Chapter 557 Military System Reform

In a month, in addition to the necessary work of fattening the horses, polishing the staffs, and boosting morale, Gongsun Xun also sent a fast horse to Liaoxi to ask his mother for a secret weapon - Mohu and several warriors from his Mohu tribe.

Of course, Gongsun Xun certainly did not do this because he thought that Mohu and his men would have much combat power. The key to the problem is that these people were almost all exiled from the central Xianbei. They knew the way to Danhan Mountain and the geography outside the Great Wall. Although there must be many such people in Xia Yu, they were not what he could ask for. It was always right to keep a few in reserve.

In this way, Gongsun Xun had just done a few trivial tasks. In the summer, taking advantage of the strong south wind, the Han army gathered at Gaoliu Pass according to the previous deployment.

Not to mention the other two routes, Xia Yu had about 6,000 Han troops and 5,000 Wuhuan cavalry, a total of more than 10,000 combat soldiers, among which even the Han infantry was equipped with slow horses, so it could be called 10,000 cavalry. In addition to the accompanying slaves and civilians, this army can be said to be a huge army, with dazzling armor and clear flags.

After offering sacrifices to the gods on the agreed date, the army immediately went out of the border and headed straight for the Danhan Mountain in the north!

In fact, as Guo Yu said, this is not an era where one Han is against five Hu, but at least it is an era where one Han is against three Hu. Not to mention the Wuhuan cavalry, so many elite Han troops are all elites of the border counties with rich combat experience. The iron armor transferred from the Qingzhou and Sili arsenals has even been popularized to the level of sergeants among the accompanying slaves. The bows and crossbows used by the material officers are all made of bronze... and the Xianbei people on the opposite side are still using bone arrows!

Such a military force is indeed the most powerful armed force in this era where order still exists!

Therefore, no one was qualified to despise this army, at least the Xianbei people did not despise it, because after only going out of the border for more than 20 miles, Gongsun Xun, who led an army alone and was responsible for the safety of the right wing of the army, met the Xianbei people who came to harass him!

Speaking of which, since he was responsible for the safety of the flank alone, Xia Yu would naturally have support... In fact, at this moment, in addition to the 500 people of his own army and more than 100 Yanmen Yicong, Gongsun Xun also had more than 500 Wuhuan cavalry and 300 Han army infantry under his command, totaling nearly 1,500 troops. In addition to the 200 accompanying slaves and 400 to 500 civilians responsible for logistics, there were basically more than 2,000 people along the way.

With such military strength, the Xianbei people would not ignore him even if they were fools.

"General." The degree of Hanization of the Shanggu Wuhuan was probably the deepest, and this Wuhuan leader who led the army could even say flattering words to the Han people. "The Xianbei retreated. When they saw that we had so many cavalrymen, they lost their will to fight! We rushed out and shot down five or six enemy soldiers from their horses, two of whom survived, and then they stopped chasing us!"

"This is all your credit, leader.

Don't worry, I will remember every achievement in this battle, and I will not be stingy with words in front of Lord Xia when I return." Under the vertical flag embroidered with the words Gongsun, Gongsun Xun, surrounded by a group of officers, naturally spoke warmly.

"Thank you, General." The Wuhuan leader was naturally overjoyed.

"Mo Huxu." Gongsun Xun turned his head and ordered again. "Go check on the two captives and see if you can get some information."

"Yes, Shaodong." Mo Huxu was slightly distracted, but still quickly led his men there.

Then, just a moment later, the Hanized Xianbei chief caught up with the flag bearer again: "Gongsun Shaodong... things may be a little difficult."

"To tell you the truth," Gongsun Xun was also startled in his heart, but he still kept his composure on his face.

"The two soldiers are not directly under the royal court living here, nor are they from the nearby Central Xianbei, but from the Eastern Xianbei! According to them, the Eastern Xianbei received an order from the royal court last month, and then tried their best to mobilize more than 10,000 people from the Daliao River to support... As for the extra news, they don't know anything."

Gongsun Xun couldn't pretend anymore, he stopped his horse and began to digest this information!

It is said that Tan Shihuai was a genius of his generation, but he was a tyrant on the grassland after all, and the culture of the Xianbei people was too backward, so after the Xianbei people were established, they only used the simplest and roughest way to divide the internal...

How was it divided specifically? It's very simple. The royal court is in the center. There are Tan Shihuai's headquarters and a few so-called royal court guards formed by hostages from various tribes. Then, according to geography, they are divided into three parts: East, Central, and West.

Among them, the Western Xianbei has the most presence and the greatest aggressiveness due to the melee between the Qiang and the Han people there. The Central is second, but this place is close to the royal court and is more trusted by Tan Shihuai; the Eastern is the weakest and has no presence...

In fact, there is no way, because the Eastern Xianbei not only have to face the Xuantu County and Liaodong County of the Han Dynasty, but also have to face Buyeo and Goguryeo, and these opponents are not easy to mess with! Sometimes, they even need Tan Shihuai to support them when they fight fiercely. On weekdays, they have to give up the "good job" of harassing Liaoxi to the Central Xianbei.

Therefore, for the Han Dynasty, the Eastern Xianbei seem to lack a sense of presence... But now, facing the pressure of the Han army, they actually ignored the Buyeo people and Goguryeo people, and then came to support the royal court with light cavalry!

Gongsun Xun was distracted for a moment... First of all, did the Han army miss this force when they went out to the fortress? Secondly, did the Han army underestimate Tanshihuai's appeal to the Xianbei people? This place is more than two thousand miles away from the Daliao River where Xianbei is active in the east. However, they can actually follow the order of their own Khan and come directly to support regardless of the safety of their hometown!

"Send someone to report to the general quickly." Gongsun Xun suppressed some uneasiness and ordered to Lu Fan. "Our army is facing the Xianbei in the east. According to the prisoners, there are about 10,000 reinforcements from the Xianbei in the east. Then we kill the two prisoners and continue on the road... Let the Wuhuan cavalry spread farther."

"Here!" Lu Fan naturally hurriedly assigned people.

"Young Master." When Lu Fan left, Lou Gui suddenly twirled his beard, which was only half the length of a fingernail, stepped forward and said in front of everyone. "With these extra 10,000 troops, I'm afraid the situation will be very different."

"What do you mean?" Gongsun Xun managed a smile. "The more than 10,000 Xianbei barbarians who came from thousands of miles away from the Daliao River to aid were already extremely exhausted and had little equipment. They were scattered into three groups, each with only 3,000 more soldiers..."

"But what if we don't disperse to three directions to meet the enemy?" Lou Gui reminded seriously. "What if the enemy army gathers these 10,000 troops together to strengthen their strength, and then uses Tian Ji's strategy of horse racing? If so, we are afraid that there will be elites from the enemy's royal court and these 10,000 reinforcements on the opposite side of our road. I'm afraid it will be extremely difficult to fight! After all, Tianzhong Lang's route on the west road is far away in the clouds, so the distance is too far, so his road can only be exchanged with Xianbei in the west, but our road goes straight to the royal court. The biggest threat..."

"Do you think I didn't think of it?" Gongsun Xun finally couldn't hold it back anymore, and then got angry and interrupted the other party in public. "Or do you think that after Xia Gong heard the news, he would not guess that such a situation might happen? Lou Zibo, you have to understand that we are just the flanks of the army, only 1,500 soldiers. Can we act on our own? How is it? Duke Xia must make a judgment and make a decision about the situation. If we say it here, it will only disturb the morale of the army! "

Lou Gui suddenly chatted.

"Next time if you have something to say, please speak lower!" Gongsun Xun glared at the other party angrily. "Until there is a military order, our department can only continue to move forward."

This time, not only Lou Gui but also the other officers nodded, but the atmosphere was a bit stiffer than before.

And sure enough, an order quickly came from the Chinese army, which was only about ten miles away from the right wing - the message was known, move closer to the Chinese army for two to three miles, then be careful and keep moving forward!

However, what puzzled everyone was that they set up camp that day and hit the road again the next day. For two days, the army just kept fighting against the poorly equipped rangers from Xianbei in the east, and the rangers were getting bigger and bigger. , as if the other party had tried its best... but the so-called elites of the Royal Court were not seen at all!

Obviously, the opponent wanted to slow down the Han army as much as possible and cover the Han army's scouts... This is of course understandable, and this classic guerrilla tactic did have excellent results.

But then what? It's meaningless if it's just lagging, right? After all, Danhan Mountain is only three hundred miles away from the outside of the Great Wall, and even if the Han army was harassed along the way, they still marched more than a hundred miles. How many days can you delay?

Moreover, the performance of these eastern Xianbei soldiers and horses was indeed as Gongsun Xun said. They came from afar, were exhausted, and were extremely poorly equipped. In this harassment battle, they were almost completely defeated by Wuhuan, who had received military support from the Han army. The sudden cavalry were suppressed, and the exchange ratio between the two sides was far greater than the Han army's expectations.

Therefore, there is no need to think too much. The enemy must have a backup plan, but it is not clear yet... Or, for the lower-level military officials, it is just that the military commander has not yet made a judgment and decision.

However, this situation soon ended, because after setting up camp on the evening of the third day, Gongsun Xun was urgently summoned to the Chinese army to participate in the military meeting.

"That boy Tian Yan on the West Road is too far away, so I won't talk about it." Xia Yu did not meet the generals in the tent. Instead, he sat on the ground outside and ate with the sergeants. It is said that this was the first time he had ever met the generals. A habit I learned from Duan Xi. "However, General Zang Zhonglang of Yanmen in the middle has sent people to send military information today, saying that he has also encountered many obstacles, but the opponent he faces is Xianbei in the middle... Of course, this has been expected for a long time."

All the officers and soldiers couldn't help laughing.

"In other words." Xia Yu said seriously. "I thought the situation was quite clear. Originally we thought that there were three routes out of the fortress, the west route to the western Xianbei; the middle route to the central Xianbei; and we faced the royal court directly... The situation is roughly the same now, but there are more on our side. Only 10,000 miscellaneous soldiers. If my prediction is correct, then Tan Shihuai will definitely make three Xianbei troops fight against our three armies, and then he will personally lead his elite troops to wait for us in his palace, which is backed by bullets. The mountain, with the Jieqiu River in front, is a good place to relax and wait for work, not to mention the other two routes. If we get there under layers of obstacles, and then lose all our energy and attack, the eastern Xianbei cavalry on both sides will no longer be able to attack. If we come here to outflank him, the situation will be very bad!”

Everyone nodded. This was what many people could have thought of at the beginning. After all, they were the closest to Danhan Mountain and were the greatest threat, so all the 10,000 reinforcements from Xianbei in the east should be in front of them... There were also plans to further strengthen the bombs. The smell of sweat mountain defense. And now, the message from Zang Min has verified this.

"In that case," a military official couldn't help but suggested. "It is better to turn slightly to the west and join the Huns army of General Zang Zhonglang in the middle... After all, Xianbei in the middle attacked Liaoxi before, and the casualties were extremely serious." At this point, the man also glanced at Gongsun Xun, who was eating cakes with his head down. "So once they merge and the two armies join forces to go to Danhan Mountain, neither the eastern Xianbei nor the central Xianbei will be able to do anything... At that time, Tanshihuai will either let the two Xianbei troops return to Danhan Mountain to defend, but this will definitely lose their strength. advantage; or we can only lead the royal court's elite to rush out and challenge us hastily. When the time comes, we will be the ones waiting for work. "

"No need!" Xia Yu shook his head. "The most important thing in fighting these foreign tribes is not the strength of the troops, but the morale... The barbarians have neither system nor honor. They usually gather in large numbers at the beginning and rely on their own bravery, so they attack like a tide. But once it lasts for a long time, If we can't fight, our morale will collapse and we will be at our mercy. In the past, Taiwei Duan Gong and I fought against the Qiang rebellion, and we were able to win with less in almost every battle. It's not without reason."

"But Tan Shihuai is probably incomparable to the Qiang people." Someone else said quickly. "And on the grassland, the morale of our army is fluctuating."

"You underestimate our Han army." Xia Yu still disagreed. "Our Han army has a complete system, with departments at all levels below me, layer upon layer. As long as the officers at the top do not waver, the soldiers below will naturally have no worries. As for the officers, how many of them will run away from the battle? If so, they will be given the title of wife and son. If he loses, are he not afraid of affecting his family? Just like the governor of Dai County, he always refused to deal with me after relying on his famous family, but before the war, he still let go of the soldiers of Dai County. Why? , Isn’t it because military matters cannot be disobeyed? Our Han family system has its own principles.”

Everyone was either awe-inspiring or approving.

"So, what does the general mean...?" Someone finally couldn't help but ask.

"I've made up my mind!" Xia Yu put down the clay pot in his hand and said with a touch of his lips. "Imitate the Battle of Fengyi, change the formation of the whole army, speed up with light equipment, and attack Danhan Mountain!"

Everyone changed their expressions, but no one dared to speak.

"The left wing becomes the rear army, Han Sima, you and your left wing become the rear army, take care of the baggage and civilians, and move slowly!"

"Here!"

"Grandson Sima!"

"My subordinate is here!" Before he had time to think, Gongsun Xun quickly put down the pie and lowered his head.

"You are the only Sima of another department under my command, and the imperial system is in place. I have to rely on you again in this battle. I hope you will live up to the courage you had when you were in western Liaoning with five people against ten thousand troops... I mean, you The right wing will become the front line. At the same time, I will join you five hundred Han troops, all of whom are my confidants. Then the Chinese army will allocate a sufficient number of horses to you. You can throw down the baggage for me and quickly go straight to the bullets. Mountain! The next night, I will force you to the front of the Jieqiu River to scare the enemy! At that time, as long as you survive across the river for a night and a day, their morale will be low, and my Chinese army will be able to catch up with them. Come here and catch them off guard!" After saying this, Xia Yu stared at Gongsun Xun and shouted. "This is a military order, is it clear?"

"It's clear!" Gongsun Xun felt like he was standing on his head with chills all over his body, and he immediately gritted his teeth and stood up to salute. "Xun must die as a result!"

"Good!" Xia Yu nodded with satisfaction.

The sun has set, and behind the military commander, in front of the gate of the Chinese military camp, the staff is swaying slightly in the evening breeze.

"At the end of Xiping Dynasty, the Han army sent out in three groups to attack Xianbei. Tan Shihuai ordered the leaders of the three tribes to fight against them. The three groups were isolated and the military situation was in a trance. At that time, Taizu was in Xia Yu's army on the right side. He could see thousands of miles away and could see the reality. In the evening, when the Japanese army was having dinner, they rushed to visit him and asked themselves to be in the front. Without avoiding the sword, they rushed to Danhan Mountain!

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