activa-t Chapter 94 A desperate army will surely win.
Chapter 94 A desperate army will surely win.
Chapter 94 A desperate army will surely win.
"Take a break!"
"There's no need to rush!"
The weather was extremely sunny.
Long trails of smoke rise over the vast desert.
Several extremely thick plumes of smoke rose from the Xianbei's western encampment.
After all, it was in the desert, with no trees or other obstructions, so the visibility was extremely high; you could see a thing or two from hundreds of miles away.
With a soft remark from Tan Shihuai.
With banners waving, officers relayed his orders, and the dark mass of Xianbei troops came to a very safe halt.
Compared to the previous attack on the Han army camp where Zang Min was located.
This time.
Although the Xianbei cavalry led by Tan Shihuai were more than ten thousand fewer in number than before, many had either died in battle or fled.
Or perhaps he was wounded and remained to guard the Xianbei royal court.
It appears that only about 40,000 cavalrymen remain.
However... compared to the last time, where only high-ranking generals were allowed to wear armor, this time, one-fifth of the more than 40,000 cavalrymen were wearing armor.
Although most of them were damaged leather armor, the overall survival rate was much higher than before.
Many Xianbei people also acquired iron longswords and feathered arrows, greatly increasing their combat strength.
at this time.
At Tan Shihuai's command, the group of Xianbei people who had come with great momentum stopped, either dismounting to rest or sitting on their horses, eating some dairy products and dry rations.
"Your Majesty!" A Xianbei chieftain with a broad forehead and narrow face, dressed in magnificent clothes made of tiger skin, rushed towards him with a furious expression, demanding, "Why?"
"The tribe has been conquered by the Han people, and those who remained have now become slaves of the Han!"
"Why don't we just charge in like we did when we killed those Han dogs before!"
"Why do we have to wait?!"
This Xianbei chieftain was the leader of the western Xianbei tribe.
Although there were losses in the central and eastern regions during this expedition, these losses were mainly in terms of the young and able-bodied men who died in battle; the stronghold itself was not severely damaged.
Only in the west did Lü Ping and his men find the settlement, capture all the women and children, and burn down the camp.
The West suffered the most damage.
Tan Shihuai, who was chewing a piece of dry rations with salted fish seized from the Han people, frowned and turned his head slightly to look at him.
Are you questioning me?
It was just a cold, impersonal statement.
In the instant that the Xianbei chieftain from the west made eye contact with Tan Shihuai, he instantly snapped out of his rage, took a step back, and looked on in fear.
"I...I didn't!"
In the eyes of the Xianbei people, Tan Shihuai was a god-like figure who, through his own efforts, united the fragmented Xianbei tribes into a kingdom with a certain degree of cohesion.
The very fact that he was born is enough to be terrifying.
His father, Touluhou, served in the Xiongnu army for three years. During those three years, his mother claimed to have conceived by drinking hail and thunder that fell from the sky, and gave birth to Tanshihuai.
When he was fourteen or fifteen, Bu Benyi, a neighboring chieftain, robbed his maternal grandfather's cattle and sheep. Tan Shihuai chased after him alone, killed the chieftain, retrieved the livestock, and cut off the chieftain's head.
From then on, he became a powerful figure in the tribe and was recognized as its chief.
talking.
Seeing that the sandalwood tree was expressionless and still staring at him.
The Xianbei leader from the west, flustered, suddenly knelt down in front of everyone and began kowtowing repeatedly to Tan Shihuai.
He kowtowed fiercely.
"I wouldn't! I wouldn't dare!"
Tan Shihuai just watched as he slowly chewed his dry rations, without stopping him.
It wasn't until the Xianbei leader from the west kowtowed so hard that his head bled, leaving dozens of bloodstains on the ground.
Tan Shihuai then stopped what he was doing and glanced at his confidants around him.
A trusted confidant who knows his place.
Several people stepped forward and tried to pull the Western Xianbei leader up.
"Since there isn't one, then let's stop."
"Touch up".
Seeing that the Western Lord was being pulled and tugged, he still refused to stand up, only stopping his kowtow and remaining kneeling on the ground like a loyal dog.
Tan Shihuai then spoke slowly and coldly.
A brief pause.
He then offered a slightly cold explanation.
"Our people, riding the wave of their great victory, have traveled hundreds of miles day and night. Now they are exhausted. If they go to fight those Han people now, they will collapse at the first sign of trouble without sufficient strength."
"not to mention."
"I had previously read a book that had been passed down from the Han Chinese, and there was a saying in it: 'An army driven by desperation will surely win.'"
"If we are determined to destroy the Han people, it will only fuel their fighting spirit. If we spread rumors, we will give the Han people a chance to escape in advance."
"Perhaps they will choose to run away instead."
talking.
The three Xianbei tribal leaders and the heads of various smaller tribes in front of them all looked bewildered, and some even looked impatient, scratching fleas with their heads down.
A look of helplessness, mixed with a hint of bewilderment, suddenly appeared on Tan Shihuai's face. He sighed softly and stopped speaking.
Tan Shihuai stuffed the dry food back into his mouth and chewed slowly.
His gaze returned to the plumes of smoke rising from the distant desert.
A few days ago.
A raging fire was set ablaze in the Han army camp.
Finally, the fire broke out in the Xianbei people's own tribe.
"You son of a bitch!"
"The Xianbei are here!"
After leaving behind a cavalry force of several hundred mixed Hu people to guard the more than ten thousand Xianbei women and children.
Lü Ping then led the remaining cavalry back to their camp.
The troops have just been stationed there.
He dismounted and, with Lü Bu and a dozen or so trusted wandering knights from Jiuyuan, all armed with swords, headed towards Tian Yan's camp.
The soldiers in the camp recognized the seal on Lü Ping's waist and let him pass.
only...
Before Lü Ping could lead his men into the heart of the camp...
suddenly.
On the main camp, a sentry standing on the stockade, looking back and forth, suddenly cried out in surprise, causing countless soldiers in the camp to look out through the stockade gate. What they saw was...
There were more than a dozen teams, and the total number of Xianbei cavalry might be several hundred, who were wandering around outside.
These Xianbei cavalrymen were dressed in Han Chinese armor, carried Han Chinese weapons, and even had Han Chinese heads and ears hanging on their horses.
They just wandered around outside the camp, not getting close, just showing off their power.
Seeing this scene.
The Han Chinese soldiers in the camp were all furious and couldn't help but curse loudly.
"You son of a bitch!"
"Where did these Xianbei people get their armor?!"
"Where did you get a head?!"
Simultaneously.
An extremely ominous thought gradually surfaced in the minds of the Han Chinese military officers in the camp.
It seemed they heard the curses of the Han people in the camp.
The Xianbei people sneered and became even more unrestrained. Amidst the commotion, a young Xianbei man actually rode his horse closer and stopped at a distance of about 150 paces, or an arrow's length away.
He rolled over and landed.
Then, the Xianbei youth took off a head, unzipped his pants, and then, in front of everyone, he was going to use the head as a chamber pot and urinate into it!