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"Don't say you put this big red paper like this, I feel more festive. I didn't feel this way before." Ying Yu looked at the blank couplet and said
526 Huns Messenger
This is the last day of the state of Qin this year. From nightfall, the whole state of Qin has been quiet. There is a stark contrast between the many peaceful nights and the lively dinner parties held by every household. The traditional family concept brings them all together. The scale far exceeds that of previous years, and the state of Qin is already much richer.
The people in Xianyang are gathering happily to spend the last day of the year, while the soldiers guarding the northern border of Qin State, thousands of miles away, are standing guard nervously. They want to protect the northern gate of Qin State.
In October, the leaves just fall in Guanzhong, and the north is already covered with snow, especially in the Qin army bridgehead in Mobei. The cold wind blows like a knife, and the life is painful. The issued coats can't resist such a cold weather. Qin army soldiers often have to wear a lot of clothes to barely survive the winter
Army coats goose feather down jackets plus lighter sweaters, but they still can't resist the cold weather outside, so some soldiers usually buy some sheepskin jackets for themselves to keep warm
The heavy snow has already buried the barbed wire minefields arranged by Qin State in the thick snow. The Qin army is intimidating to protect the opponent from sneak attacks. They often throw some mines directly in the snow. Soon after, the heavy snow will cover it and it will pile up in a few hours. It was very thick, and the soldiers threw some landmines in the snow again and again. Even the people of Qin didn't know the density of the mines. In short, after the snow fell two inches thick, they would throw landmines in front of the positions. Safety is the most important thing. They also usually leave a path for counterattack
At an important desert exit in the north of Mobei, the Qin army built a simple military fort here. When winter comes, they will compress all the nearby troops and bring them back. There is a battalion of the Qin army stationed here, and another 100. Many farmers who were the last to withdraw from the hunting operations in the Mobei area had to spend the New Year here with the soldiers of the Qin Army because of the severe cold
"Strengthen security" A sergeant wearing a heavy military coat suit and extremely heavy boots went back and forth to check the sentry post
"It's so cold!" a second-class soldier kept stomping his feet and shouted. It was the first time the soldier had seen such cold weather.
"Move around," the sergeant came and said out of breath
"Yes sergeant," said the private, and the private stood up with a strong spirit, stretched his arms and jumped as much as possible
"It's too cold," said the private with a shiver
"Bang!" There was a loud explosion, and the private shivered, then stared blankly at the sergeant.
"Damn, don't come early, don't come late, come to the New Year, come here, I will fly and kill these wolf cubs." The sergeant knew that someone stepped on a mine, which means someone sneaked in. Such things often happen at the border. The sergeant said, holding a gun, walking along the trench forward
"Listen to what sound?" In a trench shack, a group of soldiers of the Qin army are sitting around a pot of mutton soup, warming themselves while roasting the fire. This is the only beautiful thing in the barracks.
"Beep beep beep" a burst of urgent trumpet sounded
"Oh these goddamn Huns, I must have skinned them," exclaimed a second sergeant major, obviously he didn't want to leave the warm place where he drank lamb soup.
So they started picking up their guns and walking outside
The location where the incident happened looks a bit chaotic. The artillerymen of the Qin army can only rely on the direction of the mine explosion observed by the naked eye to fire. The artillerymen themselves don't know whether the fire is accurate or not.
"You don't need to use solid bullets to bounce them in the snow." The second lieutenant of the artillery on duty shouted angrily.
The "Boom" artillery began to ignite. There is a battalion stationed here. Among the troops, there is a company with four artillery pieces as their basic configuration. At the same time, in order to strengthen the firepower, Meng Tian specially provided these fortress troops with two six-barreled Vulcan guns and two six-barreled guns. Vulcan can form crossfire to kill opponents on a large scale
"We can't see each other at all," complained an artillery corporal
"I know damn it." The second lieutenant knew he couldn't see anything but still ordered to continue firing towards the approximate location
"The artillery can't hit them, we have to show them the target," the sergeant said to a soldier just now
"Go and use one of the ammunition fired from the sky to show them the target." The sergeant grabbed a soldier at random and ordered, and the soldiers assembled urgently were lying in the trenches. The trenches were extremely cold.
"Damn it, I caught those sons of bitch Huns and forced them to lie on the snow all day," said a soldier vindictively.
"Whoosh" a firework soared into the sky "bang" the firework bomb exploded at a certain height, and the limited light still couldn't see what was going on with the opponent, but I could see the approximate shadow, especially the snowy ground and the dark ground The figures are almost enough
"They're fighting in that small ditch to the east!" The sergeant could see the opponent's approximate position in an instant.
Soon the two cannons began to aim again, and the six-barreled Vulcan guns were also rolled out. The operating soldiers were loading ammunition, and they wanted to take advantage of their hundred-step distance.
"Boom" the artillery made a loud roar
"Bang bang bang" the six-barreled Vulcan began to sweep and shoot at the fireworks shells and continued to shoot at the other soldiers, watching the powerful weapons in their eyes display their supernatural powers
It was such a mess all night, many soldiers got wind chill and were stationed in the area. The minor commander had to report this situation to their highest officer and asked them to be transferred away from the area because there were many people with wind chill and the wind chill spread quickly. If not Add control of this fortress point and no one will be able to fight
But the next day before, they had to figure out the situation. A group of 11 bold soldiers from the Qin army were ordered to check the situation. They could only check from a distance. They entered a damned minefield.
"Oh my god," said a soldier looking at the dead sheep all over the ground
"We hunted sheep all night," said another soldier
"Don't kill me, don't kill me, I am our Shanyu's emissary, a Hun suddenly got out from the pile of dead sheep and shouted loudly with Huaxia jade
"Wait" A sergeant stopped the soldier who was about to shoot and kill the Hun
"What did you say?" the sergeant called
"I am the envoy of the Huns, we are here to pay tribute to your king," the Huns said pitifully
"What?" asked a soldier
527 Wolf's Food
"How do I know?" said the sergeant
"Why don't we arrest him and ask him?" A soldier thought it was a big deal and suggested
"Do you know what's on the other side it's a minefield no one knows where those mines we're throwing are so thick" the sergeant retorted
"It's the only way to let him crawl over by himself," said the sergeant for his own safety.
"Climb over by yourself, do you understand?" a soldier shouted loudly
"I understand." The Huns envoy nodded heavily to indicate that he began to turn over the sheep's carcass with all his strength. A very ugly smile appeared on the stiff face. The loose hair and the clothes they don't change all their lives make them look disgusting
"Let's back up a little, who knows how lucky this guy is?" The sergeant said, driving his men back a lot
The envoy of the Huns strenuously passed over the lambs
The Huns were afraid of being beaten by the Qin people. After losing 30 troops, they were seriously injured, but their war potential was still there, but the Qin people were even more vicious. They continued to send troops of thousands of people to harass those tribes with only old people, children and women. The result is predictable. Knowing that their tribe is easy to fall, and the Qin army has terrible muskets, this weapon can kill the opponent, and can no longer kill the Qin people. They can capture everyone, steal all the cattle, sheep, and horses. Those who left were all burned. These are not fatal. On the grasslands, what we depend on for survival is the pasture, especially the pasture during the winter. The Qin people often set a fire to burn all the withered pastures when they leave at the end. It is definitely a fatal blow. Without pasture, their cattle and sheep lose their value. The last little hope they depended on for survival was trampled out by the people of Qin.
The Qin people used this method in their last attack in September to disperse the little vitality that the Huns had just built up, and scattered the various tribes of the Huns* Some tribes to the north have entered the Siberian coniferous forest belt, where the winter environment is even harsher and they are preparing for the winter. Supplies were plundered by the Qin people, burnt, and there was less and less edible food. The weather went north and became colder and frightening. Newborn babies were frozen to death. This situation almost drove the Huns crazy. Decided to negotiate peace with the Qin people, so he sent his brother as an envoy to negotiate peace. In order to show his sincerity, Shan Yu also decided to offer a thousand sheep. This is the last material that the Huns can produce so far.
But they are very unlucky. They don't have a leader and don't know how to crack the minefields of the Qin people. They have been harassed by landmines and barbed wire many times. Only a few people can escape
"For the Xiongnu" the envoy was still muttering, but unfortunately no one listened to their Qin people hiding far away, who knows how lucky this guy is?
"Sergeant, I want to see what that guy is like," said the soldier just now
"Go do it and wait," said the sergeant, curling up and hugging the gun.
"Damn the Huns aren't dead yet," the sergeant shouted
Everyone was stunned by the sound of a landmine explosion.
The sergeant looks back at the smoke from the explosion
"I have to see if that guy is dead." The sergeant approached slowly and stood on the high place of the ravine with a telescope to look down