Chapter 770 Tuoba

Chapter 770 Tuoba

Chapter 770 Tuoba
More than six hundred heads were chopped off and piled up in one place, which looked quite spectacular.

The bloody smell drifting into the distance is a deterrent and a warning.

The soldiers of the Yellow Head Army were still in shock and only slowly reacted at this time. They turned pale, lost their strength, and were about to collapse.

Yang Qin looked ashamed.

The battle was a disastrous one. Not to mention the wounded, 500 of the 2,000 men were killed. If they hadn't had nowhere to run, they would have probably just collapsed.

But King Liang tried to comfort them with kind words, saying that they fought well in their first battle, and gave them dozens of iron armors and over 300 sets of leather armors that he had captured.

So many things were revealed by more than four hundred Xianbei charging cavalry.

From this we can see that this vanguard is stronger than the average force, but it is not elite by any means.

Perhaps it was because of Liu Han's outstanding military record, or because he had continuously defeated other tribes on the grassland, or perhaps it was for some other reason, these people were very arrogant, and they came up to confront him immediately, being extremely ferocious.

In fact, if it were an ordinary army, they would not be able to withstand these three attacks.

Most of them collapsed during the continuous shooting of horse bows, and a few could hold on until the attack of cavalry. The final result was hard to say, as most of them were defeated.

This is probably the reason why they have the confidence to march on foot while riding on horseback.

"Your Majesty..." When he saw Shao Xun coming, Yang Qin stepped forward to apologize: "My boys didn't practice well, it's my fault."

"Tuoba Xianbei won nine out of ten battles against the Xiongnu. Their fighting power was not comparable to that of Liu Han. It has nothing to do with you." Shao Xun patted his shoulder and said, "I only heard that Suotou was powerful before. I was surprised to see him this time."

"Suotou didn't expect us to be so powerful." Yang Qin stammered.

"Haha." Shao Xun laughed and said, "Maybe the Tuoba clan thinks we are soldiers of Liu Kun and Wang Jun."

In a skirmish, neither side is quite clear about the other's true combat effectiveness.

The Xianbei people were very confident and rushed over headfirst.

The palace soldiers were also very confident and waited for him to rush over.

If we didn't have more soldiers on our side, it would be possible for Suo Tou to succeed.

For Suo Tou, it might be common for a few hundred cavalry to defeat more than ten thousand infantry.

"What do you think of Suotou?" Shao Xun asked again.

Yang Qin thought for a long time, and finally gave only one word: "Wild."

"This evaluation is very appropriate." Shao Xun praised: "They are wilder than the Xiongnu and wilder than the Duan tribe Xianbei."

This is caused by the environment.

The Yuwen Xianbei were more barbaric and ferocious than the Duanbu Xianbei, and less afraid of death.

The Murong Xianbei were actually very wild, but Murong Wei had been trying to assimilate them into the Han culture.

Last year they defeated Goguryeo, the second time.

Another time, Goguryeo, Yuwen Xianbei, and Cui Bi of Liaodong joined forces and were defeated by Murong Xianbei again.

Cui Bi, the governor of Pingzhou, had fled to Goguryeo. Goguryeo was also terrified and dared not provoke again.

The entire Liaodong and Liaoxi County are now controlled by the Murong family.

As for the Yuwen clan, they actually had an alliance with the Tuoba clan and had a good relationship with them - of course, in the face of real interests, a little marriage meant nothing.

"This time I have seen the fighting power of the Tuoba clan." Shao Xun turned around, looked towards the north, and said: "In the future, when we attack the Tuoba clan, we must rely on the Silver Spear, Black Jade Army and the Palace Soldiers. I'm afraid that ordinary troops will not be able to withstand the Tuoba clan's attacks."

"But this is not enough. Tuoba Xianbei's territory is too large and vast." Shao Xun looked at Yang Qin again and said, "The vast territory requires more soldiers. The Yellow Head Army needs to train more to increase our military strength."

"Yes, sir." Yang Qin bowed and replied.

The Silver Spear Army needs auxiliary troops when going to war, but these auxiliary troops cannot be too bad, because there will always be a time when you encounter the enemy alone. If you collapse at the first touch, what's the point of fighting?

After leaving the battle site, Shao Xun returned to the half-repaired camp and looked at the officers above the rank of commander of the Yellow Head Army who had hurried over. He asked, "Did you see everything?"

"I see." Everyone replied in unison with different expressions.

"A real battlefield is like this, and even more dangerous." Shao Xun said, "Count the meritorious personnel and give them rewards one by one after returning home."

After saying that, he went straight to the top of a hill and looked down to the north.

In the trumpet-shaped basin, rivers crisscross, vegetation is lush, and there are occasional hills dotted in between, but it is generally very flat.

This was a land suitable for both farming and animal husbandry, but it was gradually eroded by the Huns in the middle of the Eastern Han Dynasty.

During the Three Kingdoms period, Cao Cao even moved the last batch of Han people here to Xinxing and completely abandoned it.

By the time of the Ming Dynasty, this place was outside the standard national border and had become a paradise for the Xianbei, Xiongnu, and Wuhuan to live together. They engaged in half farming and half pastoralism, and because of the abundant water resources, they lived a good life.

Langu County is located at the bottom of this horn, controlling a passage for the Xianbei people to go south to Kelan and Taiyuan.

If there is enough strength left, we still have to take Caochengchuan, eliminate Tuoba Xianbei's southward assembly point, and push the front line northward.

There are still many Xianbei cavalry wandering on the Caocheng River.

There were groups of them here and there, about seven or eight hundred cavalrymen, and they should be the troops retreating after the unsuccessful attack just now.

Shao Xun took one last look at them, went down the hill, and ordered the construction of the camp to continue, so as to form a support for Langu County.

Two days later, he headed eastwards to Tianchi Lake.

Conflict also broke out on Liu Zhao's side.

More than 2,000 cavalrymen were directly defeated by Tuoba Xianbei, and they returned with great loot. ******
May 1st, night.

There were fires everywhere on the vast plain, so densely packed that it was creepy to look at.

It is said that there is a shortage of fuel in the grasslands, but that depends on where the grasslands are.

In the Yinshan area, there was no shortage of them. Even in places that had degenerated into grasslands and deserts in later generations, there were still endless forests at that time.

Tuoba Yulu sent people to cut wood and build fires in the gaps between farmlands and grasslands, which was actually not difficult to do.

Perhaps the firewood contains a lot of moisture, so when it burns it produces thick smoke, which is extremely choking.

But no one showed impatience on their face, because when the thick smoke rose, it covered the sky and the earth, enveloping the whole area like a tent.

The surface became dry and the temperature gradually rose, making people feel particularly comfortable on this cold night.

This is a method of repelling frost that has been passed down orally since ancient times.

They don't understand the profound principles, they just know to do it this way - there are three principles. First, the smoke rises and spreads along the inversion layer near the ground to form a smoke screen, which prevents heat from the ground from dissipating and at the same time increases the surface temperature; second, it evaporates water vapor in the air to avoid the formation of frost; third, the hot air continues to rise, disturbing the cold air, forming a weak wind, which prevents the cold air from gathering. This method is mainly used on nights when cold waves hit.

Amidst the billowing smoke, more than a hundred riders rode up on horseback.

The ministers and officials who had been waiting for a long time all bowed down and called him "Your Majesty".

Tuoba Yulu was the Duke of Dai County, but internally, he had proclaimed himself king and called himself "King of Dai".

As early as the Tuoba Yilu era, hundreds of officials had already been appointed, and there were even things that exceeded the regulations, such as the imperial chariot.

Although Tuoba Yilu went south many times to participate in wars and helped Liu Kun defeat the Huns many times and preserve Jinyang, which made the old forces within Dai (nomadic tribal leaders) dissatisfied, his changes to the country were far-reaching.

They have already stepped out of nomadic life and into feudal society, although the other foot is still stuck inside it.

In addition, the Han people and the Sinicized Hu people who came over also provided a large amount of technology, systems, and regulations.

These things are useful. Even though the old party looks down on the new party, they still acknowledge the benefits of these things and have unknowingly undergone certain changes.

New and old are actually relative.

The so-called old party of Tuoba Xianbei was more like a new party than the Yuwen Xianbei, because the Yuwen clan was more barbaric, ignorant and uncivilized.

"I heard that Bu Liugu's kid is dead?" Tuoba Yulu is a rather strong man with a big round face, a sturdy build, and bright eyes. He likes to stare at people and is quite aggressive.

When he said this, everyone had different expressions.

Some people looked at him openly without any fear.

Some people lowered their heads and dared not say more.

Others looked calm, as if the deaths in the Buliugu tribe had nothing to do with them - and it seemed that was indeed the case, as they were just allies.

Yes, it is the tribal alliance.

Although they were one family many years ago, they have now separated. They can use the name of Xianbei to exchange what they have, intermarry with each other, and even help each other, but there are still differences in the final analysis.

"Your Majesty." Liu Lugu was the first to speak. He said, "Bu Liugu's troops must have encountered the elite troops of the Jin army. I heard that their infantrymen stood very steady. When the cavalry pressed on them, they panicked a little. They were defeated but not collapsed. In the end, they surrounded and killed hundreds of Bu Liugu's cavalrymen. This is a minor setback, nothing to worry about."

Tuoba Yulu stood there concentrating and said nothing.

In fact, it wasn’t just Liu Gu’s family that was defeated.

The main army had not yet set out, but four groups of troops had already headed south to test the strength of the Jin army.

The westernmost group was led by Bu Liugu, who were defeated and suffered hundreds of casualties.

To the east was the Helan tribe, which defeated the Jie Hu and returned with plunder.

The route from Yanmen to Xinxing in the south was the headquarters of the Tuoba clan. The progress was very smooth and there was almost no resistance.

The Dugu tribe set out from the east and went down to Guangning, but they were blocked in the Shanggu area and returned empty-handed.

The Dugu tribe is also useless!

Thinking of this, he looked at Liu Lugu.

Liu Lugu is Liu Hu's cousin. After Liu Hu's defeat and escape, he became the successor leader of the Tiele Xiongnu. He currently also leads the Dugu tribe and is Tuoba Yulu's son-in-law.

The Dugu tribe and the Tiele tribe had an unclear relationship, and they might even have the same origin.

During the Jian'an period, the Xiongnu Chanyu Huchuquan came to the court. Cao Cao kept him and made Youxian Wang Qubei (in "Book of Wei" it is Zuoxian Wang, which is wrong) regent.

In 271 AD, the seventh year of the reign of Emperor Taishi of the Qing Dynasty, Liu Meng, the son of Qubei, rebelled and was killed by Li Ke, the governor of the left wing of the Xiongnu.

After Liu Meng's death, his son Fu Lun fled with some of his men and defected to the Tuoba Xianbei, which was the predecessor of the Dugu tribe.

Liu Meng's younger brother Gao Shengyuan led the remaining troops and passed the throne to Liu Hu. He first surrendered to Liu Han, but was defeated by Tuoba Xianbei and fled westward across the Yellow River. He settled in Shuofang and once again took the initiative to attack Tuoba Xianbei. After being badly defeated, he finally surrendered.

The number of people in the Dugu tribe was too small, while the remaining troops of the Tiele tribe were still large, so Tuoba Yulu married his daughter to Liu Lugu, allowing them to lead both tribes - in fact, it was already considered one tribe. The Xiongnu were very noble, and Liu Lugu was a legitimate descendant of the Right Wise King. His ancestors were also the masters of the people of the Dugu tribe, so there was no legal or bloodline obstacle.

"Now that the army has gathered, how can we not fire a single arrow?" Tuoba Yulu walked a few steps in the tent, looked at the thick smoke outside, and said in a resounding Xianbei language: "The Central Plains is in chaos and has split into several tribes. Their people do not have their own Chanyu, and are in chaos and exhausted. Our people are steady, brave, resolute, and smart. This is a good time to go south. I want the Xiongnu leaders in Bingzhou to be loyal to me and the people in the Central Plains to accept my arrangements. You - the prominent nobles who follow me, will replace the ancient families in the Central Plains and become the new rulers. Get ready and go south the day after tomorrow - to inspect Pingcheng."

"Yes." Everyone responded in unison.

The voices were not very consistent and the attitudes were different. It seemed that some people were eager to go south, some did not care, and some wanted to see Tuoba Yulu suffer a loss.

The Tuoba Xianbei were also in a mess.

(End of this chapter)