Great Han Arrow God

Chapter 317
Night in the valley came earlier.

The sky was still bright, but it was already dark in the valley.Aliusu ordered to camp and rest.Stimulating Wu Dan failed, and a quick battle has become a dream, he can only deal with Wu Dan with patience.

The soldiers set up a big camp and arranged guards.Aliusu's big tent is on the outermost side, the most dangerous place.This was opposed by many people, but Aliusu insisted on it.He told his subordinates that in terms of danger, there are dangers everywhere in this valley, and no place is safe.That being the case, if I don't stand in the most dangerous place, who will stand in the most dangerous place?
The soldiers had no choice but to do so.Zhen'an ordered the guards to strengthen their vigilance, and even sleep with one eye open, so as not to be taken advantage of by the Wusun people.After two consecutive days of fighting, the strong bow in Wu Dan's hand left a deep impression on them, and the range of 120 steps made everyone dare not be careless.As far as they know, there are only two people who can shoot so far: Aliusu and Liang Xiao.

With such an opponent watching in the dark, no one dares to be careless.

Although Aliusu tried his best to show his contempt for Wu Dan, and even did not hesitate to take the risk of challenging him, he knew very well that the Wu Dan in front of him was not the same Wu Dan as before, and he had to deal with it carefully, otherwise he might die here.

Aliusu sat in front of the big tent, drinking with his trusted generals.Because the war was unfavorable, the atmosphere was a little depressing.Aliusu glanced at it, secretly rejoicing in his heart: several important generals are still there, but someone was injured.

"How did you get hurt?" Aliusu deliberately smiled, "Is it because the Wusun woman is so beautiful that her legs are weak?"

General Tieshan touched the cloth on his shoulder that was still bleeding, and smiled. "I got hit by a stone during the attack. It's nothing, just a flesh injury."

"What about you?" Aliusu looked at Hua Lun, another injured general. "Was it shot by Wu Dan?"

"It wasn't shot by him, it was cut by him." Hua Lun took a big sip of wine and said nonchalantly, "What did this kid eat to give him such strength? I managed to rush in front of him, but was shot by him." He cut it down with a single knife, even cutting off the battle knife."

Aliusu raised his eyebrows: "You rushed in front of him and slashed at him?"

"Yes."

"He didn't shoot you?"

"I did, but it was too slow, and I dodged it." Hua Lun laughed. "Also, I think there seems to be something wrong with his aim."

Aliusu's heart skipped a beat.He asked several soldiers who had fought against Wu Dan, and after careful inquiry, he finally came to a conclusion: Wu Dan is very powerful and can draw a strong bow, but his aim is so-so and it takes a long time to aim.On the ever-changing battlefield, his long-range sniper ability is insufficient, and he is relatively confident only within sixty or seventy steps.

"I said why didn't he go to kill Liang Xiao, why didn't he dare to fight me one-on-one." Aliusu slapped his thigh. "He's just a bluffing bull. He has all the strength, but he doesn't know how to use it."

Everyone looked at each other, relieved.Encountering a super-long-range archer on the battlefield, the pressure is too great.

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At the same time that Aliusu breathed a sigh of relief, Liang Xiao and Pu Jia were talking happily.

A contest had just started and the winner was decided. Although Pu Jia was a little embarrassed, he refused to hide it.He generously explained the process and reason of his defeat to his subordinates, and announced that he would lead the crowd to attack with Liang Xiao.

The soldiers of Pu Lei Kingdom always thought that Pu Jia was a rare good archer, and now they learned that Liang Xiao's archery skills were still superior to Pu Jia, and they were very interested.They all asked Liang Xiao to show his skills.Liang Xiao was reserved, and he asked Sigma to perform.At about sixty paces, Sigma shot twelve arrows and hit nine arrows in total, surpassing most of the Pulei soldiers.

This performance dispelled the last doubts of Pu Lei soldiers.Seeing that there were women beside Liang Xiao, they thought Liang Xiao was a rich man who wanted to enjoy himself. After seeing Sigma's archery skills, they knew that although these four women were maids, they were not only beautiful, but real warriors. , not worse than them.

From this, it can be seen that Liang Xiao's own strength is definitely not bad. The fact that he shot and killed King Hunxie and his son is probably true. Following such a person to attack the Huns, the possibility of success will be greatly increased.

Liang Xiao and others were warmly welcomed by the Pulei people.Right on the seaside of Pulei, Pujia slaughtered cattle and sheep, and held a very enthusiastic dinner, although it was not rich, to welcome Liang Xiao.Pulei is a small country with limited strength, and it is rare to be so extravagant in normal times.Taking advantage of this opportunity, Pujia successfully boosted morale and aroused the enthusiasm of the Chinese people for revenge against the Huns.

Pujia originally planned to bring all the fighters who could go into battle—a total of more than 700 people—with him, but Liang Xiao disagreed.He told Pujia that this time was no ordinary battle, but a arduous expedition that required excellent physical strength.Those soldiers who lack physical strength can't keep up with the speed of marching will only die in vain. It is better to leave them to protect the tribe and only select the real elite to attack, which can also reduce the burden.

Pujia agreed, and with Liang Xiao's assistance, 250 people were selected, all young and strong, with combat experience, and the rest stayed to protect the women, children, old and weak.Considering that the strength has weakened after the Jingzhuang attack, Liang Xiao suggested that Pujia evacuate these people to the deep mountains to avoid becoming the prey of the Huns.

Pujia readily agreed.

Because of the small number of people, Pujia equipped enough horses for the expedition soldiers, three to four horses per person, and replaced some of the horses of Liang Xiao's subordinates.To reciprocate, Liang Xiao sent some silk to Pu Jia as a reward.

Pujia also made a suggestion.He disapproved of Liang Xiao going straight east from Pulei.Although this road is a little closer, there are no powerful tribes along the way. It is simply unrealistic to rely on scattered herdsmen to supplement horses and supplies. It is better to go north into the grassland.The Huns are gathering to the west, the main force has approached the Altai Mountains, and there are still many trains behind.Enter the grassland and attack them. Although there is a detour, you can get sufficient supplies.

After careful consideration, Liang Xiao adopted Pujia's plan.

Pujia was overjoyed.He felt the respect from Liang Xiao, and this was what he longed for the most.After Pulei was attacked by the Huns, its strength was greatly reduced, and now it has declined, and no one thinks highly of them at all.To be recognized by the envoys of the distant Han Dynasty greatly satisfied his self-esteem.

Pujia then took the initiative to contact the same clan in Shanbei, and recruited more than 70 warriors and more than 200 horses.

Two days later, Liang Xiao and Pujia led more than 700 cavalry to leave Pulei Sea and enter the grassland.

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Li Shuyun and Li Danghu stood in front of Li Guang with fifty officials and read out the emperor's edict.

The emperor ordered Li Guang to be the prefect of Longxi, and led the army to attack to test the reality of the Xiongnu. At the same time, he sent [-] cavalry to follow Li Shuyun and Li Danghu to the Western Regions to join Liang Xiao.

Seeing that Li Shuyun was ranked ahead of Li Danghu, Li Guang was a little puzzled.Although they are all Lang officials, Li Danghu is the Zhonglang among the guards, the real emperor's close minister, and the highest status among the Sanlang.Li Shuyun is a foreigner, the lowest among the three gentlemen, only a little higher than the guards of the palace gate.Now Li Shuyun is ranked ahead of Li Danghu, which is unreasonable.

When Li Guang asked, he realized that Li Shuyun had been promoted, and now he was a knight general with a rank of a thousand stones.The reason for the promotion was that he was competent as an envoy, escorted Prince Batu of the Yuezhi to Chang'an safely, and brought more than 100 Dawan horses.

Li Shuyun then asked someone to bring up the Dawan horse that the emperor had rewarded Li Guang.Seeing this Dawan horse, Li Guang, who was a little disappointed, immediately became excited. "Good horse, good horse." Li Guang, who had never been very talkative, was overjoyed, stroking the horse's mane, and grinning from ear to ear.

"General, Your Majesty said that only a few of these Dawan horses are kept for reward, and the rest will be used as stallions and distributed to various gardens. Longxi is the place where Feizi of Qin State raised horses, and it is the closest to Dawan. When all horses enter Han, they will graze horses in Longxi first. General, this is an opportunity."

Li Guang laughed out loud.For many years, he certainly knows the key to this.In order to strengthen the strength of the frontier army, the imperial court set up pastures to raise horses in border counties since the beginning of the Han Dynasty. Longxi has excellent pastures. Since the founding of the Qin Dynasty, it has been an important production area for horses, and it is also a place where the pastures are more concentrated.If Dawan horse breeds are introduced again, Longxi will become a land of fine horses.

Relying on mountains to eat mountains, and relying on water to eat water, if Longxi becomes the most important producing area of ​​fine horses, the people of Longxi will definitely benefit from it, and the Li family is no exception.At least it will be much more convenient to mobilize horses for future expeditions, without the need for long-distance transshipment.

Li Guang nodded again and again, expressing his gratitude to the emperor for his respect.He pulled Li Danghu aside. "Master, go to the Western Regions now, don't worry about your family, and focus on making meritorious service. If you don't make great meritorious service, don't come back to see me."

Li Danghu smiled. "Don't worry, Ah Weng, I will definitely seize this opportunity, and ask my father to seize the opportunity too. I heard from Li Shuyun that most of the Huns marched westward, and the Hexi is empty, so it is a good opportunity to make a big attack."

"Yes, it's up to this time whether you can become a Marquis." Li Guang was gearing up, his excitement was uncontrollable.

"Having said that, you should be cautious." Li Danghu reminded: "Liang Xiao's tactics are backed by sufficient horses in the Western Regions, and all of them use cavalry to attack. Even the infantry must have horses instead of walking, so that they can maintain a high-speed march. .I don’t have so many war horses at my disposal, so I’m afraid it’s hard to make merit if I try to force it…”

With a flash in Li Guang's eyes, he gritted his teeth and said, "I'll let Ah Jiao go home immediately, dissipate all the wealth, and recruit brave fighters."

Li Danghu's cheeks twitched, he was dumbfounded.

Li Guang glanced at Li Danghu, showing a bit of childlike complacency.

"Liang Xiao is my subordinate, and you are my son. Seeing that you are all going to make meritorious deeds, how can I fall behind? Is it possible that I will salute you when you come back? Ten battles, but I have not been able to make meritorious deeds. Now that the younger generation is formidable, and every step of the way is pressing, how dare I not work hard? The opportunity must not be missed, the time will never come again, this time I must kill it to my heart's content."
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(End of this chapter)