Mythical Qin, Han, Three Kingdoms, Sui and Tang Dynasties, establishment of empire

Chapter 35 The Northern Expedition failed
Important civil and military personnel under Liu Hua arrived one after another.

Liu Hua took out the intelligence obtained from the Qin army's defeat and said with a serious face: "Hu Hai's Northern Expedition failed. Almost all the 20 Qin elite troops were wiped out! The Golden Fire Cavalry was destroyed! Several generals died in battle!"

Everyone present could hardly believe it, Guan Yu's eyes widened, and Lu Ze almost pulled off his beard.

Even Jushou said with disbelief: "How is that possible! That's 20 Qin people who have been fighting in the south and north for more than [-] years. There is also Yang Su, the top commander, and the Golden Fire Cavalry is a three-talented army. Lord, this information is false. Bar?"

Zhang Fei's bad temper also said: "Lord, don't be joking, how can the barbarians do anything to Da Qin with their little strength!"

Yuchi Gong and Ma Wu followed: "That's it! That's it!"

Liu Huadao: "Look at the battle report. The Hu people's commander-in-chief this time is really not simple, and it's not just the Hu people. Da Qin's defeat this time can be said to be the right time, the right place, and the people are not in Da Qin."

Jushou and others heard Liu Hua's words and picked up the battle report to watch.

Jushou glanced at ten lines and took the lead in reading it and said: "My lord is right, the Qin army is really in bad luck this time!"

"That's true. Although Da Qin had a winning streak in the past two months, who would have expected that winter would start in the grasslands this year one and a half months earlier than in Youzhou, more than two months earlier than in previous years. Da Qin did not prepare winter clothes, and he suffered from frostbite first. Tens of thousands of people, coupled with the exhaustion of troops and expeditions of thousands of miles, the soldiers are exhausted." Kou Xun continued.

Liu Hua said helplessly: "Not only that, the commander-in-chief of the Hu people was not inferior to Yang Su, or even better. He caught the Qin army and received the order from Hu Hai to return reinforcements. Before the Qin army began to retreat, he and the Qin army The army was in a stalemate for several days. He definitely had detailed plans in Da Qin and knew the order before the Qin army received it."

Wei Qing was also trying to deduce the situation of the battle, and then said: "The Hu commander seized the opportunity very well. He did not attack when the Qin army began to retreat. Instead, he led the cavalry to make a surprise attack after the Qin army retreated for dozens of miles."

Feng Yi knew how to attack the heart best, and said: "Then the Hu people took the opportunity to shout, 'The Qin army has been defeated, and the Qin Dynasty will perish!' Such words would demoralize the Qin army when they were short of food and clothing, and the Qin army retreated for no apparent reason. , and finally Hu Qi’s surprise attack.”

Kou Xun wondered: "It is impossible to defeat General Yang Su in this way. With the general's ability, he should be able to retreat safely under such circumstances?"

Feng Yi, Ju Shou, Wei Qing and others were stunned. They could retreat safely under such circumstances. What kind of gods are they!
Liu Hua replied: "Yes! This situation is not enough to defeat the Qin army that has experienced hundreds of battles, but what if the Golden Fire Cavalry is defeated?"

Kou Xun is a rare genius with both civil and military skills. He couldn't keep calm at this moment. "How is it possible? Those are the golden fire cavalry who are chasing north with General Meng Tian. How can they be defeated!"

Liu Huadao: "The Northern Huns have military souls, and there are two unknown military souls and three talents. In addition, Meng Tian died unjustly and committed suicide. The Golden Fire Cavalry has almost been losing its status. With one against three, how can they not be defeated!"

Liu Hua continued: "The Golden Fire Cavalry has almost tried its best to delay the three powerful enemies. If you delay it like this, the Qin Army may suffer a lot, but it can still retain most of its combat power. After that, the Qin Army will continue to receive The Hu people's ambush and pursuit, dismembering the Qin army bit by bit, chopping meat with slow knives, and boiling frogs in warm water, even Yang Su could not save the Qin army."

Kou Xun and others were silent at this moment. Although they were determined to overthrow Bao Qin, they could not accept their defeat at the hands of the barbarians for a while.You must know that it was the Great Qin that unified the world and wiped out the six kingdoms. Even after the death of Qin Shihuang, anyone with a discerning eye could see that the Great Qin state could not last long. They only felt a huge shame when the Great Qin was defeated by the barbarians.

Liu Hua clapped his hands and said: "Have you calmed down? Let's review the Qin army's defeat. In addition to the right time, the right place, and the people who were not in Da Qin, there are other things we didn't expect, and we can improve on our shortcomings. At the same time, the fact that the Hu people defeated Da Qin shows that we must not underestimate the Hu people in the future."

Liu Hua continued: "The Hu people are not just one commander this time. If you look carefully, you will find that there are several commanders with different tactical styles commanding!"

Wei Qing was surprised and said: "There is more than one commander-in-chief, how could your lord tell that?"

Liu Huadao: "First, he was defeated continuously, but he was able to gather the defeated army. You see, he was suddenly able to maintain a stalemate with Yang Su for several days without losing the upper hand. Then he seized the opportunity so well, and he was good at manipulating people's hearts. Finally, he used the method of boiling frogs in warm water. Hu There are at least four commanders controlling the situation in this battle."

"Four..." Everyone felt numb.

Jushou asked: "Lord, are the four of you exaggerating?"

"Wei Qing, there is another general here who was defeated by us last time." Liu Hua looked at Wei Qing and said.

Wei Qing was silent for a while and then said hesitantly: "The one who is good at defeating battles? It's Murong Ke!"

Liu Hua affirmed: "That's right, it's Murong Ke. One of the remaining ones should be Shanyu Maodun of the Northern Huns. As for the others, I don't know where they came from."

Needless to say, Mao Dun, as the orthodox Northern Xiongnu Chanyu after the split of the Xiongnu Empire who was able to fight against the Qin Dynasty, is almost impossible to be weak. Nomads are predators of the jungle. It is impossible for a weak person to become a Northern Xiongnu Chanyu. He was also defeated in history. A group of famous founding generals led by Liu Bang created the famous White Horse Siege incident.

The remaining two Liu Hua actually had some guesses. The one who seized the opportunity should be Murong Chui, who was also a top commander in the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties. After all, Murong Ke had already come out. As for the method of boiling frogs in warm water, it didn't seem like it. People from the grasslands, but like people from the Central Plains, may be the traitor mentioned by the Bank of China.

After all, no Central Plains people would seek refuge with the barbarians during this period, only the Xiongnu Empire at its peak. Because of the hatred of Qin for destroying the Six Kingdoms, a large number of people from the Six Kingdoms fled to the grasslands to seek refuge with the Huns at that time. The Bank of China said that it was probably during that period that they took refuge.

Liu Hua sighed and said: "The Northern Huns almost tried their best to defeat the Qin Dynasty. They invited Xianbei, Ding Ling and even the Turks from the Western Regions and Goguryeo from Liaodong to form a coalition army. I just didn't know that the two unknown military spirits and Which side do the three talents belong to?"

Xianbei definitely didn't, otherwise Xianbei almost lost his fortune in the previous war. Goguryeo and Turk are the most likely. After all, they should belong to the Sui and Tang Dynasties, and they still have some strength.

The premature cold winter in the grassland during this period left the Hu people without enough reserves for the winter. Especially in the first two months, Liu Hua used commercial means to purchase a large number of livestock furs from the Hu people in advance.

(End of this chapter)