Soldiers come to the world

In the early morning, the Luoshui River Valley was shrouded in a thick layer of autumn mist, which flowed like milk on the river surface and in the forest. It was mid-September, and the river entered a dry season. It is full of smooth pebbles, and the surroundings are extremely quiet. A group of fat deer are drinking water by the river with their heads down.

Just then, a sharp arrow 'whoosh! The ground shot out from the forest and hit a fat deer. The injured deer wailed and fell on the river bed. The deer were frightened and rushed to the forest on the other side of the river. With a bow and arrow in hand, one of them saw the fat deer lying on the river bed, jumped up for joy, ran forward and pointed at the deer triumphantly, "Well, you lost the bet! How dare you say I can't hit it."

Another soldier didn't think so, "It's just a fluke, I don't know your archery technique, today is just luck."

"If you lose, you lose. Don't let the food and drink in Xinghualou go to waste!"

"It's just a meal of wine and food. As for being so fussy? It's embarrassing to see your proud sample."

"You don't want to renege on your debt!"

"Let's go! Let's go! We'll talk about it when we go back, don't make the chief wait."

The soldier picked up the deer and walked away. The soldier who shot the deer followed behind, chattering all the way, and the two quickly disappeared by the river.

This is a 20-member patrol team of the Han army. Under the order of the general Wei Yan, it patrols the northern area of ​​the Luoshui River Valley. The head of the village is named Zhang Xin, who is from Guanzhong and is very familiar with the terrain in this area.

At this time, the sentry cavalry were packing up in the forest and preparing to go on patrol. Zhang Xin looked around at his men, frowned and asked, "Are Yang Li and He Lao Liu back?"

"I'm coming!"

He Laoliu's shout came from a distance, and the two of them came running one after the other. He Laoliu was still carrying a deer on his shoulders. Zhang Xin's face sank, and he said extremely dissatisfied: "I let you two go Deer hunting?"

The two lowered their heads in fright, and after a while He Laoliu said: "We have already patrolled, and there are no horseshoe marks by the river. When we came back, we happened to meet a herd of deer. Yang Li wanted to shoot, and I couldn't stop him."

"Nonsense! Obviously you said you wanted to shoot a deer."

"Okay!" Zhang Xin shouted angrily, interrupting the argument between the two of them. He glared at the two of them fiercely and said sharply, "This time, I will warn you first. Violation of military discipline!"

Neither of them dared to speak, Zhang Xin shouted again: "Get on the horse and set off!"

Everyone got on their horses one after another, turned their horses and galloped north along the forest path.

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The plateau in the northern part of Guanzhong is uplifted, the Ziwu Ridge runs across, and the mountain continues westward, and finally merges with Liupan Mountain. The undulating mountains form a natural northern barrier to the Guanzhong area. The Great North-South Corridor is the famous Maling River Channel and Yanzhou Road.

Yanzhou Road was called Luoshui Road or Luochuan Road in the Eastern Han Dynasty. It was the strategic main road for Gaonu to go south to Guanzhong. The generals led the guards. The leader of the Maling River Road was the veteran Yan Yan, and the leader of the Luochuan Road was the general Wei Yan.

This 20-member patrol team was one of the fifty patrol teams sent by Wei Yan, which belonged to the scout battalion. In particular, it was pointed out that once the Xiongnu army could not attack Gaonu for a long time, they would most likely change their strategy and go south from the Maling River or Luochuan Road. Among them, the possibility of going south from Luochuan Road was the greatest, which put pressure on Wei Yan.

The Luochuan River Valley is about two hundred miles long, more than ten miles wide at its widest point, and four to five miles at its narrowest point. On both sides are undulating plateaus and mountains. The valley is covered with dense forests. Along the river is a relatively flat road. Official way, this is what businessmen commonly call Luochuan business way.

The scout cavalry of the Han army galloped all the way north. At noon, they arrived at Bailongyu. This section is the narrowest part of the Luochuan River Valley. Diaoyin County is in front of it. In an abandoned state, most of the city walls have collapsed. When the Han army was preparing to rebuild Diaoyin County, the Xiongnu army marched southward, and the plan to rebuild Diaoyin County had to be postponed.

"Tun Chief, rest for a while!"

A Shichang suggested with a smile: "Find a cave, roast the deer, and let everyone have a full meal."

Zhang Xin nodded and looked around. He pointed to a cliff in front of him and said to He Laoliu and Yang Li, "I remember there is a cave on the cliff in front of you. Go and see it, as punishment for shooting a deer without authorization in the morning!"

The two dared not resist, so they dismounted and ran towards the cliff on foot, while the rest of the Han army sat down in front of a stream to drink water and rest.

Yang Li complained all the way, "It's obviously the deer we shot, so don't eat it if you have the ability, and punish us, it's just too deceitful."

"Okay, stop talking." He Laoliu thought that Yang Li was tired of nagging, and scolded him.

"I haven't settled with you yet! How did you talk in the morning, plant it on me." Yang Li remembered what happened in the morning, and became even more angry.

But at this moment, He Laoliu suddenly covered his mouth, pointed to the cave ahead, and said nervously: "Look, what's going on?"

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The scouts of the Han army were resting in front of a clear stream. They chewed dry food and drank the cold water. They stretched their necks and looked west from time to time, expecting He Laoliu and Yang Li to come back. If they found the cave , which means that they can light a fire to roast venison. They have been traveling for nearly ten days, and almost every meal is dry food and water. They are full of expectations for the fragrant venison.

At this moment, there was a sound of hurried footsteps in the woods in the distance, and the soldiers stood up one after another, only to see He Laoliu running over with Yang Li supported by him. Yang Li was covered in blood and was almost in a semi-comatose state. Zhang Xin was taken aback, and hurried forward to support Yang Li and asked, "What happened?"

"We met Hun soldiers in front of the cave, and brother Yang was sniped by a spy hidden in a tree."

Zhang Xin's face became more and more dignified. Huns soldiers appeared here, and he asked again: "How many people are there?"

"I don't know how many there are, but I probably saw about thirty or so."

Zhang Xin quickly changed his mind, this should be a patrol team of Huns, about 50 or [-] people, since they found Yang Li and He Lao Liu, they would definitely not let them go.

Zhang Xin immediately ordered: "Everyone get on your horses and get ready to fight!"

Everyone got on their horses one after another, and He Laoliu pointed to Yang Li worriedly and asked, "What will he do?"

Zhang Xin looked at Yang Li's injury, and was shot by an arrow in his left shoulder, but he had already used hemostatic glue, and the bleeding stopped, Zhang Xin said: "He can't die, Lao Liu, you take him back to Yiyun Fort first!"

Yiyun Fort is located eighty miles away. It is a new beacon and military fort built by the Han army. There are [-] soldiers stationed there. He Laoliu nodded and put Yang Li on his horse.

Zhang Xin kept watching them go away, then got on the horse, and led the rest of the brothers to run northeastward, making a big circle, and slowly approaching the cliff.

The Han army was quite familiar with Zhou Zhou's environment. When they came to a high ground, a soldier climbed up a towering tree. On the tree more than [-] feet high, he could see the situation within a few miles at a glance.

After a while, the soldier climbed down from the tree and said in a low voice, "Chief Tun, I saw them. They were about 50 paces to the south of us. They seem to be searching for something?"

Zhang Xin's thoughts turned sharply. If there were only 50 people, they would be able to fight. They now have 18 people. With an ambush, at least 20 people can be killed. He immediately called everyone forward and said to them: "The other party has 50 people." Man, shall we do it?"

Everyone showed excitement, but one chief was a little worried: "I'm afraid they will think the same way and eat us instead."

"This should not be the case. We are more familiar with the terrain than them, and we know the enemy, but they don't know us. We can use tactics to ambush, and more importantly, we can get information from prisoners of war."

Everyone nodded, and they all agreed to do it. Zhang Xin smiled and said, "I guess they are looking for He Laoliu and Yang Li. We can use this to set a trap."

The army encountered by the Han army was spies sent by the forward of the Huns, a total of 50 people. Their task was to investigate the defense of the Han army. Just now, when the Xiongnu soldiers were resting in the cave, they encountered two Han soldiers. , A secret whistle hidden in a tree shot and wounded one person.

These two soldiers of the Han army are extremely important to the Huns. They can learn about the deployment of the Han army from their mouths. The Huns are determined to find these two soldiers of the Han army, but the Huns spies are also very careful. Not just two soldiers, but a large group of Han troops, who will be doomed.

The 50 people were divided into three teams and carefully searched southward in the forest. The only thing that was certain was that the two Han soldiers were not riding horses, but were running on foot. They should not be too far away, and they were probably hiding nearby.

At this moment, a Hun soldier suddenly saw two Han soldiers, one was covered in blood, and was supported by the other to run away to the northwest, the Hun soldier pointed at their backs in surprise and shouted, "There! "

The Xiongnu soldiers suddenly became excited, and rushed to chase the two Han soldiers. They were all riding horses. They were fast and skilled in equestrianism. No one shot arrows, they wanted to capture the two men alive.

The Xiongnu soldiers were getting closer and closer. Several Hun soldiers had already taken out their nooses, looking for an opportunity to trap a Han soldier. They had just rushed onto a path covered with leaves. Suddenly, five or six horses in the front At the same time, he stumbled and fell into a mud pit.

This is a swamp that has been formed for many years. It is more than a hundred feet long and twenty feet wide. The swamp is covered with leaves and is extremely secretive. It is called "Dragon Dragon Pond" by businessmen. There are four such ponds on Luochuan Road. This is a relatively large place, and there must be a guide who is familiar with the terrain to lead the way. Generally, businessmen are not familiar with business roads, and it is easy to get stuck. There were warning signs around this quagmire, but there are no signs at this time.

Five or six cavalrymen fell into the quagmire, and soon sank, there was only a string of mud bubbles on it, but the Xiongnu cavalry behind them ran extremely fast, stopped their horses for a while, and rushed in several people in succession. He swallowed up ten Hun soldiers, and disappeared without a scream.

The cavalry in the back panicked and reined in their horses one after another, watching the soldiers being swallowed up in horror. On the grassland, there are many such quagmires, especially in the swamps by the river. They all know how powerful this kind of quagmire is. , No one dared to step forward to rescue.

At this moment, two forests suddenly shot dense arrows and aimed straight at the Hun cavalry who was still in shock. Forty Hun cavalry were huddled together, looking at the quagmire ahead. No one thought that there would be an ambush on both sides. There was a lot of screams on the path, and the soldiers of the Huns fell off their horses one after another. Even their leader, a centurion, was shot through the neck by Zhang Xin with an arrow, turning over and falling off his horse.

At this time, the Hun cavalry was in a great chaos, and turned around to flee one after another. On their way back, they also shot three cold arrows, knocking down the two Hun soldiers who were facing them. Don't dare to break through.

The short moment of hesitation of the Xiongnu soldiers gave the Han army ambushing in the woods valuable time to wind up. Just when the Xiongnu soldiers suddenly realized that there was a quagmire behind and there was only one way out ahead, the second round of crossbow arrows of the Han army shot out. An arrow was shot at the horse, and another seven or eight horses hissed to the ground, throwing the cavalry out.

The remaining nearly [-] cavalrymen finally came to their senses, beat their horses and galloped desperately, escaped from the Han army's ambush circle, and galloped northward along the trail. The spear pierced the Hun soldiers who fell to the ground and tried to escape, and screamed several times. Several Hun soldiers were pierced through the back of the heart and died tragically on the spot.

Zhang Xin shouted: "Keep two alive!"

The two Xiongnu soldiers who knelt and surrendered also saved their lives, but the Han army scouts did not dare to stay too long. They simply cleaned up the battlefield, and took a dozen captured horses and ran southward from another path.