Chapter 154: The Gentleman and the Prince and the Monthly Pass)
At this moment, Qu Yi's Jizhou soldiers and Han Hao's Taishan soldiers had emerged from the dense forest and rushed straight towards the Huns cavalry who were looting the Hedong army's weapons and equipment.
Needless to say, the bravery of Taishan's soldiers was undeniable, but the elite soldiers and horses under Qu Yi's command were far beyond everyone's imagination.
The soldiers trained by Qu Yi were obviously very familiar with cavalry tactics. The soldiers under his command would be mixed with cavalry and infantry to form a central army. There were also two thousand strong crossbow troops placed on the left and right sides of the central army, and they would quickly attack the Hun cavalry.
Push away.
The plundering Xiongnu army quickly discovered the movements of Qu Yi's army, hurriedly turned their troops and charged in the direction of Qu Yi's army.
Before the two sides were in direct contact, the crossbowmen on both sides of the Quyi Central Army had already begun to play an important role. Before the two sides had reached dozens of steps, these well-trained crossbowmen were stationed at the same time.
He stepped forward, shouting slogans in unison, and firing the crossbows in his hands.
Thousands of powerful crossbows and thunder fired from both wings, and countless arrows and crossbows shot directly into the Huns' formation. Those who were hit will fall!
For a time, the Huns' huge cavalry team fell on their backs, and the formation was immediately in chaos.
In the dense forest, the one eye under Xu Rong's mask suddenly emitted light, and he exclaimed in admiration: "It's amazing! This Qu Yi is so well versed in the tactics of breaking cavalry, and the strong soldiers under his command can have such power to control strings.
! Not to mention this Xiongnu bandit, even the Xiliang Iron Cavalry is here. Facing such a powerful crossbow army, I'm afraid they won't get anything good!"
The pottery merchant sighed secretly and said nothing.
Xu Rong's vision is indeed unique. In history, Qu Yi relied on his unique crossbow-step fighting method to shoot down Gongsun Zan's white-horse Yi Cong in Hebei with a "powerful crossbow".
It can be said that without Qu Yi, there would not have been the glory of Yuan Shao defeating Gongsun Zan and unifying the four states of Hebei!
"Looking at this kind of battle, we will definitely not lose." The pottery merchant touched his chin and carefully considered his comments.
Xu Rong nodded and agreed: "I really didn't expect that Qu Yi's soldiers and horses were so good at fighting. If we continue to fight like this, the Huns cavalry will be defeated in less than a moment. If our soldiers and horses go to help, it will be very difficult."
It’s too much.”
"Then according to your opinion, if the Huns are defeated, where should they go?" The potter raised his eyebrows and asked with a smile.
Xu Rong pointed at a canyon opposite the battlefield by the river and said: "The Huns are now being attacked and suppressed from three sides by Qu Yi and Han Hao. If they are to flee, the fastest way out should be that valley road!"
The potter nodded and said, "Okay, let's cross the battlefield from the side and wait for them there."
Xu Rong didn't quite understand what the potter was trying to do. The overall situation of this war had been decided! At this time, was there any point in picking up holes in the retreat of the Huns?
If this war situation continues, Xu Rong even doubts whether any Huns will retreat from the battlefield alive.
Meeting Qu Yi's slightly doubtful gaze, the pottery merchant smiled slightly, shook his head and said, "I have no other intention, I just want to try my luck. If I really can't, it doesn't matter."
"What kind of luck do you want to take?"
The potter was silent for a moment, and then he said quietly: "What I want to try is to see if I can meet the little Hun prince."
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Tao Shang's five hundred soldiers and horses took advantage of the fierce battle between Qu Yi and the Huns on the battlefield, and secretly smuggled themselves to the canyon road where Xu Rong said the Huns were most likely to retreat.
The pottery merchant ordered Xu Rong to place his troops and horses at a dangerous place on both sides of the road, and set up horse trip ropes and rope nets, waiting for the arrival of the remnants of the Huns.
In fact, Tao Shang is not sure whether the Huns can have remnant soldiers, and Tao Shang is not sure whether the prince Yufuluo he wants to see can be alive. Even if he can survive, he may not be as Xu Rong said. Like everyone else, they will definitely flee to this road.
But the potter just wanted to try his luck!
After about half an hour of arranging the five hundred soldiers and horses, the sound of rapid horse hooves suddenly sounded from the other end of the canyon road.
But I saw about thirty Hun cavalrymen fleeing rapidly towards the depths of the canyon. Many of them were covered in blood, and some even had crossbow arrows inserted into their bodies. They were obviously seriously injured.
The pottery merchant looked from afar, with a smile on his lips.
Although I don’t know if the little prince in Fuluo is among the visitors, but judging from the situation of dozens of cavalry closely surrounding the two cavalry... among the two people who were so closely protected, there must be Huns. extremely important person.
Seeing the Hun cavalry approaching, the Xuzhou army suddenly straightened the trip horse rope hidden on the valley road.
"Oooh!"
The Hun cavalry running at the head suddenly overturned their horses, and the cavalry following closely behind also stopped because of the obstruction. The Huns looked around in panic, with inexplicable panic showing on their faces.
Five hundred Xuzhou troops rushed out from both sides. The spears in their hands were not at war with the Huns, but were fiercely stabbed at the horses under the Huns' crotches.
For a moment, each of the Huns fell on their backs, and all their horses fell in a pool of blood. The Huns soldiers rolled up from the ground in embarrassment, picked up the weapons in their hands, and showed their teeth to protect the two people in the team just now. He was a special person who was gibbering incoherently, but Xuzhou Jun had no idea what they were talking about.
Five hundred Xuzhou soldiers, on Xu Rong's orders, surrounded them tightly.
Xu Rong stepped forward on his horse, holding a sword and wearing a mask, observing these Huns soldiers coldly.
When the Xiongnu soldiers saw Xu Rong's bronze mask, they were a little confused for a moment, but they quickly regained their composure. They could tell that the man wearing the mask must be the leader of the Han army.
One of the Xiongnu soldiers took the risk and suddenly jumped towards Xu Rong with a scimitar in hand. Apparently he had made up his mind to capture the thief first and capture the king first.
Xu Rong acted as if he didn't see it, raised his hand and slashed the Huns soldier to the ground.
At this moment, the rest of the Huns did not dare to move.
The pottery merchant squeezed from his own team to the front of the formation, looked back and forth at the Huns soldiers, and shouted loudly: "Is there anyone who can speak Chinese?"
The Huns were looking at the pottery merchant warily, and they were gibbering incoherently. They didn't know what they were muttering.
"Is there anyone who can speak Chinese? If you can speak Chinese, come forward...otherwise, I will order the killing."
After dilly-dallying for a while, the circle of Huns soldiers was opened, and the two protected Huns slowly walked to the front of the formation. A seemingly older man shouted back to the potter in blunt Chinese.
"We are the descendants of the Chanyu who hunted down corpses on the grassland. We are like eagles overlooking the vast land! This young man from the Han Dynasty is asking, how big an official were you in the Han Dynasty?"
The older Huns asked the question in a garbled way, with an obvious local accent, which made people feel a headache.
The potter looked up and down at the Hun man who spoke, and replied: "I am not an official, but I hold your lives in my hands now! Who among you is Humphrey, let him stand up for me."
The older Huns had a look of extreme anger on their faces and shouted back: "Unreasonable Han people, you are bullying us warriors who have strayed from the grassland like hungry wolves devouring sheep! Our leader
Prince Luan Tiyufuluo is a descendant of the great Luan Ti family, and he will never accept such rude humiliation and indifference from you, a Han without any official position!"
The older Xiongnu man whined so loudly that the potter's head was confused. He turned around and asked Xu Rong, "Did the Xianbei people you met when you lived in Liaodong also talk like this?"
Xu Rong shook his head in confusion and said, "That's not right... Xianbei people can speak human language, and I don't know what's wrong with the Huns..."
The potter frowned, looked at the older Hun man again, and said, "I said, I want to see Yu Fuluo, who among you is?!"
The older Huns still held their heads high and kept chattering: "The royal family of the Luan Ti family is like the sun hanging high in the grassland at noon, and they are the favorites of the Great Moon God! The descendants of the Luan Ti family will never be treated like slaves.
Just like slaughtered cattle and sheep, you Han people showed up despite your casual and rude shouting!"
The pottery merchant took out the short crossbow he carried with him every day from his back, pulled the string and fired a short arrow at the soil at the feet of the Hun man.
Then I saw the short arrow "swish", stabbing firmly at the foot of the Hun man, just a little bit short of nailing his instep.
The pottery merchant showed a slightly gloomy smile and said coldly: "First, speak human language, and second, who is Humphreys."
The Huns, who had just said "Uluru, wow," referring to both the grassland and the moon god, looked at the short arrow stuck at their feet, with horror in their eyes, and two streams of water flowed from their huge nostrils unknowingly.
There was white snot in my nose, and I sucked it back hard.
After a long while, I heard him reply very nervously: "I am."
"..."
"oops!"
But he saw the pottery merchant put away the short crossbow with a smile, and waved happily to Yuvluo: "Your Highness, Tao has been waiting for you here for a long time, why did you come here now? Are you trying to hide from me?
Cat...come here quickly and let me see if you are hurt."
In the current situation, less than thirty Huns were surrounded by five hundred Xuzhou soldiers, and they had completely lost their ability to resist. Humphrey knew that if he wanted to save his life at this time, he could only surrender.
I saw this wandering prince of the Southern Huns taking off the scimitar from his waist and throwing it on the ground. The Huns around him also followed suit and threw all the weapons in their hands on the ground.
Xu Rong waved to the Xuzhou soldiers behind him, and saw the soldiers coming forward in an orderly manner. Some began to escort the Huns soldiers, while others began to collect the ordnance thrown on the ground by the Huns.
Yuvluo and the young Huns beside him walked up to the pottery merchant under the custody of the Xuzhou army.
The potter looked Yufro up and down, and saw that this prince who was expelled by the Southern Huns had a big nose, round eyes, big ears that caught the wind, and surprisingly thick lips. In short, his facial features were surprisingly large.
, impressive... somewhat similar to the image characteristics of Europeans, but not exactly.
The potter looked at the young man next to Yu Fulo with a smile and said: "Prince Yu, this young and handsome prince, who are you?"
Yu Fuluo's Chinese proficiency was limited. He frowned and tasted it for a long time before thinking about it. He sighed and replied: "My last name in Chinese is Luan Ti, not Yu... The one next to me is my son, Liu Bao."
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Upon hearing this, Tao Shang suddenly realized that this young descendant turned out to be Yu Fuluo's son, and he was also the one who became the Zuoxian King of the Southern Huns after Yu Fuluo's death... It turned out that he was also killed by the Southern Xiongnu just like his biological father.
The royal court expelled him and fled to the Central Plains.
The pottery merchant looked at Liu Bao for a while, nodded and said with a smile: "It turns out to be His Royal Highness the little prince, disrespectful."
Liu Bao is not very old, he looks to be in his twenties, and he looks a little reserved.
After listening to the pottery merchant's words, Liu Bao looked quite embarrassed. He wanted to point out the flaws in the pottery merchant's words, but he didn't know whether he should say something or not in this situation where people are fighting for their own good.
explain.
Seeing Liu Bao's coy expression, Tao Shang smiled kindly and said: "Your Majesty, my little prince, if you have anything to say, feel free to speak out. Don't be afraid. We Han people are the most reasonable."
After hearing this, Liu Bao gained courage, bowed slightly to the pottery merchant, and said nervously in blunt Chinese: "Han official, I am not a little prince, please don't call me that.
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Tao Shang heard this and said curiously: "When your grandfather was alive, he was the Great Chanyu of the Southern Huns. Although your father was in exile in China, he was also nominally the prince of the Southern Huns. You are the son of the little prince, not the little prince."
What is the little prince?"
Liu Bao looked slightly embarrassed and hesitated for a long time before replying in a low voice: "Han official, according to the popular saying among you Han people, the son of a prince should generally be called Wangsun."
The potter's face suddenly turned dark.
Xu Rong rolled his eyes, speechless at the common sense of this young master.
It's shameful that the Huns despised me.
The pottery merchant glared at Liu Bao unhappily and changed the subject: "Did you take Cai Zhaoji away?"
Liu Bao looked at the pottery merchant in confusion, and said in confusion: "Han... Han official, who is Cai Zhaoji?"
It seems that Cai Yan, who was robbed by the Xiongnu in history and had two sons and became a Hujia 18-year-old, had not been kidnapped by Liu Bao at this time.
Now that Liu Bao has been detained by himself, the wheel of history has also been changed invisibly... Cai Yan should not have to endure the suffering he should have suffered.
"Who are you? What do you want to do to my father and son?" Yuvrou asked from the side. Now that he fell into the hands of the other party, whether he killed or scratched him, he had to show his attitude.
Tao Shang cleared his throat and said slowly: "I am Tao Shang, the eldest son of Tao Jun, the governor of Xuzhou in the Han Dynasty. I am here to encircle and suppress you, the prince, together with Qu Yi, on the orders of Yuan Gong, the shepherd of Jizhou."
Yufuluo heard this and said angrily: "I am the heir of Shanyu of Nanting who was personally received by Emperor Xiaoling of your Han Dynasty! My son was also specially ordered by Emperor Xiaoling to use the character 'Liu' of Tianjia as his Han name and surname.
, you are just the son of a Han official and governor, what qualifications do you have to arrest our father and son?!"