Chapter 1040: East Becomes West (33)
Li Xinkuu sat in the big tent, an oil lamp flashing a lonely fire, reflecting his astringent face, cloudy and uncertain, and the big tent was in a mess, which was left behind by the generals who had learned the bad news when they left. At nightfall, the cavalry that escaped sporadically from Balahai returned to the camp, bringing the news of the arrival of the main force of the Han cavalry, and what shocked Li Xin even more was another report from the Black Ice Terrace, in this report, the Han State had completely completed the occupation of Qi, the King of Qi surrendered, and the Han army of more than 100,000 conquered Linyi, Qu Wan was forced to retreat, and the Han army took advantage of the situation to attack the territory of Chu. On another battlefield, two infantry corps under the command of Shangguan Hong, the commander of the Han Youth Guards, attacked the three counties of Handi, and the Chu people were driven away by the Han army before they had time to fear domination, and now Shangguan Hong's Young Guards are also attacking the Chu State.
Li Xin knew the personality of King Chu Huai too well, and after stealing the chicken and not destroying Bami, this king would not think about fighting back, but must be thinking about how to end this war with the Han State with dignity.
The Chu people live in the south, and the common people have been comfortable for many years, and they have an instinctive aversion to war, and King Chu Huai is the most outstanding representative among them.
If the Chu retreated, the Qin would have to face the war with the Han alone.
There is no advantage to this. Qin's labor division expedition, the Han army fought on its own, the combat effectiveness of the two sides was similar, Qin's famous generals came out one after another, and the Han State was also countless fierce generals, this battle, Qin had lost three points.
But these are just later words, now, Li Xin has to consider the problem of how to get out, 20,000 cavalry is almost completely wiped out, which is fatal for a large army walking on the grassland, it was fatal, it was thought that the Chu State contained a large number of Han troops, and Meng Tian and Lu Chao will also make the Han army unable to get out, but now it seems that this qiē has become a bubble, from the appearance of the Donghu Independent Cavalry Division on the battlefield, it can be seen that the Han army has spare strength.
Remembering that two days ago, he received a good report from Meng Tian and Lu Chao's army, claiming that he had conquered the capital of Wei, and Ye Zhen, the commander of the Central Group Army of the Han Army, led his troops to retreat, but from the good news, Li Xin saw that something was wrong, because the number of enemies destroyed was too small, Ye Zhen was not defeated, but took the initiative to retreat.
Space for time! This thought flashed through Li Xin's mind. They were dragging the battle of the steppe to end, dragging on and waiting for the Chu state to submit, once the dust on both sides settled, the deeper the Qin army broke through, the more difficult it would be to retreat.
Withdraw the army immediately, and let Meng Tian and Lu Chao completely kill Zhao Guo by the way when they return to the division, then Qin State will not gain nothing this time.
Thinking of this, Li Xin immediately picked up his pen and wrote a letter to King Wulie of Qin.
"General!" Outside, a guard barged in, "But the general is back, but the general is back!"
"What? But the rain is back?" Li Xin stood up, and accidentally, a large stain fell on the tip of the pen, staining the letter that had just been written halfway, Li Xin threw the pen and strode out from behind the big case.
Dan Yu, who was covered in blood, stepped in from the outside, saw Li Xin, and knelt to the ground with a whimper, "General, I lost, I betrayed the trust of the general, more than 10,000 elite cavalry were wiped out, please march the general, and use my head to lift the morale of the army."
Li Xin shook his head with a wry smile, and stretched out his hand to help Dan Yu up, "The Donghu Independent Cavalry Division appeared on the battlefield, don't say it's you, even I can't think of it, and the Black Ice Platform hasn't even gotten any news, it's not your fault. The Donghu cavalry was originally super strong, and even the Huns were not their opponents back then, not to mention that their numbers were far superior to yours, and with the assistance of the Hun herdsmen, you had no chance of winning this battle at all. If there is accountability, I am the first person to be held responsible."
"General!" But the rain burst into tears." Now what do we do? Gao Yuan also appeared on the battlefield, right in the midst of the Donghu cavalry."
"Takato?" Li Xin was taken aback, "You said that Gao Yuan appeared here in person?"
"Yes, the last general fought with him, and was captured by him, and I didn't break through, but was let go by him." But the rain is ashamed to speak.
"He must have let you go for a reason, what did he say?" Li Xin's face was solemn, if the appearance of the Donghu Independent Cavalry Division on the battlefield was just a surprise to him, then Gao Yuan's appearance here shocked him, what does this mean? On behalf of Gao Yuan, he didn't care about the other two battlefields at all, that is to say, on those two battlefields, Gao Yuan had an absolute certainty of winning, and on the contrary, the grassland was the place where he was most uneasy, so he showed up in person.
"He asked me to bring four words to the general!" But the rain whispered.
"What four words!"
"Go all the way!"
Li Xin's body shook slightly, turned around, walked to the map hanging on the side, and stared at the black line from Shannan County to here, thousands of miles away, go all the way!
"General, what are we going to do?" But Rain asked.
"All the way?" Li Xin smiled bitterly, "But the rain, retreat from here to Shannan County, all the way across thousands of miles, uninhabited, no food and grass, how far do you think we can run?"
"Please lead an elite army with enough grain and grass, retreat first, and the last general is willing to lead the troops to cut off." But the rain is resolutely authentic.
"You can outrun a war horse? Or can I outrun a war horse?" Li Xin laughed softly, "Now that I have gathered all the cavalry of the whole army, it is only a few thousand horses, do you think Gao Yuan will let me run away lightly?" Let's settle the score, there are 20,000 independent cavalry divisions in Donghu, and there are about 20,000 of those hateful Xiongnu herdsmen now, plus Helan Xiong, who has escaped from the predicament, Gao Yuan can easily gather 40,000 or 50,000 cavalry, where do we run?"
"General, you can order General Wang Xiao to retreat quickly! Together, the two armies may be able to fight their way out!" But the rain channel.
"Now the more people, the greater the burden, Wang Xiao's 50,000 horses, how much grain and grass do you need every day?" Li Xin shook his head and said. But Rain, do you want to take a risk, or can you fight your way out of the impossible, or just run away all the way, and be eaten by Gao Yuan little by little on the way to escape?"
"General, of course I'm willing to choose the first path!" But the rain said loudly.
"Okay." Li Xin gave a thumbs up: "Gao Yuan thinks that I want to run, to preserve my strength, probably he also knows me very well, knowing that I am a cautious person in my life and rarely take risks, but this time, I want to surprise him. Good along the way? Haha, instead of leaving, I have to compete with him, win, we win everything, lose, we will bury our bones on this grassland!"
"What does the general think?" But Rain asked.
"I'm going to attack Yan Haibo, the whole army will attack!" Li Xin's face showed a hideous look, "Yan Haibo led an army of 30,000 out of Jishi City, all the way to our side, in the first few days, the march was like a turtle, but since yesterday, it has accelerated sharply, and I want to destroy him. Then I will storm the city, even if I will face several flanking attacks from the high cavalry, I will fight this battle, I am willing to die vigorously, I will not be tortured to death by him in the process of fleeing all the way. If we're lucky enough to take down Rock City, then we'll be able to survive the death."
"I'm willing to fight for my life with the general!"
"Very good, but Rain, we still have five thousand cavalry in our army, and I will leave them all to you. I don't care how you fight, as long as you try to let the lofty cavalry have any scruples, Liu Dacheng will lead 30,000 soldiers to attack Yan Haibo, and I, I will lead an army of 50,000 to attack Jishi City, this is a desperate fight, it is not good to say that it is a battle of trapped beasts, and the dog jumps over the wall in a hurry." Li Xin slammed his palm on the table and said loudly.
The camp of the Qin army boiled, and from the time of the third watch, the huge camp had become a ruin, and tens of thousands of troops were divided into several roads, rushing towards their respective goals, Li Xin did not hide any real information from his generals, but just told them that if they wanted to live, this was the only way out, retreat, and they could only die faster.
Thinking of fighting against the Hun cavalry and the Donghu cavalry on a long journey of thousands of miles, none of the generals of the Qin army had this confidence, Li Xin's plan was their only way to survive in death, no need to destroy, no need to mobilize, this time it was no longer to fight for the Qin State, but to fight for their own lives.
The Qin army played a high efficiency that they did not have in the strongest in the past, which made Li Xin a little relieved, or, with the courage to break the cauldron, his army still has a little hope, even if it is insignificant, but as long as there is hope, it is possible to achieve it.
When I was a little scholar, I was determined to be a general, how small is this hope, but in the end, didn't I still let myself achieve it?
Miracles are made by people.
Balahai, the camp of the Han army, He Lanxiong appeared in front of Gao Yuan with a haggard face, and with a bang, he knelt on the ground, "Your Majesty, I have disgraced you."
Gao Yuan took a step forward and pulled up He Lanxiong, "How can there be a general in this world who has won a hundred battles, and occasionally the horse stumbles, what is it?" What's more, Li Xin is a famous general in the world, even if I face him, my heart is also trembling, like walking on thin ice, this person in order to lure you into the bait, actually used the blood of the Hun people as bait, it is too hateful, put yourself in your position, I am afraid I will not be able to bear it."
Helan Xiong heard Gao Yuan say this, his heart was a little wider, "This person uses soldiers, extremely powerful, I thought I was all cavalry, and he is mostly infantry, even if I set a trap, I can calmly go, unexpectedly, he laid a buried battle, there is no flaw, no matter which direction I go, I will bump into his soldiers and horses, a little delay, his cavalry will rush to entangle me, and then entangled, I will fall into a heavy encirclement, this person is on the march, let me open my eyes."
"If you can learn something in defeat, you will have the qualifications to become a famous general in the world, Helan, this failure will become a stepping stone for your success in the future, Li Xin's use of troops is indeed worth learning from us, especially this kind of tactical level, this person can be called a master level!" R1152