Chapter Thirty-Eight: Successive Victories
After five or six days of fierce fighting, the Jiang army finally reached the first city of Baitu, the Huns who did not want to be nomadic did not have the intention of defending the city wall, as soon as they saw the arrival of the Han army, they lined up outside the city to prepare for a decisive battle.
Perhaps it was also the Huns in Baitu City who learned about the behavior of the Han army from their fleeing fellow clansmen and made this decision.
In the face of nearly 3,000 Huns outside the city, Jiang Qi first sent Zhao Yun's cloud cavalry battalion to shoot at the Huns.
Although the Huns crowned the world with cavalry and shooting, the cloud cavalry was also a good hand, coupled with the strong bow and sharp arrows of the Han Dynasty, for a time the Han army was equal to the enemy.
After the cavalry and shooting chaotic his camp, the two armies were close to each other, and Zhang Fei, who had been waiting for him, rushed into the enemy camp with a roar.
Three thousand against three thousand, it seems that the number is the same, but how can three thousand herdsmen be the opponents of the Han army with three thousand well-trained and sharp swords.
The fierce battle was in full swing, as the commander, Jiang Qi twisted his neck that was a little sore, and said to Xun Yu who had just spoken on the side: "After a period of blood and fire forging, they are enough to become the best cavalry of the Han Dynasty. β
Saying that, Jiang Qi laughed self-deprecatingly: "Alas, it's a pity, it seems that after today, the Huns will be missing a big protector, and if Wen Ruo gives an order, it will almost be able to close the net." β
Xun Yu smiled wickedly with a slight chin on his head, and said unhurriedly: "Nuo, someone γγγ come and order Taishi Ziyi to line up to cut off his back road, cloud cavalry and leopard cavalry get out of the way, Wen Bujun led the chariot to break the enemy, and Jiang Zhongxiao led the bow chariot battalion to cover γγγ"
After giving the order, the signal soldier who had been waiting for him took the command flag, turned around and ran down the hillside.
Soon there was a desolate sound of a horn in the battle array, and in the vast sound of one after another, the Han army, which completely controlled the battlefield, began to change formations, and the next fate of the Huns, who were already at the end of the crossbow, can be imagined.
At sunset, the Huns, who had been fighting for a day, finally could not withstand the encirclement and interception of the Han army, and with the defeat, the Huns fled like a tide.
However, the Huns who escaped from the encirclement of the Han army, plus the old and weak women and children who survived from the city, were less than 100 horsemen. More than 5,000 Huns, including Liu Hu, the capital protector, were slaughtered by the Han army, so that more than 100 horsemen who escaped did not dare to look back after escaping.
"How are the casualties γγγ" Walking up to the city tower that had just been occupied, Jiang Qi asked while watching indifferently as the soldiers threw the corpses of the Huns off the city wall.
"I have to say that the Huns are considered elite, just now the battle reports of each battalion have been delivered, the heaviest casualties are still the leopard cavalry battalion, ninety-six people killed, twenty-eight seriously injured, two hundred and thirty-five lightly injured, and more than 300 war horse losses."
"Thirty-six people were killed in the battle, twelve were seriously wounded, one hundred and sixty-eight were lightly wounded, most of the wounded were arrows, and the war horses lost nearly two hundred. Eight people were killed in the Bujun battalion, two were seriously wounded, twenty-six were lightly wounded, and six chariots were lost. Fifty-six people in the Ziyi battalion were killed in battle, 15 were seriously wounded, and more than 300 were lightly wounded. The Zhongxiao battalion suffered the lightest casualties, only one person was seriously wounded, six people were slightly wounded, and there was no loss of chariots. β
Xun Yu read the battle report in his hand while looking at Jiang Qi's eternal face. Although there doesn't seem to be anything wrong with Jiang Qi at the moment, Xun Yu knows very well in his heart that Jiang Qi must be sad now.
In the eyes of the general, soldiers are just pawns that can be sacrificed at will. But in the Jiang family's army, from the general to the ordinary soldiers, they are all like brothers, and every time there is a casualty, it becomes the saddest time for Jiang Qi.
Jiang Qi listened to the battle report with great distress, and only said after half a ring: "The order is to treat the wounded soldiers with all their might, the leopard battalion will enter the city to rest, the third brother will lead the headquarters to take over the city defense, and the rest of the troops will camp five miles away, and the soldiers who died in the battle will be cremated immediately and collect the bones." As for the corpses of the Hu people, they found a place to dig a deep pit and bury them, the weather is getting hotter and hotter, and it is easy to produce plague after a long time. β
Although the Jiang family's army exchanged 1,000 casualties for 5,000 casualties in this battle, Jiang Qi couldn't be happy now, and lost nearly 10% in less than half a month.
After sighing, Jiang Qi continued: "Order Gui Ziyi to step up the march, and also order the entire army of the Komeito Department to hurry up and join our departmentγγγ"
"My subordinates will do γγγit immediately," Xun Yu agreed, turned around and went down to give the order.
Xun Yu left, leaving Jiang Qi alone standing on the head of the city, Jiang Qi at this moment is like a king standing at the peak, destined to enjoy the loneliness after the victory.
As the remnant sun sprinkled the last trace of afterglow, Jiang Qi's originally not very strong figure became more slender and thinner for a while.
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With Baitu City returning to the embrace of the Han Dynasty, the battle between the Jiang army and the Xiongnu officially began.
In late April, Jiang Qi combined with nearly 20,000 troops from Qiu Ziyi to sweep away dozens of Xiongnu tribes in the Baitu area in one fell swoop, killing thousands of enemies and seizing countless materials.
In May, Jiang Qi took Xu Huang as the left army, and led Yan Liang and Jiang Feng to attack Zhenlin, the last city to fall in Shangjun. With Zhao Yun as the right army, Tai Shici and Wen Chou attacked Pingding County, Xihe County, which was more than ten miles away from Zhenlin. Brought Gui Ziyi and Zhang Fei, interspersed from the two cities, attacked Guangyan City, and half a month was over.
Just when the Jiang family army was marching forward, there was a disagreement within the Xiongnu, according to the meaning of Shan Yu Qiangqu, the Jiang family army was menacing, and now it is best to make peace with Jiang Qi.
But today's Xiongnu is not Qiangqu's final say, and as soon as Qiangqu's decision to surrender came out, it was opposed by the largest tribe today, Tu Gehu's Xubu Guduhou.
According to the meaning of Xu Bu, although their Huns are now in decline, they have not yet reached the level of being bullied, not to mention that his Xu Bu Department has been attacked by the Jiang family's army.
The confrontation between the two factions broke up unhappily, and as the main battle faction, Xu Bu immediately returned to the tribe and ignored Shan Yu Qiangqu's order, and gathered all the tribes that supported him alone, preparing to fight Jiang Qi to the death.
Of course, Subu also hopes to take this opportunity to isolate the Qiangqu and give himself a chance to take his place. However, I have to say that although Xu Bu is a little rough, he still has some prestige, and the Huns who live in the grassland are wild in their bones.
With the Xubu Department raising troops, they didn't expect that just a few days after resting, the whole army of the Jiang family, which was advancing vigorously, met thirty miles outside Guluo City.
This time, the elite of the Subu Department totaled more than 30,000 horses, which can be described as menacing, and this victory is unpredictable.
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The sun is shining, the grass grows and the warbler flies, and now spring should be the most beautiful scenery on the grassland, but with the arrival of Jiang Jiajun, all the good things this year are over. Of course, Jiang Jiajun's arrival just hoped to return the beautiful scenery to its original owner.
Although the Jiang family army has been fighting fiercely for more than a month, there is no trace of fatigue from the soldiers' figures, and it is the time when morale is high.
It's just that compared to the ease of the soldiers, Jiang Qi frowned on the chariot under Daxu, not for anything else, since the capture of Guangyan City, the army has gone all the way too smoothly.
And smoothness is exactly what Jiang Qi is worried about, because judging from the intelligence of the scouts, the various tribes of the Huns are gathering, and they have never encountered resistance along the way, which can only indicate that the storm is coming.
"Report the γγγγγγ" suddenly rode from afar, breaking Jiang Qi's tense nerves.
I saw that the cavalry came straight to the Chinese army, and when I came to Daxu, the spy broke the saddle and reported loudly: "General Qiyu, I met a large number of Hun cavalry thirty miles ahead, and the number of people from the banner was no less than 30,000, and the leader of the army was called Subuγγγγ"
"Revisiting γγγ" Although he had already realized that the big war was coming, Jiang Qi was still surprised when it came.
"The Subu Department is now the leader of Tu Dou, the largest tribe among the Xiongnu, and it seems that the decisive battle has arrived in advance." As soon as he heard the number of people who were fighting, Xun Yu, who had always followed Jiang Qi, immediately spoke.
"This battle will be related to the victory or defeat of the Hu, if the victory, it is difficult to gather tens of thousands of horses with the elite of the Huns, and our army should not have to worry about it. But if we lose, we may die without a place to bury. At this moment, Jiang Qi also showed a nervous look, which was even more nervous than the decisive battle with the 100,000 troops of the Yellow Turban Army.
"The Huns are all cavalry, and our army can't fight hardγγγ" Xun Yu, who was also dignified in his heart, said.
"Killing a thousand enemies and self-inflicting eight hundred, Jiang doesn't do it." Jiang Qi didn't know this truth in his heart, but now there was not much time left for him, the distance of thirty miles was an hour at the speed of the cavalry, and their whereabouts must have been known by the Huns at this moment, and now the most important thing is to find a countermeasure.
Looking at the rolling hills and empty grasslands, Jiang Qi felt panic for the first time, now he only had more soldiers and horses than half of the Huns, and he had no terrain to rely on. Facing the charge of 30,000 cavalry, no matter how high his Jiang Qi martial arts are, he will be trampled into mud.
After weighing it repeatedly, Jiang Qi decided that the only way to avoid the Huns was to temporarily avoid the edge of the Huns and carry them with the advantage of armor.
With thinking about it, Jiang Qi looked around at the terrain, and after half a ring, he ordered: "Daxu has ordered that the whole army enter combat readiness, and the cavalry will be in front and the infantry will be behind, and immediately seize the highest point five miles away, and when they reach the designated position, all the cavalry will retreat to the top of the slope and change to infantry, and all the chariot platoons will be extended by two hundred steps in the north. In addition to these two hundred steps, the other three sides are dug with a hundred steps of trapping pits, sprinkled with thistle terrestrisγγγγγγ"
"The lord wants to attack the γγγγ with defense" As soon as Jiang Qi's order came out, Xun Yu immediately guessed.
Although there is no plan to break the enemy now, Jiang Qi has to stabilize the morale of the army, and immediately promised: "Yes, everyone in the world knows that our department is good at attacking, but that does not mean that our defense is not strong, as long as we hold on for three days, Qi will definitely be able to break the enemyγγγ"
"The subordinates know how to do it," Looking at Jiang Qi's firm gaze, Xun Yu immediately commanded the jaw leader.
"The γγγγ of the Decree of the Great Sum"
"The γγγ of the Decree of the Great Sum"
With Jiang Qi's order, the marching team, which had just been unhurried, immediately marched at full speed and rushed to the designated place. At the same time, the whole army knew that they were about to face the worst battle, and perhaps many of them would be buried here.
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