The heavens start from saving Daming

Chapter 578 Rescue and Consolidation

When the Han army, mainly composed of infantry, was stationed in the city, it was able to knock out all the teeth of the besieging Huns.

But when it comes to field battles, once the battlefield environment is open and the Han army lacks strong cavalry, it will fall into a disadvantage.

Wu Gao and Wu Yao's allied forces are experiencing this kind of painful battle at this time.

The Huns mastered the use of grassland guerrilla warfare with great proficiency, and the harassment of the Han army was miserable.

The sky is getting darker, and the hazy darkness covers the earth, and it is dark when you look around.

The Han army, who had been exhausted all day, lit many torches and fires in the camp, and used the fire to dispel the darkness a little.

They didn't remove their armor, and they gathered around the fire with their weapons on them. They were exhausted and showed an uncontrollable tension.

No one can sleep peacefully, because every once in a while, there will be all kinds of annoying noises from the Huns outside.

If you don't care about it, there will be a large number of rockets shooting in at some point.

It's better at night, but it's even worse during the day.

Relying on the mobility of their horses, the Huns came in batches to continuously harass the Han army, making them uncomfortable.

Faced with the harassment of the Huns cavalry, the various units of the Han army moved closer together to cover each other.

It's just that this tense state of being ready for battle cannot last long, and marching in full armor is also very exhausting, and one can only travel ten or twenty miles a day.

There is no way, they don't have strong cavalry to provide cover, and there is really no way to face the Huns who are roaring in and roaring away.

After all, the one with two legs cannot catch up with the one with four legs.

As for the Huns, they could set up a camp not far away by virtue of their mobility, and the people and horses would return to the camp in turn to rest and sleep, and feed the horses to recharge their batteries.

When the Han army can't bear it and collapses, it's just a matter of chasing and killing.

For so many years, the Huns have been doing field battles with the Han army, and the Han army can't find a way to crack it anyway.

"Ten days!"

Wu Gao's captain, Han Fu, was angry, "It's been ten days since we dispatched troops, but we've only traveled two hundred miles. Let alone going to Chengle, we can't even reach Wujin before the military term!"

Sitting beside the fire, Lieutenant Chen Xin responded with a dark face, "What I'm worried about is that we may not even have the turn to cut off the time. You must be buried here!"

There are not many days left in the agreed confluence army period, and if the deadline is not met by then, it will be beheaded.

However, based on the current situation, they are more likely to die in battle after the collapse of the army, and it is not their turn to be beheaded.

Hanbok drew his sword in his hand and waved it vigorously into the darkness in the distance, "Dog thief! If you have the guts, come and fight face to face. What kind of skill is this continuous harassment!"

As if responding to Hanbok's words, in the direction he pointed with the knife, a large group of flames suddenly rose from more than ten miles away.

Immediately, more and more flames sprang up, like dots of brilliance dotted the earth.

Hanbok was stunned, staring blankly at the fire in the distance, how could he have such abilities?
Amidst the clanging of the armor, Chen Xin hastily ran over to look around, "It looks like the camp was attacked at night."

The recovered Hanbok looked at Chen Xin, and asked uncertainly, "Apart from us, are there other soldiers nearby?"

"impossible."

Chen Xin shook his head again and again, "All the soldiers and horses within a [-]-mile radius are guarding the city and guarding the gates, and I am the only one waiting in the wild."

The two looked at each other, "The camp of the Huns?!"

More than ten miles away, Li Yunze was holding a short spear more than two meters long. Taking advantage of the momentum of the horse's impact, Li Yunze passed by. The short spear directly pierced a Hun with a bow and arrow. The huge impact directly Pick it up and push it away.

Theoretically speaking, this kind of counter-shock force will cause Li Yunze's wrist to fracture, and the usual practice is to let go of his hand at the moment of the stabbing.

But his physical fitness can be called abnormal. Not only is it completely unaffected, but he can also push the Huns for more than ten steps like a string of candied haws, and then shake him away with a flick of his wrist.

Then he rode his horse and galloped across the crude camp of the Huns, jumping in whenever he saw anyone.

Like Li Yunze, there are only a hundred or so horses riding around the camp. These are the Zhongshan National Cavalry who have been trained for many years.

The rest of the Han army sergeants could only dismount and fight on foot, setting fires everywhere while fighting to create greater chaos.

There is no doubt that Li Yunze made another night attack.

Ever since he learned that a Han army regiment was being raided and besieged more than a hundred miles away, Li Yunze immediately set fire to the village, drove the captives and the captured cattle, sheep, horses, carts, etc., and rushed straight to help.

In fact, there were not many Huns who harassed the Han army, only two to three thousand people.

It's just that they are not vassal tribes, but direct-leading warriors of the Aries Department. On the grassland, they are also wealthy and supported by slaves. They have time and energy to train. They are half-time cavalry. The degree is naturally not comparable to those herdsmen who are busy working all day.

Among the Huns in Nuoda, only the palace tent army led by Shan Yu can truly be called a full-time professional soldier.

Even a large tribe such as the Aries Department cannot afford to support a large number of full-time soldiers.

This is also something that can't be helped, the productivity is too low.

The support of this Xiongnu cavalry was provided by the Dazhuan, who had been stolen by Li Yunze before. They didn't know that the Dazhuan was finished, and they didn't know that there was a Han army behind them.

They were all focused on the Wu Gaowu allied forces in front of them, but Li Yunze sneaked into the camp in the dark, and they were beaten on the spot.

Even when Li Yunze rushed into the camp with the soldiers of the Han army, most of the Huns cavalry were sleeping in tents, waiting to continue to harass the Han army after dawn tomorrow.

Their temporary camp will be abandoned soon, so the construction is extremely simple, and even the secret post Minggang is facing Wu Gaowu to arrange for the coalition forces.

In the final analysis, it is still not organized enough.

When the Han army was formed in units of tun (50 people), there was no suspense about the outcome.

The Huns who ran out of the tent had no weapons, bows, arrows, or armor, and their horses were gathered outside. Facing the Han army's formation, they had no choice but to flee.

Hanging the short spear on the victory hook with his backhand, Li Yunze picked up his strong bow and began to rain down arrows.

Even if the figure of the Huns just flashed past in the flames, they could not escape his eagle-like eyes.

The Han army forming an array pressed forward amidst the shouts of the officers. The sergeants in the front row who were equipped with spears and muskets stabbed people when they saw them. Light everything that can be ignited.

After defeating the Sangda tribe last time, Li Yunze seized tens of thousands of cattle, sheep and horses.

After taking them back, Niula was trained to be a farming ox, and those who could not be trained were slaughtered directly for extra meals for the soldiers.

The horses are trained to be war horses, and they are assigned to the mounted infantry for training in riding.

As for the sheep, they were slaughtered one after another to give the sergeants extra meals. At least the mounted infantry in front of them could eat one meal of meat a day.

This is also the fundamental reason why they were able to launch a night attack. These Han infantry on horseback did not have night blindness.

The sky gradually brightened, and the fire that had been burning for half the night finally gradually extinguished and turned into ashes.

Hanbok and Chen Xin, who had already been impatient, rushed over with their soldiers and horses.

The Xiongnu cavalry, who had been harassing like flies in the past few days, finally disappeared this time. The Han army also felt a rare sense of relief, and even their pace involuntarily accelerated a lot.

When the distance was a few miles, cavalry came quickly, and the Han army suddenly tensed up and prepared to form an array.

But soon they saw clearly that the costumes of the visitors were also from the Han army.

When the two sides met and communicated, both Hanbok and Chen Xin were dumbfounded.

"You mean, the King of Zhongshan is at the front?"

The Zhongshan National Cavalry responded, "Reporting to Captain Du, my king heard that all the troops are coming, so he specially ordered someone to come and invite you."

Hanbok and Chen Xin looked at each other, feeling their scalps go numb.

Not to mention that the king of Zhongshan Kingdom went out to enshrine the country privately, he still led his troops out. If this matter gets to Chang'an, it will definitely cause an uproar.

They are just little captains, and they really don't want to be involved in this political turmoil.

Let alone them, even if Li Guangcheng didn't know this level, it would be unlucky to get involved.

At this moment, the two wanted to turn around and leave.

But, I can't go now.

There was no other way but to bite the bullet and pass.

When I came to the dilapidated camp of the Huns, I saw a large group of Huns, old and weak, digging a big hole.

The purpose of digging the pit was not to push these old and weak people in, but to bury the bodies of the Huns who were killed last night.

Even though the autumn harvest is over at this time, the weather is still hot, and if it is not dealt with, it may bring disastrous consequences to the local area.

Although they are not from the same tribe, when those corpses were thrown into the pit, the members of the Dazhuo tribe, that is, Tusihu, couldn't help crying.

Hanbok and Chen Xin looked at a mountain of heads piled up not far away, and roughly calculated that it could be as much as two thousand, and they were also stunned.

Fighting against the Huns, killing two thousand in one battle is already a great achievement, and it is still a wild battle!

When he saw Li Yunze, the great king was sitting on a horse harness with a big sword, beside him was a burning bonfire with a sheep on top.

Li Yunze, who was holding a gold inlaid short knife in his hand, sliced ​​mutton and stuffed it into his mouth.

Hanbok and Chen Xin immediately stepped forward to salute, "Chen Hanbok (Chen Xin) pays homage to the king~~~"

The king of the Zhongshan Kingdom is also the king of the Han Dynasty, and the prince of the emperor. Given their identities, the two of them must salute seriously.

"You two have worked hard."

Li Yunze raised his hand falsely, "Sit down and talk."

Han Fu and Chen Xin didn't doubt Li Yunze's identity, pretending to be a king here in the big man, it's not something that can be done by oneself.

Moreover, there are so many Zhongshan Han soldiers around, and it is impossible for them all to want to accompany the whole family on the road.

After the two sat down, Li Yunze directly asked without the slightest politeness, "How many soldiers and horses did you bring?"

"Soldiers are three thousand and nine, masters are two thousand and one."

Chen Xin added, "Masters are all Tutuan peasants who have been trained, and they can go into battle with armor and soldiers."

After all, he is a Tutuan villager in the frontier, facing the threat of invasion by the Huns, his combat effectiveness must not be weak.

In ancient times, the scale of troops dispatched in wars was huge, not only soldiers, but masters in charge of logistics were also indispensable.

Li Yunze didn't bring his master, that's because he came to the battlefield in the form of a caravan, and after defeating the Great Clumsy Ministry, he also used the captured Dingkou as his master.

Li Yunze nodded, and directly cut off two lamb legs and handed them to them, "How about the military order?"

This time the two hesitated for a while, but they still took the leg of lamb, and Chen Xin replied, "My lord, I will lead the army to Wujin and join forces with Wujin Zhao Duwei to rescue Chengle."

Chengle is the county system of Dingxiang County, so it is natural to go to rescue when he is besieged.

It's not just their own county that needs rescue, but Dou Ying in Chang'an City is already a worship general, leading the army northward to defeat Lou Fan and other troops who invaded Shang County first, and then come to Yunzhong and Dingxiang.

Li Yunze nodded, took a sip from the jug at his feet, and asked, "Can you make it as scheduled?"

Hanbok and Xin Zhao looked at each other, shook their heads and responded, "If the Huns continue to harass, they may lose their army."

Li Yunze smiled, "I have a way to defeat the Xiongnu!"

(End of this chapter)