It's dusk.

The sunset of the desert lingers in the sky.

The sunset is bloody, and dusk is approaching.

Restraining the horses, Zhang Yue looked at Hao Lian Ponu, who had brought people out to greet him.

The former patriarch of the clan is now covered in wounds and embarrassment, and there are even blood stains on his clothes.

And his subordinates are basically the same.

The number of people has been greatly reduced.

Zhang Yue swept it and estimated that at least more than 30 people had been lost.

However, their spirits were all high.

Especially Hao Lian Ponu, he even came to meet Zhang Yue with the etiquette of a Han general: "The last general welcomes the angel!" ”

"Thank you, Your Excellency!" Zhang Yue turned over and dismounted, looked at Hao Lian Po Nu, nodded and said: "With two hundred people who can hold this place for a few hours, even if Your Excellency is in the Han Land, you can be called a hero!" ”

When Hao Lian Ponu heard this, he got up happily and said, "It will be an honor to serve the angels!" ”

He lifted the sword in his hand, and Mei Zizi reported: "Report to the angel, the last general was ordered to go here first, and after holding this place, he fought with the attacking enemy cavalry more than ten times, and beheaded fifteen levels!" ”

As he spoke, his subordinates had already moved fifteen heads in front of Zhang Yue.

The faces are hideous, and they are all deep-nosed and high-eyed calls.

Zhang Yue glanced at it, and said to Deng Shuang with a smile: "Deng Junzheng, record military exploits!" ”

When Deng Shuang heard this, he immediately complied, and immediately brought people forward to verify and record these heads.

In the end, Hao Lian Ponu took his subordinates with a piece of military exploits recorded in bamboo slips, and happily went to show off in front of other clan leaders.

When someone met him, he threw out the bamboo slip, and deliberately read out the words in it aloud: "There is a righteous man Hao Lian Po slave, who recruited from the messenger to Hu Luxury, led the army to arrive first, and beheaded the fifteenth level!" ”

Hearing the other clan leaders, they were extremely envious.

have been close to it.

There was no way, along the way, although they followed the angel march, they encountered a lot of scouts watching.

But......

The scout war was very embarrassing.

It can even be said that it is humiliating.

After a dozen scout chases, they lost dozens of horses, but only managed to get a single-digit first rank.

Two of them were captured by those who had stumbled and fallen off their horses.

Compared with it, Hao Lian Ponu's achievements and exploits are dazzling enough.

Leading the army to arrive first was a great achievement, and he beheaded fifteen levels and kept his position.

After the war, he will definitely be indispensable in rewarding meritorious deeds.

Perhaps, with this skill, you can become a noble Han army general!

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At this time, Zhang Yue led people to the highest point of this hill and valley.

Condescending, overlooking the big picture.

Clearly, he saw that in the distant grassland, dozens of shouting scouts were spreading around this place from afar.

In the distance, the dome of the Hujie people is clearly visible.

"There will be a bitter battle here!" Zhang Yue retracted his gaze and immediately made a judgment: "The main force of Hujie will definitely come two days after tomorrow, and we will hunt here!" ”

"What the servant said is very true!" Guo Rong nodded, he looked around, and now the Wuheng cavalry who were busy camping in the noise and preparing to rest, said: "According to the opinion of the last general, these Wuheng people are unreliable!" ”

Zhang Yue listened, shook his head, and said, "Don't be so pessimistic......

"They ......" swept the Wuheng cavalry in the hills and valleys, and Zhang Yue said: "At least there is still enthusiasm!" ”

Guo Rong smiled cooperatively when he listened, and his smile was extremely embarrassing.

In the past day-long march, he and his companions had seen clearly the true colors of these clan cavalry.

In more than a dozen scout battles, the cavalry sent out by these Wuheng people behaved really ...... Appalling.

Not to mention compared with the Han army, even if it is the performance of the armies of the Southwest Yi countries, I am afraid that it is much better than these Wuheng people.

To describe it as a rabble, it is a compliment.

The truth is - these Uheng people don't deserve to be called an army at all.

They are just civilians with weapons.

There is no organization, no discipline, no cooperation, and no knowledge of how to conduct military operations.

The only thing worth mentioning is that the motivation is quite high.

When they saw the enemy, they screamed and chased after them.

But......

What's the use of that?

It's just a gift to someone's head!

With three thousand Wuheng cavalry, Guo Rong felt that if he gave himself five hundred Han cavalry, he could destroy their will to fight in one hour and end the battle in one day.

This is not contempt, nor is it belittlement.

It is really these Wuheng people who seriously lack even the most basic battlefield knowledge.

Even the militia of the inner county is stronger than these so-called cavalry.

Zhang Yue didn't care about Guo Rong's thoughts, and now his whole body and mind were devoted to planning the war.

"I'm going to launch a night attack tonight......" Zhang Yue's eyes burned, staring at the Hujie Dome in the distance.

His eyesight was good, and the flat terrain of the prairie allowed him to see far away.

By visual inspection, he estimated that there were about a hundred domes in front of this hill valley.

There should have been three hundred to five hundred Hujie cavalry.

This number is still increasing.

By this time tomorrow, their strength could be a thousand, or even more.

At that time, I will definitely be in trouble.

Therefore, it is most cost-effective to launch a night attack while the enemy is not firmly established.

Looking up at the sky, Zhang Yue also knew that tonight must be a bright moon hanging high and the stars are shining.

A suitable time for a night attack.

"Go down and prepare, arm all your followers, and prepare enough arrows!" Zhang Yue instructed: "Send someone to inform the Wuheng tribes again, and let them send a thousand horsemen to cooperate with ......"

"No!" Guo Rong took the order.

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That night, it was indeed moonlight and starlight.

However, at night on the grassland, the fog that always appears is also like a shadow, quietly coming.

In the thick fog, even with the moonlight, it was difficult to see things ten steps away.

Zhang Yue put on the set of fish scale armor that Jin Riyan gave him, and picked up a horned bow.

The armor inlaid with gold and pearls is very conspicuous when worn on the body.

To the surprise of all those who saw it.

However, Zhang Yue looked calm, looking at the more than 100 entourages who were armed in front of him.

Among them were the township party who followed Zhang Yue from Chang'an.

There are also Jiangmen Hou, Northland heroes from all over the county who defect to the same and want to make a career, and there are also local rangers in Yanmen County.

Looking at these young faces, Zhang Yue rode away and asked, "Gentlemen, are you willing to make contributions with me?" ”

"I am willing to follow the Ming Gong, kill the thief and make meritorious contributions, and glorify the ancestors!" Zhang Yue was greeted with a neat answer.

This is also the reason why they abandoned their families and children, traveled thousands of miles, and followed Zhang Yue.

"Good!" Zhang Yue raised the horn bow in his hand and said to them: "Then, let us teach the Huns, what is the real cavalry like?" ”

When separating from Xu Xiangru and Sima Xuan, Zhang Yue deliberately let them leave two hundred pieces of cavalry equipment.

Includes a complete horseshoes, saddles, stirrups and a new bow.

Now, at last, there is a place for it.

At this time, from both sides of the valley, hundreds of Wuheng cavalry had already leaned out.

They roared towards the Hujie camp dozens of miles away.

They serve as bait and cover to attract the attention of the caller.

With a match, the real killer feature.

Zhang Yue and his team led a cavalry and archery team composed of more than 120 Han cavalry.

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Under the same starry sky, Sima Xuan had already sneaked out of Yanze with his cavalry.

Daytime exposure evaporates a lot of water.

When the temperature drops at night, this moisture condenses into fog or even frost when it cools.

The hooves of the horses leading the way cautiously crossed a steep cliff.

The soft grassland in front of you was completely exposed.

Since noon today, Sima Xuan has clearly noticed that the number of enemy horsemen in front of him has greatly decreased.

Scouts can even go hundreds of miles deep to get close to investigate.

It turned out that many of the Hujie cavalry had already drawn out of camp and gathered southward.

For Sima Xuan, this is equivalent to a noble lady at the Chang'an banquet, and suddenly stuffed a famous post with an address into his arms.

How can this not go to the feast?

Even if it's a trap, he's not afraid!

In particular, it was foggy tonight.

This is undoubtedly the greatest reliance on him!

Two thousand cavalry, horses, and grass.

There was no murmur except for the sound of horses' hooves and footsteps.

Taking out the compass in his arms, Sima Xuan looked at it, and then ordered: "Full speed south!" Before dawn tomorrow, we must reach a hundred miles north of Yuze! ”

He remembered a story in the history books he had read, slightly ripped his shirt, and encouraged him to the left and right: "Cut it off, and then eat!" ”

As a battle-hardened veteran with a wealth of experience.

Sima Xuan was in Yanze, deliberating, observing, and examining his enemies with his generals day and night.

When they found that the enemy was in front of them, they began to gather south.

They immediately caught the flashing plane!

When the cavalry gathered, it was certainly impossible to run all the way.

It is a Han cavalry equipped with horseshoes, and when it is not an emergency maneuver, the daily trek distance is no more than sixty miles.

What's more, those Hujie cavalry also brought a large number of livestock and prisoners.

So, even if they set off early, they would have walked more than a hundred miles at most.

And through scouting and interrogating the captured and rescued Hulu herdsmen, Sima Xuan knew that there was a place to the south of Yanze that was an excellent place for rest and repair.

It is a basin called 'Qiu Valley', which is located about 130 miles north of Azawa.

The local area is a must-choose place for Hulu people to migrate and transfer in the past.

In terms of distance, it is also just right.

Therefore, Sima Xuan made a decision almost immediately and led the army out overnight.

It was to eat this Hujie cavalry that was trying to go south to join their main force.

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Honghuze.

Xu Xiangru took his troops and walked in the wetlands covered with water and grass.

Countless torches, connected in a line.

The soldiers of Captain Changshui followed silently one after another.

"It's too indifferent to take us seriously!" The continuation was like a cold hum, looking ahead, the world beyond the fog.

Also around noon, his scouts spotted the enemy horsemen who had been gathering in his direction and began to retreat.

It seems to be concentrating on Yu Ze.

There is no doubt that this is a huge mistake.

No army has ever dared to commit such a suicidal act in front of the sixth lieutenant of the Northern Army of the Han Empire.

You know, the Empire's Xuanjia Army is an elite that can cut through any known army array!

"Before dawn, rush to the east of Yuze!" Xu Xiangru encouraged his soldiers: "At that time, let Yi Di see and understand, what is the master of the Han Dynasty!" ”

"No!" The soldiers responded with a bang, and countless people couldn't wait to see the shocked and terrifying looks of those Huns.

You must know that the current captain of Changshui is no longer what it used to be.

Last winter, the whole army was already redressed.

Then, equipped with horseshoes and saddles and stirrups, they quickly discovered that they had their hands free.

So, they began to conduct mounted archery training like Xinfeng's security army.

For the past three months, they have been working day and night to hone their marksmanship.

Although it may not be as effective as Zhang Shizhong's personal teaching.

However, the vast majority of soldiers have already mastered the skills of firing bows and aiming on horses.

And the corresponding tactics were developed and drilled.

Today, almost all the soldiers in the Changshui Captain can shoot a bow on horseback at high speed, and they also have good shooting accuracy.

Since then, they have found themselves in full possession on the battlefield.

You can leave if you want, and you can fight if you want.

A tactic called loitering was even developed.

Theoretically, they could drag an enemy force far stronger than them to death by constantly riding and firing.

And now, for the first time, they are practicing the new combat mode brought by these new equipment and skills.

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Before the Nameless Valley.

The sound of horses' hooves rumbled.

The Wuheng cavalry first rushed out of the slopes on both sides.

According to Zhang Yue's orders, they created as much momentum as possible.

Everyone was screaming and shouting in their mouths.

Therefore, as soon as I set off, I was immediately discovered.

In the fog in the distance, there were even sporadic fires.

It was the enemy lighting torches, trying to gauge the number and location of the attackers.

Unfortunately, on such a foggy night, such an approach is futile.

So, they took what they thought was most appropriate—throwing hundreds, if not thousands, of all sorts of bronze thistles, stone thistles, and countless sharp wooden thorns around their camp.

This is the most effective and simple means of cavalry defense.

Any cavalry that gets close can be stabbed by this simple little thing, the fragile hooves of the war horse, causing the person to turn on his back.

Therefore, both Han and Hungary carried and prepared such small things in large quantities.

At the same time, all the callers in these vaults also woke up, and at the urging of their leaders, they took up arms and were ready to meet them at any time.

It can be seen that they are not flustered.

Even confident.

Because, at the foot of the Golden Mountain, they have encountered countless similar night attacks.

I have a lot of experience for a long time.

A nobleman even looked at the dense fog in front of him with a hideous face, and said with a sneer: "I must screw off the heads of these damned enemies and make them into night pots, so that they will never be able to turn over!" ”