The next day, Mao Shi.

The curtain of the night still stretched across the earth, the sky was full of stars, the bright moon refused to set in the western sky, sprinkling a cold light, the birds and insects did not make a sound at this time, and the mountains were silent.

In the Qiansang City military camp, more than 10,000 soldiers in the whole battalion have lined up on the school field, and as far as the eye can see, more than 10,000 soldiers are like more than 10,000 tall pines, standing proudly and motionless.

Everyone's face was full of excitement, especially a recruit like Le Yi who went out for the first time, and his heart had already jumped open. While everyone is trying their best to control their heartbeat and calm their breathing, they can hear heavy exhalations as soon as they are on the edge of the school field.

Raise soldiers for a thousand days, and use soldiers for a while. These good men will usher in the first baptism of blood in their lives today, and this expedition is destined to have life and death, blood and glory!

Li Guang was draped all over his body, and stepped on the platform with steady steps, this is already a battle-hardened general of the Han Fei, and today he will take his subordinates to fight his old opponent - the Xiongnu for the sake of the Han and the people for glory.

"Expedition!" Li Guang: "Wow! He drew his saber and decisively gave the order to go out.

"The Han army is mighty!"

"The Han army is mighty!"

"The Han army is mighty!"

“……”

More than 10,000 soldiers roared in unison, accompanied by neat shouts, and the expedition officially kicked off.

"Woo~~"

"Woo~~"

"Woo~~"

“……”

The sound of the horn of the expedition sounded at the same time, and the deep tone filled the sky over the entire barracks. This pre-dawn moment is destined to wake many residents of Qiansang City from their sleep, and then many people will look at this heroic team from their respective windows.

Four thousand cavalry, nearly four thousand infantry, and nearly four thousand chariot soldiers, at this dawn, neatly passed through the streets of Qiansang City, and in the sound of neat footsteps, they went quickly in the direction of the Xiongnu invasion.

Out of the Qiansang City Gate, more than 10,000 soldiers were divided into two parts of roughly equal amounts. One was led by Li Guang himself to meet the Xiongnu in the northwest; One was led by the deputy general Li Xi to meet the Duoka Xiongnu in the northeast. The last two departments and Junkang County rejected the Xiongnu Zuoxian King in the north.

This time, the Xiongnu invested a total of about 15,000 troops, all cavalry. Qiansang went out to fight more than 10,000 soldiers, which was a mixed army.

The fire dragon that passed through the city at dawn split in two in front of the gate of the city, and in the night, under the attention of the defenders of the county town, it hurried in different directions.

"Captain Wu, I also want to go on the expedition." On the Qiansang city wall, a young soldier who couldn't help but be excited just by looking at the mighty army marching forward under the city, said to Wu Chang beside him.

"Shut up!" Wu Chang, who was standing next to him, burst into a foul mouth without warning, and slapped him on the back of the head, "You want to go on the expedition?" Lao Tzu still wants to go on the expedition! I think that Lao Tzu was also a person who fought face-to-face with the Huns, and now he doesn't have to guard the city gate here with peace of mind? ”

"Nuo ......" The young soldier who was beaten and scolded agreed aggrievedly, but his eyes were still warm when he looked at the expedition team.

"Xiaochengzi, Lao Tzu tells you, don't think that if you don't go on the expedition, you won't have anything to do with the war! Only when we ensure the safety of the county can General Li fight against the Huns in front with peace of mind, without worries, understand? The Wu Chang scolded for a while, feeling better because of the grievances of not being able to go on the expedition, and turned to be responsible for educating the young man.

"Understood!" Hearing what his captain said, the spirit of this recruit boy immediately improved, and he opened his throat and shouted.

"Whisper to Lao Tzu! What do you think Lao Tzu will be scolded for? Grandma's! Wu Chang was startled by the young soldier's sudden loud response, and slapped him on the back of the head again.

“……”

……

Qin Cheng walked in front of Ertun Eighteen Shi on foot, and when he went out of the city gate, he couldn't resist the desire to look back at the Qiansang city gate, and continued to bury his head in advance.

The situation of this march was urgent, so General Li Guang demanded that he must travel 300 li a day (Han system) and be sure to arrive in Shangdu at the time of Shen.

Trotting all the way, Qin Cheng looked at the marching team in front of him, which was still vaguely outlined, only to see a dense crowd of human heads, and said silently in his heart: This is unpredictable. Immediately laugh in my heart, what about the unpredictable?

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After half a day's rapid march, by the time the sun was in the middle of the sky, the Han army came to an open area with a considerable area.

The upper valley is located on the northern border, the terrain is not very flat, it is difficult to have a large area of plains, generally speaking, only after crossing the Great Wall, and then going north is the endless prairie. The open area where the defenders of the upper valley were located at this time was located between two small hills, and the whole ground formed the shape of a gourd's belly, and a post road ran through it, and a branch flew out in the middle of the gourd, extending vertically to the other direction.

The rapid march for half a day, with heavy armor on his body, coincided with the fact that the sun was particularly hot today, not at all like all in autumn, and thousands of soldiers were already sweating profusely. Seeing that he had come to such an open area, Li Guang ordered the whole army to rest and eat.

So more than 2,000 cavalry were divided into two parts, one concentrated in the mountain pass at the front of the gourd's belly, the other concentrated at the intersection on the left side of the team, and the remaining small number was arranged on both sides of the team, serving as a guard and guard against sneak attacks. The chariots and infantry in the middle spread out a little in their own formations, sat on the ground, and began to enjoy a rare rest. Even so, the more than 5,000 soldiers only accounted for a small part of the entire gourd's belly, and they were concentrated in the center in a line.

"In this bird place, there is not even a tree, and the sun is really terrifying today, how can it be so vicious, it really torments me!" Dong Chu put down the halberd, sat down with Qin Cheng and the others, took out the water bladder and poured it violently, and said with a big grin after pouring it. "How good it is to rest in the forest we passed before, the branches are luxuriant, not only are they not basking in the sun, but they are also cool, like an eagle's mouth, how good!"

"Captain Wu, this is a bad word. That forest can't catch up with this place. Wu Daliang finished drinking the water, put away the water bladder again, and said with a smile, "Especially in a long and narrow area like Eagle Mouth." ”

"Fart you! What's so good about this place? Dong Chu bit off a large piece of cake and said disapprerovitically, "You Wu Daliang is also a lot old, how can you like to talk nonsense so much?" ”

"Since Captain Wu doesn't believe it, I won't say it." Wu Daliang changed his words with "acquaintance".

"Tell me about it, let the brethren hear it, and ignore this idiot." After observing the terrain, Qin Cheng walked over and sat down beside Wu Daliang, and said to Wu Daliang.

"No! Since Shi Chang has spoken, then I will say it. Wu Daliang glanced at Dong Chu, straightened up, and then said slowly, "Although the forest before can shade the sun, and there is a cool breeze, it is indeed comfortable to rest in it." ”

"I'll just say, it's better in that forest than here!" When Dong Chu heard this, he couldn't help but interject.

"Listen to Da Liang, don't interject." Qin Cheng threw a small pebble at Dong Chu, "Also, don't interrupt halfway when others are talking in the future." Even if you have any ideas, you have to wait until the person speaking has finished speaking. Do you understand? ”

"No." The soldiers promised one after another.

"But what if by the time he's done, I forget what I wanted to say?" Dong Chu couldn't help but say after agreeing.

"Then you'll hold it." Qin Cheng didn't have a good airway.

"Haha......" The soldiers burst into laughter.

"Da Liang, you go on." Qincheng Road.

Wu Daliang nodded, cleared his throat again, and said, "If you want to say this, you have to start with the Huns......

"What's the matter with the Huns? Let's rest......" Dong Chu couldn't help but interject loudly again, halfway through his words, he saw that everyone was staring at him with a pair of eyes, remembering what Qin Cheng had just said, he shrunk his neck and swallowed the rest of the words back.

"The Huns are fast, accurate, energetic, and all of them have good skills. If we rest in the woods, they put a fire into the woods and block the intersection on both sides, and we will be in trouble. Wu Daliang said, not forgetting to see everyone's reaction, seeing that everyone was looking at him seriously, he continued, "Although the place we are sitting in now is not shaded by trees, it is wide, and once the Huns attack, it will be much more convenient and flexible to respond." ”

"Therefore, it is easy to save life if the forest cannot catch up with this place, especially the eagle's mouth. That's why I say this place is better than that place in the woods. ”

After Wu Daliang finished speaking, a pair of old eyes looked at everyone with a little expectation and anxiety.

"Color!" All the soldiers cheered in unison, all of them admired. Especially Dong Chu, who has long since lost the arrogance just now, shouted in unison with everyone.

"Well said." Qin Cheng patted Wu Daliang's shoulder vigorously, "In the end, it is a veteran, and some of the knowledge is not comparable to us recruits who have never experienced anything." ”

"I've won the prize." Wu Daliang was applauded by everyone, smiling happily, as if he had drunk honey, and he couldn't stop laughing.

"How is it, Dong Chu, have you taken it?" Qin Cheng looked at Dong Chu.

"I'm convinced!" Dong Chu said sincerely.

Qin Cheng nodded, turned his head and said to Wu Daliang: "Da Liang, in our Shili, you have been on the border for the longest time and have the most knowledge, in the future, whenever you have such an opportunity, talk to everyone more, let everyone know more things, this is all life-saving at a critical moment." ”

"This ......" Wu Daliang was not very confident, but when he saw Qin Cheng's sincere and expectant expression, his heart warmed, and he immediately straightened his chest and responded loudly, "No!" ”

Qin Cheng smiled, and originally wanted to encourage Wu Daliang again, and by the way, he called on everyone to learn from him, but unexpectedly, a rapid horn sounded without warning, interrupting Qin Cheng.

Hearing this horn, everyone was stunned, and finally Wu Daliang was the first to react, stood up with a "ho", grabbed the halberd, and shouted to the guards: "Enemy attack!" It's an enemy attack! Stand up, everyone! ”

"Assemble!" Qin Cheng, who stood up almost at the same time, roared.