General Qin

"The Huns retreat!"

In the chariot formation, Qin Zu's cheers sounded.

They saw the Huns cavalry outside the chariot formation, throwing corpses all over the ground with shouts, turned around and fled.

Except for the crossbowmen of the Qin army, they shot the last wave of arrows at the fleeing Huns.

The other Qin soldiers were all under the order of General Wang Li, strictly guarding the formation, prohibiting pursuit, and preventing the Huns from suddenly killing a carbine.

But in fact, no one had the strength to pursue them. Most of the Qin soldiers sat down on the ground covered with blood and corpses after seeing the Huns retreating.

"His mother, these barbarians of the Huns have finally retreated, but they are exhausted to death."

Wang Ling threw the spear in his hand, collapsed on the ground, and let out a long breath.

The two armies fought for a long time. Although the Qin army caused thousands of casualties to the Huns cavalry, their own casualties were not light. Many Qin soldiers were already exhausted. During the battle, they could still fight the Huns with their blood. After the battle, they breathed a sigh of relief. Naturally, they were exhausted and unable to fight again.

However, although the battle was dangerous and many people died, the rewards for the living were huge.

Xi Juan, whose face was covered in blood, sat in front of Wang Ling and said excitedly, "Brother, we have killed a lot of Huns this time, and we are afraid that we will be promoted two levels in a row!"

"Upgrade two levels in a row!"

Wang Ling and many robes beside him were excited.

They had combat experience last time, and it was much easier to fight the Huns with chariots this time. Everyone took a lot of kills.

Thinking of the benefits and glory of upgrading the title, smiles bloomed on the faces of every Qin soldier.

Xi Juan was even more excited and said: "After defeating the Xiongnu this time, as long as I can go back alive, I will at least have the title of hairpin. Then I can be a village official in my hometown. My home is in Sishui Pavilion. If I can build a Sishui Pavilion locally I will be satisfied if I take another bride to take care of my mother."

The former knight-errants of the Chu region were gradually assimilated by the military meritorious system of the Qin people in the army.

After the battle, everyone was counting their contributions and imagining the beauty of being promoted.

But at this moment, compared to the excitement of the Qin soldiers on the north bank, the senior officials of the Qin army on the south bank were full of regret.

"This man is really timid. He retreated after a round of fighting. It's not as good as the previous Guishuang Xihou."

Everyone has some regrets.

They wanted to reproduce the previous example of defeating the Yuezhi cavalry with chariot formations, so they deliberately delayed the time for reinforcements to avoid scaring Touman Shanyu away due to the increase in the strength of the Qin army.

Unexpectedly, the prairie wolf king still saw the situation was not good, so he retreated decisively, which made their plan come to nothing.

Li Shiqi shook his head and said, "After all, he is the Great Chanyu who can unify the Xiongnu. He has a very quick mind, and he was dealt with by the general twice before. It is normal to notice this time."

Chen Ping said with a smile: "In this way, Touman was still afraid of our general's wise plan, and he withdrew because he was afraid of being tricked."

Everyone laughed.

Zhao Tuo shook his head and said: "The old wolf is still cunning and can detect the smell of traps. But if he runs away, he can run away. He didn't expect to win the Xiongnu in a battle of crossing the river. The real battle is still to go. There is a battle under the Yin Mountain. Chen Sheng, let the boat master build a pontoon bridge!"

"only!"

Chen Ping immediately took orders to go down.

The Beihe River was flowing, and the Qin Army's boat divisions began to line up in the river under command, using boats to build pontoon bridges for the army to cross the river.

An hour later, Zhao Tuo's general's banner was already floating on the north bank of the river.

At the same time, the approximate casualties of the Battle of Queyuezhen were also counted by Qin officials.

"There are more than 3,000 Hun corpses, and there should be thousands of people who fled with wounds. Our army killed 427 people and injured 3,650."

Such a result made Zhao Tuo very satisfied.

In this battle of crossing the river, the Qin army wiped out 3,000 enemy troops, while its own side only lost more than 400 people. No matter where this ratio is placed, it is a very impressive record.

The reason is that the moon formation was properly arranged. With the help of the geographical conditions by the river and the cover of the Wugang chariot, the Qin army had the upper hand.

Of course, the gap in weapons and equipment between the two sides is also an important reason.

The Qin army's powerful crossbows, short spears and big arrows are far more powerful than the small short bows of the Huns, and they have an advantage in the confrontation between the two sides. The combination of long spears and Wugang chariots can also ensure that when the Qin people hurt the Huns, they will not be easily injured by the Huns' short knives and spears.

More importantly, every Qin soldier wore a thick armor, and the arrows of the Huns were mostly bone clusters and stone clusters, so that the Qin people could resist the rain of arrows from the Huns and continue to attack, otherwise the Huns cavalry Riding and shooting, 20,000 arrows falling down is still very scary.

This is the reason why the Qin army died less in battle but suffered more injuries. Someone with a thick armor and received dozens of arrows from the Huns can still scream.

Zhao Tuo did a quick calculation, and the Huns suffered thousands of casualties in this battle. In addition to the army of General You, who was attacked by the Qin army at night, it was equivalent to the fighting power of the Qin army destroying 10,000 Huns in two battles.

Moreover, for Zhao Tuo, the biggest benefit of this battle is not pure killing, but a deeper strategic significance.

One is that Zhao Tuo used "half-crossing and attacking" as a bait to fish the Huns' army here, making them lose the opportunity to escape and retreat in advance.

After the Qin army crossed the Beihe River, they threatened the foot of the Yin Mountain, and the cavalry could reach Touman City within a day and night. At this time, it was difficult for the Huns to withdraw quickly because of the large number of livestock and tribesmen. Unless they abandoned a large number of livestock, they could only fight the Qin army to the death.

As long as the Qin army defeated the main force of the Xiongnu head-on, there would be no suspense in the Northern Expedition, and Zhao Tuo would be able to end the battle before the cold winter.

Another significance of this battle is that Zhao Tuo used the Queyue formation to severely hit the morale of the Huns.

The Xiongnu army came rushing in furiously, trying to "strike at halfway" to prevent the Qin army from going north.

As a result, 20,000 cavalry besieged thousands of Qin people, but suffered heavy losses.

Touman Chanyu even left the corpses all over the floor, and fled with his men in desperation.

Such a move is enough to severely damage the fighting spirit of the Huns.

Morale and courage are very important to an army. Now that the Huns were defeated in the first battle, plus the 5,000 right generals who were killed before, I am afraid that morale has dropped to the bottom.

"With my morale like a rainbow, I will fight you the Huns."

"Touman, how do you deal with it!"

...

At the foot of Yinshan Mountain, there is a vast grassland with felt tents and livestock grazing in the wilderness.

"Da Shanyu, why did you withdraw! As long as another 10,000 people are sent over, we can break through the chariot formation and slaughter those Qin people!"

Xu Budang's eyes were red, and he yelled dissatisfiedly at Tou Manchanyu in the felt tent.

Wu Luxu on the side was also staring at Da Chanyu with dissatisfaction on his face, the previous submission and awe to Tou Man Chanyu had long since been thrown aside.

In this siege by the river, the two of them killed more than 3,000 people in total, and two to three thousand were injured. It's okay to lose their armor and weapons, at least there is some comfort.

But the problem is that seeing them suffer huge casualties, and when the Qin army's chariot formation is crumbling, Touman Shanyu doesn't care if he doesn't send reinforcements, and orders them to retreat.

At this moment, not only Wu Luxu and Xu Budang were dissatisfied, but all the Xiongnu nobles in the tent also looked at Touman Chanyu suspiciously, doubting his leadership level.

Touman Shanyu said coldly: "Have you forgotten the Qin army's boat master on the river and Zhao Tuo's main force on the other side? Attack halfway across the river, and when some of the opponent's people cross the river, swallow them with a fierce attack. Naturally, it is a good strategy. But if you can’t swallow it in a short time, you should retreat immediately, otherwise the enemy on the opposite side will come to support continuously, and there is no possibility of breaking it.”

Xu Budang refused to accept: "But we fought for a long time, and the Qin army on the other side did not come to support!"

Touman Shanyu snorted coldly: "Yes, you guys have been fighting for so long, and the Qin army on the other side didn't come to support, don't you think it's strange?"

Everyone was stunned.

Everyone is not an idiot, and Touman Chanyu made such a point, so he naturally thought of something.

Wu Luxu gritted his teeth and said, "Could it be that the Great Chanyu said this is a trick of the Qin people? He specially lured us to besiege their chariot formation? But how did they know that we would attack?"

"Yeah, I don't know that either."

Touman Shanyu spoke lightly, and glanced at Huyan Tiao and Yi Hanxie.

Yi Hanxie was startled, and immediately shouted: "Da Shanyu, I offer this strategy entirely for the sake of us Huns, and I don't know anything about the Qin people! Attacking at halfway is also listening to what Taifu Ju and Old King Yan said. Yes!"

Huyan Tiao also shouted: "That's right, Da Shanyu, these words were indeed taught by the two Yan people, and have nothing to do with us!"

"Um."

Tou Mandanyu nodded noncommittally, his eyes swept over the faces of the two of them again, but he didn't see anything.

In fact, he was not sure.

After all, both of them were nobles of the Xiongnu, and Huyan Tiao was his confidant, so it was absolutely impossible for them to seek refuge with the Qin people.

General You was attacked by the Qin army at night, and all 5,000 of his subordinates were defeated by the Qin army. He had a great enmity with the Qin people, and emotionally speaking, he was even less likely to be a member of the Qin army.

Moreover, the strategy of "strike halfway" is indeed a good strategy in his opinion. If used well, it will definitely win a big victory.

But why did they fight so fiercely when they hit halfway?

"It's probably Zhao Tuo's treacherous brat, who has long been on guard against this trick and made such a difficult car formation."

Touman Chanyu cursed bitterly, and pushed the matter to Qin General Zhao Tuo.

As soon as these words came out, the other nobles of the Xiongnu also nodded.

Judging from Qin General Zhao Tuo's previous performance, he was indeed an extremely cunning person. If he had been prepared for a long time and created a car formation to guard him, it would indeed make sense. Seeing that the Huns really came to attack, the Qin army just borrowed chariots to consume the Huns' strength.

"Insidious Zhao Tuo!"

"Cunning Zhao Tuo!"

"I bother!"

There was a sound of insults in the tent.

After scolding, you nobles returned to a practical issue.

Now that the Qin army has crossed the Beihe River and is approaching Yinshan Mountain, there is no barrier between them, how will they choose?

"Fight with the Qin people, we still have 100,000 cavalry, they are by no means our opponents on the grassland!"

Xu Budang, the king of Youguli, spoke with hatred. His people and livestock were all grazing under the Yin Mountain. Now that the Qin army is attacking, he is naturally the most staunch resistance faction.

Many tribal leaders who lived on the Yinshan grassland all echoed.

Touman Chanyu did not speak, but bowed his head, silently calculating in his heart.

Before him there were 90,000 Hun cavalry, about 4,000 were lost by the general on the right, and more than 3,000 people were killed in this battle when he attacked halfway. combat power.

In this way, he still has 80,000 Hun cavalry available.

"There are also Su Jiasha's 20,000 cavalry, and I have 100,000 cavalry!"

One hundred thousand cavalry is definitely a huge force on the grassland.

In the past, Touman Shanyu had the confidence to confront the Qin people head-on and defeat them.

But now, he was tricked by Zhao Tuo one after another, and he was already a little frightened.

Zhao Tuo's name almost became a shadow in his heart.

"I should come up with something unexpected. He Zhao Tuo can use tricks, why can't I, the king of the grassland, use tricks! Even if Zhao Tuo is cunning and treacherous, can he still guess what I think?"

Touman Shanyu thought of the various harms Zhao Tuo had brought to him, and he was inspired on the spot and came up with a clever plan.

He raised his head, stared at the noble Xiongnu in the tent, and spoke excitedly.

"The thief Zhao Tuo is insidious and cunning. He used to deceive us into trusting us, and then took advantage of our unpreparedness to launch a night attack. If he can do this, so can we!"

"I decided to send envoys to pretend to beg the Qin army for peace, and then take advantage of their unpreparedness to attack the Qin camp at night!"

"I want to use Zhao Tuo's strategy to deal with the Qin army!"