Li Tan's troops spent two days marching, and on the third day, near noon, they advanced to within ten miles of the allied army camp dominated by Ding Ling. \ The reason why it is said that it is mainly Ding Ling people is that there are other ethnic groups in the coalition army, such as nearly 10,000 Di people, and some other ethnic groups that are very unfamiliar to the Central Plains Dynasty.
The main habitat of the Ding Ling people was called Mobei by the Central Plains Dynasty, which is actually the region of Novosibirsk and Siberia in later generations, and the more intuitive impression is that it belongs to the Asian part of Russia.
The combined territory of Xigaoche and Donggaoche is very vast, and in terms of land area alone, it is larger than the New Han Kingdom, which has restored eight or nine tenths of the old land of the Han family, that is, the population of Xigaoche and Donggaoche is not too much, and the Ding Ling people together are about two or three million, and the problem is that there are not only Ding Ling people living on those lands.
If the grassland is divided according to the skin color of the human race, the skin color of the people in the south of Mobei is mainly yellow people, and the north of Mobei is mostly white, and the white-skinned people on the east Gaoche side are not the mainstream, and the west Gaoche is eight or nine out of ten white-skinned people.
Naturally, the Ding Ling people are the ruling class in the territory of Xigaoche, but there are also quite a lot of ethnic groups that do not belong to the Ding Ling people, and their names are many and very mixed, if they belong to the Slavs according to the definition given by the Romans, they are called Chegu, Kun, Yakut, Samoyed, etc., and they are not considered to be the same people, and there are differences in living habits and beliefs.
Just like the period when the Xiongnu were strong, those ethnic groups living in the territory of Xigaoche were subordinate to the Ding Ling, and they usually paid tribute according to the season, and sent soldiers to serve when they were called.
"Some of them are not much different from bears."
Li Tan is talking about some warriors of the Ding Ling vassal race: "The height is at least two meters, and the body is also very strong, but there is too much hair on the body." ” In fact, there are not many tall and strong people on the Zhuxia side, but they will be scarce compared to the total number of people.
Nowadays, the average height of Han people is about 1.7 meters, and the taller people are in the north, the taller they are, and the taller they are in the south, the more they are taller.
According to some historical records, the rigid rule for the selection of warriors during the Shang Dynasty was one zhang tall, and the word "husband" did not mean "husband" in the first place, but was similar to the meaning of "hero".
Shang Dynasty is 1695 cm; The Zhou Dynasty's measurement changed, one zhang became 231 centimeters, and the conscription requirement became more than eight feet, that is, 1,848 centimeters.
If you look at it this way, the Zhuxia ethnic group is really not a short race, and it should be said that tall stature is a common phenomenon.
There is a saying that the Spring and Autumn Period will be a period of elimination of the genetic strength and weakness of the Zhuxia ethnic group, and the cold weapons do not talk about "tricks", and the battle is that the two armies are fighting face to face, in addition to relying on equipment, they must also have that physical fitness, only the excellent side can get the right to continue to survive, and the loser will be eliminated.
"I heard that our ancestors had a period of time when it was normal to be 1.8 meters tall, and it was not normal to be less than 1.8 meters" Li Tan looked at some other enemies with a telescope, and those people looked extremely short standing next to the giant like a bear: "The same complexion, the facial features look no different." ” Of course, there are also high and low figures among the Ding Ling people, and the average height is definitely shorter than the current Han people.
No one can now have any scientific explanation for the obvious difference in stature of the same species, and can only simply assume that they may not be the same species.
"The average height of our ancestors is about 1.8 meters, and the average height of our generation has dropped to 1.7 meters" Li Tan looked at those enemies who may not be enough to be 1.5 meters tall, and said in a very incomprehensible tone: "There is a word that is right, that is, degradation."
We are in a degraded phase" For a long time, the average height of Zhuxia has been higher than that of the nomads on the steppe, which is the difference between eating habits and nutrient intake, which also shows a genetic contrast.
For example, the current Han State has absorbed too many naturalized Hu, which actually lowers the average height of the Han people.
There is a saying that the average height of the Han people has decreased because of the combination with the Sinicized Hu people to produce offspring, but I don't know if it is reliable or not.
This Han army was not intercepted until it reached within five miles of the coalition army camp, but some scurrying animals caused them trouble, which made Li Tan have to be suspicious.
The Han army that came stopped and camped when it was five miles away from the coalition army camp, and Li Tan personally led people to swim around to reconnoitre, and the things that could be seen showed that the enemy army had built a position system to fortify the camp.
"General."
Yang Su pointed to the enemy camp and said, "It is difficult to judge how many people are stationed in the enemy camp. ” Of course, this Yang Su is not the famous general of the Sui Dynasty, but he may be the ancestor of the "Yang general" in the Northern Song Dynasty, just like Sima Ang in the late Qin Dynasty, he may be unknown, but it is not impossible for future generations to appear celebrities or emperors.
The coalition camp occupies a large space, and the whole appearance is distorted, and it is difficult to see the distribution inside without an overview of the high ground.
"Their composure is unusual."
The alien race in Li Tan's cognition should not be like this, especially the nomadic people, and they should not have an army to attack is this kind of reaction: "You lead people to test a wave first." ” Yang Suying "promised" to leave with his own soldiers.
Is there a "Yang general" in history, maybe there are one or more generals surnamed Yang who resisted the invasion of foreign races, but the well-known "Yang general" is, of course, the product of artistic processing.
In fact, there was no such group as "Yang Jiajiang" in the Northern Song Dynasty, let alone such an anti-heavenly existence as "Tianbo Mansion".
Zhuxia is very particular about naming, although the "Huwei" of the old Zhao family is a relatively weak group of royal families in all dynasties, but the name of the courtier's mansion is "Tianbo Mansion" is not allowed.
The emperor is the son of heaven, and the word "heaven" in the mansion is a provocation, and there is no need to wait for the "Yang general" to go to the battlefield to die, the emperor should clean up first.
If you are elegant, a lot of "romance" is just a story, the difference is how much it deviates from historical facts, to say that "Yang Jiajiang" should be one of the works that deviate from historical facts the most, not only the mansion took the name of "Tianbo Mansion", but also the ancestors of "Yang Jiajiang" actually served the Hulu regime in the Northern and Southern Dynasties, and shed blood for Hulu's rule, and made considerable contributions.
However, their descendants did do a lot of things, such as winning many battles against the Khitan invasion.
Yang Su returned to the barracks under construction to point troops, and under the sound of war drums and horns, the troops who went out to fight were quickly assembled.
While the Han army was stationed in camp and observing, the coalition army was also observing the approaching Han army.
In some respects, the Di people have absorbed a lot of Han culture, such as Fu Jian's knowledge of presiding over the construction of the camp of the coalition army comes from the military book written in Chinese characters, but it is a pity that the quality of Ding Lingren is too poor, and the resources available in the surrounding area are limited, and the knowledge learned is only three or four tenths.
At this moment, Fu Jian and Long Du stood on the high platform that was erected, they did not have a product of telescopes, they used the naked eye to pay attention to the movements of the Han army, and saw that when the Han army was stationed in the camp, Long Du couldn't help but want to send troops to attack and harass Fu Jian dissuaded, and when a Han army broke away from the main force and began to advance Fu Jian, there was a new move.
"They're here to tempt."
Fu Jian had already found that Ding Lingren was very easy to enter a state of irritability, and he should have stuck to the camp, but he had to let Long Du vent: "If the general wants to attack, it's the right time." ” Longdu's response was to throw away the horsewhip in his hand, and his hands continued to make inspiring movements, opening his mouth and shouting: "Warriors, the time has come to kill the Han Chinese" The thick sound of cowhide drums being mobilized came from the camp of the coalition army, and people in tents, shacks, and open air constantly responded to the call of Longdu, they should get on the horse and ride on horseback, and they should move their legs to meet people on foot, and the scene looked a little chaotic.
Fu Jian was actually very disdainful of Ding Lingren's messy scene, he had been to Xigaoche for nearly a year and a half, and fully understood that it was an authentic nomadic tribe, not to mention that there was no mature military system, and the ruling class did not have an obvious social system, and the system was not only incomparable with the Central Plains Dynasty, but also unbearable compared to the previous grassland overlords.
"They don't look like a hegemon at all."
Li Cunxiao tried very hard to hide his disdain, and lowered his voice and said: "Ding Lingren in the west is even worse than Ding Lingren in the east. ” "They are two tribes."
Fu Jian is qualified enough to make a judgment: "Xianbei people are called tall people because they use tall wheels.
In fact, the Ding Ling people in the west were originally Tiele and Dili people, and the Ding Ling people in the east were even earlier Ele people, so they were not the same ethnic group in the first place. ” Li Cunxiao is a Han Chinese and was born in a beggar army.
His experience was to flee in all directions after Li Nong's death, and then defected to Fu Hong, and followed the remnants of the Di tribe to flee around for some years, because of his literacy and good military ability, he was serving the Fu family as a think tank.
Regardless of the previous name, the location where Ding Ling lived was really far from "civilization", not only reflected in some institutional aspects, but also in the service they wore and the weapons they used.
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At a glance, riding horses or on foot, most of the Ding Ling people really did not have decent weapons in their hands, and there were many people with sharpened wooden spears, some of them would be tied with sharp stones or bones, and the sturdy ones would basically hold maces in their hands.
In fact, seriously speaking, under the premise that nomads lack metal weapons, maces pose the greatest threat to their opponents.
It was not without a price for the Di people to become nominal vassals after they took refuge in Xigaoche, but a considerable part of the materials they brought out from the Central Plains fell into the hands of the Ding Ling people, including nearly 5,000 metal weapons of various kinds, almost 100 sets of iron armor, but the Khans who were equipped with the vast majority of the Ding Ling people were used to equip the pro-army, and only a small number were sent out to the leaders of the tribes.
"The Han army we are facing is not the Jin army under the rule of the Sima royal family, and it is an unattainable dream to fight back to the Central Plains."
Li Cunxiao was not worried that Fu Jian would be angry at all, those were also what Fu Jian's old son Fu Hong said: "The Han army has no shortage of cavalry, and they still have weapons that we can't resist at all." ” "Artillery, that's what the Han people call it."
Fu Jian's eyes kept looking ahead, and the Ding Lingren cavalry that poured out there first would soon come into contact with the Han cavalry: "Murong Xianbei's fiasco was caused by artillery, and it was not a weapon that people could resist with their flesh and blood. ” Fu Jian didn't know if the Han army had brought firearms this time, anyway, he didn't hear the roar of firearms for the time being, but he was highly vigilant and suddenly exploded.
"The huge number of cavalry, coupled with weapons that people can't resist, what hope do we have" Li Cunxiao was also looking ahead, but he was not interested in the upcoming battle at all: "Gongzi knew that Ding Lingren would not be the opponent of the Han army, why did he still agree to fight in Longdu" "Ding Lingren has some knowledge of the Han army, but they obviously haven't really seen the power of the Han army."
Fu Jian was talking about Ran Min's repeated invasions of Xigaoche, but Ran Min led about 3,000 cavalry into the country at most, and they fought some raids and disturbances, and it was very rare for a head-on confrontation to break out: "Ding Ling people must understand the horror of the Han army, so that it will be beneficial to our Di people." ” Ding Lingren cavalry is shouting, looking like it is full of anticipation for the upcoming collision, as the distance between the two sides continues to close, some Ding Lingren are already preparing for cavalry shooting, but when they really enter the distance, they hear a chorus of "Han Army mighty" battle horns, and the next moment is a dense array of arrows from the Han cavalry side first.
"The Han cavalry equipment riding crossbow is standard."
Li Cunxiao watched the leading troops of Ding Lingren's cavalry being shot down in pieces, and he thought of something and seemed to continue: "I heard that the Emperor of the Han family has annexed quite a lot of the vanquished, and those defeated are willing to fight for the Emperor of the Han family."
"It is true that there are quite a few grassland warriors who are willing to fight for the Han Emperor, and those Tuoba Xianbei are the most enthusiastic ones.
With the example of Tuoba Xianbei in the past, Han Tianzi will not lack horsemen at all.
What Fu Jian saw was a collision between the Han cavalry and Ding Lingren's cavalry, but the next scene was that the Han cavalry was crushing forward, and Ding Lingren was trampled into flesh by the horse's hooves that fell off his horse in pieces: "Hope that Longdu will charge in person, and then be killed by the Han army."
If he dies, we will not be able to take command of this army, but the benefits will still be many. ” On the battlefield, although both sides are cavalry, the quality of equipment is one-sided.
Most of the weapons of Ding Lingren could not cause effective damage to the Han army wearing plate armor at all, only some Ding Lingren armed with maces could shoot down the Han knights and dismount, but those sharp weapons in the hands of the Han army could kill Ding Lingren with one blow.
"It's about delaying as much as you can."
Li Cunxiao looked in the northeast direction and asked in a very uncertain tone: "Even if that detachment successfully raids the location of the Han family's son of heaven by a detour, it is impossible to kill the son of the Han family."
What is the purpose of Childe's arrangement?"
Fu Jian was slightly stunned, and then asked with a smile: "What do you say":