Chapter 458: Conquering the Grassland

In late March, the temperature in the northern grasslands warmed up, and the Han army was ready for battle.

The Xiongnu waited for Shan Yu's order before they could go south and plunder.

A shoe sent a messenger to Chang'an, waiting for King Zuo Xian to return.

In order to carry out military operations, before that, the Huns had to be on strict guard.

But the Han army had no such concerns, and Liu Zhang received the troop transfer tiger talisman sent by Liu Che.

The Emperor had more than one amulet, and he also received an edict.

The 10,000 Han army was commanded by him and contained the Xiongnu north of Yunzhong County.

Huo Qubing and Wei Qingbing divided into two routes and marched towards the Hexi Corridor.

As long as the Xiongnu on this side could not go over to support, the Han army in the Hexi region would be at the lowest cost.

Opening up the Hexi region in the shortest possible time can not only deter the countries of the Western Regions, but also trade with the countries of the Western Regions.

The Han Dynasty exerted grace and power on the Western Regions and eliminated the Xiongnu's control over the Western Regions.

Likewise eliminating the threat to the northwest region of the Han Dynasty was a great strategic deployment.

Although Liu Zhang and they play assist, their role is not small.

At least one-third of the Xiongnu forces could be contained, and this time, Liu Che sent out two-thirds of the generals of the Han Dynasty who could fight well.

This battle was sure to be won, and all the Han troops who participated in the war received supplies sent by the imperial court.

Liu Zhang got grain and grass and other things, and also got the edict and the tiger talisman for transferring troops.

He can mobilize 10,000 elite Han troops and let him play freely, Liu Che has only one request.

Let him be sure to hold back the Xiongnu and share the pressure for the Han army in the west.

This is not difficult for Liu Zhang to do, and this is also the supreme command he wants to get.

He could lead the Han army to the north, and it was better to find the camps of other Xiongnu kings.

Destroy their camp, Li Guang and they stayed in Yunzhong County to defend.

Liu Zhang led 10,000 cavalry from the city of Kone to the north, and his purpose was to attack the various Xiongnu gathering places.

Make trouble for the Huns and attract some Hun cavalry.

Some time ago, the drone tracked the three messengers, and they went to the royal court of Yi Zhixian.

Where the Xiongnu are located, it is the royal court of the Xiongnu.

There were 100,000 Hun cavalry around the camp where Yi Zhixian was located, and these people were well armed.

If Liu Zhang led 10,000 cavalry to attack Yi Zhixian's camp, it would undoubtedly be an egg hitting a stone.

He still had the self-knowledge to attack small and medium-sized Xiongnu gatherings.

It was not difficult for him, and in the next five days, Liu Zhang led the Han army to attack several Xiongnu gathering places.

More than 3,000 Xiongnu men, women, and children were captured, and a part of the Han army was sent to Yunzhong County.

On this day, the weather on the grassland was dark and cloudy, and I felt a little stuffy.

Liu Zhang knew that this was because the air pressure was low, and it would rain today.

Everyone put on raincoats, and someone proposed to go into the grove to take shelter from the rain.

Not far ahead, there is a gathering place of the Huns.

They hid in the woods to hide, it was not dark yet, and they had not yet figured out how many people had gathered by the Huns in front?

"The scale of the Xiongnu gathering in front is larger, and it should be at the level of a large household or above. The reason why I didn't let you hide in the woods was because I was afraid of being struck by lightning. ”

Liu Zhang heard rumbling thunder, in case the lightning hit the trees.

They will also be struck by lightning, and he has learned about safety since he was a child.

You must not hide under a tree during a thunderstorm, and the probability of being struck by lightning is very high.

As soon as Liu Zhang finished speaking, there was a boom, and a bolt of lightning struck a tree in the woods.

The trees were scorched black, and others saw it.

They shuddered with fright, but luckily they didn't go into the woods.

"If it wasn't for thunder, we could go into the woods and take shelter from the rain. Everyone set up their tents and spent the night here today. ”

Attacking the Xiongnu camp, and waiting for the evening, Liu Zhang set up a tent with everyone to rest.

After the tent was set up, it was getting dark. The rain is getting heavier and heavier.

Everyone's horses drove to the tents, and the drones were observing the dynamics of the Xiongnu gathering place.

Liu Zhang saw the picture transmitted by the drone through the subspace watch, and he saw a Hun with an extraordinary temperament.

The material of his clothes is even better than the others, and there are several beautiful women sitting next to him.

He and some management were drinking wine and eating meat, and the Huns generally did not enjoy this treatment.

The Xiongnu sitting on the upper seat wore gold and silver, and Liu Zhang recognized that person.

When I saw him in Liaodong County, he was Zhao Dongzan, the right sage king of the Huns.

His status was second only to the Xiongnu Shan Yu and Zuo Xian Wang, and Liu Zhang smiled happily.

Sure enough, it was a big fish, and it was not clear how many Huns there were in his camp?

Liu Zhang decided to lead the army to a sneak attack in the middle of the night, and he had a good conversation with several Xiongnu nobles.

"Drink, it's best to get drunk, and I'll take someone to clean you up when the time comes."

These Huns still have a good amount of alcohol, if they get drunk.

Liu Zhang and the Han army could easily clean them up, and the other party thought that it was raining heavily today.

The Han army would not sneak attack the Xiongnu gathering place, and King Youxian sent some Xiongnu to patrol the perimeter.

Liu Zhang found that there were more than a dozen Hun scouts coming towards them, and it was best to deal with the more than ten Hun scouts.

If they go back and report to the Right Virtuous King, don't talk about the sneak attack plan at night.

It is very likely that the Hun cavalry will come over, and most of the Han army is a little tired.

The Xiongnu scouts soon came to the vicinity of their camp, and Liu Zhang led fifty Han cavalry to wait for work.

The Hun scouts saw that there was a Han army blocking the way in front of them, and they quickly turned their horses and ran back.

"Kill them, and you must not let them go back alive to report."

Fifty Han troops quickly surrounded them, and the Han army had previously disguised them.

Not discovered by the Hun scouts, Liu Zhang rode a horse and watched the Han army round up the Huns.

The horse he rode was not a bloody horse, and the bloody BMW was taken to Chang'an by Li Kang.

dedicated the sweat-blooded BMW to Liu Che, and the sweat-blooded BMW is an extremely valuable horse.

Liu Zhang likes to drive off-road vehicles and ride thousands of miles of good horses.

He has always wanted to get a bloody BMW, and he has resentment in his heart.

finally caught King Zuo Xian, and the sweaty BMW should belong to him.

Liu Che also likes a thousand miles of good horses, who made him the emperor.

The war horses ridden by the Hun scouts were very good, and their war horses had good stamina.

The size of the war horse is also very high, so as not to hurt the war horse as much as possible.

In fact, the Han Dynasty still lacked high-quality war horses, but the Xiongnu had a large number of war horses.

Each Xiongnu was able to be equipped with at least three to five war horses, and this was the advantage of the Xiongnu.

The scouts were surrounded by the Han legion, and the Han army shot the scouts with crossbows.

The armor they wore could not protect against armor-piercing arrows, but fortunately the horses were not injured.

This time, thirty-three horses were obtained, and eleven scouts were killed.

Even the scouts were equipped with three war horses, and they always felt that the Huns were quite wealthy.

Compared with the Xiongnu, the Han army was generally only equipped with two war horses.

The Han army led by Huo Qubing was able to be equipped with four war horses because of his outstanding ability.

Liu Che was partial to Huo Quai, which made many generals very envious.

The corpses of the Hun scouts were taken away and thrown to a remote place to feed the wild beasts.

Presumably, for a while, the Hun scouts will not come again.

The rain was getting heavier and heavier, and this did not affect the plans for the second half of the night.

The military officials recorded the killing of the Xiongnu scouts, and the military officials were responsible for supervising discipline.

Recording the merits and demerits of the Han army, in the past few days, Liu Zhang led the Han army to attack the Xiongnu camp.

Thousands of Xiongnu were killed at the cost of minor injuries and thousands of Xiongnu were captured.

Almost every Han army was meritorious, and they followed Liu Zhang on their way eastward.

They felt that it was too easy to fight the Xiongnu with Liu Zhang.

Most of the time they were day and night, and they were caught off guard by the Huns.

The war horse obtained is not as good as Liu Zhang's war horse, and he still talks about sweat and blood.

I hope that King Xian will have a bloody horse, and I also hope that I can get one as I wish.

Liu Zhang called several military managers to the big tent, and he assigned battle plans to everyone.

There was a military map on the wooden table, and Liu Zhang asked everyone to say what they thought.

He planned to attack the camp of the Right Virtuous King in the second half of the night, and it was best to capture the Right Virtuous King alive.

"This rain may last for several hours, and I plan to lead you to a sneak attack on the Hun camp in the middle of the night, where there is a big fish."

Liu Zhang pointed to the location of the Right Xian King, and he must not let the other party escape.

It's no bigger than the city of Kron, and the surrounding terrain is empty.

If the right king hears the wind and grass, he will run away quickly.

Those low-level Huns are dispensable to him, and his life is very precious.

"Everyone put on raincoats and put raincoats on the horses. I reckon he'll probably run away from this direction, and he'll have to arrange for someone to wait here. ”

Liu Zhang pointed to the route where King Youxian was very likely to escape, there was a river.

As long as he gets rid of the pursuit of the Han army, then he will be out of danger.

The generals thought that Liu Zhang was right, and they had fought many times with the Xiongnu.

Those Hun nobles ran faster than rabbits, completely ignoring the life and death of the Huns at the bottom.

So it was difficult for them to catch the Hun nobles every time, and if they did, they would be so lucky.