As soon as Qiu surrendered, the 10,000 Yuezhi cavalry in Suzhou surrendered to the Qin army without bloodshed.
Of course, Shen Bing first surrounded Suzhou and then asked Qiu to persuade him to surrender.
At this time, there were no cities in Suzhou... When the Qin army withdrew from here, they had burned all the cities, so the Yuezhi cavalry could only set up tents by the river.
This reduced the difficulty of encirclement for the Qin army. They just had to secretly cross the river and block the bridge. The Yuezhi cavalry could only sigh at the river... They never thought that the Yuezhi army was still there the day before. Chasing the Qin army, the Qin army woke up early this morning and blocked the retreat.
At this time, Qiu appeared in front of them on a horse, and shouted to his subordinates in Suzhou:
"The battle with the Qin army this time was actually a helpless act of being coerced by the Huns."
"Now that our defeat is decided, the soldiers do not need to fight to the death, so we should surrender quickly!"
Everyone knows the contradictions and struggles between the Yuezhi and the Huns.
Many soldiers were dissatisfied with the alliance between the Huns and Yuezhi this time, but they had to obey the orders of the king.
Now that I heard Qiu say this, and in addition, he was indeed surrounded by the Qin army and had no way out, so he had to surrender.
In this battle, the Qin army captured nearly 20,000 Yuezhi cavalry, more than 30,000 war horses, more than 50,000 cattle and sheep.
There seemed to be a lot of cattle and sheep, but in fact it did not alleviate the Qin army's food crisis.
The reason is that prisoners also need food... 20,000 prisoners 50,000 cattle and sheep, and the captured cattle and sheep are only two and a half heads per capita. Even if you save food, you can last a month.
So in the end, the Qin army might have to pay for food.
Wang Ben even had some thoughts, and he whispered to Chen Bing in a low voice:
"General, our entire army has only more than 30,000 people, while Yuezhi has captured nearly 20,000."
"In addition to lack of food, if you make trouble..."
Chen Bing knew what Wang Ben meant.
As mentioned before, most of the Qin generals were influenced by the Legalist ideas and were cruel and ruthless. They would do whatever they could benefit themselves, and Wang Ben was no exception.
Although the Qin army won Suzhou in succession, it was actually full of dangers:
Yuezhi still has 40,000 elite cavalry, Xiongnu still has 100,000 eyeing him, and there are 20,000 Yuezhi prisoners inside... One day they found that the Qin army was short of food and could not supply, or when it was time to starve to death , It is natural for them to rebel and rebel.
Since this is the case, it is better to stop early than to stop late. Kill all these prisoners or behead them, which can establish authority and save some food.
But Chen Bing didn't think so.
In any case, even if the Qin army eventually retreated from Hexi, these prisoners would not be able to be killed.
Because once these prisoners are killed, what will other countries in the Western Regions think of Qin? Which country dares to surrender in the future to form an alliance with the Qin army?
If the Western Regions and the Huns unite to drive away the Qin army... it will be too late to regret it.
From this point of view, although Wang Ben is a general, he still lacks strategic vision and needs more training.
Chen Bing refused:
"I have my own sense of responsibility."
“Are there enough wheelbarrows?”
Wang Ben replied:
"Report to the general, there are enough."
"We have made more for damage to replace."
Chen Bing nodded and turned his gaze to Shazhou on the map.
At this time, it was the time to attack Shazhou... The 30,000 Yuezhi army was wiped out, and to defend Sanwei Mountain, reinforcements must be sent, so there were not many troops left in Shazhou.
So Shen Bing stopped hesitating? �
Suzhou was stationed by 10,000 Qin troops? Their mission was to defend Suzhou and watch over 20,000 prisoners at the same time and rebuild Suzhou city with the prisoners.
Chen Bing led the main force to advance towards Shazhou in a mighty manner.
The Qin army advanced along the foot of the Qilian Mountains.
The reason I had to walk along the foot of the mountain was because I was worried about being raided by the Huns...
It should be said that at this time it is the most important time when nomadic peoples use their strengths in riding and shooting.
Suzhou is 800 miles away from Shazhou? The Qin army lacks supplies? The cavalry sent to follow the Qin army to harass the Qin army along the way. When the Qin army arrives at Sanwei Mountain, wouldn’t it become an exhausted army?
Then let alone attacking Sanwei Mountain and attacking Shazhou? It would be nice not to be surrounded by the Xiongnu Yuezhi coalition.
But Yuezhi seemed too conservative. He abandoned the advantages of cavalry mobile harassment and built a defense line in Sanwei Mountain... Although he had dangers to defend, his defense was not the leader of Yuezhi cavalry.
The Huns were much smarter than the Yuezhi? Chen Bing believed that they would know how to harass the Qin army.
The Qin army advanced along the foot of the Qilian Mountains and could avoid the harassment of the Huns... No matter when the left wing of the Qin army is safe? At the same time, you can also camp on the mountain when resting. The Hun cavalry may be the king on the plains. But in the mountains, I can only get beaten up.
However, what Shen Bing did not expect was that the Huns did not attack either. They just sent a few cavalry to follow them from afar? Then occasionally approached and followed quickly before entering the Qin army's range.
At the beginning, Shen Bing also said that the Huns were playing some tricks or setting up traps in front of them.
After thinking about it, I realized that the Huns were sitting on the mountain and watching the tiger fight:
If the Huns take action, it will become a battle between the Huns and the Qin army.
The Huns used 100,000 to 30,000 Qin troops, or were they highly mobile cavalry? Maybe they could defeat the Qin army or drag the Qin army into a tired army as Shen Bing said.
But what does this mean to the Huns?
It hopes that the Qin army will maintain its strong combat effectiveness and rush to Sanwei Mountain to launch a fierce attack, and it is best to attack Shazhou... When the Qin army becomes the last of its strength, the Huns will come again to clean up Yuezhi and the Qin army.
Wang Ben also saw this.
He said to Chen Bing:
"General, this battle is extremely dangerous."
"Is we going to win Yuezhi? I'm afraid we will fight the Huns again!"
Chen Bing just said "yes" and answered with a profound meaning:
"That's why you need a wheelbarrow!"
Wang Ben nodded in a clear way.
The Yuezhi King on the other side was indeed as Chen Bing thought? After learning that Qiu and 30,000 troops were defeated by the Qin army, he immediately sent 30,000 troops from Shazhou to supplement Sanwei Mountain.
At the same time, the Yuezhi King also sent envoys to ask for help from the Right Xian King of the Xiongnu:
"The Qin army is coming in full force? Our 30,000 troops have been wiped out. I hope the Right Xian King will attack the Qin army sideways to prevent its sharp edge!"
When the King of Youxian heard this, he felt a sense of regret that he would not be able to make a strong man.
At this time, Xunqi was a little strange why Yuezhi was the opponent of the Huns and was a great enemy.
However, this seems not surprising. Before the Huns defeated the Donghu, they only had more than 100,000 troops. These more than 100,000 troops had the Donghu in the east and Yuezhi in the west at the same time. How could they have 30 troops like today? Yu Wan looked down at the Yuezhi.
Although Xunhao was dissatisfied with his heart, he didn't say that. He said to the envoy:
"Tell you the king, Sanwei Mountain is the place where the Qin army is buried!"