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But at this time, Qin Jun was only five days away from King Youxian's residence.

King Youxian was shocked, and hurriedly ordered the whole army to pack up and move to the camp.

King Youxian took it for granted that the Qin army came here to find its main force and fight it decisively.

But King Youxian soon discovered that this idea was wrong.

In fact, Shen Bing didn't know where King Youxian was at all, and he didn't need to know, and it was useless to know.

In this place of grassland, for the Huns cavalry, they can pack up their tents and move at any time. So what if they know where they are stationed?

But Shen Bing knew that there was a place where the Huns could not escape.

That is: Dragon City.

Chapter 469 Goal

The marching sequence of the Qin army is as follows:

Wang Ben and Li Jian respectively led the cavalry of the Western Regions and the cavalry of Yuezhi to march north and south towards Longcheng.

Followed by the Hanoi Army and the Pu Lei Army led by Shen Bing.

The reason for this arrangement is that both the Western Regions and the Yuezhi armies are cavalry armies, and their advantage is their fast maneuvering speed. Of course, it is impossible to advance with the Hanoi army at a speed of fifty miles a day.

As for the Pu Lei Army, although it is a cavalry army, Shenbing only uses it as a cover and reserve force for infantry.

The difficulty of the march was in the first half, that is, the Gobi Desert more than 1000 miles into the grassland from Gushi.

During the march, not only the food and drinking water of the soldiers should be considered, but also the forage and drinking water of the horses and the cattle and sheep they carried.

Fortunately, the Gobi Desert is a semi-desert, and from time to time you will encounter some half-dry and half-green weeds, and the cattle and sheep accompanying the Qin army are all more vigorous and drought-tolerant cattle and sheep. Where there is grass, it is convenient to stop for cattle and sheep to eat.

It's just that in this way, the place where Qin Jun passed by was like locusts flying by and became barren.

As the grassland increases as you go east, the pressure on the march gradually decreases.

After entering the grassland, it can be said that there is almost no logistical pressure... because the Qin army can feed on grazing cattle and sheep like the Huns.

Youxian King Xunyun soon found out the marching sequence of the Qin army.

Xun Xun looked at the direction of the Qin army marching on the map, and his face changed on the spot:

"The Qin army is going to take Longcheng directly, but the Western Regions have sold us out!"

It's no wonder that Xun Yun would say that, very few people from the Central Plains have been to the grasslands, and even if they went to the grasslands, they would be confused and don't know where they are.

But the nomads in the Western Regions are different. Because of the harsh environment, herdsmen often enter the grassland area to graze. After walking a lot, they will naturally become familiar with the grassland terrain.

So Xun Yun's first thought was that the people from the Western Regions had sold the Xiongnu, so that the Qin army would go straight to Longcheng as soon as the war started.

The subordinate suggested:

"Youxian King, I have no more than [-] troops in Longcheng, so I should send reinforcements as soon as possible."

Xun Xun was silent for a while, then said:

"reinforce?"

"Dragon City has fences and low stone walls. If we reinforce Dragon City, how can we defend it?"

Xun Xun was right.

Although Dragon City was a strategic location for the Huns, the Huns never thought that it would fall.

This is because Dragon City has never been threatened from the Central Plains, so there is no need to build a strong city wall.

As I said before, nomads are not good at attacking or defending cities.

If the attacking party is a nomad who is not good at attacking the city, such as the Donghu, then the defending Huns can easily hold the city without building a strong wall.

On the other hand, the nomads seldom attack the city, they seize the fertile pastures more, so the wars more often take place outside the city rather than attacking and defending the city.

Therefore, although Longcheng is a strategically important place, it is just a piece of land randomly surrounded by stone masonry and fences. For the Qin army, the Central Plains army, it is almost a village-level defense, with or without it.

If the Xiongnu army went to Longcheng for reinforcements, they would fight face to face with the Qin army. How could they, who are good at mobile warfare, win?

The subordinate couldn't help but said anxiously:

"But King Youxian, shall we just let him take down Dragon City?"

"There are more than [-] herdsmen and a large number of cattle and sheep there. If they are taken away by the Qin army..."

The first thing the Huns thought of was people, cattle and sheep, and they hardly considered the importance of their strategic location.

Xun Xun thought for a while and replied:

"So, we can only use offense as defense."

The subordinate asked:

"How to use offense as defense?"

Xun Xun pointed to the Western Region cavalry on the northern flank of the Qin army, and said:

"The cavalry of the Western Regions is formed by an alliance of 36 countries, and its organization and command must be extremely chaotic."

"Besides, the Western Regions have always been cowardly and cowardly. If our army surrounds them... the [-] Western Regions will probably be wiped out!"

No wonder Xun Xun thought so.

Among the three armies of the Qin Army, if it is to attack, the main force of the Qin Army, which is the Pu Lei Army and the Qin Army mixed with infantry and cavalry, should be the most suitable.

If it is said that the morale of the cavalry in the Western Regions is insufficient or that the countries are patched together, then the same is true for the Pu Lei Army.

The problem is that Xun Yun has been frightened by Shen Bing, and his head hurts at the thought of attacking Qin Jun, and he has no confidence at all.

Coupled with the fact that the infantry of the Qin army had arrows, "shocking thunder" and "cannons"... Xun Yun felt that it was better not to provoke them.

Then what is left is the cavalry of the Western Regions and the cavalry of Yuezhi.

Xun Yun, the Yuezhi cavalry, knew about it. He had fought with them when they attacked the Hexi Corridor before, and knew that the Yuezhi cavalry still had some skills.

What's more, the Xiongnu were in the north. To attack the Yuezhi, they had to cross the Qin army's defense line, and if they were not careful, they would fall into a tight siege.

So he could only choose the cavalry of the Western Regions.

This was somewhat beyond Shen Bing's expectation.

Because Shen Bing always thinks that cavalry is the nemesis of infantry, especially on the open grassland.

Therefore, Shen Bing thought that the first thing the Xiongnu should attack was the main force of the Qin army in the rear.

But after thinking about it, I think it's right. The Xiongnu have fought against the main force of the Qin army several times and failed to please them. This time, it's time to choose the newly formed cavalry of the Western Regions.

Princess Wuyou was a little worried when she heard about this situation:

"General, it is said that the Huns have an army of [-]."

"If we try our best to besiege the Western Region cavalry, I'm afraid..."

Shen Bing replied:

"Princess, don't worry, with Wang Ben leading the army, he will not easily let the Huns surround the Western Regions army!"

This is why combat in ancient times was more troublesome, especially the gap between the cavalry and infantry... The infantry can travel fifty miles a day, while the cavalry can travel 150 miles a day because of the harness, which means that the distance between the cavalry and the infantry can be hundreds of miles in one day. inside.

In the past few days, the cavalry army of the Western Regions and the main force of the Qin army in the rear have been separated by more than [-] miles.

As a result, Shen Bing could no longer command the cavalry ahead in time, and could only rely on the commanders of the two armies to make their own decisions. What they could do was to report batches of information and decisions to Shen Bing.

Sure enough, a few hours later, another message came from Wang Bena:

"Our army has got rid of the entanglement of the Huns and is retreating."

Wang Ben didn't say much about the rest.

It is indeed inappropriate to say more in the intelligence, because it is easy to be intercepted and killed by the Huns Rangers and leak the plan.

But when Shen Bing saw the information, he immediately realized what Wang Ben had planned.

Wang Ben led the Xiongnu cavalry to the south. On the one hand, he joined the Yuezhi cavalry in the south, and on the other hand, he waited for the main force of the Qin army.

If the Huns don't pursue them, it's fine. If they follow Wang Ben to the south, they will fall into the encirclement of the Qin army on three sides.

Shen Bing didn't think much about it, and immediately told Li Yan to continue marching according to the original plan and leave [-] horsemen to support him, while he took the Pu Lei army to reinforce Wang Ben.

If Xun Yun didn't evade, then there would be a cavalry battle ahead.

4 Chapter seventy psychological pressure

Xun Xun didn't evade.

That's not to say he didn't know what he was about to face.

In fact, when the cavalry from the Western Regions retreated, they knew that something was wrong.

Because Xun Yun set up a semi-encirclement circle on the advancing route of the cavalry in the Western Regions...that is, 1 people were deployed in the north, east, and south.

Xun Xun's plan is to first use these 3 people to entangle the [-] Western Region cavalry who have stepped into the semi-encirclement, and then the main force will surround them and win the battle with superior forces.

This is a common tactic used by the Huns. Because the Huns' horses are used to the grassland environment, they are faster than the cavalry of the Western Regions. Xun Yun believes that it is not difficult to entangle the target.

But this is not the case.

Xun Yun was surprised to find that the Western Region cavalry was faster than the Xiongnu cavalry. After they realized that they had stepped into the encirclement of the Xiongnu, they were able to rush out of the gap before the Xiongnu completed the encirclement, leaving only the Huns behind to catch up. I can't catch up.

Xun Xun felt strange in his heart, when did the cavalry of the Western Regions have such riding skills?

How did Xun Xun know that this is because the cavalry in the Western Regions have been equipped with various harnesses, especially horseshoes, which are very helpful for horses to run on the soft ground in the grassland.

But things like horseshoes and stirrups were not obvious. The Xiongnu cavalry looked at the cavalry from a distance and failed to find the problem for a while.

The question before Xun Yun is to chase or not to chase.

Go after it, and it is possible to enter the encirclement of the Qin Army's three-way cavalry army.

If you don't chase, how can you stop Qin Jun from going straight to Dragon City?

So Xun Yun actually had no choice but to chase after him.

What's more, Xun Yun also considered one point:

The advantage of the Qin army lies in the infantry, which are both artillery and "arrows", making it difficult for the Huns cavalry to use them.

However, Qin Qi's combat power is mediocre. If there is any threat, it is a chariot that can launch "Shocking Thunder".

However, it is said that the Qin army has split the Shenwu army, but the chariot was allocated to the infantry.

In this way, it is cavalry against cavalry.

Not to mention that the Xiongnu cavalry has more troops, this is still the grassland where the Huns are good at fighting, and the composition of the Qin cavalry is very complicated... Can the command and coordination of the 36 countries in the Western Regions, the Yuezhi and the Qin army be smooth?

Thinking about it this way, Xun Xun decided to use his tricks and simply fight Qin Qi.

If the cavalry could defeat the Qin army, then the remaining infantry would be nothing to worry about.

So Xun Yun not only did not withdraw his troops, but instead transferred all his troops to follow the Western Region Army all the way south.

Shen Bing and Ji led more than [-] cavalry to chase all the way, and finally found the main force of the Huns on the third day.

At that time, Wang Ben and Li Jian were leading two cavalry troops and the Xiongnu army to chase after each other. Simply put, it was the "kite flying" tactic commonly used by cavalry against infantry: when the Xiongnu wanted to go forward for a decisive battle, the Qin cavalry fled, and the Huns withdrew their troops. Shi Qinqi posted it again.

This tactic was originally unusable between the cavalry and the cavalry, especially for the Huns who were good at cavalry and shooting.

However, when the Western Regions and the Yuezhi cavalry were equipped with harnesses and horseshoes, it was different... The faster Qin cavalry could easily mobilize the Xiongnu cavalry, but the Xiongnu had nothing to do.

This is the advantage of speed, and only one of its advantages.

Just like in modern air combat, speed is always the most critical indicator... If the speed in air combat is not as fast as that of the enemy plane or the gap is too large, it is impossible to even follow the enemy plane, let alone open fire, until the appearance of air-to-air missiles changes After entering the air combat mode, the status of speed has declined slightly.

Shen Bing was not in a hurry when he arrived at the battlefield, he stopped the troops to rest a few miles away.

It was Princess Wuyou who was anxious, she asked Shen Bing puzzledly:

"General, isn't it because I waited all the way to reinforce the Western Region Army?"

"Why do you want to camp and rest when you arrive?"

Shen Bing replied: