The Huns did not use gongs and drums when marching, which is related to the environment in which they lived. On the vast grassland and Gobi, no matter how loud the drums were, they could not travel very far. Only the low sound of the horn could penetrate distance and time and carry the message far away.
There are many kinds of horns of the Huns, long, short, large, and small. Only the horn is the most commonly used one. The entire horn is cut off and hollowed out to make a horn. Blowing the horn requires skills.
, it does not mean that you are strong and have a long breath to blow. First, put your tongue against the tip of the horn, take a full breath, and blow out from the gap between the tongue and the horn. The low sound will be heard on the grassland for dozens of miles.
Everyone outside could hear it clearly.
Chanyu suddenly heard the sound of an ox horn, and sat up with a start. The messenger ran in a hurry, and fell down on the long ox-hair carpet after entering. Holding his helmet with one hand, he loudly reported: "Report order."
So, the vanguard Ashina tribe secretly led their troops ahead and have already left their base ten miles away!"
Shanyu took a deep breath, waved his hand to send the messenger away, and then nestled into his couch again. The kings did not wait for Shanyu to jump violently, and looked at each other one after another. King Han sat next to Shanyu
The nearest person coughed and smiled.
I took a bite of the crispy pastry, which I also learned from Su Ren. Shan Yu liked it very much after eating it once. It's a pity that the Huns do not produce wheat and rice, so the pastries made from highland barley are a bit hard.
After sucking up all the pastry residue in his hand, Shanyu asked: "Who knows why Ashina left the station? What is he going to do?"
No one answered Shan Yu's question, and Shan Yu set his sights on King Han. King Han knelt down and said, "Last night, Ashina's tribe asked Xiao Wang. He wanted to go to Mayi alone. Xiao Wang persuaded him several times. Now,
It doesn’t seem to be working.”
"Oh!" Shan Yu nodded: "Ashi's tribe has three thousand soldiers and horses. Will he save a lot of food and grass by leaving?"
King Lotus Peng said quickly: "Thank you to Shanyu, Ashina's tribe forcibly took away a lot of livestock from me before leaving. I was about to report to Shanyu, but I didn't expect that he had left. Now we have insufficient food and grass. In the future,
I'm afraid I have to reduce my food rations to avoid starving to death and freezing to death in the desert."
"How much did Ashina take away?"
"generally!"
Shan Yu was still not angry, but just nodded: "In that case, let's reduce it! Let's start with me. The daily supply only needs half a catty of meat. The soldiers and horses of the royal court are also the same as mine. As for the others, you can see for yourself.
Let’s do it.”
King Lianpeng was shocked by Shan Yu's words. This weight was determined by them after research, and only the kings knew it. Today, he suddenly heard Shan Yu say this, and King Lianpeng looked at King Han in confusion. King Han didn't expect it either, and frowned.
Got up.
Shan Yu smiled slightly: "What? It's not enough for me to reduce the Tao like this. Do you want me to starve to death in this desert?"
King Lianpeng was startled and hurriedly stood up and knelt on the ground. The kings also stood up one by one and knelt in front of the Chanyu. The Chanyu waved his hand: "Get back, everyone! The wind and snow have become lighter these days.
Since the Ashan tribe has led its troops to set off, we will set off tomorrow. Although Mayi is small, it is extremely rich, and we cannot let the Ashan tribe take it away alone. Aren't you coming with me thousands of miles just for the food and grass of Mayi?"
Just as everyone was about to speak, Shan Yu closed his eyes and said, "Come on, step back and get ready. I'm tired!"
In the vast desert, there was wind and snow, and everything was white. If Asch's tribe hadn't lived here all year round, the army would probably have gotten lost and frozen to death. The wind and snow were lighter when we walked, but
Before they had gone fifty miles, the wind and snow got heavy again. Ashina had no choice but to order his troops to dismount and take shelter temporarily.
Snow caves are the best shelter, and they are easy to make. Use a wooden stick or a sword to dig a hole in the ground, and get in. In less than a cup of tea, the three thousand soldiers and horses of Ashina's tribe came from
Disappeared by blood.
Hiding in the snow cave, watching the blizzard flying outside the cave, Ashina regretted listening to King Han. He had too few men. Although he brought enough livestock, what if the livestock did not leave the desert after eating?
What to do? He raised his head and took a big sip of kumiss. Ashina stretched his body. The bodyguards on the side quickly put the cloak that fell on the ground around Ashinabe.
"General, I'm afraid I won't be able to make it through these three to five days of wind and snow. How about we wait? The king asked the general to follow Shan Yu's army, not to rush to the front line. What would happen if the king knew that the general left Shan Yu's army privately?
Would you blame the general?"
Ash's troops did not look back: "Chanyu's troops have been destroyed, and those intrigues will never be able to capture Mayi in this lifetime!"
"Can……!"
Ashina raised his hand: "We will set off when the wind and snow subside a little. If we can capture Mayi, all the things in Mayi City belong to us, and no one can take away any of them!"
The guard shut up, took the flask from Ashina's hand, and refilled it with kumis. Drinking in winter is very dangerous. Although alcohol can increase the speed of blood flow, it can also make people drunk quickly.
.Once you get drunk in the ice and snow, there is only one outcome, and that is to freeze to death. But Asch is not afraid. He still has three thousand soldiers and horses, and there are personal guards behind him, so he can drink as much as he likes.
Perhaps Asch was drunk, so he actually heard a strange noise. He stood up and his head was hit by the low ceiling of the snow cave, and he almost stuffed his head into the snow: "Stop talking!"
Listening carefully, there was indeed a strange sound, just like a horse's hooves stepping on wood, and it was very clear one after another. The guard also heard the strange sound, and his eyes widened: "What is this?"
Ashina covered the wine pot and said, "Send someone immediately to investigate. There must be something fishy about making such a sound in the icy and snowy desert. It sounds like the sound of conquest!"
The guards immediately got out of the snow cave and got into the wind and snow.
The sound became louder and louder, and it was already very real. The bodyguard did not come back, and several young generals under Asch's Ministry came over. They also heard this kind of sound and came to ask Asch's Ministry if they wanted to prepare.
The Huns are natural warriors, and their perception of danger is particularly accurate. When they heard the first sound, Ashina's tribe was already sure that something was not going to happen. Since all the young generals are here, they naturally have to be ready to avoid encountering them.
Something caught me off guard.
The personal guard finally came back, and the news he brought back shocked everyone in the snow cave. They were actually Han people. The Han people actually came to the desert and went so far into the desert? The personal guard swore that they were indeed Han people, and they could see clearly.
And what makes that sound is the war drum of the Han people.
Ashina frowned: "How many people are there?"
The guard shook his head: "There are many people, stretching for several miles. They are very fast and can walk on the snow like flying!"
"Really the Han army?" A young general still didn't believe it.
The guards were also a little suspicious: "It is true that they are Han people, but it is hard to say whether they are Han soldiers. The scouts did not dare to get too close. They look like Han people in their clothes. There is also a big flag with a wolf head embroidered on it."
"Langtou?" Ashina's tribe turned to ask his generals: "Have you ever seen the Han army with the Wolf Head Flag?" All the generals shook their heads. Ashina's tribe said to his guards: "If we go to investigate again, we must find out who these Han people are.
What are you doing! In addition, send someone to notify Shan Yu’s army and tell them to be careful!”
The young general agreed and left the snow cave again.
Thorn's body was covered with snow. If it hadn't been for the commoner's leather cloak, he would have been as cold as the guys next to him, with snot and tears hanging on his chest, just like a round guy with long teeth that he had seen in the far north.
Su Ren's method was good, but it was too cold. Sitting still would make it even colder. After he got the news that Su Ren asked them to go to Langjuxu to harass him, Jingjia thought that Su Ren's approach was too strange, since he used Ma Yi to seduce him.
Chanyu, if you send people to Langjuxu, aren't you afraid that Chanyu will turn around and go back midway?
Old Heita held the reins in one hand and the whip in the other, and the four horses pulled the sled and ran wildly in the snow. The two soldiers behind him kept beating the war drums with drum hammers to prevent the companions behind from losing track.
Heita didn't believe the Han-looking Huns next to him. This guy was Yu Shan's subordinate and came specifically to lead them. Following the guy's direction, they walked for more than half a month and still didn't see any mountains.
"Zhao, are you sure you didn't go wrong?"
Zhao Xin said nothing, staring at Xue Wu, and after a long time he said: "Someone is watching us!"
Old Heita turned around and looked around. Everything was busy. When it snowed, it was windy. There was no grass and no wild animals. Even wolves would not come out in such weather: "Where are they? Is there anyone in this place?"
"It has been following us for quite some time, and it looks like it will always follow!"
The ivy also looked around and said to the thorns: "Lord Wolf, will we run into Shan Yu's army?"
"Huh...!" Lao Heita grabbed the reins of the horse and turned to ask the ivy: "Are you sure?"
The ivy shook his head: "I don't know, in a place like this at this time, apart from us, there is only Shanyu's army left, and no one from the tribe next to us will come out!"
Xin Zhao frowned: "This place is called Duck River. It is very possible as the fourth general said. Usually in spring, this is the hunting ground of Shanyu. It is almost a thousand miles away from the royal court. Judging from the speed of the march of Shanyu's army,
It’s a pity that we really ran into Shan Yu’s army!”
Lao Heita grabbed Xin Zhao's collar: "You are a bitch and want to bring us here, right? Lord Wolf, kill this kid, he has no good intentions!"
This is not the first time that Zhao Xinxin grabbed the clothes of these people with the help of the old black tower. Zhao Xin is not worried that the old black tower will really kill him, because the thorns always speak at this time.
Looking at the surrounding scenery, Thorns asked Old Black Tower to let go of Xin Zhao: "What should we do now?"
Zhao Xindao: "Since it has been discovered, I estimate that it is only a thousand troops. If the general wants to eat the front troops of Shan Yu's army, I think that we should continue to move forward, and we will definitely run into them!"
Jingji shook his head: "I don't want to fight with the Huns here. I listened to Su Ren and lost the fortune of Shanyu Wangting. Brothers, we can't lose it here!"
Xin Zhao sighed: "I'm afraid the battle is unavoidable. Since the scouts have followed us so far, the army may be by our side, just waiting for us to take action while we rest."
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Sorry for being even later today. (To be continued)