Domination of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 330 Touring the Grassland 1
According to Xu Huang, in fact, there is no need to dispatch the main force of the Northern Xinjiang Army for these things now. What he said before dispatching a partial general actually refers to himself. As long as he himself leads [-] to [-] cavalry to patrol the grassland near Hetao After a few laps, most of the enemies should be intimidated.

Of course, it would be great if Gongsun Xu could send out the elite troops from the northern border. Who knows if any of these forces near Hetao are out of their minds and want to take risks? Twenty to thirty thousand cavalry are nothing to those grassland tribes. A slightly larger tribe can form so many cavalry, but it is far behind the Northern Xinjiang Army in terms of combat effectiveness.

Gongsun Xu's thoughts are a bit different from Xu Huang's. Now is the critical moment, the strength of the Huns has been damaged, and the Northern Army is exhausted after repeated vicious battles. This is when the two giants are at their weakest, and it is also the time for other forces to expand themselves. good time.

In fact, they didn't dare to go too far with the Northern Army. Apart from the strength of Bingzhou, Gongsun Xu also had Youzhou as his backing. Moreover, the Xianbei tribe knew that there were still a large number of Northern Army troops in Liaodong and the eastern part of the Xianbei Grassland. In guard.

If you push Gongsun Xu into a hurry, at worst, it's just a game of life.Moreover, Gongsun Xu's side is at most losing immediate benefits, and those tribes with crooked minds may be exterminated.

No one would be foolish enough to take risks for this benefit. The giants of the Xianbei tribe also knew this truth. Among them, He Lian knew the strength of the Northern Xinjiang Army best. This is why he only led [-] cavalry to participate in this battle. The reason for the Prairie League.

If there was a real fight, Helian would probably be the first to escape. Over the years, he has analyzed the original battle almost. It is reasonable for his father to stay and refuse to leave. Today's grassland tribes, there are Who can face the endless pursuit of the northern army.

After discussing with Xu Huang for nearly half an hour, the two still had a bit of a dispute over how many troops should be sent. Xu Huang did not suggest going to war, and the Northern Xinjiang Army is not suitable for continuing to march. Don't even think about recovering your vitality within a year.

Gongsun Xu also understands this truth in his heart. He understands the current situation of the Northern Border Army, but he understands the ferocious nature of the grassland tribes better. The leader will definitely despise the northern border army, and even send troops to plunder from time to time. At that time, Gongsun Xuke will really be exhausted.

For hundreds of years since the founding of the Han Dynasty, it has been threatened and harassed by the Huns for many years.As long as the Han Dynasty shows a little weakness on the border, the Xiongnu's army will cross the Great Wall and appear in the territory of the Han Dynasty.

However, when the Han Dynasty was strong, its strength on the border would deter nomadic tribes like the Huns.The grassland tribes are like this, if you are more powerful than him, how can he continue to invade and harass you.

Think back to the period of Qin Shihuang, when the Qin State was strong and powerful, who would dare to say no to the grassland tribes such as the Huns and Donghu.Meng Tian led 30 troops to drive out the Xiongnu for [-] miles. Qin Shihuang designated Hetao as the territory of Qin State. How dare the Xiongnu say no?
Now that the Northern Frontier Army had just defeated the Xiongnu, it would be fine if others saw that their stamina was insufficient. After much thought, Gongsun Xu persuaded Xu Huang, and Xu Huang also understood Gongsun Xu's painstaking efforts.

Just relying on Xu Huang alone to lead the army is not enough to deter the grassland tribes. Of course, Xu Huang is right. This time, the army should not be dispatched too much, otherwise, the logistics of the Northern Border Army will not be able to support it.

When Gongsun Xu was thinking about which army to mobilize, a messenger sent back a message that the front-guard army had sent a battle report.

Gongsun Xu was a little puzzled. Didn't the [-] selected vanguard go to chase down the Huns' defeated army? How did the battle report come here?However, after a while, Gongsun Xu was relieved. At the beginning, he left [-] frontier troops to sneak into the grassland from Wuyuan. Later, they intercepted the troops of King Youguli of the Huns, and then cooperated with Wen Chou to defeat King Youguli in one fell swoop. force.

After that battle, Wen Chou also lost contact with them. Now it seems that there should be these 1 people. There are also six school lieutenants in the [-] forward troops, including Gongsun Xu's cousin Gongsun Yuan. This cousin, Gongsun Xu is still very relieved, at least he is calm and reliable.

After reading the battle report, Gongsun Xu couldn't help laughing and said: "Okay, the [-] Chosen Front Army finally defeated King Youguli's army, hahaha, these guys didn't corrupt my name as the Chosen Front Army.

Come, burn the fire as a warning, and at dawn tomorrow, we will light up the beacon and summon the frontier army.Xianbei is ignorant of current affairs, so I let them see the ferocity of our northern border army.Gongming, this matter is settled, you immediately select [-] elite cavalry from the army, and prepare to patrol the grassland with me. "

Of course, [-] cavalry is not enough to scare the other tribes in the grassland, but if [-] forward troops are added, the situation will be a little different.

Gongsun Yuan's [-] frontier troops have been chasing and killing King Youguli's defeated army these days, and the defeat of nearly [-] Xiongnu's army is earth-shattering. King Youguli simply does not have the ability to gather his subordinates in a short period of time.

What's more, Wen Chou's troops were also nearby at that time. If King Youguli really summoned his troops, Wen Chou would not stand by. While fleeing, win over soldiers.

Gongsun Yuan led [-] cavalry in hot pursuit, and finally lost track of the other party after another battle with King Youguli. In addition, the situation was really too chaotic at that time, and the [-] soldiers who chose the vanguard were chasing and killing the enemy. The more they fight, the more scattered they are. If they encounter an organized enemy army at this time, they will be in great trouble.

Gongsun Yuan had no choice but to give up the pursuit of King Youguli's side, and turned to hunt down other rout soldiers. At the same time, he did not forget to send out signals to call other frontier troops.In this way, when the six school lieutenants led their subordinates to meet up, the 1000 frontier troops also lost more than [-] people, and the counterattack of the Huns' defeated army should not be underestimated.

However, the six school lieutenants chased and killed one after another, and the harvest was very rich. In addition to capturing a lot of war horses, the total number of prisoners captured by the crowd was more than 1000. After some discussion, he decided to retreat.

Coincidentally, King Youguli ran towards Hetao, but he was told that Hetao had been occupied by the northern border army on the way, and after a battle with the Xuanfeng army, he encountered another army. The troops, at this moment, himself, together with more than 6000 of his subordinates, are now under the control of another Huns.

The Xuanfeng army here sent scouts to inquire about the news, and it happened to inquire about the camps of Gongsun Xu and Xu Huang. Gongsun Xu's commander-in-chief flag is the symbol of the Northern Xinjiang Army. All the soldiers of the Northern Xinjiang Army know each other. Continue to send battle reports here, requesting to return to the camp.

At noon the next day, the Xuanfeng Army finally joined Gongsun Xu's side. With the Xuanfeng Army by his side, Gongsun Xu's confidence was also different. Dare to lead these 3 people to inspect the grasslands to see who else is not convinced.

However, after successive battles, the selection of the front army also suffered losses. After the two armies converged, Gongsun Xu ordered the army to rest and reorganize. The most fierce warriors, the establishment of the Xuanfeng Army has been restored to 6000 people.

In addition, Gongsun Xu asked Xu Huang to select 4000 people from all the Hun captives, and together with the 1000 people selected by Dianwei before, formed a light cavalry force of 5000. This force was temporarily under the command of Xu Huang.

The main force patrolling the grasslands is set at 8000 people, [-] are the forward troops, [-] are the elite cavalry from northern Xinjiang, [-] are the surrendered troops of the Huns, and [-] are the tiger and cardinal cavalry. Steppe Tribes.

After completing these tasks, Gongsun Xu ordered Dian Wei to lead the Huben Infantry Army and the remaining Northern Border Army to escort the remaining captives to Xu Shu's side. It would be a burden to keep these captives by his side. With them, Gongsun Xu's side You can't let go of your hands and feet to fight the enemy.

It just so happened that this time patrolling the grassland was the task of the cavalry, so the tiger and cardinal infantry was not very suitable. Moreover, from the beginning of the Northern Expedition to the present, the tiger and cardinal infantry can be said to have been charging all the time. The Huben Infantry also suffered heavy losses in a series of battles, and now urgently needs to rest and replenish its troops.

After resting for a day, Gongsun Xu led [-] cavalry to send the troops from Dianwei's side to the territory of Hetao, and then the two armies parted ways.

Once you enter Hetao, you are not afraid that other tribes in the grassland will come back to find trouble with Dianwei. Besides, there is Xu Shu in Hetao, so Gongsun Xu is relieved to lead the cavalry to carry out his first real inspection of the grassland.

[-] cavalry, [-] war horses, plus [-] pack horses and [-] cattle and sheep, this is the strength and supplies of this inspection troop. In order to ensure the marching speed, Gongsun Xu adopted the method of grassland tribe migration .

The sources of grain, grass and food for the soldiers are the 120 head of cattle and sheep. The Xuanfeng Army and the Huben Army maintain the equipment of one man and two riders, and the rest of the armor and weapons are transported by pack horses. In this way, Gongsun continued the day's march The slowest is more than [-] miles.

Gongsun Xu has seen the size of the grassland long ago. The endless grassland has bred too many nomadic tribes. If Gongsun Xu can't establish a good relationship with these neighbors or expel those hungry wolves with evil intentions, then he can't even think about it. Have a good time.

Gongsun Xu's policy is very simple. Those who obey him will follow his own words and migrate to Hetao to submit to him. Those who disobey him will be temporarily let go by Gongsun Xu.

However, Gongsun Xu could only sneer at those who disobeyed him, did not want to leave this grassland, and even wanted to migrate to Hetao to occupy more grasslands.If such a tribe can also be his neighbor, then wouldn't Gongsun Xu be truly taken advantage of.

On the second day of Gongsun Xu's inspection of the grassland, a Xianbei tribal camp with more than 1 people was broken that night, and none of the more than 3000 cavalry and the rest of the elderly, women and children escaped. Gongsun Xu's iron and blood policy began to be implemented.

(End of this chapter)