The north wind blows and the white grass breaks on the ground, and the sky is full of snow in August. ----------Tang Censhen's "Bai Xuege Sends Judge Wu Back to the Capital"
The sky was blue, the fields were vast, and cattle and sheep were visible on the windblown grass. Chen Long and Chu Feiyan led 20,000 cavalry from Mayi County to the northwest, and the terrain gradually became higher and deeper into the grassland.
Zhao Yun, Zhou Buyi and Shamoke slowly followed the Chinese army, admiring the exotic grassland scenery. The grassland is vast and boundless, with blue and green on the horizon. The sky also transitions from deep blue to light blue, and then merges with crimson clouds. A few faint wisps of dark clouds cover the sky like a gauze. The wind was very cold, blowing away the white clouds in the blue sky and blowing down patches of dark blue grass. Various green, lush green, dark green, yellow and green prairie, like a chessboard, covers the light yellow hills one by one and divides them neatly. Various small animals in the fields emerge from their burrows from time to time, chasing each other for food, showing full of vitality.
Chen Long and his guide walked in the front, pointing directly at the Tabutoluohai area where King Zuoxian and his men lived. Tabuduoluohai was one of a number of military cities built in the Hetao area during the reign of Emperor Wu of the Western Han Dynasty. The site is located in Tali Village, Xincheng District, Hohhot City today.
With the infrastructure construction made by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the Huns, who had always lived in pursuit of water and grass, gradually had relatively fixed settlements and formed some towns. In peacetime, the main function of these towns, especially those near the grasslands and inland borders, was trade exchange. Silk and tea from the south, sheepskins and Mongolian horses from the north have entered each other's territory here.
However, once powerful kings such as Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty and Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty passed away, the border barbarians who liked martial arts would be ready to take action, and the border would often usher in a period of war. At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty and the early Three Kingdoms period when the Central Plains was in chaos, the Huns took advantage of the chaos and penetrated into the Central Plains to plunder the population and wealth. Bingzhou became the first unlucky area. The people were forced to move further inland, and the rest had no choice but to Following local bullies like Zhang Yan, they rebelled to protect the villagers' families.
This time, Chen Long used his troops and his speed to catch Zuo Xian King by surprise, betting that he could not imagine that there were troops from the Central Plains who dared to fight deep into the grasslands. The purpose of the battle was also to rescue Cai Wenji, and at the same time, to dampen the morale of the Huns from looting the frontier, and to lay a solid foundation for Chu Yan to consolidate the frontier.
It was also the first time for Chu Feiyan to go deep into the grassland. Although she was severely cold, she was still in high spirits and chattering beside Chen Long. The equipment of the 10,000 cavalry she brought was incomparable to that of Zhao Yun and Fu Tong's 10,000 cavalry, so they mainly used the flanks and rear to clear out small groups of Xiongnu troops, appease the Xiongnu herdsmen, and provide military warning.
The dark night is coming on the grassland, and the surrounding fields are quiet, as if they are an uninhabited wilderness. The weather was getting colder and colder, and the temperature dropped sharply as the sun went down. The sergeants were shivering from the cold. Chen Long ordered the soldiers to set up tents and rest on the spot for the night. Chu Feiyan set up another tent and guarded it with his own soldiers.
After chewing a few pieces of dry food, Chen Long wrapped himself in a few layers of clothes and stepped out of the tent to see how the sergeants were setting up camp. It happened that the curtain of Chu Feiyan's tent was also slightly raised, and Feiyan, who was tall and thin, was also wrapped in a thick blanket. When he came out, he smiled happily when he saw Chen Long under the torch light. He seemed very happy to have a connection with Chen Long. He smiled and said: "It's so cold in this prairie!"
Chen Long and Chu Feiyan mounted their horses and rode side by side, slowly circling the camp along the torches surrounding the tent. Wherever they passed, the guards saluted. After the two of them passed, word had spread that something good had happened. General Chen and General Chu were in love with each other, and they were both talented and beautiful. It was estimated that something good would happen soon. The words spread became more and more sinister. Although they were not malicious, they became the best topic for everyone to talk about before falling asleep.
After patrolling the camp, the two of them rode up a small slope, just enough to overlook the lights of the entire military camp. The soldiers guarded the bottom of the slope and did not come up. There were only two people on the slope, Chen Long and Feiyan. Chen Long was watching the camp down the slope, and suddenly Chu Feiyan beside him shouted happily: "It's so beautiful!"
Chen Long turned around and saw Chu Feiyan looking up at the infinite starry sky and cheering loudly. Chen Long also looked up and saw that the sky was full of stars, shining like pearls, like countless silver beads, densely embedded in the deep black night. The gleaming Milky Way, like a faintly glowing white ribbon, stretches across the star-studded sky, reminding people of the beautiful legend of the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl.
The two of them were instantly lost in the dark night starry sky. Even Chen Long, a well-informed modern man, was still attracted by the mysterious and profound power of the endless starry sky.
The two dismounted and looked up at the sky on the slightly sloping grassland hillside. What a beautiful night, high in the sky, full of stars, blinking their deep eyes, as if to welcome these guests from afar.
Amidst the brilliant stars, there was silence between heaven and earth. The evening breeze blew gently, and the grass waves undulated with the wind. Chen Long was immersed in the endless stars, and felt that his arms were very warm. A fiery body did not know when to get into his arms. , the two figures merged into one.
Chen Long felt as if he was in a dreamland. His waist was wrapped around a pair of catkins, and he felt warm. His face felt close to her, and his breath blended together. The starlight gradually turned into fireflies floating around, rotating around a pair of wonderful people. The loss under the dark night starry sky was as confusing as the starry sky itself, but also fascinating. Early the next morning, Chen Long woke up from the military tent, his mouth was burning. The first thing he thought about was the beautiful scenery under the starry sky last night. My mouth hurts so much. Could it be that it was kissed painfully? Or was he bitten when he wanted to kiss someone painfully?
This question gave Chen Long a huge headache, thinking that he was so drunk under the romantic starry sky last night that he couldn't remember anything.
Finally packed up and walked out of the military tent. Fortunately, Chu Feiyan hadn't come out yet. Chen Long quickly mounted his horse and came outside the camp. Zhao Yun and Fu Tong commanded the army to assemble and set off after breakfast.
Zhou Bujiu was as big as a brat. He walked up to Chen Long with a smile and saluted, "Good morning, my lord. My lord is mighty. Congratulations, lord."
Chen Long was feeling sick both physically and mentally. Hearing this, he grabbed Zhou Buyi and asked, "Little guy, I heard there was something in your words. Did I do something last night?"
Zhou Buyi was surprised and said: "Master, you really can't remember?"
Chen Long didn't answer, scratching the back of his head with his big hand, embarrassed to speak. When Zhou Buji saw this, he couldn't help laughing and said: "My lord, if you don't want this, don't you want to default on your debt!"
Chen Long was so angry that he was about to curse when suddenly a military horse flew over. It was a scout from the outside and shouted: "Lord, there seems to be a heavy sound of horse hooves in the northeast!"
Chen Long immediately let go of Zhou Buji. Seeing that Zhao Yun and Fu Tong had arrived with troops behind him, he ordered: "Deploy a defensive formation."
Fu Tong's 10,000 cavalry had experienced hundreds of battles and had already mastered their skills. They immediately followed Zhao Yun's instructions to meet the enemy. The left and right wings are covered with horse archers, and a strong force in the middle draws out their shining sabers. They are led by Zhao Yun. Once the invading enemy is thrown into confusion by the arrows of the horse archers, they will attack immediately.
Scouts were out in all directions, constantly reporting on the enemy's situation. Gradually, the information became clear. There were as many as a thousand Hun cavalry, heading towards Yanmenguan in Dai County in the south. They seemed to be cavalry preparing to cross the border to rob. This thousand-man team passed by in a hurry, seemingly unaware of the existence of Chen Long's team.
At this time, Chu Feiyan also finished neatly and came behind Chen Long. Chen Long happened to be listening to the report of the reconnaissance cavalry and did not notice Chu Feiyan. When the reconnaissance cavalry finished speaking, Chen Long was thinking about whether to send troops or let them go and went straight to the target of King Zuo Xian. Just when he was about to speak, he heard Feiyan He said angrily: "Why don't you send troops quickly to destroy this enemy army!"
