Chapter 205 The merits of the Thousand Niu Guards

Author: Gongsun Wujiu

Chapter 205 The merits of the Thousand Niu Guards

King Youxian is indeed a rare wise man among the Huns.

As soon as they returned to the royal court, they planned to take advantage of the opportunity when the Han army relaxed their vigilance to counterattack the Han army.

After the first confrontation, King Youxian had a basic understanding of the composition and equipment training of the Han army in the Western Regions.

Therefore, he no longer expected to defeat the main force of the Han army in the Western Regions in one battle this time.

This time his target was much narrowed. His target was not the surrender city of Xishou in the eyes of many Xiongnu nobles, but the Duixu Valley to the west.

From this point of view, King Youxian is worthy of being a hero among the Huns who is inferior to one person and superior to ten thousand people.

To the Han army, Duixu Valley was indeed more important than Wutu Valley.

If the Huns can firmly occupy Duixu Valley.

Going south could be dangerous to Yanqi, the most important iron ore producing area in the Western Regions.

Going west can cut off the connection between the Han army and Wusun.

To the east, it could threaten Wutu Valley, so the Han army had to station heavy troops in three directions at the same time.

This will achieve the purpose of dispersing the main force of the Han army. At the same time, it will also greatly increase the logistical and financial burden of the Han army.

However, King Youxian did not express this intention. The failure of the first operation had already let him know that Han spies had been mixed into various Xiongnu tribes.

The target announced by the various ministries is still the Xishou surrender city under construction in Tugu, the Han military affairs department.

"Your Majesty, how are we going to fight this time?"

After experiencing two defeats, King Yu Tan already hated the Han army in the Western Regions.

King Youxian waved his hand and asked someone to bring the map.

"Everyone, please see, this is the layout of the Han army..."

"My king's intention is this...if I can do my best in this battle...the Western Region will once again be owned by me..."

After the military meeting, King Youxian ostensibly ordered the dispatch of 60,000 cavalry from 11 tribes to attack the Han army.

These 60,000 cavalrymen will attack the Wutu Valley and destroy the Han army's Xihou surrender city in one fell swoop.

King Youxian also has a trump card, which is the secretly dispatched new army of 10,000 cavalry.

This new army will bypass the Han army's defense line and attack Duixu Valley...

"Guo Kai's troops of the Han army should have elite infantry and cavalry, totaling about 8,000 people..."

"The Han army under Zhang Yue has twelve thousand cavalry, and our army is three times that of the enemy... Can you have confidence?"

"Your Majesty, this battle will make the Han people know how powerful I am!"

According to King Youxian's public plan, the three central armies of the Huns attacked the north of the Han army's camp.

General Zuo led three tribes to attack the west of the Han army, while King Xian of the Right led the remaining tribes to attack the east of the Han army.

In terms of the order of attack, "first northwest and then east" was adopted.

That is to say, attack the tribes in the northwest of the Han army first. After all the strength of the Han army is attracted, then attack the east side where the Han army's defense is empty.

This is a brilliant plan. If successfully implemented, the Han army can be eaten like a bun.

At the end of the military meeting, King Youxian repeatedly told the ministries to keep this action secret.

However, the plan was leaked again.

The person who leaked the information is called Huoli, a minor nobleman from the Ri Zhu Wang Tribe.

The continuous failures of the Rizu tribe have made the tribe's people feel uneasy, and many small nobles are leaving a way out for their future.

In fact, even the Sun Chaser King himself is also thinking about the future. He was originally the loser in the fight for the position of Shan Yu. After consecutive defeats, his strength has dropped significantly and his status is in danger.

There was even news from Chanyu Ting that Chanyu intended to deprive his Dingkou tribe to reward the king of Youxiao.

King Sun Zhu himself now had the idea of ​​surrendering to the Han, let alone his nobles and subordinates.

Therefore, the Rizhu tribe became the most severely infiltrated tribe among the Xiongnu tribes by the Qianniu Guards.

It was under such circumstances that Huoli was bribed by Qianniuwei and secretly joined Qianniuwei.

The information that King Youxian was about to attack Wutu Valley was also leaked by King Rizhu on his own initiative.

When Huoli received the order to recruit, he felt something was wrong, and after some inquiring, he finally got the information.

"King You Xian wants to give the Han army a counterattack!"

Having already boarded the Han Dynasty's ship, he was naturally very nervous.

He would not benefit from the defeat of the Han army. As for betraying the Xiongnu, he would not feel guilty at all.

His tribe did not originally belong to the Xiongnu, but was a branch of the Donghu. It was only after the defeat of the Donghu that it was forcibly merged into the Xiongnu.

In fact, not only Huoli, many of the Huns were incorporated by the Huns after other tribes were defeated.

It is precisely because of this that Qianniuwei has been able to expand rapidly among the Xiongnu tribes in the past two years.

At first, Huoli just planned to pass the information to the Qianniu Guard members who usually contacted him.

However, because King Youxian has issued a strict order this time, ordinary people cannot move freely on the grassland during this period.

If ordinary herdsmen leave the tribe and act alone, they will be killed directly if they encounter the royal cavalry.

In the end, he decided to use his status as a noble of the Japanese Imperial Family to deliver the message in person.

If you can successfully meet Zhang Yue, you will definitely receive a generous reward after the Han army wins, and you may even become a little king.

He may have already inquired about it. Lancôme, who led the European Union to surrender, will be made a prince by the Han Dynasty.

In the eyes of the Huns, the status of the princes of the Han Dynasty was equal to that of the small kings of various tribes.

"Wealth can be found in danger!" The Han people understand this principle, and the Huns also understand it.

The experience of reporting the news was as thrilling as a movie.

After Huoli made a decision in his mind, he first went to his son-in-law to discuss it.

His son-in-law is a Hundred Cavalry Commander of the Rizu Division named Brother, and he understands the current situation better than Huoli.

Brother Ba was also disappointed with the Han-Hungarian War, and because he often saw King Ri Zhu, he had some understanding of King Ri Zhu's thoughts.

When he learned that his father-in-law had joined the Qianniu Guard, he became happy.

He carefully advised his father-in-law and tried every means to increase the success rate.

"Your idea is right. You should do this. Even though the Huns still have so many soldiers and horses, they are already exhausted. Sooner or later, we have to obey the orders of the Han people..."

When Huoli heard this, he said with a sad face: "I also have this idea, but how can I send it out? The blockade is too strict now..."

Brother Ba thought for a while and said, "First of all, we can't make people suspicious?"

Huoli said, "How can we avoid making people suspicious?"

Brother Bao came out of the tent at this time and soon brought an old horse: "You should ride this horse..."

Huoli found that the horse was almost dead and was very dissatisfied. He pointed at the horse and questioned his son-in-law, Brother Ba.

"You call this sick thing a horse. Can this horse run to the Han army?"

Brother Bao smiled and said: "You think so. How can other people suspect that you are going to report to the Han army when they see you riding a horse?"

Huoli suddenly realized, "That's right!"

"As long as I can get to the country of Bilu, it won't be a problem for me to get a good horse in the country.

Brother Ba smiled and said, "That's right, this should be the safest..."

Huoli changed into an old horse at Brother Bao's place, took dried meat and mare's milk and hit the road.
Chapter completed!