Chapter 478: Fifty Thousand Iron Arrows, a Westward Marching Army
When Qin Cheng came out of the tent of the little Amid king, the little Amid stood beside him, and more than a dozen generals of more than 10,000 commanders of the Amid clan were waiting outside the king's tent. Subsequently, Qin Cheng announced the order of the little Amid: in this battle, the Amid army must be completely subordinate to Qin Cheng's command. Subsequently, Qin Cheng handed over the Amid talisman to Qin Qingzhi, and he took little Amid and a few personal soldiers out of the Amid camp, leaving Qin Qingzhi to take over the Amid army. From beginning to end, little Amid did not say a word.
As for why little Amid was willing to show up, standing next to him when Qin Cheng announced that the armies of the Amid clan had been handed over to him, and acquiescing in his support for Qin Cheng, naturally because Qin Cheng had already persuaded him in the king's tent. In fact, in the end, when the general trend was decided, Qin Cheng didn't bother to say too much, but just said, "The matter has come to this point, the combination will benefit both sides, and the division will hurt two injuries, whether you are dead or alive, you choose for yourself." Anyway, I have no way out, because even if I do, we all have to die. You're either going to believe me again like you did years ago, or you're all done with it now! ”
In the case that Qin Cheng has taken over the Amid tribe, Qin Cheng really has no way to retreat, not to mention that the Yizhi army is already on the way, and both sides have no time to make more adjustments.
The upcoming Yizhi army is tantamount to a sword hanging over their heads for the Han army and the grassland army that are still in the stage of "sharing the same bed and dreaming", and it may fall at any time, killing people.
When the news of the Amid army following Qin Cheng's dispatch reached the ears of King Wuhuan and King Xianbei, the two of them thought of discussing with each other at the same time after being surprised, so after a while, the two got together and anxiously studied what to do next for Wuhuan and Xianbei army.
"Little Amid is really damned, he also told us in advance, this time I will go all out to persuade the Han army and the Huns, no matter what happens, my three clans will also unify their behavior, and now they are still repaid, this birdman did not make a sound, so he went to the Han people first, and handed over more than 10,000 troops to Qincheng, which is equivalent to handing over the net worth and life of the Amid clan to Qincheng, is this kid crazy?!" In the tent of King Chamco, King Xianbei, who was pacing back and forth like ants on a hot pot, was angry and corrupt, but also extremely puzzled by little Amid's behavior.
"Qin Cheng went to Little Amid's royal tent, and then things became like this, and now Little Amid even nested in Qin Cheng's military tent!" King Wuhuan desperately sorted out the information in his head, hoping to sort it out, but for a while, the more he thought about it, the more chaotic it became, so he could only scold Little Amid to relieve his anger: "Little Amid is really not a thing, it's really crazy, completely crazy!" ”
"What should we do now, King Wuhuan, do you have any ideas?" King Xianbei did not forget the purpose of his coming to King Wuhuan, and said eagerly.
"Let me think about it, think about it......" King Wuhuan was also in a mess in his heart.
"Report to the king, General Qin sent someone to ask for a meeting!" King Wuhuan's personal guards came to spread the word.
"Qin Cheng?!" King Wuhuan and King Xianbei were both shocked at the same time, the two looked at each other, and both saw the worry in each other's eyes, "How many people are here?" ”
"Five hundred light horsemen." Defend the road.
"Five hundred light horsemen?" When King Wuhuan and King Xianbei heard this amount, they couldn't figure out what kind of medicine was sold in the gourd in Qincheng.
A moment later, King Wuhuan saw Le Yi who had been ordered to come at the gate of the barracks.
"On the order of General Qin, I have come to ask King Wuhuan a question, and then give King Wuhuan a gift." Le Yi greeted King Wuhuan with a fist.
"General Le, please speak." King Wuhuan said quietly.
"General Qin asked, is Wuhuan really an ally who came to fight against the Xiongnu with the Han Dynasty as the king said today?" Le Yi's voice seemed a little rigid, without emotion, and he didn't feel that this question was redundant.
"This ...... Of course. "King Wuhuan agreed, I want to see what else Le Yi has to say later, and if Qin Cheng asks to take over the Wuhuan army, don't blame this king for fighting with you to the end.
"General Qin said that if King Wuhuan still insists that Wuhuan and the Han are allies, then General Qin will give 50,000 iron arrows to the Wuhuan army to help the Wuhuan army improve its armament!" Le Yi then said something that shocked King Wuhuan.
Different from the Han army, the arrows commonly used by Wuhuan are rarely made of iron, and most of them are bronze, so iron arrows are an absolute temptation for the Wuhuan army. Seeing that King Wuhuan was speechless in surprise, Le Yi said again: "General Qin also said that if King Wuhuan is willing, General Qin imagines Wuhuan borrowing three thousand battle robes!" ”
After Le Yi's words were finished, the inexplicable Wuhuan King was stunned for a long time, and finally didn't understand the purpose of Qin Cheng exchanging 50,000 iron arrows for 3,000 Wuhuan robes...... Now King Wuhuan's mind is full of: if Qin Cheng forces him to hand over Wuhuan's military power, what should he do? And Qin Cheng's current behavior was obviously beyond the scope of King Wuhuan's thinking. If Qin Cheng asked the Wuhuan army to fight the Huns, King Wuhuan would definitely not do it, and even if Qin Cheng borrowed three thousand robes from him, he would not necessarily give them complete, but at the moment, Qin Cheng exchanged 50,000 arrows for three thousand robes, what reason did King Wuhuan have to refuse?
Almost at the same time, the camp of the Xianbei King also encountered the same problem, and Liu Mu led five hundred cavalry to make this deal with the Xianbei King. When the news reached the ears of King Xianbei, who had obtained 50,000 iron arrows for nothing, King Xianbei agreed without thinking about it.
After all, 50,000 iron arrows are combat power, and King Xianbei is still afraid that King Wuhuan will use these 50,000 iron arrows to deal with him in the future.
On the same night, a military order from Qincheng was issued to the whole army, and the king of Wuhuan and Xianbei were also notified. The content of the military order is very simple: tomorrow the army will march to Gaoque Pass, and tonight the army will send a vanguard to explore the way.
This military order of Qin Cheng undoubtedly made the two ants Xianbei King and Wuhuan King who were on the hot pot even more anxious, and Xiao Amid could think that Yizhi Xian might already be on the way east, and King Wuhuan and Xianbei King could naturally also think of this not profound question. Originally, according to the plan, King Wuhuan Xianbei King Xiao Amid was now going to start lobbying Qincheng and let him make peace with the Xiongnu, but now the armies of the Amid tribe were taken over by Qincheng, so that everything no longer developed according to the established plot, and King Wuhuan and King Xianbei did not know how to deal with it at this time. And the westward march of the army will undoubtedly make the war break out earlier, which will test the heart of King Wuhuan and King Xianbei even more.
"It's all little Amid, this kid, don't make people worry, I have to swallow him alive when I turn back!" When he was spying with King Wuhuan, thinking of the bitterness, King Xianbei couldn't help but say viciously.
King Wuhuan sighed, but he didn't meet the scolding of Little Amid, but said helplessly and bitterly: "King Xianbei, haven't you seen it until now, it's not Little Amid who really doesn't let us worry, but Qin Cheng?" ”
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In Qincheng's military order to inform King Wuhuan and King Xianbei, the vanguard pathfinder force sent out tonight was led by Li Kang, but in fact it was not the case, the hussar vanguard army that went out to explore the road was not led by Li Kang, but by Qin Cheng himself.
Just when King Xianbei and King Wuhuan were suffering from not being able to see Little Amid, and Qin Cheng had an excuse not to see them, Qin Cheng had already taken the hussars and traveled dozens of miles west.
There are strong enemies outside, and the internal military is different, and now the situation facing Qincheng has reached the most difficult time since this expedition.
If you are not careful, you will lose the whole game.
This is also the reason why Qin Cheng personally led the team to take the lead in the west.
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At this time, a hundred miles west of the Han army, a Xiongnu army was marching intensively.
The leader was a prince under Yi Zhixi, who was given the title of White Wolf King by Yi Zhixie. Like the Thousand Miles King Gulu who was not in the Loulan Kingdom of the Western Regions, the White Wolf King is also an absolute cronie of Yi Zhixian. In fact, among Yi Zhixian's descendants, there are only three kings who have risen to the throne by virtue of military merits. In addition to the previous Thousand Miles King, and the current White Wolf King, the remaining one is the King of the Golden Crow who has been guarding Yi Zhi's side and never leaving an inch.
This Xiongnu army had 20,000 cavalry.
As little Amid expected, Yi Zhixian had indeed withdrawn the main force from Gaoque Pass and was marching eastward, intending to take advantage of the opportunity to defeat the Han army in one fell swoop. The 20,000 Hun cavalry who stayed in Gaoque Pass was just to prevent Huo Quai's Huo Qubing from sneaking up from behind. However, just as the Wuhuan clan will not really trust Yi Zhixie, Yi Zhixian will not really trust the Wuhuan three clans, so he will not crush the army like a dragon, so if he is ambushed by the Han army and the Wuhuan three clans, he will be defeated to the end. Although this possibility is very small, it is not impossible, so Yi Zhixian asked the White Wolf King to lead 20,000 cavalry to explore the way, and he led 90,000 troops to follow after a small half-day journey. In this way, it can not only ensure that when there is a trap ahead, the two sides can echo each other, and if there is no trap, the main force of Yizhi can also arrive in the fastest time.
Qin Cheng led an army of 10,000 hussars to the west for a day and found the army of the White Wolf King.
The reason why Qin Cheng led a 10,000 hussar army, not all the hussar army, let alone three or five thousand hussars, one is that the Han Eastern Expeditionary Army under Qin Cheng is now only 50,000 or 60,000 people, if Qin Cheng takes too many people, once the Wuhuan King and others change, Le Yi, who is sitting in the big camp, will pay a great price if he has to deal with the situation, and the other is that if he brings too few soldiers, it is not enough to realize Qin Cheng's strategic intention of leading troops first.
Therefore, the hussars who traveled west this time were finally set at 10,000 by Qin Cheng, no more, no less.
"The general did not expect badly, the Huns really sent a vanguard to explore the way and separate it from the main force!" Li Dang, who reported the military situation, wiped the sweat from his forehead and panted slightly, "This army is 20,000 people, and our 10,000 hussars rush up, as long as the fighter plane is accurate, it may not be impossible to eat, if so, Yi Zhixian will definitely not dare to advance the army again, so he has to retreat obediently!" ”
Li dared to say that if he ate it, it would naturally be a big victory.
But Qin Cheng shook his head, and the war horse standing on the grassy hill quietly lowered his head and sniffed, as if he was identifying the grass that was more suitable for the lower mouth, Qin Cheng habitually held the reins with one hand, and pressed the handle of the ring-headed knife on his waist with the other hand, looking ahead, "If you want to eat these 20,000 troops under Yi Zhixian's nose, you can only use lightning speed to prevent the main force of Yi Zhixian from having a chance to react, if the general has the entire hussar army, it may be about the same." But that wouldn't necessarily make the main force of Yi Zhixian retreat. ”
"So what should I do? Please also give the order of the general! Li dared to clench his fists and ask for his life.
"I originally came to find someone, but since I met it, the battle will definitely be fought." Qin Cheng narrowed his eyes slightly, and his tone was slow, "It's just that you have to pay attention to the way you play." ”