Conquering the East and the West

Author: Gongsun Wujiu

Conquering the East and the West

Wu Zheng gave an order, and more than 140 horse archers attacked first.

Seeing the Han army dispatching troops, there was first a burst of chaotic exclamations from the mob.

Then the angry scoldings of the leaders gradually subsided.

At this time, the Han army's archers were approaching fifty paces away.

Just when the mob thought that the Han army was about to charge into the battle.

However, the Han cavalry suddenly split into two, and at a distance of only twenty steps from the mob formation, they used bows and arrows to attack the mob team.

The rain of arrows from the Han army's archers suddenly plunged the mob into chaos.

When the leader of the Di people saw this, he was so panicked that he ordered an attack.

But how could the infantry catch up to the cavalry in such a short period of time?

The Han army's archers and cavalry galloped while firing arrows.

The mob ranks became increasingly chaotic.

Seeing this, Wu Zheng shook his head and immediately ordered, "Second and third sons, come in!"

The Han army's lancers immediately began to move forward slowly.

The Huns in the mob discovered the actions of the Han army's lancers and immediately informed the Di leader and asked him to order a re-arrangement.

Although the leader of the Di people immediately issued the order, it was not that easy to get a group of ragtag people to reorganize their formation.

What's more, the Han army's cavalry archers were still harassing them.

Soon Wu Zheng led the Han army's cavalry and approached one mile away from the riot.

"Second and third sons, change horses!"

The Han cavalry quickly changed their horses.

"Front Arrow Formation, enter!"

As new orders were issued, the Han cavalry began to accelerate.

The rumble of horse hooves was heard, making the mob even more chaotic.

Some people want to resist, but some people retreat involuntarily because of fear.

Soon the Han cavalry was approaching within fifty steps!

"Punch through!"

Wu Zheng roared.

"The Han army is victorious!"

When the two armies met, the Han cavalry cut through the mob easily like a hot knife cutting through oil.

"Reorganize your formation and charge into battle!"

Under the command of Wu Zheng, the Han cavalry turned their horses and charged at the mob again.

After only three attacks, the mob team had completely collapsed.

"Cavalry formation, drive!"

Upon seeing this, Wu Zheng immediately changed his tactics and drove the collapsed mob towards the mob camp to the north.

The Han army's archers also immediately understood Wu Zheng's idea and suppressed the mob from the flanks.

The collapsed mob, under the pressure of the Han army, instinctively fled north.

The leader of the Di people was also carried away by the fleeing crowd and fled north.

The mob in the north was mainly composed of Qiang people. Although they were poorly equipped, they had relatively stronger discipline and combat effectiveness because they had been at war with the Han army for a long time.

But this strength is only relative to Di people.

In the eyes of the Han army, they were also a mob.

Facing the Di mob driven by the Han army, the Qiang leader initially tried to get them to bypass it.

But this is just an illusion. Even a standing army will be difficult to control after its collapse, let alone an undisciplined mob.

The panicked mob ran directly into the Qiang formation.

The leader of the Qiang people, seeing that something was wrong, decisively fled back with his cronies.

In Jincheng City, Wang Zhuo, the captain of the Qiang Guards, saw the Qiang people collapsed and decisively led his men out of the city.

The mob, which was attacked by the Han army from both inside and outside, soon collapsed.

Driven by the Han army, countless people trampled on each other and died.

Even the leader of the Di people died in the chaos.

"The big leader is dead...the big leader is dead..."

The leader's death caused the Di people to completely lose their courage, and they all fell to the ground trembling.

At this time, Wu Zheng keenly discovered a group of people who were obviously different from other mobs.

"Huns!"

"Second and third sons, come with me!"

Wu Zheng immediately led a group of cavalry to kill the Huns...

After a short but fierce battle, most of the Huns were killed, and the rest chose to surrender.

At this time, the entire mob outside Jincheng County had completely collapsed.

The Han army is harvesting the lives of the mob wantonly.

"Stop the pursuit!"

Wu Zheng frowned and issued a new order.

The Han cavalry, under Wu Zheng's order, stopped chasing the mob and began to gather prisoners.

Soon after, a middle-aged man dressed as a scholar approached Wu Zheng.

"Why don't you continue the pursuit!"

The visitor asked aggressively.

Wu Zheng raised his eyebrows and asked, "Who are you?"

The visitor's entourage said arrogantly, "This is the chief historian of Jincheng. Why don't you get off your horse and pay homage to me!"

"Crack!"

When Wu Zheng heard this, he whipped the follower to the ground.

When the scribe saw this, he said angrily, "How dare you be so rude? I want to see your superior!"

Wu Zheng glanced at him, "Where is the Jincheng Prefect?"

The scribe said, "How can the prefect be seen by a man like you?"

Wu Zheng was about to speak when Sun Ling, the captain of the Qiang Protector Corps, came with his men and horses.

"But Wu Sima is in person!"

Compared to the Chief Shi of Jincheng, this lieutenant was much more polite.

"That's right!"

Wu Zheng replied.

At this time, Wu Zheng's personal entourage also arrived behind Wu Zheng, holding banners in hand. Behind him were several bodyguards of the Yunyang Marquis Mansion who were fully armored.

When Sun Ling saw Jingjie and the group of guards, he immediately dismounted and paid homage.

Then Jincheng Changshi also changed his attitude.

Wu Zheng looked around and frowned, "Where is the Governor of Jincheng?"

Sun Ling smiled bitterly and said, "The prefect is still in martial power!"

Wu Zheng asked in surprise, "Why is the prefect in Wuwei?"

Sun Ling looked ashamed, but didn't say a word.

When Wu Zheng saw this, he already guessed the situation, so he didn't ask any more questions.

He quickly took control of Jincheng County. Then he notified Qianniuwei to send people to interrogate the captured Huns.

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When Wu Zheng defeated the Di and Qiang mobs outside Jincheng County, Liu Yi also came to Jialing City.
To be continued...