Chapter 466 I really want to meet Wuan and Changan!
The heat was rolling. This was the first time the Huns had seen a huge fire caused by burning corpses.
The desert does not require burning corpses, nor does it cause plague.
The wolves, foxes and vultures in the desert will eat the corpses cleanly, leaving only the bones.
From a distance or near, it looked like a particularly high and large bonfire, which was no different from the flames they usually saw except for its size.
The flames were blazing, and the aroma of the roasted meat was much better than the stench of dry cow dung being burned.
The Hun soldiers who had previously danced, sang and laughed heartily in front of the stinking bonfire waited in silence today.
They looked at the brave general who was lying on the ground, breathing more out than in, who had killed his way through the Chanyu's own army, the Luandi, and was still being beaten. They couldn't describe the feeling in their hearts.
This was also the first time they saw an army that had won a battle but punished its brave warriors who had made great contributions.
Commanding tens of thousands of people, he was a very important figure among the Huns.
They listened to the distinctive voice of the white-haired veteran, which was like thunder, and their clenched fists loosened.
The flames are bright and the light is endless.
The Huns' vigilance was burned away along with the corpses of their fellow tribesmen.
Actions will always move people more than the most sincere words.
Liu Bang supported Fan Kuai and left with a gloomy face, leaving the old general with a sentence "I will report everything that happened here to you, Your Majesty."
Meng Wu followed Liu Bang, seemingly wanting to do something.
The veteran saw it, but didn't care, letting them do whatever they wanted.
The old general gave the order to Yan and Wusu, who were envied by the whole Gaoque City, to take their soldiers to recruit the prisoners.
Then, take a step closer to the grand bonfire.
"General, you..."
"Haha, what? You think I'm going to burn myself?"
The old general laughed heartily, and the personal guard, who was hit on the heart's point, smiled awkwardly and put down his blocking arm.
The veteran took three steps closer, and the guards around him also took three steps closer.
As the heat wave hit, the guards felt dry mouth and tongue, and their faces felt a little painful from being burned.
The veteran closed his eyes, raised the corners of his mouth, and looked very enjoyable.
He held out his hands, fingers spread, and pushed toward the flames.
Heat danced between his palms and fingers, and the warmth flowed from his dry skin to his entire body.
It’s so warm…
So many Huns died, but the old general didn't care.
In the Battle of Changping, many more Zhao soldiers were killed in pits, and that was a fire burial. Since he agreed to bury people alive in that battle, Wang Zhi had lost his humanity.
Burning corpses, or Hun dogs, what's there to be angry about? Kill ten times more, the flames will be bigger, and the life will last longer, that would be better, the desert is really cold this day!
Fan Kuai deserved and also didn't deserve the beating he received.
Killing less does not mean not killing.
Whether killing thousands of people is a lot or a little is just a matter of Wang Xi's words.
As for inviting surrender and not killing those who surrender, that is even more idealistic.
In order for Fan Kuai to successfully seize the food and fodder that the Xiongnu were supplying to their 170,000-strong army , the veteran general deliberately chose the Luandi tribe, which was in charge of the food and fodder, to launch a breakout against the tribe directly opposite him.
The farthest distance would make the Luandi tribe think they were safe and not have the extreme idea of disbanding the sheep and setting fire to the food and grass.
When they were stationed, they surrounded the outside with war horses to block the sight of the Hun dogs. This was to prevent the Hun dogs from detecting the actual number of people and not knowing that there were 10,000 less.
In order to make the attack covert, swift and unexpected, the veteran general used linen, which was very scarce in the desert but ubiquitous in the Central Plains, to wrap the hooves of the war horses led by Fan Kuai. The horses with wrapped hooves made very little noise when they ran.
Although so many preparations have been made, there is still no guarantee of success in this raid.
The Luanti tribe is the headquarters of Touman and is the most powerful.
However, the 10,000 Huns led by Fan Kuai were a collection of various small tribes.
In order to hide successfully under the noses of the Huns, the old general sought advice from Li Mu, who was good at hiding troops in open plains and using flying soldiers to prevent the Huns from looking south. He decided not to distribute a piece of armor to Fan Kuai.
Although the Taotie Army's armor was designed as a light armor, the armor and vest combined weighed nearly 20 kilograms. The absolute defense that made Touman desperate and dared not test it was achieved at the expense of some mobility.
If you want to hide troops in an open plain, the most important thing is high mobility - the army led by Fan Kuai needs to move its position before the Huns soldiers search, and then return to the hiding place after the Huns have searched and confirmed it is safe.
Although Fan Kuai's hard power was inferior to that of the Luandi tribe, he launched a surprise attack as planned.
In this battle where the slightest hesitation would result in defeat, they faced the Luanti tribe, which was the most loyal and determined to the Chanyu.
It's good enough that you can win, but you still want to persuade people to surrender? And you still want those who surrender to be spared from death?
hehe.
With a force of troops assembled from small tribes, Fan Kuai defeated the most elite Luandi tribe among the Xiongnu entirely by relying on his courage and the unstoppable momentum brought about by his fearlessness of life.
The sheep he got were enough to feed 60,000 Taotie soldiers to the sacred mountain of the Xiongnu, Mount Langjuxu, and they still couldn't finish eating them.
Is this really disobeying military orders?
"Leave this general alone for a while."
The guard, who had been scorched to the point of being unbearable, whispered "yes" and retreated thirty steps, his eyes never leaving Wang Xi.
The fire had been burning for a quarter of an hour, and there was still no sign of it going out. The bright and scorching flames made the old general's face red, and every wrinkle on his face was clearly visible.
"General, Wang Xi has done everything you ordered.
“I really wish I were ten years younger, so I could travel thousands of miles with you to visit the Wolf Mountain where the Xiongnu dogs live.
“I really want to follow the general back to Xianyang before the New Year to see that old man Meng Ao off for the last time.
"I really want to stand beside Wu'an Jun and take away the Qin King's sword when King Zhaoxiang of Qin orders him to be executed..."
East, west, south, north, and far away.
The Hun army regrouped and became a whole again.
The great defeat an hour ago resulted in the loss of 20,000 troops out of an army of 170,000.
This was a serious trauma that was enough to cause a large Xiongnu tribe to leave , but when it was spread to the entire Xiongnu, no muscles were injured or bones were moved.
Touman, along with the leaders of the major tribes , watched from afar the army which had gained 10,000 more soldiers after the battle, and ordered the nearest tribes to provide food and warriors.
Touman, who returned from escape, was full of fighting spirit.
What would it matter if they had food and grass? The desert was a vast expanse of scenery. Even if Touman hadn't stopped them, the Qin army might not have been able to find their way back.
This land, which has never been set foot by people from the Central Plains, is the land of the Huns, the land of Hetouman Chanyu!
If we advance deep into the enemy's territory alone, we will inevitably be defeated!
"The desert doesn't need to burn corpses. These Qin dogs are humiliating us!"
Touman's eyes reflected the fire started by the Hun warriors in the distance, and his teeth were clenched.
"I really want to meet Wu'an and Chang'an."
The old veteran who was warming himself by the fire was still muttering to himself. He knew that there was no need to burn corpses in the desert.
He just wanted to make a fire to warm himself up.
