Great Han Empire

Chapter 36 Yanzhao Fengyun
February 184 AD.

Eighty miles away from Lulong Sai, it is a stretch of small hills.The locals call it Banyaoshan.Over the mountain is the Rushui River.Recently, it is difficult for scouts to get close to the Red Flower Valley, and they are always intercepted and killed by their scouts.Li Hong has tried to approach from different directions with his partners three times, but they were all driven back, and more than a dozen brothers were killed.Every time Li Hong insisted on blocking the enemy and covering everyone's retreat.The soldiers of the scout team are willing to go on missions with him, because it is not easy to die, and it is safer.Li Hong is especially good at killing, and he can kill people as fiercely as a tiger.Especially the small ax that eludes ghosts, never came back from a mission without blood.The small ax is pitch black, even the handle is black, so everyone gave him a nickname, Black Kill.But there were soldiers from all over the world, shouting at each other in local dialects, and the black killer became black for some reason.The name Heizi is easy to remember, and many people call it.In this way, everyone will not know the real name.

Li Song told him that everyone should shout to each other when they are together.So Li Hong always told people seriously that my name is Li Hong Zimin.He laughed and looked at him like an idiot.It's just that no one calls him a people.Li Hong was surprised.Later, the captain of the centurion told him that all of them were commoners and white men, that is, they were from poor people, some were from untouchables, that is, they were servants, servants, and maidservants all their lives, and they didn't know a single word, and some even They don't have any big names, they just call them nicknames, and they don't know what characters are not. It's all rich people and scholars playing nonsense.Li Hong was dumbfounded.Think about it too.In Xianbei, those slaves were worse than pigs and dogs, and they had no names.So Li Hong thought that Li Song had lied to him.What the hell, I won't beat you up when I come back.

The weather was getting colder and colder, but the enemy didn't make any movement.Tian Jing was a little anxious.It has been ten days since his request for help was sent.If reinforcements come but the enemy does not come, and he lies about the military situation, he will be imprisoned.So he personally ran to the scout team's barracks and ordered them to enter the Red Flower Valley within two days, and they had to get accurate information back.

Li Hong, who was already the corps leader, came up with an idea.The corps leader is just leading four soldiers, plus five of himself, nothing.Li Hong proposed to enter the Rushui River from the south of Lulongsai, and then go up the Rushui River to Banyao Mountain.Starting from Banyao Mountain, walking twenty miles is the rear of the Red Flower Valley.It should be possible to enter the Red Flower Valley from here.Xiao Dao Shi Chang is his boss.Xiaodao went to report to Cheng Jie, the captain of the centurion.Cheng explained that he had a good idea, and he might try it.Who has an idea?Xiaodao said that it was the idea of ​​the sunspot sent by Mr. Tian.So the troops were divided into two groups.Centurion Cheng Jie led 80 people to dispatch normally to lure the enemy in front.A very long knife led 20 people along the Rushui River to halfway up the mountain.

They set off at midnight.A group of people arrived at halfway up the mountain at noon.

Halfway Mountain is surrounded by dozens of hills.The trees all over the mountain are already bald, and their ugly branches show themselves in various postures.The fallen leaves all over the mountain emit an intoxicating mellow fragrance, and occasionally you can smell some rotting branches and leaves.

It's already early winter.Looking at the horror and desolation in his eyes, and listening to the howling cold wind whistling in his ears, Li Hong's heart was also icy cold.He is very confident in his own judgment. The bloody battle in Lulongsai is about to start, and many of the comrades who are sitting together will be able to sit together again in the future.

The horses were all left by the river, watched by two soldiers.We walked for more than ten miles on foot, and we were already very tired.While everyone was resting, Xiaodao called the four corporal leaders together.

"Let's discuss it, who will go?" Xiaodao is a veteran, middle-aged, illiterate, with a beard so long that it almost covers his mouth.

Several people looked at each other without making a sound.Xiaodao looked at Li Hong.Li Hong hurriedly said, "Let's go as a team."

Five people lay on the top of the hill and looked towards the valley below.Below is the safflower valley.The valley is densely packed with big trees.Although the leaves had almost fallen off, nothing could be seen.

"The Karasuma people are probably at the east end of the valley. We lie on the west end of the valley, so we can't see them." A thin soldier said softly.His name is Zheng Xin, and he used to be a hunter.In Li Hong's team, there are three other soldiers, all Orion.Being a scout is hard work and dangerous, climbing mountains and wading through rivers, and most people can't do it.Let Orion serve as a soldier as a scout, which can greatly shorten the training time and enrich the experience.

Li Hong beckoned to a big man with a strong body, a thick neck and a big head.The big man crawled over.

"I'll go down. Big head, you put the rope down. Zheng Xin, Xiaolan, Wu Ba, you four stay here, don't run around, wait for me to come back."

Xiaolan is a child who has just grown up and only arrived in Luronse this spring.He likes to sleep late, so everyone calls him little lazy.Wu Ba's family was poor, and he could eat again, so he had to be a soldier.He came with Xiaolan.Both of them were worried and very nervous, and their whole bodies lay on the ground, wishing they could be buried in the soil.

Li Hong grabbed the rope and ran down the mountain wall like a runner.The eyes of several people on the top of the mountain looked straight.

"Heizi must be a genius." Xiaolan said enviously.

"He is good at martial arts, and he will definitely be a high official in the future." Wu Ba smacked his lips and whispered.

"What do you know. Can you be an official if you have merit? Have you seen our lord? Does he have a lot of military exploits? He is in his forties, but he is just a captain." Zheng Xin curled his lips in disdain.

"The lieutenant officer is still young, have you made a mistake? The biggest officer I have ever seen is Mr. Tian." Wu Ba said with his eyes wide open.

"That's why you're not convinced. Do you know who is the most popular person in the Han Kingdom?"

Xiaolan and Wu Ba shook their heads.

"Huangfusong. When the Yellow Scarves rioted just now, General Huangfu was General Zhonglang. Do you know how high an official Zhonglang is?"

The two lay on the ground and turned their heads, expressing their ignorance, their eyes filled with admiration for Zheng Xin.

"General Zhonglang is the same age as our prefect of Youbeiping County, um, he may be older. After he defeated the Yellow Turban mob, he became a general of chariots. Do you know how high an official is a general of chariots?"

The two shook their heads violently.

"That's one of the few high officials in the world. That's called a high official, you know?"

The two nodded.Xiaolan wanted to ask something, but Datou stopped him with a wink.

Wu Ba didn't see it, and said: "Brother Zheng, do you think Heizi offended someone and was demoted to Lulongsai? With his skill, he is one of the best everywhere he goes, and his experience in fighting is better than yours." Veterans are stronger."

Zheng Xin's eyes widened, and he kicked Wu Ba violently.He didn't dare to speak, the big head had already warned him.Li Hong was not there, and everyone listened to the boss.

Seeing that no one was talking, Wu Ba had to close his eyes and think alone, and slowly fell asleep lying on the ground.

Suddenly, he was awakened by a sound.Wu Ba raised his head abruptly, and saw people in the valley neighing and yelling, and the low and long sound of horns disturbed the entire mountain forest.Many figures appeared in the woods at the bottom of the valley, rushing towards him quickly.Li Hong must have been discovered.

The four quickly grabbed the rope, ready to drag Li Hong up at any time.At this moment, Da Tou felt the rope in his hand shake for a while, and hurriedly pulled it up, knowing that Li Hong was already climbing along the rope.He hurriedly winked at the three people behind him.Then the four of them worked hard together, running forward with all their strength, dragging Li Hong to gallop on the mountain wall like pulling a fiber.

Li Hong was covered in blood, even on his face, and his loose hair had turned red.The armor on his body was gone, and his clothes were torn into pieces, probably scratched by branches and shrubs.

He yelled to the four hands: "Quick, quick, quick..." while running at full speed, as if there was a ghost behind him.The four of them thought that the pursuers were behind them, so they spread their feet and ran faster than rabbits.

After running for a while, Xiaolan couldn't do it anymore. While panting heavily, he looked back and found that there was no sound behind him, and there were no pursuers.So he slowed down and shouted out of breath: "There is no one behind..."

When the three people in front heard it, they immediately looked back, and sure enough there were no pursuers, not even a bird sound.

Li Hong ran and felt that something was wrong, why there was no panting from behind.Turning his head to look, his lungs almost exploded.Four people stood behind, not only did not run, but also sat on the ground panting.Li Hong immediately turned around.Wu Bashang was out of breath and said, "Rest...rest...behind...no...people..."

Li Hong was so angry that he kicked him hard: "Run quickly. It only takes more than half an hour for Karasuma people to ride around the river. We have to run twenty miles of mountain road in half an hour, you know? Hurry...slow You will be hacked to death by the river. Run now."

A few people were going to blow their heads when they heard it.If the horses left by the river were snatched by the Karasuma people, it would be better to commit suicide.No horse can escape.

The few people seemed to be inflated, and they suddenly became full of energy, lowered their heads one by one, and ran vigorously.

Xiaodao saw Li Hong and the others running over in a panic from a distance, and immediately ordered the thirteen soldiers ambushing nearby to retreat immediately.

"Heizi, how's it going?" Xiaodao went up to meet him and asked.

"Hurry... run... Karasuma people... go to the river... block... let's go, run quickly." Li Hong kept on stepping, panting while running.

Xiaodao was startled, seeing Li Hong's appearance, he knew that he must have been discovered by the enemy, or escaped by killing a bloody road.Xiaodao then put his index finger in his mouth and whistled to the others.Everyone immediately ran up.

"How many enemies are there in the valley?" Xiaodao asked loudly after chasing after Li Hong.

"They are all here, and the Xianbei people are also here. Tomorrow, tomorrow will attack."

Xiaodao's face was extremely ugly, "There are Xianbei people?"

Li Hong ignored him, and ran desperately with his head down.

Just as they ran over the last hill, they saw Karasuma cavalry galloping in the distance.What a big group, it is estimated that there are hundreds of riders.

Soldiers don't want to be urged with a knife, they have already increased their speed to the limit.It happened to be going down the mountain again, and the speed was exceptionally fast.Nineteen people climbed onto the horse, and immediately beat the horse and left together with the two anxious soldiers who had been waiting for a long time.

Karasuma's cavalry was about a mile away from them, and they pursued closely.

After running for thirty miles in one breath, the pursuers still followed behind relentlessly, with no intention of giving up at all.

Li Hong rode his horse and galloped, and said loudly to Xiaodao: "Shi Chang, if you run like this, the horse will fall down in another [-] miles, so let's leave someone to stop it. At least one escapes one by one, so as not to be caught by others." It's all over, and I can't even send a letter back."

Xiaodao nodded, and shouted loudly to Xiaolan who was running nearby: "We will stay behind to block, you take three horses and go, you must rush back to Lulongsai, and tell your lord that the Karasuma people and the Xianbei people will join hands, and the eight thousand troops will fight tomorrow." Attack Luronse."

Xiaolan nodded nervously.

Li Hong was very moved.To stay and block means to die.Among the twenty soldiers, Xiaolan was the youngest, only 16 years old.The arrangement of the knife is undoubtedly the most reasonable and the most humane.Li Hong felt that it was worth it to work for such a boss.

Xiaodao suddenly shouted at Xiaolan with a mighty expression: "Say it again."

Xiaolan was startled, and instinctively shouted: "The eight thousand army will attack Lulongsai tomorrow."

Xiaodao nodded in satisfaction, and then exchanged glances with Li Hong.The two urged the horse to overtake Xiaolan at the same time, and handed him the reins from one left and one right.

Xiaodao took out a small bullhorn from his pocket, and blew the horn ready to block.The scout troops of the Han frontier army also learned to communicate with the horns during the battle with the Hu people.Firstly, it is convenient, and secondly, it is quick to connect.The soldiers' horse speed dropped immediately.Xiaodao and Li Hong made a gesture to each other, and they jumped off the horse almost at the same time.

Little Lazy galloped away with three riders alone.

(End of this chapter)