Volume 1 The Beginning of the Late Han Dynasty Chapter 17 Xu Fu had the opportunity to assassinate Qiangqu
At this time, on the Ordos Plateau, Shan Yu Qiangqu led a small number of Hun cavalry outside the deserted Etuoke Banner waiting for the arrival of Husi, the son of Husi, although he had not a careful plan with Xiang Ao, but he was a little apprehensive in his heart, after all, in order to achieve the effect of concealing people's ears, Qiangqu only brought less than 500 cavalry.
At this time, tens of thousands of people had gathered around the abandoned Etoke Banner. However, the Southern Xiongnu have moved into the Han Dynasty for many years, and they are not like the Xianbei foreigners, everyone carries a knife and rides a horse, and there are many Han living customs in the Southern Xiongnu today. Many Southern Xiongnu tribes still drive the donkey carts commonly used by the Han people, but the climate of the Ordos Plateau is indeed not suitable for the survival of donkeys, and many Southern Xiongnu people who have moved out of the state have said that donkeys have been replaced by horses.
Just when the Qiangqu was waiting a little impatiently, about 5,000 Hun cavalry were ushered in from the west of the Qiangqu. Although the armor of this cavalry is not as elite as that brought by Qiangqu, it can even be seen that many cavalry are simply used to make up the numbers, but the cavalry scene of 5,000 is still extremely depressing. After Qiang Qu saw this team, his face was extremely ugly, not only annoyed by Husi's distrustful attitude, but also worried in his heart, Husi was afraid that such a big battle would not be so simple today.
"Hus, what do you mean? This single is located in the integrity of Zen in you, and you are bringing such soldiers and horses to intimidate this single Yu? When Husi arrived and went up to face him, Qiang Qu held back the slight anger in his heart and asked loudly.
Husi didn't get off his horse after hearing that Qiangqu was drinking, and even looked around into the distance.
"Hehe, Lord Shan Yu doesn't have to be so angry, Husi is afraid of death, if you are not careful, it will not be good if you lose your life." Husi smiled teasingly and looked at Qiang Qu and replied. In the face of Husi's unreasonableness, Qiang Qu could only endure it, first, today's purpose was to lead Husi to the direction where Xiang Ao was, and second, the other party was too numerous, and he could only swallow his anger.
"What about you? Can I go back to the United States with this slip to receive the Zen Rite ceremony? ”
"Is it possible to be mistaken? My Xiongnu need to go to the border of the Han people to succeed to the throne? My Xiongnu is the wolf of the grassland, does Qiangqu Shan Yu still want to return to Meiji to be the dog of the Han people? ”
"Husi, you ......" Qiangqu was angry, and this Husi probably expected that Qiangqu must have a plan today. In fact, Husi is not stupid, although he doesn't know what Qiangqu's heart is, as long as he leads the army to the appointment today, and then attacks Qiangqu, and gives Qiangqu the name of a tribal sinner, and then kills him as a Hun hero, regardless of whether Qiangqu is Zen today and what is the position of Shan Yu, Shan Yu's position, Husi is determined.
In the blink of an eye, Qiang Qu, who understood Husi's intentions, was shocked in his heart, such a child is so bold today, he should not be underestimated too much, and now there are only five hundred horsemen How to escape from Husi's hands. And after Hu Si finished speaking, Hu Si saw that the ten thousand people present were whispering, not listening to Qiang Qu's instructions, and even the soldiers brought by Qiang Qu had many people frowning and thinking. If I go on like this, I am in danger today, and Qiang Qu secretly begged in his heart.
"Shan Yu's position is sealed by His Majesty the Han Dynasty, we have been in the Han Dynasty for many years, and we have been paid to the court every year, and at this time we should also be the people of the Han Dynasty, how can I say that the dog of the Han people. Today, I Qiangqu remembered the friendship of my brother in the past, and wanted to pass on the position of you, but I never thought that you wanted to kill me and seize the throne and come out against the Han, so you want to drag tens of thousands of Huns to accompany you to the funeral? ”
Husi's face was as black as ink after hearing this, and his heart was even more resolute, since this is the case, then ......
"It seems that you are no longer worthy of the position of Shan Yu, how can I be a lackey of the Han Dynasty. Today I will kill you and take them with you. Kill ......" Husi didn't dare to say more, for fear that so many people who had finally gathered would leave him, so he didn't wait for the reaction of the soldiers and civilians present and waved his army forward.
Qiang Qu shouted anxiously in his heart: "Sons, break through to the east, the Han Xiongnu Zhonglang is on his way to help." After shouting, Qiang Qu led the way and fled eastward, and the five hundred horsemen he brought were also elite, and the stable camp behind Qiang Qu retreated quickly.
"Chase me, shoot non-stop, and I will definitely take down this man's lackey." After Hu Si gave the order, he led the pursuit towards Qiangqu. He didn't believe what Qiang Qu said about the Xiongnu generals, and the court hadn't had time to appoint them. Besides, 5,000 cavalry are still afraid of ambushes on such a desert plain? Joke.
Although the 5,000 cavalry recruited by Husi was not a regular army, nor had they been systematically trained, the Xiongnu people were originally a horse nation, and there were many herdsmen who were proficient in riding and archery.
Faster, faster, when the king and Zhonglang will turn to get rid of Ruhus. At this time, Qiangqu was already the last crossbow, and fled all the way, and the five hundred elites around him were only less than two hundred horsemen at this time, and almost everyone was injured by the stray arrows, and Qiangqu was even injured in the back and shoulder blades.
"Fujun, two hundred Hun cavalry were found in front, and it is suspected that they are only in the Qiang Canal."
"Two hundred horsemen?" Xiang Ao frowned, and suddenly shouted in his heart: "The Right Sage King Qiangqu should be hunted down, and we will rescue him quickly." ”
Xiang Ao said that, and immediately ordered the whole army to rush in the direction reported by the scouts. However, Xiang Ao didn't notice that Xu Fu beside him was contemplative at this time, and excitement and determination were faintly visible on his face.
"Drive..."
In less than half an hour, Xiang Ao had already led his troops to meet the Qiang Canal. At this time, Qiangqu was in a very bad state, not only his hair was scattered, but his shoulder blades also had an iron arrow deep into his flesh and bones. Seeing this, Xiang Ao also knew that it was Husi, the son of Hu, who was chasing and killing Qiangqu at this time.
"Boldly shouted, he actually chased and killed the important ministers of the Han court, and you were waiting to die. Kill ......" Xiang Ao beckoned Xu Fu to lead dozens of cavalry to meet the remnants of the Qiang Canal, and he led more than 3,000 cavalry to meet the cavalry of 5,000 Huns, without fear. The difference in numbers is not too big, and the people led by Xiang Ao are all elites, and they also follow Xiang Ao's pace and rush towards the Huns. In particular, the five hundred guards led by Xiang Ao were all iron cavalry armed to the teeth, and in an instant, Xiang Ao had led more than 3,000 cavalry into the formation. At this time, the Hun cavalry was not a regular military department, and with such a long-distance attack, the formation had long been chaotic.
"Fortunately, we marched in time, otherwise the Right Virtuous King would be in danger." After Xu Fu received the Qiangqu, he dismounted and walked to the side of the Qiangqu horses, "The king of my family has led the troops to chase and kill the rebels, and the king of Youxian can rest assured." Does this team have Hus himself? ”
"It must be this thief, when we first met, it was this son who waved his army up, and he didn't let this king say much at all." Qiangqu bared his teeth, I don't know if it was because of the pain or the hatred for Husi.
"That's it!" Xu Fu nodded, his faint eyes showing a fierce light. "Then the lower official will first help the right virtuous king to get off the horse and heal, so as not to have an accident." After speaking, Xu Fu raised his head in a friendly manner and stretched out his hands.
"There is a labor division." Qiangqu was undoubtedly others, so he took advantage of the situation to dismount. At the moment when Qiangqu turned sideways and was about to dismount, Xu Fu used the horse to block the sight of the two hundred horsemen and stabbed the horse's buttocks with a sharp object.
"Hiss..." The horse stood up in fright, and Qiangqu, who was already injured, couldn't grasp the center of gravity, and leaned back straight.
Xu Fu shouted: "King Youxian beware. After shouting, he made the appearance of stepping forward to save the Qiang Canal, but on the momentum of the Qiang Canal landing, he used his strength to press down. The iron arrow that was originally inserted in the shoulder blade went deep into Qiangqu's body towards the heart position.
Qiang Qu's face was full of consternation, and his heart was also extremely terrifying: This guy wants to harm me. Xu Fu immediately squatted down and shouted, and shook Qiangqu's shoulders vigorously: "Right Virtuous King, Right Virtuous King." Xu Fu peeked at the place where the iron arrow was inserted, and he was relieved in his heart, if not, he might have to spend some time trying to do it.
The two hundred horsemen in the surrounding circle also turned over and dismounted, and ran to Qiangqu in front of the ground in a panic. "Shan Yu... More than two hundred people shouted Qiangqu, and Xu Fu was instantly squeezed out of the circle. Qiangqu's heart was injured by an iron arrow, and after a few breaths, he was already spitting blood, and it was expected that the iron arrow was inserted and injured his lungs. Qiang Qu was lying in the arms of a Xiongnu, looking angrily at the direction of Xu Fu's retreat, as if he wanted to remind everyone who the murderer was.
But he didn't want to, a Hun next to him cried loudly: "Shan Yu rest assured, we will definitely break Husi's corpse into ten thousand pieces to avenge Shan Yu." Qiang Qu's originally hateful face was even more distorted with grief and indignation, and his throat was still roaring "uh, uh". If Xu Fu could see it, he would definitely feel that Qiang Qu's expression must have been popularized by this Huns.
Qiang Qu swallowed his breath, his eyes were wide with anger, and he didn't bat at death. Some of the Huns were crying, and some were full of grief and indignation, yelling and getting on the horse to chase down the adults with Zhonglang. Seeing this, Xu Fu didn't say much, the deceased was gone, and he was too sad. and arranged for people to guard the body of Qiangqu and follow the army, and the rest of the people went with the army to quell the rebellion.
At this time, most of the cavalry led by Xiang Ao had also fled, pursuing hundreds of Hun rebels along the way. Although the cavalry led by Husi was not elite, they were all good horsemen, and they pursued lightly, and they fled west very quickly. Xiang Ao was worried that the formation was too chaotic and would be attacked by Husi, so he had to slow down the pursuit and fell behind most of Husi.
"I see!" Husi was extremely annoyed at this time, and he also understood why Qiangqu did this time. Originally, the imperial court would not have participated too much in the civil strife of the Southern Xiongnu, but this time Husi's actions have been characterized as a rebellion, and his subordinates are all rebels. Husi led the remaining about 3,500 horsemen to flee back to the Etuoke Banner, and there were not many Xiongnu herdsmen still here, so Husi forcibly coerced everyone and prepared to flee to the west after going hundreds of miles north. Since the Han cavalry could not pursue them, Husi planned to escape all the way out of the Ordos Heights, and crossed the Yellow River west along the border of Liangzhou to escape away.
At this time, Xiang Ao and Xu Fu had finished cleaning up the results of the battle and did not put down the speed of the march, Xiang Ao was still a little worried that if Gao Shun encountered the enemy with the Xiongnu in the west, he would not be able to meet the rest of Husi. The two did not waste time, and discussed the follow-up during the march.
"Fujun, Qiangqu has been ambushed, we can issue the news of the Husi rebellion in the name of Xiongnu Zhonglang to chase and kill."
Xiang Ao looked at Xu Fu a little strangely, he remembered that when he met Qiangqu, although Qiangqu was downtrodden and injured a lot, it was impossible for him to die in less than half an hour. However, Xiang Ao couldn't see anything wrong with Xu Fu.
"That Yuan Zhi announced the rebellion of the entire Southern Xiongnu Husi in the name of General Wu Zhonglang, and attacked and killed Qiangqu. In this way, my move is famous. ”
"As it should be." Xu Fu should be ordered by Xiang Ao to send someone to deal with this matter.