Sudden changes in the weather cannot be controlled by humans, at least not now.

　　 The sudden army disrupted the rhythm of the Han and Sassanian troops, and because of this heavy rain, the Sassanian side did not know that the Han army had moved.

　　 The fighting between the scouts was extremely fierce. Under bad weather, there were Sassanid scouts who wanted to go back in the rain, and their speed would definitely be more than three or four times slower than usual.

　　In this era, no one will be willing to rush on the road in the rain. Apart from excluding one hundred thousand urgent needs, the army will not march in the rain even more.

From the moment the rain began, there was no sign of turning smaller, and the sky was constantly thundering and lightning. Occasionally, when lightning fell, a lone tree was smashed, and a burst of strong light flashed in an instant. Then there was dense smoke, and the wood burned as it became charred.

The thunderstorm weather on the plateau is really dangerous. The height of the clouds themselves is about two hundred meters or less from the ground. Lightning occurs on the rubbing clouds. When they strike downwards, they will strike at something higher. If there is metal attracted, it will inevitably be hacked time and time again.

　　 Li Jun received a report that sixteen people were struck by thunder. Fourteen of them were engineers who were setting up camps, and the remaining two were soldiers who had nothing to do with their spears.

This is not the first time that Li Jun encountered this. When they were fighting on the grassland, people would always be struck by lightning if there was a thunderstorm. The higher the altitude, the more dangerous the people under the thunderstorm. Correct. The method is to find a cave to hide, otherwise no one can guarantee where it is absolutely safe.

　　 "When will it rain?" Li Junshen frowned, "Don't be the next ten and a half months or longer..."

　　The Han army is an outsider, not so familiar with the local climate. They have asked some surrendered locals, but because they are not related to their own, the intelligence is not 100% credible.

　　 Li Jun also understands that even if what the locals say is true, those locals are just because they have lived here for a long time and use past experience to make judgments.

　　 "Fortunately, the terrain is high." Gai Nie said happily: "Otherwise, there will be waterlogging soon after such a heavy rain."

　　 For them, if there is any benefit in this rain, the only benefit is that they don’t have to worry about the water supply.

　　 The water source in this area is not easy to find, and there is no water that can provide tens of thousands of people to squander. The river closest to the campsite is ten miles away, even if it's only this distance, it doesn't seem easy to replenish water every time.

　　 There is naturally water in the army, basically some water sources packed in tight wooden barrels, but the barrels should not be loaded with the water source for too long, or the water will quickly change its taste.

　　 If the conditions permit, no one will use the water source that has changed its taste, and will not care about it only when it is forced to do so.

The rain was very heavy for the first three days, and it gradually became smaller on the fourth day. The scouts carried out investigations in the surrounding area and reported that some low-lying places had become ponds, and the river ten miles away was the water level. Rising to flood the surrounding area, the river that was originally only ten meters wide became nearly thirty meters wide.

　　On the seventh day, the sky is no longer densely covered with clouds, but the clouds have not all dispersed, but I can finally see the sun.

　　 "A Persian army of about 60,000 appeared seventy miles to the west of us." The news that Genie said was sent back just now: "It is not ruled out that there will be more behind, but..."

The scouts will be delayed for so long, completely because of the weather, and then there are continuous days of heavy rain. Not only has the land become soft and muddy, the appearance of some places has also been completely changed, such as the appearance of places where there were no streams. Streams, in some places, simply become lakes with large areas but very shallow water levels.

　　 The change of terrain made people who had figured out the route had to explore again. The spying of intelligence would naturally reduce the efficiency, mainly because the time to send it back was prolonged.

　　 This situation is not only for the Han army, but also for the Sassanian army on the other side.

　　 "It's not suitable for marching right now." Gai Nie smiled and compared a big circle to the sand table: "The soil is soft and muddy, and it is not only our army that is affected."

After the rain, the ground will definitely change. Just one or two people walking is naturally not a big problem. As a large army, when there are more people, a road will be repeatedly trampled, and it is inevitable that the road will become muddy. matter.

It can be overcome only by people on horseback or on foot. As an army carrying a large number of carriages, once the road becomes muddy, the probability of the wheels getting stuck becomes infinite. If you really want to force the march, you can walk five or six miles a day. too much.

　　 Affected by a series of weather, it was actually more favorable for the Western Expedition Army of the Han Empire.

　　 The Western Expedition Corps originally had no plans to start a battle with Sassan at this time. While resting and reorganizing, it was also waiting for the follow-up troops. In addition, the partial division led by Dou A needed time to completely solve the Xi Gaoche.

It’s the Sassanid that can’t engage in combat. They are the host and the party that is about to be invaded. They definitely don’t want to see the Han army from afar have enough rest time to adapt to the local climate and detect more information. , And then is to win allies nearby.

　　 Of course, what Sassan should do the most now is to organize manpower to establish a line of defense, and at the same time, it is also to interfere with the insecure Han army.

　　 Under this premise, if Habibullah didn't think that the troops at hand were seriously insufficient, he would have wanted to take the initiative.

　　 The Habayashi army who got the order to play but was trapped in place, they felt depressed and disappointed when they were suddenly trapped.

　　 "Long history." Li Jun asked, "If the cavalry attacked, would it?"

　　Gainie, of course, didn’t want to stay in place, waiting for the humidity on the ground to dissipate, but he said, “It’s useless if the quantity is small.”

　　 Li Jun’s idea was to send out at least three thousand cavalry, and then divide them into a group of thousand to disperse the march. As soon as the number is small, it is useless, knowing that Gai Nie also agrees to take action.

　　 "Five thousand." Li Jun looked at Guinie and asked, "How?"

　　Gai Nie thought for a while, and thought that five thousand was indeed a very suitable amount. It could pose a large enough threat to the enemy while not carrying an exaggerated amount of materials.

　　 "I personally lead the team." Li Jun was actually only seeking the opinion of Guine, who would take action if he disagrees, but the number of troops dispatched. He saluted Guinie: "The headquarter will be entrusted to the long history!"

　　 A series of military orders were issued, and a large number of light cavalry were assembled. When they learned that they were going to march, everyone showed a relieved expression.

　　 They were originally embarking aggressively, but they were forced to stay where they were after the march for thirty years. It can be said that they came halfway through their excitement.

　　Hiding in the tent for so many days, they were actually bored long ago. When they heard that they had been ordered out, they didn't have the excitement when they left the main camp. Some just felt that they didn't have to be bored in the tent all the time.

　　 is not going to leave. Soldiers need to organize their own equipment and some tools that may be used, while war horses need to feed fodder and conduct necessary suit inspections.

　　 From Li Jun’s order to five thousand knights preparing for half an hour, the speed is actually very fast.

　　 Four thousand light cavalry and one thousand archers are the troops that Li Jun points out. They are the standard one man and three horses. In addition to the main and auxiliary war horses, they are a workhorse carrying supplies.

The 　　 troops are divided into three groups, each with 1,000 knights on the left and right wings, and the Chinese army with 3,000 knights and more than 500 auxiliary soldiers accompanying the army.

　　 When they left the camp, their horses hooves kept stomping on them. Almost four to five hundred rides passed by, the dirt on the ground had been trampled and turned into mud.

　　 The special compact aisles of the military camp are all like this, and you can imagine what the camp should look like.

　　 Li Jun ordered: "Arrange in tandem, push forward horizontally!"

　　The soldiers shouted: "For the country, like the prosperous forest!"

　　 There are only two armies of the Han Empire with their own special battle signals. The Yulin Army is the phrase "for the country, like the prosperous forest", and the other tiger army is "out of the car, Pengpeng, the banner is fierce."

If the two armies were on the same battlefield and were ordered to attack together, they would shout in unison, "The emperor ordered me to fight in all directions!" This is a kind of unique welfare with their special designation, and it is also a kind of pride. .

　　 A knight lowers his horse with his crotch, plus the auxiliary horse and workhorse, and the space occupied is about two meters.

　　 Every knight is separated by more than three meters from each other. Even if there are 500 knights placed on each tandem, the total length of the formation is more than 2,500 meters.

　　 Some soldiers who have not been ordered, they watched the robe arranging the formation with envy, and in their field of vision, there are many robes arranging from the left to the right to the end of the sky.

　　 The troops began to move with a strong horn sound. The ground was trampled by horseshoes. Each horseshoe stepped on and moved forward, and the ground could always sink into a horseshoe pit of about ten centimeters.

　　 Anyone who understands cavalry actually understands that once the ground is soft, you must never drive the horse to move at full force, otherwise the chance of the horse stumbling is infinite.

　　 If there wasn't that rain, or the conditions on the ground allowed, seventy miles would be only about two hours for a cavalry who could march at a normal speed.

　　 But now, Li Jun calculates the speed, seventy li is actually going to be a day and night!

　　 Li Jun, who is the leader of the Habayashi army, is eager to fight, and Habibullah on the other side is more anxious than Li Jun.

　　Habibullah didn't even think about the impact of the terrain. After the rain stopped, he immediately ordered the removal of most of the camps, leaving only a part of the sick soldiers.

　　 There was a sudden rain, and there were nearly 4,000 sick people on Sassan's side, and more than a hundred people had lost their lives in the high fever.

　　 On the side of the Han army, even though they set up a camp early and also urgently made **** soup, there were still about 300 people caught wind chill. They are better than the Persians in that they have handled them properly and have mature Chinese medicine methods. For the time being, no one has died of wind and cold.

　　 has not yet come into contact with the war, Habibullah does not have 5,000 people on hand, except for the sick number, 1,000 people are left in the camp to take care of.

　　The Sassanian army started to pull out, and the marching speed of the cavalry was not fast, and it became slower due to the influence of the terrain. It was considered too much to be able to walk five or six miles a day.

　　 Two troops marching at the speed of the tortoise, they discovered the existence of each other two days later.

　　 Li Jun naturally could not have marched day and night. He walked for one day and seven hours. He lost more than 40 people due to various accidents along the way, but the loss of his horses reached 537 horses.

　　In terms of scouts' contest, it was the Habayashi army who first discovered the Sassanian army.

　　Sasan’s Habibullah learned of the existence of the Habayashi Army about four hours late.

　　 They will meet so quickly, and I also want to thank the sun for these two days. Although the sun hasn't made the ground thick, at least it won't become muddy when stepped on.

　　Waiting for Habibullah to get news of the Han army ahead, a dark shadow appeared on the horizon in less than an hour.

　　 "Stop!" Habibullah was shocked to see the black shadow on the horizon so long, and confirmed to the scout: "How many Han troops are there?"

　　 The scout was not so sure and said, "Looking at the length, it should be twenty to thirty thousand?"

　　 He actually didn't dare to get too close to the Han army, even if they were far away, a group of 13 people escaped from the chase of the Han army scouts, and returned to the camp only four people were left.

　　 This batch of Habayashi troops has elongated the marching formation, and the thickness cannot be seen under the same height of sight, and the dust and smoke that are trampled by one person and three horses will be thicker.

　　 Habibullah heard that there were twenty to thirty thousand, UU reading www.uukanshu.com's face stiffened a bit, and then shouted: "Organize the blocking formation!"

This Sassanian army lost five thousand combat power due to a rain, and another two to three thousand people were lost in the march. Not all of them died. They were suddenly sick and could not stand it or were missing. When the army opened, it lost about eight thousand combat power.

　　 But as a Persian Habibullah has long been accustomed to losing some combat power before starting a fight. This situation of Persians is really old history, and there is really nothing to fuss about.

　　 The Persians have a history of sending 300,000 troops. They have not yet started a war with the enemy. They waited for the commander to get a little bit of soldiers. They were shocked to find that there were only less than 200,000 left.

　　 The Sassanian infantry was ordered to get busy nervously. They carried some refusal horses, but they lost most of them during the march, and they hurried up the remaining refusal horses. The soldiers holding long weapons stood side by side under the cries and whips of the officers, and then let out the long weapons in their hands diagonally.

　　 Li Jun has seen the Sassanian army on the opposite side, and because of the telescope, he can see very clearly.

　　 "About fifty thousand?" Li Jun looked down at the ground, especially observing the place where the horseshoe had trampled behind him, and shouted to the messenger next to him: "Order the left and right wings to charge!"

　　 Zhu Xia’s art of war is clouded, and the brave wins if we meet on a narrow road.

　　 They are not accidentally encountering the enemy now, and the battlefield is not a narrow road, but Li Jun found that the opponent was a little confused!