Wei Wuhou

Chapter 550 The Weakness of the Huns

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Within the Great Wall, although the Xiongnu plundered the northern part of Yanshan Mountain, Jingbei City and the area south of it were still under the control of the Wei army.

Even though the Xiongnu entered the Great Wall, their main army was still confronting the Wei army, and both sides were looking for an opportunity for a decisive battle.

At this time, the adjacent counties of Yanshan each dispatched a large number of county soldiers to help in the battle. Although these county soldiers could not directly fight the Xiongnu, it was no problem to guard the city.

Of course, the people in Yanshan headquarters will be miserable. Those who are lucky can escape with their family property in advance, those who are unlucky can only escape and save their lives, and those who are unlucky can only mourn under the iron hooves of the Huns.

Chen Wanyun saw all of this, and it made him feel like he was ten years old in an instant, not because he saw the suffering of the people, but because his dream of Zhu Guo was shattered.

Yes, after the Xiongnu broke through the Great Wall, it meant that Chen Wanyun would no longer have the possibility of being promoted to the Zhu Kingdom, and it was considered lucky to be able to keep his current title.

But Chen Wanyun was not knocked down like ordinary people. Instead, he cheered up unexpectedly and confronted the Huns on the front line.

What also changed was Chen Wanyun's character. At this time, he showed the aura of a general in the Lingbei camp, and directly reprimanded any general who dared to question himself and his obedience.

Because in Chen Wanyun's view, a large part of the reason for the Xiongnu's invasion today is internal discord and intrigue among each other.

In fact, this was also the case. If Lingbei Daying extended a helping hand to Guihua City even in words, the situation at this time would definitely be different. Of course, Chen Wanyun didn't know this.

At this time, Chen Wanyun relied on Jingbei City as the center, and wanted to rely on various cities to build a new line of defense in the north and east. The county soldiers and the Great Wall guards of the Wei Army were stationed in these cities, while the main cavalry was looking for opportunities.

So the time for the decisive battle was gradually delayed, but Chen Wanyun knew deeply that compared to the Xiongnu, he couldn't afford to delay it.

The food and grass in each city was insufficient, and the rationing did not take into account the requirements of wartime, so it would inevitably appear stretched at this time.

Now the defenders in the counties are actually restricting the food supply, in order to leave more food for the army and last longer.

During this period, Chen Wanyun also mobilized troops to attack the cavalry of the Huns headquarters, and also won the victory.

However, because there was no battle of annihilation, the actual significance of this victory is not great, but it still improved the confidence of the Yanshan army and civilians after all.

But when Chen Wanyun was at a loss, he received a piece of good news, which made him a little embarrassed.

The scouts came to report that the Wei army in Guihua City had defeated the Huns who besieged them and was now heading towards the Great Wall.

Although I don't know what kind of strategy Wei Wuji used to defeat the mighty Xiongnu army, but Chen Wanyun's embarrassment at this time is true, and this can be regarded as revenge with virtue.

As a result, Chen Wanyun also stepped up the mobilization of troops and began to tightly restrain the Xiongnu army, preventing them from crossing the newly constructed direction.

At this time, the main cavalry was looking for an opportunity to attack the Xiongnu army. During this period, the ordinary tribes who were left alone would suffer.

Even better news is that when the Wu'an court learned that the Xiongnu had invaded the Great Wall, they immediately mobilized [-] cavalry from the front line of the Qi State in the Xiangping camp and the Wu'an camp to quickly maneuver to support the Yanshan battle.

Now Qi State is too busy to take care of itself in the face of Wu State's aggressive situation, so the transfer of some troops from the Xiangping Camp will not affect the overall situation, not to mention that Wei Qi has already launched armistice negotiations.

On the contrary, in today's Wu'an camp, except for the [-] Wei military soldiers, all other troops have been dispatched to the Changping camp and Yanshan respectively.

In the face of the Huns' invasion, Wei Hou's performance at this time was quite calm, because in his opinion, although the Huns were aggressive, after all, they traveled long distances, and they would still not be able to afford it as long as it took a long time.

On the front line of Changping Pass, Qin and Chu have gathered large armies, and the war there is the most critical.

But this is not important to Yanshan soldiers and civilians at this time. Their most urgent need now is to drive the Huns out of the Great Wall immediately.

Anyone who can turn the tide at this time will undoubtedly become a hero in the hearts of Yanshan soldiers and civilians, and this is what some people value.

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Outside the Great Wall, after two days of marching, Wei Wuji and his party finally came within fifty miles of the Great Wall.

This circle is actually very small, and Wei Wuji sent scouts to try his best to find the "grain road" of the Huns.

Although the Huns were followed by a large number of livestock and basically did not have the concept of grain and grass, they did have grain roads, and their herds of livestock were grain roads.

After invading the Great Wall, certainly not all of these livestock followed into the Great Wall, as there were not so many aquatic plants to feed them.

Therefore, most of the cattle and sheep were left outside the Great Wall, usually handed over to a headquarters Wanqi for guarding, and at the same time, two vassal tribes took care of them.

Don't ask Wei Wuji how he knew, Kankui said everything he could to save his life, even though he was killed by Wei Wuji in the end.

However, Wei Wuji didn't know the specific location of these cattle and sheep, not to mention that there was no specific location at all, and they had to migrate gradually.

But it's not too hard to find, because they are so big that people want to avoid them all.

When the scouts reported that the cattle and sheep supported by the Huns were seventy miles west of Wei Wuji's headquarters, Wei Wuji immediately ordered the whole army to march in that direction.

There is a saying in the art of war that if you attack the enemy, you must save the party. That's why Wei Wuji made this plan.

No matter how many livestock can be robbed, it is a fatal danger to the Huns inside the Great Wall, and their actions will definitely be restrained.

It was morning when we went, but it was already noon when we arrived, and it happened that this Hun cavalry also discovered the existence of the Wei army early in the morning.

The [-] cavalry of the Wei army made the remaining Xiongnu cavalry commanders dare not fight at all, because fighting would directly mean failure.

Therefore, when the Wei army arrived, the Xiongnu Wanqichang drove the cattle and sheep to flee far away, and at the same time immediately reported to Qu and Shanyu who were sitting in Beiping Pass at this time.

When Wei Wuji felt the place, he couldn't see the shadows of the Xiongnu cattle and sheep at all, he could only see the Xiongnu cattle and sheep extending all the way to Beiping Pass.

This is bad news, Wei Wuji immediately ordered the army to pursue, and at the same time sent a scout to explore in the opposite direction.

The reason for sending people to search in the opposite direction is to prevent the Huns from doing the opposite, although this possibility is not very great.

But fortunately, Wei Wuji's judgment was correct. Less than [-] miles away from Beiping Pass, Wei Wuji and his party still caught up with the left-behind Xiongnu Wanqi.

Looking at the smoke and dust going away in the direction of Beiping Pass, Wei Wuji knew that those cattle, sheep and livestock had already gone to Beiping Pass, and to take down those livestock, he had to take down the group of people in front of him first.

Although Wei Wuji and others traveled long distances, this Hun cavalry was also on their way non-stop, so they were evenly matched in terms of physical strength at this time.

However, the heavy cavalry, which was Wei Wuji's killer weapon, could not participate in the battle at this time, because their physical fitness could not keep up.

So this battle will be fought by Chen Zhan and Zhang Xian. They are not inferior in numbers, and they will win. The result of this battle seems to be doomed.

(End of this chapter)