Chapter 22 The Tangled Nangong
King Zhuri Toulon was a powerful general like a wild boar. He had two hair buns on his head. A pair of strong arms could easily fall down the strongest bull. His weapon was a huge mountain-opening axe. With his strong body and fierce style, he had always been one of the most powerful generals under the command of the Great Shanyu.
At this moment, the 30,000 cavalry he led rushed to the feet of Lingwu Pass like a righteous wind. The Great Wall was very long and needed many soldiers to guard it. However, in places with dangerous terrain, they usually had a pass. Although the function of the Great Wall was defense, it could not completely hinder the communication between the Han Dynasty and the Huns.
Business travelers and envoys from both countries must pass through these passes. If the Hun cavalry wants to pass through the Great Wall as soon as possible, the best way is to capture the pass. Otherwise, even if it is occupied by a section of the city wall, it will be meaningless. Because these sturdy city walls are too wasteful to be demolished. Often, before they are completely demolished, the Han people have organized troops to seize the Great Wall.
Toulon looked at the majestic pass in front of him with contempt. These Han people would only clamor on the high walls. They did not dare to come to the grassland to fight against Hun warriors like themselves.
The soldiers under his command were collecting wood, and they needed to create a huge number of ladders. Some Han people who surrendered to make siege cars, but the problem was that siege cars needed a thick log. However, there were few trees on the grassland, so where can I find a thick log now?
The captive Han people were very smart, and they quickly solved the problem. Three trunks as thick as bowls were tied together, and long rivets connected the three trunks to a solid one. Toulon tried very strongly. With his strength, he did not separate the three trunks.
"You guys are so good, give them twenty sheep tonight." Toulon looked excitedly at the siege car that was almost completed, and ordered his guard to lead the heads of the Han people to get the sheep.
Weiyang Palace, Yixinzhai.
"Sister, things are a little bad. Yesterday, Hong Ling urgently sent the eight hundred miles of Yunhou to expedite the 800-mile yard, saying that tens of thousands of Huns attacked Lingwu Pass."
As soon as Tian Feng ran into Yixinzhai, he hurriedly reported the rumors to Wang Shi.
"Pa" The teacup in Nangong's hand fell to the ground and smashed it. Wang Shi was startled and turned around and stared at his daughter.
Xiaoqing hurriedly instructed two palace maids to clean up the fragments on the ground.
"Why are you quarreling in a panic? After all, he is a high-ranking official with a salary of 2,000 s, so he is not calm at all. If you have any questions, come in and listen."
Wang Shi scolded Tian Fu and glanced at Nangong, who was pale.
"Isn't it that I just heard that the Lintong Hou had won a great victory and seized a city of the Huns. How could it turn out like this in the blink of an eye?" Wang Shi couldn't wait to ask as soon as he sat down. It seemed that the calmness just now was also pretending. She knew too well that Yun Xiao played the role of Liu Xiao in the battle to seize the throne. If it weren't for his secret operation, it would be unimaginable to want to defeat Liu Rong so quickly.
Now the most advantageous tool is actually facing the army of tens of thousands of Huns. How can this prevent her from panicing?
"I don't know either. But the military newspaper said that the Huns could not defeat General Li Guangcheng's defense line from time to time. Instead, they turned to attack the western front of Lintong Hou. There was no usual large-scale siege on the eastern front in the past two days."
"I don't understand military affairs. You only talk about whether Lintong Hou can win this time."
Wang Zhi did not pretend to understand something he didn't understand. Instead, he asked the result directly.
"I don't know much about military affairs, but the Lintong Marquis' personal army only has more than 1,000. There were only a few thousand soldiers from Longyou Hui. The previous attack on the city must have suffered a lot of losses. If the military newspaper said it was true, the Huns turned around and attacked the Western Front with all their might, the Lintong Marquis would have been in danger."
"Then the father won't send troops to rescue him."
Nangong forgot his reserve and said anxiously.
Wang Shi and Tian Fu looked at each other, and Nangong also felt that what he said was too abrupt. However, the words had already been spoken, and it was impossible to take them back like water splashed on the ground.
The three of them were silent like ghosts in Yixinzhai. They didn't say anything, and they were thinking about what was happening in their hearts.
"How long have you been with him?"
Wang Zhi was the first to calm down and looked at Nangong and asked.
"Mother..." Nangong's little hand stirred the handkerchief hard, his face flushed. He lowered his eyelids and stood there without making a sound.
"This is your uncle, why are you embarrassed? Do you know, just this one can make him scout his house and destroy his clan. You are not loving him, but harming him."
Wang Zhi was speechless. It would be best to let his daughter win over the Lintong Hou who had no interest. But the problem is that Yun Xiao has already married. Once Liu Qi knows about Nangong, it will probably be a huge disaster. His son, who has to rely on this person for the throne, must not let him be left on it.
"Sister, it's not the time to talk about this matter. Master Qiandu said that when Your Majesty summoned Prime Minister Zhou and Wei Qihou to discuss it secretly. They all said that this was the Huns' plan to attack the east and west, and asked Your Majesty not to send troops to assist the Marquis of Lintong.
Besides, I heard that these days, there has been heavy snow near Lingwu Pass. The road is slippery and difficult to walk. I am thankful that I sent a lot of Chaitan as the orders of Lintong Marquis a few days ago, otherwise I would have frozen to death even if Chaitan was cut off."
"What does Your Majesty mean?"
Wang Zhi can always grasp the key to things. It doesn’t matter no matter what others say, but what is important is what Liu Qi thinks.
"Sister, you don't know your Majesty's character. Your Majesty doesn't understand military affairs very much. Now he relies entirely on Prime Minister Zhou and Marquis Wei. I guess His Majesty will definitely obey Zhou Yafu and Dou Ying's opinions and will not send troops to assist Marquis Lintong."
"Then just watch Lintong Hou finish his life in Lingwu?" Wang Zhi was a little anxious.
"There is a strait in Yulin where Wei Wan is stationed to directly connect to Lingwu. He is in good condition with Lintong Hou. Maybe he can go to help Lintong Hou, but mobilizing Yulin requires His Majesty's military talisman. But His Majesty does not nod, how can he obtain this military talisman!"
Yixinzhai fell into silence again.
Junchen Shanyu stood in the snow, surrounded by potholes the size of bowls.
This was a tactic that left him speechless, and I had never heard of it. This was a nightmare for the cavalry. I really don’t know what kind of head it was, but I could come up with such a way.
The Hun generals around were also scared. Such a trap was too terrible. They were all good riders and understood the speed of cavalry charges. Faced with such a trap, even if they discovered it, they would not stop. They could only bite the bullet and hope that the Kunlun God would bless him.
There is no knight who can simply clamp the horse's back with his legs and not fall off from it.
"See it, this is the opponent we are about to face. The cunning one is like a fox. Not to mention Lukali, I'm afraid it won't be better if any of you."
The Great Shanyu was obviously exonerating Lukali. After all, he had followed his personal guards since he was a child. Although he made such a mistake, after seeing this, Junchen Shanyu decided to forgive his mistake because even if he was replaced by any general here, he would be defeated in a mess when facing such a trap.
"The Great Shanyu, this is exactly the reason why we want to eliminate this opponent. Because he is too smart, if this method is promoted on a large scale in the Han army, it would be a nightmare for the Great Hun cavalry. The mouths of these small pits are only one foot deep, and they are very quick to dig.
Before the two armies face off, it will take only half an hour to prepare. If it encounters rain and snow, it will be even more difficult to find in the distance. I am afraid that the generals of the Great Huns will no longer dare to launch a rash charge in the future, and even have to be careful in pursuing."
Zhong Xingyue also admires those who invented this tactic. He simply dig some pits to resist the charge of the Huns cavalry. In front of these pits, the Huns no longer dare to ride horses and whip and gallop quickly.
"Yes, so this time we must break through Lingwu Pass. Capture this smart fox. I will take off his fox skin and avenge the dead Xiongnu tribe!"
Junchen Shanyu's words were loud and loud, and the Hun generals immediately shouted around him.
"Let Lukali let him go and help Toulon. I believe he will not be a man who fell twice in front of a pit." (To be continued...)
Chapter completed!