Han Dao world

Liu Xie had analyzed a similar situation with Xun You before, and officers above Qu Junhou had received relevant instructions, and even the Huns who were semi-independent of the Han army's command system had received relevant orders, so they did not panic .

Qubei, who was at the forefront, gathered the team while sending back the news, keeping a safe distance from the Xianbei people.

The Xianbei were once vassals of the Huns.After Tan Shihuai, the strength of the Xianbei people increased greatly, and their morale also increased. Today's Huns are no longer opponents.Unless it is absolutely necessary, he does not want to fight the Xianbei people.

Liu Xie ordered the whole army to stop advancing and seize favorable terrain.

Habayashi stood on the foot of the hillside, ready to attack.

The armored rider hides behind the Habayashi riding formation, the knight dismounts, and two people work together to put on the armor, and drive the spare horses to the rear of the formation for unified management.

Wang Fu led his troops in the rear to catch up and set up an array along the river to protect the flanks.

Song Guo climbed up the hillside with Huben, put a few horses on the high place, and set up a few desks, which can be regarded as a general's platform.

Liu Xie sat down in front of the case, took off his combat boots, pulled up his wrinkled foot clothes, and tied them tightly again.

The leather of the combat boots is very hard, without the protection of the footwear, it is easy to wear and tear the feet.

Cai Yan, Pei Jun and others on the side were busy preparing their pens and ink, deliberately not looking at Liu Xie.

The dignified son of heaven, they are so reckless, they really can't see it.

On the other hand, Yang Xiu was very calm, took a look, took out a pair of thick woolen footwear from his arms, and handed them to Liu Xie.

"Your Majesty, use this. It keeps you warm, absorbs sweat, and doesn't stink your feet."

Liu Xie glanced at him, took it over, and smelled it. "Have you worn it?"

"I just wore it once." Yang Xiu said: "General Zhengxi gave it to him. He said it was the handicraft of the Qiang people. The Qiang women with the most skillful hands use the best wool and weave a pair in one winter. Seeing that my feet are cold, I couldn't bear the cold, so I gave me two pairs."

Liu Xie changed into a woolen overcoat and combat boots, and stomped his feet, feeling that Yang Xiu's words were true.Although these wool socks are not delicate in shape, they are really warm.

"Go back and talk to General Zhengxi, see if we can organize Qiang women to open a workshop, and find a few more Qiang women to weave this kind of footwear for the lieutenant generals."

Ma Chao on the side thought that Yang Xiu was troublesome, so he turned the gift given to him into a tribute, which caused Liangzhou to lose for nothing.Later, when I heard that the emperor was going to set up a workshop and use this kind of footwear as a military supply, I was immediately excited.

There are tens of thousands of generals in the army, with two pairs every year, that is, 10,000+ pairs, which can make a lot of money.

"Your Majesty, the cost of these footwear is very high, more than ten times that of ordinary footwear." Ma Chao reminded.

"No matter how high the cost is, can it be worth more than the soldiers' feet?" Liu Xie said: "You have been in the army for a long time, and you should know how many soldiers in the army have frostbitten feet. Frozen feet will not only affect the battle, but also affect their lives in the future. .”

"Your Majesty is wise." Ma Chao smiled, but felt a little regretful.

Just now I still said less, it should be said dozens of times.

While chatting, the sound of the horn in front was getting closer and more urgent.

Liu Xie looked up.

The people who go to lowliness have retreated.The Huns rode their horses and galloped, while turning around and shooting, blocking the approaching Xianbei.With the help of stirrups, most of the Hun knights were able to turn around and shoot, and the accuracy was also improved a lot.

The Xianbei must have suffered a lot and did not dare to chase too close, so the Huns retreated calmly, passed in front of Wang Fu's position, and regrouped on the east side of the formation.

Hu Chuquan led two guard knights, passed through the main formation, came to the foot of the mountain, threw his stirrup off his horse, and trotted up the mountain.

"Your Majesty, it is Fu Luohan's subordinates who are here. Fu Luohan himself is under Chengyi City, and he may want to attack the city."

"Where did the news come from?"

"I caught two Xianbei scouts before, so I found out." Hu Chuquan took the water bag and took two sips of light wine. "Fuluohan gathered more than [-] people, and even brought supplies. It seems that he is determined to win Chengyi."

Liu Xie frowned slightly.

Fu Luohan brought over the supplies, wouldn't Lu Bu want to miss out?

Xun You asked timely: "Do the Xianbei often attack the city?"

"Very little." Hu Chuquan shook his head. "I also find it very strange. I came here to report to His Majesty and draw His Majesty's attention."

"Did Baimatong follow?"

"I haven't heard of it, it seems to be still in Xi'an Yang."

Xun You quickly found the location of Xi'an Yang on the map and tapped it with his finger. "Your Majesty, this is a good opportunity to feintly attack Baimatong and ambush Fu Luohan."

Before Liu Xie could speak, Ma Chao laughed first.

"Servant, Fuluohan is right in front of you, but Baimatong is fifty miles to the west. If you don't repel Fuluohan, how can you pretend to attack Baimatong?"

Chapter 317

Xun You lowered his head, his eyes fell on the map, as if he had never heard of it.

Liu Xie ignored Ma Chao, thinking about Xun You's words, his eyes flickered, thoughtful.

Yang Xiu also nodded, and then smacked his lips again, seeming a bit embarrassed.

Cai Yan and Pei Jun wrote in a hurry without even raising their heads.

Ma Chao's fair skin gradually turned red, and he looked embarrassed.

Hu Chuquan was puzzled, but he didn't dare to talk too much, he just lowered his eyelids, pretending he didn't see or hear anything.

The sound of horns came from the front, a team of Xianbei knights launched a tentative attack, and a team of Han army knights went out to fight. The two sides displayed their skills and fought back and forth on the battlefield with a radius of two or three hundred steps.

After two rounds, more than ten Xianbei people fell from their horses and voluntarily withdrew from the battle.

The knights of the Han army returned to the formation, tied up the Xianbei people who had fallen from their horses, or repaired their swords, searched for their supplies, and brought back all the horses.The ones that can be used are used as spare horses, and the ones that cannot be used are directly slaughtered for meat.

Several prisoners were sent to Liu Xie, and some people stepped forward to torture them.

Without much effort, the captives confessed, which was similar to what Hu Chuquan had heard, only more accurate.

The commander-in-chief who led his troops to fight was Xie Guini, the son of Fu Luohan. He had five or six thousand cavalry under his command, all of which came from Fu Luohan's personal guards. He was considered the elite main force of Fu Luohan's command.

Xie Guini is just in his early twenties, but he has fought with Fu Luo Han since he was a child, and he has been battle-tested.

Fu Luohan himself is under Chengyi City, making preparations before the siege.

After listening to the report, Liu Xie and Xun You exchanged glances and smiled in unison.

Just as they expected, Fu Luohan didn't take them seriously, maybe he still wanted to let his son show his face, but sent Xie Guini to lead twice as many troops to fight, and took the lead by himself.

It is of course a good thing that the opponent underestimates the enemy.

What they were most afraid of was that Fu Luohan would shrink his troops, and they were ready to fight. Both sides relied on their strength to die.

In that case, even if he could win, it would be a miserable victory.

"Order the ministries, put them away." Liu Xie rubbed his hands and gave the order.

The drums sounded, and the messengers rushed to different positions.

After a while, Zhang Xiu and Wang Fu sent back messages one after another, saying that they had received the order and would follow it.

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Sitting on the horseback, Xie Guini looked at the centurion who had just returned from defeat, with an uncertain expression on his face.

The tentative attack failed and more than a dozen riders were lost.

The loss wasn't too big, but the centurion's attitude made him very annoyed.

Madam Centurion believes that the Han army is not only fully armored, but also has a harness that has never been seen before.The Han people sat very firmly on horseback, whether it was cutting with a knife or spear, or shooting arrows, they had obvious advantages.

When the two sides have similar military strength, it is difficult for the Xianbei to take advantage.

If you want to win, you must have double or even triple the force advantage to win with more.

Xie Guini was very annoyed.

The Han army had more than 3000 cavalry, and his army had more than 5000, nearly twice as many.

The Han army was stronger than him, and he had already prepared for this, so he brought more troops, and they were the main force directly under Fu Luohan.

But he didn't think the cavalry of the Han army would be so strong that they could fight two with one.

According to what the centurion said, he should send people back and ask Fu Luohan to send more reinforcements, so that he can be sure of victory.

But he didn't want to do that, since he didn't really fight, if he sent someone to ask for help first, he would be regarded as cowardly by his father Fu Luohan.On the grassland, the strong are respected, and there is no place for the cowardly.Once he leaves such a notoriety, he will be looked down upon by others, and he will have no face to compete with other brothers for the big position.

After thinking about it for a while, Xie Guini decided to try again.

What if the defeat this time was not due to the fact that the Han army was too strong, but the centurion himself?

His opinion was not adopted, and instead he was misunderstood by Gui Ni as incompetent. The centurion was very depressed and returned to the front line in dismay.

With the sound of the horn, another group of Xianbei cavalry rushed out of the position and galloped lightly towards the Han army's position.

Zhang Xiu saw clearly and ordered to fight.

Baiqi stepped out and began to accelerate, facing the Xianbei knight.

When the two sides were a hundred steps apart, they started shooting with bows at the same time.

Someone fell from the horse with an arrow.

Xie Guini rushed to the front of the formation, widened his eyes, and watched carefully.

The two sides were too far away, and he couldn't see the details of the battlefield clearly, but he could vaguely tell that most of the fallen were Xianbei people.

Soon, the two sides crossed the distance of the arrow array attack and fought hand in hand.

After three rounds of fierce fighting, the Xianbei knights gradually lost the wind.Although he is still fighting hard, Xie Guini can also see that if he persists, there will only be more and more casualties, but there will be no possibility of reversal.

He ordered the trumpet to be blown, and the knights called to battle.

The Xianbei knights retreated, and the Han army knights pursued for a hundred steps before reining in their mounts, turning the horse's head, and retreating slowly.

Xie Guini immediately asked the centurion who went to battle.

The centurion was sweating all over his head and had some blood on his body.He gasped and said that the equipment of the Han army is indeed good, and it is more difficult to win with a similar number.It would be much easier if we could increase our troops by half.With twice as many troops, victory would be unquestionable.

If thousands of cavalry charged and fought continuously, the Han army would soon be defeated due to lack of physical strength.

During the battle just now, he discovered that the impact force of the Han army dropped rapidly, obviously because he was not very clear about the saving of horsepower.

As if relieved, he immediately ordered Qianqi to go out to launch a real attack on the Han army, and ordered Qianqi to prepare.

He planned to use his superior force to carry out a wheel battle, consume the physical strength of the Han army, and then lead his own guards to ride down with one drum.

Defeating the emperor of the Han family will not only get honor, but also a lot of spoils.

These armors, these swords and spears are all his trophies.Except for the part that must be handed over to Fu Luohan, it will become part of his strength.

The horn sounded, and the Xianbei cavalry began to accelerate, their horseshoes trampled on the ground that was no longer hard, kicked up mud, and ran faster and faster.

"Woo--" The horn sounded again, and the Xianbei knight raised his bow and arrow, shooting a dense rain of arrows.

The Sanqu Han army knights on the opposite side also started to speed up, charge, and shoot.

Some soldiers on both sides fell off their horses with arrows, and some were trampled by flying horseshoes.

The defense ability of the Han army was better. Even if they were hit by arrows or injured, not many people lost their combat effectiveness.

After three rounds of arrows, the strikers made contact, and the two sides tacitly kept a distance to avoid a head-on collision, and each raised their swords and spears to attack each other.

More knights fell.

These Xianbei knights came from the elite of the Fuluohan tribe. Most of them had armor, relatively complete weapons and equipment, and strong combat effectiveness.Compared with the Han army, although it is not as good as it is, it is not much worse.

For a time, the two sides were inseparable.

After one round, some Han knights left the formation, returned to the main formation, and reported the battle situation to Habayashi Zhonglang Zhang Xiu.

Zhang Xiu looked back at the Son of Heaven battle flag on the hillside, gritted his teeth, and shouted loudly: "Hold it, fight for at least two more rounds."

The knight shouted: "Don't worry, general, we are fine." He turned his horse's head and re-entered the battlefield.

Zhang Xiu felt itchy in his heart, he kept rubbing his hands, his eyes fixed on the figure of the opponent's flag.

Chapter 318 Dare to be the first in the world

Although he wished to slap the horse forward and directly kill the commander of the opponent, Zhang Xiu still held back.

He knew that the Xianbei people in front of him were not worth mentioning.Not to mention Fu Luohan's son Xie Guini, even Fu Luohan himself is nothing in the eyes of the emperor.

He is not the king of Xianbei, the current king of Xianbei is his younger brother Budugen.

What is a person who can't compete with his younger brother, and what is his head worth?

The Son of Heaven not only wants to defeat Fuluohan, but also wipes out Fuluohan completely, so as to seek peace for five years and buy time for development.