[Vol. 1] Section 187: Li Ling Incident 2

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The Hun troops have not yet been found in Dongjun Jishan,

When retreating to a valley, the sentry came to report: "Report, General Li, it's not good, send ... Discover the Hu people. ”

"What's the panic, how many of them are there?" Li Ling was a little excited, and finally didn't come in vain.

"No... No less than 10,000 people. ”

"How far is it from here?"

"Ten miles."

Li Ling's sword eyebrows twisted, his heart sank, he looked up and observed the mountains on the left and right, from the perspective of the art of war, his position was extremely unfavorable, without further ado, he had to seize the advantageous terrain as soon as possible.

He hurriedly ordered to the deputy general Han Yannian, "That, that, and that, order the brothers to camp in a cart and set up camp." Remember, be fast. ”

At the critical moment, Li Ling's command was determined. The places he pointed to were all dangerous and easy to defend and difficult to attack, even if the Hu people attacked, he could lead his troops to defend it.

"Order the troops, in front of the camp, with halberd shields in front and crossbowmen behind, ready to meet the enemy."

When the Han army was arraying to meet the enemy, the cavalry of the Xiongnu had already surrounded in all directions.

And Marquis Shan Yu seemed excited and relaxed, because he had already learned that the Han army in the valley was no more than 5,000 men, and the leader was a baby general.

As he expected, he only needed to use 30,000 iron to ride in less than two hours to level the Han army.

Junji Mountain is undoubtedly a treasure land, four years ago Shan Yu was here to win a big victory over the Han army, that battle beheaded more than 20,000 Han soldiers, captured the Han general Zhao Ponu, this is the most important victory of the Huns in the 20 years of the Han-Hun truce. Now it's his turn to be this Shan Yu, and he will also create his own glory here.

"Order the brethren to use the heads of the Han army to express our deep respect for the god of Junji Mountain." And Marquis Shan Yu gave the order to attack.

There was a whistling sound all over the mountains, and the Xiongnu soldiers looked very excited, as if the Han army in the valley was a lamb to be slaughtered.

"General Li, the Hu people are by no means more than 10,000 of his mother." When Han Yannian said this, beads of sweat were already slightly dripping on his forehead.

Li Ling glanced at him, Han Yannian didn't go to the battlefield much like him, but Li Ling knew that he was also a brave general.

"What are you panicking, order your brothers, listen to the sound of drums and indulge, and stop when you hear the sound of gold. When the Hu people approached, ten thousand arrows were fired. Li Ling shouted loudly.

The first wave of cavalry of the Xiongnu was about to rush to the front, all the Han soldiers were in full array, they were Jingchu warriors, Li Ling had never relaxed their training for this day, and today, it was time to witness.

Li Ling waved his hand, and after the first drum, the first team of crossbowmen drew their bows and aimed at the enemy who was rushing into the formation.

The second drum, with the herald's loud shout, suddenly flew in the valley with a rain of arrows.

Then there was a howl of ghosts and wolves, and the Hun soldiers who rushed ahead fell one after another.

Some waved the sabers in their hands to avoid the first wave of arrow rain, and the second wave of arrow rain flew over, and the arrow rain became more and more dense, and there was no sign of stopping, they followed the wind direction of the valley, like a reminder to the Hun troops.

The terrain of the valley is not wide, and the advantage of the Hun cavalry becomes a disadvantage in an instant, unable to dodge, let alone pull away from the formation, they have become a live target, and a round of impact down, heavy casualties.

I had to admire the courage of the Huns, even if the companions around them fell one by one, they still did not have the slightest intention of retreating, but launched a more rapid impact.

However, for Li Ling's strong bow, such an impact turned out to be one, and it was not used.

Only then did the front commander of the Xiongnu realize that something was wrong, the firepower of the Han army was too strong, and such an impact would only cause unnecessary casualties.

The Huns began to retreat on all fronts, and when they retreated, they seemed to forget that this was in the valley, it was easy to go down the mountain and difficult to go up the mountain, and the iron riding on the flat land could only become a burden on the mountain.

Li Ling keenly captured this fighter, and he decisively gave the order to attack and chase the whole army.

Intimidated by the large army of the Huns, Li Ling did not dare to pursue too deeply.

After obtaining a few thousand heads, Li Ling ordered to return to the army.

After this battle, there was a burst of laughter in Li Ling's tent. Everyone unanimously agreed that if the Hu people in the encirclement were all so combative, it would not be difficult to win more with less.

It's a pity that Li Ling and the others thought too simply, the battle situation is changing rapidly, and winning today does not mean that they can win tomorrow.

Because Hou Yu is about to change formations.

And Marquis Shan Yu's change of formation is simple and straightforward, he wants to increase his troops.

And Marquis Shan Yu was greatly surprised when he learned the news of the failure of the attack, this short defeat woke him up, and judging from the descriptions of his subordinates, the Han army in front of him had extremely high combat literacy and strong combat effectiveness, and it must be an elite division.

And Marquis Shan Yu issued an order to the vicinity, ordering the king of the left and right to come to help in the battle, so that the Xiongnu participated in the siege of 80,000 troops.

Five thousand against eighty thousand, unless the god of war is alive, it is difficult to fly with wings.

The roar in the valley returned.

The Hun troops attacked again, and more fiercely and with more people than the first.

Li Ling also felt an incomparably huge pressure after seeing that there were suddenly so many more enemies.

After he continued to repel the Huns' attacks with strong crossbowmen, in a brief lull on both sides, Li Ling ordered that a quick retreat must be made.

The Han army abandoned a lot of baggage and secretly retreated towards an exit from the valley.

The abnormal movement of the Han army still alarmed the sentinels of the Xiongnu.

And Hou Hou Shan immediately ordered all the troops to bite it.

It is not surprising that 80,000 cavalry pursued 5,000 infantry, but it was strange that they could not catch up.

The Han army engaged in a fierce battle with the pursuers in another valley, and as in the first encounter, the Han army repelled the charge of the Xiongnu army, this time killing 3,000 Xiongnu men.

But Li Ling's heart was full of worries, if he couldn't break through in time, the arrows would run out one day, and the food would run out one day.

A way to break out must be thought of. The reason why the Han army could not get rid of the Xiongnu pursuers was because their cavalry, if they marched along the mountain road, the cavalry would not be able to pursue, and then wait for an opportunity to break out of the encirclement.

Li Ling led his troops to march along the Longcheng Road, which was mostly covered with mountains and Daze reeds, and the cavalry could not attack.

But Marquis Shan Yu was not stupid, he ordered people to set fire along the road, intending to force the Han army out of Longcheng Road.

Li Ling could only return the favor in his own way, and he also ordered arson, unlike the Huns, his intention was to delay the pursuit of the Huns and buy time for a breakthrough.

Seeing that the blazing Longcheng Road could not be walked, Li Ling's troops could only go south, until they reached the foot of the mountain.

What Li Ling didn't expect was that the mountain had been occupied by the Xiongnu troops.

Their cavalry was like a falcon spotting a rabbit, and without saying a word, they rushed towards the Han army.

Seeing that the situation was critical, Li Ling decisively ordered everyone to hide in the woods and use the woods to resist the attack of the Hun cavalry. Li Ling's trick was indeed very good, the Hun cavalry entered the woods but became blind, and were beaten by the Han army in a daze, they had to leave thousands of corpses and withdraw in a hurry.

At this time, the Han army found that a group of richly dressed people with ironclad guards and generals standing beside them were watching the battle on the hillside.

A well-informed person in the army pointed out that looking at the person's dress, it should be a Xiongnu Shan Yu.

It seems that this person's status is not low, Li Ling ordered the crossbowmen to prepare, and feed and marquis to single a few sharp arrows.

There was a "shudder", and Hou Hou Shan Yu shuddered, and turned around to find that several sharp arrows had been fiercely inserted into the hillside less than a zhang away from him.

And Marquis Shan Yu was so frightened that he hurriedly left, although these sharp arrows did not hurt him, but shot into his heart, he said, "This is the elite of the Han army, tireless in battle, leading us south day and night, is there an ambush ahead?" ”

His courtiers could hear that he meant to retreat.

Where are the generals of the Huns willing, not to mention throwing away their armor for several days, not to mention that they have not reaped any benefits, this is still in the territory of the Huns, 80,000 cavalry can't beat the 5,000 Han army, how can they hang on their faces when they say it in the future?

Therefore, most people are against retreating, but advise Shan Yu not to be discouraged, the Han army is already at the end of the crossbow, and when the Han army is driven to the plain, they can be annihilated in one fell swoop.

As a result, the Marquis gave up the idea of retreating, but continued to send troops to attack in turn, consuming the strength of the Han army.

The Xiongnu generals' expectations were not bad, and Li Ling's troops were indeed at the end of their strengths.

After several days of hard fighting, although they were always able to win, the 500,000 arrows were almost used up, and the food was already in short supply, and if they could not get rid of the pursuers and break through within a few days, the whole army would be annihilated.

The morale of the Han army was extremely low at this time, everyone was exhausted and highly nervous, and there was even a lot of friction in the barracks in the face of the threat of death.

And the Marquis finally heard the good news.

A man from the Han army named Guan Dang came to surrender, and it is said that he was insulted and beaten by the captain.

Li Ling's life was not good, he could have become a famous general who has been famous for eternity, but he was ruined by a traitor

Guan Kang's words made Marquis Shan Yu smile, and Guan Dare said, "The Ling army has no rear, and the arrows are exhausted, and the commander of the Du General and the captain Cheng Anhou Han Yannian each have 800 people to move forward, with yellow and white flags as the banner." As long as you send a fine horse to shoot it, it will be broken. ”

So what are you waiting for, the Hun cavalry launched a more fierce attack.

"Li Ling, Han Yannian, come out and surrender quickly. Otherwise, grandpa's knife is not welcome. The Hun generals shouted in front of the battle.

Seeing that no one from the Han army responded, the Xiongnu generals were furious and ordered an attack.

Countless arrows rained down on the mountain and flew towards the Han army, Li Ling was so shocked that he could only order the troops to block and go, but the troops suffered heavy casualties.

The Han army retreated to the Bahan Mountain, and the Hun cavalry bit all the way to the Bahan Mountain, and the arrows in the army had been shot.

Li Ling, who smelled the breath of death, finally lowered his proud and confident head, and he sighed, "I'm going to lose, I'm going to die." ”

After he counted the soldiers, there were still 3,000 people left. It's just that the soldiers only have bows and short knives in their hands, and the bows are useless without arrows, and the sharp weapons to kill the enemy are gone, so how can they break through?

He looked around the army and saw several chariots, so he ordered the axles to be broken and made into weapons.

Make a last stand.

Li Ling said this to the dying soldiers of the Han army.

At this moment, the cavalry of the Xiongnu pursued again, and the soldiers of the Han army could only retreat into the valley of the Bahan Mountain.

The Hun cavalry quickly completed the encirclement of the Han army around the valley, and threw a boulder at the mouth of the valley, blocking Li Ling's return to continue his southward escape.

After a fierce encounter, most of the Han soldiers were killed.

It was getting late, and the valley was unusually quiet.

The sound of the wind in the valley pierced the hearts of the surviving soldiers like the spirits of the dead.

Li Ling looked at the starry sky and the soldiers he brought into the valley of death, and felt ashamed in his heart. If you hadn't boasted to the emperor about Haikou at the beginning, if you could have listened to General Lubode's dissuasion more.

But there are no ifs...

Li Ling felt guilty in the face of the staggering soldiers. He went into the camp in one go, changed his armor, put on civilian clothes, and said to the left and right, "The eldest husband can take the order alone." Don't come with you."

Li Ling is indeed a hero at this moment. He rushed out of the camp alone, but he was dumbfounded, and at a glance, the camp tents of the Huns were all around, and they were densely packed.

Like a deflated ball, he threw the knife into the ground, hung his head, and said, "This is really a defeat." ”

He went back to gather his soldiers and ordered all flags to be cut down and the treasure buried in the ground. A destitute general said one last thing to his soldiers, which also meant that the time had come to say goodbye, "Brothers, as long as we have ten arrows left, we will be able to escape." If there is no more fighting tonight, tomorrow we will have to sit and wait for death. We are fighting for each other, and whoever wants to rush out will return to His Majesty. ”

The soldiers were each given two liters of food, a piece of ice, and in the middle of the night, the drums were beaten.

Li Ling and Han Yannian got on their horses and led more than a dozen warriors to rush forward, and there was a commotion, and the Hun cavalry were attracted by Li Ling and others, and they chased after Li Ling and others.

The rest of the soldiers looked at their distant figures, and their numb expressions were full of tears. In this case, this is the only way to save some alive.

In the end, Li Ling, Han Yannian and others were outnumbered, and Han Yannian died in battle. Li Ling shouted south with tears in his eyes, "I have no face to see Your Majesty this time." ”

He is still too young and he still has a long way to go in his life. But if he dies like this, how can he make a contribution again? Even if he is captured, maybe in a few years, he can escape back like Zhao Ponu.

Thinking of this, Li Ling threw down his weapon, dismounted and surrendered.

In the battle of Junji Mountain, 400 Han troops survived.

The living finally brought the news of Li Ling's defeat to Sene. Liu Che waited for Li Ling's news restlessly, and since he couldn't get news from Li Ling for a few days, he had a sense of foreboding.

He guessed that it was possible that Li Ling was on fire with the Xiongnu troops outside the Saiwai, of course he hoped that Li Ling could bring him news of a great victory like Huo Quai, and even in the worst case, he also hoped that Li Ling could keep the dignity of the Han and not embarrass him.

However, when the news came from outside the country, he was furious.

"Rebel, I treat him like this, but he treats me like this."

His anger had nowhere to vent, so he found Li Ling's subordinate, Chen Bule, who donated the picture, and scolded him.

After Chen Bule went back, he chose to commit suicide.

Liu Che convened the court of the ministers to discuss Li Ling's surrender to Hu, and the ministers almost overwhelmingly rebuked Li Ling as a criminal minister.

Liu Che heard a head and two big, he glanced at the hall, and saw that when the ministers were angry, he was alone with a calm face, holding his pen, and calmly recorded.

He was the famous Sima Qian, who was later thunderous, and served as Taishi Ling.

Liu Che half-closed his eyes, "Sima Qian, what do you think?" ”

Sima Qian cautiously got up and stood in the hall, and said to Liu Che, "The minister thinks that Li Ling is excusable. ”

"Oh?" Liu Che's eyes opened, and he rushed to the door in anger, but he pressed it and didn't say it, he wanted to hear how Sima Qian exonerated Li Ling.

Sima Qian didn't know that even if his words were reasonable, because Liu Che actually opened Li Ling's questioning meeting, not really asking the ministers to deal with their opinions. Therefore, as soon as Sima Qian's words came out, he was doomed to be unlucky.

Sure enough, when Sima Qian finished talking about Li Ling's filial piety, loyalty, and outnumberedness, Liu Che's anger completely burst out.

He said sharply, "Someone, this person is slandering and wants to frustrate the second master." Go to jail and die. With that, he brushed his sleeves and left.

Hearing this order, Sima Qian's whole person was stunned.