In the first battle of Chengle, the Xiongnu troops were greatly reduced, and Ji Louyuan refused to fight Xianbei again on the grounds of heavy losses, and the casualties of the Xiongnu under his command had exceeded his psychological bottom line. Zhang Huan did not force it, and let Ji Louyuan rest in Cloud City.

The situation in the whole cloud fell into calm again, and the Han army and Xianbei were entangled until the end of October, and Tanshi Huai had already retreated. The population in the clouds is not large, the people flee and hide, and the people have almost no room for Xianbei to rob.

Forcibly broke through the city, not to mention the siege losses, the counterattack from Zhang Huan always made Tanshihuai frightened. has been entangled with the Han people for so long, and it is the limit to be able to do this, Tanshi Huai knows it in his heart.

This time to the south, the harvest is not big, the loss is not small, the support of the Han people in the south is endless, and the winter is coming, the Xianbei soldiers also have the intention of returning. In the winter of the fifth year of Xiping, Tanshihuai invaded Han Xinjiang in the south without success, slowly withdrew from Yunzhong, and returned to the royal court of Danhan Mountain in the north.

One of the Xianbei people retreated, and peace was suddenly restored in the clouds, and the people who fled in all directions began to return to their homes and continue to live a precarious life. The people living in such border counties as Yunzhong have long been accustomed to this kind of life, and they are always threatened by the Xianbei people.

The Han dynasty was declining day by day, unable to strongly support the border defense of northern Xinjiang, the officials degenerated, and every time Xianbei invaded, they only cared about self-protection in the city, and completely failed to take care of the suffering Qianshou. During these days in the clouds, Ji Louyuan was deeply touched by all this, and even Zhang Huan was only able to protect the city.

Over the years, the Han people in northern Xinjiang have been like foreign relics to the Han court, and these Qiantou are afraid that they don't have much sense of belonging to the Han court, Ji Louyuan was thoughtful. Perhaps it is time to contact the Han families in the north, and there is a lot of room for cooperation.

Xianbei retreated, Zhang Huan still needed to stay in comfort, and Ji Louyuan had no need to continue to stay, so he decisively resigned and led the army back. Zhang Huan didn't keep it, and Ji Louyuan couldn't talk about hatred for Zhang Huan, but after the incident in the clouds, the two sides were ruthless.

Ji Louyuan has a hunch that as long as Zhang Huan is in the position of the Xiongnu Zhonglang for one day, I am afraid that in the future, he will want to suppress the Southern Xiongnu, or suppress Ji Louyuan. However, Ji Lou Yuan is not worried, if he is not mistaken, next year Zang Min will be transferred to the post of general of the Xiongnu Zhonglang, Zhang Huan has a thousand ideas, it is difficult to put them into action.

During the three-day trip, Ji Louyuan led the army back to Meiji, and after careful counting, only more than 2,700 people survived and returned, including the disabled. Compared with the 7,000 people before the expedition, it was really a heavy loss, but Ji Louyuan didn't feel too distressed, if you talk about combat effectiveness, more than 2,000 people now are enough to beat the previous 7,000 people.

The most important thing is that the remaining Hun warriors, no matter where they came from before, have been condensed and loyal to themselves at this time. Especially the soldiers who survived by flying across the Baiqu River are not only loyal to Ji Louyuan, but have evolved into faith, and their eyes are always full of fanaticism.

There are not many people who are willing to die for Ji Louyuan, but Ji Louyuan is confident that as long as he gives an order, he will go to the soup and go to the fire, and he will not hesitate to carry it out. This is the biggest gain of Ji Louyuan's trip, the trip in the clouds, for him personally, is not a loss, at least what he can control before is only 2,000 headquarters troops.

Every winter, it is always the most difficult time for the grassland people, the Southern Xiongnu live in the Hetao, compared to the Mobei, the climate is suitable, but it is not difficult. Upon learning of Ji Louyuan's return, Tu Teshan led the nobles of the royal court to greet him in the north of Meiji.

Sitting on horseback, blown by the cold wind, and waiting for more than an hour without seeing the Ji Lou Yuan army, Hu Yangu wiped his rough face that was red from the cold to the Qiang channel beside him: "Right Xian Wang, Shan Yu loves that Ji Lou Yuan too much, the weather is cold, and we are waiting here." I heard that the warriors who went north have lost six or seven percent, how can such a defeated general be worthy of such courtesy! ”

With the growth of Ji Louyuan, Hu Yangu's status among the Xiongnu on the left plummeted, and his influence was not as good as before, which made him feel great pressure. At this time, he had the intention to unite with Qiangqu to deal with Ji Louyuan, so he made a tentative speech. Hearing that Ji Louyuan suffered heavy losses in the north this time, Hu Yangu was very happy, and this time was a good opportunity to suppress it.

Qiang Qu didn't accept Hu Yangu's stubble, his face was expressionless, but he said lightly: "Xianbei people are powerful, and it is inevitable that there will be losses, and it is commendable that Ji Louyuan can save his life and return!" It seems to be excusing Ji Louyuan, but the tone always gives people a weird feeling.

didn't make people wait too long, Ji Louyuan quickly appeared in the field of vision of Tu Teshan Yu and others, led the army galloping, approached with a wave of his right hand, and more than two thousand knights stopped in an orderly manner. Ji Lou Yuan got off the horse and knelt on one knee, and bowed to Tu Te Shan Yu: "Ji Lou Yuan, meet Shan Yu!" The Hun cavalry behind him also dismounted, uniformly, and said in unison: "Meet Shan Yu!" ”

The majestic and powerful voice floated around Meiji, startling the surrounding night birds, and everyone's eyes were focused on this imposing army. Tu Te Shan Yu was also surprised, originally thought that the battle in the clouds was damaged, and the Ji Lou Yuan army was demoralized, and he wanted to comfort him, but where did the more than 2,000 soldiers have the slightest sense of decadence, but they were all alive and vigorous, like a victorious army.

Regarding Ji Louyuan's ability, Tu Teshan couldn't help but sigh, and said loudly: "Captain Zuo is exempt, all warriors are exempt, this time to go north, you have worked hard!" Hurry up and return to the camp with this order, Wang Ting has prepared mare's milk and mutton to catch the wind for you! Ji Louyuan got up to thank him, and when the Hun sergeant behind him heard this, he immediately let out a burst of enthusiastic cheers.

The originally harmonious atmosphere was quickly interrupted, and Hu Yangu's gloomy voice came: "Captain Zuo is really wise and brave, and my seven thousand warriors have to return with such a small number of people!" ”

The scene fell into cold silence for a moment, Ji Lou Yuan smiled indifferently when he heard this, and flicked his sleeves, as if he wanted to drive away the annoying flies: "King Zuo Gu Li has won the award, Ji Lou Yuan should not be so praised, quite frightened!" ”

The so-called lord humiliated the ministers to death, Hu Yangu's sarcastic words suddenly annoyed Hu Yu Zheyu and others, and the servant Gu Huaijing was even more palmed on the waist knife, and a group of Hun cavalry also looked at Hu Yangu angrily.

Forced to look at by the fierce gaze of those people, Hu Yangu swallowed back the sarcastic words that he was about to blurt out, and scolded in his heart: "Where did this Ji Lou Yuan find such a fierce person, he is like a hungry wolf!" He had a hunch that if he dared to continue to speak, those people would definitely dare to slash him with a knife, especially the servant Gu Huaijing, who was simply going to eat people!

Tu Teshan Yu did not give Hu Yangu another chance to make trouble, and ordered to return to the royal court. Along the way, many nobles had heavy hearts, and their eyes kept looking at Ji Lou Yuan, quietly looking at him, or at the two thousand tigers and wolves behind Ji Lou Yuan.

The momentum alone can shock them, the bloodthirsty and ruthless gaze can't deceive people, and the Southern Huns don't know how many years have not seen such an elite army. Some nobles who originally wanted to ask Ji Louyuan for the loss of their subordinates also retreated. The onlookers all looked at the soldiers under the command of Ji Louyuan with some admiration, and the Xiongnu had such a strong army, which made them proud of it.

Hu Yangu refused to let Ji Lou Yuan pass the test so simply, and on the second day, he sent people to spread rumors among the tribe that Ji Lou Yuan was incompetent, the army was defeated, and the Huns were killed and injured countless times, wanting to take the opportunity to suppress it.

This annoyed the Hun soldiers who followed Ji Louyuan to the north, and they all appeared to say, describing how Ji Louyuan experienced the front line and led them to fight with the Xianbei people. How did they remain calm and composed, not afraid of death, and led them to escape from the encirclement of tens of thousands of Xianbei people led by Tanshi Huai himself.

Hyping up Ji Louyuan's wisdom and bravery, real people and real stories, it is always easier to convince people than some rumors. Soon, Ji Lou Yuan's reputation and prestige were greatly improved again, not only the Meiji Royal Court, but also the people in the entire Hetao grassland knew Ji Lou Yuan's prestige.

If there was too much vanity in Ji Louyuan's momentum before, then after this time, his reputation and prestige have been completely stabilized, and it is no longer something that people like Hu Yangu can easily shake.

Quietly, more Xiongnu nobles like Ji Lou Yuan moved closer, just because of the elite army under his command. Prairie people are always more convinced of the strong!