On the vast grassland, a scout team of twenty men was galloping across the undulating grass like a whirlwind.

The members of this scout team were all dressed in light armor, carrying a large bow on their backs, and with a standard longsword from the Han Dynasty hanging at their waists.

This scout team was one of the scouts sent out by Cao Cao.

"drive!!"

The scout captain, gazing at the distant horizon, kept cracking his whip, urging his warhorse onward, while the other nineteen team members followed closely behind him.

Suddenly, a row of black dots on the distant horizon came into the scout captain's view, and these black dots were speeding toward them.

"Something's wrong!!"

Upon seeing this, the leading scout captain immediately roared, grabbed the reins with one hand and took the large bow off his back with the other, and the scouts behind him did the same.

Those black dots were a team of Xianbei scouts sent out by Tan Shihuai.

This group of Xianbei scouts also numbered twenty, and as they were galloping along, they spotted the Wuhuan scouts in the distance.

"We've finally found them!"

Upon spotting the Wuhuan scouts in the distance, the Xianbei scout captain's face lit up with joy, and he then pulled on the reins, slowing down.

"Huh? What are they doing...?"

When the Xianbei scout captain saw that the Wuhuan scouts in the distance were not only not fleeing, but were instead speeding up and running towards them, he was also taken aback.

"Captain, it seems they're trying to silence us and cover their tracks!" a Xianbei cavalryman stepped forward and said.

"Hmph! These mere Wuhuan people dare to charge at our Xianbei warriors? They're courting death!"

Upon hearing his subordinate's words, the Xianbei scout captain looked at the approaching Wuhuan scouts and couldn't help but snort coldly.

They followed Tan Shihuai in his campaigns, fighting countless battles. Even the once-invincible Xiongnu became their defeated foe. Naturally, they looked down on these Southern Wuhuan people who had submitted to the Han Dynasty.

"Warriors, kill these bastards!"

Seeing that the enemy had already rushed to within a thousand paces, the Xianbei scout captain roared, took off his horsebow from his back, and led his cavalry to charge towards the other side.

In the high-speed collision between the two sides, in just a few breaths, the distance between the two squads was less than three hundred paces.

The Wuhuan scout captain immediately took out an arrow, and with a "whoosh," the arrow shot like a meteor straight towards the opposite side. The Wuhuan scouts following behind him also drew their bows and nocked their arrows, and twenty sharp arrows whistled out.

"How is that possible?"

Upon seeing the enemy draw their bow and shoot an arrow from such a distance, the Xianbei scouts on the other side couldn't help but change their expressions.

Unfortunately, at such high speed, they didn't have time to react and crashed straight into the whistling arrow.

In an instant, the six Xianbei scouts at the forefront were pierced by arrows, let out a scream, and fell off their horses.

In that brief instant, the distance between the two sides was no more than two hundred paces.

"Release the arrows!!"

The Xianbei scout captain roared, then drew his bow and fired more than a dozen arrows at the Wuhuan cavalry opposite him.

With a soft "clang," the arrows fired by the Xianbei scouts struck the light armor of the Wuhuan scouts and bounced off. Only two unlucky ones were hit in the face and fell off their horses.

"this……"

This situation caused the Xianbei scout captain's expression to change.

He hadn't expected that the armor worn by these Wuhuan scouts would be so exquisite.

The slight disdain he had felt for the Wuhuan people vanished instantly. He even felt that he might really die under their blades this time.

After a round of fire, the two sides were less than a hundred paces apart.

"Brothers, follow me and kill them!!"

The Wuhuan scout captain drew his Han-style longsword from his waist, pointed it at the opposite side, and led his men to charge forward at full speed.

"Warriors, charge!"

The Xianbei scouts also drew their scimitars and quickly went to meet them.

In ancient times, scouts, in addition to being responsible for reconnaissance, also had the duty of intercepting enemy scouts and even breaking into the enemy's rear to disrupt their formation. Just like modern-day reconnaissance soldiers, they played the role of the sharpest blade in the entire army.

Therefore, those who can serve as scouts are among the most elite individuals in the entire army in terms of individual combat ability.

Although the overall strength of the Wuhuan army may not be as good as that of Tan Shihuai, their scouts are not far behind.

Therefore, in battles between scouts from both sides, in addition to bravery, the number of people and the quality of weapons and equipment became the decisive factors.

Soon, the two scouts clashed, and with a clang of metal and screams, the two groups passed each other.

"Whoa!"

After charging forward for more than twenty steps with his back to the enemy, the Wuhuan scout captain pulled on the reins and stopped. His light armor now bore two marks from sharp blades.

Then, fifteen of his men stopped and followed behind him. In the previous battle, only three of the Wuhuan had died.

Turning his horse around, the Wuhuan scout captain smiled with delight upon seeing the situation of the Xianbei people opposite him.

At this moment, only six Xianbei people remained who could sit on horseback, and some of their scimitars were broken, while others had their blades dulled.

"Kill all these Xianbei people!!"

The Wuhuan scout captain gave a cold shout, then spurred his horse and led his men in another charge.

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