Chapter 95: The Massacre of the Southern Huns ([-])
ten days later.
With intensive preparations from all parties, Cheng Pu, Han Dang and Yan Xing from the North have arrived at the designated county and strengthened their defenses.
Huang Zhong and Xu Huang have also arrived at Pianguan and are waiting for the enemy. Zhang He, the leader, also set out two days ago. Liu Han also mounted his horse today and went to Lishi to join Duan Jiong.
On the [-]th, Li Shi.
The army has been assembled.
"Lord!"
All the generals were discussing matters in the big tent.
"General Duan, you are most familiar with the current situation of Xihe County. Please tell us about it."
"Here, my lord, please take a look," Duan Qiao walked to the front of the map, "Xihe County has a total of 10 counties. The five counties in the south only account for a quarter of Xihe. Because they are close to the Han army, most of them are Han people, while the five counties in the north are mostly Han people. Some of them are southern Huns living there.
Since the Southern Huns were born in the Han Dynasty for hundreds of years, their fighting ability is far inferior to that of the Huns back then. Their fighting will is also quite weak. They are a little harder to fight than ordinary mountain bandits. The total number of Southern Huns who attacked the southern villages this time was 500, and 300 of our troops were killed. They were all killed, and except for a few minor injuries, no one in our unit was killed. "
"Huh? Are the Southern Huns so weak in battle?"
Liu Han was puzzled, because in his impression, no matter how much the northern nomads declined, they would not be like this.
After all, the Southern Xiongnu participated in both the Yellow Turban and Erzhang rebellions. Although they would plunder places for military pay every time, their combat effectiveness should not be so low.
"Could it be that because of this test by the Southern Huns, they did not send out elites, but scattered cavalry."
Xi Zhicai made a guess.
Duan Juan pondered for a moment and nodded: "This possibility cannot be ruled out."
Liu Han: "When dealing with the enemy, you must treat the enemy with contempt from a strategic point of view, but you must pay enough attention to it tactically. When a lion fights a rabbit, you must also go all out. Old general, please continue."
Duan Yan continued: "Lishi is five hundred miles away from Meiji. The battle line is too long, which is not conducive to supply. It is most important for the large corps to carry out combat supplies, so my suggestion is to push the battlefield forward." After that, he will The finger points to one point - Guluo City.
"Guluo City?"
Xi Zhicai: "If I remember correctly, Guluo City is already an abandoned city."
"It is an abandoned city and an excellent burial ground."
Everyone looked at the map and was puzzled for a moment. Only Xi Zhicai's eyes gradually brightened, and then he looked at Duan Jiong and said in his heart: "No wonder the Qiang people are so afraid of you. They are going to destroy the Southern Huns!"
Originally, in Xi Zhicai's plan, he only needed to teach the Southern Xiongnu a lesson. Anyway, the Southern Xiongnu had been annexed to the Han Dynasty for hundreds of years. Although they had repeatedly rebelled and surrendered, if they could conquer the Southern Xiongnu, they would be able to merge the states to raise horses. Once it's settled, Zhang Shiping, Su Ziqi and I will feel a lot more relaxed.
When Liu Han saw Xi Zhicai's expression, he knew that he had figured out the link, "What do Zhicai have in mind?"
"My Lord, what Old General Duan means is to deceive him into defeat."
Duan Juan listened to Xi Zhicai's words and nodded with satisfaction.
"Fraud?"
Zhang He also reacted and said, "Master Duan is going to cook the Southern Huns into a pot! Tsk, tsk, tsk, the older a person gets, the more he hates them!"
"Hahahahaha!"
There was laughter in the tent.
"Lord, please see, the terrain of Guluo City is concave, with a valley sandwiched between two slopes. This is an excellent place for an ambush. The Southern Xiongnu currently does not know that the army has quietly assembled, so the general has a plan in mind. Everyone, please see, Guluo City It is only a hundred miles away from Meiji, so it is appropriate to place the battlefield in the middle. At the same time, General Xu Rong can be ordered to lead [-] troops in Zhenlin to meet our troops. When the southern Huns pursue them to Guluo City, they will block the front. enemy.
The theater military division led an army of [-] to ambush in the valleys on both sides from Guluo City to Zhenlin. They placed a large number of rocks, rolling wood and rockets. Once the enemy army passed through Guluo City, they sealed the city gates and then launched attacks on both sides to annihilate the invading enemies. .
As for the lord and Zhang He, they can each lead 5000 men. The lord led 5000 people to ambush in Guangyan County on the left side of Guluo City. Zhang He also led 5000 people to ambush in Pingding County on the right side of Guluo City. When the southern Xiongnu fled, he led his troops from the left and right. rush ahead. "
"good idea!"
"As for the [-] troops in Pianguan, Meiji is less than a hundred miles away in Pianguan. They arrive in the morning and evening. While we are annihilating most of the southern Xiongnu, we can go straight to Huanglong and attack Meiji."
"Well, Huang Zhong already has combat experience in surprise attacks on Danhan Mountain. Although the attack on the Southern Huns this time is not as large as that on Danhan Mountain, the level of elites is not the same. With Xu Huang assisting on the side, it will definitely be successful."
"feasible."
Liu Han's original plan was to have a decisive battle with the Southern Xiongnu in Meiji. In the middle of the battle, he would have Huang Zhong and Xu Huang lead the army to attack from the side, disrupting the enemy's formation, and then the two armies would attack Meiji directly. Although this plan could also They annihilated many enemy troops of the Southern Huns, but they were slightly inferior to those of Duan Jiong.
Therefore, after finalizing the battle plan, Liu Han ordered Feige to send a letter to Huang Zhong to change the battle plan.
Everyone also nodded with confidence. This is Liu Han's fighting style of leading his army. One right and one strange, a combination of strange and right. Most of the front uses tricks to surround the enemy's main force. He does not seek total annihilation, but only heavy damage, while the troops who attack from the side are attacked. It is a sharp knife that penetrates directly into the enemy's heart and knocks out the enemy's center.
"Everyone, go down and prepare to go. According to the battle plan, divide the troops and encircle them!"
"Here!"×N # that night.
Huang Zhong and Xu Huang's garrison at Pianguan had already received a new plan from Lishi.
"My lord, you are truly a god."
After receiving the information, Huang Zhong sighed from the bottom of his heart, who would have thought that catching birds could have such a huge effect?
Although Liu Han was criticized for catching birds in Luoyang for a while, it now seems that the benefits far outweighed the costs. The four-hundred-mile journey from Lishi to Pianguan is a rugged mountain road. If he uses cavalry to convey orders, no matter how fast he is, it will take It takes two days, and with flying pigeons, it’s only half a day.
Intelligence is more important than war.
At this point, Bingzhou's army was already far faster than the troops stationed elsewhere in the Han Dynasty.
Yan Xing: "Yes, flying pigeons deliver messages not only quickly, but also secretly. When the two armies are fighting, who would notice that the flying birds in the sky are actually a way of delivering information?"
Xu Huang was more concerned with the content of the intelligence than with emotion. Currently, the number of flying pigeons was small and they were not popular among the entire army. If it was not extremely important information, flying pigeons would not be used to deliver messages. "What did the Lord say?"
"The battle plan has been changed," Huang Zhong looked at the translation. "The 8000 people from our ministry and the Gongming Ministry are temporarily stationary. The Lord plans to severely inflict heavy losses on the Southern Xiongnu army from Guluo City to Zhenlin. The elite troops in the Pianguan area will be commanded by a certain person. The main force of the Southern Xiongnu came out, pierced Meiji with one knife, and destroyed the royal court of the Southern Xiongnu."
While explaining the intelligence, Huang Zhong used charcoal to draw on the map. This was also a habit developed in the army. Not only that, he had to keep a diary during daily training and write a summary after every battle. This is what every general must do. things to do.
At first, it was troublesome for the generals to lead the army, but as I developed a habit every day, I always felt empty inside if I didn't write something.
Of course, secrets must not be written down.
"Here!"
Xu Huang clasped his fists, Huang Zhong acted as the commander of the partial division, and had no objection.
(The map of the battle to encircle and suppress the Southern Huns has been posted to the comment area. Readers can look at the map for a better experience.
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