The Horse Thief Attacks

Author: Gongsun Wujiu

The Horse Thief Attacks

"Don't worry, big boss. I walked this road last year. We can walk out of this desert in two days at most, and then we can arrive there in one day's walk south." The man named Ada replied.

Ada and Yigu were both famous horse thieves in the frontier area. Ada was originally a corps commander in the Han army.

He was sentenced to death for violating military regulations. He escaped before execution and later joined a team of horse thieves. The original leader died unexpectedly while attacking a caravan a few days ago. He was elected by the horse thieves to continue his term as the new leader.

's leader.

And the horse thief named Ouhu originally belonged to the Xiutu tribe of the Xiongnu.

After the Xiutu tribe was defeated by Huo Qubing, King Xiutu chose to surrender to the Han army.

The tribe where the owl fox belonged was unwilling to accept the rule of the Han people and chose to flee to Mobei. Unfortunately, they were blocked by the Wuheng cavalry.

After a bloody battle, the young Yi Gu was separated from his parents and lived a wandering life ever since.

He stole sheep with the Dingling people and worked as a herdsman for the Wuheng people.

During this period, he encountered various things, and was eventually taken in by a horse thief, and followed him to plunder everywhere.

During this process, Ouhu slowly grew up. When he reached adulthood, he was eight feet tall, which was rare even in the Han Dynasty, which is famous for its tall stature.

He was as strong as an ox and had natural powers. He once wrestled with a strong ox and won.

What is even more frightening is that, perhaps because of what happened when he was young, the owl fox has a violent temper and a sadistic nature.

Almost all business travelers who fall into his hands, regardless of gender, will be tortured and killed by him!

He once killed all of a small Wuheng tribe and used the heads of those poor people to make wine vessels.

He is also one of the few horse thieves wanted by the Han army, Xiongnu, Wuhuan, and Ding Ling at the same time.

This time it was also because he accidentally ran into the caravan of King Youguli of the Xiongnu and was defeated by the guards of King Youguli, so he had to cross the desert to find a hiding place.

On the way, they happened to meet Ada and others who were also on the run because they were being chased by the Han army.

Because his subordinates suffered too many casualties and needed to replenish their strength, Ouhu did not kill Ada and others this time, but incorporated them into his team of horse thieves.

Ouhu was still the big leader in the new team of horse thieves, while Ada became the second leader. After the two horse thieves joined together, they had more than two hundred riders.

…

Although more patrols were deployed, Zhang Yue still felt a little uneasy, as if something was about to happen.

Li Si saw that Zhang Yue was always restless and couldn't help but said: "Uncle Du has been restless these days. But are you worried that the Huns or horse thieves from the north will come to rob you?"

"Sir, I hope you understand me. The possibility of the Huns coming to plunder is unlikely. What I'm worried about are horse thieves!"

Li Si nodded, "What Uncle Du said is true. Why not call Zhang Shichang to find out about the situation of horse thieves in the surrounding area?"

"That's fine!"

Zhang Hao happened to be patrolling the city wall at this time. When he saw the two calling him, he hurriedly got off the wall.

"Uncle Dub, the weather this year is really weird. I'm afraid there will be a large group of horse thieves plundering us!"

"Is Zhang Shichang familiar with the horse thieves in this Monan area?" Li Si asked

Zhang Hao blushed, "I haven't been a thief for a long time, so I don't know much about the activities of the horse thieves, but that's it for the other horse thieves. I'm only worried about the horse thieves like the owl and fox going south!"

"Owl fox? Is this person famous among horse thieves?"

When Zhang Yue asked, Zhang Hao told all the information he knew about the owl fox.

"Is this a trouble?" Zhang Yue thought in his heart.

"Uncle Dub, should we report this to the military prince so that he can also make preparations?"

"What you said makes sense, we should really prepare in advance!"

Zhang Yue followed Zhang Hao's suggestion and sent a messenger to explain his reasoning to Han Feng.

…

At the Longshou Mountain Pass, a brand new barrier has been basically built. Seeing that the weather is getting colder and colder, Han Feng began to command his soldiers to prepare for the winter.

When Zhang Yue's messenger arrived, Han Fengzheng and Han Jiang were inspecting the newly arrived grain, grass and weapons.

The weapons sent this time were quite sophisticated, not only the ring-hand knife that had just been made under the supervision of the servant, but also four bed crossbows.

After reading the letter sent by Zhang Yue, Han Feng felt that his judgment was good, considering that Longjiao Fort was in the most critical position. After careful consideration, Han Feng asked the messenger to summon Guo Kai.

Guo Kai has now switched from foot to horse, and now serves as the commander of the cavalry.

After Guo Kai arrived, Han Feng pointed at a crossbow and a pile of arrows, and ordered Guo Kai, "

"Chief Guo, there is a batch of ordnance that needs to be transported to Longjiao Fort as soon as possible. Please speed up our soldiers to transport these things to Longjiao Fort..."

"promise!"

Guo Kai agreed and was about to go down to summon his subordinates.

Han Feng stopped him again at this time.

"After the ordnance and food supplies arrive, you will stay at Longjiao Fort to prepare for the invasion, and then return in the spring!"

"promise!"

Guo Kai responded loudly, turned back to the barracks, gathered his cavalry, guarded the ordnance and supplies, and returned to Longjiao Fort with the messenger sent by Zhang Yue.

The arrival of Guo Kai and ordnance supplies made Zhang Yue overjoyed. With this batch of supplies and the support of Guo Kai and others, Zhang Yue believed that even if a horse thief really arrived, he would never come back.

…

Seventeen or eight miles away from Longjiao Fort, a group of people on the edge of the desert were marching in the direction of Longjiao Fort. They were horse thieves led by Owl Fox.

The person in charge of patrol today was Li Si. When he saw Ouhu and his group from a distance, he realized something was wrong. There was not even a carriage in this group, so it was obviously not a caravan.

In order to find out the situation clearly, Li Si sent one of his subordinates back to the fort to report the news, while he took another cavalryman, dismounted, and used the cover of shrubs to quietly approach the horse thieves.

He had to figure out the number and equipment of the horse thieves so that the Han army could make corresponding countermeasures.

Ouhu and others had just crossed the desert and were tired. In addition, Ada had been here many times before, so their vigilance was much lower than usual.

Under the carelessness of the horse thieves, Li Si found out the number and equipment of the horse thieves without any effort.

This group of horse thieves totaled around 200 people, with more than 300 horses and more than 40 camels.

This kind of strength can be said to be very powerful. Many small tribes do not have so many young people.

And judging from their actions, they also have considerable training, and their combat effectiveness should be no less than that of the Huns' cavalry.

The movement direction of the horse thieves was obviously heading towards the Longjiao Fort area.

After Li Si and the two found out the situation, they successfully returned to where the horses were using the cover of the bushes.

Everything was going smoothly at first, but then an accident suddenly happened. The cavalryman jumped directly onto the horse in excitement. The neighing of the war horse suddenly alerted the horse thief.

"Oops……"
Chapter completed!