The Xiongnu came like a sea wave with shocking momentum, vowing to take revenge. !
However, what greeted them was the powerful crossbows of the Qin army. Under the overwhelming crossbow bolts, the Xiongnu suffered heavy casualties, like piles of straw being pushed down. In just a short time, there were more corpses on the ground.
Touman Shanyu saw with his own eyes the numerous casualties suffered by the Xiongnu under the strong crossbows of the Qin army. Now that he saw it again, he still couldn't help being frightened.
The powerful crossbows of the Qin army were very lethal, and the Xiongnu had to pay a heavy price for every step forward. By the time they rushed to the front of the Qin army's formation, they were already almost dead and injured. Even if there are no dead survivors, there are still halberds of the Qin army waiting for them. A forest of halberds is stabbing them. A Xiongnu will have to be dealt with by at least three or four halberds, and as many as ten or twenty halberds. It is so hard to die. It's miserable, with big holes and small eyes, like a sieve.
Despite this, the Xiongnu at this time were inspired by hatred, fearless of death, and rushed forward bravely. One group after another, one after another, the morale is like a rainbow.
"Today's Huns have good orders, so they can have such momentum. However, a decisive victory on the battlefield cannot be won with high morale." Li Mu stood on the cloud chariot, commanding the Qin army to fight while commenting .
Li Mu¡¯s words make sense. The determination to die is certainly important, but this alone is not enough. You must also have sophisticated equipment and advanced tactics and tactics. The Xiongnu's orders were much stricter than in the past, but without sophisticated equipment and advanced tactics, even if the Xiongnu were brave and fearless, the result would still be death.
The Xiongnu's charge was like a tidal wave, with each wave getting higher and higher. However, the Qin army defended it like an iron barrel. No matter how the Xiongnu charged, they could not shake the Qin army's formation.
In this way, one attack and one defense continued. After an hour, the Huns' morale was exhausted and the charge was no longer so powerful and fierce.
"Good opportunity! It's our chance to counterattack!" The general of the Qin Army saw this and was so happy that he couldn't help shaking his fists in excitement.
Morale is once strong, then it declines, and three times it is exhausted. After an hour of fierce attack, the Xiongnu's morale had declined. It was the time when the Qin army seized the opportunity to counterattack. Everyone could see it.
However, what is unexpected is that the counterattack that the generals are waiting for will never come.
"This General Li has always been shrewd, how could he not issue an order?"
"What happened to General Li today? If in the past, he would have ordered us to fight back. How could he not give the order?"
"Is General Li confused?"
All the Qin generals were surprised and secretly discussed whether Li Mu was the one who arranged it.
With such a good opportunity at hand, everyone can understand it. How can anyone not be surprised that Li Mu didn¡¯t give the order? This was because Li Mu was deeply loved by the soldiers. If it were anyone else, he might have started scolding him long ago.
"General Li is a shrewd man, and he has his own reasons for not giving orders. In my opinion, General Li is trying to deplete the morale of the Huns. If we attack at that time, the battle will be much easier to fight."
"Yes, that's right." The generals thought about it and thought that Li Mu wanted to wait until the Huns' morale was exhausted before attacking.
Another hour later, the Huns' charge was even weaker and their morale was almost exhausted. This was a good opportunity for the Qin army to counterattack. The generals were gearing up and ready to charge. As long as Li Mu's general gave an order, they would kill them. G.
However, this time their idea failed again. Li Mu still did not give the order.
"ThisGeneral Li is really dizzy!"
"That's right! If he hadn't lost his mind, how could he not have given the order when presented with such a good opportunity?"
"Those who have seen fighting have never seen fighting like this. Look, the Xiongnu's charge is weak and they are exhausted. As long as we attack, we will definitely be able to defeat the Xiongnu! We will definitely kill many people!"
"Hey! This General Li, why didn't he give the order?"
The generals were all shouting, trying to figure out what Li Mu was doing.
This opportunity is better than last time. The Xiongnu's morale has been exhausted. As long as the Qin army attacks, there will be a huge victory. Li Mu didn't give the order and allowed the good opportunity to be lost. Who wouldn't be annoyed?
Even those Qin generals who had great confidence in Li Mu were shaken.
"No! We have to go to General Li to find out."
"Yes! We must ask clearly. If he doesn't give the order, we will hum!"
With the good opportunity now, no one wants to miss it, and the generals are a bit angry.
"Isn't it too much to ask General Li now? Let's go ask General Sima."
¡°That¡¯s right.
General Sima has a close friendship with General Li. Let him speak and it will be done. "
Some generals were cautious and thought of Sima Shang.
Sima Shang and Li Mu have a very good relationship, and they have worked together for many years, so it would be best for Sima Shang to say it.
"That's fine! Let's do it like this." These Qin generals quickly reached a consensus and went to see Sima Shang.
"Look at your faces. You look so angry. Who lent you money and hasn't paid it back?" When these Qin generals saw Sima Shang, they didn't speak. Sima Shang yelled at them, "Are you doing this for General Li?" Are you angry that you didn¡¯t order a counterattack?¡±
"That's right. With such a good opportunity, General Li didn't give an order. He has never seen a battle like this." The generals were all straightforward and immediately admitted it.
"When has General Li ever disappointed you?" Sima Shang defended Li Mu and said, "General Li has his own reasons for doing this."
"What's the point? Such a good opportunity, it's a waste of time." Li Mu missed two good opportunities, which made the generals very dissatisfied, and some even cursed.
"Can General Li see what you can see?" Sima Shang grinned and said coldly: "Let me ask you, if we attack now, we will definitely defeat the Huns, but we will not be able to annihilate them all. Once The Huns have escaped, and if we pursue them from behind, although we can kill many, many of them will also escape, right?"
"That's right."
This is the truth, the generals nodded heavily.
"General Li is going to annihilate the Huns." Sima Shang finally revealed some information.
"Total annihilation? How can it be total annihilation?"
"It's not like that battle back then. There was terrain that could be used to surround the Huns."
The generals were in disbelief.
"To annihilate the Huns, you don't necessarily need favorable terrain. You can also use the weather to annihilate the Huns." A smile flashed across Sima Shang's lips.
"What's the weather?" All the generals looked up at the sky and saw a red sun setting in the west. There was no cloud in the blue sky for thousands of miles. What can you take advantage of with such beautiful weather?
If it is going to rain, the generals will still believe this. The sky is clear now, and no one will. They all looked at Sima Shang as if he were a fool.
"We will see the outcome at sunset." Sima Shang revealed a little more information, waved his right hand and said in a deep voice: "Go back. Who dares to discuss this matter again, military law will be engaged."
"Is there anyone so unreasonable?" The generals were very dissatisfied, but they did not dare to disobey the military order and had to go back.
Sima Shang raised his head and looked at Li Mu on the cloud carriage, with admiration on his face, and muttered: "General Li's move is very clever - no one can detect it, and the Huns will be completely wiped out. If you hadn't told me, I I also mumble."
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Touman Shanyu was riding on a horse, his brows were furrowed, with a look of confusion on his face.
However, a group of ministers ridiculed loudly, criticizing Li Mu. In their mouth, Li Mu was an incompetent general.
"This Li Mu, he claims to be like the Kunlun God, omnipotent, but that's all."
"That's right. The morale of the Great Xiongnu has declined, and it is a good opportunity for Qin Dog to counterattack. Li Mu actually missed the opportunity. It is really stupid."
"I've seen chaos, but I've never seen anything like this."
Listening to the jeers of the ministers, Touman Shanyu¡¯s brows tightened even more, and he became a little irritated and shouted loudly: ¡°Shut up.¡±
"What's wrong with you, Great Chanyu? We are scolding Li Mu and venting our anger. Isn't this unacceptable?" A minister hesitated.
"This Chanyu deeply hates Li Mu. However, this Chanyu knows that Li Mu is not an incompetent general. On the contrary, he is a rare and good general." Touman Shanyu's vision was beyond the comparison of all the ministers, and said: "Li Mu must have a motive for missing good opportunities again and again. But I just can't figure it out. What is his motive?"
"What does he want? As long as we keep an elite force, even if there are changes, we can respond." Some ministers shouted.
"Yeah." Touman Shanyu thought about it, but he couldn't figure out what Li Mu was trying to do, so he could only agree with this statement.
The red sun is setting in the west, and the sunset has arrived.
"Send the order to withdraw the troops." Touman Shanyu felt relieved and secretly changed his mind and said: "Today, this Shanyu was bitten by Li Mu and could not retreat. At three o'clock this evening, the warriors of the Great Huns broke out of camp and retreated overnight. . Li Mu, Li Mu, this Shanyu will definitely drag you down and wear you down, and then I will take care of you."
Today, the Qin army came so suddenly that the Xiongnu had no chance to retreat. As long as it's night and using the cover of night, the Huns canEscape safely.
Touman Chanyu¡¯s idea was very good. However, at this moment, a sudden change occurred.
"Whoosh!" The strong wind suddenly rose, blowing up the dust all over the sky, covering the sky and the sun.
When Touman looked at it, he saw the sky full of sand and dust blowing from the opposite side, and the entire sky was darkened, without any sunlight.
"It's windy. Let's go back to the tent to eat meat and drink wine. Don't pay attention." A minister shouted.
"Not good!" Touman Shanyu's face changed drastically, becoming as pale as paper without a trace of blood.
"Poof!" Touman Shanyu spurted out a mouthful of old blood, pointed his right hand at Li Mu on the cloud cart, shouted at the top of his lungs, and said: "Li Mu, Li Mu, you have such a vicious heart! You want to annihilate the Huns." Warrior!"
At this time, Touman Shanyu finally understood what Li Mu was up to, but it was too late.
Li Mu on the cloud chariot waved the flag in his hand and loudly ordered: "Cavalry, outflank the Xiongnu from the left and right wings and cut off the Xiongnu's retreat! Attack with the whole army!"
As soon as the order was passed, the Qin army moved, like a black tide, rushing towards the Xiongnu.
Why did Li Mu choose to array in the southeast? That's the leeward formation.
Li Mu had been in the north for more than ten or twenty years. In order to defeat the Xiongnu, he had devoted all his energy to studying the Xiongnu's favorable weather, time and place, and only then did this after knowing the situation in Shanyu's court.
Historically, when Wei Qing defeated the Xiongnu, he arrayed with the wind behind him. First, Wugang chariots were used to form a chariot formation to block the Xiongnu's attack and wear down the Xiongnu. Until the end of the day, strong winds blew up, flying sand and rocks, and the two armies did not meet each other. Wei Qing decisively ordered the Han army to attack, and finally defeated the Xiongnu.
That battle resulted in "Chan Yu escaping at night".