Three days after Liu Bei withdrew to Longshan, Xubu Shanyu's flag finally arrived at Jinyang City.
When he arrived, the Black Mountain bandits led by Bai Rao Yudu were still stationed in front of the city. However, Huyan Yuledu mistakenly thought it was a ploy to make money from the city and resolutely refused to open the door to invite entry into the city.
What's more, the thousands of houses in Jinyang City have been turned into firewood on the city walls, and there is no room to sleep in the city. Although the more than 20,000 Black Mountain bandits feel helpless, they can only stay outside the city. Privately, the Black Mountain thieves discussed among themselves: If the barbarians have no faith, how can they remain peaceful for a long time?
When Xub Shanyu learned of this discussion, he first invited the two Qu commanders into the king's tent and invited all the kings of the Huns to have a banquet with them.
At the banquet, Shanyu presented Yu Du with a two-inch golden knife with dog patterns, and a white bow with green ox horns. The bow was covered with silver foil and carved with two elk eating elk. He said to them intimately: "God Your Excellency, I, the Xiongnu, have many strong men now, but we rarely see two warriors who are so capable of controlling them."
After the banquet was over, Shanyu went into the city to express condolences to Huyan Yuledu and his tribe. Yuledu recounted the battles of the past few days, collected the bodies of the tribesmen who died in the battle, and reburied Dugu Sukelan's head. Liu Bei This one was also thrown into the camp.
The Huns believed that warriors could only rest in peace if they were buried in thick soil. Shanyu personally led the kings to bury all the soldiers here, and also buried the sun-patterned golden knife with which Qiang Qu committed suicide. He was silent here for a long time, and then praised Huyanbuan and said: "If you return home after winning the victory, you should be the first to take the lead."
After staying in Jinyang for two days, help from Montenegro arrived again. Zhang Yan received tens of thousands of gold coins to persuade Huchuquan, and ordered his subordinate Qu Commander Tao Sheng to lead 40,000 men from afar to attack together. When the two armies merged. The general could not distinguish his own group in the sea of people. He could only see countless people moving between heaven and earth, like endless waves under the sun.
Huchuquan smiled and said to Shanyu: "With such a large army, even if the emperor comes in person, he can only look at it with excitement and sigh." Shanyu shook his head and sighed and said: "The current momentum, with hundreds of arrows turning into mountains, is not even half that of the Yellow Turban. The Yellow Turban It took three years for our army to be destroyed, but our army is only trying to protect itself, how can we think we will win?"
The army finally moved out and entered the siege of Longshan.
Liu Bei had been waiting for a long time. He repaired thirteen fortresses in succession in the mountains. They were built in order from high to low at the most rugged places on the road. He also sent soldiers to cut down the trees in the mountains to prevent the Xiongnu from setting fire to the mountains. The felled trees were piled up in the camps. Used as a rolling log. Looking at Longshan Mountain from a distance, except for the top where there is still some greenery, you can see the rocks from the bottom to the mountainside. Only some tree stumps and roots that are difficult to dig out are left, telling the pain of desolation.
With such a layout, if Liu Bei were to attack by force, even if he had millions of troops and tens of millions of troops, he would only be wasting his time. Xubu Shanyu also had the same view as him. He sighed to the kings: "The dangers of this mountain are like a knife slicing your face. How can you meet him face to face? Now this person is in a critical position and must be eliminated. Is there any way?" Warriors with swords will cut off this mountain for me."
None of the Xiongnu kings wanted to lose their troops here, so they all responded with silence. Only King Huliba of Xiutu made an analysis and tried to regain his reputation: "Now our army is like a pack of wolves, and the Han army is like a trapped tiger. We cannot fight against the tiger. We can't fight against the tiger." The army can send people to feign a frontal attack, and at the same time select warriors who are good at rock climbing to open a different route at night, attack from both inside and outside, and defeat them one by one."
Dajiequ Zhiyasi, however, shook his head and objected. He first gave the reason: "Longshan is so steep and steep that it cannot be guessed by common sense. I carefully observed the path into the mountain. The widest part can only accommodate three or four people. With such terrain, one person can suffice." So, how can a feint attack be effective? If you choose a surprise attack, the Han army will respond to it from top to bottom. If you can't reach the top overnight, the surprise attack may not be effective. It's just a waste of troops."
After rejecting the proposal, Qiqu Zhiyasi offered his own strategy and said: "I have observed the Han army's camp in front of Jinyang City. They went up the mountain in a hurry and could not carry baggage or horses, so they had to go up this mountain to hold on. , it can be seen that a strong attack is never advisable.
But with such a march, there is no way to store food and grass on the mountain. The Han army is cut off to the east by me and has no support. Sooner or later, food and grass will be scarce. Our army only needs to besiege Longshan and build forts to prevent the Han army from breaking out. Then we can starve all the Han army on the mountain. kill! "
And Qu Zhiyasi has always been a wise man among the Huns. Qiang Qu Chanyu was able to rule the Huns for nearly ten years, and Qu Zhiyasi contributed indispensably. However, he was born in Lushuihu and was despised by the kings all the year round. Although the Chanyu I agreed with what he thought, but it was not easy to dismiss King Xiutu in public, so he compromised and said:
"Now the army is gathering, with warriors like clouds, and murderous intent rising to the sky. The warriors are watching the battle, and their eyes are bleeding. As a Chanyu, I order the whole army not to shoot a single target, for fear that it will be difficult to subdue the crowd. Why don't we do it tonight under the moonlight? Let’s try the Huliba strategy first. If it doesn’t work, it won’t be too late to trap the enemy.”
That night, Huchuquan led his troops to attack the Han army's camp. The road was twists and turns, and the Han army's arrows rained down from a high position. The Hu people struggled to climb, which actually took them three moments. When they arrived at the pass, the Han army waited for a long time and stood up to greet them with knives in hand. Before the Xiongnu soldiers could draw their knives, they were beheaded by the Han army. The Xiongnu archers in the back row could not see at night and could only shoot arrows at random. That’s all.
Over a night, more than 300 people were killed. When daybreak, Huchuquan brought back the remaining troops to pretend to attack. Almost everyone was injured, but most of them were not injured by swords and arrows, but were scratched by stone edges in the night. As for the soldiers who were fighting with the Han army in front, they could not advance forward, the road was narrow, and they could not retreat from behind. Almost all of them died violently, and a few people were squeezed off the cliff, not knowing whether they were dead or alive.
As for the so-called surprise troops assembled by King Xiutu, they climbed on the rock for two hours. Only three or four of them could barely move up and down four feet. Hundreds of people stopped at the foot of the mountain in vain, with no results at all. As a result, no one talked about how to storm Longshan.
The Xiongnu army threw away their knives, bows and arrows, picked up shovels and pickaxes, and surrounded Longshan to dig deep trenches and build extensive barriers. Liu Bei wanted to see the opportunity and go down the mountain to charge, but the steep road not only prevented the Huns from going up the mountain to attack, but also prevented the Han army from going down the mountain to charge. The Han army could only watch in vain as the barriers below the mountain became increasingly tight.
Just as Qiequ Zhiyasi said, Liu Bei's entire army only carried enough food and grass for about ten days. When they were besieged by the Xiongnu army, Liu Bei had already spent three days in the mountains. The entire army was picking wild fruits and shooting wild animals in the mountains and forests. What they obtained was only enough for the Han army to support itself, let alone hoarding.
Liu Bei immediately ordered the entire army to change from three meals a day to three meals a day, and to change dry food to thin food. He also sent 3,000 men to dig wild shield mushrooms on Longshan Mountain for a long-term plan. Lu Bu felt that this was ridiculous and unfeasible, and asked: "How long can we persist like this? Why not use the whole army to throw it away, and there is still a glimmer of hope."
Unexpectedly, Liu Bei actually shook his head and refused, and said firmly to him: "This must not be the case! Now that our army can contain hundreds of thousands of Hulu troops, it is playing into our army's ambitions. The governor of Xihe, Chen, is galloping up the county to win the hearts of the people. All he needs to do is delay. In time, Hulu will be defeated!
On the battlefield, time will benefit me and speed will benefit the enemy. Although my army failed to attack Jinyang, my original intention was to mobilize the rebels to return north. Now his entire army is besieging our army. This is his way to defeat! It's just a matter of being trapped for a few days. All we have to do is wait for Governor Chen to lead his army from the east. The grass and trees will be scattered like birds and beasts. "
Lu Bu thought it was ridiculous, packed up his armor and said to Liu Bei: "Then you wait for death, I will survive on my own." Immediately riding a red rabbit, he rode down the mountain road.
The Xiongnu soldiers had been confronting the Han army in the past few days, and their defenses were already lax. Unexpectedly, someone rode down the mountain alone. Lu Bu was a man and a horse. In full view of everyone, he jumped over a six-foot ditch, and then jumped over a ten-foot wooden fence. He stepped into the Huns' formation as if he were strolling in a courtyard.
But after crossing, Lu Bu saw nearly a thousand people changing formations, and both sides looked at each other in shock. In the eyes of the Xiongnu soldiers, Lu Bu seemed to be falling from the sky. He was a man and a horse, about ten feet tall, and he looked up to cover the sky and the sun. Lu Bu saw the swords shining brightly, reflecting each other like a lake, and felt a chill in his heart. But then he thought about the difference between life and death, and he immediately ignited a fierce fighting spirit. He raised his halberd high in his hand and shouted: "Who dares to fight with me!"
After that, he rode his horse into the enemy's formation. The Hu people were low-spirited and panicked, and they all made way for him. So much so that he rushed out more than a hundred feet in one breath. The King Hu who was sitting here was Wang Kui, the general of Zuo Jian. With his steps disabled, he finally came to his senses and said angrily: "Do we really have no warriors in our army?" He immediately led his relatives and horses to intercept Lu Bu.
Kui Bucan did not carry the royal flag that showed his status. Lu Bu just said that he was an ordinary general. He had a whip in one hand and a halberd in the other. The two horses passed by at once. Before anyone else could see what happened, they saw a skull on the ground. Swinging back and forth, the white brain was still shaking slightly in half of the skull, and then the sound of the corpse falling was heard not far away.
Lü Bu did not look behind him and continued to move forward alone. However, upon hearing that Kui Bu was crippled and dead, his soldiers, fearing that they would be punished by the Shanyu and implicated, pursued them with all their might and risked their lives to stop him. The other kings did not know Lü Bu's intentions and were afraid that they would be killed by him. He also sent his troops to fight together, and Lu Bu fought for two more moments. He gradually became exhausted. Looking at his unknown way of survival, he sighed angrily: "Life and death are actually burdened by selling Dushe'er!"
He immediately turned around and retreated from the Xiongnu army to Longshan via the Central Plains Road. When the Hu people saw him leaving, they did not dare to pursue him. They could only look at him from afar and sighed. They all discussed privately: It is said that Sima Fei, the great general of Wei, captured the Dragon City with great bravery. People can compare, but they may pale in comparison with this warrior, so they all call Lu Bu "Flying General" just like Wei Qing.
When Liu Bei saw Lu Bu, he wanted to congratulate him for his bravery. Unexpectedly, Lu Bu kept his face solemn without saying a word, and went straight to the corner to sulk himself. Liu Bei responded with a wry smile and could only continue to appease his subordinates and discuss with Guan Yu how to live their lives.
Normally when fighting and rushing on the road, I often feel that my time is short, but now I feel like my days are like years just sitting and waiting. After the Han army rotated every day, they thought about when to cook, when to rest, and where the reinforcements should be now. It's just that communication is cut off, so how can I get this news? It's very real that I feel empty. Fortunately, there are several streams on Longshan Mountain, so the soldiers went to drink water without anything to do, and everyone drank full of water.
Some Han soldiers were so hungry that they openly defecated in front of the barbarians at the foot of the mountain to show their anger. Some Han soldiers raised their bows and arrows all day long and sat in the sky waiting for the sparrows to fly by. More Han soldiers carried weeds. He chewed with water to identify which weeds could be eaten, so that many soldiers accidentally ate poisonous weeds and fungi and immediately fell into coma and became seriously ill. Liu Bei had absolutely nothing to do about this. After all, it is always difficult to tell which is more tormenting: hunger or poisoning.
The Han people looked at the Huns on the mountain, and the Huns looked at the Han people at the bottom of the mountain. Day and night continued to change like this. No matter how hard the days are, people often think that they are about to collapse at this moment, but when this moment comes, miraculously, if they endure it a little longer, the light will pass.
On the eighteenth day when Liu Bei was besieged Longshan, the food on the mountain was close to bottoming out, and the morale of the Han army had changed from close to collapse to indifferent, unable to even collapse. Most people no longer expected reinforcements to arrive, and only dreamed about feasting on delicious food. With Liu Bei's efforts to maintain it, there was no cannibalism situation.
But the commotion of the Huns at the foot of the mountain forced them to pay attention. Looking down the mountain, a large number of scattered troops are regrouping into small square formations. In a sea of fluttering flags, a dividing line is clearly drawn from it, dividing the general formation into two large and small circular formations, the outer circular formation. They turned around with big strides and regrouped into a cone-shaped formation of flying geese heading east.
That's the battle formation.
Liu Bei mustered up his energy and trotted to the easternmost peak of Longshan Mountain and looked eastward. He could only vaguely see the wolf-hair-like Jinshui River in the vast skyline. He stared at it for a long time, and finally saw a trace of black fiber on this tiny wolf hair, which made him laugh like a child. Then he ran back to his two adopted brothers regardless of his manners, and said with a smile to them:
"Hurry up and take a bath with me. I haven't seen Ting Jian for three years!"
