Chapter 632: Capture Yu Shan and grant him the title of Marquis of Che!
Chapter 632: Capture Yu Shan and grant him the title of Marquis of Che!
After Li Yunze led the troops to go out, the first news received by Chang'an City was that the army was fighting with the Huns in Taiyuan County.
In recent months, they have been struggling with the Huns in the southern part of Taiyuan County, without any breakthrough progress to speak of.
Just when everyone inside and outside Chang'an City felt disappointed that King Zhongshan Xiongfeng was not here, the latest news became that King Zhongshan personally led the partial army out of Luliang and restored various places in Mayi to block the retreat of the Huns.
The comments about whether King Zhongshan was suitable to continue to be a general, which had begun to pop up sporadically, suddenly disappeared.
It is absolutely amazing to set off a side army and cut off the Xiongnu royal court's retreat in one fell swoop.
If this battle was successful, the Xiongnu's backbone would be broken, achieving a glorious victory that will shine through the history books.
The news came that the sick emperor Liu Qilongyan was very happy.
Not only did they urgently convene a court meeting to discuss the matter, but when they returned to the palace, they ignored the dissuasion and ordered Zhou Ren to summon a beauty to perform a horse-riding dance.
Although Liu Qi was seriously ill and could not move continuously, the beauty was able to dance and move by herself with all her heart.
Referred to as fully automatic.
In this era where communication basically relies on shouting, the speed and authenticity of information transmission are greatly restricted.
After all, the battlefield was vast, and the Han army was divided into northern and southern parts. From Shangjun to Youbeiping, there were wars almost everywhere.
Whether it is sending messages from the battlefield to Chang'an City, or sending messages from Chang'an City to the battlefield, it is a very difficult task, especially when there are Huns in between.
When Li Yunze judged that the Huns had fled and immediately launched an attack on the camp where King Zuo Xian was heading, a letter that had been sent from Chang'an City more than half a month ago found its way into his hands.
This letter was sent by Zhang Tang, who stayed in Chang'an City, and contained only one sentence.
'The emperor is critically ill!'
Li Yunze took one look at it and put away the letter without letting anyone know.
Considering Zhang Tang's steady character, being able to send out such a message means that the emperor's condition is already very critical.
Li Yunze, with calm eyes, asked the envoy sent by Zhang Tang, "Does Zhang Tang have any other words?"
The envoy immediately responded, "Your Majesty, the Tingwei has said that there seems to be something strange in the Southern Army."
Li Yunze narrowed his eyes, "Southern Army?"
The so-called Southern Army is basically the Palace Guards, responsible for guarding important places such as palaces, temples, arsenals, government offices, etc. in Chang'an City.
The two most powerful among them are the troops guarding Weiyang Palace and those guarding Changle Palace.
The Weiyang palace guard was Li Guang, and the Changle palace guard was Cheng Bushi.
If there was any change in the Southern Army, it was unlikely for Li Guang. After all, Li Gan had not been shot and killed at this time, and Li Ling had not surrendered to the Huns, so Li Guang had no reason to do so.
In other words, it was Cheng Bushi!
Recalling the conflict with Cheng Bushi in Dingxiang County, Li Yunze smiled casually and said, "You are a clown."
He really doesn't care, he's not pretending to be right.
So what if the city of Chang'an is turned upside down?
At this time, the most elite soldiers and horses in the world were in his hands, and the entire area of Zhongshan Kingdom and Dai Kingdom in the North was under his direct control.
Not only did the Great Wall Army obey his orders, but also the soldiers from various counties also obeyed his orders.
He has more than half of the soldiers and horses in the world in his hands, so there is nothing to worry about.
When this battle is over and we return to Chang'an City with the power of defeating the Xiongnu, all kinds of monsters and monsters will be wiped out!
Son of Heaven, he who has strong soldiers and horses will do it!
At this time, the most powerful person in the world is himself.
"I will give you a hundred gold." Li Yunze told the envoy, "Remember your military achievements and tell Zhang Tang when you go back. Protecting yourself is more important than anything else. If something goes wrong, get away quickly and wait for my return."
"Here~~~"
After arranging for the envoys to eat, drink, rest and change horses, Li Yunze recovered his mind and turned his attention back to the battlefield in front of him.
"Everyone."
Li Yunze looked around at his numerous staff, generals and lieutenants, "The military ministers have escaped. He bribed the traitors to flee westward to the river from Kelan and other places."
As soon as this statement came out, everyone was in an uproar.
Seeing that Po Tian's achievements are right in front of them, as long as they can destroy the Xiongnu's Shan Yu Wang's court and Zuo Xian Wang's royal court, then everyone present will basically be indispensable for being granted the title of marquis.
But now the Xiongnu Chanyu has actually escaped?!
The opportunity to become a marquis just flew away before their eyes, and one can imagine the anger in everyone's hearts.
If nothing else, at least at this moment the tent was full of obscene remarks.
Don't think that the military is a civilized place. This is a violent organization, and there is no civilization at all.
"Your Majesty."
As a counselor, Master Fu Yan immediately saluted and said, "Send out troops quickly and defeat Yu Shansuo's troops in front of you."
His meaning was very clear. Since the military minister Shanyu ran away, and judging from the current situation, it would be difficult to catch up.
The fat man right in front of you, Yu Shan, the Xian Wang of the Xiongnu Zuo, must not let it go.
"Well, I think so too."
Li Yunze nodded and immediately issued a military order, "The whole army is out of the gate! Anyone who is captured and killed alone will be granted the title of Marquis of Che!"
In the Han Dynasty, the military merit represented by the Xiongnu Great Chanyu was roughly the same as that of the Western Chu Overlord. Even if he only captured one leg, he could become a marquis.
But if you are single, you won't get such treatment.
However, he was granted the title of Marquis of Che, which was the highest rank for a man without a different surname. Naturally, the eyes of everyone in the camp were red.
The city gate of Shiling Pass opened, and a large number of soldiers and horses surged out, heading straight for the Huns' camp despite the heavy rain.
Sensing the incoming Han army, the Huns hurriedly searched for Yu Shan.
But a shocking news spread quickly everywhere, King Zuo Xian ran away!
Without a leader, and with the general abandoning everyone and fleeing first, the morale of the Huns immediately collapsed.
Even if there is a camp to protect them, the Huns without morale will not be able to defend it at all.
Against the background of the thunder in the night sky, the Han soldiers with high morale broke through the Huns' camp, broke into it and swept away the remaining clouds.
When daybreak came and the wind stopped and the rain subsided, the royal court of King Zuo Xian, who was second only to the Great Chan Yu Wang Ting and the second most powerful among the Xiongnu, had already disappeared into thin air.
"Your Majesty."
Gongsun Hong, who was responsible for statistics of the results of the battle, stepped forward and reported: "This battle formation killed more than 3,300 levels, and captured more than 27,000 people. More than 19,000 cattle, horses and large livestock were seized, and more than 130,000 sheep were seized."
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In fact, King Zuoxian's army did not only have this small amount of wealth, but also had many more cattle, sheep, and horses, totaling millions of them.
The problem is that Shilingguan is surrounded by two mountains and a valley, and there is simply no room for so many people, livestock, and supplies in the valley.
Those who came here were mainly young and strong combat forces, a large number of old and weak women and children, as well as cattle, sheep, horses and other supplies. The real bulk of King Zuoxian's royal court was still in Yangqu County behind.
As for the formation beheading, this does not mean that catching someone and beheading them can be counted as the merit of the formation beheading.
If this is the case, then military merit is too easy to obtain.
The standard for beheading in this formation is a soldier in arms.
Those with armor on their bodies are at least serious soldiers.
Those who were killed in formation by the Han army also wore leather armor as a starting point.
This is beheading based on merit. Beheading without armor penetration is also calculated based on merit, but it is a conversion and is mainly used for promotion to the officer level.
The military merit conferment system of Qin and Han Dynasties was a very complex merit system. It was not just the rumor that a small soldier could become a marquis by killing dozens of levels.
If that were the case, no matter how vast the Qin and Han territories were, they would be indivisible.
There are marquis everywhere in the cities of Xianyang and Chang'an. If you throw a brick, nine out of ten people will be hit.
Li Yunze was not very interested in these seizures. After hearing this, he asked, "Have the pursuit troops been sent out?"
"Reply to the king, the pursuers have come out."
Through interrogation of the prisoners, it was learned that Yu Shan actually ran away secretly.
Naturally, the Han army would not give up. Anyone who could ride a horse would basically be chased out.
That is the direct title of Chehou!
The Han army's pursuers crossed Yangqu but failed to enter, ignoring the cattle and sheep population that filled the mountains and plains of Yangqu County.
These properties and herdsmen under the name of King Zuo Xian cannot escape. Dou Ying's troops who have chased them from Taiyuan County will soon come to take over.
In fact, as long as Zuo Xian Wang Yu Shan left one day later, Dou Ying, who was chasing him all the way, would blockade Yangqu County in the evening of that day.
From Yangqu to Fugu, the straight line is only a few hundred miles.
But these hundreds of miles pass directly across the Luliang Mountains.
Even if everyone is on horseback, it is difficult to move forward between the valleys and woods.
The most important thing is that the Huns did not know the terrain and often took the wrong path and wasted a lot of time.
‘Whoosh!’
Under the hillside, on the bank of a stream, among a group of Huns who were feeding their horses, someone suddenly fell to the ground with an arrow.
The Huns, like frightened birds, immediately shouted and waved their weapons, shouting and thinking about firing arrows in the woods not far behind them.
But no one dared to pursue him.
The reason is very simple. They have encountered things like this too many times before. Every time they chase people into the woods, they basically never come out again.
It was not the Han army that attacked them, but the hunters in the mountains.
The Han Dynasty was a martial art, and the people were equipped with many swords, guns, bows and arrows. The people were brave and dared to resist in the face of invasion.
When Confucianism became popular, the people became lambs, lambs that did not even dare to resist.
Although it is good for restraint, it is also more conducive to the control of foreign races.
'spit!'
Yu Dan looked at the woods not far away, spat heavily, got on his horse and said, "Let's go!"
He has made up his mind that as long as he can escape this time, he will break through the barrier year after year and kill all these Han children!
Only more than twenty miles away from Yudan, a group of Han cavalry were also fetching water to feed their horses in the lower reaches of the river.
There are only a few dozen cavalry in this group, but they are well-equipped and have high morale. They are from Li Yunze's personal guard.
The leader is Wei Qing.
Wei Qing has been herding sheep for many years and is very adaptable to the environment at this time. He tracked it all the way by identifying the marks of horse hoofs.
"Marquis of the Army." A sentinel came on horseback from a distance and saluted Wei Qing. "I found horse hoof marks and horse dung in front of me. The marks are clearly visible and the horse dung is fresh. It is at most an hour or two away."
Wei Qing has accumulated merit and has been promoted to the rank of military prince.
According to the system, the songs can be unified and the troops can be managed by five hundred.
However, the total number of Li Yunze's personal guards was less than 500, so although he was a military prince, he could only serve as the commander of the camp, with only dozens of cavalry under his command.
When Tingwei said this, the tired look on Wei Qing's face disappeared.
He immediately got on his horse and called to his colleagues, "Let's go, capture Yu Shan, and make him the Marquis of Che!"