Straight man of steel

Chapter 439

On the one hand, Zhang Yuan gave fraudulent news in order to let Gongsun He speed up to accept the surrendered city.

On the other hand, he told the soldiers that the reinforcements were presumably gone.

And we are short of food.

Zhang Yuan came up with the method of deceiving the superiors and concealing the truth from others, only after he had no choice but to assess the situation.

But this must be done, otherwise it will be impossible to achieve an overwhelming victory.

Zhang Yuan sat in the tent, listening to all kinds of news from the west, and gradually became sleepy.

So they let people watch outside the tent, but they fell asleep.

Early the next morning, Zhang Yuan was woken up by the sound of soldiers lighting the fire and cooking.

As long as it is not in the sight of the enemy, it is probably the real thought in everyone's heart to be hungry.

There are many wild vegetables around.

With the helmets of the soldiers themselves, you can have a meal of wild vegetable soup. There is still some meat in the soup, which was originally dried meat. Putting it into the soup can add some saltiness, and it is delicious to eat with dry dry food. It's also very tasty.

There is salt in the military ration, but it is not for people to eat at this time.

Naturally, no one cared about that little thing. Meat, vegetables, and staple food are already pretty good.

When Zhang Yuan finished washing, someone outside brought Zhang Yuan's breakfast.

Because I had been riding horses yesterday, and it was already late at night when I arrived there, everyone didn't eat.

By this time it was already hungry.

Zhang Yuan's breakfast was not much more special than that of the soldiers.

A bowl of soup with two baked potatoes.

"Any news from the night?"

While eating, Zhang Yuan asked the engaged Zhonglang who was waiting beside him.

There were also some accompanying officials in the General Wei's mansion, most of them stayed in the surrendered city, and when the war came, no one went back to take care of their safety.

Those who can accompany Zhang Yuan are those who are capable enough to protect themselves.

"Reporting to General Wei, according to reports from the scouts, King Xiutu and King Hunxie have been dispatched. It is estimated that the two armies will come into contact tonight."

It is not surprising that the scouts released by Zhang Yuan ran farther than Zhang Cigong and the others.

According to the marching speed of the two sides, it is not surprising to judge the time.

But Zhang Yuan didn't believe it would be that simple.

"It was Zhang Cigong who decided to contact the Hun army at night, right?"

"It was Antouhou who slowed down."

Zhang Cigong had his own ideas, which made Zhang Yuan feel that he was right.

If it were someone else, they would probably go in rashly.

Zhang Yuan asked Zhang Cigong to delay for a day or two, and the task was not difficult.

In addition, Zhang Yuan also gave Zhang Cigong the task of negotiating with the Huns, so it was even easier to delay the time.

It is the intersection of West Junji Mountain and East Junji Mountain, which is [-] miles away from Fuyangju Mountain.

This is a pass, and the source of the water is here.

The Han people have not yet arrived here, and this lake does not have a Han name.

For now, water is only marked on Zhang Yuan's map, so that's why everyone calls it that.

The map does not include the name of the lake.

Zhang Cigong led [-] vanguard troops to stop here.

"Li Shuo!"

"The end is here."

"Lead the army directly across the pass, and we will rest by the lake."

"Here."

This kind of place, which is backed by mountains and rivers, is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and it is still condescending. Zhang Cigong would not allow the Huns to station here if he was killed.

The Han army scouts from the west not only passed the news to Zhang Yuan, but also gave Zhang Cigong a copy.

There is still a distance between King Xiutu and King Hunxie's army.

Every half an hour, Zhang Ci's heart became clearer.

"Arrange 200 people to go to the ridges on both sides, one person every 50 meters.

After seeing the Huns coming, he immediately lit the torch.

In addition, you will lead the team and lead 100 people to ambush on the right side of the road to capture some Hun prisoners for me. "

Zhang Yuan's plan was only told to Zhang Cigong, and Li Shuo was at a loss at this moment.

Arrange people to go to the ridges on both sides to light Li Shuo understood.

This is to make the Huns not sure how many people are on their side.

As for capturing the Huns captives, what is this for?

"Please tell the general."

Zhang Cigong shook his head, not wanting to explain to Li Shuo.

Zhang Cigong is still on Zhang Yuan's side, but Li Shuo still doesn't know what he has in mind.

The release of negotiation information was originally a tactic to delay the attack.

But in the eyes of caring people, that is another taste.

As long as the news is spread in the army, the morale of the army can easily be shaken.

The main general is thinking about negotiating, so why do the soldiers below have to work hard to fight.

Liu Che couldn't accept the negotiation even more. If it was a surrender negotiation, he would be very happy. If it was a withdrawal negotiation, what would he do with mobilizing hundreds of thousands of troops to go to the frontier?Field trip?

So these have to be kept secret first, and it will not be too late to make it public after everyone sees the effect.

“Just do what you do.

Our vanguard army wants to buy time for the big man. The first task of this general is not to kill the enemy, you know. "

"But."

"No, but, go down, pay attention to safety.

At least one live Hun captive is required. "

"Here."

Passes have a bit of an upside.

It can block the enemy's line of sight and make them confused.

Moreover, the army that seized the high place first could use the slope advantage to launch a charge.

The reason why Zhang Cigong didn't want the Huns to station here was because he was worried that they would charge.

Rushing down the pass is much faster than riding a horse on the road below.

Only in this way can it be impossible for the Huns to catch the tail of the [-] vanguard army.

Zhang Cigong did not rule out that the Huns would block this pass, even if they charged, they would not be able to leave.

But don't forget that you have already reached the north of Junji Mountain after crossing the pass.

As long as Zhang Cigong completes the task, the big deal is to run for an extra day, and there is no need to be tough with the Xiongnu army.

Soon you will be able to feel the vibrations brought by the earth.

The sky is about to get dark.

At dusk, you can see the sun and the moon hanging in the sky at the same time.

Li Shuo, who was hiding in the woods on his horse, also began to feel uneasy.

The war horse under his crotch snorted uncontrollably, and he could only stroke the mane of the war horse to try to calm it down.

The Huns marched very loosely, and this was Li Shuo's only chance.

Because the first group of people probably just let go of their fun and left the main force.

"Listen to my order later, ten men caught a Hun with fishing nets.

The rest resisted the other Huns, and retreated immediately after the incident was completed, not wanting to fight. "

"Here."

A low growl spread out among the trees.

Soon the first torches were lit on the ridge.

But it was still dark, and neither the Han army nor the Huns saw the light.

When the torches were lit about fifty bunches.

Li Shuo waved one hand.

Immediately a hundred cavalry galloped out of the woods.

There were only a few dozen Huns in front of them, and the Huns behind were estimated to be two or three miles away.

This distance is not very far for the cavalry, but the Huns behind can't see what happened in front of them.

The battle of more than 100 people is not very obvious.

At this time, if the Xiongnu were marching in an orderly formation, there would be at least a few thousand people at a distance of two or three miles, and Li Shuo and the others would not be able to succeed at all.

"The Huns will react immediately.

Catch people quickly. "

"kill!"

Li Shuo raised his saber and slashed at a Hun rushing up.

Then he looked back and saw a Hun who was trying to escape on horseback, and immediately took the bow and crossbow from his back, and shot an arrow at the fleeing Hun.

The fleeing Huns immediately fell off their horses.

However, the horse under him still ran in the direction of the Xiongnu army.

At this time, the Huns army also reacted.

The hundreds of people in the front roared and galloped forward.

Seeing this situation, Li Shuo also became anxious, and shouted at the ten people who had been arranged earlier.

"Hurry up, their people are coming!"

"General, people have been tied up."

"withdraw!"

Seven or eight corpses of the Han cavalry were left behind, and Li Shuo and the others hurriedly fled.

Most of the dozens of Huns present were beheaded, and they did not dare to chase them easily.

After King Xiutu and King Hunxie knew that there was a Han army ahead, they immediately ordered the whole army to stop marching.

They were worried that a large number of Han troops would be ambushing them ahead.

The Huns have suffered such losses more than once, especially King Hunxie, who is a man who knows the current affairs.

It is good for him to sacrifice his life for the military ministers, but it is absolutely impossible for him to sacrifice his own safety for the Huns.

"General, I have captured the prisoner.

In addition, eight soldiers were lost and 23 Huns were beheaded. "

"Very good, let's take people down to rest.

Find someone to imprison the prisoner. By the way, you didn't let him see what our camp looked like when he came, right? "

"No, his head was covered all the time."

"Okay, don't let him figure out our situation here."

"I will understand at the end."

Soon night fell on the earth.

The firelight on the ridge is especially obvious at this time.

The Huns stationed on both sides of the road naturally also saw it.

Then he immediately dismissed the idea of ​​attacking the Han camp at night.

King Hunxie knew that the one-hundred-man cavalry of the Han army did not come across by accident, but purposefully captured the Huns, so he understood that the number of the Han army was not very large.

He subconsciously thought that the generals of the Han army just wanted to learn about their situation from the Hun captives.

But he didn't know that Zhang Cigong didn't care about their situation at all. He didn't interrogate the prisoners after they were caught, and just hung them in a wooden fence.

Li Shuo also thought the same as King Hunxie, thinking that Zhang Cigong's arrest was for interrogation.

The two sides spent the first night after meeting peacefully in this way.

Before dawn the next day, Zhang Cigong asked people to take the Hun captive into his tent.

A letter was handed over to him, but he didn't say a word to the Huns.

Then they sent people to send the Xiongnu captives out of the camp of the Han army, and the Han army who escorted the captives did not withdraw until they were close to the barracks of the Huns.

The content of the letter was written to King Xiutu and King Hunxie.

The letter was written by Zhang Yuan and stamped with the seal of General Da Han Wei.

When the captives returned to the barracks, they were immediately taken outside King Hunxie's tent.

Because King Hunxie hadn't woken up yet, he just waited outside the big tent.

As long as it is not a surprise attack by the Han army, other things are not as important as their king sleeping.

Finally, after dawn, King Hunxie had eaten his breakfast before ordering the prisoners to be brought into the king's tent.

"Meet the king."

"Are you the kid who was captured by the Han people yesterday?"

"it is me."

"Why did the Han people let you back?"

"I don't understand either, the general of the Han people gave me a letter before I came back.

The rest said nothing. "

Zhang Cigong was also very wronged at this time. There was no one in the army who understood the language of the Huns, and even the prisoners could not understand him when he spoke Chinese.
"Give me the letter."

"Yes."

When King Hunxie saw that the letter was made of paper, his hand movements were much smaller.

Ever since some paper flowed into the grassland, he liked this light and thin writing material very much.

But the big man is also very strict about the control of paper, and the price is very high. If he wants to buy it, he has to pay a higher price.

That's why paper failed to become popular among the Huns.

The letter Zhang Yuan wrote to King Hunxie was all bluffing.

The emperor of the said big Han has mobilized 15 cavalry and 30 infantry from both ends of Yuyang County and Wuyuan County respectively, and wants to encircle and wipe out the Xiongnu Da Shanyu in the city of Tuidang.

However, Zhang Yuan, the general of the Hanwei who was in command of the cavalry, intercepted the envoy of the military minister on the road. The envoy was returning from King Hunxie to the military minister.

From this, I learned that the Huns still had a support army.

The Han army has changed its mind. If King Hunxie and King Xiutu do not withdraw their troops, the 25 troops from Wuyuan County will directly attack King Hunxie and King Xiutu.

Because the hussar general Wei Qing had the same strength as the Da Shanyu's army ministers, Wei Qing could still gain the upper hand.

The Han army had plenty of time, so they didn't mind taking down the army of Hunxie King Xiutu first, and then going to surround the army of the Huns.

Moreover, he directly threatened King Hunxie and King Xiutu. If they insist on acting recklessly, the Han army will wait for them in the surrendered city.

In addition, don't worry about them playing tricks, because there will be countless Han army scouts staring at them around them, and their whereabouts have long been exposed to the Han army's sight.

After reading the contents of the letter, King Hunxie didn't care about the precious paper, and directly crumpled the paper into a ball.

He is smart and understands that those who understand current affairs are heroes, but he can't accept Zhang Yuan's tone and tone in the letter.

How could a prairie king tolerate the threat of an enemy general.

"Bring King Xiutu, I want to discuss matters with him."

"Isn't your Majesty going to march today?"

"Deliberate later."

"Then this person?"

King Hunxie's think tank pointed to the Xiongnu captives and asked.

"killed."

King Hunxie spoke in Chinese because he knew that the prisoner could not understand.

But he didn't dare to take such a risk. If the prisoner read the letter and then spread the contents of the letter, there might be riots in the army.

The think tank nodded, and then asked two soldiers to drag the Hun prisoner out.

Then he was beheaded directly outside the king's account.

As long as there are monarchs in this world, there will be no one who is not cold-blooded, and those monarchs who are not cold-blooded will definitely not become a good monarch.

Mercy is only the appearance of the sovereign.

(End of this chapter)