In the first year of Hongwu, just after the Chongyang in September, the first snow fell in Saibei. Outside the Yanmen Pass, the grass is withered and the leaves are yellow, and the cold winter is coming.

A few months ago, Murong Tuyuhun packed his bags and led his people to move west. After going through hardships on the way, and even fighting several battles with other tribes, he just came to Yanmen Pass at this time, preparing to transfer to Yanmen Pass and go south for the winter.

Tuyan rode on his horse and asked Tuyuhun: "Father Khan, we have been living outside this Yanmen Pass for more than half a month, and if we continue like this, we will not be able to reach the Western Regions in this life." ”

Tuyuhun smiled: "Who said we were going to the Western Regions?" We are not going to the Western Regions, but we are going to stay away from the Great Thorn City and find a place for our people to live and work in peace and contentment. ”

"Cut! Didn't you say that there are mountains, rivers and lakes in the west, and the water and grass are abundant? But now it seems that this place is not as good as our big thorn. Besides, the sorcerer said that you have the order of the king, but this is the pasture of Tuoba Lu, and further north is the territory of Tuoba Lu, how can we be kings? We don't plan to stay here for long, people just come every day, and if we don't leave, we'll be dead-skinned. ”

Tuyuhun didn't squeak for a long time, quietly looking at the withered yellow grassland.

"Father, what the hell do you think? Speak, father. Tuyan grew taller again, and was completely a big man, with a beard on his mouth. He kept spinning in circles, and the shepherd rhubarb also circled around him, and he kicked him out.

Rhubarb screamed, got up and fled.

Tuyuhun sighed: "I don't want to stay here for a long time, do you know why my father didn't leave?" ”

Tuyan shook his head.

"Father is worried about your second uncle." Tuyuhun smoked. Smoke was above his head. For a long time.

"Second uncle? What's wrong with the second uncle? ”

"According to the people I sent to Tuoba Luguan, what does it mean that your second uncle actually sent tribute to the Tuoba clan?"

"What do you mean?"

"It shows that his ambition is inflated. Who is the Tuoba clan? They are the kings of the Mobei grassland, although everyone is Xianbei people, but they have nothing to do with us. How can your second uncle pay him a tribute for no reason? Hum! If your father's guess is right, your second uncle is ready to make a move against Duan's Xianbei, he is pulling allies. ”

When Tuyan heard this, he said disapprerovingly, "Father, I think you are too worried. It's a good thing that the second uncle is on good terms with the Tuoba clan. The Duan tribe can be attacked from both sides. Who is the most powerful person now? Look at Liu Yuan, the current leader of the Huns. Don't you also call yourself the emperor in Lishi, how can it be true that it is the emperor, when he is Han Gao, and Wei Wu is below. What a shame. Obviously the Huns. It is said that he is a brother of the Han people. To be the successor of the elder brother, so he is called the Great Han and respects Liu Chan as the ancestor. Isn't that ridiculous? ”

Tuyuhun said: "Liu Yuan doesn't really want to restore the Han world, it's just to find an excuse for himself to want to be the emperor." Forget it, let's not talk about others, let's talk about ourselves, yesterday the envoy of Tuoba Yilu came and invited us to attack Yanmen Pass. It is said that this operation was only sent south by Tuoba Yilu at the invitation of the Jin people, and his father has not yet given a clear answer. ”

Tuyan was taken aback and said, "What does this Tuoba Yilu mean?" Does he want us to do with him? Or is it just a favor? If we are asked to do it with him, then we might as well do it alone. ”

"Alone? I thought about it as a father, but we left Liaodong and sent people under the fence, like duckweed, without any foundation. If we start an army and do it alone, we won't have a name. Besides, all of our men and horses together are only 3,000 people, how can we fight? ”

The autumn wind rose, and clouds moved quickly from the Yin Mountain, covering the sun. On the grassland, it is even more empty and desolate. The cattle and sheep were all in the pen, and the horses were in the fence. The sight of slaughter makes people feel depressed.

Tuyan pressed the sword on his waist and said, "Although we have fewer soldiers, we are invincible in bravery. If you want me to say, since the Tuoba clan is under the banner of quelling the rebellion for the Great Jin, we will participate. Didn't my father say that we don't have a name, we fought and made meritorious contributions, and the Emperor of the Great Jin Dynasty will naturally have a reward. At that time, we will have both territory and fame, and we will not kill two birds with one stone. ”

Tuyuhun looked at his son's expression, arrogant, and also felt that he had come to the spirit: "Okay, you take three thousand iron horsemen to participate in the counterinsurgency." Stay at home for the Father, and wait for your triumph. ”

Tuyan said, "Father, the son only has two thousand men, and it is enough. Leave a thousand people behind and guard the home. We also need to prevent other tribes from secretly attacking us. ”

On the third day, Tuyan bid farewell to his father and mother, and embarked on a journey with two thousand elite soldiers, each with a main horse and a secondary horse. The left-behind men and elderly women and dolls of the tribe all came out to see them off. Specially sewn Xianbei Shan Yu flags, hunting in the autumn wind.

Tuyuhun watched them disappear into the distance before returning to the felt tent.

Tuyan traveled day and night and rushed to the camp of Shengle Tuoba Yilu. When Tuoba Lu heard the news, he personally received Tuyan, held his hand and said, "I am very happy to see you so young and so heroic. We are all Xianbei people, although you live in Liaodong and I am in Saibei, but we are all people of the prairie. Your uncle Murong Diao also sent someone to make peace a few days ago, and we have become brothers. Now that the Huns and Liu Yuan are in chaos, we can't stand idly by. It just so happens that the envoy of the Great Jin Dynasty, Lord Pei Wei, is also here, and I will take you to see it. ”

Pei Wei heard that Xiaoshan Yu of Xianbei in Liaodong also led troops to participate in the counterinsurgency, he was very happy, comforted him, and asked Tuoba Yi Lu Dai to allocate food and salary, and then asked the emperor to compensate him. Maybe Pei Wei didn't expect that this worthless little Shan Yu in front of him would conquer the Qinghai Plateau a few years later and build a large pasture.

A few days later, Tuoba Yilu led an army of 100,000 to conquer Liu Yuan. The generals are like clouds, and the flags are reflected in the sky. Inside the gate, Tuoba Yi Lu wore a helmet and armor, his whole body was uniformed, a cannon sounded, the three armies listened to the order, and the formation was so good.

A guard whispered behind Tuyan, "Young master, this is the majesty of the general." There are too few of us. ”

Tuyan didn't look back: "You shut up for me!" The soldiers are fine but not many, and they will be planning but not brave. Wei Wu Cao Cao's 800,000 army, wasn't it burned by a fire in Chibi? ”

The army marched out of camp one after another. Tuyan was divided into a rear team, walked for a few days, arrived at Yanmen Pass, and set up camp. More than 100,000 troops, dozens of miles of company camps. At night, the battalions set fires and lit up half of the night sky.

Liu Yuan, the leader of the Huns, also sent Shi Le as the vanguard to reach the enemy's camp.

That night, Shile led five hundred elites. Come and kick the enemy camp. Tuoba Pugen, the nephew of Tuoba Yilu, was caught off guard. He was rampaged by Shile and suffered many casualties. When the generals from the nearby camp came to the rescue, Shile had already returned to the camp with victory.

Pugen lost the first battle and was beaten with a hundred canes by Tuoba Yilu. He was ordered to make meritorious contributions.

The next day. Pugenlie Battalion. Come and call for battle. Shile went out of the camp to engage in battle. Tuoba Pugen's 1,000 captains went into battle, and Shile sent Ma Qiu to meet the enemy. The two of them didn't answer, and slapped their horses and danced with knives. The battle is together. Only killed Sanhe, Ma Qiu rose up and slashed the commander under the horse with a knife.

When Tuoba Pugen saw it, he sent the commander of the front ten thousand people, Ha Mi, to take a machete and shout: "Traitor, come and die!" ”

Ma Qiu danced with a knife to greet each other, and the two of them fought for more than 100 times, without winning or losing. Tuoba Pugen was worried that Ha Mi was lost, and was about to withdraw his troops when he saw Ma Qiu make a move to drag the knife and shoot Ha Mi off the horse. Tuoba Pugen saw it and galloped out, followed by several soldiers who snatched it back.

Ma Qiu won two battles in a row, but he did not retreat, and shouted in a row, and no one dared to respond in the Tuoba army for a while.

Ma Qiu was about to collect his troops and return to the camp, when he suddenly heard a loud shout: "The traitor is rampant, and your grandfather Tuyan is also here!" ”

As soon as Ma Qiu was about to turn back, he heard a gust of wind behind his head, which frightened him so much that he shrank his head and swallowed his neck, and he escaped the catastrophe. When he returned to his horse, he saw that it was a young general, and he was not wearing armor.

Ma Qiu was furious: "Where did you come from, wild boy, grandpa, I won't kill the unknown general, come up quickly." ”

Tuyan sneered: "You want to call grandpa?" Then I'll have to ask your dad if he wants to. You heard clearly, Lao Tzu and I will not change my name, and I will not change my surname. Liaodong Xianbei is the son of Tuyuhun, and Tuyan is also. Don't go, look at the spear. As he spoke, a spear poked at him.

Ma Qiu was listening to his registration number intently, but he didn't expect to use his mouth and hand at the same time, the spear was faster than the words, and when he reacted, the tip of the spear had reached his throat. When he dodged sharply, he poked a bloody hole in his neck, almost cutting his trachea. A stream of blood spurted out, staining the armor red.

Ma Qiu crouched in the saddle and fled back to the camp gate.

When Shi Le saw it, he was so angry that he shouted: "Who dares to capture a thief with me." ”

Zhi Qu Liu, Hu Yanmo, and Wang Yang rode out together, raising swords and guns at the same time, shouting: "Doll, take your life!" ”

When Tuyan saw it, he laughed, raised his spear, and fought the three of them.

Tuoba Yi Lu came to hear the news, looked at the Zhongjun Gate, and sighed: "There is really Lu Bu's legacy!" ”

Tuyan fought with the three men for more than 300 times, and the more he fought, the more courageous he became. shouted, like a thunderbolt, and picked off the six pillars. Huyan Mo panicked, fell off his horse, and was rescued back to his own camp by Wang Yang.

This battle was so dark that the ghosts and gods were shocked. Seeing that Tuyan was brave, Shile collected his troops and returned to the camp, not daring to fight.

Tuyan won, and Tuoba Yilu praised him greatly. Tuyan said, "The thieves came to kick the camp last night, and the last general will return it to him tonight." I'll only take two hundred people, and that's enough. ”

That night, Tuyan led two hundred iron horsemen, tore through Shile's camp, rushed left and right, and slashed and killed for a while. Only to kill the soldiers, the ghosts cried wolves, and fled in all directions. Shile couldn't stop him, so he had to get on his horse and escape.

Tuoba Yilu's army followed, pursued overnight, broke Liu Yuan, beheaded tens of thousands of people, and won countless heavy war horses.

Liu Yuan was defeated, retreated to Lishi, and stuck to the city.

Tuoba Yilu returned to the camp victoriously, and after seeing Pei Wei, he immediately asked him to hurry up and fulfill his previous promise. Of course, Pei Wei did not hope that the Xianbei people would fight to the death with the Huns, and the Battle of Yanmen had completed the task of containing the Huns to this extent. Therefore, he did not hesitate to tell Tuoba Yilu: "Please rest assured, the envoy immediately reported the news to Guanzhong, let them send weapons and equipment, and in the future, I hope that the Great Khan will contribute more, and in the future, the official of the court will be designated as the Great Khan to ask for more credit!" ”

Not to mention that Pei Wei continued to go north, but said that after Tuyan returned, he handed over the spoils of war to his father for distribution. After receiving these supplies, the strength of the tribe increased, and after a tribal assembly, the people rejected the solicitation from Tuoba Yilu and prepared to continue westward. (To be continued......)