Yuan Shao, the father of Fanghua in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 922 Royal Cavalry
Sun Li looked at the large pot of rice that had just been cooked. He cursed and stood up, saying, "It took a lot of effort to make a meal, but it's all mixed up!"

"Others, hurry up and eat. A few people are coming to follow me. I want to see what's coming. If it's wild horses, I have to kill a few of them for meat!"

He jumped on his horse, followed by several personal guards and rushed towards the direction of the sound. Everyone came to a hill. Sun Li was the first to go up, and then took out the telescope in his arms to watch.

Not long after, the source of the noise appeared in his field of vision. Seeing the scene inside the telescope, Sun Li's face changed slightly. He looked carefully for a few more times before putting the telescope into his arms and said: "Let's go, now." go back."

Everyone ran back all the way, and his personal guard said: "Mo Xia vaguely seems to see someone heading north from the horse group on the opposite side?"

Sun Li had a solemn look on his face, "They are not just people, they are dressed as Xianbei outside the pass. Everyone is holding a bow and arrow. Those who come are not good."

"No wonder we have encountered a small group of horse thieves in the past few days. It seems that they are all with these people. They are afraid that we will kill a group of them, so they come here to take revenge."

"Call the others and leave together immediately. We will go directly back to the camp to report to the lord."

Thanks to the help of the telescope, Sun Li's small force was not discovered by the Xianbei cavalry. After running for more than a day, Sun Li returned to the fortress where Yuan Xi was located and told about the Xianbei cavalry going south.

Yuan Xi heard this and asked, "How many people are there across the street?"

Yuan Xi always wanted to get in touch with this person who was very close to Cao Wei in later generations and had been fighting against the Xianbei Kirby who was close to the Shu Han Dynasty. He wanted to see what Xianbei's policy towards the pass was.

The Xianbei Huns originally had a feud. After the Northern Huns fled outside the Pass, the Xianbei took the opportunity to occupy the territory of the Northern Huns. They often clashed with the Southern Huns in Bingzhou within the Pass. Especially now that the late spring and summer solstice are here, it happens that the nomads have begun to rob When plundering, Xianbei's march south this time was quite large, and there was a high possibility that the attackers would be evil.

His subordinates laughed out loud and said, "They must have been hiding if they knew we were coming to fight them."

Sun Li thought for a moment and said, "I estimate there are at least two thousand people, but I don't know if there will be more later."

If that's the case, then it'll be fine from today onwards.

Today, unlike in the past, Yuan Xi will not mechanically judge the opponent's position. After all, no matter which Xianbei it is, it has played an extremely important role in the Wuhu Chaos of later generations. If possible, Yuan Xi does not want any one to Department developed.

The tribesman said quickly: "The villain has asked, but they said that the villain is not qualified to know."

After all, it is said that he is close to Cao Wei, but he does not want to rely on the most powerful force in the Central Plains. Although Kebineng, the most powerful force in Xianbei during this period, later helped the Shu Han attack Cao Wei, he may not have wanted to unify Xianbei and divide the Central Plains. The thought of a piece of cake.

The interior of Xianbei is extremely complicated. Previously, Tan Shihuai unified Xianbei and established a royal court in Tanhan Mountain, and divided it into three Xianbei. The east of Youbeiping is the Eastern Xianbei, the area from Youbeiping to Shanggu County is the Central Xianbei, and the west of Shanggu is the Western Xianbei.

He stood up and said to Lu Lingqi: "You don't want to go into battle this time. I have already called Zilong Junyi over to give them a show of strength."

From the location point of view, the area where Yuan Xi is currently located is in the north of the western Xianbei territory and is close to the Xianbei royal tent. It is likely that he is of the bloodline of Tan Shihuai. According to Yuan Xi's understanding, the current Shanyu It should be Tan Shihuai's grandson Bu Dugen.

After hearing this, Yuan Xi asked the soldiers to organize the people outside the fortress to evacuate, and at the same time notified Zhao Yun and others stationed outside the city to come back to discuss countermeasures.

Yuan Xi nodded and asked the two of them to go down to collect the reward and recuperate. Then he thought about it. The other side was clearly looking for trouble. Although they said they would not fight if they could, it was obvious that in the current situation, they might only be beaten if they were hurt. Its good to talk.

But after much thought, Yuan Xi decided to talk to this group of people. He found two local Southern Xiongnu tribesmen who were proficient in Xianbei language and asked them to bring some gifts to ask about the purpose of the Xianbei cavalry.

He said: "Did the other party say which tribe he belonged to?"

Yuan Xi spoke up: "Did you tell me my name?"

Two days later, the two tribesmen came back in embarrassment. They said that the Xianbei cavalry men did not treat them well after giving them gifts. Instead, they beat them up and asked them to hand over the murderer of the Xianbei horse thieves, otherwise they would massacre them. The villages on the border of Bingzhou were wiped out.

The next day, Xianbei's leading cavalry approached the fortress line on the Yunzhong border. The leading barbarian general led the army and said to his subordinates: "It's really strange. Why don't you see any grazing sheep?"

Or do you really not know your own name?

The two tribesmen said quickly: "I reported that you are the lord of Youzhou, but they said they had never heard of it and beat the villain severely with a whip."

Yuan Xi was amused. Didn't the Xianbei cavalry in the Yinshan Mountains know about the losses Xianbei had suffered in the Yanshan Mountains?

"But how can these ruined fortresses, which have been in disrepair for hundreds of years, stop us?"

The barbarian general snorted coldly and said: "Remember, we are here to show our authority this time, and we actually killed our subordinates. These Huns are becoming more and more courageous!"

His subordinates quickly said: "According to those who escaped, when they were looting, it was the Han who attacked."

The barbarian general snorted coldly: "Bingzhou Han people?" "Are they qualified to talk to us?"

"The northern Han people cannot defeat the southern Xiongnu, and the southern Xiongnu have never won in our hands. Are Han dogs worthy of killing our people?"

"Look where the Han people are so bold. Kill them all. Let the Han people get out of the north completely and make those cowards of the Southern Huns surrender to us!"

"Those who rebel against Xianbei will destroy the entire clan!"

After hearing this, his subordinates raised their bows and arrows and shouted: "Destroy the entire Han Dog clan!"

Previously, Zhao Yun went to open the border between the south of Yunzhong and Xihe County. Now that Xianbei had entered the pass, he took 800 cavalry with him and hurried back on a starry night. He met Yuan Xi, and after understanding the situation, he said: "It's just right. , I haven’t made any moves in a year, this time I want to be the vanguard, no one can compete with me.”

Yuan Xi smiled and said: "Wen Yuan Junyi hasn't come back yet, so there is no one to fight with my brother, but you have to be careful when you go into battle. Xianbei may not know how to use tricks."

Zhao Yun said: "I know it well. Early tomorrow morning, I will lead my troops to fight."

Yuan Xi suddenly remembered the situation when he and Zhao Yungang met, and said with a smile: "Okay, let's go together, I will hold the battle for my brother."

That night, Qubei also led troops from the nearby fortress. When he saw Yuan Xi, he said: "I heard about the Xianbei cavalry. I'm afraid they are Budugen's royal cavalry. My lord, please don't be careless." ”

"The people who can lead troops here are all outstanding in horse riding and archery. They are not easy to deal with."

"I heard that my lord has not waited for the other two generals and only relied on Ambassador Zhao to fight. Isn't it a little careless and underestimating the enemy?"

After hearing this, Yuan Xi smiled and said: "It's okay. Let's explore the details of the opponent tomorrow. If it's not easy to deal with, we may retreat to the city fortress."

Qubei immediately accepted the order, but he was still murmuring in his heart. Yuan Xi's army was less than a thousand, and he brought a few hundred. Zhao Yun's 800 people were not superior to the Xianbei cavalry in total, not to mention that there were people behind him. , if you lose the first battle, will the enemy take the lead and suppress your momentum?

However, his questions were quickly answered the next day. After Zhao Yun picked off seven or eight Xianbei cavalry who came up to provoke him in just a quarter of an hour, he understood Yuan Xi's confidence.

Zhao Yun held the barrel of the gun, shook the gun head, and shook the blood on it to the ground. Then he raised the gun and pointed it to the opposite side, shouting: "Don't send unknown people up here to die. Where are you generals? Do you dare to challenge me?"

The leading barbarian general in Xianbei also had an ugly expression. To be fair, these people who were stabbed to death by Zhao Yun were not unknown people. They were all carefully selected masters under the king's tent. Their martial arts skills were indeed not low, but they had a fatal weakness.

The Xianbei Huns pay more attention to riding and shooting. After all, this is the most labor-saving and effective way to kill people. They are not good at spear skills, and many of them still use short weapons. They have never encountered powerful Central Plains generals. The first few people Dala La came up, but before he could react, he was directly stabbed to death by Zhao Yun.

The people behind him learned the lesson and did not choose close combat at all. They just drew their bows and shot Zhao Yun. However, Zhao Yun was perfectly guarded. Whether he was shooting people or horses, he was able to knock them away with the tip of his spear, with the effort of two or three arrows. He rushed to the Xianbei cavalry, raised his hand and fired.

After these seven or eight people were killed, the barbarian general knew that no matter how many people he sent up, it would be useless. He knew his own abilities and knew that it would be the same if he went up, so he immediately shouted: "Who are you, dare to invade my Xianbei tribe's territory?"

Zhao Yun sneered: "Nonsense!"

"Bingzhou is the territory of the Han Dynasty. When did it become your territory of Xianbei?"

"Since you asked me my name, I will tell you that I am Zhao Zilong of Changshan, and I am the shepherd of Bingzhou. Do you think you are guilty of trespassing in Bingzhou and plundering it?"

The barbarian general was shocked when he heard this, "Are you Zhao Yun who killed Li Jue of Xiliang?"

His momentum softened by three points. Li Jue was famous for his martial arts in Xiliang, and he died at the hands of Zhao Yun. How much weight did he have to challenge the opponent?

But he still refused to give up. This time he went out to plunder, which was the order of the Xianbei King. If he went back in despair, he would definitely be punished!
But fortunately, he is only the front army, and there is a Chinese army of thousands of people behind him. Now he can only wait for them to arrive and join him, and use his superior strength to sneak attack on the opponent!

Thinking of this, he said aloud: "The Han court has given up on this place for a long time. Even though the general said so, I still have to ask for your orders."

"I will first send someone to report to the king's account and reply to the general, is that okay?"

Zhao Yun looked at Yuan Xi, saw him nodding, and said: "Then we will withdraw our troops today until your news is better."

When everyone returned to the fortress, Qubei said: "The other side is obviously stalling for time. It takes at least half a month to go back and forth to the king's tent. They are just robbers. How can they wait so long?"

Yuan Xi smiled and said: "You are right. They have lost momentum today and it is difficult to fight, but they will most likely find opportunities to bypass us and go to the south to plunder."

"Counting the time, Wen Yuan Junyi should be here too. Let's see where they go then."

(End of this chapter)