Three Kingdoms

The Han army scouts held their breaths and looked at Lao Niu's figure with fear. They felt that in the night, their hearts were beating fast, as if they were about to jump out of their chests.

I don’t know how long it took before I saw Lao Niu climbing down the hill. He got up and bent over to touch it. When he came over, he heard Lao Niu lower his voice and say: "More than a dozen barbarian spies! Although I can't see clearly." It’s clear, but the fishy smell is definitely the same! It’s right behind the slope in front!”

The Han cavalry sent scouts, and the Hu people would naturally send spies from the surrounding area, but no one expected that they would encounter one in such a place!

I don't know who whispered: "Then let's go back and report to Captain Zhang right away?"

Lao Niu glanced at the new recruit, but shook his head and said: "What are we? We are scouts, eyes to find out the enemy's military situation, and also a cover to stop the opponent... Now there are more than a dozen barbarian scouts on the opposite side. We haven’t seen any trace of the Hu brigade, let’s go back? Why should we go back to report military intelligence?”

When Lao Niu spoke, the recruit he was talking about was a little embarrassed.

"We can't go back now, but we can't let the barbarian spies just walk in our direction and find out our true identity..."

"What should we do? We can kill it!" The recruit just now waved his arm and said emphatically, perhaps to prove that he was not timid for a moment.

"There are sentries from the other side on the hilltop opposite. We still have these houses as cover here. If we go straight over, we are sure to be discovered by these barbarian sentries... It is difficult to hit the cold arrows from the hilltop with force. Ah..." Lao Niu also scratched his head a little.

Several people squatted in one place and were silent for a moment. Lao Niu finally made a decision: "We will ambush here. These barbarian scouts are feeding the horses and resting, and they will always spy on us... We can't let them They keep touching them so arrogantly! What’s more, as long as they come, we will be in the dark. When the time comes... if we are lucky, it will be a great achievement to catch a few heads! "

After hearing this, everyone agreed, so Lao Niu asked one of them to lead everyone's horses to watch the way back, and then led the rest of the people to hide among the broken eaves and walls. Each person is responsible for looking in one direction and taking in everything around them. No matter which direction the barbarian scouts move in, they will be discovered.

If the barbarians retreat, then follow them from a distance, maybe just follow the vines. If the barbarian scouts don't have eyesight and really bump into them, then they must give these barbarians a taste of the swords, guns and arrows in their hands. the taste of.

Several people were crouching in the shadows, but the recruit who had been taught a lesson by Lao Niu squatted beside the half-broken wall next to Lao Niu and observed the surrounding situation in silence. After a while, the recruit couldn't help but whisper: "What? Commander, you know so much, when will I miss you..."

Lao Niu patted his shoulder lightly, and then said: "It's okay, just learn slowly...as long as..."

Lao Niu spoke in a very low voice, almost purring in his throat, and then he muttered the last few words of the sentence without speaking them out.

As long as your life is strong...

Once you go to the battlefield, those who survive will naturally understand it. If you still can't learn it, then you won't survive the next time, so naturally you don't have to worry about learning anything anymore.

Just as the two of them were talking in a low voice, they suddenly heard the noise in front of them getting louder, and the sound of horse hooves striking at random, which seemed particularly clear in the night.

Lao Niu's expression changed, and he quickly waved the recruit back to his position, and then he quietly poked half of his head out of the darkness of the remaining wall to check.

The sound of horse hooves was not from the direction of the previous slope, but from the other side!

Under the dim light of the stars and moon, one can see the figures of a group of barbarian scouts flickering in and out...

Then the whistle sounded again in the other direction, and another group of barbarian scouts appeared along with the sound!

There are already thirty or forty Hu people gathered here, which is several times more than the Han army scouts led by Lao Niu!

Damn it!

This is actually the preset gathering point for the barbarian scouts!

Suddenly, a few people didn't even dare to take a breath, they just crouched motionless in the shadows of the corners and deep in the long grass.

In the darkness, these barbarian scouts appeared out of nowhere, their low whistles echoing each other, and the war horses snorted and snorted as they gathered together.

The settlements were originally chosen to be in areas with convenient road transportation, so this area naturally became a natural gathering point for the Hu people. These barbarian scouts gathered together and were talking to each other. Needless to say, they must be exchanging information about surrounding detection...

Lao Niu felt his heart beating wildly. Ordinary people may not know the meaning of this situation, but to Lao Niu, it meant that these barbarian scouts were actually clearing the military road. The vanguard of the army will spread out here to detect the surrounding situation and control the path forward of the army!

The barbarian army is coming in this direction!

Perhaps it was because they had not encountered anything along the way, so these barbarian scouts were not particularly cautious. Instead, they carried out sentinels as usual to ascertain the conditions of the road ahead of the army, maintain the security of the army's flanks, and control the marching nodes. , they never considered that there would be opponents coming towards them as well...

It is normal for the barbarians to have such a reaction. The cavalry moved quickly and came and went like the wind. If they did not happen to encounter them, even if there were some traces, most of them would dissipate as time went by and the night wind blew. Therefore, these barbarians I never thought that the Han army would also come up!

It seems that this area has been surveyed by the Hu scouts before, so these Hu scouts have no intention of checking the broken eaves and broken walls again. They are just scattered all over the road, facing the surrounding area on guard, and only see the silhouettes of people. As the longing came and went, someone inserted a long wooden stick on the side of the road. On the top of the wooden stick, a section was painted with white paint. It was extremely obvious even in the dark night.

This is the guidepost for the barbarian army to march.

The hidden soldiers all turned their gazes towards Lao Niu, silently asking what to do now. The manpower on the opposite side was now several times their own. If they really fought, they might not be able to get any benefits.

And it seems that the barbarian army is about to follow. The only option now seems to be to retreat quickly and notify the troops in the rear that the barbarians are coming towards this line of defense!

But Lao Niu still crouched at the remaining wall and said nothing.

After a commotion for a while, the Hu scouts separated into a group and headed north, seemingly to find the Hu group to recover, while the other twenty or so people still stayed where they were.

"Old Niu... let's go now..." A veteran came over, lay in the shadow of the corner, and said softly, "The barbarian army may be behind... If you don't leave, I'm afraid I won't be able to leave..."

However, Lao Niu remained motionless, and after a moment of silence he said: "No... how many people are there in the Hu people's brigade, what equipment they have, and who leads them. We don't know any of these things. Even if we go back, we can't tell you anything. Go back." What’s the use?”

"Then what do you want...not that you want..."

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The silent night suddenly became noisy.

Groups of Hu cavalry appeared in the distance, and they all came after a long journey. Of course, for war horses, this big guy is also extremely short-sighted, so he can't walk fast at night and can't run. As a cavalry, since he can't gallop, half of it is to cherish the war horses, and half of it is to reduce the movement of the march. , so most people dismounted and led them forward along the road signs.

The Hu people in this group were the Xiongnu tribesmen who came out of the Yinshan camp and came to carry out Tuoba Guoluo's order to plunder the Han people.

It was not that these Huns cavalry were so rampant that they dared to march at night, but in order to complete the order as quickly as possible and not go deep alone for too long and be cut off by the Han cavalry from their return route, they chose to march all night.

In the darkness, the white-headed wooden sticks on one side of the road are still quite obvious, so you won't be heading in the wrong direction. These wooden sticks were the work of the Huns' scouts, guiding the large group of people forward. Once the large group of people and horses passed by, these Huns' scouts would put away the wooden sticks, then surpass the troops, reach the front and continue to mark the direction of advance.

This large group of Xiongnu soldiers and horses totaled nearly a thousand people. I don’t know whether it was for the sake of portability or for other reasons. They did not raise the ox-tail banner like the Xianbei people, nor did they bring much luggage. Even There were no one or two horses, but some pack horses at the rear of the team.

The large group of Xiongnu soldiers just marched forward silently. Although the terrain in the Yinshan Mountains is generally flat and there is no need to worry about rough roads, but when there are more people and horses, some problems will inevitably arise. For example, some people are too fast. Some people were slow, and then there was a crowd. Although the Hu people also had military orders, they were just general regulations. As for a march like this, it was naturally impossible to measure the pace with a ruler like later generations did. It was necessary to Only if it's exactly right...

Many of the exhausted Hu people simply left the group, sat down by the road, opened their ragged skins to fan themselves, and took out their water bags to drink water in small sips.

Seeing that the team was slacking off, Lin Yinqin just gritted his teeth silently, the flesh on his cheeks trembled twice, but in the end he didn't say anything.

These are all the tribesmen who have followed him all the way to fight for their lives. It is already good to have these left, so how can he ask for anything more?

It is only right to hurry to the next gathering place of Han people and then plunder them back to Yinshan Mountain.

Others thought it was a good job to appear like this, and they all looked at themselves with a hint of envy. However, Lin Yinqin knew that the Han people today may not be like before, and they could be chased by thirty or fifty people. Running around, the Han army with the tricolor flag today is really not ordinary...

If my own army were to encounter a large force of the Han army head-on, it might not be able to gain much benefit.

What will happen to him and his tribe next? When Lin Yinqin thought about this problem, his heart felt as if there was a sudden empty space and he felt uncomfortable. The original dream of returning to the Imperial Court of Meiji to dominate with the help of Xianbei power has been shattered, but what follows is like a nightmare after another, overwhelming, and even the direction of the future seems to be completely invisible. .

At this moment, there was sudden noise ahead, and then someone was heard screaming. The shrill voice spread far in the night sky: "Enemy attack! Enemy attack!"

I don’t know who shouted: “It’s Han! Han!”

Suddenly, the whole marching Huns group was in chaos. Those sitting on the ground jumped up, those under the horses got on their horses, those in the queue rushed out, and those at the rear wanted to move forward. For a while, people shouted horses, and the chaos was overwhelming. .

"Calm down! Calm down!" Lin Yinqin shouted loudly, "Everyone should lead his own troops! Don't rush around! Where is the leader of the front team? Report the situation!"

"It's a Han! It's a Han scout!"

From top to bottom, the Xiongnu brigade never thought that they would encounter Han soldiers and horses at this time! And he even dared to launch an attack in front of a large group of people!

The sound of horse hooves was heard, and a messenger ran to Linyinqin and reported: "Our sentry in front encountered a Han scout! They are fighting!"

Before Lin Yinqin could give any orders, another messenger ran over and said: "Two of the Han scouts died, one of our scouts died, one was injured, and... another person was captured. …”

"What?!" Lin Yinqin shouted, "Let the leader of the team in front lead the people to chase immediately. I must chase them back! Kill the Han scouts!"

Chuanqi let out a sigh, and then said: "Report to the Commander... We have already chased him out..."

As soon as he finished speaking, he heard another loud crash in front of him!

"What's wrong!" Lin Yinqin couldn't hold back his anger and roared, "Come here! Follow me!"

But when Lin Yinqin and his guards arrived at the front of the queue, they saw the body of the small-headed man who was leading the queue...

The war horse screamed at the side, using its big head to hold the motionless corpse on the ground with its head missing.

The head of this Hun leader fell to one side, his eyes were wide open, as if he was still wondering how he died, but the neck on his body was like a sharp knife, and blood flowed out of it.

"what happened!?"

A surviving Huns sat next to the corpse, with a panicked look on his face. After hearing Lin Yinqin's roar, the focus of his eyes slowly focused on one place, he raised his finger and pointed, trembling. He said: "...Han people, Han people are escaping from here...we and the leader are chasing...but...but here..."

The Huns trembled all over, obviously recalling some bad scene, "...these Han people know magic...know magic...when the leader catches up here, this head...the head...will fall off on his own." Coming down..."

"Falled by yourself?" Lin Yinqin opened his eyes in disbelief, "This is impossible!"

Whose head will fall down automatically and spontaneously?

Lin Yinqin knew that his people would not lie to him, so there must be something hidden in the broken eaves and broken walls in front of him.

But Lin Yinqin didn't know what caused it.

Lin Yinqin looked up at the dark ruins of the eaves and broken walls. For some reason, he suddenly felt like a ferocious beast baring its teeth and claws in the dark night. It opened its mouth wide, waiting for him to step forward and take it into his mouth...