The Infinite Heavens Run Away

257. Chapter 7.13
Chapter 7 I forged the soul of Han in the Three Kingdoms
7.13 Destroy the Qiang soldiers and reap huge harvests

In the history of feudal society, there is a very famous comment, "All dynasties were destroyed by weakness, but the Han Dynasty was destroyed by strength." Deng Feng didn't understand much about this aspect before, but after he arrived in this dynasty, he truly understood it. understand the connotation of this sentence.

From the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty to the Three Kingdoms period, the overall situation in China was war and chaos, people were in dire straits, and the population continued to decline sharply. Even when the "three families returned to Jin", the population was only in the tens of thousands.

But in such a messy situation, except for occasional exceptions, all the Han forces suppressed the grassland nomads.

Including Gongsun Zan, the white-horse general at the beginning, he could only rely on more than 3000 "white-horse loyal followers", plus an unknown number of miscellaneous soldiers, and no one dared to provoke the entire Northland; this was the most chaotic part of the Yellow Turban Uprising. In those years, there were several Qiang and Hu invaders.

Then the northern overlord Yuan Shao easily made the Xiongnu and Xianbei forces at that time submit themselves to the throne; and then Cao Cao punished these barbarians many times. Throughout the Wei period, the barbarians in the north could only be said to be a threat. But there is no such thing as a huge crisis.

Moreover, during this period, the main energy of Wei State was on Shu State and Wu State, and only a little residual energy ensured the general stability of the entire Northland.

That is to say, the Western Jin Dynasty committed suicide by itself, and the internal fighting led to the almost funny "Eight Kings Rebellion". Only when the internal affairs were in disarray did the subsequent "Five Husbands Rebellion" occur.

But even when these nomads were at their peak, and in the almost rubbish national conditions of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, there were still people who could organize the Northern Expedition. The reason for the failure was that someone was holding them back.

It was in this environment that Deng Feng was able to ensure sufficient troops when the recruitment conditions were so high. For more than a year, he spent most of his time training troops.

However, due to the limitations of the times, even if Deng Feng tried his best, he could not ensure enough meat and fat for the army. He could only try his best to eat meat every three days. In fact, it was a large amount of large bones and livestock mixed with water. A small amount of meat is cooked into soups and stews.

Then every ten days, we can ensure that everyone can eat no less than two taels of meat. Under normal circumstances, it is to ensure that everyone has enough food to eat. All meals depend on various pickles or salty soup.

This level of food actually exceeds that of most people in this era. Some small landowners may not be able to guarantee eating meat once every ten days.

As a result, Deng Feng was naturally unable to train his troops like in the real world. The normal training of the modern army, such as three to five kilometers a day and an emergency pull every night, was practiced here by using living people to death.

High-intensity training requires a supply of highly nutritious food, otherwise it will take human life seriously.

Deng Feng's actual physical training basically consisted of a three-kilometer walk every morning. In the morning, he practiced high-intensity subjects such as tactics, assassinations, and formations. In the afternoon, he could only practice some ordinary subjects such as formation and discipline.

Especially for nighttime emergency gatherings that train the military's response capabilities, they can only be pulled occasionally every now and then, otherwise the nutrition will not be able to keep up.

The problem is that Deng Feng's military training is a "daily exercise", and the intensity far exceeds the hard training of any other unit. In addition, in this world of high martial arts, the average physical aptitude and spiritual energy concentration of each person are obviously beyond the scope of understanding.

The result is that the physique of these very ordinary soldiers can definitely reach two to three times that of normal strong men in reality. All of them are as good as the gangsters in "World of Heroes", and the ones who are slightly more outstanding are at the level of third-rate masters.

Therefore, when Deng Feng first distributed weapons, he gave up the conventional saber or cavalry sword because it was too light and wasted the outstanding strength of the soldiers. Instead, Deng Feng prepared a new type of spear for the infantry. After testing, it was very suitable. .

With far superior physical fitness and equipment configuration at all costs, the combat effectiveness of these three thousand combat troops exceeded the times. During the half-year-long suppression of bandits, except for the two large villages with thousands of personnel, more than ten people were lost. Except for this, other small cottages were basically destroyed without any damage.

Although other Han armies are not so exaggerated, but combined with history and reality, at least they are not too different.

After talking about the background, let’s take a look at the current situation. We can discuss how much content there is in the so-called "Qiang and Hu invaders".

"What do you mean by the public platform, this is actually just a farce directed and performed by Zhang Jishi?" Deng Feng thought of the drama of "nurturing the bandits to respect themselves".

"Probably not entirely. Judging from the reconnaissance information, this time the Qiang and Hu invaders were basically cavalry. These people were not good at siege warfare at all, so they only fought once symbolically and then gave up.

But now that winter is approaching, the life-and-death disaster faced by these barbarians is not fake.

So my understanding is that these people did come, but more of it was to create pressure, and finally asked the court to increase the amount of regular rewards; Governor Zhang took the opportunity to create public opinion, and asked the court to replenish money and food in the name of "war emergency".

In the end, Hu Qi will naturally retreat after achieving his goal, and Zhang Jishi's goal is also achieved, that is, he has achieved military exploits and gained money and food.

It is impossible for these two families to have negotiated, otherwise the loopholes would be too big and sooner or later they would explode; but it is certain that there is definitely a tacit understanding between them. "Chen Gong's analysis is obviously more reliable.

"These thieves!" Zhang Liao punched the small table angrily, "Lord, what should we do?"

"They have a tacit understanding, what are they doing to us?" Deng Feng was a soldier, and he hated these bureaucrats in military uniforms. "There happens to be a Qiang camp not far from us. You think, if we take advantage of the Qiang people's absence, As a precaution, how about a night raid on this camp?”

Everyone's eyes lit up.

"Lord, this plan is feasible!" Chen Gong simply agreed with Deng Feng's opinion and added some suggestions of his own, "It's just that we need to prepare some extra fire starters, otherwise there will be no problem in defeating them, but the casualties may be too high. .

It just so happens that the fire attack charge packs designed by the lord are now available for two people. When the time comes, when you see a larger tent, you can throw one on top, ensuring that the night will become as bright as day. "

"What the military advisor said makes sense." Huang Zhong said with appreciation.

"Very good. The distance between these Hu Qi camps is roughly 20 miles. If we add in the time it takes for the whole team to set off and the time spent on the road by the signal troops asking for help, even if Beigong Boyu's request for help is responded to immediately, we still have at least an hour. Arrangements can be made."

Zhang Liao was so excited that he even arranged the time for the battle.

"If we can't capture the Qiang camp within an hour, then we deserve to lose such a huge opportunity to make meritorious deeds." Shi Ahuang, the captain of the Crossbow Corps, said with a smile.

"Very good, let's take a rest in the morning and take the opportunity to complete relevant preparations. Eat early at noon and rest for an hour after eating. For dinner, we will eat some noodles and dried meat to pad our stomachs, and then march at night.

When we arrived at the Qiang camp, it was about the time just passed by. At that time, there would be time for the troops to take a rest. Captain Shi, you should take a few good hands to deal with the sentinels silently, and then use the horses to open the gate of the village. wall. "

"Don't worry, my lord, if you can't complete the task, I will bring you back later!" Shi Aha laughed.

"The cavalry was divided into two teams. I personally led the first team to rush in to deal with any possible resistance; Wen Yuan and Han Sheng each led a song, set fire to the tents when they saw them, and killed any targets they saw, ensuring that all the targets were killed at the beginning. All targets who dare to resist will lie down."

"Lord, don't worry!" Zhang Liao and Huang Zhong stood up and clasped their fists at the same time.

"Shi Ah, you crossbowmen dispersed in groups after the fire started. Kill people when you see them, and try to deal with them from a distance to prevent casualties. Everyone, remember, as long as I don't shout to stop, or there is no one else at the scene, Kill or I won't allow anyone to stop.

Even if you die, either at the hands of the enemy or from exhaustion on your horse, you are absolutely not allowed to stop. Do you hear me clearly? "After Deng Feng assigned the task, his last words were completely shouted.

"Yes, lord!"*4.

"Start getting ready now!"

From the beginning to the end, no one considered the issue of losing the battle. Ordinarily, it would be too arrogant to raid a camp of 1200 people with 600 cavalry and 8000 crossbowmen?

But war has never been decided by numbers.

On the one hand, the combat effectiveness of Deng Feng's various arms far exceeds conventional standards. Even if they are faced head-on, they are guaranteed to defeat three times the opponent's strength.On the other hand, and most importantly, people in this era were generally malnourished, and not many were free of night blindness. Even though the herdsmen had plenty of cattle and sheep, they actually did not have enough to eat.

Coupled with the lack of vegetables, grains and fruits, or the lack of many vitamins, Deng Feng's men have been able to alleviate most of the night blindness problems or even cure them after a year of supplementary training.

When the time comes, Deng Feng rushes in with a group of people who have no big problems, and sets fire to the situation. Even if the people behind have not solved the problem, they can make do with the light of the fire.

Finally, nomadic cavalry generally lack the formal training necessary for a strong army, and generally lack discipline and collective consciousness. regain control of the situation within time.

Taking advantage of the chaos and fishing in troubled waters has always been the only way for the army to attack and raid.If these conditions add up and you still can't win, then there's really nothing to say.

The plan was very good and the execution was perfect. In the second half of that night, when Deng Feng led his team into the camp, in just one stick of incense, the entire Qiang camp was already filled with flames.

Deng Feng no longer personally charged into the battle. After turning around and handing over the command to Zhang Liao and Huang Zhong, he led Xiao Zhao and Qingfeng around at a jogging speed. As long as they saw anyone who dared to organize resistance, the three of them would definitely give him a slap. A flying crossbow.

Before setting off, Deng Feng and the two girls each brought an infantry crossbow and hung it in the horse's trousers. With the level of cultivation of the three of them, it was as simple as eating and drinking in battle, and in a short time The camp was completely thrown into chaos.

For a moment, shouts of death, pitiful screams mixed with a few clashes of weapons resounded through the entire camp. The fire was completely out of control. The red fire illuminated the entire camp as bright as day. Anyone with a little military knowledge could Everyone knows that this camp is finished!
"Sir, look!" Qingfeng suddenly pointed at a distance and shouted, "The armor of the person who organized the troops is obviously different from the others!"

"Although I haven't seen it before, I think this is the leader of the Qiang people!" Deng Feng sneered and raised the crossbow in his hand, but with a distance of fifty or sixty steps, he didn't plan to leave a way for the leader to survive.

"Sir, if we catch it, it might be more valuable." Xiao Zhao suggested.

"Maybe, but then the possibility of his death can be basically ignored." Deng Feng knew very well the brain circuits of those imperial pigs. If he caught the enemy leader, he would definitely "educate and reprimand" him, and in the end he would definitely give him money and release him. , within a few years, the situation will return to the beginning again.

"I'll do it!" Qingfeng raised the crossbow excitedly, and the crossbow arrows immediately flew over.

"Your Majesty, be careful!" Unexpectedly, Beigong Boyu had a master beside him. In such a noisy environment, he could tell that someone was attacking by the sound of the crossbow arrows flying through the air, and he was able to draw his sword and kill the crossbow arrows. .

"Go!" Since the sneak attack failed, Deng Feng was not discouraged. He rushed over with the two girls on horseback. He kept attacking with flying crossbows along the way, and soon knocked down ten of the guards around Beigong Boyu. several.

"Kill them, and I will give him a title!" Deng Feng could judge Beigong Boyu's identity based on his obviously prominent armor, and Beigong Boyu could naturally do the opposite, so he immediately ordered his men to rush over and kill the three of them.

Unfortunately, his idea was destined not to be realized.Seeing that the distance was too close, less than 10 steps, Deng Feng and the others decisively put away their crossbows and took off the long beryllium hanging from the victory hook.

"Who are you?" In less than half a cup of tea, Beigong Boyu received a heavy blow on his left shoulder and two thighs. He was lying on the ground in pain, surrounded by the corpses of his personal guards.

"The great man, the Grand Administrator of Shangdang County, Deng Feng! For the sake of you being the leader of the clan, I'll let you know, so you can go back to peace of mind!" Deng Feng raised his long beryllium coldly.

"Wait, I can surrender, I can swear an oath, the Qiang people will be forever"

Nothing happened, Deng Feng stabbed his throat directly, making the Qiang leader who shined in the original work leave early.Afterwards, the large-scale fighting stopped, but the remaining Qiang forces were not completely cleared until the sun began to shine on the earth.

"Lord, great victory! We will behead all this time." As soon as the fighting stopped, Zhang Liao excitedly rode over and rushed over.

"How many casualties have our brothers had?" Deng Feng interrupted him directly.There are statistics on the results of the battle, but the damage to my brother must be found out immediately.

"Not many, a total of 79 brothers were lost, most of them were cavalry, and only 5 were crossbowmen." Chen Gong also came over on horseback. Although he had been trying to keep up his appearance, the smile that overflowed almost betrayed him. Killed him.

"Most of the others were injured, but they were bandaged with the powder they brought with them. I think they will be fine in a few days."

"It's okay." Deng Feng breathed a sigh of relief.

"This time, more than 5000 top-quality war horses were seized, and there were no less than 2000 other horses that were disabled and unable to be used. The horse carcasses on the ground were enough for our people to vomit.

These Qiang people are worthy of the nomadic life. The number of horses is basically one person and two horses, and they must have run a lot.

We were able to capture so many war horses this time, presumably because we fought so suddenly, most of the Qiang people didn't have time to mount their horses at all, and most of the intact horses were obtained from the racecourse.

More than 6000 enemy corpses have been identified. After excluding some that were burned and cannot be found, it is estimated that no more than 1000 people can escape. The main force of the Qiang people, including Beigong Boyu himself, all stayed here.

If the Huns and Xianbei people continue to fight among themselves, there will probably be no more Qiang forces in the Hetao area. "At this point, Chen Gong could no longer control his emotions and couldn't help laughing.

"Where are the other seizures?" Deng Feng couldn't help but smile.

"Let's not talk about weapons and armor. They are all remade anyway." Chen Gong finally released his emotions and his expression returned to normal. "The food and grass are enough for our army for half a year. What I am talking about is ensuring that there is horse meat every day." in the case of.

A large amount of gold, silver, jewelry and coins were also seized, presumably from the looting of this group of Qiang people. According to our intelligence, there are not many villages left in this area. "

"Send someone to notify Gao Shun and ask him to send half of his troops and recruit at least 500 civilians on the spot. Don't forget to give money to send back these captured materials.

In addition, Wenyuan, you are responsible for two main things. First, select the best 3000 of these captured high-quality war horses, and we will keep them for ourselves.

I'll leave you 300 cavalry and 300 crossbowmen. You must take care of them. When Hong Lin comes to hand over, you will escort them back together. No matter who dares to reach out, just chop them off. If there is any problem, I will solve it.

The second thing is to behead all the corpses at the scene and place their heads in front of the capital, so that those things that don’t have eyes can take a good look!For the remaining 2000 horses, I will take the remaining 800 brothers, the military advisor, and Han Sheng to report to our governor.

This war has been fought until now, and it should be almost over. "Deng Feng explained coldly.

"Lord, don't worry, Liao Ding will live up to his orders!" Zhang Liao clasped his fists and accepted the order.

"The army has been recuperating for a day, and will set off tomorrow after the meal! Gongtai, we should still have a few prisoners in our hands, right?"

"There are less than a hundred people. Is it useful, Lord?"

"Let them distinguish them today, identify as many of the Qiang leaders as possible, behead them and keep them for us to use when the time comes."

"Lord, don't worry, Gong understands!" Chen Gong clasped his fists and accepted the order. "Just one more thing, are these prisoners placed as before?"

"What kind of prisoner?" Deng Feng said coldly.

".Yes, my lord!"

(End of this chapter)