Dingtao City has a strange atmosphere, and the undercurrent is turbulent.

He Batsheng's confident posture in front of others can deceive others, but he can't deceive himself.

There are constantly cronies who are ordered to listen to the news in the army to find out the hearts of the soldiers.

The more he knew, the deeper Hobat's brow furrowed.

He Batsheng clearly felt that his subordinates were gradually getting out of control.

finally understood that it was not the accidental killing of angels that made him lose his military spirit.

For ordinary Xianbei soldiers, one side is the Gao family, who provides them with military salaries and supports soldiers, and the other side is He Batsheng, who has betrayed the master several times and has a bad reputation, and the army's aspirations are clear at a glance.

And the heroes of Wuchuan, who served as generals, also accumulated a lot of dissatisfaction in their hearts.

At the beginning, He Batsheng was ordered to guard Zhongshan, served as the governor of the capital, and He Batyue assisted Zhu Tianguang to enter the pass to quell the rebellion, and Wuchuan Xianbei was divided into two forces since then, following the Huba brothers.

What did he lead them to?

Since the death of Erzhu Rong, he turned his back on the Erzhu clan and first descended to Yuan Ziyou, and then surrendered to Erzhu Dulu after the defeat of Huatai, and the battle of Hanling was on the verge of rebellion.

Now he is anti-Gao Huan, in just three years, he has betrayed the lord four times, and Lu Bu has to call Hou Lang fierce when he sees it.

After a toss, the soldiers' hearts were completely wiped out.

And the other Wuchuan heroes who followed He Bayue into the customs are not in a high position now.

For the Wuchuan generals under He Batsheng, their own efforts are important, but with the wrong person, any efforts are in vain.

After three years, these Wuchuan people who once admired He Batsheng and chose to follow him, who is still willing to continue to believe in him.

Gao promised to kill only Hebat, and the rest surrendered before sunset tomorrow, regardless of their guilt.

He Batsheng has no choice, trapped in Dingtao, he will only be borrowed by his subordinates to take the head, only take the initiative to attack, defeat Gao Cheng in a battle, and re-establish his prestige in the army, in order to maintain this army.

Tonight is the only chance.

He Batsheng once again gathered 500 light horsemen and distributed wine and meat to boost morale.

As the night deepened, in order to conceal his whereabouts, He Batsheng led five hundred light horsemen to go out of the city from the east gate, circled a large circle, and went to the Gaocheng camp outside the west gate in a roundabout way.

Five hundred horsemen were small, but they were enough to rob the camp at night.

In He Batsheng's view, judging from the performance of Gao Cheng's Gyeonggi soldiers on the battlefield of Xiangyang, they only need to rush into the camp and set fire everywhere, and their crowds will collapse themselves.

Along the way, the slight sounds of people and horses wrapped around their hooves are muffled by the chirping of cicadas on summer nights and the sound of frogs in the fields.

When He Batsheng marched not far from the camp of Gaocheng, the night was already dark.

Because of the teachings of Di Gan, Gao Cheng always found a place near a water source that was convenient for felling.

This also gave He Batsheng the opportunity, and he now led five hundred light horsemen to live in a small forest not far from Gao Cheng's camp.

He didn't encounter many scouts along the way, and if it was before, He Batsheng would naturally worry about an ambush, but tonight he had no choice, and he was reluctant to abandon his people and flee.

When the matter came to an end, He Batsheng could only comfort himself, and during the day, he rode to the camp and did not find Murong Shaozong's banner, perhaps the general did not accompany the army.

Gao Aocao is brave and unstrategic, Yaoxiong is wise, but he can't be exhaustive, maybe he forgot to remind Gao Cheng to strengthen his guard today.

In any case, the opportunity is in front of you, once the Gao Cheng army is defeated, all the problems will be solved, maybe you can take the opportunity to divide one side, the temptation is in front, no matter how risky it is.

"General, everyone is ready, please give the order."

After confirming that everyone was ready for battle, one of the close knees whispered in Ho Batsheng's ear.

Of the 500 light horsemen, 300 were once the soldiers of the Hebal clan, which is also the reason why Hobatsheng was able to pull the team out and rob the camp when the people's hearts were in turmoil.

He Batsheng had already made up his mind in his heart, and he did not delay when he got the reply of the cavalry, he turned over his horse, and immediately ordered everyone to light torches, and led five hundred horsemen to go straight to the camp of Gao Cheng.

The guards had already sensed that something was wrong when they lit a fire in the woods.

"Enemy attack! Enemy attack! ”

"Assemble!"

"Don't sleep! Get dressed! Gather to fend off the enemy! ”

The gong on the watchtower resounded in the night sky, and exclamations were heard from all over the camp.

He Batsheng also heard the shouts in the camp, and his heart was overjoyed, Gao Cheng'er was really unprepared.

He took the lead, picking up obstacles in front of the camp with a lance in hand, and five hundred horsemen behind him, armed with spears and torches, poured into the camp with him.

But the situation in the camp made He Batsheng dumbfounded, there was no panic scene at all, but countless foot soldiers were waiting for them.

"There is an ambush! Evacuate! ”

There is no need for He Batsheng to command, and his own soldiers are roaring.

He Batsheng took a deep look at the brightly lit tent in the distance, turned his horse's head and shouted:

"All the soldiers will fight with me to break out of the encirclement."

The weak line of defense surrounding the camp gate was easily broken away, and before the camp was left, two groups of cavalry rushed from the left and right sides of the camp.

The man on the left shouted:

"Gao Aocao is here! Hobatsheng is gone! ”

He Batsheng looked at it, it was Gao Aocao and his two thousand cavalry.

Gao Ao Cao is famous for his bravery, and he is not lagging behind in He Batsheng, if it is an ordinary time, he has to compete with him to see who is the first horse lance.

But there was still a cavalry approaching him on the right, but it was Duan Shao and Yaoxiong who led a thousand cavalry soldiers under their command and Gao Aocao to attack left and right.

This made He Batsheng only run away on horseback, but the five hundred light cavalry robbed the camp but fell into a trap, and he was already panicked in his heart, but now he was pursued by four thousand cavalry, as if he had lost his courage, how could he fight again.

Duan Shao saw that He Ba had fled victoriously, so he simply ordered five hundred knights to dismount and return to the camp, and the rest of the troops continued to pursue with one person and two horses.

Seeing this, Gao Aocao and Yaoxiong followed suit.

The whistling sound of the feather arrow breaking through the air continued to sound behind him, and the light horses around him kept falling off their horses.

In a hurry, he threw away his horse, and found an opportunity to lead two ownerless horses, and one man and three horses fled to the front of the team.

He didn't even care about the cronies and horsemen who were born in the Heba family, and buried his head in fighting horses.

The shouts behind him became farther and farther away, and He Basheng's heart was like a knife, knowing that this was the case, it was better to lead five hundred horsemen to flee.

After all, it was greed, and when Er Zhurong was killed, it was greed that made him choose Yuan Ziyou.

Gao Aocao and other 2,000 cavalrymen were captured or killed by two horses, and all the 500 cavalry soldiers under He Basheng's command were captured or killed.

can travel lightly, and He Batsheng, who is one person and three horses, really can't catch up.

Seeing from afar that He Ba was better than Dingtao and did not enter, Gao Aocao ordered people to go back to Gao Cheng to return to his life, and he and Duan Shao and Yaoxiong escorted the captured knights to immediately Dingtao City.

"Listen to the people in the city, He Batsheng wanted to attack the camp, suffered a great defeat, he crossed the city and did not enter, he has already given up on you and others, you are not quick to open the city, the son of the world is benevolent, known for his faithfulness in the world, those who have said that they are not guilty, you should not be obsessed!"

Duan Shao jumped in front of him and shouted loudly.

The general who stayed in Dingtao did not wait for the soldiers to come to take his head, he already knew that the situation was irreversible when he saw that the robbery of the camp failed and He Batsheng fled south, and he had no intention of dying for He Batsheng.

Under his orders, the gate of Dingtao City slowly opened.

At this time, Gao Cheng had already received a report from Gao Aocao that He Batsheng had fled south, so he left Hu Luguang to lead 3,000 foot soldiers to guard the camp, and he led the rest of the people to receive Dingtao City.

"The Legend of the Fairy Tree"

"Governor, why did you expect that Ho Batsheng would come to rob the camp tonight?"

Gao Jishi, who accompanied him, wondered.

Gao Cheng rode a black horse in front and explained to him with a smile:

"The Dingtao army is unstable, I have specially set a deadline for the defenders to set sunset tomorrow, for He Batsheng there are only two ways, either abandon the city and flee, or go out of the city to defeat our army.

"If you are trapped in Dingtao, there will be a riot in the city before sunset tomorrow, and this will just sit back and wait for death.

"If he abandons the city and leaves, he can only abandon his foot soldiers and take away his light horsemen.

"If He Batsheng flees without a fight, and has a reputation for cowardice, how will he control his subordinates in the future.

"The army's heart is unstable, He Batsheng naturally does not dare to fight with me in an upright manner, besides, I am outnumbered, what else can He Batsheng do except attack the camp at night?"

Gao Jishi said with a smile:

"It's still the Metropolitan Governor who has a strategy, and He Batsheng is known as a famous general in the North, but he was toyed with by you and applauded."

Gao Cheng was a little complacent when he heard this, that's right, he won this battle beautifully, first in the name of the whole army, he took away the 5,000 county soldiers under He Batsheng, and then used the indirect deception against He Batsheng, and finally beat He Batsheng outside Dingtao City and fled alone.

It's a pity that in order not to arouse He Basheng's vigilance, the ambushes of Gao Aocao, Duan Shao and others can't get too close to the camp.

Otherwise, he will be blocked in the camp in front and back.

It seemed that Gao Cheng had won easily, but he made many preparations for this battle, including the distribution of military pay.

There are actually many ways to solve He Batsheng, but Gao Cheng has delayed until today, just to swallow the Xianbei soldiers under He Batsheng at the lowest cost.

It was precisely because of the temptation of profit and Ho Batsheng's poor performance over the years that he was able to easily make Ho Batsheng's subordinates centrifuge.

When Gao Cheng came to the west gate of Dingtao City, more than 4,000 Wuchuan Xianbei soldiers under He Basheng had already laid down their weapons and were waiting outside the city.

When Gao Cheng saw Gao Aocao, he laughed in a low voice:

"It's getting late, it's inconvenient to settle down in the city, the general is working hard today, please go back to the camp to rest, Mingyue is young, I don't worry about him guarding the camp alone."

Gao Aocao did not allow it, the big camp had already been set up, how could there be any reason to place more than 20,000 soldiers in the city.

After Gao Aocao left, Gao Cheng persuaded Yaoxiong to leave for the same reason, and immediately ordered Gao Jishi to lead 3,000 troops and 4,000 people directly under him into the city to pacify the people and occupy the city defense position.

At this time, Gao Cheng only left 3,000 Xianbei soldiers and 2,000 Han soldiers under Duan Shao's command.

He immediately ordered the Xianbei soldiers of 3,000 towns and towns to go out of the ranks, facing the more than 7,000 people of the six towns and townships in the field, Gao Cheng said loudly:

"Some people say that the northern land is now a competition between Huaishuo Xianbei and Wuchuan Xianbei, my father occupies Kanto on behalf of the Huaishuo people, and He Bayue divides Kansai on behalf of the Wuchuan people, I don't agree.

"The soldiers of the Gao family under the command of Xiaoxian, are you all Huaishuo people?"

Most of the three thousand Xianbei subordinates under Duan Shao laughed and said:

"It's not! I'm a Huaihuang person! ”

"Haha, I'm from Wuchuan!"

"I'm a Rouxuan!"

"I'm a Savage!"

In the crowd, Liu Yanshou was shouting:

"I'm a Savage too! I'm a Fertile Huns! ”

Xue Hu'er beside him also shouted:

"Shizi! I'm from Huaishuo! ”

Zhang Mo followed his brother-in-law and echoed:

"I'm also from Huaishuo!"

Under the firelight, Gao Cheng smiled and pressed his hand to signal them to be quiet, and everyone really stopped laughing.

He looked at the descendants again and revealed:

"In my opinion, how can there be a difference between Huaishuo and Wuchuan, we are all from the six towns and townships, and we are one.

"The six towns were destroyed by Rouran, and we went into exile in Hebei to raise the banner of righteousness, but Du Luozhou, Ge Rong and others were short-sighted and not enough to bear the high hopes of the villagers.

"The heroes of the six towns have defected to Er Zhurong, believing that he can lead us to a good life.

"After Ge Rong's death, more than 200,000 township parties moved to merge and merge with Erzhou, thinking that Er Zhurong wanted to provide us with a place to live, but did not want to enslave us and other villagers.

"Er Zhurong died, and Er Zhuzhao was even more oppressed, and my father realized that if we want to live a good life, we can only rely on ourselves.

So my father led 200,000 township parties east out of Hebei and raised the banner to resist the Erzhu clan in Xindu, which is why the people of our six towns are proud today.

"I thought that the Erzhu clan was gone, the north was peaceful, and there would be no more wars, but He Bayue, a careerist, refused to agree.

"The villagers have suffered in the north, He Bayue doesn't know, what the villagers want, he won't care, he is the son of a powerful person on the top, how can he look down at the ants.

For him, memories of his time in northern Xinjiang are drinking and hunting.

"My father is a son of a Han sinful family, and he has experienced the painful past of the villagers, so he distributes rice and grain to everyone, hoping that the township party can live a better life.

"Being bullied, endless hard labor, these things could never have happened to Hebatak.

"So he was able to go against everyone's will for his own selfish desires, and under the banner of the Wuchuan people, trying to divide us.

"Let us hate each other, and ask us to kill each other as the township party who has gone south from northern Xinjiang and is struggling to survive."

Gao Cheng looked at everyone and asked sharply:

"Ladies and gentlemen! Can he represent all Wuchuan people? Could it be that there are only Wuchuan people under his command? ”

The crowd was indignant:

"Can't! No! ”

Gao Cheng continued to shout:

"My staff told me that the people of Wuchuan can't believe that in the future, when they go to the battlefield to fight with Hebayue, the people of Wuchuan will turn against each other, and he said that you did the same in Hanling..."

Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted impatiently by the descendants:

"Not really!"

"We will never obey Hebalak!"

Gao Cheng nodded and said:

"That's right! He is not from the Six Towns, and he doesn't know what we have suffered together in Northern Xinjiang, and he doesn't understand the friendship between us.

"Ladies and gentlemen! At the beginning, Wei Ke broke Huaishuo and Wuchuan alone, and the people of the other four towns were slaughtered and looted? ”

Liu Yanshou, who had served under Wei Kegu, shouted loudly when he heard this:

"Nope!"

Drew a response.

Gao Cheng said excitedly:

"That's right! Because we are flesh and blood, the war between us and Hebayue is not a war between the other five towns and the people of Wuchuan, but a war between the people of the six towns and the people of the six towns who are united and those who intend to divide us.

"There are Xianbei people, Han people, Xiongnu people, Eile people, etc., we come from different ethnic groups, but we are all from the six towns, and no one should try to use the difference of region or ethnic group to divide us."

After Gao Cheng finished speaking, Duan Shao waved his fist and led everyone to shout:

"Down with the careerist Hebatyue!"

Seven thousand people responded in unison.

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Thanks to the book friend Deng Binyi for his reward, the second one was brought.