"I've seen the general with great facial features!"
The speaker's name is Kong Jie.
Although he is not talented, he is also well-read in poetry and books.
He was originally a minor official in the Yamen of Pinggu County, Yuyang County. When the Wuhuan people looted him, he was forcibly taken away and used as a slave.
"The common people dare to ask, is it possible that General Wuganzhonglang is planning to attack Wangtingliucheng of the Wuhuan people?"
Kong Jie said cautiously.
"Yes, this is indeed the case."
As they were both Han, Yang Ling had no intention of hiding it from him.
"Very good!"
Kong Jie became excited and said with tears in his eyes,
"The Wuhuan people have been harassing the big man for so many years. They have done many evil things. Today they can finally take revenge!"
Yang Ling smiled and said nothing, just watching Kong Jie venting his grievances.
After a while, Kong Jie calmed down and hurriedly saluted Yang Ling and apologized,
"It will make the general with good facial features laugh."
"It doesn't matter."
Yang Ling smiled generously.
He could understand Kong Jie's mood very well. After all, the huge Han Dynasty would be constantly harassed by the Wuhuan people, causing ordinary people to suffer humiliation.
Now that I have the opportunity to avenge my past humiliation, anyone would be excited.
"Is there someone we can serve in this attack on Liucheng? Whenever the man with five senses opens his mouth, we will definitely not refuse!"
Kong Jie said in a deep voice.
"Speaking of which, I actually asked you to help me."
Yang Ling smiled and said,
"Although we know the general direction of Liucheng, the situation on the road is unknown."
"If you are familiar with me, you might as well be my guide."
Upon hearing this, Kong Jie suddenly laughed,
"What did the common people think it was? It turned out that I was working as a guide, and I asked Mr. Wu Guanzhong to rest assured and take care of me!"
Wuhuan, like Xianbei, are nomadic people belonging to Donghu, living in pursuit of water and grass.
However, they retained the habit of returning to the royal court regularly to participate in sacrifices.
As slaves of the Wuhuan people, Kong Jie and others went to the Wuhuan royal court with the tribe many times, and they were most familiar with the situation in Liucheng.
"That's great! Then I'll leave it to you!"
Yang Ling breathed a sigh of relief.
"You don't have to be polite if you have good facial features!"
Kong Jie also smiled.
…
Cao Jun rested for the night and camped again the next day.
Yang Ling took Kong Jie as his guide and rushed towards Liucheng.
With Kong Jie, who was familiar with the geographical situation, they avoided most of the Wuhuan tribe.
If it was really unavoidable, Yang Ling also ordered a quick attack to uproot it!
"This is almost the last Wuhuan tribe, and further ahead is Liucheng."
After eradicating another Wuhuan camp, Kong Jie said to Yang Ling.
"Understood!"
Yang Ling glanced at the gradually darkening sky and said in a deep voice,
"Rest in place tonight, and march quickly tomorrow morning to attack Liucheng!"
"Here!"
All the officers and soldiers took the order and left.
But none of them noticed that a figure quietly climbed out of the pile of corpses and fled into the distance under the cover of night.
…
"What? The Han army appeared twenty miles outside Liucheng?!"
After hearing the report from his subordinates, Shan Yu suddenly stood up and said in disbelief,
"How can this be?!"
"This is absolutely true!"
Qiao King Su Buyan said nervously,
"Several tribes have been exterminated, and only one tribesman managed to escape."
"According to what he said, there are at least tens of thousands of Han troops marching towards Liucheng!"
Tadun Shanyu's expression suddenly changed!
When Cao Jun stood still, he was still mocking Yang Ling for his incompetence.
Unexpectedly, Yang Ling remained silent and led an army to appear in the rear.
Look at this posture, he is going to steal his hometown!
This bastard!
Tadun Shanyu was so angry that his face turned livid.
"Master Shanyu, what should we do?"
"Why don't we go back for rescue quickly? If Cao's army captures Liucheng, it will be over!"
The rest of the Wuhuan nobles were all talking.
Liucheng is where the royal court of the Wuhuan people is located. If Yang Ling were to capture it, Tadun Shanyu and the others would be completely embarrassed!
Besides, Yang Ling has gone to steal the house, so there is no point in them staying in Jieshi.
Thinking of this, Tadun Chanyu couldn't sit still and immediately shouted,
"Quickly, give the order to go back!"
Just when Tadun Chanyu, Su Puyan and others were in a hurry, Yang Ling had already led an army and approached Liucheng!
Although the Wuhuan were nomadic people, their living habits were affected after they took refuge in the Han Dynasty.
The royal court, which originally lived in pursuit of water and grass and moved around, gradually stabilized.
The Wuhuan people built a small city near Wangting, which is now Liucheng.
"Commander of the Five Gentlemen, please take a look. The tents are where the Wuhuan nobles live. The largest tent is Tadun's residence."
Kong Jie pointed not far away and introduced to Yang Ling,
"But now that Tadun is leading his troops out, even if we capture the tent, there is no point. We must capture Liucheng."
"The elders and sacrificial places of the Wuhuan people are all in the city."
Yang Ling nodded thoughtfully.
They are still some distance away from Liucheng. If they rush over like this,
I'm afraid that before I get close, the Wuhuan people will find out and close the city gate.
Although he could still use black powder to blow down the city wall, Yang Ling didn't want to do that unless he had to.
After all, he would have to face Tadun Shanyu's army next.
If we can hold on to the city, we can undoubtedly reduce casualties.
Thinking of this, Yang Ling smiled at Gan Ning and said,
"Xingba, it's time for you to show off."
"Please give me the military advisor's orders!"
Gan Ning perked up.
"You lead the soldiers of the Bazi camp and put on the clothes of the Wuhuan people. When you get close to Liucheng, quickly take down the city gate!"
"Please don't worry, military advisor. If you can't get it off, you can twist off my head and use it as a chamber pot!"
Gan Ning patted his chest and said.
"No, I can't use such a big chamber pot!"
Yang Ling laughed and cursed,
"Get ready quickly!"
"Here!"
Gan Ning happily accepted the order and left.
When he attacked the Wuhuan tribe before, Yang Ling specially ordered to collect all the clothes of the Wuhuan people, and now they finally put them to use.
After a while, Gan Ning and a group of carefully selected soldiers who were killed first all changed into Wuhuan clothes.
They pretended to be a caravan and swayed towards Liucheng.
Liucheng is not only the royal court of Wuhuan, but also a place where Wuhuan people trade.
Therefore, Gan Ning and his party did not attract the attention of the Wuhuan people around Liucheng.
It wasn't until they approached the city gate that several Wuhuan guards guarding the gate staggered forward.
"Which tribe are you from? What are you doing here?"
Of course Gan Ning didn't understand what they were saying, so he just bowed his head and remained silent.
"Mute?"
A Wuhuan guard was furious and came up to scold Gan Ning.
However, what greeted him was a cold light!
"Uh-huh!"
Gan Ning slashed it with his sword.
Such a powerful and heavy blow forcibly split the Wuhuan guard in two from the middle!
