In the main hall of the Chang'an Guards, Huo Qubing sat in the main seat.
The hall was brightly lit, and there were many people sitting on the low seats, all of them were generals under the guard's command.
Dong Zhongshu was also there, and Bai Yu was sitting sideways beside his master, not even occupying a separate low seat.
Xiao Ying is reporting on the investigation results of the past few days of secret investigation.
"Check whether any family members, officials, including merchants and wealthy households, have suddenly disappeared in the recent period. Why is there no news?"
The main goal of the secret agents these days is to trace the identities of the two dead prisoners.
Such a high skill should have been famous all over the world, but no one present had seen it at the time, and they had no idea where it came from. This is obviously unreasonable.
The other party has probably changed his appearance.
This is a very important clue. Once the true identities of the two people are found out, things may make a breakthrough.
"We are still investigating, and the scope is quite large, so a large number of comparisons and screenings need to be carried out," Xiao Ying said.
"Huo Hou, there is new news from Beiguan. Someone has lit a beacon."
At this time, Song Ran, wearing a light Hanfu, walked in very quickly and said.
Secret agents have set up a communication system at important passes in the Han border to receive messages as quickly as possible.
"Where exactly?"
"The junction of Shanggu County and Yuyang County."
That is to say, it was within the territory of the original Yan Kingdom among the Seven Heroes of the Warring States Period, and to the north of the important area of Gyeonggi in later generations. In the Han Dynasty, these two counties had a special location, with the important pass of Beiguan.
Dong Zhongshu heard that Shanggu County and Yuyangjian were attacked, and realized that the situation was serious. He narrowed his eyes slightly and waited to see how Huo Qubing would deal with it.
Unexpectedly, Huo Qubing only showed a thoughtful expression for a moment, then stopped moving, and continued to look at the bamboo slips in his hand.
Bai Yu, who was behind Dong Zhongshu, wanted to open his mouth to speak, but he choked back after remembering that he had been staying with Dong Zhongshu at the Guards Command Post for the past few days and was often taught how to behave by Huo Qubing. He had been taught lessons many times.
Beiguan.
More than ten thousand Huns cavalry roared and galloped, their eyes were shining, and their faces were full of excitement.
Going south to plunder every year is like a festival to them.
Stealing property, snatching Han women with skin as white as sheep's clothing, killing Han people to their heart's content, and gaining meritorious service, these are the things that most stimulate people's desires.
Taken together, it is enough for the Huns to be willing to take any risks.
They never tire of this, and go south to plunder every year. If they are defeated, they go back to organize their forces. The attack in the coming year will be more ferocious, in the same way as wolves, gathering and dispersing in groups, bloodthirsty and ferocious.
"If we destroy the Han city in a while, how about we be allowed to kill at will?"
"This time it's not just looting, the order given to me by the Great Chanyu is to set fire to the city.
But we cannot stay in one place for a long time, just like when the Han team sneaked into our Xiongnu rear area, we must rely on the speed of our horses to keep going deep into the Han people's territory."
Yan Qi shouted while galloping: "We will not attack the city to increase consumption, but we can kill at will wherever we go, mainly destroying it. The purpose is to cause chaos in the Han people's territory."
At this time, they were walking around the city, and could vaguely see some locations at the top of the city, with faint lights and constant shouts of killing.
Even on the top of the city, you can occasionally see fighting figures, and the fighting inside the city is obviously very fierce.
Unfortunately, after circling the city, we found that the gates of this border city were tightly closed, and there was no chance of entering.
It seems that the city gate will not be opened for a while until the winner is determined in the city.
All the Huns felt as if they were scratching their heads and wanted to go in and plunder and kill.
At this moment, they saw someone at the top of the city send out a beacon signal again.
"The Han people are sending a message again. This time it's different from the signal we agreed on. They obviously want to ask for help and reinforcements!" Qianqi Commander raised his head to watch the news of fire at the top of the city.
"Only this border town is the biggest around."
Yanqi said proudly: "When I set out, the Great Chanyu said that if this city could be burned down, it would be impossible for the Han people to rebuild it in a short time. It would be equivalent to tearing a hole in the Han people's Beiguan defense line, and our Huns army would
We will enter the Han territory from here, and we will see how the Han people resist."
"We, the warriors of the Xiongnu tribes, the time has come to defeat the Han people!"
"Oh wow!"
All the Xiongnu soldiers made wolf-like noises in unison, and their momentum continued to rise with murderous intent.
"The Han army in this city is now unable to look outside, so they can look for other cities first."
Yan Qi drew out his saber and raised it high to the sky: "If any city is breached, I allow you to loot as you like. When the Han people in the city are finished attacking and the defenders in the city are exhausted, we will fight back again."
All the Xiongnu tribesmen agreed.
Due to years of plundering, the Huns mostly knew the distribution of the cities inside Beiguan, so they marched towards another much smaller city nearby, hoping to quickly break through the city and create greater chaos in Beiguan. p>
The sound of horse hooves shattered the night.
Half an hour later, the Huns soldiers approached another city.
In the dark night, they saw faint lights shining in the city from a distance, but as they rode closer, the lights in the city suddenly disappeared and there was no light at all.
"When the Han people put out their lights, do they think we can't see them?"
A group of Hun soldiers laughed loudly.
As I approached further, I saw clearly that there was actually a group of Han defenders outside the city, and they were quickly retreating into the city.
The noose above the city gate rises, trying to close the drawbridge and close the city gate.
In this case, it is obvious that the Han army in this small city saw the big border city on fire and wanted to send troops to rush to help. Unexpectedly, the Huns soldiers would cross the big city and suddenly attack, so they hurriedly prepared to withdraw into the city and rely on the city to resist their attack. Yan Qi smiled ferociously and said: "We will enter the city. Our property and women are all waiting for us."
They shout this slogan several times almost every year when they go south, and they are extremely skillful in saying it.
At this time, they were nearly two hundred feet away from the city gate.
The panic of the last few defenders in the city who hurriedly retreated from the city gate further aroused the Hun soldiers' bullying mentality, and their ferocious power skyrocketed.
"People in this small town will be scared out of their wits when they see us."
The Xiongnu tribe released their horses with all their strength, trying to rush into the city before the noose was closed.
Yanqi was the leader of the Huns, and his military power was astonishing.
While galloping on horseback, he suddenly took out his long bow, bent it and nocked an arrow.
Whoosh!
Shoot three arrows in a row.
The thick noose pulling the city gate was actually shot at almost the same position by three arrows.
Three arrows and three arrows!
There is also a gap in the sling, which is thick and soaked in grease and is extremely tough and difficult to be broken by arrows.
Other Huns soldiers cheered and cheered in unison.
Yanqi seemed to have entered a special state, with fierce and focused eyes. He was about to continue shooting in an attempt to break the sling, when he suddenly saw the lights extinguished just now, and a faint halo of lamps lit up above the dark city.<
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The lights are three long and one short, which is the signal they and the Han people agreed to set off tonight.
The suspension bridge suddenly fell and hit the ground with a loud bang.
An accident occurred above the city, and the sling was cut off!
The Huns were overjoyed. This showed that the Great Chanyu was cooperating with the Han people and had many arrangements in Beiguan. They suddenly cut off the slings and prepared to lead them into the city.
The blood of the Xiongnu tribe surged up, and before the suspension bridge could be stabilized, they were already approaching on horseback. Their horses jumped up, climbed onto the suspension bridge first, and rushed into the city.
The smile on Yanqi's lips spread, and he said to the Qianqi Commander beside him: "The Great Dan sent me a message a few days ago, asking us to be more cautious, but the Han people are so stupid, and the military exploits are right in front of us, how can we not do it?
We, more than 10,000 people, rely on looting supplies and fighting to support the war, tearing apart the Han people's Beiguan defense line, this is the goal. Kill!"
Kill! Kill!
The Xiongnu tribes swarmed into the city to kill.
This was the time when they showed off their bravery, scrambling to be the first, and Yanqi entered the city from behind.
After he came in, a group of Huns soldiers dispersed on the long street and looted everywhere.
Yanqi discovered something was wrong.
Why is the city so quiet?
The soldiers and horses who came in first had broken down the doors everywhere, but there were no panicked begging for mercy or beautiful screams from the Han people.
We even broke into many mansions and even found cellars in some mansions, but no one was found.
All the courtyards seemed empty and deserted.
Where are the Han people, women like Aries, and their property?
"This is an empty city!"
"Quick, go back first, this is not the right place, get out of the city!"
Why are you leaving the city? I rushed so hard just now that I didn’t even have any energy left. No one even looked behind me.
Soon after they entered the city, the city gate was raised again.
The ropes of the suspension bridge are yin and yang ropes. One rope is cut off on the surface, and the other is coated with ink. It is difficult to see clearly at night. They secretly lengthen it and lower the suspension bridge. When the Huns soldiers entered the city, they pulled it back and closed the city gate.
They are trapped in the city.
The movements during the process were all covered up by the sound of the Huns' hooves as they rode into the city.
Suddenly, torches were lit on the walls of the city, and they were all Han troops.
The Han army cleared out the people in the city in advance. Due to time constraints, they only had time to clear out a small city. Otherwise, using the big border city just now, they would not have to go through so many twists and turns, and the Huns could be deceived and pour in.
On the top of the city, Zhang Cigong opened his chapped lips and his scarlet eyes were particularly bright.
All the Han troops around me are condescending.
And this is a small city. The Xiongnu tribe below are all within shooting range. They are surrounded tightly by the Han troops on the surrounding walls. They have no way out and no room to hide. They are like trapped animals that have broken into a cage. A bunch of crazy Huns barbarians... Zhang Cigong looked up to the sky and laughed.
That's why he said before that Huo Qubing's strategy was exciting, because it was a reverse empty city strategy, letting the Huns break in and seek death. Huo Qubing had judged the situation between the enemy and ourselves before, and deduced it for him on that picture.
A strategy to lure the enemy.
It’s not that the Huns are stupid.
But tonight's situation, the news of the fire in Beiguan, the civil strife in the border city, all the information are consistent, step by step creating a sense of urgency that is a rare opportunity, stimulating the Huns' desire to plunder, and even their desire to plunder the Han people.
The contempt of the defenders.
This is why the Huns were lured into the trap.
The moment they rushed into the city, these murderous Huns were only anxious and did not consider that the Han people would use Beiguan to set up fire and traps.
As for why the flame signal was able to match, it was because Zhang Cigong and the others used half a day to interrogate the people here rather than kill the wrong ones. If they were guilty, they could not bear the torture and confessed themselves.
The situation in front of me is perfect.
Completely annihilate this Hun cavalry, the damage will be so weak that it can be ignored.
The excitement in Zhang Cigong's heart is simply indescribable.
My eldest nephew Huo Qubing is so capable... Hahaha.
"Shoot arrows and throw stones to kill these Huns barbarians, and then hang all the barbarian bodies outside Beiguan City to show to the Huns!"
"Quick, shoot the damn arrow!" Zhang Cigong shouted at the top of his lungs.
The next moment, arrows rained down!
ps: Brothers, I am currently updating three times a day. One chapter in the morning has three or four thousand words, and one chapter each in the afternoon and early morning. A total of more than five thousand words, and I update eight or nine thousand words a day. Please vote for everyone, thank you p>