When the Han army arrived at Pingcheng, Shanyu Kuitou of Xianbei was lying on the bed.
After the Battle of Shaling, Kuitou's old injuries became more serious. Coupled with the cold weather and his mental depression, his lumbar spine ached like fireworks every day. Not only was he unable to ride a horse, he could only walk at most. After two miles, we had to rest on the roadside for half an hour. The leader was quite sad about this. He touched the red and swollen bulge on his waist and said to his brother Bu Dugen: "The one who can command the warriors is the proud man on horseback. I can no longer control the horse. Shan Yuzhi How long can we sit there?"
Bu Dugen knelt down and shed tears. He could only say: "Brother is a proud man of heaven, but he was just injured by a fall. How can he compare with the care of God?" He mobilized his knights to search for doctors everywhere, and the knights rushed to the north and south of the desert. , crossed the Yinshan Mountain, Taihang Mountain, and Yanshan Mountain, and searched up and down the mountains, swamps, and wild forests.
The first person to come was a witch doctor from the Da Mo cadre. He lived at the foot of Danhan Mountain and was a famous doctor who had treated the late king Tan Shihuai. The witch doctor had an old face and looked to be in his eighties. He wore the bones of a goshawk on his head and held a scepter carved from ruby. He asked the Chanyu to kneel in front of the bonfire, and threw some of his white hair into the flames, which flew up. In a flash of black smoke, he waved his jade staff again, his body dancing like snake water to communicate with the heroic spirit of the late king, and he murmured shamanic chants like a mountain ape. After dancing for half an hour, the Chanyu was shaking all over and could not stand up. At this time, the late king finally issued a decree saying: Your fortune is over, but your martial fortune is not. You should give way to a wiser warrior and let him invigorate Xianbei's martial arts reputation. .
These words left everyone who heard them in silence, except for the witch doctor, who pounded the herbs and insects he brought into powder, mixed them with spring water into a thick dark green paste, and then used a bamboo knife as long as the palm of his finger to lightly rub the paste on the surface. He scraped it lightly until a layer of clear butter was spread. He poured the butter into a small dish and let Shanyu drink it. This went on for four or five days, but Shanyu's condition did not improve. Another person reported privately that this witch doctor was an intermediary sent by Jian Man to inquire about the news. Bu Dugen sent someone to search his room and found Jian Man's seal. The witch doctor was bundled into a ball that day and thrown into Shanyu's tiger pen with the knights who were looking for him.
The second doctor the knight found was an old Fu Zhu. He lived in the Black Mountains and did not come to Pingcheng with the knight. When the knight was looking for him, he told the knight that he had a life-saving talisman in his hand, which was the great sage. It was written with essence and blood during his lifetime. The Great Master often used it to save people when he preached. If it is burned into talisman water, let the patient drink it. At the same time, he sincerely prays to Huang Taiyi in his heart, reflecting on the evil and wrong things he has done in his life, and abstaining from evil. By taking the oath of good deeds, you can be blessed in your soul and get rid of all kinds of diseases.
The knight spent a hundred gold to buy this purple talisman, rushed back to Pingcheng overnight, and told Bu Dugen about the magical effects of the yellow scarf talisman. When the leader received the talisman, he tore it into pieces and said to his subordinates: "Zhang Jiao can't even save his own life, so what's the use of this mere talisman? What's more, I am The descendants of Cang Lang and White Deer spent their lives fighting and fighting on horseback. What is there to regret? It’s just that the winner lives and the loser dies. There is nothing worthy of careful reflection on Huang Taiyi.” But he still ordered a commendation. The knight's loyalty rewarded him with a sharp sword and told him to use it to kill the enemy in battle.
The last doctor was a young Han man. He had just reached his crown, and his beard around his mouth was still downy. His skin was dark, obviously due to the long exposure to the sun. He was carrying a baggage, and his eyes were black and white, with lively pupils. The earth spins in circles, showing great wisdom. The knight who was looking for him took him into Pingcheng. The passers-by who saw him didn't think much of him, and they openly talked and said: Doctors treat patients just like knights riding horses. Only with more practice can you be able to handle horses freely, and only with more practice can you become more skilled in medicine. How good can this young man be in medical skills at his age?
But Bu Dugen calmed down the commotion and said: He Jiwei has been following me for many years and has always checked for my mistakes and made up for my mistakes. He must have a reason for finding this doctor. No one believed this, so he had to talk about a past incident: one day he was hunting in Wuyuan and encountered a big tiger on the road. The evil tiger fell to the ground after being hit by an arrow, tempting Bu Dugen to move forward. Shi Hejiwei shot a series of three arrows at the tiger's body, and the tiger suddenly jumped into the swamp, thus preserving Bu Dugen's name.
After everyone heard about He Wei's deeds, they stopped talking, but they still had doubts about the young man's medical skills. The young man followed Bu Dugen into the leader's bedroom. When he saw the bulge on Shan Yu's waist, his expression turned serious. He took out a lacquer box from the bundle and a pack of silver needles from the lacquer box, and heated them with a candle. After that, he inserted about forty needles densely on Shanyu's back, took out a pack of medicinal residue, boiled it in hot water, soaked it with a sweat towel, and applied it to the bulge. After applying it for half an hour, he finally took it out. A small knife was used to cut a thin mark on the bulge. Purple-black pus and blood gushed out from the thin mark and flowed into less than half of the basin. After the blood flow was finished, the young man squeezed out the fishy yellow pus and wrapped it in a dry white cloth. When the patient's mouth was closed, Shanyu groaned. He immediately covered the white cloth and got out of bed. It was obvious that he felt much better. All the generals under his command were dumbfounded when they saw it, and exclaimed: This is really an immortal medical skill. Could it be that this doctor is an immortal immortal?
The young man smiled and replied: "These are just the superficial impressions of my teacher Hua Tuo. It's a pity that you don't have the chance to see him. He is the real medicine fairy!"
But he said to the leader who had improved: Shanyu had been ill for too long and the root of the disease was deep into the bone marrow. It was too late for me to come this time. After removing the pus today, Shanyu will relapse in two months. I'm afraid he will have to stay in bed by then. I'm afraid it will be difficult. Shanyu can still delay making soup according to my prescription for two years. After two years, there will be nothing I can do.
All the officers and commanders under his command changed their expressions. Only the leader sighed and An Ran replied: "Everyone has his own destiny. Being able to know when to die is already a gift from you. Compared with others who are panicked and don't know the time of death, I I'm very lucky and have nothing to complain about.
After the young man left, Kuitou rode his horse wildly in the mountains during the day, and at night he was accompanied by wine and singers. He indulged in sex all day long. The princes under his command were all very disappointed. They sighed and said: If Chanyu goes on like this, when will Xianbei be able to do it again? What about the comeback? Two months later, a pustule bulged up in Kuitou's waist. This time, as the young man said, he fell ill and lay completely on the couch with no sign of improvement.
The Han army happened to make a surprise attack at this time. When Juyang's deputy general Fu Luo went to Bin to see the enemy's situation, he was frightened by the thunderous military strength of the Han army. He was unable to send troops to stop it, and he did not have time to notify the Pingcheng court. , allowing an army of 60,000 to surround Pingcheng smoothly like water. When the adults in Pingcheng saw the Han army under the city, they thought Juyang had been captured by the Han army, and they didn't know what to do.
Shan Yu was seriously ill at this time and could not command the ministries, so he entrusted the affairs to his younger brother Bu Dugen. Bu Dugen patrolled the city and saw the arrangement and plan of the Han army: They were divided into ten formations in front of the city, and deep trenches were dug with mountains and flowing water at their backs. Instead of attacking, the trenches were used to surround Pingcheng in a circle. Bu Dugen analyzed the commanders and said: "Juyang was not lost, but was bypassed by the Han army. The Han army was unable to defeat us quickly, so they wanted to trap us in an isolated city and then deal with the various tribes one by one."
Even if the intention is guessed, Bu Dugen is in the city and cannot command the army outside the city. The army outside the city does not know the actual situation in the city. It is absolutely difficult to win in this situation. The next day, he ordered Shuluo Yu Qiguang to lead 300 armored cavalry to break through the encirclement and go outside the city to command various ministries to come for reinforcements. Shuluo Yu Qiguang is a well-known warrior, and Jia Qi has always been invincible on the battlefield. Logically speaking, they should break through easily, but they left the city too late. The trench outside the city has been dug to a depth of three feet. Although Jia Qi is extremely powerful, However, their movement was restricted and it was difficult to cross the three-foot trench. Even though they were able to move freely in the rain of arrows, no one could break out of the encirclement. The three hundred armored cavalry had no way out and could only return to Pingcheng.
The 20,000 defenders of Juyang were in a quarrel, and the commanders had different opinions. Some people say that they will attack the Han army from behind to rescue the Shan Yu from the city; some people say that they will attack the grain road on the flank of the Han army to force the Han army to withdraw; others say that the enemy is facing a powerful enemy, so they should put aside their prejudices and take a detour to Danhan Mountain to ask for help, and then fight to the death with the Han army. . Many opinions were at loggerheads. At this time, Hu Lü Najin stood up and said: "Six months ago, when Liu Bei released us, he made us swear not to be enemies with him anymore. If we are captured again, we will be executed immediately. Here is Shaling More than half of our comrades-in-arms are fighting, and the oath of a man is still in their ears, how can they act against it?"
But Shi Shi Lanchou rebuked him loudly and said: "That is just an expedient measure. When a man lives in this world, he should stand upright. Liu Bei made us make such an oath because he regarded us as villains and slaves and despised us." How can we despise ourselves? It’s just one death, and the oath taken at that time was the humiliation of a warrior. You don’t think about how to wash away the humiliation, but you are willing to be humble. This is really the behavior of a coward!"
These words won the approval of many people. Shi Shi Lanchou immediately encouraged them and said: "The defeat of Shaling was actually due to Su Liujin Heiqiao's impulsiveness and destruction of the fighter plane. We Xianbei warriors are the best at fighting. This time we will seize the opportunity. Is it impossible for the Han army to collapse if he hesitates and pierces through the Han army like a surprise attack?" He persuaded most of the defenders in Juyang and rushed towards Pingcheng following the traces of the Han army.
When they passed through Liuling Mountain, thirty miles south of Pingcheng, Zhang Fei, who had been lying in wait in the mountains for a long time, suddenly rushed out with two thousand cavalry. They were condescending, and the Xianbei sergeants were caught off guard. This army was temporarily gathered by Shi Lanchou. At this time, Zhang Fei made a slight attack, and the Xianbei command became chaotic. Not long after, the Xianbei people at both ends fled for their lives, and no one paid attention to the Han army. The victory of the fighting comrades was quickly determined. Xianbei suffered more than 3,000 casualties in the battle.
When the Juyang garrison heard the news, they no longer dared to defend the city. Deputy Fuluo Qubin took the remaining 7,000 people and simply took the road through Youzhou, heading from Daijun to Tanhan Mountain to ask Jianman for help. .
