Chapter 178: Beacon Fire Dyeing Xijing in March (5)
Looking at the figure of the Taoist priest disappearing like smoke at the foot of the mountain, Mo Huba's old face was only left with doubts and hideous colors.
"Great Elder, don't you believe the words of this Han Daoist?" Murong Shegui stood beside the Great Elder, asked very puzzled, and watched from the side for a while.
If he believed it, Mo Hubao would not let this person leave, but whether he believed it or not, it was obvious that the Great Elder's emotions fluctuated greatly, and he really didn't understand what the Great Elder was thinking.
Mo Hubai sighed, turned his head to look at the sturdy young man beside him: "It's not a matter of believing it or not, Murong is involved, Liu Bao, the leader of the Huns, sent an envoy to negotiate with our department about sending troops, and the conditions given are too tempting, so that our clan can obtain a large piece of plain, even if you know that there is a risk, but you are fifty percent sure, you have to gamble." ”
"And not only us, the three nearby tribes have already responded to Liu Bao's matter, my tribe does not eat this piece of fat, the rest of the tribes take the opportunity to grow, waiting for our department is still a catastrophe, in this vast land, the strong survive, the weak die, this is survival."
"The Xianbei warriors have always been brave, and no one can defeat our clan!" When Mo Hubao said this, his tone gradually became firm, although this valley is good and can produce warriors, it does have the problem of babies dying young, only by occupying more plains can they continue to breed and grow their clans like the Han people!
When the time comes, the valley will produce warriors, the plains will breed tribes, and the grasslands will raise cattle and horses, and the Murong clan will be able to go one step further!
It was not difficult to defeat Xihe County, and the troops rested for a few days, and then attacked Taiyuan County.
The 100,000-strong army was divided into two divisions to attack the Qianghu tribe in the west from Xihe County and plunder its people, while the other road was to Shangdang County to defend against the Jin Kingdom.
Therefore, Guan Yi only had more than 50,000 soldiers in his hands, but they were all elites, and at this time, an aura of slaughter spread in front of the army.
Now the advance of the army is blocked by the mountains, and the state is called the mountains and rivers in the table, there are too many dangers, Taiyuan County is the center of the state, which is equivalent to the Central Plains in Kyushu, and it is unimpeded to cross this dangerous place.
There were still several miles away from the enemy, separated by a stronghold, which had a peculiarity, that is, it was higher, although not too high, but it was not something that a trebuchet could hit.
The reason is simple, the height of the boulder was not enough, and the advancing Han army could only be forced to stop.
"Sure enough, as the commander expected, Liu Bao is here to block it!"
"Liu Bao chose this place to face off, doesn't he think that our army is useless except for the boulder machine?"
In the camp of the Han army, the generals of the Han army surrounded Guan Yi, and there was no surprise that the Jin army set up a pass in this stronghold.
Guan Yi looked coldly at the Jin army in the stronghold in the distance, groaned, and turned his gaze to other mountain gorges.
I saw that the craggy peaks were crisscrossed and crisscrossed, winding and intercepted in front, and a slow mouth in the middle, but it was occupied by the enemy, and you could see in the distance, the mountains in April, green and tender stretching branches and leaves.
Gazing at the walled peaks and the stretching hills, Guan Yi asked, "Has the local guide asked?" Can you climb over any other place besides this gorge? ”
"Dashuai, these mountains and gorges are no man's land, they seem to be close, there are hundreds of miles to toss, in the mountains and forests, the road is dangerous, and there are many epidemics and poisonous insects, if you go deep into the mountains and forests to turn over, I am afraid that the damage will be more, besides, I heard that the enemy has already joined the Xianbei and Qiang people."
The military Chinese sergeant told the information he had discovered, and it was all bad news.
"Dashuai, this pass is very dangerous, the trebuchet boulder can't be smashed upward, if you capture it, the loss will be not small." At this time, the vanguard general Zhong Yi said worriedly, this is different from Xihe County, this level, if he is allowed to fight, the loss may not be small.
"Dashuai, this is still a trivial matter, now that the various tribes of Beiyi have begun to march, there are still only a few responses, if the time drags on for a long time, a large number of Beiyi will see that it is profitable......"
Another general said worriedly at this time: "That's it, my army is strong, and the commander can be wiped out, but it has dragged on here for a long time, and I am afraid that it will affect His Majesty's plan." ”
This is the difference between angles and perspectives, one looking at the world, and the other only considering the loss of soldiers.
All the ethnic groups in Beiyi are concentrated, I am afraid that 100,000 soldiers are less, this is not enough, if the consciousness of "unity" is generated through this time, it will be very terrible.
You must know that the chaos of Wuhu China a few decades later is due to the "consciousness" of various ministries to jointly attack the Central Plains.
Compared with the benefits of catching them all, this common consciousness is the big problem, and it is necessary to choose, rather choose to break each one, and not to make it produce a common consciousness.
Guan Yi groaned, and there was a movement on the stronghold.
The Jin army in the city shouted, waved flags, and hugged a person forward.
"It's Liu Bao here!"
"Oh, that's Liu Bao?"
Both sides noticed each other, on the city wall, Liu Bao held on to the city wall, looking at the Han army camp a few miles away, with a sneer on his lips.
The Han army of 50,000 arrived at the city pass.
From the city walls, there is a sea of red flags, and one of the huge chariots is particularly eye-catching.
This huge chariot is a high platform, about three stories high at the highest point, and you can watch the whole battle from a high position.
All around are flags, under the flags, densely packed are Han soldiers in red armor, the sun shines, and the weapons shine dazzlingly.
An army of 50,000 formed more than a dozen phalanxes, even if Liu Bao stood on the city tower and looked at it from afar, he couldn't see the edge.
Liu Bao stared, carefully looking at the banner of the Han soldiers.
At this time, the handsome chariot of the Han army walked slowly, came to the stronghold, and stayed at a mile of the city wall, staying there motionless.
Under the banner, Guan Yi was dressed in gold armor, and he sat on a high platform and watched carefully at the top of the city.
Beside him, the generals stood, making Guan Yi more majestic and solemn, anyone could feel this majesty, and behind these people, there were dense elite guards.
Liu Bao looked at it for a long time, and saw that the Han army under the city was majestic and solemn, and couldn't help but sigh and said: "I originally thought that the Han army could win, maybe it was just a fluke, maybe the Central Plains people were weakened, but looking at this array, it is indeed extraordinary." ”
"However, I am in danger, I wonder how many people you have to die to conquer it?" Liu Bao thought with a sneer.
"Dashuai, the Xianbei Murong Department has arrived." At this time, a scribe came to his side and said respectfully, this news made Liu Bao smile slightly.
"Hehe, the Qiang and Xianbei tribes of the reinforcements have arrived?" Liu Bao turned around, reflexively saw a black press in the distance, and asked.
"Yes, several major tribes are here, and there are at least 30,000 joint soldiers." The ministers said solemnly, covering up their melancholy.
30,000 soldiers, this is already a very large force, and it has also reached the maximum capacity of a Taiyuan County's troops. Hot Books
"Now the winner is not scored, and it is not yet known who will kill the deer!"
"I want to see how you Han people can beat this level of mine!" Liu Bao touched his somewhat old face and thought with a sneer.
There is the Zhuyi coalition army, plus his original tens of thousands of soldiers, everyone is 50,000 people, that is, no matter how strong the Han army is, this level will make it easy for the Han army to lose half, then the Han State has lost tens of thousands of soldiers, and it has lost precious time, and the situation in the world will change again.
And the Jin State will be even more inseparable from their Beiyi, at that time, the northern part of the state, Youzhou, and even Jizhou are all his, and the great cause that the Huns have not completed for dozens of generations may be realized in his hands.
Even he didn't realize how many mixed emotions of disappointment, excitement, and revenge were in his expression.
"Great Elder, there are still Qiang people in Hexi, they are all here, and they seem to have brought most of the warriors in the clan, I don't understand, don't they often fight with Liu Bao, the Huns who claim to be Han Chinese? Why are so many people brought in to help now? Murong Shegui looked at the Great Elder beside him.
He is still young, and he is not an unborn hero, although he is brave, he captures bison, kills tigers with his bare hands, and is famous for fighting the Xianbei tribe, when it comes to thinking, it is really simple.
Turning his head to look at his favorite heir, Mo Hubao was also a little speechless for a while, thought for a moment, and felt that it was better to tell this heir some ways to survive.
"Murong Shegui, you must always remember that there is no wolf who does not like to eat meat! This Central Plains is a big piece of fat, and our tribes, to develop, can only occupy the plains, which is the territory of the Han people! ”
To be honest, Mo Hubao admired Liu Bao a little, but he was afraid that Liu Bao knew in his heart what would be the result of leading several of their tribes into the Kou.
Even so, Liu Bao still threw out the fat meat, attracting a group of vicious wolves to compete with the tiger for food, although the consequence may be that Liu Bao has a chance to survive, it is more likely to be torn to pieces by the tiger wolf.
Only this ruthlessness made Mo Hubao appreciate it very much, and for the head of the tribe, this is the quality of the leader.
"What a wolf-like man." Spit out this comment in a deep voice, Mo Hubao stopped talking, and one branch continued to enter the level, and began to redistribute the defense area.
"Great Elder, Liu Bao has sent an order, let our troops move closer to the Qiang tribe and jointly take charge of the defense of the southwest!" At this time, a clansman who was in contact with Liu Bao rushed up and whispered.
"Hmph." Mo Hubao looked at Liu Bao's Chinese army camp, knowing that there were still two more divisions that were also divided into the flanks, and the two armies were about to fight, which was to urge them to enter the defense area according to the plan and resist the attack of the Han army.
The Mo Hubai tribesmen made a gesture, and the people of the Xianbei tribe kept rushing up and approached the city wall.
Although it is close, there is still a distance between it and the Qiang people.
Since the fall of the Xiongnu Empire, there has been no overlord on the grassland, Xianbei, Qianghu, Wuhuan, etc., are only temporarily hegemonic, the battle between the tribes has never stopped, and the relationship between them is not friendly.
If you get too close, I'm afraid that before the Xianbei tribe makes a move, those Qiang people will show their weapons.
Arriving at the position, Mo Hubao looked down, only to see a sea of red under the sun, when the banner of the Han army rolled and slowly marched towards this side, the murderous aura of the army was displayed.
Waves of murderous breath, like the autumn wind sweeping the leaves, made Mo Huba's whole person stiffen on the city wall.
Mo Hubao was a priest, with the instinct of a beast, as well as a spiritual sense, at this time, Mo Hubao felt a terrible threat, and this threat came from the Han army below.
Although the Han army stopped after marching for a while, the military qi condensed by the entire army had already steamed upward, and a trace of red qi came out, more and more, more and more dense, gathered but not dispersed, condensed into a green dragon, entrenched on it.
As if subconsciously, Mo Hubao compared the two armies, and the result made him more and more uneasy.
"The Han army is really strong." Acting according to the plan, Mo Huba's heart was thinking, and suddenly, he remembered the words of the Taoist chief, could it be that this matter should be dealt with by the Han army?
In fact, if it is an ordinary person, it will not be affected too much, and people with spiritual consciousness will feel more and stronger pressure, and it will lead to change.
Thinking of this, Mo Hu hurriedly ordered to go down, so that the clansmen were always vigilant, and gathered a small group of people to prepare secretly.
Putting aside the uneasiness of the Xianbei tribe for the time being, Guan Yi had already seen the enemy soldiers swarming up, and asked left and right: "Is this the Xianbei people?" ”
"Yes, according to the previous information, it is said that the Xianbei tribe responded to Liu Bao and sent troops, the specific information is not very clear, but looking at it like this, the number is not small!" The scribe on the side read the information and said, "In this case, if you capture this pass, I am afraid that the loss will be great." ”
Guan Yi didn't answer, looked down, and met Guan Yi's gaze, there were rows of straight Han soldiers, they were clenching the spears and knives in their hands, densely packed.
Looking at this piece of army, Guan Yi raised his knife violently and shouted: "Wan Sheng!" ”
"Wan Sheng!".
In response, the sound of the mountains and the sea, wave after wave, resounded throughout the plain, and the people in the stronghold, whether Xianbei or Huns, were in a commotion.
"Dashuai, there is a Taoist priest with an internal guard asking to see you." At this time, there was a personal guard to report.
Guan Yi was silent for a moment, and then commanded, "Let him in." ”
After a while, a Taoist priest was brought up, Guan Yi looked coldly, and saw the other party's feather coat and star crown, which looked quite a bit of Dao bone fairy style, about forty years old, and shook a feather fan in his hand.
When he saw Guan Yi, he first bowed deeply, and then explained his identity and intention: "Dashuai, poor and heavy, the governor of the internal guard, this time I came here to explain the matter to Guan Shuai." ”
"Something to do with the present?" Raising his eyebrows, Guan Yi looked at him scrutinizing and asked coldly.
"What Guan Shuai said is right, it is related to the current battle, Poor Dao will first inform Guan Shuai of the situation." The Chongxuan Taoist priest bowed again and said lightly.
Guan Yi looked at the water mirror, groaned slightly, and said, "Come on." ”
"This time, there are a total of two Murong and Hexi of the Xianbei people, one of the Qiang people, and one of the Wuhuan people in response to Liu Bao's troops, the Xianbei Murong Department sent a total of 10,000 troops, Hexi sent 8,000 troops, the Qiang and Wuhuan people each sent 7,000 troops, and some scattered small units, adding up to a total of 35,000 people."
"Liu Bao's wolf ambition, Guan Shuai naturally knows it, this kind of move to lure wolves into the house is really punishable, poor Dao is a way to have fewer dead people, tell Guan Shuai!" The Taoist priest said in a sincere tone at this time.
"Please also ask the Taoist chief to make it clear." Guan Yi pondered for a moment before speaking.
At this time, the Taoist priest said: "The Xianbei two tribes, the poor Dao has been collecting medicine in the north for many years, but for more than ten years, it has had some contacts and influences with the Xianbei tribe. ”
It's not that it's the budget, it's just that the Xianbei Department, as the majority, has been noticed by the Dao Vein, and a small part of it is because of their resources.
The Taoist priest briefly stated what he had done in the Xianbei tribe, and then pointed out where the Xianbei tribe was: "Guan Shuai, this is where the Xianbei two tribes are, as long as the conditions and opportunities are right, the poor Taoist is willing to say that it will turn against me and join the Han." ”
"It's kind of interesting." After listening to the Taoist priest's words, Guan Yi suddenly narrowed his eyes and looked in the direction of the map pointed by the Taoist priest, while revealing a smile of unknown meaning.