General Qin

The flames burned in the northern grassland, and with the strong wind spreading in all directions, the soaring smoke and dust enveloped the entire sky. The cattle, sheep, horses, and various animals on the grassland ran away in a hurry. From a distance, this scene seemed like the end of the world.

"If this kind of prairie fire is transferred to later generations, I'm afraid I will have to sit through the prison."

Zhao Tuo couldn't help muttering as he gazed at the raging flames that reflected the entire northern sky.

This was the first time he used a large-scale fire attack in a war. Even though Zhao Tuo had experienced many battles, he still felt a little nervous.

The core purpose of his burning the grassland this time was to use the fire to lure Touman Shanyu back to Touman City, so that the Qin army could wait for work on the way and break the Huns army.

The overall strategy is a bit like Qi Sunzi's strategy of encircling Wei and saving Zhao.

In fact, Qin Jun did achieve the desired tactical goal. When the Huns saw the fire in the rear, they rushed back to help and galloped for tens of miles. They were defeated by the Qin army head-on when the queue was chaotic and the troops were exhausted, allowing Zhao Tuo to win the decisive victory of the entire war.

But after the battle, no one knows where the fire will spread, when it will be extinguished, and what the final result will be.

Zhao Tuo didn't like the feeling of being unable to control the situation, and the fire did a lot of damage to the grassland people and beasts.

"Whoever plays with fire must set himself on fire. If it is not necessary, it is better to use such tricks sparingly."

Zhao Tuo was secretly vigilant.

Then he put the matter behind him. Although the Qin army defeated the main force of the Huns here, there are still many things that need to be dealt with.

The first is the army of the Huns in the south.

During the entire battle, Zhao Tuo was puzzled by the fact that the number of Huns brought by Touman Shanyu was not enough. According to speculation, there should be other tribes behind them, but they were out of touch because of the long-distance raid. .

But the strange thing is that until the cavalry of the Qin Army defeated the main force of Touman Shanyu and King Youguli, the Huns behind them still did not arrive.

The doubts in my heart were quickly answered.

The Yuezhi messenger brought the battle situation in the south.

Zhao Tuo's chess pieces buried inside the Xiongnu played a role at a critical moment, and the dead soldiers of the Yue family assassinated Wuluxu, the Zuoguli king of the Xiongnu. The 20,000 Yuezhi cavalry suddenly rose up on the battlefield, stabbed the Huns from behind, and smashed the Huns army in the middle. This is why they could not support Touman Chanyu in time.

"The general is right. This Su Jiasha is indeed a smart woman. She really knows how to choose the right time to strike. This time she made a great contribution!"

Chen Ping was very surprised when he heard the news. He was worried that if the 20,000 Yuezhi cavalry didn't keep up with the battle, their combat power would be wasted. Unexpectedly, the other party stabbed a key knife, helping the Qin army successfully defeat the Huns army, and even killed a Huns king, this credit is not small at all.

Thinking of this, Chen Ping said with hope again: "I don't know if she can catch Touman."

Zhao Tuo smiled, anticipation flashed in his eyes.

But in today's situation, he has more important things to deal with.

"Ming Jin withdraws the troops, and tells the soldiers not to chase those fleeing Huns!"

Zhao Tuo issued an order to withdraw troops in due course.

The Qin people were not familiar with the grassland environment. If they were interested and chased the Huns all the way, they would easily get lost on the grassland without a guide.

Moreover, the fire in the north may go south at any time, so now is not a good time to pursue it.

The military order of the Qin army was like a mountain. After the sound of gold ringing, the soldiers of Qin gave up chasing the Huns and began to gather.

Because the fire might go south, the Qin army didn't have time to cut off the head, so Zhao Tuo followed the practice of war in the Spring and Autumn Period, "folding the guó" to repay his merits.

The so-called zhe zhi means to cut off the enemy's left ear.

This thing is easier to cut than a human head, and it is easy to carry back to check. It is very suitable for use in such an emergency.

"General, I killed a nobleman of the Huns. They said he was King Youguli of the Huns!"

There was an excited voice, and a strong man in full armor came striding forward, the armor on his body clanging, and he held a bloody head in his big hand.

"Youguli King?"

Zhao Tuo was startled, staring at the head in Fan Kuai's hand.

Fan Kuai smiled and said, "I wanted to capture him alive, but the battlefield was in chaos. This guy has a bunch of personal guards coming up to stop him. I'm afraid he will run away, so I can only be relieved by stabbing him to death first."

"Well, you did the right thing. If you want to capture the opponent alive, if you let this Youguli King take the opportunity to escape, and then gather the remnants of the Xiongnu to escape, it will be a lot of trouble."

Speaking of this, Zhao Tuo praised: "You Fan Kuai, you can be said to be the leader of King Hu among the ten thousand armies, and you can be said to be the leader of the three armies. This time the battle is over, and I will remember the great achievements for you."

Zhao Tuo praised Fan Kuai a few more words, and at the same time asked others to step up and clean up the battlefield.

Soon the air here became scorching hot, filled with all kinds of smoke and dust.

Zhao Tuo glanced at the fire in the north, and knew that the fire would reach this place in a short time, so he no longer hesitated, and immediately led the Qin army from here to the south.

On the way, they joined the Yuezhi cavalry who had cleared the battlefield, and after galloping for dozens of miles, they arrived at the place where the Qin army camp was located.

Here is still some distance from the fire site in the north, and the air is no longer filled with the smell of burning grassland, but the smell of blood that has not dissipated.

As far as Zhao Tuo could see, outside the camp, there were corpses of Huns everywhere.

The Qin soldiers carefully cleaned up the remaining barbed wire on the battlefield, and at the same time carried the dead horses to the Wugang chariot. These horse meat were all good things, enough for the soldiers to feast on.

Seeing the return of the army and the detainment of a series of Huns, all the Qin soldiers who stayed here shouted excitedly.

The main general Yang Yuan, who stayed here, came to greet him with Wang Li, Sima Liang and other generals.

"Congratulations, General, for your victory!"

Yang Yuan stepped forward and bowed respectfully to Zhao Tuo.

He admired the general's various arrangements in this battle, and he was completely convinced.

"Without General Yang guarding the camp, Touman can't attack, and I can only go back to the north, and it is rare for me to win a big victory. This big victory is also due to the merits of all the lords!"

Zhao Tuo said with a smile, Yang Yuan, Wang Li and the others burst into laughter as soon as the words came out.

General, he really likes to share the credit with everyone.

Who doesn't love such a good general?

After exchanging pleasantries, Yang Yuan immediately reported to Zhao Tuo their achievements in the night's offensive and defensive battle.

More than 1,600 Huns were killed in this battle.

Because it was a defensive counterattack in the dark, and the Huns reacted and retreated quickly, the Qin army did not kill much, and there were no prisoners.

After all, no one is willing to raise a wounded Hun, so after the Hun army retreated, those Hun who were injured and stayed on the battlefield were all stabbed to death by the Qin soldiers who cleaned up the battlefield, which can be regarded as the end of their pain. Get some first-class military merits.

After returning to the camp at this time, because a large number of military judges from the camp joined in, they quickly counted the gains in the battle to the north.

The Qin army and the Yuezhi cavalry together cut off more than 9,500 ears, captured more than 20,000 surrendered Huns, and a large number of horses.

Adding up the front and back, in one day and one night, the Qin army killed and captured more than 30,000 Hun cavalry.

This number may not seem large at first glance, but it is actually more than one-third of the entire Xiongnu's military strength.

You must know that Touman Shanyu has only 80,000 Huns under his command. Such casualties are a real blow to the grassland people.

Not to mention that they also killed the Zuo and You Guli kings of the Huns, and captured the top Huns such as General Zuo and Guduhou of the Right. Except for Touman Chanyu who was at large, they could be said to have wiped out the upper elite of the Huns.

After clearing up the gains for a short time, in order to prevent the fire from the north from spreading, Zhao Tuo immediately ordered that the whole army begin to move southward, and first retreat the infantry and luggage to the south bank of the Beihe River.

This is also the reason why Zhao Tuo made up his mind not to use fire attacks lightly in the future.

Once this thing burns, it will move with the wind, and it is basically impossible for people to extinguish it. If one fails, it burns directly on himself. The current situation is not that Qin Jun is thinking about how to kill the enemy, but that it is safer to run to the other side of the river first.

In the evening, the Qin army returned to the south bank of the Beihe River through the boat division in an orderly manner. The fire had not yet burned here, but Su Jiasha, who had gone to chase Tou Manchanyu, returned.

In the newly established camp of the Qin Army on the south bank of the Beihe River.

Zhao Tuo sat at the main seat, staring at a bloody human head placed on the wooden table, and a golden eagle crown still stained with blood on the side.

"Da Shanyu, I didn't expect that the first meeting would be like this."

Zhao Tuo sighed quietly.

Touman.

The first Xiongnu Shanyu recorded in the history books.

In his hands, the Xiongnu began to grow, occupying the vast central grassland, annexing large and small tribes, and finally became a powerful grassland force bordering the Three Kingdoms.

In history, even after being defeated by Meng Tian, ​​Touman still retained a lot of strength and recuperated in Mobei until his son Maodun killed his father and seized the throne, leading the Huns to glory. Girls and kisses, for respite.

It was such a big man who left his name in history, but now he died here.

"Once Touman and the two Guli kings die, the crippled Xiongnu will be torn apart, and there is no possibility of rising again. Maodun, the son of the wolf in history, and the current Donghu hostage, no matter how powerful he is, it will be useless gone."

"Not to mention, the Huns are not only wild wolves on the grassland, they can also be trained as watchdogs by breaking their spines."

Zhao Tuo whispered in his heart, and looked at the person kneeling in the tent, trembling.

That was the right general of the Huns, Yi Hanxie.

This guy was captured by Su Jiasha together.