Chapter 4: The Destruction of the Army
Until dawn, the fire was still unabated, but the screams of Hu Bing could no longer be heard. Huang Xian looked up to the sky and secretly wished: Second brother, the eldest brother has avenged you, you can rest in peace. Immediately gathered Zhuang Ding and chased his horse in the direction of Shuangshi Town.
Besides, this night, the old chief of Helian couldn't sleep, and his two sons led troops to attack Huangjiabao, which has been eight days, with thousands of casualties, and there was nothing to be done, and in the confusion, he suddenly saw Helian Longqiang and Helian Longshu kneeling under the bed with a scorched face, and woke up in shock, but it was a dream.
Helian Yanyu was restless, suspected to be a bad omen, and made people go to investigate the war overnight.
At the time of the fifth watch, Tanma reported: Huangjiabao was burned to ruins, and only an empty camp was left outside the city, and there was no trace of our army. Helian Yan didn't listen, but when he heard it, his expression changed greatly, he screamed, and fainted on the ground.
Helian Longshan rushed to hear the news, pinched people, rubbed his chest, and woke up his father. The old chief lamented repeatedly, and secretly said in his heart: Hugh, our army is afraid that it has been wiped out!
Helian Longshan asked Qing and persuaded his father: "Daddy, don't be anxious, wait until I go to find out." ”
The old chief nodded in agreement. Helian Longshan ignored the pain and led dozens of people to Huangjiabao.
In the sound of horses' hooves, Huangjiabao is getting closer and closer, and a strong smell of corpses is getting stronger and stronger, Helian Longshan secretly screamed in his heart, hurry up, and rush to the place where he camped, only to see the gate wide open, dead bodies everywhere, and no one in the camp tent.
Helian Longshan had a cold war, a chill spread all over the body, I didn't dare to think about it, I came to Huangjiabao on horseback, and ordered some people to explore outside the city, and I led some people into the fort to inspect.
At this time, the sky has been bright, under the morning sun, Huangjiabao has become a piece of scorched earth, there are still residual fires between the ruins and broken walls, galloping through the street, the residual heat scorched people's cheeks.
Helian Longshan rode through several streets and alleys to an open area in the east city, and couldn't help but be stunned on the horse. In the venue, I saw the corpses of people and horses all over the place, all of them were anxious and unrecognizable.
Helian Longshan's heart was like a knife, and he knew that he was his own sergeant, and he died tragically here. He made people look around, hoping that someone would survive.
Suddenly, Helian Longshan knelt down in front of the two corpses, crying silently. The corpses were all undressed and black, one of them was sitting on the ground, with a Fang Tian halberd on his back, and the other was reclining on his side, holding a snake spear spear, which was the weapon used by Helian Longqiang and Helian Longshu brothers.
Helian Longshan cried bitterly for a while, slowly stood up, looked around, stretched out his hand to lift Fang Tian's halberd, and slammed it to the ground, looking up to the sky and howling, his voice was low and sad, the bones of his body gurgled, the wounds on his face were touched, and blood flowed out.
Helian Longshan secretly decided: even if he searched all over the world, he would slash the enemy and hate his brother.
Suddenly, the soldier Pegasus came to report that a secret passage had been discovered outside the city. Helian Long Mountain went to inspect, the secret road leads directly to Huangjiabao, the secret road entrance is messy, goes straight to the bank of the Yellow River in the north, and then goes to the east, and the heart is clear: the people of Huangjiabao escaped from the secret road, along the Yellow River to the east, must have defected to the Jin Kingdom. I also carefully inspected the rut traces, knowing that it was only two or three days, thinking that the people of Huangjiabao would help the old and the young, it must be slow, the journey was not far, and they could still pursue, so they couldn't help but get excited, leaving a few people to transport the bodies of the eldest brother and the second brother, and led the people to return on horseback.
Helian Longshan wept to his father and asked to lead his troops in pursuit.
Although Helian Yanyu was mentally prepared, he still couldn't accept the tragic fact that his two sons and thousands of elites were buried in the fire, and he was filled with grief and indignation, and suddenly felt that his chest was uncontrollable, his throat was hot, he spurted out a mouthful of blood, his body shook, and he was about to fall from his seat.
Helian Longshan was startled and hurriedly approached to support his father. Helian Yanyu stabilized his mind, punched his seat with a boxer, and said angrily: "Kill my third son, destroy my eight thousand iron horses, this revenge will not be avenged, and I will not be a man!" and said to Helian Longshan: "Shan'er, in the battle of Huangjiabao, my iron cavalry has been lost, and there are less than a thousand horsemen who can fight at present, and the only way is to borrow troops from the Tuobo tribe. Then he repaired a letter and paid it to Helian Longshan.
Helian Longshan did not dare to delay, and led dozens of subordinates to fly away.
The Tuobo tribe and the Zhalai tribe belong to the same Xiongnu tribe, only separated by a river, the tribal chief Huyanqige is cunning and suspicious, after reading Helian Yan's letter, first ask Helian Longshan to rest in another tent, and then convene the tribal leader to discuss.
In his letter, Helian Yan promised to borrow 3,000 soldiers to hunt down and kill the enemy, and all the women's property he obtained would belong to Tuobo, and afterwards, he would reward 10,000 heads of cattle and sheep. Huyanqige recounted the letter to the leaders, and then invited them to express their opinions.
After a while, a bald eagle-nosed leader said: "The Zalai tribe attacked Huangjiabao, and the elite was lost, and for a while, it was difficult to recover, and it also eliminated a competitive opponent in our department. It should not be given a chance to rise again, and it must not be borrowed. ”
A short and fat leader next to him retorted: "Bad, in order to prevent its resurgence, this time the borrowing of troops must not be refused." ”
Everyone was puzzled for a moment and asked the reason. The short and fat leader said: "There are two major advantages to borrowing troops from him this time. First, hunt down and kill the Han people, plunder women's property, and increase the strength of our department, and second, find out the strength of the Zhalai tribe, which can be annexed under the pretext, so that it will never rise. Everyone nodded in approval.
Hu Yanqige followed his plan and ordered people to order 3,000 iron horsemen to hand over to Helian Long Mountain.
Helian Longshan was overjoyed, led his troops back to the tribe, and together with his own cavalry, only a few days of dry food, followed the trail, and chased them all night.
Besides, Huang Tai led the clansmen to Shuangshi Town, and couldn't help but be surprised, only to see the migration team mighty, front and back, not the beginning and the end, pushing carts, carrying burdens, leading cattle and sheep, helping the old and the young, and bringing men and women, the voices of people were boiling, shaking the earth.
Huang Tai secretly complained bitterly, thinking: The team is huge, the movement is slow, if the Hu soldiers pursue and intercept, the consequences will be unimaginable. After thinking about it, there was no other good way, only to rush to Qian County as soon as possible and meet with the soldiers of the Jin Dynasty who came to meet him, so as to ensure the safety of everyone.
Huang Tailiu and two cronies met Huang Xian and others, and then ordered his clansmen to join the southward migration team and march in the direction of Qiaojun.
On the third day, Huang Xian led the army to come from behind, killed his second brother by an arrow, and burned Huangjiabao to report to his father.
The whole family fell into great grief, and Mrs. and Ruolan cried into tears and fell unconscious several times. Everyone was busy with persuasion, and their emotions gradually stabilized.
Huang Tai wiped away his tears, held back his grief, and asked Zhuang Ding to protect his wings, and the whole clan accelerated forward.
Huang Xian was puzzled and asked: "Father, thousands of enemy iron horsemen were burned to death by me in Huangjiabao, and the troubles have been eliminated, why do you have to panic?"
Huang Tai sighed and said: "Xian'er, the Hu people killed my Yuan'er, you burned the enemy army to avenge your brother's hatred, you should be." But I don't know that there is a hidden danger for our long-distance migration. Thousands of iron cavalry were wiped out, and the next day the Zha Lai tribe will know that the Hu people have suffered such heavy losses, and they will hate me to the bone, and they will definitely come to pursue and take revenge again. If you look at the terrain along the way, it is a flat place in the wilderness, and there is no place to hide, and if the enemy catches up, the consequences will be unimaginable. ”
Huang Xian didn't think about it so thoroughly, listening to his father's explanation, he couldn't help but raise his heart, and he didn't dare to be careless at the moment, and personally broke off and urged the clansmen to go quickly.