It is said that after the great victory of Gao Wei's western expedition, it coincided with the attack of the south and the north, and the Qi State was not strict in its precautions, and was caught off guard, defeated again and again, and the situation was worrying, and the ministers hurriedly advised the whole army to return.

Gao Wei thought that Guanzhong had just been determined, the people's hearts were unstable, and he was afraid of future troubles, so he ordered the king of the sect Gao Changgong, the general Duan Decao, Liu Fang, Fan Zigai and others to lead 50,000 troops, stay in Chang'an, and Qi Huainan's victory, Gao Changgong sent Liu Fang to the west to collect a large territory including Ganzhou, Jiuquan, and Guazhou.

So Liu Fang turned to the south, but the situation changed suddenly, before arriving in Hezhou, there were scouts hurriedly reported, saying that the envoy sent by the imperial court was intercepted and killed in a river valley north of Minzhou, Liu Fang thought that Min, Tao Zhuzhou assassin history is not satisfied with the imperial court, under the anger, personally led more than 300 cavalry from the small road overnight to the city of Taozhou, to ask for the guilt, the head of the city flag, only to know that Yaozhou has been occupied by Tuyuhun.

Outside the city of Taozhou, the scorched earth was full of dead silence.

Liu Fang held the reins and sat on horseback, his face not very good-looking. In front of him, there was a group of Tuyuhun barbarians who were tied up like pigs and sheep, they had just slaughtered a village, they were drunk, and they were captured by the Qi army in their sleep...... At Liu Fang's signal, a soldier drew a knife, put it against the throat of a Tuyuhun person, and asked in Xianbei language:

"What tribe are you from? Is the invasion of Taozhou the act of your individual tribes, or is it the intention of your khan? ”

Tuyuhun originally belonged to a branch of Murong Xianbei in eastern Liaodong, and the leader Murong Tuyuhun migrated the tribe to the desolate northwest and controlled a large territory in the northwest of Qinghai, Gannan and Shu...... And Tuyuhun also uses Chinese characters in China, so it is not too difficult to understand what Qi Jun said. The clan and Qiang Zahu have always been in awe of the strong, and they dare not tell the truth in front of the bright knife of the Qi army.

The Zahu who was held to his throat with a knife to his throat only resigned: "Naturally, it was ordered by Kwaru Khan, where do I have the courage to take the land of the Heavenly Empire?" …… The previous time the Zhou lord asked Wang Liang to cut down my Tuyuhun, Tuyuhun was slaughtered by the Zhou army a lot, and later heard that the Zhou soldiers retreated, Shifu and Fu Yun The two princes only said that the Khan sent troops to vent a bad breath. ”

He caught a glimpse of the fierce light flashing in Qi Ren's eyes, and hurriedly fell to the ground and shouted:

"We dare not offend the kingdom! It was really the Khan and the two princes who persecuted! ”

Liu Fang was noncommittal, dismounted, pinned the long knife against his neck with his hand, and asked, "In this way, two days ago, we had an envoy intercepted and killed in a river valley in Minzhou, and you did it too?" ”

Although the knife on his neck was removed, he did not feel the pressure lessen at all, but increased it a lot, and there was a chill in his neck. His voice trembled, and he resigned, "This ...... This was probably done by Prince Fu Yun, two days ago, he was the only one who took people to Minzhou...... Presumably, the noble envoy was very unlucky, and just let Prince Fu Yun bump into him, which caused trouble. ”

"Oh...... He went to Minzhou? Liu Fang dragged out his tone and thought thoughtfully, "Then who is stationed in Taozhou now?" What is the strength of the troops? What about the situation over there? ”

"Taozhou is now guarded by Prince Fuyun, there are many tribes, the cattle, sheep, and grain they robbed are all in Taozhou City, and it is basically impossible for the general to capture Taozhou with hundreds of people in this area......

Catching a glimpse of Liu Fang's solemn face, he took two steps on his knees, raised his head and said: "Tuguhun is narrow-minded, and he doesn't know that Taozhou has become Qi soil, so he led troops to invade, if the general lets me go back, I will definitely know the benefits to them, and the Khan will never dare to be an enemy of the kingdom!" ”

He thought that he had grasped the point of escape, and the number of this Qi army was very small, and they would not dare to act rashly! As long as you let him go back, then everything will be fine...... He was secretly happy in his heart, Liu Fang directly drew a knife, cut off his head with a knife, and his head fell to the ground, the snickering expression on his face had not yet dissipated, corresponding to Liu Fang's indifferent expression, which was terrifying.

Liu Fang kicked his head away, and sneered lowly: "I have long heard that the Qiang people are cunning and have no faith, if you really let you go back and report our truth to them, wouldn't our army be in danger?" ”

He retracted his long knife into its sheath, glanced coldly at the rest of the captives, turned to mount his horse, and ordered the soldiers: "Don't live your mouth, kill them all!" The Qi army drew their knives neatly, and killed all the barbarians present, Liu Fang's partial general got the latest news, and stepped forward and said: "General, our sentry is back, that Qiang man is not lying, there are indeed many Hu people in Taozhou, I am afraid that we will not be able to grab it alone." ”

"-We won't go to Taozhou," Liu Fang interrupted the general's words, he glanced at the terrain here, and said: "The terrain of Taozhou is complex, high in the west and low in the east, many high mountains and hills, the climate is very cold, and the roads are difficult to navigate, not to mention that we only have three hundred people, even if this number is multiplied by ten, I am afraid that it will not be able to take it down, and we will face the danger of being surrounded at any time." ”

"Then what are we going to do, are we going to just leave?"

"Naturally, we can't leave, our envoy was killed, we retreat like this, what dignity does the court have?" Liu Fang frowned and said slowly: "Let's go to Minzhou." ”

"Minzhou?" Several subordinates are puzzled, "Minzhou can be in the southeast, there is also a river, I am not bordering the edge of Minzhou for the time being, and the terrain of Minzhou is not inferior to Taozhou, once the situation is unfavorable to withdraw, the difficulty is only more difficult than in Taozhou...... Not to mention, we don't know how many people Fu Yun brought with us, and we are not sure whether that Shifu and Kwaralu will directly pursue them if they know the whereabouts of our army. ”

"Where this bird doesn't, I can't meet a person for more than ten miles, how can he catch up with me if I want to go? How did he know I was going to Minzhou? Liu Fang still looked faint, "Minzhou is no less dangerous than Taozhou, if it is replaced by our army, it will not be able to take it down without a month, this group of miscellaneous people is fighting in no order, and it is not worthy of being called an army at all, it has only been two days, Minzhou must still be there, and we still have a chance." ”

The partial general smiled helplessly: "What is the general's strategy?" Ignorant and ignorant, please make it clear to the general. ”

Liu Fangdao: "After Tugu Hun Hu captured Taozhou, it was the time to take Minzhou in one go, and the result was that only the second prince Fu Yun led the troops to attack, which shows at least two points, one: these gang of miscellaneous Hu are robbing and plundering, and there is no discipline at all, not to mention the fighting spirit and morale. When they have gained some possessions, they are reluctant to continue fighting, preferring to be housekeepers. Two: They are not in harmony and guard against each other, and even the two princes cannot restrain them. ”

"If you don't have the will to fight, if you are not sure that your side has the upper hand, you will inevitably have a fear of war, and your combat strength will inevitably weaken. If the people are not in line with each other and the orders are different, then this army is a rabble, but there are only empty numbers, and I will not take it seriously...... Compared with the two, Fu Yun, the prince of Tuyuhun, can go to Minzhou alone to get rid of public opinion, but it is a thorn in my eye and a thorn in my flesh, of course I have to kill him first. ”

"Reasonable, but how do we get around Shifu?"

"Why are we going to bypass Fu Yun?" Liu Fang's tone seemed to be a little strange, and his gaze at him was faintly reproachful, "I think it's more beneficial for us to let those miscellaneous huddlers in Taozhou City know about our existence...... Once this rabble who only knows how to burn, kill and loot, once they know that a large army will come at any time, they will be so frightened that their legs and stomachs will be weak, right? Will he hurriedly send someone to inform Fu Yun to let him return? Will it take the initiative to gather troops and horses to come out to fight? That's right, that's what I'm trying to achieve. ”

"Lure them all out first, and then break them one by one!"

The cold wind is steep, whining and blowing in the mountains, the sun has set, a round of curved small moons hanging in the sky, the faint moonlight shines on the soldiers, like ghosts, Liu Fang stepped on the war horse: "While they haven't reacted yet, make more movements, and just like just now, there will be no living mouth along the way...... Assemble here before dawn, and we'll join forces and head south! ”

That night, many Tuyuhun people outside the city of Taozhou were killed, and the Qi army built the heads of the people into a Jingguan and marched away before dawn.

The chieftains of Zhu Hu in the city of Taozhou were shocked and terrified, and the eldest prince Shifu immediately went on guard, and sent people to send troops to search for the traces of the enemy, and on the other hand, he made people report to his brother Fu Yun to know...... As soon as Fu Yun arrived in Minzhou, before the army could attack the city, he received a warning from his brother Shifu, and he was depressed and naturally did not need to speak.

Shi Fu was still in the clouds, but Fu Yun knew why this army that suddenly appeared came from.

As the son of Tuyuhun Khan Kwaralu, Fu Yun would not be unaware of the existence of the Qi State, he had long heard that the Qi people in the east were the great enemies of the Zhou State, and in the first few years, there were people from the Qi State who came to discuss the matter of forming an alliance to clamp down on the Zhou State, and later because the interests of the two sides could not be discussed, the matter was abandoned.

But in the past few years, the movement of the Qi State has become bigger and bigger, and Tuguhun can't help but pay attention to it, and every time Kualu talks about it, he also has a dignified look, just one Zhou State has already overwhelmed Tuguhun breathlessly, how about changing it to a more powerful Qi State? …… He could probably guess a few points, but after all, there is no regret medicine to take in this world.

He just didn't expect Qi Jun to come so soon!

In the land of Xitui, although Tuyuhun is not afraid of Qi people, but after all, there is some trouble, the Qi army appeared outside Taozhou City, perhaps it is a precursor to the imminent outbreak of war, he must rush back as soon as possible, thinking of this, Fu Yun can only hastily order the army to return, and the baggage is not needed, and it is left behind...... Although the Zhuhu below were reluctant, they could only comply.

He didn't know what was waiting for him ahead...... Minzhou Duoqi Mountain, there is a canyon in it, the edge is the shade mountain, the total length is about seven or eight miles, the army passes through it, it seems a little crowded.

The weather was pretty good today, but Fu Yun always felt a little upset, he always felt that something was going to happen, and when he noticed that the road ahead was blocked by rocks and trees, he understood where this uneasiness came from.

"Stop, there's an ambush - it's too cramped here, get back!"

Born of a hunter's instinct, Fu Yun turned his horse and shouted. There were about a thousand cavalry around him, and the force was now in a narrow valley, with the cliffs on either side sloping towards the center, forcing them to form a long column of cart width.

When the Hu people saw that the valley mouth was blocked, they were already very frightened, and they were all in a mess at this time, and after Fu Yun's order, they hurriedly turned their horses' heads and retreated.

But it was too late.

Before Fu Yun could finish speaking, a column of Qi troops appeared on the mountains on both sides with bows and crossbows, staring coldly down, hundreds of crossbow arrows roared down, and the overwhelming shadows were like flying locusts, and dozens of soldiers were shot to the ground before they could react!