Hanhou

Noticing the change of the Xiongnu, Zhao Jia immediately reported it to the Marquis.The defenders who were resting in their clothes were quickly woken up and walked up to the wall.

"What are the Huns going to do?" Junhou looked at the Huns' camp, his brows furrowed.The big hand clenched the handle of the knife, pondered for a moment, and ordered the scouts to leave the fortress and approach for investigation.

"If he pulls out his camp and retreats, report immediately." Junhou said in a deep voice.

"promise!"

The two scouts left the fortress in the dark. In order not to disturb each other, the horses' hooves were wrapped in coarse cloth, and they carefully walked through the elm forest.In the middle of the journey, he got off his horse one after another and sneaked close to the Huns camp on foot.

The fire was brightly lit in the camp of the Huns, and there was a lot of voices.

After receiving the order from King Zuoguli, Xu Buyong ordered to pull out the camp and set off overnight to join the army.

The camp was not far from the Han army fortress, and it was impossible for thousands of people to move together without being discovered.Xu Puyong accepted his nephew's suggestion, ordered torches to be lit in the camp, and cavalry to be sent out to guard the periphery. The rest of the people dismantled their tents as soon as possible, and marched eastward when they were ready.

The Xiongnu had the upper hand, and Xu Buyong didn't think he would lose.If the Han army doesn't come, let it go. If he dares to come, he doesn't mind teaching the opponent a lesson.

After several days of fierce fighting without gaining an inch, Xu Buyong had already suffocated depression in his chest.In addition, he failed to fulfill King Zuoguli's previous order, which gave him a sense of urgency.If you can kill the defenders of the fortress before withdrawing and grab a batch of leather armor irons, you can more or less make up for the loss during the war.After returning to the grassland, he could save some face.

Making up his mind, Xu Buyong summoned his confidants and made some arrangements for the team that was about to leave the camp.The latter took the order to leave and made the arrangements in person.

There were a large number of rangers around the camp, and the Han army scouts did not dare to get too close, so they could only use the light of torches to carefully observe the Huns' movements.

It was found that a large number of tents in the camp had been dismantled, and the guardrail on the east side had been pushed open. The slaves wrapped in sheepskins were loading the tents and rations into the carts, and putting ropes on the poor horses. The two scouts carefully gathered in one place. The Huns did intend to withdraw their troops, instead of setting up suspicious positions to lure the Han army into a trap.

"I'm here to watch, hurry up and report to the Marquis!"

A scout fell on the ground, his whole body blended into the night, and he couldn't find it unless he walked within ten steps.Another person led the horse, leaned on the horse's back, and galloped back to the fortress.

The commotion in the Huns camp was getting louder and louder. The first batch of carts had already left the gate of the camp, escorted by a thousand horsemen, and started heading east.

In the fortress, the scout got off his horse and quickly reported what he had found without taking a breath.

The Marquis ordered his troops quickly and decided to lead the army into battle in person.

No matter why the Xiongnu retreated, attacking at night is the first choice.Even though the army is not as strong as the opponent, the Marquis does not intend to let the fighter plane slip away, let alone watch these Huns come and go freely, coming and going as they want!

"Follow me!"

The Marquis ordered his soldiers and horses together, and drew out his long sword.

[-] infantry stayed behind to defend, and the remaining [-] troops mounted their horses, with dozens of Zhao Jia's troops among them.

This time, Gongsun Ao also rode his horse and followed Zhao Jia, while Uncle Xiong put on a layer of leather armor and held spears to guard Zhao Jia.Both of their short knives were shattered during the battle, and there were no craftsmen in the fortress to repair them. The other short knives were not easy to use, so they simply switched to spears.

"go!"

With an order from the Marquis Jun, the fortress was opened, and thousands of riders galloped out.

Zhao Jia held the reins tightly, leaned forward slightly, and galloped on the right side of the team.As they got closer to the Huns' camp, the team suddenly accelerated. Thousands of riders were like lightning, crashing into the rangers who had already discovered the situation and gathered to attack.

During the process, the lurking scout jumped up, jumped onto the horseback neatly, with a short knife in his hand in a few breaths, and merged into the charging comrades.

"Take camp!"

The horns of the Han army and the Huns sounded one after another. The Han cavalry did not chase the team that had already traveled east, but tore through the defense of the rangers, rushed into the camp, and killed the Huns who had not yet retreated.

Zhao Jia immediately whistled when he found the half-loaded cart.

Dozens of Han cavalry gathered behind him, lit the tent while galloping, and threw torches at the cart.The slave who set the cart screamed in panic, the sheepskin on his body burst into flames, and rolled on the spot. Fortunately, he was not burned to death, but was trampled to death by the Hun cavalry who came on horseback.

"go!"

There were more than [-] Xiongnu attacking, Zhao Jia didn't take it head-on, but led the crowd to shuttle through the flames, setting up tents while leading the pursuers around in circles, continuing to create chaos in the camp.

"set fire!"

Before leaving the fortress, everyone was equipped with enough ignition tools, and the cloth strips wrapped around the torches were soaked in oil, so they could ignite when they met sparks.

Zhao Jia was lucky, he rushed back and forth in the camp a few times, the pursuers behind him were disturbed by the running slaves, and the distance between the two sides began to widen.Taking advantage of the opponent's distraction, Zhao Jia grabbed the reins and threw out another batch of torches.

The tents that had not been dismantled turned into huge torches, illuminating the entire sky.Flames flew up and quickly spread to the entire camp.Except for the dozens of carts that had left earlier, everything in the Huns' camp would be reduced to ashes.

Xu Buyong thought that the Han army would chase the convoy ahead.After all, attacking a cart with only a thousand guards is far more beneficial than rushing into a camp with heavy troops, and it is easier to retreat after the action.

It's a pity that he missed the determination of the Han army.

Witnessing the miserable situation of the defenders of the fortress, they only had one thought in mind: kill more Huns, and comfort the spirits of their comrades in heaven!

What are the advantages and disadvantages, what are the dangers, are not considered by everyone.

The military marquis led them to the camp, and they mounted their horses, picked up their weapons, and charged with the battle flag.Even if you have to face an enemy several times larger than yourself, even if you have a narrow escape, you will not hesitate!

"Boss, the camp is in chaos, let's go!" More than 30 Hun cavalry guarded Xu Buyong and brought him horses.

No matter how unwilling he is, Xu Buyong also knows that the general situation is over.His momentary negligence gave the Han army an opportunity to take advantage of it.

Regret regrets that it was a fluke in his heart, thinking that he could lay bait when he left and get a batch of captures, so that he could explain something to King Zuoguli.However, God did not follow people's wishes, and the final result was that the Han army did not take the bait at all. Instead, he lost his wife and lost his army, and failed to take away most of the supplies.

This time the troops retreated back to the grasslands, the food in the tribe would be even tighter, and life would be even more difficult.

At the same time, all the firelights Zhao Jia carried were exhausted, dozens of people and large troops under his command were scattered, and all were surrounded by the Xiongnu.

The Huns were getting closer and closer, and everyone quickly gathered in one place.

The fire was reflected in the black eyes, with the long knife in hand, Zhao Jia lightly kicked the horse's belly, the bay red horse neighed, and rushed towards Hu Qi in front of him.

"kill!"

The adrenaline soared, Zhao Jia couldn't feel the pain of the wound at all, and the blade swung down, bringing a rain of blood.For a moment, he couldn't hear any sound in his ears, and couldn't see any color in front of his eyes, only dazzling scarlet.

"kill!"

Zhao Ponu and Zhao Xin cooperated with each other, the former supported Hu Qi's bones, the latter pierced the enemy's flank with a knife, and the blade turned, almost tearing Hu Qi in two.

Gongsun Ao drew his bow while running, one arrow after another, and every time the sound of stringing was heard, Hu Qi would fall off his horse,

Xiong Bo and Hu Bo waved their spears, swept the enemy off their horses, and rode straight past them.Where the two passed by, the hooves of the horses were stained red with blood, paving a terrifying bloody road.

Xiang Yong, who followed Zhao Jia, went through a series of bloody battles, and his body was shrouded in a layer of evil spirit.They may not be as good at fighting as the old soldiers, and their riding skills are not as good as the Huns, but they dare to work hard and exchange blood for blood!

On the battlefield of cold weapons, putting life and death aside, and risking your life, you can often fight to the end!

At the cost of more than ten people, Zhao Jia's troops miraculously broke out of the encirclement.Hu cavalry who were three times their size fell behind them. Such a result can be regarded as an elite among the frontier troops.

"Keep rushing!"

After rushing out of the encirclement, he found that there was a wave of Hu Qi in front of him, and his back was facing him. Zhao Jia didn't stop to catch his breath, and shook off the blood on the knife, and continued to charge forward, approaching behind Hu Qi, and directly swung the knife to slash. .

The camp was so chaotic it was hard to tell where the hooves were coming from.

Hu Qi was vigilant enough, but he was still cut off by Zhao Jia.

The surprise caused the cavalry in front to look back. Zhao Jia took a closer look and found that this cavalry was unusual. Except for a few, the rest were wearing leather armor and holding iron and bronze objects.The two guards in the middle, one is a strong man in his 40s, dressed as a Hun nobleman, he looks a little familiar, the other is younger, wearing a bone helmet on his head, obviously his status is not low!

The distance between the two sides was close to five meters. Without any hesitation, Zhao Jia raised his left arm and pulled the crossbow hidden in his sleeve.The wooden crossbow bolts flew out one after another, not as long as a finger, and the tip was coated with poison. The dose was not enough to kill, but it could make the person hit by the arrow numb and lose the ability to move within a few breaths.

The hand crossbow was specially made by a craftsman for Zhao Jia. It could be hidden in the sleeve and fired with one hand.The poison was prepared by a medical craftsman. According to what he said, there were no snakes that were too poisonous nearby. If not, the crossbow bolts from this box would fly out, let alone a human, and Xiong Wei would die on the spot.

Due to its range, this hand crossbow was never used in previous battles.I don't want to use it at this time, and when the string is opened, it will hit a big fish.

When the sound of breaking wind came, the Xiongnu cavalry tried their best to block it, and even blocked Xu Buyong with their bodies.Helplessly, the speed of the crossbow is too fast, and it is fired in bursts, and it is impossible to dodge it easily if it is shot flat within a distance.

Zhao Xin, Zhao Puonu and Gongsun Ao also had the same equipment. Seeing Zhao Jia raised his arm, he immediately understood his intentions. Without further words, he shot out the arrow box at the same time, and the cavalry standing in front of Xu Buyong were shot like hedgehogs .

Xu Buyong failed to dodge all the crossbow arrows, his cheek and right arm were shot, half of his body became numb, and he couldn't hold the reins firmly.

To make matters worse, another Han army rushed out from the slanting stab, blocking the way for the Huns to escape.

The camp fell into chaos, Pi Xiaowang, Qianchang, and Baichang were fighting on their own, and there was no way they could get together.The leader of the other tribe was robbed of his horse by the cavalry of the headquarters, and was even slashed with a knife. He knew that he would not be able to rush out without a horse. The black hand made the chaos intensify.

Under such circumstances, naturally no one would notice that Xu Puyong was blocked by the Han army.Even if he knew, he might not turn around and come to rescue him.

There were many old soldiers in the Han army who arrived later, they fought against Xu Buyong several times, and recognized Xu Buyong at a glance, immediately took off the horn from his waist, and blew it in the confusion.

"Leader Zhao, don't let him go! This man is the leader of the Xubu Clan, beheading his head will be a great achievement!"

There were more and more Han troops, and Xu Buyong and others were surrounded by groups.The other Hu riders took the opportunity to run out of the camp, riding fast without looking back.

Xu Buyong didn't want to be captured without a fight, he couldn't move his right side, so he simply held the knife with his left hand, even if he died in battle, he didn't want to be captured alive by the Han army.

Unexpectedly, he is ready to die in battle, but others are not.

A huge force struck behind him, Xu Buyong had no time to dodge, his back was hit hard, and he fell off the horse on the spot.Looking back with difficulty, seeing who the person who attacked him was, he roared angrily, his eyes were about to tear apart.

The one who knocked him down was none other than his nephew, whom he had been cultivating so much before, and who was about to pass on the position of leader!

Xu Buli knocked down Xu Buyong with one blow, turned himself off his horse, threw away his weapon, fell to his knees, and shouted: "Xu Buli, please surrender!"

"Are you crazy?!" Xu Buyong yelled loudly, "Surrender to the Han Dynasty, King Zuoguli will slaughter the Xubu clan!"

Xubuli turned a deaf ear, was scolded for a few words, finally looked away, gritted his teeth and said: "Xubuyong, you killed my father and took the position of leader, everyone in the tribe knew about it, but no one stood up, why should I care about it?" Are they alive or dead? What's more, after King Zuoguli ordered you to lead the army, he didn't intend to let you go back alive. This trip to the south was futile. King Zuoguli wanted food and cattle and sheep. If you die, you can just find an excuse and slaughter them. Subaru!"

Both of them yelled in Hun language, and Zhao Jia asked Xin Zhao to understand the meaning.

"They are uncles and nephews, do they have enmity?"

"Your Majesty, don't be surprised, this is a common thing among grassland tribes." Zhao Xin looked at Xu Buli, and explained to Zhao Jia, "The Xu Buli family is a noble breed of the Huns, with vast pastures, and all the tribes add up to hundreds of thousands of cattle and sheep. For two consecutive generations, the leaders killed their fathers and brothers to win the throne."

Xu Buli didn't want to die, ignored Xu Buyong's scolding, told Yi Zhixie's plan, and said that he was willing to summon the remaining Xu Bu's cavalry to surrender to the Han Dynasty together.

When the Marquis got the report, he just let out a cold snort, and ordered people to tie up Xu Buyong and Xu Buli, and lead them away from the camp.At the same time, they ordered two hundred defenders of the fortress to be dispatched, carrying fire starters, and vowed to burn the Huns camp to ashes.

"Leave an exit, kill all those who escape, and keep no prisoners!"

"Respect!"

The military marquis gave the order in front of Xu Buyong and Xu Buli, with his back facing the flames, sitting on his horseback, looking down at the Huns who were kneeling on the ground, he said forcefully, "Waiting for the bandits to plunder our Han side, Slaughtering my Han people, wanting to live as soon as I surrender, it’s a joke! You may as well tell you that one day, my army will march on the grassland, break through the city, cut off your blood, and kill you until you are extinct, so that there will be no Huns in this world !"

The Xiongnu's face was livid, struggling to stand up, the next moment the blade approached, except for Xu Buyong and his nephew, everyone else was decapitated.

"Kill Hu!"

The Han cavalry yelled in unison, Zhao Jiatong was infected, raised the weapon in his hand, stepped on the blood left on the ground, and rushed towards the Hu cavalry who had escaped from the fire.