General Qin

Just when Touman Shanyu led 100,000 cavalrymen to attack the Qin army's camp under the cover of night.

Under the Yin Mountain, the sky is like a dome, covering the four fields.

Zhao Tuo, the general of the Qin State, was sitting on a horse, and behind him were densely packed cavalry.

Facing the wild grassland night wind, they looked at a black spot on the grassland in the distance.

Head to Manchester City.

This is the city built by the Huns with bricks and tiles after they went south to Yinshan and demolished Gaoque and other Zhao Kingdom fortresses.

This city represents the hegemony of the Huns on the Yinshan grassland, and is the political center of Touman Chanyu on the grassland. It has the same lofty status as the Huns' Dragon City in Mobei.

"The old boy Touman wanted to sneak attack on our camp, but he didn't expect the general to steal his hometown instead. Hahaha, if he finds out about this later, he might be so angry that he vomits blood."

Chen Ping rode forward, looked ahead and laughed, his eyes full of excitement.

Zhao Tuo said indifferently: "I don't know if Touman vomits blood, but the Huns are finished after this battle."

His gaze was fixed on the small stone town in the dark night in the distance, and the blurry black dots outside the city.

It was a large dense tent of herdsmen.

These are Touman Chanyu's tribe, with tens of thousands of people.

Zhao Tuo closed his eyes and felt the direction of the wind.

God help me too.

He opened his eyes and said coldly: "Chen Changshi, order Guo Qing and Guishuang Xihou to attack, kill all the Huns, drive away their livestock and herds, and... set fire to the prairie fire!"

At the end, Zhao Tuo's eyes were full of coldness.

Chen Ping took the order to go down.

But after a while, Guishuang Xihou, who was in charge of the Yueshi cavalry this time, rode over on horseback.

The leader of the Yuezhi people begged Zhao Tuo: "General, the grassland under the Yin Mountain is fertile and lush, and it is a good place for animal husbandry. Even if it is compared with Helan, it is not inferior. After the Huns are eliminated , Daqin can raise horses here, there is no need to burn this place down."

Followed translators translate immediately.

Zhao Tuo looked at Guishuang Xihou coldly.

The nomadic people live on the grassland, and the grassland is their home and the land on which they live.

Therefore, the people of the grassland never use fire to fight, because grassland fires will not only burn the grassland, but also destroy the ecological environment of the grassland, reduce the carrying capacity of livestock, and promote the degradation of the grassland.

Grassland fire is a real disaster for nomads.

Especially in autumn and winter, when the vegetation is dry and lacks water, once a fire is set on fire, it will be like a prairie fire, and it will be out of control. Powerless, let alone in this classical age.

So Touman Shanyu attacked the Qin camp at night, and never thought of setting fire to the camp, just because he was afraid of the uncontrollable fire spreading.

But for Zhao Tuo, this is not a problem at all.

The Qin army originally came from the south of the Senai people. They ate five grains and managed agriculture and mulberry, so they had no need for grasslands.

They came here to conquer the territory of the former Zhao State under the order of the emperor. What they want is this land to complete the map on the case of the first emperor.

They will go home after the fight, and it doesn't really matter what the land will be like and what it will be used for in the future.

If the Qin State wanted to raise horses, or even emigrate to farm, the land of Helan to the south of the river was enough to meet their needs, and this Yinshan grassland was just an addition.

On the contrary, after burning it down with a fire, not only can it kill and injure a large number of Huns herdsmen, but also end the Huns' lair, and it can bring many benefits.

For example, let's frighten the Yuezhi people who surrendered to Qin.

Zhao Tuo stared at Guishuang Xihou in front of him, his eyes full of indifference.

Guishuang shuddered his lips, feeling that the general looked at him as if he was looking at a dead person.

"Xihou, do you know that the grass on the plain is something that can't be burned by wild fire, and it can be regenerated by the spring breeze. It will be burnt out today, and when the spring rain falls next year, this place will become a green grassland again. One point, do you understand?"

After the translator translated, Guishuang Xihou bowed his head tremblingly and said: "Understood, what the general said is true!"

"Well, you go, don't waste time."

Zhao Tuo spoke lightly.

Guishuang Xihou finally felt relieved, and retreated with sweat all over his face.

Chen Ping praised: "The general made such a move, and the Yuezhi people will not dare to rebel against us in the future. Once a war starts, if we go down, they will suffer heavy losses no matter whether they win or lose, and they have to think about it before doing things." gone."

Zhao Tuo's face was calm.

Burning grasslands has always been a defensive method of the Han people against the nomads in the north in history. Especially in the Ming Dynasty, it became a custom against the Mongols and was practiced almost every year.

The Ming people said, "At the beginning of winter, the generals are ordered to lead troops out of the fortress to burn the grass, which is called "burning wasteland". They take advantage of the wind to set fire and burn the weeds to kill the horses. In addition, they poison the water and grass at the key points, and the captives dare not invade. People drink water and die, horses eat grass and die."

Burning wasteland and poisoning are the two sets of the Ming Dynasty's approach to dealing with grasslands.

Zhao Tuo was not so ruthless as to poison and poison, that thing was too vicious, and the Ming army sometimes overturned, so it's better to just set fire, at least it won't cause any backlash to Qin.

To the south of Yinshan Mountain is the Beihe River, to the south of the Beihe River is the Dahe River, and to the south is the Kubuqi Desert. These three huge barriers make it impossible for the fire to reach Helan Mountain and the mainland of Qin, no matter how fierce it is.

Hundreds of miles to the east is Yunzhong County of Qin State. There are large lakes and Yinshan Mountains in the middle, and there is even the Great Wall of the old Zhao State on the border, so it is very safe.

The infantry of the Qin army camped near the Beihe River. If the fire went south, they could immediately cross the river through the boat division, so it was also very safe.

In this case, Zhao Tuo would choose to set fire to destroy the Hulu.

Moreover, his arson this time was not all based on strategic considerations, but based on tactics.

There was a fire here, and Touman Shanyu must have lost his mind, so he hurriedly led his army back to help, and rushed for dozens of miles.

This is Qin Jun's chance to defeat the enemy!

"The general said just now that the wild fire is endless, and the spring breeze blows again, it is really interesting to think about it."

On the side, Chen Ping was still chewing on the weird five-character slang, and lamented that every sentence the general said was so profound, which benefited him a lot.

Zhao Tuo nodded, watching the cavalry of the Qin Army and the Yue Family attack the unsuspecting Touman City in the distance.

"The nomads on the prairie are like weeds that burn endlessly and grow again. When a tribe is wiped out, a new tribe will rise. If you want to completely get rid of the troubles in the north, you still have to rely on the Central Plains itself. It has to be strong."

In Manchester City, there is a little bit of fire.

Zhao Tuo narrowed his eyes and whispered: "But this fire is enough to win Daqin peace in the north for decades, and it's worth it."

...

The night is about to recede.

On the battlefield in the south, the sound of fighting is gradually weakening.

The Qin army sprinkled a lot of caltrops outside the barracks, and dug horse pits and trenches as a means of defense.

The night attack that led to the Huns' launch was even more tragic than the previous attack on the Qin army's moon formation.

A large number of war horses broke their legs and fell due to being trapped in a horse pit, and jumped around because of the barbed wire, which disrupted the attacking rhythm of the entire Huns and lost the suddenness of the sneak attack, so that the Qin army, which had been prepared for a long time, quickly arranged Every defensive position is well guarded.

Touman Shanyu, who was in the rear, was unable to know the battle situation ahead because of the weather. He only knew that the Qin people had set up many traps outside the camp to deal with the cavalry. As for the state of the Qin army, he had no way of knowing.

So he decided to let the Huns dismount and enter the camp, so that the horse traps and trenches dug by the Qin people would not be of much use.

As long as the Xiongnu warriors are fast enough to rush into the Qin camp before the Qin army reacts, they can still win a big victory.

As the order was issued, the Xiongnu warriors from all tribes dismounted and wanted to enter the Qin camp, but they faced the Qin army's spear forest.

Before the small short spears and small short knives in their hands had any effect, they were stabbed to death by a spear from Qin Zu who was hiding behind Wu Gang's chariot.

Because of the dark night, the Huns in front were stabbed to death, but the Huns in the back didn't know it, and they still charged towards the Qin camp fearlessly, causing one to be killed as soon as they went up. The head is average, but the Qin army in the camp was shocked.

"These Huns are so brave, they are not afraid of death or injury!"

Wang Ling sighed in admiration, and stabbed out with a spear, knocking a screaming Huns rushing to the ground.

Xi Juan and Wang Chi also stabbed out with their long weapons, and said with a smile: "What a fool, they are all here to give away heads. Now, when you go back after the battle, you will be a good man!"

However, this situation did not last long, and was discovered by Wuluxu, Xu Budang and other Hun kings.

Their chests almost exploded in anger, and they hurriedly shouted to withdraw their troops. At the same time, they ran in the direction of Touman Chanyu, wanting to talk about the situation in person.

"Da Shanyu, looking at the posture of the Qin people, I am afraid that they have seen through your plan of feigning surrender and attack. They have set up so many traps, just waiting for us to jump in. This battle cannot be fought again!"

Wu Luxu gritted his teeth.

Xu Budang also shouted: "Yeah, what kind of night attack is this? If the fight continues, all my people will die. This is a trap, I have to retreat!"

Touman Chanyu's face was livid, the words of the two Guli kings were already full of dissatisfaction, not only the two of them, I am afraid that the entire Xiongnu nobles, big and small, were full of resentment towards his plan.

"This is obviously a good strategy to defeat the Qin people, why did it happen like this?"

"It must be Zhao Tuo, this damn Zhao Tuo has seen through my scheme, why is he so cunning?"

"I think he is a wolf, a cunning and treacherous Qin wolf!"

Touman Chanyu gritted his teeth and clenched his fists tightly.

However, before he could make a new decision, several Huns shouted.

"fire!"

"Fire!"

Touman Shanyu said angrily: "What fire? My heart is full of fire!"

However, when he turned his head, his entire face was shocked.

Touman Chanyu murmured: "Fire..."

After checking the information, I found that since Zhu Di, the Ming Dynasty sent people out of the fortress every year to poison the grasslands, which is quite interesting.

Xu Youzhen: Emperor Taizong established Beijing as his capital and suppressed the northern captives. The generals were sent out of the fortress in winter, and the waste sentry was burned.

"Xuanfu Zhenzhi Volume 19": Send officers and troops to the place where the captives are haunted, three to five hundred miles away, take advantage of the wind to set fire, burn weeds, and kill horses.

"Rizhilu": The soldiers guarding the frontier, every autumn moon, when the grass dries up, they go out to set fires, which is called burning wasteland.