"Send the order, the whole army retreats and returns to the grassland!"
Hedu was so excited that his hands trembled a little.
"Brother Salin, our opportunity has come!"
Sha Linmu's eyes flashed and he smiled sinisterly: "Hey, the people of Qin gave us such a big gift. I almost want to go and thank their emperor in person."
"Ha ha ha ha……"
When they return with 70,000 cavalry, no matter whether the Qin army arrives at Langting or not, Touman Chanyu will and must die in the hands of the Qin army. At that time, Heda was nowhere to be found, and Murtie was still foolishly attacking Qinchang. The position of Chanyu must belong to him!
When the Wuwei Qin army was wondering why the Huns retreated as soon as they arrived at the city, the Qin army at the eastern foot of Helan Mountain had not yet reached Hedu, but an unexpected person arrived.
"Report! General, 50,000 Huns cavalry are coming towards Helan Mountain!"
Ding Chuan was shocked: "We just arrived here, and they returned to the division? Did the news of the suspected soldiers spread so quickly?"
"General, the Huns cavalry came from the north, not from the Hexi Corridor."
After listening to the scout's words, Ding Chuan looked at the captains in the tent in confusion. What the hell is going on?
Coming to Helan Mountain was Heda who disappeared!
Heda originally waited at the western foot of Yinshan Mountain in accordance with Touman Chanyu's order to harvest the fruits of victory in Heduye and Murtie, but by chance, Tanqi captured a Rong tribesman who escaped from the New Qin region.
Under cross-examination, the Rong people told Heda that since the construction of the Great Wall, there are almost no Qin people in the new Qin area. They are all Huns and Qiang people who surrendered, and there are a few Rong people who want to return to the Huns.
When Heda heard this, he thought this was a good thing! They have coveted the Hetao area for a long time, but now they are spending nothing in Yinshan. The war in Wuwei cannot end in ten days and a half. Why not take advantage of Hedu to contain the Qin army and capture the Hetao in one fell swoop? This will not only increase the strength of the Wolf Court Headquarters, but also gain points for you to compete for Shan Yu's position in the future, the best of both worlds!
He immediately made a decision in his heart and quickly ordered to assemble the troops and head towards the Hetao area.
As everyone knows, this Rong tribesman escaped from Xinqin because he committed a crime. In order to let Heda spare his life, he made up the story that the Hetao area was devoted to the Xiongnu...
Heda marched all the way to the southeast and encountered no resistance until he reached the west bank of Deshui River. It was originally a battleground between Qin and the Huns, so naturally there were no Qin people.
Without a boat, Heda could only look at the water and sigh. Calculating the time, Heduye and the others should have already started to attack Wuwei. If they go south along the west bank of Deshui River, they can directly reach behind Heduye, so that they can realize Touman Shanyu's plan as soon as possible.
Then without hesitation, he ordered the army to move south along the De River.
Arriving at the eastern foot of Helan Mountain, Heda couldn't help but laugh happily.
"There are high mountains in the west and Deshui in the east, which are suitable for farming. Taking over this river valley of more than 300 miles can also add a granary for us."
But I didn't expect that there were 100,000 Qin troops waiting here.
Ding Chuan could vaguely hear the sound of the Hun cavalry roaring and neighing on the mountain, and murmured: "One hundred thousand infantry against fifty thousand cavalry, I'm afraid it will be a fierce battle!"
The river bank is sixty miles from east to west and three hundred miles from north to south. There is no danger to defend. Even if the Qin army is accustomed to fighting in formations, it will be difficult to withstand the impact of 50,000 cavalry.
Suddenly a scout came to report: General Meng Tian's order!
Ding Chuan hurriedly took it and frowned slightly after reading it.
It turned out that Heda did not hide his whereabouts all the way, and the scouts had already discovered the whereabouts of the Huns cavalry. Meng Tian expected that since he could not cross the river, he would definitely choose to go south along the river and pass by the eastern foot of Helan Mountain, so he immediately made arrangements.
"General General Ben ordered that 30,000 Chinese troops be merged into the front army, forming two square formations on both sides of the swamp in the middle of the river beach, with shield troops in front, rifle troops in the back, and crossbow troops in second place. Order four rear troops Thousands of people and civilians transporting grain and grass lined up south of the swamp, setting up many flags to serve as suspicion!"
"Former Captain Yuan Nong led 5,000 men and took all the remaining bows and crossbows along the foot of the mountain to the rock ditch to hide. Don't reveal your whereabouts!"
The army immediately took action. Half an hour later, when the Qin army's battle array was completed, He Da also happened to arrive here.
Looking at the Qin troops waiting in front, Heda was shocked. This was already outside the Great Wall. How could there be so many Qin troops! Looking around, there were an estimated 30,000 people on each side of the swamp, and behind them, countless flags were fluttering, as if they were endless.
The pro-army troops rode forward: "Prince Heda, Shanyu told us that our mission is to assist the four major tribes in attacking Wuwei and Qinchang. Moreover, the Qin army is so large in number. If we cannot defeat them for a while, I'm afraid..."
Heda frowned slightly and thought for a long time: "Is the way we come here safe?"
"There are cavalry left behind every ten miles, so it's absolutely safe!"
"Okay, turn around and go back! The Qin people's border army only has 200,000 to 300,000 people. It seems that there are nearly 200,000 people here. They should be going to reinforce Wuwei. We go around, they can't keep up with our speed, as long as we capture Wuwei , Qin Chang, no matter how many infantry he has, he can't defeat us on the grassland!"
After saying that, he turned around and headed north.
At the only intersection leading in and out of the Helan Mountain Valley and close to Deshui, 30,000 people, including Qin troops and border Qin people, were frantically digging the Deshui embankment!
Whether it was occupied by the Qiang people, the Xiongnu, or the Qin Dynasty, they all attached great importance to this fertile river valley. From here, Deshui enters the Loess Plateau, and the water level in the upper reaches is almost the same as the ground. Therefore, the river embankments have been continuously strengthened in the past century, causing the water level of Deshui to rise day by day.
Heda's cavalry stayed in the center of the densely populated valley, unaware of the Qin army's movements.
When Heda led the cavalry and could see the pass of Wuhu Mountain in the distance, he suddenly heard a rumbling sound in the distance.
"what sound?"
"Is it the sound of the river? But why does it seem to be getting closer?"
Before Heda could react, Deshui in the distance was already like a tiger descending the mountain, sweeping toward them in rough waves.
Heda's eyes were split open and he roared angrily: "Charge north with all your strength, quickly!"
Then he picked up the whip and whipped the horse under him, and quickly headed towards the Wuhu Mountain pass.
But the cavalry at the back are not so lucky. No matter how fast the cavalry is, can you still be faster than water and fire? With an army of fifty thousand, it takes time to increase the speed!
Heda couldn't care about that much anymore and just rushed forward desperately. The flood behind him swept into the sky and swept away the cavalry behind him in an instant. The riverbank was already moist and full of water, but as soon as the water soaked it immediately turned into a swamp. Coupled with the amount of water that submerged the calves of the horses, the cavalry were trapped here, unable to move.
