Great Han Empire

Chapter 290
The fierce battle at Muxia Pass was in full swing, and the sound of horns and horns resounded through the mountains.

Kuang Fengsha led more than 6000 Xianling Qiang and Huangzhong Qiang soldiers to the pass in time, and rushed into the pass like a tide.

"Cut the horse, Nine sheepskins, you go to the east city wall." Kuang Fengsha yelled loudly while running wildly, "Xinhu, let's go to the west city wall, go to the west city wall."

"Brothers, kill it, kill it..."

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Bu Chuihong raised his eyes and looked inside the pass, all of them were Qiang soldiers with disheveled hair.They came galloping and merged into two roaring dragons at the city wall, roaring along the long and wide east and west stone steps.

Bu Chuihong raised his knife and roared, "Shoot...the archers, shoot me, shoot..."

Under the command of an officer, the Xianbei archers fired wildly at the Qiang people.

The soldiers of Xianling Qiang faced the sky full of arrows without any fear. They held their weapons high, stepped on the corpses of their comrades in arms, shouted and ran at the top of their lungs.

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Duan Xuan kicked away the body that was falling towards him, and retreated quickly.

"Brothers, kill the archers, kill the archers..."

The soldiers of the nearby Han army retreated quickly when they heard the sound, and rushed towards the Xianbei archers one after another.

The soldiers of the Han army on the city wall suffered heavy casualties, especially at the breakthrough of the Xianbei people, at least hundreds of corpses were piled up in layers.The soldiers fought bravely without any restraints when their vitality was cut off.

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Tuoba Feng personally led the first batch of three hundred personal guards to attack the city wall.

Seeing the Qiang people swarming in, and the advantage he had previously occupied was about to disappear, he couldn't help being enraged, pointing his knife forward, and roaring loudly: "Warriors of the Tuoba tribe, kill...kill..."

When the Xianbei people saw the noble man committing suicide on the city wall, their morale was immediately boosted.

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The soldiers on both sides looked angry and ferocious, and they were like terribly vicious wolves, entangled with each other, swinging their knives at each other, shooting arrows and spears, countless lives followed the bloody wind in this short moment. drift away.

Kuangfengsha soared into the air and chopped it down with a single knife. The enemy's howling sound was accompanied by blood splashing everywhere, spraying Kuangfengsha's head and face.

Duan Xuan met Bu Chuihong again, and the two fought fiercely, endlessly.

Tuoba Feng's sword was flying, and the blood on the sword turned into drops of blood and jumped in the air.

The battle was brutal and bloody, and the loud and noisy fighting echoed over Muxia Pass.

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The Xianbei couldn't reach the increasing number of Han troops, and gradually retreated.

Tuoba Hui, the man who took over from Tuoba Feng to command the pass, coughed loudly. He heard the urgent sound of horns from the pass. It was Tuoba Feng asking for support.

Tuobahui waved vigorously, signaling the second batch of soldiers to charge forward.

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Li Hong stood on Fanting Mountain, looking around.

"The terrain of Liupan Mountain is dangerous, and it has always been a military important place to garrison troops." Li Wei stood beside him, pointing to the four wild mountains, and said with a smile, "Liupan Mountain controls Guanlong in the south, Lingwu in the north, Hehuang in the west, and walks in the east. Qing and Huan are the important throats for entering the customs beyond the Great Wall. In the past, Emperor Wu once erected a stone tablet here, and wrote the word "Longyu Key", which means that Liupan Mountain is like a key to open the gate. lost."

Li Hong smiled, turned around and said to the people behind him: "It's a good place. I heard that this place used to be a place where people thrived, isn't it?"

"Yes." Li Wei said, "Your Excellency's words are not bad, but that was more than 100 years ago."

"When Emperor Wu of the previous dynasty, in order to strengthen the strength of the Han army against the Xiongnu, he opened up wasteland and farmland in Beidi County, set up a garden supervisor, and raised a large number of army horses. Later, the strength of the Han army was improved, and Emperor Wu worshiped Huo Qubing as a general of hussars. He led tens of thousands of cavalry to attack the Xiongnu from Longxi and Beidi at the same time, penetrated more than [-] miles into the desert, and captured a large area of ​​land, which greatly expanded the territory of our Han Dynasty."

"At that time, the Huns were defeated, and King Hunxie of the Huns led more than [-] people to surrender to our great Han. Emperor Wu ruled the world with benevolence and righteousness, and did not drive them out. Instead, he resettled them to live in Beidi, Shuofang and other border counties. The next year , a catastrophe in the Central Plains, tens of millions of refugees. Emperor Wu categorically ordered more than [-] victims to move to Lingzhou, Beidi County, and Shanghe area in the fertile fields. Move north."

"After these victims arrived in a large area south of the Yellow River, they began to open up wasteland and farmland. At that time, their food, clothing, seeds, and cattle were provided free of charge by the imperial court. The army guarding the border also helped them dig Hanbo, Hanyan and many other roads. The Yellow River irrigation canal is used to irrigate the farmland and plant grains with the water from the Yellow River. After generations of hard work by these people who migrated inland, the previously desolate meadow area has presented a prosperous scene of "canopy facing each other". That is to say During this period, the imperial court set aside part of Beidi County and set up Anding County."

"Oh, so it is like this." Li Hong suddenly said, "There is such a story about the origin of Anding County. What happened after that?"

"Later..." Li Wei smiled wryly, and sighed, "The Huns' worries have not been eliminated, and the Qiang people have become stronger again. How can they not be jealous when they see my rich man? So the invasion has continued like this The flames of war in Bianjun continued, and the lives of people were devastated. This prosperous scene is like a passing cloud, and it will never be seen again."

"On the contrary, our Great Han Kingdom has never been prosperous since Emperor Wu. After the country declined, the imperial court was naturally unable to resist the invasion of the Hu people, so they had to let them come and go freely in the border counties, burning, killing and looting. Now, the Xianbei people dare Unscrupulously penetrated into the hinterland of my Han country. Could it be that my Han country has really declined to this point?"

"What about people? What about millions of people?" Li Hong asked, "Could they all be killed by barbarians?"

"Almost." Xie Ming said, "Even if they were not killed by the Hu people, they were massacred by our army because of the rebellion. Now, there are very few Han people here except the Hu people."

"In the past few decades, the Qiang people and the Han people in the border counties have been unbearable to be exploited and oppressed by corrupt officials, and they have gathered people to rebel, especially in the two counties of Beidi and Anding." The leader of the people, Dian Ling, launched a rebellion in Lingzhou, Beidi County, and almost all the Han people on both sides of the Yellow River participated. The counter-rebellion army was defeated again and again, and the three counties of Anding, Beidi, and Shangjun were all occupied."

"A few years later, Dianling died of illness. Du Jigong, a Han Chinese, assisted Dianling's youngest son, Lingchang, and stayed in Dingxi City, Fuping, and Shanghe in the southeast of Lingzhou for ten years."

"Later, the imperial court dispatched more than 240 troops and mobilized more than [-] cavalry from the Huns to attack the rebels. The rebel commander Lang Mo led his troops to meet the enemy and fought fiercely for several months. In the winter of that year, the rebel commander Lang Mo They were killed in battle, and tens of thousands of rebel soldiers were massacred, and the rebellion was completely put down. However, the imperial court has fought for ten years and paid [-] billion yuan in military funds. It is conceivable that the treasury will be exhausted."

"The continuous rebellion in Xiliang has dealt a fatal blow to the Han Kingdom." Xie Ming sighed, "It can be seen how deeply corrupt officials and corrupt officials have brought disaster to the country and the people."

"My great Han country has such a corrupt court and bureaucrats, how can the country not be defeated, and how can the dynasty not perish?" Li Wei said excitedly, "Your Excellency, take a look at this country, which is full of holes and devastated, how can it be saved? My lord is now..."

"Zhong Yuan..." Li Hong hurriedly stopped him, "Now that the Hu tribe is invading, the enemy is overwhelming, and the situation is critical, you still say such despondent words?"

Seeing Li Hong's unkind expression, Xie Ming quickly reached out and tugged at Li Wei's sleeve, signaling him to stop talking nonsense.

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"Zhongyuan, Lianzhi, Changfeng, look, if I put 1 horses here, can I stop the 12 Xianbei army?" Li Hong asked, pointing to the surrounding mountains and fields.
Xie Ming shook his head and said, "It's absolutely impossible."

"With 1 horses, maybe we can last for half a day." Song Wen said cautiously, "If your lord plans to ambush the Xianbei in Boluo Valley, this is not an ideal place to stop them. Fanting Mountain is only sixty miles away from Boluo Valley, which is too close , Once the Xianbei follow-up army breaks through our blockade, they will soon be able to rush to Boluo Valley. At that time, we will be surrounded by Xianbei instead."

Li Wei also shook his head and said, "Your Excellency, the idea of ​​withdrawing from Liupan Mountain and waiting for an opportunity to ambush the enemy had better be approved by the imperial court before starting to make arrangements."

"Now, General Dong Zhuo's troops are quietly rushing to Lingzhou. As long as he cuts off the Xianbei people's retreat, the Xianbei people will be in a dilemma. If they don't want to suffer heavy losses, they will definitely retreat as soon as possible. Therefore, in the current situation Under the circumstances, I think it is better to obey the imperial court's will, stick to Gaoping, and go there."

"If you stick to Gaoping and Chaona, you will lose a little bit, but it is safe, and you don't have to disobey the imperial court's will. You have to lure the enemy south to wait for and wipe out the enemy." Song Wen said.

"This tactic to lure the enemy is very risky. If there is a mistake and the Xianbei people cross Liupan Mountain and enter Guanzhong, it will be a death penalty, my lord." Xie Ming reminded in a low voice.

Li Hong glanced at them, smiled coldly, and remained silent.

"Are you determined to follow your own ideas?" Li Wei asked boldly.

"Master Xianyufu's 1 infantry are carrying a large amount of food and supplies. Even if they travel day and night, it will still take two days to get here." Li Hong said, "At present, in the Gaoping and Chaona areas, we only have two soldiers from Qu Yi. Fourteen thousand cavalry and Yan Rou's eighteen thousand infantry. Counting, we only have 4 people, but we have to deal with 12 Xianbei people."

Li Hong paused for a moment and continued: "We don't have enough food and grass, and we don't have enough weapons. After three days, our soldiers not only have nothing to eat, but even arrows. Under such circumstances, the court actually let us Isn’t it a bit of a trifling matter to defend Dong Zhuo’s army until they take down Lingzhou? Are the lives of soldiers worthless?”

"Do you know when Dong Zhuo will conquer Lingzhou? Do you know how many troops the Xianbei people left in Lingzhou City?" Li Hong asked a little angrily, "Do you know how many days a soldier can bring in rations? Do you know how many soldiers a soldier can bring?" Pot of long arrows?"

The three of Li Wei looked ashamed and a little at a loss.

"If everything is done according to the imperial court's order, it will be an eye opener if 1 of my [-] troops survive." Li Hong calmed down and said slowly, "The Xianbei people have already beaten The Qingshui River is here, and my cavalry army has already left the fortress, but the food and supplies of the army have not yet entered Anding County, do I let my soldiers go hungry and fight with bare hands?"

Li Hong pointed to his own head, forced a smile, and said, "It doesn't matter if one of my heads falls off, but I can't let a hundred thousand heads fall off."

"Here, I have the final say, and I can fight as I say!"

"Get on the horse and continue on your way."

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Li Hong had just walked out of Liupan Mountain with the Black Panther Yi from the Battalion when he ran into soldiers from the Scout Battalion.

Zheng Xin, who arrived at Gaoping City at the same time as Qu Yi, sent someone to send an emergency military situation.

"He Lian and Tuoba Feng finally showed up." Li Hongru let out a sigh of relief, and said to Li Wei with a smile, "I've been looking forward to him coming."

"My lord, it was you who robbed Helian's woman. Helian should be looking for you desperately." Li Wei laughed, "Why is it the other way around now?"

Li Hong smiled lightly, and a snowstorm in white clothes suddenly appeared in his mind.

"The Xianbei people are very fast, and they have already started attacking Xiaoguan and Muxiaguan yesterday." Xie Ming put away the letter in his hand and asked, "My lord, shall we order the lords to lead their troops into Gaoping City immediately? ?”

After he, Li Wei, and Song Wen talked to Li Hong, they immediately changed their minds.The general will be outside, and the king's life will not be accepted.In today's situation, it is really not a good way to stick to it.As Li Hong said, if Dong Zhuo couldn't take down Lingzhou, or if he took down Lingzhou in a month, all the soldiers who blocked him were killed and injured, so why fight?Li Hong's army rushed to Gaoping in batches from different places, and every time they faced the enemy, they were at an extreme disadvantage in numbers, and it was obvious that they suffered heavy casualties.

"Order Yan Rou to rush to Muxia Pass to stop the enemy, so as to cover the soldiers withdrawn from Xiao Pass and Shimen Pass to Gaoping City safely." Li Hong nodded and added, "We must withdraw tonight. Those who do not comply will be executed!"

"My lord, should we send the news of our loss to Luoyang?" Li Wei asked in a low voice.

"Of course we have to report to Luoyang." Li Hong said, "Let's say that Helian and Tuobafeng suddenly appeared at Muxia Pass. We don't have enough troops to stop them, so we had to abandon the three passes and retreat first."

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Under the guidance of Pang De, Chao Naling Lu Qun met with Li Hong.

"The Xianbei people have already crossed the Muxia Pass and are attacking Gaoping City." Li Hong skipped even the greetings, and immediately said, "Master Lu, you return to the city immediately and order the people in the city to evacuate in the direction of Liupan Mountain."

Lu Qun was taken aback, and asked, "Really? So fast? I didn't receive a letter from the prefect until noon, saying that the army is still fighting fiercely at the three passes."

"Three Passes have been lost." Li Wei took out the letter from his pocket and shook it twice at him and said, "We just received the news that the Xianbei people have already started to attack Gaoping City."

Lu Qun didn't doubt that there was a lie, so he hurriedly bowed and said, "Your Majesty will return to the city right now. How many days does your lord estimate that Gaoping City will be able to defend?"

"We have no food and grass, and we haven't replenished our weapons. We will support them until tomorrow night at most." Li Hong said, "Lord Lu, remember to evacuate the people in the direction of Liupan Mountain. Our follow-up army is coming day and night with food and grass. People Food can be obtained near Mount Fanting."

"Okay, okay, thank you sir, thank you sir!" After Lu Qun repeatedly bowed and said a few words of gratitude, he hurried back to the city to arrange the evacuation.

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The battle at Muxia Pass continued until late at night.

Although the Han army lasted until midnight at the cost of more than 3000 dead, the Xianbei people finally seized the opportunity by building a slope to attack the city in advance, forming an unbreakable breakthrough, and causing the east and west walls to fall.

The horn of retreat finally blew helplessly, low and desolate.

"Go... hurry up... retreat to the pass..." Kuang Fengsha kept calling as he retreated rapidly.

The soldiers covered each other, quickly escaped from the pursuit of the Xianbei people, and retreated in large strides.

Duan Xuan sticks to the end, fighting and retreating.At this time, a long arrow suddenly broke through the darkness, roared fiercely, and ruthlessly nailed Duan Xuan's chest.Duan Xuan let out a miserable snort and fell on his back.A group of Xianbei soldiers flew towards them.

"My lord, Duan lord..."

When several Han soldiers saw Duan Xuan hit by an arrow, they turned around to rescue Duan Xuan, but they were shot back by the dense long arrows.

Kuang Fengsha leaned over to pick up a round shield, and ran towards the place where Duan Xuan lay down.

A little leader of Xianling Qiang pointed at the Xianbei who was running towards him, and shouted loudly: "Shoot, shoot for me..."

The violent wind and sand shield slashed with a knife, killing three people in a row, and just protected Duan Xuan.More soldiers then rushed up, and everyone rushed forward, immediately blocking the Xianbei who killed them.

A Qiang soldier grabbed Duan Xuan's hand and dragged him away.

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Fengfengsha commanded the remaining more than 4000 soldiers to stick to the entrance of Muxia Pass and stand by for help.

"My lord, Lord Duan is seriously injured, should I send someone to Gaoping City first?"

Kuangfengsha stood up staggeringly, walked to Duan Xuan who was lying nearby, and took a look, "Are you okay?" Kuangfengsha asked, "If you can still hold on, I will send someone to take you back to Gaoping. "

Duan Xuan shook his head, grinned and said: "If I don't leave, I will die here, and I won't go anywhere."

Kuang Fengsha slowly sat beside him, glanced at him, and said suddenly: "I fought with your father."

Duan Xuan happily asked: "Really? Have you seen him?"

"Twenty years ago, I was very young and handsome. We got the help of the Xianbei people and rebelled with the Dongqiang people. The Han people we killed were crying and howling. When we hit Xiaoguan, your father came with a large army. , At that time, he was still the captain of Qiang Huqiang, and he had just been transferred from Liaodong in northern Xinjiang. We fought here for more than half a month, and we won each other. Later, your father ran out of food and suddenly gave up the three passes. We retreated. We pursued fiercely, and we were ambushed by your father in Fengyi Mountain, and the whole army was wiped out. In that battle, your father killed more than 20 of us."

Duan Xuan's face was a bit ugly, and he didn't make a sound.

Kuang Fengsha looked at the dark night sky, his eyes showed deep sadness, and his blood-stained cheeks trembled slightly.

"In the second year, your father first defeated us at Boomjeong Mountain, and then chased us all the way to Shehu Valley in Hanyang County. We fought your father again in Shehu Valley, but we were still defeated. Your father killed 9000 of us. Seventeen is handsome."

Kuang Fengsha looked at Duan Xuan with murderous aura in his eyes.

"Your father's name is Duan Jiong and Duan Jiming. He fought 180 battles with us in western Xinjiang and killed more than 600 of us. He is the number one enemy of our Qiang people."

Duan Xuan smiled helplessly and said, "You shouldn't have saved me."

Kuang Fengsha looked at him, without saying a word for a long time, the murderous look in his eyes gradually disappeared.

He patted Duan Xuan's shoulder lightly, and said in a low voice, "Go with the wounded soldier, maybe you won't be able to leave in the morning."

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Yan Rou rushed to Fengyi Mountain with the army.

"Don't go, we'll lay an ambush here." Yan Rou smiled, "The soldiers are too tired, even if we reach Muxia Pass, it will be a problem to retreat. Xianbei people are all cavalry, if they follow us If you chase after them, we will be miserable."

He looked at Xian Yu Yin and Hua Xiong, and asked, "Bo Jun, Zi Wei, what do you think?"

"Back then, Master Duan Jiong ambushed the Eastern Qiang rebels here and beheaded eight thousand." Hua Xiong pointed to the surrounding mountains and said, "This is a good place to ambush, I agree."

Xian Yuyin turned over, jumped off the horse, and lay down on the ground.

"Okay, I can finally stop going." Xian Yuyin shouted, "Thank you brother Ziyu for your benevolent act!"

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Kuang Fengsha ran out of the pass panting with his bloody saber in his hand, and shouted loudly, "What's the matter? Are reinforcements here?"

Jiu Yangpi went up to meet him and said in a low voice, "Lord Li came to order us to withdraw to Gaoping City immediately."

"What did you say?" Kuang Fengsha looked at Jiu Yangpi suspiciously, "Say it again."

Jiu Yangpi smiled wryly, and said: "Master Li came to order us to evacuate overnight."

"What kind of bullshit order is this? We fought here for a day, and the bones of thousands of brothers were thrown at Muxia Pass. Could it be that they all died in vain?" Kuang Fengsha's finger killing sound shook the pass, and his blood-red eyes widened The son growled loudly, "Which dog officer ordered this? Is it that cowardly Ko Yi again? I think he is a dead mouse."

Jiu Yangpi frowned, narrowed his eyes, and took a step back timidly.

Kuangfeng Shadao pointed at Jiuyangpi and shouted loudly, "Who is it? Where's the warrant?"

Jiu Yangpi hurriedly waved back, and the soldier who delivered the order trotted a few steps and handed over a piece of red silk cloth.

When Kuang Fengsha saw Li Hong's official seal on the silk cloth, he couldn't help cursing in anger. He threw the silk cloth on the ground with his hands and stomped hard a few times.

"My lord, is that Master Li's warrant?" Jiu Yangpi asked while hiding away.

Kuang Fengsha glared at him, and slashed down angrily.

"withdraw……"

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The emperor walked into the imperial study triumphantly.

He was very happy these two days, because since Taiwei Zhang Wen was punished to contemplate behind closed doors, there were suddenly more people giving him gifts.Another thing is that he can command and fight.He has never been in contact with military matters, and in the past two days with the assistance of Huangfusong, Lu Zhi and others, he has given many orders.He finds it both fresh and enjoyable, and he never tires of it.

It is a fact that Taiwei Zhang Wen was dismissed, what is missing is an imperial decree.The Sangong is an important minister of the country, and he is indispensable for a day, even if he is missing one person, so the ministers who want to be the Sangong must of course walk around to find out what His Majesty means.

According to the usual practice, the Taiwei is the head of the three lords. If there is a vacancy in the position of Taiwei, it will be replaced by Situ, and if Situ is vacant, it will be replaced by Sikong.But there are exceptions, which mainly depends on the meaning of the emperor.The position of Taiwei is indeed the most prominent official position in the Han Dynasty, but it is also the most easily dismissed official position.If the country has good deeds, it is the credit of the emperor. If the country suffers from wars and disasters, it is the fault of the Taiwei. If the Taiwei's official is dismissed, he will apologize to the people of the world.Therefore, Situ Cui Lie was very distressed these days, and he didn't look good when he saw the emperor.Sikong Xu Xiang was very happy, he actively moved around, and went around to recommend the Shaofu Fanling and Dahonglu Cao Song as the three princes.

"Aiqing, I received another great gift today." The emperor said to Jian Shuo who was accompanying him, "Aiqing, guess who it is?"

Jian Shuo shook his head repeatedly.Of course he didn't dare to guess randomly.

"Guang Lu Xun Ding Palace." The emperor tapped on the table lightly, and said, "He sent me a gift of 6000 million yuan through the empress dowager."

Jian Shuo pondered for a while and asked, "What does Your Majesty mean?"

"From what the Empress Dowager said, it seems that she wants him to be a captain."

"Your Majesty, Master Ding is serving as Guang Luxun, and the General has done a lot behind the scenes." Jian Shuo said in a low voice, "At this time, he wants to be a Taiwei, the General's thoughts..." He secretly glanced at the emperor , swallowed back the words that followed.

The emperor waved his hand and said, "Aiqing go on, go on."

"The general wants to take all the power of military affairs in his own hands. His ambition is so great that it is worrying." Jian Shuo said, "Once Ding Gong becomes a captain, he will naturally work hand in hand with the general. Yes, for Master Ding to be Sikong, it is better for Master Situ to take over the position of Taiwei."

The emperor hesitated for a moment and said, "Aiqing, do you think I will return the power of military affairs to the Taiwei?"

Jian Shuo smiled and said, "Your Majesty, because of this, it is most suitable for Lord Situ to be a Taiwei."

The Son of Heaven shook his head and said: "I see that Cui Aiqing is very unhappy these days. I think I will be dismissed from office and go home if I can't be a captain for a few days, so I am in a bad mood. When I talk to him, he is also perfunctory and messy. Say it out of anger. Therefore, I don't want to embarrass him anymore, I plan to let Master Zongzheng Liu Yuliu be the Taiwei."

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Xiaoguan, Shimen, and Muxia were all occupied by Xianbei people overnight.

The next day, Lüri Deduction and Yanliyou reorganized the army a little, and immediately marched towards Gaoping City.After Helian reorganized his army, he also asked to march towards Gaoping City, but was stopped by Tuobafeng.

"Your Majesty, Gaoping City is already an empty city. We rushed there. Except for a bloody battle and the loss of thousands of people, we can't get anything. Let's rest at Muxia Pass for a day." Tuoba Feng said, "According to our According to the news that Qu Yi has three battalions of cavalry from the Han army, at least 4000 of them, it is not that he is incapable of fighting in the first battle, but he suddenly abandoned the pass, which is very strange. We must clarify some situations, otherwise we should not take it lightly action."

"In addition, let Lao Niu and Langtou fight first. We can see how many Han troops are in Gaoping City. If there are too many people, let Lao Niu and the others continue to surround them, and we will go directly to fight against that city. Now There are at least tens of thousands of Han Chinese in the city of Chaona, and if we conquer Chaona, we can get a lot of treasure."

He Lian thought about it, and asked, "How many of Leopard's [-] troops have crossed Liupan Mountain now? Has Leopard reached Gaoping?"

"Judging from Qu Yi's retreat without a fight and the sudden abandonment of the three passes, the leopard may have reached Gaoping." Tuoba Feng said with certainty, "Without the leopard's warrant, Qu Yi would not have dared to order to abandon the three passes without permission." Guan, this is a serious crime in the Han Dynasty to kill the nine clans. Besides, his troops did not suffer much loss, so why is there any reason to withdraw suddenly? If it is true that the leopard ordered to abandon the third pass, then it can be said with certainty that the leopard's brigade None of the people, horses, food and grass have crossed Liupan Mountain."

He Lian nodded expressionlessly and said, "You're right. If it wasn't for the shortage of food and grass and the lack of reinforcements, there would be no reason for the Han army to abandon the three passes." He looked at Tuoba Feng and suddenly smiled, "Leopard You probably didn’t expect us to suddenly appear in Muxia Pass, did you?”

"This is also one of the reasons why he had to withdraw." Tuoba Feng smiled proudly, "He only has more than 2 people in his hands now, if he doesn't escape, the entire army will be wiped out."

"If we guess all of this correctly, then in a few days we will be able to capture Chaona City and approach Liupan Mountain." He Lian said with a smile, "In order to successfully enter Chang'an City, we'd better take Leopard and his tens of thousands of horses were wiped out north of Liupan Mountain."

"Does Your Majesty have any plans?" Tuoba Feng asked slightly surprised.

He Lian spread out the map on the case table, tapped Fanting Mountain with his hand, and said, "This is the only way to cross Liupan Mountain and enter Guanzhong. If we send tens of thousands of people to Fanting Mountain first to block the Han army's The way to retreat, I think, the leopard and his army should be hard to fly, right?"

Tuoba Feng hesitated for a moment, then said: "Your Majesty's solution is not bad, but I'm worried that Leopard will consider his retreat and leave support there in advance."

"You mean, we might be surrounded by leopards instead?"

"Yes." Tuoba Feng persuaded, "We are going deep into the Han territory, and we are not familiar with the terrain, so we should not disperse our actions easily, so as not to be ambushed by the Han people, resulting in a great loss of strength. I think the safest way is to cooperate closely with each other and advance as a whole. Make sure the army is safe."

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