Chapter 61: Progress

As for why this army came from south to north, this matter only made the Huns feel a little strange. Then, the Huns were even more happy and guessed: "This is the elite of the Great Shanyu. They must have killed the Han people and returned triumphantly!"

This explanation is very consistent with the current thoughts of the Huns. Nowadays, the Huns are full of confidence and will definitely win a big victory. Even if they dreamed, they would not have come, but the Han army vanguard led by Wei Qing.

The Han army vanguard had only one task, that is, to kill the Hun herders who were heading south and keep the secret of the Han army heading north. The Huns were full of hope of victory, and they would never think that this was the Han army, the Han army who came to take their lives, and they were still happy and unspeakable.

"Quick, cut the mutton, pour the horse's breasts, and treat the warriors of the Great Huns!"

The patriarch was so happy that his mouth was broken. Since the Great Wall was defeated, the Huns had not gone to the Han territory to plunder. The Huns needed news of victory too much.

The warriors of the Great Huns who returned from victory were exactly what they should do. Even if the patriarch did not give instructions, the Huns knew what to do. They were busy with all their hands and feet, cutting mutton with mutton, and pouring horse breasts with thighs. Then, they were lined up in a queue, and everyone was full of joy, ready to welcome the Great Huns warriors.

The army that came was magnificent, majestic and murderous. Who else could there be except the elites of the Shanyu headquarters? As long as you treat it well, you will be able to occupy more land in the Han territory in the future, and the tribes will have more slaves and become richer. The patriarch was the most happy and dressed in a tidy manner. He did not dare to be a little disrespectful. He stood at the front respectfully with a happy face.

Wei Qing rode on the horse and led the Han army to rush over and looked at the Huns from afar. Not only did the Huns not escape, they instead lined up in a queue, holding fragrant lamb and hot horse breasts to greet them. This was really unexpected, and Wei Qing couldn't help but be surprised.

Then I thought about it, this was not surprising at all. A few years ago, when Zhou Yang led the Han army to the hinterland of the Huns, set fire to the grasslands, and carried out a massacre, wasn’t that what the Huns did?

Although Wei Qing did not participate in that battle, he heard the soldiers who participated in that battle countless times. In the war, there was some passion and passion, and less fun. If you really want to come to such interesting things, you will be used as jokes and have been circulated for a long time. In that battle, the Han army never crossed the Great Wall, and the Huns didn't believe it at all. Even if the Han army wore the Han army's uniforms and advanced with great fanfare, telling the Huns in person that they were the Han army, the Huns didn't believe it either.

It is this kind of arrogance that caused the Huns to suffer heavy casualties. Zhou Yang personally experienced the incident of giving the Huns a warm hospitality and killing the Huns after they had enough wine and meals. This kind of thing was too bizarre. If Zhou Yang hadn't experienced it personally, he wouldn't have believed it, and there was such a funny thing.

The situation is different now. In the war, the Han army killed and slaughtered many people in the desert, and the Huns suffered heavy casualties. The Huns would not even forget this, right? If this is the case, it would be that the scars healed and the pain would be forgotten, and it would not grow.

Wei Qing didn't believe it, but he saw the joy and respectful look of the Huns, but he had to believe it.

"General, the Huns are so unacceptable, I forgot what happened back then! That's great, we have delicious lamb to eat and hot horse breasts to drink!" A soldier who participated in the First World War that year shouted excitedly: "How many times can I encounter this kind of thing? In the First World War that year, the most interesting thing is this!"

Looking back on what happened back then, the soldier was full of red and excited.

During the war, blood was flowing with passion. If you occasionally have some interesting things, you don’t have to refuse them. Wei Qing had no reason to refuse such good things and raised his eyebrows: “Be prepared for battle. If there is an accident, start the war immediately. If the Huns don’t realize it, eat and drink first, and then kill!"

"In such a cold day, if you can eat delicious lamb and drink hot horse breasts, you will be in heaven!" The soldiers looked yearning.

The most difficult thing to resist in marching in the snow is not hunger, but coldness. If you can drink a few sips of hot horse breasts, it is no different from being in heaven, and it is impossible for the soldiers to be excited.

As the Han army was about to approach, it seemed that this interesting thing would inevitably happen, and the Han army had another joke. However, an accident happened, and a scream of fear came from the Huns camp.

"It's the Han army!"

"The Han army is here to fight, run away quickly!"

The Huns roared everywhere, full of fear and fear. The Huns were like frightened rabbits, throwing away the mutton in their hands, horse breasts, and running away.

"This..." Seeing that the interesting things were about to happen were in full swing. Wei Qing asked himself that there was nothing wrong, why did the Huns see through it, and he couldn't help but wonder: "How do you know that we are the Han army?"

"Yes!" The soldiers who participated in the First World War were also surprised: "In the First World War, we wore military uniforms and came with great fanfare. We clearly told the Huns that we were the army of the Han Dynasty, but the Huns did not believe it. Today, we didn't say anything, why did the Huns know that we were the Han army?"

Wei Qing and the others muttered loudly. The Xiongnu who fell behind understood it and explained to Wei Qing and the others: "You are not wearing leather armor or scimitars. You are wearing Han armor, carrying Han ring-headed swords, and many hand crossbows. There are spears on the hooks of weapons, not iron-hearted tree sticks."

It turned out that the equipment exposed the Han army. Wei Qing smiled and said, "We are warriors of the Great Huns. We killed the Han people and seized their equipment. You don't have to be frightened."

Back then, the Han army came swaggeringly and told the Xiongnu that they were Han army, but the Xiongnu still didn't believe it. Today, when they saw the equipment of the Han army, they were frightened and believed Wei Qing's words: "Don't lie to us! Don't treat us as fools! That's what the abominable Han people said back then! Eat us, drink ours, and kill us, which is extremely abominable!"

"That's not what it said!" The Han soldiers who participated in World War I corrected: "We mean we are the army of the Han Dynasty. You don't believe it. No wonder we are!"

"Escape quickly! The Han army is coming!"

The Huns roared, and the ones riding horses were about to escape with their legs.

Wei Qing knew that it would be impossible to reproduce the interesting things of the past. It was all because the Han army used this method to kill the Huns and were afraid of it from the bones. Now they could only speak with swords. Wei Qing ordered loudly: "Kill! Kill all the Huns!"

"Kill all the Huns!" The Han soldiers roared in unison, waved their ring-headed swords, and pounced on them like wolves and tigers.

To deal with these herdsmen, there is no need to use a crossbow, a ring-headed knife is enough. The Han army lined up in neat battle formations, with murderous intent, and began a massacre.

The Han army was like a wolf, brave and invincible, as if they were entering a state of no one; the Huns were like sheep, and they had no power to fight back at all, so they could only let the Han army massacre.

With the powerful combat power of the Han army, let alone the herders of the Xiongnu, even the elites of the Shanyu headquarters were not opponents. This was just a one-sided massacre. No matter how the Huns escaped, they could not escape from the palm of the Han army. Not long after, the Huns' camp was a dead body, and they were killed by the Han army, regardless of gender, age.

Next to the body of Wei Qing, the leader of the patriarch, looked frightened, as if he saw a devil, his eyes widened. He died with his eyes open. How could the Han army come here?

The Great Shanyu thought that the Han army could not advance. Could it be that the Great Shanyu was wrong? He never had the chance to figure out this question again, so he could only ask them the great Kunlun God.

"Are there any fish that escaped the net?" Wei Qing waved the horse whip in his hand and slapped the head's body hard, sneering: "Diet to the point of death, he is still dreaming, trying to occupy the land of the great man!"

There were several embroidered clan flags around the clan leader, which were used to enclose land. Although the clan leader was dead, Wei Qing still felt angry when he looked at these flags.

"Don't worry, General, no one ran away. We killed all of them, regardless of gender, age, and young!" The soldier reported loudly, looking at the mutton on the snow and the horse's breasts, and couldn't help but swallow his saliva.

It’s not that they are greedy, but that the hot lamb and hot horse breasts are particularly tempting to them in the ice and snow. At this moment, not to mention eating a hot meal, even if you drink a few sips of hot water, it is a joy in life, and it is not inferior to being in heaven.

This kind of temptation is one of the greatest temptations in life, and it is not bad at all than a pervert who sees a beautiful woman. This is Zhou Yang's order. Although the Han army was envious, it did not start eating immediately, just staring at it. If the military discipline was slightly worse, the Han army would have pounced on it like a hungry wolf and feasted.

"Brothers: The Huns are hospitable. The mutton is roasted and the horse's breasts are simmered, and we are kindly entertained. We should not stop the mercy of the Huns. Eat! Drink! After eating, drink enough, and then go and kill the Huns!" Wei Qing looked at the mutton covered with ice and snow, and couldn't help but swallow his saliva and ordered loudly.

No one can bear this temptation. Even though Wei Qing was a famous general of all ages, he was no exception. He flew off the horse, picked up the mutton on the ground, wiped it off, brushed it off the ice and snow, and sent it to his mouth, and chewed it in his mouth.

The mutton was just roasted. Although it was not too hot, the remaining heat was still there. It was very comfortable to eat in your mouth. It was much better than using hot pancakes.

It’s not that the Han army’s cooked cakes are not delicious, but that in the snow and ice, hot food is the most delicious food for soldiers. The cooked cakes with hot body temperature are naturally far less heat than the newly roasted lamb.

Wei Qing grabbed another leather bag and poured it into his mouth. As soon as the hot horse breasts were in his mouth, Wei Qing moaned so comfortably that he moaned loudly: "It's great! It's great!"

Since the Han army marched, they drank horse breasts, which was not bad at all compared to the Huns' horse breasts. The horse breasts made through unique dietary techniques of the Han Dynasty were even better. However, the temperature was incomparable. At this moment, the hotter the horse breasts were, the more comfortable it was.

The soldiers of the Han army drank horse breasts and ate mutton, cheered and praised the hospitality of the Huns, teased, laughed, and moans in a relaxed manner.

Accompanied by laughter and joy, there was also a disgusting smell of blood, and the corpses were all over the ground!

Wei Qing ate and drank for a while, and was extremely satisfied. While eating and drinking, he looked around the camp. The camp was not big, and although there were a lot of cattle, sheep, and horses, it was not what Wei Qing was most interested in.

What Wei Qing was most happy about was that there were a lot of firewood in this camp. Firewood was the most common thing. If it were normal, Wei Qing would not pay any attention to it. However, at present, firewood was extremely precious and more expensive than gold!

You should know that in order to reduce the burden on the march this time, the Han army did not bring firewood at all. Eat with body temperature; when drinking, use the front scapula of the war horse to heat it.

Doing this can only make food and drink less cold as ice cubes and more acceptable. However, it is far worse than hot food that is roasted with fire.

If there is firewood and a fire is raised, the soldiers will gather around the fire to keep warm, and they can cook cakes and simmer horse breasts and eat hot food. What a pleasure!

This kind of treatment is the most tempting in the snow and ice, and is even more fascinating than the delicacies of mountains and seas.

This firewood is the most precious. Compared with the milk of cattle, sheep, horses, it is more than a hundred times more expensive. Wei Qing was very happy and looked at the Han army.

At this time, the Han army sat around the fire, eating mutton and drinking horse breasts while looking at their enjoyment. Look at their satisfaction, it is more comfortable than eating delicacies.

"The Huns are so good that they actually raised fire for us!"

"And there is also hot lamb and hot horse tits!"

"Oh my God, I enjoyed it so much. I wouldn't want to exchange it even if I gave me ten thousand taels of gold!"

The soldiers kept keeping warm while talking and laughing.

Warmth is what you need most in the snow and ice!

"Everything is on!" Wei Qing suddenly shouted.

The shouts were like thunder, and they spread from afar, shaking their eardrums. The soldiers of the Han army looked at Wei Qing in confusion.

"General, why is this? We finally found a camp, what are we doing when we get on the horse?" a soldier asked in confusion.

"You are in the camp and are extremely comfortable." Wei Qing's eyes were like swords and swept across the soldiers: "But the Grand Marshal and his brothers are still frozen and hungry in the snow..."

Zhou Yang has a sacred status in the minds of the soldiers and is their beloved general. When they mention Zhou Yang, the soldiers couldn't help but stand up and head towards the war horses. In any case, they should not let the beloved general Zhou suffer.

"We are the vanguards of the great man, and we must prepare camps for the brothers, so that they can eat hot cakes, hot horse breasts, and warm tents!" Wei Qing said loudly: "Don't you feel ashamed of being greedy for comfort?"

The soldiers couldn't help but lower their heads: "General, stop talking, we know we are wrong!"

"But, General, where are we getting so much firewood?" Some soldiers were in trouble. They could not get it even if they were digging three feet into the ground. This was a huge problem.

"There are camps for the Xiongnu here, and there should be camps for the Xiongnu nearby." Wei Qing analyzed loudly and said, "As long as we find the camps for the Xiongnu, kill the Xiongnu, and seize their camps, the brothers will have firewood, hot cooked cakes, hot horse breasts, and warm tents!"

This idea was very good. The soldiers suddenly realized it and shouted in unison: "Kill all the Huns! Kill all the Huns!" The ring-headed sword in their hands kept shaking, emitting a series of bright sword lights, catching people's eyes.

"Let's go!" Wei Qing slapped his horse and rushed out first.

"Rumor!" The sound of thunderous hooves sounded, and the soldiers followed closely. The horse's hooves were pedaling, and a smooth water line rushed towards the distance.

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"Click! Click!"

The ground was trembling, the ice and snow were moaning, and there were cracks, cracks and cracks suddenly extended to the distance.

At the source of the crack, a red tide is rushing towards the north. This red tide is surging hundreds of miles in a radius, magnificent, and has an invincible power.

It was the main force of the Han army led by Zhou Yang who marched towards Longcheng.

Zhou Yang rode on the wind chasing horse, looking at the marching Han army, and the crowds of horses were so shocking!

This shock is not something that modern blockbusters can express, nor is it expressible in any words. Only by being in it can you understand what shock is!

"call!"

Zhou Yang exhaled a breath of hot air. The weather was too cold. As soon as the hot air was sprayed out, it instantly turned into crystal ice flowers, floating in front of him, which was very beautiful.

Zhou Yang stretched out his right hand and grabbed the ice flower. He bought the crystal clear ice chips. Looking at the beautiful ice chips, Zhou Yang couldn't help but shake his head and muttered: "I knew it was very cold in ancient times, but I didn't expect it to be so cold!"

In another time and space, Zhou Yang experienced the coldness of the north, but the climate in modern society is even colder than in ancient times, and it is still relatively warm in winter.

It was just now that I entered the territory of the Huns, and it was so cold before I went deeper. If I went deeper, I wonder how colder it was?

No wonder the Huns always think about going south and the land of China. Not to mention anything else, the cold alone is enough to prompt the Huns to go south without any chance. Although the north of China is also very cold, it is a warm paradise compared to the desert. It is unreasonable for the Huns who have suffered from the pain of the cold to go south.

"Master, this is really cold!" Li Guang rode his horse and kept wiping the ice chips under his nose with his hands.

This ice chip is formed by the condensed heat he exhaled. It is a thick layer under the nose. If it is not wiped, it will not take long to plug the nostrils, and suffocation may happen. This is not a joke, but it is very likely to happen.

Zhou Yang has been walking along the way, and I don’t know how many times he has applied ice chips.

"It's not just cold, it's just cold to the bones. I feel even the bones on my body are cold!" Zhou Yang sighed: "This is because the court made warm clothes, otherwise my blood would be cold!"

"Haha!" Li Guang nodded constantly, agreeing with this: "I fought with the Huns for a lifetime, but I have never entered the desert in such cold weather. In the past, I just heard that the desert was bitter and cold, and that the winter in the desert could freeze to death, so I never experienced it. I tried it myself and realized that the rumors were not false!"

Although Li Guang was a famous general who fought against the Huns and fought a lifelong battle with the Huns, he was just guarding the city on the border. He had never done anything to go deep into the desert. He had never thought about going deep into the desert in winter, let alone doing it.

Zhou Yang looked around and saw that the soldiers were a little distance from him, lowered his voice and said softly: "I originally thought that although the desert was cold, it would not be like this. I guess I was wrong. I underestimated the bitter cold of the desert. It was so cold as soon as I entered the desert. The colder the more I walked north, the colder it became, and the colder it became, the colder it would be. If I continue like this, when I arrive in Longcheng, I don't know how many soldiers would frostbite, and how many combat power could it be preserved?"

This cannot be blamed on Zhou Yang. Although the Han people know that the winter in the desert is very cold, few people have experienced it personally. Zhou Yang is already estimating it in the coldest direction, but it is still low.
Chapter completed!