Starting boy Ma Kongqun

Chapter 228 Sima, kill Hu

In Datong Prefecture in the north, kill Hu Kou.

Tangzi Mountain and Dabao Mountain face each other to the east and west. The Cangtou River Valley sandwiched between the two mountains has been an important north-south passage since ancient times.

Shahukou, built with rammed earth and bricks, stands guard here and is known as a natural hazard.

On this day, Wang Lie, then the governor of Datong, led a group of one hundred bodyguard cavalry to kill Hukou.

He killed a thousand troops stationed at Hukou, and guard Liu Bin was awarded the title of deputy general. He was the commander of Wang Lie's personal guard when the chaos on the southeast coast was calmed down. He followed Wang Lie to the north and was released and entrusted with important tasks.

When he saw Wang Lie arriving in person, he hurriedly went out to greet him, bowed down in front of his horse, and said, "I have finally seen the commander-in-chief!"

Now Wang Lie has passed his sixtieth year, and his beard and hair are all gray, but his majestic body fully clothed while sitting on the horse is already upright, like an unmoving mountain.

He turned over and dismounted, his movements were quick and neat, and he didn't look old at all. Then he stepped forward, pulled Liu Bin up and said with a smile: "No need to be polite, get up and talk."

Liu Bin knew that he didn't like these red tapes, so he stood up and asked with a smile: "Why did the commander suddenly come to the general's place today?"

Wang Heng stood beside him with his hand on the hilt of the sword at his waist. His tall figure and full military uniform made him look very heroic.

"This is exactly the reason!" A cold glint appeared in Wang Lie's tiger eyes. "A few days ago, His Majesty sent a message to ask whether 'Sima, the Great Sword King' was too old and weak to use the sword. Otherwise, how could the grassland barbarians be allowed to breed again?" Intruding on Dayu's courage.

Wang Lie did not answer the question, but used the tone of a private conversation: "Abin, I heard that those grassland barbarians have become restless recently?"

Wang Lie waved his hand and said: "You are always cautious in doing things, so of course I can feel relieved. But we can't just sit on the defensive and wait. Since they can come, why can't we go first?"

Liu Bin asked again: "Why did the commander bring Miss Heng here?"

"I asked the envoy to report to Your Majesty, saying that although Wang Lie is old, this sword has not become dull. Our territory and people of Dayu will never allow foreign invaders to invade, stretch out their feet and cut off their hands!"

Wang Lie took off his helmet, raised his hand to smooth his long beard, and said with a smile: "Of course I don't go to the Three Treasures Hall for anything - girl, why haven't you come to see your Uncle Liu?"

Following these words, one of the soldiers behind him suddenly stepped forward, bowed to Liu Bin and saluted, and his voice was as clear and sweet as a spring flowing in an empty valley: "My niece has met Uncle Liu!"

Liu Bin was surprised: "The commander-in-chief wants to take the initiative and hurt these barbarians first, so that they will not dare to invade the border?"

Liu Bin replied: "Last year, a snowstorm on the grassland caused many grassland tribes to run out of food. These barbarians were hungry and red-eyed, so they naturally came to us to fight the autumn wind. But don't worry, Commander, the general has already taken precautions." Regarding this matter, I have ordered my men to prepare their troops and guard the pass strictly, and no one or horse will be allowed to pass through."

Liu Bin was startled. When he looked carefully, he saw that although this man was wearing a helmet and a long knife hanging from his waist to dress up as Wang Lie's personal guard, his face was as beautiful as a peach and a plum. He was as bright as a plum and was actually Wang Lie's only love. Queen's penis.

"Miss Heng, what are you..."

Wang Lie laughed loudly: "Let's talk about it inside."

At that moment, everyone entered the Shahukou. Wang Lie ordered the rest of the guards to stay outside, and only took his daughter and Liu Bin into a hall usually used for office work and discussion.

Wang Lie sits in the middle, like a tiger lying lazily on a hill.

Liu Bin's blood boiled when he heard this. He stood up, crossed his hands and saluted, and solemnly said: "I will follow the commander to the death!"

When he was about to complete his efforts in quelling the rebellion in the southeast, he was swayed by others and planned to be transferred to the north.

However, Wang Lie had always only wanted to stabilize the country and the people, not for fame. When he came to the northern border, which was being invaded by barbarians from the northern grasslands at that time, his wish was actually fulfilled. After he came to the border town of Datong, he reorganized the border army and selected and trained elite soldiers. At the same time, he ordered a reed fence to be erected on the border as a boundary wall, which was more than ten miles long.

Then Wang Lie had people spread the word that this was the Great Wall of Dayu, and foreigners were not allowed to cross it.

At that time, due to the continuous chaos in Dayu, the border guards were lax. The tribes in the grasslands had been invading the northern border of Dayu all year round. They were accustomed to slaughtering the northern border people as their own cattle and sheep. They did not even care about the real Great Wall. No matter how concerned they were about the useless reed wall, they naturally continued to cross the border in groups to loot, and even burned the reed wall clean in order to demonstrate.

Wang Lie didn't take it seriously. While continuing to train the soldiers, he also asked people to erect the reed wall again.

The barbarians still didn't take it seriously. If you dare to erect it, I will burn it. Anyway, it is easier to destroy than to build.

In the third case, when the reed wall was erected for the fourth time, Wang Lie had a large number of gunpowder stones buried under the reed wall.

Sure enough, the barbarians came to burn it again. When the fire started, the gunpowder exploded, and the rocks above flew everywhere. The barbarians suffered numerous casualties, and the rest fled in fear.

At this time, Wang Lie had also completed the training of the border soldiers and personally led the army to attack. He followed the fleeing barbarians and wiped them out together with the tribes they came from.

After suffering this unprecedented heavy blow, Bayan Khan, the leader of the grassland tribes, was furious and personally led 100,000 grassland cavalry southward, aiming directly at Datong.

Wang Lie was not afraid and personally led 30,000 elite troops to kill Hu Kou and attack him.

He first stood up bravely in front of the battle and killed eighteen steppe warriors in a row with a sword with a phoenix beak. Then he used both offense and defense, combining the right and wrong, and used a series of military tactics to beat Bayan Khan into confusion. He was defeated ten times in ten battles and a hundred thousand troops. The loss exceeded 90%.

After Bayan Khan fled back to the royal court in embarrassment, he was filled with anger, hatred and fear, and even died of an illness. The successor Botu Khan was young and took the initiative to move the royal court north to avoid Wang Lie's sharpness.

The original name of Shahukou was "Shenhekou", and it was precisely because of this battle that it was renamed.

After this battle, the imperial court issued a commendation and granted Wang Lie the title of Pinglubo, the governor of Datong, and the title of Minister of the Ministry of War.

Wang Lie was also hailed as a famous general in the world because of the two battles in the southeast and north. Because he was good at using a broadsword, the title of Minister of the Ministry of War was nicknamed "Da Sima", so the world called him "Sima King of the Broadsword".

On the northern border, the prairie barbarians changed their color after hearing the name of "Sima the Sword King". They stayed away from the reed boundary wall re-erected by Wang Lie. No one dared to cross the thunder pond.

However, humans are animals that are best at forgetting. The biggest lesson throughout the ages is that we never learn to learn lessons.

In recent years, Wang Lie has grown older, and the new generation of grassland barbarians has grown in strength, and is ready to raise troops to avenge their fathers. This is the reason why border disputes have recurred in recent years, and the disputes are expanding.

The snowstorm on the grassland last winter became the direct inducement for the barbarian tribes to move southward.

Seeing that Liu Bin expressed his stance without hesitation, Wang Lie nodded with pleasure and said: "The way to use troops is to be consistent with Qi and Zheng. When the barbarian soldiers come, I should prepare a large army to meet them head-on, but I still need a brigade of partial divisions to harass the enemy's rear." . I want Heng'er to be the commander-in-chief of this partial army. You are careful in your thinking and prudent in your actions, so you can serve as her second-in-command."

Liu Bin was surprised: "Miss Heng?"

Wang Lie said with a smile: "Don't worry, this girl is a genius. Her martial arts and military skills are half taught by me and half taught by heaven. She is still better than me now. If she were not a woman, her future achievements would definitely be higher than mine."

Wang Heng on the side was a little unconvinced and said: "Dad, a daughter is a woman, and she may not be able to build a career that is even better than yours in the future!"

Wang Lie laughed: "Okay, let's wait and see as a father!"

(End of this chapter)