Knives are good knives. The blade is three feet long, and the handle is four feet long, and it is made of pure fine iron. The faint light of the early morning shines through the mist and through the branches and leaves of the forest, and the texture like water waves reflects the glow of cyan metal. Holding it in your hand, the heavy and cold touch makes you feel even more invincible.

But the knife is not very sharp. The blade had apparently been in countless fierce battles, slashing so many enemies that the blade had become a little blunt, and a closer look could reveal a few tiny gaps. Thick crusts of blood congealed on the blade, many turning black. But for such a massive sword, it barely detracted from its lethality, and its extraordinary weight alone was enough to cut through several iron blades.

This kind of specially shaped broadsword is undoubtedly a sharp weapon in battle, and it is usually handed over to the specially selected strong and brave men in the army to form an elite unit that charges into battle. Its long handle is worthy of being held with both hands, and it is in formation, and all men and horses are invincible under the slash of the broadsword. However, at this moment, Duan Wenyang lifted it lightly with only one hand, as if lifting a lamp grass, without any effort.

As he spoke, he wielded his broadsword at will, and on several occasions the blade almost grazed the tip of his nose. This arrogant attitude and terrifying brazenness made the servant warriors around Luo Jin vaguely nervous, and some even involuntarily made a defensive posture.

In the first year of Yongxing, Wang Jun, the assassin of Youzhou, recruited Hu Jin to ride 20,000 to Yecheng south and attack Sima Ying, the king of Chengdu. Duan Wenyang was recruited for enlistment, and he was only 16 years old at the time. At that time, the power of the king of Chengdu was extremely prosperous, and he was elected as the emperor's younger brother and prime minister by the government and the opposition, entrenched in the north of Sizhou, most of Jizhou, and remotely controlled the court, and his command had hundreds of thousands of troops, and the leading generals such as Lianxiu, Wang Cui, Shi Chao, Wang Bin, etc. were all famous, and the strong soldiers were strong, and the Central Plains was looked at by the tiger, and they thought that they were as solid as Mount Tai. However, Wang Jun took Duan Wenyang, a sixteen-year-old boy, as the vanguard, and fought all the way from Jicheng to Yecheng. The hundreds of thousands of troops of the King of Chengdu collapsed in an instant like remnants of snow blown away by a storm! Everywhere the Youzhou army passed, only corpses were left all over the field, and the corpses were almost stacked out of the hills. And Duan Wenyang's name as a star has also spread throughout northern Xinjiang, and he is regarded as a first-rate brave general under Wang Pengzu.

If it weren't for the old relationship with the Liaoxi Gong Duan, Luo Jin would only be in the position of the patriarch of the Tuoba Xianbei subordinate tribe, and he would not be able to sit on an equal footing with Duan Wenyang. But this obsessive fat man opened his mouth and closed his mouth "little baby", he was able to confidently regard Duan Wenyang as a junior, and his courage was really terrifying, no wonder Duan Wenyang intentionally or unintentionally waved a knife to intimidate.

"Virtuous nephew...... Hey...... Virtuous nephew! Luo Jin quickly changed his name to Duan Wenyang, and his words were ten times more polite and respectful: "Our Luo Department is naturally a friend of Duan Ministry, and we are the most loyal and reliable good friends!" ”

Duan Wenyang looked at him and smiled, revealing a mouth full of white teeth, like a fierce beast.

The Xianbei people are distributed in the northern Xinjiang that stretches for thousands of miles from east to west, generally speaking, the eastern Xianbei and the Central Plains have more exchanges and a deeper degree of sinicization, and they do not take the relatively barbaric central Xianbei in their eyes. The so-called Central Xianbei is the tribesmen of the Tuoba Xianbei Alliance, who were later civilized and more aggressive in character. Even though the desert sweat line such as Yihui and Yilu gradually implemented culture and education and preached sinicization, they were obstructed by traditional forces, and the results were not very significant. Many chieftain Qu Shuaitai are brave but rough and ignorant types, so they will inexplicably kill a river of blood at the Danhan Mountain Sacrifice Ceremony.

But there are also outliers among them, such as the Luo Jin in front of him is an extremely cunning and wise character. If you really think that he is greedy for the thousand horses given by the Duan Department, you will underestimate this gentleman. Before coming here, Duan Wu Bechen specially told Duan Wenyang that he only needed to cooperate with him to defeat the Daijun army, and he didn't have to believe a word of the other words he said.

Duan Wenyang was about to say something, and the forest outside the horse galloped to report: "It's here!" Here it comes! ”

There was an instant silence in the woodland.

After another moment, two Jin cavalry suddenly appeared from the fog and passed quickly along both sides of the main road. After a while, two more horsemen swept by, one of them stopped for a moment at the edge of the woodland, and found nothing unusual before continuing on.

"The Jin army brigade is in the rear." Luo Jin said calmly: "When the Daijun army marches, it is used to spreading scout cavalry, everyone must be careful not to be discovered. ”

At this moment, the vast moonlight gradually receded, and the fog slowly dissipated, and on the south side of the road, a continuous cavalry contingent appeared.

The Daijun army set up overnight, and rushed to Weiyuan for a hundred miles, and it was naturally Ding Miao who took the lead. The general Wuwei and his commander Ding Yu, team leader Xiao Shi, Li Huan and other generals led 2,000 cavalry to walk in front. This cavalry team was reorganized after entering the grassland of Bashang, bringing together soldiers of all ethnic groups of Hu and Jin who were skilled in horsemanship, all lightly armed, and marched very quickly, leaving the Chinese army far behind. After a night's march, the soldiers were tired, but the commander did not give the order to rest, so they continued on their way. Every man in this unit had become accustomed to a life of hard and dangerous combat, and marching overnight was a trivial matter, and no one complained or complained of tiredness throughout the journey, but maintained a solemn atmosphere.

The grassland was not completely flat, the terrain was undulating, there were streams and swamps, and the roads that could be used for passage became more and more muddy after being trampled by many cavalrymen. The slightest negligence will scatter the team, and it will be difficult to gather it back. In order to keep the queue in the darkness of night and the fog, each group of cavalry held their flags aloft, and flags painted with images of beasts or birds fluttered in the wind as if they were alive.

Ding Miao took the lead and walked at the forefront of the whole army. Along the way, he constantly sent out rangers to reconnoitre, and also constantly returned from the front road, informing him of the detected road conditions and enemy movements, so that he could adjust the pace of the march at any time. This surprise attack used a huge amount of force, and the stakes were very important, and as the leader of the whole army, he did not dare to be negligent in the slightest.

Ding Miao's status in the Daijun Army was different from others. He is a senior general directly under the general of Pingbei and Liu Kun, the assassin of Bingzhou, and he is a colleague with Lu Yao. Strictly speaking, before going east to Yecheng, his official position and position were still above Lu Yao. However, in just a few months, Lu Yao went from Yecheng to Daijun, all the way to the clouds, and now he is actually the official of Fang Town, who is actually in charge of the important places in the frontier, and Ding Miao has to be stunned.

In fact, Ding Miao was born with a heartless and fast son, and his relationship with Lu Yao was also very harmonious, and Lu Yao never regarded him as a subordinate, but his original colleague was suddenly promoted like this, and he almost became his own boss, Ding Miao inevitably felt a little embarrassed.

"When the northern Xinjiang is over, I still have to go back to the state and kill the Huns!" Ding Miao said to herself.

He thought about it again, and when Lu Yao and his group set off north from Yecheng, they had met his uncle, Jizhou Thorn Shi Ding Shao. At that time, Ding Shao was faced with the danger of Shile thieves sweeping through the southern part of Jizhou, so he entrusted him with the important task of stabilizing northern Xinjiang. Now Daijun is indeed firmly in his hands, which can be used as a barrier in the north of Jizhou, but the situation in the grassland is inexplicably chaotic to such a point, like a hornet's nest that can erupt at any time. Just one Dai County is far from enough to stabilize Northern Xinjiang; Such a chaotic grassland is a huge threat to Jinyang, where Yue Shigong is located.

Therefore, the Daijun army went north this time, not only driven by the interests of carving up Tuoba Xianbei's territory, but also an inevitable choice to strive for more room for Daijun. If everything goes well, Daijun's power will take another leap forward, and the grassland on the dam will also become a huge space for Daijun to hold on to the Xianbei people. The question is, will the other Xianbei tribes sit idly by and watch this anointed land fall into the hands of the imperial court? After this war, will there be continuous wars?

Something happened in Northern Xinjiang...... It's a hard goal to achieve. Ding Miao frowned rarely.

After leaving Jinyang, he always faced such a complicated environment, forcing this young man who has always shown himself as a fierce general to think with his brain. At this moment, he was thinking about the situation in northern Xinjiang and his future.

The team leader who followed Ding Miao's side, but Lu Yan never thought too much. Although he traveled all night, this Xianbei boy was still full of energy, like a young tiger, unable to suppress the desire to fight. Even the war horse under his crotch felt his strong desire to fight, and from time to time he ran forward for a while, only to reluctantly slow down under the control of his master.

As the first Xianbei person to take refuge after Lu Yao entered Dai County, Lu Yao was deeply impressed. And his expertise in proficient in the languages of the two ethnic groups has been greatly valued, for example, Ding Miao specially transferred him to his command to facilitate the communication between generals at all levels and his subordinates of the Hu nationality.

The past two months have been perhaps the happiest two months of the life of the Balek Sick Lu family. The former young horse thief gained an unimaginable level of attention and recognition in the Daijun Army, so much so that he often laughed heartily in his dreams. In his dreams, he was able to reunite with his deceased mother, the gentle Han lady who had been taken captive; I can proudly and proudly tell her that the child is not a thief now, but an officer of the imperial court!

In fact, the term imperial court has no special meaning for the Lu family of Balie. The humble young man didn't have enough vocabulary to understand the authority of the whole world, but he was truly obedient to the murderous and generous General Lu, and he had complete trust in the bright future that General Lu had painted for everyone.

The Bully Warrior gently patted the horse's neck, slightly loosened the reins, and allowed the horse to trot forward. Knowing that his position was at the forefront of the whole army, he subconsciously imitated the common posture of several high-ranking generals, puffed out his chest, and carefully gazed at the forests and lakes around him with serious eyes. But the cool air of the morning slid down his throat, prompting a sudden sneeze that shattered the image he had painstakingly built.

When the whole army was silent, this sneeze was not light, and it spread far away in the grassland, and the Lu family was startled. He shook his head, which was dizzy from sneezing violently, and subconsciously looked back at Ding Miao, lest General Ding be angry because of this.

But Ding Miao did not blame the Lu family. He suddenly raised his hand and motioned for the whole army to stop.

The young man just sneezed, but Ding Miao suddenly felt a strong uneasiness. For the sake of concealment, the cavalry unit led by himself marched close to a woodland on the bank of a tributary of the water. It was the early hours of the morning, and there should have been all kinds of birds and animals roaming the woodland, tigers roaring, wolves howling, dogs barking, and deer chirping one after another. No matter what, the loud sneezing of the Bully Swift Lu should also cause the birds in the forest to frighten.

But in reality, there was no noise in the woodland, showing an unusual quietness.

Ding Miao's raised arm didn't move at all, and the pupils of his eyes contracted suddenly.

In the next moment, the sound of killing like thunder in the dense forest burst out.