A thousand-year-old family that began with the Battle of Makino

Chapter 153: Mistakes made in a hurry, the Han army has outstanding heroes
On the other side, when he learned that the emperor was besieged on Baishan Mountain, Fan Kuai, as the temporary commander-in-chief of the army, did not bother to clean up the battlefield and quickly led the army to relieve the Han Emperor.

And Mao Dun also knew that the Han army was coming here.

So he relied on the characteristic of the Hun cavalry coming and going like the wind, leaving behind the camp and 100,000 cavalry, creating the illusion that the army was still at the foot of the mountain, and led 280,000 Hun cavalry toward the Han infantry overnight.

Just as the Han army was urged by the anxious Fan Kuai to march overnight, the Huns were already waiting quietly on the high ground ahead.

"Marquis Wuyang, marching at night is a taboo! Sun Tzu said: Soldiers are important matters of the country, the place of life and death, and the way of survival. Now that your Majesty is trapped in Baishan Mountain, what he relies on is our army. If the Huns seize the opportunity and defeat them, Your Majesty will really have no choice! General, please think twice!"

The speaker was Dianke Su Li of the Han Dynasty, who was originally the chief minister of the Bai Kingdom. Because of his outstanding diplomatic skills and talents, he was recruited by the Han emperor and appointed as Dianke, one of the nine ministers, responsible for diplomacy and internal minority affairs.

"Su Dianke, you are only a civil servant, why are you meddling in military affairs? You have overstepped your bounds and exceeded your authority." Fan Kuai frowned and said impatiently. According to Fan Kuai's temperament, other people would have scolded his father and mother a long time ago, but this is Su Li , the favorite minister of the Han Emperor, had the privilege of entering and exiting the palace at will.

Even I, Lao Fan, don't have this privilege, so I'm really jealous.

"Although I am a civil servant, I am also your Majesty's minister. Now that your Majesty is in danger, and you are acting recklessly and ignoring your Majesty's safety, how can I stand by and watch?"

Fan Kuai was really annoyed by these civil servants. They kept saying that they couldn't fight but they couldn't fight. It was really annoying. He snorted coldly, slapped the horse's butt, speeded up, and got rid of Su Li, who still wanted to follow.

Not long after they came out of the woods, they turned around a hill and saw a large group of Huns holding torches and looking at the Han army with ferocious smiles.

Before Su Lidu could react, Fan Kuai immediately ordered: "When the enemy attacks, form a formation on the spot, form a formation on the spot!"

Because of the continuous march, the soldiers were exhausted. Many people were unable to react to the sudden enemy attack. The Huns pounced on them. Only a small part of the army formed a military formation, and most of them were still in chaos.

Seeing the chaos of the Han army, Mao Dun knew that he had to charge forward and could not just fire arrows from a distance, so he called the newly appointed King Youxian and said: "Because of your bravery and military exploits, this Shanyu canonizes you as King Youxian. At this time, the Han people are in chaos, it is time to show your bravery, I hope you will not disappoint me!"

King Youxian hit his left chest with his right hand and said loudly: "Don't worry, Shanyu, your vision is as sharp as an eagle in the sky. I will prove to you that there is nothing wrong with your vision."

After saying that, he led his troops and horses, took out his sword, and took the lead in rushing towards the Han army's formation.

Originally, the Huns were only shooting from a distance, and they could resist with their shields and some equipment. However, after King Youxian made such a charge, the Han army was immediately defeated. In addition, more than 200,000 Huns were shooting arrows on the side. .

The Han army collapsed, and more than 300,000 Han soldiers rushed towards the original road in panic. As long as they entered the woods, they survived.

But how could the Huns give them a chance? Seeing that the Han people were panicking, the Huns cavalry put away their bows, drew their sabers, and the hunt began.

A large number of Han troops were overtaken by the Huns' cavalry. With one blow, the Han troops fell to the ground. The three miles away from the woods became a hunting ground for the Huns. The "hunting" continued until dawn, and the battle finally ended.

Within three miles of the unknown forest, Han soldiers wearing red military uniforms were everywhere. Most of them were lying on their faces with their backs to the sky. The Huns were constantly wandering around the field, hunting down Han soldiers who were pretending to be dead and injured. .

Only about 100,000 of the more than 300,000 Han troops managed to escape, and many of the founding princes and civil servants died there. Fortunately, Su Li managed to escape, and Fan Kuai also escaped into the woods with his bravery.

Fan Kuai blamed himself very much. Seeing this, Su Li comforted him: "Please cheer up Marquis Wuyang. If you collapse, the remaining hundreds of thousands of us will really have no hope. Your Majesty who is on Baishan Mountain will really have no hope." There is no hope."

After listening to Su Li's words, Fan Kuai understood his importance. As a veteran, although he had a moment of emotion, he quickly adjusted himself. The previous anxiety was entirely due to the Han Emperor being surrounded, which confused him.

Originally, Mao Dun saw that there were only a few hundred thousand Han troops left, and was about to continue the pursuit. However, when he saw that the remaining Han troops had formed a formation and set up camp here based on the terrain, he knew there was no chance, so he left 50,000 troops behind. The cavalry monitored the Han army and returned to the foot of Baishan Mountain with 200,000 cavalry.

Since I returned to the camp at night, and the wind and snow had been raging in the past few days, it was completely white. Looking down from Baishan Mountain, I could only see the basic outline of the Xiongnu camp. It was very difficult to see the specific military situation and troop deployment. , only when the wind and snow stop, can we see the general situation of the Huns camp for a moment.

At this time, it had been three days since Emperor Han was trapped at Baishan Mountain. It stands to reason that since Pingyi is so close to Baishan Mountain, the army could arrive in a day or two. There is a lack of supplies on the mountain because it is located in the north and it is extremely cold at high altitudes. , many horses and soldiers were frozen to death, and what worried the Han Emperor even more was the food in front of him. Even he only had a pitiful bowl of gruel. You can imagine the situation underneath.

The Han Emperor summoned the generals and said discouragedly: "It's been five days and the army hasn't arrived yet. Something must have happened. But we are trapped on a high mountain and have no idea of ​​the situation outside. What can we do? !" Bai Wei said: "Your Majesty, we can't just sit back and wait for death. Now the army's rations can only last for three days, so I think we should send people out to contact the outside world, so that we can have a chance of survival!"

Emperor Han nodded in agreement, then hesitated and said: "Now the only one who can lead the troops up the mountain is you, Marquis Xiuwu! Now the Huns are at the bottom of the mountain. If we try to rush out of the mountain, even though we occupy the natural danger, we still can't. It's all up to the general to resist. Now that I'm old, if I were a few years younger, I could still be able to resist. If the general leaves, I really don't have the confidence."

Bai Wei looked at the Han Emperor who was looking at him pitifully with a speechless face, and could only say: "Your Majesty, I have a son. Although his ability is slightly inferior to me, his martial arts is also beyond the reach of others, so please let the dog go! "

The Han Emperor wondered: "Really?" But after seeing Xia Houying's affirmative look, he agreed that Bai Yu would lead a hundred cavalry to break out and ask for help.

That night, Bai Wei led his men down the mountain to attack the Huns camp and provided cover for Bai Yu. On the other side, Bai Yu led his men to the edge of the Huns camp quietly. Then when the appointed time came, he directly killed through the camp and walked away. .

When Mao Dun found out that someone had escaped, Bai Yu and others were already far away from Baishan Mountain. When they learned that there was no Han Emperor among the people who escaped, Mao Dun didn't take it seriously.

After traveling day and night, Bai Yu and others found the Han army camp in Pingyi in the early morning of the next day.

After meeting Fan Kuai and Su Li, Bai Yu learned the reason why the army did not support him, but he had no choice. By the time the court's reinforcements arrived, the Han Emperor might have been frozen to death on Baishan Mountain.

At this time, Su Li said that he had a way to defeat the enemy, but he had to let Bai Yu send him to Baishan Mountain to discuss with the Han Emperor in person.

Time was running out, and Bai Yu had no time to rest. After eating and drinking, he took a hundred elite cavalrymen of the Bai family army and Su Li back to Baishan Mountain.

After checking the situation of the Xiongnu camp, Bai Yu found that the place Bai Wei led his men to capture last night was a little loose today. Maybe it was because of the fierce battle last night that they didn't have any rest!

After making the decision, Bai Yu immediately led his men to rush in. After the force bonus of Bai Yu and his Bai family army and the bonus of the surprise attack, Bai Yu successfully killed through the Xiongnu camp again and returned to Baishan Mountain.

"Trash! My great Huns' face has been completely humiliated by you. I was killed twice by a young general. What are you still doing alive? Come on, let me take him out and chop him into pieces and feed him to the eagles."

"Da Shanyu, please spare my life!~"

Hearing that Han generals had killed him through the camp again, Mao Dun couldn't bear it anymore. How could he regard this place as his home?
But this also let Mao Dun know that the Han people are not so easy to destroy. They are completely different from the Yuezhi and Donghu people they have come into contact with before. Since they have the ability to rush out of the military formation, they can also cover the Han Emperor's rush out, so the Han Emperor Why not leave the army and run? This is something that Mao Dun couldn't figure out.

"My guest, Su Li, is here to see your majesty. May your majesty live forever!"

"Mr. Su, please come quickly. We are out now, so there is no need to be polite. I heard that you have a plan to make the Huns retreat. Please tell me in detail."

"Your Majesty, it is actually not difficult to make the Huns retreat now. What is difficult is how to stop the Huns from invading. Otherwise, even if the Huns retreat now, the Huns will come again next year, the year after, and every year. Does it mean that Your Majesty has to send troops to fight with the Huns every year? Is that so? Even if the Han Dynasty has a vast territory and more people than the Huns, they still can’t withstand it!”

How could the Emperor of Han not know this? This is also the reason why he didn't let Bai Wei and his son take him to run away directly. He could run away, but this would weaken the morale of the army, and the Huns problem was still unresolved.

If he had run away before he became the emperor, he would have run away. Everyone is equal. It is okay to admit defeat and not be shabby. But now he is the emperor of the world and he must set an example for the people of the world. If the people of the world hear that today The emperor is a coward who only knows how to run away. He still wants to solve the problems of the princes and kings, and also wants to suppress the surrounding barbarians again. I'm afraid it's just a daydream!
"I don't know, but I can't do anything now. I regret that I didn't take the ovary with me, otherwise I wouldn't have fallen to where I am now!"

"I have a plan, which is to make a marriage, open a market, and give gifts."

When the Emperor of the Han Dynasty heard that he had to give gifts to women, he couldn't believe it. From ancient times to the present, the people of the Xia Dynasty had never had an example of compromising the surrounding barbarians. If he agreed, wouldn't he be nailed to the pillar of shame for all eternity?
"No, don't even think about it. I would rather fight to the death with the Xiongnu than bow down to the Xiongnu."

"Yes, no, Su Li, what are your intentions? How can we, the noble descendants of Yan and Huang, the Xia Miao Zhou, give gifts and marriage to people from Rong and Di? It is simply unheard of and ridiculous!"

"Su Li, I thought you were from the Bai Kingdom. The descendants of the Su family are kind-hearted, so I was very polite to you, so I brought you to Baishan Mountain. I didn't expect you to actually let the Xia people break their own backs. Bah!"

Not only the Han Emperor, but also other generals including Bai Wei and Bai Yu found it very harsh and said it was unacceptable. Only Chen Ping on the side remained silent.

(End of this chapter)