Zhang Xiu led a large army to attack from behind.
As Qubei led the army to retreat, the enemy and us formed a pursuit trend. The Huns cavalry quickly collapsed and lost their formation, and fled frantically towards Yunzhong City.
In front, Wei Yan and Ma Chao killed the Xiongnu Youxian King Qubei. The Xiongnu army was leaderless and each of them fled for his life.
With the help of stirrups, Zhang Xiu's army marched extremely fast. They cut into the enemy's rear from behind, like a harvester, and started harvesting from behind. Those Huns cavalry who could not escape hurriedly jumped off their horses, knelt down on both sides, and abandoned their swords to make a sneak attack. , for a time, both sides were full of surrendered Hun soldiers.
Zhang Xiu ordered Zhang Xian to lead the troops to gather the surrendered soldiers, and he led the army to continue the pursuit and expand the victory.
Since the defeat of 30,000 troops was like the waves of the sea, Wei Yan and Ma Chao led fewer troops and could not stop such a large number of troops. They could only let them flee and lead their own troops to chase them behind. The Huns who could not escape surrendered on the spot. .
Begin to flee from the battlefield.
Zhang Xiu led the army to pursue them all the way, and countless Huns surrendered.
Half an hour later, Zhang Xiu pursued him to the foot of Yunzhong City.
The fleeing soldiers swarmed into the city, causing congestion at the city gates. Everyone scrambled and even fought with each other, resulting in countless people being killed and trampled.
Zhang Xiu led his army to attack, first with a round of shooting.
The soldiers at the city gate were shot into a large area like targets. Those who could not escape surrendered one after another to prevent themselves from being shot.
Ma Chao and Wei Yan took the lead and led the army to the city gate. They killed the Huns cavalry who crowded at the door, quickly rushed into the city and took control of the city defense.
Going to Bei to fight took away all the soldiers and horses, leaving Yunzhong City empty. After Ma Chao and Wei Yan led their troops in, they quickly took control of the city defense. Zhang Xiu, under the escort of Hu Che'er, entered Yunzhong City.
After this battle, Yunzhong County officially fell into Zhang Xiu's territory.
Zhang Xiu entered the city and discovered that the Han people who had been robbed by the Huns were living like slaves here. When he entered Qubei's mansion, he saw hundreds of Han people locked in cages with dog leashes tied around their necks.
Hu Che'er was furious: "These beasts have insulted us Han people like this. I hate that my big man still treats these Xiongnu so favorably. Now I can't wait to kill all these beasts."
Seeing such a scene, Zhang Xiu also felt angry.
But he knew that the Xiongnu could not be killed, and he could not kill them. He could only let them live in another way, perfectly integrate into the Han people, and be completely Hanized.
Xu Shu, who was standing next to him, said meaningfully: "It seems that it will take a long time to civilize the Xiongnu!"
Yan Xiang shook his head: "Huo Qubing almost killed the Xiongnu back then, defeated the Xiongnu, and split them into northern and southern Xiongnu. The northern Xiongnu had fled far away, and the southern Xiongnu was accepted by our Han Dynasty, and gave them the land of Hetao to live in. After so many years of education, I still haven't been able to change the nature of these people, and I want to educate them..." He shook his head again, indicating that the possibility was very small.
Hu Che'er said harshly: "Since there is no way to educate him, my lord, it is better to kill him completely to avoid future troubles."
Based on the experience of later generations in educating these peoples, Zhang Xiu was confident that he could civilize them. If he could get the allegiance of these Xiongnu soldiers, his strength would definitely skyrocket. So he shook his head and said: "The ambition of the Xiongnu is hard to change. That's because of this They are created by the vast environment. If you want to conquer them, I have my own way, so don’t worry."
Enter the room where you are going to be humble.
There were more than twenty girls from the Han Dynasty inside. They were so scantily clad that they could not sit still and looked timidly at the people who came in through the door.
These girls were all robbed from Guanzhong.
Seeing how pitiful they were, Zhang Xiu asked, "Are you all from Guanzhong?"
Hearing Zhang Xiu's words, the eyes of the girls were filled with hope. One of them cried and said: "General, we are all from Guanzhong. We were plundered by the Huns the year before last and suffered humiliation. Please ask the general to make the decision for us." !”
As he spoke, the girls fell to their knees.
Zhang Xiu said: "I am Zhang Xiu in Guanzhong. You don't have to be afraid. I will send you home after the war in the Hetao area subsides."
The girl was overjoyed and knelt down to thank her.
After pacifying the surrendered soldiers inside and outside Yunzhong City, Zhang Xiu ordered Yan Xiang to post notices in the city to calm the people in the city. At the same time, he ordered the rich people in the city to immediately release the enslaved people of the Han Dynasty.
Zhang Xiu's strong arrival made the Huns tremble in fear, and they released the Han people imprisoned in their houses one after another.
There are also many people who hide it secretly.
In order to completely resolve the matter, Zhang Xiu ordered Yan Xiang to take full charge of the matter. Anyone who had not been released after the search would be killed.
All the Han people in the city were grateful to Zhang Xiu.
After capturing Yunzhong City, Zhang Xiu left 3,000 troops to guard Yunzhong City, and recruited Han people as soldiers in the city to guard the Huns' surrendered soldiers. Now that the Battle of Hetao has just begun, it is difficult to deal with these surrendered soldiers, so they can only be imprisoned first. , Fortunately, there is sufficient food and grass in Yunzhong City, which can completely feed these soldiers.
Later, Zhang Xiu led 25,000 troops along the inside of the Qin Great Wall towards the foot of Yinshan Mountain.
At this time, the battle in Xiaoguan is about to begin.
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Xiao Guan.
Xiaoguan stood dangerously at the Liupan Mountain Pass, guarding the passage into Guanzhong from the Jinghe River. Xiaoguan is an important pass in the northwest direction of Guanzhong. It protects the security of Guanzhong and mainly defends the nomads from Longxi, Hexi and other places. It is the outpost for Guanzhong to fight against the northwest nomads.
Huchuquan led an army of 100,000 people. After more than half a month of trekking, he finally arrived at Xiaoguan and set up camp five miles away.
Standing outside Xiaoguan.
Hu Chuquan took Liu Bao and Cheng Yu, the right virtuous kings, to observe the enemy's situation.
Looking at the three-dimensional defense system formed vertically and horizontally at Xiaoguan, and its exquisite layout, he sighed: "Xiaoguan is really a natural military fortress. Cheng Shangshu was able to break through Xiaoguan last year. He is really a master."
Cheng Yu smiled modestly and said: "I was able to break through Xiao Pass last year because Zhang Xiu underestimated the enemy, so I had the opportunity to take advantage of it. Nowadays, Xiao Pass is heavily guarded and it is not easy to break through it."
"Can Prime Minister Cao's troops reach Hangu Pass?" Liu Bao looked at the wrinkles on Cheng Yu's face and gray beard. He felt that this man was too shrewd and had to be careful.
"In three to five days, we will be able to reach Hangu Pass." Cheng Yu knew that Liu Bao was wary of him, so he answered calmly without showing any signs of leakage.
Liu Bao said nothing.
Hu Chuquan said: "Does Shangshu Cheng have a plan to break the barrier?"
"I remember that when Zhang Xiu attacked Dingxi City, he used tunnel methods to defeat the city. Xiao Pass was built on high ground. Our army could storm the city to attract its attention, and then ordered the sergeants to hollow out the mountain below, causing the mountain to collapse. Then Xiao Pass The barrier can be broken."
Before he came, he had thought of a way to break through Xiao Pass. Xiao Pass was easy to defend but difficult to attack. If he attacked by force, he would suffer heavy damage, and Huchuquan would not accept such a big loss. The interior of Xiaoguan is monolithic. It is impossible to install internal support or to defeat the enemy completely. The best way is to manipulate the terrain.
Looking at the high-ranking Xiao Guan, Hu Chuquan nodded: "This method is feasible. According to the words of the minister, Long Keyou (King Zuo Guli) will quickly supervise the construction of a powerful siege weapon and attack the city in three days!"
"Here!"
Long Ke takes command from the right.
