Daqin: Zulong's Traveling Frog

Chapter 227
"My God! Could it be that Ben is going to die here?"

Wang Li's face was haggard, and he let out a long sigh. Since he entered the army, he had never encountered such a big defeat.

Suddenly, the sentry watching the Huns' movements in the distance reported another strange thing.

"A large Xiongnu army has divided its forces and headed north."

"Roughly estimated, there are about [-] cavalry in this army."

"General, a group of Huns suddenly split up and headed north! That group of Huns has at least [-] cavalry."

Wang Li, who had been worried these past few days, finally had a smile on his face.

The retreat of the Xiongnu army is now a good time to break out.

There were only [-] cavalry in the Huns camp, most of them were disabled, so naturally they could not be stopped by the Huns.

The Xiongnu relied on concentrating their forces to organize a continuous attack and divide thousands of horses. This meant that the Xiongnu could only slow down their attack speed before they came back.

But the faces of the generals around Wang Li also became tense.

One of the assistant generals said: "The Huns are cunning and cunning, and Mao Dun is no ordinary person. Could it be that it was a trick of the Huns to lure the enemy, causing Wang Li's army to retreat voluntarily and then planning an encirclement and suppression?"

But Wang Li shook his head. Now that they are running out of food and grass, they have no way to fight back. The Xiongnu can just encircle and suppress them directly. Why use tricks? Isn't it superfluous?
General Pi continued: "But if it wasn't, why would the Xiongnu divide up their troops and go away? Could it be that there is a gap between the chief of the tribe and the Shanyu, or that?"

There was hope in Wang Li's eyes: "Could it be General Li Xin's plan?"

Yesterday, Li Xin's military flag was no longer ten miles away. I thought that Li Xin was evacuating, but it seemed that it was Li Xin's plan to encircle Wei and save Zhao.

It's just that what interests does the north have that make the Xiongnu have to divide their troops to help?
Of course it is grain and grass!
But Wang Li didn't think much, and immediately passed the order to the soldiers of the three armies, raised his arms and shouted: "No matter what, this is our last chance to break out. The whole army quickly went down the mountain and headed for the camp at the foot of the mountain."

Meanwhile, Tiger Mountain.

This mountain is located on the east side of the Helan Mountain River. It is named after the tigers on the mountain.

The luxuriant grass at the foot of the Tiger Mountain is a good grazing land, and it fits the environment of the grassland.

Mao Dun ordered Zuo Dadanghu to guard this place, where he grazed more than [-] cattle and sheep, as well as a spare [-] horses, to provide food, grass and supplies for the army.

The Huns originally wanted to encircle Wei and rescue Zhao, but Li Xin used a move to encircle Wei and rescue Zhao, which relieved Wang Li's dilemma.

Mao Dun would not give up the food, grass and supplies at the foot of Tiger Mountain, so he ordered [-] cavalry to go for reinforcements.

Huyan Jilu was still several hours late. When he led his army to Tiger Mountain, there was only a mess left here. The Huns who were grazing were disemboweled and died on the ground. The corpses were mixed with the slaughtered livestock. The herds of cattle, sheep and horses were missing, or were dispersed, or were driven away by the Qin army.

When they searched for the horseshoe prints and arrived at the foot of Tiger Mountain, a huge banner was fluttering in the wind on the other side of the river.

Huyanjilu stared at the symbols on the flag and was about to bleed. He could only watch them escape across the river.

Immediately afterwards, Huyanjilu got another piece of bad news that Wang Li had withdrawn from Baiyang Mountain with [-] pacers.

Huyanjilu's eyes were as sharp as a knife, and he said ferociously: "It's still a step late, but Qin Jun, please remember, we will definitely make you pay for this hatred."

When the news reached the camp of the Chinese army, Mao Dun's face turned ashen, and he said coldly: "I never thought that the strategy of encircling the spot to fight for aid would go to waste, and the Qin army would take advantage of it for nothing."

This also made Mao Dun re-examine the Qin army. It seems that there are not only reckless men like Wang Li in the Qin army, but also a commander who calms down and analyzes the overall situation.

Now that Li Xinjun has rushed to the vicinity of Baiyang Mountain, we may not gain advantage if we attack again, so we can only retreat for the time being.

Winter is coming soon, the army can't resist the severe cold, so they can only go to the northern palace, and the Qin army will also enter a three-month recuperation.

The two countries will not go to war again!
At present, the Qin army is victorious, Jiuyuan Mengtian has included King Youxian's territory into Qin's territory, and Li Xin and Qiang Yan have also pushed their fangs deep into the territory of the Xiongnu.

Although Wang Li's main force was wiped out, the overall loss was heavy, and many people began to question Maodu's ability, but they were all suppressed by Maodu forcibly.

Mao Dun said slowly, "Until the last moment, who knows?"

"Although the Qin army has won staged victories, our main force is still there, enough to fight against the Qin army, not to mention we still have a trump card in our hands!"

Huyanjilu and Naye looked at each other and asked further, but Maodun shook his head lightly: "The fewer people who know, the better. When the Qin army is still immersed in the joy of victory, there will probably be a fire in the backyard."

Seeing that Mao Dun didn't tell, the two people didn't need to ask more questions, and they left the camp slowly.

The camp is solemn and dignified, but the Zhangtai Palace is not so quiet.

Naturally, the people in the Qin army's camp were angrily scolding Wang Li.

As a general, Wang Li hastily approached the northern foot of Helan Mountain with good intentions, but due to improper command, the army was almost completely lost, allowing the Xiongnu to breathe.

More importantly, General Meng Tian's four-way encirclement of the Xiongnu royal court fell through.

But Wang Li is also the chief general, and Li Xin has no power to deal with it, so he can only report the matter to Qin Wangzheng truthfully.

With a great victory of thousands of troops, Li Xin led the army to break through the gate of Helan Mountain, rescue Wang Li, and destroy the enemy's food and grass, which made Qin Wangzheng smile.

This time Li Xin can be regarded as a great victory, giving Mo Dun a head-on blow.

However, Wang Li, as the chief general, commanded improperly, resulting in the death of all [-] troops. According to the military law, he should be dismissed. After thinking that he was a general, he ordered the soldiers.

The winter is about to pass. Qin Wang Zhengxuan ordered the army of prisoners to deliver honeycomb briquettes to the soldiers in front, so that every tent can be warm for the winter. Participating in daily training is a joy.

In the next year's war, Maodun could be wiped out in one battle, causing the Hu people to withdraw from the Helan Mountain grassland and stop grazing.

Qin Wangzheng also ordered Zhang Er to lobby the Yuezhi Kingdom, and the Yuezhi Kingdom promised to donate [-] good horses to Daqin, so that Daqin could expand its army by [-] cavalry to replace Wang Li and train in the clouds.

The next year's four-way encirclement strategy can be implemented smoothly, and this time Li You will be the commander.

King Jizhun of Joseon also came to congratulate Daqin. The balance of victory is leading to Qin. Jizhun has no need to act anymore, so he can surrender to Daqin and is willing to be Daqin's envoy, paying tribute every year and proclaiming himself a minister.

There was a gleam of light on Qin Wangzheng's face, and a series of battle reports seemed to indicate that Qin would soon win a comprehensive victory, but there was an imbalance in his heart. Mao Dun lost so thoroughly, this was not his previous style.

Suddenly, a scout came to report, which made Qin Wangzheng look cold.
(End of this chapter)