The army besieged the city for a long time, and the passers-by in Guanggu City cannibalized each other, and they could not defend it. Duan Niche set up an ambush in the siege, defeated it, and the niche fled into the city alone. In May, Duan Niche was poor and had to surrender. Murong appeased the people, pacified the land, and moved more than 3,000 households to Ji. Leaving Murong Chen in Guanggu, with Shangshu Zuo Cheng Ju Yin as the Taishou of Donglai, and Zhang Wu Taishou Xian Yuliang as the Taishou of Qi County, led the army back.

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At the time of the fall of Guanggu, Heicheng was also isolated and helpless under heavy siege.

The original Pingcheng County Ya, the current "Da Dan Yu Mansion" seems to be extremely rare, and the dilapidated courtyard seems to have suffered from the scourge of war here, which also shows that the new owner has no time and energy to repair and maintain this façade.

Liu Xibeqi, who had been sitting there silently for a long time, turned his head and asked Liu Pingchang, "Has the secret letter been sent to the Beifu Army's tent?" ”

Liu Pingchang was a little in a trance, and after a few pauses, he came back to his senses and replied: "This time, I sent not only a confidant, but also a clever person. He disguised himself as a person who had surrendered in the city, and then carried jewels, gold and silver, and as long as he worked hard, he should be able to send the secret letter to the middle tent and present it to Tuoba Shi Yijian. ”

Liu Xibei could hear that his brother was not very sure. It's no wonder that the besieging Beifu army is heavily guarded, coupled with strict military law, how can it be so easy to infiltrate? How is it possible to get so close to the middle account?

"No matter what, as long as the Beifu sergeant finds this secret letter, whether it is in the hands of Tuoba Shiyijian or not, our strategy will be half successful." Liu Xibeqi paused for a moment and continued.

"Da Dan Yu not only wants to plot against Tuoba Shi Yijian, but also wants to use anti-intermittent schemes?" Liu Pingchang was stunned for a moment.

"Plotting against Tuoba Shi Yijian is just wishful thinking on our part. Now there are nearly 100,000 soldiers in Beifu near Pingcheng. And there are tens of thousands of soldiers from Mo Nan Mansion in Danhan Mountain, even if Tuoba Shi Yijian has this heart, he does not dare to rashly change flags in this situation. How many of these hundreds of thousands of people can be his confidants? Liu Xibeqi shook his head and said.

"As long as this secret letter enters the Beifu camp, no matter who reads it, it will be better than what Tuoba Shi Yijian sees, and whoever sees this secret letter will be suspicious of Tuoba Shi Yijian. Tuoba Shi Yijian, like me, was originally a general, and once there was a stir, the general did not blame him. Tuoba Shi Yijian also has to go to work to avoid suspicion. ”

Speaking of which. Liu Xibeqi's eyes couldn't help but shoot out fine light. "As long as the commander Tuoba Shi Yijian goes, I am afraid that there will be chaos in this besieging army, and this is our chance. At that time, we will concentrate the elite, break through the encirclement, and then turn to the southeast, as long as we go to the territory of Yan Kingdom, we can recuperate and make a comeback. ”

Liu Pingchang didn't expect so much. Just concerned about the current issue.

"Da Danyu, now the people in the city are scattered, and there are no more than 10,000 troops who can fight. If we want to break through, the nearest Yan Guodai County is also five or six hundred miles away from us, and if He Laitou responds, there will be a chance to escape there. But since Danhan Mountain was broken, He Laitou fled to Macheng Mountain three times a day, how can he be able to meet us? ”

Hearing Liu Pingchang almost talking to himself, Liu Xibei frowned. was about to scold two sentences, but finally held back. After just shuddering a few times, he lowered his voice and asked, "Why is the eldest brother so discouraged?" Didn't Mao Dun Da Dan go through hardships and tribulations when he led the rise of the Xiongnu? ”

"Da Shan Yu is a moment of confusion. As long as we are not discouraged, we should have a chance to start again. Liu Ping quickly came back to his senses. He said in a cold sweat on his back.

"What is the second brother busy with?" Liu Xibeqi hurriedly changed the topic.

"Back to Da Danyu, the second general will no longer care about anything other than continuing to practice iron armor."

Liu Xibeqi couldn't help but sigh again and again when he heard this. Liu Weichen has been idle since Du Yu's death, indulging in fine wine. Later, Liu Xibeqi selected a thousand elite cavalry, equipped with the best Beifu iron armor, thought it was an army, and handed it over to Liu Weichen to lead the drill. Only then did Liu Weichen have the spirit, and put all his spirit on this pro-army.

But Liu Weichen still maintained his previous attitude, and never took his subordinates to the battlefield to fight with the Beifu soldiers, it was nothing more than leading the army to suppress the position and defend the middle camp. Liu Xibeqi was helpless against his younger brother, so he had to let him go.

"The second brother's talent is far better than mine, why is he like this now?" Liu Xibei prayed for pain when he thought of this.

Liu Pingchang was secretly chilling in his heart, as a bystander, he saw it more thoroughly than Liu Xibeqi. He can deeply understand the ambition hidden under Liu Weichen's appearance, but unlike Liu Xibeqi's ambition to recover the Xiongnu, Liu Weichen's ambition is much more selfish and deep. Liu Weichen has always told Liu Xibei that he can't betray the Beifu, but Liu Pingchang feels that Liu Weichen's thoughts are based on the current very strong Beifu, and once the Beifu is split and there is an opportunity, Liu Pingchang can't imagine whether Liu Weichen will have this "loyalty".

Compared with Liu Xi's daring to think and do, Liu Weichen seems to be too urban and scheming, at least Liu Pingchang really can't guess what Liu Weichen wants to do? If he had remained loyal to Beifu, he should have surrendered a long time ago; If he is determined to follow his brother, he should devote himself wholeheartedly. Liu Ping felt that he was waiting for something, and he even felt that this second general was like a poisonous snake waiting for an opportunity.

But Liu Pingchang didn't dare to say what he thought, because he knew how Liu Xibeqi valued and trusted this younger brother.

"The second general may still have a mustard in his heart, so that's why he is like this. But after all, the second general and Da Shan are brothers, and when it comes to a critical moment, they will naturally go to Da Dan Yu. Liu Pingchang hesitated in his heart and chose some good words. Although he really wanted to tell Liu Xibeqi what he had in his heart, he was unwilling to let Liu Xibeqi add more trouble at this time. Liu Pingchang hesitated for a while, and finally convinced himself that Liu Weichen was still a big brother no matter how bad it was.

"I hope that the second brother can cheer up as soon as possible, and the great cause of reviving the Xiongnu land will be difficult and long-term, if I can't complete it. I hope that the second brother can continue to take over this great cause, and only he can take over this important responsibility. Liu Xibeqi said with a heavy heart.

When Liu Pingchang heard this, he couldn't help but be stunned for a while, and it took a while to come back to his senses, but in the end he didn't continue to speak, only

Pray together in silence in the endless silence.

"Thank you, Lord Thorn, for trusting me so much!" Tuoba Shi Yijian took the letter handed over by Xie Shu, and after reading it, he was covered in cold sweat, and finally couldn't help but bow deeply to Xie Shu. Thankfully.

"I believe in Lord Steward. I also believe in the general more. Since the general was able to let the general serve as the head of the march of the Monan East Road. Commanding the soldiers of Shuozhou and Monan, and exercising the right to crusade against Liu Thief, he is naturally loyal and trusting to the Governor, how can we disturb ourselves and fall for Liu Thief's tricks? Xie Shu bowed his hand and saluted back.

Tuoba Shi Yijian secretly breathed a sigh of relief, fortunately, this Shuozhou Thorn Shi Xie Shu understands the righteousness and is a wise person. Otherwise, with this secret letter, he could immediately stop his authority and escort him back to Chang'an to ask for the crime.

Thinking of this, Tuoba Shi Yijian couldn't help but grit his teeth at Liu Xibeqi in Pingcheng, this vertical man is really vicious, does he really want to kill me? Why didn't you see you having this intelligence when you first started the army? At the beginning, if you were a soldier and immediately go north, go straight to the south of the desert and the north of the desert, which has just been pacified by the northern government. Most of them are disobedient chieftains and tribes. Just raise your arms and exhale. It will surely be like a cloud. Moreover, the south and north of the desert are vast for thousands of miles, and there is much room for rotation, as long as there is a degree of advance and retreat. Persist for a period of time, and wait until the Yan Kingdom and the Northern Mansion are unable to hold each other, and then raise the banner and set up the name, and it is not impossible to sweep the southern desert and the northern grassland. In any case, it is much stronger than holding on to Pingcheng now, like a trapped cage rat. Who knew that this rat-eyed boy wanted to pull himself on his back when he came to the end.

However, Tuoba Shi Yijian wanted to think about it, but he knew his situation very well in his heart, not to mention that his family was in Chang'an, which of the subordinate captains could follow him to take risks? And since the Liu thief incident, Beifu has been much more closely monitored by the commanders and generals, at least he doesn't know which of the guards around him is a person from the Horse Exploration Division or the Guard Division, maybe he quietly received the secret letter tonight, and he will be tied up tomorrow. Otherwise, Xie Shu would be able to show the secret letter to himself so generously.

"Lord Xie, this secret letter shows that the Liu thief in Pingcheng has exhausted his troops, so he will come up with this poisonous plan." Tuoba Shi Yijian began to enter the role of commander of the army.

"I think that's exactly what happened. However, the task of the commander-in-chief of the march and crusade, how to decide is still up to the adult, I just need to take care of the supply of food and grass. Xie Shu replied with a slight smile.

"That is it, in order to avoid long nights and dreams, I will give orders to the generals and deploy tomorrow's siege." Tuoba Shi Yijian said in a deep voice. Originally, the Beifu soldiers had besieged Pingcheng for more than three months, but in order to contain Helai's head and not flee back to Yan, and in order to avoid huge casualties caused by the strong attack, Tuoba Shiyijian adopted a siege strategy in order to trap and trap the tired rebels, and then fight again.

Now that Liu Xibei prayed for such a move, Tuoba Shi Yijian hated the Liu family brothers, and Tuoba Shi Yijian also smelled a trace of the smell from this secret letter, and Liu Thief wanted to run away.

Just as Tuoba Shiyi Jian had completed his deployment in the middle tent and ordered all the troops to rest and attack Pingcheng in the early morning of the next morning, a herald came to report.

"Report to the commander-in-chief, Lord Yang, the commander of the Bohai West Road March, sent someone to report the military situation."

"Quick!" Tuoba Shiyijian couldn't help but be shocked in his heart, and hurriedly ordered.

"Lord Yu Tuoba, on the fourth day of the fifth month, Lord Yang led the army to set foot on the camp of He Laitou at night, broke the thief army, beheaded 15,000, captured more than 30,000, and He Laitou died in the chaos. Lord Yang sent his subordinates and brought the head of the thief. ”

Tuoba Shi Yijian couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when he heard this, it turned out that Yang Su finally couldn't bear to be poisoned. Since He Laitou was defeated and escaped from his nest in Danhan Mountain, he has been wandering in Macheng Mountain at the junction of Yan and Beifu. Enter, without this courage, retreat, and dare not disobey the military order. The order given to him by Yan Guo was to support Liu Xi Beqi and go straight to the state, if he dared to leave Pingcheng and run back, Murong Neng would cut off his head.

He Laitou held on to Macheng Mountain for several months, and got the old Mobei troops such as Qijin Lou sent by Yan State, there were more than 30,000 people, and the army was prosperous for a while, and he dared to confront Yang Su.

Yang Su saw that the strength of the thief army had increased greatly, so he planned to lead the army back to Danhan Mountain first, intending to reinforce Pingcheng and pacify the thieves first. He Lai was anxious for a while, and Qi Jin Lou and others were eager for revenge, so they immediately led more than 50,000 horses to pursue, but they were killed by Yang Su. He personally led 30,000 iron cavalry to march on the company camp at night, defeated the thief army, and He Laitou and Qi Jinlou and others died in the chaos of the army.

"Okay, immediately pick up the head of He Laitou and circle the city three times, I will first crush the morale of the thieves in the city!" Tuoba Shi Yijian shouted.

"What? Horai is dead! Liu Xibeqi was taken aback and asked again and again.

"Yes, Da Danyu, the head of He Lai Toudi was picked up by the Beifu soldiers on a wooden pole to go around the city three times. Along with him, there were more than 20 heads from his father, wife, and brothers. He Xijin wailed and cried at the head of the city. desperately wanted to rush out of the city to take revenge, but fortunately he was pulled left and right. The officer knelt there and prayed.

Liu Pingchang couldn't help but sigh when he heard this: "Since He Xijin is so sad, it seems to be true." "He Xijin is the younger brother of He Laitou, and he was stationed in Pingcheng as a liaison officer between the two armies.

"Macheng Mountain is backed by Daijun, how could He Laitou suddenly be defeated and killed?" Liu Xibei couldn't pray for a while, just sat there in a daze, or Liu Pingchang waved his hand to let the officer who reported the news withdraw.

"Big Order. He was treacherous, not talented, and greedy for profit and forgot about his safety. I think it must be that the Beifu lured it with small profits, and then set up an ambush to encircle and annihilate it. Tuoba Shi Yijian, Yang Su, Li Tianzheng and others are all generals of Beifu, who have been on the battlefield for a long time, how can they be so easy to get along? Liu Pingchang sighed.

"The eldest brother said that the land is exact, and now this flat city is dangerous, and we should break out of the siege." Liu Xibeqi seems to be a teenager. Bow your head and say gloomily.

"Such an important military intelligence. I also want to invite the second general to come. Liu added to the question.

"Exactly."

Liu Pingchang explained the situation in detail, but Liu Weichen still sat there speechless like an outsider.

"Now the army of Beifu is besieging the city. Breaking through rashly is a dead end, so it is better to send He Xijin to lead a group out of the city to invite the battle to cover the breakthrough of the army. "Liu Ping is in a trance when Liu Xi is in a trance, Liu Weichen doesn't care about the situation, so he has to take on the position of military advisor.

"Good! He Xijin is eager for revenge, and I can divide 5,000 soldiers and horses into him and meet him

Sneak attack on the Beifu military camp. He went out of the north gate first, and I went out of the west gate later. He knew that I was drawing the attention of the army of Beifu. Liu Xibei said with a strong spirit.

"I'm willing to lead the iron armor to be the vanguard." Liu Weichen suddenly said loudly.

"Okay, I'm relieved to have my second brother open the way." Liu Xibei said in surprise. Even Liu Ping next to him breathed a sigh of relief, no matter what, he was still a brother.

Listening carefully to the shouts of killing in the north, Liu Xibeqi did not have any expression on his face. After a while, the outside of the city was like a boiling pond, and all the sounds of the earth poured to the north of the city. Liu Xibei knew that the time had come, and shouted: "Go!" ”

Liu Weichen took the lead, led a thousand iron horsemen out of the west gate first, and rushed into the shadows. Liu Xibeqi followed closely with three thousand elites of the headquarters. He looked back at the silent Heicheng, without any nostalgia, turned the horse's head and disappeared into the night.

The farther away from Heijo, the quieter the surroundings become, and the quietness makes people a little uneasy.

"Da Shan Yu, there is something wrong with this situation!" Liu Pingchang glanced around vigilantly and said to Liu Xibei.

Liu Xibeqi frowned, also looked around carefully, and finally pricked up his ears and listened for a while, except for the shouting and killing sound floating in the distance, there was almost no sound around. Liu Xibeqi's face couldn't help but become more and more solemn.

"Is there any news from the second brother?" Liu Xibeqi turned his head and asked sharply.

"No, the latest news came back half an hour ago." Liu Pingchang shook his head and said.

"Could it be that the second brother is in danger?" Liu Xibeqi said with a worried face.

This plan to break the siege out of the city, Liu Xibeqi thought that it was perfect. Liu Xibei used He Xijin to take revenge, and handed over most of the soldiers and horses in Pingcheng to him to go out of the city to steal the camp, and made an appointment, He Xijin broke the camp in Beifu, and he led the army to attack the camp in Beifu, vowing to avenge He Laitou. Although He Xijin is dull, but he is extremely brave, with him leading the army to attack, it will definitely cause a lot of trouble to Beifu, and when he goes out of the city, Liu Xibeqi can also feel that Beifu's attention has been completely diverted.

But now that he has come to this point, Liu Xibeqi feels very bad, he is a person who has been on the battlefield, and he naturally has some premonitions about danger.

"If the second general encounters an ambush, there will definitely be a fight, but now there is no movement in front, there should be no danger." Liu Ping comforted.

At this moment, suddenly there was a shouting sound around him, and two fire dragons lit up on both sides of the sound, and in the beating firelight, Liu Xibeqi could clearly see that behind the torches were densely covered with black-armored sergeants, and after a while, the Beifu sergeants who stood on the opposite side of the position no longer made a sound, only heard the torches crackling and burning in the dark night

"Rebel Liu thief, don't be caught yet!" A general of Beifu on horseback stepped out from behind the torch and shouted loudly, and the sound resounded throughout the night.

"Who are you?"

"Shuozhou Governor Li Tianzheng!"

"What about my second brother Liu Weichen?" Liu Xibeqi was silent for a while before asking.

"General Liu has already surrendered to my Beifu!"

Hearing this, Liu Xibeqi, who was sitting on the horse, shook his body twice, and was almost about to get off the horse, but the panicked Liu Pingchang hurriedly stretched out his hand to support him.

"me!" Liu Xibei looked up to the sky with tears and sighed.

"Big Order!" Liu Pingchang also shouted beside him with tears in his eyes.

Liu Xibeqi turned his head and saw Liu Pingchang next to him in the haze of tears, as well as the thousands of cavalry around him who were watching him with concern.

"Kill!" Liu Xibeqi pulled out his saber, raised it high, and roared.

"Kill!" Liu Pingchang and thousands of cavalry behind him also raised their sabers and shouted in unison.

With the sound of horses' hooves, the two armies crashed into each other in a throbbing red light.

"Big brother, it's dawn." Liu Xibei said with difficulty.

"Yes, Da Danyu, it's dawn." Liu Pingchang gasped and replied.

Liu Xibeqi turned his head to take a look, and found that there were less than 100 horsemen left around him, and the Beifu soldiers in the distance slowly surrounded him like a tide in the sea.

"Da Shan Yu, are you okay?" Liu Pingchang asked with concern.

"Why is this armor so heavy? I was overwhelmed. Liu Xibeqi pulled the frenulum of his armor, the armor on his body was full of blood clots, and he couldn't see the original appearance.

"Da Danyu, because this is the armor made by Beifu," Liu Pingchang replied gloomily.

"Yes, this armor ......" Speaking of this, Liu Xibei couldn't help but raise his head and think about it. He remembered that outside the north gate of Chang'an that year, the general gave him this set of armor, and he stroked his back and earnestly advised: "I know that your brother is brave, but the position of a general is not to kill the enemy but to lead the army, you must remember to pay attention to safety when you go to the battlefield." ”

Liu Xibei prayed that the morning sun was slowly rising on the horizon, and the voice seemed to be still echoing in his ears. A new day is about to begin, but do I have a tomorrow? Is there a tomorrow for the Huns?

Looking at Rulin's spears and looking at the cavalry like a mountain, Liu Xibeqi lifted the saber full of gaps and took the lead in rushing forward. Liu Ping and more than 100 horsemen followed closely behind, their bodies covered with the light projected by the morning sun, and their figures stretched longer and longer on the ground covered with corpses and bloodstains.

"Shoot!" Li Tianzheng looked at the more than 100 riders who were rushing closer and closer, and finally coldly shouted.

Liu Xibeqi saw the rain of arrows coming from the sky and greeted him, and the sharp tip of the arrow could make him feel a chill. Liu Xibeqi did not hesitate and continued to rush forward, and he quickly felt the rain of arrows enveloping him, including Liu Pingchang and the others behind him. At that moment, Liu Xibeqi felt as if he had returned to the prairie, with white white clouds, emerald green grasslands, cattle and sheep all over the ground, and the moving pastoral song floating over with the intoxicating smell of mare's milk.

I finally returned to the steppe, the homeland of the Huns. This was Liu Xibeqi's only thought at the moment when he flew up.

In June of the third year of Shengping, the rebels Liu Xibeqi and He Laitou were pacified, Zeng Hua ordered Liu, He tribesmen and Qijin Lou and other tribes to be beheaded more than 4,000 people, and more than 30,000 captured rebels fled to Xizhou, and more than 7,000 households were wiped out from more than 20,000 households of thieves. Shuozhou and Monan have been quiet since then.