When Tuoba Feng's army came, it was mighty and embarrassed, but when it left, it was like a gust of wind, fast and silent.

After Titu got the news from Tuoba Hui, the expression on his face was as ugly as it was, and he was so sad that he almost smacked himself a few times. He always thought he was very smart and never did anything to lose. I didn't expect to suffer a big loss this time. It rained for two days, and I lost all my money. This time, he completely ignored the dissuasion of the Black Feather King Nanlou, and persuaded thousands of tribes to send troops together and join forces with the Tuoba tribe to invade the Great Han Kingdom. I thought I could make a lot of money, but I didn't expect a heavy rain and a flood to shatter all my dreams.

"Is it true?" He asked with a wry smile as he looked around at his men gathered around.

"Adults don't have to worry about winning or losing. If God doesn't help, no one can do anything. Along the way, we were like a bamboo, attacking the city, and the captured booty was quite large, and it was more than enough to compensate for the losses of the troops this time. This time, the Han people were helped by heaven and were lucky to be able to go to the valley. Next time, they won't have such a good chance. He stood behind him and whispered reassurance.

Ti Toh was unwilling to return empty-handed. He remembered Nanlou's eyes that despised him, and his heart was on fire. If you go back like this, you will definitely be blamed by the difficult building. He has wanted to be the king of the Kamiya Karasuma clan for a long time, if there is no trust from Nanlou, no outstanding military exploits, and no strong strength, how can this king sit on the throne? He also had an ulterior purpose in sending troops this time, that is, to use Tuoba Feng's hand to eliminate the White Deer Tribe, kill the Deer Breaking Wind of the White Deer Tribe, and eliminate the thought of Nanlou who wanted to establish Lu Pofeng as the new king of Shanggu.

Now it's all in vain.

Seeing the menacing Han army and Karasuma people suddenly retreat like a tide, Tuoba Tao and a few of his men let out a long breath.

"Dashuai, on the opposite side is the banner of the leopard Li Hong, should we be careful of his deception?" Xiaoshuai Tuoba Raccoon pointed to the battle flag that was gradually disappearing in the distance and said loudly.

The courage of the leopard is a lingering shadow for the people of the Tuoba tribe. The lives of the three leaders of the tribe were buried in his hands one after another, including a famous and humble marshal Tuoba Hong.

"He's about the same number as us. He attacks and defends, and he will suffer. Now he is leading his troops to retreat, intent on suppressing us and creating pressure and panic on our soldiers. Tuoba Tao shook his head and whispered, "He's smart and a tough opponent. ”

"Can we escape?" Tuoba hesitated and asked softly.

He is Tuoba Feng's nephew and is very young. Tuoba Tao glanced at him and sighed.

"If we want to go back safely, we need three conditions. One is God's help, it doesn't rain anymore, and the water level of the river drops in three days. We retreated in a hurry, and there was no food except the standing dry rations. If we succeed in crossing the river after three days, we will have to kill horses and feed ourselves along the way. Second, I hope that the Han army will not have reinforcements in the past few days. If they have enough men, they can launch an offensive and defeat us. With our backs to the Sangqian River, we have no room for maneuver, and defeat is a matter of time. Third ......"

Tuoba Tao slowly turned around, pointed to the other side of the Sangqian River, and said with a wry smile: "If the defenders of Fuyang City attack in time and occupy the opposite bank, we will be completely finished." ”

Tuoba raccoon dog was in a heavy mood, looking at the turbid river, speechless for a long time.

In the afternoon, scouts sent by Tuoba Feng shot wooden rafts on the opposite bank. The Xianbei people, the Karasuma people, had no writing, and the communication drew a few symbols on a wooden board. After Tuoba Tao saw it, he casually threw the wooden slip into the river.

"What's your message?" Tuoba Raccoon followed him and asked cautiously.

Tuoba Tao smiled wryly.

"The Great Army has already begun to retreat. We can only fend for ourselves and ask for more blessings. ”

"Commander, we can fight our way out of the encirclement, all the way west into Daijun, and then turn north and return to Macheng. Although the road is long, it is better than staying in this projectile land. One of Tuobatao's subordinates suddenly suggested.

"The troops have no food and grass supplies, and there are pursuers behind them, how many people can return to the grassland after a long journey?" Tuoba Tao retorted.

"Dashuai, we are fighting in the border of the Han Dynasty, why is there so little food? If my army still had ten days' rations, it wouldn't be so embarrassed? A commander said indignantly.

Tuoba Tao was silent. Tuoba Feng insisted on not listening to him and Tuoba obscure advice, and insisted on going his own way, resulting in today's tragic situation. Man is not as good as heaven, and the same has been true since ancient times.

In the evening, it began to rain lightly.

The soldiers of the Tuoba tribe took turns to be on guard in a narrow defensive position, always on guard against a sudden attack from a distant enemy. The soldiers who were resting in shifts hid in tents, and everyone gathered in heaps, staring blankly at the rushing river. Although it was only a little more than eighty paces away from the other side of the river, it was so far away and insurmountable in the hearts of the soldiers.

In order to stabilize the morale of the army, after sending dozens of scouts to the other side, Tuoba Tao immediately ordered the soldiers to destroy all the cowhide rows. No one was allowed to cross the river and escape alone.

The rain became heavier and heavier, and everyone's mood was like a gray sky, heavy and gloomy.

The next morning, Tuoba Tao had just fallen asleep in a daze when he was awakened by the roar of the scouts.

He jumped to his feet and shouted, "The enemy is attacking? ”

"My lord, reinforcements from the Han people are here."

Tuoba Tao didn't know whether he had too little sleep or was exhausted, his body shook a few times in disobedience, and he sat down on the muddy embankment.

"How many?"

"We don't dare to get too close, judging from the battle flag, it is the people of Guangyang County, about two or three thousand people."

By noon, the rain had stopped, but the situation was getting worse and worse.

The Han reinforcements came again, and their total strength had exceeded 10,000. Moreover, the Han army unscrupulously set up a large camp one hundred and fifty steps away from the Xianbei people's defensive formation.

Seeing the dense tents of the Han army's camp, the countless colorful battle flags, the cavalry galloping back and forth and shouting loudly, and feeling the suffocating tense atmosphere over the battlefield, the psychological defense line of the Xianbei soldiers was greatly impacted. In the face of the aggressive momentum of the Han army, they were all as pale as earth, terrified, and their morale was extremely low.

In the afternoon, the fatal blow finally came.

The scouts on the other side of the river came with the last news and fled.

The defenders of Fuyang City rushed to the Sangqian River.

Looking at the cavalry lined up on the opposite bank, the majestic and high-spirited cavalry, Tuoba Tao could no longer say anything. The development of things is right for him. What he thought of, the Han army also thought of, and quickly completed the encirclement of him.

Now, he's a dead turtle.

"My lord, when are we going to attack?" Lu Pofeng asked happily.

"Attack?" Li Hong said in surprise, "We have less than 5,000 people now, how can we attack?" ”

Lu Pofeng laughed: "We disguised reinforcements and rushed to the camp in a steady stream, which must have frightened Tuoba Tao." As long as we rush forward, we will ensure that we will kill him and leave no armor. ”

"Dashuai is in a hurry. Do you want revenge? Beard laughed.

"Of course. Tuoba Tao was fierce at that time, leading his troops to kill all the way, and he was very arrogant. We have nothing to do but retreat. Now he falls into my hands, and see that I do not skin him. ”

The people in the tent burst into laughter.

"I'm afraid it won't be as you wish." Li Hong smiled while warmly entertaining everyone to dinner.

Lu Pofeng looked at him puzzled.

"Aren't you going to eat?" Li Hong asked.

"You have a pot of soup here except for bread, what do I eat?" Lu Pofeng said unceremoniously, "There is no wine, no meat, it's really hard to swallow." ”

Li Hong and several officers looked at each other, and their faces were a little unbearable.

"We can't compare to you. You are the leader of a large tribe, and you eat fragrant food, drink spicy food, wine and meat every day. You don't drink mare's milk anymore, you can see how extravagant you are. Beard immediately teased, "You all say that the Han people are rich. You go and see what our soldiers eat? Eating this every day is already very delicious. ”

Lu Pofeng shook his head.

"Having eliminated Tuobatao, I will treat you to a meal."

"Wow." Everyone shouted excitedly, and even Li Hong had a big appetite.

He pointed to Lu Pofeng and said, "I knew that you were so rich, I should have accepted your gifts last time and gave the soldiers extra meals." ”

"I'll ask for one." Lu Pofeng waved his hand boldly, "When will you attack?" ”

"Don't fight." Li Hong said, "Surround him and force them to surrender." ”

"It's a shame to dig a big hole in the dam that you've worked so hard to repair. I don't have anything to pay you, so I'll pay you five thousand Xianbei captives, how about it? ”

Lu Pofeng laughed embarrassedly. Yesterday morning, he yelled at Li Hong in a momentary gaffe, although Li Hong didn't care, he always felt a little rude.

"Five thousand captives, with a bit of luck and one Tuoba Tao, can get a lot of things back. You slaughter Tuoba Feng again, and you are guaranteed to have a great harvest. Jade smiled and said to him, "Dashuai is going to make a fortune this time." ”

Xian Yuyin is also a Yuyang person. He was handsome, with a white and clean face, and a thick bookish atmosphere. The northerners are martial, and he is no exception, and his archery skills are very good. He was born in a family of officials in Yuyang, his family was relatively well-off, and he received a good education since he was a child. Xian Yuyin is kind and charitable, likes to make friends, and is a little famous in Yuyang.

By the time Zheng Xin arrived at Fuyang, Tuoba Feng and Titu's army had already withdrawn. Taishou Liu Fan was wondering, not knowing what had happened, why the menacing enemy had suddenly left. After receiving Li Hong's letter, Liu Fan hurriedly summoned a group of officials from the government to discuss Li Hong's request.

A group of literati, worried about this and that, finally decided to stand still until it was clear that the enemy had indeed withdrawn to the border.

Only Xian Yuyin objected. He believed that Li Hong's explanation of the battle situation was very thorough, and it was completely correct to send troops to support Li Hong's troops and rush to the Sangqian River to block the retreat of the Xianbei people. But no one listened to him. Therefore, he proposed to Liu Fan, the Taishou, that he should lead a thousand cavalry from his headquarters to support, and he would bear his own responsibility. His troops were subordinate to Daijun and could not be under the command of Taishou Liu Fan.

Liu Fan happily agreed. If he wins, he has the greatest credit and has a good command. If you lose, the troops are on behalf of the county, and the responsibility is borne by Xian Yuyin, so why not do it.

"When does Zheng Junhou think the river will recede?"

Xian Yuyin's speech is the same as his appearance, polite, not in a hurry or slow.

Zheng Xin looked at the sky and said with a smile: "It's almost there." We stuck here, completely cut off Tuobatao's way back, and see what other way he could escape? ”

Xian Yuyin nodded and praised: "Lord Li is well-planned and cautious, this plan is indeed high. It is the first time in more than ten years that it has been able to calmly surround and annihilate more than 5,000 Xianbei people. I am very happy to have the privilege of participating. ”

Zheng Xin laughed, "The Han army has beaten them badly in the past few years. This time, I also let them taste the power of our big Han iron horse. ”

On the third day, Tuobatao's troops began to run out of food. The soldiers were very panicked, one by one out of control, and everywhere there were shouts, quarrels, and even worse, discord and swords waving at each other.

The water level of the Sangqian River is falling very slowly.

Tuoba Raccoon and several officers hurriedly walked into Tuoba Tao's big tent and asked to break through to the west and escape one by one.

"Who can escape?" Tuoba Tao sneered.

"To break through is to annihilate the whole army, and there may be no possibility at all."

"What then. Now the soldiers' emotions are gradually getting out of control, and if they don't think about it, they will also be wiped out. Tuoba said excitedly.

"The water level is falling very slowly, and even if it falls in the past two days, it will not reach the depth to cross the river." A thousand-commander said.

"The cavalry of the Han army is on the opposite bank. If we force our way across the river, we will be killed by the enemy's arrows. There is simply no way for us to reach the other side safely. The other commander said dejectedly, "Now there is a dead end on both sides. I knew that we were going to be in such a desperate situation, so it was better to go directly west to Daijun, maybe that direction was the way to survive. ”

Tuoba Tao shook his head and smiled bitterly, "The leopard's troops are chasing from the direction of Pan County, which shows that they were ambushed in the upper reaches of Pan County in the first place. If they had stopped us in the upper reaches of Pan County, or had simply dug up the levees on the south bank, we would not have died without a place to bury. ”

Tuoba Raccoon suddenly exclaimed: "Haoshuai, did you say that the dam in Shakou was deliberately dug by them?" ”

There was silence in the tent for a while.

If this is the case, this fiasco is not a natural disaster, but a man-made disaster.

At this time, a centurion shouted loudly outside the tent: "Tell the marshal, the Han army has shot wooden slabs from outside the formation." ”

When Tuoba Tao saw the symbols on the wooden slab, his face was as white as earth.