Chapter 336: The Battle of Mobei (10)
The battle between Wei Qing and Yi Zhi Xian Dan in the main force lasted until the next day, the soldiers and horses on both sides were tired, and more than 200,000 Hun cavalry were either killed in battle or fled, and there was no trace of the Huns on the Great Gobi.
"Hoo ......"
All the soldiers of the Han army were red-eyed, cleaning the battlefield on the Gobi Desert, which was full of corpses, and mending their knives from time to time to prevent the Hun cavalry from pretending to be dead. The banner of the Han Empire was damaged, the yellow sand wore gold armor in a hundred battles, and many soldiers even ignored etiquette, sitting on the ground panting and exhausted.
More than 200,000 Hun cavalry could not be slashed for a day and night, and just killing tens of thousands of Hun cavalry was enough to make the weapon roll up.
When 200,000 cavalry fled from all directions, the Han army could not stop it, but according to Wei Qing's speculation, this battle lasted for a day and night, the Han army invested more than 100,000 troops, at least 80,000 or 90,000 Hun cavalry were killed, and many of the surviving cavalry were injured and lost their combat effectiveness.
More importantly, there are not many young and strong people in the Xiongnu headquarters, and killing 80,000 or 90,000 Xiongnu in a battle is a huge loss for the Xiongnu headquarters, plus Chutian defeated tens of thousands of soldiers and horses of Youxian King all the way, and the Xiongnu were killed and wounded 100,000 people.
Huo Quai's side is estimated to have more.
The loss of more than one-third of the young and strong will have an incalculable impact on the force. The Xiongnu would be afraid of the Han Empire because of this, and they would not dare to go south in a short time, but only dare to stay in Mobei, resulting in "no royal court in the south of Mo". Secondly, the Xiongnu alone lost their prestige, and the Xiongnu would be in turmoil and prone to coups. It was not the first time that the Han Empire had done so by using the Xiongnu's civil strife to control and contain the Xiongnu.
Li Guang, Gongsun Ao, Cao Xiang and other generals of the Han army witnessed the battlefield full of corpses, their hearts were excited, they fought twice, killed 100,000 Huns, shocked Mobei, returned to Chang'an, and must be a marquis!
Back then, thousands of miles were looking for the marquis, and the horses were in Liangzhou!
Chu Tian was very excited when he saw Li Guang and the others, and he could be regarded as helping Li Guang and the others to complete a matter of their hearts. Although it is not real history, it can make up for Li Guang's regret, but it is not bad.
Chu Tian couldn't help but feel a little sleepy. In order to rush to the main battlefield, after he defeated the Right Xian King, he abandoned the baggage cart and the captured cattle and sheep, and ran for two hundred miles, encountering a sandstorm on the way, and went into battle without time to rest.
From top to bottom, they are exhausted.
Cao Cao dragged his long sword, walked on the battlefield, saw a wounded Hun cavalryman, went up and stabbed a sword, blood stained his saber red. Cao Cao rushed to the front in this battle and personally killed four Hun cavalrymen. Dian Wei is like a humanoid giant beast, killing hundreds of people, and the more he fights, the more courageous he becomes.
Before Cao Cao became a true monarch, Cao Cao mostly preferred to rush to the front in every battle. Cao Cao is also one of the few kings who is not very worried about the betrayal of the generals, but whenever there is a big war, Cao Cao will personally take command and make great achievements. As long as the king's military merits are superior to the generals, the army will trust the king more.
Sun Quan is not very good at fighting, and he has to take command in person, and most of them also have this consideration. Once all the military exploits are monopolized by one or a few generals, the king sitting in the rear can easily be overridden by the army.
Zhou Yafu suppressed the rebellion of the Seven Kingdoms, and the Han Emperor was worried about his high merits and tried to suppress Zhou Yafu.
There are also Zu Ti, Yue Fei and others, all of them.
Chu Tian often personally urged the armies to go on the march, and the same was true for consideration.
"Lord ......"
Zhang Liao, covered in blood, appeared in front of Cao Cao, who killed several Hun generals in a battle, and was also scarred himself, with several arrows in his body.
"Why did Wen Yuan come here! Langzhong, Langzhong! ”
Cao Cao saw that Zhang Liao was dying, so he hurriedly called the military physician, and at the same time ordered Dian Wei to support Zhang Liao.
Zhang Liao was a powerful general, after switching from Lu Bu to Cao Cao, he made a lot of military exploits for Cao Cao, and at this time he fought bloodily and almost died.
When Cao Cao's senior physician arrived, he was powerless in the face of the seriously injured Zhang Liao: "With the ability of a villain, I am afraid it will be difficult to heal General Zhang, and General Zhang will die...... It's not long before ......"
"Quack doctors!"
Cao Cao raised his sword and wanted to kill the doctor.
A hand was placed on Cao Cao's shoulder to stop Cao Cao, who was out of control: "Brother Meng De, why worry, I have a divine doctor who can bring the dead back to life." ”
Chu Tian arrived and looked at Zhang Liao, who was hit by seven arrows in his body.
Although Zhang Liao is a potential enemy at present, in Chu Tian's opinion, Zhang Liao will be his military general sooner or later. He also wants to make up the achievements of the "Five Good Generals", how can he easily let Zhang Liao die.
Cao Cao was surprised: "Chu Zimou, we are enemies!" ”
"The same serves the Han Empire, and at this time there is no distinction between friend and foe. The big men of the Huns escaped, and the Hun cavalry also escaped a lot, and the war may not be over yet. ”
Chutian asked the divine doctor Hua Tuo to treat Zhang Liao's injuries and save Zhang Liao's life.
Hua Tuo made a move, checked Zhang Liao's injuries, and finally said: "There is too much blood, but the general's life is hard, and it can still be saved." ”
Cao Cao's doctor was dumbfounded, in his opinion, Zhang Liao was about to be shot into a sieve, he never thought that Hua Tuo could come back to life, Xuzhou Mu said it was true, there was really a miracle doctor.
Zhang Liao removed his armor, revealing his sturdy physique, Hua Tuo scraped his bones to heal his wounds, and Zhang Liao was silent.
Cao Cao hesitated: "Chu Zimou, you saved Xia Yuan, I don't want to owe you, how do you repay me?" ”
"If you can't get along in the future, take refuge in me, help me support the Han family, and conquer the world. This world is not limited to thirteen states, but hundreds of states in the world. ”
Chu Tian did not hide his ambition in the slightest.
"There are only thirteen states in the world, how can there be a hundred states?"
"The population of the thirteen states and the Western Regions only accounts for one-fifth of the world, how can they be limited to the thirteen states? Could it be that Mengde doesn't want to see the real world? ”
Chu Tian instigated Cao Cao to follow him in his external expansion.
In the era of cold weapons, the population determines everything, with one-fifth of the population, conquer four-fifths of the population, and the more generals, the better.
"I have heard that outside of the Han Dynasty, there are many tribes, kingdoms, and even empires such as the Xiongnu and Dawan."
Cao Cao, who had a large number of Inhuman subordinates, was not unaware of the existence of other civilizations.
It is not easy to conquer other civilizations with a population four times that of the Eastern Han Dynasty.
In "Lords", even Africa and the Americas have large populations.
"Think about it again."
Chu Tian did not coerce Cao Cao to submit to him, he believed that Cao Cao would know how to choose in the face of an absolute difference in strength. Is there a future for following Yuan Shao and following him?
Due to the arrival of Chutian's reinforcements, Wei Qing expanded the results to eighty or ninety thousand, specially summoned Chutian, and praised him verbally.
There are no rewards either......
Although he was praised by the great general Wei Qing, Chu Tian still couldn't help muttering.
Only practical and useful rewards will Chu Tian be satisfied. Li Shimin gave Chu Tian ten high-grade Turkic war horses.
As a general, Wei Qing did not carry any treasures on his body at this time. No wonder Chu Tian muttered quietly.
The Han army rested near the battlefield, and Yang Ye, Tai Shici, and Xiahou Yuan, who were responsible for intercepting and killing the Xiongnu rout, returned, killed thousands of Xiongnu routs, and captured the Xiongnu Youxian King.
The Han army was greatly excited. The Right Xian King is the Xiongnu nobles second only to the Xiongnu Shan Yu and the Zuo Xian Wang, if it can be dedicated to Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty will definitely be happy!
The Right Virtuous King was captured by Tai Shi Ci, and Chu Tian, as the lord, received an additional 5,000 points!
Chu Tian made people remember Tai Shi Ci's military exploits, which was the greatest credit that Tai Shi Ci had obtained after joining the Xuzhou camp.
The Right Virtuous King was transferred by Chu Tian to the great general Wei Qing, anyway, keeping the Right Virtuous King had no effect on Chu Tian, and the prisoners of this battle could not be surrendered.
The Han army seized the Xiongnu Youxian King and prepared to continue to pursue the Xiongnu Yizhi Xian Shan Yu and Zizi Wang Zhao Xin to Mobei.
In the eyes of the Han army, the influence of the Xiongnu Right Xian King is not as good as that of Yizhi Xian Danyu, and only by capturing Shan Yu alive can the battle of Mobei be regarded as a complete victory.
The Han army rested in place for a day, then pulled out its camp and pursued Shan Yu north. Because of his participation in two big battles, Chutian's points returned to the top of the rankings.
First place, I just want to farm well, 38142 points.
second place, Lao Qin, with 28633 points.
Third place, a small soldier at the border at the end of the Ming Dynasty, with a score of 27921.
Fourth place, do not teach Humadu Yinshan, with 23945 points.
Fifth place, Shijiazhuang Zhao Zilong, points 22924.
Sixth place, Yuan Shao, points 18916.
Seventh place, said Don, points 18911.
Eighth place, Cao Cao, points 17122.
Ninth place, Liu Bei, points 14122.
Tenth place, Xu Fengnian, points 13001.
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Lao Qin and a small soldier at the border pass at the end of the Ming Dynasty suffered a loss along the way when Huo Quai. The princes under Huo Quai's command have a lot of powerful cavalry, and the points are relatively balanced. Among the top five princes, four were under Huo Quai's command, and only one was under Wei Qing's command. This also led to Chutian's dominance.
There are still variables in the rankings, because after Wei Qing and Huo Qubing defeated the main force of the Huns that they needed to deal with, they continued to go north, chasing and killing the Huns Shan Yu and Zuo Xianwang, and suppressing the Hun forces as much as possible!
"The achievement of sealing the wolf Juxu can only be completed by arriving at the Wolf Juxu Mountain to worship the sky. Wolf Juxu Mountain is nearly a thousand miles away from here, should I continue to follow Wei Qing's action, or should I ride lightly and go to Wolf Juxu Mountain alone? ”
After defeating the main force of the Xiongnu Shan Yu, Chu Tian considered whether to go to Wolf Juxu Mountain alone.
In the end, he decided to ask Wei Qing for his resignation.
Wei Qing thought for a while and suggested: "Although I don't know why you want to go on an adventure, you can follow my troops to attack the Xiongnu Zhao Xincheng, and then you divide your troops to attack Longcheng, make a detour to Wolf Juxu Mountain, and join Huo Quai." ”
Chu Tian listened to Wei Qing's suggestion, compared it on the map, captured Zhao Xincheng, obtained supplies from the Xiongnu, and then went to fight Longcheng, the holy land of the Xiongnu, and obtained supplies for the second time, so that he could worship the sky in Wolf Juxu Mountain near Longcheng, and return to Daijun along the route when Huo Qu was sick.
"I can leave you the Right Virtuous King, and he will lead the way for you. If possible, bring it back to Daishire. ”
Wei Qing supported Chu Tian's attack on the Xiongnu Holy Land Dragon City, sealing the wolf Juxu, and even allowed Chu Tian to take away the important captive Youxian King.
Isn't it just attacking Dragon City?
The first military general in history to break through the Xiongnu Dragon City was Wei Qing, which happened ten years ago......
Therefore, Wei Qing thought that after Yi Zhi Xian Dan Yu's main force was defeated, Chu Tian divided his troops alone to attack Longcheng and seal the wolf Juxu, and there was not much danger. The only thing to be aware of is getting lost.
The right virtuous king of the Xiongnu should know the way.
"Thank you, General!"
Chu Tian's favorability towards Wei Qing has greatly improved. Wei Qing was born as a slave, an official to a general, and has the style of a handsome, which makes people fascinated.
According to Wei Qing's suggestion, Chu Tian continued to follow Wei Qing to the north to pursue and kill the Xiongnu Shan Yu, and then act alone after breaking through the Xiongnu's Zhao Xincheng.
During the rest of the Han army, Lu Su drove cattle and sheep and finally caught up with the main force. By the time Lu Su arrived, the battle was over.
Subsequently, the Han army went north and sent light cavalry to pursue and kill the Xiongnu Shan Yu in front. The Xiongnu fled in the wilderness, and halfway Chu Tian and others killed 20,000 or 30,000 Xiongnu soldiers on the way, and they were unstoppable!
Zhao Xincheng was built by Zhao Xin, a rebel general of the Han Empire, for the Xiongnu to store a large amount of grain, which was used to fight a decisive battle with the Han army in Mobei, more than 200 miles north of the battlefield.
Yi Zhi Xian Shan Yu and Zhao Xin fled to this place, and found that the whereabouts of King Youxian were unknown, and he might have been captured by the Han army, and he couldn't help but panic. Zhao Xin instigated Yizhi to fight a decisive battle with Wei Qing in Mobei, gathering 300,000 Hun cavalry, only a few tens of thousands of cavalry were left at this time, and morale was extremely low.
More than 100,000 cavalry were killed by the Han army, and 100,000 cavalry were scattered all over the place, each dying.
Yi Zhi and Zhao Xin fled to the city, and were finally able to recuperate, receive a large amount of supplies, and boost their morale.
"I hate to follow your proposal that day and fight to the death with the Han army in Mobei, so that I will be defeated!"
Yi Zhi slanted and remorseed.
Why can't you think about it, and you have to fight a decisive battle with the Han army?
Zhao Xin firmly believed in his assumption: "There is no problem with my tactics, if the commander of the Han army is not Wei Qing, Huo Quzhi and others, the Han army will definitely be defeated!" We have lost Hetao and Monan, fled to the desolate Mobei, there is no way to retreat, not in Mobei to fight a decisive battle with the Han army, where is our place in the world? ”
Yi Zhi slanted to hear Zhao Xin's explanation, it does make sense, if it weren't for the lack of choice, who would be willing to flee to the cold Mobei to graze: "The Han army destroyed 100,000 of my strong children, making my women colorless, and they shouldn't chase after them anymore." ”
"I hope so."
Zhao Xin was uneasy in his heart. He always had an ominous premonition.
"According to the soldiers who fled back to the city, the Han army approached the city less than twenty miles!"
Just when Yi Zhi Xian Shan Yu and Zhao Xin thought that the Han army had won and could go back to ask Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty for merit and would not pursue again, the Han army rode forward lightly and hurriedly, and it was less than twenty miles away from Zhao Xincheng!
"The heavenly hero, I am not the enemy!"
Yi Zhi Xian Dan shouted that the Han army was invincible, and ordered to continue to flee north.
Zhao Xin betrayed the Han Empire, and married the sister of the Xiongnu Shan Yu, for Shan Yu's advice, worried that he would be killed after being captured by the general, so he immediately counted the soldiers and horses, and followed Yi Zhi Xian Shan Yu to flee north.
To the north is Yanran Mountain. Fleeing into the desolate Yanran Mountain, the Han army should not chase and kill.
Leaving Zhao Xincheng, Zhao Xin suddenly remembered that he did not set fire to the grain and grass in the city, and couldn't help but regret it. However, he did not dare to turn back, otherwise if he delayed, the light cavalry of the Han army would surround him.
Wei Qing all the way to the Han army, defeated Yizhi Xian Danyu, occupied Zhao Xincheng, the Xiongnu in the city scrambled to flee for their lives, and those who had no time to escape were all killed by the Han army.
As a result, the Han army obtained a large number of grain, grass, cattle, sheep, and war horses hoarded by the Xiongnu, and captured countless pieces.