Chapter 82: The Trap
Maudun understood what Meda meant. This can not only consume the physical strength and will to fight of the Donghu soldiers, but also make them too desperate to fight back. Now there is neither food nor water, and it is a complete rabble. But how can we persuade these Donghu soldiers to surrender? After all, it is tens of thousands of people, and even tens of thousands of rabbits bite people. Maudon told Murda about his concerns, and then asked
"Fifth brother, Lou Xingbiao is still behind, sooner or later he will get the ...... of the news"
As soon as he said this, Mao Dun suddenly understood something, glanced at Moda and said together
"Then let him get the news!"
After saying that, the two of them laughed. The hearts and minds of the two people are together, the building is heavily surrounded, and the younger brother will definitely come to the rescue. So don't just destroy these remnants, just use them as bait to surround the point and send reinforcements. Maudun asked the herald to tell the king of the left and the king of the right to lay an ambush on both sides of the hill, one south and one north. Let Moda and the right valley Liwang continue to besiege the stragglers on the hills, and he led 50,000 elites to ambush in the river valley area, just waiting for Lou Xingbiao to lead the army across the river, and he carried the ass of the Donghu people to kill them. As long as this battle went well, almost all of Donghu's elite would be lost.
Besides, Lou Xingbiao's side, Mo Da's letter imitating Lou Xing's heavy handwriting has been delivered to him. It says about him
has already welcomed the Xiongnu clan, according to the instructions of the king of Donghu, let the younger brother quickly lead the army to attack the Xiongnu with him. Lou Xingbiao did not dare to slack off, and ordered all the elite iron wedge troops under his command to advance at full speed.
After running for less than two hours, I passed through the heavily built camp that had been burned down by the Huns. It seems that the eldest brother was calculated by the Huns. He feared that he was also in ambush, slowing down the pace of his advance. After walking for most of the day, I finally saw a bloodied Ranger coming to report the news.
"General! Oh no, your eldest brother's men and horses are all surrounded on the Uchimai hills. ”
This Lou Xingbiao is a cautious person, although his brother is surrounded, but he can still judge calmly. If the elder brother is still alive and has already run to Wuqimai Mountain, it means that he is exhausted. can still hold out until now, it must be that they deliberately besieged it, waiting for their troops to be annihilated in one fell swoop.
Just when he was undecided, another edict came from the king of Donghu: ordering Lou Xingbiao to move forward at full speed, and if he was sluggish, the whole clan would be destroyed.
Lou Xingbiao was embarrassed, and it was clear that it was a trap in front of him, but the wording of King Donghu's edict was very harsh. He calmed down and asked the bloodied Ranger
"How many people did the Huns send? How was my eldest brother defeated? ”
This Ranger is already dying
"The general may have been bewitched by the Yan clan at night and attacked by the Huns at night. Judging from the number of torches, there were 70,000 or 80,000 Huns. ”
Lou Biao pondered. It is reported that the Xiongnu had a total of 170,000 or 80,000 troops, 30,000 on the left and right Xianwang, 100,000 in the royal court alone, and the rest were some rangers and sentinels. The Dayue clan has always been eyeing the Xiongnu, and it is impossible for the troops of the Right Xian King to dare to transfer over to attack Donghu. The king of Lou Fu and the king of Aries in the south of the Xiongnu also continued to infest the border, and they also had to leave some men and horses, and now Mao Dun had at most 100,000 people in his hands.
It is possible for 100,000 to kill the 50,000 of the eldest brother. He has 130,000 elites in his hands, and he is more numerousthan the Huns. In addition, the Huns need some men and horses to surround the eldest brother, and it is impossible to deal with him with the rest. Moreover, the terrain around the Uqimai Hills is open, which is not suitable for ambushes at all. No matter how you count it, Maodun's people can't eat the 180,000 Donghu elites of himself and his eldest brother.
Lou Xingbiao then ordered the whole army to be divided into three teams and advance in echelons, and the front and rear teams should not be too far. If attacked, gather together and use the power of their iron cavalry charge.
After advancing for a while, Lou Xingbiao found that a large group of Hun cavalry appeared on the straight horizon. Judging by the size of the ranks, there were about 10,000 men, and he immediately asked the front army to form an iron wedge formation. The bull-drawn iron chariots were in front, the heavy cavalry in the rear, and the light cavalry archers on the sides and in the rear. This formation can be described as both offensive and defensive, and Donghu is invincible in the world by relying on the iron wedge formation.
Lou Xingbiao is more steady, and he has been waiting for the Huns to attack first. The heavily-armored cavalry under his command was the most powerful charge, and there was little to resist. However, due to the excessive weight of the body, it takes the physical strength of the horse and the man to charge at once, so it is better to strike the fatal blow with all the strength.
However, the Huns on the opposite side did not make any movement, but just watched them from a distance, neither charging nor firing arrows. It was almost noon, and the scorching sun made these heavily armored soldiers dizzy. Looking at the Huns on the opposite side, many of them got off their horses, and the 351 gang sat on the ground and drank mare's milk wine to quench their thirst.
The sun became more and more poisonous, and Lou Xingbiao touched his armor, which was already hot. If you don't attack, you'll have to burn all your own people to death.
He instructed the generals on the left and right that this charge must be taken down in one go. I saw a wave of the Ling flag, and 30,000 Donghu iron horsemen charged together. Suddenly, the sound shook the earth, and it was no longer possible to distinguish the sound of individual horses' hooves, but only felt that the roaring sound was endless.
The cavalry on the Huns' side hurriedly mounted their horses and retreated to the rear. Not long after running, Donghu's heavy cavalry couldn't keep up, and even the people and horses were out of breath. Lou Xingbiao had no choice but to let the heavy cavalry retreat, and then the light cavalry sappers began to pursue.
When the Huns saw that the light cavalry was catching up, they immediately turned their horses around and began to fire arrows. In order to move quickly, these light riders had very little armor on their bodies, and some of them were only wearing leather clothes. How could such protection withstand the rain of arrows of the Huns, and more than 2,000 Donghu light horsemen were shot and killed in an instant.
Lou Xingzhong did not panic, he let the light cavalry stick to the Hun cavalry like this, and then let the heavy cavalry launch a new round of impact. This trick really worked, if the Hun soldiers resisted, they would be rushed by the heavy cavalry, and if they fled, they couldn't outrun the light cavalry archers of Donghu. Seeing that these 10,000 Huns were about to be in danger.
Unexpectedly, as soon as the horn in the north blew, 10,000 Hun cavalry rushed out. These cavalry were extremely fast, charging and firing arrows. As soon as this 10,000 living force arrived, it instantly relieved the siege of the 10,000 cavalry just now. Lou Xingbiao didn't dare to slack off, and sent 30,000 heavily armored cavalry and light cavalry archers to deal with it.
But what he didn't expect was that the Huns' cavalry with 10,000 people began to appear frequently. Every time a team rushed out, the original team withdrew. I can't figure out how many Huns there are. This has been fighting for a whole day, making the hundreds of thousands of Donghu troops extremely tired. This iron wedge array needs a group attack to exert its maximum power, so Lou Xingbiao didn't dare to divide his troops excessively. Fortunately, he was numerous, and the Huns were just attacking them, and they couldn't help them.
Moreover, the military rations brought by this expedition to the west were very sufficient, enough to be used for several months. Besides, the grassland peoples do not need a grain transport team like the Central Plains people. They carry their own dried meat and flocks that can move on their own, so it is unlikely that they will run out of food for a short time.
Lou Xingbiao saw that the night was coming, and immediately ordered to set up camp. More than 100,000 troops surrounded each other, and the sentry rangers were scattered all over the place to ensure that they would not be attacked by the Huns at night.
The moonlight was rising, and Lou Xingbiao and all the soldiers fell asleep after a tired day. Unexpectedly, as soon as his head touched the pillow, he heard the sound of shouting and killing in the distance. The rangers came to report that the Huns had launched a night attack, and it was dark in the middle of the night that it was impossible to see how many people there were, judging from the number of torches, there were almost more than 30,000 people.
Lou Xingbiao hurriedly gathered the team to meet the enemy, but he didn't expect that just after the assembly, the Huns retreated. Not long after returning to the camp and falling asleep, the Huns attacked again at night. Lou Xingbiao has a cautious personality, and knows that even if this is a deliberate disturbance by the Huns, even if there is a real night attack, it is enough for Donghu to drink a pot. It is better to believe that it is not credible, so every time the Huns attack, he leads troops to meet the enemy.
After tossing all night like this, Lou Xingbiao's army really couldn't bear it. The next morning, he was only stationed in the camp to rest, and no troops were dispatched. The Huns tossed very happily, swaying back and forth around the Donghu camp. It gave Lou Xingbiao a headache. In the afternoon, he couldn't hold it back. Think about his army of more than 100,000 people, is he afraid that he will risk less than 100,000 people? Now hurry up to save the remnants of the eldest brother, as long as they converge, they don't worry about extinguishing Maodun. Yesterday, it had been dragged by those teams of elusive Hun soldiers for a day, and if they didn't go, the eldest brother would be almost unable to stand it.
He ordered, no matter those Hun cavalry this time, as long as they move forward with one heart and rescue the eldest brother. Donghu Bing really accelerated his progress according to his wishes, and soon crossed the Wuqimai River, and there were still more than ten miles to reach Wuqimai Mountain. However, Lou Xingbiao's cautious personality still reminded him to be careful at this time. He had people make a mark in the river. Mark the shallow places so that you can cross the river directly on the next march, and you don't have to waste time on the trial.
Just after crossing the river, he received the edict of King Donghu. Ordered him to kill the Huns as much as possible no matter what, and to take down the head of Mao Dun, and rescue the team of Lou Xing by the way. Lou Xingbiao didn't dare to slack off, and after sorting out the team, he accelerated forward.
He hadn't gone far when he saw something stuck in the grass in the distance, and he ordered his men to take a look, and he almost fainted.
It was the head of the eldest brother Lou, with a bamboo slip on his head with twenty-seven characters written on it
"The Xiongnu Mao Dun Da Dan Yu presented this gift to General Donghu Lou Xingbiao. I hope you and your brother will be reunited soon. ”
Lou Xingbiao hugged his eldest brother's head and began to cry. First, the king ordered him to march as fast as possible, and he could still control it with reason. Now that the eldest brother's head has been cut off by the Huns, his heart has completely lost control like a roaring bull, and there is only one thought in his heart: he must find the main force of the Huns! Be sure to find Maudun! Use the blood of all the Huns to pay tribute to the soul of the eldest brother!
He didn't know what to do, at this time, Mao Dun was in the valley of the Wuqimai River to observe this famous general of Donghu. Seeing that Lou Xingbiao had already poured blood into his pupils, he immediately shot a whistle arrow into the sky. The 50,000 Xiongnu Janissaries who were ambushed in the valley of the Wuqimai River jumped out and lined up neatly on the east bank of the Wuqimai River, only one river away from the Donghu army.
Lou Xing revisited the enemy on the other side of the river, and led the Donghu heavy armored cavalry to turn back and rush towards the river. Unexpectedly, before reaching the river, dust and smoke rose from the left and right sides of the army. Looking at the scale of the smoke and dust and the number of wolf's head flags fluttering in the wind, it seemed that 30,000 Hun cavalry were attacking on each side. His generals hurriedly persuaded the general to stop crossing the river and prepare for defense. Lou Xingbiao scolded
"Lao Tzu has been on your board for a day yesterday, there are not a few soldiers in total, and the fucking pretentious army is coming. There are less than 100,000 Xiongnu in total, and there are 50,000 on the east side of the river, and at least 50,000 around the eldest brother, can 60,000 people be born overnight?! You're fucking scared! This is Maudun deliberately trying to continue to consume our physical strength and sharpness! ”
There are still a few generals who have a clear mind and desperately want the generals to be cautious. Lou Xingbiao could listen to it at this time, but just threw out a sentence
"Good, good! If you're afraid of death, don't come with me! ”
Just now the generals said again
"General, although revenge is important, King Donghu ordered us to rescue the besieged soldiers. Didn't you disobey the king's command? ”
This statement really reminded Lou Xingbiao, but he was eager to reward at this time. Seeing that the enemy is close at hand, why is this revenge not revenge for the Donghu warriors. He weighed it and gave the last military order of his life