Xiaoqi

Fazheng's countenance changed when he heard this, and he said anxiously: "Since then, our army has become more and more dangerous. After three defeats, our army's [-] soldiers have only less than [-] soldiers and horses, and our strength has been greatly reduced. On the other hand, after three battles, the Yufuluo barbarian army still has at least [-] to [-] soldiers and horses, which is twice as many as our army. Please send reinforcements to rescue the lord, otherwise, once all the cavalry of the Southern Huns are dispatched, General Zhou Yu and I will be killed. The tens of thousands of soldiers in the army may be in danger of annihilation!"

Li Li shook his head lightly, and said in a deep voice: "Gong Jin didn't ask for troops to support him, so I won't send him more troops. The only help I can give him is to send one more person to serve in the front of the army. But there is this one person Go ahead, you can reach tens of thousands of soldiers!"

"I don't know who has such supernatural powers, so worthy of the lord's attention?" Fazheng asked in surprise.

"Hehehe!" Li Li smiled brightly, looked at Fazheng with a smile in his eyes, and said with a smile, "I don't know if Xiaozhi has the courage to go to the front to support Gongjin?"

"Ah! My lord, you mean my subordinates?" Fazheng was startled, slightly absent-minded, then got up without hesitation and walked to Li Li, bowed and said, "My lord has an assignment, and my subordinates will definitely do their best!"

"Okay!" Li Li stood up and said loudly: "I will appoint you as a military adviser now, and I will go to the front of the army immediately to assist Gong Jin in capturing the territory of the Southern Huns. This time I will send five hundred gold guards to escort you along the way, waiting for you to reach the front After the barracks, you only need to tell Zhou Yu a word: All the battles are in the hands of him, you don’t need to ask for instructions, you can make your own decisions; any general in the army who dares to disobey the general’s order will be severely punished, and he is allowed to act cheaply. Tell Zhou Yu, I trust him, let him Don't worry about it, you can act freely, and all the consequences will be borne by me, Li Li!"

"No, my subordinate obeys!" Fazheng bowed in response, and when he raised his head to stand up, he found that the lord Li Li had strode into the back tent.

So Fazheng didn't hesitate anymore, and turned around to leave immediately. Outside the tent, Li Zhi had prepared five hundred gold guard cavalry for him, and then he got on his horse and led the five hundred cavalry all the way to the north.

Chapter 583

The scorching sun hangs in the sky, and the new wind blows.

The earth is yellowing, the forests are all dyed, and the grasslands are covered with gold.

Early autumn is the day when herdsmen harvest grass and prepare forage for the winter.

Autumn and winter are also good times for cattle, sheep and livestock to grow fat.

Qinglang Valley, a place that sounds like a valley, is actually a grassland.

It's just that the terrain here is low-lying, resembling a valley, and wolves often come and go, hence the name.

Ten days ago, there was a great battle in the Blue Wolf Valley. The total number of troops on both sides exceeded [-]. They fought bloody for a whole day, and did not stop until nightfall.

In this battle, the Han army, that is, the Xiliang army suffered heavy casualties, and the barbarian army, that is, Yu Fuluo's army, did not take advantage of it, and the casualties were huge.The only difference from the past is that the barbarian army's battle formation was intact and was not broken through by the Han army from beginning to end, while the Han army's battle formation was pierced by the barbarian army.Therefore, the barbarian army still won, and the Han army was defeated again, and then withdrew its troops and retreated thirty li.

The barbarian army could have taken advantage of the situation to chase and kill the Han army, cover up and kill them in one go, and hoped to drive the Han army out of the grassland and regain their previous defeat.However, when the Han army retreated, they abandoned a large number of weapons and luggage, and fled in a panic, so that the barbarian army only cared about the luggage and had no time to pursue the Han army.

After more than ten days, midsummer has passed away quietly, and autumn is officially ushered in on the grassland.

The new wind howls, the wind blows the grass low, and the ground turns yellow.

The scorching sun was in the sky, the ground was scorching hot, and the autumn tiger was still tyrannical, and the scorching heat wave swept across the wilderness.

In the past, this time was the most exciting season for men in the grassland tribes, because it was a good time for autumn hunting.The warriors of all tribes will prepare their horses, scimitars, bows and crossbows before autumn comes, as well as some more durable leather bags, and then go to the royal court to assemble and set off for the Han Dynasty.The scene of leaping horses and whips galloping across the territory of the Han people.The wanton slaughter of Han slaves, the robbing of money and food, and the wanton ravages of the beautiful times of delicate and tender Han women have made countless grassland warriors excited and fascinated.

But before leaving, men will not forget to feed their women.At the turn of summer and autumn, women take off their thin summer clothes and put on autumn clothes to cover their bodies tightly.Such a situation, on the contrary, made the man even more excited, and he always hugged the woman before going out to vent his anger.Because war requires more than brave and fearless killing and conquest.It also needs tenderness and comfort, and the excited and tense mind needs to be vented and released, and women are undoubtedly a good medicine to inspire men to be fearless.

The venting before the expedition was crazy, thorough and enjoyable.Although men call themselves warriors.But whether he is a warrior or not only he knows.Looting the Han territory is indeed exciting, but once you step on the battlefield.Whether they can come back alive is unknown.

Prairie warriors know it all.The Han people are cowardly, the Han people are timid, the Han people are very rich, and the white, tender and smooth bodies of the Han women are even more maddening.However, apart from being excited, they also knew that the Han people were actually very powerful.The ten southern Xiongnu tribes are not the enemy of the Han.

The big man is like a lion under the sky, but it is a pity that it has the power to dominate the world, but it advocates generosity and gentleness, and puts on a benevolent face of my kindness.So a group of prairie wolves dared to show their fangs in front of the lion.It has repeatedly attacked it, even if it cannot eat the male lion, it can still plunder everything from it that is enough to eat.Once the lion gets angry, the pack of wolves turn around and run away with the plundered property.

In this way, even though the lion was in front, the prairie wolf remained unafraid, repeatedly attacked and gnawed away, gradually growing the wolf pack, getting stronger day by day, and year after year.

However, since the autumn of two years ago, the great Han lion has not yet awakened, but a fierce tiger has appeared in the land of the three states of Xiliang. This is Li Li and his Xiliang army.

The Southern Xiongnu tribe forcibly occupied the four counties in the north of Bingzhou, the Mumahetao grassland, and all the money and food that could be robbed in Bingzhou had already been plundered, and the rest were fortified cities that could not be robbed. The Taihang Mountains blocked the southeast, so they only Can turn his eyes to the land of the three states of Xiliang.However, Xiliang tigers are not like the big Han lions. The lions are arrogant, self-proclaimed noble, and defiant;

As a result, the Southern Xiongnu tribe gathered tribal warriors to invade the Xiliang border many times in the past two years, but they were repeatedly frustrated. Instead of grabbing the desired money, food and women, they suffered heavy casualties.After the war, countless cattle and sheep were taken away by the Xiliang army, hundreds of small tribes, large and small, were wiped out by the Xiliang army, and people and animals were plundered.Therefore, for more than two years, the warriors of the Southern Xiongnu gained nothing at the border of Xiliang, fought blood on the battlefield, and encountered unprecedented violent blows.So much so that they no longer dared to step half a step into the Xiliang border, and their faces changed when they heard the name of the Xiliang tiger, and they had already turned into a group of cowardly wolves.

But wolves are wolves after all, and plunder is an instinct. As long as there is a chance, they will come back.

It was a golden opportunity for Yu Fuluo and other ministries to attack the Xiliang border this time. Although the coalition forces suffered heavy losses in the First World War in Chiyang City, they won successive battles, regrouped and became strong.It happened to be the arrival of autumn, so the tribal warriors entrenched on the Hetao Grassland gathered again, and went to the northern camp of Qinglang Valley to join Yufulo's army at the beginning of autumn to form a more powerful force. Koubian barbarian army.

In just over ten days, Yufulo's army, which originally had only 14 to 11 soldiers and horses left, not only received food and grass relief, but also received more than [-] string-controlling men to join the army.As a result, the barbarian army grew stronger again, with a total strength of nearly [-] cavalry, of which [-] cavalry and only [-] infantry.

After these emerging forces joined the barbarian army, the composition of the coalition forces became more and more complicated.Although the main force of the barbarian army was still [-] soldiers from the Southern Xiongnu tribe, the remaining [-] soldiers and horses came from various tribal forces.Among them, the Xianbei tribe added [-] troops, the Qiang tribe added [-] troops, and the Yuezhi tribe sent [-] troops. The remnants of Juyan and Zhangye Qiangdi tribes jointly sent more than [-] troops. In addition, the remnants of the Northern Huns and some unaffiliated tribes The small tribes jointly dispatched eight thousand string-controlling men.

Fortunately, the leaders of these tribes still enshrined Yufuluo as the commander-in-chief, Budugen, the leader of the Xianbei tribe, and Qianbu, the leader of the Northern Qiang, were the deputy commanders.

On the third day after the establishment of the Barbarian Army Alliance, with the unanimous consent of the head coach Yu Fuluo and the two deputy commanders Bu Dugen and Qian Bu, envoys were sent to Dazhai of the Han Army to fight.Three days later, they will fight against the Blue Wolf Valley.

Under the clear sky, the north wind is blowing slowly, bringing the breath of autumn.

Blue Wolf Valley, this huge low-lying valley, is usually big enough to accommodate [-] cattle and sheep, but it seems very crowded at this moment.

At the northern end of the valley, soldiers and banners were flying, and 11 barbarians and cavalry were waiting in line, presenting three square formations with clear boundaries on the left, center and right.

In front of the Chinese army.The coach, Yu Fuluo, was wearing a black battle armor, a red brocade battle robe on his shoulders, a purple gold crown on his head, a bronze sword on his waist, and a black horse about ten feet high and one foot two in length under his crotch.It is truly mighty and extraordinary, and the handsome posture can be seen at a glance.

on his left.It is the Western Xianbei Shanyu Budugen who is entrenched in Yanmen and Yunzhong.He was also wearing black armor at the moment.Wearing a blue battle robe, the green horse under the crotch is very handsome, so that the beloved horse will know that this horse is also a rare horse with thousands of miles.The difference between him and Yu Fuluo is that he holds a two-foot-long black-backed saber in his hand, and his body is much taller and stronger than Yu Fuluo's, and he is powerful.It seems that the force is extraordinary, and it should be a person who is skilled in martial arts.

The Xianbei tribe was originally the largest tribe in the grasslands. In the early years, the Xianbei Shanyu was good at Shihuai and unified the Xianbei grassland. Later, the Xianbei tribe was divided into three tribes.That is, the western, central and eastern Xianbei. The central Xianbei occupied Xianbei Langshan, built the Xianbei Dashanyu Wangting, and commanded the three Xianbei.However, after the death of Shan Shihuai, the hero of Xianbei, his son Helian succeeded to the throne, and his control over the three tribes of Xianbei dropped sharply, which led to civil strife in Xianbei, and then fell apart.In recent years, the central Xianbei has been actually controlled by Ke Bineng, the eastern Xianbei has fled far away from Liaoxi to avoid disaster, and the western Xianbei has also split into two parts, one is Budugen's department, and the other is Budugen's brother Fuluo The tens of thousands of troops led by Han Tong.

After the split of the Xianbei tribe, Budugen was the weakest of all the tribal leaders who claimed to be Xianbei Shanyu, not as powerful as his brother Fuluohan.However, although he and Fu Luohan fought openly and secretly, they never attacked head-on, at least there was no large-scale fighting and fighting, and they maintained a brotherly relationship on the surface.Therefore, after the defeat of Chiyang City, he asked Fu Luo Han for help, but Fu Luo Han readily agreed and personally led [-] string-controlling men to support him.

As a result, the strength of the coalition forces under Yu Fuluo's command has greatly increased, and the strength of the Xianbei Iron Cavalry is second only to the Southern Huns tribe who played in the local battle, ranking second.Although Bu Dugen was the apparent leader of the Xianbei iron cavalry and the deputy commander of the coalition army, in fact he was just a facade figure standing at the front desk, and the person behind the scenes who really controlled the army was his brother Fu Luohan.

The person who reined in his horse and stood on the right side of Yufulo was Qian Bu, the leader of the Qiang tribe in the North.He was a sturdy man in his late forties, with curly black hair and two braids at the back of his neck. He had a rough and ferocious face, a big beard, and a gleaming silver ring hanging from his left ear, which was quite conspicuous.At this moment, he is also wearing black armor, and the russet war horse under his crotch is also a rare BMW horse. It is one foot long and nine feet high.And the weapon he used was also a bit different, it was a long pole mountain ax about two feet long, very powerful.It looked like the mountain-opening ax was quite heavy, but the huge ax he held was as light as nothing, which showed that he had great physical strength. No matter what his martial arts skills were, this big ax alone was enough to scare away many people.

The three generals reined in their horses and stood side by side in front of the formation. In this battle, they are the commanders of the three square formations on the left, center and right.The general standing in the second row behind them is the main force in this battle.In order is Yu Fuluo's younger brother Huchuquan, his son Liu Bao, Youxian King Qubei, and the first warrior of the Southern Huns, Ailuo; after that is Fuluohan, and the remaining seven ten thousand heads.These are more than a dozen generals with the strongest combat power in the coalition army. In fact, they are the captains of ten thousand, each leading a team of ten thousand people.As long as the battle starts, they will lead their respective horses to charge and fight with the Han army three hundred paces away.

The leaders of the various ministries of the barbarian army are different from the generals or commanders of the Han army.They themselves are extremely brave people. Before becoming leaders, they must be one of the few warriors in the tribe. Otherwise, it would be difficult for them to be convinced by the tribe, and naturally it would be impossible to take the position of leader.Even if they were born in tribal aristocrats and had a noble status, if they did not have the strength to convince the tribe, at most they would be despised nobles, but they would not be able to be leaders.Therefore, these tribal leaders before the battle were all mediocre, and all of them were skilled in bow and horse, brave and fierce, and they themselves were brave warriors who were good at fighting.

Up to now, there may be only one person on the grassland who has ascended to the position of Shanyu completely relying on Zu Yin, and this person is Xianbei Da Shanyu Helian.He was the son of Shan Shihuai, the eagle in the grassland, and he inherited his father's prestige and succession to the Xianbei Great Chanyu. This was the first precedent on the grassland.It is precisely because of this that the once powerful Xianbei tribe continued to suffer civil strife and split into five or six major tribes. Each tribe is independent, attacking each other, and fighting endlessly.

Grassland tribe nobles can rarely be passed on for hundreds of years, and nobles generally do not exist for too long.In addition, nobles do not exist alone, but often appear in the form of tribes. The entire tribe is an aristocratic tribe, and its patriarch is a great nobleman. Sixth and ninth grades, the gap is huge.Once an extremely brave warrior appears in a small tribe, it means that this tribe will become a new noble, while the old noble will gradually decline, and then become a general tribe, because the tribe has limited members.The rise of one noble tribe will definitely accelerate the decline of another tribe's nobles, thus annexing the original tribe and becoming a new big tribe.

Therefore, the barbarian army is obviously different from the Han army.The leader of the Han army can be a scribe, or even ignorant of martial arts, and has no ability to fight the enemy himself; but the leader of the barbarian army must be a brave man, whose bravery is convincing, otherwise it will be difficult to control the rebellious troops.In contrast, the Han aristocrats can often be inherited for hundreds of years, or even hundreds of years. Even if their descendants are mostly dudes, they can still inherit the shadow of their ancestors and enjoy the glory and wealth.The reason is that the Han Dynasty has a vast territory, vast land and resources, a large population, and unlimited creativity. It can accommodate many high-ranking officials and nobles to coexist in the world, because they hold the most important resource power, so that they can be guaranteed to enjoy wealth from generation to generation.

Yu Fuluo, who was in front of the horse formation, is now over 40 years old, and he has long lost his bravery, but he can control the entire army with the prestige accumulated in the past.There are also a group of relatives who support him behind him, such as his younger brother Hu Chuquan, son Liu Bao and clan uncle Qubei, so that he can firmly occupy the position of Shanyu in the Southern Huns.

It's just that his name still doesn't match the reality, because so far he has not officially held the enthronement ceremony, and cannot control the military power of the Huns. He still bears the name of Shan Yu, but there is no reality of Shan Yu.Fortunately, for the coalition forces, it is enough for him to have the name of Shan Yu, other things can only be gradually figured out after the war is over, until he really sits on the position of Shan Yu.

Chapter 584

On the south side of the valley, three hundred steps away from the barbarian army, is the Han army battle formation.

Compared with the barbarian army battle formation with many people and powerful forces, the Han army battle formation seemed weak, with only [-] soldiers and horses at full strength.

However, it is extremely conspicuous that the [-] Han troops are all cavalry, and there are no infantry, at least where the barbarian army can see, there are no infantry.

The [-] Han cavalry formed an impenetrable goose-shaped formation, without obvious left and right wings, and did not seize the open space to form a formation like a barbarian army. Instead, they guarded the valley entrance to the south of Qinglang Valley, as if to reserve it for themselves in advance. Backtrack, if you lose to the barbarians, you can turn around and run away.

Right in front of the battle formation, the chief general Zhou Yu stood alone in front of the formation, squinting his eyes and staring coldly at the barbarian phalanx in front of him.

The so-called battle formation is not such an esoteric and obscure Qimen Dunjia, but a very simple and common formation against the enemy.After all, when an army of more than [-] troops goes out to battle, there must always be a formation, otherwise, what would be the point of crowding together in a mess?

Zhou Yu, who was in front of the army at the moment, was also fully armed, as if he was a general ready to fight at any time.