The chase battle of escape and pursuit did not take place in a very short time. It was that both sides pursued and fled for seven consecutive days. It was considered that the journey was definitely more than a thousand miles.
Li Hong is leading the army in action, and Xie AI himself is not idle.
With so many guards in hand, Xie AI originally wanted to set a trap. Later, he realized that the war on the grassland was different from that in other areas.
The vast and most of the terrain is flat grassland. Only a few special places can ambush. If you want to fight a siege, you need at least ten times more troops than the enemy, but if you have ten times more troops, you can push them directly.
In the past, grassland warfare has always been face-to-face contact warfare, and ambushes are not uncommon. There is also a very disgusting place to fight on the grassland. One side feels defeated. As long as it is willing to pay enough price to break its tail and survive, it can basically escape some of its troops. This is also the reason why the time cycle of grassland warfare is generally very long. Whether it is a war between nomadic peoples or a war between farming peoples and nomadic peoples, it is an example that the final victory or defeat is determined without a confrontation.
After Xie AI realized the rules of engagement on the grassland, he sent troops to the southwest, trying to clean up the prisoners in the southwest and leave a way for himself.
Along the earlier route, the forbidden guards broke down 17 tribes just around Rouran mountain, most of which were in the north of Xiqu.
It took Xie AI five days to clean up the tribes around Rouran mountain. Only six of the 17 tribes were wiped out, and the remaining 11 tribes fled. He led a lone army into the grassland. For the sake of safety, he did not leave prisoners. He dug pits and killed all men, women, old and young.
How many Hu people have been killed because there are statistics to calculate military achievements. How many pits can be killed, but it has been deliberately ignored. In seven days, the number of Hu people killed by the forbidden guards absolutely exceeds 30000.
The tribes around Rouran mountain were cleaned up, but Xie AI did not send troops to other areas. He cleaned Rouran mountain in order to open up a fighting space with a good enough environment. The main combat targets were those Hu troops gathered.
When Li Hong led his troops to retreat within thirty miles of Xie AI's location, the main force of the Han army was on standby, and a military camp was built twenty miles east of Rouran mountain.
During the construction of the military camp, it was not completely stable. Some Hu people who had fled earlier came to attack, and the Hu tribe in the distance came late, which was tantamount to building the camp while coping.
The attack of Hu people in the camp indicates that the existence of this Han army is no longer a secret. Xie AI actually did not intend to keep it a secret. He announced with practical actions that the Han Army's sword had long been hungry and thirsty.
In addition to the 55000 forbidden guards, the number of troops under Xie AI's command is more than 60000, but the number of Hu people around them is no less than 300000, and the number of Hu people will gather more and more over time. There is no need to worry that the increase of the number of Han troops will scare the Hu people from fighting. On the contrary, the increase of the number of Han troops to 60000 will make the Hu chieftain more want to destroy.
Naturally, Xie AI wanted to reserve a way back. He found that the forbidden guard could indeed supplement it. He also made some arrangements on Rouran mountain and set aside some necessary defense forces, which were wantonly built by systematic farmers. It took only seven days to have a small scale.
With confidence in his heart, Xie AI did not hesitate to lead the army to meet Li Hong's department in person, and took all the cavalry at hand. The dark cavalry covered a wide area. After opening, they continued for nearly 20 miles, giving people an overwhelming visual stimulation.
The black line on the horizon made it impossible for the Hu people to ignore. After urgent consultation, the kings gave up pursuing and killing the remnant of Li Hong, and many Hu cavalry gathered according to their own camp.
"General!" Li Hong kept his ass on horseback for seven consecutive days. He looked very haggard and embarrassed. He rode to Xie AI's surroundings and made a move of turning over and dismounting, but he directly fell down. It took a while to slow down, but he couldn't stand up: "fortunately, he didn't disgrace his life!"
Chasing and escaping were staged for seven days, and the spirit was always in a high state of tension. People ate, drank, pulled, scattered and slept on horseback. There were only less than 2000 Han soldiers who could finally meet the main force of the headquarters safely.
The generals are like this. You can imagine the situation of the generals. Xie AI can see that many cavalry fell down after stopping their horses. He knows that it is a phenomenon of fatigue after his heart is relaxed, so he orders the troops to detour to the military camp to have a rest.
Li Hong, of course, was very tired, but he asked to stay where he was, and some generals also begged to stay. They paid the price of at least 4000 robes and unknown life and death to complete the task. They really didn't want to leave the field in the next battle.
"Four thousand robes... The number of war dead is unknown. It is known that there are many scattered people." Li Hong just drank a big bag of water. His face was just dimmed and quickly adjusted: "the end will observe. One of those Hu chieftains is coming."
In fact, the Han Army scattered on the grassland is basically not far from death. After all, the grassland is still the grassland of the Hu people. If they are scattered, the probability of being besieged is infinite. There are absolutely a few who can finally come and join the army. This is the price of going deep into the grassland.
It is absolutely false to say that Xie AI, as the chief general, does not feel heavy. But he can't show his bad mood. He should say more exciting words.
The Han Army stopped advancing, and the Hu army stagnated early. The two sides looked at each other at a distance of more than five miles.
Looking down from a high altitude, the armies of the two camps are a large black area, but the number of Hu people must be much higher than that of the Han army. Both sides occupy one side, leaving a green buffer belt in the middle.
From the Han Army's side, it was a square formation, neat as a knife, with flags waving in the wind.
The armies of Rouran, Tuoba Xianbei, Murong Xianbei, Zhang's Liangjun, donggaoche and Fu's Di people are divided into several groups. The strength they belong to is gathered together. Only Zhang's Liangjun and Murong Xianbei can see the formation, and the rest are in a mess.
In the two stopped armies, the whistling of horses appeared very frequently. The Han Army heard only the whistling of horses. There was a "buzzing" noise when the soldiers of the multinational coalition army talked.
The rulers of many forces are conducting urgent consultations. The topic is inseparable from the discussion on the number of Han troops. During this period, there were disputes, mainly Rouran Khan Bati asked why so many Han troops can go deep into the grassland quietly.
The state of Han and the ruran tribal alliance are far apart. On the contrary, the state of Liang Zhang, the state of Tuoba and the state of murongyan are all connected with the Han army. Bati has good reasons to ask the kings why they did not find the trend of the Han army.
"Ben Khan has not officially formed a blood alliance with you!" Bati's face was unhappy: "you must give an explanation!"
The kings knew that the Han Army had directly appeared in Rouran territory. Bati's posture was to take the initiative. He must also want to seek some benefits from various forces.
"All right, all right." Murong Jun seemed impatient: "someone will write to his father and will bring some wealth."
That is, as the crown prince of Murong Yan state, Murong Jun has such confidence and shows impatience. Murong Yan state may be weaker than Han state, but it is definitely stronger than other countries or forces. Murong Yan army has not fought against Rouran people. Without exception, Murong Yan army can always rub Rouran people on the ground when fighting with Rouran people.
The country is strong and dare to speak loudly, especially when fighting, it can teach each other to be a man every minute. Forbearance and humility are what people with equal status or better than themselves do. It will be very tired for everyone, especially for those who rub their nose and face. Murongjun felt that he was qualified to live freely, especially for some illiterate Hu people.
Bati was really afraid of Murong Yan state. Seeing that Murong Jun compromised insincerely and didn't care, he immediately looked at the rest of the people.
At that moment, I don't know how many people will think in their heart [how many are the boss of a tribe, but they don't want to be shameful], despise in their heart, smile on their face, and promise benefits one after another.
Although he didn't get it and didn't know if he could get it, Bati, who got the promise, finally stopped tangled. He looked at Fu Hong who had just blackmailed twice and said brutally: "your strength here is the weakest. You should fight first."
Fu Hong actually doesn't care about being blackmailed. He says how many things he wants to send, that is, moving his mouth. If he doesn't send them back, does Rouran have to chase after Longxi?
Fu Hong had a different attitude when he heard that he was asked to fight with the Han army first. The Di people had fought with the Han Army more than once. It was clear that the ability of the Han Army to fight was not a false reputation. The Han Army opposite looked at the forbidden guards. He deliberately refused, but saw that people who could speak were staring at him.
"All right..." Fu Hong was very depressed and turned to order, "Jianye, you lead 5000 people to come forward and invite the war."
Fu Jian, Fu Hong's eldest son, hugged his fist on the horse's back and said, "promise!"
It is "promise". From the perspective of words and fate, the Di people have actually absorbed a lot of Han culture and deserve to be one of the most sinicized foreign nationalities after Xuqiang.
"Five thousand!?" Bati shouted angrily, "if you bring tens of thousands, send five thousand? At least ten thousand!"
"That..." Zhang Chonghua still attached great importance to Fu Hong as an ally at the present stage, and said: "leader Fu Hong has only 10000 troops here, half of them... It's OK."
"Ten thousand, ten thousand is ten thousand." Bati didn't care so much. He didn't give face and said to Zhang Chonghua, "not enough? Then you get together for him!"
Zhang Chonghua showed a gaping expression. Are they all king level people? Can we save face for each other? For a moment, his mood was like eating a fly and feeling extremely disgusting.
"The king can help 3000 people and horses." Tuoba shiyijian urgently wanted to make friends with Zhang's Liangguo and also wanted to win over Fu's Di people.
Zhang Chonghua first took an unexpected look at Tuoba shiyijian. He probably guessed the reason. He smiled kindly and said, "the king helped 2000 people."
This time Bati was satisfied. He felt that his authority had been respected, regardless of how Fu Hong's 10000 people came.
Murong Jun looked at Zhang Chonghua, Tuoba shiyijian and Fu Hong who began to look around with interest. After thinking about it, he said, "Gu is also willing to send a hundred people."
In terms of the power of Murong Yan state, it doesn't matter how many people there are. What matters is Murong Jun's attitude. Fu Hong immediately looks at it with grateful eyes. Zhang Chonghua and Tuoba shiyijian also have a few more smiles on their faces.
Bati looked at the crowd in confusion. With Rouran's head, melon seeds only noticed the strangeness, but he couldn't think more.
"If you really fight, you are in a soft territory. How can Bati choose whether to fight or not?" Zhang Chonghua waited for Bati to leave before he said, "I'm widowed... How do you feel that the soft man is here..." he nodded his head: "something is abnormal?"
Murong Jun immediately laughed and said with a smile, "Rouran, how to say? Uncivilized barbarians don't have much insight and don't want to use their brains if they can do it."
"This is good, this is good." Zhang Chonghua had no experience of contacting Rouran people: "we need such allies."
Tuoba Shiyi is laughing. What he thinks is how to pull the Rouran tribal alliance into his chariot. This kind of ally with little brain but enough muscle is excellent.
Ten thousand and one hundred cavalry came out of seven flat and eight, and the Han army soon reacted.
Xie AI was relieved that the enemy had nearly 134000 troops but not the whole army. In fact, he was ready to fight with the enemy until the whole army was destroyed. Unexpectedly, the enemy turned out to be such a choice.
[the forbidden guards can add again and again. It doesn't matter how many they kill, as long as they can achieve the results.] Xie AI touched his chin and said: [send out two thousand first to try the opponent's combat power, which can also seduce the enemy to fight an oil war.]
Xie AI can take off countless times more than Liu Yan, which can be regarded as not being in charge of the family and not loving resources. Moreover, Xie AI doesn't know that the forbidden guards produce with resources, because he thinks Liu Yan can not cost any price.
The 2000 forbidden guards were composed of 1500 sudden cavalry and 500 bow cavalry. After they came out, they rushed straight to the 10000 enemy troops. Both sides opened their way with arrows when they were close to a sufficient distance.
Hu people's bow is basically a horn bow. The range of the horn bow is up to 40 or 50 steps, and there is no lethality when it is far away.
The archers of the forbidden guards ride bows. The range of the archers can exceed 100 steps, and the range of the strongest lethality is within 40 steps.
There were other movements in the roar of the horse's hooves. It was the scream or dull hum of the people who were hit by the arrow. As long as they fell off the horse, there was absolutely no possibility of survival. After all, the cavalry behind would not change the line in order not to tread. If they really wanted to change the line, they would collide with friendly forces, and the price would be higher.
After the two sides exchanged arrows, the sudden cavalry of the forbidden guards still moved forward, and the archers detoured to the left.
On the side of the multi-party coalition, the Di people are responsible for the sullen charge. Zhang's Liang army detours to the right, Tuoba's generation army chases to the left, and 100 Murong Yan army slowly follows at the end