Chapter 21: Farewells from both sides

The power of the catapult has completely broken the hearts of the people of the lock tribe, and when the wall of the village has not been broken, it is frightened to run around, and finally opens the gate of the village and comes out to surrender. All the tribesmen prostrated themselves on the ground to meet the conqueror of He Bai. Only fifteen-year-old Lu Lu led twenty or thirty people to stay in one place and insisted on not surrendering.

According to the rules of the grassland, the losers' males who were more than the height of the wheels were all killed, and only children and women could have a chance to survive. He Bai was not so cruel, but he didn't want to be a bad person, and after learning that the ruling class of the Ke Suo'er Department was basically annihilated, he decided that except for Lu Lu and others who insisted on not surrendering, most of the other old and weak people were just demoted to slaves, and they were given the opportunity to make meritorious contributions.

So after the final blow to Lu Lu and others, the Ke Suo'er Department was officially included in He Bai's command.

He Bai and Fu Xing led two hundred elite horses to gallop in the fields of Beiyouping County, one person and three horses were extremely fast, although they were only two hundred horses, they ran out of the momentum of nearly a thousand horses.

He Bai came here because Qiu Liju and Zhang Ju, Zhang Chun's rebels, and Gongsun Zan and more than 10,000 troops in western Liaoxi were facing off in the area between Youbeiping County and Lingzhi County in Liaoxi, and He Bai wanted to say goodbye to Qiu Liju in person. Otherwise, in the era of valuing loyalty, once it is known by others, it will be inconvenient for He Bai's future development. So even if you have to go, you have to go clearly.

In addition, the brothers Yan Gang and Yan Ji are unfavorable to themselves because of their power, and the wanted warrant issued by Gongsun Zan will make He Bai's reputation stink, and he needs to make it clear to him one by one in front of his army and let him cancel the wanted notice. Otherwise, He Bai is charged with treason, and it is not good to mess around in the land of the Han Dynasty.

Before He Bai first came to the camp of the Han army, he saw that the Han army had built a high camp on the border between Youbeiping and Liaoxi, and it was built tightly. With 3,000 people as a camp, a total of five large camps, like a plum blossom shape scattered distribution. The baggage and military resources are placed in the center of the plum blossom-shaped camp.

He Bai led two hundred horsemen outside to circle around the Han army camp, and the Han army had few sentinels, so they avoided from afar, but the other four battalions did not react. Only when approaching the camp of the Beiping army of Gongsun Zhan, only to hear a cannon sound, a group of dozens of white horses and white armor, with bows and lances on their backs, chased out of the cavalry at a rapid pace.

The first general held a two-edged lance in his hand, his voice was loud, and he shouted: "Bold Hulu, dare to spy on my camp, leave it for my grandson!" ”

I heard that every time he heard that the enemy was coming, Gongsun Chan immediately spoke violently, and when he fought, he seemed to be beating his own enemy, even until late at night. Today, He Bai saw the brave appearance of Gongsun Zhan as a pioneer, and finally understood that the records in the history books were not bad. Gongsun Zhan is very clear about the distinction between national righteousness and Hu and Han, and he really regards him as an enemy.

He Bai stepped forward and shouted: "Gongsun is too guarded and stays, Lingling He Bai is here, there is something to explain to Gongsun Taishou." ”

Gongsun Chan and the other Bai Ma Yi were shocked after hearing this, and when they saw a familiar figure holding a double whip and wearing a Han-style iron armor, they were a little convinced. The charging formation of the White Horse Righteous gradually slowed down, and stopped at the place where He Bai was an arrow.

When Gongsun Zhan saw clearly that it was indeed He Bai, he couldn't help but snort coldly and shouted: "He Bai, you are a repeated traitor, you don't remember my brother's forgiveness of your sins, and you don't think that I believe that it will be reused for you, you dare to defect to Hu Lu in private." Now it has attracted Hu Lu and the rebels to converge, raising tens of thousands of troops, invading our Han land and harming our Han people. I long to eat your flesh and sleep your skin. Now, what else is there to say between you and me? ”

He Bai pretended to be angry and shouted: "Gongsun Taishou, the traitor's desire to add to the crime, there is no word." Although I He Bai is rude, I am also a dignified citizen of the Han Dynasty, and I was once the deputy commander of the White Horse Yicong, and the future is bright, why would I betray the Han in private and defect to Hu Luzhi. ”

Gongsun Zhan shouted: "This matter was personally witnessed by Yan Jun Sima and his younger brother Deputy Commander Yan, otherwise how can you explain that since that night, I have not seen you from the top and bottom of the Beiping Army?" ”

"Naturally, it is the stain of the two thieves of Yan Gang and Yan Ji." He Bai pretended to scream angrily, and took off his clothes and armor, revealing the arrow wound on his left chest, which almost pierced his heart with an arrow.

He slapped his horse and stepped forward to show it in front of Gongsun Chan and others, and shouted: "Gongsun Taishou, please see, that night He Bai fought bravely to kill Hu, and when he almost captured Qiu Liju alive, he was injured by an armor-piercing cold arrow shot from behind, and was almost killed on the spot, so he was captured by Qiu Liju's department. This is not a crime of war, nor is it He Bai's original intention......"

The bright red piercing arrow wound on He Bai's chest and back approached the ventricles, bright red in color, it was indeed a new injury, and Gongsun Zhan and dozens of white horse servants finally believed that He Bai was innocent. Dozens of white horse servants rejoiced: "Lord Taishou, Deputy Commander He is really innocent, and he did not defect to Hulu. Lord Taishou, please forgive the sins of Deputy Commander He and summon him back to serve as Deputy Commander of Hakuma Yi again. ”

Gongsun Zhan looked at the happy Baima Yicong with cold eyes, displeased in his heart, and pointed to the Wuhuan cavalry behind He Bai, and said: "Even if you didn't defect to Hu Lu at the beginning, but after you recovered from your injuries, you still took refuge in Hu Lu, otherwise how could there be so many Hu cavalry with you?" ”

He Bai shouted: "Qiu Liju saved me when I was dying, He Bai is not a person who does not know loyalty, how can he be indifferent to this great favor." Originally, I heard that the Wuhuan tribes had subdued the Han Dynasty, and I was very happy, so I reluctantly stayed in his department. I didn't want to think that only a few months later, the two thieves of Yuyang Zhang Ju and Zhang Chun rebelled against the Han Dynasty, and the Wuhuan tribes were instigated to rebel again. As a Han Chinese, He Bai was very depressed in his heart, so he could only find an opportunity to escape from Qiu Liju and return to Han. ”

Gongsun Chan asked, "Oh, it turns out that you came back to Han on this trip to help our army attack the rebels?" ”

He Bai put on his clothes and armor, and shouted: "No, Qiu Liju has great kindness to me He Bai, and he even promised him as his own daughter." Because of his rebellion against the Han Dynasty, He Bai was unwilling to serve him, and he did not want to be his enemy. I can only come here to ask Gongsun Taishou to remove my wanted warrant, so that I can return to Han to find a place to live in seclusion for the people. ”

Gongsun Zhan looked He Bai up and down, suddenly laughed, and said: "It's rare to see you so deeply aware of righteousness, how should my Gongsun Bojue be." As long as you don't rebel with the rebels, after this battle, I will pardon your crimes and recover the wanted warrant. ”

He Bai thanked him and said: "Thank you Gongsun Taishou, He Bai will have a period in the future." In the reluctant gaze of all the white horses, He Bai said goodbye one by one, turned around and patted the horse away.

He Bai and his entourage turned to the rebel camp ten miles away in the northwest direction, and the rebels of Zhang Ju and Zhang Chun had a huge momentum after encompassing a large number of young people in Yuyang County, from more than 9,000 people at the beginning to more than 100,000 people now. However, the Wuhuan coalition army only had more than 40,000 horsemen.

However, in terms of combat power, the Han rebels are far inferior to the combat power of the Wuhuan coalition army. But from the perspective of individual forces, even Qiu Liju, the strongest in Wuhuan, can't compare to the forces of Zhang Ju and Zhang Chun. Therefore, this rebellion is still dominated by Zhang Ju and Zhang Chun, who are Han Chinese.

I saw more than 100,000 Hu and Han rebel camps in the east and a group in the west, which can be described as distinct. It seems that although the two armies rebelled against the Han at the same time, they were not the same and intimate, so it was no wonder that they would be defeated by the Han army soon after.

He Bai came to the camp of the Wuhuan coalition army, explained the situation to the Wuhuan army outpost, and asked Qiu Liju to come and speak. Soon after, more than a dozen horsemen rushed out of the camp, only to see Qiu Liju leading more than 20 Wuhuan lords from various departments in high spirits, and Qiu Liju from a distance laughed and shouted: "There is a virtuous son-in-law to come to help, and the old man will break the Han army." ”

Seeing Qiu Liju rushing to the scene, He Bai arched his hand and shouted: "Please forgive Master Yue, but the lock has been destroyed." He Bai did not come to help his father-in-law, but wanted to say goodbye to his father-in-law. ”

Qiu Liju was taken aback, hurriedly collected the war horse, and asked in disbelief: "What does the virtuous son-in-law mean by this?" ”

He Bai arched his hand and said: "The reason why He Bai agreed to subdue Yuezhang was on the basis of Yuezhang's subjugation of Hanting. He Bai helping his father-in-law is equivalent to helping Dahan. However, a few months later, Yuezhang rebelled against the Han again, and He Bai, as a Han Chinese, was very depressed. As a last resort, I can only say goodbye to my father-in-law, and He Bai is going to return to Han. ”

Qiu Liju was taken aback, and immediately became furious, and shouted: "He Bai, you are just an unknown general, the old man saved your life, and promised his own daughter, and even sent you 800 people, so that you are like a Wuhuan adult." You said, the old man treats you very well, there are a few people in ancient and modern times who can do it, and now you will part ways with the old man as a mere Han person. You...... You...... I'm angry with the old man......"

He Bai listened, and the old face that was thicker than the city wall couldn't help but feel a fever, in the eyes of the Wuhuan people, he was indeed too disloyal and unjust. However, the great rivers and mountains of the Central Plains are waiting for their future to fight, and this mere Wuhuan land really can't keep itself. What's more, I still work as a wage earner with others, rather than being my own boss.

He Bai turned over and dismounted, knelt on his knees, kowtowed and shouted: "Lord Yuezhang, if Lord Yuezhang is willing to withdraw from the army and no longer rebel against the Han Dynasty, He Bai is willing to unify Wuhuan for Lord Yuezhang, go on a northern expedition to Xianbei, help Lord Yuezhang conquer the desert, and make a name for himself in future generations?" ”

He Bai's words suddenly made others look sideways, and someone said in a weird way: "Lord Qiu Liju is so ambitious, not only do you want to become the leader of my Liaoxi Karasuma people, but also want to become my Liaoxi Karasuma people's Shan Yu." Northern Expedition Xianbei? Conquer the desert? Hehe, if this statement is known by Xianbei and Lian Dadan, I don't know how he will treat your department? ”

Qiu Liju's face was bloody, and he hurriedly explained: "How can Qiu Weiju have such ambitions, you lords must not believe the words of this Han slave." After that, he stepped forward and whipped He Bai, and scolded: "You Han slave, you dare to provoke the contradiction between our department and the Liaoxi tribes, you really do it for the sake of the Han, get out, get out, the old man will never have your son-in-law again." Also, send Anova back to me. ”