Chapter 287 Crisis
What Bai Ben and Ji Du discussed that day was that he would lead the troops to provoke the anger of the Central Plains people and draw the entire Xiongnu into the war. However, in the end, because of Mao Dun's insistence, he had to personally lead the army to the Central Plains border to rob the country.
Plunder. Just as the two people on the day shift were worried that their plan could not be realized.
Just when Shi was discouraged, things took a turn for the better. Due to the year-long civil strife, major or minor disasters occurred in various tribes on the grassland. For a time, the herdsmen lost the necessities they needed to survive.
, but it was too late when Mao Dun discovered this problem.
Now, all the tribes are on the verge of extinction. In order for the grassland tribes to survive this winter safely, Modu knew that they must snatch a large amount of food and other daily necessities from the Central Plains, and several small cities on the border came because of
The population is small, and secondly, they are afraid of Hungarians.
The slaves were plundering, so these cities did not have enough things that the Huns wanted. In this way, in order to enable the people on the grasslands to continue to survive, and at the same time to consolidate their rule, Maodun had to let
The people went to the inner city to plunder.
In this way, the two white squad members were overjoyed, knowing that their plan could still be implemented, so the white squad proposed a strategy to Mao Dun. The Huns have always relied on bravery and ferocity to fight, and rarely used any strategies, so in
Together with Li Mu, the famous general of Zhao State, Wang Jian, the great general of Qin State, and later
Mengtian often suffered losses when he fought. In this way, the people in the Central Plains had a prejudice against the Huns, that is, they only fought fiercely. When it came to using troops, they were not the opponents of the Central Plains people at all. But this time
The plan designed by Bai Ban to attack the Central Plains has obviously changed
This showed the consistent style of the Huns. The plan was as follows: first let Mao Dun lead the most elite Xiongnu army to attack Yanmen County, making the Qin people think that they were going to invade the Central Plains from there, and then he led a group of troops to wander around.
Walking on the edge of the grassland, once you find where the defense force is weak,
Attack. And Maodun can rely on Yanmen County to attack the Qin army who came to the rescue. In this way, Qin's border will inevitably be opened up by them. Before the expedition, Baiban also ordered people to create many Huns who had never been seen before.
The used siege equipment further strengthened the Huns' power to break the city.
Mao Dun was now only thinking about how to grab more grain and other supplies from the Central Plains, and naturally had no objection to Bai Ban's proposal, so the Huns began a surprise attack on the Central Plains.
Everything was as expected by the white squad. Yanmen County was defeated. Meng Yi abandoned Beidi County, which he was guarding, and rushed over, thus giving the white squad a chance to take down Beidi. Meng Yi's troops were also in Yanmen County.
They were surrounded and attacked by the Huns outside.
With numerous casualties and demoralized troops, Meng Yi had no choice but to fight to the death, so he resolutely took the lead and led his men to kill them. However, the Huns obviously had no intention of fighting them with their lives. When they saw the Qin army coming up, they
Instead, they retreated, but never allowed the Qin people to break out of their encirclement. Once the Qin army's forward momentum subsided, the Huns pushed back with far greater strength than the Qin army, and once again tightly surrounded the Qin army.
Get up. Such as
This happened three times, and even the determination of the Qin army to fight to the death began to waver. Meng Yi had no idea what the Huns were planning. With the current favorable situation of the Huns, they could kill more than 10,000 Qin troops here in one battle.
They died, but they just surrounded but did not attack. "They must have some conspiracy. I didn't expect that the Huns, who had always been bad at using tricks, actually learned to use tricks." Meng Yi looked at the Huns surrounding his army.
My heart is full of worries.
This is indeed a strategy of the Huns, but it was not the Huns but Ji Du who came up with this strategy. He had already learned about Baiban's capture of Beidi County, and thought of a more important thing from this great victory.
The further strategy is to use the more than 10,000 Qin troops here in Mengyi as bait to attract the Qin troops from other nearby cities, so that they can easily take down the Ruyunzhong city. Because of the day shift, Mao Dun
The strategy was very successful. They had conquered two cities in a row. They agreed to Ji Du's further strategy. Therefore, they did not eliminate Meng Yi's men when they had the upper hand in terms of strength, morale and situation.
, instead spread the news that they were trapped here, and then waited quietly for the Qin army from other cities to come to rescue them.
In terms of geographical location, once Yanmen County is attacked, the first person to arrive should be Zhou Xing, who is guarding the city in Yunzhong County. When he received the news, he also wanted to order troops to go to the rescue, but around him
But there was a clear-headed person who stopped him, that is Guo Quanzhong. Because there was still a certain gap between Zhou Xing and Meng Yi in using troops, Fusu sent another cunning and resourceful person when he was asked to guard Yun Zhong.
The weak Guo Quanzhong assisted him. This time Guo Quanzhong really played his role and advised Zhou Xingdao: "General, our responsibility to guard Yunzhong is also very important. Although the strength of the garrison in Yanmen County is not as good as ours, it is not far behind.
It's too big. If they can't defend the city, it means that the Huns are attacking with many soldiers and horses. If we go there, we will just die. What we should do now is to defend Yunzhong County and send people to understand the situation over there.
, and at the same time spread the news to Xianyang and ask the emperor to send troops to rescue."
Zhou Xing knew that his decision was related to the safety of Yunzhong County. After careful consideration, he agreed with Guo Quanzhong's opinion and sent agile scouts to Yanmen County to find out. At the same time, he also had the news sent to Xianyang.
Soon after, Xianyang brought an imperial edict from Fusu, asking the generals in each city to strictly guard their own cities and not to easily go out to fight the Huns. This made Zhou Xing feel that his decision was wise.
Unexpectedly, two days after receiving the imperial edict, Zhou Xing received a message from the scouts, saying that a Qin army of more than 10,000 people was besieged by the Huns on a plain outside Yanmen County and was in danger.
This time, Zhou Xing once again found himself in a dilemma. Last time, it made sense for him not to send troops. After all, Yanmen was as important as Yunzhong, and the defenders there could still withdraw from the city. But the current situation
But Da Qin's army was surrounded. If he refused to save him, what would his soldiers think of him, and what would other people think of him. But thinking of Fusu's imperial edict, Zhou Xing hesitated again, and finally he
I had no choice but to ask Guo Quanzhong for advice.
"These are more than 10,000 soldiers of our Qin Dynasty..." Guo Quanzhong murmured, "I don't want to see these soldiers of our Qin Dynasty die just like this, but judging from the news sent by the scouts, the Huns who surrounded them are outnumbered.
It was enough to annihilate them in one fell swoop, so why didn't they do this? I think this should be a trap for the Huns. They wanted to lure the city defenders like us out of the city, and then they could take advantage of the opportunity to attack.
I am in the city. So the wisest way is to stay in the city and ignore this matter. In this way, I can keep my Yunzhong County safe, and the general will naturally not make any mistakes. But in this way, these ten thousand people will not be at fault.
Many soldiers want to... But if we go out of the city to rescue, there is no possibility of success. Unless the imperial army arrives in time, we can send troops first to delay the Huns' actions, and then join the imperial army to counterattack the Huns.
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After saying so much, he actually did not give Zhou Xing a clear conclusion. He just told him the consequences of choosing a certain side and then let him make his own decision. Zhou Xing smiled bitterly, but now he is even more conflicted.
If he could really rescue the more than 10,000 Qin troops, he would not hesitate to lead his troops there, but the current situation is that this is obviously a trap for the Huns, so should he still go? "If the emperor can lead his troops as soon as possible
Just come." In the end, Zhou Xing could only say this.
Fusu was also very anxious at this time, but mobilizing people and horses from all over the country was not something that could be accomplished overnight. Some of the people in the city had to be left behind to prevent someone from taking the opportunity to cause trouble, and they had to rush to Xianyang.
The journey is not short, and these troops have just been dispersed and stationed in various cities. They have not yet rested and have to go to the north to fight again. The soldiers are also very reluctant, so the time on the road will be longer.
The helpless Fusu had no choice but to issue several imperial edicts, forcing them to travel day and night to Xianyang.
Before the people from all over the country arrived in Xianyang, the unfavorable news from the border arrived again. It was heard that the Huns actually used a trick to make Meng Yi leave the city and take Beidi County. Fusu's face suddenly changed, and he slapped him
Long Ben said: "Meng Yi is confused. Now that the Huns have captured two cities in a row, their morale must be high. Our defenders in the northern cities must be panicked. However, the troops and horses from various places have not arrived yet. I don't know if they can defend their respective cities."
Ah. If another city is lost, I am afraid that all the counties in the north will be in danger. If the north is lost, our Central Plains will be exposed to the Huns, and then our Great Qin will be in danger."
When the ministers below saw Fusu's angry look, they felt a little timid. The only ones who could speak now were those ministers who were closest to him. Zhang Liang looked at the others and was about to step forward to comfort him.
, Unexpectedly, Meng Tian walked out first. Meng Tian has always remained silent when encountering important events, so Zhang Liang forgot to look at him over time. Unexpectedly, today he spoke first.
Meng Tian's face turned red and blue: "Your Majesty, the loss of the Northland is indeed Meng Yi's fault. As his clan brother and minister, I have an unshirkable responsibility. Please ask the Emperor to first give me a team of men. I swear to the death to conquer the Northland."
Chapter completed!