Lu Yao led one hundred and fifty cavalry forward, passing through the territory of Qi County. Due to the water along the way, the terrain is complicated, and the road is in disrepair, although I try to speed up, I did not walk about 20 miles until noon.

This neighborhood happens to be the former site of Guojiawu Fort, and the original large-scale buildings have been burned and have turned into piles of black ruins. In addition, it is estimated that after the withdrawal of the official army, the nearby Haoqiang also sent people to loot it. Not only property, but even beams, wall tiles and so on, a lot of them were removed; As a result, in the entire empty area, it was completely impossible to distinguish the original dock fort.

At this moment, it should be a time to have no distractions, but Lu Yao suddenly remembered the woman who was arranged in the room that night. Such a weak girl was originally cared for by her family, right? It is common for families to be ruined in troubled times, and even if she uses the things she cherishes the most, she can't get back her father's life.

Such a thought passed through Lu Yao's mind and was quickly thrown away. Lu Yao rode his horse and galloped, speechless all the way, and no one spoke to the soldiers. Only the sound of hundreds of horses' hooves rising and falling accompanied them.

The journey from Jinyang to Jiexiu has passed halfway through this point, and the Huns may encounter the Huns at any time, so the soldiers are very cautious. Instead of marching in procession along the official roads, they made a distant detour into the wilderness, through the low-lying areas of the hills. The terrain here is undulating, and it is not a good area for cavalry combat, but it is very conducive to stealth marches.

Lu Yao stretched the entire team into a rough triangle on both wings, forming a loose array during battle. Lu Yao personally led a dozen cavalry to walk at the tip of the triangle, carefully observing the terrain along the way, and also sent scouts along the official road, in front of the team, and on the left and right flanks to closely monitor the enemy's movements.

In addition, they sent two cavalrymen to the direction of Jinyang every two hours to report the current military situation to ensure that the base camp of the army could get first-hand information at any time.

The search was so cautious that by mid-afternoon the scouts reported that they had spotted a group of enemy troops heading north along the official road.

After receiving the report, Lu Yao immediately ordered the whole army to return to a woodland. The woodland was one of several preset hideaways along the way, tucked away among the rolling hills. More than a hundred horses were hidden deep in the woods, and there was nothing unusual to be seen from the outside world.

Lu Yao immediately rushed to the direction where the enemy army appeared. They climbed a hill and carefully lay down as they approached the top, with only half of their heads exposed. This slope is far from the official road, and there is no need to be cautious here; However, there are a lot of Hu cavalry, and no horses are allowed to come here, so there should be no carelessness.

From a distance, these Hu people were all cavalrymen, about 300 people, wearing leather robes and short clothes, and all kinds of weapons in their hands. They don't fly flags, and the ranks are disorganized. Except for the elite of Da Danyu, most of the Xiongnu army was temporarily recruited from various tribes, and there was no uniform and equipment to speak of, and at first glance it was no different from the exiles.

Shen Jin spat and said, "It's all a rabble!" ”

Lu Yao secretly scolded Shen Jin in his heart: either he was born with extreme optimism, or he forgot the pain after the scar was healed; Glared at him at the moment. The Huns seem to be loose, but they are naturally fierce and good at fighting, and if they underestimate them, they will definitely suffer a big loss.

Soon after this group of cavalry passed, smoke and dust rose from the south, and a large army of the Xiongnu appeared.

Since the Xiongnu were divided into two parts, the north and the south, and the westward migration respectively, they were no longer the overlords of the grasslands outside the Saiwai. However, the appeal left by the hundreds of years of glory of the Xiongnu royal court is still huge. When Liu Yuan raised his army, many tribes were attached to his banner.

Passing in front of Lu Yao and the others, there were more than 1,000 high-nosed and deep-eyed warriors. The Qianhu tribe is the descendants of Qiangqu who entered the fortress with the Southern Xiongnu, and mainly lived in Shangdang County. The Kahu were generally poor and made a living from farming or working as a servant. A few years ago, Ma Teng of Dongying Company wantonly arrested Hu people and sold them as slaves, and they were the main victims. No one expected their revenge to come so quickly, and the Xionghu in Bingzhou followed the Xiongnu to raise trouble, and even Jizhou also had a large number of Qihu rebellion, and it is said that the subordinates of Jizhou thief Jisang had many fierce Qihu warriors.

Then came the Wuhuan cavalry, which slowly advanced with the reins. In the past 100 years, Wuhuan in Liaoxi has been requisitioned by the imperial court many times and participated in wars in various parts of the Central Plains, so it has been praised as "Wuhuan of the three counties is the world's famous horse". The Wuhuan people who live in Bingzhou have long been attached to the Xiongnu, also known as the Xiongnu Tiefu Department, looking at the posture of these knights, it is clear that they are all elite warriors who have experienced a hundred battles, and they really live up to their reputation.

The Wuhuan soldiers did not strictly follow the main road, but dispersed to a frontal several miles wide, along a number of ravines and ridges. In order to avoid being discovered by the Wuhuan people, Lu Yao and the others transferred several times one after another, and they were quite embarrassed for a while. It was hard to find a mountain col to hide, only separated from the main route of the Hu army's advance.

After estimating that the Wuhuan cavalry had gradually moved away, Lu Yao and the others climbed the mound again to visit. At this moment, the military horses that really belonged to the Xiongnu royal court had arrived, and they saw groups of majestic soldiers marching forward in strict formations. The sound of powerful footsteps made the ground tremble slightly dozens of feet away, and a rough estimate of their number was about three thousand to four thousand.

The Hun soldiers were ordinary paupers, with nothing but resentment and hatred. But now, they have captured the armor and swords that originally belonged to the Jin army through victory after victory, sharpened their fierce minions, and have become a formidable and powerful army!

The famine since last year did have a very bad impact on the animal husbandry of the Xiongnu, and this Xiongnu army was mainly made up of foot soldiers, and the cavalry was surprisingly small. In the middle of the team, dozens of well-dressed generals surrounded a sturdy general and slowly rode their horses. The general was on a horse, but his feet almost touched the ground, and he was a rare giant.

Lu Yao squinted his eyes and looked at it carefully for a long time, patted Shen Jin's shoulder and said, "Do you see clearly?" That big guy is Qiao Xi, right? ”

"That's right, it's Qiao Xi." Shen Jin gritted his teeth and said: "This guy is a mixed breed of mixed beard and Han people, and his beard is red, which is easy to recognize." ”

Lu Yao nodded. The giant man's beard was as red as blood under the reflection of the red glow on the horizon, how could Lu Yao not see clearly? It's just to confirm with Shen Jin. Qiao Xi is a well-known heroic man of the Xiongnu Han Kingdom, who is good at using a snake spear that is eight feet long, and has the courage to swing and decide. Since the Xiongnu uprising, he was often the vanguard of the army, and everything was destroyed, so Liu Yuan, the king of the Han Dynasty, crowned him as the champion general, and took the meaning of the brave crown of the army.

For Lu Yao and Shen Jin, the remnants of the state army, Qiao Xi is an old opponent. Last year, when the Jin army and the Xiongnu fought a decisive battle in Daling, Shen Jin fought against him, although he escaped with his life, but his subordinates suffered heavy casualties and suffered a big loss. Later, Qiao Xi assisted Liu Cong to attack the eastern cities of Taiyuan, and connected Pingtao, Zishi, Wuxian, Jiexiu and other places.

This man has always been rough and easy to kill. After capturing Jiexiu, he first killed Jiexiu and ordered Jia Hun to do so, and then forced Jia Hun to rape his wife Zong, and killed him. The shape was so bad that even Liu Yuan, the king of Han, couldn't stand it, and reprimanded him. Perhaps because this incident angered Liu Yuan, this time the Huns sent troops in a big way, but Qiao Xi, as the champion general, could only take the thousands of miscellaneous troops that were put together to cross the mountains and mountains to think that he was a partial division. Since Jiexiu City was still in the hands of the Jin army, the task of this ragtag army was not actually to attack north, but to block possible Jin reinforcements.

After waiting for a while, it was no longer the army marching on the road, but the baggage, and it was obvious that the vast majority of them were looted from Wu County, Zhongdu and other places.

"Let's go." Lu Yao said.

A few people slipped down from behind the hill and hurried to the woods where the other soldiers were hidden. Not long after leaving, I suddenly heard the sound of a low horn on the opposite side of the hill.

Everyone is old in battle with the Huns, and they are all familiar with the commonly used horn sounds, and they immediately said: "Hu people are going to camp, go quickly!" ”

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The collection reached 800, as promised. And in this chapter, I would like to express my heartfelt thanks to yy67382183\\ Mayor of Daliushu \\\GLZ565\\ absurd words and other friends, and get the miraculous effect of boosting morale.

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