A thousand-year-old family that began with the Battle of Makino

Chapter 218: Battle of Dingxiangbei, divine soldiers descended from heaven.
Han six years

April
General Wei Qing was ordered by the Han Emperor to lead another attack, this time from Dingxiang County. Under him were Gongsun Ao, Gongsun He, Zhao Xin, Bai Li, Li Guang and Li Ju, who led the six armies.

In this battle, the Six Route Army went hundreds of miles northward into the grassland, but failed to find the main force of the Xiongnu army. Due to logistical constraints, although they each had some gains, at least hundreds of heads, they still withdrew after a month.

June
The Sixth Route Army attacked again, seeking a decisive battle with the main force of the Huns, but still found nothing. Wei Qing had to send generals to lead their cavalry and patrol in all directions, while he waited at the spot with his infantry.

This time, under Huo Qubing's various requests, Wei Qing agreed to allow him to lead his troops and roam outside, allowing him to seize the opportunity and wait for an opportunity to attack the Huns.

After Huo Qubing received the order, he immediately returned to camp and led his troops to gallop north.

On the other side, Zhao Xin and Bai Li led more than 3,000 horses to the west, hoping to gain something.

"General Cavalry, ahead is the residence of King Zuoxian of the Xiongnu marked on the map." Zhao Xin said, Zhao Xin was a Xiongnu noble who defected to the Han Dynasty.

Bai Li looked at his camp from a distance and saw the "King Zuoxian" camp stretching for dozens of miles, with cavalry galloping past among them.

"This is where King Zuo Xian is stationed. It is clearly the main force of the Huns!" Bai Li immediately turned his horse's head and prepared to evacuate.

But they had already been known by the Huns' sentry cavalry, and tens of thousands of Huns cavalry surrounded them.

Bai Li clenched his spear and said to Xin Zhao: "Marquis Xi, now we are surrounded. Whether we can break through the encirclement and bring the news depends on our own abilities."

Xin Zhao said nothing.

Bai Li pushed his legs hard, and the horse began to accelerate, followed by his thousand cavalrymen behind him.

But before Bai Li could engage in battle with the Huns, he heard a shout from behind: "I am willing to surrender. I am a Huns, and I am willing to lead my troops back to the grassland." After saying this, he ordered the Han officers in the formation to be Behead.

Bai Li was horrified and looked at Zhao Xin, but it didn't help. He could only transfer his anger to the Huns in front of him.

half an hour later

Although the Huns were in large numbers, Bai Li still relied on his bravery to break out of the encirclement with more than a hundred cavalry. Thousands of Xiongnu cavalry behind him followed closely in order not to expose the main force's position.

The next day

Bai Li, who was swaying on his horse, finally escaped back to the Han army's camp alone. All the Paoze brothers died on the way to protect him.

After getting Bai Li's information, Wei Qing immediately recalled the cavalry that was wandering outside, broke out of camp and headed west.

However, all the generals returned to the camp, and only Colonel Yao and his subordinates were missing. Although Wei Qing was anxious, he could not abandon the large army that was about to fight the Huns and look for this small Han army.

A few days later, the main force of the Han army met the main force of the Xiongnu.

Wei Qing used a double-wing formation, placing the infantry in the center and the cavalry on both wings, slowly pushing towards the Huns.

The Han army numbered more than 100,000, including both infantry and cavalry, with infantry accounting for the majority. The Xiongnu army also numbered more than 100,000, but they were all cavalry.

The Han army's advantages lie in formation and armament, while the Huns' advantages lie in speed and mounted shooting.

After a burst of military drums and horns sounded, the Han army and the Huns army began to advance together.

This was the first official battle between the Han and Hungarians in the wild.

The Han army first fired their bows and crossbows and exchanged fire with the wandering cavalry and archery of the Huns. However, due to their superior numbers and weapons, the Huns' cavalry and archery soon fell into a disadvantage.

Upon seeing this, Yi Zhixie ordered the army to charge into battle.

Then the most elite cavalry in the army was placed in front of the army, serving as a blade, and rushed into the Han army's formation from the northeast.

Led by elite cavalry, the Xiongnu army quickly broke into the Han army's formation. However, due to the layers of defense of the Han army, the speed of the cavalry quickly slowed down, and the two sides fell into a fierce battle.

But God was unfavorable. In an instant, wind and sand blew up on the battlefield, blinding both sides. Yi Zhixie knew that losing their speed advantage, the Huns would fall into decline. This wind and sand was only temporary and would pass soon, so Immediately order the withdrawal of troops.

Since the Huns had been living in the north for a long time and were not as powerful as the Han army, they successfully escaped from the battle with the Han army. They withdrew from the battle and fled far away before the Han army's cavalry could surround them.

Wei Qing was afraid of the Xiongnu army's cavalry shooting, so he did not order a pursuit. Instead, he ordered the army to slowly withdraw under the cover of the cavalry.

In addition, more than a thousand cavalry were sent out to search for the whereabouts of Captain Yao's troops, and orders were given to show them alive and their bodies dead.
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"Captain, we have been running for several days. Even I don't know where we are now. We won't be lost!" Lu Qiuhe said worriedly to Huo Qubing.

Huo Qubing replied confidently: "Don't worry, I have thousands of strategies and millions of maps in my mind." After taking a look at the terrain, he decisively pointed to the southwest and said, "Go there!"

Then he patted the horse and drove away, and Lu Qiu and Wu Bu had no choice but to follow.

In the next few days, under the leadership of Huo Qubing, they went east, north, south, over mountains, or across rivers, but never encountered a single Xiongnu army.

The only one he encountered was hidden by Huo Qubing, who had his soldiers and horses crawling on the back of the hill. As for food, Huo Qubing led his troops to massacre several small tribes along the way, pretending to be horse bandits and plundering them, which was easily solved.

"Huo~" Huo Qubing reined in his horse on a hill.

Lu Qiuhe and other generals followed behind him.

"This..." Lu Qiuhe looked at the camp in front of him, which was larger than the ordinary Xiongnu tribe. There were many strange rocks in it. This was obviously the sacred place for sacrifice by the Huns.

"Gentlemen, do you dare to fight for wealth with me?" Huo Qubing said loudly while looking at the camp at the foot of the mountain.

"willing!"

Then eight hundred cavalry, led by Huo Qubing, rushed toward the Xiongnu camp with thousands of people at the foot of the mountain.

The holy land that has been at peace for hundreds of years has ushered in its moment of destruction today.

"Who are you!" Huo Qubing was riding on a horse, constantly reining in the restless horse, and pointed a gun at a Hun nobleman in a large tent.

Luo Gubi looked at the young Han general who suddenly rode into his tent, fearing that he would hurt his life, and said, "I am Yi Zhixie's uncle, you can't kill me."

Huo Qubing laughed loudly after hearing this, then pointed a gun at him and said proudly: "I am Huo Qubing, the captain of the Han Dynasty. I tell you that the destiny of the Xiongnu has ended. Next, the world will be ruled by the Han people."

Then he rode out of the tent, called some soldiers, tied up Luo Gubi and tied him to the horse as a trophy.

Huo Qubing saw that everyone had finished cleaning up, so he raised his spear and said, "Soldiers, let's go home!!!"

"Go home~"

As the Han knights sailed out of the Xiongnu Holy Land, this centuries-old sacrificial site was also burned to the ground.

Wei Qing, who had returned to Dingxiang County for half a month, kept pacing in the room, looking at the map hanging on the wall from time to time, trying to find out where Huo Qubing could be.

"Report~General, Colonel Yao is back." A messenger came to Wei Qing and reported back.

Wei Qing ran out as soon as he heard this, and soon saw Huo Qubing with a proud face.

"Uncle, look what I brought back for you." After saying that, people brought up Luo Gubi, who had gallbladder knocked out of his horse and lost all his strength.

"He is the uncle of Yi Zhixie, the Great Chan of the Huns." Huo Qubing casually pointed at Luo Gubi and said.

Listening to Huo Qubing's story, Wei Qing was shocked beyond words. He thought that he was good enough to conquer the Dragon City and be famous in history. But after all, he brought thousands of cavalry. He didn't expect that his nephew only had a few hundred cavalry. The cavalry dared to charge into the Huns' holy land and returned intact.
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Chang'an, Jianzhang Palace
Looking at the military report sent back by Wei Qing in his hand: "After several months of fighting, our troops have beheaded tens of thousands of Huns. However, Baili and Zhao Xin's troops encountered the main force of the Huns. The cavalry general Bai Li was seriously injured and returned to the army. Zhao Xin led his troops Surrender to the Huns..."

After watching the first half, the Han Emperor was very dissatisfied. Some people actually surrendered to the Huns. It was a shame and a great humiliation.
"Come here, send an order to behead all the relatives of Marquis Xi in Chang'an and the fiefdom, as a sign of the consequences of surrender."

"Here!"

Then look at the second half: "... Huo Qubing, the captain of Yao Yao, led more than 800 people in his troops and rode thousands of miles to the north. They defeated the Xiongnu sacrificial shrine and beheaded 2,028 people, including the Xiongnu prime minister, There were dozens of high-level officials in the household, and the Huns' dan Yu Yi Zhixie's grandfather was killed, and his uncle Luo Gubi was captured. He was sent to Chang'an on a certain day..."

Emperor Han was very happy: "Okay, Queen, you have brought me another peerless general! Hahaha!"

Wei Zifu looked at the angry and happy Han Emperor and felt strange. He heard the praise of himself and was even more confused.

"For the sake of curing his illness, I won't punish Wei Qing this time for his misconduct in command!" Emperor Han said to Wei Zifu again.

Later, the Emperor of the Han Dynasty ordered Huo Qubing, the captain of the Yao School, to be crowned the whole army twice. He decided to secede Luyang Township in Rang County of Nanyang County and Linjiao Ju in Wan County as the Champion Kingdom, and confer Huo Qubing as the Champion Kingdom, with a thousand and six households. Hundreds of households, in recognition of their bravery in winning the three armies.

Han 7th year

Emperor Han ordered the Yuan Dynasty to be changed again.

With the successive victories in the Battle of Longcheng, the Battle of Yanmenbei, the Battle of Hetao, the surprise attack on Gaoque, and the Battle of Dingxiangbei, the Wuhuan people broke away, the two kings of Hetao were destroyed, and several major tribes in Monan were destroyed. , marking that the Xiongnu's strength in Monan reached a historical freezing point.

The Han Emperor immediately prepared to launch the second phase of the war.

The second year of Han Dynasty

spring
The Emperor of the Han Dynasty appointed the champion Hou Huo Qubing, who was over twenty years old, as the Cavalry General. As the chief general, he would lead 10,000 cavalry. Under him were General Bahu Baichi, Cavalry General Lu Qiuhe, etc.

After leaving Longxi County, they prepared to attack the tribes of King Hunxie and King Xiutu in the eastern part of the Hexi region.

The Hussars General's troops, carrying only dry food, galloped all the way, crossed Wuzu, conquered Tianpu, crossed the Hunu, and moved to fight against the five countries in Hexi. Since this was not a war of annihilation, but an attempt to capture the Hexi area, the surrenderers were given leniency. , and gained a lot, resulting in a lot of baggage and a large number of people and horses.

After much thought, Huo Qubing decided to retreat to Longxi County first.

(End of this chapter)