Food and grass have always been the top priority in marching and fighting.
As the old saying goes, before the soldiers and horses move, food and grass go first.
After the thoughtful Turks raised the issue of food and grass, the Turkic nobles sitting on the main seat finally pondered for a moment and then slapped the table.
"This is easy to solve. Have you forgotten why the Jin Dynasty was driven south by us?"
The old man's words instantly made everyone tremble.
The previous sense of superiority reappeared, and the Han people were just their food.
Thinking of this, everyone's eyes lit up.
Although there are not many Han people on the grassland, there are many traders in the past. In addition, those Turks who are not convinced by them and do not obey their orders all regard themselves as Han people. Under such circumstances, their food Will it still be missing?
Another bloody storm is about to begin.
And Xu Yunyan and the others slowly marched towards Chang'an for ten miles a day and then set up camp. The soldiers patrolled and guarded the outside, and the tribesmen lived their happy little lives peacefully in the camp.
But what they didn't know was that behind a sealed hill quite far away from them, a gathering place of a simple small Turkic tribe was facing a fierce battle.
The men of all tribes, as long as they can afford weapons, whether they are children as tall as wheels or gray-haired old men, not to mention those strong laborers, are also there roaring and charging at them. People fighting under the banner of Turkic nobles.
Although all the people in the tribe joined the battle, even the women and children helped in the rear with bows and arrows for the Luoerlangs to provide them with a little help.
But even after a tough battle, this small tribe didn't kill many enemies.
Turkic soldiers wearing armor are not those who can cause casualties with weapons.
Although a few unlucky ones were shot in the vitals by their horses and died after falling off their horses, more of them rushed into the tribe, raising the sharp blades in their hands high and falling heavily.
As a bloody light flashed, people from the tribe who were fighting bravely to kill the enemy fell one after another.
However, one after another tribal warriors died tragically on the spot, which did not make other people in the tribe retreat. Instead, they waved all the items they could get that could be used as weapons to attack them.
After the group of Turks left, there were only piles of bones left in the camp. It was hard to see what kind of creatures they were, and a line of blood in the far direction of the camp was obviously pressed by the carriage. The traces show the direction in which the team went.
When the bright moon hangs high in the sky, the neighing of wild wolves echoes in the valley. When the wild wolves raise a bright light in the sky again, and return to their territory with the bright light to start repairing, there will be no bones left in the camp. Even if there was some shape that could be seen at first, now it is just a pile of debris.
Only the incomplete weapons showing blood stains showed that there had been traces of humans here, but now there is nothing.
Scenes like this are happening in many places.
After Xu Yunyan and the others moved forward again on a new day, the scouts who were suddenly on alert in front quickly returned to the military camp.
"General."
Looking at the soldiers reporting information to Xue Li and Xu Yunyan, the Tiance Guard generals following them couldn't help but curiously came to the two men, wanting to hear what important things were going on. This soldier actually Report to them urgently.
Xu Yunyan nodded to Xue Li and motioned for Xue Li to ask, and Xue Li took a step forward on his horse.
"what's the matter?"
After Xue Li asked, the soldier looked around.
"General, would you please disperse the other people around you temporarily? This is a bit too shocking."
"Oh, what the hell is going on?"
Although Xue Li was very curious, he still pressed
As the soldiers said, ask the surrounding generals to step back temporarily.
After the soldiers saw everyone retreat, they hurriedly told Xue Li what they saw and heard.
Xue Li couldn't help but his face became quite gloomy.
"How can this be?"
However, Xue Li didn't know what was going on, but he still had to discuss it with Xu Yunyan. Xu Yunyan also knew that a tribe ahead was suspected of being attacked by wild wolves, and he couldn't help but tremble in his heart after they were all eaten up.
"This seems unrealistic, doesn't it?"
Xu Yunyan said such a sentence for no reason. Xue Li was also stunned for a while.
"Unrealistic? What is unrealistic about this? If there are only 180 people in the tribe and hundreds of wolves can really achieve such a situation."
Although Xue Li and Xu Yunyan were silent about the tragic situation of the tribe they discovered behind the front, it did not mean that they would not make any preparations.
After the two looked at each other again, they began to arrange more soldiers on the periphery to guard. They could not let such a pack of wolves enter their sight. Even if their soldiers could easily deal with them, there were so many wolves. They rush forward regardless of their own safety. If a few break through everyone's defense line and hurt the people in the defense line, it will be a big trouble. .
Although arrangements were made, Xu Yunyan and Xue Li once again expressed their condolences to the unfortunate tribe and then arranged for personnel to bury the remaining traces of the tribe so that they could rest in peace.
But just after the team marched again, Xu Yunyan suddenly looked at the two straight blood lines in front of him and couldn't help but fall into deep thought.
As for why it is a blood line?
Some flies, which are rarely seen on the grassland, are flying in the blood line. The buzzing is so annoying, and if you get closer, you can smell a faint fishy smell.
Coupled with the faint traces of ruts next to the blood line, Xu Yunyan couldn't help but feel shocked and came to Xue Li's side.
Xue Li hadn't noticed anything strange yet, and was still leading the team. Seeing Xu Yunyan approaching, Xue Li turned around and nodded, and Xu Yunyan came directly in front of Xue Li. He brought the two horses very close, put a hand on one of Xue Li's shoulders and pulled him diagonally towards him. This made Xue Li stunned for a moment, but he immediately started struggling.
But before he could struggle much, Xu Yunyan said something in his ear, which frightened Xue Li.
Xue Li looked at Xu Yunyan in surprise, his face full of surprise.
"Is this true?"
Seeing Xue Li's disbelief, Xu Yunyan nodded.
"Do I still lie to you about these things? I feel a little confused. Do you think hundreds of people can be eaten cleanly by hundreds of wolves? I think it can only be done by thousands of wolves."
When Xu Yunyan said this, Xue Li looked at him doubtfully, and Xu Yunyan continued, "Don't there be some cattle, sheep, and horses in a tribe of hundreds of people?"
At this moment Xue Li reacted: "By the way, there must be cattle, sheep and horses, and in such a tragic situation.
There are no traces of cattle, sheep and horse skins at all here, and there are no traces of missing cattle, sheep and horses in the distance.
Under such circumstances, these cattle, sheep, horses, and horses will all be eaten by the wolves, and this huge number of cattle, sheep, horses, and people will also disappear in the mouths of the wolves. The number of these wolves is terrifying to think about.
There are Anxi Protectorate and Anbei Protectorate on the grassland, as well as various tribes. Why have I never heard of such a large wolf pack? "
Xue Li thought about this clearly and couldn't help but feel even more frightened.
"Could it really be done by humans?"
Xu Yunyan nodded heavily and pointed to the blood line on the ground that was almost consumed by flies.
"Although the traces are not very clear, it may take a while, but if you look at the two straight lines and the series of visible ruts next to them, who else but someone could be so crazy and holding such a rut? The supplies are used as food supplies.”
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Seeing Xue Li's serious expression, Yun Yan couldn't help but chuckle, "Actually, it's possible that it's not food, but something with ulterior motives."
This made Xue Li stunned for a moment, "Can you tell me in detail what the ulterior motive is?"
Xue Li was completely shocked by the news in front of him. Although as an ancient general, he led the army to charge into the enemy's city and kill a large number of enemy troops. It was commonplace for them, but the ability to use all the weapons that were killed in the battle could If all the parts are removed, it still cannot be used as rations.
In such a situation, only the devil who everyone can kill would do such a thing, right?
However, Xue Li was worried there, but Xu Yunyan once again joined forces and spoke seriously.
"Now we need to arrange the nobles. A team of five hundred people will patrol the surrounding area. We cannot let the wolves launch a surprise attack on us."
Just after Xu Yunyan finished speaking, Xue Li was stunned again, "Didn't I just say that this was not done by wolves? Why are we still so wary of wolves now?"
Xu Yunyan had no way to answer Xue Li's doubts for the time being, so he had no idea what to say.
However, although Xue Li did not get an explanation from Xu Yunyan, he thought of something in his mind and spoke hurriedly.
"General, you don't mean that they are going to use this food to lure the wolves, then gather into a super-large wolf pack, and then attack us, right?"
"It's possible."
After Xue Li rescued him, Xu Yunyan finally figured out what he was worried about and why he made such an arrangement.
After Xu Yunyan finished speaking, Xue Li sighed.
"This is really possible, but aren't they afraid that using so much food to raise a pack of wolves of an unimaginable size will kill them all in one fell swoop?"
"We can only rely on fate."
Xu Yunyan spread his hands and continued to explain.
"But we must be prepared for any worst-case scenario. Don't let these enemies take the opportunity to attack the tribe. We are still capable of fighting with our horses and armor, but what about them?"
Looking at the smiling faces and happy crowds in the tribe, Xu Yunyan's heart couldn't help but feel a little heavy, and Xue Li clenched his fists even more.
"Don't worry, we will be able to protect them and protect the safety of all tribes on the grassland."
