"I want to remind the general that if the blizzard in the Hera Pass is big enough, the north of Wuli Mountain will be covered with ice and snow."
"Yeluhong may still take the opportunity to counterattack when the time comes, so the general must be prepared."
Chen Dong's news was very valuable, but Long Chen didn't consider this.
If a blizzard suddenly hits, the Zhou army is not prepared to withstand the cold, and Yeluhong takes advantage of the blizzard to make a surprise attack, with disastrous consequences.
"Okay, I just spent three times the price to buy cold-warming supplies, you must give them to me!"
"Send me some more infantry equipment! Also, I want to ask, can you get skis?"
Long Chen said solemnly.
Chen Dong was stunned for a moment, with a trace of surprise and joy on his face, but then he calmed down and said, "As long as you give me money, it's fine. Does the general have other plans?"
Long Chen smiled and said: "Businessmen only talk about business, don't ask about other things."
Chen Dong smiled and said: "Okay, I will deliver it on time! I am looking forward to the general's battle plan."
Long Chen defeated more with less every time, and the fight was very exciting. Chen Dong felt like he was watching a big show.
"There is one more thing I would like to ask, where are Yeluhong's wife and children?"
Chen Dong hesitated and said: "General, why do you ask this?"
The battle between the armies has nothing to do with Yeluhong's wife and children.
"If you know, tell me immediately."
Long Chen left the tent, returned to the camp, and found Emperor Lingyi.
"You went to find the Tianxiahui's caravan?"
Di Lingyi just got up and was still combing his hair.
"Yes, I asked them to prepare enough supplies to keep out the cold."
Di Lingyi was a little strange and asked: "Aren't our current cotton-padded clothes enough? Do we also need supplies to keep out the cold?"
Long Chen said: "I heard that north of Wuli Mountain there is a late spring cold from time to time. If there is a snowstorm, our current supplies are simply not enough."
"I plan to keep only half of the five thousand logistics troops, and the others will escort the wounded and retreat first."
Di Lingyi looked up at the sky where the sun was shining and said, "Are you too cautious?"
Long Chen said: "There is nothing wrong with being cautious. Let's retreat first. Leaving the wounded on the battlefield is also a burden."
Emperor Lingyi nodded in agreement and immediately asked Zhang Man to lead the team and lead the wounded to retreat south.
Long Chen also persuaded Wu Xiangyun to leave first, but Wu Xiangyun was of course unwilling to do so. Long Chen tried hard to convince her to leave, but he finally allowed her to leave.
....
Hera Pass.
There is a mountain range here that stretches for thousands of miles. The north is a completely cold zone with only ice and snow and vast coniferous forests. Even the barbarians dare not enter.
Thousands of miles of mountains, there is a gap in the middle, which is the Hera Pass.
The cold wind from the north blows southward from the Hera Pass, bringing cold ice and snow.
Ma Zun was wearing a thick sheepskin coat and a thick sheepskin hat on his head, and his nose was frozen into ice pimples.
"No wonder the abbot said that cold is the most powerful weapon of the wolf clan. If our soldiers get here, they will freeze to death."
At first, Ma Zun was tough and wore only a monk's robe. Then he couldn't bear the cold and put on a sheepskin coat. Later, his bald head became frozen with ice and he put on a sheepskin hat.
Yeluhong walked in front without saying a word. He sat down on his horse and stepped forward hard in the snow.
The wise Abuji said: "Yes, cold is our biggest barrier."
The barbarian army is getting smaller and smaller, with only more than 50,000 soldiers following behind.
The battle of Ahebo suffered heavy losses. The wolf cavalry was almost wiped out, and half of the Dan warriors were killed, leaving only more than 10,000.
The other tribes were defeated twice in a row, and they were very resentful towards Yeluhong, especially the Xianwangs on the left and right were captured, and many of their subordinates fled halfway.
When they arrived at the Hera Pass, Yeluhong ordered tents to be set up and a camp built on the spot.
Sitting in the tent, I counted the number of people and found that there were not many tribal leaders left.
"Chanyu, do you want to bring the Yan family and the princes over?"
During this time, Yeluhong hid his wife and children, and the families of other soldiers did not join the army.
The situation is urgent now, and Abuji proposes to bring people over.
"No, let's wait until we defeat Long Chengen."
Yeluhong didn't want his family to be killed, so he thought it would be better not to come over.
"We only have 50,000 soldiers left now..."
Yeluhong sighed, feeling very weak.
Ma Zun consoled him: "The Chanyu need not be like this. Long Chengen did not get any benefits in the battle of Ahebo. His available troops will not exceed 30,000. We still have the advantage."
Yeluhong was a little speechless. 50,000 people versus 30,000 people, what a military advantage.
Abuji also said: "I think a blizzard is coming. When the ice and snow come to Ahbo again, we can counterattack."
Yeluhong was helpless and said: "That's all we can do. Let's rest here first. I don't think Long Cheng'en dares to chase him here."
The Hera Pass is the coldest place in the grassland, and Yeluhong thinks it is the safest place.
Outside the tent, Baoyin hurried in and paid his respects: "Chanyu, I just got the news that Tuzhi claimed to be Chanyu in Ahebo, and the leaders of the Xianwang and Halle gangs recognized it."
"Tuzhi is sending envoys to inform all the tribes in the grassland, asking them to surrender."
Hearing the news, Yeluhong jumped up in anger and cursed: "What qualifications does he have to call himself Shanyu? He has not been affirmed by the Wolf God!"
"Yeluxiong and Yelusu, these two traitors, I saw that they were disloyal, so they turned to the enemy and betrayed them!"
"Send envoys to tell all tribes in the grassland that this king is the Chanyu and Tuzhi is not!"
Baoyin immediately went out of his tent and sent out waiting cavalry to deliver orders to various departments on the grassland.
The wise man Abu Ji worried: "What if Tu Zhi and Long Cheng'en go to Buhan Holy Mountain to offer sacrifices?"
In the eyes of the barbarians, as long as they have made sacrifices in Buhan Mountain, they have obtained the legitimacy of the throne.
Yeluhong couldn't sit still and said angrily: "Immediately send troops to Mount Buhan. We must stop Tuzhi from doing this!"
Ma Zun immediately stopped him and said, "Chanyu, please be patient. If we go to Buhan Mountain, we will easily fall into Long Chengen's trap."
Yeluhong ignored it and said: "Buhan Mountain is a holy mountain. If Tuzhi worships the Wolf God, he can become the orthodox of the grassland."
Ma Zun said: "Does orthodoxy really have anything to do with worshiping the wolf god?"
Yeluhong was silent...
Huxie was the Chanyu back then, and Yeluhong ascended to the Chanyu's position with the help of a sneak attack.
Although the Wolf God is the belief of the wolf tribe, strength is the most fundamental.
"As long as Shanyu kills Tuzhi, what if he sacrifices to the Wolf God?"
"Long Chengen must have known that Shanyu cares so much about Buhan Mountain, and he will definitely ambush in Buhan Mountain, and then he will be defeated again."
Ma Zun is a clear observer and can see more clearly.
Yeluhong also calmed down and said: "The Master is right. Even if he sacrifices to the Wolf God, as long as I kill him, I will still be orthodox."
"Just wait, when the blizzard comes, I will still be the king of the wolf tribe!"
....
Ahbo.
The cotton-padded clothes and war horse clothing from Tianxiahui to keep out the cold are arriving one after another.
I have to say that Tianxiahui is really capable of transporting supplies so quickly in a place far away from the Central Plains.
Zhang Qian picked up the horse jacket and said, "I'm afraid ordinary people can't wear such a good horse jacket."
Di Lingyi asked: "Is it expensive?"
Long Chen said: "It's expensive, but it's worth it. If this battle can permanently eliminate the barbarian threat, we won't need to gather heavy troops after Yanmen Pass, and we can also build elite cavalry."
Long Chen supports Tu Zhi to become the new chanyu, and Tu Zhi will definitely repay the favor and cannot give it in vain.
War horses are the most precious material in the grassland, and they are also the basis for establishing elite cavalry. This is what Long Chen values the most.
"Then what? What do you want to do?"
Emperor Lingyi was a little curious. After pacifying the barbarians, Long Chen seemed to have new ideas.
