Chapter 441 The Great Wall
After the battle, the grassland outside Linhu City was filled with a strong smell of blood.
In front of the Qin army formation, the bodies of the Huns and the bodies of war horses were piled up densely.
The cavalry charge of the Huns was not unheard of bravery, but facing the disciplined Qin army formation and the crossbow formation composed of a yellow crossbow, the charge of the Huns was destined to be futile.
"Li Zuoche, did the cavalry you led this time make great contributions?"
Upon climbing the hill behind the army, Meng Tian pointed at the Qin army who was cleaning the battlefield, and felt a sense of gratitude.
When Meng Tian led his army out of the frontier and advanced into the grassland, Li Zuoche led an elite 10,000 cavalry, hiding out of the night, and always wandering out of the sight of the Xiongnu scouts. When the battle started, Li Zuoche led the cavalry to pounce on him and threw the surprise troops into the battlefield, completely defeating the Xiongnu.
"The general uses himself as bait, abandons the favorable terrain and leads the Huns to attack, creating a strange opportunity for Mo Zong. Mo Zong is deeply admired."
Li Zuoche stood behind Meng Tian, feeling very sad.
When he was serving in Zhao State, Li Zuoche did not have more than a thousand troops. Unexpectedly, after surrendering to the Qin people, Meng Tian not only did not make things difficult for him, but also asked him to lead his troops, and now he handed over ten thousand cavalry to his hands.
This trust made Li Zuoche very impressed.
"Thank ten thousand people, hiding out at night, avoiding the investigation of the Huns, and entering the battlefield in time, without dispersing. Such a ability to lead troops is like a general."
Meng Tian patted Li Zuoche on the shoulder, "After this battle, I will personally ask you for merit from Xianyang. In the future, you can let go of the Xiongnu."
"Thank you for your fulfillment, General." Li Zuoche bowed deeply to Meng Tian.
Li Zuoche's father guarded Daijun in his early years and fought against the Huns. Deep down, he served for Qin and attacked the six Shandong countries. Li Zuoche still felt a little uncomfortable. When attacking the Xiongs for the like, Li Zuoche had no psychological burden at all, and could have difficulty dealing with the Huns with 200% strength.
"Li Bi, Luo Jia is out of Yunzhong now, and the Huns are afraid that it will not be so easy for them to escape back."
After the Qin army packed up the battlefield, the infantry camped and repaired the old land. Meng Tian ordered Li Zuoche to lead all the cavalry and rushed forward quickly along the edge of the salt pond to chase the escaped Huns.
There were not many Huns who escaped. At this time, Li Zuoche was chasing him, and he could drive away the defeated Huns and flee back to Manda camp, creating fear of failure, and not giving the Huns too much reaction time.
After Li Zuoche left, Meng Tian returned to the Central Army camp. Ganluo had already hung up the topographic map of Henan and Hetao.
It is not difficult to expel the Huns and regain Henan, and with the military strength of the Qin army, it is not too difficult to effectively manage it.
After the Huns escaped, they could break it into pieces and constantly come to attack the border.
"General, please see, when the seven heroes of the Warring States Period were united, Qin, Zhao and Yan in the north built the Great Wall along the border to guard against the Huns. However, the three countries were in power, and there were two important gaps in the Great Wall in the north."
Ganluo pointed to the symbol of the Great Wall on the map and fell at the junction of Shangjun and Yunzhongjun: "The Great Wall of Qin follows Shangjun and goes to the riverside. The Great Wall of Yunzhong extends to the direction of Jiuyuan. This section of the river is enough for the enemy to break into the clouds and penetrate deep into Zhao."
"Another gap exists on the border between Zhao and Yan. From the Great Wall of Yan to Gaoliu, and from the Great Wall of Zhao to Yuanyang, the Great Wall of the two countries was unable to connect the Great Wall of the two countries, resulting in great omissions in the defense here."
"After regaining the Henan territory, if we want to build a complete defense system, the situation of Qin, Zhao and Yan's Great Walls standing in segments needs to be changed. Only by reconnecting the Great Walls of the border areas and making them one can we achieve the purpose of the Northern Expedition to the Huns."
Thinking of the birth of the Great Wall in his own hands, Meng Tian felt a little proud, but also felt a heavy responsibility on his shoulders.
It is very necessary to build the Great Wall and protect the stable life of the people in the border areas. Meng Tian presided over the Great Wall to attack the city, and he must do a good job, so that the Great Wall cannot be a symbol of tyranny.
The story of Meng Jiangnu crying in the Great Wall must not happen in Meng Tian’s hands.
Although Meng Jiangnu's story actually happened in Qi State, it was when Qi State built the Great Wall.
"What a spectacular thing it would be to connect the Great Wall of Qin, Zhao and Yan."
Ganluo raised his head and said sincerely.
In the early years, Ganluo went deep into the grasslands and walked through many places, knowing the vastness of the world. The northern border of the Qin Dynasty unified Zhao Yan and stretched for more than ten thousand miles.
The Great Wall, which stretches for thousands of miles, winds and undulates on the top of the mountains in the north. Such a spectacular project is incredible if you think about it.
"The spectacular siege requires manpower to complete. This time, the attack on the Huns and the captives must be used."
When Meng Tian and Ganluo discussed the construction of the Great Wall, the Right King of the Huns led a hundred personal soldiers with their close personal forces and fled back to the Touman camp in Otok in a mess.
"The Great Shanyu is above, forgives Xiao Wang's sins. The Qin people are cunning, and the crossbow arrows in the formation are like raindrops, and they have never stopped. The warriors of the Huns cannot break through the Qin army's formation......"
The Right Xian King knelt in front of Touman, crawled on the ground, holding Touman's soles in both hands, trembling with fear.
Next to Touman, there were two hideous heads, which were Nuha and Fanda, who were guarding the Etok camp.
When the two saw the Youxian King leading the main force to the south, thinking about Meng Tian’s reinforcements coming, Touman’s troops were weak and arrogant. They led their troops out of the camp and attacked Touman’s camp.
Touman fought for most of his life, and his ability to use troops was far greater than that of Nuha. Although the number of soldiers and horses left by Touman was not large, and they were just less than seven thousand, they were the elite of the Xiongnu elites.
After a battle, Nuha and Fanda lost their heads. Touman was planning to make these two heads into a chamber pot and bear the smell of Touman's urine every night.
"Where are the Qin people now?"
The cry of the Right Xianwang calmed down instead.
He never took the rebellious Nuha seriously, but the Qin State in the south had just completed the unification of the Central Plains and had a strong military force, so he had to let Touman treat it carefully.
"The Qin army's large army stayed in Linhu City to repair, and the Qin cavalry was hanging behind us and chasing us. Perhaps, after another bag of horse milk wine, the Qin cavalry would appear in the sight of the Great Shanyu."
"Henan cannot continue to stay, and the Huns' men should be ready to withdraw from the north bank of the Great River immediately."
Touman made a quick decision and issued an order to retreat.
The Huns respected their strength. Touman led the Right King to lose his troops and generals, and continued to stay, losing more troops and horses. If they failed to decide the victory or defeat on the front line, perhaps there would be a problem with Shanyu's court.
At this time, Touman had no intention of fighting, and was only thinking about returning to the Shanyu Court first and stabilizing the situation.
Chapter completed!