In the evening, the orange sunset gave the vast grassland of green and yellow a gorgeous blood-red glow.
The gurgling stream, the green grass, the cunning wood rats, the nimble hares, the flying white butterflies, the hovering black hawks, and the quiet prairie seemed so peaceful and peaceful at the moment.
A burst of rapid horse hoofbeats came from behind a small slope.
"There is a river after turning around this small mountain. I will stay on this mountain all night and return to Jiuyuan tomorrow. Come on!"
"Okay, Xiao Wu can go home and meet his lover tomorrow." "Haha!" "Drive!"
Following the words, a group of black-armored knights appeared on Tushan. They were the same scout team that set out from Jiuyuan.
Seeing that there was indeed a small river at the foot of Tushan Mountain as the person before said, the ten black-armored knights immediately cheered, and howling like ghosts and wolves, they rode straight down from the Tushan Mountain towards the small river.
Only a mess of slogans such as "Shi Chang is wise" and "Elder Shi is mighty" were left. Shi Chang looked at a group of happy soldiers with a wry smile, "A bunch of little bastards, am I that old?" Then he galloped forward and charged.
Downhill.
He called other people's little bastards and completely forgot about his own face, which was also young.
Xiao Wu and others who had rushed down earlier had already dismounted and prepared to bury the pot to make rice. With the water, they could finally have a hot meal. There were two or three knights in black armor who jumped into the river to wash themselves.
, which caused Xiao Wu and the others who were preparing to cook to yell and curse at the same time.
The narrow riverside suddenly became lively.
Young Shi Chang went down to Tushan Mountain and saw Xiao Wu and others preparing to light a fire for cooking. He quickly said: "Have you forgotten the rules? There is a plain above the grassland. You can see dozens of miles away at a glance. Now that we are deep into the grassland, if we want to light a fire
The smoke exposed our whereabouts. Our lives are small. If we miss the military information, we will die. We are not allowed to light a fire. We should only eat dry food and wash ourselves."
"Sir, I've walked hundreds of miles into this grassland and haven't even seen a single hair. How can anyone find me? I've been eating dry food for the past few days and my mouth has almost faded away. Now, now
There is water. If you are kind enough, old man, please let us have a hot meal."
A strong soldier who was washing in the river and drinking water from his iron helmet said aggrievedly,
The other two or three soldiers also tried to persuade Xiao Wu and the others who were preparing to light a fire to cook. Seeing that the commander was keeping a straight face and said nothing, they quietly put the pot away.
"Brothers, it's not that I don't want to eat hot meals. Think about it, we have gone nearly 500 miles deep into this prairie, but we haven't even seen a single grazing sheep. Will it be like this in the past?
My soldiers of the Qin Dynasty never plundered the herdsmen grazing on this grassland. In the past, I could see Huns grazing within a hundred miles just after leaving Jiuyuan. Is it normal now? That’s why I took my brothers and went deep into the grassland five miles north of Yinshan Mountain.
Hundreds of miles.
So far, not a single tribe, not a single cattle or sheep has been seen, and although no Xiongnu cavalry has been found, this abnormal situation can already indicate that the Xiongnu will definitely take action against our Great Qin, and we must not be careless." Shi Chang said with seriousness.
The other soldiers were in no mood after hearing what was said. They packed up and ate the hard-to-eat rations silently.
The sun has gone down and the sky is getting darker.
The members of the scout team also went to rest in a col in Xiaotu Mountain. Shi Chang came to the river and carefully cleaned up the horse dung, horse hoof prints and other places that could leave traces. No abnormalities were found.
After that, he returned to the col and lay down.
"Sir, are the Huns really going south?"
A bass sounded softly next to Shi Chang. It was Xiao Wu who was sleeping next to Shi Chang.
"I have a feeling that the Huns army is just ahead. Unfortunately, we don't have enough dry food and can't go deep." Shi Chang said in a solemn voice, looking at the dark north shrouded in darkness.
"That……"
"Shh!"
Shi Chang interrupted Xiao Wu's words, made a gesture of silence, and listened.
The faint thunderous sound of horse hooves came from far away from the north, and gradually became clearer.
At this time, the rest of the scout team also heard the sound of horse hooves coming from the north. They opened their eyes one after another, grasped their weapons, turned over and sat up.
"Go! Tie the mouths of all the horses and wrap the horses' hooves with cloth. Hurry up." The commander ordered in a deep voice. After hearing the commander's order, the other soldiers hurriedly went to action. After a while, they were all dressed up and renewed.
Return to Shi Chang.
"What, who is he?" Xiao Wu asked softly.
"Who else could it be? It must be the Huns." The strong soldier who spoke in the river earlier said.
"Don't say anything. Check the crossbows and make sure they are well loaded. Here are the Huns cavalry scouts, more than forty of them. Everyone, please be careful and wait and obey my orders. If anyone fails to observe military discipline, behead him!"
The chief ordered in a deep voice. The chief, who had dealt with the Huns for a long time, could easily tell the identity and number of the people coming.
"Here!"
The Xiongnu cavalry scouts, these elite scouts of the Qin Dynasty, are very familiar with them. Before every battle, the first thing the two armies fight is a small group of cavalry scouts. Just like the Qin Dynasty, the Xiongnu cavalry scouts are also Xiongnu.
Only the most elite warriors can act.
However, each Xiongnu scout team has at least forty people, while each cavalry scout team in the Qin Dynasty generally only has ten people. Of course, the organization of these ten people is also particular. In addition, the Qin army is well-equipped, so every battle has two people.
The battles between military scouts were extremely bloody and cruel.
Now that they heard that this group of people coming over were the Huns' cavalry scouts, all the scouts and soldiers quickly responded. They began to carefully check the bows and arrows, crossbows and armor equipment in their hands.
The sound of horse hooves came closer, and occasionally a few strange tones came. This was the captain of the Hun scout team issuing orders. Except for the captain who occasionally gave orders, the rest of the Hun cavalry remained silent. They were obviously well-trained.
of elite people.
In a moment, more than 40 strong Hun cavalrymen with disheveled hair and simple sheepskins and white robes appeared on horseback in the dusk.
At this time, the Huns cavalry also discovered this narrow and shallow river. The leader, a tall knight wearing simple leather armor, let out a strange shout. Suddenly, more than 40 Huns cavalry roared and rode towards the foot of Xiaotu Mountain. The original Qin army scout team was stunned.
Run to wherever you have passed.
The place where the Qin Army's scout team rested before was a small bend in the river, facing water on three sides. Next to the small earth mountain is a wide flat land of more than 50 feet. Only the east earth mountain can be climbed down.
There are endless grasslands in three directions.
Obviously the leader of the Huns scouts was very cautious.
At this time, the Huns cavalry had already dismounted and were washing in the river. The leader of the scouts rode his horse and looked around for a few times, then shouted and ordered a few cavalrymen. After hearing the leader's words, these cavalrymen defended themselves.
A cavalryman next to him who was also wearing armor also said a few words. Then the leader seemed to have given up on something and dismounted and began to wash himself.
Seeing that the leader gave up, the several cavalrymen who were called laughed loudly and said something. The Huns cavalry took down the tents tied to their horses, lit fires and started cooking. There were many wolves on the prairie, and these people were obviously preparing to
Spent the night here.
The young commander in the mountain can speak the Xiongnu language, which is an essential skill for the scout commander in Jiuyuan.
He heard clearly that the leader wanted these children to go up to the mountain and look around, but the cavalrymen were unwilling. The cavalryman who appeared to be the leader later said that this place was more than 500 miles away from the Jiuyuan border.
, the Qin army didn’t know that the Huns were going south, so how could they have enemies?
It seemed that the leader also thought so, and then he gave up the idea of sending people to patrol.
When the Qin army scouts in the mountain valley saw the Huns cavalry scouts setting up camp where they had just rested, they couldn't help but take a grateful look.
Everyone knows that if Chief Shi had not erased all the traces left by him and others, then the leader just now would definitely have found him and others, and then he and others would definitely have died more often when facing the Hun cavalry four times their size.
If not, escape is probably the only option.
The Huns cavalry drank goat's milk wine, ate roasted mutton, and talked and laughed loudly. The riverside suddenly became extremely noisy. The mountain col where the Qin army scouts were hiding was less than fifty meters away from them.
"Sir, forty-two Huns barbarians, shall we leave or fight?" The strong soldier smelled the aroma of roasted mutton in the air, licked his lips and whispered, his eyes shining with bloodthirsty light.
When the other scouts heard his words, they looked at the young commander at the same time, with the same bloodthirsty light in everyone's eyes.
The soldiers of Qin Dynasty were never afraid!
"Do it! Let Xiao Wu go back and marry a handsome man!" Shi Chang looked back at the soldiers who were full of fighting spirit and laughed in a low voice, but the murderous intent in his words did not diminish at all.
"You guys, get ready and obey my orders!" The chief then ordered in a low voice.