Domination of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 49 Fighting the Huns

The leader of the Xiongnu this time is Xubu Guduhou, the wise king of the right, and the [-] Huns are actually not monolithic.

Xubu Guduhou was bewitched by others for sending troops this time. He was greedy for the gold, silver, weapons and food given by the other party, so he led the [-] troops from his headquarters to merge the state. The leaders of other tribes of the Xiongnu were also bewitched, but they were afraid of being deceived, so All the tribes organized some troops, and got a total of [-] troops, claiming that [-] invaded Bingzhou.

The situation in Yanmen is indeed quite critical. Although the guard of Yanmen is actively resisting the war, but the enemy army is huge, and the defenders on his side are only [-], and there is still a shortage of food.Originally, when the Yanmen defender was about to fail, he led his army to retreat to Jiuyuan.

But Yanmen still has [-] people. As long as the Yanmen defenders retreat, these [-] people will surely fall into the hands of the Huns.The Yanmen defenders were also bloody, and no one was willing to retreat. After all, behind them was their homeland and their elders.What's the point of being a soldier if you can't even defend your own home.

The local aristocratic families in Yanmen also donated money and food to support the Yanmen defenders. The Zhang family, the largest family in the area, even sent 15 private soldiers led by the young Zhang Liao to assist the Yanmen defenders in defending the city.Zhang Liao has practiced martial arts since he was a child, and he is even more familiar with military books. He has been titled the number one master of Yanmen since he was [-] years old.

The current Zhang Liao is only 19 years old, and it is also the first time he has led an army to participate in the war. After a short period of adaptation, Zhang Liao is also fully familiar with the battlefield. Lieutenant general, commanding a thousand soldiers and horses.In this way, Zhang Liao and Zhang Wenyuan, the head of the five famous generals in history, also embarked on a military career.

Zhao Yun and Lu Bu rushed to the vicinity of Yanmen two days after departure. Zhao Yun led his troops into the Huns camp once when the Huns relaxed their guard, but the Huns returned in time and gave up on Yanmen, which was about to be captured. Zhao Yun had no choice but to withdraw in time when he returned to the camp to aid him. After a fight, he led his army away.

In this sneak attack, Zhao Yun's troops beheaded two thousand Hun troops, and his own losses were less than one hundred.Although it did not cause much loss to the Xiongnu army, Zhao Yun not only broke the siege of Yanmen in time, bought time for Gongsun Xu's main force to arrive, but also deterred the arrogant Xiongnu army.

Zhao Yun's bravery, Lu Bu's fierceness, and the combat effectiveness of the Youzhou Army all left a deep impression on the Xiongnu Army.Lu Bu was originally a nightmare for the Huns, otherwise he would not have been dubbed the title of "flying general", and Zhao Yun was the nemesis in the eyes of the Xianbei people.Now that these two fierce generals who were frightened by the barbarians of the prairie joined forces, the Xiongnu army would be considered to be out of luck.

The tactics adopted by the light cavalry of the Youzhou Army are exactly the tactics adopted by the Yuan Dynasty to dominate the world, and it also has the essence of guerrilla warfare.

In addition, Zhao Yun's 5000 people all have three war horses, which are super mobile, and they can be said to come and go like the wind.Zhao Yun's tactics are similar to Lu Bu's wolf cavalry tactics.The two learned from each other's strengths, learned from each other, and improved a lot in tactics and tactics.Especially Lu Bu, because Lu Bu did not have much military power in Bingzhou, let alone be able to equip one man with three cavalry.

Only then did Lu Bu know in his heart that after increasing the mobility and the range of the bow and arrow, he could kill the entire enemy army without hurting one of his soldiers.Of course, this is not just a matter of maneuverability and range of bows and arrows, but more importantly, it is about training, not just looking at it casually.

The battle of the Youzhou army is definitely the best in the world. Even the Bingzhou cavalry and the Xiliang iron cavalry may not be ranked in front of the Youzhou army.Lu Bu was shocked, but when Lu Bu learned that even in the Youzhou Army, there were only 3 people who could do this kind of tactics, and most of them were the elite under Gongsun Xushou.

They are Gongsun Xu's 5000 personal soldiers, Zhao Yun's [-] white horse followers, and Gongsun Xu's [-] elite cavalry selected from various armies after the Great Grassland War, known as the selection front.The [-] people were dispatched only by Gongsun Xu.

Of course, Gongsun Zan, governor of Youzhou, also had 2000 elite cavalrymen who could meet this requirement, but they had not undergone systematic training, so it could only be called training.There are also about [-] people in the various ministries of the servant army who can meet the requirements of this method of warfare.

The number of Youzhou Army is nominally 10, and only 3 of the [-] can stand proudly in the world.This made Lu Bu a little more comfortable.Lu Bu's men were not without elites. The two hundred soldiers he trained were the best of the best. Everyone could shoot at once, even on galloping horses.

However, these 200 people are really nothing compared to the [-] Youzhou Army.Who is so confident.

Zhao Yun and Lu Bujiu have always used this kind of harassment tactics. They divided their 5000 men into five teams to attack the Huns camp separately. As long as the other party sent a large army to chase them, the Youzhou army would run away. That is simply impossible.

Moreover, if the Huns sent fewer people, it is very likely that the five thousand-man teams of the Youzhou Army would cooperate with each other to eat them up. And it didn't run far, the Xiongnu army can always inquire about the news of the Youzhou army, and after running and chasing, the two armies always maintain a distance of fifty miles, and the Huns can never catch up, but once the Huns retreat, Youzhou Jun immediately entangled him lingeringly.

At the beginning, the Xiongnu army didn't know how deep it was, and sent five cavalry with 1000 cavalry to chase the Youzhou army. In the end, not only did they not achieve any military success, but they were attacked by the Youzhou army and harassed for a while. After losing about 3 people, they were all recalled. .The commander of the [-] soldiers of the Xiongnu army happened to be Xubu Guduhou. He had a bad relationship with Huchuquan, another Huns commander, so he led the troops to Yanmen alone to make a fortune.But he didn't want to be targeted by Gongsun Xu first.

After Xu Bu Gu Hou called all the soldiers back to the camp, he ignored the provocation of the Youzhou Army. After discussing with his generals, Xu Bu Gu Hou decided to send 1 cavalry to stare at Zhao Yun, and another 1 Siege, the rest of the defense camp.Although this kind of strength is relatively scattered, it is absolutely safe, and Zhao Yun dare not attack rashly.

However, this is what Zhao Yun wanted.Ten thousand Huns attacked a city defended by four thousand Han troops, and it would be impossible to capture them without a month.

After four days of the three-sided stalemate, Gongsun Xu's army had arrived near Jiuyuan.Jiuyuan was not far from Yanmen. Gongsun Xu held a military meeting after camping in Jiuyuan. At the meeting, Gongsun Xu decided to divide the troops again. Gao Shun led [-] cavalry and [-] Baibo prisoners to march towards Yanmen. You can reach Yanmen in two days.

And Gongsun Xu led [-] cavalry to camp near Jiuyuan.This time, Gongsun Xu handed over the command of the Xiongnu army attacking Yanmen to Gao Shun.Although Gao Shun is young, since Gao Shun single-handedly trained out of the trapped camp, he has established his position as the second general under Gongsun Xu's command.

The trapped camp can attack and defend, and it is said that the attack must be conquered and the battle must be won.Always wins every fight.This is also the basis for Gao Shun to gain a foothold in the Youzhou Army.

After Gongsun Xu set up camp near Jiuyuan, he sent out his horses to inquire about the news of another Hun army. As long as the Hun army in Yanmen was defeated, the other Hun army would definitely return to help or withdraw to Hetao.Gongsun Xu's ambush here is to prevent the Huns from returning to help.Moreover, Gongsun Xu also planned to eat up the Xiongnu army in Yanmen, otherwise, what would Gongsun Xu use to build the capital.

It was already the afternoon of the second day when Gao Shun arrived at Yanmen with an army of [-]. The guard of Yanmen sent Zhang Liao out of the city fifty miles to meet him.When Zhang Liao saw that it was the Youzhou army who assisted him, he was also taken aback.Why did the Youzhou army appear in the back of him like a ghost? Shouldn't the Youzhou army send troops from the upper valley or the grassland?
Why did it appear from Jiuyuan.Zhang Liao, who has not been in the army for a long time, still doesn't know what's going on.Gao Shun didn't explain much, and he entered Yanmen smoothly after showing the military orders of the Youzhou Army and the imperial edict of the emperor.Up to now, Liu Bao outside the city still doesn't know that he is facing a catastrophe, and he still has his own dream and enjoys his luxurious life every day.

After Gao Shun entered Yanmen, he naturally took over the defense of Yanmen. It was not that Gao Shun was domineering. It is impossible to entrust such a major event as defending the city to others.

You know, if you don't make up your mind, it may cause irreparable losses. Gao Shun is very cautious, so he must control Yanmen in his own hands.Regarding this, the Yanmen guard general did not object. The friendly army came to help, and the emperor ordered it. He was too happy, so how could he object.

The guard of Yanmen took his 4000 men back to the city to rest. Only Zhang Liao and his 300 soldiers were left behind by Gao Shun.Gao Shun had discovered Zhang Liao early in the morning that he could be made. Although Zhang Liao belonged to the Bingzhou Army, it was not impossible to dig him.

After resting in the city for one night, Gao Shun arranged 5000 people to defend the city, and the defense was handed over to Zhang Liao.But Gao Shun himself didn't know the army one mile away from the city.The three thousand camp soldiers sat on the ground and wiped their weapons silently, none of them felt anxious or afraid.

For this battle, Gao Shun only brought [-] soldiers from the trapped camp, leaving [-] soldiers at the headquarters of the Youzhou Army to be dispatched by Xu Shu.Behind the [-] camp soldiers were [-] captives of the Baibo army. The quality of this group of people was obviously too poor. Although everyone was holding a spear or a sword in their hands, they didn't look like soldiers at all.

A rogue will always be a rogue, and will never become an elite without training and war.Gao Shun selected [-] Baibo captives, and promised them that as long as he captured a Hun army or beheaded a Hun on the battlefield, he would be able to claim his status as a prisoner, and beheading or capturing another would be considered a military exploit , a reward of five hundred and is eligible to enter the Youzhou Army.

This reward is not unreasonable. Many Baibo soldiers don't even want rewards, they only hope to join the Youzhou Army.The salary, promotion system, and reward system of the Youzhou Army have long stimulated every prisoner of the Baibo Army, even the Emperor's Imperial Forest Army did not have such a good treatment.As long as you join the Youzhou Army, your life will not be in vain.This is the voice of every prisoner.

Behind the captive Baibo are [-] cavalrymen, the elite of the Youzhou Army. Although many of them are Xianbei or Wuhuan, this does not affect their status in the Youzhou Army. , can be recognized by the Youzhou Army.

Gao Shun looked at the trapped camp he had trained with his own hands, and felt very comforted in his heart. He was able to earn the title of the No. 5000 army in the Youzhou Army, and the [-] men under him usually put in ten times as much effort as others.There are many who are qualified to be captains or captains, but they all gave up. Being in the camp is the dream of every soldier in the camp.

The honor of "Youzhou First Army" is worthy of giving up better treatment.But then again, the treatment of each soldier in the camp is three times that of ordinary soldiers, and it has caught up with the treatment of cavalry.This has satisfied the soldiers.

The shouts of killing kept coming from the city wall a mile away. The Huns had been attacking for almost an hour. Although they were not exhausted yet, Gao Shun didn't have the patience to wait any longer. The sun, Gao Shun drew out the saber in his hand and slashed at the void, and the sound of breaking wind reached the ears of every soldier in the trapped camp.

The soldiers of the three thousand camps stood up immediately, arranged their armor and weapons, put away the water bottles and rations, and lined up. The 3000 people lined up in six rows. Gao Shun said nothing, but pointed his sword at the city gate, and the soldiers of the trapped camp walked towards the city gate in neat steps.

The momentum of these 3000 people's actions shocked every prisoner of the Baibo army. They had never seen such an elite.These 3000 people are like one person, no matter whether it is marching or forming an array, they can't find any flaws.How is this trained?Every captive was curious.

On the tower, Zhang Liao heard the sound of orderly footsteps from behind, Zhang Liao couldn't help but looked back curiously, there were only 3000 people, but Zhang Liao felt that the murderous spirit of these 3000 people was comparable to a 3000 army.Zhang Liao's blood boiled with enthusiasm, "If I have such an elite team under my command, why worry about not being able to defeat the Xiongnu?" Zhang Liao couldn't help thinking in his heart.

The trapped camp did not stop when they reached 100 meters below the city gate, but continued to walk towards the city gate. Zhang Liao was shocked. He thought that the 3000 people were here to help defend the city, but he didn't expect that the 3000 people were going out of the city to fight in the field. But there are 3000 cavalry outside the city anyway, and [-] infantry. Could it be that these [-] people are crazy, even if they are fighting in the field, why not send cavalry to fight in the field.

Zhang Liao wanted to go down to stop him, but he saw Gao Shun in the center of the army. When Gao Shun was 50 meters away from the city gate, he shouted, "Open the city gate." The two hundred soldiers guarding the city gate were Zhang Liao's personal soldiers. The 200 people were still hesitating, but the roar of "opening the city gate" from the three thousand soldiers trapped in the camp made them dare not doubt their ears, and the 200 people ran away immediately after removing the giant log blocking the city gate.

The Huns who were attacking the city outside the city had been unable to attack the city wall or the city gate. Seeing that the city gate opened by itself, the Huns rushed in excitedly after a short period of astonishment, but what caught their eyes was a sword A large knife with a sharp handle.

Many Huns rushed into the city gate, and those behind followed suit. The screams from the city gate stimulated every Hun. When it was on them, they realized that they were wrong.

There is no shortage of brave men in the Xiongnu army, and they all greeted the soldiers of the camp with their weapons desperately, but to their disappointment, their weapons could only leave a trace on the opponent's armor, and even the naked armor could not be seen. Can not be chopped.What kind of a group of devils this is, no one can tell the Huns.

Soon, the Huns withdrew from the city gate, because those who rushed in first turned into minced meat, and the soldiers trapped in the camp were arranged in a tight formation. They acted like a killing machine, and the Huns could only be beaten in front of this machine. points.

To be precise, the city gate was stained red with blood, and the screams awakened the stunned soldiers. Even Zhang Liao recovered from his shock.What is elite, the siege force composed of Huns outside the city is scum compared to the trapped camp.Not even comparable.

Zhang Liaoxin finally understood why Gao Shun dared to open the city gate at such a critical time, and even risked himself.This is totally bullying.If I had known that such an army existed, why would I still be guarding the city?Just attack the Huns camp directly.However, a sound of footsteps from the city told Zhang Liao that this matter was not over yet.

(End of this chapter)