Qiqin looked at the layers of torches that looked like stars in the distance and said to King Youxian: "I'm afraid it's another trap set by the Qin army. Let's go back."
King Youxian sneered and said: "You must have been frightened by them. Even if the food and grass are not here, the team at such a distance is not an ambush. In a head-to-head battle, the Huns have never been afraid of anyone."
He whipped out the scimitar from his waist, waved it and said, "Strong warriors, the enemy is there. Tonight we will use their blood to pay homage to the dead tribesmen. Charge!"
The sturdy Hun cavalry were already suffocating when they saw the sand in the sacks. Now that they received the order, they all rushed towards the enemy camp with loud shouts.
But not long after they rushed out, many war horses gave way and fell into the trap one after another.
At the same time, a large number of arrow feathers were shot from the right direction.
This arrow feather is strange to say, most of the targets are not soldiers, but the horses under their crotches.
In an instant, the horses that had just crossed the trap fell again.
King Youxian saw that there was indeed an ambush and quickly ordered the army to retreat.
Fortunately, the place was spacious and the usual training was good. The Huns retreated very quickly, but they also left more than a thousand soldiers who fell into the trap and were shot over by arrows.
Back at the camp, King Youxian was so angry that he cursed his mother, and immediately decided not to carry out any sneak attacks, but to collide head-on with the Qin army.
Qi Tan couldn't come up with any more ideas, so he could only continue to comfort him.
Early the next morning, King Youxian sent an envoy to make an appointment with the Qin army.
On the Qin army's side, Qiang Yu saw the envoy and reunited with Suolin.
In the big tent, the two brothers quickly gathered together to discuss the military situation.
"Second brother, fortunately you left an ambush, and King Youxian indeed attacked our rear," Thorin said.
Qiang Yu smiled and said: "Although I had expected it, I didn't expect so many people to come. Otherwise, if we kill him in return, they will never come back."
"Actually, I led my team there that night, but when I arrived, they had disappeared," Thorin said.
"Fortunately, you didn't rush there, otherwise I would be really worried that you would suffer a loss if we fought with them at night." Qiang Yu said.
"What are you afraid of?" Thorin patted his chest and said, "Your brother is so brave, can't he deal with the Huns who were ambushed?"
Qiang Yu explained: "After all, there are more of them than you, and it's at night, so it's better not to take risks."
Thorin said: "Yes, I understand. Then King Youxian suffered a loss and wants to compete with us head-on. How should we deal with it?"
Qiang Yu smiled and asked: "If we really fight hard, do you dare to challenge?"
"What's there to be afraid of?" Thorin asked, "It's just that you said before that you would use tactics to consume them. Now in the blink of an eye, why do you want to fight them head-on again?"
Qiang Yu said: "Think about it, how did Brother Wang convince us brothers back then?"
Thorin recalled the battle with Ying Zheng in Longxi, and seemed to understand what Qiang Yu meant.
Qiang Xu continued: "Back then, Brother Wang defeated us, but wherever we were convinced, we all shouted that the Qin army used tricks and won disgracefully. Later, Brother Wang asked us to take turns competing with the Qin army, and then we were convinced by all the rebels. People from his tribe.”
Sorin thought it was true, and the scene of the competition was still vivid in his mind.
"Brother Wang's ultimate goal in this expedition to the Xiongnu is to scare the Xiongnu completely, so as not to interfere with his upcoming great cause of unifying China." Qiang He said, "It's not that he wants us to destroy the Xiongnu. Besides, we don't want to destroy the Xiongnu. Don't have the ability to put it
Genocide. "
"If we don't defeat them head-on, the Huns will be dissatisfied, accumulate strength, and come again. If the result is like that, then this expedition will have the opposite effect."
Thorin nodded and said: "I understand, the reason why General Wang Jian kept a distance and pursued them was to cause them psychological fear, and also to anger their main army, so that they would come to us on their own initiative. "
"That's it." Qiang Yu said, "General Wang Jian has sent news that his army will arrive in three days. As long as we control the time well, we can defeat King Youxian's army in one fell swoop."
"Hehe, this is pretty much what I thought." Solin said with a smile, "I have already sent a letter to Longxi, and my grandfather has sent people from Yiqu to support us."
"You still have some scheming intentions." Qiang He said, "It's a pity that Xiqiang is too far away from here, otherwise I would have asked my father to come with an army and fight against the Huns together."
Xiqiang's hostility towards the Xiongnu did not start in a day or two.
Suolin said: "Didn't General Yang send a message saying that Zhao Guo has sent troops and has now reached Yinshan Mountain?"
"Well," Qiang Yu said, "Although I don't know whether Zhao Jun is reliable, he is still a force after all."
"The Zhao Kingdom has been harassed by the Xiongnu. This time, they will definitely have a bad temper and will work hard." Solin said.
"I hope so." Qiang Yu said, "Right now, we have made an agreement with King You Xian to have a decisive battle in three days. If we win, the Xiongnu Chanyu will definitely come to support us. When the time comes, we will find a way to defeat them. Lead it to the north of Yinshan Mountain."
"good!"
The two brothers made a plan and then met the messenger. The envoy was afraid of wasting time, so he immediately returned to the Huns' camp after understanding.
Three days later, two hundred miles north of Langshan, the Qin army and the Xiongnu army each arrived at the designated location. The two sides were ready to confront each other.
Thorin wore brand new armor and rode a tall horse. He walked out of the square majestically and shouted in Hun language: "Who is the Righteous King? Please come out and speak."
King Youxian was slightly surprised, why did Qin still have a general who could speak Xiongnu, and he was so young.
He urged his horse to the front and shouted: "I am King Youxian, who is here?"
Sorin said: "I am the deputy commander of the Qin army and the leader of the Yiqu tribe, Sorin."
"Hahaha..." King Youxian laughed and said, "It turns out to be the Yiqu doll hiding in the cracks. Could it be that the Qin State couldn't find a man who could lead an army?"
Faced with King Youxian's ridicule, Thorin was unmoved at all: "The baby was not like many men who were captured and unable to move."
After saying that, Thorin waved his hand.
The sergeant behind pushed out fifty Huns with their hands tied.
"These fifty people were accidentally encountered by me in several pits a few days ago, and I rescued them easily. They should be the people of King Youxian from the looks of it. It's just a little effort, so King Youxian doesn't need to thank me. Yes." Thorin said.
"You..." King Youxian was so angry that he was speechless.
It was obviously you who set up a trick to capture me, but now you are pretending to be a good person.
"Don't worry, King Youxian, I will send them back right away." Thorin continued, "These people can't do much farm work, but they have a lot of food. I don't have that much food here to feed them. However, this Only some of them can walk on their own, and some of them have weak legs and feet, so you have to ask King Youxian to look for them yourself, and don't step on them for a while, that's not good."
The implication is that these Huns prisoners are all useless people, and some of them are unable to move. I don’t know where they were thrown.
Devour
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King Youxian's nose was so angry that he was crooked.
The Xiongnu army also started to make noise, but everyone could not hide their shame, and their morale dropped a lot.
Thorin waved his hand again, and the sergeants pushed the prisoners forward. When they reached the position between the two armies, they turned around and returned.
King Youxian looked at the prisoners who were walking back. It seemed that with every step forward, his sense of shame increased. So he picked up a bow and arrow and shot one of them in the chest on the spot.
"Shoot them all!"
Suddenly, a burst of arrows struck, and the captured Huns fell into a pool of blood.
"Ah!" Thorin said in surprise, "Aren't you here to save them? Why are you fighting on your own? There must be no extra food."
King Youxian was so angry that his veins were exposed, and his teeth clenched loudly: "You Yiqu doll, you should die!"
He drew out the scimitar from his waist and signaled for everyone to charge.
Thorin quickly signaled for a change of formation, and a phalanx of bows and arrows appeared in the front row. Everyone held a flying crossbow with an arrow on the string.
A group of cavalry also shot out from both wings, also with flying crossbows.
The front line of the Xiongnu army began to accelerate, and there were cavalry on both sides charging at the two groups of Qin army's cavalry.
Although the Huns were good at riding and shooting, there were no trees on the grassland, so there was a lack of wood for making bows and arrows, so the number of their bows and arrows was greatly limited.
Moreover, the toughness and elasticity of the Xiongnu longbow are also much poorer, which results in its relatively weak range.
Even if I occasionally grab some bows and arrows from the Central Plains for use, they will deteriorate seriously over time.
Compared with the unique flying crossbows of the Qin army, the Xiongnu's bows and arrows were simply weak.
After shooting down a large front row of Huns, Thorin asked the archers to mount their horses and send reinforcements to the left and right sides.
The infantrymen behind raised their large shields and threw their trip ropes at the rushing Hun cavalry.
Ying Zheng had used this trick on Solin before, but now Sorin followed suit and used it on the Xiongnu.
As expected, there is also the "rolling knife technique" at the back, which is designed to chop the opponent's horse legs.
Horses kept falling down in front, and the Huns behind them couldn't charge up the speed at all, so the advantage of the cavalry couldn't be used. Most of them just slashed in place, but it was difficult to inflict a fatal blow to the Qin army.
Seeing that the momentum was not right, Qie Tan led a group of people to attack the flanks of the Qin army.
The effect this time was pretty good, but unexpectedly, a Qin army suddenly came out from behind him and scattered the cavalry in an instant.
Qiang Yu began to order all the cavalry to attack the Hun cavalry, which had lost its speed advantage.
In an instant, a judgment was made, and the two sides were completely in a melee.
The Huns, who had lost their horses, wanted to engage in close combat with the Qin army. You must know that this was also their specialty, but they could not find a suitable opponent.
The infantry of the Qin army all hold shields, and they cooperate with each other very well. They also have cavalry as cover, and they will not compete with you in terms of sword skills or strength.
However, the Qin army lost some troops when they attacked Zhao's city, so the overall number was smaller than that of the Huns.
King Youxian and half of the Huns were looking for an opportunity to capture Sorin, but saw a Qin army suddenly coming out of the southwest with different costumes.
On the military flag of the team, there were four big characters written: "Who else can I do?"
That's right, our army has appeared after abandoning "our weapons". Although there are no ancient magic weapons, our army is our army, no matter who you are.
