Hengdao Sixteen Kingdoms

Chapter 764 Wind

The dark sky seemed to be pressing down on the grassland, the strong wind swept across like a knife, and the war horses neighed loudly.

"General, there are three more people left behind today." Mao Anzhi Dong's teeth were chattering.

It's not snowing yet, just windy.

As a southerner, in addition to the will of the soldiers, another reason for being able to reach this point without collapse is that Liang's logistics support is quite complete.

Each soldier wore a sheep fur coat, and duck down and pheasant feathers were also added to the armor.

Each person was also given a wolfskin mattress, ten pounds of bad wine, and antifreeze lard.

"Don't worry, there are scouts and civilians at the rear to treat them." Xie Xuan was also severely frozen. He grew up in Jiangdong and had never experienced such severe cold.

Mao Husheng rode forward, "Tuoba Shiyijian is waiting for work in Beihai. Even if our army catches up, we will probably fall into a tight siege. Moreover, it gets colder as we go north, and the soldiers' combat strength is less than half of normal."

Xie Xuan breathed a puff of white air in his mouth, "Don't I know it's cold? But our army is already here, why don't we give up halfway? Although the soldiers are tired, their morale is usable. Tuoba Shi Yijian thinks he lives in the north and has nothing to worry about. I If the army suddenly arrives, the morale of the army will be in chaos."

With the merit of destroying the country, the Xie family can not only gain a firm foothold in Daliang, but also become a military family with unshakable status.

In order to revive the Xie family, Xie Xuandao has to go through the mountains and seas of fire.

"I'm afraid... before the enemy's military morale is chaotic, our military's morale will be chaotic first!" Mao Husheng said in a low voice.

Looking at the expressions of the generals around him, Xie Xuan suddenly slowed down his horse, and the cavalry behind him also gradually slowed down and finally stopped.

The cold wind is still howling, and the flags are ringing.

"Those who are willing to continue going north can stay, and those who are unwilling can go!" Xie Xuan said loudly.

The guard beside him repeated.

The soldiers all looked at him helplessly.

Xie Xuan looked gentle, "Everyone has his own ambitions, and you also have parents, wives and children. I will never force you."

Everyone looked at each other, but in the end, two to three thousand people walked out.

Even Mao Husheng stood aside, "General, forgive me, I..."

"No need to say more." Xie Xuan did not embarrass these people, and glanced at the soldiers, "Are there any more? This general only needs those who are brave enough to die, not those who are hesitant."

More than a thousand people drove their horses out. Of the 13,000 people, only about 8,000 were left.

But those who stayed all looked determined.

"Since you are staying, you should move forward bravely and fight the enemy bravely. I will live and die with you!" Xie Xuan raised his sword, his bright red cloak shaking in the cold wind.

"Kill, kill, kill!" The soldier's response was simple but enthusiastic.

He originally founded the Beifu Army. These people have lived and died with him for many years, and they have become brothers and sisters.

The men on horseback stood up and shot out. Xie Xuan waved his sword to the north and sang loudly, "If you can't get out, you can't go back. The plain suddenly seems to be too far. Come with a long sword, hold the Qin bow, head and body leave." The heart is not punished. Sincerity is both brave and martial, and ultimately strong and invincible. The body is dead, but the spirit is the spirit, and the soul is the ghost hero!"

The cloak behind him was like a ball of flames, which was particularly conspicuous in the groggy world.

Although the soldiers could not understand the poems, they could understand the impassioned sentiments.

Da da da……

Countless horse hooves trampled on the ground, like thunder, rushing towards the north.

Mao Husheng stood there with more than 4,000 soldiers, suddenly filled with shame, silently watching the cavalry disappear between the gloomy sky and earth...

Xie Xuan did not look back, nor was he interested in caring about what the soldiers were thinking, "Fuck Wu Ge, he is trapped in a rhinoceros armor, his chariot is on the wrong side, and he is in close combat. The sun is blocked by clouds, and the enemy is like a cloud, and the arrows are falling, and the soldiers are vying for the first place——"

Every word shook the world.

Although his voice soon became hoarse, the fire in his chest grew stronger and stronger.

"The people of Xianbei are a mob, and they will make great achievements today!" Huan Shiqian waved his long spear back and forth to encourage morale. The wind was also roaring, and soon snowflakes were falling from the sky.

In the blink of an eye, they spread all over the earth.

"How far is it from Beihai?" Xie Xuan asked the Xianbei guide beside him.

The guide stood up from the stirrups and looked ahead, "Report to the general, there are still eighty miles!"

"God help me, this snow can cover our tracks and catch Tuoba Shi Yijian off guard." Xie Xuan raised his head and laughed, "Send the order to find a valley to temporarily shelter from the wind and snow, rest for three hours, and all the scouts and rangers will be dispatched. Find out where Tuoba Shi Yijian is."

"Leader!"

Four to five hundred horsemen separated from the cavalry, formed their own teams, and marched in all directions.

It was not difficult to find a valley that was sheltered from the wind. Within a few miles, I found a valley.

But just an hour after resting, I heard the roar of horse hooves coming from the west.

"To the west, there are more than 20,000 war horses!" Huan Shiqian's expression changed, and he could roughly judge the number of war horses just by listening to the sound.

Meeting other cavalry in the hinterland of Mobei is not a good thing.

There are more than 20,000 war horses, and the size of the cavalry should be more than 10,000.

There are many tribes here, including Xianbei people, Rouran people, Gaoche people, Chile people and so on.

Xie Xuan sent his scouts to the north, but ignored the dangers coming from other directions.

"General?" The generals looked at Xie Xuan.

If they fight, the news of the defeat will leak out. If they don't fight, this army will also go to Beihai, which will increase Tuoba Shi Yijian's strength.

And at such a close distance, they will find this valley sooner or later, and they will be more passive by then.

As his thoughts flashed through his mind, Xie Xuan quickly made a decision, "Put on armor, strike quickly, and cover him as far as Beihai!"

The valley was mobilized quickly. As the former Beifu Army, they were indeed one of the best. In less than a stick of incense, the soldiers were already wearing armor and mounting their horses.

Xie Xuan did what he said, and drove his horses and soldiers out together, setting up an attack array, just waiting for the enemy to enter the ambush circle.

Strong winds mixed with heavy snow covered the sky and the earth.

White gas constantly spewed out from the mouths and noses of men and horses.

The sound of horse hooves got louder and closer.

The soldiers of the Southern Army clenched their swords and spears, their eyes were like blades, and they tensed their bodies like leopards. Even the horses under their crotches were pawing uneasily with their hooves.

In the wind and snow, a flag was first exposed.

The flag seemed to be frozen into a piece of iron, motionless in the strong wind, with ice shards still on it.

But the big word "Liang" made everyone's eyes brighten.

"It's my army, Paoze." The soldiers were overjoyed. They never thought they would see Paoze in this far north. Their hearts felt warm, and the raging wind and snow were no longer so cold.

"Who are you?" The other party discovered them at the same time and immediately put into attack posture. The cavalry trembled and formed a straight line.

"Xie Xuanbu of the Southern Army!"

"It turns out that he is one of our own. We are waiting for General Lu of Liaodong, and he is the forward Yamen General Li Tan." A young general walked out of the wind and snow, with snowflakes on his head and broken ice on his brows and eyelashes.

"Your Highness..." Xie Xuan quickly dismounted.

Li Tang drove his horse forward, dismounted, glanced at the people who came to greet him, and suddenly his teeth chattered, "Quick, quick, find a shelter from the wind."

(End of this chapter)