Because of a dagger, Hou Mo Chen Jing and several others stayed awake all night.

The scout teams sent out came back one after another, but none of them received useful news, until the middle of the moon, all the scout teams returned, and only one team of five people did not return for a long time.

In the tent, Hou Mo Chen Jing was thinking about the possible hiding place of the Rouran people without any sleepiness.

But there is one thing that Hou Mo Chen Jing still doesn't understand, a large team of 10,000 people, even if it is covered by the natural terrain of the Qinling Mountains, it should not be able to hide all the traces.

It was also because of the vastly different numbers that Hou Mo and Chen Jing did not dare to take the initiative to attack casually.

Time passed minute by minute, and another hour later, the five-person team still did not return.

At this point, Hou Mo and Chen Jing also understood that the scout team should have been ambushed.

In the tent, Hou Mo Chen Jing still asked the question that bothered him, Hou Mo Chen Jing pointed to a brief topographic map and said: "Now the Rouran people are still on the periphery of the Qinling Mountains, it stands to reason that their team of 10,000 people, we can already meet them here."

After Hou Mo Chen Jing finished speaking, several deputies stared at the map and pondered for a long time. Although the Qinling Mountains are large, few people dare to really go deep, and that primeval land is the top Grandmaster Realm master, and they don't dare to say that they will retreat with their whole body.

After a while, one of them spoke, "General, since that Princess Rouran dares to lead her troops south, her subordinates feel that she may also split the team."

This sentence reminded Hou Mo Chen Jing that he had never considered it from this perspective.

Hou Mo Chen Jing nodded when he heard this, if he divided his troops into three ways and left only three thousand people, it would not be difficult for them to hide.

Hou Mo Chen Jing's gaze immediately fell on several places on the map, which were also the places where the Rouran people were most likely to hide.

After a while, Hou Mo Chen Jing ordered, "Contact the Heavenly Supervisor or the Earth Network as soon as possible, and let the nearest county send reinforcements. Even if the troops are divided, the troops and horses of all walks of life will definitely be around the Qinling Mountains, and we alone will not be enough to deal with them."

"Yes." The deputy leans over and hugs his fists.

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Great Wei, Pingcheng.

Pingcheng was originally the old capital of the Northern Wei Dynasty and the place where the Northern Wei royal family made their fortune.

The royal family of the Northern Wei Dynasty was born in the Xianbei aristocracy, and Pingcheng was also the place where the Xianbei old nobles gathered the most.

The reason why the royal family of the Northern Wei Dynasty wanted to move the capital to Luoyang was precisely to get rid of the shackles of the old nobles of Xianbei.

Another point is that Xianbei is not the Zhengshuo recognized by the Central Plains Dynasty.

For a long time, in order to change this situation and win the hearts of the major Han people in the north. The royal family of the Northern Wei Dynasty was committed to the reform of sinicization and unswervingly implemented it. They tried to fully integrate the Xianbei into Han life, wearing Hanfu, learning Chinese, changing Han surnames, and intermarrying with Han Chinese.

At the same time, in order to change the hostility of the Xianbei and old nobles, the Han people have also been trying to ease the contradictions.

Prime Minister Cui Hao once put forward the idea of tidying up people and distinguishing surnames.

Cui Hao believes that there should be no distinction between Xianbei and Han people, but should be divided into 369 and so on according to the level of the family, and the same level can communicate with each other.

However, the Xianbei nobles, who were hostile to the Han Chinese, never really carried out this measure.

Pingcheng is the center of gravity of the Great Wei, and the difference between it and Luoyang is like a world.

The old Xianbei aristocracy proclaimed themselves a faction here, so the imperial court's management of Pingcheng was more loose, as if it was laissez-faire.

Of course, the imperial court's tolerance for these old nobles was only within the small city of Heicheng.

Although Pingcheng is located in the north, it has not been disturbed by war for a hundred years, and under such a situation, Pingcheng has developed steadily, and it is not an exaggeration to say that Pingcheng is the first city in the north.

Away from the war for many years and rarely restrained by the imperial court, over time, Heicheng gradually lost the momentum of the year.

The 10,000 Rouran cavalry that entered Pingcheng were almost non-stop for thousands of miles, and in order to prevent detection, this cavalry also made a detour through the grassland. From there, all the way to the northern foot of the city was never discovered.

It was also due to the fact that a large number of people from the Heavenly Prison Division and the Earth Network went south, giving them opportunities.

On this day, although it is already five

In the season of more than a month, but the cold wind outside the plug is still cold, and more than 10,000 troops rushed to the north foot of Pingcheng more than 50 miles away.

In fact, there are still a large number of grassland tribes on the grassland north of Pingcheng, and most of these tribes are no more than 1,000 in number, and they have their own affairs.

This was a practice that had been established many years ago when the Great Wei had set up the capital of Pingcheng, so that not only could it avoid direct intrusion to a certain extent, but secondly, these tribes could also serve as a barrier to give Pingcheng simple protection.

Rouran's 10,000 cavalry was like a bamboo in the grassland here, so where the cavalry passed, the tribe of only more than 1,000 people had no power to resist.

After a company, when the Rouran cavalry stopped advancing fifty miles outside the city, they had already captured the leaders of the three small tribes and more than 100 other personnel.

Because the sight of 10,000 people is too big, the Rouran people dare not camp.

The three little leaders who were captured were already frightened, and they were begging the Rouran people to let them go, and they were willing to exchange cattle, sheep, carts and horses.

But how could the Rouran people let them go so easily.

The interrogator of these three people was a lieutenant general, named Rehan Cha, who was also from the Yujiulu department.

When the three little leaders saw Rehan coming over, they all trembled with fear.

Naturally, they had heard about the war in Jiuquan City for a long time, and Great Wei, who was originally like a magnificent mountain in their eyes, was defeated by Rouran.

In the battle of Jiuquan City, Rouran not only took the city, but also killed more than 10,000 people, and even the main general of the Wei army was not spared.

Therefore, just standing there without saying anything is enough to deterrent it.

Rehancha stared at the three of them for a long time and didn't speak, and the three of them waited for the outcome of their fate with trepidation, but it was too torturous to wait like this.

After a long time, one of the leaders trembled and said, "General, we are willing to give you all the goods in the tribe, and we only hope that you will spare our lives."

Hearing this, Re Khan Cha snorted coldly and said, "Do you think that we are only here for your little cattle and sheep?"

After saying that, Re Hancha's eyes were aggressive, and the three of them trembled in fright, and they couldn't even say anything.

"Will... General, we only have so much money left, and we can't help the rest."

Hearing this, Rehancha shook his head and said, "I heard that you are very close to those Xianbei people in Pingcheng, and you often pay tribute?"

At this time, how dare they say that Da Wei's sentence is good, they only cry and keep saying, "General, when it comes to paying tribute, we can't help it. You also know that the Xianbei people in Pingcheng are insatiable, and even if we know that their demands are endless, we can't 。。。。。。do anything about it."

Just as she was about to continue to cry about how poor she was, Rehancha interrupted him, "Okay, I don't look down on your poor possessions. I have only come to you for one purpose, and these days you will find an opportunity to go into the city and do something for us."

After Rehancha said this, the expressions of the three leaders changed, and they were all surprised.

The previous leader said, "General, I have to warn you in advance that there are at least 40,000 defenders in Pingcheng, and they are all well-equipped, and if you rashly attack Pingcheng, you will definitely suffer losses."

The geometry of the defenders in Pingcheng, this is also the first time that Rehancha knows.

The scouts from the front line also brought back news that the majesty of Heijo was more than twice as magnificent as that of Jiuquan.

After saying that, seeing Rehancha hesitating, the three of them knew that this news was useful to Rouran. While Rehancha was pondering, the leader continued, "General, although Pingcheng is no longer the capital of Great Wei, this place has been in operation for many years, and it has long been like an iron bucket. Even if these old nobles are no longer treated by the royal family, the Great Wei Imperial Court will still not be able to touch them casually during their lifetime."

When Rehancha heard him mention that he was not welcomed, he suddenly frowned and asked, "How did you know that these people were not welcome?"

When the leader heard this, he said, "General, you don't know anything, and this is no secret in Great Wei. It's okay to talk about the river and the bridge, or anything else. Now, the remnants of these old nobles in Pingcheng have long lost the power they had back then, although they are not very restrained here, but they are only the stocking of the Great Wei court, and it is doubtful whether they will be there after a generation

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Rehancha followed the Rouran army to fight countless battles in the south, south, and northwest, and from his words, Rehancha quickly smelled a hint of a different meaning.

"How often do you usually go into the city?" Rehan asked.

"Back to General, it's about once a quarter, and it's almost a quarter of days."

"And what is the condition of the city that you see every time you enter the city?" Rehan asked again.

"General, the prosperity of Pingcheng is the only one I have seen in my life, with high-rise bricks and tiles, carved railings and jade buildings, which are rare in the world."

"What about other things, such as the control of the city, the training of soldiers, and so on?"

Hearing this, the leader thought about it, in the process of entering the city so many times, he had never seen any soldier training, and even basic control patrols were very few.

Therefore, he replied, "General, I think it is probably because of the atmosphere that these old nobles indulge in pleasures, and they no longer have the glory of the past."

With that, the leader looked at Rehancha. Soon, he seemed to react, "General, you 。。。。。。"

Rehan Cha said, "Don't ask what you shouldn't ask."

With that, the leader immediately shut up.

Yes, the little leader guessed right, since he came, Rehancha or this Rouran cavalry came to Pingcheng.

Now that Rouran has achieved fruitful results on the front line, the situation of General Baturu and His Royal Highness Yu Jiulu who went south is not known to these people, but it is certain that as long as they can go to Pingcheng to achieve a great victory, the overall result of the southern front can be good regardless of whether it is good or bad.

After a while, Rehan looked at a few people: "You three listen, I ask you to prepare the tribute things to enter the city after three hours, and we will secretly send people to accompany you, as long as you do well, I will not only ensure that your tribe is safe, but also have a great harvest after the next time."

The temptation of these words is very great, and they have been oppressed by Dawei for many years, and now there is a Rouran who can stand up, and then Rouran can not only stand up and resist, but they will not have to be squeezed again, so that they will not be moved.

And Rehancha also caught their thoughts, so he hit them with one blow.

Therefore, after only a moment of thought, these people who are used to doing the grass on the wall immediately turned away.

"General, we will go back and prepare now, and we will definitely cooperate with you to take Pingcheng."

When they said this, the eyes of the three of them were no longer afraid, but excited and eager to try.

The Xianbei nobles who have been in peace for many years have long lost their sense of crisis, and there is no threat outside the plug, so gradually they are addicted to pleasure and have no ambition. ap.

Because of this atmosphere, the defenders above the city are also not doing their jobs, and a group of people are gambling around the city, ignorant of what is happening in the north.

What can they do with an army of 40,000 or 400,000 people?