Chapter 226 Victory without suspense
Three days later, in a relatively flat field not far from Touman City, Touman, Jiaoli, and Chen Ping were all here, watching the competition between the Qin cavalry and the Huns cavalry. .
It was already early spring. Although the chill had not subsided, the ice and snow had gradually melted, and young grass buds began to grow on the grass. The two armies stood in the field, facing each other hundreds of meters apart. .
This is the last round of the competition, and it is also the most critical round, the one that best reflects the respective military strength.
In the first two rounds, in the shooting competition, Great Qin was slightly inferior. Bows and arrows were what the Huns used to eat, and they were used almost every day. Even if the elites of Great Qin were selected this time, they would still be They failed to win, but in the competition between the horns and the horns, the Huns lost again.
Of course, Touman, Jiaoli and others don't care whether they lose or win in the first two rounds. They are just snacks before the real competition. Winning is better, losing doesn't matter. The key lies in this round.
Under the leadership of Wang Li, three hundred Qin cavalry were on horseback. Neither the man nor the horse moved. An inexplicable momentum spread, making the young Hun knights opposite couldn't help but become nervous, as if they were facing It's a terrifying monster.
It is indeed a monster. The Qin army selected from the Warring States Chicken Eating Competition, or the elite selected from it, can it not be a monster?
Although there are only 300 people, but they are tempered by the fierce war, how can they compare with the Xiongnu group of improvised coalition forces?
Seeing that the Qin cavalry were as one, exuding indescribable momentum, while his own cavalry were trembling, Touman knew that the Xiongnu would definitely be defeated.
Touman had already expected this result. He knew it from the time he chose to force the leaders to send troops. How could a mixed army be better than the elite troops specially sent by Great Qin?
If he really wanted to win against the Qin people, he would either choose a strong army under his own command, or only order a certain leader to send troops instead of a hodgepodge of tribes. It would be like the eighteenth princes attacking Dong, not as good as Cao Cao The Prime Minister leads the team alone.
But if Touman is given another chance to choose, he will still choose this way. Even if he is 100% sure that he can beat the Qin people, he will hesitate, not to mention that there is a high probability that he will not be able to win. He needs to weigh it. risks, pros and cons, especially to himself.
By defeating the Qin people, he can indeed get a lot of benefits, such as increasing his declining prestige among the Xiongnu over the years, even reaching its peak more than 20 years ago, and knowing that the Qin people actually have no So strong, they Xiongnu might be able to go south and herd horses...
But what if they lose? Not only will his prestige plummet, but he will also be resented by the people of Qin. At that time, he will no longer have to think about whether he can secure the position of Shan Yu, but he will also have to consider the good head he has.
If it were the ambitious Touman back then, he might have taken the risk and gambled. However, Touman no longer gambles like this, so whether he wins or not is not that important. The important thing is to ensure his own interests.
This is why many times I feel that the ruling class is a group of elites who receive more information, have more intelligence and insight than ordinary people, and the decisions they make should be quite correct and far-sighted. But in fact, the ruling class Sometimes the decisions made are stupid even to ordinary people.
Is the ruling class really stupid? Of course not, they are human beings and very smart, just because they make certain decisions not based on the overall interests, but on their personal interests.
Even if a certain decision is good but will harm their personal interests, then they will not adopt this decision. Instead, they will implement a policy that is good for them and bad for the court.
This is also the reason why when looking through history, we see that many dynasties made various outrageous decisions when they were declining in the middle and later stages. There are indeed stupid people in the court, but not all of them are stupid. Touman is like this, and so are the Huns leaders who follow him: they are the only ones who have the Huns, not the Huns who are them. The Huns are my family, and I will spend the money the Huns have!
Three hundred elite Qin cavalry followed Wang Li. They were motionless and looked like they were carved out of the same mold. They looked directly at the Hun knight opposite with indifferent eyes. They showed no sadness, joy or worry. They only waited for Wang Li's order to destroy them. opponent.
For the Hun knights, the Qin army was not moving and was constantly passing on pressure to them, putting them in a torturous state of mind, especially before the competition. , what Shan Yu and the leaders told them, complaints arose in the hearts of the Hun knights.
Are Shan Yu and the leaders sick? They were told not to hurt anyone during the competition. What else could this mean? Wouldn't it be better to simply admit defeat to the Qin people?
Moreover, looking at the equipment of this group of Qin soldiers, the armor they wear is better than them at first glance. Even if they don't use wooden weapons, it is estimated that it will be difficult for them to break through if they are replaced by real weapons.
Fortunately, this time, in order not to harm the harmony between the two families, the arrowheads were cut off and the weapons were replaced with wooden ones. The casualties were calculated based on the white spots left behind, which gave them a slight advantage.
Seeing that the Qin army remained motionless, suffering from invisible pressure, and coupled with the complaints and dissatisfaction in their hearts, the Hun knights became more and more anxious, like a bow string being constantly pulled. When the bow string is exhausted, so are the people.
Knowing that they could not go on like this, the Hun general in charge gave an order, and three hundred Hun cavalry took the lead in attacking.
Hearing the military order, all the Hun knights felt relieved. They all drove their horses crazily as if they had just come out of the cage. There was no coordination or cooperation. If they were going to lose, it would be better to lose early. Get rid of it as soon as possible.
Seeing the Huns cavalry charging over, Wang Li held a wooden spear, first raised it high, and then swung it down heavily. The Da Qin cavalry, which had been standing there, motionless as a mountain, instantly moved and turned into a surging wave. The torrent moves forward.
Without Wang Liduo's command, the Daqin cavalry spontaneously found a suitable fighting position during the charge and formed a coordination with others.
On the battlefield, it is most taboo to fight alone. Only by knowing how to cooperate and working with others can you survive and achieve more results.
This group of Huns cavalry obviously lacked such battlefield experience. They rushed in one by one. They seemed to be charging fiercely and fast, but in fact they were vulnerable to a single blow.
Seeing the Xiongnu cavalry charging first, and the Qin cavalry attacking again like a torrent, Touman and some Xiongnu leaders closed their eyes, they were already defeated.
Sure enough, the two cavalrymen fought together. The Qin cavalry first rushed through the Huns cavalry formation like a gust of wind. Many Huns cavalry were "killed" in one wave. Then, before the Huns cavalry could react, , attacked again and completely defeated the Huns cavalry.
Although this result was not surprising, Touman and others still felt a little complicated.
There are many reasons for the defeat, such as their operations. For example, these three hundred Xiongnu knights are not the most elite force of the Xiongnu, but they faced the elite of the Qin Dynasty, but they were defeated too quickly. , the Qin people almost overwhelmed them.
Besides, are these three hundred Qin troops the most elite army in the Qin Dynasty?
Probably not. The Qin people have a stronger army, which means one thing: the Qin people's military power is far superior to theirs. If the Qin people want to send troops to conquer them, they will only lose.
Touman and other leaders also understand that the Qin people want to use this competition to send them a message: Da Qin does not attack you, not because it is not strong enough, but because it is temporarily unavailable. If it wants to fight, it can send troops to fight at any time. Win you.
Therefore, don’t think that Da Qin is weak and can be bullied. Listen to Da Qin’s words honestly and be a good little brother of Da Qin. If you are a good boy, you will get candy. If you are not good, your brother also knows a little bit about fists and kicks!
(End of this chapter)