The ancient ferry is lined with elm trees and stretches for dozens of miles.
Naturally, the ferry was called "Yulin".
The Yellow River flows through this place, no longer flowing from east to west, but turning from northwest to southeast.
There is a dilapidated old city wall in the southwest of Henan Province. It is the former site of Shanan County, Yunzhong County, Han Dynasty. It is not far from Yulindu, only a few miles away. It is located in the urban and rural areas of Twelve Lian City in Zhungar Banner. The east of Twelve Lian City was the Han Dynasty.
The old city included Shengzhou City in the Sui and Tang Dynasties in the southwest, Dongsheng Youwei City in the Ming Dynasty in the northwest, and at this time there was only Hanshanan County in the east.
The Huns were stationed around this earth city.
On June 16, people were shouting at the ferry, and the Huns stared at the people and horses gathered on the other side of the river, speechless for a long time.
For the past few days, the two sides have been facing each other across the river, and the atmosphere has been very tense.
Sometimes, the Xianbei people would look for a small ferry with not so good conditions to ferry more than a hundred people across the river. When the Xiongnu discovered it, they immediately intercepted it, surrounded and fired on them, concentrated their superior forces, and pushed them down the river in one fell swoop.
Relying on the power of the mighty Yellow River, the Huns barely managed to maintain the confrontation, but in other words, they could not cross the river. At least those Xianbei cavalry who came under whose orders they did not know who they were, would not watch helplessly.
This is what they did.
As evening approached, Shi Le was ordered by the commander-in-chief of the army, the governor of Shangjun, and the Duke of Henan, Liu Chang, to dispatch knights to patrol the river - the original governor of Shangjun, Liu Yang, had died of illness.
Shi Hu was full of complaints: "The emperor lives in Chang'an, so I'm afraid he doesn't know the inside story of Sheng Le. Seeing that the Xianbei people are all going to Wang's mother and son, they still expect them to fight against Shao's thieves together."
The ravines on Shi Le's face became deeper and deeper, almost capable of trapping mosquitoes.
My great nephew kept complaining, but he had nothing to say.
"Liu Chang is also a waste. A place as poor as Shangjun insists on raising hundreds of concubines." Shi Hu continued: "It is quite plausible to say that he was enjoying life in Chang'an, but he suddenly faced desolation and endured hardship and enjoyment every day.
What’s wrong with the beauty? Bah!”
Shi Le glanced at him and said, "It's time for you to marry a real wife."
Shi Hu's face suddenly turned ugly.
Shi Le gently patted his nephew's shoulder.
They, uncle and nephew, had the same problem, and their wives both fell into the hands of the thief Shao.
The Liu family has already given birth to a child for Shao Thief, but there is no news about the Guo family. She must have been taken home by someone from the Guo family in Taiyuan, right?
"Uncle, we shouldn't fight." Shi Hu said sternly: "It's time to retreat, go back to Shangjun, and guard the door. We don't know whether Tuoba Yihuai is alive or dead, and Helan Aitou may have been killed by his troops. If we wait any longer,
How long can we wait?”
Shi Le was silent for a long time, and then said: "The emperor was helpless. He attacked Hedong and suffered heavy casualties, but he still could not capture Hou Feihu's camp. He was rushed to the hospital because of his illness. This is probably what he is talking about."
"I heard that the Zhang family in Liangzhou no longer regards Sheng Le as Zhengshuo?" Shi Hu asked.
Shi Le said nothing and only nodded.
Before Tuoba Xianbei was divided, they were extremely powerful. Tuoba Yulu defeated Liu Hu and was feared by people near and far. After experiencing civil strife, the Zhang family in Liangzhou sent envoys to declare themselves a vassal, hoping that Tuoba Xianbei's reputation would help them stabilize their position and suppress them.
There were people who opposed them internally. But after Tuoba Yulu was killed by Qi's mother and son, the power of the country declined greatly, and they could no longer intimidate people.
"Uncle, the emperor has recently favored brother Jin Zhun and alienated the virtuous. I think there will be a big trouble." Shi Hu looked around and said, "It's best to make plans in advance."
Shi Le glanced at his nephew and said, "What do you think?"
"We have been operating the Shuofang land for three years and have achieved some results. Now it's time to invest a lot of money." Shi Hu said: "My nephew is not talented, so I would like to lead three thousand troops to station in Shuofang to serve as my uncle's vanguard."
Shi Le thought for a long time and never gave a direct answer. He only said: "The situation is critical and we can't do without you. I will choose another person from Shuofang."
Shi Hu was very worried, but his face remained calm and he just said respectfully: "Yes."
The two of them were speechless.
The sky is getting late, the smoke is curling up, and the surrounding fields are quiet.
The grassland in summer also has a different kind of scenery.
And in this tranquility, several messengers rushed from the east. After some negotiation, they hurried into Shanan City.
Shi Le, Shi Hu's uncle and nephew were shocked and confused after hearing the report.
After all, Shi Le had experienced more and had rich experience in failure. He immediately summoned his trusted generals and whispered: "Wait until you reach each camp and ask the sergeants to pack their luggage secretly. Bring more dry food. Take away what you can carry and what you can't."
Just throw it away, don't be sorry. Send people to various places to find people who are herding horses, cattle and sheep, and move them as soon as possible. Over at Baitu, tell them not to bring food over, and wait for now."
When everyone heard this, they were shocked.
"Uncle, why did you do this?" Shi Hu couldn't help but ask: "Although I packed my luggage secretly, there will eventually be news, and Liu Chang will know about it sooner or later. It will be difficult to handle if he is blamed."
"Listen to me." Shi Le said with a straight face: "Thief Shao likes to drive away tigers and devour wolves. Today, Ai Tou is far away in Yihuai. Even if the tribes in Sheng Le are dissatisfied in their hearts, they still want to give some respect to Wang's mother and son.
Well-intentioned. If they want to rebel, they won't rebel at this juncture. I believe Qiu Dun was urged by someone sent by the Wang family to send troops westward to attack my flank."
After hearing this, Shi Hu no longer objected.
This is indeed very possible. Qiu Dun led more than 10,000 people to cross the Yellow River to the west, which was just east of them in terms of location.
The two sides had sent envoys to each other before, and they had a good relationship on the surface. The Qiu Dun family also did not have much respect for Wang's mother and son, and there was much contempt in their words, as if they were ready to rebel at any time.
But now it seems that Xianbei is Xianbei after all, and he still listens to his own people at critical moments. This cohesion is surprising.
"I'll make arrangements right away." Shi Hu no longer hesitated, turned and left, and the generals also left one after another.
Shi Le climbed onto an earth platform and looked to the east.
Unfortunately, it was already dark, and I could only see the stars in the east, but nothing else.
But Shi Le looked at the dark wilderness and did not dare to relax at all.
He was afraid. He had failed too many times. Whenever there was any trouble, he would think of Shao Thief. That man took away everything from him and even made his wife pregnant several times to humiliate him.
Shi Le doesn't care much about women, he cares about strength.
I have been operating in Shangjun for several years and finally managed to get some wealth. Who knows about the hard work during this period?
Would you rather not regret it once you are completely mourned?
He has not given up yet, he wants to wait until Shao thief makes a fool of himself, causes internal chaos, dies, and the country is destroyed, and then the world laughs.
Shi Hu and others quickly dispersed to various camps. After a while, there was a commotion in the camp, which quickly stopped.
Thousands of people packed up their equipment, supplies, and uniforms in silence, then sat on the ground, quietly waiting for the next order.
Shi Le was a little relieved.
After several years of training, the people and horses are indeed somewhat impressive in the areas where they are ordered and prohibited.
"嘘嘘嘘嘘嘘嘘嘘嘘嘘嘘嘘嘘嘘嘘嘘嘘嘘嘘嘘嘣壣壣".
After a while, voices sounded outside the camp door.
Zhang Jing hurriedly went up to the high platform and reported: "Your Majesty, Qiu Dun led ten thousand horses to the east and defeated Tianshui Duke's men and horses, which were galloping this way. Henan Duke has sent people to intercept them eastward and ordered the entire army to go south.
withdraw."
After saying that, he added: "I met an old friend in the city and chatted for a few more words. According to what he said, people from Wuyuan have also begun to cross the river and go south."
"Wuyuan?" When Shi Le heard this, he no longer hesitated and said, "Let's go, we can't stay here."
Zhang Jing nodded, and when he saw Shi Le's slightly hunched back, he felt a little confused.
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On June 18, Liu Lugu, no matter how reluctant he was, took a detour to Wuyuan and headed south in a big way.
He Douling also returned to the old land where they had grazed a few years ago. In addition to managing the pasture, he sent five thousand cavalry southward, commanded by Dou Yuzhen and assigned to the command of Liu Lugu, and surged southward.
For Liu and Dou, this is not their first time arriving here.
Once upon a time, the Dugu tribe, then called Tiefu Xiongnu, was nomadic in the place where the Xiongnu garrison is now.
The Dou family also herded cattle in Wuyuan, distributed on both sides of the river (the Yellow River course was to the north at this time), and had many contacts with nearby tribes.
After they went south, they did not delay too much, but made a circle, turned east, and went straight to Shangjun.
When tribes near and far heard about it, their hearts were filled with panic.
Someone sent envoys to contact them, offering them cattle, sheep and horses as comfort, and asking about their intentions. After learning that the target was not them, they were a little relieved, but they also secretly recruited young people to prepare for a surprise attack.
Some people simply slipped away.
Once the tent was dismantled, it was loaded onto the carriage.
The cattle and sheep gathered up and ran off into the distance.
The prairie is full of tribes that have moved hastily, some to seek refuge with relatives, and others to graze in uninhabited pastures, but those pastures actually have owners.
A certain tribe grazed here in the spring and had almost eaten all the grass, so they moved to another place, leaving only a few people to guard the area and wait for the grass to grow.
The tribes who came over directly expelled these people and took over the newly cultivated pasture...
Therefore, a conflict is inevitable.
There are also some tribes that have been beaten and suppressed by Shi Le over the years, and they were subdued with the help of Liu Han's tiger skin.
They were hesitant, not knowing whether to continue to follow Shi Lehun or simply draw a clear line with him.
Under the general trend, the whole of Henan suddenly became commotion.
Even if the two parties are not directly at war, they have been passively affected, either changing their stance and surrendering, or gathering strong men to defend their homeland, or fleeing as a whole. In short, Henan, which has been generally peaceful for decades, has ushered in a turbulent era.
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Also on the 18th, the Chekun clan, Yilou clan and other tribes gathered more than 10,000 people. After the Xiongnu gave up the ferry, they crossed the river in batches and began to pursue them.
In this way, Tuoba Xianbei sent out three armies, one of which was led by the Qiu Dun clan. More than 10,000 cavalry went from east to west to attack at night. The Huns retreated hastily and lost thousands of people.
The whole group was led by Liu Lugu, and there were also more than 10,000 riders. They set out from Wuyuan, first went south and then east, and intercepted the Xiongnu's baggage troops. With good luck, they found several temporary grazing horses, cattle and sheep.
place, and gained a lot.
The main force in front of the army was the Ilou clan. They were a step too slow when crossing the river, so they could only follow in pursuit.
On the 19th, the Qiu Dun clan pursued Shangjun and plundered them wantonly.
On the 20th, Liu Lugu led his army to fight with the Xiongnu and defeated them.
At this point, the battlefield moved to Shangjun.
Liu Chang retreated hastily with more than 20,000 people, losing all his baggage and news about many temporary grazing lands.
Among all the soldiers and horses, the one with the least losses was undoubtedly the Shile tribe.
Chapter completed!