Wei Wuhou

Chapter 558 Chen Bing Beiping Pass

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The fifth day of August in the 15th year of Marquis Wei.

The decisive battle that entrusted the hopes of the army and the people of Yanshan came to an end on this day with a rout, which also means that the entire Yanshan is in danger at this time.

The main force of the Wei army who fought against the Huns rushed to Jingbei City in a panic after being defeated. They were chased by the Huns along the way, and only [-] people followed Chen Wanyun back.

Only 4 of the 2 people returned from the expedition, but in fact less than 1 died in the battle, and the other [-] were left behind and scattered during the escape.

Not only did the army suffer heavy losses, but one of the five cavalry generals in the Lingbei camp also died in battle. This is the second general that the Lingbei camp has lost in the past two years.

Although the Wei army was defeated, the Huns did not dare to take action against Jingbei City after the arrival of cavalry reinforcements from the Wu'an Camp, but stationed heavy troops outside Jingbei City.

In addition to being deterred by the reinforcements of the Wei army, another reason is that the Xiongnu headquarters also suffered heavy losses, and the four headquarters Wanqi also lost nearly 5000 people.

If apart from the two headquarters Wanqi outside the Great Wall, it is actually very reluctant for the current Xiongnu to maintain absolute force suppression among the various tribes within the Great Wall.

You must know that the Donghu tribe, which is the confidant of the Xiongnu, did not suffer too much loss in this battle, and its military strength has now overwhelmed the Huns' four headquarters within the Great Wall.

In view of this situation, the Xiongnu sent the Donghu people outside Jingbei City, one is to transfer away from Donghu, and the other is to still form a strong pressure on the Wei army.

Just when Jingbei City was terrified, a letter came from the Xiongnu...

This letter was sent by Qu and Shanyu, and there was only one meaning in it, that is, to ask Wei Guo to provide 50 stones of grain, 20 catties of copper, [-] bolts of cloth, and [-] catties of salt...

The Huns have a big appetite, and under these conditions, not to mention the devastated Yanshan Mountains, it is difficult for the entire Wei State to take it out for a while.

The Xiongnu also threatened in the letter that if they did not prepare these within five days, they would send more troops to attack Jingbei.

These words made the adults in Jingbei even more indignant. The Xiongnu did not have the sincerity to make conditions at all, and these conditions were not something Yanshan could offer at all.

Just when the county guard Jiang Shixun was about to send someone to kill the Huns envoy, he was stopped by the general from Wu'an.

This general was none other than Wei Wuji's old acquaintance, Han Xiaoling who had recommended Chen Zhan to him.

Facing the aggressive situation of the Huns, Han Xiaoling remained calm and told Jiang Shixun that he could send someone to continue the negotiations with the Huns to delay the time.

Because the reinforcements sent by the Xiangping camp had already entered Guangyang County at this time, and they would be able to reach Yanshan in two days.

Therefore, the Jingbei side still sent people to negotiate with the Huns to buy time for the transfer of the Wei army.

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Outside the Great Wall, when Wei Wuji learned that Chen Wanyun was defeated inside the Great Wall, he was so angry that he wanted to scold the old man to death.

The situation was pretty good at first, but it suddenly collapsed to such a state. Although there were reinforcements from the Wu'an camp to help stabilize the position, it still weakened Yanshan's troops.

It is basically impossible to replenish the Lingbei camp within two or three years, not to mention the astronomical amount of money involved.

In the simple military tent outside Beiping Pass, Wei Wuji looked down at Zhang Xian and Chen Zhan, and asked, "Have you found the livestock of the Huns yet? The grassland is huge, but is it really that hard to find?"

Faced with Wei Wuji's questioning, Zhang Xian and Chen Zhan immediately lowered their heads.

Although the Hanoi grassland is small, it is compared to the Tianbei grassland and other grasslands, but with dozens of scouts in it, it is really like finding a needle in a haystack.

"Young master, although our scouts are sent out, we will also be attacked and killed by the Huns' rangers, and we will not be able to go to many places!" Chen Zhan replied with a bow.

What Chen Zhan said was the truth. The Xiongnu had put strict precautions against them and at the same time monitored them with a large army.

Yes, not far from Wei Wuji, there are two full-staffed Xiongnu Wanqi watching.

But Wei Wuji attacked several times and wanted to fight with them, but the two Xiongnu Wanqi retreated and did not fight, but after Wei Wuji led his people back, they came back again.

This Wei Wuji has nothing to do with these people, they just cling to him, anyway, they just don't want to fight you.

"Order the whole army to march southward for thirty miles, and cut off the Xiongnu's supplies first!" Wei Wuji said cruelly.

This puzzled Chen and Zhan. Now that the Huns have won a big victory, although the supply of cutters can restrain them to a certain extent, what if they send troops to attack?
"My lord, be careful!" Chen Zhan said carefully.

After several battles, they were not without losses. In addition to the loss of more than 200 heavy cavalry, Chen Zhan and Zhang Xian's troops lost a total of 500 people.

At this time, if Chen Bing passes through Beiping again, and if he is besieged by the Huns again, the losses he may suffer will be even greater.

Facing Chen Zhan's reminder, Wei Wuji said: "If we don't put pressure on the Huns at this time, then they will wantonly mess up Yanshan. After they have enough benefits, wouldn't they be allowed to sit on their hands?"

"What's more, in a few days our supplies will almost run out. Isn't the fastest way to get supplies is to snatch them from the enemy?" Wei Wuji said with a smile.

He believed that even with the support of Yanshan's local food and grass, once the retreat route of Beiping Pass was blocked, the Huns would definitely send heavy troops to relieve the siege.

In this way, the pressure on Yanshan will be much less, and it will be more convenient for them to defend.

Of course, what Wei Wuji said about obtaining supplies from the Huns was also the reason for his decision. After all, those beef, mutton and cheese are the best military rations.

So, following Wei Wuji's military order, the entire ten thousand cavalry of the Wei army started to move and headed straight for Beiping Pass.

As usual, the two headquarters Wanqi who were monitoring Wei Wuji retreated at the same time, and they retreated as much as Wei Wuji advanced.

In the afternoon of the ninth day of August, Wei Wuji and his party rushed to twenty miles outside Beiping Pass. Any team entering or exiting Beiping Pass at this distance could not escape Wei Jun's eyes.

It can be said that Wei Wuji's move was very good, and Qu and Shanyu who received the news in Beiping Pass immediately had the urge to scold their mothers.

Finally, the situation favored him again, and it turned out that the guy outside the Great Wall was not worrying, but now Qu and Shanyu had no other troops to mobilize except for the two headquarters Wanqi outside the Great Wall.

The other cavalry of Wanqi, Jiyun and Heishui were besieging the cities that the Wei army was relying on, in order to force the Wei people to bow their heads.

In fact, Qu Yudan didn't intend to pay attention to Wei Wuji. Although the livestock outside the Beiping Pass could not be transported in, the storage inside the Beiping Pass could keep the Xiongnu alive for several months without any problem.

For Qu and Shanyu, the people of Wei had to be subdued in this battle before they could let go, otherwise they would not be afraid of you no matter how many things they took back.

However, two days after the news of Wei Wuji and Chen Bing outside the Beiping Pass spread, Qu and Shanyu received more than a dozen letters, all of which were sent by Wanqichang and tribal leaders.

There was only one content in the letter, and that was to ask the Great Shanyu to send troops to take care of the Wei army outside the Beiping Pass, otherwise the whole army would be in trouble.

(End of this chapter)