Qiang Qin

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"Front Army, it's over!"

Wang Li looked towards the direction of Yongquan City and muttered to himself.In more than a month, Wang Li's beard and hair have changed from gray to full white. He has always been in good spirits, but now he is staggering like an old man. He is five years younger than Su Jiao. Judging from his appearance, he is no longer as good as Su Jiao. Angle is young.

Where are the reinforcements?

Over the past few days, Wang Li has been looking forward to the day and night, even dreaming of waiting for the news from Chang'an, but this time, there is no news, not only the outside news cannot come back, even the scouts sent out are gone. no reply.

"I'm guilty, I regret that my selfishness should have ruined this team of kings formed by three generations of frontier generals! In the future, I will be under the Nine Springs, and I don't know how to face my ancestors and fathers. If I meet General Meng, what should I do?" What should I say?" On the verge of desperation, Wang Li finally came to his senses from his restlessness and selfish thoughts.

Gaoque City fell, and the elite seven thousand frontier troops perished.Several passes along the Yinshan Mountain were occupied by the Huns, and all the land in Henan that the frontier army had painstakingly managed for several years fell into the hands of the Huns.

Jiuyuan and Yongquan are sister cities on the Hetao Plain. Together with Gaoque City, they form a triangular defensive formation. Unlike Gaoque City’s guard Wang Xi, who only talks about war on paper, Yongquan City’s guard Yang Zhong came from the lower ranks of the frontier army. A lieutenant-level officer promoted step by step.

Now that Yongquan has fallen, Yang Zhong has not received any news, and he is probably killed. In the entire area of ​​Henan, the last city of the frontier army is Jiuyuan City.

Wang Li was almost desperate in the besieged city. He waited hard for several reinforcements but none came. The Qin army in Sujiao, which was closest to him, was unable to move because Mayi was attacked by the Huns. Even the scouts sent by Wang Li were No matter how capable you are, you can't break through the siege of the Huns.

After controlling the entire Hetao, the Huns sealed off the entire area.With Maodun's military capabilities, it is natural to judge that the Qin army in Jiuyuan City has reached an unsustainable point, and those scouts who escaped in the dark are the only hope for the Qin people.

Go it alone.

The Qin people are definitely not the opponents of the Huns.

In a one-to-many situation, it is even more difficult for the scouts to avoid hunting. Although the night can provide some protection, it still cannot stop the sharp arrows of the Huns.

Frontiers are always frontiers.

Unlike the army of Xinqin, in such a severe situation, perhaps.Wu Wang Li Yuan also hoped to use the hands of the Huns to solve the itching of the frontier army in one fell swoop.

A strong sense of loneliness of being abandoned flooded Wang Li's heart, not only him, but also the other soldiers of the Nine Plains Frontier Army.

Although the frontier army has been working hard to integrate into the new Qin system, but due to Wang Li's personal selfish distractions, this integration presents a pattern of "basically unified internal affairs, while the military is still relatively independent".The most obvious point is that the promotion of the middle and lower ranks of the frontier army is still determined by Wang Li's Jiuyuan County Guard.

The flaws in Wang Li's personality made him miss the opportunity to integrate into the new Qin again and again, but this time.Obviously he was wrong again.

frontier army.

It wasn't Wang Li's army alone.

The frontier army is the crystallization of the painstaking efforts of several generations of Qin army generals. It is the glory won by thousands of frontier army soldiers in bloody battles. But what did he, Wang Li, do?

During the Battle of Julu and Zhangshui, he only cared about competing for power with Zhang Han.As a result, Xiang Yu broke the boat and defeated them one by one, and the [-] elite frontier troops were buried by the Zhangshui River.

In these few years.With great difficulty, with the support of King Wu Li Yuan, the frontier army gradually regained its vitality, but Wang Li was so intolerant that he let the frontier army generals such as Su Jiao, Yang Wengzi, and Meng Hu leave one by one. I always feel that the Frontier Army is a powerful group, and Wang Li is the most outstanding leader. The departure of one or two people will not affect the foundation of the Frontier Army. But looking back now, he was wrong, and it was ridiculously wrong .

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In Jiuyuan City.

It was solemn and solemn. On the two long streets, the shops along the street had long been closed, leaving only the artisan shop at the east end that belonged to the frontier army still open, and exhausted frontier soldiers went in with broken weapons. He came out numbly holding the well-repaired murder weapon.

Among the various instruments repaired, crossbows are the most.This kind of perfect weapon made by relying on bronze crafting has to go through a destructive test, and the subject of the test is the proportion of the damage rate of the crossbow machine in the face of an opponent with great disparity in strength and strength.

The battle of defending the city.

Condescending, the role of arrows is very important. The frontier army is good at crossbows but not bows, and the Huns are good at bows but not crossbows. The competition between the two sides has always been the Qin army's upper hand, but this time, Wang Li's troops were unable to conclude because of the fall of Gaoque City, and the cities guarded by small frontier troops fell under the attack of overwhelming enemies.

There were less than 2000 troops in Wang Li's army, including men recruited from the city. Under the siege of the Huns, the frontier soldiers fought bloody battles, but the huge disadvantage in numbers, coupled with The low morale after the fall of Gaoque City made it extremely difficult for the frontier army to defend the city.

Black September.

In the fertile Hetao Plain, where the great river bends, the Huns who were invaded were tossed and destroyed, and there were ruins, corpses and burned villages everywhere.

Over the years, under the cover of the frontier army, many Guanzhong Qin people chose to leave their homes and settle in this northern grassland. , Zhao Di is eager to integrate into the new Qin people of Qin.

life, no matter which dynasty.

It's not easy.

The abundance of the Hetao Plain brought Qin people who yearned for change to come here, but now, they have to bear the pain that this place already has.

Perhaps, only when the army of the Qin State formally expelled the Huns from Mobei, and only when the Qin State was truly strong enough that the grassland tribes did not dare to act rashly, Hetao would truly become a paradise.

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Gaoque City.

After being occupied by the Huns, this strong pass city in the Yinshan area has gradually become an important place connecting the north and the south. Every day, a large number of plundered materials and people will be transported from here to the north. Mao Dun led a group of trusted generals and minister Zang Yan, looking at the endless long emigration team from a distance, feeling particularly comfortable.

"Da Shanyu, look over there, it's a prisoner of the Qin army captured by the Helian tribe—!" Zang Yan raised his eyebrows, pointing at a group of prisoners not far away and shouted.

"Haha, didn't the people of Qin boast that they were brave and fearless of death, saying that blood would not be shed, and death would not cease fighting? Looking at it now, it was just boasting." All the nobles of the Xiongnu laughed loudly upon hearing this.

"Da Shanyu, the Qin people only have Jiuyuan and one city still resisting. According to the current battle situation, it may not take long to break into the city. The last general asks for orders and is willing to take the head of Qin general Wang Lizhi , Dedicated to the King." Zang Yan rolled his eyes, hurried forward a few steps, and bowed his head begging for orders.

"Da Shanyu, I will leave the matter of destroying the city to the Xubu tribe. If the Jiuyuan is not destroyed within three days, I will come to see you."

"The Great Chanyu—!"

Hearing that Zang Yan had taken the lead, the Xiongnu nobles who were laughing triumphantly began to react. They only cared about making fun of others, but didn't think about how to make more contributions.

Standing on the top of the city tower, Mao Dun watched coldly the frontier residents of the Qin Kingdom being led and tied by the Huns with ropes, heading north like two-legged sheep.A cruel smile appeared on his scorched cheeks.

this world.

It is the era of the jungle.

The power of the Huns is the most powerful. Even if they are defeated for a while, as long as they continue to confront each other, their opponents will make mistakes and be dragged down by the Huns.

Li Yuan, this once formidable opponent, of course, couldn't be crushed with just one blow.The Xiongnu's spies have sent back information again. It is said that Li Yuan decided to go out due to illness and lead [-] Qin troops northward from Chang'an to fight the Huns to the death.

5 million people.

Li Yuan really thought that he was a god who cast beans into soldiers, able to win more with less and turn defeat into victory again and again?

In the Hetao area, nearly 15 string-controlling warriors under Maodun's command gathered, and the strength of Qin's side, the frontier army has been beaten and scattered, is not a concern.The reinforcements from other places ranged from [-] to [-] to [-], and as few as a few thousand. Mao Dun was not afraid of this kind of combat method of multiple troops advancing in multiple directions.

Spread your five fingers, and you can't do it.

Make a fist with five fingers, and the fist produces regret stones.

In terms of battlefield experience, Maodu's military vision cannot be doubted. This time, the Huns came out in full force, and Maodu would not leave any behind. He would like to take a good look at what Li Yuan will have.

"Jiuyuan, besiege but not attack. If there is a messenger from the city, let him go. At the same time, order Helianbi to send a small group of rangers to harass the Wuding River area after the vanguard reaches Gaonu. But remember, when you meet Qin The main force of the army must retreat slowly, so as not to give the enemy an opportunity." Mao Dun ignored the eager faces of Zang Yan and others, and slowly ordered.

"In addition, quickly order the heads of the various ministries, households, and heads of Wan Fu to come to Gaoque to discuss matters, and tell them that within two days, those who fail to do so will be killed without mercy, and their ministries do not need to exist."

The Hetao Plain is vast, and the vast plain at the edge is the best natural battlefield for the Huns, but for the Qin army, which is dominated by infantry, the unobstructed terrain here is not conducive to the Qin army setting up an ambush. Even if Li Yuan has all kinds of tricks and ideas, he can only stare and worry.

The purpose of keeping the Qin army in Jiuyuan was to fool those brave and reckless people in the Qin army, especially when he found out that the vanguard general of the Qin army this time was an old acquaintance Cao Xin, Maodun was even more confident.

Cao believed in this person.

For a reckless man, if he hadn't been lucky enough to meet Li Yuan, such a person would have been buried somewhere long ago, so how could he show his prestige in vain. (To be continued..)