Chapter 1044 Yue Fei's Decision
"What a trouble!" Gongsun Zan looked at the Hun army with a gloomy expression. The opposite side did not send scouts and marched directly towards the weakest point in the direction of the Han Dynasty's advance.
Although Bai Ma has already notified all the tribes, they will still form a goose-shaped formation in the end. The center point is always the weak point, and it is very likely that the Huns will break through it.
This made Gongsun Zan very confused. In order to prevent the Huns from using war eagles for reconnaissance, they sent out boundary-breaking generals such as Lu Bu and Zhao Yun as scouts.
Moreover, their White Horses had definitely blocked all of the Huns' scouts, but the Huns, as if they had a God's perspective, managed to find a relatively weak point in the encirclement.
However, coincidentally, this weak point happened to be Yue Fei's mixed infantry and cavalry Beiwei Army, which made Gongsun Zan feel a little confused, but he didn't know what to say.
He even had some doubts in his mind for a moment. It was not uncommon to support the enemy for one's own benefit. With such a rare material as the Huns, I'm afraid there is no one who would not want to keep defeating them.
But it was quickly ruled out. Regardless of whether Yue Fei had a motive or not, as the first line of scouts in the White Horse blockade, he knew it very well.
No one could pass the information between the two sides. When Gongsun Zan thought of this, he smiled bitterly.
After all the twists and turns, how come the suspicion fell on him?
It made it seem like he was the one who tipped off.
He shook his head and cleared his mind of distracting thoughts. Although the white horses could block the Huns' scouts, they could hardly do anything to effectively stop the Huns' army from advancing in a group.
He had thought about harassing the Hun army to delay their advance, but the other side's attitude was extremely firm.
As soon as he and his men approached, several legions would immediately attack him.
Moreover, those generals whose strength had reached a certain level formed targeted teams. Just as he and his men shot a few arrows, arrows condensed from a huge amount of cloud energy shot over from the opposite side.
He was a general at the level of having internal energy leaving the body and breaking through the realm. If the white horse soldiers did not react quickly enough, they would die instantly if he mobilized the cloud energy to shoot arrows.
After all, military generals are far superior to soldiers, and if they harass like Lu Bu shamelessly, it is not impossible for one person to annihilate an entire legion.
Not only did the several harassments fail to gain any benefit, but they also resulted in the loss of many soldiers. What was even worse was that the Huns' progress did not slow down at all.
If they rush madly in the determined direction, without any unexpected incidents, they will encounter the Beiwei Army in about a day.
Even if the Beiwei Army is a military soul corps, it is impossible to stop the overall advance of a large army.
But once you let the other person run away, he will really be able to escape.
It is impossible for them to give up the fat piece of meat Parthia and choose to chase after the Huns. The interests of the two are completely on different levels.
But Gongsun Zan also knew that the most likely way for the Huns to escape was through the Bering Strait and then directly to another continent.
There are many garrisons on the northern prairie, but it is still unrealistic to stop the Hun army.
There are enough troops stationed in the Bering Strait, but it is hard to say whether the Huns are still in contact with the Undead Empire on the other side of the sea, in case they are attacked from both sides.
The best option for the garrison on the Bering Strait is to let these Huns leave.
"General, we have sent more people, but we haven't received a reply yet!" the signalman ran in and reported.
Gongsun Zan waved his hand to indicate that he understood.
The escape of the Huns was something they had not considered. As the number one enemy of the Han Dynasty, the Han Dynasty had the impression that the Huns would only escape after being defeated in battle, not at other times.
Judging from the Huns' position, they had not received any news from Parthia yet.
So the other party was planning to run away directly, which was something the Han Dynasty had not expected. They were very confident of victory.
All he was thinking about was how to capture the remnants of the Huns after defeating them, and this was also the greatest significance of his coming here on white horse.
But no one expected that the Huns would simply leave Parthia behind and run away.
This was something that had never happened in many years. It was understandable that this kind of thing happened to the mixed Hu people, but it was simply unthinkable if it happened to the Huns.
When the news reached Li Ru and others, they were all shocked.
It was precisely this behavior of the Huns that made Li Ru and others realize that the backbone of the Huns had been broken, or that the Huns were truly disappearing in history.
Now this Hun army has abandoned the title of Huns and the dignity of Huns. The current Huns have no connection with the Huns except for blood.
But the Xiongnu who opposed the Han Dynasty relied on the idea that they were either Han or Hu. The Xiongnu themselves had a very mixed bloodline, and they all used tribes as their unit of identity. In other words, bloodline is the most inferior inheritance for nomadic peoples.
On the other hand, the same is true for the Han Dynasty. Ideology and cultural heritage come first. Although blood inheritance is incorporated into ideology, it is still the same in the end.
When Chinese enter the barbarians, they become barbarians; when barbarians enter the Chinese, they become Chinese.
After realizing that the Huns were completely defeated, Li Ru and others laughed heartily. To these wise men, the Huns were now destroyed on a spiritual level, and all that remained was elimination on a physical level.
Yue Fei's eyes were sharp as he entrusted the army to Li Ru and others. At the current speed, unless the Beiwei Army could stop the Huns, their pocket formation would definitely not be able to stop the Huns.
Their initial anticipated enemy was Parthia as a whole, so their deployment was somewhat conservative, based on the premise of a large army blitzkrieg.
Now there is only one way to catch up with the Hun army, and that is to stop the Huns.
Gao Chong and Yue Yun could not do this, so he would lead the Beiwei Army to fight personally.
His idea of breaking the impasse was very clear, which was Jin Wushu's Iron Pagoda. As long as he defeated the Iron Pagoda in one battle , he would be able to shock the Huns, force them to change directions, and then be surrounded by a pocket.
Speaking of which, Yue Fei was also very confused. What ability did the Huns rely on to find the loopholes in their encirclement without knowing any intelligence?
You know, even those with spiritual talents like Xu Shu and Jia Xu, who are best at analyzing and finding flaws, must be based on certain intelligence.
The Bai Ma's ambush made the Huns blind and deaf. It is really incomprehensible that they could find the gap so accurately in such pitch darkness.
Li Ru and his team could only think of the talent for foresight, and they were unable to guess the others. After all, there were too many strange and bizarre talents in the Han Dynasty.
All they could think of was the talent of Old Man Shuang from the Xun family, but the other party was unable to make such an accurate prediction.
However, despite the difficulty, Yue Fei still found an opportunity.
Although the prerequisite for achieving this goal is to quickly defeat a three-talented unit head-on, with only one helper, the White Horse Volunteers, who are harassing from the flank.
But Yue Fei still felt that the chances were great.
Fortunately, this direction itself is a narrow terrain, which can accommodate not many legions passing through at the same time, so the Beiwei Army occupies this gap and only needs to face the enemy in front.
Back then, the elite troops of Danyang were able to contain the Hun army with only 8,000 men. Yue Fei felt that he could do the same, and the Beiwei Army would never lose to the Huns.
Putting aside all distractions, Yue Fei looked at the black spot appearing on the horizon and shouted loudly.
"Form a formation!"
Holding heavy shields and wearing heavy armor, the Beiwei soldiers silently followed Yue Fei's arrangements and formed a square formation that was loose on the outside and tight on the inside.
"Stand still as a mountain!" The entire Beiwei Army was condensed into a stream of energy. The heavy mountains flashed by and hovered above the Beiwei Army's heads as if they were there and not there.
Behind the Beiwei Army is its brother unit, the Beiwei Cavalry, which is equally well-equipped.
The Beiwei cavalry were mainly equipped with battle axes, lances, long and short swords, as well as short crossbows and hard bows.
Although they did not enjoy the blessing of the military spirit, they were also elite cavalrymen that Yue Fei picked out from the Imperial Guards.
The number of people was much smaller than that of the infantrymen holding the line. There were nearly 8,000 infantrymen, while there were only more than 4,000 Beiwei cavalrymen, but they were definitely elite.
Although the Military Soul Corps has only 5,000 vacancies, not only the Beiwei Army, but also other Military Soul Corps will carry a certain number of reserve troops, which can be used for replenishment and transformation at any time, and can further extend the combat capability.
Of course, this method is generally used in major battles. This time, in order to destroy Parthia, the Han Dynasty from top to bottom also put a lot of thought into it.
When the large Hun army crossed over the horizon and appeared in Yue Fei's field of vision, they also saw their opponents. However, as they were mentally prepared, they were not surprised when they saw their opponents.
To be precise, they were already prepared for the battle.
In fact, they were quite surprised to have encountered no troops other than the White Horse until now.
On the one hand, they believed in the prophecy that Hu Yanchu made with his life, but on the other hand, they also questioned the authenticity of Hu Yanchu's prophecy.
Although the harassment from the white horses was annoying, for the Huns, it was just a minor inconvenience that did not cause any trouble.
In fact, they were very anxious and nervous inside, always on edge, fearing that the Han army would attack from somewhere.
When they saw Yue Fei standing ready to fight and guarding the intersection , they finally felt relieved.
People are always more willing to believe in the conclusions they draw, and it is best to obtain the conclusions through their own analysis and summary.
People always believe in such information.
The prophecy that Hu Yanchu exchanged for his life always made them feel an unrealistic and illusory feeling in their hearts. Before it was confirmed, even Temujin felt very nervous.
But when they saw that a military soul corps was guarding a narrow intersection, they finally felt relieved.
Because of this phenomenon, Hu Yanchu's prediction was proved that the Han Dynasty was indeed at its weakest point in this direction.
Even if they can sense that this is a military soul legion, one military soul is not enough. They have a large army here, not only military souls, but also an army with three talents.
"The prophet's prediction has been confirmed! Since this direction is indeed weak, we should pass through it as soon as possible!" Temujin said to the other leaders with a sigh of relief.
"Should we take a detour? My prophet was talking about the east. Isn't this direction a little off?" Murong Ke asked with a frown.
"Taking a detour takes too much time, and it's hard to guarantee that we won't be caught up by the Han army!" Temujin shook his head.
"I always feel there is danger. Could there be other Han troops waiting for us behind?" Murong Ke said cautiously.
Temujin and others also fell silent, but Temujin reacted quickly.
"Zamukha, release the war eagles to see if there is only one legion!"
Zhamuha was stunned for a moment, but he quickly realized that their previous war eagles had no news because they were ambushed by the Han Dynasty.
But now, being intercepted and killed in this direction just proves that there was an ambush.
If I am not intercepted, I can still see how many people are in this area. It will be effective no matter what.
A few war eagles took off and after a round of inspection, they found that apart from the annoying white horse, there were actually only Yue Fei and his ten thousand men here.
After getting a clear answer, everyone was no longer depressed. Hu Yanchu was indeed a prophet. He used his life to buy the Huns an opportunity to expand their horizons.
"How about killing them and burying them with the prophet?" Jin Wushu made a bold suggestion.
"It's feasible!" Temujin nodded. The Han army guarding the mountain pass was an object that must be broken through. If they made an effort to eliminate Yue Fei, it would certainly be a good thing.
Just as Jin Wushu said, if the Han army were to be buried with the prophet, Hu Yanchu would be able to smile in his grave .
"If we delay, something unexpected will happen. Let's act quickly! I'll take the lead!" Jin Wushu's eyes flashed with excitement, not only the excitement of escaping death, but also the ambition for the future.
When building a force, the most important thing is sustainable combat effectiveness, and military spirit is just that.
Jin Wushu's Iron Pagoda only has three talents, and it is too troublesome to replenish the troops.
Jin Wushu thought with a greedy look on his face, if he could kill a military soul of the Han Dynasty, maybe his Iron Pagoda could also become a military soul.
If he could become the soul of the army, he would be able to compete with Temujin.
Because Temujin can use the military spirit of the Mongolian cavalry to help them train their troops, just like the military spirit of the Huns back then, which can help them maintain a reliable combat effectiveness.
This is also the reason why their army is led by Temujin.
This is also the reason why they were able to grow rapidly in Parthia.
Compared with the Huns who had been ruthlessly squeezing the last bit of value out of the Military Soul Corps for many years, Attolamei, who led the Parthian Divine Cavalry, was as immature as babies.
They, the Huns, know how to squeeze out every last bit of value from the military spirit and imperial will, and that is what they are doing now.
This was indeed the case. The Parthian imperial will had never been able to grow stronger, and Vogelius V thought it was a Roman problem. In fact, it was their excessive exploitation that affected the imperial will.
However, even if Vogys V knew about it, he would have acquiesced, because turning the imperial will into combat power is what Parthia needs most.
As long as the imperial will is not destroyed, any kind of exploitation is reasonable.
