Chapter 876: Hibernating
The edge of the loop.
Deng Zhan led more than 500 dragoon guards dressed in the deep clothes of the common people to quickly advance towards the depth of the Xiongnu.
When leaving Luoyang, Deng Zhan did not know the fact that Pang Tong went to Liaodong to move troops, and in his opinion, this time the dragoon guards entered the depth of the Xiongnu, which was completely a battle without backup.
The entire Huns, perhaps, are their enemies!
"General!" was leading the team to move forward quickly, and a fast horse came in front, and the dragoon guard on horseback shouted before Deng Zhan approached: "The Hun army has been found ahead!" ”
Hearing the shouts of the dragoons, Deng Zhan hurriedly grabbed the reins, and the more than 500 dragoons who followed him also reined in their horses.
"How many people are in the Hun army?" Reining in his horse, Deng Zhan asked the dragoon guard who came to report it.
"About 3,000 people!" Riding on horseback, the dragoon guard who reported the news clenched his fists and said to Deng Zhan: "It's all the elite cavalry of the Huns, I don't know which way it is!" ”
"We have already entered the realm of the Huns! Act with extreme care! As soon as the dragoon's words fell, Deng Zhan shouted to the dragoon guards behind him: "Lie dormant on the spot, let this team of Huns pass!" ”
All the dragoons answered and scattered in all directions, and soon disappeared into the vast meadow.
The wind swept across the meadow, and the blades of grass made a "rustling" sound under the wind.
There were more than 500 people in the pasture, but in an instant, it was already empty, not to mention the dragoon guards, even the corners of a piece of clothing, there was no trace.
After the dragoon guard hibernated, it was only half an hour before a Hun team appeared on the horizon ahead.
The number of Huns, as the dragoon guard who reported the situation to Deng Zhan earlier, was only about 3,000.
The team marched very fast, galloping all the way towards the border of the Hetao, without stopping for a moment.
Leading this team was none other than the Xiongnu Zuogu Liwang.
Riding a horse and galloping to the place where Deng Zhan and the others had just stayed, King Zuogu Li reined in his war horse and looked around.
The three thousand Hun cavalry behind him also stopped, and their eyes patrolled around without blinking.
The ability of the dragoons to hide their bodies is not comparable to that of ordinary soldiers, and even the war horses under their crotches are specially trained, and when they need to hide, they will not even make a sound like their masters.
Looking around, not only did King Zuo Guli see nothing, but even the three thousand Hun cavalry behind him didn't find anything unusual.
Turning over and jumping off the horse, the Zuo Gu Li Dynasty walked a few steps forward, stretched out his hand to pull a blade of grass, and said to a Hun general behind him: "Just now there are war horses passing by, but I don't know why they suddenly disappeared!" ”
The Xiongnu general standing behind King Zuogu Li looked around, and then said to King Zuogu Li: "King, has the team of the Central Plains people passed the territory of the Great King?" ”
"Impossible!" King Zuo Guli shook his head and said to the Hun general: "No matter how fast their horses are, it is not easy for a team of more than 500 people to slip under the nose of this king!" ”
When King Zuogu Li and the Hun general were talking, Deng Zhan, who was dormant in the grass, heard it clearly.
He turned his head to look at Huang Sheng beside him, and from Huang Sheng's eyes, he also saw a trace of doubt.
The two of them did not speak, and continued to lie dormant quietly, waiting for King Zuogu Li and the Xiongnu general to say something more.
"Set up camp on the spot!" Sure enough, King Zuogu Li did not lead the team to continue to advance, but shouted an order to the Xiongnu army behind him: "Pay close attention to the vicinity, and once you find the team of the Central Plains, report to this king immediately!" ”
King Zuogu Li didn't say why he came to look for Deng Zhan and the others, and of course Deng Zhan couldn't show up immediately.
The Huns set up camp on the spot, but Deng Zhan and his five hundred dragoons lay quietly on the grassland, not even coughing.
Lying on the grassland, silently watching the Huns camp tents, Deng Zhan did not give the order for the dragoon guards to suddenly attack.
This group of Huns came to look for them, but they did not put on a posture of fighting, but seemed to want to find them to discuss something, so Deng Zhan made the decision to wait until night and quietly sneak into the tent of the Xiongnu King Zuoguli to find out.
When he followed Liu Wei to crusade against the Huns, Deng Zhan was also quite familiar with several kings of the Huns.
Although King Zuogu Li looked a little older than back then, his face had not changed much, and Deng Zhan could still recognize him at a glance.
More than 3,000 Huns were busy setting up tents, and King Zuo Guli pressed the straight knife on his waist with one hand, frowned slightly, stared at the direction of the border of the Hetao, and sighed softly.
"King, the king's tent has been built!" Just thinking about where the Han team would go, a Hun general ran behind King Zuogu Li, and reported to him with a fist.
Nodding his head, King Zuogu Li did not speak, turned around and walked towards the royal tent that had just been built.
"Call the generals to the king's tent in the evening, we have to discuss, if we can't find this Han team, how to rescue Da Danyu!" Outside the king's tent, King Zuo Guli stopped, turned his head and gave an order to the Hun general who was following him.
Deng Zhan, who was dormant in the grass, clearly heard what he said.
Rescue Da Shan Yu?
Hearing the words of King Zuo Gu Li, Deng Zhan almost couldn't hold back, and wanted to stand up and ask what was going on.
But he didn't do that in the end, perhaps the king of the left valley had already seen that they were lurking nearby, and just wanted to lure him and the dragoon guards out with words.
Three thousand Huns, in the eyes of the Dragoons, although they are not very strong, but after all, the Dragoons are an army that executes latent, and if they are exposed too early, the chances of success will be reduced a lot.
The Huns quickly set up their military camp, and around the barracks, they also laid many eyeliners, paying close attention to the surrounding environment.
However, what was lurking near these Huns was not an ordinary army, but a dragoon guard specially trained by Liu Wei.
Compared with ordinary armies, the Dragoon Guards not only have superb swordsmanship, but also have extremely good patience.
Let them lie on their stomachs and lie dormant in one place, and if they are not commanded, they will lie dormant until they die, and they will definitely not make a sound.
The horses of the dragoons all knelt beside their masters.
The wheezing of the war horse was very even, and it had been dormant for a long time, and none of the war horses had a snort.
If the Huns knew that the Qin army dragoon guards had domesticated war horses to this state, they would definitely sigh in their hearts that they grew on horseback, and in terms of domesticating war horses, they were several grades worse than the dragoon guards.
The sun was setting down toward the western sky, finally hanging at the end of the horizon.
The orange glow spread over the earth, and the green blades of grass were stained with a thin layer of blood by the sun.
The wind under the slanting sun is blowing harder and harder, and the blades of grass are swaying gracefully, making bursts of "rustling" sounds.
Lying on his stomach in the grass, Deng Zhan's eyes looked at the Huns' camp without blinking.
After staring at the Huns' camp for a long time, Deng Zhan felt that his eyes were a little astringent, but he still didn't look away, but while looking at the Hun camp, he silently thought that at night, from which angle to cut in, the exposure might be smaller.
If it weren't for what King Zuo Guli said before entering the king's tent, Deng Zhan would not have needed to be so careful.
To enter the king's tent, you only need to erase a few Huns, and you can sneak in.
But the words of King Zuogu Li made Deng Zhan a little confused whether these Huns in front of him were friends or enemies.
If it was a hostile Hun and killed a hundred and ten, Deng Zhan would not feel a pity, but if it was a Hun who could become an ally, if he killed a few, he was afraid that it would be difficult to speak in the future.
The setting sun finally fell below the horizon, and the afterglow on the horizon gradually faded in color, and the surroundings of the clouds were plated with a hazy black halo.
Glancing up at the sky, Deng Zhan made a set of gestures to Huang Sheng beside him.
Seeing Deng Zhan's gesture, Huang Sheng nodded, and then waved his hand behind him twice.
The six dragoon guards saw Huang Sheng waving his hand and crawled towards him lightly.
When the six dragoons crawled to their side, Huang Sheng raised an arm and pressed it towards them.
Seeing Huang Sheng's gesture, the six dragoon guards didn't make any more movements, just lying quietly beside him, looking at the Huns' military camp without blinking.
The orange dusk gradually dissipated in front of people's eyes, but in its place, the night quietly fell.
At night on the grassland, the stars are especially bright, and the bright stars hang in the night sky, as if there are countless pairs of eyes staring at the people on the earth.
Deng Zhan was not in the mood to appreciate the night sky as pure as water, he was still waiting, waiting for the sky to get darker, with Huang Sheng and the six dragon rider guards who were small in their hands
Just when Deng Zhan was waiting for the best time, he saw that a group of Hun generals were entering the king's tent in twos and threes.
Watching the Hun generals get into the king's tent one by one, Deng Zhan's brows furrowed slightly.
King Zuogu Li instructed the Xiongnu generals to enter the tent at night, and Deng Zhan heard it clearly.
But he didn't know how long the king of Zuogu Lili would discuss with the Hun generals, if it was until dawn, a group of Hun generals were in the king's tent, and Deng Zhan really didn't have a chance to lead people to lurk in.
Seeing a group of Xiongnu generals enter the royal tent of King Zuogu Li, Huang Sheng turned his head to look at Deng Zhan, with a hint of inquiry on his face.
Being looked at by Huang Sheng, Deng Zhan shook his head slowly.
Although it was not too difficult for Deng Zhan and the Dragoon Guards to subdue those Hun generals, the fight would inevitably make a noise and attract more Huns.
Deng Zhan's purpose is only one, that is, to infiltrate the account of the king of the Huns, capture the king of Zuoguli, ask what is going on, and then make the next step.