At noon on the second day, Di Yu came back, but he only took one servant, but Cao Guangbi was gone. Orihiko was shocked, and greeted him and said, "Is something wrong?" ”

Di Yu smiled and said, "No, Guangbi will answer in front, and I will come back to inform you." ”

Yang Yingqi smiled: "Is there good news again?" ”

Di Yu said: "That's right. There was a horse ranch fifty miles away, with about three or five thousand horses, and cattle and sheep, and no more than a hundred guards. ”

Zhi Yan was overjoyed, but Yang Yingqi said: "Fifty miles away, why bother to go back today?" ”

Di Yu smiled bitterly: "We didn't go straight yesterday, we were looking for it while walking, so it was naturally slow." Moreover, after finding it, we secretly observed the terrain, and a few of us galloped dozens of miles to the east, west, and north respectively, so that we were sure that there was no major garrison nearby. I'm back now, it's too fast. ”

Yang Kaiyuan said: "Then should we go over now?" ”

Di Yu said: "Go first." We found a mound near there for an ambush, and when we went up we found that it had been guarded, but it was empty. In recent years, all aspects of government affairs in Liao have been really lax. ”

At that moment, Zhi Yan Chong gave the order, followed Di Yu forward, and came to the earth mountain that Di Yu said, and it was already night.

Cao Guangbi said under the dirt mountain: "Don't go up the mountain, just rush in." ”

Orihiko rushed: "Then how can it be done!" Centaurs are so tired......"

Cao Guangbi said: "You don't know, just now there were dozens of horsemen rushing west, maybe something happened in the west." Now there are only a few shepherds left in the pasture. If I wait until dawn, I am afraid that a large army will come. ”

Zhi Yan Chong and Di Yu glanced at each other, and Zhi Yan Chong said, "Okay." Horses have no weeds and no fertilizer, and people have no windfall and no wealth! Heaven has sent such a good opportunity, and it is not ominous. ”

Ouyang Shi said: "What if you take it?" Of our people here, there are seventy or eighty of them who can't ride horses, only fifty or sixty of them can fight on horses, and there are only a dozen of us who can be called strong in riding and shooting. Even if this ranch is swept away, we need to rest. ”

Zhi Yanchong looked at the people behind him in the moonlight and said, "Everyone is very tired, but the spirit is still strong, and you can still walk a distance after winning the horse!" If you don't know how to ride a horse, let them learn now! Aren't there more people who can ride than those who can't? Let those who know how to teach you can't! So be it! A few leaders led the team, and then rushed in! ”

The people in the ranch had actually heard some movements, but the guards were too weak, and the wind was loud in the dark night, and I don't know how many people and horses attacked, so they abandoned the guards. The five hundred people took the ranch without difficulty.

Orihiko rushed to the tallest horse in the field, turned over and got on, regardless of the fact that the horse was not in the saddle, he hugged it and ran around, indescribably happy!

Yang Kaiyuan said: "It's better to spend the night here." Although it is simple, there are also barriers to it. ”

Orihiko Chong thought for a while and said, "No! When Guangbi came, he said that there were only 100 guards, but after Mr. Di came back to join us, he walked dozens of horses, which means that these garrisons were sent out in batches, and it is unknown how many garrisons there were in this place. And it is not clear what is happening in the west. If the cavalry from the west returns, no matter how many men and horses they have, they will be more familiar with this pasture than we who can't touch the north in the middle of the night! What is this barrier worth! It's better to take everything you have, run dozens of miles away and find a place to rest. ”

Yang Yingqi also said: "I just got so many things, everyone is excited, and I can take advantage of the moonlight to support for a few more hours!" It seems to be quiet here, but in fact, there is a hidden danger! If you sleep here, everyone will feel safe, and if you feel safe, you will sleep deeply, and it will be difficult to wake up when the enemy comes, and when you wake up, you will panic. It's better to catch up on a stretch and then rest. When you rest halfway, you don't dare to sleep too deeply, and your sense of vigilance will be stronger! ”

When everyone heard this, they all said yes, and then several leaders gave orders to go, get on their horses and march at night. These 500 people have been in the north for a long time, and many of them can ride horses. Some of those who had never ridden a horse were able to barely crouch on the horse's back under the guidance of others, and a dozen or so who were really unable to do it were tied to the horse's back and taken away.

Among several leaders, Di Yu, Cao Guangbi, and Alu Man are all very proficient in equestrianism. Ouyang Shi's equestrian level is medium to high. Yang Kaiyuan and Yang Yingqi's riding skills were mediocre, but during the northward journey, they had been guided by a famous teacher Di Yu, and they had already mastered a lot of skills.

Zhi Yanchong's situation is the most special, when he saw the horse, it was like seeing the bow at the beginning, at first it was a little vague, and under the guidance of Di Yu, he gradually "remembered" the riding skills, and slowly had some "horse fetish", just now he ordered an overnight attack, on the one hand, of course, it was out of consideration of the situation, but also out of the impulse to get a good horse!

There were three or four thousand horses in the pasture, and only a thousand of them could take away, so Di Yu drove the horses that could not be taken away in herds to the southwest, south, southeast, and east, in order to confuse the sight of the pursuers.

Five hundred people walked dozens of miles, already exhausted. But suddenly they got so many horses, and they were really excited, and even if they were to go to sleep, most people couldn't sleep. Cao Guangbi led the way and walked dozens of miles to the northeast, only then did he settle down with his back against a mound. By this time it was already dawning.

When the rest arrived, the sound of horses' hooves in the southwest direction sounded, and several leaders immediately jumped up, and said in their hearts: "Sure enough, there are chasing soldiers!" ”

Zhi Yanchong and the others turned over their horses and galloped out of the fence circle that was hastily laid out in the early morning, Di Yu looked at the sand and dust and said, "Fortunately, there are less than 100 horses, maybe not even 50 horses." ”

Orihiko said: "Don't be careless! ”

Yang Kaiyuan ordered the women to be in the rear, the crossbowmen stepped forward, and the fifty or so people who could fight on horses had already turned over and saddled. At this time, those knights had already run closer, and Di Yu and the others saw that they were probably not able to ride fifty horses, but the people were like tigers, and the horses were like dragons, and they were all fierce.

Di Yu said: "There are many fewer people than us, but they are skilled in horsemanship, and they obviously beg for a living on horseback all day long, and it may not be beneficial for us to rush over them!" ”

Yang Yingqi said: "Don't be afraid, we have a crossbow as a backup!" Yang Kai made a move from afar, and the seventy prepared spearmen stepped forward, and the crossbowmen took a step. A hundred swordsmen guarded the wings in two groups. The five hundred men were fanned out, with their backs to the mound, and women and horses hid behind.

The knight who rushed on the opposite side seemed to be intimidated by this formation, and his speed slowed down, and then he actually stopped. In fact, if they rushed forward, they would know that although these hundreds of people moved neatly and quickly, their actual combat effectiveness was not as impressive as their appearance.

Yang Kaiyuan said: "Are they resting for the final sprint?" ”

Di Yu said: "I'm afraid it's not." ”

I saw that the opposite side was riding out, and immediately it was a seventeen or eighteen-year-old boy in beard, who shouted angrily in Khitan dialect: "Who are you, dare to come and rob my Xiao Tienu's prey!" ”

Di Yu was shocked and said, "Xiao Tienu! It's him! ”

Yang Yingqi said: "Do you know him? ”

Zhi Yanchong didn't have time to wait for Di Yu's answer, so he took a step forward and said loudly: "This is the tiger of the Han family going north to forage!" Do you understand Chinese? Although he understood Khitan dialect, he insisted on answering in Chinese.

Xiao Tienu said angrily: "Han? Phew! It took a lot of effort for Lao Tzu to deceive the Khitans, and you actually dared to come and rob Lao Tzu of what he was about to go! Before leaving the Great Wall, don't ask who Lao Tzu is! Dare to come to the wolf's claws to grab meat! "This time I also spoke Chinese, but there was a strong Shaanxi accent.

Orihiko said: "When the tiger was staring at the antelope, he didn't know that a blue wolf was also fighting the antelope!" But now when the fresh meat arrives, it can only rot between the teeth. ”

Xiao Tienu laughed instead of anger when he heard this, and said, "Okay! We'll see! ”

but led the people away. However, Yang Yingqi and the others all knew that this person would definitely come again!

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