The desperate Huns and Xianbei, driven by their cavalry, kept crying and rushing towards Tieling.
"Those who cross the line will be killed without mercy!"
Although the Wei troops on the ridge were shouting angrily, the surging crowd seemed to have lost their minds.
Even if the people in front are unwilling to cross the boundary, the people behind will push them forward.
Sima Huan saw clearly that the Shu captives planned to use these barbarians to consume themselves!
But even if he knew the other party's vicious plan, he had no choice but to do anything.
Soon, someone crossed the line.
"put!"
After hesitating for a moment, the arrows flying all over the sky finally shot down from the mountain.
The first group of barbarians were hit by arrows and fell to the ground.
Their encounter did not stop the people behind them, and they continued to rush towards the ditch below the mountain ridge regardless of the situation.
The channel had long been blocked by the Wei army, and temporary barriers were built as checkpoints.
I saw that the barbarians were still desperate for life and death and wanted to break through the barrier.
The Wei troops on the mountains on both sides of the ditch finally stopped holding back and arrows rained down.
At the same time, the Wei army inside the barrier also began to take action.
Suddenly, arrows rained down from above, making it difficult to move forward.
The Hu man fell down to an unknown extent in an instant.
At the foot of the mountains and in the ravines, there were groans, screams, calls for help, and cries.
Such a tragic situation made the handsome man in the northern Xiongnu's eyes burst with tears.
At this time, he finally understood why the thief let him back.
They just want to use themselves to gather their tribesmen, and then force their tribesmen to break through the barrier for them.
Now the tribesmen are trapped between the thieves and the mountains, with obstacles in front and iron hoofs behind, making it impossible to advance or retreat.
If one side does not retreat, the tribesmen will suffer endless casualties.
This is to push your tribe to a dead end!
"So cruel, so poisonous!"
The northern commander of the Huns shouted repeatedly, knelt on the ground, with tears streaming down his face, and shouted, "God, please save your people!"
Compared to the Huns commander who could only pray to heaven, General Guan, the instigator of all this, had a calm face and was not moved at all by the miserable situation of the Hu people.
This is a battle between two armies, either an enemy or a friend, there is no third party.
These barbarians chose to serve the Wei thieves and prevent them from going south, so they were enemies.
Since they lost, they must have the consciousness of being losers.
The winner has everything, including controlling the fate of the loser.
They should now ask the other side why their master did not accept them.
Rather than expecting mercy from the enemy at this time.
The first group of barbarians finally retreated after leaving the corpses and wounded on the ground.
Sima Huan's face was ashen and he did not relax at all.
Because he knew that this was only the first wave.
But to his surprise, as soon as the Hu people retreated, part of the Shu captives' cavalry in the rear immediately started running again.
The leader of the Shu captives had eyes that could see through distant battlefields and accurately control the battle situation at the front.
Sima Huan frowned, feeling a layer of pressure in his heart.
It's just that he didn't have time to think too much, because the second wave of barbarians caught up again...
For a whole day, General Guan did nothing but force the barbarians to break through the pass.
This made Shi Bao feel a little anxious.
"General, by tomorrow, the news about the Wei bandits in Jinyang will reach Luoyang and Chang'an. By then everyone will know that we want to cross the river from the east of the river."
"The Wei thieves will definitely send reinforcements by then. We have to find a way to capture the pass as soon as possible."
At that time, he first stayed in Yecheng. Later, due to the pressure of life, he sold iron from Yecheng to Chang'an.
I am very familiar with this area of Hebei.
Know how long it takes for these places to communicate, exchange news, and then react.
Therefore, in his opinion, this dangerous place was not controlled before the Jinyang Wei thieves reacted.
Instead, he rested in Jiuyuan County, allowing the Wei thieves to arrive at Tieling half a day earlier than he did. It was really inappropriate.
The journey from here to Jiuyuan is closer than that to Jinyang, and since all of our troops are cavalry, we can arrive at least one day earlier than the Wei thieves in Jinyang.
Guan Ji's face was calm and she just said "hmm".
At this time, I only heard the guard coming to report:
"General, the Huns want to see you."
How can General Guan be in the mood to meet some Huns?
"not see!"
The guard had just turned around when he suddenly heard the general change his tone:
"Bring him here."
"Here."
As soon as the commander of the Northern Xiongnu entered the commander's tent, he immediately knelt down, walked on his knees in front of General Guan, prostrated himself on the ground, and begged:
"Honorable sir, please take the sake of my tribe, who were once the people of the Han Dynasty, please give us a way to survive!"
General Guan had no expression on his face and looked at him indifferently:
"When I led the army south, I didn't see that your tribe had the consciousness of being a great people."
"It was my fault, sir. It was really my fault. We should not have listened to Wei Thief, and we should not have stood in the way..."
The northern commander of the Xiongnu raised his head. His face was covered with dirt and grass clippings because of the tears streaming down his face and his prostrate posture. He knelt down and took two more steps, trying to pull off the general's shirt.
Who knew that General Guan's eyes flashed coldly, and he said angrily: "Bold!"
His right leg kicked out subconsciously like lightning, hitting the northern Huns handsome man in the chest.
The Northern Commander was caught unawares and rolled out of the tent without even taking a breath.
He felt that his eyes were going dark, and after struggling a few times, he was like a dying fish on the shore, unable to turn over.
That is to say, when General Guan kicked him out, he withdrew some strength in time, otherwise he might have vomited blood and passed out on the spot.
Someone came out of the commander's tent and commanded condescendingly:
"The general said that after you go back, gather your clan members together and obey orders at any time. When the time comes, the general will consider letting your clan members live."
When the Northern Xiongnu commander heard this, he didn't know where the strength came from. He immediately turned over and thanked him again and again:
"Thank you, sir, thank you, sir!"
On the second day, General Guan gave the order to the Northern Commander of the Xiongnu, that is, let Hu'er of the Xiongnu continue to rush through the pass.
This order completely shattered the hopes of the Huns' northern commander.
Obviously, it was impossible for the Han people to let go of their own people without rushing down the mountain pass in front of them.
The only difference from yesterday is that it is better to take the initiative on your own than to be forced to do so by others. At least you can have some time to breathe.
Sima Huan, who was guarding the mountain pass, naturally felt the change.
He quickly understood that it seemed that the Hu people's commander was already planning to defect to the Shu people.
It's just that for him, there is not much difference whether the barbarians rush through the customs in an organized way or unorganized.
It was impossible for him to let these barbarians pass through at this critical moment.
When he saw that once or twice, the Hu people just rushed to the pass and shouted a few times, then immediately turned around and ran back, he even wanted to laugh at the Shu generals:
Rather than join forces with the barbarians, it is better to drive them out directly like yesterday!
General Guan across from him put down his telescope, his face becoming more and more indifferent:
"Let the Hun commander come to see me!"
The thoughtful Xiongnu commander immediately broke into cold sweat on his forehead when he learned that the Han general wanted to see him.
He came to a small slope that was used as a temporary podium and saluted with some trepidation:
"General...general, you called me?"
General Guan didn't even look at him and said coldly:
"Starting from tomorrow, I will send people to collect all the food from your tribe. If you rush over, there will be food. If you can't rush over, you will starve to death."
The Hun Commander’s voice was trembling:
"General..."
"Or, just like yesterday, I will personally send people to rush you through the customs, so I won't bother you."
The Xiongnu commander felt that he was tightly entangled in fear. At this moment, he remembered various legends about the Han army from the elders of the tribe.
He said harshly:
"You villain, you villain know this, and you won't dare to do it anymore."
"Get out of here, organize your troops immediately, and obey my military orders."
"Yes Yes."
The sun was heading west, and just after the hottest time of the day, the Huns broke through again.
This time, it was much more violent than the previous times.
Not only were there more people, they even formed a rough queue and rushed up in a decent manner.
But all this is in vain, these Hu'er holding wooden sticks and bone clubs cannot pose much threat to the pass.
The largest attempt to break through the border failed, and the Shu captives seemed to finally know that this was not possible.
So they began to drive the Huns to try to go through the west valley.
Seeing this, Sima Huan couldn't help laughing and said to his left and right:
"The river valley is small. If the Shu captives go into battle in person, there may be some threat. Letting these frightened men go forward will only lead to death."
Sure enough, when the sun moved over the top of the mountain, the barbarians who were driven into the valley retreated in embarrassment.
When the officers and soldiers of the Wei army saw that everything was as expected, they were greatly encouraged and their morale was greatly boosted.
The Han army at the foot of the mountain seemed to finally be unable to bear it anymore and began to send out cavalry troops, once again bypassing the mountains and walking south through the valley. It seemed that they wanted to go into battle in person.
Sima Huan could see clearly on the mountain, so he quickly sent people down the mountain to the river valley to remind the army Sima who was supervising the Xiongnu tribe to be careful.
At this time, the Xiongnu's three groups, left, middle and right, had reached the mouth of the river valley, numbering nearly ten thousand people.
The Wei army Sima from the three tribes restrained the Hu people and camped separately.
The right part guarded the east, the left guarded the west, and the middle part was stationed in the river valley.
Three Huns just blocked the valley completely.
Three thousand fine cavalry of the Han army followed the river valley to the stronghold guarded by the Huns. However, they saw that there was only room for a few cavalry in front of them, and there were camps on high slopes on both sides.
The danger is indeed greater than the eastern pass.
The Sima of the Wei army on the mountain to the east looked at the Shu captives in the valley ahead who were hesitant and did not dare to rush forward easily. He could not help but proudly said to Liu Meng, the commander of the Xiongnu right wing:
"The Shu captives are coming in a hurry. They are all cavalry and there are no infantry. How can they break through the mouth of the valley?"
Liu Meng was the son of Liu Qubei. His expression was a little anxious and uneasy. When he heard what Army Sima said, he quickly smiled and said:
"My lord is wise."
As he spoke, he couldn't help but stretched his neck and looked towards the river valley, as if he wanted to take a closer look at the approaching Han army.
The army commander just thought he was nervous, thinking to himself that Liu Meng was no match for Liu Qubei.
I recall that after the Dong thieves kidnapped the Han emperor and went to Chang'an, Liu Qubei led his army southward and resisted the attack on the thieves such as Li Jue and Guo Si. He guarded the emperor and returned eastward without losing his heroic spirit.
Unexpectedly, his son was timid in front of the battle.
Liu Meng didn't know what Jun Sima was thinking. He felt the other party's gaze and seemed to be more hasty. He looked away and did not dare to look at Jun Sima.
Instead, he glanced at his younger brother Liu Gaoshengai.
Army Sima's eyes also fell on Liu Gaosheng'ai.
Different from Liu Meng's embarrassment, Liu Gaosheng'ai is not tall, but for some reason, he is missing an ear.
But this did not affect the man's high spirits. He was holding a long pole taller than himself, his face was full of excitement, and he seemed to be eager to try.
When two brothers stand together, they are two extremes.
The Army Sima has long been fond of talents and has the intention to include this man in the army and let him lead the Hu cavalry to fight for the country.
It's a pity that Liu Gaosheng'ai just came back from traveling outside a few days ago, and Army Sima is not familiar with him yet, so he can only hold on to this idea for the time being.
He is thinking now that after this battle is over, he will find an opportunity to give Liu Gaosheng'ai some credit to gain his support.
Just wait until the time is right and then put forward your request, I think you will be able to conquer this person.
Thinking of this, Army Sima smiled:
"What do you think, Commander-in-Chief?"
When Liu Gaoshengai heard the question from Army Sima, he quickly looked at the river valley and said loudly:
"Back to my lord, I have been traveling abroad for the past few years and have learned a lot of martial arts. I want to serve my country. I only hate the few thieves but I am not afraid of the many thieves!"
When the military commander heard this, he was very satisfied and laughed:
"I remember that when the young commander left the tribe, he was not a weakling, right? He has been traveling for many years, but he doesn't know where he can learn from?"
Liu Gaoshengai scratched his head, a little embarrassed:
"I am afraid that adults will laugh when I tell you. My master is a heroic knight from Youzhou. He served in Han Dynasty and Halong. He is not an expert. However, he has also visited the palace of the governor of Youzhou King and is somewhat famous in Youzhou."
When the army commander heard this, he suddenly became solemn:
"It turns out that your respected master is an acquaintance of Governor Wang?"
Liu Gaosheng said modestly:
"I don't dare. I won't abandon you as the governor, and I will become a disciple of the governor's house."
The place with the most number of knights and knights in the world is the Three Prefectures of Youbingliang, followed by Guanzhong.
It's just that they rely on their own bravery, value loyalty more than life, and often use force to disrupt the law.
Or he may be accepted as a retainer by a rich man and do some dirty things for his master's family, so he is often not liked by the world.
Until two people appeared in the world:
One is Lanling Xiaoxiaosheng, who writes all the chivalrous things in one stroke; the other is Feng Langjun, who sings out the true chivalry in one article.
This can be regarded as redefining the ranger.
However, most of these influences were in the Han Dynasty, and the Wei Dynasty still retained its previous views on the knights.
Liu Gaosheng'ai was originally a barbarian, and he accepted You Xia'er as his teacher, which was not beyond the expectations of the Army Sima.
After all, who among the serious people would want to accept a Hu'er as their disciple?
However, no matter how much Army Sima looked down on You Xiaer, he was slightly surprised when he heard that the commander Liu Gaosheng loved was a retainer of Governor Wang.
From this point of view, this person's martial arts skills should not be low, otherwise he would not be able to catch the eye of Governor Wang.
After all, how many governors are there in the world?
Thinking like this, Army Sima's opinion of Liu Gaosheng's love slightly improved.
The two were talking when they saw a sudden "bang" sound over the river valley, and a gorgeous firework suddenly bloomed in mid-air.
At this time, the sun has half set on the mountain, and the fireworks under the afterglow and the half-hidden fiery red sun complement each other, making it look extremely beautiful.
The military commander had never seen such a thing before, and he was surprised and a little impressed at the same time:
"How can there be stars falling at this time?"
Liu Gaoshengai grinned and explained:
"I can also make this kind of star pendant."
"What?"
Army Sima suspected that he had heard wrongly and looked at Liu Gaosheng'ai in shock.
But I saw Liu Gaosheng'ai inserting a long tree into the ground, and then took out a tube of bamboo-like things from his arms, lit it, and put it into the sky.
Another beautiful firework bloomed in the sky.
After Liu Gaoshengai set off the fireworks, he pulled up his long tree and gave the army commander a toothy smile.
At this time, Liu Meng could be heard trembling for some unknown reason and shouting in horror: "Brother!"
Liu Gaoshengai didn't look at him, he just shouted: "Brother, what are you waiting for!"
But as he was speaking, he raised his spear and stabbed it towards Jun Sima's face like lightning!
Something unexpected happened!
Jun Sima never thought that Hu'er in front of him would dare to attack him.
He subconsciously leaned back, but he was half a beat too late, and his entire nose was cut off.
When he saw the military commander falling to the ground, he turned his hands over and then raised the spear to thrust into it.
It's just that Liu Gaosheng's favorite horse is too long, which is suitable for use on horses. However, it is a bit inconvenient to stand on the ground.
The army commander had already taken advantage of the situation and rolled away again.
He was shocked and angry: "You want to rebel!"
"Liu Hun, a descendant of Emperor Guangwu and the Marquis of Guiyi of the Han Dynasty, is here to kill the thieves and restore the Han Dynasty. How can he rebel?"
Liu Hun's voice was like thunder, and he raised his spear again to stab him.
The guards around Jun Sima finally reacted and rushed over with their swords drawn, trying to save Shangguan.
Liu Meng heard what his brother said and knew that he had no way out. He gritted his teeth and drew his sword: "Kill the thieves and restore the Han Dynasty!"
The Army Sima was escorted to the rear by his personal guards. He covered his face and shouted fiercely: "As soon as the imperial army arrives, you will exterminate your clan!"
Liu Meng's eyes flashed fiercely, "My father fought for Cao Cao to resist the remnants of Dong's thieves and escorted the emperor. Afterwards, not only was he abandoned by Cao Cao like worn out shoes, but his tribe was also divided."
"Over the years, Bi Gui has bullied my people, kidnapped my wife and daughters, plundered my cattle and sheep, and treated my people like pigs and dogs. I am a descendant of the Han Dynasty, how can I allow thieves to bully me at will!"
Liu Hun shouted:
"Brother, what nonsense are you talking to the thieves? If you kill them and welcome Master Wang, are you afraid that your tribe will not have a good life?"
"Kill them, kill him... ugh!"
The army commander shouted repeatedly.
Before he finished speaking, an armor-piercing heavy crossbow came from nowhere and penetrated his armor.
"kill!"
Suddenly, there were shouts of killing, and there was chaos around the commander's tent.
This was a premeditated assassination.
Military Sima can usually do whatever he wants in various Xiongnu ministries.
The Southern Xiongnu who were trapped in Taiyuan and Xihe counties had the Xiutu tribe and Xianbei Hu in the north, and the Wei army in the south.
Unless he wants to be exterminated, even if the army commander is alone, the Huns commander must obey his instructions.
The Army Sima was used to being domineering among the Xiongnu tribe, and he only thought that these southern Xiongnu had been tamed by him.
But they have never thought about it. The two Han Dynasties have supported the Southern Xiongnu for hundreds of years. How can it be compared with their mere twenty years?
Not to mention that over the years, Bi Gui bullied the Hu people so much that even the watchdog Bu Dugen was forced to defect.
In other words, the Southern Xiongnu had nowhere to go and could only swallow their anger.
In addition, Liu Qubei, the commander of the right tribe of the Xiongnu, was originally the Xiongnu Youxian King and Guli King, and always regarded himself as the successor of Emperor Guangwu.
Liu Gaoshengai, with Feng Langjun's promise, quietly returned to the clan in advance and painted a beautiful scene for his brother.
After recognizing himself as a Han Dynasty, he was bullied by the Wei people and rebelled against the Han Dynasty. Feng Langjun would bring a better life...
When Liu Meng saw the Han banner in the river valley, he finally rebelled!
This time, Bi Gui hurriedly summoned the southern Xiongnu to march north. The various ministries were already in some confusion, which gave Liu Hun the best opportunity.