The Jagged Cavalry of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 456 Chapter 455 West Wind (22)

All is ready except for the opportunity.

Zhang Yan had already fully arranged everything. It took only two days to dig a moat. The water in Juyan Ze was directly introduced into the wide moat, forming the first line of defense for Juyan City.

On the bank of the moat, Zhang Yan asked people to build a low earth wall with wooden planks on top of the earth wall. There were still many holes in the wall for archers to shoot, forming the second road of Juyan City. line of defense.

However, on the moat facing the gate of Juyan City, a simple wooden bridge was erected, and the earthen wall was cut into two parts there, in order to provide a convenient way for the Xianbei to attack Juyan City. aisle.

Besides, Thunderbolt bombs were planted in every corner of Juyan City, and a not-too-long secret passage was dug all the way to the shore of Juyanze, from where the Thunderbolt bombs could be ignited. lead to detonate all the thunderbolt bombs buried under Juyan City.

However, in the next few days, there was no news of the arrival of the Xianbei people.

There was a trace of suspicion in Zhang Yan's heart. If the Xianbei people didn't come, wouldn't all his efforts be in vain?

For this reason, Zhang Yan sent scouts to investigate first, while the rest of the people stayed in Juyan City, quietly waiting for the arrival of the Xianbei people.

It is about 600 miles from Juyan City to Jiluo Mountain. Although it is not too far, it has to cross a relatively large Gobi Desert and then arrive at the grassland in Mobei.

It stands to reason that the Xianbei people knew that Dunhuang and Juyan had been lost, so they should decisively lead their troops to attack.But there has been no news, and the scouts sent out lost their way on the Gobi Desert because they were not familiar with the roads, and finally escaped back by luck.

Although Ma Chao has been in Liangzhou for a long time, he has never been here, and he is not familiar with the path ahead, so he cannot offer advice to Zhang Yan.Pang Tong was at a loss as well, he wanted to follow the gourd painting in Juyan City, and give the Xianbei people another painful blow.But who ever thought that the Xianbei people would not come.

After a long time, the soldiers in the city also began to get impatient. Zhang Yan didn't want to sit on the sidelines anymore, so he made a straightforward decision to take the initiative to attack. He still followed the old method and took a lonely army to go deep and reach the Xianbei people in Jiluo Mountain. The heartland, and then wait for an opportunity to attack.

Pang Tong heard that Zhang Yan was going to lead an army, so he rushed to see Zhang Yan.Zhang Yan was in the stable, feeding the horses with his groom Ayub. Pang Tong came directly to Zhang Yan, cupped his hands and said, "His Royal Highness Yan's move is absolutely impossible. Even the scouts can't cross the Gobi. His Royal Highness Yan led another The army went across the Gobi, did they forget the desert? Moreover, the movement of the Xianbei people is unknown, and our army is not easy to act rashly, so it is better to wait and see what happens here. If the army goes deep alone, it is very likely that the entire army will be wiped out."

Zhang Yandao: "Why does this king not know the stakes in this, but if you don't enter the tiger's den, how can you get a tiger's cub?"

Pang Tong retorted: "King Yan, this moment is different from that moment. If Ban Chao didn't do that at that time, his life would be in danger. But now King Yan and Ban Chao are in a different environment. If you rush forward easily, you will only The whole army was wiped out. The subordinates think that we should send scouts to investigate again, and send more scouts to keep each other company. I don’t believe we can’t get out of the Gobi Desert.”

Zhang Yan's groom, Ayub, heard the conversation between Zhang Yan and Pang Tong clearly, his eyes rolled a few times, a strange light flashed in his eyes, and he said respectfully to Zhang Yan: "His Royal Highness, I can Get out of the Gobi Desert."

As soon as this remark came out, it immediately attracted the attention of Zhang Yan and Pang Tong. Zhang Yan looked at the young Ayub and asked curiously: "Is what you said true?"

Ayub nodded heavily, and said: "When I came to Dahan, I once crossed the Gobi Desert with Bailong, and I know how to get out. His Royal Highness, why don't you let me go to Jiluo Mountain?" Find out about the situation of the Xianbei people. Ever since I came to His Highness King Yan’s side, I have been indebted to His Royal Highness for taking care of me in every possible way. I have been unable to repay you. Let me go to find out about the Xianbei people this time.”

Zhang Yan saw the sincerity on Ayub's face, and the enthusiasm in his heart was reflected in his fiery eyes.Ever since, Zhang Yan said: "Okay, then I will send you there, but do you know how to find out the news?"

Ayub shook his head and said: "Although I don't know how to find out the news, as long as it is something His Royal Highness entrusted to me, I will try my best to complete it."

Zhang Yan thought for a moment, and then said: "Well, Ayub, I will send you ten more scouts. You will be their guides and take them across the Gobi Desert. Waiting for them nearby, when they come back, you bring them back, so that you have made great achievements, how about it?"

Ayoubu said: "Even if I take all the scouts out of the Gobi Desert, there is still about [-] miles to go from the Gobi Desert to Jiluo Mountain. They have never been to Jiluo Mountain, so they don't know how to go! Moreover, the Xianbei people have a lot of rangers, and they may not be able to reach Jiluo Mountain to investigate the news that can be detected."

Zhang Yan frowned and asked, "Then what do you mean?"

Ayoubu said: "His Royal Highness Yan, you can just send me alone, but His Royal Highness wants to lend me the white dragon. Within three days, I will definitely come back with news from the Xianbei people. "

Pang Tong winked at Zhang Yan from the side, and Zhang Yan knew it well that this was asking him to agree to Ayub's request.However, Zhang Yan has another worry, because Ayub is likely to be the prince who escaped from the Dawan Kingdom. In the future, when he wants to enter the Western Regions, he will use Ayub. If something unexpected happened, it would be bad.

But after much deliberation, Zhang Yan still decided to send Ayub to find out the news.

"Ayub, are you really determined to go alone?" Zhang Yan asked with concern.

Ayou said: "His Royal Highness, please believe me, I will definitely bring back the news that His Royal Highness wants."

So, Zhang Yan stopped being entangled, and directly sent Ayub to Jiluo Mountain to inquire about the news, and asked him to take Bailong away with him.

Bailong is a bloody horse, able to travel thousands of miles a day, and Ayub takes care of him in every possible way. The relationship between Bailong and Ayub seems to be better than him.And Ayub also cherishes the white dragon very much, he can't rest assured that the white dragon is handed over to Ayub.

Ayub received the order, led the white dragon, and brought enough dry food and water, so he said goodbye to Zhang Yan that day, rode on the white dragon horse, and galloped out towards Jiluo Mountain.

Standing on the city wall of Juyan City, Zhang Yan saw Ayub riding on the back of the white dragon and gradually drifting away. For some reason, he felt a little uneasy in his heart, for fear that Ayub would make some mistakes. .

Standing with Zhang Yan are Ma Chao and Pang Tong. Ma Chao is also a horse lover. He is full of praise for Zhang Yan's white dragon horse and wants to ride it. Unfortunately, he does not have that blessing.

Now, when Ma Chao saw the groom beside Zhang Yan riding a white dragon horse galloping outside, a trace of jealousy rose in his heart.

The next time was a long wait. Zhang Yan didn't think about eating or drinking for two days in a row, and often woke up suddenly at night.

On the third day, Zhang Yan stood on the tower, looking into the distance, hoping to see the figure of Ayub when he returned.

However, Zhang Yan did not see Ayub and Bailong return for a whole day. It was not until nightfall that Zhang Yan returned to the city under Pang Tong's persuasion.

It was not until the dead of night that Ayub came late riding a white dragon. After calling to open the city gate, Ayub went straight to see Zhang Yan without stopping.

When Zhang Yan heard that Ayub had returned, his heart finally fell back into the distance.In fact, only he knew that what he was really worried about was not Ayub, but the white dragon horse under Ayub's seat.

Ever since he learned from the merchant in the desert that the white dragon horse might be the only one in the world, he has cherished the white dragon horse even more. The reason why he agreed to lend the white dragon horse this time is also because Ayub and the white dragon horse After all, the white dragon horse was brought to the big man by Ayub, and it was Ayub's meticulous care that made the white dragon horse grow so healthy.

Ayub came to the hall, the hall was brightly lit, Zhang Yanduan sat in the center, as soon as he entered the hall, he immediately knelt down on the ground, clasped his fists to Zhang Yan and said: "His Royal Highness, I am fortunate enough to live up to my fate. There is an extremely important message brought back."

Zhang Yan hurriedly asked: "What news."

"The reason why the Xianbei didn't send troops to attack Juyan City is because the Xianbei were fighting the Xiongnu in the Jinwei Mountain area and had no time to take care of it." Ayub opened his mouth and said.

After Zhang Yan heard this, he was suddenly surprised, and asked hastily, "You mean the Xianbei are fighting the Huns?"

Ayub nodded heavily and said, "It is indeed the Huns."

"Didn't the Huns move west? Why did they fight the Xianbei at Jinwei Mountain?" Zhang Yan asked suspiciously.

Ayoubu said: "King Yan didn't know that after the Huns were defeated by the Han, their power declined sharply, and they also lost control over the grasslands, and even lost control over the Western Regions. However, the Huns who moved westward did not He left too far, but went to the land of Wusun State, stayed there, and temporarily attached himself to Wusun. After many years of development, the population of the Huns gradually increased, and Hu Yanhui, the leader of the Huns, married Wusun State The king's princess became the son-in-law of the king of Wusun, and gradually controlled the power of Wusun. Two years ago, King Wusun died of illness. Shanyu gathered the strength of the Xiongnu and Wusun tribes, trained cavalry, forged weapons, and conquered Yanqi Puleizhi, Dongqie Micheshi, Qiuci and other countries, and gradually became stronger than the Western Regions. This year, Dawan, Shanyu Both Shan and Shule expressed awe at him, so Hu Yanhui gathered about [-] troops and suddenly launched an attack on the Xianbei people, wanting to return to the grasslands eastward and recapture the grassland beyond the Great Wall where the ancestors of the Huns rode. Today, the Xianbei people and Hu Yanhui's coalition forces are fighting fiercely around Jinwei Mountain, although the defeated army in Juyan City fled back, but the Xianbei people are unable to fight on two fronts, so they didn't send troops to Juyan City."

After Zhang Yan listened to Ayub's report, he felt that this news was undoubtedly a big news. Now that the Xianbei people are fighting with the coalition forces from the Western Regions, they have no time to take care of Liangzhou. Compared with Liangzhou, the prairie is the most The place where the Xianbei people live, they would rather give up Liangzhou than the prairie.

Hu Yanhui stared at the tiger, and drove hundreds of thousands of troops to the east. Jinwei Mountain is just a watershed. If Hu Yanhui crosses Jinwei Mountain, then the Xianbei people will be directly exposed to Hu Yanhui's soldiers , and after more than a hundred years of development, the Xianbei people are now the masters of the prairie. They will never allow this former prairie overlord to occupy their land again.Back then, Xianbei and Wuhuan joined forces with the Han army to drive the Huns out of the prairie. To the Huns, the Xianbei were undoubtedly their feud, and the struggle between the two nations never ceased.However, Xianbei has always been attached to the Han Dynasty, so they often use the military strength of the Han Dynasty to attack the Huns. This made the Xianbei gradually grow stronger and became the overlord on the grassland.

Now, when the two overlords are fighting in Jinweishan area, they will inevitably invest a lot of troops, and the Xianbei people will fight with all their strength. In this way, Zhang Yan has taken a big advantage.

Zhang Yan has read history. Since the northern Huns were driven out of the prairie, although they have worked hard for many years, they have never returned to the prairie. Instead, they were forced to move westward continuously, and finally entered Europe, and gradually integrated into Europe.

Therefore, although Hu Yanhui mobilizes so many troops, he may not be the opponent of the Xianbei people. After all, what Hu Yanhui drives is not a single Hun, but the coalition forces of various countries in the Western Regions. This situation is the worst. It seems powerful, but in fact But it is vulnerable. If the Huns cannot withstand the counterattack of the Xianbei, it will affect the morale of the entire army, and the coalition army is bound to collapse.

If the Xianbei defeated Hu Yanhui's coalition forces, they would be able to quickly free up their hands to attack Liangzhou. At that time, Zhang Yan would face unprecedented pressure, which would probably cause more casualties.

For this reason, Zhang Yan made a decision in his heart that he would take advantage of this opportunity to send troops to attack the Xianbei people, and attack the Xianbei people back and forth with Hu Yanhui's coalition forces.

"God bless me, the big man, and gave us such a golden opportunity. If we don't take advantage of it and deal a heavy blow to the Xianbei people, it will be difficult to deal with the Xianbei people in the future."

Zhang Yan immediately sent an order to gather a large army, dispatched troops at night, rushed to Jiluo Mountain, attacked the heart of the Xianbei people, harassed the Xianbei people from behind, in order to disturb the army of the Xianbei people in Jinwei Mountain.

(End of this chapter)