Chapter 55: The Comeback (Part I)
"What? Han Dynasty state funeral? Dou Gu and Geng Bing have retired from the army? King Huyan returned to the tent, after listening to what the Han soldiers said, he couldn't help but be shocked and regretted, if he hadn't retreated in such a hurry, but waited for the opportunity for the Han army to retreat, and covered up from behind, maybe the defeat would have turned into victory!
"Now, most of the Western Regions have been subordinated to our dynasty, only Qiuci, Yanqi and the surrounding countries are still struggling to support, but they are also grasshoppers after the autumn, and they can't reach it for a few days, Geng Gong and Chen Mu, Guan Pet, Ban Chao and Shache and other countries are attacking them on all sides, and it won't be long before the Western Regions will all return to the Han Dynasty!" Han Bing Dao. This Han soldier, of course, was sent by Liu Zhang to spy on him.
"Then how many soldiers do you have left in the Western Regions?" Pu Nu asked urgently.
"Less than 10,000, scattered distribution, Du Hu Chen Mu led 3,000 soldiers to Tunche Division, Guan Pet led 2,000 soldiers to Tun Liuzhong, Geng Gong led more than 1,000 soldiers, is in Wusun, and the remaining 500 soldiers are in Jinmancheng!"
King Huyan was overjoyed: "Shan Yu, the Han army despises us too much!" This is a good time to attack and kill the Han army, recapture the Western Regions, and be ashamed of the past, their forces are scattered, we use ten times the strength, divided into three ways, besiege and kill the Han army, not afraid of not winning! Even the always cowardly Right Xian King was eager to try, and said: "Shan Yu, what Zuo Xian King said is that the opportunity must not be lost, and if you don't come again, if you don't send troops, I'm afraid there will be no chance!" ”
Pu Nu didn't say a word, suddenly opened his eyes, his eyes were like torches, and he stared at the Han soldiers viciously, and said, "Why are you telling us this? You want to lure us out of the plug and ambush us, don't you? King Huyan comprehended, and also pulled out his knife and put it on the neck of the Han soldier, the blade was cold to the bone, and the Han soldier was terrified, trembling with fear, and said: "I, I, I...... No, no, it's not ......"
King Huyan slowly exerted force, and the blood flowed from his neck to the blade, and then fell down little by little. The great fear struck, the Han soldiers couldn't bear it anymore, and with an "ah" scream, they knelt on the ground, and said: "I really don't know, yes, yes, it's Liu, General Liu Zhang asked me to say this, he said, as long as I say this, you, you will, will reward me heavily......"
"Reward? You killed my son and took away Ruyan, hum, do you want to reward you? Okay, now I'll give you a knife! Pu Nu Shan Yu was suddenly furious, and as soon as his hand strengthened, a human head flew straight out, fell to the ground, and could no longer speak.
"Shan Yu!" The left and right sage kings want to stop it, but it's too late!
"I hate other people's rebellion the most in my life! This kind of person is innocent of death! Pu Nu Shan Yu wiped the blood on the blade and said viciously. When King Huyan heard this, he was very uneasy. It turned out that King Zuo Xian was extremely smart, brave and good at fighting, and he was very popular with the Huns in peacetime, and he was quite contrary to Shan Yu's orders, but fortunately this time he was defeated by the Han army, and his prestige was frustrated, otherwise, Pu Nu Shan Yu could not restrain King Huyan. Therefore, when Pu Nushan killed the Han soldiers, he said those words, of course, which had a deep meaning.
The left and right Xian kings didn't dare to make a sound, and looked down at the headless corpse of the Han soldiers on the ground. After a long time, Pu Nu Shan Yu said: "Left and right virtuous kings, can you believe the words of this Han person?" Han Bing took the initiative to reveal the military situation, which made him feel even more dilemma, both afraid of winning the plan and afraid of losing the opportunity.
The left and right Xian kings glanced at each other, and King Huyan said in his heart: "Great king, whether the Han words are true or not, I think you can take a risk." If the Xiongnu want to be strong, we can't stay in this place of ice and snow all the time, the grassland is our home, and it is the place where we recuperate. The Right Sage King also said: "The Left Sage King is reasonable, and I agree with him." ”
Pu Nu Shan Yu pondered for a while, and said: "King Zuo Xian led 100,000 troops to the Western Regions to inquire about the military situation, if the Han army really retreated, leaving only a few thousand soldiers, immediately send someone to inform me, I will lead another 100,000 troops to advance, recapture the Western Regions, and then burn and kill the border of the Han Dynasty." As for the Right Virtuous King, he led the rest of the troops to guard the border, so it was arranged! ”
King Huyan secretly cursed in his heart: "Old fox, coward", his face was silent, and he respectfully said with King Youxian: "Obey!" ”
Geng Gong trained the army in Wusun and Zhenri, overhauled the ordnance, and stockpiled grain and grass in preparation for the attack on Qiuzi. Na Wen Chi pestered Fan Qiang every day, asking for archery skills, and the two learned from each other, and unconsciously, their respective archery skills were on a higher level. And Weng Guini invited Wu Meng to talk about the art of war and strategy every day, and the more he talked, the more speculative he became.
After waiting for ten days, Geng Gong received a letter from Ban Chao, and when he looked at the book, he saw the vigorous and powerful words:
Hello brother! After receiving the brother's letter, the words were attacked from all sides, and the brother agreed very much! I gathered 10,000 Shule troops and attacked Qiuzi again on the same day. Although the turtle is strong, it will not be stopped. Turtle Zi, Yan Qi lonely hanging, just around the corner of the city! If you are in the turtles and Yanqi, the rest of the country will fall in the wind, and the Western Regions will be peaceful. Meritorious service, sealing the wolf Juxu, all in the palm of your hand, you and my brothers should work with one heart and one mind, and show their ambitions!
After reading it, Geng Gong was overjoyed and said: "There are 10,000 troops attacking each other, why worry about the turtle not being destroyed?" However, the Han soldiers sent to Chen Mu and Guan Pet have not returned. It wasn't until he waited for another three or four days that he saw the Han soldiers running back in frustration, Geng Gong's heart tightened, he knew that what Wu Meng was worried about had happened after all.
A Han soldier said: "I went to Liuzhong, met with Captain Guan Pet, and made an appointment to attack Yanqi, but Guan Pet did not express his position, only said wait." So he asked me to go to the post house to rest, for a few days, and then go to see Guan Pet, not that I was sick, but that there was something important and it was inconvenient to see each other. There was no way, and I waited patiently for a few days, Guan Pet sent someone to tell me that the city wall of Liuzhong was thin and had few soldiers, and I was weak and weak, and I hoped to forgive me, and then without saying a word, I was expelled from Liuzhong City. ”
Another Han soldier continued: "You are okay, then Chen Mudu Hu is more hateful, I went to the city, and the guard will hear that I am a person sent by Captain Geng, so he said that Chen Duhu is not in the city, and anyone who enters the city needs Chen Duhu's order." Therefore, I stayed in the city for several days, and it was very cold at night, so I had to sleep with my horse in my arms, and I was hungry, and I had nothing to eat, so I had to beg the guards in the city, and I said all the good things, and finally left some food, and when I saw it, it was all rancid and spoiled rice balls, and it stinked, but there was no way, and I had to eat something when I was hungry, so I had to pinch my nose and eat. ”。
When Li Dare heard this, he was furious, slapped the two Xuantie knives, and said: "Chen Mu is really not a thing, it depends on the master to beat the dog, even if you don't send troops, you still have to insult the soldiers we sent like this, hmph, I clearly didn't take my brother in my eyes." When we conquer the Western Regions, we must settle accounts with him! ”
Han Bing continued: "I have endured all the hardships, and when I can't hold on, I suddenly heard the city gate open, and a general with a red face led dozens of horsemen to meet me from the city, and the general helped me up, and said sorry again and again, which made me tired, but the military order is like a mountain, but I can't blame the general." It turned out that the general who helped me was Chen Mu, he brought me into the city, and entertained me with good wine and meat, and I asked him to send troops to attack Yanqi, Chen Mu only said that I was weak, and when my body was better, I would discuss the military. In the next few days, I ran to Chen Mu every day, and I saw it, but Chen Mu refused to raise troops. Moreover, I also found out that a few days ago, Chen Mu didn't go out at all, he was in the city, I think, he deliberately made me suffer! Later, I saw Chen Mu every day, and one day, he finally got annoyed and said angrily: "My little strength is still not enough to defend myself, how can I still attack the Western Regions?" Captain Geng has already made a military order, and he can do everything without permission, so what else do you want me to protect? When I saw him like this, I had no choice but to leave. ”