Chapter 128: Liu Yuan

Chen Cheng ordered the march, so the soldiers no longer cared about the gravel on the ground, and urged the war horses to rush forward. The Huns were greatly frightened, and they were still talking about surrender just now, why did they suddenly kill them? Many people were stabbed through the guns before they could react, and most of the remaining people either jumped into the Yellow River or dismounted and fled over the mountains.

After losing their fighting spirit, the resistance of the crowd is worse than that of the beasts. Many Huns jumped into the Yellow River only to find that their water quality was not good, and they could drown in small rivers, let alone in the rolling Yellow River? However, it is easy to jump, but it is not so easy to climb up and get over, even if the current is gentle.

In this battle, Chen Chengjun killed more than 800 people, captured more than 1,000 people, and most of the rest jumped into the Yellow River. Only two or three hundred men dismounted and escaped with their lives over the mountains. But there are few plants in the mountains here, so it's hard to find food, and it's not clear if one in 10 people will survive.

Those who were good at archery in the Liangzhou army also chased all the way down the Yellow River and shot the Huns in the river to death. The Huns cursed as they swam away into the distance. The current on the shore is gentler, and the closer you get to the middle of the river, the faster the current. But staying on the shore is dying now, and swimming to the middle with a horse may not be dead, everyone knows how to choose.

The bodies of people and horses drowned in the Yellow River were driven north with the water, and many were pushed to the west bank. When the Huns grazing and drinking horses on the shore saw it, they couldn't help but make a big noise. The news soon reached the ears of the Marquis of Xubu Gudu, who rode to the river, and saw more than a dozen corpses floating in the river, pretending to be calm and facing the people on the side: "It's just that I accidentally fell into the river and drowned, and it's nothing." ”

What do you mean by nothing? The princes and nobles who came together are not stupid, how could they not guess what happened?

The chieftain, who had sent all his men across the river, cried, "It's over, it's all over, that's the best of the three thousand!" ”

The Marquis of the Bones of the Beard whipped the man and shouted, "What are you crying about? It's just that a dozen people accidentally fell into the river, and the enemy soldiers are few, so when we cross the Yellow River, we will cut off the flesh on the enemy's body with a knife! ”

Seeing that Da Shan Yu was so calm, the leaders of the leaders felt a little relieved. At this time, a Hun man staggered up from the river with a horse, and when he saw that many nobles were in front of him, he cried out from a long distance, "Da Danyu, all the soldiers and horses who crossed the river are dead!" ”

The Marquis of the Bones almost didn't come up in one breath, his face was pale, he snatched the bow from the soldiers beside him, and shot at the man in the river with all his might. But in anger, he used too much force and directly pulled the bowstring off. There was a "snap" sound, and the bowstring was pumped on his face, and blood flowed for a long time.

"Shoot him!" The Marquis of the Bones of the Beard said furiously: "Shoot him!" ”

The Hun soldiers behind him hesitated for a moment, and had to step forward in Shan Yu's furious eyes, then opened his bow and shot the arrow. The man who was still standing in the shallow water first shouted, "I am not guilty," and when he saw that the arrow had really been fired, he had to turn his head and run towards the middle of the river. After a few steps, arrows fell from the sky and killed him in the river. Strands of blood flowed down the river, and the bright red color gradually faded, and finally mixed into the river water, and it was no longer visible.

Seeing that the man in the river was shot like a hedgehog, the anger of the Marquis of Xubu finally dissipated a little, and after he calmed down, he continued to move in the direction of Yin Mountain with his soldiers and horses, wanting to collect those tribes at the foot of Yin Mountain. They galloped back from a distance of six or seven hundred miles, and not only lost a lot of soldiers, but also a lot of cattle and horses.

After Chen Cheng collected his troops and returned to Linrong, he first showed the prisoners and banners to the soldiers and civilians in the city to calm the hearts of the people and soldiers in the city. Then he sent Xu Rong to lead a hundred cavalry to the south to pass back the information of the Great Destruction of the Huns. According to Chen Cheng's original intention, Xu Rong could play a greater role in staying in Linrong, but due to several considerations, he finally decided to send him back to report the news.

It's not that he doesn't trust Yang Qiu and Li Kanna, these people have always been very brave in the recent battles, but now they are alone, so they can only be cautious and cautious. Chen Cheng knows that people's minds are easy to change, maybe for some reason they will become diametrically opposed to before.

In the following ten days, the Huns tried to cross the Yellow River several times, but they were all photographed back by the Liangzhou army. The Huns were no longer as resolute as last time, and shrank back at the slightest hint of the wind. It really lost more than 7,000 cavalry at a time, which made them a little afraid.

Although more than 2,000 Hun cavalry escaped, they were all scattered in the vast land of Hetao. If you can't assemble, it's like you don't have one. Not only could these people no longer play any role, but they exaggerated the number and combat effectiveness of the Liangzhou army everywhere, spreading panic and anxiety throughout the Xiongnu tribes.

When the subsequent Huns returned to the foot of Yin Mountain, plus the tribes that were grazing here, the army in the hands of the Marquis of Xubu Gudu swelled to more than 70,000. In the past many days, he has also figured out that the enemy in Linrong City is only three or four thousand horsemen. Although I still don't understand how the enemy can win at such a point, it is not uncommon for the Huns to be defeated and collapsed when they occupied the absolute strength of the Han army.

Therefore, the Marquis of Xubu Gudu tried several times near Linrong, but after being discovered by the Liangzhou army, he simply led people along the Yellow River to the east for hundreds of miles, until he reached the foot of the mountains in the east, and then crossed the Yellow River.

In the eyes of the Marquis of Subu Gudu, it is understandable that the people of Liangzhou could not be completely defeated in the north. But when he arrived at the edge of the Yellow River, he attacked head-on with dignified and upright soldiers to clean up those Han people who didn't know whether they were alive or dead, or was it not easy?

As for the war horses that the people below complained about, the people complained that the Wuhuan people in the east would come over to rob the pasture and other things, in the eyes of the Marquis of the Beard Gudu, they were all just trivial matters. He rode on horseback, looked contemptuously at the leaders of the nobles with sad faces, and said in his heart: What is it to suffer a little now? If you don't drive the Han people out of Linrong, you will suffer in the future!

The Marquis of Xubu Gudu looked at the front and back, left and right, frowned, and reprimanded loudly: "It's too slow, let everyone speed up, within three days, I will rush to Linrong City!" ”

The soldiers shouted their orders and passed on the order to support the plow, which immediately caused a sigh.

"Da Danyu, why don't you let the sons and daughters rest first!" A close nobleman said: "The soldiers are very tired, and many cattle, sheep and horses have died, so it is not possible to go on like this!" ”

When the Marquis of the Bones heard this, he became angry, "The people below don't understand the reason, don't you understand it either?" Every day we rest, the strength of the Han people in Linrong City will become stronger! If the Han people gain a firm foothold in Linrong, they will seize Wuyuan next, and if they are not driven away, our Great Huns will perish! ”

The nobles were scolded and looked at each other, and then went down dejectedly.

At this time, fourteen days had passed since the Huns crossed the river near Linrong for the first time, and it took another three days for this army to kill near Linrong again.

When the Huns were moving around, the Liangzhou army was not idle. After Xu Rong returned to Lingzhou, he first informed Yan Zhong of Linrong's situation, and then handed over Chen Cheng's handwritten letter. Yan Zhong thought that Chen Cheng would return the same way after the surprise attack on Linrong, but he didn't expect Chen Cheng to stop leaving Linrong.

He was stunned for a while, and when he came to his senses, he immediately found Cheng Yi, Yang Hao, Lu Fang, Zhao Yun and other generals to pass on the bamboo slips to everyone. Hearing that Chen Cheng led his troops to capture Linrong City and defeated 8,000 Hun cavalry on the edge of the Yellow River, the generals unanimously agreed that this was a God-given opportunity and should not be missed.

So the soldiers divided into two routes, all the way to the west bank of the Yellow River, and followed the movement trajectory of the Huns. The other way through the vast sea of sand, from the east coast straight to Linrong City. After the two routes of soldiers and horses arrived at their destination, the Huns still gathered troops and horses near Wuyuan County.

After waiting for another four days, the Huns appeared near Linrong. It was only a matter of the enemy's slow movement, and what surprised Chen Cheng the most was that many Huns had escaped from the east, saying that they wanted to abandon the darkness and turn to the light.

These days, in addition to supervising the craftsmen in the city to continue to build new equipment and weapons, Chen Cheng is also discussing with the generals what tactics to use. In his spare time, he will also learn some Xiongnu language from that day and others. His "intelligence" attribute adds a few points, and while it doesn't do much good for creative thinking, it learns things much faster.

So, although less than twenty days have passed, his Hun dialect is already very fluent.

Chen Cheng said in surprise: "This ........ You are the Huns, how could you betray your Da Danyu and want to come to me? ”

The Huns kneeling on the ground cried: "The Marquis of Subu Gudu is not a direct descendant of the Luan Dai clan, and he is not qualified to be a big Danyu. Since the last time it was ...... After being defeated by Lord Chen, he forcibly conscripted the cattle, sheep and horses in our tribe, and captured all the young and strong people and forcibly incorporated them into the army. It's not that we want to betray the plough and Tu Da Danyu, the Marquis of Xubu Gudu is not the Shan Yu of our Huns! ”

"Then why did you go to me?" Chen Cheng playfully said: "I'm not a descendant of the Luan Dai clan." ”

"We have heard that Lord Chen never hesitates to reward those who have made meritorious contributions. That day was also a Huns, but it was reused by the adults, not only to give him a lot of troops, but also to give him a large piece of grassland. What we can do for adults that day, we can do too! ”

"Haha, I see, what's your name?"

The Huns who were kneeling on the ground raised their heads and said excitedly: "My ancestor is the son of the Ninghu clan, and he has the blood of the royal family of the Han Dynasty in his body, and the name of the Huns will not be used in the future, please give me a Han name!" ”

The so-called Ning Hu clan is Wang Zhaojun. Hearing this, that day could not help but feel jealous in his heart. He said in his heart; I don't even dare to ask for a name, you new surrenderer, dare to make such an unreasonable demand!

However, after Chen Cheng pondered for a while, he really gave him a Han name, "Since you have royal blood, that is, you have a deep relationship with the Central Plains, then your name is Liu, and your single name is Yuan." ”

Liu Yuan kowtowed on the ground and said happily: "Thank you for the name!" ”