My brother Ying Zheng, who dares to kill me?.

Chapter 1156: Can the commander's order be understood in this way? Hey! Shanyu! My dear Uteg!

Fifteen miles southeast of the Xiongnu tribe.

From time to time, suppressed exclamations could be heard from the Qin army: "The sun has risen! My Four Heavenly Emperors, have we been running for so long? I don't even feel tired!"

"It's not that we ran for a long time, it's that the moon didn't stay in the sky for a long time! At most, it was less than four hours last night!"

"It takes too long for the sun to rise in Donghu. It's not hot at all in the middle of summer. How many acres of land can be cultivated in a day? I don't know why people in the world think this is a bitter and cold place. This is clearly a treasure land!"

"After this battle, this place will definitely belong to our Great Qin. At that time, you must volunteer to exchange all your military merits for farmland here, and you will stay here from now on!"

"Hey, me too! We were comrades in arms during the war, and we can be fellow villagers after the war!"

The distance covered by the Qin army led by Meng Tian was not much shorter than the distance covered by the Xiongnu army led by Touman.

But the state of the Qin knights was completely different from that of the Xiongnu knights. Although they were also quite tired, they did not need to squeeze the horse's belly all the time, nor did they need to deal with slipping caused by sweating on the horse's back. If they had enough time with the horses under their crotch, they could even lie on the saddle and take a nap, letting the horses run by themselves.

The Qin knights were just tired from sitting in the same position for a long time. They could even express their feelings at the rising sun and chat with each other to kill time.

Even the condition of the Qin army's war horses was visibly better than that of the Hun's war horses.

Although the Qin army's war horses carried a slightly heavier load than the Xiongnu war horses, they did not need to be clamped on both sides of their waists and abdomens all the time, nor did they need to have their necks strangled by arms. They were much more comfortable than the Xiongnu war horses when running.

"Report!" A squad of scouts rode back and approached Meng Tian, ​​then bowed and shouted, "The Xiongnu troops are stationed on the banks of the Yarlung River ahead. All the knights have dismounted and are letting their horses graze."

War horses, like humans, cannot drink large amounts of cold water directly after running long distances at high speed. Instead, they need to wait until their breathing stabilizes before they can drink river water.

War horses are different from humans. If their only food is grass but no grains, eggs or other high-nutrition foods, then the war horses will need a long time and eat a lot of grass to be full.

Now the Hun army not only chose to rest by the river, but also let all the knights dismount and even let the horses eat grass. This shows that the Hun army can no longer hold on and is preparing for a relatively long rest.

All the Qin soldiers breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this.

The Hun army chose to rest, and they could finally rest!
But Liu Ji, the leader of the 250, scratched his chin and said with a smile: "Can't the Xiongnu thieves run away?"

"Since our army started chasing the Hu bandits, we have been running for more than ten hours. We have only rested three times during this period, which is less than two hours in total. We can run faster than the wild dogs in the mountains of Pei County!"

"Why don't you run away now?"

"Wow~Are you tired?"

Liu Ji raised his voice, looked around at his comrades and said with a smile: "The enemy is tired, which is our opportunity to fight!"

Meng Tian shook his head and said, "The commander-in-chief has ordered us not to initiate battle with the enemy."

Liu Ji said seriously: "But the commander-in-chief has ordered that if the enemy troops stay in one place for a long time, our army can send a small group of soldiers to harass and force them!"

Meng Tian naturally refuted: "The enemy troops have not stayed in one place for a long time, so our army does not need to follow this order."

Liu Ji raised his eyebrows and chuckled, "Long-term, how long is considered long-term? That's up to the captain!"

"The enemy clearly wants to water their horses at the Yarlung River, so they will naturally stay there for a long time."

"Our army saw that the enemy wanted to stay in one place for a long time, so we took the initiative to harass and force them to prevent them from staying in one place for a long time. What's wrong with that?"

Meng Tian was a little confused.

Can the commander-in-chief's orders be understood in this way?

What's wrong with that? Liu Ji's words sounded full of loopholes!
However, Liu Ji is a retainer of Chang'an Jun, and obviously understands Chang'an Jun's character better than I do. Perhaps Chang'an Jun's real thoughts are what Liu Ji said, but I just don't understand it?

Liu Ji carefully observed the changes in Meng Tian's expression. Seeing the hesitation in Meng Tian's eyes, Liu Ji immediately cupped his hands and said, "I am willing to lead my troops to disturb them!"

"I am willing to issue a military order that I will never be the first to fire an arrow!"

The balance in Meng Tian's heart completely tilted, and he nodded and said, "Accurate!"

Liu Ji happily cupped his hands and said, "Thank you, Commander!"

After saying this, Liu Ji pulled the reins and shouted loudly: "Comrades! Go!"

"Let's go and have fun with the Hu thief!"

While laughing loudly, Liu Ji squeezed his horse's belly, protected his five hundred soldiers in front of him, and commanded his troops to gallop forward! ——
On the banks of the Yarlung River, nearly 300,000 war horses were scattered on the riverside grasslands, munching on the fresh green grass.

Every warhorse was panting heavily, and the sound of their whistling was like the wind passing through a valley.

Although Maodun was the crown prince of the Xiongnu, he had no servants to accompany him. After letting his horse graze, he could only limp to the river by himself.

After taking off Guo Luo's belt and lifting up his leather shirt, Maodun saw that the insides of his legs had been rubbed red and purple. Although the flesh was not exposed, the surface skin had been rubbed through. It was not considered an injury but it was very painful.

With a soft sigh, Maodun took off his helmet, gritted his teeth, scooped up a helmetful of water from the river with his helmet, and rushed it towards his legs.

"Sigh~~~"

The cold river water hit the steaming broken skin, causing Maodun to feel a sharp pain!
Maodun did not dare to cry out in pain, but could only hold back the pain and scoop up three scoops of river water to continue washing vigorously.

When the stains on the inside of his legs were almost washed away, Maodun staggered and fell to the ground in pain. However, he did not dare to rest for too long. He quickly opened an ox horn, took out a lump of dark brown paste from the horn and rubbed it on the damaged skin.

The slight coolness diluted the stinging pain of the wound, and Maodun finally breathed a sigh of relief, sitting on the ground with his legs apart, and like other Hu cavalrymen, he took out a piece of beef jerky from his arms and stuffed it into his mouth, chewing it hard, seizing the precious time to recover his strength. But while chewing, Maodun suddenly saw a cloud of dust rising up!

Maodun immediately stood up, put his fingers into his mouth and whistled, then called out loudly: "Echige! There is something strange in the southeast!"

Accompanied by the sound of whistles, Maodun's three war horses came over, and Maodun hurriedly climbed on the horses' backs and ran towards Tuoman Chanyu.

At the same time, several scouts had already rushed to Chanyu Touman, shouting, "Chanyu!"

"More than a thousand Qin troops are attacking from the southeast!"

Bao Leer was surprised when he heard this: "More than a thousand Qin troops are attacking?!"

"The Qin army has been attacking for a whole day just like our army. Aren't they tired?"

The Hu Kingdom claimed to be a nation on horseback. Due to the geographical features of the Hu Kingdom, which is mainly grassland, the riding skills of the Hu Kingdom knights are even better than those of the Donghu knights. The Hu Kingdom is fully qualified to claim to be the best nation on horseback in the world.

As a result, the Hu knights can no longer hold on, but the Qin knights still have enough strength to press forward and pursue?
Is this reasonable?

This is unreasonable!
Touman Chanyu was also angry: "More than 10,000 knights are chasing me, but I can bear it."

"And now a mere thousand knights dare to pursue this Chanyu?"

"Qin army, how dare you insult me ​​like this!"

Deceiving too much!

Bao Le'er hit his heart with his right fist and said solemnly: "I am willing to lead my troops to turn around and fight back, and annihilate all the thousand Qin troops!"

Touman Chanyu wanted to agree, but after thinking for a moment, he gave up the idea and said with gritted teeth: "No!"

"Order the entire army to mount their horses and continue along the Yalu River towards Jin'alin!"

Baoler said anxiously: "Chanyu! Our army..."

Chanyu Touman raised his hand to interrupt Baoler and said in a deep voice: "This Chanyu knows that all the tribesmen are tired."

"But the Qin army is no less tired than ours!"

"This is a test of endurance and will. The enemy is like a pack of wolves, while our army is like a fleeing rabbit."

"Next, our army will slow down, march and run, and try our best to protect all the tribesmen."

"We'll make plans after we enter Jin'alin!"

Seeing that Touman Chanyu was determined, Baoler stopped trying to persuade him. He just got on his horse again like the other Hu cavalry and urged his reluctant horses to continue heading northwest.

Seeing this, Liu Ji shouted, "Keep charging!"

Liu Ji led his army all the way to the east of Touman Chanyu's tribe and called out loudly: "Hey! Chanyu! Eqin Utge (Bitan's mother)!"

Xiongnu generals:!!!
Baoler was furious: "How dare a mere Qin dog with 250 masters insult the Chanyu Chengligutu!"

"Chanyu! Please allow me to lead the army to annihilate the enemy!"

On the contrary, Chanyu Tuoman was not very angry.

During the battle, Touman Chanyu had been scolded a lot, and Liu Ji's awkward and simple swear words could not shake Touman Chanyu's mind at all.

Touman Chanyu said without hesitation: "No! Keep running!"

Liu Ji used up all his foreign language skills, but failed to attract even a single arrow, and finally lost his temper.

Seeing that the warhorse under him was so tired that it was foaming at the mouth, Liu Ji could only order: "Rest here!"

"Send a message to the captain, our troops have successfully driven the Hu bandits away from this grassland, making it impossible for them to stay in one place for a long time, and we can keep the order!"

"I advise you to send your comrades from different units to harass the enemy in turn, so that the barbarians cannot stay in one place or even rest, so as to tire out the enemy's troops!"

If I can't beat you, can't I tire you to death?

This was a common tactic used by the Xiongnu, but Liu Ji advised it to Meng Tian.

Meng Tian adopted Liu Ji's strategy without hesitation, and sent troops from various units forward one after another, so that Touman's troops had no time to rest. Even if Touman controlled the speed, the physical endurance of his soldiers was on the verge of collapse!
Three hours later, Liu Ji led his troops forward again and shouted in the direction of Chanyu Touman in a familiar voice: "Hey! Chanyu! Eqin Utge!"

Touman Chanyu said in a cold voice: "Don't pay any attention to it, just keep moving forward!"

"Jin Alin is ten miles ahead!"

"As long as we can escape into the Jin'a Forest, our army will have a chance to catch its breath!"

Having said that, Touman Chanyu's hands had unconsciously clenched the reins.

How can there be such disgusting people in the world!

(End of this chapter)