System: I let you have children, not fight for hegemony

In Huamachi, Meng Tian looked at the wisps of black smoke in the distance with vigilance.

Autumn had just entered. After learning about Qin's movements, the Xiongnu quickly sent troops to Huamachi.

They galloped back and forth under the fallen city walls, swinging their whips at thousands of slaves.

When King Yan Yan saw this scene, he couldn't help but tremble: "There will be no good end for betraying the Huns. General Meng, can you really protect us?"

Meng Tian looked heavy. The Xiongnu's emphasis on Huamachi was beyond his expectation. This would be a tough battle.

"Of course, the soldiers sent by Great Qin this time are the Shu soldiers of Marquis Ding'an! As long as we insist on getting support from Marquis Ding'an, what do the Xiongnu mean?"

The words "Ding'anhou" seemed to give King Yan Yan a lot of courage.

He rubbed his hands, nodded and affirmed: "As long as Marquis Ding'an sets foot on this grassland, we will have nothing to fear!"

King Yan Yan felt that he had been wronged. This year's salt tax was higher than in previous years, but he did not dare to lose even a grain of salt. As a result, Touman Chanyu went crazy and insisted on calling the leaders of the four tribes to the royal court.

From the tone and attitude of the royal envoy, even a fool could tell that this would not be a good thing.

Sure enough, it didn't take long for the Qin people to arrive, and Wang Ting also said that the four tribes were rebels.

According to the rules of the Huns, the rulers and family members of rebellious tribes would be put into sheepskin bags and trampled to death by thousands of horses!

The entire tribe will disappear from the grassland, and any boy taller than a wheel will be killed! The remaining women were given as rewards to tribes that had contributed to quelling the chaos.

There was no other way, so King Yanyan turned to the people of Qin without saying a word.

"I hope Marquis Ding'an will come soon." King Yanyan murmured softly.

When the sun just climbed above the horizon on the second day, the Huns cavalry turned their backs to the sun and launched an attack on Huamachi!

The gates of Huamachi City were closed tightly, and the city was crowded with fleeing Yu Yan people.

The old Jun Yanyan was also at the top of the city, watching the Huns' ferocious revenge with trepidation.

Meng Tian calmly organized the Qin army for defense, and did not forget to comfort the rickety King Yanyan beside him: "The Huns claim to be eagles on the battlefield, but eagles cannot break mountains. We, the Qin Dynasty, are mountains!"

Jun Yan Yan forced a smile and kept looking into the distance. Why hasn't Marquis Ding'an come yet?

The city outside the fortress is naturally not as good as the one inside the pass. The city is no more than two feet high, and the materials in the city cannot support a multi-day defense battle.

As long as the Xiongnu besieged them, Meng Tian would have to go out of the city to fight.

However, in the dictionary of the Huns, there is no siege, only attack and pursuit!

"The Huns are coming!"

Before he finished speaking, a low-pitched buzzing sound sounded, and the whizzing arrows rained down on the head of Huamachi City. They were nailed to the erected wooden boards and shields, making a clanging sound, and screams were heard from time to time. .

King Yan Yan was quickly pressed down by Meng Tian's hand, and then he was not shot into a hedgehog by the arrow.

"This is a test." Meng Tian squinted his eyes and watched as thousands of Huns' cavalry finished shooting their bows and arrows, then turned around and went back.

Meng Tian's heart kept falling. It was very possible that the Huns were also waiting for reinforcements.

The arrows of more than a thousand Huns could not damage the city wall, but if tens of thousands of Huns cavalry were fired from all directions, this thin city wall would collapse instantly!

The Huns were like a tireless war machine that did not need to sleep or eat or drink, constantly harassing Huamachi City day and night.

King Yanyan and the Qin army were exhausted from being harassed.

It was not until three days later that Meng Tian, ​​who was standing on the city wall, saw in the distance densely packed Hun horsemen, covering the intersection of heaven and earth to the north, which made people's scalp numb.

"We are finished! The Huns' reinforcements are coming!" There was a wailing in the city, and several riots even broke out. King Yanyan held Meng Tian's arm tightly: "General Meng, let's escape!"

Under the wall of Huamachi, the Huns cavalry cheered enthusiastically, which made the people in the city more desperate.

The next moment, the cheers of the Huns cavalry stopped.

I saw military vehicles appearing a few miles away in the south, with black Qin flags and red sickle flags flying on them!

As the military chariot advanced, more and more flags and black spots reflecting the cold light climbed up the small hillside until they occupied the entire field of vision. They seemed to be more than the Huns' reinforcements!

"The Marquis of Ding'an is here!"

"Shu soldiers are coming!"

Jun Yanyan prostrated himself on the ground with tears streaming down his face and bowed his head toward the south!

The Huns did not dare to act rashly. They vaguely discerned the three words "Ding'anhou" from the Qin people's ecstatic voices.

And the red flag that covers the sky and the sun does belong to the Marquis of Ding'an.

But isn’t the Marquis of Ding’an in Bashu? Bashu is so far away from Hetao, so why send troops from Bashu? This is totally against common sense!

The Huns were shocked and confused. They really didn't want to face Ding'an Hou, who was known as the God of War.

Many fish did not act rashly. The two sides confronted each other, but both kept sending out rangers.

Liu Ji no longer looked evasive, and his eyes were full of fear: "This Huns are as fast as the wind and aggressive as fire. They seem to be born cavalry. They are really difficult to deal with."

Xiao He: "Yes, if there were no adults to promote high saddles and stirrups, it would be really difficult for us to compete with the cavalry."

Wang Ben: "It's a pity that their equipment is too poor."

Most of the weapons of the Huns were wooden weapons, even the arrowheads were made of animal bones and stones, and there were very few bronzes.

On the other hand, the Qin army was equipped with iron swords and various spears.

Many Yuming troops rested in place for a day, and the rangers they sent also successfully contacted Meng Tian in Huama Pond.

On the second day, Duoyu gave the order: "Wang Ben led 10,000 cavalry at the head, slowly advanced, and pushed the position to the bottom of Huamachi City."

Wang Ben clasped his fists: "Here!"

Liu Ji frowned: "Why don't we start a battle with them and push them evenly?"

Before many fish could answer, Xiao He answered: "Because the Huns are not fools, they are cunning hunters on the grassland. Their strategy is to fight if they can beat them, and run away if they can't beat them."

Many fish nodded in agreement, this is one of the difficulties in hunting Huns.

The Xiongnu were nomadic people, and their homes were wherever they were. Even the royal court did not have a fixed city, so it was difficult to eradicate them.

But if there is no way to eliminate their effective forces, even if the Qin State drives them out of the Helan Mountain and Hetao areas, they will still face endless harassment from them.

Wang Ben's advancement was very successful, and soon many fish joined Meng Tian.

Entering Huamachi City, many fish and Mengtian began to discuss how to fight this battle.

Many Fishes: "It starts to snow outside the Great Wall in August. Within a radius of 500 miles, Huama Pond is the only supply point. If the tens of thousands of Huns cavalry cannot occupy Huama Pond before it snows, they will have no choice but to retreat to the big river. Let’s spend the winter.”

Meng Tian agreed: "We just need to wait for the opportunity."

The two agreed that they should first eat these more than 10,000 cavalry to weaken the Xiongnu's strength. (End of chapter)