The Central Plains in February is already the tail of winter, but in the northern country outside the Saiwai, it is still cold, and the strong white-haired wind is whistling on the Mobei grassland, you are an angry tyrant waving a leather whip, whipping a qiē between heaven and earth. The howling wind swept large snowflakes flying all over the sky, one by one, sometimes slowly, sometimes urgently, and sprinkled without stopping. The vast undulating grassland was soon covered with a thick layer of snow, and the cold air seemed to freeze into ice lumps.

This is the first snow in the year after the year, and it is the snow that everyone expected, and no one expected that today's early spring would be so cold.

The heavy snow greatly hindered the retreat plan of Dyegan, the wind and snow were heavy, and the speed of the gathering of the tribes became slower, and with such a large snowfall, it was difficult to move with tens of thousands of people on the vast snowfield. However, the heavy snow also made Dye Gan feel a little lucky, such a heavy snow, he is not easy to retreat, and Du Lan and Datou's soldiers and horses are afraid that it will be even more difficult to march. The snow is falling and the cold is pressing, he can still stop for a while, hide in the camp for the winter, roast the fire and drink mare's milk tea, and Du Lan and Datou's soldiers and horses can only be frozen and hungry in the cold wind at this time. Maybe these damn guys will retreat because of this. Especially for the Dulan Department that attacked from the south, they had to cross the vast Hanhai Desert, how could these people climb over that desert in such weather?

He summoned the sorcerers and asked them to observe the heavens day and night, to pray for divination, to pray for the blessings of the heavens, and to pray that the blizzard would come more violently. As for the blizzard in early spring. It will inevitably give a fatal blow to the already hungry cattle and sheep, and he can't care about it. He wished the blizzard had come bigger. In order to stop the attack of Du Lan and Datou. As for the damage, that's a matter for later. As long as you can get past the current level. Even if he is really affected by the disaster, he can still seek the assistance of the Great Sui, the current Son of Heaven in the Central Plains, who is his father-in-law.

The heavy snow has been falling for two days and has not stopped. However, Dye Gan still felt that the snow was not big enough to completely stop the march of the opponent's soldiers and horses, and he hoped that the immortal heaven would give him an overwhelming snowstorm. The wizards were very depressed about the request of the northern khan, and the herdsmen were most worried about this kind of cold spring, and a snowstorm did not know how many cattle and sheep who had survived the long winter to freeze to death. Countless herdsmen have been left destitute, but the Khan is good, but he still hopes that the snow will come bigger.

To Ashina's disappointment, after two days of heavy snowfall, the snow began to light again, but it didn't stop, the wind was very strong, and the snow was bursting, but it didn't meet his expectations. The wizards sued sù for dyeing dry. There will be no big blizzards for a few days, but looking at the clouds, it seems that in a few days, there may be a big snowstorm on the grasslands. A rather violent blizzard.

This result made Somekan completely restless.

If it were to snowstorm now, you wouldn't have to be so restless, just wait in the camp for the snowstorm to pass before leaving, or simply not leave. The blizzard will clean up the incoming enemies. But now there is only light snow for a while, and after a few days there will be heavy snowstorms. It made it difficult for him to decide. Stay, then the enemy is likely to risk killing at this time. Now hit the road. Then they may be hit by this big snowstorm halfway through.

He was worried, and it was difficult to ride a tiger.

Several tribal servants begged him to stay in the camp for the time being, and wait to avoid the heavy snowstorm before setting out on the road. At this time, on the road, drag the family to drive the cattle and sheep on the road, and encounter a heavy snowstorm on the way, and there will be countless cattle and sheep and even the death of the population. Even if you want to leave, you have to survive a heavy snowstorm before leaving.

Dye Gan hesitated, but finally accepted the request of the Jin, at this time he insisted on leaving, and he could not achieve the original plan. With this snowstorm a few days later, there will definitely be many tribes who choose to stay in the camp and refuse to come. Then there were too few people who retreated with him.

The bitter west wind howled all night, and in the early morning, the wind was a little weaker, and the snowflakes still began to fall, and the sky was dark, but it was much lighter than the previous two days. The cows barked and the dogs barked, and the dried camp looked more peaceful in the snowflakes. Most of the warriors and herders were still cats in tents, in the warm arms of the women.

At this moment, only three hundred miles southwest of the camp of the little Khan of Tuli, it was a different scene. Dulan Khan's younger brother Ashina Suni lost his son Servant Nashi Nazhong and his younger brother Ashina Sheli, in addition to the nephew of Datou Khan from the Western Regions, Ashina Liva, etc., reunited together in the snow, behind them, were three thousand elite iron horsemen sent by the two major forces of Dulan and Datou, all attached to the silver wolf guards, all of whom were pure-blooded Blue Turkic warriors. They wore wolf-headed battle flags, wore chain armor, fox furs, horned helmets, and felt boots. One man and three riders, and all of them chose white war horses, horses with empty saddles carrying dry food and forage, and people and horses tied up Lili Suosuo, standing quietly in the snow, looking from a distance, it looks like a snow-covered dirt slope.

The four agents gathered together and drew many lines on the snow.

"There will be a big snowstorm in two days, and we are now three hundred miles away from the camp where we are dyed." Du Lan's younger brother, Suni, held a branch and gestured on the snow, updating the other three agents with the latest information.

Ashina of Niu Qing, the son of Suni. Zhong said worriedly: "I heard from experienced scouts that there will be a huge snowstorm in two days, and I think we need to find a shelter in advance, set up camp, and wait for this snowstorm to pass before chasing after Dyegan." ”

Datou's nephew, Ashina Liva, shook his head, "I don't think so, on the contrary, because of this blizzard, I think we should speed up the march." ”

"Why? If we encounter a heavy snowstorm on the way, we will suffer huge losses and be buried by the snowstorm. "Ashina is loyal.

"No, things can't be seen that way. In fact, when the blizzard hits two days later, we'll be sheltering from the comfort of our tents. "I am full of confidence.

Several people looked at him puzzled.

"Look." Tong Liva pointed to the map drawn improvised on the snow, "We are now three hundred miles away, but we are one person and three horses, even if the wind and snow slow down, we can reach the camp in two days at most, or even only one and a half days." ”

"But Dyegan already knows that we are coming, and by then they will definitely have fled to the east, and we will not be able to catch up with them."

"No, dyeing dry won't go. With such a heavy snowstorm, they fled with the tribal herdsmen's families and even their cattle and sheep property, and with such a heavy snowfall, they would definitely wait until after the snowstorm before they went on the road. This is our great opportunity, to get close by surprise and take the dyed camp directly, and then we can comfortably take shelter from this storm in the dyed tent, and then triumphantly. ”

Tong Liva's words made the rest of the people shine.

"It's worth the risk." As the commander of this cavalry, Ashina Liva finally made up his mind.

The three of them finally nodded in agreement, and after a brief discussion, they each got up and returned to the front of the group. Tong Lifa jumped onto his snow-white battlefield, and with a wave of his hand, the three thousand cavalry started again, and set off in the fluttering snow.

The goal of Tong Lifa is clear, and this time their elite striker is Dyeing. Shoot people first and shoot horses first, capture thieves and capture kings first, for Dye Gan, who is bent on defecting to the Sui Dynasty, the two major leaders of Datou and Dulan can't tolerate him. They also knew that Dyegan was preparing to flee eastward, with the Sui Dynasty attached, which was never allowed. If he led 3,000 elite horsemen to go first, he would go straight to the dyeing camp with lightning speed and capture the dyeing camp in one fell swoop. Although Dyegan is a small khan in the north and one of the seven feudal states of the Turkic Khanate, both Dulan and Datou believe that as long as they can win Dyegan in one fell swoop, then those tribes that belong to Dyegan will never really fight with them for Dyegan.

The wind and snow were falling, and he led three thousand cavalry to stumble in the snow for two days and two nights, the road was difficult to walk, the snow was thick, the wind was like a knife to cut the face, and the ice and snow wrapped his legs, if he hadn't been prepared, he brought three horses, but he was afraid that the three hundred miles would make them spend more time plowing. Those war horses that are usually as vigorous as flying struggled all the way in the wind and snow, and along the way, they marched in just two days and froze to death many war horses.

Fortunately, there were preparations on the road, and each horse had three horses, and there were enough clothes to keep out the cold. Before leaving, he even specially equipped a batch of cold relics: liquor. This kind of liquor produced in Huaihuang was sold to the merchants of the Central Plains through Guò, and was extremely valuable. Three catties and a jar of liquor should be exchanged for a horse. The 3,000 wolf riders who went out this time each brought a jar of liquor. When I was numb from the cold, I drank two sips, and my whole body came back to life. Relying on their will and liquor and enough horses, they managed to reach the vicinity of the dyed camp before the blizzard arrived.

In this vast ice and snow, none of Dyingan's subordinates found this sudden cavalry, and Dyegan did not receive any alarm from beginning to end.

The messengers sent by Somegan to the various ministries have withdrawn one after another, and the leaders of each ministry have been notified by Somegan to suspend the retreat and relocation, and after the heavy snowstorm has passed, they will make a decision on how to deal with it according to specific information. If the enemy retreats because of the blizzard, then they are not in a hurry to move east, they can wait until it is warmer before leaving, or they do not have to go at all. If the enemy continues to come after the blizzard, then they will immediately continue on the road at that time.

Because of this order, the tribes have withdrawn their patrolling sentinels these days, and in their minds, a blizzard is coming, and it is impossible for the enemy to march on the snowfield at this time, and if they do, then they are looking for death, and the blizzard will bury them on the snowfield. Everyone was busy fixing the tents, preparing the cow dung for the fire, reinforcing the cattle and sheep pens, and then lying down in the tent to roast the fire and go to sleep. They have to avoid going out as much as possible in such a heavy snowstorm, and hiding in a tent to avoid the wind and snow is the most correct choice. (To be continued......)