Great Han Empire

Chapter 14 Rising Sun
Li Hong looked at the endless pastures outside the camp, and said with a smile, "Commander, it's not like the army will leave in the morning, and the enemy will come at the door in the afternoon, right?"

Murong Feng glanced at him casually, "Aren't you afraid?"

Li Hong shook his head, and grinned at Murong Feng, "The commander is so clever, how could he make such a big mistake. The reinforcements must have arrived."

Murong Feng couldn't help laughing when he heard his words with such certainty, "You must be an idiot. On the battlefield, we rely on those scouts to spy on the news. Their personal bravery and wit are directly related to the truth and accuracy of the military situation, but people have A mistake. It is not impossible for an enemy to suddenly appear near Yeyan Siege at this time."

Murong Feng waved to the messenger and shouted, "I order everyone to prepare enough dry food for two days and prepare to retreat."

"Marshal, isn't it true?" Although Li Hong saw Murong Feng giving the order, he still couldn't believe it.

A scout with a hundred commander galloped over, "Commander, an army of the Tiger Tribe appeared five miles away from here, with about [-] cavalry."

"Why did you only find out now?" Murong Feng asked with some reproach.The scout bowed his head in shame and did not answer.

"Go to investigate again. Be careful not to be discovered. We will retreat immediately, and your people will follow." Murong Feng immediately said in a more relaxed tone.The scout was so moved that he bowed and saluted on the horse, and rode away.

"The commander-in-chief is really kind to his subordinates." Standing beside him, Li Hong said softly from the bottom of his heart.

Murong Feng laughed, "Leopards are getting better at flattery."

"Really." Li Hong said, "I have been with you for so long, and I have never seen you scolding your subordinates."

"Who do you rely on to fight? Soldiers. It is because of their numerous bones that I, Murong Feng, have achieved my reputation today. What right do I have to blame them. Without them, I would have been nothing but bones."

Li Hong listened silently, keeping it in his heart.

"I also want to thank you." Murong Feng looked at Li Hong and said, "Never leave my brother behind. You are right and well said. In the past, I always thought that it was only right and proper to sacrifice a small profit to keep a big profit on the battlefield. Now it seems to be wrong. Sometimes, you would rather give up great profits, but also keep your faith and people's hearts. You are better than me at this point."

While speaking with emotion, Murong Feng made a retreat gesture to a centurion who was running over to ask for instructions.Immediately there was a long retreat horn sounded in the camp.

Li Hong suddenly saw a huge eagle in the sky.This is the first time Li Hong has seen such a big eagle.He yelled like a child, "Eagle, eagle. Look, handsome, that eagle is so big."

Murong Feng couldn't restrain the excitement in his heart and laughed, "You idiot, I'm really convinced." He waved again to the orderly in the distance, "Tell them, don't retreat, and prepare to meet the Eagle Tribe. warrior."

"Is it the old wolf's tribe?"

"Yes." Murong Feng said while walking on his horse, "there were three Eagle Tribes back then. My sworn brother Tie Gen was the commander of the three tribes. Although we were defeated by Helian on the Benniu Plain, the Eagle Tribe still With strength, the Tianying tribe on Yingzui Cliff is the most powerful Xianbei army. Back then, King Tanshihuai led the Eagle tribe's cavalry to sweep across the former home of the Huns and defeated the Xiongnu army at Yanran Mountain."

"It's a pity that such a good iron cavalry, such a brave and invincible iron cavalry commander, did not die on the battlefield, but let He Lian, a villain, be killed on the Bull Run." Murong Feng sighed.

"The commander-in-chief will be able to take revenge soon." Li Hong comforted, "It's a matter of life to be happy, the commander-in-chief should be happy." Then he looked at the big eagle soaring in the sky, and shouted wildly again.

"This big eagle was raised by Tie Ao, the commander of the Eagle Tribe. It has been a long time. The old friend came in person, and I should pick it up." Murong Feng greeted Li Hongdao.Li Hong happily agreed, and ran to help Murong Feng prepare the horse.

"Let's go, follow me to pick up my old friend. I was really shocked just now. This old guy is still playing this trick." Murong Feng flew out of the camp first on his horse.

Murong Feng was riding a red horse, followed by several attendants.Li Hong rode a black panther and followed Murong Fengma closely.After walking for about three miles, I saw an iron horse galloping towards me from a distance.At this time, a huge black eagle flag was held high in front of the team.

The cavalry team suddenly stopped neatly on the grassland.Li Hong who was on the horse was stunned by the instant transformation from movement to stillness.Such excellent riding skills and tacit understanding of war horses cannot be trained in a short period of time.From this we can see the powerful combat effectiveness of this iron cavalry, no wonder the commander-in-chief was full of praise for this iron cavalry just now.

Suddenly a tall black horse galloped out from the eagle's banner.

Murong Feng raised his hand from afar and shouted loudly: "Brother Tie Ao..."

"Haha, old lunatic..."

The two urged their horses again and again.When they got close, they dismounted almost at the same time and hugged each other tightly.

"In the battle of Benniuyuan, I regret that I didn't listen to Big Brother's advice. In the end, the entire army was wiped out and caused huge losses to the Eagle Clan. I, Murong Feng, am sorry for you."

"Madman, it's too outlandish to say that. You are Tie Gen's good brother, and also my good brother. You led your troops to rebel for the sake of brotherhood. Speaking of which, our Eagle Tribe owes you." Tie Aola Holding Murong Feng's hand, he said emotionally.

The two walked while talking, and slowly came to the front of the three thousand cavalry.Someone in the ranks shouted loudly: "Get off the horse." With a sound of swish, all the cavalry had already stood beside the horse, as if they had been standing there all along.

Tie Ao roared loudly: "Salute to the commander!" Another sound, but this time there was more sound of weapons clashing, but it still couldn't reduce its invincible momentum.All the soldiers, including Tie Ao, knelt on one leg to express their loyalty and respect to Murong Feng.

Murong Feng's eye sockets were moist.

Back then, for the sake of brotherhood, he resolutely gave up everything and led his troops to rebel.Although he was defeated, he won the respect of the entire Xianbei tribe for himself, and received the explicit or covert support of thousands of tribes. Isn't this the same as Leopard's vow not to abandon his brothers?If Leopard hadn't desperately rescued Duan Zhen that day, he wouldn't have suddenly trusted and loved this little man.Leopard is right, people's hearts must not be lost, otherwise Xianbei will lose its cohesion and lose its strength to compete for the world.

"Marshal, is this kid the Han who saved Duan Zhen's life?" Tie Ao asked suddenly, interrupting Murong Feng's meditation.In public, Tie Ao didn't dare to call Murong Feng "lunatic" casually, but followed everyone else to call him "Dashuai".

Murong Feng smiled and nodded, his expression of affection was beyond words, "He is very smart, studious, and honest, but he has a stubborn temperament."

"Do you like him so much because seeing him is like seeing yourself when you were young. I heard from Duan Zhen that you like him very much."

Murong Feng laughed, and looked back at Li Hong who had been staring stupidly at the eagle in the sky, "He looks like me when I was young? I don't think so. I was much handsomer than him then, and smarter than he is now," he said. Then he exchanged glances with Tie Ao and they both burst into laughter.

"How are Duan Zhen and those wounded soldiers?"

"Don't worry, they enjoy the best treatment on Eagle's Mouth Cliff."

"Thank you, old friend."

"When did the war start?"

"It's coming soon. We can let the giraffe pigs taste the taste of the black eagle cavalry."

"I don't know if Ke Zui fled to Que Ju. We can't take this opportunity to kill Ke Zui. I'm sorry for the dead Tie Gen and the warriors of our Eagle Tribe."

Murong Feng looked at Tie Ao's darkened face due to the weather, and did not make a sound.Why didn't he think so.

The next day, cavalry from the Xianzhi tribe, the Dead Mountain tribe, the Xigou tribe, the Liyu tribe, and the Sumu tribe rushed to Yeyanwei. More than 8000 riders gathered on this pasture, which seemed crowded and very lively.The dense cowhide tents are arranged in an orderly manner, and from a distance, they look like gray mushrooms growing on a piece of green land.Friends old and new gathered together, eating horse meat and drinking mare's milk, and chatting with gods from all over the world.The leaders of all the ministries gathered in Murong Feng's big tent, reminiscing about old friendships and discussing the situation of the war.

Li Hong has been staying in the Black Eagle Tribe.Tie Ao probably has a relationship with Wu and Wu, and he likes Li Hong, a Han Chinese who is still innocent.Seeing that he loved his eagle very much, he was very happy, and asked his youngest son Tie Guo to take him to play with the eagle and ride the horse.Tie Guo is in his 20s, just at the age of youth.He saw that Li Hong had been watching him play with the eagle with eyes of admiration and admiration, and his vanity was greatly satisfied.

"It's called Iron Mouth, and it's a fetish of our tribe. When fighting, it can also help us check the enemy's situation."

Li Hongda was amazed, he liked this iron-billed condor very much.

"Is there any more in your tribe?"

"This kind of fetish can be met but not sought after. One of them has already caused a sensation among the Xianbei people. What else? And our clan will make a fortune, and we can exchange it for tens of thousands of cattle, sheep and wild horses."

Li Hong smiled embarrassedly like a fool.

"Your iron cavalry is majestic, and Xianbei's number one really deserves its reputation." Li Hong saw that he had no chance to get close to Daying, so he had nothing to say.

Tie Guo became energetic when he heard it, and immediately told Li Hongda about the glorious history of the Black Eagle cavalry.Li Hong listened intently, interjecting from time to time to ask questions.

Murong Feng received the latest news at night.

The black leopard reported that after the initial contact with Helian's army, he had already shifted towards the Black Sun Forest, but Helian seemed to be very hesitant to pursue it, and he was still stationed in the same place at Bark Creek, without any action.

Duan Song, grandson of the iron wolf, reported that the army had set up a blockade at Ximapo, [-] miles away from Jutun, but Queju immediately withdrew from Jutun after a short contact, which made the plan to stop the enemy fail.They asked the commander-in-chief to instruct the next step.

Yu Wenshang sent someone to report.He has arrived at Pizitai near Dayan Mountain according to the command of the commander-in-chief, and met with the [-] cavalry from the Red Sun tribe of Xianbei in the west.Leading the army is Lord Luoluoluo's eldest son, Luozhilian Diao, and this army has moved to Wudun in the direction of Rushui according to the commander's order.

Meng Lizhe of Qiming Tribe led his troops across Tianma and was moving towards Pizitai.

Mijia of the Baizhan tribe has already led an army of [-] to cross the river and joined the armies of the two tribes of the Golden Eagle and the Black Eagle. The possible direction of movement is the Morning Star Plain.Murong Ji's subordinate Murong Feng's [-] troops of the Golden Eagle Tribe have already stationed there.

(End of this chapter)