the copper whistle. Put it in your mouth and blow as hard as you can.

"The Huns attack at night! Liangjiazi! Assemble!"

…

Three days later, Hei Jun led Chang Yiqu Bailang to report to Beidi County Lieutenant who arrived two days earlier than expected:

"I dare to tell you that the weather has been fine these days and you can see people at night. The Huns tried to send people to launch raids every night. However, they were discovered in time by the sentries arranged by the subordinates. They blew the trumpet to warn. The Huns were not reckless. , after trying it out, we found that our army was on guard, and we planted antlers on the outside to defend against the cavalry, and quickly retreated."

Hei Fu nodded, Gongsun and Yiqu both have some abilities. Gongsun Bailu is capable of both literary and military skills, and he has a strategist in mind, so he can rest assured that he can stand alone, and Yiqu Bailang is worthy of having fought with Zhao and Chu chariots. The cavalry commander was very experienced in using troops. Facing a force of 1,000 Huns who were twice his size, he bluffed and delayed them for three days until he arrived with 4,000 infantry.

Although the Xiongnu also continued to receive reinforcements from the Helan Grassland, the orders were different and they were all sent according to tribes. They were sparse and sparse. Now there are only more than 3,000 horses. Seeing that the Qin army was coming in a large and dark area, the various troops may have thought of letting others attack first, so they hesitated and did not dare to attack again.

In his early years, Heifu learned a fighting technique from Wang Jian, which is called "using power to bully others." After he arrived at Huamachi, relying on his large number of people, he immediately asked more than 5,000 infantry and cavalry to coordinate, slowly advance forward, push the position under Huamachi City, and fight with Jun Yan and Wu in the city. Shiyan converges,

"In this way, plus the capable soldiers and infantry in the city, there are already 8,000 people. If in six or seven days, the Gongsun County Captain who is transporting the baggage arrives, the number will be nearly 10,000!"

Qiang Hua has been serving as Heifu's personal guard these days, but he has already been gearing up to fight on the front line. After arriving at Huamachi, he heard Fu Zhi talk about the recent confrontation with the Huns, and he couldn't hold back anymore. As soon as the camp was set up, he started shouting:

"Great, now we can have a decisive battle with the Huns!"

"decisive battle?"

Heifu was discussing the next battle strategy with Yiqu Bailang. Hearing this, he shook his head helplessly, pointed at Qianghua and said: "Sure enough, even if we leave the fortress and blow the sand, in essence, it is still within the fortress. Young grass.”

"He is a young man after all."

Yiqu Bailang smiled and nodded, which made Qiang Hua's face turn red, and he bowed down and said, "If I have made a mistake, please ask the county lieutenant or the commander for advice!"

Guidance is false, dissatisfaction is true.

Heifu folded the map and asked him, "Tell me, what is the key to this battle?"

"Of course we will defeat the Huns!" Qiang Hua said matter-of-factly.

"How to defeat?"

"Of course it's on the battlefield!"

In Qiang Hua's imagination, the two sides should have set up their battle formations for a roaring duel, with chariots galloping and cavalry clashing. In the end, one's own side won a great victory and annihilated the Huns in one fell swoop...

But Heifu said: "Like us, the Xiongnu came in several waves to help, basically hundreds more every day. By the time our army has set up a camp with its back to the city, and by the time the luggage arrives, the Xiongnu may have reached 5,000 people. We will I heard Chen Ping and Wu Shiyan say that this is also the total number of cavalry that Helan can send out."

Ten thousand people against five thousand seemed to have an advantage, but the Xiongnu commander was not stupid, so he decided to put up a posture and use a few to defeat a large number. These people are not fools, but cunning hunters on the grassland. They have developed a unique set of tactics during countless hunts and battles with nature.

In Chen Ping's words, "If you benefit, you will advance; if you are unfavorable, you will retreat. Don't be ashamed to run away."

In later generations, it would be "fight if you can, and run if you can't." Are they not like the nobles of Chu who committed suicide in shame because they fled and retreated? nonexistent.

The Xiongnu were much more mobile than the Qin army, and their sentries and cavalry were spread all over the fields. As soon as the Qin army made a move, they could immediately retreat. Waiting for the Qin army's infantry and cavalry to separate and the battle line to lengthen, they would then wait for an opportunity to turn around and attack. By then, the chances of winning would be It's the Huns.

Therefore, the initiative in this battle is not in Heifu's hands.

At least on a tactical level...

If you want to win this battle, you have to rely on strategy.

Hei Fu got up and came outside the tent. It was the end of September when they set out, and now it is early October. In Zhuanxu's calendar, another year has passed, and now it is the beginning of Qin Shihuang's 29th year...

The weather outside the Great Wall is getting colder and colder.

In the bleak north wind, Heifu said slowly: "I have heard a saying that snow falls in Hutian in August. Although it is not that exaggerated, the first snow will fall as late as November."

"Although the Huns can withstand the cold and hunger, they are not made of iron. Within a radius of 500 miles, Huamachi is the only densely populated place where more than 10,000 people can ride for winter supplies. This means that in a month If the Huns cannot capture this place, they will have to retreat to Shenquan Mountain two hundred miles away or spend the winter by the river three hundred miles away."

After pointing out the most critical part of this war, Heifu turned around and said: "At that time, whoever controls Huamachi and occupies Huamachi will be the winner of this war!"

"Now that Yan Yanrong has returned to Qin, our army is stationed with its back to the city. The inside and outside are horns of each other, and there is no shortage of water and food."

Heifu smiled and said: "So the one who should be anxious to fight is definitely not us, but the Huns!"

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