Chapter 334: Mao Quan Chanyu.
Chapter 334: Mao Quan Chanyu.
Just behind the side, a small group of Hun cavalry, about thirty to fifty people, suddenly emerged from the bushes.
It came silently but extremely fast.
"Junior sister, go first!"
Ye Kun took off his bow and arrow and fought back. He and Gongsun Erniang ran westward, shouting, "Come and protect the emperor! There are Hun ambushes!"
However, Ye Kun's personal guards had been left two miles away, and it would not be so quick to rescue them.
Fortunately, Ye Kun and Gongsun Erniang's mounts were both fast horses that could run a thousand miles a day.
The two men panicked and galloped on their horses, gradually putting some distance between themselves and the Hun cavalry.
The Hun soldiers shot arrows from behind, and one arrow knocked over Gongsun Erniang's horse.
"Brother, take me with you!"
Gongsun Erniang was truly a hero. Without even waiting to land, she immediately leaped up, jumped onto Ye Kun's horse, and hugged Ye Kun's waist.
Ye Kun had no time to fight back and rode away on his horse.
The Hun soldiers pursued relentlessly, but they were getting further and further away.
There is a cliff about five meters wide in the mountainous area ahead.
"Junior sister, hold me tight!"
Ye Kun didn't have time to think about it. He squeezed his calves hard, slapped his horse and shouted, "Go!"
"Xilulu——!"
The divine horse under his crotch neighed, and carried Ye Kun and the other man, flying over the cliff and landing steadily on the other side.
"Good horse!"
Gongsun Erniang praised.
In fact, for an ordinary war horse, it is not a problem to jump a distance of about five meters with a running start.
But Ye Kun's warhorse, flying over with two people in it, was still very impressive.
After jumping over the cliff, Ye Kun breathed a sigh of relief.
"Brother, please keep moving forward. The enemy has too many arrows and we can't stop them!" Gongsun Erniang pushed Ye Kun.
Ye Kun nodded, rode his horse forward, and came to a high slope.
At this time, Ye Kun's personal guards finally arrived and shot dozens of enemy cavalrymen to the ground.
Gongsun Erniang jumped off the horse, but found a feather arrow stuck in her left shoulder.
"Ah, Junior Sister, you were hit by an arrow?" Ye Kun was shocked and quickly dismounted to check.
"It's okay, I'm wearing leather armor, so the injury shouldn't be serious..." Gongsun Erniang shook her head.
In fact, blood was already oozing from her wound.
"Don't move, let me see."
Ye Kun helped Gongsun Erniang sit on the ground, and shouted to his people on the other side: "Military doctor, call a military doctor!"
The imperial guards on the other side of the river killed dozens of Hun soldiers and came over by a detour.
The accompanying military doctor stepped forward to treat Gongsun Erniang.
Gongsun Erniang was shy and shook her head, saying, "It's okay, I can still hold on. When I get back, I'll let Junior Sister Ding Ding treat me..."
"If you don't stop bleeding, you'll die!"
Ye Kun glared and ordered the others to step aside. He then personally untied Gongsun Erniang's leather armor, then cut open the wound on her back and checked the arrow wound.
Fortunately, the three-inch-long arrow only penetrated one inch.
The barb on the arrow had not yet penetrated into the flesh, so the wound caused was not serious.
Ye Kun reached out and pulled out the arrow, then worked with the military doctor to treat the wound, applying medicine and bandaging it.
Although the wound was not big, it was bloody and Ye Kun's hands were covered in blood.
After the bandage was completed, Ye Kun ordered his personal soldiers: "Make a stretcher and carry my sister back!"
"How can it be so serious? I can still ride a horse. Senior brother, just help me get on the horse." Gongsun Erniang insisted on riding a horse.
Ye Kun had no choice but to give his BMW to Gongsun Erniang.
He changed a horse and stayed by her side.
After returning to the base in the city, Ye Kun called two female military doctors and Ding Ding to give Gongsun Erniang further treatment and clean and disinfect her wounds.
He Zhongshu came forward to plead guilty: "Master Ye, it is my fault for not protecting you well enough."
"none of your business."
Ye Kun shook his head and asked his personal soldiers: "Are there any Huns left alive? Find out their origins."
"They are all stragglers from the Western Xiongnu, preparing to rob the merchant caravan. They are subordinates of Chanyu Maoquan."
"Are there usually many small units like this?" Ye Kun asked He Zhongshu again.
"We receive seven or eight reports of this every month. In fact, there may be one every day. They dare not fight our troops, but often attack lone civilians and vendors."
He Zhongshu was also troubled, and said thoughtfully: "It's a pity that there is no Great Wall here. If there was a Great Wall, we could put an end to the harassment of the Western Xiongnu."
At that time, the Great Wall had not yet been built to this side.
Jiayuguan was not called Jiayuguan yet, but Jiayuling.
There are only sections of city walls in some key areas, but most of them are damaged and need to be rebuilt.
Ye Kun thought about it and said:
"I have also thought about building the Great Wall, but the four counties in Hexi were just taken by us. Although there was no large-scale war, the people also suffered from the war. If we start a large-scale construction now, I am afraid that the people will not be able to bear the burden."
The biggest problems facing the four Hexi counties now are population and food, as well as harassment from the Western Xiongnu.
Under such circumstances, the conditions were not ripe for large-scale construction of the Great Wall.
He Zhongshu nodded and continued, "I heard that we built a lot of bunkers to the east of Jieting. They are very strong and blocked Xiahou Chang's army. Lord Ye, look over here..."
"It is possible to build a blockhouse and a square city."
Ye Kun understood what He Zhongshu meant and said:
"The predecessor of the Great Wall was a series of square cities. Later, the square cities were connected by walls to form the Great Wall. We need to restore the trade route to the Western Regions, and we need many post stations and supply stations along the way. So you should plan and build some small square cities, one to resist the invasion of the Huns, and the other to maintain the Silk Road."
Building forts and small cities has more comprehensive functions than the Great Wall.
Later, we used city walls to connect the small cities, and it became the Great Wall.
This is also building the Great Wall, but it is divided into two steps.
He Zhongshu was overjoyed and said, "Then I will immediately plan and prepare to recruit civilians to cooperate with the troops to start building the bunker."
Ye Kun nodded and asked He Zhongshu to come up with the plan first.
Gongsun Erniang changed the medicine and lay down in the room to rest.
Ye Kun personally visited her: "Junior sister, are you feeling better? I was supposed to take the arrow, but you were behind me and blocked it for me."
"It's okay, I can't die."
Gongsun Erniang had lost a lot of blood and her face was pale. She forced a smile and said, "The mission of glorifying the Mohist School has not been completed yet. I can't just die like this, right?"
Ye Kun sat down beside the bed and took Gongsun Erniang's hand:
"Junior sister, I feel much more relaxed now that you are helping me. So you must be obedient and rest in peace. If you die, I will not live either."
"Bah, what does my death have to do with you?" Gongsun Erniang blushed and her eyes were full of shyness.
"Of course it's related. You are my dearest junior sister." Ye Kun laughed.
Tintin had just walked into the room, and when he saw this, he stepped back.
Gongsun Erniang was embarrassed and called out, "Ding Ding, why did you leave?"
Ding Ding smiled outside the door and said, "I'm not your dearest junior sister, why should I stay here? You guys chat first, I'll come back later."
"What nonsense are you talking about, you stupid girl?" Gongsun Erniang was even more embarrassed and glared at Ye Kun: "You are the one talking nonsense, why don't you get out?"
"Okay, I'll leave, don't be angry, Junior Sister."
Ye Kun smiled slightly, tucked the quilt for his junior sister, and then left.
Outside the door, Ding Ding raised the corners of his mouth, as if smiling.
"Ding Ding, let me see your Senior Sister Gongsun, what are you laughing at?"
"No, did I laugh? How come I didn't know?" Ding Ding looked innocent.
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