Chapter Twenty-Seven: Cui Ning
Chu Yun had been waiting outside for half an hour, but there was no news from inside, but this was good news. After all, I didn't hear any movement inside, at least it means that Zhang Tong is not in danger. Although this Zhang Tong has a lot of shortcomings, and he is not a talented Wang Zuozhi, but he is a capable and practical person, and he is also the only strategist under Chu Yun who can give him some advice, and Chu Yun still cares about it very much.
Chu Yun is not a person who can't bear it, so even if Guo Shuzi and Fang Dashan wanted Chu Yun to order someone to send someone to investigate, and even first occupied the outer village of the Huns and cut off their retreat, Chu Yun did not agree. Just when it was getting darker and darker, there was an earth-shaking sound of fighting in the camp of the Huns, and everyone was in good spirits, and when they looked around, they saw four figures in the camp running out in embarrassment.
"The Governor is done, as long as we guard the gate and watch them fight among themselves. Zhang Tong said happily, Chu Yun nodded and saw Cui Zhen and his sister who came out with them.
"Who are?" Chu Yun pointed at the two of them and asked, Cui Zhen and his sister were a little afraid, after all, they had never seen Chu Yun before, and now that it was already dark, they really felt a little terrifying when they saw the endless black figures in the forest.
"Lord, this is Cui Zhen's brother, this is her sister, Cui Zhen has helped a lot, this time Cui Zhen can account for more than half of the credit, now is not the time to say this, lord, go and occupy the gate first, but not too far inside, lest they find foreign enemies, unite, and when they are almost done, let's go to the net again." Zhang Tong said in his chest.
"Good. Chu Yun no longer paid attention to Cui Zhen's sister and brother. Although the reinforcements of Liu Bi, Fu Yi and others had not yet arrived, and Fang Dashan and Guo Shuzi thought that 1,100 people were very dangerous to the Xiongnu tribe of several thousand people, Chu Yun still tried his best to resist public opinion and believed Zhang Tong's judgment. Although he had trained the Iron Blood Army for a long time, it was still worse against the Huns, who were born to fight, so Chu Yun was very cautious and let everyone enter quietly.
Just after Chu Yun and the others occupied the gate of the camp for half an hour, Liu Bi and Fu Yi arrived with six teams and 1,200 people, Chu Yun was overjoyed, which reassured Chu Yun that even if there was an accident, the iron-blooded army would be able to retreat with his whole body.
The battle group lasted all night, and when Chu Yun and the others entered, the scene still made those recruits vomit, and the dead bodies were everywhere in the inner village, the injured people were constantly wailing, and thousands of corpses covered the entire ground. Chu Yun believed that this Xiongnu tribe had completely collapsed, and when the Iron and Blood Army gathered the remaining people, Chu Yun raised his eyes and saw that it was estimated that there were only four or five hundred men in the prime of life intact. The old patriarch was killed by his son Helian Bobo, and Helian Bobo was also killed by the enraged clansmen, and with the death of the two chiefs, not only did not let the fighting stop, but caused a great chaos, no one knows how many people were killed in the middle of the night, and some even died of exhaustion in the battle.
"Save people. When Chu Yun came in, he encountered this scene, and he didn't know what Zhang Tong had done, which could cause such a big civil war, Chu Yun couldn't help but feel that this Zhang Tong was a little similar to Jia Xu during the Three Kingdoms period, Jia Xu let the Xiliang army return to Chang'an from the new killing, and ruined the last vitality of the Eastern Han Dynasty, and Zhang Tong almost wiped out a tribe of thousands of people with a mouth, what Zhang Tong lacked may be just a platform.
Chu Yun's final corpses were two thousand, many women and children died in the civil war, and in the end, there were less than two thousand people left, and many were seriously injured, under the medical conditions of ancient times, all they could do was wait for death. However, fortunately, the horses in Houzhai did not suffer many casualties, and the remaining more than 3,000 Hun horses made the iron-blooded army smile, you must know that the cavalry of this era is the king of soldiers.
The remaining two thousand Huns, Chu Yun didn't know what to do with them, but Zhang Tong actually found out the second-in-command of the Huns, Cao Gui, from the wounded, and the old man almost had a breath left, and he didn't know what Zhang Tong said to Cao Gui, and finally Cao Gui announced in the name of the clan elder that their tribe was officially merged into the Iron and Blood Army. This didn't cause much commotion, after all, it's common for people from the steppe tribes to annex me, and I to annex you. Moreover, there are about 500 men left in their prime now, and the rest are old, weak, sick and disabled, even if they are left to fend for themselves, they will die more and live less, it is better to hug a big thick leg. In addition, Chu Yun and the others saved people as soon as they came in, which left a good impression on them. In this way, this Huns became the people of the Iron Army in a daze.
Chu Yun was really overjoyed to get five hundred innate cavalry for free, with these people, his own cavalry could be formed faster, and sometimes with the help of professionals, there was a big gap between it and his own exploration.
As for the Hun women and the old and weak, there is no need to worry, the Hun women are also good at work, their joining can make more middle-aged men in the Iron Blood Castle out of farming, and those Hun old people are good at raising horses, which are all treasures.
Chu Yun was also curious about what means Zhang Tong used to make the Huns fight so fiercely, but Zhang Tong didn't tell Chu Yun, and Chu Yun didn't force it, but when he heard that Cui Zhen was grateful to Zhang Tong and heard that he became Zhang Tong's disciple, Chu Yun understood a little in his heart, it must have involved Cui Zhen. Regardless of the process, the outcome is the most important.
In the sixth year of Jin Yongjia and the second year of Zhao Han Jiaping, when Chu Yun annexed this Xiongnu tribe, the war on the land of Shenzhou was even more tragic than here. A few years ago, Liu Cong ordered Liu Yao and Liu Cang to attack Guanzhong because Zhao Ran of the Jin Yamen rebelled and surrendered, and finally captured Chang'an and killed Sima Mo, the king of Nanyang in Jin, and let Liu Yao defend Chang'an. But soon it was counterattacked by Jin Feng Yi Taishou Suoqi, Anding Taishou Jia Kai and Yongzhou Thorn Shi Qute, Liu Yao and others were defeated, and Liu Yao was besieged in Chang'an. At the beginning of the year, he was forced to withdraw from Chang'an and withdraw to Binh Duong.
The attack did not go well, which made the grumpy and murderous Liu Cong angry, on the one hand, he killed indiscriminately to vent his anger, and on the other hand, he looked for an opportunity for revenge. This opportunity was given to Liu Cong by Liu Kun, the assassin of the Great Jin Dynasty, Liu Kun unjustly killed the protector Ling Husheng, and his son was angry and threw himself into Han. And told Liu Cong about the true strength of Jinyang, Liu Cong was overjoyed, and he sent his generals Liu Cang and Liu Yao into Kou and Zhou, and the state was in danger for a while.
On the other side, Shi Le's army was finally tortured in Yuzhou and had to retreat, they left Yuzhou and returned to Henan, but they were blocked by the Hao clan Xiang Bing in the south of the Yellow River, this Xiang Bing is also a powerful person, he Ji County Hao clan, gathered thousands of people to form an association to protect themselves, he has always regarded Shi Le as a Hu captivity, loyal to the court, so he relied on the geographical advantage to build a camp on the side of the Yellow River, and gathered all the boats, did not allow Shi Le to cross the river, wanted to trap them, I have to say that Xiang Bing is also a Han hero.
These are all found out by Feng Chengjia, Chu Yun feels that the crisis of the Iron Blood Castle is coming, not to mention that Liu Kun is his favorite refuge, in case Jinyang is breached, then Chu Yunxi's way to Liangzhou will be blocked, and Chu Yun's entire strategic plan will become ashes. said that as long as Shi Le returned to Hebei, then he would have no good fruit to eat, and he must know that he had slaughtered the nephew of his first strategist Zhang Bin.
Chu Yun discussed for a long time with Zhang Tong, the only strategist who supported him to go north to join Liu Kun, and finally decided to send someone to contact Liu Kun, the assassin of Shangzhou, first, and then decide on the follow-up plan according to Liu Kun's attitude.
Although Liu Kun is righteous, according to Wang Lian, a member of the Langya Wang family, he has a lot of shortcomings, this person thinks very highly of himself, is extravagant, happy, and treats his subordinates according to his family background, so Wang Lian feels that even if Chu Yun sends someone to go, he will be humiliated.
However, Chu Yun is confident, the current surrender is a relief in the snow for Liu Kun, Liu Kun is now facing Zhao Han's all-country attack, and his family background is also a four-grade family, and he has thousands of cavalry under his command, Liu Kun can't be stupid to refuse such a new force, right? So Chu Yun sent out Fu Yi with fifty people and a lot of gifts to meet Liu Kun, the assassin of Bingzhou, which was also the first step for Chu Yun to be impatient. Don't look at him now, he is strong and strong, but he has no reputation in the entire Great Jin Dynasty, which is not conducive to Chu Yun's future development, Chu Yun must blend into the system of the Jin Dynasty in order to maintain his power. Not to mention anything else, if Liu Kun gave Chu Yun an identity, then on the way he took people to join Liu Kun, he could ask for some assistance in the cities he passed by, but he didn't have any identity, and when he passed through these cities, he would only eat until he was closed. You must know that Liu Kun's nephew Liu Yan is the Taishou of Wei County, so Liu Kun's face will be given by all the counties and counties in Yizhou, and even after passing through Youzhou, Wang Jun, the assassin of Youzhou, is likely to give some convenience.
Chu Yun went out to practice for a day and returned to his house, the main fort of their Iron Blood Fort was moved to the camp of the Huns, which was further north, and they could leave at any time. The second is that the old patriarch Cao planned the camp too well, and it was very safe, bigger and safer than Wangjiabao and Shenjiabao, plus Chu Yun was not worried about his war horse, so he moved here directly. Of course, he didn't lose the rest of the territory, and now it's almost summer, and the grain grown by Ironblood in the other villages is almost ripe.
"Cherry?" Chu Yun walked into the house and took off his coat, Chu Yun is not yet twenty years old, although he broke his virginity because of revenge for ** Wang Qingmei that day, but he was not infatuated with it. Therefore, the maids beside him have changed one after another, and the previous maids have all been combined with the sergeants of the Iron Army, so that they can't be Chu Yun's maids, and now there are only two left, one of which is Cherry, and she should be on duty today. Her appearance is mediocre, her figure is short and fat, and she has no grace, so no one marries her, so she has always been Chu Yun's maid, but Chu Yun came back, but she was gone, Chu Yun felt that this cherry must have gone to the kitchen to eat it again, Chu Yun shook his head, and he didn't care, he was going to take a bath by himself. He didn't mean to blame, this cherry was hungry and afraid, so he always felt hungry, and Chu Yun also knew it.
As soon as he finished taking off his coat, he heard someone coming behind him, he thought it was Cherry coming back, and he didn't care, so he let her take off his coat, and then Chu Yun took off his pants and jumped into the bath tub that had been prepared a long time ago. Chu Yun held his breath in the water for a long time before he floated up, this was also his newly discovered way to relax, the extreme lack of oxygen could stop his mind from running, which allowed Chu Yun's depressed mood to relax for a moment.
But as soon as he came out of the water, he collided with a small head, the sound of falling to the ground and the coquettish cry of a woman came, Chu Yun was startled, he hurriedly picked up the towel on the side of the bathtub and wiped his face, and finally saw the scene in the house clearly.
A young woman fell to the ground with her head covered, it looked like she had collided with her head, Chu Yun couldn't see this woman's appearance, because she was covering her head with her hands, but she could clearly see this woman's body and clothes, obviously not one of his two maids.
"Who are you, why did you come to my house?" Chu Yun got out of the bathtub, wearing only a pair of boxers, and stood in front of the woman, the water flowing down like a stream.
"Dudu, my name is Cui Ning, and I am here to serve you. The woman lowered her head and said timidly, her voice was very soft and sweet, which made Chu Yun feel good.
"Look up. Chu Yun became interested in the woman's appearance, and this woman's voice had the temperament of a Jiangnan woman, just like water.
"Su Jin?" When the woman raised her head, Chu Yun looked at the woman in disbelief, he stepped forward and grabbed the woman's hands, isn't this woman the life-saving benefactor and fiancée Su Jin that he thinks about day and night, the woman's face is flushed, but she doesn't break free.
Chu Yun looked at the woman without blinking, his shocked face slowly eased, and he slowly let go of the hands that were holding the woman, this woman was not Su Jin. Although the two women are very similar, they are not alone, Su Jin's eyes are full of strength, but this woman's eyes are as gentle as water, and even a little pitiful. And Su Jin's figure is not fully opened, like a small bean sprout, this woman has a plump figure, which is very different from Su Jin's.
"You said your name is Cui Ning, who called you?" Chu Yun sat on the stool, looked at the woman in front of him, and couldn't help but think of the hardest days, Su Jin's voice and appearance kept coming to Chu Yun's mind.
"The little woman is here to repay her kindness, not by anyone. Cui Ning whispered, and the soft voice made Chu Yun's hard heart tremble a little.
"Oh, I don't remember any kindness to you?" Chu Yun had Wang Qingmei's lesson, because he would not let his guard down just because the other party was like Su Jin.
Cui Ning's sweet voice spoke slowly, it turned out that this woman was the wife of the young patriarch of the Xiongnu tribe, and Cui Ning, the sister of Cui Zhen, who was immediately successful, that night it was dark, and Chu Yun didn't see her appearance clearly, now that I think about it, it may really be a person. This Cui Ning herself said that she felt that Chu Yun had saved their sister and brother, so she volunteered to serve Chu Yun.
"Zhang Tong called you here. Chu Yun didn't indulge in Cui Ning's words, Chu Yun's first thought was Zhang Tong, a kid, who wanted to pat himself on the back.
"No, Mr. Zhang didn't call me here, I volunteered. Cui Ning hurriedly explained, at this time, Chu Yun's residence remembered the noise, and soon Guo Yong walked in.
"Dudu, a kid named Cui Zhen is clamoring to find his sister, what do you think we should do?" Guo Yong peeked at it, Chu Yun was sitting on a stool in boxers, and a woman was kneeling in front of Chu Yun, although she couldn't see her appearance, she was definitely a beauty, and he didn't know what to do.
"Dudu, that's my brother, please forgive my brother. Cui Ning raised her head, her beautiful eyes full of pleading.
"Sister Su Jin?" Guo Yong saw the woman's appearance clearly, he knew Su Jin, and he went to look for wild vegetables with Su Jin many times, and he treated Su Jin like his own sister, he happened to be absent when Cui Ning came in just now, this was the first time he saw him, and he was really shocked.
"This is not Su Jin, her name is Cui Ning, you take her out and let her leave with her brother. Chu Yun shook his head and no longer looked at Cui Ning.
"Governor, the girl really wants to repay the favor, please give me this opportunity. Cui Ning saw Chu Yun driving her away, and knelt down again.
"No need, Zhang Zhi is very optimistic about your brother Cui Zhen, as long as he works hard to help me, it will be considered a gratitude, you can follow your brother." Chu Yun no longer looked at her, turned his back to Cui Ning and stopped talking.
Cui Ning glanced at Chu Yun sadly, and then followed Guo Yong out, Guo Yong secretly glanced at Cui Ning a few times, he really felt that she was too similar to Sister Su Jin, Guo Yong was still young, one year younger than Chu Yun, and he had never seen a woman, he couldn't see the difference between Su Jin and Cui Ning at all.
"Sister, are you okay? Seeing Cui Ning come out, Cui Zhen, who had been making noise outside, hurriedly greeted her.
"What can I do, let's go. Sorry for the big brothers. Cui Ning saluted Guo Yong and the other guards, and then pulled Cui Zhen and left. After the two left, in a room not far away, Zhang Tong's figure was revealed, he shook his head, and turned to leave.