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Chapter 782
However, after Xue Wanshu left Li Chongjiu's main force this way, he immediately went north and crossed Baidaoling.

The uphill road to Baidaoling was tortuous and difficult, and the soldiers really had a hard time.After crossing Baidao Ridge, the mountain began to level off and the road became much easier to walk.

This is the northern slope of Yinshan Mountain, the mountain is very gentle, but the climate is much lower than that on the southern slope.The cold current hit suddenly, bringing the temperature into the harsh winter of the grassland in advance.

The stepping soldiers of Xue Wanche's army are still advancing, and it has been five days since they have penetrated deep into the Yin Mountain.They have now traced a Turkic man and are speeding up to catch up.

But in the evening of this day, the north wind howled, and suddenly heavy snow came.

The sudden snow fell very fast, and soon covered his ankles. Xue Wanche couldn't open his eyes due to the strong wind and snow, let alone chasing the Turkic people.He pulled the Turkic guide over and asked, "Why does the snow come so strangely, and how long will it take?"

The Turkic guide said: "General, I don't know about this. When the snow on the grassland is heavy, you can hide the whole person in it. Maybe it will last for a few days, but if it's before tomorrow morning, the snow will fall." Stop. Now we need to find a high place to camp, so that the soldiers will not be buried in the snow."

At present, Xue Wanche had no choice but to order the troops to stop advancing, but moved all the soldiers and horses to the high ground to camp.

The snow has been falling non-stop, but fortunately the snow has stopped during the daytime the next day.

However, this heavy snow wiped away all traces on the grassland. Originally, they followed the Turkic horse dung and moved in the ruts, but now all the markings are gone.

"General!" A knight came to report to Xue Wanche: "General, the troops of General Yinghofer in the second formation were trapped by heavy snow and couldn't move forward for a while. Please rest for a day and wait for them."

Xue Wanche heard the words and said: "How is this possible? The war opportunity is fleeting. We finally entered the Yin Mountain and caught the tail of the Turkic people. How can we give up all our efforts because of this heavy snow. In this way, we are in this vast mountain. It will forever lose the opportunity to pursue the Turks."

"But general, now that the heavy snow has cut off, where are we going to find traces of the Turkic people?"

Xue Wanche said: "Pass down the order, all the stepping troops must gather!"

The 5000 cavalry in the vanguard of Zhao Jun are all elite soldiers in the Wuwei Army, while the Tabai Army, which is responsible for scouting and scouting missions, has only 200 of the [-] horsemen, and they are the elite of the elite.

There are two hundred white troops, led by a school lieutenant, and there are ten fires in total. Now the soldiers of ten fires are gathered here.

Xue Wanche looked at the soldiers of the ten fires and said loudly: "We have already found the traces of the Turkic tribe, but now because of the heavy snow, their whereabouts are unknown. The general wants you to set out to find the traces of the Turkic people. This task is a narrow escape. But what I care about is not your life or death. I only want the main force of the Turkic people, and you will report back immediately when you meet them.

"No!" The two hundred soldiers bowed down together without any fear.

At present, two hundred white troops are scattered in the wild and shady mountains.

Chen Ahsi, who was already Li Xinwei, and his group of white troops had already gone deep into the mountains without knowing it.

Chen Ahsi was wearing a thick fur pocket and a cloak made of old wolf fur. He stepped on the snow with his leather boots, making the sound of rubbing snow.His war horse is held behind him by hand. This is his fastest war horse. If he encounters an enemy, he can get on the horse at any time. There is also a pack horse tied behind him with a lead rope. This pack horse is loaded with food and weapons.

Although the heavy snow had stopped, there was still light snow falling. After a while, the hoods and cloaks of the soldiers were covered with a layer of snow powder, blending into the snow-colored shady mountains.

"Rest awhile!"

Chen Ah Si and his soldiers trekked in the mountains for half a day, they were all exhausted, so they took a rest immediately.

Although they were resting, Zhao Jun's scouts also strictly enforced discipline, holding their horses in their mouths, and the soldiers gathered in a sheltered mountain. Except for the guards, the rest were resting.

In the cold weather, the soldiers of Zhao Jun went to fetch thick blankets and a jug of spirits. Alcohol was not allowed in the army, but Chen Asi was worried that the weather would be extremely cold and the soldiers would not be able to survive, so he allowed the soldiers to drink. Spirits to keep out the cold.

On the pine forest in the camp, from time to time, the snow crushed the pine branches and fell on the heads of the soldiers below.The soldiers who were hit by the snow patted the snow powder on their bodies, picked up the frozen dried meat in the rucksack, and sipped the spirits with spirits.

After resting for a while, there was a sudden sound of horseshoes, which was heard very clearly in the wind and snow.

The well-trained soldiers of Zhao Jun immediately made preparations for battle. Chen Ah Si looked carefully and saw six cavalrymen on black horses galloping along the valley road beside the pine forest, and they were about to approach the col.

"Boss, do you want to shoot them and grab their tongues?"

Hearing the reminder from the soldiers, Chen Ah Si's heart skipped a beat. They searched the vast mountains for half a day and captured these people. Not only could they interrogate the location of the Turks, but also which tribe they belonged to.In this way they will achieve great success.

What's more important is that the six cavalrymen were prepared but not prepared. The ten Zhao Juntabai troops were all top marksmen. They could overwhelm most of the people with one round of arrows. This battle could definitely be won.

Everyone was a little nervous.

Chen Ahsi thought for a while, then said immediately: "Okay, Ma Haotou, your arrow skills are the most accurate and shoot them first!"

"Li Ganzi, Zhao Quan, Jian Houzi, and Fatty Lu, the four of you also shot arrows together after Ma Haotou shot, and the rest of you went out with me, grabbing your tongue, and making a quick decision. .”

Everyone listened and agreed, and at the same time they were very excited.

Several people picked up the portable crossbow, ready to snipe.The rest took out their horizontal knives and prepared to attack.

The opposing cavalry was getting closer and closer, and was about to enter the ambush circle. Everyone's hearts were raised in their throats. At this moment, a Turkic cavalry suddenly heard it, took out the horn from the side of the horse, and blew it to the sky. up.

Seeing this, Chen Ahsi's expression changed, and he shouted, "Stop!"

The pickaxe in his hand was about to be buckled on the hanging knife of the crossbow machine. Hearing Chen Ahsi's drink, his body trembled, but the arrow hadn't been shot yet.

At this time, the sound of rumbling horseshoes came from behind, as if there were thousands of troops and horses.

Countless Turkic cavalry in leather jackets appeared on the valley road. Chen Ahsi and the others turned pale with fright when they saw this scene!Fortunately, they were one step late, otherwise the thousands of troops would come right away, they wouldn't be alive right now.

Now all the soldiers of the Zhao State Stepping White Army are already wet with sweat on their backs.

(End of this chapter)