Chapter 1023: The Siege of Baiden
"Is it really Heifu himself who is surrounded by me?"
Although since the "defeat" in Guangyang County more than a month ago, Mao Dun did everything to lure the Qin army to chase deeper, and then use the advantage of the Xiongnu to encircle and annihilate it, but when they seized the last opportunity, Mao Dun couldn't believe that he could have such good luck.
In fact, when the war really began, things did not go according to plan, from the strength of the Qin army to the fierce resistance of the generations, all of which the Huns could not have predicted in advance.
As a result, on the 300-mile journey from Daixian to Pingcheng, several ambushes expected by the Huns had to be hastily canceled.
Pessimistically speaking, if the Qin army did not choose to attack rashly and leave the city walls, the Xiongnu would face a dilemma:
It was to take the initiative to attack and engage the 30,000 Qin army at Pingcheng, hoping to annihilate them before their large forces arrived.
Or completely give up the strategy of luring the enemy, make the fake come true, and escape to the Great Wall with Han Guang.
Fortunately, the Qin army, which had won successive victories all the way, was arrogant, and after the Battle of Pingcheng, heard that the Xiongnu were weak, they really sent more than 10,000 people to chase out, and Mao Dun also seized this last opportunity and launched a counterattack in the northeast of Pingcheng.
It's just that the reaction speed of the Qin army after encountering the enemy was far faster than he imagined, and after being attacked, they took advantage of the fact that the snow was deep and the horses were difficult to travel, retreated to the south, retreated to Baishan Mountain, and repelled the attack of the Huns.
Mao Dun wanted to accept it when he saw it, but because of one thing, he gritted his teeth, and surrounded the Qin army with 50,000 cavalry and more than 10,000 Dai troops......
It's just because the generations have identified that this Qin army is actually the supreme ruler of the Qin Dynasty, the banner of the Taishi, the regent, the Taiwei, the commander of the three armies, and the Xia Gong Heifu!
Baishan Mountain is not big, no more than a mile high, dozens of miles around, there is neither water source nor forest on it, when the shrubs and grass leaves die in winter, it is just a bare highland, there are no trenches and no dangers, they are some gentle slopes, and the cavalry comes and goes as if walking on the ground, so it is easy for the Huns to attack. The more than 10,000 Qin troops who fled to the top could only temporarily dig ravines, erect spears to resist, and rely on the range of the crossbow machine to prevent the Xiongnu from boarding.
In the vision of the Huns, the trapped Qin army was still in order, and three large banners were clearly erected in it.
"Is that really the regent of Qin?"
I don't know how many times this is the first time that Mao Dun has confirmed it to the generation.
"It's really Heifu, no doubt."
In the Dai Kingdom, the most desperate person to do things for the Xiongnu was not Han Guang, but a descendant of the old Zhao State, Zhao Li, at this moment, he was also dressed in Hu clothes, riding on a horse, pointing to the three banners of the trapped Qin army, and telling Mao Dun their meaning one by one.
"The black dragon bordered on the white background, there is the word 'Qin' written in Lishu, I heard that since Heifu started the army, he has called himself 'New Qin', and the official book shall prevail, so as to distinguish it from the small seal used by Qin Shihuang and Hu Hai."
"As for the one embroidered with the words 'set in one' and a bronze eagle on it, it is a military flag."
"I've heard people say that Heifu believes in the argument between the name and the truth of the famous, and likes to name objects and cities, and the army is no exception, and the army under his command was originally called the Southern Expeditionary Army, later changed to the Northern Expeditionary Army, and now it is also called the Dingyi Army......"
"There is also the Tengu Banner that was chosen by Heifu to represent his family's 'Wei Clan'."
Zhao Li made an analogy: "The Qin Emperor surnamed Ying, just like the Xiongnu's plough is lonely and single, and can only come from the Su clan for thousands of years." As for Heifu, like other Hun families who want to seize the position of Da Danyu, it is not easy to be recognized, so he is not called the Son of Heaven for the time being, but the regent......"
He also carefully selected flags and family emblems for his family.
It was a big tengu that was devouring the stars, the dog was extremely dark, holding the star in his arms, as if he wanted to swallow it in one bite, some people said that it was the moon in the middle, and the moon represented the society surnamed Ying, and the heart of the black man was revealed.
Some people also say that the star has a bright red color, it is a glowing star, and Heifu is a person who vows to be a guardian of order and eliminate war.
But no matter what, if these three flags are there, it means that Heifu is there.
"It's like Jiuyou Eagle, there will always be a green eagle crown of Da Shan Yu, and Heifu himself will also be in the army, trapped by Da Dan Yu on this mountain!"
Zhao Li told this, which made Mao Dun's eyes brighter and brighter, and when the captured Qin army prisoners also confessed under torture, saying that Xia Gong had indeed personally brought the soldiers here, Mao Dun couldn't help laughing.
"Back then, in Helan Mountain, this person sent Chen Ping to separate me from Touman, causing me to flee west to the Yue clan, and breaking my subordinates, occupying my territory, and chasing the Huns, fortunately, I led everyone to the north early, I never thought that he also has today!"
He was a very vindictive person, and he hated that experience!
Mao Dun is a person who is extremely good at seizing opportunities, whether it is killing his father and standing on his own, or breaking Donghu and intervening in the civil war in the Central Plains, it is just right.
And now, Mao Dun feels that he has encountered another golden opportunity!
Zhao Li's analogy is very right, if you compare the situation in the Central Plains with the relationship between the Huns, it is as if the Su Yu clan was betrayed by one of his lowly slaves, and the Shan Yu family was wiped out.
However, because of the deep-rooted customs, even if the lowly person has the power, if he wants to be a single Yu himself, he will inevitably attract the opposition of the Huyan family, the Lan family, the Xu Bu family and other noble surnames......
"I heard that his son is still young, and once Heifu dies here, his subordinates will fight for Heifu's inheritance, and the heirs of Qin Shi Huangdi, the ministers who are dissatisfied with Heifu, and the descendants of the Six Kingdoms who have not been killed will once again divide one side."
"If you can break its army and kill Heifu here, the Central Plains will be in chaos again!"
Mao Dun was excited, so let the Huns who had been placed on the front line of the Great Wall go south, if they stand on the Baishan Mountain and look down, they will be shocked by the strength of the Hun army: but see the Huns ride, the west is a white horse, the east is a green horse, the north is a black horse, the south is a horse, the color is distinct, this is to hit the morale of the defenders.
The east, west, north and south were respectively commanded by the Right Xian King, the Tu Qi King, and the left and right Gu Li Wang, all of whom were 10,000 horsemen, and Mao Dun personally led more than 10,000 horsemen, and more than 10,000 soldiers of the acting king Han Guang were in the south to beware of the remaining more than 10,000 Qin troops in Pingcheng to come to help.
"Seven days."
He calculated the weather and the road, which was the time when the Qin army arrived here from the Sanggan River, hoping to wipe out the Qin army on the mountain and the "Heifu" within seven days.
And if the goal cannot be completed in seven days, then no matter how great the benefits of this battle are, the Xiongnu must withdraw from the Great Wall!
There is more than one Great Wall, the Great Wall of the early Zhao Kingdom, more than ten miles north of Baishan Mountain, there are earthen walls on the left and right mountains of Baidaoling, along the river and the mountains, there is no pole in the east and west, the soil color is purple, so the local people call it Zisai.
On behalf of the king Han Guang's generals, the representative of Manqiuchen with 3,000 people, and the left and right bones of Mao Dun were stationed in Zisai, and Mao Dun also sent the left and right Dadang to protect Cailiang Mountain in the east, and Wu Sui in the west set up scouts.
After being so well prepared, Mao Dun did not order the Huns to attack in an all-out way, but surrounded and tested the reality of the Qin army on Baishan Mountain, while vigilantly paying attention to the wind and grass around him.
He is suspicious by nature, the head wolf never attacks rashly, and even doubts all the time: "If this is just a black man's plan and a false flag, what if he himself is not on the white mountain?" ”
On the second day of the siege of Baideng, the soldiers of the Qin army Pingcheng came to the rescue desperately and repelled for Maudun.
On the third day of the siege of Baideng, there was no cooking smoke on the mountain, presumably the Qin people had run out of food, the wood for heating was gone, and drinking water could only rely on the snow, and at this moment, a letter from Bai Dengshan completely dispelled Mao Dun's doubts and made him sure that Heifu must be on this mountain!
The envoy's name was Zhao Yao, and he looked depressed and trembling, and presented Mao Dun with a letter that was said to have been written by the Duke of Xia himself.
Probably because the pursuit was too eager, the Qin army didn't even bring paper, so they could only write in a simple paper, and on that one-foot wooden slab, there were modest words that the Qin people had never seen since the Xiongnu dealt with Qin:
"The regent of Great Qin, Xia Gong, respectfully ask the Huns if Dadan is okay......"
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PS: The second chapter is around 0:00.