Chapter 25 Pursuit
The fiery red sun rose on the horizon, reflecting the white snow into orange... Looking around, nothing on the horizon hindered my sight. The sun jumped and climbed higher, slowly it seemed that the weather was getting warmer.
The winter in the Western Regions was very cold, and the air exhaled by the clouds instantly turned into white mist. Under the feet was the army of the King of Donghu, who were gathering under the leadership of the King of Donghu.
The Donghu King, who lost face yesterday, believed that the Huns had offended his dignity, so the old guy was allowed to settle the score with those who tried to steal his wife.
"King, the Huns will leave automatically. Although they suffered a small loss in Wuwei, their vitality was not damaged. The king should not pursue him and was careful of the ambush of the Huns."
Arnold painstakingly persuaded King Donghu.
"Get out of here. If you hadn't reminded me in time yesterday, I would not have suffered such a great humiliation. You would have the nerve to say that it would have been considered as merciful without chopping your head."
The King of Donghu scolded Arnold and waved Arnold hard with his horse whip.
Saplerhei looked at Arnold with a bad look, and he secretly hated this guy in his heart. He completely forgot that he was the one who caused the trouble.
Arnold was whipped a few times and dared not speak anymore, so he could only endure it silently. However, he made up his mind not to go out with the Donghu King to pursue the Huns. Who knew what the Donghu King possessed by the God of Decay would encounter?
Yun Xiao watched tens of thousands of troops gather at his feet, and then looked at the endless grassland.
"Mr. Marquis, nothing should happen. You can see more than ten miles on this grassland at a glance, and the snow is heavy. The cavalry is inconvenient to move, so there should be no ambush. Five thousand people beat 20,000 people. The Donghu King should have a great chance of winning this time. Why don't we follow us?"
Canghu looked at the Donghu army neighing and shouting at the horses, and carefully asked Yun Xiao.
"Is your hands itchy? Remember, there is only one reason to start a war, that is money, and more money is money. The Huns are poor, what are the benefits of fighting them? Besides, if there are too many people, you will definitely win?
If there are too many people, we will definitely win. On the bank of the Yellow River, we will be crushed into pieces. Let us clamor here. The Huns left voluntarily, although the losses were great in the battle with us. However, the main force was not damaged. The Hu Qiang King was good at using troops, so the Donghu King rushed out rashly. I am afraid that I would not be able to get anything good.
You remember. You must remember one thing at any time. That is, don’t chase the enemy, and rabbits will bite people if they are anxious. What’s more, the Huns claim to be descendants of wolves.”
Yun Xiao looked at the gradually rising red sun and put his hands in his sleeves. The army of Donghu had set off, and the team in the sun was dragging it down. I hope these guys could come back alive. After all, the enemy's enemy is a friend. Yun Xiao did not want the Donghu King to suffer major losses.
King Donghu sat in Yun Xiao's luxurious carriage, holding the stove given by Yun Xiao in his hand. The carriage was very stable and comfortable to ride. There were good things like charcoal stoves in the carriage, which made the whole carriage warm. It formed a sharp contrast with the outside of the ice and snow.
Yun Xiao was generous, and a baggage carriage followed the carriage of Donghu King. It was filled with steamed wine from the Yun family and various canned foods. Donghu King sat in the wide carriage, eating canned beef and drinking the delicious steamed wine from the Yun family, and he felt that this was the most comfortable march in his life.
The Han people's things are good, and the transparent bottle contains delicious food. There are fruits to eat in the middle of winter. This meat is also good. I heard that it is beef. King Donghu has eaten beef for his whole life, but he has never eaten such delicious beef. Especially this kind of wine is simply the best in the world. Drink a sip of it. The wine of Donghu is as light as water. King Donghu feels that this life has been in vain, and now he lives out a little bit.
I just don’t know how the Han princess is. The Han envoys adhere to the tradition of not being allowed to meet before marriage. They stubbornly prevented themselves from meeting the Han princess, but looking at the maids, you will know that the Han princess will not disappoint him.
With the princess of the Han family, he could ask for assistance from the wealthy Han Dynasty. With the supplies of the Han Dynasty and the warriors of the Donghu, he was not afraid that the countries in the Western Regions would no longer tremble under the horse's hooves of the Donghu. The King of the Donghu seemed to see him sweeping across the Western Regions and becoming another generation of Western Regions overlords. The kings of all countries came to worship him and crawled at his feet.
If Yun Xiao had seen it here, this old king was drunk.
Saplhei was the main instigator of this pursuit, and he still had a great influence on this elderly cousin, Saplhei. The fleeing of the Huns made him believe that the Huns had declined. Even if they were as powerful as the Huns, losing 100,000 warriors in one winter would be a disaster. This is a great opportunity to weaken the strength of the Huns, and you must seize it well.
He glanced at the luxurious carriage enviously. He had gone in once in the morning. It was really a wonderful enjoyment. If it weren't for being driven out by his cousin, he wouldn't want to come out. The damn cold weather was so cold that the howling cold wind took away a trace of body temperature, and he didn't dare to take off the gloves. Even if his face touched the iron sheet of the helmet, he would have a layer of skin stained.
The snow on the ground was so thick that it was almost as thick as the horse's belly. The continuous strong winds had blew the traces of the Huns' withdrawal.
The snow particles blowing from the cold wind hit the face with a scorching pain, and it also crackled when hitting the armor. People and horses were spraying white air and marched hard in the snow. They complained softly in the morning, but no one complained now. Because the difficult march had seriously consumed everyone's physical strength, no one had the strength to speak loudly now. But the white mist sprayed out from their mouths became more and more rapid.
Canghu is right. The grassland behind the snow is really vast. There are no mountains on the grassland, and they are flat when you look around. But this is a visual illusion. In fact, the grassland also has ups and downs. Of course, there are no mountains, but there are many gentle slopes with an altitude of more than ten meters.
The army of the Donghu King walked into such a dirt slope. Although the slope was very relaxed, the road uphill was still difficult, and the people and horses were extremely tired. Many horses had stopped, and the soldiers also wanted to rest for a while.
"Everyone can't rest here, and if you walk away, you will get sick if you rest here." As the general who led the army, Saplhei was not completely a fool. He waved his whip and drove away his soldiers.
"Swoosh" a powerful arrow shot accurately on Saplhei's horse's neck. The war horse raised its front hooves high in pain, overturning Saplhei, who was unprepared, to the ground.
Thank you for your reward from jackiezxw, the first leader of the Dragon King was born. Thank you for your support to Han Xiong, and thank you for your support to the Dragon King for continuing to work hard. (To be continued...)
Chapter completed!