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Chapter 394 Veterans and Upstarts

Thanks to Liang Xiao's luxurious configuration of three horses, the Han army traveled through the desert at a distance of hundreds of miles a day, and after two days of march, they arrived next to a large siege on the western foot of Langshan.

The Daze is facing the gap in Langshan, and it is the only way to enter and exit the western grassland through Henan. Liang Xiao stayed here when he first traveled west. However, at that time he had only a few people, who were hiding in the day and walking at night, fearing that they would be seen by the Huns. Unlike now, he commanded over ten thousand cavalry and had the confidence to step on all the enemies in front of him.

The Han army came too suddenly, and the Huns had no preparation at all. Before the sporadic scouts could react, they were rushed up by the murderous Han army and caught them.

After interrogating the prisoners, Li Guang learned that King Aries and King Loufan were already prepared. Two months ago, the Huns received news of the gathering of Han troops in Shangjun and Yanmen, and were preparing to take the initiative to attack and give the Han army a little color.

Li Guang laughed, and Li Xi laughed too. The Huns were still so arrogant, without knowing that they were dead. King Lou Fu was guarding Han Anguo from Yanmen, and King Aries was guarding Cheng Bushi from Shangjun, but he didn't know that Li Guang had surrounded them.

"Capture it in one fell swoop." Li Guang stretched out his big hand and waved it hard, with a strong spirit.

"General, I think I can wait a moment." Liang Xiao stopped Li Guang in time. At this moment, his identities with Li Guang were a little distorted. Li Guang, who should have been calm, was a little restless. He was supposed to be excited and had to suppress the excitement in his heart and control the entire rhythm as much as possible.

Li Guang's eyes were a little unkind. "It's okay if you don't want to give up King Lou Fu, do you still have to give King Aries to Cheng Bushi?"

Liang Xiao smiled. "General, if there is only King Aries and King Loufan, then there is nothing to say. Rush up and kill them without leaving any armor. But general, don't forget that this is Yinshan, and the main force of the Xiongnu Shanyu may appear at any time. The general thinks it is the Shanyu level valuable, or the King Aries level valuable?"

Li Guang blinked and laughed with a big mouth. "What if the Shanyu didn't come?"

"General. If the Shanyu does not come, after we dealt with King Aries, we still have enough strength to advance westward to attack the weak with strong attacks. The majority will attack the weak and accumulate military merits. Why do we have to compete for merit with General Han and General Cheng? Besides, they are mixed with infantry and cavalry, and without our cooperation, it will be difficult for them to wipe out the Huns. When they are in a difficult situation, we will kill them again. Not only will there be no suspicion of competing for merit, but we can also give personal favors. What's wrong?"

Li Guang nodded with satisfaction. "You boy, you are so sinister. If Old Cheng knew about it, he would definitely scold you."

Liang Xiao smiled slightly. "He scolded Liberty and he scolded him. If the general doesn't scold me, I feel at ease."

Li Guang laughed loudly. He immediately ordered the army to rest and relax the scouts from afar to avoid being seen by the Huns.

Li Guang was a scattered person and did not set up camps, so his subordinates chose their own places to rest. Li Xi of the front army was different. He ordered his soldiers to set up camps and did not neglect any negligence. The army had entered the hinterland of the Huns, and the battle could be born at any time, no matter how careful it was, it was worth it.

As a deputy general, Liang Xiao also led 3,000 cavalry to be stationed on the northeast side of the Great Lakes. He had the experience of commanding two or three thousand people before, but this time he cooperated with Li Guang to fight. It was impossible for him to decide everything himself. However, he still valued it very much this time to go with the army. In this era, there were not many opportunities to command tens of thousands of cavalry to fight. Every experience was a rare learning opportunity.

However, this is not as difficult as he imagined. Most of the soldiers in the army came from the six northwest counties. In addition to their personal cavalry and shooting ability, they are not unfamiliar with such large corps combat. Liang Xiao just needs to manage those lieutenants well, and others will be carried out according to their habits.

Gongsun Rongnu, who cooperated with Liang Xiao, cooperated with him and Liang Xiao. When they besieged King Xiu Tu, they cooperated with each other. Li Guang arranged him to Liang Xiao again.

Gongsun Rongnu was from Yiqu and a descendant of Yiqurong. Yiqu was conquered by the Qin people, and they became Qin people. The Han Dynasty destroyed Qin and they became Han people. Despite this, their appearance was still somewhat different from those of the Central Plains. Gongsun Rongnu had outstanding riding and shooting skills and could ride a horse with bare back. His ability to become a lieutenant was promoted step by step with his martial arts.

"Take the Henan land and build a few fortresses here, and the Beidi County will be safe." Gongsun Rongnu sat by the bonfire, cut off a piece of meat with a short knife and threw it into his mouth. While chewing it, he said, "June, this is a great merit."

"As a warrior, it is a duty to defend the country, so how can we talk about merit?" Liang Xiao smiled and drew the map. "You are from the northern region, are you familiar with the situation here? In your opinion, where may the Aries King escape from after his defeat?"

"The most likely place is here, and the other is Gaoque, both of which were built by General Meng Tian back then." Gongsun Rongnu said: "But that refers to a large group of people. If there are only dozens or hundreds of people left, it will be hard to say. If you hide in the mountains, no one will find him."

Liang Xiao glanced at him. "Are you so confident?"

Gongsun Rongnu shook his beard. "Of course, although the strength of Aries King is not weak, it is not as good as King Xiu Tu. King Xiu Tu 20,000 elite cavalry were eaten by us in one bite. What is the King of Aries? He is just a lamb to be slaughtered."

Liang Xiao also smiled. This is not the opinion of Gongsun Rongnu alone. The Han army probably thinks so. Ordinary soldiers are different from the imperial court. They cannot consider those big-level things. They only know that no one is willing to be a coward in the face of the Huns. They have been suppressed and beaten by the Huns over the years, and they have been suffocating them long ago. The evil fire finally has a chance to vent. How can they be unhappy this time?

Even so, Liang Xiao still dared not relax. He suggested that Li Guang send a team of 500 people to take sufficient supplies to rush to Gaoque to find favorable terrain and prepare to intercept the escaped Aries or Loufan King when necessary.

Li Guang agreed immediately and sent Li Gan to lead the five hundred Longyou knights to Gaoque.

A fast horse rushed into Cheng Bushi's camp and sent the emperor's edict.

When Cheng Buzhi learned that Li Guang had already made a forcibly surrender to King Xiu Tu, he was both surprised and happy. What was surprised was that Li Guang was so lucky that King Xiu Tu actually fell into the trap and sent it to Li Guang. What was happy was that Li Guang succeeded, and had a large number of war horses, and the strategic goal of seizing Henan was also a chance to achieve it. He also had hope of being a marquis for the success of this battle.

Cheng Buzhi did not dare to be negligent, so he immediately called Wei Qing, Gongsun Ao. Wei Qing and Gongsun Ao were generals sent by the emperor to assist Cheng Buzhi. Wei Qing was the general of ches and cavalry, and Gongsun Ao was the general of light ches. It was almost Cheng Buzhi who was inferior to one person and above all the troops. Considering their identities, even Cheng Buzhi himself could not underestimate them.

After reading the imperial edict, Wei Qing nodded repeatedly, showing a smile on his face. Gongsun Ao smacked his lips and slapped his thighs. "What are you waiting for? Come out quickly. Liang Xiao ran fast, maybe he has arrived in Henan now and killed the Aries King."

Cheng Buzhi was not unfamiliar with Liang Xiao, knowing that the youngest general in the history of the Han Dynasty had once rushed thousands of miles and was amazing. Li Guang was also impatient. They were working on their teams and had enough war horses, so they would definitely march to Henan.

"Two generals, let's go out immediately. I plan to let the two generals lead the cavalry in front and support each other. How about I lead the infantry in the back?"

"Okay." Gongsun Ao slapped his thigh without thinking. "It's best."

Wei Qing shook his head, stood up, and bowed, "General, since General Li is ready, we don't have to worry about the Huns running away, why bother to hurry? The Huns are numerous, and our army has insufficient cavalry and there is no help from infantry. Once we meet, our army has no certainty to win, and it will inevitably be a fierce battle. It is better to be safer than to advance together in infantry and cavalry."

Cheng Buzhi showed a faint smile, and looked at Wei Qing with a little more kindness, and he secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

He could not have no objection to the emperor sending these two young men to help him, but he was cautious by nature and would not put these opinions on his face. Even if Gongsun Ao behaved arrogantly, he would not say anything. He knew very well that these two young men had special identities and were not something he could afford to offend. If Wei Qing was as eager to make contributions as Gongsun Ao and wanted to lead the cavalry to compete for merit first, no matter how reluctant he was, he could only give them the opportunity to make contributions.

Cheng Bushi discussed with Wei Qing and made a decision to divide the 40,000 infantry and cavalry into two parts: Wei Qing and Gongsun Ao led 10,000 cavalry as the current army, and he led 30,000 infantry as the central army and advanced northward at the same time.

The army had already been ready and had been waiting for the opportunity to go to war. Cheng did not recognize the military order, and the Han army embarked on the journey, rushing to the connection between the King of Aries and King Loufan.

At the same time, the censor Han Anguo also received the imperial edict and immediately led more than 30,000 infantry and cavalry to attack the Loufan King's army. The Han army in Yanmen County could not escape the eyes of Loufan King, and he had already made preparations. He heard that the Han army was dispatched, so he led 20,000 cavalry to take the initiative to fight.

The two sides met in the Manber area and then fought together.

Although Han Anguo had 30,000 infantry and cavalry, he only had 10,000 cavalry. He did not dare to face the battle with cavalry, so he formed a formation with infantry to confront King Loufan. Although King Loufan did not have an advantage in military strength, he was not guilty at all. He was as confident as usual. He even boasted about Haikou when the Shanyu Court sent an envoy to check the situation of the war. He would definitely defeat the Han army and let the Han people obediently send the princess.

Two days later, Cheng Bushi, Wei Qing and others arrived and learned that Han Anguo was fighting fiercely with King Lou Fan. Cheng Bushi immediately sent Wei Qing and Gongsun Ao to lead the cavalry to attack and cooperate with Han Anguo's battle. With the help of Wei Qing and Gongsun Ao, Han Anguo finally had enough strength to counterattack.

Faced with the attack of 70,000 to 80,000 infantry and cavalry of the Han army, King Lou Fan felt guilty and took the initiative to retreat, and asked King Aries for help.

(To be continued.)

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