Liu Cheng led 35,000 cavalrymen to march at a speed of 60 miles a day.
This allowed the herdsmen driving cattle and sheep behind to barely keep up.
It was not easy to drive hundreds of thousands of animals to move 60 miles a day.
In order to keep the cattle and sheep full and at the same time, it is necessary to control the time of eating and the speed of advancement.
After seven or eight days of this, Ma Chao led two thousand men and horses and drove tens of thousands of oxen and horses that had been bridleed to catch up, and completed the rendezvous with Liu Cheng's army at the north end of Ru River.
On the north bank of the northern end of Ru River, the army camped here to rest and recuperate.
That night, Liu Cheng summoned the generals to discuss matters.
A large map was hung on the side of the camp.
Liu Cheng pointed at the map with his horsewhip and said: "Look at the map, our army's current position is at the red Yuwenbu original There were 25,000 to 6,000 fighting soldiers, which was not enough for them to fight with Murong's tribe and lost nearly 10,000 people.
More than 3,000 people were afraid of being accused by Suli Khan, so under the leadership of their leader Yu Wenmona Fleeing down to the Great Xianbei Mountains” "In other words, there are currently about 10,000 combatable soldiers in the Yuwen Department.
If our army kills them, they will either fight or withdraw.
If they withdraw, there are two possibilities: first, flee to Wu The second is to go to Maru's territory; the second is to be evacuated."
"If they run away, we will decide how to deal with it.
If they run away, it will take a lot of effort and more time to catch up with them."
"So, I plan to send a partial division to take a detour to the north to block their escape route.
Where is the blockage?
It's here, on the north bank of Rao Leshui."
Having said this, Liu Cheng looked at the generals, glanced at them, and asked: "Which general is willing to lead a partial army to the north bank of Rao Leshui?"
All the generals stood up and asked for orders.
Everyone wanted the opportunity to lead the army alone.
Liu Cheng ordered Zhang Xiu's general and ordered him to lead 15,000 troops to the north bank of Raoleshui, and asked them to bring half of the grain, grass, cattle and sheep.
Early the next morning, Zhang Xiu led his troops and set off.
Not long after they left, Zhang Liao reported to Liu Cheng: "My lord, Xianbei Suli Khan sent an envoy to ask for my lordship."
Liu Cheng's eyes flashed and he ordered: "The war is about to begin.
If there is an envoy coming, kill all the envoys and their entourage, poke their heads with spears and lift them up to clear the way in front of the army."
"Follow your orders" Not long after, a small school came to report that all the envoys and followers of the Suli faction had been killed.
Liu Cheng appointed Gao Shun as the general guarding the army, commanding 800 trapped troops and 500 cavalry as guards.
He ordered Zhang Liao, Huang Zhong, Wei Yan, Ma Chao, Duan Xuan and others to serve as the central army, left army, right army, front army and front army respectively.
Commander of the rear army.
The Han army entered Yuwen's territory, which quickly caused panic in Yuwen.
The sweat tent of the royal court.
The atmosphere in the tent was tense, and Su Li looked very anxious.
"Where is the envoy we sent?"
The messenger stroked his chest and replied: "When they returned to the Khan, they were all killed.
Their heads were carried by the Han army with spears and they walked in front of the army."
A man next to him shouted: "This is a demonstration to us Khan.
We must not show weakness.
Since they are here, we will send troops to defeat them, kill them, and cut off all their heads so that they dare not Come again" Another leader said: "But we only have more than 10,000 troops, and the Han army has 20,000, and the strength is our 20,000."
"Writing a war and killing people is not something you can win with just a large number of people.
Khan, give me five thousand men and I will kill them until they drop their armor."
"Yes, we can't show weakness.
Our warriors are all extremely powerful.
We can't escape without a fight.
Where can we escape?
Will the Karasuma people take us in?
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I don't think so."
"I support fighting" "I agree too" "agree" The people of the Yuwen tribe were forced into a desperate situation.
They didn't want to leave here, and they couldn't escape even if they wanted to.
Even the Tuoba tribe fled to Mobei and were still hunted down and exterminated.
The Yuwen tribe couldn't escape and could only fight to the end.
Su Li was infected by the fierce atmosphere of the leaders.
He could only feel the blood boiling all over his body.
He stood up and said: "Okay, since there is no escape, then we will gather all the people who can mount their horses and use their bows.
We will fight to the end with the Han people." , we want to tell the Han people that we are not easy to bully.”
Su Li's recruitment order spread quickly, and people from the Yuwen Ministry came from all over to gather in the royal court.
In addition to the original 10,000 troops, they recruited more than 8,000 troops, making up 20,000 troops.
The people who came to the recruitment order were all old people with some combat experience, and some half-year-old children.
This was already the entire strength of the Yuwen Department, and the remaining people had no fighting power at all.
Twenty thousand troops were assembled and led by Su Li personally to attack the Han army.
Liu Cheng, who was leading his army forward, soon received a report from the scouting horse: "Your Majesty, we have discovered enemy troops thirty miles ahead.
They number 20,000 and have 20,000 spare horses."
Liu Cheng stopped his horse, raised his brows, and asked: "According to the spies' reports, they don't only have 10,000 soldiers to fight, so how come they have 10,000 more?"
Gao Shun said from the side: "Lord, if they find reinforcements, could they be Karasuma people?"
Liu Cheng turned his head and looked at both sides, and shouted: "Bring me the map."
The soldier next to him quickly sent over a very finely drawn map.
He took it and looked at it.
He moved his fingers on the map and pointed at a place on the map.
"Send the order, the army will turn around and withdraw to the northwest."
"Twenty miles" "Yes" the herald agreed and sent out the herald.
Liu Cheng added: "Send elite scouts to investigate.
We must find out why the Xianbei people have 10,000 extra soldiers and horses.
Where did these 10,000 soldiers and horses come from?
Once we find out clearly, we will report immediately."
"Yes, my lord" The army immediately turned around, the left army became the front army, the front army became the right army, the rear army became the left army, the right army became the rear army, the front army of the center army became the rear army, and the rear army became the front army, at a very fast speed Head northwest.
On the Suli army's side, the Xianbei sentries quickly reported to him the movements of the Han army.
"What are the Han people doing going northwest?"
Su Li looked confused.
A man next to him shouted: "No matter what the Han people are up to, we just chase them.
Fighting on this grassland, you can see very far away at a glance.
No matter how clever they are, they can't use it, and they don't have enough strength." no good" Su Li took a look and saw that it was getting late, and there was only an hour before the sun set.
He might not be able to catch up now if he chased until dark, so he simply sent someone to explore the Han army's foothold first.
So he said: "Don't be anxious.
The battle cannot be completed in a day or two.
This battle is related to the life and death of our Yuwen Department.
We cannot be careless.
Once we are careless, we will be exterminated.
Order all the ministries to camp on the spot and send people.
Sent sentry to explore the foothold of the Han army."
The Xianbei people began to camp on the spot, and the Han army quickly retreated twenty miles to the northwest.
This was actually a highland, with scattered trees growing on the hillside and lush green grass all over the ground.
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The weeds here actually grew up to The horses' knees are not only a feast for the horses, but also for the cattle and sheep.
Liu Cheng ordered the camp to be set up on the high ground, but after the tent was set up, the cooks had already prepared the food.
The best time to detect the enemy's situation is at night.
The concealment is high at night and it is easier to get closer to the enemy than during the day.
Even if they are discovered, it is easier to escape and hide.
Therefore, after nightfall, reconnaissance cavalry from both sides are dispatched one after another.
Encounters are inevitable.
The fighting in the dark begins, and the cold arrows shot in the darkness are the most deadly.
Some scouts are insidious and like to hide and wait, waiting for enemy scouts to arrive or pass by.
As long as the shooting skills are superb enough,
Some people who often fight and hover on the edge of life and death will gradually regain the beast's instinct to perceive danger, and can quickly sense when there is fatal danger around them and avoid it in time.
Some people have quick reactions and have extremely strong fighting instincts and nerve reflexes.
When deadly arrows are shot from the dark, they can dodge in time and quickly judge the opponent's position and fight back.
There were no loud roars or shouts, not even groans before death.
These people died silently and fell from their horses without any warning.
In the tent on the high ground, Liu Cheng sent someone to find Gao Shun, who was on guard outside, and asked, "Have the scouts not sent any news yet?"
Gao Shun cupped his fists and said: "There will definitely be frequent scout confrontations between the enemy and us tonight.
It is normal that we have not received any news at this time.
Lord, there is no need to worry."
Liu Cheng stood up and said: "I feel that since the scouts of both sides are currently restrained by the other side, we should send another person to detect the enemy, and take a detour.
You go to Ma Chao and convey my military order to him." , and then send two scout teams to touch the left and right sides respectively.
It doesn't matter if you go around a little further.
You must pay attention to safety.
In addition, we need to strengthen the guard posts on our side, especially the hidden sentries outside the camp.
We should add more to prevent the other side's scouts from touching. come over" "Yes, my lord" The Han army set up a large number of secret sentries within one or two hundred meters of the camp.
These secret sentries dug pits underground and hid in them.
They covered most of the pits with grass and soil, leaving only a small hole.
Let your brain pop out and explore.
All scouts and sentries were ordered to enter only through the main entrance of the camp when returning, otherwise they would be regarded as enemies.
In this way, anyone who approaches the camp other than from the main entrance of the camp, whether on foot or on horseback, is very likely to be an enemy, and their chance of being killed is more than 80%.
In the early hours of the morning, a scout finally returned after investigating.
One of the scouts was led to the tent by Ma Chao.
"My lord, we have discovered why the other party suddenly added 10,000 troops."
Liu Cheng immediately asked: "Speak quickly" The scout clasped his fists and said: "About 70% of the approximately 10,000 additional horses are old people, and 30% are children."