The West Sea Lake has a radius of 800 miles, and there is no wave on the huge lake surface. It is like a huge mirror, shining with crystal light in the sun. It turns out that every winter month, the West Sea begins to freeze, and the ice layer is up to two feet thick. Lake ice
Although it still has a slight salty taste, the salt content has been greatly reduced and it can be used as drinking water.
There were dozens of tents set up by the lake, like a camp. Seeing Xiangli Duoyun and his companions returning, the camp suddenly became lively, welcoming many men, women, and children, all of whom were members of Xiangli Duoyun's tribe.
The one who rushed to the front was a pretty girl. The girl was wearing a sheepskin jacket and a floral skirt. She had dozens of fine braids on her head, and her face was as red as a ripe apple. The girl rushed forward and gave her a handful of
He took Xiang Liduoyun's hand and said, "Brother, are you okay? I was scared to death when I heard what they said."
Liu Ziqiu smiled and said: "Girl, just go to the sunny day."
Xiang Li Qingtian blinked his big eyes that were as bright as black gems, tilted his head and said, "You almost hurt my brother?"
Liu Ziqiu nodded and said: "We don't know each other without fighting. Now your brother and I are friends."
"Haha, you finally admit that we are friends!" Xiang Liduoyun was overjoyed and ordered repeatedly, "Sunny day, hurry up and bring these guests from afar to drink water. They are all thirsty."
Xiang Li Qingtian agreed and happily led the soldiers to the tent. Liu Ziqiu couldn't help but ask: "Is this your stronghold?"
"Our village is still a hundred miles away, and this is just a temporary camp." Xiang Liduoyun shook his head, pointed to the lake in the distance and said, "Look there is an island there called Haixin Mountain. Every February,
We all need to drive the mare in the clan to the mountains. If we are lucky, we may be able to conceive a dragon seed."
"Dragon species?"
"After the lake freezes, wild horses will appear here. The foals conceived at this time are often very strong, and they are all good horses that can travel thousands of miles. Unfortunately, it is already February, and whether you can conceive depends on luck.
Already."
Liu Ziqiu asked strangely: "Then why didn't you come earlier?"
Xiang Li Duoyun sighed and said, "Why don't we want to come earlier? It's a pity that this place belongs to the Xianbei people in winter."
Liu Ziqiu almost blurted out that after the Sui Dynasty defeated Murong Fuyun, they could come here in the winter. But when the words came to his lips, Liu Ziqiu shrank back. In winter, he drove the mare to Haixin Mountain, which is the place in Tuyuhun territory.
Tribal tradition. He is just a small group leader and is not qualified to decide who goes to the island first.
At this time, a clear voice rang: "Big man, let me give you some water."
Liu Ziqiu came back to his senses and recognized Xiang Li Qingtian. He couldn't help laughing, thanked him, and took the jar. He was really thirsty, so he raised the jar and started drinking.
Xiang Li Qingtian looked at Liu Ziqiu intently, and suddenly asked: "Did you really defeat my brother? He is the most powerful warrior in the whole tribe!"
Liu Ziqiu wiped his face and said with a smile: "That doesn't count, I attacked by surprise."
Surrounded by Xiangli Duoyun's tribe, the girl in front of him was still Xiangli Duoyun's girl, so Liu Ziqiu naturally wanted to save some face for him.
Unexpectedly, Xiang Liduoyun didn't appreciate it and said with a serious face: "No, even if I do it openly, I may not be able to beat you. You have military affairs, so I won't delay you. When your military affairs are over, I must
Come to our village, and you and I will have a hearty fight!"
When mentioning military affairs, Liu Ziqiu's face suddenly became solemn, and he raised his hands and said: "When this matter comes to an end, Liu will definitely come to visit!"
The team quickly regrouped, and Liu Ziqiu went to Liduoyun again to ask about the route to Niling. Although he was also a Qiang leader, the news about Liduoyun was far less informed than that of Tuoba Mumi, and he did not know about the Great Sui Dynasty and Tuyuhun.
There was going to be a big war between them, so I pointed out the way very readily.
In fact, Liu Ziqiu said that he was here to perform military duties, and Xiang Li Duoyun also vaguely felt that there was something wrong. As a tribe dependent on Tyuhun, the Xianbei people were not very kind to them. As long as the Sui army was not here to fight them, he would
never mind.
However, the information provided by Xiang Liduoyun surprised Liu Ziqiu. According to the original plan, the team was going around the south bank of Xihai Lake. Xiang Liduoyun told him that if they walked that way, they would inevitably pass through Fuqi City, and Fuqi City
The city is the royal city of Tuyuhun. Such important information is not marked on the map. Such a map is simply too deceptive. If they hadn't happened to meet Xiang Liduoyun and made friends with each other, wouldn't they have to go there on their own?
To surrender?
After bidding farewell to the cloudy weather, Liu Ziqiu and his party walked around the north shore of Xihai Lake. This time, they were lucky. After walking for more than fifty miles, they saw a snowfield, and the ox-drawn sledge came into use again. With the sledge, the march
The speed was obviously accelerated, and people felt much more relaxed. At dawn the next day, we finally arrived at Niling.
Niling is located on Datong Mountain, to the west of Chewozhen Mountain, on the chokepoint of Murong Fuyun's advance and retreat. Its strategic location is very important. At such an important place, the Tuyuhun people probably stationed troops to guard it in advance.
Liu Ziqiu did not dare to be careless. After a short rest, he and Gui Haiqiu took their group of people up the mountain to explore the way. Liu Ziqiu led three people in front, and Gui Haiqiu led the other four people in the back, a hundred steps apart.
, just in case something unexpected happened, it was good for someone to go back and report the news. He was careful along the way, and even to the top of the mountain, he didn't see a single person. Gui Haiqiu quickly waved the flag and signaled to the bottom of the mountain.
According to Liu Ziqiu's suggestion, everyone put in a lot of effort to get the sledges and oxen up the mountain. Liu Yu was a little confused about this and said: "The dry food we brought can still last for five days. By then Yu Wenlang
The general's army and horses should also have arrived. You don't still want to kill cattle to satisfy your hunger, do you?"
Those sledges were all made of wood. According to Liu Yu's opinion, Liu Ziqiu was probably going to chop them up and use them as firewood.
But I heard Liu Ziqiu say: "No one can be sure when the reinforcements will arrive. If the Tuyuhun people figure it out and want to take back Niling, these forty cows may be a surprise soldier."
Liu Yu suddenly realized: "You want to set up a fire bull array!"
Liu Ziqiu's worries were soon verified. The soldiers who had traveled long distances for several days and nights had just squinted for two hours when they were awakened by the soldiers responsible for the lookout. People at the foot of the mountain shouted Ma Xi, and a large group of cavalry appeared.
The Tuyuhun people are coming.
The reason why these Tuyuhun people came so quickly was all thanks to Yu Wenjing. A heavy snowfall covered Liu Ziqiu's and their footsteps, so Yu Wenjing had no idea. He just led the group to the west, but ended up in the northeast of Datong Mountain.
The Xianbei people were good at riding and shooting. Although the army was stationed at Chewozhen Mountain, the scout cavalry spread out far away. They had already detected the movement of Yu Wenjing and others, and flew to report to the army. As the leader of the country, Murong Fuyun was naturally not a fool.
After thinking for a while, he realized that the Sui army's purpose was to cut off his retreat. So he immediately detached three thousand cavalry to occupy Niling before the Sui army.
The leader of this group of Tuyuhun cavalry is Murong Fuyun's younger brother Murong Dinghan. He is good at wielding a mace and has the courage of ten thousand men. He relies on the fact that his subordinates are all cavalry and they are familiar with the route. He is definitely better than the Sui army. He came so quickly that he didn't even realize that there was an ambush on the top of the mountain, so he just waved his troops up the mountain without hesitation.
Although there was a thick layer of snow on the hillside, the superb riding skills of the Tuyuhun people were not affected at all. The three thousand cavalry did not follow the team and rushed towards the mud ridge in a chaotic manner.
The enemy was outnumbered and we were outnumbered. Liu Yu couldn't help but become nervous and asked: "What should we do? Let the fire cow out?"
Liu Ziqiu shook his head and said: "Use the snow sledge first!"
Liu Yu hesitated and said: "Snow sledge?"
"Yes, snow sledge!" Liu Ziqiu quickly took a sledge, pointed the plow down the mountain, and said, "Pile rocks on it, and this will be a powerful pulley!"
Forty snow sledges were lined up on the top of the mountain. Six or seven large stones were piled on each snow sledge and fixed with fine hemp ropes. These stones were collected when they first climbed the mountain. It's more useful than a bow and arrow.
The Tuyuhun cavalry were already halfway up the mountain, and they could even be heard talking and laughing on the top of the mountain.
"Let go!" Liu Ziqiu ordered and cut the hemp rope with a knife. Forty snow sledges slowly slid down the mountain, getting faster and faster.
Mr. Murong Ding casually walked towards the top of the mountain. Suddenly he heard a loud noise. When he looked up, he was shocked and shouted quickly: "Back up, back up!"
In fact, before he gave the order, the Tuyuhun cavalrymen had already begun to turn their horses in panic when they saw the "pulley" coming at speed. It was just that it was easier to go up the mountain than to go down, and their speed could not be faster than the "pulley" modified from the snow sledge. .
With a "boom", a cavalryman was unable to dodge and was hit hard by the "pulley". The huge impact caused by the "pulley"'s high-speed movement on the snow actually cut off all four hooves of the war horse. The rider fell hard to the ground, and before he could get up, he was run over by the pulley, and his flesh and blood were immediately mutilated.
After all, this was not a real iron pulley. After each pulley hit two or three people, it fell apart one after another. However, the stones piled on the pulley continued to play their role. Some of them flew in the air and then fell heavily. Some rolled quickly on the snow, getting bigger and bigger, and finally turned into a big snowball, turning people upside down wherever they passed.
Murong Dinghan was at the end of the team. He relied on his superb riding skills to dodge and move, and was able to pass a big stone flying from the sky, but he saw a big snowball rushing towards him. Murong Dinghan shouted and jumped up .The horse he sat down on could not avoid it, and was hit by the snowball. He let out a mournful cry and rolled down the mountain with the snowball.
Even though Murong Dinghan had always been brave, seeing this situation, his legs felt a little weak, so he sat down on the ground and slid down the mountain.
The Sui soldiers on the top of the mountain cheered in unison. This battle was fought so fast that almost half of the three thousand Tuyuhun cavalry were lost without even using a single soldier.
Suddenly, a horn sounded at the foot of the mountain, and the Tuyuhun cavalry who had just retreated regrouped. This time, they no longer climbed up in a swarm, but lined up in four columns, and the distance between them was also much wider. .
Liu Yu waved his hand and shouted: "Quick, bring all the cows over here!"