Li Ling goes out of the fortress

Author: Gongsun Wujiu

Li Ling goes out of the fortress

King Sunzhuo was indeed impressive. He did not lose in three rounds of battles with the Han army's forwards, and finally retreated calmly in front of the main force of the Han army.

This was the first time the Huns fought to a draw with the main force of the Han army in a field battle after the Battle of Dragon City.

This battle also inspired the Huns' confidence and gave the remaining Huns hope of defeating the Han army.

It was also the battle between King Sunzhuo that made King Youxian decide to have a head-on confrontation with the Han army.

On August 12, the second year of Tianhan, King Youxian led the main force to join Li Guangli's troops in hunting in Tianshan.

The Han army, which had better training and equipment, defeated King Youxian's troops in this battle and beheaded more than 10,000 people.

Li Guangli, who had won a great victory, originally planned to take advantage of the victory and pursue it, but unexpectedly, there was suddenly a shortage of food and fodder in the rear.

Zhang Yue, who learned about the Battle of Tianshan at this time, collected eight thousand stones of grain and grass in the Shanguo and Quli areas, crossed the Tianshan Mountains with great difficulty, and promptly delivered the grain and grass to Li Guangli's army, which had already begun killing horses for food.

Li Guangli was overjoyed to receive grain and grass supplies, and Zhang Yue took the opportunity to propose to Li Guangli the idea of ​​building barriers and farming in the original Shanguo area.

After some deliberation, Li Guangli agreed to his request and appointed Li Si as the false chief lieutenant.

After some repairs, the Han army's combat effectiveness was restored. At this time, the emperor also discovered something fishy in the Han army's logistical supplies.

A series of officials who deliberately delayed the transfer of grain and grass were all killed by the Yi tribe.

Although His Royal Highness the Crown Prince tried his best to excuse these officials, in the end he was unable to change the emperor's decision.

All of a sudden, the virtuous and righteous people in Chang'an City and the Guandong region were all wailing.

After the emperor's severe treatment, the Han army finally temporarily relieved the food crisis.

After Li Guangli obtained sufficient food and grass, he planned to continue his attack to the west and penetrate the right side of the Xiongnu in one fell swoop.

Just when Li Guangli was sharpening his sword and preparing to continue fighting.

Li Ling, who was originally responsible for the security of the rear grain roads, led 5,000 infantrymen out of Yanguan in September of the second year of the Han Dynasty to contain the Huns' imperial army.

Li Ling's advance went very smoothly at the beginning, and he quickly wiped out two small tribes of Huns.

At this time, news came that Li Guangli had beheaded more than 10,000 Huns in the Battle of Tianshan.

Li Ling, who had won two small victories, believed that his abilities were far superior to Li Guangli's, so he was unwilling to be Li Guangli's foil.

Therefore, he continued to travel north for more than a thousand miles and arrived at the Junji Mountain area. After learning that King Youxian was defeated, Shanyu, the Marquis of Qietan, urgently needed a victory to stabilize the hearts of the Xiongnu.

At this time, Li Ling's troops, who were weak and alone, fell into his eyes.

In October of the second year of the Tianhan Dynasty, Shanyu, the Marquis of Qi, personally led an attack with 30,000 elite troops from the royal court, intending to encircle and annihilate the Han army of Li Ling's tribe.

Soon Li Ling was surrounded by 30,000 cavalrymen of the Xiongnu Qie Tuanhou Chanyu between two mountains.

Being surrounded, Li Ling was not panicked at first, because the 5,000 infantry he led were elites whom he had trained for many years.

Not only are they well-equipped, but they are also well-trained. The food and grass they carry with them are enough for the army.

Li Ling surrounded the camp with chariots and led his infantry to form a formation outside the camp. The front row held halberds and shields, and the back row held bows and crossbows to fight against the Xiongnu.

In front of Li Ling's army's chariot formation, the army of Shan Yu, the Marquis of Dan, suffered a bloody blow.

Li Ling took the opportunity to lead his army to counterattack. The Huns retreated up the mountain in defeat. The Han army pursued and killed the fleeing Huns and beheaded thousands of them.

Li Ling, who had won a great victory, led his army to retreat slowly and asked Lu Bode, the powerful crossbow captain, for support.

If Lu Bode could lead his army to support at this time, the Han army might have a chance to win a great victory no less than the Battle of Henan.

But Lubold chose to sit back and sit back and do nothing because he did not want to see Li Ling's rise.

He was worried that Li Ling's rise would be detrimental to the Huo family.

Lubold's worries are not groundless.

Li Ling's grandfather was Li Guang. During the Mobei War, Li Guang fought with General Wei Qing and later committed suicide due to injustice.

Li Guang's son Li Gan therefore hated the Great Sima General Wei Qing very much. He often cursed and slandered Wei Qing in private.

Huo Qubing, Wei Qing's nephew, was very angry about this. When the emperor organized a hunt in Shanglin Garden, Huo Qubing shot Li Gan with one arrow. Li Gan was Li Ling's uncle.

Originally, it was just like this, and Lu Bode would not sit back and watch the battle between Li Ling and Shanyu, the Marquis of Qie.

The key is that Li Ling himself is not very good at life. To put it simply, his emotional intelligence is not high.

Before he really gained a high position, he publicly declared that one day he would avenge his grandfather and uncle.

In addition, Li Ling was raised by the emperor's side from birth, which also made him develop an arrogant character. Simply put, he looked down on everyone.

Lu Bode was originally Huo Qubing's die-hard younger brother, so he naturally did not want to see Li Ling rise. Because Li Ling's rise would definitely threaten the interests of Wei Huo's group.

Moreover, the two of them had a personal grudge. When Lu Bode appointed Fu Lihou as General Fubo, General Yang Pu and others attacked Lingnan, his subordinates had accepted bribes.

After Li Ling accidentally found out about this matter, he reported it to the emperor. Soon after, Li Ling reported Lu Bode's son for his treason.

These two incidents led to Lu Bode being eventually demoted and dismissed from his post. It was not until the third year of Taichu that he was re-activated as the Captain of Qiannu and was ordered to build the Juyansai garrison in Juyanze.

Moreover, before the war, Lu Bode objected to Li Ling's departure from the fortress at this time, hoping to attack the Xiongnu again in the spring of the third year of Tianhan.

However, the emperor thought that Lubod was afraid of fighting the Huns and therefore retreated, so he still forced the two to send troops.

Now that he saw Li Ling win, Lu Bode was naturally unwilling to let Li Ling gain a greater record.

Moreover, after the unfavorable first battle, Shanyu, the Marquis of Tutankhamun, had no intention of continuing to fight against Li Ling's tribe.

But at this time, rumors suddenly began to spread among the Huns that the Danhou Chanyu was far inferior to King Sunzhuo, and there were even voices saying that the position of Chanyu should be returned to King Sunzhuo.

Unable to dismount from the tiger, Shanyu, the Marquis of Qietan, had to continue fighting.

In order to ensure victory, Shanyu, the marquis of Tuan, urgently summoned 80,000 people from the Xiongnu royal court and left cavalry to continue the siege of Li Ling.

Unable to wait for Lu Bode's support, Li Ling had to retreat southward while fighting. When he retreated to an unknown valley, there were already many injured soldiers in the Han army.

In order to maintain combat effectiveness, Li Ling ordered those who were injured in three places to ride in a car, those who were injured in two places to drive, and those who were injured in one place to fight.

In this unknown valley, Li Ling's army once again started a battle with the Huns. In the end, Li Ling's army killed more than 3,000 Huns and broke through again.

When Li Ling's army broke out and marched southeast along the old road of Longcheng to the reed swamps in Daze, the Huns sent people to set fire from the upper wind. Li Ling's eagerness also ordered his soldiers to burn all the reeds in the south to save himself.

After the danger was temporarily relieved, Li Ling continued to lead his army south.

When traveling south to the foot of a mountain, Shanyu, the Marquis of Tutan, ordered his son to lead the cavalry to attack the Han army on Nanshan. Li Ling led the infantry to retreat among the woods in the mountain.

The Huns who lost their cavalry advantage were defeated again by Li Ling, and thousands of them were killed by Li Ling's troops.

During this battle, Li Ling also organized his soldiers to shoot at Shanyu with powerful crossbows, and Shanyu, the Marquis of Dang, was forced to go down the mountain to escape.

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