Chapter 129: The Wind Goes East
Army, this is the camp of the Qijin tribe, all the Qijin tribes have been comprehensive, there are a total of 39,654 people, and the subordinates have already arranged 10,000 Feiyu abandoned troops around, and they are waiting for your order" Jiang Nan bowed his hand and saluted.
"Oh," Zeng Hua replied, but his eyes were fixed on a tall cart outside the camp not far away. This tall cart is a characteristic of the Ele Department, not only because the wheels are very narrowly apart, but also because the wheel width is quite high, taller than a cow. The cart was now left alone on the grass outside the camp, and the cart looked a little crippled, swaying in the whistling wind, and its sturdy frame seemed to fall apart at any moment.
The Qijin tribe was already surrounded by 10,000 cavalry regiments of the Feiyu Cavalry, waiting for Zeng Hua's final verdict, so the camp was unusually quiet. After the conspiracy of Qi Jin Xulai and his son was exposed, Jiang Nan, who received the news from Kuaima, immediately led 10,000 cavalry troops to gather the Qi Jin people who had not had time to escape with iron hooves and sabers. Qi Jin Lou led hundreds of people to flee to the southeast in a hurry, and escaped into Donghu Xianbei and other tribes to seek refuge.
The Lawyers Association, Dou Lin, Wu Luolanto, Deputy Fu Luo Mu and his son, Da Shu Ganshu and Cry Fuli Duobao stared at Zeng Hua, some with indignant faces, some with gloomy faces, some with nervous faces, and some with panicked faces. After everyone learned of the conspiracy of Qi Jin Xulai father and son, Deputy Fu Luo Mu father and son were so frightened that they hurriedly knelt on the ground and told Zeng Hua for mercy again and again, this is a big crime of killing the head and exterminating the clan. However, Zeng Hua forgave the deputy Fu Luo Mou father and son, explaining that the rebellion was just a plot by Qi Jin Xulai and his son and others, and the deputy Fu Luo Mu father and son did not know about it. When the death penalty could be forgiven, only one person was prosecuted and five thousand cattle and sheep were fined.
Although the deputy Fu Luo Mu father and son escaped a crime, everyone understands that the father and son of Xulai and the Qi Jin Department may not be able to escape this catastrophe, and now they are waiting for Zeng Hua's order to see how to destroy the Qi Jin Department.
But Zeng Hua seemed to have forgotten such a thing, just looked at the high car in front of him, and was stunned and didn't know what he was thinking. But he sighed softly: "It's a pity that it's a good car!" ”
"General. This traitor will be punished. I also asked the general to decide as soon as possible. After waiting for a while, Zeng Hua still didn't react, and the Hu Lawyers Association next to him spoke.
The rest of Dou Lin, Ulolanto and the others also shouted together: "General, please order the punishment of the rebels!" ”
Zeng Hua waved his hand and said leisurely: "Don't worry, killing people is always not a good thing, why be in a hurry?" ”
After listening to Zeng Hua's words, everyone was silent. Just stand by his side and wait patiently to get up. They know that although their lord is not a butcher, he is not a soft-hearted person, and he may just sigh for a while.
"Look at this high car, it tells me that no matter how bad the environment in this desert north is, there will always be people who will live well here, overcome the dangers here, and turn this place into their own paradise. But it seems that I was thinking wrong. I used to think that I was leading others into a rich civilization. Others should be grateful, but I underestimated others. They have their own way of life, no matter how good the promised life is. There will always be people who insist on going through on their own. In the face of the confusion of the future, some people are willing to move forward and find the beauty of the new land, but there are also people who are willing to stay where they are, continue to hold on and wait. ”
Hearing this, Deng Yao clenched his fists and said: "General, the fortune of the day, those who follow the trend prosper, those who go against the trend die, under the mighty tide, there will always be those who block the car with the mantis arm, which is not a pity." Please also ask the general not to worry about these people. ”
"The number of days and hours, it should be far away, what is the number of days and hours, do you really understand? Who knows what? Zeng Hua smiled, but his face quickly became solemn and solemn.
"No matter what, the rules on the Mobei grassland must be established, whether it is right or wrong, as the winner, we must make all the people on the grassland abide by my rules." Zeng Hua's voice became colder and colder.
Finally, he pointed to the tall car not far away and said, "Jiang Nan, pass on my order, all the men in the Qijin Department who exceed the axle of this high car will be killed." ”
Hearing this order, everyone couldn't help but feel a pang in their hearts. The axle of this tall car is no more than 3 feet tall and 0.75 meters high), and how old can a man be who is less than 3 feet tall? In this way, the men in the Qijin Department were almost killed. I didn't expect this general to be quite touched just now, as if he was very compassionate, but he was so ruthless.
"The rest of the women and other subordinates of the Qijin Department were all rewarded for guarding the meritorious cavalry on the shore of the North Sea this time, and when the time is ripe, they will move south with the army to Shuozhou, Monan, and officially become their slaves." Zeng Hua continued, "The Qi Jin Department has no such name since then, and Qi Jin Lou and other fish that have slipped through the net must continue to be pursued, but those who shelter will be punished as accomplices. ”
"Daduhu, it is reported that more than hundreds of people including Qi Jinlou have fled to Donghu Xianbei and other places in the east of Rouran, and have been sheltered by the Tuobai clan." Jiang Nan, who had already understood Zeng Hua's thoughts, hurriedly said.
"Alright, according to the plan, we were going east as well. These Donghu Xianbei tribes are not only the minions of the Rouran tribe, but also have a good relationship with the Tuoba Dynasty and Murong Yan, who are also Xianbei, and should be eradicated in any way. Now they dare to take in and shelter the traitor Qi Jin Lou and others, and they should be punished. Hot Wheels paced a few steps, allowing Zeng Hua to gently hit the wheels of the lone chariot with the whip in his hand, and Zeng Hua said slowly amid the sound of the toot.
"In this way, the Hu Lawyers Association will continue to stay and rectify the people, and Jiang Nan will lead the five thousand Feiyu Army to stay and continue to assist you. While rectifying the troops, the deputy Fuluo, Da Shugan, and the Weefuli tribe each sent troops and horses to follow me to the east. You can decide your own troops according to your own situation, and I will lead it myself. ”
Deputy Fuluo Mu father and son, Da Shu Ganshu and Wai Fu Li Duo Bao thought in their hearts, and hurriedly reported the soldiers and horses they could mobilize, 4,000 deputy Fu Luo Division, 4,000 Da Shu cadres, and 3,000 Wai Fu Li Division.
At this time, Hu Lawyer's Association spoke: "General, although my subordinates can't go on the Eastern Expedition, there are still Jinshan tribes and the old department of the original family clan, with 3,000 people. I hope to be attached to the tail of the army to serve one or two. "The Lawyers Association knew that Zeng Hua left him and Jiang Nan in order to stabilize the Central and Western Legro Divisions, and to prevent Rouran from suddenly rising up bravely to send troops to the Northern Expedition, so he didn't fight to follow him to make meritorious contributions, but people and horses still had to be sent.
Zeng Hua nodded: "I received the will of the Hu Lawyers Association, and I also accepted the three thousand soldiers and horses." ”
Hua will not think that there are too many soldiers and horses, the key is that these soldiers and horses must be elite and obey their orders. However, it will not be too bad for these adults to "solemnly recommend" the soldiers and horses, otherwise they will lose face. And after this period of grassland blood. All the ministries and subordinates are in awe of this general of Zhenbei like a god. It is also known that according to the military law of this great general. If you retreat cowardly on the battlefield, it is a violation of military law, not only will your head be cut off, but your companions in the same team and relatives at home will be implicated.
"Ulolanto, your clan is in the Gonglu River Valley, just in the middle of Donghu Xianbei and other tribes. You quickly sneak back to the headquarters, first straighten out the people, and then contact your local fellow tribe to pull the Ji Department and the He Shu Ye Bone Department, and respond to the army at any time. Zeng Hua turned his head and told Ulolanto.
"Yes, follow the general's orders." After listening to the translation, Ulolanto hurriedly replied. The former grassland powerhouse, the Xiongnu, has long lost the domineering of the past, one fled west, one moved south, and the remaining one became a minority of the grassland. has been bullied for hundreds of years by latecomers such as Xianbei and Rouran. I have been accumulating a stomach full of resentment, how can I be unhappy if I can get a chance to turn over this time? So Ulolanto was confident that he would convince the other two to follow the general.
"Alright. Let's go and prepare, Jiang Nan, you take someone to finish the strange matter. Zeng Hua waved his hand, and then rode his horse and turned away, everyone was stunned, and hurriedly rode his horse to follow, and soon disappeared into the distance together, leaving only Jiang Nanyi riding there.
Jiang Nan instigated his mount to circle around the chariot twice, looked at it carefully, and finally nodded and exclaimed: "It's really a good chariot, a good tool on the grassland, it's a pity, it's a pity." ”
After finishing speaking, Jiang Nan kicked the spur and galloped towards the silent Qijin camp. It didn't take long for only a cry to be heard, followed by a panic, followed by a series of screams. The panic quickly calmed down in the screams, but the cries were louder and more desolate, and many people wailed bitterly in life and death, and the cries and screams drifted farther away in the whirring wind.
At the beginning of June, Zeng Hua led 30,000 iron cavalry to the east to kill suddenly, and the first target was the Heishui Valley. All the Mobei tribes were speculating about when Zeng Hua would directly attack the Rouran headquarters in the south and expel the forces of the Rouran Department from the Mobei region in one fell swoop. The Donghu Xianbei Department has always been the object of Rouran's wooing, and has been oscillating between Rouran and Tuoba Xianbei and Murong Xianbei to obtain the greatest benefits. This time, Zeng Hua defeated the Central and Western Elite Divisions, subduing hundreds of thousands of subordinates, seriously threatening the Rouran headquarters. Donghu Xianbei had their own thoughts when Rouran's family was not at home, and they all hoped to take the opportunity to weaken Rouran's strength.
Therefore, when the grass and trees in Rouran's headquarters were all soldiers and were ready to fight, Donghu Xianbei did not move, trying to watch the fire from the other side, and then depending on the situation. But they never thought that at this point, Zeng Hua was still unwilling to attack Rouran's headquarters, but turned his head to attack himself in the east.
The Donghu departments suddenly panicked. First of all, the Tuoba clan, which sheltered Qijinlou, was defeated, and more than 4,000 relatives of the leader of the Tuoba tribe were killed, and more than 30,000 people surrendered. And Qi Jin Lou escaped "magically" with more than 100 people and continued to flee east. Following in his footsteps, Zeng Hua led his army to defeat the Qiu Dun clan, the Wulu Zhen clan, and the Shugegan clan, killing more than 10,000 people and surrendering more than 100,000 people.
Donghu Xianbei finally understood, knowing that Qi Jin Lou's "disaster star" was not a good thing, so he didn't dare to accept and shelter this "poor man", Qi Jin Lou saw that the situation was like this, so he had to take a dozen people, disguise himself and go south, and went to Murong Xianbei.
Hearing this, the commanders of the Xianbei tribe of Donghu Chi and Gu Hun led more than 50,000 people to surrender to Zeng Hua's command, and each sent 2,000 troops to conquer the two river valleys in the east. The departments of the two river basins were in a panic again, but it was normal to think about it, these two departments were the weaker of the two rivers, and they were the targets of oppression in the Mobei grassland, where the weak and the strong eat, so they were naturally resentful of the "strong" led by Rouran. Zeng Hua has already shown enough strength, so they will not let go of this great opportunity.
In mid-July, the six most powerful tribes of Donghu Xianbei - the Pilou clan, the Bediyan clan, the Mona Lou clan, the Qidouhun clan, the Kufuguan clan, and the Wenpen clan hurriedly formed an alliance, and gathered more than 40,000 people to fight a decisive battle with Zeng Hua's army at Xipingchuan on the north bank of Gonglu River.
The two armies fought for three days, and the Donghu coalition army lost two games in a row after two draws, and just when morale was sluggish, Ulolanto suddenly led three Xiongnu remnants to respond to Zeng Hua's army and attack the rear flank of the Donghu coalition army. Zeng Hua saw that the time was ripe, so he ordered Zhang and Deng Yao to lead 5,000 elite soldiers to rush into the formation of the Donghu coalition army, rushing back and forth more than ten times, unstoppable, and suffering countless casualties. Under the front and rear attacks, the Donghu coalition army collapsed on the whole line, while Zeng Hua's army covered the army to chase and kill, and the corpses of the defeated soldiers and horses stretched for hundreds of miles.
So far, in the first battle, Heishui, Gonglushui, Donghu, Xianbei, Xiongnu and other tribes in the two river basins were all killed and surrendered. Zeng Hua led the army to continue to advance eastward, and the Shuli clan, Wu clan and other troops surrendered.
In mid-August, the army went straight to the west side of Xianbei Mountain (Daxing'an Mountains), and 26 divisions, including Wanshui (Erguna River) and Gaishui (Wula River), surrendered. Zeng Hua led the troops to turn around and go south, first broke the ground and other departments of more than 20,000 coalition troops, beheaded 3,000, plundered 200,000 cattle and sheep, and then attacked the Kuri Xi and Khitan departments, beheaded more than 5,000 people, plundered more than 400,000 cattle and sheep, and the northeast departments were shocked. Just when the various departments were in a panic, Zeng Hua took his subordinates to turn around and return to the west, and set up Ulolanto as the general of Heishui in Gonglushui, and divided more than 100,000 troops from Donghu Xianbei, and the remaining more than 200,000 plundered and surrendered to the Wei Chi Department, Gu Hun Department, Ba Ye Ji Department and He Shuye Bone Department who made meritorious contributions with the army, and changed the surname of the Pull Ye Ji Department to Baye, and the surname of He Shuye Bone Department to He Gu Clan. And the hundreds of thousands of cattle and sheep plundered were used as a reward for the various armies that accompanied the battle.
At the beginning of September, after Zeng Hua distributed the pastures and booty of the two river valleys and the eastern regions, he led the army to set up a big tent in the weak Luoshui source, and sent orders everywhere to summon the leaders of the Mobei tribes, that is, the generals and captains under him, and announced in a high-profile manner that he was preparing to launch an attack on the Rouran headquarters. As soon as the news came out, Rouran's headquarters was in a panic.
What's next for General Zhenbei? Everyone is guessing, but no one has a clear answer in their hearts.