In the imperial court, when he heard the news of the Xiongnu's invasion, Ying Zheng was also furious.
"Pass on my decree. The internal history office and the relevant counties must be prepared for battle!”
"Those who dare to delay the military plan do not need to ask me for instructions.”
Ying Zheng's roar echoed in the hall.
The officials hurriedly nodded in agreement, not daring to hesitate.
This concerned the safety of the border and the survival of Great Qin. The First Emperor would not show mercy.
"Zhang Han, continue to explain the situation!”
Ying Zheng said with a dignified expression.
"Your Majesty."
"According to the intelligence, Xiongnu Chief Touman has already won a great victory against Donghu and Dayue clan, forcing the two clans to retreat.
"This large-scale invasion is an attempt to take advantage of the victory to break through Shangjun and invade the Central Plains!”
"The number of soldiers they have gathered is more than 300,000!”
Zhang Han said with a solemn expression.
Hiss!
As soon as Zhang Han finished speaking, a series of gasps sounded in the court!
Two hundred thousand cavalrymen!
How was this possible?
After all, Great Qin only had 50,000 Cavalrymen.
A portion of them had to guard Xianyang, so there were only 20,000 cavalry in Shangjun.
Although there were still 300,000 infantry troops, they were scattered across the border counties. The strength of a single fortress was actually not too much.
Furthermore, infantry was far less mobile than cavalry.
With the advantage of the Cavalry, the Xiongnu could choose their battlefield very flexibly, while Great Qin's border troops could only run for their lives.
Especially now that the work of connecting the Great Wall of the six countries had just begun, there were still many loopholes. If he was not careful, the Xiongnu would take advantage of the situation.
Once the 200,000 cavalrymen broke through the border defense line, it would be a huge disaster!
Even Ying Zheng's face turned ashen.
As expected, that brat Changqing was right. Those who were not of the same race would definitely have different intentions.
These Xiongnu people could not be completely exterminated, and they were a huge threat to Great Qin!
"Dear ministers, do you have any good ideas?"
Ying Zheng swept his gaze across the anxious crowd, and finally, his gaze fell on Wang Jian.
"Your Majesty, according to what His Highness Evergreen said previously, the few large tribes on the Great Prairie only have a population of a million!”
"Even if the Xiongnu are the largest of them, their population cannot exceed 600,000. In addition, they have to stay behind to guard the rear. According to this old minister's estimation, it is impossible for them to have 300,000 troops. At most, it will be close to 200,000, and there will be a portion of women and children!”
"The young and strong main force won't exceed 150,000!" Wang Jian said in a deep voice.”
Li Si, Feng Quji, and the others heaved a sigh of relief, but they quickly became serious again.
Even if they only had 200,000 soldiers, they were still comparable to Great Qin's border army. Moreover, they were Cavalrymen against Infantrymen, and they had an absolute advantage in terms of mobility. They could maintain their advantage in both quantity and quality!
The pressure on the border guards had not been substantially reduced!
"Zhang Han, go call that brat Chang Qing over and ask him if he has any ideas?”
Looking at the silent ministers with their heads lowered, the First Emperor became more and more frustrated. He thought of his most outstanding son again.
At this moment, the Vice Commander of the Imperial Guards, Wang Li, suddenly stumbled in.
"Your Majesty, bad news!"
"When His Highness Evergreen heard that the Xiongnu had invaded the territory, he had already led his 1,000 cavalry and set off directly towards the border!”
"What?" Ying Zheng immediately stood up from his throne and said,""This kid, does he really think that actual combat is the same as a battlefield drill?”
"Pass down my decree. Have Meng Tian watch over that brat Changqing.”
"If anything happens to Changqing, zhen will hold him responsible!”
Ying Zheng shouted angrily.
The courtiers were also dumbfounded.
This young master was really reckless. He directly charged to the border without saying a word.
Even if his men were indeed stronger than ordinary cavalry, there were only 1,000 of them, while the Xiongnu had at least 200,000!
A thousand men against two hundred thousand Xiongnu elites who grew up on horseback, what could they do?
Now, he could only hope for General Meng Tian.
However, most people were not optimistic about this matter.
After all, if even the First Emperor could not keep an eye on her, how could a mere Meng Tian?
Moreover, Ying Changqing's cavalry had already run far away, and it was impossible for the signal soldiers from Xianyang City to catch up with them.
By the time the order reached Meng Tian of Shangjun, it would be too late.
Of course, no one was gloating in their hearts.
After all, without Ying Changqing, the tyrant, they could continue to do whatever they wanted and try to restore the enfeoffment system.
......
Three days later.
Yanmen County,
Wuzhou County.
The setting sun fell like blood, dyeing the bloody battlefield red!
Although the battle had passed for a long time, the scattered weapons and corpses were enough to tell the tragic battle of the city defense in the past.
Even though they were clearly at a disadvantage in numbers, Great Qin's border guards did not retreat at all.
Having lived on the border for a long time, they knew the savagery of the grassland barbarians after they broke through the city. Therefore, although it happened suddenly and they were outnumbered, they still used up their last bit of energy.
Unfortunately, they still failed in the end!
Looking at the messy scene, Ying Changqing sighed faintly.
The people at the border were innocent!
After entering the border, Ying Changqing had witnessed this scene more than once.
However, when he saw this scene again, he still felt extremely melancholic.
Ding! Congratulations to the host for successfully triggering the Tyrant System's mission-Exterminate all enemies from the Xiongnu. Reward unknown, punishment unknown!
If it was before, Ying Changqing would have been overjoyed to see the long-awaited system suddenly awaken and issue a mission.
However, looking at the tragic scene before him, Ying Changqing's heart was filled with solemnity.
I'm still a little too late!
The elite cavalry behind him also had solemn expressions.
All of them were wearing thick black armor and riding on tall black horses. They were holding sharp sabers made of special alloys. On the backs of their horses, Zhuge repeating crossbows and quivers were hung, emitting a faint light.
Although there were only 1,000 cavalry, they stood quietly in the night sky, but a murderous aura rushed towards them!
Everyone's eyes fell on Ying Changqing.
Ying Changqing was their leader and the soul of the entire army.
"Very good, as expected of my subordinate!”
'Follow me into the city. We must annihilate all our opponents!'
"Don't let any of them off!"
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