Chapter 3 Section 2 Hundreds of Riders Shock the Grassland

On the mountain road west of Chencang, there is another horse team galloping. Judging from the purge of Mercedes-Benz, this is not an ordinary cavalry.However, they had no flags, were dressed in civilian clothes, and were escorting several well-covered caravans, but they were clearly not cavalry in the army.There was a cart in the horse team, and there was a short, black and fat man standing in the cart, but it was the prefect of Shang Yu, Chu Liji!This peculiar team of horses galloped all the way, not resting at any post, but only drinking horses in remote and desolate valleys, and then galloping endlessly.Within ten days, the horse team crossed the Hulu River, the upstream Wei River, the Zuli River, the Guanchuan River, and the Zhuanglang River, and entered the Longxi Prairie where the Rongdi tribe lived.

The mysterious cavalry aroused the surprise of Rongdi shepherds, and the flying horses followed them all the way to the sheriff Shanyu's account. However, after Chi Liji finished taking care of Shangjun's funeral, he wrote the "Letter of Resignation" and submitted it to Xianyang. After sorting out the official documents and seals of the county office and the money and food in the treasury, he was ready to return to his ancestral hometown to farm.Wo Dongdong didn't have any official business, and this winter was even more deserted. Chi Liji was depressed. Apart from looking for Shanjia to drink every now and then, he also leisurely packed up and prepared to seal and leave after the spring.After seeing the weather getting warmer in early February, I didn't see the dismissal edict yet, so I wanted to leave on my own.I don't want to be on this day, but I heard the sound of horseshoes outside the official office. A fast horse arrived and reported that the special envoy of Xianyang had arrived!Xi Liji was open-minded by nature, and he didn't want to make his resignation abrupt, so he went out to receive the edict from the special envoy, and when he opened it, he was greatly surprised—the monarch ordered urgently: declare him and the former deputy general Shanjia urgently Go to Xianyang!

Chuliji is a great confusion.Should he be accused of being a "partisan of Shang Yang"?In the edict, there is no mention of Shang Yu's officials and people and his actions in the winter, as if nothing happened in Shang Yu County.Thinking about it carefully, if the king punished him, how could he wait until today?Even if the handling was slow, it would be too late to send the imperial guards to arrest him, because he was not prepared to escape.Is it because the monarch has scruples?Won't.Xi Liji could see clearly what this new ruler did from a distance. He could do something to a powerful minister like Lord Shang, so why should he be evasive about a small county guard?However, if it is not punished, what possibility is there?Do you want to be promoted?With a flash of thought, Xi Liji couldn't help laughing, he was really funny, he could think of such a beautiful thing when he resigned from office and retired?People's hearts are really incredible!Dazed for a long time, Chi Liji felt that he should go to Xianyang, with a clear conscience, why was he afraid of him?Quietly resigned and left, the life was not peaceful, and the heart could not be at ease; after thinking about it, I asked Shanjia to talk, and Shanjia readily agreed.

In the early morning of the second day, the two rushed out of the mountain and headed straight for Xianyang. The snow disaster in Xianyang City has not been completely eliminated, and the four city gates that were almost buried took tens of thousands of infantry to clear them out.The streets and alleys in the city took a lot of trouble. Officials, forbidden soldiers, and Chinese people all mobilized to shovel and piling snow to transport snow. It took a whole winter for Xianyang to break free from the icy snow.Even though spring has already begun, Chinese people are still ignorant, still immersed in the lingering thunder and snowstorm.Looking around, there is a vast expanse of white swaying everywhere, freeze-dried snowmen can be seen everywhere, and the boundless snowfield can't be melted for a long time.Seeing that the spring plowing ceremony was about to begin, it was actually deserted.There are no shops open, no craftsmen in the workshops, no business in the official market, and no pedestrians on the streets.For the first time in spring, this vibrant new capital fell into boundless silence.

Xiliji and Shanjia came to Xianyang just at this time, feeling cold and uncomfortable.Entering the gate of the palace, passing by the square of chariots and horses, it is actually full of dry ice snowmen!Shanjia didn't care about it, and spat hard, "Zhi Niang! How did the world become like this?!" Chu Liji laughed: "Hey hey, since it's here, let it be safe, let's just let fate." The servant who led the way didn't seem to hear, and led the two of them to a small hall in a winding way, stretched out his hand to ask, and then walked away briskly. The two entered the palace, and were led into the monarch's study by an old servant with gray beard.The new monarch smiled and invited the two of them to sit down, but he didn't even ask about their business in Shangyu, so he unfolded the big sheepskin picture on the desk: "Look, two people, what is this place?" With a glance, he said: "Longxi, Rongdi Grassland." Shanjia just nodded and didn't speak.The new monarch Ying Si nodded solemnly: "It's good to know. Today I'm going to send the two of you as special envoys to Longxi to do a big thing." Chi Liji widened his eyes in surprise, and didn't know what to say for a moment. Looking at Shanjia is also dumbfounded and confused.Finally, Ai Ai clasped her hands in a state of illness and said, "Your Majesty, is this, this, suitable? My letter of resignation?"

Ying Si laughed loudly: "What's inappropriate? Both of you are extremely capable and loyal people, can't you be a special envoy? The letter of resignation? I haven't seen it before." , took a look at Shanjia, and the two bowed deeply: "It is enough to ask your majesty to clearly state the mission." "Okay!" Ying Si closed the door of the study in person, turned around and said with a smile, "I'm done, if you still don't want to go, I promise you to resign." Then he sat in front of the desk and confessed secretly for an entire hour. .

When he left the palace, it was already dark.Back at the post house, the two discussed it, and immediately split up to prepare the next day.Chu Liji prepares for the military affairs, while Shanjia secretly selects knights and prepares for the military equipment.One night three days later, a team of horses set off secretly from the pine forest in Beiban, Xianyang. This is the most ambiguous, difficult and uncertain mission. The mission is to dismantle the possible rebellious alliance between the Rongdi tribe and the elders of the family, and take the bottom line to prevent problems before they happen!To be honest, Chuli Ji really doesn't count.But when he listened to the heartfelt words of the new king, he still generously agreed without saying a word; , can he refuse?But in the final analysis, Xiliji was conquered by the courage of the new monarch Ying Si to eradicate, restore and uphold the new law. With such a monarch, Shangjun finally did not die in vain!

But how to accomplish this mission?Where to go first?Where are you going?Chu Liji had spent a lot of time thinking. The general trend of the Qin State: The old Qin people in Guanzhong will never follow the family to oppose the reform; the only danger is the Rongdi tribe in the west with a tradition of turmoil.If the tribes of Rong and Di were not in turmoil, it would be a relatively simple matter to eradicate the power of the upper family.Otherwise, half of Qin's rivers and mountains will be in turmoil, and the eradication of the family will become a thorny matter; Qin will inevitably spend a long time to kill these forces that oppose the reform; unknown.But it is easier said than done to stabilize the west?

Rong Di is a general term for nomadic tribes in the west during the Spring and Autumn Period and Warring States Period.In fact, the Western Rongdi included more than a hundred nomadic tribes, large and small.Their living area is extremely vast, from the Jingwei River Valley in the east to the boundless grasslands and mountains in the west, with no definite boundaries at all.These are just the nomadic tribes related to the Qin State. If one counts the nomadic tribes in the grasslands and deserts in the northern part of Yanzhao, there are countless; Surrounded by nomadic tribes and mountain barbarians!Although these nomadic and forest tribes are backward and ignorant, they generally do not pose a real threat to the Central Plains.But in a certain period of time, if there are triggering factors, the nomadic tribes and forest tribes will encroach on the Central Plains from all sides, and the disaster will be devastating.In the early Spring and Autumn Period, due to the decline of royal power and the scrambles among princes, the Central Plains was too busy to take care of itself, and this kind of disaster always broke out!The nomadic tribes and forest tribes aggressively attacked the Central Plains from all sides, and the farming civilization of the Central Plains was compressed to only the Yellow River Basin and the Huaihe River Basin, which was actually in jeopardy!At that time, Duke Huan of Qi united the princes, advocated "respect the king and fight against the barbarians", gave up the competition among the princes, and tried his best to eliminate the threat of the nomadic barbarians.After more than twenty years of fighting, the nomadic tribes and forest tribes who invaded the Central Plains were all driven out of the Central Plains.After that catastrophe, the vassal states bordering the barbarians made conquering nomadic and forest tribes their top priority.Jin and Yan in the north, Qi in the east, Chu in the south, and Qin in the west all spared no effort to wage war against the barbarians.At that time, Qin Mugong was the most thorough. He simply gave up his ambition of advancing eastward and fighting for hegemony in the west. In the past 20 or 30 years, he conquered more than 100 nomadic tribes in Rong and Di, basically stabilizing the western region and laying a solid foundation for Qin. A vast backyard; since then, for more than a hundred years, the Rongdi tribe in the west has become a territory of the Qin State.

After all, the process of nomadic tribes transforming into farming civilization was difficult and slow.The western region is not only the backyard of Qin State, but also always an active volcano that threatens Qin State.After Duke Mu, whenever there was turmoil in the Qin State, the Rongdi tribe must be borrowed from the troublemaker.The state of Qin spent a lot of effort to completely naturalize the Rong and Di tribes.During Qin Xiangong's reign, in order to go east with all his strength and ensure the stability of the backyard, he placed many meritorious families into the Rongdi tribal area, and supervised the guide and herdsmen to turn them into real Qin people as soon as possible.

As a result of this move, on the one hand, the Rongdi tribe was stabilized, and on the other hand, it also created an intricate relationship between the Qin family and the Rongdi tribe.Some Rong and Di tribes have gradually become the direct family power of some noble clans, only obeying the orders of the noble clans, and they don't know what the government is?Now, those who are likely to cause chaos in Xianyang include almost all the elders of the Qin family. Using the power of the Rongdi tribe in the west to fight for the final battle has become the most likely choice of the Qin family! However, it is by no means an easy task to free the Rongdi tribe from the control of the family and follow the order of the Qin monarch. Chi Liji knew that most of the reason why the new king chose him was because of his Rongdi blood. The ancestor of Xiliji was originally a member of the Daduo tribe in the Weiyuan Valley of Longxi.Around the time when the Yingqin tribe was serving as the permanent garrison in the west of the Yin and Shang dynasties, the Xili tribe gradually became a half-herding and half-farming family because they herded horses for the garrison.Later, because of intermarriage with the Huaxia people, he became a complete farming and fighting peasant.During Qin Mugong's time, the ancestors of Chiliji and the Rong hero Yu Yu made great contributions to the pacification of the western part of Qin State, and became a prominent family in Longxi for a while.When Qin was a prince, Chi Liji's great-grandfather married a cousin of the prince, which was regarded as a marriage with the prince and became a relative of the country.Unfortunately, Qin Chugong ordered things to be good, and after three years as the monarch, the fugitive son Ying Shixi (Qin Xiangong) launched a coup and took away the throne.As a result, the Xili people were implicated, and their status and family fortune plummeted.During Qin Xiangong's time, Chi Liji's grandfather could not be an official, so he had to return to Longxi Valley to serve mulberry.After ten years of hard work, he became well-off and well-off. He also often resolved disputes for the leaders of the Rongdi tribe, and became the "Mr. Xili" respected by everyone in the Rongdi tribe.However, Chi Liji's father really wanted to return to the hinterland of Qin State, so more than 40 years ago, he returned to live in the valley of Chencang Mountain.Among the new forces of the Qin State, the Ziche clan and the Chili clan are the families with the deepest ties to the Rongdi tribe.However, Che Ying of Zi Che's family is a lieutenant of the state, and her status is too prominent, so it is obviously not suitable to be a secret envoy.Therefore, Chu Liji became the most suitable candidate for special envoy.If the monarch didn't know the family history of the Xili people, how could he let him, a civilian sheriff, go deep into Longxi to complete such an important mission? However, except for the vague memory of his boyhood, Chu Liji had never returned to the Longxi Grassland.Everything here is strange to him.He doesn't need to worry about the journey, there are many knights in the Qin army who are familiar with Longxi, and Shanjia is a fine person, so he hardly needs to worry about the affairs along the way.The only thing that Xi Liji had to think about was to weigh the order and deal with the many Shanyu leaders of the Rongdi tribe. The monarch did not explain any specific strategy, but repeatedly emphasized a goal: we must cut off any covenant between the Rongdi tribe and the Xianyang family, and stabilize the Rongdi tribe!For the specific action plan, "listen to the decision of the special envoy."The monarch let go so much, which made Chi Liji feel extremely heavy in his heart.After careful consideration, Chi Liji decided to take a path of "first west and then east" - not staying in the Rongdi area in the east, but going straight to the westernmost nomadic tribal area, and stabilizing the Rongdi tribe from west to east! This is an extraordinarily bold idea.When ordinary people do this, they will settle down one by one from near (east) to far (west).It is safe to do this - once there is a change in Xianyang, the Rongdi tribe closest to Xianyang will not take advantage of the favorable location to put pressure on the hinterland of Qin, and it will take at least 20 days for Rongdi who are far away in the grasslands of Longxi to enter the pass. , after all, there is still time to make precautionary preparations. But Xiliji is a completely different judgment. From a broad perspective, most of the Rong and Di tribes in the east have had long-term contacts with the Qin State and have a deep relationship. Although they still maintain the original life style on the surface, they have gradually broken away from the extensive and pure nomadic life and gradually become "Half-old Qin people" who are half-agricultural and half-herding.More importantly, none of them were large nomadic tribes. The wildness and warlikeness of real nomadic tribes gradually faded from them, and the independent combat effectiveness of the tribes also dropped greatly.The only thing worth worrying about in this area is Yiqu country; but without the support of Rongdi in the west, the bullhead soldiers of Yiqu country would not be the opponent of Qin's new army sharp fighters at all. On the other hand, the nomadic tribes in the vast mountains, forests, rivers, valleys and grasslands to the west of Shangyu and Lintao are the nomadic tribes that have maintained their warlike traditions and a large population, and have truly powerful fighting power!Although these tribes also surrendered to the Qin State, their relationship was very loose and their governing power was relatively independent.The county guards and county magistrates here are all held in turn by the Shanyu of the big tribes. In fact, they don't play much role, but if there are major events, the monarch must send a special envoy to mediate directly.The real source of turmoil in Qin State is the Rongdi tribe here.In the early days of Qin Xiaogong, the Six Kingdoms' policy against Rong and Di was aimed at these tribes. Among these tribes, the four most powerful are the Shanrong, Quanrong, Chidi, and Baidi.In case of war, each of the four major tribes can mobilize 20,000 to 30,000 cavalry, which can be regarded as prestigious in the grassland and forest areas!During the reign of King You of Zhou in the Western Zhou Dynasty, these four major tribes were invited by the Marquis of Shen. Together with Yiqu, a total of 80,000 cavalry captured Gaojing and Fengjing, burned down the two capitals of the Western Zhou Dynasty, and looted the Weishui Plain!The chariot soldiers of the princes of the Central Plains were frightened when they heard the news, and no one competed with them.It was that time that the Yingqin tribe was ordered by Prince Yijiu (later King Ping of Zhou) to raise troops from the Longxi River Valley to serve the king.The 50,000 black cavalry and the 80,000 cavalry of Rongdi fought bloody battles on the Weishui plain, killing the army of Rongdi and killing them all over the field.For more than 400 years since then, Rongdi in the west has never fought such a bloody battle with the Yingqin tribe that has become a vassal state, and they have lived in peace for more than a hundred years. Until Qin Mugong once again raised troops to pacify Xirong, the nomadic troops west of Dasanguan and Chencanggu belonged to Qin.However, in the more than a hundred years after Duke Mu, due to the frequent turmoil in Qin and the weakening of national power, the relationship between Rongdi in the west and Qin State became increasingly loose.The rebellion of the Xibei tribe that occurred at the beginning of Qin Xiaogong's accession to the throne was the result of Qin's lack of time to maintain it in the west.During the reform period of Shang Yang, in order to stabilize the Rong and Di in the west, Qin State adopted the national policy of "unchanging the West for 30 years", and maintained a period of time with Rong and Di without interfering with the river.If the situation of the Qin State is stable and continues to grow stronger, the Rong and Di in the west can naturally digest it slowly, or even start a unified reform of the west.However, Shang Yang was killed, the government was unstable, and the aristocratic family launched a "pleading for order to restore", and there was a big predisposing factor for the turmoil in the western Rongdi!The four major tribes have a tradition of being hostile to the Central Plains, coupled with anxiety about the upcoming "Western Clan Reform", their ambitions will naturally be ready to move. At this time, if the elders of the clan come forward and invite Rong Di to send troops to "Jing Nan", it is hard to guarantee that it will not happen. The change of Haojing four hundred years ago! This is the danger of the four western tribes, and it is also the intention of Chu Liji to go straight to the depths of the grassland. Six days later, Chu Liji's cavalry saw Fanghan. Fanghan, the westernmost fortress of Qin State, is actually a rammed earth castle with a radius of more than three miles.Because it is located at the intersection of three rivers, it has become the central area of ​​nomadic pastoralism of the four major tribes of Rong and Di.This place borders the Yellow River in the north, Daxia River and Tao River in the south, and Zhuanglang River and Li River in the east. It has a radius of thousands of miles, connected mountains and rivers, and vast grasslands. It is a nomadic area with lush water and grass in the west of Qin State.The four most powerful tribes of Rongdi in the west have survived and multiplied in this area for more than a thousand years. Chu Liji pointed at Tucheng in the grassland from the top of the mountain, and gave orders to the casual knights: "Enter Fanghan, you will be the horse trainers of my horse dealer. General Shanjia will be my steward. Stay in the camp and don't go out to cause trouble. Those who disobey the order will be beheaded!" "Follow the general's order!" Shanjia and the knights responded in unison. "The bullhorn is sounded, let's go down the mountain!" Chuli gave an order quickly, ten trumpeters blew the horn, and a strong knight pulled out a black flag with the characters "Mashang Chili" and followed behind. After the fast car in Xili, he came towards the small gray castle without haste.At twilight, a big and round sunset hung at the end of the withered yellow grassland. Herds of sheep, cattle, and horses were rumbling towards the earth city.Some have already set up tents in the selected sheltered depressions, lit bonfires, and fenced off cattle and sheep with wooden fences, and the smell of meat and singing began to waft.Looking around, the sheep herders are closest to Tucheng, the cattle herders are on the outer periphery, and the horse herders are at the outermost.Seeing a caravan of caravans blowing horns going down the mountain, all kinds of men, women and children poured out of the tents, shouting in surprise: "Qin goods are here!" "Horse merchants are here!" Sheepskin? Sheepskin——!" More than a dozen Rong people in leather robes and long hair poured out of the Tucheng that had not yet been closed, and they came to meet the fast horse team in Chili. The horse dealer—?” Chu Liji also opened his hands like a flying eagle, and replied loudly: "Qin horse merchants. Xianyang Xili—" "Aha! Xianyang horse merchants, good!" The brawny man in the leather robe shouted to the sky with both hands excitedly: "Welcome to the people of Fanghan——!" Chi Liji knew that the person who came was the merchant official on duty, so he got out of the car and bowed deeply, and handed over a bag of half taels: "It's cold and hard, brothers are drinking!" The merchant official laughed loudly. Smiling, he threw the money bag behind him: "The honored guest's favor is shared equally!" Turning around, he also bowed deeply: "Please enter the city with me, the honored guest, the camp has already been lined up." Chu Li laughed and said: "Thank you very much. On duty Who is the chief of the county guard?" The leather robe welcoming the merchant immediately lost his smile, and replied loudly: "Shanrong Shanyu, Master Wukan!" "Is Shan Yu the governor stationed in the city?" "Your Majesty Horse Merchant, Wukan Shanyu's camp is outside, hey, there." Chu Liji's heart skipped a beat: "Ah, then we won't live in the city anymore. Let's go and set up camp in the tent area of ​​the horses!" After speaking, he jumped into the cart and led the horse team to the depths of the outermost grassland.The merchant officials in fur robes behind him rushed over quickly, shouting from a distance: "Master Ma Shang, go slowly—I will lead the way! There are wolves—!" When the moon was hanging in the blue night sky, more than a dozen tents of the Qili Horse Team were also set up.Although the knights were dressed casually, they acted in full accordance with military law. After setting up camp, they buried pots and cooked food immediately.Chi Liji warmly invited the merchant officials who led the way to taste Qinzhong dried beef, fried noodle cakes and mutton soup.After the meal, Chili asked the merchants to take him to Shanrong Shanyu's big tent overnight, and the merchants looked surprised: "There are so many good horses! Can't we do it tomorrow?" Chili laughed. Said: "The horse merchant pays attention to quickness. At dawn, the Shanyu county guard opened the tent and left. Wouldn't it be a good few days?" "Oh——, I understand!" The merchant welcoming official nodded suddenly: "Good merchant. Let's go!" Xi Liji then told Shanjia to stay in the camp, took two knights out of the tent, and galloped away with the merchant officials to Shanyu's big tent. In the subjugated nomadic tribe area, although Qin State also set up counties and counties, it has never set up official offices and garrisons like the Qinchuan hinterland.Because the nomadic life of these nomadic tribes has not changed after they belonged to the Qin State. If there are permanent government offices and garrisons, it will actually have no effect on the nomadic tribes who migrate indefinitely.For the Qin State, the attachment of these nomadic tribes, in addition to providing most of the war horses and a few knights for the Qin State, is actually paid by the state government in terms of goods.The fundamental reason why Qin State attaches great importance to the western region is to eliminate threats from behind and provide horses and soldiers, so as to maintain a truly stable backyard.Based on this purpose, the officials of counties and counties in the western region are all appointed by the state government to concurrently serve as the heads of various tribes.The grasslands in the Fanghan area are vast, and the four major tribes are comparable. Qin Xiaogong signed a new covenant during his west tour: the leaders of the four major tribes (Shan Yu) took turns to be the county guards, each for one year, and ruled over the four major tribes in Fanghan. Tribes and other small tribes; each of the four major tribes sent 5,000 cavalry to form a permanent 20,000 official cavalry that would never be disbanded, and only obeyed the orders of the county guard; "Aggregate to form a soldier, scattered to form a shepherd".In this way, the national government saved a lot of manpower and financial resources, and many conflicts among the tribes were reduced. The leaders were willing to take turns to govern, and the herdsmen seldom fought for the land of water and grass. For more than 20 years, it has been peaceful. The big tent of Shanrong Shanyu is located deep in the grassland outside the outermost city of Fanghantu. When Xili arrived at a gallop, an unusual banquet was being held in Shanyu's big tent. Fanghan Tucheng is located at the southern foot of a stretch of mountains, not only facing the sun and sheltering from the wind, but also has Daxia water flowing from the south of Tucheng, a natural place with aquatic plants.Winter is the winter period for the grassland tribes to rest and graze. From the first heavy snowfall, tribes large and small gathered from the land of water and grass to the earth city.Until April of the following year, tents of various colors were pitched endlessly on the prairie with a radius of tens of miles, and the barking of horses, cattle, sheep and dogs kept coming and going.Gathering in winter also has a special use for herdsmen, which is "mutual market".The so-called mutual market means exchanging surplus items with each other, and exchanging salt, iron, cloth, etc. with Eastern merchants.The skins, livestock, and dried meat accumulated throughout the year have to be sold in winter in exchange for food, salt, cloth, weapons, tents, and various daily sundries. When the ice and snow melt and the grass turns green, countless tents will be scattered Go, disappear in the boundless green grassland.At that time, it was really difficult to find a shepherd to do a large business.The Oriental Merchant Hotel always starts to go west in the season of high autumn and clear air, in order to catch up with the grassland market in winter. Xiliji's ancestor lived in Xirong, so he naturally knew the meaning of winter to the shepherds of Rong and Di. As soon as he entered the grassland, he smelled the unusual smell of the grassland this winter.In the past, when Shan Yu served as the sheriff, except for the 20,000 official horses stationed on the earthen city wall, the herdsmen's tents were all at their own choice, which was disorganized, and there was no distinction between cattle, horses, and sheep.Not only did it bring a lot of inconvenience to the mutual market, but also in the event of a sudden snowstorm or foreign invasion, horse teams, cattle and sheep robbed each other, causing chaos.This year is quite different. There are only a thousand official cavalry teams stationed outside Tucheng. On the second floor of the tent, the horse group tent is at the outermost edge!At first glance, it's just a little smoother, and it seems to have no other effect.But when he thought about it in Xi Liji's eyes, he felt that there was a lot to write about.The key function of this deployment is that it greatly facilitates military operations—sheep and cattle move slowly, and they are real wealth, so they are stationed in the most sheltered place closest to Tucheng; In the depths of the outermost grassland.This is the unusual part. It is clear that the Rongdi tribe has entered the state of military preparation. If something happens, they can fight at any time!To the west of Yanhan, there is no one inhabited, and in the vast desert and high mountains, there has never been a threatening enemy; to the north is the Yinshan Huren, thousands of miles away from here, and it is impossible to suddenly go south; at this time , Where is the front of the soldiers of the Rongdi tribe?It is not difficult to see the clues. Chi Liji's feeling is correct, this banquet held by Shan Rong Shanyu is precisely to discuss the plan of advancing eastward. Before winter, Shan Rong Shanyu received a letter from Meng Xibai, asking them to prepare soldiers and horses, and once the special envoy arrives, they will immediately go east to Jingnan!Shan Rong Shanyu once had a secret discussion with his closest friend, Quan Rong Shanyu, both of them felt that this dark book was very abrupt, so let's put it aside for a while.Shortly after winter, the scout flying cavalry reported back—Shang Yang was torn apart by a car, the elders of the family asked for orders to restore, and Xianyang fell into chaos!Although this news was unexpected, it ignited the anti-Oriental flames of the Rongdi tribe that had been extinguished for a long time. Everyone was excited and eager to do something big.Although Shan Rong Shanyu is only thirty-two years old and has just succeeded to the throne for two years, he is a very courageous and strategic leader.He felt that a big plan must be made before the arrival of the special envoy from Xianyang, so as to achieve unity in action, otherwise, how can we fight if the ox drags the horse but not the horse? More than 30 leaders, big and small, of the four major tribes gathered in the big tent, and every five people formed a circle, and two whole lambs were hung on an iron frame in the middle, and there were mountains of wine jars beside them.The leaders drank in big bowls, chopped meat with short knives, shouted loudly, and made a lot of noise.When everyone was flushed with sweat, Shan Rong Shanyu stood up and shouted: "Be quiet! I have something to say!" The shouting stopped immediately, and all eyes turned to the young and mighty Shan Yujun Shou.Although the Rongdi people are rough and wild, they respect their masters very much.Tonight's Quanyang banquet is a treat for the Shanrong tribe, not Shanyu Shanyu as a county guard using "official goods" to treat guests. Naturally, one must pay more respect to the host. If the host wants to speak, the leaders will naturally quiet down. "It's a matter of the little sheep." Shan Rong clapped his hands: "Xianyang's new king killed Shang Yang, and the old family wants to restore the ancestral system. Please, my clan raises troops, invades Xianyang, establishes a new king, and shares the state of Qin. Do you want to go or not?" ? Let go and talk!" After a few words, he waved his hand: "That's it, talk!" With a buzzing sound, the heads of the tent exploded!Someone couldn't help shouting: "It's about returning sheep? It's about horses and cattle!" In the customs of Rong and Di, all major and minor matters are compared with "horses, cattle and sheep".Some people shouted "horses and cows", which shows the excitement and attention of the leaders.They had already heard all kinds of rumors and had a premonition that something big would happen tonight, but they didn't expect it to be so. They were so excited that they couldn't control themselves, and immediately started buzzing and buzzing.But this "sheep incident" was extraordinary after all, and no one stood up to speak out for a long time.After a while of confusion, the red-haired old Shanyu said with a sinister smile: "The governor of Shanyu, when Xianyang killed Shang Jun, did you discuss it with us?" "No." Shan Rong Shanyu only said two words. "Okay, as long as I make a murder knife, bird! What are you going to do?" "Old Chi Shanyu made a big mistake!" The leader of Yishan Rong said loudly: "The old Xianyang family wants to share the Qin Kingdom with me. What a fat thing? Discuss it or not, let him go!" "Fat and beautiful cow? Hahahahahaha!" Bai Di Shanyu held up the bright red and bloodshot mutton in his hand, and his yellow and white beard and hair were very conspicuous: "It's really a young man! Do you know? When my family invaded Haojing , what will happen? Goshawks are brave, but they can't peck the flesh of tigers and leopards." All of a sudden, there was a big fight, and the leaders of the Chidi and Baidi tribes didn't seem to be very enthusiastic. They just shouted "Don't be a Xianyang murder knife" over and over again, but it was actually a tragic story about the bloody battle with the Qin people and the almost extermination of the clan. Still have lingering fear.The leaders of the Shanrong, Dog, and Rong tribes were excited and shouted, "You can't miss the market if you exchange sheep for cattle!" Shanyu Shanyu, who was on duty as the county guard, didn't say a word, allowing the leaders to argue red-faced. For half a day, they couldn't agree on what to do. At this time, the samurai came into the account and reported: "The officials who welcome the merchants bring a horse merchant from Xianyang to see the governor of Shanyu." Shan Yu's eyes lit up, and he said loudly: "I invite the horse dealer." The leaders in the tent were also pleasantly surprised, and immediately fell silent.Just talking about the state affairs of Qin, people from Xianyang came to Xianyang. It was an opportunity to find out the truth. Who would not be happy? "Xianyang Ma Shang Lishi, please refer to the governor of Shanyu! Please refer to the leaders of Shanyu!" After entering the big tent quickly, Xili smiled and bowed and bowed his hands in a circle. Chi Di's old Shanyu laughed loudly: "Ci Lishi? Are you a descendant of Da Tuo Li Shi?" "Returning to the old Shanyu: the next one is after Lishi, the big camel, and then Lihei!" "Okay, okay!" Chi Di's old Shanyu slapped the table and laughed, "I have a disease of the scorpion, what do you call it?" "Xi Liji is my cousin from the same clan. He is an official, and I am in business. We help each other." The governor of Shanyu waved his hand boldly: "Old noble guest, come on, put the tiger skin mat on the first seat, and roast a lamb!" A burly maid immediately brought a tiger skin cushion and placed it next to Shan Yu's.This is the first area of ​​the four major chanyus, which is located on the three-foot earthen platform in the middle of the big tent.After the cushions were installed, a brawny shirtless man immediately brought a fat red sheep that had just been stripped of its fur, and hung it on the iron frame in the middle of the first seat with a bang!The smokeless charcoal fire in the stone circle burst into high flames, and the fat sheep immediately squeaked and steamed! After walking back and forth, shouting and greeting, the fat lamb skin was already squeaking, but there was no yellow light.Xi Lijiu returned to his seat and bowed with both hands: "Thank you Shanyu Sheriff!" Then he sat down on the tiger skin mat, smoothly drew out a sharp curved knife from his waist, and slapped on the roasted lamb. With two knives, he unloaded a leg of lamb dripping with blood, placed it on the large plate in front of him, and then raised the pottery bowl and said loudly: "Xi Lihei has returned to his ancestral home, and I will give a bowl to the leaders of Shanyu first!" The voice fell to the ground, the drink was gurgling dry, and the bowl was raised to light up, but there was not even a drop of wine!As soon as the pottery bowl was put down, the machete chopped off a piece of blood-stained mutton, and began to chew contentedly. "Okay!" "That's fierce!" Shan Yu's leaders cheered in unison, raising their bowls to drink. Chi Di's old Shanyu laughed loudly: "This black fat man! Dare to touch such flesh and blood, he has old roots!" Governor Shanyu: "This winter, none of the merchants from the East came to the Muhan Market. Brother Chuli came to the west alone, so courageous!" Xi Lijiu knew the meaning of the county guard's words, he gnawed on his meat and laughed: "Shanyu County guard, Eastern businessmen have a fear this winter: they are afraid that Qin's new law will change, and if they go west to the mutual market, they will be intercepted by Qin State instead. It's Qin Mugong's old method, if it really recovers, who would dare to come?" "Aren't you Chi Lishi afraid of changes in Qin?" Bai Di and old Shanyu interrupted urgently. Chu Liji laughed loudly: "Qin will not change, so what is there to be afraid of? Eastern merchants are suspicious, and Chu Lihei is happy to monopolize Marley!" The governor of Shanyu kept a close eye on the guests, "The state of Qin killed Shang Jun, and the elders of the family came back to ask for orders. Seeing that things are about to change, how can the old customers in Xili say that there will be no changes?" The eyes of the leaders all focused on the horse merchant in Xianyang. Chu Liji smiled leisurely: "The governor of the Shanyu County, the Chuli clan originally belonged to the Datuo tribe in the Western Regions, and was originally a family with the four major tribes of Fanghan, but there is the truth, and Chu Lihei dare not hide it. My brother Chu Liji said: The killing of Lord Shang was due to the pressure of the six kingdoms, and the new monarch was afraid that the monarch would have too much power; if he killed the monarch for the purpose of abolishing the new law, why should the elders of the family ask for restoration? When Fatty Black left, the monarch had already issued an edict Tell the government and the public that Qin’s new laws will not change! Otherwise, the fat black man would dare to continue to trade in the West after eating the guts of a leopard? Shanyu County Governor, haven’t you received the edict?” "In this way, the elders of the clan disobeyed the emperor's orders?" Shan Yu asked the prefect, evading the edict. Xili nodded quickly: "Shan Yu, the sheriff, is wise!" "In this case, why didn't the monarch kill the elders of the family?" Quan Rong Shanyu suddenly became aggressive. "The king's heart is like the heart of heaven, unpredictable and unpredictable." Chi Liji didn't give a definite answer, more like a businessman. A leader in the tent suddenly raised the machete in his hand, and asked loudly: "Qin's new army, what is their combat strength?" Xi Lijiu saw that this man's black hair was disheveled and he was unusually thick and fierce, so he knew that he was a brave general of the Shanrong tribe. He pondered and said with a smile: "Our black fat man doesn't know soldiers in Shang, so it's hard to give a definite answer. However, if the general wants to know the Qin army In terms of combat power, Fatty Hei has a way." There was excitement in the tent, there was a buzzing sound, and they all asked what could be done?The four major chanyus also stared at Chi Liji together, and stopped drinking and meat.Xi Liji smiled leisurely: "It's also God's will. Hei Fatty bought horses this time to supplement the Qin army's war horses. After the army commander gave me a special license, he sent me a hundred knights to accompany me, specially testing horses, penning them, and taming them." Ma, if you want to know the strength of the Qin army, choose a hundred-man team to compare, don't you understand?" "Okay! Good idea!" "Contest!" "Prairie knight, invincible!" Hearing that he was fighting with the Qin army, there was a clamor in the tent. Shanyu County Guard thought for a while, and also felt that this was a good idea to test the truth of the Qin army. After all, the comparison of the strength of the two armies is the most important thing if they want to advance eastward;铁甲精骑而收复河西；然戎狄部族素称骑兵鼻祖，历来蔑视中原骑兵，现今的秦国纵然练成了新军，能有多精锐的骑兵？一个百人马队的较量，是决然可以看出骑兵实力的；无论怎么说，这都是一个极好的机会，既试探了虚实，又不伤和气。虽做如是想，但这个轮值郡守的山戎单于却很有心计，看着樗里疾诡异的笑道：“黑老客，莫非有意带来了最精锐的骑士？”樗里疾哈哈大笑：“精锐？哪个将军会把最精锐的骑士交给商人圈马？不过，实话实说吧，他们都是老兵，对验马驯马倒真有一套。不然啊，老族人骗了我，黑肥子要掉脑袋的哟！”帐中竟是轰然大笑，谁也没有因此而感到羞恼。 单于郡守却又笑了：“既非精锐，有甚比试的？刀剑无情啊。” “不是精锐，才是常情。单于的骑士胜了他们，黑肥子老戎人，脸上也有光啊。” “一言为定？”单于郡守看了看四周。 “慢。”赤狄老单于站了起来：“马队比武得有个规矩。比两阵，第一阵官骑上，第二阵散骑上，死伤不论，如何？” 樗里疾略微思忖，双掌一拍：“好！有事黑肥子担了，左右是个比武嘛。” 一经说定，又是狂饮大嚼，樗里疾直喝得胡天胡地的呼喝喊叫，才得踉跄出帐。 四大单于与头领们却一点事儿也没有，还秘密计议了半个时辰，方才散了。 樗里疾到了黑糊糊的草地上，立即手指伸到喉咙里一阵乱抠，大大的呕吐了几阵，才被两名“马师”驮了回来。一路寒风颠簸，到得营地樗里疾已经清醒，即刻唤来山甲与骑士百夫长商议。山甲虽是步卒出身，但对马战也算通晓，更重要的是他精明过人，实战急智极为出色，是秦军中有名的“山精”，让他做樗里疾助手，为的就是比武这一招。樗里疾将事情引上了道儿，便让山甲他们商讨应对战法。 山甲与百夫长兴奋得眼睛放光，一通计议，又找来伍长、什长一说，再会聚百名骑士布置了半个时辰。骑士们精神大振，立即分头对马具兵器检查准备，一个时辰后方才歇息。 太阳升起在山头，枯黄的草原辽阔而静谧，没有风，没有霜，难得的好天气。 日上三竿时分，呜呜的牛角号响彻了河谷土城。草原深处烟尘大起，隐隐的旗帜招展马蹄如雷。瞬息之间，单于郡守帐外的空旷洼地上便聚来了千军万马。又一阵牛角号声，旗帜翻飞，马队便迅速列成了两个大方阵。戎狄的两万官骑也是秦军装束，黑旗黑甲，在单于郡守帐外的高台下面南列开。四大部族各自的骑士，则是戎狄的传统装束，无盔无甲，长发披散，羊皮裹身，弯刀在手；旗帜分为红白蓝黑：赤狄红旗，白狄白旗，山戎蓝旗，犬戎黑旗。四面大旗下各有一万余骑士，列成了一个比官骑更壮阔的方阵！列阵之间，遥闻草原上马蹄杂沓，各部族牧民纷纷从枹罕四周赶来，聚拢在四面山头，要看这场罕见的结阵大比武。 方阵列成，四大单于登上了大纛旗旁的高高土台。单于郡守扬鞭一指台下方阵，狂放大笑：“如此军威，秦军岂非以卵击石？啊哈哈哈哈哈！” 犬戎单于雄赳赳高声道：“杀死这个百人队，祭我战旗，攻进咸阳！” 赤狄老单于摆摆手：“莫急莫急，比完再说，但愿我戎狄有五百年大运了。” 白狄单于正要说话，却突然一指南面山口：“来了来了！看——！” 谷地入口处，一队铁骑如狂飙般卷地而来！当先一面迎风舒卷的黑色战旗，旗面无字，旗枪却是闪烁生光，正是秦军百人队的无字战旗。清一色黑色战马，清一色黑色铁甲，在枯黄的草原上就象一团黑云压来，其声势竟恍若千军万马！ 四面山头与草原上的万千人众肃然寂静，竟是忘记了喝彩。 顷刻之间，马队便已经飞驰到中央高台下列成了一个小方阵。此时，樗里疾才骑着一匹走马气喘吁吁的赶到，向高台遥遥拱手道：“单于郡守——，如何比法啊——？” 高台上的单于郡守摇摇马鞭作为招手礼节，高声道：“老客上来看吧。你在下边，没有用处呢！” 樗里疾哈哈大笑：“对呀！黑肥子原本不懂战阵，他们有百夫长呢。”说着就上了土台，与秦军骑队竟是一句话也没说。 单于郡守又摇摇马鞭，向四面山头与谷地巡视一圈，拉长嗓子高声喊道：“父老兄弟人众军兵听了：秦军骑士与我族骑士比武，两阵！每阵，双方各出五十骑。第一阵，戎狄官骑对秦军铁骑；第二阵，戎狄勇士对秦军铁骑。明白没有——？” “嗨——！”谷地方阵雷鸣般答应。 “回禀单于郡守——”秦军旗下精瘦的山甲高声道：“两阵并一阵比了，更有看头！”粗重激昂的声音充满了兴奋，全场大为惊诧。 戎狄骑兵不禁大笑，一片哄嗡嘻哈弥漫到四面山头，连赶来观战的牧民们也笑了起来，高台上的四大单于也笑成了一团。只樗里疾一本正经道：“单于郡守啊，他们好心，想让父老们看个热闹红火。草原如此之大，人少了，不好看的也。” 一头红发的赤狄老单于呵呵笑着：“你个黑肥子啊，马上百骑，遮天盖地，规矩不好立，死伤了人，如何得了？” 樗里疾一副漫不经心的商人样儿笑道：“他们没有和草原骑兵对阵过，高兴着呢。死也好，伤也好，我出钱抹平便是。哎，可有一样：死的人多了，你们可得给我派人赶马呢。” 单于郡守哈哈大笑：“好！真砍真杀最来得！但有死伤人命，不要你商人出钱。按草原规矩，奖赏战死勇士！如何啊？” “好！”其余三个单于一脸笑意，立即回应。 单于郡守便转身向谷地挥动马鞭，高声喊道：“两军听了：今日较量，不用弓箭，真砍真杀，死伤有赏！戎狄官骑与戎狄勇士各出一百骑，与秦军百骑队一阵交锋！”马鞭“啪！”的一甩：“开始——！” 谷地山坡上的两排牛角号呜呜吹动，官骑阵前的大将弯刀一劈，一个百骑队从大阵边飞出，眨眼便到了谷地中心。领头骑士头盔插着一支五彩翎羽，显然便是一员勇士战将，而不是寻常的百夫长。与此同时，四大部族的勇士骑阵也各自飞出二十五名骑士，连成一队，尖声呼喝着飞向谷地中心。他们却是身裹各色兽皮，裸肩长发，弯刀闪亮，与装束齐整的秦军与戎狄官骑形成鲜明对比！ 论传统战力，这些裸肩长发的勇士，才是戎狄部族的中坚力量。秦孝公与四大单于盟约建立官骑时，各部族都不愿意将最精锐的勇士交给官骑，最精锐的戎狄勇士仍然保留在四大部族的“部兵”武装里；尽管这些骑士装束不一五颜六色，但却比戎狄官骑更有骄横气焰，压根儿就没有将秦军骑士放在眼里。本来他们要百人对百人，一阵击溃秦军百人队。可单于郡守坚执要比两阵——官骑与勇士散骑各出五十骑，各自对秦军五十骑较量。不想秦军小小一个百夫长，竟然提出两阵当一阵，秦军一百骑对戎狄两百骑！戎狄骑士人人怒不可遏，决意一阵便将这些老秦人剁成肉酱！枹罕草原是他们世代生存的大本营，他们的身上本来就涌动着狂猛好战的热血，岂能在本土让秦人猖狂？ 散骑勇士们呼啸卷出，在距官骑百人队一箭之地，戛然勒马，雄骏的战马齐刷刷人立嘶鸣，弯刀闪亮，骑队顿时列成了黑白红黄四个冲锋队形。这一勒、一立、一展，尽显戎狄勇士的马上功夫，草原上便是一片暴风雨般的欢呼喝彩！ 显然，戎狄勇士是以部族为单元，要分成四个梯次对秦军侧翼发起冲锋，以便各显其能，看谁能一举击溃秦军；相临的官骑百人队，则列成了一个“十十方阵”，要从正面冲击秦军骑阵。 南面一箭之地，便是秦军铁骑。黑色战旗下清一色的年轻骑士，惟有当先的百夫长连鬓短须，估摸当在二十五六岁。这个百人队是典型的秦军铁骑，无论是战马还是装备亦或队列，都与戎狄官骑与勇士骑迥然不同！胯下战马，都是清一色的阴山胡马，高大雄骏，丝毫不输于戎狄骑士的草原骏马；不同的是，秦军战马的马身都裹着一层黑色皮革软甲，马头则戴着包裹铁皮的软甲面具，只漏出战马的双眼；马上骑士更是全身铁甲铁胄（头盔），人手一支闪烁生光的阔身短剑！按照秦军装备，每个骑士还当有一张硬弓与二十支长箭，今日较量不许用箭，所以他们的弓箭已经全部卸下。此刻，秦军的队形很是怪异，没有列成司空见惯的方阵，而是列成了一个由三十三个三人卒组成的大三角阵势，百夫长单人独骑，在全队的最顶端。山甲则站在一座土山包上静静观望，看不出他有什么手段发号施令。秦国新军的步兵是千卒一旗，骑兵是百骑一旗，旗手均不在兵卒骑士之内记数。所以，这百骑队实际是一百零一人。旗手是专门挑选训练的特种骑士，非但要骑术高超，而且要身强力壮，能够同时使用旗枪与短剑搏杀。战场之上，旗手只跟定百夫长冲锋，所有骑士都看战旗的走向，号令分合聚散。 戎狄官骑则还是老式军制，千骑一旗。今日特殊较量，官骑散骑均有一面战旗作为声威标志，实际上并无号令作用。 见两军列阵就绪，高台上一声令下，山坡上的两排牛角号便呜呜吹动了。戎狄官骑与勇士骑队一声呐喊呼啸，同时从正面与侧翼猛扑秦军！四面山头与谷地草原，也是鼓噪喊杀，声若海潮沉雷，直要吞没撕裂秦军这片小小树叶一般。 秦军百人队却没有同时发动，百夫长一瞄戎狄冲锋队形，低喝一声“二三列！”，便只见战旗哗啦一摆，马蹄沓沓，大三角瞬息间分为两个小三角。戎狄骑兵堪堪将近半箭之地，秦军百夫长突然高喊一声“杀——！”黑色铁骑骤然发动，两支黑三角便风驰电掣般冲向两个戎狄百人队！ 秦军百夫长带领的十六个“三骑锥”，迎战正面的戎狄官骑，另外十七个“三骑锥”则迎向侧翼冲来的勇士百人队。按照戎狄将领会商的战法，认为百人队是秦军最小的骑兵单元，必定是一体冲锋结阵而战，善于结阵而战的戎狄官骑从正面顶压，悍猛善战的戎狄勇士从侧面展开搏杀，秦军必败无疑。及至冲锋发动，戎狄骑兵却发现秦军竟然分两路展开，等于每五十骑对他们一百骑！戎狄骑兵大为惊讶，却也更加狂傲，一片呼喝啸叫：“杀死秦人！”“一个不剩！”“秦军猖狂个鸟来！”闪亮的弯刀瞬间便包裹了两支秦军铁骑。 迎战戎狄官骑的秦军百夫长骑队，在接敌的刹那之间，闪电般排成了五个梯次，每个梯次三个“三骑锥”，最前列是百夫长、旗手与一个“三骑锥”组成的大三角。戎狄官骑则是“十十方阵”（每排十骑，共十排）卷地杀来。两相碰撞，秦军铁骑的三角队形象尖刀般锐利的插入方阵之中，三骑一组，将戎狄官骑的百人队立即分割为十几个小块搏杀起来！这种奇特打法，大出戎狄官骑意料。按照骑兵的传统战法，两军冲锋相遇之后就是展开搏杀；大军之中，寻常都以百人队为搏杀单元，百人队单独作战，却向来没有成法，只是散骑搏杀而已。戎狄部族的骑兵历史，比中原诸侯国早了许多，当中原诸侯还在笨重的车战时期，戎狄部族就依靠剽悍的骑兵屡次攻进中原。所以，戎狄部族素来自诩为骑战鼻祖，在骑兵搏杀方面历来蔑视中原诸侯，以为骑兵的取胜根本就是骑术、刀术加勇猛，没有其他。 今日，戎狄骑兵却突然遇上了从来没有见过的冲锋队形——不散不展，钉子般直插核心，当真是匪夷所思！一时之间，戎狄官骑大为混乱，不由自主的被搅成了大大小小十几个小圈子，每个圈子都是十几二十骑对秦军九骑或六骑。戎狄官骑纷乱组合间，已经有十余人负伤落马。小阵搏杀，秦军三骑一组，相互保护，配合得严密异常。戎狄官骑虽勇猛冲杀，却对这种“三骑锥”毫无章法，散开则人自为战，落单被杀，聚拢则重叠掣肘，相互碰撞，威力大减。每遇戎狄骑兵最擅长的单打独斗，就有秦骑前后包抄而形成三打一！刚刚围住一个“三骑锥”，外围就有两三个“三骑锥”杀来解围！于是战场上怪异迭起：分明是戎狄官骑多出了秦军铁骑一倍，却经常出现秦军铁骑围困戎狄官骑的搏杀圈子！戎狄官骑渐渐的竟是丧失了反击能力，一个个纷纷落马。 不到半个时辰，戎狄官骑的百人队大部被杀，其余断腿断臂者均躺在枯黄的草地上喘息。奇怪的是，秦军百夫长并没有率领自己的五十骑来增援另外一阵，而是勒马外围，静静的看着另一场还没有结束的酷烈搏杀。这种做法，意味着秦军五十骑笃定了能够战胜戎狄的一百勇士骑，根本无须增援！ 四面山头的牧民们看得气愤极了，竟是一片山呼海啸般的嘘声和口哨声。 另外一阵的搏杀，更是惊心动魄！戎狄勇士们本来就分为四队冲杀，想为各自部族争光，完全没有整体队形。秦军铁骑也根本不用强行分割，很自然的分为四个三角阵迎击，每阵四个“三骑锥”，十二骑对二十五骑，余下一个领头什长的“三骑锥”做游击策应。论个人马术、刀术与体魄强猛，戎狄勇士显然强于戎狄官骑，就是与秦军相比，也略胜一筹。但秦军的装备精良与整体配合却远远胜过戎狄勇士，结阵而战，秦军竟丝毫不显人数劣势。战马穿插，剑器呼应，极为流畅。相比之下，戎狄勇士们一旦相互间三五骑并马冲杀，便总是要出现磕磕碰碰，只有不断的高声呼喝同伴“闪开！”“上！”“外边！”“我在里边！”各种喊声、彼此呼唤的呼啸声与战马的嘶鸣跳跃纠结在一起，乱成了一团。 秦军则极少出声，但有呼叫，必是队形变换。在电光石火般的激烈搏杀中，任何一个迟滞或混乱都可能是致命的。戎狄勇士的单骑本领，在训练有素配合严密的秦军铁骑面前，竟是无从施展。在一声声愤怒的嘶吼中，裸臂散发的戎狄勇士纷纷落马，或死或伤，重重的摔到坚硬的冻土地上！失去主人的战马不断在草原上狂奔嘶鸣，绕着小小战场不肯离去。饶是如此，戎狄骑士竟然没有一个脱离战场逃跑，重伤落马者依然奋力挥刀，砍向秦军马腿！ 秦军事先议定，不杀落马伤兵。这是军令，自然不能违犯。但几次这样的袭击之后，秦军骑士队形竟是难以保持，渐渐出现了小混乱。正在此刻，突闻小山包传来一声悠长尖利的呼哨声，竟是响遏行云般贯彻战场！ 阵中头领精神大振，怒喝一声：“杀——！杀光——！”一阵愤怒的呼喝嘶吼，杀红了眼的秦军骑士们纵马驰突，剑光霍霍，戎狄伤兵与残余的骑士竟悉数躺倒在血泊之中。 不到一个时辰，戎狄骑兵全数瓦解，勇士骑竟全部被杀！ 草原上安静了下来，人山人海的山头谷地，竟然空旷得寂然无声。戎狄人无论如何不能相信，半个多时辰内两百名骑士竟全数被伤被杀，而秦军竟只是有伤无死！ 四大单于脸色铁青，狠狠盯住樗里疾，仿佛要活吞了这个满脸木呆黑黑肥肥的秦商。樗里疾却恍然大悟般叫了起来：“咳呀！这新军小子们忒般厉害？单于郡守，跟他们再比！总是要我们赢了才是！” “呸！”赤狄单于怒吼：“你叫戎狄丢人么？还再比？！” 单于郡守思忖良久，突然哈哈大笑，“老客啊，说好的生死不论，戎狄人没有信义么？收兵！” 当天夜里，单于郡守大帐里的灯光亮了整整一夜。 第二日，四大单于亲自宴请樗里疾与秦军百人队，连连夸赞秦军骑士“天下无双”，并向每个骑士赠送了一把戎狄短刀。单于郡守还亲自在一张白羊皮上写了“永做秦人，永守西陲”八个大字，指派特使与樗里疾同赴咸阳面见国君。 一场痛饮，秦军骑士们将自己的甲胄赠送给了戎狄的一百名勇士，人人换上了戎狄骑士的裸肩皮袍，竟惹得满帐笑声。樗里疾高兴极了，出了两千匹马的大价，却只“买”了五百匹战马。戎狄牧民高兴得连呼“万岁！”草原上一片欢声笑语。 十天后，樗里疾马队带着戎狄特使，赶着五百匹战马，浩浩荡荡的向东进发了。 刚过上邽，樗里疾就接到雍城县令送来的秘密战报：义渠国发兵叛乱，函谷关守将司马错率军两万，正在咸阳北阪迎敌！