Fu Nian is not unaware of the horror of this teaching, especially this method of deceiving people. If it is used by people with bad intentions, it will be a disaster for all living beings in the world.
Wei Liao also came out of the shock of Hu Qiying, took a deep look at Fu Nian and continued to give orders.
"Let the Chinese army prepare to move out, follow the pace of the Ruishi Battalion and the Yulin Army's infantry and military base, and besiege them from both sides."
After Wei Liao's order was issued, others also reacted. Meng Wu and Wang Jian went to mobilize the Chinese army, and large numbers of troops continued to press forward. After seeing all the troops pressing forward, everyone's eyes were on Wei Liao.
Now once the war begins, the victory or defeat of the whole game depends on the commander who directs the battle. Commanding the number of combatants to participate in the battle is the most critical aspect in evaluating a person's commanding ability. Wei Liao is a well-known military leader, but no one has ever seen him command a large-scale battle. Wang Jian is the only general in Qin who can command more than 100,000 people, and Meng Wu can barely reach the level of 100,000 people. , any more, and loopholes will appear. If there is a mistake in command on the battlefield, even a very small mistake, once caught by the enemy, the entire battle situation will be reversed.
The entire Qin army was now completely at war with the Xiongnu. Wei Liao also knew that everyone was watching him. Wei Liao watched the military orders being issued one after another on the battlefield, ordering the Qin battalion generals one after another to lead troops to kill the Xiongnu army. Everyone watched the armies fighting on the battlefield, and only then did they understand that Wei Liao Why is Liao called a military giant alongside Li Mu?
Although the Xiongnu army experienced seven waves of arrow rain, the suppression of the infantry by the cavalry still existed. The Xiongnu still had an advantage on the battlefield. However, under the command of Wei Liao, the entire Qin army reversed this disadvantage. , the infantry cooperated with the elite battalion, infantry and middle base that could restrain the cavalry. After the latter withstood the Huns' charge, the infantry immediately swarmed up and surrounded and annihilated the enemy, rendering the advantage of the cavalry completely useless.
Looking at the entire battlefield, you will find an even more surprising thing. The entire battlefield has been transformed into independent small battlefields due to the differentiation of the Qin army. The numerical advantage of the Qin army in this small battlefield is always greater than that of the Huns cavalry, regardless of whether it is Once the Qin army is at a disadvantage on either side, new Qin troops will immediately be added. Wei Liao's large-scale corps combat capabilities were fully demonstrated at this moment.
Seeing Wei Liao's terrifying command ability, Meng Wu's eyes widened. These 200,000 people allowed Wei Liao to use them as freely as his arms. Wang Jian patiently watched the changes on the battlefield. Although he could command large-scale battles with more than 100,000 troops, he still could not use 200,000 troops so accurately.
As the saying goes, laymen watch the excitement, and experts watch the door. Unlike Meng Wu, who focused on the military situation, Wang Jian, who was also a military strategist, keenly discovered that it was not Wei Liao who accurately discovered the changes on the battlefield, but that the entire battlefield was moving towards It developed in the direction he expected, so Wei Liao was able to have the army make adjustments immediately every time something happened on the battlefield, or even make adjustments first and wait for the Huns to crash in.
"You two, watch carefully. There are not many opportunities like this. It's good to learn something." Wei Liao looked at Meng Wu and Wang Jian and said.
Wang Jian and Meng Wu nodded. This was a rare opportunity. Although Wei Liao had given them instructions on leading troops to fight before, it was extremely rare for a big boss to do it on the ground and explain it. After all, no one knew what Wei Liao would do next. When is it time to go to war?
The entire Qin army overwhelmed the Xiongnu attack with a rainbow-like momentum, but Touman was not incompetent, otherwise he would not have been able to unify the entire Xiongnu and remain undefeated under the double siege of Dayuezhi and Hu people. Fight back and nibble away at both.
Without the threat of arrow rain, Touman continued to mobilize his troops to break through and counterattack. However, as he confronted Wei Liao's command, Touman was already sweating profusely. No matter how Touman commanded the Huns army , in the end the Xiongnu army will be surrounded by the Qin army again, and they will not even be able to escape.
"Great Chanyu, why don't we retreat? If this continues, our army will never be able to get out." A tribal leader said.
Touman glanced at the other party coldly. Under Touman's cold eyes, the other party's face gradually turned pale. A silver light flashed, and a bloodstain appeared on the leader's neck. The leader's eyes were full of doubts and confusion, and he covered it with his hands. The wound on the neck fell from the horse.
"This is the Qin Army's last resistance. As long as we resist, victory will still be ours. Anyone who dares to retreat will suffer the consequences." Touman glanced at everyone with his cold eyes.
Scanned by Touman's cold eyes, these people suddenly did not dare to speak anymore. At this moment, these tribal leaders remembered that Touman was still the great chanyu who held the strongest army of the Huns. King Zuo Xian had been provoking Touman before. Man's thought gave them the idea that Tou Man was old and could no longer suppress everyone, but looking at Tou Man who was like a bloodthirsty wolf, they realized how ridiculous their previous thoughts were.
King Zuo Xian was able to provoke Touman because King Zuo Xian himself was the most powerful tribe of the Huns besides the royal court of the Huns. What about these tribes? In front of Touman, he was no different from the small tribes who were bullied and plundered by them.
"Everyone puts all their troops forward to support the army that is in a bitter battle." Touman said coldly.
This time they said that 200,000 troops were dispatched, but the actual number was more than 200,000. He asked these tribal leaders to bring troops. Most of the troops provided by these people were ordinary cavalry and slaves, while his own elite troops were They hide them privately and only send them out during plunder. This is the consistent style of the Huns. It is precisely because of this style that these elites have been used as cavalry to help the Huns turn defeat into victory and defeat the Huns and Dayeshi.
Seeing the furious Touman and other tribal leaders, they all rode their horses to mobilize the troops. Although the main force of the Chinese army was Touman's Royal Guards, they all had elites who were not on the battlefield, not to mention Touman.
Looking at the leaving figures of these tribal leaders, a coldness flashed in Touman's eyes.
"Great Chanyu, I am afraid that such methods will alienate these tribes." Gongyang Ling reminded.
"On the grassland, if you have a strong fist and a strong army, others will support you. Your Central Plains style does not apply on the grassland." Touman said in a deep voice.
"If we let all the elites of these tribes go to the battlefield, we will just die. In the end, it will be our own strength that will be weakened. The Da Yueshi are still watching eagerly from the sidelines." Gongyang Ling reminded.
Looking at the Xiongnu army that was constantly at a disadvantage, Touman shook his head. How could he not know that it was difficult for the Huns to turn defeat into victory? It was not that he did not want the army to retreat, but that he could not allow the army to retreat. What Touman had to do was to weaken the strength of these tribal leaders as much as possible in the battle with the Qin army. If the troops of these tribes were allowed to retain their strength and return to the Xiongnu, it would be difficult for Touman to continue in his position as a great chanyu.
This time he went south to attack Shangdang County. It was a war for Touman to stabilize his prestige and once again demonstrate the strength of the Huns' royal court. The battle of Yanmen Pass had already made the Huns internally dissatisfied with Touman, the great chanyu. If it weren't for the Xiongnu There was still a strong enough army in the royal court, and King Zuo Xian had already led his men to oust Touman from the throne.
In the past ten years, more and more Xiongnu tribes are still wavering between Touman and King Zuo Xian, so Touman cannot lose this time when they go south. However, they did not expect that it will backfire. They are destined to suffer heavy losses this time, and even lose all their money. After returning to the Huns, Touman could think of what situation he was about to face.
Anyway, it was a failure in the end. Touman knew that his prestige would be damaged again. Since the result was already determined, in order to stabilize his position as the Great Chanyu, Touman used the method of killing people with a borrowed knife and borrowed the hands of the Qin army to kill these people. The elite of the tribe had their strength greatly weakened, making them unable to shake Touman's rule over the Huns.
At the same time, Touman once again had a strong desire in his heart for the method proposed by Gongyang Ling to weaken the Xiongnu nobles and tribal leaders. Now that they are weakening the strength of these people, they can only temporarily protect themselves. When they become strong again, they will attack Touman again. The location creates dangers, and only these threats can be fundamentally eliminated.
"Prime Minister, let's take a step first and go back to the Xiongnu to arrange our plans. These Xiongnu nobles and tribal leaders are always a troublesome problem." Touman whispered to Gongyang Ling.
Gongyang Ling took a deep look at Touman, and he knew that the seeds he had planted in Touman's heart had sprouted. People are greedy, and once they have mastered power, it is impossible to hand it over again. Gongyang Ling constantly creates a sense of crisis for Touman, and constantly proposes ways to help Touman alleviate these crises, thus giving Touman a sense of urgency step by step. , so his plan is completely undefended.
"Yes, Da Shanyu, I'll go back right away." Gongyang Ling said.
Gongyang Ling took his guards and rode away from the battlefield to the Huns camp, preparing to leave with his own men.
At this time, King Zuo Xian, who was directing the flank battle with the Qin army's cavalry, was also sweating profusely. His cavalry of King Zuo Xian's army was retreating steadily under the charge of the Qin army's cavalry. Seeing that the Xiongnu continued to fall into a disadvantage on the battlefield, Zuo Xian Wang The wise king said to the messenger beside him
"Go and tell the Great Chanyu that the Qin army is really powerful and that King Zuo Xian's troops can no longer hold on. Let the Great Chanyu order the withdrawal."
Just as the messenger was about to leave, he was stopped by Zhihuan. King Zuo Xian looked at Zhihuan and asked with a frown.
"What does this mean, military advisor?"
"There is no need to ask the Great Chanyu. Your Majesty, please take a look." Zhihuan shook his head and said.
Following the direction Zhihuan pointed, King Zuo Xian looked doubtfully. Seeing another Hun cavalry charging toward the battlefield, King Zuo Xian's eyes tightened. He now understood Touman's thoughts.
"Damn Touman, is he planning to send all the tribes to die?" King Zuo Xian said through gritted teeth.
"If we retreat now and our strength is preserved, Touman will probably have to hide weapons under his pillow when he returns to the Huns," Zhihuan said.
"Then what should we do? Can't we, King Zuo Xian, just continue to be the unjust ghost?" King Zuo Xian asked, looking at Zhihuan.
It's not that King Zuo Xian never thought of asking King Zuo Xian to withdraw from the battlefield to preserve his strength, but if he did so, the Qin Cavalry would directly attack the entire Xiongnu army. When the time comes, Touman will throw the reason for the defeat on him, and he will be blamed. If he doesn't want to carry it, he has to carry it. When the time comes, these tribal leaders will be hostile to him, and he will lose the chance to overthrow Touman.
"The Great Chanyu is really good at killing people with borrowed swords. This Gongyang Ling deserves to be called a sage." Zhihuan said with emotion.
"Does the military advisor have a solution to this problem?" King Zuo Xian asked.
"Here's the solution." Zhihuan said, pointing to King Zuo Xian's tribe who was fighting the Qin army.
King Zuo Xian looked at the Zuo Xian King with some doubts as he gradually fell into a weak position. He did not understand what Zhihuan was talking about, so he asked
"Commander, don't be so secretive, just say it directly."
"The Zuoxian King's troops are now at a disadvantage. We have no advantage against the Qin army, so why not use another method, such as flying kites, which we are best at." Zhihuan said.
When he heard Zhihuan talking about flying a kite, King Zuo Xian immediately understood that the kite would be blown away if the wind was strong, so he said to Zhihuan
"If that's the case, Touman can also blame us for the defeat."
"The range of the Qin army's crossbows is farther than ours. We can't move the Qin army's cavalry back and forth, so the Qin army finds an opportunity to get rid of our control and directly attack the central army. What does it have to do with us? It's because the Qin army is too powerful. It's not that we deliberately gave the Qin army a loophole." Zhihuan said while looking at the battlefield.
"I will give the order now, but I will ask the military advisor to explain to the Great Chanyu that I am no match for that old man Gongyang." King Zuo Xian said in a low voice next to Zhihuan.
"no problem."
Then King Zuo Xian gave an order to have King Zuo Xian's troops give up the confrontation with the Qin army's cavalry, and instead began to harass and contain the Qin army. Seeing the mobilization of King Zuo Xian's troops, a trace of pride flashed in Zhihuan's eyes, and then Looking at the Hun cavalry joining the battlefield, a trace of worry flashed in his eyes. This was all he could do. As for whether the Qin army could swallow the Hun army, it all depended on the command of the commander-in-chief of the Qin army.
The cavalry of King Zuo Xian suddenly gave up their hedging and began to contain and harass them, which made Meng Tian a little dazed. At first, King Zuo Xian's thought was to contain and harass them so that they could not pose a threat to the Huns' central army, but within their range The farther crossbow arrow gave up this method, thus creating a hedge, but now it has been replaced by this method, which makes Meng Tian a little confused.
And if you try to contain them, just contain them. They are so far away from us, and even your crossbows can't hit us. Meng Tian murmured in his heart, wondering if this was a conspiracy by Zuo Xian Wang Bu.
"General, the Huns have mobilized a lot of cavalry to join the battlefield. Are we going to support the army?" the deputy general of the Golden Fire Cavalry asked Meng Tian.
Looking at King Zuo Xian and the army who were outside the range and seemed to be in danger, but in fact there was no threat at all, Meng Tian knew that the opportunity was not to be missed and immediately ordered:
"Leave one-third of the people to contain King Zuoxian's tribe, and the remaining people will follow to support the army."
After saying that, Meng Tian rode his horse towards the Huns army with a spear in hand.
"Follow the general and charge!!"
(End of chapter)
