Chapter 442: Chasing the Dead and Chasing the North
Strong fortresses are often broken from the inside.
The Qin people instigated Nuha and rebelled against Ahu'er, leading the Man Shanyu to suppress the rebellion. The Huns consumed a lot of strength in their own murder.
When Meng Tian led his army to Etok, Touman had already led his army to leave, and the Etok camp left was in a mess.
The Huns were extremely cruel to the rebellious tribes. All men who were higher than the wheel would be killed. Women and children would become slaves to the victorious tribe.
The cavalry led by Li Zuoche marched quickly, and Touman had no intention of fighting. Before he could even massacre, he just set fire to Nuha and saved supplies.
"Just just finished counting, there are still 50,000 tribes left by the Wild Boar Tribe, including 8,000 middle-aged people, 30,000 women, 10,000 children, and the rest are all elderly people."
After setting up the camp, Ganluo organized manpower to count the returned Huns one after another. The Qin army fought with the army, and there were many officials who knew how to calculate the numbers. In less than half a day, the results were obtained.
"Touman burned the supplies, and the troops left behind were probably trying to consume our army's food."
Meng Tian never believed that Touman, who had been conquering most of his life, would suddenly become kind-hearted.
"In addition to the Wild Boar Tribe, there are still many Huns who stayed in Henan, including the Yellow Sheep Tribe, the Baishan Tribe, the Pingju Tribe, etc. The scouts went to investigate and reported that these tribes were willing to surrender. In this way, our army could obtain no less than 500,000 Huns."
Gan Luo frowned. There were still many young men in these tribes who did not completely lose their military power. However, seeing that the Qin army was powerful and Touman Shanyu fled, he did not dare to resist.
"Since I have chosen to stay in Henan, how can I let them escape?"
Meng Tian waved his hand, lifted up the brush, and wrote an order: "Tell me to order the county magistrate to send someone to transfer food into Henan."
Qin unified the six countries in Shandong, and the six countries no longer raised troops, and the food collected was stored in the Qin warehouse. Meng Tian prepared to attack the Xiongnu in the north and transported a large amount of food to Shangjun.
The food stored in Shangjun can be stored for three years.
In three years, Meng Tian was enough to farm in Henan to produce and supply grain for border troops.
"The tribes willing to surrender will send people to send fifty jars of strong wine to reward the Huns. Don't move them for the time being, and wait until the news about Li Bi and Luo Jia comes."
Meng Tian's eyes fell in the direction of Yunzhong County, Zhaodi.
According to the plan formulated before the war, after Meng Tian led his army into Henan, Li Bi and Luo Jia led their troops out of Yunzhong, crossed Jiuyuan, and cut off the contact between the Henan area north of the river.
In this battle, Meng Tian did not plan to let Touman go back alive.
The wind blows quietly, and the vast grasslands rise and fall, waving green waves.
If people stop to appreciate such beautiful scenery carefully, it will definitely make people feel refreshed.
"Dadadada—"
The rushing horse's hooves, the waves on the grassland, destroyed this rare beauty.
No one of the Qin cavalry on the horse's back had the leisure to enjoy the beautiful scenery of the grassland outside the border.
"Luo Jia, why did the Huns become so indifferent?"
Li Bi, who had just wiped out a group of Huns, wiped the blood-dropped ring-headed knife, still feeling unsatisfied.
"I remember ten years ago, when I was fighting with the Huns in Shangjun, the Huns weren't so cowardly, right?"
"Thank you very much for Wuweihou. If it weren't for the stirrup he made, you would have won so much pleasure."
Luo Jia's feet were stepping on the stirrup made of bronze, and he felt very at ease.
When Meng Tian's cavalry was conquering the six countries, they began to equip stirrups.
The cavalry prepared for stirrups were freed with both hands and became more destructive when they attacked the enemy's military formation.
It can be said that the Qin cavalry, with the help of stirrups, were not the opponents of the Qin army at all.
"The Huns stayed outside Yincheng and were preparing to raid Zhao. By chance, if we met us, they would be unlucky."
Li Bi put away the ring-headed knife, held the reins in his hand, and looked in the direction of Gao Que: "I wonder if I can catch the Xiongnu Shanyu this time?"
After the renovation was completed, Li Bi and Luo Jia led the Qin army and advanced along the north bank of the river.
The Xiongnu tribes encountered along the way became the first contributions of the Qin army.
"puff--"
Li Zuoche put down the bow and arrow in his hand, and the Hun cavalry in the distance fell from the back of the war horse.
"Prince Li, the scout, has heard from the news that the Huns have been fleeing north, probably because they want to escape back to the north bank of the Great River."
Jin Jiang looked at Li Zuoche with calmness and his attitude became more and more respectful.
When Meng Tian appointed Li Zuoche as the cavalry captain, Jin Jiang was still a little dissatisfied. He pursued the Huns along the way, and Li Zuoche's riding and shooting skills were fully demonstrated, making him the best in the entire army.
The army is respected by martial arts, facing Li Zuoche, who is both good at riding and shooting and superb martial arts, and Jin Jiang, a Qin native in Guanzhong, had to give up his arrogance.
"The personal soldiers around Touman are loyal to Touman and must be wiped out completely. There is no one around, and even if Touman flees back to the north shore, he will not have the power to fight again."
Li Zuoche already knew Meng Tian’s plan.
Capture the land in Henan, cross the Yellow River, and capture the Hetao area. Li Zuoche is used as a hammer in the south, Li Bi and Luo Jia are used as anvil in the north, and Touman, who is sandwiched in the middle, hard.
In this battle, the Huns had no chance of winning from the beginning of Man's army entering Henan.
"From here to the north, all the Huns you meet on the way will be killed."
Li Zuoche sorted out the news sent by the scout and marked it on the map: "It's best for us to catch Touman. Even if we can't catch it, we can't give him a chance to escape."
The cavalry generals under Meng Tian were Li Bi and Luo Jia, the most brave and good at fighting. Li Zuoche once led the army to attack Chu, attacked Huai and Si, and went north to pacify Qi. The better the battle in the south, the less pressure in the north would be.
Unlike the Qin army's complacent ambition, at this time, the Touman Shanyu and his group who fled north seemed in a mess.
The personal guards who still insisted on guarding Touman were left with less than a thousand people. Even the noble Right King fell on the way to flee north.
"I didn't expect that in just ten years, the Qin cavalry would grow to this point."
Touman's feet tightly clamped the horse's belly. When he remembered the scene of the Qin cavalry charging, he felt weak on his back.
Ten years ago, Touman led his army to attack Shangjun, and the Qin army had not yet shown its strength as it is today. If Qin wanted to unify the world, Touman also had the ambition to unify the Hun tribe.
The unified Xiongnu collided with the unified Qin State for the first time, and the Huns were bleeding from their heads.
"When I return to the royal court, I have to send someone to negotiate peace with Qin."
Recognizing the power of Qin, Touman decided to give in temporarily and stop provoking this powerful neighbor.
In the eyes of the Huns, bowing their heads and bowing is not a shame in the face of a stronger enemy.
Chapter completed!