Cross the Sea in the Red Chamber

The snow was falling heavily, and the white layer covering the desert had covered knees, and the wind was bleak. There was no one on the desert, only tents and moonlight.

The sergeants of the Jing army drank warm broth and tea soup in their tents, ate freshly baked noodle cakes, and swallowed delicious dried meat, ham and pickles in big mouthfuls.After Xilihulu finished eating, he felt warm all over his body.On the other side of the northern barbarian country, even King Zuo Xian could only gnaw on tasteless, poorly cooked and poorly cooked dry meat, chewed two mouthfuls of Baixue, and swallowed it with difficulty.

It is not easy to cook horse meat well. If it is just boiled in water without any seasoning, the taste will definitely be unforgettable for a lifetime... Anyway, Jiang Yuan has tasted it once, and thank you very much after that.The texture is not good, and the taste is also bad. This special meat cannot be saved without good cooking methods.

In the Jing Dynasty, many people believed that horse meat was poisonous. In fact, it was because horse meat would foam and emit an unpleasant smell when boiled or fried. Therefore, almost all diet books and medical books say that horse meat is poisonous, and horse liver will kill people if eaten.After a long time, no one will eat horse meat.

Most people would never eat this kind of food, even in modern times, few people eat it. Europe and South America like this kind of food very much, but in flower-growing countries, horse meat is not a mainstream food at all, but its close relative, donkey meat very popular.In this land, more people eat pork, beef, mutton, and even dog meat than horse meat. Most people eat it fresh, and few people cook it themselves.

The original cooking method was wrong, and now there is a lack of salt and condiments. One can imagine how unpalatable the horse meat eaten by the northern barbarians is.The piece of blood that Zuo Xianwang ate was obviously not completely drained, he forcefully stuffed two pieces down, his mouth was filled with the smell of blood.He didn't even dare to chew, he just took a mouthful of snow and swallowed it, it was so bad that he almost choked himself to death.

The closer he was to the Western Regions, the fewer trees around him, and now even the majestic Zuoxian King could only gnaw on snow blocks to quench his thirst.There was no hot water to drink, or even a fire to keep warm. All the sergeants marched forward, daring not to speak except to walk, for fear that the cold wind would take away the heat from their bodies when they opened their mouths.The leather jackets they were wearing were still in the autumn style, which was not enough to fight against the severe winter, but the winter clothes were burned by Xue Jin and Jiang Yuan, and they could only barely survive under the frighteningly low temperature in the Western Regions this year.

Because of the lack of protection such as cotton-padded jackets and gloves, the hands and feet of the northern barbarian soldiers were covered with chilblains.Cracks and bruises are all over the skin, and it hurts when you touch it. If your fingers accidentally touch a metal weapon, you will even be frozen on it, and the whole piece of skin will be torn off if you pull it. It is not a human life at all. .

Where have these elite sergeants experienced such painful days?It was worse than the slaves they plundered at the beginning. They were short of food and clothing, tired and cold. Everyone complained, but there was nothing they could do.They can only hope to reach the countries of the Western Regions quickly and snatch enough benefits from there. This is the only idea to support their progress.

King Zuoxian whipped his horses and urged them to go faster. The sooner he arrived in the Western Regions, the sooner he could enjoy the delicious food, warm houses and beauties in the Western Regions, and then he would be able to live a good life.He yelled at the subordinates behind, encouraging the soldiers in the tribe with this method similar to looking for plums to quench thirst, and leading them to the Western Regions.

They obviously didn't notice that a few golden eagles had been following their team, circling not far from the tail of the team, until they got close to the defense line of the Western Regions, they turned around a few times and flew to the west. Hold on tight.

The owners of those hands were all Yuezhi people. They had left their tribe and were bought by Dajing's army at a high price and became members of the Jingchao army.Because these people are good at taming golden eagles and have strong ability to detect the enemy, so although they are not Jing people, they have a high status in the barracks, and their treatment is better than that of ordinary low-level officers. I don't know how much stronger the life in it is.

These Yuezhi people who have fled for decades, have no fixed place, and are fighting for their lives all the time is such a reality. Since they can abandon their hatred for the northern barbarians and let them go for the benefit, why can't they be for more benefits? What about abandoning the tribe and joining Dajing?Anyway, wherever you live, you are alive. Compared with the days when the Yue family migrated around, Dajing's life is undoubtedly more refined and beautiful.

Since Dajing can give them more, and Dajing's army is still so strong, why not join them?This is not selfish or unselfish, the years of fleeing have knocked off every pride in the Yuezhi people, and what is left is nothing but a shell full of interests.

These Yuezhi people who specialize in raising golden eagles communicate with the golden eagles in a special way. To others, they just make some strange sounds, but the golden eagles croaked, as if to tell them something.

After a while, they reported the situation to the generals who were already waiting there, "The army of the northern barbarians is only a few tens of miles away from here, and it does not exceed forty miles." The generals who listened frowned and didn't understand a word mixed with a few words in the northern barbarian language. They didn't nod until the translator translated the words.

Chen Youwei, who was standing on the side, turned his head and ordered the official interpreter: "We must let these Yuezhi people who domesticate golden eagles learn the Central Plains dialect as soon as possible. If they can't communicate normally, how can they integrate into the army? How can they report the situation quickly? Now there are people who understand them." Language people follow, what if there is no such person during the war? Wouldn’t it be a big mistake? We must let them learn to communicate normally as quickly as possible.”

Serving the army better is just one of Chen Youwei's goals. In fact, he has already learned about Jingchao's attitude towards the Yuezhi people from Jiang Yuan.The Yuezhi people's "dishonesty" obviously made Situ Sheng angry, so if you can't be soft, you can only come hard.Obviously they can cooperate, but they want to make everyone unhappy, and the Yuezhi people can really do it.

Sooner or later, the Yuezhi will become a part of Dajing, so "brainwashing" a few first will help the whole Yuezhi to integrate.Whether you need it or not, it's better to prepare first than to use it when the time comes but you don't need it.

The northern barbarians were approaching at this time, and the war was about to break out, but Chen Youwei was elated, and ordered his subordinates to prepare for an ambush, waiting for the arrival of the northern barbarians. What he was waiting for was this military exploit.Now it seems that this line of defense in the Western Regions has changed. It is quite different from the past. Under the cover of Bai Xue, Jiang Yuan even played a new trick.

He ordered people to rearrange at the line of defense and set up some camouflage.If you don't look carefully, the defense line hiding the soldiers is like a snow-covered sand slope, and there is no trace of people there at all.

The soldiers in the defense line all issued a white cloth curtain, not to block the wind and snow, but to let them wear it as a cloak, so that they, who are all white, blend in with the surrounding environment. I can't tell where there are people and where is snow.

This kind of white curtain is often used by hunters in the north to hide from bears in the mountains. Since even wild animals can hide from it, human eyes are naturally fine. In this kind of heavy snow day, it is good to be able to open your eyes. So clear?At least the northern barbarians who had already rushed to the defense line of the Western Regions really didn't find any trace of the Jing army, and they still thought that the countries of the Western Regions were defenseless because of the heavy snow, and they were waiting to be brutally slaughtered by them.

Abernajiang had a miserable time during this time. He used to have an upper-middle tribe, but the strength of the army had shrunk a lot because of Xue Jin's Fire Bull Formation. Now even the clansmen and slaves were forced to abandon Lost, after the Battle of Qingli Lake, he was accompanied by more than a thousand cavalrymen. A year ago, he didn't even bother to look at this power, but now it is the only power he has.

He used to despise Xue Jin and Da Jing, he was conceited and no one looked down on him.Even though he had been to Jingchao before, he still didn't pay attention to Jingchao when he came back. Xue Jin said a few words to Da Khan about the strength of Dajing's army, but he was suppressed by his slander.

In his eyes, so what if Jing Chao held a knife made of iron?Didn't he get beaten up by the Great Northern Man decades ago, wishing he could gain two more legs?In the minds of the northern barbarians, the strength of the army mainly lies in the strength and courage of the soldiers, and the equipment and the like are just tricks, not worth mentioning.

As a result, not long ago, he and all the northern barbarians were taught by Dajing's tricks and almost died on the battlefield. As a result, he had several wounds on his body, and a feathered arrow almost missed his neck, killing him. life.

He originally thought that as long as he abandoned the old Khan who was dying, and followed King Zuo Xian, who held a heavy army, he would be able to restore his past glory and become an important figure in the northern barbarian country again. Who knew that King Zuo Xian was also reduced now It got to the point of eating horse meat... and all the northern barbarians had a miserable life.

They originally owned the entire northern barbarian country, but now they only have one way to go to plunder the Western Regions.They should have galloped on the battlefield, but now they cower like a bunch of deserters.Fortunately, the Western Regions are still very weak, and the Great Northern Man will definitely rely on the supplies of the Western Regions to become glorious again!

Riding his horse and whipping his whip, he hurried on his way. The distance from here to the nearest small country in the Western Regions was only a few tens of miles away, and the walls of the cities of the Western Regions could be seen from far away.For the forward speed of the horse, this distance is only close at hand.When they arrived here, all the cavalry rejoiced. They chewed the unpalatable dried horse meat viciously, swallowed a few mouthfuls of Baixue, and then wiped the weapons in their hands excitedly. Small countries in the Western Regions, snatch everything they see, and enjoy the beautiful days.

The bearded leader who used to cling to but now always likes to trouble Abernajiang has obviously had enough of this kind of hard life. He immediately became anxious when he saw the city of the Western Regions. Fast speed to the country ahead.

The rest of the tribal leaders were not to be outdone, and they all led the soldiers to speed up their progress. Of course, Abernajiang was also one of them. Calmness and tricks, everything is illusory at this time, not as good as filling your stomach Importantly, he seemed to be able to smell the fresh and tender mutton, and even the phantom in front of him was full of wine and beauties.

Everyone was galloping on horseback, completely indifferent to horsepower, which is understandable. In the eyes of these robbers, the small countries in the Western Regions are lambs waiting to be slaughtered who have no resistance and will only kneel and surrender. As long as they rush over, even There is no need to move weapons, and these people from the Western Regions will flee or offer food and treasures.In the face of such a cowardly enemy, why are you sympathetic to Mali?First come first served, first come first is the most important!

The bearded leader rode in front of everyone, and he rode forward excitedly, his face full of joy.But suddenly, he heard a loud noise like a thunderbolt from his left rear side.Immediately afterwards, he was thrown off the horse by an unusually powerful force, and his head and face were covered in red blood.

Feeling that he was not injured, he quickly wiped his face to see what happened at the rear left, and saw that the position he was looking at had already bloomed bright red flowers, and the center of those flowers made of blood was the blood of his tribe. A cavalryman and his horse.

In addition to the bearded leader, several other people were also knocked off their horses, but their luck was not as good as the bearded man's. These people were all hit by gravel and shrapnel, and at this time they all fell to the ground and lost their lives. They couldn't breathe, and judging from the blood on the ground, they were obviously dead!

"Thunderbolt...thunder...it's Jingjun! Jingjun is here!"

Following the mournful cry of the bearded man, all the northern barbarians present panicked. Although the people standing behind couldn't see what happened in front of them, they were shocked just by hearing the sound piercing into their brains. With the loud noise, their minds seemed to be brought back into the canyon next to the Qingli Lake, and their noses seemed to smell the strong and pungent bloody smell back then.The fear that went deep into the bones made them tremble all over, unable to control themselves, and some even fell off the horse.

All the northern barbarians reined in their horses in a daze, not daring to go forward or back. They didn't know if there was that frightening "thunderbolt" on the ground around them, and they were afraid that they would step on it casually. Will be hit by the thunderbolt and become a corpse.

Don't dare to move, what a great opportunity!

Jiang Yuan had been lying around watching the situation on the battlefield, and when he saw the soldiers of the Northern Barbarians reining in their horses, he immediately waved his hand.The heavily armed [-] Jingjun heavy infantry around them tore off their camouflage, got up from the snow, and rushed towards the northern barbarian cavalry who had lost their horse speed.

The Beiman soldiers standing there just felt dazzled for a moment. There was clearly white snow in front of them. Why did countless soldiers of the Jing Army suddenly appear?Where did they come from?Could it be that the men and horses of the Jing army will still escape from the earth?

In any case, ever since the battle by the Qingli Lake, they have been frightened by the Mo Dao soldiers of the Jing Army. If you dare, you want to run back and escape the terrible Jing army.At this time, they didn't think about why they detonated the "thunderbolt", but Jingren couldn't do it when he stepped on it. They just wanted to escape from the shadow of Mo Daobing. How could they have time to think about such things?

But how could Situ Sheng, who was watching the battle from the sidelines, allow them to escape like this?The order was issued quickly, and the snow-covered dune-like protrusions on both sides of the battlefield suddenly changed shape.As the snow fell, several gates of the "Dune" were opened. The "Dune" was actually hollow, and many heavily armed Jingjun cavalry rushed out of it!

These "sand dunes" are many large camps built by Jiangyuan on the defense line by taking advantage of the terrain. These large camps imitating the shape of sand dunes have been covered with snow except for the small door on the back side for entry and exit due to continuous snowfall. The big tent itself is also white, which is similar in color to the snow. If you don’t look carefully, you might think that it is just an ordinary sand dune... In fact, all the ambushes of the Jing army are filled inside.

Now the cavalry ambushes are all out, directly blocking the retreat route of the Northern Man army.In fact, the cavalry ambush sent by Dajing was only 4 to [-], but with the [-] heavy infantry in front, it directly sandwiched the [-] Northern Man army in the middle, making it impossible for them to advance and retreat. Refundable.

Facing the Mo Dao soldiers is definitely impossible to win, and although the intercepted cavalry is not incapable of fighting, they will always be held back by the Jing army. Wouldn't the Mo Dao soldiers be given a chance to deal with them?

Before the northern barbarians could figure out what to do, the ground suddenly trembled non-stop, and the sound of horseshoes hitting the ground could be heard not far away. Such a sound clearly represented that a large number of heavy cavalry were coming here.The heavy cavalry's charge ability is invincible, and the Jing army wants to wipe out all the northern barbarian cavalry around the defense line of the Western Regions!

The northern barbarians couldn't stay any longer. If they waited a little longer and the heavy cavalry of the Jing army arrived, their [-] troops would really die here.Although King Zuoxian's heart sank when he saw the situation, he still insisted on leading his soldiers to break through.

He tried his best to distinguish the position of the heavy cavalry, and judged that they should charge from the left, so he could not choose the left to break through.There were light cavalry in front and heavy infantry in the back, and there was no one left on the right side. He quickly led his subordinates to break out to the right side!

No matter how obvious Situ Sheng and Jiang Yuan's siege of San Que is this time, and no matter how many times Zuo Xianwang has suffered because of this gap, he must and can only break out from the right side under the current situation. Well, what if the right side is also a dead end?Isn't the other direction a dead end?Anyway, whichever side you choose is a death, it is better to follow your intuition, maybe you can escape.

Seeing Zuo Xianwang rushing towards their predetermined position, Situ Sheng patted the snowflakes on his body and smiled slightly. He understood why Jiang Yuan liked to set traps so much against his enemies.Seeing the enemy rushing into the trap in a panic, the feeling of the leader is really good...

Seeing the enemy fleeing towards the trap, Jiang Yuan waved his hand, and a specially trained flag bearer next to him waved the flag in his hand to convey orders to the surrounding soldiers.In the era of the Jing Dynasty when there were no radios or telephones, semaphore was the most advanced means of communication. Soldiers waved flags at high places, which could be seen clearly by people miles away, and it was suitable for issuing orders.

Not long after the northern barbarian army fled to the right side they thought was their way of life, they realized that there was no one blocking them in this direction, no pursuers, no ambushes, not even the sound of a thunderbolt.Whether it was the Jingjun Qingqi or the heavy infantry, they seemed to have forgotten them at this moment and allowed them to flee... This situation is too abnormal!

King Zuo Xian knew it was not good when he saw this situation. Although he didn't know where he had been tricked, there was definitely a problem here, and the problem was not small.He quickly led his men to turn their horses around, intending to escape to the east and return to the North Man Kingdom.But would Jiang Yuan give him this chance?

The command flag was waving in the hands of the soldiers, and the order had been conveyed. The heavy infantrymen of the Gyeonggi Camp and the frontier soldiers of the Northland who had been hiding here in ambush with their white cloaks had received the order and stood up, shaking off their thick clothes. The thick snow blocked the northern barbarians like a soil escape.

Their distribution is very ingenious, as if they knew what the northern barbarians were thinking, they had already ambushed in the three directions on the left, right and front of the northern barbarians. When Zuo Xianwang looked back, he found that the earliest Appeared, the [-] heavy infantry who flanked them with the light cavalry had surrounded them at some point, and blocked the gap in the rear.

Surrounded on all sides, there was no gap left, and the Beiman iron cavalry was once again surrounded by Jiang Yuan's arrangement!

This time Jiang Yuan's layout was abnormal. He didn't use any cavalry. The cavalry was just a tool to drive the northern barbarians away. When the northern barbarians fell into a trap, they disappeared. He just used infantry to surround all the northern barbarians. Central, it seems that they are not worried about these cavalry fleeing at all.

Even though they were only surrounded by infantry, the northern barbarians still didn't know how to rush through those bright Modao formations, let alone why those Jing people lay in the snowdrifts for so long without being frozen to death.What happened to this world?Why is it that Jingren seems to know the magic of demons, so they can't see through what he does?

"Rush, rush, rush!" Zuo Xianwang had no other choice, he would die if he didn't rush, he had to rush out of the siege of Mo Dao soldiers.

He didn't believe that only tens of thousands of Mo Dao soldiers could stop the charge of the northern barbarian cavalry. This was not the last time in Qingli Lake where [-] heavy infantry stopped the charging cavalry, because the Jing army needed to surround four directions. Except for the [-] heavy infantry in the rear, there are only [-] people in each direction. He doesn't believe that his [-] cavalry can't even rush through [-] infantry!

The northern barbarian army formed a conical formation that Jingren liked to use, and charged desperately towards the heavy infantry in front of them.They know that although some people will die under the Mo Dao, they will still break through the thin formation of the heavy infantry in front... As long as they rush through, they can survive. For the sake of their lives, they temporarily forgot to deal with the Mo Dao Fear, rush forward desperately!

Indeed, if there are only [-] heavy infantry in each direction, there is indeed no way to effectively stop [-] light cavalry. No matter how powerful the heavy infantry is, the gap in numbers is not so easy to fill.But who said there are only infantry here?

The command flag was suddenly waved, and dozens of loud noises rang out in the sand under the feet of the northern barbarian cavalry as the command flag was waved. The continuous "boom" sound blasted countless northern barbarian soldiers into the air.For a moment, flesh and blood flew across the battlefield, causing countless casualties, and the northern barbarians still didn't understand why the place they had just stepped on would hear the sound of thunder.Doesn't the thunderbolt sound only when you step on it?

Situ Sheng looked at the flames in the encirclement from a distance, smiled, and said, "This ground/mine that can be controlled with a rope is better than the pedal one. You can control when and how it sounds. So Jing It doesn't matter how the soldiers step on it, but the northern barbarians will be killed even if they don't step on it."

Jiang Yuan smiled and nodded, this is just the beginning...