C241 (1/2)
As the days passed, korean Li Lu became more and more anxious. It was the beginning of the autumn harvest season, and the labor force was at its peak. When the leaders of the tribes heard that the Han army had arrived, they were in a hurry to snatch the grain home.
Although the korean had a regular army, they were only the royal guards, with only over a thousand people. They were the young and strong men of the King Qian's own tribe, and were normally in charge of protecting the Imperial City. Once a war broke out in the korean, they would have to transfer their young and strong from their tribes.
The clan members of various tribes, which is to say, their slaves, all belong to the tribal leader. As long as tribal leader gave the order, they would put down all the farming work at home, take up the hunting knife s and bows, and go work for tribal leader.
Different from the nomadic peoples, other than hunting, these farmers did not have any chance to undergo military training. Thus, even if the assembled army wanted them to shoot arrows, their fighting strength was still unsatisfactory.
korean issued three orders consecutively before the young and strong of the various tribes arrived late. It was obvious that the four northern tribes had been annihilated by the Han army. Their young and strong men had now become the soldiers of the Han army, leading the Han army to force their way towards.
When State Li Bin returned from the north, he explained the equipment, morale and fighting strength of the Han Army to Li Bi. This made Li Lu, who was usually self-confident and brave, to feel somewhat guilty. In a war between tribes, the martial prowess of the high-ranking officers could almost decide the outcome of the war. In front of a regular army that had undergone training, even the most valiant general would not be able to withstand the charge of a group.
”Grand Commander, the difference in strength between our korean and the Han Army is too great, it is simply impossible to fight against them. For the future of our korean, I recommend that you take the risk to hold on and temporarily delay the Korean Army. I will go see King Qian and negotiate with the Han army as soon as possible. ”
Before State Li Bin left, he had repeatedly told him. Li Bin had seen the strength of the Han army with his own eyes, he did not want the youth of the korean to disappear just like that. For weak tribes like theirs, if they were to suddenly lose a ten thousand people, it would probably take many years before they would be able to recover.
”Minister of State, we haven't even fought a single battle, yet we're already negotiating with the Han Army. Doesn't that mean we're being looked down upon by the Han Army?”
As the Grand Commander, he had gone to the Leroy County a few years ago to inspect the Chinese Army and had some impression of their combat strength. Whether it was their equipment or morale, it did not seem to be as impressive as the Minister of State had described. Even if they sent cavalry now, they would not be of much use in the mountains.
”Grand Commander, the Han Army have come prepared this time. They will not let this matter go easily. Listen to my advice, preserve your strength, and leave more bloodlines to the people of korean! Otherwise, the people of korean will really die. ”
Seeing that Li Lu did not place any importance on the Han army, Li Bin became more and more anxious. He knew what Li Lu was thinking, was that he wanted to use this opportunity to fight with the Han Chinese to establish his prestige among the korean. But this time he chose the wrong opponent, it was very likely that the entire korean would be in for a ride of misfortune.
”Alright, I'll hold on for a few days.” Li Lu thought that was to be expected, he decided to hold on for a while, and get to know the bottom line of the Han army. If they could fight, they would fight. It wouldn't be too late for them to negotiate if they couldn't fight.
The leaders of the tribes were all the bravest warriors in their tribes. He had just taken over them, and the commanders did not even put him, the Grand Commander, in their eyes. It was no wonder, they were the leaders of their tribes, and they were only responsible to their leaders.
The most pressing matter in front of him right now was to swiftly straighten out his relationship with the commanders of these tribes. However, time was of the essence. The Han army was heading south, and he had no choice but to lead the temporarily gathered army to meet them. If he lost a few more tribes, he would be blamed for it!
When Li Lu who was familiar with the terrain brought the team to Longfengling, he ordered the team to stop and set up camp there. Ever since he heard State's words, he kept thinking that since he was not a match for the Han Army, he should take the risk and defend.
The korean's territory was a narrow and long zone. To the east was the Chen Han, and to the west was Ma Han. The entire korean was located on the Taibai Mountains. And the Longfengling was right in the middle of the korean, right on the mountain path.
”Grand Commander, how can we camp here?” Just as Li Lu's order was given, the two tribal commanders north of the Longfengling, Li Er and Li Tong, ran over. Li Er faced Li Lu and asked, ”Didn't you give our tribe over to the Han Army by setting up camp here?”
What Li Er said was not wrong. The reason Li Lu decided to set up camp here was because he was prepared to give those two tribes to the Han army. There was no longer any danger to the north of Longfengling. He could not give up on Longfengling for the sake of those two tribes. After all, there were six tribes south of Longfengling.
”Impudent!” Why would this Grand Commander give your two tribes to the Chinese Army? ” Although he really wanted to give up, Li Lu would not say it out loud. He looked at the two commanders and said mysteriously: ”The Longfengling is only our fortress. We will rely on the Longfengling to fight against the Han army. Tomorrow, the two of you will lead your troops to fight the vanguard and attack the Chinese army. ”
Li Er and Li Tong obviously understood Li Lu's intentions, the anger in their eyes soared to the sky, the two fiercely glared at Li Lu, and Li Tong said angrily: ”The Han army has tens of thousands of soldiers, our two tribes have less than three thousand soldiers, how can we fight against the Han army?”
”Bastard!” Li Lu slapped the table fiercely, and reprimanded loudly: ”How can you all grow the determination and determination of the Han army, and extinguish the prestige of our own families? Although the Han army has a large number of people, it is far from the teachers, lonely and deep. ”Although our army is small in numbers, we still fight in front of our own doors. We wait for the enemy to come. How can we not be a match for the Chinese army?”
Li Er knew that he was unable to escape from this calamity, if he could win against the Han army then it would be fine, but at least he could protect his own tribe. If he lost, then his tribe would be finished.