And in May of the seventh year, Xie Ai was according to Gaonu. The king of the Ming Dynasty sent more than 10,000 prisoners, and recruited slaves to the new city, which was renamed Yan'an City after more than a year. The army continued to fight northward, as deep as the Xuyanshui (now Wuding River).

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"This sun is so poisonous!" Tu Xu, the commander of the Flying Feather Army, wiped his sweat and sighed to Lu Zhen next to him, then squinted at the sun above his head and shook his head vigorously. This *** sun can melt people.

Lu Zhen smiled, but he didn't withdraw his gaze from looking into the distance, still staring at the distance in the north, letting the beads of sweat on his face flow slowly.

"My lord, what's wrong?" Tu Xu turned around and saw that Lu Zhen was still looking into the distance intently, and he couldn't help but feel nervous. He knew very well what the young man next to him, who was not yet twenty years old, was. When the light car general Gan tested Guanlong, Lu Zhen joined the Zhenbei Army from the Northern Zhao border guards, but he was valued by the Zuo Wei general Xu Dang at the beginning and recommended to Zuo Modao's general Duan Huan as an apprentice. Who is Duan Huan? He is the archery teacher of more than 200,000 Zhenbei Army, and Zhao Fu, the right Mo sword general, has been rumored as a myth in the hearts of the soldiers of Zhenbei Army. Lu Zhen became Duan Huan's apprentice and was also valued by the general, and made great contributions when pacifying Guanlong, and his official position soared all the way, including the commander of the tun, the commander of the battalion, and the commander of the carriage.

"The tanma who went out haven't come back yet, and I think they're in trouble." Lu Zhen responded.

Tu Xu also tried to look ahead, but he couldn't see anything except the loess. He hesitated for a moment, then turned his head and shouted, "Feng Si, take your sentry cavalry to the front and have a look." ”

"Yes!" Then there was a shout, and a sentry cavalry rode out of the ranks, and then saw a long dragon of yellow dust rolling north.

Lu Zhen took this Flying Feather Army to make a routine inspection of the place. In May, after Xie Ai led the Heshuo Jingluo army to occupy Gaonu, while building the new city of Yan'an, he continued to go north with the Feiyu army as the main force, and then built two more fortresses in the east and west of Zoumashui (now Dali Henan, Shaanxi), one for Yangzhou. One for Suide. Based on these two fortresses. Echoing Yan'an, it formed a triangular formation in the Xinfu Nanshang County area and continued to slowly advance northward.

Today, Lu Zhen took a group of cavalry out of Yangzhou to inspect the area south of Haoyanshui. It is full of Xiongnu, Xianbei and Beiqiang tribes, with dozens of people and thousands of people, who are led by more than a dozen big leaders. This is no better than Yan'an and the area south of Zoumashui, where it is half-cultivated and half-pasted. And animal husbandry is mostly sedentary animal husbandry. To the north of Zoumashui, the Haoyanshui area is connected to the Shuofang area, where the Xiongnu, Qiang, and Xianbei tribes mostly live on nomadic animal husbandry, so it is more dangerous here.

"More than 100 miles ahead is Luyanshui, and we can only complete the task of Shangjun Jinglu when we hit Fushi (now southwest of Yulin, Shaanxi) to the north, and then we can continue to march towards Shuofang and Yunzhong counties as the basis of Shangjun." Lu Zhen pointed to the distance and said, it may be that Tu Xu sent people to pick up the horses. Lu Zhen suddenly felt less worried and worried. The conversation began to increase as well. After all, he is still a young man who is less than twenty years old, and although he is silent and silent after learning from his master Duan Huan, his nature always makes him can't help but be active.

"He***. Then we have to fight. These Huns, without fighting, have long since lost the majesty of the grassland masters of two or three hundred years ago, but those Xianbei people are more difficult to clean up. "Tu Xu has a little bit of experience with the tribes in Shangjun, after all, he has fought with the Xiongnu and Xianbei people in Yan'an and Zoumashui areas, of course, Tu Xu did not mention the Beiqiang tribe.

"When I was in my hometown in Beifeng County, I couldn't tell what the Huns or Xianbei or Beiqiang people were, they were all the same, they were all extremely ferocious, and they roared south every autumn, looting and burning, if it weren't for the fact that there were many men in my family, and they were good at riding and shooting, and good martial arts, maybe they would have turned into mud with the villagers." Lu Zhen said quietly, his face couldn't tell whether he was happy or resentful.

"I went back to my hometown last year, and my parents, uncles and brothers are still there. They were happily dividing the fields, and they couldn't believe me when they saw me go back. They all thought that I had died a long time ago, but they did not expect that I was not only alive, but also became an officer of the Zhenbei Military Region. Speaking of this, Lu Zhen's eyes couldn't help but moisten.

"Last month I received a letter from home saying that this year I had given me an extra piece of pasture and 500 sheep, 30 cows and 10 horses for my exploits. The four children in the family are all young, and they all rely on the elderly and mother-in-law to take care of them, and they are all thanks to them inside and out. The eldest brother and the second brother have just joined the cavalry as adults, but they are all clamoring to sign up for the Flying Feather Army. My parents asked me to make up my mind, and I wrote back to them saying that my eldest brother could join the army first, and that he was better at riding and shooting than me, and that he should be more promising. After making meritorious contributions, in addition to giving the field, you can also divide the Yongye field more, and it is also good to start a family. The second brother still has to practice well, and after three years, he can continue to serve in the army. When my two younger brothers and I have earned enough work, the fourth brother will not have to worry about the family. It seems that Tu Xu is worthy of being the eldest son, good at planning, and has arranged everything for the family more than ten years later.

"Captain Lu, when do you think this battle can be fought?" After a pause, Tu Xu continued to ask.

"After the north is finished, there is still the east, and after the east is finished, there is still the west, no matter how you fight, it will take more than ten years, enough to hit your son." When it comes to his family, everyone is a lot more relaxed, and Lu Zhen can easily make a little joke.

"That's a good feeling!" Tu Xu was happy, if this was his son's time, wouldn't his son be able to start a family easily.

Seeing Tu Xu's elated appearance, Lu Zhen couldn't help but remind: "Fighting is not a joke, what if your relatives die on the battlefield one day?" ”

"Death is death, life is just a few decades in the world, rather than die on the bed board, it is better to fight. Just like the general said, if you want to live a good life, you can't rely on others to give alms, you must rely on yourself to fight for it. ”

Lu Zhen nodded, turned his head to look at the heaven and earth in the south, and said, "Yes, whether it is a person or a nation, it is useless to rely on the kindness of others alone. You have to fight and fight for yourself! Only with sharp knives and arrows can the ferocious wolf be subdued. ”

Tu Xu didn't think as far and deep as Lu Zhen, but he was still infected by Lu Zhen's emotion and thoughts, maybe this is the reason why he is a forward captain and he is still a long-term leader.

Just when Lu Zhen and Tu Xu were full of thoughts, a group of cavalry came from the north and rushed straight over with a person.

Lu Zhen and Tu Xu were startled, and hurriedly rode their horses to meet them. I saw the sentry cavalry that had gone out and stopped there. Everyone was indignant. There was a wounded man in the middle of them. I saw that his black armor was covered with blood and damage. Several arrows had been stuck deep in his body. However, this arrow is crooked and sparse, and the tail feathers are sparse, which is completely different from the arrows of the Zhenbei Army, and it should be the arrow used by the unknown tribe in this upper county.

"What's wrong?" Lu Zhen grabbed the angry Tu Xu and asked in front.

"Back to my lord, we are more than twenty in front

Fang found this Tanma brother and saw that he was covered in injuries. And only to see the other Tanma brothers. The sentry commander replied hurriedly.

Lu Zhen understood, it seemed that the four Tanma brothers in front of him suddenly encountered a large tribal team, and this team was hostile to the Zhenbei Army, so they attacked these Tanma brothers. Although the tribes I met before did not have a good impression of the Zhenbei Army, they were not hostile, and they would not easily attack the rangers in Zhenbei. It seems that the Zhenbei Army has finally begun to have more and more enemies in Shangjundi.

"How many are there?" Lu Zhen asked softly the wounded soldier who was panting in the arms of a cavalryman. The wounded soldier tried to speak, but he couldn't get a word out of his mouth. In the end, he just trembled and stretched out a hand. He slammed open his bloody palm. Looking at the five fingers, Lu Zhen grabbed the hand, "Five hundred enemy riders?" ”

The wounded soldier struggled to nod. But in the end, he couldn't drive the heavy head, and could only blink his eyes in agreement.

"Brother, don't worry, we will avenge you!" Lu Zhen said word by word.

The muscles on the wounded soldier's face twitched, probably trying to laugh. But the smile on his face did not come out, and a mouthful of blood suddenly flowed out of his mouth. The wounded soldier's breath grew lighter and slower, and at last he stared at the sky with wide eyes and remained motionless.

"Brother, may you enjoy God's grace forever in Heaven!" Tu Xu said gloomily.

Lu Zhen stood up, looked into the distance, pondered for a moment, then turned his head and said: "Tu Xu, you lead two teams of cavalry to ambush in the valley in front, I will lead a team of cavalry to lead these five hundred cavalry over, and then look at my signal to attack." ”

"My lord? You lead the troops to ambush here, and I'll bring this guy over. Tu Xu hurriedly said.

"Tu Tun Chang, do you want to disobey military orders?" Lu Zhen said calmly.

Tu Xu opened his mouth but finally didn't dare to speak again, he took a deep look at Lu Zhen and said, "Take care!" Then he turned to the people behind him and said, "The second and third teams come with me!" ”

Lu Zhen smiled and nodded firmly at Tu Xu's concerned gaze, and then said to the cavalry behind him: "The first team comes with me!" ”

Lu Zhen led the first team of cavalry to rush for more than 20 miles, and soon saw a group of cavalry slowly running, about 500 people, all wearing linen leather armor and hair scattered. Judging from the clothing and hairstyle, it is mainly Xianbei and Qiang, and a small number of Huns. The first few people should be their leaders, three of them are crookedly wearing the special helmets of the Zhenbei Army, the most conspicuous thing on it is that there is a white feather inserted in the helmet, and the body is draped in the refined leather armor of the Zhenbei Army, carrying the horned bow and sabre of the Zhenbei Army, and one of them is still there playing and admiring the saber made of good steel and the cold light penetrates the bones.

The armor and weapons on their bodies are supposed to be the relics of the deceased Tanma brothers. Lu Zhen waved his hand to stop the cavalry behind him, and as soon as he kicked the spur, the mount suddenly accelerated, and rushed towards the Shangjun cavalry who was paying attention to him in surprise and nervousness. The Shangjun cavalry on the opposite side reacted at once, and they instigated their mounts to meet them. When it came to the firing range, Lu Zhen raised his hand with four arrows, and shot down four of the Shangjun cavalry in front of him at once, including a leader.

In the wild shouts of the Shangjun cavalry, Lu Zhen suddenly rode his horse to a sharp stop, and then turned his horse's head and ran back, taking advantage of the situation to backhand three arrows, and the three Shangjun cavalry responded to the sound and fell to the ground with their horses and people, making the rushing team panic for a while.

The Shangjun cavalry was even more angry, followed Lu Zhen and scolded loudly, and opened his bow and arrows, and shot indiscriminately behind the cavalry of the Feiyu Army. And the cavalry of the Flying Feather Army was not to be outdone, and saw the opportunity to sit on the mount and turn back with an arrow. The range of the Flying Feather Army's horn bow is far better than the wooden bow of the Shangjun cavalry, and even if it is against the trend, it can penetrate the sackcloth and leather armor of the Shangjun cavalry with an arrow outside the range of the Shangjun cavalry's bow and arrow.

The Shangjun cavalry became more and more impatient, they were all a few stronger tribes next to Luyanshui, and because they were dissatisfied with the Zhenbei army going deeper and deeper into their territory, they united and prepared to teach the Zhenbei army a lesson. This morning, they intercepted four Zhenbei army scouts who came up to reconnoitre, and only one scout escaped after a fight. The Shangjun cavalry took off the armor and weapons from the corpses of the three horses, and the more they looked at it, the more they liked it. Now seeing more than 100 Zhenbei cavalry appear in front of him again, the Shangjun cavalry is itching in their hearts, and they are ready to step forward to intercept and kill, and grab a batch of armor weapons to harvest back.

But who knew that Lu Zhen on the other side was like eating the gall of a leopard, and he came up alone to give himself a few arrows, and immediately broke several brothers, including the son of a big leader. How can such a shame be returned, so these five hundred Shangjun cavalry desperately bite this team of flying feather cavalry, and vow to strip these Zhenbei cavalry away.

When he arrived in the valley, Lu Zhen looked at the situation on his mount, then turned his head to the trumpeter and said, "Blow the trumpet!" In the blink of an eye, the sound of the horn echoed in the valley, and before the horn sounded, a shout of killing sounded on the slope of the valley, and more than two hundred flying feather cavalry rushed down from the height.

Lu Zhen drew his saber and took the lead in turning back to the Shangjun cavalry and rushing straight over. Lu Zhen was like thunder, his sword was like lightning, and before the Shangjun cavalry on the opposite side could see what was going on, he saw two human heads flying into the sky, splashing blood like a waterfall. In the bloody curtain in the sky, Lu Zhen rushed in with a strong smell of blood, the saber in his hand was like a farmer's sickle, and the Shangjun cavalry behind him was like a wheat field in the autumn harvest, and a large number of them were cut down in an instant.

The Flying Feather Cavalry stabbed into the Shangjun cavalry team from three directions, and immediately killed the Shangjun cavalry in a panic. At this critical juncture, the Shangjun cavalry moved closer to their leader, and although they were able to unite and resist desperately, they began to fight on their own. However, the Flying Feather Army opposite them were all experienced veterans, and they didn't know how many times they had just cooperated with each other in drills. Seeing that the Shangjun cavalry showed such a big flaw, he hurriedly began to divide and surround and annihilate the Shangjun cavalry in batches.

I only heard the sound of killing in this unknown valley, and nearly a thousand cavalry fought and strangled here. The neighing of horses, the screams of people, the screams of sorrow, the screams of screams, the sound of staggered collisions of weapons, and the shouts and angry scoldings shouted in various voices such as Mandarin, Qiang, and Xianbei were all mixed together, and slowly filled the valley with the rising dust. After a while, the rising yellow dust and smoke almost covered the scorching sun in the sky, and the smell of blood became stronger and stronger, but the shouts of killing slowly lowered. The 500 amateur cavalry of Shangjun were brave but could not compete with the 300 well-trained Flying Feather Cavalry, and after the annihilation of the cavalry of the two tribes, the cavalry of other tribes began to flee the battlefield one after another, and this successive escape was like a trickle before the breach of the embankment, and finally caused the final big burst. Nearly half of the cavalry of the upper county scrambled to flee north, but in the end, only a hundred or so escaped from the pursuit of the Flying Feather cavalry.

After this battle, the 20,000 Feiyu army began to sweep the Haoyanshui basin on a large scale with the battalion as a unit, and under the continuous attack, dozens of Xianbei, Beiqiang, and Xiongnu troops surrendered one after another. At the end of June, Lu Zhen led a fleet of Feiyu troops to cross the river and occupy Shangjun Junzhi-Fushi City, which had been lost in the late Han Dynasty.