Everyone said that Taishan's army was powerful, like tigers and wolves, but Su Puyan didn't believe it.
In his words, when did they hunt in Liaodong without hunting some tigers and leopards? What about the Han people? It’s not like he had never fought side by side with the Han people.
But now Su Puyan believed it. When he was drinking broth, singing Huge, and was about to sing and dance with his subordinates, the Taishan Army came to kill him.
Where did this damn Taishan Army come from, and why are they focused on killing everyone in this headquarters!
If you really offend us, Su Puyan, we will fight to the death.
At this time, the tent guard warrior on the side shouted:
"Sir, those Han people are coming to kill us again."
Su Puyan was clever and randomly ordered a tent guard warrior:
"You, yes, it's you, lead a team of people to stop them. If you survive, I'll reward you twice."
After saying that, he continued to flee eastward without stopping.
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"Ah!"
Xu Huang, who was riding on a war horse with a yellow tassel in his pocket, couldn't help but sneeze loudly.
The cavalryman beside him, Xu Shang, hurriedly expressed concern:
"Captain, I'm afraid you've caught the cold."
Although the autumn rain yesterday was light, it did cause the Taishan Army to suffer a lot. In addition to making the already difficult wild road even more muddy, it also caused some attrition of the Taishan Army.
The assault cavalry troops at the back were better. For example, Xu Huang's Feihu Army, as the leader of the army, was responsible for sentinel cavalry exploration, but when the horse was running, sweating, and being exposed to the rain, wouldn't it make him sick?
But this suffering was about to end here. Unfortunately, as soon as they came out of the valley, they saw the Wuhuan people in the Pinggang wilderness.
Xu Huang, who originally thought that his actions had been discovered, soon realized that he had bumped into the Wuhuan camp, so he simply reported the situation to the rear and led his troops to launch an attack.
Taishan's army was well-armored and had a sudden attack, so as soon as they attacked, they killed the Wuhuan people in eastern Liao to death.
Until now, Xu Huang has been leading his men to kill continuously without encountering any organized resistance.
So the fighter plane is like this, Xu Huang still cares about whether he is cold or not?
He shouted:
"Let the brothers start killing each other and keep chasing the densest places to kill. Don't let these Wuhuan people react."
The knights around him shouted loudly, and then three or two together continued the pursuit.
Soon Xu Huang and the others arrived near a barrier.
Looking at the barrier made of logs and made of mud, Xu Huang frowned and remained motionless.
At this time, Xu Shang next to him advised:
"Captain, this place is dangerous. We'd better let the brother troops behind us go first. We'd better go directly to hunt down those Wuhuan people."
Xu Huang shook his head, pointed at this barrier and said:
"This place guards the entrance of the valley into Pinggang. If we don't capture it, our army's march will be easily intercepted by it. We generals are not ordinary officials. If we only focus on military merit, we will not be able to see the overall situation clearly."
Xu Shang was taught, and then he took the initiative to dismount and lead a dozen armored knights to explore the wall first.
I saw that this barrier was quiet at the moment, and the contrast was even stronger in the noisy battlefield pursuit outside.
From a distance, the barrier seems to be tightly guarded, but when you get closer, you find that the door is ajar.
Xu Shang turned his head and glanced behind him, and saw Xu Huang coming up with someone. He hurriedly asked someone to go in and push the wall door open.
With a creaking sound, the gate opened to the Taishan Army Cave.
Xu Huang rode a horse and slowly entered with the knights of the Flying Tiger Army.
This barrier is a typical Han Chinese-style barrier, with pavilions and courtyards. It should have been built by the Han people who fled outside the Great Wall.
But now there is an air of death here.
There was no barking of dogs, no crow of cocks, and not even a human scent.
Xu Huang suddenly smelled a strong smell of blood, and his heart sank. Then he followed the smell and walked deeper into the barrier.
Seeing that Xu Huang was about to step forward, the knights on the side hurriedly rode their horses to protect Xu Huang from both sides, and then looked at the houses on both sides with extreme caution, fearing that this was a trap.
There must have been no planning when the barrier was built, or there were too many people behind it. In short, they had to go around and around until they arrived at the center of the barrier, a grassland.
Xu Huang kept a straight face during this process, because he guessed what he might see soon.
Whether it's the strong smell of blood or the swarms of crows circling over the pasture, it says it all.
But even so, when Xu Huang really came here, the anger in his heart had completely burned.
I saw that this place was full of corpses. Judging from their buns, they were definitely Han Chinese. These people had their hands and feet tied before they died, and their expressions were ferocious and distorted.
Xu Huang's anger had already risen, but he still looked down at the bodies of these people carefully. From their wounds to their postures, everything was good.
Until this time, Xu Huang ordered in a low voice:
"Get on your horse and chase those beasts."
But there was another cavalry commander who was also Xu Huang’s favorite general. Gao Ao worriedly said:
"Captain Lieutenant, the bodies of these people have hardened. They must have been dead for a while. If we chase them now, can we still catch them?"
Although Gao Ao had not long joined Xu Huang's Flying Tiger Army, Xu Huang was very optimistic about him.
This appreciation is partly because his brother Gao Fan was the only warrior who took the initiative to charge to the king in the battle of Zhongrenting, and partly because Gao Ao loves to use his brain, which is very similar to Xu Huang.
But after listening to Gao Ao's words, Xu Huang shook his head and stretched out a finger:
"First of all, although the body was stiff, the neck and face were stiff, which means these people died not long ago."
Then Xu Huang stretched out another one:
"Then you look at the corpses present. Almost all of them are men. Even if there are women, they are old people. In a dock wall like this, men and women cannot be like this. So those beasts must have robbed the women and left.
Not far."
At the end, Xu Huang suddenly shouted:
"You want to kill my Han people and go like this? Even if he escapes to the ends of the world, I will twist off his head, so join me in the pursuit."
Everyone was filled with righteous indignation, mounted their horses one after another, and chased in the direction where the horses' hooves were densely packed.
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On the passage from Pinggang to Liucheng, a large river flows into the sea.
This big river is called Yushui, and because it flows through Bailang County, it is also called Bailangshui.
This river is now unknown, but in the future this river will be renamed Daling River, which will affect the demise of the last Han Dynasty.
The section of the Daling River from Pinggang to Liucheng is also called the Daling River Valley because there are mountains on both sides.
Thousands of years ago, Longshan culture, which influenced the consciousness of the entire Han people, was nurtured in this valley.
But now, thousands of years have passed, and there is a new owner here, a Xianbei people named Murong tribe.
With the breakdown of the Tanshihuai Alliance, the Xianbei royal court had already fallen apart. In order to avoid being annexed, medium-sized tribes such as the Murong tribe could only continue to migrate to the southeast until they came to this moist and warm valley.
After offering cattle, sheep and horses to the Wuhuan people, the overlords of western Liaoning, the Murong tribe was allowed to graze in this area.
At this moment, Murong Xianbei's chief, Murong Hebi, was wearing a jacket that symbolized clan power, and was taking his son Mo Huba with him, looking down at the valley below.
There, a large Wuhuan army was passing through in an endless stream.
Murong Hebi watched for a while, and after he was completely sure that the Wuhuan people in western Liaoning were defeated this time, he breathed a sigh of relief.
Then, he turned to look at his heroic son Mo Huba and asked:
"Mo Huba, what do you think of what's going on in the valley?"
Young Mo Huba shouted without even thinking:
"Taton in Western Liaoning is greedy and cruel. This defeat will definitely not stabilize the situation outside the Great Wall in Western Liaoning. How about we take the opportunity to ambush them and seize their population and pasture."
Mo Huba had long wanted to kill Tadun, because his young mother was taken away by this man, otherwise when his father died, his wife and tent would be inherited by him.
In addition, Mo Huba believed that he was the grandson of the noble Murong Huaitou from the east of Xianbei. He didn't know how noble he was compared to the lowly Wuhuan bastard, so how could he be so humiliated.
But his father Murong Hebi shook his head and taught:
"You are so impulsive, how can I hand over the tribe to you in the future? Let me ask you, since Na Taton lost the battle, who was it that defeated him?"
Mo Huba opened his mouth, but in the end he could only shake his head.
And Murong Hebi asked again:
"Then, have you seen that there are many Wuhuan people down there? Do they look like their strength has been damaged?"
Mo Huba opened his mouth, trying to say something again and again.
Finally Murong Hebi said again:
"If you look at the situation of our tribe, can we leave this valley and compete with those Wuhuan people in western Liaoning?"
At this moment, Mo Huba was completely discouraged.
Because he knew that what his father said was right.
Even though their Murong tribe was directly under the control of the East Xianbei master in the past, with the death of his grandfather, their Murong tribe lost in the struggle and had no choice but to abandon the pasture and arrive here.
But now they are all defeated by more than 800 people. It can be said that the strength is only one-tenth of the Wuhuan people. In this case, they cannot defeat the Wuhuan people.
What made Mo Huba even more discouraged was that for the eight hundred fallen people, everyone was divided into several factions.
This is also an old problem of the Xianbei people. The Xianbei people have jumped from a small Donghu tribe in the north that was enslaved by the Huns to the overlord of the entire grassland. Naturally, they cannot rely solely on their own population.
In fact, as the Xianbei people took over the grasslands, they continued to absorb the populations of various ethnic groups in the north.
The largest group among them is their former enemy, the Huns.
During the reign of Emperor Yongyuan, the general Dou Xian sent his right commander Geng Kui to defeat the Xiongnu, the Northern Chanyu fled, and Xianbei took control of the grassland.
But at that time, there were still nearly 100,000 Xiongnu forces left on the grassland. In the end, these nearly 1 million Xiongnu people suddenly became the Xianbei people. Since then, Xianbei has become stronger and stronger.
In addition, there are a large number of Han people among the Xianbei people. Some of these are the population plundered by the Xianbei invaders in the past. On the one hand, they are lawless people who fled into the grasslands for various reasons.
In addition to the two large groups of Xiongnu and Han, people like Wuhuan, Fuyu, Dingling, and Wusun all joined the Xianbei group.
Although these people joined Xianbei and increased its population and strength, they also suffered from internal disputes.
And this is the case with Murong Bu now.
Thinking of this, Murong Hebi looked at his most outstanding son and sighed:
"Mo Huba, you need to know that the future of our Murong tribe is not mine, but yours. Don't be too hasty. As long as our tribe is here, our Murong tribe will eventually have a chance."
Mo Huba understood his father's good intentions, and even more understood why his father brought him here to watch a large-scale retreat of the Wuhuan people.
So, he solemnly nodded to his father:
"I understand, Father."
In the end, Murong Hebi stroked his son's head with his hand happily, but when he looked at the west, he still couldn't help but ask:
"Which tribe can defeat Taton and the others?"
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At this moment, the protagonist Murong Hebi, who was longing for, was struggling to listen to his staff shouting loudly.
"Your Majesty, we can't pursue them any longer. If we continue to pursue them, those Wuhuan people will run to the Xianbei Mountains, and the trouble will be endless."
The one who said this was the army's guide, Tian Chou.
Hearing Tian Chou's words, Zhang Chong, who was galloping on the vast plains of Ping Gang, was startled and hurriedly reined in his horse.
He directly called Cheng Pu, Han Dang, and Ma Chao:
"Go, each of you lead a team to go and find Xu Huang, Li Hu and Xi Shen. Tell them to stop pursuing and stay where they are and listen to my next military order."
Cheng Pu and Han Dang sang loudly, and then took their respective subordinates to find the three assault cavalry.
The youngest Ma Chao excitedly hugged Zhang Chong and ran away without saying hello.
Looking at Ma Chao's back, Zhang Chong hesitated a little, whether he should be allowed to do this.
But Zhang Chong then thought about it and sent an order: Ma Chao must not make mistakes again.
After the military order was issued, Zhang Chong's generals began to support Huang and prepare to station themselves in place.
The sunshine is also beautiful this time, dispersing the mist on the plains.
Zhang Chong stood up and dismounted, and Cai Que moved the horse next to him. He sat under Huang, waiting for the orders from the ministries.
What Tian Chou said just now was very direct, that is, we can no longer pursue him now.
The reason is very simple. The original plan of the Taishan Army was to raid the Wuhuan people in Liucheng with the purpose of annihilating them. But now due to an accident, they encountered the Wuhuan people in Pinggang. After a battle, the Wuhuan people were defeated.
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But the result of the current battle is that their Taishan Army has not captured many prisoners at all, and is still pursuing them.
But those Wuhuan people kept running away and had no intention of coming back to fight the Taishan army.
But now things are going wrong.
During the pursuit, the Taishan Army was exhausted from traveling a long distance, and because the officers were wearing iron armor, they were unable to catch up with the Wuhuan people.
And once the Wuhuan people are allowed to escape, they will even abandon Liucheng and retreat to the Xianbei Mountains. Will Zhang Chong still chase them into the mountains?
If the Wuhuan people cannot be defeated in one battle and are allowed to merge with the remnants of the Liaodong party, then Hebei will never have peace.
Therefore, after realizing this problem, Zhang Chong decisively ordered the entire army to stop the pursuit and let the Wuhuan people regain their courage.
Stop running away. Am I, Zhang Chong, that scary?
Later, I plan to write two chapters a day, with each chapter having 3,000 words. Is this rhythm okay for everyone?