Chapter 43 Behind us is the motherland, and we have no way to retreat

"Drive, drive, drive!" The deafening sound of horses' hooves resounded in the wilderness far away from Mulan Mountain, and 10,000 big men rode without any pause and hesitation.

Gaolan Mountain, the altitude is about 2170 meters, the continuous mountain body traverses the radius of more than 20 miles, and at the foot of Gaolan Mountain, 30,000 are ready to go, the Hun cavalry that has been recuperating for a long time, like the tide is neatly arranged at the foot of Gaolan Mountain, waiting for the arrival of the Han army, and it is convenient to be the tall and majestic Gaolan Mountain behind them.

As far as the eye can see, the foot of the mountain is full of dense Hun cavalry, almost covering the entire land, there is no end in sight, the sharp scimitar flashes a dazzling cold light under the sunlight, and the war horses arranged in several rows are also restless and stirring their long hooves because of the arrival of the big war, and from time to time they make a few noises.

The 30,000 cavalry at the foot of the mountain were full of righteous indignation, no one was excited, no one was excited, and after resting for two or three days, the Han army was finally coming, and they could finally fight a good fight.

The four kings of Hexi, standing side by side on the east side of Mulan Mountain, a mountain peak with an altitude of about 80 meters, will be surrounded by grass and trees, a scene and a color, in full view, there are countless Hun cavalry guarding them.

All four of them were tall, rough-looking, with thick beards, wearing robes with Xiongnu characteristics, a plush felt hat on their heads, and a very luxurious gold knife with precious stones on their waists.

Standing in the middle of the four, the big man with yellowed skin and a pair of eagle-like eyes stared at the Gaolan Mountain in the distance and set off a burst of loess on the side of the Gaolan Mountain, and the Han flag that could already be seen vaguely, the corners of this person's arrogant mouth crossed a trace of arc, and the pair of eagle-like eyes gradually narrowed.

Standing on the peak of the eastern side of Gaolan Mountain, the evil king of Hun breathed the clear and cold air in his mouth, and said to the three kings beside him lightly: "Order the three armies to prepare and follow this king to encircle and annihilate this group of Han troops!" ”

The so-called ascending high and looking into the distance, at this moment standing on the highest peak of Gaolan Mountain, the evil king of Hun has already seen the dusty and galloping Han army twenty miles away in the distance, looking at the red Han flag dancing with the wind, the evil king seems to have been able to see the corpses of the Han army not long after, and the elite of the Huns under his command have been killed.

As soon as he thought of this, the evil king was in a better mood, and he actually joked with the three kings beside him, saying that when the battle was over, they would take the general of the Han army, that is, the guy named Huo Quai.

They want to give Emperor Wu of Han a great gift with his head, and the evil king wants Emperor Wu of Han to understand that Hexi has always been the Hexi of the Huns, not only how many people you send here are all broken halberds and sunk in the sand, and they will die.

And the Huns will never be something that you Liu Che can destroy.

Just thinking about how to humiliate Liu Che's evil king after he annihilated Huo Qu's illness soon, when he looked at the Han army that was getting closer and closer in the distance, the evil king of Hun couldn't help frowning, and felt a little strange in his heart.

Right now, the Han army is now less than twenty miles away from Gaolan Mountain, and it stands to reason that even if they didn't send scouts, they should be able to see the elite soldiers and strong generals they have arranged at the foot of the mountain, but why hasn't their speed slowed down at all, or is it as fast as before?

Don't they see their own army?

The Hun Evil King did not overthink this, and continued to say leisurely to the three kings beside him: "In this battle, our army vows to destroy this Han army, drive the King of Luhu and the King of Zhelan, and go below to command the soldiers to fight, remember, do not let go of any Han army, and also bother King Xiu Tu to lead 8,000 elite cavalry back to their rear to completely surround this Han army." ”

The three kings of Hutu Tu smiled lightly, "Don't worry, since the Han army has arrived in front of our eyes, if we can't completely eliminate them and spread it, won't my Hexi Xiongnu be laughed at by the world." ”

"Thank you for your help!"

"Woohoo." The melodious horn sounded, and the 30,000 Hun cavalry under Gaolan Mountain heard the moment the horn sounded, and slowly raised the saber in their hands, just waiting for their king to give the order to attack.

And the big hand of the Evil King of Hun was also raised high at the moment when the horn sounded, ready to fall at any time.

At this time, the banner was unfurled, as fast as lightning, rushing to the wilderness on the side of Gaolan Mountain, like a long dragon of the Han army's horsemen, when there were still five miles away from the Hun cavalry in front of them, all of them were under the command of the young general in front of them, slowly stopped their crotch sprinting war horses, and the opposite Hun cavalry in the wilderness at the foot of Gaolan Mountain, confronted.

Soon, 10,000 Han troops dispersed to the wilderness in an orderly manner and stood up, and in the blink of an eye, the Han army lined up in formation.

The bright red Chinese character battle flag fluttered gently in the wind, and the soldiers stared at the Hun cavalry in front of them, the number far exceeded them, and there was a little more fear in their eyes, after all, there were 30,000 Hun cavalry in front of them, or the elite in the hands of the four kings of Hexi, and they only had 10,000 people.

The reason why the Han army's march speed was so fast before was not because they didn't see the Huns under Gaolan Mountain not far away, but just because Huo Qubing didn't order to stop, in fact, many people retreated in their hearts when they saw the Hun cavalry at the foot of Gaolan Mountain, which could not see the end in sight, and these people also included Zhao Ponu.

After two and a half days of marching, Huo Qubing took 10,000 Han elite horsemen to gallop for five hundred miles, and in these two and a half days, the soldiers of the Han army had very little time to rest, only last night, they slept on horseback for seven hours, and then rushed all the way to the foot of Gaolan Mountain.

At present, almost all of the 10,000 Han elite cavalry are tired, since they entered Hexi, they have very little rest time, and often day and night are reversed, which also leads to many elite cavalry with heavy dark circles on their faces, even if they slept for seven hours last night, they have not recovered, and the 30,000 energetic and energetic Hun cavalry on the opposite side is in stark contrast.

As early as last night, when there were still sixty miles away from Gaolan Mountain, Huo Qubing had already learned the news that the four kings of Hexi had laid heavy troops here, otherwise he would not have let the soldiers rest for seven hours.

And last night, he rode alone to the foot of Gaolan Mountain to check the situation, looking at the continuous military camps at the foot of Gaolan Mountain, and the figures that flashed faintly under the light of torches in the military camp, Huo Quai's mood was unprecedentedly heavy.

This night, Huo Qu's illness disappeared for three hours, and in those three hours, the time to go back and forth, the rest, Huo Qu's illness was sitting alone on the grass twenty miles away from Gaolan Mountain and thinking.

Think about tomorrow's big war, the decisive battle.

Looking at the bright Gaolan Mountain with a bonfire in the distance, Huo Quzhi thought about it, and there was only one word in his heart.

Kill!

Early this morning, the sky was just dawning, and after the army had breakfast, Huo Qubing was no different from before, sitting on the back of a horse chasing the wind, biting on the barbecue and dry food one bite at a time.

Today's breakfast was supposed to be a lighter thing like gruel and dry food, but Huo Quzhi ordered it to be replaced with barbecue, and the intention was naturally self-evident.

The army had breakfast, and Huo Quzhi did not tell anyone the news that Gaolan Mountain was already full of Xiongnu troops, and as usual, he did not change his face and advanced with his soldiers.

Along the way, when the neatly arranged 30,000 Hun troops at the foot of Gaolan Mountain came into everyone's eyes, the uneasiness and fear in the eyes of the soldiers were clearly seen in Huo Quai's eyes.

Finally, when the army came to the foot of Gaolan Mountain, only five miles away from the Xiongnu army, Huo Qubing ordered the whole army to stop advancing.

The snow-capped Gaolan Mountain stands on the earth, becoming an extremely beautiful landscape, and the trees on the mountain have long been cut down by the order of the evil king, and a piece of light is swallowed, in order to prevent the Han army from going up the mountain to fight a protracted guerrilla war with them.

At the foot of the mountain, the Han and Hungarian armies were neatly arranged, the long knives were unsheathed, the swords and halberds were horizontal, and the soldiers of the two sides clenched the weapons in their hands and looked at each other.

40,000 people, almost all covered the foot of Gaolan Mountain, at a glance, it is not the Han army iron cavalry with bright red armor and banners, or the Hun iron cavalry with coarse linen clothes and scimitars in hand.

The two sides were silent, but secretly clenched the hilt of the knife in their hands and the reins of the war horse.

The two sides faced each other in silence.

Time seems to freeze into ice at this moment.

Suddenly, the eagle's cry sounded, breaking the silence between the two sides, and everyone present couldn't help but raise their heads to look at the golden eagle flying high in the sky.

The golden eagle stretched its huge body and soared quickly over the two armies, adding a bit of solemnity to the battlefield at this moment.

Huo Quai, who was chasing the wind, withdrew his gaze looking up at the golden eagle, and refocused his gaze on the Hun cavalry in front of him, and the big red cloak behind him slowly spread in the fierce wind, along with the Chinese character battle flags behind him.

Seeing that the number of Huns was twice as large as his own, Zhao Ponu couldn't help but drive his horse forward, came to Huo Quai's side, looked at the Hun cavalry in neat formation on the opposite side with a vigilant face, and whispered: "General, the enemy army is large, and our army has been running for several days, and most of the soldiers are tired, do you see if it is?"

Zhao Ponu didn't dare to say the following words, because Huo Quzhi's cold eyes had already made him shut up.

After Huo Quzhi glanced at Zhao Ponu coldly, he no longer paid attention to him, and walked straight forward with the chasing wind under his crotch, and after walking ten steps, the handsome and dashing young general who was riding a white horse and struggling to raise the red robe behind him suddenly grabbed the reins of the war horse and stopped in place.

Between the two armies, Huo Qubing turned his head to look at the army behind him, and looked at the many soldiers in the army formation who were still panting for breath.

Champion Hou smiled.

In the next second, the long sword was unsheathed and aimed at the heavens, accompanied by the cold wind blowing up, and the loud voice resounded throughout the foot of Gaolan Mountain.

"If you offend me, you will be punished even if you are far away!"

"Huo Qu's illness is also nine deaths without regrets!"

At the forefront of the soldiers of the Han army, Huo Quzhi held his sword to the sky, and the expression on his face was so impassioned.

"Are you tired?"

"Are you afraid?

"Do you want to quit?"

After asking three questions, the army was silent, and no one responded to Huo Quai's illness, and in the next second, the deafening sound exploded in the sky and earth like a thunderclap.

"When we retreat, can we retreat for a lifetime!"

Huo Qu's words sounded again, and the horizontal sword pointed at the rear of the big man's elite horse.

"Behind us is the Han, behind is the homeland, today, we have no way to retreat, if we retreat, the Han will be exposed to the Huns' iron cavalry, then my Han tens of millions of people will also be exposed to the Huns' butcher's knife, since this is the case"

Huo Quzhi let out a long roar, "Just use our flesh and blood to block their iron hooves of the southern invasion, and use our unyielding fighting spirit to defend the glory of the Han Dynasty!" ”

"Great Han, you will win!"