Liu Chang swallowed a large piece of meat in one gulp and shouted with a smile: "Luan Bu? Did you see it?"
"I killed five to six hundred people in a row!"
"No one can stop him, he is really brave as an overlord! No, even overlords are not as brave as me!"
Luan Bu hesitated for a moment, "Your Majesty, you are brave if you are brave. However, the number of Xiongnu we killed this time was only about 600."
"Huh?? How is this possible? We all killed the enemy, so why did we kill so few? Did you make a miscalculation?"
"The king is so brave that he killed forty-six people in a row."
"Hmm? I killed one hundred and forty-six people? That's not bad!"
Liu Chang said proudly.
Then Liu Chang looked at Ji Bu again and shouted: "Ji Bu, did you hear that? Luan Bu said that I killed two hundred and forty-six people!!"
Ji Bu, who was talking to the prisoner, was stunned and glanced at Luan Bu. Luan Bu could read a lot of things from his eyes. Ji Bu seemed to be questioning him: Why did he deliberately lie in order to flatter the king? Luan Bu couldn't.
To explain, he raised his head, looked at the sky, and sighed.
He really didn't dare to explain. He was afraid that if he explained again, two hundred and forty-six would become three hundred and forty-six.
Liu Chang kept talking about his bravery just now, "Hahaha, just now I yelled violently, and the Huns were so frightened that they fell off their horses! I really should build a temple to commemorate my majesty! I have already thought about it.
, a hundred years later, my posthumous name will be Wu, my temple name will be Bingzu, and the ancestor of the Tang Dynasty, King Wu, will be called this!"
Luan Bu raised his head again.
"Your Majesty, is it too early for you to consider a posthumous title now... Moreover, this temple name... Oh, forget it... forget it."
"Why, do you think I am not worthy of this temple title and posthumous title? Like King Zhao, at most he can only get a name like Zhou, Ai, You, or simply a severe one, King Zhao Li! And I
Such a virtuous and famous king only regrets that he has so few beautiful posthumous titles!"
Luan Bu thought seriously for a moment, and suddenly realized that his king was actually quite worthy of the word "strong".
Those who are cruel and have no relatives are called Li, those who are ruthless and rude are called Li, those who support evil and violate the right are called Li, those who are long-tongued and cause trouble are called Li... Let’s see which description this fits?
Liu Chang blew for a long time and then said seriously: "The Huns are really difficult to kill."
"They ran too fast. Once they found out that they were at a disadvantage, they ran away directly and scattered in all directions. In such a desert, it was too difficult to catch the Huns who were scattered and fleeing... Fortunately, their arrows were not missed.
It's very sharp. Although it shoots very fast, it can't penetrate my armor..."
"What Feng Jing said is wrong, and what the Taiwei said is wrong as well."
"The Huns are difficult to deal with not because their troops are strong, but because they run fast and it is difficult to inflict serious damage."
Liu Chang analyzed it seriously, and several generals sitting around him nodded.
"They haven't gone far yet, and they come to inquire about our location from time to time..."
As everyone was talking, Ji Bu sat over and looked at Liu Chang, "Your Majesty, it's time for us to leave."
"Where to go?"
"Go back to Tang Dynasty."
"Ah?? We just came here, why are we leaving?"
Ji Bu said seriously: "I just asked the prisoners. There are more than ten tribes nearby. After the knights escaped just now, they will definitely report them. Soon, they will send a large number of knights to come to us."
...The number of enemies is at least ten times greater than ours, and they are incomparable."
"It's best to evacuate before they come."
Liu Chang said proudly: "So what if there are ten times the enemy?"
But Ji Bu said seriously: "When the king went to war, he promised his ministers that he would listen to his advice and not act rashly."
"Ah? Is there one? Why don't I remember it?"
"Your Majesty!! How can a man be dishonest in his words?!"
"Well, it's not that I'm dishonest, it's just that the Huns are powerful. If I can't give them a severe blow now, it will be a disaster for the Tang Dynasty in the future. Why should I care about my reputation for the sake of the people?" Liu Dayi said calmly,
This appearance looks very familiar, a complete replica of a certain state minister who did not want to be named.
Ji Bu frowned and was about to take something out of his sleeves.
"Oh, take it, grandma's edict?"
Liu Chang stood up proudly, looked at the generals around him, and asked: "Do you respect my king's order, or do you want to respect Chang An's edict?!"
"I am willing to die for the king!!!"
The generals shouted, drew their swords one after another, and looked at Ji Bu with evil eyes. Ji Bu was immediately surrounded by these people. Ji Bu thought for a moment, but his face was still calm, "Your Majesty, what do you want?"
"Hehehe, the Huns can run...but their tribe can't and can't run with them, right?"
Liu Chang looked at the generals around him and said angrily: "In the past ten years, the Huns have looted hundreds of times and killed tens of thousands of our people... Today is the time to avenge the Tang Dynasty.
, I am by no means a gentleman, but I also understand kindness and hatred. If you are kind to me, I will repay you ten times; if you are hostile to me, I will repay you ten times!"
"Respect the king and fight against the barbarians, today!!!"
"only!!!"
Everyone shouted, Liu Chang got on his horse, looked at Ji Bu in front of him, and asked loudly: "Ji Sheren, follow me and kill a few more thieves to forgive your sins!"
Ji Bu's face was full of helplessness, but he still lowered his head, "Wei!"
Under the leadership of his guide, Liu Chang began a surprise attack on the Xiongnu tribe. At this time, the Huns had already noticed the invasion of the Tang people. Of course, they did not know that the commander of this army was the King of Tang, Youxian who was sitting here.
The king immediately began to mobilize knights from various departments to prepare to encircle and suppress the Tang army.
After King Youxian transferred these knights, various tribes were attacked by the Tang army. Liu Chang's idea was very simple. Since he couldn't take them away, he would burn them and use the greatest method to weaken the power of the Huns.
Ji Zhou rode a tall horse. When he led the knights to the nearest tribe, he only saw the sky full of fire and thick smoke.
There were corpses everywhere, even the horses had been killed.
Vehicles, supplies, and limited farmland were all burned down at this moment.
Ji Zhou looked at this scene with a straight face, but his face was extremely calm, "The number of enemies is not large, not the five thousand that those people said."
"How did the king know?"
"If there is a large group of people, they will definitely take away these supplies and will never be willing to kill and burn them."
"Moreover, they have been attacking our small tribes these days, but they have not taken action against the big tribes...the number of enemies is about 2,000."
Ji Zhou squinted his eyes and analyzed the enemy's movements based on the current situation.
He ordered to his left and right: "Send your troops now...tell the surrounding tribes to gather towards Shuofang and don't leave them alone."
"I personally took the troops... to the front of Henan... to cut off the logistical supplies of these people... so that they could not return to the Tang Dynasty, I killed them here and used them for sacrifice."
This was the first time Jizhou encountered enemies who used the same tactics as the Huns. They fought while running...the whereabouts of these people were unpredictable, coming and going like the wind. They would attack when they found weak tribes and run away when they encountered strong ones.
How do you say, "If you are benefiting, you will advance; if it is unfavorable, you will retreat. Don't be shy and run away. You only care about where the benefits lie, and you don't know etiquette and justice."
This is a very pure Huns war method. However, Jizhou is not worried. The destructive power that more than a thousand people can produce is limited. When the tribes gather, they will no longer be able to plunder, but he can cut off their
As a retreat, trap them in Henan and eat them all!
Jizou called another knight over and asked seriously: "Are you sure their commander is a strong general riding a white horse?"
"Yes... Your Majesty, that man is very brave. With a spear... no one can stop him..."
The knight still has some fear in his eyes.
Ji Zhou laughed and said, "If this is the case, then this person should be used by me... If there is a fight, try to capture him alive. I will let this person lead the army for me!"
But at this moment, Liu Chang was sitting with everyone on the side of a hillside, leaning on the meat and eating the meat with great interest.
In these days, they defeated four tribes in a row, obtained countless supplies, burned a lot, and used the rest as their own supplies.
"Modun is really good. This strategy is so practical!"
"Hahaha!"
Everyone ate the meat. Liu Chang wiped his mouth, took another sip of wine, and said proudly: "This is what a man should do! Kill your enemies, steal their cattle and sheep, and eat them in front of the campfire.
It’s a pity that I don’t have a woman to accompany me!”
A general said: "There are also women among the Xiongnu tribe."
Liu Chang shook his head and said seriously: "He is a beast, but I am not."
"Your Majesty...it's time to leave...this time, we have gained a lot. If we don't leave...they will definitely..."
"We must cut off our retreat so that we cannot go back."
Liu Chang said calmly.
Ji Bu was stunned and said, "Since your Majesty knows, why don't you leave yet?"
"Hahaha, you can go anywhere in this vast desert, how can they stop you?"
Liu Chang wiped his mouth with his sleeve, and then said: "Since he is here, give him a hard blow. If I am not mistaken, the Youxian King is mobilizing troops to block our way. At the same time,
Gather the clans and avoid our attack!"
"Yes... Your Majesty, if the tribes gather together, we will have no way to attack."
"It turns out that we had to go to the tribes one by one to kill them. Now that they are all gathered together, how can we not know where to start?"
Luan Bu was astonished and asked hurriedly: "Your Majesty, the Xiongnu have raised their clans to form an army, several tribes have gathered together, and there are forty or fifty thousand bowmen... We are only a thousand people, how can we defeat them?"
Liu Chang glanced at Luan Bu, then at Ji Bu, and said proudly: "In the past few days, we can meet the Huns wherever we go. They come in teams of hundreds, searching for us everywhere, and dragging us...
.What does this mean?”
"It means that the enemy has cut off our retreat, so they can search our position with all their strength and want to annihilate us."
Ji Bu was worthy of being a general who had participated in the Chu-Han War, and he could see the key at a glance.
Liu Chang raised his head and laughed, "At this point, we have no way out. We must either kill more Huns or be trapped here and wait to die!"
Luan Bu looked at Liu Chang's appearance and his own king's demeanor, and unknowingly thought that he had surrounded the enemy.
Ji Bu is even more familiar with it. Why don't you just play with it again and again?
Liu Chang said proudly: "I once studied with the Marquis of Huaiyin and practiced how to fight the Xiongnu... I have learned the art of war for more than 20 years, and today I finally have the opportunity to use it!"
"Ji Bu, let's hurry up and hurry up... first find a place to hide for a few days, waiting for their tribes to gather together... to catch them all in one fell swoop."
"good!"
At this point, Ji Bu couldn't object and could only cooperate fully.
The Huns could not find the whereabouts of their enemies for a long time, and they were a little anxious at the moment. However, King Youxian was still very calm. The supplies of the Tang people could not last long. What's more, the season is getting colder and colder, and it will soon come.
In winter, on the grassland, what is more terrifying than the Huns is hunger and cold wind.
Liu Chang led the knights to hide here and there, wandering around Shuofang all day long.
This city has long been destroyed, and the appearance of the city cannot be seen at all. However, many tribes gathered here, with livestock in groups, and war horses running like waves. Large and small tents stood around the city, and thick smoke continued.
It was floating, but it was very lively.
Liu Chang did not dare to get too close for fear of being discovered by their herdsmen. There was no good place to hide his body here.
The surrounding area is flat and endless.
Under the night, the stars are extremely bright.
The white horse on the high slope rubbed its front hooves and sprayed mist from its nostrils.
Liu Chang held a spear and looked calmly at the camps in the distance. There were so many camps, like a forest, with no end in sight. Bonfires were lit everywhere, and the loud shouts of the Huns could be heard. The livestock were in simple pens.
Resting quietly inside.
The knights were distributed on both sides of Liu Chang, and they were all staring at the camp in the distance.
Liu Chang said nothing and pointed the spear in his hand forward.
For a moment, the knights filed out from his left and right sides. Liu Chang jumped on his horse. The entire knights seemed to be a torrent rushing down the mountain, sweeping towards the enemy. Their speed was not fast, and they were not ready to charge with all their strength.
time.
"Kill~~~"
When he could see the knight in front of the bonfire, Liu Changbao became filial.
The knights roared one after another and charged at the enemies. The enemies had no defense. Liu Chang pierced the enemy in front of him with a spear, threw his body out, and directly hit the tent in the distance.
.
"Arson!!"
These elite knights relied on their equestrian skills to knock over the bonfires, and some simply threw torches everywhere. It was extremely cold on the grassland night, so bonfires were always available. In order to prevent fires, the Huns usually used bonfires to prevent fires.
The stones were piled up and formed into a fire break around them, and turned into soil.
The spear in Liu Chang's hand smashed the burning firewood around, but he was still running wildly without stopping.
More than a thousand people rushed into the gathering point and were immediately overwhelmed. Under the cover of the night and the shelter of the tents, the Hun knights looked around, but they had no idea what was happening. The knights rushed to the scene.
They screamed and set fire everywhere, causing the Huns to wake up in terror from the night, and then hurriedly walked out of the camp and started to fight against the enemy.
There was chaos everywhere, and the roars of the Huns could be heard everywhere. Liu Chang kept waving the spear in his hand, but everyone he encountered had no chance of survival. Ji Bu led his men to destroy it again.
A large number of livestock began to flee from the pen. They were frightened and fled in all directions, causing chaos again.
The knights fought their way from the far left side of the camp to the far right side. When they arrived here, Liu Chang did not stop and hurriedly fled with the knights.
But behind them, the Huns camp was still in chaos. Only a few Huns cavalry saw the enemy and were pursuing them, while the rest did not know who they were fighting. The fire was shooting into the sky and the livestock were wailing.
Liu Chang rushed out, looking up to the sky and laughing.
"Your Majesty! Your Majesty! There are still six knights who couldn't keep up! They were overtaken by the Huns!!"
Luan Bu shouted.
Liu Chang reined in his horse, roared angrily, turned around and charged towards the Huns behind him.
The Huns who were chasing saw a general on a white horse charging toward him fiercely under the moonlight. His face suddenly changed, and he turned around and ran away. Liu Chang roared filial piety, killing several enemies in a row, and chased them away alone.
A group of Huns cavalry drove them into the camp. He looked at the injured knights and said, "Bring them up! Let's go!!"
Everyone left again.
.....
Jizhu's face was gloomy. He looked at the wailing tribal leaders in the distance, but he didn't show any mercy and directly ordered them to be beheaded.
He turned around and looked at the dilapidated camp in front of him. He never thought that the Tang people would have such courage... In this attack, the Tang people were not able to kill many people, and under the night, they were not able to kill many people at all.
Fighting, but the damage they caused was huge.
In the chaos, I don’t know how many Huns were burned to death, trampled to death... and some killed each other... A large amount of supplies were burned, as were the livestock. Now they are still looking for the escaped livestock, and
Most importantly, morale.
In these years, the Huns have never suffered such a loss!
This was really a huge blow to the Xiongnu in Henan. Looking at the charred camp and the frightened tribesmen around him, Ji Zhou couldn't help but curse.
"Send all the knights out!! Must catch these people!! I will cook them to death!! Eat their flesh!!!"
Everyone around him was a little scared at the moment, and when he was about to send someone, Ji Zhou took a deep breath and stopped them again.
"Forget it, don't send too many people to prevent them from escaping... Be more careful and be alert to their second attack... In addition, write a letter to tell the Great Chanyu that I suspect that the Tang people have another big move to let the Great Chanyu send
Someone come to our rescue."
His general asked hesitantly: "Your Majesty... If you send someone to ask for help, the Great Chanyu will definitely be very angry... It will hurt your reputation, but there are more than a thousand enemies..."
Jizhu shook his head and said disdainfully: "As long as we can defeat the enemy, no matter what honor or dishonor he has? I would rather let my father beat me up than let these people go."
"Go now!"
"yes!"
Just when Jizhu sent people everywhere to prevent the Tang army from returning, and sent people to ask for help from Maodun, Liu Chang had already left Henan.
Yes, he left Henan, but he did not go south or west to return to his territory... Instead, he went all the way north, directly to the hinterland of the Huns. After experiencing several victories, the knights
There was no fear in their hearts, and they were willing to follow Liu Chang and continue fighting.
Liu Chang was sitting in front of a tent at the moment, eating meat with a smile. On the side, there were many Huns. They looked at these Tang people eating and drinking in horror and trembling.
They were originally a small tribe of the Xiongnu, with only a few hundred people. One day they were grazing as usual, and an army suddenly appeared in front of them. The Xiongnu nobles who were guarding here led their people there, and were directly killed by the general riding a white horse.
Even his followers could not escape and were all killed.
And they hurriedly begged for mercy, but they were not Huns.
Half are Dingling people and the other half are Donghu people.
After Mao Dun defeated the surrounding enemies, he forcibly disrupted them and dispersed them to various places to reduce their cohesion. Such a small tribe usually sent a dozen Huns to look after it, and Mao Dun had a psychological shadow on it.
They were unarmed and did not dare to resist anymore.
Liu Chang happened to have guides from various places around him. These people translated their words to Liu Chang, and Liu Chang did not kill them.
Liu Chang ate the meat and looked at the frightened people in the distance.
"You don't have to be afraid! I am the king of the Tang Dynasty! I came with the army this time to save you people who were bullied by the Huns!"