The cavalry attacks from the left and right wings left the barbarian rebel soldiers at a loss as to what to do.
A large number of casualties appeared in this at a loss, and the large number of casualties brought fear to others.
Once fear arises, it is difficult to extinguish it.
Fear The large-scale formation caused panic.
The barbarian rebels began to turn around and flee.
More rebel soldiers reined in their horses and stopped.
Their front was blocked, and their retreat from the rear was quickly blocked.
The Western Qin Army cavalry kept riding back and forth. , and fired arrows at them without stopping, and they once gathered together to shoot at one They broke through the encirclement from the side, but the Western Qin Army cavalry who surrounded them moved the encirclement while running, keeping them trapped until the last barbarian rebel was shot off his horse.
The Western Qin cavalry stopped running, and they Sitting on horseback, the ground in the middle was full of corpses of barbarian rebels.
Although the barbarian servants of the Western Qin Army could not see clearly the details of the battle ahead, they could see that the Western Qin Army's cavalry used fast running to keep their tribesmen trapped in the middle and kept firing arrows.
This made the servants Fearful in their hearts, they are a people on horseback.
They understand that it is too difficult to practice this kind of tactics.
It not only requires superb riding skills, but also requires extremely tacit cooperation among the soldiers.
Everyone needs vision.
Watch the four directions and listen to all directions.
"Report" A cavalry galloped from the fighting place.
He stopped in front of Ma Lin and clasped his fists and said: "General, the barbarian rebels in front have been wiped out by our army.
General Wang asks for instructions on the next step."
Ma Lin said: "Give me the order.
The third group of light cavalry will rest.
The second group will be responsible for cleaning the battlefield, burying the corpses, and counting the loot.
The servant army will be responsible for setting up camp.
The first and fourth groups will be responsible for guarding.
We will continue to the direction of Guazhou tomorrow.
Drive in" "yes" Two days later, when Ma Lin led his army to Guazhou City, Guazhou City had become an empty city.
The remaining 1,000 barbarian rebels in the city learned that the 3,000 cavalry troops that had attacked had been wiped out, and immediately headed east to Ganzhou.
The state retreated.
After capturing Guazhou City, Ma Lin immediately sent Bai Xiaode to report that he had led his army to capture Guazhou City and was recovering towns across Guazhou.
At this time, Bai Xiaode had also captured Yangguan and Dunhuang City, and was sending troops to recover Shouchang City and other towns in Shazhou.
After receiving the news from Bai Xiaode, he accelerated the action to recover Shazhou.
On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month of the fifth year of the Xinghan Dynasty, Ma Lin rode a fast horse to Dunhuang to meet Bai Xiaode to discuss military affairs.
"Hahaha, General Bai, it's a good holiday," Ma Lin said with a smile when she saw Bai Xiaode cupping her fists.
Bai Xiaode also clasped his fists and said, "Have a good time during the festival, General Ma.
Let's talk after we go in."
The two of them were sitting in the lobby of the Governor's Mansion in Dunhuang City.
Bai Xiaode asked: "General Ma, have all parts of Guazhou been recovered?"
Ma Lin nodded and said: "Yes, the entire territory of Guazhou is currently under the control of our army, but there is currently a problem that is extremely difficult to solve, which is the issue of garrison.
The cities in Guazhou have been defeated, but who will garrison them?
We can’t send all our soldiers and horses to garrison the city.”
Bai Xiaode rubbed his forehead and said: "I have also encountered the problem you mentioned.
We have too few soldiers and horses.
If they are scattered in various cities, it will appear that the force is weak.
If we want to attack the barbarian rebels, it will appear that the force is insufficient.
You are How did you think about it?
Have you thought of any solution?"
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Ma Lin said: "I have 15,000 servants in my hands, all composed of strong barbarians from all over Guazhou.
There are also 4,000 Han troops.
These people used to be the defenders of Guazhou, and some of them were captured by the barbarians.
They became prisoners and were rescued by me.
Others were scattered by the barbarian rebels and hid in the wilderness or villages.
This time after we captured Guazhou, we issued a notice to summon these people.
At present, these people have been reorganized and new generals have been appointed.
They have been assigned to defend the city in various parts of Guazhou.
As for the barbarian servants, I don’t dare to trust them too much.
It’s okay to take them with me to attack the city a little lower.
Let’s Their garrison in various places is like letting the tiger go back to the mountain.
However, even though I have recovered more than 4,000 scattered Han soldiers, the garrison strength is still insufficient, so I came to you to discuss countermeasures."
Bai Xiaode said: "Your method of recalling the dispersed original defenders is very good.
I should be able to implement it here, but for some of the soldiers who are still missing, I really have nothing to do.
This matter is indeed very serious.
It’s tricky” While drinking, Ma Lin said to Bai Xiaode: "Actually, I have a way, but I must send a fast horse back to Xinjing to report to the king and obtain the king's consent before I can implement it."
When Bai Xiaode heard this, he put down his wine glass and said quickly: "What can I do?"
Ma Lin said: "Recruit strong Han men on the spot and train them into soldiers.
Then while we conquer the barbarian rebels, we will hand over the recovered cities to these newly trained Han soldiers for garrison.
The number of Han people in Hexi and Longyou is actually smaller.
No less than the Fan tribe, who migrated from the Central Plains to the West Many of the Han people in Qin stayed here after they came here.
It’s not that I don’t believe in the loyalty of the strong men of the Fan tribe, but you also know that the current rebellion is led by the Fan tribe.
If you recruit the Fan tribe, it will be difficult to guarantee their loyalty. , on the other hand, it is easy to be exploited by barbarian rebels."
Bai Xiaode rubbed his face and said: "I agree with your method.
It is a good method, but you want to recruit only Han soldiers.
This is obviously discriminatory.
This will further aggravate the conflict between the Fan tribe and the Han people."
Ma Lin asked: "What do you think?"
Bai Xiaode thought for a while and said: "I know you are wary of the barbarians.
This is inevitable.
After all, many rebellions were initiated by the barbarians, and they were also barbarian generals.
I am also a barbarian, but I am still loyal to the king and to the West.
There are also a large number of loyal ministers and warriors among the barbarians of Qin.
Even the Han people are not all loyal ministers.
The king has never discriminated against generals of barbarian origin, even in Anlu Mountain, After Shi Siming, Pugu Huai'en rebelled again, and the king was still not wary of us generals who came from barbarians.
This is one of the aspects that I admire most about him.
Do you think this will work?
Follow your method to recruit soldiers locally.
For training, no matter which tribe you belong to, as long as you come to register, we will accept it if there are no problems after we check it.
However, barbarians can only be soldiers and cannot be promoted to military leaders or officers."
Ma Lin weighed it up and agreed to Bai Xiaode's proposal, "Okay, but this matter cannot be decided by you and me.
This matter must be reported to the superiors."
Bai Xiaode said: "That's no need.
It takes a month to ride a fast horse from here to Xinjing.
We can't wait here for two months.
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I think it's better to recruit first, and then write a memorial to send the fast horse to Xinjing." , tell us about our current situation and the recruitment of troops to garrison bravely."
Ma Lin shook his head and said: "General Bai, you must know that we are the leading generals, but we do not have the right to recruit soldiers directly.
Recruiting soldiers is a matter for the relevant yamen of the Military Academy.
If we make the decision to recruit soldiers without asking for permission, , it will be very troublesome once the higher authorities investigate.”
Bai Xiaode said: "How can I not understand what you are saying, but to obey the authority in urgent matters?
Isn't there a saying that if the general is outside, the emperor's orders will not be accepted?
If everything is done according to the rules, it is likely to delay the war."
Ma Lin heard this and sneered: "General Bai, are you really stupid or are you just pretending to be confused?
From ancient times to the present, none of the generals who have done this kind of thing can die a good death.
Even if the superiors don't doubt us, we should take the initiative to avoid suspicion.
Don’t leave anything to say to others.”
Bai Xiaode was also a little angry: "Then what do you think we should do?
If this doesn't work, then that won't work either.
Can we just stay where we are?"
Ma Lin also frowned.
In the end, neither of them had any better choice but to recruit soldiers first.
At the same time, they sent an eight-hundred-mile express horse to Xinjing to deliver the good news and asked for instructions on recruiting soldiers on the spot for garrison. , if Xinjing does not agree, they will immediately dismiss the strong men who have been recruited.
On the eighth day of February, in Xinjing, the village is warm and the flowers are blooming.
Zhao Ziliang and Yang Yuhuan were strolling by the Xinjing River.
Gao Shang walked over quickly with official documents and memorials.
He was the deputy secretary supervisor and was mainly responsible for assisting Zhao Ziliang in handling official documents and memorials and making suggestions on military affairs.
Gao Shi was the principal supervisor.
He is mainly responsible for official memorials and suggestions on government affairs, justice and supervision.
The two have different divisions of labor.
Gao Shang walked behind Zhao Ziliang and cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, the Military Academy has sent good news about the Eastern Expeditionary Army.
Bai Xiaode and Ma Lin have recaptured Guazhou and Shazhou, killed more than 7,000 people, and captured more than 3,000 people.
The other two are reporting.
Allow them to recruit troops and horses on their own to garrison the recaptured cities.
Otherwise, if they have to divide their troops to garrison the recaptured areas, they will not have enough troops to conquer the rebels."
Zhao Ziliang took the memorial and read it again, and said: "I will discuss this matter with the generals of the Military Academy before replying to Bai Xiaode and Ma Lin."
"yes" The next day, Zhao Ziliang came to the Military Academy to convene the military generals to discuss the memorial proposed by Bai Xiaode and Ma Lin to confidently recruit local soldiers for garrison.
Zhao Ziliang threw the memorial on the desk and asked: "You have all read the memorial.
How do you think this matter should be handled?
If you don't agree, they can only stop moving forward and wait for Xinjing to send troops to take over the defense."
"If you agree, it will be tantamount to breaking the rule that the leading general cannot recruit troops on his own.
Once a precedent is set, similar things will definitely happen in the future, and the rule will no longer become a rule.
Let's talk about it."
Li Siye said: "Your Majesty, maybe Bai Xiaode and Ma Lin have already started recruiting soldiers when they sent someone to deliver the memorial.
I don't know about Ma Lin, but Bai Xiaode is definitely not a stickler for rules.
Is it pointless for us to discuss here?
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