According to the conscription order of King Helian, on the fourth day of the sixth month, all the Xianbei people who were recruited would be punished for "disobeying the king's order" if they had not yet reached Danhan Mountain.

"Disobeying the king" is a serious crime. The condemned person shall be deprived of his position and wealth, and shall be made a shepherd servant of the royal court; If it is heavy, it will be killed directly, and its head will be hung at the foot of Danhan Mountain to set an example.

Of course, sending troops in the summer, the busiest season of nomadic production, was very damaging to the economic effects of the tribes. In order to avoid the subordinate Xianbei nobles, the royal court of Danhan Mountain was separated from Germany, and the number of troops collected by the company was only 9,000 people. Even if you add the 1,000 standing cavalry guards of the royal court, the total strength is only 10,000.

Then, the Xianbei army stayed in Danhan Mountain for three days for a simple formation. On the eighth day of the sixth month, except for the 2,000 old and weak who were used to stay in the royal court of Danhan Mountain, the rest of the 8,000 cavalry who were ready, under the personal leadership of the king and the company, launched a swift raid in the direction of Meiji City!

There is no doubt that if the Taixing army underestimates the arrival of the Xianbei army, it will inevitably suffer huge losses beyond expectations. However, when Helian's army entered the Han land and came to the grassland sixty miles north of Meiji City, the Xiongnu nobles who were the guides sent back a message that made Helian depressed.

Among the Xiongnu tribes that still remain, there are many people who secretly collude with Xianbei. According to the information provided by these people, the Taixing army had launched a comprehensive preparation and mobilization as early as five days ago.

At present, the Taixing Army not only urgently repaired the originally demolished southern wall of Meiji City, but also mobilized the Han people in the entire Xihe County and organized 6,000 auxiliary soldiers to prepare for a decisive battle with Xianbei!

"Who is it! Who dares to divulge the time of our army's departure!? ”

That night, the roar of Helian was heard far away. A poor servant, because the roast lamb he had offered was a little burnt, was dragged out by order of the king of Helian, and he was severely whipped thirty times. It wasn't until a local leader of the Xiongnu tribe who defected to him offered the youngest and most beautiful girl in the clan that the anger of King Helian was slightly calmed.

So, how did the news of the Xianbei people's dispatch be known by the Taixing army?

With the current strength and prestige of the Aether Marching Army, there is naturally no possibility of ambushing spies in the distant Xianbei Royal Court. However, don't forget the existence of the "Earth Master" Zhang Bao.

In the heyday of Taiping Dao, Zhang Bao was responsible for espionage and liaison activities. Compared with the "Nine Battalions" that included 300 armor soldiers, 400 light cavalry, 80 swordsmen and light warriors, and more than 100 Five Elements soldiers, Zhang Bao's subordinates now only have more than 20 swordsmen and more than 60 Five Elements soldiers.

However, no matter how many subordinates withered, those old relationships that were personally managed by Zhang Jiao, the "great sage and good teacher", even after the Yellow Turban Rebellion, are still in Zhang Bao's hands in today's decline of Taiping Dao.

The strong rise of Tanshi Huai back then, on the one hand, was that this person was eloquent and strategic, and won the hearts of the people; On the other hand, there are also many talented people who secretly help the results.

Those talented people of the Han Dynasty refer to the scholars who had to avoid the wilderness of the North in order to escape the pursuit of the Han court in the "disaster of the party".

The origins of these Han scholars can be traced back to 20 years ago.

In September 168, Dou Wu, who was then the "Great General", was defeated in the political struggle with the eunuch family, and was beheaded in Chang'an Duting after committing suicide. His clansmen, guests, and in-laws were killed.

However, there were also a small number of Dou clansmen, together with some guests and scholars, who escaped the pursuit of the imperial court under the cover of scholars and officials who sympathized with the general Dou Wu. In order to survive, these fish that slipped through the net had to stay away from the thousands of miles of territory of the Han Dynasty and flee to a wild and foreign land. Their last choice is Xianbei.

In addition, in the subsequent arrest of the eunuchs in the "Disaster of the Party", a large number of implicated scholars also had to flee everywhere to avoid the scourge of killing. Among them, one of the most famous celebrities is Zhang Jian, who is known as "looking at the door".

These panicked scholars, seeing that the remnants of the Dou clan had successfully found a foothold in Xianbei, also fled to the north. A generation of male lords Tan Shi Huai, with great foresight, sheltered and courteously treated these party members and celebrities.

The rest of the matter is logical.

The remnants of the Dou clan and the scholars who were forced to flee into the wild and bloody land in order to survive naturally had a grudge against the Han Dynasty. Among them, the party members are still slightly better, looking forward to the day when the Han can cancel the "party management" policy and allow them to return to their hometowns. And the remnants of the Dou family, who were driven into a desperate situation, had no such hope.

In order to vent their resentment against the Han court, mainly the remnants of the Dou clan, the fleeing scholars made suggestions for the development and growth of the Xianbei tribe. Because, these talented scholars clearly know that once Xianbei is strong, it will inevitably become a fierce enemy of the Han Dynasty just like the Huns back then!

Under the planning of these vengeful scholars, in the Battle of Sunset Plain eleven years ago, 100,000 Xianbei nomadic cavalry were able to successfully annihilate the 30,000 Han troops who went north to conquer.

However, after all, the scholars were the people of the Han Dynasty. When Tanshi Huai showed extraordinary ambition and rejected the proposal of the Han Emperor to be crowned king and relatives, some scholars who cherished their homeland began to regret their past actions.

One of the strangers began to carry out discordant activities within the Xianbei people. This man's plan was so effective that in 181, a generation of male lords, Tan Shi Huai, actually died in his own room for no apparent reason. And the Xianbei people almost split openly because of this person's previous secret provocation.

With the situation in the Xianbei royal court, it began to deteriorate, and the scholar exiles led by Zhang Jian began to want to return to the Han Dynasty.

It just so happened that in the first year of Zhongping, that is, in 184, under the persecution of the Yellow Turban Army, the Han family had to announce the abolition of the "party system" policy that had been implemented for more than ten years. So, Zhang Jian took the opportunity to lead a group of scholars who were willing to return to their hometowns to live in peace, from the Xianbei royal court to the Han Mountain, and returned to the Han Dynasty.

Although Zhang Jian returned to the Han Dynasty, there were still many scholars who did not want to return in the Xianbei court. After the failure of the Yellow Turban Uprising, Zhang Bao relied on the friendship between Zhang Jiao and Zhang Jian to "conspire to rebel", and with the help of Zhang Jian, he contacted a group of scholars who still stayed in Danhan Mountain.

Out of the "sympathy" between the "anti-thieves", the scholars of Danhan Mountain are willing to provide relevant information about the Xianbei people for the Taixing army. This kind of behavior has nothing to do with betrayal, it's just that those scholars, when the status of the Danhan Mountain Royal Court was declining, wanted to prepare an extra way to retreat.

These scholars who can't trust the Han Dynasty are prepared to be in case the royal court of Danhanshan really collapses, and the scholars can also flee to the Taixing army to rule the area and spend their old age quietly.

Therefore, when Helian issued a troop mobilization order in mid-May, this news had already been sent to the Taihang Mountains by the scholars inside Danhan Mountain for the first time.

Although, due to the poor communication and transportation in ancient times, the arrogance of being in Meiji City, when he learned the news, it was already the second day of the sixth month. However, with about ten days of preparation, I was arrogantly confident that my side was fully capable of defeating the invaders of Helian, who were not fully mobilized, from the front.

What makes Zhang arrogant have this confidence is the number of troops in his hands. At present, the military strength in the hands of Zhang Mad, if you include Ding Zhuang of Xihe County, who was requisitioned on the spot, the total number of people is as high as 14,000, which has exceeded the strength brought by Helian.

The reason why there is such a large army that can be used for arrogant dispatch is that the infantry led by Yu Bansuo, after completing the task of covering the main cavalry attack, immediately moved north, and finally reached Meiji City a few days ago.

In this expedition, Zhang Mad mobilized a total of 7,000 soldiers and horses from the base of Taihang Mountain. These horses included 2,000 regular soldiers, 2,000 auxiliaries, and 3,000 people.

On the way to the surprise attack on Meiji City, Bingzhou Taiping Road sent about 1,000 Bingzhou guerrilla cavalry. Of these 1,000 rangers, except for a few who left Bingzhou with Han Xian and a few who returned to Baibo Valley with Yang Feng, there are still about 500 people left.

Zhang Mad took the remaining 500 people and the state rangers, and drew out 200 more disciplined personnel to supplement Lejin's cavalry team, and the rest added the newly recruited 400 Hu and Han warriors who were good at riding and archery, and newly organized them into a "guerrilla team", commanded by Song Guo.

There were 7,000 people in Taiping Mountain, nearly 1,000 rangers in Bingzhou, plus more than 6,000 Hu and Han tribes Ding Zhuang who were temporarily recruited, so that Zhang Qi had an unprecedented army of 10,000 people. This is undoubtedly a considerable test for the arrogance who has never commanded an army of 10,000 people.

However, Zhang Qi is not worried about this. If he can't even command an army of 10,000 people, what else can he talk about about "the world's military deployment" and "unification of the country"?

On June 12, after listening to the information sent by the scout team, Zhang Qiang immediately mobilized his army and faced the Xianbei cavalry head-on.

ps: Xianbei belongs to a branch of Donghu, so Donghu in the chapter name is Xianbei.

I would say starting today, is the book available on the shelves?

To put on the shelves or not to put them on the shelves, that's a question.