Hanbo

Chapter 280 Departure (4.1K)

The guardian of Qiang was less than 22 miles away from Wuwei. Huo Shan led the army and arrived on the [-]nd, walking a bit slower.

They came earlier, and it would take another three or four days for the Huns to arrive.

On the contrary, quite a few military households that were closer to the town came, and there were already [-] to [-] households. In the past few days, a large number of military households have also come here under the leadership of county officials.

Holding a handful of pockmarks in his hand, Huo Shan looked at the continuous camps outside the city and the military households who gathered here and there from time to time.

As for the interest of the military households, this question is hard to say. Some people are very interested in moving to Dunhuang, while others are very depressed.

This is because their own circumstances are different.

Those who are highly interested are because they can't get along anymore, and there are many places in Dunhuang!

And those who are not interested, of course, because they don’t want to go to such a remote area, and it’s hard to leave their homeland!
Therefore, the 20 military households are also a mixed bag, but they are still in good condition. Only those who have adult men in their families can be classified as military households.

Not to mention how strong the military literacy is, at least a little bit.

Huo Shan felt a little headache just looking at it, it was really troublesome to move so many military households to the Western Regions.

From Wuwei to Dunhuang, nearly [-] miles away, we still have to go to the northwest border of Dunhuang. Finding a suitable place in that deserted place is really not an easy task.

Dunhuang is said to be one of the four counties in Hexi, but in fact they all go out of the Hexi Corridor. In the county, there is really an endless Gobi Desert!
Perhaps the foot of the eastern vein of the Tianshan Mountains is a good choice, that is, the Hami of later generations.

Now that area is occupied by the Pulei Kingdom. Speaking of this Pulei Kingdom, it is a veritable small country.

At the earliest time, the population could exceed 6000, but after being transferred by the Huns to [-] people to serve as slaves in the Ahedi on their right, it is really small now.

There are more than 300 households, more than 2000 people, and seven or eight hundred victorious soldiers, yes, victorious soldiers.

Because the northeast is bordered by the Xiongnu, they are regarded as a vassal state of the Huns, and there are still the titles of left and right generals and left and right captains in the country, tsk!

This place is good. Although it is a bit dangerous to face the Huns directly, it can hold the main road for the Huns to go to the Western Regions.

Moreover, Huo Shan would not leave them behind to attack Dawan, at least he had to wait for them to build up their defenses.

There is still land reclamation, and the winter wheat that has been developed under Lao Liu's strong order must also be planted. After planting in August, he can leave.

The land was planted a little earlier than in Chang'an, and the harvest was also earlier, but the difference is not too surprising. Huo Shan only knows this, but it doesn't matter, some of his staff understand.

The Chinese nation, can it still be difficult for farming?

There are almost a million people in that area, mainly because other places are full of yellow, but here is still a little green.

.........

In the blink of an eye, three days later, all the followers of the Huns had arrived, everyone gathered together, it was time to discuss things.

"How many military households have arrived, and when will they be able to gather?"

Lu Bode got up and saluted:
"Back to the governor, there are still 20 to [-] military households gathered. According to their speed, they should be able to gather in the future."

Huo Shan looked at Wang Wei again:
"Is the money and food in Shaofu, Dasinong and other counties in place?"

"It will take five days to return to the governor."

Huo Shan frowned:
"Let them speed up, they must arrive before the 28th, and we will set off on the first day of April."

Huo Shan breathed a sigh of relief, at least he didn't waste time.

"I don't care about the military households. You and Wang Wei will take care of you, Lu Bode."

Lu Bode and Wang Wei had a bitter face after taking the order. This is really not an easy task.

"Zhong Gan and the others are fine, just help out from the sidelines."

"promise."

Lu Bode breathed a sigh of relief.

"Fu Kodu."

"The end is here."

"You dispatched [-] soldiers and horses from the Xiongnu Yicong and your department, one man and two horses, and the rest of the family members and others will act together with the military households."

"The last general takes orders."

"Zhong Gan, I will entrust you with the logistics of the [-]-strong army."

"The minister takes orders."

Huo Shan patted his thigh and stood up:
"Everyone will obey."

"The end is here."

"Twenty thousand Qiang soldiers, ten thousand Huang Zhong Yi Cong, the Northern Army Changshui, and more than [-] soldiers formed the Qiang Army, led by Zhao Ponu, Li Guangli, and Cao Zong as deputy."

"The last general takes orders."

"Thirty thousand Xiongnu volunteers, the northern army Yueqi, more than [-] soldiers and horses stand in front of the army, Zhao Chongguo is the leader, Shangguan Jie and the Yueqi school lieutenant are the deputy."

"The last general takes orders."

"Thirty thousand Xiongnu volunteers, the Northern Army Hu Qi, more than [-] soldiers and horses in the rear, Li Ling is the leader, Su Xian and Hu Qi are the lieutenants as deputy."

"The last general takes orders."

"This Marquis leads Habayashi Huben and the northern army shoots sound as the Chinese army."

Lu Bode hesitated for a moment, but asked:

"Dare to ask the governor, is the Chinese army a little weak?"

Huo Shan glanced at him:
"Is it weak? I feel a little too much.

The Chinese army is only to protect my life, and the feathers and tigers are led by the Marquis himself. Without [-] soldiers and horses, who can eat them? "

That's right, Lu Bode bowed and stepped back.

"The whole army is divided into four armies. Except for the central army, there are [-] troops. They are divided into three divisions, the left, the middle and the right. One officer and two officers each lead a division, with the center as the head.

[-] is one division, which is divided into two parallel schools on the left and right, five thousand is one school, and the left and right army Sima is divided into parallel, and [-] is divided into one army Sima.

The specific personnel will be discussed in the next few days. There are still four or five months before the actual battle to kill the enemy. It is not impossible to change the personnel. "

"The last general is waiting to take orders."

In the next few days, Huo Shan divided the generals in the army.

Huo Shan's group of people with names and surnames all went up, and at the last time they also led an army of Sima.

The remaining fifty generals were also arranged by Huo Shan, and they were basically their deputy.

This kind of arrangement is better for everyone, these people Huo Shan knows them better, and they have been following Huo Shan, Huo Shan has a deep influence on them.

To put it simply, the style of acting is almost the same, and Huo Shan uses it much more smoothly.

The generals are all very rich in experience, and the people under them are a little shallower in experience, or basically have no experience. The combination of the two is very suitable.

But these generals and schools should not be allowed to dominate, and if these generals and schools were allowed to dominate, they might not understand the meaning of Huo Shan's order.

The decision-making still has to be placed in the hands of Huo Shan and his subordinates. They are more decisive and more in tune, which is very important.

On the other hand, for example, the soldiers, this arrangement is more appropriate.

Because these soldiers and horses had fought with Huo Shan, they were not used to the operation rules of the big man's soldiers and horses, but they knew Huo Shan's operation rules very well.

And Huo Shan's subordinates are mainly people, so the two will have a tacit understanding.

You didn't look at the [-] Qiang people, Huo Shan just separated them out, apart from the fact that they were too wild, there is another point that they were not taken by Huo Shan.

Although Huo Shan didn't bring many people in Huangzhong, the main reason was that the battle in Qiang was not deeply affected, but he had contact with it.

And they fought a lot of battles with Lao Huo. Although Huo Shan and Lao Huo lead troops differently, they are in the same line and have a lot in common.

So Huo Shan sent some generals over there, and with Zhao Ponu around, they wouldn't be a problem.

By the way, I can also take a look at the [-] soldiers of the Qiang people, lest they go too far in the Western Regions.

After all, he didn't regard the [-] soldiers of the Qiang people as his own, he just regarded them as mercenaries.

And after arriving in the Western Regions, the soldiers and horses sent by the countries of the Western Regions are the same.

For the countries in the Western Regions, Huo Shan will definitely send troops to follow him. Even if you have only one thousand troops in the whole country, you have to send five hundred to follow him.

Even if you just follow and have no place to flex your fists, then you have to follow me.

You want to watch, not participate?

Impossible okay!
The battle of the Western Regions is of great significance, but it is really very simple to fight.

Basically, apart from destroying Dawan, there is a high probability that there will be no other wars, and there will be major moves in diplomacy and other aspects.

As for why the formation is so large, one hundred thousand soldiers and one million soldiers, this is also a coincidence!

The 20 military households are said to be a reserve force, and they are indeed a reserve force, but their main purpose is to garrison the border.

And the [-] Xiongnu soldiers and horses, as well as their tribes, were going to the Western Regions!

The real force of soldiers and horses launched by the big man in this battle is actually Yu Linhu Ben, and less than [-] soldiers and horses from the Fourth School of the Northern Army came.

But in the eyes of outsiders, this is the fact that there are millions of people, and this is a big move!

And the reason is just an unwarranted caravan problem and horses. The big man mobilizes millions of people, and the countries in the Western Regions will probably be very shocked. Just for this shit?
That's right, just for this shit!
.........

At the end of April, Chitou along the Shule River in Jiuquan County, less than two hundred miles away from Yumen.

"Report~!"

Huo Shan frowned, his head was buzzing when he heard this word these two days.

"Report, a small group of Xiongnu soldiers and horses appeared [-] miles northwest of the Chinese army, with a number of about [-], trying to attack our food and supplies."

Huo Shan slapped the table and shouted angrily:
"Damn it, it's not over, is it? How many times is this the first time?"

Zhang Anshi next to him replied weakly:
"Back to the governor, No. 13 times in the five days since leaving Yumen."

Huo Shan glared at him, Zhang Anshi shrank his neck.

"What do Dunhuang County and Jiuquan County do for food? This is the territory of my Han Dynasty, so let the Huns plunder like this?"

Naturally no one answered this question, Huo Shan thought for a while and shouted:

"Sun Shang!"

Sun Shang ran over from not far away:

"What are the orders of the governor?"

"There are another [-] Huns coming from the northwest, you go and get a thousand Yulin, and leave them here for me, don't let them run away."

"The last general takes orders."

After Sun Shang received the order, he rushed forward immediately, blew his whistle when he reached the area of ​​Habayashi, and then roared:

"There are eight hundred Huns, the first battalion and the personal guard battalion follow me to destroy them."

After shouting, Sun Shang did not wait, and went directly to the northwest. Before he had walked two miles, the Thousand Feather Forest broke away from the march and followed in Sun Shang's footsteps.

Their trip was just to destroy these Huns, and they didn't care about resisting them.

There are 20 military households and two Hun tribes. The marching team is very long, but there are [-] soldiers and horses guarding them, and they are all cavalry. If large-scale soldiers and horses do not come, safety is naturally not a problem.

The main reason is that after leaving Yumen Pass, many small groups of Xiongnu troops suddenly appeared to harass them, not only Huo Shan, but everyone was annoyed too much.

But if they dared to come, they were all kept by Habayashi Huben.

The number of people is not large, less than 3000 people in more than a dozen waves, but it is also a great contribution, and this time the [-] people are the most.

The good thing is that there is no panic, but it is annoying.

He has already figured out the source of the people, it is the power of the right part of the Huns, but Huo Shan is not quite sure whether it is the right part or the power of the right part in the Western Regions.

What confuses him is that this place is still five or six hundred miles away from the frontier. How did these Huns come here?

Although the vast land here is sparsely populated, it is not enough to describe, and the defense of the frontier is also in vain. It is only the territory of the Han Dynasty in name, and there are basically no people.

But this has all reached the hinterland of the two counties. The Huns are really arrogant, and it seems that they still haven't hurt.

Huo Shan thought for a while, then shouted:
"The Herald."

"exist."

"Go, call me Lu Bode, Zhao Chongguo from the front army, Li Ling from the rear army, and Zhao Puonu from the Qiang army."

"promise."

After waiting for about an hour, all three rushed over.

Huo Shan didn't talk nonsense, and after several people came, he went straight to the point:
"The Huns plundered in our Han territory, whether it is tolerable or unbearable, Zhao Chongguo, Li Ling!"

"The end is here."

"The defense center of the front army and the rear army shifted to the north, and the defense was tightened to prevent large-scale raids by the Huns."

"The last general takes orders."

The Huns have been harassing, which is normal. After all, such a large-scale operation is still in Jiuquan, Dunhuang. The Huns are still very powerful here, and it is really unreasonable not to come to find something.

But on such a large scale, with more than a dozen waves in a row, this is a bit abnormal, so I have to check it out and give some responses by the way.

Although the possibility of a large-scale raid by the Huns is almost impossible, it must be guarded against.

"Lu Bode, be vigilant on your side. Once something goes wrong, the military households need to build defenses."

"The last general takes orders."

Huo Shan's expression changed after he finished speaking, and he said viciously:

"Zhao Puonu, lead the Qiang army to me, spread out and march in two directions to the northwest, and let me ruthlessly sweep the territory of my big man.

I still don't believe it, how dare you Huns send large-scale troops here?

If this is the case, I will praise them for not being afraid of death. "

"The last general takes orders."

"Let those leaders not take the enemy lightly."

"promise."

I've told you, if you really underestimate the enemy and rush forward, then it's none of my business.

Originally, Huo Shan didn't take it seriously these past few days, harassment, it's such a normal thing, just deal with them when it comes, the most urgent thing is to get to the destination as soon as possible.

But the Huns are really endless, it has been four or five days, and it is really endless, so Huo Shan was aroused today.

To put it simply, it used to be a passive counterattack, but now it is an active attack.

As for the large-scale Xiongnu soldiers and horses, although Huo Shan said so, he knew that there would be no such thing.

Small-scale soldiers and horses can enter the frontier, but large-scale soldiers and horses cannot escape his eyes and ears.

(End of this chapter)