Chapter 537 The Real Great Wall

Chapter 537 The Real Great Wall

Chapter 537 The Real Great Wall

"Take him down."

Huo Qubing waved his hand, and naturally some soldiers took the two foreign mercenaries away.

At this time, the generals, assistants and soldiers in the room gathered in front of the monster's broken arm and looked at it carefully. At the same time, they helped the champion marquis Huo Qubing to make suggestions and discuss the matter.

According to them, the words of the Western Region mercenaries may not be necessarily credible, but no matter what, the remains of the monster in front of them must be real.

In this case, the Han army and Yumen Pass would have to be vigilant about this matter. Not only would they have to mobilize more troops, but they would also have to stockpile more supplies for defending the city.

Of course, passive defense alone was not in Huo Qubing's habit. While making preparations, he also sent several elite cavalry troops to the Western Regions to gather information and serve as scouts to gather information about the enemy.

As Huo Qubing's order was issued, the entire violent organization began to operate in an orderly manner. The atmosphere of the movie became extremely tense. The duo of mercenaries lay on the windowsill of their residence, watching the orderly mobilization of the Han army in the city, and could not help but sigh.

"These are the most powerful soldiers I have ever seen. They are stronger than the most elite soldiers in Rome! Fortunately, there are vast deserts and Gobi between them and our country."

The Han army made timely preparations. Not long after Huo Qubing and his men learned of the situation, Yumen Pass once again welcomed a merchant caravan with heavy casualties.

This time the Hun cavalry was even more rampant. They chased until they were close enough to be seen by the soldiers guarding Yumen Pass, and then they retreated with laughter.

Faced with these provocative Hun cavalry, Huo Qubing showed the wisdom of a general and did not order his soldiers to pursue the enemy.

Soon, the scout cavalry sent out began to return with more news.

Based on the intelligence they collected, as well as what those caravans who had also gone through hardships to reach Yumen Pass said, the situation was basically as the previous mercenary had said.

Today, all 36 countries in the Western Regions have been annexed by the Jingjue Kingdom, the trade line of the Silk Road has been completely cut off by it, and the other side has even formed an alliance with the Xiongnu.

Faced with such a situation, Huo Qubing's first reaction was not to ask the court for help, but one word - fight!

"We must take advantage of the fact that the Jingjue Nation has only had a short time to annex the Thirty-Six Kingdoms of the Western Regions and take the initiative to attack."

Huo Qubing slapped the map on the table and shouted loudly.

"Those countries have only been dependent on it for a short time, so they are bound to be at odds with it."

However, before they could take any action, the enemy had already arrived at the city.

What follows is a scene where the Xiongnu cavalry and the Jingjue Kingdom's "snake puppet" monster army take advantage of the sandstorm to besiege Yumen Pass.

During this half hour or so, both the Han army and the "Snake Puppet" army demonstrated their powerful strength.

The main advantage of the "snake puppet" monster is that it completely disregards life and death. In addition to its powerful strength and flexibility, the special effects are also extremely realistic. When they swarm up like a tide, they are still extremely oppressive.

As for the Han army, it perfectly demonstrated what the most elite army of a unified dynasty should look like when defending a city.

In ancient China, attacking a city was always a last resort. Even the famous military book "The Art of War" has a saying that "If one-third of the soldiers are killed but the city is still not captured, it is a disaster for the attack."

This is enough to prove that in that era of cold weapons, sieges were often accompanied by extremely high and terrible casualties.

This also shows that in the Warring States Period when "The Art of War" appeared, city defense tactics and equipment were already very complete and developed.

Therefore, Sun Tzu, who is known as the military sage, believed that attacking a city was a "bad strategy" and warned: "So the best military operation is to attack the enemy's plans, the next best is to attack their alliances, the next best is to attack their troops, and the worst is to attack their cities."

In this regard, Mozi, who lived in the same era as the military saint Sun Tzu, held the same view. He used the "perfect city defense strategy" he mastered to promote his "non-aggression" concept everywhere.

In his work "Mozi", the fourteenth and fifteenth volumes specifically introduce the equipment, tactics and key points of defending the city, covering almost all the city defense techniques in the era of cold weapons.

The Han Dynasty court inherited the culture of the pre-Qin period and the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, and made great progress on its basis. Naturally, it was extremely proficient in the art of defending cities.

So it is different from the poor military performance of the Shadowless Guards in the original "The Great Wall".

The first thing the Han army demonstrated was a powerful early warning mechanism. Not only did they send out elite scout cavalry outside the city, but they also set up beacon towers on high ground.

In addition, even inside the city, the Han army buried pottery jars at the base of the city wall and arranged for eavesdroppers to take turns listening and listening to the sounds to guard against enemy sneak attacks.

In addition to such a strict early warning system, the Han army's city construction was also unique, with construction technology far superior to that of the West at the time.

As the most important core checkpoint of the Hexi Corridor facing the Western Regions, Yumen Pass and the Great Wall were almost built from the ground up by a large number of laborers.

From the perspective of military defense, this ancient Chinese defensive building can be said to have an ingenious layout and numerous mechanisms.

On top of the tall city wall, there is a continuous concave and convex serrated low wall built on the outside, with battlements on the top for arrow shooting and observation, and ventilation holes at the bottom to protect the wall.

In addition, there are ring roads and paths to the city walls inside the city walls. In addition, there is an exquisite and beautiful tall tower in the center of each city gate. Not only can people go up to look out on weekdays, but the commander can also command from there during wartime.

On the outside of the tall wall, there are semicircular horse-face structures protruding from the outside of the wall at certain intervals to eliminate blind spots under the city and attack the enemy from three sides from top to bottom.

Of course, there is a defense system under the city wall. Whether it is thorns, deer horns or horse traps, they can prevent the high-speed charge of enemy cavalry.

Not to mention the urn design that was specifically designed to protect the city gates, as well as the city defense equipment such as rolling stones, wooden beams, rackets, kerosene, and gold juice, which were countless.

In Zhang Yimou's new version of "The Great Wall", in the big battle scenes in the first half, all of these were shown through close-ups and the deployment of the entire army.

The most crucial thing is that during the entire battle, there were no Westerners participating in the battle or turning the tide. The Han soldiers were able to withstand the attacks of the Huns and the "Snake Puppet" army and repel them, relying entirely on their own bravery and the Chinese people's military wisdom and cultural accumulation.

Such a war scene is completely worthy of its name and echoes the name of the movie "The Great Wall". It is truly based on Chinese historical records and meticulously restores the profound heritage of the Chinese nation in defensive culture. It also fully demonstrates the positive significance of the Great Wall, a unique Chinese element.

The tragic war ended in the smoke of war. The Xiongnu and the "Snake Puppet" army left behind corpses and were unwilling to retreat. As for the Yumen Pass, the Han army also suffered heavy casualties. War is always so cruel, but the Han soldiers did not feel afraid or sad because they knew that their existence was to protect the millions of Chinese people within the Great Wall and to protect their homes, parents, wives and children.

Of course, for the Han army, which "died by strength", blindly defending was not their style.

Now is the period of Emperor Wu of Han. The national strength of the Western Han Dynasty is strong, the soldiers are brave, and the weapons are sharp.

The country expanded its territory and gained great prestige. It annexed Korea in the east, swallowed up the Baiyue in the south, conquered Dayuan in the west, and defeated the Xiongnu in the north...

Wei Qing, Huo Qubing, Li Guang, Zhao Chongguo, this series of brilliant names are enough to leave their mark in the long river of history.

The Han army at this time could be said to be the most elite soldiers in all dynasties of China, and also the most powerful army in the world.

What's more, the leader of these cavalry troops was the Han Dynasty's champion, Hou Huo Qubing.

Let me avoid their edge?
Huo Qubing didn't even have this idea in his mind!
After a head-on confrontation with the "Snake Puppet" army, he discovered that although these horrific monsters were indeed powerful and strange, they could also be killed by ordinary soldiers.

And as long as it can kill, it is not invincible.

Moreover, which of the enemies that the Han army has faced over the years is not powerful? Which of them is not dangerous?

But so what?
They were defeated, killed and captured one by one.

The Huns were rampant in Europe and were called "the Scourge of God". The coalition forces of 13 nations were unable to stop them, and the Western Roman Empire quickly perished because of them.

But such a barbaric and powerful army eventually fell under the iron hoof of the Han army, and was terrified by the name of Huo Qubing.

Moreover, these "snake puppets" were completely unconscious. Those who said that the Han army could not defeat them probably had no idea of ​​the combat effectiveness of a well-trained army in the era of cold weapons.

So after the siege, Huo Qubing quickly formulated a counterattack plan, selecting the most elite and bravest soldiers from the Cavalry Army, preparing to go deep into the desert and carry out a decapitation operation against the Jingjue Kingdom.

According to Huo Qubing's idea, the time since Jingjue State annexed the 36 states in the Western Regions was still short. Those states were not on the same page with it.

As long as we inflict a serious blow to the Jingjue Kingdom, the thirty-six kingdoms in the Western Regions that were oppressed by it would most likely turn against us.

The only question is where is the capital of the Jingjue Kingdom?
The Western Regions were vast and desolate, and many of them were dangerous places with extremely harsh conditions. The Han army knew nothing about the situation in the Jingjue Kingdom, and if they acted rashly, they would most likely be buried in the vast desert.

So before taking action, they have to collect enough intelligence first.

At this time, the two foreign mercenaries who were under guard came into play.

The two foreign mercenaries, who had been dressed up from head to toe, were called in front of Huo Qubing. Only then did the audience realize that the mercenaries were actually played by Matt Damon.

At this time, Matt Damon and the other man were convinced after witnessing the powerful fighting capability demonstrated by the Han army before, and they did not dare to refuse Huo Qubing's request to serve as guides.

Anyway, the two of them came all the way to China, braving the dangers and difficulties along the way, all for the sake of wealth.

Now Huo Qubing promised them that as long as they led the way well, they would surely enjoy wealth and glory.

Based on what they had seen and heard in the city, they knew that this young and brave general was a great warrior and would not do anything to deceive them.

However, the two foreign mercenaries did not know where the Jingjue Kingdom was. Fortunately, when they escaped from the Western Regions, they heard a rumor that the queen of the Jingjue Kingdom often did not live long because of her special abilities.

So they forced a subordinate country called Gumo to offer a prince to marry her so as to give birth to the next generation of the Queen of Jingjue.

Upon hearing the news, Huo Qubing did not hesitate, fully expressed his trust in Matt Damon, and led his troops to Gumo Kingdom first.

Compared to the mystery of the Jingjue Kingdom, the location of the Gumo Kingdom in the Western Regions is much easier to determine.

Eight hundred elite cavalry soldiers galloped across the desert. After a transition that showed the beautiful scenery of the Western Regions, they arrived at the exotic Gumo Kingdom.

In order not to alert the enemy, the Cavalry Army naturally could not march into the city in a open manner.

So after leaving a large group of people to camp in a secret place, Huo Qubing boldly sneaked in with two mercenaries and several subordinates.

At this time, the rhythm of the movie is undoubtedly slow and relaxing. Although Huo Qubing is a general commanding tens of thousands of troops, he is also a young man. In this foreign city where he has never been, looking at the completely different scenery in the city and the Central Plains, facing the hospitable local residents, he also shows a youthful nature.

Fortunately, Huo Qubing was Huo Qubing after all. At night, with his superb skills and the cooperation of several people, Huo Qubing successfully sneaked into Prince Gumo's residence.

However, when Huo Qubing held the prince at knifepoint and forced him to cooperate with him, he was surprised to find that the other party was actually a woman.

Of course, the prince who is going to marry will definitely not be a woman, but the prince’s sister Princess Aisha (played by Dilraba Dilmurat).

The heroic and brave Han champion marquis conquered the princess of the Western Regions with his great charm and extraordinary temperament at the first sight, and Huo Qubing also learned from her that Prince Gumo had actually been dissatisfied with the Queen of Jingjue for a long time.

After all, as a vassal state of Jingjue, Gumo had always been oppressed and had to offer large amounts of treasures, cattle, sheep and slaves to Jingjue every year.

He also went to the Queen of Jingjue to ask for freedom for his subjects, but he went there three times and did not see the queen.

It was at this time that the Queen of Jingjue said that as long as Prince Gumo went to marry, the Kingdom of Gumo would be exempted from paying tribute for ten years.

But Prince Gumo did not believe what the Queen of Jingjue said. He knew that the King of Gumo had only one son and one daughter. Once he married the Queen of Jingjue, the Jingjue Kingdom would be able to annex Gumo in his name in the future.

But Prince Gumo had been to the Kingdom of Jingjue, and he knew how powerful that country was and how terrifying the army of snake puppets it had.

Even if you want to resist, it is like hitting a rock with an egg.

Fortunately, the "heavenly soldiers" of the Han Dynasty now appeared before them. Through the princess' introduction, Huo Qubing met her brother. The two sides almost hit it off and decided to take advantage of this opportunity to send the prince to marry to raid Jingjue and save the people of the Western Regions from dire straits.
(End of this chapter)