Chapter Forty-Seven: Running Wolves and Lions The army is like a crane's wings
"See Shan Yu!"
The court of the Huns is only in the king's tent. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
Donghu's envoy was arrogant and rude, and he just hugged his fist perfunctorily at Mao Dun.
In the king's tent, the courtiers of Maodun looked angry at the envoy of Donghu, but it only stopped there.
Because, the Huns on the throne Shan Yu and Mao Dun were not dissatisfied at all with this Donghu envoy who dared to offend him, and even had a smile on his face.
"My king asked me to tell Shan Yu that he liked the thousand-mile horse that the Huns paid tribute to last time."
The envoys of Donghu used the word tribute, and in their words it was as if the Xiongnu were vassals of Donghu.
Mao Dun waved his hand, and said indifferently: "It's a trivial matter, and King Donghu is happy!" ”
"Thank you, Shan Yu!" The envoy of Donghu was full of smiles on his face, but he secretly said in his heart, could it be that this single was beaten by Emperor Qin and had no ambition at all, that thousand-mile horse is the national treasure of the Huns!
He then said tentatively: "My king still wants to ask Shan Yu for something this time. ”
"Donghu Xiongnu have always been friends. What the king of Donghu needs, I will do my best. ”
"My king wants a concubine from Shan Yu."
"Bold!"
The Grand Lieutenant Duoyan Boba stood up and reprimanded angrily: "Donghu Wang Hugh wants to deceive people too much, I really don't care about my Huns!" ”
Doyenboba's loud shout was like a spark that ignited a powder keg. For a while, the courtiers and courtiers in the royal court were all blown up.
The custom of the Xiongnu is that the father and concubine are inherited, and the brother and wife are inherited, and the woman without a serious reputation is like a commodity, which can be traded and inherited.
It's just that although a concubine is not a big deal, Donghu is undoubtedly slapping Shan Yu's face by doing this!
Naked provocation and insult! How can this not make the people who have done the king's account not angry and angry!
Who knew that the envoy of Donghu was not afraid at all, but there was a threat in his words, and said: "Emperor Qin Xingshi, even the Xiongnu for more than a thousand miles, still want to make friends with my Donghu." My king controls tens of thousands, will he still be afraid? ”
"Haha! What the envoy said, it's just a concubine, King Donghu wants it, and I naturally won't be stingy. Mao Dun stretched out his hand to stop the courtiers who were not angry, and then asked, "I don't know which of my concubines King Donghu wants." ”
"Orchid!"
"She?"
"What? Don't you want to? The envoy of Donghu looked at Mao Dun's hesitant appearance, thinking that Mao Dun was reluctant because of Hu Ji's beauty.
The beauty of orchids is famous in the grassland, and even the king of Donghu, who is thousands of miles away, has heard of it. Therefore, taking advantage of the predicament of the Xiongnu, the king of Donghu wanted to send an envoy to ask for it.
"If it is convenient for your envoy, I will let Hu Ji prepare and return to Donghu with the envoy."
"So, thank you!"
When the messenger of Donghu finished speaking, he left the king's tent of Maudun without looking back.
"Okay, the envoy of Donghu is also finished, you can retreat!" Mao Dun waved his hand and motioned for his courtiers to step back.
Despite their reluctance, the courtiers still obeyed the order, and only the wolf girl Nomin and Creon remained in the king's tent.
"Hahahaha!"
Maudun finally couldn't hold back the smile and expressed it.
Nomin and Creon looked at Mao Dun's appearance and asked very puzzledly, "Shan Yu, what is so funny?" ”
This is obviously a very faceless thing, how can Shan Yu still laugh?
Mao Dun sat on the throne and said with a serious face: "In today's situation, the Xiongnu and Donghu stand side by side, if it is not my Xiongnu and Donghu, then Donghu and Xiongnu." I was still thinking that there was no eyeliner in the Donghu royal court, and he would inevitably take some unjust roads when he attacked Donghu every day. Who knew that King Donghu actually wanted to ask me for orchids, God really helped me. ”
"Shan Yu, this woman Hu Ji is very deep in the city, and she has many connections with the Qin people. Will she help us so easily? Wolf Girl Nomin questioned.
"Rest assured, neither Orchid nor the person behind her understands who our real enemy is?" Mao Dun's eyes swelled, and he remembered the person who brought great shame to the Huns. "Donghu is not afraid, and the hundreds of thousands of warriors of the king of Donghu will be mine sooner or later. And Emperor Qin is our real enemy! ”
At this point, Maudon stood up, looked at Creon, and said, "There's something I want to tell you. ”
"Shan Yu?" Creon was somewhat surprised by Maudun's attitude. The always cheerful Mao Dun looked a little unspeakable at the moment. What exactly is he trying to say?
"That's right. I've just received information from the spy that your hometown has been occupied by the Yue people. The Yueshi established the Kushan Empire there. ”
Like a thunderbolt from the sky, Creon was stunned.
Maudon patted Creon's shoulder, who was in a state of grief, hoping that he would relax a little.
"I plan to ally with the Yue people and jointly deal with the Qin State."
Looking at Maudun's slightly apologetic face, Creon smiled slightly and said, "I'm fine." ”
"Shan Yu, why are we doing this?" At this time, the wolf girl Nomin didn't understand a little and was fighting for Creon. "The Yue Clan is far outside the Western Regions, even if the alliance can't echo each other, what's the point of such an alliance? What's more, now, the Qin State is divided into east and west, and Emperor Qin wants to recover the lost land, and I don't know when it will be, we have more opportunities! ”
"Nope! Our chances are running out. Mao Dun said calmly: "The vast Western Regions are now under the strict control of the Qin State, and they can provide a large amount of materials and taxes for the Qin State every year. Once Emperor Qin quells the rebellion in the east, he will have enough strength to deal with us! The Great Wall of 10,000 miles will be the best line of defense for the Qin State to block us. Emperor Qin even sent enough infantry at the various passes of the Great Wall to easily prevent us from going south. The Yue clan and the Qin State have a bitter hatred, and the current Queen of Kushan is the princess of the Yue clan in the past. With them pinned down in the Western Regions, our offensive to retake the grasslands will go more smoothly. ”
"I understand, Shan Yu." Creon nodded and said, "I am a warrior, and I will not ruin the lord's plans because of my own private emotions. ”
"I'm sorry!"
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Qin Palace.
When Ying Ziyi received the information on the grassland, she looked sullen.
The king of Donghu asked Mao Dun for a thousand-mile horse for the first time, and asked him for a concubine for the second time, so did he ask for land for the third time?
Ying Ziyi touched her head and expressed helplessness! With this familiar style of painting, it seems that in a few years, Donghu will be annexed by the Xiongnu.
Because the Donghu and Xiongnu contained each other, the pressure on the Great Wall in the north was not great. But if the Xiongnu annexed Donghu, then the pressure on the north would inevitably increase sharply. Especially in Jiuyuan, the Xiongnu will not give up that large area of excellent grassland.
There will be a war between the empire and the Huns. Your Majesty! Neshi Meng resolutely wanted to meet His Majesty. ”
"Biography!"
Meng Yi walked into the hall from the outside, bowed down and said, "Your Majesty!" ”
"No need to be polite, Meng Qing is here, but the matter of Tuntian has been disposed of?" Ying Ziyi straightened her sitting posture, looked at Meng Yi, and asked.
"Yes, the 700,000 prisoners in Xianyang have been successively distributed to various counties for resettlement. Most of the garrisons in the border counties have also been located near Tuntian. This is the number of stored grain consumed by Xianyang warehouse, Ao warehouse and other warehouses. ”
The chamberlain took the silk book from Meng Yi's hand and handed it to Ying Ziyi's desk.
Ying Ziyi took a cursory glance, and probably consumed more than three million stone of grain before and after, which was used to settle the homeless, soldiers, and prisoners. However, this is only an upfront investment.
"Your Majesty, there is one thing that the minister is worried about." Meng Yi said.
"What?"
"At this moment, the eastern counties of the empire are rebelled, and the supply of more than 200,000 troops in Baiyue has been cut off by more than half. For a long time, I am afraid that people's hearts will be unstable. ”
"What does Meng Qing mean?"
"As far as the minister knows, the puppet emperor issued an edict to the kings of Baiyue to win the hearts of the people. Not only that, but Zhao Tuo is impressively listed. Ren Huan is the king of Nanyue, and Zhao Tuo is the marquis of Longchuan. Although the two of them did not suffer, His Majesty should also be appeased. ”
Ying Ziyi nodded and said, "By the way, Zhao Xinke is there for you?" ”
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
"Let him go south with Wang Li this time, divide 20,000 troops in Xiangcheng, and order him to supervise the construction of large and small warships."
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"General Long Ji, our scouts have told us that Qin General Han Xin is leading 10,000 cavalry to come, and it won't take half a day, I'm afraid that we will have to come into contact with the soldiers on our outer edge."
"It's good to come!" Long laughed.
Long He led the elite of the Chu army here, just to block the Qin soldiers from Wuguan.
Long He divided his troops into formation, stood on the top of the mountain, and asked, "Who is this Han Xin?" ”
The lieutenant general beside Long He said, "I haven't heard of him being famous." However, when Emperor Qin pacified Baiyue, it is said that a childish son led an army of 5,000 and destroyed the 60,000 troops of South Vietnam, which was this Han Xin. However, all the military ministers under the command of Emperor Qin are already famous generals in the world. This Han Xin has been with Emperor Qin for many years, but he has not had much reputation, but this is mostly just a rumor. ”
Long Ji shook his head and said, "But if this is true, Han Xin's talent is not as good as Sun Wu." ”
"The general doesn't have to bother, the Qin army is all cavalry here, we are ready for battle, they will definitely not be able to escape. At this moment, Hou Ye is attacking Wancheng, once it is captured, Han Xin has no worries. ”
The dragon stood on a high place, looking at the elite below. These people were brought out by him, and they were well-armored and well-trained.
In today's era, cavalry is only an auxiliary branch, and chariots are king, which is the consensus of all soldiers.
Long He held his hands tightly, and in the past few days, their Chu army has invaded Nanyang, and they have won several cities, and their reputation has spread far and wide. As long as this Qin army is stopped, then Nanyang will be Chu's.
"It's coming!"
Long He watched from the top of the hill for a long time, and a large number of cavalry were rushing towards him in the distance.
It's just that, to the surprise of the dragon, this Qin cavalry is not the crossbow cavalry of the past, and the cavalry of the vanguard carries a long lance and a sabre for melee combat.
Han Xin led his army in the middle and looked at the formation set up by the other party from afar. The main general of the Chu army was stationed in high places, and there were cavalry and archers on both wings, layer upon layer. He chuckled and said, "Crane Wing Array! ”
Han Xin said secretly, this Chu general seems to be very confident in himself!
The Crane Wing Formation is a formation that is both offensive and defensive. As the name suggests, the formation is unfolded, and the two sides of the army are like the two wings of a crane, which can be outflanked left and right, and can be flanked by the enemy.
Although the Crane Wing Array is very simple, basically people from the military family will use it as long as they have read military books. It's just that whether it can be used well or not is the dividing line between ordinary generals and famous generals.
"Scatter!"
Even in the midst of high-speed movement, Han Xin's military orders were still conveyed very accurately.
Busy on the plains, the Qin horses that had been gathered together slowly dispersed. Under the leadership of their respective cavalry generals, the chaotic Qin army gradually split into diamond-shaped formations, orderly and compact.
Long He was taken aback, he didn't expect this Qin army to be so elite. In the high-speed movement, the formation opens and closes, fast and accurate. What surprised him even more was that the cavalry on the left and right sides of the Qin cavalry gradually protruded and moved towards his own wings.
Without the formation of the infantry, without the assistance of the archers, this cavalry rushed straight over?
It was the world-famous Zhao Guojing cavalry in the past, and he didn't rush up directly to scare other people's infantry?
Cavalry can only be used as an auxiliary unit. The spear's charge was sharp, but not sustainable. The Archer is a harassing force, but it is limited to ranged attacks and does not deal much damage.
Surprised in his heart, Long Ji set up a crane wing formation, and in order to maintain the speed of the battle on both wings, he used more cavalry, archers and strong pawns. These sergeants are characterized by their light armor and high speed.
However, no matter how light the armor is, it is still a formation of infantry! There were also cavalry and archers covering the flanks, occupying advantageous positions.
"Wait!" Long He stared at it and found that this cavalry army was different from the previous Qin army, there seemed to be more equipment on the horses, as if his legs were stepping on something.
The cavalry on both flanks of the opposing side had already begun to make contact with the soldiers on the first line of their own flanks. The Qin cavalry armed with a long lance rushed into the array of the Chu army, and with the usual round of charges, with the advantage of the spear, broke through the defense line composed of the soldiers of the first and second platoons.
However, after that, they did not retreat, but pulled out the long ring head, entered the array and began to chop. The Qin army took a hundred cavalry as a unit, cooperated with each other, and easily dispersed the infantry array on the first line of the Chu army.
Long Ji had already realized that something was wrong, and the opponent's combat ability was definitely not comparable to the previous Qin cavalry.
What's more, the cavalry he arranged on both flanks was already targeted by the Qin army.
The Chu cavalry was all bow cavalry, and the quality of the horses was not as good as that of the Qin army, and the speed was a little slower.
The Qin army did not entangle with the Chu army's infantry on both flanks. The difference in mobility was originally used as an auxiliary Chu cavalry, but under the offensive of the Qin army, it seemed vulnerable.
Long He was shocked, once the two wings were defeated by the Qin army, then his team in the middle would definitely be surrounded. It's just that at this moment, he wants to change the formation again, but it's too late.
Han Xin?
The dragon in the array chewed on the name carefully. (To be continued.) )