The army came out of the city and stood ready.
Skylight appears in the east, reflecting on the Great Wall that stretches across the border of Yonghe Mountain.
Wen Qingzhu stood on the tower, looking at the dark army and horses.
There were a hundred thousand troops, half cavalry and half infantry.
The Huns got the news last night, so they also counted their troops, but instead of facing them head-on, they retreated more than three hundred miles.
Wen Qingzhu watched from a distance with indifferent eyes, and asked Yang Jiu beside him: "Is the prince ready?"
"Don't worry, sir, everything is ready. When the second prince's men retreat, the prince will take action immediately." Yang Jiu followed her line of sight.
I felt very emotional in my heart, the master was great, and the mistress was even more generous.
Thanks to the Yang family, they have gritted their teeth and persevered over the years.
The morning sun rises, and the golden light spreads all over the grassland, spreading to Yongheguan, and the soldiers' armor and weapons shine in the sun.
As the trumpet sounded, more than 10,000 pioneer light riders set off immediately.
With the beating of drums, the infantry soldiers formed a triangular charge formation, following closely behind the Qingqi.
The earth trembled continuously, and the Huns couldn't help but panic when they saw Da Qi taking the initiative to attack for the first time.
On the side of the Xiongnu soldiers, the second prince looked at the Qi soldiers coming like a black tide. The pride and arrogance of the past was finally shaken at this moment.
Seeing the overwhelming Qi army, his capable subordinates finally couldn't help but suggested: "Second prince, why don't we ask the fourth and sixth princes? They got the news, but there has been no movement. We can't let us The people who are here should be the first to fight!"
"Trash!" The second prince looked violent and slapped his subordinate in the face with his backhand.
The other subordinates who wanted to follow the advice quickly fell silent, no one dared to say anything, and waited for the second prince's order.
Seeing the Qi army getting closer and closer, already approaching more than a hundred miles away, the second prince finally issued the first order.
"Come here! Count the three thousand warriors! Charge away the Qi army's vanguard!"
As soon as he finished speaking, someone immediately volunteered to lead three thousand soldiers to face the difficulty.
About half an hour later, the soldiers and horses from both sides met.
The Huns were shocked to find that the number of Qi troops was three times their number.
Under normal circumstances, they should be panicked, afraid, and want to retreat.
But on the Xiongnu grassland, they became the warriors of the Second Prince's vanguard after countless battles. They were fearless, and instead became more and more enthusiastic.
For the sake of safety, the Qi army was led by Lu Chuan. Among them were one thousand troops from the Fu family and one thousand men from the Lu family.
It had been several years since he had encountered such a frontal battlefield. The blood all over Lu Chuan's body began to burn. The sound of horns and thunder drums shook everyone's eardrums.
Lu Chuan raised the spear in his hand. The moment he met the enemy, he leaned back to avoid the enemy's oncoming attack. The spear in his hand turned around and held a flower.
The moment he stood up, Lu Chuan saw the opportunity and fired a carbine, hitting the enemy in the neck.
The first Huns, a team leader of the other party, died at the hands of Lu Chuan.
Qi Jun took the lead in taking the first life, which greatly boosted morale.
Although the Daqi people are not as brave as the Huns, they are more proactive in teamwork and the use of strength instead of simply using brute force!
"kill!"
"kill!"
"kill!"
With three consecutive shouts, the Qi army was overwhelming. In just a quarter of an hour, they defeated the three thousand Huns cavalry and completely failed.
According to the prior plan, Lu Chuan raised his spear again, making everyone stop.
Thirty miles away, the Huns who had been following up already had a tendency to retreat.
After seeing that the Qi army did not pursue the victory, the second prince asked everyone to stop.
In the confrontation between the two armies, in addition to the strength of head-on confrontation, what is more important is the timing.
The second prince is not as intelligent as the fourth and sixth princes, but he has the most practical combat experience and has an innate intuition about fighters.
Qi Jun stopped suddenly this time.
The second prince immediately waved his hand and sent spies to gather information.
After about a moment, the infantry from behind finally arrived.
The formation originally designed to prevent the Huns from attacking directly, quickly changed the formation after they came up with the cavalry, forming a defensive semicircular formation.
This was one of the few Qi army infantry that the second prince saw.
It was really hard for him to understand how the Qi army had the confidence not to be sent to the front line in this empty grassland.
While he was hesitating, the cavalry suddenly retreated, and three layers of defensive troops were placed in front of the infantry.
The huge shield was pushed up on a cart, and it shook instantly when it was placed on the ground.
Seeing these shields made of black iron, they formed an outward semi-circle, protecting the Qi army.
What made the second prince even more puzzled was that the cavalry that had charged before were retreating rapidly.
The speed was so fast that one couldn't help but wonder if someone was chasing them.
Someone next to the second prince became excited again: "The Qi people are so arrogant that they actually left the infantry alone. It seems that our chance has come! The second prince -"
Before he finished speaking, when the dark fort appeared, the second prince shuddered, immediately turned his horse's head, and shouted loudly: "Retreat!"
It's a pity that they were always a step too slow. After all, not everyone was like the second prince and knew the power of the cannon.
Not everyone can turn their horses around quickly and without panic before the army advances.
With a loud bang, the cannon flew out, fell on the Huns and exploded. Blood and flesh flew everywhere, and screams continued.
Five bang bang bang bang bangs, the helpless shells flew out again.
Falling into the Huns' army was like a meat grinder, with no other option but to escape.
This battle, with its absolute crushing advantage, directly caused heavy casualties to the Huns.
Lu Lei immediately ordered everyone to retreat.
At this time, a Qianhu member of the Zhao family army showed greed in his eyes and refused to retreat: "Master Xiaolu, this is a perfect opportunity to seize the opportunity to pursue the victory. We can't let them go like this. The man who was leading just now is the second prince of the Xiongnu. He is the current Xiongnu prince." The prince has a large army, kill him, and we can severely inflict heavy losses on the Huns!"
Lu Lei looked at him coldly: "This is Master Wen's arrangement. I will give you ten seconds to think about it. If you don't leave, don't blame me for being rude!"
Qian Hu's expression suddenly changed. He was used to being arrogant in the Zhao family army. Now he saw Lu Lei. He was still from the capital, not Lu Chuan. His expression became more and more contemptuous: "Master Xiao Lu, you are the son of the capital. Naturally, you don't know how to send troops." It’s not an easy place to be in, and now this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity—”
Before he finished speaking, Lu Lei directly drew his bow and fired an arrow, aiming directly at the life gate of this thousand households.
The moment the arrow came out of the bow, Qianhu felt Lu Lei's killing intent.
Looking at the escape, he was covered in cold sweat.
Lu Lei looked at him intently: "Your Excellency is the pillar of the great Qi Dynasty. I will not accept the order of the foreign king. Please don't think that I dare not take action."
The people he brought were from the Lu Jiajun, and their momentum was already stronger than that of the Zhao Jiajun.
Now the leader doesn't care at all about falling out with Zhao Jiajun. The grievances of his subordinates are finally released, and no one is talking down to Zhao Jiajun anymore.
A good man doesn't want to suffer immediate losses, so Qianhu chose to give in temporarily.
About an hour later, they returned to Yongheguan.
Wen Qingzhu was helping to treat the vanguard cavalry. Although no one died, there were still dozens of people seriously injured and hundreds of people slightly injured.
Serious and minor injuries on the battlefield were different from Wen Qingzhu's usual judgment in the capital.
The chance of survival of a seriously injured person depends half on fate and half on medical condition, which basically means a missing arm, broken leg, and massive bleeding.
After completing the circle, Wen Qingzhu was a little confused.
But everyone tried their best to treat him, and when Lu Lei and others came back, the first person had died.
Because of this, Wen Qingzhu stood in front of the tent of the wounded in a bad mood.
Lu Lei came over and reported the accident on the previous battlefield, and she immediately turned to find Zhao Qing.
When he arrived, Qianhu happened to be explaining to Zhao Qing what had just happened, and his tone was full of complaints.
"... We clearly have a huge advantage. The second prince of the Huns has fled, but Lu Lei said-"
Wen Qingzhu opened the curtain and came in, took over his words, and said in an extremely cold voice: "You said retreat?"
Her appearance not only startled Qian Hu, but also shocked Zhao Qing.
He left someone outside, but no one informed him!
But now is not the time to consider these issues. Zhao Qing walked down quickly, bowed and said hello: "Why are you here, sir?"
"Didn't I hear that General Zhao's subordinates would complain?" Wen Qingzhu looked sideways at Qian Hu kneeling on the ground, already concluding that he was dead.
Zhao Qing is now very clear about Wen Qingzhu's temperament. As long as she has full authority, she will never allow others to question or interfere.
"My lord has misunderstood. I am about to take him over to plead guilty." Zhao Qing tried to keep this subordinate, after all, he was also a confidant he had cultivated for a long time.
Qianhu, who was kneeling, was stunned for a moment, then shouted: "General Zhao! How could I-"
Zhao Qing turned around and slapped the man with all his strength, knocking the man to the ground.
"Master Wen came here on the emperor's order! Her words are the imperial edict. How dare you question her! Someone come! Drag him down and beat him with a hundred military sticks!"
Before the Qianhu could speak, Wen Qingzhu raised his hand: "No need! The Emperor has an order. Anyone who disobeys military orders will be dismissed from their posts and escorted to the capital immediately!"
"Sir!" General Zhao did not expect that Wen Qingzhu actually wanted to send someone to the capital!
If this were the case, wouldn't it be in the Zhao family's face
Zhao Qing obviously disagreed, and Wen Qingzhu did not force it, but made another suggestion: "How about General Zhao go back to Beijing in person to explain to the emperor?"
This time, Zhao Qingcai finally understood Wen Qingzhu's methods.
Real power is always the one who kills people without blood.
Zhao Qing glanced at Qian Hu. Although this man was his confidant, he was far from being willing to take risks for him.
After hesitating for a moment, Zhao Qing chose to give in, bent down and said, "Everything is at your discretion."
Lu Lei immediately waved his hand, and Lu Jiajun came in and escorted Qian Hu away directly.
He didn't even have time to defend himself before he was immediately silenced.
When there were no outsiders, Wen Qingzhu smiled, clasped his hands behind his back, and said to Zhao Qing calmly: "Although I used your Zhao Jiajun people, it is not the Zhao Jiajun people who really hurt the enemy. The Zhao Jiajun must make a clear distinction. , my arrangement naturally has my purpose, if Zhao Jiajun is willing to serve the country, I will also welcome it. "
These words made Zhao Qing's throat dry, and he felt as uncomfortable as swallowing nails when he swallowed.
Zhao Qing felt that he was forced into a desperate situation. Wen Qingzhu had never trusted him.
After saying what needed to be said, Wen Qingzhu took Lu Lei away.
Zhao Qing sat down dejectedly, constantly thinking about Wen Qingzhu's words in his mind.
When Wen Qingzhu dealt with this Qianhu today, did he really just want to give him a blow
And what do her last two sentences mean
The news of the Xiongnu's defeat spread quickly throughout Dingyuan, the people rejoiced, and the government directly sent the news of victory back to Beijing.