Chapter 597: The Qin Army is about to move out
Touman's decision was not bad, but very good. This decision allowed them to avoid a head-on collision with the powerful Qin army, and it also allowed them to further strengthen their strength.
In a fight with the Qin army, the chance of winning is 50/50, but in a fight with the Western Regions, the chance of winning is 100%.
King Zuo Xian said: "Chanyu, this decision is a good one, but if this happens, the agreement with the six countries will be invalidated."
"If it's invalid, it's invalid." Touman said disdainfully, "The six powerful nations were all destroyed by Ying Zheng. How much can they do with the remnants of the six nations now?
Their role is only to help me contain the Qin Army within the Qin State. It is simply impossible for them to defeat the Qin Army. "
"Chanyu Yingming." King Zuo Xian said.
King Youxian said: "We have just had an accident. Will retreating now affect our morale?"
"Well, this is indeed something we need to consider." Touman said, "Now, we can only retreat. The agreed time for the decisive battle is only a few days, and Meng Tian has probably led his army out of the city.
We don't have much time, so we give you one day to appease the soldiers and improve their morale. As for what happened last night, you can only investigate in secret and tell everyone on the surface that the past matters will not be pursued. "
"Chanyu Yingming." Zuo Xianwang and three others responded at the same time.
After the three people left the camp, they each returned to their own military camp. This military camp was a temporary military camp. This time the three families were separated far enough apart that bows and arrows could not shoot.
After returning to their respective military camps, they gathered their men and explained Touman's intention.
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief after learning that they would not pursue what happened last night. Speaking of which, they were all responsible.
At that time, he sent people to stop it, but did not stop it in person. If they had gone in person, they might have been able to prevent the situation from escalating.
If the situation does not escalate, at least a few hundred people will be lost, unlike now where there are heavy casualties.
However, when they heard about the retreat again, they felt very unwilling. They and others finally came back, but they had to retreat again. This was their home.
King Zuo Xian, King You Xian and the general all saw the unwillingness of their subordinates, but there was nothing they could do about it. Not to mention the heavy losses they suffered, they all had no morale now.
Now that they really faced the Qin army, they all knew the consequences. They would be completely defeated, or even the entire army would be wiped out, and there would no longer be any future at all.
So the three bosses patiently explained to their men and asked them to improve the morale of the soldiers, and only gave them one day.
If you can do it, you will be rewarded; if you can't, you will be punished.
So all the subordinates could only accept the persuasion of their respective bosses, and finally took orders to appease the soldiers and restore their momentum.
On the other side, the scouts came back soon to report that the Qin army at the border began to gather and recruit troops. From the defenders on the city wall, it could be seen that the Qin army had made big moves.
After the Xiongnu scout discovered this situation, he quickly sent one scout back, and the remaining scouts continued to monitor the Qin army's every move.
At this time, in the border city, Meng Tian had indeed gathered an army. According to the time for the decisive battle, he was going to lead the army to the foot of Yin Mountain to fight the Xiongnu.
This war is related to the future of the entire Qin Dynasty and the Xiongnu.
The victory of the Qin army can completely solve the Xiongnu's troubles. If the Xiongnu wins, then the Qin Dynasty will suffer the same humiliation as the Han Dynasty, and it is necessary to ease the relationship between the Xiongnu and the Qin Dynasty with relatives.
But will the First Emperor agree?
No, he will mobilize all the troops in the country to fight to the death with the Huns.
But this will give the Six Nations an opportunity to take advantage.
At that time, only the emperor's army could completely solve the Xiongnu's troubles and the remnants of the Six Kingdoms.
Although Meng Tian assembled his team, he did not leave the city immediately. He also sent out scouts.
However, he and Touman had different reasons for sending scouts. Touman was worried that the Qin army would send troops at this time and he would not have time to retreat.
Meng Tian is a burden
He was worried that his army would be dispatched, and the Xiongnu would sneak attack on the border. In this way, he would be caught off guard. Attack and defense would be exchanged, and he would only be beaten.
The city gate was opened, and dozens of fast horses came out and spread out in all directions. After a while, no one could be seen anymore.
When the Xiongnu scouts saw this situation, they secretly thought that something was wrong. They knew that this was a scout from the Qin army. The dispatch of the scouts meant that the Qin army was about to move out. When the scouts came back, the Qin army would definitely leave the city and head to the foot of Yin Mountain.
This is different from my guess not long ago. Just now I guessed the movements of the Qin army based on the layout of the defenders on the city wall, but I was not sure whether the other party really wanted to send troops.
But now he can be 100% sure that the Qin army is going to send troops.
"Come on, let's go back."
Immediately, all the Huns scouts returned home.
One day later, they arrived at the foot of Yin Mountain.
At this time, the Xiongnu army under the Yin Mountain was also ready to go. They were now waiting for the scouts to come back. Touman wanted to know about the situation of the Qin army before leaving.
After waiting for a day, he finally received news from Qin Jun.
The first Huns scout to report told the story about the border defenders and then revealed his guess.
The Qin army is about to move out. At this time, Touman doesn't care whether he has evidence or not, as long as he has doubts.
He immediately summoned King Zuo Xian, King You Xian and the general to discuss the retreat.
"The scouts have come to report that the Qin army is about to move out. We have to retreat before they come. What are your intentions?" Touman directly stated the purpose.
"Reply to Shanyu." King Zuo Xian said, "We have gathered and can set off at any time."
"Me too." King Youxian said.
"Me too," the general said.
Touman said excitedly: "Very good, we will retreat now. The three of you will each return to your own fiefdom, and then take the people in your fiefdom with you to retreat with the goal of Yuezhi Kingdom."
"No." Zuo Xianwang and three others responded at the same time.
"Chanyu." King Zuo Xian said again, "We can retreat, but we cannot all retreat. We need to leave an army to delay the Qin army. Otherwise, if the clues are revealed, we may be overtaken by the Qin army.
Unless we abandon the people in the fief and escape directly. "
"No, the people in the fiefdom must evacuate with us, otherwise they will be ruled by the Qin army again. I am afraid that they will completely become the people of the Qin Dynasty. When we come back, they may become the sword in the hands of the Qin army." Touman didn't even think twice and directly rejected the idea of giving up on the people.
This incident did happen. When they just came back, many Huns people directly became their enemies and dared to use swords against them.
Later, they successfully regained the territory, and after investigating the reason, they found that the policy given to the Xiongnu people by the Qin army was so good that he even wanted to stay.
