Since the 24th year of the First Emperor, the 500,000 Xiongnu army was defeated by Meng Tian's 300,000 army, the Xiongnu completely lost control of the vast grassland north of Yinshan.

Not to mention the Hetao Plain, even Henan is not something that any Huns can approach casually.

There is no other reason, it is precisely because of those scouts of the Jiuyuan Army who are countless times more fierce than the wolves in the Great Qin Jiuyuan Army.

At first, the Xiongnu still thought that even if they could not enter Henan, even if they lost the Hetao Plain, they would have the opportunity to go to Henan, including the grasslands north of Yinshan and beyond the Great Wall, to plunder those small tribes that depended on Daqin.

However, the scouts of the Jiuyuan Army told the Huns, who thought they were a people on horseback, that even if they broke away from the Great Wall and the walls of the tall Jiuyuan City, the entire prairie was not a place where the Huns could come and go whenever they wanted.

Countless Hun warriors died under the bronze swords of the scouts of the Jiuyuan Army, and their heads became the trophies of the scouts of the Jiuyuan Army in exchange for military exploits.

Today, Mao Dun, who came with an army of 500,000 people, Mao Dun, who was once sent to the Yue clan as a proton, Mao Dun Shan Yu, who has already controlled the entire Xiongnu tribe, and Mao Dun, who has become the male lord of the Xiongnu clan, how could he forget the threat of the scouts of the Jiuyuan Army?

In addition to sending at least 100,000 troops to clear out the scouts of the Jiuyuan Army that were blocking the advance of the Xiongnu army, Maodun also sent at least 50,000 elite Hun cavalry with 2,000 people as a team to cruise around the Xiongnu army for more than ten miles.

These 50,000 Hun cavalry are not Donghu cavalry, but the real Xiongnu elite who have gone through several wars.

A full twenty-five teams of Hun cavalry wrapped the Maudun army in the middle, advancing with the movement of the Maudun army.

Zhang Mu's team is now facing such an elite Hun scout brigade.

Just now, their team of ten scouts saw with their own eyes two groups of scouts of the Jiuyuan Army walking in front of him, and the two teams of Hun cavalry that were accidentally heard of the news were a full 5,000 people, crushed into meat puree with horses' hooves, and integrated into the land of the prairie.

What Zhang Mu and the others didn't know was that in the face of such a tight guard of the Xiongnu army, at least nearly 20 of the dozens of scout squads that had not retreated to the territory of Jiuyuan County had been killed by the Hun cavalry who rushed from all directions after hearing the news.

The vast grasslands had no shelter at all, and the only ones that could provide temporary shelter were the small slopes that were not too tall. But no one knows if when you hide behind the small hill, there will also be a group of Hun cavalry on the back of the hill.

Zhang Mu hesitated, he didn't know whether he should move forward or not.

If, like the previous time, he gave up his war horse and approached the Xiongnu army on foot, it was not impossible. But now the Huns were less than fifty miles away from the Jiuyuan Army, and it was clear that the Huns had no tendency to stop camping because it was dark.

If he had made a detour back to the vicinity of the Xiongnu army on foot, it would have been impossible for him to get any useful news when it was dark. Even if he got the news, he wouldn't be able to quickly deliver the news to Jiuyuan City. Because he has no war horses.

And this incident has made him understand that the reason why he was able to approach the place where the Xiongnu Chinese army camped so easily last time was obviously because the real purpose of Maodun last time was not Jiuyuan City at all, but to continue south.

If the Chinese army in Maudun last time was closely guarded as this time, he would not have any way to get close at all!

What to do!

Do you continue to wait for your chance, or take the plunge on foot!

The roaring hooves of horses, accompanied by the sharp whistling of an arrow, resounded through the steppe, which was already about to go dark.

Hearing the sound of horses' hooves, Zhang Mu and the others were all startled.

Apparently, another group of scouts of the Jiuyuan Army was discovered by the wandering Hun cavalry. And the Huns' arrows were obviously beckoning the nearby Hun cavalry to come and encircle and suppress the Jiuyuan Army scouts.

The sound of horses' hooves is getting closer.

If you don't leave, I'm afraid that you and others will be discovered by the Huns. If you fall into the heavy encirclement of the Huns, I am afraid that not only will you not be able to rescue the besieged brothers, but you will also not be able to get a little useful information.

Under such a tight defense of the Huns, Zhang Mu could foresee that many scout squads had already died under the hooves of the Huns because they were caught off guard.

Be sure to get information about the Hun army.

"Let's go!" Zhang Mu stared deeply at the roar of the horse's hooves, gritted his teeth and said in a deep voice.

Xiao Wu and the others would not oppose Zhang Mu's order at all. The silent ones turned their horses' heads one after another, and rushed towards the periphery of the Xiongnu Chinese army, leaving them to be useful, and figuring out the strength of the Xiongnu army was more important.

Night gradually envelops the vast savannah.

The overwhelming sound of horses' hooves did not stop at all, and rushed towards the Great Wall outside Jiuyuan County. The shouting and killing outside the Xiongnu army gradually stopped, and it seemed that all the scouts of the Jiuyuan Army had been killed by the Huns!

Countless Hun cavalry lit it, and the dotted torches seemed to compare the countless stars in the sky.

Throughout the prairie, countless torches formed streams of fire dragons and crushed towards the Jiuyuan Great Wall.

Jiuyuan City!

"Your Majesty's edict ordered us to deal with the Hun army heading south on our own. It is necessary to ensure the safety of the people of Jiuyuan and gather all the troops into Jiuyuan City. Wait for General Meng Tian's order! ”

Meng Hong almost jumped the moment he saw the edict.

Although he had already guessed before, it was just speculation after all, and at this moment, he really didn't have the slightest worry about the entire Jiuyuan Army or the upcoming hundreds of thousands of Hun army.

Meng Tian, the undefeated god of war.

Hearing the emperor's edict read by Meng Hong, all the generals of the Jiuyuan Army let out a cheer in unison.

The long-awaited general Meng Tian is finally coming to command the Jiuyuan Army again. The Jiuyuan Army is only under the leadership of the great general Meng Tian, and it is the real Jiuyuan Army! The Jiuyuan Army, which does not have Meng Tian, has always lost so many gods!

"Your Majesty! Just the scout came to report, the Huns have been in the county foreign minister's castle, presumably at this moment has found that there is no one to defend in the fortress, even if the Huns did not find it tonight, then tomorrow the Huns will inevitably break the Great Wall, will inevitably find that the long castle has been empty. At that time, the Huns will inevitably drive straight into all directions to plunder!

The lord will listen to the order and immediately dispatch all the prisoners who have reclaimed the famine, the sons of slaves, and the people and soldiers who have not yet moved into Jiuyuan City to move to Jiuyuan City at a speed. Especially the tens of thousands of people in Linhe County, Li Gang, you personally led the army to assist the people! Be quick!

His Majesty ordered us to lead the Huns to the vicinity of Jiuyuan City and to stay near Jiuyuan City. If you want to come, Your Majesty and the general must have some plans! We must not live up to Your Majesty's expectations! Long live Great Qin! ”

Meng Hong seems to have suddenly become more than ten years younger at this moment!

"Long live Great Qin!"

The dozens of generals of the Jiuyuan Army in the hall were already overjoyed when they heard that Meng Tian was coming back to lead the Jiuyuan Army, not to mention that there was a big war about to happen. How can they not be happy if they have been itching their hands for more than ten years?

What's more, he fought with the Huns under the command of the great general Meng Tian!

…… The gallop from Xianyang to Jiuyuan!

During the Warring States Period, there was a passage in Guanzhong to go north to Shangjun, Yunzhong, and Jiuyuan. At that time, Su Qin said that Yan Wenhou had mentioned this old road, Yun: "Qin's attack on Yan Ye, beyond Yunzhong, Jiuyuan, through Daijun, Shanggu, thousands of miles. "After Zhao Wuling King Hu Fu rode and shot, he led his army to attack Qin through Yunzhong and Jiuyuan in an unsuccessful attempt to attack Qin, and it was this old road that he walked. As far as the actual situation is concerned, from Guanzhong to the border of Jiuyuan, it is not that the road is impassable, but that the road is difficult to walk: one is a long way around the mountains and rivers, and the whole journey is thousands of miles too far away; Second, the mountain road is rugged and bumpy, and many sections of the road are even intermittent, and it is very difficult for carriages and horses to walk, which cannot ensure the continuous transportation of grain and grass. In the past, the Jiuyuan Qin army was all taking precautions, transporting them in sections in advance, and hoarding grain and grass baggage, otherwise they would not be able to cope with sudden needs.

Qin annihilated the Six Kingdoms for ten years of fierce warfare, and the Meng Tian army was never able to get out of the south, and the fundamental reason was the danger of the situation in Jiuyuan: the grain and grass accumulated over the years were worthy of a big war, and if the first battle was lost, there was no way to attack again immediately, but could only retreat and defend.

Meng Tian's army has never been able to let go of a battle, not because it has no combat power, but because it is unable to solve the follow-up grain and grass of the second counterattack. If it did not have the ability to launch a second counterattack immediately after defeat, it would be a big picture, and the Qin army would rather confront the Xiongnu for a long time.

This is the strategy of the Qin State, which was tempered in the great turmoil of the Warring States Period: although the military is strong, it still values a strong enemy, and if there is no combat strength and support for another large-scale counteroffensive after defeat, it would rather maintain the confrontation. With such strategies, the Changping War is also, the Chu War is also, and the Xiongnu War is still the same. Only in this way, Qin fought many battles, and the war was almost undefeated.

Tonight, the Jiuyuan Gallop Road, which has been silent for more than ten years, finally resounded with the rumbling sound of horses' hooves again!

The 75,000-strong Suzaku army, equipped with saddles, stirrups and horseshoes, left Xianyang at noon under the leadership of the Suzaku general Wang Gan, and with the rest time given to the horses halfway, it has been galloping for nearly four hours now!

The edict issued by Hu Hai to Wang Gan Wang Qian had already received it, and he knew the importance of this army to the emperor's entire Jiuyuan battle, and he also knew the importance of this battle to his newly established Suzaku Army, which had been established for less than a month!

This battle can only be won!

The almost rigorous training has finally borne fruit at this moment! Hu Hai's devotion to Shangfang's painstaking planning and creation of horseshoes and other things have added wings to the Vermilion Bird Army! The entire Vermilion Bird Army is still in strict formation, without the slightest chaos!

Except for the horses being a little tired, Wang Qian didn't see any slackness or complaining on the faces of any of the Vermilion Bird soldiers, only a wisp of brilliant eyes and that vigorous fighting spirit!

The general Meng Tian left Xianyang on August 19, and Meng Tian didn't know that there would be Huns going south in Jiuyuan at that time, but even so, Wang Qian knew that with Meng Tian's heart and surname, he would definitely rush to Jiuyuan.

Therefore, now they are still a long way from Meng Tian!

Although the distance is not short, Wang Qian knows very well that if he does not speed up a point here, the Jiuyuan Army will be safer.

Therefore, after ordering the army to rest for half an hour, Wang Gan gave an order, and the 75,000-strong Suzaku army all mounted their horses and galloped out again.

Meng Tian is ahead!

(To be continued)