Ziyou and Wang Jian looked over, and Wei Liao put down the military newspaper in his hand.
"The news from Luo Wang is that Li Mu mobilized his 30,000 Wuling cavalry to leave Yanmen Pass three days ago, and their whereabouts are unknown," Wei Liao said.
"It seems that Li Mu can't sit still anymore. This way, our pressure will be reduced a lot. As long as Li Mu's movements are noticed by the Huns, this will be our chance." Ziyou said with a smile.
What else could Li Mu and his Wuling cavalry do after leaving Yanmen Pass but heading north to the Huns? You’re not going to fight against Yan State, are you? Although Li Mu was specialized in fighting against the Yan Kingdom in addition to the Xiongnu, in the face of the Xiongnu going south, even if Li Mu wanted to attack the Yan Kingdom, his Wuling cavalry would not allow it.
Since its birth, the main target of the Wuling Iron Cavalry has been the Huns in the north. For Zhao State, the harm of the Huns was more serious than that of the Six Kingdoms.
"I'm afraid that Li Mu moved too fast and the Huns withdrew before we could close our bags," Wei Liao said.
They were well aware of the strength of the Wuling Iron Cavalry under Li Mu. In the entire Qin State, only the Iron Eagle warriors could compete with the Wuling Iron Cavalry, and they were still at a disadvantage. Although the Huns were not weaker than the Wuling Iron Cavalry, their army They are all in Shangdang County, where each tribe can only retain a limited number of people. Not only are Li Mu and others unstoppable, they are also unstoppable.
"Speed up the march, we must hurry up, Li Mu won't wait for us." Wang Jian said.
"It would be great if Li Mu was also one of ours." Ziyou joked.
But this sentence attracted the attention of Wang Jian and Wei Liao, and Ziyou smiled awkwardly. Ziyou knew what these two people were thinking. As the only two commanders-in-chief of the armed forces with sufficient strategic level in each country, Wei Liao and Li Mu were worthy of being welcomed by any country. The two were even more rivals. However, Wei Liao's thoughts were all on joining forces to fight against Qin, so he naturally did not want Li Mu to enter Qin and help Qin.
Wang Jian, on the other hand, wanted to compete with Li Mu wholeheartedly. As a middle-aged military faction, as the saying goes, there is no first in literature and no second in military affairs. Wang Jian and Li Mu always have to compete with each other. They know that they and Li Mu are better than each other. After the gap, Wang Jian wanted to work hard to surpass Li Mu, otherwise he would not entertain Wei Liao in the Wang family as his biological father, and let him write military books with peace of mind, in order to learn the art of war from Wei Liao and make up for his own shortcomings.
Wang Jian and Wei Liao also knew that Zi You was joking. Li Mu was very loyal to Zhao, so it was naturally impossible for him to surrender to Qin. Under Wei Liao's arrangement, the army increased its speed again.
At dawn, the Tuli brothers, who had a hundred thousand Xiongnu army under Touman, marched towards the border town. Looking at the border town blocking their way, Tuli brothers immediately sent their troops to attack. Because of the experience of attacking in the previous few days, the Huns army did not Instead of rushing to attack, he held a leather and wooden shield on his head to resist the Qin army's arrow rain.
When the Xiongnu army, which was attacking in an orderly manner, was ready to deal with the rain of arrows, the expected rain of arrows did not appear. When the Xiongnu army approached, they discovered that there were no defenders on the wall of the border city, only the flag of Qin. Flying.
"Captain, the defenders of the border town have withdrawn. The border town is now an empty city." A cavalryman came to Tu Li and Tu Qian's horse and said.
"What!? The Qin army has withdrawn?" Tu Li said incredulously.
"Yes, Captain Zuo, the Qin army in the border town has withdrawn." the knight said.
Tu Li looked at his younger brother Tu Qian. Among the two brothers, Tu Tuli, the elder brother, has always led the army to charge into battle, while Tu Qian is responsible for making suggestions and occasionally participating in the charge. Faced with such unexpected things, Tu Qian needs Tu Qian to make up his mind.
"Let our people search the border town and see what the situation is inside." Tu Qian said.
"yes."
After the cavalry left, Tu Qian looked at Tu Li and said
"Brother, you wait here for news from the city. I will report the news to the Great Chanyu."
"Okay." Tu Li nodded.
After Tu Qian left, Tu Li patiently waited for the search results.
At this time, Wang Ben, Meng Wu and others who had evacuated the border town headed towards Changyi with a large amount of supplies. When they were about to arrive in Changyi, they met the vanguard army who came to meet them. After the response, Meng Wu led The Golden Fire Cavalry was responsible for guarding, while Wang Ben and other border defenders retreated to Changyi to rest, and the vanguard army began to build fortifications and camps.
On the Xiongnu side, after knowing that the Qin army had withdrawn, Touman felt like he had punched cotton with all his strength. When the border town was really empty, Touman led the army towards the border town and watched. Touman didn't know what to do in the empty border town with nothing left. This was the first time he saw the Qin army abandoning their own city and retreating.
"Is there any food and grass in the city?" Touman asked.
"No, there is nothing left in the city, not even the pots and pans," Tu Li said.
"The whole army breaks camp and continues southward. After passing the border town, our world will follow." Touman said.
"yes."
Looking at the empty city, Touman was a little angry. They spent so much energy attacking the border city, but got nothing.
"Damn the Qin army, they didn't leave any food for us." Touman cursed secretly.
As the Xiongnu army broke camp and continued southward, the spies that the Xiongnu army had sent out soon returned.
"How is Changyi doing?" Touman asked.
"Back to the Great Chanyu, the Qin army has set up a camp outside Changyi City. The camps are continuous and contain about 200,000 people. All other fortresses outside Changyi City are under martial law," the spy said.
"The Qin army gave up holding on to Changyi and instead stationed its army outside the camp?" Touman said with a glint in his eyes.
"yes."
"How far is the Qin army's camp from us?" Touman asked.
"One hundred miles."
"Hahahaha, blessed by the wolf god, the Qin State must have regarded us as other Central Plains people and chose to fight with us in the field. I must let them know how powerful my Huns are, these arrogant Qin troops." Touman laughed. road
"The whole army sets off, and all the troops who went out to look for food are asked to come back and march twenty miles to stop and set up camp."
"The Great Chan is cautious. If the Qin army dares to fight with us in the field, they must have a backup plan." Gongyang Ling said.
"Prime Minister, there is no need to say more. The Qin army is not as powerful as imagined." Touman said.
"Army attack."
The Xiongnu army moved forward and stopped and set up camp eighty miles away from the Qin army's camp.
Some Huns tribes who were looting villages also returned to the camp and began to rest.
On the Qin army's side, the armies led by Wei Liao, Ziyou and Wang Ben also arrived at the camp. Neither side sent out spies to investigate the other side's situation. The other side's intelligence continued to gather in front of their respective commanders' cases. Wei Liao and Wang Jian The three of them stood in front of the map with Meng Wu, constantly marking the Xiongnu camp and possible attack routes, and at the same time planning various counterattack actions.
There were three fortresses in front of Changyi City for defense. After the border city was abandoned, two fortresses, Changli and Tonghuyi, and the camp were left to accompany each other. An inverted triangle pocket was waiting for the Huns to attack.
Touman also saw this and held his own war meeting. Although Touman had a violent personality and serious shortcomings in managing internal affairs, he was able to suppress many tribes and achieve the unification of the Xiongnu situation, relying on his excellent skills. In terms of combat capability, because of King Zuo Xian, Touman allowed Biancheng and King Zuo Xian to keep trying to use this to consume the strength of King Zuo Xian's tribe. King Zuo Xian also saw this and never tried his best. Attack the border town.
Now facing the entire Qin army, Touman also showed his true strength. The Xiongnu camp was no longer as disorganized as before. It was patrolled and stationed in a unified manner. The spies of the Qin army reported the situation of the Xiongnu camp. After that, Ziyou pulled out the previous military report and said
"It seems that the Huns are serious. We can no longer count on others and must be prepared to confront the Huns head-on."
"Touman is not a fool. He will not get into such a pocket formation. Where do you think he will attack first?" Wei Liao asked.
"Common sense, common sense is below. If we take down common sense, they will have another entrance to the south. Although they cannot plunder the richer places near Changyi, they can catch up with the people who fled to Gaonu. Looting these places will be enough for them to survive the winter." Meng Wu pointed at the location of Changli and said.
"I also think it's common sense. Tonghuyi has a river as a barrier, and there are many traps around it. And there is a vast plain near Changli. Once the Huns charge, it will be difficult for Changli to withstand it." Wang Jian said.
"Let the Yulin Army move out. They have always wanted to prove themselves. This is the first tough battle with the Huns. Tell them that what they have to deal with is the Xiongnu's elite cavalry, and let Feng Wuze be prepared. "Wei Liao said.
"I'll go there with Feng Wuze," Ziyou said.
"Why?" Wei Liao asked.
As a military supervisor, he should be responsible for military discipline in the army, and Ziyou is also the king's division of the Qin State. Life and death matters such as going to the battlefield should be avoided if possible.
"I proposed the establishment of the Yulin Army. I, the founder, should be there for this battle. Feng Wuze is capable enough, but this is the first time he has to deal with the Huns. I have seen how Li Mu dealt with the Huns at Yanmen Pass before. I can improve him to some extent. Some opinions." Ziyou said.
"Okay." Wei Liao thought for a moment and agreed with Ziyou's idea.
"Everyone from the Baijia family should be on their way. I'll ask General Meng to help me receive them when they arrive," Ziyou said.
"No problem." Meng Wu said.
After General Wei Liao gave the order to Ziyou, Ziyou found Feng Wuze, and then followed Ziyou to Changli with the 30,000 Yulin army that went out. The Yulin army that went out this time consisted of newcomers who were training and the watermen in charge. Everyone else besides Zhan was there. These Yulin Guards were all equipped with the latest equipment. Each one of them could be said to be armed to the teeth. After receiving the order, these high-profile Yulin Army soldiers had been waiting for a long time. Not enough.
As the best-paid army in the Qin State and the army closest to the King of Qin, they have been attracting attention and criticism since their birth. Now they need to use the blood of the Xiongnu to wash away the criticism on themselves.
(End of chapter)
