Great Han Empire

Chapter 72 Yanzhao Fengyun
"Master Murong Ji led the troops to Changqing Lake overnight." Wu Meng shouted angrily when he saw Xiong Ba.

Xiong Ba didn't make a sound for a long time.The tribal armies of Murong Ji and Murong Ing were completely lost under Yuyang City, causing the tribal strength to plummet.Murong Feng had long wanted to annex the two divisions and reunify the Murong family. How could he let go of this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity?Murong Ji and Murong Jin knew that they had been fooled by Murong Feng.But if the two of them hadn't been blinded by profit and took the initiative to lead troops into battle, how could there be such unexpected disasters.After all, it's no wonder Murong Feng, but they can only blame themselves for being too greedy.Although the fate of the two tribes is self-evident, everyone has to struggle before dying to see if there is still a chance to come back to life.So their eagerness to rush back to Xianbei is completely understandable.

"Let them go." Xiong Ba said calmly
"But we just received the news from Li Kuangfeng..." Wei Ran said nervously, "They were intercepted by the Han army at Changfengtun near Shankoudu."

Xiong Ba's expression changed drastically, he immediately interrupted Wei Ran, and asked eagerly, "Where is Li Kuangfeng?"

"He and his troops have crossed Evergreen Lake and are retreating to Quang Binh."

Xiong Ba let out a long breath, and said with lingering fear: "This kid runs fast, not bad. Oh, you continue." He looked at Wei Ran and motioned for him to continue talking.

"The people sent by Li Kuangfeng told us that the Han army set a trap at Shankoudu, and they were almost surrounded by the enemy. According to their estimates, the number of the Han army should be 6000 to [-], otherwise they would not dare to take them Lure them into Changfengtun and try to surround them. According to their scouts' reconnaissance, the main force of the cavalry of the Han army who suddenly appeared behind Changfengtun in the middle of the night was the leopard troops."

Xiong Ba and Wu Bao and others who followed behind had serious expressions on their faces, vaguely feeling the danger coming from all directions.

"If this is the case, Mr. Murong Ji will lead more than 1000 people from the main force and rush to Changqing Lake overnight. The journey will be very dangerous. Since the Han army's troops did not surround Li Kuangfeng, it is very likely that they will directly penetrate into it. Cut off our retreat in the direction of Changqing Lake. If Lord Murong Ji's troops encounter the main force of the Han army at Changqing Lake, it may be a disaster." Wei Ran analyzed.

"Soldiers in Fengou said that the Han cavalry who attacked them last night also carried the banner of leopards. The distance between Pishi Mountain and Changfengtun is fifty or sixty miles away, and it is dark. How could he appear at the same time at the same time? Two places?" Yu Wenshang said loudly.

"The reinforcements from the Han people have increased, or the leopards are cheating among them?" Ji Bang said softly.Now he felt that the disheveled Han boy was becoming more and more elusive.When he fought side by side together last year, he was still a soldier who didn't understand anything.But with the passage of time, this boy has become a thorn in Xianbei's body, which cannot be seen or pulled out.

"If there were two to three thousand people on the way to attack Pishi Mountain, then there are at least seven or eight thousand Han troops blocking our way now. Will Yuyang City suddenly have so many troops within two or three miles?" Wubao frowned, Said very suspiciously.

Wu Meng nodded in agreement, "What Wubao said makes sense. Maybe it's the Han people who are playing tricks and deliberately bluffing."

"The scope of our scouts is now limited to within fifty miles. I'm afraid it will be difficult to get accurate information in a short time. Both groups have already shown up. Even if there are not so many people, there should be three to four thousand people after the discount." Wei Ran Immediately refute Wu Meng's statement.

"I once said in Pishi Mountain today that if Liu Yu and Tian Kai try their best to fight us in a decisive battle, it is still possible to send an army of four to five thousand people to advance to the vicinity of Changqing Lake. Now Guangping City is still in our hands. If the Han people want to take it back, they must completely defeat us. So I think that whether it is a leopard army or an army preparing to encircle and wipe out the storm, they may appear in front of us at any time. It may be a night attack , It is also possible to ambush us near Changqing Lake. Everyone should be careful and be ready to fight at any time." Xiong Ba waved his hand and motioned everyone to return to the headquarters and set up camp to rest.

"My lord, shall we immediately send someone to tell Lord Murong Ji about the situation, and ask him to bring the troops back." Wei Ran hesitated for a moment, then asked in a low voice.

Xiong Ba shook his head and sighed, "Forget it, he is the commander-in-chief of the first army, and he didn't care about everyone's safety, and took the lead to escape with his cronies alone. It's outrageous. Let him fend for himself."

Zheng Xin ran back panting, the man and the horse were dripping with sweat like they were fished out of the water.He gave Li Hong a huge surprise.

"Murong Ji and Murong Invasion led more than 1000 people away from the main force of the Haoziwei army, and rushed to the direction of Changqing Lake overnight."

"Where's Xiong Ba?" Li Hong asked.

"Half an hour after Murong Ji left Haoziwei, Xiong Ba led his troops to Haoziwei and had set up camp. Murong Ji went ahead alone and was weak. We could fly fifty miles overnight to Changqing Lake Attack them. People, this is a good opportunity, don't miss it." Zheng Xin said excitedly.

Li Hong nodded with a smile.

"Order the scouts to monitor the movement of the enemy's main force at Haoziwei."

"Tell Zhang Xun, Dou Qiao, and tell them to lead their troops back to Shankoudu immediately, and to meet us to cross the river at any time."

"Order all the ministries to assemble immediately and prepare to go."

The rapid and loud sound of the ox horn immediately tore through the tranquility of the night, and rang continuously along the Baoqiu River.

After Li Hong ambushed the Xianbei grain convoy on Pishi Mountain, he seized more than 600 war horses.With the consent of Zhang Xun and Dou Qiao, nearly 2000 soldiers were temporarily transferred from the infantry in Lucheng and Yongnu to join the cavalry, and the cavalry was expanded to [-] again.The people in the frontier county in the northern border of Youzhou can basically ride horses. Although these people lack cavalry training and don't know how to fight cavalry, they are more than enough to charge and kill with large troops.The soldiers were also very happy. The cavalry paid much more than the infantry, and it was the dream of many infantry soldiers to be able to join the regular cavalry.Li Song returned to the team immediately.

The crescent moon is still in the sky, but it is extraordinarily bright tonight, and the cool and soft moonlight gently falls on the vast plain.The stars all over the sky blinked excitedly, curiously spying on the gray earth below.

Bathed in the hazy moonlight, Li Hong and his cavalry galloped like lightning.

Murong Ji was preoccupied and depressed.Sitting weakly on his horse, he followed the army and ran towards Changqing Lake without haste.As long as you pass the narrow area between Changqing Lake and Baoqiu River, you will be on the great plain of Yimapingchuan.From there, you can go directly to Guangping City, or you can go directly to White Sandalwood City and return to Xianbei Kingdom.

Murong Ji was very anxious, he wanted to return to his Golden Eagle tribe as soon as possible.I have fought with the Han people back and forth for decades, winning and losing each other, but I have never suffered such a disastrous defeat.Not only did they lose this time, but it was very likely that they would lose the entire tribe. The price was more than their own lives.

Last year in Xingmengyuan, who had besieged and wiped out the Red Sun tribe, he and Murongqin lost more than half of their troops.This time, I originally wanted to go to the Han Kingdom to plunder to make up for the huge loss of the tribe last year.Who knows that man's calculation is not as good as heaven's calculation, at the moment when the victory is about to be won, everything is wiped out with the big man's cavalry coming out of the darkness.

Originally failed, even such a disastrous defeat was still bearable for me and Murong Invasion.After the two tribes unite and struggle for a few years, most of their vitality can be recovered.But now it's different.The ambitious Murong Feng has been eyeing them and has been planning for a long time.

Murong Feng, like them, has a dream, that is to reunify the Murong family in his lifetime and rebuild the huge power of the Murong family in the past.The three of them each have their own thoughts, and no one is convinced by the other, and they all want to be the boss.Now Murong Feng is the leader of Xianbei in Central China, and his strength has expanded rapidly. The Huo Diao tribe has quickly become the largest tribe in Xianbei in Central China.

Originally, the two tribes of Golden Eagle and Black Eagle had gradually lost ground, and many big and small commanders in the tribe had established relationships with Murong Feng both openly and secretly.Now that they have suffered such a big defeat, once the news is sent back to the tribe, there will inevitably be a riot within the tribe.The leaders of the small tribes who have already taken refuge in Murong Feng will take the opportunity to leave them and join the Huo Diao tribe instead.And the chain reaction triggered by this will cause the Golden Eagle and Black Eagle tribes to immediately disintegrate.Under such circumstances, as long as Murong Feng stood up and shouted, everyone would join the Huo Diao Tribe for the rich property and safety guarantee, and the Murong Family would immediately complete the great cause of unification by the Huo Diao Tribe.

They would never allow this to happen, so they rushed back to the tribe before the news of the defeat reached Xianbei, and suppressed those who dared to betray themselves with limited troops.As long as there is no chaos within the tribe, it will be difficult for Murong Feng to find an excuse to attack.As long as Murong Feng does not blatantly encourage and condone his subordinates to rebel, the two tribes can continue to exist independently.

Murong invaded his horse to catch up and said loudly: "Order the troops to speed up and cross Changqing Lake as soon as possible."

"The soldiers have been retreating since noon, and they have not rested for four or five hours. They are very tired. Now that they are suddenly ordered to run at high speed, I'm afraid everyone's physical strength will be unsustainable?" Murong Ji said worriedly.

Murong invaded worriedly and said: "Since Li Kuangfeng's troops arrived at Changfengtun last night, there has been no news. There are only two situations that may prevent Li Kuangfeng's scouts from sending out news. One is that his troops have been captured He was surrounded by the Han army and could not send any news. Second, his troops were defeated by the Han army and had already fled. If we are defeated, then the Han army will most likely be free and rush to Changqingwei to cut off our retreat."

Murong Ji hesitated for a moment: "Li Kuangfeng is very powerful, it may take a lot of effort for the Han people to eat him. Maybe they are still fighting each other near Shankoudu."

Murong Jin snorted, and said very dissatisfied: "Estimating the possibility is useless, it's just a possibility, it doesn't make any sense. The most realistic thing is that the enemy has already appeared in front of us. If they want to stop us, the area around Changqing Lake is the best place to go." Good battlefield. And if we want to get out of danger, the only way is to get out of here as quickly as possible."

"What if the enemy has arrived at Changqing Lake?" Murong Ji asked suddenly after being silent for a while.

Murong Jin's complexion changed, and he said resolutely: "I would rather die in battle than kneel in front of Murong Feng to show my allegiance to him. Are you willing?"

Murong Ji's expression darkened, he shook his head, and said in a low voice, "It's an unacceptable shame. You're right, let's bet our lives."

"Send the order, if you want to go back alive, you must speed up." Murong Ji shouted at the orderer loudly.

Li Hong raised his head to look at the moon hanging high in the sky, feeling very anxious.He couldn't know the current location of Murong Ji's troops, his eyes were darkened.

He turned around and shouted to Zheng Xin who was closely behind him: "Changqing Lake is ahead. Why is there still no news from your subordinates?"

Zheng Xin was flustered, worried that something might happen to his subordinates.He didn't answer Li Hong, but looked around nervously.

"Here we come." Zheng Xin suddenly shouted happily.

The three cavalry quickly shot out from the distant woods, galloping obliquely towards the cavalry team of the Han army.

"My lord, Murong Ji's troops are approaching Changqing Lake, about ten miles away from us."

Li Hong let out a long breath, and his nervousness disappeared immediately.

"Can you spot their scouts?"

"Two batches came, let us kill them."

Zhao Wen, Yushi and Huzi rushed over on horseback.

"My lord, where is the battlefield?" Beard shouted from afar.

"You are familiar with this place, tell me?" Li Hong said with a smile.

"The terrain in this place is complicated, with small mountains and forests, which are suitable for ambushes. However, there is no open area for more than ten miles from here, and it is difficult for cavalry to deploy." Huzi said loudly, "When we were horse thieves, there were many It’s a good place to ambush here for the first time to rob merchants.”

Tian Zhong immediately shouted behind him: "So you were responsible for the Changqing Lake case? You are so brave, dare to speak out?"

"I've only done it a few times." Hu Zi became anxious immediately, and shouted with his eyes wide open, "And I haven't killed anyone yet."

"Who can prove it?"

"Okay, okay. Huzi has abandoned evil and pursued good, so we should let the past go." Li Hong hurried forward to smooth things over.Everyone around laughed.

"What do you think?" Li Hongwang looked at Zhao Wen, Yushi, and Zheng Xin and asked.

"If the terrain is narrow and the cavalry is useless, the ambush is likely to become an encounter, and our losses will be great." Zhao Wen said.

"More than ten years ago, the Han army fought a battle with the Karasuma people here." Tian Zhong said suddenly, "At that time, because the Karasuma people's cavalry could not play a role, their losses were very large. We can emulate the Han army back then. The method is to abandon the horse and fight the enemy on foot."

"Facing the enemy on foot, our losses will be even greater." Yushi said.

Li Hong turned his head to look at the beard, and asked with a smile: "Is there any place that is suitable for our cavalry to charge and restrain the enemy's cavalry?"

Beard nodded.

(End of this chapter)