Han Dao world

This point, the emperor has made it very clear, if anyone can't remember, then there is something wrong with their brains.

He just felt that he was too unlucky.

Last time at Shaling Lake, he didn't have the chance to chase down Xi Luo, and watched Zhang Yang make meritorious deeds and become a marquis.

This time, he finally became the main force, but he couldn't go all out for a big battle, and he had to keep his hands back, save his strength, and play with the Xianbei people.

Six hundred Han cavalry faced off against one thousand Xianbei cavalry.

The Xianbei knights felt that the advantage was obvious and victory was in sight, but the Han army knights were very tenacious.

The Xianbei knights also burst into anger, howled, and launched wave after wave of attacks, hoping to completely defeat the Han army knights.

Liu Xie stood on the hillside, looking at the battlefield in the distance, his heartbeat accelerated unconsciously.

Although he knew that the situation in front of him was the result of the Han army not doing their best, he was still a little nervous.It is very dangerous to hold hands on the battlefield, especially if the opponent is not weak.If you are not careful, it may cause excessive casualties.

At this moment, he very much hoped that Hua Tuo was in the army with a large number of disciples and an unlimited supply of medicinal materials.

For the purpose of alleviating tension, Liu Xie asked Xun You, "Gongda, have you met Hua Tuo?"

"I've seen it, a long time ago." Xun You thought for a while. "At that time, I was just learning swords, and I liked to fight with people. I was often injured. I often sought medical advice, and I heard his name. Later, I met him and asked him for some common medical skills."

"What kind of person is he?"

The corner of Xun You's mouth curled into a playful smile. "Your Majesty, a famous doctor is like a famous general, and using medicine is like using a soldier. To become a famous doctor, just like becoming a famous general, requires not only inheritance, but also talent. Hua Tuo can become a famous doctor in the Jianghuai area, so he naturally has extraordinary talent. Not only has he studied, And he is well educated, no worse than ordinary people. It's just that he wants to be an official more than a lowly profession like a doctor."

"Then why didn't he become an official?"

Xun You turned to look at Liu Xie, and was silent for a moment. "There are 20 households in Peiguo, and one person is Xiaolian at the age of one. That quota was reserved as early as when the Prime Minister took office. How could it be his turn to be a child from a poor family. It is even more impossible for him to engage in a cheap job after studying medicine. .”

Liu Xie sighed. "If there is no medicine, there will be witches. Without the participation of scholars, doctors can only be craftsmen. With the participation of scholars, medicine can separate from witches and become a real knowledge. Only medical craftsmen can become doctors, or even physicians."

Xun You nodded in agreement. "Not only doctors, but also artisans." He pointed to the distant battlefield. "If it weren't for Pei Wenxing, how could the iron officials in Anyi prepare enough ordnance in a short period of time. If there is not enough ordnance, how can our soldiers win more with less and do more with ease? I think that after this battle, not only will they be doctors To rectify the name, you should also rectify the name of the craftsman, at least to get rid of the humiliation of his humble industry."

Liu Xie looked at Xun You in surprise, and couldn't help laughing.

Xun You is a pragmatic person, but also a person who dares to be the first in the world.Once he realized the advantages of scholars engaged in all kinds of industries, he immediately made bold suggestions.Unlike Pei Mao, who has clearly seen the real benefits, but is still hesitant and unable to make up his mind.

Taking Xun You as the mastermind is a correct choice.

In this regard, Xun You is even more courageous than Jia Xu, and more daring to change his mind.

Who said that people in their forties can't change themselves?

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The two sides gradually separated the winner.

Although the knights of the Han army have kept their hands back, their strength exists objectively, and they cannot be low-key.

The Xianbei knights, who wanted to drag their opponents to death by virtue of their physical strength, found that after several rounds of hard work, the Han army knights showed no sign of exhaustion.Often the seemingly innocuous attacks can easily penetrate their defenses and cause a lot of damage.

Even in terms of numbers, the two sides have reversed.

The Han army still fighting surpassed the Xianbei people.

Faced with this weird situation, the Xianbei people, who were proud of being able to fight hard, couldn't hold on anymore, and voluntarily withdrew from the battlefield.

The knights of the Han army immediately launched a pursuit, slashing and killing wantonly, and chased until the front of Xie Guini's formation before withdrawing their troops and returning to the camp.

Seeing his subordinates who had suffered heavy losses, Xie Guini became furious and cursed.Speaking of excitement, he whipped the commander twice severely.

The captain was also very depressed.

He didn't understand why this was the case.

According to previous experience, the advantage of the Han people is the ordnance and formation, so the initial attack will be very fierce.If they can survive the first one or two rounds, the strength of the Han people will drop, the formation will become loose, and the combat effectiveness will show a significant decline, or even collapse directly.

But today's Han army knights are obviously more resistant to hard battles, and their fighting will is stronger. Even if the formation is scattered, they did not directly collapse, but counterattacked with all their strength and reorganized their formation.

This is obviously not comparable to the Han army they encountered before.

The opinion of the commander was confirmed by several centurions under his command.The Han army in front of me is indeed tougher, and it is not the same as the Han army I encountered before.To make a metaphor, they are similar to the fine cavalry under the command of King Tanshihuai back then. They are well equipped and have high morale, so it is difficult to defeat them all at once.

Xie Guini thought about it, and felt that she was careless.

The general on the opposite side is not an ordinary person, but the emperor of the Han family.

The elite knights around the emperor are naturally different from ordinary Han army knights.

The cavalry he led was much stronger than ordinary Xianbei cavalry.

Seeing that it was getting dark, Xie Guini ordered to retreat ten miles to set up camp, and at the same time sent people to Cheng Yi to report today's battle situation to Fu Luo Han.

He did not say that he could not win, but he emphasized the special status of the emperor of the Han family.He was facing the most elite knights of the Han army, not an ordinary opponent, and needed a little time and patience.

It would be even better if Fu Luohan could send some more reinforcements.

After sending out the messenger, Xie Guini did not dare to neglect, sent a large number of scouts to patrol, and at the same time ordered his subordinates to be vigilant, and must not give the Han people a chance to sneak attack.

Upon receiving this order, the Xianbei soldiers had no objection, but felt a little strange.

In the past, they were the ones who attacked the Han people secretly, but now they have to beware of the Han people's sneak attacks. They are not used to it.

Although no one said anything, everyone had a bad feeling in their hearts.There were accidents one after another in this raid.First, he failed to ambush Ma Chao, but was burned by Ma Chao instead.Now they encountered thousands of cavalry led by the emperor of the Han family, but they couldn't fight hard, and lost hundreds of cavalry instead.

This battle has deviated from psychological expectations, and whether it should continue has become a question.

Chapter 319

Yulin Zuojian Wang Yan took a big mouthful of hot goat milk, wiped his mouth, and said loudly: "The Xianbei are better at fighting than the Huns. If it is the Huns, it is not bad if they can last for two rounds."

Hu Chuquan and Qu Bei on the side changed their expressions and looked at Liu Xie.

Liu Xie looked calm.

Wang Yan led the Habayashi Zuoqi to attack today, fought against Xianbei Qianqi for several times, and finally defeated the Xianbei people while deliberately keeping a low profile. Naturally, he has the confidence to say such crazy words.

This is also the reward they deserve for months of hard training.

Equipment is important, but good equipment is not enough.

At the end of the day, people are key.

The reason why the Huns are inferior to the Xianbei is not because the equipment of the Huns is inferior to that of the Xianbei—in fact, although the equipment of the Huns is not as good as that of the Han army, they are better than the Xianbei—but because the Huns have been at ease for too long.

Born in sorrow, died in peace.The grassland peoples have degenerated and become corrupted, and they are no less inferior to the farming peoples.

Later Xianbei people, Liao people, Jin people, and Mongols proved this point again and again.

Therefore, it is very important to maintain the spirit of hard work.

"How about the casualties?"

"Casualties are limited, 130 people were slightly injured, 31 people were seriously injured, and 15 people were killed." Wang Yan blurted out.He knew that the emperor would ask for specific numbers, so he was well prepared. "Mainly arrow wounds, followed by spear wounds, and trampled wounds after falling from horses."

Wang Yan smacked his lips, a little regretful. "The ability to get back on the horse after falling off the horse needs to be improved. The impact ability of the Xianbei people is limited, and 15 of the 11 people killed in battle were killed by horses or trampled to death. If they can get on the horse quickly, the casualties are much smaller."

Before the words finished, Zhang Xiu added a sentence. "Don't be too proud. The Xianbei are not the Huns. They dare to fight head-on, but they don't have the support of stirrups, and they can't stab straight like us, so they suffer. Wait until they are equipped with stirrups, and you can try again."

Wang Yan nodded in agreement. "The general is right. We think so too. We just feel that we can be more proficient in getting on the horse. We have stirrups and the saddle is low, so it's easier to get on the horse."

Hu Chuquan and Qubei bowed their heads.

The monarchs and ministers of the Han army discussed enthusiastically, refining and summarizing the experience of the soldiers who participated in the war in exchange for their blood and lives, which was also inspiring to the Huns.But they were shrouded in a strong sense of shame, and they were not in the mood to listen to what the Han people had to say, they just wanted to get up and leave.

But they dare not.

The Han army and the Xianbei fought several times, and the strength they showed was enough to make them shut up.

They have had contact with the Xianbei people and know that this is the elite of the Xianbei people, not something they can match.

If the Battle of Shaling Lake only shows that the strength of the Han army is not weaker than that of the Huns, this battle is enough to prove that the strength of the Han army far exceeds that of the Huns, even the Xianbei.

Without strength, there is no dignity, which is the law on the grassland.

When Baimatong, who made them fearful, faced the Xianbei people, they could only bow their heads and surrender.

Facing the Han people who are stronger than the Xianbei people, what qualifications do they have to challenge?

After the meeting was over, Hu Chuquan and Qu Bei walked out of the imperial tent, mounted their horses, and rushed back to their camp.

"Youxian King, what should we do next?" Hu Chuquan squinted his eyes, looked at the bright moon, and said softly.

Goba smacked his lips. "If the Han people win the battle, we will feel at ease as the vassals of the Han Dynasty and guard the border for them."

Hu Chuquan thought for a while, then asked again: "What if they lose?"

Qubei looked back at the brightly lit imperial tent. "If they lose the battle and return to the Central Plains, we can not only take back Meiji, but also follow them to the Central Plains."

Hu Chuquan didn't speak, but felt a little uneasy.

He knew that the plan to get rid of the base was sound, but he always felt that something was wrong.

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"It may be a few days of confrontation with the Xianbei people, there may be problems with supplies, everyone must be mentally prepared." Liu Xie turned the horn cup in his hand, and said softly: "Arrange scouts to inquire about the whereabouts of the nearby people. We may have to Collect some grain, cattle and sheep. Tell them that once we win, we will return them in full. If we can’t return it in time, we will definitely return it after autumn, with [-]% interest added.”

"Thirty percent is too much, let's say [-] percent." Xun You said, "It's too much, and they can't believe it."

Liu Xie looked at Zhang Xiu, Wang Fu and others, and they all agreed with Xun You's meaning.

"Okay, then [-]%." Liu Xie remonstrated like a stream.

"I think that the favorable policy of Meiji can be extended to this area." Zhang Xiu said: "There are a lot of land on both sides of the river from Jincheng to this area. There are many Han and Hu people, and the river can also be navigated. If Being able to open the market, communicate with others, and stabilize the hearts of the people.”

"what do y'all think?"

"I think it's feasible." Wang Fu was the first to express his support. "When Habayashi was fighting with the Xianbei people today, when I arranged for scouts to guard the other side of the river, I met a few Han people who came to check the news. They are farming nearby. There is no shortage of land, but they lack farm tools. If the imperial court can open the market, sell With some farm tools, it will be much easier for them to farm.”

Liu Xie wrote it down one by one, and then ordered someone to draw up an imperial edict to inform the people nearby.

Regardless of Han or Hu, as long as they are willing to accept the imperial court's system, they can be protected by the imperial court.

In the middle of the night, the generals dispersed.

Ma Chao sat beside him, already asleep.

When he started talking about the war, he was quite energetic and listened with gusto.Later, when it came to political affairs, he lost interest in listening, and dozed off, nodding his head like a chicken pecking at rice.

Yang Xiu woke him up in time, led him out of the tent, and returned to his tent.

In the past few days, Ma Chao followed him to learn etiquette and recuperate from his injuries. The two lived in the same tent.

"Sleepy?"

"Ah." Ma Chao rubbed his eyes. "Didn't you say you were going to feint to attack Baimatong and ambush Fu Luohan? Why didn't you act?"

Yang Xiu looked at Ma Chao. "Do you think Xun Shizhong is a scholar?"

"Don't dare, dare not." Ma Chao laughed.

"Xun Shizhong is indeed a scholar, but he is not a weak scholar." Yang Xiu entered the account and reminded Ma Chao: "His swordsmanship is very good. When you recover from your injury, you might as well find a chance to fight with him." Let's compete."

Ma Chao was taken aback. "really?"

Yang Xiu smiled. "When the time comes, you will know."

Ma Chao blinked and put away his disdain.He knew that Yang Xiu did not admire others easily, if Xun You had no real ability, Yang Xiu would not warn him so solemnly.

"Meng Qi, scholars who only know how to say poems and clouds are not scary, they can only talk and can't hurt people. But scholars who really understand the book can not only read, but also can draw inferences about everything, which is impossible for others. Xun Shizhong is You can't understand such a person because you don't know what he has done. When you know, you won't think so. "

"What did he do?"

"Assassinate Dong Zhuo."

"Assassinate Dong Zhuo?" Ma Chao pouted. "Didn't it fail?"

"That's because he met a comparable opponent."

"Who?"

"Jia Wenhe."

Ma Chao was taken aback, his face froze.

Chapter 320

Taking advantage of the free time between the confrontation between the two armies, Liu Xie sent a few servants to visit the people hiding in the nearby valley to understand their needs. By the way, he publicized the emperor's personal conquest, hoping that the people could donate some food, cattle and sheep.

The common people didn't believe in things like returning the full amount, but they didn't dare to refuse easily, so they donated more or less.

Liu Xie asked them to give them receipts, and they could use these receipts to request compensation or discounts in the future.