Chapter 124: The Storm (1)

Since the Huns had either fled or been captured, Chen Cheng asked the city treasury to be closed, the four gates were guarded, and the troops were divided to extinguish the fire in the city. The fire in the city had been extinguished, soldiers were guarding the gates in several important places, and the heads of many Xiongnu nobles were hung on the city walls.

Xu Rong's eyes were bloodshot, and he said to Chen Cheng tiredly: "My lord, through statistics, our army has suffered 427 casualties, 22 missing, captured more than 4,500 Huns, and rescued more than 8,000 Han and Qiang people. ”

Chen Cheng sat on the steps in front of a courtyard and said, "Our soldiers who died in battle must be well reined in, and the wounded soldiers must also be well resettled. ”

Xu Rong said: "It's all taken care of." ”

"Well, I don't have to worry about you." Chen Cheng asked, "How much grain and grass is there in the city?" ”

"Counting the miscellaneous grains, there are 60,000 stones. But there were more than 10,000 animals in the city, and many more outside the city! Xu Rongqiang cheered up and said: "Many of the rescued Han people are craftsmen, and some are like the Qiang people, who can graze. When we send people out to catch all the scattered cattle and horses, we can take them out to graze by the river. ”

Chen Cheng smiled and said, "Is Sima Xu still going to live here for a long time?" ”

Xu Rong said: "Why not? Linrong is the capital of Shuofang County, and if you can take possession of this place, you can slowly conquer all parts of the county! Lord, this is a heaven-given opportunity, and you must not miss it! ”

Chen Cheng jumped his brows and said, "God doesn't want it, but suffers from it?" But the main force of the Huns is still there, if they come back, will we be able to hold it? ”

Xu Rong said generously: "Can't you hold it?" ”

Chen Cheng laughed, and exclaimed, "Sima Xu is so courageous! ”

Xu Rong asked, "But the lord agreed?" ”

Chen Cheng laughed and said, "I originally had this idea, Xu Sima said......... Just what the doctor ordered! ”

He stood up and ordered: "Immediately call Li Kan, Yang Qiu, and all the officers at the head of the tun and above to come to the county office for a meeting!" ”

On the west bank of the Yellow River, Lian County.

After conquering this place, the Huns used it as their base camp in the Northlands. The Marquis of Subu not only set up his royal tent here, but also stored the grain and grass slaves he had stolen from the surrounding villages. Although Beidi is a bitter cold place in the eyes of the Central Plains people, the water and grass here are abundant and beautiful, which is more suitable for living than Linrong.

After the Huns came here, they were a little reluctant to leave, and the only concern was the existence of Yang Qiujun in the north. However, Beidi Haoqiang and Yang Qiu were soon defeated and fled back to the east coast. At this moment, the Huns had no worries at all, and settled down on this land at the foot of Helan Mountain with confidence and boldness.

Many people think that they want to grab a handful and leave, but there is a distance of five or six hundred miles from Lianxian to Linrong, and now it is the turn of summer and autumn. The Huns have raided the north many times in the past few years, and they are no strangers to the environment here. The Marquis of Subu Gudu ascended to the throne after the countrymen killed his predecessor Shan Yu, in order to consolidate his power......... The combination of many reasons made the Huns make up their minds to take Lian County as a stronghold and then sweep the north.

Later, the Wuwei coalition army in the north crossed the Yellow River and fought with the Huns repeatedly, killing and wounding a lot, and the determination of the Huns began to waver again. Lianxian is warmer than Linrong, but if you fight like this with the princes of Liangzhou, the casualties will be too great, and the benefits will not be proportional to the pay. Although the Huns are Hu people, they still have brains.

But after several battles, the coalition army on the opposite side suddenly fell silent again, which made the Huns feel inexplicable, and their desire to retreat faded again. The two sides confronted each other on the west bank of the Yellow River for ten days, repeatedly testing and harassing each other with small groups of cavalry, and engaged more battles, but the bloodiness was far less than before.

It was not easy to set up an ambush on the plains, everyone was light on horseback, and it was difficult to stay as long as they wanted to escape. And because the Huns had more cavalry, they could have an advantage by numbers. There was even a time when more than 100 Hun light horsemen assaulted the ferry opposite Lingzhou, burned more than a dozen boats, and then drove away.

Although Zhao Yun had extraordinary martial arts and led the cavalry to fight with the Huns many times, when his troops were at an absolute disadvantage, he could only hold the battle line, and could not completely expel the Hun light cavalry wandering around.

Since Cheng Yi was unwilling to fight the Huns again, the side with more light cavalry would take a big advantage. During these ten days, the Huns gradually gained the upper hand, and from top to bottom began to become arrogant again. Hu people, it's always been like this. However, just as they began to plan to wipe out all the Northland Wuwei coalition forces on the edge of the Yellow River, a thunderbolt on a sunny day stunned them.

In a courtyard in Lian County, trees and fences were torn down and tents were set up. In the big tent, someone exclaimed, "What? Is there an enemy army marching towards Linrong? ”

Everyone else is in an uproar, but the parents and wives of these leaders have stayed in Linrong.

"How many are there?"

"I've heard there are thousands!"

"I said that the enemy on the other side is so capable of fighting, why did he suddenly shrink up and not move, it turned out that he sent troops behind us!"

"Since they dare to divide their troops, we will destroy the enemy in front of us first, and then ........."

"Return to the army, return to the army immediately!" A Xiongnu chief threw his felt hat on the ground and shouted at the Marquis of Xubu Gudu, "I said that I can't transfer the last 10,000 people!" Now Wang Tingguang has some women and children left, what is the difference between this and a woman who has stripped naked? ”

His words were so fierce that spit was sprayed in the other person's face.

The Marquis of the Beard Bone was pale, his eyes seemed to be about to breathe fire, and he wanted to draw his knife and cut the rude guy in front of him into meat sauce, but he was not a direct descendant of the Yu clan, and he was able to ascend to the position of Da Shan Yu by the recommendation of these nobles. If he drew his knife now, of course he could hack the hateful guy in front of him to death, but then what? Let the Huns divide again?

He forcibly suppressed his anger and said sonorously: "The person who came to deliver the news said that he was attacked by the enemy in Shuofang County six days ago, and even if we immediately withdraw our camp and return north now, we will not be able to catch up, so it is better to wait for two more days and figure out the situation!" ”

"Who the hell is it? How dare you beat us to fight the idea of the Huns? When you catch them, you'll have to peel them off! ”

"What's the use of saying that now? Hurry up and send someone to figure out the situation! ”

There was another big quarrel in the big tent, and in the end, they could only compromise with each other, and sent a team of 1,000 people to Linrong quickly. Although other places in Hexi are not blocked by Helan Mountain, they are not as fertile as here in the north, but they are much better than the desert.

The Huns blocked the news, and only the nobles at the top knew about the change in the rear. They waited in fear for two days, and even the routine harassment became weak. Before the people sent out had no news, a piece of news that made them want to split their eyes came over, and Linrong City had fallen!

The Huns, who had killed a few horses, lay on the ground and cried: "The enemy rushed into the city, and killed anyone they saw, and those men also rebelled with weapons........ Woo, Da Danyu, you have to avenge us! ”

"Han'er!"

The Huns in the big tent roared angrily, "First slaughter the Han people in the city, and then return to Linrong and cut those thieves into pieces one by one!" ”

"Kill, kill, kill, kill!"

Before the Marquis of Subu could speak, many people had already rushed out and began a massacre in the city with their men. Screams rang out from all over Lian County, dense footsteps rang out in the streets, and cries were mixed with the sound of blades slashing at flesh. The sudden massacre left the Hun soldiers at a loss, but the news leaked out.

The officers and soldiers of the middle and lower ranks immediately blew up the pot, some of them killed all the Han and Qiang captured in the city by more ferocious means, and some of them took their soldiers and horses out of the city and burned all the nearby villages that had been surrendered to the ground. The flames began to burn in the city of Lianxian County, and then spread in all directions.

Half a day later, Cheng Yi got the news in the camp, "What? The Huns burned the village and Lian County and began to retreat north? ”

The spy gasped on the ground and said: "Yes, we can see it clearly by the river, they drove the cattle and sheep to the north, and the team pulled out more than ten miles, at least forty or fifty thousand people, this is still what we saw, maybe there are more if we don't see it!" ”

Cheng Yi waved his hand and said, "You go down first to receive the reward!" ”

When the spies retreated, Cheng Yi stood up and walked back and forth in the big tent a few times, thinking in his heart, "Before the envoy leaves, let us hold on for fifteen days, this is only eleven days, why did the Huns withdraw?" Could it be? ”

He raised his head and looked at the northern sky, and the only possibility surged in his heart, "Could it be that the king has succeeded?" ”

Cheng Yi stopped abruptly and said to himself: "It must be so!" ”

Outside the big tent, Lu Fang rushed over with the generals left behind by Yang Qiu. Lu Xiang saluted Cheng Yi, and then hurriedly said: "Cheng Taishou, the Huns are retreating in a big way, when the lord succeeds in Linrong, we should attack immediately!" ”

A few days after Chen Cheng left, Lu Fang also knew what he was going to do. After all, there is a confrontation between the two armies here, and dozens of small groups of cavalry are killing around the boundary within a radius of 100 miles every day, how can the commander not come forward all the time? The soldiers below can still find a reason to fool, and the generals above are like Lu Fang, but they won't be full for too long.

Lu Fang's heart was shocked when he found out, and after discussing with Cheng Yi, he cooperated to stabilize the army. He sent cavalry to attack every day, for fear that the Huns would be too painful and attract the Huns to attack with all their might; I was afraid that the strength was not enough, and the Huns saw the clues.

These days he was very nervous every day, sleeping with his eyes open and paying attention to the situation of the Huns. When the fire broke out in Lianxian County, he got the news as soon as possible, and then called the chief general of Yang Qiu's camp and came to Chengyi's side together.

The general left by Yang Qiu was named Yang Hao, and just by hearing the name, he knew that he was Yang Qiu's clansman, and he was a relative who was very close to Yang Qiu. Yang Hao knew for the first time what Chen Cheng was doing, and his face couldn't help but change greatly, he stepped forward and said in surprise and anger: "Taishou also went to Linrong?" You've known this for a long time......... How can you not tell me about this kind of thing? ”