"Boom!"

"Boom!"

A huge cavalry force rushed out of the vast desert, trampled by horses' hooves, and dust flew all over the sky, like a huge tornado, whizzing by, unstoppable.

The man on the horseback covered his face with a coarse cloth, revealing only a pair of eyes, all of them were dusty, all sandy, and even the war horses were not clean, but their eyes were sharp and firm.

Out of the desert is a large Gobi, and further away is a lake, the water of the lake is sparkling, quiet and serene.

"Hahaha, it's finally time to Yibohai." The person in front of the army laughed excitedly, ripped off the coarse cloth that covered his face, revealing a haggard old face from World War I, and his beard was also gray, it was Xue Wanche.

"Phew!"

Xue Wanche spit out the sand in his mouth and shouted: "Brothers, the front is Yi Bohai, rush over and rinse it well, grandma's, Lao Tzu is going to become a dry corpse." ”

"Hahaha!"

The soldiers laughed excitedly, looking at the sparkling lake, their eyes lit up one by one, and their exhaustion was swept away, and even the war horses neighed excitedly and accelerated forward.

The army quickly rushed to the lake, turned over one by one, and rushed into the water to clean it, but no one drank cold water, all the way from Tubo, under Qin Huaidao's strict order, he had developed the habit of drinking hot, and he also knew the harm of drinking cold water.

No one is going to joke with their lives.

More and more people rushed over, and the lake became muddy, but no one cared, excitedly washing off the dust on their faces, filling water with water bladders for later use, making fun of each other's ugliness, and the atmosphere was harmonious.

Xue Wanche didn't stop it, the army was running around all night, tired and unbearable, and urgently needed to relax, so he rinsed it briefly, and looked at the east while thinking about something.

After a while, Xue Wanche asked several division commanders to come over, and said solemnly: "Judging from the time and distance, our army should arrive at this Yibohai first, but the Turkic army may arrive at any time, or it may have passed, the guard regiment searched west to see if there was a large army passing by, and the army spread out according to the water, digging horse pits with the division as the combat unit, and the density should be large, and preparing to fight against the water." ”

Surrounded by a vast desert, there is no danger to defend, and water is a necessity for the enemy, which must be defended.

Fighting against the odds and not giving yourself a way to live also means not giving the enemy a way to live.

Xue Wanche came up and fought for his life.

The division commanders felt Xue Wanche's determination and attitude, nodded solemnly, and ran to make arrangements.

The army ate some dry food and rested a little, and then moved again, replacing it with knives and spears without the tools at hand, and digging holes with all its might, the enemy could arrive at any time, and every second counted.

The Guards acted as scouts and dispersed to reconnoiter the surrounding area.

Not long after, news came, and no traces of the army were found around.

The head of the guard regiment couldn't help but ask: "General, could it be that the Turks have already passed?" ”

"It should be impossible to extrapolate from time, even if it is in the past, the traces in the desert may be buried by the yellow sand, but the Gobi around the lake is clear at a glance, and no one has ever come, the king of Han said that there is only this water source around, unless the Turkic army goes in another direction, as long as it goes west, it must pass through here to replenish water, otherwise it will die of thirst." Xue Wanche explained, as if he was convincing himself.

The other party didn't ask again, and left in a hurry.

When he came back again, he handed an extra bag of water to Xue Wanche, and explained: "According to the method taught by King Han, it is filtered with fine sand, and there are no fire conditions here, so it can only be like this." ”

"It's no problem if it's filtered, King Han's method of taking water is extraordinary, don't worry." Xue Wanche said casually, but as a result, he poured a few sips of the water bladder, and suddenly felt refreshed, and his whole body was comfortable, and he poured a few more sips, handed the water bag to the other party, and his eyes fell on the east again.

"I don't know if King Han will chase and kill him." The head of the guard regiment took the water bag and said.

"What, if King Han doesn't come, we won't fight?" Xue Wanche said angrily.

"We only have 60,000 people, and the Turkic army must be more than 200,000, how can we stop it?"

"If you can't stop it, you have to stop it, are you afraid?" Xue Wanche scolded dissatisfiedly.

The other party sneered: "That's not true." ”

Xue Wanche still trusts the regiment commander he raised with one hand, he is brave in battle, he doesn't want to die, he has never been afraid, but he has no command ability, he doesn't know the art of war, he can't read big characters, he can only stay by his side as a guard, and he will definitely not be able to lead an army alone, and said with some regret: "You have to think about how to lead the troops, how to use the soldiers, how to fight, instead of just knowing how to play with your life, for example, in the battle in front of you, there are many Turkic soldiers, and we have few soldiers, but don't forget that we are waiting for work, not to mention that the Turks are still chasing and killing behind them, and I don't know who has more soldiers and fewer soldiers, Afraid of what? ”

"That's right, General Xie instructed." The other party suddenly realized.

Xue Wanche shook his head, no longer talking nonsense, some people can only be guards for the rest of their lives, and the people who use them are born as commanders, they can't compare, and they can't be demanding, their eyes fell on the east again, and they shouted loudly: "Brothers, speed up the excavation, one more trap, we will have one more chance of winning, the enemy will come when he speaks, and we can't afford to delay." ”

The army replied one after another, and the speed in their hands was a little faster.

An hour later, the army each dug three trap pits, the size of the bowl, about one meter deep, as long as the war horse rushed over and stepped on it, trapped, the horse's legs would be broken, 60,000 people were as many as 180,000, densely packed, paved in front of the army of the open Gobi.

Behind the army was a lake, which was not conducive to cavalry charge, and if the Turks gave up cavalry warfare and switched to foot combat, as long as they charged, they were also affected by the trapping of horses, and the speed could not rise, which provided time for the archers to shoot.

Everything was ready, a large shield was erected in front of the army to cover it, and the archers hid behind the large shield and stood by.

The existence of the horse pit, his own side is also unable to ride and fight, and the war horse drinks water by the lake, rests, and is guarded by a special person.

……

Another hour later, the sun was shining.

The temperature of the desert is unbearably hot, and it is almost impossible to live without water supplementation.

Thirty miles away from Yibohai, a large army walked listlessly, the horses were so hot that they were panting, the people were also chapped lips, and their eyes were blank, it was the Turkic army that had fled all the way.

The long procession was like a weary giant snake, staggering forward, and had been running for two days and two nights in a row, so tired that it didn't even have the strength to speak, and it was impossible to lie down immediately, take a shower, and have a beautiful meal.

In the team, Ye Hu Khan's face was gloomy and terrible, regretting that he should not have listened to Mo Heshe's words and fled overnight, although he carried a large number of living materials, but the chasing soldiers were too hateful, and they picked up materials to fight, and a lot of grain and grass were destroyed.

I'm tired enough to come all the way, the army has reached the verge of collapse, I knew it was so, it was better to stay in a big battle, and die vigorously, maybe I could surrender and live.

"Newspaper—"

"Qi Qi Khan, the pursuers have come up again, hanging five miles behind them like yesterday."

A scout Pegasus arrived, his voice hoarse and thirsty.

Ye Hu Khan was angry when he heard it, the army stopped to rest, the other party attacked, the army was ready to counterattack, the other party ran, the chasing army was less will be eaten, the chasing soldiers are more happy to run the other party, and then catch up, it is simply unjust, what is even more hateful is that at night, the army finally fell asleep, the other party attacked overnight, did not sleep, could only rush overnight, who could stand this?

An old man next to him said: "Honorable Khan, don't pay attention to it at first, just send a general to lead the troops to keep an eye on it, so as not to rush up, Allah told me that some distance further on is the sea of Yiso, and when you reach the sea of Yiso, you will keep the water source, and they will die of thirst, and they will win without fighting." ”

"Thank Allah for curling!" Ye Hu Khan stroked his chest and saluted, his tone pious.

The other party returned the salute and said nothing more.

Ye Hu Khan looked at one person and shouted: "Pass the order, the front is Yibohai, the army is speeding up, and notify the commander of the Wanfu to lead the army to the rear of the palace." ”

"Obey!" The scout received the order and hurried away.

Soon, shouts rang out—

"Ahead is the sea of Yiso."

"Speed up!"

"When I arrived at Yibohai, there was endless water to cheer up."

As soon as the soldiers heard the clear water, their spirits perked up, and their speed increased significantly.