I hope that people will last a long time, and they will be together for thousands of miles.

It was Xin Er's spontaneous thoughts when he saw Ling Hufeng's tragic appearance and was about to be in danger.

Therefore, he wrote those two lines of poetry and gave them to Liu Le and Ah Chou.

Yang Chao and Zhang Gui are very capable of doing things, and many of the newly appointed officials of General Wuwei's Mansion are also pragmatic talents, although Jia Zhen was embarrassed by the battle for power during the period, and the entire pre-war preparation did not take five days.

In just three days, Yang Chao and Zhang Gu raised enough materials for their needs.

On the fourth day, Xin Er entered the palace and said goodbye to Linghu Feng in person.

Zuo knew the news that he was going to go on an expedition, took the little hand of the prince Ling Hule, waited outside the palace, waited for him to come out, and sent him to the palace gate.

Xin Er touched Ling Hule's little head in his arms, and whispered to Zuo: "The queen doesn't have to worry about the ministers. ”

How can Zuo not be worried?

Her face was full of melancholy, a pair of watery eyes looked at Xin Er, her red cherry lips opened and closed, and she wanted to speak and stopped.

Xin Er borrowed the voice of Linghu Le's shouting and whispered: "Before the first snow falls, the minister will definitely be able to return." If the queen is in a hurry, she can send someone to the minister's house, and the minister's Sima Zhang Gu will not go to war with the minister this time. This man is loyal and reliable, and the queen can use it with confidence. ”

Zuo replied in a low voice: "Okay." ”

Lu Shui mixed Hu thousand horses, Xianbei Yi from 2,000, plus 500 armor cavalry of the Yan Raid Department, and more than 1,000 other Hu cavalry requisitioned from the camps of the royal capital, a total of nearly 5,000 horses, this is all the men and horses of Xin Er who rushed to attack Shuofang this time.

Zhang Gui's leg is disabled, and it is not easy to walk, let alone ride a horse across the sand sea, because he was left behind.

The son of the sheep hipster clan, playing small fresh clothes and delicacies, Xin Er was originally hesitant to take him to join the army.

Yang Chao asked for help, saying, "The lower official is a long history, he is the governor of the government, and the general is on the march, how can he not obey"? Considering that the enemy was strained, and that he really needed the talent of the sheep, Xin Er agreed to follow him.

Don't look at the sheep's fashionable demeanor on weekdays, but you can also endure hardships.

Out of the royal capital, not far to the northeast, that is, into the desert. On the march for five days in a row, the sheep rode in the wind during the day, and lay on the ground at night, not only sleeping with the soldiers, not asking for special treatment, and never falling behind, and never complaining about the bitterness.

Xin Er still doesn't know much about sheep fashion in the end.

Yang Chao is also a person with lofty ambitions.

Where ambitions are ambitious, the vision is long-term. With a long-term vision and a firm will, we will not care about the difficulties and hardships in front of us.

The five-day march allowed Xin Er to see the other side of sheep fashion.

Rest for the night.

The sheep took off the purple sand that was used to shelter the wind and sand?? (mi li), shook off the dust on the hakama, sat down next to the bonfire that had just been raised by Zhi Beyan and the others, and stretched out his hand to keep warm.

Xin Er handed him a bag of water.

Although Yang Chao's mind is firm, whether his body can adapt or not is not determined by his will, and since last night, his lips have begun to dry out, bursting out a lot of blood. He took it and took two large mouthfuls.

Xin Er smiled and said: "The long history is elegant, and the unintentional tenacity is so tenacious." After five days of marching, I also felt tired, but Changshi was calm. The exterior is elegant and the inside is tough, which can be described as slim. ”

The ??, is also called the fence, probably invented by the Xianbei people, is a kind of long skirt hat, when making, take a piece of cloth and fold it in half, sew it into a hood shape, when using, it will be covered from the top of the head, the head, shoulders, and upper body can be covered, and in front of it is just the face, dig a hole, expose the wearer's eyes and nose; On the long hanging hem and sewn with straps, the hem can be tied tightly when needed.

This kind of hat is either used to shelter from wind and sand, or to cover the face and body shape when riding a horse, and can be worn by both men and women.

His mother had sewn it for him, and he cherished it, brushing away the yellow sand that had stained it, folding it carefully, putting it in his bosom, and putting it on again when he set out tomorrow.

He tidied up the fence, replied with a smile, and said: "When I was a fashionable boy, I liked the majesty of the desert, and I tried to count in order to enjoy the sunset and the moonrise. Although the march of these days is a little bitter, the red sun is magnificent, the yellow sand is like the sea, the camel bell is melodious, and the knight is like a cloud. I don't feel tired! ”

A Hu man rode a horse from the front, passed through the camp of several soldiers, and came to Xin Er and the others.

This person's monkey head and monkey brain are exactly the same as Qu Yuanguang.

Yuanguang was gray-headed, and his clothes were yellowed by dust and sand. He stopped his horse, jumped down, and had not taken two steps, and called out, "sigh," and before he had time to report the matter, he hurriedly sat down on the sand, took off his boots, and poured out a pile of fine gravel.

The bald Bo Ye, who was on the side of Xin Er, asked with a smile, "How did you do it?" ”

Yuan Guang glanced at him and replied, "Shi Cai accidentally fell into a sand pit." Put on his boots, bow down, and say to Xin Er, "General, there is a small spring seven or eight miles west, and there is a lot of water, which is enough for soldiers and horses to drink in a short time." ”

Xin Er nodded and said, "Someone has already reported it just now." I still credit you. Let's rest. ”

Yuan Guang promised, led the horse, and turned to the fire on the side with one foot high and one foot low. Hu Qi by the fire was heating buttermilk and sharing half a bowl with him. Yuanguang went out to look for water in the afternoon, and until now, he hasn't eaten anything for most of the day, he is hungry, and he drinks it all in one gulp.

was in the West Sea before, and Qu Yuanguang lied about the enemy's situation, Xin Er couldn't hold his mistake for a while, and he couldn't punish him, but he was already suspicious of him in his heart. The situation in the royal capital is unpredictable, Xin Er rushed to Shuofang this time, and he would not leave this untrustworthy guy in Guyin, in order to prevent him from messing around behind his back, because he was specially brought to the army so that he could be supervised at any time.

After entering the desert, Xin Er only asked him to roam separately with a few Pig Nozawa Zahu who were familiar with the surrounding terrain every day, looking for water for the troops, and by the way, to be useful for a sentry horse.

How can Yuanguang say that he is also the "son" of the canal department, where has he ever done such a hard work? In just four or five days, he was exhausted. He had a ghost in his heart, and he didn't dare to complain when he was tired, so he gritted his teeth and endured it silently.

Most of the baggage of the army was carried by camels. Xin Er brought more than 700 camels, in addition to clothing, food and armor, Zhang Gui was loyal, and also made an additional few hundred catties of yellow mutton. Xin Er distributed the mutton to the battalions, and only kept about 100 catties for himself. After a few days, I haven't finished eating.

The bald Boye took two pieces from the barbecue, sneaked to Yuanguang, gave them to him, and said with a smile: "Eat more." Go to bed early after eating and recuperate. After all, you're going to continue searching for water for the army tomorrow. ”

Yuanguang ignored him and devoured the meat.

The bald Boye returned to the left of Xin Er and said, "General, the lower official will go to the defense first, and when the tent is set, then come and ask the general to rest." ”

Xin Er said, "Go ahead." ”

In the days before departure, Zhang Gui and Yang Chao raised supplies, and Xin Er was not idle.

He went down to the army, and from the Xianbei Yi of more than 2,000 horsemen, he personally selected 200 people, all of whom were the sons of the leaders of the Xianbei tribes, and formed a battalion, called "Zhizhenlang". "Zhizhen" is the Xianbei language, which means "inner left and right". As the name suggests, Xin Er wanted to use this unit as a personal guard, and appointed the bald Boye and Zhi Beyan as its chief and deputy commanders.

Since its departure, this unit, together with the two battalions of sharp soldiers led by Xiang Kui and Wei Shu, has been closely following Xin Er's left and right, and jointly shouldering the heavy responsibility of Xin Er's personal soldiers.

The sheep had a good appetite, ate a few large pieces of meat, drank two bowls of buttermilk, ate and drank to his heart's content, and looked up at the night. The spotless night sky is blue and far away, and the moon and stars are scarce. The light of the stars and the moon reflected on the vast sand, and bonfires were lit near and far, and the neighing of horses was heard.

Yang Chao said: "General, more than 100 miles further is Wenchi. After the warm pool, up and down 200 miles, that is, the border city of Shuofang. ”

Wenchi, later known as Jilantai Salt Pond, is a saltwater lake in this desert and covers a wide area. Wenchi is already the boundary of Puqin. To the south of Wenchi is the famous Helan Mountain. Helan Mountain stretches for hundreds of miles from north to south, is now the national border separation line between Puqin and Dingxi, whether it is east or west, in Helan Mountain, there are only a few mountain passes that can pass through the army, both countries have soldiers and horses to guard, because it is, Xin Er rushed to attack Shuofang, it is not good to take the road of Helan Mountain, and the only "smooth road" is to take the line of Yanchi.

Xin Er bowed his head, looked at the night ahead, turned back and said to Yang Chao with a smile: "Shidao, whether the plan can be achieved or not, we will see in four or five days at most." The plan is very good, I think it can be done, this time to attack Shuofang, it is not difficult to succeed! ”

Yang Chao presented Xin Er with two offensive strategies, and after careful consideration, Xin Er felt that the odds of victory were not small, so he adopted them.

Yang Chao said: "If this battle is aimed at conquering Shuofang, the fashionable strategy may not succeed; But this time the attack was just to transfer Pu Mao's captives back to help, Zhao Yanli's repeated gangsters, the power to subdue Pu Qin, there is no heart to fight to the death, and the fashionable strategy should be feasible! ”

Xin Er agreed with his point of view and said with a smile: "Qing is strategizing, and my good history is also long!" After a pause, he said, "Shidao, you can tell me about the situation of Tiefu Xiongnu and Shuofang." ”

Zhao Yanli is the occupant of the current Shuofang County, he is not a Tang person, nor is he a "countryman" of Puqin, nor is he a Xianbei or Rouran person, but a Tiefu Hun person.

"Baldness" is the same ancestor as "Tuoba", and these two words are different transliterations of the same Xianbei language. In the Xianbei language, Tuoba is the name of the descendants of Xianbei's father and mother. Tiefu is the opposite of Tuoba, a word that refers to the descendants of Hu's father and his mother.

This "Hu" is talking about the Huns. The Hu people, like the Tang people, are now also a patrilineal society, therefore, the paternal Xianbei Tuoba now belongs to the Xianbei tribe, and the paternal Tiefu of the Xiongnu is now classified as the Xiongnu race.

Tiefu Xiongnu lived in Luchuan, the last years of the Western Tang Dynasty, the domestic war, they also had ambitions, but they were unexpectedly broken by the Western Tang Dynasty's and the state assassin history and the Tuoba Department joined forces, so the place was occupied by the Tuoba, so it was forced to move west, crossed the Yellow River, and settled in the Shuofang area.

Tiefu Xiongnu is not Tuoba Xianbei's opponent, first attached to the country established by the Huns, several times to attack Tuoba Xianbei, but back to defeat, all can't, had to after the death of the Huns' country, and surrendered to the Rong people to establish the Guanzhong Qin State, until now.

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