Chapter 349: The First Battle
Standing on the gate tower of the first pass in the Eastern Han Dynasty, Qin Xiaobai looked at the endless army below, waved his hand and shouted: "Hello sons!" ”
"Good lord."
"The boys have worked hard."
"If you offend me as a strong man, you will be punished even if you are far away."
Millions of people pronounced the same sound, which pierced through the nine heavens and shook the heavens and the earth, which also made the morale of the army under the Yanmen Pass even more boiling.
Qin Xiaobai was overjoyed when he saw this, and after he issued the military order, the generals at all levels implemented the battle plan he had planned in accordance with the military order.
As the lord, Qin Xiaobai should have been in the territory, but because Mu Guiying had just led a million troops into Yanmen Pass, news came that the enemy intelligence had been detected, and 100,000 Huns had assembled at Yanmen Pass, and the main battlefield of Yanmen Pass was about to usher in the first battle.
Therefore, Qin Xiaobai came to Yanmen Pass in person and held a military parade under Yanmen Pass, hoping to improve the morale of the soldiers.
Obviously, Qin Xiaobai achieved the goal he wanted, and the military parade of the chiefs was a great way to boost morale no matter what era it was.
After the parade, Qin Xiaobai returned to the city tower to rest, but the commander Mu Guiying came to the city gate tower with a military intelligence report at this time and reported to Qin Xiaobai:
"Report to the lord, Liu Bao, the left marshal of the Huns, has completed the assembly of troops and horses in Shuofang County, and will lead the army south in the near future.
Hu Yanbei, the general under the command of Liu Bao, first led the 100,000 Xiongnu army forward, at this time his army was only 18,000 miles away from Yanmen Pass, and it is expected to arrive outside Yanmen Pass today.
The vanguard force under the command of Huyanbei, numbering 5,000 people, has arrived at Mayi County, Dai County, and is stationed there......"
"You don't need to explain these military intelligence reports to me in detail one by one, now you are the commander of the three armies, and you have full authority to defend Yanmen Pass."
Qin Xiaobai sat on the chair, savored a cup of tea, and said to Mu Guiying unhurriedly, there was no image of the wise and martial lord who was paraded on the city tower just now, and he was completely like a shopkeeper......
In fact, this trip came to Yanmen Pass, and Qin Xiaobai really just came to put on a show. After all, he is a scumbag, and it is impossible for him to really command the battle.
Moreover, with Mu Guiying's diehard loyalty and the ability of his first-class famous generals, Qin Xiaobai is also completely at ease with him, and it is better to wait for him to be in charge at this time.
Mu Guiying thought that this was Qin Xiaobai's trust in her. I couldn't help but be moved, and vowed in my heart to live up to the trust of the lord......
However, Qin Xiaobai, who was preparing to steal a long day of leisure, suddenly felt that he couldn't go now, because he sensed a hint of a fighter. So he immediately asked Mu Guiying:
"Wait, you mean that Huyanbei's vanguard is stationed in Mayi County, Dai County? The closest to Yanmen Pass is Sangqian County, Dai County, what is he doing in Mayi County. ”
"What do you mean, my lord?"
"I received a secret report from Jinyiwei, the Huns have long secretly stored grain and grass, in order to prepare for this southward entry into the customs, but because this batch of grain and grass is not dead, but cattle and sheep and other living creatures, so it has been wandering in the vast prairie, Jinyiwei is difficult to find out the specific location in a short time. But now that the battle has begun, it can be speculated. The Xiongnu will definitely drive these cattle and sheep to Yanmen Pass. ”
"Lord, are you saying that the Huns have now driven these cattle and sheep over, and they are placed in Mayi County, Dai County?"
Mu Guiying immediately understood when she heard this, and at the same time, her eyes lit up, this is a good fighter, and now there are only 5,000 Huns guarding this batch of 'grain and grass'.
If we can take the opportunity to defeat it, although it will not make the Xiongnu retreat without food, it will also be a huge blow to the morale of the Xiongnu, which will undoubtedly be very beneficial to future operations.
"But my lord. Huyanbei's army of 100,000 will arrive today, and we have an army of a million, but they are all infantry. There is no way to march into Mayi County in such a short period of time. ”
However, Mu Guiying immediately felt that this method was difficult to do, after all, Mayi County was thousands of miles away from here, and it was difficult to go back and forth in one day at the speed of infantry.
And the cavalry in Yandang County. All of them were taken out by Wei Qing, and now it seems that they can only watch this fighter lose with their eyes.
Qin Xiaobai smiled slightly and said, "Who said we don't have cavalry, I can bring you 100,000 military horses this time." ”
As he spoke, Qin Xiaobai ordered someone to take out all the horses he brought.
These 100,000 horses were not third-level black-maned horses given by Ding Yuan, but 100,000 yellow horses lent to Qin Xiaobai by Lin Nantian and Chu Yangge.
Originally, Qin Xiaobai wanted to use these 100,000 yellow horses to transport goods and logistics supplies to Yanmen Pass, but now that the war requires it, can it also be used as a military horse, although the speed is not as powerful as the black-maned horse, but at least it is much better than the horse.
Seeing that Qin Xiaobai really brought 100,000 yellow horses, Mu Guiying was immediately overjoyed, so that he could seize this fighter.
Although it is said that the newly recruited millions of soldiers are not trained to become cavalrymen, the million-strong army is recruited from the region of Bingzhou, which is a region where the people are fierce and good at riding, so even if they are not good at riding, they can at least ride horses.
When the time comes, you can use the horse as a means of riding, and when you reach your destination, you can dismount and turn into cavalry.
Mu Guiying wanted to make the first battle this time, but because she was the commander of the three armies and also had the responsibility of guarding Yanmen Pass, she couldn't go, so this time Mulan led the army.
After Yandang rode over to Wei Qing to lead, Mulan did not go with Wei Qing to the outside of the Saiwai.
Qin Xiaobai not only considered letting Wei Qing, a rookie, be able to take full charge of the whole army, but also considered Mulan's safety.
After all, there is a lot of danger outside the Saiwai, if you are not careful, you may be shrouded in horse leather or something, Qin Xiaobai doesn't want to see the famous concubine he summoned the first to fall from the star, or it is safe to defend the city, so there will be this arrangement.
Mulan was originally a little emotional about Qin Xiaobai's arrangement, but now that she had such a good time to go on the expedition, she was overjoyed, and immediately ordered to select 100,000 soldiers to go out to conquer outside the Saiwai.
And after Mulan left, Qin Xiaobai also discussed the follow-up battle strategy with Mu Guiying.
If there is no accident, Mulan will definitely be able to successfully destroy the Xiongnu's 'grain depot', which will not only cause a huge blow to the morale of the Xiongnu, but also make the Xiongnu angry.
The so-called angry people are the most likely to lose their minds, and they are also the easiest to pit.
So Qin Xiaobai discussed with Mu Guiying, set up an ambush under the Yanmen Pass, and waited for the Huns to attack angrily, and gave the Huns a hard pit. (To be continued.) )