Chapter 64: Entering Jinman (Part II)
Pu Nu stayed in Wutu Valley City for a few more days, immersed in the gentle countryside every day, and couldn't help the repeated urging of King Huyan, so he had to lead the army south and kill Jinman. King Huyan was the front army, he held his breath for a long time, and he couldn't wait to rush to the city immediately, step on Jinman, and capture Geng Gong alive. On the grassland, the dust is flying, covering the sky and the sun, and the momentum is compelling. After a while, Jinmancheng has faintly appeared in the distance, King Huyan became excited, he saw that the terrain in front of Jinmancheng was open, suitable for the Hun cavalry charge, and said happily: "With such a geographical advantage, we will be able to wash Jinman in blood!" I want to hang Geng Gong's head on the wolf flag of the Chinese army, so that the countries of the Western Regions can see, no matter how powerful the Han generals are, they can't compete with the saber of my Great Huns! The Huns, who were galloping at the forefront, raised their sabers and shouted for their horses to gallop, rushing to Jinmancheng like a tide. After a while, it was about three kilometers from the city! Suddenly, the Huns in front stepped into the deep ditch, and when the people turned on their backs, they fell into the pit, all of them were inexplicable, struggling and wailing in the ditch. The Huns behind didn't know what was happening in front of them, they only knew that they rode forward, and fell into the ditch.
Coincidentally, it was the heavens that blessed the Han, and suddenly a strong wind blew from the side of Jinmancheng, rolling up countless dust, sand and stones, and attacked the Huns, who were at a disadvantage, and couldn't open their eyes for a while, and the horses were a little unstable on their feet, raising their hooves and neighing, and the Huns were all shocked. At this time, countless ghosts and gods suddenly emerged from the ground, all with hideous faces and terrifying faces. What's even more terrifying, these ghosts and gods are armed with sabers, and they come forward viciously, one by one, chopping melons and vegetables, and there are bones and slippery heads all over the ground. The inexplicable deep ravines, the wailing winds, the dark sky, and the fierce ghosts and gods make everything look so terrible! Many Hun soldiers were frightened by the "ghosts and gods" in the last war, and of course they were afraid! They fled backwards, and the front army and the rear army were crowded together, and it was very chaotic. Suddenly, it rained again, and the wind blew it, and I couldn't open my eyes even more! Those "ghosts and gods" were divided into three teams, and they entered from the east, and after they got out of the encirclement, they entered from the west.
King Huyan was shocked, these ghosts and gods were so brave, like the Han army led by Wu Meng, of course he didn't believe that this was really a ghost god, he shouted and stopped, pulled his knife and killed a few retreating Hun soldiers around him, but to no avail, looked up to the sky and sighed, and said: "The Han army has many good generals, I'm afraid the Huns, there will be no place for them!" At this time, Pu Nu Shan ordered the army to retreat, and King Huyan was lonely and could not speak, so he had to lead the army to retreat. Strangely, all of a sudden, those ghosts and gods disappeared without a trace! The cold wind gusted, the Huns receded like a tide, King Huyan turned around, hated and glanced at it, and there were corpses of the Huns lying on the battlefield!
The defeat was like a mountain, and the Xiongnu retreated 78 kilometers in a row before they stopped. In the Chinese military tent, Ru Yanyu's face was sad, tears were like beads, Pu Nu Shan Yu was painful and pitiful, caressing Ru Yan's back, and asked: "Why are the beauties crying?" "Shan Yu, let's stop fighting, go back to the grassland, okay?" Ruyan raised her head, her eyes were teary and her cheeks were peachy, which made Pu Nu's heart ache and almost agreed. He was silent for a long time and said, "Now, even if I want to withdraw from the army, it is impossible!" ”
"Shan Yu, the concubine was born in troubled times, and she used to be in Ande, but she didn't expect Ande to die in battle. Now, the concubine follows Shan Yu, and Shan Yu rolls in the sea of swords and arrows every day, the concubine is so afraid, afraid that one day, I will lose you, at that time, the concubine is alone, what should I do...... Who will protect me? Speaking of this, Ruyan couldn't cry. Pu Nu Shan Yu was frightened, the scene just now was the same as the battle defeated by Dou Gu and Geng Bing, he was silent, and kept thinking in his heart: "Could it be that the ghost god sent by the Immortal Heaven?" They want to help the Han army? Why? Just thinking about it, a person broke in, it was King Huyan.
"Shan Yu, why do you want to withdraw from the army? Where are there any ghosts or gods in the world? This must be dressed up by Han soldiers, what's so scary? If you stabilize your position at that time, shoot with bows and arrows, and kill those Han soldiers, the fear of the soldiers will be gone, and the morale will inevitably rise. King Huyan shouted.
"You know what! Don't you see, the wind and rain are blowing, and all the sand and gravel are blown towards our army, and the soldiers can't open their eyes, how can this battle be fought? That's obviously a ghost and god, why do you say it's a Han soldier? If it was pretended by the Han soldiers, you say, why did it suddenly disappear without a trace? And why did they come out in the wind and rain? ”
Facing King Huyan's questioning, King Huyan couldn't explain, everything was really too strange, and he was speechless, he looked at Ruyan with tears on his face, glared hatefully, and turned to leave. King Huyan sat down, Ruyan kept trembling, held his hand tightly, and said timidly: "Shan Yu, this, this King Huyan just glared at the concubine and concubine, his eyes were full of murderous energy, good, so afraid, the concubine is afraid that one day, he will, will kill me." ”
"He dares!" King Huyan said angrily, "Hmph, if it weren't for his ability to fight well, I would have killed him a long time ago!" Ru Yan shook and pretended to say: "Alone, don't do it, if you kill him, others will say that I am a red-faced whirlpool...... Besides, the country is in turmoil, just when you are employing people, how can you, how can you kill him......" King Huyan was greatly moved, and said: "It's rare for a concubine to know the general situation so well and take the overall situation into account......"
Geng Gong made a strange plan to retreat the Huns, and all the generals came to say goodbye and persuaded Geng Gong to abandon the city and find another place to defend the city. Geng Gong's face was not happy, and he said worriedly: "Although the Xiongnu have temporarily retreated, I expect that the Xiongnu will still come forward in a few days." On that day, I saw that King Huyan had no fear, and he stopped the people from retreating, and he also drew his sword and hacked to death a few of the people who fled. Although the king of Huyan was suspicious, he was by no means a mediocre and incompetent person, and I think that since the first defeat, he no longer believed in ghosts and gods, and he would definitely make a statement to Punu and attack the city again. It seems that if you don't kill King Huyan, the Huns will chase after them like dogs! Fan Qiang said: "Big brother, that's not simple, with me and Wen Chi here, an arrow shot him to death, wouldn't it be a hundred." Geng Gong said: "Although it is useful to shoot him, this is only one aspect." He lowered his head and pondered for a while, and said, "Fan Qiang, you have been a hunter for a long time, can you know any herbs for refining poison?" ”
Fan Qiang thought for a moment and said: "Last time I hunted with my eldest brother, I saw that in Jinman City, there is a plant called miscanthus grass, which is extremely toxic, but it is relatively rare, and you need to look for it carefully, I don't know what the eldest brother does with this poisonous weed?" Geng Gong was overjoyed: "What are you hesitating about, hurry up and pick it, the more the better, it has its own wonderful use, whether you can win this time, it all depends on it!" ”