The spy quietly walked outside the Huns camp, observed the soldiers patrolling inside and the layout of the camp, and then quietly returned to his original position.
"General, I have seen clearly that these Huns' patrols are completely irregular. The patrols of each tribe are completely different from the others. The two tribes in front are the Tuli tribe and the Hunxie tribe of the Huns. Both of them are A large tribe among the Xiongnu," the spy said.
"Are you sure?" Dun Ruo asked.
"I'm sure that when my father was still alive, he took me to Yunzhong to do business, and happened to encounter the Tuli tribe and the Hunxie tribe attacking Yunzhong. My father also contracted the cold and died during this business trip, so I have a very deep impression. , it’s impossible to see it wrong,” the spy said.
"What about the staffing?" Wang Ben asked.
"Five people in a team, two teams at a time," the spy said.
"General, are we still going to attack at night tonight?" Dunruo asked.
"Have you brought the kerosene I asked you to bring?" Wang Ben asked.
"Here they are. We put the kerosene in a jar, each with one. There are three hundred jars in total." Dunruo took out a jar from his waist.
"That's good. Send me an order for everyone to disperse later. Follow me and rush into the Huns' camp. Smash all the kerosene jars on your body into these tents, and then retreat. Do you understand?" Wang Ben said lowly. said the voice.
"No!" Dun Ruo said.
The soldiers in the front row conveyed Wang Ben's order to the rear. After everyone heard the news, Wang Ben waved his hand, and the five soldiers held crossbows and marched towards the Huns camp. After arriving at the appropriate position, the five men stretched out their bows. The arrow was aimed at the Hun soldiers standing guard above.
"Whoosh~"
Five feather arrows were inserted above and he observed the Hun soldiers around him. Wang Ben saw that the Hun soldiers at the top were dealt with and immediately rushed forward with the soldiers behind him who were ready to mount their horses.
The galloping sound of the horses alerted the patrolling soldiers, but before they had time to inquire about the situation, they were shot dead with arrows by soldiers who entered the Xiongnu camp. In a blink of an eye, Wang Ben and his soldiers had rushed into the Xiongnu camp. The sound of galloping horses woke up the sleeping Xiongnu soldiers. The soldiers on night duty rushed out of the camp with weapons in hand. As soon as they rushed out of the camp, they were shot dead by the Qin army's cavalry with bows and arrows.
"Fight quickly, throw out all the fire oil!" Wang Ben said with a sword, killing the Hun soldiers who rushed to him.
Dun Rui smashed the kerosene jar on his waist towards a tent. The jar burst open and the kerosene inside spilled on the tent. The other cavalry also followed suit, and 300 kerosene jars were scattered on the ground. The inner and outer parts of the Hunxie Department were smashed open, and a kerosene jar was smashed on the grass shed and cracked. The sleeping horses below were suddenly awakened, and the pungent smell of kerosene floated throughout the entire camp. The Xiongnu soldiers also woke up one after another and attacked the Qin cavalry. The two sides suddenly fought in chaos.
"withdraw!!"
Seeing that the kerosene was almost spread, Wang Ben used his sword to fly the brazier beside him to the tent stained with kerosene and immediately ordered a retreat. The other cavalry heard the order to retreat and stopped fighting with the Huns soldiers. There was a brazier nearby. The cavalrymen also flew the brazier out one after another. With the help of kerosene, a raging fire broke out in the Tuli Department and the Hunxie Department.
Some soldiers who had not had time to rush out of the camp were immediately surrounded by fire. The original fire spread rapidly towards the surroundings with the blessing of the cold wind.
The fire alarmed other nearby tribes. The sound of the Qin army's night attack resounded throughout the Xiongnu camp. A large number of Xiongnu soldiers besieged the Qin army's cavalry. Wang Ben and Dun Ruo led the cavalry towards the outside of the camp. He came out, and the sharp sword in his hand kept slashing at the attacking Huns soldiers.
At the top of the border city, General Chen was anxiously waiting for news of the night attack, and suddenly he saw the fire coming from the Huns camp in the distance.
"General, do you think the Huns camp is on fire?" the soldier on the side said, pointing in the direction of the fire.
General Chen glared at the soldier fiercely and said
"Nonsense, as you put it, I am not blind. Someone will mobilize a thousand cavalry to follow me to support General Wang Ben."
"General, if you all leave the border town, who will take command?" the deputy general said worriedly.
General Chen glanced at the deputy general, his expression a little uncertain. He naturally knew what the deputy general was worried about. He was worried that if they were unable to come back, the entire border town would be leaderless. Wang Ben also said this when he took Dun Rui to attack the camp, but weren't you the one who was used by Dun Rui? The fight came back.
"If we fail to come back in time, the border city will be left to you. Don't say anything. I am very aggrieved by the Huns' siege today. I have been in the army for many years. I have always led people to attack others. I have never been beaten by others. He was beaten like a turtle." After speaking, General Chen went straight down to the top of the city.
As the gate of the border city opened wide, General Chen led a thousand cavalry and rushed towards the Huns camp.
At this time, in the Xiongnu camp, the three hundred elite cavalry led by Wang Ben were engaged in a fierce battle.
Although the three hundred elite cavalry were all elite, the casualties continued to rise in the face of the overwhelming number of Xiongnu soldiers. Just when the Xiongnu soldiers were about to surround the Qin army's cavalry, the ground shook slightly, and a roaring sound was heard. Everyone stopped what they were doing. Wang Ben sat on his horse and looked at the fire in the distance as if something was rushing out.
The ground was constantly shaking, and countless horses in the fire were frightened by the fire and screamed. The flames on the stables gradually merged with the flames in the camp. More than 10,000 horses were frightened. These horses rushed out of the flames in order to survive.
The encirclement that was about to be formed was immediately overwhelmed by the horses rushing out of the fire. Facing the galloping horses, these Huns soldiers had only one idea left in their minds, and that was to run. As the horses dispersed, the entire Huns camp fell into turmoil. , in addition to the Tuli tribe and the Hunxie tribe, the nearby tribal camps were attacked by frightened horses. Some soldiers who were sleeping in the tents were rushed into the tents by the frightened horses without any preparation. When they woke up , what caught his eye was the horse rushing towards him.
After the camp fell into turmoil under the impact of the horses, everyone scrambled to escape. The sounds of crying, the sound of fire burning, and the sound of horses trampling soldiers continued to sound.
"Brothers, follow me and fight out!"
Wang Ben saw the confusion in the Huns' eyes and immediately rushed towards the entrance of the camp. The others immediately followed Wang Ben. The remaining cavalry still maintained their formation and broke through towards the outside. The Hun soldiers at the exit He suppressed the fear in his heart and faced it.
The turmoil in the Tuli and Hunxie tribes stirred up the entire Xiongnu camp, and Touman was also awakened by his subordinates.
"The Great Chanyu, the Qin army attacked the camp and set fire to the stables. More than 10,000 horses from the Tuli and Hunye tribes were frightened and rushed towards other tribes." The soldier said,
"The Qin army attacked the camp!? What did the patrollers do for food? Why did they let them burn the stables!?" Touman said angrily.
The guard leader Man, who had a golden sword stuck in his waist, said:
"Da Shanyu, now is not the time to worry about these things, now we should let people stabilize the camp."
After hearing the words of his golden sword guard, Touman calmed down and ordered
"Let Tu Li and Tu Qian lead the royal guards to stabilize the turmoil, and let Xie Gu and lead people to guard outside the camp. Don't let the Qin army escape!"
"Yes, Great Chanyu!"
The two golden sword guards around Touman immediately conveyed the order according to Touman's words. Among King Zuo Xian's troops, King Zuo Xian looked at the turbulent camp ahead with a sneer on his face.
"Your Majesty, do we need to support the Tuli tribe and the Hunxie tribe?" King Zuo Xian's golden sword warrior said.
"What are you going for? The Great Chanyu will naturally go to support them. Babaru, let our sons have a good rest. We still have the task of attacking the city tomorrow!" King Zuo Xian sneered.
"Yes, Your Majesty." Babalu glanced at the burning camp and shook his head.
King Zuo Xian looked in the direction of the royal tent and whispered
"Touman, don't worry if other tribes are ahead and let your own cronies defend you. Unexpectedly, your cleverness will be mistaken for you."
After saying this, King Zuo Xian returned to his tent without looking back.
At this time, Wang Ben led the cavalry and had already rushed out of the camp. Behind him, Touman sent people to hunt down Wang Ben's evil bones and led the cavalry in hot pursuit. Looking at the Hun cavalry chasing after them, the Qin cavalry took out their repeated crossbows and pulled the trigger at the cavalry behind them.
The Hun cavalry who were hit by crossbows fell off their horses one after another. Xie Guyu was a little surprised when he saw this scene. He didn't know why the Qin army's cavalry had such superb cavalry and shooting skills, so he ordered
"Archery!!"
The Xiongnu cavalry fired arrows at the Qin army in front. The Huns' arrows seemed to miss the Qin army. The Qin army's cavalry seemed to have nothing to do, and fired a burst of crossbow arrows. Seeing this scene, Xie Gu and the already shocked He was speechless, and so were the Hun cavalry beside him. Some of the Hun cavalry even shouted
"Monsters and soldiers of the Qin army are all monsters!"
While distracted, Xiegu and the cavalry led by him slowed down, and they could only watch helplessly as Wang Ben led the team away. Wang Ben, who escaped from the Xiongnu pursuit, saw General Chen greeting him in front.
General Chen looked at Wang Bi and many soldiers who were covered in blood and asked excitedly.
"General, are you okay?"
"It's okay. The latest armor made by Gongshujia is very useful. The Huns' swords can't penetrate our armor." Wang Ben patted his armor and said.
These armors were all imitated by Gongshu. Although they are not as light and defensive as real condensed armor, they are already overwhelming for the Huns who still use low-quality bronze and even bones to make arrows and swords. Pressed.
Chen Shoujun looked at Wang Ben's armor by the firelight. The armor of the three hundred cavalry was obviously different from theirs.
"Where are the pursuers?" General Chen asked.
"I don't know. They were still chasing us just now, but after firing a round of arrows, their speed slowed down. Let's retreat quickly," Wang Ben said.
"Okay, the general will go first, and we will take the rear." General Chen said.
Wang Ben nodded and led the cavalry towards the border town. General Chen led his men to the rear. After no enemy was caught up with him, General Chen and his men also evacuated. Wang Ben and his men rushed straight into the border town. among.
"What are the casualties?" Wang Ben stopped his horse and said.
"Thanks to these latest armors, of the three hundred brothers, none died, five were seriously injured, and the rest all suffered minor injuries." Dunruo looked at the armor on his body with pity in his eyes.
The same is true for other cavalry. When they charged into the Huns' camp, the Huns' weapons could not do any substantial damage to them, especially when faced with the Huns' bows and arrows, most of which were blocked by their armor.
"It's a pity that this kind of armor is too difficult to make. It is said that only the Yulin Army is equipped with most of it so far, and other armies only have a few armors." Wang Ben pulled out the feather arrow inserted in the armor and said.
Looking at the arrowheads of the feather arrows, Wang Ben was a little surprised, because the arrowheads of the feather arrows were not the bronze arrowheads and bone arrowheads common among the Xiongnu, but made of iron. Although the production was very inferior, it was not as good as the Qin arrowheads. But this was enough to surprise Wang Ben, which shows that the Huns already had craftsmen who could forge iron weapons.
"It seems that sir is right, the Huns will be our most important enemy in the future." Wang Ben said while looking at the arrow.
Although the Huns did not have craftsmen, they knew the importance of craftsmen. When they plundered various countries, in addition to money, food and women, they also paid special attention to craftsmen, and brought many craftsmen with them every time they plundered. go back.
"No enemy can survive under the iron cavalry of Great Qin. The Huns are powerful, but we are not bad now." Dun Ruo patted the saddle and stirrups and said.
Wang Ben nodded. Qin's previous battles with the Huns were no different from other countries. They relied on the city and relied on strong bows and crossbows to continuously consume the Xiongnu's vitality. But in a head-on confrontation, the Qin army is indeed no match for the Xiongnu.
In the Central Plains, only Zhao's martial arts cavalry could fight head-on with the Huns' cavalry, but now with Ma Sanbao, the Qin army's cavalry gradually stood on the same level as the two.
As the sky dimmed, the chaotic Huns camp also calmed down. The embarrassed Huns sat on the ground in disgrace, while soldiers mobilized from other tribes were cleaning up the battlefield.
Touman, escorted by two golden sword warriors, led his men to the Tuli Department and the Hunxie Department.
"Where are your Tuli King and Hunxie King?" Touman asked, grabbing a soldier.
"I'm not sure if I'm going back to the Great Chanyu. He's from Tuli. The King was burned by the fire yesterday and is currently undergoing treatment." The soldier replied tremblingly.
Seeing the scorched earth all over the ground and the tents smoking black smoke, Touman became increasingly angry and shouted
"Where are the soldiers who patrolled yesterday? The Qin army attacked the camp, but they didn't find out immediately. What did you do for food!?"
The Hun soldiers from the Tuli tribe and the Hunxie tribe who were present did not dare to speak anymore, but lowered their heads silently. Looking at the dejected soldiers, the anger in Touman's eyes seemed to be about to turn into a real substance. He faced what he just said. the soldier said
"Take me to King Tuli. Are there any soldiers from the Hunxie tribe here? Let King Hunxie come to see me in King Tuli's camp."
"Yes, I will take the Great Chanyu to see our Tuli King."
The soldiers led the way and took Touman to the tent where King Tuli was.
(End of chapter)
