Wei Wuhou

Chapter 563

(Turning period, some Calvin... just one chapter tonight!)
In order to catch up with Qu and Shanyu, Wei Wuji ordered the whole army to march at full strength, but the heavy cavalry still greatly restricted the speed of Wei army.

But... Qu and Shanyu's journey from Beipingguan to Heishuihe was longer than that of Wei Wuji and others.

That's why this gave Wei Wuji and others a chance to catch up.

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August 15th, [-]th year of Marquis Wei, at the border between Hanoi Grassland and Tiannan Grassland, by the Heishui River.

At this time, Qu and Shanyu were stationed on the south bank of the Heishui River, and under the protection of the guards, they looked at the invisible Wei State City Pass in the south.

After carefully planning the attack plan and consuming countless manpower and material resources of the Huns, after nearly three months of difficult battles, they finally ended up in defeat.

Even if they had reasons to comfort themselves, Qu and Shanyu couldn't deceive their hearts.

"Big Chanyu, it's time for us to cross the river!" At this time, Qu and Shanyu's guard captain reminded him.

Qu and Shanyu didn't speak, but his unmoving figure expressed his attitude.

Now half of the troops in the brigade hadn't crossed the river yet. Qu and Shanyu claimed to be with the soldiers of all the troops, so naturally they couldn't cross the river first.

What's more, Qu and Shanyu were still a little bit reluctant. He didn't want to leave the rich land of the Central Plains, and he didn't want to let his carefully planned war end in failure, so he wanted to see more.

What's more, there are no pursuers coming out of the Great Wall at this time, and there is actually no danger here.

But at this moment, one of the scouts who had been thrown out returned, with a look of anxiety on his face.

"Da Shanyu, there are most of the cavalry of the Wei army twenty miles to the east, and they are rushing towards us at this time!" Before he got close, he heard the scout shouting loudly.

Qu and Shanyu's heart tightened immediately, and they guessed who Wei Jun was in an instant.

At the same time, Qu and Shanyu were also very angry, and scolded Donghu people and Ji Yun Heishui in their hearts, but there was no wavering on his face.

Just listen to Qu and Shanyu say: "Don't pass it on in advance, let the brigade cross the river first!"

Yes, Qu and Shanyu must keep calm in this matter. Firstly, he must not panic, and secondly, the soldiers under him must not panic, otherwise there will be a big mess.

In the Wei army led by Wei Wuji, Qu and Shanyu did not dare to underestimate their combat effectiveness after hearing from the two previous ten thousand cavalry commanders.

So at this time Qu and Shanyu did not intend to fight the Wei army decisively. Everything was based on stability, and Qu and Shanyu could not afford a big loss.

"Big Chanyu, hurry up and cross the river!" The captain of the guard on the side urged again, the safety of Qu and Shanyu was of paramount importance.

Qu and Shanyu said, "Don't worry, let the group cross the river first, otherwise... it will be a disaster!"

Without waiting for the captain of the guard to speak, he heard Qu Yu Shanyu say to the scout: "Let all the scouts monitor the Wei army who is coming and report their location at any time!"

After receiving the order, the scout immediately went to deliver the order, which was related to the safety of the entire army, so carelessness should not be allowed.

Then Qu and Shanyu ordered the whole army to step up and cross the river, but there was no news about the Wei army. The only thing that worried Qu and Shanyu was the captain of the guard.

But the news that came later made Qu and Shanyu even more restless, and Wei Jun was getting closer.

At this time, the Xiongnu had two Wanqi, but only one Wanqi crossed the river, and the second Wanqi actually crossed the river.

"Da Shanyu, it's really time to pass, Wei Jun is getting closer and closer, there is no delay!" The captain of the guard almost begged.

Qu and Shanyu still ignored it, but once again ordered Wanqichang, who was still on the south bank, to cross the river as quickly as possible.

At this time, Qu Yu and Shanyu should not panic, he must hold on at this last moment, as long as the army crosses the river, they can sit back and relax.

But Wei Wuji's purpose is the same, in which Qu and Shanyu also have political considerations, and they must not lose the battle under his personal leadership.

As long as the river is crossed, the war can be avoided, and Qu and Shanyu will no longer have the risk of failure.

Qu and Shanyu agreed to cross the river themselves after half of the Xiongnu's remaining Wanqi crossed the river. No one could say anything about crossing the river at this time.

This made Qu and Shanyu's captain feel relieved. As long as Shanyu is safe, he himself will be safe too.

But just after Qu and Shanyu started crossing the river, the front cavalry of the Wei army also felt that they were all light cavalry under Chen Zhan.

The less than 2000 Xiongnu soldiers who had not crossed the river were frightened by the sudden appearance of the Wei army, and they also wanted to cry.

Why did they meet Wei Jun at this time? Crossing the river at this time is already extremely difficult, and it seems to be a luxury to go back alive.

These Xiongnu soldiers who were still on the south bank were anxious, but the soldiers crossing the river were even more anxious, including Qu and Shanyu who had not yet reached the north bank.

Shan Yu left, Wan Qichang left... The more than [-] Hun soldiers who were still on the south bank suddenly became chaotic, and their commanders of thousands and centurions were not powerless to suppress, let alone organize effective resistance.

However, Chen Zhan, who was leading the team at this time, did not order a direct attack, but wandered not far from the south bank, and at the same time ordered to shoot him with a bow and arrow.

It's not that Chen Zhan is merciful, but it's better to let the Huns cross the river in a panic so as not to let the Huns fight to the death.

Although the Heishui River is not very wide, it is several tens of meters long, and the situation under the water is unknown, so the speed of crossing the river cannot be fast at all.

Sure enough, after seeing that the Wei army didn't directly kill them, the Huns who were still on the south bank were blown up. Who wouldn't want to survive?The protection of Shan Yu and the defense of the Huns were all forgotten at this time.

So more people immediately rode their horses and stepped into the river, with only one thought in their minds, that is to flee to the north bank as soon as possible.

Once one person was defeated and left, the Huns on the entire south bank would really collapse, and they would no longer look like an army, rushing one by one into the river.

It has to be said that Chen Zhan's goal has been achieved, and then the Wei army pressed up across the board, directly on the bank of the Black Water River.

The situation after that was more tragic. Wei Jun directly used the bows and arrows he carried to shoot salvos again and again.

This caused great casualties to the Huns who were crowded in the river and on the other side of the river, so those Huns who crossed the river fled north in a hurry, just wanting to escape the shooting range of the Wei army as soon as possible.

At this time, Zhang Xian's troops, who arrived as the second batch, saw that Chen Zhan's troops actually shot and killed the Huns crossing the river, so they immediately ordered the whole army to shoot.

This time it was even more frightening. There were 6000 people in the two captaincy's troops, and a volley was more than [-] arrows. This density was enough to cause great casualties to the Huns.

Therefore, Qu and Shanyu tried their best to avoid the battle. In fact, there were a lot of Xiongnu's advantage at this time, and those who survived were all due to luck, or the blessing of their Sirius God.

In the same way, Qu and Shanyu, who escaped to their lives while crossing the river, lost their immovable majesty before, but fled north with the army under the protection of members of the guards.

However, the rain of arrows from the Wei army was too dense. Although Qu and Shanyu had a large group of people to defend him from the arrows during their escape, they were still inevitably shot in the shoulder.

It's a pity that Chen Zhan and Zhang Xian in Nan'an didn't know about Qu and Shan Yu's shooting with arrows, otherwise the two of them might be about to fight at this time, which must be a great military achievement.

Fortunately, the Huns had no concept of ceremonial guards, and before crossing the river, Qu and Shanyu even put away their big banners.

That's why Chen Zhan didn't recognize them, and they said that the Xiongnu Shanyu had already crossed the river one step ahead, otherwise, even if Chen Zhan and Zhang Xian were desperate, they would have to keep the Xiongnu Shanyu behind.

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On the other side, after Qu and Shanyu were hit by arrows, the members of the guards below panicked. If anything happened to Shanyu, they would all be buried with him.

So, under the hoarse command of the captain of the guard, after Qu and Shanyu had their wounds treated briefly, they fled north in a panic.

At this time, they were afraid that the Wei army from the south bank would come after them. Even if the Xiongnu could organize resistance, Shan Yu's safety came first.

(End of this chapter)