[Vol. 1] Verse 138: Wei Qing Cong Rong 3

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Attacking Dragon City was undoubtedly the right decision, and it was a challenging one.

The Huns had no fixed place to live, and their whereabouts were difficult to find, and the reason why the Han army was passive was also because of this. Their iron horses have a clear advantage in the open areas of the steppe, and under normal circumstances, you can't find them, but they can easily find you.

It is indeed not easy to fight such an opponent, but no matter how keen on migration a nation is, it will have its relatively fixed stronghold. Even if Longcheng is one of them, the Huns migrate with the seasons, but Longcheng will not migrate with them, because in this place, there are many things that cannot be moved, and this place enshrines the ancestors of the Huns, and it is the place where the Huns worship heaven and earth and their ancestors.

Dragon City is not worth a few dollars, in the hearts of the Huns, it is a holy place. In other words, if the attack on Longcheng succeeds, it will be like digging up the ancestral graves of the Huns, which is quite relieving. Wei Qing's actions can't be said to be kind, but other than that, he has no other way, who told you that the Huns are ghostly, and you can't even find a ghost?

Wei Qing's thinking is very clear, but he still has a difficulty, where is Dragon City? Who knows the location of this lonely city in the vast grassland? How far away? Could it be an empty and ruined city? Will there be heavy guards?

If it were someone else, he might just give up and go home. I can't afford to suffer myself for a city with unknown circumstances, and anyway, the soldiers have no losses, so they should be a long-distance training.

Wei Qing is not this kind of person, he gave a death order to the troops, and he must find Dragon City and attack it at all costs.

Wei Qing knew very well that the current Han, the emperor and his subjects needed a victory too much, and he still clearly remembered the emperor's earnest entrustment to these generals before leaving.

In the early spring, on the grassland, the day is acceptable, but the night is difficult, because the wind is strong, the sun is insufficient, the night is often cold and unbearable, as the time of the expedition is getting longer, the consumption of grain and grass and water is very large, the soldiers are slightly weak, easy to get sick, and in this place where there is no village and no shop, it is common to get sick, and it is common to die.

Many soldiers even proposed to withdraw to the Guannei, but they were all blocked by Wei Qing one by one.

Of course, Wei Qing understands that if this situation continues, I am afraid that the army will collapse before Dragon City arrives, but if he is allowed to return in vain or is defeated, he would rather choose to die here.

He constantly inspired his soldiers and led by example, insisting on passing on the confidence of victory to the soldiers, and even in the most difficult circumstances, he still shared the weal and woe with them.

The hard work paid off, and when the warm grassland wind once again blew through this tough army, someone suddenly shouted.

"Dragon City, Dragon City!"

Dozens of miles away, I really saw a city built of earthwork, the city is not big, from a distance, the flag is fluttering, and there seems to be a heavy guard on the city.

Although it is not known if it is the Dragon City that has been looking for a long time, its sudden appearance still makes everyone overjoyed.

The scouts sent soon returned to report that there was no doubt about Longcheng in front, and what was even more pleasing was that there were no more than a thousand Hun soldiers guarding the city.

God help me!

Without hesitation, Wei Qing decisively gave the order to attack the city.

The battle began, and nearly 10,000 cavalry swooped down on Dragon City like a hungry and howling steppe wolf.

The Xiongnu army guarding Longcheng panicked for a while, the main force of the Xiongnu had already been drawn south to invade, and the remaining ones could be regarded as a militia at most, not even a regular army.

Wei Qing's troops resolved the battle without much effort, beheading hundreds of ranks, while their own casualties were almost zero.

The results of the battle cannot be regarded as brilliant, but for Wei Qing, who is on the expedition for the first time, at least it will not disgrace the emperor and his sister, and the troops will go deep into the enemy's hinterland.

Wei Qing may not know that compared with the other three roads, his record can already shine in the annals of history, which embarrass famous generals.

General Wei, just wait for the addition of an official to the knighthood!