Starting from the Western Han Dynasty

Chapter 119: Plan in the Northeast and win in the Northwest

"Just follow what Brother Wei said, go and see your uncle in person and tell him our situation. If we go further, we will part ways."

"I have the order!" Huo Qubing turned his horse's head and galloped away in the direction of the army.

Su Jian took Li Huan to talk about soldiers and horses.

"The current number of our army..." Su Jian raised his head, and Li Huan immediately said: "Now we have allocated 1000 men to carry the banner and carry the flag. There are still more than [-] left. The troops I carry are Qu, there are more than a thousand people in total."

"In a surprise attack, speed is the first priority. How about the war horses in the army?"

Li Huan said with a smile: "One person and two horses, but since we are going to go to Beidi County and detour to Longxi, the 1000 people who are allocated will take one horse. Although we can't do it with one person and three horses, we will allocate a thousand The scout army guarantees one man and three horses, what do you think of Brother Su?"

Listening to Gongsun Ao's name for Su Jian, Li Huan naturally wouldn't be so ignorant, not to mention that Su Jian does seem to be quite old.

"If you don't give up, I would like to be a scout general." Su Jian said with a smile and clasped his fists.

"The talent of a general is of little use." Li Huan shook his head and said, "I am willing to command the army as a general."

Su Jian hurriedly clasped his fists and said: "The fact that Marquis Li can think of General Wei together shows that although you are leading an army for the first time, your strategy is not weak. How can a general dare to be so self-centered? But my son Su Wu is quite capable of military strategy. If If Marquis Li doesn’t give up, he can serve as a guard for Marquis Li.”

"Wu'er, come and see Li Hou!"

The young man behind Su Jian immediately clasped his fists and said, "Su Wu meets Li Hou!"

Li Huan looked at Su Wu with thick eyebrows and big eyes, and took a deep breath, good guy, you are Su Wu!
"Send the order to recruit five hundred cavalry and put them under Su Wu's command!"

"Here!"

Next to Li Huan, there were guards immediately holding their fists and taking orders.

Su Wu was very excited: "Thank you very much, Marquis Li, for your trust!"

Li Huan smiled slightly: "Go ahead and pick someone yourself."

"I have the order!" Su Wu looked solemn and followed Li Huan's bodyguards on horseback.

For a moment, the marching army seemed to be diverted by a flood.

Su Jian asked again: "Marquis Li, how are the rations for our lieutenants?"

"Except for one person and three horses, each soldier can be divided evenly apart from the weapons he carries. Each soldier can get sixty arrows, five short spears, two long spears, and two ring heads. The swords include a battle ax and an iron bone sword; in addition, there are only [-] horse-cutting knives."

After saying this, Li Huan said thoughtfully: "General Su, do you think there are a few arrows missing?"

"On average, a hundred arrows per person would make us an elite force. However, our army is attacking in a detour. If we carry too many arrows, it will inevitably affect the speed of our march." Su Jian looked at the army and pondered: "Li Hou, my subordinates may have the same idea. It’s a bit radical, but once we successfully bypass Longxi, we can use the bowstring of the Xiongnu to our own advantage.”

"Support war with war?" Li Huan's eyes lit up.

"Fighting to support war?" Su Jian praised: "What you said won my heart!"

Li Huan pondered and said: "Let's see how the battle goes. If it can be successful, our army will abandon the baggage and travel lightly. When the time comes, it will be easy for the enemy to suffer!"

Su Jian was very excited: "Li Hou, you have such a strategic plan, General Wei's worries are inevitable!"

"Ah, I heard the two of you talking, you are so arrogant, let's tell you what to do when the time comes!" Gongsun Ao on the side rubbed his hands, and the finger bones of both hands suddenly crunched.When Li Huan and Su Jian heard this, they couldn't help but look at each other and burst out laughing uncontrollably.

Liaoxi County!
Outside the blood-stained Great Wall, layer after layer of Xiongnu troops were overwhelming, stretching towards the horizon of the grassland like an endless stream.

Accompanied by the rain of arrows from the Han army, after a round of fire that covered the sky and the sun for almost half an hour, the Huns, who had left corpses on the ground, receded like the tide.

Li Guang shook his sore and swollen arm, spitted thick phlegm towards the city wall, and cursed an extremely unpleasant curse, but the Han soldiers beside him were already cheering excitedly.

"Arrange the arrows, keep an eye on them, and send people out to pick up the arrows and come back!"

Li Guang took a big gulp of water and gave orders quickly.

The Xiongnu's attack was too fierce, and the arrows stored here were consumed quickly. He was already complaining in his heart, but the three armies of Wei Qing, Li Xi, and Li Huan had not arrived yet.

Once King Zuo Xian's attack route was fully unfolded, he alone could not stop him at all. The Huns had already killed all the county guards on the tower and chopped off one of their arms. People, I am afraid that the head of the county governor is already hanging under the banner of King Zuo Xian.

Li Guang squinted his eyes for a while and watched King Zuo Xian's big banner retreat quickly. He breathed a sigh of relief in his heart and waved his hand: "Everyone, take a break. Open your eyes wide on the observation deck. The Huns will come up." Blow the horn now!”

"Order!"

The Han troops on the observation deck shouted loudly.

"General, there is a military report!" Just as Li Guang turned his head, a personal guard came forward holding a wooden box.

Li Guang was very excited, thinking that the reinforcements had finally arrived, he opened the wooden box, took out the military newspaper inside and took a look, but immediately started yelling.

Many soldiers did not dare to speak when they saw Li Guang's appearance.

Li Guang didn't know why, but after he finished scolding, he suddenly calmed down: "Is the scout general dead?"

"General, how can I die before I sleep with King Zuo Xian?" A soldier with a bloody face came up to him with a smile and waved his hand to the guards nearby to get away.

Li Guang's expression became solemn: "Find a way to let people out, feel if the Hun dogs are gathering here, and... find a way to spread the news, our army's reinforcements will arrive soon, make a plan It looks like we are preparing to launch a counterattack on the Great Wall."

"What?" The scout general looked melancholy: "If we let people out at this time, wouldn't they be sending them to the wolf's mouth?"

"Ah! Could it be that General Chariot and Cavalry are about to arrive with their troops?"

Li Guang's eyes flashed coldly: "Don't ask these questions. Remember, you must act as if our army is about to counterattack. If you do it well, I will give you credit. If you don't do it well, you will join me." Lose your head!"

When the scout general heard this, his expression changed again and again: "Then I can only lead the people out myself. General, look..."

Li Guang looked at the soldiers outside the city tower who were quickly collecting arrows with complicated eyes, and suddenly sighed deeply: "You tell me, why are our lives so miserable? We are forced to do all the things we have to do to survive. Why is that boy Wei Qing so willing to pick up bargains?"

The scout general's expression changed and he did not dare to speak. Li Guang glanced at him and gave him the military report in his hand.

As a result, after the scout general looked at it for a few times, he also had an angry look on his face: "What the hell! You won't come? Are you going to let us attract the main force of the Huns army?"

"It's not that we're not coming, we're only halfway here. We have to find a way to go out and fight against King Zuo Xian." Li Guangshen slapped the crevices of the female wall with his hand, his steel teeth crunched loudly as he hummed, "I'd like to take a look, wait. Wei Qing has been running for thousands of miles, but if he cannot successfully control Gaoque, cut off the connection between King Aries and King Youxian of the Xiongnu, and trap him to death in Henan, what will your Majesty do with him!"

(End of this chapter)