Fufeng Song

Lu Yao led 150 cavalry forward on horseback and passed through the territory of Qi County.Due to the criss-crossing of the water, the complex terrain, and the lack of maintenance of the roads, although we tried our best to speed up, we only traveled about [-] miles until noon.

This neighborhood happened to be the former site of Guojiawu Fort. The original large-scale building had been burned and turned into piles of blackened ruins.In addition, it is estimated that after the official army withdrew, the nearby tyrants sent people to loot it.Not only the belongings, but also a lot of beams, wall bricks and so on; as a result, in the entire empty area, the original Wubao was completely unrecognizable.

At this moment, it should be a time when there is nothing else to focus on, but Lu Yao suddenly remembered the woman who was arranged in the room that night.Such a weak girl was originally cared for by her family like pearls and treasures, right?Helpless in troubled times, it is common for families to be destroyed, and even if she uses the things she cherishes the most, her father's life cannot be exchanged.

Such thoughts flashed across Lu Yao's mind, and were quickly thrown away.Lu Yao rode his horse and galloped, speechless all the way, and none of the soldiers spoke.Only the sound of hundreds of horseshoes rising and falling accompanied their progress.

The journey from Jinyang to Jiexiu has already passed halfway, and they may encounter the Huns at any time, so the soldiers are very cautious.They no longer lined up along the official road, but detoured far into the wilderness, walking through the low-lying areas between the hills.The terrain here is undulating, not a good area for cavalry to fight, but it is very good for lurking marches.

Lu Yao extended the entire team to the two wings to form a rough triangle, forming a loose formation during combat.Lu Yao personally led a dozen cavalrymen to walk at the tip of the triangle, carefully observing the terrain along the way, and also dispatched scouts along the official road, in front of the team, and on the left and right wings to closely monitor the enemy's movements.

In addition, they sent two cavalry to Jinyang to report the current military situation every two hours, so as to ensure that the military camp could get first-hand information at any time.

After searching carefully like this, around Shen time in the afternoon, the scouts reported that they found a group of enemy troops going north along the official road.

After receiving the report, Lu Yao immediately ordered the whole army to return to a forest.This woodland was one of the few hidden places they planned along the way, hidden among the rolling hills. More than 100 horses are hidden deep in the woods, and there is nothing unusual from the outside world.

Lu Yao immediately led several subordinates to the direction where the enemy appeared.They climbed up a hill, and when they were close to the top of the hill, they lay down carefully, only showing half of their heads to watch.This dirt slope is very far away from the official road, so there is no need to be cautious here; but there are so many Hu cavalry, it is impossible for any horses to come here, so there should be no carelessness.

Looking from a distance, these barbarians are all cavalry, about 300 people, wearing leather robes and short jackets, with various weapons in their hands.They don't play flags, and the ranks are disorganized.Except for the elite subordinates of the Great Chanyu, most of the Xiongnu's army was temporarily recruited from various tribes. There was no uniform uniform and equipment at all, and they looked like refugees at first glance.

Shen Jin spat and said, "They're all mobs!"

Lu Yao secretly scolded Shen Jin: either he was born extremely optimistic, or the scar healed and he forgot the pain; he glared at him immediately.The Huns seem loose, but they are naturally fierce and good at fighting. If you underestimate them, you will definitely suffer a big loss.

Soon after this group of cavalry passed, smoke and dust rose from the south, and a large army of the Huns appeared immediately.

Since the Xiongnu split into two parts, the north and the south, and moved westward separately, they are no longer the overlord of the grasslands outside the Great Wall.However, the appeal left by the Xiongnu court for hundreds of years of glory is still huge.After Liu Yuan started his army, many tribes joined his banner.

Passing before Lu Yao and the others were more than a thousand Jiehu fighters with high noses and deep eyes.Jiehu Zhongluo is a descendant of Qiangqu who followed the Southern Huns into the fortress, and mainly lives in Shangdang County.Jiehu are generally poor, and live in agriculture or as servants.A few years ago, Ma Teng, a Japanese company, wanted to arrest Hu people and sell slaves, and they were the main victims.No one expected their revenge to come so fast. Jiehu in Bingzhou followed the Xiongnu and rebelled. Even Jizhou had a large number of Jiehu rebelling. It is said that there are many fierce Jiehu under the bandit Jisang Hu warrior.

Then came the Wuhuan cavalry who advanced slowly.In the past hundred years, Wuhuan in western Liaoning has been recruited by the imperial court many times to participate in wars in various parts of the Central Plains, so it has been praised as "the famous horse of Wuhuan in the three counties".The Wuhuan people who lived in Bingzhou had been attached to the Xiongnu for a long time, also known as the Tiefu tribe of the Xiongnu. Judging from the calm posture of these knights, it was clear that they were elite fighters who had experienced many battles, and they really lived up to their reputation.

The Wuhuan soldiers did not strictly follow the main road, but spread out across the front several miles wide, paralleling along many river ditches and ridges.In order to avoid being discovered by the Wuhuan people, Lu Yao and others moved several times in succession, and they were quite embarrassed for a while.With great difficulty, they found a place to hide in a mountain col, which was only separated from the main route of the Hu people's army by Dao Tugang.

It was estimated that the Wuhuan cavalry had gradually disappeared, so Lu Yao and others climbed up the mound again to visit.At this moment, the army and horses that really belonged to the King's Court of the Huns had arrived, and there were groups of majestic warriors marching in neat steps.The sound of powerful footsteps made the ground tens of feet away tremble slightly. A rough estimate of their number was about three thousand to four thousand.

Those Hun soldiers were originally ordinary poor people with nothing but resentment and hatred.But now, they seized the armor and swords that originally belonged to the Jin army through victories, sharpened their fierce minions, and have become a formidable and powerful army!

The famine since last year has indeed had an extremely bad impact on the Huns' animal husbandry. This Huns army is dominated by infantry, with surprisingly few cavalry.In the middle of the team, dozens of generals in bright armor surrounded a burly general and walked slowly on horseback.The general was riding on the horse, but his feet almost touched the ground. He was really a rare giant.

Lu Yao narrowed his eyes and looked carefully for a while, then patted Shen Jin on the shoulder and said, "Do you see clearly? That big man is Qiao Xi, right?"

"That's right, it's Qiao Xi." Shen Jin gritted his teeth and said, "This guy is a mixed race of Hu and Han. His beard is red, so he's easy to recognize."

Lu Yao nodded.Under the reflection of the red clouds in the sky, the beard on the giant man's face was as red as blood, why couldn't Lu Yao see clearly?It's just to confirm with Shen Jin.Qiao Xi is a well-known brave man in the Huns and Han Kingdoms. He is good at wielding a snake spear as long as one foot and eight feet, and has the courage to make ten decisive moves.Since the Xiongnu uprising, he has always been the vanguard of the army, destroying everything he goes. Therefore, Liu Yuan, king of the Han Dynasty, named him a champion general, meaning to be the champion of all armies.

For Lu Yao, Shen Jin and the rest of the Bingzhou Army, Qiao Xi was an old opponent.Last year, during the decisive battle between the Jin army and the Xiongnu in Daling, Shen Jin faced him. Although he escaped his life, his subordinates suffered heavy casualties and suffered a lot.Later, Qiao Xi assisted Liu Cong in attacking the cities in the eastern part of Taiyuan, including Pingtao, Zishi, Wuxian, Jiexiu and other places.

This man has always been rough and easy to kill.After capturing Jiexiu, Jia Hun, the order of Jiexiu, was executed first, and then Jia Hun's wife, Zongshi, was forced to be raped, so he also killed him.The shape was so bad that even Liu Yuan, king of the Han Dynasty, couldn't stand it, and issued an imperial edict to reprimand him.Perhaps it was because of this incident that angered Liu Yuan. The Huns sent out a large-scale army this time, but Qiao Xi, who was a champion general, could only lead thousands of miscellaneous troops across mountains and mountains to sideline the army.Yu Jiexiu City is still in the hands of the Jin army. The mission of this miscellaneous army is not to go north to attack, but to block possible reinforcements from the Jin army.

After waiting for a while, what was marching on the road was no longer troops, but luggage, and obviously most of them were looted from Wu County, Zhongdu and other places.

"Let's go." Lu Yao said.

Several people slid down from behind the hill and rushed to the woods where other soldiers were hidden.Not long after they left, they suddenly heard the sound of a low horn on the opposite side of the hill.

All the people had fought against the Huns, and they were all familiar with the sound of horns, so they all said at once: "The barbarians are going to camp, hurry up!"

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