According to the intelligence obtained by the Seven Banners Guards, the grassland coalition forces would gather at least 10 million troops, and it was very likely that these 10 million troops were all cavalry.
Sun Hao smiled slightly, "Since we have found the enemy's location, let's find the enemy as soon as possible and fight a decisive battle.
We can't just wait here for the enemy to gather ten million cavalry!"
When the various tribes on the grassland learned that the Han army of millions had entered the grassland, they immediately began to assemble their troops, but the Han army did not give the troops of the various tribes on the grassland much time to assemble.
On the morning of January 8, 195 of the Han calendar, the Han Kingdom had 320,000 imperial guards, 1.84 million imperial guards, 960,000 auxiliary troops, and 1 million Guiyi troops.
There were also 250,000 Western Qiang cavalry, 300,000 Dangxiang cavalry, and 700,000 Xiongnu cavalry who were affiliated with the Han army and came to the front of the grassland coalition forces.
At this time, the grassland coalition forces only gathered 1.5 million Xianbei cavalry, 1.8 million Khitan cavalry, 1.2 million Rouran cavalry, 800,000 Turkic cavalry, 800,000 Tiele cavalry, 500,000 Baiqiang cavalry, 500,000 Wuheng cavalry, and 1.8 million cavalry from fourteen small grassland tribes.
According to the current scale of the troops sent by various tribes on the grassland, if the grassland coalition forces are gathered together, the number of troops will probably far exceed 10 million.
The Xianbei Khan, Helai Heng, looked at the Han army building their camp in the distance and frowned, saying, "I didn't expect the Han army to arrive so quickly. The armies of the Mongol, Northern Qiang, Uighur, and Western Jie tribes haven't arrived yet."
Khitan Khan Yelu Rong said nonchalantly: "Now all ethnic groups have gathered here nearly nine million cavalry, and according to the intelligence sent back from Pingxi City.
Including the cavalry of the Xiongnu, Dangxiang, and Western Qiang tribes, the Han army only gathered more than five million troops.
Nine million versus five million, the advantage is on our grassland coalition side, I think we can fight."
The Xianbei Khan Helai Heng said with a wry smile, "Great Khan Yelu Rong, when fighting against the Han army, we cannot just consider the number of troops. Don't forget that the Han army's armored cavalry can fight ten to one.
Our tribes have suffered heavy losses in the face of the Han army's armored cavalry."
The Rouran Khan, Husutu, then spoke up: "Great Khan Yelu Rong, Great Khan Helai Heng, I think it would be best to wait for the arrival of the armies of the Mongol, Jie, Northern Qiang, Uighur, and Western Jie tribes before engaging in a decisive battle with the Han army.
Fighting the Han army would surely be a brutal battle. If we start a war now, even if we win, the armies of all ethnic groups gathered here would suffer heavy losses."
The Khitan Khan Yelu Rong and the Xianbei Khan Helai Heng both understood the meaning of the Rouran Khan Husutu's words, which was that they did not want the Mengjie, Northern Qiang, Uighur, Western Jie and other tribes to reap the fruits of their labor for nothing.
Khitan Khan Yelu Rong frowned and said, "But now that the Han army has arrived, they will definitely not stay in camp and wait for the armies of the Mongol, Northern Qiang, Uighur, Western Jie and other tribes to arrive."
The Rouran Khan Husutu then suggested, "So I think we can ask the warriors of each tribe to build a stronger camp.
Dig more ditches, set up more wooden fences and deer forts, and focus on defense for the time being. Once the armies of all ethnic groups have gathered, we can engage in a decisive battle with the Han army."
The proposal of Rouran Khan Husutu was quickly adopted. So while the Han army was building camps, the armies of various ethnic groups in the grassland coalition began to build more defensive fortifications around their respective camps.
The commotion caused by the grassland coalition forces soon attracted the attention of the Han army.
Sun Hao didn't take it too seriously when he learned that the grassland coalition forces were strengthening the defense of the camp.
If the armies of the various ethnic groups on the grassland, which are mainly composed of cavalry, abandon their war horses and fight positional battles with the Han army, the advantage for the Han army will be even more obvious.
Although the expeditionary force under Sun Hao's command this time was mainly composed of cavalry, a lot of infantry were also brought.
Also, don’t forget that the reason why Sun Hao has to lead the troops personally is because the "Hero Converter" stores a large amount of conversion value.
Originally, the "Hero Converter" had a reserve of more than 200 million conversion points, and in the annual signing on January 1, 195 of the Han calendar, Sun Hao signed a full 100 million conversion points.
With more than 300 million conversion points, if Sun Hao needs it, he can even immediately exchange it for one million vanguard soldiers.
When it comes to attacking cities and capturing strongholds, the Xiandeng Death Squad is stronger than the Northern Palace Soldiers, Wei Wuzu and Qin Ruishi of the same level.
On the morning of January 9th, after the Han army was deployed and found that the grassland coalition forces were indeed not prepared to engage in battle, Sun Hao mobilized 80,000 vanguard soldiers from the 9th and 10th regiments of the imperial guards and first launched an attack on a camp of the grassland coalition forces on the edge.
This camp was built by the Oirat people, a small grassland tribe with a population of about 700,000.
In order to respond to the call of the major powerful tribes, the Oirat tribe, which had less than 200,000 cavalrymen, sent 100,000 Oirat cavalrymen, led by the Oirat Khan Qutujie, to join the current grassland coalition.
The Oirat Khan Qutujie was not surprised but happy that the Han army chose to attack the Oirat camp, because the Oirat cavalry was not afraid of infantry combat and was known for its ability to fight on foot.
Unfortunately, after the battle started, the Oirat Khan Qutujie discovered that facing the Han heavy infantry who were almost armed to the teeth, the infantry combat that the Oirat cavalry was proud of had become a joke.
In the end, 80,000 vanguard soldiers captured the Oirat camp with less than 4,000 casualties, beheaded more than 30,000 people, and captured 25,000 enemies. Only more than 40,000 Oirat cavalry, led by the Oirat Khan Qutujie, abandoned the camp and fled.
Next, the 80,000 vanguard soldiers from the 11th and 12th Regiments of the Imperial Guards attacked the camp of a small grassland tribe on the other side, beheaded more than 20,000 people and captured 40,000 enemies.
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