The sound of horse hooves was particularly clear at night. The night sentry responsible for communicating urgent military information hugged the neck of the war horse that was already dripping with sweat from running, and rushed non-stop to the camp of Bi Xiaowang Tuoba Guoluo.
at.
Behind the detective whistle, a flag was tied diagonally. The flag was not made of cloth like the Han people, but tied with an ox tail. It was flying unscrupulously in the night wind like a demon with teeth and claws.
Seeing this appearance, even the cavalry patrolling the camp would not stop him, but followed him aside, and had to make way for him quickly, not to mention other barbarians in the camp. This kind of thing would only appear if
The sentinel summons will only appear when there is a particularly serious military situation. Naturally, it is necessary to report as soon as possible to let Xiao Wang know.
Tonight, it was Nakrich's turn to be in charge of patrolling the camp. When he saw the urgent military sentry passing by like the wind in the camp, many Xianbei people were alarmed and came out of their tents to check. They hurriedly led people along the way to shout loudly.
He scolded and pushed back those Xianbei people who stuck out their heads out of curiosity, so as not to cause a commotion in the camp at night.
Na Keli couldn't help but cursed in a low voice: "It's so hard to die, I just happened to be in charge of patrolling the camp to pass on some ghost military information! It's been a few days, and the only people who are stuck here are just dry... The Han people are there...
We Shiwei people don't dare to step forward while we are cowering. What the hell is this! Look at this, what kind of emergency military affairs are there in the middle of the night? Damn it, if you want to fight, just do it, or else don't fight.
Just go back to Mobei, it won't delay the season of your own livestock, and it's better than getting moldy here!"
Naturally, the sentinel couldn't hear the complaint of Kerry far behind, but he rushed towards Tuoba Guoluo's tent like the wind. The Chinese army's tent under Xiao Wang was naturally very fierce and strict.
The tall and strong guards of the little king of Xianbei were standing guard everywhere. When they heard the sound of horse hooves, they looked up and were startled. They quickly sent people into the tent to report to the little king, and at the same time they raised torches to shine in front of the tent.
Get a bright light.
The sentry came to the big tent under the light of torches. He turned over and dismounted. When he landed, he staggered and fell to the ground. A personal guard of Xiaowang stepped forward to help him up.
The famous sentry detective didn't even bother to wipe the dirt from his face. He gasped and said incoherently: "The Han people over there are moving, please give me to Xiao Wang. I have urgent military information that I need to report to Xiao Wang!"
The personal guard who had entered the big tent had already come out again and said: "Xiao Wang has already gotten up. Just wait a moment... take this brother for a few steps to recover his blood, otherwise his waist and legs will probably not be able to get off the ground for several days."
Already..."
The guard who was supporting the sentry responded, and then supported the sentry and walked slowly aside. After a while, he couldn't help it, and asked curiously: "What's wrong, brother, where are the Han people?"
What happened? It’s so urgent?”
Nowadays, the Han Dynasty still lacks confidentiality regarding military information, not to mention the Xianbei Hu people, which originally had a relatively loose alliance system. Therefore, Xiao Wang's personal guards asked questions casually, and the sentinel also
There was no concept of confidentiality at all. Although the breath was more symmetrical, it was really a bit painful because of the pulling of waist and leg muscles and tendons while walking. He grinned and said: "Hey... Han people, Han people are retreating in large numbers... sneakily,
Many people retreated overnight..."
Inside the tent, Tuoba Guoluo had already stood up.
In the past few days, I have been planning and making arrangements. The Han army is close at hand, and there is still no news about the troops at the Xianbei Royal Court. Is there anyone who can discuss it? I can only spend my efforts thinking alone, and I can't even sleep.
Anwen, before the guards came in just now, he had already heard the sound of horse hooves and had already woken up from his light sleep.
Most of the people who came with Bi Xiaowang were people from various tribes. There was no problem for the people in these tribes to fight in battle, but he had to consider the overall situation and make an overall plan, but he was the only one.
There was no one who could even discuss it with me.
"Come in!" Tuoba Guoluo said inside the tent.
The personal guards quickly entered with the detective sentry.
When the sentinel saw Tuoba Guoluo, he immediately bowed respectfully and said, "This is my call, my dear king, tonight I and other sentinels bypassed the Han scouts to intercept...and found that the Han infantry actually began to evacuate the camp on a large scale.
Retreat southward!"
Tuoba Guoluo had just fallen asleep and was forced to get up again. His mind was still a little groggy at first, but after hearing this, he immediately stood up and asked in a deep voice: "Tell me more details!"
"Yes!" the sentry scout kowtowed, "Following Xiao Wang's order, we bypassed the interception of the Han scouts and arrived around the Han camp..."
It turned out that after Tuoba Guoluo felt that Fei Qian was stalling, he immediately sent out many sentries in an attempt to understand why such a situation occurred. However, they were constantly intercepted by Han scouts and passed from the front.
No, out of desperation, I had to send people to bypass the Han Chinese's huge fan-like scout interception network from a distance. Unexpectedly, the concealed move actually brought news that surprised Tuoba Guoluo...
"...Is what you saw true? It was not discovered by the Han people?" Although Tuoba Guoluo knew clearly in his heart that these sentinels would definitely not lie and what they said must be what they saw with their own eyes, but after all, the matter was so important that he couldn't help but
Still asked.
The sentry also knew that things should be done with caution, so he patted his chest and repeatedly said that he and his friends saw it for real, and there was absolutely no problem...
Tuoba Guoluo asked some more details, including the specific things he saw when the sentinel arrived, and then until the final evacuation, whether the Han army noticed it, whether there was any reaction, etc., they all asked in detail, and finally
He nodded and waved his hand to let the exhausted Tan Shao go down to rest first.
Although there is indeed no problem on the sentry side, it does not mean that there are no problems in Tuoba Guoluo's mind. The sentry went down to rest, but Tuoba Guoluo himself had no idea of resting at all.
Countless thoughts are constantly colliding.
Han people withdraw their troops?
Is it my own opportunity or the Han people's strategy?
Calculating the time, King Budugen's royal court warriors have almost arrived. Is it because of this?
Some time ago, there was a riot among the Han people here in Yinshan. Is it also related?
So now, what to do?
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To the south of Yinshan Mountain, the sky is gradually getting brighter.
Fei Qian rode his horse, standing on a high place with Xun Chen, Zhao Yun and the others. Behind them, some infantry were using the cover of the earth slope to dig dirt behind the hillside, while in front of them there were people scurrying non-stop.
The Han army scouts were spreading a huge fan in front, bringing back the latest news from time to time.
The Yellow River was not very yellow at this time, so it was just called a big river. Moreover, the melted snow water from the mountains in the northern part of the Yinshan Mountains also merged into this big river, so these horizontal water flows in the Yinshan Plain were relatively opposite.
It is shallower, while the water flowing vertically from north to south is deeper, roughly cutting the Yinshan plain into a shape like several "tian" characters superimposed on each other.
On the other side of this hillside, there is an unnamed river. This river is also seasonal. It is full of water in spring and summer, and dries up in autumn and winter. On weekdays, there are some sandbars in the river, which is enough for people and horses to wade on foot. However, there have been heavy rains in the past few days.
After that, the water level also rose, and there were basically no places where we could wade on foot.
Since the strategy had been decided before, Fei Qian immediately took the whole army into action, even lighting more torches at night and making a lot of noises, so that Xianbei's scouts could detect it...
Behind him, Xun Chen was explaining some matters that needed special attention to Zhao Yun and others, and was explaining the overall plan in more detail.
If an army wants to engage in battle, it must first choose a location for the battle. Although this place is not an extremely dangerous place, it is the most suitable.
When dealing with the world, the most important thing is to empathize with others. The same is true for leading troops in battle.
If the terrain is absolutely favorable to our side, then as long as the opposite side is not stupid, how can we not be on guard?
Therefore, if the Xianbei people feel that it is too dangerous, then there is a high possibility that the Xianbei people will make a detour directly, just like they discovered that Xianbei scouts made a detour a few days ago. Anyway, the Yinshan Plain is large enough, and the cavalry speed is not very fast.
Slowly, a one-day detour is not a big problem at all. However, once the Xianbei people make a detour, won't their original arrangements be in vain?
And now here, there is a river on one side, although it is difficult to pass, but it also eliminates the risk of being attacked by the other side. In addition, except for one or two small highlands, there are not many things blocking the line of sight. Even
The trees are very sparse and cannot block the view, so for both parties, it can basically be said to be unobstructed. Naturally, it will be relatively fair no matter who it is.
Therefore, in a place like this, the Xianbei people are more likely to choose to fight.
The morning fog rolled in, and everyone's face was covered with dew.
Fei Qian's army and horses flickered in and out of the morning mist, and the sound of war horses neighing came out of the mist, making this quiet Yinshan Mountain appear alive in the morning. Under the high ground, the nameless river flowed southward.
, as if God had specially arranged such a battlefield so that the Han and the Hu people could have a battle here!
Zhao Yun stood behind Fei Qian and whispered to Xun Chen: "Xun Dongcao, let me do this to lure the enemy..."
Xun Chen laughed in a low voice and said: "Zilong, don't underestimate me! You are much better than me in leading the troops into battle, but I can still do it on horseback and escape. Besides, I pretend to be better than you."
You're more like..."
Throughout the ages, the same old routine has been used on the battlefield.
The exposed flaw may be an opportunity or a trap. Of course, the opposite is also true. When the opponent seems to be moving in the direction he wants, opportunities and traps also coexist.
The war is coming...
Just as Xun Chen and Zhao Yun were talking, a dense whistling sound suddenly came from the scouts in the distance ahead, rapid and slightly sad, and then the Hu people's horn horns were faintly heard in the mist.
Voice!
Zhao Yun slightly frowned, took half a step forward, stood behind Fei Qian, looked into the hazy mist, and saw the looming figure of the Han Army Cavalry...
Xun Chen also walked up, stroked his beard, and said with some joy, but also with some worry: "It seems that Xianbei has caught up, he moves so fast!"
The whistling sounds from both sides in the mist became more and more urgent, as if they were stirring something up.
Fei Qian was also startled by this sudden situation. Did Xianbei catch up?
But the preparations on our side have not been done yet!
No, calculating the distance, the Xianbei army must not be that fast!
Moreover, the Xianbei people also have to guard against Xu Huang, Jia Xu and others from the Yinshan camp who rush out to hinder them, so there must be some left in Yinshan, so only the Xianbei forwards come here!
"Junhou, this is the Xianbei forward sentry!" Xun Chen said, "Just fight back first!"
Fei Qian immediately nodded and said: "In that case, we will drive the Xianbei forward back first! Zilong, I'm sorry to bother you to go away!"
Being too cowardly would appear to be too fake. Expelling it appropriately would mean that there are a large number of Han troops here, and on the other hand, the unfinished arrangements on one's side would not be exposed to the eyes of the Xianbei vanguard scouts.
under.
Zhao Yun accepted the order generously, straightened his helmet, turned around and walked down the small plateau, then mounted his horse and rushed forward with some men!
The morning fog has faded a bit at this time. Standing on the small high ground, you can faintly see in the fog in the distance, this group of Xianbei troops, showing a loose charging arrow formation, heading here. Nothing.
There is no doubt that these people are the more elite scout troops in the Xianbei army!
These Xianbei sentries are the eyes and tentacles of the Xianbei brigade. They also interact with Feiqian's Han army scouts almost every day. Most of them wear leather armor, which has a certain degree of protection without appearing bulky.
They are strong and agile. Although the manes of the war horses under these people are not trimmed like the Han people and appear to be long and messy, each one of them looks strong and strong enough to support the galloping and trekking back and forth.
Longbows and quivers were hung on both sides of the saddles of these Xianbei scouts, plus the swords on their waists, which further showed that they were experts at both melee and long-range combat. Even wearing leather hats
The eyes exposed below all show wolf-like looks!
On such an early morning, in such a hazy mist, the first people the Han and Xianbei collided with were still the familiar scout troops who had fought against each other many times.
Ordinary troops may still be waiting for orders from their superiors, but for these scouts, making decisions before battle has become an instinct. In this small-scale outpost battle, at the moment of contact, the two sides exchanged fire almost simultaneously.