The Six Arts of the Gentleman in the Bright Moon of Qin Dynasty

Chapter 551: The Great Yuezhi King's Desperate Gamble [Subscribe*Vote for the Month]

"Oh no! The Dayuezhi are trying to escape!" Yan Yan watched the changes in the battlefield situation and instantly understood the Dayuezhi's intention.

Although there are large armies from Wusun, Dayuan and Loulan blocking the road behind Dayuezhi, you should never trust these outsiders.

To a certain extent, they are no different from the Xiongnu and Dayuezhi.

Once the Dayuezhi resolutely withdraw, they will never stop them at all costs.

The most likely scenario is to leave the door open and acquiesce to the departure of Dayuezhi.

"Meng Tian's golden fire cavalry should be trained, right?" Yan Yan asked in a low voice.

The lieutenant general was stunned, and immediately took out a copy of the intelligence information from the numerous intelligence materials, read it carefully, and then nodded.

"General Meng Tian began to select qualified people from the Blood Cavalry in Danlin City to form a new Golden Fire Cavalry. So far, 15,000 people have been formed."

"Order, Meng Tian to lead the Golden Fire Cavalry to the Tianshan Pass, garrison and block the retreat route of the Dayuezhi. The Wusun and Dayuan coalition forces must cooperate!" Yan Yan gave the order directly.

They had mobilized such a large force, how could they let the Dayuezhi escape?

Meng Tian's Golden Fire Cavalry is between heavy cavalry and light cavalry. It is faster than heavy cavalry and has higher defense than light cavalry. It is fully capable of arriving at the Tianshan Pass to garrison before the Dayuezhi evacuates, thus blocking the Dayuezhi's retreat route.

As for Wusun and Dayuan, with the fire cavalry leading the way, they will not suffer much loss and will naturally cooperate.

Moreover, when Meng Tian leads his army to arrive, it will not be up to them to decide whether to cooperate or not.

Meng Tian was just the vanguard, and the main army would surround him later, forming a complete encirclement.

If he couldn't keep King Hunxie and Dayuezhi alive, who would he ask to compensate for his lost hair?
If we can't keep these young and strong people, who will repair the peach forest and the Great Wall?
Therefore, from the Eagle Eye's God's perspective, the entire Bingzhou army formed a concave crescent formation and slowly advanced, gradually encircling the Xiongnu and Dayuezhi into the gap, waiting for the final formation of a full moon.

"From the perspective of the battle situation, the Lord used the concave moon formation, but from the perspective of the various military camps, there are also the Pin-shaped formation, the Goose-shaped formation, the convex moon formation, and the long snake formation."

"Or, in other words, these are various detailed uses of the Yizi Changshe Formation, Liangyi Formation, and Sancai Formation."

In fact, Meng Tian has also been observing and learning.

The so-called concave moon and convex moon are nothing more than variations of the long snake formation.

Because the army was so large, other formations were incorporated into the details.

"Unfortunately, we don't have many cavalry, and most of them have been sent to Wuwei City by Your Majesty!" Meng Yi felt a little regretful.

This is also a last resort.

When setting out on the expedition, the Yulin Guards and all the cavalry were to go to Wuwei first to rescue the Luo soldiers and the six thousand blood cavalry, so most of the troops left for them were infantry.

Otherwise, he really wanted to see the charge of tens of thousands of cavalrymen that exceeded the limits of the Central Plains cavalry.

It was a scene you would never forget once you saw it.

"But you have to admit that the quality of Bingzhou's soldiers is too high. Even without war horses, their marching speed is almost comparable to that of cavalry!" Meng Tian sighed.

The soldiers of Bingzhou ran faster than any other people on their own two legs, traveled thousands of miles, and appeared in a place that neither the Xiongnu nor the Dayuezhi had expected.

It was precisely because of this accident that the Dayuezhi and the Xiongnu had no time to evacuate to the battlefield terrain they desired.

"Their loyalty is also the most terrifying!" Meng Tian continued.

The loyalty of Bingzhou's soldiers is what enables them to accomplish miracles that others cannot.

Bingzhou's ideological construction has surpassed all other princes.

Even though they knew it was an impossible task, because it was the order of the Lord, they would resolutely complete it, creating one miracle after another in the history of war.

It was like the Weak Water, which was not strong enough to support boats and could not be crossed. However, the Changshui Camp built floating bridges on the Weak Water, allowing the army to cross the river smoothly and rush to the west side of the battlefield.

This accident also resulted in the Xiongnu and Dayuezhi being besieged in the Juyan Lake area before they had time to retreat.

The north-south movement was not feasible, as the main force of the army was in the east, and one army after another was rushing to garrison behind enemy lines.

"We can't retreat!" The prime minister of the Great Yuezhi King whispered the information he received to the Great Yuezhi King.

The King of Dayuezhi looked down at the information sent back from behind with a confused look on his face.

Five days, just five days, the Bingzhou army that was originally in front of them actually crossed the Ruoshui River, took a detour and appeared behind them, building a series of defense lines.

At first, only Meng Tian's cavalry blocked the Tianshan Pass.

At that time they didn't take it seriously. Fifteen thousand cavalrymen could not block their retreat.

Therefore, they were not in a hurry at that time.

But the next day, they received new intelligence that a group of 5,000 infantrymen appeared on the east side of the Tianshan Pass and were building fortifications.

They took it a little more seriously then.

However, the information was transmitted back too quickly. In just five days, Bingzhou had built six lines of defense on the east side of Tianshan Mountain, with more than 100,000 people!
This was equivalent to completely blocking their way of retreat.

They didn't even have time to stop the other party, and they didn't expect that the other party could use their two legs to run to those places to garrison.

By the time they wanted to stop it, it was already too late.

"There are Bingzhou troops in the east, south and west. The only way for us to retreat is the uninhabited area of ​​the Wanli Quicksand Swamp in the north." The Prime Minister of Dayuezhi said in a low voice.

If they wanted to retreat, they would either have to fight to the death with Bingzhou or escape into the man-eating quicksand.

But no matter which choice they make, not many of them will be able to leave alive.

"Do you think it's too late for us to surrender now?" the King of Dayuezhi suddenly asked.

The Prime Minister of Dayuezhi hesitated for a moment, this seemed to be their only choice.

As I said, there is no deep hatred between them and Bingzhou. If there is, it is that the Dayuezhi has a deeper hatred for Bingzhou.

"If we surrender, Chanyu and I can live and return to the royal court, but these soldiers..." The prime minister did not finish his words.

They knew very well what the purpose of Bingzhou's huge mobilization was.

It was impossible for Bingzhou to let them take all the soldiers back. Even if they could go back, they would have to pay a certain amount of ransom.

The King of Dayuezhi also fell silent.

Unable to bring the army back, can he continue to be the King of Dayuezhi even if he returns to the royal court?
But if they continue to fight, their chances of winning are slim, and they may even lose their lives.

"Let the entire army break out!" The King of Dayuezhi suddenly spoke, then summoned his own army and convened a central military council.

However, King Hunxie and other generals of the Dayuezhi except the royal court were not present at this council.

The Prime Minister of Dayuezhi also instantly understood what the King of Dayuezhi was going to do.

He wanted to use the entire Dayuezhi army to pave the way for himself, and he didn't care about the lives of other soldiers at all.

All he wanted was for himself and the royal army to return to the royal court alive.

(End of this chapter)