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Chapter 375: The Donghu are defeated
The strange sound was like thunder and rocks exploding. What was happening over there?
Never before had the king and the leaders made such a fuss, which meant that this was most likely a tactic used by the Qin or Huns.

Many Donghu women, children, the elderly and the young looked towards the west, but they could only hear the sounds but not see the situation on the battlefield, which made them even more worried!

In the distance, Touman and other monks from Tamolidi who came with the army to watch the battle were in shock, and many of them didn't even notice that they fell to the ground.

It turned out that this was what the Qin people relied on. It turned out that this was how that kind of weapon was used. No wonder the Qin people were so confident. Everything was finally clear at this time. However, after understanding it, Touman and others did not have the joy of being won by Big Brother. Instead, they were left with a deep and cold fear.

Just now, the King of Donghu ordered an attack on the Donghu army that had surrounded the coalition forces. The Donghu cavalry charged towards the coalition forces. When the Donghu cavalry rushed to a certain distance, the Qin people launched a counterattack.

The Qin people did not use cavalry to counterattack, but calmly moved out those thick copper tubes and had the Qin soldiers in different uniforms operate them. Then they saw balls of fire spewing out from the mouths of the copper tubes, followed by a series of roars, which were like thunder in the sky, but more numerous and denser than thunder.

At that time, many horses were frightened and out of control of the riders, not only the horses of the Donghu people, but also the horses of the Xiongnu people. Only the Qin people's war horses remained calm, and it was obvious that they had been trained beforehand.

They were fine, as they did not charge on horseback. However, the Donghu people were in a terrible situation. The frightened horses went crazy and threw many Donghu cavalrymen off their horses. The consequences of being thrown off during the charge were predictable...

But this was not what shocked them. What shocked them was the power of the things fired by the weapons. After those things flew out of the copper tube with flames, some of them hit the charging Donghu cavalry. The poor Donghu cavalryman lost half of his body. His remaining limbs were still charging with the horse, but he was deader than dead.

After crushing the Donghu cavalryman to death, the thing did not stop there and killed several Donghu cavalrymen in succession until it finally hit the front leg of a Donghu warhorse and broke it. The warhorse let out a wail and fell headfirst onto the battlefield with the Donghu knight on its back.

At this time, Touman and others could see clearly that the thing was a ball, stained with human blood and horse blood, rolling on the grass. Such a small ball had such power!
Some balls did not hit people or horses immediately after leaving the copper tube, but they would bounce again after landing and continue to move forward. No matter whether it was Donghu cavalry or Donghu warhorse, if they were hit, they would die, and if they were touched, they would be injured.

The Qin people's copper tubes were still firing continuously, and bursts of roars could be heard in my ears. Each roar represented that the Donghu cavalry in a certain direction were being injured.

This was a war they had never seen before, but there was no doubt that the victorious side would be the Qin people. The Donghu people had no control over this war at all.

Their war horses were frightened and went crazy. Some horses fled with the Donghu knights on their backs. Even some horses continued to charge after being frightened, but what greeted them was the horrific weapons of the Qin people.

The Donghu people also knew at this time that they had been counterattacked by the Qin people, but they had no idea how the Qin people did it, and they had no time to think about it. They all knew that they were doomed to fail.

Without anyone giving orders, as long as their horses could be controlled, the surviving Donghu people fled in all directions. Didn’t they see that the king and the leaders were fleeing? If they didn’t flee now, when would they flee?

Seeing the Donghu cavalry defeated and beginning to flee, Wang Ben drew out the sword that the First Emperor had given him before the expedition and ordered: "All troops, attack, capture the King of Donghu alive, and destroy Donghu today!"

Upon hearing Wang Ben's order, Touman and others immediately ordered the Xiongnu cavalry to go out and fight the Donghu people head-on. They may lack courage, but now that the Donghu has been defeated, they still dare to capture the Donghu fleeing soldiers.

Moreover, these Donghu defeated soldiers can be captured and made into slaves for them to graze and mine, as these are their property!
Led by Touman and others, the Xiongnu cavalry rushed out in a hurry. They were not active in capturing prisoners and had problems with their thinking. At the signal of Wang Ben, Qin generals such as Wang Li led the Qin cavalry to chase in the direction of the Donghu King and those Donghu leaders.

Wang Ben led the remaining Qin cavalry and artillery to stay and wait on the spot. Even though the Donghu people had been defeated at this time, they must not be careless. The fleeing Donghu people might suddenly turn their horses around and launch a surprise attack while the large army was chasing them.

Although the possibility is not high, Wang Ben will still avoid it. As a soldier, it is never wrong to be cautious. He is not afraid of building a strong camp and fighting a stupid battle, but he is afraid of being too opinionated and careless.

If Daqin wants to achieve a great victory in this battle, it must be more cautious!
Little Han Xin had been following Wang Ben, guarded by Wang Ben's personal soldiers. He glanced at the monk Tanmolidi not far away.

Some of these foreign monks were staring at the tragic scenes on the battlefield in a trance, some were vomiting, and some were kneeling on the ground, making strange movements and praying to the Buddha they believed in.

After watching for a while, young Han Xin turned his head to look at the battlefield, where strange smoke was floating and the injured but not dead Donghu cavalrymen on war horses were neighing and wailing.

The scene on the battlefield was quite tragic. Little Han Xin heard one of Wang Ben's personal soldiers sighing: "I have followed the general through dozens of battles, big and small, but none as tragic as today. Future wars will be different!"

The casualties in this battle were actually not that great, with only a few thousand Donghu cavalrymen killed or injured. However, the scene was extremely tragic. Many of the corpses were incomplete and died in a very miserable way, whether they were human or horse corpses.

Some had their upper bodies missing, some had a gap through the abdomen, some had their legs broken, and some had their heads smashed open. Blood soaked the grass, and the remains of people and horses were scattered on the ground. The smell of blood drifted into Han Xin's nose along with the strange smoke, making him smell blood and fire.

It’s no wonder that those foreign monks vomited. I heard that the country they came from advocates non-killing and non-strife, and even wars rarely happen, let alone such a tragic scene?

Han Xin looked back at those thick copper tubes. This thing was called "cannon" and was made by Master Li and his craftsmen. He knew that this thing was powerful, but he never thought it would be so powerful and defeated the Donghu in one battle.

No wonder Master Li wanted him to study at Liuying Academy. If he didn't even know the principles and power of the weapons that the Qin Dynasty would be equipped with in the future, how could he be a good general of the Qin Dynasty?
Han Xin began to review this battle in his mind. In fact, in this battle, Senior Brother Wang Ben took certain risks. If the Donghu people could control their fear of artillery and withstand the artillery attacks and charge towards the coalition forces, they would not necessarily be defeated.

But the Donghu people could not withstand it. First of all, their war horses had never encountered artillery. When facing the bombardment, they were frightened by the artillery and were out of their control. If the out-of-control war horses could still obediently continue to charge, it would not be called out-of-control.

Secondly, the on-site killing effect caused by artillery was too shocking. If it just touched someone, they would be injured; if it was hit, they would die. The death was extremely tragic, and it was difficult to even find an intact corpse. The Donghu people were of course terrified and worried that they would die like their fellow tribesmen who were mutilated.

Even if they really rushed forward against the artillery fire, there were still the Qin cavalry ready to fight them as a line of defense. The Huns were also surrounded, and if they did not want to become dead under the swords of the Donghu people or be captured by the Donghu people, they had no choice but to rise up and resist.

'So, although it seems that there are certain risks, in fact, from beginning to end, everything is under the control of Senior Brother Wang Ben. Senior Brother has expected that the Donghu people's horses will be frightened and the Donghu people will be scared. The key to the victory or defeat of this battle lies in the artillery, which will surely become the main weapon on the battlefield in the future! ''Moreover, this should not be the most complete appearance of the artillery. If its power can be greater, it can one day blow open the city gates and knock down the city walls, and the form of war will change again. And if the artillery can be reduced in size and made into a weapon that can be held by one person, war...'

If it could be held in the hands of soldiers like a bow and shot like an arrow, the situation on the battlefield would be unimaginable.

On the other side, at the Donghu garrison, after hearing that the strange sound was no longer coming, the Donghu old and young, women and children who stayed in the garrison not only did not feel the slightest bit of joy, but became even more uneasy.

There were only two possible results when the sound stopped: one, the king and the chiefs had won and had defeated the Qin and Huns so badly that they could no longer make that strange sound; two, the king and the chiefs had been defeated and the Qin and Huns no longer had to make that strange sound.

If it's the former, it's fine, but I'm afraid it's the latter...

However, as for things in this world, the more you worry about them, the more likely they are to happen. The earth in the west shook, and there was a burst of hurried horse hooves sounds. The old and young, women and children of the Donghu looked towards the west vigilantly.

I saw a scattered cavalry appearing in the west and galloping in this direction. Some sharp-eyed Donghu people recognized that they were clearly their Donghu warriors. It seemed that something was chasing them from behind, and these warriors were running away frantically.

The Donghu people who saw this scene felt as if they were poured with a basin of ice water, freezing cold from head to toe. Their soldiers were running away, which meant that they, the Donghu, had been defeated in this war, and the Qin and Xiongnu people were about to attack them.

Their warriors had all been defeated, so how could the old, weak, women and children resist? They were either killed by the Qin people and the Huns, or taken away and become slaves.

The fleeing Donghu cavalry approached the garrison and told the Donghu people there to flee for their lives because the Qin and Xiongnu people were about to arrive.

In an instant, the Donghu garrison was in chaos, and many people began to scramble for the remaining horses in the garrison. Curses, cries, and begging sounds suddenly filled the garrison.

The defeated Donghu cavalry did not dare to stay in the garrison. After hurriedly taking away some people and supplies from the garrison, they continued to flee to the east, fearing that they would be caught up by the Qin army and the Huns behind them.

Not long after the defeated Donghu army left, Touman and several Xiongnu leaders brought a large group of Xiongnu cavalry to chase them here. Looking at the chaotic Donghu garrison, several leaders had fiery excitement in their eyes.

This is the Donghu tribe where the Donghu King lives. Now the Donghu army has fled. To them, this garrison is like a beauty who has lost the power to resist. As long as they want, they can ravage her in any posture they want.

The most interesting thing is that there are really a lot of Donghu women in this garrison. The defeated Donghu army has horses to escape on, but how can these old, weak, women and children escape?
In the past, the King of Donghu extorted precious horses and beautiful women from them. Today, he will make the Donghu people taste the feeling of being bullied.

A leader excitedly urged: "Chanyu, this must be the Donghu King's tribe. Now the Donghu army has been defeated. Let's go over and occupy this place quickly. Don't let these people escape!"

Touman looked at the other leaders and saw that they all had intentions of making moves. He knew that this group of people not only wanted to occupy this place, but also wanted to carry out the first wave of looting and rob the Donghu of their property and women.

Touman was also quite tempted. This was a big, fragrant piece of fat meat in front of him. How could he not be greedy? As long as he took a bite, his mouth would be full of oil.

But Touman suppressed his greed and said to several leaders: "We can go over and occupy this place, but you are not allowed to touch the property and women inside. We must wait until the general and other leaders arrive, and then get the general's permission before we can move!"

After hearing Touman's words, several leaders were obviously unwilling. They would rather get the first wave before others arrive. When others come, they will get less and it will be difficult for them to get the best ones.

In the first wave of looting, they can plunder the best treasures and rape the most beautiful Donghu women here. But when other people arrive, they may not be able to enjoy these good things.

Knowing that these leaders were unwilling to give up, Touman said sternly: "Don't forget, it was not our efforts that defeated the Donghu, but the efforts of the Qin Dynasty. No action can be taken without the arrival of the general. Is there anyone who wants to disobey the general?"

When Touman mentioned the Qin army and Wang Ben again and said it was the Qin army that defeated the Donghu, not them, several hot-headed leaders quickly calmed down.

Having witnessed the Qin people defeating the Donghu army today, Touman and other Xiongnu leaders believed that the gap in strength between the Xiongnu and the Qin was even greater than they had expected. They could not afford to offend the Qin people, and even if the Qin people were willing, their outcome would not be much better than that of the Donghu people.

The Qin people were too strong, so strong that they felt fear and despair. How could they dare to resist the Qin people and become their enemy?

Although the Emperor of Qin and Wang Ben both said that if they won this battle, they would be allowed to take the Donghu's wealth first, the Qin people could voluntarily abide by this agreement, but they had to take it first without informing the Qin people.

Otherwise, what if the Qin people come and see that they have looted this place first and snatched the best wealth and beauties into their hands and become dissatisfied?

I told you to take it first, and you really took it first. You also took all the best things for yourselves, without leaving any for us?
Seeing that the other leaders did not raise any more objections, Touman gave an order: "Pass on my order, surround this place and do not let anyone escape. Also, do not move the people and property here without permission. Wait until the general arrives to make a decision!"

Under Touman's command, this team of Xiongnu cavalry quickly advanced towards the garrison and guarded all directions of the garrison.

This frightened the Donghu people stationed there. They knew exactly what would happen when one tribe defeated another on the grassland: their property would be robbed, their women would be humiliated, and their men would be killed.

(End of this chapter)