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

Chapter 238 The Choice of Maodun

As the Xiongnu captives left, Zhou Tong gathered his troops and advanced towards Yangzhou.

Although Wang Li and the others were unhappy, Zhou Tong was the chief general of the first army, and they could only obey the general's orders.

Guan Ying approached Wang Li on a horse, and comforted him, "General Wang, don't get angry. General Zhou has not done anything serious, but his heart is a little weak. Although these Huns are sent back, they will fight against us, but I believe we will Military strength is absolutely capable of fighting."

Wang Li turned his head to look at Guan Ying, sighed and replied, "General Guan Ying, you don't know! The Huns live in a harsh environment. On the vast grassland, they only believe in strength, and only generals They will be completely convinced or scared, and they will listen to you honestly. Now our army is far weaker than the Huns on the surface. After these Huns go back, they will definitely regroup and fight again. What’s more, The siege may increase."

Only then did Guan Ying realize that Wang Li was worried about the soldiers in Yangzhou City, but thinking about it, it was true, after all, they were his subordinates for more than ten years.

Wang Li paused and continued: "The Huns are all cavalry, they are not good at attacking cities, they only know how to siege cities. Although Yangzhou is not an important town, after so many years of management by General Meng and I, the city defense has made a lot of achievements. Yes. As long as the Xiongnu don’t use their lives to pile them up, basically they won’t be able to take down Yangzhou City.”

Guan Ying smiled and said, "General, what else do you have to worry about? As long as we draw away most of the Xiongnu's troops, the siege of Yangzhou City will be solved naturally. Maybe General Zhou's act of benevolence and righteousness can also serve the purpose Unexpected effect."

Wang Li glanced sideways at Guan Ying, and thought to himself, could Guan Ying be so passionate that he broke his head, why did he just talk nonsense.

Seeing Wang Li's puzzled look, Guan Ying continued to explain: "These released soldiers will definitely inform Maodun of our situation. Such a Hun's temperament, as General Wang said, will definitely send troops far superior to ours. At that time, it was not in line with our plan to lead these pursuers to the lord?"

Wang Li said disdainfully: "We killed the group of Huns, and the result will be the same. You don't need to explain to Zhou Tong, I will report this matter to the lord."

Guan Ying felt a little helpless, he originally wanted to reconcile the conflict between the two generals, after all Wang Li was considered the most important lieutenant general here.If the lieutenant generals of the first army are at odds, something will definitely go wrong.But fortunately, Wang Li is a person who understands the overall situation and knows that there should be no conflicts at this time, so he didn't block Zhou Tong's decision.

In this way, Zhou Tong's troops once again went deep into the hinterland of the Huns.

This time, the Huns reacted quickly. The cavalry scouts on the outskirts found the traces of Zhou Tong's troops and immediately went back to report.

After Mao Dun received the news, he was furious. At this juncture, there was still King Zuo Xian who was not afraid of death. He even killed him.But Mao Dun was able to take down the entire Huns with lightning speed, and his ability was indeed not simple, at least much higher than his father.Mao Dun calmly analyzed to the left and right: "The Central Plains people who killed Zuo Xianwang this time are quite capable. I roughly heard what the people who came back said. They are actually good at cavalry warfare, which is better than us Huns. It seems that a complete strategy is needed to pursue them."

The top Huns on the left and right all had expressions of indifference, and shouted loudly, the death of King Zuo Xian in battle is a matter of the level of King Zuo Xian, and you have seen the abilities of these Central Plains people, but they dare not kill The captives, and respectfully released our warriors back.This is the manifestation of our fear of our strength. To deal with such an enemy, we don't need to send out much force at all. We only need to release some of our hungry and thirsty warriors, and the enemy will be frightened and surrender without a fight.At that time, we can use the heads of these enemies to pay homage to the dead King Zuoxian.

Mao Dun frowned, these generals were really a little reckless.Mao Dun had a feeling that the other party's purpose must not be simple, and it seemed that he had come prepared.Mao Dun trusted his own feeling very much, and it was this feeling that saved him time and time again.Mao Dun decided to ignore these annoying flies for the time being, and continued to besiege the city, waiting for the opportunity.

Mao Dun made up his mind, and ordered his left and right: "Gather my soldiers today and strengthen the defense of the camp. You don't need to pay attention to the harassing troops of thousands of people."

The generals of the Xiongnu were very surprised, and someone asked: "Our army is so powerful, why are we afraid of the harassing troops of more than a thousand people?"

Mao Dun did not give his own explanation, but looked at the speaker viciously, and ordered the guards to drag him out and behead him.

The generals were shocked, and Mao Dun stood up slowly and said: "I am your king here, and my words cannot be doubted. If I say don't pay attention to it, I won't. Anyone who dares to go against my will will die." After saying this, , Mao Dun walked out of the camp, leaving behind a group of Hun generals with different expressions.

Most of the generals would not go into trouble. Of course, there are some tribal leaders who usually have a good relationship with King Zuoxian. Many of them followed King Zuoxian to join the army in the Central Plains, and they were not direct vassals of Maodun.

A leader of a small Xiongnu tribe muttered dissatisfiedly: "We all came with you to plunder the grain and grass for the winter, and we are not your subordinates."

The leader of the nearby tribe whispered to the complaining leader, "Brother, be careful!"

The complaining leader looked around, heaved a sigh of relief, and replied, "Thank you!"

But he said that the Liangshan army set up the camp at the entrance of the Devil's Valley, and Sha Pojun ordered his subordinates to pay attention to the situation at the entrance of the Devil's Valley at all times. If there was any situation, he would be notified immediately, and fortifications were arranged at the entrance of the valley to prepare for the arrival of the Huns.He also ordered people to inform Zhou Tong of the current decision of Sha Pojun and others, and informed Zhou Tong that Chen Bing was at the mouth of the valley and was preparing to have a field battle with the Xiongnu army.

Zhou Tong had already encountered several waves of Huns cavalry at this time. Although there were some battles, they were not able to wipe them all out.

While resting, Guan Ying approached Wang Li again, patted Wang Li on the shoulder and said with a smile, "General Wang is truly unparalleled in martial arts. I, Guan Ying, have seen General Wang's martial arts today."

Wang Li asked with a sullen face, "What do you want to say?"

Guan Ying knew that he was making fun of himself again, but this was his own initiative, and even if the other party didn't like it, he had to reconcile it properly.Guan Ying went on to say: "What I want to say is that General Wang doesn't have to be the first to fight every battle. He should pay attention to his own safety. If he gets a minor injury or something, that would be a bad thing. You know, our Liangshan elite cavalry can There can be no General Wang."

Wang Li remained silent, cleaning his saber on his own.Guan Ying had no choice but to leave in embarrassment, Zhou Tong stood not far away and had a panoramic view of all this, wondering what he was thinking.

(End of this chapter)