On the spring of the second year of Yanhe, March 18, early in the morning.

The temperature in Yanze is a bit low.

Many soldiers had to add a single piece of clothing to their bodies.

Dozens of scouts rushed over in the morning mist.

"General!" Qin Wu reported loudly: "Confirm the Hun tribe's big flag! It's the black eagle's big flag!"

When Sima Xuan heard this, he immediately asked his retainers to get a picture album he carried with him.

This is a guiding album published by Shangshutai using the breakthrough of woodblock printing technology.

It is said that it was suggested by Zhang Shizhong's previous Secretary Zhang Anshi.

On it, all the known major Hun tribes, vassal states and vassals were drawn, and the known data, tactics, and descriptions of the front-line soldiers and records.

After opening this album printed on white paper, Sima Xuan turned directly to the page called "Big Biaolu".

Dozens of elite Xiongnu cavalry and pictures of the main Huns tribes were exposed in front of them.

It was easy for Sima Xuan to find a big star with a black sculpture drawn.

"Hu Ji tribe!" Sima Xuan quickly confirmed the enemy.

Then I followed the map and found the data about this part in the appendix.

"Good guy, he is actually one of the main forces of Shanyu!" Sima Xuan looked at the text on the picture album, his face gradually became serious, and said to the left and right: "Although it is not the Wanqi directly under the Shanyu Court, he is also the elite who fought with Haixi Hou many times!"

"They all participated in the Battle of Tianshan, the Battle of Yuwushui and the Battle of Junjishan!"

"This team is good at melee combat..."

"Notify all departments, if not, don't give the enemy cavalry a chance to get close!" Sima Xuan quickly ordered.

All the generals listened and thoughtfully.

"General, what should we do now?" asked a Sima.

"Wait and see..." Sima Xuan said softly: "Now, the battlefield situation is unclear, and our army is alone here. We should not underestimate the enemy and attack at will..."

"Stay here and wait for the opportunity to win!"

As a veteran who has been through the battlefield, Sima Xuan has rich experience in the battlefield.

He knew very well that with the current situation, the best response is to remain unchanged.

As long as his troops can defend Yanze.

Then, it is equivalent to a nail that might kill them on the back of this Xiongnu cavalry that invaded for the first time in 27 years.

"But..." Some general was puzzled: "General, our army's drinking water and dry food may not last long!"

"Dry food can last for another five days, but if you have water, it may not be enough for three days!"

Two thousand light cavalry marched fiercely along the way.

In pursuit of speed, they abandoned all unnecessary burdens.

Each soldier brought only two bags of dry food except weapons and three gourds of water.

Originally, there was no problem with this.

According to the scheduled plan, they will set out from here tonight and sneak all the way to the periphery of the Lanze to ensure that they can launch an attack at dawn.

But now...

The battlefield changed drastically due to the invasion of a Hun cavalry.

The surprise attack plan has become a phantom.

The enemy of the Han army also changed from the rebellious Wuheng people to the invading Huns.

The combat goals have been completely changed, and the nature of the combat has been different from then on.

More importantly, until now, they still don’t know how many Hun cavalry were invading this time?

Is the cavalry named Huji a forward or a main force?

Have the Huns decided to launch a large-scale active war in Munan to retake Munan?

None of these are clear.

In other words, sticking to this place is an adventure and a big gamble.

Once the Huns really invade on a large scale.

Then, sticking to one's feet will become a desperate situation.

It is likely to be wiped out as a result!

Not to mention, without water, the cavalry can't last long!

A man can endure it for a day or two, but a horse cannot even hold it for half a day.

Without water supply, horses may not even be able to walk on the road.

Sima Xuan naturally understood, but he was different from the officer of the Huwu Hengdu.

He was a nobleman in Chang'an and was born for generations.

Therefore, he has more information and intelligence channels than the officers in Munan.

Therefore, he just chuckled and said, "You guys don't have to worry too much. According to my guess, the invading Xiongnu army will not be at most ten thousand!"

This is already a lot of space he gave to the Huns.

Because Sima Xuan knew that the main force of the Huns was now in Tianshan, and Juyan had already reported a total of twenty-one Huns' flags last year.

Among them, it includes four ten thousand cavalry directly under its Shanyu Court, the elites of the four major clans, and the big star of its main tribes.

The total force has approached 200,000.

It can be regarded as the whole country's soldiers, and it has moved in full force.

Under such circumstances, it was impossible for the Huns to mobilize more than 10,000 mobile cavalry to start the war in Munan.

It’s not that they can’t do it, but that they dare to do it.

Once discovered by the Han army, then...

The Han army in the direction of Junji Mountain and Luntai will inevitably move.

And at any point in these two directions, the Han army broke through and waited for the Huns, only the fate of the country was destroyed.

If Luntai is broken through, the Han army can open up the connection between Juyan, Dunhuang and Luntai, and be completely connected. The White Dragon Dune will be broken through and the Han will obtain a forward base to march into the Western Regions.

As for Junji Mountain...

If the Han army could control this place, then it would not only be Juyanhui who changed from the front line to the rear.

To a certain extent, it can cut off the support path of the Hun cavalry to the Western Regions.

And gain absolute strategic initiative.

Without the cover of Junji Mountain, the Huns' old nest in the northern desert was equivalent to opening the door to the Han cavalry.

Therefore, the Huns absolutely did not dare to draw troops to Munan on a large scale under the current circumstances.

At most ten thousand mobile cavalry is the limit!

"Our army only needs to maintain its existence here. It is impossible for the invading Huns to leave Munan without paying any price!" Sima Xuan said confidently: "As for water and dry food, you don't need to worry..."

"I believe that now, Captain Changshui and even Shizhong Zhang should have known the information, and maybe he has encountered the invading enemy!"

"Reinforcements will arrive soon!"

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Leading Wu Hengyi from the cavalry, Zhang Yue rushed forward and at noon on the 18th, he finally approached Zhengdong of the Zhidong of the Zhidong of the Zhidong of the local Qingze.

In fact, it is Chagan Noor Lake in later generations.

This is a very interesting place.

Geologically, this area should be a piece of sand.

There is almost no soil, and there are sand dunes everywhere.

The vegetation is sparse and looks very deserted.

Therefore, herders are rare.

but……

There are many lakes and rivers in this area.

Water brings life.

Thousands of red willows grow in puddles, lakes and rivers of all sizes.

The branches of the red willow, like Lu Reed, entrenched in the water, forming dense red willow forests.

Therefore, this place became the most important habitat for migratory birds in Munan.
To be continued...