Three days after Liu Bei withdrew to Longshan, Xubu Shanyu's flag finally arrived at the foot of Jinyang City.
When he arrived, the Black Mountain bandits led by Bai Rao Yudu were still stationed in front of the city. However, Huyan Yuledu mistakenly thought it was a ploy to gain money from the city and resolutely refused to open the door to cause entry into the city.
What's more, the thousands of houses in Jinyang City have been turned into firewood on the city walls, and there is no room to sleep in the city. Although the more than 20,000 Black Mountain bandits feel helpless, they can only stay outside the city. Privately, the Black Mountain bandits discussed among themselves:
If the barbarians have no faith, how can they live in peace for a long time?
When Xub Shanyu learned of this discussion, he first invited the two Qu commanders to enter the king's tent and invited the Huns kings to have a banquet with them.
At the banquet, Shan Yu presented Yu Du with a two-inch golden knife with dog patterns, and presented him with a green ox horn bow wrapped in white. The bow was covered with silver foil and carved with two elk eating elk. He said to them intimately: "God
Your Majesty, I, the Xiongnu, have no shortage of strong men now, but we rarely see two warriors who are so capable of controlling them."
After the banquet was over, Shanyu went into the city to express condolences to Huyan Yuledu and his tribe. Yuledu recounted the battles of the past few days, collected the bodies of the tribesmen who died in the battle, and reburied Dugu Sukelan's head. Liu Bei
This one was also thrown into the camp.
The Huns believed that warriors could only rest in peace if they were buried in thick soil. The Shanyu personally led the kings to bury all the soldiers here, and also buried the sun-patterned golden sword with which Qiang Qu committed suicide. He remained silent here for a long time, and then awarded him a reward.
Huyan Bu'an said: "If you win and return home, you should be the first to take the lead."
After staying in Jinyang for two days, Heishan came to help Zhang Yan. Zhang Yan received ten thousand gold to speak out for Huchuquan, and ordered his commander Tao Sheng to lead 40,000 troops to attack together. The two armies merged
At that time, the general could not distinguish his own group in the sea of people. He could only see countless people moving between heaven and earth, like endless waves under the sun.
Huchuquan smiled and said to Shanyu: "With such a large army, even if the emperor comes in person, he can only look at it with excitement and sigh." But Shanyu shook his head and sighed and said: "The current momentum, with a mountain of arrows, is not even half of that of the Yellow Turban. The Yellow Turban
After three years of destruction, our army is only trying to protect itself. How can we think we will win?"
The army finally moved out and entered the siege of Longshan.
Liu Bei had been waiting for a long time. He repaired thirteen forts in succession in the mountains. They were built in order from high to low at the most rugged places on the road. He also sent soldiers to cut down the trees in the mountains to prevent the Xiongnu from setting fire to the mountains. The felled trees were piled up in the camps.
As a rolling log in the middle. Looking at Longshan from a distance, except for the top, there is still some greenery, and the rocks from the bottom to the mountainside are all visible. Only a few tree stumps and roots that are difficult to dig out are left, telling the pain of desolation.
With such a layout, if Liu Bei were to attack by force, even if he had millions of troops and tens of millions of troops, he would only be wasting his time. Xubu Shanyu also agreed with him, and he sighed to the kings: "This mountain is the most powerful place in the world."
The danger is like a knife striking someone in the face. How can I meet him face to face? Now this person is in critical danger and must be eliminated. Is there a warrior with a knife who can cut him off this mountain for me?"
None of the Xiongnu kings were willing to lose their troops here, so they all responded with silence. Only King Huliba of Xiutu made an analysis and tried to regain his reputation: "Now our army is like a pack of wolves, and the Han army is like a trapped tiger. We cannot fight against the tiger. I
The army can send people to feign a frontal attack, and at the same time select warriors who are good at rock climbing to open a different route at night, attack from both inside and outside, and defeat them one by one."
Dajiequ Zhiyasi, however, shook his head and objected. He first gave the reason: "Longshan is so steep and steep that it cannot be guessed by common sense. I carefully observed the path into the mountain. The widest part can only accommodate three or four people. With such terrain, one person can suffice."
So, how can a feint attack be effective? If a surprise attack is selected, the Han army will respond from top to bottom. If they cannot reach the top overnight, the surprise attack may not be effective. It is just a waste of force."
After rejecting the proposal, Qiqu Zhiyasi offered his own strategy and said: "I have observed the Han army's camp in front of Jinyang City. They went up the mountain in a hurry and could not carry baggage or horses, so they still had to go up this mountain to hold on.
, it can be seen that a strong attack is never advisable.
But by marching like this, there is no way to store food and grass on the mountain. The Han army is cut off to the east by me and has no support. Sooner or later, food and grass will be scarce. Our army only needs to besiege Longshan and build forts to prevent the Han army from breaking out. Then we can starve all the Han army on the mountain.
Kill!"
And Qu Zhiyasi has always been a wise man among the Huns. Qiang Qu Chanyu was able to govern the Huns for nearly ten years, and Qu Zhiyasi contributed indispensably. However, he was born in Lushuihu and was despised by the kings all the year round. Although the Chanyu
I agreed with what he thought, but it was not easy to dismiss King Xiutu’s face in public, so I compromised and said:
"Now the army is gathering, with warriors like clouds, and murderous intent rising to the sky. The warriors are watching the battle, and their eyes are bleeding. As a Chanyu, I order the whole army not to fire a single target, for fear that it will be difficult to subdue the crowd. Why don't we do it tonight under the moonlight?
Let’s try the Huliba strategy first. If it doesn’t work, it won’t be too late to trap the enemy.”
That night, Huchuquan led his troops to attack the Han army's camp. The road was twists and turns, and the Han army's arrows rained down from a high position. The Hu people struggled to climb up, which actually took them three moments. When they reached the pass, the Han army waited for a long time, holding a knife in hand.
They stood up to meet them, but the heads of the Xiongnu in the forefront were beheaded by the Han army before they could draw out their swords. The Xiongnu archers in the rear were unable to see at night and could only shoot arrows at random.
Over one night, more than 300 people were killed. When daybreak, Huchuquan brought back the remnants of the feigned attack. Almost everyone was wounded, most of them not from swords and arrows, but from scratches by stone edges in the night. And the Han people in front were
The soldiers who were fighting in front of the army could not advance forward, the road was narrow, and they could not retreat from behind. Almost all of them died violently, and a few people were pushed off the cliff, not knowing whether they were dead or alive.
As for the so-called surprise troops assembled by King Xiutu, they climbed on the rock for two hours. Only three or four people could barely climb up and down four feet. Hundreds of people stopped at the foot of the mountain in vain, with no results at all. As a result, no one talked about it anymore.
How to storm Longshan.
The Huns army threw away their knives, bows and arrows, picked up shovels and picks, and surrounded Longshan to dig deep trenches and build ramparts. Liu Bei wanted to see the opportunity and go down the mountain to kill, but the steep road not only prevented the Huns from going up the mountain to attack, but also prevented them from going up the mountain to attack.
Blocking the Han army from charging down the mountain, the Han army could only watch in vain as the barriers at the foot of the mountain became increasingly tight.
Just as Qiequ Zhiyasi said, Liu Bei's entire army only carried enough food and grass for about ten days. When they were besieged by the Xiongnu army, Liu Bei had already spent three days in the mountains. The entire army was picking wild fruits and shooting wild animals in the mountains and forests.
What was obtained was only enough to allow the Han army to support itself, let alone hoarding.
Liu Bei immediately ordered that the entire army change from three meals a day to three meals a day, and change dry food to thin food. He also sent 3,000 men to dig wild shield mushrooms all over Longshan Mountain in order to take a long-term approach. Lu Bu felt that this matter was serious.
Because it was ridiculous and unfeasible, he asked: "How long can we persist like this? Why not throw the whole army at it, there is still a glimmer of hope."
Unexpectedly, Liu Bei actually shook his head and refused, and said firmly to him: "This must not be the case! Now that our army can contain hundreds of thousands of Huru troops, it is playing into our army's ambitions. The governor of Xihe, Chen, is galloping up the county to win the hearts of the people. All he needs to do is delay.
In time, Hulu will be defeated!
On the battlefield, time will benefit me, and speed will benefit the enemy. Although my army failed to attack Jinyang, my original intention was to mobilize the rebels to return north. Now his entire army is surrounding our army, which is his way to defeat! It's just that
If we have to endure the hardship for a few days, all we have to do is wait for Governor Chen to lead his army from the east, and all the grass and trees will be like birds and beasts."
Lu Bu thought it was ridiculous, packed up his armor and said to Liu Bei: "Then you wait for death, I will survive on my own." He immediately rode a red rabbit and rode down the mountain road.
The Xiongnu soldiers had been confronting the Han army in the past few days, and their defenses had been relaxed. Unexpectedly, someone rode down the mountain alone. Lu Bu was a man and a horse. In full view of everyone, he jumped over a six-foot ditch, and then jumped over a ten-foot wooden fence.
Stepping into the Xiongnu formation as if strolling in the courtyard.
But after crossing, Lu Bu encountered nearly a thousand people changing formations. Both sides looked at each other and were startled. In the eyes of the Huns soldiers, Lu Bu seemed to be falling from the sky. Each man and horse were about ten feet tall, and they looked up to cover the sky and the sun. Lu Bu saw the sword shining brightly,
The reflection of the lake made his heart feel cold, but when he thought about life and death, he immediately ignited a fierce fighting spirit, raised his halberd in his hand, and shouted: "Who dares to fight with me!"
After that, he rode his horse into the enemy's formation. The Hu people, with low fighting spirit and panic, all made way for him, so that he actually rushed out more than a hundred feet in one breath. The King Hu who was sitting here was Wang Kui, the general of Zuo Jian.
With his steps disabled, he finally came to his senses and said angrily: "Do we really have no warriors in our army?" He immediately led his relatives and horses to intercept Lu Bu.
Kui Bu was not carrying the royal flag that showed his status. Lu Bu just said that he was an ordinary Hu general. He had a whip in one hand and a halberd in the other. The two horses passed by at once. Before the others could see clearly what happened, they saw a skull on the ground.
Swinging back and forth, the white brain was still shaking slightly in half of the skull, and then the sound of the corpse falling was heard not far away.
Lü Bu did not look behind him and continued to move forward alone. However, when he heard that Kui Bu was crippled and dead, his soldiers were afraid of being punished by the Shanyu and implicated them, so they pursued desperately and risked their lives to stop him. The other kings did not know Lü Bu's intention and were afraid that they would be killed by him.
He also sent his troops to fight together, and Lu Bu fought for two more moments. He gradually became exhausted. Looking at his unknown way of survival, he sighed angrily: "Life and death are actually burdened by the betrayal of children!"
He immediately turned around and retreated from the Xiongnu army to Longshan along the Central Plains Road. When the Hu people saw him leaving, they did not dare to pursue him. They could only look at him from a distance and sighed. They all discussed privately: It is said that Sima Fei, the great general of Wei, captured Longcheng with great bravery.
People can compare, but they may pale in comparison with this warrior, so everyone calls Lu Bu "Flying General" just like Wei Qing.
When Liu Bei saw Lü Bu, he wanted to congratulate him for his bravery. Unexpectedly, Lü Bu had a sullen expression and didn't say a word. He went straight to the corner and sulked. Liu Bei smiled bitterly and could only continue to appease his subordinates and discuss with Guan Yu how to deal with it.
Day.
In peacetime, when we are on the road and fighting, we often feel that time is short, but now, sitting and waiting, it feels like years. After the Han army rotates every day, they think about when to cook, when to rest, and where the reinforcements should be now. But communication is cut off, and where can they get it?
Knowing this news, I felt really empty-bellied. Fortunately, there were several streams on Longshan Mountain. The soldiers went to drink water when they had nothing to do, and everyone drank full of water.
Some Han soldiers were so hungry that they openly defecated in front of the barbarians at the foot of the mountain to show their anger. Some Han soldiers raised their bows and arrows all day long and sat in the sky waiting for the sparrows to fly by. More Han soldiers carried weeds.
He chewed the food with water to identify which weeds he could eat, so many soldiers mistakenly ate poisonous weeds and fungi and fell into coma and serious illness. Liu Bei had absolutely no way to do this. After all, it is always difficult to say which one is more tormenting: hunger or poisoning. The Han people looked at the Huns on the mountain, and the Huns looked at the Han people at the bottom of the mountain. Day and night are still changing in the same way. No matter how hard the days are, people often think that they are about to collapse at this moment, but when this moment comes, in fact, like a miracle,
Yes, if you endure it a little longer, the light will pass.
On the 18th day when Liu Bei was besieged Longshan, the food on the mountain was close to bottoming out, and the morale of the Han army had changed from close to collapse to indifferent, unable to even collapse. Most people no longer expected reinforcements to arrive, but only
In the dream, he thought about feasting on delicious food. With Liu Bei's efforts, the situation of cannibalism has not yet appeared.
But the commotion of the Huns at the foot of the mountain forced them to pay attention. Looking down the mountain, a large number of scattered tribesmen were regrouping into small square formations, and in a sea of fluttering flags, a clear line was drawn from it.
At the boundary line, the general formation was divided into two large and small circular formations. The outer circular formation turned in a big step and regrouped into a cone-shaped flying geese array heading east.
That's the battle formation.
Liu Bei steeled himself, trotted to the easternmost peak of Longshan and looked eastward. He could only vaguely see the wolf hair-like Jinshui in the vast skyline. He looked at it for a long time, and finally saw a trace of black fiber on this tiny wolf hair.
, which made him laugh like a child, and then he ran back to his two adopted brothers regardless of his manners, and said with a smile to them:
"Hurry and take a bath with me, I haven't seen Tingjian for three years!"