Chapter 31 Marching in the Snow

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Riding horses like the wind, shooting arrows like rain, and scimitar like the moon are all words that describe the Huns as terrifying.

At this moment, the reason why Wei Qing was circulating around was that he hoped to find a weakness in the Xiongnu army, seize the opportunity to fight, and strive to become a surprise force.

Because, in this case, there is no other way to turn the tables except for dangerous moves.

In winter, the wind is biting.

A group of more than a thousand people walked on the mountain road in the cold wind and heavy snow.

Because the mountain path was too steep, the team of more than a thousand people was divided into several groups.

One by one, their steps staggered and collapsed, they stepped on the snowy road like a muddy pond, struggling to move forward with one foot deep and one foot shallow.

Occasionally, someone would slip and fall into a snowdrift, and the soldiers next to him would hurriedly reach out to help him.

Along the way, Wei Qing and others saw many tragic scenes.

The originally happy and harmonious village was now covered with bones on the ground.

The Hun cavalry's rampage caused the death of many people.

Many hungry wild wolves were eating human bones nearby, which was particularly conspicuous.

In one area, there were even hundreds of corpses, many of them old people and children.

This is true, nine out of ten rooms are empty!

These things were all evil things done by the Huns to the Han people.

Wei Qing took a closer look, and his expectant heart suddenly froze.

The corpses lying on the snow are all his compatriots.

This is a great shame for the entire nation!

As a descendant of Yanhuang, the flame of anger burned quietly in Wei Qing's heart.

When it was getting dark, Wei Qing led his army to a dilapidated village built halfway up the mountain.

The village has long been dilapidated. The black paint on the plaque hanging on the village gate has long been mottled and peeling, and the handwriting is also unclear.

The wood used to make the door has been exposed to wind and rain for many years, and has turned into a dark brown color due to wood rot. There are also several obvious and wide cracks.

When Wei Qing led his army into this dilapidated village...

Wei Qing was surprised to find that there were still many living Han people hiding in this dilapidated village.

After entering the village, Wei Qing and others found that every place that could provide shelter from the wind and rain was crowded with people.

Seeing a large number of soldiers coming, everyone was indifferent. Both adults and children behaved very numbly.

Their mental state is very wrong...

They were either sitting or standing, just blankly looking around...

There was a little panic and helplessness on the faces of these people, but more of it was despair and numbness...

They were like wooden men, staring blankly at the yellow land in front of them...

Since the large-scale invasion of the Huns, their originally warm and harmonious home was reduced to nothing in just a short period of time...

That kind of despair and helplessness is simply incomprehensible to anyone except those who have experienced it personally...

Faintly, from somewhere in the corner, a tragic cry could be heard.

In short, what is unfolding in front of Wei Qing at this moment is a human tragedy, with despair everywhere.

It seems that at this moment, the sky and the earth are all gray and white, and it seems that there is no hope at all.

The deep despair and helplessness on the faces of the common people was enough to shock Wei Qing's nerves...

Seeing the silence on Wei Qing's face, Bai Yunsheng on the side also sighed: "Hey, the lives of the common people are so miserable..."

As soon as he was halfway through speaking, Wei Qing glared at Bai Yunsheng and stopped him from continuing.

"At this time, if you say this, you are not afraid of being beaten!"

"Besides, isn't all this caused by those damn Huns..."

"..."

In the dark night, the light of the fist-sized torch flickered, reflecting the surrounding black shadows.

At this moment, a man wearing relatively clean clothes, who was obviously the leader of this group of refugees, hurried over to greet Wei Qing.

After a brief discussion with Wei Qing, this man asked some people to make room, and divided more than a thousand soldiers into several groups.

"..."

Some went to the back room, some to the front room, and some crowded in the garden verandah.

This man, who seemed to be the township chief and was about fifty years old, looked in awe as he personally led Wei Qing into a stone-tiled house that was relatively habitable.

The mayor found a stone bench covered with dry straw for Wei Qing and others to sit on, and then arranged for them to bring water and food.

The water was half-warm boiled snow water, and the food was yellow and black steamed buns.

After the food was ready, the township head looked respectful and repeatedly said he was being slow to treat Wei Qing.

When Wei Qing heard this, he smiled bitterly.

In this case, it's good to have someone who stutters, so you don't have the right to pick and choose.

"..."

After Wei Qing took two simple bites, he asked with a serious expression: "Head of the township, do you have any latest trends of the Huns army?"

When the township chief heard this, he hesitantly murmured twice, and then replied: "My lord, the Huns' cavalry has captured Guangping Village two days ago."

When he said this, the look on his face was very gloomy.

Guangping Village is the last line of defense for the Yanling Camp. The Huns have passed Guangping Village, and the Yanling Camp is definitely in danger now.

Once the Yanling camp is destroyed, Daijun will definitely fall.

"Guangping Village is only two or three miles away from the Yanling Camp. It seems that the decisive battle between the Xiongnu Army and the Yanling Army will take place in these few days."

Wei Qing heard this and said to himself.

At this moment, he was extremely worried about the safety of Yanling Camp.

"..."

Today, in the entire Dai County, only the Yanling Camp has tens of thousands of troops.

Once the Yanling camp really fell, the 100,000 Xiongnu would have no restraint.

The Huns cavalry went down the official road. At their speed, they could bloodbath the entire Dai County several times within half a month.

No, he had to quickly find the flaw in the Huns' army from the chaotic battle situation.

Otherwise, the more than one million people in Daijun would be in misery.

Thinking of this, Wei Qing turned to his guard captain Hou Guangyun and ordered: "Go and see if there are any country heroes or country men here. If there are any, they will be incorporated into the team."

"Ask anyone who knows the specific situation in this area and is willing to lead the way. All will be given ten coins. Five coins will be given first, and the rest will be made up when they arrive."

"..."

After giving these instructions, Wei Qing looked around casually. When he was about to speak again, he suddenly made a sound in his mouth, and his brows knitted together again.

Wei Qing waved his hand, pointed at the soldiers mixed in the crowd, and said, "Leave these people behind."