Li Mu looked around, and everywhere he looked, there were densely packed Donghu cavalry, and their number was several times that of the Zhao Yan coalition.
The king's tent of Donghu was parked on a high slope several miles away. There were wheels underneath the tent and it was pulled by thirty-six majestic horses. This was a mobile palace.
King Donghu stood under the canopy outside the king's tent, with a panoramic view of the battlefield. He was a man about forty years old, holding a halberd two feet long. He was powerful, with a strong back and waist, bare chest, dark skin, and thick hair. The hair covered most of his cheeks, revealing two large and bright eyes.
Ten thousand Eastern Jackal riders stood behind him, their auras connected with King Donghu, like mountains standing on the grassland. The soldiers were all wearing leather armor, their backs were straight, their eyes were looking ahead, they didn't make any sound, and even their horses didn't move.
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This is an extremely elite army!
The leaders of the other major tribes led their armies on both sides. The scene was a little noisy, and some tribes were even quarreling with each other.
If the Xiongnu is like a pile of loose sand, then the Donghu is like a pile of loose sand.
King Donghu does not have absolute leadership over Donghu. Although he is the nominal king of Donghu and the tribe he leads is the strongest tribe in Donghu, he cannot crush other tribes. Only when dealing with the outside world, he is Only King Donghu will be effective.
Usually, the major tribes fight on their own, do not belong to each other, and attack each other. The situation is even more chaotic than in the Central Plains. After all, the Central Plains still pays attention to a name, and they don't even talk about names.
"General Li Mu, we... we seem to have missed something..." Qu Jing said worriedly, with a worried look on his wrinkled face, his sparse beard trembling in the wind, and his left hand holding the reins tightly.
Qu Jing was a native of Chu and a noble of Chu, as can be seen from his surname. When King Yan Zhao built the Golden Tower, Qu Jing, like Le Yi, Zou Yan and others, rushed to Yan from other countries.
However, compared to Le Yi and others, Qu Jing's reputation was even less prominent and his abilities were relatively mediocre. After the death of King Yan Zhao, Qu Jing was not reused in the Yan State. In addition, he was old, so he resigned from the Yan State. Returned to Chu State.
After the Battle of Yan-Zhao, many generals of Yan State died in battle, many surrendered, and their talents were withered. Even a general who could lead the army could not be found. King Yan had no choice but to send an envoy to Chu State to invite Qu Jing.
At this time, Qu Jing was nearly seventy years old and had no pursuit of fame and fortune. However, in order to repay King Yan Zhao, he still came all the way from Chu to Yan.
Although the descendants of King Yan Zhao are not things, they are ungrateful, close to villains, and distant and virtuous ministers, but King Yan Zhao is kind to him. Now that the Yan country is in trouble, how can he refuse.
After Qu Jing arrived in Yan State, he led the Yan army to repel Donghu. This time he served as the commander of Yan army and Li Mu to attack Donghu.
At first Qu Jing was a little worried about Li Mu and wanted to fight for power. After a few times, he completely handed over the command of the army to Li Mu.
Except for being young and energetic, Li Mu has completely surpassed him in other aspects. As for youth and vigour, this has never been a problem. If young people are not vigourous, youth and maturity will be a problem.
However, after seeing the Donghu coalition forces, Qu Jing couldn't help but be a little worried. The densely packed army in front of him could not be seen to the end, at least three to four hundred thousand.
And they only have a total of 120,000 troops.
Among them, the Zhao army has 50,000 elite troops, the Rong Di servant army has 50,000 troops, and the Yan army has 20,000 troops.
It is still very difficult to fight an army of 300,000 to 400,000 with an army of 120,000, even though Donghu's average strength is relatively high, and most of the soldiers are not wearing armor.
In fact, Yan State sent a total of 50,000 troops this time, but they were all infantry and no cavalry.
That's right, Yan State, as one of the only three major horse-producing areas among the Seven Kingdoms, has no cavalry.
It's not that he doesn't want to, it's just that his strength doesn't allow it.
The Yan State did not have cavalry in the first place. It was not until the Five Kingdoms conquered Zhao that they tried to form cavalry.
However, in the war last year, Yan State lost a total of 250,000 young men and lost all the land south of Yishui, including the city of Wuyang, which was its capital.
Afterwards, the economy was blocked by the State of Zhao, and all goods could not be transported to the Central Plains and could only be sold to the State of Zhao at a low price.
In addition, the State of Zhao would also transport grain to the families of captives during the summer and autumn harvests every year, which greatly reduced the image of the State of Yan in the hearts of the people and was another heavy blow to the credibility of the Yan State's government.
Huang Shigong also dumped grain to Yan State at low prices and purchased copper and iron at high prices. The grain output of Yan State was originally low. When the people saw that farming was unprofitable, they turned to smelting iron and copper, leaving a large amount of land barren.
But on the other hand, many people do not have enough to eat, and conflicts continue to intensify.
The Yan State was originally a bitter cold land with a vast territory and sparsely populated areas. It would take several years to launch a war. Now it has been hit one after another. The shortfalls from the previous wars have not been filled yet, and even a little money cannot be squeezed out of the national treasury. How is this possible? Form a cavalry.
If Donghu had not posed too great a threat to the Yan State, the Yan State would not have been able to send troops this time. Although the outcome of this battle would be beneficial to the Yan State, the Yan State had no money.
The 20,000 cavalry were soldiers selected by Li Mu who were already good at riding horses. They were quickly trained after being equipped with saddles and stirrups. Their strength was comparable to that of Rong Di's servant army.
After fighting this battle and returning home, most likely they will be disbanded by the Yan State and will be requisitioned when needed.
"No matter how many there are, they are still Rong Di. As long as they are Rong Di, they can't change the world." Li Mu said sternly, his eyes crossing the battlefield and falling on the face of King Dong Hu.
King Donghu seemed to sense it. He raised his head and looked at Li Mu. He suddenly felt a bolt of lightning passing through the space, which stung his eyes. When he opened his eyes again, the pain disappeared again, as if it was just an illusion.
"Okay, since General Li Mu is so courageous, then I will risk my life to accompany the general." Qu Jing looked at Li Mu, as if he saw Qin Kai back then, with the same high-spirited spirit, and the same disregard of millions of soldiers as nothing, but Li Mu was different than Qin Kaibei. Donghu was even younger when he was two thousand miles away.
"If you can meet this young man, you will definitely be very happy, and you will have a successor." Qu Jing thought in his heart.
"The Donghu people are numerous and powerful. If we fight normally, even if our army can win, we will suffer heavy casualties. I think we should capture the thief first and capture the king first. As long as we capture the Donghu King, the battle will be over." Li Si said with cupped fists.
"I have tried this method in the Yan Kingdom, but the Donghu Langqi beside King Donghu is very powerful. Even the most elite legion in our Yan Kingdom is no match." Qu Jing shook his head.
When Liaodong's strong soldiers were there, apart from being unable to catch up with these cavalry, they could hang them up and fight them when encountered head-on. Moreover, Liaodong's strong soldiers had extremely strong recovery capabilities and the power of military souls. Donghu used the human sea tactic It's useless, they will only be killed by Liaodong's strong soldiers until they collapse.
