When the Huns spent the winter, they often gathered together.

Because there is no fresh water and grass on the grassland, they will stay in one place to feed the cattle and sheep some dry forage, waiting for this winter to survive again.

Gathering all of us together will greatly improve safety, knowing that there are not only people, cattle and sheep on the grassland, but also many other creatures.

Some animals are born to be the overlords of the steppe, and this animal is the steppe wolf.

After running for a whole day, Zhang Yuan and Wei Qing saw two relatively small Hun tribes, and after they could see a series of tents, the two of them distanced themselves and bypassed.

Seeing that the sky was about to darken, Zhang Yuan finally saw a low wall made of loess in front of him.

Where the Huns often gathered, only Longcheng would have such low walls.

The court of the Xiongnu next to the Wolf Juxu Mountain is just a place where more people and more tents are enclosed.

"In front of it is the dragon city where the Huns sacrificed."

Although there was a wolf howl around, Zhang Yuan still said to Wei Qing excitedly.

Wei Qing's eyes were like torches, staring at this ruined city that could no longer be broken, and he wanted to break in now.

"How can there be so few Huns here?"

Zhang Yuan heard Wei Qing's question, thought secretly in his heart, and then explained.

"There is no activity in the place of worship on weekdays, so naturally there are not a large number of people gathering.

The Hun tribes gathered here should all be the tribesmen of the Hun high priest, and you can see that there is no defense around here at all.

We came all the way through, and we didn't see any Hun sentinels. ”

Zhang Yuan didn't say the rest of the words, he felt that Wei Qing would definitely understand what his intentions were.

Wei Qing rode on his horse and said fiercely.

"Now, if all the 3,000 people of the Qimen army are here, I will be able to kill the Huns and thieves here."

Zhang Yuan touched his nose, thinking of the scene of himself riding on a horse and wielding a ring-headed knife to kill the Huns, it was a little terrifying.

He had not killed anyone, nor had he hunted or killed any beasts in the wild.

"It's a pity that we can't delay His Majesty's policy.

At present, all we can do is wait, wait for the Xiongnu Dadan to go south, and after we complete our mission, we will break away from the battlefield of Mayicheng.

After running thousands of miles to this place and killing all the Huns, he turned to the south to besiege and intercept the Hun thieves who fled north.

If the war around Mayi City is not satisfactory, we can make a time difference.

Continue to the north to kill the royal court of his military ministers directly, take advantage of the emptiness of the Xiongnu royal court to break with one blow, and then march away. ”

The vastness of the grassland provides a good foundation for Zhang Yuan's imagination.

Moreover, it was much safer to slaughter the Huns who remained in place than in the city of Mayi.

Zhang Yuan had already thought that no matter how thorough this plan was, there might not be a way to escape the fate that it would have failed.

"Okay, Brother Yuan, what you said is so good.

If we fight with the Huns around the city of Mayi, and the troops in our hands are not as good as those of King Han An, we will definitely be squeezed out by these people at that time.

Since His Majesty has given us the power to make our own decisions, we should make good use of it and seek greater and more meritorious deeds for the soldiers. ”

A closer look at the history of the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty shows that most of the generals spent their lives in vain against the Huns.

The rise of Wei Qing and Huo Quzhi is based on the fact that these generals are too unlucky or too incompetent.

As soon as the two are compared, they can give Liu Che a great impact.

Zhang Yuan felt that even if the Xiongnu Dadan Yu was really fooled, the 300,000 soldiers of the Han Dynasty would not be able to gain a decisive advantage.

It is likely that the Huns, with their extremely fast maneuvering ability, quickly broke away from the entanglement of the Han army and then left.

However, no matter how good you think about it now, you will not be able to make a judgment until the final plan is implemented.

"Brother Qing, it's almost dark, let's hurry back now.

Return to the camp before dawn, so as not to worry the soldiers. ”

Wei Qing was still very excited, nodded to himself, turned the reins and began to run in the direction he came.

Zhang Yuan smiled, and then followed.

The grassland at night is beautiful, and the clearly visible starry sky is shrouded above Zhang Yuan's head, compared to the darkness under him that there is no end in sight, which makes Zhang Yuan's heart unstoppable.

When you look up, you can see the Milky Way, and occasionally you can see meteors passing by, this kind of scene has been seen countless times after coming to Dahan, but every time you look up, you will have this feeling.

Wei Qing noticed that Zhang Yuan had been looking up at the sky, and asked with a smile.

"Brother Yuan also knows how to observe the stars?"

Then the light of the torch brightened, and Zhang Yuan could see the smile on Wei Qing's face.

"I don't understand, I just know some secrets of the starry sky.

Brother Qing, have you ever seen the sea? ”

Wei Qing shook his head blankly.

"Speaking of which, the farthest place that the little brother has gone to in this life is the Dragon City of the Huns."

After crossing over to Dahan, Zhang Yuan had never seen the ocean, and he didn't know if the sea at this time was blue everywhere, pure and without any garbage.

"If you look at the moon in the sky, the moon doesn't shine, it's like a mirror, reflecting the sun's light into our eyes.

The rivers, lakes, and seas above the ground are inextricably linked to the moon and the sun. ”

Zhang Yuan casually popularized science, and immediately had an impact on Wei Qing, he knew that the stars in the sky would be related to all kinds of things on the ground, but he didn't know that the moon would not shine.

"Does this moon really shine?"

"No, it won't."

Wei Qing saw Zhang Yuan's affirmative answer, and also nodded.

From the realization of the two to now, Zhang Yuan has not deceived Wei Qing, so Wei Qing chose to believe Zhang Yuan in this matter.

"Brother Yuan, why do you know so much?

The heavenly officials in the palace don't seem to know as much as you. ”

Speaking of which, Zhang Yuan really envied the ancients, who could distinguish the stars in the sky with the naked eye.

And as soon as you look up, you can feel that you are in the universe, and the stars are all around you.

"I've looked through some ancient books before and know from them.

However, those ancient books have gone with time because the years are too long.

But this knowledge was firmly in my mind. ”

Zhang Yuan could only explain to Wei Qing like this.

Wei Qing's face rushed forward, and he was still holding the reins tightly in his hand, but he suddenly felt some emotion in his heart.

"Brother Yuan, sometimes I think you and us are not all the way."

Zhang Yuan's heart snorted, his speed slowed down a little, and he opened his mouth to ask.

"What do you mean by that?"

"All the people I have met, including Your Majesty."

Wei Qing replied affirmatively.

Zhang Yuan suddenly felt that he was pretending to be deep and pretending to be forced, and he might be about to overturn.

"How did you notice that I was different?"

"Others, including me, have pure or blank eyes or desires, but far brother, there is a sea of stars in your eyes."