339: Chase!

“Withdraw!”

Touman’s heart had already turned to ashes when the Golden Armored Heavy Cavalry was annihilated!

The Golden Armored Heavy Cavalry was his heavy cavalry, built with the strength of his entire tribe. The reason he was victorious in foreign wars and still dominated the grasslands, surrounded by wolves, was largely due to his Golden Armored Heavy Cavalry!

One Golden Armored Heavy Cavalryman under his command could be worth dozens of ordinary cavalry. More importantly, when the battle was stalemated, the deployment of the Golden Armored Heavy Cavalry could turn the tide and deliver a decisive blow!

He had thought the same this time.

He had originally hoped that the Golden Armored Heavy Cavalry would pierce through the enemy lines in one fell swoop, and then the Xiongnu Army would advance and defeat their opponents!

But the sudden annihilation of the Golden Armored Heavy Cavalry caught him off guard!

He knew that with all his trump cards played, he had no chance of winning. The Ordos Loop would have to be surrendered, and after this defeat, the Xiongnu would not be able to recover their vitality for at least ten years!

This battle was another crushing defeat for him, twenty years after his last one!

“Withdraw!” Touman declared the retreat without the slightest reluctance!

“Father King, as long as we send a million cavalry to attack the Qin Army’s rear, we might still win!” Modu said anxiously!

Heavy cavalry could be considered a great weapon on the battlefield, but it was not without its drawbacks; inability to fight for long periods was one of them!

As long as they endured through this period, and then split off cavalry to continue attacking the Qin Army’s rear, even if the Qin Army won, it would be a Pyrrhic victory!

Far better than the Xiongnu’s current crushing defeat!

“Shut up! Withdraw!” Touman looked back at him and said unequivocally.

He understood what Modu was saying, but in his opinion, the Xiongnu’s main enemy was not Great Qin to the south!

Instead, it was the Donghu and Mongol to the east; the Yuezhi, Loulan, Wusun, and Hujie to the west; and the Hunyu, Qushe, Dingling, Gekun, Xinli, and other nations to the north!

These people were the wolves of the grasslands. Every inch of land would affect the survival and reproduction of their race, and they had an inherent, unending hatred with the Xiongnu. A slight misstep could lead to their annihilation, and this was what Touman cared about most!

Not Great Qin, which was in the Central Plains!

Although 100,000 Golden Armored Heavy Cavalry had died in battle, there were still 50,000 Golden Armored Heavy Cavalry each in Beihai and the Royal Court, which was enough for him to resist the attacks of various tribes!

What he needed to do now was not to fight the Qin Army to the death, but to lick his wounds and wait for the Xiongnu to flourish again!

“Withdraw!”

The Left Wise King also ran from the front to Modu’s side and shouted.

Though Modu was unwilling, he had no choice but to retreat with the Army… “Charge!”

She Jian shouted, and 240,000 cavalry rushed forward from the rear flank of the Army!

And General Meng Tian’s personally led Golden Fire Cavalry had already arrived at the front of the Xiongnu formation!

Along the way, countless cavalry blocked their path, but the Golden Fire Cavalry charged straight through. After the Army passed, only ruins remained on the ground!

“Touman, don’t run!” Meng Fang, beside General Meng Tian, roared!

His voice echoed across the vast grasslands!

But the other party only looked back at General Meng Tian once, then continued to flee without looking back!

The Golden Fire Cavalry had no choice but to charge into the Xiongnu cavalry formation that was covering the retreat!

The Xiongnu Army then overcame their fear and charged forward!

“Kill!”

“Boom!”

The moment the two armies collided, the Xiongnu cavalry were thrown from their horses, suffering heavy casualties!

At this moment, it was as if a basin of ice-cold water had been poured over the Xiongnu cavalry’s heads. Their heads grew cold, and their recently ignited fighting spirit turned to nothing, scattering in an instant!

...“Thump! Thump! Thump!”

Fusu held hammers in both hands, continuously beating the war drums. As long as the great battle continued, the war drums would not cease!

The entire Great Wall Legion began its counterattack!

Zhao Ben’s cavalry began to cut off the battlefield, while She Jian and Lin Yue pursued Touman’s Army!

“Kill!”

Wang Da Tou led 9,000 cavalry, charging at the very front, with Lin Yue and She Jian following closely behind with 240,000 cavalry!

And as they passed the main formation, Wang Li had already led 30,000 light cavalry to await the Generals, and then everyone pursued together.

As heavy armored cavalry, the Golden Fire Cavalry’s greatest role was to pierce through enemy formations, not long-range pursuit. Therefore, the task of pursuing the Xiongnu Army naturally fell to the light cavalry like Lin Yue!

“Su Jiao!” She Jian shouted.

“Together!” Su Jiao said in a deep voice, leading Zhao Ben’s expanded 100,000 Black Horse Righteous Cavalry to merge into the Army!

They were now behind the Golden Fire Cavalry. Wherever the Golden Fire Cavalry had passed, bodies lay strewn across the fields!

At this point, General Meng Tian, leading a 30,000-strong light cavalry unit, separated from the Golden Fire Cavalry and directly merged with them!

“Follow me!”

General Meng Tian said in a deep voice.

“Yes, Great General!” the Generals responded in unison!

Although they were the pursuing Army, Touman’s strength was too formidable. As the Chanyu of the Xiongnu, empowered by the Xiongnu’s destiny, he might have already reached the realm of an epic-level general. With Modu, the Left Wise King, and other top-tier experts they didn’t know about, it was very possible for them to be counter-killed!

That’s why General Meng Tian led them in pursuit. With him there, the Generals’ fighting spirit had never been higher!

Following General Meng Tian, they had an unprecedented confidence, because they never thought they would lose!

“Kill!”

The Xiongnu left another wave of cavalry to cover their retreat. They turned their horses around and charged towards the Qin Army!

But for the 400,000 light cavalry led by General Meng Tian, these more than 100,000 cavalry couldn't even slow them down!

“Break!”

General Meng Tian led the charge, with the Generals following closely. They charged directly through the middle, not wanting to waste any time!

The Xiongnu cavalry who narrowly escaped death, seeing that the Qin Army had no intention of annihilating them, scattered and fled.

Three li!

“Wang Da Tou, go bite the enemy!” General Meng Tian said in a deep voice.

“Yes!”

Wang Da Tou responded, his eyes burning with fury, and he led 9,000 cavalry, fiercely whipping his horse to accelerate forward!

He wanted revenge! To avenge his 90,000 fallen brothers!

“Follow me and kill!” Wang Da Tou roared!

The Army suddenly accelerated, and after about half an incense stick of time, he caught the tail of the Xiongnu cavalry!

He wielded his long spear, leaped up, and flew into the Xiongnu formation!

There was a commotion in the Xiongnu formation, but once in disarray, the speed of the Xiongnu cavalry inevitably decreased!

This also gave the Qin Army behind them time to catch up!

Wang Li’s face showed joy, but to prevent the Xiongnu from sending experts to assassinate Wang Da Tou, he requested permission and then accelerated with his 30,000 personal troops to support Wang Da Tou!

As Wang Li also successfully caught up to the tail of the Xiongnu cavalry, the speed of the Xiongnu Army completely slowed down!

The distance between the two armies grew smaller and smaller, and a surprising scene occurred: the million Xiongnu cavalry all ran in terror, not daring to even turn their heads to look back, let alone engage the 400,000 Qin Army behind them!

Just as General Meng Tian was about to lead his Army to catch up with the Xiongnu Army, an angry shout came from within the Xiongnu formation: “Die!”