The Jin army moved north from Dai County, passed through Dangcheng, crossed the raging Luanshui, and then turned northeast to Pan County in Quang Ninh County. After camping outside the city of Pan County for a day, they continued northward, gradually entering the grassland of Bashang under the cover of heavy mountains. This vast grassland is the confluence of Yin Mountain and Yan Mountain, and it is also the easternmost point of Wanli Hanhai. Along the way, I felt that the terrain continued to rise; Look around, but see the sky is high and refreshing, the grass is like a tree, the distant mountain peaks are like clusters, the snow is white, the clear water is looping, like the jade belt surrounding, there are more dense forests distributed in the meantime, when the long wind blows, the pine waves are stirred, which makes people feel refreshed and happy.

The army scurried through the complex landscape, and thousands of troops and horses parted ways, like several black dragons flying over the vast mountains. At first, when the soldiers galloped on the high slopes, they could look back into the distance, and they could also see the continuous fields of Dai, Shanggu, and Quang Ninh counties in the south. As the army continued northward, the sight of cultivation faded into obscurity. As far as the eye can see, there is only an endless sea of grass in the plains; Strong winds swept on all sides, blowing the grass softly, some roe deer and yellow sheep raised their heads in a daze, and the occasional roar of wild beasts could be heard in the distance.

The line north of Daidi is the main road for the nomads to invade the south for thousands of years, and it is also the way for the Han family to fight back. The famous generals Wei Qing, Huo Quai, and Li Guang in the former Han Dynasty once fought against the Xiongnu in the north several times. At this point on the march, the army had completely entered the sphere of influence of the steppe nomads, so the whole army could not help but raise their vigilance.

This kind of vigilance has been condensed by this army's continuous victories in the past, and it has almost become the instinct of the generals, and there is no need for Lu Yao to give more orders. Ding Miao carefully observed the surrounding terrain, and successively gave orders, and additionally sent scouts on the ridges on the left and right sides of the direction of the army. Immediately, he himself led a number of fierce subordinates to fight forward and participate in the sentinel of the most advanced of the whole army. Xue Tong, who served as Lu Yao's deputy general, deliberately closed the distance between the Chinese army and the rear army, and brought a number of important baggage vehicles under the protection of the Chinese army. As the main assault force of the whole army, although Liu Yao's elite cavalry seemed to be at ease, they had naturally tightened the reins on their arms and were ready for battle.

Among the four generals to whom Lu Yao belonged, only Shen Jin was not in his sight. This fierce general, who was too energetic, was arranged in the rear army this time, responsible for guarding the key points along the way and ensuring the retreat of the army. His position was far away from the Chinese army, but Lu Yao was sure that this experienced general would be able to complete the task to the letter.

Ding Miao, Xue Tong, Shen Jin, Liu Yao, and many more soldiers are all elite generals who have been entangled through battles again and again, and everyone has extraordinary talents, that is, the so-called "good men of the six armies" in the art of war. All it takes is "to use it according to its ability" to defeat the enemy. Being able to go to the battlefield with them, Lu Yao deeply felt lucky.

After Lu Yao "woke up" in the Taihang Mountains, he fought against the enemy in the first few times, relying on his superb martial arts skills and the courage to dare to fight to the death, and often chose to attack with a small group of elite troops. However, this is also as the Art of War says, "straight and thoughtful, brave and able to fight" is just a tool of a thousand generals, if you want to have thousands of people, 100,000 people rampant in the world, what you need is much more complicated.

With the gradual integration of the memories of the two worlds and the increasing scale of the subordinate troops, Lu Yao today is different from him half a year ago. He felt that he was not the kind of natural general, and what he could do was to devote himself to a rigorous and solid way of governing the army. Therefore, whether in wartime or peacetime, he trained his troops strictly and unremittingly, and in a short period of time, he tempered the complex Daijun soldiers into an iron army that has always been forbidden and solemn.

Even when the generals of the various unified armies frequently mobilized their troops and ordered messengers to rush, the soldiers did not mess up at all, and maintained a strict silence and fast marching army. Only Xiao Xiaoran's horses roared one after another, revealing the slightly nervous mood of the knight on horseback.

As the saying goes: more than 10,000 soldiers, boundless. Lu Yao went north with nearly 10,000 strong soldiers, and countless mules and horses, and the whole team stretched out to the two wings, front and back, stretching for more than ten miles. As they marched, the rumbling footsteps shook the earth, like a thunderstorm in the sky, which immediately made several small tribes of the Hu tribe nearby realize that the situation was not good.

Around noon, scouts everywhere reported that they had spotted the Hu people scouting their horses in the distance.

Most of these small tribes belong to the branch of the Tuoba Xianbei subordinate tribe, in other words, the subordinate tribe of the subordinate tribe. They were about thirty or fifty into a group, which was small in size and relatively closed in information. According to the report of the horse exploration sent by Zhu Sheng in advance, it seems that they have not been significantly affected by the Tuoba Xianbei turmoil. Although it is uncertain whether they have maintained their deference to the Tuoba clan, at least there is no sign of actively participating in the trouble.

Lu Yao sent troops to the north this time, in the name of responding to the order of the Duke of Yueshi of Bingzhou, helping the orthodox Dashan Yu Yilu, and maintaining the situation of Tuoba Xianbei, from this point of view, those Hu'er can be regarded as an alliance of the Daijun army. It's a pity that just as a certain superpower in later generations always practiced hegemonism under the banner of universal values, Lu Yao never intended to regard the Xianbei people as allies.

When the scouts asked for instructions on what to do with those Hu'er tribes, Lu Yao's eyes swept over the faces of the generals and colonels around him one by one, and he casually nodded to someone: "Ni Yi, you go!" ”

Ni Yi, a native of Shu County who has escaped a little, has personally experienced the wars in Shuzhong, Guanzhong and the Central Plains, and has an incredible bumpy experience. As a member of the beggar army, he joined Lu Yao in Yecheng. In the Daijun War, although he and the old-fashioned Roman Turinus did not match their personalities, both of them were experienced soldiers in military affairs, and they worked together to lead the soldiers of their headquarters to achieve excellent performance several times. The two won the favor of Lu Yao with this, Turinus was recently transferred to Chen Pei's deputy, and Ni Yi was promoted to the head of the team directly under General Yingyang.

At the time of the Battle of Yecheng, Ni Yi, who was still just a chief, witnessed Lu Yao's heroic posture across the battlefield, and had already surrendered to Lu Yao's admiration. Now that he is loved by the general, he is grateful and excited, and he thinks about how to make meritorious contributions day and night.

Hearing Lu Yao's order, Ni Yi responded loudly and turned his horse out of battle.

Ni Yi is shorter than ordinary people. He didn't say anything about this, but there was always a vague resentment in his heart, so he specially pleaded with many colleagues before he chose a tall horse as a car. When he took the lead, the slightly silly old subordinate Ado carried the usual big axe for Ni Yi and ran behind. In addition to Ado, Ni Yi's subordinates took the old begging department as the backbone at all levels, enriched with Zahu and Wuhuan, a total of 200 people, half of each foot.

Two hundred paces marched eastward, crossing an arc and crossing the hills to the east. On the way, the cavalry spread out in line left and right, like huge wings, to outflank several spies hiding in the rocks and grass.

The Jin army came too quickly, and several spies didn't care about it at first, but after finding out that they had become the target of the Jin army, they suddenly panicked. They whined and cried, and pulled out a few unsaddled and unsheathed horses from behind the bushes, trying to escape. I don't know what happened, but one of them was probably dazed, and after walking a few steps between his horses, he turned around and took out his bow and arrows to shoot. Immediately, an arrow whistled past Ni Yi's ears, bringing down a few strands of hair.

Is this looking for death?

This must be looking for death, right?

Ni Yi was stunned, and then became furious. He lifted the big axe with his backhand and urged the horse to rush over. To say that Ni Yi's riding skills were learned intermittently in Guanzhong, it is purely halfway practice, which is really ordinary. But the person who can survive the mountains of corpses and blood of countless wars naturally has his unique means. The distance of more than ten zhang passed in an instant, and the momentum of the horses was superimposed on the big axe in the palm, which immediately formed an extremely terrifying lethality.

When the two horses were in the stirrup, the sound of the axe blade cutting the back of the bow, cutting the muscles, and splitting the bones burst out at the same time, and the Hu Er, who dared to shoot the court officer, was full of anger and blood sprayed out of the abbot Xu Fangyuan, and was split in half from the shoulder to the waist.

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Alas, the recent updates have been intermittent, which is a shame. But every time I work hard to get out of the code around midnight, I really try my best......