Chapter 550

Merton suddenly turned over and got on his horse and shouted, "pay attention to adjusting the direction."

"Order!" Xue Rengui shouted. One grenade after another exploded not far from the leading yellow sheep, and the huge sound constantly stimulated the Yellow sheep to run away. At the same time, the direction of the whole sheep, with the continuous adjustment of the firearm supervisors, ran quickly towards the circle of ambush by the Tang army.

"Here we are!"

Merton was relieved to see the small hill rising in front. After the hill, Tang Jun had arranged a trap. This time, the Yellow sheep group must be unable to escape. With the food and grass pressure of this group of yellow sheep army, he could breathe a sigh of relief.

"Shoot!" a loud shout came from behind the hill,

Suddenly, a large black arrow rain shot at the running yellow sheep. In an instant, the Yellow sheep fell down, and the whole sheep panicked.

However, this is not the end. Wave after wave of arrow rain mercilessly shot. The three shots originally prepared for the enemy were used without reservation this time.

It was too late for the whole yellow sheep group to turn around. Soon, a group of cavalry surrounded it. Only a small part of the whole yellow sheep group was lucky not to enter the siege. The rest were destroyed and destined to become the food of the army.

On a hill, Li Jing looked at the whole process of the destruction of the Yellow sheep in front of her. She couldn't help but be moved by it and said, "the herd effect is so terrible."

I am afraid that he is not the leader in the front. I'm afraid a mistake will lead the army into disaster.

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When the North Route Army finally had a chance to fight a tooth sacrifice, the South Route Army led by Hou Junji encountered the most severe test.

altitude stress!

Tuyuhun's terrain is high in the South and low in the north. The higher the terrain, the stronger the plateau reaction. In order to pursue Tuyuhun as quickly as possible, Hou Junji marched towards the south at full speed, and finally produced serious consequences. Many Tang troops had a very strong plateau reaction, had a headache and reduced their combat effectiveness.

"General Hou, you can't March higher. Thirty percent of the officers and men have altitude sickness. If they encounter Tuyuhun, they may not be able to fight at all." Li daozong said anxiously.

Hou Junji's face sank. He was no stranger to altitude sickness. A year ago, mojiazi put forward the reason for altitude sickness because the terrain here was too high and the air was thin. Therefore, the army did not have much fear about it.

Hou Junji took a few mouthfuls of air: "it is said that Rhodiola has some effects on altitude reaction. Have soldiers ever taken it?"

Li daozong said with a wry smile: "before leaving, the children of doctors have given the soldiers Rhodiola, but the effect is not obvious."

According to the previous prediction, the proportion of altitude sickness in ordinary people is 70%, but now only 30%. Although taking Rhodiola is effective, it is also unsatisfactory.

"Military orders are like mountains, and the army can't stop." Hou Junji shook his head and said.

Li daozong frowned and said, "but many soldiers can't support it."

These soldiers are men of the Tang Dynasty. They are fearless even when they fight against powerful enemies. However, the altitude reaction makes Zhengzheng man miserable.

Hou Junji nodded and said with a frozen face, "it seems that you and I have only troops."

Li daozong frowned and looked at Hou Junji inconceivably. The strength of their South Road army was not much. If they were divided again, I'm afraid it would be a little weak.

"According to mojiazi, once altitude sickness occurs, although there is no medicine to cure, it also takes only three to ten days to heal without medicine. I will command the normal soldiers to March higher, and you will command the soldiers who have altitude sickness to March lower. Ten days later, after the soldiers recover from altitude sickness, the two armies will meet again," Hou Junji explained.

"It seems that this is the only way." Li daozong looked at the weak soldiers and had to say.

Soon, the South Road army split up again and headed west. Fortunately, there were no Tuyuhun cavalry along the way. It was not until ten days later that the two armies met again.

"Hoo!"

Li daozong and Hou Junji breathed a sigh of relief. The difficulty of altitude sickness was over.

However, what they did not expect was that altitude sickness was only an appetizer for them, and the real difficulty had just come.

As night fell, the first night after the South Road army met, the army camped on the vast grassland, and the earth soon fell into silence.

"How cold!" a patrolling soldier suddenly shivered and involuntarily shrunk his clothes.

Almost at the same time, all the soldiers of the South Road army were awakened by the cold, and the whole South Road army camp soon boiled up.

Hou Junji put on a single coat and suddenly opened the camp. He looked at the white grass in front of the camp.

"It's frosting!" Hou Junji said in shock. You know, this is the middle of May. Chang'an city is a hot summer. I feel sweating when I wear a single coat, and it turns out to be frosty in the south of Tuguhun in summer.

"General Hou, our army is all in single clothes. It's cold and cold. I'm afraid the soldiers can't bear it!" Li daozong said with worry.

Almost all the officers and men of the whole army are in single clothes and can't keep out the cold at all. If it goes on like this, I'm afraid there will be no war. Tang Jun will lose his troops and lose his generals.

Hou Junji had a dignified face and suddenly looked up at the bright moonlight in the sky. He had an idea and said, "send orders and pull out the camp immediately."

Li daozong didn't understand, "but our soldiers haven't rested yet."

"It's freezing at the moment. Even if you stay overnight, the soldiers can't sleep. From now on, our army will travel day and night." Hou Junji said firmly.

On the plateau, the temperature difference between day and night is large, and the temperature at night is too low. Marching at night can keep people and horses moving. At least they can resist the cold. If they rest at night, I'm afraid many soldiers will freeze to death and frostbite in their sleep. Although the temperature during the day is much lower than that in the plain, it's enough to let them sleep safely.

"I'm afraid that's the only way." Li daozong sighed.

"This is just an expedient measure. When our army on the South Road catches up with the remnant tribe of Tuyuhun, we will be able to seize their luggage. At that time, our army will not have to suffer this cold." Hou Junji comforted.

He never thought that he wanted to chase Tuyuhun so urgently. The most important thing was to get something warm for the soldiers.

Soon, the army immediately pulled out of camp and marched all night in the moonlight. When the sun rose during the day, they camped and rested. At the same time, the Scouts of the Tang army directly sent out hundreds of miles and frantically began to search for the traces of the Tuyuhun tribe.

However, to their disappointment, they pursued for more than 2000 miles, but they didn't see a person at all. The army drove on the deserted plateau, marched against the biting cold wind at night, and took advantage of the warm weather to have a rest during the day.

The whole army is like a ghost in the wilderness. It wanders aimlessly. At the most difficult time, the army lacks water and grass. It is very solemn and stirring.

The South Route Army has become a truly difficult route army.