Xunqin, the right wise king of the Huns, was shocked when he heard the news of the surrender of the Yuezhi soldiers and asked the spy with an incredible expression:
"This is serious?"
"We are already in sight of victory, why did Yuezhi surrender at this time?"
Spy answered:
"It is reported that the Qin army sent surprise troops from the Qilian Mountains south to Shazhou, and unexpectedly killed the Yuezhi King and controlled Shazhou."
"Sanwei Mountain lost its rear camp and the Yuezhi King was killed, so it was unintentional to fight and mostly surrendered to the Qin army!"
"Only thousands of remnants fled west and disappeared."
Xunqi was stunned for a long time but still couldn't come back to his senses.
After a long time, he sighed and shook his head and said:
"I told you why the Shen Bing knew that he would be defeated in this battle but did not insist on it. It turned out that he had this backup plan!"
"Send surprise troops to attack Shazhou... This is what Shen Bing calls the magic weapon to defeat the enemy!"
"It's a pity that we were all deceived by this Shen soldier. We also think that the magic weapon can conquer Sanwei Mountain."
"This sinking soldier is really a strange man!"
The general reminded on one side:
"Youxian King, then our army attacks a unit of Suzhou..."
Xunqi then realized and hurriedly ordered:
"Retreat, order him to withdraw his troops immediately!"
The general responded and hurried to give the order.
You should know that Shazhou is the exit of the Hexi Corridor. The reason why the Huns dared to divide 30,000 cavalry into the Hexi Corridor to attack Suzhou was because the main force of the Qin army was already restrained in Sanwei Mountain and unable to move.
Even the Huns attacked Suzhou would form a three-sided encirclement against the Qin army:
To the north, to the east are the Xiongnu, to the west are the Sanwei Mountains stationed by the Yuezhi, and to the south are the Qilian Mountains.
This is almost surrounded the Qin army.
However, at this time, the Qin army ate Sanwei Mountain and even occupied Shazhou... The Qin army, which was surrounded, was originally a dead end, went to life in an instant.
It's a bit like playing Go: the Qin army's work means that the 30,000 cavalry of the Huns became alone.
Once the Qin army gained a foothold and blocked the exit of the Hexi Corridor, the 30,000 cavalry of the Huns would be surrounded.
Fortunately, the 30,000 cavalry had not yet entered the corridor or launched an attack, otherwise I would have been afraid that I would have no time to retreat.
On the other hand, the Shen soldiers didn't care about encircling and suppressing the Huns. He was leading his troops into Shazhou at this time.
This is not to say that the Shen Bing did not know the lonely army of the Xiongnu, but that Shazhou was not stable at this time and the Qin army was insufficient in supply. If you attack rashly at this time, it would be very likely that both sides would be unpleasant and accidentally win the battle.
Shen Bing entered the city wearing armor and riding a horse surrounded by his personal guards.
The so-called city is actually a tent area surrounded by wooden fences. There are some wooden houses and pine trees scattered in it, and the south is burned to pieces... The south is the direction of Wang Ben and others' attack last night, and Shen Bing led the army from Going into the city to the east.
Before the attack, Shen Bing asked the soldiers to wash up in the Dangquan River and ordered the soldiers to prepare their equipment. The disabled soldiers stayed in the tent area several miles away from the city to recuperate.
If you do this inappropriately, it is an "image project".
In particular, it is a bit like "destroying bridges across the river" and "disrespectful to injured soldiers" when not allowing wounded soldiers into the city.
But nothing can be generalized. Sometimes "image project" is still very necessary, especially when there are 100,000 Huns on the side of Xinxiashazhou.
You should know the weakness of the Qin army... To be precise, the weakness of the Qin army in the Western Regions is its weak force.
But Shen Bing used facts to prove that even if the troops were weak, their strength was not weak.
Just like when they faced the 100,000 Xiongnu army with an army of only 40,000, they could easily defeat the Yuezhi and take Shazhou with an army of 100,000 Xiongnu and 70,000.
This was a slap for the Huns.
Yuezhi was destroyed by the Qin army as soon as she formed an alliance with the Huns, and she was destroyed under the eyes of the Huns.
Even the Huns were pushed to the position of "betraying their allies"... The Huns did not actually participate in this battle throughout the whole process. If they were involved, they would just cheering around and put psychological pressure on the Qin army.
The Shen Bing is to show the people of Yuezhi, and at the same time, to let the people of the Western Regions understand that there will be no good end to form an alliance with the Huns to fight against the Qin army.
So entering Shazhou is a good opportunity.
If the Qin army was covered in scars and had uneven military conditions entered Shazhou, the people of Yuezhi would think:
"The Qin army is just like this. After defeating Yuezhi, only half of their lives will be left."
"If the Huns took the opportunity to attack again at this time... how could the Qin army have their lives?"
So not only the Yuezhi, but also the countries in the Western Regions also turned to the Huns.
But if the Qin army is bright and energetic, it will be a powerful photograph for the Yuezhi and even the Western Regions:
"The Qin army can destroy Yuezhi with 40,000 troops, and maintain such a military presence, which is enough to show that it still has enough strength."
"If the Qin army still has the strength to obtain the green space and 400,000 people in Shazhou, wouldn't it be like a tiger with wings?"
Therefore, the comparison between the Qin army and the Huns is better and worse, and all countries must consider it carefully.
This is also the reason why the Shen soldiers asked all the cavalry to wear armor and ride horses, while the Hanoi soldiers lined up in Shazhou with crossbow arrows in hand, and murderous aura.
Shen Bing, who was riding on the horse, looked down below and saw the awe-inspiring eyes in the eyes of the people around him, and knew that his purpose had been achieved.
To be honest, this battle is not easy.
Shen Bing first used the idea of "special operations" before and sent an ancient mixed "special forces" to attack Shazhou. Now he has to use psychological warfare to weigh the countries in the Western Regions and the Huns.
And it's probably just the beginning.
The team stopped in front of the Khan tent of the Yuezhi King. It was a tent with Western-European patterns and top decorations. It was very large, at least seven or eight times that of ordinary tents, and there was a circle of small ones around it. The tent should be used by the Yuezhi King’s personal guards to protect the king around them.
Shen Bing got off the horse, but did not go in.
Wang Ben, who was waiting in front of the door, couldn't help but look confused and stepped forward and said:
"General, the subordinates of the tent have been cleaned up..."
Chen Bing shook his head, then bowed to Qiu behind him and said:
"General Qiu, King Yuezhi unfortunately died, and Yuezhi cannot be without a king for a day."
"For the sake of the people of Yuezhi, Chen Bing thought that General Qiu was reluctant to become King of Yuezhi."
"I wonder what General Qiu thinks?"
Everyone was stunned, including Qiu Ji.
To be precise, Qiu was the most surprised one. He thought he had heard it wrong and asked Yu to translate it again.
After saying it again, Qiu still didn't believe it. He asked in confusion:
"General Shen's intention is to give up King Yuezhi?"
Chen Bing replied:
"Chen Bing has never been the King of Yuezhi, and he has no intention of being the King of Yuezhi. How could he say "give up"?"
Wang Ben was about to say something, but was stopped by Chen Bing's eyes.
Qiu looked around, then nodded and said:
"Since that's the case, Qiu Ju is more respectful than obedient!"
Ren was flexible, and immediately shouted with a group of personal guards: