"Herald, light cavalry assemble!"

Qin Cheng ran to the big tent of the Chinese army, Li Guang heard the movement outside, and was walking out of the tent, seeing Qin Cheng, before he could ask anything, Qin Cheng hurriedly said: "General, Xiaohua City is afraid that it is in danger, and his subordinates are about to lead a light horse to check." ”

"Xiaohua City?" As soon as Li Guang was told by Qin Cheng, he immediately reacted to what was going on, and he didn't hesitate, "You lead a light horse to go, and you will bring your own heavy horse to follow!" ”

"I'm afraid I can't leave Yang Zigou." Qincheng said, "The whereabouts of the Xiongnu are unknown, in order to prevent them from sneaking up on Yangzigou, the heavy cavalry should stay here." Even if there is a change, with the ability of heavy riding and the danger of Yangzigou Fort, it can be safe and sound. I rode fast, and even if the Huns were deceitful, I could not lose it. ”

Li Guang groaned slightly and said, "Okay, just according to what you say, you can go quickly." ”

"Subordinates say goodbye!" Qin Cheng turned over and got on his horse, and when he came out of the gate of Yangzigou Town, the light cavalry was just assembled, and the whole army lit torches and stood by in place. A group of rangers have already rushed to the direction of Xiaohua City, checking the situation along the way.

"The front curve is in the front, the left and right curves are in the back, the zigzag march, and the goal is Xiaohua City!"

Xiaohua City was attacked in the afternoon, the houses were burned down, the fire has not yet dispersed, there is still a red light in the sky, even if there is no one to lead the way, everyone is not afraid of losing their way.

Shanjia followed behind Qin Cheng, his face gloomy. Previously, when he asked for orders to be a guide for the army, he just wanted to fight the Huns with the army, and when he got to Yangzigou, he didn't see any trace of the Huns, and he didn't think that the Huns might have turned around the Han cavalry and attacked him Xiaohua City.

Xiaohua City has already suffered great trauma, and if it is attacked by the Huns again, I really don't know what it will become. Shanjia, as the head of the garrison of Xiaohua City, should have stayed in Xiaohua City. And without the small city where Shanjia sits, if it is attacked by the Huns, the situation will be even more serious.

The teeth of the beetle hated itchy.

When Qin Cheng and the others led the army to leave Xiaohua City, they also scattered some rangers around, just in case there were any accidents, but at this time, there were still no rangers to report anything, and the strings in Qin Cheng's mind were tightened.

It's certainly not a good thing to get a reward from a ranger, but it's depressing and uncomfortable to get a reward.

After the wolves had run for a hundred miles, a ranger finally came to them.

Qin Cheng's heart sank, stabilized his mind, and quietly listened to the riding road:

"General Qin, half an hour ago, a group of three or five hundred Hun cavalry suddenly appeared on the outskirts of Xiaohua City and launched an attack on Xiaohua City!"

A thunderbolt exploded in Shanjia's heart, shaking his body and shaking him.

Qin Cheng's face did not change, and he said in a deep voice: "Half an hour ago, why did you wait until this time to report?" ”

According to the speed of the ranger, it only takes three moments from Xiaohua City to get here, and Qin Cheng has this question.

The ranger's face was painful, "Because several ranger brothers scattered outside Xiaohua City were killed by the Huns' rangers, and their subordinates were lucky enough to escape the catastrophe at that time, so they came to report to the general!" ”

Five rangers, only one remains.

You must know that both sides are rangers, and if the Huns' rangers want to kill the Han army rangers, they must be quietly surprised, and the difficulty can be imagined.

Elite.

These were the first words that Qin Cheng thought of after hearing the ranger's report.

I've come across a prickly idea.

"Let's go!" Qin Cheng motioned for the ranger to mount his horse and follow the army.

Fifteen hundred marched men, and the momentum was not great. The winter night was cold, the four fields were silent, and the sound of horses' hooves shattered the tranquility of the grassland.

When Qin Cheng and the others arrived at Yangzigou, the Hun cavalry that had besieged there had dispersed not long ago. The army stayed in Yangzigou for at most an hour, and this Hun cavalry was able to avoid the Han army's rangers in this gap and rush to Xiaohua City in a short time, which was not unimpressive.

It's a good one to avoid the real and run for a hundred miles. It seems that this time the Hun opponent is very difficult.

Qin Cheng thought so.

The flames of Xiaohua City are a little weaker than in the afternoon, but that's all, if the fire is extinguished, I am afraid that Li Min will be obtained.

With the firelight, Qin Cheng and the others could see the situation in Xiaohua City clearly if they were far away.

There are no unimaginable cries for help and shouts of killing.

When I arrived at Xiaohua City, the scattered rangers reported that half of the Hun cavalry had disappeared from Xiaohua City.

And Xiaohua City did experience a tragic battle.

More than 100 defenders were basically wiped out.

There were far fewer casualties.

Arrange for the army to be on guard outside the city, and Qin Cheng walked into Xiaohua City accompanied by his own soldiers.

The shocking bloodstains, the soldiers who died in battle and the few dead and wounded civilians who were being carried away by the young man, were mixed with some cries of pain - surrounded by large and small fires, between the burned houses, under the dark night sky.

Qin Cheng's face looked extremely old-fashioned, detached from the old-fashioned of anger and sadness.

"The Huns came and went quickly, and the whole process was very short." A wounded defender reported to Qin Chengyu that he had been dug up from under a collapsed earthen wall, "but these Huns are so vicious, my subordinates have never seen such ruthless Huns, all of them are like devils, and their combat power is amazing, and we can't match them at all." In a hurry, the hundred and ten brothers were almost killed and wounded, but they gave these Huns almost no wounds. ”

When the chief had finished speaking, he lowered his head.

Shanjia helped him with a sad and angry face.

"What did you find?" Qin Cheng asked Liu Mu, who was walking over, and as soon as he entered the town, Liu Mu went to check on the dead and wounded Han soldiers.

"This group of Huns is extraordinary. They used iron arrows, which were very scarce in the Xiongnu army, and their archery skills were good, and the Han army that was shot and killed had five or six out of ten people who pierced the throat with an arrow. Liu Mu handed Qin Cheng an iron arrow in his hand, and paused after speaking, as if he was really hesitating, "Besides, among the defenders who have not been blocked by iron arrows, many people have no ......."

Qin Cheng raised his hand and signaled that Liu Mu didn't have to continue, "How are the people?" ”

"There are only more than a dozen casualties, and judging by the injuries, most of them were hit by war horses." Liu Mu said in a deep voice.

Qin Cheng lowered his head and thought about it, but there were some doubts in his heart.

All kinds of indications show that the Hun cavalry attacking Xiaohua City is an absolute elite, but what puzzles Qin Cheng is that when this cavalry attacked Xiaohua City, it seemed that it deliberately did not hurt the people, but only aimed at the defenders, which was completely different from the bad behavior of the cavalry in the afternoon towards Xiaohua City, which is somewhat unreasonable.

Moreover, were the Hun cavalry who besieged Yangzigou before the same cavalry that attacked Xiaohua City? If so, that's fine; If not, then in the face of two Hun cavalry at the same time, the Han army seems to be a little passive, especially when facing two elites.

I am in the light, and the enemy is in the dark.

"General, it's done." Qin Qingzhi, who was arranged by Qin Cheng to help the young and strong people in the town settle the dead defenders and casualties.

Qin Cheng nodded, and said to Qin Qingzhi: "You take the pro-army team to Yangzigou and inform the general, just say that I suggest them come to Xiaohua City." ”

After Qin Cheng finished speaking, seeing that Qin Qingzhi just nodded and was about to carry out the order, he added: "We don't have many troops, and the combat strength of heavy cavalry and light cavalry has not been formed much. Although this will reduce the flexibility of the army, and it can often only be passive in the face of various situations, after all, it is much better to be broken by one attack and disturbance. ”

Qin Cheng's words undoubtedly overturned the strategy he had previously told Li Guang to meet the enemy, but the situation is changing, and the strategy to meet the enemy must also change. Moreover, border towns such as Yangzigou are now on guard, and it is not so easy for a small group of Xiongnu cavalry to eat a town.

Qin Qingzhi quickly digested Qin Cheng's words, and knew that Qin Cheng intended to mention himself, so he said, "Then why don't you join forces with Yang Zigou?" Xiaohua City is just a ruined city, if there is really a large force of Hun cavalry attacking, I am afraid it will be difficult to deal with. Yangzigou Fort is large, and you can temporarily avoid it in the fort if there is a situation. ”

Qin Cheng patted Qin Qingzhi on the shoulder, "If it were an ordinary situation, we would definitely choose a place to attack, retreat, and defend and camp." It's just that things are different today. This time, the Hun cavalry acted treacherously, disorganized, and did not play cards according to common sense, and I don't know what will happen next. At this time, if my army leaves Xiaohua City, if Xiaohua City faces the Hun cavalry again, it will have no power to fight back at all. Taking a step back, even if the Huns don't come to kill the people in Xiaohua City, as long as they besiege Xiaohua City, we can't help but come to the rescue, and at that time, we will be led away by the Huns. ”

"So I must garrison Xiaohua City to protect the people in the city, and there is no choice."

After Qin Cheng finished speaking, Qin Qingzhi nodded and said, "My subordinates understand, there is no room for choice, but there is less trouble to choose." ”

"Not bad." Qin Cheng was very satisfied with Qin Qingzhi's understanding, "This time to Yangzigou, the reason why you are asked to take the pro-soldier team is because there are too many unknown factors on the road, and the rangers can't be this big responsibility, although the pro-soldier team is stronger, you also have to be cautious." ”

"Don't worry, general, subordinates know what to do!"

"Okay, let's go!"

"No!"

After Qin Qingzhi left, Qin Cheng fell into a short period of contemplation.

"In this situation, does the general have a strategy against the enemy?" Liu Mu sat down not far from Qin Cheng, stretched out his hand to roast on the bonfire in front of him, and asked with some provocation.

"Nope." Qin Cheng looked at the beating bonfire and said lightly.

Liu Mu didn't expect Qin Cheng to answer so simply, he was a little surprised, so he simply broke the sand pot and asked, "Then what should I do next?" ”

"It doesn't matter what we do, what matters is what the Huns do." Qincheng Road.

"There are still five or six small towns near Xiaohua City and Yangzigou, if the Huns attack one by one, what should we do?" Liu Mu was carried with Qin Cheng, "The Huns' southward cavalry was wiped out by us, and there are still four troops, if he and others invade four different places at the same time, what should we do?" ”

Qin Cheng glanced at Liu Mu, and in the face of Liu Mu's unkind questioning, he coldly spit out a word: "Wait." ”

"Wait?"