As the sun sets, the camp is set up, the pot is buried, and the rice emits bursts of aroma and wafts in the middle of the camp.
Liu Yujue stood beside Xia Xun, unfolding a map, comparing it for a while, and said to Xia Xun: "Guogong, there are still more than 400 miles away from Hami, and the welcoming team of the king of Hami must be at least 100 miles away, let's" As soon as he said this, there was a burst of shouting and scolding from outside the tent, accompanied by the sound of some weapons colliding, the sound was not close, it should have come from the outside of the group.
Liu Yujue frowned and said, "It's closer to Hami, and there are more and more horse thieves, and before it gets dark, they are attacking the camp." ” Xia Xun said: "This horse thief in the Western Regions is really an outlaw, obviously seeing that our soldiers are strong and strong, a group of people still don't believe in evil and bump into each other." ” Liu Yujue walked and opened the curtain to take a look, and saw that in the southwest corner of the camp, a group of horse thieves of about 200 people was attacking the camp fiercely.
Immediately, someone ran over to report the news to Xia Xun, and said that Commander Feng was directing the extermination of the incoming enemy, and asked the grandfather of the country not to leave the tent to avoid being injured by the stray arrows.
Feng Liyan is a veteran of a hundred battles, a group of horse thieves, it is enough to have him in command, Liu Yujue returned to the tent, explained to Xia Xun, and the two studied the route to Hami, and what to do after arriving in Hami.
The camp had just been planted, the outer trenches had not yet been dug, and some measures to defend the camp had not yet been built.
However, although the defense is the weakest, the team that was attacked is not a soft persimmon, these three thousand elite cavalry, but the best of the best, the best of the best soldiers, the combat power is extraordinary.
Now, these 3,000 soldiers have regarded the attack of the horse thief as a regular pastime and an opportunity to make a fortune, although there are always casualties among officers and soldiers in every battle, but who cares about casualties in this mouthful of food, as soon as they see the attack of horse thieves, the soldiers are full of interest and greet them.
The battle lasted only a little tea, and the horse thieves turned from offensive to defensive, and the leader of the horse thieves whistled and turned his horse away.
The horse thieves left behind twenty or thirty corpses and fled.
There was a horse thief who was hit by an arrow from the Ming army fell off the horse's back, one foot was still hanging in the stirrup, and was dragged by the horse all the way, and dozens of gold leaves were scattered from his arms, and the gold leaves were scattered all the way, shining brilliantly in the sunset.
"It's developed, hahahaha, it was shot by Lao Tzu, don't rob it" An archer ran out in high spirits to recognize his master, and leaned down to pick up the gold leaves.
Those sweet and cool horses were killing their surnames, but these horse thieves ran away, they were already unwilling, and seeing that these horse thieves had some dry goods on them, they couldn't help but be hot, and immediately many soldiers jumped on their horses, beat their horses and whipped, and chased the horse thieves.
Feng Lieyan clasped his hands and yelled: "Don't chase too far" "These bunnies," Feng Cracker scolded with a smile and took the knife.
For the soldiers who chased out, Feng Fierce Yan did not take it too seriously, and it was not once or twice that he encountered horse thieves along the way, and the largest number of horse thieves per share did not exceed five hundred, in this desert west of Dunhuang, it was impossible to have a large team of horse thieves, because they could not afford to raise themselves, and the horse thief team must be strong, so with the strength of their own soldiers, there was no danger in catching up.
This way of marching is very boring, the desert wall, when I first look, the overwhelming heaviness and desolation is quite shocking, but after watching for a long time, it makes people fade out of the bird, so let them adjust the fun.
Besides, although General Song has a good eye for Ganliang Jingqi and focuses on taking care of it, but the Xiliang soldiers are less oil and water than the Central Plains soldiers, and everyone is bitter haha, it is rare to be able to make a horse thief's fortune, and they can also eliminate harm for the people, so they will go.
This area was a rolling dune area, and about 500 cavalry chased out, and the horse thieves who chased them around three times disappeared.
The kung fu of a meal has passed, and no one has come back, Feng Rift Yan can't help but be suspicious, if the horse thief deliberately escapes, it is indeed impossible to catch up with them and annihilate them all after a meal, but Feng Rift is very sure of his own soldiers, they will return to the wild, but after a long training, they will not be obsessed with money to this part, although they chase down, they will definitely see good, and there is no possibility of staying away from the brigade.
"Alert Now" If Yang Xu hadn't been here, Feng Crackyan would have gathered troops and horses to chase down to investigate the movement, but now that Grandpa Guo is here, his safety is the first priority, and he has walked nearly half of the way, and he will arrive in Hami soon, but he can't go wrong at this time.
After Feng Crack Yan ordered the whole army to be on guard, he sent a scout horse to chase down along the horseshoe prints to investigate the movement, and immediately rushed to Xia Xun's tent and reported the situation to him, Xia Xun also noticed that things were a little suspicious, if it was really Feng Crack's Xiliang soldiers and wealth fans, it didn't matter if they chased too far or even chased their way, but if these five hundred cavalry were eaten, and there was not even a person who fled back to report the news, what would it mean These 500 cavalry are not ordinary guerrillas, they are Xiliang Jing Cavalry Xia Xun said in a deep voice: "You can't send troops out again, first call Tanma to find out the news, and then the whole army will be on strict alert."
Feng Cracker said: "Yes, the last general also means this, the situation is a little suspicious, and we must find out the situation." ” At this time, Saihazhi also rushed over when he heard the news, and Xia Xun instructed: "Lao Sai, ask your people to supplement the periphery, I'm afraid there will be chaos, be careful" "Don't worry, Lao Sai will go up" Sai Hazhi patted his chest and assured Xia Xun, and hurriedly went out of the tent, Feng Crackyan couldn't rest assured, and also said goodbye to Xia Xun with a fist, and hurriedly went out to arrange.
Xia Xun frowned slightly, and said to Liu Yujue: "No, here and now, apart from King Hami, what other force can send an army that is enough to wipe out five hundred Ganliang Jingqi silently."
Liu Yujue changed color slightly and said: "Guogong, could it be that King Hami took refuge in Timur, so" Xia Xun shook his head: "It is impossible for King Hami to be a hostage in my Ming Dynasty since he was a child, and now he has returned to China to succeed to the throne, all relying on the support of my Ming Dynasty and his bloodline, leaving the Ming Dynasty, he can't sit in this position If Timur bought him, it is impossible for him to have the courage to make a complete break with the Ming Dynasty in such a short period of time, when Timur's army has not yet come to the city."
Besides, if it's him, why bother, wouldn't it be better if we wait for us to fall into the net."
This latter is the most crucial, and the suspicion of King Hami's escape was immediately cleared, but if it wasn't for the behavior, then it is really impossible to imagine who else there is.
The two of them were suspicious for a long time, and they didn't have a clue, so they had to wait for the detective horse to find out the situation.
The scouts sent by Wind Rift also knew that the situation was serious, so they naturally would not rush to it like the brothers who chased them out, and they used the method of Lianzhu horses, sending a horse scout at a distance of arrows, and then advancing to find the enemy's traces, so as to ensure that as soon as there was a warning signal, it could be quickly transmitted back to avoid being cut off again.
When the news returned, the whereabouts of the five hundred men were unknown, and the scouts found a site of fierce fighting, in a sand pit valley, littered with horses' hooves, and vaguely recognizable traces of blood trampled into the sand.
This explains why all the 500 iron horsemen disappeared and none of them escaped, they must have chased those horse thieves into a death valley, high gorges on three sides, and the horses could not climb it, so they had the idea of killing them in one fell swoop, and as a result, there must have been another ambush behind the sand valley on both sides, and after they entered the death valley, they sealed the exit and slaughtered.
Wind Rift Flame knows very well the combat effectiveness of his soldiers and horses, even if the other party occupies the position, seals the exit, and shoots with strong arrows from the high ground on three sides, to kill all these 500 people in the pit valley without breaking through, its strength is at least around 4,000 people, such a force, except for the king of Hami, it is only possible for a swarm of Barcelona to go out.
However, Barcelona is a horse thief, a horse thief kills people, and at the same time is killed by people, not to fight personally, they will go out of their nests, abandon all their inheritance and swear to fight with Xia Xun, and the reason for avenging his brother is a bit far-fetched, and the horse thief will never be so well-trained, and what is even more puzzling is that they cleaned up the battlefield, what is the purpose of the suspicious soldiers Feng Lieyan, Saihazhi, and Xia Xun discussed repeatedly, and they couldn't figure it out, it was impossible to continue to divide the troops to follow the enemy's traces, it was already dark, Xia Xun ordered the whole army to be on strict alert, and everyone was waiting for him, including himself, and the three women of Celine, Jeanne and Tang Sayer were also neatly dressed and ready to break through at any time.
But after waiting all night, he was not disturbed at all, and when the morning came, everyone was tired and sleepy, Xia Xun discussed it with Feng Lieyan and Saihazhi, and decisively decided to give up the investigation of the whereabouts of the five hundred soldiers and set off on the road.
Xia Xun had never tried to be in such an embarrassing situation, he knew that there was a dangerous enemy watching him in the dark, like a sinister wolf, waiting for him to relax at any time, pounce on him and bite him hard, but he couldn't march quickly, everyone was already very tired from tossing this night, if he hurried away, when he was exhausted, even if he was an elite army, there was still a little combat power left, but he knew that the danger was in front of him, but he still had to calm down and move forward evenly, and he was ten times more careful than usual along the wayThis kind of psychological and spiritual torture makes people even more exhausted.
After a day's march, nothing happened without incident.
When camping, Xia Xun gave an order to sit on the back and be on strict guard in a difficult tone.
He knew the enemy's purpose very well, and this enemy, who had hitherto been unclear, was like a cunning wolf, and like a patient hunter, who was secretly tiptoeing at himself, knowing that he had much more troops than himself, but who was always patiently chasing and tormenting, trying to exhaust him from the will to the end, and only then stretched out his fangs and opened his bow and arrows.
However, you know his purpose, but you can't help but do what he wants: The march is fast, it is the exhaustion of physical strength; The march is slow, it is the torture of the will; If you do not take all kinds of precautions during the march, you may be taken advantage of by the enemy; Taking various preventive measures is a double consumption of physical and mental energy; When you are stationed, you are facing a strong enemy that may be twice as large as you, how can you still take the means of resting in batches, everyone must be ready to respond at any time, otherwise once someone raids the camp and is too late to respond, it will be a nightmare to destroy the camp, but this invisible enemy can rest calmly.
This is a terrible enemy, Xia Xun knows that he will definitely come, but he doesn't know when he will come.
This, again, is a kind of torture To be continued: