Chapter 409: The Hun's Tragedy
Touman never expected that Li Mu would divide an elite knight to attack Huanglong... The Huns at this moment were still a little different from later. Later, the Huns sent Huns to serve as leaders from all over the country, and the people in these places were not necessarily Huns. When wars occurred, the Huns would mobilize these people from all over the world to participate in the war, but the casualties of the Huns' heads would not be too high. Whether it was victory or failure, most of them were like this.
Therefore, later, a young general chose to attack Huanglong and directly destroy the Xiongnu headquarters, reduce his control over the people in other regions, and thus dismantle the huge tribal alliance of the Xiongnu. The situation is slightly different now. The hero who led the Xiongnu people to conquer various places and establish a huge Xiongnu alliance was just born at this moment. Most of the Xiongnu battles during this period rely on the main troops, so they will go through a long period of cultivation after being defeated.
This is also the reason why Li Mu did not choose to destroy the royal court directly, but wanted to fight against the Shanyu army. In today's era, it is more important to severely damage the enemy's main force than destroying the enemy's headquarters... Li Mu asked Zhao Kang to be bait because he knew that both sides had no choice but to both sides. Zhao Kang could not catch up with the cavalry of the Xiongnu, but the cavalry of the Xiongnu dared not attack Zhao Kang's formation.
Therefore, he was not worried about Zhao Kang's safety. The current army of the Huns had no way to directly rush to destroy their enemies. They could only choose to harass. Zhao Kuo once said unintentionally that this was a kite flying tactic. Li Mu asked what the kite was, and Zhao Kuo told him that it was the current bamboo pot. Li Mu shook his head helplessly. Zhao Kuo seemed very interested in the children's toys, but perhaps most of the sages were like this.
It is said that the first person to make bamboo kites was Mozi. He made it out of wood. He made it for three years and made it into such a thing in three years. However, no one dared to say that Mozi was not doing his job properly. Zhao Kuo felt that this person might be studying aerodynamics and other things. Now, his main material has become bamboo, and Zhao Kuo has tried to replace it with the paper he made, but the effect is not very good.
Back to the topic, Li Mu felt that Zhao Kuo's description was quite appropriate. Every time the Huns invaded the border, they were the same. They charged quickly but did not fight head-on with the enemy. They bypassed and used cavalry to kill people. Because of the power of the mobile phone, the infantry often had no power to fight back and could only be beaten passively. Li Mu made such arrangements, and wanted to teach the arrogant Zhao Kang a lesson so that he would no longer be as arrogant as before. He believed that Sima Shang could deal with all this well.
But now, Li Mu was surprised to find that the Huns seemed to be defeated. When Li Mu led his knights to attack, the Huns seemed particularly powerless and could not fight back. In the battle between the knights, the Huns were not afraid of the enemy. Their long-term enemy was still Zhao State. The knights of Zhao State were more advanced than them in terms of armor, weapons, etc., and they also knew how to ride and shoot.
However, the Huns' skills on horseback were very superb. They were very flexible and had accurate shooting skills. Therefore, when the Huns encountered the cavalry of Zhao, they were not at a disadvantage. However, now, it is difficult for the exhausted Huns to play their advantages on horseback. At this time, it is the opportunity for Li Mu to show himself. The knights brought by Li Mu were the knights of Qin.
The knights of Qin were more fierce than the knights of Zhao. They had fought with the Western Rong for a long time, and even had many Western Rong themselves. Qin would recruit soldiers from all over the country. The barbarians in Qin could not be said to be barbarians, because they were also old Qin people, and they could also change their destiny through military merits. The Qiang who fought with Meng Ao in the past and his son Qiang Lu were all the same. They also grew on horseback and were a group of old Qin people who chose to grazed. Therefore, when it comes to riding horses and shooting archery, they may not be inferior to the Huns.
When it comes to the war between the Central Plains dynasty and the outside world, many people will think that this is a confrontation between advanced technology and exquisite riding and shooting. In fact, this is not the case. The definition of the two unified dynasties, Qin and Han dynasties, is the earliest unified multi-ethnic state. The birth of today's unified multi-ethnic state was in the Qin and Han dynasties. That is to say, in these two countries, there are two civilizations, including farming and nomadic civilizations. The grasslands ruled by Qin and the northwest region ruled by Han dynasties, all have nomadic civilizations. In fact, the later unified dynasties even contained fishing and hunting civilizations.
Every time they go out to fight on the frontier or on the border, all kinds of nomadic troops will join the army of the Central Plains dynasty, especially in the Han Dynasty. Therefore, this is not just a competition between advanced technology and cavalry and shooting technology. Among the knights led by Li Mu, there were many herders who dealt with horses all day long... At the same time, they also put on the most practical armor in this era and held the sharpest weapons...
Therefore, this war quickly turned into a massacre. If Li Mu attacked rashly, even if the troops were strong, he might not be the opponent of the Huns, because there was a huge gap in number. The number of horses and cavalry of the Huns far exceeded that of the cavalry led by Li Mu. However, now the Huns are at their weakest time, all they can do is escape. However, the horses under their crotch were exhausted after experiencing back and forth. It was not easy to escape by leaping on horseback.
Li Mu felt that this was not like a showdown between cavalry, but rather like cavalry chasing collapsed infantry. One-sided war always makes people enjoy it. When the Huns chose to escape, they were already defeated and exposed their backs to the enemy. This was a very unwise choice. The Qin knights who had been raising their strength for a long time were chasing their prey wantonly. This military merit was too easy.
For a moment, the situation became a little chaotic. The Huns fled everywhere, and the knights of both sides were mixed together. Sometimes, they could not tell. The two sides fought, or they chased each other. Unfortunately, there were too few knights brought out by Li Mu. The Huns fled in all directions. Li Mu had no way to leave them all. When facing the army without formation or fleeing everywhere, Li Mu did not choose to continue commanding, but just ordered all his strength to pursue.
The sound of horse hooves on the grassland resounded and the war lasted all day, until it was about to dark, and the knights who were heading for pursuit returned with a full load. Li Mu issued an order that the pursuit must be completed before dark and should not be pursued at night. For those who came back after more than time and could not complete Li Mu's order, Li Mu chose to punish severely. No one said anything more. This was the case with the Qin army.
Li Mutou once realized the combat effectiveness of the Qin people. In all aspects, this army was countless times stronger than the army he commanded in Zhao State. The weapons and equipment were brave. The most important thing was that the Qin army had very strong organizational and execution. They could fight according to Li Mu's request and could perfectly execute his orders. No general did not love such an army.
Li Mu defeated Touman's main army outside the court and wiped out Touman's nearly 60,000 troops in one fell swoop... This is already a very amazing record. At this moment, the Huns did not have the 200,000 elite troops who were good at fighting. If the Huns wanted to send troops, they had to unite their troops and even form alliances with some contradictory enemies to form a scale of more than 100,000. Li Mu's record almost destroyed the core strength of the Huns.
Looking at the horse supplies all over the mountains, Li Mu accepted the gift from Touman with a smile, and then turned to attack Wang Ting. Wang Ting had known about the attack on Touman. Most of the people here were old, weak, women and children. Naturally, they chose to leave here as soon as possible. When Li Mu came to Wang Ting, he saw cattle and sheep all over the mountains, as well as those slaves who were not able to be released.
These are all Li Mu's gains. Li Mu quickly asked the soldiers to take these slaves captured by the Huns, drive away the cattle and sheep, and head towards Zhao Kang's approximate direction. Although Touman was defeated, Touman had wise kings around him, and their army was not as good as Toumando. However, the Qin knights are exhausted today. If the Huns also took the opportunity to launch an attack, they would probably cause too many casualties.
Li Mu, who was used to being poor in Zhao State, dared not waste even in the wealthy Qin State, and made a decision carefully.
After repelling the Huns, Zhao Kang quickly regained his nature, and marching and other things fell into Sima Shang's hands again. However, Sima Shang no longer complained, and even looked at Zhao Kang with a little more solemnity... He no longer dared to regard Zhao Kang as a young and successful child. In this way, when the Qin army of the arch and crossbow group slowly advanced, he finally encountered the "enemy" and the endless cavalry again.
Fortunately, the scout sent by Li Mu came to Sima Shang in time, so Zhao Kang did not form a formation and shoot hard in the round... After learning that Li Mu led his troops, Zhao Kang was very angry. He said firmly: "This is the best time to attack the main force of the Huns or destroy the royal court. Why is he back? His father often said that I am not as good as him! When we meet, I must spit on his face."
Li Mu did not show up during the battle, but Li Mu, who was late at this moment, successfully angered Zhao Kang. However, when Li Mu's knights led five or six horses and drove countless cattle and sheep into the army, Zhao Kang was stunned again. How could Li Mu have so many more horses and these livestock... Could it be that he had destroyed the royal court? Sima Shang was relieved after seeing these, and Li Mu was indeed the same Li Mu.
It is always trustworthy.
Unlike Zhao Kang, who showed his villain's face after victory, Li Mu was very calm. Even though he destroyed the main force of the Huns and made great contributions, he still looked calm. There was no trace of joy on his face. He was still thinking. It was not just Zhao Kang who was surprised, but Li Mu was the same. When he saw the main army in front of him, he was particularly surprised.
As soon as the two sides met, Sima Shang couldn't wait to ask about the situation of the battle.
Li Mu said calmly: "Touman ran away, killed tens of thousands, and caught tens of thousands... I brought back all the things he stayed at home..." Sima Shang couldn't help laughing. He looked at Zhao Kang and said: "Hahaha, the Huns dared not look in the direction of the Great Wall for fifty years! Such credit is really worth celebrating!" Zhao Kang angrily said, "He was just lucky and encountered the enemy's tired army. If it were me, I could cut off Touman's head."
Li Mu said seriously: "It's true, but I want to know how you defeated the Huns... You only have infantry under your command... If you just stick to it, it would be impossible to cause such a heavy blow..." Zhao Kang grinned and asked, "What do you think?" Li Mu narrowed his eyes, thought for a moment, and asked uncertainly: "Change the formation?" Zhao Kang's smile immediately frozen.
"Yes, it's just a change of formation. You're right. Kang created a hollow formation. I've never seen it before... Then, he cooperated with infantry, crossbowmen, and even cavalry, and severely injured the Huns... The Huns did not dare to get close at all, and they would die after getting close..." Sima Shang said excitedly about the scene he saw, but Zhao Kang was not so happy at this moment.
Li Mu listened carefully to Sima Shang's amazing command about Zhao Kang, and he couldn't help but look at Zhao Kang a few more times. If this was really what Zhao Kang suddenly thought of, then he could only say that because of this formation, Zhao Kang could be famous in history and become a famous general. This formation is not too difficult, but Zhao Kang was the first to create it, which has a different meaning.
"Is this what you thought of yourself, or is it your father..."
"My father taught me all. When I was still in my mother's belly, my father expected that I would go to the Huns, so he told me..." Zhao Kang waved his hand and said unhappily, turning around and leaving. Sima Shang smiled bitterly, looking at Zhao Kang who was leaving, and said, "This is a handsome man, but unfortunately he is too arrogant..." Li Mu shook his head and said, "He is arrogant and rebellious on weekdays, but he is very calm when fighting. This is a bit of Bai Qi's shadow..."
Sima Shangru Meng woke up and shouted, "Yes, yes, I said why do you look so familiar? He looks like Bai Qi..."
Li Mu smiled, looked at Zhao Kang's direction again, and sighed: "It's a pity that his father is too strong, which may not be a good thing for him."
"Why do you say that?" Sima Shang was still a little incomprehensible. Li Mu shook his head and said no more. He looked at the army beside him and said seriously: "Now, we can't attack the Huns again..."
"Now is the weakest time for the Huns! Do you want to give up this opportunity?"
"If we continue to pursue, the Huns will unite to deal with us... But if we stop, we can see a good show... I heard that the Huns did not have the etiquette of the monarch and ministers. Now that Touman's power is hit like this, the strength of the wise kings around him has exceeded that of him. Will they let Touman continue to serve as their Chanyu?"
Chapter completed!