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Chapter 35

To be surprised and to attack one's unpredictable is one of the essences of Sun Tzu's thoughts in the Art of War and the key to the way to win the military.

Anyone who is ready to attack an unprepared enemy can have a miraculous effect, thus establishing the initiative on the battlefield and then winning.

In his prime, Zhang Liao defeated more than 100 Xianbei tribes with yurts. Even with a dignified frontal attack, he could win a complete victory, not to mention that after taking the lead in sneak attacks, the Xianbei tribe could not even have an effective counterattack.

Even the Xianbei warriors who were drinking wind and swallowing snow were still afraid of death. When Zhang Liao led the iron-armored brigade to rush into the tribe, there were some Xianbei people who were terrified and some fled in panic.

On the edge of the Xianbei tribe, Zhang Liaotong's subordinates lit a bonfire and sat in the night sky to rest and eat.

Fat lambs were cooked or roasted, and the entire starry sky was filled with the fragrance of lamb.

Zhang Liao was bathed under the moonlight, and the fragrance of plants and trees that came into his nostrils was filled with a refreshing breath. Even if the dampness was heavy, he could enjoy it.

He is trying hard to adjust his state and eliminate the negative impact of murder as much as possible from the bottom of his heart.

People with skilled martial arts have regarded fighting on the battlefield as a simple thing as eating and drinking water. Many of them devoted themselves to the divisions under Zhang’s army just to make a full meal.

Joining the army to fight wars is just to get enough for the soldiers at the bottom. You cannot require them to have higher morals and ideas.

On the battlefield, only if you are more fierce and vicious than wild beasts can you ensure that you survive to the greatest extent.

Those who practice martial arts all day long have become extremely indifferent to life.

Zhang Liao didn't understand why he usually pulled a bow and archery, rode a horse and raised a gun, and every string movement and every time the gun was released, he pointed his target at the killing person.

Before actually going to the battlefield, I had killed the enemy countless times in my heart.

Military corpses can do everything they can to win in battle formations. If they use benevolence, righteousness and morality to lead soldiers, they will either die or be injured. The so-called kindness does not control soldiers is such a simple truth.

"The Hanting Frontier and the Xianbei border are no longer clearly divided. The tribes near the border are not powerful. They are branches of powerful tribes. They occupy a place with abundant water and grass to grazle and raise horses in their spare time, and gather in war and invade the Hanting border."

Zhang Liao looked at the people around him and talked: "This has created an opportunity for us to sneak attack on the Border Tribe. As long as we do not disclose our whereabouts, we can achieve the greatest victory in the shortest time."

"After Tan Shihuai's death, the Xianbei was already divided. In order to save this trend, Helian could only march towards the Han court. He wanted to use the power of the troops that invaded the Han Dynasty to force other tribes to return home. What is happy is that he had already died on the battlefield."

Zhang Qi interrupted and said: "The Xianbei has split into the west, the central and eastern parts of the three major parts, and the three major Xianbei tribes do not command each other and annex each other, and even each major part has split into countless branches."

These news is not a secret. It is precisely because of the division and chaos within the Xianbei that the Xianbei will no longer be able to invade the Han area in the limited number of years in the future.

"Are we taking advantage of the situation to rob?" Yang Chou laughed.

"It is more accurate to beat the dog in the water." Cao Xing despised him.

Zhang Liao understood Yang Chou and Cao Xing's thoughts, and he hated everyone for the Xianbei. Now that the Xianbei itself is in chaos, it is naturally a celebration.

"If I have three thousand iron cavalry, even if I encounter the Xianbei tribe with thousands of yurts, or even a tribe with more than ten thousand Xianbei warriors, I will be confident that I will destroy it in one fell swoop." Zhang Liao couldn't help but imagine.

Now he can only regret that there are not enough soldiers under his command.

His mind changed and suddenly he thought of Han Xin's past when he ordered troops. When Han Xin said that he ordered troops more and more, he didn't know what Liu Bang was thinking?

"The champion Hou and General Huo Qubing of the Cavalry had only eight hundred warriors when he first fought against the Huns, and he was as old as Zhang Sima."

Cao Xing said in a firm tone: "With Zhang Sima's ambition and courage, he will definitely be able to achieve the same contribution as Huo Qubing and seal the wolf's servant for a long time."

"How dare you compare with champion Hou!"

Zhang Liao's eyes glared, forcing Cao Xing not to say much.

Huo Qubing casts a steel backbone for the Han people, attracting countless people to pay tribute to memorials, and countless people regard their achievements as synonyms for their ambitions.

But how many people can truly be as powerful as Huo Qubing?

Zhang Liao could only yearn for it in his heart and dare not talk nonsense. If he could really make the enemy scared like Huo Qubing, it would be better to compare himself.

If there is a random comparison now, Zhang Liao is afraid of defaming Huo Qubing's name.

The summer night is very short, and when the sky is slightly bright, Zhang Liao has already set off.

As the evening approached, the herders of the Xianbei tribe returned to the tribe by horses.

On the hills around the tribe, a ball of grass crawled and the shape of the grass was extremely similar to that of a human.

When the grass group completely withdrew from the tribe's sight, it was clear that the so-called grass group was just dressed in a scout.

Use grass leaves as clothes, just tie the grass leaves in bunches with hemp rope, then tie them together to make a straw coat and drap them on your body. When you lie on the ground, you will merge with the grass.

Zhang Liao's original scout grass coat can hide himself to the greatest extent and thus learn about the enemy's situation.

When the news came to the open area between the two mountains where Zhang Liao stationed his troops, another battle began.

Zhang Liao drove his horse and rushed to the front of him when the tribe in front of him was completely exposed, then he rode his horse and rushed to the front.

This is a small tribe. According to the scouts, there are only more than fifty yurts, which is not worth worrying about the cavalry under Zhang Liao's command.

A charge basically solved the living people of the Xianbei tribe.

Then, the tribe's property was counted and piled up on the ox cart to transport it south.

"If any warrior who is not lacking in blood can gather dozens of athletes in the village and go deep into the Xianbei tribe to take the opportunity to attack, they can pick up horses, cattle and sheep. This is a huge deal."

Zhang Liao sighed again: "There is no business and requires courageous people to do it, and the cowardly ones don't even have such thoughts."

In the wooden fence, Zhang Liao had experience in picking up war horses, cattle and sheep, and ignored the smell of feces that filled the nostrils.

If you can tolerate the smell of dung, there will be such benefits, and you will be happy.

"Zhang Sima Yan is exaggerating. How can dozens of warriors defeat a tribe without being discovered? Other tribes are alert and must surround and kill the invaders." Cao Xing raised his own questions about this.

"The Xianbei shepherds who grazed outside the tribe are a good target. Killing a few shepherds and then driving the horses to escape. This is a good business." Zhang Liao said with a smile.

"It's indeed a good idea, why didn't I expect it?" Cao Xing asked himself in distress while grabbing his hair.
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