Simultaneous travel: City, infinite evolution

Chapter 268 I'm Going to Use a Surprise Attack [Requesting Recommendation Votes]

The Xiongnu had also received the news and were heading south from Xiutuze along the Hunu River.

They faced the Qin army across the river.

Li Chao feared being attacked by the Xiongnu while they were crossing the river, and dared not lead his troops across the river under the watchful eyes of the Xiongnu army.

So both sides began to probe each other.

Li Chao dispatched scouts to search along the Fox Slave River for shallow places where they could cross.

However, the Xiongnu were more familiar with the terrain and their light cavalry were faster, so they stuck to the sentries sent by Li Chao.

Because it was springtime, the ice and snow were melting, and the river was flowing abundantly. There were no shallow areas where people or horses could cross the river barefoot.

So for a time, neither side could gain the upper hand, and they stared at each other across the river.

Both sides are probing and maneuvering, searching for each other's weaknesses in order to achieve victory in one fell swoop.

But the impatient Xiang Yu couldn't wait any longer.

"They're stuck on the riverbank every day, staring at each other. Do the Qin people even know how to fight?"

This Li Chao? Never heard of him before, no reputation whatsoever. Could he be some incompetent good-for-nothing with nothing to show for it?

Xiang Liang was startled when he heard Xiang Yu's words.

"Yu'er, shut up!"

"Be careful, the walls have ears."

"Hmph! He did it, and no one can say he couldn't succeed." Xiang Yu didn't mince words at all, speaking his mind directly.

This gave Xiang Liang a real headache. "Yu'er, this is Qin camp after all. You need to be careful what you say."

Otherwise, it will surely lead to my death.

"I, Xiang Yu, would rather die in battle than be a foot soldier in such a humiliating position."

"Then what are you going to do?" Xiang Liang asked helplessly.

"I'm going to use a surprise attack!"

Seeing Xiang Yu's resolute, decisive, and spirited demeanor, Xiang Liang was stunned and asked incredulously:

"What are you going to do?"

"I said, I'm going to use a surprise attack!"

Xiang Yu's determined gaze finally convinced Xiang Liang that his nephew was not joking.

Xiang Liang had a headache. "Yu'er, you have to understand, we only have a few dozen clan soldiers. Even with the soldiers that the King of Hexi gave you, the total number is no more than three hundred."

"Three hundred men is fine. Three hundred men can win a battle."

Xiang Liang was even more troubled. "The problem is that you sent out troops without orders, which is a capital offense."

"This..." Xiang Yu pondered for a while, feeling that he was really frustrated by not having military power and not being able to lead troops himself.

"How about this, I'll go and talk to the King of Hexi. I'm sure he also wants to make a contribution."

"Let the Prince of Hexi speak to Li Chao. Li Chao also needs someone to break the deadlock, so he shouldn't refuse the prince's request."

Xiang Liang acted quickly, and just as he had predicted.

Li Chao quickly summoned Xiang Yu.

"I heard you're planning a surprise attack?"

"Yes."

"What are you going to do?"

"I want to lead my troops through the mountains, bypass the Fox-Slave River, circle around the rear of the Yanzhi Mountains, and strike the rear of the Xiongnu army, catching them off guard."

"Then the general can take advantage of the chaos to cross the river from the front and launch a frontal attack, defeating the main force of the Xiongnu and achieving this great victory."

Li Chao was somewhat tempted and said, "Traveling through mountains and valleys requires riding warhorses. Can you manage that?"

"If we don't have warhorses, we can take them from the enemy."

Xiang Yu's tone was firm and powerful, like metal and stone falling together.

Li Chao was overjoyed upon hearing this.

"Excellent! What a spirited young man!"

"What if we do as you say?"

"I'll give you eight hundred soldiers."

“Don’t run too far.”

"Here."

After receiving the military tally, Xiang Yu withdrew to mobilize his troops.

Xiang Yu quickly led eight hundred soldiers and plunged into the mountain ravine.

They traversed mountains and valleys, bypassed the Fox Slave River, and headed towards Yanzhi Mountain.

Fortunately, Yanzhi Mountain is not far away.

However, venturing into mountain valleys is not only physically demanding, but also makes it easy to lose one's way.

Although Xiang Yu always remembered to head north, he was, after all, unfamiliar with the area.

As a result, he continued north along the mountain range, but failed to emerge from the mountains and find Yanzhi Mountain.

Instead, they continued north, eventually reaching the Qilian Mountains.

They encountered the Yuezhi people who had been scattered by the Xiongnu in the mountains.

Fortunately, there were locals from the Hexi Kingdom in Xiang Yu's army. Having lived as neighbors with the Yuezhi people for a long time, they traded things like salt and cloth and had a rudimentary understanding of the Yuezhi language, so they were able to communicate with them.

When they learned that Xiang Yu and his men were Qin soldiers who had come to fight the Xiongnu.

The Yuezhi people were overjoyed and roared that they would return to their homeland and crush the Xiongnu.

Under the leadership of the local Yuezhi people, Xiang Yu and his men finally emerged from the mountains.

One night, they raided the Xiongnu tents on the grasslands at the foot of the Qilian Mountains.

They caught the Xiongnu people here completely off guard.

They killed all the Xiongnu herders who had seized their homes and took their horses.

Xiang Yu and his men each rode two horses, placing the armor they had brought on their other horse.

Then, leading the Yuezhi people on a rapid march, they followed the river to Yanzhi Mountain.

Led by the local Yuezhi people, they launched another night attack on Yanzhi Mountain.

Yanzhi Mountain is located near the camp of the Xiongnu army, and there is a noticeable increase in the number of cavalry.

Xiang Yu and his men donned their armor, mounted their warhorses, and launched a cavalry charge.

Xiang Yu was a born war god, unparalleled in bravery, wielding his Overlord Spear and leading the charge.

"Kill!"

Xiang Yu rode his warhorse, brandishing his Overlord Spear.

It's true that if you get too close, you'll die; if you rub against it, you'll get hurt; if you prick it, you'll be skewered like a gourd.

The Huns, who were still asleep, were startled when they heard the cavalry on night watch blowing their horns.

They got out of bed, picked up their bows, arrows, and swords, mounted their warhorses, and began to assemble.

Before the warhorses could even gain momentum, Xiang Yu was already upon them.

Countless Xiongnu people were immediately stunned.

What the hell is this monster?

With a single spear thrust, Xiang Yu shattered the wooden fence in front of the Xiongnu tent, creating an opening.

Led by cavalry, they dug and set fires in the tent camp. They managed to break through this mixed area of ​​soldiers and herders in Yanzhi Mountain.

The fire terrified the Xiongnu people, for it was their property.

My heart is bleeding.

Unexpectedly, after breaking through the camp, Xiang Yu launched a surprise attack.

"asshole!"

"Fight him!"

The Xiongnu people shouted and regrouped, then charged towards Xiang Yu.

As a result, Xiang Yu broke through their defenses in a single encounter.

Xiang Yu formed an arrowhead and led his cavalry, fiercely cutting the Xiongnu cavalry in two.

The cavalry followed closely behind, relying on their speed and weapons to annihilate the Xiongnu cavalry and expand their gains.

The Xiongnu people tragically discovered that they could not defeat Xiang Yu, this demon who descended from the sky.

Xiang Yu turned around and launched a counterattack, this time aiming to seize the Xiongnu cavalry's warhorses and burn their tents and property.

"Demon!"

"He must be the reincarnation of a great demon god who opposed the Eternal Heaven."

"We shouldn't have gone back to Mobei! We shouldn't have gone back to Mobei!"

"Come on!"

"Go quickly and tell the Chanyu that the Qin army has launched a surprise attack on our rear. Tell him to leave immediately."

The Xiongnu were routed by Xiang Yu and fled in disarray, trying to run and report the news.

Unfortunately, at this time Xiang Yu not only had eight hundred iron cavalry, but also two thousand Yuezhi light cavalry.

These two thousand Yuezhi light cavalrymen hated the Xiongnu people to the core.

At Xiang Yu's command, two thousand Yuezhi light cavalry, relying on their familiarity with the terrain and their speed, outflanked the Xiongnu.

Xiang Yu's eight hundred cavalrymen shot crossbows, while two thousand Yuezhi light cavalrymen shot arrows.

None of the Xiongnu escaped; they perished under the rain of arrows.

After eliminating the troublesome Xiongnu cavalry, Xiang Yu led his men to exterminate all the Xiongnu people in Yanzhi Mountain.

Regardless of age, gender, or height, they were all slaughtered by Xiang Yu and the Yuezhi people.

Blood flowed like rivers in the Xiongnu camps, and corpses floated everywhere.

For the first time, Xiang Yu experienced the pleasure of killing, and felt an urge to vent his anger.

"what!……"

Xiang Yu roared to the sky, his voice shaking the heavens and earth, like a demon god.

He instilled awe and fear in all the soldiers and Yuezhi people.

They believed this was a true demon god descended from heaven, beyond the capabilities of ordinary people.

After this battle, Xiang Yu had established his prestige in their minds, and they all greatly admired him.

"Soldiers are valuable and quick."

"Use a surprise attack to defeat the Xiongnu!"

"go!"

Xiang Yu, riding his newly acquired Xiongnu warhorse and leading 2800 cavalry, advanced at top speed toward the rear of the Xiongnu camp.

When they arrived at the Xiongnu camp, it was already four or five in the morning, the darkest time before dawn, when people were sleeping the most soundly.

Despite their confrontation with the Qin people, the Xiongnu did not let their guard down.

But the most vigilant unit is the forward camp.

The rear camp was less vigilant.

No one expected that someone would be so outrageous, launching a lightning-fast, silent raid from the rear.

This is absolutely ridiculous.

Even the fastest Hunnic cavalry never did this.

How could anyone do such a thing right under the noses of the Xiongnu scouts?
That's a bit too outrageous.

But to their utter surprise, someone actually did it.

Xiang Yu showed no intention of lingering at all.

Under the cover of night, they led their cavalry in a charge towards the rear of the Xiongnu camp.

The key to victory is speed.

Da da! Da da!
The barely concealed sound of horses' hooves finally attracted the attention of the Xiongnu scouts.

One by one, they frantically blew up their horns.

Ugh! ...

The dull horn sound carried far.

This startled countless sleeping Huns.

One by one, they hurriedly got up, grabbed their weapons, and quickly mounted their horses to gather together.

At this moment, Xiang Yu was almost at the camp.

The Huns panicked and fired their arrows.

The dense swarm of arrows was swept away by Xiang Yu.

The cavalrymen behind them also picked up their weapons, crouched down, and deflected the arrows.

However, many people were also hit by arrows and injured.

Some were even shot off their horses, while others were shot at their horses, causing them to stumble and fall to the ground, meeting a tragic end.

Xiang Yu was seething with anger, gritting his teeth.

He charged ahead and ran head-on into a troop of cavalrymen, piercing several of the Calabash Brothers with a single spear thrust.

The Xiongnu cavalry behind them were so frightened that they turned their horses around and dared not appear in a straight line in front of Xiang Yu, this fierce man.

Xiang Yu swept through the enemy lines, piercing through one candied hawthorn skewer after another.

Some Xiongnu warriors, relying on their strength, took long spears and wanted to fight Xiang Yu.

As a result, he was swept away by Xiang Yu's spear, and the shock almost split his tiger's mouth.

Then there is no more then.

He was casually shot in the throat and died peacefully.

Xiang Yu, like a Tyrannosaurus Rex, moved with impunity, directly leading his cavalry to break through the Xiongnu cavalry.

We arrived at the gate of the camp.

The wooden fences here are thick, tall, sharp, and heavy.

But Xiang Yu knocked him away with a single spear thrust, creating an opening and allowing him to rush in.

Chaos immediately broke out at the rear of the camp.

They were breached by Xiang Yu's troops.

Upon hearing the commotion, Modu Chanyu, the commander of the central army, frowned and got out of bed.

"What's going on outside?"

(End of this chapter)