Chapter 989 After the Han Dynasty
Very cruel indeed.
The desperate Huns and Xianbei, driven by the iron cavalry, kept crying and rushing towards Tieling.
“Those who cross the line will be killed without mercy!”
Although the Wei troops on the ridge were shouting angrily, the surging crowd seemed to have lost their minds.
Even if the people in front are unwilling to cross the boundary, the people behind will push them forward.
Sima Huan saw clearly that the Shu captives planned to use these barbarians to consume themselves!
But even if he knew the other party's vicious plan, he had no choice but to do anything about it.
Soon, someone crossed the line.
"put!"
After hesitating for a moment, the arrows flying all over the sky finally shot down from the mountain.
The first group of barbarians were hit by arrows and fell to the ground.
Their encounter did not stop the people behind them, and they continued to rush towards the ditch below the mountain ridge regardless of their own health.
The trench had long been blocked by the Wei army, and temporary barriers were built as checkpoints.
Seeing that the barbarians are still desperate for life and death, they want to break through the barrier.
The Wei army on the mountains on both sides of the ditch finally stopped holding back, and arrows rained down.
At the same time, the Wei army inside the barrier also began to take action.
For a time, arrows rained down from above, making it difficult to move forward.
How many people fell down in an instant.
At the foot of the mountains and in the valleys, there were groans, screams, calls for help, and cries, to name a few.
Such a tragic situation made the eyes of the northern Xiongnu commander split.
At this time, he finally understood why the thief let him back.
They just want to use themselves to gather the tribesmen for them, and then force the tribesmen to break through the barriers for them.
Now the tribesmen are trapped between the thieves and the mountains. There are obstacles in front and iron hoofs behind, making it impossible to advance or retreat.
If one side does not retreat, the tribesmen will suffer endless casualties.
This is to push your tribe to a dead end!
“So cruel, so vicious!”
The northern commander of the Xiongnu shouted repeatedly, kneeling on the ground, with tears streaming down his face, and shouted, "God, please save your people!"
Compared to the Huns commander who could only pray to heaven, General Guan, the initiator of all this, had a calm face and was not moved by the plight of the Hu people at all.
This is a battle between two armies, either an enemy or a friend, and there is no third party.
These barbarians chose to serve the Wei thieves and prevent them from going south, then they were enemies.
Since they have lost, they must have the consciousness of being a loser.
The winner has everything, including controlling the fate of the loser.
They should now ask the other side why their master did not accept them.
Rather than expecting mercy from the enemy at such a time.
The first group of barbarians finally retreated after throwing the corpses and wounded on the ground.
Sima Huan’s face was ashen and he did not relax at all.
Because he knows that this is only the first wave.
To his surprise, as soon as the Hu people retreated, part of the Shu captives' cavalry in the rear immediately started running again.
The leader of Shu Lu, his eyes seemed to be able to accurately control the battle in front of the battle through the distant battlefield.
Sima Huan frowned, feeling a layer of pressure in his heart.
It’s just that he didn’t have time to think about it because the second wave of barbarians caught up again...
For a whole day, General Guan did nothing but force the barbarians to rush through the pass.
This made Shi Bao feel a little anxious.
“General, by tomorrow, the news about the Wei thieves in Jinyang will reach Luoyang and Chang’an, and then everyone will know that we want to cross the river from the east of the river.”
"The Wei thieves will definitely send reinforcements by then, and we have to find a way to capture the pass as soon as possible."
At that time, he first stayed in Yecheng. Later, due to the pressure of life, he sold iron from Yecheng to Chang'an.
I am very familiar with this area of Hebei.
Know how long it takes for these places to communicate, exchange news, and then react.
So in his opinion, this dangerous place was not controlled before the Jinyang Wei thieves reacted.
Instead, they rested in Jiuyuan County. It was really inappropriate for the Wei thieves to arrive at Tieling half a day earlier than themselves.
From here to Jiuyuan, it is closer than to Jinyang, and since we are all cavalry, we can at least one day earlier than the Wei bandits in Jinyang.
Guan Ji looked calm and just said "hmm".
At this time, I only heard the guard coming to report:
“General, the Huns want to see you.”
How can General Guan be in the mood to meet some Huns?
“Missing!”
The guard had just turned around when he suddenly heard the general change his tone again:
“Bring him over.”
“Here.”
The northern commander of the Xiongnu entered the commander's tent and immediately knelt down. He walked to his knees in front of General Guan, prostrated himself on the ground, and begged:
“My noble lord, please give us a way to survive for the sake of my tribe, which was once a people of Han Dynasty!”
General Guan had no expression on his face and looked at him indifferently:
“When I led the army south, I didn’t see your tribe having the consciousness of being a great people.”
“I was wrong, sir. I was really wrong. We should not listen to the Wei thief, and we should not stand in the way...”
The Northern Commander of the Huns raised his head, his face covered with dirt and grass clippings due to tears streaming down his face and the prostrate prostrate. He knelt down and took two more steps, trying to pull off the general's shirt.
Who would have thought that General Guan's eyes flashed coldly and he said angrily: "Bold!"
His right leg kicked out subconsciously like lightning, hitting the chest of the Northern Huns Commander.
Bei Shuai was caught unawares and rolled out of the tent without even taking a breath.
He felt his eyes go dark and struggled a few times, but he was like a dying fish on the shore, unable to turn over.
That is to say, when General Guan kicked out, he withdrew some strength in time, otherwise he might have vomited blood and passed out on the spot.
Someone came out of the commander's tent and commanded condescendingly:
“The general said that after you go back, gather your people together and listen to orders at any time. When the time comes, the general will consider letting your people live.”
When the commander of the Northern Xiongnu heard this, he didn’t know where the strength came from. He immediately turned over and thanked him again and again:
“Thank you, sir, thank you, sir!”
What the Xiongnu commander did not expect was that the military order issued by General Guan on the second day was to let the Xiongnu Hu'er continue to rush through the pass.
This order completely shattered the hopes of the Hu people.
Obviously, it was impossible for the Han people to let go of their own people without rushing down the mountain pass in front of them.
The only difference from yesterday is that it is better to take the initiative to pass the level than to be forced by others. At least you can have some time to breathe.
Sima Huan, who was guarding the mountain pass, naturally felt the change.
He quickly understood that it seemed that the Hu people's commander had defected to the Shu captives.
But it doesn’t matter to him, because whether the barbarians rush through the customs in an organized manner or unorganized, there is not much difference.
It was impossible for him to let these barbarians pass through the pass at such a critical moment.
When he saw that once or twice, the Hu people just rushed to the pass and shouted a few times, then immediately turned around and ran back, he even wanted to laugh at the Shu generals:
Rather than join forces with the barbarians, it is better to drive them away directly like yesterday!
General Guan opposite put down his telescope, his face became increasingly cold:
“Let the Xiongnu commander come to see me!”
The thoughtful Xiongnu commander immediately broke into cold sweat on his forehead when he learned that the Han general wanted to see him.
He came to a small **** that was used as a temporary military platform and saluted with some trepidation:
“General…general, you called me?”
General Guan didn’t even look at him and said coldly:
"Starting from tomorrow, I will send people to collect all the food of your tribe. If you rush over, you will have something to eat. If you cannot rush over, you will starve to death."
The Hun commander’s voice was trembling:
“General…”
"Or, just like yesterday, I personally send people to rush you through the border, so I won't bother you?"
The Hun commander felt that he was tightly entangled in fear. At this moment, he remembered various legends about the Han army from the elders of the clan.
He said in a harsh voice:
“You villain, if you know this, you won’t dare to do it anymore.”
“Get out of here, organize your troops immediately, and listen to my military orders.”
"Yes Yes."
The sun was heading west, and just after the hottest time of the day, the Huns rushed through the pass again.
This time, it was much more violent than the previous times.
Not only were there more people, they even formed a rough queue and rushed up in a decent manner.
It's just that all this is in vain. These Hu'er holding wooden sticks and bone clubs cannot pose much threat to the pass.
So they began to drive the Huns again to try to go through the west valley.
Seeing this, Sima Huan couldn't help laughing and said to his left and right:
"The river valley is small. If the Shu captives go into battle in person, there may be some threat. Letting these frightened men go forward will only lead to death."
Sure enough, when the sun moved over the top of the mountain, the barbarians who were driven into the valley retreated in embarrassment.
When the officers and soldiers of the Wei army saw that everything was as expected, they were greatly encouraged and their morale was greatly boosted.
The Han army at the foot of the mountain began to send out cavalry, once again bypassing the mountains and walking south through the valley. It seemed that they wanted to go into battle in person.
Sima Huan could see clearly on the mountain and quickly sent people down the mountain to the valley to remind the military commanders who were supervising the Xiongnu tribe to be careful.
At this time, the Xiongnu troops from the left, center and right had reached the mouth of the river valley, numbering nearly 10,000 people.
The Wei army Sima from the three tribes each restrained the Hu people and camped separately.
The right part guarded the east, the left guarded the west, and the middle part was stationed in the river valley.
Three Huns just blocked the valley completely.
Three thousand fine cavalry of the Han army came along the river valley to the key point guarded by the Huns and Hus. However, they saw that there was only room for a few cavalry in front of them, and there were camps on the high slopes on both sides.
The danger is really no greater than the eastern pass.
Sima of the Wei army on the mountain to the east saw the Shu captives in the valley ahead lingering and did not dare to rush forward easily. He could not help but proudly said to Liu Meng, the commander on the right of the Xiongnu:
"The Shu captives are coming in a hurry. They are all cavalry. There are no infantry. How can they break through the mouth of the valley?"
Liu Meng is the son of Liu Qubei. His expression was a little anxious and uneasy. When he heard the words of Army Sima, he quickly smiled and said:
“Your Excellency is wise.”
As he spoke, he couldn't help but stretched his neck and looked towards the river valley, as if he wanted to take a closer look at the approaching Han army.
The Army Sima just thought he was nervous, thinking to himself that Liu Meng was no match for Liu Qubei.
I think back then, after the traitors Dong kidnapped the Han emperor and went to Chang'an, Liu Qubei led his army southward, resisted the attack by Li Jue, Guo Si and other thieves, and returned eastward to guard the emperor, without losing his heroic spirit.
Unexpectedly, his son was timid in front of the battle.
Liu Meng didn't know what Jun Sima was thinking. He felt the other party's gaze and seemed to be more hasty. He looked away and did not dare to look at Jun Sima.
Instead, he glanced at his younger brother Liu Gaoshengai beside him.
Jun Sima's eyes also fell on Liu Gaosheng'ai.
Different from Liu Meng's cramped appearance, Liu Gaoshengai's figure is not very tall, but for some reason, he is missing an ear.
But this did not affect the man's high spirits. He was holding a long pole taller than himself, his face was full of excitement, and he seemed to be eager to try.
The two brothers stand together, they are two extremes.
The Army Sima has long been fond of talents and has the intention to include this person in the army and let him lead the Hu cavalry to fight for the country.
However, Liu Gaosheng'ai had just returned from traveling outside a few days ago, and Army Sima was not familiar with him yet, so he could only hold on to this idea for the time being.
The Army Sima is now thinking about finding an opportunity after this battle to give Liu Gaosheng'ai some credit to win people's hearts.
When the time comes later, I will immediately put forward my request, thinking that I will be able to conquer this person.
Thinking of this, Army Sima smiled:
“What do you think, Commander-in-Chief?”
Liu Gaoshengai heard the military commander's question and quickly looked away at the river valley and said loudly:
“Back to my lord, I’ve been traveling abroad for the past few years, and I’ve learned martial arts. I want to serve my country. I only hate the few thieves, but I’m not afraid of the many thieves!”
When the army commander heard this, he was very satisfied and laughed:
"I remember that when the young commander left the tribe, he was not yet weak, right? He has been traveling for many years, but he doesn't know where to learn from the master?"
Liu Gaoshengai scratched his head, a little embarrassed:
"I am afraid that adults will laugh when I tell you. My master is a heroic knight from Youzhou. He served in Han Dynasty and Xialong. He is not an expert. However, he has also been in the house of the governor of Youzhou King and is somewhat famous in Youzhou."
When the army commander heard this, he immediately became solemn:
“It turns out that your respected master is an acquaintance of the Governor Wang?”
Liu Gaosheng said modestly:
“I dare not, I will not give up on being the governor of the king, and I will try to become a disciple of the governor’s house.”
The place with the most number of knight-errants is the Three Prefectures of Youbingliang in the world, followed by Guanzhong.
It's just that they rely on their own bravery, value loyalty rather than life, and often use force to disrupt the law.
Or he may be accepted as a retainer by a rich man and do some dirty things for the master's family, so he is often not liked by the world.
Until two people appeared in the world:
One is Lanling Xiaoxiaosheng, who writes all the chivalrous things in one stroke; the other is Feng Langjun, who sings the true chivalry in one article.
This can be regarded as guiding the ranger in the right direction.
It's just that most of these influences were in the Han Dynasty, and the Wei Dynasty still retained its previous views on the knights.
Liu Gaosheng'ai was originally from a barbarian, and he took the knights as his disciples, which was not unexpected by the army commander.
After all, any serious person would want to accept a Hu'er as his disciple?
No matter how much Army Sima looked down on You Xiaer, he was slightly surprised when he heard that the division commander Liu Gaosheng loved was a disciple of Wang Prefect.
From this point of view, this person's martial arts skills should not be low, otherwise he would not be able to catch the attention of the king's governor.
After all, how many governors are there in the world?
Thinking like this, Army Sima's opinion of Liu Gaosheng's love became slightly higher.
The two were talking when they saw a sudden "bang" sound above the river valley, and a gorgeous firework bloomed in mid-air.
At this time, the sun has half set on the mountain top, and the fireworks under the afterglow and the half-hidden fiery red sun complement each other, making it look extremely beautiful.
The Army Sima had never seen such a thing before, and he was surprised and a little impressed at the same time:
“How can there be stars falling at this time?”
Liu Gaoshengai grinned and explained:
“I can also make this kind of star fall.”
"What?"
Jun Sima suspected that he had heard wrongly and looked at Liu Gaosheng'ai in shock.
But I saw that Liu Gaosheng loved to insert a long stem into the ground, then took out a tube of bamboo-like things from his arms, lit it, and released it into the sky.
Another beautiful firework bloomed in the sky.
After setting off the fireworks, Liu Gaoshengai pulled up his long tree and gave the army commander a toothy smile.
At this time, I heard Liu Meng trembling for some reason, and shouted in horror: "Brother!"
Liu Gaosheng'ai didn't look at him, he just shouted: "Brother, what are you waiting for!"
But as he was speaking, he raised his spear and thrust it towards the army commander's face like lightning!
Sudden changes occurred!
Jun Sima never thought that Hu'er in front of him would dare to attack him.
He subconsciously leaned back, but he was half a beat too slow, and his entire nose was cut off.
Liu Gaoshengai saw the army commander fall to the ground, turned his hands over, and then raised the spear to thrust it into the ground.
It’s just that the horse that Liu Gaosheng loved was too long, which was suitable for use on a horse. However, it was a bit inconvenient to stand on the ground.
The Army Sima had already taken advantage of the situation and rolled away again.
He was shocked and angry: "You want to rebel!"
“Liu Hun, the descendant of Emperor Guangwu and the Marquis of Guiyi of the Han Dynasty, is here. He killed the thieves and restored the Han Dynasty. How can he rebel?”
Liu Hun's voice was like thunder, and he raised his spear again to stab him.
The guards around Army Sima finally reacted and rushed over with their swords drawn, trying to save Shangguan.
Liu Meng heard what his brother said and knew that he had no way out. He gritted his teeth and drew his sword: "Kill the thieves and restore the Han Dynasty!"
The Army Sima was escorted to the rear by his personal guards. He covered his face and shouted fiercely: "As soon as the imperial army arrives, you will exterminate your clan!"
Liu Meng's eyes flashed fiercely, "My father fought for Cao Cao to resist the remnants of Dong's bandits and escorted the emperor. Afterwards, not only was he abandoned by Cao Cao, but his tribe was also divided."
"Over the years, Bi Gui has bullied my people, kidnapped my wife and daughters, plundered my cattle and sheep, and treated my people like pigs and dogs. I am a descendant of the Han Dynasty, how can I allow thieves to bully me at will!"
Liu Hun shouted:
"Brother, what nonsense are you talking to the thieves? If you kill them and welcome the king's master, are you afraid that your clan will not have a good life?"
The army commander was extremely angry and shouted angrily:
“Kill them, kill him...ugh!”
Before he finished speaking, a heavy crossbow shot from nowhere and penetrated his armor.
"kill!"
Suddenly there were shouts of killing, and there was chaos around the commander's tent.
This was a premeditated assassination.
The Southern Xiongnu were trapped in Taiyuan and Xihe counties, with the Xiutu tribe and Xianbei Hu in the north, and the Wei army in the south.
Unless you want to be exterminated, even if the military commander is alone, the Huns commander must obey his instructions.
Over the years, the army commanders and horses have become accustomed to dominating the Xiongnu tribe, and they only think that these southern Xiongnu have been tamed by themselves.
But they have never thought about it. The two Han Dynasties have raised the Southern Xiongnu for hundreds of years. How can it be compared with their mere twenty years?
Not to mention that since Bi Gui became the governor of Bingzhou, he bullied the barbarians excessively, and even Bu Dugen, who was guarding Yanmen, was forced to defect.
In other words, the Southern Xiongnu had nowhere to go and could only swallow their anger.
It happened that Liu Qubei, the commander of the right tribe of the Xiongnu, was originally the Youxian King of the Southern Xiongnu and the King of Guli. After he recognized himself as Emperor Guangwu, he made another move to save the Han Emperor, and was tabooed by the Wei people.
Liu Gaosheng'ai quietly returned to the clan a few days ago with Feng Langjun's promise, gave Liu Meng some brown sugar and tea leaves, and described a bright future, which made Liu Meng's heart suddenly beat.
After identifying himself as a Han Dynasty, he was bullied by the Wei people and rebelled against the Han Dynasty. Feng Langjun would bring a better life...
When Liu Meng saw the banner of the Han Dynasty in the river valley, he finally made his final decision!
This time Bi Gui hurriedly summoned the southern Xiongnu to go north. The various ministries were already in some confusion, which gave Liu Hun the best opportunity.
(End of this chapter)