Great Han Empire

Chapter 526 Immediately Shooting the Gun
In October, Chaotianyuan.

General Li Hong led [-] cavalry to Chaotianyuan.

Generals Xu Rong, Qu Yi and Zhao Yun greeted them ten miles away.Li Hong and the generals greeted each other one by one, and they were very happy to see each other.

On the way back to Daying, Li Hong took out a letter from his pocket and handed it to Zhao Yun. Li Hong smiled and said, "When I left Jinyang, someone asked me to bring it to you." Zhao Yun saw the kit After writing a few delicate words, I immediately thought of Cai Yan, and I couldn't help feeling excited.

Big account military discussion.

Yu Peng, a Zhonglang in charge of the Cheqi General's Mansion, first explained the situation in Luoyang and northern Xinjiang to the generals, and then he emphasized the importance of going north to find the main force of Xianbei. Yu Peng said: "Can you hit the main force of the Xianbei people?" It will be directly related to whether our big man can occupy the desert forever, and whether we can ensure the stability of our northern border and the big man's community. Therefore, we must not only fight this battle immediately, but also must hit it with one blow, even if the entire army is wiped out. .”

All the generals looked excited and their blood boiled.

Yin Si, who was engaged in Zhonglang, then gave a detailed explanation and explanation of the northward attack strategy drawn up by the general's mansion.

"This time, Lord General personally commanded [-] cavalry to go north, and General Fenwei commanded [-] infantry to garrison Hanbei County."

"The purpose of this battle is to fight to the death with the main force of Xianbei, and to severely injure the Xianbei people, so we don't care about winning or losing, we just need to fight the Xianbei people. In addition, the expedition is too far away, and the supply and transportation of food, grass and luggage are big problems. Judging from our existing grain and grass reserves, it is only enough for [-] cavalry to go north, and we have to fight quickly." Yin Si said, "We estimate that the main force of the Xianbei people is about [-]. If we have [-] cavalry at the same time Going north, the Xianbei people may not risk a decisive battle with us at the risk of losing troops."

"My lords know that as long as the Xianbei people can drag on until winter, our northward army will retreat, so whether it is a decisive battle now, and when the decisive battle will take the initiative is completely in the hands of the Xianbei people. We are very passive. In order to change this situation , We intend to divide the northward army into two. The front army of 3 people pursued the Xianbei people day and night, and even used their bodies as bait to lure the Xianbei people to turn back for a decisive battle. The rear army followed up with 2 people and supported them with cameras."

"Considering that the soldiers of the iron cavalry battalions suffered losses to varying degrees in the early battles, the general specially recruited some infantry commanders and Xiongnu iron cavalry to supplement them." Yin Si then announced the generals of the army going north.

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The former army consisted of General Li Hong of Cheqi, General Zhao Yun of Zhonglang Li Feng, General Yan Liang of Zhonglang of Huwei, King Liu Ming of Rizhu, and King Loulu of Heiling.

Li Hong led the Chinese Army's Personal Guard Battalion, Fengyun Iron Cavalry Battalion, Black Panther Yi Cong Battalion, Bingcao Battalion, and Scout Battalion each with [-] cavalry.The Chinese Guards Battalion is led by Yan Liang, Zhang Zhen, Machete and Tan Nu, the Fengyun Iron Cavalry Battalion is led by Heng Ji, Hu Zi and Lei Zi, and the Black Panther Yi Cong Battalion is led by Pang De, Hu Ding and Qi Shen.Tian Zhong and Zheng Xin each led a scout battalion from the Cao camp.Zhao Yun led Jiang Wu, Li Su, shot Yingtong, and three battalions of nine thousand riders.Liu Ming and Lou Lu each led five thousand riders.

The rear army consisted of Jianwei General Xu Rong, Zhenwei General Qu Yi, Yangwu Zhonglang General Yan Daren, and Zuoxian King Liu Bao.

Xu Rong commanded the rear army, a battalion of iron cavalry led by the storm, and a scout battalion led by Chen Ming and Ji Wei respectively.Qu Yi led Yang Ming and Xian Yuyin to two battalions of [-] cavalry.Yan Rou led Nie Xiao and Yan Wuwei to two battalions of [-] cavalry.Liu Bao, the virtuous king of Zuo, rode five thousand horses.

Yin Si finally said: "General Yang Lie and Zhang Yan will lead [-] troops to garrison Chaotianyuan, and will be responsible for delivering food and grass to us. The army will go north tomorrow."

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In mid-October, Yanran Mountain, Xianbei Camp.

The Han army finally marched north. This news made the leaders of Xianbei's ministries very excited, but everyone felt uneasy and fearful besides the excitement.This time, can they defeat the Han army like they did 12 years ago?
After Kui Tou, Murong Feng and Mi Jia led their troops to Yanran Mountain, the western Xianbei took on the food and horse feed of nearly 10,000 troops and [-]+ horses. In less than a month, the western Xianbei was almost exhausted. All storage.For this reason, the leaders of large and small tribes in Xianbei in the west complained a lot.Even if this battle is won in the future, Xianbei in the west will be seriously injured, and it will be difficult to recover in a short time.Although Kui Tou and Murong Feng have repeatedly promised them that as long as the Han people are driven out of the desert, not only will they be given the most loot, but even all the territory of Xianbei in the north will be assigned to them, but everyone can see the situation in the desert today. It's over, the promise made by Kui Tou and Murong Feng is nothing but empty talk.However, in the face of Murongfeng and Kuitou who are far stronger than him, Luozhi Dianluoluo can only swallow his anger and send tens of thousands of livestock into the camp.

Now, Lord Xianbei in the west can breathe a long sigh of relief.Kui Tou and Murong Feng were finally leaving, did he follow them back?Am I heading west or north?
During this period of time, Yan Liyou and some leaders of the western Xianbei kept urging him to make peace with the Han people while his strength was still there.By making peace with the Han people, the large and small tribes of Xianbei in the west will break away from the Xianbei country, and they will be able to have both sides.The Han people won, and they are heroes. Not only can they become the king, but they can also get rewards from the Han people. When Murong Feng calls in the future, they can also get the help of the Han people.If Kuitou and Murongfeng win, their strength is still there, but their strength is already dying. At that time, they can dominate the desert by going forward, and divide the desert equally with Kuitou and Murongfeng when they retreat, there is no need to look at their faces.

How can you miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity?Even if we help Kui Tou and Murong Feng win this battle, what can we gain?At most, it is just a territory of Xianbei in the north.But that place was originally ours. A few years ago, Murongfeng and Tuobafeng jointly designed and poached that place from our western Xianbei. Have you forgotten?And the fact that your son and the 10,000 Western Xianbei warriors were killed in Dayan Mountain by Murong Feng's design, have you also forgotten?The Han Chinese were defeated, and [-]+ tribesmen and millions of livestock were taken away by them. What do we want that barren place for?Do you want to defend Kui Tou and Murong Feng against the Han Chinese attack?Tuoba Feng just died in Changyun Mountain, you want to repeat the same mistakes?

Yanliyou came again, and he said loudly: "Sir, will you take us west, or follow Kuitou north?" Luo Zhilian Luoluo hesitated.

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The Han people's attack on the desert this time is different from the past.In the past, the Han people attacked the desert just like the Hu people invaded the Han people, burning, killing and looting, with the main purpose of annihilating and severely injuring the Hu people, but this time the Han people were uncharacteristically, with the main purpose of occupying the desert, which was unexpected by all Xianbei leaders. Everyone including Murong Feng was surprised and frustrated.After receiving all kinds of news from the southern part of the desert, he stayed in his big tent for several days thinking hard about the countermeasures, but in the end he could only sigh deeply, unable to do anything.

The Han established Qianman as king, the Han pacified the tribes of Xianbei, the Han established Hanbei County in the desert, the Han moved northward and the Hu people of various ethnic groups reentered the desert, and the Han divided up the kings of the Hu tribe. These methods of the Han gradually controlled the desert, and at the same time It also pushed the Xianbei people to a desperate situation step by step.If the Han people and the Hu people of various ethnic groups are allowed to gain a firm foothold in the southern part of the desert, and the Han people are allowed to unite with the Hu people of various ethnic groups to dominate the desert, the Xianbei people will not only lose their territory and perish their country, but also face the scourge of extermination.The Huns were wiped out by themselves, is it possible that they will be wiped out by the Han again in a blink of an eye?

When Kuitou convened the chiefs of the tribes to discuss matters, everyone had a consensus that if the Han army could not be defeated before winter, then next year, after the Han people and Hu people of all ethnic groups gained a firm foothold in the newly-built Hanbei County, what happened next? It was not the Xianbei who launched a counterattack to attack Hanbei County, but the Hu people of all ethnic groups in Hanbei County attacked Xianbei in the east, middle and west.How could the Xiongnu, Qiang and Karasuma people let go of the Xianbei people who have come to an end for the sake of pastures, cattle and sheep, and bloodbath for decades or even hundreds of years?
Murongfeng changed his original strategy of withdrawing to Langjuxu Mountain. He advocated staying in Yanran Mountain and waiting for an opportunity to attack, so as to do his best to defeat the main force of the Han army before winter came.For the survival of the Xianbei people, they had to fight to the death.At this time, the news came that the Han army had taken the initiative to go north, and Murong Feng was overjoyed, and immediately ordered the army to be ready to withdraw northward at any time, and he wanted to lure the Han army to the place of death step by step.

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Murong Feng explained his strategy to the chiefs in detail, and then asked: "My lord, my lords, what else do you want me to explain again?"

Kui Tou shook his head and said loudly: "Everything is subject to the arrangement of the Marshal."

Luozhi Yanluoluo hesitated for a moment, and said: "After this battle is over, one can imagine the great loss. At present, the Huns, Karasuma and Qiang are in the southern part of the desert. Our strength is greatly damaged. How will we drive them away in the future? ? I think the most important thing is to preserve our strength now, and there will be a chance to make a comeback in the future." He looked at Murong Feng and asked, "Why can't we make peace with the Han people? Leopard used to be your subordinate and lived with you If you come forward to make peace with him, you will surely succeed. Why do you have to do this? Even if we killed Leopard, Xu Rong, Liu Bao, and wiped out his [-] cavalry, the Han people There are also Xian Yufu, Zhang Yan, a hundred thousand troops and tens of thousands of Hu tribes, we still can't retake the southern part of the desert, we can't drive away the Han people, I really don't understand, why do you have to fight the leopards to the death?"

Yan Liyou was taken aback, and lightly poked Luozhi Dian Luoluo's back, signaling him to stop talking.Openly talking about peace talks on this occasion is not just asking for trouble, asking for trouble.

Kuitou's face suddenly pulled down.The Han people supported Qianman as the king of Xianbei. If they negotiated peace, they would kill themselves first.When Luo Zhilianluoluo said this, he obviously didn't take himself seriously, but now that Luozhi Lianluoluo had an army in his hands, his strength was far stronger than his own, and he didn't have the confidence to play awe-inspiring.Kuitou snorted coldly, expressing the extreme anger in his heart.

Murong Feng looked up at Yan Liyou.Yan Liyou felt guilty, shrunk his head, and lowered his head.Murong Feng smiled slightly, and said to Luozhi Dianluoluo: "The Xianbei Kingdom declined so quickly, in addition to our failure in strategy, the more important thing is that the Great Han Kingdom has a strong general. Leopard led the army to defend the northern border, and his men can There are many good fighters, this is the incomparable advantage of the Han Dynasty, and we Xianbei people can't compete at all. If there is only one leopard in the northern border, we are absolutely sure to kill him, but it is a pity that there are a group of leopards in the northern border."

"Does it mean that there are a group of leopards in northern Xinjiang, and we cannot defeat them?" Murong Feng shook his hand, "No, among this group of leopards, Li Hong and the Hu tribe cavalry who followed him are the most powerful, as long as we kill them, no matter what Whether it is the Han army in northern Xinjiang, or the Hu people of all ethnic groups stationed in the desert, they will lose their support and protection. For example, Liu Bao. Why did Liu Bao become the Zuo Xianwang of Shan Yuting? That is because of the existence of leopards. Leopards are dead , Northern Xinjiang has lost its greatest support, can Liu Bao continue to be his Zuo Xianwang? I am afraid that Shan Yuting's people will kill him soon. As for the Qiang people and Karasuma people, they are weak and do not need us If you drive them away, you will flee the desert. Another example is Zhang Yan. Zhang Yan is the leader of the Yellow Turban Army, and all the [-] infantry troops in the northern border are his people. Brought out the Great Wall. If the leopard died, would the emperor of Han allow Zhang Yan and his Yellow Turban soldiers to return to the south of the Great Wall? Of course not, unless the emperor and his ministers are idiots."

"There is still one of the most terrifying crises in northern Xinjiang. The reason why the Leopards launched an expedition this time when the Great Han Kingdom was in crisis and its national strength was weakening was to solve this crisis." Murong Feng said, "What is this crisis? It is the migration in the past two years. Millions of disaster victims in northern Xinjiang and the beginning of farming. Disaster victims and farming are the biggest crisis in northern Xinjiang. As long as the leopard dies, these two crises will immediately turn into disasters in northern Xinjiang. That is to say, northern Xinjiang will fall into During the massive rebellion, the Han army was forced to abandon the already occupied desert and retreat back to the border counties. The Han army retreated, would the Huns, Qiang and Karasuma dare to stay in the desert?"

Murong Feng paced slowly in the big tent with his hands behind his back, with a calm demeanor and a calm demeanor.

"You may think that we may not be able to kill the leopard. As long as the leopard is not dead, the Han army will not withdraw from the desert. We are still facing a huge crisis." Murong Feng laughed, "This is probably the biggest worry in your heart. Don't you have the confidence that you can kill the leopard? Yes, I am the same as you, and I don't have the confidence, but I know that as long as we defeat the leopard, the Han army will definitely retreat."

"As early as May of this year, the emperor of the Han Kingdom died." Murong Feng said, "It is precisely because of the death of the emperor that we made a mistake in our judgment. We think that the Han people will not continue to attack the desert. , As a result, we were caught off guard by the leopards, and within ten days the Han army occupied the entire southern part of the desert."

"Recently, I received another news that a coup took place in Luoyang of the Han Kingdom. The queen mother, general, many ministers, and all the eunuchs in the palace killed each other. They all died. Later, even the emperor changed. One." Murong Feng waved his hand, "Then Leopard led his army northward to attack us. What does this mean? It means that the political situation in the Han Dynasty is in turmoil, and it means that the Han army's food and grass supply is about to have problems. Leopard is in a hurry. We must severely damage our iron cavalry, create a shocking victory to stabilize the chaotic Luoyang and the panic-stricken people, and at the same time let the Han army gain a foothold in the southern part of the desert, so as to give them enough time to resolve the crisis in northern Xinjiang."

Murong Feng stood in the middle of the big tent and looked around the crowd, looking at the faces full of surprises, he continued: "You may doubt whether this news is true? Let me tell you that this news is absolutely accurate. This is the big man who supplied me with armaments Sent by merchants. If there is no war in northern Xinjiang, how will these merchants make money? In order to make money, these merchants not only sell armaments to the Han army, but also sell armaments to us. He hopes that we will continue to fight so that he can continue to make money. "

Murong Feng looked at Luozhi Zanluoluo, and said with a smile: "You may think that since the situation is so good, it is even more necessary not to fight this battle. We can retreat all the way to Beihai, and wait until the Han army is short of food and retreat by ourselves." Before I go out, then I want to ask you, if the Great Han Kingdom recovers quickly, and the disaster victims in northern Xinjiang and the crisis of farming are resolved, will Leopard and his cavalry go north again? Although Leopard’s expedition has almost emptied The Great Han Kingdom, but the Great Han Kingdom is so big and has such a large population, it will recover in a few years, but what about us? Can we do it?"

"So we have to take advantage of this opportunity and do our best to make the leopard and his cavalry completely disappear in northern Xinjiang. Without the leopard and the leopard's cavalry, the desert can at least get ten years of recovery time." Murong Feng said a little excitedly , "We must do whatever it takes, regardless of whether we win or lose, we must kill the leopard and the leopard's iron cavalry. We are not for today's battle, we are for the future of Xianbei and Xianbei. Even if the leopard cannot be killed by us, but his There must be very few iron cavalry left, even if he finally defeats us, he will be defeated. A leopard without iron cavalry is not a leopard, but a wolf at the mercy of others."

"After this battle, we spread the news of Leopard's defeat as quickly as possible in the desert and in the Han Dynasty. At that time, people were panicked and the army's morale was scattered. What would happen to the Hu people of various ethnic groups who moved into the desert and the victims of the disaster in northern Xinjiang? What will the emperor of the Han Dynasty and the ministers in the court do? Needless to say, you can also imagine that a leopard without iron cavalry cannot gain a foothold in the desert. He can only retreat, and once he withdraws, he can never turn back."

Murong Feng suddenly raised his hands and roared, "Tell me, can we defeat the leopards and drive away the Han people?"

The leaders of the Xianbei tribes looked excited and raised their arms and shouted wildly: "Kill the leopard..."

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Li Hong and Tian Zhong stood side by side on the hill, looking at the lofty mountains in the distance.

"Go forward for dozens of miles, and you will see the snow-capped mountain top." Tian Zhong said happily, braving his gray goatee, "I haven't been here for many years, and I came back to revisit the old place before I died. That's great."

"Old man, since I can bring you out, I can definitely bring you back." Li Hong laughed.

"No, no..." Tian Zhong shook his hand and smiled, "As long as I can hit the sunset, I will die in peace. I am already 68, so I don't need to worry so much about my death."

Li Hong looked at Tian Zhong's gray hair and felt sad.At my old man's age, will I continue to fight on the battlefield like my old man?
When Jin Xueyuan dispatched all the troops to go northward, Xian Yufu and many generals strongly opposed Li Hong's expedition to the north with Tian Zhong.Li Hong said, when I was in Lulongsai, I promised my old man that as long as there is a chance in the future, I will definitely take him back to the Sunset Plain and bring back all the remains of the Han soldiers who were abandoned on the Sunset Plain to their homeland.This is my promise and the wish of the old man in this life. I must take him north.

Xian Yufu and Yushi didn't persuade him any more.Yang Feng said, my lord, this time going north, wherever the army goes, there will be fierce battles. The old man's life as a soldier should have a happy ending. Why do you have to let him be buried in the depths of the desert?Li Hong was silent for a long while, then slowly said, the old man was a soldier all his life, and finally died in battle, shrouded in horse leather, it might not be a happy ending.Yang Feng was very angry, and walked out of the account with her hands up.Outside the big tent, Yang Feng saw Tian Zhong, who was already full of white hair, with tears in his eyes, a straight and thin body, striding towards his horse.At this moment, Yang Feng suddenly knew that the distant sunset was the final destination of this veteran, and tears immediately moistened his eyes.

"Before Master Tian Jingtian died, he never forgot his comrades in the Sunset Plain, until the moment of his death, he was still talking about the Sunset Plain, the Sunset Plain..." Tian Zhong sighed, "It has been 12 years, and we finally came back. "

Li Hong put his arms around Tian Zhong's thin shoulders, and said in a low voice, "Hurry up, we'll be there soon, we'll be at the Sunset Plain soon."

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A long arrow pierced Yan Liyou's heart, but did not take his life immediately.He suffered so much and struggled to hold on until at the moment of dying, he finally heard that familiar voice and those huge palms.

"Since you can't persuade Luozhi Lianluoluo, you should come to Chaotianyuan to find me." Xu Rong said guiltily, "I thought you gave up your brother and clansman, but I didn't expect..."

Yan Liyou's face was ashen ashes, she tried her best to open her eyes wide and looked at the blue sky, and said intermittently: "You promise...you will..."

"I promise you, your son You Qi will be the wild wolf king of Xianbei in the west." Xu Rong said loudly.

There was a hint of excitement in Yan Liyou's eyes, "There are hundreds of thousands of livestock in the Feixing Valley on the Luqu River (now the Kherlen River, the lower reaches of which is now Heilongjiang) at the eastern foot of Langjuxu Mountain. After leaving Flying Star Valley, Murong Feng will die."

Yan Liyou died, and before he died, his eyes were wide open with hatred.

Li Hong and Xu Rong stood next to his body, one on the left and the other on the right, silently silent.

"Why did Murong Feng set up such a plan?" Xu Rong frowned and said, "Could it be..."

"The commander-in-chief wants to fight us decisively." Li Hong said, "I'll go to Flying Star Valley first, and you go straight to the setting sun, and see who wins."

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(End of this chapter)