Great Han Arrow God

Chapter 577
On the north bank of Huangshui River, at Baima Bay, [-] Han infantry lined up along the river, full of murderous intent.

More than 3 Qiang people were blocked in the narrow triangle between Huangshui and Haoquanshui, and people were panicked.The horn sounded one after another, the old and the weak, women and children rushed to gather in the center, and the young and strong held weapons and rode horses galloping, forming arrays around, ready to fight.Several tribal leaders gathered together, accusing each other while arranging defense lines.

They were all tribes who refused to accept Meigao's suggestion and wanted to join forces with the Huns.After Mei Gao was rejected, he left without saying anything, and these tribal leaders didn't take it too seriously.Their pastures were closer to the territory of the Han Dynasty. After hearing about the floods in the Han Dynasty, they felt that the Han army was just pretending, and it was unlikely that they would actually start a war.

Riding into the Qiang with 20 steps is somewhat absurd.The large and small Qiang tribes in the vicinity add up to [-] if not [-]. If it is impossible, the Han army will not be able to find them if they go deep into the mountains, and they will leave within a month.

They never expected that the Han army not only actually went to battle, but also arrived at their station in only three days.In a hurry, they had no choice but to drag their families along for the big migration, preparing to avoid the limelight, and returning after the Han army had left.

They miscalculated again, and the Han army chased after them, blocking them in this river beach.

It was the end of summer, and the Huangshui River was in a hurry. It was impossible to wade across the Huangshui River. There were only two ways in front of them: surrender or fight.After discussion, several tribal leaders decided to have both, to fight first, and then surrender if they are not victorious.

The reason why everyone agrees with this plan is because the Han army they are facing has only [-] infantry, and the two sides have equal strength and have the strength to fight.

The Qiang people took action, quickly rectified their formation, and put on a posture to face the battle.

Seeing that the Qiang people stopped running away, Cao Shi was relieved.He put down his clairvoyance and called all the generals to discuss the matter.

As the drums sounded, dozens of captains and captains rushed to him, looking at him nervously and excitedly.Half of these people are children from various families, or they have been in the army for many years but have not been promoted, or they have just joined the army, because their ancestors and titles have crossed the sequence of low-level officers, they suddenly became the number of commanders. A hundred people or even a middle-level officer in a school.

No matter what the situation is, they need a hearty victory to prove themselves and restore the glory of the family.

Cao Shi looked at these generals who were either familiar or unfamiliar, and felt a little sad in his heart.As a representative of the family of heroes, he is well aware of the importance of this battle.There are more than 3 people in front, and there are a lot of supplies, cattle and sheep. If they eat them, the army can get supplies for at least a month. This victory is also enough to prove the combat effectiveness of the descendants of their heroes. It is not a problem to win a few marquises.If defeated, morale will be frustrated, and the next battle will be difficult.

Many of these people have just joined the army, and newborn calves are not afraid of tigers, which is both a good thing and a bad thing.If you win a battle, your morale will be stronger, and if you lose a battle, you may lose your morale.

Cao Shi was deeply touched by this. The most obvious example is Liang Xiao's record of raiding Zhangpu led by [-] South Vietnamese cavalry.Only by leading them from victory to victory can we create an invincible elite.

"Everyone, do you know where Wei Qing went?"

All the generals looked at each other, wondering why Cao Shi asked this question.Wei Qing is the lieutenant general in command of the cavalry, and he hasn't shown up for several days.As for why, only Cao Shi and the people around him knew, and it was impossible for ordinary generals to understand.

"I pushed him away." Cao Shi smiled, playing with the clairvoyance in his hand. "As for the reason, you should be able to figure it out."

Everyone looked at each other, and some people began to smile knowingly.Different from them, Wei Qing and Zhang Cigong and others under him were all from the background of the common people. They were promoted to be marquises because of their military exploits, which is the power that the emperor relies on most, and it is also one of the root causes of their downfall.When Cao Shi dismissed Wei Qing, he naturally wanted to monopolize the victory of this battle, to prove that the children of heroes also have the fighting power not to lose to Wei Qing and others.

An atmosphere of reluctance to admit defeat slowly permeated.

"There are 4 to [-] people on the opposite side, and there are four or five tribal leaders." Cao Shi kept pinching his fingers, and said word by word: "Thirty to forty thousand, which is roughly equivalent to a food town of [-] to [-] households. A leader is equivalent to four to five thousand households, and a total of forty to fifty thousand food towns, is it enough for you to eat?"

This sentence is like throwing a torch into the pyre, and it immediately caused a raging fire.Based on an average of 50 households for a title, if you win this battle, 30 people will have the opportunity to be named marquises. Even if the court cuts off half of them, there will be [-] people.Even considering that a lord like Cao Shi will take up more Shiyi, there must be no less, and more than a dozen people have the opportunity to become marquises.

In other words, everyone in office has a chance, and whether they can get a share of the pie depends on each person's ability.No wonder Cao Shi wants to send Wei Qing and the others away. This is a big piece of fat, so naturally he has to take care of them who are also children of heroes.

"Junhou, we have taken your wish." A Dou family child shouted loudly: "We will definitely live up to your expectations."

"That's right, if anyone is timid to fight, let's talk about it earlier, don't stop us from doing meritorious deeds."

"Your mother, what are you bragging about. There have been so many contests, which time did your kid beat me?"

All of a sudden, these dandies who bowed their heads but didn't look up and saw how many fights in Chang'an yelled, one refused to accept the other, and they all wanted to fight for the chance of the first battle, and their faces were red when they fought. Fight again.

Cao Shi saw it in his eyes and was happy in his heart.He is also from a rich family background, so he naturally knows the virtues of these guys.If there is no stimulation, they will not be excited.He waved his hand to signal everyone to be calm. "Attention, we still have battles to fight, and there is no food to feed the prisoners."

After hearing this, everyone understood and winked at each other.Cao Shi's meaning has been made very clear. The Qiang people on the opposite side, no matter whether they are fighters or old and weak, are all counted as the heads of their military exploits.Only in this way can there be enough credit.

"However, we can't kill prisoners. It's ominous to kill prisoners, and you should all understand."

"Understood!" Someone shouted loudly: "The opposite side is full of young and strong Qiang people. They are all warriors, and there are no prisoners."

"Yes, where are the captives? Aren't the Qiang people proud of dying in battle? They won't surrender."

Everyone shouted and couldn't help laughing.In their eyes, there is no benevolence, righteousness or morality at all. They only pay attention to the leader, only credit, and only rewards.

Cao Shi waved his hand, signaling the generals to return to the battle and prepare for battle.He called them here just to say these things. As for the specific tactics, there is no need to say much at all.Most of them came from generals, and they often trained their formations in the form of hunting. They never forgot to form their formations even in a fight. Dealing with the Qiang people was not a piece of cake.

The drums sounded again, echoing the horns of the Qiang people.

The Han army began to press forward.They lined up in a neat formation, stepped on the drums, and squeezed forward step by step until they pressed three hundred steps in front of the Qiang people. Then they stopped and reorganized their formation under the command of the drums.

A battle formation of 5000 people took the lead in the battle, forced a hundred paces in front of the Qiang people, and shot at the formation. Sword and shield players and spearmen stepped forward to form a shield formation, followed by three thousand bowmen and crossbowmen. Formation, start shooting with all your strength.

Bows and crossbows have always been the most threatening weapons of the Han army, and their equipment ratio is as high as [-] to [-] percent. It is common sense to use bows and crossbows for covering shooting before hand-to-hand combat. The Han army knows it, and the Qiang people also know it.Seeing the formation of the Han army's crossbowmen, the Qiang people immediately raised their shields, ready to receive the first wave of attacks from the Han army. At the same time, the Qiang people's archers also stepped forward and began to fight back.

The battle kicked off with the mutual shooting of the two sides.

The Han army mainly used crossbows. The four-stone arm-stretch crossbow to the eight-stone kick-stretch crossbow were the main crossbows. The range ranged from 160 steps to [-] steps, basically covering the entire Qiang archers position.Crossbows with more than eight stones are used for sniping, and are designed to target the opponent's generals.

Captain Qiangnu issued an order, and thousands of crossbows fired at once, forming a continuous and dense rain of arrows, whizzing across the sky, and pounced on the Qiang people's positions.Even after flying more than a hundred steps, the force is still strong. When shot on the Qiang man's large shield, there is a puffing sound, and when shot on the Qiang man's leather armor, it pierces through the Qiang man's body mercilessly, and blood splatters. The screams were endless, and one by one the Qiang people fell to the ground after being shot by arrows, tossing and turning, howling.

Although the Qiang region also produces good bows, the Qiang people are obviously inferior in terms of overall strength.Although they have a lot of bows and arrows, their shooting range is far less than that, and they are a little bit floating when they shoot a hundred steps away.Compared with their leather armor, the Han army is all iron armor, and it is difficult for these fluttering arrows to cause any substantial damage.Although some Han soldiers were injured by arrows, they were much smaller than the losses of the Qiang people.

As soon as the two sides fought, the Qiang people suffered a major blow and were utterly embarrassed by the arrows of the Han army.In just one meal, the Qiang people's arrow array was destroyed. Even if the Qiang people's generals tried their best, they couldn't make the archers stand up from under the shields and fight back.

After successfully suppressing the Qiang arrow formation, the Han infantry immediately launched a new wave of charges.

The two captains each commanded 500 men, rushed out from both sides of the crossbowmen, and rushed towards the arrow array where the Qiang people had been shot to pieces.The ones rushing to the front were more than a hundred soldiers wearing light armor or not wearing armor at all. Most of them were composed of fierce and aggressive rangers with superb martial arts skills.

Behind them, infantry armed with swords, shields, spears and halberds lined up in a neat formation and moved forward at a fast pace.

The fighters who fell into the battle were the first to fight. They brandished their sabers and rushed towards the Qiang people who were on the way.There is no formation, only small-scale cooperation, relying on fearless courage and the tacit understanding honed in group fights, they rushed over in small groups, and rushed wherever there was a flaw.

Although the Qiang people are also warlike, they are still in a hurry in front of these rangers.

Before they could react, the infantry of the Han army arrived, and the neat battle formation was like a powerful chariot, quickly crushing the chaotic battle formation of the Qiang people.The Han army advanced like a wall, with swords and spears coming down, killing mercilessly.

Seeing the infantry fighting with the enemy, Captain Qiangnu gave an order, and the crossbowman adjusted his direction and shot in depth to block the support of the Qiang people.At the same time, under the repulsion of the sword and shield players, the crossbowmen moved forward one by one, approaching the position of the Qiang people.

On the battlefield four to five hundred steps wide and three to four hundred steps deep, the two sides fought together, fighting with their lives.

The Han army had a clear upper hand.Not only did they have a well-organized formation, but they also had excellent equipment. Although the Qiang people were also very tenacious, they still suffered heavy casualties.It didn't take long for the Han army to break through the resistance of the Qiang people and occupy their positions.

The drums of victory sounded and spread throughout the battlefield, boosting the morale of the Han army.Cao Shi took advantage of the situation to strike the iron, and immediately launched a second wave of attacks, and again sent three school lieutenants to lead 5000 people to attack, replacing the soldiers who had just won a while.

Encouraged by the victory in the first battle, these 5000 people went into battle with even higher fighting spirit.

Although there are more than 3 Qiang people, less than half of the fighters who can really go to battle, most of them are old and weak women and children.In front of the [-] well-equipped and eager Han troops, they simply couldn't resist.In just half a day, the Han army broke through three formations in a row and was forced to the water's edge.

Seeing that there was no hope of victory, the leaders of the Qiang people did not dare to fight any more, so they asked for a truce and surrendered to Cao Shi.

Cao Shi refused.He left 5000 people to monitor the rear to avoid accidents, and then led the troops, went into battle in person, and attacked with all his strength.

The Qiang people were taken aback.This was something they hadn't expected at all, and they were in chaos for a while.

The Han army took the opportunity to rush in and quickly broke the Qiang's position.

On the banks of the Huangshui River, blood flowed all over the place. More than 3 Qiang people, regardless of age, were exterminated by the red-eyed Han army. Only a small number of people risked swimming across the river and fled in panic.

Wei Qing immediately stood on the hill in the distance, looked at the Qiang people's positions filled with mourning, shook his head, and lowered his clairvoyance.He knew what Cao Shi was doing, but he couldn't stop it.Cao Shi needed an unquestionable victory to prove himself, and the Han army also needed an overwhelming victory to deter the Qiang people.Even if the massacre was too tragic and barbaric, he couldn't say anything.

After all, there are only winners and losers on the battlefield, and there is no benevolence, justice and morality.

That night, after Cao Shi got the detailed statistical data, he carefully wrote a military newspaper and sent a fast horse to Chang'an.At the same time, he sent someone to notify Mei Gao.With this victory, Mei Gao will have more confidence to speak.

Two days later, Meigao came to Daying with a dozen or so Qiang tribal leaders to meet Cao Shi.Shocked by Cao Shi's victory, these tribal leaders accepted Mei Gao's persuasion to surrender, and were willing to lead the warriors of their own tribes, prepare their own pommel horses, food and grass, and cooperate with the Han army to fight.

Cao Shi agreed, and readily promised that they would be treated the same as the soldiers of the Han army. If they made meritorious service, the court would reward them generously.

Under coercion and temptation, the Qiang people bowed their heads and obeyed orders, willing to be the pioneers, actively inquiring about news for the Han army, and running around to serve.

A few days later, the edict of the Son of Heaven arrived. When Cao was added, there were [-] households in Shiyi, and he was granted the title of Eleven Marquis. The number of Shiyi ranged from [-] to several hundred households, and the total number of Shiyi households was more than [-].Among them are Mei Gao, Jue Chang She Hou, and Shi Yi Sanbai.A county was established in the settlement where the Qiang people were conquered, and the name of the county was Poqiang.

Cao Shi immediately notified the whole army of the edict.

The soldiers shouted long live.
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(End of this chapter)