Heavy rain is coming, and it seems that the arrears of water these days will be made up at once.

Zhang Ji stood in the rain, the rain had already soaked the cloak on his body, clinging to the armor, and more than a dozen guards stood beside him, all with solemn expressions and without saying a word.

The same is true for Zhang Xiu, who let the wind and rain pour on his face, motionless.

In the past two days, they had to keep an eye on the movements of the Huns in the west, and on the other hand, they had to guard against the Xianbei people from the north from going south regardless of it.

Seeing Zhang Ji standing in the rain for a long time, Zhang Xiu couldn't help but say, "Uncle, since Captain Ma is still nowhere to be seen, why don't we go to the side of the rain shed to rest first?" ”

Zhang Ji didn't look back and said, "If you want to go, go there." ”

Zhang Xiu hurriedly said: "Where is the uncle out in the rain, but the nephew is sheltered from the rain, the uncle is unwilling to go, and the nephew will accompany the uncle." ”

Zhang Ji glanced back at Zhang Xiu, and then said slowly: "You kid is smart and knows how to hide from the rain?" And then we nestled together in a canopy? It was the most important thing to let the soldiers hide from the rain, otherwise the grain and grass would be drenched, but if the ironclad bowstring was wet, it would not be convenient to use...... But as a general, how can anyone be afraid of wind and rain? Besides, we are sheltering from the rain in the shed, what do you think of Captain Ma and their arrival? ”

If you don't go through the wind and rain together, how can anyone be willing to face the swords and guns together?

Although Zhang Ji is a rough man who has not read poetry for a few days, his principles of life are not much worse than those who care all day long.

As he was talking, suddenly a horseman burst out of the rain and fog in front of him, half-standing and shouting in the rain: "Captain Ma has arrived!" ”

Behind this horseman, another one also pulled his neck and shouted: "Captain, Captain Ma leads the army for fifteen miles, and you can arrive immediately!" ”

"Good!" Zhang Ji shouted loudly, "Let's get a fucking good place to come out!" Did the hot soup burn? Wait for the captain to come! ”

Soon after, in the midst of the rain, a group of Han cavalry appeared, led by Ma Yue.

Seeing that his comrades-in-arms were coming, the soldiers who were originally in the canopy greeted them again and again, pulling the new Ma Yue team to take shelter from the rain together. People are secondary, first loosen the leather belly belt that was wet by the rain for the war horse, and then sweep away the yellow mud that was stuck on the corners of the eyes and mouths of the war horse because of the gallop......

Looking at the rain, you may not be able to walk for a while, if you really set up camp, you have to quickly wash the horse, wipe the horse with a dry cloth and dry it without leaving any moisture.

The most delicate thing about cavalry is the war horse. Horses come first, and only when you serve the war horses well can you be a qualified and good cavalryman.

Ma Yue had already dismounted and met Zhang Ji, the two held hands with each other, laughed, slapped each other's arms, ignoring the splashing of water on the armor on their bodies, and then humbled each other, came to the canopy, took the dry cloth handed over by the guard, sat on the stool erected by the guard, and wiped their eyebrows and mustaches indiscriminately.

"How's it going over there?" Zhang Ji asked while motioning for his soldiers to go get hot soup.

"Didn't catch it." Although it was expected, Ma Yue was still a little depressed, pouting and saying, "This group of thieves is hiding quite quickly......

Speaking of this, Ma Yue was indeed a little unhappy, if it weren't for Jia Xu's clear explanation before departure, saying that he would have to return within three days whether he could find it or not, Ma Yue really wanted to follow the trail to teach these thieves a lesson.

"It's okay," Zhang Ji comforted, "Since these fucking thieves have the idea of fighting here, then they will definitely not come only once, and when they come next time, they will be caught and beaten to death!" ”

"Hmm!"

Ma Yue replied sullenly, and then gritted his teeth and wringed the water-soaked cloth dry, as if this piece of cloth was the group of black mountain thieves.

Listening to the crackling sound of the tarpaulin on the rain canopy, Zhang Ji suddenly said, "Today is the third day...... I don't know what's going on with Captain Xu in Yinshan......"

Ma Yue stopped, and then said: "Although Captain Xu is bringing a foot soldier over there, I don't know much about it, but it seems that he is also a brave man, but it is raining......"

"yes, this rain ......"

Although the rain is fair, it will have a certain impact on both the attacker and the defender, but for the unfinished Yinshan Fortress, the impact should be greater.

Although it is said that the Hu people will lose most of their long-range force due to heavy rain, if the unfinished earthen walls of the Yinshan camp that are soaked by the rain collapse, it will be quite troublesome.

Ma Yue and Zhang Ji couldn't help but look up at the sky, looking at the heavy rain in front of them, which seemed to envelop the entire Heaven and Earth Dou, what should they do?

Do you want to return the aid now, or do you still act according to the plan and arrangement of Jia Xujia's master book?

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In the original territory of the Han Dynasty, in the mountains of Wuyuan County, in this winding and rugged lofty mountains, a group of people and horses are walking between the mountain roads.

The south of Yinshan Mountain has already entered summer, but here, it still looks like it is still winter, a wind and frost, and even the stones rolling down from the mountain are covered with frost.

This area is not a suitable route for marching, for the simple reason that there is a long stretch of road, and there is no water source.

Nature is so eccentric, on the inner side of Yinshan, the large swamp that has not yet completely formed the Wuliangsuhai is full of water, and on the other side of the mountain beam, it is so dry that it seems that sparks will emerge when you pinch a lump of soil.

But now it is an exception, and it seems that nature has also been generous, pouring rain on this almost dry land.

The mountain wind roared like a knife on the broken cliff wall, and although the rain temporarily avoided the danger of water cut-off, it also brought difficulties to travel above.

The yellow mud ground is watered, and then stepped on by people and horses, it is simply a huge mud pond, which is easy to step on, but difficult to pull up. On such a difficult road, this group of people did not have the slightest intention of stopping, but walked silently to the southwest.

The group of men and horses meandered along the mountain road, dragging out a long one. Judging from the number of cavalry on horseback, there are only three or four thousand, but the number of mules and horses following the army seems to be three or four thousand, as if they were riding two horses.

The mules and horses of the brigade were carrying blades and armor, dried meat, milk wine, tent felt cloth and other items on both sides of the horse's back, so that these pack animals all lowered their heads, and in the rain and fog, they spit out long white gas, and moved forward step by step.

The Xianbei slaves wrapped in several layers of rags, rolling up and down like mud monkeys, intermingled between the mule and horse brigades, followed on foot, one foot deep and one foot shallow, almost more than a thousand people, these Xianbei slaves ran back and forth, trying their best to drive these mules and horses that were already a little exhausted, and from time to time there were shouts and shouts, mixed with the sound of wind and rain and horses' hooves echoing on the mountain road.

After a long time in the Wuyuan Yanmen area, these warriors of the Xianbei Royal Court could only run horses and wrestle on the grassland every day, which was really a bit boring for these people who were naturally inclined to invade.

Now suddenly there is a Han Zhonglang general in the north, plus a former subordinate defeated the Southern Xiongnu Yufuluo, and then defeated the Xianbei of that part of Yinshan, and built a fortress on the middle of Yinshan, looking like Yinshan is going to be included under it, how can this make these Xianbei people accept?

The crossing in the middle of the Yin Mountain, not only is the road short, the important thing is the convenience of supply, from the meadow in the north to the abundant water and grass in the south, it is a day to run, and take the east of this set of dry bone mountain road, three or four days can be completed is quite good, not to mention that the road is difficult, just back and forth in order to carry the water for people and horses to drink, it leads to how much less trophies the army has to bring?

Therefore, keeping the passage of Yinshan to the south smooth, whether it is for the Xianbei people, or other nomads in Mobei, is a very important thing, this road, in whose hands it controls, means who has the initiative......

Fighting Yin Mountain is naturally to fight, when the Xianbei King Budu made the decision to go south to attack the Han people, these Xianbei leaders are all elated. They had never been afraid of war, but they felt that they could plunder again.

It's not that there is no opposition, but it is mainly for the season, so when the Xianbei King Budugen said that this time the battle is mainly a short-term raid and will not be prolonged, these objections will naturally disappear.

The Xianbei people are still very proud at this time, the reputation of the sandalwood locust on the prairie has not completely dissipated, and the martial bravery of the Xianbei warriors is still circulating among the herdsmen on the grassland, so these people basically did not consider what would happen if they were defeated, and there was no "in case" for the amount of words in their heads.

Xianbei people are brave, but it does not mean that Xianbei people do not use their brains at all.

Although the Yinshan camp was not fully completed, the military fortress-level fortress built on the mountain's topography was not as easy to capture as the so-called dock fort of the Han people.

A military fortress is a model for everything built on the most brutal status quo, and from a certain point of view, a small military fortress is even more difficult to conquer than a large city.

Military fortresses are often built in dangerous areas, which are easy to defend and difficult to attack, and large cities often cannot choose areas with extremely dangerous terrain for the convenience of life.

Generally speaking, large cities have some affiliated villages and bazaars around them, and when these village bazaars are attacked, one will become a source of supply for the enemy, and the other will also collect more wood or other things for the enemy army to make siege equipment, and no matter how bad it is, it can also forcibly plunder the surrounding population......

In addition, there is an invisible factor, that is, when the big city is defended, although the reserves will be more, but the consumption is also amazing, once there is a problem in the city, the consequences are quite serious, but the military fortress is a very high strength fortress, as long as there are two or three thousand defenders, often twenty or thirty thousand people may not be able to attack in a short time.

Historically, in such a small city with the nature of a military fortress, the defenders relied on the defense sometimes not for a month or two, nor a year or two, or even for more than ten years, and the enemy army was not able to finally attack it.

Although the camp in Yinshan has not been completely repaired, it does not mean that it can be easily crushed from the front, and the siege of such a fortress can only be filled with life, and it may not be able to take it down if it is filled up, which is really not very cost-effective.

Therefore, the Xianbei people led by the Xianbei king Budugen formed a unified opinion, the fortress of Yinshan can be destroyed, if it can't be destroyed, then it is not forced, but the Han people in the south of Yinshan have many populations and related resources, which is to let the Xianbei soldiers and soldiers have a good relief!

Of course, if the Han people are incompetent and can't resist, then they can also go directly to Pingyang in one breath depending on the situation and have a good search!

The world of flowers and flowers of the farming people has always been the favorite of the nomads.

Xianbei King Budugen selected three thousand strong Xianbei cavalry, supplemented by more than a thousand slaves who did care and service work, plus three or four thousand mules and horses for auxiliary replacement, but it is not that more Xianbei cavalry cannot be pieced together, but one is that at this time it is true that some people must be left in the tribe to take care of the livestock, and on the other hand, the road from the east side of Yinshan Mountain is not easy to walk, and there are many people and horses, so they cannot afford to supply supplies along the way.

However, the road is still not easy to walk, and although the rain now relieves some of the difficulties of water shortage, the muddy road adds to the difficulty of traveling......

The wind swept through the mountains, and seemed to push the dark clouds in the sky continuously.

Between the rolling clouds, there was a faint sound of thunder, and then a thunderbolt shone in the middle.

In the lightning, the figures of dozens of fierce Xianbei cavalry flickered. A strong man at the head, with big shoulders and a round waist, almost half the width of others, the war horse under his crotch spewed heavily, desperately pulling his legs forward in the mud.

Even in the wind and rain, this strong man was still only wearing a thin leather robe, on the bare half of his shirtless, blood-colored centipede-like scars were all over the place, and a trace of muscle was clearly visible under the bronzed skin, as if there was no fat on the whole body, all of which were muscles......

The strong man raised his head and opened a big mouth like a blood basin, and then the rain that fell from the sky, it took a long time to swallow it all, I don't know if he thought of something, the strong man suddenly laughed, stretched out his tongue and licked it, like a hungry ghost seeing food, full of greed.

And the smell of blood that the rain can't wash away......