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In Gaoque City, several Huns scouts rushed out.

Zang Yan and others hurried down according to the order, and each turned to the tribe, gathered people and waited for Maodun's next step to dispatch.

On the military level, Maodun has always been an arbitrary person. Unlike the brave and powerful men on the grassland, Maodun's temperament is quite sinister and he holds a grudge. This is also the reason why many grassland-dependent tribes dare not disobey Maodun's orders. Others, if the advice is in line with his wishes, they will naturally adopt it. If there is a disagreement, then what awaits the other party is thunder and anger, and the life of this tribe will be difficult.

Over the years, I don’t know how many tribes that want to oppose Maodun have been ruthlessly annexed, and I don’t know how many men who think they are the number one warrior of the tribe have their heads cut off.

As soon as Maodun received an emergency order, the Hun chiefs who were busy making money reluctantly gathered their troops and then escorted the men and women who were caught back.

On the banks of Wuding River.

A large river divides the north and south, Wuding River basin, and is close to the north of Guanzhong, Qin. Once the Huns occupy this place, it means that the gate leading to the Qin capital Chang'an was opened.

The terrain here is very different from that of Hetao. There are undulating gullies, which divide the ground into deep cracks. After being washed away by rain for a long time, these deep rifts gradually become the childish shape of the river valley. Unlike the Loess Plateau in later generations, although tall trees are rare on the plateau of this era, the landforms of grassland shrubs are still preserved.

The Huns of the Helian tribe were jealous. Helianbi led a team of Xiongnu cavalry to lie dormant on the north bank of Wuding River. His tribe was the first to enter the hinterland of Qin and was also the one with the most rewarding results among all the Xiongnu tribes.

"Send the order and retreat!"

Helianbi looked back at the flock of cattle and sheep that was blew down and appeared on the south bank from time to time. If he waited for a few more days, the cattle and sheep would have been the spoils of his Helian tribe.

Maodun's order had just arrived in his hands. To be honest, Helianbi was quite dissatisfied with Maodun's strategy of luring the enemy into depth. Judging from the confrontations with the Qin army when he entered Hetao, the Qin people had a good will to fight, and in addition to the application of equipment, they had some advantages in defending the city. The others could not be compared with the Huns.

Helianbi felt that Maodun was a little too careful.

However, Helianbi dared not disobey the orders from the Xiongnu royal court. His elite tribes were all in this expedition team, and the remaining old and weak remained in the Beihai area. If he did not obey Maodun's orders, the entire tribe might be uprooted by Maodun.

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On the road from Chang'an to Gaonu City.

The vanguard of the 10,000 Qin army was advancing rapidly along the expressway from Chang'an to Jiuyuan. The Qin general Cao Xin, who was underestimated by Maodun, rode a war horse with a black body with only a little white hair on his forehead. One with a single eye was cold and cold. With his tall body, he glanced at him and couldn't help but feel suffocating.

Times have changed.

After several ups and downs, Cao Xin's temperament has become more calm and will he still be reckless and impulsive like before? Only Cao Xin himself can give the answer.

The reason why Cao Xin was underestimated by Maodun was because during the Longxi War that year, Li Yuan set up a plan to close the door and fight dogs. Because Cao Xin impulsively chased the Huns, Maodun escaped from Didao without any danger.

He was also from Li Yuan's personal military camp, and Cao Xin was the type of people who were angry and desperate. His personality and qualifications may determine that he could only charge for the powerful generals, and could not lead an army alone to fight all directions like Li Zhongxiang, Wang Shang and others.

After three years of dormant, if you don’t make a sound, you will make a splash.

This sentence is appropriate to apply to Cao Xin. During the period when he was hidden by Li Yuanxue, Cao Xin truly calmed down for the first time and examined his shortcomings.

"General, the scout came to report. The Huns on the north bank retreated. In addition, they also kidnapped tens of thousands of people?" A scout who had visited the enemy situation rushed forward and reported urgently.

"The Huns ran away, this battle has not been fought yet. If there is no opponent, where will the credit be taken?" Around Cao Xin, the generals and soldiers became restless.

Fifty thousand Qin troops were selected from all over the country. After receiving the news that Li Yuan was going to lead his army to fight, the garrisons of each county quickly summoned the most powerful soldiers under his command to join the ranks. Therefore, they were all brave generals who could be selected for the vanguard team with one or ten. Now that they heard that the Huns were about to escape, these generals immediately became anxious.

"What are you anxious? Sometimes when you fight this battle, you will send orders to camp on the banks of Wuding River tonight. The baggage battalion is responsible for building bridges to prepare for the army to pass--!" Cao Xin pondered for a long time and snorted coldly.

The enemy's situation is unknown.

Any rash action may lead to a passiveness in the entire battle situation. Before leaving, Li Yuan repeatedly instructed, hoping that Cao Xin would think about it carefully before making a decision.

This time, the Qin army had just arrived at Gaonu, and before they could fight with the Huns, the other party was afraid of fighting, which was very unreasonable. Moreover, the Huns also retreated north with captured people, as if they were intending to guide the Qin army to pursue.

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Linxia.

After three days of rapid march, the Qin army of the Northern Expedition arrived here. The lights of the county magistrate's mansion, where King Wu Li Yuan, were temporarily stationed, remained in the palace of the county magistrate.

Li Zuoche, Zhonglimei, and Wang Shang, together with Li Yuan, analyzed the changes in the military situation in the northern border of Qin before the case.

"General Zhongli, in your opinion, is the Xiongnu retreat this time true or false?" Li Yuan asked, pointing at the enemy arrow that was gradually shortening on the sand table.

"King Wu, the Huns were afraid before fighting, which seemed unreasonable. Our army must not pursue them because of this. General Cao did a good job in this regard." Compared with the familiarity between the other two, Zhonglimei's expression was a little restrained. He did not expect that Li Yuan would specifically propose that he would accompany the army together this time.

"According to the rewards of various scouts, not only the Huns in front of us retreated, but the Huns cavalry also began to retreat to the hinterland of Hetao in other directions. Based on these situations, Maodun was induced to pursue them-!" Li Zuoche analyzed that he had been in the northern border for a long time, so he should be more familiar with the situation of the Huns.

"King Wu, since the Huns intend to retreat, this shows that they are preparing to have a decisive battle with our army in the Hetao area. Maodun is very confident in his field combat capabilities. We might as well use our main force as the foundation and choose a place to defend it to attract the enemy to surround us. The remaining troops from all directions will take this opportunity to attack the robbed wealth and people in the rear of the Huns. Let's take it back-." Zhonglimei's eyes were bright.

Only in the Qin army did he know the power Li Yuan had accumulated over the years. Not to mention that mysterious Tianlei troops, the number and quality of the cavalry in the Qin army, was not on the same level as the Chu cavalry that Xiang Yu had finally established. From the pasture of the Tianshui River Valley to the vast grassland controlled by the Qin State, one superior war horse after another was bred.

With a strong foundation, Qin State defeated Chu State and was successful. Now facing the Huns, a strong sense of pride suddenly rose in Zhonglimei's heart.

"General Zhongli, Henan is flat, and it is not easy to defend. Maodun should have thought of this and chose to fight our army in Hetao." Wang Shang carefully searched the terrain and mountains in the Hetao area and said disappointedly.

"King Wu, the terrain is not good, so we can create favorable terrain. If the baggage chariots in the rear army can be gathered together and used, it will not take long to form a defensive formation, and coupled with the shield soldiers in the army, it will be difficult for the Huns to break through our army's formation." Zhongli said confidently.

The Chu people lack horses.

This created Zhonglimei's attainment in command of chariots. Ancient troops like chariots gradually withdrew from the battlefield after being ridden and shot in Hu's uniform.

However, in some specific battlefield environments, tanks can play their important roles.

"General Zhongli, I will leave it to you for the defense training of the chariot formation. The other units will cooperate with General Zhongli's troops from now on." After a moment of pondering, Li Yuan nodded and recognized Zhongli's thoughts.

We must completely solve the problem of the Huns invasion. One or two strikes alone are far from enough. The Hun tribes have the initiative in attack, and the Qin army can only be in a passive defense at present. Therefore, taking advantage of the arrogance of Maodun and giving the Huns a heavy blow is the most ideal decision.

"The last general will follow the orders of King Wu." A flush appeared on Zhongli's tranquil face. He had always been calm and could not bear the excitement in his heart after hearing Li Yuan adopt his advice and appointed him as the general of the chariot army.

Among the surrendered generals of Chu State, he was the one who fought to the end.

Among the generals of the Chu army, the one with the most killing and wounding of the Qin army was his Changshan army.

Logically speaking, it was a blessing that he could save his life after the fall of Chu. Could it be that he could be highly valued by Qin? Isn’t it that a general like Ding Gong and Zhou Yin who defected to Qin from the beginning?

But this is not the case.

Ding Gong and Zhou Yin were sent to Jiangdong to chase and annihilate the remnants of Xiangzhuang. This task seemed normal. Ding and Zhou two seemed to be highly valued by Qin, but in terms of battlefields like Zhonglimei, the opposite was true.

The Huns were rampant.

The main force of the Qin army continued to tilt and conclude the northern border. In this case, it was obvious that the generals trusted by Li Yuan would be sent to the north to participate in the war, while Ding Gong and Zhou Yin remained in Jiangdong. What surprised him even more was that Li Yuan deliberately sent Lou Jing to talk about the Xiang and persuaded him to join the army of the Northern Expedition.

An excellent general, from training to growth to maturity, is a very long process. Just like Wang Shang and Luo Jia, after nearly eight years of fighting with Li Yuan, he got rid of his initial youth and gradually gained the temperament of a famous general.

Facing the Huns' enemy, Li Yuan naturally could not let him abandon his talents. However, with Zhonglimei's personality and temperament, he would definitely refuse the civil war, but if he had foreign wars, he would not be able to refuse it.

A great man.
Chapter completed!