Great Han Empire

Chapter 86 Yanzhao Fengyun
The siege battle finally kicked off.

On the battlefield at the North Gate, shouting to kill was earth-shattering, the sound of ox horns soared into the sky, long arrows roared in the sky, swords flashed on the city wall, cavalry phalanxes galloped back and forth below the city, and the dust raised up covered the sky and the sun.Seen from a distance, thick smoke billowed from the walls of Macheng, people's heads jumped, and fierce battles were in full swing.

On the South Gate battlefield, two cavalrymen were fighting fiercely.The sound of bull horns representing various signals came and went, and colorful battle flags fluttered in the wind, moving back and forth.The neighing of war horses, the sound of galloping from far to near like thunder, the frantic shouts of soldiers, and the clash of various weapons filled the entire battlefield.

The battle lasted from morning to evening, and both sides withdrew their troops and returned to their camps.

Immediately, the scouts of the Tuoba people searched and killed any scouts they encountered within a ten-mile radius like lunatics.

Macheng County Magistrate Liu Tao rushed to Gaoliu City to report the military situation to Liu Hui, the prefect of Dai County.Liu Hui was very angry after knowing what had happened. He scolded Li Hong for being incompetent and refused to send troops and food.Bing Cao Jishi Xianyu Yin came to ask for help for several days in a row, but Liu Hui refused.

Hearing the news, Huwuwan Xiaowei Jichou was very excited, and immediately sent his army to Guangning City to attack the troops of Karasuma people Tituo.Now on the right of Titus, Tuobafeng's troops suddenly sent troops to attack Macheng again, and King Heiling on the left would not support him at all.With no protection on his left and right wings, he had to bear the fierce attack from the Han army alone.

In mid-June, King Helian of Xianbei left Danhan Mountain to inspect various ministries of Xianbei in the west as usual.The first stop is the Qiuyi tribe.The Qiuyi tribe suddenly rebelled, and the tribe's cavalry besieged Helian's personal guard cavalry, and the two sides fought.Helian's troops were gradually unable to resist, and at the critical moment of their collapse, Tuoba Tao's cavalry suddenly appeared, and five thousand troops entered the battlefield, successfully rescuing Helian.Tuoba Tao immediately led his troops to guard He Company, and quickly approached the Tuoba tribe's territory.

In Youyunyuan, Tuoba Tao's army was intercepted by the army of the Wild Wolf Tribe and the Fengxi Tribe. Tuoba Tao led his troops to break through the siege several times but was repelled.Soon the cavalry of the Qiuyi tribe caught up.The armies of the three tribes immediately surrounded them.Just when they were about to launch a strong attack, they were attacked by Tuoba Feng's [-] troops at night.The [-] troops of the tribal alliance were almost wiped out.

Almost at the same time, the Red Sun Tribe set up Lianluoluo, the Wild Wolf Tribe held Yanli Tour, and the Kuangsha Tribe’s daily law deduced each led their tribal armies, united with more than 2000 tribes in Western Xianbei, and assembled an army of 3. Suddenly launched a full-scale attack on the Tuoba tribe.

Tuoba Hui, the hero of the Tuoba tribe, led his troops to fight back, fighting and retreating.

The handsome Tuobawei urgently summoned more than 1000 tribes, large and small, and gathered 1 people in the Tiger Wolf Grassland. They set up a decisive battle and vowed to fight to the death.

After the end of You Yunyuan's battle, He Lian and Tuoba Feng rushed to the Tiger Wolf Grassland to participate in the decisive battle without stopping.

The civil war in Xianbei in the west broke out in an all-round way.

At this time, the battle in Macheng was in full swing, the two sides were at a stalemate, and the battle was extremely fierce.

At this time, Murong Feng, who had been hiding behind the scenes, finally couldn't hold back and walked to the front desk.He suspected that Tuoba Feng still had backup, so his information must be inaccurate.If the two sides continue to fight, it will be of no benefit to anyone, and it will be a huge loss to Xianbei.This is not the result Murong Feng wants, let alone the purpose of this rebellion.

He stood up decisively and intervened.

After Murong Feng's multi-party negotiation and persuasion, He Lian finally compromised in front of Murong Feng and the powerful forces of Luozhi Dianluoluo, and he agreed to a compromise plan proposed by Murong Feng to resolve the matter peacefully.

Divide the western Xianbei into two.The northern two-thirds of the territory is still the western Xianbei tribe, and the southern one-third of the territory is demarcated, and another northern Xianbei tribe is established.The master Xianbei in the west is called Luoluoluo, and the master Xianbei in the north is Tuobafeng.From then on, the position of master of each ministry can be inherited.If there are no special circumstances, Dan Hanshan no longer has the right to appoint candidates.

Under the careful planning of Murong Feng, the right to impeach Hanshan royal court was dealt a devastating blow.Xianbei had no real national situation, it was a loose tribal alliance.King Xianbei was only a nominal ruler.If the various tribes listen to him, he will be the king.If you don't listen to him, he is just an ordinary tribal leader.

When Tan Shihuai was there, the tribal alliance in Xianbei Kingdom was the strongest and unified, and the king had great power.After Tan Shihuai's death, although Helian's management was not effective, he could barely maintain it.Now that Murong Feng has made such a change, it is impossible for the Royal Court of Hanshan to barely maintain the status quo.

Both Murong Feng and Luo Zhi Dian Luo Luo are overlords of one side, with huge power and powerful troops.Now they openly united and forced Helian to re-divide the Xianbei tribes, and their behavior of trampling the royal power has reached the extreme.What is especially important is that the post of Lord Xianbei of each ministries can be inherited, which is equivalent to telling Tan Hanshan that the internal affairs of the fourth Xianbei ministries are no longer in the hands of the royal court of Tan Hanshan, this place belongs to our four families.In any one of the four tribes of Xianbei, as an adult, the power in his hands, the territory he controls, and the number of troops are far greater than those of Danhanshan Wangting.Now the alliance formed temporarily by Murong Feng, Luozhi Dianluoluo, and Mijia, the Lord Xianbei in the east, is so powerful that no one can control it.Under such circumstances, if He Lian wants to continue to be the king comfortably, the best way is to compromise, relying on Tuoba Feng who only supports him, and compromise conditionally.Everyone fell out, and after a battle, at most Xianbei fell apart, and there was no loss for several large tribal alliances, but for Helian and Danhanshan, it was the end of perdition.

Now He Lian finally knows how powerful Murong Feng is.

Murong Feng was in Xianbei, and no one could deal with him except Tan Shihuai.

After the negotiations on the Hulang Grassland started, the fighting in Macheng stopped, but the Tuoba people had no intention of withdrawing their troops at all, and still surrounded Macheng like an iron barrel.

Li Hong lay on the grass, smelling the fragrance of the grass and feeling the smell of the soil, his heart was peaceful.

"My lord, there is a man named Tuoba Raccoon who wants to see you."

Li Hong suddenly laughed.Tuoba raccoon can return to Macheng safely, which proves that Xianbei's internal strife is over.For the Han Kingdom, the people in the northern frontier counties probably have a few years of peace.

He turned over and sat up, looked at the cavalry on the grass who were practicing formation, and shouted excitedly: "Look, look, their formation has turned."

Tie Yue didn't even raise his eyelids, and said disdainfully: "After more than 20 days of training, I can't turn anymore, so I'll just go back and become an infantryman."

Li Hong shook his head, stood up straight, and said with a smile: "You grew up on horseback, of course you don't know the difficulty of changing from infantry to cavalry. Fortunately, twenty days of hard training has finally yielded some results."

Tuoba raccoon has an unshaven beard and a dusty look.

"Hello, my lord. Have you been working hard recently?" Tuoba raccoon came up to meet him and asked with a smile.

Li Hong replied with a smile as he dismounted: "Leading troops to train every day, with real knives and guns, are you tired? Your troops also train hard at the North City Gate. They fight every day from morning to afternoon. Are the soldiers crying?"

Tuoba Raccoon laughed loudly, "We have gained something. The next time we attack Macheng, we can take it in a day."

"Stop bragging." Li Hong couldn't help laughing, stretched out his hand and punched him lightly, "One day? You are dreaming."

The two walked side by side on the grass like old friends, chatting and laughing.

"So, the biggest winner of this civil strife in Xianbei is the adults of Xianbei Fourth Division." Li Hong said casually after listening to Tuoba Raccoon's introduction.

"I think only Murong Feng is the winner. Although Murong Feng intends to get rid of the Tuoba tribe and King Lian together, it is a pity that he overestimated himself and missed the game. He did not expect that Tuoba Tao's handsome army has been quietly Ambushing near the Qiuyi tribe. If Helian is not dead, he will have no excuse to set up another king, nor will he have a reason to destroy us."

"You mean to say that if He Lian dies, he will blame Tuoba Feng?"

"The Qiuyi tribe was originally attached to us, but this time Murong Feng persuaded him to join him. Helian was killed by the Qiuyi tribe, and all the tribes can attack the Tuoba tribe in the name of avenging the king Helian. So after we got the news, in order to keep it secret, Lian Helian didn't disclose it, and directly pulled the team to the Qiuyi tribe. Speaking of which, our army is the number one hero in keeping Helian and Tuoba tribe this time."

"Then you must have been promoted?" Li Hong asked happily.

"I am now the youngest hero of the Tuoba tribe." Tuoba raccoon said excitedly.

"Congratulations, congratulations. Congratulations to you adults too. He is more beautiful than before, and the rights can be inherited forever. In fact, he is now the king of Xianbei in the north."

Tuoba raccoon nodded.

"It's estimated that Murong Feng was thinking about it, and he never thought that we would form an alliance and deal with him together."

Li Hong smiled and shook his head again and again, "You must not think so, never. Helian is an example. He thought that his scheming was the most powerful in Xianbei, and he was the master of all kinds of schemes. Now look, Helian is almost He was killed by Murong Feng."

Li Hong stopped and said solemnly to Tuoba Raccoon: "We are friends, so I will give you a piece of advice. In Xianbei, it is best to be Murong Feng's friend, never to be his enemy. If you become his enemy , will die quickly."

Tuoba raccoon smiled awkwardly and nodded repeatedly.

"The commander-in-chief saw Tuoba Tao, and immediately guessed a general idea. It is okay to deceive ordinary people by saying that you escaped from the fire, but it is a joke to deceive him. What's more, tens of thousands of troops participated in this matter. It can’t be kept secret for long.”

"You are the direct executor of the matter, will you be implicated in any way?" Tuoba raccoon asked worriedly.

"No. Although there are many doubts about this matter, both sides are enemies, and no definite evidence can be found. I can justify myself. Of course, I burned you all, and I still have to bear the crime of dereliction of duty." Li Hiro laughed.

Tuoba raccoon knew that he was powerful, and that such a trivial matter could definitely be taken care of, so he didn't care about it immediately.

"Your Excellency sent me here, one is to convey the order to retreat, and the other is to let me thank you on his behalf, and the hatred between us in the past will be wiped out."

Li Hong shook his head emotionally.How can hatred be written off?I'm afraid the knot will get deeper and deeper in the future.

"If you have any other requests, I can convey them to you."

"Yes." Li Hong said hastily, "I need food, supplies, and pay for the soldiers. I sent all of your people back, but what about the things that Tuoba Feng gave us? You can't let them take all the cheap things." .”

Tuoba raccoon laughed, "It's all been arranged. According to the negotiated quantity, I brought the top-quality fur, silk cloth and some gold and silver valuables this time, and I will send someone to deliver them at night. As for cattle and sheep, etc. Livestock, the target is too big, it was agreed last time that we will no longer provide them. Don’t you have anything to eat?”

Li Hong nodded, and said helplessly, "Then I'll send someone to your camp tomorrow to grab some."

"Come in the afternoon. Tomorrow we will withdraw our troops. Also, I will say goodbye to you. We will meet again when we have a chance in the future."

Li Hong nodded and said with a smile: "If there is a suitable opportunity, I will treat you to a drink."

Looking at the back of Tuoba raccoon gradually disappearing, Li Hong felt a little lost.

"This kid is really lucky. He was not killed by you in Sanggan River, and now the fortune is turning, he is handsome." Tie Yue snorted dissatisfied, and whispered.

"My lord, what are you still looking at?" Tie Yue saw Li Hong standing there without any movement for a long time, so he hurriedly approached him and asked in a low voice.

"I was thinking, do I have a chance to buy him a drink?" Li Hong said.

Tie Yue laughed, and said casually: "I guess it's difficult? These Xianbei people talk about the Han Dynasty every day, and they always want to occupy a few places. There will be wars, and wine? I guess they won't have a chance to drink."

Li Hong shook his head, smiled wryly and said, "Go and find Zheng Junhou, and tell him that I have something to look for him."

The Xianbei army withdrew.The racecourse immediately returned to its former tranquility.

Li Hong sent people to Gaoliu City, the prefecture of Dai County, to report the victory, and at the same time asked Liu Tao, magistrate of Macheng County, to bring his people back as soon as possible.Because his troops will soon return to Zhuolu.

The barracks of the troops have been stationed outside the south gate, ready to move out at any time.Li Hong sat alone in the tent and thought for a long time, then walked into the camp of Qinweitun.

The two village chiefs hurriedly took him into the tent.The two chiefs turned out to be centurions of the wolf tribe's cavalry unit. Although they were young, Hu people were soldiers on horseback. They had been in the army for many years and their qualifications were very old.

Tall and burly, with a long face and a short beard, the fierce-looking man is called Hu Ding.Tall and strong, with a pair of big spiritual eyes on his handsome face, the taciturn young man is called Qi Shen.

Li Hong motioned for the two to sit down, chatted casually, and briefly told them what happened in Xianbei.

"It is estimated that there have been fewer conflicts on the border in recent years, and the possibility of war is not high. So I thought about it for a long time, and I think it is better to let you go. You are not familiar with the place of birth in Dahan. If something happens to me, or If you die, it will be hard to tell what happened to you.”

Hu Ding and Qi Chen looked at each other with doubts on their faces.

"Your Excellency, you want us to go back to Xianbei?" Hu Ding asked.

Li Hong nodded, "Yes. If you are all like me, alone and careless, it doesn't matter where you die, of course it doesn't matter. But if you have a mother and relatives at home, and you are always worried about it, staying here is a good idea. A pain. There is no war on the border, you all go back."

Hu Ding and Qi Shen were greatly moved, they prostrated themselves on the ground together, and kowtowed to Li Hong to thank him.

Li Hong hurriedly helped them up, and said with a smile: "I used to be a slave, and I know everything. If you want to go back, you can go back. If you don't want to go back, you can stay with me. Everyone is like a brother. We share difficulties. Dang, the blessings are shared. There are also wounded soldiers, and those who want to go back will also take them away."

The next day, Hu Ding and Qi Shen sent away more than 100 people.Tian Zhong arranged for the guards to equip them with horses and food, and let them go.

Seeing that most of the people stayed behind, Li Hong felt hot in his heart, and his eyes were a little moist.Those who stayed were all slaves in the tribe. To put it bluntly, they were all alone, just like Li Hong.They were all soldiers captured when the tribes fought each other, and their family members died in the war.Who doesn't come home?There is no home.

In the evening, Li Hong stayed in Qinweitun and had dinner with Xianbei soldiers.Everyone blowing nonsense together.

"Do you know what impressed me the most after I returned to the Han Kingdom?"

Nobody knows.Everyone looked at him and listened to what he continued.

"It's Luronsai's food. For the first time, I ate two big bowls in one go, two big bowls. I've never eaten such delicious food."

Tian Zhong looked at Li Hong's exaggerated and idiotic expression, couldn't help it, and burst out laughing, spraying food all over the floor.

Tie Yue also felt that Li Hong was exaggerating, so he followed Tian Zhong and laughed.

Xianbei people are very strange.Although they haven't eaten it, but seeing Li Hong's appearance, they believe that it must be delicious.But why are the other two adults laughing so hard?

Li Hong looked at Tian Zhong and shook his head very puzzled.

At this time Zheng Xin hurried in.

"My lord, there is someone from the Wuye tribe asking to see me."

Li Hong's heart sank suddenly.

There must be something wrong with the Wuye tribe, otherwise Shemoci, who only met once, would never send someone to find him.

(End of this chapter)