The Xiongnu were often unjust, and the Han generals wanted to take advantage of them. ----------Tang Douwei's "Horizontal Blowing Songs·Crossing the Fortress"
Speaking of the night on the grassland, the starry sky was intoxicating, the grassy slopes were green, and the night breeze was blowing. Chu Feiyan and Chen Long were watching the stars together, and there seemed to be a lot of ambiguity. The subordinates on both sides saw it and were happy in their hearts. Chen Longru went deep into the fantasy world, half asleep and half awake. He only did not know, but he also loved Feiyan very much.
I left the military tent early in the morning. Although the grassland was cold, it was full of vitality and the air was fresh, which was particularly sobering. Zhou Buyi was making a joke on his lord when suddenly the cavalry scout reported that there was a Huns troop of a thousand men about ten miles away. Chen Long quickly ordered Zhao Yun to deploy defenses. Hearing the sound of the Xiongnu's hooves heading south, he knew it was a large group heading south to plunder.
Chen Long hesitated in his heart. If he allowed him to go south, of course he could hide the information about his troops and make Liu Bao, the Xian King of Zuo, even more defenseless. However, if he ignored it, countless people in the Central Plains would suffer and lose their lives under the iron heel of the Huns.
Unknowingly, Chu Feiyan was behind Chen Long. She had tasted love for the first time, and when she saw Chen Long reminiscing about it, she suddenly heard the Huns cavalry heading south, and immediately raised her eyebrows and said, "Chen Long, have you forgotten how many withered bones of innocent people you saw along the way?"
Chen Long turned around and saw Chu Feiyan. He saw that she was riding a tall green horse. She was wearing an iron-gray outfit. She was wearing thin armor and had a long sword hanging from her waist. She had a slender figure and a straight posture. , even more majestic. After staring at her for a while, he saw Chu Feiyan softening and said with a smile: "Sister Feiyan, you are right. How can I let the people suffer for my own personal gain? Your brother has just occupied some cities and is unable to protect the countryside, so let him Let’s attack quickly and the Huns will not dare to look south, okay?”
A smile finally appeared in Chu Feiyan's eyes, as she relived yesterday's tenderness, and little stars began to twinkle in Chen Long's eyes. Chen Long didn't have time to exchange glances with her. He raised his saber in his hand and shouted: "Sons! We are all men of the Han Dynasty. We all have parents, wives, brothers and sisters. Nowadays, foreigners are plundering China, burning, killing, looting, and doing all kinds of evil. I How can you just sit back and ignore it!" All the soldiers responded loudly, with a look of injustice in their eyes.
"Listen to my general's order. Zilong and Fu Tong will lead the first and second regiments of 5,000 cavalry on the left wing. Yuan Zhi and I will lead the 3rd and 4th regiments of 5,000 cavalry on the right wing. The Montenegrin Army cavalry will join forces and move in the direction Ten miles southeast. The enemy's army is no more than a thousand men. Don't hesitate when approaching the enemy. Attack them head-on. Anyone who resists will be killed without mercy! Let's go!"
All the soldiers and generals were very excited after hearing this. For the first time, the lord had no reservations and issued an order to kill without mercy. He thought it was because he saw too many bones along the way, and he was really angry at the brutality of the Huns soldiers. The torrent of cavalry set off quickly, and suddenly it was more than five miles away. The marching Huns' thousand-man troops immediately caught the sound of the hoofbeats of thousands of horses and horses, and looked to the northwest in surprise, not sure whether they should defend or flee.
In fact, this thousand-man cavalry team is not a real Xiongnu soldier, but a Xianbei troop. In the early years of the Western Han Dynasty, after King Donghu was defeated by the Xiongnu Maodun Shanyu, Xianbei, as the largest branch of Donghu, fled to the outside of the Liaodong Great Wall, neighboring Wuhuan to the south, and had no direct relationship with the Han Dynasty. In the early years of Liu Xiu's reign in the Eastern Han Dynasty, the Xiongnu often led the Xianbei and Wuhuan bandits to attack the northern border of the Han Dynasty. It was not until the Southern Xiongnu surrendered to the Han that Xianbei began to communicate with Han translators.
In the 30th year of Jianwu (AD 54), Lord Xianbei led his people to pay tribute to Qiuben, and the Han Dynasty made Qiuben king. Since then, through the Ming and Zhang dynasties, the border fortress has been peaceful.
Emperor Liu Zhao of the Han Dynasty came to the throne, and the country's national power was at its peak. It was known in history as "The Prosperity of Yongyuan". In the fifth year of Yongyuan (AD 93), Ban Chao defeated Yanqi and Yuli and surrendered more than fifty countries in the Western Regions. In the sixth year of Yongyuan (AD 94), Guangluxun Deng Hong was the main general, commanding Yueqi Colonel Feng Zhu, Xingdu Liao General Zhu Hui, Xiongnu Zhonglang General Du Chong, Wuhuan Colonel Ren Shang and Xing Xing. Pang Fen, the general of the Liao Dynasty, Feng Zhu, the Yueqi captain, and others defeated the Northern Xiongnu. The Northern Xiongnu were forced to flee westward and crossed the Yinshan Mountains. Xianbei took advantage of the opportunity to advance and occupy their territory. There were more than 100,000 remaining Xiongnu households, all of whom called themselves Xianbei. As a result, Xianbei gradually became stronger and continued to invade the Han border, causing more trouble than the Xiongnu. During the reign of Tan Shihuai (156 to 181 AD), the banditry was at its worst. Tanshihuai divides its vast territory into three parts, from Youbeiping in the east to Liaodong, connecting Fuyu and Huiqi with more than 20 cities, which is the eastern part; from Youbeiping in the west to Shanggu with more than 10 cities in it, it is the central part; from Shanggu in the west to Dunhuang, Wusun has more than 20 cities in the west. Each of the three departments is led by an adult. After Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty came to the throne, the counties on the fringes of You, Bing and Liang Prefectures were seized by Xianbei all year round, causing incalculable losses. Therefore, in the fifth year of Xiping (AD 176), Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty summoned hundreds of officials to discuss strategies to deal with Xianbei.
At that time, Wang Fu and others advocated recruiting soldiers from various counties in Youzhou to punish Xianbei. Cai Yong, the Yilang, expressed objections. He said: "Since the Xiongnu fled, Xianbei has become strong. According to his hometown, he has an army of one hundred thousand, and his strength is strong." , the mind and wisdom are improved. If the barriers are not tight and the nets are leaky, the fine gold and fine iron are all owned by thieves. The Han people are stubborn and flee, and they plot their masters. The soldiers are more powerful than the Xiongnu." Cai Yong lamented in despair: "Today's thieves in counties and counties cannot be restrained, how can such an ugly prisoner be conquered?" Therefore, Cai Yong proposed to "sympathize with the people and help the emergency" first, that is, temporarily take a defensive position on the border. However, Emperor Ling did not accept it and sent Xia Yu, the captain of Wuhuan Guards, and three other generals, each with ten thousand cavalry, to attack Xianbei in two groups. Tan Shihuai ordered the leaders of the three tribes to fight against the enemy, but the Han generals were neither wise nor brave, and the number of soldiers was also very insufficient. As a result, "the soldiers lost their ability to pass on the baggage, and each of them rushed back with dozens of horses, leaving seventeen or eighty dead".
This team of thousands of Xianbei cavalry was led by Xie Guini, the son of Tan Shihuai and the eldest son of Fu Luohan, the second brother of Kuitou, the company's eldest nephew.
Seeing that the weather was fine today, Xie Guini thought of the weakness of the Han people and the beauty of the women. He couldn't help but feel lustful and wanted to lead his troops to Bingzhou to find prey. The preparations for the Xianbei cavalry battle are extremely simple. The cheese and dried meat prepared all year round can be carried away in one's arms. Xie Guini and his men were admiring the beauties of the Han Dynasty. Unexpectedly, the sound of hoofbeats in the distance shook the sky. All the Xianbei cavalry looked at each other. I wonder which Huns cavalry is coming? Could it be that they also went to the Southern Dynasties to plunder?
While the Xianbei soldiers stretched their necks to watch, the cavalry on both wings led by Zhao Yun and Chen Long were already loading their crossbows. The figures of the Xianbei soldiers gradually appeared on the weeds. Chen Long shouted: "Charge!" He clamped his legs, sat down on his horse and rushed out. With thousands of troops behind him, his speed gradually increased to the extreme.
The Xianbei soldiers grew up on horses. How could they not hear the sound of hoofbeats as their speed increased? One by one, they began to shout and draw their swords in their hands. Suddenly, two dark clouds came from a distance, and it was Chen Long and Zhao Yun's troops who fired the first round of arrow rain from different directions.
This time, Xie Guini's troops were in bad luck. Caught off guard, those with low martial arts skills were injured numerous times by arrows. Even those with high martial arts skills could not guarantee that they would not be hit by an arrow while sitting down. Xie Guini was shocked and ordered his troops to attack the enemy. As soon as some chaos was stopped, the second round of arrow rain came, followed by a dark cavalry group waving sabers.
Someone quickly recognized that this was not an army of the Huns, and shouted: "It is an army of the Han Dynasty!" Before he could finish his words, a stray arrow shot from the air, and immediately nailed the caller to his horse.
After two rounds of arrow rain, Chen Long and Zhao Yun's troops did not stop and charged directly into the chaotic enemy formation. Especially the two steel spears in the hands of Chen Long and Zhao Yun were flying up and down like dragons, and they were directly wedged into the core of the Thousand-Man Team without any one of them. The thousand-man team was lying on their backs, dead and wounded. They had no fighting spirit and were about to collapse.
Xie Guini was frightened and saw that he could not resist the enemy. He shouted: "Run!" He turned the horse's head first and fled north in a panic. Zhao Yun had already targeted Xie Guini, the general who seemed to be issuing the order, and took the lead in pursuing him.
Chen Long commanded the cavalry to strangle. If he could wipe out the thousand-man team, he might be able to block the news of his 20,000 cavalry on this vast and uninhabited prairie.
When Xie Guini saw a young general in white robes, he was chasing after him like flying. He bullied Zhao Yun because of his young age. He laughed evilly and danced his horse with a silver ax to fight. Not long after, Zhao Yun was separated by the axe, stretched out his hand to grab the lion's belt, kicked the war horse away from his crotch, and captured Xie Gui Ni alive.
Seeing that their leader had been captured, and seeing Chu Feiyan's troops pressing forward again, the thousand-man army collapsed instantly, and many cavalrymen from the rear team fled. Chen Long sighed slightly. It would be difficult to keep the news that his Han cavalry had arrived on the grassland a secret.
The war has finally subsided, and corpses litter the fields. Zhao Yun threw Xieguini at Chen Long's feet, and Xieguini lowered his head and begged for a living. Chen Long asked: "Do you know where the Xiongnu Liu Bao is now?"
Xie Gui Ni said: "Liu Bao? He is the King Zuo Xian who admires the culture of the Central Plains! He is located in the Chile River at the foot of Yin Mountain!"
