In the face of the tiger and wolf, the herdsmen bee camp ant team, unable to resist, and the small rate was escorted by the Tang soldiers, conveying the oral instructions that are said to be the big ones, telling them to obey the orders of the koji Shuo, and they can only obey the situation if they can't figure out the situation.

The old and weak women and children were all gathered in the tent area of the Chilou Dan Department and settled, and Koji Shuo left 300 foot soldiers to guard; The sturdy men were disrupted, and according to the four governors divided by the previous order Hu Feng, they were stationed in the remaining four Hu tribe tent areas.

It was only now that Xin Er completely understood why Ling Hufeng also engaged in "checks and balances" among the ministers, not only to keep them from being single-minded at ordinary times, but also for the sake of the moment, so that they could not gather people to make trouble because of dissatisfaction.

The three hundred horsemen slaughtered all the relatives of the bald and red slaves, his wife and brothers, and the wives and children of his two brothers, and more than a dozen heads were placed on the tent.

In the crowd of people, Linghu Feng set up a banquet and feasted the generals.

The banquet was surrounded by Tang Army warriors in armor and blades. The big rate of their wine was so frightened that in less than half an hour, they were all drunk by Linghu Feng.

It was impossible for these few people to let them go back to the ministry, so Linghu Feng found a place and ordered the soldiers to help them in and keep them under strict care.

"Uncle, Ziming, are you still worried that He Changxing and Hu Mu will flee without a fight?"

Koji Shuo said: "Ming Gong is wise and wise, and the ministers are beyond the reach of the dust. ”

Jia Zhen, Cao Fei and others all bowed down and admired.

Xin Erxin takes it orally.

When he got up, Xin Er inadvertently looked at the head of Bald Lian Jueqian, and looked at his dead face twice.

I haven't forgotten the morning light and wind cold that day, and under the embrace of hundreds of horsemen, Bald Lian Jueqian frowned and hesitated, counted the bows and arrows, and finally gave up, without ejection; I still remember that day when the snow was fluttering, he won his own plan and returned to the continent, proudly riding a horse with his head held high, full of vigor and high spirits.

Xin Er said in his heart: "If he is ruthless that day, he shoots the red slave to death." What would it look like today? ”

The small rate shoulders the communication between the ministry governor and the various tribesmen under the governor, which is indispensable, and the large rate above them is seen, and the herdsmen's relatives below are also taken into custody, so that Hu Feng is not afraid of them making trouble, and does not detain them, and let them go with their respective tribesmen.

Xin Er's subordinates were placed in the tent area of the He cadres.

Coming out of the big rate tent, Xin Er had just entered the fence of the He cadre tent area, and Bal Lianfan and the others surrounded him.

Beggar Dali frowned sadly and said, "My lord, what are you doing here?" ”

Lan Baozhang was angry and scolded: "Coax us to cut our arms for an appointment and join his old dog!" But it's for the sake of our family! ”

"Baozhang, don't scold, listen to the adults." The beggar tugged at his sleeve and whispered.

Lan Bao waved his arm and said angrily, "What did you hear from the adults? If it works for adults, will our family not be able to keep it? ”

"How can you say that adults don't work!"

Lan Baozhang has no ill feelings towards Xin Erben, and the last time he went crazy was because he despised Bald Lianfan. Xin Er led them to rob, harvested richly, in the distribution of the spoils, Xin Er was fair and fair, he got Xin Er's long lance gift before, all kinds of things, he now has some respect for Xin Er, after listening to the words of the beggar, he also felt speechless, twisted his face to the side, and pouted no longer spoke.

Xin Er comforted them and said, "In the coming day, you will be fighting with the enemy soldiers, and the Lord is also out of security considerations, so you will centralize the management of your family. As long as you follow me and do your best to be faithful to the Lord, they will be all right. ”

Lan Baozhang couldn't help it, turned his face, and scolded angrily: "Are you taking our family as a hostage?" Dog Tang Man! Treacherous and cunning! Although he screamed fiercely, he was helpless.

Xin Er calmed the little ones and went to the camp to inspect and watch the spirit of the herdsmen.

The fateful battle is imminent, it is false to say that he is not nervous, and after observing the state of the herdsmen, Xin Er relaxed slightly, and said in his heart: "Although they are all resentful, but the family is small, and everyone is afraid, but there is no centrifugation." The battle in the coming day can be the death force of the other generation. ”

The method of making Hu Mu's family members hostage is actually common in all countries today, and the rulers of the Tang and Yi people do this. Don't look at the Tang soldiers in front of you who are supervising Hu Mu's family, in fact, these Tang soldiers, as long as they are not hired, but are registered in the soldiers, their families are also being detained and guarded in Tangxing County.

Linghu Feng set aside a small area in the tent area of the Chilou Dan Department for the Zuo family and the Linghu Le brothers and sisters to live temporarily; Liu Zhuang's ancestors and grandsons followed and served.

There is no stable victory, in case of defeat, Xin Er considered that in the chaos of the army, his own safety could not be guaranteed, and he was afraid that he would not be able to protect them in time, so he gave Liu Zhuang six servants, and privately instructed him alone: "You go to find two big carts and put them next to the tent." If there is an emergency, immediately protect Xiaoxiao, Mrs. and son-in-law, and princess and daughter-in-law. Don't worry about me, I have a part, and I'll be fine. ”

Liu Zhuang promised.

"Liu Weng, I see that you want to stop talking, do you have anything to say?"

"I haven't seen you in a few days. She knew that there was going to be a war, and she was very worried about everyone, so she made this thing and gave it to everyone. ”

Xin Er catches it, it is a cowhide sewing two.

Liangdang is the same as a vest, the front is the chest, and the back is the back, so it is called Liangdang. Two should be this kind of form, can be clothing, can be armor, the most sophisticated armor is called two armor. The armor can't be worn close to the body, it has to be lined, and the two-dang leather coat sewn by Liu Le is hoped that Xin Er can be used to wear it in the armor.

Xin Er stroked the leather coat and said with a smile: "I don't think my armor is strong, do you want to use this coat to cover my blade and arrow?" ”

However, he said that Guo Baiju was worried that Linghu Feng would flee when he heard the news, so he marched all the way to a few days and arrived at a distance of twenty miles on the edge of Ze.

The deputy general is called Suo Chong, and he is a military general loyal to Ling Huyong. Guo Baiju, like Ling Huyong, has never fought and has no military experience. Before leaving, Ling Hu Yong explained to him that he should listen more to him.

Suo Zhong suggested: "General, now that we are not far from Inozawa, it is better to camp first and rest for half a day." ”

"I'm afraid that the old captives will escape, how can I rest at this time?"

"After days of marching, it was difficult to walk on the desert, and the soldiers were tired. If you start fighting without resting, I'm afraid it will be hasty. If there is a disadvantage in the war, will you not regret it? ”

Guo Baiju sneered and said: "Hu Mu in Zebian is patchwork together, at most four or five thousand strong, and those who can ride horses are counted, nothing more than 10,000." There are no outfits, they are all light rides. Our army has 2,000 horsemen, and then we will attack it with a tired division, why is it difficult to win? ”

Guo Baiju led a total of more than 10,000 cavalry, including 2,000 armored cavalry. did not bring the Taima battalion, the Taima battalion was the first-class elite of Dingxi Kingdom, and Hu Mu, who played some light horses, was not needed at all. The use of armor and cavalry in leather armor in this battle is already a knife to kill chickens.

He had a point, and he couldn't refute it, so he had to listen to him.

Guo Baiju urged the soldiers and horses to hurry.

After a few miles, the scout came to report: a group of soldiers and horses, about 2,000 people, came out of Zebian, and galloped to usher.

"Are you in a hurry to die?" Guo Baiju was firmly mounted, and he was about to send troops to fight.

Suo Zhong said: "General, no! ”

"Why?"

Among the generals and subordinate officials who followed Guo Baiju, there was a young man in his early twenties.

Different from the others in military uniforms, this son is wearing a lupine scarf, dressed in plain clothes, riding a white horse, and has an elegant posture. His name is Tang Ai, and he is a scholar who lives in Longlong, and he is quite famous.

At this time, he approached his horse and said, "General, Hu Luyan is our army's opponent?" Now he does not flee, but invites war, which may be deceitful. ”

Guo Baiju said in his heart: "The old man is cunning, maybe he is indeed deceitful." After hesitating, he thought, "If the thief comes to invite me to attack, if I avoid it without fighting, it will destroy my morale." Since there may be fraud, then I will send fewer troops and horses to meet it, and after testing and understanding, I will make a plan. ”

Presumably, before he gave the order, another scout came to report: I saw a large number of Hu people from afar out of the camp, around the east bank of Zeshui, and helped them to the north.

"Old and weak out of camp?" Guo Baiju immediately guessed the reason why the more than 2,000 Hu cavalry did not flee and came to invite the battle, and said, "I see! Those 2,000 horsemen must have fled to cover their families, so they risked their lives to meet our army! No longer hesitating, Gu said to the left and right, "Our army should rush forward!" lest the old captives escape among the women and children! ”

Tang Ai felt that something was wrong, and suddenly, he couldn't say what he thought was wrong.

Guo Baiju ordered the two cavalry governors: "You two lead the troops to meet the thieves!" ”

These two horsemen are all armies.

The two of them received the order, led the subordinates to complete the armor, changed from the deputy horse to the war horse, cooperated in one place, galloped the army team, and went straight to meet the enemy. There are a total of 1,000 people in the two armies, although only half of the Hu riders, and each person is ten.

Guo Baiju and others urged the horses to the front of the marching team and watched the battle from behind.

On the vast desert plain, the two teams of Jiaqi and Hu Mu approached.

Hu Mu's wings are scattered like birds, either to the left or to the right, blowing his lips and screaming, while riding a horse and shooting. The sun is bleak and the yellow sand is rolling. The tip of the lance of a thousand long lances rushed forward, and the first horse was silent, rushing into the middle of the enemy cavalry in front of him, and the momentum was like a bamboo, and it penetrated in an instant.

The scene of thousands of armored cavalry charging into battle, don't say that Guo Baiju, who is the generals and colonels in the army, has little qualifications and has never fought a big battle, and has never seen it. Tang Ai looked at it, shook his fan and rode his horse, and sighed: "With 30,000 horses here, it should be rampant in the world." ”

Wei Yu, who contributed to the unification of the six countries of the first emperor, once said: "There are 100,000 people, and who is the one who is the one in the world?" Said Huan Gongye. Who is there to mention 70,000 people and there is no one in the world? Said Wu Qiye. Who is there to mention 30,000 people and there is nothing in the world? Said Wuzi also. "Wuzi, that is, Sun Wuzi. Tang Ai's words are compared to his grandson.

According to the regulations, military uniforms should be worn, even if they are not armoured, they should also wear pleated hakama. Tang Ai admired the romance, because of the horseback riding, he had to wear a hakama full of crotch, but he still wore a fan and a fan, and many generals couldn't get used to his style.

Hearing his sigh, someone said: "Isn't it cold to pull a fan in winter?" Do the positivity. ”

The first cavalry broke up Hu Mu's middle formation, and returned to the two divisions from one part, each from the banner of the headquarters, and pursued Hu Mu's two wings. Hu Mu's two flanks and the remnants of the middle formation retreated towards the north, like clouds gathering, retreating to the northwest.

Tang Ai found that Guo Baiju had no intention of withdrawing troops, his uneasiness became more and more intense, and he hurriedly said: "General, Hu Lu has been defeated, and you can collect your troops!" ”

Guo Baiju's purpose here is to capture Linghu Feng, not to exterminate Hu Mu, who has already broken up the Hu cavalry who will commit the crime, opened the way, and can indeed collect the troops, and continue to march towards Zebian, he nodded and ordered: "Mingjin shakes the flag, summons the armor and horses back." ”

Jin and Qi did not move, and a small colonel pointed to Hu Mu's formation and shouted, "Who is that?" ”

Everyone looked and saw that after more than a thousand Hu Mu broke away and scattered, a small team inside them was revealed.

This small group of about a hundred and ten horsemen, closely guarded by one person. The protected man wore a high crown and a red cloak, and the two armors on his body reflected a bright light, which stood out among the Huren light horses, which were almost entirely pleated hakama.

Guo Baiju blurted out: "Old captive! ”