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"Governor Ma said it would be much easier for us to go to Juyanhai from the beginning. It means that the snowfall north of Zhangye is relatively small. Can we walk on the snow?" Zhao Yun asked in confusion.

"The snowfall in the north of Zhangye is much greater than that here, just like Lingzhou."

The horse smiled slightly and pointed the wooden pole at the Zhangye River. "The key is the Zhangye River. At night, the wind was very strong on the river surface, blowing the snow to both sides, leaving only very shallow snow on the river surface. We went north from the river surface, marched eight miles and went straight to Juyanhai."

Zhao Yun also grew up in the north. He knew that there was a thick layer of ice on the northern river surface and he could walk from the river surface, but it was possible for a short distance but not for a long distance. The main reason was that the cold air on the river surface was heavy. Over time, soldiers and war horses could not bear it and had to walk five miles, which made Zhao Yun ponder.

The horse understood his concern and smiled and said, "Don't worry, we use the Huns method to wrap our bodies tightly with old sheepskin. The cold air on the river surface cannot harm the people and horses. We can reach Juyanhai in a day and night, and within ten days at most, we can reach Juyanhai. I have a lot of old sheepskin here, which has been prepared for the Han soldiers."

Zhao Yun felt relieved and asked again: "I don't know how many Hun troops there are now."

"There should be about 10,000 people, but Long doesn't have to worry. These 10,000 people are old and weak, and they have low combat power and will not have much resistance."

Zhao Yun was stunned, "How could Governor Ma know?"

The horse smiled, "Before the heavy snowfall, the Qiang tribe in Juyanhai fought with the Xiongnu army in order to compete for the ranch. As a result, the Xiongnu army was defeated and withdrawn from the ranch to the west. The Qiang people had the opportunity to take advantage of the opportunity and prepared to unite the troops of various tribes to plunder the large Xiongnu tribe of 100,000 people, but a blizzard happened to come, leaving them with no time to care about the Xiongnu. However, I got the news that the Qiang people were preparing to launch an offensive before the New Year, so we didn't have much time."

Zhao Yun frowned, "If this is the case, if we escort the Huns back, will the Qiang people take the opportunity to take action?"

"Don't worry, if I'm here, the Qiang people dare not take action. I will personally lead the army to escort Long's army away from Hexi."

For some reason, Ma's words made Zhao Yun feel a little uncomfortable. Ma could clearly stop the Qiang people from joining forces, but why didn't he stop it? This made Zhao Yun feel that Liu Jing letting Ma sit in Hexi was not the best solution.

At this time, Ma pointed to the south bank of Juyanhai and said, "There is a military city here, called Juyancheng. We have a garrison in Juyancheng, with about five people. Long Ke first contacted them."

Zhao Yun nodded, "Thank you, Governor Ma, for your arrangement. Tomorrow morning, the army will go directly to Zhangye River."

Zhangye River, also known as Ruoshui, originates from the Qilian Mountains south of Zhangye County, crosses Zhangye County in the northwest and once it flows into countless tributaries, the water level becomes bigger. After entering Jiuquan County, you can go north at the Zhedao in Huishui County and walk another five miles to reach Juyanhai.

In the early years of the Western Han Dynasty, the powerful crossbow general Bode built Juyansai on the south bank of Juyanze, which was called Zhaluzha. Later, he built the Great Wall along the Ruoshui River to connect with Jiuquan Pass. He became an important defense center for all dynasties. Later, he established Yan County and was the governor of the Zhangye County Commander.

However, after the late Eastern Han Dynasty, the court gradually lost its military jurisdiction over Hexi, and Juyan Army City was abandoned, and the Great Wall was destroyed by wind and snow, and most of it had collapsed, while Juyanhai became the territory of the Qiang people.

After Liu Jing led his army to pacify the Qiang people in Hexi and restored his jurisdiction over Hexi, Ma gathered civilians to restore Juyancheng, and sent troops to garrison them again, causing Juyanhai to return to the territory of the Han Dynasty, and also restored the government administration of Juyan County.

At present, there are not many residents in Juyanhai, mainly several small Qiang tribes. At the same time, many northern Hu merchants went south through Juyanhai and entered the Hexi Corridor. However, just a month ago, Liu Qubei's tribe migrated from Hetao to the north of Juyanhai, occupying a large area of ​​vast pastures, which also attracted the war between the local Qiang tribes and the Huns.

But the result was unexpected. Several small Qiang tribes formed a 5,000 army that defeated more than 10,000 people of the Huns. In order to avoid disaster, the Huns were forced to retreat to the East Sea of ​​Juyan and give up the ranch to the west.

However, this victory also aroused the ambitions of the Qiang people in Juyan, but their strength was not enough to annex the 100,000 Huns. They began to contact the other Qiang tribes and prepared to do a big battle to slaughter the Huns' fat sheep. At this moment, a blizzard came, blocking their plans and could only wait for the right time.

As soon as Zhao Yun's army headed north, seven days later, they arrived at Juyan Army City. Although the soldiers were protected by old sheepskins and were not attacked by the cold ice, the soldiers were really exhausted. Zhao Yun immediately ordered the army to enter the city to rest.

The garrison of Juyancheng was a Ya general named Sun Li. He was originally a Ya general of the Cao army in Longxi. After surrendering to the Han army, he was demoted to the Marquis of Military Affairs and was assigned to the army of Ma. He made contributions in the battle of Hexi and restored his position as Ya general and led five soldiers to garrison Juyanhai.

In addition to the garrison soldiers, there is also an official in Juyan City. The Yan County Yamen has only two officials, county magistrate and county magistrate. The yamen runners also temporarily call on guards. They are responsible for governing several Qiang tribes in Juyanhai. According to the agreement when the Qiang people in Hexi surrendered to Liu Jing, the Qiang people were also Han people and needed to pay taxes to the Han country.

In addition to the county government, there is also a hostel and a pub in Juyan City, which mainly supplies merchants through this place. Of course, the owner of the hostel and pub are all Yajiang Sun Li, so he will not give this opportunity to make money.

Zhao Yun led a large army to make Juyan City, which had always been deserted, lively. Ya rushed to visit Zhao Yun with Sun Li and County Magistrate Li. In the tent, Zhao Yun asked them to sit down and said with a smile: "Life in Juyan City must be very lonely. Thank you for your hard work in General Sun and County Magistrate Li."

The horses also came to inspect Juyancheng, but they were not qualified to sit down and answer questions while standing. When they arrived at Zhao Yun, Zhao Yun asked them to sit down and let the soldiers serve tea. More importantly, they were actually concerned about their lonely life, which moved Sun Li and Li very much. Sun Li sighed and said, "Report to General, spring and summer are better, but in winter, the day is hard to endure, and most of the soldiers are young and have no family, so they are indeed lonely."

Zhao Yun smiled and said, "This time I am ordered by the King of Han to attack the Xiongnu. After encircling and annihilation of the Xiongnu tribes, I will pick a few Xiongnu women to stay and form a family with the soldiers so that they can guard the border with peace of mind."

Sun Li was overjoyed. Although he already had a family, he was not around and wanted to marry a concubine. With this opportunity, he could choose a young and beautiful Hun girl as his concubine.

Although he thought so, he did not dare to say it. At this time, the county magistrate Li bowed and said, "I have another matter to ask General Zhao to tell His Highness the King of Han, which is about immigrating to Yanhai."

Before he could finish speaking, Zhao Yun waved his hand and interrupted him, and smiled and said, "You'd better write a letter in your personal capacity. I will pass it on to Your Highness, King of Han for you. Does County Magistrate Li understand what I mean?"

Li Momo nodded. He understood what Zhao Yun meant. He was the county magistrate. The public could only report it layer by layer, not by crossing the level, and could convey it in private messages. He stood up and thanked him, "Thank you for reminding me, General, I know what to do."

Zhao Yun smiled and turned the topic to the main thing, "Do you know where the Huns hide?"

Sun Li and Li looked at each other, and Sun Li stood up and said, "Bi Zhi knows where they are hiding, and also knows that there is one where they can go, without being affected by the snow."

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Juyanhai, also known as Juyanze, is a huge lake shaped like a crescent moon. The narrowest part was broken decades ago. Juyanhai is divided into two lakes, east and west. The surrounding land is fertile and the grass is rich, making it a high-quality pasture.

Juyanhai has always been occupied by the Qiang people in Hexi, but the arrival of the Liu Qubei tribe changed the ownership of Juyanhai. After a war, the Juyanhai ranch was divided into two, and the Qiang ranch was still on the west side, while the east side was occupied by the Huns.

If it weren't for winter, the Huns' tribes would be distributed on vast grasslands in a radius of several miles. However, in winter, especially in the face of the threat of a blizzard, scattered and living in danger will be dangerous. They will not only be swallowed by the blizzard, but also be attacked by groups of hungry wolves.

Therefore, most of the Huns gathered in winter, with nearly 100,000 people and tens of thousands of cattle and sheep concentrated in a leeward area of ​​only ten miles in a radius, waiting for the long winter to pass.

Due to heavy snow and the news was blocked, the Huns in Juyanhai did not know the news that Liu Qubei's entire army was wiped out. Since most of the young and strong men in the Hun tribe were taken away by Liu Qubei's father, the 270,000-80,000 people left were mostly women, children, elderly people, and some slaves. Although Liu Qubei also left more than 10,000 troops, this army was mainly composed of the elderly and the weak, and was poorly equipped. In the battle with the Qiang people, they were defeated and lost more than half.

Even though the Huns mobilized all men to fight, they did not have weapons, armor and equipment. Faced with the threat of extermination by the Qiang people, the Huns women, children, elderly and weak lived in fear every day, waiting for Liu Qubei to lead the army back to rescue.

That morning, the 20,000 troops led by Zhao Yun, led by Sun Li, the governor of Juyan City, found the hiding place of the Huns. This was a poplar forest that stretched for nearly tens of miles. The woods were crescent-shaped and the widest were less than two miles. Due to the strong wind resistance of the forest, nearly 100,000 Huns lived in the leeward area surrounded by the forest.

Tens of thousands of dome tents, big and small, formed a spectacular ocean of tents, where nearly 100,000 Huns and tens of thousands of cattle and sheep live in this ocean.

Zhao Yun immediately looked at the Hun camp in a distance of nearly twenty miles. He turned to Pang De, Ma Dai and other dozen generals: "First insert the woods and surround them, use drums as a clamor to attack in full swing, and do not set fires. Except for women, children and elderly people, the Hun men who dare to resist will be killed regardless of whether they dare to resist."

"Abide by the order"

More than a dozen generals bowed and left one after another. Zhao Yun looked at the Huns who were still unaware of danger and couldn't help but sneer. This time, this attack would completely bury Liu Qubei's tribe.

Twenty thousand cavalry entered the poplar forest from the south, and teams of cavalry quickly interspered in the poplar forest, gradually weaving a large net that could rush to the sea of ​​Huns at any time.

Ma Dai led 6,000 cavalry to deploy at the west end. His mission was to intercept the Huns who fled west and seize the sheep and horse pen in the west. Ma Dai was particularly eager to try. When he led his army to attack Sheyanze, although he won a great victory, he also had great regrets, that is, they killed tens of thousands of cattle and sheep, but could not turn them into profits. As a long time living in Xiliang, he really felt distressed.

And this time, he will not repeat the same mistakes. He will bring tens of thousands of cattle, sheep and war horses back to Guanzhong as a victory. Ma Dai observed the terrain for a moment and said to the two generals: "You can lead one thousand brothers to ambush the gap in the west, try to let the Huns escape from the gap in the west, and then surround them in one fell swoop. This time is different from the last time, don't kill indiscriminately."

"Zhou the order" two generals of Ya led their troops away, and Ma Dai said to another deputy captain: "General Song can lead two thousand brothers to protect the sheep and horse pen, especially the Huns are not allowed to open the horse pen and release the horse. Anyone who dares to open the horse pen will be killed immediately."

The vice-campire left after he got the order. Ma Dai turned around and saw that all the soldiers behind him were eager to try, he couldn't help but tighten the knife.

At this moment, the Huns appeared in the Han cavalry in the woods and started to scream. The entire camp seemed to have exploded. Countless people were extremely frightened and dragged their children to run out of the tent, screaming and crying resounded throughout the camp.

Seeing that the time was ripe, Zhao Yun resolutely issued an order: "Send the order to beat the drum"
Chapter completed!