Chapter 88: The Wolf Guxu (Sixth)

Author: Xianren Grass Tofu Milk

Chapter 88: The Wolf Guxu (Sixth)

A few more months later

After the Han army was assembled, the commander General Wei Qing and General Huo Qubing led 50,000 cavalry respectively, and the troops were divided into two groups, of which Huo Qubing led the most elite 50,000.

Wei Qing was responsible for attacking the Zuoxian King Wang Ting and conquering many small tribes that depended on the Huns, such as the Wuhuan and the Xianbei.

Huo Qubing was responsible for directly taking the Shanyu Court in the northern Mo Dynasty and fighting the Xiongnu Shanyu.

However, there was news from the Xiongnu Party leading the way that the Xiongnu Chanyu went east to change the route with Zuo Xianwang, so Wei Qing and Huo Qubing also changed their routes, allowing Huo Qubing, who prefers to raids at a high distance, to attack the Shanyu and prevent the Shanyu from escaping.

However, the Xiongnu Chanyu repented halfway and did not change his way with the Zuo Xianwang.

Upon learning this news, Wei Qing thought that the army was very fast, so he advanced directly towards the Shanyuting, the Mobei Shanbei without waiting for a change of route.

Originally, this task was handed over to Huo Qubing, but now the military situation is urgent, so the Han army can only do this.

When Wei Qing rushed straight to Shanyuting in the northern part of Mo, Huo Qubing also rushed to the Zuo Xianwang Wangting with his 50,000 elite cavalry.

At the same time, Emperor Liu Che recruited 40,000 new cavalry and temporarily appointed Liaodong prefect Wang Changzhi as the cavalry general. He also led the 40,000 new cavalry to assist Wei Qing and Huo Qubing, and was responsible for support at any time as the general reserve team. The affairs of Liaodong County Government were abandoned by Wang Changzhi to the county magistrate Zhang Shou.

In addition, Gongsun He led 100,000 infantrymen to transport logistics supplies.

The emperor also appointed Wang Changyu, the consul, as the captain of the cavalry, and followed Huo Qubing to the expedition.

The Northern Expedition Han Army was divided into four parts, namely the Wei Qing army, the Huo Qubing army, the Wang Changzhi army, and the Gongsun He army.

【Waiqing Ministry

Forces: 50,000 ordinary cavalry

Target: Shanyu Court

Subordinates: Former General Li Guang, School Captain Gongsun Ao, Right General Zhao Shiqi, Later General Cao Xiang]

【Huo Qubing Department

Forces: 50,000 elite cavalry

Target: Zuoxian Wangting, Xianbei Wuhuan

Subordinates: Wang Changyu, Li Gan, the prefect of Youbeiping County, Lu Bode]

【Wang Changzhi's Ministry

Forces: 40,000 new cavalry

Goal: Support Wei Qing or Huo Qubing

Subordinates: Guangqi Captain Guo Cheng, Liaodong County Captain Li Yao, Liaoxi County Prefect Shangguan Jie]

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Mo Nan

Wei Qing's military account

"Why did the general let me detour eastward? Isn't the Xiongnu Shanyuting in the north?" In the general's tent, former general Li Guang was indignant about Wei Qing's dispatch. He felt that he had been targeted by Wei Qing.

When Wei Qing's troops marched to the south of the desert for a while, Wei Qing asked Li Guang and Zhao Shiqi to detour eastward with 10,000 people. When the main force fought against the Shanyu, Li Guang and others sneaked into the rear of the Shanyu army, forming a situation of two breadfights.

But Li Guang refused. He was old, but he had not been granted a title of marquis. Even his younger brother Li Cai, who was of average talent, had been granted a title of marquis, and even became prime minister, but he had not yet been granted a title of marquis.

The reason for this is that every time the Han army goes out of the frontier, he will get lost, especially in the last battle in the south of the desert. Wei Qing asked him and Wang Changzhi to attack the side and rear of the main Huns from both sides. As a result, Wang Changzhi arrived, but Li Guang got lost. After the 300,000 Huns army fled, the battle was over, Li Guang had not found his way, and he had wandered around the grassland for many geniuses accidentally bumped into Wei Qing who returned to the court.

Li Guang felt very ashamed of this, so he would be the main force in the attack on the Shanyu Court of Mobei this time, and was named a marquis by the emperor for his huge military achievements.

But Wei Qing thought more deeply and farther. He was worried that Li Guang would be eager to make contributions, and he would go forward with no brains when he met the main force of the Huns. This would destroy his combat plan and even annihilate the entire army. So he deliberately led Li Guang away and asked Li Guang to go east and sneak attack the Xiongnu Khan's unprepared side rear.

In fact, before the army set off, Emperor Liu Che refused to let Li Guang go to war, for fear that Li Guang would get lost again, so he asked Li Guang to retire in Chang'an on the grounds that Li Guang was old and not to go to Mobei to do anything.

But Li Guang kept begging to go to war, saying that he wanted to make achievements and to be a marquis too much.

Emperor Liu Che had no choice but to agree to Li Guang and let him follow Wei Qing to go to war, but the emperor secretly gave Wei Qing the order that Li Guang should not be the main force, so as not to have an accident in the army.

"Hmph!" Seeing that Wei Qing did not say a word, Li Guang snorted coldly, clenched his fists, and walked out of the military tent angrily. Although he was very dissatisfied, he had to follow Wei Qing's deployment and detour eastward with 10,000 cavalry.

"Ah..." When Li Guang had to follow the military order and detour eastward, Wei Qing shook his head. He had never thought of targeting Li Guang. These were the emperor's instructions, and Li Guang is indeed not suitable to be the main force now.

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Zuo Xian Wang Ting

"kill!"

"Not good! It's Huo Qubing!"

Tens of thousands of elite cavalry of the Han army entered the royal court. Zuo Xianwang was panicked and hurriedly fled north with the defeated generals.

"The whole army pursued!" Huo Qubing issued a military order.

"General, our logistics are still not following." Captain Li Gan advised.

"I, Huo Qubing, do not need logistics when fighting, the enemy is my logistics." Huo Qubing replied coldly, and then continued to order: "The entire army pursues, and those who do not advance will be killed!"

"No!" Wang Changyu could not wait long ago and was ready to rush.

Li Gan and Lu Bode had no choice but to agree: "Promise!"

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Mobei

Boom boom boom boom-

On the horizon, tens of thousands of Hun cavalry were charging towards the Han army of Wei Qing, who had not had time to rest.

"Hahaha! Wei Qing came from afar, and our army was waiting for it. In this battle, our Huns will win!" The Huns' Chanyu Yizhi, who was in charge of the rear, laughed glaringly. He had been waiting here for a long time. He was tired of the Han army's march, so he suddenly attacked and caught the Han army off guard.

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"Create a chariot formation!"

When the Huns were suddenly attacked, Wei Qing was calm and asked the chariot troops to block the outermost part of the enemy, forming a circular defensive formation, using the chariot to stop the Hun cavalry, and at the same time, some of the cavalry dismounted. These Han cavalry dismounted were divided into two parts, one of which stood behind the chariot with a spear in his hand, blocking the gap in the chariot formation, and preventing the Xiongnu cavalry from rushing in from the gap, and the other part pulled a bow and archery to shoot the rushing Hun cavalry.

At the same time, there were five thousand undismounted cavalry, led by Gongsun Ao, and went around the side and rear of the Hun cavalry army, and launched a fierce attack on the unprepared side and rear of the Hun army that had already rushed to the chariot army and fought.

This is a military formation created by Wei Qing. It has been trained for a long time and is specially used to target the Huns. It can be said to be a treasure of the Huns.

Because of the training for a long time, the soldiers formed a formation so quickly.

Wei Qing and Huo Qubing have different fighting styles.

Wei Qing is good at fighting steadily, killing the enemy with the smallest casualties and the most injured, and does not seek shocking the world, as long as the enemy can suffer losses.

Huo Qubing likes to attack the enemy at a long distance, and catches him off guard by surprise. This can often achieve incredible and amazing results, but it will also cause a large number of non-combat reductions in the process of forcing the enemy.
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