Li Mu looked around, and everywhere he looked, there were densely packed Donghu cavalry, whose number was several times that of the Zhao Yan coalition.
The king's tent of Donghu was parked on a high slope several miles away. There were wheels underneath the tent and it was pulled by thirty-six majestic horses. It was a mobile palace.
King Donghu stood under the canopy outside the king's tent, with a panoramic view of the battlefield. He was a man about forty years old, holding a halberd two feet long. He was majestic, with a strong back and waist, bare chest, dark skin, and thick hair.
The hair covered most of his cheeks, revealing two large and bright eyes.
Ten thousand Eastern Jackal riders stood behind him, their auras connected with King Donghu's, like mountains standing on the grassland. The soldiers were all wearing leather armor, with straight backs, looking straight ahead, without making any sound, and not even the horses moved.
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This is an extremely elite army!
The leaders of the other major tribes led their armies on both sides. The scene was a little noisy, and some tribes were even quarreling with each other.
If the Xiongnu is like a pile of loose sand, then the Donghu is like a pile of loose sand.
King Donghu does not have absolute leadership over Donghu. Although he is the nominal King of Donghu and the tribe he leads is the strongest tribe in Donghu, he cannot crush other tribes. Only when dealing with the outside world, he is
Only King Donghu will be effective.
Usually, the major tribes fight on their own, do not belong to each other, and attack each other. The situation is even more chaotic than in the Central Plains. After all, the Central Plains still pay attention to a name, and they don't even care about the name.
"General Li Mu, we... we seem to have missed something..." Qu Jing said worriedly, with a worried look on his wrinkled face, his sparse beard trembling in the wind, and his left hand holding the reins tightly.
Qu Jing was a native of the Chu State and a noble of the Chu State, as can be seen from his surname. When King Yan Zhao built the Golden Tower, Qu Jing, like Le Yi, Zou Yan and others, rushed to the Yan State from other countries.
However, compared to Le Yi and others, Qu Jing's reputation was even less prominent and his abilities were relatively mediocre. After the death of King Yan Zhao, Qu Jing was not reused in the Yan State. In addition, he was old, so he resigned from the Yan State.
Returned to Chu State.
After the Battle of Yan-Zhao, many generals of Yan died in battle, many surrendered, and their talents were withered. Even a general to lead the army could not be found. King Yan had no choice but to send an envoy to Chu to invite Qu Jing.
At this time, Qu Jing was nearly 70 years old and had no pursuit of fame and fortune. However, in order to repay King Yan Zhao, he still came all the way from Chu to Yan.
Although the descendants of King Yan Zhao are not good things, they are ungrateful, close to villains, and distant virtuous ministers, but King Yan Zhao is kind to him. Now that the Yan country is in trouble, how can he refuse.
After Qu Jing arrived in Yan State, he led the Yan army to repel Donghu. This time he served as the commander of the Yan army and Li Mu attacked Donghu.
At first Qu Jing was a little worried about Li Mu and wanted to fight for power. After a few times, he completely handed over the command of the army to Li Mu.
Except for being young and energetic, Li Mu has completely surpassed him in other aspects. As for being young and energetic, this has never been a problem. If young people are not energetic, then maturity is a problem.
However, after seeing the Donghu coalition forces, Qu Jing couldn't help but be a little worried. The densely packed army in front of him could not be seen to the end. There were at least three to four hundred thousand people.
And they only have a total of 120,000 troops.
Among them, the Zhao army has 50,000 elite troops, the Rong Di servant army has 50,000 troops, and the Yan army has 20,000 troops.
With an army of 120,000 people fighting an army of 300,000 to 400,000 people, even if Donghu's average strength is relatively high and most of the soldiers are not wearing armor, it is still very difficult.
In fact, Yan State sent a total of 50,000 troops this time, but they were all infantry and no cavalry.
That's right, Yan State, as one of the only three major horse-producing areas among the Seven Kingdoms, has no cavalry.
It's not that he doesn't want to, it's just that his strength doesn't allow it.
The Yan State did not have cavalry in the first place. It was not until the Five Kingdoms conquered Zhao that they tried to form cavalry.
However, in the war last year, the Yan State lost a total of 250,000 young men and lost all the land south of Yishui, including the city of Wuyang, which was its capital.
Afterwards, the economy was blocked by the State of Zhao, and all goods could not be transported to the Central Plains and could only be sold to the State of Zhao at a low price.
In addition, the State of Zhao would also transport grain to the families of captives during the summer and autumn harvests every year, which greatly reduced the image of the State of Yan in the hearts of the people and was another heavy blow to the credibility of the Yan State's government.
Huang Shigong also dumped grain to Yan State at low prices and purchased copper and iron at high prices. Yan State's grain output was originally low, and when the people saw that farming was unprofitable, they turned to iron and copper smelting, leaving a large amount of land barren.
But on the other hand, many people do not have enough to eat, and conflicts continue to intensify.
The State of Yan was originally a bitter cold land with a vast territory and sparsely populated areas. It would take several years to launch a war. Now it has been hit one after another. The shortfalls from the previous wars have not been filled yet, and even a little money cannot be squeezed out of the treasury. How is this possible?
Form a cavalry.
If the threat from Donghu to the Yan State was not too great, the Yan State would not be able to send troops this time. Although the outcome of this battle would be beneficial to the Yan State, the Yan State has no money.
The 20,000 cavalry were soldiers selected by Li Mu who were already good at riding horses. They were quickly trained after being equipped with saddles and stirrups. Their strength was comparable to that of Rong Di's servant army.
After fighting this battle and returning home, there is a high probability that they will be disbanded by the Yan State and will be requisitioned when needed.
"No matter how many there are, they are still Rong Di. As long as they are Rong Di, they can't change the world." Li Mu said sternly, his eyes crossing the battlefield and landing on the face of King Dong Hu.
King Donghu seemed to have sensed it. He raised his head and looked at Li Mu. He suddenly felt a bolt of lightning passing through the space, which stung his eyes. When he opened his eyes again, the pain disappeared again, as if it was just an illusion.
"Okay, since General Li Mu is so courageous, then I will risk my life to accompany the general." Qu Jing looked at Li Mu, as if he saw Qin Kai back then, with the same high spirits and the same disregard for thousands of soldiers and soldiers, but Li Mu was different than Qin Kaibei.
Donghu was even younger when he was two thousand miles away.
"If you can meet this young man, you will definitely be very happy. He will have a successor." Qu Jing thought in his heart.
"The Donghu people are numerous and powerful. If we fight normally, even if our army can win, we will suffer heavy casualties. I think we should capture the thief first and capture the king first. As long as we capture the Donghu King, the battle will be over." Li Si said with cupped fists.
"I, the Yan State, have tried this method, but the Donghu Langqi around King Donghu are very powerful. Even the most elite legions of our Yan State are no match." Qu Jing shook his head.
When Liaodong's strong soldiers were there, apart from being unable to catch up with these cavalry, they could hang them up and fight them when encountered head-on. Moreover, Liaodong's strong soldiers had extremely strong recovery capabilities and the power of military souls. Donghu used the human sea tactic
It's useless, they will only be killed by Liaodong's strong soldiers until they collapse.