Chapter Nine Why should we grow up to be the people
After killing the Han woman with a bone arrow, the Xianbei man returned to the thatched cottage with an expressionless face, picked up a rough earthenware pot, and drank large gulps of water.
The actions of the Xianbei man naturally alarmed the people in the surrounding houses, but those people seemed not to have heard and turned over and continued to sleep soundly.
It seemed that what was dead outside the house was not a woman and a baby, but a bitch and her puppies.
Only a thin, middle-aged Hu man wearing a dark dress, a tight headband, and earthen felt shoes came to the shirtless Xianbei Hanshe with an angry look on his face, and shouted in an obscure Xianbei dialect: "
Tuoman, don't go too far! We came to Han Dynasty for investigation under Ke Zuiqing's order, we didn't ask you to come here and act randomly!"
The Xianbei man named Duoman put down the pottery pot and looked at the middle-aged Hu man with disdain: "Fuluo, please understand that I am not from the central part of the country. I am loyal to Helian Khan. Ke Zuque
I can control your little Khan's entourage, but you can't control me. I don't need you to teach me anything I want to do, do you understand?"
The Xianbei man named Fuluo turned pale: "When did Helian become the Great Khan? He is just a Khan from the Eastern Tribe, and you actually call him the Great Khan? Do you want to rebel against the Great Khan!"
Tuoman didn't care at all. He licked his dry lips and licked his dirty fingers.
The finger was bitten by the Han woman just now and it was still bleeding, but he obviously didn't care at all.
"Do you think I'm rebelling? Well, when you get back to Danhan Mountain, you can go and sue me in front of the Great Khan! However, I feel that with your status, you won't even be able to enter the Great Khan's royal tent."
"You...you..."
"Get out!"
Fu Luo's face turned red and white, and the fists hidden in the sleeves of his cloth coat made a creaking sound. He seemed to have the urge to rush forward and break the curtain, but in the end he gave up and turned around and went out.
Although he and Tuoman were both leaders of this expedition into Han territory, they were actually from different families.
There were hundreds of tribes in Xianbei, and these tribes were divided into three tribes: eastern, central and western tribes. All the Xianbei tribes in the three major tribes were unified by the Great Khan Tanshihuai.
The supreme ruler of Xianbei in central China is called Ke Zuiqing, and Fuluo is subordinate to Xianbei in central China. As for the man who killed people just now, although he is from Xianbei in central China, he is also a direct subordinate of Helian, Tanshihuai's own son in Xianbei.
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Han culture has been inherited for thousands of years, and various classes and factions are intertwined. Although Xianbei culture has just been enlightened, it is not inferior to that of China in this regard.
After helping him out of the thatched hut, he saw a Xianbei man running over in a hurry: "Zhou Man is too much. He can do whatever he wants with He Lian's cronies. This is in the Han Dynasty. We are so careful every step. How dare he dare to do so?"
It is a pleasure to imprison more than a dozen men and women, but if the news leaks out, all thirty of us will die here!"
Fu Luo said coldly: "There is nothing we can do. He Lian is in power now. Even if Ke Zuiqing meets him, he has to give in. What do we mean?"
"Fuluo, I heard that Dahan is about to die, that's why Helian is so rampant now..."
"Shut up! It's all rumors!" Fuluo interrupted him fiercely, and then he looked at the sky: "Those Han people who went hunting haven't come back yet?"
"I was just about to tell you about this. It's been a whole night. Those people said they were out hunting, but they haven't been seen. Maybe something happened and they were picked up by jackals."
"Hmph, look at what they look like. Along the way from Taihang to Zhuojun, they are more ferocious than jackals. They dare to eat what wolves eat, and they dare to eat what wolves dare not eat. They all say that the Han people are alive. They are better than us Xianbei people. In my opinion, we have to distinguish between them! Just like these Han people who were forced to flee into the mountains, their lives are worse than those of our cattle and sheep!"
"Then, leave them alone?"
"It doesn't matter what they do to a bunch of beasts! Say hello to everyone! Have a good sleep! After exploring the area tomorrow, let's go back to the grassland from Taihang!"
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At this time, not far from the village, Liu Jian, Liu Bei, Zhang Fei, Jian Yong and others had already lurked over. In the dark night, although there was no movement in the village, it was like a huge monster lying on the ground. A pair of dark eyes stared closely in the direction where they were, very penetrating.
"I think there are at least dozens of people in that village. There are only fourteen of us. It's still too risky to do this..."
Before Jian Yong finished speaking in frustration, Liu Jian suddenly turned his head and looked at the thirteen people behind him. He tried to lower his voice without losing his momentum and said:
"The sky and the earth are thinning, and the nobles and the lowlies are changing. Why should we, the people, have to live long? Could it be that the official title, salary and salary of this big man will never be with us? I don't think so!"
He wanted to say, "Princes, generals and ministers would rather have their own kind", but after thinking about it carefully, it was really treasonous, so he gave up.
"It is not our fault that God does not grant great achievements. Now that God has granted great achievements before our eyes, and the thing is accomplished, we can all stand up in one fell swoop, get out of the mud, and enjoy the merits and salary! If the thing fails, I also said that the time and place are in my favor! We You can escape unscathed, but don’t you, the husband, even have the courage to fight?"
Liu Bei had the most foresight and was the first to say: "I am willing to accomplish great things with my virtuous brother!"
Zhang Fei hurriedly said: "Me too."
Although the rest of the crowd did not say anything, they made soft noises to express their willingness.
Jian Yong sighed and muttered: "Okay, okay, then I am the same, I am the same, I am the same, okay?"
Liu Jian handed Jian Yong a horn he had with him and said, "Later, Xuande, A Fei, I, and I will go out in three directions to set fire outside the village. If you see a fire, just blow this horn!"
"Why do you still carry this thing with you?" Jian Yong looked at the horn carefully: "It's still an antelope horn! This is a rare and good thing."
"Of course I don't take this thing out on weekdays. Isn't this a gift for Gongsun Bogui? In the past, we had garrison soldiers practicing trumpet blowing on the outskirts of Zhuo County. You have heard of that tune. I want to give it a try. It’s not difficult for you to blow it out, right?”
Jian Yong said proudly: "I have watched garrison drills a lot since I was a child. Although I did not imitate the Han army's offensive tone completely, I can still imitate it. It's just that I used this horn to play it, which is a bit fake."
Liu Jian turned to look at Liu Bei: "Brother Xuande, what do you think?"
Liu Bei showed a certain degree of military talent at this time. He firmly said: "If this single-horned sound is played to us, it will definitely show our cowardice, but the opposite side is just Taihang bandits and Xianbei soldiers. Don't say that they are in a hurry in the dark." When it comes to distinguishing between true and false, even if they hear it is false, in Han Chinese territory, if they feel guilty, they will probably take it seriously... Which thief in this world doesn't feel guilty when he steals into someone else's house?"
Liu Jian looked at Jian Yong with a smile: "Do you understand? Blow...blow hard!"
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"Woo, woo, woo - woo woo!"
The rapid sound of the horn resounded in the silent night sky, and soon, fire broke out on both sides of the village.
The curtains in the village had been torn all night, and he was lying on the animal skin felt and soundly asleep. But when the faint sound of horns came from outside the house, he suddenly stood up from where he was, as if he had been hit by a stick.
Showing panic.
"What's going on! Is this the horn of the Han army?"
Tuoman is the son of Tan Shihuai. He travels in the upper valley all year round and is quite familiar with the rhythm and frequency of the Han army's horns. The ups and downs of the horns are the rhythm of the Han army's rise, and he can hear it at once.
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"Hangman! It seems that the Han army is coming!"
Fu Luo rushed in in a hurry. Like Duo Man, he was also worried at this time. After all, he sneaked into the hinterland of Youzhou from outside. Once caught by the Han army, he would die without a burial.
"I knew it!" Tuoman put on his long coat in a panic: "I knew these Taihang bandits were useless. Let them lead the exploration, but they attracted the Han army. There are only thirty of us, how can we
Opponents of the Han army, leave quickly!"
"Now the village is on fire on the east and west sides, and there are horns of the Han army in the south. Those Taihang Han people who are leading us have already run to the north. Where are we going?"
Duoman reached out to hold the scimitar in his hand and said coldly: "I also participated in the battle to drive out the Han three years ago. Although the Han army lacked horses, their bows, arrows and weapons were far superior to ours.
And when they are encircling, one of the most commonly used tactics is to encircle the enemy. There is always an opening for you to let go from east to west, north and south, and then the encirclement is set up so that you can get in!"
Although Fu Luo hated Tuo Man, he also knew that he had indeed fought against the Han army in the army of Tan Shihuai Khan, so he couldn't be wrong after thinking about it.
"In this case, let the Han people from Taihang break out to the north and attract the attention of the Han army for us where there is no fire. Let's break out where there is fire!"
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According to Liu Jian's arrangement, Jian Yong stayed not far from the village and blew the horn to create an illusion in the village. He, Liu Bei, and Zhang Fei set fire to the west and east sides of the village respectively, and only set fire to the north side.
The road was left open, and then the three people gathered together to the west.
Before that, Liu Bei had questioned Liu Jian's method. Since they didn't set fire to the north, then according to common sense, all the people in the village should go north. Why did they still go to the west to guard?
Liu Jian's explanation was: "We don't have enough people, so we can only go big and let go of the small. If our guess in advance is correct, then there should be Taihang bandits and Xianbei here. According to common sense, the people in Taihang are refugees and do not know how to fight.
Seeing that there is no fire in the north, he must go north. Since Xianbei has few people and has combat experience, he will not want to join the refugees in Taihang when escaping, and will probably go to a place with fire."
"If there are fires on three sides, how can we be sure that they will go west?"
"I'll go there personally on the west side. I'll put the fire down a little. After all, they have a guilty conscience and usually judge the ambush manpower based on the size of the fire. After you two lead people to set the fire, come to the west side to help me quickly.
Already."
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In fact, Liu Jian really guessed the psychology of the Xianbei people and the Taihang bandits.
This is not only a question of military art, but also a question of life experience and years of accumulation. If the experience of previous lives is also included, and the two lifetimes are added up, the sixteen-year-old Liu Jian has actually lived for more than forty years.
With nearly half a century of experience, my understanding of people's hearts is naturally far better than that of my peers.
The fact is indeed as Liu Jian guessed. There were many Taihang bandits in the village and they were ignorant. They all went north in a hurry. As for Xianbei's thirty riders, they went west.
Fuluo and Tuoman actually murmured in their hearts as they evacuated to the west.
Although they could vaguely hear the sound of horns and some shouts, the other party's voice did not seem to be loud, and the fire did not seem to be as scary as they imagined.
Is this really a night attack by the Han army? Why is there no sound of horseshoes neighing?
Is the Han army in Zhuojun so short of horses? Or is the one here tonight just a partial army?
The Xianbei people were puzzled, but they did not dare to stay to find out.
As Liu Jian guessed, the Xianbei people only had thirty horses, and they were far away from their homeland and deep into the Han territory. Here, they were lone wolves. If they were not careful, they would be torn into pieces by other beasts.
They can't afford to gamble. If they lose the bet once, they will have no chance.
Just as the Xianbei people rushed out of the village, a burst of shouting suddenly sounded from the front: "We are the vanguard guards in front of the Tao governor's tent in Youzhou! We are ordered by Fang Bo to capture Xianbei alive! Two thousand county soldiers are coming, and you are not here yet.
Surrender!"
This is pure nonsense, but there is no cost in bluffing others. It is best to bluff the opponent, but if you cannot bluff - you will not lose a piece of meat anyway, right?
As for whether the Xianbei people can understand Chinese... Liu Jian feels that at least these Xianbei people can definitely understand Chinese. If they can't even understand Chinese, why did the central Xianbei people send them here?
Sure enough, when those Xianbei people heard the shouts, they showed no intention of fighting. They just changed their horses and started running towards the dense forest to the south.
In a panic, they cannot filter the information carefully.
At the moment, there are only three pieces of direct information they can get.
First, their traces were leaked, and the other party was indeed coming for them.
Second, the person who presided over this incident was Fang Bo of Liubai Shi from Youzhou.
Third, the other party will have 2,000 people coming here later, which means that the entire Zhuo County army has basically been dispatched, and the leader is at least a person at the level of the county captain.
Any one of these three pieces of information is enough to make them run faster.
In addition to studying since childhood, Liu Jian also practiced archery, horse arching, fighting, and long-weapon swordsmanship diligently. Especially with Liu Bei, his companion who had grown up together since childhood, the two often competed and encouraged each other.
Liu Jian knew that living in this era, fighting with bow and horse was, to a certain extent, far more useful than reading scriptures, so he had worked extra hard in the past ten years.
Today, the results are showing.
At this time, the sky had begun to gradually rise in the east. Coupled with the light from the fire, although it affected the line of sight, it was still manageable.
Liu Jian stretched out his arms, bent his bow and nocked an arrow, aimed at the opponent, and shot out an arrow!
The feather arrows pierced the sky, roaring towards Xianbei!
Missed...
Liu Jian took a deep breath and calmed his trembling hands.
There is a first time for everything, it's normal.
"Go!"
With a loud shout, another arrow shot through the wind.
And the figure of a riding Xianbei fell straight to the ground with his roar.