Chapter 291: Night Attack, Night Attack on Ganquan Palace
On the night of April 27, Ganquan Palace in Chang'an.
Zhao Xin's 10,000 Hun cavalry came to the vicinity of Ganquan Palace, and they were not blocked by the Han army along the way.
He observed that there were not many guards near Ganquan Palace, and he could launch an attack on Ganquan Palace.
Zhao Xin asked one of the Xiongnu generals to lead the army to attack, and this general was named Hu Cheng.
Once defeated, Zhao Xin will flee quickly.
He always felt that it was not so smooth to take Ganquan Palace this time, after all, Liu Che, who lived in Ganquan Palace, was the emperor of the Han Dynasty.
After he sent someone to investigate, he found out. The Praetorian Guards of Ganquan Palace were only five thousand.
This is not logical, Liu Che did show up.
Zhao Xin knew Liu Che, and he was followed by Gongsun Ao and Zhao Ponu.
He also knew the two of them, but he felt that there was a trap on the side of Ganquan Palace.
Zhao Xin is thinking about whether to continue to attack Ganquan Palace? Once surrounded by the opponent's heavy troops.
It can lead to the total annihilation of the army, if the plan is abandoned.
The previous efforts were in vain, and it was a gamble.
The emperor is in the Ganquan Palace, and this is the opportunity.
Kill Liu Che, even if the Han Dynasty changes the emperor, the impact on the Xiongnu in the future will be very small.
Not all emperors were as wise and decisive as Liu Che, and the new emperor had a new policy of governing the country.
Several vassal states east of Hangu Pass were watching, and they wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to seize the throne.
Zhao Xin also hoped that the more chaotic the Han Dynasty was, the better, and the Xiongnu could gain great benefits from it.
He considered sacrificing 10,000 Hun cavalry in exchange for the civil strife of the Han Dynasty.
It's better to retreat now, but after going back, I don't have the face to see the Huns Shan Yu.
The failure of this mission means that it will not be reused and trusted in the future.
If you return in vain, you can save your life, but you will be ridiculed by the other Huns for a while.
He led 10,000 cavalry over, but he didn't catch anything, so he went back.
Zhao Xin was unwilling to lose like this, so he sent Hu Chen to test it first.
If the situation was not right, he led the remaining Huns to escape.
It is also only a loss of a few thousand Huns, which is much better than the annihilation of the whole army.
This is a game of wits and courage, one side wants to succeed in killing the emperor of the Han Dynasty.
One side wanted to wipe out the Huns who came to sneak attack, and Zhao Xin and they had fallen into the arranged net.
The Han army has already blocked the retreat of the Xiongnu, or they will kill and escape at this moment.
Either continue to attack Ganquan Palace and kill Liu Che at the cost of the annihilation of the entire army.
Let the Han Dynasty be completely chaotic, and the Xiongnu sent by Zhao Xin to reconnoiter returned.
Their retreat has been sealed, and they now have to make the decision to lose the least.
Zhao Xin thought about it for a long time and decided to continue the sneak attack on Ganquan Palace.
The terrain around Ganquan Palace is flat, which is very suitable for cavalry combat.
Presumably, Liu Che arranged the rest of the army near the retreat route of the Xiongnu, and there were not many troops on the side of Ganquan Palace to defend it.
This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, even if the whole army is wiped out.
If Liu Che can be killed, the task will be completed.
Then he has made a great contribution, and his status in the hearts of the Huns is extremely high.
He is the super warrior of the Huns, so Zhao Xin decided to give it a go.
Liu Che was the most accomplished emperor of the Han Dynasty, and he did not get rid of it for a day.
In the future, the Xiongnu will have the disaster of extermination, and the loss of 10,000 Xiongnu will be exchanged for the future strength of the Xiongnu.
It was really worth it, and he asked Hu Cheng to lead three thousand Hun cavalry to quietly approach Ganquan Palace.
In a sudden attack, hit them by surprise.
Zhao Xin would then come to the rescue, and he was watching to see if there were any Han troops around to support.
They were originally a sneak attack this time, but this was near the capital of the Han Dynasty.
Once surrounded by tens of thousands or even more than 100,000 Han troops, the Hun cavalry is very likely to be annihilated.
Hu Chen led three thousand Hun cavalry to quietly come to the vicinity of Ganquan Palace, and the defenders on the upper floor of the outer city discovered them.
According to the original battle plan, as long as the Huns came to sneak attack.
They were to retreat to the core area of Ganquan Palace, and then surround the Xiongnu.
The entrances were not closed, but they were deliberately let in.
After netting them all away, the Hun cavalry passed through the city gates.
There was no resistance along the way, and now they will not think about whether there is a heavy surrounding?
As long as Liu Che was killed as soon as possible, they quickly left Chang'an Ganquan Palace.
Xu Xuan pretended to be Liu Che and stood on the high platform of the palace, watching the Huns rush over on war horses.
With a bow and arrow in her hand, Hu Cheng and they saw Liu Che.
As long as he rushed through the heavy encirclement of the Han army, he shot Liu Che to death.
He is a great meritorious, if Liu Che is killed, it will shock the entire Han Dynasty.
The Han army drew bows and arrows to shoot the Xiongnu, and the cavalry was on standby at any time.
The entire Ganquan Palace was illuminated by torches, as bright as day, and the faces of the Xiongnu could be seen clearly.
The Han infantry formed a circular battle formation, with a one-man high shield to resist the Xiongnu charge.
The spear and halberd were aimed at the rushing Huns, wanting to rush over.
It is necessary to break through the infantry circle, and the cavalry may not have an advantage over the infantry.
The infantry, because they were well prepared, made an unsuccessful charge.
It is possible to be pierced by the opponent's spear and halberd, and the Huns are not unaware.
Their bows and crossbows couldn't shoot Liu Che's position, and they had to get as close as they could.
At the forefront were the Hun heavy cavalry, who wore highly protective armor.
The 3,000 Hun cavalry fought against the 3,000 Han infantry, and the number was equal.
Whether you can break through the opponent's formation or not, it's really hard to say.
Unless the Han army was unprepared, the infantry had no advantage over the cavalry.
These Han infantry wore heavy armor. They also have a high level of protection.
If the Hun cavalry could get around, they would not have confronted the infantry head-on.
Zhao Xin rode on his horse and looked at the battle situation in the distance, it seemed that it was not easy to attack Liu Che this time.
It's too late to retreat now, their retreat has been sealed.
A part of the Hun cavalry has already killed Ganquan Palace, and the Hun cavalry has suffered some losses.
Zhao Xin knew that there was a way to escape, but he couldn't take too many people with him.
Returning to the Xiongnu to ask Shan Yu for his guilt, he will have the opportunity to make meritorious contributions in the future.
Zhao Xin had already had a plan to retreat, but he still decided to give it a go.
Xu Yan pulled his bow and aimed an arrow at Hu Cheng, as long as he shot him.
The blow to the Huns was also very large, and he was well dressed in armor.
That shows that his status is not low, and if he kills the enemy general, he can break the morale of the enemy army.
If the Xiongnu sneak attacked, they couldn't bring too many people, and if they brought few people, it would mean being surrounded by the Han army.
After all, this was the actual control area of the Han Dynasty, and the Xiongnu did not have any resources.
Their adventurous spirit was commendable, and Liu Che was waiting for the good news from the Ganquan Palace.
Xu Xuan shot an arrow, and a firecracker was tied to the shaft of the arrow.
When ignited, it increases the range of the bow and arrows, which have a strong armor-piercing ability.
Xu Xuan's archery skills were very accurate, aiming at the opponent's heart.
Coupled with the increased range and speed of the rocket, Hu Cheng was shot by an arrow.
He fell off his horse, and the arrow literally killed him.
Then set up other Hun generals, and other Hun cavalry for the Praetorian Guard to deal with.
The range of the Huns' bows and crossbows could not be reached, and their horses could not rush through.
The advantage that the Hun cavalry was proud of did not work in the slightest in front of the Praetorian Guard.
Nowadays, the weapons on the side of the Han Dynasty are becoming more and more powerful, and the advantage of the Xiongnu is getting smaller and smaller.
Zhao Xin was far away, so he naturally couldn't see the situation on the side of Ganquan Palace.
He had a bad feeling that the sneak attack plan was going to fail.
He only had a thousand Hun cavalry by his side, and sending support was a drop in the bucket.
He decided to take a secret path to leave, and at this moment, Gongsun He led five thousand cavalry like Zhao Xin to surround him.
Five thousand has an absolute advantage over one thousand, and this is not the Monan grassland.
Gongsun He's current position as a servant is, to put it bluntly, the emperor's royal driver.
In charge of the world's horses, Gongsun He is also a general who can fight well.
"Zhao Xin, you capricious person. At first, he joined the Han Dynasty, and later rebelled against the Han Dynasty. Leave your life behind today. ”
Gongsun He had the confidence to leave these Xiongnu behind, and what he hated most was this kind of rebellious and impermanent people.
"You might as well submit to my Great Huns, and Da Dan Yu will crown you as king."
"Shut up! You are not qualified to say this, and don't beg me to let you go. ”
Gongsun He captured Zhao Xin alive as much as he could, or beheaded him.
If he was allowed to run away, then he would not be able to explain to Liu Che.
Zhao Xin smiled, it was impossible to catch him.
"It's a pity that God won't help me the Great Huns, this time I certainly failed. In the future, you will definitely become prisoners, wait and see. ”
Zhao Xin decided to lead his army to break through the siege, and Gongsun He only brought 5,000 cavalry.
It is not possible to completely surround them yet, and it is estimated that Liu Che will not be able to send more people for a while.
The Huns' horses were running fast, and he saw a big gap in the northwest direction.
Break through from that side first, even if there is an ambush behind, rush out first.
Zhao Xin pulled out the saber on his body and led the Huns to rush out.
The Huns he brought with him had experienced a hundred battles, although Gongsun He was also a good general.
A thousand Hun cavalry may not be defeated against a thousand Han cavalry, and he Zhao Xin will never die here.