The Jagged Cavalry of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 356 Chapter 355
Zhang Yan took [-] fine cavalry and [-] Xiongnu cavalry who went to Bei, and after a long journey, they finally arrived in Yuanping County, which was less than a hundred miles away from Yanmen Pass.

At this moment, news came from the scouts that Xianbei Shanyu Kebineng led [-] Xianbei cavalry and had entered Yanmen Pass.

"A little late!" Zhang Yan sighed heavily after hearing the news.

"Prince Regent, when the military adviser was leaving, he gave you a kit, saying that in case the Xianbei people had already entered Yanmen Pass, please open the kit. Now is the time to open the kit." Aside reminded.

After being reminded by Tai Shici, Zhang Yan immediately remembered, and immediately took out the kit from his bosom. After opening it, he saw a letter inside. After Zhang Yan quickly read it, the cloud on his face was swept away Kong, and laughed loudly, and said to himself: "A brilliant plan! A brilliant plan! It really is a clever plan!"

Tai Shici asked curiously: "Prince Regent, what tricks did the military master leave behind?"

Zhang Yan said with a smile: "Let's keep it secret for now, and you will know when the time comes."

As soon as the words fell, Zhang Yan ordered the army to speed up the march and must arrive at Guangwu County within today.In addition, Zhang Yan even sent someone to tell Zhang Liao and Xu Huang to lead the army to prepare in Yuanping County.

The distance between Guangwu County and Yuanping County was only [-] miles. Zhang Yan led the army and rushed all the way, and finally arrived at Guangwu County at Shenshi that day, but along the way, he encountered many people who fled south from Guangwu County.

Zhang Yan sent someone to inquire about these people, and learned that the Xianbei people had already left Yanmen Pass, divided their troops into several routes, from north to south, sweeping through villages, towns and even counties along the way.

Li County, Loufan, Yinguan and other counties were severely damaged. Xianbei people burned, killed and looted, committed all kinds of crimes.

According to the news of the people who could not escape, Guangwu County was already an empty city at this time, but the Xianbei people had not yet arrived in Guangwu County.

Therefore, Zhang Yan directed the people to flee in the direction of Taiyuan, and he led Taishi Ci, Qubei and other cavalry to Guangwu County, preparing to face the first battle with the Xianbei people here!
The group rushed for another half an hour, and finally arrived at Guangwu County.The people who were unable to escape were telling the truth. The Guangwu County town had already been deserted, and the ground in the city was a mess. The whole city looked very desolate, not even a single person.

Zhang Yan ordered to enter the city and sent scouts to inquire about the news of the Xianbei people. He made some arrangements in the city, planted the flag of the Han army, closed the city gates, cleaned the streets, and [-] cavalry were standing by.

At ten o'clock in the evening, the scouts came back and told Zhang Yan that the Xianbei people were close at hand, and that they would come to Guangwu County in a short time, and told Zhang Yan all the crimes committed by the Xianbei people.

After Zhang Yan heard this, he was very angry. He never thought that the Xianbei people would be so cruel and heartless.Qubei also took the opportunity to add fuel and jealousy, and bewitched Zhang Yan to fight to the death with the Xianbei people.

In the northern frontier area at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Xianbei, Wuhuan, and Southern Xiongnu were three relatively powerful nomadic peoples. The three nomadic peoples all took an indifferent attitude towards the Han Dynasty. Once the Han Dynasty neglected his jurisdiction, some people would breed My heart swells.For this reason, rebellions often occur on the northern frontier.

But in comparison, the Southern Huns are a more honest branch, and the number of rebellions is pitifully less than that of Xianbei and Wuhuan.

Among them, Xianbei poses the greatest threat to the Han. Since the Xiongnu split into two branches, the Southern Xiongnu attached to the Han Dynasty, and the Northern Xiongnu moved westward to the Western Regions, the Xianbei people became the most active race on the grassland. However, the Xianbei people have always been In a state of fragmentation, there is no complete unity, until a person named Tan Shihuai appeared.

Tan Shihuai had courage and ambition, and was the first person to unify the various tribes of Xianbei. Then Tan Shihuai transformed Xianbei from a loose tribal group into a tribal alliance. He was appointed as the Great Chanyu and followed the example of the Huns. Divide the area under its jurisdiction into three parts and hand them over to three Xianbei adults for management.

During the period of Tanshihuai, Xianbei was a powerful whole, and often launched attacks against the Han Dynasty. Not only the Han Dynasty was threatened by the Xianbei, but also the Southern Huns who were attached to the Han Dynasty. They were once attacked by the Xianbei people and died. many people.

As a result, Xianbei and the Xiongnu formed a blood feud, but fearing Xianbei's strength, the Xiongnu could only rely on the big man to stand up for themselves.

Later, the Han court sent a large army to attack Xianbei, but was defeated by Xianbei. At that time, Tan Shihuai was also full of enthusiasm and was about to fulfill his lifelong ambition, but he didn't want to die suddenly.

After Tan Shihuai's death, his son Helian inherited the position of Tan Shihuai, but after Helian succeeded to the throne, he was not only inferior to his father in talent and ability, but also greedy for money, lustful, licentious and immoral. It is not convinced.In one operation, He Lian personally led the army to attack the Northland, but he didn't want to be shot to death by the Northlanders.

After Helian's death, the leaders of various tribes fought for power and profit, which caused chaos within Xianbei.At this time, the big man was also experiencing the Yellow Turban Uprising, so no one paid attention to anyone, and the frontier fortress was quiet for several years.

But later, the Xianbei tribes gradually formed three major forces after fighting each other. One is Budugen of the Western Xianbei hovering in the clouds and outside the Wuyuan Great Wall, and the other is the Central Xianbei active in Daijun and Shanggu. Ke Bineng, and the last one is the eastern Xianbei composed of Suli, Mijia, Jueji and others.

Originally, the three major forces were evenly matched and did not invade each other, but the Wuhuan people Tadun gradually rose up. Using the weapons and battle armor obtained from trading with Zhang Yan, after unifying the whole Wuhuan clan, their strength increased greatly, and they began to fight against each other. The feuding Xianbei launched an attack, relying on the strength of the soldiers, to defeat them one by one, and defeated Suli, Mijia, and Jueji of the eastern Xianbei one by one. The eastern Xianbei suffered heavy losses. Fearing the strength of the Wuhuan people, they were forced to move westward. .

It just so happened that Ke Bineng, the leader of the Xianbei in the central region, got the news, and he took the initiative to throw an olive branch to Suli, Mijia, and Jueji, letting them live on their own territory.

Suli, Mijia, Jueji and others originally wanted to go to Budugen to attach themselves to Budugen, but they had to go through Ke Bineng's territory to go to Budugen. It was a tiger eyeing him covetously, but in desperation, he had no choice but to agree to Ke Bineng and temporarily surrender to Ke Bineng.

After Ke Bineng got the attachment of Suli, Mijia, and Jueji, he got a lot of people and horses. After a year of planning, Ke Bineng suddenly led his army to attack Budugen. Budugen had no defenses and was captured by Ke After Bi Neng succeeded in a sneak attack and Xianbei in the west was defeated, Budugen began to move westward, seeking survival in Shuofang, Shangjun, and Beidi.

As a result, Ke Bineng became the overlord of the grassland, starting from Liaoxi in the east and reaching Yunzhong in the west, almost reaching the territory of Tanshihuai.

However, in Ke Bineng's heart, what he has to do is greater than Tan Shihuai. Tan Shihuai has never broken through the Yanmen Pass in his life, but Ke Bineng has broken through, not only breaking through the Yanmen Pass, but also inside the pass. He wanted to burn, kill and loot, and he wanted to capture Taiyuan and behead the regent Zhang Yan.

If Ke Bineng can do all these things, by that time, he will become the most legendary figure in the history of the Xianbei people, and his meritorious deeds will even surpass Tan Shihuai.

At this moment, Ke Bineng was leading the elite cavalry and Xia Houchun to march towards Guangwu County. Suddenly, he heard that the towers of Guangwu County were filled with banners full of big men, and there was even a flag of a five-clawed golden dragon flying in the air. .

Xia Houchun immediately said nervously: "The flag of the five-clawed golden dragon must belong to the regent Zhang Yan, which means that Zhang Yan has already arrived in Guangwu County. Da Chanyu, if Zhang Yan can be captured, let alone Bingzhou. Even the whole world may be yours."

After hearing this, Ke Bi Neng was elated, and immediately said to Xia Houchun: "In this case, I would like to ask General Xia Hou to lead the army to attack the city tentatively. If it is really confirmed that the regent Zhang Yan is in Guangwu County, then I will Lead the army to attack Guangwu County, and will kill the regent Zhang Yan at all costs."

Xia Houchun said: "But my soldiers are few, and they are all infantry. They are not Zhang Yan's opponent at all..."

Ke Bineng said: "I know you have few soldiers, but you have rich experience in siege. We are inferior to you in everything except horseback riding and archery. Don't worry, you are just going to test the strength of the enemy army. It’s not for you to die.”

Xia Houchun thought for a while, then bit the bullet and agreed to Ke Bineng's words, expressing his willingness to obey Ke Bineng's orders.

After that, Xia Houchun mobilized his troops and horses, a total of 2000 people, bluffing along the way, and killed them mightily towards Guangwu County.

After Xia Houchun left, the young man who had been quietly beside Ke Bineng asked, "Da Shanyu, you asked Xia Houchun to test the strength of the enemy army. I'm afraid Xia Houchun might not do his best."

This person is none other than Zhi Luohu, Ke Bineng's younger brother.

After hearing Zhi Luohu's words, Ke Bi Neng sneered and said, "Everything is under my control, this time I just want to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight."

Zhi Luohu smiled and said, "It turns out that the Shanyu has other arrangements, so the younger brother is too worried."

Xia Houchun led the army to Guangwu County first, and his heart was not peaceful along the way, and after witnessing the atrocities committed by the Xianbei people, Xia Houchun felt guilty for a while, and regretted his rashness at the beginning, letting the Xianbei people enter the customs up.

Because Xia Houchun's military strength is very small, it is impossible to gain a firm foothold among the Xianbei people, but Xia Houchun is not reconciled to Cao Cao's death like this, and wants to avenge him.

Now that things have become like this, Xia Houchun no longer thinks about the right and wrong of things, and soon led the army to the outside of Guangwu County.

Xia Houchun rode out on his horse, holding a big knife, and shouted loudly at the city tower in Guangwu County: "Who dares to fight to the death with me?"

(End of this chapter)