Chapter 70: The Northeast Scuffle Ends
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The damage caused by Angel leading the remnants of the Donghu people to attack the Hun camp or the damage to the old and weak left by the Huns in the camp is not great. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info:>
First, because Ingres knew very well that he and the other Donghu people who raided the Hun camp did not have much time, and if he went deep into this stretch of Hun camp, he would be deeply involved in the resistance of the Huns, which was a situation that Ingres did not want to see. Second, it is also because of the scruples that the distance between this camp and the battlefield is not too far, the Huns and the Qin army are deadlocked, but it does not mean that the Huns cannot get rid of the Qin army, once the Huns make up their minds to return to this camp, then it is definitely not a good thing for these Donghu people who are trapped in the camp.
Because of this, after thinking that everything he could do had been done, Angel ordered all the Donghu riders who could quickly evacuate to quickly exit from the nearest Hun camp and kill outside.
This raid on the Hun camp had a huge impact on the overall battle situation.
However, there was also a premise for this effect, that is, the Huns would let their camp be attacked, which affected their determination to continue fighting.
If the Huns don't take the bait, maybe even if Angel kills a few more horses, the Huns are determined to defeat the Qin army first, even if he does a more perfect job in this one thing, I'm afraid it will not be good for the battlefield trend.
And Ingres's approach, perhaps even he himself knows one thing, that is, this tactic is more of a gamble.
The Donghu raid force led by Angel gradually slaughtered out of the Hun camp. And the entire area of the Xiongnu camp near the direction of the Donghu raid became an area with more and more serious damage.
Not only that, more than 10,000 Huns, old and weak women and children fell into the spears and swords of the Donghu people, becoming a wisp of grievances in this land.
Ingres knew that this approach was contrary to his understanding of some things, but Ingres also knew that it was this kind of practice. Arguably the best means he could think of.
War is a real test of what kind of morality to use to achieve victory, and history is written by the victors. If the Donghu people lost in the next battle and became vassals of the Huns or even annexed by the Huns, then for the Huns, this tactic of Angels was a heinous act.
But if they were victorious, then the old and weak women and children of the dead Huns. It was a successful revenge feat that fell to them against the invading Huns.
It's just that even Angel himself didn't think of it. This gamble of his was certainly a bet on the outcome of winning this battle. The Huns' Zuo Xian King knew that thick black smoke rose in the direction of his camp, no matter how stupid this Zuo Xian King was, he knew what was going on and had to lead his army back to help.
This battle, that is, because of the retreat of the Huns, became a great victory for the Qin army.
It's a pity that it was because of such a situation that Maudun had to raise his vigilance against the strength of the remaining Donghu people, even in the first Qin-Hun all-out war that broke out next year. King Zuo Xian, who ordered the Huns, to first deal with the Donghu people before attacking the defensive areas along the Great Wall of Liaoning County and Yan County.
If it weren't for the fact that King Zuo Xian took these remnants of the Donghu people lightly and didn't take Mao Dun's orders too seriously, otherwise, even with the advance reinforcement of Su Xuan's 10,000 knights, I am afraid that the outcome of this all-out war between the Great Qin Empire and the Huns would cause a very large-scale change. This can also be said to be a turning point in fate.
Because if King Zuo Xian acted according to Mao Dun's orders, I am afraid that it would be even if it was an assault cavalry with 10,000 new equipment under Su Luan's command. and the remnants of the Donghu people, whose strength had recovered slightly, could not resist the onslaught of the main force under the command of King Zuoxian.
Once the Donghu people were settled, the situation on the Great Wall front in Yan County and Liaoning County would inevitably be more passive, because the Huns were able to calmly arrange their corresponding tactics against this Great Wall, which was not strictly impregnable, in many respects.
But there are many times. The development of history is often the loss of the opportunity that one should grasp, and has to accept the accumulation of this kind of bitter fruit.
King Zuo Xian of the Huns, in his own mistakes, did not realize that some things could not be taken for granted just by virtue of the benefits that he was likely to get in front of him.
In the mind of the Xiongnu Zuoxian King at that time, his target was not the Donghu people, who did not have much to gain, but Liaoning County, which was called one of the richest regions of the Great Qin Empire.
Even in the Huns. After some careful work and the information obtained from some merchants who traded in the inter-market area, King Zuo Xian and some other high-ranking Huns knew that there were several areas in the Great Qin Empire that were quite well developed, and if they plundered, they would inevitably get rich benefits.
These areas are Liaoning County, Yan County, Zhao County, the hometown of Qi and Guanzhong.
Because of the advantages of their geographical advantages and the gradual development of Zhang Jiashi's restorative development, the situation in many aspects of these areas has improved, especially in the case of Liaoning County, after the merger of Liaodong County, although the overall development of Liaoning County has declined, this is not to say that the development of Liaoning County is not as good as Liaodong County, but the development of Liaoning County is relatively slow, resulting in the overall situation of Liaoning County is not very good.
But there is no doubt that even so, Liaoning County is still the richest area outside of the Guanzhong region of the Great Qin Empire.
Because of this, King Zuo Xian of the Huns targeted such an area, which was not a momentary coincidence, but after more detailed consideration.
Although Mao Dun had an order to give to this Zuo Xian King, there was no doubt that not everyone could face huge profits without being dizzy.
And there is one thing that not everyone knows, and that is that existence is a threat.
If it weren't for the value of the Donghu people in containing the Huns in battle, Zhang Jiashi probably wouldn't have paid such a big price to restore the decline of the Donghu people in many aspects, and even turn the tide.
After all, in order to help the Donghu people, Zhang Jiashi has paid a lot of things.
Especially in terms of the corresponding equipment and grain, there is no doubt that the price paid by Zhang Jiashi in this regard is relatively huge. And even risked that it would lead to a full-scale war with the Huns in advance, and directly sent troops to reinforce Donghu. Without many considerations, Zhang Jiashi would never do this kind of thing that is not beneficial no matter how you look at it.
Zhang Jiashi's purpose was only to enable the Donghu people to play a role in containing the Xiongnu offensive in the northeast.
Perhaps, the Sushen people of this period were more valuable than the Donghu people, but there is no doubt that the Sushen people were relatively strong in the mountains, but on the plains, almost all of them were mountain infantry and the poorly equipped Sushen people fought in this regard. It is undoubtedly sent to death.
So, even if there are stronger allies in a sense. Zhang Jiashi still thinks that Donghu talents are the most suitable.
It is true that in the fierce battle in 209 BC, there was a deep blood feud between Zhang Jiashi and the Donghu people, but there were no eternal enemies or eternal friends between the forces, and some were just eternal interests.
In the face of the fierce offensive of the Huns, the Donghu people were on the verge of extinction, and the support of the Great Qin Empire was also an important foundation for the Donghu people to continue to exist.
Of course. Zhang Jiashi did not intend to let the Donghu people replace the Huns, otherwise he would not have thought of the idea of making the Donghu warriors become mercenaries later.
Perhaps, at that time, Angel's idea of wanting the Donghu people to be incorporated into the Great Qin Empire was more reasonable and a good thing. But in the face of Zhang Jiashi, who has the memory of Wuhu Chaohua, he doesn't have a completely reassuring idea of these alien races.
Especially the Donghu people, who are not strictly speaking a force of Chinese ethnicity, Zhang Jiashi's defense against them is quite strong. If it weren't for the strength of the Donghu people becoming quite weak, I'm afraid Zhang Jiashi would not have let the Donghu people get too much, but united with the Sushen people to launch a "siege and hunger" tactic against the Donghu people, further weakening the strength of the Donghu people.
Perhaps, the Prudent Man is not a good bird, but there is no doubt about it. The Sushen people are even more backward, and they are not a nomadic people, Zhang Jiashi believes that even if the Sushen people want to develop into the current power of the Donghu people, I am afraid it will not be able to do it in a short time.
It is because of this that after the death of Zhang Jiashi, some foreign races, including the Donghu people. It was slowly assimilated by the subsequent monarchs of the Great Qin Empire, and truly became the system of the Great Qin Empire.
Dividing line
The Qin army and the Huns on the battlefield are still fighting.
In such a situation, the victory or defeat between the two sides cannot be decisive for the time being, as the casualties between the two sides gradually increase.
And when many people on both sides saw the smoke rising from the southwest, many Qin officers and soldiers didn't know what was going on.
But Su Jiao couldn't help but smile after knowing such a situation.
Because before intervening in the battlefield, Su Jiao had already known from the scout's investigation that there was a huge Hun camp in that place.
Su Jiao did not think of a tactic of besieging Wei to save Zhao, attacking the camp of the Huns, and forcing the Huns to retreat.
But Su Jiao is not too familiar with the situation of the Huns, although Su Jiao is also quite experienced in combat, but for the scout's description of this camp, Su Jiao also had to raise a kind of idea of throwing a rat bogey.
Because the scale of this camp was too large, Su Jiao didn't know how effective it would be to attack the Huns' camp with the strength in his own hands. If the siege of Wei and the rescue of Zhao fail, and you and your officers and soldiers fall into the siege of the Huns, this is really not a fun thing.
Su Jiao didn't think that such a thing could happen, so after thinking about it, Su Jiao still chose this relatively decent way of fighting.
In addition to Su Jiao, many middle and senior officers of the Qin army who knew about this situation reacted after the initial stunned: "Could it be that something happened to the Huns' camp?"
The other ordinary Qin officers and soldiers who didn't know what this meant continued to fight with some doubts.
Compared with the Qin army, which seemed relatively calm, many Huns who knew such a situation were not calm.
Because many middle and high-ranking officers of the Huns, including King Zuo Xian, who knew what this situation meant, seemed very flustered.
And several Xiongnu tribal leaders gathered around King Zuo Xian said to King Zuo Xian in a panic:
"King, our camp is probably under attack by the enemy, should we rescue the camp?"
"My lord, it's getting late, we should go back to the camp first, and then continue the battle tomorrow. ”
"My lord, the parents and children of our warriors are in the camp, and I am afraid that this situation will not be concealed for too long, and if it is delayed, our warriors' will to fight will inevitably be greatly weakened. At that time, if Qin Gou wants to kill more of our warriors, it won't take much effort. ”
Listening to these gossip suggestions, King Zuo Xian's heart was also very confused.
He doesn't think these suggestions are unreasonable, on the contrary, it is that he approves of these people's suggestions in his heart, which will appear confusing.
King Zuo Xian knew very well that in such a situation at present, it must be that the Hun warriors who fought had a floating military spirit.
If they continue to fight, the warriors who do not have the will to continue fighting will inevitably be killed by Qin Gou more easily.
This kind of loss is not something that King Zuo Xian, who is also a broken muscle, can easily bear.
In the past few years, although it is said that the power of the Xiongnu Zuoxian King has been greatly improved because of the annexation of a large number of grassland pastures that originally belonged to Donghu, as well as many Donghu herdsmen and even Donghu warriors who had no time to escape.
But on the whole, even if the control area is increased, if the losses are amortized, the current benefits of the Xiongnu Zuoxian King are not enough to compensate for the losses suffered in the war, or even a slight loss.
And continuing to fight will make the losses of the officers and soldiers under his command even greater, and King Zuo Xian can also not accept this situation.
Therefore, after gritting his teeth, King Zuo Xian of the Huns finally gave the order to retreat back to the camp.
The retreat of the Huns was originally a good opportunity for the Qin knight troops to pursue. But after several days of rushing and fierce battles during this period, there was no doubt that the knightly troops of the Qin army were also quite tired. Rashly pursuing the Huns, maybe because of the light division, the Huns seized the opportunity to counterattack.
If it was true that the knight troops suffered heavy losses because of this, it would also not be in line with Su Jiao's corresponding thoughts.
But no one thought that this time the Huns would have the determination to retreat overnight.
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