Chapter 558: Five years of patience out of Daibei
Five years of life gathering, Zhao Guo Tuntian has skills, the national strength has skyrocketed, the people's strength has been restored, and the treasury is full, which has reached a huge amount over the years. And the soldiers of Zhao State have gradually skyrocketed in the past five years, and there are no less than 250,000 soldiers who can fight on the front line, and the soldiers of Tuntian have reached 200,000.
Compared with Zhao, the recovery of Qin's national strength is also eye-catching.
However, in four years, the soldiers of Hangu have reached 200,000, you must know that the 250,000 of Zhao are distributed in several counties, and the strength of Qin in the direction of Hangu alone has reached 200,000, and correspondingly, Zhao has only 100,000 troops in Shangdang.
Just this 100,000 army, it was replenished only after watching the continuous increase of the Qin army.
Obviously, as long as the Qin State is willing, they can renew the battle of the East at any time. It's just that in order to form an advantage over Zhao to a greater extent, King Qin once again delayed the war and stubbornly accumulated another year's strength.
By the fifth year of Zhao Kuo's ascension to the throne, the Qin State had already had enough soldiers and food, which was even better than before the Battle of Changping.
Of course, at the same time, the rest of the countries have also grown, and in the Central Plains, there are not many days to recuperate, and the clouds of war have once again shrouded the heads of the people.
It's just that it was not the Qin State that provoked the war first, but the Zhao State.
Well, to be exact, Zhao finally started the battle to exterminate Hu that should have started three or four years ago.
The reason is very simple, if you don't fight again, I'm afraid that Qin State will not let Zhao State continue to fight.
Emperor Zhao Shi Huang for five years, the general Li Mu as the commander, led 100,000 elite soldiers and 50,000 Tuntian soldiers, a total of 150,000 troops to the Daibei grassland.
Once again, the army of Zhao State stepped into the territory of the grassland. Only this time, Zhao Guo's army was four times larger than last time! And their task is no longer simply to defeat the Hu people.
After several years of mutual trading, Zhao Guo's caravan continued to test the Huren grassland, and the map of the grassland had already been placed on Li Mu's desk.
At the same time, because of the mutual market, many herdsmen have received the benefits of Zhao and have asked to attach Zhao Guo.
This is also the main reason why Zhao Kuo has delayed the battle to destroy Hu again and again, so that the herdsmen who should be attached to it will be attached as much as possible, so that Zhao Kuo will obviously not miss the way to weaken the enemy and strengthen himself.
Because of this species, Zhao Jun entered the grassland almost unimpeded. Even many grassland tribes heard about the arrival of the Zhao army, and they actually raised their clans to vote.
It's just that in this way, the marching speed of Li Mu's army was dragged down, but it gave Hu Renshan time to mobilize troops for a decisive battle. 33
However, Li Mu is obviously happy for such a situation. Instead of landing one by one to conquer, it is better to let Shan Yu mobilize troops and convince them at one time. With an army of 150,000 in hand, Li Mu didn't believe that there was any force on this grassland that would be his opponent.
Therefore, after receiving the news of Shan Yu's mobilization of troops, Li Mu's marching speed was even slower.
Until, Shan Yu finally mobilized enough troops—enough to feed Li Mu's 150,000 troops.
After finding out the assembly place and troop deployment of the Donghu tribe, Li Mu gathered all the elite cavalry in the army of about 50,000 people, traveled lightly, day and night, and went straight to the Donghu royal court.
The moonlight was obscured by dark clouds, the horse's hooves wrapped in kudzu cloth trampled on the somewhat wet grass, and a black winding dragon slowly moved along the turquoise grassland.
Closer, closer!
Li Mu seems to have seen the appearance of the Donghu people singing and dancing in the royal court!
Closer, closer!
Looking from afar, Li Mu could already see the flickering lights in the distance! That should be where the Donghu Royal Court is located!
Look up at the sky, the moon is smiling!
The moon, which had been hidden all night, seemed to sense the changes that were about to be staged on the earth, and at this time quietly drilled out layers of dark clouds, and the moonlight like water instantly sprinkled all over the earth.
Without the slightest hesitation, Li Mu immediately ordered to remove the restraints of the horse's hooves, discard all baggage, and all the people got on the horse, aiming for the Donghu Royal Court!
The clattering hooves of the horses finally broke through the quiet night!
Under the moonlight, the black dragon was divided into three, and the main force was in a frontal attack, and the left and right armies were surrounded on both sides!
On the top of the arrow, Li Mu's black horse under his crotch, his hand was in front of the eight long halberds, and the guards behind him followed closely behind him, and the wind in the north swept through Li Mu's resolute face, leaving traces of time, and the grass under the horse's hooves was mixed with condensed dew drops dancing in the air in the final arc.
It's closer, it's getting closer!
Li Mu had really seen the camp of the royal court, and the flickering lights were mixed with the joyful songs played by the Qiang flute in the big tent of the Chinese army, the dancing songs of beauties, and the wild laughter of the nobles.
There are no vigilant people outside, no soldiers to fight inside, only the sound of beauty fills the royal court.
"God help me!" Li Mu was overjoyed in his heart!
It is only to blame that the assembly of tens of thousands of elite string controllers has given Donghu Shan Yu too much confidence. He knew that the Zhao army on the opposite side was only tens of thousands, and when the Donghu army went south, it was the time when the Zhao army turned into powder.
So, let's dance!
What he didn't know was that his opponent was tens of thousands of iron cavalry that concentrated almost all the elites of the Zhao State, and the leader of this iron cavalry was Li Mu, who was later known as the first cavalry general of the Warring States.
When Death wields his scythe, he will not inform the poor human that the judgment of fate is imminent.
And the cavalry led by Li Mu will also not give his enemies any respite.
Hasten!
Li Mu took the lead in spurring the war horse under his crotch and raised the horse speed to the highest! The tens of thousands of troops behind him immediately accelerated together! The sound of horses' hooves swept from one end of the grassland like thunder.
Closer, closer!
The cavalry of the Zhao State could almost hear the snoring of the Donghu guards who were supposed to be standing guard outside the royal court! The muffled thunderous sound had already woken up some of the Donghu soldiers.
It's a pity that it's already late!
Li Mu's halberd crossed an arc in the air, and Da Xu immediately gave the order. In just an instant, the rain of arrows rose and fell, like a comet hitting the ground, smashing fiercely into the camp of the Donghu people.
The sleeping herdsmen and the Donghu string controllers were soon "woken up" by the galloping arrow rain.
The shouts and wails instantly resounded throughout the Donghu camp, and more Donghu herdsmen woke up, but before they could put on their battle robes and make the next move, they just rubbed their sleepy eyes, and the sword glowing with cold light was coming.
Where could the Donghu people, who already lacked armor, resist the elite cavalry of Zhao Guojing, and they were caught off guard, and the Donghu people had almost no defensive resistance, and Wang Ting was torn open by Li Mu.
The ruthless sword wantonly slashed through the chests of the Donghu people, and the bright red blood flew in the air against the cold light of the sword, which looked particularly dazzling against the white moonlight.
"Rush!" Li Mu withdrew the halberd that had just pierced the two of them, and pointed towards the deeper part of the royal court!
Li Mu understood that the army he led was caught off guard by Donghu, and breaking through the gate was only the first step, after all, he had few soldiers, and he must cut through the Donghu royal court as soon as possible and capture Shan Yu and others in one fell swoop, so as to win the war at the lowest cost.
As soon as Li Mu's words fell, Da Xu, who had been behind him, immediately gave an order, and Zhao Jun's elite cavalry moved even more when they heard the order, and they all formed a smaller fish scale array with the song as a unit, and rushed towards the depths of the royal court that Da Xu pointed to.
Pieces of fish scales, jumping, spinning, flying, ruthlessly tearing apart everything in front of them that hinders their progress, people block and kill, and Buddha blocks and kills Buddha. Like a locust transiting, destroying the last vitality of Donghu.
In the central military tent of the royal court, Shan Yuzheng and his nobles and leaders were enjoying the song and dance, while carefully planning how to enslave the people of Zhao after going south, and how to divide the land and turn the cultivated land into pasture.
"Report!" A soldier from the East Hu stumbled into the tent in a panic.
Before the soldier opened his mouth to tell the enemy's situation, Shan Yu, who was disturbed by the good things, was angry and did not fight anywhere, and he was about to be beaten with a whip, so as to teach the soldier how to be a slave, but unfortunately the sudden arrival of a few arrows saved the soldier's life and saved his report.
With a "dang long", arrows flew out of nowhere and shot down a pile of bonfires, and the bonfire that collapsed on the ground immediately splashed sparks all over the ground, causing a group of dancing girls to scream.
In an instant, screams, wails, and cries for help resounded in the Chinese military tent, and dancers, musicians, nobles, and leaders rushed to the wolf, stirring up the Chinese military tent even more chaotic.
Shan Yu was also a little stunned for a while, obviously this is not the situation that his own whip can beat. The nobles under his command are feasting and drinking, and there is no such thing as rebellion. Then, after ruling out all possibilities, the only remaining possibility, even if it is impossible, can only be the fact - Zhao Jun, enemy attack!
Shan Yu, who reacted quickly, immediately wanted to gather his own personal guard army, control the situation, and counterattack the Zhao army.
Unfortunately, another round of more dense arrows struck and wiped out all his thoughts! Ding Lingdang's voice sounded, and countless nobles and personal soldiers around him were shot and killed one by one, and the tent became more and more chaotic.
"Shan Yu! Withdraw! Seeing that nothing could be done, the soldiers hurriedly pulled Shan Yu's sleeves and persuaded him.
"Withdraw? Where to retreat! Shan Yu got rid of the pull of his own soldiers and roared angrily. Almost all of Donghu's essence is here, so where can he escape to? Defection to the Huns?
Without the clansmen, soldiers and horses, even if he escaped to the Xiongnu, I am afraid that it is not as good as a dog! No one in the steppe will sympathize with a loser!
"Whole army! Counterattack! Shan Yu, who knew that he had no way out, roared hoarsely, but in the panicked Chinese military tent, except for a few pro-soldiers, no one followed his orders.
Angry, Shan Yu drew his sword and killed a panicked leader on the spot, wanting to stand up on the spot, but unfortunately it had no effect, and people were still walking around like headless flies.
Looking at the chaotic Chinese military tent, Shan Yu understood that he couldn't stay in it anymore, he had to go out and gather the team!
Some people died, but not completely......