"Sweat!" In the dim light of the dark night, a Xianbei man directly under the royal court suddenly turned around and looked at his backbone.
"What?" Tan Shihuai looked back and asked calmly.
"We..." The Xianbei noble seemed to be a little distracted by the Khan's rhetorical question, but he still couldn't hold it back after all. "Khan, the palace is in such a state that it must have been conquered by the Han people.
what should we do?"
"What do you think we should do?" Tan Shihuai continued to ask calmly.
"I, I don't know..." The man swallowed timidly.
"What don't you know about this?" Tan Shihuai chuckled. "Just tell me what you think you should do."
"Great Khan, I think we should go back." After hearing this, another middle-aged Xianbei noble couldn't help but muster up the courage to step forward and reply. "Because we have a large number of livestock, tents, grain, grass, and goods stored in the royal court, as well as the previous
The wealth accumulated over decades. Do you think that if we rush there as soon as possible, can we still save some?"
"Maybe." Tan Shihuai nodded slightly, but did not comment.
"Moreover." Seeing that the Great Khan did not refute, the man's words became smoother. "After all, it is your royal court, King Khan. If you ignore it and let the fire continue to burn, I am afraid it will affect people's hearts. There may even be something wrong with it.
The herdsmen who don’t understand will spread some rumors because of this. Some small marginal tribes are not well informed, and they may think that you, Khan, have lost the protection of the sun, moon and stars, so they will be shaken..."
Tan Shihuai continued to nod: "What you said is still on point. It is indeed necessary to guard against it."
"Great Khan!" At this moment, a young Xianbei warrior who was following Tan Shihuai couldn't bear it anymore. He interrupted the middle-aged nobleman anxiously regardless of his identity. "You can't listen to him.
Yes, we can’t just go back like this!”
"Really?" Tan Shihuai remained neither anxious nor angry, but turned his head slightly to look at the speaker behind him. "Why is this?"
"Profuse sweat!" the young warrior quickly replied. "We finally managed to hold down the Han army. If we retreat now, wouldn't it be a waste of hard work? As for the royal court behind us, no matter how you think about it, it's the most
It was just a small Han army of two to three thousand men that took advantage of the situation and lost some property, but it had no impact on the battle situation. Besides, as long as the main force of the Han army was defeated in front of them, they could then take advantage of the situation and attack the Han people's border.
Wall, don’t you have as many good things as you want?”
"What you said makes sense." Tan Shihuai glanced at this person with admiration. "But since what you said makes sense, what should I do?"
"It all depends on your wishes, Khan!"
"Just do whatever the Great Khan says!"
"We just suggest that the Great Khan is the only king of Khan on the grassland!"
Even though everyone had different opinions before, now they couldn't help but become unanimous.
"Is it my personal intention?" Tan Shihuai sighed slightly. "From my original intention, I want to continue chasing, and after destroying this Han army, I don't want to go to Daijun to plunder...
Thinking about it carefully, starting from the battle in Yunzhong, I haven't personally gone to Han Dynasty to plunder for many years... In fact, I would rather turn around and go to the west to capture the Han army in Yunzhong.
By the way, we will organize an alliance with the leaders in the west. In this case, the Han people's border wall will remain weak for ten years, but we Xianbei people will maintain their unity for ten years. By then, won't the Han border be at our mercy?
gallop?"
After hearing King Khan's statement, the young warrior from before smiled cruelly at the Xianbei nobleman from behind Tan Shihuai, causing the latter to secretly tighten his grip on the riding whip...but he only just tightened his grip on the riding whip.
"In that case." The Xianbei noble holding the riding crop tried not to look at the young warrior's face, but immediately bowed his head to his Khan. "Please give the order from the Khan, let's continue the pursuit! Kill this Han army.
After the main force, we will turn around and go to the west. As long as you lift your riding whip, Khan, our warriors from the Ke Chi Department will definitely move forward!"
"That's good," Tan Shihuai continued to smile and nodded, but immediately put away his smile, raised his whip and pointed at the dark hole in front of him, asking back. "But how should I give the order now? You guys say...
…How should I order in this situation?”
The Xianbei nobles and capable warriors who gathered around Tan Shihuai were all stunned when they heard this, and then quickly became speechless, because as Tan Shihuai said, at this moment, even if the Xianbei Khan in front of him had an idea.
, there is prestige and determination, but there is no way to pass on the order!
At three o'clock in the middle of the night, tens of thousands of people were fleeing and chasing. Then suddenly there was fire coming from the lair behind them. Although the fire light dozens of miles away was conspicuous, it could not pierce the dark night. Instead, it added a bit of chaos and psychedelia to the night.
The feeling is the same up close. There are battles and roars everywhere, and then there are burning vehicles and scattered torches. Everything makes it more and more overwhelming...
How to convey orders in this situation? By raising a flag or by shouting? Even if you forcefully send out the capable warriors around you, will you be able to find the leaders of each department?
Tens of thousands of troops have been dispersed early. Unless Tan Shihuai is a god, he can take them back in the middle of the night and act together again!
"Then what should we do?" someone couldn't help but ask.
"Let's take a look," Tan Shihuai raised his head again and stared at the fire coming from the direction of his royal court, and his tone inevitably became deeper. "Let's just watch here and see that the leaders of each department make their own decisions.
What do you think and do? Let’s take a look at what we Xianbei people are like after twenty years of establishment.”
"General!" Seven or eight miles away, a military official holding a talisman couldn't help but tugged at Xia Yu, who was distracted.
"What?" Xia Yu was sweating profusely and turned around in shock.
"Should we return to the army and attack?" The military officer looked excited and spoke hurriedly. "In this situation, Gongsun Sima must have fought hard to survive and broke through the Xianbei Royal Court. In the dark, the Xianbei people will definitely be at a loss to come back to help. We
Shouldn't we take the opportunity to turn around and make a move?"
"Yes, General!" Someone next to him immediately agreed. "Even if we want to retreat smoothly, we should take the opportunity to counterattack to hold back our position! Otherwise, if we continue like this, the losses will be too heavy!"
"Am I a god?" Xia Yu finally came to his senses, but he couldn't help but became furious. "In this situation, how do you ask me to gather the troops? Even if Bai Qi and the Marquis of Huaiyin came together, it would be impossible for them to fight back.
Wave!"
Several military officers were shocked at first when they heard this, but then they became helpless.
"Let's go!" Xia Yu responded simply by reining in his horse's head. "While the enemy is losing ground, let's leave quickly! Otherwise, when it's daytime and Tan Shihuai gathers his troops first, we will really be in danger.
!”
After saying this, the general who was famous for his courage and pioneering actions actually rode away and disappeared into the night in an instant.
The soldiers looked at each other speechlessly, but they could only try their best to keep up.
However, the scolded military officer paused here for a moment, threw the staff in his hand to the ground, and then lowered his head to chase after him.
Time crawled forward slowly. Tan Shihuai and dozens of his followers were stationed on the dark hillside. They did not make a sound and just watched the situation down the hillside carefully. During this period of time, they witnessed with their own eyes
More and more Xianbei people stopped chasing, and then returned directly to the army privately under the leadership of the leaders... First there were sporadic single riders, then a few riders, and then small groups of more than a dozen or hundreds of people.
, in the end it was a large group of people that could not be stopped at all!
Obviously, at this moment when it all depends on personal awareness, once someone speaks, most Xianbei people have no political awareness. They only have their own private property in the royal court in their hearts.
The most ironic thing is that everyone even 'saw' with their own eyes Helian, the youngest son of Tanshihuai Khan. According to custom, this should be the future Khan of the Xianbei people. At that time, the Xianbei prince was leading
A group of elite troops directly under the royal court passed down the hillside and headed north, shouting... as if to say that they should save his things first after returning?
The Tanshihuahuai on the hillside still had a calm expression, making it difficult to tell whether he was happy or angry, but the young warriors and middle-aged nobles from before all turned pale at this time... The former was afraid of these retreating nobles, he was afraid of himself
Today's suggestions will be spread out and remembered by these people; as for the latter, they are afraid of Tan Shihuai's reaction!
In other words, from the latter's perspective, as someone who has followed Tan Shihuai for decades and knows a lot about the Great Khan, the middle-aged noble has just figured out one thing, that is, Tan Shihuai is not without
Order... On the contrary, the other party had already issued an order to the entire Xianbei Royal Court army in the daytime - pursue the entire army, do not rush or delay, and must annihilate the main force of the Han army.
What then? Then these leaders dared to ignore the Great Khan's military orders and returned to the army in a daze. No wonder the Great Khan reacted like this.
Moreover, if these people can still find a reason, it can also be said that they saw other people returning to the army in the dark night, thinking it was the Great Khan's military order... What about you?
"Great sweat!" At this thought, the Xianbei noble could no longer bear it. He dismounted and knelt beside Tan Shihuai. "I am guilty! I should not have suggested returning to the army for selfish reasons. What I just said is actually true.
I am just worried about the damage to the treasures and belongings in my account, not for the gain and loss of the royal court... Please punish me!"
Tan Shihuai didn't even look at the people on the ground, but shook his head slightly: "Get up! It's not you who's wrong, it's me!"
"Great sweat!" The middle-aged noble became more and more frightened. "I..."
"I am indeed angry." Tan Shihuai looked at the flow of people heading north under the hillside and sighed quietly. "But I am not angry with you, but with myself... I actually understand very well in my heart that we Xianbei people are still
That system is incomplete and a fragmented tribal alliance, not a tyrannical country like the Han people! We know better than anyone that if there are no restraints, the Han army's partial divisions can continue to invade the royal court in that desperate situation, but we can only
They will collectively disobey military orders because they are worried about their own private property. At this time, as the Khan King, the best way to deal with it is to follow everyone's wishes 80% and give guidance with the remaining 20%, but I am counting on
Can everyone put aside their selfishness and follow me...isn’t this self-deception?”
"Sweat profusely..."
"I'll let you get up." Tan Shihuai replied calmly. "If we want us Xianbei people to stay on this grassland for a long time like the Huns before us, there are too many things to do... I still need you to do this
People who have insight into people's hearts, please help me! After you go back, you can help me find some witches and priests, and ask them to tell the heads of the various ministries what it means to be the King of Khans ordained by the sun, moon and stars!"
"Here!"
"Then pass on my military order." At this point, Tan Shihuai was a little uninterested and directly urged the horse to walk towards the firelight in the north. "You can pass it on however you want. Anyway, you have to tell every Xianbei person you see. Just tell them.
Khan knew that everyone was worried about Wang Ting’s family and property being damaged, so he ordered the troops to return to help Wang Ting and set off immediately!”
"Here!" A group of Xianbei nobles and guardsmen behind them lowered their heads.
"Wen Qi, it's time to go!" Lu Fan hurriedly rushed to Gongsun Xun's side amid the chaotic fire in the royal court. "The fire has already started, and these frightened Xianbei people alone can't stop it.
We have already done our best, and there is no point in staying any longer.”
Gongsun Xun pressed his arm and scanned the surrounding situation. After confirming that he could not gather the troops, he gritted his teeth and issued the last military order: "Evacuate all, as mentioned before, follow the river to the southeast downstream.
Go, all the way down is Shanggu County, and we will meet again when we get there or at dawn!"
After saying that, he suddenly clamped the horse's belly and took the lead in the direction of Junchou River behind him.
When the surrounding Han troops saw this, they no longer hesitated, but each fought or looked for horses to follow quickly.
"Wen Qi, how serious is your injury?" Lu Fan tried his best to ask in the night as he rode up to catch up. "Is it really just the shoulder?"
"It's not a matter of shoulders or not!" Gongsun Xun reluctantly replied. "Zi Heng doesn't understand this. In fact, even if he gets hit on his toe, it's still a big problem... because there is really no place to gouge out the arrowhead at night, so we can only rely on hope at this time.
This is no longer a dirty arrow!"
The so-called dirty arrows refer to a common practice of inserting arrowheads into feces before use to increase the damage... There are no particularly powerful plant poisons or animal venoms in the north and central plains these days, and the most commonly used arsenic cannot be real.
Seeing blood seals the throat. Therefore, if you want to add fuel to arrows, feces is the simplest and most effective way.
Of course, there is such an old lady, and Gongsun Xun knows the secrets here better than anyone else... He knows that not to mention dirty arrows, even if they are not dirty arrows, they are easily infected, because there are no arrows that are not dirty these days!
What I said before was purely to boost morale, and it was not accurate at all.
And he and his mother don’t need to know it. Even any old soldier knows that if the arrowhead penetrates the flesh, it is best to dig it out at all costs at the beginning. Otherwise, as time goes by, under the flow of Qi and blood, the arrowhead will
The dirty things will pollute faster!
However, in this situation, how can we control too much?
Lu Fan, a Runan scholar, knew nothing about this, so after hearing this, he was frightened on the one hand, but he didn't know how to deal with it on the other.
"By the way, Zi Heng." Gongsun Xun suddenly turned around with a blushing face and warned. "You are a scribe, so you should be careful on the road... When the arrow came, I didn't see the direction clearly at all, and I was waving my arms again.
I don’t know if it’s coming from the front or from the back!”
Lu Fan's expression changed when he heard this, but he immediately kept silent. He just quickly used his unskilled riding skills and tried his best to follow the opponent.
There was no need to talk about the chaos of the night, but when dawn came, Gongsun Xun felt more and more sore and numb in his wounds and his forehead was burning. So, while silently complaining, he quickly stopped his horse and called Lu Fan to stop him.
In any case, this arrow can no longer be dragged down. Fortunately, there are confidants around, so there is no need to worry about anything else!
"The theory says: The four barbarians are violent, and their forces strengthen each other. The Xiongnu is fierce in the Longhan, and the Western Qiang is fierce in the Zhongxing. And between Ling and Xian, Xianbei is flourishing. The stone locust is fierce, and there is a Shanyu land!
"——"Book of the Later Han Dynasty". Volume 90. Biographies of Wuhuan and Xianbei. Volume 80
PS: Sorry... I fell asleep on the keyboard. This is not the first time I have done this. Fortunately, I finished coding... I was so nervous that I didn’t dare to watch the group.
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