"What are the Qiang people doing at Lengfengkou? We don't have much contact with the Qiang people, so why should we stop them?" Yougu Duhou was even more confused by King Xiutu's explanation.
"Hey!" King Xiutu sighed: "This is too long to say. Let me tell you this. I have made a business with others. If we win this battle, we can count tens of thousands of livestock. This way
The transaction cannot be agreed without my permission."
"Tens of thousands of livestock? Are we going to rob the Qiang people?" You Guduhou frowned: "I'm afraid there are some problems with this. Since we have this intention, those horse thieves galloping in the Western Regions may also take notice and force things from their mouths.
It’s not a good thing, what if…!”
King Xiutu waved his hand: "I know, but I cannot let go of tens of thousands of livestock, and horse thieves are not a concern."
Yougu Duhou quickly said: "Your Majesty may have forgotten that there are some ruthless characters among the horse thieves in the Western Regions, such as Hai Hu'er, and those horse thieves who recently came from Jiayuguan. These are not easy to deal with. If you encounter them, I'm afraid they will
A conflict breaks out!"
King Xiutu frowned: "I can't care anymore, I have to take this risk for the sake of tens of thousands of livestock!"
Erma led the Qiang people to leave Yumen. He was not reassured by Su Ren's promise and deliberately left ordinary soldiers and horses behind. The Qiang people were afraid in front of the fortified city, but in the open wilderness, the Qiang people were not afraid of anyone.
Even the Huns dared to charge up. I think back then, their ancestors relied on their bravery and fearless spirit to conquer the south of Ganliang Road, which gave them the opportunity to prosper and grow.
Blind Yao ran over on horseback, and Erma's nerves immediately tensed up: "Why are you so panicked? Did Su Ren break his promise and send troops to chase him?"
Blind Yao quickly shook his head: "No! Su Ren did not send troops to chase us. We are now thirty miles away from Yumen. Can we move back the army and horses at the rear? The danger in front of us must be greater! We will send people from Yumen to watch.
"
Erma shook his head: "Absolutely not. This Su Ren is good at playing tricks and tricks. It's better to be careful! I didn't find anything wrong with what happened in the front. It's not too late to call back the rear army after passing the cold wind!"
Lengfengkou is an extremely strange place. There are vast tracts of Gobi Desert and desert in front and behind it. Only here is a high mountain ridge suddenly jumping up. Some people say that this was originally the channel of the Hami River. It has been impacted by hundreds of years.
, this tall mountain range composed of sandstone was formed. Later, the Hami River changed its course and took its current course, leaving the original embankment of the Hami River here.
After Su Ren personally inspected the terrain of Lengfengkou, he disagreed with this statement. As a mountaineering enthusiast, this kind of sandstone terrain blown by the wind is not caused by river water at all. River water will not change a good mountain.
Even if it were possible to form large pillars that tower into the sky, they wouldn't be made of sandstone like this. At least they would be made of hard diamond.
The cold wind outlet is located in the center of the sandstone mountain. A mile-long opening divides the sandstone mountain into two halves. When the cold wind blowing from Bailongtan passes through here, most of it is diverted around the huge sandstone pillars. Only the cold wind outlet
There is no obstruction, and the cold wind that cannot pass through in time is gathered together and blown out in one go. That's why the cold air outlet is created.
Lengfengkou is a very suitable place for hiding soldiers. The huge sandstone pillars are the best place to hide. Moreover, the sandstone pillars stretch for dozens of miles. No one can find them if they get in. Even locals will not enter easily and cannot get there.
The best option is to get lost, get trapped in it, and be blown into mummies by the wind.
Erma raised his arm and signaled the army to stop. He was also a veteran soldier who had experienced hundreds of battles, so he could naturally see the terrain characteristics of the cold wind outlet. With a wave of his hand, someone quickly got into the sandstone pillars and searched back and forth. There were several
He even climbed up a tall sandstone pillar and looked around. He didn't find anything wrong, which made Erma feel a little relieved. But when he saw the withered bones on the roadside, the ominous feeling came over him again.
heart.
Blind Yao also looked around: "This place is really a strange place. The guide said that there will be no horse thieves here. The sandstone mountain is very weird. People who go in never come out. People who have walked this road for many years are...
In this way, although the horse thieves are powerful, they will not ambush in such a place!"
Erma frowned: "I'm still worried. I ordered everyone to pass quickly, disperse the army, and protect women, children and livestock along the way. They were a hundred steps apart. If there is any problem, support immediately!" Blind Yao promised and hurriedly went down to convey the order.
No matter how tight the mighty team was, it was still sparse. The huge women, children and livestock were dragged out for half a mile. If such a long team was to be fully escorted, it would be impossible without 50,000 or 60,000 troops and horses.
There are only 20,000 soldiers left, and some of them are composed of women who were temporarily transferred. Like the Huns, the Qiang people have lived on horseback since childhood. No matter men, women, old or young, they are the best cavalry when they climb on horseback.
There were so many livestock that hundreds of herdsmen spent all their efforts to gather the livestock together. Seeing that only the last 10,000 livestock were left, everyone was relieved. The soldiers began to disperse.
Pulling in, the shepherds used their last bit of strength to drive the most disobedient group of animals to keep up with the team. They didn't want to be thrown away. In this unfamiliar place, once they leave the large group, there will only be one.
It's death.
Erma stood on the earth mountain nearby, overlooking his team, which was still so majestic. He had already chosen a place to set up camp, which was Hami. The place was good, with abundant water and grass, fertile farmland, and it was located at the foothills of Tianshan Mountain, which was easy to defend and difficult to defend.
Attack. The most important point is that Hami has just experienced a battle. Although it was a victory, Erma could clearly see the combat power of Hami's army.
The last sheep entered the cold air vent, took two steps, lowered its head and began to eat the dead grass under the snow. This guy is the most disobedient one. Erma knows it because he is Erma's grandson's favorite pet. Little
The sheep was walking leisurely, then suddenly stopped, raised his head and looked around warily, his ears constantly moving, as if he was trying to hear some hidden movement.
The rumble of horse hoofs sounded, and Erma was startled. The scouts sent out beat their horses like flying, and ran wildly: "Hun cavalry! Hun cavalry!"
The thrust came too late, and arrived only after the Qiang people passed through Lengfengkou. When he accepted this military order, he didn't know why the king asked him to come to Lengfengkou. When he learned from the scouts that there was a large group of Qiang people carrying the number
When many livestock were passing through the cold wind vent, Tu Xi finally understood the king's intention. Tens of thousands of livestock were a huge wealth for any tribe. The Xiongnu didn't look at how much gold, silver and jewelry you had, but what they saw.
How many cattle and sheep do you have, and how many horses do you have?
Tujia gave the order, and everyone quickly moved towards the cold wind outlet. However, it was still a step too late. Looking at the Qiang people who had already passed the cold wind outlet, Tuiji took the lead and rushed directly to the Qiang army formation. Tujia was the most valiant general under King Xiutu, although
He didn't have as many soldiers and horses as the Qiang people, but he was not afraid of Xiang Xi, and his momentum had already frightened the Qiang people.
The Qiang people still failed to resist the Huns' attack. Erma once again ordered reinforcements. As long as the livestock herds were not damaged, it didn't matter how many soldiers they wanted when they returned to the Qiang land. The battle between the cavalry was very interesting.
He was born for offense and never knew what defense was. After several meetings, blood had stained the ground, but the thrusting attack still did not stop.
"Report..., the front team has found horse thieves, numbering about five thousand, and they are already engaged!" A messenger quickly ran up the mountain to report the news to Erma.
Erma quickly turned his head and looked to the west. Sure enough, not far away, there were formations shouting to kill, and they were also attacking his own team. The pain of fighting on two sides was that he couldn't concentrate his superior forces to kill one side first. Although Erma didn't believe that there was no such thing as two sides.
We will fight as soon as the negotiation comes up, but how to deal with the current crisis requires careful consideration.
Blind Yao has returned from the front line. He is covered in blood. He doesn't know whether it is his own or someone else's: "Chief, those horse thieves are Hai Hu'er. They are trying their best to break in. Their target is clearly our livestock. There are already some
Many of them were killed by their anti-cannon fire."
Erma said angrily: "Damn horse thief, you and I are at odds with each other!"
"Chief, what should we do now?"
"What else can we do! You have the right to resist. Whether you can live in the Western Regions depends on this battle. Tell the soldiers that they will be rewarded heavily after victory!"
The Qiang soldiers showed a little bit of bravery and momentum. For a while, neither the thrust nor Liu Hong could succeed. The most troublesome thing for them was that they couldn't retreat even if they wanted to. People on both sides had already
His eyes turned red.
Jingjie and Ying Guangji stood on the top of the sandstone not far away, watching the battle below. Jingjie said: "Is it time to attack? These Qiang people are really powerful, and they actually withstood the fierce attack of the Huns and Haihu'er!
"
Ying Guangji shook his head: "Don't worry, did you see it? Huns' reinforcements are coming!"
Thorns turned his head quickly, and sure enough he saw smoke billowing from the north, and a large group of cavalry coming back quickly: "The reinforcements from the Huns are coming very quickly, and now the Qiang people are in danger!"
Ying Guangji smiled and said: "The Qiang people are not as vulnerable as you think. I think they haven't reached the last moment yet. Have you seen that guy standing on the mountain? He is still standing there. Let's rush down now.
There will be losses, and we need to wait until the Qiang and Huns are about the same. We can catch them by surprise, and we may get rich rewards!"
Jingjia laughed and pointed at Ying Guangji: "You are looking more and more like Mr. Su now! Why have I made two friends like these? I'm afraid I will be unlucky in the future!"
The addition of Xiongnu reinforcements caused the Qiang people's position that was not easy to stabilize to collapse again. But Erma was still standing on the mountain in confusion. He had already seen who was the most dangerous opponent, and it was not the powerful one in the Western Regions.
It was Hai Hu'er who was the powerful Xiongnu. He grabbed the blind medicine and said, "Lead people to repel Hai Hu'er immediately!"
Erma looked east and west: "Chief, the Huns are about to defeat our defense line. We should increase our troops at this time!" (To be continued)