Chapter 572: Divide troops to the north
"The cavalry lost 6,000, and it can be seen that today's Xianbei is far stronger than the Huns. Two hundred years ago, the so-called string control men did not have such great lethality to infantry. In terms of casualties, the three Eastern Xianbeis were obviously stronger than the Tuoba clan's troops."
Sima Ji was moving forward and commenting. All the generals following behind nodded and said that the Jin soldiers around Sima Ji were cleaning the battlefield, and of course they were also the wounded soldiers on both sides. Sima Ji had never really fought with the Xianbei people. This time, it was a rare opportunity to observe nearby. You can see the battle from this battle to see the process of the two sides as preparation.
We cannot be careless because of peaceful coexistence now. The Jin Dynasty's army no longer crushed the Xianbei like the Han Dynasty's equipment and the Huns. At least the metallurgical technology in the eastern Xianbei is quite good, which is not comparable to Youzhou, but it is not as embarrassing as the Huns at the time. The advantage is that the Xianbei has long been divided, which is the advantage of the Jin Dynasty.
"You don't have to worry that the Xianbei will become a future trouble. Those who learn from me will die. I will naturally have a way to prevent the Xianbei from becoming a threat. Although I marry a Xianbei woman, I have not even forgotten my identity for the sake of the woman." Seeing that the generals and schools around me changed slightly, Sima Ji spoke to comfort me.
The split Xianbei helped the Jin Dynasty to restrain its expression without moving, which was stronger than the Han Dynasty facing the complete and unified Huns. As the only civilization in East Asia, the Central Plains led the surrounding areas. This is also a natural advantage of the Central Plains over all surrounding forces, but this was not recognized in ancient China for a long time.
For many reasons, including Youzhou being too close to the grassland, Sima Ji was not willing to waste time with the Xianbei. Joining the grassland running competition does not mean that he did not think of ways to these neighbors. It is only one of them to win over the upper class, and trying to make the Xianbei semi-settled is also one of them.
The advantage of settlement is to bring the nomads closer to the same level as the Central Plains. If the other party cannot fight, they will run away. If you want to compete with the Central Plains in the future, you must consider whether you can stand revenge. As the earliest ethnic group for farming and settlement, once the Xianbei begins to move into settlement, the ideas of the Xianbei people will be easily predicted, at least more likely than when they are purely nomadic.
If the industrial age is used as an example, it involves the issues of the upstream and downstream of the industrial chain. Once it is included in a certain track, the invisible constraints will make the shrouded ethnic group unable to escape. Therefore, later generations of Japan and South Korea were said to be no, and they did not have this ability at all. The entire industry was supported by the United States and the United States to serve themselves.
To use a science fiction explanation, aliens suddenly discovered that smart creatures appeared on a planet. After investigation, they found that the planet had the potential to enter the industrial age. If King Yan was a member of this alien, they would deliberately leave a certain technology on this planet to guide the indigenous people to follow the route he planned. As long as the indigenous people embarked on the path he planned, all the indigenous people on this planet could be predicted, because they knew exactly how they would develop. At a certain time, small means could prevent these indigenous people from being reborn forever.
Although there was no obvious gap in the agricultural era, as long as there was a little Sima Ji could practice it. Looking at the Xianbei soldiers and horses who celebrated victory, Sima Ji laughed happily and joined the ranks of the celebratory celebrations.
Sima Ji could still accept this exchange ratio against the soldiers on both sides of the battle, and then began to interrogate the surviving prisoners, wanting to know Sima Ying's main direction of military use from these prisoners. The most important thing was some details, such as the strength of various troops.
"I have limited patience. Now you kneel in front of me, which means that I still have no determination to die. Stop talking nonsense. How many troops in Sima Ying's headquarters are the main army in the direction of Hulao Pass." Sima Ji sat upright, looking at the captured general who was pressed up with anticipation, and then changed his subject, "I know the image of my king in the capital now, so just say something directly and directly, and let me give him a way out for life. I have always been killed by the stubborn ones, especially after I am full of expectations but disappointed."
"King Yan, you are introducing foreign enemies to attack the emperor, don't be obsessed with it." A general with a scattered hair and blood on his face, "The victory of the first battle cannot explain anything."
"Come, pull it out and kill it!" Sima Ji ordered coldly, shouting at the other party's struggle, and turned a deaf ear to the next target until the escort came back, and then he locked his eyes on the next target. "If I can answer the question, I will answer it, and if I can't answer it, I will die. Now the person who does not cooperate is dead. Then I can answer the question just now. The victory of the first battle does not mean anything, but I have not lost since the enlistment. Whether it is the Great Jin vassal king or the foreign vassal kings and princes, I have died in my hands. At present, I am nearly thirty years old and are still waiting for the next unlucky guy to appear."
"Don't mention the 100,000 Xianbei cavalry now, as long as I am willing, I can continue to recruit troops. I control tens of millions of Xianbei, five million Jurchens outside the border, and countless other miscellaneous Husbands. If it weren't for the supply of food and grass, millions of iron cavalry could be summoned and swayed." Sima Ji was full of bragging, and according to the ancient boasting standards, it might be a little too much, but his appearance as the best in the world, really suppressed these tyrant prisoners.
Zhongyuan claimed that he had always been restrained. There had never been a vassal king like the King of Yan who had been more than ten times more. Anyway, there were no Xianbei people in his military tent now, so he could hold Hu Zisheng back at any time.
Maybe it was because they were so evil that these captured generals didn't know what to say, and they had nothing to say, so they all lost and said nothing.
Finally, from the mouth of this prisoner, Sima Ji learned that Zhao Xiang's troops who had left Pingjin Pass in Northeast China were 40,000 to 50,000 people, and couldn't help but think secretly, Pingjin Pass in Northeast China? If Hetao had not been recovered, Luoyang's location would be completely the emperor guarding the national gate, and it was a short distance from Hetao. Even the place north of Pingjin Pass is now rarely visited, and it is completely relied on troops to deter him.
In a broad sense, Hetao is a large place that can be settled or nomadic, and is a place that has both. In fact, it is a battlefield that is more suitable for cavalry. After summoning a few Murong Li to the military tent, Sima Ji pointed out the location of this army. "General Wei Lianbo, Hetao is a place that is more suitable for the Tuoba clan to play. I don't ask the Tuoba clan how many enemies the Tuoba clan kills, there is enough places for you to slowly grind."
"Liangbo received the order!" Wei Lianbo was not completely unfamiliar with Hetao. When Hetao was still in Zahu's hands, he had been there and had some understanding of the local area. You should know that the territory of the Tuoba clan is located north of Hetao.
Chapter completed!