"Notes on the History of the Xiongnu" contains: "In the autumn of the fifth year of King Zhao Xiaocheng, the Xiongnu and Zhao fought in? Water. ”

On September 12, the whole Xiongnu army marched south in a big way, intending to defeat the Zhao army that came from the north in one fell swoop. On the same day, Tiandan set out from Mayi and went north to meet the Xiongnu army heading south.

On the evening of September 13, the Zhao army and the Xiongnu army met in ? Water. At that time, Zhao Jun had just passed? water, and the Hun army came in time, so it was not allowed to be, and the Zhao army camped with the water on its back.

"Yu Danyu, the Zhao army camped against the water, it is a taboo of soldiers, tomorrow it is advisable to go all out and annihilate the Zhao army!" In the Xiongnu camp, Zhao traitor Hu Tu said to Shan Yu.

"Xiangguo, now that our army is camping against the water, it is a taboo for soldiers, why are you indifferent!" In the camp of the Zhao army, the deputy general eagerly asked Tian Dan.

"You must fight with me tomorrow, once you defeat the enemy on the opposite side, Yanmen, the land of Daijun will be occupied by you and others!" In the Xiongnu camp, Shan Yu encouraged many tribal generals to lead the way.

"You don't understand, you have your own plans!" Tian Dan smiled and comforted the generals of the Zhao army, but did not explain to them.

On September 14, the Xiongnu buried the pot and cooked before the Zhao army, and then forced the camp to line up before the Zhao army. "The Hun army is forcing the camp to line up!" The scouts rushed into the tent of the military camp of Zhao Junzhong to report.

Hearing this, the generals in the tent put down the dishes and chopsticks in their hands, and cursed angrily: "Hun child, deceive me Zhao Country and no one is evil? ”

Tian Dan didn't scold like the generals under his command, he slowly drank a mouthful of porridge and said: "Cursing is useless, it is right to continue to fill in the stomach!" ”

"The Huns took the lead in forcing the camp to line up, our army does not have enough space to go out of the camp to face the enemy, in the face of such a critical situation, Xiangguo, aren't you in a hurry?" Some of the generals under his command asked puzzled.

"What's the use of being in a hurry? Everyone, finish this meal first, and after the meal I have my own plan to grant you and others! Tian Dan continued to sell Guan Zidao.

After saying this, the generals did not ask any more questions, so there was a burst of "snort" sound of drinking porridge in the tent.

Tian Dan looked at the generals under his command, and suddenly felt speechless, so he slowly drank the clear soup and porridge. A few minutes later, Tian Dan put down the dishes and chopsticks in his hand.

The generals in the tent have either finished eating early, or put down the dishes and chopsticks almost at the same time as Tiandan. Under the gaze of the generals, Tian Dan cleared his throat and opened his mouth to order:

"In the past, when Jin and Chu fought, the Chu army forced the camp to line up, and the Jin army was just like our army now. The method adopted by the Jin army was to fill in the well, push the stove off, and line up in the camp, and we can copy it completely today! The matter was the sole responsibility of General Zid. ”

"The last general commands!" Zid responded, then took the token granted by Tian Dan and quickly exited the tent

"The Huns have good riding skills and good archery skills, and our cavalry is far inferior, and it is unwise to be weak against strong, so I order: Yang Bi and Xun Hui will each lead 5,000 cavalry, and go out of the camp to harass the left and right flanks and rear troops of the Huns." Yang Bi and Xun Hui both withdrew from the camp after receiving the order.

"The barbarians are good at using horses and are good at running around, and the Central Plains are good at using chariots and are good at fighting, if you want to annihilate the Hun army in one fell swoop, the cooperation between charioteers and infantry is very important, do you understand the reason?" The remaining generals in the account promised to "understand" when they heard the words.

Tian Dan swept his eyes over the generals one by one, and then continued: "In this way, I will give you the method of fighting, remember to do what I tell when you fight, otherwise don't blame me for military law!" ”。 After a quarter of an hour, the generals of the Zhao army left their tents one after another, their faces all showing a sense of incomprehension and worry.

At four o'clock, with a loud bang, the camp wall fell to the ground, and the neat Zhao army appeared in front of the Hun army. The whole army of the Zhao army was composed of infantry soldiers and chariot soldiers, and 5,000 chariots and 40,000 infantry soldiers were divided into small phalanxes one after another, and they were arranged on the river beach in the order of building a chariot array and an infantry array.

"Aha! The commander of the Zhao army must be a stupid and useless person, and we will win this battle! As soon as the Xiongnu saw the formation of the Zhao army, they immediately sneered.

"Da Dan Yu, Zhao Jun's move is quite abnormal, I'm afraid there is some conspiracy, we have to guard against it!" Zhao Traitor Hu Tu persuaded with a puzzled face.

"Hutu, you are too suspicious, this is not the character of our Huns." Xiongnu Shan Yu glared at Hu Tu indifferently and continued: "My Xiongnu army is invincible, how can it be a small conspiracy that can be defeated!" ”

Looking at Shan Yu's cold eyes, Hu Tu couldn't help but shudder, as a soldier, he could only rely on Shan Yu to live, so he eliminated the heart of persuasion that might anger Shan Yu.

"Concentrate your forces on the enemy's infantry formation!" The Huns gave an order, and then the sound of majestic horses' hooves was in? Ringing at the water's edge.

"The chariots advance, the infantry defends!" Zhao Junzhong also sounded Li Mu's order, and then the chariots slowly drove forward.

The first wave of Hun cavalry rushed to the infantry formation of the Zhao army desperately. In the face of these rapidly approaching Hun troops, the infantry formation of the Zhao army did not make the slightest action to block it, but in the disbelief of the Hun cavalry, they directly put it into the formation. The Hun cavalry, who had the advantage of speed, thought that victory was in sight, but the horses under their crotches slowed down uncontrollably in an instant, and at the same time they were attacked by the sharp Changge of the Zhao army's infantry, so the Hun cavalry fell to their deaths in an instant.

The Huns, who were watching the battle from afar, couldn't help but be shocked and frightened when they saw the changed situation at this moment, and he didn't know why for a while, and he unconsciously attributed it to God's punishment in his heart.

"Shan Yu, this is Zhao Jun's plan." Hu Tu hurriedly explained after seeing Shan Yu's frightened face: "The soil on the river beach is soft, and our cavalry rushed in, and the horse's hooves sank into the mud, and the horse's speed naturally slowed down rapidly, so the Zhao infantry had the opportunity to attack our cavalry!" ”

"I see!" Shan Yu suddenly realized, and then asked Hu Tu for advice: "Then how can we remedy it?" ”

"The Zhao army has surrounded more than 10,000 of our cavalry, and at this time it must be fighting fiercely in the formation, as long as our army attacks the periphery of its formation and disperses the forces of the encircled cavalry to annihilate the encircled cavalry, it may be possible for the surrounded Hun cavalry to escape." Hu Tu quickly explained the solution: "The key to this plan is to attack and harass, and it is necessary to grasp it cautiously in combat!" ”

"Raiding and harassing is the best combat method of our Huns, and the last general is willing to lead the troops to save the clansmen for Shan Yu!" Shan Yu is a close confidant Yi Chi obliquely asks for a battle path.

"Then trouble the general to go!" Shan Yu said in a voice that only the two of them could hear: "Remember, if the situation is unfavorable, you can abandon those besieged people and return to the army on your own." Yi Chi nodded obliquely, and then rushed towards the infantry formation of the Zhao army with the second wave of cavalry.

In the camp of the Zhao army, Tian Dan saw the Hun cavalry attacking again, and muttered: "Isn't it stupid to think of a solution so quickly!" However, I still have a second move. ”

"Order the charioteers to entangle the invading Hun cavalry, and not let them storm the infantry formation!" Tian Dan ordered again.