Great Qin Emperor

Chapter 437 Fighting Barbarians Hexi Corridor ([-])

King Hunxie paced back and forth uneasily, frowning, sat down again after walking for a while, looking nervously outside the tent, as if the outside of the tent would bring him good luck.

The civil and military ministers stared at him closely, as if King Hunxie was walking on his heart with every step, which made people afraid.He finally sat down, and the feelings of the officials just disappeared.

"Report!" came a distant voice.

King Hunxie raised his eyebrows, stood up hastily and said, "Quickly pass it on quickly." He took two steps in three steps and ran straight to the outside of the tent. Unfortunately, he happened to bump into the spies who were striding in.

The spies rushed straight in panting, unexpectedly bumped into King Hunxie, so frightened that he knelt down on the ground to plead guilty, saying: "The small crime is extremely heinous, please punish the king, please punish the crime. "

Hunxie King could only look at the imminent matter, and how could he have the heart to make things difficult for the spies, and said: "It's not your fault, it's my fault, I ran into you in a hurry to come out. Get up, and let the spies find you." Tell me the news quickly."

The spies never expected such a result, so they responded happily, stood up, and said, "Return to your lord, the people of the Southern Dynasty have already crossed Yanzhi Mountain, and they are fighting all the way to the west. When he was cooking, he was attacked suddenly by the Qin army, and the whole army was wiped out."

"King Xiutu has [-] troops, is he so vulnerable?" The surprise of the officials was evident in their words.

King Hunxie also had some disbelief, and said: "King Xiutu's [-] troops are all elite troops, they are very capable of fighting, and they will not be defeated."

The spies knew that King Hunxie was upset, so they had no choice but to report back truthfully, saying: "Return to Your Majesty, it is absolutely true. According to the escaped soldiers of Xiutu, they were attacked by a group of cavalry from the State of Qin, numbering less than 1. They Attack from the front with a small force first to attract King Xiutu's attention. King Xiutu's soldiers were preparing to have lunch, but they were not prepared at all. When they fought, they became chaotic. At this moment, the main cavalry of the Qin army Appearing from behind, the Xiutu Department collapsed in less than a meal."

King Hunxie exclaimed: "My God, ten thousand cavalry fought against forty thousand troops, and it was finished in less than a meal. What kind of army is this? Only the devil's army can do it."

The spies continued to report: "Returning to the king, when Xiutu's royal family was devastated, small tribes in other places were also attacked by the cavalry of the Qin army, and they were completely defeated. In some parts, no one even escaped. "

King Hunxie was even more startled. He opened his mouth wide for a long time before he came back to his senses and said, "Have you found out how many troops there are in the Qin army?"

The spies replied: "My lord, I don't know the exact number. Judging from the scope and extent of their attack, there are at least tens of thousands of troops. What we know now is that the Qin army all used cavalry to fight. These cavalry had no baggage, no In terms of logistics, they have been advancing westward except for staying in combat. Even if they encounter combat, they will not stay for more than half a day."

Han Xin mainly used cavalry to fight, and the infantry could not keep up with the speed of the cavalry, so he could only follow up to clean up the battlefield and take care of the prisoners.King Hunxie's spies didn't know this, so they could only answer like this.

"This, this... this is not in line with the rules of war." King Hunxie was so surprised that he didn't know what to say, and said: "The style of warfare in the Southern Dynasty has always been to use infantry as the main force, supplemented by cavalry, and then use chariots to charge the battle. , why do they use all cavalry? Have you made a mistake?"

The spy replied: "Hui Da Wang Xiao's words are true. According to the previous style of fighting, Nan Chao waited for the enemy to line up before attacking. However, this time, all the attacks of Nan Chao came suddenly, without any warning in advance. Those tribes who were hit had no idea at all, and by the time they found out, it was already too late.

"What is even more frightening is that the army of the Southern Dynasty seems to be rushing forward without any rules to follow. They come and go like the wind. They come as soon as they say they come and leave when they finish fighting. They never stay longer. They can fight wherever they want. It's confusing."

King Hunxie muttered to himself, "What kind of tactic is this? It's like a devil's play. Only devils can have this kind of play."

After hearing the news, the officials were so frightened that they didn't even dare to speak.In fact, they can’t be blamed for this. In their era, they didn’t have such strategies and tactics in their minds. If they want to blame, they can blame Zhou Chong. Who asked him to bring advanced strategies and tactics to the Qin Dynasty.

Glancing at the officials, King Hunxie asked, "What do you think we should do?"

The ministers really can't come up with a good solution to this matter, you look at me, I look at you.Among them was a courtier named Hua Lu who tentatively said: "Your Majesty, I think that the greatest advantage of cavalry is to fight in the wild. In the wild, the impact of cavalry is astonishing. The Southern Dynasty all used cavalry to fight. If we encounter the cavalry of the Southern Dynasty, We will suffer greatly."

King Hunxie nodded and said, "That's right. Cavalry is the sharpest weapon for fighting in the field. They are helpless when they encounter high walls and thick walls. Do you mean that we also build a strong city to stop the cavalry from the Southern Dynasty?"

Hua Lu expressed his opinion and said: "Your Majesty is wise. But with our current situation, it is impossible to build a city. One is that we do not have the tools of the Southern Dynasty, the other is that we do not have the manpower of the Southern Dynasty, and the third is that we do not have the Southern Dynasty. For that kind of technology, the fourth is that we don’t have so many raw materials in a hurry, so we can’t make it even if we want to.”

"Then what do you mean?" King Hunxie asked.

Hua Ludao: "There is a saying in the Southern Dynasties that is good, it's called: No matter where the Qin army comes from, and no matter when they come, as long as we do our job well, we will not be afraid of them. My It means that we can build camps on the spot. Our tents are set up on the ground without the protection of the fences, which is very convenient for the cavalry of the Southern Dynasty to charge. If we build the fences and dig deep trenches, our tents will be protected It is impossible for the cavalry from the Southern Dynasty to rush in."

This analysis makes sense. The Hu people's tent is their home, but their home is not protected by a city wall like Huaxia. Once encountering sudden cavalry, it is impossible to survive.It is also based on this consideration that the ancient Chinese army set up fences wherever they went to protect the army.

King Hunxie's eyes lit up, and he said: "This is a good idea, this is a good idea! I heard that Lian Po and Sima Shang of the Southern Dynasty used deep ditches and fences to block the attack of the Qin army. We will also implement this The method. Send the order down, dig deep ditches, build a high fence, and respond to all changes with the same!"

With an idea, the officials were also happy, and they responded with a bang, and went to arrange it themselves.

(End of this chapter)