Chapter 350: The Great Wall of Great Qin Is Papier-mâché (First Update)
Looking at the 250,000 cavalry under his command, Mao Dun felt that his spirit had never been so sufficient, and he still had great confidence in the ability of the Hun cavalry, and he believed that once he broke through this seemingly unbreakable Great Wall, the territory of Daqin would be a picture of letting him gallop.
In addition to the cavalry, there was only one thing that Mao Dun prepared, that is, according to Xiang Yu's requirements, a rushing cart made of extremely thick wood, according to the news sent back by the scouts sent by Xiang Yu to the territory of Daqin, because in the war between Donghu and Korea, a small section of the Great Wall was broken by Donghu's cavalry when it was built.
And then due to the war, South Korea did not repair this section of the Great Wall, but hastily, and then South Korea was directly destroyed by Daqin, and the Great Wall built by Daqin is just to connect the Great Wall in other countries, so this location, Daqin did not find it, only a very small number of Korean old people who witnessed the war of the year knew about it.
This set of rhetoric did not make Xiang Yu suspicious, because although he was far away in Chu State, he also knew about the war between Korea and Donghu.
And for Mao Dun, this statement is more reliable, because after getting the news from Xiang Yu's mouth, Mao Dun also specially found some guys who have a longer life in Donghu, according to his inquiry, there were indeed frequent wars between Donghu and South Korea in that vicinity, so Mao Dun already did not suspect him.
According to Xiang Yu's estimate, if the city wall was really that fragile, if the car they made hit it for half an hour, the city wall would have to collapse, giving them a passage for them to enter the territory of Great Qin.
For this point, Mao Dun naturally did not doubt him, because for the matter of returning to the territory of Great Qin, he still had a bottom in his heart, and Xiang Yu would definitely be more eager to enter the territory of Great Qin than him, which was a truth that would never change in his heart.
According to Mao Dun's arrangement, starting from the vicinity of the Xiongnu's royal court, it only takes more than a day to reach their predetermined location, so according to his idea, the Xiongnu's iron cavalry will sweep through the Korean hometown in Daqin in two days, and in another ten days and half a month, Xianyang City is very likely to become his bag.
But what he didn't know was that not long after he walked out of his Xiongnu court, in the barracks of Shangjun within the Great Wall of Qin, a cavalry team of about 50,000 people also took advantage of the night to quietly go out, almost the first time to walk out of the Great Wall without war, and then walked in the shadows at the foot of the Great Wall, all of which was almost not seen.
And all this, Han Xin naturally didn't know yet, but he was ready, in his opinion, if the Huns' cavalry came, it would be in the next few days, because he knew that neither Mao Dun nor Xiang Yu would want to drag this matter on for too long.
On the wall of the Great Wall of Korea, there were already several scouts of Qin soldiers, monitoring the distance day and night, and Han Xin knew that the Huns had at least 200,000 cavalry, and they would definitely not be able to hide the eyes of his scouts.
"General, all the Great Qin Great Walls are very strong, with such weapons, can they really be broken?"
For the rush car made according to Xiang Yu's instructions, when it was getting closer and closer to the city wall of Daqin, Mao Dun still had some doubts in his heart, after all, what did the city wall of Daqin look like, Mao Dun still had points in his heart.
"Please be relieved, the walls in other places are not considered for the time being, but this section is really like that paper paste......"
Xiang Yu was a person who almost never said such things before, so after Mao Dun heard such words, he really had some bottom in his heart, but what Mao Dun didn't know, the current Xiang Yu, the whole mentality is completely different from before, through this month with Yu Ji for Xiang Yu's spiritual baptism, Xiang Yu has unloaded a lot of the burden that has been on his back before, and his mentality is much more cheerful than before.
"General, according to the scout's report, sure enough, a large number of Hun cavalry are approaching in the direction of us!"
In the early morning of this day, Han Xin finally got the news that he had been looking forward to, as soon as he heard the report from the people under his command, Han Xin's eyes suddenly lit up, but then he regained a trace of clarity, he knew that this time was definitely the time for himself to make meritorious contributions and show his unique war talent, and the more than 200,000 troops of the Huns were definitely a huge test for the Qin soldiers.
Han Xin knew that even if all his strategies were successful, Meng Tian would follow up and form an expected flanking attack on the Huns' cavalry, but once one of them was not blocked, so that Mao Dun led a large number of soldiers to rush into the counties of Daqin, or retreated after rushing into Daqin's territory, his performance was a complete failure.
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For his plan this time, Yinggao was already quite supportive, not only did he meet almost all the requirements he put forward, but also gave himself all the equipment and weapons he had promised to Meng Tian, and he also made every effort to allocate to several counties around Xianyang in the past few months, otherwise Han Xin's command would never have more than 50,000 cavalry.
Although most of these cavalry had only been trained for less than three months, because of the existence of stirrups, Han Xin was really relieved about the cavalry.
But even so, Han Xin also knew that when the Huns really found themselves in the trap of Daqin, they would never be captured, they would use the last bit of strength on their bodies to cause as many killings to Daqin as possible, and this was what Han Xin was most worried about, even if he was lucky enough to take down Mao Dun and Xiang Yu, Yinggao didn't want to see the casualties of his sergeants too much, so in Han Xin's heart, every detail that could reduce casualties was what he had to do.
"How far is it, how many people are there?"
"According to the speed of the Hun cavalry, within two hours, you will feel that at the foot of the Great Wall, the number of people from a distance will be at least 200,000......
The 200,000 army is still cavalry, which is really a lot of pressure in the hearts of the soldiers of Great Qin, and what Han Xin has to do is, of course, to let them know that no matter how many Huns come, they are not their opponents.
"Quickly send this news to Xianyang City and inform your lord!"
Han Xin knew that Yinggao had to know about this matter as soon as possible, because according to his thoughts, Meng Tian was afraid that he didn't know about it yet, and after Yinggao learned about it, he could contact Meng Tian according to the channels they didn't know, and then Meng Tian could rush here to support.
After learning the news, Han Xin immediately summoned Zhang Han and Sima Xin to his side. Because almost all of the strategies this time were thought up by Han Xin, so Han Xin was duty-bound to become the commander of the war with the Huns this time, although Zhang Han really had a little imbalance in his heart, but Han Xin's talent was what he had witnessed, so in order for Daqin to be able to eliminate the scourge of the Huns in this battle once and for all, he was still willing to become Han Xin's deputy.
"Sure enough, it's an army of 200,000? If they really let them break through that section of the Great Wall directly, and General Meng Tian is on the way, I am afraid that we will have to fight with the Xiongnu army for at least one day, and on this day, I am afraid that our army's losses will not be small......"
Among the three of them, the only one who did not have a head-to-head battle with the Huns was Han Xin, and Zhang Han raised this question at this time, obviously because he still knew the Huns' combat effectiveness very well.
According to Zhang Han's estimate, if the hundreds of thousands of troops ambushed in it were to resist the Huns, even if they could take advantage of the surprise and Qin crossbow in the early stage, if they could hold on to the end for a full day, their losses would be at least forty or fifty thousand men and horses, especially those foot soldiers, if they really carried the Huns' cavalry head-on, the loss would be very large.
"Two generals, in this war, the two of you can only lead the army to fight in front of the battle, if you really fail to meet the requirements of the king, it is my Han Xin's business, and it has nothing to do with the two generals!"
Knowing that his situation in the time difference that Meng Tian felt was really very difficult, Han Xin first gave Zhang Han and Sima Xin a reassurance, Yinggao was very taboo about losing sergeants, and the three of them knew this in their hearts,
But Han Xin also knew that Meng Yi and Ying Gao did not come in person in this battle, and he had an army of tens of thousands, and it was impossible for him to fight in front of the battle in person, he had to deploy manpower in the Chinese army according to the situation, so the matter of rushing to kill in front of the battle could only be handed over to Zhang Han and Sima Xin.
Han Xin was afraid that they would be afraid of the battle because of Yinggao's order, in that case, they would obviously lose more men and horses, although they had never fought the Xiongnu head-on, but Han Xin knew that if they wanted to really achieve a very small loss, they had to face the Huns in front of them with a knife, and there was a more ruthless posture than them, only in this way could they increase their chances of survival.
After Zhang Han and Sima Xin got the news, of course, they didn't dare to slack off, after all, after two or three hours, the Xiongnu army was very likely to appear on the territory of Daqin, this is not a joke, and this is almost never happened in the history of Daqin before, so as the soldiers of Daqin, they have no way to retreat in the face of this situation, and they can only use their lives to defend Daqin.
And at the foot of the Great Wall, Meng Tian, who was moving all the way, did not hope to send scouts to see the movements of the Hun army walking in front of him, although he had already calculated the time, but Meng Tian also knew that he could not follow too closely, otherwise once he was discovered by Mao Dun and Xiang Yu, then their target was estimated not to try the territory of Daqin again, but to destroy themselves first, although Meng Tian had hardly tasted any defeat in the face of the Huns, and was also known as the god of war in Daqin, But if 50,000 is against more than 200,000, he must have arranged it in vain.
When the latest round of scouts told Meng Tian that they had seen the Xiongnu team from a distance, and they were moving forward at full speed, afraid that they would rush to the bottom of the city wall of Daqin in another hour or two, Meng Tian did not rush to chase after him, but ordered his soldiers to stop and rest for a while, and have a full meal, and then set off.
Although some of the lieutenants under his command still can't understand what Meng Tian is doing this for, Meng Tian knows it in his heart, although it is an ambush, but that section of the Great Wall must not be too fragile, right? If you rush up regardless of this, and when you get closer, you find that the Huns haven't broken through the walls of Daqin, then won't this matter be a goof?
Once this matter is broken because of his recklessness, of course Meng Tian knows that not only will the 50,000 troops under his command be besieged by the Huns on the territory of the Huns, but Han Xin inside will definitely not sit idly by, he will definitely lead the men and horses that were originally ambushed inside to rescue him.
In this way, all the original strategies were in vain, and the Qin soldiers also got the empty Xiongnu plain to fight the Huns, so it was obviously very difficult to capture Mao Dun and Xiang Yu, and in the end, the loss of the Great Qin troops did not know how much.
Therefore, in such a situation, Meng Tian would rather go later, but also ensure that after he went, the Huns had already broken through the city wall and attacked the territory of Great Qin, only in this way could it be called a closed door and a dog.
Of course, this may make Han Xin's pressure a little bit bigger, but Meng Tian also knows that Han Xin must be prepared for this, because according to the previous arrangement, if he waits for news from Han Xin and Yinggao, it is estimated that it would be good to be able to set off now, and now he is already ahead of schedule in terms of progress.
The Great Wall of Great Qin, majestic and solemn, standing at the foot of the Great Wall, every individual will deeply perceive their own insignificance, the Huns are naturally no exception, when they arrived at the foot of the Great Wall, the city wall was the same as the news passed back by Xiang Yu's cronies, there was really no Qin soldier guard, which made Mao Dun breathe a sigh of relief, he looked at Xiang Yu, obviously for entering the Great Wall, he still had to rely on Xiang Yu, otherwise just how to use the car to play the greatest effect, Maudun didn't even know.