Hanhou

The number and momentum of the Han riders are overwhelming, almost a face-to-face, and the Hu riders are scattered.

More than fifty Hu Qi were killed on the spot, and the rest quickly turned around, intending to ride their horses and flee.But after all, they didn't run past the flying arrows, and fell off the horse's back one by one, and were buried under the horse's hooves.

The battle ended quickly, from the appearance of Han Qi to the death of Hu Qi, it took less than a stick of incense.

The surviving members of the caravan were all wounded and fled for many days. They were extremely exhausted, and suddenly relaxed. Their eyes turned black, and they almost couldn't sit still. They fell from the horse's back.

Seeing the situation of several people, Wei Yue and Li Danghu rode forward immediately and ordered the cavalry to fetch clean water and pour it down on the semi-conscious caravan members, then broke the sugar cake into small pieces and fed them little by little.

Said to be sugar cakes, the texture and taste are similar to the peach cakes of later generations, and they can be preserved for a long time.Zhao Jia sent two boxes to Wei Taishou. After Wei Yue tasted it, he ordered the cooks in the barracks to learn it.

Every time you ride out of the fortress in the cloud, sugar cakes and steamed cakes are necessary military rations.

The surrendered Qiang tribe also wanted to buy it, but unfortunately, due to the raw materials, the number of sugar cakes made was limited. Apart from providing them to Wei Yue and occasionally sending some to the prefect's mansion, Zhao Jia did not plan to sell them at all.

In addition to sugar cakes, Mrs. Sun also makes salty cakes, which are thin slices, sprinkled with sesame seeds, and taste delicious and crispy.Also liked by Wei Yue, it became a must for the cavalry to go out of the fortress.

This time Yun Zhongqi was trapped in the grassland and fought with the Huns army. After breaking out of the encirclement, he ran for several days without stopping. Fortunately, he had the dry food he carried with him to support him all the way.

Li Danghu's army ran out of rations, and was closely watched by the Huns, so he couldn't stop hunting. It was Yun Zhongqi who allocated part of the rations so that the entire team could maintain its combat effectiveness, rush out of the enemy's encirclement, and kill the pursuing Hu cavalry .

Now that things have developed, both Wei Yue and Li Danghu know that they have been tricked.

Such a tight encirclement cannot be done hastily.Using the caravan as bait, they set up a net of heaven and earth, in order to kill the border cavalry.After he succeeds, he will inevitably go southward, burn, kill and loot wantonly, and light a beacon in the border county.

From the caravan to the Han Qi, one ring after another, the vicious intentions can be seen.

Wei Yue and Li Danghu knew that they were playing a trick, and they immediately changed directions, trying to send back news to Bianjun.However, the encirclement circle has been completed, the road back to the south is completely blocked, even sending out scouts is useless, in the end they can only die in vain.

After several attempts to no avail, more horsemen were attracted instead. After discussing with each other, the two decided to give up returning to the south and ride their horses directly to the north, deep into the hinterland of the grassland!

The Huns want to besiege and kill them?

Give it a try and see who is the prey and who is the hunter!

When the two cavalry first met, the number was close to [-].

When surrounded by the Huns, more than a thousand people desperately tore open a gap. In order to ensure that their comrades could rush out, hundreds of wounded soldiers gave up their way of life and took the initiative to stay behind.

After breaking out of the encirclement, the Huns chased after them. During the confrontation, some Han riders fell off their horses and died.After temporarily getting rid of the pursuers and saving the members of the caravan, the Han riders were only in their early thousand, all of them were bloodstained and full of evil spirits. In the constant fighting, they were thoroughly tempered into killing machines.

Everyone in the caravan breathed a sigh of relief. With a hoarse voice, the leader told Wei Yue what had happened before, and said that the Xiongnu headquarters and the Hus are going south in a big way.

"Third Young Master, you need to return to the south as soon as possible!"

Wei Yue didn't make a sound, just shook his head.

"Third son?"

"The Huns had already ambushed and blocked the way to the south." Li Danghu leaned against his horse, broke open a piece of sugar cake, ate half of it in two bites, wrapped the other half up again, and stuffed it into his arms, "Bianjun can't go back Go, unless there are reinforcements."

"Can't you go back?" His mind changed sharply, and suddenly he understood the plan of the Huns, the leader's expression changed suddenly as if he had been hit by a heavy hammer.

"It's not that bad." Wei Yue stood up, patted the dark horse's neck, and said, "The caravan hasn't returned for a long time, and when we lose contact, the county will definitely find out what's wrong."

With the vigilance of Wei Shang, Zhidu and Li Guang, even if there is no definite news, they will immediately strengthen the defense of the fortress.When the Huns went south at this time, they might not really be able to take advantage of it.

It's just that the flames of war were ignited, young and strong were recruited, and the autumn harvest was delayed. For the people in the border county, it was undoubtedly another disaster.

Han Qi quickly cleared the battlefield and collected usable things from Hu Qi.

Li Danghu unscrewed the water bag and poured a big mouthful of water.Looking up at the sky, he saw a black shadow approaching. After confirming what was coming, his expression changed immediately, and he whistled, telling everyone to get on their horses as soon as possible.

"It's the eagle of the Huns!"

These days in the grassland, Hu Qi's hawks are the most troublesome for them. Once they are targeted, they can't easily get rid of them.

At first, relying on a strong bow and superb shooting skills, he was able to shoot down the eagle.As time passed, everyone began to realize that the eagle hovering above their heads was flying higher and higher, and the arrows flew out without even touching a feather.

In order to get rid of these troubles in the air, it is difficult for Han Qi to have time to rest.

Fortunately, there is no shortage of horses on the prairie. Everyone has excellent riding skills, and they have saddles and stirrups. If they are really sleepy, they tie themselves to the horse's back and have their comrades beside them. At least they can rest for a while.

"Get on the horse!"

The black eagle was getting closer and made a loud cry, indicating that Hu Qi would not be far away.

The Han cavalry got on their horses quickly, and the surviving caravan members cheered up, jumped on their horses, followed behind the cavalry, and marched into the depths of the grassland.

噍——

The black eagle continued to sing loudly, flapping its wings and circling in mid-air.

The sound of rumbling horseshoes came from far to near, and looking over the past, there were thousands of Hu Qizu scattered in the grassland, densely packed.

The leader was a Wanchang, under the command of King Youguli, who was ordered to intercept and kill the Han cavalry who rushed out of the encirclement.

After many days of pursuit in the grassland, the troops were killed and injured more than [-] people, and the scattered rangers did not send back news for a long time.Every time Wan Chang bit Han Qi and caught up with him, he would find Hu Qi's body.This made him even more angry, and vowed to smash the corpses of these Han soldiers into pieces!

The black hawk circled for two weeks and honked again.

Seeing the direction in which the black eagle was flapping its wings, Wan Chang let out a smirk, and Qian Chang behind him blew his horn, and the army assembled, galloping on horseback in the direction guided by the black eagle, chasing Han Qi relentlessly.

The chase unfolded in the depths of the prairie, one side pursued meteors to catch the moon, and the other side tried its best to hold onto it.The pursuit lasted until evening before the speed began to slow down.

The fiery red sun slanted westward, reflecting the sky full of red clouds.The afterglow of the setting sun sprinkled on the grassland, and the green grass seemed to be stained with blood.

The sky was getting dark, and the black eagle needed to rest, unable to continue the chase.

Although the leader of the Xiongnu was not reconciled, he had to stop the horsemen and camp in place to rest.

"Don't worry, warriors can't fight at night, and Han people can't run away." A counselor who was dressed as a Hun but obviously looked like a Han came forward and said, "Let the warriors light the bonfire, have a full meal, and set off at dawn tomorrow." , will be able to catch up with this Han army. To take their heads, King Youguli is very happy, and the king must be Wanchang!"

After some flattery, Wan Chang was elated and his face was full of complacency.The big hand patted the counselor on the shoulder vigorously, promising that if he became a powerful household, he would be the mastermind.

The counselor bent down again and again, his expression and words becoming more flattering.

The Huns set up camp and lit bonfires.After eating, more than a hundred people were assigned to guard, and the rest took the time to rest and prepare to continue the pursuit tomorrow.

Hundreds of meters away, the Han riders got off their horses one after another, hurriedly replenished their water, took a short rest, and then jumped on their horses again.Borrowing the bright starlight, the Han cavalry galloped in the night, trying to keep the distance from the pursuers as far as possible.

Not long after they left, a dozen or so shadows came from far to near, lurking in the grass, carefully observing the movements of the Huns.

"Back up."

Write down the position of the Huns guards and the time of the changing of the guard, the leading girl gestures, and the people behind her lower their bodies, try not to make any noise, and slowly withdraw from the previously lurking position.

Withdrew from a safe distance and made sure that the Huns could not find out, the girl stood up and signaled to speed up.

The crescent moon bloomed with silver light, and the starlight sprinkled from the top of the head, illuminating everyone's faces.

The leading girl is Wei Qingmo, who was separated from the caravan.Behind her is Wei Qiu Weixia who is carrying a bow and arrow and throwing a gun, holding a short knife and dagger.After that, there were three or four healthy servants who got separated together, as well as the young man who had previously attacked the Zahu tribe and brought them out of the sheepfold.

"There are too many Huns in this group, and they can't snatch horses." Stopping behind a hidden mound, Wei Qingmo sat on the ground, unscrewed the water bag, and took two mouthfuls.He took out another piece of jerky, cut it into thumb-sized pieces with a knife, and distributed it to the young man and his servant who followed him all the way.

"The tribe that was robbed last time was too poor, their tents were burned, and there was not much food."

"Not even horses."

"We must find a way to find the lone ranger!"

When Wei Qing'e spoke, Wei Xia, Wei Qiu and Jian Servant took turns to guard.The boy brought out from the sheepfold bit the jerky fiercely, and licked his fingers after eating.Being patted by Wei Qingmo, he instinctively wanted to bark his teeth, and looked up to meet the girl's eyes, like a wolf cub being bitten by the back of the neck, instantly discouraged, lowered his head, grabbed a handful of grass leaves, and wiped his hands indiscriminately .

"Take turns to rest tonight, and leave tomorrow morning." Wei Qingmo stood up, patted Wei Xia and Wei Qiu on the shoulders, and signaled them to go to bed first, "There are Huqi everywhere on the grassland, and you can't light the fire at night, go to sleep, wait a minute Come for me again."

"promise!"

Wei Xia jumped down the mound, wrapped it tightly in the stiff sheepskin, leaned against a piece of wood, and fell asleep after a while.

Wei Qiu walked a little slower, stood under the mound, looked up at Wei Qingmo, and said in a low voice: "Girl, can you return home?"

"Yes." Wei Qing'e clenched his strong bow and said firmly, "I brought you to the grassland, and I will definitely bring you back home safely."

Bathed in the moonlight, the girl is tough as bamboo, and her black eyes seem to contain starlight.

Wei Qiu smiled.

White teeth and vermilion lips, square peaches are like plums.

"I believe what the girl said."

In the middle of the night, dark clouds suddenly gathered in the sky, the silver moon and stars disappeared, and a cold wind rose from the ground.As the blades of grass fluttered, lightning crawled across the sky, thunder roared, and an autumn rain fell.

The rain changed from small to large, and became pouring in an instant.

The thunder continued in the rain, accompanied by the howling of wild wolves, echoing in the grassland for a long time.

In the early morning, the rain did not stop, and the patter was implicated in a line, spreading into a curtain of water.

In such a rainy day, the Black Eagle was unwilling to fly high, so naturally it couldn't continue to chase.The credit was right in front of him, but he couldn't get it. The Xiongnu Wanchang was so angry that he whipped people, and the counselors who advised him and flattered him were the first to bear the brunt.

Wei Yue and Li Danghu were also in trouble.

The rain was too cold, and the wounded soldiers couldn't make it on their way. After the rain stopped, they started to get hot one after another.

The wound medicine he carried with him was exhausted, so he had no choice but to send out scouts to search for herbs nearby.There is no way to make a fire to cook, but to smash it with stones and send it to the mouth of the wounded soldier with the rain.

The caravan leader knew some medicine and took over the work of caring for the wounded.However, the herbal medicine failed to play a role, and some wounded soldiers had twitched hands and feet, and their faces turned pale.

"There must be hot water." The leader's tone was heavy, and he tried his best to prop up his outer robe to help the wounded soldier block the rain.

Wei Yue and Li Danghu looked at each other, not to mention how to make a fire in the rain, it really can ignite a fire, and when the smoke rises, it will definitely attract Hu Qi to follow behind.

The situation was in a dilemma, the Han soldiers didn't make a sound, they stepped forward one after another, stretched their arms, and removed their armor to protect their comrades from the rain.

As early as when they went deep into the grassland, they had no intention of going back alive.More than a thousand people were determined to die, and their only obsession was to kill a few more Huns.The more beard heads you chop off, the less threats you can make to the people in the border areas, and you can gain more chances of life.

"I'll meet you underground!" Wei Wu knelt down on the ground, fisted with big hands, his eyes were red, "Don't worry, I will kill many bandits later, even if I die, I will build a Beijing on this grassland!"

The most seriously injured Han cavalry trembled, but a smile appeared on their pale faces.

Finally the rain stopped, the clouds cleared, and a rainbow crossed the horizon.

A loud cry came from a distance, and the hearts of the people froze. They hurriedly picked up the wounded soldiers and were about to ride their horses to the north.

"Put it down." A wounded soldier held his comrade's wrist and said in a deep voice, "It's a burden to take us with you, let it go, leave us some weapons, and you can drag some..."

"Shut up!" Wei Yue took Wei Wu's place, picked up the wounded soldier who was speaking, and tied him to the horse's back, "I won't die, I won't leave anyone behind!"

Li Danghu flicked his horsewhip vigorously, and the sound of the whip exploded, accompanied by a hoarse voice: "When I die, there will be A Yue, and when A Yue dies, there will be me. We are all dead, and there will be Wei Wu and Li Da. In short, as long as If someone is alive, we must continue to kill Hu! Don't mention today's matter again, get on your horse!"

The black eagle was getting closer and closer, and the riders stopped making any noise. They jumped on their horses as fast as they could, pulled the reins, and picked the road with tall grass and yulin, hoping to temporarily get rid of the black eagle by virtue of the terrain.

However, the eagle was still at a high place and could not get rid of it.

There was a tremor from the ground, and the sound of horseshoes behind him.

Wei Yue and Li Danghu looked at each other, and they both had a premonition in their hearts that this grassland might become their jeopardy.

The black eagle kept flapping its wings and soaring high, dodging the arrows flying from below, and guiding the pursuers.

Suddenly, a golden-brown figure appeared behind the black eagle. Accompanied by a loud cry, it rushed to the high place at a faster speed, then stretched out its sharp claws, and grabbed the black eagle's neck viciously.