Chapter 427 - First Chop and Then Play (2nd Update)
Knowing the good news ahead, Ying Chong slowed down the speed of his march instead. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info More than an hour later, when Yingchong's army arrived at the battlefield, he saw that this place was in a mess. More than 100,000 Huns were scattered across the grassland, and countless war horses fled with wailing.
It's just that unlike the First Battle of Hanquanyuan, this time the bones of the Huns are scattered over a long and narrow area of more than 20 miles. The vast majority of people's injuries are on the back.
At this time, Ying Chong also mastered the front and back and details of this battle.
A day ago, the sentinels under the jurisdiction of the Qin army detected a large number of Xiongnu cavalry gathering in front. Li Jing immediately made a decision, led 200,000 Qin troops to retreat three miles, occupied a favorable position, and prepared to hold on and wait for reinforcements.
This move forced the Hun cavalry to launch an attack in advance.
However, after the two sides fired twelve rounds, the Qin army's crossbow first inflicted heavy damage on the Xiongnu, causing nearly 40,000 casualties on the other side. At the same time, Li Jing took advantage of the flaws in the left flank of the military formation. Attract the main force of the Hun cavalry to step into battle. After that, with the help of the terrain, he attacked the rear of the Xiongnu army, so as to defeat the enemy in a battle and defeat the Xiongnu.
In short, the Huns wanted to pick the soft persimmon of Li Jingqian's army, but they bit a hard walnut instead. The hook that Yingchong spilled out caught the prey firmly. Li Jing also lived up to his expectations, repeatedly showing weakness to the enemy, and finally set a record of destroying more than half of the enemy.
Naturally, this detailed process is not so simple. During this day, the two sides used more than a dozen tactics, all of which were quite wonderful and could not be described in detail one by one.
And in this battle, Li Jing's tactics are of course extremely wonderful. The combat power of the Qin army is also extremely impressive.
Not only did he suppress the 320,000 cavalry on the opposite side in the confrontation shot, but he also won a complete victory in the subsequent impact and melee combat, occupying a crushing advantage.
Although the Hun cavalry was very well watered, many of them were improvised herdsmen who had not experienced war. But this is the normal way of fighting between the Qin army and the Xiongnu in Ying Chong's eyes.
Under normal circumstances, the comparison of the combat power of the two sides is that a Qin soldier can be worth more than a half-Hun knight.
And the vast majority of the Hun knights in this battle died in pursuit.
This time, Li Jing's command was equipped with at least six towns and 4,100 'speed wolf armor'. This kind of ink armor has weak defense and mediocre combat power, but its speed exceeds that of most five-star ink armor. The speed of galloping with all his strength in a short period of time far exceeded the war horses of the Huns.
It is also the reason why the Qin army was able to kill and injure a large number of opponents in this battle.
Ying Chong was extremely excited, rode a war horse, wandered around the battlefield, deduced the battle situation at that time, and then praised Li Jing beside him with a smile: "Very good! This battle is clever, when it comes to the ability to fight, I am not as good as it!"
Especially the 40,000 people in Li Jing's headquarters, the formation called the 'Six Flowers Array' used by him made him quite amazed.
Six five-star ink armors are distributed in six directions as regular soldiers, each holding long and short weapons. The commander and the other three ink armors are in the center as surprise soldiers, and can support the left and right at any time.
This method of fighting in a team of 100 people is most suitable for the battle between the five-star ink armor. In the midst of the battle, it is extremely powerful.
"Lord Guogong has an overreputation!"
Li Jing is over forty years old, with a handsome appearance, a majestic figure, and a calm temperament. At this time, he shook his head, and solemnly saluted Ying Chong deeply: "The last general Li Jing, thank you for your kindness!"
This is indeed a promotion, with 200,000 strong troops bullying the weak brigade of the Huns, several generals under the command of Ying Chong have the certainty of victory. The only difference is that there are more wins than fewer wins.
But this Duke An Guogong chose him. And with only the merits of today's battle, Li Jing can even be awarded the title of hereditary uncle.
It is said that it has been less than half a year since the two decided to raise the name of the lord, and the first time they met, it was less than ten days. But the open-mindedness shown by this young prince has convinced him.
"Why do you need to do that?"
Ying Chong hurriedly helped Li Jing up: "It is this father who should thank General Li! The general has not lived up to the expectations of this father, with this victory, this time in the northern expedition to the grassland, we will definitely be able to get what we want!"
The joy in Ying Chong's eyes is unpretentious. Several of his generals may be able to defeat the Huns, but it is impossible to win so cleanly.
And after this great victory, the strength of the Huns will be overstretched. The card in his hand will also be even more embarrassing.
And most importantly, for the first time, he felt 'at ease' and 'reliable' from his subordinates. Under the palace of his Anguo Mansion, in addition to Ying Xuanniang and Ying Wan I, there is a thick and sturdy support.
"So this time the army is out of the jam. Lord Guogong, do you really want to go north to Yinshan?"
Li Jing's eyes couldn't help flashing, before this northward advance, Ying Chong only said that he wanted to sweep the left flank of the Xiongnu, but never said the final destination and the date of retreat.
Therefore, he had long had this suspicion, and guessed that Ying Chong's intention to raise 600,000 troops to the north was not just to enter the grassland, loot and kill.
Ying Chong smiled and asked, "So what does General Li think?"
"It's just the right time!"
Li Jing also smiled, thinking that others always like to compare with the late An Guogong, thinking that he is a general.
However, in his opinion, the courage of this prince is far from being comparable to that handsome.
The art of war, or even more victorious. But when it comes to the vision and pattern of the overall situation, it is the one in front of him who is even better!
"Even if the adults don't have this intention, the last general has to make suggestions, this is a great opportunity!
The grassland people do not have a city, they like to live in pursuit of water and grass, and in the territory of the Huns, the Leng River, located at the southern foot of Yinshan Mountain, is undoubtedly the most abundant place in the grassland.
Every autumn, nearly seventy percent of the herdsmen of the Huns will gather here. Nearly eighty percent of livestock depend on the river for food.
As far as he knows, in the autumn season, if the livestock cannot accumulate enough vitality, they will not be able to survive the cold winter of the grassland.
At this time, the Qin army went north, which can be said to be attacking the key point of the Xiongnu.
"He is worthy of being a person valued by his father!"
When Ying Chong heard this, he also laughed for a while, and then looked at the north: "Then this time, you and I will join hands to set foot on Yin Mountain!"
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Ying Chong sent down his bold words, but when it was actually implemented, he still encountered many problems.
First of all, all the soldiers of the Qin army were panicked about this, and it was not until more than ten days after they left the village that everyone was told that the destination this time was the southern foot of Yinshan Mountain, the core essence of the Huns.
Then the panic spread among the ministries. After all, it was more than 3,000 miles away, and many people felt strange and uneasy.
And since the founding of the Great Qin, there has never been a Qin army, as far as the Yinshan region to fight against foreign people.
- Even seven years ago, when Li Yixian went north, he never went deep into the vicinity of Yinshan.
And when the Huns were in their heyday, the deterrent power of 2.5 million people who controlled the strings was not trivial.
It's not just the ordinary soldiers who are restless, but also those generals who are big and small. In the eyes of many people, the place at the southern foot of Yin Mountain is the place of death!
They originally thought that Ying Chong was just going to sweep the grassland and then return. I never thought that this real destination was Yinshanleng River.
Fortunately, Ying Chong has great prestige in the army, and this time Li Jing won a big victory in the nameless slope. After a few days of shaking, the army's heart finally settled down.
The main reason is that the back road has been broken, and at this time, the surroundings of the Qin army are full of Hun rangers. Anyone who wanted to leave the team and escape was unable to escape from the pursuit and interception of the Huns.
In this way, the Qin army was full of a tragic atmosphere. In today's situation, there is no choice, and everyone can be calm and calm.
The second problem is grain and grass, and there is a lot of grain and grass brought by Yingchong this time. There are a large number of four-wheeled grain trucks in the Chinese army, up to tens of thousands. Among them, all kinds of grain alone are as high as 2.4 million stones. And because the Qin army abandoned the war horse, the loss of grain was much smaller than that of the Xiongnu.
Based on the average loss of 10 catties of grain and grass per day for each soldier, these 2.4 million stones are enough for the entire army for 40 days. And behind them were many cattle. There are 2 million heads, enough for 600,000 people, to eat for more than two months.
This food, if only for the sweep of the grasslands, is indeed sufficient.
But Yingchong's purpose was to march the army straight to the southern foot of Yin Mountain. All things considered, it is necessary to save at least half a year of grain to ensure everything.
Therefore, along the way, Ying Chong had to send troops everywhere to loot the Xiongnu departments to support the war.
But when they first entered the grassland, their results were not bad. They plundered 1,200,000 head of cattle and sheep, and added a month's worth of food to the army.
But at the same time, they also rescued more than 100,000 Qin herdsmen, who could only travel with the army, and they also had hundreds of thousands of mouths. Need to eat and drink.
Later, after the Qin army penetrated thousands of miles, the Huns became vigilant. With the ranger, he kept an eye on the movements of the Qin army all the time.
Ying Chong sent his troops to attack and sweep, but instead of finding nothing, he was ambushed by the Huns several times, and the battle was thrilling.
Only once, Yue Fei, the town guard of the first provisional division of Jizhou, did the opposite. Using himself as bait, the Hun cavalry fell into a trap, and once again hit the Huns, beheading nearly 40,000 people.
Coupled with the previous big victory, the whole army ate horse meat for more than ten days.
By June 19, the Qin army had reached 2,700 miles as far as Yunzhong County. The southern foot of Yin Mountain is already in sight,
At this time, the Qin army's contact with the rear was almost severed. You can only use a few Golden Winged Swift Eagles and special talismans to contact Xianyang City.
Li Jing won a great victory and beheaded 170,000 people, and it is said that this battle made Xianyang boil again. Ling Daqin breathed a sigh of relief from both up and down.
But at the same time, the reproach of the Privy Council did not surprisingly follow.
The reason for this Yingchong Northern Expedition to inform the Privy Council was to take advantage of the weakness to enter and sweep the surrounding areas of Yunzhong, so that the seven divisions of the left wing of the Xiongnu would not be able to fight again for several years.
But then he led his army north without the permission of the Privy Council. After the army went thousands of miles deeper, the original goal was changed, and the whole army pointed to Yinshan.
Strictly speaking, this is not a category of improvisation, but 'cut first and then play'. This move naturally disgusted the Privy Council, and even his 'ancestor', Lu Zhengen, the Duke of Rongguo, is said to be extremely annoyed.
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