Fufeng Song

March seventeenth.The Xiongnu King of Han and the Great Chanyu Liu Yuan led troops northward to invade Taiyuan.In a few days, they went down to Zhongyang, Xicheng, Wuxian, Jingling, and Zhongdu cities, swept across the southern part of Taiyuan, and besieged Jiexiu, an important town.The governor of Bingzhou in the Great Jin Dynasty, General Zhenwei, General Hun Zhonglang, and Liu Kun, Marquis of Guangwu, led the main force of the Jinyang army to the south to rescue, and confronted the Hun army in the south of Fenshui.The total number of soldiers and horses on both sides was nearly [-], and the bloody battle was continuous, with murderous intent rising overnight.

For a time, the narrow area in the south of Taiyuan Kingdom became the focus of the struggle between the Jin court and the Xiongnu rebels.In this mountainous area, the two powerful armies are like two gigantic beasts with shining fangs, biting and fighting to decide the outcome in the most primitive way.

But outside the battlefield of the main forces of the two armies, the offensive and defensive battle of Jiexiu City was still going on incomparably tragically.On the east side of Zhaoyuqi, there are thousands of people from the Jin army and the Huns facing each other.

In the early morning, Lu Yao jumped up the steep rock on the top of the mountain in a few steps.I saw the thick morning fog still spreading between the rolling hills.In the valley below the hillside, the mist even poured in like flowing water, and rolled up again.Looking around, he could only vaguely see the tops of the hills, as if many small islands were floating on the ruddy water.Such a beautiful scenery is almost unavailable in the mortal world.

In the past few days, Lu Yao led his subordinates to confront the Xiongnu at Qishan Mountain in Qi County.At this moment, he led several subordinates forward to more than [-] li south of Qishan Mountain, only ten li away from the Hu people's camp on Lutai Mountain.This sudden thick fog covered their whereabouts, making them close to such a distance without being spotted by the barbarian patrols; but at the same time, the too thick fog also blocked Lu Yao's sight, allowing him to completely see It is not clear what the barbarians are doing.

A few days ago, the Jin army raided the Xiongnu camp. Although many Hu people were killed, the Hu people organized a powerful counterattack faster than expected.If Lu Yao hadn't seen the opportunity and withdrew his troops in time, the entire army would have been trapped there.Because the troops were really weak, Lu Yao didn't dare to tangle with the Hu people, so he led his army to retreat to the north, and did not set up camp until Qishan Mountain.

On the Hu people's side, Yu Shile was busy reorganizing his army and establishing his majesty, so he was not busy launching an attack for a while.They just chased after Lu Yao's northward retreat and advanced to Lutai Mountain, which is located in the south of Qishan Mountain.

Happily, at this time the reinforcements sent by Jinyang also arrived in Qi County.This support army is a new army organized in recent months, with a total of 800 people, led by General Huang Su.Although this army has the backbone of Yue Shigong's old subordinates, the soldiers at the bottom have not yet completed basic training, and their combat effectiveness is quite limited.After communicating with Lu Yao, Huang Su led his army to occupy Jifang Mountain on the east side of Qishan Mountain, and formed horns with Lu Yao's troops to deter the Xiongnu army.

For three full days, the two armies formed a confrontational situation without fighting.While the counties in the southern part of Taiyuan Kingdom were engaged in bloody battles, there was an eerie tranquility in Qi County.This made Lu Yao always feel somewhat suspicious.

Shen Jin also climbed up the giant rock.He took a look around, frowned, and said, "There seems to be no movement. What do the barbarians think? Are they planning to spend so much time that they run out of food and grass to retreat?"

"Jiexiu's isolated city is besieged and outnumbered. It won't last long. If Jiexiu falls, the Hu people's sphere of influence can reach Jinyang City, and we will lose this battle!" Xue Tong woke up Shen Jin: "They can consume , but we can’t consume it.”

"The barbarians can't afford it..." Lu Yao shook his head and said, "Although Jiexiu is small, the city is tall and deep. As long as the defenders are strong, it is by no means easy to capture. But those barbarians, they don't do production, Even though they gathered more than [-] people in the east of the river, they only used plundering. How much savings can they have to support tens of thousands of troops to fight for a long time? What's more, it's the time when the crops are running out...they can't afford it!"

"It's not just a matter of affordability. At this moment, the leader of this army is Shi Le from Jie. He was born as a horse thief, and he is famous for his bravery and cunning. At that time, Ye City was almost captured. This man is good at using troops, and he is by no means a person who is willing to retreat without success." Guo Huan added.He is a native of Guangzong in Jizhou and has always cared about the situation in his hometown, so he is quite aware of Shile's illustrious reputation in Hebei.

Lu Yao nodded, becoming more and more sure of his judgment on the barbarians.He said in a deep voice: "I believe that the barbarians will definitely make some moves in the next two days. Old Xue, when you go back, you must arrange the guards of the camp, make sure to defend carefully with deep ditches and high fortifications. The art of war says that there is no reason not to come." , rely on me to wait for it."

Xue Tong replied solemnly: "Obey!"

Lu Yao called again: "He Yun!"

"Here!" He Yun strode out to salute.

Since the previous incident at Guojiawu Fort, Lu Yao dismissed He Yun from his position as commander of the personal army, and reduced the usual use of special officers as a punishment.He Yunren knew that his crime should be punished, but his mentality was very upright, and he acted more meticulously.In the past few days, he led the scouts to monitor the enemy army day and night, relying on the fact that he was a hunter and was very familiar with various skills of mountain stealth, so he performed very well.At this moment, Lu Yao called him again. Although He Yun tried his best to maintain a calm attitude, he couldn't hide his joy.

"Take ten scouts and approach Lutai Mountain as much as possible, and investigate carefully. Be sure to find out the movements of the barbarians!"

"Yes!" He Yun shouted his orders and led them into the thick fog.

Lu Yao continued to look in the direction of Lutai Mountain, silent.

He has been quite dignified in the army for several months, now he doesn't say a word, and the generals don't dare to say too much.A group of people waited quietly.

Half an hour later, hoofbeats sounded in the dense fog.

He Yun hurried over with a few cavalry scouts, and shouted from a long distance: "General! General!" Because he was too excited, his voice was a little out of tune: "Report to General, barbarians... barbarians have moved! "

"What's going on?" Lu Yao asked in surprise.

He Yun got off his horse, ran to Lu Yao, and said pantingly: "We will scout in the direction of Lutai Mountain. Under the cover of thick fog, everyone went closer and found that the camp of the Hu people in Lutai Mountain was more than half empty! In the entire camp, there are only 1000 people at most!"

For a while, none of the generals spoke, only their gasps could be heard.There are only 1000 people in the Lutaishan camp?Where did most of the Huns go?

The hearts of all the soldiers were all cold.This is like two people fighting with blades. If the area is demarcated and the battle is fair and face-to-face, the victory or defeat is still uncertain; but if one of them is in full view, while the opponent is hiding in the dark, the situation will be very bad. .

Shen Jin said anxiously: "You must return to the camp quickly! If barbarians attack, it will be a big disaster!"

Xue Tong signaled Shen Jin to be calm, and then asked in a deep voice, "He Yun, are you sure there are only a thousand people left behind in the enemy camp?"

He Yun was sweating profusely and said, "It's absolutely true! I brought two brothers to approach the barracks of the barbarians, and the closest distance was only fifty paces, so I could see it clearly. There were all kinds of camps in the barracks, and there were many flags erected. , but at most only 1000 people are included!"

Xue Tong nodded, and asked again: "Then when you scouted the enemy camp yesterday, did you find anything unusual?"

He Yun said loudly: "General Xue, we scouts took turns to monitor the enemy camp and did not dare to slack off. There was nothing unusual about the enemy camp yesterday."

Shen Jin scolded angrily: "There is no difference? Thousands of soldiers and horses disappeared overnight, and you don't know... What are you doing?"

"It's not the fault of the scouts." Lu Yao interrupted Shen Jin's scolding: "Since the enemy army moved through the thick fog, it was by no means a temporary idea. It was obviously the result of long-term planning, and there must be a major conspiracy. He Yun, You did a good job, if it weren't for you, we don't know how long we would have been deceived!"

He patted He Yun on the shoulder and said, "And make a note of it, we'll give credit to him after the battle!"

Although the military situation changed suddenly, Lu Yao did not change his face. He was thinking very fast, and he was already a bit careless during the time he babbled, so he got on his horse and said in a stern tone: "Shen Jin, you will bring some cavalry to join us. He Yun and other scouts will closely inspect the fifty miles around Lutai Mountain, and do everything possible to find out the movements of the main force of the Hu people!"

"Xu Mu, take ten cavalrymen and report the enemy's situation to General Huang Su in Jifang Mountain, and ask him to strengthen his vigilance to guard against the Xiongnu's sneak attack! Hurry up!"

"Guo Huan, take your troops to the checkpoints along the roads, and double the number of guards at all the checkpoints. Everyone must keep their eyes open. Anyone who dares to be careless will be killed immediately!"

Lu Yaoliu sent out an order, and all the officers received the order in awe-inspiring manner, and then ran away separately.

Lu Yao hurried back to the barracks, and ordered Xue Tong, Fei Cen and others to rectify the army horses and equipment to prevent the Huns from attacking.

Others hurriedly took the geographic map of Qi County and the surrounding areas in the big tent to look at it. After looking at it for a while, they felt that they hadn't gained anything.He pushed the map a little irritably, got up and paced back and forth in the tent.

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There are too many things to worry about.Tomorrow is a day off, everyone, please forgive me.The crab nodded.