Chapter 455 Battle

Qin army camp.

In the middle of winter, when all things are tired, at this moment, inside and outside the camp, there are horses galloping, and groups of soldiers leave the camp, and groups of soldiers return.

The entire camp was busy. Although Aaliyah didn't know what Zhao Shuang was doing, she felt a different atmosphere, as if a string had been tightened.

Aaliyah held the newly picked fruits and wanted to enter the camp, but at this time she was stopped by the soldiers at the door.

"Princess, your Majesty is discussing the military situation. Outsiders are not allowed to enter at this time."

Aaliyah wanted to argue something and express her presence. However, he turned around and left in the end.

In the tent, light shines from the skylight at the top of the tent, reflecting a huge map.

"Sending troops in the middle of winter. It seems that this guy named Leonard is very confident in himself and his army."

Sima Han raised his head and looked at Zhao Shuang. The other person touched his chin with his hand, thinking about something. Sima Han then looked at the generals around him and said.

"With the troops of ten Jihou plus Leonard's troops to conquer Wusun, the number of Hu cavalry should be around 100,000. Coupled with the original 30,000 troops of Barrett in Yuezhi King City, they can use at least 30,000 troops. One hundred and thirty thousand."

Xin Zhao nodded.

"I heard that most of the 30,000 troops in the royal city have been converted into infantry. If this news is true, then judging from the speed of their advance, these 30,000 troops should not be in Leonard's army."

"Your Majesty, our army here is only a fraction of others even if we include the tribes that have surrendered to us."

At this time, Chubiju spoke up. He spoke in Yuezhi dialect, and not many people in the whole tent could understand him.

Zhao Shuang looked at Qiu Biju and asked.

"you mean?"

"It is better to retreat and rely on solid city defenses. Our army retreats to the Hunting Ground Palace and even the Golden City behind. I heard that tens of thousands of Qin's heavy armors have moved to the western border. With them as support, we are more confident."

"You are very well informed!"

Qiu Biju controlled the intelligence network in the Yuezhi country, but Zhao Shuang did not expect that he was also well-informed about the internal information of the Qin State.

Qiu Biju lowered his head, but couldn't hold himself back, and quickly looked up at Zhao Shuang again.

"Your Majesty, please make up your mind!"

"It's definitely not possible to retreat."

Zhao Shuang's words shocked everyone in the tent, but they heard him speak slowly.

"Our army is mostly infantry and carries a large amount of armaments and supplies. According to the opponent's advancing speed, as soon as we retreat, we will be divided and surrounded by a hundred thousand horsemen, and we will end up defeated in the end."

"What if we give up our supplies and travel light?"

Chubiju asked tentatively.

Zhao Shuang glanced at him and instinctively rejected the suggestion.

"Since we can't retreat, we can only fight."

"What do you mean, Your Majesty?"

Zhao Shuang pointed at a point on the map.

"Foxquan Terrace."

Everyone's eyes were attracted to this place, but they heard Zhao Shuang say.

"While there is still time, our army will advance seventy miles and engage in a field battle with the enemy at Huquan Terrace."

"Your Majesty, are you kidding?"

Qiu Biju said in a daze, feeling the excitement in Zhao Shuang's words and the great ambition in them. But Qiu Biju still couldn't believe that someone in this world would come up with such a plan.

The sky is gray.

Leonard was riding the bloody horse from Dawan, which was the best trophy among the horses he had obtained in the battle of Wusun.

"Da Xihou, our army has reported that the Qin army has advanced towards Huquan Terrace, and the forward cavalry has occupied the water source and set up camp."

"Foxquan Terrace?"

Leonard got off his mount. With the torch shining, Leonard's marching adjutant took out a marching map and spread it on the ground.

"Da Xihou, Huquan Terrace is only twenty miles away from us. Our army can reach it in an hour's gallop."

Leonard looked at the map. There was no detailed terrain record on it. Foxquan Terrace is just an extremely ordinary place name above. If it weren't for the fact that there is a lake around it, where foxes and other animals gather, and it is a fur production place, it would not attract anyone's attention at all.

"What's the terrain like over there?"

"The hinterland is flat, but if our army can advance eastward, there is only one entrance. The entrance is narrow and covered with mountains and forests. The Qin army has already set up a stronghold near Huquan and controls the water source."

The sentry's answer made the marching adjutant a little confused.

"My army has 100,000 troops. Even if the Qin army does not know the specific number of our army, it will at least know the comparison of the numbers of the enemy and ours. Our army has far more troops than them. How can it set up a stronghold near Huquan?"

The terrain over there is flat, which is conducive to the large-scale deployment of the cavalry. If you set up a stronghold there and fight them, wouldn't that be a way to avoid yourself?

Leonard's expression changed, and there was a tremor in his voice. If he thought correctly, the other party really surprised him.

"If my guess is correct, the opponent's general wants to fight us and decide the outcome."

The marching adjutant looked hesitant when he heard this.

"Da Xihou, I heard that the Qin people killed Gu Biqi's children and grandchildren, provoked him to take action, and defeated his 30,000 cavalry in a field battle. I heard that the Qin army was very good at positional warfare, and their arrows were sharp. , we must be on guard against it.”

Leonard was very confident, but he smiled.

"Am I still afraid of him with an army of 100,000? It's been a long time since I met such an interesting opponent. It's time for a real fight."

"But……"

"Stop talking. If the Qiang people around us and even the Xiongnu in the distance know that my army of one hundred thousand soldiers is still standing still when faced with Qin's army of ten thousand people, we will become a big laughing stock."

"But I am still a little worried about the man named Mokdu. My intuition tells me that he is not that simple. The matter of Lao Xihou must have something to do with him."

"I know. I just hope to use him to temporarily stabilize the royal city so that I can send out the army as soon as possible to deal with the Qin army. When I bring the princess back, I will naturally deal with him."

"Oh well!"

Leonard stood up and gave the order.

"Let the soldiers rest and build up their strength. Tomorrow morning my army of 100,000 will arrive at Huquan Terrace to have a showdown with the Qin army."

Yin Yang family.

The dots of starlight at the top of the palace are as mysterious and complex as ever.

Donghuang Taiyi stood in the palace, looking up at the stars.

Thousands of miles away, a war is taking place. But the outcome of this game touched the heart of the leader of the Yin and Yang family in Guanzhong.

The Yin Yang family and Zhao Shuang have temporarily reached an alliance, but Donghuang Taiyi knows that this situation will not last forever.

Sooner or later, the Yin Yang family and Zhao Shuang will become enemies again. Donghuang Taiyi divined that the two star trails displayed in the mysterious starry sky would greatly affect the final result.

However, he didn't know how it would go.

Donghuang Taiyi sighed slightly, just one sigh.

"The divine dragon looms, or leaps into the abyss."