Qin Gong

Chapter 160 The news of the Xiongnu going south

On the grassland ten miles away from Yunshan pass.

Five cavalry soldiers on horseback, just as usual, patrolled the grassland.

In the cold winter, even if there was no heavy snow, the constant cold wind made the five cavalry soldiers feel cold.

"Do you think the Huns will really go south?"

"We don't know either!"

Just as several iron cavalry officers and soldiers were chatting, suddenly something faintly sounded in their ears.

see.

A cavalry soldier looked at each other one after another.

"Did you hear that?"

"You heard that too? I thought I heard it wrong!"

Accompanied by the confirmation that they all heard the sound, the five iron cavalry officers all reined in their horses, and then looked around.

The cold wind blows.

Looking at the endless wilderness to the east, west, and north, the cavalry soldiers heard the louder and louder voices, wanting to confirm the direction of the voices.

Boom~Boom~!

After a while, after confirming that it was the sound of iron hooves, a soldier of the iron cavalry all looked towards the northern sky to confirm that the sound was coming from the north.

"Look! Huns!"

At this time, an iron cavalry soldier pointed to the sudden appearance of a large army of Huns in the northern sky, and quickly exclaimed.

"The Huns are really here!"

Another iron cavalry officer looked at the army of iron cavalry and murmured softly.

They didn't expect that what the general said was true, that the Xiongnu army would really go south to raid Shangjun.

"Hey, go back and report!"

Among the five iron cavalry soldiers, the leading iron cavalry soldier was named Kou Zhuang. After seeing the Huns' army, he immediately asked one of the soldiers to rush back to the Yunshan Pass first.

Even though Kou Zhuang is only twenty-five or sixteen years old, he is already an old soldier among the Bai clan's iron cavalry. After his meritorious service, he was promoted to train new cavalry.

"promise!"

Xie nodded, then turned around and rode the horse, and rushed towards the pass of Yunshan Mountain.

The four iron cavalry soldiers, including Kou Zhuang, still stopped in place at this moment, looking at the Huns army in the distance.

Listening to the sound of horseshoes all over the sky, looking at the Hun army in the distance, Kou Zhuang was using the terrain to figure out the approximate number of the army.

The other three iron cavalry officers were sitting on horseback, holding the rope in their hands, with nervous expressions.

The three of them can become iron cavalry soldiers. Although they are new cavalry, they have the same excellent skills as other new cavalry.

But right now.

Seeing the Hun army getting closer and closer, they had never experienced it before, and they still couldn't help breathing quickly, and they were a little nervous.

A moment later, watching the Huns' army getting closer and closer, the northern sky was still rushing towards the Huns' army.

Not to mention the three new cavalry, even Kou Zhuang stared wide-eyed, stunned in place.

Seeing that the number of the Xiongnu army is no less than [-], or even more!

All of them broke into a cold sweat.

"Quick, go back quickly!!"

Kou Zhuang shouted in panic.

The other three cavalry officers hurriedly followed Kou Zhuang, turned around together, and rushed towards the pass of Yunshan Mountain.

After half an hour.

Goooooooo~!

Yunshan pass, accompanied by four iron cavalry officers and men on horseback, ran towards the pass quickly.

Seeing this, the guards who had already received the news hurriedly opened the pass and 'closed the gate'.

After entering the pass, Kou Zhuang quickly got off his horse and came to the general Yan Mao.

"General! The Xiongnu army has already attacked the pass, the number exceeds [-]!"

Kou Zhuang cupped his hands to Yan Mao and said.

Accompanied by Kou Zhuang's words, Yan Mao turned his head in surprise, and then looked at the north.

Yan Mao didn't know where, it was true as the general said, the Xiongnu and the Yuezhi went south together.

"withdraw!"

Yan Mao shook his head, and quickly ordered after regaining consciousness.

After hearing Yan Mao's order, a Qin pawn with a long dagger in his hand, who dared not stay any longer, all walked down the pass.

Gao Nu City.

On the head of Beicheng, Bai Yan is preparing for the deployment before the battle, because he knows that this battle, even if it is burning the city, is still a battle to the death.

Bai Yan was thinking at this moment.

If Bai Qi was alive, how would he arrange this battle.

"General, all other city gates have been blocked!"

An iron cavalry general came to Bai Yan's side, cupped his hands and said.

"it is good!"

Bai Yan nodded.

At the moment behind Bai Yan, most of the cavalry generals in the army had already gathered around Bai Yan.

A famous cavalry general stood on the top of the city, looking at the once bustling streets and houses in the city, all of them were empty at the moment, without any movement, like a dead city. water.

Seeing this, these cavalry generals felt a little apprehensive.

Burn the city.

They are also the first time.

"You can't burn it! You can't burn it!!!"

"What are you doing! Stop it!"

"Please, stop!"

At this time, a lot of people suddenly appeared on the originally quiet street. They came to the street one after another, begging the cavalry officers and soldiers not to splash any more water.

This scene made all the cavalry generals frown and looked at Bai Yan.

"General, how do those people deal with it?"

Chai looked at the people who had been hiding before, sighed, and asked Bai Yan.

"I'm going down."

Bai Yan didn't expect that there were so many people hiding in the city, so he sighed, turned around and walked towards the bottom of the tower.

Seeing this, the other cavalry generals looked at each other and could only keep up.

After a while.

At the gate of the city, the Gaonu people who had been hiding in the city until now and were unwilling to leave, stepped forward one after another after seeing Bai Yan.

"stop!"

"stop!!"

Seeing this, a nearby cavalry officer hurriedly stepped forward to scold him, putting his hand on the hilt of his sword.

"grown ups!"

"grown ups!!"

All the people, including men, women and children, all knelt on the ground when they saw Bai Yan.

"My lord, now that the people in the city have left, why do you want to burn the city?"

"Yes, my lord, we have lived in Gaonu City for generations, if we don't have this house, how can we call it home in the future?"

"My lord, please don't burn down the house!"

A gray-haired old man knelt on the ground, looking at Bai Yan pleadingly.

The other common people kept kowtow to Bai Yan, begging Bai Yan not to set fire to the city.

under the watchful eyes of all.

Bai Yan stepped forward step by step, and then walked by a close aide who was a guard, helping several gray-haired old men to get up.

"Get up!"

While supporting the old man, Bai Yan looked at the other common people.

Looking at such a large number of people, men, women and children are among them.

"Everyone, it's not that Bai Yan wants to burn down the house, but Bai Yan has to burn it down!"

Bai Yan said.

After finishing the words, I saw a white-haired old man with a skinny complexion and shook his head.

"My lord, before Gao Nu also met the Xiongnu who went south to plunder, even if there was an act of destroying the city, he never burned the city!"

The white-haired old man said to Bai Yan.

The other people hurriedly nodded in agreement, and looked at Bai Yan questioningly.

Previously, the Xiongnu went south, but never once did the people need to migrate, let alone burn the city.

"This time the Xiongnu went south, the number of troops may not be less than [-]!"

Bai Yan looked at the old man and explained.

"what!"

"One hundred thousand!!"

As soon as Bai Yan's words came out, not to mention the white-haired old man who was questioning just now, even the other ordinary people looked at each other in bewildered expressions.

An army of one hundred thousand Huns! ! !

How could there be so many Xiongnu troops going south.

"My lord, if that's the case, why didn't Qin have reinforcements?"

The white-haired old man looked at Bai Yan with some doubts.

All the people around didn't understand either, and looked at Bai Yan suspiciously, just like what the old man said, if it was really an army of [-] Huns, why would they burn the city instead of reinforcements.

"Old man, Bai Yan once asked for help, but no one believed me, Bai Yan!"

Bai Yan looked at the old man, smiled wryly, then looked at the other people, and said, "Bai Yan doesn't want to burn the city, but you have wives and children, fathers, brothers and sisters. The soldiers behind Bai Yan also have mothers, wives and children."

North City Gate.

After Bai Yan's voice fell, a nearby iron cavalry officer looked at Bai Yan one after another.

Whether it's the guards, the guards at the city gate, or the cavalry soldiers who splashed the water on the street, they all looked at Bai Yan.

Under the eyes of all the cavalry officers and soldiers.

Bai Yan continued.

"If one hundred thousand Huns go south, if they don't burn the city, how many of these soldiers who followed Bai Yan will survive after this battle?"

Bai Yan's words were very simple and straightforward.

But it made a commoner, together with those gray-haired old men, look at a famous iron cavalry soldier around him at this moment, looking at those young faces, it seemed that his eyes were a little red because of the city guard's words.

In the eyes of the people like them, the iron cavalry soldiers who made people dare not approach, at this moment, many soldiers looked away when they saw them, or looked away, and continued to pour water.

At this moment.

For some reason, all the people were speechless for a while, looking at those young cavalry officers and soldiers, and then at the young city guard in front of them.

They suddenly noticed.

Compared to their wooden house, if the Xiongnu army really went south, whether it was the young city guard in front of him or every iron cavalry soldier here, they would have to fight bloody with their lives.

Just as the city guard said, in the absence of reinforcements, if the city is not burned, all these soldiers will probably die in Gaonu.

"Report!!"

At this time, several iron cavalry soldiers came in on horseback, accompanying the city gate.

Everyone looked over.

"Report, General, the Xiongnu army is heading south, the number is no less than [-]! Now it has passed the front mountain pass."

Panting after dismounting from his horse, a cavalry officer came to Bai Yan in a panic, cupped his hands and said.

As soon as this word comes out.

Everyone at the city gate, whether it was the common people, the iron cavalry soldiers, or the iron cavalry generals, were all shocked.

One hundred and fifty thousand!
This is a scale that the Xiongnu has never had in the past ten years since Li Mu.

"How to do?"

"Yeah, what shall we do?"

All the people suddenly turned pale and panicked. Until this moment, when they heard such a large number of Huns attacking, they regretted why they didn't leave Gaonu City before.

"Run to the south, don't look back!"

Bai Yan came back to his senses and looked at the people in front of him. Naturally, it was impossible for him to give the war horse to these people.

Whether they can survive or not depends on the good fortune of these people themselves.

After speaking, Bai Yan turned around, ready to give orders to the cavalry generals.

"General!"

"General!!"

A group of cavalry generals looked at Bai Yan who was walking over, their eyes were full of sighs and admiration.

Because the general really predicted it right, the Xiongnu and the Yuezhi really sent troops south!
This is also amazing!
"According to the plan, first order people to set up an ambush on the tower."

Bai Yan looked at the generals and gave orders.

"promise!"

The generals took orders one after another, and then began to leave one after another, preparing for an ambush as planned.

at this time.

At the gate of the city, among the common people running out, an iron cavalry soldier hurriedly entered the city, and then came to Bai Yan.

"Report, general, there are more than a thousand civilians, with the bamboo slips of the county guard, coming from the south."

The iron cavalry officers came to Bai Yan's side and said with cupped hands.

heard.

Bai Yan's pupils shrank.

"what?"

Bai Yan didn't expect that Yang Xian, the governor of the county, would actually order the people to go back.

But fortunately, there is General Hu Jin.

Bai Yan knew that with the bamboo slips of the county guard, the reason why only a thousand people came back was because General Hu Jin had already helped him behind the scenes.

"Wait."

Just as Bai Yan was about to leave, he suddenly noticed Qin Zu's gaze.

Bai Yan looked back.

Then I saw that the old man who questioned him just now looked at him with a smile.

"Master City Guard, we are old and have clumsy legs, and we can't run anymore. After the Huns entered the city, we will be generals and set fire to the city!"

The white-haired old man said to Bai Yan.

The rest, an elderly man, has bid farewell to his children.

At this moment, they all looked at the young Bai Yan, and at a famous cavalry soldier around him.

Bai Yan watched this scene, wanted to say something, but couldn't say it.

Seeing all the elderly people turn around and walk towards the empty street behind him, Bai Yan felt a little depressed at this moment.

Not only Bai Yan.

All the iron cavalry officers and soldiers nearby looked at those old men and knew in their hearts that the place where these old men went would soon turn into a sea of ​​flames.

(End of this chapter)