Qubei led 10,000 fine cavalry into Beidi County, which was still half a day's journey from Niyang County. It was almost dark at this time, so he stopped and ordered the cavalry to stop and prepare to rest in the wild.
At this time, a captain under Qubei's command came over, clasped his fists and said, "King Youxian, we have half a day to return to the camp. Should we go back overnight?"
Qubei frowned and said, "You are so anxious to go back and you care about the safety of Huchuquan!"
After hearing this, the captain's face changed drastically, and he quickly said: "Bizhi feels that it is not safe to rest in the wild, especially since the Great Chanyu and the Shu army are still fighting. We cannot relax our vigilance, so we want to go back early. I am loyal to Youxian."
King, there is no doubt that this is for the sake of King Youxian. Think about it, if you rush back to the camp with 10,000 fine cavalry, you will definitely be one step ahead of Liu Bao, so Huchuquan will pay more attention to it.
From King You Xian."
"I don't care about it."
Qubei waved his hand and said: "There's no rush, I'll go back tomorrow and rest here today. Hum, even if it's not safe, I can still be prepared. As long as someone attacks the camp, I won't let him walk around without food."
The captain tried to persuade him to no avail, so he had to stay and rest.
The night was cold, and all the Huns soldiers got into the tents to rest, and even the horses were properly placed. Qubei was sitting alone in the tent, but his mind was filled with thoughts, and he even thought about Huchuquan being beaten by the Shu army.
Having to flee in embarrassment, he led his army back to rescue Huchuquan, which made the result even more wonderful.
If Liu Bao, the Xian King of Zuo, was also defeated by the Shu army, everything would be even better. With infinite expectations, Qubei gradually fell asleep. But he didn't know that Liu Bao was dead and Huchuquan was helpless.
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It's getting dark, but it's not completely dark yet.
Ten miles away from the base camp, Gan Ning led his troops to hide and wait until dark before taking action.
"Damn it, it's too cold."
A gust of cold wind blew into Gan Ning's neck, making Gan Ning shiver. It is the coldest time in the North, and in the middle of the night it can even reach the point where the wind is as cold as a knife and the breath turns into ice. Gan Ning's 20,000 soldiers
They were all wearing winter clothes and wrapped up like rice dumplings. Although it was inconvenient to move around, we still had to move.
Now only their army is still in a stalemate, and they must defeat the Huns as soon as possible.
"Da da!!"
There was a rapid sound of horse hooves, and more than ten cavalrymen rushed back.
One of them quickly ran to Gan Ning, clasped his fists and saluted, and said loudly: "Great Governor, I found the cavalry sent by Huchuquan on the road to Niyang County. There were twelve people. These twelve
The soldiers rushed to the location of Beida camp, probably to find out the news, and finally the general made the decision and killed all twelve Huns cavalry."
"Okay, well done!"
Gan Ning grinned and a gleam flashed in his eyes.
The Huns deserve to be killed!
When Gan Ning was young, he led people to rob the rich and give to the poor. He did no harm to the common people, but dealt with the tycoons who were unkind to get rich, so he was called the Jinfan Thief. He, Zhang Liao and others entered Beidi County and received news that the Huns were robbing everywhere.
He already wanted to kill all the Huns and avenge the atrocities. Now that his soldiers killed Huchuquan's cavalry, Gan Ning raised his hands in approval.
He said in a deep voice: "If you want to kill the people in Huchuquan, kill them. Now you have to kill them to get rid of them."
The soldier who reported the news couldn't think of a way and retreated automatically.
Most of the soldiers under Gan Ning's command were rough and rough and did not know how to march and form formations. Gan Ning could only rely on himself.
But Gan Ning also felt a headache and felt it was difficult to deal with it.
In fact, when Gan Ning left the camp, Li Ru told Gan Ning how to deal with the cavalry. Let each soldier bring a four-foot-long wooden stake and place it on the official road every four feet.
A wooden stake is placed at a distance of 100 meters. Such densely packed wooden stakes are enough to block the Huns cavalry.
However, this method could only stop the Hun cavalry, but it was not enough to defeat the Hun cavalry. Even if Gan Ning's soldiers carried gunpowder, it was still not enough.
To completely annihilate the Huns cavalry, these methods are not enough.
Gan Ning was very distressed about this.
He wanted to annihilate all the Huns cavalry and also kill Qubei. This was his goal.
How to do it?
Gan Ning scratched his head, but couldn't think of a way. He stood up and walked back and forth among the soldiers, while thinking about ways to kill him. Gan Ning smiled and greeted each soldier, but there was no anxious expression on his face.
look.
"Lao Wu, the water bag fell on the ground and leaked."
A soldier's water bag dropped from his body, and clear water gurgled out.
The clear water flowed on the ground without soaking into the soil, forming a small pool. Gan Ning looked at the clear water on the ground, his eyes lit up, and a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth. He wiped the ice residue on his beard under his chin, and thought
We have found a way to deal with the war horses. It is still dark every day. When the temperature drops sharply after dark, the cold wind will howl and ice slag will form on the ground.
It was even colder at that time, and it was also the time for Gan Ning to take action.
Gan Ning summoned his generals and began to assign tasks.
After listening to Gan Ning's order, the generals in the army did not feel afraid because of the night operation. The cold weather could not affect the passion of the soldiers. They had hot blood and could withstand the cold.
Time passed and heavy snow began to fall at night.
Gan Ning looked at the vast white land. He was not annoyed by the snow, but his eyes were filled with excitement.
It snowed heavily and the temperature was even colder. God was really helping him.
The weather, the right location, the right people, and the people are all on his side, how can he not win? Gan Ning gave the order and quietly ran towards the Huns cavalry camp with his soldiers. Each soldier carried a one-foot diameter weapon on his back.
The earthen jar, the bow and arrows on his back, gunpowder on his body, and a wooden barrel in his hand, can be said to be carrying a lot of weight.
It was difficult for the soldiers to march in the snowy night, but they did not complain and worked together to move on.
Some soldiers fell down, and their companions immediately helped the fallen soldiers up and continued on their way. Gan Ning felt even more excited when he saw the soldiers working together. When he led the soldiers to the Huns cavalry camp, it was already late at night.
The surroundings were pitch dark, with only the torches in the Huns' camp still shining with fiery red light.
Gan Ning rubbed his cold and sore hands and glanced at the frozen soldiers behind him. He felt a little unbearable, but also extremely proud. After spending so much energy, he finally arrived at the Huns camp.
Gan Ning shouted in a low voice: "Zhong Shu!"
Zhong Shu stood up, clasped his fists and said, "Great Governor, the last general is here."
Gan Ning lowered his voice and said: "Open all the wooden barrels and see if the hot water inside has frozen into ice cubes. If it has frozen into ice cubes, discard them. Pick up the wooden barrels that have not frozen into ice cubes and surround them.
Sprinkle water around the Xiongnu camp. I want the Xiongnu camp to be surrounded by thick ice. When they rush out of the camp on horseback, they will all fall to the ground and become our prey."
Zhong Shu grinned and immediately turned around, ready to execute the order.
Gan Ning was still a little worried, so he grabbed Zhong Shu again and ordered: "Be careful, be cautious, be gentle, and be sure not to be discovered, otherwise all plans will be ruined."
Zhong Shu turned around, nodded to Gan Ning, and then went to perform the task.