When the two armies clashed, King Lou Fu kept staring at the Aries King, so he saw clearly the picture of the Aries King being cut in half by Le Yi's knife, and the ordinary and bloody scene shook King Lou Fu very much, and the three souls and seven spirits immediately ran away for more than half of the time, and he who was already on the edge of the battle immediately ordered his own guards to escort him and escape. As for the more than 10,000 cavalry on the battlefield, naturally they are no longer within his scope of concern, and their own lives are about to be lost, and they still care about other people's lives?

The hussar battalion and the Hun cavalry were in a battle, and Wei Qing led his troops to arrive quickly, joined the battlefield, and crushed the Hun army that had already begun to rout.

The battle did not last long, the Hun soldiers found out that the Aries King had been killed, their morale instantly fell to the bottom, and the encirclement of the 40,000 Han army made them no longer able to support, and after the first sergeant to break and surrender, the Hun army formation completely collapsed in a moment.

It's just that after the fleeing sergeants were caught up by the Han army, except for a very few who escaped, they basically couldn't get rid of the fate of being captured.

From the beginning to the end, the battle lasted less than half an hour, the casualties of the Han army were negligible, and after the end of the war, there were Hun soldiers kneeling on the steppe who had dropped their weapons.

This is not the first time that Qin Cheng and Wei Qing have jointly attacked the Xiongnu on the battlefield, but this time it is undoubtedly the most complete victory. Relying on his own bravery, he thought that he was the overlord of the Aries King, his confidence in his subordinates was too high, and he imagined the Han army to be too weak, but in fact, it was not the Han army that had not fought on the battlefield for many years, but their Heshuo cavalry. In the contest between the two sides, it is not possible to turn the tide of the battle with a stream of blood, strength is strength.

"It was a much easier battle than I expected." Wei Qing looked at the captives everywhere and said to Qin Cheng, "There must be six or seven thousand captives here." ”

"The lair of the Aries King and the Lou Fu King, as well as the large and small ministers and a large group of princes and nobles, are all in our pockets. You and I will cast a net this time, and there will be no shortage of fish caught. Qin Cheng responded with a smile, "The fly in the ointment is that there are not many heavyweights. ”

While the two were talking, Ji Zhu ran over and reported to Qin Cheng: "General, the last general caught a big fish, look!" ”

Qin Cheng and Wei Qing turned their heads to look, and saw the king of Lou Fu who was already tied up with a blue nose and swollen face, so Qin Cheng asked, "Who is this?" ”

"Tell the general, who are you!" Ji Zhu unceremoniously kicked King Lou Fu.

"This ...... This general, Xiao Wang, Xiao Wang is the vassal king sent by Da Shan Yu to Heshuo to station. "King Lou Fu has been discovered by Ji Zhu before, so there is nothing to hide at this time.

"King Heshuo? Didn't the Aries King of Heshuo cut off Le Yi's head? Qin Cheng glanced at the King of Lou Fu, "You are the King of Lou Fu?" ”

"It's Xiao Wang." King Lou Fu laughed, but it was more ugly than crying.

"This guy is running fast, running out for nearly twenty miles in one go, if it weren't for the late general who found out and took a light horse to chase after him, he really let him run!" Ji Zhu said.

"One of the two kings died, and one was caught alive, and this trip to Heshuo is complete." Wei Qing said with a smile.

When the army cleaned up the battlefield, the Han army that had been sent to attack the king of Aries and the king of Loufu came back to report, which was nothing more than a net of the royal court, and those who resisted were killed, and those who did not resist were arrested, and they were waiting for Qin Cheng and Wei Qing to go to accept it.

So the army pressed thousands of captives and marched towards the court of the Aries King, a hundred miles away, preparing to rest there, and then pay attention to the Xiongnu army that might come to the rescue of the Aries King and the Loufu King, that is, the headquarters of Yi Xueer.

Now that the Aries King and the Lou Fu King have been defeated in an instant, even if Yi Xue'er arrives in time, it seems that the only situation waiting for Yi Xue'er is to be attacked by the Han army's 40,000 army, and then defeated.

If Icher has no other plans, such as withdrawing when the situation is not good.

But this time, both Qin Cheng and Wei Qing obviously underestimated Yi Xue'er's ability.

After the Han army arrived at the court of the Aries King, they took a short rest. And sending people to "co-opt" the scattered large and small Xiongnu tribes in Henan and reporting to Liu Che are all meanings of the topic, and there is no need to repeat them.

After resting for half a day and having a full meal, the army left a few thousand people to garrison the royal court and guard the prisoners, and the remaining 30,000 or so troops immediately set off to the north and marched to Gaoque Pass. Qin Cheng and Wei Qing made up their minds that if they were stationed in Gaoque for a few days and did not see the main force of the Huns, then the army would be able to sing in triumph. Of course, this is the smoothest plan, after all, no one can guarantee whether Icher will come to reinforce the Aries King, and after getting the news of the defeat of the Aries King, she will not continue to advance towards the Heshuo area.

The army marched for half a day, and it was still more than half a distance from Gaoque, but it received a report from Gaoque.

"Half a day ago, a large number of Xiongnu troops appeared in front of Gaoque Pass, with more than 20,000 people, and they played the banner of the Xiongnu Right Xianwang. A moment later, more than 10,000 Hun cavalry appeared in Gaoque Pass, and attacked Gaoque from the inside. The Hun army is attacking inside and outside, and all the soldiers are fighting to the death, please return to the general quickly! After the bloodied scout reported the news to Qin Cheng and Wei Qing, he fainted.

This news, like a blockbuster, detonated in everyone's hearts. At this time, anyone knows how dangerous the current situation is, Gaoque Pass only left 5,000 defenders of the Han army, to face a total of 30,000 Xiongnu army inside and outside the attack, it is only a matter of time to break the city, that is, now everyone is rushing non-stop, I am afraid it is too late!

"Gao Que was already close to the Xiongnu Right Xianwang Department, but I didn't expect their speed to be so fast. Before, I underestimated Princess Nayixue, but I didn't expect that in a very short period of time, she would make a detour to Gao Que Pass, not to mention, and unify her actions with King Youxian to flank Gao Que together! Wei Qing's face was ugly, Gao Que's five thousand strong soldiers were all his subordinates, and now they must not be able to be saved, so his voice was also very low, "I thought that there would be no problem if I waited faster, but now it seems that my waiting speed is still a step slower." ”

"For today's plan, the army should quickly reinforce Gaoque, and it can't be delayed any longer!" Wei Qing's lieutenant said anxiously.

"Brother Qin, what do you think?" Wei Qing did not express his position directly, although the current situation does seem to be non-stop to reinforce Gao Que.

Qin Cheng's face was also very gloomy, he was feeling regret that he had underestimated Yi Xue'er, after all, he was an old opponent, and he should know himself and his opponent, but he had always maintained stability and overwhelming advantage in the previous encounter, and this time he was actually exploited by Yi Xue'er. Thinking of what he had said to Yi Xue'er in the Wuhuan Royal Court earlier, Qin Cheng's heart was very blocked. Since he became famous, it was the first time that the situation had deteriorated out of control because of his poor consideration, and Qin Cheng had a big pimple in his heart.

"Brother Wei, to tell you the truth, how long do you think Gaoque Pass can be held?" Qin Cheng told himself to be calm, only by being calm could he discover the fighter, so he didn't immediately answer the battle plan, but began to analyze it step by step, "Do you think that when I wait to arrive at Gao Que, Gao Que will still be in my hands?" ”

Although the situation is urgent, it is important to determine how to act as soon as possible, and every second counts. But Wei Qing naturally knew the truth that sharpening the knife was not a mistake for a woodcutter, so he followed Qin Cheng's train of thought and said: "It's getting dark, even if it's non-stop, it will be after dawn when you reach Gaoque." In one day and one night, an army of 30,000 was caught by surprise inside and outside, and it was difficult to protect the high pass. ”

A look of pain flashed in Wei Qing's eyes, this was a fact he didn't want to admit, but he couldn't help but admit it.

"What will happen to the Xiongnu army after they occupy Gaoque?" Qin Cheng seemed to be asking Wei Qing, and he was also asking himself.

After Qin Cheng and Wei Qing said this, the generals also began to think about it.

"In today's battle, many Huns fled in a rout, so the news of the defeat of the Aries King must not be hidden from Gaoque's Xiongnu army. The time of the great victory is the time of arrogance, and at this time, when we hear the news of the danger of Gaoque, we will definitely rush to reinforcements. If so, we will march overnight. And the Xiongnu army conquered Gaoque...... It doesn't really take a day and a night, so they have plenty of time to lay a trap for us at night. Wei Qing frowned and analyzed.

Victory or defeat is a common thing in soldiers, and the Han army has not yet been defeated in this battle, at this time Wei Qing has adjusted his mentality to deal with the current battle situation.

"Therefore, reinforcing Gaoque is not only not feasible, but also unnecessary." Qin Cheng concluded.

A Xiongguan, which was finally won, lost his due value in a blink of an eye, no matter how you say it, it makes people feel uncomfortable.

This is also the so-called impermanence of water and impermanence.

After Qin Cheng said this, everyone fell silent. This means that Gao Que's 5,000 Han troops can only ask for more blessings, and this kind of abandonment of their comrades is not pleasant. And more importantly, what to do next when you abandon Gao Que?

"Gao Que, you must take it down!" Qin Cheng suddenly said firmly.

Everyone looked at Qin Cheng with some doubts, puzzled by his contradictory words, but Wei Qing immediately said firmly: "Not only must you take it down, but also quickly, otherwise, it will change later!" ”

Gaoque is the gateway of Heshuo, but also the gateway of the desert, it can be said that whoever masters Gaoque is to attack and retreat and defend. Inside and outside Gaoque, there are grasslands with flat rivers, which makes Gaoque's deterrence doubly prominent.

And once it dragged on for a long time, the Xiongnu would continue to replenish their troops to enter the defense of Gaoque, and it would be more difficult to capture Gaoque at that time, and the land of Heshuo captured by Qin Cheng and Wei Qing would be meaningless.

"Wei Qing, this battle can only be entrusted to you!" Qin Cheng suddenly said again, in the same firm tone.

"Nope! Brother Qin, Gao Que has to rely on the hussar battalion to take it! Wei Qing shook his head decisively.

"Your unit has already attacked Gaoque once, so this time you have to come, you are familiar with the road, and it is much easier to do." Qin Cheng emphasized in a firmer tone, looking directly at Wei Qing.

"Brother Qin, stop fighting! It's useless to fight more, so it's decided! Wei Qing was also more decisive, and looked back at Qin Cheng without hesitation.

The people next to him were stunned, where is this, just said that they wouldn't fight and now they want to fight again? Beat both of you and shirk responsibility?