In the early morning, the cold wind stirred the falling snow.
The official road to Beiguan was empty and deserted. Suddenly a mist rolled over, and the ground seemed to tremble slightly.
After Huo Qubing left Chang'an, he urged the marching method with all his strength and galloped his horse forward.
This is his first march after breaking through the level of the Three Realms Formation.
When I let go of the power within my body, I immediately felt the difference from before.
The miraculous marching method is combined with practice, and the power is spread out. Under the hooves of the horses ridden by dozens of accompanying soldiers, there are actually lines of formations looming.
The entire team seemed to be included in a formation diagram. Every time the horses' hooves stepped on the ground, the formation diagram spread like ripples, connecting the horses' hooves and forming a blessing.
The blending of the formation diagram and the void not only makes the team faster, but the strength of the troops gathered during the gallop is also rising.
After Bai Nanyu, who was wearing a mask and walking with the team, joined in, she felt a wave of soldiers surrounding her and sucking her into it. The scenery on both sides was flying at a speed that was even faster than her ability to use her body light skills.
Give more.
Horse hooves tread the ground, leaving no trace of falling snow.
You must know that Bai Nanyu is known as the Mother of Ghosts, and the art of lightening one's body is a magical power, which is one of her most powerful methods.
But at this moment, the marching speed of this team was actually not under her magical power.
The team rushed northeast, leaving Chang'an in the morning, passing through Hedong County at noon, entering Shangdang, and going straight to the border.
And in Chang'an, the champion house.
Her Royal Highness the Princess yawned and stood up from the couch, revealing her soft upper body curves: "Master Marquis is gone?"
The maid's voice sounded from outside the gauze-draped couch: "Back to Princess, it's almost noon, and the Marquis left early in the morning."
Liu Qing was a little sad about parting, so she didn't say anything anymore. She arranged her clothes to cover up the beautiful scenery as white as jade, put on her coat, and got off the couch.
The maid pursed her lips and motioned Liu Qing to look at the low mat next to the couch.
When Liu Qing came to the low mat, he saw a bamboo slip placed on it, with an iron pen and silver hook written on it: "On the day I return from victory, I will spend a good night with my wife. I hope to hold hands together until old age, and wear the same clothes as my wife."
The handwriting is sharp and sharp, and you can tell it is written by Huo Qubing as soon as you see it.
The meaning is clear and clear, with some teasing between husband and wife. The next two sentences mean that the husband and wife are one, letting her wait at home with peace of mind.
What's rare is that with Huo Qubing's temperament, he is willing to leave a letter to make her happy.
Liu Qing immediately arched his eyebrows slightly, held the bamboo slip in his hand, and turned to look out the window.
The team led by Huo Qubing flew under the stars and caught up with the moon, changing horses while galloping, traveling day and night. By early that morning, they arrived at the county town at the junction of Shanggu and Yuyang counties.
At the right time, there were embroidered envoys accompanying the team, who conveyed the message in a special way, and the city gates were opened wide to welcome Huo Qubing and others into the city.
Snow has fallen in Beiguan intermittently for several days.
In the early morning, outside the city lord's mansion, Tong Xuan, Zhang Cigong, and Yuyang Prefect Zhao He had all been waiting for a long time. Snowflakes were falling and their eyebrows were stained with white frost.
When they saw Huo Qubing's team entering the city late at night, they all looked happy and stepped forward to greet them, saying: "General, you have had a hard time on the road."
Bai Nanyu followed Huo Qubing and got off the horse. She turned around and glanced at the dozens of soldiers who were coming with her. She found that everyone looked as normal and couldn't help but sigh to herself. The pain of running over a long distance was definitely not something that these soldiers could easily overcome due to their level of cultivation.
of.
But right now, everyone is acting as if nothing has happened. What they rely on is their incomparable will to fight.
This team has long overcome the pain of running, and everyone regards running as a daily routine, so that they can perform as if nothing happened.
Huo Qubing walked into the city lord's palace with a stern face and dressed in military uniform.
A few days ago, he met Bing Zun here. At that time, the rebels intended to control the border, but now it has become the border command point of the Han army again, which makes people feel strange about the world.
Zhao He, the governor of Yuyang, was newly appointed after the loss and recovery of Yuyang County.
Although there has been no fighting at the border in the past few days, the blood is thick.
The previous mistake of Yuyang County and Shanggu County falling into the hands of the rebels prompted the emperor to issue an order and Xiu Yi supervised the operations. In recent days, all counties along the route were thoroughly cleaned up, and thousands of people were beheaded.
The newly appointed Zhao He is forty-seven years old, with a normal body shape, a very high nose, and a calculating face.
He was ordered to do so at a critical moment. He was transferred from the heart of the Han Dynasty in Shangdang County. He had been serving as the prefect for less than five days, but he had quickly become familiar with border affairs and was ready to fully cooperate with Huo Qubing and send troops to deal with Wuhuan and other tribes.
"Is there anything unusual along Beiguan these days?"
Huo Qubing entered the brightly lit hall.
Zhang Cigong, Tong Xuan, Zhao He and Bai Nanyu were all one step behind him.
Bai Nanyu, who was wearing a bronze ghost mask, made the other people a little curious.
Zhang Cigong glanced at Xiao Ying, the embroiderer who came with the army.
Xiao Ying shook his head slightly, saying that he didn't know and didn't dare to ask. A woman came halfway, looking mysterious.
Prefect Zhao He reported on Huo Qubing's inquiry:
"There are no abnormalities along the Beiguan line, but the eastern grassland has been organized by Wuhuan leader Karasuma Takuhi in recent days, inviting all grassland tribes to gather.
The lord of Xianbei, Yizhandan, sent his generals Afuyu and Luo Piyin as envoys, and Fuyu sent the chief's clan brother as envoys. Dozens of small and medium-sized tribes in the surrounding area also sent people to King Wuhuan's tent, with great momentum.
Quite prosperous."
Xiao Ying continued: "The news from our embroidered clothes investigation shows that Wuhuan and other troops have judged that our army will send troops in early spring. It seems that we are preparing to make arrangements in advance to gather all parties to form a grassland coalition to resist the offensive of our Han Dynasty." p>
"Map."
At that moment, two tribesmen took down a map of the grasslands from the border to the north from the wall on one side.
From Shanggu and Yuyang counties to the north, you will reach Wuhuan. After passing Wuhuan and continuing to the north, you will reach Xianbei.
Moving horizontally from Xianbei to the east, there are Fuyu, Sushen, Wo and other grassland areas.
In other words, from Shanggu County and Yuyang County, pass through Youbeiping County and continue eastward, reach Liaodong and Liaoxi County and then go north, connecting to Fuyu.
From the map, the terrain is clear at a glance.
Huo Qubing sat in the main seat in the palace, while Bai Nanyu stood beside and behind him, the bronze mask covering his face looked menacing and cold.
"Are the preparations for soldiers, horses, food supplies, bows and crossbows etc. sufficient?"
"Back to the general, all parties' supplies and troops have been assembled in the past few days, and they are waiting for the general's orders at any time."
Huo Qubing glanced at several people: "If this battle is left to General Tong, how will you march and defeat the enemy?"
Zhang Cigong and Tong Xuan had already considered this issue after staying in Beiguan for many days, and said:
"I watched Huo Hou use his troops last time to attack the enemy's empty space. After we captured Beiping County on the right, several counties in the North were affected by us. The situation of host and guest was instantly reversed.
In the past few days, the general has been thinking about the general's marching method and the way of using troops with virtual strength. He feels that he may imitate the general. This time, all the grassland tribes are gathering in Wuhuan. We might as well abandon Wuhuan and choose to send troops from Liaodong and Liaoxi counties to attack Fuyu.
.
If we capture Fuyu, we will cut off the connections between several tribes in the eastern grassland and copy Lang Zhongling’s strategy of attacking Youbeiping County and swaying the battle situation."
From the topography point of view, Fuyu is located in the middle of the grassland, and it has the function of connecting the left and right.
Last time, Huo Qubing took the lead in capturing the seemingly unimportant but central Youbeiping County, putting his opponent in a dilemma.
Tong Xuan's analysis seems to be very similar to Huo Qubing's last choice.
Zhang Cigong and Bai Nanyu who were sitting behind him glanced at the map and felt that it made sense, nodding secretly.
Judging from the map, there is nothing wrong with avoiding the enemy and attacking the weak, and attacking Buyeo.
Another advantage is that attacking Buyeo first will strangle the connection between Zonghengdao's habitat and other tribes on the grassland, forcing them into a corner and making it difficult to move.
"If we attack Fuyu first, we can indeed sandwich Xianbei and Wuhuan between us and the Xiongnu to the west, cut off the depth of Xianbei, especially Wuhuan, and suppress them in a corner.
But strategically, it also provided convenience to the Xiongnu." Huo Qubing said.
The last time he attacked Youbeiping County, Shanggu County, and Yuyang County were the border troops of the Han Dynasty to the west, so they could respond to each other from a distance and prevent the opponent from advancing or retreating.
But the current situation is not exactly the same.
Tong Xuan and Zhang Cigong looked at each other, and they had also considered the grand strategy.
But because the Xiongnu fled to the north after being defeated by Huo Qubing last time. They did not feel that the Xiongnu could have an impact on Wuhuan's current situation, so they chose to ignore it.
However, according to Huo Qubing's meaning, it is obvious that the Huns were included in the consideration scope.
"Please give me some advice, general!" Tong Xuan said honestly.
"You should set off now towards Liaoxi County. In the morning three days later, you will raise your troops on time and attack Fuyu."
Huo Qubing's words made Tong Xuan stunned. Just now he mentioned that he should consider the Huns and go straight to Fuyu, right?
Huo Qubing continued: "This time, our troops are divided into two groups, and the reality and reality are consistent."
Huo Qubing immediately began to assign tasks to various troops.
Bai Nanyu listened silently from behind, her eyes gradually turning to astonishment. The reason was that Huo Qubing's every command was beyond everyone's judgment, and upon careful consideration, she felt that it was much better than their judgment.
Just by looking at the process of Huo Qubing assigning tasks, we can already feel that the Han army will take advantage of it and recruit enemy aircraft first.
Bai Nanyu secretly thought that it was no wonder that she was at a disadvantage in every confrontation with the champion in Zonghengdao.
……
On the grassland, a team of thousands of Huns soldiers galloped past in the night.
There seems to be a layer of illusory black energy surrounding the team, which is like the life-soul power between life and death mastered by the Xiongnu shaman, or the effect of the Han army's marching method.
This thousand-man team is none other than the Tianhun tribe under Yudu’s command.
The powerful army that once roamed across the grassland and swept away all the tribes.
Yudu has not yet returned to the Huns' grassland, but Xubu Kongri, one of the four generals of the Heavenly Soul Division under his command, has led three thousand elites of the Heavenly Soul Division who have experienced hundreds of battles, and returned from the far north.
Grassland.
This tribe has been haunting the grassland like ghosts for several days, going back and forth between various tribes and conveying orders from Great Chanyu Yi Zhixie and Judu.
At this moment, this team actually entered the eastern grassland under the night and quickly lost its trace.
When Xubu Kongri led the cavalry to gallop by, another team was revealed in the distant night.
Not long ago, Lei Fei and Wu Fei, who had returned from Huainan and surrendered to the Han Dynasty, were ordered to lead people into the grassland to explore.
When they came, there were nearly ten people in total. Now the number has been reduced by nearly half, and everyone is injured, which shows how dangerous this trip to the grassland is.
Several people were exposed in the night, but they were standing under a hanging bamboo slip.
A ray of breath fell from the bamboo slips, covering them, making their figures hazy.
This bamboo slip was made by Huo Qubing himself through sacrifice and the blessing of the military strategist’s magical powers. It contains the tactics of suspicious soldiers.
"If we had asked for two more copies of Huo Hou's simple military strategy, we wouldn't have been so passive." Someone in the team whispered.
Lei was noticed by the Tianhun tribe who were galloping past in the distance: "The Huns actually have such a terrifying tribe. Why did they enter the eastern grassland where the Xianbei people are?"
"No matter what the purpose is, it is not a good thing for my big man. We should turn back as soon as possible to send the news back as a precaution." Wu was said.
"You go back and deliver the news, and I'll go up and take a look alone." Lei Bei said.
Along the way, several others knew that he was powerful and strong, so if he followed alone, the success rate would be higher than if he followed them.
Several people immediately divided into two teams.
Wu was led south and went to Beiguan to report the findings. Lei was riding his sword and followed the Xiongnu Tianhun tribe from a distance.
Yuyang County City.
Tong Xuan received the order, led his troops out of the city in the early morning, and headed to Liaoxi County overnight.
In the city, after Huo Qubing assigned the task, he returned to the room and turned to look at Bai Nanyu who had followed him: "Follow me, what's the matter?"