Let’s talk about Liu Bei again. After Liu Bei made good friends with Lu Bu, he sent scouts from time to time to find out about the Huns in Taiyuan.
The overall situation in Taiyuan was really irreversible. Prefect Gai Du had been killed in the Battle of Jinyang. Xu Bu Shanyu cut off his head, smeared it with lime and hung it under a goshawk holding the sun, and then besieged the counties in Taiyuan County.
, he ordered his personal general Shan Yuzhan to circumambulate the city for several weeks, guarding the city and countryside with fearless courage, so that no city could hold out for more than five days. After ten months, only Jiexiu was left in Taiyuan, and the two counties of Zishi had not yet been conquered.
Under such a one-sided situation, the Black Mountain thieves operating in the eastern part of Taiyuan could not bear the loneliness, and organized a cavalry to go down the mountain to rob. During the battle, I sat on the top of the mountain, and during the robbery, I struck hard, and they managed to gather 20,000 people at once. Unexpectedly,
A few common people were lucky enough to escape the trampling of the Huns' horse hooves, and then they had to face the steel knives of the Black Mountain bandits.
The entire Taiyuan County was completely reduced to a hunting ground for barbarians and bandits, with wailing and moaning everywhere. While Liu Bei stepped up his efforts to pick up the fleeing people at Yangtou Mountain, he also sent envoys to communicate with Xihe. He sent more than a dozen people in succession, most of whom were unfamiliar with them.
Geographically, the road was blocked by refugees, and in the end only three people arrived at Lishi. After spending five anxious days, Liu Bei finally received a reply from Chen Chong.
The person who came to deliver the message was Meng Jian and Meng Gongwei. Meng Jian had not yet reached the top, but his speech was mature and steady. He said to Liu Bei: "Liu Xiaowei came at the right time! Now your troops are stretched thin, and you have more than enough to retreat, but not enough to advance. Originally, Mr.
We are only 40% sure of winning. The school captain's arrival is like the rain after a long drought. The teacher said that we are sure of winning this time!"
Next, Meng Jian explained Chen Chong's deployment: Now Xu Bu Shanyu has gathered a large army in Taiyuan. Although the military front is difficult to match, it will not last long. The Xiongnu rebellion was just to refuse the corvee and settle in Bingzhou, but now all the best troops are in Taiyuan, and their relatives
Still scattered all over the place.
Among the Xiongnu tribes, none were more rebellious than Tuge and Tiefu. Chen Chongke led the coalition forces to attack Shangjun. All the young and old of the two tribes were captured by the coalition forces. The coalition forces then turned eastward and spread propaganda to the Xiongnu army.
As a result, the army will lose morale and collapse without fighting.
It's just that such an action would take more than a month. It is certain that Shanyu will not sit back and watch the success or failure. Chen Chong originally planned to let Yang Hui harass him repeatedly during Pingzhou to hinder his advance, but now that Liu Bei has arrived, the important task of involving the army will naturally fall.
No one else but Liu Bei should do his part.
Liu Bei was naturally happy to accept the promise, and immediately made a request: a bait is needed for the raid. Now there are still Zi clans in Taiyuan, and the two counties of Pingtao have not yet fallen. Yang Huidang will lead his troops to garrison one of them, attracting the main force of the Huns to the west of Zhaoyu Ze. Liu Bei
Then he led his army to hide on the east bank of Zhaoyuze, using the water as a cover, waiting for opportunities to attack and harass.
After the discussion was completed, Liu Bei summoned Guan Yu and Zhang Fei that night to reorganize the troops, select the brave men from Shangdang Township who were good at fighting, and incorporated them into the army. The remaining ones were responsible for transporting grain, grass and baggage, and guarded the Yangtou Mountain to continue to pick up the fleeing people. Arrangements
After everything was done, the army had a full night's sleep, then raised the flag and set off for battle at noon the next day.
After crossing Yangtou Mountain, Liu Bei did not attack Zhaoyuze directly. Instead, he detoured southward between the foothills and made a large circle before stationing at Jieshan. Twenty miles north of Jieshan is the
Zhaoyu Ze, and to the east of Zhaoyu Ze, are the five counties of Zedong that were in danger of falling.
Today, thousands of Hu troops are stationed in each of the five counties of Zedong, supporting each other and forming a flanking defense line made of cities against the main Xiongnu force. However, for Liu Bei, it is also an obstacle that he must break through.
No matter who it is, a siege battle is a cruel hell that must be filled with human lives. Now that Liu Bei is outnumbered and alone, it is not the best idea to rush to attack the city. Fortunately, Liu Bei has already thought carefully and immediately cut down the wood on the boundary mountain, and the whole camp was completed in one day.
For several miles, they also made siege equipment such as rams, stone machines, and ladders. They also searched and rescued the people at the foot of the mountain, intercepted and killed stray Huns cavalry, and claimed to the prisoners that they had 30,000 troops. Soon they would stop the attack and persuade them to
The prisoners must surrender as soon as possible.
At night, the prisoners were placed in the outer camp near the cliff. One person visually observed that the cliff was only two feet high. There were piles of pine grass at the foot of the cliff, which were soft and soft, and there were few rocks. So he wrapped his body in hemp and jumped down from the cliff. As expected, he was not injured. The prisoners took advantage of the Han army
Unable to react in time, they followed him one after another, descended Jieshan Mountain in a hurry, and hurriedly reported the news to Jiexiu.
The person stationed in Jiexiu was Dugu Gudu Hou Sukelan. He was shocked when he received the news. It should be noted that there were only twenty miles between Jieshan and Jiexiu City, but tens of thousands of troops were marching here, and he didn't care.
We know that within half a day the enemy army will come to surround the city. The power of one county will be difficult to resist, and the combined army will be unable to take care of five counties. However, Xu Bu Shanyu is besieging Pingtao a hundred miles away, and the water from far away cannot relieve the nearby.
Thirst.
Thinking back to the painful lesson of Zadu being ambushed in Lin County, Su Kelan made a decisive decision and decided to strike first. He quickly ordered to summon all the Hu troops in the five counties, totaling 30,000, intending to rush forward to encircle the boundary mountain and capture the Han army.
The army was trapped here, but the Han army on the boundary mountain had a favorable location, but seemed to be at peace and allowed Su Kelan to gradually press forward. Such a situation made Su Kelan conclude that there was a trap on the mountain, so he ordered all the tribes to slow down.
Go up the mountain with caution.
There is silence among the mountains and forests. Apart from the sunshine and the shade of the trees, there is only the sound of the Hu people's deliberately slowed down footsteps and breathing. The Han army's camp on the top of the mountain is like a rolling stone that can fall at any time, crushing people to death in an instant.
At the end of the day, when Su Kelan searched to the mountainside and the moon was slowly rising, he realized that something was wrong. If the Han army had an ambush, they would miss the opportunity if they did not launch it at this time. It was just a report from the prisoners, so what explanation could there be for the camp in front of them? p>
Su Kelan walked slowly for two more moments, but he couldn't bear the anxiety in his heart, so he immediately ordered and led the front army to attack the camp. The Huns soldiers kept groping from the afternoon to midnight. By this time, it was already full of moonlight and stars were everywhere.
After gathering the strength, Qiang Zi took his sword and gun and rushed into the camp. However, he saw that there was no one in the Han army camp, only a thousand straw men holding torches that were about to burn out, and ashes and dust everywhere.
How could Dugu Sukelan still not know that he had fallen into the trap of mobilizing troops? At this moment, he was really furious. He took a knife and split the Han army flag at the camp gate into several pieces. He said angrily: "Do the Han people think I am a pig dog?" He immediately ordered the whole party.
The army turned down the mountain and quickly returned to the defensive boundary to rest.
But the Huns spent a whole day and night in the mountains and fields, and they still had no strength left. Now the ready-made barracks were right in front of them. No matter how hard Su Kelan whipped and persuaded, the soldiers didn't want to move a step.
After successfully mobilizing Su Kelan, Liu Bei was so proud that he went back to where he came from and made another circle, from Jie Mountain back to Sheep Head Mountain. Just when Su Kelan had just groped his way to the mountainside, Liu Bei ordered
The whole army changed their horses and headed straight for Qi County. At this time, there were only more than 200 guards in Qi County. Even though the city wall was strong, there was no way to hold on. In order to preserve their strength, the people in the city abandoned the city and attacked Pingtao.
Fleeing, Liu Bei was able to ride his horse into Qi County without losing any blood.
It was not until the afternoon of the second day that Su Kelan led his army panting to the foot of Qixian County. Liu Bei had time to put up the Dongping flag on the city tower. Looking at the cloud-patterned tiger flag flying on the city tower, Su Kelan rode his horse there.
Under the city gate, he shouted at Liu Bei with a knife: "Han! How dare you go out of the city to compete with my Huns warriors!"
Liu Bei took off his clothes, revealing his still young face. He replied to Dugu Sukelan at the gate: "You have lost the city and the territory, and you are already a defeated general under my command. How can you compete with me?"
Dugu Sukelan rode his horse around and said angrily: "You just used deceit to gain the city by chance. Our army is still there, our weapons are still strong, our bows and arrows are like rain, and our knives are like forests. Now you are sitting in the city of Chou, isolated and helpless, and you are about to die."
It’s here! If you offer the city, I can spare your life; if you go out of the city for a decisive battle, I can give you a good burial; if you persist in your stubbornness and wait to die upstairs, then I will cut you into pieces and make you food for dolphins and dogs.
!"
Liu Bei couldn't help laughing when he heard this. He put on his pocket again and said calmly: "You stand back a little, and I will open the door and fight with you. However, if you lose, I will not kill you. Recently, my family, Riyueqi, has lost his appetite.
If I win without eating grass for five days, how about you herding my horses for a month?"
How could Dugu Sukelan endure such public humiliation? He immediately laughed angrily and said, "Why not? Tell me your name! Naiweng is the Marquis of Dugu Gudu, and he will never collect the body for Ni'er!"
Liu Bei shook his head and said with a smile: "It's useless to talk too much. Let's see the truth on the battlefield!"
After saying this, Dugu Sukelan actually retreated one mile to the east and opened up his position. Liu Bei followed his words, opened the city gate, and led the entire army forward with Guan Yu and Zhang Fei. The two armies faced each other, with 30,000 soldiers on each side.
There were more than 10,000 people per side. Seeing that Liu Bei was really outnumbered, Dugu Sukelan couldn't help but feel a little admiration. He said to his followers: "Han'er has such courage, he is by no means an easy disciple. You guys
We must fight hard and promote my Dugu tribe’s martial name here!”
Liu Bei ordered Zhang Fei to beat the drum for the whole army. Zhang Fei stood on the drum alone and said to Liu Bei and Guan Yu: "My brother is here to see the two brothers' achievements!" Then he took off his coat and exposed his muscular upper body.
Holding a drumstick, he hit the war drum hard and shouted to the sky: "Kill the thief!"
The sound was like the roar of a tiger and the sound was like the strong wind, which struck directly into the hearts of every Han soldier and awakened the bravery hidden in their hearts. The whole army could not help but shout: "Kill the thief!"
"Kill the thief!"
With three "Kill the thieves", the voice of the Han army reached the sky. Liu Bei smiled at Guan Yu and said: "Yun Chang, the barbarian has fallen into my trap!"
Then he drew his swords and Liu Bei led his army to charge forward.
The front line of ten thousand people slowly started in front of the city, gradually accelerating with the sound of drums. Not to be outdone, Su Kelan then led the entire army forward to greet them. In the midst of the ever-filling smoke and dust, two human flesh sculptures
The long walls collided together like steel!
In an instant, everyone lost their voice at this moment. Even if Zhang Fei kept hitting the drum head hard, no matter old soldiers or new soldiers, no matter Hu people or Han people, everyone in the battle lost their hearing. Both sides had only one thought! One action! <
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Tear the enemy's line to pieces! Pierce the enemy's line!
Liu Bei rushed to the front. Dugu Sukelan knew his position and immediately sent a dozen wolf and felt horsemen to try to surround Liu Bei. Liu Bei's horse flew his sword, leaned over and passed by with the few knights in front of him.
Ming Huqi tried to pursue him, but suddenly he felt a pain in his thigh and could not hold the horse's belly. The horses under him bumped several times and fell to the ground.
Guan Yu tried to come to protect Liu Bei, but Liu Bei shook his head and said with a smile: "What's the matter? Yun Chang, can you capture a horseman alive for me?"
Guan Yu stroked his beard and smiled and said: "It's as easy as picking something out of a bag!" But he saw this man with a beautiful beard taking a few steps back and looking at the fighting in the distance: Dugu Sukelan, wearing a felt hat with eagle feathers on his head and a rolled grass blue cloak, was among his troops.
They moved towards the left wing in a crowd, and looked towards Liu Bei from time to time.
Finally, when the battle line became a little tired and Su Kelan commanded the soldiers of the second line to move forward, Guan Yu seized this fleeting opportunity and whipped his horse, like a sharp sword, cutting through the silk cloth. The change of ranks had not yet been completed.
Guan Yu's front line was penetrated by Guan Yu's cavalry alone. Dugu Sukelan was in the front line. Seeing the person coming was as big as a mountain and running like the wind, he couldn't help but feel frightened. But at this time, he had nowhere to escape, so he could only hold his head high and raise his head.
Fight with a knife.
With a smile on his lips, Guan Yu also waved the knife in his hand and passed it forward. Guan Yu made an understatement of the knife, and Dugu Sukelan suddenly felt that the world was spinning. He dropped the knife and became paralyzed and unconscious. Unexpectedly, Guan Yu cut off the horse's head directly.
.The Hu people beside him were dumbfounded, and watched helplessly as Guan Yu lifted Sukelan onto the back of his horse.
At this time, Lu Bu finally arrived from Jicheng, followed by Gao Shun, Cheng Lian and other three hundred armored knights. It was Shenshi, and the sun was at its strongest. The armored knights came from the east, and the iron pieces were shining in the sun.
There was a dazzling white light shining on the brilliance, and the Hun soldiers on the flanks looked at it as if gods had descended to earth, and they were so awe-inspiring that they could not be looked directly at.
Seeing Guan Yu capture Dugu Sukelan alive, Lu Bu turned to his subordinates and smiled and said: "I didn't expect that there are such heroes among the people of Youzhou. We don't want to lose the martial name of the people of Bingzhou."