Qiang grassland, "Hu...... Hu ...... "The wind is howling, more than 20,000 black-armored cavalry are moving forward in the wind, and the soldiers are so resolute and fearless of all difficulties. Huo Qubing led his army to the west for three days, capturing eight Qiang tribes along the way, and capturing nearly 1,000 people under the patriarchs of each tribe and their relatives.

"Tell the whole army to rest in place. Huo Quzhi said to the herald beside him.

"No" the herald responded.

Soon, Li Ze, who was in the rear of the army, rode a horse to Huo Quai's side and said, "General, is there a situation?" ”

Huo Quzhi said: "Not for the time being, Li Ze, Ben will decide to divide the troops." ”

Li Buyi asked: "Divide the troops, what kind of division does the general want." Isn't it good for our army to keep moving forward like this?"

Huo Quzhi said: "Half a day's journey to the west, there is a mountain range across the north and south, and the Qiang Shan Yu tribe is on the other side of the mountain range, our army wants to surprise the Qiang Shan Yu tribe, either from the south or from the north along the mountain range to the west of the mountain range, no matter from which direction it takes seven or eight days. So, Ben wanted to lead 6,000 soldiers across the mountains, and you commanded an army of 20,000 to make a detour from the south. ”

Li Ze was shocked and said: "General, no, if the army crosses the mountains and mountains, it will not be able to ride horses, and it will be difficult to carry enough food. ”

"Li Ze, if you are serious about our army, you will sit back and relax, then, the general will tell you that you can't leave anything to chance when marching and fighting. According to what you think, our army will not be discovered within five days, and Ben will believe it, but if no one finds out about our army's whereabouts on the fifteenth, Ben will not believe it anyway. Remember, don't underestimate any of your enemies, or you'll pay a terrible price for it. Huo Quzhi said word by word.

"General, Li Ze has been taught, let the last general do it, the general is the commander of the 20,000 army, and he can't be separated from the army. Li Zedao.

Hearing Li Ze's words, Huo Qubing fell into deep thought, indeed, the main army will be separated from the army, and it is not in line with the law. However, Li Ze's ability to command the army is extraordinary, and his ability to adapt to changes is slightly insufficient, and it is difficult to cross the mountains, but when he reaches the west, the tactical layout and other aspects are even more competent, and in the end, Huo Qubing still decided to lead it himself.

Li Ze said helplessly: "General, take care." ”

Soon, Huo Qubing took 10,000 Qin soldiers and soldiers towards the mountains in the west.

Li Ze watched Huo Qubing disappear on the parallel line, and then ordered: "The whole army listens to the order and sets off south." ”

Nearly half a day's journey, Huo Qubing led 10,000 cavalry to the mountain range across the Qiang grassland, seeing the towering mountains, north and south without end to the end, Huo Qubing ordered his selected 6,000 soldiers to carry five days of food and dismount the array.

The general of the remaining 4,000 people was a school captain, and the school captain saluted Huo Qubing with his fists: "General, this road will be extremely dangerous, and the last general believes that the general and his brothers will reach the west safely." ”

Huo Quzhi dismounted and said confidently: "I, Huo Quai, never fight a battle that I am not sure of, you just wait for the good news of the general! Okay, bring these 6,000 war horses back!"

"Take care, General!" said the lieutenant, clenching his fists.

The lieutenant stretched out his hand to hold the reins of Huo Quai's BMW, but the BMW did not move at all and stayed quietly in front of Huo Quai.

Huo Quzhi was also reluctant to pat the horse's back and said, "Let them go, we will meet in ten days." ”

As if he could understand Huo Qu's words, BMW hissed, and raised his feet in front of him, as if he wanted to learn to stand.

Huo Quzhi said to Captain Qin again: "Don't take it, it will follow you by itself." ”

When the lieutenant heard this, he responded: "No"

Sure enough, with the departure of 4,000 people, BMW followed behind and looked back at Huo Quai.

"Hiss......"

A hiss, snuggling away.

Huo Quzhi and others completed the construction of the simple tent, and the earth was already shrouded in darkness. After eating the dry food they carried with them, the soldiers rested early and fell asleep.

The north wind was howling, and many soldiers in the tent were awakened by the cold, shivering, and snuggling up to each other for warmth.

When daylight came, Huo Qubing had already started the difficult mountain climbing road with his soldiers. The trees in the mountain range were so dense that it was difficult to see even the gap where one person could pass, Huo Qubing ignored the dissuasion of the soldiers and opened the way in front alone, with two lieutenants, Liu Hai and Sun Yang, following him to assist.

Captain Liu Hai used his sword to cut off a thorn that blocked the way, and said: "Fortunately, it is winter, and there are not as many poisonous insects and birds of prey as in summer, otherwise the danger will increase several times." ”

"Oops......" Before he could finish speaking, his foot stepped on a sharp object. When he lifted his foot in pain, he could see the blood flowing.

When Huo Qubing saw that Lian hurriedly helped him sit down, cut a piece of cloth from his body, and was about to bandage Liu Hai, Liu Hai hurriedly stopped Huo Qubing and said: "The general can't, how can the general let the general bandage the wounds of his subordinates." ”

"Yes, General, let the end come. Sun Yang on the side also said.

Huo Quzhi squatted down, bandaged the wound with his hands and feet, and said: "There is nothing that can't be done, you are all my Huo Quai's brothers, can't I do this little thing." ”

The generals burst into tears when they heard this, and Liu Hai choked up in a choked tone: "Thank you, general." ”

After speaking, he wanted to get up and salute, but Huo Quzhi stopped him, and he still got up and saluted Huo Quzhi respectfully.

Huo Quzhi patted him on the shoulder, didn't say anything, and the group continued to move forward again.

After two hours, Huo Quzhi and others came to a thorn forest, and saw the very thick thorn needles, the soldiers were numb in their scalps, this thorn forest did not know how big it was, if it was a detour, when the time was missed, no one dared to say that other places would not encounter a dead end. In the end, Huo Qubing still ordered the soldiers to move forward.

The weapon used by the soldiers of the Qin State is Ge, and its prominent part is called a helper, and the aid is bladed up and down, which is used to strike and hook to kill, and to cut or peck the enemy, therefore, in ancient times, it was called a hook soldier or a peck, and the soldiers used it to open the way is the best.

Looking at the wooden thorn, no one dared to be careless, if he was accidentally stabbed, he wouldn't be able to get better for ten days and half a month.

After this thorn forest, Huo Qubing and other 6,000 people took an hour, and there were still many soldiers who were accidentally stabbed, their faces distorted in pain, and they still did not scream, and Huo Qubing also admired the strong will of these soldiers.

Time is very fast, three days have passed in the blink of an eye, Huo Quzhi and others have also suffered all kinds of difficulties, and hundreds of soldiers have died in various accidents.

At noon, everyone came to a flat land in the middle of a mountain, and Sun Yang shouted: "General, you look foggy." ”

Huo Quzhi saw that sure enough, the mist was filling behind them, and he ordered: "Order the whole army to advance closely and don't lose it." ”

"No. ”

Soon the mist engulfed them, about half a cup of tea.

Huo Quzhi felt that something was wrong, and he didn't react yet.

The sound of falling to the ground is endless, Huo Quai's illness is a spirit, he has heard a lot, there are many miasma in the mountains, he has never seen it, he didn't expect that he is on the road now.

hurriedly shouted: "The soldiers of the whole army obeyed the order, first covered their mouths and noses with clothes, and tried every means to cover their mouths and noses with wet cloths. ”

"The general has an order, first all the soldiers of the army, first cover their mouths and noses with clothes, and do everything possible to cover their mouths and noses with wet cloths. ”

Many soldiers repeated this phrase aloud so that people from afar could hear it.

When they came out of the miasma, there were less than five thousand of them, and a thousand of them were still unconscious, carried out by the soldiers.

The next day, only 400 people woke up, 200 were not breathing, and 400 were still unconscious.

Sun Yang came to Huo Quai's side and said, "General, we can't wait any longer, we don't have much time." Even if they wake up, they will be sluggish and unable to keep up with our march. ”

Huo Quzhi didn't say anything, and another lieutenant Liu Hai limped to Huo Quzhi's side and said, "General, the last general is inconvenient to move, and he is willing to stay and take care of his brothers." ”

Huo Quzhi's eyes were red: "Bangs listen to orders." ”

"The end will be. Bangs straightened and replied.

"Ben will order you to take care of the three hundred brothers here, and Ben will come back. You can do it. Huo Qu said sickly.

"The last will obey. Liu Hai responded, and then hugged Huo Quzhi and said, "General take care." ”

The whole army listened to the order and continued to set off. ”

Looking at the back of Huo Quai's departure, Liu Hai shouted loudly: "General, can we be considered a deserter?"

Huo Quai's body was shocked, and he said without looking back: "No, you are heroes, heroes of Great Qin." After saying that, the pace of departure was faster.

Liu Hai looked at the more than 4,000 soldiers who were going away and smiled.

A day later, the team led by Huo Quzhi finally came out of the mountain range, looking at the endless grassland, there were only four thousand Qin army soldiers left with tears on their cheeks, looking back at the mountain range that devoured their two thousand brothers, their eyes became more determined, resolute.

Huo Qubing did not let the soldiers out of the forest, they did not know anything about the situation on the west side of the mountain range, and if they were not careful, everything would be in vain.

Huo Quzhi said to Sun Yang beside him: "It's going to be dark soon, you jump a few skilled and clever soldiers, let them inquire about the situation in the north, west, south, three directions, see if there are any tribes, we must snatch three thousand war horses over, otherwise, it will be too passive." ”

"No"

Late at night, when Huo Qubing was closing his eyes and recuperating, a personal guard came to report: "General, the scouts are back." ”

Huo Quzhi opened his eyes and ordered, "Let them come to see me quickly"

The guards took the order and left, and after a while, the scouts from all three parties came to Huo Quai.

The scout in the south first reported: "General, I did not see the tribe in the thirty miles to the south, but I saw a lot of cavalry heading south. ”

The scout from the north said, "General, the little one also saw some cavalry heading south, but the little one found a tribe thirty-five miles to the north, probably a tribe of ten thousand people. ”

Huo Quzhi asked, "What about the West?"

The scout from the west replied: "General, the little one explored the west for forty miles, and did not see the tribe, and there were many cavalry heading west, but the small one found that there was a troop of 10,000 troops heading south, which is very strange. ”

"There are 10,000 troops facing south, and there are 10,000 tribes thirty-five miles to the north, and there should be 3,000 horses from that tribe of 10,000 people. The order went down, so that the soldiers were well fed and drunk, recuperated, and set off on the fourth watch to surprise the 10,000-strong tribe in the north. Huo Quzhi thought about it and said.

The "Nuo" soldiers were ordered to leave.

Huo Qubing thought left and right, thinking that it was still inappropriate to take the horses first, they only had 4,000 people, and it was impossible not to let one go, even if they sent someone to intercept them on the west road, it would be useless.

Huo Quzhi said to the guards beside him: "You go and pass Sun Yang to see me." ”。

"No"

The guards left, and Huo Quzhi looked at the grassland in the west, not knowing what he was thinking!