Chapter 944

With Zhao Gao executed, all of Zhao Gao's remnants were rooted out.

For the Qin side, it was finding the spies hidden on their own side, and they no longer had to worry about military reports being leaked in advance. For the Xiongnu, it was that they could no longer obtain the marching movements of the Qin army.

With Meng Tian and Li Mu dividing their troops to head deep into the desert, actively marching towards the Xiongnu.

The second collision between the Xiongnu and the Qin Guo unfolded.

This time was different from the previous few times. The Xiongnu's previous advantages were gone. Just a frontal collision, and the Xiongnu suffered countless casualties. Among them, the stirrup played a great role.

The stirrup, although simple in construction, its appearance could make up for the gap in riding skills.

The Xiongnu people all grew up on horseback, and each had exquisite riding skills and could draw a bow with both hands. This was something the people of the Central Plains could not compare with. But with the stirrup, although the riding skills of the Qin cavalry still had some gaps compared to the Xiongnu cavalry, the gap was not as big as in the past.

In this battle, the Xiongnu suffered nearly 100,000 casualties, and then many remnants had to retreat towards the depths of the desert, towards the Yinshan Mountains. The Yinshan Mountains were lush with grass and trees, with many birds and beasts, and were the garden of the Xiongnu Chanyu. This was also the headquarters of the Xiongnu tribe.

Over the years, as the Xiongnu's power continued to grow, the ambition of the Xiongnu Chanyu, Touman, also continued to expand. He even built a city in the Yinshan Mountains, named "Touman City." This city was the royal court of the Xiongnu.

Now, the Xiongnu were defeated in the war with the Qin Guo. The Xiongnu's plan was very good: temporarily retreat to the Yinshan Mountains, give up the collision with the Central Plains, and then on one hand rest and recuperate, and on the other hand find a way to solve the Yuezhi and Donghu, especially the Yuezhi, which had been declining in recent years, and its strength was far from what it used to be. If it could be annexed, the Xiongnu's power would definitely expand rapidly. After annexing the Yuezhi, then enslave the Yuezhi people as the vanguard to crusade against the Donghu. At that time, there would only be one voice in the entire Mobei grassland, and that would be their Xiongnu.

Unfortunately, the Qin Guo did not intend to let the Xiongnu go.

Back in the era when the State of Zhao still existed, King Wuling of Zhao once seized the Hetao region, drove the Linhu and Loufan to the north of the Yinshan Mountains, and built the Great Wall. The current Qin Guo was even more powerful than the State of Zhao during the period of King Wuling of Zhao.

Since the Xiongnu dared to cross the Yinshan Mountains, invade the Hetao region, and invade the Central Plains, it was not a simple matter of fleeing back to the north of the Yinshan Mountains to solve the problem.

Meng Tian, carrying a large army, immediately pursued this group of remnants of the Xiongnu.

Because of the horseshoes, even if the horses on the Qin side were not as sturdy and vigorous as the Xiongnu horses, they were better in durability. After long-distance travel, the hooves of the Xiongnu horses would wear out, and the horses would be directly scrapped. The Qin army's horses were not so. After a period of preparation, basically, all the horses were nailed with horseshoes, and the wear and tear of the hooves were reduced to the minimum.

Finally, before this group of Xiongnu was about to cross the Yinshan Mountains and flee back to their ancestral land, they were caught up by Meng Tian. After that, it was a tragic encounter battle.

Although the Xiongnu were strong, they were not as strong as imagined.

The current Xiongnu, whether it was the number of archers or the number of people, were far from reaching the Modu period. In the final analysis, it was because they had not yet annihilated the Yuezhi and Donghu and annexed these two major tribes.

The Qin Guo was not so. First destroyed the six states, then destroyed Baiyue. The soldiers who followed Meng Tian to crusade against the Xiongnu were, without exception, elites who had participated in many wars. They fought in the south and north, and were able to survive from so many wars. Their degree of elite was something the Xiongnu could not imagine.

In one battle, another 100,000 Xiongnu were destroyed.

The 200,000 Xiongnu army that invaded the Central Plains first lost nearly 100,000, and then lost another 100,000. In the end, only one or two thousand people successfully fled back to the area north of the Yinshan Mountains. If it were the Meng Tian of the past, after repelling the Xiongnu and recovering the Hetao region, it would have been enough, but now it was not so.

The appearance of stirrups and horseshoes, although helping the Qin Guo gain an advantage, these things could only be used as surprise troops. Once the Xiongnu were given a chance to breathe, the Xiongnu were very likely to imitate them and make a comeback.

From the fact that the Xiongnu built a royal city north of the Yinshan Mountains, it could be seen that the Xiongnu were not purely barbarians. They also had their own culture and were very likely to imitate these things.

Therefore, it was necessary to annihilate the Xiongnu in one battle and not give the Xiongnu any chance to breathe.

Consequently, Meng Tian made a reckless move. He took the large army, without any supplies, directly crossed the Yinshan Mountains, and killed towards the place where the Xiongnu tribes lived.

Every area he passed, he looted the Xiongnu tribes and then burned them clean with fire.

By taking food from the enemy, he solved the problem of food supply.

The Xiongnu tribes also suffered heavy casualties because of him.

Inside Touman City, the Xiongnu leader, Touman, was wrapped in some bandages, looking at the news reported by the person in front of him with a gloomy face, extremely angry.

"This group of Central Plains people, actually so bold and reckless, damn it, must annihilate them all ~~!"

He already knew that Meng Tian had crossed the Yinshan Mountains and carried a large army to constantly invade the tribes under his command.

Earlier, Touman was full of confidence, thinking that the Central Plains had experienced many wars and was currently a time for rest and recuperation, so he took a 200,000-strong army to cross the Yinshan Mountains and go south, attacking the Central Plains. At first, he gained quite a few harvests. As a result, not long after, he was blocked by the Qin army, and the war fell into a stalemate.

But Touman did not think he would lose. Besides the 200,000-strong army under his command, it was also because there was a traitor on the Qin side who sold the Qin army's military reports to him.

Although Touman despised that person, he gladly accepted the military reports sent by the other party.

It was also because of these military reports that he avoided several crises and even defeated the Qin army.

He originally thought he could take the opportunity to occupy a large area of the Qin Guo. As a result, he did not expect that in another battle, the Qin army gave him a heavy blow. The 200,000-strong army was almost wiped out. He struggled to flee back to Touman City under the escort of a group of personal guards, but he did not expect that the Qin army actually crossed (mama good) the Yinshan Mountains and pursued them here.

Truly seeking death.

This was the territory of the Xiongnu. If the Qin army went deep alone and could not be kept here, wouldn't the Xiongnu become a joke?

Touman was extremely angry and immediately ordered that Meng Tian's large army must be completely annihilated.

Meng Tian was indeed worthy of being Meng Tian. After discovering that Touman sent people to encircle and suppress him, he took the initiative to divide his troops. The horses on his side had horseshoes and could travel long distances.

Under such circumstances, more people were not necessarily better. Fewer people were more conducive to retreat.

He divided his troops into five groups. The five large armies traveled through various directions. If they encountered the Xiongnu army, they would avoid it. If the number of people was small, they would take the initiative to attack. At the same time, when they encountered Xiongnu tribes, they would not let them go. First loot, and then directly burn the food that could not be taken away with a fire.

For a time, because of Meng Tian's actions, the rear of the Xiongnu fell into great chaos.