529 Han Sui's Decision 1
Han Sui fled back to Tianshui City, and his remaining soldiers Yu Yong fled back to the city one after another. In the end, there were only more than 10,000 Western Liang Iron Cavalry left. This made Han Sui feel very distressed and almost vomited blood. This was also the most severe defeat since the war. It also made him truly realize the combat effectiveness and cruelty of the Big Bear Army, especially the weapons and equipment in the hands of the Big Bear Army soldiers, which surprised him. No wonder the Big Bear Army was able to destroy the Xianbei Iron Cavalry and the Xiongnu Iron Cavalry. This is definitely not a good luck, but a symbol of strength. Who else can still have such a powerful elite army in the world? The Big Bear Army's combat will, fighting spirit, and military literacy are beyond the reach of the Western Liang Army.
The cunning Han Sui lost more than 70,000 Western Liang Iron Cavalry, and was very angry and helpless. In fact, most of the Western Liang Iron Cavalry lost were cavalry from various Qiang tribes, and the real cavalry of his own was only more than 20,000. But Han Sui was not discouraged. He still had capital and the vitality to carry out tenacious resistance. The 20,000 infantry he left in Tianshui City, the more than 3,000 cavalry who fled back, as well as the tens of thousands of soldiers and horses distributed in Longxi, Jincheng, Longyou and other places, as well as the cavalry of the Qiang tribes, were not very difficult for Han Sui. In addition, Ma Teng in Wuwei City was his sworn brother. As long as he was born in the entire Xiliang and united, he was still able to bear the attack of Zhao Yun's army.
Han Sui also knew that after a big defeat, the loss of troops and generals was small, and the key was that his morale was low. Especially the leaders of the Qiang tribes, they were in a heavy mood at this time and did not know how to explain to their people after returning to the tribe. Han Sui knew even more that if he left the help of the cavalry of the Qiang tribes, he would not be able to resist Zhao Yun's army with him, and even if there was a stronger city, it would not play much role.
Of course, in this situation, it is very difficult to defend Tianshui City by relying solely on the current few troops. This is not a problem of military strength. The key is morale and the attitude of the leaders of the Qiang tribes. If we work together, there will be no problem in defending the city. The key is that the leaders of the Qiang tribes are all afraid. They were beaten by Zhao Yun's army, destroyed their will, and shattered their courage.
After figuring out everything, Han Sui called his generals and the leaders of the Qiang tribes. Of course, the purpose was to unify their thoughts and persuade the leaders of the Qiang tribes to go back and organize the iron cavalry to jointly deal with the attack of Zhao Yun's army. Otherwise, everyone would have a dead end and there was no second way to go.
The leaders of various Qiang tribes who were still scared were a little scared when they mentioned Zhao Yun's army. This battle did make them suffer and allowed them to see the strength of the Big Bear Army. No wonder the Xianbei tribe and the Xiongnu iron cavalry were defeated by their subordinates, and in the end even the nation disappeared. Especially the crossbow arrows of the Big Bear Army were useful for the lethal gang of the cavalry, and were completely the natural enemies of the cavalry. Cavalry only had their lives to die when encountering such crossbow arrows, which were much more powerful than hard bows. If they were used on the prairie, then there would be even more unknown how many dead cavalry would be.
A tribe leader heard Han Sui's meaning and said without thinking: "Han Gong, it's not that we are afraid of the Big Bear Army. In fact, the crossbow arrows in their hands are too sharp, with a range of twice as far as the bow arrows in our hands, and can also be launched continuously, which is too terrifying. Our cavalry can't resist at all. What do you want us to do? You can't lead the warriors of the tribe to die, right? I don't know how to explain the losses after I go back!"
Several other leaders of the Qiang tribe also said, "Yes, Mr. Han, as long as you have a way to crack the crossbow arrows in the hands of the Big Bear Army soldiers, then we are not afraid of Zhao Yun's army. If we can't crack the crossbow arrows in their hands, what do you want us to do? It will be a waste of time to die."
After hearing this, Han Sui smiled slightly, looked up at everyone and said, "Dear leaders, it is not difficult to deal with the crossbow arrows of the Big Bear Army. If we were guarding the city, we would just use a large number of wooden boards and wooden products. As for the cavalry battle, as long as our cavalry formation is a little looser, it can solve the problem. What are the fears? But the leaders of each tribe must know that now we are all grasshoppers on the same line, and no one can avoid it. Zhao Yun had known that you were the Iron Cavalry of the Qiang clan. Even if you want to give up, Zhao Yun would not let you go. You should know the Huns and Xianbei clans.
Wait for everyone. Who have you heard of Big Bear letting go of any nation that offended Big Bear? Big Bear has always hated foreign barbarians to invade the Central Plains. As long as Zhao Yun's army solves the Western Liang problem, the first one to destroy your Qiang tribes. He will never let all your tribes go. He will destroy your tribes. He will implement the three-light policy on your tribes according to Big Bear's order, that is, kill them all, burn them all, and grab them all. Now your tribes can only unite with us and resist the attack of Zhao Yun's army together. This is also the only way out for your tribes. Do you have to think twice?"
Intimidation, absolute intimidation, and reasonable threats and temptations. For the leaders of the Qiang tribes, they were a man of the Great Bear, and they didn't understand the Great Bear's way of acting. They only heard that the Great Bear destroyed the Xianbei people, the Xiongnu and other ethnic groups. Now, after listening to Han Sui's words, they even wanted to escape reality. The leaders of the tribes lowered their heads and looked heavy in their mood. In the end, they had no choice but to nod and agree to Han Sui and obey Han Sui's arrangements.
Han Sui saw the expressions of the leaders of the Qiang tribes and figured out their thoughts very thoroughly. He was foolish and conspired and plotted, and the leaders of the Qiang tribes would be Han Sui's opponents, and dealing with them was like dealing with children. Besides, Han Sui was a very well-known conspirator, and he was definitely a strong man even in the world. Count the people who were conspiring in the Xiliang area, except for the poisonous man Jia Xu, who was his opponent. At this time, the poisonous man Jia Xu was still in Wancheng, and it was impossible for him to save them, let alone help them with advice.
Han Sui saw the facial expressions of the leaders of various tribes, and was happy in his heart, and he looked like he was killed. After a long time, Han Sui said again: "But you don't have to worry, as long as we all work together, we can organize more than 100,000 troops to resist the attack of the Big Bear Army. Besides, I have my brother Ma Teng, who also has tens of thousands of soldiers under him, and he and Big Bear are also deeply in a grudge. Of course, Big Bear will not let him go, after all, Ma Teng's son Ma Chao killed Big Bear
Xiong's general Li You, this hatred cannot be resolved. Li You has kindness to Big Bear. Without Li You's help, there would be no big Bear now. Then I will go to Ma Teng and discuss how to jointly deal with the Big Bear's attack. In this way, our Xiliang will work together to resist Zhao Yun's army. No matter how capable he is, he is powerless, and he will not be able to eat Xiliang. As long as Xiliang is not lost, there will be no problem with your tribes, and you will not be threatened and hurt by the Big Bear's army."
After hearing Han Sui's words, the leaders of the Qiang tribes put down the stones that were pressing down on their hearts. Their worry had improved a lot and they also became confident in their future prospects. These were all manifestations of Han Sui's ability. Han Sui was indeed too capable of tricking the leaders of each tribe to the point of being confused, and could not even distinguish between the south, south, west and north.
After his mood improved, the leaders of the Qiang tribes talked and laughed again, and their depressed expressions were gone forever, and they also expressed their surrender to Han Sui. Especially after Beigong Yu died in battle, the leaders of their tribes seemed to have lost their backbone, and they used to listen to Beigong Yu. Although Beigong Yu's strength among the Qiang tribes was not too strong, when it comes to wisdom and conspiracy, they were definitely the best among them.
Everyone was excited, and one of the tribal leaders remained silent. He looked up at everyone, then looked at Han Sui, and then hesitated: "Han Gong, what should we do now? Should we continue to resist Zhao Yun's army here? Or what are the plans for Han Gong?"
After hearing this, Han Sui smiled slightly, glanced at the leader, and then said slowly: "Samba, I don't want you all to stay here again, and I don't plan to defend Tianshui City to the death. If we continue to resist Zhao Yun's army in Tianshui City, we have little chance of victory. I want to shrink our troops and return to the rear to fight the Zhao Yun's army. The leaders of your tribes should also go back and reorganize the iron cavalry to jointly resist the attack of Zhao Yun's army. We rely on the city to gradually eliminate Zhao Yun's army and swallow him up."
The leader named Samba asked again: "How many soldiers do we have to organize? If there are too many, it will be difficult. After all, our tribes have lost too many warriors this time. If there are too many, our tribes will not be safe! We must also leave enough warriors to guard the house and graze." The leaders of other tribes also clicked and recognized the situation Samba said, which is indeed the truth of their tribes.
Han Sui looked like a torch, glared at the leaders of various tribes fiercely, and then said: "Now our biggest enemy is Da Xiong. The most urgent thing is to repel Zhao Yun's army's attack. Nothing else is more important than this. I hope that all the leaders will understand the priorities. If you don't repel Zhao Yun's army, you will have no good life and will have life worries. You should all know this. If you want to preserve your strength, it will only backfire and will not have a good result. The current situation is very serious. We have no choice but to fight to the death, mobilize all the forces you can use to fight back against Zhao Yun's army's attack."
After hearing this, the leaders of various tribes bowed their heads, thinking about Han Sui's words, weighing the pros and cons. What they were most worried about was the Three Lights Policy of the Big Bear Army, which was a policy of extermination. Now that they offended Big Bear, there was no choice but to continue to resist. There was no other way out and no one could save them. They could only work with Han Sui to deal with the Big Bear Army, so that there was a glimmer of hope.
Chapter completed!