In the early spring of the second year of Zhaoxi, the ice and snow had not yet melted, and the Shuobei grassland was still shrouded in white. It was not until the wind stopped and the snow subsided that day, and the warm sunshine shone on people again, that the chill was finally driven away.
The herdsmen's livestock emerged from the wind-sheltered mountain col, digging out some grass roots under the snow with their hooves, chewing them happily. Brother Parrot also took the reply letter written by Ning Yue to Jiang Yan and took advantage of the first day of the new year. A south wind flew back to Yanluoyuan.
However, the person who is currently taking the letter out of the bamboo tube is not the black-eyed boy, but Princess Tuya of the Muyun tribe.
"Gu Enji, this letter is written in southern Chinese characters? Who sent it all the way to us?"
Wu Ren, who was preparing breakfast in the tent, came forward curiously, but could not understand a word.
"That's the red-haired girl in Mulu City back then. Grandma, you should have seen her."
The Di girl responded without even the slightest smile on her face.
"Oh, you're talking about her! When will you two be able to communicate with each other again? This bird is really beautiful."
Wu Ren nodded thoughtfully, but found that Tuya in front of him had a gloomy face, and his voice was lowered when he spoke: "It's just that this letter is not written to me..."
"Isn't it written to the princess? I remember that the red-haired girl was very close to Dahehan at that time. Could it be——"
The mother-in-law, who was a little slow to react, suddenly realized and clapped her hands suddenly. Unexpectedly, before she finished her words, she saw the princess balling up the books and silk in her hands, throwing them into the bonfire in the tent, and letting them burn. Became a pile of blackened ashes.
"Gu Enji, why are you doing this? This way, you can't keep Da Hehan's heart!"
Seeing Wu Ren coming to persuade her, Tuya shook her head:
"I didn't do this to make Jiang Yan forget about the red-haired girl."
"Then why?" the mother-in-law asked puzzledly.
"The next few months will be a critical moment for the survival of the Muyun Department and even the entire grassland. Dahehan needs to go all out to have any hope of winning, and he cannot be distracted in the slightest. Moreover, If the threat from Yubei cannot be eliminated as soon as possible and he cannot live to see the day when spring flowers bloom, even if Jiang Yan knows where the girl is now, it will only add a little more trouble!"
"But the princess will not understand. If Dahehan learns about this matter -"
"Of course I understand! Because I understand, only my grandma and I know about today's matter, and we must never disclose it to a third person!"
"After all, paper can't cover up the fire. If that southern girl keeps sending letters, Dahehan will find out one day!"
"Now, I can't control so much!"
Tuya closed her eyes in great pain, but she didn't want to hear Wu Ren continue talking. She cast her eyes on the grassland outside the tent, and she was filled with worry as she breathed and breathed——
Outside the tent, at the end of the snowfield covered with cattle and sheep, thousands of heavily armored cavalry loomed. Most of the knights were herdsmen who had recently passed the selection process and put on the iron heavy mountain armor. In General Yan Under the command of the newly formed heavy armored cavalry, they carved out a huge circle in the snow. In the center of the circle were two teams of more than a thousand people each.
The knights held wooden sabers and spears high in their hands, and rode their horses to form two long formations that were conducive to charging. Behind the long formations of both sides, two flags, one green and one white, were erected. As long as either side successfully captured the
Victory can be declared by lowering the opponent's flag.
At the moment, Jiang Yan was riding on Wu Chen's back, standing in front of the team holding the green flag, with his long knife pointing to the ground, his eyes flashing. Suddenly, he raised Xiao Tianmo in his hand above his head, using extraordinary physical strength.
The heavy Mo Dao stood upright like a steel needle piercing the sky, but it did not shake at all.
Following the boy's movements, the war drums in the formation began to beat, and the rapid drumbeats were like thunder on the ground.
"Remember the formation I taught you before, and also remember the people around you! On the battlefield, only the saber in your hands and the comrades beside you can make you come back alive!"
The young man shouted loudly, and suddenly slashed down the long knife in his hand. The drumbeats originally used to boost morale immediately stopped, and were replaced by two short, deafening trumpets.
At the same time, Tie Zhongshan behind Jiang Yan followed him and charged forward menacingly. The riders tried hard to control the pace of the horses with the reins in their hands, so that the mounts could maintain the neat formation listed previously.
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The prairie people marched without drums, but at this time, Jiang Yan improved the military tactics he had learned from Xiang Baili. This not only allowed these originally disorganized cavalry to control the speed of forward movement according to the drum beats, but also improved the prairie people's ability to march.
The familiar horn horn was used to its extreme.
The terrain of Shuobei is flat, and the howling wind not only brings frightening frost, rain and snow, but also often drowns out all the sounds that try to penetrate it. But even so, the prairie people who use cow horns as trumpets can survive the wind and snow.
When he was flying, he could also accurately find his companions. And in the sound of the horn, which was the only one that could penetrate the sound of the wind, Jiang Yan added the rhythm of the drum, making the cavalry, who were already wearing helmets and traveling at high speed, also
You can accurately hear complex instructions that cannot be conveyed by human voices, and quickly change formations.
When the cavalry rushed out about 500 steps, they heard three more short trumpets. The wings of the originally long snake gradually moved back and turned into a sharp arrow that shot into the enemy's formation.
General inflammation is the most deadly point on the arrow tip.
The two teams collided instantly. Jiang Yan's sudden change of formation clearly overwhelmed the opponent's command. The rapidly advancing cavalry instantly plunged into the opponent's formation, and saw that the white flag was within easy reach.
However, the cavalry who had already gained the upper hand suddenly began to lose their position. They no longer continued to charge in the direction of the flag according to the previous formation, but waved their swords and guns to fight with the enemies passing by.
together.
In front of the thick armor of Tiezhong Mountain, wooden swords and guns were unable to cause effective damage. However, this obviously slowed down the progress of the cavalry, and the originally neat and uniform formation instantly became fragmented and turned into a pile of scattered sand.
"Don't stop, keep up with my speed!"
Jiang Yan turned around and shouted loudly at the cavalry who were fighting indiscriminately, but his voice could not spread far at all and was drowned in the sound of the wind. However, he did not turn his horse's head to join the fighting behind him, but instead used both hands to
His legs suddenly tightened around Wu Chen's abdomen, lowered his body, and continued to accelerate forward, forward!
Before the flag-guarding sergeants on the opposite side could react, the black-eyed boy flew through the defense line they had set up on his mount. The opponent immediately tightened the reins and wanted to chase, but in the face of Wu Chen's speed, any pursuit was impossible.
It's all in vain.
Hearing a crisp sound, Jiang Yan used Xiao Tianmo to cut off the flagpole of the white flag. He raised the half-cut flag high above his head and looked at the cavalry chasing behind him, reining in their horses, with endless loss and unwillingness on his face.
However, what no one expected was that the young Hehan threw the flag in his hand to the ground. The victorious side who was originally cheering did not know what this move meant, but suddenly saw the young man's eyes wide open and became speechless.
Lose your voice.
Jiang Yan stood up on his horse and used all his strength to scold in the wind: "Do you think this is victory? In fact, we have already been defeated, and we have been completely defeated!"
"Dahehan, they are obviously the losers!"
"Yes, haven't you already captured the opponent's flag?"
A sergeant in the formation asked in confusion, with obvious dissatisfaction in his tone. Some of them were twice as old as the Nan and Han, but as Jiang Yan's sharp eyes looked at him,
His body was scanned one after another, but he was still frightened on the spot and did not dare to say anything.
"No matter how thick the armor is, it will one day be broken by sharp weapons. The only way to defeat the enemy in Tiezhong Mountain is to advance and retreat together and defeat the enemy with all your strength. However, what you just did was to destroy an original
The hard fist is broken into fingers that can be easily broken! If we really faced each other, I am afraid that we would have been divided and surrounded by the enemy troops by now, and defeated them one by one! Yubei's military power is far from being easily resisted by a suit of armor and a saber. If you want to deal with it,
They, all of them, must obey the orders and prohibitions! Return to their respective formations and repeat the previous changes of arrows!"
The brave general has no weaklings under his command. After Hehan's reprimand, the originally proud Tiezhongshan people all lowered their heads, but everyone's heart was filled with an unwillingness to admit defeat. After the formation was ready, they started again.
A new round of offensive and defensive battle began.
Looking at the battle drill that was gradually taking shape, Jiang Yan's frown finally relaxed a little. Yuan Ti, who followed him and stood by the side of the formation to watch the battle, also took this opportunity to step forward and gave a standard Shuodi military salute.
:
"If Dahehan could have come to this grassland earlier, perhaps Muyun tribe would be in a completely different situation today."
Jiang Yan turned his head, but he was not happy because of the other party's words: "Old General, you are too complimentary. Why do I feel that there is a profound meaning in your words?"
"Dahehan has an insight. The old minister does have something to say to you. However, this is not the right place right now. Why don't we follow the old minister and walk farther south?"
Hearing this, the black-eyed young man immediately realized that the other party was so cautious, and what he was about to say must be related to Yubei, so he nodded immediately. The two horses went straight out of the camp and walked two or three miles until they could no longer see clearly.
There were many tents behind him, and Jiang Yan just opened his mouth and asked again:
"Old General, is there any new incident on the frontline and border?"
The old general in white iron armor nodded, gradually tightened the reins in his hands, and walked side by side with the young man:
"Dahehan's guess is correct. According to reports from the scouts sent out, the Imperial Northern Cavalry has marched northward. I am afraid they want to cross the Pinjin River before the winter snow melts. Previously, I was worried about affecting the morale of the army, so I invited
Let's go south together to see with our own eyes."
After hearing this, Jiang Yan didn't say anything else, but lightly patted Wu Chen's neck a few times, speeding up his progress. Soon, a group of guards that Yuan Ti had arranged long ago joined the two of them.
Several people were galloping southward, but the muscles on everyone's face were tense.
"Old General, what do you think our chances of winning this battle with Yubei are?" Finally, Jiang Yan was the first to break the silence.
"Who knows, what did Qihexu do after he led his people to escape back to the Pingtung Desert?" The old man walking forward did not answer his question directly.
The black-eyed boy shook his head and looked at the person who answered the question strangely. Yuan Ti didn't seem to notice the expression on the other person's face, and just continued talking to himself:
"Qihexu ordered all the herdsmen under his rule not to hand over any Pingtung horses to the Muyun Department. And the large grassland south of Shijinghai is now blocked by him, and there are heavy troops patrolling all day long. If the wild geese fall on the plain
If the spring grass does not sprout, our livestock and horses will soon be without grass to eat."
"Didn't the Office of the Ministry of Justice deliver the repaired documents a few days ago?"
"Dahehan, you also know that in this Shuobei grassland, there are far from a few people who want to be Tianhehan. Now, although Qihehan appears to be surrendered, he always has second thoughts. Not only the Oma Division, Qingzi
, Choluo is the same."
"Do you want to sit on a mountain and watch tigers fight, and then reap the benefits?"
Jiang Yan snorted heavily, but he also understood the deep meaning of Yuan Ti's words - now for the five Shuodi tribes, the biggest enemy is not just Yubei from the south, but also from suspicion, fighting, and fighting.
Since we can’t ask all the ministries to help us sincerely, we can only rely on Muyun himself to win this almost impossible battle.”
The face of the black-eyed boy became more solemn. However, just as he was thinking hard about the strategy to retreat from the enemy, he saw a huge team under the horizon that almost blended into the white snow, just like a
The curled silver-white python snaked on the undulating grassland.
"It's Saxueqi! We just learned yesterday that their army was gathering south of Pinjin River, and they've arrived here today!"
Yuan Ti seemed not to have expected that the enemy army would advance so fast.
However, Jiang Yan no longer seemed to feel any uneasiness about his own disadvantage. Instead, he turned to ask the other party: "Old general, you are about to start a war with your homeland. Have you ever had the slightest hesitation in your heart?"
"The destination of my heart is my homeland. When I followed Mrs. Ke Zun north to Muyun, I had already made up my mind to take good care of her and her flesh and blood. Since then, I am no longer a Yubei person."
"Are you no longer a Yubei person..."
Jiang Yan murmured and repeated the other person's last words - although he had long been accustomed to life on this grassland, he always felt that there was a voice calling in his heart, telling him not to forget the past and where he came from. He
He also understood that if war broke out, it would mean that he would completely break away from the dynasty he once called his homeland. At this moment, even he himself could not tell whose position he was standing on and who he was fighting for.
The black-eyed boy turned his head and looked at the Zangdao Ridge with its deep black peaks exposed from the white snow on the horizon. He gradually fell into silence. But there are some things that only when you actually do them can you know whether they are right or wrong.
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