Chapter 550: The Weakness of the Huns
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Within the Great Wall, although the Xiongnu raided the northern part of Yanshan, Jingbei City and the area south of it were still under the control of the Wei army.
Even though the Xiongnu entered the Great Wall, their main army was still confronting the Wei army, and both sides were looking for an opportunity for a decisive battle.
At this time, the neighboring counties of Yanshan each sent a large number of county soldiers to help in the battle, although these county soldiers could not directly fight with the Xiongnu, but it was not a problem to defend the city.
Of course, the people of Yanshan headquarters are miserable, the lucky ones can escape with their family property in advance, the lucky ones can only escape to save their lives, and the unlucky ones can only wail under the iron hooves of the Huns.
Chen Wanyun saw all this in his eyes, which made him feel as if he was more than ten years old in an instant, not because he saw the suffering of the people, but because his dream of a pillar country was shattered.
Yes, after the Xiongnu broke through the Great Wall, it meant that Chen Wanyun had no possibility of being promoted to the Zhu Kingdom, and it was lucky to be able to keep the current title.
But Chen Wanyun was not knocked down like ordinary people, but unexpectedly cheered up and fought against the Xiongnu on the front line.
Also changed was Chen Wanyun's character, at this time he took out the momentum of the general of the Lingbei battalion, and directly reprimanded any general who dared to question himself and Yang Fengyin.
Because in Chen Wanyun's view, a large part of the reason for the Huns' entry into the Kou is internal discord and intrigue with each other.
In fact, this is exactly the case, if Lingbei Camp had extended a helping hand to Guihua City even verbally, the situation at this time would not be like this, of course, this is what Chen Wanyun does not know.
At this time, Chen Wanyun relied on Jingbei City as the center, and wanted to build a new defense line in the north and east, relying on various cities to build a new defense line, and the county soldiers and the Great Wall garrison of the Wei army were stationed in these cities, while the main cavalry looked for fighters.
So the time for the decisive battle gradually dragged on, but Chen Wanyun knew deeply that compared to the Huns, he actually couldn't afford to drag it out.
The food and herbs in each city were insufficient, and the rations were not carried out in consideration of the requirements of wartime, and it was inevitable that they would be overstretched at this time.
Now the defenders of the county towns are actually restricting the supply of food, in order to leave more food for the army to last longer.
During this period, Chen Wanyun also mobilized troops to attack the cavalry of the Xiongnu headquarters, and also won the victory.
However, because there was no war of annihilation, the actual significance of this victory was not great, but after all, it still improved the confidence of the Yanshan army and people.
And just when Chen Wanyun was at a loss, he received a good news, a good news that made him a little embarrassed.
The scouts reported that the Wei army in Guihua City had defeated the Xiongnu army besieging them, and was now approaching in the direction of the Great Wall.
Although I don't know what kind of strategy Wei Wuji used to defeat the powerful Hun army, Chen Wanyun's shame at this time is real, and people can be regarded as repaying their grievances with virtue.
As a result, Chen Wanyun also stepped up the mobilization of troops and began to tightly clamp down on the Xiongnu army, preventing them from having the slightest possibility of crossing the direction of the newly constructed.
The main cavalry was looking for an opportunity at this time and was ready to attack the Hun army, during which the ordinary tribes who were left alone were killed.
Even better news is that when the Wu'an court learned that the Xiongnu had invaded the Great Wall, they immediately mobilized 30,000 cavalry from the Qi front line and the Wu'an camp in the Xiangping camp to quickly support the Yanshan battle.
Now that the Qi State has taken care of itself in the face of the aggressive situation of the Wu State, the transfer of a part of the army from the Xiangping camp will not affect the overall situation, not to mention that the armistice negotiations between Wei and Qi are already underway.
However, in today's Wu'an Battalion, except for the 30,000 Wei soldiers, the other armies have all been drawn and sent to the Changping Camp and Yanshan respectively.
In the face of the Xiongnu invasion, Wei Hou's performance at this time was quite calm, because in his opinion, although the Huns were menacing, after all, they would not be able to afford to drag on for a long time as long as they traveled a long time.
On the front line of Changping Pass, the Qin and Chu states have gathered large armies, and the war there is the most critical.
But this was not important to the Yanshan army and civilians at this time, and their most urgent need now was to drive the Huns out of the Great Wall immediately.
Anyone who can turn the tide at this time will undoubtedly become a hero in the hearts of the Yanshan army and civilians, and this is also a point that some people value.
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Outside the Great Wall, after two days of marching, Wei Wuji and his party finally came to within fifty miles of the Great Wall.
This circle was actually very small, and Wei Wuji sent scouts to try to find the "grain route" of the Huns.
Although the Huns were followed by a large number of livestock, they basically did not have the concept of grain and grass, but they did have a grain route, and their livestock herd was the grain route.
After invading the Great Wall, these animals will certainly not all follow into the Great Wall, where there are not so many water and grass to feed them.
Therefore, most of the cattle and sheep were left outside the Great Wall, and were generally guarded by a headquarters of 10,000 horsemen, while two more vassal tribes were taken care of.
Don't ask Wei Wuji how he knew, in order to survive, he said everything he could say, although he was killed by Wei Wuji in the end.
But Wei Wuji didn't know the specific location of these cattle and sheep, not to mention that there was no specific location at all, and people were also going to migrate gradually.
But it's not hard to find, because they're so big that people want to avoid them.
When the scouts reported that the cattle and sheep of the Xiongnu logistics were seventy miles west of Wei Wuji's headquarters, Wei Wuji immediately ordered the whole army to march in that direction.
The art of war is cloudy, and it is the king to attack the enemy and save the party, so Wei Wuji formulated this plan.
No matter how many livestock they could grab, it would be a mortal danger to the Huns within the Great Wall, and they would definitely be restrained in their movements.
It was morning when I went, but it was already noon when I arrived, and it was precisely this Hun cavalry that discovered the existence of the Wei army early in the morning.
The 10,000-scale Wei cavalry made the remaining Xiongnu cavalry commanders dare not engage in battle at all, because engaging directly means defeat.
Therefore, when the Wei army arrived, the Hun ten thousand cavalry commanders drove the cattle and sheep to flee into the distance, and at the same time immediately Pegasus Express Qu and Shan Yu, who were sitting in Beiping Pass at this time.
When Wei Wuji felt the place, he couldn't see the shadow of those Xiongnu cattle and sheep at all, and could only see the Xiongnu cattle and sheep that extended all the way to Beiping Pass.
This was bad news, and Wei Wuji immediately ordered the army to chase after him, while sending a scout to explore in the opposite direction.
The reason why they had to send people to search in the opposite direction was to prevent the Huns from doing the opposite, although this possibility was not very large.
But fortunately, Wei Wuji's judgment was correct, and less than fifty miles away from Beiping Pass, Wei Wuji and his party still caught up with the Hun Wanqi who stayed behind.
Looking at the smoke and dust in the direction of Beiping Pass, Wei Wuji knew that those cattle, sheep and livestock had gone to Beiping Pass, and if he wanted to take down those livestock, he had to take down the people in front of him first.
Although Wei Wuji and the others were on a long journey, this Hun cavalry was also on the road non-stop, so at this time they were equal in physical strength.
However, the heavy cavalry, which was Wei Wuji's killer weapon, could not participate in the battle at this time, because their physical strength was really a little unable to keep up.
Therefore, this battle will be fought by Chen Zhan and Zhang Xian, they are not inferior in numbers, and they will also win, and the result of this battle seems to be doomed.