Chapter 401: Lost Soldiers
Yiqu.
The Qin army's supply ground at the source of the Wuding River was surrounded by a low-lying and uneven swamp, and only the north-south gallop was much higher, allowing vehicles to travel back and forth unimpeded.
Li Zuoche rear army station.
The tense and busy generals of the Qin army went in and out of the leeward shallow nest, and one by one military information was transmitted, and one by one the generals were issued from inside.
The approach of the Helian tribe was discovered by the Qin army scouts as early as five days ago, and Li Zuoche and Hu Xuan also used their brains in the defense of the Yiqu Chi Road.
The Yiqu Qin army numbered about 2,000 people.
In addition to Li Zuoche sitting in the town, the guard general who commanded the army was around twenty-six or seven years old, and the Qin military captain who was born as a thief was quite a thief in terms of combat, and among the thieves in Peng Yue, there were few people who could fight head-on with him, and what was even more powerful was that under Hu Yu's hands, there were more than 2,000 strong thieves who followed him to Qin.
These men who have been messing around with knives for more than ten years, each with rich combat experience, may not be as powerful as the regular army in the head-on decisive charge, but in certain circumstances, their power can overturn opponents who seem to be much stronger than them.
At that time, the overlord Xiang Yu launched five times to encircle and suppress Peng Yue and other group of thieves, and the results all failed, and now, the group of thieves has changed places, and with the more powerful supporters of the Qin State, their stage will be broader, the same, in the Qin army of all arms, Hu Yu and his brothers will eventually have a place.
Three days.
After Helian Bi boasted of Haikou, he launched an attack on the supply point of the Qin army in Yiqu non-stop, and nearly 26,000 people of the Helian tribe galloped from the left and right directions, constantly attacking the Qin army that was no more than five or six zhang wide.
The sound of beacon smoke and dysprosium.
Echoing on the grassland, the scout cavalry sent by the Qin army and the scout cavalry of the Helian tribe chased repeatedly on the grassland, like a pair of courting geese, and from time to time, a cavalry soldier fell head-on from the horse. Then, gradually, like the roots of the grassland, it turned into a pile of humus.
The first wave of the Huns who launched the attack were planted when they tried to cross the seemingly flat grassland swamps, and the Helian tribe lost more than 600 soldiers before they could get close to the edge of the Qin army's galloping road.
This kind of area between water weeds and small depressions is quite fatal for cavalry, once the water puddle can not bear the weight of war horses and people, it is very likely to cause the horse to stumble. A person on a horse will also be thrown to the ground in an instant. Originally, with the Helian tribe's familiarity with the situation of the grassland, such a mistake could not have happened, because in such a cold weather, the water in the puddle had already frozen, and Helian Bi did not believe that the ice surface of the puddle would not be able to bear the weight of the war horse.
"Great king, the Qin people deceit, they dug the puddle a foot deeper. And it's expanded a lot. "The remnants of the Huns, who finally escaped back, were defeated and fled back in a hurry.
"Qin Dog, you deceive people too much. Come and ask the soldiers to fill in the earth and pave the road, and we will block the road to the gallop. ”
"The King. There are not many prisoners left in our army, and if we let the soldiers fill in the soil, I am afraid that we will not be able to fight again tomorrow. Helian Bi was furious, and Qin Jun made a series of small moves. It gave him a feeling that he couldn't be powerful, which he had never experienced when he was fighting on the grassland, and only then did he realize the intention of Da Dan Yu Maodun's repeated advice.
In desperation.
Helian Bi had no choice but to risk the horseshoe being destroyed by the sharp stones. Ordered the thousands of chiefs of the tribes to command the troops to attack from the heavily defended area of the Qin army.
On the side of the Qin army, Li Zuoche used a strong crossbow as a support and a large shield as a shield, and led the rearguard troops to repel more than 20 attacks of the Huns in a row.
Three days later.
The Helian tribe lost an astonishing nearly 4,000 warriors, and this number was reported to Helian Bi, which made this high-spirited Xiongnu Guli King can't help but gasp.
The Qin army in front of him is not the elite of the Qin army.
Helian Bi knew this.
The reason why he did not strongly oppose the exclusion of the Helian tribe from attacking the Qin army's camp was that he thought that his side would use superior forces to deal with the Qin army's baggage troops in the Battle of Yongdao, and this battle could not be lost. And now, the brutal truth has wiped out this little bit of Helian Wall's confidence.
The Helian tribe only dispatched a total of 30,000 people, in addition to the casualties in the attack on Gaoque City and other border cities, Helian Bi still had about 26,000 people in his hands, and now he lost 4,000 people at once, which made him embarrassed.
What to do?
Is it to suspend the attack, or to continue the attack? Helian Bi suddenly fell into a daze.
"King Helian, why stop the attack, we just need to work harder, we can break through the Yongdao, you see, the Qin people are exhausted, and their troops are insufficient-!" Zang Yan's voice sounded again at the right time, and this time, the impression he gave Helian Bi was not just hateful, but rose to the point of killing this person.
"Minister Zang, your troops have been recuperating for many days, how about giving you this credit?" Helian Bi sneered and said.
"What the king said, Da Dan Yu has already ordered, if the last general dares to compete with the king, after going back, Da Dan Yu will definitely whip the last general." Zang Yanpi replied with a smile.
The war situation is unfavorable.
Zang Yan, the person in charge of supervising the Helian tribe, was also inseparable, and every time he thought of Mao Dun's narrow and cold eyes, Zang Yan felt chills all over.
"Hmph, since Zang Shixiang has no intention of going into battle, then step back and stay away from here, be careful to let the stray arrow shoot and lose your life, the big order is there, you just have to report back, as long as I, Helianbi, am alive, I will not stop attacking." Helian Bi took a long breath and shouted.
"Sons, attack!"
In the shouting and cheering, Helian Bi took the lead and personally led his own soldiers to rush forward, and his move made the soldiers of the Helian tribe, who were a little demoralized, boil again.
It is impossible for the Qin soldiers guarding Yongdao to resist the crazy attack of the Helian tribe with their liliang, they must choose to send reinforcements from the Qin army's camp, in this way, once the camp is empty, the long-waiting opportunity will not hesitate to pounce and tear Li Yuan to pieces.
Zang Yan looked coldly at the Huns who swept past him, completely ignoring the spit from some Huns, these brainless barbarians, who were about to die and were so arrogant, and their general knowledge really did not have his reputation as the first wise man of Zang Yan's Great Huns.
The weight of the mauton.
and the praise of his subordinates, which made Zang Yan admire himself more and more.
After defeating the Qin army this time, he still dreamed of entering Chang'an City, but enjoyed a legendary comfortable bath that could make people stay in it all day. When the time comes, he will be a man, and then call a group of charming women, and then Emperor Hu Tian and Emperor Hu will be a man's festival.
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The battle situation in Yongdao was tense, and under Li Yuan's order, Cao Xin led more than 10,000 elite people from his headquarters to rush to the aid of Yongdao.
After they left, only Zhong Lifu's chariot troops, Li Yuan's 15,000 Chinese troops, and the mysterious Tianlei troops who had not shown their faces were left.
Cao Xin's troops were mainly cavalry, and it only took half a day to gallop to help Li Zuoche, and more importantly, when they arrived at Yiqu, it was when the Helian tribe was sleepy and short of horses, and with Cao Xin's bravery, Helian Bi basically couldn't get any benefits.
In the middle of the camp.
All of a sudden, it became a little empty.
Only Li Yuan's Chinese army was still fluttering high in the wind, and the generals and colonels of the Qin army guarding the camp paid close attention to the frequency of patrolling around the camp.
On the surface, there seems to be no change in the Qin camp, and in the eyes of a soldier like Mao Dun, this is clearly a sign of Li Yuan's bluff.
As for the truth, what is the truth? Mao Dun naturally had no way of knowing, and no matter how hard the Xiongnu spies tried, it was impossible for him to get real information.
November 15th.
The night of the full moon.
In the open grassland, occasionally there are one or two terrible howls of wild wolves, and it longs for a partner of the opposite sex, and it may be destined to spend a lonely winter.
The arrival of the Xiongnu army suddenly broke the balance on the Hetao Plain, and it was not only the border people who suffered, but also these aboriginal animals on the grassland.
In the military tent.
A man wearing a Shu Di brocade robe with a straight back was writing at his desk, and behind him, a black-background banner of the Qin army embroidered with the character of Wu Wang-Li was hung in a conspicuous position.
On the bookcase, the font of Lishu is very neat, after nine years of edification, Li Yuan's words have made great progress, diligence can make up for clumsiness, and now he has been able to write a passable pen and ink. If Li Siquan had knowledge, he would definitely high-five him happily and sigh: The ancestors of the Li family have spirits, care for future generations, and so on.
The sound of wolf howling, one after another.
Li Yuan slowly stopped writing, listened to the wolf howl outside, and his heart moved.
"Come, order the soldiers of all departments to not unload their saddles and clothes tonight, and then order General Zhongli to take care of the chariots in the camp and prepare for the battle!"
After drinking, Li Yuan's body suddenly straightened, and after nearly ten years of coming to this era, the only breath left on Li Yuan's body was the agile reaction of the soldiers.
Li Yuan's orders were short and powerful, without the slightest element of dragging mud and water, this is a habit he has developed since several years of conquest, on the battlefield, rapid changes, any slightest delay, may bring about a catastrophe, and if you can foresee the danger in advance, and make early preparations, then the Qin army can win a greater initiative on the battlefield.
The sound of a wolf howling.
made Li Yuan feel that it was not abnormal.
Wild wolves in winter, the possibility of going out to forage is very small, they generally hide in the hole dug in advance to be warm in the leeward wind, and hide with their eyes closed until the arrival of spring, and now, they brave the wind and snow to howl on the grassland, what does this portend? (To be continued......)