After discovering that they had been tricked, many tribal leaders in the Xiongnu king's tent became extremely angry. They all asked for a fight and wanted to attack the Qin army's camp, but King Zuo Xian was obviously calmer and asked
"Is this news about the Great Chanyu true? Don't let the Central Plains people lure the enemy deeper."
Hearing King Zuo Xian talk about luring the enemy deeper, the anger on Touman's face froze, and he swallowed the words that had just reached his lips, and his expression immediately turned cold. The faces of other tribal leaders also became embarrassed. In the battle of Yanmen Pass, Touman had been tricked by Li Mu to lure the enemy deeper.
King Zuo Xian shrugged helplessly. He was not provoking Touman intentionally, but he really had this worry. Touman and King Youxian also knew that King Zuo Xian did not mean to provoke, but this sentence came from King Zuo Xian. The words coming out of his mouth are particularly provocative.
"The purpose of luring the enemy deep is to allow the enemy to enter an area where they can easily be surrounded. There is a flat plain near Changyi, and there are no valleys or other places that can restrict the use of our cavalry. Moreover, the Qin army only has about 200,000 people, and it cannot attack us on the plain. King Zuo Xian can rest assured by implementing the tactic of fortifying the wall and clearing the country." Gongyang Ling stood up and said.
After hearing Gongyang Ling's words, everyone thought for a moment. It was really as Gongyang Ling said. It would be a real joke if 200,000 cavalrymen were surrounded by 200,000 infantrymen on the plain.
"This Shanyu has decided to mobilize the army to prepare for a decisive battle with the Qin army. We have no time to delay it any longer. There is already a problem with food and grass. If we capture the generals of the Qin army alive in this battle, we will use them to exchange a large amount of supplies with Qin. Food, grass and money," Touman said.
Their spies reported that this time the army went on an expedition. In order to build momentum, half of the senior generals of the Qin army were there. As long as they captured Qin, they would definitely choose to exchange for food and grass. By then, they would have enough food and grass for the winter. , thinking of this, these Xiongnu tribe leaders shouted
"Fight! Fight!"
"Okay, let the men of the army be ready. No matter how powerful the Qin army's crossbows are, they can't be as powerful as our vulture shooters. Ben Shanyu, the five vulture shooters accompanying the army this time, are all ready to be sent. The Qin army Don't our crossbowmen like to shoot commanders? The eagle shooters who accurately shot our wolves in the army have never served anyone!!" Touman raised his whip and roared.
Condor shooters are the highest honor for archers on the entire grassland. Condor shooters are even more valuable than Golden Sword Warriors. The total number of vulture shooters in the Huns is only ten fingers. When I heard Touman spend so much money, The leaders of these Xiongnu tribes became excited, as if they could already see the scene of them breaking through the Qin army's camp and capturing the Qin army generals alive.
"Good tomorrow, King Xian of the Right will be the vanguard, and Shanyu's Royal Guards will be the center army. King Xian of the Zuo will wait until the war begins and directly surround the Qin army camp from both sides. Don't let these people go." Man slapped the table and said.
“I will obey the orders of the Great Chanyu!!”
Then the entire Xiongnu army changed again. Naturally, the changes in the Xiongnu army could not escape the observation of Qin Army spies. Soon, information about the movements of the Xiongnu army appeared in the Qin Army camp.
"Touman fell into the trap. If nothing happens, the Huns will force us to fight tomorrow." Wei Liao said.
The decisive battle on the battlefield does not mean that one party can evade if it wants to. As long as you know the location of the opponent's main force, you can force the opponent to fight. Blind avoidance is completely impossible.
"Our agent also sent back some news that the Huns mobilized the eagle shooters." Wei Liao continued.
The Xiongnu cultivated warriors in the Central Plains. As the Qin State, which was close to the grassland, naturally sent many warriors to the Xiongnu. Faced with the term "eagle shooter", everyone felt a little confused. They had basically never heard of shooters. Diao Shou's name, looking at the confusion in everyone's eyes, Zi You explained.
"The Xiongnu eagle shooters are not only the best among the best archers. Only archers who can throw down golden eagles and Haidongqing on horseback can be called eagle shooters. Not only do they have amazing arm strength, they can pull twelve The strong stone bow can shoot the entire arrow kettle empty in one breath without missing a beat."
"With a twelve-stone bow, you can shoot the entire arrow kettle in one breath? Even the sharpshooters in the crossbowmen corps can't accomplish it." Wang Ben said in surprise.
Not only Wang Ben was surprised, Meng Tian, who was temporarily in charge of the crossbowmen corps, shook his head and said
"It's not that it can't be accomplished. There is no one in our crossbowmen group who can draw a twelve-stone bow, and it's not unprecedented for us to shoot an empty quiver of arrows in one breath."
The strongest marksman of the Qin army could only draw a ten-stone bow at most, and the bow and arrows that shot out a third of the arrow pot in one breath would be exhausted. As for the accuracy, let alone the accuracy of the arrows.
"Li Mu is guarded by a Condor Shooter. I have seen how powerful the Condor Shooter is, but no matter how powerful he is, he is just one person. As long as you get close, you can kill him." Ziyou said.
"Let the masters of the hundreds of families be dispatched. When the Ruishi Battalion charges, let the masters of the hundreds of families mingle among them." Wang Jian said.
"I went to discuss this matter with Baijia. Jing Ke told me before that he hopes to go to the battlefield and let him participate." Ziyou said, it is absolutely impossible for the Xiongnu to mobilize only one eagle shooter. Jing Ke is obviously It's not enough, and charging with the army is not something ordinary people can do. Unless you have a strong enough psychological quality, you will be frightened and overwhelmed just facing that scene.
After everyone discussed the decisive battle tomorrow, they all left to prepare. The messengers continued to move around from the Qin army camp. They were going to deliver Wei Liao's order and ask the nearby pass defenders to mobilize and prepare to attack. Regarding the Xiongnu's retreat, Wei Liao never thought that he could not defeat the Xiongnu head-on. What he worried about was that the Xiongnu would escape.
If the Huns find that they cannot defeat them and they want to run away, no one can catch them.
When the Huns and the Qin army were preparing for the decisive battle, Li Mu, who was roaming the grassland, was harvesting a tribe of Huns. Lieutenant General Sima Cuo looked at the heads behind the horse's tail and was very happy. This time, they took advantage of the emptiness inside the Xiongnu and were already on the grassland. After fighting for about ten days, most of the Xiongnu's elites were confronting the Qin army in Shangdang County. This resulted in no one within the Xiongnu who could confront the Wuling Cavalry.
"Which tribe is this?" Li Mu asked, looking at Sima Cuo who was cleaning up the captured items.
"This is already the eighth tribe." Sima Cuo said.
"In ten days, we will fight thousands of miles into the hinterland of the Xiongnu. The Qin army and the Xiongnu should have a decisive battle. Have you let go of all the people I asked you to let go?" Li Mu asked.
"Let them go, let go of hundreds of people. Even if ninety-nine people die, our news can still be passed to Touman's hands." Sima Cuo said.
After each attack on the tribe, Li Mu would ask Sima Cuo to release some people and let them deliver news to Touman in Shangdang County to make the Huns army uneasy.
"We will evacuate the captured ones. This time it is enough." Li Mu said.
"General, aren't we going to the Hun Royal Court?" Sima Cuo asked in a daze.
"We can't go. There are still tens of thousands of royal guards in the Xiongnu royal court. Touman is not stupid enough to take all the troops to Shangdang County. The resistance we encountered along the way is becoming more and more fierce. The soldiers We are tired after ten days of fighting, prepare to retreat!" Li Mu said.
Sima Cuo also looked at the exhausted soldiers around him and nodded helplessly. Although the Wuling cavalry were elite, they could not withstand the non-stop charging and driving for ten days. Even if the people could hold up their horses, they could not. live.
Just when Sima Cuo was about to order a retreat, Li Chang came to them with a few people escorting five or six people. After Li Chang joined the army, he relied on his strange strength and continuous accumulation of military exploits to become a captain of the Wuling Cavalry, with 10,000 Wuling Cavalry under his command.
Li Chang can be said to be Li Mu's favorite general. Anyone who is a military strategist will look down on the military situation, but they all hope that their men will have a military situation as the vanguard. Although the Wuling Iron Cavalry is the best among the six countries, it goes without saying that its strength is great, but There has always been a lack of a spear-like vanguard general, and Li Chang just supplemented this point. Facing the Huns cavalry that was several times his own, Li Chang could directly charge with the Wuling cavalry and penetrate the opponent.
More importantly, Li Chang has a simple mind and does not have so much thoughts about fighting for power. He is obedient, has high force value, is liked by the soldiers, and is a member of the same clan. This makes Li Mu find nothing to dislike about Li Chang.
"General, this is the person we captured in the tribe's tent. Take a look at this gold seal." Li Chang said.
After Li Mu got the gold seal, his expression straightened, he looked at the eldest man among the captives below and said
"You are the father-in-law of Touman the Xiongnu, Jin Zhiyu!?"
Sima Cuo also looked at the captives in front of him in surprise. They seemed to have caught a big fish this time, and they all caught Touman's grandfather. Sima Cuo looked at the people who were captured together, wanting to see if there were any big fish, but apart from women, the only remaining people were children, who should be Jin Zhiyu's family members.
"That's right, I am the father-in-law of Touman, the great Chan of the Huns. Jin Zhiyu, if you know what I mean, let me go. Otherwise, when my brave son-in-law Touman comes back from Shangdang County, he will definitely destroy you!" Jin Zhiyu Yu looked at Li Mu and said disdainfully.
Seeing Jin Zhiyu's arrogant expression, the surrounding Wuling cavalry all laughed. Looking at the joking smiles of the people around him, Jin Zhiyu asked with a somewhat ugly face.
"Why are you laughing!?"
"As much as possible, let Touman come and destroy me. My name is Li Mu, and I am the guard of Yanmen Pass." Li Mu looked at Jin Zhiyu teasingly. He wished Touman would come to him. He asked Touman to run away before, but this time The total number of Yanmen Pass defenders and Wuling cavalry under him is 120,000. Now with Li Chang, a soldier he has cultivated with all his heart, Li Mu is confident that with the same strength, he only needs one wave to defeat Manchu. To meet their wolf god.
After hearing the words translated by the translator, especially after hearing the word Li Mu, the arrogance on Jin Zhiyu's face immediately disappeared, and the Jingguan outside Yanmen Pass instantly appeared in front of him. Jin Zhi turned pale instantly and looked at Li Mu with his whole body trembling and said.
"You...you're a wolf hunter!?"
After saying this, Jin Zhiyu immediately collapsed on the ground and did not dare to move. The reputation of wolf hunters in the entire grassland is something that can make children stop crying. As long as Li Mu stays in Yanmen Pass for a day, the Huns will not dare to take a look, for fear that After being caught by Li Mu and having his head cut off, a wooden cone penetrated his whole head and he became a part of the Jingguan under Yanmen Pass.
The children and women behind Jin Zhiyu were so frightened that they collapsed on the ground and cried, and the pants of the two children were even wet. Seeing this scene, Li Mu also lost interest and waved his hand to have these people escorted away.
"These people's lives are saved. The king and I complained about the lack of time to worship the ancestors in the ancestral temple. These people took away the things for me, and also kept the various kings and subordinates of the Huns captured along the way." Li Mu said.
"Yes, General."
After the seizures were cleared, Li Mu headed towards Yanmen Pass with his army and numerous captives. After Li Mu and others left, an eight-year-old child covered in blood crawled out from under the corpses of the Huns on the ground. The child's eyes were filled with hatred as he looked at the direction in which the Wuling Cavalry left.
"Li Mu, I, Mao Dun, will definitely make you pay with blood in the Central Plains!!" Mo Dun roared.
As the prince of the Huns, after Touman led his army to Shangdang County, he felt bored in the royal court of the Huns, so he asked someone to take him to his grandfather, Jin Zhiyu, but when he arrived, he encountered When it came to the Wuling Iron Cavalry, which was domineering on the grassland, Jin Zhiyu's Chiyang tribe was considered a large tribe among the Xiongnu, but it was still a bit underwhelming under the Wuling Iron Cavalry. The guarding Huns cavalry were directly taken away in a wave, followed by Li Mu During the massacre and cleanup of the Chiyang tribe, he also relied on the protection of his guards to escape by pretending to be dead.
Mao Dun endured the sword wound on his back and began to search for those who had not survived among the Chiyang tribe. The seeds of revenge had been planted in his heart. He vowed to make Li Mu pay for his blood debt and avenge his grandfather.
At this time, Touman had no idea that his father-in-law had been kidnapped by Li Mu, and his son almost died at the hands of Li Mu.
As the sun rose the next day, the horn of dispatching troops sounded from the Xiongnu camp. The mighty Xiongnu army headed towards the Qin camp with the elite cavalry of King Youxian in front. Touman was riding on his horse. The Chinese army looked in the direction of the front army.
At this time, the Qin army was well prepared. The Ruishi battalions were lined up outside the camp. Behind them were the crossbowmen. The crossbowmen stood in three rows. They held strong bows in their hands, and behind them were the troops who had already prepared. For large yellow crossbows and siege crossbows, six people work in groups, three are responsible for loading, two are responsible for winding, and the last person is responsible for firing.
The Golden Fire Cavalry has been preparing for a long time. Meng Tian is standing at the front with a spear in his hand. He takes over Meng Wu's position. The Golden Fire Cavalry will be led by him to charge. This is his special request. The entire Qin Kingdom's Youthful Sect , he does not have a dazzling record to prove himself, so he needs a bloody battle to prove himself.
The Yulin Army has now integrated into the army, waiting for the order to charge.
"Charge!!!" King Youxian shouted
The deafening charge horn sounded, and the Huns cavalry headed towards the Qin army's camp.
(End of chapter)
