Chapter 133 Enemy Tracks

The Jingguan outside the city of Guzang is still expanding unlimitedly, and the Xiongnu are dying out in Hexi at an unprecedented rate.

Although there were some repetitions during the period, in Yun Lang's view, the general trend of the Hexi Hu people expelling the Huns had been formed, and the strong inertia would drag the Huns away eventually.

Depriving a race of living is the most cruel thing in the world, and from the perspective of the Han people, it is naturally reasonable, but from the perspective of the Huns, it is ......

Yun Lang is a Han Chinese, so he generally only thinks about the affairs of the Han people, and the affairs of the Xiongnu should be considered by the king of the Xiongnu.

In the past, when Mao Dunshan helped the Huns think about things, the Huns took a big advantage.

Therefore, there is only a question of stance, not a question of morality.

Every race wants to develop, they all want to occupy the best resources, God doesn't care who to help, he always loves the prepared and strong children the most.

Huo Qubing is undoubtedly the darling of the heavens, and after the scouts were sent out, they found the sheep plate...... And more than in one place.

There is one place where the sheep manure is even fresh, and judging by the size, it should be a large flock.

On cold days, the Huns themselves would also set up their tents on the sheep plate, which is consistent with the fact that the sheep like to sleep on the sheep plate.

Therefore, as long as you find the sheep plate, it is equivalent to finding the flock, and finding the sheep means finding the Huns.

The most difficult thing in the wasteland is not to fight, but to find the Huns first, and only when the Huns are found, can we talk about fighting.

Huo Qubing parked the war horse on the sheep plate, looking at the huge sheep plate in front of him, which was a mile round, even the well-informed Huo Quzhi secretly smacked his tongue.

Such a sheep pan was already a mobile city for the Huns.

"Killing slaves every year, but there are so many slave thieves, what a group of thieves who can't kill clean!"

Sima Li of the Chinese army dared to spit out the sheep dung foam in his mouth, and said hatefully.

Zhao Ponu laughed and said: "The Huns are said to be born and raised, and they can grow up without being pregnant in October, and they can grow up when they see the wind. ”

Nie Yi looked at Huo Quai, who was speechless, worriedly, he felt that he was a little out of place with this army.

Many times, his long history seems to be an ornament.

So, he looked behind him and saw the endless array of all-cavalry soldiers in red cloaks, and the uneasiness in his heart slowly disappeared.

In this land where the Han people have never set foot before, the only thing that can make people feel at ease is these partners who share a common will.

Huo Quzhi's troops in his hands are always insufficient, the last time he only had 14,000 people in his hands, this time the same time, the emperor still refused to give him enough soldiers, and he shouldered the heavy task of blocking the Xiongnu from fleeing west, but he still only had 26,000 people in his hands.

In fact, if you count the people and auxiliary soldiers, he has at least 50,000 people on hand to use, but unfortunately, Huo Qubing doesn't like those people at all, and after picking and choosing, he only has 26,000 people left.

It was a very difficult journey to lead such a large army through the wasteland.

The difference between a team of 800 men and a team of 26,000 is so great that there is no comparison between the two.

A puddle may have no problem for 800 people to use, but 26,000 people will have a big problem when it is used.

Fortunately, the migration route of the Xiongnu is a mature route, in which the water source and grassland are very sound.

It is suitable for the Huns to migrate with large herds of livestock, and it is also very suitable for large armies to walk.

The grassland in May is still desolate, the grass has just grown buds, and the wild grass of the past year is still covering the earth, so the grassland in May is still desolate.

Not far away there was a small shiny river, from which the soldiers took water and boiled it in huge tin buckets and boiled it with cow and sheep dung all over the ground as firewood.

With boiling water, they grabbed a handful of fried noodles and drank a bowl of hot mush, which was the best reward for them.

The taste of the fried noodles is very good, and the most important thing is that dried fruits are added to it, and after the dried fruits are soaked, they are green and shiny, and the red ones are very good-looking.

The army under Huo Quai's command never drank raw water, which was a strict prohibition, but all the soldiers who drank raw water, no matter who it was, would be placed in another camp until he was found to have no symptoms of illness, and he could not return to the camp.

After resting for a while, a scout blew the horn, and all the resting soldiers, under the urging of the captain, quickly stood up, clenched their weapons and prepared to meet the enemy.

However, when they finished their formation, the sound of gongs and drums sounded again as the alarm was lifted......

At the end of the horizon, the cavalry of the Huns could be faintly seen, and they did not approach the camp of the large army, but only watched from a distance.

Like wolves watching over their flock.

On the steppe, the Huns had an advantage over the Han Chinese, and as soon as the Han people stepped into the steppe, they could infer the news of the arrival of the Han army through the changes in the behavior of the steppe beasts.

Since nightfall, the siren of the Huns' sneak attack would go off every other hour, and the disturbed people could not sleep peacefully.

No matter how hard Zhao Ponu's scout army tried to drive away the Huns, they could always let the Huns find a gap and get to the edge of the camp.

The alarm sounded again, and the annoyed Nie Yi came to Huo Quai's tent, and when he saw that the lights were bright in the big tent, he walked in.

Huo Quzhi was reading a book, no matter how terrible the siren sounded, he still looked quiet, neither ordering the army to prepare for battle, nor lying down to sleep.

His armor was propped up on a wooden shelf, but the halberd was at hand.

Nie Yi hugged his fists and said, "General Qiqi, the Huns have harassed us no less than six times tonight.

Before dawn, the Huns would inevitably launch a real invasion.

The general should have prepared in advance. “

Huo Quzhi put down the book in his hand, glanced at Nie Yi and said, "I heard that in Mayi, you were the general responsible for luring the Huns?" ”

Nie Yi's face was slightly red, and he still arched his hand: "Exactly!" ”

Huo Quzhi sneered and said, "Did you succeed?" ”

Nie Yi's old face turned red, and he said astringently: "Just because of Ma Yi's negligence, I hope that the general can face it cautiously." ”

Huo Quzhi waved his hand to signal Nie Yi to go out, and Nie Yi held back the anger in his heart and said: "General, although the Huns are declining, they should not be underestimated. ”

Huo Quzhi said lightly: "Since you are not at ease, then go to patrol the camp, after dawn, the army will continue to move forward according to the established route."

I hope you still have the strength to go tomorrow after a night of sleep. ”

After speaking, he lay down on his low marching bed, and snored like thunder after not much effort.

"Zhou Yafu's old skills are not suitable for display in the Xiongnu land."

Seeing that his suggestion was ignored by Huo Quai, Nie Yi stomped his feet hatefully, left the tent, and began to patrol the camp with his personal guards.

A round of crescent moon shone on the lonely Diao Dou, Zhao Ponu slid down from Diao Dou, and when he saw Nie Yi patrolling the camp, he arched his hand and said: "Changshi go and rest, there is a certain family, and the army will be safe and sound." ”

Nie Yi arched his hand and said: "The general is hard! A certain family does not have the courage of a general, the enemy army is outside, and a certain family can't sleep. ”

Zhao Ponu said with a smile: "The Huns knew that we were chasing after us, so they tried their best to delay the journey of our army. ”

Nie Yi took the opportunity to say: "What if the Hun brigade really kills them?" ”

Zhao Ponu sneered and patted his saber and said, "A certain family can't ask for it!" ”

Nie Yi said puzzledly: "Since our army is so strong that it is not afraid of the enemy's sneak attack, why didn't the general rush overnight and strangle the Huns in front as soon as possible?" ”

"The Hun herdsmen have the custom of watching and helping each other, and as long as we keep an eye on one of them, we can attract all the Huns around us.

The great general has always liked to finish his work in one battle, and after the first battle, hundreds of miles of grassland will be empty, saving us the pain of a long journey. ”

Nie Yi sighed when he heard this, he gave up the idea of continuing to patrol the camp, and went back to the tent to rest, since the general already had a complete strategy, he had a long history, and there was no need to talk more.

Once you are ambushed, you can fight hard and hard.

For Huo Quzhi, Nie Yi was really unconvinced, even if Huo Qubing had already been called the god of war, he still didn't think so.