Great Han Empire

Chapter 60 Yanzhao Fengyun
Two days later, the troops arrived at Feiyun Mountain.It is fifty miles away from Baoqiu River.After crossing the Baoqiu River and going northeast for 150 miles, you will find Yuyang City.

"Brother Yuxing, why haven't you seen the reinforcements you mentioned? According to the calculation of the distance, they should have arrived before us." Li Hong looked at the mountain that was gradually turning green, and said worriedly.

Xian Yufu didn't make a sound.He didn't know why the reinforcements hadn't reached Feiyun Mountain yet.This is the rendezvous place that he and Yan Rou had agreed to meet at the beginning.

"Is that Guangyang County soldier Cao Shushi Yanrou you mentioned very powerful?"

"Yan Rou, Yan Ziyu, like me, is from Yuyang. Both of his parents died when he was young, and he joined a caravan with a few neighbors to make a living on the grassland. He is very familiar with Wuwan people, Xianbei people, and Huns. Yan Ziyu is good at martial arts, he is good at riding and archery, he can shoot the bow left and right, and the arrow is perfect. He is righteous, trustworthy, robs the rich and helps the poor, he is a hero, and people on the grassland call him Huoshaoyun."

"Why is it called Huoshaoyun?" Li Hong asked strangely.

"Yan Rou likes to wear a fiery red cloak. On the grassland, he brings his brothers to and fro like clouds, so he has such a nickname."

Li Hong suddenly realized and nodded, then turned around and asked Lei Zi who was standing beside him:
"Do you know this Huoshaoyun?"

"In northern Xinjiang, he is as famous as Hu Zi. He has dozens of people under his command. A few years ago, I heard that he suddenly stopped being a horse thief and took his brothers back to the Han Kingdom to make a living. It turned out that he was an official of the Han Kingdom. .”

"Does Beard know him?"

"I don't know. Caravans generally don't know each other, and they each do their own thing."

Li Hong laughed: "I really want to see him right away."

Yan Rou is indeed a hero.Tall and burly, a little taller than Li Hong, with a sharp-edged, resolute face, and a pair of deep eyes shining with wit and ferocity.Maybe it's because he has been in the rivers and lakes since he was a child, he is obviously more vicissitudes and maturity than his peers.

Li Hong and him hit it off right away, cherished each other, and became acquainted immediately.Compared with Xian Yufu, Yan Rou's personality is bright and forthright, rough and uninhibited.Xian Yufu seemed restrained and stable, much more polite.

"Lucheng and Yongnu's reinforcements were assembled too slowly, and there are so many infantry, it's really impossible to get up quickly." After meeting Yan Rou and Li Hong, they immediately explained the reason for their late arrival.

"How many troops did Brother Ziyu bring?" Li Hong asked anxiously.

"Guangyang County has six hundred cavalry. There are two hundred cavalry in Lucheng and Yongnu. The infantry in the three places add up to 1000." Yan Rou immediately called over the county captains Dou Qiao and Zhang Xun who led the troops in the two cities.Seeing that the rumored leopard was smaller than Yan Rou, the two had unbelievable expressions on their faces.

"It's not as powerful as your Youbeiping County. You have two thousand cavalry in one move. It's amazing." Yan Rou said with a smile.

Li Hong smiled wryly, "Why are there so few?"

"The masters of counties and states in various places do not believe that Yuyang City can be defended, so they put their main forces on defending their respective cities. According to the usual practice, after the troops of the Hu people went deep into the interior, they were worried that the supplies of the troops would not be able to keep up. , generally stay in the interior for a relatively short time. Once they are blocked from attacking the city, they will plunder the countryside near the city and then withdraw. Therefore, the adults everywhere are not very active in sending troops to support." Xian Yu Assistant explained in a low voice.

"Aren't the people in the countryside not the people of the big men?" Li Hong said angrily, "Without them growing food and weaving cloth, the people in the city would have starved to death and frozen to death."

"People, think about how to cross the river and fight, don't get angry like this. The people in Yuyang City are still waiting for soldiers to be rescued." Xian Yufu immediately persuaded in a low voice.

Li Hong kicked the weeds on the ground angrily, and shouted loudly: "Let's go to Baoqiu River."

Zheng Xin's scouts returned one after another.The news brought back was not good.

Murong Ji's army stormed the south gate of Yuyang City.Xiong Ba's troops have reached the east gate of Yuyang City and are launching an attack.After Lie Kuangfeng led an army of five thousand to Guangping, he had left the city and was heading towards Yuyang along the Baoqiu River.

The [-] defenders in the city, under the leadership of Liu Yu, the governor of Yuyang, He Yi, the prefect of Yuyang, and Tian Kai, the captain, defended the city to the death.Both sides suffered relatively large losses.

The enemy's scouts are densely packed along the banks of the Baoqiu River, and it is almost impossible to cross the river quietly.

Due to the authorization of Liu Yu, the governor, Li Hong, the military commander, took full command of this army of more than 4000 people.During the march of the troops, Li Hong took Yan Rou's [-] cavalry as the prelude, Xian Yufu's [-] cavalry plus the [-] cavalry of Lucheng in Yongnu city, and the [-] cavalry as the back song.Taking Li Song as the military marquis, Dou Qiao and Zhang Xun as the left and right camps, led a thousand infantry to follow the cavalry.

Zheng Xin came on a flying horse.

"My lord, according to this, there is a place within twenty miles that is suitable for troops to cross the river. The terrain there is relatively hidden, and the water flow is slow, but the river surface is slightly wider. But the enemy's scouts keep a close eye on it, and it is impossible to cross the river secretly."

Li Hong nodded, and then shouted to the messenger: "Bring Uncle Chang Jing here."

Yan Rou looked at Tian Zhong, her eyes widened.There are still such old soldiers in Li Hong's army.Xian Yufu hurriedly explained to him in a low voice.Yan Rou put away her contempt, and admiration for Tian Zhong flashed in her eyes.

"Old man, have you found the boat to cross the river?" Li Hong said with a smile.

"My lord, please don't worry. There are ships, but the number is too small. There are so many troops, it will take at least a day." Tian Zhong said very cautiously.

"For such a long time to cross the river, we will definitely show our signs. It may be difficult to make a surprise attack." Xian Yufu said to Li Hong.

"We can first send two to three hundred soldiers to attack the enemy's scouts along the river bank and eliminate their hidden troubles." Yan Rou suggested from the side.

Li Hong didn't say anything.He took out the map from his pocket, looked at it again and again, then pointed to a place on the map and asked Zheng Dao beside him: "Shouyan (Zheng Xin's word), is there a ferry here?"

"Yes. This place is sixty miles away from Yuyang City. Hu people pay great attention to this place."

"Invite the Li army to come. Order the troops to enter the mountains and garrison to rest. The old man prepares the boats, and we will cross the river tomorrow. The scout team will immediately disperse and wipe out the enemies within twenty miles." Li Hong immediately issued orders one after another.

Li Song Fei rushed over.

"Brother Chang Yi, immediately lead your troops to this ferry overnight." Li Hong pointed to the map and said, "When you get there, build up your momentum, set up more tents, and actively make a gesture of preparing to cross the river to attract the enemy. The attention of the scouts. As soon as the enemy's scouts converge on you, the main force will start to cross the river from here."

Li Song nodded again and again.

Xian Yufu said in admiration: "My lord's strategy of diverting the tiger away from the mountain is really clever. The nearby enemies will be lured away from this area by the troops of Li Junhou. This is much easier than sending troops to search and kill them."

"The rescue of Yuyang City mainly relies on cavalry sneak attacks, and infantry is temporarily useless. However, if infantry participates in crossing the river, it will take longer to cross the river, which will seriously affect the speed and concealment of the troops. So I want to They went to lure the enemy, paralyze the enemy, divert the enemy's attention, and cover the large army to cross the river secretly. What do you think?" Li Hong asked Xian Yufu, Yan Rou, Zhao Wen, and Tian Zhong who were standing around.

Everyone convincingly agreed, and no one raised any objections.

"Is there anything to add?" Li Hong asked again.

"After all the cavalry have crossed the river tomorrow, will the guards advance with the main force, or will they take their boats up the river and meet up with the Li army?" Tian Zhong asked.

"Let's go with the main force. Now the number of troops is small, one more cavalry warrior is good. Chang Yi, you send a centurion to stay. After we cross the river, let them take the boat to join you."

"My lord, when shall we cross the river?" Li Song continued to ask.

"If there is no accident, we will launch the operation in the early morning of the day after tomorrow. If everything goes well, there will be no enemy scouts near the Baoqiu River in the afternoon of the day after tomorrow. At that time, you should cross the river immediately and rush to Yuyang City overnight to join us .”

Li Hong looked at Li Song and said with a smile: "Chang Yi, let's go immediately. It will take more than three hours for the troops to march in a hurry for sixty or seventy miles. You must remember that the momentum must be large, and the enemy must mistake you for reinforcements." The main force."

"Don't worry, my lord. I'm taking my leave." Li Song bowed and flew away on his horse.

Murong Ji frowned as he looked at the Yuyang city tower, which was full of killing noise.

Since the siege of the city, the troops have been attacking intermittently for seven days, and the loss has reached more than 2000 people.However, Xiong Ba's troops dragged their feet and dawdled, until yesterday they arrived at Yuyang City.

"How about Xiong Ba's attack at the east gate?" Murong Ji asked the young handsome Murong Lin beside him.

"My lord, it's fierce, very violent. Master Xiong Ba has mobilized all the troops up today, as if he will not give up if he can't defeat Yuyang City today."

"According to the plan, his troops should have arrived in Yuyang four days ago, and joined us to attack the east gate and south gate of Yuyang City at the same time. But he moved slowly and delayed the battle, causing us to lose many troops in vain. Turn around and take Yuyang City, see if I don't trouble him." Murong Ji said angrily.

"My lord, the guard of the east gate is Tian Kai, the captain of Yuyang County. This man is very powerful. He has fought with the Karasuma people and us in the past, and they have won and lost each other. Xiong Ba must have met him. It must be a fierce battle. There is no need for adults to trouble him, Tian Kai is enough for him. Last year he was beaten by a man surnamed Tian in Lulongsai, and his entire army was wiped out, and this time he met another man surnamed Tian, ​​so it probably won't do him any favors." Murong Lin Said gloatingly.

"The Han people couldn't beat us on the plains, so they huddled in the city and defended it. They were useless and useless. If I had known that it would be so difficult to fight in Yuyang City, I would not have come. I begged Murong Feng with a shameless face, and that's all. A good job is really bad luck." Murong Ji thought of himself humiliating and brazenly begging Murong Feng, and when he thought of Murong Feng's domineering face, he became less angry.

Arrogant and domineering, what an air, when he was down, he was beaten and fled like a dog.Who would beg you if you didn't know that this invasion of the Great Han Kingdom is full of oil and water?When I take down Yuyang City and the women have enough money, watch me fuck you.

Murong Ji and Murong Jin have a lot of opinions on Murong Feng.All three of them belong to the same tribe, and all have the same ancestor.During the civil strife last year, both of them fell to Murong Feng at the last moment, and joined forces with Mi Jia, Lord Xianbei in the east, to kill the army of the Red Sun Tribe together, and contributed greatly to the stability of Xianbei.But afterwards, not only did the king and Lian not reward them, even Murong Feng ignored them.Although the two had ghosts in their hearts and couldn't ask for rewards, they hated Murong Feng in their hearts.

This time Murong Feng launched an invasion of the Great Han Kingdom, and thousands of tribes from the central Xianbei actively requested to participate.This is a beautiful job.Every time the Xianbei people attacked the Han Dynasty, they would return with a full reward and make a fortune.The Han country is rich, and if you burn, kill and loot casually, the property you get is enough for an ordinary tribe to live for a year and a half.Therefore, Murong Ji and Murong Invasion couldn't bear the temptation of huge wealth to them, so they had the cheek to visit Murong Feng in Huoyunyuan in person.

Murong Feng finally gave them the face of the same clan, promised to compensate them for the loss they lost after the Xingmengyuan war last year, and let them organize an army to take the lead in capturing Yuyang City.All property in the city, women and children are their spoils of war.Excited, excited.The two of them were so happy that they returned to the tribe cheerfully. They each summoned the leaders of the tribe who were closely related to them, and assembled 8000 troops.Immediately, they joined up with the [-] army of the hyena tribe in White Sandalwood City. [-] people rushed all the way and directly killed Yuyang City.

Unexpectedly, things were far beyond their expectations.The prairie knight who lost his war horse also lost the advantage of winning the battle.Although they have also made preparations and prepared a large number of siege equipment, the people on horseback are indeed not very good at siege.As a result, they were unable to attack for a long time, and the morale of the soldiers was greatly damaged, resulting in a stalemate.

Murong Ji felt a little uneasy.

The fiasco of Lulongsai last year completely shattered the myth of Xianbei's invincibility.

Since the victory of the Xianbei Kingdom in the Sunset War, this was the first fiasco suffered by the Xianbei people in eight years, and it was a fiasco that wiped out the entire army.Although the Han defenders in Lulongsai were also completely annihilated, they had less than 2000 people, while their own side was a coalition of Karasuma and Xianbei, with 1000 people.The disparity in strength is so great, but the outcome is so unbelievable.Could it be that God no longer favors the brave Xianbei people?
The Lulongsai battle not only dealt a heavy blow to the self-confidence of the Xianbei people, but also created a hero born out of nowhere.This man is called Li Hong from the Han, and Leopard from the barbarians. It was this man who slashed the defeated Xianbei people, making the Xianbei people taste the pain of annihilation for the first time.

Murong Ji knew him well.When Murong Feng escaped from Tiger Cave last year, his name began to appear in the mouths of Xianbei people.When he escaped from Xianbei, he was already a legendary figure who caused a stir in northern Xinjiang.

This person has become a nightmare for the Xianbei people.Could it be that he took away God's favor for the Xianbei people?

"grown ups……"

Suddenly, a hurried voice interrupted Murong Ji's wild thoughts.He suddenly woke up and looked back.

"My lord, the leopards in Lulongsai have led their troops to Baoqiu River, sixty miles away from Yuyang City."

Murong Ji's expression changed drastically.

(End of this chapter)