Daqin Engineering Corps

Shen Bing ambushed his troops to the south, and the infantry was separated by two miles behind the front cavalry.

This is because Shen Bing predicted that the Xiongnu would not deploy their troops in the south... The south is in the direction of the two oases of Jiaohe and Saar. If the Xiongnu deployed their troops in this area, it would be easy for the Qin army to find it when passing through this area. Some clues.

In particular, most of the Huns were cavalry, and horseshoes and neighing were difficult to control.

So the Qin army would not be discovered by the Huns if they ambushed in this area.

Sure enough, when the sky was getting brighter, the Xiongnu surrounded Gushi from three directions: north, west, and east.

Among them, a cavalry army from the east came across and cut off the Gushi's retreat... This cavalry army was almost on the opposite side of the sand mountain where the Qin army was lurking.

Qin Jun kept his composure and waited quietly, and then found that the Xiongnu army was rushing towards Gushi like a tide.

After waiting for a while, Shen Bing realized that the time was almost right, so he waved his hands and ordered the troops to come forward.

At this time, Xun Xun was still riding triumphantly on the horse and looking at his aunt from a distance, thinking about what it would be like when groups of Qin Army prisoners were brought out.

Among them, Shen Bing...

Xun Xun was not sure if Shen Bing was in the city.

If he was captured in the city, Xun Xun thought it would be enough for him to boast in front of Shan Yu.

What Xun Yun didn't know was that Ge Yu was in a dilemma in the city at this time.

Because the Huns rushed too hard in this battle...or it can be said that the Huns were too eager for a victory, eager to kill the enemy and grab the spoils, so the army rushed into the city from the gaps and gates like crazy, and many of the soldiers were Wielding a scimitar and riding his horse in, no matter how Ge Yu shouted, it was useless.

Although Ge Yu knew something was wrong, he couldn't inform Xun Yun outside the city.

He didn't even dare to order the troops to withdraw from the city, because the soldiers outside the city rushed into the city, if the city retreated further... if they were not careful, they would be blocked into a ball and cause stampede casualties.

Just when Ge Yu was stamping his feet anxiously, he heard several "booming" cannons outside the city.

Ge Yu secretly sighed, "It's over"... Qin Jun came just in time.

When Xun Xun outside the city was still drawing a beautiful blueprint in his heart, several howling shells whizzed past his head, and then exploded "boom" among the Huns in Xun Xun's surprised eyes. .

Xun Xun turned his head to look, only to find that groups of Qin troops appeared on the sand hill behind at some point, and they were setting up their formations and advancing towards him step by step.

Looking in other directions, there are also figures of Qin Army cavalry galloping.

Xun Yun couldn't believe what he saw, he looked at Qin Jun and then at his aunt.

He didn't understand how the Qin army suddenly appeared in the rear. It was supposed to be surrounded by the Qin army by the Huns, but now it has become the Qin army surrounded by the Huns... This huge change and psychological gap made Xun Yun unable to adapt for a while, so that he didn't know at that moment How to command.

Until the subordinate reminded:

"Youxian King, Qin Jun is coming up!"

"How should I deal with the enemy?"

Only then did Xun Yun suddenly react, realizing that this was not the time to find the reason, the most urgent thing to do was to consider how to deal with the enemy.

Xun Yun's first thought was to retreat.

Run if you can't fight, this is the unchanging law of the Huns.

But now they don't run even if they want to... Half of the troops are in Gushi City.

Once the Huns outside the city ran away, it meant that the Huns in the city were lost to the Qin army.

At that time, as long as the Qin army blocked the gates and gaps with firepower, the Huns in the city would be besieged to death.

In particular, the vast majority of these Huns dismounted and rushed into the city, which determined that they would have no chance to break through... The Huns are used to riding horses, and if they escape on two legs, they may be out of breath soon angry.

But if he didn't run away, the [-] Huns outside the city would probably stay here to be buried together.

Because all the Huns were facing the aunt and backing the Qin army, and even many Huns still didn't react.

The sudden appearance of the Qin army in the rear caused the high morale of the Huns to drop to freezing point in an instant and they were unwilling to fight.

So, can this battle continue?

What will be the result of the fight?

Just thinking about it, I only heard the sound of piercing through the air, and the crossbow arrows shot from the direction of the Qin army rushed towards the Xiongnu with a "swish" sound like rain all over the sky.

The Xiongnu, who were too late to block, fell to the ground one after another.

If the personal guards hadn't raised their shields in time to block Xun Xun, Xun Xun might have been hit by a few arrows.

After weighing in his heart, Xun Xun gritted his teeth and ordered:

"Withdraw, withdraw!"

"Rush out before the enemy closes the encirclement!"

The short ox horn sounded immediately above Gu Shi.

Ge Yu, who was in Gushi City, sighed again.

He knew he was doomed, and all the Huns who had stormed the city.

Ge Yu felt that he was not wronged, because it was his own idea.

Those subordinates who were trapped in the city because of his ideas were wronged. When they rushed in, they certainly didn't expect that Gu Shi was their grave.

Chapter 438

Shen Bing did not pursue the fleeing Huns.

Because with the strength of the Qin army at this time, especially the whole army only had [-] cavalry troops patched together, it is not realistic to chase the Huns [-] cavalry troops. If they are not careful, these cavalry troops will be eaten by the Huns instead.

Shen Bing used all his forces to surround Gushi, that is, to deal with the part of the Xiongnu who attacked the city.

Dealing with these Huns can be said to be a piece of cake:

There are gaps on all sides of the city wall, and they have only just been cleaned.

The enemy and our forces are similar in strength, and even the Qin army has the upper hand.

The Qin army possessed long-range crossbows, three-bow bed crossbows, trebuchets, and artillery.

What's more serious is that the Huns in the city have almost no supplies... If there are any supplies and food, it is some horses and food brought into the city by the soldiers and people of Gushi, but these are only enough for the soldiers and people of Gushi to live for a few days. The Huns allocated to nearly ten thousand were pitifully small.

The first benefit the Qin army got was the tens of thousands of Xiongnu war horses outside the city.

These war horses were left by Ge Yu's subordinates. Naturally, they could not ride in if they wanted to participate in the siege. The Qin army took a big advantage by leaving all the horses outside.

Then Shen Bing dispatched a few Yuezhi soldiers with loud voices who could speak some Hun language, holding their shields and shouting:

"Listen, people inside, you are surrounded, come out and surrender immediately..."

Of course not so earthy.

This is a great opportunity for Zhang Xian, the benevolent and righteous division of the Qin army, how could Shen Bing let it go so easily.

The soldiers shouted into the city:

"Hun soldiers, listen up."

"My aunt's officers and men are under the protection of my Daqin, please don't kill innocent people indiscriminately."

"As long as you bring your aunts and soldiers to vote, the Qin army can protect your life without any worries!"

"Otherwise, the general said that if any of the aunts and soldiers are hurt, no one will be left behind!"

After shouting once in the Hun language, I shouted several times in the Western Cypriot language.

The soldiers of the Western Regions inside and outside the city collapsed when they heard this, including Xiang Shanjun, who was crying loudly at the top of the city, and replied loudly:

"The great general's kindness and virtue, I will never forget it."

"If we can get through this difficulty this time, we will follow the general and follow his orders."

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Xiang Shanjun is young after all, how did he know that this is actually Shen Bing's trick to buy people's hearts!

There is a saying that "one sings the red face and the other sings the bad face".

Shen Bing sang by himself even when he was both white and red, but his white face was unknown to outsiders.

Although Lord Daomin knew that all of this was caused by Shen Bing, he could only express his opinion if he had troubles that he couldn't tell.

The surviving Gushi soldiers and civilians in the city also cried together, and their hearts were naturally grateful for Qin Jun's righteousness.

In fact, not only the soldiers and civilians of Gushi who were imprisoned were affected by this, but also the Yueshi cavalry and Loulan cavalry in the Qin army were also shocked by this.

The first is that they will definitely think about themselves and others.

If the Qin army is willing to rescue the soldiers and civilians of Gushi from the Huns today, it can also rescue them from the Huns in the future.

Secondly, the Qin army was able to defeat the Huns several times at every turn, and it was an easy victory... What an honor it is to be protected by such a powerful army.

And all the countries in the Western Regions have always been about to be destroyed because of their weak countries and few soldiers, so the military and civilians are extremely insecure.

At this time, there is such a powerful Qin army willing to provide them with protection and unite them... so what are you waiting for?

Therefore, the Yueshi Cavalry Army and the Loulan Cavalry Army looked at this scene with thoughtful expressions, and their eyes when looking at Qin Jun were also different.

This is what Shen Bing wants.

If these Western Region cavalry can be successfully "influenced", the most direct benefit is that their combat effectiveness will increase exponentially.

This is why Shen Bing couldn't use the Yuezhi or Loulan cavalry with confidence before.

After all, they are foreign troops, and they are still wary of the Qin army, and even treat the Qin army as a quasi-invader.

In this state, it is impossible for them to work for the Qin army on the battlefield, and even stab them if necessary.

This is not a question of training or equipment, but a question of mentality.

To change this mentality, it is necessary to "attack the heart" as Shen Bing is doing now.

Once they psychologically accepted the Qin army and even recognized the status of the Great Qin vassal state, then it was only a matter of course to fight to the death for the Qin army.

At that time, even King Loulan or King Yueshi will not be able to stop it.

Because the answer is obvious.

If Daqin has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people and shocked the grassroots soldiers, then King Loulan and Yueshi want to lead troops to rebel... The grassroots soldiers will think about a few questions:

Do you follow the king to rebel, or continue to follow Daqin?

What are the chances of success for the rebellion?

How much benefit can be obtained after the rebellion?

Thinking about it this way, I found that the chance of success in the rebellion is very small, and even if it succeeds, there is not much benefit. On the contrary, it is safer under the protection of Daqin... It would be a strange thing to rebel with King Loulan and King Yueshi!

This is why Shen Bing implemented the "Huairou" policy in the Western Regions.

It is also the reason why Shen Bing first compromised with the nobles of various countries, and then developed the grassroots soldiers and civilians to grasp the hearts of the people.

Ge Yu didn't believe these words, he stood on the top of the wall and shouted loudly:

"You're going to treat me like a three-year-old."

"You and I are facing each other, when did you keep a prisoner alive?"

This is true.

The Central Plains and the Xiongnu have a deep hatred, and they usually fight against each other without leaving any survivors.

This situation continued until the middle and late stages of the Han-Hungarian War...

That's why the Xiongnu felt strange. The Xiongnu cavalry and archers were not weaker than the Central Plains cavalry at all, so why they always couldn't beat the Han army!

After much deliberation, I think that the Xiongnu's military training is flawed, that is, the ministries are too unruly to fight on their own, but the Han army advances and retreats in an orderly manner.

So the Xiongnu hoped to learn the training methods of the Han army, and then began to appoint prisoners of the Han army, and Li Ling was one of them.

Ge Yu would say this, on the one hand, to discuss conditions with Qin Jun with a glimmer of hope, and on the other hand, to let his subordinates not have too many illusions.

The soldier replied loudly:

"I, Daqin, say one thing and one thing. If I want to keep you alive, I won't take your life!"

Ge Yu said again:

"So what if I save my life?"

"Didn't he die of exhaustion and illness as a slave all his life?"