The defeat of Chanyu was foreseeable by the Hun princes, but when the news came that Chanyu was captured by his guards and sent to the Han camp, everyone was still shocked and suspicious. They communicated privately and said: Although Chanyu treated me coldly, he treated his bodyguards and followers generously, but now he was tied up by them and sent to the Han army like sheep. This shows that gold and silver are not Something that can win over people's hearts.
After they led their troops to meet with the Han generals, Liu Bei entertained the kings with Xiongnu etiquette. At the banquet, the generals of the Han army mixed with the Hun princes, and the Shuofang rebels were also sitting among them. Liu Bei was on the main seat, urging everyone to drink, while Guan Yu and Zhang Fei stood on both sides. One of them held a long sword, and the other held a spear. Their expressions remained unchanged. The two iron towers looked down at the gathering in the tent like hawks. The princes were trembling with fear, but they were not satisfied with the food and wine.
Chen Chong was presiding over the banquet at the deputy seat. Seeing this, he ordered the meat soup to be served. The meat soup was sprinkled with Tianzhu pepper, and the mutton smell was gone. All the diners at the meeting were so excited that they took off their chopsticks to eat, including Guan Yu and Zhang Fei. Looking sideways, the atmosphere relaxed. Chen Chong made the two of them sit down, then called He Napinglin who was silent at the side, and said to him: "The deceased is gone. If the living cannot live as before, it will only make the deceased sad." He Napinglin Chui Tears should be.
At the meeting, Chen Chong also suggested that Liu Bei perform a sword dance and he himself sang with the flute. Liu Bei happily agreed, and immediately drew out the Zhongxing Sword, revealing the sword's light like the cold moon in the hall. Chen Chong played "Ibis" on the flute. His swordsmanship is superb, and his swings are full of twists and turns. All the guests at the party fell in love with him. The lyrics of the song are as follows:
"The ibis fish eats crow, and the evil heron eats on the road? It eats under the eggplant. If you don't eat it, don't vomit it, and you will be asked for advice."
The song was sung over and over again, and everyone who listened knew that there was a sound of conquest in the song. When the tune subsided, Liu Bei sheathed his sword and asked Chen Chong, "There are endless meanings in Tingjian's song. Can you explain it to me in detail?" Chen Chong put down the bamboo. He played the flute and said to the guests at the meeting: "We are here to have a feast, but there are still unfinished business and unfinished achievements that Chen Chong has to think about."
He paused for a moment and waited for everyone to look at him before adding: "Dingxiang and Yanmen were originally the hometown of the country, and were later moved to friendly countries to make the people live in peace. But now, Xianbei has been invading for years, the counties have been separated, and Yanmen has been lost. Dingxiang was in danger again. King Huyan asked Liu Shijun for help. Liu Shijun thought that the Xiongnu were uneasy and the Xianbei would be difficult to control. Therefore, he made a plan for the imperial court and considered it for the Li people, and then he decided to abolish it. Now you are here, I The army is strong and the troops are full of anger. It is time to expel the foreign invaders. What do you think?"
The banquet immediately turned into a military discussion, and the Tiefu people and the Qiequ people naturally had no objections. The Hun princes who had just surrendered were hesitant at first, but first they saw Guan Yu and Zhang Fei's prowess, and later Liu Bei's heroic sword dancing, and were moved by Chen Chong's meticulous arrangements. They all bowed their hands to Liu Bei and said, "This is our country." How can I make you worry about household affairs? As long as you are able to drive, we will be willing to follow the example of dogs and horses."
The military morale is available, but there are still many problems that need to be solved urgently. Now the two armies have converged, and the number has exceeded 170,000 at one time. Basically, all the Xiongnu warriors have gathered here. In terms of food and accommodation, the army could feed one county tax per day. Even if the Han army copied the imperial court of Meiji and made a fortune, Chen Chong felt that it was quite luxurious. Therefore, before the war, Liu Bei had to try to quickly gather the morale of the army.
So Liu Bei ordered among the Xiongnu tribes: The Dugu tribe, the Yuwen tribe, the Hudu tribe and other tribes that had been fighting in Shuo for a long time could first screen out the sick and injured, and be led by Daqiequ to return to Meiji to recuperate. At the same time, it also publicizes to the military that if you are an only son, you can report to retire and return home first; if you have brothers and sons in the military, you can report to retire one of them to ensure the continuity of the family; Those who have reached fifty are also exempted from military service because of their age.
Within two days, the army was reduced to nearly 70,000 people. When did many Xiongnu people see this? For a time, fathers and sons in the army separated, brothers said goodbye, and comrades shed tears. The people in Li all told the people in Liu: Liu Shijun misses my family as much as his parents, far more than Shanyu. The Han people often say that reciprocating a favor with a favor is a favor. Since you are in the army and you have to fight against Xianbei, don't be afraid of fighting and end up fighting. Failure will only bring disgrace to the clan.
But the most unexpected thing is the reuse of Qiequ’s wisdom teeth. Moreover, Qu Zhiyasi was the first to put down the rebellion of Yu Fuluo, and took the lead in starting a war with the Han army. Although he was not Yu Fuluo's best friend, he was actually the one who supported the overall situation. When Yuvluo was captured, Zhiyasi himself was ready to be killed. Unexpectedly, Liu Bei reused him to take charge of the overall situation of Meiji. When Liu Bei appointed him, he lifted him up and said sincerely: "You are the king of the country." Those who are wise, it is a pity that the pearl casts a shadow in secret. Nowadays, the situation of various ministries is complicated, and I am overwhelmed by their disturbance. If the whole army can work for it, who else can it be? I hope that Dahe can help me stabilize the royal court, and Xianbei is just a district. There’s no point in talking about it!”
Zhi Yasi was inexplicably moved and could only kowtow again and again. When he arrived in Meiji and left with his wounded, he looked back at the setting sun and saw that the reorganized Han army had already begun to march towards Dingxiang. They moved quickly, rushing to meet the last deadline. Dajiequ clearly remembered that when they separated, the army Everyone's face is as strong as iron. How could such an army be defeated? ! Thinking like this, Da Qiequ relieved himself of his heavy burden and led his long team into the city.
It has just been thirty years since Kuitou sent troops to Pingcheng again. But his iron cavalry trampled him with unparalleled power. It was like a mountain of swords and spears, all like powder.
At first, he besieged Wuzhou. The small town of Wuzhou had no more than ten thousand guards. However, the Xianbei army plundered the surrounding nomadic tribesmen, beheaded and threw them into the city. The guards in the city were frightened. The leader then attacked the city that day and surrounded three buildings. Seeing that there was a way to survive, the city guards had no intention of fighting desperately. Huyan Yule held on for two days, knowing that they were unable to resist, so they could only lead the remaining troops to flee to Zhongling at night.
Zhongling still had 8,000 guards from the Jin tribe. After they were hastily reunited with them at Ledu, they were pursued and besieged by the leader. Fortunately, Zhongling was carefully managed by the Xubu family and they could still hold on. However, on the tenth day, the Xianbei people By chance, a tunnel was found in a deserted village. The end of the tunnel was only a hundred feet away from the city. So Kuitou sent people to dig day and night. On the 13th day, they dug into the corner of the city. Thousands of Xianbei warriors suddenly rushed into the city. The Zhongling defenders were caught off guard. It was also broken by it.
Huyan Yuledu could only lead more than a thousand soldiers to break through the siege, and found that the south road was cut off by Xianbei, so he could only go back to Shanwu City. However, at this time, the leader had no intention of watching over him, leaving only a thousand knights on the outskirts of Shanwu City. Monitoring the movement, the rest of the tribe continued the westward expedition. At this time, Dingxiang had no troops left to fight, and the four counties of Wucheng, Tongguo, Luoxian and Jiling also fell.
When the Han army arrived at Shanan City, almost all of Dingxiang County had been captured by the Xianbei, leaving only the Shanan guards facing the Xianbei people across the river.
The rapid progress of Kuitou was beyond Chen Chong's expectations. According to his plan, as long as Jiling is not lost, the Han army will cross the river from Shanan, reach Jiling, and then line up along the river, go south to invite the main force of Xianbei to fight. If Xianbei retreats, they will regain the lost ground. Decide the outcome. But if you take a step too late now, you will lose the upper hand just like in a game of chess, and the location of the battle will no longer be determined by your side.
There are only two ferries that can easily cross the river in the north and south of Wangsha Nancheng: going south can only cross the river from Hequdu, and going north can only cross the river from Shalingdu. Hequdu is two hundred miles away from Shanan, and there are many mountains on the river bank. As long as Xianbei holds on to the dangerous points, he can outnumber the enemy. As long as he knows the geography of Dingxiangxihe County, he will never advance from here. Obviously the commanders of both armies were well aware of this, and the two armies almost unanimously advanced northward along the river.
Shaling Ferry, as the name suggests, is a beach at the ferry, undulating in all directions, forming a stretch of continuous sand dunes, but after all, you can still see some shrubs and weeds. Twenty miles to the west of the ferry, a slender river tributary temporarily restored some life. , but going further west is the vast Hetao Desert.
When the Han army arrived to set up camp here, it was already mid-April. It was early summer at this time, and the river was rushing by, picking up countless yellow sand on both sides. Liu Bei saw the soldiers busy on the south bank, and he grabbed a handful of yellow sand. He said to Chen Chong with emotion: "As long as the river is clear, how many lives will there be!" Ting Jian, they all say that when saints come out, the Yellow River will be clear. I saw countless yellow sands here, and it is really hard to imagine how clear the river water is."
Chen Chong knew that Liu Bei was in trouble for the war, and he felt something about it, so he encouraged him and said: "Xuande, the so-called sage will make the Yellow River clear, not that the river will clear itself, but that the sage will clear the sand in the river and remove all the sand." The Yellow River will be purified by itself, and only those who purify the Yellow River will be sages."
Liu Bei sprinkled the sand on his fingertips and smiled at Chen Chong: "How can we force human power?" Chen Chong said sternly: "A drop of water can penetrate a stone, a fool can move a mountain. If you don't do it, how do you know it's impossible?" Liu Bei nodded in agreement, he said Pointing to the Xianbei people who were also building a camp on the other side, he sighed to Chen Chong: "Xianbei fought for thirty consecutive days and conquered seven cities. There were even fewer soldiers than me, but I saw their behavior and showed no fear of battle. They were indeed the most powerful enemy of the imperial court." , do you have any chance of winning?"
Chen Chong laughed back and said: "You are the coach, you come to ask me?" Liu Bei was stunned, thinking that Chen Chong was joking with him, and then he also joked: "Imitate the great ancestor, make the best use of everything, and make the best use of people's talents!" Unexpectedly, Chen Chong shook his head. Said: "Xuande, you are now commanding an army of 100,000 people, which is not the usual situation. No matter how good I am at planning, it is only the plan of one person, and it is difficult to cover everything. And how can the plan of one person be as good as the plan of ten thousand people?"
Liu Bei agreed very much and asked the generals for advice at night.
