Chapter 232: I can't help myself
Tuoba Tao's personal conquest is already a common thing for the Wei people, Xianbei people call Tuoba Tao "Great Khan", and the Great Khan was originally the highest title of the Xianbei tribe for the leader, no matter which Xianbei clan, when meeting the expedition, obeying the "Great Khan" is a common thing.
Since he was a child, Tuoba Tao liked to conquer others by force, because this method came the fastest. But this does not mean that he is a fool who can only use force, in the eyes of outsiders, he first conquered Hu Xia, and then fought Rouran non-stop, which is simply arrogant, but for him, this step by step has been planned for a long time, and now all he needs is an opportunity.
For the sake of Hu Xia, he even learned the Xiongnu dialect, and entered the Xia Kingdom several times, just to see if the people's hearts were stable at that time.
For the sake of Rouran, he sent people to draw a map of the entire territory of Rouran, and kept sending people to provoke the relationship between the major forces in Rouran, and he did everything he could think of.
Now that Da Tan is old, the prince has been an adult for a long time, Rouran's national strength is getting worse, but the battle is getting more and more intense, in this case, if you don't go to Rouran, you are simply sorry for your efforts for so many years.
But no matter how Tuoba Tao underestimated Rouran, he didn't expect this kind of thing......
"Da Tan burned down all his royal court? All burned? What about the king's tent? What about the accounts?" Tuoba Tao's face was not only ugly, it was simply iron-blue.
"Is he crazy?"
Not far away, at the foot of Yin Mountain, the location where the royal court is located is a sea of fire.
The so-called royal court is a huge group of domes formed by countless gorgeous tents stretched together. In the middle of the royal court, the gods of the tribe or the spirits of the ancestors are generally worshipped, and as long as the fire of the shrine is not extinguished, where the king's tent stands, there is the royal court.
But now, of course, the fire of the shrine will not be extinguished......
The whole royal court is on fire!
Da Tan is crazy, it can be seen from the fact that he made a desperate bet and went straight to the clouds, and after a big gamble, the national strength began to weaken.
But now that hundreds of thousands of Rouran tribes have fled in the direction of the royal court, and Da Tan has burned the royal court, hasn't he thought about how these Rouran people will spend this summer?
"Your Majesty, we rode lightly, we didn't carry baggage, dry food and water can only be used for half a month, Da Tan burned the entire royal court like this, and there is no possibility of obtaining supplies from the royal court......"
Kumoti, who accompanied the army, knew that Tuoba Tao was good at using cavalry because the cavalry was highly mobile and conducive to fighting in the north, but relatively speaking, the strong mobility was brought by the abandonment of baggage, and after a long time, people were sleepy and horses were lacking, and the supply lines were getting longer and longer, and it was easy to fall into danger.
"Da Tan escaped, and all the valuable things must have been taken away! Let's come to Rouran, should we bring some cattle and sheep back to China?"
Several generals expressed their disapproval.
"It's already been pursued here, so naturally we have to continue to chase!"
"That's it! Captured Da Tan alive, his position as the Great Khan is our Majesty's! "
"There are so many tribes in Rouran, there is no food and grass, just grab it!"
All the people of Rouran who are heading in the direction of the Rouran royal court, or who have been abandoned in the royal court, are crying bitterly.
The royal court is the spiritual pillar of the Rouran people, for a nomadic people, there is such a shrine in the grassland to worship their ancestors, there is such a place to bow and kowtow, just like a boat sailing on the sea, no matter where it floats, it will go to the lighthouse.
Although the royal court of the Rouran people is not as important as the national capital of the Han people, the wealth of the royal court has always been a symbol of the national strength of the Rouran, and now that the royal court has been destroyed, I don't know how many Rouran people still hate the Xianbei people and raise the heart of hatred for the enemy.
At this time, communication was inconvenient, even if the Xianbei people claimed that the royal court was burned by their own khan, no one would believe it, even the royal court could be burned, what else could the Wei people not do? The tribes that would have surrendered are now going to rebel to the death.
Kumoti's worries are of course justified, if a robber goes to someone else's house to rob something, if he just takes the property and leaves, naturally no one will resist desperately. But if you know that the other party is a villain who wants to burn something after stealing something, then no matter what, you have to fight.
Rouran people are not not good at fighting, but the difficult environment has developed their character of prioritizing the preservation of their lives, and now their lives are on the verge of precariousness, and a person who has done anything for his life has a particularly strong heart of revenge.
Kumoti couldn't help but shudder as he listened to the screams of the sky behind him, the "beep and beep" sound of the flames burning, and the cries of women and children.
If Da Tan is immortal, and the Rouran royal family is immortal, even if he can break through Rouran, he will never be able to conquer the country of Rouran.
In a country that doesn't even have a royal court and no city to speak of, if even the seeds of hatred are planted in the hearts of the people, how can it grow well-behaved and lovely flowers?
"Your Majesty, why don't you let me lead my troops to pursue Da Tan, and you can stay to appease the creeping tribes, right?" Kumoti's uneasiness became more and more serious, "Why didn't Da Tan flee north, but west?" A desert to the west, nothing! "
"Kumoti, it's not that I have to pursue now, it's the military spirit that compels me to do this......" Tuoba Tao has led the army since he was a child, and he knows nothing more about what the Xianbei people are pursuing.
"Look at the generals from all walks of life, do you think about why they came? If they are allowed to go back like this, I will not lead troops in the future."
Kumoti turned his head in a daze, and what caught his eyes was the desire for victory, the pursuit of capturing Datan and making meritorious achievements, and the plundering of the descendants of the Yujiulu clan to obtain amazing wealth. [,! ] of the desire.
Those who can keep their sanity have been left by Tuoba Tao to clean up the burned royal court.
Women, children, and people who can't run long distances are all left behind by Da Tan, and Da Tan doesn't care about these people, it is expected that the Wei people can't and don't care. Since Tuoba Tao's conquest from the eastern front, Rouran has surrendered like a cloud, and many of the sons of women and officials in the royal court are from these surrendered eastern tribes.
In order to stabilize the morale of the army, in order for someone to prove that the royal court was not burned by the Wei people, Tuoba Tao was no matter how angry he was, he still had to try his best to save the people who were trapped in the fire of the royal court.
This is Da Tan's ridicule of the Xianbei people before leaving.
It's a revenge on the Rouran descendant, and it's also a kind of viciousness of "I will call him a flood after I die".
At this moment, Kumoti's admiration for this majesty has reached a certain extreme. He is also a leader himself, so he naturally knows that the morale of the army is more volatile than that of the people, and the results are more deadly. It is not easy to command a team of 8,000 soldiers and horses, and Tuoba Tao is an army of tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of troops every time he goes into battle.
Not to mention that he has always been on the front line, but he also has to pay attention to the records of the generals on all fronts, even if he wins a big victory, he must also be able to adapt to the feelings of other generals......
As Tuoba Tao said, at this time, he can only pursue, and when he can't chase him, these generals will be cold-hearted, and they will be sober-minded to accept his next order.
As for whether to chase or not, it seems that it is no longer the focus of this majesty's concern.
Tuoba Tao hoped that Cui Hao could be by his side at this time, not the Taoist priest Kou Qianzhi he sent.
If it weren't for the fact that heavy supplies were particularly important, and Cui Hao's health was not very good, Tuoba Tao would definitely take him with him, consult from time to time, or rely on Cui Hao's three-inch tongue to dispel their fanaticism, instead of being like this, he could only look at a Taoist priest and didn't want to speak for a long time.
At this time, Kou Qianzhi smiled slightly, and said to Tuoba Tao: "Your Majesty, the poor Taoist view of the qi is obtained, the spirit of the heroes in the west is declining, and there may be a surprise when you go, but there must be no danger, it is better to continue the pursuit."
You want you to say?
Not to mention, I have to chase it!
The banner of the king of Tuoba Tao pointed to the west.
That's where Datan fled.
"They fled west! Our Great Wei also has a large army intercepting on the Western Front, and when we outflank us at both ends, we will definitely be able to capture Da Tan and his sons alive! "
Tuoba Tao turned around and immediately ordered:
"Follow me to the west!"
"Yes!"
"Double!" (Hooray)
Tuoba Tao ordered the pursuit, and all the soldiers immediately changed their horses and held the reins, and continued to advance west with two substitute horses. At this time, a gust of yin wind suddenly blew in the air, blowing so that people's eyes could not open, and when Kumoti and the others opened their eyes, they saw where there was a yin wind, but the burning of a large camp tent brought a large area of ashes, and now it was blown by the wind, and the black pressure was pressed, like a yin wind.
Everyone's heads, faces, and clothes were covered with ashes blown by the wind, and along with the wind, there was the low mournful cry of the soft people.
It is an ancient song of the Xiongnu, and the nomadic tribes from the various tribes of the Xiongnu in the north will sing it, whether it is the Xianbei people or the Rouran people, the Gaoche people, even the Xia people, the Northern Liang people, most of them have heard it.
When Kumoti heard the song, he couldn't help but be carried and sang two verses.
"The death of my Qilian Mountain has made my six animals restless; Lost my Yanzhi Mountain......"
Really, what am I singing along!
They are not the Huns, eighty years of greed went south, and finally got such a result, who is to blame?
The group chased for a day and a night, and even the replacement galloping horses were exhausted, and after arriving at Zhuo Evil Mountain, the valley path was uneven, and there were war horses and horses.
Rouran people have lived in Rouran since childhood, and naturally they have a great understanding of geography, where to flee and where to hide, far from being known by the Wei people who came from afar.
When Da Tan was leaving, he took away all the men in the royal court who could fight, abandoned the old and weak women and children, and abandoned the baggage camp.
Since those who are bent on escaping will not reveal their whereabouts no matter what.
As the frenzy of the pursuit gradually cooled down in the past few days, everyone's reason seemed to return to their minds little by little, making them suddenly remember that they had won a great victory, the royal court was destroyed, and the people of Rouran had died and surrendered, and Mo Nan no longer had the power to covet the Wei State, and the captured cattle, sheep and horses were enough for the Wei State to fight for another ten years......
Tuoba Tao chased after a day and a night, at first there was some hope, always felt that the Rouran people were in front of him, but gradually, the Rouran people seemed to go farther and farther, and they couldn't even see the shadow, and Tuoba Tao didn't chase so hard, just secretly accumulated horsepower.
Now as soon as he heard that someone had built a return army, he immediately followed the steps down, and Long Yan said with great joy: "This is very good, now there is not much dry food and water, we will hunt in this Zhuo Evil Mountain, get meat, and then draw drinking water, and return to the army immediately!"
Zhuo Evil Mountain is surrounded by the Gobi, barren and populated, but because there is an important water system "Rabbit Garden Water" on the east side of Zhuo Evil Mountain, and a little further northwest is the baggage camp of the western line, so Tuoba Tao has no guard.
Changsun Han was stationed in the camp along the Tuyuan River, responsible for capturing the royal court from the west, and now that the royal court has been burned, Changsun Han saw the fire, and he would inevitably join the army in the direction of the Wei army's action.
In one day at most, Changsun Han will reach Zhuo Evil Mountain.
And the Western Front......
Tuoba Tao remembered Su. [,! When he came back, his somewhat depressed chest seemed to be a lot more cheerful.
Isn't there still Mulan and those high-riders?
Before He Mullan was ready to march into battle, he first discovered that Lu Pi was pulling out the camp.
Why Yu Jiulu came here, no one can say for sure until now. But in any case, he came all the way here, there must be some reason.
During the few days that he was camped here, there were constantly Rouran tribesmen and horses converging on him, which also made He Mulan and the Tiger Ben army particularly concerned, and the scouts had to inquire about the news several times every hour, for fear that if they didn't notice one day, they would be attacked by Lubi.
Lu Bi seemed not to worry that the Wei people would know, and swaggered to gather the young and strong people in the territory outside the Jinshan camp, and then slaughtered cattle and sheep to roast, and in his territory, the people brought their own weapons and horses, and even drove cattle and sheep to make military rations, so that He Mulan, who was in the downwind, could often smell the smell of roasting, and even the fragrant soldiers could not be at ease when they were training.
He Mulan inexplicably felt that Lu Bi's actions were like a demonstration.
And this kind of demonstration, maybe because he lost to himself in wrestling, maybe because his "secret medicine" was damaged on her, but no matter which one it is, it can't make Hemmulan laugh easily.
Because of their various provocative actions, the tiger rider and the tall rider are like a string tightened, which will burst and break at any time.
Everyone, including Hermulan, could only sleep in their clothes at night, and even worse, they did not even leave their armor, and their weapons were placed in front of them.
Di Yefei was in charge of the Gaoche tribe, so naturally he didn't dare to be careless for a while. Although there are a lot of men and horses here, they are not well-trained cavalry after all, and they can fight on horseback, but it is still far from being able to order them to go out immediately, in case of a big battle, it is possible to panic in a daze.
Fortunately, within two days of this situation, Lu Bi began to pull out the camp and prepare to leave.
And the day before he pulled out the camp and began to leave, He Mullan had just ordered everyone to prepare dry food and water, and was ready to start using the Jinshan camp as a logistics camp to search.
Da Tan took away more than 30,000 cavalry and tens of thousands of slaves when he left, such a huge team, it is said that it was divided into five teams to escape, and converged at the northern foot of Jinshan, so in any case, this must be a necessary place.
As long as a force is sent to garrison the southern foot of Jinshan, and other cavalry patrols along several roads day and night, they will definitely be able to find traces of the Datan army.
Di Yefei and the others didn't know why He Mulan was searching for traces like this, and Lu Bi on the other side naturally didn't understand.
He probably thought that Hermulan, who had prepared dry food, was going to leave here to join the army, so he began to camp early before she left.
But is that really the case?
"King Youxian, the men and horses are ready to set off at any time." A general dressed in armor came in and said, "When are we leaving?"
Lu Bi returned in vain this time, except for sending his mother and sister, he did not achieve anything. Hearing the general's question, he was slightly stunned, and then he seemed to have come to his senses, and nodded: "Listen to my order, as soon as the drum sounds, set off immediately."
Just as he was about to pull out the camp, two horses entered the camp almost one after the other.
The person in front of him was covered in blood, and if he wanted to get here, he must have gone through a fight, and as soon as he saw his fellow Rouran people, he immediately fell off his horse, and when the cavalry patrolling Lubi came to him, he was no longer good.
The man breathed a sigh of relief and said quickly to Na Rouran: "The royal court was burned, the Khan went west, and the king of Youxian quickly led his troops to Zhuo Evil Mountain and captured ...... Alive...... Buddha ......"
Before he finished speaking, he was already exhausted.
But this man was not a messenger of the court of Rouran, but a confidant of Lubi. Lu Bi went west, and Da Tan naturally didn't know his whereabouts, but his henchmen and subordinates who stayed in the right tent did. Da Tan burned down the royal court, and as long as there were soldiers and horses in the right tent who could fight, they would naturally be coerced to follow Da Tan.
He didn't know how many people he had brought with him when he set off, and when he finally arrived at Jinshan, he was the only one left. He desperately brought the latest news, and the cavalry sent out by Lu Bi to patrol naturally did not dare to be careless, and while ordering a cavalryman to return to the camp with the corpse of this man, he took the lead in beating his horse and galloping wildly, and went back to report the news.
The other horse, on the other hand, came much more easily.
The horse came from the south, and the knight on the horse was dressed in clean clothes, and his attitude was still a little calm, and it was obvious that he had not suffered from either the Xianbei people or the Rouran people.
Because of this, the horse came later than the previous one, but the news came faster than the knight on the first horse.
"This is the letter that Madame has given you." This person is a eunuch who came from Beiyan to marry, because he is good at arching horses, and he is proficient in Chinese and Rouran, so he has been used as a messenger to and from Lubi.
He rode alone, and he didn't look like a Rouran, so he came and went alone in the west, and was not discovered.
When Lu Bi saw the contents of his mother's letter, he was immediately furious.
"What went to Zhuo Evil Mountain to take refuge! It turned out that he went to the Wei people! Counting the time, it's been at least half a month! "Lu Bi's teeth were almost crushed by himself." Mulan, Dihua Mulan...... What does it matter...... It's hard to ......"
Could it be that this "Di Hua Mulan" is also a pseudonym, she befriended Wei Guoxian and found a backer for the Gaoche people, but on the other hand, she deliberately approached herself, took the opportunity to act, left and right, so whether it is Wei Guosheng or Rouransheng, the Gaoche people have no worries?
Lu Bi thought about it carefully, and the first time he saw Di Yefei, it was indeed in the camp in the south. [,! ], they encountered a snowstorm and were brought back by the tribesmen of his territory to provide shelter for the time being, while the high-chariot men took salt and some iron tools in exchange for the food they had left......
Tall riders generally operate in the north and west, so what do you do in the south?
And with such a beautiful woman dressed as a man?
Perhaps, she first got in touch with the Tiger General Hua Mulan in the south, and determined the time and process of the retreat of the Gaoche people, and then continued to go west back to Jinshan, and happened to meet herself who was traveling in Weifu......
Did you just run into it?
Or is it deliberately close?
It should have happened to meet, he went to that tribe in a hurry, he didn't know it himself, how could she know? And she ignored herself before, if it was a "beauty trick", it was impossible not to even let herself see her face......
Knowing that it was a chance encounter rather than a deliberate encounter, Lu Bi's heart finally became more relaxed, as if a boulder had been removed.
Thinking that she led a group of high-chariot people to rob Helian Ding's horse, and boldly traded with herself to return the high-chariot and the high-chariot slaves in the clan, attracting her own attention, Lu Bi's heart couldn't help but jump wildly, as if she had fallen into some trap, and now she just realized it.
"What a great mind...... "what a clever means......
If he exposed his identity in that battle, and this woman immediately came back to perform the "beauty trick", then he was indeed a trick!
It was in the process of trading with her that he was gradually attracted by her ability and calmness.
Should he be glad that although Gao Che has produced such a stunning character, is it a woman?
But being toyed with by a woman between applause, how could he be happy!
"King Youxian, why is your face so ugly?"
The eunuch smiled, he was old enough to be Lu Bi's uncle, he grew up watching him grow up and understood his character, so he was not afraid at all, "Madame also asked me to tell you a few words."
"Huh? What?"
Lu Bi's heart was already in a mess at this time, thinking that "Di Mulan" might be a liar, maybe even the name was made up, because he had just been in contact with Mulan, so he used it casually to fool himself, and Lu Bi had the urge to roar.
No wonder the ordinary-looking General Huben on the other side said that there is no such person as "Di Mulan"!
Even if he really went, he would never find a person who didn't even have a name!
"Madame said, please remember why she came to Joran."
The eunuch looked at the stunned Lu Bi and continued: "Madame said that a woman's fate is sometimes involuntarily, but even if it is wrong at the beginning, it does not mean that the feelings are not true. Madame asks you to think about her, and then think of Hulu Khan, and don't be blinded by anything else."
Think about her, think about your father?
Mother has been tossed and turned between many men all her life, but if you really give true love, I am afraid that only my father is the father. Back then, her father designated to marry her with 3,000 war horses, because of an inadvertent intersection many years ago.
An intersection, the two parties have gone through so many setbacks, and finally come together, even if the ending is not satisfactory, but in terms of the mother's current state of mind, she should not regret it.
And what about her? She was born in the tribe of the Gaoche people, and she is an enslaved race, and she has witnessed the oppression and enslavement of her subjects since she was a child, and she wants to work hard to get rid of this life of the tribe, what's wrong?
Although she was taking advantage of him......
No, she didn't take advantage of him, she said that she would keep the high-chariot people on the side of any prince, and she did, she didn't promise that the high-chariot clan would join him, from beginning to end, it was just her own constant promise......
In her opinion, maybe he was just a bastard who did not hesitate to use the position of Kedun to seduce women in order to get the belonging of the high-car clan, what was there to entrust for life?
Mother was right......
He is indeed too self-righteous.
Now, it seems that her choice was not wrong at all. The Wei people are strong, and the soft overthrow is just around the corner. She is such a smart girl, it is naturally normal to abandon him and choose Wei State.
Isn't what he likes to be such an unparity woman?
Lu Bi was aroused by the words of his mother's confidant, and the anger, decadence, hatred, and disbelief just now were all overwhelmed in his heart.
"Such a woman will only follow the strong! With her appearance, it is possible to enter the harem of Wei in the future......"
Lu Bi gritted his teeth. She thinks that my power and ability are not as good as those of the Xianbei people, and I must let her know that I am not a person who can only use intrigue and trickery......"
"No, I want everyone to see, I will repay my grievances, and if you want to use me, you have to spit out some benefits first!"
Lu Bi looked fixed and nodded gratefully at the eunuch.
"Thank you for your explanation, I figured it out."
"It's good to get it. Although I have not had a woman in my life, I have seen quite a few women. Women will always like the one who is the worst for them, and if you are too enthusiastic at the beginning, you will already lose."
The eunuch nodded.
So, you chose "Mulan", right?
That general of Wei who is almost useless except brute force, and doesn't even dare to covet your beauty?
Because he won't covet your beauty?
A man's lack of lust often means that he pursues something bigger.
So Mulan made it and got the high-rook tribe, right?
Lu Bi let out a long squirt from his nose. [,! Tone.
In this game, he lost, but not to his sweetheart, nor to Mulan, but to the national strength of Wei.
Even at this moment, he is a big tan, and that woman will not really serve him.
"Report, master, master, there is a letter from the royal court, the royal court has been destroyed, and the Great Tan Khan has fled west!"
What the?
So fast?