my grandfather was qin shi huang

Because Da Qin's general Xin Sheng, who was stationed in Longxi County, suddenly dispatched 10,000+ troops without warning, crossed Jincheng, and launched a strong and ferocious attack on the Yuezhi tribe stationed on Wushaoling.

As soon as the war started, it entered a stalemate!

All kinds of siege equipment were used in turn, and from time to time they would launch head-on confrontations, as if they would not give up until they achieved their goals.

Wushaoling is bordered by Maya Snow Mountain to the south and Gulangshan Gorge to the west. To the south of the ridge is the fast-flowing Jinqiang River and the Juoxi Xiulong Grassland with rich water and grass. To the north of the ridge is the fertile Anyuan Basin. It is about 17 kilometers long from east to west, about 10 kilometers wide from north to south, and has an altitude of 3562 meters. With steep mountains and dangerous terrain, it is the gateway and throat of the Hexi Corridor.

If you want to enter the Hexi Corridor from Longxi, Wushaoling is a natural danger that cannot be avoided.

Because of this, in the 32nd year of the First Emperor, that is, 215 BC, after Meng Tian led an army to capture the Hetao Plain, he had to stop his progress in the face of this natural danger that was easy to defend but difficult to attack.

There is no way, one man can block it and ten thousand men can't open it.

If we want to take Wushaoling, we don't know how many lives we have to take.

This is natural danger.

Therefore, facing the sudden attack by the Qin army, Yuezhi was shocked and nervous. For a moment, everyone's eyes were focused on Wushaoling.

There is only one exception.

King Zuo Xian is depressed!

When he heard that the Qin army suddenly launched a large-scale attack on the Yueshi in Wushaoling, his expression suddenly changed.

"Quick, quick, Ruoshuihe, Ruoshuihe!"

Zuo Xian Wang Yudun felt a chill down his spine, and the hairs all over his body suddenly stood up. Immediately ordered the tribe to throw down the extra baggage and rush on the road with all their strength.

However, what he didn't know was that just before that, Zhao Ying's army had silently detoured to the bank of Ruoshui River.

In the past, Huo Qubing followed this river all the way south and invaded the Hexi Corridor, thus establishing a complete victory. In fact, before going through the transformation of Baishan Mountain, there were only two most important wars between the Central Plains peoples and the grassland peoples.

One is the location and the other is the cavalry.

The Hexi Corridor is easy to defend but difficult to attack; the vast grassland is short of supplies and the logistics pressure is huge; the Central Plains cavalry, which does not have a three-piece cavalry suit and does not have enough horses, cannot compete with the Huns cavalry who grew up on horseback in terms of combat effectiveness.

Now with a three-piece cavalry suit and a configuration of one man and three horses, Zhao Ying's army has made up for the shortcomings of war horses and riding skills.

Now, with a false shot, while everyone was focusing their attention on the Xiongnu Royal City, he secretly tricked Chencang, and under the leadership of the fifteen thousand Xiongnu soldiers, crossed the most notorious city in this era. The changing color of the Badain Jaran Desert.

We came to the only shortcoming of this Hexi Corridor.

Weak water riverside.

"This place is the throat of the Yuezhi, and it must be heavily guarded -"

Zhao Ying glanced at the generals who looked tired but in high spirits, stretched out his riding whip, and lightly drew a line on the map on the ground.

"I want to divide our troops into two areas. One will attack along the northern foot of Heli Mountain to attract as many Yuezhi troops as possible, and the other will attack fiercely along the Ruoshui River to defeat all invading enemies. This battle can only be successful, not allowed. fail!"

Having said this, Zhao Ying's eyes were like lightning and he looked around.

"I want to personally lead [-] cavalry to attack along the Ruoshui River. Now I need a general to take on the important task here in Heli Mountain..."

"General, the last is willing to go!"

Zhao Ying didn't finish his words.

Han Xin, Zhang Han, Wang Li, Meng Zhan and others rushed forward and asked for orders in a low voice.

Although the task was to feign an attack and attract the Yuezhi troops, it also had a heavy responsibility. Zhao Ying pondered for a moment and then turned his attention to Han Xin.

If he weren't worried that Han Xin's personal strength was insufficient to overcome difficulties, he would even want to give him the task of Ruoshui.

History has proven that Han Xin was a god-like presence on the battlefield.

But the premise is to give him enough troops. As for now——

Zhao Ying did not think that with the current military strength, Han Xin could compete with him in overcoming difficulties and destroying cities and strongholds.

"Han Xin listens to the order! I will give you [-] elite soldiers and [-] Xiongnu soldiers. You will attack along the northern foot of Heli Mountain. You must attract the Yuezhi's attention to the maximum extent——"

Speaking of this, Zhao Ying's voice became a little cold.

"In this battle, life or death does not matter!"

As soon as Zhao Ying said this, everyone was in awe. Zhao Ying's arrangement was obvious, which was to fill it with human lives and pin the Yuezhi's troops to the Heli Mountain area.

"promise!"

Soon, the task force will go down.

Han Xin was the leader, Meng Zhan was the auxiliary, and Chen Ping was the military advisor. He led an army of [-] people and attacked the northern foot of Heli Mountain. And he personally led Wang Li, Zhang Han and Zhang Liang along the Ruoshui River to attack the Hexi Corridor!

While it's still light.

Zhao Ying ordered the entire army to rest, collected all the dried meat, steamed buns, and fried noodles from everyone, put them together, and made soup in a large pot. Let everyone enjoy a hot meal, and then order the stove to be destroyed.

"Gentlemen, if this battle is unsuccessful, I will be benevolent! As long as we can capture the Hexi Corridor and return to Longxi alive, everyone will be promoted to three ranks and rewarded with hundreds of acres of farmland! Those who died in battle will be rewarded double! Pensions will be paid in addition to the Huns soldiers. , can be naturalized in Da Qin, and will be treated the same as Da Qin’s head of Guizhou——"

After eating, everyone rested where they were.

When dusk falls.

Han Xin, Meng Zhan, Chen Ping and others, with their own armies, took the lead to set off towards the northern foot of Heli Mountain. They would take advantage of the darkness and launch a surprise attack on the Yuezhi at midnight.

And Zhao Ying will also lead the army to launch a strong attack along the Ruoshui River at dawn.

……

In the dark of night, Han Xin and others, with their horses bound on their hooves and holding coins in their mouths, followed the established route and quietly climbed up the northern foot of Heli Mountain. Heli Mountain belongs to the remnant range of the Tianshan Mountains. It is not high and has gentle terrain. It is a low mountainous area eroded by drought. It has sparse vegetation and is a desert grassland.

Therefore, although it was night, it was not too strenuous for the Qin army, who had already studied the terrain here.

The only thing you need to pay attention to is to try not to attract the attention of the Yuezhi tribe here.

Raising the telescope and looking at the shadowy torches on the top of the mountain in the distance, Han Xin turned his head, carefully observed the nearby terrain, and raised the flag in his hand with a stern expression.

The team stopped quietly.

"Listen to Mengzhan's order. I order you to lead seven thousand Xiongnu soldiers to attack the enemy's camp. You must hold on for half an hour. Within half an hour, you must fight to the death. Anyone who disobeys the order will be killed! After half an hour, , If something can be done, then take advantage of the victory to pursue it and expand the results of the battle; if something cannot be done, then throw away the helmet and armor and escape along the road!"

Meng Zhan felt a chill in his heart and glanced at Han Xin, who had a serious look on his face.

"promise!"

He himself comes from a family of military commanders and is proficient in the art of war. During the time in the recruit camp and the expedition against the Huns, his art of war improved by leaps and bounds. At this time, he had already vaguely guessed Han Xin's intention.

While admiring him, he couldn't help but secretly break into a cold sweat because of Han Xin's boldness.

Chen Ping glanced at Han Xin, who was holding his sword and showing no anger and self-respect. His heart moved slightly but he said nothing. It was only when Meng Zhan was ready to leave with his army that he found an opening, approached Meng Zhan, and whispered a few words.

"Thank you for your advice!"

Meng Zhan solemnly raised his hands to Chen Ping, then turned around and left.

Although this trip is dangerous, it may not be without opportunities!

He whispered and ordered everyone to lead their horses. Han Xin looked at his actions and raised his eyebrows, but did not stop him and let him do it.

The army led by Meng Zhan disappeared silently on the hillside, while Han Xin commanded the army and ambush on both sides of this narrow place.

Will be outside, military orders are not accepted!

If possible, he would naturally not want to follow Zhao Ying's instructions step by step. He would simply attract the Yuezhi's troops deployed nearby and become a qualified cannon fodder. He wanted to create an opportunity to kill all these Yuezhi's troops!

Therefore, he chose to turn a blind eye to Meng Zhan's little thoughts.

As long as he can complete his mission, he can do whatever else he wants. What he can achieve is up to him!

Around Haishi, Meng Zhan led an army of [-] men and finally arrived near the mountains.

From their position, they could already vaguely see the enemy's figure through the telescope. At this time, although it was March, the cold wind was still blowing strongly and the air-conditioning was pressing on Heli Mountain.

Although King Zuo Xian has repeatedly ordered that the defense must be strict, but if it is really to be implemented, I don’t know how many discounts will be needed.

Originally, stationing here was a hard job, but we were also ordered to patrol day and night and strictly defend...

Ah--

Who doesn’t talk nonsense? If you have the ability, you can guard it yourself!

Therefore, the orders from above are given to the people below to do what they should do. The most they can do is to ask the people below to set up a few more posts and patrol a few more times, and there will be very few left.

"Now that the Huns have no time to take care of themselves, they have no time to trouble us Yuezhi. If you ask me, those people above are clearly using chicken feathers as arrows to torment us brothers..."

In the cold wind, someone was patrolling and cursing.

"Okay, okay, stop talking. Who made our leader offend King Youxian? Otherwise, who would be willing to be on duty here in this cold weather? You and I may still be in the warm tent. , hugging my mother-in-law happily..."

Someone on the side chimed in, but as soon as the words came out, there was a burst of suppressed laughter.

"Young Lao San, Third Lao Gou, you can tell me in detail about holding your mother-in-law happily..."

"roll--"

The laughter in the crowd became more obscene.

It was extremely cold on the top of the mountain, so I just passed the time with these dirty jokes.

The group of people were talking and laughing when the man who just cursed accidentally glanced down the mountain. Suddenly he laughed, rubbed his eyes in confusion, and looked somewhere down the mountain in surprise.

"Brothers, look below, does it look like a group of people..."

"Damn you, stop being so suspicious..."

The man leading the team in front couldn't help but swallow hard before he finished his curse, and looked at the low woods in the distance with horrifying eyes. At this time, a strange fire suddenly lit up among the woods, and then the fire expanded rapidly.

At this time, they could already clearly see the figure behind the fire.

Those were Hun men carrying scimitars!

"The Huns are attacking!"

They no longer cared about anything else, and rushed towards the leader's tent while shouting warnings, their voices breaking with nervousness.

However, it was too late!

Before they could wake up, the fire in the distance was approaching at an abnormal speed. As the fire approached, there was the roar of countless war horses galloping past.

Everyone: ...

This is a hillside, not an official road!

There is no need to fight, those sharp edges and corners of rocks can destroy these war horses——

How could there be a war horse coming!

But they couldn't think too much. With the increasingly brighter fire, they could clearly see the situation below the hillside. Thousands of war horses, with torches tied to their tails, were running towards the top of the mountain.

These Huns are simply crazy!

How dare they treat their own horses like this!

Meng Zhan is also a ruthless person.

He directly tied torches to the tails of more than 7000 war horses. With the fire, the frightened war horses were chased by the crowd and ran towards the top of the mountain!

He naturally has his own plans. If he loses this battle, what use will these war horses have?

If we win this battle, we will naturally have Yuezhi’s war horses to supplement us!

As soon as the horses here rushed up, Meng Zhan followed with more than 7000 troops.

Although it was uphill and the road was difficult to walk, the more than 7000 war horses had their tails on fire, and there were thousands of people behind them making loud noises. They were so frightened that they couldn't care less.

The four hooves of the horseshoe made a clear and rapid tapping sound on the rugged hillside.

To be honest, the defense here is really not simple.

In order to prevent the Xiongnu from sneak attack here, the Yuezhi deployed seven or eight thousand young and strong medium-sized tribes to guard here. However, who can stop the seven or eight thousand crazy war horses?

Who dares to stop seven or eight thousand crazy war horses!

Even if I feel condescending, I don’t dare——

So, they all fled. However, how could their two legs escape these crazy horses? Except for a few who saw the opportunity quickly and snatched a war horse and ran wildly below, countless people were directly knocked to the ground by these war horses, and countless hooves stepped on them.

What was even more frightening was that the war horses with torches tied to their tails rushed to the tent and hit the torches. Soon, the entire tribe camp turned into a sea of ​​fire!

The Heli Mountains have become a purgatory on earth.

From far away, you can smell the disgusting smell of burning flesh...

Capture Heli Mountain without spending a single soldier.

The speed is incredibly fast, but the cost is a bit high, more than 7000 horses——

When Han Xin got the news, he couldn't help but twitch the corners of his eyes and glanced at Meng Zhan several times. Military deductions are not realistic. It seems that I still underestimated the ruthlessness of this old opponent.

But, no matter what, this can be regarded as a hearty victory, and the task has been exceeded.

No need to think too much, Han Xin immediately ordered the pursuit!

What is the purpose of attracting troops?

Isn't it just to create opportunities for the main army to enter the Hexi Corridor?

Now we're in!

"kill--"

At this time, the time has not yet come.

Han Xin, Meng Zhan and Chen Ping led an army of [-] to pursue them along the road. How could the Yuezhi people, who were still in shock, bother to observe how many enemies were behind them?

The wolf scurries about, and the mouse flees with its head in its arms.

……

In the distance, Zhao Ying, who had been waiting for the attack at dawn, looked at the fire on the top of the mountain in the distance that illuminated half of the sky. He couldn't help but twitch the corners of his eyes and jumped up.

"Pass my order, prepare the entire army and set off immediately!"

It doesn't matter if orders change day by day. On the battlefield, opportunities are fleeting. Teammates have created opportunities for themselves. If they are rigid and unable to seize them, that would be a real crime!

This fire on the top of Heli Mountain has touched the hearts of many people.

No one needed to inform the nearby Yuezhi army that there was a big problem in Heli Mountain!

At this time, they could no longer care about those little calculations and sent out manpower to support them. Not only the Yuezhi tribe living on the nearby valley floor, but also the army responsible for guarding Weoushui had to allocate some manpower.

If Heli Mountain is lost, there is no point in guarding the weak water!

For a moment, the war horses neighed, the torches swayed, and everyone in Heli Mountain was watching.

PS: Thank you to the book friend Black and White for your support of 100 starting coins (sorry, I don’t know how you typed those two small circles). Today’s 4400 words are not included in the additional updates. The guarantee of [-] will continue tomorrow and I will make up for it slowly.