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Chapter 418

King Yuezhi was a little hesitant at the beginning of the matter of formally forming a decisive battle with Zhao State.

The harassment of the Kou Bian and the full-scale war are certainly not the same.

But perhaps it was because of Qiu Ju's persuasion, or perhaps it was because of the Qin envoy who took himself as a hostage, or because he observed that the Zhao State had not had many troops in Yunyang City. In short, the Yuezhi King hesitated and hesitated, but did not leave in the end.

The reason is actually very simple. If Zhao State really had just over 10,000 troops, then the Yuezhi cavalry had a chance of victory, and the chance of victory was quite large.

Once they can defeat more than 10,000 troops that seem to be the only troops in Guanzhong, wouldn’t the Yuezhi people take advantage of the situation to march into Guanzhong?

After all, Yuezhi has been with Qin for so many years, so of course she knows a little about the situation in Guanzhong. King Yuezhi once went to Xianyang as a member of the Western Rong at the invitation of the King of Qin and received a lot of rewards.

Perhaps Guanzhong is not a very wealthy place for the princes of the Central Plains, but for the Yuezhi people who have lived outside the Hexi Fortress for a long time, an iron pot in Xianyang City is a rare treasure.

There are also those women in the process of being thin and tender, which are so beautiful compared to those on the grassland who ride horses and storm every day.

Even if you can't defend Guanzhong in the end, defeat the Zhao army and then robbed the area in the heart of Guan, and get a bunch of goods and beauty back, it will be a temptation that the Yuezhi people can't resist.

This is like a gambler. Maybe when he first walked into the casino, he just thought, "I will leave if I win for a few hundred yuan", then after playing for a while, he thought, "I'm good luck today, try again." After playing for a while, he won for a few thousand yuan, so he simply thought, "I'll give him a big shot today, and I'll get enough money at one time."

Do gamblers don’t know the harm of gambling? Of course not, just like the current mood of the Yuezhi King, just taking a lucky mentality.

The Qin envoy in the Yuezhi King's army was very responsible. Under the surveillance of several guards of the Yuezhi King, the envoy took advantage of the confrontation between the two sides and got a crucial information - there are only Lin Xiangru's ten thousand soldiers in Yunyang City today.

Moreover, there are almost 5,000 of these ten thousand soldiers from all over the country, and their combat effectiveness is basically a little stronger than that of ordinary farmers.

Even the three thousand cavalry that Le Yi just brought together was only 13,000, which was a little more than half of the Yuezhi army.

Not strong, really not strong.

So when he heard that more than 10,000 Zhao army in Yunyang City were re-launched and put on a stance to fight, the Yuezhi King ordered the entire army to gather together to prepare for the war without thinking.

The two armies formed a formation and confronted each other on the plain about five miles outside Yunyang City.

King Yuezhi was full of confidence. After looking around, he smiled and said, "I heard that King Zhao had 50,000 cavalry and hundreds of thousands of troops. I think it was just a rumor. Otherwise, why did I have been here for many days, but the Zhao people only had 10,000 troops?"

The Yuezhi King's eyes fell on the Qin envoy, with a bit of joke: "Why, was Qin defeated by such a Zhao State?"

The Qin envoy had no expression on his face and pretended that he had not heard it.

The Yuezhi King laughed three times: "Send the order, the Xiumi tribe is on the left, and the Shuangmi tribe starts to march from the right! The Kushan tribe and the Fu Dun tribe follow me to press the formation! Both Xihou listened, whoever has the greatest contribution will have the most spoils!"

Xiumi Xihou and Shuangmi Xihou looked at each other after hearing this. Although they knew it was the King of Yuezhi's aggression, they still showed a belligerent expression in their eyes and said in unison: "Please rest assured, I will definitely live up to the king's expectations!"

After a while, two cavalrymen rushed out at the same time and surrounded the Zhao army from both sides.

Le Yi stood on the commander of the central army formation, stared calmly at the situation in front of him, and said slowly: "Send the order and order the Longxiang Army to immediately face the enemy's right wing with armor, and turn the crossbowman and the chariot department to the left wing!"

Under Le Yi's order, the Zhao State formation immediately moved in an orderly manner. A Zhao army crossbowman quickly moved to the position he should have arrived. Dozens of chariots also drove to the front of the formation at the same time, building a simple line of defense.

Seeing this, King Yuezhi suddenly pointed to the chariot formation and smiled at the Qin envoy beside him, "Look, over the years, you Central Plains people not only did not inherit the advantages of their ancestors, but also made such incredible actions. The chariots are not used to attack, but are actually placed in front of the formation for exhibition!"

The Qin envoy took a deep breath and finally couldn't help but speak, "King, the chariot is used to resist the bows and arrows of your cavalry. Also, how can the king's cavalry attack the Zhao soldiers behind the chariot with the protection of the chariot?"

The Yuezhi King's face froze slightly.

Since King Mu of Zhou met the Queen Mother of the West, the princes of the Zhou Dynasty have not started a large army to fight against nomads from outside Longxi for hundreds of years. King Yuezhi really lacks enough understanding of heavy Zhou Dynasty weapons such as chariots, so his mind has not turned around for a while.

After a little awkward cough, the Yuezhi King said seriously: "Just just a chariot, of course my king's warriors won't be left alone. Hey, what is that?"

When the Yuezhi King spoke, his eyes had already fallen on the other side of Zhao's position.

There, a cavalry of three thousand men was slowly forming an array, and it seemed that it was almost completed.

The three thousand cavalrymen were of course the information that King Yuezhi already knew, but these three thousand cavalrymen were very different from the three thousand cavalrymen that King Yuezhi saw yesterday.

Now the three thousand Zhao cavalry are all wearing heavy armor, and even the horses under their crotch are armoured, looking like monsters.

The Qin envoy's eyes followed the point of the Yuezhi King, and suddenly his face changed drastically: "That is the Longxiang Army of Zhao State! King, please withdraw your cavalry!"

King Yuezhi was slightly stunned, and then couldn't help but say with some amusement, "Why should we withdraw? These Zhao people are really brainless. Putting on armor can greatly increase the protection of his cavalry, but what about the weight? I can tell you with certainty that this kind of cavalry will be destroyed for only half an hour. Shuangmixihou, under my command, is a powerful general. He will definitely think of this, so don't worry."

The Qin envoy beat his chest and stamped his feet, saying, "King, I can't tell you clearly now. Withdraw the troops quickly, withdraw your troops, otherwise it will be too late!"

King Yuezhi looked at the Qin envoy in surprise. This was because he saw that the Qin envoy who had always been very calm and calm had been so disobedient.
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