Chapter 292: Leaving Wuhuan
In the meeting hall of the Chu Palace, the eloquent Dr. Dishan was killed by the Wuhuan cavalry who attacked him.
The news reached Yecheng, and Nie Zefeng's incessant crying could be heard in the main hall. The crying was so sharp that none of the civil servants and military generals dared to go in to dissuade him, because they were all afraid of being punished by the King of Chu.
At this time, Xun Yu hurried over, and the generals and counselors standing outside the hall came over one after another, exchanged greetings, pointed out the sounds in the hall to each other, and then lowered their heads silently and stopped talking.
Xun Yu smiled and said: "Everyone, don't worry, I'll be back as soon as I can."
At this time, Xun Yu actually showed an evil smile, a sarcastic evil smile.
Zhao Yun, Huang Zhong and other generals who originally wanted to stop him from entering did not stop him.
After a while, the crying in the hall suddenly stopped. All the generals looked into the hall, but what they saw was a tightly closed door.
It was another time to burn incense, and Yuan Mai suddenly walked out of the hall and loudly announced the order of King Chu.
"He buried Dishan with honors as a national scholar, named him Prince Taifu, and granted him the title of Marquis of Wuhuan. In order to obtain a fiefdom for the Marquis of Wuhuan, he will march to Wuhuan in the near future."
The general next to him was filled with anger for revenge, and some of the counselors beside him seemed to understand something. They all touched their goatees and nodded slightly. Some of the counselors were already thinking about the strategy of marching.
After Yuan Mai announced King Chu's order, he said with a smile: "Generals, sir, please go back and see you in the meeting hall tomorrow. The king is in great pain today and cannot summon all the generals, sir."
After hearing Yuan Mai's words, all the generals retreated one after another. Nie Zefeng, who was standing on the roof of the hall, quietly looked at the retreating generals and counselors, feeling helpless.
Xun Yu stood quietly behind Nie Zefeng with a cloak in his hand, and said calmly: "Your Majesty, there are infinite rivers and mountains, and thousands of miles of blood rivers!"
Nie Zefeng replied: "Sir, what you are saying is that if we stop the expedition, will everyone be in peace?"
"No, we cannot stop the conquest. As long as there is still a political power and warlords exist, then war will inevitably occur. Only by realizing the unification of the world can we end the entire war and the world can live and work in peace and contentment."
Nie Zefeng slowly turned around, then held Xun Yu's hand and said: "Sir, you are really a genius. Not only a genius, but being able to think of this is really good news for the people of the world!"
"Your Majesty, thank you very much. I am a teacher. The world is in chaos and I cannot teach. That's why I choose to work in the troubled times and eagerly hope for the birth of Mingjun, and then I can assist Mingjun to unify the world."
"Okay, I hope I can make my husband realize his wish in this life."
At this time, a ray of sunset slowly shot into the splendid golden hall.
The next day, the morning sun slowly rose, rising from the sea level in the east, passing through the mist, and then passing through the water droplets, finally shining on the main hall.
Civil and military officials from all levels have arrived in the main hall.
They are Lu Bu, Gao Shun, Zang Ba, Chen Dao, Gan Ning, Zhang Xiu, Wang Zhen, Han Hao, Zhao Yun, Huang Zhong, Wei Yan and other generals. The civil servants are also full of talents, including Jia Xu, Xu Shu, Zhuge Liang,
Xun Yu, Pang Tong and others.
In the main hall, they saw that Nie Zefeng was wearing a military uniform today.
Nie Zefeng holds the long sword in his left hand and the tiger head on the throne in his right hand.
Nie Zefeng stood up, raised the long sword in his hand and ordered: "Lü Bu, Zang Ba, Wang Zhen, Han Hao and your three armies and horses are marching to Liaodong. Once we advance to Wuhuan, it is best that Liaodong's troops and horses cannot reinforce us."
After hearing the order, the three generals took the command and left.
Nie Zefeng then ordered: "The four generals Zhao Yun, Huang Zhong, Zhang Xiu, and Gan Ning will follow me into Wuhuan."
The four generals came out one after another.
At this time, Nie Zefeng also ordered Xun Yu to accompany him to the battle.
Wei Yan's and Han Hao's armies cooperated with Ma Chao's army to launch an attack on the Xiongnu. Chen Dao used it flexibly as a surprise force behind, waiting to go out.
Gao Shun and other generals once again stayed in Yecheng.
In the army camp, Nie Zefeng ordered 50,000 cavalry, and all of them traveled lightly.
The troops marching into Wuhuan this time were all cavalry troops. Each soldier was equipped with two horses, which advanced alternately to increase the marching speed.
Nie Zefeng did not conduct any pre-war mobilization before the war, but all the soldiers knew that this attack on Wuhuan would also cross the vast desert, and he would either become a lonely ghost buried in a foreign land, or become a grassland hero who became famous in the first battle.
.And all this is decided by these soldiers.
The first fifty miles are filled with lush northern shrubs and plants, but after fifty miles, the sky is filled with yellow sand and desolate.
Nie Zefeng led the Chu army to attack in the summer of July and August of 21 AD. This was the hot season in the north. The army was riding on horseback, and everyone was sweating. In addition to having to deal with the sun like a fireball, they
You also have to deal with the gusts of wind and hot wind blowing from the opposite side. If the armor on your body can block the harsh rays of the sun, then
However, there was nothing he could do about this hot desert wind. He could pour it into the bodies of the soldiers from all parts of the body. The soldiers who were already sweating now felt even more unbearable. Even the soldiers with strong physiques had
The men fell off their horses. In order to maintain the marching speed, Nie Zefeng had no choice but to order these men to come slowly behind or retreat to Youzhou.
The cavalrymen in the Northern Expedition to Wuhuan had to overcome not only the hot weather, but also the rugged mountain roads and the unpredictable desert climate.
After two days of trekking, Nie Zefeng's army finally crossed the desert. Just after they walked through the desert, they suddenly felt waves of cold wind coming.
Nie Zefeng has always lived in the south and has never been to a place with such a polar climate.
He thought to Xun Yu next to him and asked: "It's actually July and August, how come it's so cold?"
Xun Yu explained: "This place is close to Mobei. The dimension here is relatively high, so it is relatively cold."
Walking through the valley, Xun Yu analyzed that Wuhuan must not have set up a defense, otherwise they would have set up an ambush here to wait for the Chu army.
At this time, former general Zhao Yun came and asked, "In front is Lieliu City, and after passing through Lieliu City is Wuhuan's main camp. Zhao Yun asked for instructions whether to attack Lieliu City directly or attack Wuhuan's main camp."
Xun Yu explained on the side that Lieliu City was originally a city belonging to Gongsun's family in Liaodong, but Wuhuan fought against Liaodong, and Liaodong was defeated. It was Lieliu City that was lost, but the Wuhuan army was a nomadic cavalry and was not good at defending the city, and
Whether he fights one by one or goes out to meet the enemy, Wuhuan is proud to die on the way to charge instead of defending the city.
Nie Zefeng immediately decided that Nie Zefeng would lead Zhao Yun and the Gansu and Ningxia armies to attack the Wuhuan camp from the front with 30,000 cavalry. Zhang Xiu used roundabout tactics to cut off the enemy's retreat. Huang Zhong stayed to snipe the enemy troops in Liliucheng, and
Waiting for an opportunity to capture Lieliu City.
The cavalry troops that were originally accelerating began to slow down and slowly approached Wuhuan's main camp.
When they reached a commanding height, Nie Zefeng actually pulled out the long sword from his waist and ordered: "This battle is about hand-to-hand combat. The archers attack at the front. I will shoot them all in the first round of shooting. I will keep them in the camp."
Kill half of our troops. Remember that the enemy troops are much more numerous than ours. We want to kill everyone on sight and do not want to take prisoners."
After receiving Nie Zefeng's order, all the soldiers began to display a three-pronged attack pattern, with Nie Zefeng in the center, Zhao Yun on the left, and Gan Ning on the right.
The army in the Central Plains was originally unable to shoot arrows while marching immediately, but for this day, Nie Zefeng trained secretly for a year.
Nie Zefeng loudly ordered: "All soldiers draw their bows and shoot arrows."
The armies in the three-way charge took their bows and arrows one after another. The Wuhuan soldiers who were resting on the ground were now in their dreams, but at this time, it was already much too late. Countless arrows were fired one after another.
To these ruthless soldiers.
In an instant, those soldiers fell to the ground one after another. Because they had not stood up just now, they could not stand up now.
Thirty thousand bows and arrows, like an airtight raindrop, instantly killed tens of thousands of Wuhuan soldiers. Perhaps the greatest power of the bows and arrows was not the number of people killed, but the huge chaos they caused.
The bows and arrows fired in this first round were special bows and arrows. Each bow and arrow was tied with a small amount of explosives. In an instant, countless fires and explosions blinded all Wuhuan's 100,000 cavalry.
Nie Zefeng shouted again: "The Chinese army will follow me to attack the Chinese army's tent."
After saying this, everyone in the charging cavalry lowered their longbows and drew their weapons.
Tadun in the Chinese army's tent was still enjoying the singing and dancing, but suddenly his body died directly at the door of the tent.
In panic, Nie Zefeng's weapons had already attacked Tadun's tent. Jiang Long and Fu Hu, two generals with backgrounds in special forces, used the most trouble-free tactics and threw a few incendiary bottles directly at them. It was just an explosion.
, Tadun, the king of the grasslands, was killed on the spot.
The remaining soldiers were simply shot to death by the accompanying crossbow arrows.
The Wuhuan cavalry, which had lost their commander, retreated one after another.
Zhao Yun took the lead in attacking their stables, which made the Wuhuan cavalry unable to mount their horses and had to wait for slaughter. Gan Ning also attacked with all his strength. Blood flew into the air. In just half an hour, the entire Chu army killed Wuhuan.
The army numbered more than fifty thousand, and the remaining tens of thousands and fifty thousand Wuhuan cavalry ran out of the depths of the desert. At this time, the Xiliang cavalry led by Zhang Xiu gathered to encircle and annihilate them.
The smoke rose, and smoke began to rise into the sky.
The 10,000 cavalry led by Huang Zhong also successfully blocked the local reinforcements who came out of Lieliu City, and successfully occupied Lieliu City.
Chapter completed!