Tang Qi took Huo Qubing and 500 Yulin troops to the north. After walking for less than half a day, he ran into a group of people retreating south.

There were about 300 people, old and young, young men and women riding horses and bending bows.

Very obvious characteristics of border residents.

The leader was a man in his forties. When he saw Tang Qi and Huo Qubing, he rushed up to them and shouted loudly from a hundred steps away.

"Two generals, the younger ones are the people from Qingquan who went to the county to take refuge. This is a testimonial issued by Prefect Lu! Don't accidentally hurt us!"

As he spoke, he raised a wooden board high.

A Yulin cavalryman rode up, scolded all the opponents to dismount, and threw their weapons on the ground.

After everyone complied, he took the board with his knife and quickly rode back.

The rest of the Yulin cavalry surrounded Tang Qi and Huo Qubing, pointing their swords and bows at the group of panicked people, watching with eager eyes.

Both sides looked like they were facing a formidable enemy.

It was only at this moment that Tang Qi had the real feeling of being in a border county.

"Brother Tang, don't worry. This place is not far from Juyang. It's probably not a Huns spy."

Huo Qubing could see Tang Qi's nervousness, smiled and comforted him, and then looked at the wooden block.

On it were written the origins, place of birth, the specific number of people, how many men, women, old and children there were, and when and where they set out and where they were going.

Very detailed!

There is also the official seal of the Prefecture, as well as a clause written by the Prefect Lu Fang himself, instructing the generals at the pass along the way to let them pass.

Huo Qubing read it word for word and made sure it was OK before handing it to Tang Qi.

Then he shouted again: "That man, are you the Li Zheng of Qingquan?"

"That's right, villain!"

"Where is Qingquanli? Have you encountered any Hun spies?"

"Going back to the general, Qingquanli is on the mountain south of Juyongguan. It is under the jurisdiction of Changping County. We often see Hun spies passing by! We even caught them several times with the military men!"

"A few days ago, the prefect and the county magistrate came to our place and asked the people in the small area to retreat to Juyang County to take refuge in order to avoid being harassed by the Huns!"

The answer is correct.

Huo Qubing then smiled and said: "No problem, let's all go!"

The common people breathed a sigh of relief. They still put their swords into their sheaths, loosened their bows, and led their horses slowly past the range of the cavalry's crossbows.

Several teenage boys stared at the majestic Yulin Army in armor with envy in their eyes!

While waiting for Huo Qubing, a boy who was just taller than the wheel suddenly stopped and shouted to Huo Qubing: "General, I don't want to run away. If you accept me, I will kill the Huns too!"

"shut up!"

The boy's family members were so excited that they quickly hit the boy on the head with a violent shock.

Pressing his head, he apologized to Huo Qubing: "General, please forgive me. The dog is mischievous and makes trouble, but you don't remember the villain's fault!"

"It's okay, they are all good men of my big man!" Huo Qubing smiled boldly, "Boy, my big man is not so destitute that he wants to join the army like a baby with no hair on his head!"

"Grow up well. If you still want to kill the Huns when you grow up, go find your county captain!"

"Boys, let's go!"

Five hundred Yulin cavalry responded with a bang and walked away under the awed eyes of the people, kicking up billows of dust.

After walking for a while, the group disappeared completely.

Huo Qubing then darkened his face: "Damn it, I made Brother Tang laugh. I really encountered a group of Huns spies near the Yanmen Administrative Office!"

Tang Qi was not surprised: "The Huns are still allowed to come in even though the prefects have gone out to look for the side, it shows that we, the prefect Lu, really don't know how to fight."

"Hmph, how can you be the prefect of a border county if you are so incompetent!"

Huo Qubing drew his saber and ordered with murderous intent: "Go back, leave one or two alive, chop off the rest of the young and strong, and rescue the old, weak, women and children!"

"promise!"

The Yulin Army agreed with a bang.

Three hundred cavalrymen immediately followed Huo Qubing and rushed back, leaving only Tang Qi and two hundred Qingqimen waiting there.

Tang Qi was not surprised at all by Huo Qubing's arrangement.

Street fighting is completely different from killing enemies on the battlefield, and he is also a civil servant.

Not to mention that he could knock Wei Qing into pieces, even if he was really capable of carrying a cauldron, Huo Qubing would not let him go to the battlefield casually.

Especially this kind of close-quarters cavalry raid requires speed, accuracy and ruthlessness!

Unless there is really no other way!

Of course, there are differences between defending a city and fighting in the field.

If it were a city defense battle, or a head-on encounter with tens of thousands of troops, Huo Qubing would not insist on Tang Qi hiding in the rear.

At most, the most they can do is send more people to protect them.

As for what Tang Qi thinks.

In this kind of battle where there is no suspense at all, what is there to worry about whether you can kill the enemy with your own hands?

What's more, he has never seen the battlefield in the cold weapon era. It is not too late to prove himself after he is mentally prepared.

Besides, who said you have to mount a horse and kill people to convince the soldiers?

Planning strategies is also the skill of a general!

…

After a while, Huo Qubing returned with the leaving cavalry. They were all covered in blood and their murderous intent had not completely dissipated.

There are dozens of people missing from the team.

"Damn it, those Hun spies are really bad. They injured several of my brothers!" Huo Qubing spat out a mouthful of bloody spit, "Brother Tang, don't worry, no one died in the battle. I sent more than fifty people to rescue them.

The old, weak and injured brothers returned to the county town."

Tang Qi felt relieved: "Did you find out anything?"

There were no prisoners among those who came back. In a war of this magnitude, there is indeed no need for prisoners.

"Uncle is right, the Huns are indeed targeting Gu County. They are here to attack the front line!" Huo Qubing grinned his big white teeth, "Brother Tang, have you heard of Xin Zhao?"

Tang Qi raised his eyebrows: "Is this Xin Zhao coming?"

"That's right!" Huo Qubing gritted his teeth, "This traitor made Your Majesty and my uncle surrender, as well as the Huns from Changshui Camp and Huqi Camp. I hate this guy for stealing everything."

"If it falls into my hands this time, let's see if I don't take his head to vent your Majesty and uncle's anger!"

Tang Qi had already expected Xin Zhao's arrival, so he wasn't surprised at all.

I didn't expect that Huo Qubing would be so arrogant towards this person!

However, it is not incomprehensible that it was Liu Che's idea to reuse Zhao Xin, and it was Wei Qing's military order to let Zhao Xin's department bear heavy responsibilities during the field battle.

The result became one of the only stains in the history of Wei Qing's war against Hungary.

I can't help but that uncle Huo Qubing can't help but feel angry!

"Let's go, hurry up and rush to Juyong Pass." Tang Qi picked up the reins, "Hurry there now, maybe we can catch up and stop this Prefect Lu from digging a hole for us."

It would be a disaster to let the military and political commanders who don't know how to fight but are still dedicated to command a large-scale defensive battle!

Because you have no way of predicting where and how big a hole they can dig for you!

Huo Qubing's expression changed: "Brother Tang is right, let's hurry up!"
Chapter completed!