The defeat of Chanyu was foreseeable by the Huns princes, but when the news came that Chanyu was captured by his guards and sent to the Han camp, everyone was still shocked and suspicious. They communicated in private and said: Although Chanyu said he would treat me coldly, but
He was generous to his personal guards and followers, but now he was tied up by them and sent to the Han army like a sheep. This shows that gold and silver are not things that can win people's hearts.
When they led their troops to meet with the Han generals, Liu Bei entertained the kings with Xiongnu etiquette. At the banquet, the Han generals mixed with the Xiongnu princes, and the Shuofang rebels also sat among them. Liu Bei was on the main seat and encouraged everyone to drink, while Guan Yu
Zhang Fei stood on both sides. One of them held a long knife, and the other held a spear. Their faces remained unchanged, like two iron towers. They looked down at the gathering in the tent like hawks. The princes were trembling with fear, but they were not satisfied with the food and wine.
Chen Chong was hosting the banquet at the deputy seat. Seeing this, he ordered the meat soup to be served. The meat soup was sprinkled with Tianzhu pepper, and the mutton smell was gone. All the diners at the meeting were so excited that they took off their chopsticks to eat, including Guan Yu and Zhang Fei.
After looking sideways, the atmosphere calmed down. Chen Chong asked the two of them to sit down, and then called He Napinglin who was silent at the side, and said to him: "The dead are gone. If the living cannot live as before, it will be useless."
The deceased is just sad." He Napinglin should be crying.
At the meeting, Chen Chong also suggested that Liu Bei perform a sword dance and sing along with his flute. Liu Bei readily agreed, and immediately drew out the Zhongxing Sword, revealing a sword like the cold moon in the hall. Chen Chong then played "Ibis" on the flute, and the music was filled with laughter.
, the sword shines like a flying heron, Liu Bei's figure is heroic, his swordsmanship is superb, and there is a twisting style in his swing. All the guests at the meeting fell in love with him. The lyrics of the song are as follows:
"If the ibis fish eats crow, what can the evil egret eat on the way? Eat it under the eggplant. If you don't eat it, don't vomit it, you will be asked for advice."
The song was sung over and over again, and all the listeners knew that there was a sound of conquest in the song. When the tune subsided, Liu Bei sheathed his sword and asked Chen Chong: "There are endless meanings in Tingjian's song. Can you explain it to me in detail?" Chen Chong put down the bamboo.
He played the flute and said to the guests at the meeting: "We are here to have a banquet, but there are still unfinished business and unfinished achievements that we have to ask Chen Chong to think about."
He paused for a moment, and when everyone looked at him, he continued: "Dingxiang, Yanmen was originally the homeland of the country, and was later moved to a friendly country to make people live in peace. But now, Xianbei has been invading for many years, the counties have been separated, and Yanmen has been lost.
Dingxiang was in danger again. King Huyan asked Liu Shijun for help. Liu Shijun thought that the Xiongnu were uneasy and the Xianbei would be difficult to control. Therefore, he made a plan for the imperial court and considered it for the Li people, and then he decided to abolish it. Now you are here, I
The army is fully equipped and the people are full of anger. It is the time to drive out the foreign invaders. I wonder what you think?"
The banquet immediately turned into a military discussion, and the Tiefu people and Qiequ people naturally had no objections. The Huns princes who had just surrendered were also hesitant, but everyone saw Guan Yu and Zhang Fei's prowess first, and then Liu Bei's heroic sword dancing.
Moved by Chen Chong's meticulous arrangements, they all bowed to Liu Bei and said: "This is a family matter in our country. How can I trouble you to worry about it? As long as you are able to drive, we can all be like dogs and horses."
The morale of the army is available, but there are still many problems that need to be solved urgently. Now the two armies have converged, and the size has exceeded 170,000 at one time. Basically, all the Xiongnu warriors have gathered here. Food and accommodation expenses, the army can be used for one day
Even if the Han army copied the royal court of Meiji and made a fortune, Chen Chong felt that it was a luxury. Therefore, before the war, Liu Bei had to find a way to quickly gather the morale of the army.
So Liu Bei ordered among the Xiongnu tribes: The Dugu tribe, the Yuwen tribe, the Hudu tribe and other tribes that had been fighting in Shuo for a long time could first screen out the sick and wounded, and then be led by Daqiequ to return to Meiji to recuperate. At the same time, he also promoted propaganda among the army.
If the only son is present, he can report for retirement and return home first; if the brothers and his son are both in the military, one can report for retirement to ensure the continuity of the family; if the person is under 20 years old, and the person over 50 years old,
They are also exempted from military service because of their age.
Within two days, the army was reduced to nearly 70,000. When did many Xiongnu tribesmen see and hear such behavior? For a time, father and son in the army separated, brothers said goodbye, and comrades shed tears. Those who left told those who stayed: Liu
I make you think of my family as if you are your parents, far better than Shan Yu. The Han people often say that reciprocating a favor with a favor is a favor. Since you are in the army and have to fight against Xianbei, you must not be afraid to fight and hold back, resulting in defeat and the disgrace of your clan.
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But the most unexpected thing is the reuse of Qie Qu Zhi Yasi. Qi Qu Zhi Yasi was the first to put down the rebellion of Yu Fulo and the last to start a war with the Han army. Although he was not Yu Fuluo's best friend, he was actually the one who supported the overall situation.
.When Yuvluo was captured, Zhiyasi himself was ready to be killed. Unexpectedly, Liu Bei reused him to take charge of the overall situation of Meiji. When Liu Bei appointed him, he lifted him up and said sincerely: "You are the king."
Wise men in the country, it’s a pity that the pearl has secretly cast aside the situation. Nowadays, the situation of various ministries is complicated, and I can’t bear to be disturbed by it. The whole army can work for it, who else can I do without Dage? I hope Dage can help me stabilize the royal court, and Xianbei is just a small area.
, there’s no point in talking about it!”
Zhi Yasi was so moved that he could only kowtow again and again. When he arrived at Meiji and left with the wounded, he looked back at the sunset and saw that the Han army, which had completed its reorganization, had already begun to march towards Dingxiang. They moved quickly, rushing to meet the last deadline.
, Daqiequ clearly remembered that when they separated, everyone in the army had a face as firm as iron. How could such an army lose the battle? Thinking like this, Daqiequ relieved his burden and led the long team into the city. p>
It has just been thirty years since Kuitou sent troops to Pingcheng again. However, his cavalry trampled him with unparalleled power. It was like a mountain of swords and spears, all like powder.
At first, he besieged Wuzhou. The small town of Wuzhou had no more than ten thousand guards. However, the Xianbei army plundered the surrounding nomadic tribesmen, beheaded and threw them into the city. The guards in the city were frightened. Kuitou then attacked the city that day and surrounded three buildings.
Seeing that there was a way to survive, the city guards had no intention of fighting desperately. Huyan Yule held on for two days, observing that the soldiers were ineffective in fighting. They knew that they would fall sooner or later, so they could only lead the remaining troops to flee to Zhongling at night.
There were still 8,000 guards from the Jin tribe in Zhongling. After Yu Ledu hastily reunited with them, they were pursued and besieged by the leader. Fortunately, Zhongling was carefully managed by the Xubu family and they could still hold on. However, on the tenth day, the Xianbei people
By chance, a tunnel was found in a deserted village. The end of the tunnel was only a hundred feet away from the city. So Kuitou sent people to dig day and night. On the 13th day, they dug into the corner of the city. Thousands of Xianbei warriors suddenly rushed into the city. The Zhongling defenders were caught off guard.
It was also broken by it.
Huyan Yuledu could only lead more than a thousand soldiers to break through the siege, and found that the south road was cut off by Xianbei, so he could only go back to Shanwu City. However, at this time, the leader had no intention of watching over him, leaving only a thousand knights on the outskirts of Shanwu City.
Monitoring the movement, the rest of the tribe continued the westward expedition. At this time, Dingxiang had no troops left to fight, and the four counties of Wucheng, Tongguo, Luoxian and Jiling also fell in response.
By the time the Han army arrived at Shanan City, almost all of Dingxiang County had been conquered by the Xianbei, leaving only the Shanan guards and the Xianbei people across the river.
The rapid progress of Kuitou was beyond Chen Chong's expectation. According to his plan, as long as Jiling was not lost, the Han army would cross the river from Shanan, reach Jiling, and then line up along the river, and go south to challenge the main force of Xianbei. If Xianbei retreated,
If Xianbei fights, he will regain the lost ground. If Xianbei challenges, he will decide the outcome. But if he is a step too late now, he will lose the upper hand just like in a game of chess, and the location of the battle will not be determined by himself.
There are only two ferries that can easily cross the river in the north and south of Wangsha Nancheng: going south can only cross the river from Hequdu, and going north can only cross the river from Shalingdu. Hebendu is two hundred miles away from Shanan, and there are many mountains on the river bank.
You only need to hold on to the dangerous position to outnumber the enemy. As long as the commander is familiar with the geography of the two counties of Dingxiang and Xiangxi River, he will never advance from here. It is obvious that the commanders of both armies are well aware of this, and the two armies almost invariably advance northward along the river.
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Shaling Ferry, as the name suggests, is a beach at the ferry, undulating in all directions, forming a continuous sand dune, but after all, you can still see some shrubs and weeds. Twenty miles to the west of the ferry, a slender river tributary temporarily restored some life.
, but going further west is the vast Hetao Desert.
When the Han army arrived to set up camp here, it was already mid-April. It was early summer at this time, and the river was rushing past, picking up countless yellow sand on both sides. Liu Bei saw the soldiers busy on the south bank, and he grabbed a handful of yellow sand.
He lamented to Chen Chong: "As long as the river is clear, how long can one live? Ting Jian and others say that the Yellow River becomes clear when saints come out. I have seen countless yellow sands here. It is really hard to imagine how clear the river water is."
Chen Chong knew that Liu Bei was in trouble for the war, and he felt something about it, so he encouraged him and said: "Xuande, the so-called sage will make the Yellow River clear, not that the river will clear itself, but that the sage will clear the sand in the river and remove all the sand.
The Yellow River has been cleansed by itself. Only those who clean the Yellow River are called saints."
Liu Bei sprinkled the sand on his fingertips and smiled at Chen Chong: "How can we force human power?" Chen Chong said sternly: "A drop of water can penetrate a stone, a fool can move a mountain. If you don't do it, how can you know it's impossible?" Liu Bei nodded, he said so seriously.
Pointing to the Xianbei people who were also building a camp on the other side, he sighed to Chen Chong: "Xianbei fought for thirty consecutive days and conquered seven cities. There were even fewer soldiers than me, but I saw their behavior and showed no fear of battle. They were indeed the most powerful enemy of the imperial court."
, do you have any chance of winning?"
Chen Chong laughed back and said: "You are the coach, you come to ask me?" Liu Bei was startled, thinking that Chen Chong was joking with him, and then he also joked: "Imitate the great ancestor, make the best use of everything, and make the best use of people's talents!" Unexpectedly, Chen Chong shook his head.
Said: "Xuande, you are commanding an army of 100,000 people now, not as usual. No matter how good I am at planning, it is only the plan of one person, and it is difficult to cover everything. And how can the plan of one person be as good as the plan of ten thousand people?"
Liu Bei agreed very much and asked the generals for advice at night.