Juyong Pass, where the terrain is dangerous, is one of the most important gateways to enter the pass from Yandi, the Zhao army has 5,000 troops stationed here, guarded by the light car general Wen Shidi.

That afternoon, Wen Shidi, who was in the city, received a report from the soldiers and found that a large number of people and horses were coming in front of him.

Juyong Pass faces northwest, the rear is a long and narrow ditch, the front is a mountain on both sides, the open area is distributed in the shape of a fan, the more north the more open, the last time out of the pass and Donghu trade, after walking forward for more than 30 miles, it is already a grassland area.

Wen Shidi quickly climbed the city wall and looked ahead, only to see a large number of horses running in front of him, some of the horses were ridden, both men and women, and there were still several miles away from Juyong Pass.

The people next to him said: "General, it seems that many of these Donghu people are women, and they came here for some reason." ”

Wen Shidi said: "It's very suspicious, we just need to guard the pass, and if we dare to get close, we will release arrows." ”

The soldiers of Zhao on the city wall moved up, and the archers and crossbowmen were ready for battle.

This southbound team is led by Jin Lun and Wei Fang.

The two endured the grief of losing their families, and took dozens of people to the south, and after galloping out of a distance, they successively met the people who were grazing in the south and came to gather, with a total of more than 2,000 people, Jin Lun told them the truth, showed the token of the elders, and rushed to Juyong Pass with them.

Fifty or sixty miles north of Juyong Pass, there are abundant water and grass, a large number of horses and livestock, tens of thousands of horses (including juvenile horses and breeding horses), and a greater number of cattle and sheep.

More than 3,000 people are grazing here, including women and teenagers under military age.

When Jin Lun arrived and told everyone the news, everyone was sad and sad about it, and they were willing to go to Zhao Guo together.

The cattle and sheep ran slowly, so they had to abandon the livestock, each of them mounted a horse, and then drove the remaining horses to Juyong Pass.

The nomads grew up on horseback, and there were nearly a thousand young men between the ages of twelve and fourteen in the crowd, all of whom had good riding skills, even women who did not need to participate in military training.

More than 6,000 people and more than 10,000 horses ran towards Juyong Pass, stopping at the place where there were still two arrows away from the pass, Wei Fang looked towards Juyong Pass, only to see that the Zhao army on the wall of the pass was waiting for him, and the bows and crossbows were aimed at this side.

I only heard the soldiers of the Zhao army shouting: "The Donghu people leave quickly, if they dare to approach, they will release arrows!" ”

This is said in the Saibei language, and there are a few soldiers in Yandi who understand the Donghu language, and they are specially dispatched to Juyongguan so that they can talk to the Donghu people when there is a situation.

Wei Fang let the mount move forward slightly, and shouted in the Central Plains dialect: "We are here to defect to Zhao, the king of Donghu has been killed by the Xiongnu, and the Huns are chasing and killing our tribe, we hope to defect to Zhao and assist Zhao to defend against the Huns in the future." Last month, it was our tribe who traded horses with your Zhao Kingdom. ”

Wen Shidi on the city wall was unmoved, the Donghu fighters were mixed with women, I don't know if it was the other party's trick, as for the king of Donghu who was killed by Mao Dun, I don't know if he was lying. Once the gates are opened and those with weapons rush in, it can be dangerous.

At this time, a military candidate said to Wen Shidi: "General, I know the woman who spoke. The last time I went out of the customs to exchange horses with Donghu, I saw this woman in my humble position. ”

In the last transaction with Donghu, Du Zhen sent two thousand soldiers out of the customs together, and this soldier was one of them.

The other Dubo also said, "Yes, this is this woman, I remember her appearance and the voice of her voice." ”

Wen Shidi said: "We can't open the city, and it is our duty to guard the Juyong Pass." ”

Suddenly, a chief pointed into the distance and said, "Look, someone is coming!" ”

Wen Shidi immediately looked into the distance, and in the open area in the distance, a large number of black shadows appeared, rushing towards this side, the black shadows were getting closer and closer, and it was vaguely found that they were combat troops with bows and arrows.

The Donghu people on the ground in front of the pass soon found the pursuing soldiers, and the panic spread.

Wei Fang was very anxious, and shouted to the city wall again: "The Huns are coming, please let us enter the customs, otherwise we will all die at the hands of the Huns." ”

Wen Shidi shouted in response: "I think it's your trick, don't try to trick me into opening the city gate." ”

Although Jin Lun couldn't hear the words of the Central Plains, he also saw that the other party refused to open the city gate, and said to his sister: "If God doesn't give us a way to live, we can only accept our fate!" Fight with the Huns! ”

Wei Fang said: "I will beg them again, and I will definitely convince them." ”

A certain general said: "I will take a thousand people to block the Huns!" ”

Jin Lun nodded in agreement.

The man marched forward about five miles with a thousand horsemen, ready for battle.

The terrain here, the closer to Juyong Pass, the narrower the terrain becomes, with high mountains on both sides, and the Huns cannot outflank from other directions, unable to deploy troops, and can only attack head-on.

At this time, Wei Fang got off his horse and shouted: "I want to come and talk to your general, don't open the city gate, just drop the rope and pull me up." ”

With that, Wei Fang walked forward.

Wen Shidi saw that the weak woman did not give the order to release the arrows.

When Wei Fang walked under the city wall, Wen Shidi ordered someone to lower the rope, let Wei Fang tie himself, and then pull him up.

As soon as he came up to the city wall, Wei Fang saw that the Huns had launched an attack on the 1,000-and-a-half army, and the bows and arrows of both sides were fired at each other, and each was killed or wounded.

The generals of the Zhao army also saw it, if it was really a treacherous scheme, it was impossible to kill their own people, right?

The soldier who had seen Wei Fang last time said, "This is General Duliao of my Zhao army." ”

Wei Fang said to Wen Shidi in a pleading tone: "General, we are sincerely taking refuge in the Zhao State, the Huns have seized the royal court, killed the king of Donghu, and sent troops to attack our tribe, and the tribal elders have died in battle. Our tribe is friendly to Zhao, and the last time the king of Donghu refused to trade with Zhao, it was I who persuaded the elder to sell horses to Zhao. I begged to let us into the city, hoping that Zhao Guo would take us in. ”

At this time, the Huns a few miles away have been close to the Donghu soldiers, the battle is fierce, the Donghu soldiers are the elite of the tribe, and they are fighting with the Huns with all their might, just hoping that others can enter the customs and avenge the tribe in the future.

Just now, the military candidate said: "General, last time I traded with Donghu, she was very friendly to our people, it should be right!" ”

Wen Shidi looked at the Donghu soldiers in the bloody battle a few miles away, and then looked at the anxious woman in front of the pass, he believed most of it, but the responsibility of guarding Juyong Pass is heavy, in case there is a mistake, but he can't afford this responsibility, and he doesn't put it into the pass, which is the safest, and whether these Donghu people in front of him are dead or alive has nothing to do with him.

Seeing that Wen Shidi had not yet agreed, Wei Fang said: "General, Zhao State is short of war horses, you have seen it, we have brought more than 10,000 horses, and we are bringing these horses to Zhao State." The general let us enter the customs, gave us a way out, and obtained so many war horses, which was a great achievement for the general. I beg the general to let us enter the customs, we have a way to live, and the general has also made meritorious contributions. ”

After that, Wei Fang knelt in front of Wen Shidi, with a pleading expression, looking pitiful, she was so beautiful and moving, and the soldiers present were sympathetic.

The military Hou said to Wen Shidi: "General, let them enter the customs!" ”

Wen Shidi finally made a decision, and said to a soldier who knew Donghu language: "Tell them that women and horses enter the city first, and if others dare to approach, bows and arrows will be served." ”

The soldiers spoke loudly to the people outside the city in Donghu.

The battle was fierce a few miles away, and the thousands of Donghu soldiers who had broken off were constantly falling, and the situation was very critical.

Hearing the shouts on the city wall, the Donghu people were like a life-saving straw, and Jin Lun ordered the women to drive the horses into the city.

The heavy city gate of Juyong Pass slowly opened, and the Donghu women drove the horses forward, and the Zhao soldiers were on guard in case of accidents.

Seeing the horses entering through the city gate, Wen Shidi and some of the generals were happy, these horses all belonged to the Zhao army, and the more good horses there were, the stronger the Zhao army would be.

The Xiongnu's pursuing force numbered 5,000, led by a cavalry commander of 10,000 people, who saw the gate of Juyong Pass open from afar, and the fleeing Donghu people entered the pass, and ordered a more fierce offensive.

More than 2,000 women and nearly 10,000 horses need to enter through the city gates, and it will take a certain amount of time. Seeing that the situation was critical, Jin Lun drew his weapon, and if the troops could not stop him, he would go into battle.

Wei Fang paid attention to the situation ahead, anxious, hoping that his brother would have time to enter the customs.

After the break, the Donghu soldiers continued to fall, and women and horses entered through the city gate one after another, and for Wei Fang, the time seemed to be very long.

Wen Shidi observed the battle five miles away to understand the tactics and combat power of the Hun soldiers.

I don't know how long it took, all the unridden horses, and more than 2,000 women, finally all entered the customs.

At this time, under the fierce blows of the Huns, there were only 300 Donghu soldiers left after the break, and they still fought to the death.

If it is an ordinary army, the loss of troops reaches three or four percent, and it is easy to cause a collapse of morale. The exception is to those armies with strong will or conviction who were able to fight to the last soldier, which was not uncommon in ancient warfare.

After the women and horses entered the customs, Jin Lun and more than 1,000 soldiers and nearly 1,000 young men were preparing to enter the customs, but the city gate was closed.

Wei Fang anxiously said to Wen Shidi: "General, why don't you let others enter the customs?" ”

Wen Shidi said: "It's okay to enter the customs, but you must obey the conditions." ”

At this time, a soldier outside the city wall shouted: "The men of the Donghu people are listening, take off their clothes, and throw down their weapons, otherwise they will not be able to enter the customs." ”

This is Wen Shidi's special order, if the other party brings weapons in, it is difficult to guarantee that there will be no accidents, let the other party even take off his clothes, and make sure that there are no weapons hidden, so as to be safe.

Jin Lun had no choice but to order all the people to do so, and after they took off their clothes, the city gate was opened again, and more than 2,000 people on horseback quickly entered the city.

By this time, the battle five miles away had reached its final moment, and all the 1,000-strong Donghu soldiers had been killed.

The Xiongnu soldiers did not take much advantage and paid the price of nearly 1,000 men, which was the fiercest resistance they had encountered since the war with Donghu.

After Jin Lun put on the clothes given by Zhao Bing, he climbed the city wall, and watched a thousand people all die in battle, these are all brothers who had trained with him in the past, and he felt very uncomfortable, gritting his teeth, and hating Mao Dun and the Xiongnu from the bottom of his heart.

The Xiongnu 10,000 cavalry commander led people to the front of Juyong Pass, and said loudly: "Quickly hand over the Donghu people, harboring the Donghu people is to be the enemy of the Xiongnu." ”

Outside the city wall, the crossbowmen of the Zhao army were ready again, and the reply of the soldiers was strict, and the Huns dared to release arrows if they dared to approach.

Wei Fang said to the 10,000 cavalry commanders: "You hateful Huns, there will be no good end. ”

Jin Lun said loudly: "Listen, sooner or later, the Donghu people will seek revenge on you!" ”

Commander Wan was completely furious, and repeatedly issued threats to Zhao Jun to hand over people.

Wen Shidi was unmoved, and the two sides confronted each other for a while, and the Hun cavalry commander had to order the retreat.

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Zhao Guo, Xiang Guo.

At noon that day, in a large inn in the city, two diners started talking about the political situation in the world.

Diner A said: "The imperial court implemented the apportionment of the land into the mu, abolished the due interests of the nobles, and claimed that 'the prince is guilty of the same crime as the common people', which is exactly the same as the tyrannical Qin's 'law is not noble, and the rope is not bent'." No matter how strong the force of the tyrannical Qin is, the domination of the world will soon be overthrown. ”

Diner B said: "Today, Zhao Guo wants to learn from Tyranny Qin, but he won't be able to do it for a long time!" ”

Diner Jia said: "In my opinion, the policy of the Han Kingdom is the best, with Xiao He assisting the King of Han and implementing the 'rule by inaction'. ”

Many diners present heard what the two said, and some of the people who disagreed with the two argued with them.

During the heated quarrel, three officials happened to pass by and came in to understand the situation.

A certain official shouted to the three of them: "What a bold man, he dares to say bad things about the court!" ”

Diner A was not afraid at all, and said: "The law of Zhao State, is there any rule that does not allow discussing the government and politics?" ”

Diner B said: "Discussing the world's major affairs is something that everyone can do, and the government even has to take care of this!" ”

For things that are not illegal, the official really can't control it, and a certain official said: "Hmph! If you are found to have violated the law, you are dead! ”

Soon after the three officials left, a man dressed as a clerk walked into the inn, picked up a stack of newspapers and said loudly: "Dazhao Times! Dazhao Times! There is no charge for delivering newspapers! ”

This was Zhao Xie's arrangement, and newspaper officials were dispatched to take the initiative to distribute newspapers in the city, and shops, inns, brothels and other places could not be missed.

The clerk first gave the shopkeeper a newspaper, and then placed a copy on each table.

Prior to this, many people had known that the imperial court was about to issue a newspaper, but no one had ever seen what the newspaper was like.

In this era, the literacy rate of the peasant households was very low, and as for the people in the capital, there were a large number of merchants and scholars, and the literacy rate was much higher.

The people in the inn hall suddenly felt a novelty when they looked at the novelty of the newspaper.

Some literate people read the contents of the newspaper on the spot, so that even the illiterate could know it.

"Under the leadership of the imperial court with King Zhao as the core, the people of the land of Zhao are happily ploughing in spring......"

“…… The soldiers of Zhao were highly motivated and morale-like, loyal to the king, rallied around the imperial court led by the king, and swore to defend Zhao to the death and thwart the plot of Liu Bang, a thief, to annex Zhao. ”

Everyone's attention was on the content of the newspaper, and the two diners who criticized the government secretly called King Zhao powerful and used the newspaper to say good things for themselves.