"It's so late, what is Murong Bei doing here?" When Tong Luo Mo received the news of Murong Bei's visit, he was discussing with Che Lelia about "strike first to gain strength" or withdraw from the battlefield to surrender to the Sui Dynasty.
He is no longer fighting alone, because Pugu Chong is willing to participate for the fate of Pugu Department. As long as the two of them joined together, they would account for 40% of the strength of Murong Xianbei's army; and when Murong Bei had strong enemies outside, he could only watch them withdraw from the battlefield and never dare to harm them.
"They said they were discussing important matters with the chief," said the soldier who reported.
Tong Luo Mo snorted heavily and said with a tiger face: "Is it important? What important thing can he have?"
Tong Luo Mo no longer wants to worry about whether the news brought back by Che Leliao is true. Anyway, he really won't fight this battle anymore.
If he defeated the Sui army, most of the benefits would go to Murong Bei. He could only drink some soup. The important thing was that the soup was very hot, because he knew that Yang Ji was defeated this time and would definitely bring more troops when he returned. Coming to the Northern Expedition, with their little strength, how could they be the opponents of the Sui Dynasty? So he didn't plan to drink the soup in front of him.
If they lose the battle, the Tongluo tribe will suffer a terrible fate, and even being wiped out by Yang Ji is a light thing.
Taking a step back, even if Che Leliao was deceived by Li Jing, judging from the current situation, Murong Bei obviously could not defeat the Sui army; and according to Pu Guchong, this man had already lost the title of king of a country. , the fighting spirit of the leader of an army.
Let me ask, how can such a coward and mediocre person who has turned into a sheep lead everyone to escape? How could there be a chance to rise again? So at this time, Tong Luo Mo didn't believe Murong Bei, and he didn't dare to leave the fate of his family to Murong Bei.
Seeing that Tong Luo Mo was gloomy and silent, Che Leliao shouted to the soldier and asked, "How many people did he bring here?"
The soldier quickly replied: "He brought eight hundred guards here, and the leader is Murong Sheng."
"Eight hundred people?" Che Leliao's voice raised involuntarily, and he said to Tongluo Mo solemnly: "Chief, Murong Bei came to see you in the past, and he brought at most fifty guards, but this time he turned out to be eight hundred. What does he want to do when someone comes here? I think he, Murong Bei, has openly entered our camp in the name of the Great Khan; next, he will definitely rush into the tent and kill us all."
Tong Luo Mo sat down with an ugly face. On the surface, he seemed calm, but from his bulging chest, it could be seen that he was very angry and shocked now.
Indeed, at this time, he also suspected that Murong Bei was here to kill him.
In fact, Murong Bei brought people here just to prevent him from falling out with Luo Mo. It's just that the conspiracy theory brought by Che Leliao became a poisonous thorn in Tong Luo Mo's heart that couldn't be removed; coupled with the extremely dangerous situation and Murong Bei's past ugly behavior of forcibly eating his tribe, Tong Luo Mo had to Become suspicious.
Che Leliao clutched the big knife in his hand tightly and said anxiously: "Chief, we must strike first. If Murong Bei turns his back and refuses to recognize anyone, he may have already entered our camp!"
Tong Luo Mo was silent after hearing this. He had lost too many troops and too many tribesmen. At this time, he neither wanted to fight Yang Ji nor Murong Bei. After thinking silently for a while, he said to Che Leliao: "Murong Bei may not be here to kill us. It's best to meet him. Just bring more guards."
"Chief!" Che Leliao wanted to persuade, but Tong Luomo waved his hand, walked out of the tent directly, and went to greet Murong Bei with a bodyguard.
Che Leliao had no choice but to follow closely.
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Outside the camp, Murong Bei's face was also quite ugly. This was definitely the longest time he had to wait since he became the leader of the Great Lakes Region. In the end, the person he waited for was not the person who informed him, but Tong Luo Mo. What shocked Murong Bei even more was that Tong Luo Mo was accompanied by a large group of soldiers, at least more than a thousand, and these people were all well-equipped, as if they were about to fight.
"Chief Tongluo, what do you mean by this? Do you want to kill me?" Murong Bei looked at Tongluo Mo with an unkind expression.
As he spoke these words, Murong Sheng stepped out and with a "clang" sound, he drew out the scimitar from his waist.
"Zheng Zheng Zheng..." The eight hundred soldiers drew their sabers one after another and watched the Tongluo people approaching slowly with vigilance.
"Of course not!" Tong Luo Mo raised his hand to stop the soldiers who were rushing forward, and sighed: "I have roughly guessed the purpose of the Great Khan's coming. He just hopes that our warriors from the Tong Luo tribe will take the lead and fight for the Great Khan." Khan fought his way through.”
After hearing this, Murong Bei couldn't help but be startled, and forced a smile and said: "It's not for me to fight a bloody road, but for everyone; it's not like letting the warriors of the Tongluo tribe take the lead, but to cover alternately."
Tong Luo Mo took a deep look at Murong Bei, shook his head and said: "Great Khan, we have lost too many warriors, and we can no longer bear the torment. Whether you dominate the Great Lakes area in the future, or the Sui Dynasty will occupy it, Our army will obey the orders of the strong and pay taxes to the strong, but it is absolutely impossible for us to participate in any battle."
At the end of the sentence, Tong Luo Mo was already very serious.
Murong Bei was so angry that his face turned red and his whole body trembled. However, he wanted to ask for help at this time and did not dare to have internal strife. He could only swallow his anger and asked: "Chief Tongluo, I, Murong Bei, have never treated you badly. How could you do it now?" Are you going to sit back and watch me perish?"
"The Great Khan's words are serious." In order to reduce his own pressure, and at the same time to prevent Murong Bei from jumping over the wall, Tongluo Mo said slowly: "In addition to us and the soldiers of the Pugu Department, there are still 30,000 to 40,000 string control men under the Great Khan's command. , the total military strength is comparable to that of Yang Ji, but Yang Ji is now divided into three groups. No matter which way he fights, his troops are superior to his opponent, so how can he talk about destruction?"
Murong Bei's direct lineage army numbered 20,000, plus the captives and surrendered soldiers from the Turks, there were indeed 30,000 to 40,000 people. If he had used the prisoners and surrendered soldiers as the vanguard in the evening, his direct lineage as the retreat, and then used the Pugu and Tongluo are the left and right wings, and they can completely defeat a Sui army and then fly away. But such a good opportunity was missed by Murong Bei.
It was this that not only allowed Tong Luo Mo to see through Murong Bei's heart, spleen, lungs, and kidneys, and Murong Bei's cowardly and humble nature, but it also further intensified his desire to abandon this broken ship.
Listening to Tong Luo Mo's rupture-like words, Murong Bei was already furious in his heart, but he really couldn't do anything to Tong Luo Mo before he left, because he and Pu Guchong were already wearing the same pair of trousers, and together they only had 20,000 soldiers. , but it was this army that made him dare not take action.
"Dong dong dong dong~wuwuwuwu..." At this moment, intensive drums and horns suddenly sounded outside the camp, and the shouts of killing were loud. The camp suddenly burst into chaos and made a lot of noise. .
Murong Bei was suddenly shocked, and his first reaction was to join forces with Luo Mo and the Sui army to attack the camp at night. But before he could question him, Tong Luomo, who was confronting him, suddenly changed his expression and shouted: "You are indeed with the Sui army, and you are indeed coming to kill us."
"What's going on?" Murong Bei was shocked by Tong Luo Mo. However, before he could ask in detail, a cold arrow shot out from the crowd behind Murong Bei and pierced Tong Luo Mo's throat.
"Uh~" Tong Luomo clasped his neck tightly with both hands, blood gushing out from between his fingers. He reluctantly stretched out a hand and pointed forward, as if he wanted to say something, but in the end he dropped his head weakly. After falling down, the majestic body also fell to the ground.
The expressions of Murong Bei and Murong Sheng both changed, and Murong Sheng cursed angrily: "Who asked you to release the arrow?"
"Idiot!" Murong Bei almost exploded with anger. If Murong Sheng asked this, wouldn't it be equivalent to admitting that they did it? But Murong Bei was really wronged this time. How could he dare to attack Tong Luo Mo at this time?
However, Tongluo Tongshi obviously didn't think so. They only knew that the chief was dead and was killed by Murongbei's people. In addition, the news brought by Che Leliao made all the Tongluo people point their fingers at Murongbei. .
"Murong the dog thief, take your life!" Che Leliao brandished the steel knife and struck at Murong Bei angrily.
"Dang~" Murong Sheng swung his sword to hold the opponent's sword and kicked Che Lelia hard.
Tong Luo Mo's death made Che Leliao lose his mind. He was kicked without warning. He staggered back a few steps, then stared at his red eyes and roared at the top of his lungs: "Kill all the Xianbei dogs. The chief takes revenge!”
"Kill all the Xianbei dogs to avenge the chief!" The Tongluo warriors had always mistrusted Murongbei. Tongluo Mo had previously said that Murongbei had united with the Sui army to kill them, but now, Murongbei had silenced the chief in full view of everyone. , everyone heard the shouts of killing outside and saw that the chief was dead. They were extremely frightened and angry, so they all picked up their weapons and came towards Murong Bei to kill him.
Che Leliao took the lead and charged into the enemy group with his sword. Wherever he passed, heads rolled, broken arms flew across, and blood mist filled the sky. Murong Bei's men were killed so much that they wailed, and there were dead and wounded all over the place.
The Tongluo warriors also followed closely. After hearing the news, the soldiers in the camp also rushed out to help. As for the 800 soldiers brought by Murongbei, they were all Murongbei tribesmen. They were not only loyal, but also brave and good at fighting. The fierce warriors immediately fought back against the Tongluo warriors.
Suddenly, screams resounded through the sky. In just one tea hour, hundreds of people died in the melee. The air was bloody and pungent. There were mutilated corpses everywhere, and the blood dyed the ground red. It was extremely bloody and terrifying.
Murong Bei was frightened and angry. Fortunately, he did not enter the camp or fall into a tight siege. The 800 soldiers he brought with him were still able to block the Tongluo people's attack.
Murong Sheng killed several people who were close to Murong Bei. Hearing the earth-shattering shouts of killing outside, he wiped the blood on his face and shouted anxiously: "Great Khan, the Tonglu people are colluding with the Sui army. We Hurry back to the camp and gather the soldiers, it’s too late if you don’t leave now!”
"Let's go!" Murong Bei jumped on his horse in pain, and under the cover of Murong Sheng and dozens of guards, fled all the way back to his camp.
At this time, the camp was in chaos, with soldiers running around everywhere. They were sleeping soundly, but they were suddenly awakened by the sound of drums and horns. They all ran out of their tents in fear. When directed by others, they are like headless flies swarming around.
"The Tongluo people are coming to kill the central camp." When Murong Bei and others entered the Chinese army's tent, a guard reported nervously.
"Blow the rally call and order the soldiers to fight back with all their strength and then break through." Murong Bei knew that he had been plotted, but Tong Luo Mo was already dead. At this time, facing the Tong Luo warriors who shared the same enemy, any explanation on his part was redundant; more What's more, with the Sui army causing trouble outside and the chaos inside, it's no longer possible even if they don't want to fight or break out of the encirclement.
"Woooooo~oooooo~!" The desolate horn sound resounded throughout the entire military camp. The sudden change caught everyone off guard, but Murong Bei's order not only caused Murong Xianbei's soldiers to kill the Tongluo people one after another, but also The Tongluo people who came after him were filled with indignation.
Although they had no formation, they fiercely attacked Murong Bei's army like crazy wild beasts.
The war happened too hastily, and neither side had any preparations. The fight was haphazard, but it was more brutal and spread to Dongying and Zhongying in an instant.
However, under the premise that they were not prepared, the Tongluo people were obviously more prepared than the Murong Xianbei people, because when Tongluo Mo decided not to participate in the battle between Sui and Murong, they shrank into the military camp. Not only did they prepare for the Sui army , and at the same time, he was more on guard against Murong Jun, who was colluding with the Sui army. Murong Bei had always been kept in the dark, and he did not know that the Tongluo people had long regarded him as a lackey of the Sui Dynasty, so his soldiers were all preventing the Sui army from attacking at night. When drums and horns sounded outside the camp, he Although the soldiers were also in chaos, some intact organizations remained calm and rushed to the front of the camp, preparing to fight the Sui army.
It was the slight difference in preparation that caused the two sides to show different fighting qualities in the chaos. Although Murongbei's soldiers were better than the Tongluo people, they were caught off guard and unprepared. Although the Tongluo people were angry and raised troops, which was a bit unwise, it was precisely because of this situation that they showed strong fighting power and completely suppressed Murong Bei's army in terms of momentum.
It wasn't until Murong Bei lined up in the rear and shot down a large number of the rampaging Tongluo people without mercy that the chaotic scene gradually stopped. However, the two sides intertwined in one place, and there were rapid shouts of killing outside. It was at night, and it was impossible to tell the result in a short time.
At this time, the soldiers of the Pugu Department were also involved by the Sui army from outside. They spontaneously attacked the battlefield from the west, adding chaos to the scene that was finally suppressed.
But what Murong Bei was more worried about now was the Sui army. If the Sui army were to attack at this time, the soldiers from the three parties who were already fighting in one place would definitely be killed.
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"Your Majesty, the three enemy armies have formed a group. It's time to attack." Li Daliang was in charge of Yang Ji's scout army. He was ordered to watch every move of the enemy army. When Li Jing's army exhausted the troops, it detonated. There was a civil war in the enemy camp, so he found Yang Ji.
As for the cold arrow that shot Tong Luo Mo to death, it was arranged by Ling Jing. After he plotted against Che Leliao, he sent more than a hundred Sui army sharpshooters (former slaves from the Great Lakes region and Sui Dynasty slaves) to pretend to be The defeated army infiltrated the camp of Murong Bei and Tong Luo Mo. While spreading rumors, he waited for an opportunity to shoot Tong Luo Mo.
Compared with Pugu Chong, it is obviously easier to ignite the anger of the Tongluo people with Che Leliao around. Coupled with the rumor offensive, it doesn't matter whether Murong Bei falls into the trap or not. As long as it can ignite the anger of the Tongluo people, Even if Murong Bei saw through it, there was nothing he could do.
Things turned out as Ling Jing expected. Li Jing's strategy of exhausting his troops and Tong Luo Mo's death made Che Leliao's foreshadowing play a huge role, prompting the two sides who did not trust each other to completely fight together.
Yang Ji saw that the camp was already on fire. The fire not only lit up the night sky, but also allowed him to see the chaos in the camp and the soldiers fighting each other. At the same time, he also heard the wails and the neighing of the horses, and ordered: "Li Daliang, listen to the order! "
"The end is here." Li Daliang said, cupping his fists.
"Tell the scouts to retreat and set fire to the ox." Yang Ji knew that the enemy army was in chaos. If he rushed in rashly at this time, his own soldiers would suffer heavy losses, so he decided to use the fire ox to shock the fighting troops.
"Follow your orders!" Li Daliang shouted, and the horn sounded loudly. The scouts in front retreated one after another. The fire oxen were also led half a mile away from the front of the enemy camp. Their heads were forced to face the enemy camp, and the ones in charge of herding the oxen were The soldiers quickly tied the two ends together and then blindfolded the bull.
"Light up the first row of hot beef!" Li Daliang said loudly, waving the horse's pole fiercely on his horse.
The soldiers quickly raised the burning torches and ignited the hay hanging on the ox's tail. The hay was covered with oil and ignited when exposed to fire. In an instant, the ox's back was enveloped in flames.
"Moo moo~" The cattle howled in pain one after another, and with the power of destroying everything, they rushed towards the military camp like a stormy sea.
"Boom~" Two hundred ignited fire oxen fiercely destroyed the enemy's camp fence. Some fell to the ground and were burned to death by the fire on their backs. Trample, trample whenever possible.
The enemy troops in the camp were densely fighting in one place. When these arrogant and arrogant fire bulls came to kill, they would often knock down a large area before they were exhausted.
Immediately afterwards, the second, third, fourth, and fifth rows of fire bulls also rushed into the enemy camp one after another. These fire bulls were like balls of lava erupting from a volcano, tearing apart along the lines of the first row of fire bulls. The cracks rushed in like a tide, flattening, knocking over, and setting fire to the large tents; and completely routed the three warring enemy forces.
At this time, the enemy army was completely in chaos. Many soldiers were awakened by the huge noise of the fire bull. They stopped fighting and looked at the sound.
But even though they didn't kill them, the crazy fire bulls were galloping through the enemy group. Everyone was knocked over and trampled to death. This triggered chaos in the entire army. In order to escape for their lives, everyone pushed and pushed each other. After slashing and killing, corpses piled up quickly. The whole camp was littered with corpses and rivers of blood.
Yang Ji saw this scene from a distance and knew that it was time to attack. He said to the generals in a deep voice: "At this time, the enemy troops are in chaos. Get ready to attack! Tell the rebels that as long as they abandon their weapons and surrender, they will not be killed."
"Here!" The generals took orders one after another and led their soldiers to kill the enemy camp.
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The bloody battle between Murong Xianbei Army, Pugu Army, and Tongluo Army was a bit like bombing a camp. This kind of performance that frightened all generals was that the army blindly gathered and roared blindly without receiving any orders. In serious cases, it would Kill each other! However, camp bombings are not common and only occur under certain circumstances.
Unfortunately, Murong Bei's tens of thousands of troops have the conditions to blow up the camp!
The origin of this army is complex. Some people come from various tribes in the Great Lakes region, and some people come from various tribes in the Eastern Turks. They include Tiele people, Murong Xianbei people, Qiang people, as well as Turks, Hu people, and Sogdians. But they The common feature is that in these dozens of miles, they were all feared to be killed by the Sui army.
Now experiencing a series of failures, hearing a series of bad news, and Murong Bei's nervous running to Jia, the whole army was immediately in high tension, and everyone was on the verge of a mental breakdown. Li Jing's strategy of exhausting the troops and Tong Luo Mo's death gave the whole army an outlet to vent their negative emotions, and they could not stop once they were killed.
Fortunately, Yang Ji had prepared a thousand cows in advance. And first, with the Fire Ox as the vanguard, they dispersed the chaotic soldiers who were furious. Then use soldiers to clean up the mess. If he rashly sent troops to attack the camp, he would definitely be dragged into a melee by the crazy enemy troops.
The soldiers of the Sui Army were different from the enemy soldiers who had no rules. After they invaded the enemy camp, they did not rush into the enemy group and create more chaos. Instead, under the leadership of generals at all levels, they fought steadily and step by step. , first collect the defeated troops and deserters on the periphery, and then advance to the center of the battlefield step by step.
At the beginning of the melee, Murong Bei could still command the soldiers to kill the Tongluo people until their corpses were everywhere. However, with the addition of the Servant Bone Army, he could no longer take care of it. As long as he fought and retreated, the organized rear camp was slow. Retreat slowly. In this way, he allowed his direct lineage to avoid the fire ox coming from the south.
The targets of the fire bull attack were the defeated troops outside the military formation, the servant soldiers and Tongluo soldiers who surrounded Murong Bei from the left and right.
But the Sui soldiers were different. They were like a pack of wolves led by a wolf king. They were always cruising around. As long as there was a slight flaw in Murong Bei's army, the generals would lead their troops and attack them fiercely. Take a bite and turn the flaw into a crack, then retreat calmly, then drive away the random soldiers and break up the troops to charge into the formation.
The defeated troops, who were originally no threat, suddenly became the main force of the Sui army. Some of Murong Bei's soldiers began to flee, and more and more of them began to flee.
At this moment, Li Jing led his army to kill them. Like an indestructible sword, they wedged themselves hard into the middle and rear of the flank of the military formation from the west. Not long ago, Wei Yunqi also led his army to kill them from the due north. To Murong Bei's rear formation.
The addition of these two armies not only caused the collapse of Murong Bei's military formation, but also acted as the last two straws that broke the camel's back, accelerating the defeat of Murong Bei's three major forces.
"Let's go!" Murong Bei knew that the situation was over. If he didn't leave at this time, he would never be able to leave. And with Yang Ji's hatred for him, it was obvious that he would not let himself live.
The truth is to live now. As for other things, he has completely ignored it. Under the protection of Murong Sheng and a group of soldiers, he took advantage of the Sui army being blocked by the rebels and quickly escaped under the cover of the hazy night. On the battlefield, he hurriedly fled to the east.
There was no suspense about the ensuing war. At sunrise, the Sui army defeated the small and organized enemy forces that were stubbornly resisting. Then, the Sui army launched a mighty pursuit of the defeated enemy forces; this pursuit lasted a whole day. .
Except for the individual stragglers who fled, all the soldiers who gathered together became prisoners of the Sui army.
