I have lived forever since the end of Qin Dynasty

Chapter 226 First Battle
Towards the northeast, the Han army left Taiyuan City for more than 130 miles, and they could already meet a large number of people who had fled from the military disaster. Their eyes were sad. If the Huns hadn’t plundered too much, no one would leave their hometown and leave their ancestors to farm. the fields.

When encountering such a team, Chen Luo suggested that a small amount of food should be distributed to them, so as not to cause a large number of refugees to starve to death on the way to escape, which would undoubtedly cause the big man to lose his vitality.

After thinking about it, Han Xin agreed to Chen Luo's approach.

It's just that his purpose is different. By distributing rations, the refugees can be gathered together to identify whether there are any spies mixed with the Huns.

According to the narration of the people who fled, the appearance of the Huns has hooked noses, green eyes, and slightly curly hair. The differences from the people in the Central Plains can be distinguished with the naked eye.

However, some fleeing people mentioned contradictory examples, saying that the appearance of the Huns who invaded their villages was no different from that of the people in the Central Plains, and it was impossible to easily identify them.

Knowing Han Xin's thoughts, Chen Luo put forward his own suggestion to him, that is, let the soldiers come forward to the refugees who came to collect food, and ask some questions that only Han people can answer. "No gifts are given during the festival this year", but it has been transformed into a common saying in the life of Han people in this era.

At the beginning, apart from increasing the task load of the soldiers who distributed the food, it had no other effect.

When the army came to the vicinity of Lu County, a soldier asked, "Who is the thieves who are the thieves?" The person who came to collect the food was at a loss. He took out a dagger and cut the soldiers and fled.

It would undoubtedly be a shame and a great shame for the Huns to escape after attacking soldiers on the edge of the Han camp.

At that time, two or three soldiers chased him with long guns and caught him. After interrogation, it turned out that he was a Hun mixed in with the refugees.

Upon hearing the news, Han Xin doubled his vanguard team immediately, asked them to scout the vicinity, and then called a meeting of the generals in the big tent.

"The Huns are not familiar with the terrain of the Great Han. It happens that there are many mountains around here, and there is no one to guide the way, so it is easy to get lost in the mountains." Han Xin said slowly, "Now that a Huns spy has been caught, it proves that the Huns have begun to explore the surrounding area. terrain."

Han Xin didn't say it clearly, he didn't intend to be a riddler.

Rather, it was obvious to him what this incident represented.

However, the tents are full of battle-tested generals. After hearing this, they thought for a while, and then they all understood.

When the two armies are at war, the spies used for reconnaissance will not be too far away from the army, otherwise the difficulty of transmitting information will increase exponentially, and the timeliness of information is also a problem.

Even if the opponent is the Huns, the basic principles of war will not deviate.

They caught a Hun spies here, which meant that a Hun army was not far away.

Fan Kuai got up and said: "General, the Huns are no more than thirty miles away from us. Please organize your army. I would like to lead 5000 people to serve as the vanguard."

He is now fighting high.

The commander-in-chief of the army is Han Xin. He doesn't have to think about any complicated tactics. He just needs to charge forward with the weapon in his hand, which is Fan Kuai's favorite style of play. Play your own characteristics.

Compared with Xiang Yu, who also fought in the same way and would steal the limelight from himself, Fan Kui felt that Han Xinna's seamless adjustment on the battlefield was more to his liking.

Chen Luo added a reminder from the side: "I think the distance between the Huns and us should be more than thirty miles, at least fifty miles away."

Fan Kui tilted his head in doubt, a little puzzled, but did not refute.

Regarding this matter, he judged more through his own experience, and did not have any theoretical support.

On the other hand, Xia Houying suddenly said, "What Mr. Chen said is true. The Huns have more cavalry. After the spies go back to report the news, they will move to the target location more than twice as fast as the infantry. How could I not have imagined that?" Woolen cloth?"

"That's the reason. Besides, the Xiongnu came here to plunder, and the spies they sent were to find villages and counties, which would also make them go further away from the army." Looking at Xia Houying who was dazed, Han Xin was a little surprised, thinking that they didn't Thinking about this angle, Chen Luo still needs a reminder, which is incredible.

Then when I return to Chang'an, wouldn't I have to write the book of war in more detail?In order to avoid the generals who read their own military books later, they will fight the wrong battles in a daze.

It is inaccurate to judge based on the same condition alone.

The slightest deviation in the commander's judgment on the battlefield will result in the loss of food, grass, and armor; in the middle, it will reduce the morale of the army;

After worrying for a moment for the generals who read his books of war for future generations, Han Xin raised his head and continued: "We are not yet familiar with the Huns' fighting methods. If we encounter their first battle, if we lose, it will depress the morale of the army.

Therefore, it is not a good choice to attack rashly. However, the Xiongnu have more cavalry, and they probably move forward quickly, and their individual soldiers are strong. I have formulated the following tactics for these characteristics of them. "

After recalling the surrounding maps in his mind, he felt that there were no loopholes in his plan after deepening his impression, so he continued to explain his thoughts to everyone in the tent.

A quarter of an hour later, Han Xin took a sip from his water glass and said, "That's my plan. Do you have any ideas?"

Everyone around looked at each other silently, and it was Chen Luo who broke the silence and said: "I think it is quite complete, and everyone can follow the arrangement and implement it."

"Hmm...not perfect enough." Han Xin rubbed his chin, "Let me think about it again, you can arrange it according to it for the time being."

"Wei." After everyone responded, they walked out of the camp, summoned the soldiers under their command, led them to the designated place, and waited for the upcoming fight.

Chen Luo also commanded [-] cavalry. This was his initiative to ask for Ying. He did not have the ability to command tens of thousands of cavalry to fight, but it was more than enough to lead [-] cavalry to charge the formation and chase after the tail.

What's more, there are not many generals in the Han army who have cavalry combat experience. If he sits comfortably in the tent, then Han Xin will send other generals to perform this task. I am afraid that after the First World War, the number of cavalry casualties will increase by hundreds.

This is a loss I don't want to see.

As it was getting late, teams of scouting vanguards came back to report the latest news, and Han Xin used this to fine-tune his plan.

Until a group of vanguard sent the news of the discovery of the Xiongnu army, the Han army in all directions suddenly became as quiet as a pool of water, for fear of scaring away their prey.

(End of this chapter)