Qilian Chanyu is now thinking of killing himself. Just because of such a short delay, such a defeat happened. King Zuo Xian is one of the most important supporting forces of the Xiongnu. This loss may not be huge. would be too small.
By the time the Shanyu of Qilian arrived with his army, Zhou Yafu had already formed a formation and even cleaned up the battlefield. The baggage that had been discarded before was even hoarded. The corpses of many war horses were also brought in and began to be divided. , these meats cannot be stored for a long time, but if eaten immediately, they can still make up for two meals.
The current situation on the field is that Zhou Yafu leads the army to guard the rolling hills formed by three highlands, while Qilian Chanyu leads the Xiongnu army to form a siege. The situation is not good for the Han army, but Zhou Yafu is not too panicked.
"Although our army's food and grass are insufficient, the Huns' food and grass are also insufficient, especially because they have many horses, which consumes more money. Now they are surrounding our army, and they must bring food and grass from other places. The other three armies of my Han Dynasty are also here. Come here, the Huns are surrounding us now, and then we will be surrounding the Huns, and the outcome is yet to be determined."
Zhou Yafu analyzed the situation at the scene in detail. Now the Han army and the Huns were fighting wolves. Looking at the densely packed chariots, Qilian Shanyu naturally knew not to risk his life and rush into the formation. The Han army's crossbows were so powerful. , I don’t know how many people will die, Zhou Yafu is also unwilling to go out to fight, the Han army can only be kited by the Huns, round after round, dying in vain.
All that can be done now is to wait and see who can't hold on and will retreat first. The breeze on the grassland blows and blows on everyone's face. Naturally, the Huns' army arrived first. Qilian Shanyu tentatively They attacked and were quickly suppressed by the Han army's arrow rain.
The corpses of the Huns were lying on the hillside. Zhou Yafu's face was also ugly. The consumption of arrows was getting bigger and bigger. Once the arrows were exhausted, he would have to face the enemy directly. Besides, although the Huns were attacking high with low, , but it still caused many casualties to the Han army.
The people Zhou Yafu brought with him were all Han people who had received military training, and the Huns who died were all slaves among the herdsmen. This made Zhou Yafu feel that his heart was bleeding.
After waiting for a long time, the Han army, which combined infantry and cavalry, finally arrived. Zhou Yafu immediately became energetic when he saw this. Now the strength on the field has returned to balance again.
Facing the Han army that had just arrived, Qilian Shanyu breathed a sigh of relief and began to divide his troops into some to surround Zhou Yafu's army, while the other part began to fight against the Han army that had just arrived.
The tactics on the grasslands are completely different from those in the Central Plains. The terrain in the Central Plains is extremely complex, with mountains and rivers that cannot be crossed by all kinds of people. Fortresses are built in relatively dangerous locations, forming pockets.
Bai Qi was able to win a great victory in Changping because he took advantage of the terrain and cut off Zhao Jun's food and grass, forcing Zhao Jun to surrender because he could not get out of the pocket formation.
But that's not the case on the grassland. The grassland is connected in all directions. After mounting a horse, it is simply impossible to annihilate them all. If you can't defeat them, why can't you run away?
Naturally, Zhou Yafu would not watch the Han army who came to support suffer an attack in vain. He immediately began to slowly lead the army forward, and the rumbling chariots attacked the Huns' army.
There was a fierce battle between the two sides, leaving many corpses scattered again, and there was a stalemate. The Xiongnu alone could not retreat.
In the great battle on the grassland, if the Xiongnu Chanyu retreated in front of so many people, it would be a huge damage to his prestige.
Politics determines military affairs, and conversely, it can also be said that any military action is to achieve political goals. The first goal of the Xiongnu Chanyu is to ensure his own status. If military actions will affect his status, he will not do it. But Zhou Yafu couldn't retreat either, he represented the big man's face.
As a result, both sides had food and grass support, and there was a stalemate on this grassland. Zhou Yafu sent a messenger to Chang'an to report the current situation to the emperor. He did not know Liu Che's goal, so he did not dare to leave the grassland at all.
There was chaos in the Han army camp, because the general Zhou Yafu seemed to have caught the cold a few days ago and fell ill directly.
He was already old, and no matter how strong he was, the functions in his body were actually no longer good. Now he fell ill like a mountain. During the confrontation between the two sides, the coach fell ill. This was very important to the Han army. In other words, he would not hesitate to suffer disaster.
Everyone was anxiously pacing outside the tent, "What can we do? Without the general, who among us can command an army of hundreds of thousands? Who can unite so many armies? If the Huns come to attack, how can we do it?" withstand?"
This is the biggest problem that the Han army encountered. Commander-in-chief is a talent. Not everyone can command an army. Once Zhou Yafu suddenly dies of illness, the army will face a leaderless situation. If the ministries cannot coordinate, they will definitely be defeated by the Xiongnu Chanyu. Defeat each one.
In the large tent of the Chinese army, Zhou Yafu's face was pale and his tone was full of regret, "I should have led the army back to the Central Plains decisively instead of worrying about His Majesty's punishment. As a result, I am now in a dilemma and even seriously ill, causing the army to be in danger." Damn it, this is my fault!"
When Marquis Ruyin heard this, he also said sadly: "General, life, death, misfortunes, blessings and injuries, these are all sent to the world by heaven. Who can know? This is not your fault."
Zhou Yafu forcibly supported the sick body and slowly sat up and said: "We cannot continue to be in a stalemate like this. Send my order to the whole army to break out of camp, connect with chariots, and retreat slowly. Even if we can retreat twenty miles or even ten miles in one day, then what will happen?" It’s also excellent.”
After hearing this, several people in the tent immediately accepted the order. Zhou Yafu added: "In addition, we need to send more messengers back to the Central Plains. But don't say that this general is seriously ill. Just say that your Majesty needs to replace the general and that Zhou Yafu cannot bear the heavy responsibility."
Everyone was shocked when they heard this, knowing that Zhou Yafu did this to prevent the Huns from intercepting the information. Now that the two sides were at a stalemate, it was natural that they could not see the general. But if the Huns found out that the general was seriously ill and could not see anything, even if it happened for a while. At first I suspected it was a tactic, but with just a little probing, I could find out the depth, and by then the consequences would be disastrous.
Qilian Shanyu indeed had no doubts. After all, who would have thought that in a good fight, the commander on the opposite side would fall down on his own. The Han Dynasty still had too little history to refer to. If we push it back one or two thousand years, this would happen Things often happen. For example, the famous survivor of the smallpox virus. Whenever he made a mess that was almost impossible to clean up, his opponent would get sick inexplicably and then die suddenly. In the end, he would become famous as his eldest brother.
Even though the Han army began to retreat slowly, Qilian Shanyu only thought that the Han army had finally figured it out. He even smiled proudly with the Xiongnu kings: "The Han army has begun to retreat. After all, they understand that this grassland belongs to us." The world of Daxia.
No sheep in this world can escape from the mouths of wolves completely unscathed. The same is true for the Han people. They cannot be allowed to leave here easily and catch up. Let all Han people know the power of Daxia and let them feel the same when they think of the grassland. fear. "
The Huns are chasing and biting the Han army like a pack of wolves. Zhou Yafu's health is getting worse and worse. Now he is just holding on. Fortunately, a simple retreat does not require him to make arrangements, but everyone knows that the Han army is like this If his performance continues, it will only be a matter of time before he is discovered by the Huns.
"General, the army is marching very fast. The Huns are afraid of a big battle, so they have been hanging at a distance and have not yet completely pounced on them. When they reach Beidi County, I will find a doctor for you first. You will have your own destiny." Xiang, everything will be fine."
But Zhou Yafu shook his head and asked in a hoarse voice: "How frequent are the Huns' attacks these days? Has there been any change in the number of people who come to attack? How many soldiers are there?"
Marquis Ruyin and others reported one by one. The more Zhou Yafu listened, the paler his face became. When everyone finished speaking, he sighed heavily and said: "The Shanyu of the Huns has noticed!"
"What?"
Ruyin Houqiang smiled and said: "General, you must be joking. If the Huns find out, why don't they attack with all their troops?"
Zhou Yafu smiled bitterly and said: "Because they are still just suspicious, but soon the Huns will send out elites to test."
The tent fell into silence for a moment. This group of people grew up listening to the story of Wu Muhou of Huaiyin, but the strongest general they had ever seen was Zhou Yafu, and they instinctively trusted Zhou Yafu's words. Regarding Zhou Yafu's words, everyone had already regarded it as something that would definitely happen.
Then the reality developed quickly as Zhou Yafu expected. After the most elite cavalry of the Huns kings fought with the Han army, they left like a gust of wind.
"Let the army stop. One last fight with the Huns. The road ahead is up to you. Take the Han soldiers back and don't live up to Your Majesty's grace. This is the only thing I can do. .”
Zhou Yafu's words were very calm, but many people in the tent had tears in their eyes, and Marquis Ruyin even wiped his tears quietly.
Because everyone can hear a touch of tragedy in Zhou Yafu's words. Using his body to direct a high-intensity war is basically equivalent to stepping half a foot into the gate of hell.
"As you command!"
In the big tent, all the generals responded in unison.
…
Just ten miles away from the confrontation between the Han army and the Huns, Luo Ling's carriage came here in a swaying manner. The old horse was quite intelligent. It brought Luo Ling here with many twists and turns along the way.
Luo Ling looked at the evil aura gathered by the army in the distance, his face expressionless, he just pointed slightly, and then Lao Ma led him towards the battle.
The Han army and the Huns had begun to confront each other. Luo Ling crossed the top of a hill, looked at the two armies from a distance, and then suddenly patted the carriage.
"boom!"
Like the roar of thunder, it resounded through the grassland, and the horses jumped up in shock. Both the Han army and the Huns looked at the source of the sound.
A man stands high on the top of the hill!
(End of chapter)
