The flames burned in the northern grasslands, and as the strong wind spread in all directions, the sky was covered with smoke and dust, and the cattle, sheep, horses, and all kinds of animals on the grassland fled in a hurry.

"Such a prairie fire, if it is changed to the next generation, I am afraid that I will have to sit through the prison."

Zhao Tuo looked at the raging flames that reflected the entire northern sky, and couldn't help muttering.

This was the first time he had used a large-scale fire attack in a war, and even though Zhao Tuo had experienced a hundred battles, he still couldn't help but feel a little nervous.

The core purpose of his burning of the grassland this time was to use the fire to seduce Toumandan Yu to return to the aid of Toumancheng, so that the Qin army could wait for work halfway and break the Xiongnu army.

The overall strategy is a bit like Qi grandson's strategy to save Zhao from Wei.

In fact, the Qin army did achieve the desired tactical goal. Seeing the fire in the rear, the Huns hurriedly returned to help, galloped for dozens of miles, and were defeated head-on by the Qin army in the confusion of the queue and the exhaustion of men and horses, allowing Zhao Tuo to achieve a decisive victory in the entire war.

But after the battle, no one knows where this fire will spread, when it will be extinguished, and what the final result will be.

Zhao Tuo didn't like this feeling of not being able to control the situation, and the damage caused by this fire to the grassland people and beasts was indeed quite great.

"Those who play with fire will burn themselves, and if there is no need, it is better to use less such tricks."

Zhao Tuo was secretly vigilant in his heart.

Then he put the matter behind him, although the Qin army broke the main force of the Xiongnu here, there were still many things to deal with.

The first is the Xiongnu army in the south.

In the whole battle, one thing that made Zhao Tuo puzzled was that the number of this part of the Huns brought by Touman Shan Yu was not enough, and according to speculation, there should be other tribes in their rear, but they were disjointed because of the long-distance attack.

But the strange thing is that until the cavalry of the Qin army broke through the main forces of Toumandanyu and Yougu Liwang, the Huns in their rear still did not arrive.

The doubts in my heart were quickly answered.

The Yueshi messenger brought the battle to the south.

Zhao Tuo's chess pieces buried inside the Xiongnu played a role at a critical time, and the Yue's dead soldiers assassinated the Xiongnu Zuogu Liwang Wuluxu. The 20,000 Yueshi cavalry suddenly burst out on the battlefield and stabbed the Huns from behind, breaking the Xiongnu army in the middle, which is why they could not support Touman Danyu in time.

"The general is right, this Sugarsha is really a smart woman, she really chooses the time to do it, this time she has made a great contribution!"

Chen Ping was very surprised when he heard the news, he was worried that if the 20,000 Yue Clan cavalry didn't keep up with this battle, their combat power would be wasted. Unexpectedly, the other party stabbed a crucial knife and helped the Qin army successfully break the Xiongnu army, and also killed a Xiongnu king, which is not a small credit at all.

Thinking of this, Chen Ping said with hope again: "I don't know if she can catch Touman." ”

Zhao Tuo smiled, his eyes flashing with anticipation.

In today's circumstances, though, he has more important things to deal with.

"Mingjin retreats his troops and asks the soldiers not to chase after the fleeing Huns!"

Zhao Tuo issued an order to withdraw troops in a timely manner.

The Qin people were not familiar with the grassland environment, and if they were interested in chasing the Huns all the way, it would be easy to get lost on the grassland without a guide.

Moreover, the fire in the north could move south at any time, and now is not a good time to pursue.

After the sound of gold, the Qin soldiers gave up chasing the Huns, began to gather, and under the command of military officials at all levels, counted the captures, rescued the wounded and looked for the corpses of the dead in battle.

Because the fire might have moved south, the Qin army did not have time to cut off the head, so Zhao Tuo followed the practice of warfare in the Spring and Autumn Period, and "folded the Yu (guó)" to repay the merits.

The so-called reeling is to cut off the enemy's left ear.

This thing is easier to cut than a human head, and it is easy to carry back and count, which is very suitable for use in such an emergency.

"General, I killed a great Xiongnu nobleman, and they said that this is the right valley king of the Huns!"

The excited voice sounded, and I saw a strong man in armor striding forward, the iron armor on his body clanging, and he was still holding a bloody human head in his big hand.

"Right Valley Liking?"

Zhao Tuo was stunned and stared at the head in Fan Xu's hand.

Fan Hao smiled and said: "I originally wanted to be captured alive, but the battlefield was a mess, and this guy had a bunch of guards coming up to block it, I was afraid that he would run away, so I could only be relieved to poke him to death first." ”

"Well, you're doing the right thing. If you tie your hands because you want to capture the other party alive, let this right valley Li king take the opportunity to escape, and then gather the remnants of the Huns to escape, it will be a lot of trouble. ”

Speaking of this, Zhao Tuo praised: "You Fan Xu, take the head of King Hu among the ten thousand armies, you can be described as the champion of the three armies, this war is over, I should make a great contribution for you." ”

Zhao Tuo praised Fan Hao again, and at the same time asked the others to speed up the cleaning up of the battlefield.

Soon the air here became scorching hot, filled with all kinds of smoke and dust.

Zhao Tuo glanced at the fire in the north and knew that the fire would not be long before it would burn here, so he no longer hesitated and immediately led the Qin army here south.

On the way, they converged with the Yue's cavalry who had cleared the battlefield, and after galloping for dozens of miles again, they arrived at the place where the Qin army's camp was located.

There is still some distance from the northern fires, and the air is no longer filled with the smell of burning grasslands, but the smell of blood that has not dissipated.

As far as Zhao Tuo could see, he saw that outside the camp, there were corpses of Huns everywhere.

The Qin soldiers carefully cleaned up the remaining thistles on the battlefield, and at the same time carried those dead horses to the Wugang cart, these horse meat were all good things, enough to make the soldiers feast.

Seeing the return of the army and a series of Huns, the Qin soldiers who stayed here all shouted excitedly.

Yang Yuan, the main general who stayed here, brought Wang Li, Sima Liang and other generals to greet him.

"Congratulations to the Admiral on his victory!"

Yang Yuan stepped forward and saluted Zhao Tuo respectfully.

The general's various arrangements in this battle made him very impressed, and he was already convinced.

"If there is no General Yang to guard the camp, let Touman attack and can only return to the north, I will also have a rare victory, and this victory is also the work of all the kings!"

Zhao Tuo smiled and opened his mouth, and as soon as these words came out, the corners of Yang Yuan, Wang Li and others smiled.

General, sure enough, love shares the credit to everyone.

Who doesn't love such a good general?

After some greetings, Yang Yuan immediately reported to Zhao Tuo about their gains in the offensive and defensive battle that night.

In this battle, more than 1,600 Xiongnu were killed.

Because it was a defensive counterattack in the dark night, and the Huns reacted and retreated quickly, the Qin army did not kill or suffer many casualties, let alone take prisoners.

After all, no one wants to raise a wounded Huns, so after the Hun army retreated, those Huns who were injured and left on the battlefield were all stabbed to death by the Qin soldiers who cleaned up the battlefield, which can be regarded as ending the pain of this life for them, and by the way, they will get some first-level military merits.

At this time, after returning to the camp, because a large number of military judges in the camp joined, the gains in the battle in the north were quickly counted.

Together, the Qin army and the Yueshi cavalry cut off more than 9,500 ears, captured more than 20,000 surrendered Huns, and a large number of war horses.

Added up, on this day and night, the Qin army killed, wounded and captured more than 30,000 Hun cavalry.

This number does not seem to be much at first glance, but in fact it is more than one-third of the military strength of the entire Xiongnu.

You must know that Tou Manshan only has 80,000 Hun soldiers under his command, and such casualties are a real heavy blow to the grassland peoples.

Not to mention that they also killed the left and right Guli kings of the Huns, as well as captured the left general, the right bone Marquis and other high-level Huns, except for the fugitive Tou Manshan Yu, it can be said that the upper elite of the Huns were wiped out.

After a short period of clearing and capture, in order to prevent the fire from spreading in the north, Zhao Tuo immediately ordered the whole army to start camping south, and first retreat the infantry and baggage to the south bank of the Beihe River.

This is also the reason why Zhao Tuo made up his mind not to easily carry out fire attacks in the future.

Once this thing burns, it moves with the wind, and it is basically not something that can be extinguished by humans. If one is not good, it will be burned directly on himself, and the current situation is not that the Qin army is thinking about how to kill the enemy, but that it is safer to run to the other side of the river first.

In the evening, the Qin army returned to the south bank of the Beihe River in an orderly manner, and the fire had not yet burned here, but Su Jiasha, who had gone to pursue Toumandanyu, returned.

In the newly established Qin army camp on the south bank of the North River.

Zhao Tuo sat in the main seat, staring at a bloody human head placed on the wooden table, and the golden eagle crown that was still stained with blood next to it.

"Da Shan Yu, I didn't expect the first time we met, it was such a scene."

Zhao Tuo sighed faintly.

Head Man.

The first Xiongnu Shan Yu recorded in the history books.

In his hands, the Xiongnu began to grow, occupying the vast central grasslands, annexing large and small tribes, and eventually becoming a powerful grassland force in the three kingdoms, alongside the Yueshi and Donghu, known as the three great powers of the grassland.

In history, even after Touman was defeated by Meng Tian, he still retained a lot of strength and recuperated in Mobei, until his son Mao Dun killed his father and seized the throne, leading the Xiongnu to glory, so that the southern Han people could not raise their heads, so they could only send their daughters and relatives to respite.

is such a big man who has left a name in history, but now he is dying here.

"As soon as Touman and the two Guli kings died, the crippled Xiongnu would be torn apart, and there was no possibility of rising. Mao Dun, the son of the wolf in history, and now the Donghu proton, no matter how strong his ability is, it is useless. ”

"Not to mention, the Huns are not only wild wolves on the grassland, but they can also break their backbones and train them to be a watchdog."

Zhao Tuo whispered in his heart, and looked at the person kneeling in the tent, trembling.

That is the right general of the Huns, Yi Han Evil.

This guy was captured by Sugarsha along with him.