Chapter 15: It attacks the heart

Style: Historical Author: Chen RuicongWords: 2911Update Time: 24/01/12 09:45:24
Chen Chong defeated the Zuo Ri Zhu Wang Zadu in the first battle in Lin County and annihilated nearly half of the Xihe Xiongnu. This directly frightened Huliba and others. However, it was Yu who really made the Huliba kings flee eastward in a hurry without any fighting spirit. The combined forces of the Wrobai and Polish armies rose up.

On March 16, the White Wave Army, which had been watching neutrally for nearly a month, gathered northward and grandly launched the Eagle Sweeping Clouds in front of the Huns on the east bank of the river. Yuvluo was surrounded by people at the forefront, wearing a He wears a pointed hat with eagle feathers and wolf feathers, wears a crimson fox fur fur, wears a tiger-bite bullfighting gold belt on his waist, and hangs a gold sword with a sun pattern, which is exactly what Shanyu wears when offering sacrifices to heaven.

The 30,000-strong army swam upstream from Baibo. It was obvious that they were marching in the direction of the Hequ ferry. King Huliba of Xiutu was horrified. He hurriedly sent Marquis Heliangudu and Tiefu tribe to rush to the ferry to intercept them, and then discussed with the kings how to deal with it. . Just like this march, not only the Huns witnessed it, but Zhang Yang in Quyu City also had a panoramic view.

At this time, all three fences outside Quyu City had been breached, leaving only a few trenches that had not yet been filled in. However, the number of soldiers in the city had not been seriously reduced and they still had the strength to hold on.

On the roof of the building, Zhang Yang saw the commotion of the troops outside the city, and the cavalry on Bailing raised a lot of smoke. He had excellent eyesight and could vaguely see the wolf's flag among the cavalry. He couldn't help but smile to his subordinates: "The wolf cavalry has retreated! Now the situation has reversed, and the Hulu army is in chaos. It's time for us to use our troops!"

So they ordered 3,000 infantry, and protruded from the tunnel dug a few days ago at the foot of Bailing Mountain. They rushed out like ghosts in the air. The Huns were caught off guard, and a hole was suddenly torn open in the 40,000-person city siege. Huliba waited for the defeated troops to retreat half a mile, and then realized that their positions were being raided by the Han army. If it was not handled properly, there would be no need for Yufuluo to send troops, and a defeat would occur immediately.

Huliba had to suspend his planning and went down the mountain to supervise the battle in person. He killed more than twenty defeated soldiers one after another before reorganizing the offensive and forcing the Han army back into the city. The fighting chance was fleeting on the battlefield. King Xiutu was a step too late at the foot of Quyu City. Yufuluo had successfully seized the crossing of the river. Seeing that the enemy was outnumbered, Empress Helianchi did not dare to cross the river rashly and watched Yufuluo in vain. Take control of Meiji.

When Huliba and others set out, almost the entire army was dispatched. There were less than two thousand Xiongnu defenders left behind in Meiji, and there were no dignitaries in the city except King Julong.

As the Xianwang of Zuo, Yu Fuluo was originally the first heir to Chanyu. He had been cultivating Meiji for more than ten years and had deep connections. When he arrived at Meiji City with his army, it took only an hour for the Meiji garrison to surrender. There was almost no battle. In one month, Shan Yuting changed hands twice, but for Huliba , the situation cannot get worse.

Late that night, Huliba ordered the entire army to withdraw eastward. He originally wanted the army to march secretly, but the morale of the army was already scattered. No matter how the kings commanded, the people below just held torches and headed eastward with all their strength. Order and prestige were all lost. Like floating clouds, they disappeared.

However, the defenders in Quyu City had been exhausted after holding on for a month, and they could barely hold on until now. Upon seeing this, Zhang Yang wanted to continue chasing with his troops, but the guards were really tired. When they saw the enemy soldiers retreating, they neither cheered nor expressed emotion. Most of them were relieved. At one time, there were more than 800 people snoring like thunder and holding knives. He put on his armor and fell asleep on the earth wall.

At this time, Chen Chongshang was cleaning the battlefield in Lin County. Chen Chong won a complete victory in the battle of Linxian County. He captured Zuo Ri and drove Wang Zhadu alive, killed Qiwuguduhou, and captured more than 5,000 ranks. More than 4,000 defeated troops fell into the Yellow River and died, and the remaining 20,000 Hu troops surrendered. After the war, Chen Chong selected more than 5,000 miscellaneous people from the prisoners and released them, ordering them to help guard the prisoners. He also sent Liu Hukan to send Zuo Ri Zhu Wang Zadu to Hedong, and asked Wang Yi to escort him all the way to Luoyang to present the prisoners.

When receiving Zhang Yang's message, Chen Chong was counting the seizures with Zhang Liao. He straightened his shirt, stroked the blade of his sword, and smiled calmly to Zhang Liao: "We will finally get something, Wen Yuan. I will have some time to drink a cup of tea with you later." After finishing his words. , Chen Chong returned the knife to its sheath, but unexpectedly cut his left index finger.

The next day, Chen Chong ordered Zhang Liao to continue reorganizing the army in Lin County, and ordered the armies of Yang and Yonghe to go and recover Lishi. He took Wei Yan and dozens of other horsemen with him and headed to Quyu with Han Xian. What a coincidence. When entering the city, Kankan met Yuvluo's motorcade. Chen Chong took the initiative to ride up and greet the envoy. The envoy got off the car and returned the greeting. To Chen Chong's surprise, the leader was a boy and a girl.

It is now late spring, but for Chen Chong, it still seems like he is still in the winter of the fourth year of Zhongping, walking on thin ice. Just seeing this girl, Chen Chong suddenly felt that the frozen time was beginning to pass again. This girl seemed to be in her twenties, with a delicate face and crimson lips. She was wearing a white fox fur skirt that made her skin as smooth as jade. There is a thin layer of pink covering it like mist, coupled with the graceful figure, Chen Chong can't help but feel the vitality of youth.

The boy is Liu Xuan and Liu Shize, the youngest son of Qiangqu Chanyu. Liu Xuan and Liu Bao were familiar with Chen Chong in Taixue. Now when Liu Xuan saw Chen Chong, he took the initiative to step forward to hold the disciple ceremony, hold Chen Chong's horse, and congratulate him. : "Teacher's military skills are really like ghosts and gods! Now my tribe says that there is a man named Sun Drumming among the Han people!" The Huns respected the sun and called Chen Chong the Sun Drumming Man, which means that Chen Chong can encourage the gods to shine with the sun.

After hearing this, Chen Chong shook his head with joy, got off his horse, and directly encouraged Liu Xuan: "Shize, you are the Xiongnu's drummer. When did you return to Xihe?"

Liu Xuanggong replied: "The student left Beijing ten days ago and arrived in Xihe four days ago. As soon as he found his brother, he didn't even give him time to drink water. He immediately sent the student to contact the teacher. Unexpectedly, he just came into the city and offered wine to him. See you."

At this point, Chen Chong habitually reached into his bag, fumbled for a moment before he laughed dumbly and said: "I thought I was in Taixue, and I was going to give you a newly corrected "Yuefu Collection". Shi Ze, when the war is over , I’ll make it up for you.”

Liu Xuan was about to say goodbye, but Chen Chong glanced at the girl again and asked hesitantly: "I don't know..."

Liu Xuan hurriedly introduced: "This is my sister Pu Zhenmei Lu. The clan suddenly suffered such a big change, and the war was raging for a while. My brother hopes that my sister can stay in Quyu temporarily."

Speaking of this, Liu Xuan couldn't help but smile bitterly and whispered: "Teacher, after my father suffered an accident, my brother turned to Bai Bo for help. He wanted to divide all the land in Hexi among the five commanders, and he also wanted to marry his sister to Guo Shuai. Because of this, my sister had a big quarrel with her brother and forced her to come with me. She will stay in Lishi for a while and hopes that the teacher will take care of her."

Knowing the reason at this time, Han Xian winked at him from one side. Chen Chong looked at Pu Zhenmei Lu again this time and couldn't help but smile bitterly. He thought to himself that this was really a hot potato.

Chen Chong could only pretend to be deaf and dumb, and Chen Chong arranged a residence for Shanyu's daughter. In order to avoid trouble, he immediately led the crowd to Meiji. When Meiji City was in sight, Chen Chong passed by the market outside the city. The originally bustling city now lost its buyers and looked particularly bleak among the willows in spring. Only the human market relied on the slave trade. It's still barely functioning.

When Yu Fuluo heard about Chen Chong's arrival, he met Guo Da at the city gate early. It had been three months since the two of them last met, and the situation in Xihe had changed drastically. However, Huvrault still looked like a scoundrel. After just a few words of greetings during the meeting, he laughed and waved the green sword in his hand, showing his teeth and sighing. Said: "Thanks to the gift of this divine sword from Commander Chen, the little king was able to escape."

Guo Daze looked stiff and led Hu Le, Li Cai and Yang Feng to shake hands with Chen Chong and greet him. Then he said nothing and regarded Chen Chong as if he was nothing. However, Chen Chong was not annoyed and thanked Guo Da: "Thank you very much." Commander Guo sent troops, Commander Guo's kindness will be unforgettable by Chen Tingjian!"

After the greetings, a few people walked into Yuan Shanyu's tent. They saw Chen Chong taking the lead in getting to the point and asked: "King Xian of the Zuo, please forgive me for being frank. Now that the king has regained Meiji, it only solves Xihe's urgent need. But the rebel army has gained the new king of Youxian." Although we have suffered a new defeat, the rebel army has not decreased but increased. I wonder what King Zuo Xian will do next?"

It was not Yuvluo who answered first. Guo Da thought for a moment and talked about the strategy he had discussed with Yuvluo for many days: "Now, excluding the defenders from various places, our army is 40,000 and the enemy's army is 140,000. We have many enemies." Widow, our armor is ordinary, and it is not a good idea to fight a decisive battle with the army. However, the enemy is far away in Taiyuan and Yanmen, and our army is sitting on the Xihe River, with the dangers of Luliang and Taihang in the middle. Although we cannot win suddenly, we only need to seize the dangerous points. , it’s also difficult to defeat yourself.”

After talking about the general outline, Yu Fuluo said the key points personally: "The two armies have been at each other for a long time. By May, the tribes will retreat to recuperate. When they fight again, they have to wait until September, when the autumn is high and the horses are fat. Here. During this period, the little king asked the emperor for orders, and he was granted the title of Chanyu. He would appease the various tribes with his great righteousness, and then wait for an opportunity to defeat Xubu."

Chen Chong frowned when he heard this. He felt that this plan was feasible a hundred years ago, but now it is no more than an idiot's dream: "What is the righteousness now? Peace of the people is the righteousness! If the imperial court had not forced the tribes to expedition to Wuhuan, Huliba would How can the kings instigate rebellion? Now that the various tribes are at the court, how can they obey the orders of the court? This idea of ​​the king can be said to be wrong."

Then he talked about the current emperor: "Besides, the emperor has always been casual about everything, just a small peace. He has no desire to rectify the chaos and the right path, and secondly, he has no thoughts of long-term peace and stability. Now that Xubu has many people and power, the emperor may take the lead in order to eliminate the chaos. I don’t think it’s difficult to grant Xu Bu the title of Chanyu. King Zuo Xian places his hope in the imperial court and the emperor, so it is better to seek it from within himself. It is the best policy to wait until after a great victory before asking for the imperial title.”

After saying these words, Yu Fulo was enlightened and thanked Chen Chong repeatedly, and asked: "In this case, what should the little king do to achieve great success?"

"If I can help King Zuo Xian regain his position as Shan Yu," Chen Chong pointed at Fuluo's green sword at his waist and smiled at him, "I hope King Zuo Xian can return this sword to me. The love of a true friend cannot be taken lightly." lazy."

Before he finished speaking, Yuvluo held a long sword in his hand, handed it to Chen Chong, and said seriously: "If the prefect can help me regain the throne of Shanyu, it is not a pity to have a sword, but I can get it with a thousand precious horses!"

Chen Chong took the green sword and slowly revealed the green blade in the sheath. The sharp edge was dazzling. Chen Chong then put the sword into the sheath and said slowly to Fuluo: "Thousands of troops and horses are easy to win, but a human heart is hard to win. King Zuo Xian, I I only have one plan to offer!”

"It attacks the heart!"