Chapter Forty-Six: Dingyun Swings Eastward

Li Mu knew that from now on, the Li Mu from the future would slowly disappear.

Maybe the Li Mu who came from later generations will only appear when he treats Diao Chan, Zhen Mi, Zhao Yun, and Zhang Liao.

Instead, there will be a brand-new, different Li Mu.

Or the butcher! Or heroes!

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After dealing with the captives, Li Mu got a report. In this battle, the Han army lost more than 500 people, which means that there are only more than 2,400 soldiers left in his hands.

Li Mu was in his heart, silently reciting Cao Song's "Jihai Sui"

The map of Zeguo's entry into the war,

What a plan for the people, Le Qiao Su.

With the king's words, the marquis is sealed,

One will be successful, and ten thousand bones will wither.

Li Mu learned that from the hands of the Yunzhong Xianbei army and the Yunzhong Xianbei tribe, a total of 40,000 horses, 300,000 cattle and sheep, countless grains, grasses and ordnance, and countless gold and silver treasures were confiscated.

Li Mu picked a few of these gold and silver treasures and prepared them for Diao Chan, Zhen Mi, Yang's family, Aunt Zhang's family, and Niu Er's family.

The rest of the treasures, Li Mu asked the Han army to choose by themselves, and the soldiers of the Han army naturally cheered.

Li Mu suddenly changed his mind, he left two tun commanders and more than 400 Han troops, and let them supervise the more than 20,000 Xianbei women and children, and transport these horses, cattle and sheep, grain, grass, ordnance, gold and silver treasures back to Yanmen Pass. Once is not enough for two, two times is not enough for three times, until it is shipped out.

Li Mu promised these Xianbei women and children that if they could complete the task, he would naturally give them some cattle and sheep, grain and grass, gold and silver treasures

Those humble women and children agreed with half a doubt.

In fact, these Xianbei women and children understand in their hearts that whether it is the Han army or the Xianbei army, whoever is powerful is their master, and they are just driven slaves!

After dealing with everything, Li Mu ordered the army to rest on the spot for a day. At midnight the next day, Li Mushuai led 2,000 Han troops eastward, preparing to meet Zuo Zhonglang's general Huangfu Song.

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However, it was said that after Huangfu Song divided his troops in Pingcheng, he personally commanded 30,000 Han troops and advanced all the way to the north.

When it was thirty miles away from Liucheng, Tanmalai reported that there were about 3,000 Xianbei troops stationed in Liucheng. Huangfu Song ordered the horse to explore again.

Subsequently, Huangfu Song ordered the army to slow down the march, and sent several scouts to set off from all directions of the Northern Expeditionary Army to find out the news within a radius of 100 miles.

Huangfu Song saw that the Xianbei army had occupied Liucheng, and ordered the army to camp twenty miles away from Liucheng.

Huangfu Song saw that it was getting late, and it was inconvenient to attack the city at this time, so he gave the order to go down, bury the pot and make rice, and set off tomorrow to attack Liucheng.

As a result, on the evening of the same day, the Tanmalai newspaper, which monitored the Xianbei army, reported that all the 3,000 Xianbei troops stationed in Liucheng had withdrawn from Liucheng.

Huangfu Song was afraid that the Xianbei army would be deceitful, so he ordered Tanma to continue to find out the news of the Xianbei army.

The next day, Huangfu Song left 2,000 Han troops to garrison Liucheng, and he led the remaining 28,000 Han troops to continue northward.

At dusk of the same day, the Northern Expeditionary Army was stationed in Montenegro, and according to the Malay report, there was no trace of the Xianbei army in the surrounding 50 miles of Montenegro.

Huangfu Song looked at the map and couldn't help but ponder, this Black Mountain is one hundred and eighty miles away from Danhan Mountain, how could there be no trace of the Xianbei Army?

Could it be that the Xianbei army is shrinking its combat strength, waiting for him to go to the decisive battle of Danhan Mountain.

After dawn, Huangfu Songba's camp marched north, and the army advanced fifty miles north, arriving in Shangyi in the evening. Huangfu Song saw that Shangyi was a place that was easy to defend and difficult to attack, and there was a water source, so he asked the army to set up camp.

Huangfu Song thought that there was no news from the westward army now, if he rashly advanced and fell into the ambush of the Xianbei army, the Northern Expedition army would be destroyed.

Huangfu Song was stationed in Shangyi for two days, waiting for the news of the westward marching army.

Huangfu Song heard the Malay newspaper that the westward army was stationed in Qingshuihe, and hurriedly asked someone to spread out the map. Huangfu Song carefully examines the march route of the westward marching army.

Suddenly, Huangfu Song smashed his fist on several cases, and said hatefully: "Liu Long, Wang Hu, ignorant horseman, I will rest the army marching west!" The Northern Expedition is over! ”

All the captains asked in unison, "General Huangfu, what went wrong with the westward army?" ”

"Qingshui River is low-lying, easy to attack and difficult to defend, only more than 100 miles away from Yunzhong, if the Xianbei army in Yunzhong attacks the camp, the westward army will be annihilated. If the westward army is defeated, it will not be able to attract the garrison near the Xianbei Palace. My Northern Expeditionary Army will also be alone. ”

Huangfu Song looked at the map in his hand, clenched his fists, and said hatefully.

"General Huangfu, maybe the Xianbei army didn't think of attacking the camp at all, and the westward army is still safe." One of the lieutenants said with relief.

"For today's plan, the Northern Expeditionary Army will temporarily rest in Shangyi and wait for the news of the westward marching army."

Huangfu Song let out a long sigh and said.

From now on, Huangfu Song sent people to inquire about the news of the westward army on the one hand, and the news of the Xianbei army on the other hand.

Finally, three days later, Huangfu Song got the news that was unfortunate and fortunate, and the chief Li Mu turned the tide and defeated the Xianbei army in Yunzhong who came to attack the camp, and the Han army annihilated more than 9,000 Xianbei troops at the cost of more than 5,000 casualties.

Huangfu Song was overjoyed, and immediately decided that tomorrow's army would march and enter Danhan Mountain.

The next day, Huangfu Song led the army to leave Shangyi and march north to Danhan Mountain.

Huangfu Song thought that since the westward army had won, then Tanshihuai would definitely send a garrison near Danhan Mountain to reinforce Yunzhong.

In Huangfu Song's heart, the westward army was just a chess piece, and his Northern Expedition army was the main force of this expedition.

However, what Huangfu Song couldn't imagine was that Tanshi Huai was seriously ill at this time, and the actual control of Xianbei Wangting Danhan Mountain was in the hands of Tan Shihuai's son and Lian.

And Helian has always been at odds with Putou and Fuluohan. Not to mention the defeat of the Xianbei army in the clouds, even if the Xianbei army in the clouds is completely annihilated, Helian will not send a single soldier to rescue him.

Just when Huangfu Song's Northern Expeditionary army marched to Daqinggou, the Xianbei army was already waiting for him in Daqinggou.

In this way, in the open valley area of Daqinggou, the Han army and the Xianbei army set up a large camp. The two armies were twenty miles apart.

For the next five days, the two armies went back and forth, won and lost each other, and could not hold each other.

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However, it is said that Li Mushuai led 2,000 Han troops to begin to advance eastward, and the eastward Han army passed through Tucheng, Liangcheng, Dayu, and Wulan all the way, and came to Yangshan on the fifth day.

Along the way, the eastward Han army only encountered a few small Xianbei troops, and these Xianbei troops fled far away when they saw the Han army.

When Li Mu set off from the clouds, he sent scouts to find out the location of Huangfu Song's army.

Li Mu knew that this Yang Mountain was less than 100 miles away from Danhan Mountain, and he was afraid that he would be more than lucky if he rushed forward.

Li Mu inspected and found that Yangshan was also a place that was easy to defend and difficult to attack, and there was a water source, so he immediately asked the soldiers to set up camp and bury the pot to make rice.