The biting sandy wind blew, the tornado-like weather, and the dust made the people wrapped in thick clothes feel no warmth at all.
The sky was a little hazy, and the yellow sky could be seen in the distance, with strong winds blowing sand and gravel, hitting everything in sight.
North of the Hetao.
At this time a massacre was taking place.
Seven to eight hundred Hun knights wielded whips and sharp weapons and slaughtered a group of people.
The Hun soldiers, some with hair hanging down or knotted in knots, wearing Hu clothes and riding tall horses, were ferociously surrounding and hunting.
Yes, going north to hunt the nomadic Xiongnu people was a rare carnival in several months.
Not only can they get the salt, food, gorgeous clothes, accessories, and obedient slaves they need.
The people who were hunted by the Huns' cavalry were like refugees, with unkempt appearance. The procession was a mile long, with large and small carts and no oxen or horses. They were all pulled by human hands, carrying household items.
Now these things are scattered all over the place, the team is wailing, blood is everywhere, people are in chaos and panic, and there is nowhere to hide in the vastness.
There were adults, children, adults, and old men everywhere in the team. They were all treated equally. A sharp knife shot down the dark neck, and the head flew up with blood.
Suddenly, cries and screams came one after another. Correspondingly, there were the excited howls of the Huns, who were shuddering like evil ghosts demanding their lives. Along with the flying heads and the blood spurting from the chest, the Huns cavalry were skillful.
They leaned over and looked at the horses, eyes wide open, and frightened heads hanging on the horses.
Only some women and children looked better now, and the hunting Huns cavalry drove them away consciously, leaving them alone.
Women are trophies, and children become the most suitable slaves when they grow up.
The civilians in the long queue were running away, avoiding the evil spirits who were seeking their lives. No fewer than hundreds of them had lost their heads. The ground was stained red with blood, but the killing continued.
Those who died in the team were basically young and old, some children, and a few women.
Corpses were scattered all over the fields, and the Hun cavalry became more and more animalistic. Some of them directly selected women with postures from the crowd and snatched them onto their horses. Their clothes were torn to pieces, and their skin was exposed to the air. Seeing this, their laughter became even more wild.
Animal behavior abounds, shocking, scarlet blood, and gravel all over the sky.
The cavalry was running horizontally, and the horses trampled the long queue. Under the strong Huns, the bones of some were broken, and they wail loudly, rolling and screaming in agony. Some even had horseshoes piercing their abdomens, their internal organs were smashed, and their heads were like watermelons. They died on the spot.
When the Huns bent down to pick up the head, they cursed angrily, as if they had lost their cattle and sheep.
The sky was filled with yellow sand and the wind was blowing hard.
In the distance, a black spot appeared.
The black spots slowly expanded, and a cone-shaped cavalry team appeared. The leader was Black Horse Xuanjia, with cold eyes, and dots of scarlet spreading in his eyes. The entire cavalry team was silent and uniform, but the weapons in their hands were tightened a few times.
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The ground trembled slightly, and the frightening sound of horse hooves woke up the reveling Huns. Seeing the sudden appearance of the cavalry, they shouted in horror.
"Meng Jiajun~"
In response to the horrified shouts, the knights with black horses and black armor swept forward with Huang Tianman, moving forward indomitably.
"Kill, leave no one alive~" A cold voice came from the mouth of the leader, Black Horse Xuanjia.
The entire Huns team dispersed, and now only a few dozen people formed a fighting team.
Yo~
The cry of eagles appears in the sky.
Under the sharp eyes of the eagle, the two sides collided and intertwined in an instant. The black-armored knight held a spear and passed through the Huns crowd, bringing up pieces of blood. Behind them, the Huns cavalry fell to the ground and died one by one.
The tip of the gun shook slightly, and the scarlet beads on the blood tank slid down.
The oncoming cavalry engulfed the carnival Hun cavalry. In the blink of an eye, dozens of Hun cavalry were snatching away the dead souls. The rest of the Huns reined in their horses and tried to turn around and flee in panic.
In recent months, there have been several elusive Meng Family Army cavalrymen appearing in the hundreds of miles around here, chasing eagles and wolves.
They have already lost tens of thousands of people to their guns. The Hetao was originally the pasture of the Huns. As long as they did not attack the Great Wall of the Qin Dynasty, they could come and leave when they wanted, but that is not possible now. They have a life-killing weapon anytime and anywhere.
Put it around their necks.
In the past, a team of three scouts would roam the borders of Da Qin to spy on the military situation, but now they often disappear in the border areas of Da Qin. The task of scouting in the army has become a task that everyone is afraid of and avoids.
In the royal court, Shanyu was furious and scolded the frontline generals for their incompetence. He had already replaced three generals one after another. Their current leader, Huersu, could hardly hold on any longer and was looking grim all day long.
Because the other party's hunting circle was expanding day by day, and many of their tribes were plundered and massacred.
His good days are coming to an end.
Now that this life-threatening Meng family army appeared, they could not even muster the will to resist. In addition to being frightened, they could only flee, hoping that their teammates behind them would slow down.
"Divide and defeat, five people in one team, thirty one team, no one left." The knight in black horse black armor pulled the reins, sat down, and the fierce horse stood upright, neighing in the wind.
"No~"
The cavalry behind them responded neatly and skillfully followed orders to chase down the fleeing Huns cavalry.
The black horse black armor knights knocked down several more Huns cavalry, and then carried the wailing Huns with their spears and smashed them into the crowd of Huns.
He reached out and picked up the long bow on his horse, and a series of life-threatening arrows flew out of the air. No Huns were standing as far as he could see.
The civilians of Da Qin showed hope and the hope of surviving the disaster.
Soon, the Hun cavalry was swept away, and the cavalry who came back in groups immediately had their heads hung on them. These were all their merits.
"General Fan, the Xiongnu have been expelled and killed under the horse." A young general reported with his fists on horseback.
"Well, let the soldiers help the people quickly reorganize their troops. This is not a place to stay for a long time."
Fan Kuai blew a bamboo whistle from his mouth, and the falcon, which was a thousand meters above the air, circled around. Seeing that there was nothing happening for dozens of miles around, it flew towards Fan Kuai and stood on his outstretched arm.
Fan Kuai touched the falcon's feathers lovingly and took out a piece of fresh meat from his arms. This was rabbit meat that he had specially hunted on the road. It was very fat.
The falcon ate and chirped happily.
After eating and drinking enough, he stretched his arms in the air and continued to be vigilant. Then the second falcon landed and ate rabbit meat.
The young general on the side looked at the Falcon with eager eyes. Their team was able to attack the unsuspecting Huns without anyone noticing because of this treasure.
By the time both falcons were flying high in the sky again, the civilian team had been hastily reorganized.
The children cried for their mothers, the children cried for their fathers, the white-haired people gave away the black-haired people, and there were pitiful cries in the team.
Fan Kuai watched this scene in silence. He had tried his best to come, but he was still half a step late.
"Let's go." Fan Kuai ordered.
The cavalry escorted the people to safety.
After walking for dozens of miles, the cry of eagles appeared in the sky.
Fan Kuai shouted suddenly, "The Huns are coming.
One-third of the people were assigned to escort the people away safely.
The rest of them broke up with me.
Wang Wu, please bring someone to find out what's going on."
At this time, the falcon in the sky made three long calls in a short period of time.
Fan Kuai's expression changed, and he quickly blew the bamboo whistle in his mouth, and a unique whistle appeared.
One of the two falcons circled above Fan Kuai's head and flew away quickly.
Fan Kuai breathed a sigh of relief when he saw this, and then shouted, "A large number of Huns are coming here from thirty miles away.
Hei Da has informed thousands of people, probably around five thousand, and I have asked Hei Er to notify General Xiahou, who is twenty miles away, to come for support. Everyone will not be able to fight for a while."
Qian Wen trained the falcon, using the number of sounds, length, and number of circles as signals to convey opportunities to his generals.
Hei Da and Hei Er are the falcons that Qian Wen gave to Fan Kuai. Fan Kuai got the name himself. Qian Wen thought it might be because Fan Kuai remembered the days when he killed dogs.
Fan Kuai and Xia Houying's general positions were empty and temporary positions. They wore armor and led troops on expeditions during war, and were dismissed as soon as the army returned.
Three and a half months have passed since Qian Wen followed Meng Tian north to the border. When he arrived at the border, the fighting situation in this area was stalemate, and the two sides entered a stalemate.
The 300,000 Meng army was not afraid of the Huns, but the Huns only wanted to plunder and did not engage in head-on combat with the Meng army. Instead, they were broken into pieces and invaded the Qin border with small forces.
Like the seven or eight hundred people just now, it is already a relatively large team, usually around a hundred people. They come and go like a shadow, and it is impossible to catch them.
As for the Hun cavalry force of about 5,000 men, which was called Hei Da Ming, they had just seen it when they came to the border, so Fan Kuai exclaimed just now.
You must know that Fan Kuai's cavalry team only has a thousand men.
Xia Houying quickly led a team to help, and Qian Wen also got the news. He looked at the simple map on the wall in the yurt and discussed with Han Xin beside him whether they could let their nearby troops hunt and swallow this big prey.
Five thousand Huns cavalry, this is a big piece of fat, meritorious service.
He was able to maintain such a large team only because his subordinates were good at fighting and achieved dazzling results one after another, giving Meng Tian reason to indulge him.
Let him lead his troops day by day to hunt the Huns heading north to create benefits for himself.
When Qian Wen came here, he first studied with Meng Tian. After Fan Kuai and Xia Houying arrived with their people, he studied for a while and came up with ideas to impress Meng Tian.
, there are only a few people, but what he wants is autonomy. He has the final say on his team. Unless a war is about to start, he will not listen to instructions.
Meng Tian thought at that time that a mere hundred troops would be given to his younger brother. This would also allow Qian Wen to return to the Meng family as soon as possible.
But Qian Wen brought Han Xin with him, and Han Xin served as his staff to give him advice. The two of them collided, intertwined, and combined together to come up with countless fantastic strategies and decisions.
The original small team of 100 people has now become a huge team of 5,000 people, and Qian Wen used the magic of exorcism, using falcons as their eyes and wolves as their hounds, and they went deep into the Huns' border.
He made sneak attacks and plundered countless cattle, sheep, war horses, and slaves, and formed his own team on the frontier.
Among his five thousand border troops, except for a small number of Meng's troops who borrowed money from Meng Tian, the rest were slaves rescued from plunder, and young men who had a blood feud with the Huns were rescued nearby.
After a series of eliminations, selections, and battles, he finally had this powerful army that belonged to him.
Meng Tian had the final say on the entire border of Jiuyuan County, and Qian Wen also based on Qin's laws. Anyone who could strengthen Qin could be appointed an official and anyone with meritorious service could obtain a title.
Moreover, Qian Wen's behavior also solved the predicament on the border. Meng Tian also liked Qian Wen's changes and thought that this made him like the Meng family, so he continued to support him, and he gradually became like this.
An army more ferocious than Pei County's private army appeared.
Soon, Qian Wen's large army collided with the Huns' army. The falcon brought the order, harassing them first, dividing them and eating them. When the enemy advances, we retreat, when the enemy retreats, we chase, when the enemy is stationed, we harass, when the enemy is tired, we attack. .
The Hun general was as annoyed with Qian Wen as a fly. After a few rounds, he lost several small teams sent to pursue him, and then he withdrew his troops bitterly.
It was already dinner time, and the Huotou Army set up a large pot, and the aroma of the food aroused the greed in the stomachs of all the soldiers.
The campground was extremely lively.
There are daily training exercises, patrols, and political lessons. There is also a loud storyteller on the far left side of the military camp, telling the story of Qian Wenmo's revised novel. There are all excited soldiers sitting in front of them. It was very joyful.
As usual, Qian Wen walked around the camp with his hands behind his back, playing hide-and-seek with the patrols, practicing their vigilance, and pulling in a few ordinary soldiers who had been trained to do some random things.
A bright red sunset shone in the sky. Qian Wen casually sat on the high wooden platform set up in the camp and watched everything in the camp.
His frontier troops implemented a cruel last-place punishment system.
His frontier was divided into five teams, each with a thousand men.
Han Xin, Fan Kuai, Xia Houying, and private army graduates Yu Yi and Wu Yong led the army.
The last 200 soldiers of each army received punishment, and the first 200 received exciting material rewards.
Because too many cattle, sheep, horses and other livestock were looted, Qian Wen knew that he had the right not to expire, so he called his Dinghong Trading Company and sold all the things he didn't need to the trading company at a suitable price. .
Then money, Xiongnu women, livestock, etc. were rewarded to the first two hundred soldiers of each of the five armies, every month.
"General, there is something coming from Peixian County." Fan Kuai stood behind Qian Wen.
"Oh?" Qian Wen was surprised. Ever since he came here, it was difficult to communicate with Peixian County because it was far away and was in chaos.
That is to say, the Jiuyuan County office has been secretly established recently, which is better.
But I don’t know what Peixian County can’t wait to send.
"Let's take a look." Qian Wen walked in front, followed by Fan Kuai.
Soon we arrived at the tent camp, and Han Xin was there too. Now he was convinced to join Qian Wen.
Leading an army alone, was this something he had dared to think about before? Play more Go, it will help strengthen your brain.
It's just that the current Han Xin makes Qian Wen scared.
"Don't touch that black jar." Qian Wen shouted for help.
This is the message from the King of Hell sent by the King of Hell.
Han Xin was holding a black, palm-sized ceramic jar in his hand, with a lead wire standing on it.
Black powder is an extremely explosive substance, and the instantaneous deflagration temperature can reach over 1000 degrees Celsius. If Han Xin accidentally dropped the ceramic jar on the ground, he might have become a pioneer.