Great Han Empire

Chapter 73 Yanzhao Fengyun
Murong Ji looked at the dark forest ahead, hesitating in his heart.

According to the reconnaissance of the scouts, the distance from Changqing Lake to Luting was very safe, and no trace of the enemy was found.But Murong Ji always felt uneasy.For some reason, the two scouts who were the first to scout Changqing Lake didn't come back?They are all veterans of the tribe, and it is impossible for them to escape without reason.If they were killed, why were the scouts who set off behind them all right?
Murong Jin let out a little breath, and whispered to Murong Ji: "After a dozen miles or so, we will be completely out of danger. As long as we return to the tribe, no matter how arrogant Murong Feng is, we have ways to deal with him. "

Murong Ji forced a smile and nodded, "Let's go, when we get to Guangping, there is still a chance for everything."

The troops lined up in a long snake formation, and quickly and quietly entered the forest area between Changqing Lake and Baoqiu River. The team of more than 1000 people was sparsely connected for more than a mile.Murong Ji strictly ordered the soldiers not to light the lights, and everyone walked cautiously on the winding and rugged path under the hazy moonlight.The soldiers unsheathed their knives and wound their arrows. Each of them looked nervous and kept looking around, maintaining a high degree of vigilance at all times to prevent surprise attacks by the enemy.

Troops walk very slowly.

Murong invaded very dissatisfied, with an impatient look on his face.He drove his horse to Murong Ji's side, and said loudly, "If we go on like this, we won't be able to reach Luting tomorrow morning. There's no need to be so neurotic."

Murong Ji looked around uneasily, and said softly, "Be careful. This place has complicated terrain and dense forests. Once you fall, the entire army will be wiped out, and there will be no place to die."

He ignored Murong Invasion no longer, and said loudly to the messengers around him, "Go ahead and make the formation longer. Let the soldiers cheer up and strengthen their vigilance. Tell everyone, we will camp immediately when we arrive at Luting."

It took about an hour to walk for more than ten miles.

The soldiers were under high tension along the way, and they were already very tired physically and mentally.At this moment, under the moonlight, they vaguely saw the landmark building of Luting, a small stone pavilion built on a small hill.

I don't know who gave out a cheer first, and then the excited shout suddenly broke the tranquility of the night.The birds in the forest were suddenly awakened and flew around in fright.

The soldiers walking in the front immediately quickened their pace, they rode their horses and hurried across the small stone pavilion.

The endless great plain, under the soft and hazy moonlight, looks extraordinarily deep and vast.

The soldiers' hearts were suddenly relieved. The long and dangerous journey had been endured with difficulty, and there was no fear in front of them, as if they were at home.They shouted wildly, laughed loudly, galloped their horses, and vented their ecstasy without any worries.

The soldiers who were still walking slowly behind could no longer control the joy that they were out of danger. They shouted happily and galloped on their horses.

Murong Ji looked happy, smiled at Murong Invasion and said, "We can go home now."

Murong Invaded laughed loudly, "The Han army has finally been left behind by us. I hope they can stop Xiong Ba tomorrow and beat them hard to kill Murong Feng's arrogance."

The two of them were in a good mood, chatting easily while following the troops to speed up, they quickly crossed the deer pavilion.

Many of the soldiers had dismounted, and were waiting for the horn of the bivouac to sound, and they could lie down and rest at once.

Under the expectant eyes of the soldiers, Murong Ji gestured for camping to the horn soldiers who followed closely behind him.

The horn sounded immediately, and the low and long sound echoed in the hazy night for a long time.

In less than half an hour, thousands of soldiers fell asleep on the edge of the open plain.Dozens of soldiers responsible for security are distributed around the camp.They rode, much more drowsy than awake.

A war horse suddenly raised its head vigilantly, and stared into the depths of the plain with wide eyes.Immediately, more war horses who were crowded together to rest seemed to be frightened by something, and they all neighed in panic.However, the soldiers, who were extremely relaxed physically and mentally, slept too soundly.They were lying on the ground wrapped in all kinds of warm clothes, completely unaware of the abnormal behavior of their horses.

Suddenly, in the bleak and cold night wind, there was a faint roar. The sound was not loud, but it became more and more clear.

The sentry soldiers immediately became alert, and a few bold ones drove their horses and ran into the darkness.

The roar became louder and thicker.There was already a noticeable vibration on the ground.

Suddenly, a torrent surged out of the darkness, roaring out like a stormy sea.

The guard's eyes widened, and he was at a loss for a moment, completely forgetting his duty.Is this one of your own or the enemy?Will there still be enemies on the great plain controlled by the Xianbei army?

A soldier subconsciously raised the horn that was tightly clutched in his hand, and blew the horn for alarm.

Murong Jin is older and generally sleeps less.He was reclining on his luggage, with his arms folded, and he felt in a daze that there seemed to be some movement on the war horse beside him.

He woke up suddenly, and jumped up very nimbly.

Murong Invasion saw that his war horses were restless, and their big eyes were looking at the depths of the plain in horror, as if they had seen something that frightened them.Then the rapid and low sound of the small horn, and the roar from far to near, reached his ears in an instant.

Murong Invasion's drowsiness disappeared immediately, and his complexion changed drastically.He turned his head to look at the plain, and terror and despair surged into his heart for a moment, forcing him to roar almost nervously:
"Sneak attack, enemy sneak attack..."

The terrified and shrill cry instantly tore through the tranquility of the night, monotonous and terrifying.

Murong Ji woke up suddenly, jumped up almost like a conditioned reflex, and took advantage of the momentum with his right hand to pull out the saber in the scabbard around his waist.

He opened his eyes wide and roared in a dizzy manner: "Blow the horn, blow the horn, meet the enemy..."

Suddenly he saw Murong Jin.Murong Invasion was kicking the horn soldiers who were sleeping nearby one by one.The horn soldiers stood up one after another, and when they heard Murong Ji's shout, they stuffed the horn into their mouths almost instinctively, and blew the assembled horn with all their strength.

The sound of the huge horn was like a stone thrown into the calm water, causing ripples in circles.The soldiers in the camp were woken up at the same time, got up sleepily one by one, and couldn't find the southeast, north, south, and north in a daze.

Then Murong Ji saw the iron cavalry descending suddenly from the darkness, the overwhelming cavalry.

Murong Ji was stunned.Unexpectedly, the cunning Han people ambushed deep in the plain, and threw a fatal blow when he was most paralyzed.

He was suddenly angry.If you don't give me a way out, we'll fight to the death.

He yelled wildly in an almost desperate voice: "Kill..., kill at will, life for life."

The enemy came too suddenly and was too close to the troops, so there was no time to organize the formation and organize the defense.If you want to survive, you have to fight on your own.

The soldiers of the Han army didn't say a word, they all lay down on the horse's back, and rushed towards the panicked and chaotic enemy camp at the extreme speed of the horse.

Li Hong's face was full of murderous intent, and he held a gun in both hands, raised his head and roared, "Kill..."

"Kill..., kill the barbarian..." Huzi galloped on his horse, wielding a knife with one hand, and roared back.

"Brothers, kill for the Han Kingdom..." Yushi straightened his body, waved his halberd, and roared loudly.

"Kill the barbarian, avenge your dead brother..." Tian Zhong took the lead, brandishing his long sword and roaring hoarsely.

The soldiers of the Han army looked excited, and all of them were full of excitement, shouting wildly, and the sound of shouting and killing was earth-shattering, and the sound shook the sky.

The Xianbei soldiers were stupefied by the surging iron cavalry. They were panicked, shocked, and terrified. They ran back and forth on the campsite in a panic, yelling.Under the command of the bullhorn, the leaders of the various ministries forced themselves to be calm, waved the battle flags non-stop, and shouted loudly to summon their subordinates.Soldiers either flew on their horses and gathered together in groups of three or four, or each took a weapon and moved closer to each other, forming a barrel-shaped defensive formation tightly around each other.

Fast, too fast.

In the blink of an eye, the rectangular impact formation composed of 2000 people was like a hammer thrown hard, making a deafening roar, roaring and smashing heavily into the enemy's camp, making a loud thunderous noise.

The panther soared high into the air, stretched its limbs, and jumped into the middle of the dense enemy soldiers.Li Hong waved his big gun, sweeping and stabbing, and the two soldiers who turned around and ran to avoid the impact of the black panther were killed immediately.

The iron cavalry of the Han army rolled up the bloody and miserable howls all over the sky like the autumn wind sweeping the fallen leaves, wantonly ravaging and plundering innocent lives under the iron hooves.

The Xianbei people were running, screaming, flying in the air, and groaning under their iron hooves.The soldiers of the Han army were slashing, roaring, slaughtering at will, and roaring on their horses.

The battlefield suddenly fell into fierce fighting.

Zhao Wen's war horse was cut off by several Xianbei soldiers, and the huge body of the war horse fell to the ground with a crash, and he flew out with inertia.The soldiers who followed closely saw the military marquis fell from his horse, and they slashed and killed them with all their strength, and rushed up with howls, intending to protect his safety.Regardless of life and death, several Xianbei soldiers swung their knives and chopped at Zhao Wen who fell to the ground.Although Zhao Wen blocked several knives in a row, he was shot in the chest by a Xianbei soldier at close range because he was outnumbered, and he died immediately.The four soldiers who were about to rescue him were blinded and slashed madly without reason, and then they were besieged by the enemy and died one after another.

A dozen or so riders came to kill them, rushed forward, hacked and kicked the horses, and immediately killed the entire group of enemies.Wu Zhao swung his halberd and killed the last enemy standing in front of his horse, then flew off the horse, picked up Zhao Wen, and screamed miserably.

Murong Ji led a dozen guards and fought and left, preparing to climb over Luting and escape into the forest.But they were closely watched by the scouts who rushed all the way into the enemy's line.Zheng Xin rushed to the forefront, and his sword never left the enemy's vital points.The soldiers followed him in a line of wild geese, and the soldiers who couldn't squeeze forward kept firing cold arrows at the enemy.

"Stop them, block them..." Seeing Xiaolan leading a group of cavalry towards him diagonally, Zheng Xin shouted loudly.Xiaolan shouted loudly when he heard the sound, and immediately led the cavalry and Zheng Xin's scout team to surround Murong Ji and his guards.

"Kill..." Zheng Xin roared, and three or forty people raised their swords and guns, cut in from different angles, and killed them bravely.

Xiaolan's spear suddenly stabbed at Murong Ji.

(End of this chapter)