Zhao Yun looked up at the battlefield in front of him, the corpses of the Hun cavalry were lying all over the snow, the horses that had lost their owners were being driven together by the soldiers, and there were thousands of Han soldiers patrolling back and forth with skis around them.

These thousands of Han soldiers did not participate in the hand-to-hand combat just now, they used their super mobility to go around the back of the Hun cavalry, as long as someone wanted to escape from the battlefield, in the blink of an eye, they would be shot into hedgehogs by the strong bows in their hands.

Zhao Yun dared to be sure that in such a situation, no one could escape, Liu Bao must still be in this battlefield, but he didn't know if it was among these captives, or if he had turned into a dead corpse, no matter what, he had to be pulled out!

The corpse lay there and would not move, and the first thing was to find Liu Bao out of the captivity. There were more than 8,000 captured Hun cavalry, including more than 3,000 wounded, it was not easy to find one among so many people, and Liu Bao would definitely deliberately hide himself. But Liu Bao was the king of the Xiongnu Zuoxian, and many Huns knew him. Especially those wounded Hun soldiers who have been treated, in order to show their gratitude to the Han army's righteous deeds, some people with minor injuries have taken the initiative to help identify them.

Soon, the soldiers came to report that there was no Liu Bao among the more than 8,000 people.

Zhao Yun's eyebrows frowned, could it be that Liu Bao had already died in battle?

Suddenly, there was a sound of horses' hooves from the direction of the Huchuquan tribe's camp, and Zhao Yun turned his head to look, only to see a large group of cavalry galloping towards this side. In a few moments, the speed of the cavalry's march slowed down, and it was clear that they had entered an area with thick snow.

Without Zhao Yun's orders, the Han soldiers who had already served as guards stopped them. I saw that the cavalry stopped three hundred paces away, and five or six horsemen in the middle came out of the crowd and were led by the Han soldiers.

By the light of the torches, Zhao Yun recognized that it was Hu Chuquan who was the leader, and couldn't help asking, "Hu Chuquan, why are you here?" ”

Hu Chuquan jumped off the horse, stepped on knee-deep snow alone, walked in front of Zhao Yun with difficulty, gave a deep salute, and said, "General Qiyu, the villain led the clan to come to reinforcements!" ”

A few days ago, the people of the Chiwul faction had already arrived here, and Hu Chuquan had also secretly taken precautions, plus he had planned to raid Yufuluo's camp, and some of the men and horses of the small tribes attached to him had also gathered, and there were already more than 15,000 cavalry in Huchuquan's camp.

Zhao Yun was cautious by nature, and after he led the army here, he did not live in the camp of Huchuquan, but set up camp five miles away from the camp of Huchuquan. Of course, when they set out on the expedition, like Ma Chao, they only carried some sleeping bags and fried noodles, and the materials needed to set up the tent and the beef and mutton they needed to satisfy their hunger were naturally supplied by Huchuquan. The tribe of Huchuquan is large enough, and there is no problem in supporting these 20,000 Han troops in a short period of time.

Just now, the outpost reported that a large group of Hun cavalry had been discovered, and Zhao Yun knew that Yu Fuluo had taken the initiative to attack, and immediately sent someone to inform Hu Chuquan of the situation, and asked him to guard his camp, and leave the matter here to him to deal with.

The sound of killing on the battlefield shook the sky, Hu Chuquan was not at ease, he immediately gathered 15,000 cavalry and deployed them outside the camp, and mobilized all the men, women, and children who had fallen and opened their bows. For Hu Chuquan's tribe, this is a life-and-death battle, Hu Chuquan can't pin all his hopes on the Han army, he must be prepared for the eventuality. Moreover, in his opinion, most of the Han army were infantry, and although they were equipped with a large number of bows and crossbows, they probably could not resist the fierce Yufuluo cavalry, and they had to rely on themselves in the end to defend their camps.

The sound of fighting on the battlefield only lasted for a moment before it stopped, Hu Chuquan didn't know who won and who lost, and he was worried, so he personally brought a team of cavalry to meet him.

Zhao Yun had already guessed Hu Chuquan's thoughts, and laughed and said: "Hu Chuquan, my lord said that you really want to be incorporated into the Han Dynasty, and you have officially become the people of my Han Dynasty, and of course your safety will be entrusted to our Han army." The 23,000 cavalry sent by Yu Fuluo have been wiped out, and in the future, with my Han soldiers, you can sit back and relax! ”

Liu Xin attaches great importance to intelligence work, especially during battles, each regiment has a large number of meticulous work dedicated to reconnaissance, and the fact that Hu Chuquan has assembled a large number of cavalry in the rear naturally cannot be hidden from Zhao Yun's ears and eyes.

When Zhao Yun rushed forward with the Hun cavalry, he could have continued to retreat, and then made way for Liu Bao's cavalry to pass, and had a fratricidal battle with Huchuquan's cavalry, and he would reap the benefits of the fisherman. If such tactics were adopted, his soldiers could have avoided hand-to-hand combat with the Hun cavalry, and would have avoided thousands of casualties.

However, Zhao Yun has followed Liu Xin for many years, and his intention to give this order to Liu Xin is far from being comparable to Ma Chao and others. Zhao Yun had already keenly felt that Liu Xin did not simply want to merge the nomadic grassland of the Xiongnu into the territory of the Han Dynasty, nor did he let the Xiongnu tribes verbally admit that they were the subjects of the Han Dynasty, but to let them accept the fact that they were the people of the Han Dynasty from the bottom of their hearts and feel the pride of being a people of the Han Dynasty. Therefore, Zhao Yun wanted to show them the strong combat power of the Han army and the firm determination to maintain their safety.

In a battle on the steppe, it is rare for the opponent to be completely annihilated, except between two tribes with a huge disparity in strength. Now, the 23,000 people sent by Yu Fuluo have actually died, wounded, and surrendered, and they have been collected by the 20,000 Han army, and the casualties of the Han army are only 3,000. This result shocked Hu Chuquan too much, and it was only at this time that he believed that it was not for nothing that Liu Bao's 100,000 cavalry was wiped out in Guanzhong, and dozens of tribes were not wronged at all by the Han army.

A trace of cold sweat oozed from Hu Chuquan's forehead, he couldn't help but congratulate himself on his correct choice, and hurriedly crossed his hands and said: "The general is wise and martial, Hu Chuquan and his clan will be Han people in life and Han ghosts in death, and they will never dare to have the slightest dissent." ”

Zhao Yun nodded and said, "Your loyalty, General Ben is convinced. It just so happens that you have brought so many people here, and there is something that needs to be entrusted to you. ”

Hu Chuquan couldn't help but be flattered, and said with a high spirit: "Please give the general's orders!" ”

Zhao Yun pointed to the corpses of the Hun cavalry on the battlefield, and said: "Let your people search carefully, there are Liu Bao in these corpses, in addition, dig a big pit and bury them all." ”

At this time, digging a big pit in the grassland is a lot of work, the grassland is already covered with a thick layer of snow, and the snow must be removed first, and the soil under the snow must be very solid, and it will be extremely difficult to dig. Zhao Yun knew that his soldiers were already quite tired after a big battle, and if he asked them to dig this big hole now, I believe they would not hesitate to carry out this order, but Zhao Yun has always been considerate of his subordinates, since he has free labor, of course he will not ask his soldiers to suffer this outside of this.

Hu Chuquan suddenly said: "General, this matter must not be allowed!" ”

Zhao Yun was stunned for a moment, and said in a deep voice: "What? Do you want these people to be in the wilderness? ”

Hu Chuquan waved his hand again and again, and said, "General Hui, I didn't talk about digging a pit. The matter of digging a pit, tens of thousands of people in the lower clan worked together overnight, and it must have been completed before dawn. In the following, I will talk about identifying Liu Bao. ”

Speaking of this, Hu Chuquan paused, glanced at Zhao Yun secretly, and saw that his face was expressionless, so he had to continue uneasily: "I have always known that Liu Bao is cunning in life, and it doesn't matter if he is already dead, I am afraid that he will lie in the corpse pile and pretend to be dead." If my people dig a pit or identify a corpse, he may sneak into my people, and it will be a bit of a problem to find him again. ”

Zhao Yun didn't expect Hu Chuquan's mind to be so meticulous, so he couldn't help but glance at him in surprise, and muttered, "Then in your opinion, what should I do?" ”

In fact, Hu Chuquan doesn't have much strategy, and the reason why he can think about it so carefully is because Liu Bao is also his competitor, a competitor competing for Shan Yu's position. As the saying goes, it's not your friends who know you best, it's your opponents. The relationship between Hu Chuquan and Liu Bao is in this situation, of course, that was in the past, and now Hu Chuquan has devoted himself to the big man.

Hu Chuquan glanced up at Zhao Yun, and said cautiously: "General Hui, I think that those corpses should be mended with a knife, if Liu Bao pretends to be dead, there is nowhere to escape!" ”

Zhao Yun said categorically: "No! ”

In the concept of the Han people, death is great, except for the most heinous people, who will go to a dead person and insult the corpse, Zhao Yun can't do it.

Hu Chuquan likes Sinology and knows a little about these situations, but whether he is a Hun or a dead man, or a dead beast, there is not much difference in his eyes. Hearing that Zhao Yun rejected his proposal, Hu Chuquan said anxiously: "General, if you can't bear it, leave it to my people to deal with." The longer the time drags on, the more likely Liu Bao is to escape, please think twice! ”

Zhao Yun hesitated, if Liu Bao had already died in the chaos, it would be a bit too much to do it again, but if it was really as Hu Chuquan said, Liu Bao just hid in the corpse pile and pretended to be dead, because of his temporary woman's kindness, he was able to escape, it would be endless trouble.

Thinking of this, Zhao Yun gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, I'll ask the soldiers to gather their corpses, and you can send some reliable people over." ”

This kind of thing, Zhao Yun still won't let his soldiers do it, as long as it is handed over to Hu Chuquan's people. However, Liu Bao is too important, and Zhao Yun does not dare to take it lightly, only by using his own people to carry these corpses together and take care of them by his own people, he can rest assured.

Zhao Yun and Hu Chuquan stood side by side, watching the soldiers drag the corpses of the Hun cavalry together, many of the corpses were miserable, the missing arms and legs were still light, and some people had become unrecognizable under the trampling of the war horses. Zhao Yun couldn't help but secretly admire the idea that Hu Chuquan came up with, if it was really a tool to identify, it would not be easy to find Liu Bao, maybe his head had been flattened by the war horse.

At this time, the dozens of people found by Hu Chuquan had already carried scimitars and stabbed those corpses one by one. These people are all close associates of Hu Chuquan, and they will not show mercy to these corpses, and there are some Han soldiers watching them next to them, and they are not allowed to deceive.

Suddenly, a bloodied corpse bounced off the ground and lunged at one of Huchuquan's cronies, breaking the cronie's neck and snatching the scimitar from his hand.

A cold light flashed in Zhao Yun's eyes, and he sneered: "Sure enough, someone is pretending to be dead!" ”