Chapter XXVI. One stone's throw away
I saw Li Mu in mid-air bending his bow and arrow, and in the surprised eyes of everyone, the arrow made a sound of breaking through the air, and then only heard a terrible scream from under the big elder.
"Shogun Kamui!"
There were exclamations of praise from the cavalry formation of Zhao State, and at this time, Li Mu had already fallen back on his horse.
The cavalry of the two countries in the formation were mixed, the situation was unknown, and the cavalry of Zhao only saw the chaos in the middle of the Huns, and the big man also fell, so they all thought that Li Mu had shot the Hun Khan with one arrow.
Only Li Mufang saw that the arrow did hit the Xiongnu Khan, but it did not hit the vital point, but shot on the arm of the Xiongnu Khan. With a distance of 800 paces, it is difficult for even Li Mu, who has no arrows, to hit the vital point 100%.
However, this is no longer important at this time, this arrow has already achieved its due effect, Li Mu Hengdao immediately shouted: "The Hun Khan is dead, the soldiers of Zhao State, follow me to kill!" ”
Although the soldiers of Zhao State in other places did not know what was happening, they saw the fall of the Xiongnu in the middle of the battle from a distance, and then heard the earth-shaking shouts of the Zhao cavalry in the middle of the battle, they all thought that the Xiongnu Khan was dead, and their morale suddenly rose sharply. However, the Hun cavalry did not know the truth, and thought that the Great Khan was dead, and the panic on their faces appeared.
"Withdraw!" Several Hun generals saw that their morale had declined, and they didn't know the safety of the Great Khan, so they hurriedly shouted.
The Hun cavalry who got the order hurriedly rushed to the north, and how could the Zhao cavalry let go of such a good opportunity, while pursuing and shooting arrows, the already chaotic Hun cavalry handed over their unobstructed backs to the Zhao cavalry chasing behind them, and in this way, the Hun cavalry suffered heavy casualties.
Li Mu swept the battle situation and showed joy on his face, he knew that the victory was decided, and he only needed to pursue next.
The Xiongnu herd sheep and horses all the year round for a living, and they are fierce and brave by nature, and they have always been the only ones who drive others, but now the retreating Hun cavalry is like sheep and horses driven by the Zhao cavalry behind them.
The most frightening thing for the Huns was the white-robed general at the head of the Zhao army pursuing in the rear, the white-robed general's white robe had already been covered by blood at this time, and the white horse under him was no longer pure white, and Li Mu, who was covered in blood, was like a killing god in the underworld.
The battle, which lasted for nearly three hours, finally set the tone under Li Mu's divine might.
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Yan country, northern.
As one of the two countries most persecuted by the Xiongnu for many years, just today, under the agreement of Zhao in advance, Ban Qing, the general of Yan State, also led his troops to start a major war with the Xiongnu.
Different from the great victory in the north of Zhao, the battle situation here can be said to be quite tragic, and at an extremely painful price, the Yan army finally repelled the Xiongnu.
Ban Qing immediately looked around at the corpses all over the place and the reintegrated Zhao Jun, his face full of distress.
"General Ban, the battle damage is out. Our army suffered heavy casualties, a total of 21,530 soldiers were killed and 4,532 were seriously wounded. The adjutant general said while kneeling under Ban Qing's horse.
Ban Qing's eyes went dark after hearing this, and he was almost about to fall off his horse, and it took a long time to come back to his senses.
These soldiers have been following him on the border for a long time, and they are all brothers and sisters who have been fighting side by side for many years, and there are so many casualties at once, Ban Qing's heart aches!
If it weren't for the news that Li Mu of Zhao State had agreed to jointly attack the Xiongnu this time, Ban Qing would never have taken the initiative to attack, and what he didn't expect the most was that the Xiongnu, who should have come out to attack Zhao, still left 50,000 troops on the side of Yan.
Ban Qing looked in the direction of the west with a gloomy face, and said fiercely: "Li Mu, I hope you can bring good news!" ”
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Mobei, somewhere in the hinterland of the Xiongnu.
The cavalry of Zhao State, which had been pursuing for two days and two nights, had pursued all the way to the Xiongnu Dazhai not far away, and Li Mu also ordered his soldiers to set up camp here for a temporary rest.
"General Wu, how much do you think the Huns lost in this battle?" Li Mu sat by the fire, eating the baked cakes in his hand, looking at the beating firelight and speaking.
General Wu, who was sitting on the side, had a red face and said excitedly: "My minister drove the Huns for more than a thousand miles, and the pursuit along the way plus the previous battle, I am afraid that the Huns will be killed and injured no less than 100,000 people!" ”
Li Mu nodded lightly, and then asked: "The Xiongnu Dazhai is not far ahead, does General Wu think we should continue the pursuit?" ”
General Wu was stunned for a moment: "Of course!" The morale of the Huns has declined, the morale of our army is flourishing, and in terms of troops, our army also has an absolute advantage. ”
Li Mu stared blankly at the fire and stopped talking.
"General, this is a great achievement! If you can take down the Xiongnu Dazhai, kill the Xiongnu Khan, and kill all the Xiongnu men, there will be no Xiongnu trouble in our country from now on! General Wu saw that Li Mu had been staring at the fire in a daze, and hurriedly spoke.
Li Mu shook his head and said noncommittally: "However, the Huns can't kill it!" ”
Li Mu took his eyes off the fire, looked at Adjutant Wu's puzzled expression and said, "We can take down the head of the Xiongnu Great Khan, we can kill all the Xiongnu men, and even we can kill the Xiongnu women and children." However, we could not kill only the Huns. ”
Adjutant Wu was still full of doubts, but after listening to Li Mu's words, he became anxious: "We can return to China to report to the lord of the country, and raise the army again, we will definitely be able to kill it!" ”
"What if you're done? Today, after we kill the Huns, there will always be new Huns, not to mention how can we kill the Huns. Li Muyao looked at the fire in the Xiongnu village not far away.
War is never the best solution to problems, but it is always a quick way to generate hatred. Li Mu knew this very well, and he had repeatedly thought about whether to slaughter the Huns during the pursuit along the way, and he didn't understand it until this moment.
"Lead my horse!" Li Mu stood up suddenly.
General Wu looked at Li Mu excitedly, and said hurriedly: "Is the general going to attack at night?" ”
Li Mu turned over his horse as if he hadn't heard it, and commanded softly: "Pass my order, don't act rashly, I want to ride the Hun Khan alone!" ”
General Wu opened his mouth in surprise and looked at the white-robed and white-robed horse galloping towards the Xiongnu Dazhai.
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Outside the main Xiongnu wall.
The wounded Xiongnu Great Khan was surrounded by dozens of generals and a large group of Hun cavalry, and at this moment, there was only one person in their eyes.
Li Mu rode alone and faced tens of thousands of Hun cavalry, but his face was not afraid at all.
"You are General Li Mu of Zhao State? What a young hero! The Great Khan of the Huns looked at Li Mu hatefully.
"I'm here to give the Great Khan a chance." Li Mu looked at the Hun Khan who was surrounded by the Hun cavalry and said loudly.
The Huns looked at Li Mu in disbelief.
Li Mu sneered: "The Huns are known for their courage, and they are so dignified that they don't even have the courage to face me!" ”
When the Xiongnu Great Khan heard Li Mu's sarcastic remarks, he walked out of the crowd despite everyone's opposition, and said with a gloomy face: "General Li said that he would give me a chance, does General Li plan to withdraw his troops and let us go?" ”
Li Mu smiled and nodded.
The Xiongnu Khan was stunned for a moment and asked in disbelief: "What are the conditions?" ”
"It's very simple, from now on, the Huns can't set foot in the Central Plains for half a step!"
"It's as simple as that?" The Great Khan of the Huns still couldn't believe it, and in his opinion, this condition had to be tribute and indemnity or something.
"It's such a simple condition, does the Great Khan agree or not?"
The Great Khan of the Huns looked at Li Mu deeply: "What if I don't agree?" ”
Li Mu's smile slowly dissipated, and murderous aura appeared in his eyes: "The Great Khan knows the consequences. ”
For a long time, under Li Mu's murderous gaze, the Xiongnu Great Khan sighed: "That's it, I agree with General Li's conditions." ”
The Great Khan of the Huns was also the bravest warrior in his clan when he was young, and he had killed countless people in his life, he was very sure that there was no room for negotiation under those eyes full of murderous intent, and if he refused, no matter what the price would be, Li Mu would have the courage to kill them all.
Li Mu, who received a satisfactory answer, turned his horse's head and slowly walked in the direction of Zhao's military camp.
Seeing that Li Mu was leaving, the Xiongnu soldiers were relieved from top to bottom.
"That's right!" Li Mu suddenly turned around, "I have a gift here for the Great Khan!" ”
I saw that Li Mu suddenly picked up the carved bow on his horse and shot an arrow.
Caught off guard, everyone was shocked, the nearest Hun Khan was even more stunned, only to see the arrow over the Khan's head, and then only heard a click, it seemed that something was broken, after a rumbling sound, everyone followed the sound and looked back, only to see the Huns in front of the tent cut the flag into two and fell to the ground.
Li Mu had a distance of 800 steps from the middle tent banner, and at such a distance, he could shoot through the flagpole with an arrow, even the best warriors in the Huns could not do it.
The Great Khan of the Huns, who had witnessed such a miracle again, recalled the arrow that had passed through his head, and he broke out in a cold sweat, and at the same time, for the first time in his heart, he felt a sense of fear for the young general in front of him.
This arrow is a complete threat, and the Hun Khan understands it.
None of the Hun cavalry who had already tightened the bowstring dared to let go of the bowstring, and the team of tens of thousands of people watched Li Mu leave.
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General Wu paced repeatedly in front of the gate of Zhao Guoying's village, until he saw the white in the distance, he breathed a sigh of relief, and he hurriedly ran up to greet him.
Li Mu didn't respond to his inquiry, and didn't speak until he was almost in the middle tent: "General Wu, look at the steppe of the Huns, even if we burn them up today, the weeds left over from more than ten years will grow again. Wildfires burn inexhaustibly, and spring breezes blow and regenerate. So it was with the Huns, and so it was with us. ”
The wildfires burned inexhaustibly, and the spring breeze blew and reborn, General Wu savored Li Mu's words, lowered his head and fell into deep thought.
On April 13, 388 in the new calendar, Li Mu, a famous general of Zhao State, defeated more than 100,000 Huns, and drove more than 1,000 miles to the north of the desert.