From Macheng out of the Great Wall, all the way to the north, killing countless people. The Xia tribe south of Danhan Mountain is basically defenseless, and the Xia country has been suppressing the northern border for a long time and is invincible, which has made them forget what it is like to add swords. Modong Xia Min, who was honestly preparing for Wodong, was at a loss when facing the Zhang He army attacking north.

Zhang He came to the north with only one purpose, kill! Kill without scruples, and all the towns and falls along the way, all of them are slaughtered. When he said it, he returned all the things that Xia Qi did in Hebei.

In the territory of thousands of miles in the east of the desert, there are millions of Xia people. All the towns, gatherings, and settlements encountered on the grassland, regardless of the population and livestock, except for those who fled, could not escape their doom.

To the west of Danhan Mountain, on the shore of the water, there is a city, which is famous and prosperous. The city is big, two or three miles from east to west, and four or five miles from north to south. This is ordered by Liu Yuan to build the city on the basis of the original Xianbei royal court, which is the capital of Modong and the core of Modong's rule.

At this time, Xinghe City was full of panic, and people and animals fleeing from the south were crowded in it. In the east of the city, there was a northward army led by Zhang He and Cundun. One by one, the soldiers were wrapped in leather felt cloth, and then hid in the captured pastoral tents, roasting the "hard" burning firewood, and enduring the invasion of the cold wind.

However, most people look at Xinghe City in the west, and sometimes their faces show fierce light, and the sky outside the city is cold, how can there be comfort in the city. The general has already said, wait for the fight into the city, Daqing.

"It's really cold this day!" Lined with soft robes, with iron armor and thick coats on the outside, he stood in the camp with his waist in his arms, and Zhang He trembled.

"General, the surprise attack on Xinghe has failed, the enemy has already taken precautions, there are tens of thousands of Xia people gathered in the city, and our army is all cavalry, I am afraid that it will not be good to take the city!" Zhao Yunjun's face was red from the cold, but his mind was still full of thoughts about how to break the city.

"I, Zhao Jun'erlang, get on the horse and ride the army, and get off the horse and step into the army. As far as the north has seen from the enemy in the past two days, there is almost no defense in the desert east of the Xia people, and the garrison is empty and there are no more than a thousand soldiers in this Xinghe City. Coupled with the influx of many refugees, it is not difficult to get rid of the chaos of people, animals, and soldiers. Our worst enemy is this winter! Zhang He sighed slightly and let out a puff of white steam.

"We can't look ahead anymore and attack the city tomorrow. We have to hurry up, and when it's colder, we'll be trapped! Zhang He said in a deep voice.

"The general means to storm it?" Zhao Yun was a little surprised.

"Let those captives rush the city first!" Zhang He pointed to the center of the Zhao camp, a group of Xia Min captives who were firmly guarded, huddled together, and huddled on the cold grass. These people raided the people of Xinghe and the surrounding tribes, and they were captured and not killed.

On the second day, the decision had been made, and Zhang He forcibly ordered the captured Xia Min to storm the city, intending to undermine the morale of the garrison in the city. The person in charge of the city is Tuoba Pigu, the general of the Governor's Mansion, who is ruthless enough, and directly ordered to be slaughtered with arrows.

The Zhao army drove behind him, and those who dared to retreat were also killed. Rushing into the city with human lives will naturally not have any impact on the city, and in two hours, the Xia Min who rushed to the city was solved by the attack and defense, and tens of thousands of corpses fell under Xinghe Dongcheng.

But after this experience, the weather in the city became more chaotic, the morale of the people was lower, and a lot of bows and arrows were consumed. Later, Zhang He ordered to attack the city on three sides, gritted his teeth, and asked his subordinates to dismount and join the attack on the city with a simple ladder. Wuhuan people also want to be in the city and find a few Xia Min girls to keep warm.

Tuoba Pigu recruited many people from the people in the city to garrison the city, and the quality of Xia Min was still good, but the military order was not clear, and Tuoba Pigu's prestige was not enough, so it was difficult to suppress and dispatch. In the face of the enemy's unsparing attack, Dan attacked the city, and the curtain was under the scenes.

Under the city of Xinghe, Zhang He directly killed more than 2,000 people, and fought hard to capture the city. The defender Tuoba Pi Gu, lost the bloody battle, and after the city was broken, he had no choice but to flee with his people.

Zhang He and Bun Dun finally entered the city and captured tens of thousands of Xia people in the city.

In Daqing, the vast and majestic governor, Zhang He and Hu Han listened to the noise in the city, screaming and wailing, and the subordinate officials of the Modong Governor's Mansion, regardless of Hu Han, except for those who fled, were all killed.

Can imagine what the soldiers are doing, Zhao Yun is below, cutting the fire-roasted mutton one by one, and sighing slightly in his heart. Along the way, in just a few days, he experienced more killings than he had in so many years in the army.

"I never thought that it would be so easy to take this Modongfu City, I used to think too highly of the Xia people!" Badun is high-spirited, and when he is proud, he is a little rampant.

"It's time to withdraw!" Zhang He took a sip of hot wine and said lightly.

"What did General Zhang say?" Dian Dun was already a little drunk, blindfolded, and looked at Zhang He.

Zhang He cut off a piece of meat and threw it into his mouth, raising his voice: "Ben Jiang means that we should withdraw." The results of this trip are big enough, the weather is cold, and it is useless to stay for a long time, so it is better to withdraw the troops first, and then plan again in the coming year! ”

"We waited for the party to take Xinghe City, wouldn't it be a pity to give up like this! This is Modongfu City, if it can grow according to this city, then hundreds of miles of land and grassland east of Yunqiu Water will all be under our control! What a place to be! He sobered up slightly, his tone was hot, and his eyes flashed with ambition.

"Xia Guo has been operating this domain for more than ten years, and its roots are deep, and our big victory this time is due to surprise and lax defense with the enemy. If you stay here for a long time, it will not be easy to deal with it when it reacts! Zhang He said in a deep voice.

"Alone! Don't withdraw! Perhaps because of his drunkenness, he shook his head: "I want to withdraw the general himself!" ”

As soon as his words fell, many leaders and nobles under his command also echoed it.

"Your Majesty, please take care of yourself!"

Seeing that Zhang He had made up his mind to withdraw the army, he showed joy in his eyes. As soon as the Zhao army withdrew, the Xinghe City was his, and this city gathered the essence of Modong, and there were a lot of good things.

On the other day, Zhang He decisively led the remaining more than 5,000 Zhao cavalry to retreat south, leaving the devastated grassland of the Qiushui Basin. The high-speed march can almost be achieved in the morning and evening, until you see the outline of the Great Wall, and then reduce your speed.

Zhang Heyou looked at the soldiers under his command, one by one they were still murderous, and the killing was too great on this trip to the north. The desperate expressions of the people of Xia Guoyi couldn't help but appear in his mind, Zhang He let out a long breath, he just returned the sins that Xia Qi had created in Youji.

"General, let the Wuhuan people stay in Xinghe City, aren't you afraid that they will sit big?" Zhao Yun, who had been a little taciturn in the past two days, asked out loud.

"Let's wait until he can block the Xia people's counterattack!" Zhang He smiled coldly: "This person is ambitious, and he has not been very peaceful, and he really hopes that he will be defeated at the hands of Xia Jun." Then Zhao State's annexation of all Wuhuan will no longer have a major obstacle! ”

Over the years, Yuan Shao has spared no effort to infiltrate Wuhuan, and Zhao Gong's influence among the Wuhuan people has increased day by day. In Youzhou Zhao Qi, there are many Wuhuan people.

Zhang Hezhi attacked Modong in the north, and in the first ten years, tens of thousands of Xia soldiers and civilians were killed, and dozens of large and small towns were destroyed. Affected by this, there are hundreds of thousands of Modong Xia people who have not survived this cold winter. If you add to this the continued ravage, the losses are even greater.