Half an hour passed in a blink of an eye.
In this half hour, the Huns organized five consecutive attacks and broke through two wooden fences in succession. Although they had not yet won a complete victory, the Jin army suffered extremely heavy casualties, with at least one hundred corpses being discarded between the first two wooden fences.
At this time, Shi Le asked the soldiers to rest for a while and accumulate some energy to fight again.
Anyone knows that just by breaking through the pass in front of you, Qi County will be flat and there will be no terrain that can be used to block the Huns' army. With their five thousand men, it is like entering a no-man's land, and it is not difficult to approach the city of Jinyang.
This army was originally just a partial division composed of Han King Liu Yuan, who was drawn by various subordinate tribes, but it was used to attract the attention of the Jin army. The chiefs who led the troops themselves had never thought about any results. Moreover, they were not good at the army. The champion general Qiao Xi, who was the leader, was killed by the Jin people in the dark. The next day, the Jin army launched a large-scale attack, killing the entire army, and the morale was extremely depressed.
Fortunately, the gods protected him, and Shi Le, a Jie man who succeeded as the commander of the entire army, made great efforts to reverse the decline. Not only did he push the front line to Qi County, but he actually had the opportunity to pounce on Jinyang at this moment! Such a situation really made the Hun generals very happy. More than ten chiefs and generals were all covered in spring breeze when the central army was hundreds of steps away from the front line.
Liu Bao, the commander of the Huns' Ten Thousand Cavalry, was the deputy commander of the entire army appointed by Liu Yuan, the Great Shanyu. He led hundreds of people to the army to accompany the army. His power was similar to that of the military supervisor. When the war situation was unfavorable a few days ago, Liu Bao had no ability to help, and his subordinates were killed by the Jin army. When Shi Le unified the army, his generation was arrogant and very uncooperative. The leaders of various Hu troops in the army were deeply disgusted with this person.
At this time, Liu Bao laughed to the sky and was very proud: "The soldiers and horses arranged by the Jin army in Jishan and Jiefangshan must be in a state of turmoil? Let's first break through Tuanbai Valley, then eat the Jin army in Jishan and Jiefangshan, and finally take Jinyang! Haha, Shi Le, what do you think?"
Liu Bao's words clearly meant to seize the merits. For a few days, Shi Le tried his best to fight with the Jin people, and it was not until this moment that he saw the opportunity to win. Liu Bao had no performance before, but had already included the subsequent results in his pocket. Shi Le couldn't help but feel angry. But he knew that Liu Bao had always been proud of the noble class of the Xiongnu and had no taboos in speaking. Moreover, since he had been under the command of King Liu Yuan of Han, he had to tolerate these Xiongnu chiefs a little, so he forced himself to suppress his anger.
But Liu Bao continued, "Qiao Xi is brave but not scheming, and he is so rude in the march and formation, and he almost harms everyone. Thanks to Shi Le, you have rectified the defeated army. I will definitely report this achievement to the Great Shanyu and ask him to reward you! Haha! Haha! I didn't expect that there are people like you among Jie Nu, haha..."
As soon as these words came out, the people of the "Eighteen Cavalry" such as Wang Yang, Xie'an, Zhixiong, and Jibao who were with Shi Le changed color. Shi Le was born in Jie people. The types of Jie people were different from those of the Xiongnu. They were not nomadic, and most of them were very poor. Many people had to help others with servants and were sold to the Han people in Shandong as slaves. Therefore, many Xiongnu looked down on Jie people and called them "Jianu".
When Shi Le was attached to the Wuhuan chief Fulidu, he had conflicts with others several times. But at that time, Shi Le came to the end and lived under someone else's roof. At this moment, he personally took over thousands of people and was the commander-in-chief of the first army, and his status was a world apart from before. The Huns dared to be so rude!
Shi Le could no longer hide his displeasure. He led the reins and looked forward to look at the position of the Jin army.
At this moment, less than 200 people were left of the Jin army guarding the intersection. Judging from their appearance, they were already very tired. Behind them, there was a general riding a tall horse still shouting and encouraging morale.
From a distance, this man was about seven feet tall, with wide shoulders and a very magnificent figure. Under the skull, he could see that his heaven was full, his nose was plump and straight, and his eyes were magnificent. Just by appearance, he did not look like a general, but he had a bit of the charm of a young master in the turbid world.
Shi Le looked here, and the general seemed to have noticed it, and suddenly turned his head to look here. The two of them had their eyes intersected, and Shi Le only felt pain in his eyes, as if he was injured by a sword out of thin air. Shi Le groaned and took a few steps back. The general ignored him and looked elsewhere. Shi Le then realized that on his left cheek, a gray scar was dragged from the corner of his eyes to the corner of his mouth, and his handsome face also showed a fierce and powerful meaning.
"Brother, what's the matter?" Wang Yang saw Shi Le suddenly retreating, so he came to ask.
For some reason, Shi Le suddenly had a dangerous premonition. He thought about it, but did not feel any omissions, so he shook his head slightly and said to Wang Yang: "I'm fine. This Counterattack of Baigu seems to look familiar..."
Wang Yang smiled: "How could it be that we were fighting in Jizhou and we only joined the command of the Great Shanyu this month. When did we meet the generals of Bingzhou? Brother is too tired and dazzled."
Shi Le was just a casual statement. Since Wang Yang explained this, he would not think about it anymore.
At this time, Ji Bao took a few steps from behind and brought a portion of food: "Brother, we have gathered some food to add to the soldiers. You might as well eat enough and drink enough before going to fight."
Shi Le and others used some food when they sent troops this morning, and they were already hungry. He looked into his formation and saw that many soldiers were chewing heavily. He was not polite and came to eat. He got a large coarse pottery bowl with many black blocks. Shi Le just thought it was sour straw or mulberries, and swallowed it in one mouthful. He felt that the taste was wrong. After thinking about it carefully, he almost threw the big bowl away from the ground: "This... what kind of meat is this?"
This thing is by no means animal meat, it is very likely that it is the so-called "human jerk"!
Shi Le looked at Ji Bao in shock and suspicion, but when he saw that Ji Bao's face was still not changing, he suddenly felt discouraged.
In the past two years, Hebei has been in constant famine, and Lishi, where the Xiongnu Chanyu Court is located, has not been spared. The residents have changed their children to eat, and even the grazing cattle and sheep are so hungry that they eat each other's hair. The supply of military rations is even more embarrassing. This time, tens of thousands of troops attacked, although it was unexpected by the Jin army, in order to provide huge war expenses, every little bit of potential of the Huns and Han countries has been drained. It is really difficult for Hebei Bao, who is responsible for logistics tasks, and Shi Le knew that he could not ask for more.
He sighed and put down the pottery bowl. King Liu Yuan of Han led the army to advance north, and seemed to be powerful, but in fact he had already devoted all his last foundation. Whether it was manpower, material resources, or financial resources, he had reached the limit. Therefore, Liu Yuan was even more eager to capture Jinyang, hoping to seize the wealth from the northern part of Bingzhou to supply military supplies. And how good could Liu Kun, who was guarding Jinyang, actually? The entire Bingzhou had been through wars and chaos. What else could he leave besides the sorrow of mourning?
Shi Le frowned and thought about his thoughts in a daze. None of his subordinates dared to disturb him, and they all waited quietly.
After a long time, Shi Le jumped up and regained his confidence. He urged Wang Yang loudly and said, "Lu Yao, who led his army to guard Jishan, is quite good at using troops. I guess reinforcements will arrive tomorrow. Wang Yang, take Hu Yanmo, Guo Heiluo, Zhang Yue, Kong Tong and others to attack themselves, and be sure to take the pass before nightfall! We want to fight a beautiful battle and show some tricks in front of the Huns!"
Wang Yang is the leader of the "Eighteen Cavalry" under Shi Le. He followed Shi Le for the longest time and is trustworthy. He was originally a shepherd slave at the Chilong Horse Farm in Jizhou. When he was a young man, he taught extraordinary martial arts skills. His unique skills with two-handed spears were even more powerful than Hebei. Every time there was a big battle, he always took the lead in rushing to the front, killing generals and grabbing flags, and was one of the most brave men under Shi Le's command.
In the past, Shi Le followed Gong Shifan, Ji Sang and other giant bandits to fight against the imperial generals, Gou Xi, known as "Tu Bo". Gou Xi led 50,000 troops and his army was stern. The bandits were afraid of each other and trembled. At that time, only Wang Yang was alone and leaped into a horse to challenge the army, killing several brave generals under Gou Xi's command, thus reviving the morale of the entire army.
Hu Yanmo, Guo Heiluo, Zhang Yue, Kong Dun and others were also brave soldiers famous in Jizhou. Shi Le made up his mind to fight quickly, which allowed them to participate in the attack together.
Wang Yang was about to set off, Shi Le suddenly said, "I think this general is very beautiful, not an ordinary mediocre person. It is best to capture this person in this battle. If he can subdue him, he will definitely be a helper in the future."
Wang Yang said: "Since my elder brother has this intention, I will only capture him by relying on these two spears. But this kind of person is a general of the court and has a high opinion of himself. I am afraid that it will not be so easy for me to make him fall in love with him."
Shi Le smiled and said, "What's wrong with trying it out? Now the court is incompetent and unruly, and heroes in the world are everywhere. In this chaotic world, how can you know that today's thieves are not tomorrow's monarchs and ministers? How can you know that today's high-ranking officials and nobles are not tomorrow's tragedy? If you can subdue this person, it will be like a tiger, and it will be just a matter of planning for a big deal."
Wang Yang nodded, reached out and patted the two fine iron spears hanging next to the saddle, and galloped away with dozens of cavalry.
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