After settling in Meiji, the first thing the Han army did, besides issuing notices to the people in the city, was to mourn King Youxian Huchuquan.
Unlike Yufuluo, who was originally the Xianwang of Zuo, Huchuquan did not have much money, was courteous to others, and went to the front line all year round to defend the country's borders. He won the hearts of the people, so many people in the country supported him as Chan Yu. the cry. However, Huchuquan was not a direct descendant and was the second son. After repeated consideration, Qiangqu still considered Yufuluo as the heir apparent.
During the ceremony, Yu Fuluo openly attacked and killed Huchuquan, and the bones were burned to powder on the spot, which was indistinguishable from the wood ashes. Such a scene chilled the hearts of all the people who participated in the ceremony. After all, Chanyu accused King Youxian of plotting rebellion and assassination, but there was really no evidence to support it. What's more, even if the evidence is conclusive, the Chinese people will only secretly lament and lament that King Youxian failed to succeed.
At this time, the Han army set up an altar in the city and asked a carpenter to carve a life-size wooden statue of King Youxian out of sandalwood. When the people in the middle of the city saw the wooden statue showing a heroic figure wielding a sword, they all said that King Youxian had been reborn, and they all brought sacrifices from their homes. When paying tribute, they thought of the cruel scene of his blood flowing on the altar steps and his internal organs exposed. They all sighed and shed tears, begging the angels to do justice to him.
Liu Bei then ascended the altar and brought hundreds of captives to the stage. There was an uproar in the city. It turned out that they were all close associates who usually worked for Yu Fuluo. In the past year, there were countless incidents of seizing wealth and domineering women. Chen Chong had already made people angry. Identify them one by one, copy them on linen cloth, and let Jian Yong count his sins in front of the prisoners. Twenty-seven of the murderers were beheaded on the spot, and the rest were all served as iron officials and moved to Tongtian Mountain to mine iron ore.
After beheading them, Chen Chong confiscated all the people's belongings and opened the inner treasury of the royal court. He found more than 4,000 gold cakes, 80 million five-baht coins, 300 stones of peppercorns, 4,000 pieces of brocade silk, and other strange items. There are countless rare treasures. But Chen Chong sealed them all, and based only on the descriptions of others, he took out a tiger-mouth Han knife that Huchuquan loved during his lifetime, and buried it together with the wooden statue of King Youxian.
The burial place was set in the south of Meiji City. The Han army dug a deep pit of about ten feet and hung the coffin containing the wooden statue and the sword. Chen Chong invited an old man from Wangting to stand aside and tell the onlookers what was going on. Regarding the achievements of the wise king during his lifetime, more than a hundred men among the tribesmen let out mournful sounds. After everyone inquired, they found out that they were all from the old Huchuquan tribe garrisoned at Yanmen, and asked Liu Bei to accompany the army to attack Yu Fuluo.
Liu Bei comforted them: Now that the imperial court has sent troops to conquer, we will definitely fight to the end. Now the officers and soldiers are enough to deal with Shanyu, and the Dingxiang counties are being besieged by Xianbei. Since you are the old troops of King Youxian, you should know about King Youxian. During his lifetime, he was famous for guarding the border. How could he sit back and watch his family and country being invaded by foreign thieves?
They then dispersed, and before leaving they made an agreement with Liu Bei: They will tell you when the envoy returns to Jiji.
After handling Huchuquan's funeral, one day had passed, but the Han army still couldn't rest at night. Liu Bei was still anxious to do the second thing, freeing the slaves in the city.
Meiji is now the largest human market in Bingzhou. In order to prevent slaves from escaping, Yuvluo moved the human market to Meiji City and built an impressive dungeon in the city. There are more than 7,000 slaves who have not yet been sold. There were more than 16,000 people bought as serfs and herdsmen by the royal family in the city and countryside, and countless people were bought by the big families in Jizhou.
After having lunch, Chen Chong summoned the noble officials in the city to the Shanyu King's tent. Instead of preaching to them, Chen Chong went straight to the point and used the collected property to redeem slaves from them: 4,000 yuan for an adult man and 2,000 yuan for an adult woman. The money is 1,500 yuan per person, the elderly over fifty years old are 1,500 yuan per person, and the children are 1,800 yuan per person.
Some Xiongnu nobles asked if they could keep some, but Chen Chong sternly refused and said that the matter was not negotiable. He mobilized three thousand soldiers to guard the king's tent and invited these Xiongnu nobles to rest here, while the Han army gathered the owner slaves to the king's tent. In front of the account, the number of people in each family is counted and listed in a book. After each book is counted, a book of people is placed.
These nobles walked between the axes and axes, trembling with fear. Arriving on the street, I was relaxing when I suddenly saw dark shadows on the ancient pine trees opposite, with branches swaying back and forth in the wind support. When the fire light stabilized, I saw about twenty heads hanging on them, all of which had been buried in the daytime. The beheaded Shan Yu's cronies had their mouths twisted like wormholes in dead wood, as if some evil spirit would emerge from them. In an instant, the ghost leaned over, and they did not dare to stay for a long time, and they dispersed like birds and beasts.
Chen Chong took Liu Bei and stayed up all night in the king's tent. Nearly a thousand people dealt with related matters until noon the next day. The freed slaves could not be let go. Chen Chong had to arrange a way out for them, but at this time there was no time. , they distributed some food and clothing and asked them to temporarily settle in the barracks. After the war was over, they would think of ways to deal with it.
After completing these two things, the Han army decided to rest in Meiji for another day. Unexpectedly, in the early morning of the next day, smoke and dust rose up in the north and south of Meiji. The Xiongnu tribesmen in the city saw the flag of the galloping horse raised in the south and the flag of the moon owl in the north. They hurriedly said to the Han army: It is the Tiefu people and Qiequ. The team of people rushed to the city.
The Tiefu people's cavalry consists of three men and three horses. One person rushes into the battle, and two people take care of the horses and armor. If there is any injury, someone else will wear the armor and rush into the battle. In addition, they live together with the Qiang people and are proficient in the art of Qiang fighting. Therefore, the Tiefu cavalry are the most brave in combat. During his lifetime, Quan led various tribes to guard Yanmen, and only they could match Xianbei's strength.
Most of Quren's troops were infantry, but he was famous among the tribes because there were many wise men in his tribe. Qiequ people were originally Lu Shuihu with blood from the Western Regions. They had served as Qiequ officials in various Xiongnu tribes for generations, so they called themselves Qiequ people. Because he has developed shrewd skills in handling government affairs, and he is as slippery as a mountain python in battle, making him extremely difficult to deal with.
There are about 20,000 Tiefu people on the south road, and there are also 10,000 Qiqu people on the north road. The two roads combined are enough to compete with the Han army in the city, and everyone in the city is quite worried.
Da Qiequ, who led the troops on the north road, was greatly surprised. He organized his troops and horses along the road and marched twenty miles a day. Before he could stationed in Shanan, he received an urgent report from Shan Yu. Chanyu attached the Han army's message and ordered him: The Han army betrayed the alliance and declared that they would attack Meiji. There were only four thousand defenders in Meiji city, so it would be difficult to resist. He was asked to return to the army to join King Li of Yougu first. Waiting for subsequent orders.
Da Qiequ did not dare to delay, so he and Liu Xuan quickly turned around and moved quickly with light troops. Unexpectedly, on the way, I heard a refugee say that as soon as Meiji set in the city, Outuo Spring and Routan came out. After hearing the news, his head and eyes were dizzy, and he felt rocks flying in his head. It took him a long time to recover, and he immediately cursed: "Luan Ti dug his own grave to bury me?"
However, he was frightened by the Shanyu's accumulated power. After sending a letter to Shuofang, he still led his army southward, intending to contain the Han army and wait for the Shanyu's army to return for reinforcements before making any plans. Unexpectedly, he met the Tiefu people in the city. He asked Empress Helianchi who was going north with him: "Queen Chi, it was you who ordered the people to come to help?" After King Xiutu died, Empress Helianchi became a Tiefu people. leader.
Empress Helianchi shook her head to reject it, and replied in surprise: "I have been eating and living with you all the way, why have you ever given an order?" He covered his eyebrows with his hands, looked at the number of Tiefu people in the distance, and guessed: "Such a number, skin-friendly Shi Sheyan and several counties are probably empty. Probably the Shanyu also knows the news and asked him to wait for help."
Da Qiequ said suspiciously: "Fushi is far away, and Sha Nan is close. We received the transfer order four days ago and will arrive today. We can't be more urgent. How can they have time to send troops?" Liu Xuan interjected between the two of them: "Maybe it's Did our transfer order go astray?" He then urged: "It's always Shanyu who comes here for recruitment. It's important for us to join forces first! Master Chen is good at using clever tricks. Don't let him intercept the north and south and defeat them one by one!"
Da Qiequ thought for a while and agreed with Zuo Ri Zhu Wang's idea. Then they bypassed the city at a distance and rode their horses to the south. Seeing this, the Tiefu people paused for a moment, and then they also met the Qiequ people and came to join them. The two armies met on the western outskirts of the city.
Early summer has arrived, and the sun is also showing a bit of venom. Daqiequ, Liu Xuan, Helian Chihou and other generals came out of the battle and walked to the front. Under the steaming dust, the pastures and water were shimmering, and Qiequ people were stinging. Unable to open their eyes, they saw the Tiefu people on the other side carrying a huge muzzle, riding horses from the shallowest part of the Nan River.
Seeing this, Empress Helianchi smiled at Da Qiequ and said, "Those are Huliba's subordinates. It seems that the leader is Helianfanmo. His family is related to Huliba by marriage. After Huliba's death, these things It all belongs to him." Dajiequ looked at the military cap, couldn't help but shake his head and laughed, and said to the two of them: "If the military cap is not used to lure the enemy, there is no need to be so ostentatious, it can only be used to inspire the troops."
Both of them knew that he was thinking of the Battle of Weihu Lake, and they both boasted quite intelligently: "Da Qiequ is the most intelligent in the country, how can ordinary people recognize it?"
When the Tiefu people's men crossed the river, several people came forward to meet them. Queen Helianchi hugged the leader, then pointed to the top of the men's men and said with a smile: "Fan Mo, how did you turn this guy inside out? Yuvluo has been so mean-spirited recently! If he thinks of Huliba, he will probably peel off your skin, and he won't even be able to protect your body with a knife."
Helian Fanmo took the Red Queen's hand and said with a smile: "What are you afraid of? The weather is so hot now. I wish I could shed three layers of my body like a snake and python. What's more, there are nobles in the army, so I took the subordinate cover for him." There’s some shade!”
Empress Helianchi's expression changed, thinking, could he be Shanyu's confidant? It's okay for others to hear what I just said, but if these people hear it, I'm afraid that I will regret it and lose my money again.
While he was feeling annoyed, Helian Mofan asked the knight behind him to step aside and brought a few people under the command cover. Unexpectedly, among the crowds of figures, one person was sitting under the command cover. Dajiqu was about to salute, but then he was shocked: He knew that person, how could he have Shanyu's confidants? But it’s Bai Bo and Han Siam! Han Xian smiled at them and said, "Long time no see. Now is the time for the imperial court to employ people. Are you going to be loyal ministers? Or disloyal ministers?"
Before they could move, several knives were placed on their necks. Da Qie and others did not dare to resist, so they could only let Han Siam do what he did.
Seeing that Jiqu's men were directly recruited by Han Xian, Liu Bei happily went out of the city to welcome him, and returned side by side with Helian Fanmo and Han Xian. The Han army was greatly strengthened.
