Chapter 0884 want to sell some food(1/2)
The Xianbei people were able to defeat the Han army when they unified the grasslands.
But in the decades since the split, not only has its combat effectiveness declined, but many of its inheritances have also been cut off.
For example, during the Tanshihuai era, Xianbei not only had unified command, but also had a certain source of iron weapons.
After the race was scattered, except for the large tribes led by characters like Kebineng, the small tribes could only regress to using bones to make arrows.
No matter which dynasty or generation, division will inevitably lead to degeneration. This is an iron law.
Because the original division of labor and collaboration system has been destroyed, re-establishing a new system will not happen overnight.
If there is insufficient manpower, even the underlying order may have to be overthrown and restarted under the pressure of survival.
The Xianbei people at this time were in this situation.
Although there were a large number of them, the most they wore were tattered leather armor, and most of them didn't even have leather armor.
The arrow feathers in the quiver are basically bone arrows.
Facing the superior equipment of the Han army, they had no power to fight back.
"Rush over and crush them!"
The Xianbei people could only grit their teeth, whip their horses with whips, bend down and charge forward!
In their perception, as long as they can cross this distance, the world of cavalry is dominated.
Only this time, they thought too much.
The fine cavalry led by Bald-haired Kheli were far more ferocious than them.
He is also far more elite than them.
After all, these Xianbei people are just temporary formations of various tribes of different sizes.
In addition to charging head-first, the best is to add the flanking tactics commonly used by the cavalry.
But when their flanks came into contact with the bald part that they had been prepared for, it was a flash collapse situation.
Although there are not many war horses equipped with iron horseshoes in the Bald Division, even the cavalry equipped with stirrups and saddles are enough to form a crushing advantage against the Xianbei cavalry with only one saddle.
Mounted shooting, charging, strangulation...
Completed in one go, extremely smooth.
On the other hand, among the Xianbei people, even if they were fighting at close range, as long as their horses took a few steps faster, they would have to use one hand and two legs from time to time to sit firmly.
The cavalry of the Bald Hair Division can even take on two Western Xianbei, or even three.
Therefore, although there are more people in Xianbei in the west than in the Bald Department.
However, after the war, the flaws of the temporary alliance formed by various large and small tribes in the western Xianbei were quickly exposed.
To the Baldness Department, they are just a bunch of people with no organization at all.
There is no problem with this kind of mob fighting against the odds, or taking advantage of the strength of their numbers to bully the weak.
But as long as they suffer setbacks, the attack is unfavorable, and the losses are slightly greater, it is easy for them to flee.
Once caught in a headwind, they have no resilience at all and can run faster than anyone else.
Directly ahead, the rain of arrows formed by the Han army's crossbow formation was not something they could break through with a single charge.
On both wings, they fought hand-to-hand with the bald knights at close range, and they were all killed in pieces.
After the first wave of charges, the Xianbei people in the west found nothing but the corpses of hundreds of people and horses.
"The thieves have retreated!"
In the Han army camp, some people cheered like this.
"There's nothing to be happy about. They're just some unworthy thieves."
One student said arrogantly.
Those who can serve as grassroots officers in the new camp have at least experienced several battles in person and are qualified to say this.
Compared with the Wei thieves, these barbarians in front of us are nothing more than thieves at best.
Zhang Yuan heard these words and gave a rare smile:
"Everyone is already doing well in the battle for the first time. The elite soldiers led by the mountain commander at the beginning were trained by some thieves."
"Only when you have developed your courage will you be able to have elite soldiers in the Longyou Battle. So, everyone must pay more attention to training troops in the future."
When the mountain commander first started, he was also training troops in Nanxiang.
Later, he trained with the Yi people from Yuexi, and finally participated in the Battle of Longyou. Only then did he achieve a record that was admired by everyone.
Zhang Yuan was still in the mood to teach the new recruits, and he had the demeanor of a political educator in the army in later generations.
After the first failure, the Xianbei people had already begun to quarrel.
"The opposite tribe is not an ordinary tribe..."
"I should have known this a long time ago. Didn't they say they were Han soldiers?"
"It's really possible that Feng Langjun sent him here..."
Well, this one is quite silly. At this time, he keeps calling me "Feng Langjun".
"Why does he treat us like this?"
"Yes, we are going to join him!"
"The key is what do we do now?"
"Should we send someone over to talk to them again?"
This statement immediately made someone furious: "The corpses of the warriors in front of the battle are not cold yet! Are you going to give in to the opponent?"
If it were the Liangzhou Qiang and Hus, knowing that they were facing a Han army that they could not afford to offend, they would either flee far away, or simply switch camps.
But these Xianbei people, who had just come from the northern desert and still had a certain sense of superiority, how could they accept this change of identity all of a sudden?
So doubt is inevitable.
Then started getting angry.
"They came prepared, we were just careless and will do it again!"
A consensus was quickly reached, and the Xianbei people quickly organized a second charge.
But what they didn't know was that the Han army's new camp had greatly enhanced their confidence after their first confrontation.
Compared with the first time, the Han army's arrows were more violent and dense this time.
Because the mood of the new recruits has begun to stabilize.
Therefore, the adults of the Xianbei people saw that the warriors in front were defeated faster.
This so-called "prepared" charge completely shattered the Xianbei people's confidence.
Their anger turned to fear.
Seeing that the bald men were tentatively spreading to both sides, the Han army's infantry began to adjust their formation, as if they were going to outflank them.
Layers of oppression are like dark clouds so thick that they cannot be seen, pressing down on Xianbei in the west.
Someone couldn't bear it anymore:
"What should we do? How about we withdraw?"
"Anyway, we have robbed enough. We can live a stable life at Yanze's place."
Even if some people are unwilling to do so, looking at the Han army's camp on the opposite side and their two rapid retreats, one cannot have the confidence to break through the opponent's side.
Before the results of the unified discussion could be reached, someone had already quietly run away with people from his own tribe.
This is what the mob is most afraid of. Once someone starts to back down, the rest of the group will not want to stay behind and start to disperse.
Tufa Tianli was still thinking about how to defeat the opponent with as few casualties as possible, but he didn't expect that the enemy himself suddenly became restless.
He also said that the other side was about to start charging for the third time, and quickly prepared to withdraw the unfolded Jingqi.
If the Han army's crossbow array lacked its own guards on both wings, what would happen? Who knows what the governor's office would think?
Unexpectedly, there was a commotion on the opposite side, and many people began to flee to the back.
This time he was stunned and stunned!
Not to mention him, even Liu Hun didn't expect that the other party would run away so easily.
"General Liu, this was my mistake. I should not have retracted the two wings. Now I will immediately send the entire army to pursue him."
Bald-faced Tianli felt a little regretful, and he immediately apologized to Liu Hun, the nominal commander-in-chief.
At this time, as a fellow Xianbei, his identity was not only a bit embarrassing, but also a bit sensitive.
Now, he suddenly and inexplicably remembered what Liu Hun had mentioned to him before going to war: "The governor's office only has Han soldiers and no tribes."
As the subordinate governor of the governor's office, Bald-faced Kheli can also be regarded as a soldier in the governor's office.
So he knew that not all the soldiers in the new camp were Han Chinese.
On the contrary, there are at least 30% to 40% Hu people.
But there is no difference between them and Han soldiers.
We train together, eat together, receive punishment together, go into battle together, and shout "The great man will win" together...
Comparing his current mood, Bald-faced Kheli felt a little envious.
Naturally, Liu Hun didn't know how Bald Khotan was feeling at this moment, but even if he knew, he didn't care.
Anyway, it's not him who's embarrassed.
Glancing at the bald Khotan, Liu Hun nodded: "I didn't expect what Xianbei did. The bald patriarch doesn't have to take the blame like this."
It doesn’t matter whether I am guilty or not. What is important is that I am afraid of what Feng Junhou thinks...
To be continued...