Xiongnu Zhao Xincheng, the Han army slaughtered cattle and sheep and rewarded the whole army!

Yi Zhixie Chanyu, the second king of Zhao Xin, fled into Yanran Mountain and disappeared without a trace. The Han army on the west route destroyed more than 100,000 Xiongnu, captured Zhao Xin's city, and captured hundreds of thousands of cattle and sheep!

"Further north is the Yanran Mountain. The roads are difficult and dangerous, and supplies are difficult. If we continue to pursue them, we will probably lose more soldiers and horses in vain."

Wei Qing summoned the generals and announced the squad.

The main force of Yi Zhixie Chanyu was defeated, and the grain and grass he had hoarded were plundered by the Han army. The threat to the Han Empire was greatly reduced. It was even difficult to say whether the Xiongnu could survive this cold winter.

The Han army could not continue to pursue him.

"Chu Zimou plans to go to attack the Xiongnu Dragon City. If any of you are willing to follow, you can go."

Wei Qing supported Chu Tian and decided to let Chu Tian march eastward, attack the Xiongnu Dragon City, and join Huo Qubing.

The princes present were whispering among themselves, wondering why Chu Tian would attack the Xiongnu's holy land.

The Xiongnu Dragon City is now an empty city. All the main forces are concentrated under the command of Yi Zhixie Shanyu and King Zuo Xian. They have been defeated by Wei Qing and Huo Qubing respectively. Chu Zimou went to attack an empty city. It has no meaning and it is impossible to gain extra points.

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It will take some time to get from Zhao Xincheng to Longcheng, and then it will take quite some time to get to Daijun in the Han Empire from Longcheng, and you may get lost along the way.

Chutian's behavior is confusing.

No one wants to spend time doing something that has no benefit.

Chutian's actions were more like leading an army to visit the Xiongnu Dragon City.

"I can't bear to attack Longcheng. This place is desolate, it's better to go back to Longxi and feel at ease."

Xu Fengnian, the lord of Longxi, does not plan to participate. He thinks that he can get a certain reward by getting a similar ranking in the Battle of Mobei.

"The Battle of Mobei is really a hardship for our lords south of the Yangtze River."

Several princes in the south also chose to withdraw and returned to Dingxiang County with Wei Qing.

A group of southern lords don't have much room to play in Mobei. If not all the lords who participated in the Battle of Mobei could get special rewards to some extent, they would not risk coming to the desolate Mobei.

"Return to Jizhou as soon as possible and sweep across Hebei."

Yuan Shao discussed with Xu You and Jushou and concluded that it was of little significance to attack the Xiongnu Dragon City, which had few troops, and decided to follow Wei Qing in withdrawing.

Wei Qing believed that Yi Zhixie and Zhao Xin had already fled to the north. The Xiongnu Dragon City was breached by him once a few years ago, so there was no need to spend a lot of troops and resources to breach it a second time. He considered the issue from the perspective of the Han Empire.

Withdrawing troops at this time can reduce a lot of unnecessary expenses for the Han Empire. In order to prepare for the Battle of Mobei, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty had almost emptied the treasury.

Only Cao Cao hesitated, and finally he shocked everyone by saying: "I am willing to go together to attack the Xiongnu Dragon City."

Yuan Shao couldn't believe it: "Cao Ah Man, why did you waste a month in this desolate place?"

Even Xu Fengnian, Yang Shilang, Wang Defa, Liu An and other foreign princes all looked at him with suspicion. Cao Cao and Chu Zimou were like fire and water in the main world and were at war with each other. He actually dared to go to the Xiongnu Dragon City with Chu Zimou. Isn't he afraid that he would stop halfway?

Attacked by Chu Zimou?

"Once a man has made a decision, he will do what he says. I believe Chu Zimou will not embarrass me in the middle."

In order to prevent Chu Tian from attacking him midway, Cao Cao exerted public pressure on Chu Tian. If Chu Tian stabbed him in the back, his reputation among the foreign princes would decline, and no princes would believe any of Chu Tian's promises in the future.

As expected of Cao Cao, he still has this trick.

Chu Tian did not expect that Cao Cao would be willing to attack Longcheng together. If he and Cao Cao were mutual horns, it would naturally be safer.

"We will part ways here tomorrow. If you are lucky, you may meet the Hussars General in the Dragon City area."

After Wei Qing decided to return to the army, the Han army on the west route was divided into two groups.

In order to support Chu Tian, ​​Wei Qing gave one hundred thousand livestock to Chu Tian and Cao Cao to use as military supplies.

Chutian and Cao Cao's two armies replenished grain, grass and water bags in Zhao Xin City, and they also had 100,000 livestock, which was enough to reach Longcheng and Langjuxu Mountain. They plundered the livestock of the Xiongnu tribe on the way, and they could successfully return to Daijun in the Han Empire.

Li Guang and Zhao Shiqi saw Chu Tian off specially. Because of Chu Tian's help, they won a lot of military merits and were expected to be granted the title of marquis.

"Cao Mengde, this trip is not as simple as you think. If you choose to follow the general back to the army at this time, it may be the best choice for you."

Chu Tian reminded Cao Cao before setting off to Langjuxu Mountain.

Sealing Langjuxu is an SS-level achievement mission, and the content of the mission is also very simple - march to Langjuxu Mountain and worship the heaven and earth.

With enough food and King Youxian of the Xiongnu as a guide, it was only a matter of time to travel from Zhao Xincheng via Longcheng to Langjuxu Mountain near Longcheng.

But Chu Tian always felt that SS-level achievement tasks shouldn't be so simple.

"How can you, Chu Zimou, be allowed to have such a great achievement by breaking through the Dragon City, the Holy Land of the Xiongnu?"

Not to be outdone, Cao Cao insisted on attacking Dragon City and banishing the wolf to Xu.

"Just don't regret it."

The Chutian Army set off first, and only about 7,000 of his cavalry were left. In order to eliminate the Xiongnu cavalry, the Chutian Army suffered huge losses. Some soldiers and horses also died of illness during the march.

During the march in the desert, non-combat attrition was very serious.

"Let's follow!"

Cao Cao suspected that Chu Tian's sudden eastward attack on the Xiongnu Dragon City must have other motives, so he chose to act together with Chu Tian, ​​maybe he would get some benefits.

"What on earth is Chu Zimou thinking?"

The princes who followed Wei Qing were puzzled.

Before the Western Route Army of the Han Empire evacuated Zhao Xincheng, it burned all the Zhao Xincheng and the grain and grass that could not be taken away, and implemented a scorched earth policy, completely consuming the Xiongnu's national power.

After that, the West Route Army divided into two groups, Chu Tian and Cao Cao, with about 10,000 cavalry, and quickly marched to the Xiongnu Dragon City, striving to join the East Route Army led by Huo Qubing. Chu Tian’s real purpose was to complete the SS-level achievement "

"Seal the wolf and live in Xu". Cao Cao, who did not know the truth, thought that Chu Tian had other ideas and believed that following Chu Tian could gain benefits.

Wei Qing, Li Guang, Xu Fengnian and others followed the route they came from and headed south back to Dingxiang County. This route was the shortest and could reduce the loss of food and grass and at the same time join the baggage train at the rear.

After the Han army burned Zhao Xin City, Yi Zhixie Chanyu learned that the Han army had left Zhao Xin City. Since the second king Zhao Xin returned here, Zhao Xin City was already a scorched earth. A large amount of food and grass hoarded by the Huns were burned, and they suffered heavy losses.

"This hatred is irreconcilable!"

Yi Zhixie Chanyu was very angry. From Monan to Mobei, the Han army marched unimpeded. The Xiongnu's national power was greatly damaged, and it would be difficult to achieve success in the next ten years.

Yi Zhixie Chanyu's Xiongnu scouts deployed in the area of ​​Zhaoxin City reported: "Master Chanyu, there is a Han army of more than 10,000 people marching eastward. It is suspected that they are marching eastward to Dragon City!"

"Dragon City doesn't have many troops anymore, so why are the Han troops still attacking there? Could it be that they want to humiliate us again?"

Yi Zhixie Shanyu thought that ten years ago, Wei Qing had once raided Dragon City, and now the Han army wanted to raid Dragon City for the second time. Isn't this a humiliation? What is it?

Zhao Xin was equally annoyed when faced with the repeated humiliations of the Han Empire: "Master Shanyu, we still have tens of thousands of soldiers and horses. We will recruit warriors from various tribes along the way. When we reach Dragon City, we can get at least 70,000 to 80,000 soldiers and horses, which is enough."

Destroy this Han army!"

"Go east immediately!"

Yi Zhixie Chanyu could not bear such a huge loss. His reputation almost plummeted in this battle. He had to win a victory, even a small victory after a big defeat, which could help him regain his position among the Huns.

Reputation. Because of the Battle of Mobei, all the Xiongnu troops were defeated. As long as there was a small victory, Yi Zhixie was still the most brave and capable warrior in the Xiongnu tribe!

Under the call of Yizhixie Chanyu and the second king Zhao Xin, the scattered Xiongnu reunited under the command of Chanyu.

They suffered a devastating blow from the Han army. Without someone to lead them, they would not be able to survive this winter.

With the mentality of revenge and re-establishing their authority, Yi Zhixie and Zhao Xin gathered 30,000 to 40,000 cavalry and followed the Han army eastward. Along the way, they continued to absorb soldiers and horses from surrounding tribes, and their number increased rapidly.

The wolf lived in Xu Mountain. Huo Qubing, a hussar general of the Han Dynasty who was only 21 years old, led several princes and sealed the wolf in Xu Mountain!

Jiujiang Laoqin, Mingguan, Tongque, Huma, Zhao Long and others were fortunate enough to witness this historic moment, and their blood was boiling!

They have penetrated more than a thousand miles into the desert and defeated 300,000 Xiongnu!

After Huo Qubing sealed Langju Xu, he was still not satisfied. He continued to lead his cavalry to pursue King Zuoxian northward, climbed to the vast sea, and drank from Lake Baikal!

At this time, Chu Tian and Cao Cao did not know the progress of Huo Qubing's Eastern Route Army, but drove the livestock plundered from the Xiongnu and marched towards the Xiongnu Dragon City.

After arriving at Longcheng, continue eastward to reach Langjuxu Mountain.

If Chutian had followed Huo Qubing all the way, he would have accomplished the achievement of "sealing the wolf to live in Xu" long ago. Now he had to cross half of the desert to find the wolf to live in Xu Mountain.

The unfortunate King Youxian of the Xiongnu was tied up with five flowers and led the way.

If King Youxian of the Xiongnu knew that his concubines were imprisoned in Cao Cao's camp, I don't know what he would think.

"Ten years ago, Wei Qing went on his first expedition. He led 10,000 cavalrymen deep into the desert and stormed into Dragon City, the holy place where the Huns worshiped heaven. The battle at Dragon City killed thousands of Huns and captured 700 people. It is simply a legend."

Chutian looked around. The desert was vast and vast. Only when he actually marched in the desert did he understand why agricultural civilization had never been able to eliminate nomadic civilization. This kind of place was not suitable for agricultural civilization to live at all.

The first time Wei Qing led his troops to fight, he dared to go more than a thousand miles into the desert and defeated the Dragon City with ten thousand cavalry. He did not dare to write like this.

Huo Qubing went on his first expedition, and he also traveled hundreds of miles and made many gains.

It can be seen that Huo Qubing's tactics were somewhat influenced by Wei Qing.

The black war eagle hovers in the sky, falling down to rest from time to time, and is responsible for monitoring a radius of dozens of miles.

In Chutian, behind Cao Cao's army, Yi Zhixie Shanyu and Zhao Xin had arrived only a hundred miles away, beyond the range of War Eagle's exploration.

Yi Zhixie Shanyu knew the terrain of Mobei well: "Zhao Xin, when we approach Longcheng, you will lead 30,000 cavalry to block the Han army's escape route south. We will attack from the west and south to eliminate these troops."

Support the Han army! With Langjuxu Mountain to the east and the vast sea to the north, this Han army with more than ten thousand riders can hardly fly without wings!"

"They narrowly escaped death!"
To be continued...