Chapter 71: Cutting off the water source

"Drive!"

"Boom ·····"

In the vast desert, hundreds of horsemen are running, black helmets and black armor, black knives and black shields, the knights are burly, rough in appearance, and the banner is waving in front of them, and several bright red characters are printed on it: Yumen Pass - Yang!

Yang Shuang doesn't want to be so ostentatious, there are many flags, and it is easy to remind people of a certain stand-alone game, the Tokugawa shogunate era.

But as an official power, he had to dress like this, and even the bamboo messenger made corresponding changes.

For example, Shi Da, who was carrying the flag beside him, and the bamboo envoy: Yumen Guan Team Zheng, Shi Da.

For example, the horse thief recruit behind him, the bamboo envoy: Yumen Guan Jiashi, Wang Mazi.

The iron bamboo talisman is from the hand of Dong Da Hammer, as for the truth or falsehood, learn from his words: if this is fake, Zuo Wuwei's 100,000 soldiers, whether it is a token, a military card or a bamboo talisman, are all fake!

But there is one point, all the license orders cannot be obtained to the general's office for verification.

Yang Shuang felt that he was going farther and farther on the road of counterfeiting, and he could never turn back, the five hundred soldiers of Yumen Pass, together with 1,500 people and prisoners, were all equipped with "ID cards"!

That's fucking up!

You must know that only the three children, Niu Er, and Zhou Lao Wu are real, and the identity is still a pawn.

In his thoughts, Yangguan is close at hand.

The horse thieves died, and all the baggage was transferred to the Yumen Pass, and only two days passed, and the already dilapidated pass was even more barren.

"Big brother, it's empty!"

Shi Da led two soldiers to sneak in through the gap in the city wall, probe and return again.

"Trim overnight, and set off when the eggs are gone!" (Egg time: 5 a.m.)

"Yes!"

The road taken in this attack on the rear of the Turks was not to turn southeast from Yumen Pass to Yangguan, but to follow the Great Wall from the west, all the way south, and then detour outside Yangguan!

It took two days to travel 300 a day, which is three times longer than taking the road in the Guannai.

This approach is naturally to avoid people's eyes and ears, and Yang Shuang's goal is not to take Dunhuang directly, but to cut off the enemy's water source.

When Dunhuang was rebuilt, he clearly remembered that the dug wells did not have much water, and it was okay to supply 100 people, and 1,000 people still needed to save money.

And now, the Turkic garrison in Dunhuang is as high as more than 10,000, and it is a cold winter wax moon, the deep soil is frozen, and the water is definitely not enough!

There are two water sources around Dunhuang, one is the dark water 200 miles away, and the other is the crescent spring of Mingsha Mountain 50 miles away.

The people of Lujiatun once said that since the Turks came, they fetched water either in the middle of the night or in the early morning, and the two sides of the province met together and were arrested to do coolies.

In this way, Yang Shuang guessed that the water source of the Turkic people was in Mingsha Mountain nine times out of ten!

Moreover, because the snow in the snow-capped mountains no longer melts in winter, the Yangguan Dang River has dried up, and it is difficult to guarantee whether the water will also be cut off.

Relying on the heavy shield, Yang Shuang squinted and slept lightly with his sword in his arms, and the soldiers around him slept on their pillows, without bonfires and quilts.

Outside, the wind howled, sending pieces of white into the ruined city gates, slapping them on everyone's faces.

It's snowing.

········

The snow fell overnight, leaving no trace, and the earth was still yellow.

"Hurry up, the ones behind you will follow!"

At the foot of Mingsha Mountain, there is a chaotic procession, horses and donkeys are mixed, wooden barrels and leather bags are tied, and the people who are hurrying are wearing leather clothes, with cowhides, bear skins, and deer skins, but there are no wolf skins.

These people are old and weak, and they are in a very good spirit, and occasionally they can shout a tune or two that no one understands.

"Abba, the day before yesterday, Lord Rahu's troops retreated to us, why didn't the general avenge him?"

"Silly boy, fighting a war will kill people! Moreover, Rahu is the nephew of the Shabelio Khan, they are an eastern tribe, and they have always been at odds with our Western Datou Khan, why avenge him? ”

The young man leading the horse seemed to understand, "Abba, when are we going back to the grassland?" Grandma is home alone, the cattle and sheep can't take care of it, and it will be difficult to survive in winter! ”

"When we occupy Dunhuang and settle down here, why do we need to go back to the Holy Mountain? After a while, I asked the general for instructions, went to Zhangye and others to grab a few Da Sui women for you to be wives and concubines, and when the time came, I could give birth to a few fat dolls, and I could also be a grandfather! The one-eyed strong man carrying the spear seemed to think of something, with a hint of ** in his eyes, pursed his lips, and smiled at the other person.

"Big nephew, I see you haven't ridden a woman yet, have you? Uncle can tell you, the wives and concubines of the Sui people are as white as snow·······"

"Boom ······"

The team that was talking and laughing had just turned around at the foot of Mingsha Mountain, when they suddenly heard a muffled thunder behind them.

Turning his head, it turned out to be a dusty cavalry!

"Yumen Pass? Enemy Attack!! ”

"Kill !!"

Riding a horse and galloping, Yang Shuang rushed into battle alone, and the rest of the soldiers bent their bows, circled, and rode and shot.

"Puff ·····"

The ambush began early in the morning, for this moment.

"Bang ······"

The war knife flew left and right, and everywhere Yang Shuang's war horse passed, everyone turned on his back.

War horses can't carry heavy shields and iron rods, even if they are 100 catties of war knives, they need another batch of war horses to carry.

Therefore, Yang Shuang only had a five-foot long knife in his hand.

Chopping, chopping, dragging, and slapping, unlike foot combat, when slashing on horseback, there is almost only one chance to attack the same target, so the knife must be sharp and ferocious, and one hit must be hit!

In the sudden attack, the Turkic miscellaneous soldiers did not retreat, and in the roar of a one-eyed strong man, they surrounded the horses and donkeys into a defensive circle, dodged the arrows thrown at them, and even counterattacked after a few breaths!

It's a pity that the cavalry and archery come and go like the wind, and the distance between the two sides is yuan, no matter how good the archery skills of this group of Turkic barbarians are, they can't send the feathered arrows thrown above their heads.

"Bang ······"

Hacking two horses in his way, Yang Shuang rolled over, slapped his mount's buttocks to keep it away from the battle circle, and then crashed into the crowd like a tank.

"Meat ······"

And at this moment, a sharp whistle suddenly sounded in the Turkic crowd.

Boom!

This is a kind of feather arrow that transmits the signal, from the Huns!

"Rush !!"

Yang Shuang picked up a person, spun around in the air, and threw it into the crowd.

This is your own signal!

Carrying the battle flag is really too two, even if Shi Da doesn't want to do something, how can he do it?

But the flag order could not be conveyed and had to be replaced by another means.

dumped people, and it became Yang Shuang's patent.

"Boom ······"

It is not that the light cavalry is incapable of charging, at least the horses have simple horse kai, and the knights also have simple armor and sword shields.

Seeing the order, after a rain of arrows, Shi Da galloped with the team.

"Quick Fix!"

Yang Shuang was too lazy to look at the results of the battle, this time the goal was not to kill the enemy, but to destroy the Turkic vessels for drawing water!

Of course, if you can kill, you must kill more!

After Shi Da obtained the soul of General Rahu, his combat power soared, and this guy seemed to be able to use all kinds of weapons, from maces, to canine tooth war knives, to long iron spears, each of which danced like a big windmill.

The Turkic miscellaneous army was rapidly reduced, from four hundred to three hundred, and then to two hundred·····

When a hundred light horsemen roared past, a cloud of smoke and dust rolled up in the direction of Dunhuang in the north, and the battle was nearing its end.

Picking up a few pieces of iron on the ground, Yang Shuang summoned the Tiger Soul mount that was running with the large army, pulled out the general flag behind the horse's buttocks, and waved his arm, "Withdraw!" ”