Xiaofengkou.
Huchuquan led the army southward and was intercepted at Xiaofengkou.
A war broke out between the two sides.
Huo Jun, Li Tong, Gan Ning and other generals led the Modao Battalion, heavy armored cavalry, and light cavalry to fight. Relying on advanced equipment, they withstood the Xiongnu's fierce attack and held on to the mountain pass.
Three days later.
Xu Shu and Ma Chao led more than 20,000 troops to camp behind Huchu Spring and besieged it in the valley.
When they learned that Zhang Xiu appeared behind them, the Xiongnu were shocked.
"Impossible! Absolutely impossible!" Hu Chuquan was simply unbelievable, "King Youxian is guarding Yunzhong, Jiumozhi and my son Lebat are guarding Shuofang City, how can Zhang Xiu appear behind our army? You can see clearly ?”
Tan Ma said submissively: "Look...look clearly, it is indeed Zhang Xiu's army."
When Cheng Yu heard this, he felt calmer.
Zhang Xiu was lured out, and death was approaching silently. In the end, he was still unable to defeat Zhang Xiu, and died in this barren mountain.
Of course, for Cheng Yu now, dying peacefully may be the lightest punishment.
Liu Bao glared at Cheng Yu: "Is this what you said about Guanzhong? Zhang Xiu appears here, and all my Huns territory belongs to Zhang Xiu. Are you helping us or Zhang Xiu?"
Cheng Yu raised his head slightly and closed his eyes silently.
My heart was extremely miserable.
When his words were ignored, Liu Bao became furious, whipped out his knife and put it on Cheng Yu's neck, "Surnamed Cheng, my army is now besieged here all because of your words. If we are defeated, I will behead you first. "
Huchuquan did not dissuade him and watched silently.
for a long time.
Asked: "I believe Master Cheng asked me to send troops, and he must have come with the intention of killing Zhang Xiu. I can confirm this, but the current situation has caused me heavy losses. If no reasonable explanation is given, I will dedicate you to Zhang Xiu."
Cheng Yu sighed, "This scene is not what I wanted. I originally wanted to invite Shanyu to join forces with Prime Minister Cao and Han Sui to attack Guanzhong, and Guanzhong could be broken. Unexpectedly, Han Sui hindered us and divided our army's strength, causing us to fall into a trap." In such a predicament, now that I cannot kill Zhang Xiu and am instead surrounded by him, Shanyu can offer my head to save his life."
After saying that, he closed his eyes and waited.
It's not that Cheng Yu doesn't want to fight to the death, but there are two irresistible factors.
One is the besieged valley, with no reinforcements outside and no food and grass inside. Attacked from two sides, there is almost no possibility of breaking out.
The second is the formation of the Xiongnu army. The Xiongnu army is composed of men and horses from various tribes. They are extremely brave in fighting against the wind. If they are defeated and besieged, they will not be able to form an effective counterattack.
Cheng Yu knew this, and Hu Chuquan also knew it.
But none of them wanted to admit it.
At this time, someone came to report that a messenger from Zhang Xiu's army came, and he was a scholar.
Huchuquan looked at Cheng Yu.
Cheng Yu said nothing.
"Let him in!" Hu Chuquan said.
Not long after, a child wearing white long sleeves and a turban walked in with a calm expression.
This person was a talent obtained from the imperial examination. His surname was Fang, his name was Zizhang, and he was an eloquent person with excellent eloquence. He introduced himself to Xu Shu and specially came to Huchuquan.
Enter the Chinese army's tent.
Fang Yu had just bowed and bowed when he heard someone next to him say: "Although you are knowledgeable and talented, it must be very hard to serve that ignorant and ignorant master!"
Fang Yu's face did not change, he slowly finished the salute, looked sideways and said with a smile: "Bowing together is not enough."
Cheng Yu was choked and speechless.
Originally, Cheng Yu scolded Zhang Xiu for being an unprincipled and ignorant man, but Fang Yu directly changed the concept and changed the name of the man from Zhang Xiu to Hu Chuquan.
Huchuquan, who was sitting majestically above, also looked embarrassed.
Liu Bao glared angrily: "A common man is so bold, he dares to look down on us!"
Fang Yu smiled calmly, "It's not that I despise people, but that there are people who are old and disrespectful. Although they are rich and educated, they don't respect Confucianism and harm the people. They are really like jackals. Is Shan Yu willing to do so?" Are you colluding with the jackals?"
"this……"
Huchuquan had nothing to say.
As an eloquent person, Fang Yu knew that he could not spare time for Huchuquan to think at this time, so he immediately said forcefully: "The Chanyu used to be a tiger in the river, with strong soldiers and horses, but now he conspired with the wolf, and his family was destroyed. If it had not been for our Lord's kindness and generosity, Lebat, Jiumozhi and others would have perished."
What?
Hu Chuquan stared, stood up and looked at Fang Yu in panic.
Fang Yu looked at him and said loudly: "My main army left Shangjun, first captured Yunzhong, then moved the army directly to Wuyuan and Shuofang. The city of Shuofang was defeated, and Jiumozhi and Lebat were both captured. Now Lebat is captured." Bart came with the army, if Shanyu doesn't believe it, you can see this thing." As he said that, he took out a jade pendant from his arms.
This is something LeBart carries with him.
Hu Chuquan looked carefully and his expression changed drastically.
Liu Bao was furious, pulled out a knife and put it on Fang Yu's neck, "If you dare to lay a finger on my prince, I will kill you."
Fang Yu sneered: "My life is as cheap as an ant, and the prince's life is more valuable than a thousand pieces of gold. If I exchange my life for the prince's, then I will deserve to die."
"You..." Liu Bao was furious, but he didn't dare to move.
Hu Chuquan asked with a cold face: "Zhang Xiu just says what he wants to do, no need to beat around the bush."
"My lord wants Shan Yu to kidnap the old thief Cheng Yu and offer him to our army. My lord is willing to seek common ground while reserving differences with Shan Yu and abandon war. The two clans can share their needs and seek common development."
"Zhang Xiuguo said that?" Hu Chuquan looked at Fang Yu with suspicion.
"snort!"
Cheng Yu sneered, "This is a lie to lure our army to surrender. Zhang Xiu is originally from Xiliang. He was deeply hurt by our army's invasion from the south. He hates it and hates it. How can he seek common development with us?"
Huchuquan nodded.
Fang Yu still had a smile on his face, "These words are not groundless, nor are they to induce Shan Yu to surrender. Before I came, I had expected that Shan Yu would not believe him, or that someone might make provocations, so I specially discussed it with Military Advisor Xu and ordered him to be sent to Shan Yu. Prince Lebat, because he also knows the sincerity of my lord."
Send Lebat?
Cheng Yu looked at Fang Yu unexpectedly.
Hu Chuquan's eyes lit up, "But it's a joke?"
"You have no joke."
"Okay, I'll send my prince here first for discussion." Liu Bao answered immediately.
Fang Yu simply left the tent and came outside the military stronghold. Three miles away from the military stronghold, Lebat was riding on a black horse and looking ahead. When he saw Fang Yu walking out of the tent and waving to him, he felt a little complicated.
Lebat originally expected that Zhang Xiu would use him as a hostage to blackmail his father and force Huchuquan to surrender, but he did not expect that Zhang Xiu would let him go so generously.
I thought back to the four words Zhang Xiu said in Shuofang City at that time: "Seek common ground while reserving differences." If this plan can be realized, the Huns will be able to live a happier and more worry-free life.
Isn't this what they want?
After entering the military camp, Lebat stood up and dismounted. Fang Yu was beside him, and Hu Chuquan, Liu Bao, Cheng Yu and others came out immediately.
"Father!"
Seeing the vicissitudes of Huchuquan's face, his beard and hair turning white, he felt guilty for losing Shuofang and being captured.
"Well," Lebat was the only child in Huchuquan. He was usually strict in management but also loving. Seeing that he was safe and sound, he felt a lot more relaxed. "Do you agree with Xuanhou's concept of governing the two clans? ? What did Jiumozhi say?"
Lebat: "Father, Xuanhou's proposal of seeking common ground while reserving differences is very likely to be realized. Jiumozhi is also very supportive. I, the Xiongnu, have been at war with the Han for hundreds of years. Our purpose is to find stable living conditions. Since Xuanhou can help us achieve it, isn't it? , why not give it a try?”
Huchuquan nodded.
