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The six-town coalition army under the rule of the Heba brothers and sisters believed that they were powerful and had high morale. They chose to station their troops in the middle and upper reaches of the Goddess River to control the only important water source nearby.
If you advance this way, you can cut off the flow of water, and wait until the defenders in Yuyi Town become increasingly depressed and the epidemic spreads among the people, then you can win without a fight; if you retreat, you can station troops here to cooperate with the coalition forces led by He Batao, the general of Wuchuan Town in the north. The main force will pretend to attack Yuyi Town from the west. Once the resources of all parties in Yuyi Town are exhausted, the coalition forces can easily take them.
At nightfall, the Heba brothers and sisters, who had finished supervising all the affairs of the army, returned to the Chinese army tent to review the approval documents as usual.
There is a very sad thing that often makes the Xianbei brothers and sisters laugh and cry - even though the coalition army has already clearly stipulated that all important documents must be written in Xianbei script. But in fact, there are fewer and fewer Xianbei people who know how to write Xianbei characters. The reality is that there are piles of official documents in Chinese characters written by Xianbei people.
How unrealistic the He Ba brother and sister's fantasy of regaining the Xianbei nation is, this is something they have always avoided discussing and have been unwilling to admit. At the same time, it is also the biggest motivation to support their continued expeditions east and west.
"Who hasn't had a dream?" He Basheng was sitting in the Central Army, holding official documents in his hands. He couldn't help but fall into an ideological struggle about the centuries-old grudges between the Xianbei people and the Han people.
The Xianbei people have never been as cowardly as the Han people on the battlefield. There are countless lords and heroes who are good at attacking cities and territories. But in the end, it was the Xianbei people who lowered their noble heads first.
In order to actively integrate into the Han region, they gave up the language and writing of their ancestors, they gave up the nomadic life of their ancestors, in short, they gave up their pride as Xianbei people.
"These people, think that the law does not punish the public, so they can stop learning Xianbei literature? You are so lazy, what use do I have to keep you!" The young general with a golden hair and a golden beard gave orders to his subordinates, saying: "If you continue to give orders, there will be no use for Xianbei." I will return all the official documents marked by the original script. If you can't give me an excerpt in Xianbei script by tomorrow, then they don't want this official position!"
"Yes...yes..." The boy hurriedly picked up the official documents and instructions that He Basheng had thrown everywhere. He wanted to run out of the tent, but unexpectedly ran into another boy who was about to enter the tent. , and scattered the official documents on the ground.
When He Ba Yu'er saw this, he was so angry that he slapped the boy's helmet away, revealing his black hair. He immediately cursed: "Trash, pick it up quickly and leave quickly." !”
The Han-looking soldier wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth. As expected, he moved much faster under the pressure. He immediately put on his helmet and official documents and ran to deliver the message.
The other visitor was dressed as a traveling businessman, with fluffy and curly black hair, a medium build, wearing silk and gold rings, and was obviously not a soldier.
"Miss Heba, why do you need to get angry over such a trivial matter?" The guy spoke fluent Chinese and said, "The villain just brought a huge piece of news from Yuyi Town - those turtles in the jar are... They are spending money everywhere to recruit troops and horses, and it looks like they are going to fight against the trapped beasts. At the same time, the villain also found out from the Yuyi Town Army that they plan to raid our granary at night and cut off our retreat."
"Oh, really?" He Ba Yu'er showed a long-lost smile. This expression didn't seem to be happy, but more like mocking or provoking: "I thought the people in Yuyi Town were all cowards. They didn't even send troops. I don’t even have the courage to fight!”
He Basheng continued: "Humph, will they really leak such important information easily? In my opinion, it is a lie that Yuyi Town wants to cut off our escape, but it is true that they want to distract us! This art of war is false and true , but not only you Han people will understand."
"Major General Mingjian!"
"Give me the order, no matter how strange something happens, if you don't have the order from me, He Basheng, you will never fight!"
He Basheng waved his hand, thinking that everything was under control. His sister He Basheng also smiled and said: "Brother, it seems that our great mission of restoring the Xianbei clan is almost completed!"
Not long after, someone in the army suddenly beat the war drums and blew the war trumpet, shouting: "The enemy is attacking!"
He Basheng was suddenly stunned, thinking that he had made a mistake in judgment, and sighed: "How can the march be so fast!" He pulled out his sword, rushed out of the camp with his sister Yu'er, and followed the patrolling troops. go.
When they were young, the two came to the prison where the prisoners were held. They saw a man and a woman tied to two wooden stakes respectively. The man made a sound of muddy blood, lowered his head, and was dying. The woman was very lively, and she was wah-wah. Cry loudly.
He Basheng asked others and found out that the two people were caught trying to cross the coalition blockade, and another person escaped.
Among them, letters leaked from the Zhao family in Yuyi Town were found on their bodies. The arrested man knew that the revelation was inevitable, so he decided to bite his tongue and commit suicide; the woman did not have time to explain anything, and was so frightened that she kept crying.
"Don't peel me off, I don't taste good!"
"I don't want to die, gentlemen, please let me go!"
"I'll tell you everything! I'll tell you everything I know!"
When the prisoner saw Major General He Ba coming, he decisively stepped forward and bowed, saying: "Major General, according to your order, we only captured the person and did not cause any problems. Judging from the current situation, this little girl and the one next to her are That man was a scout sent by Yuyi Town. Unfortunately, we couldn't decipher the two letters on them, they looked like they were written in cipher text."
He Basheng saw the woman in green clothes and her childlike appearance, and couldn't help but sarcastically said: "Hahaha, how cowardly must the Zhao family be to send a little girl here to spy on the military? Yu'er, interrogate the prisoner. I’ll leave the matter to you.”
He Ba Yu'er happily accepted the order and immediately ordered the boys on the left and right to move the woman and the wooden stake back to her tent.
The woman felt a little calmer when she saw that a woman was taking her away, but she didn't know that He Ba Yu'er had always been happy to keep all kinds of cruel interrogation tools by her side for emergencies, such as fire brands, long whips, and heavy shackles. etc.
When she saw it with her own eyes, she was so frightened that she lost control and fainted.
"Hey, you can't stand it before I take action?" He Ba Yu'er grabbed the other person's face, pressed him step by step with secret messages, and asked: "Tell me, what's your name? You and your accomplices are What's your background? What do you want to do?"
"I... my name is... Yue Qingling." The woman said with tears in her eyes miserably: "I don't know who my accomplices are, I only know that we call the most powerful person Senior Brother... I'm just a common man An ordinary little maid, who happened to have learned equestrian skills with her master, was chosen to be the scapegoat."
"The Zhao family asked us to just go west, and there will be people to help us wherever we go..." Yue Qingling continued: "At first, I thought you were the ones to help us! Unexpectedly, we were caught in no time. Oh...sister, you are good-looking, just let me go!"
"Glib tongue!" He Ba Yu'er snickered and let go of the other party, and said: "You know anything else important? Just tell me, if you make me happy, maybe I will reward you as my personal assistant." Maid?"
Yue Qingling also turned into a pleading and sincere expression and said, "Sister, I'm in a hurry. Can you let me go to the toilet first?"
"Hmph!" He Ba Yu'er didn't seem to care at all, and went straight back to the bed and sat down, saying: "Don't try to be clever. Just now, didn't you pee here once? I don't even mind. You did this kind of thing in the place where I sleep, what are you afraid of?"
Seeing He Ba Yu'er being so tyrannical, Yue Qingling could only show weakness for the time being and endure the humiliation to resolve her internal crisis on the spot.
Seeing the little girl in front of him being so aggrieved and cowardly, He Ba Yu'er felt even more joyful in her heart, and said: "Until you think of anything important to explain, I won't let you down and give you one night. time. Here, you have to cherish the time you spend with me, other stinky men will not be as gentle as me."
After that, He Ba Yu'er turned over and fell asleep without any scruples. She seemed not to notice a trace of strange smell, heard a trace of noise - smelled the smell of shame, heard the voices of others struggling desperately but to no avail, and the look on her face Instead, a mysterious smile appeared vaguely, and I felt even more satisfied.
