The autumn wind rustles and the weeds turn yellow.
The weather is already very cold after late autumn, and the nights in the wild are even colder.
Some of the peasants squatted on the ground, covering their arms with their hands and burying their heads in their legs; some hunched over and put their hands into their armholes and stamped their feet; some put their hands to their mouths to breathe in the heat.
The behavior of the soldiers was completely different.
They lined up in neat lines, leaning on their weapons, and stood motionless.
Only the hot breath from their nostrils from time to time proved that they were still alive.
Xu Huang put his right hand on his waist and held the hilt of the sword in his left hand as he walked around, looking a little anxious.
The temperature at night is very low and getting colder.
The longer the waiting time, the more heat the soldiers will lose in their bodies.
Although people would not freeze to death at this temperature, they would definitely lose their combat effectiveness.
"Tap, tap," the crisp sound of horse hooves comes to mind.
Xu Huang's spirit was shaken, and he immediately stopped and turned to look into the distant night.
After a while, a scout rushed over, stopped and clasped his fists, saying: "General Qi, we have found the enemy's foothold at a Qiang settlement twenty-five miles away in the northwest."
Xu Huang immediately waved: "Come here and tell me about the topography of the Qiang people's residence.
Bring me a torch."
"yes" Following Tanshao's description, Xu Huang used tree branches to draw a large village with gentle terrain on the ground.
A small river passed through this large village, making it a land of rich water and grass.
A Qiang tribe lived here.
For reproduction, in addition to herding horses and sheep, this Qiang tribe also grows some wheat.
Xu Huang asked: "Do you know how many people there are in this tribe?"
"Based on the number of houses they built, there should be no more than a thousand people."
Xu Huang stood up and said in a deep voice: "Send the order and the whole army sets off."
"Follow your orders" Xu Huang pointed at the sentinel and ordered: "You lead the way from the front."
"Yes, General" Considering that the noise caused by marching at night could easily be heard, Xu Huang ordered the marching speed to be reduced by half, and no one was allowed to make any noise.
Twenty-five miles, a full hour and a half later, Xu Huang led the army to the outskirts of the Qiang tribe's residence.
There were no defensive facilities, not even a sentry tower, which really surprised Xu Huang.
Xu Huang said in surprise: "These Qiang people are really brave.
There is no protection outside the village.
If the enemy comes to attack, what can they do to resist it?"
The detective whispered: "General, I heard that the Qiang people are similar to the Huns, Xianbei, and Wuwan people in the north.
They have never been defensive.
When the enemy comes, they will all be dispatched.
As long as they can get bows, arrows and weapons , Anyone who can mount a horse will fight.
They have mobile sentries outside the tribe, but we have all cleared them."
Xu Huang used to work as an errand in the Hedong government office.
He had also heard people say that the Huns, Xianbei and Wuwan people in the north were very fierce in fighting.
Everyone could mount a horse and fight without fear of death.
However, However, they have no military knowledge.
Most tribes do not arrange sentries at night and are easily attacked by enemy troops.
Xu Huang observed for a while.
It was pitch dark in the Qiang tribe in the distance, and he could only see the hazy shadows of stone houses.
He got on his horse and waved his hand: "Send the order, let the brothers prepare to attack the enemy camp.
There are no lights.
After the brothers rush in, the first priority is not to kill people, but to set fire to me.
It is so dark in the village that you can't see clearly."
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"How do you kill people and set fire first, then kill people?
Remember, don't burn the food and grass."
"Follow your orders" The horses' mouths were tied, and the rockets were put into the quiver.
The soldiers were all mounted, holding torches in their hands.
Xu Huang gave the order: "Light the fire."
Torches were lit one after another, and each fighting group had three soldiers.
One of the three soldiers held a torch, one of them held a sword, and the other held a bow and arrow.
"Attack" Xu Huang roared, holding a big ax in his right hand, and rushed towards the Qiang tribe first, "Kill" "Kill" The sound of countless horses' hooves merged into a rolling thunder and spread, and the resonance caused by more than 10,000 horse hooves stepping on the ground made the earth vibrate continuously.
"No, the enemy is attacking."
Yang Qiu, who had been sleeping in a house of the Qiang tribe, was suddenly awakened.
He immediately turned over and quickly put on his armor, but this process took two minutes.
When Yang Qiu rushed out of the house, he saw that the entire tribe was full of fire.
The house, tents, and haystacks were all set on fire.
Countless shouts of killing came from all directions, and screams were also mixed in.
Blood and Fire, knife and sword intersect and echo.
Many soldiers gathered with swords towards the house where Yang Qiu was.
A small colonel ran over with a spear and shouted breathlessly: "General, a large group of enemy troops are attacking us.
They set fire to the house and haystacks." , and drove away our horses.
Judging from the situation, they must be the soldiers and horses of the imperial court.
We were unprepared.
Our brothers suffered heavy casualties and were unable to resist."
Yang Qiu immediately asked: "How many people are there?"
The colonel shouted: "I don't know, their people are everywhere.
They kill everyone they see.
The brothers are terrified.
We really can't stop the general.
We'd better retreat quickly.
If we don't retreat, everyone will die."
"You bastard, you will be punished for disturbing the morale of the army."
Yang Qiu shouted, drew his sword and chopped off the head of the colonel.
The surrounding soldiers were trembling with fear and took two steps back, fearing that they would be killed.
Yang Qiu pointed his sword at the surrounding soldiers and said loudly: "Listen here, since the enemy is here for a sneak attack, there must not be many in number.
We must form a formation immediately to block them.
As long as we stabilize our position, the enemy will be defeated."
There's nothing you can do against us, so quickly set up your formation."
The soldiers began to line up under Yang Qiu's order, but their behavior also attracted the attention of the court soldiers and horses.
Xu Huang saw many Xiliang soldiers gathering at the same position, and he knew that it must be where Yang Qiu was.
Live and bring people to kill him immediately.
Xu Huang led his men to charge all the way, and soon reached Yang Qiu's position.
He found that a large number of Xiliang soldiers were forming formations, and knew that they must not let the opponent complete the formation, as this would greatly hinder the surprise attack.
"Follow me," Xu Huang roared, and he sped up and rushed towards the densely packed Xiliang soldiers.
He held a long-handled ax in both hands and slashed all the way.
The heads of the Xiliang soldiers in front of him were chopped off by him like watermelons.
Falling out, red and white brains splattered everywhere.
"Ah!"
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Such a horrific and bloody scene frightened the Xiliang army.
Xu Huang led his men to rush and kill them.
The Xiliang army soldiers were so frightened that they were thrown into chaos.
Half of the army formation that had just gathered fell into pieces on the spot.
They broke up and fled.
"Yang Qiu is here, don't be arrogant!"
A loud shout came from the front.
Xu Huang immediately looked around and saw that after the Xiliang soldiers dispersed, a general of the Xiliang army stood on the spot on horseback, holding a long sword and staring at him eagerly.
Xu Huang had heard of Yang Qiu.
In fact, Yang Qiu was not from Xiliang, but from Hedong.
The young man was quite capable of martial arts and was very famous among the rangers of the Hedong generation.
He and Xu Huang were serious fellow countrymen.
But Xu Huang was still a child when Yang Qiu became famous.
Xu Huang held a big ax in his hand and said: "General Yang, General Yamen, and Hedong Xu Huang have heard about their names for a long time.
We should have talked with General Yang about our friendship with each other, but today each of us has his own master, and we have to meet the general with swords and soldiers."
When Yang Qiu looked at Xu Huang, he saw that this man was very powerful and was holding a long-handled axe.
He knew that anyone who could use such a heavy weapon was not an ordinary person, so he did not dare to look down upon him.
He also heard that he was from Hedong. , seemed to have heard of his reputation, and said: "It turns out that he is from Hedong.
General Xu is already an official at a young age.
He is really a formidable young man.
You are right.
Today we are fighting with each other.
For his lord, please” Xu Huang stared at Yang Qiu, shook the reins with his left hand, clamped the horse's belly with his legs, and shouted: "Drive" Over there, Yang Qiu also shouted: "Ha"
The two men urged their horses to rush toward each other at the same time.
After the horses galloped, Xu Huang held an ax in both hands and slashed diagonally at Yang Qiu, who was rushing towards him.
Yang Qiu swung his long sword to deflect Xu Huang's axe, and then quickly stabbed Xu Huang's waist.
The end of the handle of Xu Huang's axe whipped Yang Qiu's long sword out of the way.
The two happened to cross each other, but Xu Huang suddenly turned around.
Come over and sweep the ax backward.
Yang Qiu thought he was safe, but he didn't expect that Xu Huang would pass by and still attack.
He was hit in the waist and abdomen by his axe.
The armor and half of the waist and abdomen were cut open by the sharp axe, and his intestines and internal organs burst out. come out.
Yang Qiu slowly fell down and his horse lay on the ground, touching his bloody intestines and internal organs.
He was not dead yet.
Looking at Xu Huang who turned around and came back, he shouted: "For the sake of my fellow countrymen, give me a happy ride." " Xu Huang nodded expressionlessly, swung the ax in his hand, blood spattered, and Yang Qiu's head was chopped off.
The battle was over, and the soldiers were collecting prisoners and cleaning the battlefield outside.
Xu Huang was writing battle reports in a room with an oil lamp on.
As soon as it got dark the next day, Xu Huang sent a quick horse to deliver the battle report to where the main force of Liu Cheng's army was.
The battle report was delivered to Liu Cheng on the morning of the next day.
After reading the battle report, Liu Cheng said to the generals: "Han Sui sent Yang Qiu with two thousand cavalry to attack our northern grain road and robbed a A large amount of grain and grass were followed by Xu Huang's troops.
They made a surprise attack on the Qiang tribe in and outside Jiushi in the southwest, killed Yang Qiu, and recovered the grain and grass.
Han Sui's sneak attack troops along the way have been dealt with by us."
Guo Jia said: "As long as Han Sui's sneak attack on our army's food road was foiled for the first time, they would not dare to send people to sneak attack on our army's food road again.
I just don't know if General Yan Xing's south road food road was also attacked."
Liu Cheng shook his head and said: "No news has come yet.
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We continue to march and head directly to Jincheng.
Sooner or later, the news from the South Road will come.
How long will it take to reach the gate of Jincheng?"
A former Xiliang Army primary school officer replied: "According to the current marching speed, we will reach Jincheng in three days":