Hanhou

The Xiongnu camp was engulfed in flames, and Hu Qi either died in the fire or was killed by the sword of the Han army.They escaped from the fire by chance, and all rode their horses and galloped north, not daring to turn back for fear of being overtaken by the Han army.

In the process of fleeing, the cavalry of the headquarters continued to gather, lost their luggage, and lacked leather robes and rations to keep out the cold on the road, so they simply relied on their bows and knives to grab them.

Most of the other wild cavalry did not dare to take the lead and chose to back down.The other part has a fierce temperament, unwilling to be robbed, heartbroken, brandishing a knife and rushing forward to fight back. If you die, you will count, and if you don't die, you will kill and rob the horse.

Anyway, they were all running for their lives and couldn't take care of themselves. Who would pay attention to a dozen Huns cavalry.If someone pursues it afterwards, they can shake their heads and deny it.If you really can't deny it, you will drag other people into the water.

When the cavalry of the headquarters was defeated, these other troops not only did not lend a helping hand, but even stabbed them from behind.If something happens one day, everyone is like a grasshopper on a rope, and no one can run away!

In addition to the headquarters and other departments, which were undermining each other, the prairie savages also joined the ranks of the melee.

Severe winter is coming, the wind is cold and the snow is cold, the grassland wild people live in no fixed place, have no tents and food, and are driven and chased by tribal herdsmen. If they are not shot to death by bows and arrows, most of them will freeze to death alive.

Being forced into a desperate situation, the ferocity that erupted was absolutely beyond imagination.

At first, the prairie savages only dared to attack the single and injured Hu cavalry. As they succeeded each time, they became more and more courageous, gathered in large numbers, and ambushed in the snow. Get off the horse, chop it into meat sauce with random knives.

The horses were eaten on the spot, and the warm horse blood coagulated in the snow, carefully dug out and smashed into small pieces, and put them into the snatched skins.Before hunting Hu Qi next time, these blood clots and horse bones will be their only food.

As the prairie savages continued to gather, neither the cavalry nor the other cavalry was safe anymore.

After all, the number of Hu cavalry who escaped from the fortress was limited. Most of the savages waited for several days without finding anything. They clashed with each other in order to compete for food.In the chaos, a tall and strong savage stood up, brandished a short knife snatched from the Huns cavalry, and hacked to death five opponents who dared to compete with him for the horse bone.

After the battle, all the savages gathered, led by a tall and strong man, and rushed to the nearest Di tribe.

If they want to survive, if they can't find food in the wild, then go grab it!

Robbing and killing Hu Qi aroused their viciousness, just like sharks smelling blood, they kept approaching their prey and would never stop until they tore off a piece of meat.

The army from the south has not yet returned, the food is not available, and the savages suddenly gather in large numbers, wandering outside the tribe like a pack of wolves. For all the grassland tribes, this winter is destined to become a disaster.

When Hu Qi rushed back to the grassland, the defenders of the fortress had already begun to clear the battlefield.

The camp of the Huns was reduced to ashes in the fire and was soon buried by heavy snow.The severed heads of Huqi were piled up in front of the fortress, and the corpses were put on firewood and burned.

The scattered war horses were brought back by the Han cavalry and gathered in the fortress.The wounded were taken care of by the cavalry, and the dead were handed over to the cook for cooking.The smell of broth soon wafted from the fortress, and the defenders were all given a large bowl of hot soup, and the wounded still had large bones with meat.

The cook is a temporary job, and his cooking skills are really not flattering.

However, it is such a tasteless broth with little salt, but it is like a delicacy, so that everyone can eat it without lifting their heads.

Zhao Jia held a bowl of hot soup and squatted with Gongsun Ao. The cloth strips wrapped around his abdomen and shoulders had long lost their original color. Uncle Xiong and Uncle Huong were very worried, but I didn't care too much. While drinking hot soup, he took out a wooden sign from his pocket and threw it to Gongsun Ao, telling him to return to the livestock farm to deliver the letter after drinking the soup.

"I have asked the Marquis for instructions. Ao will go back first and ask the livestock farm to prepare hot water, and send the injured ones there later." Zhao Jia drank half a bowl of hot soup and ate a piece of broken bone, biting it into two Intercept, "The others follow me to Yunzhong City, and escort Xu Buyong and Xu Buli under the order of the army marquis."

Being able to catch Xu Buyong, Zhao Jia contributed a lot.

Junhou has an upright temperament, so naturally he will not take credit for his subordinates.This time Zhao Jia was ordered to go to Yunzhong City, not only to escort Xu Buyong's uncle and nephew, but also to bring the battle report, detailing the achievements of the fortress defenders.

No one else had any objection to this arrangement, except Gongsun Ao, holding the wooden sign, with a bit of reluctance on his face.He didn't pay attention, and was poked by Zhao Ponu with his elbow, almost sitting on the ground.

Gongsun Ao was a little annoyed, Xin Zhao suddenly put his arms around his shoulders from behind, and said with a smile: "Ao, if you go out with your lord, Juan Nu must be very worried, wouldn't it be better to go back and deliver the letter earlier?"

"That's right, Mr. Lang is taking care of you." Zhao Puonu squatted in front of Gongsun Ao, one hand resting on his knee, the other hand was holding a bone seized from the battlefield, his eyebrows trembled twice, looking quite Funny, "It's strange to say, Ashin and I are much more handsome than you, why is there no good girl waiting for us?"

Being squeezed by the two, Gongsun Ao blushed, pulled Xin Zhao's arm away, punched Zhao Ponu on the shoulder, and said with a grin, "Jin Nu just likes me, no matter how envious I am, it's useless!"

Zhao Puonu looked at Gongsun Ao, and exchanged glances with Zhao Xin, and couldn't help laughing.Gongsun Ao glared at the two of them, let out an angry roar, and rushed towards them with his fist raised.

The three of them fisted and kicked, and sometimes Zhao Puonu could be heard yelling "A Xin, why are you hitting me", "A Ao, you can't hit me in the face", "I'll fight you all".

Zhao Jia stood aside with folded arms, smile lines forming at the corners of his mouth.

Several soldiers were attracted, not only did not pull the three of them apart, but they were not too excited to watch the excitement, and enthusiastically pointed out whether the teenagers should punch or kick.

There were more and more troops onlookers, not to mention how long the captain was, even several team leaders and village chiefs came over, squatting or fighting, clapping their hands and applauding loudly.

Amidst the applause, the three of Gongsun Ao were finally tired from fighting, and they stood facing each other with their knees propped up. They wanted to speak, but they accidentally pulled the bruise on their faces and grinned at the same time.

The soldiers laughed loudly, and slapped the three of them with calloused thick palms, telling them that they still had to practice.

"The man in the cloud can kill the enemy with a sword, shoot a wolf with a bow, and he can't lose his strength!"

The teenagers continued to bark their teeth, which elicited another burst of laughter.

When the soldiers retreated, Zhao Jiahuan leaned his arms against the brick wall and looked at Gongsun Ao with a smile: "Ao, when you marry the silk girl, I will give you a big gift."

"Xie Langjun!" Gongsun Ao's face was flushed, and when he clasped his fists to salute, he was stabbed by Zhao Ponu's elbow again.

Uncle Hu and Uncle Xiong came hand in hand and reported to Zhao Jia that all the brave men of the village had gathered and were ready to leave at any time.

Zhao Jia stopped joking, and ordered Gongsun Ao to quickly go back to the livestock farm, put on his helmet, and go to the gathering place of the team.Zhao Puonu and Zhao Xin followed closely behind Zhao Jia, as if they were soldiers.

In the previous fierce battles, most of Shaling Xiangyong died in battle, and most of the supplementary young men came from Yangshou, led by a one-armed man, and fell under Zhao Jia's command.

After counting the number of people, Zhao Jiayue got on his horse, and a team of 50 people escorted a cart, galloped out of the fortress, and ran towards Yunzhong City.

Wooden railings were erected on all sides of the cart, and the top was pressed with wooden planks. Xu Buyong and Xu Buli were tall and tall, bound by ropes, unable to stand, sit, or squat down. They could only bend over. After a while, the eyes turned black.

Not to mention Xu Buli, Xu Buyong is still poisoned, half of his body is numb, if he is not tied up by a thick rope, he will be bumped all the way, and his forehead will be black.

A flying cavalry went to the county city to report first, and Zhao Jia's troops were on the way, when they encountered the supporting army in the city.

The leader was an unfamiliar face, Zhao Jia hesitated a little.The other party showed the wooden sign and confirmed that it was correct, the two teams gathered together and flew towards Yunzhong City.

King Zuoguli's army was blocked outside the county, and the city was still guarded day and night, not daring to be careless.

Because the prefect Duwei came to the battlefield in person, the defense of the city was temporarily presided over by Zhou Juecao.This is also the main reason why the Marquis of the Army rushed to send his uncle and nephew Xu Buyong to the county.With this boss around, all the information about the grassland will be dug out from the mouths of Xu Buyong and the others.

There was a horse refusal in front of the city gate, and Zhao Jia and his party were allowed to pass only after showing a wooden sign and witnesses from the city.

Zhou Juecao came to meet Zhao Jia in person, no longer in deep clothes, but in black armor, with a long sword at his waist and a bow on his back.

After greeting each other, Zhao Jia tapped the cart where Xu Buyong's nephew and uncle were imprisoned with a whip, and briefly explained the situation.Zhou Jue Cao ordered people to send the cart to the official temple, but did not receive the wooden tablet from Zhao Jia.

"This battle report must be presented to the envoy in person."

Zhao Jia nodded, put the wooden tablet in his arms, said goodbye to Zhou Juecao, jumped on his horse, and the team of 50 people left the county and turned around and galloped towards the border.

Watching the group go far away, Zhou Jue Cao summoned the civil servants and gave a few simple instructions.Inspected carefully at the top of the city, confessed that there was a military report quickly, then walked down the city wall, mounted his horse and headed to the official temple.

At the same time, Yi Zhixie has received the news that Xubuyong's camp was attacked by the Han army at night, causing heavy casualties.

Due to the chaos in the fire scene, the fact that Xu Buyong and Xu Buli were captured alive has not yet been reported.If so, King Zuoguli's withdrawal plan was also disrupted. Without Xu Buyong's cavalry, he could only mobilize other troops and force him to be the rear of the army.

The leader of the other tribe was very reluctant, but with a knife on his neck, he would die if he didn't obey the order, so he suppressed his anger and went out of the tent to summon the warriors of the tribe.

Unlike Xu Buyong, Yi Zhixie chose to break out of the camp during the day, and strictly ordered that there should be no panic in the camp, and he dared to kill on the spot if he violated the order.At the same time, mobilize other troops out of the camp. If the Han army attacks, it must be blocked even if it is desperate.

"Anyone who dares to disobey orders will be slaughtered!"

The actions of the Xiongnu were seen by the Han army, and their actions were orderly, which was indeed difficult to break through, but this did not mean that Wei Shang would let Yi Zhixie leave.

"Send troops to attack!"

The drums sounded at the head of the city, and the Han cavalry surged out.

The sound of the horn pierced the sky, and the three thousand cavalrymen in the cloud held long blades, abandoning all strategies to defeat the enemy, and rushed towards the enemy camp like a tiger.Qiang cavalry followed closely behind the cavalry in the cloud, brandishing their weapons and making strange noises from their mouths.

After several fierce battles, in the eyes of the Qiang people, the Xiongnu is no longer an invincible myth on the grassland. The former strong men were knocked down and reduced to a group of prey waiting to be slaughtered.

Without the leadership of the Han cavalry, the Qiang people were afraid of the Xiongnu and did not dare to confront the Xiongnu head-on.With the Han riding in front, these Qiang people immediately turned into ferocious beasts, and they were even able to fight on a par with the Huns.

Once the momentum is overwhelmed and forced to fight against the wind, the Xiongnu headquarters may not have much chance of winning.

Knowing this, Yi Zhixie decided to retreat.Anyway, there has already been a precedent, and I don't care about doing it again.

Somewhere, Yi Zhixie had a premonition that the strength of the grassland would not last long, and things like today would continue to happen.Han cavalry will appear on the grassland more and more frequently, and the roles of hunter and prey are likely to be reversed.

Maybe he should give advice to Da Shanyu, the threat of the Han people is too great, far better than the Donghu back then.Thinking of what the military official Shan Yu has done in recent years, Yi Zhixie feels chills again.

Da Shanyu may not be happy to listen to him, but he is more likely to take the opportunity to punish him and further weaken his power.

Thinking of this, Yi Zhi's squinting eyes flashed fiercely, he thought his opponent was Yu Dan, maybe it was a mistake from the beginning.

"Your Majesty, the Han army is attacking!" came the voice of Marquis Gudu, and a trace of tension could be heard clearly.

"What are you panicking about!" Yi Zhi slanted his horse forward, whipping out his whip, and looked around with cold eyes, "The eagle on the grassland was never afraid of the enemy, and the warriors of the Xiongnu never feared the blade!"

"The Han people are just a bunch of lambs, and their emperors were once surrounded by the Great Chanyu established by heaven!"

"A victory or defeat doesn't mean anything. If you leave today and come back later, the food, cattle, sheep, gold, silver, silk and women here will all be ours!"

The roar of the Huns came out of the camp, and even the other troops were aroused a little courage, and began to form an array to hedge against the Han cavalry.

The two sides began to fight in front of the camp. Every time they charge, the blood under the horse's hooves will become thicker.

It's a pity that the courage of the other divisions didn't last long. After the two leaders were beheaded by Wei Yue, some people finally turned around and ran away.

The fleeing cavalry disrupted the retreating team of the headquarters. Although they were quickly intercepted and killed, they affected other wild cavalry.In an instant, as if a flood had opened, more and more wild cavalry from other tribes broke away from the battle formation and fled northward on horseback.

At first there were only one or two, and then there were a dozen or even hundreds.

In the end, the leaders of other tribes ran away with the warriors of the tribe, and the Huns could not kill them. If they didn't want the formation to be disrupted, they could only let go of the road and let the other tribes pass by.

King Zuoguli's post-decision plan was disrupted for the second time. As other barbarian cavalry continued to flee, the chasing Han cavalry finally bit the cavalry of our own.Yi Zhixie had no choice but to keep his tail to survive, so he left the bitten cavalry behind and led the rest of the army to continue northward.

Knowing that they could not get out, the Huns broke out with ferocity, gathered together, and under the leadership of a thousand commander, they fought against the Han army.

The blades criss-crossed and made a piercing hum. Every time the cavalry crossed, dozens or even hundreds of corpses would be left on the battlefield.What's more, some wounded cavalry grabbed their opponents and fell off their horses together, choosing the most violent way to end each other's lives.

After several charges, the Han cavalry suddenly distanced itself from the Hun cavalry, and continued to charge north with the sound of horns.Behind them, the infantry of the Han army had already lined up, with giant shields like walls and halberds and spears like forests.

After Yunzhongqi and Qiangqi galloped out, the formation quickly closed, and the remaining [-] Hun cavalry were trapped in the formation, rushing left and right, failing to cause many casualties to the Han army, but were pierced by the halberds one by one. .

Blood slid down the halberd, and the Han army continued to shrink its formation. The Xiongnu Qianchang chopped off a halberd forcefully, and was about to swing the knife again, when he suddenly felt a chill in his chest. Looking down, he saw a sharp spear point piercing his chest And pass.

"what!"

Qianchang let out a roar, his flank was pierced by the halberd again, his whole body was propped up from the horse, and he was suspended in the air like other Hun cavalrymen, and he died of exhaustion.