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"Bianjun, it's over!"

Wang Li looked in the direction of Yongquan City and murmured to himself. In more than a month, Wang Li's beard and hair went from gray to white. He was always in good spirits, but now he walks like an old man in his twilight years, and he is younger than Su Jiao.

At five years old, judging from his appearance, he is no longer as young as Su Jiao.

Where are the reinforcements?

These days, Wang Li has been looking forward to it day and night, even in his dreams, waiting for news from Chang'an, but this time, there is no news at all. Not only the news from outside cannot be returned, but even the scouts sent out have left.

No reply.

"Li Guilin, regret that I let my selfishness destroy this king's division formed by three generations of generals! When I get to Jiuquan one day, I don't know how to face my ancestors and father. If I meet General Meng, what should I do?

What should I say?" Facing a desperate situation, Wang Li finally recovered from his irritability and selfish thoughts.

Gaoque City was lost, and seven thousand elite border troops were killed. Several passes along the Yinshan Mountains were occupied by the Huns, and all of Henan, which the border troops had worked hard for several years, fell into the hands of the Huns.

Jiuyuan and Yongquan are sister cities on the Hetao Plain. Together with Gaoque City, they form a triangular defensive formation. Unlike Gaoque City's guard Wang Xi who can only talk about military affairs on paper, Yongquan City's guard Yang Zhong is from the lower ranks of the border army.

A captain-level officer promoted step by step.

Now that Yongquan has fallen, no news has been sent back to Yang Zhong, and he is probably killed in action. In the entire Henan area, the last city of the frontier army is Jiuyuan City.

Wang Li in the siege was almost desperate. He waited hard for several reinforcements but no reinforcements showed up. The Su Jiao Qin army closest to him was unable to move because Mayi was attacked by the Huns. Even the scouts Wang Li sent out were

No matter how capable he is, he cannot break through the heavy siege of the Huns.

After controlling the entire Hetao, the Huns sealed off the entire area. With Maodun's military capabilities, it was natural to judge that the Qin army in Jiuyuan City had reached an unsustainable point, and those scouts who escaped in the dark were

The only hope for the Qin people.

Fight alone.

The Qin people were certainly no match for the Huns.

In a one-to-many situation, it was even more difficult for the scouts to avoid pursuit. Although the night could provide some protection, it still could not stop the Huns' sharp arrows.

A frontier army is always a frontier army.

Unlike the army of the New Qin Dynasty, in such a severe situation, perhaps King Wu Li Yuan also hoped to use the hands of the Huns to solve the border army's itch in one fell swoop.

A strong sense of abandonment and loneliness surged into Wang Li's heart. Not only him, but other Jiuyuan frontier soldiers felt the same.

Although the frontier army has been working hard to integrate into the Xin Qin system, due to Wang Li's personal selfish thoughts, this integration has presented a pattern of "basically unified internal affairs, but the military is still relatively independent". The most obvious point is that

, that is, the promotion of middle and lower-level generals in the border army is still determined by Wang Li's Jiuyuan County Governor's Office.

Wang Li's personality flaws caused him to miss opportunities to integrate into Xinqin again and again, and this time, it was obvious that he was wrong again.

Border Army.

It's not Wang Li's army alone.

The Border Army was the culmination of the hard work of several generations of Qin army generals. It was the glory won by thousands of Border Army soldiers who fought bloody battles. But what did Wang Li do?

In the battle of Julu and Zhangshui, he only focused on competing for power with Zhang Han. As a result, Xiang Yu destroyed his troops one by one, and one hundred thousand elite soldiers of the frontier army were buried on the bank of Zhangshui.

In the past few years, the frontier army finally regained its strength with the support of King Wu Li Yuan. However, Wang Li was so intolerant that frontier generals such as Su Jiao, Yang Wengzi, and Meng Hu were killed one by one.

Before leaving, he always felt that the Border Army was a powerful group and that he, Wang Li, was the best leader. The departure of one or two people would not affect the foundation of the Border Army. But looking back now, he was wrong.

, and it’s so wrong.

——.

In Jiuyuan City.

There was solemnity. On the two long streets, the shops along the street had long been closed. Only the craftsman's shop belonging to the border army at the east end was still open, and the tired border soldiers went in holding broken weapons.

Then he came out numbly holding the well-repaired murder weapon.

Among the various types of equipment being repaired, the crossbow machine is the most numerous. This perfect weapon that relies on bronze craftsmanship is having to undergo a destructive test, and the theme of the test is, in the face of a huge disparity in strength and military strength.

What is the ratio of the damage rate of the opponent to the crossbow machine?

Battle of the city.

From a high position, the role of arrows is crucial. The border troops are good at crossbows but not bows, and the Huns are good at bows but not crossbows. In the competition between the two sides at this level, the Qin army has always had the upper hand, but this time,

Wang Li's troops were unable to conclude the battle due to the loss of Gaoque City. The cities guarded by small frontier troops fell one after another under the attack of overwhelming enemies.

Wang Li's troops still had less than 2,000 men, including men recruited from the city. Under the siege of the Huns, the soldiers of the frontier army fought bloody battles, but the huge disadvantage in numbers and the

The low morale after the fall of Shanggaoque City made it extremely difficult for the frontier troops to defend the city.

Black September.

The fertile Hetao Plain, where the river bends, is full of ruins, corpses and burned villages that were torn apart by the invading Huns.

In recent years, under the protection of the border troops, many Qin people from Guanzhong have chosen to leave their homes and come to settle in the grasslands of the north. Among them, there are border residents who migrated inland to Gaonu, and some who came from Chu in Guandong.

, Zhao Di is eager to integrate into the new Qin people of Qin State.

Life, no matter which dynasty it is.

None of it is easy.

The abundance of the Hetao Plain brought Qin people who were eager for change to come here, but now, they have to bear the pain that this place originally had.

Perhaps, only when the Qin army officially expels the Huns from Mobei, and only when the Qin is truly powerful enough that the grassland tribes dare not act rashly, will Hetao truly become a paradise.

——.

Gaoque City.

After being occupied by the Huns, this pass fortress in the Yinshan Mountains gradually became an important place connecting the north and the south. Every day, a large amount of plundered materials and people would be transported north from here. High on the city tower, the Xiongnu Great Chanyu

Maodun led a group of trusted generals, and his minister Zang Yan looked at the endless wading procession in the distance, feeling particularly comfortable.

"Da Chanyu, look over there, there are Qin army prisoners of war captured by the Helian tribe -!" Zang Yan raised his eyebrows with his hand, pointed at a group of prisoners not far away and shouted.

"Haha, don't the Qin people pride themselves on being brave and unafraid of death, saying that they will not stop fighting until blood is shed? Looking at it now, it is nothing more than boastful words." When the Xiongnu nobles heard this, they all laughed.

"Great Chanyu, the Qin people only have one city of Jiuyuan left to resist. According to the current battle situation, it will not take long to break through the city. The last general requested an order and was willing to take the head of Qin General Wang Li.

, presented to the king." Zang Yan rolled his eyes, took a few steps forward, bowed his head and asked for orders.

"Dad Chanyu, it is better to leave the matter of destroying the city to my Xubu tribe. If Jiuyuan is not destroyed within three days, I am willing to come and see you."

"Da Chanyu——!"

Hearing that Zang Yan had the upper hand, the Hun nobles, who were laughing with pride, began to react. They only cared about making fun of others, but did not think of how to make further contributions.

Mao Dun stood at the highest point of the city tower, coldly watching the Qin border residents being led and tied up with ropes by the Huns, heading north like two-legged sheep. A look of extreme cruelty appeared on his scorched yellow cheeks.

smile.

this world.

It is an era of the weak and the strong.

The power of the Great Huns is the most powerful. Even if they are defeated for a moment, as long as the confrontation continues, the opponent will make mistakes and be dragged down by the Huns.

Of course, Li Yuan, this once formidable opponent, could not be defeated with just one blow. The Xiongnu spies had sent back information again. It was said that Li Yuan decided to go on an expedition due to illness and led 50,000 Qin troops north from Chang'an to fight to the death with the Xiongnu.

This information made Mao Dun feel relieved for a while.

Fifty thousand people.

Did Li Yuan really think that he was a god who could turn defeat into victory again and again with less?

In the Hetao area, nearly 150,000 string-controlling warriors under the command of Mao Dun gathered. As for the strength of the Qin State, the border troops had been maimed and scattered, so there was no need to worry. The reinforcements from other places were no more than two.

Thirty thousand, or as little as a few thousand people, Mao Dun was not afraid of this kind of fighting method of multiple forces advancing from multiple directions.

The five fingers are spread out, unable to reach.

Make a fist with five fingers and punch out the stone.

In terms of battlefield experience, there is no doubt about Mao Dun's military vision. This time, the Huns came out in full force, and Mao Dun would not leave any behind. He wanted to take a closer look at what kind of tricks Li Yuan would come up with.

"Jiuyuan, besiege but not attack. If there is a messenger in the city who leaves the city, let him pass. At the same time, order Helianbi. After the vanguard arrives at Gaonu, send a small group of rangers to harass the Wuding River area. But remember, if you encounter Qin

The main force of the army must retreat slowly and not give the enemy an opportunity to take advantage of it." Mao Dun ignored the anxious faces of Zang Yan and others and gave the order slowly.

"In addition, please quickly order the leaders of each department to come to Gaoque to discuss matters. If you fail to do so within two days, you will be killed without mercy and your department will no longer exist."

The Hetao Plain is vast, and the vast plain as far as the eye can see is the best natural battlefield for the Huns. However, for the Qin army, which is mainly infantry, the unobstructed terrain here is not conducive to the Qin army setting up an ambush.

Even if Li Yuan had all kinds of clever plans and ideas, he could only stare and worry.

The purpose of keeping the Qin army in Jiuyuan was to deceive the brave and reckless people in the Qin army. Especially when he found out that the vanguard general of the Qin army this time was an old acquaintance, Cao Xin, Mao Dun was even more confident.

Cao Xin is this person.
Chapter completed!