Three Kingdoms

  Chapter 1192 The never-ending war of attrition

  When Han Sui saw the camp by the Qingni River, he looked a little surprised. He couldn't help jumping off his horse, threw the reins to the guards, and walked forward slowly. Afterwards, the generals and the Qiang leaders also got off their horses one after another, and followed behind Han Sui with a solemn face.

   Ma Chao was stunned for a moment, then the muscles on his face twitched a few times, he lowered his head, jumped off the horse silently, and followed behind Han Sui in the same way.

  In the direction of the group of people, on the banks of the Qingni River, two large tombs were erected at some point.

   One left and one right.

   On the left is the tomb of the Machao Qiang people, and on the right is the tomb of soldiers from Zhengxi.

  Because of the rush of time, instead of using stone tablets, wooden boards were used. It is said that it is a wooden board, but it is actually a whole tree trunk that is sawn in the middle, half on the left and half on the left, and stands in front of the tomb. On the sawn plane, there is no lettering, but some large characters are written in the middle of the trunk with pen and ink, and on the right side is written: "Woohoo! Yu Ye. Yumei died here, who will be alone?"

And on the trunk of the left head is written: "Qiang is originally from the three seedlings, and the three dangers of Shun's emigration. It is on the shore of the gift branch, and the emperor is the prince. It is considered to be the obedience of the Tibetans. There was Qin at the beginning, and drove long and fast, galloping across the six kingdoms, Now brothers fight against the wall, fighting each other with arms, how sad is it?"

  Han Sui stood in front of the two large graves, silent for a long time.

  The breeze blew across the surface of the Qingni River, swaying the thatch on the riverside, making a thin rustling sound.

"Nephew..." Han Sui suddenly said to Ma Chao, and let out a soft sigh, "You are not wronged...this Zhengxi, alas..." After finishing speaking, Han Sui bowed to the two large tombs And worship.

  Behind Han Sui, the Xiliang generals and the Qiang headmen also bowed their heads and stroked their chests facing the tomb.

  Ma Chao straightened his back with all his strength, staring blankly at the two large tombs, as if he would be crushed by the two tombs if he let go of his breath.

Han Sui straightened up, turned around and looked around, and shouted loudly: "Zhengxi is a hero and a good opponent! But we here, our Xiliang, are too poor and suffering! We can't pay the imperial court's taxes, we bear No more extortion by corrupt officials! In this piece of land, there is only enough room for one hero! That is us! Xiliang was ours before, and it will still be ours in the future! It will always be!"

  All the soldiers raised their weapons and shouted after hearing the words.

Han Sui nodded and pointed to the south: "Let's go, let Zhengxi see, we are the real masters of Xiliang, the heroes of Xiliang! After we defeat Zhengxi, we will also build such a a tomb of the

   "Oh oh oh..." All the soldiers roared and gathered to go south.

  Han Sui smiled slightly, reined in his horse and stood by the side of the road, watching the soldiers march forward, with a confident expression on his face, but his heart sank slightly.

  Is there any general who would dig a grave for the dead soldiers when the whole army was in crisis and retreated? And is it the tomb of soldiers from both sides?

This shows what?

Originally, Han Sui wanted to bring his troops here to see the tragedy of the Qiang people being burned, and then arouse the emotions of the soldiers fighting against the enemy, but he did not expect to see such a scene. If he hadn't worked hard to restore it, his morale would have dropped. Already...

   General Fei Qian of Zhengxi did this, is he really expressing his regret?

   Still expected such a situation?

   This is forcing someone to continue chasing forward!

  If you don’t leave, who knows if something weird will happen if you stay here? Even if they know that their relatives and friends are buried beside them, it doesn't mean that everyone is willing to stay with the corpse.

  This Zhengxi...

   Pretty tricky.

  Now, we can only catch up with Zhengxi General Fei Qian as soon as possible, and then entangle him, wait until the follow-up Xiliang tribes arrive together, and strangle him, otherwise there will be endless troubles!

  However, if...

  Han Sui glanced at Ma Chao, then lowered his eyelids. He didn't say anything to Ma Chao, but just turned the horse's head, wobbly followed the large group, and drove the horse forward.

  ………………

Fei Qian also received the news that Han Sui was chasing after him. It wasn't that Han Sui was careless, but the smoke and dust raised by the men and horses could be seen from far away. This was in the Han Dynasty, and the weather was fine. It can't be hidden, and the scouts can see it from a distance, and there is no need to get close at all.

   "We must find a way..." Fei Qian said, "There are still nearly two days away from Yangping Pass. If we can't stop it, we will eventually be caught up if we continue running like this."

During the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, on his way back to Guanzhong, Li Ling was blocked by the Xiongnu army on the mountain eighty miles away from the pass. Although there were chariot formations guarding them, all the bows and arrows were shot, and the chariot formations were finally unsustainable. In the end, he failed to break through and was captured.

   "Your Majesty, someone leads someone to break the empress!" Xu Huang cupped his hands and said.

   Fei Qian looked at Xu Huang, and said, "Oh? How many soldiers and horses are appropriate to keep after Ruogong is cleared? How do you arrange them?"

  Xu Huang looked around at the surrounding terrain, pointed to a hill in front of him and said: "This hill stands beside the road, overlooking the riverside. If you stand on the top of the hill, you can block the enemy."

Fei Qian also looked at it, and it was indeed as Xu Huang said, a hill protruding from the riverside, and then the side facing the Qingni River was relatively gentle, and connected to the river beach, while the other side was relatively steep, if it was used to catch this A riverside passage is indeed good.

  From Xiabian to Yangping Pass, the journey is not difficult, and the erosion and cutting in ancient times or glacial periods have led to many bifurcated valleys in this generation, like a water network, all of which lead to the same goal, and finally converge at Yangping Pass. It's just that these valleys are basically desolate sandy land with no water source, so generally speaking, there are many options for marching routes, but in principle, they must follow waterways or water sources.

But it doesn’t have to be like this all the time. If the best marching route along the Qingni River is blocked, Han Sui will naturally try to find a way to go around the valley on one side, and at most it will take more time. Just a few hours.

  Therefore, Xu Huang's strategy is effective and can prevent the delay for a certain period of time, but this effect is still limited.

  If you don't need to block, how about changing to ambush?

  Find a place to ambush?

   For example, take advantage of these gullies?

But the problem is, except for the scouts, the soldiers brought this time are basically infantry, and those old soldiers have already fought a tough battle in the camp, so it is not impossible to send these old soldiers into battle. But it is difficult to restore and replenish when it is exhausted.

  Bringing the old to the new has always been the rule in the army, and it is also the trick to rapidly expand the establishment. Without veterans, the overall strength of the army will not decline a little bit. Therefore, from this perspective, it is not suitable for veterans to continue to be consumed.

   So send scouts?

Although it is said that some war horses have been captured on hand, they can be used, but the scouts who are proficient in riding are only these people, and the riding skills of war horses are actually similar. If Han Sui is a little defensive, such a small number of scouts will not How much impact it had on Han Sui's army.

So what should I do?

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Among the reeds beside the Qingni River, Gong Jun lay in ambush, watching Han Sui's troops on the opposite bank through the layers of reeds, and the scouts around him also had their eyes shining, like wolves who had found their prey. .

Although Han Sui was in a hurry to catch up, the camp was not too loose. Perhaps Han Sui's original battlefield instinct, or his cautious and suspicious nature, was different from the previous temporary gathering place of the Qiang people who were extremely scattered. The wall of the village is very small, but watchtowers are erected at key points, and two or three soldiers on duty are arranged on it, watching the surroundings vigilantly.

Of course, there are still some shortcomings in this kind of work. When Han Sui arrived here, he was busy for an hour, plus the time to bury the pot for cooking. If most Qiang people were not used to the simple The tent and the life of moving from time to time may take more time.

  The night gradually fell, and Han Sui's soldiers got into the tent one by one after dinner, only the rangers patrolling the outside and the guards patrolling the camp, patrolling back and forth.

"Most of the war horses are inside, and there are two sentry towers besides the rangers..." Gong Jun pointed, and said in a low voice, "...Fortunately, General Zhengxi was wise enough to let us go by water, otherwise we might not be able to get along well. go in..."

   "Well, there are three or four people in a sentry tower, and at least six on both sides. If they can't be shot at the same time, they will definitely be alarmed..." Ling Jie on the side also nodded in agreement.

Although Gong Jun and the others are equipped with powerful crossbows, but they want to have a gap between patrols outside and find the best time to coordinate. It is indeed a bad thing to shoot and kill the soldiers on duty on two guard towers that are relatively far apart. possible tasks.

  The erratic night wind, the behavior of the sentry on duty, or even an inadvertent sneeze may lead to the failure of the shooting, and once it fails, not only one or two sentries will be alarmed...

   "How is it?" Gong Jun turned his head and asked Ling Jie, "We are just assisting you, whether we can succeed or not depends on you..."

  Ling Jie was silent for a moment, then said: "Give me the things..."

   "Okay!" Gong Jun said, "I will start attacking as soon as there is any movement from your side, and then I will pick you up at the rocky place downstream..."

  Ling Jie took the sheepskin puff from a scout, and said, "If I haven't arrived before dawn, you all go back first..."

   After finishing speaking, Ling Jie tied the sheepskin foam to his back, then slid from the reed into the Qingni River...

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  A lamp is like a bean.

   Fei Qian sat in the middle of the big tent, looking at the map he had sketched before.

   Feiqian has seen this map many times by himself, and he is also very familiar with the lines drawn on it. He lights up the lamp and reads it at night, but he cannot sleep, and he is also waiting for news from Gong Jun and Ling Jie.

  Special operations were not fun in the Han Dynasty, and they were not very fun.

Although Fei Qian has some memories of later generations, it is still relatively difficult for the soldiers to understand what special operations are. The little part-time scout soldiers under these two men.

Relatively speaking, scouts, especially elite scouts, are soldiers that are relatively close to the requirements of special operations. First of all, they are good at close and far, and can be used with a little training, but such numbers are too small. After focusing on training for such a period of time, a team of more than 200 people has been formed. In fact, such a team is not very useful in the face of large-scale military duels.

   And the key point is that when it is one-on-one, Gong Jun and others may be more destructive than ordinary soldiers, but they are definitely not like the special forces of later generations who are so powerful that they are outrageous. After all, the standard number of ammunition carried by an individual soldier in later generations is about 200 rounds. If it is strengthened, it is not impossible to double or even triple it. In terms of whether the crossbow bolts can be as convenient and fast as the firearms of later generations, the two hundred rounds of crossbow bolts alone are enough to make it difficult for the scouts to move forward...

  Whether it is physical strength or long-range shooting, the elite scouts of the Han Dynasty under Fei Qian still can't be alone in frontal combat, but can only harass and destroy on a small scale. The actions of Gong Jun and Ling Jie this time are more or less a potential further expansion attempt in this area.

  Fei Qian was quite confident about Gong Jun and Ling Jie. After all, after so many battles, Fei Qian had some concerns about the abilities of these people.

   "Your Majesty, Captain Xu is asking to see you." Huang Xu said outside the tent.

   "Well, please." Fei Qian put the map aside, raised his projector and said.

   "See you, Junhou." Xu Huang entered the big tent and bowed his hands to salute.

  Fei Qian pointed to the front of his desk and said, "Excuse me, sit down...Is there something wrong with Gong Ming?"

  Xu Huang was silent for a moment, then cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty...something is unclear, and I want to ask you to enlighten me..."

   "What's the matter?" Fei Qian smiled and said, "Gongming might as well speak up."

"... I took the liberty to come here today, and I really have doubts in my heart..." Xu Huang looked at Fei Qian, frowning, as if some questions were lingering between his brows, "...the old prince said in the martial arts hall...the war of attrition , this subordinate seems to feel that something is still unclear, and I would like to ask you to enlighten me again..."

Fei Qian looked at Xu Huang and said, "A war of attrition is a method of combat that consumes the enemy's combat power. Of course, a war of attrition can only be used as an auxiliary, and the more important thing is a war of annihilation. However, as long as the entire battlefield is entered In a state of war, consumption is bound to occur, what we need to do is to continuously expand the consumption of the enemy until the final victory."

  Xu Huang glanced at Fei Qian, hesitated for a moment, and said: "Then... what if we also consume it..."

"It depends on whether you think it's worth it or not..." Fei Qian looked at Xu Huang, understood something, and then said slowly, "For example, if you need to harass and consume pursuers today, you can choose to stand on a hill, or Choose a flanking ambush, of course, you can also choose to let Gong Junhou use the Qingni River to attack at night, both of which can delay the pursuit... However, that kind of consumption is less expensive, and the effect is better, which is something that the commander-in-chief should think about and measure... "

"Although kindness does not control soldiers, but it treats soldiers like nothing, so it cannot be a qualified commander..." Fei Qian suddenly remembered the real-time strategy games in the later generations, and couldn't help being a little distracted, and continued to say slowly, "If the advantage is huge , most of them don’t need to think about other things, and push them steadily and flatly, even if there is some damage, it’s okay... However, this is not possible all the time, and there is also a need for careful deployment, counting every pawn, and saving the deployment of every pawn’s combat power Time... So, if you achieve the ultimate in strategy and tactics, you can be called the God of War..."

   "...strategy and tactics...God of War..." Xu Huang murmured in a daze.

   "Yes..." Fei Qian laughed, "Gongming, we can encourage each other..."

  Xu Huang looked at Fei Qian's eyes that seemed to have insight into something, and couldn't help bowing solemnly, "... I would like to follow the teachings of the king..."

  (end of this chapter)