The next day, a group of people arrived at the so-called Xicang, which is one of the largest granaries in the rear of the Khitans. Due to geographical reasons, this is the nearest large granary that can support the Xi Qi coalition forces. If once here, If something goes wrong, the consequences will be serious.
Because of this, the Khitan chief Li Huaixiu recognized the importance of Xicang. Although all the young men in the clan were sent to the front line and the rear was quite empty, he still stationed 3,000 elite cavalry in Xicang, led by Ba Ye. The general stationed there is none other than Bateye Mi, the second son of the chief of the Bateye tribe. This man is ferocious in nature, and is said to be brave enough to be brave. He is not as brainless as other rough men, so he is very suitable for guarding the granary.
Although Li Huaixiu arranged for Ba Yemi and his tribe to guard Xicang because of its importance, this still made Ba Yemi very dissatisfied. Other tribes went to the front to fight in case the battle could be won. , their iron cavalry will step into Shuofang and plunder the Han people's cities. Gold, silver, treasures and women will be in their pockets. But who is he? He could only stay in a granary at the rear to get moldy, and even if he couldn't go to the front line, he couldn't touch any of the grain in the granary. The only thing he could use was the fodder for the war horses. How could this make him not angry?
But it was impossible for him to apply to Li Huaixiu for transfer to the front line, but every time his subordinates looked at him with a strange look, he couldn't help but feel guilty. Their eyes seemed to ask: "Why didn't you get the chance to go to war?" quota? Why can others go to Shuofang and plunder wantonly if they win, but we have to guard a granary in the rear?"
He did not dare to face his men, so he could only vent his grievances on several Han female slaves in his home. In the past few days alone, he had killed three female slaves, leaving several other people in fear all day long. But this was not enough. The only thing that made him feel a little happy was that in the past few days, he had received a request for troop assistance from the patrol, saying that a Tang Army scout had been discovered in the northwest, about fifty people. He had fun.
Because he was the only one with a relatively large garrison nearby. He really didn't expect that there would be scouts from the Tang army sneaking into the hinterland of the Khitan. Although he didn't know what their purpose was, there was no problem in annihilating them. Maybe it will be a great achievement.
So, he sent his capable confidants to lead a thousand people to search for the Tang Army scout team. As expected, it didn't take long before he received the report of annihilating forty-seven people and capturing three people. Furthermore, the three people were prevented from committing suicide by taking poison. A lot of useful information was obtained from them.
What particularly interested him was about another Tang Army scout team that went deep into their hinterland. It was said that the leader of that team and two of the fire chiefs were as brave as a man of ten thousand men. One of them could even throw a boulder weighing tens of thousands of kilograms. To the air, because they are not in the same team, they don’t know much about the others. But he didn’t believe this ridiculous statement at all. Lifting a boulder weighing tens of thousands of kilograms? And throw it in the air? He wouldn't believe it if he lied to a child, but this was information spit out after being tortured, and it didn't look like a lie, which gave him a bad feeling.
If their confessions were even 10% credible, the three of them could throw thousands of kilograms of boulders into the air, which was scary enough. It was hard for him to imagine that even he, who was good at fighting, would face such three people. , will he be beaten into a meat pie with one punch?
No, no, no, how could it be possible? He was guarded by three thousand elite cavalrymen. They were not as weak as the guys who claimed to have an army of two hundred thousand by the Sanggan River. They were real elite cavalrymen. Even if they were really that ferocious. If someone infiltrates with scouts, he should be able to kill them too.
However, up to now, he has sent four or five waves of cavalry patrols. They have all come back one after another, but they still haven't found any trace of the Tang army scouts. Could it be that they have returned to Sanshou surrender city? Or Shuofang? If it weren't for knowing the importance of Xicang, he would have sent out all three thousand troops to sweep the nearby area. Who can tolerate a tarsal maggot lurking next to you? What's even more terrifying is that you don't know anything about their whereabouts. What makes him most incredible is that they go so deep, how do they rely on supplies? Predating herdsmen? But until now, he still hasn't received any reports about herdsmen being attacked. Or is it that the Tang army directly massacred a certain settlement? This is impossible. Let’s not talk about whether the fifty Tang Army scouts have such combat effectiveness and the ability to clean the battlefield. If this is the case, if you send out so many patrol posts, you should be able to receive a report about this kind of thing from one of the teams. , but there is still no report, which is simply incredible.
Just as he was pacing back and forth in his tent thinking about the possible whereabouts of this small group of Tang troops, a messenger suddenly said at the door: "Second Master, the cavalry group sent out has returned. They met Tuoba on the road. The patrol team led by the third young master."
"How did you meet them?" Bateye Mi was curious. He knew this guy. He was somewhat related to the chief Li Huaixiu. His biological mother was from the Li Huaixiu family, so he received a lot of criticism. Take care of him, at least he won't be allowed to go directly to the battlefield.
He heard that the 10,000 elite cavalrymen who attacked Sanshou surrendered city had already set off. This guy should be among those 10,000 people. Since he appeared here, it meant that he was receiving special care and he was really not allowed to Go to the front line.
"According to him, they have completed the reconnaissance mission of Sanshou surrender city, and now the mission they received is to explore the Yunzhou area southward, and then report to the Sanggan River camp."
"This damn guy." Ba Yeya slammed the wallet on the side. This was obviously to keep them out of the battlefield and not in any danger.
"Wait, what are they doing in Xicang?" After he calmed down, he suddenly realized that something was wrong.
"The heavy rain a few days ago destroyed all their dry food, so they came to Xicang for supplies as a last resort."
So it makes sense. He vaguely remembered that there was a heavy rain a few days ago. It was difficult to find a place to take shelter from the rain on such a prairie. According to the intelligence sent back, if it hadn't been for the heavy rain, he might not have been able to catch the Tang Army scouts.
"Want to resupply at my place? Hum, dreaming, if I don't embarrass you, how can I possibly let you resupply." Banoya snorted coldly.
