Jinyang, the largest city in Bingzhou, is also the capital of the Xiongnu and Han Kingdoms, and now the entire Jinyang City has become a huge military camp. The 150,000 Xiongnu army was stationed here, and there was a steady stream of Huns marching into Jinyang City, constantly strengthening the strength here.

In Liu Yuan's study in Jinyang City, Liu Yuan was frowning, looking at the large map of the state on the table. The news of the Jin army's attack did not surprise Liu Yuan. Since the end of last year, the frequent movements of the troops deployed by the Great Jin on the front line in Bingzhou have caught his attention, and he has expected the Jin army to launch an attack in the near future.

Therefore, he also deliberately suspended the Huns' plan to attack the Great Jin, and instead began to mobilize defenses to prevent the Jin army from sneaking attack. Especially on the front line of Shangdang, he specially sent his most important son Liu Cong to garrison Shangdang, and sent 80,000 Hun cavalry to assist the other party, hoping that Liu Cong could do a good job in the defense of Shangdang.

Now that the war has broken out, I just don't know if the Shangdang troops can withstand the attack of the Jin army. In Liu Yuan's opinion, although the attack of the Great Jin army was fierce, with the military strength of the Huns, it should be no problem to resist the attack of the Jin army and delay the other party for a few days. And having these few days as a buffer was enough for him to make the right deployment.

"Humph! The hateful Han dog actually wanted to strike preemptively and burn the flames of war into the territory of the Han Kingdom. Then I will do their wish and fight a decisive battle with them under Jinyang City! How can those weak Han dogs be the opponents of the brave and warlike Hun warriors, I want to teach them a hard lesson in Jinyang! Liu Yuan thought secretly.

"Come on, tell Liu He of Yanmen. Let him send someone to urge the Xianbei people. Their reinforcements must arrive in Jinyang within half a month, otherwise let them collect the corpses of the Huns! Liu Yuan no longer cares about face, in order to make the Xianbei people fight south as soon as possible, he can even whisper to the Xianbei people. If he could get the Xianbei people to send 100,000 people south to fight, he would have a better chance of victory.

"Yes, Great Khan!" After a guard recorded the order, he immediately prepared to convey the latest instructions to Liu He, who was stationed in Yanmen.

"Wait a minute, tell Schler by the way. Ask him to transfer some troops south to support Shangdang. Cong'er is facing an attack by more than 100,000 Jin troops. I'm afraid that there is a serious shortage of troops! Liu Yuan commanded again.

Now I am afraid that only Shi Le, who is sitting in Xinxing County to defend against the Jin army in Changshan, is the most relaxed, and the Jin army in Changshan is not only relatively small in terms of troops, but also has no other Jin army to attack fiercely.

"Yes, Great Khan!" The herald commanded.

The Xiongnu Han Kingdom had a total population of more than 3 million. Among them, there are more than two million Huns alone. There are less than one million Han Chinese in the entire state. Since the Huns were born warriors. The physical fitness is stronger than that of the average Han Chinese, and basically every adult is suitable for being a soldier.

In order to resist the attack of the Jin army, Liu Yuan has been reckless in recent years. The cavalry alone armed more than 300,000 people. Originally, Liu Yuan thought that this was enough, but who knew that as soon as the war started, he knew that his little strength was not enough for the Jin army. If it weren't for financial constraints, sometimes Liu Yuan even wanted to arm an army of millions.

This is also the main reason why the Huns were able to succeed in history, and more than two million Huns were the backing of the Huns' hegemony. It's just that in this life, the arrival of Sima Shu greatly shortened the difference in strength between the Hu and Han sides through the accumulation of technology, and even after the Han people mastered firearms, their overall strength has far exceeded that of the Hu people at this time, even if the other party has a population of millions, it is still unable to make waves.

Just as Liu Yuan was dispatching troops in Jinyang City, his uncle Liu Xuan hurriedly walked in from outside. As soon as they met, he shouted at Liu Yuan: "Great Khan, something is wrong, the major general Liu Cong sent someone to summon the news, the Jin army's attack in Shangdang County is very fierce, Huguan has been discarded, and the Shangdang defenders are almost unable to resist." ”

"What? How so? Liu Yuan was shocked, with an army of nearly 100,000, couldn't he even hold out for ten days?

"Great Khan, you also know that the young general has always looked down on the Han people, and the army in charge of defending Huguan this time is all composed of Huns, but our Huns are not good at defending the city at all, and those Han people who were forcibly recruited by the major general are of no use at all. In fact, we only have 80,000 soldiers to fight in Shangdang County. Liu Xuan explained.

"Damn! Cong'er: Was he kicked in the head by a donkey? At this time, there was still a lot of emotion, and let a group of Hun cavalry guard Huguan, didn't this let them go to death? Immediately let someone warn Liu Cong, let him stop abusing the Han people, he must organize the Han people to defend the city, otherwise the Huns alone will not be able to resist the attack of the Jin people! Liu Yuan yelled with some annoyance.

He had just begun to send reinforcements, and if Shangdang was defeated, what was the use of the reinforcements he sent? If Shangdang County is lost, the gate to the southeast of Jinyang Taiyuan County will be opened, and then Jinyang will directly face the soldiers of the Great Jin. More seriously, the morale of the Huns will be completely damaged.

"Yes, Great Khan. However, will the Qian reinforcements we sent before continue to go to Lu County? Previously, the major general sent someone to say that a group of Jin cavalry had gone around to Wuxiang in the north of Lu County, preparing to cut off the retreat of our army in Shangdang. He hopes that we can send people to support Wuxiang and prevent it from being attacked by the Jin army. In addition, the major general wanted to withdraw the main force of the Shangdang while the Jin army had not yet formed an encirclement, so as not to be surrounded and annihilated by the Jin army. ”

As soon as Liu Xuan's voice fell, at this time, another herald walked in and handed a battle report to Liu Xuan.

"What's wrong?" Liu Yuan asked with a frown.

"Great Khan, the cavalry of the Jin people appeared in Wuxiang, north of Lu County, cutting off the connection between Shangdang and us. The defenders of Lu County have been surrounded! Liu Xuanru said mournfully.

"What? How could Jin Ren's movements be so fast? Directly gave an order to General Ma Qiu, asking him to prepare to defeat the cavalry of the Jin people and reopen the connection with the Shangdang. If, if it really doesn't work, let Liu Cong retreat to Xihe! Liu Yuan said with a dark face. After Wuxiang was breached, the Jin army was under the city of Linlu County, and his goal of dragging the Jin army to the party could not be achieved. Moreover, the Xiongnu defenders in the entire Shangdang area may be annihilated, which makes him very angry and panicked.

"Okay, Great Khan!" Liu Xuan hurriedly ran out.

The cavalry of the Jin army that appeared in Wuxiang was the nearly 10,000 dragoons led by Zu Yue. They set out from Huguan, ran for dozens of kilometers, took Wuxiang in one fell swoop, and cut off the road for the Shangdang Huns to flee north. On the way, they once encountered a group of Hun cavalry, but the Great Jin dragoons annihilated thousands of Hun cavalry with just one charge, thus taking Wuxiang in one fell swoop.

Now in Luxian County, Liu Cong is already in a panic. With the Great Jin cavalry taking Wuxiang in the north, a part of the cavalry and infantry of the Jin army also appeared in the west near the Xihe Kingdom, and in the south, tens of thousands of Great Jin troops were also found to be moving rapidly to the north. Coupled with the Jin army that continued to advance from Huguan in the east, there is no doubt that the Jin people wanted to eat all the nearly 100,000 Huns in Shangdang County in one fell swoop.

"Young General, we can't hesitate any longer, the Jin people want to eat us all, if we don't leave, I'm afraid it'll be too late!" The staff looked at Liu Cong, who had a gloomy face, and persuaded anxiously.

Because he did not receive Liu Yuan's retreat order, Liu Cong was still a little hesitant in his heart, but as the situation in Shangdang became more and more unfavorable, he finally decided to evacuate Shangdang.

"Order, let all the cavalry in the city get ready, and after a quarter of an hour, the army will go out of the city to attack the Jin army, let them see the power of the Hun cavalry!" After making up his mind, Liu Cong immediately made a deployment, preparing to send the remaining 60,000 elite Hun cavalry under his command to open the way for him to evacuate north.

The Xiongnu were once a nomadic group living deep in the steppes. Historically known for their bravery and superb horsemanship, the powerful Hun cavalry fought a century of war against the Han for supremacy in East Asia. And he still suppressed the Han people in the early days, until Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty completely defeated them.

But even so, after the Huns who were defeated by the Han army moved westward, they still conquered the large and small tribes along the way, and won the title of 'God's Whip', which shows the strength of the Hun cavalry. The Xiongnu were known for their bravery and good at war, and were Liu Yuan's main reliance in establishing the Han state.

In the era of cold weapons, cavalry was powerful with its speed, mobility, lethality, and brave and combative attacks. The Hun cavalry is one of the leaders, once the Huns were able to dominate the steppe, and they have their own old places. Even now, the Huns are a little downtrodden, and they are still not to be underestimated.

After receiving Liu Cong's order, the Huns in Luxian County immediately went out of the city, each of them rode in pairs, riding on a tall horse, hanging a saber from his waist, and marching north in the dust, tens of thousands of horses galloped across the sky, and tens of thousands of knives were staggered, this scene was extremely shocking.

Liu Cong rode on the big horse, looking at the cavalry army that could not be seen at a glance, and he finally felt a little confident in his heart. I saw him holding a horizontal knife smuggled in from the Great Jin Dynasty, shouting at the rolling cavalry torrent: "The warriors of the Huns, use the war knives in your hands to harvest the heads of those hateful men and dogs!" Let them know the cost of offending our Huns! ”

After learning that Liu Cong had fled north, the Jin army took Lu County, the seat of Shangdang County, without blood. Zu Ti also moved the command post here, and the army did not stay longer, but followed the Huns all the way north. Zu Ti was also a little worried that the Jin army in Wuxiang would not be able to block the impact of the Hun cavalry. (To be continued......)