In the evening, most of the people were very wet in their clothes, and they were tired enough to hike for four hours in the mountains with some weapons and equipment.

Some people even had some hallucinations, and they didn't know what to see as the road, so they went around twice and delayed a lot of time.

Before dark, the sleet turns to snow stopping. When the group arrived at a ravine, Hu Lang'er asked the guide for his opinion, and decided to go directly to the bottom of the valley and arrange for the whole army to rest and recuperate.

There were two teams of soldiers and horses responsible for sentry, hunting, and pathfinding, and they hunted a wild boar, several pheasants and hares, and the pickled vegetables and corn carried by the army were also quite delicious.

After a little relaxation and communication, the group spent the second night in the mountains.

In fact, they are only 30 miles away from the gypsum mountain area of their destination.

After noon the next day, with the help of local guides, Hu Lang'er's troops entered the gypsum mountain area in the northeast of Yong'an County and successfully joined forces with the corresponding Haoqiang forces.

Within a few days, under the response of the Haoqiang armed forces that had been contacted before, they successfully raided Yong'an, Pingzhou, and Jiexiu counties. And arranged for the scouts to carry wolf dung and tinder into the mountains and release the beacon fire in one fell swoop.

The counties occupied by Yufula could only control the county seat and pastures. On the contrary, the Han Chinese, who avoided the countryside and recognized the rule of Yu Fuluo, occupied more land by force. At this time, they raised troops in response to the dreadnoughts.

In addition, the old royal court of the Xiongnu in the direction of Lishi in Xihe County in the northwest also sent people to plunder the Fuluo Department. Yu Fuluo, who was already in the middle of the cracks, was facing an existential crisis in an instant.

In particular, a considerable number of light cavalry specialized in plundering sheepfolds and cattle sheds outside the city to liberate Han slaves.

After robbing, he retreated to the countryside to join Haoqiang, slaughtered and cooked cattle and sheep, and distributed them to everyone to replenish their strength. The opponent's soldiers and horses stayed behind to pursue several times, but they were all armed by Hu Lang'er and Wubao and easily repulsed.

In the end, the Huns in the Fuluo tribe could only stick to the counties and townships, fortresses and other cities.

Historically, nomads mostly attacked south in late autumn and winter, on the one hand, because the horses were fatter in autumn and the farmers had a good harvest.

On the other hand, due to clothing and equipment, poverty in life, and transportation and supplies, the army, which is mainly small farmers, is not convenient for concentrated and long-distance combat in winter.

The Central Plains attacked the nomads, and most of them chose spring and summer, these two seasons to send troops. Because the spring pastures are in the growth stage, the horses are in a period of hunger and poverty, and the combat effectiveness is the weakest of the year.

In summer, the Xiongnu were likely to be nomadic in places with lush water and grass, which was not convenient for them to gather troops.

However, there are problems. That is, in the spring and summer, when the Central Plains counterattacked, the nomads could drive cattle and sheep to migrate by water and grass. It will be difficult for the attacking army to find and destroy their tribe without a guide.

At that time, Wei Qing and Huo Qubing had a lot of guides and the assistance of the Huns who took refuge, so that they could achieve immortal achievements in these two seasons.

What if you choose to attack in winter like Tong Yuan now? Historically, winter has mostly been skirmishes at the border. Because most of the time, it is not possible to allocate enough warm materials and difficult supplies for large-scale armies.

However, if you can go on an expedition in winter, you can often achieve extraordinary results if you defeat them.

Li Jing of the Tang Dynasty led his troops to attack in the snow, broke through the cities where the Turks concentrated to avoid the cold, and destroyed the Eastern Turks.

Xu Da, Lan Yu and Zhu Di of the Ming Dynasty also mostly chose the wind and snow season when they went on expeditions to Mongolia, because this period could inflict the greatest blow on the other side.

Xu Rong taught Xu Jian not long ago that this is what it means for elite troops to hunt in winter. Of course, he also taught it to Tong Yuan.

Tong Yuan and Xu Rong are standing on the hill looking down on the situation of the enemy and us, these days, Tong Yuan and Xu Rong have learned a lot, such as the skills of winter marching, how to set up ambushes, the use of various equipment cavalry, the characteristics of various ethnic tribes in the north, and so on.

He had to sigh that he really had to learn from the generals of the Three Kingdoms in this tactical aspect. Although he likes military history and has a slight understanding of strategy, how to fight, how to arrange, and how to command a battle is really not something that can be trained without the army.

In the past six months, he has lived and communicated with the soldiers and soldiers, and learned that these soldiers are simple and cute, and all they expect is to eat better, their families to be safe, and the court to be stable and healthy.

They were full of gratitude to Tong Yuan, who liked to stay with the grassroots and was able to give them such good treatment. However, Tong Yuan always said that this was achieved by everyone's joint efforts, and it made the soldiers love this army.

"General, there's a signal." A scout battalion soldier arrived.

Tong Yuan and Xu Rong looked up, only to see three wolf smoke floating in the cold and empty sky in winter. This means that Hu Lang'er and they are all right, and it is time to start the third stage.

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Yu Fuluo received news that Yong'an, Pingzhou, and Jiexiu counties in the rear were raided by cavalry.

Due to the fact that the cattle and sheep were driven into the pen to avoid the cold in winter, the targets were relatively concentrated, so the old and young, slaves, and livestock of all departments were arrested and suffered heavy losses. The soldiers and horses left behind pursued and were defeated by the enemy and the Han people, and the remaining tens of thousands of tribal women, old and weak, could only hold on.

In desperation, they could only rush back to help. Considering that the Han army in front of him would inevitably pursue, he had to leave a part of his soldiers and horses to hold on here, covering Yu Fuluo and his son Liu Bao to return first.

On the second day, King Zuo Xian called Chuquan and King Youxian to go to Bei, and led 4,000 cavalry to gallop in a loose formation, creating the effect of 10,000 horses galloping. This trick is a common trick of the Huns to create suspicious soldiers, and ordinary state and county soldiers will feel frightened and dare not attack.

It's a pity that they met Tong Yuan, Xu Rong, and the Dreadnought. After receiving the signal, Tong Yuan ordered his brigades and battalions to assemble, no one was allowed to fight, and the logistics troops and horses were ready, and the Xinjuzhou army also gathered 10,000 soldiers and horses to prepare for the attack.

After a short time, the main force of the Xiongnu fled northward, and Huchuquan and Qubei still tried to harass and lure the dreadnought, but unfortunately it had no effect, but they were lined up in formation, and the crossbowmen under the protection of the positional shield killed and wounded hundreds of people.

Hu Chuquan and others saw that Yu Luo had retreated, and Tong Yuan did not rush to pursue, so he also packed up his troops and retreated.

Tong Yuan himself, Zhang Lu, Huang Yu, Yang Feng, Xu Huang and other dreadnought troops of more than 3,000 people, as well as more than 1,000 powerful armed forces, let Xu Rong and Wei Qi lead 10,000 Tuntian troops and logistics troops to follow behind, and launched an orderly pursuit.

Although the Tuntian soldiers don't sound strong, the backbone of them are all veterans of the Xiliang Army, plus they are equipped with big shields, hard bows, winter clothes to keep warm, and vehicles to pull materials and serve as a barrier, so they are not afraid of the light cavalry of the Southern Huns at all.

The nearby Haoqiang is familiar with the nearby terrain and is very suitable as a guide. However, Tong Yuan only asked them to send a small number of well-equipped personnel to assist, thus avoiding uneven equipment.

Because they found that Tong Yuan's army had no gaps, the Huchuquan Department directly retreated to Yong'an County, the northernmost part of Hedong County. Tong Yuan and the others went directly to the city, surrounded three and missing one, and let the other party retreat to the north.

Anyway, the general trend is that this time, in addition to Hedong County, Taiyuan County and the southern part of Xihe County will also return.

In the end, King Youxian went to guard Yong'an City, and more than 3,000 people, including Hu Chuquan, escaped north from Hedong with two horses.

The townships around Yongan County have surrendered to Chengcheng and sent manpower and materials to support the dreadnought army. Puzi County, the northwestern tip of Hedong County, was already in the mountainous area, and there were few enemy troops. In the past few days, people have also been sent to support.

There was no hope of going to the county seat that was defended by Beibei, but he did not surrender or break through, so he held on.

After three days of siege, Yang Feng impatiently found Tong Yuan and asked, "Please send your subordinates to attack the city." Moreover, with the strong people around, our army will definitely be able to take this place. ”

Tong Yuan said: "Captain Yang is right, this place will soon return to our army, but there is no need to attack directly. ”

Yang Feng was puzzled: "Our army is surrounded by so many people, although the enemy will surrender in the end, but the consumption is very large. Although there will be losses in a tough attack, it can raise the prestige of our army, completely deter the Huns, and let them know our might. ”

Tong Yuan saw that Yang Feng looked serious, and what he said was very reasonable. Thinking that he was active in Xihe and Hedong in the past, he knew the temperament of the Southern Xiongnu very well, and he needed his command in the next stage of the border area of Hedong, Taiyuan and Xihe counties.

So he said: "It is indeed necessary to give the enemy a fierce deterrent, but this enemy is not only the Fuluo Department, but the old court of the Xiongnu and the Black Mountain Army and Wuhuan people further away. ”

Yang Feng was slightly puzzled, wasn't this old Xiongnu royal court a friendly army? Just made a big deal with us...... However, he understood after a little thought that he had to show a strong deterrent to the Hu people, so that they could not be afraid and not dare to invade.

After this battle, it is estimated that the Fuluo Department is no longer worthy of being called the main enemy of Dong Bai and Tong Yuan.

Tong Yuan continued: "I plan to give Captain Yang an important task, that is, to lead the 12th Brigade and the new army of Bingzhou to besiege this city, and the surrounding powerful forces are also under your command, the focus is not to kill the enemy, but to besiege them, and even to win over and divide. ”

Yang Feng said: "Please rest assured, the general must have firmly surrounded the enemy in the city, and the enemy's horses have been consumed a lot this month, and it will be difficult for the city to organize a large-scale cavalry to escape even if it breaks through." ”

After the arrangements were made, Tong Yuan left Yang Feng, Wei Qi and tens of thousands of soldiers and horses to besiege Yong'an County, and entered the northern mountains with Xu Rong, Huang Yu, Xu Huang and other 4,000 soldiers and horses, and pursued Yu Fuluo, Huchuquan and others.

Tong Yuanyi walked the Qinjin Ancient Road and pursued north along the Fenshui.

All the way for nearly 100 miles, there was no formation of enemy troops to intercept it, especially the Hanxinling with dangerous terrain, which is an important pass between Hedong County and Taiyuan County, if there is an enemy ambush and interception, there will definitely be a fierce battle.

As a result, the Huns fled long ago.