Chapter 169: Broken in One Drum!
Because Xin Sheng, the chief general of Great Qin stationed in Longxi County, suddenly dispatched more than 100,000 troops without warning, crossed Jincheng, and launched a strong and ferocious attack on the subordinate tribes of the Yue clan stationed on the Wusheling Ridge.
As soon as the war began, it entered a stalemate!
All kinds of siege equipment take turns to fight, and from time to time they have to launch head-on confrontations, as if they do not achieve their goals and will not give up.
Wusheling Ridge, south of Maya Snow Mountain, west of Gulang Mountain Gorge, Lingnan is the turbulent Jinqiang River and abundant water and grass to grasp the Xixiulong grassland, Lingbei is the fertile land of Anyuan small basin. It is about 17 kilometers long from east to west, about 10 kilometers wide from north to south, and 3,562 meters above sea level.
If you want to enter the Hexi Corridor from Longxi, this Wusheling Ridge is an unavoidable natural hazard.
It is precisely because of this that in the thirty-second year of the First Emperor, that is, in 215 BC, after Meng Tian led a large army to seize the Hetao Plain, he had to stop advancing in the face of this natural danger that was easy to defend and difficult to attack.
There's no way, it's impossible to open a husband.
If you want to take Wusheling Ridge, I don't know how many lives you have to fill in.
This is natural insurance.
Therefore, in the face of the sudden attack of the Qin army, the Yue clan was shocked and nervous, and for a while, everyone's eyes were focused on Wusheling Ridge.
There is only one exception.
Zuo Xian Wang Yudun!
When he heard that the Qin army had suddenly launched a large-scale attack on the Yue clan in Wusheling Ridge, his face suddenly changed drastically.
"Quick, fast, weak water river, Ruoshui river!"
Zuo Xianwang was depressed and only felt a chill down his spine, and the hairs on his body stood up all of a sudden. Immediately ordered the tribe to throw away the excess baggage and hurry with all his might.
However, what he didn't know was that just before that, Zhao Ying's army had silently detoured to the bank of the weak water river.
In the past, Huo Qubing followed this river, all the way to the south, and attacked the Hexi Corridor, thus completely laying the victory. In fact, before the transformation of Baishan Mountain, there were only two most important wars between the Central Plains and the grassland peoples.
One is geographically advantageous, and the other is cavalry.
The Hexi Corridor is easy to defend and difficult to attack; The vast grassland, the lack of supply, and the huge logistical pressure; There is no cavalry three-piece suit, and there is no Central Plains cavalry with enough war horses, and it cannot be compared with the Hun cavalry who grew up on horseback since childhood in terms of combat effectiveness.
Now that there is a three-piece cavalry suit, and with the configuration of one person and three horses, Zhao Ying's army has made up for the shortcomings of war horses and horsemanship.
Now, it is even more of a false shot, taking advantage of the fact that everyone's eyes are focused on the Xiongnu King City, playing a dark Chen Cang, under the leadership of the 15,000 Hun soldiers, across the Badain Jaran Desert in this era is unheard of.
came to the only shortcoming of this Hexi corridor.
Weak water riverside.
"This place is the throat of the Yue Clan, and it must be heavily guarded—"
Zhao Ying glanced at the tired but energetic generals under his hands, stretched out his horsewhip, and lightly scratched the map on the ground.
"I want to divide my troops into two places, one to attack along the northern foot of Heli Mountain to attract the Yue Clan's troops as much as possible, and the other to take advantage of the situation along the weak water river to attack and crush all the invading enemies. In this battle, only success is allowed, not failure! ”
Speaking of this, Zhao Ying's eyes were like electricity, looking around left and right.
"I want to personally lead 20,000 cavalry, along the weak water river, all the way to attack, and now I need a general to take on the important task of Heli Mountain......"
"General, the last general is willing to go!"
Zhao Ying's voice did not fall.
Han Xin, Zhang Han, Wang Li, Meng Zhan and others rushed to stand up and asked for their lives.
Although the task is to feint and be responsible for attracting Yue's troops, it is also a great responsibility, Zhao Ying pondered for a moment, and still set his eyes on Han Xin.
If it weren't for the fear that Han Xin's personal strength would not be enough to overcome difficulties, he would even want to give him the task on the weak water side.
History proves that Han Xin is a god-like existence on the battlefield.
But the premise is that he is given enough troops, and for now-
Zhao Ying didn't think that with his current strength, Han Xin could compete with himself in overcoming difficulties and destroying the city.
"Han Xin listens to orders! I will give you 10,000 elite soldiers, 10,000 Hun soldiers, you along the northern foot of Heli Mountain, all the way to attack, be sure to attract the attention of the Yue clan to the greatest extent——"
Speaking of this, Zhao Ying's voice was a little cold.
"In this battle, life and death do not matter!"
As soon as Zhao Ying's words came out, everyone was suddenly awe-inspired, and Zhao Ying's arrangement was obvious, that is, to fill in the lives of people, and to nail the forces of the Yueshi people to the death in the area of Heli Mountain.
"No!"
Soon, the mission was subordinated.
Han Xin was the mainstay, Meng Zhan was the auxiliary, and Chen Ping was the military advisor, leading an army of 20,000 to attack the northern foot of Li Mountain. And he personally led Wang Li, Zhang Han and Zhang Liang along the line of the weak water river and went straight to the Hexi Corridor!
While the sky is still bright.
Zhao Ying ordered the whole army to rest, collect all the dried meat, steamed buns and fried noodles on everyone, put them together, and boil the soup in a large pot. Let everyone eat a hot meal happily, and then give the order, and destroy the stove.
"Gentlemen, if you don't succeed in this battle, you will become benevolent! As long as they can take the Hexi Corridor and return to Longxi alive, everyone will be promoted to the third level and rewarded with 100 acres of land! The reward for the war dead is doubled! The pension will be issued separately, and the Hun soldiers can be naturalized in Great Qin, and the treatment is the same as that of the head of Great Qin and Qian-"
After eating, everyone rested in place.
When the twilight is four.
Han Xin, Meng Zhan, and Chen Ping, with their own armies, took the lead in setting off towards the northern foot of Heli Mountain, and they would take advantage of the night to launch a surprise attack on the Yue clan at night.
And Zhao Ying will also lead the army to launch a strong attack along the weak water river at dawn.
……
In the night, Han Xin and others, horses wrapped in hooves, mouths, all the way along the established route, quietly climbed up the northern foot of Heli Mountain. Heli Mountain, belongs to the remaining veins of the Tianshan Mountains, the mountain is not high, the terrain is gentle, it is a low mountainous area of drought erosion, the vegetation is scarce, it belongs to the desert grassland.
Therefore, although it was night, it was not too difficult for the Qin army, who had already studied the terrain of this place.
The only thing that needs to be noted is that try not to attract the attention of the Yue tribe here.
Raising the binoculars and looking at the shadowy torches on the top of the mountain in the distance, Han Xin turned his head, carefully observed the nearby terrain again, and raised the order flag in his hand with a cold expression.
The team quietly stopped.
"Meng Zhan listens to the order, I order you to take 7,000 Hun soldiers to attack the enemy's camp, this go, you must hold on for half an hour, within half an hour, fight to the death and do not retreat, and those who violate the order will be killed!" After half an hour, if something can be done, take advantage of the victory to pursue and expand the results, if nothing can be done, throw away the armor and flee back along the road! ”
Meng Zhan's heart sank, and he glanced at Han Xin, who was staring at him.
"No!"
He himself is a family of military generals, proficient in the art of war, in the days of the new army camp and the Huns, his art of war has improved by leaps and bounds, at this time, he has vaguely guessed Han Xin's intentions in his heart.
While admiring it, he couldn't help but secretly pinch a cold sweat for Han Xin's boldness.
Chen Ping glanced at Han Xin, who was holding the long sword and was not angry, his heart moved slightly, and he did not speak. It was only when Meng Zhan was ready to leave with the army that he found a gap, approached Meng Zhan, and whispered a few words.
"Thank you for your advice!"
Meng Zhan arched his hand at Chen Ping with a solemn expression, and then turned away.
This trip, although dangerous, may not be without opportunities!
He ordered in a low voice to let everyone go and lead his war horse, Han Xin looked at his actions, raised his eyebrows, but did not stop it, let his actions be.
The army led by Meng Zhan quietly disappeared on the hillside, while Han Xin commanded the army and ambushed on both sides of this narrow area.
Will be outside, the military order is not subject to it!
If it was possible, he was naturally unwilling to follow Zhao Ying's orders step by step, just to simply attract the troops arranged by the Yue clan in the vicinity and be a qualified cannon fodder, he wanted to create an opportunity to wipe out these Yue clan's troops!
Therefore, he chose to turn a blind eye to Meng Zhan's careful thoughts.
As long as he can complete his own task, he can do everything else, what kind of fight can he become, that is his ability!
Around midnight, Meng Zhan led an army of 7,000 and finally arrived near the mountain range.
Standing in their position, they could already see the figure of the enemy through the telescope. At this time, although it is March, there is still a cold wind blowing on the mountain of Heli Mountain, and the cold air is pressing.
Although King Zuo Xian has repeatedly ordered that he must be strictly defended, if he really wants to implement it, he doesn't know how much discount he will have to make.
Originally, it was a chore to be stationed here, and I was asked to patrol day and night and defend strictly......
Heh-
Who doesn't know how to talk nonsense, you have the ability to guard it yourself!
Therefore, the orders from above, under the orders of the above, what should be done below, at most, let the people below set up a few more shifts, patrol a few more laps, and there are few left.
"Now the Huns are too busy to take care of themselves, how can they have the time to come to our Yue's trouble, if you want me to say, those people above are clearly holding chicken feathers as arrows, and they have nothing to toss our brothers to play......"
In the cold wind, some people were scolding while patrolling.
"Okay, okay, don't talk about it, who made our leader offend King Youxian - otherwise, who is willing to be on duty here on this cold day, maybe you and my brother are still in the warm tent, holding the mother-in-law and being happy......"
Someone on the side interjected, but as soon as this remark came out, it immediately caused a burst of suppressed laughter.
"The third dog, the third dog, holding your mother-in-law and being happy, you can talk about it in detail......"
"Get out—"
The laughter in the crowd grew obscene.
The top of the mountain is very cold and unbearable, and it is all pointing to these meat jokes to pass the time.
The group was talking and laughing, and the man who was scolding just now inadvertently glanced down the mountain, and suddenly laughed, rubbed his eyes with some doubts, and looked at somewhere down the mountain in disbelief.
"Brothers, look down, it doesn't look like a group of people......"
"What the hell are you suspicious of......"
The man who led the team in front of him, before he finished scolding, couldn't help but swallow a mouthful of saliva with difficulty, and looked at the low forest in the distance with a terrifying gaze. At this moment, a strange fire suddenly lit up among the trees, and then the fire expanded rapidly.
By this time, they were able to see the figure behind the fire.
That's a Hun man with a scimitar!
"The Huns are coming!"
They didn't care about anything else, and as they ran towards the chief's tent, they shouted warnings, and their voices were a little broken with nervousness.
However, it was too late!
Before they could wake up, the firelight in the distance was already approaching at an abnormal speed, and as the firelight approached, there was the roar of countless war horses galloping by.
All of them:......
This is a hillside, not an official road!
You don't need to fight, those sharp edges and corners of mountains and rocks can scrap these war horses-
How could there be a war horse coming!
But they could not think much about it, and with the brighter and brighter light of the fire, they could now see clearly what was going on down the hillside. Thousands of horses, with torches tied to their tails, were galloping towards the top of the mountain.
This group of Huns is simply mad!
They are willing to treat their horses like this!
Meng Zhan is also a ruthless person.
He directly tied torches to the tails of more than 7,000 war horses, and together with the firelight, the frightened war horses were expelled by the crowd and galloped towards the top of the mountain!
He naturally has his own plans, if he loses this battle, what is the use of these war horses?
If this battle is won, it will naturally be supplemented by Yue's war horse!
As soon as the war horses rushed up, Meng Zhan led more than 7,000 troops and immediately followed.
Although it was uphill, and although the road was difficult to walk, the tails of the more than 7,000 war horses caught fire, and there were thousands of people clamoring loudly behind them.
The four hooves of the horseshoe made a crisp and rapid percussion sound on the rugged hillside.
Seriously, it's not easy to defend here.
In order to prevent the Xiongnu from sneaking up here, the Yueshi arranged a medium-sized tribe with seven or eight thousand young and strong people to guard here, however, who can stop seven or eight thousand crazy war horses?
Who would dare to stop seven or eight thousand crazy war horses!
Even if you are condescending, you don't dare-
So, they all ran away, however, where could they escape this group of crazy war horses with their two legs? Except for a very small number of people who saw the opportunity quickly, grabbed a war horse, and galloped downward, countless people were directly knocked to the ground by these war horses, and stepped on countless hooves.
What's even more terrifying is that those war horses with torches tied to their tails rushed to the tent and hit the torches, and soon, the entire tribal camp turned into a sea of fire!
The Heli Mountains have become purgatory on earth.
From afar, you can smell the disgusting smell of burnt flesh......
Without spending a single soldier, take Heli Mountain.
The speed is unbelievably fast, but the price is a bit big, more than 7,000 war horses-
When Han Xin got the news, the corners of his eyes twitched, and he looked at Meng Zhan several times. The art of war deduction is not real, and it seems that he still underestimated the ruthlessness of this old opponent.
But, in any case, this is a hearty victory, and it has already exceeded the task.
Don't think about it, Han Xin immediately ordered to pursue the situation!
What is the purpose of attracting troops?
Isn't it just to create an opportunity for the main army to enter the Hexi Corridor?
Now we're in!
"Kill—"
At this point, the sub-hour has not yet arrived.
Han Xin, Meng Zhan and Chen Ping, led an army of 20,000 and pursued along the road. The frightened Yue people, where can they still care to observe how many enemies there are behind them?
The wolf rushed to the pig, only caring about the head of the rat.
……
In the distance, Zhao Ying, who was originally waiting for the dawn to attack, looked at the fire on the top of the mountain in the distance that lit up half of the sky, couldn't help twitching the corners of his eyes, and jumped up directly.
"Pass my order, the whole army is ready, and set off immediately!"
It doesn't matter if the order changes overnight, on the battlefield, opportunities are fleeting. Teammates have created opportunities for themselves, and if you don't stick to it and can't seize it, that's the real crime!
The fire on the top of Heli Mountain has touched the heartstrings of many people.
No one needs to be informed, and the nearby Yue Clan army knows that there is a big problem on the side of Heli Mountain!
At this time, they could no longer take care of those small calculations, and sent people to support, not only the Yue tribe living at the bottom of the nearby valley, but even the army responsible for guarding the weak water had to draw out some people.
If Heli Mountain is lost, there is no point in guarding the weak water!
For a time, the war horses neighed, the torches swayed, and the attention of Heli Mountain was unexpected.
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