(The two chapters are still combined today.) ）

The construction of the four counties of Hexi is still in a primitive period, and the infrastructure is not perfect in all aspects, such as roads and post houses. At the beginning of the trade route, the Han still spent effort to carry out construction, but since the Hun cavalry began to use guerrilla tactics to deal with the passing caravans, it also destroyed the newly built infrastructure of the Han Dynasty, especially the post house suffered the most serious losses.

The post house is the basis of the pedestrian past, and in this era it can be said that without the post house pedestrians can not travel, its importance is no worse than the road.

It is precisely because of the destruction of the post house that Qin Cheng and others have become much more difficult after setting foot in Dunhuang this time. Because there were no supplies and no place to rest, the people were forced to camp in the wilderness and eat their own dry food. It can be said that the conditions are already very hard.

Fortunately, the Dunhuang county guard has not been incompetent to the point of eating, so although the post house was very damaged, it will not be completely destroyed, if that is the case, not to mention the caravan, even the official mission can not make the trip. This was barely a comfort for Qin Cheng and the others.

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When Qin Cheng and some soldiers gathered around the fire to roast and eat, Liu Mu, who was dusty, complained: "This Dunhuang county guard and commander are really too incompetent, and the post house has been destroyed. This would have been almost unimaginable if it had been placed in the original Upper Valley. ”

"Are you blaming me, the general, for not managing the military affairs below?" Qin Cheng originally wanted to make a joke, but when he said it, he couldn't help but sigh, "Dunhuang is too remote after all, and it is under the noses of the Huns. The Xiongnu suffered such a big loss in the east, and they must vent their anger, and Dunhuang bore the brunt of it, which made Dunhuang's military and political affairs doubly difficult. ”

"In short, the Dunhuang county guard and the lieutenant are all to blame." Yanagi's position is firm.

"Then do you want to be the county guard of Dunhuang?" Qin Cheng said, "As long as you are willing, I promise to recommend it to Your Majesty!" ”

"You think I wouldn't dare?" Liu Mu snorted coldly, glanced at Yi Xue'er on the side, and said, "Princess Yi Xue can be the county guard of Shuofang, why can't I be the county guard of Dunhuang?" ”

"Are you really?" Qin Cheng was a little unconvinced.

"Would you like to try it?" Yanagiki's tone was more real than real.

Qin Cheng thought for a moment, then looked at Liu Mu's eyes and said, "Forget it, I'm reluctant." ”

Liu Mu blushed and took a sip, "Who is reluctant to let you go!" ”

Qin Cheng immediately answered: "Okay, this time I will recommend Vice General Liu to Your Majesty to be the county guard of Dunhuang, I believe Your Majesty will definitely approve it!" "The tone of seriousness couldn't be more serious.

"You ......" Liu Mu suddenly became angry, and glanced at Qin Cheng fiercely with his eyes.

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"General, there's movement in the northwest!" Qin Qingzhi came over and said to Qin Cheng.

"What's the situation?" Qin Cheng did not stand up.

"Although it is not close yet, but from a distance, it can be seen that the torches are dense, the sound of horses' hooves is chaotic, and there are no less than a thousand people in that formation!" The way of Qin Qing.

Qin Cheng Huo Ran got up and said two words decisively: "Be on guard!" ”

"No!"

After the order was issued, the heavy cavalry soldiers mounted their horses and assembled, and quickly set up a formation, but they did not immediately shoot torches, and Dou Fei, Zhang Qian, and others and other caravans were protected behind the heavy cavalry formation.

"Send someone over to warn!" Qin Cheng urged his horse to the front of the heavy cavalry formation and ordered Qin Qing.

"No!" Qin Qingzhi agreed, and personally rushed out with more than twenty heavy horses, heading towards the rapidly approaching team.

Reining in the war horse, Qin Qingzhi led the twenty heavy horsemen behind him from a long distance and shouted loudly: "Whoever comes, report the name, otherwise the bow and arrow will be shot!" ”

With that, the heavy cavalry soldiers behind him pulled out the bowstrings of their strong bows and put the four-edged iron arrows on the bows.

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The commander with a strange long braid led an army of 1,000 people and galloped all the way with the cavalry leading the way, and sure enough, not long after marching, he saw the fat sheep in the mouth of the horse before.

Although night had now fallen, looking at the number and size of the fires from afar, as well as the figures sitting by the fires, the dreadlocked commander could easily confirm that the previous report of the horse was true.

There were indeed hundreds of people, and the long pigtail commander even saw the caravan of tempting goods, which made his enthusiasm soar.

"Warriors, the caravan of the Han people is right in front of you, and hundreds of truckloads of goods are about to belong to us, everyone roar!" The dreadlocked commander was so excited that he drew his long knife and pointed forward, shouting loudly.

"Oh~~" The Hun cavalry behind the long pigtail commander immediately shouted one after another, looking like a ghost howling in the dark night, which did have a somewhat terrifying effect.

When he was still three miles away from the other party, the captain of the pigtailed man saw that the other party had gathered, but the other party's people did not light the torches, so they could not see the reality of the other party clearly.

The long-braided commander sneered in his heart, "No matter how careful you are, no matter how cautious you are, you won't be able to escape the long knife in the hands of this thousand-commander today!" ”

In the faint moonlight, the dreadlocked commander saw several cavalry rushing out of the opposing camp, and they stopped a mile away from him, and shouted loudly to his side: "Whoever comes, report the name, or the bow and arrow will be shot!" ”

The sneer in his heart was even worse, and the commander of the long pigtails couldn't help but despise the commander of the other party, this big night, so many people were killed, did he come to catch up with them, and he still needed to ask about his name? Could it be that the other party still pointed at himself and shouted, "We are robbers, pay money, surrender and don't kill!" "What?

The dreadlocked commander is sure that no matter whether the other party surrenders or not, he will kill none of them!

Because in the eyes of this wise commander, those on the other side who have countless treasures but have no strength to protect them are like a pile of scum to them, and it is effortless to kill them.

So the long braid commander didn't bother to pay attention to the other party's inquiry at all, but shook his long braid in a dashing manner and shouted out a word: "Kill!" ”

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Qin Qingzhi also knew that since the other party rushed over with such momentum, it could not be the tun army of Dunhuang, and it was just a routine matter to ask.

After Qin Qingzhi finished shouting, what responded to him was the sound of the other party's approaching horses' hooves.

"Put!" Qin Qing ordered the heavy cavalry behind him to shoot out the special iron arrows for the heavy cavalry with a range of nearly 100 steps, and then drove the horse back.

The iron arrows tied with the incendiary cloth made an arc in the air, and landed a hundred paces away, neatly planted on the ground, flashing with a little fire.

When Qin Qingzhi returned to the military formation, the opponent's cavalry had just stepped on the line composed of iron arrows dotted with sparks.

"Put the armor!" Qin Cheng ordered, and the five hundred heavy horsemen put down the iron armor that was rolled up on the horse's back in a neat manner.

"Rush!" Qin Cheng drew his sword and led forward.

"Heavy Ride, Charge!" Qin Qingzhi raised his knife and shouted.

There was a neighing of horses, and heavy horses strode out.

When the heavy cavalry formation was activated, a sturdy figure jumped out first, almost a horse ahead of the other heavy cavalry.

Huo Qu's disease!

There was no roaring, no shouting, just rushing at the enemy's military formation as fast as possible.

And five hundred heavy horses, one out like thunder, galloping like the wind, often shattered the night!

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The wise long braid of the Huns, when galloping on the horse, his long braid almost had to run parallel to the horse's back - it looked weird, like a tail on the head - although the hair can also be considered the tail of the head - what annoyed the commander the most was that whenever he wanted to shake the braids, it would become more difficult, which made the commander often feel annoyed, especially when he thought that he should show his dashing side.

He felt a little awkward when he saw the men rushing out of the caravan on the opposite side—the only ones who had fired a torch—and then retreated after a round of rockets.

Because they didn't shoot any ordinary iron arrows—it was a row of iron arrows that didn't hit them at all, not only didn't they hit, but they were literally separated by several streets. And the point is that those iron arrows still have flaming tails, which is what annoys the long-braid commander the most.

In this dark night, those burning iron arrows lined up in a neat row, without killing, have only one function of lighting!

To be precise, it is to draw a boundary, or rather, a signal line.

Thinking of this, although this wise commander could not believe that the other party's group of caravan guards, who he considered weak, and should have no room for fighting back under the sword of his own brave army, dared to fight back—even if they counterattacked, they could not pose any threat to themselves, but it was undeniable that the heart beat of this self-proclaimed commander of a thousand could not help but suddenly speed up several points!

However, at this time, the front foot of the horse's hooves had already stepped over the boundary drawn by the flaming iron arrow, which meant that he had no room to turn back!

Of course, the wise and brave commander has no intention of turning back!

Until he saw the black array in front of him go from motionless like a mountain to moving like a dragon, until he heard the sound of the other party's real thunderous horses' hooves—neat and full of tearing feeling.

The other party was obviously only a team of several hundred people, but at this moment, the commander felt that he was facing as if he was facing thousands of troops. Not for anything else, just because of the other party's momentum.

The other party's surging military formation still did not have torches, and the commander knew that if the other party was either looking for death, he would have absolute confidence in his own military formation.

The commander did not have this confidence in his troops, knowing that such a confrontation might turn his "army" into a live target for slaughter, and he did not have the courage to let the cavalry behind him abandon the torches.

Besides, it's too late.

A distance of a few hundred steps, in a blink of an eye.

The roaring tide of his own army formation, the silent of the opponent's army formation, under the sharp contrast of movement and stillness, the commander did not find that his team had the upper hand in momentum. On the contrary, he felt the oppression brought to him by the other party's extreme calmness.

When the two armies collided, and in the dim light of his own torches, the commander saw the true face of the opposing cavalry, and the commander's eyes instantly widened, and his eyes were full of fear.

Sen Leng's iron armor, the pair of murderous eyes under the iron armor, the sharp long knife, and the bone-chilling light flashing on the blade of the long blade.

The man flipped on his back, the blood flowed like a pillar, and the screams resounded through the night sky.

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The battle lasted for a surprisingly short time, and with a single charge, the hussar heavy cavalry scattered the opponent's formation, which had previously seemed invincible, without the slightest pressure.

After a charge is completed, the following battle becomes simple for the hussar heavy cavalry: chase down the deserters who are being pursued, and accept the soldiers who surrender.

Huo Quai, who witnessed the heavy cavalry combat power of the hussars for the first time, lost the idea of continuing to fight after the first charge was completed. The one-sided slaughter was unpleasant or attractive to him.

Therefore, Huo Qubing simply put away the ring knife, and left the battlefield that could no longer be called a battlefield, silently staying aside and watching the hussars "clean" the battlefield without saying a word.

For the first time, Huo Quzhi's eyes flashed with a scorching brilliance.

Under the scorching heat, there is a solemn thinking.

Qin Cheng also took the ring head knife, and when he saw Huo Qubing standing silently on the side, he walked over and said to him with a smile: "Do you think this battle is not bloody enough?" ”

Huo Quzhi shook his head and said in a deep voice: "It's hot enough, but it's not interesting enough." The general's heavy cavalry is majestic, and it is only known that it is sharp today, and the view makes people's blood boil! ”

Qin Cheng smiled proudly, "Charging head-on, there are indeed few enemy troops who can shake the heavy cavalry front. But when it comes to running thousands of miles, it's not the forte of heavy riding. ”

"Thank you, General, for your teachings." Huo Quzhi solemnly hugged his fists.

Qin Cheng waved his hand, signaling that Huo Qubing didn't have to care.

"General, there is a commander over there who claims to be the commander of this Hun cavalry, I hope to see you." Qin Qingzhi came over and said.

"Nothing to see." Qin Cheng didn't have the slightest interest in such an opponent, so he didn't bother to pay attention to it, but thinking that he still had some questions to ask, he still walked over with Qin Qingzhi.

The long-braided Hun commander was covered in blood at this time, and it seemed that he was out of breath and less in breath, seeing Qin Cheng coming over, the commander of the thousand was a little excited and struggled to stand up, "You are the commander of this army?" ”

"This is the left general of our big man!" Qin Qingzhi said proudly.

"Your Excellency is Qin Cheng?" The commander's title had changed, and there was some panic in his eyes.

Qin Cheng nodded lightly.

"In this way, I am willing to lose." The commander suddenly said relaxedly, and after speaking, he wanted to shake off his long braids, but because of the wound on his neck, this action hurt him for a while, "I was not reconciled before, Your Excellency took only five hundred people, and only one charge to ...... my army The thousand-man team broke up, which was really unbelievable. But since he is General Qin, all this is taken for granted. ”

The commander smiled a little miserably, but his words were very excited, he looked at Qin Cheng, "If you can fight General Qin once, it will be a fiasco, and it will be worth it." ”

After saying that, he suddenly said in horror: "General Qin is here, is he going to use troops against the Great Huns?" ”

"You've got a lot to say." Qin Cheng felt that the dying, but excited, and uncontrollable commander in front of him was a little interesting, "But I won't let you tell you that I didn't mean to use troops against the Great Huns when I came back." ”

"So ......" the long pigtail commander breathed a sigh of relief, and a smile appeared on his face, "The Great Huns can live in peace for a while." ”

"Originally, I still had something to ask you, but looking at the way you look now, I guess you won't say it if you ask." Qin Cheng said, "Yes and no?" ”

The commander was silent for a while before nodding and saying, "Yes." ”

"So I will give you a good pleasure, and I will not afflict you." After Qin Cheng finished speaking, he turned around.

"Thank you, General Qin." There is a hint of relief in the commander's not-so-pure Chinese.

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"You expected to be intercepted by the Huns' cavalry, right?" After the battlefield was cleared, Zhang Qian asked Qin Chengdao.

"He didn't expect it a long time ago, but he was simply luring the Hun cavalry to intercept it." Dou Fei obviously saw it more thoroughly than Zhang Qian, "Heavy riding to cover your armor, low-key accompaniment, what you are waiting for is today, right?" ”

"Using the caravan as bait to lure the Hun cavalry to attack, and then wipe them all out, this is my trick for General Li." Qin Cheng said, "So many times, if these Hun raiders are beaten to the point of fear and misery, they can be made jealous and dare not act rashly, so as to solve the dilemma of frequent attacks on caravans." Since we are going to go to the Western Regions, we are just doing this work along the way. ”

"You're very poisonous." Dou Fei said with a smile, obviously very much