Battle for hegemony at the end of the Qin Dynasty in the military god system

Chapter 245 Taniguchi Battle (1)

But he said that under unavoidable circumstances, Mao Dun led his subordinates to join the pursuit of the Liangshan cavalry.

It has to be said that Mao Dun still has strategic literacy. If he hadn't made a quick decision, Zhou Tong would definitely not have the idea of ​​leading the chasing Huns to the ambush point.Because the Huns who were chasing belonged to various tribes, they were not a close group, and they did not have a commander who could speak. They were also in a state of anger, and their formation was scattered. It's crumbling.

The effect of Maodun's attack was different. Although the tribes complained about Maodun, after all, Maodun was the commander in name, and the tribes would not easily disobey his orders.In addition, Mao Dun is also very talented in marching and fighting. Over the years, there have been hundreds of battles, large and small, with more victories than defeats, and he has also earned the reputation of the king of the grassland.

After the Xiongnu attacked, Zhou Tong found that their formation was scattered, and they were chasing them only out of anger.At that time, Zhou Tong was going to use the same old trick to eat the pursuing Huns, but when he was far away from the Huns camp and was about to turn around and attack, he found that the Huns actually had a formation, and it seemed that someone was commanding the pursuing army.Zhou Tong made a decisive decision and led the group of Huns to the ambush point.Zhou Tong had already received the news from Sha Po's army that they were stationed at the mouth of the valley, preparing to pretend to have a field battle with the Huns, and then let these Huns into the valley, using the characteristics of the Devil's Valley to kill the Huns' army.Zhou Tong also asked Wang Li about the Devil's Valley. After learning about its terrifying characteristics, he couldn't believe that such a magical place really existed in this world.

The Huns still didn't know what they were about to face, so they kept their eyes on Zhou Tong's troops in front of them.

After a lot of running around, it was already evening when Zhou Tong arrived at the Sha Po Army's camp in Devil's Valley.

Mao Dun, who was chasing him, also felt that something was wrong, why he was heading towards the Devil's Valley.So he ordered the left and right attendants to go to inquire about the situation, but the news he got made Mao Dun palpitate for a while.The target of this Central Plains army is Devil's Valley, and there are tens of thousands of troops on the other side at the mouth of the valley.The cavalry that provoked in front of the camp before was the bait of this army.But the matter has come to this point, Mao Dun also needs to make up his mind immediately, whether to fight or retreat.

Although the Devil's Valley is dangerous, it is the shortest way for the Xiongnu army to return to the grassland. Now that the enemy army is guarding here, if they don't want to fight the opponent, they have to detour to Zhaodi to return to the grassland.In this way, not to mention the long journey to Zhao, and the hinterland of the Central Plains, the advantages of cavalry and numbers disappeared, and there was a crisis in supplies. People from various tribes would not agree, and they would not be willing.After much deliberation, Mao Dun realized that the best strategy was to defeat the Central Plains people on the opposite side and open the passage to Devil's Valley.Of course, this matter is not in a hurry now, because it is getting late, and because the night in Devil's Valley is terrible, it is useless to fight now.

Mao Dun ordered the chasing troops in front to stop advancing, and ordered the rear army to prepare to camp on the spot.Mao Dun gathered the leaders of the various tribes and discussed, "I didn't expect the enemy to block the entrance of Devil's Valley. This is not good news! There must be some frontier generals who have been fighting with us all year round among them."

King Youxian echoed, "But we have acquaintances."

"Oh!" Mo Dun looked at King You Xian in surprise, not knowing where he said this, but Mo Dun remembered that King You Xian stayed at the rear all the time and did not go to the front line.

King Youxian continued: "Some of my subordinates have followed me to participate in the battle against Qin, and they know most of the generals of the Qin army. Today, a subordinate suddenly reported that Wang Li appeared among the cavalry scolding the war. I was not I really believed this statement, thought it was just someone who looked alike, and didn't pay attention, but now that I think about it, it must be Wang Li."

Mao Dun nodded. Only this explanation is more reasonable. Qin Jun set up Yangzhou City to guard the Devil's Valley, and the horror of Devil's Valley can only be understood by Qin Jun who has experienced it before. Wang Li is one of them.But this will be troublesome. With an old acquaintance like Wang Li around, the Qin Army must have known about the weirdness of Devil's Valley. They are here to block our way out and want to cut off our way back.

Mao Dun said in a deep voice: "Everyone knows the situation in Devil's Valley! It's getting late now, and we shouldn't be fighting the enemy, not to mention that the number of the enemy is not small. I decided to give up the siege of Yangzhou City. Set up camp here, and tomorrow we will concentrate on breaking through Taniguchi to ensure our retreat. What do you guys think?"

The opinions of the leaders of the tribes were unexpectedly unified this time, but this was taken for granted in Mao Dun's view. After all, the Central Plains was not a place where they lived for a long time, and the grassland was their hometown.Although it is possible to plunder wantonly in the Central Plains, the environment here is not suitable for the life of the Huns at all.Moreover, to the people of the Central Plains, they are foreigners. If they conquer the territory of the Central Plains, that is foreign invasion, and the people of the Central Plains will not agree to let them live here.

When Mao Dun found that there was no objection, he ordered the leaders to go back and prepare.For breaking through Taniguchi, Mao Dun is full of confidence, but after this battle, they have to retreat to the grassland, and they will not be able to plunder the Central Plains again in the short term.Thinking of this, the ambitious Maodun still felt a little unwilling.

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After Zhou Tong returned to the camp, he took Wang Li, Guan Ying and others to meet the general Sha Pojun and reported the battle situation to Sha Pojun.

Sha Pojun was very satisfied with Zhou Tong's performance and praised with a smile: "A Tong, you are really becoming more and more like a famous general!"

However, Wang Li said dissatisfiedly: "Zhou Tong released the captives of the Huns. After these bloodthirsty demons are released, I don't know how many people in the Central Plains will be killed by them."

Sha Pojun motioned for a few people to sit down, and said with a smile: "General Wang, don't get angry. I know Zhou Tong's disposition very well. It's not surprising that he releases the prisoners."

Displeasure appeared on Wang Li's face, and Sha Pojun continued: "Whether we want to release the captives or not depends on the situation. If we sincerely surrender or release them and they will not pose a threat to us, we will of course choose to release them. After all, it is ominous to kill prisoners! But if it is an ambitious foreign captive like the Xiongnu, then of course we have only one decision, and that is to kill. If it is not within our clan, their hearts must be different! Zhou Tong is still very young and needs the help of the generals Teach me, he did have some faults in this incident, so I will punish him to apologize to General Wang, and I will reflect on what is true benevolence and righteousness." After speaking, Sha Pojun looked at Zhou Tong.

Zhou Tong also knew that Sha Pojun was protecting him, and he had figured it out before that the Huns really deserved to die, so he stood up, bowed to Wang Li, and pleaded guilty: "General Wang, Zhou was at fault for what happened before. , and hope Haihan."

Wang Li was also very embarrassed, he was angry that Zhou Tong released the Huns captives, but to be honest, even if those captives were killed, it would only be a small pain to the Huns army, and it would not hurt the vitality at all.He cares so much, but Zhou Tong can't get off the table, and he seems a little unreasonable.So he replied to Zhou Tong: "General Zhou, you are not at fault, I just want to warn you that the benevolence of women on the battlefield is unacceptable. My words are biased, and I hope General Zhou will forgive me." indivual."

Sha Pojun saw that the two of them had the intention of easing up, he stepped forward and put his arms around them and said, "That's right! We are all in the same robe, everyone is friendly, how nice!"

Zhou Tong and Wang Li touched their noses and smiled. All the generals present were also happy that the two of them could settle their suspicions.

(End of this chapter)