Chapter 451: Strike the Huns in the North

On the Mobei grassland, 30,000 Qin troops marched north. Meng Tian was stationed in the north for many years and had a deep understanding of the Xiongnu's fighting style.

Before this, although the Xiongnu's equipment was not as good as that of the Qin State, it was not much worse. The Xiongnu at this time were not barbarians. It can even be said that there were many people from the Central Plains among the Xiongnu.

Among the ancestors of the Xiongnu, some were the remnants of the Xia Dynasty. In the Battle of Mingtiao, Shang Tang led his army to defeat the Xia Dynasty, but the Xia Dynasty did not perish. Some of the remnants of the Xia Dynasty moved south, and some moved north.

The remnants of the Xia Dynasty who migrated north merged with the nomadic peoples to form today's Xiongnu. Moreover, during the period of war in the Central Plains, there were always people from the north entering the grassland. In addition to the technology brought by the Central Plains people, in the Western Regions, the Xiongnu also obtained technology from Central Asia.

Although the technology of the Xiongnu was not as good as that of the Qin Dynasty, their strength was still very strong.

As the Great Khan of the Xiongnu, Maodun, upon learning that the 30,000 Qin troops had left the Great Wall, he immediately threw a wine glass on the ground: "How dare the Qin people look down on me like this!"

"A mere 30,000 Qin troops dare to leave the Great Wall!"

"Great Khan, let me go, I will definitely defeat the 30,000 Qin troops, chop off the heads of those Qin army commanders, and make his skull into a wine vessel as a gift for you!" A big man next to him stepped forward and said directly.

"Great Khan, let me go, I will definitely chop off the heads of the Qin army commanders!"

"Great Khan"

In the big tent, everyone around expressed their loyalty to the Great Khan. Maodun unified the Xiongnu grassland and was a great leader. He was defeated by the Qin people in a battle, chased all the way for 700 miles, and lost the Hetao land. This was a great shame for him.

The Xiongnu Empire had just been established and there was no orderly inheritance. If he showed weakness, it would be very likely that he would kill his father and him like he did in the past, and seize the position of the Great Khan of the Xiongnu.

So after learning that the Qin army had only 30,000 troops, Maodun immediately decided that this time he would personally lead the army to fight and leave the 30,000 Qin troops completely on the grassland.

Maodun issued an order to directly summon 300,000 Huns troops to prepare for a decisive battle with the Qin army. In order to completely eliminate this Qin army, Maodun was not careless and specially prepared 300,000 troops.

With his order issued, the Huns tribes scattered on the grassland quickly gathered. Among them, the Huns' royal tent had 100,000 troops, plus the surrounding tribes. But in just a few days, 300,000 troops were assembled.

Unlike the Central Plains Army, the Huns had almost no baggage, most of them were driving cattle and sheep, and the gathering speed was extremely fast.

Of course, part of the reason for this was that it was on the grassland. If it was changed to other places, it would be difficult for the Huns to gather a large army.

Meng Tian was stationed at the Great Wall for many years and knew how powerful the Huns were. If he fought head-on, he would not be afraid even if the Huns had 300,000 people. The Qin army's crossbow array was enough to teach them a lesson. What Meng Tian was worried about was that the Huns would not fight him, but would play hide-and-seek with him on the grassland.

The grassland was vast, and if the Huns were determined to run, Meng Tian would not be able to catch them. At that time, he could only lead the army back, and this time the expedition against the Huns could only be a military tour.

In order to make the Huns dare to fight him, Meng Tian only brought 30,000 troops. Although the 30,000 troops seemed to be far inferior to the Huns in number, all 30,000 people were equipped with iron armor, horseshoes, stirrups, and high-bridge saddles, and they had undergone a year of intensive training.

Now these Qin cavalry are completely reborn compared to before.

A large amount of iron equipment made this Qin army extremely powerful. Although the Huns also used iron and bronze, iron armor was also extremely rare. On the battlefield, fighting with armor without armor is as simple as a father beating his son.

This is also the reason why Meng Tian dared to lead only 30,000 troops out of the Great Wall to find the Huns for a decisive battle.

Richard was also paying attention to this battle.

After Meng Tian led his army north for a while, the army scouts discovered the Huns. When he saw the Huns, Meng Tian immediately breathed a sigh of relief. His adventure was successful and the Huns were attracted by him.

Obviously, Meng Tian guessed the Huns' thoughts this time. The Huns wanted to destroy the 30,000 Qin troops in one fell swoop.

The war started soon.

Meng Tian ordered the central army to attack with 10,000 troops, and the left and right armies to guard the two wings. When the Huns saw that the Qin army dared to take the initiative to attack, they were overjoyed.

"Hahaha, the Qin people dared to fight a cavalry battle with us without using their crossbows!"

"Great Chanyu, I am willing to be the vanguard. Watch me break through the Qin cavalry, chop off the head of the Qin general, and present his warhorse to you!" The impatient Huns shouted,

Modun was very happy and said immediately: "Then I will order you to be the vanguard and chop off the head of the Qin general for me!"

"Yes!" After getting the consent of the Great Chanyu, the man immediately led a Hun army out.

Tens of thousands of Hun cavalry began to want to show their horse archery. As a nation on horseback, they have this confidence. But as soon as they fought, they found that they were wrong, because those Qin people were also able to shoot arrows on horseback, and the Qin people's bows and arrows were farther and sharper than theirs.

Just a moment of confrontation, hundreds of people were shot by Qin army bows and arrows. And their arrows shot at the Qin army and were directly bounced off by armor.

Seeing this scene, the Hun general's face became gloomy. He immediately decided to teach the Qin people a lesson, so he directly ordered to engage in close combat with the Qin people.

But the next scene shattered his confidence. The Qin army rushed directly against the Huns. With stirrups and high-bridge saddles, the Qin army was like a tiger, tearing through the Huns' defenses.

The solid armor blocked the Huns' swords, but the Qin weapons could easily tear through the Huns' leather armor. After a charge, a large number of Huns fell off their horses, while only a few Qin soldiers fell off their horses.

Seeing this scene, the Huns finally felt scared, and Meng Tian naturally discovered it, and immediately ordered the army to attack.

In order to prepare for today's battle, Meng Tian specially equipped 3,000 heavy armored cavalry. Not only did the cavalry wear heavy armor, but even the horses wore armor.

The 3,000 heavy armored cavalry took advantage of the Huns' defeat and rushed directly to the Huns' central army banner.

This heavy armored cavalry charge directly frightened the Huns. No matter whether they attacked with swords or bows and arrows, they could not cause any harm to them. One after another, the Huns were killed by them, and behind these heavy armored cavalry, there were more than 20,000 Qin cavalry.

The 30,000-strong army, with 3,000 heavy armored soldiers as the vanguard and 27,000 cavalry guarding the left and right, directly charged the Huns. At this time, the Huns dared not fight anymore and turned around and ran away.

These fleeing Huns were already panicking and directly broke up the formation of other Huns. The cavalry without the formation had no strength at all. Facing the 3,000 black armored heavy cavalry, these Huns were directly broken, and then more and more Huns began to flee.

The 300,000 Huns did not fully set up their formations. Many Huns heard a large number of Huns shouting, "Devils, they are all devils!" before they saw the Qin people.

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"Defeated, the army is defeated!"

"Run!"

A large number of Huns fled, and more Huns began to flee for their lives. The 300,000-man army quickly collapsed under the charge of the Qin army.

The central army of the Great Chanyu Maodun was also scattered, but the central army was all his elite troops and did not flee. Even when Maodun shouted loudly, some defeated Huns began to reorganize the army around him.

Meng Tian soon discovered the difference of this army. When he saw that it wanted to reorganize, he shouted: "Second and third sons, follow me to kill the enemy and kill Maodun!"

Three thousand black armored cavalry rushed directly to the central army of the Great Chanyu Maodun. The three thousand heavy cavalry armed to the teeth were not a type of army that should exist in this era.

With super strong defense, they burst out with a powerful impact, and all the soldiers in front of them were broken and killed. The central army that had just stabilized could not resist the impact of the black armored heavy cavalry.

A large number of Huns were killed, and the Huns' swords and knives were directly bounced off when they hit the Qin army.

Faced with these invulnerable Qin troops, the Huns were completely desperate. The Huns, who had been barely boosting their morale, completely collapsed this time. No matter how Maodun shouted, he couldn't stop them.

"Great Chanyu, the Qin people are too strong. Their armor is invulnerable. We can't kill them at all. Not only are they people, but their horses are also heavily armored!"

"Great Chanyu, run away!"

"The Qin people are coming!"

Several loyal guards around him escorted the Great Chanyu and wanted to escape, but the army formation had been disrupted by the fleeing soldiers. A large number of fleeing soldiers rushed to escape and directly filled the surrounding space. Maodun wanted to escape, but was blocked on the road.

At the same time, the Qin army also rushed up. Wherever they passed, a large number of Huns were killed. The 300,000 Huns army completely collapsed and fled madly to various places. The Qin people continued to attack behind them, and more and more Huns died.

Seeing the Qin army approaching from behind, Maodun was so scared that he kept whipping his horse and wanted to escape, but the road was blocked and he couldn't run fast at all. After the Qin army saw the Huns' defeat, they immediately rushed up and continued to encircle and kill them.

The Huns who had lost their courage were killed in large numbers, and even Maodun was captured alive by the Qin army.

The 300,000 troops trampled on each other, and suffered heavy casualties. In the end, not even one-third of the Huns escaped. More importantly, this battle directly broke the courage of the Huns. 20,000 light cavalry chased the Huns relentlessly, and the corpses of the Huns were everywhere along the way.

Meng Tian led the army directly, chasing the Huns all the way to their king's tent, and then broke through the king's tent in one fell swoop, capturing tens of thousands of Huns and hundreds of thousands of cattle and sheep.