The sun had sunk over the undulating horizon, and the red afterglow on the horizon had faded away, and the twilight had quietly changed to a dark blue. At the beginning of night, the evening wind was tight, blowing the half-human-high withered yellow artemisia grass on the slope like a tidal wave, suddenly revealing the black ear fold hidden in the middle.

"Captain Wang! It's dark! This squatting for a day has a sore back and back, why hasn't the replacement person come? A Zhou army sentry crouching in the grass muttered quietly.

"What's the hurry? That's all you fucking nonsense! Staring at it, your ears are also erected, don't make a sound! ”

The captain reached out and patted the soldier's helmet and pressed it down hard. Unexpectedly, the little soldier was very disobedient, tilted his head and dodged away, and exclaimed in a low voice: "Guy, listen!" There is the sound of horses' hooves! ”

"Shh......h Remember the points! Captain Wang also heard the sound of the clattering of horses' hooves, felt the earth shake slightly, pressed the soldier's head and fell down in the grass, and looked far away from the small gap in the roots of the weeds.

In a moment, the Qiang people appeared, trotting through the depression in a long line of five horses and one side, not too fast, but too close to dazzle those who looked straight ahead. The two of them did not dare to take a breath in the grass, and put a finger between their eyes, so that every time they passed in a horizontal row, five horses would be superimposed, and the approximate strength of the enemy army would be pointed out.

But the idea was good, and the horse team behind rushed over, and soon stirred up the yellow dust in the sky, completely obscuring the vision. At only three minutes, all the enemy horsemen passed and quickly moved away. The little soldier made a dirty face, resisted the urge to sneeze, and asked in a hoarse voice: "Guy! How many did you count? ”

"Count your mother! ......The man was covered in ash, got up and trotted around his waist, and rushed into the grass as fast as he could. When the soldier saw it, he hurriedly followed.

The two of them walked a long way forward and rushed up a gentle slope with slightly higher ground, where several of their own brothers met and whispered something. Gang Leader Wang pulled out the grass and got in, and asked with a dark face, "How many Qiang soldiers are riding?" ”

"We see different things in a few different places, and after the logarithm, it is determined to be between six thousand and eight thousand horses!" An old sentry affirmed.

"You continue to squat and wait for someone to take over, and go back to the camp to report first!"

After the commander of the Wang gang finished speaking, he called the small soldiers to turn around and quickly descend the shade of the hillside, where ten war horses were tied in the grass, and the two rode around the southeast gallop, and soon returned to the camp, and gave the password at the gate, and went straight to a big tent of the Chinese army after checking the waist card.

"There is an urgent report of military intelligence!"

"Come in!" An old man's voice came from inside.

Captain Wang opened the tent curtain and stepped in, and saw that his handsome old man had taken off his armor and was wearing a purple robe reading under the oil lamp, so he stepped forward to report: "Report to the commander, I just found that there are about 7,000 Qiang soldiers coming from Huining City and heading to the northwest. ”

"Hmm...... I see! Keep staying put! He didn't raise his head from Ruan, and said calmly. Seeing that the leader of the Wang gang withdrew from the big tent and left, he put down the book thoughtfully, got up and left the big tent, and looked up at the dark night sky, which was the third day of the first month of November, and the moon was only a faint wisp, and it appeared and disappeared from time to time.

"Do you want to steal the camp and rob the village at night, if you have seven or eight thousand horsemen, Feng Jiye and Zhang Yue can deal with it, I don't know what actions Tuoba Bogu will make......" Zhi Congruan muttered, turned around and walked towards the big tent of Guo Rong, the king of Jin......

The moon is dark and the wind is high, the wind is whistling in the field, and a fire dragon is from far and near, and the dense sound of horses' hooves roars constantly.

"Hurry up here...... Fifty miles to rest, you must rush to the Wolf Pass before dawn! Dang Jinwu stood on his horse, looking down at the horse team rushing under the slope and shouting loudly.

"I don't know how the temporary camp of the Zhou army on the North Road is, when we rest later, we will just select five hundred warriors, and when the time comes, we can directly set foot in the camp." Tuoba Dagu said as he spoke.

"It would be great if it could be so! Look at the military situation reported by the Tanma ahead and then make a decision! Dang Jinwu was about forty years old, and he couldn't help but chuckle when he heard the words, and he felt contempt: Young people, you think too simply, how can it be so easy to break into the camp for a long time, is it an ornament to be a secret whistle spy on the horse, of course, if there is a good hand at touching the whistle, it is feasible.

Dang Jinwu led 7,000 horsemen all the way to the northwest, and after resting halfway, the speed of the march slowed down, and a large number of sentry posts were released into small teams to explore the road in the front, and small groups of horses followed in the rear, ten miles away from the main force, so as to ensure the concealment of the march. At the same time, it can also allow soldiers and horses to get a certain rest, and when they get to the ground, the time should be just right.

After advancing another fifteen miles, Dang Jinwu estimated that it was not far from the camp of the Zhou army, and ordered the whole army to extinguish the torches and stop on the spot and wait. At this time, it was the middle of the hour, the moon was hidden in the clouds, the night was dark, and the five fingers could not be seen in front of him, let alone fighting, and the march was very difficult.

Half an hour later, the darkest hour of the night passed, and the sky was dark and blue, and the figures not far away could be seen. At this time, the front Tanma reported and caught the secret sentry of the Zhou army, but unfortunately, it also alarmed another team, and the Tanma chased after and hunted, but two of the horses still ran away.

The main generals and troops of the Zhou army were known before Dang Jinwu set off, but the more detailed things were not very clear, so he ordered his officers to prepare for battle, and immediately mounted his horses and moved forward quickly. At the same time, he ordered the detective horse to bring the Zhou army's secret sentry up and interrogate him personally, but the sentry detective's mouth was very hard and he resolutely did not speak. Dang Jinwu was impatient and slashed with a knife. A sneak attack is no longer possible, but fifteen miles away from the Zhou army's camp, a surprise attack can also be tried.

Now that it has been exposed, there is no need to hide it. Seven thousand horsemen rushed wildly, and the sound of trumpets pierced the sky in the early morning, startling the birds and birds in the field to flutter their wings and take off, and the beasts scurried in all directions.

Dang Jinwu led hundreds of followers to march for several miles, rushing up a mountain beam, and at the end of the green and secluded night sky, the firelight was connected dotted, forming a large square with a length and width. Looking at the mountains and running dead horses, the fire in the wilderness at night is even more so, and it is at least ten miles away.

"Kill!" Dang Jinwu shouted, led the cavalry to rush down the mountain beam, and then heard the rapid and sharp sound of gold in the distance, and then the drum rumbled, and the other party was already gathering generals to point troops.

It would be slow to get dark, but it was very fast, and in a short time it had advanced three or four miles, but the enemy camp was already extinguishing its torches, and it was no longer possible to see clearly, but it was possible to see the commando horses in front of it, galloping like a gust of wind.

If the enemy wants to react and pull the soldiers out of the battalion formation, it is obviously too late, and they can only hold on to the battalion, and then they may find opportunities to fight in the field. However, the cavalry of the Zhou army is small, and he can completely take the initiative, and whether he fights or not is completely up to him.

There are still five miles left, and the specific situation of the enemy's camp is still not clear. A sly smile appeared at the corner of Dang Jinwu's mouth, and he was guessing in his heart: Is the other party's camp a village? Or is it a fence?

If it is a camp, it can only be disturbed for a while, and it is difficult to break the village without attacking equipment; But if it is the camp fence, then really throw out the rope cymbal hook, set up the camp fence to pull the knight in reverse, the camp fence overturns and paves the trench as a trestle bridge, and the iron horse rushes in, but it can break its camp in one fell swoop, and the Zhou army will become a fish on the felt board.

Because the village and the fence are not the same, the village is erected in rows densely with large trees one to two zhang long, the front and back two rows are one to half zhang apart, and the middle is flattened with a large wooden horizontal frame, so as to form the same as the city wall, and the wall head can be garrisoned in large numbers; The fence has only one row, and ladders are set at intervals, and only a small number of troops can be garrisoned, mainly as a defensive sentry. (To be continued.) )