If the army wants to supply grain and grass, it can only be supplied from Ashina, Pei Guangyuan rode on horseback and watched the team head towards the northwest in a daze, and there was unspeakable bitterness in his heart.

The adjutant general came over and asked, "General, how do you collect this grain and grass?" ”

Pei Guangyuan turned his head and asked, "What do you think?" ”

"Buy? We don't bring any money, and even if they do, they don't necessarily sell! Rob? This ······ We are soldiers, not bandits, and it's not good to rob people, right? ”

"Kill!" Pei Guangyuan highlighted one word.

The adjutant general trembled when he heard this, "What······ General, these are all old and weak women and children! ”

Pei Guangyuan turned his head coldly and looked at the lieutenant general, "Obey the order, if there is anything, everything will be borne by the general, and it has nothing to do with you!" If you don't obey orders, you will be punished for disobeying military orders!" ”

The adjutant general's face changed, and his face showed hesitation, but he finally gritted his teeth and raised his hand and waved down: "Kill-"

Pei Guangyuan closed his eyes, if he fought with the enemy, he would be fearless, but at this moment······

The cavalry of the cadre army who received the order rushed forward with their horses, and under the wave of their weapons, screams and blood splashed one after another, but in a few moments, the camp of the Ashina clan became the hell of Shura.

When the last scream stopped abruptly, Pei Guangyuan opened his eyes, and his eyes became even colder, "Collect grain and drive cattle, sheep and horses together!" Also, make a mark on the map drawn, there is gold and iron ore here, maybe the imperial court can use it in the future! ”

"Yes!" The adjutant general agreed, waving his hand to the generals.

During the march, Zhao Ping, who had been following Zhao Junsheng, couldn't help it, and asked boldly: "Father, you insist on pursuing to the end, not because this place is close to the Western Regions, and once the food and grass are insufficient, you can go to the Western Regions to replenish, but because you have concluded that there are tribes of Rouran people near here?" ”

Zhao Junsheng looked ahead and asked, "Before we set out on the expedition, did Rouran have any battles with other forces?" ”

"It doesn't seem to be!" Zhao Ping replied.

"Is there a civil unrest?"

Zhao Ping thought about it and shook his head: "It doesn't seem to be!" ”

Zhao Junsheng asked again: "Since they have not been beaten by other forces, and there has been no civil strife, then why have we fought with the Rouran Army for so long but have not encountered a tribe of the Rouran people?" Why? ”

Zhao Ping said: "They must have moved away in advance!" ”

"In that case, they always have a place to go, right? Can't just disappear out of thin air, right? In addition to the Eastern Route Army and the Middle Route Army, they also swept away some small Rouran tribes at the beginning, and then they never encountered other tribes, so where did the other Rouran tribes migrate? The north and south of the desert have been swept and searched by my three-way army, but nothing has been found, so those Rouran tribes can only migrate to the western plateau of Rouran, where else can they hide? ”

Zhao Ping slapped his head, "Father is right, since those Rouran tribes are not in the north and south of the desert, they can definitely only hide in the western plateau region. Erchen heard that the western plateau of Rouran also has a large area of grassland, many rivers, and sufficient water sources, but the climate of the western plateau of Rouran is colder than that of the eastern desert in the north and south every winter, and the royal family of Rouran is unwilling to build the Khan's court in this area! ”

The army camped after a day's march, and the next morning, according to the captured guide, the camp was only a hundred miles away from Heyun.

After some consideration, Zhao Junsheng decided to besiege the Heyun region to prevent Rouran Khan Tuhe Zhen from escaping again. He ordered Chang Kun to take 5,000 men to bypass the West Sea to the west of Heyun, and ordered Yuan He to lead 5,000 troops to the north of Heyun, and he himself led the remaining 20,000 horses to kill them from the southeast, and agreed that two days later, in the morning, Heyun would be surrounded from three directions and that Zhao Junsheng's main force would take the lead in attacking.

The main force led by Zhao Junsheng was the closest to Heyun, so he was not in a hurry to march, and it was too close to Heyun to be easily discovered by Tuhe Zhen.

That night, Zhao Junsheng and Zhao Ping had dinner together.

Zhao Ping ate and asked, "Father, this place in Heyun should be the location of the last royal court of Beidan Yu in the Han Dynasty, right?" At that time, the general with troops in the Han Dynasty was Zhonglang General Geng Tan, right? ”

Zhao Junsheng nodded: "This is indeed recorded in the history books. At that time, Geng Tan led the generals and more than 8,000 Southern Huns to ride out of the chicken deer plug and arrived at Zhuo Evil Mountain, and then dropped their baggage, went into battle lightly, and the troops were divided into two roads in the north and south to encircle Heyun! The Northern Xiongnu suffered another crushing defeat in that battle, and Beidan Yu fled and disappeared. In the following year, Dou Xian sent Geng Bian, Ren Shang, Zhao Bo and others to lead 5,000 troops out of Yansai for more than 5,000 miles to attack the Northern Xiongnu. ”

Zhao Ping couldn't help but ask, "Father, does Dou Xian really have that much ability?" If according to the records in the classics, aside from his nepotism, autocracy, and vain attempts to usurp the throne, his merits are only higher than Wei Qing and Huo Quai, then his prestige in the army should be unmatched, but he was easily taken down by Emperor Han He, his power was easily disintegrated, and he was finally given death, Erchen always felt too incredible when he thought about it! ”

Zhao Junsheng smiled and said, "Is it true that what is written in the annals of history is absolutely true?" I don't think necessarily, people who write history books are also people, and people have their own preferences and positions! I heard that Fan Ye of the Southern Dynasty compiled the Book of the Later Han Dynasty a few years ago, and the documents he has are not necessarily comprehensive and true. Also, after all, the annals are officially edited, and it is normal to use the Spring and Autumn penmanship to elevate someone, deliberately ignore, erase, or obscure someone's merits!

Take Dou Xian as an example, he is the elder brother of the Empress Dowager Dou, judging from the relevant records, he has never had the experience of joining the army, if a person can command a small battle and win a big victory, it can be said that he has military talent, but to command several large-scale national battles in a row, without rich command and combat experience, battle plans, troop arrangements and the ability to coordinate the armies of various departments, it is absolutely impossible to rely on temporary cramming!

At that time, it was the Empress Dowager Dou who was in power, and she couldn't talk to the emperor, but women's power has been criticized since ancient times, so if Empress Dowager Dou wants to firmly grasp the power in her hands, she must master the army. The idea that the Han Dynasty decided to attack the Xiongnu in the north was opposed by all the courtiers at first, the Empress Dowager Dou wanted to fight, and wanted to control the army with this, but no one supported her, and then she thought of Geng Bing, the general of Zhengxi, who was a general with rich combat experience and outstanding achievements, and the Geng family was a military family, and the power in the court was strong, so she won over the Geng family, in order to consolidate her rights, the Empress Dowager Dou appointed her brother Dou Xian as the general of the cavalry as the commander-in-chief of the northern expedition against the Xiongnu, But in fact, Dou Xian is just a brand, and the preparation, planning, and command of several battles before and after are all done by his deputy Geng Bing, but the public opinion at that time deliberately ignored and blurred Geng Bing's role, which did not mean that the Empress Dowager Dou meant! ”

Zhao Ping was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and couldn't help but ask: "Since my father has this opinion, why did you particularly affirm Dou Xian's merits some time ago?" ”

Zhao Junsheng said with a smile: "A nation needs heroes, there are heroes and there is spirit, and there is spirit and faith!" Geng Bing has a talent, his exploits in attacking the Xiongnu in the north are certain, but he is only a deputy general, if the Han Dynasty at that time is to re-promote Geng Bing's role and merits, then put Dou Xian there? He is the commander of the Northern Expedition to the Huns, people will wonder if there is something greasy in this, if the people know that the Northern Expedition against the Xiongnu and won a complete victory, such a major event that shook the world is just a means for the Empress Dowager Dou to grasp the army and consolidate her power, but I am afraid that the people of the world will not be able to accept this fact! ”

Zhao Ping listened to Zhao Junsheng's analysis, and suddenly had a feeling of enlightenment, and said: "My father is insightful, and my sons have benefited a lot!" ”

Zhao Junsheng admonished: "So what is said in the book is not necessarily true, nor is it necessarily true!" Even sometimes what you see with your own eyes is not necessarily true, but someone else wants you to see it and does it on purpose! You have to have your own opinion on any matter, and you have to learn to analyze the essence of the matter and understand its ins and outs, so that you can not be swayed by the opinions of others or the outside world."

"Son, remember!"

Two days later, at dawn, Zhao Junsheng led the main force to arrive at the periphery of Heyun.

At dawn, the main army of 20,000 cavalry After all, Heyun, Rouran Khan Tuhe Zhen received the news and quickly gathered men and horses to meet the battle, but he received the news a little later.

Before his newly assembled 10,000 soldiers and horses had time to set up a formation, Zhao Junsheng personally led his troops to rush over.

Tuga Zhen knew that he could not escape anymore, and if he fled again, even if he did not die, the position of the khan would not be kept, so he hurriedly met the battle, but was defeated by Zhao Junsheng's army of 20,000.

More than 10,000 Rouran troops were beaten and scattered, after the army was scattered, the disillusioned Tuhe Zhen wanted to draw his sword and kill himself, but was cut unconscious by the national teacher Tan Wuye, and they fled to the west under the escort of more than 100 personal guards to avoid the pursuit of the cadre army.

Thirty miles west of Heyun, in the valley of the river, Chang Kun's 5,000 soldiers and horses were already waiting here.

More than 100 cavalry rode into the river valley panting and fled into the river valley with the protection of Tuhe Zhen and Tan Wuye, and happened to crash into the front of Chang Kun's army.

Tan Wuye thought that he could get rid of the pursuit of the cadres behind him, but who knew that in the end he was still blocked by the cadres, and when Tan Wuye saw the neat line of cadres and cavalry in front of him, he knew that he and Tuhe Zhen could not escape.

Tuga Zhen had already woken up from his coma, he had already developed the will to live and die, pulled out his scimitar and said to Tan Wuye: "National teacher, you are strong in martial arts, if you are bent on escaping, the cadres must not be able to catch you, you go!" ”

Tan Wuye smiled bitterly: "The Khan thinks too highly of the poor monks, these cadres and cavalry are not vegetarians, their powerful poor monks have personally learned it, rather than being captured in the process of escaping, it is better to fight to the death with the Khan again!" ”

Tuga Zhen turned his head to look at Tan Wuye, and took a deep breath, "That's good, it's a death on the left and right, then it's better to die in a vigorous battle!" Sons, kill me—"

"Kill-" Tan Wuye and the remaining hundred or so Rouran cavalry rushed towards the Qianjun formation.

"Kill-" Chang Kun pointed forward with a long lance, and the five thousand cavalry rushed out like arrows from the string, drowning Tuhe Zhen, Tan Wuye and more than a hundred Rouran cavalry in an instant.