Liu Xin laughed and said: "Meng De, when you sent troops to Xuzhou, how many innocent lives were lost under your butcher's knife?" You attacked Xiangyang in the past, and now you attack Shouchun, how many people have been harmed by you? If your butcher's knife is aimed at me or my army, then I have nothing to say. Now, you can wait for judgment with peace of mind. Rest assured, I will give you a fair treatment! ”

If it is someone like Sun Ce and Ma Chao who has not had time to be ambitious, or someone who is loyal to the Han family like Xun Yu and Xun You, or someone like Guan Yu who can sell his life to you if you treat him well enough, Liu Xin can also consider keeping him. But Cao Cao himself had ambitions and ambitions, and he once held the power to decide life and death. With such a person, can Liu Xin rest assured?

This is like Liu Bei at the beginning, even if he didn't hold great power, he was just more ambitious, Liu Xin really couldn't find too many faults on him, and he would use tricks to kill him. What's more, Cao Cao can convict him of capital punishment for slaughtering the people of Xuzhou alone, how can Liu Xin let him go?

Cao Cao was speechless by Liu Xin's words, and bowed his head and was silent.

When he came to Xiyang County, Liu Xin immediately sent people to build four prisoner cars, and put Cao Cao, Xun Yu, Xiahoudun, and Xiahou Yuan in heavy flails, handcuffs and shackles, and put them into the prisoner car. Another signal was given to gather the scattered guards and the cavalry of the Fifth Legion.

When the men and horses were assembled, Liu Xin ordered: "Evil, you lead five thousand guards to escort them to Chang'an and put them in prison." ”

Dian Wei asked in surprise: "Your Majesty won't go back to Chang'an with the last general?" ”

Liu Xin nodded and said: "The Han Dynasty is here to fight, and I want to go to Yecheng in person." ”

Dian Wei suddenly arched his hand and said: "The last general has the duty to protect His Majesty's safety, how can he leave lightly?" Escorting prisoners of war is a trivial matter, and it is just a matter of leaving it to them. ”

In fact, Dian Wei also knew that escorting Cao Cao and the others was not trivial, and it was impossible to lose, but he hoped that he would have the opportunity to fight, so he couldn't help but aim at Huang Zhong with his eyes, which meant that Huang Zhong was the most suitable escort candidate.

Where could Liu Xin not know his little Jiujiu, he couldn't help laughing and said: "Evil, this matter is very important, and I really don't feel at ease when I hand it over to others." In this way, I will give you a will, after you return to Chang'an, you will put them in the prison, and you can return to me at any time to continue your escort work. How is it? ”

Having said this, Dian Wei had no reason to shirk, so he had to lead the troops to Chang'an in a huff. Looking at their figures gradually moving away, a smile appeared on the corner of Liu Xin's mouth. Liu Xin understands the thoughts of these generals too well, who doesn't want to make contributions. It's a pity that their vision is limited to the territory of the Han Dynasty, and they only think that after this battle, the Han Dynasty will be unified, and there will be no major war in the future, and there will be no place for them. But I don't know how much Liu Xin attaches importance to the "barrel of the gun", and he will not relax his armament at any time. Not to mention, when the world is peaceful, he will send troops to Guishuang. The "King of Lust", who Liu Xin couldn't remember his name, actually hit his woman with his idea, how could Liu Xin not teach him a lesson?

At this time, Zhao Yun, who was far away in the Mobei grassland, also received Liu Xin's order. It was a bit troublesome to pass on this order, first to convey the order to Liangzhou through the flying pigeon pass, and then use the meteor fast horse to send it to the grassland new city, and then use the falcon to send the order to the front of the army.

When he received the order, Zhao Yun only had 20,000 cavalry around him.

After he completely annihilated the two tribes of Kuitou and Budugen, he had captured countless prisoners and captured trophies, and if he continued to march with these men and materials, it would not only affect the speed of the march, but also the goal would be too large. Zhao Yun only sent 10,000 cavalry and escorted these prisoners and supplies to the grassland new city.

Although he had not received a new order at that time, Zhao Yun also understood that after successively ending the camps of the four major tribes of Jianman, Fu Luohan, Kuitou and Budugen, the entire Xianbei clan was no longer worried, and he could return to the Central Plains.

However, Liu Xin's original order was to sweep all the tribes on the grassland, so Zhao Yun must continue to kill on the grassland. Now there are only some small tribes left on the grassland, except for Liaodong Xianbei, and there is no need for 40,000 elite cavalry to deal with these tribes, so Zhao Yun divided his troops into two ways. One was led by Ma Chao to continue to search the steppe tribes east to exterminate them, and the other was led by him to the south.

Just when Zhao Yun was still more than fifty miles away from Danhan Mountain, an eagle fell from the sky and landed on his shoulder, bringing Liu Xin's order. Zhao Yun thought about it and decided not to notify Ma Chao, and he led the troops to continue to sweep Mobei, while he led the troops to kill Bendanhan Mountain.

Danhan Mountain is a place where the Kuitou people gather, and Zhao Yun has already learned this from the mouths of those captured Xianbei herdsmen. He went to Danhan Mountain to follow the road of the Xianbei people to attack the Central Plains and surprise their rear army. Who knows, before his army reached Danhan Mountain, he saw a group of cavalry come forward.

It turned out that there were still 20,000 Xianbei warriors in Danhan Mountain, and these people came from some of the most remote tribes, so they arrived the latest. And the Kuitou's actions in Taiyuan were repeatedly frustrated, so he had an extra heart and let these late Xianbei warriors camp and wait at the foot of Danhan Mountain. Although 20,000 people are not much, the consumption of people eating horses and chewing every day is also very huge. These people are not like the head of the leader, they are in Taiyuan, they have the best supply of grain and grass, and the cattle and sheep they brought were quickly eaten, and even the grass near Danhan Mountain was not much. Fortunately, the living conditions on the grasslands are harsh, and this is often the case, as long as the horses can eat grass, they will not starve.

This group of cavalry came out with their horses to graze, as long as the horses were full, they could drink mare's milk, plus some wild fruits picked from Danhan Mountain and some wild animals hunted, they could barely fill their bellies.

It's a pity that as soon as they came out, they encountered the Han cavalry. Of course, Zhao Yun would not let go of the meat sent to his mouth, and as soon as he gave the order, the Han cavalry rushed over.

The number of this group of Xianbei cavalry was about 3,000, and when he saw another cavalry rushing towards him, he couldn't help but be a little dazed. After all, this is the Mobei grassland, and if they are killed, they would never have imagined that the Han people would appear behind them, and the Han cavalry of the Sixth Legion lived on the grassland all the year round, without preparing flags, and their armor was different from other Han cavalry, which was closer to the attire of the grassland tribes. So they only think that the other party is also a companion who has just arrived from somewhere.

The speed of the Han cavalry was very fast, and in the blink of an eye, it was only three hundred paces away from them. The sky suddenly darkened, and countless arrows rained down. The unsuspecting Xianbei warriors fell from their horses. Only then did they react that it was not their own people who came but enemies.

The Xianbei warriors relied on their skill in mounted archery, and although they encountered a sudden blow, they did not flinch, but met them with a strange scream. They also know that their bows and arrows are not as long as each other's, so they try to keep the distance between the two sides as short as possible. Three hundred steps is really a blink of an eye for a galloping war horse.

However, the crossbows of the Han cavalry were too sharp. The two sides had rushed forward a hundred paces each, and the Han had already shot three waves of arrows, and many Xianbei warriors were buried in the dust. There were less than 500 men left in the 3,000-strong contingent.

These Xianbei warriors had not participated in the battle of Taiyuan, and of course they did not know the strength of the Han army's bows and arrows, until they saw their companions falling one after another, they panicked and turned their horses around. But Zhao Yun was unwilling to let them leave safely, and rode his horse in hot pursuit. Now the two sides are a hundred paces apart, and they are within the range of each other's bows and arrows, but they just run away and chase each other, and they also ride and shoot, but the effect is very different.

On the top of Danhan Mountain, there is a lookout post set up by the Xianbei people, who have already discovered that there is something wrong with the situation here, and hurriedly warn the mountain. The Xianbei warriors who remained in the camp gathered in a hurry, and 17,000 cavalry rushed here together.

There were fewer and fewer Xianbei cavalry who were struggling to flee, and under the continuous blows of the Han army's bows and arrows, only a few people were still alive. However, those who can survive are all warriors with superb martial arts in the Xianbei tribe.

These warriors were riding their horses and galloping, and from time to time they had to use various difficult movements to avoid the rain of arrows of the Han army, when they suddenly saw a large group of men and horses in front of them. The momentum of the galloping horses is unimaginable, and in this case, if they collide, they will soon be swept into the rolling torrent and turned into a pile of meat puree.

As a warrior on the grassland, riding skills are naturally more exquisite. After they saw that it was their own people coming from the opposite side, they immediately turned their horses' heads and rushed towards the Han army. In fact, sandwiched between two galloping cavalry teams, their demise was inevitable, and they did so simply not wanting to engage in cannibalism with their companions.

While rushing, these Xianbei warriors began to show their archery skills, some with three arrows in a row, some with five arrows, and some with seven arrows. However, the Han cavalry had very good armor and suffered extremely limited casualties.

With just over twenty steps left between the two sides, the Xianbei warrior threw away his bow and arrow, drew his scimitar, and prepared for the final fight. Hand-to-hand combat was the head of the Han cavalry equipped with stirrups and sabers, but the young soldiers of the Sixth Legion did not draw their sabers, but drew the short throwing guns on their backs.

This is another killer weapon of the cavalry of the Sixth Legion, and after a terrible whistling, the few remaining Xianbei warriors have fallen in a pool of blood. They can dodge the shots of bows and arrows, but they can't dodge the short shots. The distance between the two sides was too close, and the cavalry of the Han army took advantage of the speed of the war horse to throw their guns fast and fast, and the strength was even more amazing. Even if these Xianbei warriors hid by themselves, their horses were not spared, and some even people and horses were nailed to the ground.

The cavalry of the Han army did not stop at all, and roared past the corpses of those Xianbei warriors, leaving a mess of meat on the grassland.