Great Han Empire

Chapter 986 Chapter [-]
Zhang Fei had been stationed at Fengting, when he suddenly heard an urgent report from the defenders of Huangniuling, saying that the Han army gathered at Dasan Pass, and there was a possibility of attacking southward.Unexpectedly, on the way, the Huangniuling garrison reported again, and the Northern Xinjiang army broke out of Dashan Pass.Zhang Fei was shocked and ordered the army to drop their luggage and speed up their march.At this time, he didn't pay much attention to the Northern Xinjiang Army's attack on Wudu in the south. Now the main force of the Northern Xinjiang Army is fighting in Jing and Henan. Attacking Wudu from the Guanzhong direction is just a containment strategy for Chang'an.Since it is a war of containment, the troops invested are very limited, which is nothing to worry about.

When he rushed to Huanghuachuan, met the defenders who had retreated from Huangniuling, and heard that the vanguard army that had entered Wudu was Yu Du's army, he suddenly realized that the main force of the northern border army was not on the battlefield of Jing and Henan. But in front of my own eyes.The Northern Xinjiang Army is going to attack Western Xinjiang and Yizhou.

Zhang Fei ordered the army to line up south of Huanghuachuan, intending to fight to the death, so that reinforcements from all walks of life could arrive at the Wudu battlefield in time, and set up a solid blocking position from Fengting to Hechi and Xiabian.

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Huanghuachuan is adjacent to Gudaoshui, surrounded by mountains, the terrain is narrow, and it is very difficult to attack and defend.

Yu Du led the army to Huanghuachuan, and immediately commanded the soldiers of the middle battalion to launch an attack. For a while, the sound of intensive war drums resounded through the mountains and rivers, and the two sides fought desperately by the waterside of the ancient road.

Wen Chou hurried to the front line, checked the terrain carefully, and ordered Sima Yi and Wei Yan to lead the Huwei and Huya battalions into the battlefield. They lined up on the left and right wings of the middle battalion, set up crossbows, and accompanied by strong archers, shot wildly at the enemy's formation. The camp soldiers forcibly broke through.

The Northern Army Tunqi Battalion, Huben Battalion, and Shesheng Battalion arrived at Huangniuling one after another, and Chen Bing was waiting, ready to enter the battlefield at any time.The commander-in-chief Yan Liang and Hua Xiong's Zhenjun camp and Liang Baiwu's Wufeng camp had left the Dasan Pass at this moment. Knowing that the vanguard army was blocked by Huanghuachuan, they stationed troops outside the pass.

Zhang Fei saw the battle flags on Huangniuling in the distance like clouds, and the morale of the Northern Xinjiang Army on the nearby battlefield was like a rainbow, and the arrows were like locusts, advancing step by step, and he couldn't help taking a breath.

"My lord, there are at least 3 people on the two mile-long mountain range from Huangniuling to Huanghuachuan. We can't stop them, so we should withdraw to Fengting and stand firm." Mi Fang shouted repeatedly with a horrified expression.

"Withdrawing to Fengting, we are still not strong enough to hold back." Zhang Fei shook his head and smiled wryly, "Master Jian Yong urgently, please ask for help from King Qin of Longxi, King Shu of Chengdu, and Lord Yang of Hanzhong. The invasion will seriously threaten the safety of Longnan and Bashu, Wudu County will have a tough battle, please do your best to support, especially the supplement of food, grass and military equipment is the most important thing."

"Let's tell Lord Hechi Huang Zhong again, please lead his army north immediately and join me at Fengting."

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On May [-]th, Jian Yong urgently wrote to Xiangyang, asking the Xiangyang court to provide money and food as much as possible to help the army defend the counties and counties in the south of Longnan.

Jian Yong urgently wrote to Liu Bei, the king of Qin, that the army from the northern border has entered Wudu, and there will be no food and grass supply to Longxi in a short period of time. Please try to solve it yourself.

Jian Yong urgently told Liu Zhang, the king of Shu, to find ways to quickly supply food and grass in order to keep the door of Bashu.

Jian Yong wrote to Yang Song, the prefect of Hanzhong, asking for immediate support.

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On May [-]th, Yan Liang personally rushed to Huanghuachuan, where the warlord fought fiercely.

Zhang Fei suffered heavy losses and had to retreat to Fengting to join Huang Zhong's army, and held on tenaciously according to the favorable terrain.

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In the second year of Yuanping in the Han Dynasty (204 AD), June.

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At the beginning of June, the emperor sent the eldest princess back to Liyang.Three days later, the general sent his wife and children to Liyang.

That night, the general summoned the two generals Yan Wuwei and He Feng in the mansion, and gave them solemn instructions.It has been a few days since Yan Wuwei came to Beijing to report on his duties. He knew the meaning of the general letting him sit in Jinyang, but Yan Wuwei was very worried about the situation in northern Xinjiang.Yan Wuwei said that after the Fengyun cavalry returned to Jinyang, only the Wula cavalry remained to frighten the desert, and the main force of the northern Xinjiang cavalry is now on the battlefield in the western border. Opportunity.Once the desert is full of smoke, it may be difficult for me and Fengyun cavalry to stay in Jinyang to defend Gyeonggi.

Li Hong didn't take it seriously, the battle in Xijiang won't last long, and I will try my best to completely defeat the Qiang before the end of the year.As long as the war in the western border is over, the army of Yan Rou, Wei Jun, and Lei Zi will be able to return to the desert. Even if someone is ready to move, it will not affect the stability of the northern border.

Yan Wuwei saw that the general was full of confidence, and part of his worries were relieved.As long as the general is there, even if some of the Hu tribes in the desert rebel, it will be difficult to disturb the northern border.

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The eldest princess held a banquet in Liyang Palace, and gave the emperor and the general a farewell party.

Xiaoyu and Fengxue already knew the general's promise to the eldest princess. During this period of time, the two wives and the eldest princess have become closer and talked about everything, which inevitably involves the future. The prospects for the general and the eldest princess were bleak, but both of them buried this worry in their hearts, tried to comfort the eldest princess as much as possible, and created more opportunities for her to stay with the general.

During the banquet, the eldest princess looked melancholy and forced a happy face.The emperor is her closest family member, and the general is her life's hope and sustenance, no one can lose it, but today the two of them went on an expedition to the western border at the same time, going deep into the barren land to defend the territory, which made her both worried and sad. Wept sadly for the second time.

The general and the two wives tried their best to comfort him, but the little emperor was ignorant, immersed in excitement, chatting and laughing with Li Wen and Li Xiu.Li Xiu was very envious of the little emperor being able to go to the battlefield again, and he seemed lonely and helpless in his words, but because the little emperor had a rare opportunity to attack Li Xiu's "arrogant arrogance", he slobbered wildly and almost pointed at Li Xiu's nose to ridicule she is gone.The little emperor became happier as he talked, dancing and dancing, but Li Xiu became more and more aggrieved and cried.The little emperor's vanity was greatly satisfied, and when he was ecstatic, he suddenly saw Li Xiu crying, and his sympathy immediately swelled, "Don't cry, I will take you with me, okay?" Li Xiu immediately burst into tears. Smiling, he hugged the little emperor's arm, "You keep your word, you are a puppy if you lie to others." When the emperor saw Li Xiu's sly smile, his back felt cold, and he regretted it. No, he was fooled. Take this little ancestor, do I still have time to live?The little emperor wanted to give himself a mouthful, there was nothing to say, why did he say this, how could he be fooled by her tears.I'm done.

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The next day, the eldest princess, Xiao Yu, Feng Xue, Yan Wuwei, He Feng and others sent the emperor and the general thirty miles away, and then they left with tears.

On the way back to the city, the eldest princess was in the same car with Xiao Yu and Feng Xue, and no one noticed Li Xiu.Feng Xue thought that Li Xiu and Yan Wuwei were together, but Yan Wuwei and others thought that Li Xiu ran into the princess's carriage. It was not until after returning to the city that Feng Xue discovered that Li Xiu was missing.The eldest princess and others surrounded Li Wen for a while, coaxing and deceitful, and Li Wen said that she secretly followed the little emperor and ran away.

Fengxue was in a hurry, and was about to jump on the horse and whip to chase.The eldest princess stopped her and asked Yan Wuwei to catch up with the general with a few soldiers, and then asked the general to persuade Li Xiu to come back.With Li Xiu's character, no one can persuade her to come back except the general. Even if she is caught, she will try her best to go to the western border, and no one can stop her.

Yan Wuwei caught up with the general.Li Hong thought for a while, then turned to look at the little emperor.The little emperor looked calm, as if nothing happened.Yan Ba, Pang Hui, Li Xin, and Zhao Tong were all in armor, surrounded by a soldier in black armor, who was obviously Li Xiu.

"Since she is going, let her go." Li Hong said with a smile, "This child likes to fight, and dreams of galloping on the battlefield. Let her grant this wish."

Yan Wuwei was dumbfounded, "General, madam won't agree, please..."

"I don't have a son..." Li Hong suddenly said in a low voice, "I also want to take my son to fight the enemy side by side, on the bloody battlefield..." Li Hong slowly turned his head to look at Li Xiu in the distance, with a trace of a trace in his tone. Regrettably, "I have fewer and fewer opportunities to go to the battlefield, so forget about my wish."

Yan Wuwei's face changed slightly, and he stopped admonishing him.

"Don't say this, as long as you know and I know." Li Hong stretched out his hand and patted Yan Wuwei's arm lightly, "Tell Madam, I will take good care of her and bring her back intact."

Yan Wuwei bowed to accept the order.

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In the middle of June, the emperor and the general traveled day and night to Yicheng, Hanyang County, Xiliang.

Chariot General Qu Yi, former General Yu Shi and other generals greeted them outside the city.

Xiliang civil and military officials Yang Qiu, Cheng Yi, Ling Ru, Zhang Ji and others visited the emperor.The emperor comforted him with kind words, and solemnly promised that this personal conquest will definitely recover the western borders and defend the territory of the Han Dynasty to the death.

The general convened a meeting of the generals.

Fu Gan explained the current battle situation in detail.Yan Yan led his troops into Wudu County.Wei Kang and Yang Fu led their troops to surrender. Under the persuasion of Huangfu Li and others, Yang Fu pretended to break through and successfully returned to Wudu County to persuade Wei Duan and other Xiliang officials to cooperate with the Han army attacking Wudu County at an appropriate time. Kill Liu Bei and other rebels, encircle and wipe out the rebels.Pang De, the general who conquered the west, Ma Chao, the general who protected the Qiang, and Nie Xiao, the king of the Qiang in Huangzhong, led some cavalry to the west, intending to attract the Qiang people to the Jincheng and Yuzhong lines, and then try to get in touch with Yan Rou, the general who suppressed the north, and strive to be in this area. At the end of the month or the beginning of July, the two armies joined forces and encircled the Qiang people in Jincheng.

"After General Pang De's iron cavalry entered Hanyang, they alarmed the Qiang cavalry active in Pingxiang and Chengji areas, and they quickly retreated to the bank of the Yellow River. The total strength of General Yan Rou’s iron cavalry, who is fighting with General Yan Rou on the north bank of the Yellow River, is nearly 9. This will make the Qiang people realize that we are besieging and killing them. Go to the mountains, so our strategy is..." Fu Gan pointed to the map and said loudly, "Let General Pang De lead some iron cavalry to lure the enemy in advance, and try to attract the Qiang people to Jincheng and Yuzhong. The main force of the army and the West The Liang army, on the other hand, marched day and night, quietly rushing to the Muyuan area to wait for orders. Once the main force of the Qiang people was attracted to Jincheng and Yuzhong, the Xiliang army immediately crossed the Tuoling trail, inserted between Jincheng and Yuzhong City, and cut off the Qiang army. People's retreat. The main force crossed the Kuiyuan Canyon and attacked the Qiang cavalry head-on."

"Tuoling Trail." Li Hong muttered in a low voice, and his thoughts flew back to 18 years ago.When Master Zhang Wen led the army to attack Han Sui, Zhou Shen's army was surrounded by Yuzhong City. Later, Xu Rong led them to break out from the Tuoling trail and led Han Sui's army into the ambush circle set up by Li Hong. , won the first battle, but since then, the Han army has never crossed the Kuiyuan Canyon, never crossed the Hehuang grassland to reach the Longqi (qi) frontier.

18 years later, I led the army into the western border again, and will lead the army across the Kuiyuan Canyon and advance to the endless Hehuang area. 18 years?What a long time.Li Hong turned his head to look at Qu Yi who was sitting next to him, looked at Yushi who had fought with him for 20 years, looked at their weather-beaten faces and the white hair on their temples, he couldn't help but feel sour, an unspeakable sadness And desolation suddenly filled the whole body.

It has been 18 years. The Qiang commanders in June Jinglei and Northwest Rain have died for 18 years, and the Qiang commanders such as Kuangfengsha and Nie Xiao are also old and gradually forgotten by Xijiang. Today's Xijiang is Hong Japan and Tietou, the younger generation of Qiang commanders, ruled the world.Is the new generation of Qiang cavalry more powerful than those battle-tested warriors 18 years ago?

The "Tuoling Trail" also touched the heartstrings of many generals and opened up their dusty past for many years. The tent suddenly fell silent, and a touch of sadness floated in people's tired hearts, echoing in their 18 years of military service.

Qu Yi looked up at the blue sky outside the window, wondering if he remembered the Longqi Fortress where he fought for many years when he was young?Yang Qiu lightly stroked the long gray beard on his chest, wondering if he thought of Lao Bian, Beigong Boyu, and Han Sui who had struggled all his life in Western Xinjiang?Jia Xu lowered her head, with tears streaming from the corners of her eyes, wondering if she thought of Dong Zhuo, the countless old people who died with honor and sin?Fu Qian looked at the land under his feet, wondering if he thought of his father, the bloody and tragic battle of Yicheng?

Li Hong sighed, breaking the sad atmosphere in the big tent, "Do the Qiang people know what the Xiliang army is doing?"

Fu Gan hesitated for a moment, then nodded, "From the point of view of the Qiang people, there are only three ways out for the Xiliang army, one is to be besieged and killed by us, the other is to flee or surrender, and the third is to escape into Wudu County. Thinking that the Xiliang Army will remain intact. The Xiliang Army can definitely appear behind the Qiang people as a surprise army."

Li Hong was silent for a long time, and said slowly: "The book tells the court to ask them to speed up the transportation of grain, grass and luggage. The army must complete the storage of various materials before the end of this month."

Then he turned his eyes to Huangfu Li, "Lord Huangfu, seize the time to build government offices at all levels, and quickly move the people of Xiliang back to Liangzhou. You tell the people of Xiliang, if I, Li Hong, can't kill the Qiang people this time, we can stabilize Xiliang. Xinjiang, I will never withdraw my troops, and I will never leave Western Xinjiang."

Huangfu Li, Ling Ru, Zhang Ji and others were surprised and delighted, and they agreed with a loud bang.

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In mid-June, Chang'an.

The governor of Youzhou, Fan Li, quickly reported to the imperial court on a quick ride of [-] miles. The southern Xianbei king Shemoci died suddenly of illness. Mo Ci was poisoned and killed, and was implicated with Shelong.Sheyingtong used this as an excuse to unite a group of Xianbei tribe leaders, and jointly promoted Xiaowang Shehu as the southern Xianbei king.

Sheyingtong and Shehu are very prestigious in the desert. When they were young, they followed the generals to conquer the world. They made great achievements. They were life-and-death friends with a group of powerful ministers in the Han court and many Hu tribe chiefs. Of course what they said carries a lot of weight, but Shelong is also very strong, he also has his own influence, and he has the support of the powerful Danhanshan Xiaowang Fu Luohan.

The two sides were at each other's throats, each not giving in, and looking for help one after another.Tuobatao and Tuoba raccoon from Xianbei in the north, Kebi Xiong and Xiongba from Xianbei in the middle, Mijia and Que Ji from Xianbei in the east were all pulled in, and then Baishan Karasuma Dachanyu Loulu and Shanggu Karasuma Bai Lu Wang Lu Pofeng and Xiao Wang Lu Huanyang were also involved.

Lou Lu, Sheyingtong, and Shehu are life and death brothers, of course he wants to help his brothers, so he fired the first shot indiscriminately, "Shooting Long (Jian) ​​rebellious, murdering one's own father, the crime will not be tolerated." punish."

Shuai Nengchendi of Baishan Karasuma Qu, and Xiuwulu, the young king of Daijun Karasuma, were all friends of Shelong. They all stood up and accused Loulu of making something out of nothing and having ulterior motives.Lou Lu was furious, he had long wanted to find a chance to kill Nengchen Di, this kid was against him everywhere, not killing him would be a disaster, this is just right, he has an excuse.The Baishan Karasuma people fought first.

Brothers of different races fought over their own affairs, and of course Shelong and Sheyingtong were obliged to lend a helping hand, so they also fought.

Seeing the brothers fighting each other, Shehu hurriedly stopped him, but Shelong was supported by Fu Luohan, and Sheyingtong was supported by a powerful Loulu, both of them were unscrupulous, and the more they fought, the more they fought.

The White Deer King Lu Pofeng is not good at interfering in the family affairs of the Xianbei people, so he can only persuade Lou Lu and Nengchen Di of the same clan, but the situation in the desert is becoming more and more critical day by day. General He Zhengbei Xian Yuyin asked them to mediate as soon as possible.

Fan Li and Xian Yuyin knew about it a long time ago, but firstly, this is a family matter of Xianbei people, so it is not easy to intervene, and secondly, Sheyingtong and Shehu are their brothers, if they come forward, they will give people the impression of bullying the weak, which is slightly inappropriate. Shen will provoke the other party, but instead stir up trouble, making the situation in the desert worse.At this moment, the southern battlefield is still fighting, and the emperor and the general are conquering the western border. The northern border urgently needs stability and cannot be chaotic, so the two hesitate and think hard about countermeasures.Unexpectedly, at this critical moment, Lou Lu jumped out and ignited the first puff of smoke on the desert.The two were so angry that they beat their chests and stomped their feet, wishing that Baishan could cut off Lou Lu's head.

The matter has come to this point, and it will not work if you don't show up.Xian Yuyin immediately traveled day and night to Baishan and Danhanshan to mediate.

Xian Yufu had just left Juyongguan, and there was a bad news from Liaodong. Liaodong Karasuma Dadan Yu Tadun and his younger brother, Liaoxi Bailangwang Louban had turned against each other for the position of Dashanyu.

When Bailang King Qiu Liju died, his son-in-law, Louban, was too young, so he asked his concubine, Tadun, to take charge of the various ministries of Liaodong Karasuma temporarily, and then return the power to Louban when Louban grows up. People are dizzying.Because of the Liaodong rebellion triggered by Kebi Xiong's proclaiming king, the general of the Han army Gongsun Zan was killed, and the big Han immediately changed his policy towards the Hu people. human strength.

Tadun became the great chanyu of the tribes of Karasuma in Liaodong.When Lou Ban grew up, he said to Tadun, according to his father's will, you should return to me the power to lead the Karasuma tribes in Liaodong.Ta Dun said, I have returned the throne of King Bailang to you, and I have fulfilled my promise to my father.Now this big chanyu and the authority of the big chanyu are divided by the emperor of Han Dynasty, and have nothing to do with you.

Lou Ban was young and fearful of the elder brother's power, so he turned and went home, but Lou Ban's subordinates would not do it, nor would Qiu Liju's old subordinates.The authority that this big Chanyu now possesses is actually the authority that King Bailang possessed in the past, but the title has just been changed. It cannot be said that the authority will not be handed over if the title is changed.Isn't this cheating?
Lou Ban was not reconciled after thinking about it, so he asked Khan Lu King Wuyan and Qiao King Su Puyan for help.Wu Yan and Su Puyan have long been dissatisfied with Ta Dun. They are also Liaodong Karasuma Zuo Shanyu and You Shanyu who were appointed by the Emperor of Han. Although they are a little lower than Da Shanyu in rank, they are still Shanyu Ah, it's not a display, you can't just leave the matter of Liaodong Karasuma up to you alone.Even if you have the final say on your own, you can't get the benefits alone. You can take the money, food and treasures by yourself, and we don't even give you a mouthful of soup. Isn't this too arrogant?
Without hesitation, the two resolutely supported Lou Ban, and jointly put pressure on Ta Dun, asking Ta Dun to give up the position of the Great Chanyu, not to break his promise, let alone cause brothers to fight each other.

Ta Dun sneered, and asked Li Su, the governor of Liaodong, for help, hoping to get his help and threaten Wu Yan and Su Puyan properly.Li Su and Gongsun Xu were overjoyed when they heard the news. They had been looking forward to this day for a long time, and it was for this day that Ta Dun was given the seat of the Great Chanyu.

Li Su immediately sent someone to warn Wu Yan and Su Puyan in a threatening manner. This big order was divided by the emperor of the Han Dynasty. What right does Lou Ban have to inherit now?Is it dead?If you dare to make trouble again, I will chop off your heads.

Wu Yan and Su Puyan went mad with anger, and immediately united with Lou Ban to completely oppose Ta Dun.

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Grand Sima Xu Rong turned pale with fright, summoned ministers and ministers to discuss matters overnight, and urgently told Lu Bu and Zhong Yao that something was going to happen in the northern border, and the war in the south should be ended immediately.

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2008 is here, I wish you all the best in the new year, your wishes will come true, your family will be happy, you will always laugh and be happy forever.

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