Domination of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 635
On the prairie, the two armies confronted each other, and Gongsun Xu already had an absolute advantage. Only now did he realize that he had overestimated the opponent. He tried to set up such a trap by himself, and the opponent would actually sneak into it without thinking.

"The enemy army is less than 3000 people." Lao Zhu hurriedly ran to Gongsun Xu to report: "The composition is complicated. Most of the warriors come from various tribes. They don't trust each other. The leader of the army is Shan Yu. cronies.

He often withholds the food and salaries of warriors from other tribes, and there are already many internal contradictions.My people told me that even if we don't attack, they will return to their own tribe within a month at most. "

"The Xiongnu army has been reduced to such a point." Gongsun Xu nodded and said, "The Xiongnu Shanyu probably couldn't gather enough troops, so he came up with this method to disperse all the warriors from various tribes, and then Put an eyeliner between them, so that there will be mutual distrust among all.

Lao Zhu, have you heard that there will still be Hun troops going west? If the enemy's situation is mostly like this, then we must speed up and open up the road to the west in one fell swoop. "

Ahead, the final battle had broken out between the two armies. Gongsun Xu was in no mood to recruit those who refused to surrender. Since they all wanted to be loyal to the Xiongnu Shanyu, Gongsun Xu had no reason not to give them this opportunity.

There were wailing and shouting, and Gongsun Xu had already turned his horse to leave, but Lao Zhu hurried to catch up and said, "I haven't asked this clearly, but I will definitely know when I go back and ask my clansmen.

However, my lord, those warriors in my clan are all innocent, I don't know if my lord can give them a way out, I can guarantee that they won't have second thoughts. "

"The young and strong who dare to fight will be included in the army and will be your commander." Gongsun Xu replied: "The old, weak, sick and disabled, let them organize themselves to return to the tribe, and you settle them.

This time you have made a lot of contributions, how can I treat you badly, Lao Zhu, I know you are not bad, but there is no need to pretend in front of me, hehe, just do things well in the future, I will see it.

There is no need to be injured next time. I hope that my subordinates are all elite and brave men, and at least they must know how to protect themselves. I don’t like it very much if they are injured when no war breaks out. "

"This, hehe, nothing can be hidden from the lord." Lao Zhu touched the slightly bloody wound on his arm with a smile and said with a smile: "I am not careful, please rest assured, lord, there will be no such thing in the future." Something happened."

Lao Zhu heard a sense of intimacy from Gongsun Xu's words, but at the same time, he also heard another meaning, anyone, it's best not to play tricks in front of Gongsun Xu, otherwise, if you offend him, you won't be able to alright.

"The rest of the captives are temporarily organized into a captive army to do some chores for our army." Gongsun Xu ordered: "If it is not enough to go to battle to kill the enemy, it is still possible to herd horses and sheep. It happens that we have so many livestock and need someone to take care of us."

"This will definitely be done in the end." Old Zhu replied: "My lord, my people are not sick or disabled, but some people are thinner after starving for a whole winter, so don't send them back, my lord, let them graze horses for my lord. Herding sheep is also good, these guys are good at herding horses and sheep."

"You can figure it out." Gongsun Xu nodded and said, "Give the order to Gongsun Ran to lead people to take down the valley. You should cooperate with him. Before noon, the remaining enemies in the valley must be wiped out, and the road through the valley must be opened. error."

"The last general will do it now." Lao Zhu was very excited. He had just finished one thing, and now his lord immediately assigned him a second task. Moreover, the task of assisting Gongsun Ran to win the valley was pure It's just a bargain.

There are not many enemy troops in the valley. At this time, Gongsun Ran may have led his people to attack in, so he only needs to deal with the aftermath.

When it was almost noon, Gongsun Xu ordered people to bury pots and cook food in the camp. Firstly, after a battle in the morning, it was time for the soldiers to replenish their strength, and secondly, it was necessary to settle down the prisoners.

As for the cattle and sheep snatched from the captives, Gongsun Xu shook his head after looking at them. The enemy soldiers were still reluctant to kill them.

Gongsun Ran has led two thousand cavalry across the valley to the other side of the mountain to inquire about news. Although the canyon has been captured, the danger has not been lifted. Gongsun Xu can only wait here for the large troops to come.

In the camp, some soldiers were slaughtering cattle and sheep.The number of times this kind of fire is lit for cooking at noon is still relatively small. Although Gongsun Xu has enough livestock, he will usually send people out to hunt as long as he has time.

Most of the captives squatted on the ground staring at the slaughtered cattle and sheep, watching the steaming pots of broth, they all swallowed their saliva.

This winter, they have eaten grass roots, bark, game, and everything that can be eaten in the nearby mountains and forests, but they have never slaughtered cattle and sheep for soup like this.

"Which tribe do you all belong to?" Lao Zhu walked up to the captives with a leg of lamb and said, "I am the leader of the Antelope tribe, have you heard of me?"

Lao Zhu's subordinates followed him and waited on him, which made the other prisoners envious.

"You guys are so brave, you dare to go against my lord." Old Zhu scolded: "A group of idiots, now you have a way to survive, can you go and see if you hungry monkeys haven't eaten in months Bones.

Herding horses and sheep for our army, can you do this job? If you can’t do it, I’ll find you another job. If you can, I’ll answer it now. "

"Yes, yes,,,,,," the prisoners in front immediately knelt down and nodded, "We are capable, leader, as long as you can give us a way to survive, we can do whatever we want."

"Call the general." Old Zhu scolded, "Also, it's not I who will save you, but my master. Be careful with what you say in the future, and if you get killed because of wrong words, don't blame me for being cruel.

Alright, I will line up honestly to get the food later, and hurry up and work after eating.By the way, are there any of you who are familiar with the nearby mountains, forests and canyons? I need a guide now. If anyone is familiar with it, stand up quickly. Maybe I can reward you with a few pieces of barbecue. "

"I, I,,,,,," more than a dozen men raised their hands and said: "General, we are all scouts, and we are the most familiar with a radius of thirty miles. We must know what you want to ask."

"All right, come with me." Lao Zhu nodded and said, "It's lucky that you met me, otherwise, hehe, you might all be ghosts now."

After Lao Zhu left, the prisoners all whispered together, and one of them shook his head and said: "Hey, I am a prisoner now, although I survived, but I don't know what kind of rations I will get, so don't starve yourself to death." Already."

"Keep your voice down, you idiot." An older-looking man next to him scolded: "The general said just now, let us herd horses and sheep, such a good job, you can't even grab it.

I have inquired, do they only have these few thousand cattle and sheep?Hehe, it scares you to death when you say it, but we have to deal with hundreds of thousands of cattle and sheep. Although we can't steal them, think about it, just cow's milk, goat's milk and mare's milk are enough for us to drink.

At that time, as long as you don’t make it too obvious, I believe those generals will definitely not embarrass us. Heh heh, this is much better than being a soldier for Shan Yu. God of longevity, why didn’t we meet such a good thing earlier? to ah. "

In the afternoon, Gongsun Ran had sent someone back to report that he had already settled down at the other end of the canyon, and did not find anything special for the time being.

After Gongsun Xu thought about it, he ordered to send [-] soldiers to cross the valley first to be responsible for the safety of the other side. Aaron and the white antelope on both sides temporarily guarded the two wings.

Two days later, all the cattle, sheep and livestock finally crossed the valley and started on the road again. Gongsun Ran continued to lead the team to inquire about the news, while Gongsun Xu was already thinking about the next step.

From the Huns in this canyon, it can be seen that the entire Xiongnu is now showing a decadent trend. The Xiongnu only got so many troops by coaxing and deceiving, and there must not be many truly trustworthy subordinates in their hands.

Now, since the Xiongnu Chanyu had already led his people to Hetao, most of the remaining Hun troops were coaxed from other tribes. That is to say, Gongsun Xu had enough opportunities to recruit these people.

It would be best to avoid the war. Moreover, now that they have entered the grassland where the Hu and Qiang live together, Gongsun Xu is not familiar with this area. What he has to do is to contact Li Ru as soon as possible.

Four days later, Gongsun Xu led his men forward for more than 140 miles. In the past four days, Gongsun Xu encountered several groups of enemies, but the results were the same. The enemy army had been hungry for a whole winter, and they really did not have much strength to resist. up.

Not all enemies are as dangerous as the canyon. In the face of absolute strength, these Huns all chose to surrender.

Gongsun Xu learned from the captives that the lines of defense laid out by the Huns were not to defend against them.At first, the Xiongnu Shanyu left these people mainly to defend the northern border army. At that time, Zhang Fei was leading the troops to inspect, and the Xiongnu Shanyu deliberately set up so many defense lines in order to entangle Zhang Fei.

Later, Zhang Fei led his army to leave in a hurry, and these arrangements became the line of defense against the Qiang people. That is to say, Gongsun Xu came from the depths of the grassland and accidentally entered the rear of the Xiongnu tribe.

When he learned that the tribe of the Huns was more than 100 miles ahead, Gongsun Xu rarely smiled.

The Xianbei and the Huns invaded northern Xinjiang on a large scale, and now it is estimated that they have caused a lot of trouble in northern Xinjiang. How could Gongsun Xu let go of this opportunity to take down the Xiongnu tribe in one fell swoop.

Since the families and tribes of the Xiongnu army were all in front of him, Gongsun Xu had no reason not to attack.If they can take down the rear of the Huns in a short period of time, even if it delays their trip back to northern Xinjiang, such a clever plan to draw wages from the bottom can definitely deal a devastating blow to the Huns.

(End of this chapter)