On the grassland ten miles away from Yunshan Pass.
Five cavalry officers on horseback were patrolling the grassland as usual.
In the cold winter, even if there was no heavy snow, the constantly blowing cold wind made the five cavalry soldiers feel chilly.
"Do you think the Huns will really go south?"
"We don't know either!"
While several cavalry soldiers were chatting, there was suddenly a faint sound in their ears.
See the situation.
The famous cavalry soldiers looked at each other one after another.
"Did you hear that?"
"Did you hear it too? I thought I heard it wrong!"
After confirming that they heard the sound, all five cavalry soldiers reined in their horses and then looked around.
A cold wind blows.
Looking at the endless wilderness to the east, west, and north, the cavalry officer listened to the increasingly louder sounds and wanted to confirm the direction of the sounds.
Boom boom~boom~!
A moment later, after confirming that the sound of iron hoofbeats was coming, all the cavalry officers looked to the northern sky to confirm that the sound was coming from the north.
"Look, you guys! Huns!"
At this time, a cavalry soldier pointed at the northern sky and suddenly a large Huns army appeared, and quickly exclaimed.
"The Huns are really here!"
Another cavalry officer looked at the cavalry army and murmured in a low voice.
They did not expect that the general was right, and the Xiongnu army would really go south to raid Shangjun.
"Yu, please go back and report first!"
Among the five cavalry soldiers, the leading cavalry soldier was named Kou Zhuang. After seeing the Xiongnu army, he immediately asked a soldier to rush back to Yunshan Pass first.
Although Kou Zhuang is only twenty-five or six years old, he is already a veteran among the Bai family's cavalry. After his previous meritorious service, he was promoted to train new cavalry.
"promise!"
Yu nodded, then turned around and rode his horse, quickly heading towards the Yunshan Pass.
The four cavalry officers, including Kou Zhuang, were still standing in place, looking at the Huns army in the distance.
Listening to the sound of horse hooves all over the sky and looking at the Huns army in the distance, Kou Zhuang was using the terrain to estimate the approximate number of the army.
The other three cavalry officers were sitting on horses, holding the horse ropes in their hands, looking nervous.
The three of them can become cavalry soldiers. Although they are new cavalry, they have the same excellent skills as other new cavalry.
But right now.
Watching the Huns army getting closer and closer, they could not help but feel short of breath and a little nervous because they had never experienced it before.
After a while, I watched the Xiongnu army getting closer and closer, and the Xiongnu army continued to surge in the northern sky.
Not to mention the three new riders, even Kou Zhuang was stunned on the spot with his eyes wide open.
It seems that the number of the Xiongnu army is no less than 100,000, or even more!
All of them broke out in a cold sweat.
"Hurry, go back quickly!!"
Kou Zhuang shouted in panic.
The other three cavalry officers quickly followed Kou Zhuang, turned around and rushed towards the Yunshan Pass.
Half an hour later.
Gulu gulu~!
At Yunshan Pass, four cavalry soldiers rode towards the pass quickly.
The guards who had already received the news saw this and quickly opened the pass and 'closed the door'.
After entering the pass, Kou Zhuang quickly dismounted and came to the side of General Yanmao.
"General! The Xiongnu army has already attacked the pass, numbering more than 100,000!"
Kou Zhuang raised his hands to Yanmao and said.
Following Kou Zhuang's words, Yan Mao turned his head in surprise, and then looked to the north.
Yanmao still didn't know that, as the general said, the Xiongnu and the Yueshi went south together.
"withdraw!"
Yanmao shook his head and quickly ordered after coming to his senses.
There was a Qin soldier nearby who was armed with a long sword. After hearing Yanmao's order, they all walked towards the bottom of the pass without daring to stop.
Kaonu City.
On the top of Beicheng City, Bai Yan was preparing the deployment before the battle, because he knew that this battle, even if it meant burning the city, would still be a life-and-death battle.
Bai Yan was thinking at this time.
If Bai Qi were alive, how would he arrange this battle?
"General, all other city gates have been blocked!"
A cavalry general came to Bai Yan's side, cupped his hands and said.
"good!"
Bai Yan nodded.
At this moment, behind Bai Yan, most of the cavalry generals in the army have gathered around Bai Yan.
A famous cavalry general stood on the top of the city, looking at the once bustling streets and houses in the city. Now they were all empty and motionless, just like a dead city. There was only a famous cavalry general in front of the wooden house, constantly splashing water.
water.
Seeing this, these cavalry generals felt a little uneasy.
Burn the city.
It was also their first time.
"You can't burn it! You can't burn it!!!"
"What are you doing! Stop it!"
"Please, stop!"
At this time, many people suddenly appeared on the originally quiet street. They came to the street one after another and begged the cavalry soldiers to stop splashing water.
This scene made all the cavalry generals frown and look at Bai Yan.
"General, what should we do with those people?"
Chai looked at the people who had been hiding before, sighed, and asked Bai Yan.
"I'll go down."
Bai Yan also didn't expect that there were so many people hiding in the city. He sighed, turned around and walked towards the bottom of the city tower.
When the other cavalry generals saw this, they looked at each other and could only follow.
After a while.
At the city gate, the Gaonu people who had been hiding in the city and were unwilling to leave came forward one after another after seeing Bai Yan.
"stop!"
"stop!!"
When a famous cavalry officer nearby saw this, he quickly stepped forward to scold him and put his hand on the hilt of his sword.
"grown ups!"
"grown ups!!"
Every citizen, male, female, old and young, all knelt on the ground when they saw Bai Yan.
"Sir, now that the people in the city have left, why do you still burn the city?"
"Yes, sir, we have lived in Gaonu City for generations. If we didn't have this house, how would we call home in the future?"
"Sir, please don't burn the house down!"
An old man with gray hair was kneeling on the ground, looking at Bai Yan imploringly.
Other people also kept kowtowing to Bai Yan and begging Bai Yan not to set fire to the city.
Under everyone's gaze.
Bai Yan stepped forward step by step, then walked past one of the guard's henchmen, and helped several gray-haired old men to get up.
"Everyone get up!"
Bai Yan helped the old man and looked at the other people.
Looking at such a large number of people, men, women, old and young are among them.
"Everyone, it's not that Bai Yan wants to burn down the house, it's that Bai Yan has to burn it down!"
Bai Yan said.
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw an old man with white hair and a skinny face, shaking his head.
"Sir, Gao Nu also encountered the Huns who went south to plunder before. Even if they tried to destroy the city, they never burned it!"
The white-haired old man said to Bai Yan.
The other people nodded in agreement and looked at Bai Yan with questioning eyes.
The Huns had gone south before, but never before had the people been required to move, let alone burn down the city.
"This time the Huns march south, the number of their troops may not be less than 100,000!"
Bai Yan looked at the old man and explained.
"ah!"
"One hundred thousand!!"
As soon as Bai Yan's words came out, not to mention the white-haired old man who had just questioned him, but also the other people, all looked at each other in confusion.
One hundred thousand Huns army!!!
How could there be so many Huns marching south?
"Sir, if this is the case, why does Qin have no reinforcements?"
The white-haired old man looked at Bai Yan with some confusion.
All the people around him didn't understand and looked at Bai Yan with some doubts. Just as the old man said, if there was really a hundred thousand Xiongnu army, why did they have no reinforcements and they wanted to burn the city.
"Old man, Bai Yan once went to ask for help, but no one believed me, Bai Yan!"
Bai Yan looked at the old man, smiled bitterly, then looked at the other people and said, "Bai Yan doesn't want to burn the city, but you have wives, children, children, fathers, brothers and sisters. The soldiers behind Bai Yan also have mothers, wives and children."
North City Gate.
After Bai Yan finished speaking, a number of famous cavalry officers nearby looked at Bai Yan.
Whether they were standing guard, guarding the city gate, or cavalry soldiers splashing water on the streets, they all looked at Bai Yan.
Under the eyes of all the cavalry soldiers.
Bai Yan continued.
"If one hundred thousand Xiongnu went south, and if they did not burn the city, how many of the soldiers who followed Bai Yan would survive after this battle?"
Bai Yan's words are very simple and straightforward.
But at this moment, a common man, together with the gray-haired old men, looked at the cavalry soldiers around them. Looking at the young faces, their eyes seemed to be a little red because of the words of the city guard.
In the eyes of common people like them, the cavalry soldiers who were once feared to be approached, at this moment, many soldiers looked away when they saw them, or looked away, and continued to splash water.
At this moment.
For some reason, all the people were speechless for a moment. They looked at the young cavalry soldiers and then at the young city guard in front of them.
They suddenly noticed.
Compared to their wooden house, if the Xiongnu army really goes south, whether it is the young city guard in front of them or every cavalry soldier here, they will fight with their lives.
Just as the city guard said, without reinforcements and if the city is not burned, all these soldiers will probably die in Gaonu.
"Report!!"
At this time, several cavalry soldiers rode in from outside the city gate.
Everyone looked over.
"Report, general, the Xiongnu army is heading south, numbering no less than 150,000! It has now passed the front mountain pass."
After dismounting, a cavalry soldier panted and came to Bai Yan in a panic, raised his hands and said.
As soon as these words came out.
Everyone at the city gate, whether they were common people, cavalry soldiers, or cavalry generals, were all shocked.
One hundred and fifty thousand!
This is a scale that the Xiongnu has never had in more than ten years since Li Mu.
"what to do?"
"Yeah, what should we do?"
All the people suddenly turned extremely pale and panicked. It was only at this moment, when they heard that such a large number of Xiongnu troops were approaching, that they regretted why they had not left Gaonu City before.
"Run south quickly and don't look back!"
Bai Yan came back to his senses and looked at the people in front of him. It was naturally impossible for him to give the war horse to these people.
Whether they can survive depends on the fate of these people.
After saying that, Bai Yan turned around and prepared to issue orders to the cavalry generals.
"General!"
"General!!"
A group of cavalry generals looked at Bai Yan walking over, their eyes full of sighs and admiration.
Because the general’s prediction was right, the Xiongnu and Yuezhi really sent troops southward!
This is amazing!
"According to the plan, we first ordered people to set up an ambush at the city tower."
Bai Yan looked at the generals and gave an order.
"promise!"
The generals accepted the orders one after another, and then began to leave, preparing for an ambush as planned.
At this time.
At the city gate, among the people who were running out, a cavalry officer hurriedly entered the city and then came to Bai Yan.
"Report, general, that there are more than a thousand civilians, and there are bamboo slips from the county governor, coming from the south."
The cavalry officer came to Bai Yan's side, cupped his hands and said.
Hear the words.
Bai Yan's pupils shrank.
"What?"
Bai Yan did not expect that the county governor Yang Xian actually ordered the people to go back.
But fortunately, General Hu Jin is there.
Bai Yan knew that the reason why only a thousand people came back despite the county guard's bamboo slips must be that General Hu Jin was already helping him behind the scenes.
"You wait."
Just as Bai Yan was about to leave, he suddenly noticed Qin Zu's gaze.
Bai Yan looked back.
Then he saw the old man who had just questioned him looking at him with a smile.
"Master City Guard, we are too old and clumsy to run. After the Xiongnu entered the city, we acted as generals and set fire to the city!"
The white-haired old man said to Bai Yan.
The remaining elderly people have already said goodbye to their children.
At this moment, everyone looked at the young Bai Yan and the famous cavalry soldiers around him.
Bai Yan looked at this scene and wanted to say something, but couldn't.
Seeing the elderly men turning around and walking towards the empty street behind him, Bai Yan felt a little depressed at this moment.
It's not just Bai Yan.
All the cavalry officers nearby looked at those old men and knew in their hearts that wherever these old men went, it would soon turn into a sea of fire.