Chen Cheng gave the order to march, so the soldiers no longer cared about the gravel on the ground and urged the horses to rush forward. The Huns were greatly frightened. They were talking about surrender just now, so why did they suddenly come to kill them? Many of them didn't react before they
After being stabbed by lances, most of the remaining people either jumped into the Yellow River or dismounted and escaped over the mountains.
After losing their fighting spirit, the resistance of the crowd was worse than that of wild beasts. Many Huns jumped into the Yellow River and realized that their water quality was not good. They might drown in the small river, let alone the rolling Yellow River? However, they jumped
It's easy, but it's not that easy to climb up and get it again, even if the water flow here is relatively gentle.
In this battle, Chen Cheng's army killed more than 800 people and captured more than 1,000 people. Most of the remaining people jumped into the Yellow River. Only two to three hundred people dismounted and escaped over the mountains. But the plants in the mountains here
There were so few, it was difficult to find food, and it was not known whether one in 10 people would survive.
The men in the Liangzhou army who were good at archery also chased the Huns along the Yellow River and shot them to death. The Huns cursed and swam away as hard as they could. The water flow on the bank was still gentler, and the closer they got, the closer they got.
In the middle of the river, the speed of the water is faster. But if you stay on the bank, you will die now. If you hold the horse and swim to the middle, you may not die. Everyone knows how to choose.
The corpses of men and horses who drowned in the Yellow River followed the current to the north, and many were pushed to the west bank. When the Huns grazing and drinking horses on the bank saw it, they couldn't help but burst into laughter. The news soon reached the ears of Xubu Guduhou,
He rushed to the river on horseback and saw more than a dozen corpses bobbing in the river. He pretended to be calm and said to the people beside him, "I just accidentally fell into the river and drowned. It's nothing."
What do you mean it's nothing? The princes and nobles who came together are not fools, so how could they not guess what happened?
The leader who had sent all his men to the other side of the river cried loudly, "It's over, it's all over. Those are three thousand of the most elite warriors!"
Xubu Guduhou whipped the man and shouted: "Why are you crying? It's just a dozen people who accidentally fell into the river. The enemy has few soldiers. When we cross the Yellow River, we will cut the enemy's flesh with a knife."
Cut off the ground!”
Seeing the Great Chanyu so calm, the leaders felt a little at ease. At this moment, a Huns staggered up from the river holding a horse. Seeing so many noble people in front of them, this man
He cried loudly from a distance, "Great Chanyu, all the soldiers and horses crossing the river are dead!"
Xubu Guduhou almost lost his breath, and his face was livid from holding back. He snatched the riding bow from the soldiers around him and shot it hard at the man in the river. But in anger, he used too much force and pulled the bow string directly.
It broke. There was a "pop" sound, and the bowstring hit his face, causing blood to flow out immediately.
"Shoot him to death!" Xubu Guduhou said angrily: "Shoot him to death!"
The Hun soldier behind him hesitated for a moment, but had to step forward under Shan Yu's furious eyes, then opened his bow and shot the arrow out. The man still standing in the shallow water first shouted "I am not guilty" and saw the arrow.
The arrow was really shot, so he had to turn around and run towards the center of the river. After running a few steps, the arrow fell from the sky and shot him to death in the river. The blood flowed down the river, and the bright red color gradually faded.
It becomes lighter and eventually gets mixed into the river water and is no longer visible.
Seeing that the man in the river was shot like a hedgehog, Xubu Guduhou's anger finally dissipated a little. After he calmed down, he continued to move toward the Yin Mountain with his troops and horses, hoping to capture the tribes at the foot of the Yin Mountain. They
After rushing back across a distance of six to seven hundred miles, not only did we lose a lot of soldiers, but we also lost a lot of livestock and horses. If we don't add more, I'm afraid we will almost run out of food.
After Chen Cheng withdrew his troops and returned to Linrong, he first showed prisoners and flags to the soldiers and civilians in the city to calm the hearts of the people and soldiers in the city. Then he sent Xu Rong to lead a hundred cavalry south to pass back the information about the Huns' defeat. According to Chen Cheng's original intention
, Xu Rong would have been more effective if he stayed in Linrong, but due to several considerations, it was finally decided to send him back to report the news.
It's not that he doesn't trust Yang Qiu, Li Kanna, Ri Zhu and others. These people have been very brave in recent battles, but now they are alone, so they can only be cautious and cautious. Chen Cheng knows that people's thoughts are easy.
What has changed may be that for some reason the position is completely opposite to what it was before.
In the next ten days or so, the Huns tried to cross the Yellow River several times, but were beaten back by the Liangzhou Army. The Huns' actions were no longer as resolute as last time, and they retreated at the slightest sign of trouble. It was really...
More than 7,000 cavalry were lost at one time, which made them a little scared.
Although more than 2,000 Huns cavalry escaped from the dead, they were all scattered in the vast land of Hetao. If they cannot be gathered together, it is as if they have nothing. Not only can these people no longer play any role, but they are exaggerating and exaggerating Liangzhou everywhere.
The number and combat effectiveness of the army spread panic and uneasiness throughout the Xiongnu tribes.
When the following Huns returned to the foot of Yin Mountain, and the tribes who were grazing here were collected, Xubu Guduhou's troops increased to more than 70,000. Over the past many days, he had also figured out the situation.
The enemy in Rong City only had three or four thousand cavalry. Although I still don't understand how the enemy could win with such a small number, but when fighting the Han army, it was not uncommon for the Huns to be defeated when they occupied absolute strength.
Therefore, after Xubu Guduhou tried several times near Linrong, but was discovered by the Liangzhou army, he simply led his people to walk eastward along the Yellow River for hundreds of miles, until they reached the foot of the mountains in the east, and then crossed the Yellow River.
Ignoring the opposition of his tribesmen, he went forward and summoned tens of thousands of string-controlling men from Meiji, Manbai, Jiuyuan, etc., and added the number of soldiers and horses to one hundred thousand, and then forcibly collected many livestock and horses, and then launched a mighty
Heading westward.
In the view of Xubu Guduhou, it was understandable that he could not defeat the Liangzhou people completely and quickly in the north. But when he arrived at the edge of the Yellow River, he used an upright force to attack frontally and deal with the Han people who did not know whether to live or die.
, or is it not that easy?
As for the tribesmen complaining about the weight of the war horses, the tribesmen complained that the Wuhuan people from the east would come to rob the pastures and other things. In the eyes of Xubu Guduhou, they were nothing but trivial matters. He rode on the horse and looked at him with contempt.
He looked at the sad-faced noble leaders and thought to himself: What does it mean to suffer a little now? If the Han people are not driven out of Linrong, you will have to suffer a lot in the future!
Xubu Guduhou looked around, frowned, and reprimanded loudly: "It's too slow. Let everyone speed up. I will rush to Linrong City within three days!"
The soldiers loudly received the order and passed on the order to support the plow Gutu Da Chanyu, which immediately caused another lamentation.
"Da Chanyu, why don't you let the men and women have a rest first?" A noble person close to him said: "The soldiers are very tired, and many cattle, sheep and horses have died. It won't work if we continue like this!"
After hearing this, Marquis Xubu Gudu became angry, "The people below don't understand, don't you understand too? Every time we rest for one more day, the strength of the Han people in Linrong City will become stronger! If the Han people
Once we have established a foothold in Linrong, we will capture Wuyuan and Yunzhong next. If we don’t drive them away, our great Huns will perish!”
The nobles were so scolded that they looked at each other and then went down in despair.
At this time, fourteen days had passed since the Huns crossed the river near Linrong for the first time. It took another three days for this large army to arrive near Linrong again in a mighty manner.
While the Huns were moving around, the Liangzhou army was not idle. After Xu Rong returned to Lingzhou, he first informed Yan Zhong of Linrong's situation, and then handed over Chen Cheng's autographed letter. Yan Zhong originally thought that Chen Cheng was making a surprise attack
After arriving in Linrong, he would return the same way, but he didn't expect that Chen Cheng would stay in Linrong and not leave.
He was stunned for a while, and when he came to his senses, he immediately called Cheng Yi, Yang Hao, Lu Fang, Zhao Yun and other generals, and passed the bamboo slips to everyone. He heard that Chen Cheng led his troops to capture Linrong City, and then went to the Yellow River again.
Regarding the defeat of eight thousand Huns cavalry, all the generals agreed that this was a God-given opportunity that should not be missed.
So the troops were divided into two groups. One group walked along the west bank of the Yellow River, following the movement of the Huns. The other group crossed the vast sand sea and headed straight from the east bank to Linrong City. When both groups of soldiers and horses arrived at their destination,
Afterwards, the Huns also gathered their troops near Wuyuan County.
After waiting for another four days, the Huns appeared near Linrong. It was just that the enemy moved so slowly. What surprised Chen Cheng the most was that many Huns escaped from the east, saying they were going to attack.
Abandon darkness and embrace light.
During these days, in addition to supervising the craftsmen in the city to continue to build new equipment and weapons, Chen Cheng was discussing with the generals what tactics to use. In his spare time, he would also learn some Huns language from Na Ri Zhu and others.
.His "Intelligence" attribute has added some points. Although it is not very good for creative thinking, it can learn things much faster.
Therefore, even though it had only been less than twenty days, he could already speak Hun dialect fluently.
Chen Cheng said in surprise: "This... you are Huns, how could you betray your great chanyu and want to come and join me?"
The Huns kneeling on the ground cried: "Xubuguduhou is not a direct descendant of Luan Di's family, and he is not qualified to be a great chanyu. Since he was defeated by Mr. Chen last time, he has been forcibly recruited.
The cattle, sheep and horses of our tribe were also captured by the young and strong, and were forcibly incorporated into the army. It is not that we want to betray the great Chanyu of Gutu, Xubu Guduhou is not the Chanyu of our Huns.
!”
"Then why do you want to defect to me?" Chen Cheng said playfully: "I am not a descendant of the Luan Di family."
"We heard that Mr. Chen never hesitates to reward those who have made meritorious services. That Rizhu was also a Huns, but he was highly valued by Mr. Chen. He not only gave him many tribes, but also allocated him a large piece of pasture. Then
What Ri Zhu can do for adults, we can do too!"
"Haha, that's it, what's your name?"
The Xiongnu who was kneeling on the ground raised his head and said excitedly: "My ancestor is the son of the Ninghu family, and he has the blood of the Han Dynasty royal family in his body. The name of the Xiongnu will no longer be used in the future. Please give me a Han name."
!”
The so-called Ning Hulan clan is Wang Zhaojun. After hearing this, Na Rizhu couldn't help but feel very jealous. He thought in his heart: I don't even dare to ask you to give me a name, but you, a newly surrendered person, dare to propose such a thing.
Such an unreasonable request!
However, after Chen Cheng pondered for a while, he actually gave him a Han name, "Since you have the blood of the royal family, which means you have a deep connection with the Central Plains, then your name will be Liu, and the name will be the same."
Character."
Liu Yuan kowtowed on the ground and said happily: "Thank you, sir, for the name!"
