After the army left Yanmen, it was soon targeted by the Huns' scouts. The 200,000-strong army marched, and the traces could not be hidden at all, so Wang Li simply marched with great fanfare.

The strategic intention of the Qin army was obvious, that is, to penetrate from north to east and cut off the retreat of the main Xiongnu forces that were besieging Shanggu, Yuyang and other places. After discovering the traces of the main force of the Qin army, Touman quickly gathered a large army and met him.

Five days after leaving Yanmen, on the banks of the Wo'er River, the vanguard of the two armies encountered. There was a scuffle, with each other killed and wounded, and each led its troops to retreat, and the next day, the main forces of both sides met.

Although the Xiongnu had 400,000 troops, which was twice the number of the Qin army, their elite level was far lower than that of the well-equipped and battle-hardened Qin army. Although the men on the grassland are warriors on horseback, skilled in archery and horse archery, they can face the well-trained northern army, like a group of rabble.

In several tentative battles, for three days, the Xiongnu were all defeated and retreated, losing more than 20,000 people, while the northern army suffered less than 5,000 casualties. When the nobles of the Xiongnu found out that the Qin army was still the terrifying Qin army of the past, and not the fluctuating morale of the people as rumored, they trembled. The bold words promised at the beginning of Manchester City were also selectively forgotten, and no matter how much Touman urged, he didn't dare to rush into the Qin army's military formation again.

Seeing that the tribes were already afraid, Touman had no choice but to avoid a decisive battle with the Qin army. Listening to Yan Fu's suggestion, he tightly wrapped around the Qin army like kraft candy, if the Qin army advanced, it would avoid its edge and retreat, and if it retreated, it would follow from afar, waiting for the opportunity to take advantage of its unpreparedness to attack.

Under such tactics, the Qin army suffered some small losses for several days in a row, and Su Jiao offered a plan. The army pretended to retreat, but on the dark night of the moon, 30,000 elite horsemen quietly left, but the Xiongnu army did not notice the abnormality of the Qin army, and followed closely as usual.

Three days later, the elite cavalry of the Qin army suddenly killed from behind the Xiongnu, and the main force of the Qin army took the opportunity to counterattack. There was a great chaos in the Xiongnu army, but fortunately, the right wing of the Zuoxian Wang Maodun came back in time to help, desperately launched a counter-charge to the Qin army, blocking the offensive of the Qin army, and Touman's Chinese army was able to escape.

After this battle, the Xiongnu army no longer dared to engage the Qin army head-on, but avoided it from afar. Wang Li led his army to continue northward, trying to find the main force of the Huns.

But Wang Li ignored one point, the Huns have lived in this grassland for hundreds of years, and their familiarity with this place is far greater than that of the Qin people, and the Qin people are mixed with foot and horse, and the speed of marching is naturally not as fast as the Hun cavalry who come and go like the wind.

Wang Li's idea was to find the main force of the Huns and force it to fight a decisive battle, and then finish the battle, but Touman was already afraid and naturally avoided a decisive battle with the Qin army. In this way, the Qin army has been hanging alone outside the Great Wall for more than a month, but it has never been able to find the main force of the Huns. Wang Li was stubborn, insisted on not retreating for the time being, and continued to look north for the main army of the Huns.

******

Beside a small river on the grassland, a group of more than a thousand Qin army iron horsemen were galloping past, and Han Xin, who was in the lead, held the reins of the horse tightly, but was a little absent-minded.

Since he could not find the main force of the Xiongnu, Wang Li let the formation of the entire army unfold into a goose character, and slowly advanced from south to north. Around the two wings, a group of cavalry searched everywhere, and the distance between the two teams was less than a hundred miles, once the traces of the Huns were found, the wolf smoke was warned, and the army quickly assembled to meet the battle.

Han Xin's department belonged to one of the scouts, and searched west along the riverbank.

In the past month, Han Xin has not had any major military achievements, but only obeyed the command and fought a few small battles in a decent manner. There was no damage, but there was no gain. originally thought that this Qin-Hun war would be an opportunity for him to emerge, but his performance was mediocre, and Han Xin couldn't help but be a little disappointed.

Since I can't force it, I simply don't think about it.

Han Xin saw that the sun was high and everyone in the team was a little tired, so he ordered to rest for a while in a small forest.

After feeding the white horse, Han Xin took out the jerky from the water bag and chewed it slowly, his eyes thoughtful.

Thirteen days have passed since the last engagement, but the main force of the Huns is still nowhere to be seen, only a small group of cavalry is moving around the Qin army, and when the cavalry of the Qin army rushes up, they turn around and run. It seems that the Huns have learned to be obedient and know how to take advantage of their advantages in the grassland, instead of asking for trouble in a head-to-head confrontation with the Qin army.

It has been more than a month since Yanmen went out of the fortress, and the original goal of expelling the Xiongnu has been achieved, and several victories have been won one after another, and the Qin army has already been able to return to the camp. But Wang Li was still stubborn and insisted on continuing to travel north to find the main force of the Huns.

In fact, it is not difficult for Wang Li's mind to guess that his huge northern expedition this time, even at the expense of tearing his face with Xianyang, is to determine his merits in a war and achieve the same world-beating achievements as Meng Tian four years ago, so that he can achieve great prestige in the army and truly replace Meng Tian.

But it was already October, the sky was gradually getting colder, and the northern army did not prepare winter clothes when it came out, and once the heavy snow fell, the 200,000 troops faced a catastrophe.

Han Xin looked up at the branches that had withered, and thought to himself that in a month at most, Wang Li would be forced to return to the camp.

Sighing, it seems that this time it is really going to be fruitless.

A horse galloped in the distance, Han Xin's eyesight was extraordinary, and he recognized it as a scout under his command from a distance, and there seemed to be a person on horseback. Han Xin was a little curious, so he got on the horse and greeted him.

When the scout saw Han Xin ushering in, he stopped the reins, threw the man on horseback off the horse, and saluted: "Lord Qiqi, I have caught a Hun spy." ”

Spies? Han Xin was stunned for a moment, and lowered his head to look at the Hun carefully. This 'spy' didn't look very old, his hands were tied behind his back, and his face was full of fear, and when he saw Han Xin's eyes looking at him, he opened his mouth and said a lot, speaking very quickly, as if begging Han Xin to spare his life.

Han Xin saw that although this Hun man was dressed as a Hun soldier, his skin was not as rough as that of ordinary Hun soldiers, but a little smooth, not like a battle-hardened warrior. But looking at his expression and demeanor, and he didn't look like a Xiongnu nobleman, Han Xin suddenly had doubts in his heart. He couldn't understand the Xiongnu language, so he called Tianshi.

Tian Shi was originally of mixed Hu and Qin blood, and lived in the border pass for decades, so he was naturally fluent in Xiongnu. I saw him say a big call viciously to the 'spy', and the spy was frightened, and he didn't care about his wrists being tied, he just kowtowed desperately, begged for mercy, and said a lot of words in his mouth.

Han Xin looked at Tian Shi and saw that he asked a few more questions, so he turned back to Han Xin with a disappointed face, "My lord, I'm afraid you're going to be disappointed." This man was not a spy or a Hun soldier, he was just a servant of a servant king, and this time he was ordered by their mistress to deliver a letter from the city to his lover who was far away on the front line, but he was caught by our scouts on the way. ”

Tian Shi groped carefully for the Hun man again, and found a piece of parchment, which should be the letter he was talking about.

Tian Shi looked at Han Xin, and when he saw Han Xin nodded, he opened it and looked at it for a long time, touched his head, opened his mouth and laughed at Han Xin: "This is really a love letter, and I have goosebumps when I read it." The Huns really have a limited IQ, and just a few words are repeated over and over again, which is really sour and people's teeth. She said that her two elder brothers had followed Shan Yu to the big tent, and even her underage brother had been conscripted into the royal city guard, and she was the only one in the family, who was lonely, missing his lover, and hoping that he would come back as soon as possible. ”

Han Xin laughed after hearing this, and quipped; "Hun women are just arrogant, and they won't be subtle." Glancing at the messenger who was trembling on his knees, he added; "Okay, for the sake of his cooperation, let this guy go. At this point, he didn't dare to pick up a knife and be my Great Qin's enemy. ”

After finishing speaking, he was about to turn the horse's head, and suddenly his heart moved, a thought flashed in his mind, and he looked back at Tian Shi, "Lao Tian, you read the letter to me untouched." ”

Tian Shi's expression was a little puzzled, but he still read it word by word when he heard the words, and the Han family listened carefully, and became more and more sure of his judgment in his heart. Nodding his head and looking at Tian Shi, he groaned; "Lao Tian, you take your brothers to continue to investigate, and I will go to the Chinese army's big tent."

Tian Shi was stunned; "What are you doing in the big tent of the Chinese army?"

Han Xin winked at him and said with a smile; "Heaven must not be divulged."

******

Wang Li's mood has been very bad these days, very bad. He was bent on fighting, but Touman calculated his thoughts, just avoided not fighting, making him feel like he was throwing a heavy fist but hitting it in the air. Although he has won several games in a row, the Xiongnu did not hurt his vitality, and he Wang Li did not achieve the expected achievements of the world, so he took the risk of letting the army hang outside the Great Wall for a long time, and refused to take the class.

He was desperate to prove himself with a big win, but Touman didn't give him that chance, which annoyed him. Su Jiao and others have long been dissatisfied with his obstinate behavior, but it is only because of the strict military regulations in the army that they did not attack him, the commander, once he returns in vain, then his already not very high reputation will be even lowered.

Wang Li stared at the huge sand table in the camp, silent for a long time, but he couldn't think of any good way. But the guards outside the tent came in and said; "Marshal Qiyu, there is a Qu Hou of the Right Army outside the tent who asks to see you."

Wang Li frowned and said unhappily; "Who is it and what's the matter?"

The guard bowed down and replied, "He only said that his name was Han Xin." ”

Han Shin. Wang Li was stunned for a moment, and immediately remembered him, and couldn't help but be a little curious, what he was doing at this time.

And he said; "Let him in."

"Han Xin, see the big handsome." Han Xin knelt down on one knee and gave a military salute.

Wang Li smiled and said; "Get up." stepped forward and patted Han Xin's chest, and said with a smile; "I heard Jing Jun say that you have done a good job in the right army, haha, of course, you have lived up to my high expectations for you."

Han Xin smiled slightly, got up and arched his hand; "Thanks to the grace of the marshal, Han Xin has nothing to repay, and he is here today to relieve the marshal's worries."