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The Wind Rises in Chang'an Chapter 240 Tooth for Tooth

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    In the northern border counties, the cold wind from the far north roared, carrying icy air currents across the desert, and overnight the grasslands turned into the frozen land of the North.  + On the border of Yunzhong County in the northwest of Yanmen County, there is the vast Chile River at the foot of Yinshan Mountain.  A group of cavalry advanced silently in the snowstorm. They were wearing black robes and wandering on the desert grassland like ghosts in the snow.  They wore thick felt robes lined with armor made of iron mortise-and-tenon joints, two layers of thick leather gloves, heavy cowhide boots, and black wolf helmets with ferocious masks. The masks looked like ghosts.  The two eyes and the vents of the mouth and nose are exposed.  The leader of this cavalry is a black-armored cavalryman. His armor style is unique. He wears a whole piece of black paint armor on his chest. Anyone who knows the goods knows that it is the rarest plate armor. Just a piece of chest plate armor is worth thousands of gold.  The black-armored cavalry general carries a battle bow with a weight of one stone and seven fights on his back, and two swords that have not yet been sharpened on his waist. His mount is also a Qinghai Cong, a tall horse rarely seen in northern border counties.  Five hundred black-armored cavalry, each carrying three horses and carrying seven days' rations, took advantage of the night from Yanmen County to make a detour, avoiding several Xiongnu tribe activity areas along the way, and appeared at the foot of the Chile River. The purpose was to execute a planned battle  The target of the raid was the tribe under the Chile River. That tribe was Zhao Xin, the subordinate king of Loufan.  Zhao Xin is the life and death enemy of the Yanmen people. No one will forget the fire that burned the city in the third year after Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty. Not only did Shanwu City burn to ashes, not only did the prefect and captain die, but also thousands of people in the city were killed.  Many Han soldiers and civilians died, Ma Yi was plundered, and many families were separated and their families were destroyed. The hatred has never been eliminated.  Everyone living in Yanmen remembers that moment in their hearts.  Looking forward to the moment of revenge.  It is very dangerous to move forward in heavy snow, and you can easily lose your way if you are not careful.  Only the most experienced herdsmen with old horses can find the right direction. The black-armored cavalry have no shortage of old horses to know the way.  Only a short sneak attack opportunity is missing.  Xin Zhao is very cunning, like a lone wolf on the grassland, always wandering in unnoticed corners. When the reputation of the black armored cavalry spread far and wide in the grassland, Xin Zhao's tribe stayed away from Yanmen.  The county hid at the foot of Yin Mountain.  In the past three years, the black-armored cavalry has launched surprise attacks many times, plundering and plundering most of the grassland tribes on the Monan border. However, they failed to catch Xin Zhao's tail, and instead created an excellent opportunity for him to expand.  After collecting and annexing the small tribe of Huns who had fled, Zhao Xin's tribe expanded to more than 15,000 people, and he became a very powerful person among King Pi Xiao. King Lou Fan also had to be polite to him. In King Zuoxian's tent,  The ranking below has been slightly improved. ??     years ago.  King Zuo Xian hid on the grassland and commanded the invasion war remotely. What he wanted to avoid was precisely the strict order of the Xiongnu Chanyu. A small-scale invasion was the bottom line of the agreement between the two parties. King Zuo Xian did not dare to use the royal cavalry.  The Han army also could not dispatch frontier troops, and the only solution was the black-armored cavalry.  Using a small number of elite cavalry to carry out counterattacks, the tacit understanding between the two sides was not broken.  The Huns suffered a loss and it was inconvenient to break up. They couldn't catch the black armored cavalry.  They can only engage in bloodletting on the border, and the land is the property of the Han people.  The property of the Huns was cattle and sheep, and the Huns could not withstand the bloodletting for long.  The black-armored cavalry general remembered that a few days ago, when he was passing by the border of Yunzhong County, merchants from Yunzhong County came to the border in groups to deliver supplies, encouraging them to behave like the Han army and not to embarrass the Han people.  The Han people are still too rigid. They can't bear to use Han cavalry as bandits to raid the Xiongnu tribes. The maximum tolerance for semi-official black-armored cavalry is because they have the cavalry general as a guarantee behind them. Ordinary noble merchants  It is okay for a team to act like a bandit, but it is intolerable to build a large-scale organized military force.  Five hundred cavalry fought against a tribe of fifteen thousand people. The black-armored cavalry general was not afraid. He knew that he was not fighting alone. Another group of five hundred cavalry was trudging on another road dozens of miles away.  The wind and snow blocked the progress. We were originally scheduled to arrive at the target location at noon, but were postponed until the evening before we saw the snow-white mountains. The snow-covered mountains could not change the appearance of the undulating mountains, which was the Yinshan Mountains that the Huns were most proud of.  At the foot of Yin Mountain is the destination of this trip, Zhao Xin¡¯s Xiongnu tribe.  "Enter the woods, dismount, camp, and rest." The five hundred cavalrymen silently entered the deciduous forest. The woods covered with winter snow were bare. From a distance, they looked gray and lifeless. The branches were covered with white snow.  Lao Gao, I occasionally saw rabbits and elk running quickly through the woods in the dense forest.  Standing outside the woods, I saw dots of fire dancing in the distance. They were the fires used by the Xiongnu tribe to make fires for cooking.    They did not dare to use fire to cook, so they took out cold dried meat and steamed buns as hard as stones to eat. Fortunately, the cavalry team was allowed to equip small pots of shochu. High-strength wine is a drink used to keep out the cold and warm, and it is also used to clean wounds when injured.  Important military supplies, the discipline of the team is very strict. They are only allowed to drink two servings of water bottle caps a day. You can drink less, but you are not allowed to drink more.  After eating, the cavalry took off the thick felt blankets they carried and slept together in the snow. The hands and feet were the ends of the limbs, and the cheeks and neck were the most exposed skin. Every knight must rub animal skin on his hands, feet, cheeks and neck.  Grease, grease can effectively isolate the invasion of cold, seal pores to prevent heat from radiating outward, because cold and hunger are the biggest enemies, and you must learn to endure pain to survive.  Slowly, darkness fell, and the dots of firelight on the grassland disappeared, indicating that the tribe was falling into a deep sleep.  After waiting quietly for who knows how long, the sky has completely darkened. The black-armored cavalrymen didn't take it seriously. The night is their best partner. People who are used to eating meat don't have night blindness. Northerners who are used to ice and snow don't have snow blindness. At this moment, the empty space  A faint hawk whistle came from the wilderness, and the distant sound cut through the silent grassland.  The black-armored cavalryman jumped up, jumped out of the woods and blew his eagle whistle at the source of the sound. After a long time, a response whistle came from the opposite side. The length of the whistle was a means of judging the signal. The response meant that the two sides had converged.  .  The sleeping black-armored knights were awakened. They grabbed a handful of cold snow and wiped it on their faces. The biting coldness instantly drove away their sleepiness. The experienced knight opened the wine bottle and took two big sips, then jumped lightly in the snow.  Let the whole body warm up quickly.  The black-armored cavalryman rarely said anything. Sleeping in the snow in the cold winter is very dangerous. Even with complete protection of the body, it is easy to freeze the joints and stiffen. There is not enough time to move the muscles and bones of the whole body. Drinking and  Simple activities are the best way to go.  The speed of the army was very fast. In less than two quarters of an hour, all the troops were ready, riding high on their horses and waiting for orders. When charging, each person only carried one main mount. Everyone's main mount was the strongest, and it must be  The men and horses are fully armored, with heavy armored robes covering their bodies, and their mounts covered with thick felt blankets.  It seems that all the wind from the north has blown away. There is no wind in the vast dark night, and the goose feathers of snow are falling quietly from the sky.  The black-armored cavalry advanced slowly on horseback, and a few miles away there was an invisible cavalry who, like them, was advancing towards the tribe of 15,000 people.  The fire is getting closer and closer, and you can vaguely see the Huns who are keeping watch at night, huddled next to the fire to keep warm in the ice and snow, getting closer.  The Huns who were keeping watch at night raised their heads. They seemed to hear a sound in the open grassland. The sound was like the crunching sound of horse hoofs stepping on the snow. The disadvantages of heavy snow in the cold winter were obvious. Even the Huns could not hear the sound of horse hoofs clearly.  The Huns were very vigilant. Several people quickly stood up and looked around. However, they forgot that their pupils were staring at the fire a moment ago. They could not adapt to the dark night, the white snow, and the dark night. They could not see anything.  .  "That's weird, did I hear it wrong?" The Huns who were keeping watch were about to walk back when they accidentally saw a small black dot approaching quickly.  Pfft!  Blood splattered everywhere, and the Huns fell down in disbelief, clutching their throats.  The remaining Huns were all frightened and shouted: "The enemy is attacking! The Han's black-armored army is attacking us!" At the same time, several other night watch posts were attacked at the same time, and the miserable screams broke the silence of the tribe, but within a moment  The Huns were on the move.  The reaction speed of the Huns was unexpected and far exceeded the planned preparations. Faced with the sudden change, the black-armored cavalry were not panicked and attacked the tribal camp in an orderly manner according to the original plan.  The battle has begun on the other side. Facing the iron tower, the Huns seem to be helpless against the black-armored cavalry. The heavy iron whips sweep across them casually. The lighter ones have broken bones and flesh, and the severe ones have their heads bloomed and are killed on the spot. The armors of Xianbei and Wuhuan  The cavalrymen, armed with swords, excitedly slashed at anyone they saw. The Huns herdsmen who rushed out of the camp were cut down like leeks.  A sweeping sweep knocked away the Hun herdsmen blocking the road. Seeing that the cavalry formation was loose and disjointed, Zhao Meng immediately ordered: "You are not allowed to go deep alone. The Chinese army goes straight to the Hun tent to capture and kill Zhao Xin. The two wings of the armored slave guards are not allowed to fight at will."  The whistle blew, and the Xianbei people who had cut down their men and were about to continue harvesting reined in their mounts and turned back to the battle unwillingly. The Han army's military law was extremely strict, and they would be killed on the spot if they disobeyed orders, and there was no room for explanation.  Zhao Meng listened intently, and there were also shouts of killing from the other side of the Xiongnu tribe. The execution of Xin Dao's beheading operation was very successful. There was only one last step left to capture and kill Zhao Xin, but at this moment bad news came.  The HunsThere was a fire in the direction of the tent, and Xin Zhao escaped with his confidants!  "The cunning fox has escaped?" Zhao Meng said angrily: "I don't believe that he doesn't want fifteen thousand people. Everyone obeyed the order and strangled the remaining Huns who resisted. All the men who were taller than the wheel were not left alive.  ! We will retaliate against Zhao Xin as Zhao Meng did in Mayi, blood for blood, tooth for tooth!" (To be continued, please search Piao Tian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!
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