Chapter 486: Dead End in the Valley
Hu Tian and their men and horses together are already more than 12,000 people, and so many men and horses have far exceeded the Hun cavalry. If they didn't catch up with the enemy, it would be pointless for Li Erhei to rush over in such a hurry. After receiving the order, Li Erhei immediately ordered the army to rest on the spot. But in order to be able to act in time, there was no military tent, and everyone built a bonfire to rest against each other.
In the evening, Li Xin and Li Erhei discussed the battle situation together, especially the details of the battle outside the city of Xuanjuan County.
By dawn the next day, the messengers sent by Hu Tian and the others had finally arrived one after another. At this point, Li Xin knew what the situation was ahead.
After a night of pursuit, Hu Tian had already entered the range of Lian County, which was about two hundred miles away from Lingwu County. But Peng Lin, Liu Weichen and the others, who were faster, were still in the front place, and they had already reached the south of Wuhu Mountain.
This means that the Huns have indeed entered the mountain valleys. As long as you pass through this seventy-mile-long mountain gorge, you will be like a bird spreading its wings, and you will directly break free from the encirclement.
After Peng Lin and Yu Song's two cavalry joined forces, they should be more numerous. In a place like a mountain gorge, it is unlikely that the other party will want to return from it once they have entered it.
The only thing I'm worried about now is that the other side will come out from the north, in that case, this battle will basically not achieve the ultimate goal.
"The final decisive battle is coming, let's rush over it too!" After hearing the news, Li Xin didn't stay anymore and said to Li Erhei.
So, the army set off immediately, except for the 3,000 men and horses left on the sandbank, Li Xin followed Li Erhei and his men and horses to the north to join Peng Lin and them.
The north and west of Lian County are sheltered by the Helan Mountains, but the difference is that the part of the Yellow River flowing through it to the north is relatively better.
On the whole, the topography is a situation of three mountains, two valleys and one river. In detail, the eastern part is Table Mountain, which stretches for hundreds of miles, the Gander Mountain in the middle, and the Wuhu Mountain in the west.
These mountains are all part of the northern end of the Helan Mountains, and the three mountains are arranged in a north-south parallel direction, forming two flat valleys in the middle. The Yellow River flows right between the west side of Gander Mountain and the Wuhu Mountain, which has a narrow valley to the north.
Liu Weichen and the others are going to take this road at the moment, as long as they follow the foot of the mountain on the west side of Wuhushan Mountain to the north, they will be able to cross Helan Mountain and directly enter the vast area south of Yinshan Mountain.
Liu Weichen, who was chased and ran all night, has finally felt a little relieved since he crossed Lian County and entered this Helan Mountain. After all, as long as this goes on smoothly, I should be able to get home safely this time.
"What's going on? How far away is the cavalry of the Huashan Army? While urging the troops to hurry, Liu Weichen asked.
"Qi Yu Shan Yu, the cavalry of the Huashan Army will follow us twenty miles away. However, the other party seems to be a little tired, so this speed has become a lot slower! The man next to him replied.
"Hmph, horseback riding and shooting is what our Great Huns are best at, how can the Han people compare! Tell the order to go down, speed up, and get through here as soon as possible. As long as we return to Shan Yuting, the Huashan Army will not dare to chase after us again! Hearing this, Liu Weichen couldn't help but say proudly.
Xiongnu Shan Yuting is relatively close to the Daiguo, which is also the reason why Liu Weichen dares to be fearless. After all, according to common sense, if the Huashan Army approached that area, Daiguo might have to make a move if he didn't want to.
"Report! Qi Yu Shan Yu, the big thing is not good, the car formation of the Huashan Army has been found outside the valley in the north, and the valley mouth has been blocked! Just when Liu Weichen was full of confidence and felt that his hope was getting bigger and bigger, the person in charge of the pathfinder in front ran back and reported in shock.
"What? There is also a car formation of the Huashan Army ahead? Why did they march so fast to reach the valley before we did? Hearing the news, Liu Weichen was almost so shocked that he fell off his horse and exclaimed.
Probably what he was most proud of was the speed and mobility of his army. This is also one of his biggest reliance, otherwise, he would not have decided to go it alone and go south to raid the county.
Among the Huashan army, only their cavalry can pose a certain threat to their retreat. Who would have thought that the car array he was most afraid of would actually block the road one step ahead of him.
This time, he was also a little panicked. Because at this moment, I am in this valley, and there are only two ways to come and go: north and south. At this time, the north road is blocked, and a large number of pursuers on the south road will arrive immediately, which means that he will soon face a desperate situation.
After all, the news could not be hidden, and the soldiers below soon knew about it. For a while, everyone was panicked, and panic was written all over their faces, and they didn't know where to go.
"Shan Yu, how is this good? We now have less than 6,000 men left, and the other side has blocked the north and south ends, and the number of troops far exceeds ours. If this continues, we will probably die today! The generals beside him all focused on Liu Weichen's body, waiting for him to speak.
Where can Liu Weichen do anything, his heart is also like a mess at this moment. The only thing he could do was for the army to stop first, and then send someone to inspect the situation at both ends.
"Or ...... Let's surrender to the Huashan Army! In this case, we will not be wiped out! Someone whispered at this time.
"What? How dare you make the people of the Immortal Heaven surrender to the Han Chinese? You don't deserve to be a warrior of the Huns! ”
"That's it! How can the word surrender be uttered in the mouth of the Huns! ”
"Let's fight to the end and fight to the death with the Huashan army!"
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As soon as the offer to surrender came out, it immediately attracted a wave of shouting! Obviously, some people just haven't recognized the current situation!
"So what do you say? It's easy to fight to the death, in such a place, what are we going to fight with the Huashan army? As long as the other party kills Taniguchi, there is no need to start a war, how long can we hold on? The man who proposed to surrender couldn't help but be angry at this time and scolded.
"Shan Yu, this is not a bad plan! Endure the humiliation for a while, get rid of today's difficulties first, and then have the opportunity to start all over again in the future! Liu Weichen's think tank also persuaded on the side.
"You're right! We've got to get out first! Everything else can be said later! After Liu Weichen thought about it, he felt that this was good, so he agreed.
And just as they were discussing how to solve the problem in front of them, Peng Lin and his army finally rushed to the west bank of the Yellow River at the southern end of Wuhu Mountain.
In this regard, the north and south ends were all in the hands of the Huashan army, blocking Liu Weichen's army in a narrow valley of more than 20 miles.
The scouts sent by Peng Lin detected that Liu Weichen and the others remained in the valley and did not move, and immediately rushed back to report it.
"Very good, it seems that Shao Zisong's side has arrived as scheduled. Presumably, the mountain pass in the north has been blocked, otherwise, wouldn't these Huns have run away long ago! After hearing this, Peng Lin couldn't help but nod and said.
When the plan was first formulated, many scenarios were envisaged, the most important of which was that if the Huns could not be wiped out in a battle, they could only be annihilated in stages. In this way, the enemy's retreat route must be anticipated.
Considering the situation along the route, the Huns could take a lot of roads even if they retreated, but for the Huashan army, there were not many places that could be more conducive to solving them.
Therefore, in order to allow the Huns to advance according to their own plans, Li Xin and the others had to prepare more men and horses, and use various means to force the Huns ~ to the road they planned.
Liu Weichen still didn't know that the reason why he came to this valley was entirely because of the Huashan Army's situation. I'm afraid I thought it was the right choice to make it easier to retreat.
At the time of the initial action, Hu Tian advanced eastward from Yuanwei County, Peng Lin led his army north from Wushi County, and Li Erhei led his army from Xiaoguan to the west. But at the same time, there are actually Shao Zisong's people, and his side is not as many as the other three people, only 4,000 people.
But he was also armed with carts along the way, and from the beginning of the battle they took different directions. They did not rush towards the county, but after leaving Luguan, they went directly north along the straight road.
After waiting for the halfway point, it turned west, and then crossed the Ordos Plateau, and rushed directly to the north of Helan Mountain, where it waited for work at the mountain pass outside Wuhu Mountain, waiting for Liu Weichen and others to throw themselves into the net.
Fortunately, Liu Weichen's own resourcefulness is really not very good, and along the way, according to the plan of the Huashan Army, he kept getting into his pocket. Otherwise, if he changes his mind a little halfway, I'm afraid that such a big battle may be in vain.
From this point of view, Li Xin and they have some gambling elements in it. But obviously, judging from Liu Weichen's personality analysis, such a plan finally succeeded.
Now, there is only one last step left, to completely wipe out Liu Weichen's army, and solve the problem of the Xiongnu in the north.
However, just as Peng Lin and the others were about to launch a final attack, Liu Weichen sent someone to contact them, indicating that they wanted to surrender. not only sent people to Peng Lin's side, but also sent people to Shao Zisong's side.
In this way, Peng Lin and the others had to stop their actions first, and send someone to inform Li Xin first, and it was up to him to decide.