Outside Yongguan, there are thousands of miles of yellow sand.
"Collect bones." Standing at the foot of the pass, Xu Mu's voice was deep.
Many of the white bones exposed in the sand were wearing tattered Ji Dynasty armor. Undoubtedly, these were the ancestors of the bloody battle at Yongguan.
The old soldiers accompanying the army burst into tears, knelt on the sand, and tremblingly picked up the scattered bones.
Gather them together carefully and lay them to rest.
"Goodbye."
Xu Mu had a sob in his throat. Just looking at the mottled walls of Yongguan, he could imagine that the six thousand Yongguan defenders could still hold on in the face of hundreds of thousands of Di troops despite the betrayal of friendly forces and loss of food and supplies.
It’s been more than two months, how difficult it is.
I heard that in the end even the animal skin armor from the Di people's corpses was peeled off, boiled and eaten.
"General Li! Yong Ziying! The character of my great age!"
Three thousand people burst into tears.
"rise--"
Xu Mu gritted his teeth. He was not sad, but now, it was not time to express his true feelings.
"Get on the horse with me, and we will rush to the Saibei grassland."
With their three thousand men and horses, it was impossible to defend Yongguan, and it was impossible to replicate the strategy of blocking two cities.
Therefore, he could only dig a horse trap in front of Yongguan, collect a lot of dry food and water, and continue walking deeper with his people.
"Mount!"
"General Xu has an order. I will mount my horse quickly and kill on the grassland!"
"My ancestors have witnessed that I have tried my best in this life and am willing to use a three-foot sword to regain the old mountains and rivers!"
The warriors with three thousand riders shook off the sadness on their faces, then mounted their horses with dignity and continued running towards the Saibei grassland.
"Behind me, there are at least 30,000 horsemen chasing us. However, the horse trap formation in front of Yongguan has suffered a lot."
"It's great." Xu Mu smiled.
With a map in his arms, he was not afraid of taking the wrong road. You must know that this map was most likely the traitor general Huang Long's plan to use it to escape back to the Central Plains, so there was nothing wrong with it.
"General Xu, this, is this Yongzhou?" A general said in a trembling voice.
Beyond Yongguan is Yongzhou.
All three thousand people raised their heads, their faces suddenly turned gloomy, and then they became angry again.
The Thirty States of the Epoch include not only three foreign states, but also two border states. In the past, the small pass of Wangzhou was not enough to become a state.
However, Yongguan was seized by the Di people. In order to make up the number, a small county was changed into Wangzhou to make up for the number of thirty.
At this time, in front of Xu Mu, the hometown of Yongzhou, everywhere he looked, was in dilapidated mess. Deserted villages, dead towns, occasionally one or two bare tree branches, and three or two quilts hanging
The dried bones swayed in the sand and wind.
"This is Yongzhou, our hometown in the Central Plains!"
This is no longer the old place, it is lost territory. Unfortunately, with their three thousand cavalry, there is no possibility of regaining the lost territory.
"Thousands of ancestors are watching me. Everyone, rush to attack!"
The silhouettes of three thousand riders stopped staying and hurriedly pulled on the reins, raising up yellow sand all over the sky.
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Before Yongguan, a total of 30,000 Di cavalry gathered together, but they were unexpectedly thrown into a trap and fell into a horse trap, killing many of them.
"Hey, Montu, what are you doing?"
"The wind and sand are blinding."
The old man named Meng Tu only said one sentence and then fell silent. Looking at the newly piled sand graves, he felt inexplicably relieved.
"Damn it, those three thousand Central Plains people are really going to the grassland! I'll chase them quickly!"
Throughout the ages, only the Di people have attacked the borders of the Central Plains. There is no reason for the Central Plains people to invade the grasslands.
"Duhou, get up, there's fire and smoke!"
Several hundred miles before Yongguan was the Saibei Grassland. At this time, these 30,000 people had only been running for a few hours before they saw bursts of thick smoke suddenly rising from a distance at the border of the grassland.
This is not the Di people cooking in the felt tent, but more like a fire.
"Could it be that those Central Plains people are setting fires!"
"Hurry up, go back to the grassland! If anyone comes, hurry up and inform King Zuo Khan. Make sure there is no mistake."
"Let goshawks fly!"
Like bursts of thunder, the hooves of thirty thousand people trampled the deathly silence around them.
Several circling goshawks had just arrived at the border of the grassland. Before they could explore for a while, they were shot down by a dense wave of flying arrows.
Xu Mu took a breath and looked up at the green and yellow colors in front of him. Spring had just begun, and the grass that withered every year had not yet turned green.
After taking out the map, Xu Mu didn't even look at it twice. Not long after, he heard the sound of horse hooves.
At first I thought they were pursuers, but unexpectedly, they were just some Di people who had gathered in a hurry, about four to five thousand people, and they were still wearing crooked animal robes and armor.
Bursts of horse arrows shot through instantly.
"Detour!" Xu Mu said in a deep voice.
"Chang Wei, with two thousand iron cavalry, and ten cavalry in a chain, smashed these Di dogs to death!"
Chang Wei raised his pear-wood iron spear, raised his arms and roared wildly.
Not long after, groups of chain horses were rushing across the grassland in a desperate manner.
"charge--"
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"The fires and thick smoke in this scene are clearly a trick to lure the enemy!" Duhou, who was chasing him, was shaking with anger.
I chased the fire smoke all the way and reached the end, but there was not even a single person there.
"Quickly, get back on your horse! Those Central Plains people are in the other direction!"
I hurried slowly and hurried all the way, only to find the corpses of countless Di people scattered all the way. Countless felt tents were broken and supplies were looted. Many angry Di people were roaring to get their horses.
Chase.
"Duhou, we have entered the grassland for three hundred miles."
Near the border of the grassland, several smaller tribes were washed away and at least half of their young adults were killed.
These people are all warriors of the grassland, but they haven't been called up yet this time.
"Damn it, I want to kill all the people from the Central Plains!"
The old man named Mengtu, who was last, half-closed his eyes, laughed for no reason, raised his head again, and took a sip of kumiss.
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Tap tap tap.
The sound of galloping horses is far from dying out.
Xu Mu's face was filled with smoke and dust, and he looked around. Previously, there were not many felt tents of the Di tribe at the border of the grassland. Now, when he looked carefully, he found that the deeper into the grassland, the closer to the stream, the closer the Di tribe lived.
The more people there are.
According to the map, they should have entered the grassland about six to seven hundred miles away.
The deeper you go, the more dangerous it becomes.
Riding three thousand horses into the grassland seemed reckless, but in fact, it was Xu Mu's method of advancing before retreating. King Zuo Khan wanted to block Hezhou City, so he had no choice but to risk his own life and fight into the grassland alone. Even bigger
The significance is that this is the first time in hundreds of years in the Central Plains that an iron hoof has trampled the tranquility of the Di people's grassland.
"Anyone who offends our Central Plains shall be punished!" Xu Mu raised his sword and pointed angrily, startling many nearby Di people, howling and running away hastily.
The three thousand cavalry roared loudly, sounding like thunder, as if they were about to lift the sky above the grassland.
"Chang Wei, take the people around and say that we are waiting for three thousand Central Plains Heavenly Soldiers, and we are going to kill the Prairie Royal Court!"
"Little boss, this will attract a lot of dogs."
"Afraid of me!" Before Xu Mu could answer, many veterans who were with the army were already laughing and cursing at Chang Wei.
"General Xu led us into the grassland. In the past hundreds of years, we have never had such a feat in the Central Plains! How magnificent!"
"Enough, enough!"
"My life is worth it!"
Three thousand miles away, many people looked up and wept. If there was wine at this time, and when the excitement was intense, it would be impossible to say that it would be a shame.