Chapter 173: The Class Master Returns to the Dynasty
Tang Qi and Huo Qubing received the signal and immediately led their troops to rush to the camp.
Yu Hu did not break his promise, and after causing a period of chaos in the army, he left straight away with his and his allies' nearly 50,000 troops.
This is a condition agreed in advance by both parties.
For various reasons, it is impossible for Tang Qi or Yu Hu to really trust each other.
Surrendering your back to the enemy is the stupidest decision ever!
And neither Yuhu nor Tang Qi could confirm how many people there were on the other side.
What if the Han army did have a plan as rumored and sent a large army to rush the camp?
Not to mention hundreds of thousands, even if it is fifty or sixty thousand, it is enough to crush the Hun army that is caught in civil strife!
Only when the tiger is full of food is the gamble, and it is the best policy to go early.
It's the same for Tang Qi, how does he know how many people are under Yu Hu's men, and if the number exceeds expectations, he is ready to swallow the Han army with one stone by the way?
When the time comes, he will throw the charge of assassinating Zhao Xin to Dahan, isn't it a great achievement for him to be a tiger?
In this way, both sides are worried that the other will play tricks.
In the end, everyone was happy.
In the dark night, 3,000 heavy cavalry attacked everywhere and crushed all the enemies who dared to fight!
The surrounding darkness and thunder were disturbed in it, causing the Huns to not be able to figure out the number of enemies at all, and only thought that the Han army was attacking!
And Zhao Xin was assassinated, and the dragons in the army were leaderless.
The surviving nobles and leaders fought separately, coupled with some previous riotous operations, which caused the morale of the army to be uneven.
The people of the Western Regions and the vassal tribes are not interested in fighting to the death, they only think about how to save their lives.
All kinds of factors add up, the Han army only has 3,000 heavy cavalry, and the Xiongnu army still has nearly 50,000 troops.
But it formed a one-sided!
The Han army was invincible, and blood flew everywhere it went.
Under Tang Qi's concocted slogan, the Hun army, which knew that the king was dead and half of the noble race had fled, soon lost the desire to fight.
The kings are all dead, haven't they become cannon fodder?!
The first to surrender were the Western Regions servant army, and then the warriors of the vassal tribes.
The elite of the Xiongnu headquarters who were left behind wanted to resist, but the servant army and vassal tribes were worried that they would be driven out by the Han Chinese.
In order to show his sincerity, he began to pick up weapons and kill the Huns!
All in all, after the chaos was over, there were less than 30,000 surviving Hun troops left.
The casualties of the Han army were only more than 200 people!
It was only after dawn that the disarmed and detained Xiongnu army found that the so-called Han "army" was only a few thousand people.
It's too late to regret!
But it's too late to regret this matter, and it's better to be obedient than to be a sword.
Coupled with those heavily armored ironclad cavalry, the combat effectiveness that erupted was indeed terrifying!
Zhao Xinhao came to attack Shanggu, but in the end it ended in such a hurry.
A generation of heroes died tragically at the hands of their own people.
I don't know if Zhao Xin will regret surrendering to the Han Dynasty and rebelling before he dies.
If you die on the battlefield, you can at least make a good name.
Now.
I also know that the tiger who fled back can't say good things for him for his own interests.
And the "pragmatist" Shan Yu Yizhi will also choose the Yu Tiger tribe whose strength has been preserved, and give up the dead Zhao Xin.
The so-called "self-king" has fallen.
When Li Guang, Lu Fang, and Chen You got the news, their first reaction was not to believe it.
I even thought it was a conspiracy of the Huns!
After confirming it again and again, I have to admit that the outcome of this battle was so unexpected!
After that, things are much simpler.
Lu Fang and Chen You led a large army to take over the Xiongnu camp, Tang Qi and Huo Qubing led their troops back to the county town to repair, and Li Guang led people to patrol around to prevent any Xiongnu deserters from making trouble.
Zhao Xin's head was salted and sealed, and after the army was finished, it was brought back to Chang'an to be presented to the Son of Heaven.
The rest of the chiefs and prisoners were left in Shanggu County, and when the war was over, the imperial court sent people down to inspect and collect them in a unified manner, and count the military merits.
Dahan has a complete and feasible process, and there is no need for people to worry about it.
So much so that after Zhao Xin's troops withdrew half and half were destroyed, Tang Qi, Huo Quai, and the Yulin Army guards under their hands fell into a situation where they had nothing to do for a while.
The 500 Yulin cavalry, as the backbone of the heavy cavalry, was left with less than 300 people after this battle.
There are still many wounded, so naturally they can only stay in the county town to repair.
Huo Quai's young jumped, and in the end, he couldn't bear the loneliness, took Zhao Ponu out of house arrest, and actually went hunting together.
Tang Qi had nothing to say after knowing it, but he also understood that this meant that Xiao Huo had taken a fancy to Xiao Zhao.
With Xiao Huo's endorsement, Zhao Ponu's life can be regarded as saved.
Speaking of this Zhao Ponu, his fate is indeed ill-fated.
Originally, according to Huo Quai's plan, the 3,000 heavy cavalry only harassed Zhao Xin's army, and the highlight was to rush thousands of miles to attack the "lair" of the second king.
made Zhao Xin's troops chaotic, and then handed over to Li Guang to lead a large army to encircle and suppress.
This is the orthodox method of warfare, and Zhao Ponu also agreed to be a guide out of forgiveness.
When the time comes, leading the way for the army can be regarded as a great achievement, and at least there is no problem in saving your life.
Who would have thought of jumping out of the middle of the road?
At this point, even Tang Qi didn't expect that the 100,000 army would easily disappear!
Therefore, personal development should be combined with the background of the times......
Zhao Xindu is dead, and it has become an established fact since the split of the second king, and it is easy to make the enemy hate the enemy at this time.
Naturally, the plan was cancelled.
Of course, Zhao Ponu also lost the opportunity to make meritorious contributions.
Fortunately, gold will always shine, and even Zhao Xin can see the talent, how can Huo Quzhi not see it?
There is no need for Tang Qi to come out, and after a few in-depth discussions, Xiao Zhao became one of Xiao Huo's hunting royal teams.
The soldiers were unexpectedly not dissatisfied, after all, although Zhao Ponu was a "traitor", he was captured before he could commit the great crime of burning, killing and looting.
His own betrayal is understandable, and he is still a man with affection and righteousness.
The Han Dynasty can even reuse the Huns who surrendered, let alone such a "righteous man" who was forced to flee but still had orthodoxy in his heart?
Uetani County is now in trouble, and there really isn't much trouble.
Tang Qi can also be a salted fish again, and he will never come out again after staying in the temporary mansion.
There wasn't much he needed to do.
It was not until ten days later, when the imperial court ordered the army to return to the court, that he stepped out of the gate of the mansion.
When they came, there were more than 10,000 cavalry troops, and when they returned, only about 6,000 remained.
Most of the dead and wounded were cavalry!
The casualties cannot be said to be heavy, and compared with the merits, the losses of more than 3,000 people are still within the acceptable range.
The losses of the border army of Shanggu County were not small, mainly in the battle of Juyong Pass, which lost a lot of people.
But again, compared to the results achieved, the casualties are not worth mentioning at all!
The Hun army is not muddy, the previous generations of people can press the big Han to fight, do you really think it is blowing?