Qin Shizhi's Confucian junior master

Chapter 274, Golden Fire Cavalry, Abandon the Border Town

Meng Wu took the lead, waving the spear in his hand and charging forward.Zuo Xianwang has been roundabout on the battlefield to suppress the cavalry at the top of the city. At this moment, he rushed towards the golden fire cavalry with all his strength. Seeing the cavalry rushing in front, Meng Wu shouted
"Shoot from the rear crossbowman!!"

The cavalry behind the Golden Fire Cavalry inserted their long swords into their scabbards, clamped their legs around the horse's belly, and with the support of the stirrups, they straightened up one after another and drew their bows and arrows. The cavalry who were heading immediately spread out to both sides, making room for the cavalry behind to attack.

The Xiongnu cavalry who were rushing towards the Qin army did not realize that the danger was approaching. The leading Tuli King warrior waved his scimitar and shouted excitedly, but the next moment he responded with countless bows and arrows. The rain of arrows hit the rushing Hun cavalry like hail. When the Tuli King warrior realized the danger, they could not stop.

"Be careful!!" the general shouted.

As soon as the general's voice fell, the arrow rain in front of him covered the front army of the Hun cavalry, and the impenetrable arrow rain instantly took away the lives of a large number of Hun cavalry, before the scimitar in the general's hand fell, he fell to the ground.After a wave of arrows, the Golden Fire Cavalry put away their crossbows and drew out the long sword at their waist again.

The cavalry on both sides and the cavalry in the middle cooperated with each other like a huge net to gradually encircle the cavalry of the Huns. The cavalry's fight was far faster and more fierce than that of the infantry. Both sides were assisted by horses.The Hun cavalry relied on elite riding skills, while the golden fire cavalry relied on stirrups and saddles.

After a round of charge, only the Golden Fire Cavalry remained on the battlefield. Tens of thousands of Golden Fire Cavalry swallowed more than 5000 Hun cavalry.

"King Zuo Xian, let's retreat, our cavalry are scattered, we can't stop these cavalry who are not weaker than our Huns."

King Hunxie anxiously looked at King Zuoxian, and King Zuoxian looked at the golden fire cavalrymen who continued to rush forward with horror in their eyes. The [-] cavalrymen last night had already made him feel unbelievable.After Xie Gu returned with Chasing Qin Jun, he reported to Touman that Qin Jun was not human at all. Not only did he have the same riding and shooting ability as them, but his armor was also impenetrable, not even their bronze arrow clusters could penetrate.

But all the people present thought that this was the reason Xie Guyu made for himself. The Huns lived on horseback since they were young, so they have invincible riding and shooting abilities. No matter how the Qin army trained cavalry, it was impossible to train large-scale cavalry like them.So Touman thought that the person who attacked the camp last night was the elite cavalry of the Qin army, so he was let go by Xie Guyu, and Touman punished him severely, and Xie Guyu was beaten with a hundred lashes.

But after seeing today's Golden Fire Cavalry, King Zuoxian understood that Qin had really trained cavalry as good as them, and even cooperated with the cavalry formation of the Central Plains people, and their combat power was far superior to their cavalry.

At this time, the Golden Fire Cavalry had fought against the second wave of Hun cavalry who blocked them. This time, the Golden Fire Cavalry still used the old method, first riding the arrow rain, and then swallowing the Hun cavalry.After the second wave of Huns' cavalry was swallowed, the Golden Fire Cavalry had already arrived at the position of the Huns' central army. The Xiongnu's siege army was mostly infantry, and the cavalry was used to support them. Facing the cavalry who had already raised their speed, these people could not stop them at all.

Facing these infantry, the Golden Fire Cavalry was not at all polite. They blocked and killed people along the way, and the Huns in front couldn't stop them at all.

"Assault the whole army, take down the enemy's banner with me!!" Meng Wu shouted looking at the chariot platform where King Zuoxian was.

Dozens of cavalrymen near Mengwu immediately headed towards King Zuoxian's chariot platform with Mengwu, and the cavalry behind them followed suit one after another. At this time, the golden fire cavalry pierced the heart of the Xiongnu army like an awl-shaped sharp knife.

"King Zuoxian, let's withdraw. If we wait any longer, our losses will be even greater, and we will even stay here. If the Great Chanyu commits a crime, I will bear it with you." King Hunxie was still persuading.

The other tribal leaders also persuaded. King Youxian nodded to King Zuoxian. King Zuoxian finally let the commanding soldiers blow the order to retreat. The entire chariot platform began to retreat under the pull of a dozen horses. The soldiers who attacked the city also retreated.

Seeing the Huns retreating one after another, Wang Ben raised his long sword and shouted

"we won!!"

"we won!!"

Looking at the excited surviving soldiers, Wang Ben had a smile on his face, but he couldn't hide the worry in his eyes. This was not the same as their expected arrival time. Wang Ben could guess that Mengwu's Golden Fire Cavalry should have arrived earlier.Although the Huns were repelled by surprise, it is still a question of whether they can persist when the Huns breathe again.

Meng Wu looked at the retreating Xiongnu army, led the Golden Fire Cavalry to continue charging for a certain distance, and then withdrew.

After entering the border city, Meng Wu looked at Wang Ben, who was soaked in blood and was only able to stand with the support of soldiers, and the wounded soldiers around him, and his eyes were filled with respect.

"Thank you!" Meng Wu patted Wang Ben's shoulder and said.

"This is what we should do. Where is the army?" Wang Ben asked.

"The army still has a day's journey away. In the last letter I wrote to the army, the commander-in-chief has ordered the vanguard to march here, and it should arrive this evening. The commander-in-chief ordered us to evacuate the border town." Meng Wu said in a deep voice.

"Why!? We worked so hard to defend the lower border town, how can we retreat now?" Chen Shoujiang said excitedly.

How much they paid to keep the border town, and now they have to evacuate the border town, which made them unacceptable for a while.Compared to Chen Shoujiang's excitement, Wang Ben was much calmer. He knew why he had to give up the border town. The border town was too small to accommodate 20 troops. The border town was said to be a city, but in fact it was just a small frontier fortress. The real border gate Changyi was behind.And the border town simply cannot accommodate 20 troops.

"Is it okay if we rely on the border town to camp?" Wang Ben asked.

Meng Wu shook his head and said
"Our expedition this time is not just to stop the Xiongnu. The purpose of the court is to counterattack the Xiongnu and let them know that in the land of Great Qin, those who dare to take half a step will die. Therefore, after thinking about it, the commander and the supervising army decided to abandon the border town and fight the Xiongnu in the wild."

"A field battle with the Huns!?" Wang Ben and Dun Ruo were a little surprised.

General Chen Shou and his lieutenant also looked at Meng Wu with doubts on their faces. They could barely stop the Huns' cavalry by relying on the border town. If it was a field battle, wouldn't this create a better attacking ground for the Huns' cavalry?

"I don't know how to explain it to you. The original words of the supervisor are that if you want to die, you must first make it crazy!" Meng Wu said.

"I understand, it's a pity that this border town will be given over to the Huns."

Wang Ben still felt a little reluctant, but for the sake of the overall situation, they had to abandon the border town. The border town was not the first line of defense in Shangdang County, but the frontier fort closest to the edge. Abandoning the border town was equivalent to giving the Xiongnu an opening. After the Xiongnu went deep, they would call in the troops from the nearby frontier fortress to encircle them.

"Take away all the food and utensils in the city and don't leave any of them to the Huns." Chen Shoujiang gritted his teeth and said.

"I know you are not reconciled, but you and the dead Paoze have achieved the ultimate. You blocked the Huns from going south, bought time for the army, and saved the people behind. What we have to do now is to fight back against the Huns. For the sake of the overall situation, we can only give up the border. Don't worry, the court will not say that you lost the city. On the contrary, you are the heroes of the Great Qin." Meng Wu looked at the surrounding soldiers and said loudly.

Hearing what Meng Wu said, the dejected soldiers who received the retreat order regained their spirits and no longer resisted the retreat order. They didn't want to retreat. Apart from the tone in their hearts, they were more worried about being blamed or being labeled as a defeated army, but they felt relieved when they heard Meng Wu say this.

As the entire border town began to operate, the soldiers began to collect all kinds of useful things, packed them up, and prepared to withdraw when the vanguard army arrived.

In the Xiongnu camp, Touman looked at the Zuo Xianwang and the people who had returned from another failure. At this moment, he didn't have the idea of ​​blaming others, but listened to a few people talking about the Golden Fire Cavalry with uncertain expressions.

"You said that the Qin army has cavalry no less than ours?" Touman asked.

"That's right, Da Chanyu, the Golden Fire Cavalry. My King Youxian fought against them in Beidi County. At that time, although their strength was not weak, they were not as strong as our Huns. But now the Golden Fire Cavalry is not weaker than us." King Youxian said.

Touman also knew the name of the Golden Fire Cavalry, but he had never fought against them. Except for King Youxian and the tribes under his command, the main target of the other Huns going south was Zhao State, not Qin State.

"How many Golden Fire Cavalry are there?" Touman asked.

"Less than 3 people. Although Qin has a horse farm, it is too small and lacks enough good horses, so there are not many cavalry." King Youxian said.

Hearing that there were only 3 people, the seriousness on Touman's face disappeared, and instead he showed disdain
"Youxian King is overthinking, but there are only 3 people. We now have 20 cavalry. It is just a matter of casually destroying these 3 people."

Looking at the worried faces below Zuo Xianwang, You Xianwang and other heads, Man said
"I've seen your siege today. If it wasn't for the arrival of reinforcements from the Qin army, the border city would have already been taken, so let's pass the punishment. You tribes have worked hard in the siege these days. King Zuoxian, take your people to rest. The next siege will be for Brother Tuli."

"Thank you for your gift, Great Chanyu." Zuo Xianwang said excitedly.

Although he was prepared in his heart, he was still very angry in the face of Touman's upright approach to rob him of the victory he was about to win, and he had to show a grateful expression. Looking at the throne behind Da Shanyu, Zuo Xianwang's desire for the throne became stronger and stronger.

Looking at King Zuo Xian who bowed his head respectfully, Touman waved his hand and said
"You all go down, so you can rest. Tomorrow Ben Chanyu will definitely take down the border town."

After all the tribal leaders had left, Gong Yangling, who had been in the dark, came out and said to Touman
"Da Shanyu, although we were able to take down the border town, we wasted too much time on the border town, which is not conducive to our continued southward movement, and there will be long-term benefits after the border town. The Qin army built a lot of frontier fortresses in order to deal with Zhao. These frontier fortresses are only used to delay our time. When the Qin army reaches Changyi, it will be difficult for us to go south."

"Prime Minister is too worried. Those who attacked the city these days are just slaves and slave tribes. The real main force of our Xiongnu is still cultivating. The food we plundered around these days is enough for us to last for many days. When we meet the army of Qin, Prime Minister Gongyang will naturally know why our Xiongnu can gallop on the grassland without encountering a single defeat." Touman waved his hand and said.

For the Xiongnu, these slave tribes and slaves are just for consumption, and the real combat power is the cavalry of their headquarters. As long as there is no resistance from the border towns, the next land will be their world.As for the reminder of the Gongyangling, Touman believed that it was the Gongyangling who came to the Xiongnu and stayed inside the Huns, and did not see the combat power of the Huns at all.

"I"

When Gongyang Ling wanted to say something, he was interrupted by Touman.

"I know what the prime minister thinks, but the food and grass are not enough for all the tribes to share equally. As long as we take Changyi, or even Fushi, we will have enough food and grass to survive the winter. Now that the weather is getting colder and colder, we Huns are used to the cold, but the Central Plains people are not. In the words of you Central Plains people, the right time, place and people are here. If you don't take Changyi, it will be a blasphemy to the wolf god."

Looking at the stubborn Touman, Gongyangling gave up on persuading him, but left the Wang Tent after saluting. Looking at Gongyangling's back, Touman showed disdain
"After all, he is a native of the Central Plains, without the bravery and decisiveness of our wolf clan."

The army of the Qin army, Wang Jian, Wei Liao and Ziyou were watching the latest military report.

"The frontier city is defended, and Changyi is ahead. We are still at too great a risk to confront the 20 Hun army under Changyi." Wang Jian said looking at the military newspaper.

Confronting the Xiongnu in the wild is the first time he has taken such an adventurous act. Although Changyi is behind him as a barrier, the field is ultimately dominated by the Huns. The elite of the Huns did not mobilize in the border guard battle. The elite of the Huns were reserved to attack Changyi.

"I don't want the children to be caught by wolves. According to Luo Wang's information, the Huns are not united. Especially these days, it is King Zuoxian who is besieging the city, not Touman. The relationship between King Zuoxian and Touman is already very stiff. This is our chance." Ziyou said.

"Information has come from Zhao State that the army at Yanmen Pass has moved." Wei Liao said.

(End of this chapter)