Since ancient times, the passage into Guanzhong is mainly the valley lowland cut by the Wei River, Jing River and other rivers.

The direction of the Wei River is more steep, while the direction of the Jing River is relatively easy.

Xiao Pass, standing in the Dalongshan Pass, guarding the passage from the direction of the Jing River into Guanzhong, is an important pass in the northwest direction of Guanzhong, and protects the safety of the northwest of Guanzhong.

The threat to the northwest of Guanzhong mainly comes from the nomadic peoples of Longxi, Hexi and the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. During the Qin and Han dynasties, it was mainly the Xiongnu, and now it is begging for Xianbei.

In the first year of Taixing (that is, the sixth year of Jianxing), in late May, the governor of Beigong Chunqin led 30,000 'foot' cavalry coalition troops, and the governor Yao Yizhong and Nengchen went northwest in Xiaoguan and entered the vast Dalong Mountain.

Entering the Wating Road Beigong Chun only knows what is called the difficult road, some places only allow one person and one horse to pass through, and the Wating Road along the Dalong Mountain Range zigzags, detour and circle. Sometimes Beigong Chun thinks that he has walked far away, but when he looks up, he finds that he is still spinning in place.

In this way, the 30,000 'foot' cavalry coalition troops marched through the Longshan Mountains with great difficulty, and after many hardships, they finally crossed the Longshan Mountains in mid-June and came to the western side of Longshan Mountain and the northern border of Luoyang County.

Joining the army and beating horses came to Beigong Chun's side and pointed to the distance: "General, from here to the north and west, within a hundred and ten kilometers, to the bank of the Yellow River, it is all the territory of begging Xianbei, and beyond the Yellow River, it is the territory of Zhang Yu, the assassin of Liangzhou." ”

"Liangzhou?!"

Beigong Chun was touched when he heard the word Liangzhou, he was originally a military general in Liangzhou, and he was entrusted by his predecessor Zhang Liang to go thousands of miles to the country, and never thought that he would be able to return to Liangzhou again one day.

"Well, since the outbreak of the Yongjia Rebellion, Liangzhou Zhang Liang and Zhang Yu father and son have opened up the border many times, and the north of the Yellow River in Jincheng County has basically been occupied by it, and the south has fallen into the hands of the beggar Xianbei. Among them, Yuanchuan, where the leader of the begging Xianbei is stationed, is located between Jincheng and Nan'an counties, which is about more than 100 kilometers away from us. ”

"According to the information transmitted by the Military Affairs Bureau, there are more than 100,000 households and 500,000 people in Xianbei, and the power should not be underestimated!"

"Humph! In any case, we have decided on this Yuanchuan, as long as we destroy the beggar Xianbei first, our army can capture enough war horses and turn all the 30,000 'infantry' cavalry coalition troops into cavalry, so that the initiative is in our hands! Then with the back of Liangzhou, it doesn't matter whether it is to attack Longxi to the west, or to enter Nan'an and Luoyang counties in the south. ”

Beigong Chun's eyes flashed, when he led the army into Wating Road, considering that the road was rugged and impassable, most of the 30,000 'incubite' cavalry coalition troops were actually dismounted cavalry. Except for the cavalry who had mounts, the rest were cavalry without horses. Next, the army will rearm itself by capturing the Xianbei people.

Although there were some risks in doing so, Beigong Chun thought that as long as the army moved quickly, it would be able to capture enough war horses before the Xianbei people could react. After all, this place is one hundred and fifty kilometers away from Yuanchuan, and by the time the news of the Jin invasion reached the ears of Qifu Shuyan, his command had already changed from an infantry cavalry alliance to 30,000 cavalry.

"Isn't the general worried about Liangzhou's stab in the back?" Join the army reminded.

Zhang Yu didn't have the guts, and Song Pei and others didn't allow him to do this. The order went down: the army immediately set out for the west, covering all the way, except for the horses and some livestock, the rest were killed! Remember! Act quickly, and never allow the slightest message to slip out. ”

With an order, the 30,000-foot cavalry coalition army, under the leadership of the guide, quickly slaughtered the Xianbei tribe in the northwest. Along the way, they encountered many beggars and Xianbei tribes, and most of the herdsmen were driving cattle, sheep and livestock to graze while the water and grass were abundant, and they did not expect to encounter an attack.

Moreover, the attackers were still the Jin people who they had always called weak, so when Beigong Chun led the army into the territory of the begging Xianbei, it caused a panic.

As the killing became heavier and heavier, it gradually aroused the vigilance of the leader of the alliance in Yuanchuan, Qi Fu Shuyan.

Beggar Shuyan's face was full of shock, and he couldn't believe that what the person said was true, "What did you say?" The Jin army is coming? This...... How is this possible? ”

"Back to the big chief, this matter is true, tens of thousands of Jin cavalry are burning, killing and plundering in the territory, and thousands of innocent herdsmen have died tragically under the iron hooves of the Jin army, please send troops to rescue as soon as possible!"

"What does my uncle think?" Beggar Shuyan frowned, and he still didn't believe that it was the Jin army attacking.

Ke Yi stroked his beard under his chin, squinted his eyes and thought for a while: "Chief, I heard that a new Jin man named Wei Shuo has risen in the north, and this person is high in the position of the general of Zhenbei, and he has destroyed the three Xianbei in Liaodong and the Xiongnu in Bingzhou. ”

"Earlier, some tribesmen who were grazing near Dalong Mountain in the east said that the general of Zhenbei had unified Guanzhong and was eyeing Longyou. In this way, the enemy who came to attack was likely to be the Liaodong Army. In any case, ask the chief to gather the tribal cavalry to investigate one or two. ”

Just when Qifu Shuyan gathered his army in Yuanchuan, Beigong Chun had already advanced to the center of the Qifu Xianbei tribe. There are Xianbei tribes everywhere here, and there are many tribes, the smallest of which is thousands of people, and now there is a tribe of 2,000 households standing in the way of the army.

Before the young men of the tribe could pick up their weapons, they were cut down to the ground by the Liaodong army that came by surprise.

When Beigong Chun rushed into the Xianbei tribe, he happened to see a Xianbei person riding on a horse with his teeth and claws, and he didn't say a word and waved his spear and went straight to the throat of the visitor.

I saw a flash of cold light, and the Xianbei people, who were still alive just now, covered their throats with their hands and fell to the ground. Soon a fresh breeze brought up a few traces of blood, and then there was a smell of blood, which began to gradually diffuse in the air.

The 30,000 Liaodong troops rushed back and forth in the Xianbei camp, and when they saw the Xianbei people fleeing in a panic, whether they were old or young, men or women, they immediately went up with a knife. After a while, flames burst into the sky, and burning tents and other materials could be seen everywhere, and a large number of seized cattle, sheep, and stirrups were piled up waiting to be disposed of.

After a while, the screams gradually subsided, and the army rode to Beigong Chun's side to report: "General Bao, except for a few people who escaped, all the Xianbei people in the camp have been slaughtered. In total, about 5,000 good horses were captured, and a number of arrows and livestock were replenished. ”

Beigong Chun asked the army: "How many brothers do not have war horses at the moment?" ”

"Back to the general, there are less than two or so soldiers left who have not yet been assigned war horses, and the subordinates think that it will be almost the same to kill the two tribes if they go further. If you're lucky enough to come across a big tribe like the one you just had, you won't be able to get it all at once. ”

"Good! Let the brothers rest a little, and the army moved on. ”

"No!" The crowd shouted in unison.

In the gradually darkening night, nearly 30,000 troops began to divide into left and right wings and advance in parallel, like a stream of iron rolling westward, and soon disappeared into the night.

The 30,000-strong army hurried all the way to Yuanchuan, destroying several Xianbei tribes on the way, and finally captured enough horses before arriving at Yuanchuan.

By this time, tens of thousands of Xianbei people had died at the hands of the army.

At this time, the news of the Jin army's invasion also spread throughout the entire beggar tribe, and all the Xianbei people knew that a group of Jin troops had come to the territory and were burning, killing and plundering in the territory.

All the Xianbei people were furious, since the begging Xianbei moved west, the entire tribe had never suffered such a big loss.

Under the call of the leader of the alliance, Qifu Shuyan, a large number of Xianbei young men began to assemble in Yuanchuan, and soon the Xianbei people gathered a cavalry force of 60,000 people.

Beggar Shuyan looked at the dense tribal cavalry, and couldn't help but be full of ambition. After decades of hard work in the last three generations, Qifu Xianbei finally occupied a large area of abundant water and grass south and east of the Yellow River.

He stood on a high platform, raised his long sword, and shouted wildly: "Great Xianbei warriors, those cowardly Jin people are invading our territory and slaughtering our people!" Please pick up the weapon in your hand and follow me to kill all the invading Jin people! Tell those Jin people that we Xianbei people are the masters here, and they had better go back to the Central Plains. ”

"Kill all the Jin people!" All the Xianbei people were boiling and screaming. (To be continued.) )