The quality of the forbidden army naturally goes without saying.

Zhang Buyi's title of the big devil is not for nothing.

The order was given, and the first closest troops arrived that night.

Looking at the city defense army that rushed with them, the two armies were in stark contrast.

Although they were both tired, one looked a little bit more tired, and the other was almost tired like a dog, gasping for air.

Within three days, no matter near or far, more than 40,000 forbidden troops were all assembled at the pass.

"Wang Hu, have any cows been unhappy recently?" Standing on the city wall, looking at the soldiers of the forbidden army who had entered the barracks to rest, Zhang Buyi asked calmly.

"No, they're all happy, they can't be happy, but I'm very unhappy, or the general will put me in the pot!" Wang Hu refused.

"You?" Zhang Buyi looked at Wang Hu seriously.

Then he shook his head and said, "You don't have much meat on your body, so you might as well kill your head!" ”

"No matter how little meat there is, it's still meat, isn't it?" Wang Hu said sarcastically in a weird way.

"Well, that makes sense!" Zhang Buyi pretended to nod his head: "Then find a few unhappy cows, and take Captain Wang to make up for the soldiers!" ”

"I ......" Wang Hu couldn't close his mouth in confusion.

This is the general of the Great Han?

When did the big man raise such a shameless general?

Can't you hear that I'm sarcastic?

"Slaughter more sheep and make jerky for the soldiers to carry!" Zhang Buyi was lazy to tease Wang Hu again.

Because he thinks this thing is a little neurotic.,Well,Being played by himself......

Cattle are scarce materials, and Zhang Buyi was still very honest when he was in Luoyang.

This is also the fact that I recently noticed that something was not right, so I made some foreshadowing for myself in advance.

As for sheep, it doesn't matter.

Zhang Buyi just ordered to kill them all and make them into jerky It didn't affect anything, Wang Hu promised not to blink his eyes, and he was even happy that he couldn't do it.

So that he can go to the higher forage to take care of the sheep.

Anyway, sheep are meant to be eaten, and they can't do anything else except eat.

Next, the whole border began to become full of meaty aroma, and the smell of barbecue wafted everywhere in the sky.

Jerky is made in two ways, one is to cook it first, then cut it into pieces, and finally leave it to dry in the sun.

The other is to roast directly on the fire, not with high heat, but on low heat throughout the whole process, slowly roast the meat little by little, and steam the internal moisture dry.

There is not much difference between the two methods, just the taste.

Of course, it will feel very dry when you eat it.

Therefore, the production of jerky is generally chosen in the late winter season.

Most of the meat selected comes from cattle and sheep that have frozen to death in winter.

At this time, the weather starts to get warmer, and if you don't think about how to make it, the meat will quickly thaw and melt, and then turn stinky and rotten.

Although it tastes bad, it is also a suitable ration for armies on long marches.

Basically, you can eat as much as you want, and it will rarely go bad, unless it is continuous rainy weather and soaked in water.

And the jerky of this period is not the same as the jerky of later generations, which is at most the primary processing.

Nowadays, the jerky is basically as hard as a brick, and if the mouth is not good, you have to put it in water in advance to soak it before eating, or throw it directly into it and cook it for a while before eating.

For another three days, the number of sheep in the barracks was rapidly decreasing.

The amount of jerky was also piled up in one room after another, and the three days of production were enough to feed the army of more than 80,000 for a month.

Zhang Buyi especially likes to eat meat, he doesn't need to eat so much, he is easy to be full, and he is hungry.

"General, the Yue's people have already gone south......"

"General, the Huns have already gone south......"

"General, our scouts have fought against the Hun scouts......"

"General, the Hun scouts are coming soon......"

Day by day, every day, Zhang Buyi can receive the latest information.

The scouts in his hands were almost all released.

Now he needs a lot of intelligence to support his next plan.

But he has been listening for the past few days, and has never given an order.

And when he heard that the Hun scouts were about to come to the border pass, Zhang Buyi reacted.

"Stop making jerky, there are only 2,000 people left on the Great Wall, and the rest of the people will all go down and hide, don't make any noise!" Zhang Buyi calmly commanded.

"No!"

"Wait!" As soon as Huo Ren turned around, Zhang Buyi hurriedly stopped him, and then said: "Let people take down the general's flag and hang it up as a captain's flag, just use your name!" ”

Huo Ren was stunned, but still nodded.

Soon, all the flags were lowered, and in their place, there was a Huozi school flag.

There is not a single flag on the entire Great Wall, and all the flags that should appear in the position of the flag are all replaced by a Huozi school flag.

The specifications of the flag and the school flag are different, the shape, eye color, and design scheme are different.

Of course, the real flag is the word that is knitted up.

But it's too late in time, but fortunately, they have a lot of school flags that don't have tattoos, so they take them directly and write a Huo character in ink.

The scouts of the Xiongnu categorically did not dare to get too close to the Great Wall, so when they saw this flag from a distance, they couldn't find anything unusual at all.

Half a day later, a large number of Hun scouts began to appear in sight.

The location is very scattered, about 100 people.

They were not in a hurry, they stood two miles away from the Great Wall and looked at the Great Wall, neither approaching nor leaving.

Only a fool would approach at this time.

The Great Wall was a permanent fortification for the Han Dynasty, and the defensive equipment on it was naturally the top.

Catapults, crossbows, you name it.

Together, these two things are within their striking range for a mile.

However, the Hun scouts seemed to die here, and refused to leave.

They even dismounted to rest, just looking at each other with the defenders on the Great Wall.

It wasn't until about half an hour before sunset that Zhang Buyi waved his hand impatiently: "Go out five hundred people, drive them away!" ”

Naturally, it is not the forbidden army that goes out, and the forbidden army cannot appear now.

A battalion was quickly drawn out of the original cavalry unit, and ran out through the city gate on a war horse.

Outside the gate, he slightly reorganized his formation and immediately rushed towards the other party.

And the Huns were not stupid, the moment they saw the city gates open, they reacted.

And when they saw that there were cavalry out of the city, they didn't linger anymore and fled directly to the north.

This sortie naturally ended in nothing, and it was not until sunset that the five hundred cavalry who had left the city returned without any success.

At dawn the next day, the Hun scouts who fled yesterday appeared outside the Great Wall again, still in the same position.

"General, the Huns are trying to stare us to death!" Zhang Ao, the lieutenant general of the cavalry, looked into the distance and kept frowning.

He saw the abnormality of the Huns, and according to previous information, it was obvious that the Huns were also worried that the Han army would suddenly send troops to cut off their retreat, so they sent scouts out to monitor the movements of the Han army.

"Stare at death, stare at death, what's the use?" Zhang Buyi stretched lazily.

Seeing that Zhang Buyi still had this attitude, Zhang Ao was a little anxious.

"General, if we have been stared at by these Hun scouts, as soon as we send troops, they can quickly notify the main force of the Huns, although our equipment is better than the Huns, and the combat effectiveness is not bad, but we still have to deal with it carefully, if we are ambushed by the Huns, even if we win, I am afraid that it will be a tragic victory......"

"Put your heart in your stomach, General Ben has his own plans for this!" Zhang Buyi waved his hand.

Zhang Ao is older than himself, but in front of him, Zhang Ao is a junior.

Because he belongs to the first generation, he is the same generation as Zhang Ao and his father Zhang Er, and Zhang Ao is at most a second generation.

Well, although the two are quite different in age, they both belong to the group of people who founded the country, so there is no difference between them and the same generation.

Besides, Zhang Buyi's status and his closeness to the emperor.

He Zhang Ao met and dared not to call his uncle in private?

If he dares, it is estimated that his father will have to clean him up, even if his father opens his ears, he will not rely on the old in front of Zhang Buyi.

A person who grew up with the emperor as a child, and is the emperor's most trusted person.

One surrendered halfway, and he is still old, which is more important, and there is no pressure in his heart?

Zhang Ao was a little dissatisfied with staying this time, why did everyone go out to eat meat and gnaw soil at home?

This finally came to Zhang Buyi, I thought there would be a big move, but as a result, this goods paddled every day.

Where do you make sense?

Another two days passed......

In the past two days, Zhang Buyi often asked Zhang Ao to send troops out to play with the Hun scouts, but the other party fled quickly.

Don't entangle with the Han army at all, I'll run if you come, and I'll come back when you're gone, like a kraft candy.

Anyway, even if they are staring here, even if they are driven away, someone will find an opportunity to come back and see if the Han army has moved.

Although after a few days of observation, they have basically determined that there are almost a few thousand people inside and outside the Great Wall.

But now at this juncture, no one dares to be too careless.

"Almost!" Zhang Buyi stretched out his finger and counted the days.

It has been almost five or six days since I received the news that the Yueshi went south and the Xiongnu went south.

In terms of time, it is indeed about the same.

Zhang Buyi looked at the Hun scouts who appeared again under the Great Wall, and a smile appeared on his face.

"After so many days of rest, it's time to pull out and practice your hands! Let the soldiers prepare, tomorrow on the expedition, all the captains, come over for a meeting! ”