Heda took the lead and almost beat the horse under him to death, before leading less than 3,000 men to cross the pass at the last moment.
The flood here was blocked by high ground and turned sharply eastward. Within a short time, it broke down the levee downstream and merged into Deshui again.
Looking at the cavalrymen soaking in the water, before Heda had time to sigh, countless arrowheads suddenly appeared on the nearby mountains, and they rained down crazily towards the cavalrymen like targets.
"Prince Heda, we... what should we do?"
Heda's eyes were dull, and in his head there was only the sound of the wailing of more than 40,000 Huns cavalry constantly echoing.
It took a long time to regain consciousness and suddenly burst into tears.
"Fifty thousand people, fifty thousand people! How should I explain to my father, and how can I compete with Hedu for the single position!"
When the people around him heard his words, their hearts suddenly became cold.
More than 40,000 people have died. You are not sad for the dead warriors, but you are worried about your own status! With this look, you still want to be a Shanyu?
Heda didn't notice the cold looks from the people around him at all. He wiped his tears and said vaguely: "Go back to Wolf Court, go back to Wolf Court, father must have a way, there must be a way..."
After saying this, he ignored the order and rode north alone.
The guard beside him frowned, sighed helplessly, and shouted loudly: "Follow Prince Heda!"
In the north, the cavalry sent by Meng Tian had stopped two hundred miles away from the Great Wall. Heda's army was defeated, and the suspected soldiers were no longer useful. As long as the news of the annihilation of Heda's army was spread to the grassland, it would have the same effect as the suspected soldiers.
In the desert north of Wuwei, Heduye and Shalinmu went directly north without detouring to the western foot of Helan Mountain. Although it was not the Gobi Desert like in later generations, it was not as lush with water and grass for grazing, which shows how impatient the two of them were. They had already crossed the desert when Heda was defeated. If nothing else happened, they would encounter the confused Heda at their speed.
Under Qinchang City, the Qin army was defending desperately relying on the half-built city wall. In order to drag Hedu into Wuwei, Murtie attacked Qin Chang crazily. As long as Qinchang is captured and Yanzhi Mountain is captured directly to the west, his tribe will cross the Longshou Mountain and go south to the Qilian Mountain. Even Shanyu Langting's pasture will not be able to compare with it. Needless to say more about the position.
The three of them each had their own secrets, and they guarded each other closely, without revealing their own situation at all.
The 20,000 Qin troops sent by Wang Li trekked a long way out of the Great Wall, and two days after Hedu also retreated, they arrived in Wuwei under the leadership of the general Jing Zhu.
When the Wuwei County guards saw the arrival of reinforcements, they immediately explained the situation.
Jing Zhu frowned and didn't understand why Hedu left Wuwei as soon as he arrived.
"Now we can confirm that the Huns have indeed withdrawn. Isn't it some conspiracy?"
Wei Tong responded: "I sent scouts to follow them from a distance, and they did withdraw, and the speed was extremely fast. The scouts couldn't keep up when they reached the northern part of the desert."
Jing Zhu nodded: "In this case, there are only 70,000 Huns left in Qinchang, and we need to support them!"
"The general is right. Now Qinchang is completely surrounded. The Huns have prepared siege equipment in advance. No news about it has been spread. The scouts can only watch from a distance. Unlike previous plunders, this time the Huns followed He acted like crazy and attacked the city with complete disregard for the consequences. It is not easy for Chai Feng to last for two days."
Just as the two of them guessed, Chai Feng, the governor of Qinchang County, was almost desperate.
"How many crossbows, rolling stones, and hammers do we have left?"
"Sir, I'm afraid that after two more impacts, we will be in a desperate situation!"
Chai Feng was covered in blood, both his own and that of the Huns. The Xiongnu almost rushed to the city wall several times. Everyone who could move in the city participated in guarding the city, but 4,000 people resisted 70,000 people...
"It will get dark soon. Take advantage of the Huns' retreat and immediately strengthen the city wall. Strengthen the guards and don't let the Huns take advantage of the night to get in."
I sighed softly in my heart: 'I don't know whether your Majesty is right or wrong in setting up these five counties in Hexi...'
Don't blame him for being wavering, no one can keep a calm mind in this situation. Others can complain to him, but to whom can he complain? Once he was discouraged, Qin Chang could only wait for the Xiongnu to massacre him.
At this moment, I suddenly sneezed while sitting in the carriage.
"Who is talking about me... Yuchi, where are you?"
Yuchi's voice sounded outside the car window: "Your Majesty, we have passed Zizhou and entered Shangjun. We will arrive at the eldest son early tomorrow morning."
After issuing two edicts, I felt a little uneasy and always felt a little frightened. Finally, I decided to go to Shangjun to have a look in person, so I took Yuchi Xingye and rushed to Shangjun.
They kept on going day and night, even eating and sleeping on the carriage. Even so, it took nearly five days to just enter Shangjun. This is also thanks to Ying Zhengxiu's galloping, which is much faster. The horses can be replaced at the posthouses along the way, otherwise it would be impossible to reach Shangjun in six days anyway.
Early the next morning, a group of people arrived at the eldest son. The eldest son was at the foot of the Great Wall, where the county seat of Shangjun was located. Meng Tian was thinking about the next move at the foot of the Great Wall.
Meng Tian was very surprised to see me arriving.
"Your Majesty, there are frequent border battles nowadays, how can your Majesty be in danger..."
I waved my hand, I had already flirted with Li Si and Feng Jie, so I wouldn’t follow his example.
"I'm really worried. How is the battle going now?"
Meng Tian reported on the situation in the past few days one by one. After listening to it, I couldn't laugh or cry at first. After thinking about it carefully, I became scared.
The situation on the battlefield is changing rapidly. If Meng Tian hadn't adapted to the situation, He Da might have succeeded. Once Heda breaks through the ambush, not only will Hedu no longer have any worries, but the suspicious soldiers sent will even have a counterproductive effect.
"By the way, you just said that Hedu withdrew as soon as it arrived in Wuwei, and only Murtie was left to attack Qinchang?" I was a little confused. This guy traveled thousands of miles to the Qilian Mountains. He couldn't be here for tourism, right? ?
Meng Tian frowned and replied: "Your Majesty, yes. I have been thinking about this matter, but I still haven't figured it out. Hedu has indeed been evacuated."
I frowned, and it took me a long time to react, and I slapped the table: "Yuchi! Tell Wu Jian immediately and tell him to get out of the pass and attack Beihu directly! At the same time, ask him to send Zarut westward along the Great Wall!"
Meng Tian was stunned and didn't know why I suddenly gave this order.
"General Meng, you immediately order the four thousand suspicious soldiers to find Heduye's cavalry. Remember, you only need to harass them and slow down their advance!"
"At the same time, send out all the border troops from Shangjun to Longxi County, set up an ambush in the Yinshan area, and try their best to stop Multie's cavalry!"
Meng Tian opened his mouth and wanted to ask, but didn't know what to ask.
"Your Majesty, why is this..."
I didn't have time to explain to him, so I left only one sentence, abandoned the carriage, and rode eastward along the Great Wall.
"Murtie is about to withdraw his troops and try to annihilate all his cavalry!"
In addition to the nearly 20,000 Qin troops sent to the five counties in Hexi and the 20,000 Qin troops supporting Wuwei, there are at least 200,000 frontier troops who are waiting to work. They can fight against the 70,000 Multie cavalry!
