Hanhou

The army under the command of King Zuo Guli galloped for more than ten miles, and joined the cavalry led by King Youxian, whose strength was far superior to that of the pursuing Han army.

The morale of the army gradually stabilized, Yi Zhixie set up an ambush on the way, intending to intercept and kill the pursuing Yun Zhongqi.The trick failed, and instead, the Han cavalry beheaded and killed [-] other tribes of wild cavalry. Fortunately, enough time was bought for the army, and they took the opportunity to join the army of King Youguli, and their strength jumped again.

Unlike King Zuoxian, who lost his troops and lost half of his army, King Youxian and King Youguli suffered casualties, but they were still within the tolerable range.However, the Han army became more tenacious as the war progressed, and reinforcements arrived one after another. The two knew that they could not gain much advantage. After receiving the news from Yi Zhixie, neither of them wanted to fight, and led their troops back north one after another.

The three-party army is in the familiar grassland again, and the army is very powerful.

Although Wei Yue's troops were brave, they were short of troops and could not go deep into the grassland. They could only kill the other troops in the back of the palace, search for the scattered barbarian cavalry, then turned around and withdrew their troops back to Yunzhong County.

King Zuo Xian had bad luck. He lost more than 4000 cavalry in Yanmen County. On the way to retreat, he was chased and killed by strong cavalry sent by Zhidu, and lost nearly a thousand cavalry.When they joined Yi Zhixie's team of three, there were less than [-] people left behind.

Since the Xiongnu dominated the grassland, there have been countless small battles. Such a fiasco cannot be said to be unique, and it is also very rare.

Seeing Yu Dan who fled back in embarrassment, King Youxian snorted contemptuously, King Youguli had a mocking face, and his disdain was beyond words.Yi Zhixie didn't have any sarcasm in her mind, instead her brows were deeply furrowed and her expression was serious.

No matter what kind of person Zuo Xianwang is, the cavalry under his command is second only to Yi Zhixie's troops on the grassland, and they are equally prestigious.Such a powerful army was smashed into the sand in Yanmen County, killing and injuring over ten thousand, thinking about the back, Yi Zhixie couldn't help being frightened.

Rangers came to report one after another, proving that Hanqi had given up pursuing and the team did not need to rush.It was snowing heavily again, and after discussing with the four of them, they decided to suspend the advance of the army, set up a temporary camp, be careful, and return north after the heavy snow passed.

The big tent was erected, and the four of Yi Zhixie gathered in the tent, warming themselves by the fire while talking about the dispatch of troops, all of them looked unhappy.Especially Yu Dan, when he mentioned the fire in Woyang City, he still has lingering fears, his fists clenched and his cheeks trembling.

"Using the city as bait?"

After listening to Yu Dan tell the whole story, the other three gasped.

They thought that the Han army they encountered was strong enough, but they never thought that what Yu Dan ran into was the real stubble.Abandoning the entire city, thousands of Han troops died calmly, when did the Han people become so fierce?

"Han army, Han army!"

Youxian King clenched his fist and slammed it on his leg, his voice almost squeezed out from between his teeth.King Youguli suddenly felt fortunate that it was not Yanmen that he was going to attack, otherwise Yu Dan would not be the one who was unlucky.

Yizhi's face sank like water, with one hand resting on his knee, his fist tightened and released, and then loosened and tightened again, his knuckles creaking.

"This matter should be reported to the Great Chanyu." Yizhi raised her head sideways, glanced at Youxian King and Youguli King, and finally met Yu Shan, "The Han Dynasty is very strong, they have a lot of young men who can fight, and there are Iron utensils, food, cattle and sheep, and immeasurable wealth, they are not lambs that can be slaughtered at will."

King Youxian and King Youguli didn't make a sound.They could more or less guess Yi Zhixie's intentions, but they were not sure whether to stand with him or not.

Unexpectedly, Yu Shan was uncharacteristically the first to agree with Yi Zhixie's proposal.

The reason is very simple. The Han army is indeed strong and ruthless enough. It can't be seen on the surface, but in the heart, the seeds of fear are quietly planted. The fire that burned Woyang City has become Yu Dan's nightmare.The most important thing is that the loss of Yu Shansuo was too great, and it was necessary to temporarily suspend troops to ensure the recovery of the population.If this cannot be done, let alone going south to plunder, internal chaos will occur first.

Yu Dan and Yi Zhixie were at odds, and the grasslands knew it all.But at this moment, the two had the same goal, and both believed that it was necessary to persuade Da Shanyu to temporarily stop fighting.In order to buy time, you can send envoys to the Han Dynasty to ask for the marriage of the Princess Han.

"The emperor of the Han Dynasty may not agree." When mentioning marriage, King Youxian thought of Lan Ji who died in the hands of other ministries, and his face suddenly darkened.

"It doesn't matter if you agree or not, as long as you can rest your troops." Yizhi looked sideways at Youxian King, and said word by word, "Eagle in the grassland is naturally brave, and the enemy on the other side is as strong. We need a lot of troops, we can't Be as reckless as before."

To restore the population and gather an army, what is needed most is time.In order to prevent Han Qi from going to the grassland to kill and set fire, he must try to repair it with Chang'an.

In addition, the population of this department is not as good as that of other departments. If the strength is weak, other departments will definitely rebel.At that time, the grassland will be in chaos, and the troubles faced by the four will be even greater.

"What should the Great Chanyu say?" King Youguli asked.

"Let's bring it up together, and Da Shanyu will definitely consider it carefully." Yi Zhi asked resolutely.

Understanding the implication in the words, Yu Shan was eager to try, and King Youxian's eyes flashed.Yi Zhixie's suggestion reminded them and pointed them to another path.

As the military minister Shan Yu got older, his suspicions became more and more serious. He weakened the power of the four of them openly and secretly, and tried every means to keep the headquarters firmly in his hands.But he seems to have forgotten that the four corners of the royal court are guarding Shan Yu's big tent, and he holds [-]% of the troops in the headquarters.When they are at odds with each other, they can still succeed in provoking divisions. Once the four of them agree and cooperate with each other, they can overthrow the big order from the throne.

It's just that since Maodun Shanyu, Zuoxian King is mostly the son of Da Shanyu, and the other three are either brothers or uncles of Da Shanyu, and they are doomed to disagree on the interests of each other

This is not the case today, the strength of the Han Dynasty is in front of us, and the ferocity of the Han army smashed the myth of the Huns' invincibility.Several people had suffered at the hands of the Han army, and Yi Zhixie reminded them that they had to re-examine the balance of power between the two sides.

Facts have proved that going south without sufficient troops will obviously not benefit.The number of cavalry in the headquarters is limited, and the other departments will not work hard and attack recklessly. In the end, they will steal chickens and lose money.

"Back to Longcheng, we will speak to Da Shanyu together." King Youxian is not the strongest, but the most qualified.Yi Zhixie made a suggestion, and he still needs to take the lead in admonishing.

King Youguli hesitated a little, but the other three reached an agreement, and their gazes fell on him, unable to sing the opposite after all, they could only nod silently.

"We need to contact the caravan when we go back."

The problem of restoring the troops was resolved, and the four of them began to worry about food again.Fortunately, the caravan will not disappear due to the cold winter. Although the price of food in the market is higher, in order to preserve the tribe's population, it can only be recognized by pinching its nose.When their strength recovers, they don't mind picking up a knife and recouping today's losses doubled.

The four of them looked at each other, and they could all understand each other's plan. Yi Zhixie was the first to punch the ground with his fists clenched, and the other three followed suit, agreeing with each other and returning to Longcheng after the snow stopped.

The Xiongnu army retreated to the grassland, and the border beacon was extinguished.The threat of Hu Qi was removed, and the frontier residents were finally able to breathe.

The pursuers from Yanmen and Yunzhong returned one after another, with the heads of the Huns on their horses, and there was not a single prisoner in the team.

On the day when Zhao Jia arrived at the barracks, the Han army was exhausted, encircling and suppressing the backward cavalry of the headquarters and other troops.Wei Yue sent his troops to the north, and Wei Taishou and a group of big men in the cloud all put on their fortitude and went out to suppress the enemy.The county magistrate who stayed behind knew Zhao Jia's intentions and kept him in the camp, saying that it would not be too late to submit the military report when the eunuch returned.

Not wanting to wait, Zhao Jia asked for a rotation to be on guard, and led the army to go out to investigate and meet the scouts who sent letters.

There was indeed a shortage of manpower, and the county magistrate agreed to his request.Because of this, he was lucky enough to witness the heroic scene of the Han infantry forming an array to encircle the enemy and wipe out the Huns cavalry.

At the end of the battle, the Hun Qianchang wearing a bone helmet was picked up from his horse and hung on his halberd.Wei Shangce immediately stepped forward, chopped off the head of the Huns with one knife, and hung it on the tip of the knife, causing a burst of shouts among the Han army.

"Chinese!"

The halberd and spear hit the ground, and the roar tore through the north wind and rushed straight into the sky.

After the war, the heads of the Huns were chopped off and their bodies were burned on the spot.The Han soldiers who died in battle were restrained, put on horseback, and brought back to the county for burial.

Wei Shang led his army back and saw Zhao Jia in the camp.After reading the battle report written by Marquis Jun, he laughed and patted Zhao Jia on the shoulder: "Ado is very good!"

The Xubu clan is an old opponent of Yunzhong County, it is really a surprise to be able to capture Xubu Yong's uncle and nephew alive this time.

Wei Shang wrote a warrant and ordered people to send it to Yunzhong City as soon as possible, mainly to explain to Zhou Jue Cao that he would use all means to dig out all the information that Xu Buyong knew.It was even written on the wooden tablet that as long as you can ask for a confession, it doesn't matter whether you live or die.

In Wei Taishou's view, although Xu Buyong is a noble breed, he is not up to the level of Chang'an's offering prisoners.

After the flying cavalry who sent the order left, Zhao Jia wanted to leave, but Wei Shang left him behind.The latter frowned and looked at the cloth strips tied around his body, saying that there were medical craftsmen in the camp who could change the dressing for his wounds.

When he mentioned changing the dressing, Zhao Jia paused.The cloth strips that wrapped the wound had long been stuck to blood clots, so they had to be torn off if they wanted to be replaced.

Before he could open his mouth, Wei Shang had ordered someone to summon the medical craftsman.Just at this time, there was a sound of horseshoes outside the tent, and the voices of the people were all reduced. Wei Shang laughed immediately: "It must be Ah Yue who has returned."

Third Young Master Wei?

Curious, Zhao Jia walked out of the military tent with Wei Shang, saw Yun Zhongqi passing through the gate of the camp, felt the evil spirit rushing towards his face, and could not help but take a deep breath.

Zhao Puonu and Zhao Xin stood outside the tent, looking at the cavalrymen approaching, their eyes were fiery and their cheeks were flushed with excitement.

Three thousand cavalrymen were covered in blood, and their armor was covered in dark red, even their mounts were no exception.Especially Wei Yue's black horse, whose mane was covered in blood plasma, was very uncomfortable, and shook its neck from time to time, trying to shake off the blood shell.

Everywhere the cavalry passed, there was a pause, and the air was filled with the smell of blood.

With a distance of more than 20 steps, Wei Yue turned over and dismounted, and the scabbard slapped on the armor with the action, making a dull sound.If the order is received, the three thousand riders will fly off the horses at the same time, and their movements will be uniform, just like one person.

"it is good!"

Seeing the head sent by the cavalry, Wei Shang laughed loudly and pressed Wei Yue's shoulder hard.

"Very good!"

The cavalry in the cloud returned to the camp, and the Qiang cavalry dispersed one after another. Several civil servants were responsible for counting and recording the heads. Wei Yue followed Wei Shang into the big tent, took off his helmet and put it on his arm, and looked sideways at Zhao Jia, with a gentle smile and a refined demeanor. , it's not that he is still wearing armor, it really can't be connected with the iron blood just now.

"Hodor is here to deliver the battle report?"

Zhao Jia said yes, Wei Yue nodded, then turned to Wei Shang, and reported the pursuit in detail.

While the two were talking, the medical craftsman walked into the military tent with the medicine box on his back.Zhao Jia subconsciously stepped back half a step, not wanting to be supported by a big hand behind his back, turned his head to look, and found that Wei Shang and Wei Yue had stopped talking, and were looking at him with a smile, with exactly the same expression.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, the doctor held Zhao Jia down and took out a clean cloth and wound medicine from the medicine box.In order to relieve Zhao Jia's pain, he also poured a light green liquid medicine from the pottery bottle, spread it on the cloth with no original color, softened it a little and uncovered it.

Even so, Zhao Jia still broke out in a cold sweat.Fortunately, the wound was not inflamed, and the doctor neatly applied the medicine to bandage it, and said with a smile, "Eat more meat, and it will be cured within half a month."

Zhao Jia nodded, and the doctor took out the new medicine and began to treat Wei Yue's wound.

Compared with Zhao Jia, Wei Yue's injury was much lighter.After confirming that there was no serious problem, the doctor sprinkled the wound medicine, even the cloth strips were useless, and told the third son of Wei to "food and supplement", then he carried the medicine box on his back, went out of the tent and returned to the wounded barracks.

"Leave after eating." Wei Shang took a bamboo slip, picked up a pen and wrote down a few words, and said to Zhao Jia, "After this battle, the city is short of manpower. Ah Duo healed his wounds, so he came to the prefect's mansion to help."

"Your respect."

There was no strict distinction between civil and military in the Han Dynasty, and the most important way to get promoted was military exploits.It can be said that Zhao Jia made a great contribution in aiding the fortress and capturing Xu Buyong alive, and it will be a matter of time before he is requisitioned by the imperial court.

Wei Shang called him into the prefect's mansion, not only to give him advice, to familiarize him with government affairs, but also to provide further protection.

Knowing Wei Taishou's intention, Zhao Jia was grateful and accepted the order.Before he could speak, he was suddenly patted on the top of his head, turned his gaze, and met the smiling eyes of Young Master Wei.