All Heavens and Worlds Modified History System

Chapter 414: Defeating the Huns

The people of Dayuan are going crazy.

They had never encountered such a formidable opponent.

Even the Huns who have been plundering the local area in recent years are far inferior to the Qin army that is attacking now.

They pulled out their own army and arranged themselves into the Macedonian phalanx that Alexander had used to sweep across the world.

Trying to continue the glory of a hundred years ago.

But after going to the battlefield, he was beaten like a dog.

The so-called standing soldiers, faced with the crossbow arrows from the Qin army pouring down like raindrops, really fell to the ground in large numbers.

They just had a helmet, a small round shield, and a long spear that was several meters long.

If we really form a formation to fight against each other, there are indeed some advantages.

But the Qin army was not stupid. Of course, they used long-range weapons to deal with these lightly armored soldiers.

When the so-called heavy infantry of the Dayuan people, who were holding large shields and were engaged in battle with their large shields full of crossbow arrows, looked at the iron cans on the opposite side who were wrapped in iron armor, they felt only despair in their hearts.

They are called heavy infantry, but in fact they are just equipped with a helmet, a large shield and a breastplate.

The arms, legs, neck and other parts were all empty and made of cloth as armor.

The heavy armored soldiers of the Qin army, who were holding hammers and axes, which were special weapons for breaking armor, were also speechless.

There is no need for these heavy weapons. Just raise your shield and rush forward to knock away these so-called heavy infantry of Dayuan.

In recent years, the food standards of the Qin people have improved significantly.

There is an ample supply of meat and dairy products, and they are not only tall and strong, but also extremely powerful.

The Dayuan people were truly vulnerable in front of these selected heavily armored soldiers.

When the Macedonian army was defeated, the noble sons of Dayuan, riding on their Ferghana horses and holding Macedonian spears, launched a fierce counterattack in an attempt to turn the tide of the battle.

They were greeted by the Qin army's heavily armored cavalry.

The Qin army's heavy cavalry had extremely strong combat capabilities, but in the previous series of battles, they were almost useless.

After all, the grassland tribes are all light cavalry, and unless they are blind, they will not take the initiative to fight against the Qin army's heavy cavalry, which is like an iron can.

The result is that the powerful heavy cavalry has rarely had a chance to appear.

Now was a rare opportunity to show off their abilities, so the heavy cavalry charged forward like crazy.

After a wave of confrontation between the two sides, only a few dozen of the thousands of cavalrymen composed of the sons of Dayuan nobles were able to break through the formation.

Most of the men and horses fell on the road to the battle.

Those Dayuan cavalrymen who managed to escape did not turn around to continue charging, nor did they return to the city. Instead, they rode away on horseback and never returned.

The defeat of Dayuan was not at all unexpected.

The king of Dayuan was sent to Xianyang City to study dance.

As for the entire country, it was divided into counties according to rules, and the relocated people were assimilated into the Central Plains.

It was only after fighting all the way here that we finally had detailed and credible intelligence about the Huns.

There was intelligence about the Huns in various places in the Western Regions before.

It's just that the information is that the Huns came, defeated us, enslaved us, plundered us, and then left.

Only in Dayuan can we obtain truly useful information.

"The Huns are just south of the Aral Sea in the west, between the two rivers!"

Maodun was a smart man. After fighting with the Qin army many times, he knew that he could not win in a head-on confrontation.

He chose another approach, which was to lengthen the Qin army's supply lines, expand the combat area, and force the Qin army to disperse.

Unfortunately, the Qin army advanced steadily and did not give him a chance to defeat them.

Chen Ran saw through his plan and decided to give him a ruthless blow.

"Move forward quickly."

In the capital of Dayuan, Chen Ran discussed military matters with the Meng brothers: "First send out a 10,000-man detachment as the vanguard, and quickly send out troops to lure out the Xiongnu."

Meng Yi immediately objected, "Wouldn't this give the Xiongnu a chance to defeat them one by one?"

"If you don't give them this opportunity, do you think the Huns will take the initiative to fight?" Chen Ran retorted, "Or should we just keep chasing and escaping and fighting like this?"

Destroying the Huns has become the national policy of the Qin Dynasty.

It was an order from Ying Zheng.

After all, Ying Zheng, who swept across the world, could destroy anyone he wanted, except the Xiongnu Khan, who managed to escape time and time again.

This was a disgrace to the Qin Dynasty and to Emperor Qin Shi Huang.

Hearing this, Meng Tian's face darkened.

When he destroyed the Huns, he vowed that the Huns were finished and would never be a force to be reckoned with again.

Unexpectedly, the enemy grew stronger and stronger as they fled, making Meng Tian lose all face.

"I think it's okay."

Meng Tian expressed his support for "sending out decoy troops to lure the Xiongnu to attack. Then gather reinforcements and annihilate them."

"I will lead the attack myself." He was determined to personally eliminate the Huns to wash away his shame. "Delay the Huns."

"Very good." Chen Ran said with a smile, "I'll go with you."

"Master, you absolutely cannot do that." Meng Yi waved his hands quickly. "If anything happens to the Master, how can we explain to His Majesty?"

"Then fight well."

Chen Ran waved his hand and said, "Just defeat the Huns."

At this time, the Xiongnu people, led by Maodun, had fled to the Mesopotamian Basin, which was the territory of the Kushan Dynasty in history. He annexed many tribes by various means along the way, and also plundered and integrated along the way, creating a tribal alliance that was far more powerful than the Xiongnu back then.

But even so, Maodun was still worried.

Because although the Qin army's advance was slow, it continued to advance westward.

He didn't know how long this escape to the west would last. Perhaps it would last until the end of the world?
Then he learned that the Qin army was approaching.

At the beginning, Maodun's first reaction was to continue running away.

But they soon learned that the Qin army that came was not large, only ten thousand people.

Maodun was puzzled. It was not the style of the Qin army to advance deep into the enemy's territory alone.

After discussing with his nobles, he finally decided to fight.

The reason is simple: the people under his command come from complex backgrounds.

Not only are there tribes of all sizes on the grassland, but there are also people from city-states in the Western Regions. Moreover, there are the local Hellenized troops who came here and were taken in, as well as people from the ancient Persian Empire.

Most of them were not aware of how terrifying the Qin people were.

If you don't dare to fight and just run away, it will easily cause your subordinates to fall apart.

In Maodun's view, the Qin people were indeed behaving strangely.

But it doesn’t matter, if it’s just a team of 10,000 people, just eat it.

Chen Ran and Meng Yi led a team of 10,000 people, starting from Talas and marching westward for thousands of miles deep into the Khorasan region.

Seeing more and more reconnaissance cavalry appearing around, Chen Ran chose a suitable hilltop and began to set up a camp and garrison.

Is it strange to be stationed on a hilltop? What if someone cuts off the water supply? Wouldn't that make you a Ma Su?

The prerequisite is that there are sufficient springs on this mountain.

As long as the water problem is solved, the benefits will be immediately apparent.

The first point is crucial. The Huns, who were mainly composed of cavalry, could not charge the mountains at all.

When they rode horses into the mountains to fight, they were just ordinary horses, not flying Pegasus or dragon horses.

The combat effectiveness of dismounted cavalry is not as good as that of infantry.

Furthermore, due to the limitations of the mountainous terrain, the Huns were unable to take advantage of their large numbers and could only climb the mountain along fixed routes.

Being surrounded on all sides and defending a dangerous place are two different things.

Finally, defending the mountain can prevent deserters.

After all, there is no way to retreat if you want to escape, you can only fight to the death.

Within two days after they went up the mountain, a large number of Huns swarmed in and surrounded the mountain.

They are called Huns, but there are all kinds of people among them.

There were not only grassland people, white people, Persians, and people from the Western Regions, but Chen Ran even saw quite a few black people.

They surrounded the mountain so tightly that no one could get in or out. They had herds of livestock and countless men and horses.

Looking down from the mountain, there were more than dozens of miles of camps.

Seeing Meng Tian's nervous expression, Chen Ran said with a smile, "Are you scared?"

Meng Tian shook his head and said, "I am worried whether Meng Yi can arrive in time."

How could someone who fights on the battlefield all year round be afraid?

Those who are really afraid have either died on the battlefield long ago or have already withdrawn from the battlefield long ago.

After all, people who are afraid of death will always die the fastest on the battlefield.

This time they came all the way and penetrated at least a thousand miles deep into enemy territory.

If Meng Yi's reinforcements failed to arrive in time, it would be difficult to attract the main force of the Huns to attack again.

"It doesn't matter."

Chen Ran simply waved his hand and said, "It doesn't matter if we come late. Maodun has invested so much, he will definitely not be willing to leave without taking us. It depends on how Meng Yi arranges it and keeps as many Xiongnu troops as possible."

Meng Tian was puzzled and asked back, "Can't they all be eliminated?"

"Modun was able to travel thousands of miles and expand the Xiongnu, who were almost destroyed, to their current size. Do you think he is a fool?"

Chen Ran said with a smile, "Just wait and see. He will definitely not use his core strength, but will just let the cannon fodder consume it."

The following battle was just as Chen Ran said. Those who came to attack the mountain were all small tribes of the miscellaneous Hu people that Maodun had gathered along the way, captives and slaves from all over the place, etc.

These people are basically useless except for consuming the crossbow arrow reserves.

After fighting for a few days, it was felt that the Qin army's arrows on the mountain were almost used up, so Maodun ordered the descendants of the Greek colonists to go into battle with the local Persians.

Compared to the cannon fodder before, these people more or less have some armor, shields and so on.

The Qin army's crossbow arrows were indeed sparse and much less. Although they failed to attack the mountain, they had made considerable progress and had at least reached the halfway point.

Maodun was secretly delighted, thinking that the opportunity had come, so he increased the intensity of his attack.

Then, after all the stones and wood had been thrown down from the mountain, he felt that the time had come and immediately sent in the real elite troops.

Unexpectedly, the elite troops were hit by a rain of arrows as soon as they entered the battlefield.

Moreover, the Qin army launched a counterattack from the mountain, defeating the Huns and making them lose their armor and weapons.

At the critical moment, Meng Yi's reinforcements arrived.

Tens of thousands of Qin cavalry came roaring in and completely defeated the Huns.

While fleeing, Maodun couldn't understand why he didn't notice the Qin reinforcements even though he had set up many defense lines and sentries.

(End of this chapter)