Back to the Warring States Period as Zhao Kuo

The key now is to weaken Zhao Kuo's power, otherwise this opportunity will be wasted. "

Lin Xiangru glanced at Zhou Shaofen and said, "What does Zhou Qing think?"

Zhou Shaofen looked indifferent, and said calmly: "Xinjun, I think this matter is a bit unusual.

Everyone knows Wu Xinjun's character. Usually, if he encounters something that he is not satisfied with, he will definitely argue to the end. Why did he go to the North without saying a word this time? "

Lin Xiangru's expression changed: "The old man really didn't think of this. Could it be that Zhou Qing thinks that Wu Xinjun has other backhands?"

Zhou Shaofen said: "I don't know if there are any backups, but I know people like Wu Xinjun, so it's not surprising that they can do anything."

Yunzhong County, Zhouzhuang.

This is a small village with a population of less than one hundred households, and it got its name because most of the people in the village belong to the Zhou family.

Most of the people in this village are Linhu people. Since they were conquered by King Zhao Wuling decades ago, they have become Zhao people, and they were granted the Zhou family to live here.

For decades, members of the Zhou clan have been providing soldiers for Zhao's Northland Cavalry Corps, and they donate five war horses every year. Generally speaking, the small life is very peaceful and peaceful.

Such tranquility and peace were broken on this day.

Thousands of Hun cavalry rushed out from the mountains in the north, and suddenly appeared in front of the unsuspecting Zhouzhuang, surrounding the village.

The dozen or so Zhouzhuang young men who wanted to resist were immediately shot into a sieve by the Huns' arrows like raindrops. The Huns cavalry rushed into the village and began to loot wantonly.

"Woman, there are women here!"

"Don't rob, these two women belong to this general, you all get out!"

Amid obscene laughter, a general of the Xiongnu laughed loudly, baring his thick black hair on his chest, and rushed towards the two terrified Zhou women in front of him, and knocked one of them, who was older and The plump woman was under her body.

The woman screamed and struggled to resist, but the size and strength of the two sides were too disparate. Amid the laughter of the Hun general, the woman cried out in despair.

Suddenly, another woman took out a long knife for cutting horse grass from nowhere, screamed and chopped it down towards the Hun general.

General Xiongnu looked back and was so frightened that three souls lost two souls. A lazy donkey rolled and rolled on the ground several times, narrowly dodging the blow.

The guards of the Xiongnu generals who were standing and watching the play just now were shocked, and they rushed forward and pinned down the young woman, completely subduing her in an instant.

"Damn things!"

General Xiongnu felt a sharp pain in his back and knew that he was cut by a long knife. He immediately stood up with a grinning smile, grabbed the long knife from the young woman's hand, and pierced it directly into the young woman's chest with his backhand.

The older woman's eyes were about to burst, and she cried out, "You bastard, I'll fight you!"

With a slap, the elderly woman was slapped, fell heavily to the ground, and passed out directly.

General Xiongnu snorted, picked up the elderly woman, and said to several guards: "Although this woman is dead, she can still be used! After meeting General Ben, burn this dilapidated village to General Ben. !"

Several guards showed incomparably wretched smiles, and hurriedly picked up the corpse on the ground.

An hour later, thick smoke billowed from the sky above Zhouzhuang.

Except for less than 50 people who happened to join the army in other places and beat them, there were 87 people from 450 households in Zhouzhuang, and no one survived.

Chapter 556 The Huns' Scheme (Third)

Things like Zhouzhuang are constantly happening in the counties in the north of Zhao State.

Although the Huns' invasion was a temporary decision, it was premeditated.

It is not that there is no communication between the Huns and the State of Zhao. As early as the time of King Wuling of Zhao, in addition to building the Great Wall on the border, the State of Zhao would exchange cloth, grain and other materials with the Huns for war horses and livestock.

Compared with the war horses of the Zhao State, the Huns' war horses are short but have amazing endurance and survivability. At the same time, they have no requirements for the quantity and quality of forage. After being cultivated, they can become excellent cart horses.

Although this kind of transaction is not frequent, for the Huns who have long coveted the prosperity of the Central Plains, it is still enough for them to collect some clues and buy some incompetent Zhao officers and officials.

There has been no large-scale battle on the northern border of Zhao State for a long time, which has caused many people to suffer from amnesia.

There is a price to be paid for making mistakes. According to subsequent statistics, during this Huns invasion, more than 20 Zhao people were looted and killed by the Huns.

The patriarch of the Lan clan sat on the horse with a weird posture, staring at a village in the country of Zhao with thick smoke billowing in front of him, his eyes were fierce and sharp.

Just half an hour ago, a certain important part of the Lan clan patriarch was bitten by a seemingly very docile Zhao Guolou annoying woman.

If the patriarch hadn't moved quickly enough, he might have to say goodbye to this important part forever.

In a fit of rage, the head of the Lan clan killed every member of the Zhao country who could see, and several of the Lan clan's personal guards who witnessed all this on the spot were also executed for the crime of ineffective guards.

However, the anger in the Lan clan leader's heart was still as strong as a volcano, and he urgently needed a breakthrough to vent it out.

There was another intensive sound of horseshoes, smoke and dust billowed in the distance, and a [-]-strong Hun cavalry swept in. It turned out that it was the Xubu cavalry.

The head of the Xubu clan came to the head of the Lan clan on horseback, and said with a smile: "I heard that you have robbed a lot of food in the past two days, do you want to share some with us?"

The head of the Lan clan snorted and said, "Didn't your Xubu clan also rob several small cities?

Speaking of which, you, Mr. Subaru, got more things. "

The head of the Xubu clan laughed loudly, and said proudly: "Actually, it's nothing, just some bows, weapons, and tens of thousands of grains of grain."

The Huns do not do production, and food is more important to the Huns than to the people of the Central Plains.

The head of the Lan clan frowned, and after a while he said, "I'm going to attack Pingyin City, will you go?"

The head of the Xubu clan was stunned for a moment, and then he said in surprise: "Isn't Pingyin City the capital of Yanmen County in Zhao State? There are more than 3 people living in it. Do you really think we can break through such a city?"

The head of the Lan clan said impatiently: "Our two tribes together have almost 3 cavalry. What's wrong with attacking a city with 3 people? Could it be that the [-] people in Pingyin City are all soldiers?"

The head of the Xubu clan shook his head and said: "That's what you say, but we are cavalry, how can cavalry attack the city?"

The head of the Lan clan snorted and said, "Who says cavalry can't attack a city?

We caught a lot of craftsmen this time, and let them make some siege equipment. "

The Xubu Clan Chief still hesitated and did not continue to speak.

The patriarch of the Lan clan coughed and said, "I heard that there is a lot of wealth in Pingyin City, as well as countless grains and salt! Every year, the grain distribution of the five counties in the north of Zhao State is sent from Pingyin City. If we go to other counties, if Pingyin City is conquered, let alone next year, we won’t need to worry about food in three years!”

The eyes of the Xubu Clan Chief's eyes lit up immediately.

The Huns didn’t produce food because they didn’t have arable land, and they didn’t have the farming techniques, which didn’t mean they didn’t like food.

On the contrary, what the Huns like to trade most when they trade at the border is grain.

In addition, salt is also an essential substance for the human body, and it is unimaginable for the human body without salt.

After a brief hesitation, the Xubu Clan Chief said: "What if Zhao's reinforcements arrive?"

The head of the Lan clan smiled and said, "We have all entered Zhao State for twelve days, where are Zhao State's reinforcements?

Even if we come, we can still contact the chief of the Huyan clan and fight together with him. "

The head of the Xubu clan was taken aback: "You still want to fight Zhao's army?"

The head of the Lan family looked at the head of the Xu Bu family with disdain: "Are you only caring about sleeping with Zhao women these days?

I already know that Zhao Guo has lost many battles in the past few years and lost at least 40 soldiers and horses!Let me ask you, how much combat power can a country have after losing 40 soldiers and horses? "

The head of the Xubu clan was surprised again: "40?

Are you serious? "

Patriarch Lan shook his head speechlessly, and looked at Patriarch Xubu with eyes like an idiot: "If you can catch an official from Zhao State, you won't ask such a stupid question."

The head of the Xubu clan smiled, and said a little embarrassedly: "Actually, dozens of them were arrested, but I killed them all, and I didn't listen to what they said."

The head of the Lan clan said impatiently: "Are you going to fight Pingyin?

If you don't call, forget it, I'll go find the other two people. "

The head of the Xubu clan hurriedly said: "Fight, must fight.

Let's go! "

The distance to Pingyin City was not far away. In the afternoon of the second day, the combined [-] cavalry of Lan and Xubu surrounded Pingyin City.

The head of the Huyan clan happened to be nearby, and immediately after hearing the news, he led [-] Huyan clan cavalry to join up with the Lan clan and the Xu Bu clan.

Unexpectedly, the Huyan Clan Chief's first expression was actually opposition: "What are you thinking?

I just got the news that there are [-] cavalry in Wuyuan, Jiuyuan, and Yunzhong of Zhao State, and they will arrive here soon! "

The head of the Huyan clan felt that the number of [-] cavalry should be very shocking, but the other two Hun patriarchs looked at each other and couldn't help laughing.

The head of the Huyan clan said angrily: "What are you laughing at?

Now quickly gather your soldiers and horses, and then go to inform the Suoda family that we will retreat quickly! "

The head of the Lan clan said: "Old man, your knowledge has fallen behind.

Our three tribes add up to more than 3 people. Could it be that they are no match for Zhao's [-] cavalry? "

The head of the Huyan clan came back to his senses, his face full of shock: "Are you still planning to fight the Zhao people?

Are you crazy! "

The head of the Lan clan grabbed the arm of the head of the Huyan clan, and said coldly: "Don't you know the defeats that the Zhao people have suffered in the past few years?

Let me have a good talk with you.

In the battle of Yiyang, the people of Zhao State lost 10 people; in the battle of Gaotang, Zhao State lost 15 people; in the battle of Jidu, Zhao State lost another 15 people!There is a gap of 40, plus the fact that Zhao Guo has been mobilizing the Northern Army to move southward. How much combat power do you think the [-] Northern Frontier Cavalry Army has?

Yuanyang City is right in front of us, as long as we can defeat Zhao Guo's reinforcements and break through Yuanyang City, this rich land will belong to us!Tell me, do you really want to go back to the desert to enjoy the cold wind, or do you want to fight to stay in this rich land of the Central Plains? "

The head of the Huyan clan fell into a long silence.

The supplies obtained from the plundering in the country of Zhao these days kept flashing through his mind, which was in stark contrast to the life of the Huns living in the desert in the past few years with severe shortage of supplies.

Finally, he gritted his teeth and said in a deep voice, "Okay, let's fight!"

Chapter 557 The First Contact War with the Huns (Fourth)

As a vanguard general, Li Mu led a 2000-strong Chi You army into Dai County first.

There were people from Zhao State fleeing southward everywhere, and Li Mu clenched his fists unknowingly due to the many burned villages and rotting corpses lying on the roadside along the way.

Chinese people pay attention to burial, this scene can only show that everyone who can bury the corpse has died.

Li Mu had served in Gaoquesai for many years. It was the most northwestern frontier of Zhao State, and it was also the place where he had the most dealings with the Huns.

"Continue to go north, hurry up!"

Li Mu's order was extremely resolutely carried out.

At noon the next day, when Li Mu once again found a village billowing with smoke, he suddenly realized that the Huns should be nearby.

"finally found you."

A cold smile appeared on Li Mu's face.

Along the way, the tragic death of countless Zhao people has already filled Li Mu's heart with anger, like a volcano with magma constantly surging.

Now, he finally found a breakthrough.

Under the search of Chi You's elite scouts, a Hun army was soon found twenty miles away.

"At least 1000 people?"

After hearing the report, Li Mu gave the order almost without thinking: "The whole army goes out!"

A Hun army had just finished its looting and camped in a Zhao village.

From time to time, the cries and screams of women and the wretched laughter of the Huns cavalry came from the village. Hundreds of corpses of Zhao men were hung on the wooden stakes at the entrance of the village, and their deaths were miserable.

A few Huns cavalry leaned on the wooden railing at the entrance of the village, holding wine bowls in their hands, talking and laughing loudly.

"This Zhao country woman is full of energy."

"That's right, we Xiongnu women are good, but their skin is too thick, and it feels like a stone to the touch.

Although women in Zhao State also work, their skin is still quite delicate. "

"I've decided, this time I must bring a few more women back and give me a few more boys, haha!"

"Come on, drink and drink!"

These Xiongnu cavalry were originally responsible for sentry duty, but they have hardly encountered any decent resistance since they entered Zhao State for half a month. They have already completely relaxed their vigilance. It's a joy.

Suddenly there was a sound of horseshoes, and several Huns cavalry looked up in amazement, and found countless Zhao cavalry appeared in front of them.

"Whoosh whoosh!"

Before the Hun cavalry had any reaction, the dense rain of arrows had already rained down, shooting them into sieves.