After settling in Meiji, the first thing the Han army did, besides announcing a message to the people in the city, was to mourn King Youxian Huchuquan.
Unlike Yufuluo, who was originally the Xianwang of Zuo, Huchuquan did not have much money, was courteous to others, and went to the front line all the year round to defend the country's borders. He won the hearts of the people, so many people in the country supported him as Chan Yu.
However, Huchuquan was not a legitimate son, but he was the second son. After repeated consideration, Qiangqu still considered Yufuluo as his crown prince.
During the ceremony, Yufuluo openly attacked and killed Huchuquan. His body was burned to powder on the spot and mixed with wood ashes. Such a scene chilled all the people who participated in the ceremony. After all, Shanyu accused King Youxian of plotting treason and assassination, but there was really no evidence.
Xiang Zuo. What's more, even if the evidence is conclusive, the people of the country will only secretly regret it and lament that King Youxian didn't succeed in his plan.
At this time, the Han army set up an altar in the city and asked carpenters to carve a life-size wooden statue of King Youxian out of sandalwood. When the people in the middle of the city saw the wooden statue showing a heroic figure wielding a sword, they all said that King Youxian was reborn, and they all brought sacrifices from their homes.
When paying tribute, they thought of the cruel sight of his blood flowing on the altar steps and his organs exposed. They all sighed and shed tears, begging the angels to do justice to him.
Liu Bei then ascended the altar and brought hundreds of captives to the stage. The city was in an uproar. It turned out that they were all close associates who usually worked for Yu Fuluo. In the past year, there were countless incidents of snatching away wealth and domineering women. Chen Chong had already made people angry.
They identified each one one by one, transcribed them on linen, and asked Jian Yong to list his crimes before the prisoners. Twenty-seven of the murderers were beheaded on the spot, and the rest were all served as iron officials and apprentices and moved to Tongtian Mountain to cultivate iron mines. p>
After beheading them, Chen Chong confiscated all the people's belongings and opened the inner treasury of the royal court. He found more than 4,000 gold cakes, 80 million five-baht coins, 300 stones of peppercorns, 4,000 pieces of brocade silk, and other strange items.
There were countless rare treasures. However, Chen Chong sealed them all and based only on the descriptions of others, he took out a tiger-mouth Han knife that Huchuquan loved during his lifetime and buried it together with the wooden statue of King Youxian.
The burial place was set in the south of Meiji City. The Han army dug a deep pit of about ten feet for it and hung the coffin containing the wooden statue and the sword. Chen Chong invited an old man from Wangting to stand aside and tell the onlookers what was going on.
Regarding the achievements of the wise king during his lifetime, more than a hundred men among the tribesmen let out mournful sounds. After everyone inquired, they found out that they were all from the old Huchuquan tribe who were garrisoning at Yanmen. They asked Liu Bei to accompany the army to attack Yu Fuluo.
Liu Bei comforted them: Now that the imperial court has sent troops to conquer, we will definitely fight to the end. Now the officers and soldiers are enough to deal with Shanyu, and the Dingxiang counties are being besieged by Xianbei. Since you are the old troops of King Youxian, you should know about King Youxian.
When he was alive, he was famous for guarding the border. How could he sit back and watch his family and country being invaded by foreign thieves?
They then dispersed, and before leaving they made an agreement with Liu Bei: They will tell you when your envoy returns to Jiji.
After handling Huchuquan's funeral, one day had passed, but the Han army still couldn't rest at night. Liu Bei was still anxious to do the second thing, freeing the slaves in the city.
Meiji is now the largest human market in Bingzhou. In order to prevent slaves from escaping, Yuvluo moved the human market to Meiji City and built an impressive dungeon in the city. There are more than 7,000 slaves who have not yet been sold.
There were more than 16,000 people bought as serfs and herdsmen by the royal family in the city and countryside, and countless people were bought by the big families in Jizhou.
After having lunch, Chen Chong summoned the noble officials in the city to the Shanyu King's tent. Instead of preaching to them, Chen Chong went straight to the point and used the collected property to redeem slaves from them: 4,000 yuan for an adult man and 2,000 yuan for an adult woman.
Money is worth 1,500 yuan per person, elderly people over fifty years old are worth 1,500 yuan, and children are worth 1,800 yuan per person.
Some Xiongnu nobles asked if they could keep some, but Chen Chong sternly refused and said that the matter was not negotiable. He mobilized three thousand soldiers to guard the king's tent and invited these Xiongnu nobles to rest here, while the Han army gathered the owner slaves to the king's tent.
In front of the account, the number of people in each family is counted and listed in a book. After each book is counted, a book of people is placed.
These nobles walked between axes and axes, trembling with fear. When they reached the street and were relaxing, they suddenly saw dark shadows on the ancient pine trees opposite, with branches swaying back and forth in the wind. When the fire light stabilized, they saw hanging
The twenty or so heads were all Shan Yu's cronies who had been beheaded in the daytime. The corners of their mouths were twisted like wormholes in dead wood, as if some ghost would come out of it. In an instant, the ghost leaned over, and they didn't dare to stay long. They did their own thing.
The birds and beasts dispersed.
Chen Chong took Liu Bei and stayed up all night in the king's tent. Nearly a thousand people dealt with related matters until noon the next day. The freed slaves could not be let go. Chen Chong had to arrange a way out for them, but at this time there was no time.
, they distributed some food and clothing and asked them to temporarily settle in the barracks. After the war was over, they would think of ways to deal with it.
After completing these two things, the Han army decided to rest for another day in Meiji. Unexpectedly, in the early morning of the next day, smoke and dust rose from the north and south of Meiji. The Xiongnu tribesmen in the city saw the banner of galloping horses raised in the south and the banner of galloping horses in the north.
Yue Xiao raised his flag and hurriedly told the Han army: It was the Tiefu people and the Qiequ people who rushed to the city.
The Tiefu people's cavalry consists of three people and three horses. One person rushes into battle, and two people take care of the horses and armor. If there are any injuries, they will replace them with armor and charge into battle. In addition, they live together with the Qiang people and are proficient in the art of Qiang fighting.
Therefore, the Tiefu cavalry were the most courageous in combat. Huchuquan led various tribes to guard Yanmen during his lifetime, and only they could match Xianbei's strength.
Most of Qi Qu's troops were infantry, but he was famous among the tribes because there were many wise men in his tribe. Qi Qu was originally Lu Shuihu with blood from the Western Regions, and he had served as Qi Qi in various Xiongnu tribes for generations.
He is an official, and he calls himself Qi Qi Ren. Because he has developed shrewd skills in handling government affairs, Qi Qi people are as slippery as a mountain python in battle, and are extremely difficult to deal with.
There are about 20,000 Tiefu people on the south road, and there are also 10,000 Qiequ people on the north road. The two roads combined are enough to compete with the Han army in the city, and everyone in the city is quite uneasy.
Da Qiequ, who led the troops on the north road, was greatly surprised. He reorganized his troops and horses along the road and marched twenty miles a day. Before he could stationed in Shanan, he received an urgent report from Shan Yu. Shan Yu attached a message from the Han army and said:
He issued an order: The Han army betrayed its alliance and declared that it would attack Meiji. There were only four thousand defenders in Meiji City, and it might be difficult to resist. He was asked to return to the army to join King Li of Yougu first and wait for subsequent orders.
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Daqiequ did not dare to delay, so he and Liu Xuan quickly turned around and moved quickly with light troops. Unexpectedly, on the way, they heard a refugee say that as soon as Meiji fell into the city, Outuoquan was able to surrender. After hearing the news, Daqiequ had his head and eyes.
He was so drowsy that he felt rocks flying in his head. It took him a long time to regain consciousness. He immediately cursed: "Luan Ti dug his own grave to bury me?"
However, he was frightened by the Shanyu's accumulated prestige. After sending a letter to Shuofang, he still led his army southward, intending to contain the Han army and wait for the Shanyu's army to return for reinforcements before making plans. Unexpectedly, he met the Tiefu people in the city.
Empress Helianchi, who was traveling north with her, asked: "Empress Chi, it was you who ordered the people to be mobilized to help?" After the death of King Xiutu, Empress Helianchi became the leader of the Tiefu people.
Empress Helianchi shook her head and objected, and replied in surprise: "I have been eating and living with you all the way, why have you given any orders?" He covered his eyebrows with his hands, looked at the number of Tiefu people in the distance, and guessed: "Such a number, skin
Shi Sheyan's counties are probably empty. Probably the Shanyu also knows the news and asked him to wait for help."
Daqiequ said suspiciously: "Fushi is far away, and Shanan is close. We received the transfer order four days ago and will arrive today. We can't be more urgent. How can they have time to send troops?" Liu Xuan interjected between the two of them: "Maybe it is.
Did our transfer order take a detour?" He then urged: "It's always Shanyu who comes here for recruitment. It's important for us to join forces first! Master Chen is good at using clever tricks. Don't let him intercept the north and south and defeat them one by one!" p>
Dajiequ thought for a while and agreed with Zuo Ri's idea of chasing the king. He then bypassed the city far away and rode his horse to the south. Seeing this, the Tiefu people paused for a moment, and then they also came to meet the Qiequ people.
The army gathered in the western suburbs of the city.
Early summer has arrived, and the sun is also showing a bit of venom. Daqiequ, Liu Xuan, Helianchi and other generals came out of the battle and walked to the front. Under the steaming dust, the pastures and water were shimmering, which stung Qiequ people.
Unable to open their eyes, they saw the Tiefu people on the other side carrying a huge muzzle, riding horses from the shallowest part of the Nan River.
Seeing this, Empress Helianchi smiled at Da Qiequ and said: "Those are Huliba's subordinates. It seems that the leader is Helianfanmo. His family is related to Huliba. After Huliba's death, these things
It all belongs to him." Dajiequ looked at the military cap, couldn't help but shake his head and laughed, and said to the two of them: "If the military cap is not used to lure the enemy, there is no need to be so ostentatious, it can only be used to inspire the troops' morale."
Both of them knew that he was thinking of the Battle of Weihu Lake, and they both boasted quite intelligently: "The wisdom of Daqiequ is the best in the country, how can ordinary people recognize it?"
When the Tiefu people's men crossed the river, several people came forward to greet them. Empress Helianchi hugged the leader, then pointed to the top of the men's men and said with a smile: "Fan Mo, how did you turn this guy inside out?
Yuvluo has been so mean-spirited recently! If he thinks of Huliba, he will probably peel off your skin, and he won’t even be able to protect your body with a knife."
Helian Fanmo took the Red Queen's hand and said with a smile: "What are you afraid of? The weather is so hot now, I just wish I could shed three layers in a row like a snake and python, not to mention there are nobles in the army, so I took the title of subordinate.
Its shade!"
Empress Helianchi's expression changed, and she thought to herself, could he be Shan Yu's confidant? It would be better if others heard what he said just now, but if this group of people heard it, he would regret it, and he would inevitably lose money again.
While he was feeling annoyed, Helian Mofan asked the knight behind him to step aside and brought a few people under the canopy. Unexpectedly, among the crowds of figures, one person was sitting under the canopy. He was about to salute, but then he
He was shocked: He knew that person, how could he have any close confidants of Shan Yu? But it was Bai Bo and Han Xian! Han Xian smiled at them and said, "I haven't seen you for a long time. Now the imperial court is employing people, and I don't know how many of them want to be loyal ministers."
? Or do you want to be a rebellious minister?"
Before they could move, several knives were placed on their necks. Da Qie and others did not dare to resist, so they could only let Han Siam do what he did.
Seeing that Jiqu's people were directly recruited by Han Xian, Liu Bei happily went out of the city to welcome him, and returned side by side with Helian Fanmo and Han Xian. The Han army was greatly strengthened.