Chapter 076: In front of the Great Yu Ridge
"Lord Wuyan Muchi, it feels a little wrong to be humble!"
In the ranks of barbarians, a thin middle-aged man with a turban said to a bearded guy. The appearance of the middle-aged man is obviously different from that of the barbarians, but there is no difference between him and the Great Qin people, and at first glance he should be a genuine Great Qin person.
This person's surname is Hu, his name is Hu Yong, and he is indeed an authentic Qin man, but he chose to be a Qin traitor and ran to the barbarians to give advice to the barbarians to attack the Qin State. Qin traitors like Hu Yong are not just one, but a group. As for the reason why these people became Qin traitors, it is unknown.
For these Qin traitors, the attitude of the barbarians is also different. Some wise barbarians value these Qin traitors very much, not only trust them very much, but also give them a lot of rewards. However, more barbarians are still hostile to or despise these Qin traitors, which is a kind of arrogance and contempt from their bones.
Wuyan Muchi, the leader of the barbarian raid team, is precisely the barbarian who belongs to the latter category, he doesn't attach much importance to Hu Yong, if it weren't for the above arrangement, he wouldn't let a useless Qin person follow his team.
Wu Yan Muchi's attitude towards himself, of course, Hu Yong is very clear. Under normal circumstances, he was careful not to make any moves that would cause Wu Yan Muchi to be dissatisfied. However, in recent days, he has always had a feeling, a feeling of being watched. In the beginning, there was nothing. As time goes on, this feeling gets stronger and stronger. After hesitating again and again, Hu Yong still decided to report his worries to Wuyan Muchi.
Hearing Hu Yong's report, Wu Yan Muchi's brows furrowed slightly, although he was very uninterested in this Qin person, but he did not categorically deny Hu Yong's reminder.
"What's the situation?" Wu Yan Muchi asked Hu Yong very unceremoniously.
"I feel that someone is always watching us secretly these days!" Hu Yong expressed his feelings.
"Impossible! In the past few days, the scouts have not been idle, and the ghosts have not been discovered. Those earth monkeys of Great Qin have long been attracted over there, where are there still people left here! Wu Yan Muchi was obviously very confident in the scouts under him, and since the scouts had not found anything, Hu Yong's feeling must have been suspicious. The barbarian's big plan, Wuyan Muchi also knows, because as the commander of the sneak attack army all the way, if he doesn't know the plan, he can't successfully achieve the strategic intention.
On the one hand, they are preparing to use the advantage of troops to directly break through the passes of Daqin, and on the other hand, they are to attract the attention of the border army of Daqin and create opportunities for sneak attacks, which can be regarded as a plan to kill two birds with one stone.
Naturally, the credit of those Qin traitors is indispensable in this plan, but for barbarians like Wuyan Muchi, they will never admit it on their lips. In their opinion, those Qin people who defected to them were nothing more than a group of poor worms who couldn't get along in Great Qin, no different from a group of wagging tails.
Wuyan Muchi categorically rejected Hu Yong's reminder, thinking that Hu Yong was completely suspicious, and did not say much, and directly sent Hu Yong aside, and at the same time scolded the team to speed up the march and strive to reach the Zhenman Pass as soon as possible, so that he could show his skills and make meritorious contributions in a battle.
It's just that Wuyan Muchi didn't know that it was his overconfidence and refusal to remind Hu Yong that killed the more than 20,000 barbarians under his command, and also directly affected the overall development of the situation in Zhenmanguan.
When Wuyan Muchi's men and horses arrived at Da Yuling, it was noon, the sun was high, and a group of barbarians walked all the way, sweating and tired. However, it is clear that this place is not the best place to rest, although the terrain is relatively flat, there is not enough water nearby.
"Pass the order to go down, and after crossing the mountains in front, find a water source to rest!" Wuyan Muchi glanced up at the Da Yuling, which was not very high, and directly issued an order. Obviously, Wuyan Muchi didn't plan to let everyone rest in this place. In his opinion, it should be no problem for these sons and daughters under his command to climb over the small mountains in front of them.
Among the more than 20,000 people in Wuyan Muchi, the infantry is the mainstay, and the cavalry is only more than 1,000. Such a combination is mainly for the concealment of the entire team's march, after all, if there are more than 20,000 cavalry troops, the movement along the way will be too great.
More than 1,000 cavalry were divided into two parts, one part followed Wuyan Muchi's side, which was regarded as Wuyan Muchi's personal guard. The other part is at the front of the line, considered to be the vanguard, and also bears the responsibility of scouting. These cavalry and the large infantry force were separated by a distance of more than ten miles, and once they found an abnormality, they would report it as soon as possible.
It's just that along the way, these cavalry didn't find any abnormalities, not even the shadow of a Great Qin person. This situation continued for several days, and finally these guys began to relax, giving birth to a little lazy, and the exploration of the surrounding situation became less attentive.
"My lord, this is the vanguard of the barbarian cavalry, separated from the barbarian team behind it for more than ten miles. What shall we do? "The barbarian's every move actually fell into the eyes of the hidden guard, and it was reported to Ma Shuo's hands in time.
"Let's go, we're targeting the barbarian infantry. However, we can't let these guys leave it alone, let Zhang Qi and his men and horses stare at each other, and we can't let them affect our overall rhythm! Ma Shuo quickly made arrangements. Zhang Qi is a 500 leader of the militia group, but at this time his men and horses have far exceeded 500 people, almost 800 people. Therefore, in terms of numbers, Zhang Qi's side completely has an advantage, and if he really wants to fight, it is completely possible to destroy the barbarians' cavalry vanguard at once.
Ma Shuo's purpose is, of course, to destroy if he can, and if he can't destroy it, he can't let the other party affect the effect of his attack on the barbarian infantry team. In fact, Ma Shuo had already begun to plan how to deal with these barbarian cavalry, because their existence actually affected the arrangement very much. If it weren't for these cavalry forwards, Ma Shuo would have been able to set some Yin traps on the way of the barbarians.
The speed of the cavalry advance was very fast, and without encountering any obstacles, they quickly crossed the ridge of the Great Yu Ridge and reached the other side. Over there, a pond with a small surface of water immediately attracted them. Immediately, several horses from the cavalry team ran back and reported the discovery of the water source.
After receiving the report from the forward cavalry, Wuyan Muchi was very happy, because his guess was correct, and sure enough, there was a water source after crossing the mountain. This speculation is correct, which makes Wuyan Muchi a little more confident.
"Boys, speed up your march, the forward cavalry has found a water source!" Wuyan Muchi once again gave the order to speed up the march.