The Chu army cried and prepared for a long time to fight back. The battle was so refreshing that Man started to be the first to be the Huns, but the Huns were still more powerful in the field. The Western Chu army dared to cross the Great Wall to pursue, which gave him a chance to revenge.

But soon Touman realized that his plan was once again failed.

About half of the infantry and cavalry of the Western Chu army, 50,000 infantry, 50,000 cavalry, and some civilians who transported grain and grass, the total number was about 150,000. First, the Western Chu army transported heavy weights and planted heavy weights, and there was no longer the usual long grain transport convoy. Later, Toutan learned that the Western Chu army usually ate corn, but in wartime, it mainly ate jerky, which required only one-third of the corn, so the grain transport team could reduce the sheep that Gongwei had sacked from him, and almost all of them were made into this jerky.

, light portions and resist hunger, are excellent food for marching, and do not even need to bring salt. More importantly, this greatly shortens the time for cooking. If you have enough time, you can cook and eat it. If you don’t have enough time, just chew and drink water. Therefore, the cavalry of Western Chu can not only chase like the Huns, but also have the ability to fight continuously that has surpassed the Huns. In addition, their iron armor, iron halberds, new-style combat swords, and crossbows are also familiar with the terrain. The Western Chu army, which is united with tens of thousands of people, has become a nightmare for the Huns.

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The Xiongnu infantry, who had high hopes for the Xiongnu, also suffered a lot. The Xiongnu infantry was slower, but their combat ability was not bad. The Xiongnu caught the fighter jets several times, and tens of thousands of troops rushed out from the depths of the grassland, but disappointedly, the Western Chu army had been on high alert. What greeted them was the dense rain of arrows, which made the Xiongnu who came to take advantage of the opportunity and returned home in disappointment. At the beginning, the Xiongnu rushed up against the rain of arrows, trying to break the formation of the Western Chu army and attacked inside to grab some food and grass, but they soon appeared. The Western Chu cavalry, who were also indefinitely, could always rush out at the right time and give them a fatal blow to the fierce battle. After suffering several heavy blows, the Xiongnu learned their lesson. Once they could not attack the enemy, retreat immediately. They did not give the Western Chu cavalry a chance to get the advantage.

If you can't beat it, you can still escape. On this side, the Huns have the upper hand.

But the Huns were not happy for too long. They soon discovered that the infantry and cavalry of the Western Chu army did not compete with them for a long time. They scraped according to the established plan and advanced in an orderly manner. Before they knew it, the front line was pushed to Rannan, Yinshan.

Touman realized the abnormality, and he brought the leaders of various tribes together to discuss what the Western Chu people were doing? In fact, it was clear that the Western Chu army's counterattack seemed to have reacted to their attack. In fact, they had been prepared long ago. They wanted to recover Henan, advance the front line to the Great Wall built by Meng Tian, ​​and drive the Huns to the north of Yinshan again.

Several kings looked at each other. They all fought with the Western Chu army to varying degrees. Although the overall progress of the Western Chu army could not keep up with them, the Western Chu army was very steady and would win every battle, which had already made the Huns feel cold. Whether it was cavalry attacks or infantry and cavalry cooperation, the Huns were not opponents. If the Huns had not had the advantage of running fast, they would have been crippled long ago. Despite this, their losses were still quite large.

"Let's discuss peace." Touman could no longer think of any other good solution.

Everyone wanted to negotiate peace, but they were very worried. The Gongwei made a request that they could not accept. Now that they lost, will Gongwei increase the price? If Gongwei spoke loudly, they would not be able to bear it.

"Try it." Touman said, sending envoys to see the army of Western Chu. The Western Chu army now leads one army from each of the three pillar states, Huanfu is in the west, Lu Shizhi is in the middle, and Han Xin is in the east, advancing in unison. It is only two or three hundred miles apart. Touman knew that Lu Shizhi of the Northern Pillar Kingdom was the wife and brother-in-law of the Gongwei, and he was responsible for the last negotiation. This time, he directly sent the envoy to Chang Shizhi's camp.

Lu Shizhi was also very direct. He could talk to the king. The king was in the guild. The envoy sent it away. He immediately sent the news that the Huns were negotiating to Han Xin and Huan Yan. The three of them stepped up the offensive at the same time. Seeing that the envoy had been sent out, Touman breathed a sigh of relief, but received the news that the Western Chu army accelerated its attack. He was shocked and sent someone to question it. Chang Shizhi replied with confidence: "Although you sent an envoy to request negotiations, the negotiation has not been completed yet. My king has not yet announced a truce in front of the formation, so we must adhere to the original strategy and continue the attack."

Touman was so angry that he almost fainted. He had no choice but to fight with Lu Shizhi. The two sides fought fiercely on the grassland that was 400 or 500 miles in a radius of radius, and fought back several times. The Huns suffered a lot. They suffered heavy losses and had to retreat again and retreat to Henan. If they retreated again, they would leave the Great Wall.

Fortunately, the envoy of the Huns came back at this time and brought the reply from Gongwei. Gongwei said that if you want to negotiate, you can withdraw from the Great Wall built by Meng Tian. This is the land of Qin, that is, my Western Chu. As long as you withdraw from the Great Wall, I will negotiate with you. The conditions remain unchanged, and I will release the Wu clans. Use war horses, cattle and sheep to exchange for my food, iron tools, and silk fabrics. As long as you are honest, I will not let you suffer losses and ensure that you, the kings of the Huns will live as comfortable as my marquis. You are planning to get something for nothing or snatch life, and I don’t object. To be honest, my subordinates also hope to go to the Huns to rob. The Huns not only have many cattle and sheep, but also have many war horses, but also strong women. They can not only give birth to children, but also farm for a man. They are very popular in Guanzhong.

Tou Man was very angry, but the news brought back by the envoy made him immediately dispel his intention to fight the Western Chu army. The envoy said that he heard the verdict from the Gongwei. Maodun seemed to have colluded with the Western Chu people, and they were all deceived by Maodun. The condition for the negotiations between Maodun and the Western Chu people was not to cease the war, but to attack the Xi Chu people and attract all the main forces of the Xi Chu people to the south of Yinshan. When Tou Man was beaten by Xi Chu and his strength was greatly damaged, he would kill his father and seize the throne.

Touman let out a cold sweat, and he realized why Maodun strongly opposed the war before the war. He led more than 10,000 people to stay north of the river and remained unmoved. Now he knew, Maodun was not at all kind. Touman did not dare to reveal the news to the other kings. But he immediately called the kings to the tent and tried his best to appease him. Then he withdrew from Henan with his men and rushed to the Shanyu Court, and at the same time sent people to recruit Maodun to meet the Shanyu Court.

Maodun is not at his residence, he is the only way to return to Shanyu Court on Touman

Wan Dajun was so energetic that he was waiting for a defeat to go alone. As long as the main force of the Shanyu of the Confederacy and the rest of the kings were easy to deal with, the Huns were relatively simple. Whoever had a strong strength would be the boss. There was no moral character of the monarch and ministers. As long as he swallowed Shanyu's troops, his strength would be the strongest. He was the legitimate Shanyu. As for how his position came from, not many people would care.

Maodun waited for this moment, and he had thought about it. He killed Touman. He became the Shanyu, and except for the Yan family and her son who could not stay, he would accept everything else. In this way, he would have the strength to negotiate with the cunning King of Western Chu. Maodun became happier and happier. This internal and external cooperation was the biggest winner. Others, including the King of Western Chu, were used by him. When he unified the Huns and recovered his vitality, he would of course go to Guanzhong again. At that time, I don’t know what the King of Western Chu would look like.

The news came soon, and the Shanyu retreated. But Maodun was not happy and was startled. Touman was not defeated. Although he lost not only the total strength was still more than 10,000, which was enough to crush Maodun's more than 10,000 cavalry to death several times. Maodun was a smart man. He knew at the sight of the situation that he had been sold by the Communist Wei. Touman already knew his plans, so when Touman sent someone to recruit him to the Shanyu Court, he killed the envoy without saying a word and ran away with his subordinates. Touman was also prepared, and he did not wait for Maodun within the scheduled time, and then sent troops to chase him. Near Junji Mountain. Touman's army caught up with Maodun. The two sides fought fiercely. Although Maodun was brave, his strength was too different and he was defeated. He led the remaining few hundred personal guards to run westwards, and was gone.

Touman took back Maodun's men and sent people to continue pursuing the west. He was not willing to do so without killing the son. At the same time, he sent a letter to the kings in the west. Seeing that Maodun was unpardoned and received Maodun's head, he returned to the Shanyu Court. This time, the troops were not favorable. He was defeated by the Western Chu people, and then he had such an internal strife. The upper man was a little tired of fighting. He had no intention of fighting again, and sent an envoy to negotiate with the Gongwei, accept the conditions of the Gongwei, and put them back to the Wu clan and trade with the Western Chu people in exchange for necessary items on the grassland. Although this is not in line with the habit of the Huns' unintentional business. However, the situation is urgent, so he had to respond first. When he recovers his vitality, he will pick up his old skills. Anyway, the Huns do not pay attention to any credit, and there is no moral psychological pressure.

Just when the Huns were in conflict, Gongwei entered Henan, Jiuyuan City became the new capital of Lu Shizhi, the Western Zhu Kingdom Huanfu entered Beidi County, and Han Xin from the East Zhu Kingdom followed Gongwei to the north to patrol the Yinshan Great Wall. At the same time, he sent a letter to King Chen Yu of Dai and King Sheng Tu of Yan to gather in Yunzhong to discuss the matter of defending the Huns.

In June, Chen Yu and Sheng Tu rushed to the clouds in person.

The Western Chu army used a thunderous blow, not only defeating the invading Huns, but also regained Henan. The sharp offensive and brilliant results surprised Sheng Tu and Qiuyu. They knew that the Western Chu army was powerful in combat, but they were far from expecting that they were so powerful that even the Huns were easily driven out by them. Jian Yan followed Han Xin all the way forward and participated in several battles. Not only did he praise the Western Chu army's excellent equipment, but Han Xin's command ability also left an indelible impression on him.

"Han Xin, the army in Dongzhu Kingdom, was simply amazing. He calculated the Huns' every move and benefit. Every time they fought, the Huns seemed to jump in by themselves." Jian Yan was amazed: "Although he only had 30,000 infantry and cavalry, which was similar to Lu Shizhi and Huanfu, his results were the best. The Huns lost at least 20,000 people in his hands, while his own losses were less than 20,000 yuan.

"So strong?" Sheng Tu looked at Sheng Yan in disbelief. He fought with the Huns. More defeats were more than defeated, and if he could be equal, he would be grateful. Han Xin could actually kill 20,000 Huns at a price of just two thousand?

"Father, you don't know the combat power of the Western Chu army and the ability of Han Xin to use troops." Sheng Yan shook his head repeatedly: "I followed along the way and knew a lot about their tactics. It is said that the Qin army's crossbow formation is strong. But now the crossbow formation of the Western Chu army has passed through the Qin army. It is one level higher. Crossbow soldiers account for 30% of the Western Chu army, and they are also equipped with crossbows, which are fast and have strong lethality. From five hundred steps away to within twenty steps, there are different crossbows to shoot, and most of the Huns died under crossbow arrows."

"Oh." Jian Tu nodded and said thoughtfully: "It seems that Gongwei has completely accepted the Qin army's crossbow formation and improved and optimized it, which has become more powerful."

"Not only that, the Western Chu army's infantry case is also stronger than the Qin army's sharp soldiers." Sheng Yan added.

"No." Sheng Yan was a little unbelievable: "The main force of the Western Chu army was the Chu people. Although they were fierce and fighting, they were still good at fighting than the Qin soldiers back then. The Qin people built a country and made great achievements, so they fought for wars. Even if the Western Chu army was brave, could they be stronger than them?"

"Father, it seems that you have not experienced it yourself, and you still don't know the difference. Not to mention that the Western Chu army attaches equal importance to military merits like the Qin people. Even the equipment of the Western Chu army is not comparable to that of the Qin people. The Qin people's bronze sword is sharp, right?"

Yu Tu nodded. After the Qin people annexed most of the territory of Han and Wei, and captured many skilled craftsmen, the Qin people's military industry can be said to dominate the countries. The Qin people were able to unify the world. This is also a very important factor.

"But in front of the iron sword used by the Western Chu army, the Qin people's bronze sword was vulnerable." Sheng Yan pulled out the sword at his waist and said to Cheng Yan: "This sword was given to me by Gongwei. It is the sword of the middle and senior generals of the Western Chu army. Compared with the swords used by ordinary soldiers, it is more beautifully decorated, and there is no difference in the others. The father might as well give it a try."

Sheng Tu asked a personal guard to come up and try it out suspiciously. The sword in the personal guard's hand was not a bronze sword. The iron sword in Yan State was only stronger than the bronze sword. It was already a rare weapon. But what surprised Sheng Tu was that even such an iron sword was similar to that of Sheng Yan's sword. Sheng Yan easily cut the iron sword of the personal guard into three pieces.

"It's so sharp?" Sheng Cha's eyes widened. He grabbed the sword in Sheng Yan's hand and couldn't let it go. Jian Yan smiled: "Don't worry, Father, the King of Western Chu has been ready long ago. When he meets you and the King of Dai, he will give you a sword like this."

He sat on the table with his butt, raised his head, and remained silent. After a long time, he let out a long sigh and felt sad.

"The bravery of the Chu army west of the west. If the Kurama team was equipped with such sharp weapons, he would be afraid that he would be faster than the Qin army."

"The father said exactly." Jian Yan nodded in agreement.

"Yan'er, what should we do?" Sheng Tu came to his senses and said to Sheng Yan seriously.

Sheng Yan looked at Sheng Tu's face, hesitated for a moment, and then he said resolutely: "Get an alliance right away!"

"Assembly?" Jian Tu was a little surprised. He meant to surrender directly to Gongwei. With Gongwei as a big backer, he could still be his King of Yan safely.

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He originally thought that Sheng Yan had a more direct impression of the combat power of the Western Chu army for so long, and he should have agreed with him. Unexpectedly, Jie Yan only suggested forming an alliance instead of surrendering.

"The father didn't know that the marquis of the Western Chu State only enjoyed a fief and did not govern the people." Sheng Yan said worriedly: "They cannot be considered a monarch. The people in the fief are still directly governed by the court. In other words, they have nothing to do with them except to collect taxes on the fief. If they do not serve in the court, those marquis are just wealthy families and have no strength."

"That's right?" Sheng Tu also hesitated. If he was asked to be a rich man and had no strength to resist, he would have to reconsider whether he would surrender to the Gongwei.

"I don't know what will happen to the Gongwei Liu Father and the Dai King, but I have such concerns, so I think it's better to form an alliance. To form an alliance, everyone is equal and can be justified in Paul's strength."

"But sooner or later, he will unify the world. Will he be able to tolerate us kings?" Sheng Tu thought for a while and said with some concern: "Looking at this, he inherited the Qin policy and replaced the throne with counties, and went further. Now we are pushing three times and four times. Are you a little ignorant of the current affairs? Do you have to wait for him to put the sword on our necks? I am afraid that by then, we will not be able to be a rich man. We can only starve to death in the Songpai like King Jian of Qi.

Sheng Yan didn't say anything, and he was also worried, but he was still a little unwilling to give up his current position as King of Yan. The father and son were speechless and could not make up for a moment.

"King, please see you." A personal guard broke the silence in the tent.

Sheng Tu raised his head and looked at Sheng Yan. The two of them smiled knowingly. Chen Yu couldn't calm down. He must have been here to sign up for an offensive and defensive alliance.

"When I come out to welcome you." Sheng Tu and his son cleaned up and came out to welcome you solemnly. Chen Yu stood outside the camp with his entourage. Seeing that the father and son of the Jian family were so polite, he couldn't help but smile, and snatched up and said with a smile: "King Yan, are you safe?"

"Hahahaha" Sheng Tu smiled and greeted him, "Dare to be concerned about the King of Dai. I have always eaten well and slept, but I will gain weight if I don't have the ability. King of Dai, you have lost a lot of weight than before. Is it because I have overworked state affairs? Pay attention to rest."

Chen Yu smiled faintly, disagreed with Sheng Tu's concern. He was worried about state affairs, but Sheng Tu was not happy, but he was not very stingy and fat. He smiled: "Thank you for the reminder of Yan, I can still hold on."

The two of them joined hands to get in and talked politely to each other. Chen Yu looked at the long sword on Sheng Yan's waist: "Is this the sword that Xi Chu has recently changed into dress?"

"That's right." Sheng Yan untied the sword and put it in front of Chen Yu with both hands. Chen Yu pulled out the sword and looked carefully for a moment, but was a little disappointed. Although the sword of the Western Chu army was bright and sharp, it was obvious that it was sharpened at first glance, but there were only two simple blood grooves on the sword, without patterns, and it looked very simple. The long swords of ordinary soldiers in the army were of course very simple, but generally speaking, the arrows used by the generals were much more gorgeous. Generally speaking, there were beautiful patterns on it. For famous scholars like Chen Yu, whether the sword is beautiful is more important than whether it is sharp and there is no pattern. No matter how sharp it is, it is just an ordinary item.

"I heard it's very sharp?"

Seeing that Chen Yu stared at the sword body and opened his eyes, Sheng Yan knew what he meant, and he smiled, took back the sword, and tried it for Chen Yu again as he had just tried to Sheng Tu. Chen Yu raised his eyebrows and remained silent for a moment, and he immediately felt the pressure.

"Western Chu has recovered too quickly in the past two years." Chen Yu sighed and smiled bitterly: "In comparison, our Dai Kingdom is too far behind. The Huns were beaten to the point of falling flowers and flowing water by them. I was beaten to the point of falling flowers and flowing water by the Huns. I am really ashamed of my ancestors of Zhao."

Sheng Tu smiled slightly: "Why did that king of the Dynasty come to Yunzhong with the invitation from the King of Western Chu this time?"

"We are all the same. Why should we test each other? Why did the king come and why I come." Chen Yu said straight to the point: "Last year they fought in Qingshan Gorge and took advantage of the Huns, but the Huns came to our Yande to find a supplement. This year he became even more fierce and drove the Huns directly to the north of Yinshan Mountain. I believe the king knew what the Huns would do in the next few months. Our strength alone is not enough to deal with the Huns. I accepted the invitation from the King of Western Chu to come to Yunzhong. Of course, I hope to join forces with the two to deal with the Huns together."

Xi Tu looked at Chen Yu and smiled and said nothing. He knew that Chen Yu's situation was more dangerous than him. He drove Zhang Er away, made Zhao Xie the King of Zhao, and became the King of Dai himself. Zhang Er is Xiang Yu's place now. Xiang Yu had long wanted to move his hands, but on the one hand, Qi was dragged by Qi. Secondly, Fan Zeng suddenly passed away recently, and Xiang Yu followed the etiquette. He kept mourning for Fan Zeng for three months and did not use swords within three months, so Chen Yu could take time to come to Yunzhong. Sheng Yan also told him that Xiang Yu sent people to pass the pass to discuss cooperation with Gongwei. For him, Sheng Tu, whether Gongwei cooperated with Xiang Yu or them, he could have a way out, but for Chen Yu, if Gongwei cooperated with Xiang Yu, then he, as the Daiwang, would be the end of the battle.

So Chen Yu was anxious, he was not anxious.

Seeing Sheng Tu look as stable as Mount Tai, Chen Yu smiled and said with a faint smile: "King Yan, the time will never come again, you must have heard of this sentence, right? If you stop, you will suffer from chaos."
Chapter completed!