Hanhou

The Huns came very quickly.

On the third day Zhao Jia entered the city, a dangerous situation occurred in the fortress built on the west side of Hushi, and black smoke rose from the beacon tower.

The Wei stationed nearby sent an urgent report to the city, and a group of Xiongnu rangers sneaked into the county, trying to bypass the fortress and go south from the junction of Wuyuan County and Yunzhong County.The operation was not classified enough and was intercepted by the frontier troops arranged here.

In an encounter, the rangers fled after leaving five corpses, and the frontier army was killed or injured. Wei Shi led his troops to chase after a certain distance, and found that a large group of cavalry was approaching, and had to retreat to the fortress.

After this confrontation, the Xiongnu knew that the Han army had been prepared for a long time, so they no longer took chances and did not continue to send out cavalry. Instead, they gathered a large army one after another, under the banner of King Youguli, and approached Yunzhong Fortress and Wuyuan County.

Knowing that the situation was not good, the lieutenant quickly sent someone to send out the battle report.

Upon receiving the news in the city, Wei Taishou personally ordered to release all scouts to closely monitor the movements of the Hu tribe.Beacon towers and fortresses patrolled day and night to guard against surprise attacks by the Huns.It is strictly forbidden for the frontier army to attack recklessly until it is uncertain how many enemies have come.

As a Langguan, even if Zhao Jia is not old enough, according to the law, he will still be recruited during wartime and serve under the command of a military lord.

In the previous battle with the Xiongnu, the frontier army lost a lot, and recruits were replenished one after another, but their combat effectiveness was inferior to that of the veterans.In this case, "quantity" becomes extremely important.Wei Shang wanted to defend him, but he couldn't ignore the court's law and cross off Zhao Jia's name from the list of conscripts.

However, within the rules, slight changes are not out of the question.

In view of the fact that the former Fanxubu family sneaked into the county by detour, Yunzhong County strengthened the border defense, and a new fortress was stuck at the junction of Yunzhong County and Wuyuan County, blocking the passage to the south.Because of this, the Hun Rangers who wanted to repeat the same tricks were caught.

The newly built fortress is some distance away from Zhao's livestock farm. When the Huns invaded last time, the nearby Liju villages were all burned down, and now there is no human habitation for a hundred miles.When the fort was built, the roads were also leveled, and the fences of the livestock farm could be seen in a day with a horse galloping.

When the military order was issued, Zhao Jia was conscripted to lead the team, gathered fifty brave men from the township, and obeyed the command of the Shaling county lieutenant.

The county lieutenant of Bianjun shoulders heavy responsibilities and is stationed in the county on weekdays. In wartime, he is a military marquis and goes out with the army.Lieutenant Shaling County was no stranger to Zhao Jia. He had read the roster under his command and knew Wei Taishou's intentions without thinking about it. With a swipe of his pen, Zhao Jia and his team were transferred to the border to guard the fortress with Zuo Tun. .

After receiving the order, Zhao Jia went to the village in person to gather young men who could fight.

The military situation is on fire, You Yu set off first, and a group of young and strong men in the village have been recruited.It was not so easy for Zhao Jia to gather 50 people and leave enough guards for the livestock farm.

Fortunately, Zhao Jia presented a good law, and his reputation spread far and wide. He was the first to propose that locusts could be eaten, and found life-saving food for the villagers. Hearing the news, he also came to vote from other counties.

In view of the assassin, Zhao Jia's perception of Ranger is not good, it can even be said to be quite bad.Putting aside personal perceptions, these people are used to laxity, doing their own way, and unwilling to follow the orders of the golden drum in the army. Once they are incorporated into the army, it is quite troublesome to call them.

The most typical example is that Duke Zhuang of Qi is the Duke of Yong, and the state of Qi recruits martial arts fighters, most of whom are ruthless Luzuo disciples who fight for power and are rewarded for fighting, and they often do not obey orders.

These people are very brave fighting alone, once they encounter a large army, their shortcomings will be exposed immediately.As a result, the state of Qi was stronger than the state of Yan, but it was almost destroyed by the Yan army.

The so-called brave fighters can't even defeat the Yan army, let alone the powerful Wei soldiers and the Qin army who rule the world.

As Xunzi said, the martial arts of Qi cannot be compared to the pawns of Wei, and the pawns of Wei cannot meet the sharp fighters of Qin.Compared with the Qi army, the latter two are precisely based on Luyou's good family sons as the source of soldiers, and the Qin army is forged with iron-like discipline, so that it can be overbearing for an era.

The Han Dynasty inherited the Qin system, and the main soldiers of the Han army were mostly composed of Liangjiazi.As for rangers, unless they join the noble family, such as the disciples who fight with Guan Fu, in most cases they are captured as auxiliary soldiers and treated like prisoners.In the frontier army, even businessmen and son-in-laws were inferior in status.

Encountering such a person to vote, Zhao Jia considered for a long time, but finally did not nod.It's just that people have been summoned, if you want to join the army, you may as well go to Yunzhong City, the county is short of auxiliary soldiers.

Having experienced a lot and read a lot of history books, Zhao Jia has his own set of principles.It can be summed up in eight words, do not seek extraordinary achievements, and be cautious first.

The so-called aura of the protagonist shines, and the heroes of the world are blinded when they meet, it is pure nonsense.

War will inevitably bring death and injury, the tragedy of the battlefield is far beyond imagination, and the cruelest words cannot describe it.Having experienced a bloody battle with the Huns, Zhao Jia knew exactly what he was about to face.To defend the fortress and block the enemy's iron hooves, the soldiers under the command must use their lives, obey orders and prohibit them, and not retreat when encountering the enemy.

It cannot be said that the ranger joined the army without sincerity, nor can it be asserted that he has no ambition to serve the country, but it is a fact that he did not obey the military order, and it is also impossible to rule out speculators who want to get rewards for a while.

It's not that Zhao Jia is used to speculating maliciously, but history has proved that those who can really defend their homes and the country have never been mercenaries who take money to do things.

Zhao Jia didn't intend to keep him, but he said it politely, and asked Mrs. Sun to prepare meals for the rangers who came to vote.

As a result, the other party didn't read well at all, wiped his mouth after eating and drinking, turned around and scolded Zhao Jia for pretending to look down on him, the so-called reputation must be fake.There were even a few people with malicious intentions, trying to ambush near the livestock farm, wait for Zhao Jia to leave with young men, subdue the women and children here, murder and set fire to them after looting, and immediately fled to other counties.

"Teach Mrs. Zhao a lesson!"

Unfortunately, the movements of the few people were not subtle enough, and they were discovered by Qing Zhuang who had returned from a trip.

Pressed to find out what the thief wanted to do, the young and strong were furious and shot arrows on the spot.The thieves were shot one by one before they could escape, and they all fell to the ground and howled.

"what happened?"

Zhao Jia rushed over after hearing the sound, Qing Zhuang explained the situation face to face, even Wei Qing and other children were flushed with anger, wishing he could draw out his dagger and poke a hole in these thieves on the spot.

"Tie them all up, send them to Yunzhong City, and hand them over to the envoy of Wei."

Zhao Jia's tone was indifferent, he was not even in the mood to get angry.

For these rangers, he thinks that he is polite enough, but the other party's thinking is "weird", which cannot be judged by common sense at all.If he wanted to eliminate the hidden danger, he couldn't think of a good way except to kill him.Simply send the person to Yunzhong City, and in the hands of the big boss in Yunzhong, the murderer must be obedient and obedient.

"Ji Bao, take someone along." Zhao Jia pulled the reins, and the bay red horse neighed, "Hurry up and come back."

"promise!"

Ji Bao whistled, five or six young men fetched thick ropes, tied the caught rangers into a string, drove them to the cart, and put the ropes on the rails of the cart.

The ranger still has wooden arrows stuck in his body, and he will be whipped if he screams.If you don't want to be whipped, you can only shut up, one by one, and sit honestly on the carriage.

The young and strong raised their long whips, and the team galloped towards Yunzhong City.

Not long after Ji Bao left, a flying cavalry came to look for Zhao Jia, and passed the order of the army, ordering him to quickly garrison the fortress.

"The Xiongnu have already moved. The military marquis ordered all the fortresses to guard against them and patrol day and night. Don't be negligent!"

In the great battle last year, the county arsenal and the county arsenal suffered a lot of losses, and they have not yet been fully replenished.

Before the battle, all the weapons were distributed, but the stock of leather armor was limited. Not to mention full armor, there were very few who could cover half armor.Most of the soldiers only have breastplates to protect their vital points, and the only ones that are really well protected are the swordsmen who are ambushing in the formation, except for the strong men with shields.

Zhao Jia ordered the army of Qi, swords, halberds, spears and even bows and arrows were collected from the arsenal, and leather armor and horses for body protection had to be equipped by themselves.

Fortunately, there are livestock farms to rely on, Uncle Hu and Uncle Xiong have long been prepared to tan the animal skins, and stacking three layers can block the bone arrows of the barbarians.Although it is not as good as the leather armor made by military craftsmen, it can always save your life in a chaotic army.

Fifty young and strong men put on leather armor, carried strong bows on their backs, and wore short knives on their waists. They were all on one man and two horses, with throwing guns and poisonous smoke pipes on their backs.

Zhao Jia is wearing a set of black armor, inherited from Zhao Gongcao.There are obvious knife marks on the armor, as well as dark blood stains, all left by Zhao Gongcao during the battle.

Uncle Hu took out this set of armor and helped Zhao Jia put it on, seeing a knife mark piercing through the breastplate, bloodshot eyes appeared in his eyes.

"At the beginning, the head of the family fell into the chaos and was seriously injured. He still fought to the death. He punished the Xiongnu and cut off the Xiongnu's arm to benefit the little king!"

Zhao Jia put on the helmet, didn't say much, just tapped the top of the helmet with the horn bow.

Hu Bo looked at Zhao Jia, as if seeing Zhao Gongcao who had gone to the battlefield, he couldn't help tightening his jaw, and let out a vague guttural sound.

"Let's go." Zhao Jia turned around.

"No!" Uncle Hu ignored the pain in his eyes, picked up his strong bow, grabbed his usual short knife, and jumped onto the horse with Uncle Xiong.

"go!"

Zhao Jia gave an order, and all the riders roared out, facing the sudden cold wind, they rode their horses towards the north.

Zhao Xin, Zhao Puonu and Gongsun Ao went out with the army, while Wei Qing and other children were left in the livestock farm.Mrs. Sun and the women all wore strong bows and short knives, and immediately closed the fence after Zhao Jia left.

Standing in front of the wooden railing, Wei Juan let the wind blow his temples, and sang an ancient tune with his voice whirling with the wind, to cheer for the young men going to the battlefield.

The children were gathered in the brick house, and the women, the elderly, and more than a dozen half-grown teenagers took turns patrolling.Among them, five or six teenagers did not ride horses, but sat on the back of camels, with bows and arrows on their backs, and throwing spears made by craftsmen in their hands.

The wind is getting colder and colder, whistling across the grassland.

The sky is always a blue, not a trace of cloud shadow.

The cavalry galloped all the way, and the horseshoes stepped on the grass that had been ravaged by migratory locusts, splashing a cloud of dust.

The golden eagle passed through the sky, and amidst its resonant chirping, it cast a shadow over everyone's heads.

The shadow suddenly increased. Zhao Jia looked up and found a vigorous black eagle coming from the north. It was intercepted by the golden eagle. They did not want to give way to each other. Their wings vibrated, their sharp claws locked together, and they fell vertically from mid-air. The battle was dangerous. ring life.

"Akin!"

Zhao Jia whistled, and the golden eagle quickly broke away from the black eagle and flew to one side.

Almost at the same time, three sharp arrows struck one after another.In a hurry, the black eagle avoided two of them, but couldn't dodge the third one anyway. Its wings were pierced, and the golden eagle locked the back of its neck on the spot, and let out a wail.

After finishing Black Hawk, the team moved on.

Halfway through the journey, Zhao Jia encountered a flying cavalry approaching him, and seeing the young feathers on the knight's helmet, Zhao Jia's heart skipped a beat, and his premonition of uneasiness became stronger and stronger.Seeing the black smoke rising in the distance, he didn't need the flying cavalry to say much to know that the fortress had been attacked and the situation was urgent.

"The headquarters of the Xiongnu, more than a thousand people!" Flying Knight left these words in a concise and concise manner, and then galloped forward quickly.In his opinion, these 50 people could not stop thousands of Huns.While the fortress can still block it, we must seek help from the county as soon as possible.

Zhao Jia took a deep breath, glanced at the young man behind him, and knew that he could not retreat, and there was no way to retreat.

Facing the current situation, he couldn't say any impassioned words, and the so-called promises and rewards seemed extremely pale.

In the end, he just turned the horse's head, pointed to the direction of the village and the livestock farm, and said in a deep voice, "That is our home, our relatives, our clansmen. If we can't stop the Huns, our relatives and clansmen will die, and our family will cease to exist. , everything will come to naught.”

"If you go, you may die."

Zhao Jia paused, and his voice became even deeper: "If you don't go, your loved ones will die!"

The team of 50 people fell into silence. After a brief silence, a strong fighting spirit broke out.

"Kill the Huns!"

"Follow me and kill the thief!"

Zhao Jia drew his long sword out of its sheath, and hit the armguard with the back of the sword, piercing through the roars of the crowd one after another.

The young and strong held weapons and made the same movements as Zhao Jia. The sound of the percussion merged into one, without the need for horns or even orders. The arrow shot quickly towards the place where the smoke rose.