After the army arrived at Hetao, Deng Ai not only asked his soldiers to put away their iconic armor, swords, and crossbows, but also marched much more cautiously.
The spies sent out covered a radius of fifty miles.
Within this fifty-mile radius, even if there was any disturbance, it could not be hidden from the eyes and ears of Deng Ai and Deng Zhi.
"Da da da."
After traveling about eighty miles, the sound of horse hooves suddenly sounded in front of them. A moment later, a fast horse appeared in front of Deng Ai and Deng Zhi. It was the spy sent by the two.[
Deng Ai and Deng Zhi couldn't help but look up. Although their eyes hardened, they saw that the spies were stained with blood, and they were obviously engaged in a battle.
Just when Deng Ai and Deng Zhi were looking at the spies, the spies quickly got off their horses, came to the front of the two men and saluted: "Report to the general that there are Xianbei spies in front. The two sides fought, killed three people, and escaped.
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"It's magnificent."
Deng Zhi praised. Facing the Xianbei spies, our own spies were able to kill three people. It was really majestic.
"I understand. Go back and remember to be careful." Deng Ai nodded and said.
"promise."
The spy agreed, then got on his horse and quickly drove the horse and disappeared to the north.
After the spies left, Deng Ai turned to Deng Zhi and said: "Sure enough, once we enter the grassland, it will become more dangerous. Even if our second battalion is strong and elite, I am afraid it will be difficult to compete with the large-scale Xianbei cavalry. We should speed up.
, enter Shengcheng first. Then send fast horses to report to the general, escort them with cavalry, and then go to Shuofang."
Deng Zhi knew that cavalry came and went like the wind, and infantry was not afraid of head-on combat, but was afraid of this. Deng Ai's concern was very reasonable. Therefore, without any objection, Deng Zhi immediately nodded and said: "Speed up the march."
"Speed up the march." Deng Ai nodded, and then roared loudly.
"promise."
A loud promise sounded from behind, and then the second battalion of 12,000 elite soldiers accelerated rapidly and headed towards Shengcheng in the north.
The next day, Deng Ai entered Shengcheng. Soon after, Yu Ren'er personally led 15,000 cavalry and headed for Shuofang together with Deng Ai and Deng Zhi.
At the same time, in the north of Shuofang City, there was the Xianbei camp.
This large camp has been built for more than half a year, and it is still the same, large and solemn. However, there are some changes. The peripheral defenses are already very strong.
Because when nothing happens, the leader will order the warriors to focus on defense, even if the defense is not strong.
In addition, there were some large camps that were empty. There were continuous battles. There were 300,000 elite soldiers at the beginning, but 50,000 were injured in the sand sea, and many more were lost in the past six months.
Even if we don't want to keep this camp empty, we can't do it.
These changes have also caused the overall morale of the Xianbei army to be somewhat depressed. This can be seen from the faces of the warriors who patrolled the camp.[
The warriors no longer had the excitement of going south to plunder the Han people, nor the expectation of Han Chinese women. What remained was just the boredom of the protracted fighting.
This feeling of boredom is not very strong. But I believe that if there is no breakthrough in the war, there will be some strange voices in the military.
Not only are the warriors in a slump, but the leader is also in a slump.
"well."
In Shan Yu's tent, Kuitou let out a long sigh.
Kuitou is still the same as before, with a strong waist and a strong back, and he is not angry and intimidating. However, it can also be seen that in the past six months, Kuitou's will has become much lowered.
"A missed opportunity, a good opportunity to take measures."
After a long sigh, Kuitou sighed again and again, with a look of pity, hatefulness and lamentation on his face.
At this moment, a month had passed since Bu Dugen and Liu Feng met by chance. But even so, Kuitou still couldn't let go.
When Bu Dugen and Yan Zhong rode back to the camp that day, the regretful expressions on their faces often appeared in Kuitou's mind.
It's so sad that Kuitou can't even eat or sleep well. It's so sad.
Long exhalation and short sigh, long exhalation and short sigh.
"Da da da."
At this moment, footsteps suddenly sounded. Immediately, a Xianbei warrior walked in and saluted: "Da Chanyu, a spy has received news. There are about 10,000 Han troops entering the Hetao."
Suddenly, Kuitou's brows knitted together. In addition to frowning, he also felt deeply helpless.
The Han Dynasty was too powerful, too powerful. The troops and food supplies were really endless. And they were so big in Xianbei that they only had invincible warriors.
But the stamina is insufficient.
However, Kuai Tou quickly stopped caring, because such things often happened. When the Han army suffered serious military losses, they would be supplemented by garrison soldiers.
The more you see it, the more you become numb.
"What's the strength of the army?" The leader then asked, subconsciously asking. Since they are field soldiers, they are second-rate.
Supplements are okay, but I'm afraid it will take some time to build up combat strength.
"The troops are very strong. They are truly elite soldiers of the Second Battalion." The warrior replied.[
"What?" Suddenly, Kuitou opened his eyes wide and said in a voiceless voice.
It is very common for the Han army to replenish its troops when they lose strength. They usually maintain their strength at 42,000 infantry and 150,000 cavalry.
But this time it is different. This is the second battalion of elite Han soldiers. This is not a replenishment of troops, but reinforcements.
In other words, the total number of Han troops will increase to 204,000.
Originally, the numbers between the Han army and the Xianbei army were almost the same. This time the additions made up for the gap.
In the past, when facing the Han army, we were only equally matched. Now, when facing the Han army, wouldn't we be at a disadvantage?
How can this not make the leader feel troublesome?
"How long ago was the news?" Then, Kuitou immediately opened his mouth and asked.
"The news came about half a day ago." The warrior replied.
"Half a day? It will take another half a day to send troops to kill, a whole day. This army is probably going to enter Shengcheng, and it will be too late to intercept." Hearing this, the leader thought about it for a moment, and suddenly smiled bitterly.
"Summon all the kings, generals, and Mr. Yan immediately." Kuitou took a deep breath, suppressed the restlessness in his heart, and said.
"promise."
The warrior agreed, turned around and walked out.
"Da da da."
Soon after, bursts of rapid horse hooves sounded outside Shanyu's big tent, and then a group of Xianbei nobles entered the big tent.
It was not until the last Xianbei noble arrived that Kuitou said, "The spies have come to report that elite soldiers from the Second Battalion of the Han Army have entered the Hetao."
Before the leader finished speaking, there was already a commotion in the big tent.