On the street, the sleeping soldiers had been awakened. However, when they saw the people of Woyang, the soldiers continued to sleep unprepared. Some soldiers saw that they were blocking the way of the people, so they moved their bodies tiredly, and then looked for them.
A place to continue lying down.
The fierce battles under the Yunzhong Mountains, the squatting for several days, the life and death on the blade were removed, and the heavy rain was also taking away the physical strength of the front cavalry soldiers.
You may not be able to worry about so much when it comes to life and death, but after the bloody battle, without exception, both generals and soldiers felt overwhelming fatigue. In the Yunzhong Valley Road after the battle, many soldiers fainted because of this.
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Woyang City Gate.
"What's going on? Why is it blocked? What happened in front?"
"I do not know!"
"Let's go quickly!"
As noisy sounds were heard outside the city gate, the people who had entered the city and were stunned suddenly woke up. Looking at the appearance of the soldiers on the side, the people didn't know what to say.
Quietness may be the best expression at this moment.
More and more people entered the city, and what followed was that the noise outside the city gradually weakened. When every person who stepped into the city gate saw the scene inside the city, they all became shocked and quieted down.
, unable to recover for a long time.
for a long time.
When the common people are walking along the street, heading towards their homes, when the common people are walking cautiously on the street, along the way, they look at the sleeping soldiers on the side of the cavalry in a mess. At this moment,
Everyone's eyes turned red.
An indescribable emotion filled the hearts of the people of Woyang. In the past, the people were not well-informed, so they were easily taken advantage of by the nobles. However, this does not mean that the people are stupid, especially since the people of Woyang live next to the Zhao Great Wall all year round, and then go north.
Past the Yunzhong Mountains is the northern grassland. Seeing this scene with their own eyes, the people of Woyang still don't know what happened and why they had to wear the armor of the side riders and leave Woyang secretly.
I think back to the complaints I made over the past few days, the dissatisfaction I felt deep in my heart over the past few days, and the words I said in private.
When they saw this scene with their own eyes, this huge reversal made all the people of Woyang feel filled with immense guilt and regret.
At a glance from the street, the ground is full of Xiongnu heads!
Anyone with eyes knows clearly what happened after they left.
"Good man!"
On the street, some returning women stepped forward with red eyes after seeing a familiar figure, accompanied by an elderly man.
Many of the wives, children, and children of the frontier soldiers are actually in Woyang. Now, after returning with their families, they naturally gather together.
"My child~! What happened here?"
An old woman in her fifties came to a couple, looked at her son and asked.
On the street, which was quiet except for footsteps, the old woman's gentle words instantly attracted the attention of countless people. Many white-haired old men and ordinary people all looked over.
"Mother, General Bai Yan guessed that the Huns were going south, so he took our soldiers with him. After mother left with the people in the city, he came here late at night. The next day, he entered Yunzhong and fought with the Huns in the Yunzhong Mountains!"
The man looked at his mother and said.
With this simple sentence and the process, every Woyang citizen who heard it couldn't help but lower their head in shame.
In other places on the street, some women were looking for something on the street with panic-stricken faces. Their eyes kept scanning the cheeks of the frontline soldiers. As time went by, the women's faces became more desperate and their eyes turned red.
stand up.
"Where is the general?"
After Huipu, Yu and others entered the city, they were shocked when they saw the appearance of the cavalry soldiers inside the city, and quickly ordered a Qin official to be called for questioning.
After asking, it was learned that Bai Yan was in the Xu family's mansion in Woyang at the moment.
So Yu He and Huipu quickly dismounted their horses and asked Qin Li to lead the way towards the Xu family's mansion.
In the Xu family's mansion.
When Yu He and Hui Pu saw Bai Yan, the yard was filled with wooden boxes full of coins, countless cloths and the like, and slaves and maids were busy coming and going. When they came to the study,
Many people from the Woyang noble clan were chatting lively.
"General Yu He!"
"General HP!!"
The nobles saw the arrival of Yu He and Huipu. As Woyang nobles, they naturally knew them, so they quickly handed over their hands to prepare the ceremony. Seeing the hurried look on their faces, it was clear that they were looking for the county lieutenant Bai Yan. They all turned sideways.
Give Way.
Seeing Bai Yan in front of the wooden table, Yu He and HP quickly stepped forward.
"General!"
"General!!"
Yu He and HP bowed their hands and bowed to Bai Yan.
"Well done to you two! Immediately take people to count the number of heads, take all the money in the yard and distribute it to the soldiers. According to the previous head and clothing, distribute it to the soldiers. Also take people to collect all the orphans of the fallen soldiers.
It must be registered in the book!"
Bai Yan turned his head and breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Yu He and HP coming back.
As he spoke, Bai Yan handed the IOU written in his hand to the nobles who had been waiting for a long time. Because of Bai Yan's identity as the captain of Yanmen and his previous acquisition of the fief, it was not difficult to borrow money from these nobles.
For Bai Yan, whether it's Luoyin, the money he got before, or even the Lu family in Shanwucheng, if you give Bai Yan some time, Bai Yan will not be short of money.
However, Bai Yan knew very well in his heart that what this time would mean to the orphans of those fallen soldiers, and that for those soldiers who had made meritorious service, nothing could compare to it after the war.
It's even more gratifying to get a reward immediately.
As a lieutenant of Yanmen County, the news about borrowing money did not have a big impact, and it seemed to be quite unnecessary. It would cause a lot of trouble for nothing. Anyone else would probably choose to wait without hesitation, but Bai Yan
But choose to be more troublesome.
"No! General, general, let's go take a rest!"
"Yes! General!"
Yu He and HP heard Bai Yan's order and instinctively accepted it. However, when they saw Bai Yan's slightly bloodshot eyes, they didn't know that Bai Yan might not have had a good rest after the battle.
So the two of them quickly persuaded Bai Yan to take a rest and leave the rest to them.
Bai Yan shook his head.
"There are still corpses of soldiers in the Yunzhong Mountains that have not been brought back. The corpses of those Huns also need to be disposed of! And"
Thinking of something, Bai Yan looked at Yu He and HP.
Seeing Bai Yan's eyes, Yu He and HP looked confused. They didn't know why Bai Yan was looking at them like this.
"We also need to take Yifang's body back to his family!"
Bai Yan said.
With one sentence, Yu He and HP were stunned on the spot, with their mouths open, looking at Bai Yan in disbelief, and their eyes gradually turned red.
At this moment, the past appearance of Yifang, the scenes of the past, and the hearty laughter of Yifang appeared in their minds.
Tears filled their eyes.
"Yifang died in the battle with me. Five days later, you two will lead the cavalry south and return to the base camp. I will personally send Yifang home!"
Bai Yan turned his head and looked at the bamboo slips on the wooden table in front of him. The image of Yifang's head hanging under the gate of the pass came to his mind.
Shan Wucheng Bai Yan is not in a hurry to go back.
In the last section of Yifang's journey, Bai Yan, as the commander-in-chief, wanted to personally send him on this journey.
In the study room.
Yu He and Huipu, two tall and thick-looking men, had red eyes and were sobbing and crying. After listening to Bai Yan's words, they both raised their hands.
"promise!"
"promise!!"
Wiping the tears on their faces, Yu He and HP waited quietly for Bai Yan's next instructions.
Northern grasslands.
In the Xiongnu tribe, in a huge and luxurious tent, women in scantily clad clothes gathered and knelt on the ground. Without exception, these women all had very delicate figures.
"Chanyu!"
"Chanyu!!!"
Diyi, Mutuo, Gu Jia, Wu Jin'er and other tribal leaders stood beside the bed, looking at Touman Shanyu who had regained consciousness.
Seeing that Touman Shanyu was fine, almost everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
"Chanyu, our tribe has lost more than 26,000 people in total this time!"
Diyi looked at Touman Chanyu, who was pale and very weak, and spoke softly.
When he said this number, even Di Yi, who had been prepared for a long time, couldn't help but feel in a trance. Who would have thought that so many people from their Xiongnu tribe died in that Yunzhong Mountain Range.
It will take at least several years to recover from this.
Inside the quiet camp.
Murto, Wu Jin'er and others did not speak, but the look of disappointment appeared on almost everyone's cheeks.
"Walk!"
Two Huns came in escorting Guo Yi, who was tied up with five-flowered flowers, and then came in front of all the Xiongnu leaders.
"Chanyu, this is none of my business! Chanyu, I didn't lie to you! Please, let me go, Chanyu!!!"
Guo Yi saw Touman Chanyu waking up, his face full of joy, kneeling on the ground, and constantly moving forward.
But he hasn't gotten close yet.
Gu Jaw appeared in front of him and kicked Guo Yi directly on the head. As Guo Yi fell backwards and fell to the ground, a painful sound could be heard in the camp.
When Guo Yi turned his head with blood streaming from the corner of his mouth, he was shocked to see the burly Gu Jaw straddling his body, seemingly ready to kill him.
"Chanyu, you can't kill me. I am a member of the Guo family. I am a member of Guo Zong's family. If you kill me, my brother will definitely avenge me!"
In a hurry, Guo Yi said hastily, trying to use Guo Zong to shock the many Xiongnu leaders in front of him, as well as Touman Chanyu.
"You can't kill me!"
While Guo Yi was speaking, he did not notice that with his words and the mention of Guo Zong's name, not only Gu Jia showed murderous intent, but also other Xiongnu tribe leaders, and even Di Yi, showed a hint of murderous intent in their eyes.
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In the eyes of all the Xiongnu leaders, if it weren't for Guo Zong's words and Guo Zong's infallible guarantee, how could they, the Huns, lead their tribes south and fight against the Qin people Bai Yan again, which ultimately resulted in the death of more than 26,000 tribesmen.
"Hang his head in the sheepfold and throw his body to feed the wolves!"
On the bed covered with furs, Man Chanyu, who had been silent all this time, finally spoke slowly.
And this opening destined Guo Yi's death.
When Guo Yi heard Touman Shanyu's words, his face was so frightened that he turned pale and bloodless.
"You can't kill me, Chanyu, you can't kill me. I'm a member of Guo Zong's clan. Guo Zong will let Donghu and Yuezhi avenge me! Chanyu! You can't kill me!"
Guo Yi was so frightened that he peed. Under his tied body, his crotch was full of wet spots, and the smell of urine emerged.
When Gu Jia heard Tou Man Shanyu's words, he turned to look at Guo Yi, a native of the Central Plains, with a sneer on his face, then directly grabbed his messy hair and dragged him outside the camp.
Guo Yi begged for mercy and cried out in pain.
Inside the tent.
Touman Chanyu opened his eyes in a daze, wondering what he was thinking about.
"Where's the sword?"
Touman Chanyu asked.
At this time, a woman who was kneeling on the ground and belonged to Touman Chanyu quietly got up, picked up a wooden tray in a corner of the tent, and came to Touman Chanyu.
"Ahhhhhh!!!"
Guo Yi's ferocious howling sounded outside the camp.
However, Touman Shanyu paid no attention to it. With his head turned to the side, his eyes were looking straight at the Qin sword without a scabbard on the wooden plate. The sharp blade was already covered with a few gaps due to years of fighting.
, but its sharp cold light still tells that countless people have died under its blade.
His eyes saw the somewhat crooked and twisted character Qin on the sword blade. Although Touman Shanyu did not recognize the character Qin, he could see that those two characters, if there was no accident, were Bai Yan.
Touman Chanyu closed his eyes, and all the events of this incident appeared in his mind, pictures one by one, news from Yishui, news from Yanmen Mountain, news from Pingcheng, and then in the mountains, countless Central Plains people ambushing on both sides of the towering mountains, a
He looked as if he was crazy and not afraid of death.
And the whole process of his fight with Bai Yan!
"Put this sword on the wooden stand! No one is allowed to touch it without my permission in the future!"
Touman Chanyu said softly.
Murto and others didn't understand why Touman Shanyu didn't throw away the Qin general's sword, but chose to keep it. But when they saw Touman Shanyu's woman holding the Qin sword in both hands, she walked to the wooden stand.
It's not easy to ask while waiting.
Only Di Yi saw this scene and saw that Qin put Bai Yan's sword on the wooden stand and turned to look at Touman Shanyu, who looked weak and had his eyes closed to rest, with a trace of worry in his eyes.
In Di's mind, it would be a good thing if Touman Shanyu wanted to look at this Qin sword every day and warn himself to remember these two battles and wait for the opportunity to seek revenge in the future.
But if Touman Shanyu is already deeply afraid of Bai Yan and has no intention of going south except to warn him every time he sees this sword, that is definitely not a good thing.
at the moment.
With worries in his heart, Di Yi didn't dare to say anything. He knew Touman Shanyu's temper. He was stabbed upside down and nailed to the ground by Bai Yan, the Qin general, which was the most humiliating thing for Touman Shanyu. As the leader of the tribe,
If anyone in the tribe dares to mention that matter again in the future, Touman Chanyu will definitely kill him without hesitation, no matter who it is.
Moreover, Diyi knew that if not everyone in the Central Plains knew about it, the incident would spread from those Central Plains people in the future, and Touman Shanyu would even protect his dignity and order the killing of all those who knew about it.
Most likely, that will include him.
Think of this.
Diyi knew that he must not mention that incident again, at least not by his mouth. As for what the tribe would do after the war, it would depend on the news from the Yuezhi and what exactly happened in the Yuezhi.