Chapter 2390 That’s It? That's It!

Life, death, illness and disability are the laws of nature.

For thousands of years, human beings have thought that they can break these laws, or they have imagined that they can break them. But in fact, when the time comes, they find that all their efforts are just a joke in the face of cruel nature.

It's drizzling in Sanfu, Chang'an.

But in the northern desert, snowflakes are still flying.

As usual, Changshan Camp dispatched a scout team to conduct inspections.

These scout teams carry sleds, war horses, war dogs, and certain supplies. They will spread to the northern region for about ten days of detection.

The long-haired war dog was an early idea proposed by Sima Yi. It is said to be derived from Sima Yi's archery skills. Compared with other officials, he could not shoot his prey, so he simply raised dogs to help catch chickens and rabbits. to pass off as their own hunting proceeds. Regarding this, Sima Yi firmly denied it, saying that it was a rumor and slander, and reserved the right to further pursue the rumor makers...

But in any case, the current thick-haired medium-sized dogs with unspectacular appearance do make the work of scouts more efficient and reduce risks to a certain extent. They can even help replenish some prey during their leisure time when they go out for detection.

Therefore, Changshan Camp has almost no discomfort with raising this kind of dog, and this medium-sized dog has become the standard equipment of the internal scout camp. Generally speaking, there will be about two or three dogs in a group. These dogs are very simple. They eat whatever people eat, and their skins are strong and easy to care for.

early morning.

The snow finally stopped.

The sound of dogs barking in the quiet morning is always a bit harsh.

Only when the scout team emerged from the temporary shed built with the sled as the skeleton did he understand the reason for the roaring of the war dogs. The team leader raised his head and looked in the direction of the war dog's alarm. A man wearing a tattered leather robe appeared in the sight of the scout team leader.

The Hu man stood quietly on the edge of the forest, looking at the place from a distance.

……(?д?)……

You have something to eat, I have nothing to eat.

You have something to wear, I have nothing to wear.

Principles and rules only have power in an orderly society. When chaos and barbarism gain the upper hand, conflicts will inevitably come.

Zhao Yun frowned slightly.

There seems to be something wrong with this group of opponents who appear out of nowhere.

Is it because of Jiankun Country?

"..." Zhao Yun was silent for a moment, then waved his arms, "Raise the flag!" 』

The flag has become the soul of the army since the Yan and Huang Dynasties.

As the flag of the central army general behind Zhao Yun was raised and swaying slightly in the air, the flags of the surrounding secondary generals were also raised, and then tilted slightly towards the flag of the central army general Zhao Yun, as if towards Zhao Yun Salute the same place.

The ones on the blue side are the front army, the ones on the red side are the center army, and the ones on the white side are the flanks.

As the subordinate generals raised their flags in response, and then the flags of the next-level array were raised, then the flag commanders of each team stood up straight, took off the back flags behind them and waved them, and the entire front line was suddenly filled with flags. .

This is order.

This is also a demonstration!

Under the command of the front army, Gan Feng stood at the front of the array with his soldiers. He saw the people and horses on the opposite side surging over like a black and gray wave. The sound of thousands of horse hooves trampling on the ground was indeed impressive and touching.

But Gan Feng was smiling.

Laughing excitedly.

Zhang He led the team to Jiankun before, which made Gan Feng quite depressed. He felt that he could not go out to have fun, um, fight. He was very depressed. As a result, opponents came to him. Even if these opponents came inexplicably, they still couldn't. Enough to make Gan Feng excited...

"come! Gan Feng chuckled, "Come if you have the guts!" 』

Ugo, who was opposite Ganfeng, was quite hesitant.

Ugo's tribe suffered a white disaster, and according to the elders of the tribe, there will be a black disaster after the white disaster. This is almost a devastating blow to a tribe, and going south has become a last resort. In the process of going south, , Ugo met the same fellow sufferer again.

The surrounding tribes were also affected by the disaster. The leaders of the two tribes got together and weighed it up. They felt that if there was a war, even the victorious side might not be able to get many good fruits, so they simply merged together and continued to search. prey.

One after another, more people gathered, and then Ugo and others met the Ding Ling tribe.

This winter is not easy for the Dingling people either.

There are only two ways in front of Ugo and others. Should they rob the Ding Ling people who are also crazy poor, or should they continue to go south to rob the Han people who are rumored to be extremely rich?

The Ding Ling people suffered a big loss at the hands of Cao Jun and lived a very miserable life. Then they decided to go to Youzhou Liaodong, which is the Gongsun area, to carry out a wave of plunder, and asked Wu Ge and others if they wanted to follow them...

Ugo asked the friends who came with him. Most of them were not willing to follow the Ding Ling people. However, the strength of the Cao army in Youzhou described by the Ding Ling people made Ugo feel worried, so Ugo finally chose the big man. In the central direction, because our fathers in Ugo said that the Han people here are timid and incompetent, and they will only run away when encountering them...

But something seems to be wrong now.

Along the way, it was surrounded by ruins, and there was nothing good at all.

The further we walked, the hungrier we became.

The further south you go, the greater this expectation becomes.

At least the snow is light here, and I can see traces of small animals starting to appear in the thawed land and forests...

Everyone felt that hope was right in front of them, but the Han army suddenly appeared and blocked the front.

"Who can speak Chinese?" 』

Ugo asked loudly, turning his head and looking left and right.

No one responded.

The problem of being uneducated is not only the inability to communicate, but more importantly, they don't even know the gap between themselves and the other person. Only Ugo vaguely felt that something was wrong, and when the flags on the opposite side echoed each other, he noticed that the opponent's formation was like an iron wall. It was definitely not the timid one described by his father, who would only run away as soon as they entered the battle. of Han people.

Ugo turned around and asked another tribe leader next to him, "What do you think of the Han army formation opposite?" 』

The other tribe leader pondered for a long time, "Always give it a try..."

Yeah, gotta give it a try.

Crazy poor, crazy hungry, starving to death or dying in war, you have to choose one.

Ugo nodded and said, "If we can't defeat these Han people, we won't be able to survive." But they have iron armor... Our bows and arrows may not be able to shoot through..."

Ugo thought for a while and said: "My father once said that if you want to kill a wolf, you don't necessarily have to rush into the wolf den and lure the wolf out... Maybe it's better..."

The other tribal leader nodded, "You have a wise father... That's right... We can't fight head-on. These Han people are all made of iron, and they will definitely run faster than us..."

"I remember..." Ugo gestured slightly to the back, "There was a grasshopper..."

"Okay, let the ones behind you retreat first... let's go forward and lure them to chase..."

……(;￢＿￢)……

Ugo skillfully took out a light bone arrow, clamped the tail of the arrow in the tiger's mouth, clasped the bow string with the ox bone wrench on his right thumb, pressed his index finger and middle finger on the thumb, raised his left hand, and pointed the arrow diagonally. In the air, his right hand began to slowly draw the bow string, and other tribesmen around him also opened their bows in the same posture.

Bows and arrows are their lifelong friends.

These nomadic people have been active on horseback since they were young. The first toy must be a small bow and arrow. Making bows and arrows is almost a must-have skill for each of them. They even use their own personal skills without standardization. The skills make up for the differences in weapons and equipment. How far arrows of different weights need to be shot and how much strength they need to use can be adjusted automatically as long as they take the bow and arrow in their hands.

Light arrows are not suitable for throwing, because when they fall, these light arrows are not as lethal as heavy arrows. But the problem is that Ugo and the others don't have many heavy arrows. And Ugo felt that looking at these Han armors, even if heavy arrows were used, they might not be able to cause much damage to the Han people...

But the wind is northerly at the moment.

The Han people went against the wind from south to north.

This is one of the advantages of nomads.

The north wind will disrupt the shooting direction of the light arrow, causing it to lose its accuracy, but it can also increase the range of the light arrow. Anyway, it is just a throw. Coverage shooting does not require so-called accuracy at all.

At the command, the nomads in the queue turned around and fired, accompanied by the sound of countless bow strings vibrating like cotton, like a huge swarm of bees flying by, and dense arrows rising into the sky at the same time.

Ugo half-turned, took aim slightly, released his thumb suddenly, and the bowstring drew along the smooth surface of the finger. The energy accumulated in the bow arm was instantly released into the tail of the arrow, and the light arrow flew out quickly amidst the buzzing sound of the bowstring. , the birch arrow shaft was slightly twisted in the air due to the huge force, twisting like the body of a snake. After it flew through the first section, the birch shaft slowly stopped twisting, and the arrow body became stable under the balance of the tail feathers. , it and thousands of other light arrows pierced the air, making a sound like wind blowing in the woods.

When these light arrows flew over the highest point and began to swoop towards the Han people's line, following an order, the Han army cavalry pulled out their round shields, not to cover them in front of themselves, but to cover the big heads of their horses. superior.

Han cavalry helmets have brims, and some also have visors. You only need to lower your head slightly, and even if you are hit by a light arrow, there will be no serious damage. However, most war horses do not have any protective equipment on their heads. There is a horse visor, but it only protects a small area and cannot protect the horse's head completely. Especially the horse's eyes, nose, ears and other parts are relatively weak. If injured, although it may not be fatal, it is easy to It causes the war horses to become restless and frantic, causing them to jump and run around causing chaos in the queue.

The arrow fell.

The arrows jingled and jingled in the Han army formation.

The scene looks lively, but in fact it doesn’t have much therapeutic effect...

The Han army's counterattack is coming!

In front of Ugo, an unlucky man from the same tribe was hit by an arrow from the Han army. His tattered leather robe could not block the arrows from the Han army at all. He screamed, clutched his stomach and fell from his horse to the ground. Added some blood red color.

Although the two armies were just throwing missiles at each other, after encountering the Han army's counterattack for the first time, Ugo's hands couldn't help but tremble a little, and he even felt a faint need to urinate in his lower body...

Not everyone can immediately become violent like a prehistoric beast when they go to the battlefield. Most people are still ordinary. Even as the leader of the tribe, Ugo does not kill people every day, or is used to the existence of death. , even if he had psychological expectations in advance, he never thought that his proud bow and arrow skills would be ineffective, nor did he expect that the Han army's defense would be so strong.

A strong fear of the unknown came over him.

The Han army is facing a headwind!

Even shooting against the wind caused nearly thirty people on the Nomadic side to fall in this round...

Although thirty people may not be a lot in terms of the overall number, it did cause quite a shock to the entire Ugo side, because compared to the losses of the nomads, the Han people were almost unscathed.

The second round of light arrows was fired, and the battle losses on both sides were still the same. Even the nomadic side's arrows lost their accuracy even more, and many even landed in the open space...

Many nomadic people speeded up their horses and tried their best to escape from the shooting range of the Han army in the rear. Naturally, they would not be shot by the Han army. But similarly, these people could not shoot the Han people. Although even their light arrows could It may not be lethal if shot, but at least it is an obstacle, or a small threat.

Gan Feng urged the horse.

"What a bunch of cowards!" Run, run, run with a hammer! 』

Gan Feng cursed, feeling unhappy.

Gan Feng originally thought that there was going to be a hearty fight, but when he urged his horse forward, the nomadic barbarians on the opposite side quickly turned into fleeing. The changes in the middle were so smooth that Gan Feng was a little caught. mad.

Such a huge formation at the beginning!

That's it?

That's it!

"Haha! Melon rind! 』

The guard beside Gan Feng urged his horse forward, and when he got to Gan Feng's side, he shouted loudly, "General!" Ten miles! Almost ten miles away! 』

Gan Feng was stunned for a moment, then turned his head and glanced behind him. He didn't seem to see any special signal from Zhao Yun, so he also shouted: "Ten miles as usual!" Send a signal to the general! 』

The general mentioned by Gan Feng was, of course, Pingbei General Zhao Yun.

Zhao Yun was slightly surprised when he found that the Hu people did not fight head-on, but just ran away. Because from Wuhuan to Xianbei, as well as Dingling people, they will at least charge head-on, and only think of escaping and retreating when they can't. Like these barbarians in front of them, they have not yet formally fought, so they fled first out of respect. Indeed Not common.

But this does not mean that Zhao Yun has no experience in dealing with such things. Gan Feng bit the Hu man's ass and pursued him, while Zhao Yun followed slowly. On the one hand, he did not have to gallop to consume the horse's endurance, and on the other hand, it was convenient to dispatch scouts in all directions.

It's obvious that the other party is preparing to ambush, but Zhao Yun still doesn't know how many people the other party has come and how many soldiers are ambush...

Of course, the most important thing for the Northern Territory Protectorate is to be able to control the Northern Territory Desert.

The jurisdiction of the Northern Territory Protectorate is not half of the desert, nor the so-called safer area around Changshan Camp, but the entire Northern Territory!

Otherwise, just calling someone by a name, an act that does not live up to the name, is not what Zhao Yun wants. So the sudden appearance of the barbarian made Zhao Yun a little curious. After all, these people don't seem to be Xianbei, nor do they belong to Dingling people. Could they be remnants of Jiankun? Or some other tribe?

When he first arrived at Changshan, Zhao Yun's knowledge of the northern desert was limited to the names of tribes such as Xianbei Wuhuan Dingling. He only knew the structure of these guys: Zuo Xian Wang, Zuo Guli King, Zuo General, Zuo General The chief captain, the left and right major households, etc. thought that this was the basic overview. However, as time went by, the more Zhao Yun learned about the Northern Desert, the more he discovered that he did not know.

The northern desert is really too big.

From the Xiongnu to Xianbei, it is not a fixed hierarchy like the inheritance of the Han family. In many cases, even the Xiongnu and Xianbei themselves may not know how many tribes and populations there are in the desert.

Just like if Zhao Yun had not come into contact with the Rouran people, he would not have known that there was actually Jiankun Kingdom in the north of Rouran, let alone sent Zhang He to fight in Jiankun.

So what kind of situation does this sudden appearance of the Hu tribe belong to?

Are they the desert reinforcements invited by the Ding Ling people after they were unwilling to do so?

Is it a brand new tribe that I have never encountered before?

Is it a trap set by pretending to lack weapons?

As the first line of defense of the Han Dynasty in the Northern Territory, Zhao Yun certainly cannot be satisfied with defense or simple victory. He feels that he has this responsibility to know more and master the situation of this land. Of course, This also includes these newly emerging barbarian tribes.

The Huns don't like to shave their heads. Most of them comb their hair back like the Han people, and a small number of them shave their heads.

Most Xianbei people born in Donghu like to shave their heads, and the styles of shaving are different. Some shave the middle of the head, some shave the sides and leave the middle, and some shave two grooves and divide the hair into three parts...

Both the Dingling people and the Qiang people like to wear hats. The Qiang people's felt hats are shorter and flatter, while the Dingling people's hats are taller and more pointed.

Wuhuan people basically have everything, including shaved heads and hats, but they generally do not braid their hair, and they like to use animal horns, teeth, precious metals, gems, etc. as head decorations...

These newly emerged Hu people do not seem to belong to the Xiongnu, nor to the Hu people tribe in Xianbei. Anyway, Zhao Yun failed to determine which part of the Hu people should belong to it. Anyway, these barbarians made Zhao Yun somewhat curious.

Soon after, the "ambush" that Zhao Yun had guessed finally appeared...

Zhao Yun did not immediately go to rescue the ambushed Ganfeng troops, but once again sent scouts to investigate the surroundings. However, when these scouts came back with some confusion, they reported that they had not found any other hidden troops. When this happened, Zhao Yun felt a little unbelievable.

Is this an ambush?

Is that all?

That's it?

That's it!

Who are you looking down on?