Chapter 1026: Success in the East and Success in the West (Part 19)

Listening to Li Xin's words, even though he had absolute faith in Li Xin, Yu still smiled bitterly and said: "General, this prairie is so big, and He Lanxiong is a native here. From the information we have obtained, this This guy is simply an expert in escaping. He was so weak back then, but he just took his people to hide in Tibet, and survived tenaciously. We are mainly infantry, and if we want to catch this guy who is a cavalry, we are afraid that it will be too late. Difficult."

Li Xin laughed, "We can't find him, but we can make him come to us!"

"Looking for us?" Dan Yu's eyes widened, "He is so stupid, how could he hit our main force?"

Li Xin smiled and said to Dan Yu: "What have we been doing during this time?"

"We are raiding the Xiongnu tribes on this grassland, firstly to collect grain, grass and meat, and secondly to avoid future troubles!" Dan Yu said.

"Put out the locations of the tribes we raided!" Li Xin said to Dan Yu.

Dan Yu stretched out his hand and took out pebbles from the ditch, and placed the pebbles in the corresponding positions one by one. Soon, a large arc-shaped circle appeared in front of Dan Yu.

"Do you see anything?" Li Xin looked up at Dan Yu.

Dan Yu stared at these pebbles and raised his head in confusion for a while: "General, this is a trap, a trap for He Lanxiong."

"Not bad!" Li Xin sat on the grass and reached out to stir up the pebbles on the ground: "Wang Xiao failed to capture Shannan County as expected, which gave He Lanxiong the opportunity to withdraw his troops. Now we can no longer capture his infantry. But He Lanxiong led the cavalry to stay on the grassland, watching us like a wild wolf. If we can't catch him, how can I feel at ease? Although before the war we had made up our minds to support war with war, but Logistics still need to be supplemented, and we cannot hang him on a tree. If He Lanxiong is not captured, how can our food roads be safe?"

"So you set this trap?" Danyu said with admiration. "I thought that the actions of these troops in the past were all to raise food and grass to supplement the meat for the brothers!"

"He Lanxiong is a barbarian who has been fighting since he was a child. He is experienced and has few flaws in his military use. If you want to lure him into a trap, the first step is to make him lose his cool head." Li Xin said: "What can be done? To make him lose his cool head, that is to massacre the Huns in large numbers, because the Huns suffered heavy losses in our hands and were almost exterminated. In recent years, with the support of Gao Yuan, they have regained some strength, and He Lanxiong is now even more All Huns regard it as a flag. Otherwise, do you think I am such a murderous person? Leaving chickens and dogs alone is not my style, Li Xin." Li Xin sighed.

"The people on the left and right are just barbarians, so just kill them!" Dan Yu said disapprovingly.

Li Xin snorted, "I used to think so too, but from Gao Yuan, I saw another way. The Huns and Donghu people have now become Gao Yuan's powerful help. The cavalry of the Han Dynasty is like this What is the reason for being strong? It is because Gao Yuan has tamed these barbarians. Why can't we do what he can do? After defeating the Han Dynasty this time, I will give advice to the king and change the strategy towards the Huns. , At that time, my Daqin family was the only one, and I believe that the wise people among the Xiongnu will know who to move closer to."

"But now we have killed so many Huns?" Danyu said hesitantly: "This hatred has been deep enough."

"As long as the benefits are sufficient, they can come here. In this world, divisions and mergers all arise and fall because of profit!" Li Xin said calmly.

"With so many Huns dead and more than a dozen small Huns tribes wiped out by us, I believe He Lanxiong must be extremely angry now, and the news he heard is that each of our scattered armies only has about 3,000 people. Not as good as his troops, he must think that he can swallow up our troops in a very short time and then escape!" Li Xin continued: "But he will find that things will not go so smoothly. We have been staring at him with our eyes wide open! No matter which point he chooses to attack, the remaining points will come up from all around in a very short time, locking and entangling him, and then our large army can Came over."

"The General has no clues!" Dan Yu said with admiration: "To be honest, in this circle, if you hadn't pointed it out to me, General, I really wouldn't have seen any connection between them!"

"I hope He Lanxiong can't see it either!" Li Xin laughed, "We have wiped out He Lanxiong's more than 10,000 cavalry in one fell swoop. Only then can we truly have peace of mind on the grassland!"

"Will Gao Yuan send a large number of reinforcements?"

"Gao Yuan has deployed heavy troops in Qi State. Now I'm afraid it will be difficult to get out. The Chu people will entangle him, and Lu Chao and Meng Tian will launch an attack from Daliang of Wei State. They will go straight to the heart of Han State along the way. Gao Yuan The main force can only move in this direction, so even if he can send an army over, the number will never be large and it will not hinder the overall situation. The key is to destroy He Lanxiong's army."

"I understand!" Dan Yu nodded and said, "No wonder these attacking troops are equipped with one thousand cavalry and two thousand infantry. At the beginning, I was still wondering why not all cavalry were sent since it was a mopping up?"

"If we send all the cavalry, how can we hold back He Lanxiong? In a cavalry battle, the battle can be over in an instant! Our cavalry is no match for them, not to mention there is a huge gap in numbers." Li Xin laughed. "Get up," the infantry faced the cavalry. It seemed that the infantry was weak, but the infantry, which had been prepared, used some equipment to set up a position. It was not that simple for the cavalry to swallow them up in a short time, and I , doesn’t it take time?”

Yan Wei rode on his horse and moved forward slowly. He had just swept away a Xiongnu tribe. He didn't even know what the Xiongnu tribe was called. Anyway, the general's order was to kill them all, burn them all, and rob them all. He carried them out seriously. After obeying the general's order, even when he killed a minor child with the knife in his hand, he felt a little bit uncomfortable in his heart, but he told himself that if he didn't kill all these barbarians, they would definitely become the rulers of Great Qin in the future. enemy.

Looking at the slowly advancing team, he was a little worried. The team was moving too slowly. The entire team of 3,000 people was escorting nearly 220 large vehicles. These vehicles contained the supplies he had snatched. Grain and a lot of gold and silver. When did these Huns become so rich?

Did the general already know that these Huns were so rich? Otherwise, why did he ask himself to bring so many carts with him when he set out? If he hadn't brought these carts with him, it would be really difficult to drag down such carts. Lots of stuff.

However, the team was too slow and chaotic. Thousands of cattle and sheep were mixed in the team, making the entire team sparse.

Yan Wei touched a secret letter sealed with lacquer in his arms. General Li gave it to him before leaving. General Li told him to open it if he encountered an emergency or saw smoke. The general made the military operation so mysterious this time, which surprised Yan Weiwei. He had always been under the command of General Li, and the orders issued by the general had always been clearest. Never before had they been so ambiguous and confusing as this time. Unsure.

Emergency? What emergency can there be now? The only thing that can threaten the Qin army is He Lanxiong's cavalry unit wandering on the grassland. However, since they entered the grassland, they have not found this mysterious force until now. cavalry troops.

Wouldn't he be targeted by the opponent by such a coincidence? Yan Wei thought silently in his heart, if he was really targeted by this cavalry, he would be in a very bad situation. Looking at the chaotic troops, Yan Wei silently prayed to God in his heart , don’t let yourself be so unlucky.

However, his prayers obviously had no effect. Before he finished speaking, the ground began to tremble slightly. For the experienced Yan Wei, of course he knew what this meant, and his face suddenly turned pale. In the blink of an eye, he was on the horizon. I saw a thick black line.

The warning horn sounded in the army, and all the soldiers turned their heads to look in the direction of the black line. Yan Wei immediately took out the letter in his arms. Isn't it an emergency now?

The content of the letter is very short. "If the enemy cavalry attacks, immediately form a formation with carts, defend on the spot, and light up three piles of smoke at the same time. Even if you fight to the last person, you are not allowed to take a step back! If you are not attacked, see When three piles of smoke ignited, immediately abandon all baggage and advance in the direction of the smoke as quickly as possible, dragging down the enemy's cavalry, even if the entire army is destroyed."

Yan Wei raised his head in excitement, now he understood General Li's plan.

"Use the chariots as a city and form an formation!" He shouted loudly. "Kill all the livestock and use the flesh as a wall. The cavalry entered the chariot formation, dismounted, and formed archers. The spearmen came forward, and the sword and shield soldiers followed. Stand firm, and those who retreat will be killed!"

After hearing the order, the Qin army fell silent in an instant. Swords and guns were fired, and the animals fell to the ground wailing. With the sound of banging, the carts were pushed together, and the gold and silver on them were soft and soft. Thrown to the ground like garbage, the killed livestock were immediately piled onto the car. Under the car, blood flowed all over the grassland in an instant.

Amidst the fierce shouts, the spearmen stepped forward and placed their spears on the chariot city. The sword and shield soldiers followed closely, holding swords and shields in their hands, squatting behind the spear soldiers, while more than a thousand cavalry dismounted. Then they all picked up their bows and arrows, strung them, and hung their arrows to the ground, staring at the cavalry that was approaching quickly. For the tens of thousands of cavalry that were approaching, the more than a thousand cavalry of their own were placed outside, just looking for death. , Yan Wei would rather use them as infantry.

Seeing that his soldiers reacted quickly and showed no panic or fear in the face of such a powerful enemy attack, Yan Wei nodded with satisfaction. The Qin Army will always be the most powerful army in the world. none of them.

He knew that he might not survive today, but no matter what, he would follow the general's deployment and delay the enemy as long as possible.

"Light up the smoke and prepare to fight!" He ordered in a deep voice. (To be continued)