The last three kingdoms

Chapter 900 The Iron Triangle

Naturally, Gu Jian could not escape death. The sharp spear of the Shu army pierced through his back, and Gu Jian's body was picked up on the tip of the spear.

Gu Jian was still running desperately until he felt the coldness in his back, but without his horse, the mighty Huns were no different from fish belly. The 3000 people who escaped from the quagmire were all killed without exception. The Shu army pursued and cut them down, thirty thousand cavalry, and the whole army was exhausted.

After winning the first battle, the momentum of the Shu army rose sharply. Luo Xian also defeated the Xiongnu army on the eastern front and conquered Guangchuan and Wuyi. The situation of the defensive war in the capital suddenly became severe.

At this time, Yang Hu was not idle either. He led his troops eastward from Yecheng and conquered Jing County, which was regarded as the last train to attack the Huns' outer defense line, and approached Nangong, the second line of defense of the Huns.

Liu Yin's army continued to move southward, and after annihilating [-] cavalry from the Xiongnu in Daluze, they crossed the Zhang River, captured Fucheng and Tangyang, and forced them towards Fuliu.

Luo Xian's army from the east also surrounded them, and the attack target was on Zaoqiang.

Nangong, Fuliu, and Zaoqiang formed a triangular defense zone, known as the "Iron Triangle" of Gongwei Xindu. Compared with the looser outer defense line, the defense of the Iron Triangle was much tighter. Liu Yuan assembled an army of 10,000+ here to build a rock-solid line of defense.

This line of defense is naturally not a strong city and iron stronghold. Liu Yuan knows very well that for the Shu army with the power of firearms, no matter how strong the city wall is, it is useless, not to mention that defending the city has never been the strong point of the Huns. Come to face the enemy's leader, if they defend the city, the end of the Huns will only be worse.

Therefore, like the outer defense line, Liu Yuan did not pay attention to the defense of the city. All he deployed in this iron triangle area were cavalry troops. As for the three cities of Nangong, Fuliu, and Zaoqiang, they were only used to contact the armies of the Huns. The role of the Huns has never sent a large army to garrison.

The disastrous defeat of the outer defense line made Liu Yuan heartbroken, but the leading generals Gu Jian and Ma Fei both died in battle, even if Liu Yuan wanted to punish them to vent his anger, he could not do anything.Although the [-] cavalry lost by Gu Jian and Ma Fei only accounted for a part of the Huns army, the whole army was destroyed in this battle, which was too demoralizing. After this battle, the morale of the Huns army was very high. Depression, pessimism and disappointment spread in the army.

For Liu Yuan, this is a dangerous signal. It can be said that it is impossible to encounter such a critical battle as Xindu several times in a lifetime. The pressure of victory means life, and defeat means death, so that the Huns have one step to heaven and one step to hell I feel that if this battle is fought well, the Huns will have a chance to fight for hegemony, but if they don't fight well, they may even be in danger of extinction.

In order to motivate the armies, Liu Yuan did not hesitate to distribute his plunder over the years to his generals. Liu Yuan took all the gold, silver, jewels, money and silk property, as well as countless beauties from the Han people. , to motivate the soldiers.

Liu Yuan personally promised to the soldiers of the Xiongnu that whoever beheads a Jin soldier and a Shu soldier will be rewarded with a horse and a sheep; whoever kills ten people will be rewarded with a silk and a cow; Mu, promoted to three ranks.

Although the Huns have entered the Central Plains for decades, most of the soldiers who are fighting now were born after the Huns moved south to Jinyang, but they still have the nature of their ancestors in their bones, barbaric, rough, and keen on killing and robbery. Loo, has a strong desire for that kind of life of getting something for nothing.

Liu Yuan's rebellion can be regarded as arousing the beastly side of the Huns. Although the Huns did not enjoy eating people like the Jie people, they did not do less in the activities of looting, murder, and arson. At least in Bingzhou and In the past few years in Jizhou, I don’t know how many Han families have been ruined, while the Huns have made a lot of money.

Liu Yuan's heavy reward played a key role. Although the pockets of these generals of the Xiongnu are quite bulging, it seems that no one refuses more gold and silver treasures, not to mention that the beauties collected by Liu Yuan are all one in a thousand. Usually they don't have the chance to take a look at these stunning beauties. This time Liu Yuan took out these beauties very generously and bestowed them on the confidant generals around him. Liu Yuan was even more determined.

Whether money or beautiful women, to Liu Yuan, they are all things outside the body, so naturally there is nothing worth loving. Using these things to buy people's hearts, the effect is immediate, which undoubtedly boosts Liu Yuan's confidence, no matter what , This battle cannot be lost.

Liu Yuan has always been a man with lofty aspirations. When he was a hostage in Luoyang, he had already seen through the corruption and incompetence of the Jin court. The minister died unexpectedly, and the banner of the Jin State was already hollow before it was erected.

So since then, Liu Yuan's ambitions have begun to swell, and he can replace him, which has become a clear goal of Liu Yuan. The Jinyang uprising, sweeping the world, and Liu Yuan's dream of ruling the world are being gradually realized. became a realization.

But God did not favor Liu Yuan, gave him a chance, but also gave him a biggest opponent, Liu Yin's sudden birth disrupted Liu Yuan's pace of domination.

Perhaps, he is really Liu Yuan's fateful opponent.Liu Yuan still remembered that when he was in Luoyang, Liu Yin sent his subordinates to kill him at all costs. At that time, Liu Yuan still wondered, did this guy have a natural grudge against him?

To this day, Liu Yuan has not given up on this idea. Perhaps Liu Yin at that time had already judged that they would be immortal opponents. Isn't this too amazing?
No matter what, this battle is inevitable. Liu Yuan does not dare to be 100% sure who will have the last laugh. Now that things are up to now, he can only take one step at a time.

In view of the fact that Gu Jian and Ma Fei easily chased and fell into the ambush of the Shu army, Liu Yuan had made clear the combat requirements to Liu Xuan, the commanding general stationed in the Iron Triangle, that is, the Xiongnu cavalry should not cross the ten-mile boundary when fighting, regardless of whether the Shu army or the Jin army Whether the army is really defeated or falsely defeated, the poor will not be chased. No matter what method or method is used, the Iron Triangle, the last line of defense outside the letter capital, must be defended.

The Huns have already lost for a while, and then they have no more capital to export. If they want to keep Xindu, they must go all out.

(End of this chapter)