The originally aggressive Huns were defeated almost instantly. When the last one
When the Huns began to want to retreat, the entire rest of the battle completely went to the side of the Han army.
However, although the Huns were defeated, the remaining armored cavalry could still prevent the Han army from pursuing recklessly.
This caused most of the retreating Hun infantry to retreat back, so the Hun emperor still had the capital to regroup and attack.
Naturally, both parties are aware of this situation.
So after seeing that the pursuit was blocked, Xi Jian immediately advised Liu Yu.
"Your Majesty, although the Hulu have been defeated, the elite are still there, so don't be careless!"
Liu Yu heard this, although he was somewhat unwilling to do so, but the power of the elite Hulu cavalry was enough to change the situation on the battlefield. If the Han infantry pursued too hard, it would not be impossible to suffer a backlash.
After all, the south side of the avenue is flat terrain, which is most suitable for cavalry to take advantage of it.
In the end, Liu Yu had to give the order to stop the pursuit and slowly draw back the front line.
However, this is the battle situation in the middle. As for the situation behind the hillside on the right wing, it is still under the control of the Han army.
Because the troops on the left wing of the Xiongnu had fled, the abandoned Hulu infantry had no hope of escaping.
Finally, after half an hour, the confrontation between the two sides came to a hasty end.
As the defeated party, the Huns Emperor Liu Cong was not convinced. This failure was caused by too many accidents. All his arrangements were steady and flawless, but he suffered an inexplicable s failure.
Although the losses have not yet been calculated, it is certain that the Huns and Han Taibao Liu Yang and others were killed in the raid by the Han cavalry, and there were at least thousands more losses.
Although the loss was not small, it did not make the Huns lose their combat effectiveness.
"Liu Can, I order you to temporarily lead the troops that Tai has retained and rebuild the morale of the army as soon as possible!"
"When the military morale recovers, I will definitely make a comeback!"
Liu Cong almost gritted his teeth when he said this, and his eyes were still looking at the Han army's formation in the north.
Although the distance was further away, the Hun Emperor Liu Cong could still see the proud and arrogant Qingzhou Han army.
"Your Majesty, the Qingzhou bandit army is already well organized, but now that they have won a small victory, they will become even more difficult to deal with!"
A Hun general said.
"Yes, Your Majesty, now that the Taibao has died at the hands of the enemy and the soldiers in the army have suffered setbacks, it is better to win through a stalemate!"
These Xiongnu generals felt that although the Qingzhou Han army was small in number, it would be difficult to attack by force.
"The Qingzhou bandit army is just taking the lead. When I arrange it properly, I will finally avenge today's shame!"
The Xiongnu Emperor Liu Cong naturally refused to admit defeat easily.
He immediately sent light cavalry to pursue Liu Yao, King of Zhongshan, who was encircling behind him, and asked Liu Yao to lead his army into hiding. He would wait until tomorrow to support his encircling attack with more cavalry.
At the same time, as the victor, Liu Yu felt a little unwilling.
Sure enough, facing the thundering gunpowder, these Huns, who had never seen anything before, were no match for the enemy.
"If there are more cavalry that can match the number of Hulu, today's victory will definitely be a great victory!"
Liu Yu looked at the retreating Xiongnu army and couldn't help but sigh.
At this time, Zhao Kun and others had led the cavalry back to the center, and Ran Liang, who had just seized the opportunity to disrupt the entire Hulu flank, joined them.
"Your Majesty, Ran Liang killed a Hu chieftain. I heard he was the eunuch of the Hulu puppet dynasty!"
Zhao Kun immediately spoke for Ran Liang.
Then, the guard behind him presented a round head.
Liu Xuan praised Ran Liang and other Yulin troops, and then ordered people to pass the captured heads to other formations.
"Your Majesty, although the Hulu have been defeated, I see their formation and it won't take long for them to make a comeback."
Xi Jian said to Liu Yu at this time.
"Well, that's what I think too."
If these Huns wanted to make a comeback, that would be what Liu Yu wanted best.
"As long as Hulu comes again, I can kill him again!"
The guard general Zhao Kun said loudly immediately.
The battle at the foot of Mang Mountain temporarily ended with an ending that no one expected.
However, Liu Yao, the king of Zhongshan who had been bypassed by the Huns emperor, had just arrived in the area between Mang Mountain and the river.
The sudden appearance of more than five thousand Huns cavalry immediately frightened some Han army sentries along the way and sent them back to Ping County to report the news.
"Your Majesty, the thief ran too fast and only caught a few pawns!"
A general said to Liu Yao, King of Zhongshan.
"Did you ask anything?"
Liu Yao knew that since these Qingzhou Han troops had sent out sentries here, they must also be on guard in the front.
However, the more than 5,000 Huns cavalry in his hands are all extremely capable soldiers. As long as they are not attacking the city, they are no match for the ordinary Qingzhou Han army.
He knew that the strength of these Han troops in Qingzhou was only more than 20,000, and there were nearly 20,000 in Mangshan. The number of troops left behind would not exceed three to five thousand at most.
"Those thieves were very tough, but I used some tricks and they couldn't stand it any longer. Finally..." the general said after hearing this.
After hearing this, King Liu Yao of Zhongshan frowned, but he scolded him lightly.
"Stop talking nonsense and get down to business!"
Seeing Liu Yao's anger, the general finally stopped talking and said.
"Your Majesty, the two thieves said that the navy boats of the Qingzhou thieves are all on the river north of Ping County. Because the river is covered with thin ice, they are all stationed in Ping County. There are only about two or three thousand people in the city!"
"Are there Qingzhou bandits guarding the road south of Ping County across Mang Mountain?" Liu Yao asked.
"Yes, there are about three thousand, or maybe five thousand."
"How much is it?!" Liu Yao said dissatisfied.
"The general is not very clear, because the two thieves are not very clear either. They both came from Ping County, not from Mang Mountain."
After hearing this, Zhongshan King Liu Yao already had a rough plan in mind.
In this case, the Han army has already deployed considerable troops on the back road from the south side of Mang Mountain to Pingxian County.
Afterwards, Liu Yao, the king of Zhongshan, ordered the entire army to rest for a while, and then prepared to attack directly to the south of Ping County, and then cut off the retreat of the Han army in Qingzhou.
"As long as the Qingzhou bandits are defeated, we can attack them from both sides and kill them all in the valley of Mang Mountain!"
However, Liu Yao's plan soon became unrealizable.
When the Qingqi sent by the Xiongnu Emperor Liu Cong caught up with Liu Yao, Liu Yao had just led his army to see the city wall of Pingxian County.
"What, His Majesty led his army to retreat!?"
After Liu Yao heard the news, his face was full of disbelief.
That's 70,000 to 80,000 people attacking but less than 20,000 Qingzhou rebels!
Even though the Qingzhou thieves were brave and good at fighting, they were defeated too quickly.
According to Liu Yao's calculations, the Xiongnu Emperor Liu Congyou's attack and final retreat probably would not have taken more than an hour.
"Your Majesty asked the king to lead his army to wait until tomorrow, and then attack from behind to defeat the thieves!"
After hearing what the messenger said, Zhongshan King Liu Yao felt very ridiculous.
In their original plan to attack from both front and back, there was a necessary premise, that is, they all felt that the dominant Huns would be able to defeat the Qingzhou bandits.
That's why Liu Yao, the king of Zhongshan, led his army to surround the rear to prevent the Qingzhou bandits from escaping back to Pingxian to defend themselves.
However, the now dominant Huns army has been defeated, so the premise that the Huns will win is no longer tenable.
As for the so-called flanking attack tomorrow, at such a long distance, it is impossible to keep pace with the original.
It is very likely that there will be a time difference.
"How did the Qingzhou thieves defeat our army? Tell me in detail!"
Zhongshan King Liu Yao asked the envoy very seriously.
When the envoy saw this, he did not dare to neglect at all, and immediately told what he had seen.
However, the envoy at the rear of the Huns army must not be very clear about many of the details or changes.
Moreover, this envoy deliberately exaggerated some of the losses of the Han army in Qingzhou when talking about the defeat of the Xiongnu in order to protect his lord's confidentiality.
"Your Majesty used his elite troops to attack the Qingzhou bandits. Thousands of tigers rolled by like a flood. No one dared to stop the bandits. Not only did he stop the rout of the infantry, but he also killed thousands of Qingzhou bandits in one fell swoop!"
After hearing what the messenger said, King Liu Yao of Zhongshan felt a little calmer.
If the course of the war is like this, then the victory of the Qingzhou thieves was really due to luck.
The combat power of the Han army in Qingzhou may not be so incredible, it's just that they were blessed by luck.
"In this case, we must fight again, and we cannot let the Qingzhou bandits escape by chance!"
"Yes, if that's the case, as long as we regroup, we can definitely take down the Qingzhou bandits in one fell swoop!"
"Yes, now that the Qingzhou bandit army has known that we are taking a detour, they will definitely divide their forces and come forward. In this case, the bandit army's front will only become weaker, and His Majesty's army will be able to win more easily!"
The Hun generals next to them also felt that this small victory of the Qingzhou Han army was not enough to scare them away.
On the contrary, it aroused their ferocity even more, and they were bound to avenge their shame.
"Send the order! The whole army retreats and finds a place to camp!"
After Liu Yao, the king of Zhongshan, made up his mind, he immediately ordered the entire army to retreat and camp, waiting for tomorrow's attack from both front and rear.
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The next day.
When the sky was just getting brighter, Liu Yu had already climbed the side hillside.
In front of his eyes, Hun soldiers and horses appeared all over the mountains and plains.
"These Hulu are indeed a bit ferocious. I thought they were frightened yesterday!"
Zhao Kun, the guard general, said.
Shortly after Yinshi, the Han army's scouts had already discovered the Huns preparing to eat.
"The arrangement of these Hulu today is a little different!"
Taking advantage of his commanding position, Liu Yu could see most of the Hulu formations.
"Huh? What's the difference?"
Zhao Kun immediately stretched his neck to watch and looked carefully for a while, but he didn't see any difference.
"Your Majesty, what's the difference?" he couldn't help but ask.
"The Hulu formation today seems to have fewer cavalry than yesterday."
Liu Yu pointed forward with his hand and said.
"Maybe too many people died yesterday?" Zhao Kun said.
"Probably not. The Hulu's fine cavalry losses were minimal yesterday, and most of our army's gains were infantry." Liu Yu shook his head and said.
After Zhao Kun heard this, he frowned and thought for a while, and suddenly said: "I know, the Hulu must have sent more troops behind us again!"
"The Hulu must be thinking of attacking our army from both front and rear!"
After hearing Zhao Kun's guess, Liu Yu also felt that it made sense.
According to the scout report yesterday evening, thousands of Hulu cavalry appeared north of Mang Mountain, and their intention was obviously to attack south from Pingxian Avenue.
"Well, that should be the case, but I don't know if the three thousand soldiers Li Feng has are enough?"
Although Liu Yu was a little worried, he did not plan to allocate any more troops to reinforce Li Feng.
Because only by defeating these Hulu on the front can real victory be achieved.
No, not just defeated.
He must also cause enough damage to the Huns, only in this way can he achieve a real victory.
"These Hulu must have made an appointment to attack, otherwise they would not be able to coordinate with each other."
Although Mang Mountain is not very wide, the winding valley roads for several miles did not allow the Huns to communicate from north to south.
"Moreover, today's Hulu formations are also very particular about formations."
Liu Yu had already seen that the Huns' array had turned into many relatively independent arrays, instead of being a mess like yesterday.
More than an hour later, the Huns' array was finally deployed, and then began to move towards the Han army again.
Although the formation arranged by the Huns was no longer the same as yesterday, Liu Yu felt as if the Han army had not won at all yesterday.
When he thought of this, Liu Yu felt very dissatisfied.
"These Huns are really arrogant. After a small defeat yesterday, they made a comeback so confidently."
"It seems that the Huns' confidence brought by defeating the Jin army countless times and conquering Luoyang and Chang'an has made them confident to the point of arrogance."
When Liu Yu thought about this, he not only had a hint of sneer.
"Today I will use my absolute advantage to show these Huns what failure is and make them all become corpses at the foot of Mang Mountain!"
At this time, Liu Yu looked behind him again.
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Just when the Xiongnu formation had just begun to advance, several Han cavalry galloped from the north of Mang Mountain.
