The tragedy in Macheng aroused the anger in the hearts of the Yellow Turbans.

Even Tian Feng, who had always disapproved of Chen Xu's sending troops and went north to fight with the Hu people, began to actively make suggestions and prepare to deal with the Xianbei people.

Since ancient times, the xenophobia of China has been very strong, and there is a saying that 'if you are not of my race, your heart will be different'.

Although the Yellow Turbans rebelled against the imperial court, they were also Han Chinese. When they saw that their compatriots had all died tragically under the butcher's knives of the alien race, they all became bitter and bitter.

The sun was like fire, but the anger in everyone's hearts was not much worse than the big fireball in the sky.

After Chen Xu asked the Yellow Turban Army to bury the corpses in the city, he canceled the original plan to rest and recuperate, and directly followed the Great Wall and chased the footprints of the Xianbei people to the west.

Maybe they can catch up with the Xianbei people as soon as possible, and they may save the lives of some more compatriots.

Even if the Xianbei people have 50,000 soldiers and horses, even if the Yellow Turban Army is now exhausted, they are still full of fighting spirit.

Gaoliu City, and Lian led the Xianbei people to surround this city and stormed it for two days in a row. But apart from the disposition of more than 2,000 corpses, nothing has been accomplished.

The Xianbei people are all cavalry, and they are not very good at siege. Coupled with the Takayanagi guard, he has already learned the news of the destruction of Macheng.

Therefore, before the Xianbei people arrived, they began to levy people and let them help strengthen the city wall.

All the people of Liucheng knew what would happen to them if the Xianbei people broke through the city. So in the face of the government's call-up, no one has any complaints.

On the contrary, even many old and weak women and children spontaneously came to the city wall to help do what they could.

An officer who was defending the city pulled out an arrow shot at the armor and cried out in pain. Fortunately, there was armor to block it, and he wore an underwear inside, which made the arrow not penetrate deep into the flesh.

Rao was like this, and blood also flowed out of the wound, staining his clothes red.

The officers and soldiers looked like they were in their twenties, and their faces still looked a little immature. Due to the large number of injured people in the city, there was no way to heal an injury like his, which was not serious.

He could only tear open his clothes and bandage them briefly. But he was sweating profusely in pain, and he never bandaged his wounds.

At this time, an old lady came over and said with concern: "Your baby is injured, why don't you shout, what are you fooling around here?" ”

When he had finished speaking, he helped the boy to sit on the city wall, unbuttoned his shirt, cleaned his wounds neatly, and bandaged him.

Feeling the old lady's care for him, the young officers and soldiers were moved and ashamed at the same time.

In the past, he relied on his status as an officer and soldier to bully the good everywhere. Although no major mistakes were made, they often made the people unhappy.

But he didn't want to do that himself, because the living conditions of the defenders of the frontier were very bad, but the military salary was never paid.

In order to provide for their families, there were many of them who had to harass the rest of the people. As long as they don't go too far, even their superiors will turn a blind eye to these things.

He remembered this eldest lady, when she was selling vegetables on the street, the young man still took vegetables from the eldest lady's stall and never paid for it.

Thinking of this, the young man couldn't help choking up and said: "Sister, I used to rob you of the vegetables you sold, but I didn't expect that your old man not only didn't blame, but bandaged my wounds." ”

At this point, the young man's face was full of tears of shame, and he could no longer speak.

The eldest lady took out a crumpled handkerchief from her bosom, wiped the tears from the young man's face, and then said, "I know that it is not easy for you to be soldiers. The vegetables I sell are all home-grown, and they are not worth much. ”

"Even if you don't take it, if you can't sell it, it's broken at home."

"My son's son used to be a soldier, and I know the hardships of his life in the army. It's just that nine years ago, he followed the officials of the imperial court out of Gaoliu and never came back. ”

Speaking of this, the eldest lady couldn't help but sob.

"Those evil Xianbei people, they are all some inhumane beasts, as long as you kill a few more Xianbei dogs, you will have as many dishes as you want in the future!"

The above scene was played out in many places on the city wall. It can be said that the Han and Xianbei people accumulated too much hatred, and they attacked the city, so that the people and officers and soldiers in the city were united.

In the Xianbei tent, He Lian angrily threw away a fine porcelain, fell to the ground, and suddenly became torn apart.

"Rubbish, it's all rubbish! 50,000 people attacked a city with only a few thousand people, and there were so many dead and wounded, and they haven't broken through the city yet! ”

He was not angry with him, although the Xianbei people were not good at attacking cities. But after all, they have 50,000 horses, and if they are united and not afraid of death, Liucheng will definitely not be able to hold on.

Although some of the leaders of the tribes sent troops with Helian, they all wanted to preserve the strength of their tribes.

Therefore, in the process of attacking the city, most of the soldiers who died in the battle were warriors under the tent. The leaders of the rest of the tribes, who restrained their soldiers, did not work hard.

One of Helian's cronies, after Helian finished venting, stepped forward and said: "Khan, our humble warriors, are not good at attacking cities. ”

"What we are doing now, in the words of the Han people, is 'to attack the enemy's strengths with our own shortcomings.'"

"Why don't we let the rest of the Han people go to the rich and lax places to fight, but insist on attacking Liucheng?"

"Besides, I heard that there is a cavalry in Youzhou, under the banner of destroying us, and is rushing towards Liucheng. I suggest that we should abandon Liucheng and move on to other places. ”

"When enough wealth and water women have been plundered, the tribal leaders who have benefited will naturally obey the Khan's orders in the future."

"The Xianbei warriors who believe in immortality, although they are not afraid of death, they are not afraid of the cowardly Han people. But if you can do your best to preserve your strength, why not? ”

This cronie of Helian is quite knowledgeable, and he is also deeply respected by Helian.

After Helian heard his words, he said: "When I attacked Macheng so easily, I thought that the Han people were vulnerable. But he didn't expect that after coming to Liucheng, the officers and soldiers in the city would resist so fiercely. ”

"Although I have the intention of retiring from the army, I am afraid of being ridiculed by other tribal leaders."

He Lian's face was full of sadness, and he did not have the vigor of the previous days.

Helian's cronie shook his head and said, "The lone wolves on the grassland, when they encounter weak sheep, will naturally quickly cull them and enjoy the delicious prey." ”

"But when they encounter the rest of the ferocious beasts, they will not hesitate to run away."

"Sometimes, there's no shame in retreating. On the contrary, if you are blindly reckless and lose both, even if it is a lone wolf on the grassland, after being injured, it will become the prey of the rest of the beasts. ”

"The Khan's strength is still strong, and the rest of the tribal leaders will never dare to openly rebel even if they have two hearts."

"If the Khan stays here any longer and forcibly attacks the city, when the warriors under the Khan's tent lose too much, they will be like the first wolf in the pack, losing his sharpest minions."

"At that time, the rest of the ambitious strong giant wolves will definitely show their sharp fangs and come to compete for the position of the head wolf."

When He Lian heard this, he suddenly woke up and said, "Since this is the case, then let's withdraw from the territory of Liucheng and continue to plunder along the southern line of the Great Wall." ”

Although the Xianbei people were brave and good at fighting, they were still very weak compared to the Han Empire, which had a population of tens of millions.

The history of the Xiongnu has already told these Hu people that if they completely anger the behemoth of the Han Dynasty, the consequences will be a very serious matter.

Therefore, although Helian was arrogant and arrogant, he did not dare to continue to go south and plunder other rich places of the Han Dynasty. Instead, they wanted to go all the way west and plunder the border areas that were not much valued by the Han Dynasty.

The Xianbei people retreated, and the people of the entire Gaoliu City cheered. But it didn't take long for the outside of the city to be dusty again, and the arrival of a cavalry made Takayanagi Castle nervous again.

"They seem to be the Yellow Turbans!"

It was only when the cavalry approached that everyone could see their outfits and banners clearly.

The news of the Yellow Turban Army going north to attack the Hu people has long spread throughout Dai County. Even the officers and soldiers and civilians of Takayanagi, who was located in the far north, heard the news.

"Are they really here to attack the Xianbei people?"

It has been some time since the Yellow Turban Army entered Youzhou, and to this day, they still have not fought against the Hu people. So there are still many people who don't believe that the Yellow Turban Army will really fight the Xianbei people.

"Lord, the Xianbei people have retreated."

Chen Xu looked at Gaoliucheng from afar, which still had traces of war, and directly ordered the Yellow Turban Army to retreat, and then continued to pursue the Xianbei people westward.

The Yellow Turban Army now has only three days of dry food left, and they can't afford to drag it out. If it weren't for the fact that it was the season of lush vegetation and the consumption of grain and grass by the war horses was greatly reduced, I am afraid that the Yellow Turban Army would have run out of food long ago.

"We can't drag it out like this anymore, we must fight the Xianbei people as soon as possible and get some food back."

Chen Xu rode on the horse and thought secretly in his heart.

"Stomp, stomp!"

The war horses galloped, seeing that dusk had come, and the cavalry of the Yellow Turban Army, who had been running, were already exhausted. They waited for a long time, but they didn't wait for the news of camping.

Suddenly, the herald galloped from the front of the procession to the back, and shouted loudly: "The lord has an order, the whole army will eat at once, and march overnight!" ”

Suddenly hearing this order, the exhausted Yellow Turban Army naturally had a little commotion.

Fortunately, they were all battlefield soldiers, and after all, they gritted their teeth and continued to hurry.