Chapter 338: Sealing the Wolf (2)
"Youzhou Mu Liu Yu was defeated and killed, and Prince Taishou Yan of Liaoxi gathered the remnants of the army and retreated thirty miles!"
Liu Bei was attacking Guzhu City, and when he heard that Liu Yu, the pastor of Youzhou, 100,000 Youzhou soldiers, was defeated, and immediately retreated.
Sun Chuanting and Lu Xiangsheng led their troops to chase and kill, and Gongsun Zan set up an ambush with Bai Ma Yi to fight with Sun Chuanting and Lu Xiangsheng, and both sides suffered casualties.
When Liu Bei hurriedly retreated, he was attacked by the Guanning Iron Cavalry, but fortunately Zhang Fei led the heavy infantry to block the Guanning Iron Cavalry, so as to avoid the annihilation of the whole army.
The 200,000 allied forces of the four princes north of the Yellow River attacked Liaoxi and were defeated by the 100,000 army of Guzhucheng.
Prince Yan was cautious and gathered Liu Yu's troops, so that tens of thousands of Youzhou soldiers and horses were kept and retreated to Youbeiping County.
"That general's cavalry is simply terrifying......"
Prince Yan received Liu Bei and Gongsun Zan back to Youbeiping County, although he was defeated this time, there were only 20,000 or 30,000 soldiers and horses who were really killed and wounded, and he was not in a desperate situation.
The summer coolness in Xuzhou reminded Prince Yan that the Liaodong Army might have a brave cavalry general, so don't be careful.
Prince Yan was deeply remorseful about being ambushed. Obviously, Xia Liang had already greeted him in advance, but he was still in ambush.
As soon as Liu Yu, the pastor of Youzhou, died, and the remaining princes Prince Yan, Gongsun Zan and Liu Bei secretly fought for control of Youzhou. Prince Yan and Gongsun Zan are sworn brothers, and they ostracize Liu Bei and want to control Youzhou.
Liu Bei, as the governor of Youzhou, has the support of a group of Youzhou officials, and also wants to enter Youzhou and become the pastor of Youzhou.
In Lonely Bamboo City, Yao Guangxiao was still wearing a black robe, and he learned that Liu Bei and Gongsun Zhan were fighting for Youzhou, and knew that the crisis had been resolved. Chang Yuchun, Li Chengliang, and Zu Dashou went to participate in the Battle of Mobei, and the 200,000 troops of Youzhou attacked Liaoxi, which was difficult to defend. beheaded Liu Yu, causing infighting between Liu Bei and Gongsun Zhan, and Liaoxi could be safe.
In Xuzhou, Xia Liang learned that the 200,000 allied troops in Youzhou and Jizhou were defeated, and he couldn't help but be silent.
Based on the records of the generals of the Yanqi Guild and the ranking of heroes, she could probably make a judgment: "This person may be Murong Ba who defeated the famous general Huan Wen of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, and during the period of the Two Jin and Northern Dynasties, Murong Ba was one of the most ferocious generals." There are really a lot of generals in Mingguan, and they must all be explored before the forces border. ”
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In Longcheng, more than 10,000 Han troops entered the Xiongnu Sacrifice Heavenly Holy Land, which almost became an empty city. The city was in a mess, and some of the grain and grass were too late for the Huns to take away.
The Han army was stationed in Longcheng, and Chu Tian, as the commander-in-chief, did not know that a huge accident had occurred in Youzhou in the Eastern Han Dynasty, and he encountered a little trouble in Longcheng, the Xiongnu.
"The Xiongnu fled from this city in a hurry, and they must have gotten the news, in other words, we may be surrounded and suppressed by the Xiongnu."
According to the situation in the Xiongnu Dragon City, Fang Xuanling smelled a dangerous breath.
Chu Tian looked at Mulan, and Mulan understood, and gathered all the Iron Eagle Scout Cavalry.
"There is no trace of the Hun army within a radius of thirty miles."
"Expand the scope of exploration."
"Yes!"
Chu Tian has been marching in the desert for a long time, and he has become sensitive to danger, and if he is not careful, it will be bad if he is annihilated by the Xiongnu army in the desert.
The Iron Eagle Scouts immediately spread out, and the War Eagle also expanded its reconnaissance range.
Cao Cao regretted that he had come to fight Dragon City with Chu Tian, and it was too late to regret it at this time, because Wei Qing's main Han army was thousands of miles away from them. Chutian's army was stationed in the west of the city, and Cao Cao's army was stationed in the south of the city, guarding each other.
"Miaocai, send more scouts, I have a bad premonition."
Cao Cao paced uneasily, this time he only took Zhang Liao, Xiahou Yuan, and Dian Wei, among whom Zhang Liao was injured and followed the Weiqing Army back to the division.
Longcheng is located in the center of Mobei, surrounded by Xiongnu tribes, and if you are not careful, you will fall into the siege of the Xiongnu.
"Lord, Xuzhou Mu invites you to go to the banquet."
"What is he going to do?"
Cao Cao served as Chutian to set up a Hongmen banquet, but he didn't seem to have a choice.
He brought Dian Wei to find Chu Tian.
Chu Tian made people raise a bonfire to drive away the chill of the desert night, and the fierce generals under Chu Tian's command had heavy expressions one by one, looking at the arriving Cao Cao with unkind eyes.
Cao Cao sat down stubbornly: "Chu Zimou, summon me here, what are you doing?" ”
Chu Tian asked Cao Cao to divide the roast mutton: "There is nothing in a hurry, just to inform you that tomorrow you will pull out the camp and go to Wolf Juxu Mountain." ”
Cao Cao heard this, and then secretly breathed a sigh of relief, it seems that Xuzhou Mu did not set up a Hongmen banquet, so he enjoyed the roast whole sheep with peace of mind.
Dian Wei got Cao Cao's permission and gobbled it up, and Chu Tian couldn't help but praise: "It's really a strong man." Meng De, there is another thing, my scouts found the Hun cavalry fifty miles away, and there were only tens of thousands of people, probably the fleeing Yizhi Xiandanyu. ”
Cao Cao was originally grabbing the leg of mutton and biting, but when he heard that tens of thousands of Hun cavalry were approaching, his movements were stiff.
It's only tens of thousands!?
"Chu Zimou, why don't you say this matter earlier!"
Cao Cao was no longer in the mood to eat, he thought it was really fine, but now that he looks at it, things are big!
"Meng De is a little restless, he can fight only when he has a full stomach, and at least he can be a full ghost. You can't hear about the arrival of the Huns, so you can't get a drop of water, right? In this way, wouldn't it fall into the hands of the Huns? ”
"That being said......"
Cao Cao is now in the mood to hit the wall. Originally, I thought that it would be beneficial to follow Chu Zimou, but now I didn't mention any benefits, and I was frantically chased and killed by Yi Zhi Xian Danyu. Yi Zhi Xian Dan Yu was annoyed and angry because of the defeat in the Battle of Mobei, and it was hard to imagine how crazy Yi Zhi Xian Dan Yu's revenge would be.
In this case, he can still be calm, and Chu Tian can be regarded as a wonder.
"Recuperate, tomorrow we will burn the Hun Holy Land Dragon City, and then go to Wolf Juxu Mountain. On this trip, be prepared to die in battle. ”
"That's fine."
Cao Cao knew that they might have fallen into the encirclement of the Xiongnu, so he could only make up his mind to fight to the death. If you are afraid of the Huns, it will not be easy to survive.
"The Han army is less than fifty miles away from our army!"
Yi Zhi drove the cattle and sheep alone, followed the Han army from a distance, and finally approached the Han army for fifty miles.
"Raise your spirit, chase and kill with all your strength tomorrow, and annihilate this Han army!"
Yi Zhi Xian Shan Yu sent more than ten light cavalry in advance to make a detour to Longcheng and evacuate the Huns in Longcheng, so he could tolerate the Han army stationed in Longcheng.
And the price that the Han army has to pay is the annihilation of the whole army!
"This time, we must kill them all!"
Yi Zhi was jealous of the Han army and marched casually in his sphere of influence. The cavalry of the Han army, which numbered more than 10,000 people, did not regard him as a thing at all, and wantonly burned and looted in Mobei, and smashed Longcheng, which was simply unsightly.
He personally led 40,000 Hun cavalry, and since the second king Zhao Xin led 30,000 Hun cavalry, he has surrounded Chutian and Cao Cao's corps from the west and south directions.
The 70,000 Hun cavalry is one of the few troops that Yizhi Xianshan can take out in a short period of time, and the Xiongnu cavalry that was killed and scattered by the Han army is scattered all over the place, and it is difficult to converge with Yizhi Xiandanyu for the time being.
By encircling and suppressing this Han army, he can regain his authority and control the various tribes.
In the desert, the night was cold, Mulan was wrapped in sheepskin, snuggled up to Chutian and fell asleep, her eyelashes trembled slightly, and her breathing was even. The Iron Eagle scouts have already spread out, and if the Hun cavalry launches a night attack, they can retreat as soon as possible.
When they were surrounded by the Xiongnu, the Han army was still calm and bold.
Chu Tian could feel Mulan's body temperature, warm and fragrant like jade.
Joan of Arc caught a glimpse of the lord and Mulan leaning against each other, the relationship between them and the comradeship of life and death, and couldn't help but be secretly surprised, and a trace of envy.
Zhao Yun rode a Turkic war horse and led the white horse to patrol outside the city, taking turns with Xue Rengui to keep watch.
"Zijing, why don't you sleep?"
Fang Xuanling couldn't help but be curious when he saw Lu Su sitting outside the tent.
"Tomorrow I may have to fight hundreds of miles, fighting to the death with the Xiongnu in the desert, so I am uneasy and difficult to sleep."
"In a heavy siege, there is only a fight to the death. Perhaps, there will be other reinforcements near Dragon City. ”
On Cao Cao's side, he was like a broken jar, and after laying down the scouts, he fell asleep, preparing to fight tomorrow.
The next morning, when the night mist faded, Mulan opened her eyes and found that Chu Tian had woken up and was staring at her, and she couldn't help but be ashamed. For her, it still seemed a little embarrassing.
"Soldiers, prepare to go to Wolf Juxu Mountain!"
Chu Tian saw that Hua Mulan's spirit had recovered, and it was estimated that the other generals were similar, so he gathered the generals and embarked on a journey, going to Wolf Juxu Mountain, and then fled south.
This time, it is necessary to take advantage of the rapid maneuver of the cavalry to march hundreds of miles, even thousands of miles!
After a night's rest, most of the generals had recovered their strength, even Zhao Yun and Xue Rengui, who were in charge of patrolling, had gained a lot of rest.
They know what they are facing, and instead of fearing anything, they are motivated!
They had already cooperated with Wei Qing to kill more than 100,000 Hun cavalry in Mobei, and it was only Yizhi Xiandanyu who was a defeated general who pursued them.
More than 7,000 high-ranking cavalry soon gathered. All the cavalry have been trained in the Battle of Mobei, and their aura has converged, and they are transforming into a division of a hundred battles.
Cao Cao's army was also ready. There were only 7,000 cavalry left under Cao Cao's command, and he personally led 4,000 and gave 3,000 to Xiahou Yuan.
"I, Cao Mengde, can't just die in Mobei!"
Cao Cao recuperated overnight and regained his confidence.
Since Chu Zimou wanted to gamble, he could only follow Chu Zimou to take risks. At this time, if you are together, you will live, and if you are divided, you will die!
"Cao Mengde, if you want to seal the wolf Juxu and escape back to the Senei, you must follow my orders, otherwise you will not be responsible if you fall into the siege of the Huns."
Chu Tian came over to greet Cao Cao in advance.
He has ten war eagles to reconnoitre, and it is difficult for the war eagles to find a small group of Hun cavalry, but as long as the Hun army of tens of thousands is approaching, he can find it as soon as possible, and use the high-speed mobility of the light cavalry to quickly intersperse and break through one by one!
Cao Cao always felt that he was being commanded by Chu Zimou as a subordinate, but Cao Cao lacked efficient reconnaissance methods, and seeing that Chu Zimou had the confidence to thwart the encirclement of the Xiongnu, he could only choose to believe in Chu Zimou.
"Set fire to Dragon City!"
After Chu Tian scavenged for grain and grass in Longcheng, he decided to set fire to this place, which dealt a psychological blow to the Xiongnu.
The fire spread, and the Xiongnu's sacred land of sacrifice to the heavens fell into a raging fire, this is the second time that the Dragon City has been destroyed, and it is the Xiongnu's most powerful opponent who destroys the Dragon City!
If the Xiongnu harassed the border fortresses of the Han Empire and plundered the population and grain, then the Han Empire launched a war of annihilation!
"Let's go!"
Chu Tian led the cavalry, brought enough dry food, abandoned the cattle and sheep, and marched quickly!
Cao Cao saw that Chu Tian gave up tens of thousands of cattle and sheep in order to speed up the march, so he had to follow suit, also give up cattle and sheep, and follow Chu Tian's army closely.
100,000 cattle and sheep were consumed a lot on the way to Longcheng by Chutian and Cao Cao's army, and now the cattle and sheep have become a burden on the march, and when it is time to give up, there is no hesitation.
On the other hand, Yi Zhi was ready to hunt down the Han army, and the Hun cavalry recovered their morale and physical strength, and they could hunt down the Han army!
Under Yi Zhi's strong desire for revenge, he urged 40,000 Hun cavalry to march forcibly and gallop away in the direction of Longcheng!
On the way, the Hun scouts reported: "The Han army burned the dragon city and looked east!" ”
Yizhi slanted to crack his fingers, even if the Dragon City, which was already an empty city, was burned, there would not be much substantial loss, but the Holy Land of Heaven and Mobei Shan Yuting were burned, which seriously destroyed the confidence of the Xiongnu against the Han Empire!
"Catch up and kill them!"
Annoyed and angry, Yi Zhi saw that the Han army had discovered his whereabouts, so he rushed forward, and Chutian's burning of the Dragon City had completely angered him. When the Hun cavalry under the command of Yi Zhi Xian Shan heard that the holy land had been burned, they were also furious.
Yi Zhi pursued the dragon city in pursuit of the dragon city, which was covered in a sea of fire, the monstrous fire was churning, and the smoke was billowing out.
Yi Zhi leaned into his clenched fists, his sharp nails piercing into his flesh unconsciously. The Han army is too ruthless, it is simply to kill them all!
As the Shan Yu of the Xiongnu, he was powerless in the face of the unscrupulous destruction of the Han army.
The main force was defeated, the princes were captured, the dragon city was burned, and the Xiongnu were pursued all the way to Yanran Mountain and Hanhai, if it was the Central Plains Dynasty, this was a great shame, and it may be equivalent to the Jingkang Revolution of the Northern Song Dynasty.
The Hun cavalry was stimulated, they abandoned the cattle and sheep, and Yi Zhi was commanded by Yi Zhi, and they pursued and killed the Han army non-stop!
Longcheng burned down, like a hornet's nest, all the Mobei Huns knew that there was a Han army running in Mobei, and they must be killed!
The various Xiongnu tribes gathered warriors and eagle archers to embark on a journey to hunt down the Han army.
And the culprit Chu Tian is leading the cavalry to quickly approach the Wolf Juxu Mountain, and he wants to complete the achievements before turning back to deal with the Hun cavalry.
"Wang, the Han army is marching eastward at a rapid pace!"
Zhao Xin, the second king of Zizi, who guarded the Han army's southward escape route, received a report from the Xiongnu scouts and found that the Han army did not flee south because of the arrival of Yizhi Xiandanyu, but fled in the direction of Wolf Juxu Mountain in the east.
"The wolf dwells in Xu Mountain, and the Han army is afraid of it, or because it is lost, so they flee to the local area?"
Zhao Xin was suspicious of the Han army's strange marching routes.
In the face of the encirclement of the Xiongnu, the Han army did not want to return to the Han Dynasty, but fled to the mountains of Mobei, what did they think?
"Immediately go north and surround Wolf Juxu Mountain!"