Chapter 62 Hexi Corridor
The wind blows and frosts and the seaweed withers, and the muscles are dry and strong,
There are 300,000 soldiers of the Han family, and the general and leader Huo Yao,
The meteor white feather is inserted in the waist, and the sword flower autumn lotus light comes out of the box,
The heavenly soldiers shine on the snow under the jade pass, and the arrows are like shooting sand and gold armor,
The clouds, dragons, winds and tigers are all intertwined, and the enemy is destructible when Taibai enters the moon,
The enemy can be destroyed, the head is destroyed, and the intestines of the beard are involved in the blood,
Hanging Hu in the blue sky, burying Hu Zi Plug,
Hu no one, Han Daochang!
Three days later, the army left Wuwei County, continued the westward expedition, in order to sacrifice the people who were killed, the soldiers of the Han army have tied white silk, on the book 'wash blood with blood' four words, hanging filial piety to go out, at the same time, a passionate "Hu no one" in the army sang, it is said that it is the governor of the capital - Xiao Yi drunk, written on the military tent, can be called a stroke of genius!
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The ancients said: 'To relieve the hatred in the heart, draw the sword and kill the enemy', it is not easy to find the trace of the enemy, Ye Luosu is cunning like a fox, in order to avoid the edge of the Han army, led the men and horses to retreat to Dunhuang County, want to take revenge, the Han army soldiers must travel more than 1,000 miles, with a tired body, to meet the enemy who is recuperated, which is dangerous, can be imagined! can
Han Jiaerlang, fighting for the country, nine deaths without regrets, no need to urge the generals at all, the people and horses of all departments have high fighting spirits, the speed of the march is extremely fast, it only took three days to enter the Hexi Corridor, and also encountered the biggest difficulties since the Western Expedition!
The Hexi Corridor is located between the two mountains of Qilian and Rouge, with a total length of more than 900 miles, it is a narrow valley road, the terrain is undulating, easy to defend and difficult to attack, and there is the Yumen Pass to guard the danger, it can really be said that 'one husband is the pass, ten thousand people are not open!' ’
All things in the world, there is a harm must have a benefit, the snow on the mountains on both sides melts, flows in it, forming a large oasis, the water and grass are abundant, suitable for farming and grazing, the Hexi Corridor has also become a famous northwest granary, who can occupy this place, it is equivalent to choking the throat of Xiliang, whether it is life or death, a thought can be decided!
"Qiyu Dadudu, dozens of miles of grass and trees are burned in front of you, and the scorched earth is a piece of scorched earth, and no trace of the 'Karma Beast' has been found!"
"Explore and report again, focus on searching both sides of the valley, every stone must be checked, and there can be no omission!"
"No!"
In the canyon, both sides are thousands of cliffs, look up only to see a line of sky, such a dangerous terrain, thousands of troops and horses can not be opened, can only use the 'word long snake array' to march, if you encounter an ambush, it is even more powerless to fight back, the art of war cloud: 'dead mountains and valleys, the army is cautious to enter', it is really not false at all!
In order to prevent ambushes, Xiao Yi sent a large number of rangers, repeatedly reconnoitred the enemy, and the Danyang soldiers who were good at crossing mountains and mountains also came in handy, and every time they camped, they climbed the cliff and occupied the commanding heights, so as to avoid the enemy's sneak attack.
"Yuanbao--Chong!"
Xiao Yi waved his hand, the small eagle figure on his shoulder flashed, straight into the sky, after the wings were spread, it was seven feet long, under the light of the sun, the feathers all over the body emitted a shining golden light, mighty and domineering, the eagle's eyesight is excellent, it can find the traces of prey at a height of thousands of meters, used to detect the enemy, and it is a unique weapon!
"Chirp! …… Chirp! …… Chirp! ”
Three long chirps, and a few more clockwise circles, the small eagle wings instigated, flying into the distance, this is the meaning of no hostile situation, receiving the signal, Xiao Yi let out a sigh of relief, and ordered the whole army to continue to advance!
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In addition to the difficulty of the march, supply is also a big problem, in order to consume the combat power of the Han army, Ye Luosu implemented the 'scorched earth strategy', when retreating, killing residents, burning grasslands, and burying sick and dead cattle and sheep at the water source, infecting the plague, it can be said that everything is done, and the good Xiliang granary has become a no-man's land!
First of all, there is the problem of eating, the army has enough food and rice, and there are hundreds of thousands of cattle and sheep, enough to eat for several months, but the grass and trees along the way are completely destroyed, there is no fuel, no matter how much grain and rice can not be cooked, in desperation, the soldiers can only burn tents, clothes, and eat a few barbecues!
Food was barely solved, but drinking water became a big problem, five days after entering the Hexi Corridor, the drinking water carried by the whole army was used up, God was not beautiful, no rain fell, the soldiers had to milk camel milk, milk to quench their thirst, because of the serious lack of water, within two days, the milk could not be squeezed out, and the army fell into a thirsty situation!
You can go three days without eating, you can't go a day without drinking water, and what's even more uncomfortable is that the canyon is full of polluted water, and watching the spring water flow, it's so cool, but you can't drink it, the pain is indescribable!
"No one is allowed to drink, all close their eyes, go forward, there is a 'witch Gu' in the water, and you will die if you drink it!"
"The brothers must hold back, and if they want to go back to their relatives alive, they will grit their teeth and push through!"
"Think about the Han God of War-Champion Hou, who died young, and was planted on the water of a poisonous spring......"
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Every time they go to a water source, the generals will form a human wall, pulling their hoarse voices, desperately preventing the soldiers from approaching, this kind of 'witchcraft' is very powerful, a soldier is sick, and it will soon be transmitted to his comrades, one to ten, ten to hundred, killing invisible ......, the 'Han-Hun War' of the year, a generation of war god - Huo Quai, is to die of water pollution, only twenty-four years old!
"Bah! …… Baa! Baa! ”
"Moo! …… Moo! Moo! ”
The soldiers were determined and could barely endure it, but the herd was not good, the cattle and sheep traveled a long way, their mouths were dry, and when they saw the water source, they roared and ran over to drink water, and the soldiers whipped hard, but it was to no avail, they could only watch them drink the poisonous water and contract the plague!
"In the herald army, all cattle, sheep, horses, and camels that have drunk the water of the poisonous spring will be killed and buried deep in the ground to prevent the whole army from being infected!"
The poisonous snake devours his hands, the strong man breaks his wrist, Xiao Yi added dry lips, and gave an order ruthlessly, not only cattle and sheep, if there are soldiers who steal spring water, they must also be killed immediately, so as not to epidemic with plague, the situation is forced, if you want to defeat the fierce enemy, you can only be more fierce than them!
"Brush! …… Brush! Brush! ”
At the sound of an order, the soldiers drew their swords one after another, and killed the cattle, sheep, and horses that drank the spring water, and some of them could not bear to kill their mounts, so they exchanged them with others, closed their eyes, and stabbed them, and then put them into the ravine, and buried them with loess!
Some soldiers couldn't bear the thirst, chose to give up, jumped directly into the spring, drank wildly, went to a place where no one was, and killed themselves, so as not to drag down the whole army.
"The Governor of the Metropolis drink water, it was raised from the underground, there is no pollution, the villain tried it first!" The muddy yellow squirrel came over, holding a bowl of yellow and dirty muddy water in his hand, cautiously, for fear of spilling a drop!
River water, spring water can not be drunk, the army is thirsty, in order to get water, the 'digging army' can only dig wells everywhere, looking for drinking water sources, the northwest terrain is high, the loess layer is thick, often dig down more than 20 zhang, can not see a drop of water, can find a bowl of yellow mud soup, even if it is blessed by the sky!
"Brothers, after the destruction of the enemy, Pontus will reward each of you with fifty acres of water, so that your children and grandchildren will have food to eat and water to drink, and they will no longer suffer from hunger and thirst!" Xiao Yat patted the weasel on the shoulder and made a promise, this time the army marched westward, and the 'digging army' can be the first achievement!
As for the bowl of yellow muddy water, Xiao Yi didn't drink it, but brought it to the 'cabbage' and slowly fed it, the decisive battle on the battlefield must ensure that the horsepower is sufficient, there is a mouthful of water, a mouthful of food, and they must be guaranteed first, as for people, they are still second!
"Whew! …… Boom! ”
Drinking yellow muddy water, 'cabbage' screamed depressedly, just like a poor child, God can be pitied, when did it suffer this kind of sin, since following Xiao Yi, every day grass, vegetables, polished rice ......, change the pattern of eating, and drink wine, it is really heaven and hell!
"Cabbage, after this ghost place, please drink the wine of the Western Regions, find a few orchids to massage you, and Dawan mare, the skeleton is well-proportioned, the fur is shiny, and it is very beautiful......"
Patting the head of the 'cabbage', Xiao Yat was like coaxing a child, promising countless benefits, so that it could drink the water, which was really more difficult than drinking medicine!
With only a little water to feed the mount, Xiao Yi can only find another way, the living can't be suffocated by urine, and they can't die of thirst for lack of water, in fact, there are many ways to quench their thirst, it depends on whether you can do it!
Walking into the herd and finding a cow that had not drunk spring water, Xiao Yi pulled out the 'greedy wolf knife' and stabbed it into the heart of the cow, the knife was bleeding, taking advantage of the heat, he pounced on it and drank it in a big gulp, like a vicious wolf, and then cut off a piece of bloody beef, put it in his mouth, and devoured it......
The Governor did so, and the other soldiers did the same, drawing their swords, stabbing cattle and sheep, drinking blood to quench their thirst, and sometimes having to be wild beasts in order to survive, in order to defeat the enemy!
The journey was long and the difficulties were numerous, but the 100,000-strong army did not stop and still moved forward bravely, because the enemy was in front!