Chapter 21: Luoling finally arrives at the grassland
Qi Lian Shan Yu now has the intention of killing himself, just because of such a short delay, the result is such a big defeat, Zuo Xian Wang is one of the most important supporting forces of the Xiongnu, this loss may not be too small.
By the time Qi Lian Shan Yu led the army to arrive, Zhou Yafu had already formed a formation, and even cleaned up the battlefield, and the baggage that had been thrown away before was even hoarded, and the corpses of many war horses were carried in and began to be divided.
The current situation in the field is that Zhou Yafu led the army to guard the hills formed by the three highlands, and Qi Lianshan Yu led the Xiongnu army to form an encirclement, and the situation was not good for the Han army, but Zhou Yafu was not too panicked.
"Although the grain and grass of our army are not good, but the food and grass of the Huns are also insufficient, especially they have a large number of horses, and the cost is greater, now they are surrounding our army, and they must transfer grain and grass from other places, and the other three armies of my Han are also rushing here, and now the Huns are surrounding us, and then we are surrounding the Huns, and the outcome is not yet known."
Zhou Yafu analyzed the situation on the scene in detail, now the Han army and the Huns are afraid of the wolf with a hemp pole, Qi Lianshan Yu looked at the dense chariot, and naturally knew that he could not send him to death and rush into battle, the bow and crossbow of the Han army were so strong, I don't know how many people would die, Zhou Yafu was also unwilling to fight, and the Han army could only be kited by the Huns, round after round, and died in vain.
All that can be done now is to drag it and see who can't hold on and will retreat first, the breeze on the grassland blows and blows on everyone's face, the Huns' army naturally arrived first, Qi Lianshan tentatively attacked, and then was quickly suppressed by the Han army's arrow rain.
The corpses of the Huns were displayed on the hillside, Zhou Yafu's face was also not good-looking, the consumption of arrows was getting bigger and bigger, once the arrows were exhausted, it would be necessary to directly face the enemy, and although the Huns were fighting low and high, they still caused a lot of casualties to the Han army.
Zhou Yafu brought all the people who had undergone military training from the Han Dynasty, and the Huns died all slaves among the herdsmen, which made Zhou Yafu feel that his heart was dripping blood.
After waiting for a long time, the Han army army with a combination of foot and cavalry finally arrived, Zhou Yafu instantly became energetic when he saw this, and now the strength in the field has returned to balance again.
Qi Lian Shan Yu was relieved in the face of the Han army that had just arrived, and began to divide some of his troops to surround Zhou Yafu's army, and the other part began to fight with the Han army that had just arrived.
The tactics on the grassland are completely different from those in the Central Plains, the terrain of the Central Plains is extremely complex, there are all kinds of mountains and rivers that people cannot pass through at all, and the forts are built in relatively dangerous places, forming pockets.
Bai Qi was able to win a big victory in Changping because he took advantage of the terrain and cut off the grain and grass of the Zhao army, so that the Zhao army had to surrender, because he couldn't get out of the pocket formation at all.
But this is not the case on the grassland, the grassland extends in all directions, and after riding a horse, it is simply impossible to annihilate it all, can't you run if you can't beat it?
Zhou Yafu naturally did not watch the Han army that came to support be attacked in vain, and immediately began to slowly lead the army forward, and the rumbling chariot attacked the Hun army.
There was a fierce battle between the two sides, leaving many corpses scattered again, and in this way a stalemate began, and the Huns could not retreat.
In the great battle that took place on the steppe, if the Xiongnu's Shan Yu retreated in front of so many people, it would be a great damage to his prestige.
Politics determines the military, and conversely, it can be said that any military behavior is to achieve political goals, and the first goal of Xiongnu Shan Yu is to ensure his own status, if military actions will affect his status, he will not do it, but Zhou Yafu can not retreat either, he represents the face of the Han Dynasty.
As a result, both sides had grain and grass support, so they were stalemate on this grassland, Zhou Yafu sent a messenger to Chang'an to report the current situation to the emperor, he didn't know Liu Che's goal, so he didn't dare to leave the grassland at all.
In the camp of the Han army, there was chaos, because the general Zhou Yafu seemed to be infected with the wind and cold a few days ago, and he fell ill directly.
He is already old, even if he is strong, but in fact, the functions in the body are no longer good, and now he is sick like a mountain, and when the two sides confronted each other, the coach fell ill, which was not hesitant for the Han army.
Everyone was anxiously pacing outside the tent, "What can I do, without the general, who of us can command an army of tens of thousands, who can unify so many troops, if the Huns come to attack, how can we resist?" ”
This is the biggest problem encountered by the Han army, the commander is a talent, not everyone can command the army, once Zhou Yafu died of sudden illness, the army will face a leaderless situation, the various departments can not coordinate, will be broken by the Huns alone.
In the big tent of the Chinese army, Zhou Yafu's face was pale, and his tone was full of remorse, "I should have taken the army back to the Central Plains decisively, instead of worrying about His Majesty's punishment, and now I am in a dilemma, and even seriously ill, causing the army to be in danger, this is my fault!" ”
The Marquis of Ruyin said with the same sadness when he heard this: "General, life and death, blessings and injuries, this is all descended from heaven to the world, who can know, it is not your fault." ”
Zhou Yafu forcibly supported the sick body, sat up slowly, and said: "You can't go on like this, pass on my general order, the whole army will pull out the camp, connect with chariots, and retreat slowly, even if you can retreat twenty miles or even ten miles a day, it will be excellent." ”
Several people in the tent immediately received the order when they heard this, and Zhou Yafu said: "In addition, we must send more messengers to return to the Central Plains, but don't say that the general is seriously ill, just say that His Majesty needs to change generals, and say that Zhou Yafu can't bear the heavy responsibility." ”
When everyone heard this, they knew that Zhou Yafu did this to prevent the Huns from intercepting the information, and now the two sides are holding each other, and it is naturally very reasonable not to see the general, but if the Huns know that the general is seriously ill and cannot take care of things, even if it is suspected that it is a suspicious plan at the beginning, but as long as it is a little tempting, it can test the depth, and the result will be unimaginable at that time.
Qi Lian Shan Yu really didn't doubt it, after all, who would have thought that he would fight a good battle, the commander on the opposite side lay down by himself, the history of the Han Dynasty can refer to is still too little, if you push back another one or two thousand years, such things are often encountered, for example, the famous smallpox virus survivor, whenever he makes a mess and is about to be cleaned up, his opponent will be inexplicably sick, and then die violently, and finally achieve the prestige of his eldest brother.
Even though the Han army began to retreat slowly, Qi Lian Shan Yu only thought that the Han army had finally figured it out, and he smiled proudly with the kings of the Huns: "The Han army began to retreat, and they still understand after all that this grassland is the world of our Great Xia."
There is no sheep in this world that can leave the mouth of the wolves completely unharmed, and the same is true for the Han people, who cannot let them leave here easily and catch up, so that all the Han people know the might of Daxia, and let them feel afraid when they think of the grassland. ”
The Huns chased and bit behind the Han army like a pack of wolves, Zhou Yafu's health was getting worse and worse, and now he was just holding on, fortunately, he didn't need to arrange everything for a simple retreat, but everyone knew that if the Han army behaved like this, it was only a matter of time before the Huns found out.
"General, the speed of the army is very fast, the Huns are afraid of the war, so it has been just hanging from afar, and it has not been completely pounced, and when you arrive in Beidi County, you will find a doctor for you first, you have your own natural appearance, and you will be fine."
Zhou Yafu shook his head and asked in a hoarse voice: "What is the frequency of the Huns' attacks these days, has there been any change in the number of people they have come to attack, and how many soldiers are there?" ”
Ruyin Hou and others reported one by one, and the more Zhou Yafu listened, the paler his face became, and when everyone finished speaking, he sighed heavily and said: "The Xiongnu's Shan Yu has found out!" ”
"What?"
Ruyin Hou Qiang smiled and said: "General, you must be joking, if the Huns find out, how can they not be pressed by the whole army?" ”
Zhou Yafu smiled bitterly: "Because they are still only suspicious, but soon the Huns will send elite people to test." ”
The tent fell silent for a while, their group of people grew up listening to the story of Huaiyin Wumuhou, but the strongest general they have ever seen is Zhou Yafu, who has instinctive trust in Zhou Yafu's words, and for Zhou Yafu's words, everyone has already regarded it as something that will happen.
Then the reality soon developed as Zhou Yafu expected, and after a battle between the most elite cavalry of the Hun kings and the Han army, they left like a gust of wind.
"Let the army stop, and finally do a battle with the Huns, and the way back will be for you to go by yourself, bring back the soldiers of the Han Dynasty, and don't live up to Your Majesty's grace, this is the only thing I can do."
Zhou Yafu's words were very calm, but many people in the tent were in tears, and the Marquis of Ruyin even quietly wiped his tears.
Because everyone can hear a faint tragedy from Zhou Yafu's words, using his body to command a high-intensity war is basically equivalent to stepping into the ghost gate with half a foot.
"Yes!"
In the big tent, all the generals answered in unison.
……
Just ten miles outside the confrontation between the Han army and the Huns, Luoling's carriage swayed here, the old horse was quite spiritual, and he turned around along the way, bringing Luoling here.
Luo Ling looked at the evil qi condensed by the gathering of the army in the distance, his face was expressionless, only a slight point, and then the old horse led him towards that place of war.
The Han army and the Huns had already begun to confront each other, and Luo Ling crossed the top of a hill, looked at the two armies from afar, and then slapped the frame abruptly.
"Boom!"
Like a thunderbolt, it resounded through the grassland, and the horses jumped up directly in shock, whether it was the Han army or the Huns, they all looked at the source of the sound.
A man stands tall on the top of a hill!
(End of chapter)