Yanmen County.

With the first flames lit, the beacons scattered throughout the county were lit in almost no particular order.

Li Mu has been stationed in northern Xinjiang for many years, and almost everywhere where the Zhao people gather, there are strong Wu forts.

As long as the beacon fire was lit, the people in the vicinity would take refuge in Wubao with their belongings.

In each Wu fort, there are Zhao defenders stationed with strong bows and crossbows, responsible for protecting the safety of the people.

The Huns were not good at attacking cities, and even if it was just a low Wu fort, it was still difficult to break through.

In the past, the Huns also tried to break through Wu Fort at any cost.

Unfortunately, the Huns found that after trying, the loss of their own warriors was not directly proportional to the benefits gained.

It was for this reason that the Huns would not attack Wubao.

"Stomp, stomp!"

The sound of horses' hooves came from far and near, and Hu Lie and Qi were abused and ridiculed by the Huns, even if they were very angry in their hearts, they could only grit their teeth and rush towards the nearest Wu Fort.

Not to mention that there are only two people in Hulie and Qi, it is impossible to be the opponent of more than a thousand Hun warriors.

Even if the two of them have the ability to rush and kill in the midst of thousands of troops, they will be punished afterwards.

It is only because Li Mu has set up a very strict military order over the years, no matter how provocative the Huns are, no matter how many Huns there are, it is strictly forbidden for soldiers to fight with them.

Otherwise, even if you win the battle, you will be dealt with by military law.

This is also the reason why, over the years, the border soldiers have obviously accumulated boundless anger, and they are obviously eager to fight to the death with the Huns, but they still dare not rush to war.

"Open the door and let them in!"

The guards who were in charge of guarding Wu Fort naturally knew Hu Lie and Qi, and after seeing the two of them galloping on horseback, he hurriedly gave an order.

Everyone was also clever about this matter, and after the two entered Wu Fort, the gate was closed again.

"How many enemies are there this time?"

When the Wu Bao guard saw the two of them coming in, he hurriedly stepped forward to ask.

"It is estimated that there are more than 1,000 people."

"More than a thousand?"

The general of Wubao calculated and found that there were more than 100 defenders in Wubao and more than 1,000 people, so he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

In addition to the old, weak, sick and disabled, almost everyone in Zhao can fight, and there are more than 200 people who can fight.

In addition, more than 100 defenders and more than 300 people rely on the geographical location of Wu Fort, even if more than 1,000 Huns attack Wu Fort, everyone can block it.

Moreover, after several tragic lessons, the Huns, even though they had far more troops than Wubao, were unwilling to risk huge casualties and adopt a policy of storming.

"Stomp, stomp!"

It didn't take long for the warriors of the Schurtle tribe to gallop in.

Even though Tou Man was only fifteen years old, his riding skills were already very exquisite, he held the reins in his left hand, and held the bone knife in his right hand, following closely by the old man's side, with excitement and nervousness in his eyes.

"Don't be afraid, these Zhao people are as timid as rats, even if I scold and provoke in front of hundreds of people by myself, the Zhao people only dare to shrink back and defend, and will never take the initiative to attack."

"Remember, as long as you don't attack those Wu forts, the entire northern part of Taiyuan County will be at your disposal!"

The old man whispered.

The iron cavalry swept past the vicinity of Wu Fort, ignoring the Zhao people hiding inside.

The leader of the tribe had the tribe's warriors divide their forces and loot through the villages, taking away almost everything useful.

However, the Zhao people had already taken precautions, and brought almost all valuable things into Wubao, leaving only the bargains that the Huns could not take away.

Touman followed the old man and searched a village with a dozen Huns.

When Touman saw the amount of loot, he frowned.

"Only a little bit of it was plundered?"

The village was almost empty except for the houses, and there was not much to rob.

Not to mention anything else, even pots and pans, the Huns did not see.

Of course, they were also very lucky, and they found some food, although it was not much, but it was enough for more than ten Huns to consume back and forth, and there was even a little surplus.

It's just that in Touman's eyes, these foods are a drop in the bucket, and they can't solve the problem of lack of food in the tribe in winter.

"These Zhao people are really hateful, they only left such a little food, how can it meet the needs of our tribe?"

"Why don't you just set fire to the whole village!"

At this moment, Touman heard the angry voice, turned his head to look, and found that the person who spoke was none other than the grumpy Wu Chang.

"The chief has given a death order, he can snatch anything he can take with him, and he must not burn down the house or trample the fields, or he will be reduced to a slave!"

When the ten-captain heard this, his eyes widened, and he threatened with evil voices.

Wu Chang immediately didn't dare to say anything more.

"Awn, why is this happening?"

Tou Man tugged at the sleeve of the old man's shirt and asked with some doubts.

He couldn't understand why it was forbidden for him and others to kill people and set fires since they were going south to plunder, but why did the leader forbid burning houses and destroying fields?

The old man lowered his voice and said: "The tribe actually has a tacit understanding with the Zhao people, that is, we will not burn down the houses and fields, and the Zhao people will not take all the grain away. ”

"If we burn down the fields and houses of the Zhao people today, as long as our tribe goes south to plunder from now on, we will not get a single grain."

Hearing this, Touman was thoughtful.

The relationship between the Zhao people and the Xiongnu people today is like the relationship between being charged protection money and receiving protection.

The Huns burned down their houses and fields, not only did they not get any benefits, but they would completely anger the Zhao people.

On the contrary, if you honestly only grab things, the other party will leave food as a charity.

Touman also seemed to understand why the tribe plundered very little material every time it went south, but it persevered.

Although the tribe can't loot too much in the south, there will still be a surplus after all, and the tribal warriors will not be in any danger.

"This winter is not going to be easy, and many of the tribal warriors are upset and can't say that they will do anything drastic."

Touman looked at Wu Chang with a resentful face, but he was thoughtful.

"Stomp, stomp!"

Just as the people were about to leave the village with the looted supplies, they suddenly saw a horse coming.

"The weather is cold this winter, and the Zhao people have too little food left, so the leader sent people to Wubao to ask for supplies, but the other party categorically refused."

"The leader has an order, no longer have to worry about the previous agreement, dig three feet into the ground and loot any materials that can be used!"

Wu Chang, who was still unwilling, was overjoyed when he heard this, and turned around and ran towards the village with a roar.

With that order, almost all the nearby villages were devastated.

Not only that, but even the graves of the ancestors of these villagers were dug up by the Huns and all the burial goods inside were plundered.

The cold winter, which is rare in ten years, has made the leader of the tribe not care too much, even if he breaks the tacit agreement between the two sides, he will have to plunder more supplies.

Everything, just for the continuation of the tribe.

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