Then, Wei Qing turned to Bai Yunsheng and said, "I would like to order our people to only live in their own houses. Anyone who dares to go to other houses to harass the people, regardless of the reason, will be whipped ten times."
"Find a few more quick-footed people to boil some water and boil ginger soup. Brothers, drink some ginger soup and eat something, and then take the time to rest. We have to go on the road tomorrow."
When Bai Yunsheng heard this, he cupped his hands and accepted the order.
After a while, he turned back and reported: "There are few houses in the village, so we can't fit so many people in."
After Wei Qing heard this, he thought for a moment, changed his order, and said: "Vacate the rooms on the left and right so that the elderly, women, and children can avoid the snow. The young and strong men will not care."
Watching groups of soldiers pouring into the house in an orderly manner, each finding a place to rest in silence, after a long while, Wei Qing let out a long breath.
Wei Qing raised his head and glanced at the still black and snowy night sky, frowned, and then said: "Bring those soldiers here."
After hearing this, Hou Guangyun, the captain of the personal guard, immediately led his men and tied up the soldiers and brought them to Wei Qing.
After a while, several soldiers stood in front of Wei Qing dejectedly.
As veterans who have been in the army for many years, they have more experience in facing enemies, and they are also more afraid of senior generals.
As veterans, they are not afraid of anything.
What they feared the most was being identified as deserters by Wei Qing, because in that case, according to military law, they would not be able to escape anyway and would die by beheading their heads.
To be honest, Wei Qing had dealt with two or three cases of deserters before.
General generals, when faced with deserters, would behead them on the spot, so as to establish their authority and warn others of the consequences of fleeing.
Wei Qing's side is relatively good, and he won't just kill them without asking questions.
At this moment, these veterans walked up to Wei Qing with shame and anxiety in their hearts, as well as a glimmer of hope.
Since the captain leading the team is willing to see them, maybe they still have a chance to survive.
Wei Qing, sitting on the stone pier, looked at them with squinting eyes for a long time.
After a long time, he asked calmly: "Where are you soldiers from?"
When one of the several veterans heard this, he frowned and said, "Sir, we are soldiers of Qingyang Village."
"Oh? Then you are Qingyang Village?"
"Yes, sir, we are soldiers of Qingyang Village!"
Wei Qing looked at several people for a long time, and then asked: "Since you are Han soldiers, don't you know that the imperial court has laws?"
"Desert is a serious crime. After you escape, you still mix with the people, which is even worse."
These soldiers did not notice any slight differences in Wei Qing's questions.
However, they still understood the meaning of deserting as a felony.
In order to survive, they hurriedly defended themselves: "Sir, you can't blame us. We are defeated like a mountain and there is nothing we can do."
When Wei Qing heard this, he looked at several people coldly until they all lowered their heads in fear.
He then asked again in a leisurely manner: "To be able to come here, you must have fought hard and escaped many Huns' checkpoints."
"Don't you know something about the Huns?"
Hearing Wei Qing's question, several people stared at each other and told Wei Qing everything they knew.
Wei Qing, after learning that King Youxian had placed all the grain, supplies, gold and silver he had collected in a place called Duanxiang...
Those eyes suddenly became extremely bright, and the whole person couldn't help but become serious.
From the time he received the military order until now, he had been waiting for so many days, and finally caught a chance to turn defeat into victory.
One hundred thousand Xiongnu cavalry were hovering in Dai County, which put too much pressure on Wei Qing.
In this case, even Wei Qing, who is cautious by nature, had to take risks and use some tricks.
It happened that during this special period when the Huns' cavalry was running rampant, the original political power system of Daijun temporarily collapsed.
Wei Qing's immediate superiors are now too busy taking care of themselves that no one can control him.
Now Wei Qing is in charge of all affairs of his own legion, can send troops voluntarily, and has absolute control power.
"Haha, damn the Huns, this time, I want to let you arrogant guys know how powerful our Han army is!"
Wei Qing's eyes were cold and he laughed.
This sneer made the adjutant Bai Yunsheng and the guard captain Hou Guangyun feel cold in their hearts.
"Bai Yunsheng, where do you think we can give these damn Huns a fatal blow?"
Wei Qing's fingers moved on the withered yellow map, his face looked frighteningly cold.
As a soldier, protecting the family and the country has been Wei Qing's lifelong belief.
What kind of soldier are you afraid of the Huns' scimitars and long bows?
Now, the Huns' rampage in Dai County has obviously violated Wei Qing's bottom line.
"..."
"One hundred thousand Xiongnu troops were scattered in Huangcheng, Hucheng, Jucheng, Yanling Camp and other places."
"The Huns are all a group of cavalry, one man and one horse, so they consume a lot of food and grass every day."
"It is precisely because of this that the Huns gathered the food and supplies they collected in one place."
"Duanxiang should be the Achilles' heel of the Xiongnu army, at least King Youxian's army of 60,000 cavalry!"
Bai Yunsheng looked at the map and replied solemnly.
"Yes, this is indeed a good opportunity for us!"
When Wei Qing heard this, he frowned and said this.
"As long as the Huns' food route is cut off, if nothing else, at least King Youxian's 60,000 Huns army will retreat without a fight!"
"..."
Sixteen-year-old Wei Qing is still immature in terms of military strategy, but he still understands the importance of food and grass.
However, this is a very risky thing after all.
If everything goes well, it would be better to say that the Xiongnu army will retreat without a fight if they have no food and grass.
However, once it fails, the more than a thousand people in front of them will fall into it.
After all, this move is already an initiative to get into the enemy's encirclement.
To put it bluntly, this is asking for death.
This action is so dangerous and the responsibility is so arduous, it is really difficult to make a choice.
After pondering for a long time, Wei Qing finally made up his mind and marched resolutely towards Duanxiang with more than a thousand people.
This time, life or death is unpredictable!
There are no heroes in this world who are completely unafraid of death.
No one will remain completely unwavering when facing death, because everyone is a human being of the same flesh and blood.
