"In the blue sky-white clouds float-, the horses run under the white clouds, the whips sound in all directions, and the birds fly together-"

Bursts of high-pitched and loud singing pierced the tranquility of the grassland morning, and the voice was insulated from the beautiful word, and the only thing that could be praised was that it was still heroic.

As if lured by this song, a few prairie larks flew from nowhere, chirping above the team, flying happily. The rising sun shone red, shining on the young faces of the soldiers, and the clean dew hit their hair and faces, which looked exceptionally pure and crystalline.

Lin Wanrong rode on a horse, singing all the way, singing some strange tunes that others couldn't understand, but they were also catchy, so that people would listen to them. The 5,000 soldiers walked slowly all the way, looking at his leisurely appearance, listening to his unique high-pitched voice and out-of-tune songs, and couldn't help but laugh - even with this kind of broken gong voice, dare to come out and show off?! But he still sang non-stop, and everyone laughed happily, and gradually became infected by him, unconsciously freed from the war, and regained his bold mood. Under the relaxation of everyone's mood, laughter and laughter came and went, and the cheerful mood infected everyone, and this prairie seemed to have become another home for them.

"Brother Lin seems to be in a good mood today, did he succeed last night?!" Lao Gao straddled the horse, listening to the out-of-tune song hummed by Brother Lin, and couldn't help but speak suspiciously.

Hu Bugui cautiously glanced ahead, lowered his voice and said, "I don't know if I can do it or not, but the general's level of singing small songs really needs to be improved." Lao Gao, you are bold, can you please come over and tell him that the brothers are about to set up camp and make a fire for breakfast--that? Could you please ask the general to pause for a moment?! ”

"Don't you dare to arrange Brother Lin?!" Lao Gao smiled and said: "He sings, which means that he has the confidence to do great things, so that we can feel at ease-then this Lin brother's ability to sing." It's really not bad, it's far worse than the fans in the eight alleys. But it's time to be content, listening to the fans sing is worth silver. can listen to Brother Lin singing, maybe he is still looking for silver, haha! ”

The two of them laughed a few times, which was considered to be self-amusement, and they were very happy for a while.

A horse from afar galloped and stopped in front of Lin Wanrong, it was the scout sent out last night. For safety reasons, before the attack on Daranza last night. He discussed with Hu Bugui and sent several people to reconnoiter ahead, but he didn't expect the news to come back so soon.

The sergeant wiped the sweat from his forehead. He hurriedly said: "General, three hundred miles ahead, I found the Hu cavalry. ”

"Oh?!" Lin Wanrong's eyes flashed: "Where did you come from?" How many people are there?! ”

When Hu Bugui and Gao Chieftain heard that they had discovered the whereabouts of the Hu people, they had already rushed up, only to hear the scout's report: "There are more than 2,000 people, less than 3,000." It is not yet possible to confirm where these Hu people came from, but according to the estimation of their subordinates, it is very likely that they were sent by the Harhelin or Ejina tribes in front. ”

"Halhelin and Ejina?" Lin Wanrong hummed. Nodding his head, he said, "It's possible." Have you found the location of these two tribes? ”

The sergeant shook his head with regret: "Due to the sudden appearance of this group of Turkic cavalry, the subordinates do not dare to advance rashly, and it is not yet possible to confirm the specific location of these two tribes. ”

The scout team only has a dozen or so people, and there is no way to avoid it when they suddenly encounter a large number of enemy horsemen. Lin Wanrong glanced at Hu Bugui and said, "Brother Hu, where do you think these two thousand people came from?" ”

Old Hu thought for a while, nodded and said: "Looking at the surroundings of Daranza, we must not only leave a large number of people to guard the tribe, but also gallop to help the nearby tribes. Only the Harhelin and Ejina tribes have such strength. The last general thought that these less than 3,000 people and horses were not many on the grassland, but they were definitely a lot. It must have been the news of the attack on Daranza that these two tribes sent it by Starry Night. The brothers in front of them had a chance encounter with the Hu cavalry, and from this point of view, our scouts may have reached the outskirts of these two tribes, and they must be careful not to be detected by the Turks in their every move. ”

Hu Bugui's analysis was reasonable, and Lin Wanrong nodded approvingly: "Brother Hu, then according to your judgment, if we don't change our direction and keep going like this, when will these two thousand Hu people meet us?!" ”

Lao Hu moved his fingers and counted for a long time, and said cautiously: "It's hard to say. Because the Turks know nothing about Daranza or our situation, he should not dare to venture forward. If the two armies meet, it will be at dusk at the earliest, when the sun goes down. ”

"That's not a few hours left." Lin Wanrong nodded: "These Turks are coming quite quickly, day and night, and they will be able to reach Dalanza before tomorrow morning." ”

Hu Bugui waved his hand and said with a smile: "It's impossible to keep day and night, even if the Hu people can stand it, the war horse can't stand it." Hu Renxiang has the habit of walking day and night, because although the Turkic horse runs fast and can travel 800 times a day, but such strenuous activities also cause it to consume great physical strength, and it is far from enough to rely on the wild grass on the Alxa grassland, and it must replenish food and grass and drinking water for the war horse every night."

Lin Wanrong sighed slightly, her eyes couldn't help narrowing, she didn't know what she was thinking.

Chief Gao listened to the two of them for a long time, and couldn't help but smile and said, "To be able to send three thousand people at once, which tribe has such a big hand?" I reckon his camp must be empty, let's set fire to it!" ”

Lao Gao, this guy has been following me for a long time, why hasn't his intelligence grown at all?! Lin Wanrong smiled and shook his head: "Brother Gao, if you think like this, then I'm afraid you'll fall for it." ”

"Medium?!" Gao Chief's eyes suddenly widened: "Why?!" ”

When this guy is free, he is studying the Spring Palace album, and he doesn't spend much time studying the military book, Lin Wanrong is full of helplessness. But that Hu Bugui continued: "Brother Gao, you underestimate Hu people too much." If we are not mistaken, these 3,000 men should be the combined forces of the two tribes of Harhelin and Ejina. ”

"Coalition forces?!"

"Not bad!" Hu Bugui nodded: "Brother Gao, just imagine, if you are the leader of the Hu people, you have the heavy responsibility of protecting the tribe. But you have to gallop to the aid of others - how many percent of your men will you send? ”

"At most, it's not more than 30%!" Chief Gao said firmly.

"That's right. Ejina and Halhelin. For any tribe to send 3,000 men to Daranza's aid, he must have 8,000 to 10,000 strong men to back him up. When the Hu people all went out to attack the Helan Mountain Gorge, which tribe could still retain a huge number of more than 10,000 strong men?! It's impossible. Therefore, more than 2,000 people must have been a coalition of these two tribes. And according to my estimates, in Ejina and Kharhelin. There were at least 4,000 Hu cavalry in each battalion. If it is as easy as attacking Daranza, I am afraid that it will not be possible. Lao Hu sighed. There is some helplessness.

With such an analysis, Lao Gaoquan understood, it is indeed as Hu Bugui said, that Hu Ren is not a fool, how can he make the same mistake as Daranza a second time.

"So what now? To fight or not to fight?! Chief Gao said with a stupid face and some hesitation. Hu Bugui looked at General Lin with the same expectant eyes, waiting for him to come up with an idea.

Lin Wanrong's eyes were slightly closed. Pondering. From the analysis of Hu No-Return, it can be seen that whether it is Ejina or Harhelin. The size and number of people are several times larger than that of Daranza. If you want to attack strongly, with these 5,000 men and horses, you will not be able to occupy an absolute advantage. Even if it is the tribe of the broken Hu people. Your own side will also lose a lot. And in the absence of a replenishment of troops. These 5,000 soldiers are the most precious treasure. There are bigger things to do for them, and they should never be sacrificed in vain. However, if you want to take a detour and go straight to Hu Ting, this Yiwu is a must-go place, even if you don't solve Harhelin. It was also necessary to take the Ejina tribe that was next to Iwu.

He pondered for a moment, then suddenly raised his eyebrows. A fierce color flashed in his eyes, and he waved his hand fiercely: "Fight." Of course you have to fight! Brother Hu instructed the brothers in front to strengthen their vigilance and report the whereabouts of the Hu people who came to the aid at any time. ”

"Brother Lin, what do you mean, don't you want to eat these two thousand five hundred people first?" Chief Gao said in surprise.

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Lin Wanrong nodded slightly, with a serious expression. Hu Bugui frowned and said, "If you want to eat them, I'm afraid it's not easy." The reason why our attack on Daranza last night was successful was because the Hu people were unaware of it, and they were dragged down by women and children. That's why we can easily annihilate it. However, the more than 2,000 Hu people are mobile, and it is extremely difficult to complete the encirclement of them silently. Once we show the slightest flaw and they notice it, they can turn around and leave, in the vast grassland, if the Hu people want to escape, no one can stop them. Therefore, the leaders of these two tribes dared to send them to the aid of Daranza with confidence and boldness. ”

Lao Hu's thoughts were not unreasonable, Lin Wanrong smiled: "What Brother Hu said is very right. If the Turks want to escape, of course, no one can stop them, but if the Turks have no horses, do you think they can still run? ”

"If the Turks don't have horses, it's like a tiger pulling out its teeth, and naturally it can't run away - but how can the Turks have no horses?!" Hu Bugui is incomprehensible.

Lin Wanrong smiled mysteriously: "Brother Hu, you also said that the Turkic horses can travel thousands of miles a day, but the grain, grass and drinking water must be guaranteed-"

"Exactly." Lao Hu nodded hurriedly.

Lin Wanrong smiled and patted Chief Gao's shoulder: "Very good, very good!" It's time for our heroic and invincible big brother to come out! ”

―――――― explained everything that should be explained clearly, and then he had the time to go and see Li Wuling. Yujia was tied by him and sat in the chariot, acting as a temporary coachman, resentful in his heart, and when he saw him, he only snorted coldly and turned his head.

"The time has come to heal the sick and save people, please come with me!" Lin Wanrong smiled and untied the rope in her hand and took the lead in the carriage. Li Wuling's complexion has improved significantly, his breathing has gradually calmed down, the trauma on his chest has begun to scab, and the medicinal materials used by the crescent moon are really effective.

Yujia entered the carriage, and the two bruises on her white little hands were clearly visible, Lin Wanrong stared at her hand and said, "Hey, injured?" Divine doctor, I'll give you some medicine too. ”

"Don't work hard to attack the old man." The Turkic girl had a cold face, but she had already begun to check Li Wuling's injuries. It was about Xiao Lizi's life, and Lin Wanrong didn't dare to be careless, staring closely at Yue'er's face and observing her reaction.

After listening to Li Wuling's pulse, looking at his eyelids, and carefully inspecting the wound, Yu Jiayang raised his small hand and said coldly: "It's okay!" ”

Just two words? That's too little! Lin Wanrong was anxious and was about to ask again, but the Turkic girl said lightly: "-You don't need to ask again, I can only tell you that his situation is gradually improving, and I don't know when he will wake up." ”

She is a captive, but she is also a doctor, Lin Wanrong can't help it in a hurry, fortunately, although Li Wuling hasn't woken up yet, the improvement of his injury is something that everyone can see, one day, he will appear in front of everyone alive, Lin Wanrong firmly believes this.

He turned out with Yujia and was about to jump out of the carriage, when the crescent moon sitting on the wheel suddenly said, "Liukou, I ask you something. ”

"Can you please give me a nickname?" Lin Wanrong turned her head, her face full of annoyance: "Isn't it good that you call me by my Turkic name?" ”

Yujia stared at his eyes, gritted his teeth and said, "Last night, I obviously slept on the grass, how did I wake up this morning, but I was lying on yours, your-"

Her cheeks were slightly red, and she didn't finish the next words, and her eyes were already angry: "You, what did you do to me?" ”