The sky was getting dark. On a hillside more than thirty miles east of Liucheng, several horses were galloping over. The young Wuhuan warrior in the lead couldn't help but pant heavily as he walked towards the hillside as soon as he got off the horse.
He asked loudly:
"Uncle, why did you suddenly give the order to stop the pursuit? This is all because I can exchange for money and food!"
The Wuhuan people have lived in the Han Dynasty for a long time, and most of them have become Chinese, especially the top nobles. From their living habits to their daily speech and deeds, they are basically no different from the Han people. For example, the master Taodun is a serious person.
Han rhetoric...because the person surrounded on the hillside above was none other than Taodun's biological uncle and adoptive father, Wuhuan Shanyu Qiu Liju in western Liaoning.
With such a relationship, it is natural and reasonable to call him "sir".
"Taodun, come here." Qiu Liju couldn't help but sigh, but he quickly called his nephew to come forward. "What's the situation of the Xianbei people now?"
"Reply to your lord." Tadun quickly replied seriously. "The Xianbei people are really hopeless this time. Tens of thousands of people were completely defeated. They were hunted down like livestock by us and the Han army along the way. Their bodies were scattered for hundreds of miles.
Earth... With all due respect, this is probably the biggest failure of the Xianbei people I have seen since childhood."
"It's not just you?" Qiu Liju sighed. "This is also a defeat that I have never seen in my life... It may even be the biggest defeat that the entire Xianbei has suffered since Tan Shihuai raised his army! That Ke Zuitan is simply an idiot, how dare he
To march so far in a hurry with just one hostage?"
"But those boys from the Gongsun family are also very powerful." Tadun couldn't help but shake his head. "If it weren't for them, even if we could win this battle, we would only achieve such a big gain."
"The Gongsun family?" Qiu Liju said with a frown. "This family has been in western Liaoning for so many years. They are with us inside and outside the Great Wall. They are also considered old neighbors. I didn't expect that this group of descendants would be so outstanding... Let's not talk about this.
, let me ask you, I heard that the Xianbei people left a rearguard force of two to three thousand people in Liucheng, is this true?"
"Yes!" Taton replied very neatly. "Many prisoners have said this. You can't lie if you want to do it."
"In that case, I'm relieved." Qiu Liju finally breathed a sigh of relief. "Then let's withdraw our troops now. Taking advantage of the dusk, the remaining Xianbei people will probably be able to escape to Liucheng tonight, and then they will gather with the three thousand guards.
Together, it will be much easier to escape calmly..."
Tadun was stunned when he heard this, but at the same time he was a little confused.
Suddenly, he finally understood that his uncle had deliberately let go of these Xianbei people, and that the previous military order was not a mistake. What was not clear was that although he did not treat any Xianbei people as irreconcilable enemies.
, but after all, the heads of the Xianbei people can be exchanged for large rewards from the Han people, and in the current battle situation, the pursuit is like picking up money...
Qiu Liju looked his nephew up and down, as if he could see his doubts. In addition, his only son was still nursing, and he might need to entrust the tribe to him in the future, so he couldn't help but give a hint: "
Tadun, let me ask you again...how many people are there in Xianbei?"
"How do you know this?" Tadun said speechlessly. "Even Tan Shihuai himself probably doesn't know."
"Then do you think there are as many Han people in Youzhou as there are Xianbei and Wuhuan people combined?"
"Definitely not! Han people..."
"That's right." Qiu Liju looked at his nephew seriously and explained. "To the Han people, the death of a hundred thousand people is nothing, but to the Xianbei people, especially to the central Xianbei area directly facing Liaoxi
He said that as long as one of them dies, it will basically break their muscles and bones... And if we continue to chase, these more than 10,000 Xianbei people may really be killed under the wall of Liucheng ahead! By then,
I’m afraid it will take several years for Xianbei in central China to recover.”
"But...what does it have to do with us if Xianbei in central China is injured?" Tadun was still a little confused.
"Idiot!" Qiu Liju was a little impatient. "Think about it, if Xianbei in the central region is unable to send troops, won't western Liaoning be at peace in the next few years? And if western Liaoning is at peace, why would the Han Dynasty give us extra rewards and treat us once?
Where is the next troop dispatch?"
"That's it!" Taton suddenly realized. "What your uncle means is... we Wuhuan people are hunters, and Xianbei people are prey. We can't kill all the prey at once, so that we can harvest every year in the future!"
Qiu Liju felt that his eyelids could not help but twitch several times in a row... In fact, he originally wanted to correct it. The Xianbei people were not prey, but man-eating beasts, and the big men were the real hunters, and the Wuhuan people were no more than big men.
They are just hounds raised to deal with ferocious beasts. However, the life of the big man who has been the owner has become worse every year in recent years, so the hounds have some little thoughts.
Of course, in front of many Wuhuan warriors, these words cannot be said out anyway.
In this way, the Wuhuan people secretly withdrew their troops and let the Xianbei people escape. On the next day, while the lower-level sergeants continued to collect loot and cut off heads between Liucheng and Yanglecheng, Zhao, the governor of western Liaoning,
Bao also officially moved the formation to Liucheng in the evening, and then began various post-war tasks...
By the way, now that things have happened, Governor Zhao naturally no longer needs to stew the Ke Zitan who was trampled to pulp, but ordinary stew is still required. In fact, Zhao Bao issued an order that night, saying that it will be cooked in a few days.
A grand banquet in Liucheng to reward soldiers and meritorious officials!
Needless to say, the officials of Liaodong and Liaodong's vassal states who participated in the war, and the reinforcements from various cities in Liaoxi, who were nestled in Lulongsai and were so shocked by this great victory, also quickly disbanded the makeshift troops, and then those who had a good reputation rode to Liucheng one after another.
Congratulations. This banquet even alarmed Liu Yu, the governor of Youzhou, and Wang Taishou of Youbeiping, who had just arrived at Lulongsai. They both came directly to Liucheng to express their wish to congratulate this great victory!
However, Liaoxi Wuhuan Chan Yuqiu Liju, who had made great contributions, suddenly felt unwell and returned to his headquarters, only asking his nephew Tandun to go to the banquet on his behalf, which was quite...sighing.
And in such a state, Gongsun Xun waited for the expected storm in the Amway branch in Liucheng.
"Why did you do such a thing again?" Mrs. Gongsun was still in the yard, and her angry voice had already reached the house.
It was the first time for Gongsun Fan and Lou Gui to see such a situation. They were shocked and didn't know whether to salute or avoid. However, Han Dang and Cheng Pu had already experienced this time... They saw the two greeting each other calmly, and the former even
He also greeted Aunt Jin who was accompanying Aunt Gongsun, and then walked out calmly, chatting with Gongsun Yue who was escorting his aunt here in the courtyard.
When Gongsun Fan and Lou Gui saw this, they quickly imitated his example and escaped instantly.
"You guys also get out!" Aunt Gongsun came to the house and saw her son kneeling there to plead guilty. She seemed to have been prepared for it, so she became even more angry. She turned around and kicked out Aunt Jin, Aunt Quan Liu and other confidants, and then helped her out.
He put on his glasses and angrily sat down on the high chair above. "Look, have you really grown up like this? Have you already thought of a nice word to deal with me? In this case, you can say it first, I want to see you
Is there anything to defend this time?!"
"Mother." Gongsun Xun was indeed much calmer this time, kneeling there without panic or hurry. "This time there is indeed some danger..."
"Some?" Aunt Gongsun was so angry that there was no room for the other party to say it first? "The fact that just five of you got into Xianbei's tens of thousands of troops has been spread throughout western Liaoning. It won't take long for the entire
Youzhou, the whole of Hebei, and even the whole Han Dynasty must know! If you want to be famous all over the world, is it what you want? What else? Five people versus ten thousand people? If you really die, you really deserve it.
Go to hell! I really deserve to have raised you for twenty years in vain!"
Gongsun Xun lowered his head and remained silent until his mother finished scolding her and began to breathe heavily. Then he quickly took two steps to the other party and held his hand: "Mom, although this is a risk...but it's worth it."
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"My life is gone. No matter how great the credit is, it's not worth it!" Aunt Gongsun retorted unceremoniously. "I tell you Gongsun Xun, you have to thank Ayue properly when you go back. If this kid hadn't deliberately delayed his time on the way,
I got here two days earlier, and now your face is swollen from my slap!"
"Mother is reluctant to give up."
"..."
"My dear mother...it's not that I am maliciously seeking danger, but the world has clearly told me that it is really difficult to be a peace dog!" Gongsun Xun took a long breath and said with a hint of sincerity. "I asked my mother that day.
, since you want to survive in troubled times, why do you work hard to learn and reach the princes? My mother told me, because no matter how the world changes, the people at the top are the easiest to survive... If you are not a big shot, you are not qualified to survive in troubled times.
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"But you can't give up your life just to become a big shot, right?" As she said that, Aunt Gongsun couldn't help but burst into tears. "I really have no other thoughts in this life, I just want you to live safely.
That’s all.”
"Mother, listen to me... I don't mean to refute you, I just want to tell you that after this matter, I have seen it clearly. We don't have to wait until the troubled times. Even now, even the two thousand stone prefect of Liaoxi has nothing to do with it.
There is no way to save the lives of his family!" Gongsun Xun's expression became more sincere. "A high-ranking official with two thousand stone, and his own mother is traveling well under the escort of dozens of cavalry, may be captured and used as a hostage, and then in
Being chopped off in front of the battle... Then I dare to ask my mother, after seeing this kind of thing, do you still think that in today's world, matters of life and death can really be avoided? In other words, when faced with matters of life and death, the only way is to turn around.
Are you more likely to survive if you run away, or are you more likely to survive if you fight head-on?"
Aunt Gongsun took off her precious glasses, held her forehead and thought for a long time: "You really didn't do this kind of thing just to achieve meritorious service?"
"I do it to do meritorious service." Gongsun Xun quickly replied. "But to do meritorious service is to live better... Mother, please don't be angry, just listen to me... Putting aside the plague, do you know that before the war started, you
Where does the greatest danger to my mother and son come from?”
Aunt Gongsun was speechless for a moment... She really had never thought about this problem before, but now it seems that the world is getting into chaos step by step. Even if the Three Kingdoms Troubled Times had not started, her only son would not be so safe.
"There are only two places, one is the war at the frontier, and the other is the crushing of the imperial court." Gongsun Xun sneered. "Needless to say the former, the so-called eunuchs and party members in the latter often confiscated homes and exterminated clans, and blood flowed like rivers!"
After all, Aunt Gongsun had seen people and had some understanding of her son, so she immediately realized: "You mean, if you want to avoid the former, you must be promoted quickly. At that time, whether you want to escape from here or become a
Those who have powerful people in their hands are good; but if you want to avoid the latter, you need to have a big backing... Are you interested in Zhao Bao's relationship and want to follow his path? "
"After all, my son is a student of Master Liu and Master Lu. No matter what the party members are, they will not regard me as their enemy... And this Zhao Prefect, didn't you say that? On the surface, he is at odds with his brother Zhao Zhong.
In fact, I'm afraid there is a tacit understanding. You said, after taking this risk and achieving such great achievements, if I take this line again, then in the next seven or eight years, no matter how the situation changes, wouldn't it be as stable as Mount Tai?"
Aunt Gongsun was slightly startled, but could not refute for a moment: "That's why you took such a risk to save Zhao Changshi's aunt?"
"Yes." Gongsun Xun replied calmly. "But it's not enough... not enough for Changshi Zhao to completely remember my name and take care of me secretly."
"What else do you want?" Aunt Gongsun couldn't help but become wary.
"To be honest with my mother...I have already been crowned."
"Then what?"
"Then Governor Zhao has an only daughter. I took her out of the Xianbei people's swords this time. I didn't think much about it at the time. Now that I think about it, maybe..."
"..."
"..."
The mother and son looked at each other for a long time, but suddenly fell into a strange silence.
"Um..." Gongsun Xun was so frightened by his mother's sight that he couldn't help but break the silence first.
"Is it beautiful?" Aunt Gongsun suddenly patted the armrest of the chair and asked seriously.
"At the beginning of Emperor Ling's reign, Master Wuhuan went up to the valley and there were more than 9,000 people who lived in Nanlou. In the west of Liaoning, there were people who lived in Qiuli, more than 5,000 people, and they all called themselves kings. In addition, in Su Puyan, in the east of Liaoning, there were more than 1,000 people who called themselves Qiao.
King; You Beiping Wuyan, more than a hundred people fell, and he called himself King Hanlu; he was brave and vigorous and had many strategies." - "Book of the Later Han Dynasty". Volume 90. Biography of Wuhuan Xianbei. 80
PS: Sun in the previous chapter naturally refers to Sun Quan...and I think in the official history, in addition to Zhang Liao and Chen Deng...is Yu Jin also counted? After he was captured, he should have been sent to Sun Quan, and before that he was in Xudu
, given his status, there is no reason why he has never seen Big Ears.
Finally, there is a book club group, 684558115, welcome to chat
