Chapter 40: The Beginning of the Great War
With the deepening of the three teams of Wei Qing, the Hun teams encountered along the way have decreased, or even encountered them again. The Huns are not fools, but even so, more than 6,000 people and more than 5,000 war horses were exterminated by Wei Qing and others.
Wei Qing knows how to accept it when he sees it, because if he continues to go deeper, maybe the Xiongnu will send a large force to meet the battle, which is not beneficial to Wei Qing's side.
So Wei Qing decisively retreated, returned to Yanmen, and camped here.
On the other side, the altar shrine of Dragon City.
The actions of Wei Qing and others were already known to the military minister Shan Yu.
"Damn, it's Wei Qing again! This kid is so restless! "The military minister Shan Yu was very angry, he had already sent Yi Zhi to rob a large amount of food, and he didn't want to send troops this winter, so he wanted to take a good rest.
"Brother! The younger brother is willing to lead the troops to go and strangle the Wei Qing Department! Yi Zhi stood up and said.
I saw the military minister Shan Yu waved his hand and said:
"Forget it! According to the latest news, Wei Qing and the others have retreated to the Han realm and are stationed in Yanmen! Now in winter, even if the soldiers rush to the past, it is not easy to attack the city, the consumption of food in winter is very large, and our logistics resources are insufficient, even if you go, you will not get any benefits! It's better to endure for the time being, and when spring begins, the ice and snow melt, and it's not too late to take revenge! When the time comes, I will let the Han Dynasty know how powerful my Huns are! The military minister said sharply.
"Brother Chen, understand!" Although Yi Zhi was unhappy in his heart, he still had to listen to his brother's words.
Let's not talk about it here, in Chang'an City, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty already knew the results of Wei Qing and others. Although there is no clear goal this time, as long as it causes a huge killing of the Huns, Emperor Wu of Han will feel comfortable.
Wei Qing and the others were still stationed in Yanmen, and Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty did not rush to summon them back to receive the reward, because he had to guard against the counterattack of the Huns.
At the same time, preparations began to be made, and Emperor Wu of Han understood that next year would be the time for the two sides to go to war in a big way. So all the people who can be mobilized have been mobilized.
Even Gongsun Ao, who was dismissed, was activated. The official was reinstated, Gongsun Ao was still capable, and if it weren't for the design of Li Guang, he wouldn't have been so unlucky.
After Gongsun Ao received the holy decree, he was grateful, and his heart was immediately full of fighting spirit.
And there is another person, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty has not forgotten, although Li Guang has a high prestige in the army, but at that time he still held a lot of military power, and now the military power has been divided and controlled by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, so this time Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty is also ready to use Li Guang.
In the name of meritorious service, as long as brilliant results are achieved, even if the official is reinstated, it is not impossible.
Li Guang looked at the holy decree in his hand, not knowing whether he was happy or disappointed.
For the Han Dynasty, he didn't have any ideas, he just wanted to live in his lifetime, so that the people of the Han Dynasty would have no worries and could live peacefully.
So Li Guang received the order to come back, and suddenly the people in the army who supported Li Guang were excited.
Especially Zuo Qianjun, who was promoted by Li Guang at the beginning.
Looking at the soldiers under his hand, who were less than 500 people, Zuo Qianjun was in high spirits.
"Your Majesty has not forgotten General Li, General Li is coming back! This time, we want to open up a way forward for General Li and let General Li return vigorously! Let General Lee regain his own glory! Zuo Qianjun said loudly.
"Swear to follow General Li to the death!" The soldiers under his command exclaimed.
However, even if these two people were given orders, Emperor Wu of Han would not let them directly lead the troops to battle, he still needed to wait, waiting for Wei Qing to accumulate enough merits, only in this way would Li Guang not affect Wei Qing's status.
Although Li Guang returned to the army, his current task was to train his troops so as to prepare for the next battle with the Xiongnu. Li Guang looked at this very lightly, he lived in seclusion for almost a year, even if he was angry in his heart, now his anger has disappeared, as long as he can enter the army, Li Guang is comfortable, and the feeling of leading the troops to fight is still very important to the people of the soldiers, because their own strength is closely related to it!
Time passed quickly, and in a blink of an eye, it was the second year of Yuanshuo.
At the beginning of the year, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty implemented the "Tui'en Order" on a large scale, decentralizing the power of the kingdom. This laid a solid foundation for centralization. At the same time, he sent his master father Yan to serve as the minister of Qi and secretly observe the movements of the kingdom.
The Xiongnu were already ready, so they began to invade the territory of the Han Dynasty on a large scale.
The main offensive lines of defense are Shanggu and Yuyang. Because I understand that when Wei Qing and other troops have been stationed in Yanmen for a long time, the defense must be strong, so I can only find soft persimmons to pinch.
The Huns first invaded the western Liaoxi region, which was a battleground for soldiers. Although Liaoxi Taishou sent troops to resist, it was a pity that the combat effectiveness was too low, and the Huns were menacing again, and finally Liaoxi Taishou died in battle.
Then the Huns diverted from the western Liaoxi region to Shanggu and took Shanggu.
Yuyang Shou is Han Anguo, a general with great military achievements, mainly to attack Yue Di Meritorious, although there is no direct battle, but it can make Yue people fearful, that is the merit.
It's a pity that this time, when encountering a large army of the Huns, Han Anguo was defeated and fled directly.
So the Huns drove straight in, looted a large amount of supplies, and plundered more than 2,000 young and strong laborers, preparing to use them as slaves to work for the Huns.
The Huns moved quickly, and when the news reached Chang'an, although Emperor Wu of Han understood that all this would happen, but when everything happened, his heart was really not good.
So Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty used the Flying Eagle Messenger, so that the order would be issued in a timely manner.
Orders were issued one by one, and at the same time, 30,000 cavalry were mobilized to march towards the north, all of whom were directly under the leadership of Wei Qing.
Li Guang, Gongsun Ao and others still did not have any transfers, and lived in Chang'an to train soldiers.
Zuo Qianjun was also transferred to the north, but he had no task for his beloved General Li, and he was very unhappy in his heart. But he didn't say much, he wanted to rely on his own efforts to walk out of a smooth path in the army, he didn't pave the way for himself, just for Li Guang's comeback.
After receiving the order, Wei Qing took five thousand cavalry and left Yanmen and set off to attack the Xiongnu. Chu Tianshu and Li Xi stayed in Yanmen, waiting for reinforcements to arrive.
However, due to the limitation of the number of people, Wei Qing did not go deeper, but constantly attacked the small forces encountered on the road, so that the Huns were anxious.
Wei Qing's first target was Gaoque, which connected the communication between the Xiongnu royal court and the Hetao region. Through roundabout tactics, 5,000 people gradually disintegrated Gao Que's combat effectiveness, and then cannibalized.
In this way, it not only replenishes the material, but also makes the war horse look new.
Gradually, Wei Qing came to the Hetao area, where there were two large parts of the Huns stationed, the King of Aries and the King of Loufu.
This time, Wei Qing used guerrilla tactics, hit and run, and did not collect materials. Wei Qing arranged this way to disturb the enemy, Wei Qing didn't want to do useless work, and wanted to use this to constantly sneak attack and harass, so that the Huns would not be disturbed, as long as the reinforcements arrived, then these two departments would not be worried.
Wei Qing's tactics made the Aries King and the Lou Fu King very distressed, because Wei Qing was haunted, as long as he sent a large force, Wei Qing would flee far away, and when the large force left, he began to attack again, and gradually the two divisions lost two or three thousand people.
In order to give full play to his advantages, Wei Qing went out day and night, although the team also had losses, but compared with the Huns, it was many times less.
Now it is only a reduction of five or six hundred people, but the rest of the people are not afraid, because they are very happy in their hearts, such a battle, although there is no head-to-head confrontation, but it can be done at a very small cost, and this is a success.
After more than two months, the reinforcements finally arrived, but the reinforcements were very tired because they were on the road all the time.
Chu Tianshu arranged for them to rest for a few days, and after recovering their state, they went to reinforce Wei Qing.
When Wei Qing left, he said that the destination was the Hetao area, the two departments of the Aries King and the Loufu King. These two men and horses have been entrenched in the Hetao area for many years and have been in operation, and most of the materials of the Xiongnu royal court are transported through here.
Chu Tianshu and Bian Chongwu saw Zuo Qianjun again, and Zuo Qianjun is now very indifferent to the two of them. Seeing this, Chu Tianshu didn't have the intention of continuing to make friends.
Seven days later, the team was rested.
Then they set off in full gear and set off towards the Hetao area.