In the big tent of the Huyan Xiongnu, there are still many things that were on the grassland before.

But there are also a lot of Han Chinese things in it.

For example, the gorgeous silk, porcelain, and tea of the Han people, and even among them, Li Ji also saw the glazed objects of the Han State Business League.

"The messenger tastes the milk tea of our Huyan Department."

This milk tea is brewed with fresh goat's milk and tea.

"Please!"

Li Ji took a sip of Xiongnu milk tea, and the taste was actually good.

"I wonder why the messenger has come here?"

Li Ji looked at Hu Yanrong and said: "Today, our Han army captured Yongxian in less than half a day, and the people's hearts were subordinate. ”

Request?

Hu Yanrong immediately snorted coldly and said, "That Ren Zhou is a Han man with a bad stomach, and his request is definitely not good." ”

The Huyan Xiongnu were in Yongxian County, and there were constant contradictions with Ren Zhou, the head snake.

If it weren't for the courage of the cavalry under his command, then Ren Zhou would not be an opponent, so he had to retreat in Yongxian, maybe he would have wanted to swallow his Huyan Huns a long time ago.

"Seeing that our Han army was strong, the warriors of Nayong County wanted to instigate our Han army to come and attack the two Xiongnu in Yongxian County, in other words, there were countless cattle and sheep in the two Xiongnu, and there were 10,000 war horses."

What?

Attack me?

If the Han army has 300,000, what will I use to fight the Han army?

Are you going to move?

Hu Yanrong immediately came up with the idea of wanting to run.

However, it was not easy to move the tribe, and he managed to run a business here with great difficulty.

The construction of the dock fort cost countless manpower and material resources.

When you arrive in a new place, is it possible to replant grass seeds?

Only, where is there a place more fertile than this?

He called the Yan Department, how could he have the strength to build another dock fort?

If he really did this, then the strength of his tribe would definitely weaken.

Not to mention, the Han people are on the side, how can they let him retreat with his whole body?

"The Han army wants to attack me?"

Li Ji saw that Hu Yanrong had taken the bait, and a smile appeared on his face.

"If you really want to attack Your Excellency, my Han will not send me over, but directly face each other, although the Hun cavalry is at stake, but my Han elite opponent?"

Now it is the era of one Han as five Hu, or even one Han as ten Hu.

The Xiongnu were afraid of the Han people, and they no longer had the arrogance they had before.

It must have been the Xiongnu Xianbei people who learned the system of the Central Plains, the weapon forging method, and the internal strife of the Han people in the Central Plains, which wiped out the elite of the Han people, which allowed the aliens to go unpunished and enter the chaotic times of Wuhu China.

Now, it is the remote place of Gongsun, and the Xianbei Wuhuan people can be beaten as sons.

"Of course, our department is no match for the Han army." Hu Yanrong smiled bitterly.

If the Han army comes to attack, his cavalry can escape, but the women and children in the tribe, cattle and sheep can't be taken away!

It seems that the Han army gave him a choice, but in fact, he didn't have a choice at all.

Seeing that the heat was almost over, Li Ji immediately said.

"Don't hide it from the leader, I came here to call the Yan Department to submit to my big man."

Submission?

Hu Yanrong immediately said: "I am a citizen of the Han Dynasty, how can I be regarded as a submissive? ”

Hu Yanrong almost didn't say that I was going to be a Han dog now.

"Don't promise so early, submit to my Han, you also have to pay, now my Han lacks war horses, cavalry, and supplies, is the leader willing to sacrifice a thousand war horses and six hundred cavalry?"

I have a thousand horses and six hundred cavalry?

Isn't this going to hollow out his Huyan Department?

If it weren't for the strength of the Han army, I'm afraid he would have turned his face.

"I'm a small tribe, so I really can't get these things."

Li Ji smiled lightly and said: "The situation of the Huyan Department, my Han is clear, hasn't the leader heard of the name of the military division?" ”

He naturally knows the name of the military division.

Even, he also came into contact with the people of the military department, so he was able to exchange war horses for Han treasures at a low price.

Nowadays, the glazed objects in the big tent, the top-grade five stones, are all exchanged with the military division with war horses.

Seeing that Hu Yanrong was no longer speechless, Li Ji continued:

"Besides, my Han is not taking your Hun things for nothing, if your Hun cavalry can make meritorious contributions, there is also a reward, kill one Wei army, there will be a reward of a sheep, kill ten Wei soldiers, you can be rewarded with ten catties of tea, porcelain, and glass objects. If the merit is big enough, and he can even be an official in the Han Dynasty, doesn't the leader know Jin Riyan? ”

Of course he knew.

was originally a prince of the Huns, but after being captured by the champion Hou Huo, he finally became the minister of the Han Dynasty.

"Just."

The benefits will be there but.

The premise is that your Han State must be able to defeat the Wei State.

Wei's military strength in Guanzhong is not bad.

Relying on Cao Zhen's several rebellions, the prestige of Wei was deeply rooted in the hearts of these aliens.

Your Han army is a heavenly soldier, and his Wei army is not a heavenly soldier!

Hu Yanrong actually wants to be left and right.

To put it simply, it's who wins and who they help.

However.

How could Li Ji give him this opportunity?

"If the leader doesn't want to, there's nothing to say."

Li Ji patted his sleeve, and put down the hot milk tea in his hand.

"We Han people have a saying: If you don't reach the Yellow River, you won't die, and if you don't hit the south wall, you won't look back. If this is the case, then your Huyan Department will wait for my Han Heavenly Soldiers to come! ”

With that, it's time to get out of here.

Hu Yanrong's eyes changed, and when he saw that Li Ji was leaving, he immediately stood up.

"The messenger is slow, I am willing to send war horses and troops!"

The prestige of the Han State seems to be stronger than that of the Wei State?

He had no other choice now, anyway.

Although it is more risky to follow the Han Kingdom, there are still benefits, it is not like being requisitioned by the Wei army, basically the cavalry and horses are gone and have no return.

On the Han side, at least the treasures of the Han people can be exchanged.

"The one who knows the times is Junjie, chief, you will be glad for your choice now, okay, I will go to the servant department today, so I will stay soon."

Watching Li Ji leave, Hu Yanrong had to sigh.

He was originally a Xiongnu nobleman, but when he arrived in Han, the Xiongnu nobles were worthless.

That's it.

Let's fight it, maybe it can really be as this Han envoy said, and it may not be possible for him to call Yanrong to become Jin Riyan!

Following.

Li Ji, who had completed the two divisions of Huyan and Sufu, successfully brought out 1,200 Hun cavalry, plus 2,000 war horses.

These war horses are not the kind of low southern horses.

All of them are high-headed horses, and at first glance, they are the material for war horses.

Zhao Yun was originally a horseman, and when he saw these war horses, he couldn't put them down.

Immediately conscripted 1,000 Han troops, gave horses, and formed a cavalry army, together with 1,200 Hun cavalry, plus the cavalry that was already in the original army.

Now the number of cavalry in Zhao Yun's hands is already three thousand.

It's better to be in Guanzhong!

Only after capturing Yongxian can you form a cavalry army.

This point, whether in Jingzhou or Hanzhong, cannot be done.

No way.

Yongliang connects the grassland, and it is the only way to pass through the Western Regions Road, and there are naturally war horses imported.

But

Not all of the foreign tribes have war horses.

For example, the number of war horses in those Qiang's hands is not as good as that of the Huns, who came from the grassland.

After training the cavalry a little, Zhao Yun began to march towards the second target that entered Guanzhong.

Joy Elk City!

Yu Elk City is not a big city, but a small city.

It is located on the main road of Huangshui, and it is the front line that Zhao Yun expected to block Cao Zhen's return to the division.

That's right.

After staying in Chencang and Yongxian for a few days, Zhao Yun also obtained very valuable information.

Longyou Hao was in turmoil, and Cao Zhen led the army to fight the rebellion.

If you don't take this road, you have to detour around the original road and walk hundreds of miles more.

Yu Moose is famous for its ink.

There have been dense pine forests here since ancient times. Due to the abundance of oil in the branches of the pine tree, this environment is ideal for burning smoke and making ink.

As a result, Yu Moose has become the main producer of pine smoke ink.

In the Eastern Han Dynasty, Yu Moose's pine smoke ink has been used in the writing of official documents, and Shang Shuling, servants, Cheng, and Lang at that time would receive ink blocks made by Yu Moose every month.

It's just the origin of pine smoke ink, not a place where soldiers must fight, and it took less than a day to get Yu Mo beaten down by Zhao Yun.

After that, he cut down the pine trees around Yuelk for ten miles, made them into walled fortresses, various city defense tools, and requisitioned local people and aliens to strengthen Yuelk City.

Now, it's time to wait for Cao Zhen.

Zhao Yun fought well in Guanzhong.

And the main army led by Liu Bei has finally passed the pass.

"Xiongguan Mandao is really like iron, and now we are stepping forward from the beginning!"

Looking at this majestic pass, Liu Bei immediately thought of the poem written by his own Qilin'er.

"Zilong can quickly descend this Xiongguan, and he will be a true god!"

Before Liu Bei finished sighing, a herald carrying the checker flag came forward in a hurry.

"Report ~ Former Army Newspaper!"

Soon, Liu Bei also received the report from the front.

"It's worthy of Zilong!"

Liu Bei sighed with a smile.

"Within a few days, even taking Chencang, Yongxian, and Yumoose has completely gained a firm foothold in Guanzhong."

Moreover, Zhao Yun also brought them good news.

"Although Guanzhong claims to have 100,000 troops, there are only 60,000 or 70,000 soldiers, and now there are 40,000 or 50,000 people who have been taken to Longyou by Cao Zhen.

Destiny is in Han!

If you don't grasp this opportunity, it will be difficult to conquer this level.

"I wonder if Wen Chang has walked out of the meridian road? With its ability to attract the main force of the Wei army, the possibility of us taking Chang'an is getting bigger and bigger. ”

"Your Majesty, it is advisable to send troops as soon as possible to attack Chang'an." Zhuge Liang said on the side.

From Chencang to Chang'an, there are still many cities to be attacked along the way.

If you want to hit Chang'an, I am afraid it will take a short time, so to speak, the current Han Kingdom is also racing against time.

"That's right."

Liu Bei's eyes are resolute, this Northern Expedition, if it is not successful, it will become a benevolent!

"Ahem."

Liu Bei coughed, feeling a wave of weakness in his body for no reason.

"Your Majesty?"

Zhuge Liang, Wu Yi and the others looked at Liu Bei with worried expressions.

"I'm fine."

From Chengdu to Sanguan.

In less than two months, he walked thousands of miles, not to mention that he was in poor health, even those young people who were not in good health would feel tired.

"Yide, you lead an elite team, first go to attack Yixian and martial arts, and push the battle line to the suburbs of Chang'an!"

The bearded Zhang Fei looked at Liu Bei with some concern, but still nodded.

"The last general commands!"

"Gongyou, you are a military advisor, this road is mainly stable, don't be in a hurry, so as to defeat it!"

"Your Majesty understands."

Sun Qian immediately received the order.

So, Zhang Fei and Sun Qian, with an army of 20,000, went to Chencang first.

"Ahem."

Liu Bei covered his mouth and coughed again.

"Call the divine doctor Hua Tuo over."

When people are old, they still have to serve the old!

Zhuge Liang, Wu Yi and the others glanced at each other, and there was worry in their eyes.

This is a critical juncture.

Your Majesty, you must not have an accident!

Changan.

Xiahou Nan's face was gloomy, and his body trembled as he looked at the battle report.

The Han army has arrived in Guanzhong.

But.

How is this possible?

Xiahou Nan didn't want to believe it, but the military report was in front of him, so he had to believe it.

After all, no one dares to fake the report, after all, this is a matter of losing the head.

"Fortunately, the Meridian Road is tortuous, and the Han army that came out of the Meridian Road is only a few thousand at most."

Wei Yan arrived at the Meridian Valley, the Han army was hungry for a day, and after breaking the Meridian Valley, they ate and drank a good meal, rested for a day, and then swaggered to Duling.

Du Ling's defender was Cao Zhang's old subordinates before, and when he saw Cao Zhang and the Han army coming, he was shocked, and the city was empty, and he was caught off guard, Du Ling was easily captured by Wei Yan, and after that, Cao Zhang, with hundreds of people, went to collect and surrender the Wei defenders in Lantian.

Although this person did not take him in when he fled to Lantian at the beginning, Cao Zhang had no resentment in his heart.

When he was taken in, there was only a dead end.

Now he brought the Han army heavenly soldiers over, knowing it with affection, moving with reason, and the situation was strong, the Lantian defenders suddenly surrendered.

It's okay if Lantian is lost, but if Duling is lost, that's a big deal.

Guy Du Ling is only thirty or forty miles away from Chang'an, and if he rushes to Chang'an from Du Ling, he will not arrive in a day.

How does this make Xiahou Nan sit still?

When he ordered Zhang He, the guard general in Chang'an, to lead 10,000 troops and go to exterminate the Han army that came out of the meridian road.

Defend yourself from the enemy!

When the Han army really comes to attack Chang'an, I'm afraid that the hearts of the people in Guanzhong will be scattered.

There are many aliens in Guanzhong, and if these people see that your Wei State is weak, they will inevitably have different thoughts in their hearts.

When Zhang He got this appointment, there was still a tangled look on his face.

"Guard, there are only 20,000 soldiers in Chang'an City, and now send 10,000, how can Chang'an be able to defend it?"

Chang'an is different from other cities, this can no longer be called a big city, this can only be called a giant city, a male city.

The city wall of Chang'an is all rammed with loess, with a height of 12 meters and a width of 12~16 meters; There is a ditch outside the wall, 8 meters wide and 3 meters deep.

There are 12 gates in the city, each with 3 doorways. The east is Xuanping Gate, Qingming Gate, Bacheng Gate from north to south, the south is Ann Gate, Anmen, Xi'an Gate from east to west, the north is Heng Gate, Kitchen City Gate, Luocheng Gate from west to east, and the west is Yongmen, Zhicheng Gate and Zhangcheng Gate from north to south.

An army of 10,000 people, guarding the twelve city gates, how can this be kept?

Spread it out, there are not even a thousand people at one city gate?

If the Han army attacks in one direction, Chang'an is in danger!

"The Han army came out of the Meridian Road, the number is not large, now the thief army is gathered in the area from Lantian to Duling, the number is only a few thousand, and the side walks out of the Meridian Road, the sergeant of the army must be extremely tired, the general is out of the city this time, it is advisable to fight quickly!"

The Han army came out of the meridian road, if it was not exterminated in time, what would the people of Guanzhong think?

Do you have no strength in the Wei Kingdom?

Xiahou Nan's main consideration was no longer in the military, but more in politics.

"Town guard, I think it's better to wait for the governor to come back, and then it's not too late to exterminate these Han troops."

In the final analysis, Cao Zhen went to Longyou to fight the rebellion and took away most of the elites in Guanzhong, Cao Zhen did not come back, and it was not easy to deal with the Han army with these soldiers in Guanzhong.

"Thousands of people have emerged from the Meridian Road from now on, and the town guards know whether there will be the main army of the Han army behind it?"

Zhang He's words are very clear.

The Han army that came out first may be the vanguard of the Han army, the real army, and it is still in the meridian road.

"If this is the case, the general should break the Han army and block the main force of the Han army outside the Meridian Valley!"

Now that the Han army has only come in a few thousand, if more comes, wouldn't Chang'an really be dangerous?

"If the town guard insists on this, then the general can only receive orders, but it is necessary to requisition the people and villagers in Chang'an City, and requisition foreign races outside the city, and work together to prepare for the Han army to really attack."

Xiahou Nan nodded.

"I will naturally arrange this matter!"

"If this is the case, then it will go!"

Although Zhang He has a lot of merits in the neutrality of the Wei State, he is a demoted general after all, and his status has not been high.

Although this Xiahou Nan is not as capable as him, he is a member of the Xiahou family.

What else can he Zhang He do?

Just do what you want. (End of chapter)