This is also one of the reasons why Shen Bing camped to rest. This allowed the Qin army to rest and recuperate, while also giving the Xiongnu more time to build up enough psychological pressure...
When it comes to psychological stress, sometimes the more time you spend thinking about it, the greater the stress will be. If you don’t have time to think about it, it will just pass by in a flash.
Youxian Wang Xunxun truly realized this.
At this time, after much effort, he finally understood why the Qin cavalry army was faster than the Xiongnu.
The subordinates hurriedly came to report:
"King Youxian, according to the soldiers at the front, the reason why the Qin cavalry is faster is because they have two pedals tied to the belly of the horse."
"In this way, the Qin army can ride on flat ground."
"Not only is it faster to ride a horse, he no longer has to hold the horse's neck with his hands..."
At this time, the Huns did not know that a large part of the reason for their fast speed was the horseshoes they had nailed.
But in fact, speed is also related to the saddle and stirrups.
The reason why we could only travel a hundred miles a day before was also related to the fact that the rider had to struggle to maintain balance on the horse for a long time. With the saddle and stirrups, the rider was much more relaxed, thus saving a lot of energy and of course being able to go farther. .
Xun Hao couldn't help being shocked when he heard this.
Install two pedals on the horse's belly?
This is a good idea!
The Xiongnu had been raising horses for thousands of years. Why didn't they think of this when riding horses? But why did the Qin army, which mainly focused on farming, think of this?!
Then think more carefully:
If the Qin cavalry is faster than the Xiongnu, they can advance, attack, retreat or defend, but the Xiongnu only have to run for their lives to consume their energy, so how can they fight?
But if they don't fight, they won't be able to escape because they are not as fast as the Qin army.
This fight is neither about escape nor...
Thinking of this, Xun Hao immediately panicked. At that moment, he knew that the Xiongnu's defeat was certain, even though the Xiongnu had more troops than the Qin army.
But of course, Xun Yu would not say these words out loud.
Because the analysis was shared with subordinates, not only did they have no solution, but they would also panic because of it. If the news spread again...
At this time, Xunxu regretted not obeying Maodun Shanyu's order.
Maodun Shanyu told him not to rush to attack for the time being, and to wait for Shanyu's troops to join forces with him before making plans.
But this time, Xun Yu did not intentionally disobey Shan Yu's order.
Because the Huns have always had a speed advantage, whether it is against the Western Regions or the Qin army, especially in the grasslands.
So Xunxun has become accustomed to this tactic with speed advantage.
If you have the advantage of speed, you can start the war whenever you want, and leave the battlefield if you want to. The initiative lies entirely in the hands of the Xiongnu.
Therefore, there was no problem for Xunxu to lead the army and follow the Western Region cavalry.
What's more, Maodun Shanyu definitely didn't know that the Qin army's goal was Dragon City... Dragon City was a place that must be saved, and Xun Hao had to do this and had no other choice.
The problem is that the speed advantage suddenly belongs not to the Xiongnu but to the Qin army.
As a result, the initiative was completely lost and Xunxi didn't know how to deal with it.
Then Xun Hao became nervous again:
The Huns cavalry all grew up on horseback. When it comes to strategy and strategy, few of them understand it, but they are all proficient in cavalry combat.
At this time, they also knew that the Qin army was faster and could maintain balance without holding on to the horse's neck. In addition, the Xiongnu were already frightened and demoralized by the Qin army's beating... Over time, they were afraid that they would collapse without being beaten.
Thinking of this, Xun Hao believed that the Xiongnu could only fight one battle, and the sooner the better.
As soon as he thought about this, Xun Hao gritted his teeth and ordered:
"The whole army goes out to fight!"
The subordinates responded and passed on the order.
Soon, a low horn sound sounded over the Xiongnu camp.
The Huns cavalry got on their horses one by one, got into formation, and swarmed out as Xun Hao gave the order.
This seemed to be what Shen Bing expected.
Because Shen Bing's judgment was the same. In this case, the Xiongnu couldn't afford to waste it. If they continued to waste it, they would soon have deserters.
And with the Xiongnu's fighting style, it was difficult to stop deserting once it started.
Because they are accustomed to "fight if you can beat them, and run away if you can't beat them." Now that most people think that they can't beat them...it's natural to run away.
Therefore, Xun Hao had no choice but to make a desperate move and hope to launch an attack with more troops while his morale was still intact. This way he still had a chance of winning.
Shen Bing did not hesitate and ordered loudly:
"Everyone mount up and prepare to meet the enemy!"
"Issue an order to order the Western Region and Yuezhi armies to attack on their own!"
The Pu Lei army responded with a roar and got on their horses to prepare for battle.
At the same time, two sounding arrows flew into the air and exploded. A sounding arrow was sent back from the direction of the Western Region and Yuezhi to indicate that the message had been received.
The Hun cavalry did not move quickly at first, and groups gathered in various directions...
Looking from a distance, Shen Bing knew that the Huns had concentrated their main force in the direction of Pu Lei's army, which was Shen Bing. There were about 40,000 troops, densely packed and dark.
This is understandable.
Before this, the Xiongnu's best target was the Western Region Army, because it brought together soldiers from thirty-six countries.
But when the Pulei cavalry arrived, the best target became the Pulei army.
The reason is very simple. The Pu Lei Army is the smallest force, and it is also a gathering of scattered soldiers from the thirty-six countries in the Western Regions.
What's more important is that Pu Lei's army has just arrived from a distance of more than 500 miles and is a tired force.
Xunxun's plan was to contain the Western Region and Yuezhi armies with 20,000 troops respectively, and to eat the Pu Lei army with an absolute advantage of 40,000 troops, with 10,000 troops as reserve troops.
Then, 40,000 troops were able to outflank the Western Region, and the two armies of the Yuezhi were surrounded and annihilated one by one.
However……
What Xunxun didn't expect was that Shen Bing was among Pu Lei's army.
He even didn't expect that although the Pu Lei Army was the weakest among the three cavalry armies and was also cobbled together from various countries in the Western Regions, it was the cavalry army with the best morale and quality.
As mentioned before, although the troops of Pu Lei's army came from the Western Regions, their military system was the same as that of the Qin army. They had Qin nationality and status, and of course they also had the system of twenty military merit titles.
When this army first knew about the Western Regions, when the Yuezhi went ahead and Pu Lei and the infantry stayed behind, there were constant objections... They couldn't wait to achieve meritorious service, be promoted to nobility, and gain fiefdoms.
At this moment, seeing that there is a battle going on, everyone is gearing up and eager to try.
After the Xiongnu gathered their troops, they divided into several directions and rushed towards the Qin Cavalry Army.
Among them, the 40,000 cavalry rushing towards Pu Lei's army were divided into four teams: one on the left, one on the right, and two in the middle, each with 10,000 people.
It was obvious that the Xiongnu planned to surround the Qin army.
Shen Bing waited for a while, then waved his hand, and two thousand Pu Lei troops marched towards the center to greet him.
The man leading these 40,000 cavalry was none other than You Xian Wang Xunxun. He was stunned when he saw the Qin army’s tactics:
Two thousand cavalry against forty thousand cavalry?
Others are standing still?
However, Xunxu was secretly happy that this Qin general must not be good at riding and fighting, so he made such a mistake.
This is an opportunity not to be missed, when will we be able to win without fighting now?