the third chapter
Yu Fuluo's tribe originally had a population of 70,000 to 80,000 people, but he lied and called it 100,000. In addition, in the few years after the Yellow Turban Rebellion, he annexed more than ten tribes. The population had also risen to nearly 200,000.
This time, he directly recruited 50,000 Qing Zhuang people and formed the largest Xiongnu cavalry in history. He was prepared to settle the world in one battle and take all the Southern Xiongnu people into his tribe. At that time, he would be the real Chanyu. Then, he would lead his army north and annex the already declining Northern Xiongnu. He would become the most accomplished Chanyu in the history of the Xiongnu. At that time, his name would definitely go down in history.
The Xiongnu had always had a system where all the people were soldiers. As long as it was a war, all the men in the tribe who could draw bows and shoot arrows had to participate in the battle. The only way to fight was to shoot arrows from afar and attack with scimitars at close range.
Yu Fuluo relied on his large population, strong soldiers, and strong horses. He had also seen the Great Han army during the Yellow Turban Rebellion. Therefore, they followed suit and gathered all the men in their tribe who were above the age of 16 and below the age of 50 to form this army.
As for his opponents, the tribal alliances. Although their tribe had more people than Yu Fuluo, they were all scattered. This time, although the alliance had sent over 20 leaders, the troops were uneven. The people who were close to Fu Luo's territory were naturally all males above the age of ten. However, the eight or nine tribes that were far away from Fu Luo's territory only had less than a thousand old and weak soldiers. They wanted to use this war to launch a sneak attack on the other tribes.
The alliance army had gathered 100,000 troops, but their imposing manner was far inferior to that of Yu Fu Luo's side. Yu Fuluo looked at the enemy's battle formation from afar and began to fantasize. It was as if he had unified the entire Xiongnu and was about to lead his army south to attack the Great Han Dynasty and plunder their beauties and food. What woman in the world could be better than the beauties of the Great Han Dynasty? Thinking of this, he could not help but swallow his saliva.
Behind Yu Fuluo was his younger brother, Huchuquan. He was the most powerful warrior under Yu Fuluo. Every time there was a battle, he would always charge forward and kill the enemy without leaving a single piece of armor behind. As long as he was around, Yu Fuluo firmly believed that there was no battle that could not be won. At this moment, Huhuquan was observing the enemy's troops with rapt attention. Suddenly, he frowned and realized something was wrong. He hurriedly urged his horse to catch up and interrupted his brother's fantasy."Big brother, their numbers aren't right. They're twenty to thirty thousand fewer than a few days ago.”
The two sides had been at a stalemate for more than ten days, but they had only attacked three or four times. Yu Fuluo realized that although the enemy's army far surpassed his own, there were 100,000 people. However, there were many old and weak people. Every time they fired, at least 30% of the arrows would fall halfway. That was why he was confident in starting the final battle and prepared to defeat the other party in one battle. Now that he had listened to his younger brother's words and observed, he realized that it was indeed as Huhuquan had said. The enemy's rear formation had lost a lot of people.
"Haha, they're really stupid. Didn't Baiming say that they would ambush us during the battle? There was no need to be afraid. With their soldiers, a sneak attack would not be of much use. Qu Bei, take five thousand men and guard the rear. If there are any ambushes, shoot them to death.”Yu Fuluo observed for a while before smiling. Then, he gave an order to another tribal warrior behind him.
Qu Bei was Yu Fuluo's childhood friend. Although he couldn't compare to Huchu Quan, he was still a rare warrior. He answered on his horse and rode to the rear.
At this moment, Yu Fuluo's eldest son, Liu Bao, was not satisfied. He shouted,"Father, why don't you let me go? I'll definitely repel their ambush.”
Yu Fuluo gave his son such a Han name. One could imagine his ambition. Bao Liu was in his early twenties and was very young. He had fought with Yu Fuluo for three to four years and could be considered to have experienced hundreds of battles. Especially now that Yu Fuluo had annexed more than ten tribes. It made Liu Bao even more arrogant, thinking that no one in the world could defeat his tribe.
Yu Fuluo looked at Liu Bao with a smile, full of gratification, and said,""Don't worry, you can fight the war. Just wait obediently and I'll give you a mission. Today, you must let your scimitar drink the blood of ten people.”
"Yes, Father." Liu Bao was excited. If he killed another ten people, he would have killed a hundred. Then, he would become the incarnation of the God of War like his uncle, Hu Chuquan. Just thinking about it made him excited.
On the other side of Yu Fuluo, Huhuquan was a little unhappy. He was originally the most popular heir in the tribe. He didn't expect Yu Fuluo to support his son so much and let him be in the limelight. This time, if he killed a hundred people, then he would really have no hope of becoming the Chanyu.
Back then, he had rebelled against their brothers 'father because he had no hope of becoming the Chanyu. He might as well stir up the waters and fish in troubled waters. Who would have thought that Yu Fuluo would become stronger and stronger, and he would even be wary of him. He was not even fifty years old, but he had already started to nurture Liu Bao with all his might.
Huhuquan looked at the excited Liu Bao unwillingly and turned his head to the south. He did not know if his trusted aides had sent the news to Taiyuan. If the Han Dynasty also sent troops out and attacked them, they would be defeated three times and then find a way to kill Liu Bao. Then he still had hope. The elders of the tribe had long been dissatisfied with Fu Luo's arbitrary behavior, especially since this battle was basically sacrificing the powerful warriors of the tribe to satisfy his ambition.
Huhuquan had always been a pro-Han strategy. He knew his brother's ambition, so he wanted to replace him. In his opinion, as long as he was attached to the Great Han and had the support of the Imperial Court, the position of Chief would not need to be won by war. Peace and unification were what the Xiongnu needed the most now. After this war ended, he could imagine the Tuoba Xianbei people's greed towards the Southern Xiongnu. At that time, it would be a disaster for the Xiongnu.
But what were the Han people thinking? They had always been on guard against the Xiongnu, especially in the past seven or eight years. The internal strife of the Han people had made some greedy fellows impulsive and began to plunder crazily. Yu Fuluo was one of them. Although he had advised him many times, he had never listened. They even took advantage of the fact that the various dukes were fighting in Luoyang to send 10,000 elites to Luoyang, hoping to benefit from it. It had been almost a year, and they had yet to return. One could imagine that they were definitely wiped out.
Although he had spread the news, what if no one believed him? Perhaps they hoped that the Southern Xiongnu would suffer heavy losses, and they could relax their vigilance.
Huhuquan didn't dare to think too much about it and focused on the battle at hand. The scale of this battle was comparable to the war between the northern and southern Xiongnu in the early years of the Eastern Han Dynasty. He wondered if the southern Xiongnu would also split into two after this war.
"Woo!" From afar, the other party was already playing the horn trombone. The army also split into four, one as a reserve team, and the other three slowly began to charge from the left, middle, and right.
Yu Fuluo turned to his generals and said,""Huhuquan, take 20,000 men and attack from the middle. You must break through their middle and attack their rear. Liu Bao, 5,000 of you will go around the enemy's rear and attack their rear formation. As long as their commander escapes, we will win.”Following that, Yu Fuluo ordered the two ten thousand cavalry commanders to lead ten thousand men each to charge towards the enemy's left and right flanks, leaving only five thousand men by his side as reserves.
His formation was completely correct. He had taken into account all the enemy's situations. If this continued, he would definitely be able to win. Unfortunately, he didn't consider the Han people.
At this moment, Lu Bu had already brought his army to the battlefield. They were lying in ambush behind a hill twenty miles away. He only brought a few of his generals and slowly approached the battlefield. They stopped on a hill ten miles away and watched the tigers fight.
Beside him were two people who looked like merchants. One was a merchant sent by Sima Hui, and the other was a trusted aide of Huchu Quan.
He successfully reached Taiyuan and spread the news. However, he was quickly noticed and brought to Lu Bu. Through him, Lu Bu learned about the situation of the Xiongnu people and also understood Huchu Quan's thoughts.
This was a situation that he was very happy to see. If he could support a prestigious person like Huhuquan in the Xiongnu tribe, he would be able to completely control them. Only then would he be able to focus all his attention on the Central Plains and achieve unity.
Although this idea was not bad, the sneak attack on the Fuluo Tribe still had to continue. However, he had already sent people to chase after Gao Shun. He could not harm Huhuquan's family, so he had to avoid their grassland as much as possible.
Looking at Yu Fuluo's army formation, he indeed had some ability. Unfortunately, he was too arrogant and brought too few troops. Otherwise, he could have won easily. Now, it was 50,000 against 100,000. Even if he wanted to win, it would only be a miserable victory. However, this was exactly what Lu Bu wanted to see.
He ordered Zhang Liao to lead 10,000 men to the rear of the alliance army and wait for them to be defeated to kill and capture them. He also had Zhang Xiu bring 5,000 men to the rear of the alliance army to lie in ambush. His mission was to kill Liu Bao when he was chasing the enemy. Pang De was assigned to Yu Fuluo's side, with 5,000 men under him. As for Dian Wei and Ma Chao, they only needed to follow Lu Bu and wait for the battle to end before they rushed out to take advantage of the situation. They didn't have any missions. They just needed to kill as many enemies as possible. Although there were only 20,000 people, if the enemy fought for four or four hours, they would be a new force.
The two armies were still slowly approaching, but they did not know that the third party was already prepared to reap the benefits. Yu Fuluo looked at his army excitedly. After this battle, the voices opposing him would completely disappear from the grasslands. Bao Liu was also waving his horsewhip in excitement. At the same time, he was looking forward to becoming the God of War. At that time, he could choose any woman in the tribe. Haha, how blissful. Opposite them, the leaders of the various sects were also excited. With two against one, this battle was definitely a win. At that time, they would be prepared to divide the hundreds of thousands of people from Fu Luo. At this moment, only Huchu Quan was still conscious. Every time, he was the one who charged into the most dangerous battlefield. He knew that his elder brother had always wanted him to die so that he could get rid of the biggest threat around him. However, Huhuquan was not stupid. He knew that his brother was sending him to his death, so he would not put in any effort in every battle. He would leave his clansmen to die. In any case, not many warriors of Huhuquan's tribe had come out. There were still 3,000 elites hidden in his territory. This was an important bargaining chip for him to seize the position of Chief.
Finally, the two armies entered their shooting range. In an instant, arrows were nocked on their bows. Looking at their uniform movements, Lu Bu felt envious. His cavalry was still lacking.
A dense number of arrows rained down on the two armies. Each time they landed, thousands of people would die. The soldiers fell from their horses and rolled seven to eight meters forward due to inertia before being trampled by the warhorses behind them. Some warhorses were also shot down by the arrows, pressing the knights under them. When the people behind saw this, they quickly turned their horses around and avoided them. Some of them didn't have the time to dodge and directly crashed into the horse. The front hooves of the horse were immediately broken and it slammed heavily on the ground. The rider on top of it was thrown far away, and the horse also slid a few meters away, whining.
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