Hanhou

In the fourth year of Yuanguang, after annihilating the Huns going south, the Han Dynasty took advantage of the victory and pursued it, gathering an army of [-] to advance to the grassland.

The army was divided into three groups, starting from Shuofang County, Yanmen County and Shang County respectively, sweeping across Monan all the way, pointing at the point of the blade, all the barbarian cavalry surrendered.In order to show their loyalty, the tribal leader offered cattle, sheep and horses, and organized warriors to follow the Han army to attack Mobei, willing to serve as retinues and auxiliary soldiers.

The newly arrived auxiliary soldiers were divided into several branches and handed over to the Qiang, Xianbei and Wuhuan who had surrendered before.

In view of the fact that the auxiliary soldiers have the opportunity to become the main soldiers, but the selection conditions are very harsh and the number of places is limited. For the other tribes that have surrendered, especially the five or six Qiang tribes and the Xianbei tribe that are good at fighting, the veteran tribal leaders suddenly feel a sense of crisis.

Not wanting to be overtaken by latecomers and take away their own places, these leaders temporarily put aside their prejudices and secretly united to suppress newcomers.

The method is really not clever, and it was quickly noticed that it was wrong.

The new ministries were not on their feet, and at first they had to bear it even if they couldn't bear it.After three or five times, it was really unbearable, and he drew his knife directly, and conflicts broke out in the camp.

As for the movements of the auxiliary soldiers, Zhao Jia and Wei Yue were all aware of them.

The two agreed. Hu Bu was not monolithic. One day he patted his shoulders to form an alliance, and tomorrow he might be stabbed in the back.

Don't make a big mess, let them go.If things are really big, there are ways to clean them up, so there is no need to worry.

The purpose of going north to the grassland this time is to encircle and wipe out King Youguli.

To make the plan go smoothly, both Li Danghu and Cao Shi suggested that when they meet scattered Hu tribes, they should be wiped out.Not long after the Battle of Shuofang, these Hu Qi had all traveled south with the Xiongnu, and killing them would definitely not be wronged.

Zhao Jia and Wei Yue believed that part of the surrendered tribes could be accepted, from which they could select tribesmen who were capable of fighting and familiar with the road, and attack Mobei with the army.

"Scouts rarely go deep into Mobei. With these barbarians leading the way, we can avoid getting lost."

A few years ago, the scouts of the Han army had little chance of getting close to Longcheng, let alone entering Mobei.

Now that the Huns were defeated and divided, King Zuoguli led his troops to move westward, and only King Youguli moved northward.It is reported that the latter has less than [-] troops, and for the Han army, it is a golden opportunity to wipe out the enemy.

The army does have a guide, but in terms of familiarity with the grassland, it is naturally not as good as the other tribes who migrate by water and grass all the year round.In addition, Bianjun needs to introduce "new blood" to add opponents to other tribes that have surrendered before, and it becomes necessary to absorb these tribes in the south of the desert.

"If he has a different heart, it is also not a concern for the Xiongnu."

As the old saying goes, when an army marches into the grassland, the biggest problem is not to destroy the enemy, but to find the enemy.If there are spies in other ministries who pass on news for the Xiongnu and set up an ambush in front of them, they will just follow the plan and implement an anti-encirclement.

There are risks involved in doing so, but it saves the most time and effort.What Zhao Jia and others have to do is to keep an eye on the suspected Hu Qi, and plan ahead for possible ambush locations for the Huns.

It is a pity that what Zhao Jia expected did not happen at all.

Guijiang Biebu was extremely honest, without the slightest dissent.In addition to wrestling with the "veteran" Hu Bu, when he saw the Han army, his attitude was extremely respectful.If one is lucky enough to see the Han general commanding the army, one would wish to rush forward and hug his thigh.

The only thing that was strange was that every time they met Zhao Jia, these thick-bodied and red-faced Hu Qi all invariably acted stiffly and their faces turned pale. Looking at Zhao Jia, it was as if they were looking at a fierce god.

Even Wei Yue, who made a bad name in the grassland and burned down Longcheng, didn't have this kind of treatment.

Once or twice can be said to be a coincidence, every time it is like this, Zhao Jia is inevitably curious.

He found a Hu Qi to ask, but the other party stuttered in Chinese, his teeth were chattering all the time, Zhao Jia tried to guess what it meant before he understood what it meant.

For him, knowing such an answer might as well keep him in the dark.

When Hu Qi left, his face was full of amnesty, and he wished he could just run away.

Watching the tent rise and fall, Zhao Jia gritted his teeth unconsciously.Turning his head to look at the third young master Wei who was holding back his laughter, he narrowed his eyes slowly, and tapped his fingers on his knee once, twice, three times.

After three times, he stood up suddenly, and under Wei Yue's smiling eyes, he bent down to lift his chin, and blocked his lips directly.

To make such a move, Zhao Jia was indeed a little impulsive.But it must be admitted that the mood improved drastically, the depression was instantly emptied, and the corners of the mouth were drawn into a smile.

After a while, the warm palm covered the back of Zhao Jia's head, and his fingers passed through the hair, pressing down lightly.Following the force, the pressure on the lips suddenly increased, and the warm breath invaded the mouth, and Zhao Jia's ears began to turn red unconsciously.

"Aduo, Ji Yu, there is news..."

Voices suddenly sounded outside the tent, and the curtain was quickly lifted.

When Li Danghu walked into the tent, he saw Zhao Jia standing beside him, with reddish ears, coughing a little uncomfortably.Wei Yue picked up the scattered bamboo slips, and when she raised her head, although there was a smile on her face, her gaze was particularly creepy.

Intuition issued an alarm, and the desire to survive was instantly launched.Li Danghu retreated quickly, and was about to turn around and leave the account.I didn't want Cao Shi and Han Yan to walk in one after another, almost ran into Li Danghu, and even blocked his way of escape.

"Danghu, where are you going?" Cao Shi clasped Li Danghu's shoulder, gave him a strange look, and then said to Zhao Jia and Wei Yue, "The scouts sent back the news that the Huns were found twenty miles ahead."

When the Huns were mentioned, the atmosphere in the tent immediately became serious.

Wei Yue put down the bamboo slips and removed the sundries on the table.Zhao Jia spread out the map and picked up a pen to draw on it.For the Han army, Mobei is still a large blank area, and the map can only be completed slowly when scouts send back information.

"Twenty miles ahead, is it true north?"

"To the east, it is said that there is a Yulin forest and an unknown river."

Zhao Jia roughly outlined the area, took another piece of silk cloth, drew it into a simple picture, and handed it to Wei Yue, "How?"

"With the eagle eagle leading the way, it shouldn't go astray."

After getting an affirmative answer, Zhao Jia rolled up the silk cloth and stuffed it into a wooden tube as thick as a little finger.After fastening it with a rope, turn around and walk to the wooden frame, and tie the wooden tube to Xinying's leg.

After feeding Xinying two pieces of fresh meat, Zhao Jia stretched out his left arm.

Xinying vibrated its wings, moved them to his forearms, and let him take them out of the tent, let out a chirp, and flapped its wings into the air.

King Youguli's whereabouts have not yet been revealed. While resting by the river, he discussed with the chiefs of various tribes who followed him to the north, and temporarily changed direction to hunt down the passing wild deer.

Three days ago, Ranger found traces of deer, judging from the hoof prints, the number was close to a thousand.If this deer herd can be hunted, at least several days of rations can be provided for the ministries.

"Further to the north, there is a large dense forest. There are yellow-bearded barbarians hiding in the forest, and there are bears weighing hundreds of catties."

"Kill all the barbarians, call the warriors to hunt bears!"

The leaders of the ministries quickly reached an agreement and set off in half an hour.

Little did they know that while they were locking their prey, they were also locked by the Han army.Just as they started to hunt the deer and were about to have a full meal, a horn suddenly sounded behind them, and there was the sound of thunder.

According to the reputation, there are thousands of black armored cavalry and the Han flag fluttering in the wind.

"Han army, it's the Han army!"

The Huns yelled loudly, and the warriors gave up chasing the deer and turned their horses around one after another, trying to cover the retreat of the tribe.

King Youguli and the leaders of the various ministries took the lead, brandishing bones and short knives, and rushed towards the Han army first.

"kill!"

Zhao Jia pulled down his armor, and swung a cold arc with the long knife in his hand.

The Han cavalry changed formations while galloping, like eagles spreading their wings, pounced on the Huns who were rushing to meet them.

The cavalry from both sides strangled each other, blood spattered, the screams and the impact of sharp blades intertwined and overlapped, and nearly a thousand corpses were left on the ground in just one charge.

"Kill them all!"

The Hu cavalry auxiliary army was divided into two groups, one followed the Han army to fight against the Xiongnu, and the other went around the edge of the battlefield to chase and kill the Huns who ran northward.

The sound of bowstrings continued one after another, and the blades were covered with blood mist one after another, and one Hun after another fell off the horse.

Hu Qi was on the rise, and the Huns, who used to be invincible in the past, were now reduced to a group of lambs waiting to be slaughtered, which made them extremely excited, screaming and rushing to fight with the tribesmen.The knife cut sharply, and he simply pulled the reins tightly, and controlled the horse to trample with its front hooves.

The fight between the Han army and the Xiongnu continued until evening, and when night fell, they had to call gold to withdraw their troops.

King Youguli had his left arm cut off by Wei Yue, the wound was tightly bound, and the blood still could not be completely stopped.

After fighting during the day, the Xiongnu suffered a lot of losses, and it was completely impossible to escape at night.After dawn, the Han army will inevitably launch an attack.Comparing the strength of the two sides, many Huns were desperate.

It is true that old people and women can draw bows, and half-grown boys can also mount horses, but their opponent is the Han army, which even the Great Chanyu cannot defeat!

Sitting by the fire, King Youguli became extremely weak due to excessive blood loss.Holding his last breath, he said to the leaders of the ministries present: "It's my fault for bringing you to a dead end."

"Your Majesty..."

"The Han army is chasing here, and they must cut the weeds and root out the roots." King Youguli said with difficulty, "We must preserve the fire of the tribe. Each tribe picks out a hundred people, and let them continue to the north, far away from the Han people."

"It's better to go west and find King Zuogu Li." A leader said.

"If the Han army can chase Mobei, there is no guarantee that they will not chase the western desert." King Youguli shook his head, "Let them flee north and don't look back."

Speaking of this, King Youguli grabbed the saber, handed it to his confidant who had followed him for 20 years, and said in a deep voice, "I can't last long. After I die, cut off my head and give it to the Han army tomorrow."

"Your Majesty!"

"Do as I say!" King Youguli said decisively, "If the Han army seals off all the roads and people can't rush out, you must find a way to survive. Even if you lie under the horses of the Han people, even if you are like a dog. Begging for mercy, you must live! Live until the Huns are revived and slaughter all the Han Chinese!"

"As ordered!"

"Kill all the women, cattle and sheep that were robbed." King Yougu Li said in a deep voice.

Several leaders stood up, fisted with one hand and beat their chests, then turned and left.Not long after, there was a burst of cries and screams in the camp.

In the second half of the night, King Youguli's breath gradually became weaker, his eyes were closed tightly, and finally he was completely silent.

The Huns by the fire drew out their daggers and cut their own cheeks.Several cronies who were solemnly entrusted bit their back molars fiercely, stepped forward, fell to the ground and kowtowed to King Youguli, then pulled out their short knives and chopped off his head.

When the Battle of Mobei took place, the team led by Yi Zhixie was close to the desert.

On the way, he met a caravan. The leader of the caravan was a Wuhuan man who had dealt with Yizhi Xie. He offered all the goods without waiting for the Huns to do anything.

What he didn't expect was that the Huns accepted the goods, but never planned to release them.He raised his butcher knife on the spot and killed all the men in the caravan, leaving no one behind.Only the Han women and Qiang women in the car survived by luck, and five of them were very good-looking and were put on horseback by the Xiongnu nobles.

When being dragged off the carriage, all the women were trembling and begging, but only one had no fear on his face, never cried or made noise, let alone begged for mercy.

Such a comparison naturally attracted Yi Zhixie's attention.

The rough horsewhip lifted the woman's chin, glanced at the woman's delicate face and enchanting figure, and Yi Zhi asked sideways, "You are not an ordinary Han woman."

The woman still didn't panic, but smiled instead.

"My name is Liu Ling, the princess of Han Huainan."

She intended to go to the Western Regions, but did not expect to meet the Huns.If you are not careful, you will die on the spot. If you deal with it well, it may not be a godsend.

Liu Ling raised his chin, not paying any attention to the unfriendly gazes around him, and met Yizhi's slanted eyes with a wider smile, with a sensual complexion as beautiful as peaches and plums.