More than 1,000 brothers stood quietly on horseback in the wind and snow, and if they were asked to stay put, they would not be able to move at all.

A piece of cloth is tied to the front of the horse to minimize the noise of the horse, and the cloth is tied to the bottom of the four feet to slow down the movement of the horse.

As time passed, more and more snow piled up on everyone's bodies, as if they were about to become snowmen.

And this also invisibly adds a layer of protection to everyone.

The grassland was dark at night, but people could vaguely see some human figures standing on it.

And if the distance is not within fifty meters, it is impossible to see that such a large group of people are gathered here.

Suddenly, there were bursts of gunfire in the distance, the gunshots were so subtle that they were almost inaudible to those who were obscured by the wind and snow.

But Zhao Ming still heard it clearly, and estimated in his heart that the distance was about three hundred meters away.

This is a firefight between the Outer Mongolian scouts and their own scouts, the scouts are 300 meters away, and the main force may be a mile away, or even several miles away.

Under normal circumstances, it may be farther, but considering that the opponent has really opened the main force, this distance will be much closer.

After all, at this time, they were less than ten miles away from the direction of Pingqiantun, and the other party may have just dispersed a large number of scouts.

Call!

He let out a long exhale, and the heat flowed back under the metal mask, causing his face to feel a burst of warmth.

But the whole body is a little cold, but the palms of the hands are full of fine hot sweat.

Because of the pursuit of faster reaction and killing, Zhao Ming did not wear gloves.

Sheepskin gloves have recently been made by herdsmen, and it is unrealistic to supply them to everyone, but Zhao Ming wants one very simply.

But the herders' craftsmanship is rough, and the gloves are thick and bulky, which is not conducive to movement at all.

The hands in the cuffs were obviously a little purple from the cold, but they were just a burst of heat.

His fingers clenched the reins, his eyes wide and staring straight ahead.

He is too lazy to look at the telescope, and it is not easy to use anything in the dark and snow, unless it is a thermal imaging or night vision device in later generations.

"Whew! It turned out to be a few southerner scouts, have they all been dealt with? ”

At this time, listening to the news from the scout, He Yan was relieved that he was curled in a sheepskin jacket on his horse.

Although this is a night attack that must be won, it will still add a lot of trouble if the other party knows in advance that it is prepared.

"Your Excellency, those five scouts have all been dealt with!"

"Five? How many of you died? ”

Seeing that the other party lowered his head, He Yan raised his eyebrows slightly and said in a deep voice.

"This.... Three! The scout said embarrassedly.

"Rubbish!"

Hearing this, Heyan flicked his horsewhip and whipped it, drawing a blood streak on the scout's face.

"Give me attention, cheer up! This group of southerners is very cunning, and at the same time very powerful!

It's not those embroidered pillows we encountered before, don't capsize in the gutter! ”

He Yan looked around and reminded loudly, but his words could only be heard by the hundred guards around him in the wind and snow.

Seeing this, he shook his head and scolded,

"Alright, let's get going! Strive to eat fatty mutton soup in Huozhongtun before dawn! ”

For this action, Heyan is still quite confident.

Although it was only a temporary action, the whole training in the past two days was not in vain.

Of course, this training is to reorganize and train the newly added manpower, but it doesn't matter, you can bring everything with you.

Two light machine guns and one heavy machine gun, but this thing is a bit bulky.

Although they are all dragged by horses, if there is an accident, the light machine gun is easy to say, and it can be used by picking it up and finding a place to set it up.

But the heavy machine gun is not good, that thing is more than 20 kilograms, plus ammunition is 40 kilograms.

Not only do you need two people to carry it, but you also need to find a place to lie down, otherwise the recoil of that thing can kill you.

It's also quite troublesome to load, and you need two people to help with it.

Therefore, on this board car, there are not only machine gun ammunition but also several shovels, which are convenient for tidying up the terrain and setting up machine guns.

But that's not a problem.

Even if they are really discovered by the other party's scouts in advance and report back, the other party can give them a profound lesson if they kill themselves.

For a moment, He Yan seemed to see the other party suddenly swept down the horse piece by piece by the light machine gun quickly erected by his subordinates.

Bang bang bang!

Almost as soon as the beautiful fantasy was still imagining, a series of sparks suddenly flickered in the dark night in the distance.

Sparks spewed bullets, and then he heard several muffled grunts.

Da-da-da-da! ~

The sound of rolling horses' hooves also sounded suddenly, as if it had happened at this moment.

The sound of gunfire and the sound of horses' hooves did not take more than a second, as if there was a large area of non-existent enemies attacking them in front of them.

"Enemy attack! Enemy Attack!! ”

Some people were shouting, others picked up a kind of homemade whistle and began to blow a series of shrill whistles.

But too fast and too abrupt! No one thought that they were walking on the road, why was they attacked?

Could it be that these enemies are some kind of ghosts? They don't make a sound when they walk?

He Yan was already stunned, the subordinates in the front row seemed to be less than 100 meters away from the opponent, and when the opponent rushed into the formation, he suddenly came back to his senses.

"Stop them! Firepower! Cover the arrangement of firepower quickly! ”

He Yan roared, but there was a commotion at the scene, and the wind and snow were too big, and his voice was like a whimpering puppy, weak and weak.

At the same time, on the other side of the ridge north of Durhan, about a mile away from the station—

Shan Zhi was the commander of a cavalry company in Outer Mongolia, and after receiving the order of Lord Zuoling, he led his brothers to patrol the vicinity of the ridge north of Durhan.

It's just that in this cold day, he can't stand it after inspecting for a while.

Not only him, but also the brothers were unhappy.

"Boss, this is too sinful, it's starting to snow, why don't we find a place to hide?"

A Mongolian cavalryman tightened his jacket and said with a smile.

It's just that his voice trembled, although they are not afraid of the cold, but they are also verbally speaking, nothing serious, who wants to wander around outside, or the weather with goose feathers and heavy snow.

"Yes, boss, now this wind and snow are too big, how can anyone come to this hellish place!"

"That's it, I heard that the southerners are much more afraid of the cold than us, but I'm afraid that they will all hide in the quilt and refuse to come out."

The cavalry that was a little closer next to him also chimed in.

Seeing that everyone's eyebrows and beards were covered with snow, and their faces were a little red and purple, Shan Zhi also felt that it was no big problem to relax here.

After all, the above is just a guess, unless there is a serious illness in this ghost place, who would dare to walk so far on foot against the wind and snow.

I heard that there is a canal in the mountain stream at the end, and wading through the water is even more brainsick.

Thinking of this, Shan Zhi also breathed a long sigh.

"Well, then find a place to rest, but you can't rest all of them, and a group of ten people takes turns patrolling!"

"Gotcha!"

Hearing this, all the cavalry were smiling, and there was a cave nearby, which happened to avoid the direction of the station, and even if they lit a fire, they would not be noticed by the brothers on the other side of the station.