Chapter 738 I am a horse thief, who am I afraid of?
The sent personal guards came back for the second time, but still failed to find out the origins of those people, which made Asch's tribe very upset. The grassland was the base of their Huns, and the Han people drove straight into it. This was the biggest blow to them.
insult.
According to Ashina's past character, he would definitely lead his own army to attack. But this time Ashina did not do so, not because he was unwilling, but because it was impossible. Ashina only had 3,000 soldiers in hand.
There were 30,000 enemies, and there were even things flying in the snow. No matter how brave his troops were, the final result would definitely be annihilation. Therefore, Asch’s army went to Shan
Yu asked for help, hoping that Chanyu would send more troops to destroy the enemy together.
Of course, Jingjie is not stupid. He knows that he has encountered Shan Yu's army, so he cannot stay in one place for a long time. The last time he fought against the Huns, Jingjie fully understood the power of the Huns' army, so this time Jingjie has no control over the Huns' army.
Without a trace of nostalgia, the moment Zhao Xin discovered the enemy, he immediately ordered the entire army to turn around and retreat, running as fast as they could.
After running all the way again and making sure that there were no pursuers behind him, Old Heita stopped the sled. Thorns let out a sigh of relief: "I gave the order to set up camp, but we ran into Shan Yu's army. What a fucking bad luck."
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The other horse thieves also looked depressed. They expected to gain some benefits from the attack on the Hun Royal Court, but unexpectedly they had to run back halfway. It can be said that this time the cold wind blew for half a month, but nothing was gained.
arrive.
The ivy stared at the little eyes and said to the thorns: "Lord Wolf, since we can't go to the royal court, why don't we start from here. There are many tribes along the way, which can at least make up for our losses."
Zhao Xin immediately expressed his opposition: "No, this is the territory under the jurisdiction of King Zuo Xian. He has a good relationship with King Zuo Guli. If King Zuo Xian knows that he has joined forces with King Zuo Guli to besiege us, I am afraid it will be difficult to escape."
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"King Zuoxian? Where is his royal court?"
"Baishuiyuan, it takes ten days to ride a horse, but it can be reached in four days by riding this kind of sleigh."
"Oh...! Ten days!" The old black tower monster screamed twice: "You are still afraid of a bird. By the time he comes in ten days, I will have left long ago! Lord Wolf, I think it's okay. Mr. Su asked us to go to King Shanyu
"Ting, let's turn back halfway. Even if Mr. Su doesn't blame him and takes other people's things again, it won't look good on his face. If we can get some horses and livestock back, we can make an exchange with Mr. Su."
Thorny Thorns turned to look at Fire Qilin and Fei Yaozi: "What do you two think?"
Huo Qilin smiled and said: "What Lao Hei said makes sense, and my subordinate is willing to take the lead!"
Fei Yaozi lowered his head and pondered for a while, and then said: "That's what we can do, but I suggest dividing our troops and taking action in all directions so that King Zuo Xian and King Zuo Guli can't figure out our movements, and we can finally escape.
Just a guide...?" Fei Yaozi looked at Xin Zhao.
Thorns slapped his thigh: "General Zhao, what do you think? Don't worry, we pay attention to fair distribution here, and your share is indispensable!"
Zhao Xin was attracted by the last words of Thorns. He was not born into a noble family. It can be said that he climbed up from a slave. It was only because Yu Shan liked Han things that he was able to get ahead. If he was placed in the hands of others, he would be
Maybe he is still a slave. Xin Zhao's family is not rich, and even if he has Yu Shan to take care of him, he will never live a worry-free life. Jingji's words gave Xin Zhao a hope. If he succeeds, he will be divided into fifty cows, and it will be his own property.
With these fifty cows, his family's life will be better.
Xin Zhao was silent for a long time. Lao Heita slapped Xin Zhao on the back: "What's the similarity? What I did is just like my family in the mountains. I think your family is just like that. What's the point of taking a risk?"
Besides, it’s us who are fighting tooth and nail, so what are you afraid of?”
The ivy also said: "General Zhao, King Zuo Guli and King You Guli don't drink. Since King Zuo Xian is an ally of King Zuo Guli, attacking him is an attack on King Zuo Guli, and it also vents the anger of your king. Kill two birds with one stone."
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Xin Zhao was finally persuaded by several people. He nodded slightly: "Okay, I can draw the nearby terrain. Generals, you must keep it in mind. In ten days, we will meet at Liuyun Canyon, a hundred miles south, regardless of whether there is
If you don’t get what you need, you have to leave!”
"Okay! Brothers, get ready for a big fight!" Thorns threw away his white bearskin cloak and shouted loudly while standing on the sled.
Xin Zhao naturally followed Thorns' team. The original thirty thousand horse thieves were divided into five groups. None of the four people in the old black tower led five thousand soldiers and horses. Sleds and other things could be made on the spot. The rest of the manpower was left to Thorns. According to Xin Zhao
In the direction pointed out, Qingquan Valley is the best place for Xiongnu herdsmen to spend the winter. There should be a large gathering of herdsmen there. As long as they can capture Qingquan Valley, they will have an income of at least 10,000 horses, not to mention cattle and sheep.
Qingquan Valley was three days away from the Duck River where they were. During these three days, they traveled through thorns day and night. As long as the horses could bear it, they kept moving forward. After one day and one night, they saw a high mountain covered in white. It was said to be a high mountain, but in fact it was a high mountain.
It's just a little higher than the surrounding mountains. Most of the dead trees on the mountain have been cut down, and you can even see human figures flickering in and out of the white mountains.
The scout's report made Jingjiang particularly excited. There were actually more than a thousand people in Qingquan Valley. This was already a very large tribe for the Huns who relied on herding for a living. The scout was very excited. Apart from people, they were cattle.
There are sheep and horses all over the valley, it’s impossible to count them.
Jingjia was overjoyed and raised his hand to give the order to rush in. Xin Zhao quickly grabbed Jingjia and said, "General, let's wait until night! We Huns are soldiers when we stand, but we are herdsmen at ordinary times. Since there are more than a thousand people, there are more than a thousand
Warriors, they occupy favorable terrain, we only have six thousand men, and we may suffer heavy losses in a hard attack."
Jingjia nodded with a smile: "General Zhao is right, this Wolf Lord is worried! Listen to General Zhao and act at night!"
Several groups of horse thieves of unknown origin suddenly appeared in the desert. These people are very cruel. They are like wild wolves on the grassland. They always act at night and bite a tribe if they catch it. As long as they are targeted by them, the tribe will be killed.
No one, no matter male, female, old or young, would be spared, and then they would set fire to the tribe and take away all the cattle, sheep and horses.
This place is the territory of King Zuo Xian, and almost all the tribes that were robbed belong to him. Although King Zuo Xian was not injured, it made King Zuo Xian very angry. The people sent to check it out found that the thieves were all on horseback.
And it came and went like the wind, moving east and west without knowing what the target of the next attack would be. Experienced tracking experts followed the traces left by the horse thieves all the way to the Duck River, and the rest of the traces were covered up by the wind and snow.
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King Zuo Xian was furious and threw the crystal cup that Yi Zhixie had just given to him: "Who is waiting for activities in Duck River? Go and find out for me!"
The result is naturally clear at a glance. The largest group of people near the Duck River is none other than Shanyu's army. Moreover, Shanyu's army is seriously short of food and grass. If they don't get supplements, let alone going to Mayi, they will all be frozen to death by the snow.
It's a miracle.
"Yi Zhixie is indeed right. The Chanyu sent troops to attack Mayi! How could anyone attack a Han city without bringing enough food and grass in such weather?" King Zuo Xian immediately found the reason.
, ordered loudly with a dark face: "Gather troops and horses for me. I am going to ask Shan Yu why he attacked my tribe?"
The ten days will come soon. Liuyun Canyon is a good place. The two mountains on the south and the north well isolate the cold wind, and there are even patches of green grassland at the bottom of the valley. The harvest this time is huge, a rough estimate
There were 20,000 horses and countless cattle and sheep. As a guide, Zhao Xin was assigned five horses, thirty cattle and one hundred sheep. This was a huge fortune for Zhao Xin.
Jingji drank a lot of wine and put his arms around Xin Zhao's neck: "Brother Zhao, I think you will follow me from now on. Don't go back to Yu Dan. Let Su Ren send your family to Taihang Mountain. Don't worry.
As long as I'm here, no one will make things difficult for your family! Even if you don't want to do it in the future, I won't stop you. How about you go to the Taihang Mountains to live your life as a kid? "
Xin Zhao was really moved. But he was a Huns. Can these Han people really treat his family as he said?
Jingji has been around for so many years, and he understood what Xin Zhao meant at a glance, and said with a smile: "Brother, don't believe what I say, Lord Wolf. You know that we Han people always mean what we say. Speaking of which, I used to be Su Xiaozi's
My enemy, I almost killed him, and then he ended up like this for some reason. He trusts me, and I trust him too. Listen to me, Brother Su is eyeing you Huns. This grassland and desert will never have a good life in the future!
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Zhao Xin frowned. Jingjia, smelling of alcohol, lay down in Zhao Xin's ear and whispered: "To tell you the truth, even if Shan Yu's army reaches Mayi, there will be no return. If Shan Yu dies, the Huns will be in chaos.
, then the Han army will launch a massive attack, what do you think will be the result?"
Zhao Xin looked at Jingjia, Jingjia just giggled and didn't say a word after that. Zhao Xin couldn't sleep that night. He was making decisions in his mind. He yearned for the Han Dynasty, and he also felt a sense of belonging to the Huns. Until dawn, Zhao Xin
Xin found Jingjing with a pair of panda eyes, and waited for the drunken Jingjing to wake up. His first words were: "Does what the Wolf Lord said last night count?"
Jingji was stunned for a moment, vaguely remembering what he said to Xin Zhao last night, patting his chest and saying: "A man who stands upright will naturally keep his words!"
Xin Zhao gritted his teeth and knelt on one knee: "My subordinate, Xin Zhao, pays homage to the Wolf Lord!"
Thorns laughed loudly, pulled Xin Zhao up, patted Xin Zhao hard on the shoulder twice, turned around and ordered his soldiers to find all the old Black Towers. In a short time, several people came over.
Thinking that something big had happened, they saw Jingji holding Xin Zhao standing in his tent, and several people from the Old Black Tower looked at him suspiciously.
Jingji said loudly: "Brothers, let me introduce a new brother to you, that is Brother Zhao Xin. From now on, he will be our military advisor."
One sentence shocked everyone. Yesterday he was just a borrowed guide, and today he became a military advisor. Jingji smiled and said: "Why are you standing there? Why don't you come over to see me?" (To be continued)