Three Kingdoms: Everything Can Be Gamified

Chapter 335 The strange southern Xiongnu

"Is there something wrong?" While Zhang He was guarding Zhuo County, Zhao Yun was fighting with the Southern Xiongnu in Qinghe County.

Relying on Ye Bushou's reconnaissance, the Southern Huns failed to take advantage of their speed.

Even if they are all cavalry, they must obediently follow the basic laws of war and send out scouts to investigate the situation.

Most of the time, this cavalry moves at a uniform speed, unless it wants to plunder a place.

Judging from many traces, the Southern Xiongnu had severed diplomatic relations with Yuan Shao, but Xun You felt it was impossible.

The two parties who originally held each other together for warmth have become more passive now that they have severed diplomatic ties.

"It's so long in the summer. It's not right in the first place!" Chen Dao also felt that something was wrong.

It's summer now, and the weather is getting hotter day by day.

After a day of marching here, their physical exertion was double that of normal.

The situation on the Southern Xiongnu side was similar. After all, even if the people could hold it, the horses would not be able to hold it.

The time available for marching and fighting is very short every day, and it is basically impossible to start a battle within an hour at noon.

But even so, the Southern Huns were still marching, looting places, and then circling their army.

As long as the opponent is fixed in a certain place, maybe Zhao Yun is not going to fight anymore...

Especially after entering midsummer, the temperature has further increased, and it can be said to be the hottest summer in the past five years.

The opponent's state was very strange, as if he was planning to find a place to settle down, but also seemed to want to continue fighting.

At this time, Zhao Yun really didn't dare to take it lightly. After all, we were outnumbered and outnumbered.

Even if Zhao Yun wanted to settle down, how could he settle down when the other party was just hanging around outside his camp?

"What's the situation over there with Yuan Shao?" Zhao Yun asked. Tai Shici arranged for him to deal with the Southern Huns, and he was responsible for dealing with Yuan Shao.

When Chen arrived, he stayed there to help for fifty nights.

"I'm huddled around Yecheng, but I've finally settled down." Chen Dao tentatively knew the news.

Compared with the Southern Xiongnu, Yuan Shao wanted to be more stable.

After all, the main force is infantry. Unless they are forced to do so, they will not start a war in the summer.

Taishi Ci surrounded and refused to attack, disrupting the enemy's morale, which was much easier than them.

Ma Chao was transferred to Zhang He's side, but he followed Zhongshan County to fight all the way to Zhuo County.

However, under Zhang He, marching will be much easier, let alone settling down now.

It can be said that looking at the world now, their army is still continuing to fight.

It just so happens that the opponent is the Southern Huns, so you can’t just ignore it.

If the pursuit is fierce, the opponent will have no choice but to run. If the pursuit is not fierce, they will loot the place to replenish supplies.

Just because they were late for a long time and did not pursue them, the people of a township were robbed severely by them, and their corpses were everywhere.

To say that they are not Han people in the first place, they naturally do not need to be polite to Han people.

The problem is that the Southern Xiongnu have surrendered to the Han for a long time, and Yu Fuluo and Hu Chuquan are still pro-Han faction. I really didn't expect that they could do such a thing.

Zhao Yun agreed with Zhang He's philosophy. These barbarians cannot be completely Chineseized. Although they are submissive on the surface, they still have rebellion behind their heads.

After following for a few more days, it seemed that the Southern Xiongnu had almost plundered Qinghe County and began to move towards Pingyuan Country.

"It's strange. Normally, they shouldn't be going north. Why do they look like they are going south?" Zhao Yun was a little confused.

Pingyuan County was under the rule of Qingzhou, but it was north of the Yellow River and actually belonged to Zhao Han.

The problem is that Pingyuan Country is right on the edge of the Yellow River. During the dry season in autumn and winter, you can go south at any time.

Based on the current situation, the four counties of Wei, Pingyuan, Hejian and Bohai are still under the rule of Zhao Han.

Zhao Guo, Julu, Changshan and Zhongshan have been defeated by Liu Bei.

When the Xiongnu crossed south, Cao Cao was the first to bear the brunt and was bound to lead an army to attack the Xiongnu.

From the perspective of interests, isn't it the most correct direction to send the army northward and enter the territory of Youzhou, whether to defect to Lu Bu or to return to Bingzhou via the prairie?
"Ignoring whether it's true or not, the problem is that they did go south to Pingyuan Country." What can Chen Dao say? This is the fact. This is the result of their hard work all night.

It's not like you just come back and report when you encounter a scout. You actually see the enemy's main force and confirm the opponent's direction before reporting.

After all, they work at night and are not ordinary scouts.

Enemy scouts encountered on the battlefield are basically eliminated immediately, and the enemy's movements are checked at the closest distance.If the other party comes over at this time, they will even fight in a small group.

Just like flies, the Southern Xiongnu were annoyed, but there was nothing they could do about them.

The Southern Xiongnu walked all the way, and they followed all the way. There was no way the information could be wrong.

"Forget it, if they go south, it will be easier for us at least." Zhao Yun didn't bother to care. The strong sun made his thinking ability much worse.

After thinking about it, I ordered someone to report the situation and see what the general had to say.

Two or three days later, Taishi Ci sent someone to tell him: Continue the pursuit!
After all, this is a Hun cavalry force of more than [-], fully equipped and supplied, and able to plunder places.

Considering how to govern Jizhou in the future, it is impossible to let the Southern Xiongnu harm the place like this.

Anyway, if you just spend it like this, it will be uncomfortable for you, but not for the Southern Huns?

"General, please drink some water..." During the break, the soldier came over and handed over the water bag.

Zhao Yun was not polite. He drank several mouthfuls of ice water and finally came back to life.

The water in the water bag has been chilled, using ice cubes made last night and using saltpeter.

The method of making ice from saltpeter was provided by Zhang He, and it must be operated in a special ice cellar.

In a low-temperature and insulated environment, saltpeter can make water turn into ice smoothly.

Otherwise, under normal temperature, if the temperature of the condensation side is added, it will be good if the temperature can be lowered to three or four degrees.

After making a large amount of ice cubes, the ice cubes are then used to make ice cubes/water. The frozen water bladder is still cold and comfortable at noon.

Let's talk about summer marching. Without this, I really wouldn't be able to persevere.

Even Zhao Yun didn't understand. He almost couldn't hold on. How did the Southern Huns hold on?
Thousands of cavalrymen persisted for most of the summer.

There are also reasons for holding back. Unless the Southern Huns launch a general offensive, it is difficult for them to attack with all their strength.

As night falls, the weather gets a little cooler.There are many rivers beside the Yellow River, and everyone will take a cold bath if possible.

The same goes for the horses, with their respective riders washing them.

The physical exertion of the war horse was too great, and its appetite increased rapidly. Thanks to the light cavalry under Zhao Yun's command, otherwise it would be too much to bear.

Seeing that the summer solstice has passed, the Southern Xiongnu seems to be settling down in Pingyuan Kingdom.

They occupy Pingyuan County and have not moved anywhere for the time being.

Relying on the supplies previously looted, we temporarily settled here.

Zhao Yun finally breathed a sigh of relief when he saw this.

As long as the other party is willing to settle down, at least there is no need to pursue them.

"General, would you like me to go over and open the door?" Chen Dao asked.

With the equipment and means available at night, it would not be a big problem to open the city gate and lower the drawbridge in the middle of the night.

"Just pay attention to the situation in the city. Autumn is about to begin in a few months. It won't be too late to fight again then!" Zhao Yun shook his head.

After chasing them all the way, they were so exhausted that the enemy rarely stopped for a moment, and they really couldn't fight anymore.

At the same time, in Pingyuan County, an army was in contact with Huchuquan.

As for Humphrey, he is receiving treatment due to heatstroke...

"I have to say, you did a great job. Without you attracting their attention, it would be difficult for us to deploy as well as we could." The leading general looked at Hu Chuquan and said.

"Fortunately, I did not disgrace my life!" Hu Chuquan replied.

Those Han troops are really difficult to walk around. In a few days, I will have to get in.

　Saltpeter ice production began in the Tang Dynasty and became popular in the Song Dynasty.

　　However, UP has also done it, and using saltpeter only lowered the water temperature to three or four degrees.

　　Of course, this must take into account the amount of water in the basin and the amount of saltpeter, as well as the room temperature.

　　In a room temperature of [-] or [-] degrees, let alone three or four degrees, seven or eight degrees is considered pretty good.

　　To make ice, of course it must be done in a well-insulated environment such as an ice cellar.

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