Chapter 2372 Reality and Falsehood
Shen You led his troops to Macheng, stationed troops on the banks of Luoshui River, and sent a letter to Yan Rou, but he came to see him when he was ordered to stay in the tower.
Macheng was originally the capital of the Wuhuan School Guard. It lived between the two mountains and the place where the three waters converged. The geographical importance of the geographical location was self-evident. If the nomadic people on the grassland entered the barrier, Macheng would be the place to pass. After the rise of the Xianbei people, they besieged Macheng many times. Although they failed to conquer, the court was exhausted to deal with it. In the long-term war in Liangzhou, under the advocacy of a group of peace-loving civil officials, the Wuhuan School Guard moved back to Ningxian downstream of Luoshui, and actually gave up control of Macheng.
The Xianbei people became very arrogant and repeatedly entered the Macheng to rob. The Wuhuan Captain Huhuan most of the time could only hide in Ningcheng and wait and see. When the Xianbei people left, they would come out to chase after him symbolically. Even so, the Xianbei people were still unhappy and besieged Ningcheng many times to demonstrate. The Wuhuan Captain Huhuan could only pinch his nose and admit defeat.
Because of this, outside Juyong Pass has become a private land for the Xianbei people. They come and go as soon as they want. The counties are abandoned, and there are constructions and no household registrations, which is actually useless. If this situation continues, the Xianbei people will sooner or later follow the Wuhuan people and live in the footsteps of permanent residence, farm and pastoralism, and eventually grow stronger and become a knife hanging over the head of the Central Plains court.
The introduction of the Five Barbarians' Invasion of China was actually hidden from here. Sun Ce ordered Shen You to enter Youzhou. One of the important ones was to restore the territory of the old Han Dynasty, turn this place into a strategic buffer zone for the Central Plains, and establish a frontier position for controlling the grassland in the future.
Whether it is the Xianbei people or the Wuhuan people, there are only three choices: either naturalize, get out, or die.
Entering the Martial City and forcing Nanlou to come to see him is not only a trick to lure the Xianbei people, but also a trick to force the Wuhuan people to bow their heads. If the Wuhuan people bow their heads, this is a trick. If the Wuhuan people do not bow their heads, the trick will become a real attack. Even if Nanlou wants to hide in the mountains, it is useless. Shen You still has 10,000 invaders, and you can arrive at any time. But in that case, the scale of the war will be too large and the consumption will be multiple. Therefore, unless you are absolutely sure, Shen You still hopes to force Nanlou to bow his head and defeat the enemy without fighting.
So he did not hide his strength and paraded outside Macheng City.
When Xianbei and Wuhuan people received news, their mentality was both similar and different.
Although the Xianbei people were angry, they didn't care too much. Shen You's scout did not go out of the frontier, and obviously did not have any plans to go out of the frontier to fight. This is understandable. In the past hundred years, the Han people had very few opportunities to go out of the frontier to fight, and they returned in a few defeats. Especially in the sixth year of Xiping, Zang Min, Xia Yu and others went out of the frontier and almost all their troops were wiped out. After that, the Han people did not dare to go out of the frontier and could not leave the Great Wall.
I believe Shen You are the same.
The Wuhuan people were extremely nervous. Nanlou lived for decades and had rich experience, and could see through Shen You's thoughts at a glance. Shen You were unwilling to start a war easily, but if necessary, Shen You would attack Baishan without hesitation. Wu Yan and others surrendered to Taishici. Of course, Shen You could not tolerate the Wuhuan of Shanggu remaining independent and waiting for Taishici to make contributions. Originally, he might have been able to wait, but Yan Rou let it go and violated Shen You's taboo. How could Shen You give up?
Nanlou and Tituo discussed countermeasures.
Tituo was guilty and unwilling to give up. He knew that Tuoba Feng was attacking the Bailu tribe. Once he succeeded and annexed the Bailu tribe, Tuoba Feng's strength would increase and he would have a greater say among the Xianbei people, so he could incite more Xianbei people to join the war. But he could not tell these words to Nanlou, otherwise he would become a traitor who betrayed his tribe.
He continued to incite Nanlou to form an alliance with the Xianbei people and lead the Xianbei people into the barrier. Even if the Xianbei people do not enter the barrier, as long as they approach the Great Wall, make an attitude of entering and leaving the barrier, and threaten Macheng, Shen You dare not act rashly, and Baishan is naturally safe. Nanlou remained silent, pretended to be forced and helpless, accepted Tituo's suggestion, and contacted the Xianbei people. Tituo thought he was able to do something, discussed with the Xianbei people, and promised to make a lot of profit.
The Xianbei people thought it was feasible, but they just went around the Great Wall without fighting to get generous gifts. This was more cost-effective than robbery. Those who didn't go there were fools. So several tribes accepted the invitation from Titu and led their troops to approach the Great Wall. However, they were also very careful and knew that the Wu army was not weak and had no advantage in fighting head-on, so they warned each other that they must not enter the barrier easily and act outside the Great Wall.
The Xianbei people thought they were tricky, but they didn't know that they had fallen into the trap without knowing it. Their whereabouts were clearly understood by Shen You. Although Shen You did not send scouts to the frontier, the Wuhuan people acted as his ears. The Xianbei people were guarding against the Han people, but not the Wuhuan people. It is reasonable that they approached Baishan, and it is reasonable for the Wuhuan people to be nervous. It is normal for them to send more scouts to keep alert. As long as they don't get too close, they don't care.
The opportunity finally ripe, and Shen You gathered to discuss matters and arrange combat plans.
The plan is very simple, going out to the frontier to attack the Xianbei people. The plan is very specific. The Arc cavalry led by Chen Dao is responsible for the frontal attack, and the light cavalry led by Gongsun Du is responsible for the detour and pursuit, and the radius of 200 miles to reach Danhan Mountain. There are another thousand knights composed of people who dare to fight, one man and three horses, responsible for long-distance pursuit without restrictions. The lieutenant led by the team decides to advance and retreat. If captured, he will be rewarded, and if he dies in battle, he will be generous.
Yan Rou and Lou Lu volunteered to join the battle. Yan Rou wanted to make a contribution, while Lou Lu wanted to show his feelings. After this battle, the Wuhuan of Shanggu broke up with the Xianbei people and could only rely on the Wu people, not taking this opportunity to make contributions, and then when will it be?
Shen You originally disagreed, but he couldn't help Yan Rou. Lou Lu insisted on asking for help. Pang Tong pleaded with it again, and finally agreed. Yan Rou and Lou Lu each selected thousands of cavalry to participate in the pursuit. The opportunity for frontal combat was still not given to them, and the main cavalry was enough, so they didn't need their help.
Yan Rou breathed a sigh of relief and quickly prepared. Lou Lu was even more excited and informed Nanlou immediately. Nanlou knew that he had no choice but to choose a thousand elite soldiers from his own guard, Hei Lingwei, and was commanded by Lou Lu. The Hei Lingwei is the most elite cavalry in Baishan and is also a trustworthy confidant that Nanlou and his son could trust. He handed over the Black Lie Guard to Lou Lu, which was actually the position of the Lord to Lou Lu.
Shen You were very satisfied and gave Lou Lu a set of high-quality armor and a hundred sets of ordinary cavalry armor for Lou Lu to equip the personal guards. Compared with the Wu army, Wuhuan people, the Xianbei people were very simple, and the most common one was the Han army's standard armor, not everyone had it. The fine armor at the level of generals was even rarer, and most of them were seized from wars in the past dynasties. Nanlou's mother was a princess of the Han Dynasty. She had a set of exquisite armor in the funeral, which was Nanlou's favorite. Lou Lu had wanted it for a long time, but she had never been able to do it.
Although the top-quality armor that Shen You gave to Lou Lu was not as gorgeous as the set of exquisite armor of Nanlou, it was hard to be as light as it was. Lou Lu was particularly excited and couldn't bear to take it off, so he just wore it on his body, going in and out, hoping that everyone could see it.
"Tsk tsk." Gongsun Du's eldest son Gongsun Kang was quite jealous. He followed his father to Shen You for so long, and Shen You never treated him so politely. "Your Madam wears this armor and is like a man of the Han family. If you work hard, you may become a person like Jin Il-jeong."
Lou Lu read a lot of books and knew who Kim Il-jeong was, but he didn't dare to boast about Kim Il-jeong and shook his head quickly.
After everything was ready, Shen You led his troops to approach Baishan and ordered Nanlou to surrender in a high-profile manner, otherwise he would step on Baishan.
Nanlou immediately summoned Titu and others to discuss matters. Seeing that Shen You forced him to face, he was a little anxious. There was no news from Tuoba Feng, and he could contact only a limited number of Xianbei people for the time being, and he might not be willing to help. Seeing Titu stammering, the others were anxious. You used to pat your chest and brag, but now you are cowardly. Isn't that harmful to us? For a moment, more than a dozen little coaches surrounded Titu and cursed, especially those who supported Lou Lu, who were originally disliked. The adults who originally supported Titu, saw that the situation was wrong, and no one dared to say anything.
Taking advantage of the anger of the crowd, Nanlou also turned his face and ordered people to cut off Titu's head and distribute his tribe to his other little coaches.
Just when the Wuhuan people were reshuffling, Shen You made a short stop in Baishan, then went out of the frontier and rushed to attack the Xianbei people outside the frontier. He asked the Nanlou to remain in control, prepare cattle, sheep, wine and food, and wait for the celebration. Nanlou was in the middle of his mind and gathered elites to protect himself. In his opinion, even if Shen You went out to the frontier to fight, the results of the battle would be limited, and he might suffer setbacks. At that time, the Xianbei people took revenge, and Shen You would definitely rely on the Wuhuan people, and the Wuhuan people would still maintain a certain degree of independence.
Shen You went out of Ning County and walked west along the Great Wall. After a day and a night, he appeared northwest of Macheng.
The Xianbei people were not prepared at all. Their attention was all in the direction of Macheng. They did not expect that the Wu army would appear from Baishan. When they received an emergency report from the scout, the Wu army had already reached thirty miles away.
In a hurry, the Xianbei people had no time to discuss and could only fight each other.
The first person to be hit was Tuoba Feng's younger brother Tuoba Hong. Tuoba Feng led his troops to attack the Bailu tribe, and the task of contacting Tituo was handed over to Tuoba Hong. His base was closest to Baishan, just next to a lake. Behind him was the lake. The path to retreat was limited and it was easily intercepted by the Wu army in several sections. The losses would be very heavy. When the news came suddenly, he didn't know how much he had come, and he felt that he should have the power to fight. While sending people to ask for help from other tribes, he set up a formation to fight, hoping that the Wu army would come in a hurry and lacked horsepower. He could wait for a while and could hold on for a while, and maybe he could turn defeat into victory.
But at the beginning of the battle, he knew that he was thinking too much.
Shen You didn't plan to leave him a chance. The light cavalry was escorted, surrounded by two wings, and the armored cavalry attacked head-on. When the horn sounded, the 1,000 armored cavalry lined up horizontally. Under the illumination of the rising sun, it rushed like a red-hot iron stream.
The Xianbei people rode their horses to fight. When they were a hundred steps apart, they first used their riding and shooting. Countless knights bent their bows and arrows, shooting waves of arrow rain.
The armored cavalry was indifferent, and regarded the rain of arrows from the Xianbei people as nothing, maintaining the normal impact speed, and rumbling over. The Xianbei people's arrows shot on the essence armor of the people and war horses, knocking out sparks, and they disappeared in one flash.
The Xianbei people had no choice but to put away their bows and arrows, raise their spears, draw out their battle swords, and rush towards the silent and cold armored cavalry.
The two sides contacted each other and one-sided killing began.
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