Chapter 331: Cross-Bone Path Ambush (Part I)
The words were divided into two ends, the Han army that left from Shule has been moving eastward along the northern foot of the Tianshan Mountains, and there are few people along the way, and there is no anger at all. Based on this alone, it can already be inferred that the Xiongnu have indeed shrunk their power, otherwise how could the Xiongnu give up so easily on such an excellent pasture as Shanbei?
Running on the grassland in the north of the Tianshan Mountains, it is rare for the Han army to enjoy the beautiful scenery of the Tianshan Mountains in May, and Gao An does not have the pressure at the beginning at the moment, but gallops on the grassland like a big child. "Pet brother, how long is it from here to the entrance of the Cross-Bone Path?"
After waiting for a while, Gao Pet didn't reply, Gao An looked back, it turned out that Gao Pet kept looking back, his face was full of worry.
"Brother Pet, what are you worried about?" Gao An asked puzzledly, after all, they had been running for four days, and they had not seen any traces of the Huns, so it stands to reason that they should have gotten rid of the pursuit of the Huns, and they didn't need to worry. "Could it be that the Huns will catch up?"
Gao Zhong nodded, "Second brother, although we are now in Pingchuan, but the Huns are also in Pingchuan, not to mention the horseback riding kung fu, we Han people are not as good as the Huns who grew up on horseback, although we have rushed fast enough, but we still can't underestimate the Huns."
Gao An asked, "What do you want to do, brother, according to your meaning, we will definitely be caught up by the Huns, right?"
Gao Zhong nodded, "It's very likely, after all, the Huns in Shannan also watched you rush over but didn't go back, they will definitely be suspicious." So, I think ......"
"Ambush them!" Shao Yuan suddenly interjected, "But how do you know that they really have ambush soldiers coming?"
Gao Zhong pointed to a mountain peak in the distance, "We won't rest at the foot of the mountain tonight, but on the slope of that mountain, the mountain peaks that stretch here, only that peak is protruding to have a bird's-eye view of the grassland at the foot of the mountain, these days are refreshing, as long as they make a fire and smoke, we can see it at a glance!"
Gao An nodded, "That's okay, the whole army is moving forward, the goal!
The climber can see the scenery in the distance, since Gao Zhong and his party plan to watch the fire in the distance, then it is naturally impossible for him to light the fire in turn to expose himself, so the Han army did not live to cook this night, and all the meals were completed before sunset. At night, the whole army died down and lurked on the hillside. Gao Chong, Gao An, Wu Xu, Shaoyuan and the others climbed to a higher place, looking at the distance to see if there was any fire they wanted to discover.
As a result, they really discovered that the observation distance was within a hundred miles, and a dense piece of fire was moving, yes, they were moving, they were moving this way, and the number of them was about five thousand, and the speed was so fast, it should be the light cavalry of the Huns. The Han army set off for so long in advance, and the Huns could have chased so fast, if they hadn't found a place to observe the Huns in their wit, I am afraid that they would have been shocked when the Huns appeared behind.
"What do you think?" Gao An asked, the distance was so close, the number of people was not clear, and a decision had to be made early on whether to fight or not.
"Fight!" everyone said in unison, everyone present is young and vigorous people, especially Shaoyuan and Gao Chong, they had nothing in Shule at that time, and they were not afraid of the Huns, so at this moment, he has soldiers and generals, in the face of these Huns, what else is there to be afraid of?
"Okay, fourth brother, tell me how to fight this battle?" Gao An asked
Gao Pet thought for a while, and said four words: "Wait for work, second brother, you give me a hundred riders who are good at archery, it stands to reason that the Hun army is just looking for a place to rest, our appearance will inevitably let them catch up, after all, the prey that is not easy to find, and then lure them to the position where we want to ambush, they have been in a hurry for a day, the state must be bad, and the night is dark, they don't know how many people we have, we must be able to break them in one fell swoop"
Wu Xu immediately said, "Childe, we finally rescued you, don't take such a risk, please leave the bait task to me"
Gao Zhong immediately shook his head, "Don't worry, our lives are tight, God doesn't want us to die, how can the Hun soldiers endure me?"
Gao An also knew that he couldn't be persuaded at this time, and archery skills were really important, so he spread out the map, "So favorite brother, do you see where you choose to ambush them?"
Gao Pet looked at it and pointed to the edge of a dirt slope, "Second brother, I have seen it before sunset here, there is a small forest, which is the most suitable for ambushes, you will bring people here to prepare later, bring the remaining fire oil, and burn them to death directly!"
Gao An nodded, "That's okay, come on, call me with the best archery accuracy, follow General Gao, and the rest follow me!"
The Han army was divided into two and quietly descended the mountain, and the large army went to the grove to ambush, while Gao Zhong went with a small army to lure the Hun army.
But said that the Huns, rushed for a day, and finally found a suitable hill to station, anyway, they were chasing troops, thinking that the Han army had run away from the smoke and they couldn't catch up, so they swaggered to camp and sleep, this is not the tent has just been erected, when they are ready to burn the fire and cook, in the dark night, Gao Pet has already entered the shooting position with the shooter. How do you shoot to make the loudest noise? The answer is to shoot anywhere that's prone to fire!
Immediately, the high pet fired arrows and shots, and a hundred horsemen bent their bows and arrows and shot at the soldiers who were cooking. Before the soldiers could react to the rain of arrows, more than a hundred bows and arrows poured down on them. Immediately afterwards, Gao Chong came to rob the camp with a long sword! For the greatest benefit, Gao Chong, of course, did not forget to report his home in Chinese: "The Great Han Longxiang Zhonglang will be Gao Chong here, you Huns, you Huns, can't take me in Shule, and you can't succeed here." ”
The unsuspecting Huns were rushed by Gao Chong's more than 100 cavalry, but Gao Chong also knew that he had to take advantage of the good and not be surrounded by the Huns, so he regrouped his troops and went west.
And the Huns also reacted, and their cavalry leader hurriedly turned on his horse, "Damn Han people, actually stepped through our big camp, wait, what are you talking about, he is the Han army who ran away in Shule? Grandma, finally found! Warriors! Our target is in front, follow me!"
When the Huns heard that their target was in front of them, they didn't care whether they could eat or not, so they hurriedly turned over their horses and followed their leader.
Gao Zhong looked at the Hun cavalry who followed with torches, and said with a smile: "Let's go!