In the northern grasslands in autumn, the grass and trees are gradually withering and turning yellow, and the north wind is getting stronger day by day, making people's faces feel dry and painful.

The leader of the Xianbei Gailou tribe Gailou (surnamed Gailou, given name Fang) is leading the tribe's remaining dozen warriors, riding horses in the cold wind. Their destination is the large tribe Holka located to the west of Gailou.

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Building a building can't believe that what happened yesterday happened to his tribe. Although his tribe is not strong, it is not weak either. There are more than a thousand young and strong people, as well as countless cattle, sheep and horses. This year's grassland has abundant rain, and the grass and trees have grown beautifully.

It was particularly lush. The tribe had stored enough fodder. They had taken a trip to the clouds a few days ago and had stored enough food to have a prosperous winter. Unexpectedly, everything turned into ashes overnight.

At midnight yesterday, a group of Han horse thieves visited his tribe. When he was building a building and was awakened by the screams, he found that there were shouts of killing everywhere in the tribe. His warriors rushed out without even having time to put on their clothes.

When he casually put on his leather armor and came out with a bow, arrow and spear, he found fire everywhere in the tribe. He didn't know how many horse thieves came, but he could tell from the screams that these sounds came from his tribe.

Gai Loufang hurriedly organized warriors to fight the enemy everywhere. However, in the chaos, not many people heard his orders. Some rushed to the place where the shouts of killing were the loudest, and some came from other places to gather. The horse thieves' rockets

One after another, more and more tents caught fire, and men, women, old and children were screaming and running around.

In the light of the fire, he saw a strong man in armor carrying a big sword and killing him. None of the warriors facing him had the power to fight back. The knife in the strong man's hand was like the sickle of death, harvesting the lives of the warriors.

Its armor is like an iron wall, no weapon can harm it.

More and more horse thieves followed the strong man and came in. Some of them were armed with guns and some with big knives, but no matter which type, the sharpness was far beyond what he could imagine. The sword in the warrior's hand was like cheese in the opponent's hand.

Like, he was cut in half with a single stroke, and then screamed more frequently. The warrior he was proud of was no match for the horse thieves, and was killed in a short time.

The tribesmen fled in all directions, and he could only escape with the remaining warriors. However, the bows of these horse thieves were too terrifying. They all fled a hundred steps away, and many bows and arrows fell. Many people around him were hit by arrows.

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When he was running, he turned back and saw that all the tribe's cattle, sheep and horses had been robbed, and almost all the tents and food had been burned. His tribe was completely ruined!

Gai Loufang raised his whip and whipped the horse's buttocks hard, causing the horse to run forward faster and faster.

He would rather give these cattle and sheep to the Holkar tribe than fall into the hands of the Han people. He wants to kill these Han people and avenge the tribal warriors!

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"Commander, commander, we have collected a total of 132 escaped horses. Including those in the stables, there are 672 horses, and more than 4,000 cattle and sheep."

A soldier in charge of counting livestock trotted over and said excitedly.

He could not eat meat more than a few times a year in the past, but in the past six months or so he had eaten it until he felt like vomiting. With so many cattle and sheep brought back, even if they no longer breed, they would be enough to feed the village for a year and a half.

"Well, plus these, I have robbed about 2,000 horses this time, which is almost enough."

Xu Chu said, seeing that the soldiers and Han slaves had driven the tribe's cattle, sheep and horses to one place, and the looted grain, dry firewood, etc. had also been packed, he ordered: "Go back, I'm afraid you will be surrounded by others if you stay any longer."

Cut it off."

A team of more than a thousand people drove tens of thousands of cattle, sheep and horses, slowly heading south under the sun.

Carrying so many livestock, the team will definitely not be able to move fast. According to Du Fei's idea, all the cattle and sheep can be discarded, and only the war horses and Han slaves can be returned. Most of these Han slaves are herdsmen from Yunzhong County, and their equestrian skills are better than that of the Golden Eagle Guard.

Without the burden of cattle and sheep, we can return to the Han Dynasty very quickly.

But the soldiers and Xu Chu disagreed. The soldiers were reluctant, but Xu Chu was fearless. After hearing Du Fei's words, he laughed and said, "It will be better if the pursuers come, let's kill them easily!"

After saying that, he asked Du Fei to lead the Hannu cattle and sheep first, while he took the rear.

How can Du Fei rest assured? Over the past six months, several hundred of his troops have first intercepted and killed the Xiongnu, and then entered the Xianbei tribe to show off their power. With the help of magical weapons and surprise attacks, they have gone through several battles without losing a single one, whether it is Xu Chu or the Golden Eagle Guard.

, the whole army exudes confidence and arrogance.

Thinking of what A Mo had told him before leaving, "Xu Chu is brave and confident that he has read a few military books with me. His confidence is a bit too much. It is okay to encounter some setbacks along the way, but if everything goes smoothly, he will become more arrogant and fearless. You

Although he has an unruly temper, he can still control himself at critical moments. Please give me a few more tips."

"I'm not afraid on the way there. I'm just afraid that I'll be carrying a lot of horses on the way back, which will arouse people's jealousy. You don't have to go back the same way. You can take Yanmen to the Youzhou side. This side is close to the Taihang Mountains. Regardless of whether there are barbarians chasing you.

Or if officers and soldiers intercept, they must send someone to ask Zhang Yan for help in advance, and Xu's benefits will be decided based on the results of the battle."

At that time, he was still surprised, why would he ask Zhang Yan for help if there were no pursuers? Amo said that if many horses, cattle and sheep were plundered, other people would be jealous. Even Zhang Yan himself might covet the war horses, so it would be better to take the initiative to share them.

He took a piece of the pie to find shelter.

As early as the day when he decided to return, Du Fei sent several fast horses to Hutuo River to seek help from Zhang Feiyan. According to the itinerary, the person asking for help might have just arrived in Taihang at this time. Du Fei secretly prayed that he would not encounter a large group of pursuing troops.

The sun was setting in the sky again, and the road could not be seen clearly at night. Everyone was eager to return home, but they did not dare to risk the journey. In the evening, the team stopped and set up camp.

The Golden Eagle Guards and Han slaves were mixed and divided into four batches, taking turns to keep watch.

Xu Chu inspected everywhere and found nothing wrong, so he got into the tent and lay down in his clothes.

The wind picked up in the middle of the night, and the whistling sound came from far to near, whistling wildly on the open grassland, like a ghost crying and a wolf howling, which made people's hair stand on end.

The roof of the tent was blown loudly, and the soldiers on guard outside hurriedly moved things to hold it down to prevent it from being overturned. In the middle of the night, the wind suddenly dropped, and the sound of something falling was heard again. Xu Chu did not think it

Yi turned over and continued to snore.

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! The next morning, the sun did not shine on the grassland as usual. Xu Chu got out of the tent and looked at the earth that had turned white all night, and was dumbfounded for a moment.

Looking up, except for the companions around me who are brown and black, everything else is white, vast white, extending from the feet to the distance, integrating with the gray sky. Occasionally, there are a few bald trees standing alone.

On the snowfield, there is also a white head.

Fortunately, when we were resting yesterday, we looked at the direction and knew where the south was. Everyone packed up their tents and hurried on their way.

After walking for another day, everyone felt that the team had been walking south, but when the sun came out the next day, the south they originally thought turned to the west. The group had to change their route, judge the direction according to the sun, and continue walking south.

The weather on the grassland in autumn was changeable, and on the third day it was snowing again. Xu Chu called Han slaves to ask for directions, but they all couldn't explain clearly.

"Haven't you been living on the grassland for a long time? How come you don't know how to recognize it?"

One of the men replied: "Who goes out on a snowy day? Not to mention us, even the Hu people don't dare to go out far after the snow sets in winter. Moreover, walking on the grassland in snowy weather for a long time will cause pain and tears in the eyes. In severe cases, they may even open their eyes.

I can’t even open it.”

In fact, it snowed the day before yesterday and some people already felt uncomfortable in their eyes. However, as the sun came out later, part of the snow melted and some turf was exposed, so they no longer felt uncomfortable.

But if the snow falls again today, I'm afraid it won't melt. If we go in the wrong direction again, the group may be trapped in the grassland.

Such a large number of livestock consume a lot of fodder every day. Before the snow falls, there is still grass for them to eat. Once the heavy snow completely covers the grassland, the livestock will starve to death. Although the team also brought some food and grass, it is only enough at most.

Those war horses chewed it.

If the horse cannot be brought back to Taihang, all efforts will be in vain. There is also the most important issue of energy. The Golden Eagle Guard and the rescued Han slaves total more than 1,800 people. They consume a lot of firewood for cooking every day. Previously, they

They can also cut grass, chop down trees, and collect cow dung and horse dung for fuel. If they are trapped in one place for several months, everyone including the livestock will freeze to death.

Xu Chu was anxious and secretly regretted that he should have gone back earlier. He was afraid that he would go the wrong way again, so he simply ordered the team to stop and sent people to cut the grass everywhere to store more fodder and wait until the sun came out before leaving.

We have been waiting for two days. The snow has stopped, but more and more people feel eye discomfort, and the sky is still cloudy, without a trace of sunshine. A Han slave told Xu Chu that this kind of weather will only get worse in the future.
Chapter completed!