Chapter 963

The more than 30000 grassland people surrounded are not all young and strong.

According to the characteristics of the grassland "army", unless it is absolutely elite, it is impossible to be all young and mixed with a large number of old and young women and children, but don't think that these old and weak women and children are all pulling back.

The old and weak women and children of the nomadic people are no less ferocious than the young, just because they have no more combat effectiveness than the young.

In general, the nomadic people invade the farming people and rob the villages with a small number of young people, with most of the old and weak women and children. The villagers who die in the hands of the old and weak women and children of the grassland people are no less than those who die in the hands of the young and strong of the grassland people.

Doua's junjishan school captain went to accept the surrender. In despair, the grassland people who thought they were going to die cheered. It seemed that what they were going to do was not surrender, but to accept liberation with honor.

Grassland people do not reject surrender. They believe that serving the strong has always been the common character of grassland people. The disputes among tribes on the grassland have never stopped. It is their habit to vote for the victorious tribe to continue to live after defeat, and they will even be happy to become the strong one.

With the decline of the Xiongnu, the Han people respected as the strongest in the known world, and it became an honor for the grassland people to succumb to the Central Plains Dynasty.

In about two or three hundred years, being selected to go to the Central Plains Dynasty to become soldiers has become the greatest desire of grassland warriors. Along the way, the tribes on the grassland also feel that it is normal to yield to the Central Plains Dynasty and it is abnormal to oppose the Central Plains Dynasty.

But that historical process was interrupted at Sima Jin's room, and Zhuxia's spine was also interrupted with the "crossing south in clothes".

When nomadic nationalities came to the Central Plains, the grassland people temporarily forgot the terrible of the Han people and succumbed to the "tradition" of the Central Plains Dynasty. Only a few old people still remember.

After the Han Empire decided to wipe out the undeserving officials in Northern Xinjiang, Li Tan led a standing army, together with the grassland border army and the junjishan Colonel, with a total of 37000 troops.

The war began when junjishan's army was the first to enter the battlefield. They rushed to the soft King's tent of the dome ridge with light and simple equipment. Yu jiulu Bati didn't expect that the Han army of junjishan would suddenly launch an attack, resulting in no defense at the dome ridge.

Under the first World War, Yu jiulu Bati was the first to flee without knowing the military situation. The Rouran people in the dome ridge were also flustered and did not make effective resistance. The military headquarters of junjishan killed more than 7000 enemies and captured more than 40000 prisoners, and joined the border army to the south.

It was almost the time when Yu jiulu Bati called on Rouran's departments to assemble their troops. Li Tan led a standing army into the territory of Rouran tribal alliance.

Li Tan did not concentrate the whole standing army to fight together, but divided it into several troops to attack the tribes of Rouran people.

The ruran King's tent in the dome ridge was attacked by the Han army without any preparation, and the rest of the ruran tribe were even more unprepared.

In just a month and a half, the Han Army wiped out all the Rouran tribes in the south of the desert, and won a great victory of killing more than 30000 enemies and capturing 170000 prisoners of war.

As the price of victory, the Han army only killed and injured less than a thousand people, which was a great victory in the real sense.

Yu jiulu Bati gathered part of the Rouran cavalry and headed east to the East Gaoche territory. At the same time, he constantly sent people to the Rouran tribe in Mobei to gather troops and horses.

About the time when Liu Yan ordered the firearm troops to go to northern Xinjiang to participate in the war, Rouran officially allied with donggaoche.

During the fierce war in Monan, LV Tai, the general of eastern expedition of the Han Empire, also launched an offensive against the remnants of Tuoba and Murong.

As in the past, the two Xianbei remnants only resisted a little and immediately retreated further north. The shogunate of the East general only achieved the result of annihilating the enemy by killing more than 2000 and capturing more than 10000.

"This enemy force blocked in the river bend is most of the grassland people that Monan can find." Chi Ying was not familiar with Zhong Xing, but knew that Zhong Xing was a highly qualified old man in the Han Army: "among them were Rouran people, Chile people, Qigu people... The tribes of the people who came were very mixed."

Zhong Xing is the commander of this firearm unit. The combined number of riflemen and artillery is about 7000. The official title is Zhonglang general.

Seven thousand people died in the county and County military system, that is, a marquis as a commander, and Yu standing army is a school captain.

The establishment of only 7000 people is equipped with a Zhonglang general, which has shown the particularity of the firearm unit. Everyone can see how much attention is paid to it.

"Chile people and Qigu people are a branch of Ding zero people?" At the beginning, Zhong Xing was still curious about how there was no high car army since he called the coalition Army: "how many have they come?"

"There are 30000 wagons in the west, and only 8000 troops in the East." Chi Ying had to introduce the fighting process before the firearm troops came. After explaining it, he smiled and said, "the Xigao car only damaged two or three thousand people and ran away with its tail."

Chi Ying said so much, just to let Zhong Xing understand that they can actually annihilate the enemy. After so much effort and many twists and turns, they gave the firearm troops a perfect battlefield. I hope Zhong Xing won't forget this.

The Han Empire now has a formed firearm unit. No one else has become the commander of this firearm unit, but Zhong Xing has been selected. It can be seen that Zhong Xing is at least a simple figure in the heart of the emperor.

There is also competition within the army. Many times, the competition is even very fierce. It is absolutely a key thing whether you have an impression on the son of heaven and how deeply you are impressed when you need to compete.

Zhong Xing became the commander of the first firearm unit, and the military will change clothes again and again. Then, as the first person to command the actual combat of the firearm unit, how blind should he be to see that he is a rising military star?

Although the average age of the top echelon generals today is only 40, which seems to be the most golden age, don't forget that people are over 20. Because of their learning and experience, there will basically be no big changes in how they should be. I'm afraid it's difficult to be familiar with the new tactics and apply them flexibly.

When the army has new weapons and new methods of operation, the commander of the first firearm force is destined to prosper immediately. Who will give up if he can make such a person owe a favor?

"There is no enemy in a war within a radius of 300 miles." Chi Ying went to the bottom of the mountain map and pointed to the southwest of the North Sea (Baikal Lake, now known as bajini water by Hu people): "Rouran Khan yujiulu Bati and East Gaoche leader afuli pickle, with about 80000 troops stationed here."

There are only leaders in donggaoche, but not Shan Yu or Khan. The leaders are Ding Ling people of the white skin department, but not all Ding Ling people in the tribe. In fact, the largest number is the Chile people. Ding Ling people are the second largest population in the tribe, as well as Qigu people, Ukrainian people, Luo people and other tribes.

Qigu people, Ukrainian people and Luo people are regarded as miscellaneous Hu. What can be passed down is that their tribe is rising. Otherwise, any country will not shout its name alone, but will summarize it with miscellaneous Hu.

Zhong Xing didn't seem domineering because he was valued. On the contrary, he knew what kind of position he should have. He decided to wear only his ears and listen to orders whatever arrangements Li Tan had.

"General Zhengdong led his troops to this vast forest and lost the trace of the remnants of two Xianbei." Chi Ying's hand crossed over a river system marked as Wanshui: "it is reported that there is an unknown cavalry here, and they are also approaching the North Sea."

Monan region has now been completely owned by the Han Empire. Bridgeheads have also been established in the place called Mobei, but only a few garrison forts have been built along the main rivers in the northeast.

It is not that the Han Empire did not pay attention to the northeast area of Mobei, but that it is in the season of ice and snow all year round. At the same time, the ecology there is an environment with widely distributed trees among mountains and rivers. Not to mention that it is difficult for the Han people to stay for a long time, even if the local people rush into the woods, it is difficult to ensure that they will not get lost.

"This is a forest with a range of more than 800 miles and a long shape." Li Tan made a sound for the first time: "Your Majesty named Xing'an Mountain, which is divided into two parts, the Great Xing'an Mountain in the West and the small Xing'an Mountain in the East."

What the Han Empire knew best was the part of the Xiaoxing'an Mountains. The reason was that it had long sent the field reclamation corps to the southwest of the Xiaoxing'an Mountains. Later, it had migrated 560000 slaves from the Three Kingdoms of the peninsula to reclaim wasteland, and planned to build a grain producing area on the black land of the Qianli plain.

It has been seven or eight years since the remnants of Tuoba and Murong shrank to the Xing'anling area. At first, the two remnants should have more than 400000 people, but less than 250000 people are left after only one year.

The two remnants of Xianbei will lose so many people in just one year, not all because of the continuous pursuit of the Han Army, but because the local climate is really bad, and there are countless wild animals in the forest.

The surviving Xianbei people are the most tenacious group. They have passed the early life and death period, and can be regarded as crossing mountains and mountains to the plain behind Xing'an Mountains. However, they did not usher in the imagined good day. They fell into the frozen soil covered with ice and snow in winter, spring and most of the autumn.

In the past few years, 250000 people were killed and injured again and again. Waiting for the Han Empire to launch another large-scale offensive, the two Xianbei remnants would escape without thinking. In addition to being unable to defeat the Han Army, it also has a great relationship with the fact that they have less than 100000 people left.

"The Tuoba Department has decided to surrender to the big man." Li Tan said the news that no one would be surprised. The most important thing is later: "they will act as insiders after our army launches a new attack."

After the rise of the Han people again, which of the various Hu is the most comfortable, it is undoubtedly the Xianbei Department of Tuoba.

Of course, it's not because there is a Tuoba show among Liu Yan's four concubines, nor does it all depend on Liu Yan. For the sake of Tuoba Xianbei's independent sinicization, it's the above factors. In addition, Tuoba Xianbei sees the situation clearly and chooses to cooperate. Tuoba Xianbei department is regarded as a model and gets the best treatment in resettlement.

Li Tan said so much that he wanted to express one meaning, that is, there would be no accident in this war in Northern Xinjiang. It must be the final victory of the Han Empire.

Victory is inevitable, and who gains what credit is uncertain.

The war in Northern Xinjiang may be the last war that can be called war in the Han Empire in recent ten years. If the nomadic alliances in Northern Xinjiang are solved, not only there will be no threat in Northern Xinjiang of the Han Empire, it should be said that there will be no threat around the Han Empire, and the importance of the army will inevitably show a downward trend.

For the last feast in ten years, those who do not want to be marquees and want to be marquees do not want to wait another ten years to seize the opportunity.

Those who have sealed Hou also want to make their resume more beautiful.

In a war that must be won, they not only need to win, but also need to play well in order to give a satisfactory answer to the whole country.

"Our department will meet with the General Department of Zhengdong in the Crocodile River (Selenge River)." Chi Ying's finger is a large river system whose source is the North Sea, but it is thousands of miles to the south, and it extends several branches, The meeting place is 150 miles away from the south of the grassland coalition Army: "what needs to be done is to force the enemy to fight a decisive battle before the snow season, solve the enemy in the northeast at one time and sweep away their tribes. Then, send troops westward and prepare to invade xigaoche!"

It was very clear. No one had any questions. Li Tan asked irrelevant people to step down.

"Hold together." Li Tan left Zhong Xing alone and ordered people to prepare a wedding banquet. After sitting down respectively, he said, "how do you feel about commanding the firearms army?"

"Thanks to the general for creating the opportunity." Zhong Xing raised his glass and invited him to drink: "the general is free, and the end will be full!"

The war here is over. There are no invincible troops within 300 miles around. After the army wins, it naturally needs to be rewarded. Not only generals and soldiers can drink, but also soldiers can drink in batches. There is no prohibition.

"If you have any feelings..." Zhong Xing filled himself with wine and said with emotion: "the times have changed so much that no brave warrior can resist a bullet."

When facing the archer's arrows, the warrior can also wave weapons to knock off the arrows, but he can't do it if he is asked to chop the bullets. It's really difficult to stay in the army only by relying on simple martial courage.

"There has always been a sigh." When Li Tan was in Chang'an, he listened to ran min's sad spring and autumn. He smiled and said, "today, watching the volley of the array, there is an unstoppable momentum. I would have guessed again and again that if the enemy's war horses were not frightened, could the rifle array have a way to deal with it?"

"Yes." Without thinking about it, Zhong Xing replied, "riflemen form four horizontal and vertical lines to form a line array. It is best to have anti horse and fence, but the effect is not slightly poor. Under repeated exercises, it is determined that they can target cavalry."

Li Tan imagined it in his mind and came to the conclusion that it was probably a hollow square array in the shape of "mouth". He didn't believe that relying on this array alone could effectively resist cavalry.

Armed forces armed with cold weapons form a dense square against cavalry. There are examples of success and failure, but they are usually beaten passively.

"Many riflemen form a hollow square array, and each hollow square array is within the shooting distance from each other to form a full cloth of hollow square arrays..." Zhong Xing said a series of terms and summarized later: "the enemy cavalry rushed in and were shot in all directions. If they can break through several hollow square arrays, they will still be defeated."

Li Tan understood in an instant. Isn't it the scattered arrow array that Zhuxia is best at? It's just that the weapon in the soldier's hand turns into a musket.