The past year was indeed very difficult for the Huns. Although the 30,000 troops led by Zidu were almost surrounded and killed in Shanyu's tent by a trick, they were eventually rescued by people who did not know their origins along the way.

After the pursuit failed, Maodun sent out a lot of cavalry to search for the whereabouts of these Qin people in the southeast. He thought that the cavalry of thousands of people who suddenly rushed to kill was also the Qin army, but outside

Just a response. But

They never expected that this group of people would be Yuezhi people coming from behind. Of course, this is also because the Qin army was constantly fighting on the grassland and their clothes were almost the same as those of herdsmen, and the Yuezhi cavalry along the way were also dressed like herdsmen.

The Huns never expected that the Yuezhi people, who had been under attack, would have the courage to come to their hinterland. Therefore, the search in the southeast was of course fruitless.

And for this reason, the Huns did not dare to easily send troops to plunder the Central Plains or the Yuezhi people, because once their army left their grassland and the missing Qin army appeared again, other people on the grassland would

The herdsmen were about to suffer. And because of Zidu's months of killing and destruction on the grassland, the Huns suffered great losses, and the rich grassland was burned to white.

In the land, many cattle and sheep were killed, and many adult herdsmen also died. In this way, the Huns had even fewer supplies to support themselves, and they could not rob others. The Huns could only spend this time suffering.

For a whole year. During this year, on the one hand, the Huns were always on guard to prevent the Qin army from coming again, and on the other hand, they were also carefully searching for the whereabouts of the Qin army that disappeared along the way.

When winter passed and spring came again, all tribes of the Xiongnu suffered considerable losses. Of course, they all died of hunger or cold. Seeing that the people of each tribe were no longer able to survive, they could not even survive this spring.

, Mao Dun had no choice but to order troops to be sent out to the Central Plains again to plunder the supplies they needed from the Central Plains people to survive the current disaster. Of course, this was also in their opinion.

The decision was made after Zidu had already left the grassland. After all, an army of tens of thousands of people could not spend a whole winter on the grassland. The reason why Mao Dun did not choose Yueshi, a relatively weak opponent, to attack

The Yuezhi were also a nomadic regime. After experiencing the winter, they did not have much remaining supplies, which must not be enough for the Huns to get through this.

Tens of thousands of Huns cavalry were once again ready to go. This time they were more eager to kill the Central Plains than ever before, because they urgently needed the food and clothes there. Of course, there was also hatred in it. Many of their relatives died.

In the hands of an army sent by those Central Plains people.

Thirty thousand men and horses, under the leadership of Mao Dun himself, went south again, while the rest stayed among the tribes on the grassland in case there were still Qin people appearing on the grassland. They did not dare to attack those tribes this time.

It's a larger city. Although they used tricks to attack several cities last time, the final outcome still proved that siege is not these things.

What the Huns are good at. Their target this time is some small towns and villages located at the junction of the grassland and the Central Plains. They will seize the supplies they need from there, and then immediately return to the grassland. Of course, during the confrontation, Mao Dun failed

As before, he said that he was going to attack Qin's city in order to enhance his own momentum.

It has been a long time since the Huns invaded the Central Plains, which made the people on the border once again have full trust in the court and the defenders. That year they also saw the Qin army fighting with the Huns on the edge of the grassland.

They fought a great battle and killed them until they were defeated and fled. Later, the emperor ordered the Xiong clan to exterminate the Huns.

The slaves' bold words and the news that a cavalry team had entered the grassland made the people on the border even more rejoiced, and more people came out of the big city and went to the edge of the grassland to hunt some prey to support their families.

.The common people seem to have forgotten that there is a powerful and ferocious Xiongnu to their north.

In the spring, everything revives, and some animals that have been hiding in the caves for a long winter also come out to look for fresh food. Several hunters are holding bows and carrying arrows on the edge of the grassland, looking for the prey they want.

.The moment he saw a gray-haired hare rushing past, a man quickly bent his bow and shot out

An arrow hit the neck of the very fat hare. It just struggled for a moment and then died. Several people who followed the hunter praised him repeatedly: "Lao Li's archery skills are really amazing."

, In fact, with your ability, you can join the army and eat a bowl of military rations, so why do you need to hunt here for a living like us?"

Old Li smiled honestly, stepped forward and took the hare in his hand: "You don't know, my mother-in-law didn't agree with me to join the army, saying that it would be a matter of narrow escape, so I would rather farm and hunt here.

It’s good, although life is a bit harder, but after all, there is no need to take risks.”

The few people walked forward looking for prey while chatting and laughing. Unknowingly, they had arrived at a place more than ten miles away in the grassland. The prey here was obviously much more than where they were when they got up. The few people opened their bows and flew with arrows.

, but it was quite rewarding. When a few people saw that they had returned home with a full load, they were filled with joy.

Lao Li's face suddenly condensed: "No, there is the sound of horse hooves in front, it's the Huns coming towards us!" Upon hearing what he said, the faces of several hunters suddenly changed, although they were

They had not seen the Huns in several years, but the ferocious appearance of the Huns was still deeply etched in their minds.

"How many people are here? If there are only a few people, with our skills we might be able to shoot them and avenge our dead relatives!" asked one of the young men in their twenties, obviously he was worried about the Huns.

The horror of human beings is not very clear yet, he only has hatred for the Huns in his heart.

Lao Li immediately lay down on the ground and listened carefully. In a blink of an eye, he jumped up and said, "Let's go quickly. There are no less than a thousand Huns attacking this time, and they are already very close to us." Everyone was excited when they heard this.

Thousands of people immediately turned around and ran back, even the prey they were carrying on their backs and in their hands were abandoned on the ground.

Their movements were still too slow. Before they could run very far, rows of black shadows appeared behind them. The Hun cavalry at the front saw these hunters suddenly appearing in front of them without any instructions.

Then they quickly rode up and surrounded them. Several hunters held the bows and arrows in their hands tightly, their faces were pale. Looking at the fierce-looking Huns on horseback who surrounded them, they didn't even have the ability to resist.

All gone.

"Tell me, how far is it from the nearest village?" a Xiongnu general asked them. These thousands of cavalry are just the vanguard of the Xiongnu invasion of the Central Plains. Their task is to find out the situation near the grassland so as to prepare for the war.

The army behind them looted property and made preparations.

Before Old Li could speak, the young man who just now said he wanted to kill the Huns opened his mouth and told the truth: "There is a village less than ten miles south of here. I hope you will spare your life!" He who looked filled with indignation just now was now

Became a coward.

Hearing him tell the location of his village, the expressions of Lao Li and the others changed drastically. They knew that their relatives and friends would probably be killed by the Huns. They all expressed their anger with anger.

He looked at the young man. If he were not surrounded by the Huns, they would have killed him long ago.

"Very good, kill them all. There are no defenders in a village, so we will attack that village so that the army behind can have a foothold." The general said with a sneer.

After several screams, these hunters fell into a pool of blood, while the Huns cavalry stepped on their corpses and continued south. After half a day, this village with a population of hundreds of people was occupied by the Huns.

After occupying the village, the men in the village were killed, and the women were gathered together, waiting for the cavalry to arrive from behind for the entertainment of the leaders.

In Yunzhong City, Zhou Xing is training a team of new soldiers. These people are all only twenty years old, but they are all very strong. This is also the advantage of the people here in the north. The people here are tough and everyone can drive.

Bow, go to the battlefield. After guarding here for many years, Zhou Xing's hatred for the Huns is no weaker than that of any soldier or common people, so even though he has received the emperor's order, he knows that they will eventually fight with the Huns in a peaceful way.

He had just sent Chao Ang and his party away to the north, but he still couldn't relax a bit. Ren Jiu wanted to select strong people from among the people to become part of the city's defense.

Seeing them charging back and forth with high morale on the school grounds, a satisfied smile appeared on Zhou Xing's face. He knew that as long as there were a few more battles with the Huns, these recruits would be able to make even the Huns fear them.

This is the advantage of this area in Yunzhong. Many of the people here are hunters, and using bows, arrows and weapons to fight wild beasts is a means of survival for them.

Just when Zhou Xing was confidently thinking that these people would make up for the 10,000 horses that followed Zidu into the grassland and never came back, a scout hurried over and said: "Report to the general, something serious has happened!"

"What's going on?" Zhou Xing motioned to the deputy general to take command for him, and he came to the scout.

"When we went out to inspect the city today, we found that several villages around my Yunzhong City had been looted. Hundreds of people had been killed, and all the belongings in the village had been moved away." The scout said.

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Chapter completed!