At dawn, the sun seeps through the clouds, and its movements are not gentle, as if it wants to crush the cloud girl into pieces in exchange for brightness all over the world.
Outside Dingbei Pass, the sandy wind that had been howling all night had just subsided. The defenders who had been guarding the city gate all night began to change their defenses. The leading general, holding his sword, was about to walk under the city wall.
Only suddenly, out of the corner of my eye, I looked forward and realized that at some unknown time, in front of Dingbeiguan, there were about ten figures, crying and stumbling towards the city gate.
"General, can't you be kind to the people?"
The Dingzhou general did not take action immediately. In Dingbeiguan, the barbarians and horse bandits used all kinds of tricks. If they were spies pretending to be spies, this would be a big deal.
"General!"
Not long after, a city gate captain came up in a hurry.
"General, there are about a dozen common people outside. They say that wild dogs are chasing after them and want to enter Dingbeiguan. General, you should be responsible for the people..."
"Don't be anxious. Send fifty cavalry out of the city first to bring the people back. If anyone comes, report it to General Lu immediately."
In and outside Dingbeiguan, all matters, big or small, related to the Hu people must be reported to Lu Xiu according to the rules.
After receiving the order, the fifty-horse Dingzhou Army who had left the city had already galvanized their horses and whipped up their whips, rolling up clouds of dust and smoke to greet the dozens of people who were getting closer and closer.
…
"General Lu."
"General!"
Lu Xiu waved his hand and walked to the top of the city to watch silently. Outside Dingbei Pass, due to the closure of the mutual market, the Jiren people who should have escaped have already escaped. If there are those who cannot escape, they are likely to become the slaves of the barbarians.
"General Lu, Hugou is here!"
Following the general's voice, Lu Xiu looked around and saw a large group of barbarian cavalry suddenly running out from behind a dozen people.
"No, this is a poisonous plan!"
At first glance, a large group of Hu cavalry numbered at least two hundred. In an instant, they were all riding on their horses, raising their bows and shooting.
Seven or eight of the people who were fleeing for their lives fell in an instant.
The fifty-horse Dingzhou Army who left the city marched forward bravely, risking their lives and firing their guns to protect the two common people who were running wildly at the front.
"Bang the drum!" Lu Xiu said in a cold voice.
The drums for the march out of the army began to beat quickly. When they heard the drums, they saw two hundred barbarian horse bandits too close to Dingbeiguan. After shooting another batch of flying arrows, they quickly turned their horses' heads and headed towards the wilderness.
Run deep.
After the barbarians completely disappeared, Lu Xiu frowned and walked towards the city wall.
"General Lu, one person died."
One of the two people he brought back was killed by an arrow. The other one was holding his head and kneeling on the ground trembling.
"Don't be afraid, this is Dingzhou, the land of the Central Plains."
Lu Xiu asked people to bring them food and called the military doctor. After about half a stick of incense, the people who had fled back raised their heads tremblingly. When they saw the soldiers who had ordered them, they didn't say a word, but they got better.
Cry bitterly.
"General, this villain was originally a fur trader from Baiya Town outside Dingbei Pass. Seven years ago, the barbarians were unjust and their army attacked the town..."
Outside Dingbei Pass, there were scattered mutual markets before. Therefore, some merchants would move around between Ji and Hu people, risking their lives to seek wealth. But later, the Hu people suddenly went crazy and drove people outside.
The towns where people lived together were all destroyed. Many people from the Central Plains were also taken away and made into slaves.
"In the Hu tribe, hundreds of horse slaves rebelled the day before yesterday, and the barbarians became angry. Since yesterday, they have been dragging me and other horse slaves to the Wild Wolf Valley, beheading and feeding them
Wolf. I waited for these dozen people and took advantage of the lax defense to escape temporarily."
"General, I heard those barbarians say that in the Wild Wolf Valley, the blood has attracted thousands of sand wolves, and the blood of my people has dyed the entire valley red."
"Today, there are still five to six hundred Ji people and slaves who were sent to the Wild Wolf Valley. I heard that the general is a great hero in Dingzhou and is the most powerful at killing barbarians. I also ask the general to save them!"
The speaker knelt on the ground and cried bitterly.
Lu Xiu did not speak immediately. He had stayed in Dingzhou for a long time and had seen too many barbarian methods.
"General, it must be a fraud."
"I think so too." Lu Xiu nodded calmly. There was something wrong. Moreover, although this incident was said to have a cause, it still felt too abrupt no matter what. Moreover, it was at this moment.
"General, General Lu, I remember. I heard that there are still half a battalion of soldiers who were sent to Wild Wolf Valley!"
The person kneeling on the ground suddenly thought of something.
"It seems to be called Pei Ziying."
Lu Xiu's body suddenly froze. Pei Ziying was previously a soldier in Dingzhou. Two years ago, he was captured by the Hu people in order to break up the Dingzhou army.
Lu Xiu thought that his brothers had already died for their country.
"The people in Pei Ziying were all good men before, but I occasionally saw that those people were so hungry that they were so thin, they were whipped every day, and their bodies were full of septic wounds."
Lu Xiu closed his eyes for a long time, and then suddenly drew out his sword. He walked to the kneeling person, and when the sword light flashed by, most of the kneeling person's linen robe was broken, and several layers of animal skins wrapped around his body were exposed.
came out.
Animal skins naturally block arrows.
"You are a spy! I was wondering before why you were the only one who survived!" Beside Lu Xiu, a fiery general raised his foot and kicked him over.
Before he could explain, the man's neck was cut with a knife.
"General Lu, I told you before, this is a scam."
"No matter what, send a few cavalry to spy out of the city, and make sure to find out. This time the barbarians are trying to trick me, I'm afraid it's not that simple. They should be trying to lure me out of the city."
In the tribe of the Hu people, there was always a big reward. Whoever could kill Lu Xiu would be made a prince and rewarded with 500 horses and 30 beautiful slaves.
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"Mr. Taishu, the Tiger of Dingzhou is not a fool. He can see such a simple strategy." In the hiding place of the wilderness, the barbarian Wang Gaigong said with a smile.
"Of course he can see it. If it was a simple trick and he was lured out of the city, I would be a little disappointed." Taishu Wang was not disappointed, his voice remained calm.
"What do you mean, Mr. Taishu?"
"It's impossible to prevent a chain plan. The news of the previous sale is just the first plan. Just wait and see, Lu Xiu will definitely send people out of the city to investigate."
"I heard that this Tiger of Dingzhou was deeply trusted by Xu Buyi. As soon as he came to surrender, he was directly appointed as the general of Zhenzhou in the second state. In this case, my uncle Wang lured and killed Lu in front of Dingbeiguan.
Hugh, cut off Xu Buyi’s arm!"
"Although he is good at fighting, don't forget that he is a general, and intrigues are not his strong point."
"I'm very confident."
"Kill the tiger of Dingzhou and you can enter the inner city!" Gongsun Qi, who was standing next to him, also spoke harshly.
Taishuwang smiled. His lord was still as silly and cute as ever. Taking control of Changyang was not his real purpose.
Without looking at Gongsun Qi, Taishuwang raised his head seriously and looked at Gaigong, the barbarian king in front of him.
"Your Majesty, be prepared."
Gai Gong narrowed his eyes and smiled, "Of course, I am waiting for Mr. Taishu's series of clever tricks. Just like what Mr. Tai said, trap and kill the tiger of Dingzhou and conquer Dingbeiguan in one fell swoop!"
"If this plan succeeds, the morale of the defenders at Dingbeiguan will definitely collapse. When our vast army attacks, they will be like wolves among sheep, unmatched!"