(Yin yīn) The heavy sky was full of thunder, and the Xianbei camp ten miles away from Tiancun, Tanshi Huai looked at the heavy rain outside the tent and showed a worried face, how to retreat from such a heavy rain?

Before (日rì) the army came to Lingzhi, Tanshi Huai ordered the soldiers and horses to loot, Lingzhi is obviously different from Liucheng, scattered a lot of people, this is cheap army, the materials obtained are quite abundant. And also caught a lot of Han women, by the tribes divided the camp equally, those women who have a little appearance by the tribes of the first to take back the camp, the rest were plundered by the bottom Xianbei soldiers, the same camp of the people, and the rest of the Han men, the rebels were killed on the spot, and the subdued were forcibly requisitioned by the Xianbei soldiers to build camps, and they were inevitably taken to the grassland as slaves in the future.

Now, after heavy rains, the land is muddy, and it is inconvenient for the carriages and horses to accompany them, which is really a headache for the Xianbei people who need to use the carts to transport the looted goods. They have been scattered around the countryside for a few days, and they have grabbed enough food and goods, and now they can't immediately send these to the tribes outside the Saiwai, of course, they have a headache.

"Report!" The anxious shouts of the messengers overshadowed the heavy rain outside the tent in an instant, and Tan Shihuai's face was stunned, and then he ordered: "Come in!" ”

I didn't see a soldier passing through the guard of the Xianbei soldiers guarding the door outside the tent, and Hun (body shēn) ran in with mud, and saluted to Tanshi Huai: "I've seen my lord." ”

Tanshi Huai nodded and asked, "What's wrong?" ”

"My lord, the Han ** team is here, twenty miles outside the camp, killing hundreds of cavalry patrolling."

"Who's coming?"

"About three or five thousand men, all cavalry."

"Cavalry?" Tan Shihuai was stunned, the number of people is so small, and they are all cavalry, what do the Han people mean? sent the soldiers who came to report the news, and ordered someone to call Mr. Li to discuss the army (情qíng).

The rain outside the tent was getting heavier and heavier, and the "tick-tock" fluttered on the tent, and Tanshi Huai sat alone in the tent, and his heart was even more worried, although the Han people were only a few thousand, but he couldn't help but pay attention to it.

As we all know, it is difficult for cavalry to walk flexibly in rainy days, and it is impossible for the Xianbei army to drop the materials that have just been looted, if they use a car to carry it, if the Han cavalry is disturbed at any time, coupled with the muddy road, it is enough to make it difficult for the Xianbei people to move an inch, not to mention that it is not known whether the Han people have a follow-up army to arrive.

Mr. Li, who was summoned, changed into a thick stuffed Hu suit, and he didn't know if he thought that his Confucian crown and the clothes of the Hu people would be worthy of his ancestors.

It was raining heavily, and the wind blew through it, and it blew rain on the face. Mr. Li looked for the Xianbei people to snatch the hat and put it on, used to block the rain, when he came out of the tent, the rain in the camp had overflowed his heels, he couldn't help frowning, this camp is not good for Xianbei, if you fight here, the benefits of the Xianbei cavalry will be lost. Under the guidance of the soldiers, he came to the tent of the Xianbei camp and saw the sandalwood locust who was contemplating.

"I've seen adults." Mr. Li saluted after entering the house.

Tanshi Huai bowed his head and said: "Mr. Zhao is here, it is the sentinel cavalry who has found out, the five thousand iron cavalry of the Han Kingdom has arrived at the Lingzhi, and I want to discuss with Mr., how should our army advance and retreat?" ”

"Do you know where the Han infantry army is?"

"Unknown."

Mr. Li fell into a state of sorrow, in his eyes, the 5,000 cavalry of the Han Dynasty was actually not a concern, after all, he had 20,000 cavalry, and they were all horsemen who grew up in the grassland, plus the advantage of numbers, he was not afraid of the Han cavalry. He is most afraid of the Han infantry, after all, the rain is not conducive to Xianbei now, if the Han infantry and Xianbei fight, the muddy road is enough to make Xianbei 20,000 cavalry empty force but can not play, once the battle situation is unfavorable, Xianbei army is likely to collapse.

"Sir?" Seeing Mr. Li pondering, Tanshi Huai snorted lightly.

"Uh", Mr. Li realized that he was out of shape, and hurriedly said: "I am out of shape, please punish my lord." ”

Tan Shihuai smiled: "There is no need for this, I see Mr. pondering, can there be a clever plan?" ”

"No, there is no trace of the Han State foot soldiers, if they take advantage of our army's unpreparedness and raid in the rain, it is difficult to know the outcome of the victory. Our army has a lot of goods and goods, and if we don't abandon them, we can only sit and wait for the weather to clear and wait for the road to be clear. ”

"I don't know when this rain will ......stop," Tan Shihuai looked at the stagnant water outside the tent that seemed to be knee-high, and sighed leisurely, his face even more worried.

Thirty miles south of the Xianbei camp, there is a dense forest, and if there are fleeing people or woodcutters from the mountains and wilderness coming here at this time, they will be surprised that there are thousands of Han troops entrenched in this dense forest. They were all accompanied by a horse, and at this moment these Han soldiers were beside the horses, sheltering from the rain with the horses, and although the woods were covered by dense trees, there was also a lot of water to reach the heels.

In the depths of the damp (yin yīn) cold woods, there were constant small raindrops falling through the cracks in the leaves, falling on the Han soldiers (身shēn) inside, wetting their robes and chilling along with the cold armor. However, no one dared to mention making a fire to keep warm, after all, if the Xianbei people found out, the consequences would be unpredictable, because they could only eat cold beef (meat ròu) and dried rice and drink the cold water. On rainy days, this diet is undoubtedly a kind of torment for the individual (body shēn) body.

Gongsun Zhan was holding a lily hat in his hand, and said to Fuquan, who was looking north in front of him: "Mingfu, the rain is quite heavy, please wear a lily hat to avoid the rain." ”

Fu Quan refused: "The soldiers outside the forest have no lily hats, how can Yu enjoy them exclusively?" The matter is not to be mentioned. Of course, this was not brought from the army, but was found by nearby soldiers in the nearby peasant households, and the owner of the peasant household either took refuge in the city or was poisoned by the Xianbei people.

Coincidentally, since the night before yesterday, Fu Quan and his party of more than 200 horsemen, on the road all night, went around and around and encountered the Han army waiting for cavalry who was reconnoitring at this time. After some contact, I learned that Zhao Bao had completed 20,000 cavalry, went north to meet Xianbei, and after showing the seal of his Liucheng County order, the group was led into the Han army and saw Zhao Bao who had not been seen for a long time.

Zhao Bao was shocked at the time, and asked why he came, Fuquan immediately informed the people before and after the battle and the movements of the Xianbei people, Zhao Bao's eyes were full of brilliance after hearing it, and he continued to praise Fuquan's proficiency in martial arts, and then discussed countermeasures with everyone.

But the plan could not keep up with the change, and after a thunderstorm, black clouds filled the sky over the land of Youyan, followed by a heavy rain, and the road ahead was muddy in a few hours.

It is not only the Xianbei people who are difficult to march because of the road, but the Han army is even more so, although the Han army has fewer horses, but there are many infantry, and everyone is heavy on armor, and the logistics are also more heavy, and the march is slow. But they have no other way, after all, if the infantry abandons heavy armor and baggage, and travels lightly, if they meet the Xianbei people, unless God favors them, they can only be slaughtered.

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Lyric hat: that is, the cloak and hat, refers to the cloak and hat woven with grass or linen, "Rites and Rites": "The road car is the court clothes, and the cloth is the car." Zheng Xuan's note: "Lili, prepare rain clothes." "The Book of the Later Han Dynasty: Cai Yong's Biography": "Therefore, when there is something to do, it will be carried together." ”

Die: The meaning of wheel (詟着 (設計jiān).