Chapter 330 The Battle of Mobei (4)(1/2)
"Chu Zimou has wiped out three thousand Xiongnu!"
When Cao Cao and Yuan Shao arrived at the Xiongnu camp, there were corpses everywhere, a mess, and charred wood emitting black smoke. Cao Cao could infer the number of Xiongnu cavalry who had been attacked by Chu Tian not long ago by the number of Xiongnu cavalry who died in battle.
Chu Tian simply cleaned the battlefield and took away the war horses and some weapons, but did not bury the corpses.
The desert is desolate and has almost no human habitation. Even if the corpses are not buried, there will be no outbreak of plague. Vultures and wild beasts will clear these corpses.
"Chu Zimou was able to take the lead. He must have gained a lot of military exploits this time. But how did he know that there were Huns here?"
Cao Cao failed. This time Chu Tian ate meat, and he couldn't even drink the soup.
Yuan Shao looked gloomy. The stranger Chu Zimou had killed nearly 3,000 Xiongnu, but he had not gained any military merit. This was a serious injury to his self-esteem.
"Our lord has said that there are still tens of thousands of the main Huns in the north. The Huns cavalry who died here are only the rear troops of the main Huns!"
Chu Tian intentionally left behind the Iron Eagle scout cavalry and notified Cao Cao, Yuan Shao, Li Guang, Zhao Shiqi and other teammates to follow him.
Cao Cao has realized that Chu Tian has special means to learn the whereabouts of the Huns. At this time, Chu Tian has become the leader of this group of troops. He took the initiative to attack, killing first and then reporting later. The legions in the rear became reinforcements and had to cooperate with Chu Tian in the battle.
Before Cao Cao could wait for Yuan Shao to react, Li Guang and Zhao Shiqi heard that the main force of the Xiongnu was in front. They immediately cheered up and marched northward under the leadership of the Iron Eagle Scout Cavalry.
With Li Guang and Zhao Shiqi's resourcefulness, they were easily mobilized by Chu Tian and became loyal allies.
Regardless of Li Guang and Zhao Shiqi's true commanding ability, with the help of 20,000 elite Han cavalry, Chutian could retreat unscathed even if he was surrounded.
"Ah Hao, Chu Zimou obviously wants to be the head coach and treats us as pawns. Are we going to be driven by him?"
Yuan Shao was dissatisfied with being in a passive situation.
"Let's defeat the Huns first. Wenyuan, Miaocai, let's go hunt down the main force of the Huns!"
Cao Cao took Zhang Liao and Xia Houyuan to kill the enemy, and Yuan Shao, who was left behind, had to go north together, otherwise Yuan Shao's trip to Mobei would have been in vain.
King Youxian of the Xiongnu drove more than 100,000 livestock for food rations. He was on his way to retreat to Mobei, trying to join the Xiongnu Chanyu.
However, the danger is gradually approaching.
"The cavalry in the rear has been completely wiped out, and the main force of the Han army is moving north quickly!"
The Huns' light cavalry who escaped back met King Youxian of the Xiongnu and informed King Youxian of the news that the Han army was pursuing them. King Youxian was frightened.
Of the three thousand Huns cavalry, more than two thousand were killed in battle!
"Is the person opposite you really not Wei Qing?"
King Youxian recalled the horror of being dominated by Wei Qing a few years ago, and couldn't help but tremble when he thought that the Han cavalry was chasing him.
One of the Huns' powerful households asked: "How many people are there on the other side?"
"I don't know."
"Idiot, go and investigate immediately!"
"As ordered..."
The Huns scouts were quickly dispatched, and they fought with the Iron Eagle scouts who followed them. Before the armies of the two sides engaged in battle, the scouts sawed each other on the Gobi.
"The main force of the Huns is less than thirty miles away from us!"
Chu Tian pursued all night and finally captured the main force of King Youxian of the Xiongnu.
Considering that the cavalry had been running all night and was exhausted, Chu Tian sent out scouts to follow King Youxian of the Xiongnu all the time. Then the main force rested temporarily and waited for the arrival of reinforcements before looking for an opportunity to fight with King Youxian.
The Huns did not come and go like the wind. The large number of livestock they carried seriously affected their marching ability, but they were just more convenient than the Han army's baggage vehicles.
When Chu Tian decided to plunder the Xiongnu's livestock to obtain supplies, the Xiongnu's mobility advantage was lost and they were left passive.
The appearance of Han cavalry caused tens of thousands of Huns to panic. King Youxian refused to abandon more than 100,000 livestock and continued to march with the livestock. At the same time, he commanded 20,000 Xiongnu cavalry in the rear with two large households to block the Han cavalry.
As long as the Xiongnu Shanyu fled to Mobei, he could escape.
"The opponent only has 10,000 cavalry. If you underestimate the enemy and advance rashly, you don't have to flee far away!"
Just as King Youxian was preparing to flee, the Huns' scout cavalry sent information about Chutian's army.
"Only ten thousand cavalry?"
King Youxian, who had originally planned to escape on the best horse in the tribe, heard that Chu Tian underestimated the enemy and rushed in with only ten thousand cavalry. He hesitated whether to eat this Han cavalry in order to avenge the great hatred of the Battle of Monan.
In the Battle of Monan, he was defeated by Wei Qing, fled, and his status plummeted.
"I have 60,000 cavalry. Is it possible that I will be defeated by 10,000 cavalry? This opportunity cannot be missed. The time will never come again. Send troops immediately to destroy this Han army!"
King Youxian gritted his teeth. Only by defeating the chasing cavalry could he regain his authority.
He ordered two teams of cavalry with ten thousand people to make detours to the left and right, and flank the Chutian army with the two powerful men behind the palace.
King Youxian personally held the battle and provided support at any time.
"The Hun cavalry launched a counterattack!"
Chu Tian closed his eyes and rested for a while, basically recovering his strength: "It seems that the Huns finally understood that we only have ten thousand cavalry. Retreat and lead the Huns to the rear. When Li Guang and Cao Cao arrive, the Huns will be defeated. But the retreat cannot be too excessive.
obvious."
Under Chu Tian's order, the Han cavalry fought and retreated, giving the Xiongnu a chance to surround the Han cavalry.
The Hun cavalry on both sides were making rapid detours, which was a common tactic of Eastern cavalry. The war eagles were monitoring the progress of the Hun cavalry, while the Chutian Army was speeding up their retreat.
"The Han army goes deep alone, they will definitely die!"
The Huns cavalry who were responsible for outflanking the Han cavalry were overjoyed when they saw that they were about to encircle the Han cavalry.
If you are heavily surrounded by Huns cavalry in the desert, your entire army will definitely be annihilated!
After being surrounded by the Huns' cavalry, many Western Han generals were either defeated, killed, captured, or surrendered to the Huns, such as Zhao Ponu, Zhao Xin, Li Ling and others.
No matter how brave the Han army was, once their weapons were sharpened and their arrows were exhausted, they would find it difficult to escape back to the frontier in the face of the vast desert.
The desert was the greatest basis for the Xiongnu princes to choose a decisive battle with the Han Empire.
After defeating the Han Empire, they can return to the south of Yinshan Mountain and Hetao, where the water and grass are more fertile!
Just as the three lines of Huns cavalry were preparing to attack Chutian's army together, on the edge of the endless Gobi desert, iron hoofs clanked, and sand and dust rolled into the air!
Although the flying general Li Guang is old, he still has high fighting spirit. Knowing that the main force of the Huns is here, he will not stop!
Li Guang, who has many years of experience in fighting against the Huns, galloped forward, and the elite Han cavalry came galloping in in a mighty manner!
Zhao Shiqi saw that Li Guang couldn't wait to step forward, so he led his cavalry to start a circuitous route, hoping to counter-encircle the Xiongnu!
"We really captured the main force of the Huns. Chu Zimou is really a strange person!"
Cao Cao drove his cavalry forward quickly, doubting whether the main force of the Huns really existed in the north. But when he saw the endless Huns cavalry, he swallowed. In his eyes, these were all military achievements.
When he saw Zhao Shiqi's Han cavalry detouring from the left, he knew that Zhao Shiqi wanted to encircle the Xiongnu and annihilate the main force of the Xiongnu, so he gave an order to Xiahou Yuan, who was good at leading cavalry to attack: "Wonderful"
Now, you lead five thousand light cavalry to attack from the right wing, and I will support you later!"
"Take orders!"
Xiahou Yuan can slightly increase the speed of the cavalry's forced march, which is perfect for attacking the Xiongnu flanks!
Xia Houyuan, the captain of the Dian Military Academy, has five hundred in three days and one thousand in six days! In "Lord", the corresponding ability is forced march!
Cao Cao's army halo has special blessings for Wei generals, and Xia Houyuan's abilities are even stronger!
A group of quasi-first-class military generals under Cao Cao can display abilities that are very close to those of first-class military generals!
The Huns cavalry, who originally planned to eat Chutian's army, saw the arrival of Han reinforcements and were in danger of being surrounded. They were immediately in chaos and unable to advance or retreat.
"Army attack!!"
Chu Tian gave an order, and 10,000 cavalrymen acting as bait began to counterattack the Huns cavalry!
He deliberately attracted King Youxian's main force to attack and led the Huns' cavalry into the Han army to surround them.
It is difficult to annihilate tens of thousands of Xiongnu cavalry with 10,000 cavalry, but if 20,000 Han cavalry, Cao Cao and Yuan Shao are added, then it is completely possible to annihilate the Xiongnu Youxian King!
This is a classic battle of luring enemies to annihilate them!
Chu Tian's cavalry will attack across the board!
Under the leadership of Chen Qingzhi, the white-robed army was unstoppable. The pursuing Huns cavalry were counterattacked and they were turned upside down! The white-robed troops hunted and blood splattered!
Famous masters and generals should not keep themselves in prison, and thousands of troops should avoid white robes!
The ferocious Hun cavalry became the training stone of the White Robe Army. The White Robe Army stepped on the corpses of the Hun Cavalry and became a division capable of hundreds of battles!
Once the White Robe Army levels up, it will become a terrifying cavalry force.
Hua Mulan joined the battlefield, holding a horse pole, which could easily pierce the Huns' light cavalry, which generally only had cloth armor and light armor.
Hua Mulan's equipment is very luxurious for the Huns cavalry. The Mingguang armor, horse chariots, and Turkic war horses are of excellent quality. The Hua Mulan cavalry may not be able to afford them in their lifetime. If it were not for the Arab war horses that are difficult to adapt to the climate of the Mongolian plateau, Hua Mulan would
Mulan's equipment will be more expensive.
Equipped with heavy cavalry equipment, Hua Mulan charged and galloped among the Hun light cavalry, unstoppable! The iron hoof trampled over the fallen Hun cavalry, and the Hun cavalry was killed on the spot!
A Hun light cavalry slashed at him with a sword, but found that he could not break through the defense. Then he was killed by the soldiers following Hua Mulan with a Tang knife, and Douda's head rolled away!
Joan of Arc holds a battle flag in her hand and directs the servant cavalry to advance. She is afraid of being criticized and made things difficult by Chu Tian, so she no longer dares to rush to the front. She is only responsible for giving bonuses to the servants and improving their morale.
At least she didn't dare to rush to the front in front of Chu Tian, but as long as Chu Tian didn't know what to do in private.
To be continued...