The sky is vast and the wilderness is vast.

On the lush grassland, there are flocks of sheep scattered in twos and threes, like white clouds, floating on the green stalls. The mountains in the distance, like a wounded beast, bury its head and tail in the grassland, revealing its bony back, although the altitude is not high, but it still makes people feel awe.

Beside the quiet Sanggan River, there are wandering cattle and sheep roosting, scattered on both sides of the river, chasing and playing. The newborn calf and the newly-landed lamb followed their mother carefully, lest they accidentally get lost among the herds of their companions. But there are still those naughty molecules, who run into the river early and make a splash of quietly drinking water. Their mothers, on the other hand, arched their not yet strong bodies and urged them to enjoy the abundant water and plants.

A fresh breeze blew, and the grass on the ground was swept up, and the dust rolled up, trying to blow up the team that was enjoying the food. However, it is clear that his plan did not succeed, but quickly disappeared by the Sangan River.

This is the most comfortable and beautiful moment of the Sangan River.

Not far from the cattle and sheep, a middle-aged man stroked his beard and rode on a horse, observing the casual appearance of his cattle and sheep, and couldn't help but smile.

Zhao encouraged business, especially for shepherds like him, as long as they had some cattle and sheep in their hands, they would not have to worry about finding a buyer. Of course, you can't find a buyer for things like cattle and sheep here, and if you want to sell well, you can go to Wei County, where there is a special market for merchants from Yan and Zhongshan to buy. Of course, if you want to buy better, you can choose to go to Dai County, where every year there are merchants from Handan, Daliang and other places, waiting for the best cattle and sheep to be sold by them to all parts of the Central Plains.

In fact, labor such as cattle has become the main farming tool, especially from Daixian to Handan, the main grain producing area of Zhao State, cattle and sheep are needed to help with production. And cattle and sheep are more often a kind of gastronomic enjoyment for the Zhao people in the north.

While counting his own investment, the middle-aged man was thinking about this year's plan, how many cattle and sheep he would keep, how much he would sell, how much money he would make, and how many things he would buy. As he calculated, he watched his surroundings to prevent any accidents.

Just as he was pondering, an eager sound of horses' hooves came from behind him, breaking the silence. The cattle and sheep also seemed to have noticed this group of uninvited guests, and they all raised their heads and looked at a few horses galloping not far away, carrying people on them. Even the most mischievous calf stopped talking and obediently returned to his mother, his eyes fixed on them.

These changes naturally cannot be hidden from middle-aged people. From the first moment he heard the sound of the horse's hoof, he turned around the horse, covered the sun with his hands, and looked at the old man.

This was a marching squad of only twenty people, and judging from their armor decorations, it was obvious that it was the army of the Zhao State. The military horses they sit on are not ordinary, they are obviously larger than their own mounts, their limbs are powerful, and they run fast, which is the most basic requirement of military horses.

After looking at the horse, he set his eyes on the man on horseback. Especially the leader of the team is obviously better equipped than the others. He wore a sword at his waist, a leather belt on his head, and a wide robe with large sleeves. The middle-aged man smiled disdainfully, thinking that just by looking at this dress, he knew that the other party was his own person, not the people of Lou Fu and Lin Hu in the north, because he was dressed like this and rode a horse, here in Sanggan River, there were only Zhao people.

Just as he was looking at these people, the leader had already ridden up to the middle-aged man. He was twenty-seven or eighteen years old, with two whiskers, and he had to take him off because he was already staggering because of his horseback, and in an instant, the sweat that Pi Ben had stored in his hat flowed down completely, and his resolute face was completely wet.

He walked up to the middle-aged man, immediately bowed from afar, and said with a slight smile: "Old man, have you ever seen the soldiers of Sanhu today?" ”

"Today the weather is fine and suitable for grazing. The ancestral animal husbandry skills of the Hu people, of course, know that this is a good weather for grazing, and no one will come to fight. The middle-aged man rambled a lot, and finally, the bearded man nodded with a smile and a smile, thanking the old man for such great support.

"Still, don't take it lightly. The Hu people are cruel and rude, and they do not pass through the Central Plains. Inevitably, something unexpected will happen. ”

"Don't worry, there won't be a problem. I've been grazing here for so many years, what Donghu Linhu, or Lou Annoying Zhongshan, I've seen a lot of Hu people, but I really haven't seen the Hu people who plundered at this time. As he spoke, he patted his chest and said to the man.

"That's the best." The middle-aged man nodded, took out the kettle, poured the water into his throat, which was about to smoke and ignite, and then walked out of the place where his followers gathered, looking at the mountains in the north, and his mind couldn't help but become heavy. My mind drifted to a piece of information I had just received.

According to reliable sources, Lou Fu and Lin Hu in the north will have a big move in the near future. Especially since last winter, the weather has changed abruptly, the wind and snow are very heavy, and countless cattle and horses have frozen to death. As a result, Dai County sent a police training, speculating that the time of this year's Hu people's plundering was earlier than that of the same year, and asked the northern guards to patrol the border more often to prevent the sudden attack of the Sanhu.

For this reason, he took his generals every day and set off from Wei County to the west to find traces of Sanhu. However, more than ten days have passed, and Sanhu has not moved, and he has not even seen the other party's cattle and sheep.

But having dealt with these Hu people for many years, he knows that before the storm, there is always peace.

"General, we can go." As he pondered, the leader of his family drove him forward, carefully reminding him.

"Well, let's go." As he spoke, he shook the reins of his horse, ready to make the horse change direction.

Suddenly, the war horse under his feet suddenly became a little restless, and kept jumping its four hooves, but it didn't go. He frowned, and was about to soothe it, but as if sensing something, he unconsciously glanced at the mountains in the north. But I saw that there were rows of black shadows on the grass where there was nothing just now!

"Hu people! It's the building annoyance! The shepherd, who was still leisurely bragging just now, became panicked, and he would run to the middle-aged general's side, and then he would urge his cattle and sheep to prevent them from running out of formation, which was completely different from the proud and complacent appearance just now.

But at least there was one thing he didn't brag, from such a distance, he accurately judged that it was a building annoying, and this was enough for him to be proud of.

Only then did the middle-aged man realize something, and as soon as he turned around his horse, he immediately shouted at the sheep herder: "Quick, leave quickly!" Get out of here! His eyes were full of determination, as if he saw death passing in front of him!

"I... My cow... My sheep—" The man was still worried about his cattle and sheep, as if the beating calves were his life.

"Damn, you hurry up and get out of here, if you don't get out, you'll lose your life." As he spoke, he threw the leather cloth on the ground, rolled up the sleeves of his deep coat, and saved the inconvenience of wielding his sword for a while, and drew his sword and summoned the more than twenty people he had brought.

"But... But.. These are all mine... Hell. The middle-aged man was crying with a sad face, in fact, even if he wanted to drive these cattle and sheep now, it was too late. These agile creatures, whose desire to survive are far greater than that of this uncle, who regards wealth as his life, have long since scattered and run away, running in the direction of coming and going, only a few dizzy ones, fleeing in the direction of the annoying people coming from Lou.

The middle-aged man packed up his battle equipment and said to a general behind him: "Take my token, hurry back to the city, and order the guards to strengthen their defenses." As he spoke, he tossed one of his tokens over.

Which of these generals was not the one who was born and died with him, but in the face of such a work, he was obviously very angry, "How can the general give me this work?" Am I a man who is greedy for life and afraid of death? ”

The middle-aged man didn't say a word, and whipped the leather whip on his horse's stock, which was painful, and before the master could react, he suddenly ran out, so that he couldn't pull it even if he wanted to.

"You report back to the city to me, and the other party will have more than 100 people, I'm afraid it's a horse cavalry, I'll come when I go, and after you break it, you take this person back quickly! Let the Miao'er Liang defenders get ready, and then you go to Wei County for help. Don't worry, the building is annoying, and you can't kill me Li Yan! As he spoke, regardless of the man's struggles, with the other generals, more than 20 people rushed over to meet the annoying number of Lou Annoying, who had not yet been known.

The grassland is a paradise for horses by nature, so whether it is Lou Fu or Donghu, there is a strong cavalry force. They are not only good at horseback riding, but also have first-class archery skills, ordinary Hu people, from the beginning of walking and running, they have exercised their riding and archery ability. It is the use of cavalry by the people of the building that is annoying to the people of the Central Plains, which is far more than that of the Central Plains.

Li Yan was born in the north and knew that the traditional chariots and foot soldiers had a limited role in dealing with the Hu people, but excellent cavalry was the most effective means to deal with the Hu people. And it is precisely this that he has a soft spot for cavalry, whether he is in Dai County or transferred to Wei County. What's more, he is an appointed lieutenant of Wei County, specializing in cavalry training, so he also has some experience in dealing with the Hu people.

"Listen to my orders, the phalanx marches, I want to take a closer look!" Between the words, more than twenty people did not pause at all, and each maneuvered their own horses, some accelerated their march, some slowed down slightly, and soon a special formation was formed.

I saw more than 20 people, three people in front of them, two teams side by side, all wearing thick armor, deep clothes tied around their waists, carrying halberds, tiger eyes with might. There was also a team of three people in the rear, with exactly the same equipment and weapons as the previous army.

The three people in the middle are lined up vertically, holding machetes and longbows hanging from their backs, and they are also divided into two sides, forming two armies on the left and right.

The other five people protected Li Yan in the middle, but they took out their longbows, took out bows and arrows from the quiver, and were ready to launch a long-range attack on the other party at any time.

This kind of small formation is summarized by Li Yan based on his many years of experience, and the five formations between them are divided into six formations, each formation has two layers inside and outside, the outer layer is the offensive force, and the inner layer is the support force, a total of 25 people, if it is not for Li Yan to send one person to report the news, this formation will be more complete.

According to the needs of the commander, the commander can divide the formation into a circle formation, a square formation and a sharp formation, and operate it, according to the needs of the commander, the internal and external formations can alternately attack, or the inner formation can support the outer formation, which can be regarded as a great creation of Li Yan, a cavalry general.

The hundred-member team of the Hu people also saw this team of twenty people, and they were excited as if they had seen a vicious wolf of meat, and they urged the horses that sat down to pounce on the more than twenty people.

An encounter that seemed to hit a stone with an egg unfolded between this vast heaven and earth.