I will be the master of Xuande

Chapter 9

After shooting the Han woman to death with a bone arrow, the Xianbei returned to the hut expressionlessly, picked up a rough clay pot, and drank water in big gulps.

The actions of the Xianbei man naturally alarmed the people in the surrounding houses, but those people turned over and continued to sleep soundly as if they hadn't heard it.

It seemed that outside the house, it was not a woman and a baby that died, but a bitch and a puppy.

Only a thin middle-aged barbarian in a dark dress with a tight head and earthen felt shoes came into the shirtless Xianbei Han's house with an angry expression on his face, and shouted in an obscure Xianbei dialect: " Shan Man, don't go too far! We came to Han to investigate under the order of Ke Zui, and we didn't ask you to come here to act recklessly!"

The Xianbei man named Shanman put down his clay pot and looked at the middle-aged barbarian with disdain: "Fuluo, you know, I'm not from the central region, I'm loyal to Helian Khan, Ke Zuiwei You can manage a little Khan’s attendant, but you can’t control me, I don’t need you to teach me what I want to do, understand?”

The face of the popular Xianbei named Fuluo turned pale: "When did Helian become a profuse sweat? He is only a khan from the eastern tribe now, and you actually call him a profuse sweat? Do you want to rebel against the profuse sweat!"

Shan Man didn't take it seriously at all, he licked his dry lips, and rubbed his dirty fingers again.

The finger was bitten by the Han woman just now, and it was still bleeding, but he obviously didn't care at all.

"You think I'm rebelling? Well, when you get back to Danhan Mountain, you can sue me in front of the Great Khan! However, I think that with your status, you might not even be able to enter the Great Khan's king's tent."

"you you……"

"Get out!"

Fuluo's face turned red and then turned pale, and the fists hidden in the big sleeves of the cloth jacket creaked, as if he had the desperate urge to rush forward to fight the mantle, but in the end he gave up and turned around to go out.

Although both he and Shan Man were the leaders of this investigation into the Han territory, they actually belonged to different groups.

There are hundreds of tribes in Xianbei, and these tribes are divided into eastern, central, and western tribes, and all the Xianbei in the three major tribes are unified by the Great Khan Tanshihuai.

The supreme ruler of the central Xianbei is called Ke Zuiyu, and Fuluo belongs to the central Xianbei. As for the man who killed the man just now, although he is from the central Xianbei, he is also a direct subordinate of Helian, the son of Xianbei Tan Shihuai .

Han culture has been passed down for thousands of years, and various classes and factions are intertwined. Although Xianbei's culture has just been enlightened, it is not inferior to Zhongtu in this regard.

Helped him out of the hut, he saw a Xianbei man running over in a hurry: "Chanman is too much, relying on Helian's cronies to do whatever he wants, this is in the Han Dynasty, we are so careful every step, how dare he dare Imprisoning more than a dozen men and women is a joy, if the news gets out, all 30 of us will die here!"

Fu Luo said coldly: "There's no way, He Lian is in power now, even if Ke Zuiwei sees him, he has to give way, so what are we?"

"Fuluo, I heard that Da Khan is dying, that's why Helian is so rampant now..."

"Shut up! It's all rumors!" Fu Luo interrupted him viciously, and then he looked at the sky: "Those Han people who went hunting in the wild haven't come back yet?"

"I'm about to report this to you. It's been a night. Those people said they went out for wild hunting, but they haven't been seen. Maybe something happened and they were taken away by jackals."

"Hmph, look at their appearance. On the road from Taihang to Zhuojun, they are more fierce than wolves. They dare to eat what wolves eat, and they dare to eat what wolves dare not eat. They all say that the Han people live. They are better than us Xianbei people, in my opinion, who should be divided! Just like these Han people who were forced to escape into the mountains, their lives are not as good as our cattle and sheep!"

"Then, leave them alone?"

"What do a group of beasts care about them! Say hello to everyone! Sleep well! After checking around here tomorrow, let's go back to the grassland from Taihang!"

……

At this time, not far from Li Village, Liu Jian, Liu Bei, Zhang Fei, Jian Yong and others had already lurked over in secret. In the dark night, although there was no movement in Li Village, it was like a huge monster lying on the ground, lurking in the dark night. Staring at a pair of dark eyes, he stared closely at their direction, very penetrating.

"I think there are at least dozens of people in that village, and there are only fourteen of us. It's too risky to do this..."

Before Jian Yong finished his frustrated words, Liu Jian suddenly turned his head, looked at the 13 people behind him, and tried to lower his voice, but without losing his momentum:
"The world is thin, and the high and the low are on the verge. Why should we grow up to be the people? Could it be that this big man's official title and salary will not be destined for us in the end? I don't think so!"

He originally wanted to say something like 'a prince and a general, I would rather have a kind', but after thinking about it carefully, it was really treasonous, so he gave up.

"Heaven does not grant great merit, and it is not our fault. If the great merit is in front of us today, and the matter is completed, we can all turn around in one fell swoop, get out of the muddy road, and enjoy the credit and salary! If the matter cannot be accomplished, I also said it. The time and place are in my favor! You can also retreat completely, don't you think the man and husband don't even have the courage to fight?"

Liu Bei was the most discerning, and he was the first to say: "I hope to achieve great things with my virtuous brother!"

Zhang Fei hurriedly said, "Me too."

Although the rest of the followers did not speak, they made soft voices to express their willingness.

Jian Yong sighed and muttered: "Okay, okay, then I will be the same, I will be the same, I will be the same, okay?"

Liu Jian handed over a horn that he carried with him to Jian Yong, and said, "Later, Xuande, A Fei and I will set fire outside the village on three sides. If you see a fire, just blow this horn!"

"Why do you still carry this thing with you?" Jian Yong looked at the horn carefully: "It's still an antelope horn! This is a rare and good thing."

"Of course I don't take this thing out on weekdays. Isn't this a gift for Gongsun Bogui? In the past when we were in the outskirts of Zhuo County, some soldiers practiced blowing horns. You've heard the tune before. Let me know later. It’s not hard for you to blow it out, right?”

Jian Yong said proudly: "I have watched the military drills a lot since I was a child. Although I can't imitate the Han army's offensive angle completely, it is almost the same. It is a bit fake to just use this angle to play."

Liu Jian turned to look at Liu Bei: "What do you think, brother Xuande?"

Liu Bei showed a certain degree of military talent at this time, and he said firmly: "If the voice of this single horn is played to us, it will definitely show cowardice, but the opponents are only Taihang bandits and Xianbei scattered soldiers, don't say they are in a hurry in the dark night. Distinguishing the truth from the false, even if they hear it is false, in the territory of the Han people, with a guilty conscience, they will probably be confused and take it seriously... Is there any thief in this world who is not guilty when he steals into someone's house?"

Liu Jian looked at Jian Yong with a smile: "Do you understand? Blow... Blow hard!"

……

"Woo, woo, woo - woo!"

The urgent sound of the horn resounded in the silent night sky, and after a short while, two sides of the village were seen on fire.

The curtain in the village was tossed all night, and he was lying on the animal skin blanket and sleeping soundly, but when the faint sound of horns came from outside the house, he stood up suddenly as if he had been hit by a stick, and looked Show panic.

"What's going on! Is this the horn of the Han army?"

Shan Man is the son of Tan Shihuai. He has traveled in Shanggu all the year round and is quite familiar with the rhythm and frequency of the horns of the Han army. .

"Chanman! It seems that the Han army is coming!"

Fu Luo rushed in hastily, just like Shan Man, he was also in a state of disquiet at this time, after all, he sneaked into the hinterland of Youzhou from outside, once he was caught by the Han army, he would die without a burial.

"I knew it!" Shan Man put on his long jacket in a panic: "I knew that these Taihang bandits were trash, and I asked them to lead the way to investigate, but they attracted the Han army. There are only thirty of us, what is it?" Opponents of the Han army, hurry up!"

"Now the village is on fire from east to west, and there are horns of the Han army on the south. Those Taihang Han people who led us have already run to the north. Where are we going?"

Shan Man reached out to hold the scimitar in his hand, and said coldly: "I also participated in the battle against the Han three years ago. Although the Han army lacked horses, their bows and arrows and weapons were far superior to ours. And when they are encircling, the most commonly used method of warfare is encirclement, east, west, north, south, there is always an opening for you to let go, and then set up the encirclement, and let you drill in by yourself!"

Although Fuluo hated Changman, he also knew that he had indeed fought against the Han army in the army of Tan Shihuai Khan, so he was right to say so.

"Since this is the case, let those Han people in Taihang break out to the north and go to places without fire to attract the attention of the Han army for us, and we will break out to places with fire!"

……

According to Liu Jian's arrangement, Jian Yong stayed not far from the village and blew the horn to create a false appearance in the village. He, Liu Bei and Zhang Fei set fire to the west and east sides of the village respectively, and set fire to the north side of the village alone. The road was left open, and then the three gathered together to the west.

Before that, Liu Bei had questioned Liu Jian's method. Since they didn't set fire to the north, then according to common sense, all the people in the village should go north. Why did they go to the west to guard?

Liu Jian's explanation is: "We don't have enough people, so we can only let the big and let go of the small. If our guess in advance is correct, then there should be Taihang bandits and Xianbei here. According to common sense, the people in Taihang are refugees and don't know how to fight. Seeing that there is no fire in the north, we will definitely go north, but Xianbei has few people and has combat experience. When fleeing, he will not want to join the refugees from Taihang, and he should go to a place with fire."

"There are fires on three sides, so how can you be sure they will go west?"

"I'll go to the west side myself, and I'll keep the fire down. After all, they're guilty, and they usually judge the ambushing manpower based on the size of the fire. After you two lead the people to set the fire, come to the west side to help me quickly. gone."

……

In fact, the psychology of the Xianbei people and the Taihang bandits really made Liu Jian guess right.

This is not only a question of the art of war, but also a question of life experience and years of accumulation. If the experience of previous lives is counted, and the two lives are added together, the 16-year-old Liu Jian has actually lived for more than 40 years. With nearly half a century of experience and experience, his understanding of the human heart is naturally far better than that of his peers.

And the facts were indeed as Liu Jian had guessed, the Taihang bandits in the village were numerous and ignorant, and they all headed north in a hurry, while the Thirty Riders of Xianbei went west.

On the way to the west, Fuluo and Changman were actually thinking in their hearts.

Although the sound of horns and some shouts could be vaguely heard, the opponent's momentum did not seem to be large, and the fire did not seem to be as scary as they imagined.

Is this really a night attack by the Han army?Why is there no hoof neighing?
The Han army in Zhuojun is so short of horses?Or is it just a partial army here tonight?
The Xianbei people were puzzled, but they didn't dare to stop to find out.

As Liu Jian guessed, the Xianbei people only had thirty cavalry, and they were far away from their homeland and went deep into the Han territory. Here, they are lonely wolves left alone. If they are not careful, they will be torn to pieces by other beasts.

They can't afford to gamble, and if they lose a bet once, they have no chance.

Just as the Xianbei people rushed out of the village, there was a burst of shouting in front of them: "We are the vanguard guards in front of Tao Cishi's account in Youzhou! According to Fang Bo's order, capture Xianbei alive! Surrender!"

This is pure nonsense, but there is no cost to bluffing people. It is best to be able to bluff the other party. If you can't bluff - anyway, you won't lose a piece of meat, right?
As for whether Xianbei people can understand Chinese... Liu Jian thinks that at least these Xianbei people must be able to understand Chinese, and they can't even speak Chinese. Why did the central part of Xianbei send them here?
Sure enough, when the Xianbei people heard the shouts, they didn't even intend to fight. They just changed the direction of their horses and started running towards the dense forest in the south.

In panic, they have no way to filter the information carefully.

At the moment, there are only three pieces of direct information they can get.

One is that their tracks have been leaked, and the other party is indeed coming for them.

The second is that the person who presided over this incident was Fang Bo Liubaishi of Youzhou.

The third is that 2000 people from the opponent will come here later, which means that the entire Zhuojun County soldiers are basically dispatched, and the leaders are at least at the county captain level.

Any one of these three pieces of information is enough to make them run faster.

In addition to studying since he was a child, Liu Jian also learned a lot of horse bowing, fighting, and long-armed swordsmanship, especially with Liu Bei, a companion who grew up together since childhood. The two often exchanged ideas and supervised each other.

Liu Jian knew that living in this era, fighting with bow and horse was far more useful than reading scriptures to a certain extent, so he had worked extra hard in the past ten years.

Today, the results appeared.

At this time, the sky has begun to gradually rise to the east, and the firelight reflects, although it affects the sight, but it can barely shoot.

Liu Jian stretched his arms, bent his bow and set an arrow, aimed at the opponent and shot the arrow!
The feather arrow pierced the sky, roaring towards Xianbei!

miss...

Liu Jian took a deep breath and comforted his trembling hands just now.

There is a first time for everything, that's normal.

"Go!"

With a sound of drinking, another arrow shot out through the wind.

And Yiqi Xianbei's figure, following his roar, landed straight on the ground.

(End of this chapter)