Chapter 401: Lost soldiers and generals
Yiqu.
The Qin army supply land at the source of Wuding River is surrounded by a low-lying and uneven swamp, and only the north-south road has been raised a lot, allowing passing vehicles to go back and forth without any obstacles.
Li Zuoche's rear army was stationed.
The nervous and busy generals of the Qin army were in and out of the shallow nests behind the lee. Military information was introduced one by one, and orders were issued from it.
The approach of the Helian tribe was discovered by the Qin army scouts five days ago. Li Zuoche and Hu Zhui were also thinking about the defense of Yiquchi Chidao.
There were about 2,000 Qin troops in Yiqiu.
In addition to Li Zuoche, the commander Hu Ze, who commanded the army, was about twenty-six or seven years old. The Qin army captain, who was a thief, had a very good style of a thief bachelor in terms of combat. Among the thieves of Peng Yue, Hu Ze had few people who could fight head-on. What's even more powerful was that Hu Ze had more than 2,000 strong men who followed him to Qin.
These men who have been living on the knife for more than ten years have rich combat experience. They may not be as powerful as regular troops when charging head-on, but in a specific environment, their power can overturn opponents who seem much stronger than them.
Back then, the overlord Xiang Yu launched five encirclements and suppression of thieves such as Peng Yue, but all failed. Now, the thieves have changed their place and have a stronger supporter of Qin, their stage will be broader. Similarly, among the various branches of the Qin army, Hu Zhe and his brothers will eventually have a place.
Three days.
After Helianbi made a fuss about Haikou, he launched an attack on the supply points of the Qin army in Yiqu. Nearly 26,000 Helian tribes had an uninterrupted impact from both left and right directions, with a continuous impact of only five or six feet wide.
The sound of beacon smoke.
Echoing on the grassland, the scout cavalry sent by the Qin army and the scout cavalry of the Helian tribe repeatedly chased on the grassland, just like a pair of geese who were courting each other. From time to time, cavalrymen fell head-on from horses, and then gradually turned into a pile of rotten soil like the root system on the grassland.
The first wave of Xiongnu attacks fell into trouble while trying to cross the seemingly flat grassland swamp. Before the Helian tribe could approach the Qin army's road, they lost more than 600 soldiers.
This area where water plants and small depressions are intersecting is quite fatal to the cavalry. Once the puddle cannot bear the weight of war horses and people, it is very likely that the horse will fall off, and the people riding on the horse will be instantly dropped to the ground. Originally, with the Helian tribe's familiarity with the grassland conditions, such a mistake could not happen, because in such a cold weather, the water in the puddle has long been frozen, and Helianbi doesn't believe that the ice surface of the puddle will not be able to withstand the weight of the war horses stepping on.
"King, the Qin people used fraud. They dug the puddles ten feet deep and expanded a lot." The defeated Huns who had finally escaped quickly fled back.
"Qin Dog, too much bullying. People come and ask the soldiers to fill the soil and pave the road. We must block the road even if we block it."
"King, there are not many prisoners left in our army. If the soldiers were allowed to fill the land, I would be afraid that they would not be able to fight again tomorrow." Helianbi was furious and the Qin army's small actions made him feel that he could not use it. This was something he had never used when fighting in the grassland. Only then did he realize the intention of the Great Shanyu Maodun repeatedly reminding him.
In helpless.
Helianbi had no choice but to risk the horseshoe being abandoned by sharp stones, and to force the command teams of thousands of tribes to attack from the area where the Qin army was strictly guarding.
On the Qin side, Li Zuoche, supported by strong crossbows and blocked by large shields, led the rear guard troops to repel the Huns' attacks more than 20 consecutive times.
Three days later.
The Helian tribe suffered a warrior that had reached an astonishing amount of nearly 4,000. The number reported to Helianbi made the very energetic King Guli of the Xiongnu, unable to help but take a breath.
The Qin army in front of him is not the elite of the Qin army.
Helianbi knew this very well.
The reason why he did not strongly oppose the Helian tribe being excluded from attacking the Qin army camp was that he thought that in the battle of the corridor, he would use his superior forces to deal with the Qin army's baggage troops. This battle could never be defeated. Now, the cruel facts have left Helianbi's little confidence in this little bit.
The Helian tribe has dispatched only 30,000 tribes. In addition to the casualties and injuries that attacked Gaoque City and other border cities, Helianbi still has about 26,000 tribes in his hands, and now he has lost 4,000 people at once. How could he feel?
what to do?
Should I delay the attack or continue the attack? Helianbi suddenly fell into confusion.
"Why did King Helian stop attacking? We can break through the corridor with just one more effort? Look, the Qin people are exhausted and their troops are insufficient-!" Zang Yan's voice sounded again at the right time. This time, he gave Helianbi not only annoying, but to the point of killing this person.
"Shi Prime Minister Zang, your army has been raising energy for many days. How about giving this credit to you?" Helianbi sneered and said.
"What the King said is that the Great Shanyu had already ordered that if the Mo General dared to compete with the King, the Great Shanyu would definitely use a whip to beat the Mo General after he went back." Zang Yan replied with a smile on his face.
The situation of the battle is unfavorable.
Zang Yan, the person responsible for supervising the Helian tribe, was also unrelated. Whenever Maodun's narrow and cold eyes were thought of, Zang Yan felt cold all over.
"Hmph, since the Prime Minister Zang has no intention of going into battle, then retreat and stay away from here and be careful to let the ryu shot and lose his life. Where is the Great Shanyu, just pay back. As long as I, Helianbi, will not stop attacking as long as I am still alive." Helianbi sighed and shouted.
"My boys, attack!"
With a shout, Helianbi took the lead and personally led his personal soldiers to rush forward. His actions made the soldiers of the Helian tribe, who were somewhat depressed, feel excited again.
The Qin soldiers guarding the corridor could not withstand the crazy attack of the Helian tribe with their own strength. They must choose to send reinforcements from the Qin army camp. In this case, once the camp is empty, Maodun, who has been waiting for a long time, will pounce on him without hesitation and tear Li Yuan to pieces.
Zang Yan looked coldly at the Huns who were sweeping past him, completely ignoring the spits from some of the Huns. These brainless barbarians were about to die and still so arrogant. As they were, they really lost their reputation as the wisest of the Great Huns.
Maodun's valuation.
There are also the praises from many subordinates that made Zang Yan admire him more and more.
After defeating the Qin army this time, he still dreamed of entering Chang'an City, but enjoyed a bath room that was so comfortable that it could make people stay inside all day. At that time, he would be the only man, and then call a group of charming women. At that time, Hu Tian and Emperor Hu would be a man's festival.
——.
The battle situation in the corridor was tense. Under Li Yuan's order, Cao Xin led more than 10,000 elite troops from the headquarters to help the corridor.
After they left, only Zhonglimei's chariot troops were left in the camp, Li Yuan's central army 15,000, and the mysterious Tianlei troops that had never been exposed.
Cao Xin's troops were mainly cavalry, and it only took half a day to rush to assist Li Zuoche. More importantly, when they arrived at Yiqu, it was time for the Helian tribe to be trapped. With Cao Xin's courage, Helian Bi basically couldn't get any benefits.
In the camp.
It suddenly became a little empty.
Only Li Yuan's central army flag was still flying high in the wind, and the Qin generals guarding the camp rushed to inspect the frequency of the camp.
On the surface, the Qin camp did not seem to have changed much, and in the eyes of military strategists like Maodun, this was clearly a sign of Li Yuan's bluffing and showing weakness.
As for the truth, Maodun naturally had no way of knowing that state secrets of Qin like the Tianlei Force would not be able to obtain real information no matter how hard the Huns spies worked.
November 15th.
A full moon night.
On the empty grassland, one or two wild wolf howls occasionally, and it is longing for its partner in the opposite sex, perhaps it is destined to have a lonely winter.
The arrival of the Hun army suddenly broke the balance on the Hetao Plain. It was not only the border people who suffered, but also the aboriginal animals on the grassland.
In the central army's tent.
A man wearing a brocade robe in Shu and straight back was writing at his desk. Behind him, a black-faced flag of the Qin army embroidered with the character Wu King - Li was hung in a conspicuous position.
On the desk, the font of the official script is very neat. After nine years of influence, Li Yuan's calligraphy has improved greatly, and diligence can make up for his shortcomings. Now he can write a decent pen. If Li Siquan knew about it, he would definitely slap his high-high happily and sigh: The ancestors of the Li family have spirits, favoring future generations, etc.
The sound of wolf howlings come one after another.
Li Yuan slowly stopped the pen tip of the writing, listened to the howl of the wolf outside, and thoughts moved.
"Come here, order the soldiers of all departments to not remove their horses and their clothes tonight. Then, General Zhongli should take care of the chariots in the camp and prepare for the battle!"
After drinking, Li Yuan's body suddenly jumped straight. Nearly ten years have passed since this era. The only thing Li Yuan has left with the breath of later generations is perhaps the quick reaction of the soldiers.
Li Yuan's order was short and powerful, without any slight dragging. This was a habit he developed since the war. On the battlefield, there were ever-changing changes, and any little delay could lead to a catastrophe. If he could premonition the danger in advance and prepare early, the Qin army could win greater initiative on the battlefield.
The sound of the wolf.
Li Yuan felt that it was not abnormal.
Chapter completed!