Wei Wuhou

Chapter 543 The main force of the Xiongnu

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The news of Wei Jun's mobilization is actually difficult to cover up. After all, the scale is too large, so the Huns can easily learn about it.

As for Adaye outside the Zhongping Pass, after learning of the situation, he intensified his attack, completely reckless, and simply didn't take the lives of his subordinates seriously.

The effect of this was undoubtedly very good, and Captain Zhong Ping had no choice but to send another letter for help. While mobilizing the subordinates of the Wei Army, it also diverted the attention of the Lingbei Camp.

Even if Chen Wanyun was still in charge of the overall situation, it was difficult to really take into account the overall situation at this time, and his attention was inevitably attracted to Zhong Pingguan.

The real main force of the Xiongnu, under the leadership of Qu and Shanyu, hid in the [-] mountains on the west side of Beiping Pass, and quietly marched towards Beiping Pass.

What Qu and Shanyu led was an absolutely tyrannical force, which included six Huns headquartered with ten thousand cavalry and a full [-] elite cavalry.

In addition, the main cavalry of Ji Yun's and Heishui's tribes were [-] cavalry, and the Donghu people also took out [-] cavalry under the threat of the Huns, and of course there were nearly [-] cavalry from ordinary tribes.

All together, this is a total of 11 people, but their goal is a Beiping Pass with a defense force of only [-].

It can be said that the Wei State has the upper hand in terms of momentum alone. If the captain of Beiping Pass knew the news, he would definitely be more desperate than the captain of Zhongping Pass.

However, because the Huns hid in the mountains and tried their best to hide their whereabouts, coupled with the culling of Wei army scouts, their marching direction was not revealed.

However, this is a march of 10,000+ people after all, and it is very difficult to really hide their whereabouts, so when they were still [-] miles away from Beiping Pass, they were still discovered by Wei Jun scouts.

Fortunately, the captain of Beipingguan was cautious, even though the battle had already started at Zhongpingguan, he still did not relax in the slightest.

When the scouts sent back the emergency situation, this captain of Peiping, like the captain of Zhongping back then, couldn't believe it at first.

How could there be a large army of Huns here?Aren't the main forces of the Huns all in Naturalization and Zhongpingguan?Captain Beiping had more questions than Captain Zhongping at this time.

But being puzzled doesn't mean he doesn't believe this fact, so Captain Peiping immediately sent an order to the whole army to prepare to defend against the attack of the Huns. Naturally, they wouldn't be here for an outing.

Although there were only [-] garrison soldiers, because of the winding mountains to the west, the city wall of Beiping Pass was not as long as Zhongping Pass, and its defense line was naturally much shorter.

Therefore, Beiping Pass is easier to defend and harder to attack than Zhongping Pass, which is why Chen Wanyun transferred part of the army from here.

And Qu and Shanyu naturally also took a fancy to this point, and the easy-to-defend and difficult-to-attack place was even more unexpected, so he decided to use Beiping Pass as a breakthrough.

This undoubtedly requires a lot of strategic courage. After all, it is not so easy to conquer Beiping Pass, but the most indispensable thing for Qu and Shanyu is to fill the gap with human lives.

The Huns have been kept out of the Great Wall for several years, and Qu and Shanyu even heard that their old opponents continued to win victories on the Central Plains battlefield.

Feeling the gradual strength of their old opponents, Qu and Shanyu knew that if they didn't do anything, they would no longer be able to spy on the Central Plains like their ancestors did.

Therefore, after several years of careful preparation, Qu and Shanyu launched this war.

It is Qu and Shanyu's biggest expectation this time to break into the Great Wall and break Wei's blockade against the Huns.

That's right, in Qu and Shanyu's view, being blocked from the Great Wall, even though they have a vast and endless grassland, in his view, they are still blocked.

To be isolated from the prosperity, in Qu Yu Shanyu's view, it is like being abandoned by the great world, which is undoubtedly unbearable for him who is a hero.

He... wants the whole world to know that the great Xiongnu Shanyu is the master of the whole world.

So, looking at the towering Beiping Guanque Tower in the distance, Qu and Shanyu showed cruel smiles on their faces.

This smile is not only for the soldiers of the Wei army who closed the gate of Beiping, but also for the vassal tribes of the Huns who are about to enter the war.

One will succeed, ten thousand bones will dry up... Although Qu and Shanyu don't know this sentence, they have a deep understanding of this truth.

"Order the leaders of the various ministries, if you don't capture Beiping Pass within today, come and see me!" Qu Yu Shanyu said calmly.

These words drove the leaders of the various ministries to a desperate situation, so who cares about the life and death of their subordinates, then naturally they will attack as cruelly as possible.

No way, Qu and Shanyu are the gods on the grassland, and no one can violate his will.

But in fact, Qu Yu Shanyu's cruel attack order also had his own reasons, and it was definitely not pure cruelty.

Although the grassland is vast, it can't support too many people, so every time the Xiongnu invaded the south, in addition to robbing the Central Plains, they also had the intention of artificially reducing the population of various ministries.

This elimination-like mechanism is also one of the reasons why the Huns continue to remain strong.The most important point is that all the people who died were members of the vassal tribes, and at the same time achieved the purpose of strong stems and weak branches.

The Huns were preparing to fight, and the soldiers of the Wei army at Beiping Pass were not idle. When the Huns lined up under the city pass, they were ready to fight.

All the rocks and logs were brought up, and at the same time, a raging fire was burning the cauldron, which contained steaming hot water, which would greet the Huns later.

In addition, the crossbowmen were also lined up on the city wall, and a crossbow machine was also set up, ready to deal heavy damage to the attacking enemy at any time.

But at this time, the two armies are facing each other very quietly, but everyone knows that after the silence, there will be thunder.

Looking at the almost endless army of Huns on the tower, Captain Peiping was trembling in his heart at this moment.

He immediately said to the messenger behind him: "Quickly inform General Xiang Xun that the Xiongnu army has gathered outside the Beiping Pass, please come quickly to support!"

That's right, it was the cavalry general Xiang Xun who was assigned to Beiping Pass.This Xiang Xun originally chose the safest place for himself, but he never imagined that his choice would be like this.

"All the troops listen to the order. The general has sent a large army to help. We will fight to the death without retreating and defend the city gate until the reinforcements arrive." Captain Peiping said loudly to the soldiers below.

Of course, his words were somewhat deceptive. The so-called reinforcements were actually Xiang Xun's cavalry, which could not be used to defend the city.

Therefore, the captain of Peiping could only think that after receiving his report, General Chen would be able to send troops to reinforce him.

Although the main army has been dispatched, don't forget... There is still a county soldier in Yanshan County, with a total of [-] people, which is also a force that cannot be ignored.

And just when Captain Beiping was thinking about this, the Huns' attack had already begun.

Looking at the formation they dispatched, one can see that this battle is definitely not easy to fight. This is a more difficult opponent than the Zhongpingguan Huns.

Because at this time, the Huns soldiers who were the first to attack rushed over naked, which meant that this was a desperate attack.

There is no way, none of the leaders of the ministries wants to lose their heads, the only way is to win Beiping Pass.

"Shoot the arrows..." At this moment, Captain Beipingguan shouted loudly, he wanted to shoot these reckless barbarians to death.

The Battle of Beiping Pass officially started.

(End of this chapter)