The wind howled, and darkness enveloped the earth.
The flying boat gathered in the yellow sand flew close to the ground, flew hundreds of miles in the sandstorm, and landed in front of the Qin army led by Yang Ruihe.
When the storm began to weaken, the yellow sand scattered by the flying boat suddenly fell to the ground and turned into one of the countless low hills in the sand sea thousands of miles northwest.
Many Yueshi soldiers and horses emerged from the yellow sand in the sky.
The leader of the group, Da Mutou, had a bandage around his forehead and held an ancient yellowed leather scroll in his hand.
Countless symbols on the leather scroll were flashing, and the yellow halo that spread out and enveloped the Yuezhi soldiers and horses was slowly fading away.
"Dazutou's ancestral spirit prayer technique has reached the level of summoning spirits?"
The head of the curtain ignored the compliments of the deputy general beside him, with a solemn look on his face, and turned to check the surrounding terrain.
He had said in public that the Qin army was not as strong as expected, but it was actually to boost morale. In fact, he was very cautious, otherwise the Yuezhi and Qin would go to war, which was crucial, and the Yuezhi king would not have sent him to the front line to command the army.
Holding the leather scroll in his hand, he led the Yuezhi troops to the ground and immediately sent out scouts to explore the surrounding area.
These Yuezhi scouts released a kind of sand eagle with yellow-brown feathers, which hovered in the low sky to see far and near.
Damu Tou personally took out a black ball, which looked like an eagle's eye. It was black, the size of a fist, and the incantation engraved in the middle was like a pupil.
When the head of the curtain murmured the Yuezhi's prayer language, he prayed to the gods to grant him strength.
A picture appeared on the eye-like spherical object, but the terrain for hundreds of miles around was clearly explored by it.
Understanding the terrain as soon as possible after landing and sending out scouts are the precautions a general who has been fighting for many years should take.
When it came time for the actual battle, the commander-in-chief appeared to be cautious and did not look down upon the Qin army in the slightest.
When the Eye of Insight cooperated with the scout Sand Eagle, they determined that there was nothing abnormal within dozens of miles around.
Only then did the chief of staff really feel relieved, regained his composure, and said with a ferocious smile: "Comments, follow me to expose the Qin people's camp."
All the Yueshi tribesmen agreed in unison.
The head of the curtain turned and looked at the night sky. It was dark and endless, with no light from the stars and the moon.
This is a very suitable night for camping.
The yellow sand is flying and the wind is howling.
The Yuezhi tribe all wrap their mouths and noses with cloth, and the cloth is stained with a little pre-soaked water, which flows into the mouth and nose with breathing. This can effectively conserve physical strength in the sand and dust, maintain the breathing rhythm, and is conducive to long battles.
Led by the leader of the army, the Yueshi soldiers and horses quickly moved toward the direction of the Qin army's camp, with the yellow sand undulating under their feet, as if they were surfing in a sea of ​​sand.
When we climbed up a sand dune, the Qin army's camp could be seen in the distance, rolling up and down in the night.
The lieutenant who was following the leader took the initiative to ask for help:
"I am willing to serve as a frontline army, rush into the Qin army's camp, and penetrate the Qin camp."
The head of the curtain fiddled with the eyeball-shaped object in his hand to make sure there was nothing abnormal around him.
The spherical magic weapon clearly showed the defense inside and outside the Qin army's camp from an overhead perspective.
There are security sentries patrolling the camp, but the camp is quiet and there seems to be no problem.
But the chief of staff was keenly aware that something was wrong: "The Qin people were being chased by our army and were in a state of retreat. How come this camp is so well-garrisoned and capable of both offense and defense! Even the wooden walls around the camp have both inner and outer walls.
And a watchtower?
The Qin people's encampment in this way is definitely not a sign of being chased and routed."
The deputy general was stunned: "What does the curtain head mean?"
The head of the curtain stared at the Qin army camp with bright eyes.
He once again took out the yellow-skinned ancient scroll that controlled the sandstorm and helped him move the soldiers: "Try it and you will know the truth."
During the whistling, a wisp of Xisha rolled out of the yellow-skinned scroll. After breaking away from the yellow-skinned scroll, it suddenly turned into a terrifying tornado sandstorm and rolled towards the Qin army's camp.
The Yueshi soldiers and horses squatted on the sand dunes in unison, staring at the Qin army camp in the distance.
The team that came to attack the camp were all the elite of the Yuezhi.
Their purpose was to attack by surprise, but from the rear, nearly 100,000 troops of the Yuezhi army and the Parthian coalition forces were rushing over, preparing to cooperate with them and swallow up the Qin army in one fell swoop.
call!
Just as the sandstorm approached the military camp, a light wall intertwined with mantras lit up inside the military camp, blocking out the yellow sand.
…
A little earlier.
In the Qin army's camp, Yang Ruihe and several of his generals were sitting quietly in the darkness, wearing armor and holding weapons, ready to wait.
A Qin army general licked his lips with bloodthirsty eyes.
"This battle has been frustrating, so why should we retreat and lure the enemy first? Although our army only has 100,000 troops, there is no problem in defeating the opponent's coalition forces. Wouldn't it be a pleasure to charge head-on?"
Yang Ruihe glanced at his grumbling subordinates and scolded: "General, why don't you wait for the wise soldiers?
Our Qin army has been victorious in every battle in the past. Is it because of the bravery of you few that it was able to sweep through the three armies?"
"If we charge head-on, with all our troops on top, we may be able to defeat the opponent. But as for the losses, our troops are not superior in strength. How much will we lose in a head-on charge? Have you considered it?"
Or do you think that the Yuezhi and Parthian coalition forces are vulnerable and are underestimating the enemy?
What the general wants is total victory, luring the enemy deep, allowing the opponent to scatter and devour them one by one. He must not only kill the enemy, but also protect himself.”
"General, the other party is coming."
A small leader of Ye Yufu came in from outside the tent and smiled: "General Yang pretended to be injured by the opponent before and retreated. Today, let them pay back a hundred times."
Yang Ruihe and others immediately stuck to the edge of the tent in the darkness and looked outside.
In the tent where they were, there were formations glowing slightly, protecting the entire camp.
Yang Ruihe said: "The opponent is careful enough and uses magic weapons to explore our camp before attacking it."
"It's a pity that he couldn't find anything."
On the low hill opposite, there was a sandstorm, roaring towards the Qin army's camp, but it was blocked by the defensive wall raised outside the camp.
Yang Ruihe said: "Don't wait any longer. Let's fight quickly. Eat this group of Yuezhi elites who are attacking the camp. Then turn around and deal with the people who are chasing after you. Take action!"
The next moment, the Yueshi tribesmen on the short hill saw the Qin army opening their camp.
Inside the tent, soldiers and horses were prepared, and the Qin army was waiting in armor.
"They were aware that we were coming to attack the camp and were well prepared."
The head of the curtain reacted quickly and resolutely, but he was a little lucky: "Fortunately, I noticed it early and didn't get close.
Let's do it, we will entangle these Qin troops, and the rear army will immediately attack and form an encirclement..."
Before he finished speaking, he heard a buzzing sound, which was extremely harsh.
The head of the curtain judged from the sound that the sharp sound in his ears was the Qin army firing arrows.
"What's the use of shooting arrows so far away..."
Then the head of the curtain discovered that the dark shadows in front of him were dense and overwhelming, and the Yueshi elites around him fell down one after another.
After falling down, I heard screams, which showed the speed of the arrow.
The change happened too quickly.
The Qin army's arrows can shoot so far... The head of the curtain thought in shock.
He immediately started to deal with it. The yellow scrolls in his hands were intertwined with incantations, and the yellow sand under his feet suddenly rose up, like a shield formed by an earth wall.
But the incoming arrow instantly penetrated the earthen wall where the yellow sand gathered.
Among the Yuezhi tribe, in just two or three breaths, nearly half of them were seriously injured by the shooting.
What kind of arrows can be so powerful, strike so far, so fast, and so densely?!
When they were frightened by the power of the arrows, the curtain raised the yellow sand in the sky, preparing to cover the troops and retreat first.
However, the Qin army's revolving crossbows, because they were engraved with secret texts, were still stable, accurate and ruthless in the yellow sand, and kept killing the Yueshi tribesmen.
Along with the Qin army's offensive, there was also a terrifying monster with exposed fangs, shaped like a jasper lion.
That was the Year of the Gatekeeper Beast in Great Qin!
To be continued...