Seeing that "our army" led by Zhang Yong began to move, Qiang Yu ordered all the cavalry to start attacking King Youxian in turn.
King Youxian also gave the order to launch a general attack on the Qin army.
Unexpectedly, the two Qin cavalrymen did not charge directly into the Huns' cavalry formation. Instead, they thrust outwards and circled, always keeping a certain distance from the Huns.
Since we are far away, let's compare our archery skills.
Little did the Huns know that this was Zhang Yong's consistent tactic. If you chase me and run away, using inertia to increase my shooting range and reduce yours, then you will only get beaten.
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Some of the Xiongnu cavalry continued to fall, but they could never catch up with the Qin army, and all the arrows they shot fell behind the Qin army's horses.
After going around in a big circle, Zhang Yong went straight to King Youxian.
Just as King Youxian ordered his team to turn around and fight, he suddenly heard several loud noises from behind, causing the horses nearby to scream in despair.
Looking back, a large group of people appeared in the northwest. Judging from their attire, they were undoubtedly another Qin army.
The loud noise was caused by Wang Jian secretly asking Ying Zheng for some firecrackers, hoping to increase his deterrent effect against the Huns.
Sure enough, the Huns were frightened, and when they saw the Qin reinforcements, which were no less than their own number, they suddenly lost all morale.
King Youxian saw that the situation was not good and quickly ordered the withdrawal of troops.
But a battlefield where you are fighting can allow you to escape easily. Once you turn your back on the enemy, you will most likely be killed on the spot.
King Youxian didn't care so much anymore and fled towards the gap to the east with his guards.
From the current point of view, only that side is free of hostility.
Zhang Yong was about to chase King Youxian, but was stopped by Qiang Yu.
"Let him go," Qiang Yu said, "The reason General Wang Jian left a hole must have his own intentions."
Zhang Yong nodded and stopped himself.
The Huns were still on horseback trying to break out of the encirclement with all their strength. Those without horses had no choice but to fight to the death.
Wang Jian's army arrived in a moment and surrounded the Huns who had lost their horses. There was a bloody storm.
But those who broke out were less than 20,000.
In less than a quarter of an hour, the last Huns fell.
The sergeants were cleaning up the battlefield, and the commanders finally got together.
After greeting each other, Qiang Yu asked, "Did General Wang let King Youxian go on purpose?"
"Haha, that's right." Wang Jian said, "Only in this way can we know Touman's specific location more clearly."
Thorin asked: "If we kill all the Righteous King, won't he come to us even more?"
"That's not necessarily true," Qiang Yu said. "If that's the case, Touman may reorganize his troops, but when that will happen, it's hard to say."
Thorin nodded, understanding.
After cleaning the battlefield, the Qin army began to set up camp and prepare for the next move.
King Youxian ran for an unknown distance with his remaining soldiers, but finally they could no longer run, so they stopped to rest.
Qiqin's left arm was injured, but the bleeding had stopped. He came to King Youxian and asked, "We have lost the battle. Will your Majesty return to the Great Chanyu?"
King Youxian was in an extremely bad mood and said angrily: "If you don't go back even after you're defeated, why are you sitting here waiting to die?"
Qie Tan didn't care and continued: "Your Majesty, think about it, if we go back like this, will we be punished by the Great Chanyu?"
"This..." King Youxian was asked.
According to Touman Chanyu's temper, he might be treated the same way he treated the returning captives.
Qie Tan said: "In my opinion, instead of doing that, it is better for us to send people back and say that the Qin army is much more numerous than us and has surrounded us and needs the rescue of Shanyu."
Being surrounded, I tried my best to escape back.
But there are two different things. As long as Touman Chanyu doesn't feel that he has lost a lot of face, then he, the rightful king, can still do something.
King Youxian lowered his head and thought for a while, and decided to adopt Qieqin's suggestion, so he wrote a letter and asked Touman Chanyu to come and rescue him. At the same time, he sent a letter to the Qin army, saying that he wanted to fight again.
This was done because he did not want the Qin army to really besiege him.
After the two messengers had left, King Youxian was still worried. He ordered the team to enter the Yinshan Mountains to the east.
Although there are no tall trees in this Yinshan Mountain, there is no problem in hiding for a while.
On the third day, the news reached the great Chan Yu Touman, because he had already rushed to support King Youxian. When he learned that King Youxian was besieged, he accelerated his advance and arrived in just over a day. At the foot of Yinshan Mountain.
The savior finally arrived, and King Youxian rushed to greet him.
Tou Man asked with some confusion: "You said in your letter that you were besieged here, why didn't I see the shadow of the Qin army?"
King Youxian explained: "Yesterday they were still besieging the outside. They probably found out that the Great Chanyu was coming, so they were so frightened that they withdrew overnight."
"Evacuated?" Touman said, "I also want to teach these Qin people a lesson. Which direction did they go?"
King Youxian pointed to the west and said, "It's just to the west. We can probably catch up."
Touman said: "Take your men and horses, and we will go find them."
King Youxian, who had regained some confidence, reorganized his troops and continued to serve as the vanguard, heading back along the route he came from.
Touman Shanyu stayed in the place where King Youxian was hiding to rest for a while.
After only half a day's journey, the Qin army's camp appeared in front.
Thorin once again appeared in front of King Youxian with his army.
"Hey, isn't this the defeated general a few days ago?" Thorin mocked, "Why, did he lose his way and turn back to die?"
King Youxian stared at him and said: "You Yiqu baby, you were lucky last time, this time I want to avenge your shame."
Although the words are cruel, there is no confidence.
What's more, nearly 80,000 people lost last time, and this time there are only 20,000 people left. Do you still want to win?
Moreover, I couldn't run away this time, and the leader behind me wouldn't give in.
King Youxian gritted his teeth and rushed forward with his team.
Thorin just waved his hand, and arrows filled the sky and shot towards the Huns' team.
King Youxian couldn't care so much anymore, brandishing his double swords, and continued to rush towards Thorin.
I don't know if it was arranged in advance, but there were really not many arrows shot at him.
Zhang Yong raised his feet and ran towards King Youxian with a spear in hand.
King Youxian has neglected to practice martial arts in recent years. How could he be Zhang Yong's opponent? He was stabbed to death by Zhang Yong after just one encounter.
The cavalry behind were blocked by arrows and could only watch helplessly as King Youxian fell into a pool of blood.
Suddenly, the morale of the troops was in chaos and their fighting spirit was completely lost.
Qiang Yu ordered to kill the Xiongnu army with all his strength.
The Huns army broke up and fled in the direction they came from.
Touman Shanyu here, after reorganizing, also sent out his army, but saw that the mountain pass was covered with darkness, and the way was blocked by the Qin army.
After asking around, I learned that it was Wang Jian's army that had blocked the mountain pass.
Touman was furious and ordered the Qin army to attack the mountain pass.
But the mountain pass is a bit narrow. After attacking it several times, it can't even get close and many people have been injured.
The mountains and forests on both sides are also occupied by Qin troops, and it seems impossible to attack from above.
In desperation, Touman had no choice but to retreat and detour through the mountains and forests on the south side.
But just after climbing a few hills, I saw a burst of drums coming from the mountains, and the military flag clearly said "Zhao"
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It turned out that Zhao Jun had been guarding for many days and had been monitoring the movements of King Youxian. During these days, Li Mu could see every move of King Youxian.
At that time, King Youxian was afraid of being discovered by the pursuers, so he dared not explore outside.
Touman ordered his men to attack the mountains again, but they were hit back by big rocks again.
When the Zhao army above had almost consumed the stones, the Xiongnu attacked again, only to find that the overall number of the Zhao army on the other side seemed to be no less than them.
Even if a hilltop is captured in front of them, there are still many hills behind where defenders are ambushing.
If we continue fighting in this way, as soon as the Qin troops at Yamaguchi rush over, they will give a complete account.
In desperation, Touman changed his route again.
Tan Ma discovered that there seemed to be a river deep in a valley. If he followed the river, he should be able to get out.
So Touman asked the army to move forward along the river.
But after walking for about a few miles, a large number of ambush troops appeared in front, and the flag changed to the word "Yan".
Touman is so angry.
Why are these countries in the northern part of the Central Plains so harmonious?
They even got together to bully the Huns.
It seems that you really can't make too many enemies.
Thinking of this, Touman felt a little regretful.
After several hard battles, his father finally established a unified tribal alliance. From then on, the Xiongnu tribes no longer fought independently or attacked each other, and finally had the concept of "nation".
After he took over, he changed the title of "King of the Huns" to Shanyu, and his goals were even more ambitious.
He has a wish, which is to see with his own eyes what the legendary rich Central Plains is like.
Hearing that the countries in the Central Plains often attacked each other, there was an opportunity to take advantage of it, so he asked several tribes near Hetao to frequently harass the Central Plains.
This time the commotion was a bit loud, but it was also the right time to occupy more land in the Central Plains, so he gathered warriors from multiple tribes and headed south in a big way.
But he didn't expect that he would be trapped in this Yinshan Mountain now.
But it’s also strange, why didn’t the Central Plains army attack even though they clearly had the advantage?
They only guarded the passage, but did not compress inside.
If the position had been changed, Touman would have taken down the enemies inside in one fell swoop.
He thought for a while and decided to wait and see the movements of the armies in the Central Plains. If there was a chance of a breakthrough anywhere, he would attack with all his strength.
But……
Three days have passed, and there is still no movement outside.
Touman couldn't sit still anymore, so he led the team around a valley bottom and launched an attack on the mountain ridge, but was beaten back again.
Seeing that their food and grass are getting less and less, there are not many prey on this bare mountain. If this stalemate continues, all the Huns will starve to death.
Touman sighed deeply in his heart and decided to talk to the army leaders in the Central Plains, so he sent several envoys who could speak Chinese to the garrison camps in various places to request peace talks.
The armies of Yan and Zhao heard back that they could only talk to Qin.
The Qin army also brought back news that there was no problem in negotiating a peace. However, in order to show sincerity, Touman Shanyu wanted to go to the Qin army camp and personally interview with the commander Wang Jian.
Touman sent someone over again to see if it would be okay to negotiate in the middle, but was decisively rejected by the Qin army.
After hesitating for two more days, Touman made a decision and went to the Qin Army camp in person!
The Hun leaders under him could not rest assured and tried to dissuade him one after another.
But Touman only left one sentence: "If I die in the hands of the enemy, I hope to awaken your fighting spirit and rush out."
After that, he took his two followers and entered the Qin army's territory.
