Spring and Autumn I Am King

At the same time that Chalai Nuoer, the pasture of the Donghu people, was raided, a small battle had just ended in the upper reaches of the Rao Le River, a hundred miles to the southeast.

In the past few years, the state of Yan has been frequently harassed by Donghu. This time, the state of Zhao led the expedition, and they naturally also sent troops to help. However, the chariots and riders of the State of Yan, who were heading north along the western foot of the Crushed Stone Mountain, never expected that the weakest self in the three-way army would encounter the main force of Donghu.

There were no twists and turns in the battle. Under the siege of thousands of Donghu cavalry, the Yan army was defeated. No more than 500 people escaped. The rest were either killed in battle or killed on the spot after surrendering. Relying on mobility to win, this is not a good time to take prisoners.

The horses without owners were running around in terror, the bodies of the Yan soldiers were scattered all over the country, and the riders of Donghu were holding the buns of their corpses, cutting off the heads with a machete, or peeling off the whole scalp and hanging it bloody. On the reins of the horses, it is their booty. Almost everyone will cut something from the enemy they have killed, along with the weapons and armor they have captured, to present it to the great leader, to show off their strength and reaffirm their loyalty.

"East Hu King" Liu He is located in the center of the battlefield. He has a typical appearance of the Donghu people: short and stout, with a big and round head, a big pie-shaped face, except for a bundle of hair on the top of his head, the rest Parts are shaved, and a gold headband with turquoise is worn on it. Thick eyebrows, almond eyes, piercing eyes. He has a bushy beard, but only a small stubble of whiskers under his chin. He wears holes in his long earlobes and a gold earring. He wears a Hu suit, a loose robe with a calf and slits on both sides, a leopard skin around his shoulders, a bow and quiver that never leaves his body since he is an adult, and is tied to his belt, hanging in front of his left leg, and his quiver is also tied to the belt. Hanging horizontally on the back of the waist, the arrow points to the right.

This is the dress of the "King Donghu", except for the golden crown, it is no different from the general ministries. He was sitting on the ground in an overturned chariot of the State of Yan, with his allies standing beside him holding a large wine bag. Whenever a warrior came to offer their spoils, Liu He would pat him on the chest to praise him, and give him a drink to drink.

In the evening, the riders who went to chase the defeated Yan army also returned. They held high the flag of the Yan people, dragged the broken body of the commander of the Yan army behind their horses, and presented Liuhe with his fine iron sword.

"Chinese things are good."

Liu He took the sword and pulled it out to take a look. He was full of praise, and after showing off to the people around him, he said triumphantly: "Though the Chinese people are sharp in armour, they are ultimately sent to help us, sir. This time, and this time.”

Relocating to the depths of the grasslands to lure the enemy, this is Donghu's tactics.

Like the Scythians in the far west, the Donghu people are basically nomadic herds whose rhythm of life is regulated by their herds of sheep, horses, cattle and camels. They migrate with herds in search of water and pastures. They ate animal meat and dairy products, and were clothed in leather, fur and fur, and lived in felt tents. Believing in a vague shamanism based on the worship of the sky and the worship of certain sacred mountains.

Because of the plundering law of "survival of the strong" on the grasslands, and the instinct to obtain population and food from the agricultural areas of the city, they would appear unexpectedly on the edge of the farmland, invading people and animals and looting property, and then carrying the spoils before any counterattack could come. slip.

When they were pursued, the Donghu tactics were to lure enemy troops deep into the desolate lands of the steppe, then cut off their support and supplies until their own enemy was dragged down and exhausted by hunger and thirst, and they reappeared, with thunderstorms. Like arrows to punish the pursuers, destroy them in one fell swoop!

More than half a year ago, Yu Xi went on a northern expedition, but he fluttered in vain, and finally died with hatred. This time, the tactics of the Hu people were also the same. When he learned that the combined forces of Zhao and Yan were attacking, Liu He had a plan to avoid the strong and attack the weak. He sent a cavalry to contain the Zhao army, and used rangers to lure the Yan army northward. , The commander of the Yan army, who lacked prudence, was fooled and suffered a disaster when he went deep into the upper reaches of the Rao Le River.

The proud Liu He did not know that his spring grazing land had been taken over by a Zhao army who had not appeared in their field of vision, and he did not expect that the army of the more than 10,000 Zhao Guo, who should have been divided by himself and led astray, suddenly suddenly disappeared. Heading south again, occupying the upper reaches of Rao Le Water...

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"Return of the soul, in order to see the family state!"

On the upper reaches of Rao Le Water, where Zhao Jun once camped half a year ago, a sacrifice was going on.

There are not many stones on the grassland, but a large pile of stones are collected and piled up by the gurgling water.

This is a grave, a mass grave. Xu Qu, the commander-in-chief of the Central Route Army of Zhao State, is paying his head to this grave, and the lieutenant Xin Zhigou also presents the captured Donghu horses and the heads of the Hu people as offerings.

Ten years ago, Xu Qu, the guard of the Juzhusai, now holds the post of Sima in Taiyuan County, and is a highly qualified veteran of the Zhao army. He has gone through dozens of battles and killed several times as many enemies as his own! Yu Zhao State, Marquis Yu Jun, and Yu Dai County have all made great contributions. Unfortunately, the army retreated in a hurry last year and failed to collect the corpses of the second and third sons one by one. Burn it. I came here today to release your corpses and to accept your heroic souls..."

Xinzhigou, who witnessed the defeat, also said: "There is a tradition on the grassland that the number of stones on a soldier's grave is as many as the number of enemies he killed in his life. Today, a large stone tomb is erected here. There are thousands of stones, and the two or three sons can rest in peace."

After all, he thought that he was just a rider who had never seen the world in Tu Heyi more than ten years ago. After he became friends with Yu Xi, he became his robe and followed him all over the northern border. Thinking about the past, Xinzhigou couldn't help crying. He even took out a knife and cut his face, so that blood and tears flowed out together. This is the way of mourning the dead on the grassland.

"General Yu, we will go deep into the grasslands this time, and we will definitely not repeat the mistakes of the last time. We will definitely defeat the Hulu and destroy their tribe! The general can rest in peace!"

Many Zhao Jun followed suit, slashing their faces with knives~www.wuxiaspot.com~ and swore: "Though those who commit crimes in China will be punished, they will avenge the soldiers!"

Xu Qu and Xinzhigou sealed the bodies of the soldiers who died in the battle and vowed to break the Hu. They then set off quickly, riding more than 10,000 paces to the northeast. They wanted to block the retreat of the Donghu people before they left the battlefield.

Although Donghu used a similar tactic as last time, it was slightly different. At that time, Liuhe, as the supreme monarch who unified all the Donghu tribes, summoned all the Donghu people to study in Chishan in the autumn, thus avoiding Yu Xi's troops. In the spring and summer, the Donghu people's pastures were in the area of ​​Raole Shui and Chalai Nuoer. This migratory habit like migratory birds has been known by the pervasive Zhao businessmen, and it has become their fatal weakness...

The 2,000-strong Yan country's chariots and cavalry were actually the decoys that Zhao's army arranged in the east, although the Yan people themselves did not know their role in this war...

As Liu He couldn't resist the temptation, he attacked the Yan army in the south, and the Zhao army also seized the opportunity, appeared dozens of miles behind them, and encircled the main force of Xiangdong Hu.

On the fifth day of the fifth lunar month, two armies met on a grassland in the upper reaches of the Rao Le Water...

PS: Happy New Year everyone, there is only one chapter today