They continued to retreat south, but were blocked by the marsh reeds.
Li Ling ordered the soldiers to burn a path and retreat to the foot of a mountain to set up camp.
Moreover, the son of the Marquis led the cavalry to attack, and thousands of people were beheaded by Li Ling. This Xiongnu cavalry temporarily retreated.
The Xiongnu army had been following behind, attacking from time to time.
Li Ling's army retreated as they fought, but the soldiers 'injuries were getting worse.
That night, a general could not stand the harsh and high-pressure environment and fled north to surrender to the Xiongnu.
The deserter also told the Xiongnu that the troops with yellow and white flags were elite troops. As long as they killed the flag bearer, they could break the formation.
Moreover, the marquis was overjoyed and sent cavalry to persuade them to surrender first.
Then, they shouted at Li Ling's army in the valley and released a rain of arrows.
The army continued to charge out of the enemy's formation and retreat south. There were only 3,000 soldiers left. They had already killed nearly 30,000 Xiongnu cavalry.
Their arrows had been used up, and their halberds, shields, and other weapons had been damaged.
The soldiers used their bare hands to cut off the wheel's spoke as weapons, while the others could only use short knives and daggers as weapons.
Seeing that the soldiers 'morale was low, Li Ling comforted them, Lubode's army was definitely not far away. If they persisted, they would definitely be able to catch up to his rescue!!
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In the Great Han world.
"I'm so angry! Where were the other soldiers? Where are the other soldiers?"
When Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty saw this, he cursed loudly!
What is Li Guangli doing?"
"Gongsun Ao, Lu Bode, are you lost in the grasslands?？”
It was hard for Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty to imagine. He was so angry that his blood surged.
Li Guangli led the 30,000 elite cavalrymen of the Great Han Dynasty, but they couldn't stop the cavalry of Prince Youxian and let them all attack Li Ling?!
Gongsun Ao and Lu Bode each had 20,000 soldiers. Were they going to wander aimlessly in the grasslands?
The Xiongnu mobilized all their cavalry to attack Li Ling.
Li Ling only relied on 5,000 infantry to hold off 110,000 Xiongnu cavalry!!
The other three armies didn't provide support.
They did not attack the Xiongnu's base camp.
They were all trash!
As long as there was a group of soldiers who saved Li Ling, he would not have fallen to this state!!
Although Li Ling was the youngest general, he was the best at fighting.
Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty regretted it. He should have given the army to Li Ling!!
If this was the arrangement back then, the Xiongnu would have been wiped out!!
"Is Li Ling really going to be exhausted to death and surrender?”
"Li Ling, hold on, don't surrender. Come back, I will reward you well.”
Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty said these words to the video as if Li Ling could hear him.
The old officials below the stage also felt indignant for Li Ling.
Huo Guang smacked his lips and wanted to say something, but he swallowed the words back.
After all, the last person who spoke up for Li Ling had already been castrated and imprisoned.
However, now that His Majesty knew the details of Li Ling's battle, he would definitely change his mind.
Huo Guang took a deep breath and said.
"Your Majesty, perhaps Li Ling's case should be reopened!”
After he finished speaking, he looked at the other ministers.
They all agreed.
"Yes, Your Majesty. This humble subject suggests that the case be reopened.”
"I agree. We should clear General Li Ling's name!”
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In the same world.
"I didn't expect you to last so long!! I will definitely write your deeds into the history books!”
"Li Ling, you truly live up to the reputation of the Great Han General!!”
Sima Qian's eyes were filled with excitement and grief.
What excited him was that Li Ling's performance on the battlefield was more exciting than he had imagined.
He was indignant that such a brave general, who was supposed to be a hero who would leave his name in history, had become a traitor by accident.
How could they not sigh?
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In the Great Qin world.
"Five thousand infantrymen were chased by a hundred thousand cavalrymen, yet they were able to fight and retreat for more than ten days?!”
"These soldiers are too strong? This is ridiculous!"
The First Emperor couldn't suppress the admiration in his heart.
"I thought that Great Qin's soldiers were already the bravest and most powerful soldiers in China. I never thought that in the future, there would be such a powerful army!”
Wang Jian watched the video passionately and sincerely admired it.
"If such an army was in the Seven Heroes of the Warring States Period, they would definitely be invincible!!”
"Great Qin's military merit system is so complete, and our weapons are so well-made, but it's still difficult to reach this level. How did the future generations do it?”
Great Qin's ancestors had been a tribe that had moved westward from the Chinese.
In the border area of Hua Xia, they had to constantly compete with the Rong Di in the west.
Therefore, every generation of Qin kings had a sense of crisis. They had to prevent the invasion of the six countries in Shandong and the invasion of the barbarians.
The Qin soldiers were naturally unyielding warriors.
And since Shang Yang's reform, he had brought out the Qin soldiers 'character of fighting to the extreme.
Even the lowest-level soldiers could be conferred a title and rewarded as long as they killed the enemy with all their might and obtained battle merits.
There was also a complete post-production supply system.
As early as the pre-Qin period, there was already a standardized weapon production line.
Some parts were broken, so he only needed to replace them.
Great Qin's soldiers knew all of this, and as such, they felt that Great Qin's soldiers were bloodthirsty, and they had fully displayed their potential.
Then, how did the 5,000 infantrymen of the future be trained?
What kind of military reward system would be used in the future, and what kind of method would be used to create weapons? How did the general motivate them?
"Will Lubode be able to rush back to support us? If such a powerful soldier ran out of ammunition and food, it would be tragic!”
The First Emperor was nervous.
He had unknowingly fallen in love with this army and treated them as Great Qin's soldiers.
After all, they were all Chinese men.
He looked forward to the soldiers leaving the grassland safely and getting the support of their teammates.
"Heavens, Immortal Su Chen, you must bless your children and grandchildren to return safely!!”
Li Xin devoutly watched the video and prayed for Li Ling.
The other soldiers also looked up expectantly.
Such an army would definitely return safely, right?!
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