The sky was full of clouds, and the air was filled with blood.
Above the vast grassland, the clouds were low in the sky, no cattle or sheep were seen nearby, and the air was filled with blood.
It seemed that the fierceness of the war also gave it a terrible breath of death.
At this moment, the earth trembled.
In the sky, two bloody cavalrymen, one from the north and the other from the west, quickly gathered.
On the flags of the two cavalrymen, the big flag with the word "Li" rustled.
It was the army of Li Xiang and the army of Li Guangbi that joined forces.
In the central army tent.
Li Xiang sat at the top.
Li Guangbi, Li E, Huang Zhong, Dian Wei, Li Nan, Liu Yu and other generals and lieutenants gathered. Although they seemed a little tired, they were all in high spirits and looked very happy.
It was obvious that they had a great time killing in the hinterland of the Southern Xiongnu and Xianbei.
"My lord, because we suddenly attacked the hinterland of the Southern Xiongnu and Xianbei, the foreign tribes were not prepared, so we reaped a lot. Zhong Gang counted the harvests of our army and the Western Army."
"We captured a total of 59,000 young and strong people from the three tribes, rescued 83,000 slaves, and captured more than 184,000 war horses, more than 30,000 cattle, and more than 50,000 sheep. Now they have all been sent to Yanmen."
"As for our casualties, the Eastern Army and the Western Army had 242 dead soldiers and more than 800 injured, with a total of more than 1,000 casualties. There are still 15,000 Imperial Guards available for the expedition!!"
In the big tent, Huang Zhong took the lead and reported to Li Xiang.
At this time, Huang Zhong's face showed a strong excitement.
Unlike other generals such as Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Dian Wei, Li Nan, and Liu Yu who were selected by the court to serve under Li Xiang.
Although these generals served under Li Xiang, they were not Li Xiang's family generals, and their status was still in the court.
However, Huang Zhong joined Li Xiang as a family general because Li Xiang saved his son, and he was Li Xiang's direct general.
Now, this status made Huang Zhong very happy.
The reason was not only that Li Xiang saved his son Huang Xu, but also that he was extremely proud that Li Xiang could lead him to attack foreign races and realize the dream of a Han man.
Just like now, this heavy victory news made Huang Zhong excited.
In the big tent, all the generals listened to the victory news and cheered excitedly.
Li Xiang smiled and said, "Yes, this battle not only captured a lot of spoils, but also made the foreign tribes come back to help."
"How far is our army from the foreign army now?"
Li Xiang turned the topic to the Xianbei and Southern Xiongnu who came back to help, and the excitement of the crowd slowly dissipated.
Undoubtedly, whether they can regain their glory, the next battle is the key.
If they lose, then the previous victory will be meaningless.
Listening to Li Xiang's question, Li Guangbi stood up and bowed to Li Xiang:
"My Lord, according to the scouts' report, there are about 200,000 Xianbei and Xiongnu people in Daijun, Yuyang and Youbeiping. They have retreated to the grassland under the leadership of Xianbei Chanyu Kebi Neng and Xiongnu Chanyu Qiang Qu."
"At this time, they are only a hundred miles away from us. The scouts of the two tribes have also discovered our army. Now Xianbei Chanyu Kebi Neng and Xiongnu Chanyu Qiang Qu are leading their armies to rush towards us quickly. We will meet in two days!"
Li Guangbi reported to Li Xiang with a serious face.
Hearing this, Li Xiang nodded, and then said:
"Continue to send scouts to keep a close eye on the Xianbei cavalry and Xiongnu cavalry. Don't underestimate the distance between our army and the other side, and whether the other side divides its troops or not!"
"Yes!" Li Guangbi promised.
To put it bluntly, their armies all came from the Central Plains, with a deep farming culture, and were more adept at positional warfare and offensive and defensive warfare.
But they were not very adaptable to the environment of the northern prairie.
Whether it was the Xianbei or the Xiongnu, for them, they were all strong riders who had been hanging out on the prairie all year round.
Natural riders.
They had been familiar with war horses since childhood, drank goat milk, ate mutton, came and went like the wind, and everyone was good at shooting.
Although the cavalry under his command was also very elite, Li Xiang did not think that this 200,000 nomadic cavalry could still be well preserved under the siege.
"Although the strategy of attacking from the north and the south has been set, Li Jing has not yet arrived with his army, and we are about to meet the Xianbei and Xiongnu. How do you think we should fight?"
Li Xiang asked the generals.
However, the generals in the big tent couldn't help scratching their heads when they heard Li Xiang's questions.
The enemy has about 200,000 cavalry, while our side only has 15,000 cavalry capable of fighting. Even if our cavalry is elite, equipped with the three treasures of horses, and even has armor, it is still difficult.
The generals scratched their heads, Li Guangbi
With a frown, he bowed to Li Xiang and said:
"My Lord, I think that on this prairie, our army's advantage has been greatly reduced, and it is more suitable for the tactic of hiding the truth from the world."
"Oh? How to hide it, how to get through?" A smile flashed in Li Xiang's eyes. Before he traveled through time, he knew that Li Guangbi was one of the two famous generals in the middle Tang Dynasty.
Both his strategies and tactics were first-class.
But he didn't expect that he had the ability to adapt to local conditions and change with the times. Li Xiang immediately became interested.
Li Guangbi immediately spoke seriously about his idea, saying:
"My Lord, the foreign tribes must be angry about our attack on their hinterland. When they see our army, they will probably be eager to send out elite cavalry to attack us. We might as well split a part of our troops and pretend to be Xianbei people, pretending to be pitiful and injured, to attract the attention of the Xianbei and Xiongnu people, so that they will misunderstand and become too angry."
"
Then, the left and right ambushes will charge for a while.
We don't ask to annihilate the enemy army, but to defeat their first attack and let their soldiers lose morale first, so that things will be much easier later!"
Hearing Li Guangbi's words, Li Xiang's eyes suddenly lit up.
"What a talented general!"
Li Xiang praised, and without hesitation, he immediately ordered the action.
Fifteen thousand imperial guards cavalry were dispatched.
Before the Xianbei cavalry and Xiongnu rushed over.
First, half of the troops were ambushed on both sides of a hillside fifty miles ahead.
Then some of the troops were assigned to wear Xianbei costumes, smear mud, blood and other things on their faces, pretending to be chased by the Han army.
Finally, Huang Zhong led the most elite troops to be on standby at any time!
Two days later.
Li Xiang and others who had been waiting for a long time really saw two powerful enemies coming from afar.
On the left were Xianbei cavalry. On the right were Southern Xiongnu cavalry.
They were finally a little smarter this time. With their combined strength, there were as many as 200,000 of them, like a dark cloud covering the sky and the sun, attacking crazily!
After a while, they found that some of their people were being hunted miserably, and they were immediately furious and lost their judgment.
"Report to the Chanyu, there are thousands of Han cavalrymen fifty miles ahead, chasing and killing my people and the Xiongnu people."
"What a Han army."
"What a Li Xiang."
"Take advantage of the absence of our main army to attack these old and weak soldiers. Now, they are so arrogant in front of our army. Come on, send 50,000 cavalrymen to charge, rescue our people, kill the Han army, and give the Han army a head start!"
On the grassland, in the central army, the Xianbei Chanyu Kebi Neng was extremely angry. Seeing that the number of Han troops was not large at all, they were not afraid to fight on the grassland.
The Xiongnu Chanyu Qiangqu on the side also had fire in his eyes and waved his hand.
With this order, 50,000 Xianbei cavalrymen and Xiongnu cavalrymen rushed over at an accelerated speed, as if they were ready to crush everything.
They thought so in their hearts.
No matter how strong you, Li Xiang, are, how can you defeat them with so many thousands of soldiers chasing them?
50,000 Xianbei cavalry and Xiongnu cavalry attacked and killed, shaking the earth, and thousands of Han cavalry retreated immediately.
The Xianbei cavalry and Xiongnu cavalry rose up to pursue.
"My lord, you can fight back." Seeing that the enemy was fooled and was too anxious to kill the Han army, Li Guangbi reminded in a low voice.
Li Xiang's eyes were full of murderous intent, and he nodded without saying anything.
Li Guangbi ordered the Han army to counterattack quickly.
The next plot was almost exactly what this famous general expected.
The ambushed Han cavalry rushed out.
Although the enemy was numerous, their formation was chaotic and unsystematic. In addition, they divided their troops to protect some "tribesmen". When they were not careful for a while, those "tribesmen" also fought hard and fought back against them.
Huang Zhong, who was originally fleeing, also led the cavalry to fight back.
The three forces killed fiercely.
The 50,000 Xianbei cavalry and Xiongnu cavalry were attacked from both sides and were immediately quite panicked.
After a counterattack, the Xianbei cavalry and the Southern Xiongnu cavalry were defeated. Not many people died, but more than 5,000 people were injured. In particular, more than 10,000 people were trampled because of the chaos.
50,000 Xianbei cavalry and Xiongnu cavalry collapsed.
"Withdraw the troops, stop while you are ahead. After all, our army is too small to form real lethality. Don't be greedy."
"Ke Bineng must be furious."
"Next, tactics, adopt guerrilla warfare, retreat when the enemy advances, harass when the enemy stays, and tire them out. If the enemy is too strong, fight and retreat, as long as you can contain them. Wait for Li Jing and others to kill."
Seeing that the Han army killed thousands and injured tens of thousands of the other side in just half an hour, Li Xiang regained his usual rationality and saw that the soldiers were frantically reaping the fruits of the battle, and shouted.
Li Guangbi and others stopped killing and gave up the opportunity to continue to fight back. They broke up into small pieces and retreated as a whole.
In the next few days, Ke Bineng was furious and sent out a large army to attack and kill Li Xiang.
However, Li
Xiang was unmoved.
He did not want to fight the Xianbei cavalry and the Xiongnu cavalry head-on.
He directly used guerrilla warfare, retreating when the enemy advanced, harassing when the enemy stayed, and continued to tire and consume the two tribes.
Such tactics made the Xianbei cavalry and the Southern Xiongnu cavalry miserable.
Their soldiers needed to stand guard during the day.
At night, when they were supposed to rest, they were frequently frightened by a small group of Han troops who attacked and set fire every hour.
However, after only four or five days, most of the cavalry had severe insomnia.
But.
They could not bypass the troops of Li Xiang and Li Guangbi.
And sending people to chase them?
If they sent too few, hundreds or thousands of people, they would just give away their heads.
If they sent too many, tens of thousands, Li Xiang would just turn around and run away, not giving them any chance at all.
Kebi Neng and Qiang Qu were really furious!
…
At the same time.
Hundreds of miles further south from Li Xiang and others.
Li Jing, Xingtu, Li Cunxiao and other generals received intelligence from the Han army spies in the north and learned that Li Xiang and others were delaying 200,000 enemy troops in the north, and they were overjoyed.
"Generals, listen to the order. The lord is trying to win an opportunity for us. We must not miss it. Quickly raise troops overnight and must cooperate with the lord to attack from the north and south."
"We Han people have been bullied by foreign races for many years. This time, we must make a good profit."
With Li Jing's order, the Han army here accelerated northward and soon came to the south of the Xianbei cavalry and the Southern Xiongnu cavalry.
When Li Xiang received the news that Li Jing led 8,000 Imperial Guards expeditionary forces and 26,000 Qihuo cavalry, a total of 34,000 cavalry, to the south of the Xianbei cavalry and the Southern Xiongnu cavalry, he was overjoyed.
The seemingly large number of foreign cavalry were surrounded by them from the north and south, and they were caught in a jar!
"Order the Imperial Guards to go on an expedition and launch a fierce attack on the foreign camp."
"Order Li Jing, when we are fighting the foreigners, surprise attack and defeat the foreigners in one battle!"
Li Xiang gave orders, and the 14,000 Imperial Guards cavalrymen under his command launched a fierce attack on the 160,000 Xianbei cavalry and the Southern Xiongnu cavalry camp.
A war between the north and the south has begun!
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