Chapter 242: Caught in a dead end
Occasional anti-theft, talk about self-protection, New Year's hard, hope Haihan.
Lu Bi's life can be described as extremely bumpy, but unexpectedly, such an awkward identity and a noble man whose personality is by no means willing to be mediocre has not suffered much, even himself, and finally even reached the status of the right virtuous king.
And it was his mother, Princess Feng Yan of Lelang, who turned his tragic life around.
A princess who married in a savage country, if she wants to gain a foothold in the soft royal court and have such an embarrassing and important identity, she has sacrificed too much. She even conceived Da Tan's child when Lu Bi was most abandoned by Da Tan, although this child was a girl, it was enough to reverse the situation of the decadent Tang Dynasty at that time.
When the crisis of Tuoba Tao appeared, Lu Bi naturally fell into the choice that all men would hesitate to make, whether to accept the call of inner ambition or choose his family.
The end result is obvious, otherwise Lu Bi wouldn't be here.
Lu Bi chose to come to Difu Pond, except because he really couldn't convince his inner conscience, and after some consideration, he decided that it would be of little benefit to him to catch Tuoba Tao.
After doing this, he was bound to face the situation of Wei taking his mother and sister hostage, which was not what he wanted to face.
He is a Rouran person, even if he captures Tuoba Tao, it is impossible for him to ascend to the throne of Wei because of this. And if he captures Tuoba Tao and obtains the Khan King of Rouran, then such a humiliation will always be remembered in the hearts of all Xianbei people, and if the Wei people can break through Rouran once, they can step through Rouran for the second time, and the third time......
What does he want a ragged Rouran who is always surrounded by strong enemies?
As for the mysterious high-chariot girl, according to her character, if he used this means to get her, I am afraid that he will never be at peace.
A woman who is wise, resilient, and hated for herself is enough to destroy his family and his life, and make him live in regret for the rest of his life.
In the Difuchi camp, Princess Lelang was "protected" by a group of Wei soldiers with a cold face, and Yang Zhe held her daughter Crescent Moon and stood closely behind her, looking like a family.
The soldiers of the Wei State did not seem to know what they were sent to do such a thing, but they knew that this woman's identity was very unusual, so they tried to keep a polite and kind face towards them.
But this does not alleviate the worry and uneasiness in Princess Lelang's heart. She originally thought that the big camp was foolproof, but it was first attacked by the Rouran people, and now it is under house arrest by the Wei people, there must be some twists and turns and reasons for this.
'Do they think these Rouran people have something to do with me?'
Princess Lelang thought quickly in her heart.
'No, if that were the case, they would have put me under house arrest in the first place, not now...... So what the hell is going on?'
Princess Lelang, who thinks with her head slightly sideways, is charming, this woman is now in her forties, but she still has the same appearance and bearing as a young woman.
When Princess Lelang stood still, thinking about her situation, she showed a look that was so cold that it was almost inviolable, and this solemnity made the soldiers of the Wei State more and more respectful, and Yang Zhe ......
Yang Zhe has been staring at Princess Lelang like this for a long time.
He thought, he was probably captured by this look.
Every time he was in danger, it was such a sudden dignity that made him settle down and quietly shelter her from the wind and rain.
She was such a peaceful person that no matter how violent the storm outside was, no one could destroy her tranquility.
How can a woman who is not panicked be in a mess?
Let's wait and see what happens.
Lu Bi led the army to quickly approach the south side of the camp of Difuchi, he did not raise the royal flag, but all the Rouran people present looked excited.
In their eyes, Lu Bi must have come to their rescue, otherwise he would not have marched at night.
When the Lubi army approached the camp, they saw the situation clearly through the torches of the Rouran people.
The tall charioters in the clearing trembled, but so did the arms of the Rouran men with their longbows. That's because after holding a position for a long time, the muscles have begun to spasm.
Lu Bi took a funny look, and immediately despised the world-famous Xianbei cavalry.
"But hundreds of Gaoche people, even if they die here at this moment, Gaoche people will only hate the Rouran people instead of their Wei people, and they actually put on such a confrontational appearance......
Lu Bi sent a henchman to the second prince and told them to quickly move closer to his team and stop pestering in the camp anymore.
The henchmen who received the order rushed to the people of Rouran and conveyed Lu Bi's order.
The second prince and the third prince, look at me, I'll look at you, and then look at the Rouran people on the field, and finally they are ready to retreat.
"Let's withdraw!"
The two princes, who had received reinforcements and were expecting a meeting to attack the main camp, immediately ordered the troops to be withdrawn.
"What about these high-riders?"
A soldier asked with some hesitation.
"The slave ...... inside and outside of this sex"
The third prince opened his mouth cruelly and spat out two words.
"Kill!"
In an instant, the Rouran people who had been holding the longbow could finally relax their muscles. Countless arrows rushed towards the high-rider in the clearing as if they had finally found their value
[,! Some of them should write quickly, and immediately fall to the ground, but more of them close their eyes and accept the merciless play that fate brings them.
The Rouran people retreated quickly, and they were almost unable to hold on, but the arrival of Lu Bi immediately gave them hope and made them run frantically towards the "friendly army".
"Nope! No! "
Yu Zhenli watched his "high-car girl" hug the little boy and block the deadly arrow for him, and immediately let out a hysterical roar.
With his roar, like thunder in the dry land, the enraged Wei cavalry immediately rushed out, holding bows, arrows and weapons in pursuit of the rear.
"Come back! Respond quickly! "
Seeing that the situation was not good, several generals immediately asked the cavalry who rushed out to return to defense. However, the Wei soldiers, whose eyes and brains had been burned red with anger, continued to fall behind this Rouran army as if they could not hear the command of the commander, shooting their angry arrows.
After a long confrontation and a difficult perseverance, the high-riders they wanted to protect still ushered in their death in this way. This made them feel a sense of absurdity played by fate and the enemy, and in order to dispel this sense of absurdity, they rushed out desperately, trying to make the other party understand the fate of doing so.
The second and third princes looked at the hundreds of cavalry behind them with disdain, as if they had seen these people being eaten away by them.
Little did he know that a fate awaited them was completely unpredictable.
The second and third princes ran all the way to Lu Pi, and before they could politely thank them, they were pulled off their horses by the warriors who had already prepared, tied them into a rice dumpling, stuffed their mouths, and blindfolded their eyes.
Don't say that the second prince and the third prince, even the Rouran people they brought, were stunned by such a reversal, and some people even thought that this Lubi was changed by the mage of the enemy country, and this group was all phantoms......
Otherwise, how could their Right Virtuous King do such a crazy thing?
"Mu Khan is dead, the second and third princes have been captured by me, according to the rules of Rouran, you are now all cavalry under my account."
Lu Bi lied that the Khan was dead, which succeeded in making the people even more panicked.
"Loyal to me, fight for me!"
Confused by this series of changes, the Rouran people stood in place uncertainly, but the Wei cavalry in the rear had already rushed over.
Lu Bi ordered his men to stay still, and the men of the second and third princes were chased around by hundreds of cavalry, and suddenly felt that there was a trap in front of them, and for a while they felt that these cavalrymen behind them were like mad dogs, completely disregarding their lives, and before a while, they were already terrified.
"They killed her! They killed her! "
Yu Zhenli's eyes were red, and his eyes were only staring at the few Rouran people who had just shot arrows.
He couldn't see exactly how many people were in front of him, and he didn't know what was happening in front of him, he only knew killing! Kill! Kill! Kill until you get close to the Rouran people who have shot arrows!
The Wei army probably saw that these two Rouran teams should be engaged in internal strife, and immediately had the main general with cavalry to pursue the fleeing rout.
Under the boundless night, there is a puzzling scene:
Thousands of cavalry were chased by hundreds of people from the Wei State and ran around, and in front of the thousands of cavalry, there were tens of thousands of cavalry that did not move at all, like wooden stakes. They wanted to rush into the ranks of the "friendly army", but they were pointed at by their compatriots with bows and arrows, and had to turn back to face the increasing number of Wei soldiers who were pouring in.
The Rouran people who were caught in the middle were at a loss, they were not accepted by the Right Xian King, and they were chased and killed by the Wei people, and the balance that could have been confronted was gone, but they themselves didn't understand what happened to end up like this!
Isn't that the Right Virtuous King? Isn't it the royal family of Rouran?
"Loyal to me, fight for me!"
Lu Bi ordered the people to shout again.
"Bend your knees to me for me to drive!"
More and more Rouran people heard his words, and frantically rushed to the front of Lubi's formation, knelt down on their knees, and kissed the land where Lubi's war horses had trodden.
The Wei people who caught up behind looked at this crazy enemy leader with filial piety, he actually bought people's hearts at this time?!
For a while, the hearts of these people were scorned for a while, and they couldn't wait to drag the young man at the head off the horse and beat him comfortably.
The sound of collecting gold sounded over and over again in the military camp of Difuchi, and the Wei cavalry, who were surprised by the scene in front of them, seemed to gradually regain their senses and began to return to the rear camp with this sound of gold.
Yu Zhenli had already rushed to the front, but was blocked by his comrades and demanded to return immediately.
Now there are more than 10,000 people in Lubi, and their cavalry is not enough for others to stuff their teeth. Although I don't know why the other party didn't kill him directly, it's a blessing to save his life in this matter, who cares about this?
Yu Zhenli knew that he would never be able to get close to the enemy general again no matter what, but he couldn't vent the anger in his heart, so he gritted his teeth, crossed the iron spear in his right hand, and threw it in the direction of the enemy general with all his might.
With a bang, the iron spear flew over the heads of several people like a huge arrow, and slanted into the ground not far in front of Lu Bi.
Such strength and distance made Lu Bi couldn't help but be moved, and looked straight at the cavalry who threw the iron spear.
In the dark night, Yu Zhenli and Lu Bi's eyes collided strangely. The unwillingness and hatred in Yu Zhenli's eyes made Lu Bi retract his gaze slightly, turned his head away, and ordered his subordinates to collect the cavalry of the second and third princes. [,! ].
The camp of Difuchi is now in chaos, the cries of the high-rollers, the sound of the gold, and the orders of the generals guarding the camp in the middle of the night to lead the soldiers to guard, all of which are chaotic into Lu Bi's ears.
Maybe the night can really breed demons, Lu Bi just watched for a while, listened for a while, and many thoughts welled up in his heart.
'These Xianbei people are now in such a disorder, and I will kill them with a large army, and maybe this camp will be flattened......
He tilted his head slightly.
"If I go to control those high-riders now, and use them as a threat, she will definitely show up obediently, and maybe the high-riders can submit to me from now on......
"There is so much baggage and grain and grass in the rear, if I get it, I can lead these tens of thousands of cavalry to defeat Western Qin and Northern Liang, maybe I can also achieve a hegemony in the future......
'I've come so far that I can't go back empty-handed. My son-in-law follows me, and he always has to eat his stomach, even if I take advantage of the chaos to take a little bit of the Wei people now, or swallow their things directly, they can't do anything to me, but they want to thank me for breaking the siege......
Lu Bi was almost convinced by the turmoil in his heart, and he had even begun to order his subordinates to find out the reality and number of people in the main camp.
But at this moment, a trumpet was heard, and the camp began to fall silent, and two horses galloped in front of them in the distance, and shouted:
"Our general said, you have brought too many people, please retreat twenty miles, otherwise if you frighten the nobles, it will inevitably be a little unbeautiful!"
Who the "nobleman" is, naturally, only the two sides know.
Lu Bi knew that his coming over would definitely make people suspicious, so he was not angry at the moment, and said with a slight smile: "Tell your general, I heard the news that the 'nobleman' was in trouble, and immediately led his subordinates to rescue. Now that I have relieved you of the siege, but people are tired and hungry, how can you treat your friends like this?"
He wasn't going to attack the Wei camp, but if the Xianbei people felt that they could order him with their mother and sister in control, then he would be too unwilling.
Although Lu Bi and Tuoba Tao have a covenant, they do not distinguish between master and servant, but only for mutual benefit. He was worried that the royal court would be damaged, so he sent his mother and sister to the Wei people, because he was sure that the Wei State would win this battle.
Although he didn't want to be an enemy of the Wei people, but the consumption of food and grass in the march and war was something he couldn't hold on to for long now, if he didn't take advantage of this time to replenish some, and when the battle was over, maybe he would really take someone to rob it.
The cavalry from Wei didn't seem to expect that the other party would have such conditions, and someone immediately went back to pass the word. After a while, the cavalry returned and brought back the decision of the camp of Difuchi.
"Our general said that we welcome friends, so please 'you' go to the camp as a guest, and meet the nobles by the way." The cavalry who passed the message also seemed to feel that such a request was excessive, and said in the angry eyes of everyone behind Lu Bi: "It's just that I didn't go to my friend's house as a guest and brought so many people, please forgive King Youxian."
This is the hope that Lu Bi will let the army retreat and enter the camp of Difuchi with a light car.
It's not like this has never been done.
In order to explore the whereabouts of "Di Hua Mulan", he once led ten warriors into the Jinshan camp, and after finding out the truth and reality, he retreated.
"Right Virtuous King, I'm worried about fraud." Lu Bi's entourage hesitated and said, "If they take the lady and the princess to blackmail you, won't you just obediently do what they say?"
"I've already done this, I'm afraid that in less than two days, Quan Rouran will know that I have betrayed." Lu Bi sighed, "You took the people out of the ten-mile camp, if I didn't come back, you would have robbed the baggage and grain and grass of this big camp, and fled to the west."
"How can you ......"
"It's not that bad, you are my dependence, I came here to see my grandmother, and now I haven't even seen my grandmother, how can I go back? Besides, I'm going to ask the Wei people for some grain and grass."
Lu Bi gathered hundreds of elite warriors, pressed the captured second and third princes, and the group followed the messengers sent by the Difuchi camp towards the main camp.
The other party didn't seem to expect Lu Bi to come so simply, and in an instant, the torches of the entire camp were lit, and the entire camp was like daylight.
The high-chariot men who had just suffered watched coldly as the group of Rouran men entered the camp, and as they passed by, they either gave them hostile looks, or spat at them, and cursed.
Although they were saved, they didn't know what was going on, only that the high-rider in the clearing was ordered to be shot because of this man.
The massacre resulted in the death of thousands of the Tall Carts, with many of the able-bodied women and running children surviving, but the elderly being the most dead. Every old man may have countless descendants and descendants, and these descendants and descendants will always remember this day,
The hatred of young people and children has always been the most able to brew the fruit of malice, and the reason why the good right virtuous king of Lu Bi did not take refuge in the Wei people was because the hatred in his heart blossomed and bore fruit.
Lu Bi naturally understood the power of hatred, and as soon as they entered the camp, they felt this overwhelming hatred, which made him smile bitterly, and he wanted to shout a few times, "I didn't instruct it".
In the eyes of these high-ranking people, there is no right king, the second prince, and the third prince, they are all Rouran people. He can't be a Rouran person now, and he can't become a Wei person, and even the Gaoche people are hostile to him, so why bother him to come all the way to this trip!
'I'm here to save people, why do you hate me?' And it's good to die, or the high-riders hate me......
When I think of this, Lu Bi has a sense of irritability.
‘. [,! Do I have to grow my beard again, or I may be stabbed secretly when I see a high-roller man in the future.'
If anyone adds fuel to her and says anything nonsense, she will hate me even more. No, I can't carry this black cauldron......
Lu Bi really didn't take those hundreds of high-chariot people in his eyes, but because he came and received the second prince and the third prince's people, the high-chariot people counted this matter on his head, which is actually reasonable.
It's just that this timing is too unfavorable for him, and those hundreds of high-speed car people actually have no good end anyway, and Wei people can't carry this black cauldron, so he can't carry it inexplicably.
Lu Bi, who was already in a bad mood, would not look good when he encountered this kind of thing again, so when Lu Bi saw his mother, the lady who had been standing still actually showed a surprised look and blurted out, "Is something wrong with you?"
If she didn't know why she was under house arrest before, now that she saw her son coming in person, she also understood a little bit in her heart.
He has Hulu Khan and the young men in his own territory, and thousands of troops can be gathered at any time. When such a general of an enemy country comes, as long as you have some brains, you will not take it lightly.
Lu Bi saw that his mother and sister were fine, and Mr. Yang Zhe followed behind his mother as usual, and his heart suddenly relaxed, and he couldn't seem to remember a single word of the thousand words he wanted to say.
He smiled slightly, revealing the smile that a young man should have.
"It's nothing, I heard that someone was coming to harass you, so I hurried over, and now it's fine."
In a short paragraph, the generals in the big tent looked at each other.
The general who was guarding the camp coughed and began to talk to Lu Bi about what he said about "being hungry".
Lu Bi said very simply, he led people to travel quickly, and there were not many supplies, and now he has collected the remnants of the second prince and the third prince, and there is really no way to continue the march, so he can only camp on the side of the water source and stay.
This was a bit of a lie, and the generals barely uttered the words, "Then you scattered your men to graze."
Everyone knows that this is impossible, what Lu Bi is holding in his hand should already be the only intact team left in Rouran, and whoever gets such an army will not be scattered lightly.
If it weren't for Princess Lelang here, I'm afraid Lu would not even be able to "discuss", so he would have taken it himself.
The generals guarding the camp also wanted to bargain with Lu Bi, but the latter threw down an earth-shattering piece of information:
"The court of Rouran was destroyed, and several princes dragged the armies of Difu Pond and Rabbit Garden Water respectively, but they were trying to plot against your Great Khan. You are still arguing about food and grass, and when the time comes to ask me for help, should I also delay as you do?"
"What?"
"That can't be!"
Lu Bi dropped this sentence and stopped talking, but instead reached out to his sister and teased her.
Several generals saw that things were not good, where did they still have the heart to fight with him again, and immediately pressed the second prince and the third prince to go down to inquire, and the main general of the camp wanted to talk to Lu Bi, but Lu Bi changed his sincerity just now and became cold.
Princess Lelang was still worried in her heart, and opened her mouth to inquire, and Lu Bi only then told her about coming to Difu Pond when she got the order.
As soon as his words came out, everyone naturally knew what kind of choice Lu Bi had made, and the main general of the defender almost immediately made a big salute to Lu Bi, and went out to prepare for the rescue of Zhuo Evil Mountain, and even promised to bear the grain and grass needed by Lu Bi's army, only hoping that they could go together to support Zhuo Evil Mountain.
At this time, the situation can be regarded as anti-guest-oriented, Lu Bi was satisfied, so he also changed his attitude, and made an agreement with the master here to send troops together.
The lord will be troubled in his heart, although there is a lot of grain and grass here, but it is not prepared for the army of Lubi, and now that so many people have come, it will not be long before the grain and grass will be consumed.
Until early in the morning, the tall car man had just cleaned up the grief in his heart, and the wolf howl in the distance was one after another, and when he heard it, a team of high car people came.
These high-ranking old and young people heard the call of the same clan, regardless of men and women, they immediately echoed in unison, and for a while, the sound of wolf howls came and went, and the people of Wei were extremely surprised, and Lu Bi was full of anticipation.
Is she coming?
If she received the news and brought someone to the rescue, wouldn't it be possible for them to fight side by side?
If the two establish a relationship on the battlefield, then ......
Lu Bi's heart was excited, Princess Lelang couldn't help but smile when she saw him, and asked: "You are so happy, and your neck is empty, it seems that you have got what you want?"
Yang Zhe never hid anything from the princess, Princess Lelang naturally knew about Lu Bi getting the medicine, hearing his mother's joke, Lu Bi couldn't help but stiffen, and only after a while did he say hatefully: "I didn't succeed, that medicine was cheaper than the unknown general!"
"Huh?"
"It's Mulan. The son competed with him, and accidentally the jade broke, and all the medicine was sprinkled on his face! "
Lu Bi couldn't help but be angry at the thought of being thrown under him by Mulan.
"He lied to me that he hadn't seen her, so he must have hidden her!"
Princess Lelang sighed, pressed the topic, and didn't dare to say any more.
Any young person who encounters feelings is probably stupid and surprisingly stupid. Her son should have this catastrophe in his life, and no matter how cautious she is, she can't avoid it.
The Gaoche people were overjoyed to greet their people, and the generals guarding the camp were also relieved to see such strong reinforcements.
If the cavalry in the battalion alone cannot completely suppress the people of Lubi. [,! If you have to worry about any changes on the road, the number of people who come here and the cavalry of the Wei State has exceeded that of Lu Bi, so that the three parties contain each other, but they have reached a delicate balance.
After all, Lu Bi is a Rouran person, and it is impossible to win the trust of the high-speed car people, and these new forces from the high-speed car can become their help.
Lu Bi was about to return to the camp to straighten out his own men, and when he saw the warriors of the high chariot, he stayed and watched for a while, and found that none of the generals in the other party's team were sweethearts dressed as women, and he was immediately disappointed and happy.
Happiness is that the battlefield sword has no eyes, and it is always good that she does not go to the battlefield; The disappointment is that he originally thought that he could be a hero to save the United States, or show his skills on the battlefield, but now his hopes are in vain.
The Difuchi camp is still a chaotic scene that has been harassed, and the high-speed car people were shocked when they came, and then they saw that there was an unknown team stationed on the other side of the Difuchi camp, and they hurriedly rushed.
It wasn't until the sun rose that the three teams fully figured out the situation and jointly sent troops to Zhuo Evil Mountain to rescue Tuoba Tao.
After the army left, the logistics officer of Difu Pool couldn't help but cry.
So many people came, and now the landlord's family has no surplus food!
Zhuo Evil Mountain.
Tuoba Tao, who had been trapped for a day and a night, did not look panicked at all, and was roasting a few rabbits with a group of guards with great interest.
Maybe the heavens didn't want to kill him, although there were boulders and huge trees on the washed out road, but it also made the water on the mountain gush down and sink into a small pit, although this water is not much, but it is enough for so many people to drink for ten days and half a month.
They all carried food bags, they had food and drink, even if there were strange soldiers in ambush in the west, after two days, they would definitely be in danger.
There are so many armies under Zhuo Evil Mountain, plus the soldiers and horses who ask for help, it is okay to occupy the entire mountain, and it is just a hanging army, so you can't fly with wings, right?
Tuoba Tao's personality is that kind of open-minded and cheerful type, he expected in his heart that the Rouran people would not dare to attack him with open swords and guns, but they wanted to annoy the other party more and more, they should hunt and hunt, they should rest and rest, they were obviously trapped in the belly of the mountain, but they lived as if they were hunting in a layman.
Sometimes, when Tuoba Tao rises, he will sing a few Xianbei folk songs, and the laughter and singing in the mountains spread, so that the wrestlers who are still cleaning the road outside are relieved.
This situation made Wu Ti, who was hidden in the mountain road to the west, almost grit a mouthful of teeth.
"Laugh, I'll see how you can laugh!"
Wu Ti sneered.
"When Lu Bi comes, it's time for you to cry!"
The wrestlers of the road were relieved.
This situation made Wu Ti, who was hidden in the mountain road to the west, almost grit a mouthful of teeth.
"Laugh, I'll see how you can laugh!"
Wu Ti sneered.
"When Lu Bi comes, it's time for you to cry!"