Hanhou

The counselor's malice was not concealed, his gaze swept over, and Wei Qingmo immediately became alert.Wei Xia and Wei Qiu looked at each other, and at the same time held down the hand crossbow hidden in his sleeve.As long as the situation is found to be wrong, he will immediately shoot and kill the Huns in front of him, and rush out of the encirclement with Wei Qingmo.

At the critical moment, several rangers suddenly turned back and reported to Wanchang, and found a camp in front of them, and there were large and clear horseshoe prints, which were suspected to be left by the Han army.

Wan grew up very excited, and ordered people to blow the horn, gather the team, and head east quickly.

"Catch up with the Han army, kill one man, reward ten fat sheep, and five slaves!"

In Wan Chang's view, although the Han army is strong, it is not invulnerable.

According to the description of Hu Qi who fled back, this group of Han cavalry topped the sky in the early [-]s, and the reinforcements were less than [-].After experiencing the previous battle, there must be a certain degree of casualties.Coupled with being trapped in the grassland for many days, lack of people and horses, and lack of military rations, commanding several times the troops to press up, it is bound to be able to defeat in one battle.

Wan Chang was so eager to make contributions that he didn't care about a few passing Xianbei.

Such small tribes can be seen everywhere on the grasslands.There were not many cattle and sheep, and the warriors were recruited by the royal court, leaving a group of old and weak, except for two or three beautiful women, basically of little value.

When he annihilated the Han army in front of him and was appreciated by King Youxian, wouldn't he let him choose the beauties?There is no need to waste time for these Xianbei people.

The counselor wanted to speak, but Wan Chang didn't intend to listen.

Qianchang blew the horn, and the riders gathered quickly, roaring across the grassland.

The counselor didn't want to be left behind, so he mounted his horse and gave chase.Before leaving, call out fifty Han people whose ancestors voted for Hu, and order them to get rid of this Xianbei.If the situation permits, the three men and women in the team will be left behind, and if not, they will be killed together.

"The matter is settled, come quickly."

"promise!"

The cavalry took the lead, and after the large troop left, they collectively turned their horses' heads and pointed their blades at Wei Qingmo and his party.

Knowing that things could not go well, everyone stopped covering up. They opened their bows and arrows, drew out their knives, and rushed forward with their horses, just to kill a way out.

The sheep slaves didn't have bows and arrows, and some of them didn't even have time to mount their horses. They simply grabbed the bone knives, rolled on the spot, and took the opportunity to cut at the horse's legs.

Wei Qingmo opened his strong bow and shot three consecutive arrows into the enemy's neck and eye sockets with precision.Wei Qiu and Wei Xia borrowed the speed of their horses and threw their spears from their horses' backs. After hitting the target, their speed did not slow down at all.

It's a pity that the iron arrows held by everyone are limited, and some of them were lost before, and the quiver was quickly exhausted, and there were nearly thirty enemies on the opposite side.If they are let go, it will inevitably lead to even greater troubles.

Wei Qing's heart fluttered, and she whistled, Wei Xia, Wei Qiu and several healthy servants quickly gathered behind her.

The blood-stained sheep slave rushed out of the grass, jumped onto the snatched horse, waved the weapon snatched from the cavalry, and let out a strange cry, like a wild beast baring its fangs at the enemy.

"kill!"

Wei Qing'e took the lead and rushed towards the cavalry on the opposite side.

The leader of the army, Baichang, knew that the opponent was not a good opponent, so he already wanted to quit.Unexpectedly, the opponent rushed forward first.With a grinning grin, he led thirty cavalry to attack head-on, trying to kill half of them, but also beheaded these "Xianbei people" on the spot.

After charging three times in a row, the grass and horseshoes were all dyed red.

The strong smell of blood drifted away with the wind, the vultures began to gather, and two wild wolves watched from afar, howling piercingly.

The last cavalryman fell and the battle was over.

Wei Qing'e grabbed the reins and looked back, Jian Pu and Yang Slave were mostly killed in the battle, Wei Xia injured his arm, half of his body was stained red with blood, Wei Qiu's face was covered with knife marks, flesh and blood were opened, and his left eye was almost destroyed.

Under the shadow in mid-air, Wei Qingmo raised his head, frowned slightly, tore off a hem of his clothes, tied the wound on his shoulder, ordered everyone to mount their horses, and took the dead health servants and sheep slaves with them, and quickly left the battlefield to find a mound Bury the body.

"go!"

The war horse neighed and ran forward with all four hooves.

Not long after the sound of horseshoes left, vultures and crows flew down one after another. Wild wolves and foxes also came one after another. A conflict broke out in the scramble. A fox died because of this, and was held down by the vultures. Instead of being able to fill his stomach, he became one of these A meal for a carrion bird.

The Xiongnu army galloped all the way, stepped over the camp where the Han cavalry rested, followed the footprints left by the horses, and found the dilapidated Xianbei camp.

"A Xianbei again?"

There were bloodstains all over the camp, collapsed tents and broken knives and arrows everywhere.The body was nowhere to be seen, probably dragged away by wild animals.

"No survivors?" Wan Chang asked.

"No." You Qi pointed to the northeast, and said, "Wan Chang, there is another place five miles ahead. Judging from the traces left, it should be the hand of the sheep slave."

"Sheep slave?" Wan Chang asked in surprise, "You said it was made by a slave?"

On the grassland, there are not many similar things, but they are not uncommon.

Some Hu tribes were wiped out, unwilling to be sheep slaves, taking advantage of the king's court to recruit warriors, and the internal emptiness of the hostile tribes, they rushed out of the sheepfold to kill wantonly.If it fails, at most one life will be ended early.If they were lucky enough to snatch war horses, cattle and sheep, they would have the opportunity to join other tribes and get rid of their slave status.

If it doesn't work, you can go to the grassland to be a savage.Even if he was hunted and killed as a wild beast, it would be regarded as revenge for the tribe.

The news brought back by You Qi made Wan Chang full of doubts.

When he saw this Xianbei camp for the first time, he guessed it was the Han cavalry.But there were signs of slave rebellion in front of him, which made him uncertain and unable to determine his own judgment.

"Wan Chang, I found traces of cavalry!" Another ranger came to report, saying that there were a large number of horseshoe prints extending eastward.

Wan Chang asked the advisers accompanying the army, and the Han advisers believed that they should go along Hebei.The reason is very good. Marching on the grassland must not be far away from water sources, and the Han army lacks military supplies, so it is difficult to guarantee that it will not attack the tribe.

The Wuhuan people held a different opinion, and believed that they should follow the horseshoe prints to pursue.

"To the north is the headquarters, most of them have thousands of people, and most of them are more than [-]. This Han army is only in the early thousand, is it going to die?"

Unable to argue with each other, Wan Chang could only order the army to temporarily rest and release all the black eagles, hoping to find useful clues.

After waiting for half a day, the released black eagle never returned.After finally waiting for one to return, the wing was injured and one eye was caught blind.

"what happened?"

Wan Chang was startled, he held the black eagle with one arm, checked the wound on the eagle, and found that it was not man-made, but was scratched by other raptors.

Coincidence?

Looking in the direction where the black eagle flew back, Wan Chang had a solemn expression.After thinking about it for a while, he decided to accept the opinion of the Wuhuan people, and ordered the whole army to mount their horses and continue to pursue eastward.As a result, the pursuit deviated from the direction. Instead of being able to catch up with Han Qi, he was getting farther and farther away from the target.

After the Xiongnu army left, they chased the black eagle all the way, and the scouts lurking in the grass quickly jumped on their horses and galloped back along the way.

The Han riders plan to plunder the headquarters of the Xiongnu and pretend to be Xianbei, causing civil strife on the grassland.If you want things to go smoothly, you must try to get rid of the pursuers, or at least delay the time of being discovered.

For this reason, the Han cavalry divided the troops, and Zhao Jia led 300 men under his command, each with three horses, and with his extraordinary speed, he pretended to be a large force and headed east.Wei Yue and Li Danghu led the army to fly northward, and sent a team to sweep away the traces to avoid being discovered by the Huns.

Because the Huns chased too closely and released black eagles, Zhao Jia's troops were once targeted.

Three black eagles circled overhead, Ji Bao was about to shoot his bow, but was stopped by Zhao Jia.

"Akin!"

With his fingers on his lips, Zhao Jia whistled.

The golden eagle rushed out of the clouds, one against three, still able to do a job with ease.It can only be said that killing eagles has gained experience and is familiar with the weaknesses of eagles. As long as the claws are not locked, the opponent can be eliminated in two or three hits.

Two black hawks fell one after another, and the other was also injured in its wing.

Zhao Jia whistled again, and the golden eagle chirped, obviously not wanting to stop.The whistle sounded continuously, and the golden eagle finally caught one eye of the black eagle, and then reluctantly flew back to Zhao Jiama.

The black eagle flew away wounded, and Zhao Jia sent scouts to follow the black eagle to find out the location of the Xiongnu army.He also led the cavalry to turn around and prepare to join Wei Yue and Li Danghu.

After the two sides joined forces, the golden eagle landed on Zhao Jia's shoulder, its wings spread, and the feathers on the back of its neck puffed up, obviously still angry.

Zhao Jia shook his head helplessly, picked up the black eagle on the horse's back with his long sword, and said, "Here, calm down."

The golden eagle's cry rose instantly, as if to say: He was the one who slaughtered it, so what is this, to show the generosity of other birds? !

Seeing this scene, Li Danghu was surprised for a moment and couldn't help laughing out loud.Wei Yue also raised the corners of her mouth, thinking it was very interesting.While comforting the golden eagle, Zhao Jia turned his head and looked at the two eunuchs with unfriendly eyes.

"Hodor."

Wei Yue coughed, wanting to make amends.Unexpectedly, the golden eagle suddenly went mad, grabbed Zhao Jia's helmet, flapped its wings and flew into the air, purposely circling above his head.

Zhao Jia was angry and stared at the golden eagle.

Li Danghu's laughter was even louder, Wei Yue's shoulders shook, but the comforting words he had thought of could not be uttered.

Fortunately, Jin Diao's anger didn't last long, and when his anger subsided, he returned the helmet to Zhao Jia.The scouts also chased up at this time, reporting that there were more than [-] pursuers, confused by the horseshoe prints left by Zhao Jia, and had already chased east.

"Xiangdong?" Zhao Jia put on his helmet, combed the golden eagle's breast feathers with his fingers, and smiled, "Very good."

Wei Yue and Li Danghu put away their smiles, ordered everyone to mount their horses, and speed up to the north.

No one can say for sure whether the chasing soldiers will find something wrong halfway and suddenly change direction.For the current plan, we must race against time to take down a Hun tribe before the pursuers realize that something is wrong.

"Ajin, it's up to you."

Zhao Jia raised his arm and released the golden eagle.

The golden eagle spread its wings and flew up to the sky like a sharp arrow, flying away to the north.

Towards evening, the Han riders arrived at the upper reaches of the river and stopped in a sparse elm forest.

The golden eagle flew down from mid-air and brought back a piece of fresh sheep bone.The scouts also returned one after another, their expressions were a little excited, and it was obvious that the Xiongnu tribe was located.

"There are more than five hundred tents, thousands of horses, tens of thousands of cattle and sheep, more than a hundred carts, and a round tent with eagles on it. It is undoubtedly the headquarters of the Xiongnu."

The scouts searched in great detail. If it wasn't for the lack of concealment, they would be discovered if they approached, and they could bring back more useful information.As far as the plans are currently being drawn up, though, these details are sufficient.

"Wei Wu and Li Da took turns to lead the guards, and the rest retreated into the forest to rest. After nightfall, the horseshoes were wrapped in animal skins, and they raided from the south side of the camp."

"promise!"

Han Qi took the lead and entered the forest one after another. With the help of trees and tall grass, he took the time to rest and recharge his energy for the upcoming battle.

Zhao Jia grabbed a few handfuls of dead grass, wove them into rough grass rings, and tried to put them on his head.Inspired by him, Han Qi followed suit one after another, covering their heads and bodies with grass leaves.

The Han riders "disappeared" in the tall grass one by one, especially the dozen or so soldiers, who were almost perfectly hidden. Unless they looked closely, they would never find people hiding in the woods.

Zhao Jia rubbed his chin and began to think seriously. The next batch of pawns will enter the camp. In addition to the existing regulations, they can continue to try to increase the size.

Keep up with the food, strengthen the physique of the soldiers, and take the strengths of Qin Ruishi, Wei Wuzu and Zhao Hudao knights during training, and you should be able to forge a strong army.Maybe, we can also train the special forces of the Western Han Dynasty.

In this way, one month will definitely not be enough, and some of the pawns who are new to Fu will be left behind.

The best solution is to skip the pawns and directly select some pawns for specialized training.If he really wanted to do this, a mere county lieutenant would definitely not be able to do it, so he would have to communicate with the prefect Wei, and perhaps ask Wei Yue for help.

Because of being too engrossed in thinking, Wei Yue walked to the side, but Zhao Jia didn't even notice.It wasn't until he was patted on the shoulder that he came back to his senses hastily.Facing Wei Yue's puzzled expression, Zhao Jia grinned. Anyway, there is nothing to do for the time being, so it might as well express what's in his heart.

As soon as he thought of it, Zhao Jia picked up a dead branch, drew it across the grass, and began to list them one by one.

The more Wei Yue listened, the more engrossed she became. Doubt and enlightenment flashed through her eyes one after another.Hearing the end, there was still a hint of excitement faintly.

Li Danghu pricked up his ears and listened for a while, and found that Zhao Jia's voice was getting lower and lower, so he couldn't bear it anymore, so he leaned over and sat next to Zhao Jia, ignoring Mr. Wei's piercing gaze, but he didn't hear clearly just now. For the part, ask Zhao Jia.

Time flies, the sun is sinking to the west, the sky is full of red clouds, the tired birds are returning to their nests, and the sound of fluttering wings resounds through the forest.

The three of Zhao Jia stopped talking and hid in the grass with the cavalry, waiting for the night to fall.

As the last ray of light disappeared from the sky, the herdsmen who went out returned, and a bonfire was lit in the Huns camp, and the smell of barbecue was faintly wafting.

As the night darkened, most of the Huns returned to their tents and fell asleep one after another.Several herdsmen were in charge of the night watch. After patrolling around the camp, they couldn't bear the sleepiness, so they sat by the campfire and kept dozing off.

In the entire camp, apart from the crackling bonfire, there was no noise at all.

The Han riders in Yulin started to move.

The horseshoes wrapped in animal skins stepped across the grass, and more than a thousand Han cavalry were divided into two teams, like a pack of preying wolves, quietly, getting closer and closer to the Huns' camp.