Great Han Empire

Chapter 295
The black panther hissed a few times, and slowly stopped his vigorous body.

Li Hong threw the spear in his hand to the ground, slid under the horse with difficulty, and lay down on the ground.He was so tired, he led the cavalry to attack and slash non-stop, and his whole body was sore and painful as if he had fallen apart.The several wounds on his body had not stopped bleeding due to the violent struggle, and the oozing blood had already stained the armor red.

Due to the frantic attack of the Xianbei people, the natural barrier of Mount Fanting has been lost.The Han army paid the price of nearly ten thousand people, and finally lasted until the fourth day.Li Hong was so worried that he waited day and night for news from Xian Yufu.

"My lord, would you like some water?" Pound walked up to Li Hong with a cowhide bag filled with water, and called out in a low voice.

Li Hong opened his eyes and sat up slowly.The loose long hair stuck to his face strand by strand because it was stained with blood. Li Hong randomly gathered his hair together to reveal his resolute face.

"Did you drink?"

"Sir, should you drink first?" Pound said as he handed over the water bag.

Li Hong shook his head, "You drink first, then give it to me when you're done." He turned his head to look at the righteous soldiers lying all around, and asked very tiredly, "Did you see Mr. Zheng?"

Pang De raised his head and drank a few sips of water, wiped the blood from his beard stubble, looked around, and forced a smile: "Master Zheng didn't come, which means Mr. Xianyu still has no news."

Li Hong sighed, took the water bag, and looked at the mountains in the distance with a heavy heart.

If this kind of tragic blocking battle continues, the casualties of soldiers will increase. In addition, the stock of food, grass and weapons will become less and less. Once they are exhausted, the army will be weak and unable to support. If you don't withdraw, you have to withdraw.

Haven't Yan Liang's [-] Jizhou troops arrived at Linjing yet?

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Li Hong heard Zheng Xin's voice in a daze, he was startled suddenly, and opened his eyes.

"Shouyan, is there any news about Yuxing?"

Zheng Xin was standing in the distance chatting with Pang De.He hurried to Li Hong, shook his head and said: "There is no news from Mr. Xian Yu, it is the imperial edict that has arrived."

Li Hong got up from the ground and asked with a smile, "What did your Majesty say? Agree to abandon Liupan Mountain?"

"Your Majesty ordered us to stick to Liupan Mountain. Your Majesty said that if a Xianbei person is spared, all officers above the Sima rank will be executed!"

Li Hong seemed to know about it a long time ago, and he didn't look surprised at all.He patted the ashes on his body with a horsewhip, and said without hesitation, "The general is away, and the king's order is not acceptable, so don't listen to him."

"Keep the imperial decree well, and don't leak this news." Li Hong approached Zheng Xin with a smile, and whispered, "If anyone asks about the imperial decree, you should say that His Majesty rewarded the army."

Zheng Xinxin nodded understandingly, and said with a smile: "What do people in the imperial court know? If they have the ability, tell them to come and beat the Xianbei people."

"Did you send someone to ask Yu to go?" Li Hong asked, "His army hasn't arrived yet?"

"It should be here." Zheng Xin comforted Li Hong and said, "Master Xianyu needs time to prepare, he acts safely and will not delay the military plane."

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At dusk, the setting sun is like blood.

Helian convened the leaders of various ministries to discuss the matter of marching into Chang'an.

"Because of our fierce attack day and night and continuous rush, Fanting Mountain has now been completely occupied." He Lian said happily, "The gate of Guanzhong has been completely opened by us."

Tuoba Feng glanced at him, cupped his hands and congratulated: "Your Majesty is resolute and decisive, commanding well, and employing troops like a god, which is really admirable. Now that Chang'an City is just around the corner, Your Majesty will make unrivaled feats and make great achievements for thousands of years."

Law Ri Deduction and Yan Li You looked at Tuoba Feng, their eyes were full of sarcasm.Although the two of them didn't think so, they had to say a few flattering words after Tuoba Feng.

He Lian's heart became more and more comfortable and energetic.

"After the Han army withdraws from Fanting Mountain, there is no danger to defend. It will be a matter of time before they retreat." He Lian pointed to the map and said, "We followed the Han army all the way down the Jing River until we reached Boluo Valley."

"If the Han army wants to ambush us, this is the best place." He Lian said, "Out of Boluo Valley, we can rush down to Guanzhong."

He Lian looked up at a few people, and said with a smile: "I invite you here just to discuss how to use Boluogu to wipe out the leopard army."

"Your Majesty, are you sure that the leopards will ambush us in Boluo Valley?" Yan Liyou asked suspiciously while rubbing his bald head habitually, "We have already defeated more than 1 of their 6 troops , There are more than 2 infantry in the remaining army of less than [-]. Under such a disadvantageous situation, he is too slow to retreat, and will stop and ambush us? Is the king thinking too much?"

"My lord, I think the leopards will retreat directly to Guanzhong." Mu Gaiting also said, "His strength is too different from ours. Once he is surrounded by us, he will either be wiped out or suffer heavy losses. His army is finished. What about Chang'an City? Don't need soldiers to defend it?"

"Judging from the current strength of the Han army blocking us, the Leopard's army has basically arrived at Mount Fanting." Lu Ri deduced and said with a smile, "Yesterday, we saw the battle flags of Xian Yufu and Xu Rong, that is to say, they The three lieutenants under him are all here now, and Leopard only has so many troops." He pointed to Boluo Valley on the map, "If Leopard wants to ambush us here, it must at least concentrate several times as many troops as me, otherwise, what will he do to fight us?" Us? But does Han now have hundreds of thousands of troops? Are there any leopards?"

"I think Your Majesty's guess is very reasonable." Tuoba Feng retorted everyone: "You only considered the disparity in the strength of the two sides, but you didn't think that we would not be able to march at the same time in Liupan Mountain. Everyone must have the first and the second. If the leopard Attack one of us with 6 people and he will win."

Lv Ri deduced with a sneer: "If you don't save yourself, the first one will of course be wiped out."

Tuoba Feng laughed angrily, pointed at Lv Ri and deduced, "You must be the one who dies."

He Lian saw that the two men were tense, and quickly reached out to stop him: "Okay, okay, we are about to break into Chang'an City, what we need most at this time is to work together. I don't think you all want to return empty-handed." Bar?"

After He Lian motioned for the two to sit down, he continued, "Actually, there is not only the issue of marching order, but also the issue of rations. Because the leopard burned down Guandai Mountain, we had to take a detour to Mount Fanting. The army is coming, but our livestock are still stranded in the Guandai Mountain area, unable to follow up for a long time."

"We can't go to Chang'an with dry food." He Lian said with a smile, "On the other hand, we must rush to Chang'an City as quickly as possible, so as not to let the Han people get the news of the fall of Liupan Mountain and send Luoyang North The army supports Guanzhong. So I plan to wait for some of the livestock to arrive, and then immediately set off part of the army.”

He Lian looked at the crowd, shook his head helplessly and said, "This is something we can't do anything about. The leopard's fire made us feel very uncomfortable. Therefore, I have to consider that the leopard has another purpose for burning the crown belt mountain."

"Your Majesty thinks that the reason why the leopards set fire to the crown belt mountain is to widen the distance between our tribes so that they can ambush us in Boluo Valley?" Yan Li You asked with a smile, everyone could see the sarcasm in his eyes.

"I just guessed that the leopard might ambush us in Boluo Valley." He Lian didn't take it seriously, and explained, "In order to prevent the leopard from attacking us, of course I have to make preparations in advance."

"Your Majesty must have a countermeasure?" Lu Ri deduced with a smile, "Your Majesty, let's arrange it directly, we will listen to your Majesty."

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He Lian planned to rush to Boluo Valley first with 3 people as the front army.If the leopard's army did have an ambush in Boluogu, [-] cavalry could deal with the [-] army of the Han army, which could last for a long time.

The Chinese army, which followed the former army, also had 3 people.After the Chinese army received the front army's request for help, they immediately rushed to Boluo Valley, trying to hold back the leopard's army, preferably encircling it.

After receiving the news, the 3 troops of the rear army advanced quickly and rushed to Boluo Valley as quickly as possible to participate in the battle to encircle and wipe out the leopards.

There are still 1 people who have to stay at Sanguan and Fanting Mountain. This is the way for the army to retreat, and there must be no mistakes.

After several battles in Lingzhou, Fuping, Sanguan and Fanting Mountain, the Xianbei people have lost 2 people, and only 10 people can be deployed.

As soon as He Lian finished speaking, Xu Gui, a native of the Eastern Qiang, offered to stay at Sanguan and Fanting Mountain. He said that he would stay north of Liupan Mountain and not go to Chang'an.He Lian was very strange and asked, "If you don't go, you will suffer a lot. Do you want to return empty-handed?"

Lv Ri deduced and taunted: "He said when he was in Gaoping City that he would not go to the south of Liupan Mountain. He said that leopards would eat him."

Yan Liyou said with a smile: "It's better not to go, it's better not to go, if he doesn't go, we can share more property, haha..."

Tuobafeng also cursed with a smile, "You are so timid, why do you always attack the Han Kingdom?"

Xu Gui remained expressionless and didn't say a word, letting them tease and joke.

"The former army from..."

"Of course it's the king." Tuoba Feng smiled immediately without waiting for Lian to speak, "These important tasks belong to the king. After the king defeated the leopard, he took the lead and led the army straight to Chang'an, accomplishing great achievements for thousands of years."

Helian hesitated for a moment.He didn't want to take the risk himself, this kind of thing should be led by strong fighters like Lu Ri Deduction and Yan Li You.These two tribes owed a lot of property to Danhan Mountain King's Court, and he had already canceled these debts for this trip to the south.There is no need to repay the debt, so we should contribute more to the war.However, Tuoba Feng's words made it difficult for him to make such an arrangement. He is a king, and he cannot let his subordinates think that he is timid and dare not charge forward.

He Lian looked at Tuoba Feng, feeling very dissatisfied.It's fine if you don't want to take the lead, why push me to the front?What exactly does Tuoba Feng mean?Does he want to...

"Okay, then I will personally lead the army to Boluo Valley first." He Lian smiled casually, then turned to look at Mu Gaiting, "Will King Jiuyuan come with me?"

Mu Gaiting glanced at Xu Gui with disdain, and said loudly: "I want to see how the leopard eats me. Well, I will follow the king as the former army."

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Boluo Valley is located at the eastern foot of Liupan Mountain, upstream of Jingshui River, more than 100 miles away from Fanting Mountain.

He Lian and his army stopped outside the valley, anxiously waiting for news from the scouts.

Taking advantage of the dark night, the Han army suddenly withdrew from the battlefield, and its speed caught the Xianbei people by surprise.Without hesitation, He Lian led 3 people to chase after him first.

The scouts came back on horseback one after another, but none of them found any trace of the Han army.

"Send more people, explore again, and expand the search area to eight miles away, and don't miss every mountain forest in Boluo Valley." He Lian thought for a while, then waved and said: "Everyone returns with horns to buy time. , quick, quick..."

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Mu Gaiting patted his horse and walked to He Lian's side, and said with a smile: "It seems that the king is indeed worrying too much. Seeing that he is invincible, the leopard has already fled away."

"You think so too?" He Lian asked with a smile as he gently sat down on the mane of the war horse.

"Your Majesty, Leopard led his troops to stop the attack on Fanting Mountain. He fought with us for every inch of land. This is not fake. His soldiers suffered heavy casualties, which is obvious to all." Mu Gaiting said, "If he wants to lure Enemy, if you want to ambush us in Boluo Valley, do you need to fight us like this? It would be more beneficial for the leopard to withdraw to Boluo Valley earlier? In my opinion, he has no way to continue to hold Fanting Mountain, so he has to withdraw gone."

"He still has 6 to [-] people, so he can definitely continue to hold on for a while." He Lian said, "He must have a reputation for withdrawing so suddenly."

"Your Majesty is too careful." Mu Gaiting said with a smile, "Look at the camp of the Han army, there are disembowelled war horses everywhere, it can be seen that they have run out of food, so they have to withdraw. In addition, if the Han army is short of food and grass, Then the weapons of the Han army must not be replenished. This kind of blocking battle consumes a lot of weapons, especially long arrows, how can we persist without weapons?"

He Lian thought for a while, and felt that what Mu Gaiting said was reasonable, but he was vaguely uneasy.Leopard still has 6 to [-] people, and the cavalry is still intact. Will he give up easily?Judging from Leopard's past record, he is a genius in dangerous warfare, and he should fight back, but he is not in Boluo Valley, where will he fight back?

"It's better to be more cautious." He Lian said cautiously, "As long as we leave the Boluo Valley, we can jump on the horse and go all the way to Chang'an City without hindrance, so we should be careful at this time."

Mu Gaiting smiled helplessly and shook his head disapprovingly.

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Lei Zhong sat on the grass, whispering to several new comrades around.

Yan Rou's battalion was finally finished, and the remaining 300 people reorganized into a garrison and joined Xian Yuyin's army. The army commander who directly led them was Xiaolan.

Lei Zhong retreated with the infantry army all the way. After running the mountain road for more than 100 miles, he did not enter Boluo Valley and continue to retreat southward, but turned a corner and went up Shengtou Mountain.Lei Zhong was very surprised, why didn't the army retreat to Linjing City to defend it, and why did they run to this barren mountain?Could it be that the Xianbei people had already chased them, and everyone had no time to escape and had to hide on the mountain?
Lei Zhong didn't think about things he couldn't understand, he just followed along, as long as he had food to eat.He has never liked to use his brain, and he is even less willing to talk about asking around. He is used to this kind of life of being content with the situation and getting by.He doesn't know whether he can see the sun tomorrow, so he never thinks about the future, he thinks he just needs to live today's life well.Of course, it would be even better if he could eat enough, and he would be satisfied.

In the past few years, he has fought with different people, and what he feels most deeply is walking, walking many different paths, endless paths, and sometimes he wonders, if he keeps walking like this year after year, will he take Have you traveled all over the mountains and rivers of the Han Kingdom?Then he vetoed his ridiculous idea.He will die soon, he will fall down in any corner anytime, anywhere like thousands of comrades in arms around him, he cannot live to a certain day.

"Is Master Sima 20 years old?"

Lei Zhong shook his head and said with a smile: "No, right? I heard that he was a scout in the past, just like Lord Leopard. He also participated in the Battle of Lulong Sai and was a warrior."

"It's good to follow Lord Leopard. You're an army commander at such a young age." A soldier said enviously, "Lei Zhong, you've been fighting for four or five years. Why aren't you even a senior?"

Lei Zhong grinned, but he didn't speak, his expression was gloomy.

He also thought about this problem before, and he was also aggrieved when he saw other people being promoted, but since he experienced too many deaths and buried hundreds of comrades-in-arms with his own hands, he never thought about this problem again. Just want to live.

Look now, how many of the soldiers who walked into the barracks with him are still alive?Whether they were promoted or not, whether they were jealous of him or those who were close to him, they were all lying in the cold ground and turned into a pile of bones, and many people even had no bones left.He was able to survive, and to be able to live until now, not only luck, but also great happiness. In his eyes, all other things, like the cold wind in the mountains, have no meaning.

"Lei Zhong, why do you think we ran up the mountain?" A soldier patted Lei Zhong on the shoulder and asked in a low voice, "Are we going to ambush the Xianbei people?"

"How is it possible, with only our few troops?" Another soldier snorted, "Didn't you see Lord Leopard leading the cavalry away?"

"This is the matter of the superiors, what are we worrying about?" Lei Chong smiled and lay down on the ground, stretched long, "Go to sleep, go to sleep, one more day is a day."

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(End of this chapter)