Chapter 458 Threat
Chapter 458 Threat
On the open grassland, the two teams met unexpectedly and were stunned for a moment.
A group of people moving from south to north were wearing fur coats and felt hats.
In fact, the top of the hat is made of thin felt, the outside is woolen, and the inside is blue silk.
The front brim of the hat is covered with fox fur, the outside of the back brim is red wool, and the inside is dark blue silk.
The hat had earflaps on either side, was trimmed with fox fur, and was lined with apricot-red satin inside and out.
There are buckles on the top of the hat and green ribbons on the earmuffs.
The group going from north to south was much more ordinary.
He wore an oval felt hat with only a black satin edging on the brim and no other decorations - the specific appearance was very similar to the modern Mongolian cap.
The difference is obvious from this comparison.
The group of people in the north immediately dismounted and shouted a few times respectfully.
"What are they talking about?" asked Gao Yi, who was dressed as a Hun noble.
After hearing this, a man beside him said, "The people on the other side are Jie people from Shangdang. I don't quite understand what they are saying."
Gao Yi glared at him and said, "Can't you learn Jie language?"
The follower was speechless. I am just a warrior who kills people. It is good enough that I can speak the Hun language. Your request is too high.
"What does 'Ti Ligang' mean?" Gao Yi asked in a low voice.
"It seems to mean going to war."
"What about 'Qu Tu Dang'?" Gao Yi asked again.
"It means to capture or catch."
When Gao Yi heard this, he became furious because "劬托当" was followed by the word "Shao Xun".
Are you going to arrest Mr. Chen? What a thief! He is so arrogant.
"Do it!" Gao Yi didn't want to hear them say bad things about Mr. Chen anymore, so he gave the order.
The crowd couldn't wait any longer, so they drew their horn bows with stringed strings and rushed forward on horseback without waiting for the other side to react.
"Swoosh! Whoosh!" Arrows flew through the air and knocked down more than ten people on the spot.
The others split into two groups, armed with spears, sabers, and swords, and surrounded the enemy.
The Jie people on the opposite side also reacted.
This guy is not a Xiongnu nobleman at all! He is probably a Jin person pretending to be him. They all mounted their horses.
At this moment, they experienced the evil of being a dog.
Yes, being a dog is not that easy.
As a Hun dog, it was naturally shorter than its master when it saw him, so it was necessary for it to dismount and salute. And it had to be respectful, otherwise it would be whipped at the least, or demoted to slavery at the worst.
The people on the opposite side were dressed elegantly, and they were obviously tribal leaders. Most of them held official positions, typical Xiongnu nobles. How could they be compared to a group of conscripted Jie slaves?
But now we’re suffering a great loss!
After hastily mounting their horses, they displayed a fighting method that was different from that of ordinary Huns and even Jie people.
Holding a small shield in his left hand and a sword in his right hand, he clamped his legs around the horse's belly and rushed forward.
Another group of people were holding horn bows and shooting from horseback. Their accuracy was quite good. In a short while, they had shot down several soldiers of the capture army.
A fierce collision has begun.
The Jie man skillfully used his shield to block the incoming spear, then swung his sword and slashed, killing a Jin cavalryman in an instant.
But before he could be happy for long, a long spear came from the side and hit the Jie man in the chest and abdomen, knocking him down on the spot.
"Swoosh!" An arrow flew and hit the neck of the second Jin cavalryman. The man screamed and fell to the ground.
Another arrow flew from a distance, and the Jie people had no time to dodge, and followed the Jin soldiers and fell to the grass.
Gao Yi took the lead, holding a long spear, and killed two Jie cavalrymen in succession. When he killed the third person, he could not pull out the lance, so he abandoned it and drew the ring-handled sword from its sheath. When he passed the bandits on horseback, he killed two people in a row.
Almost at the same time, he also had a horrible wound on his body. The fur coat had been completely torn open, and a lot of blood oozed out of his chest, staining the coat into a bloody shirt.
He didn't care at all and continued to chase and kill the enemies like a fierce evil spirit.
When the Jie people saw this, they all fled away.
The soldiers who came from both sides to capture the lives of the people took advantage of the situation and killed more than ten people in succession.
The remaining Jie people formed a formation in the distance, watched from afar for a while, then turned their horses around and fled for their lives.
The Zhuosheng Army took advantage of the situation and chased and killed them for a while, killing several people again, and then slowly withdrew their troops.
Seven or eight wounded Jie soldiers were kneeling on the ground, trembling with fear on their faces.
Most of them were wounded by arrows and were unable to get up after falling off their horses, so they were captured.
"You are lucky." Gao Yi turned his horse back, looked at the dozens of riders following behind him, then looked at the captives, and said, "Forget it, take the people back and retreat."
"General, are you going to deal with the injured and dead horses?" someone asked.
"No! Go now!" Gao Yi ordered without hesitation.
There were only a few dozen of them, and a group of Jie people had just escaped. The enemy must have been prepared, and there was no possibility of a sneak attack.
Moreover, they had no idea about the situation in the Huns' heartland. If they rushed over rashly, there was a high possibility that they would be ambushed. There was no need for that.
After the order was issued, everyone followed it, took the captives, and slowly disappeared on the horizon. But more than half an hour after they left, more than 200 Jie cavalry rushed over and wandered around the messy battlefield.
The leader dismounted and inspected it, and even lay on the ground to look at the "fresh" horseshoe prints. Then he waved his hand and led his men to chase after it.
The chase lasted until the sun was setting.
When they finally caught up with Gao Yi and his group, the majestic figure of Heyang Beicheng also appeared in their sight.
The leader reined in his horse and stopped.
The Jie cavalry also reined in their horses.
The wind blows quietly.
There is an endless stream of people and vehicles on the long dragon-like floating bridge.
On the top of the north city wall, flags fluttered and armor flashed dazzling silver light.
Inside the sheep and horse wall outside the city wall, a group of people sent in the exhausted war horses, and then took over the war horses that had been fed for a long time and were full of energy from the auxiliary soldiers, as if they were ready to attack.
The leader sighed and turned away.
The Jie cavalry followed closely behind and ran away in a flash.
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The organization of the Zhuosheng Army is not large, with only about 700 to 800 cavalrymen at present.
After several days of attacks, their own casualties were indeed not small, but they also caused huge damage to the Huns.
They rarely go out during the day and mainly attack after dark.
They would raid the targets that had been selected long ago in groups of dozens or at most a hundred people.
Half a month later, there were almost no Huns grazing on the north bank of the Yellow River.
They dismantled their tents, drove the cattle and sheep, and drove the horse-drawn carriages northward, retreating to the north of Hanoi, away from the front line that was easily attacked.
As a result, the Xiongnu cavalry, who had been entangled with the Yicong army for a long time, also retreated dozens of miles. Because it was difficult for them to find a fixed supply point, especially after a Jin fort commander suddenly turned hostile, killed dozens of Xiongnu cavalry, and refused to provide food and grass, supply was particularly difficult, so they had to retreat northward.
Outside the northern city of Heyang, it suddenly became much quieter.
Inside Yewang City, General Liu Ya of Han Anxi did not look very happy.
He stared at the map on the desk and gestured with his fingers.
After a while, he relaxed his frown.
The situation is actually quite clear now.
The Jin people received a large number of reinforcements, and their tactics also changed.
Originally there were only about a thousand cavalrymen, who could barely protect the north city. Later, another two or three thousand cavalrymen arrived, so they began to organize a large group of troops to fight against the Han army.
This was actually within his expectations. After all, they had increased their troops massively, so how could they not fight a few battles?
But there was something he had not anticipated, namely that the enemy broke up into small groups, with small groups of cavalry attacking in the middle of the night, harassing the grazing areas of various clans and tribes, and they actually succeeded several times.
Most of the young and able-bodied men in each tribe were conscripted to the front line, and the strength left behind in the camp was seriously insufficient. It was difficult for them to react in time when attacked late at night, so many people and even cattle and sheep were captured.
Liu Ya had just looked at the map. The farthest range of the Jin army's raid was about fifty or sixty miles, which was very far.
For this distance, if you want to maintain sufficient horsepower, you need to bring at least two horses. If the equipment is heavy, it is best to have three.
He estimated that if they attacked at nightfall, taking into account the time to rest and feed the horses, they could penetrate a hundred miles under the guidance of a guide familiar with the geography.
This realization made him very upset.
Hanoi's topography is quite unique. Generally speaking, it is long and narrow from east to west, and short from north to south.
If it’s a hundred miles, it’s almost reaching the southern foot of Taihang Mountain.
Attack quickly, run away after the fight, never linger in the fight...
If it is this kind of harassment tactic, it is really disgusting and it is impossible to graze the animals properly.
Liu Ya looked around, and finally her gaze was focused on the North City of Heyang.
This city is really becoming an eyesore.
Its existence gave the Jin people a forward base, allowing them to maximize the power of their harassment tactics - in fact, the Huns had harassed the Jin people in this way before, but they had always been harassing others, and now they were caught alive by the enemy, which made them really uncomfortable.
Can the northern city of Heyang be destroyed?
I didn’t think so before, but now I realize that the threat posed by the three cities of Heyang is really great.
Their existence first deprived the army heading south from Hanoi of the most convenient ferry - even if they crossed the river from other ferry points, as long as the defenders were brave enough, it was not impossible for them to leave the city and cut off the attacker's logistical supply lines.
Secondly, as long as there are enough knights skilled in archery and horse riding, after recuperating in the north city of Heyang, they can attack everywhere and cause great destruction.
This city really needs to be taken, otherwise Hanoi will not have peace.
The originally good rear area for crossing the river became the front line of a tug-of-war between the two sides. It could no longer be a stable supply base for food, hay, cattle and sheep, making the plan of crossing the river to the south to besiege Luoyang almost impossible.
In a flash, he thought a lot and then began to write a letter to the emperor.
He did not have enough infantry, so attacking the city was almost impossible.
After a careful look around, it seems that only Shi Le, the governor of Jizhou, has the most infantry and is the best fighter...
(End of this chapter)