In order to cover their tracks, the soldiers of Taiyuan County chose to hide in the forks of the river. Without food or smoke, they could not sleep without taking off their clothes. They had been lying in the sand dunes waiting for the military order to cross the river. Continuous sand dunes surround the north, south, south, and south, and water flows continuously to the west for their daily use.
The Xianbei scouts on the north bank were investigating on the other bank. When they saw the grass and the sky were full of deserted people, they even withdrew the guards on the other bank. Everyone was overjoyed and discussed the future of the war privately: We have hidden ourselves so well, and we will surely achieve miraculous results when we cross the river.
Who would have expected that things have pros and cons, hiding it well not only deceived the Xianbei people, but also covered their own eyes. When Bu Dugen made a surprise attack on the right flank of the Han army, the fire was far from visible. The most elite nine thousand county soldiers in the army were hiding among the sand dunes. Everyone was fast asleep. When the Chinese envoy came to deliver the news, the soldiers were checking their belongings. Dao Jia, then learned that the Xianbei army had all withdrawn to the north bank, leaving only a ruins on the south bank.
"We will still cross the river tonight." Liu Deran, who came to deliver the order, looked downcast, obviously pessimistic because of the day's war. He whispered to Guan Yu: "Brother Yun, Xianbei dogs and claws can kill people! Brother, be careful!" Guan Yu knew the situation of the battle. Finally, he angrily said to him: "How can my minions be as sharp as my soldiers' swords?"
Then he encouraged the soldiers around him and said: "What a pity! Our army's right wing is at a disadvantage, and it will be difficult to do anything. If we stop here, we will be responsible for the defeat in this battle! I, Guan Yunchang, can only solve the county for one warrior, but I can join the army for eight Zai, how can he be innocently accused?! At that time, Duke Minggong was in charge of Meiji, and there were nine counties in Youhe. However, Duke Minggong also said that he would surrender to the Xiongnu and attack Xianbei, which is similar to today. However, eight years after his death, The heavy burden rests on our generation, if we are weak and do not fight, how can we be worthy of the spirit of Lord Ran Ming in heaven?"
Ranminggong refers to the former chief minister Zhang Huan and Zhang Ranming. Among the Three Ming Dynasties in Liangzhou, Duan Jiong had the highest achievements and Huangfu Guiqingyi was the best, but it is Zhang Huan who is most remembered by the people. Whoever has the people in their hearts will be in the hearts of the people, not to mention that Zhang Huan has been in charge of Bingzhou for a long time. After hearing Guan Yu's words, the Taiyuan County soldiers all shouted for war and said: I will die with the general without regrets!
In the evening, Chen Chong came in person with the last batch of rafts. He corrected his appearance and said carefully to the generals: "The two armies in the middle and right have captured all the boats captured by the Xianbei. Our army will cross the river here tonight. At most, it can cross two With the number of tens of thousands, it can be said that the enemy is outnumbered and we are outnumbered, so the original plan will not work. But no matter how wise the Xianbei Chanyu is, he can never imagine that our army still has strange soldiers. If this battle cannot be won, we will die, and if we succeed, we will suffer fate! Come with you!"
They looked up at the sunset among the sand dunes and watched the sun dissipate its rays. Before the moonlight rose, Guan Yu took the lead in pushing down the raft in the flowing water. His nine-foot body stood among the driftwood. His men followed closely behind. It was the south wind that blew them into the river. These warriors at the forefront did not bring horses. Everyone lay on the raft and paddled the north crossing in the river with one hand.
There were no traces of Xianbei people on the north bank. The first group of people crossed the river safely, followed by the second and third groups... By the time Chen Chong transported the horses to the north bank, a full moon was already shining on both sides of the river, no lights were needed. , everyone can see that the waves of Shaling Lake in the north are slightly rippling towards the Han army.
In the quiet night, the Han army stretched the team, two people per line, tied linen cloth around the horse's mouth, and continued northward with light equipment. The cavalry drove to the west bank of Shaling Lake. The reeds on the lakeside were similar to Huze. The knights of the Han army walked under the green reeds, no one said a word, the hoofs of the horses reverberated with the sand, and a white-fronted jackal emerged from the bushes.
The jackal and tiger roared before they came out. Seeing that the long procession was all holding silent steel blades, which made them very boring, they lowered their heads and left in disgust from the crowd. The soldiers didn't care about this. They only cared about the vague outline of Shaling City on the other side in the waves in the gap between the reeds.
The knight rode his horse slowly for two hours in silence, and finally arrived at the northern end of Shaling Lake. Huanggan water and Baiqu water carved out a lush pasture here. The whole army rested for a while, loosened the linen cloth and let the horses drink. , and then headed north for five miles at full speed, crossing two rivers one after another eastward until Shaling City completely disappeared from sight.
"Go south! Go south!" At this point, the generals of the Han army gave instructions to their respective troops as planned. The eight troops in the army formed two rows, forming a flying geese formation. Chen Chong led his own troops who originally belonged to Liu Bei to complete the rear row. After the formation of the team was completed, Chen Chong gave another order to the generals: "Today's battle will be fought in the middle army. We will capture Shanyu directly and leave the rest alone! After the war, everyone will judge his merits to the tenth level!"
Everyone cheered and Chen Chong stroked Qingkai's mane. Facing Dou Fu's uneasy look in Zuo Lie, he encouraged Dou Fu and said: "You are the grandson of General Dou, and you are blessed by General Dou's heavenly spirit. We will definitely be able to defeat the enemy." Dou Fu then gave up his panic and smiled at Chen Chong: "Even so, my ancestors have never fought in battles, and the reputation of the Fufeng Dou family depends on myself." Then he sighed: "I I am leading the troops in the first formation, and I hope that the outcome of the battle will not be unfavorable to me."
At this time, the soldiers of the county had already begun to march south. The south wind had not yet stopped. Everyone's hair crowns were dancing in the south wind. Zhang Fei heard Dou Fu's words and shouted to him with a smile: "Mr. Dou, just remember, in your heart Don't be afraid, don't walk fast or slow, don't turn around and run away, march with your subordinates, and the war will be successful!"
"Why?" The Han army rode faster and faster. Chen Chong could hardly hear Dou Fu's words, but Zhang Fei saw his lips move and knew what he said. Zhang Fei laughed in the wind, his smile The sound was as powerful as thunder. When the thunder passed, his words flew among all the soldiers:
"The one who is bathed in blood with me is my brother!"
Chen Chong, Guan Yu and others all started laughing. Wei Yan stood beside Chen Chong and smiled at Zhang Fei: "Zhang Sima, you are talking about Chen Jun's words again!" Zhang Fei's eyes widened and he denied: "What my brother said, It’s my words, why not?” He said seriously to everyone again: “Those who are bathed in blood with me are my brothers!”
Everyone replied: "The one who is bathed in blood with me is my brother!" The slightly lonely body of the Han army knight once again boiled with blood, and his wrists surged with endless brute force. In the midst of longing, one military tent after another finally rose in Chen Chong's field of vision. He once again sent the order: "Go straight to the king's flag! Don't care about the rest!"
During the order, the cavalry rushed into the tents. Xianbei's tents were very sloppy, with no antlers and no trenches. This may be due to unexpected reasons. There were only a few sentries, but Chen Chong knew that the more reason was that Liu Bei was there. Both places on the south bank gave the illusion that they were about to cross the river, causing Kuai Tou to urgently mobilize troops to Shaling Lake. The defense here was greatly lacking.
The Xianbei people who heard the sound of horseshoes came out of the camp to check. Except for the bad guy who was trampled to death by the horseshoes, the rest of the Xianbei Han military officers who fled were ignored. Passing through, a few Xianbei soldiers stabbed in vain in the camp, but they couldn't do it. The knights in the front formation stretched out their knives and chopped down the obstacles in the way. The rear formation filled the gap, and the Xianbei could only flee in all directions.
Another Xianbei general tried to block it with arrows, but after all, there was a tent blocking the way, so the effect was still not good. At this time, the Han knight happened to pass by a Xianbei stable. Chen Chong said to Wei Yan, "You can burn this place." Wei Yan immediately grabbed a torch and threw it on the stable fodder. The horses in the stable were frightened and forced themselves to break their reins. They fled from the stables like a swarm, turning the already chaotic Xianbei camp into a mess.
At this time, the Han army finally saw the brown background and white deer king's flag of Xianbei Chanyu. There were more than ten people under the flag wearing brocade robes, obviously very wealthy. They were gathering the surrounding tribesmen to form a circular formation under the king's flag, holding high A forest of guns deals with the Han cavalry. Guan Yu was in the front line. He jumped off his horse and chopped off the spear head with a knife. He was not wearing heavy armor, and the Xianbei people would not have time to wear armor. Guan Yu was invincible due to sheer strength, and the hands and feet of those who faced him were all broken. .
Linghu Yuan and others fired a hail of arrows from their horses again. The Xianbei people could no longer hold on, and the circular formation was easily broken. Seeing that the situation was about to end, the more than ten nobles immediately mounted their horses and fled in three directions. Chen Chong immediately ordered: "Yun Chang, Yide, each of you chase one way, and I will chase the other. Don't let the false king of Xianbei go!" Half of the remaining tribes will stay to disrupt the bandit formation, and the other half will go to the river bank to meet and lead them across the river!"
After hastily giving the order, Chen Chong immediately led Bai Laiqi to chase the middle road first. He heard that Kuitou was nearly fifty years old and had experienced many wars, so he should look more mature. He saw two people with gray hair in the middle road, so he chased them first.
As the chase went on, Chen Chong became more and more certain. The five people in front were obviously familiar with the layout of the camp. They turned corners several times and almost escaped the pursuers. However, they were walking in a hurry without saddles. After walking for a long time, their leg skins were worn and their horses were too fast. It slowed down, and after another two moments, it was obvious that he couldn't move much anymore.
The few people in front also knew that the situation was critical, and one of them immediately said loudly in Chinese: "Master Tuoba, Shanyu has treated you very favorably, go ahead and drag him away!" He immediately pushed one of the two people off his horse, The man fell to the ground and was stunned for a moment. Then he lay on the ground and did not dare to move. He just bowed his head and accepted his fate. Chen Chong glanced at him and felt pity. He had no time to stop for inspection and continued to lead the pursuit.
After he chased for another two moments, the remaining four people in front were captured. The noble man who pushed people claimed to be the young commander Shi Lanchou of the Shilan tribe. He patted the old man beside him and said to Chen Chong with a smile in Xianbei dialect. : "You have been fooled. This is Tuoba Lin, the old man who sued the head. The one I just pushed off the horse is the real Chanyu."
Chen Chong finally came to his senses and hurriedly mobilized his horse to fight back, but there was no trace of anyone where Kuitou fell. Only the green grass and summer wind remained, as well as the distant firelight of Liu Bei crossing the river. Chen Chong was quite regretful and said to Tuoba Lin and Shi Shi Lanchou in Xianbei dialect: "It is really benevolent and righteous for you to deceive the savior with your life! But this battle has reached this point, one less Xianbei khanyu and one more It is no longer relevant for him to be a humble Shanyu."
Shi Shi Lanchou looked into the distance. Where Wang Qi was now there was only raging smoke, and his expression gradually became gloomy. Tuoba Lin stomped his feet and sighed to himself: "It is true. After Shanyu's defeat, I don't know how long it will take for the tribes to regain their unity."
