A fierce battle was raging on the Muxia Pass, and the dense sound of bull horns resounded through the mountains.

Storm Sand led more than 6,000 Xianlingqiang and Huangzhongqiang soldiers to the pass in time and rushed into the pass like a tide.

"Cut the horses, nine sheepskins, you go up to the east wall." The wind and sand ran wildly, and shouted loudly, "Heart Fox, let's go to the west city wall, go to the west city wall." ”

"Brothers, kill it, kill it......"

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Bu Chuihong raised his eyes and looked at the pass, and all the dense crowds were Qiang soldiers with their heads. They galloped and gathered into two roaring dragons at the city wall, whistling along the long and wide stone steps of east and west.

Bu Chuihong raised his knife and roared: "Shoot...... Archers, give me a salvo, salvo ......"

The Xianbei archers, under the command of an officer, fired frantically at the Qiang.

The soldiers of Xian Lingqiang were fearless in the face of the long arrows in the sky, they raised their weapons high, trampled on the corpses of their comrades, shouted hoarsely, and ran.

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Duan Xuan kicked away and fell towards his corpse, and retreated sharply.

"Brothers, kill the archers, kill the archers......"

Hearing this, the nearby Han soldiers retreated sharply and slaughtered the Xianbei archers.

The Han soldiers on the city wall suffered heavy casualties, especially at the breakthrough of the Xianbei people, where at least hundreds of corpses were piled up on top of each other. When the soldiers were cut off from life, they were no longer fettered and fought bravely.

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Tuoba Feng personally led the first batch of 300 guards to the city wall.

Seeing that the Qiang people were swarming and the advantage he had previously occupied was about to be wiped out, he couldn't help but be enraged, pointed his sword forward, and roared wildly: "Warriors of the Tuoba tribe, kill ...... Kill ......"

When the Xianbei people saw that the noble adults had personally killed the city wall, their morale was greatly boosted, and they were all reluctant to forget about life and death, and called forward.

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The soldiers on both sides looked angry and hideous, and everyone was like a vicious wolf, entangled with each other, each swinging his sword at each other, shooting arrows and spears, and countless lives were scattered with the bloody rain and bloody wind in this short moment.

The wind and sand rose into the air, and with a single sword, the enemy's howl was accompanied by a splash of blood, spraying the wind and sand all over the face.

Duan Xuan once again stepped up to the rainbow, and the two fought fiercely, never to the death.

Tuoba Feng's sword was flying, and the blood on the knife turned into drops of blood and jumped in the air.

The battle was tragic and bloody, and the loud and noisy sound of fighting echoed in the sky above Muxia Pass.

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The Xianbei people could not reach more and more Han troops, and gradually retreated.

The handsome Tuoba Hui, who had succeeded Tuoba Feng in command at the pass, coughed loudly, and he heard the rapid sound of the horn coming from the pass, which was Tuoba Feng asking for support.

Tuoba Yan beckoned vigorously, signaling the second group of soldiers to charge.

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Li Hong stood on Fanting Mountain, raising his eyes and looking around.

"Liupan Mountain has a dangerous terrain and has always been a military stronghold for troops." Li Wei stood beside him, pointed to the mountains of the four fields, and said with a smile, "Liupan Mountain controls Guanlong in the south, Lingwu in the north, Hehuang in the west, and Qing and Huan in the east. In the past, Emperor Wu had set up a stone tablet here, and wrote the four words "Longyu Key", which means that this Liupan Mountain is like a key to open the gate of Guanzhong, and it cannot be lost. ”

Li Hong smiled, turned back to the people behind him and said, "Good place." I've heard that this was once a thriving place for people, right? ”

"Yes." Li Wei said, "What the adults said is true, but that was more than a hundred years ago. ”

"When Emperor Wu of the former dynasty, in order to enhance the strength of the Han army to resist the Xiongnu, he opened up the barren tuntian in Beidi County, set up a garden supervisor, and raised a large number of military horses. Later, the strength of the Han army was improved, and Emperor Wu Bai Huo was sick as a hussar general, and led tens of thousands of horsemen to attack the Xiongnu from Longxi and Beidi at the same time, penetrating more than 2,000 miles into the desert, seizing a large area of land, and greatly expanding the territory of our Han Dynasty. ”

"At that time, the Huns were defeated, and the Hun Hun evil king led more than 40,000 people to surrender to my Han. Emperor Wu ruled the world with benevolence and righteousness, and did not exterminate them, but placed them in Beidi, Shuofang and other border counties to live. In the second year, the Central Plains was catastrophic, and tens of millions of people were displaced. Emperor Wu categorically ordered the relocation of more than 700,000 disaster victims to Tuntian in the Lingzhou and Shanghe areas of Beidi County, which was the second large-scale northward migration after the Great Qin State moved people to the border. ”

"After arriving in a large area south of the Yellow River, the victims began to clear the fields. At that time, their food, clothing, seeds, and cattle were all provided by the imperial court free of charge. The army also helped them dig many irrigation canals to divert water from the Yellow River, such as Hanbo and Hanyan, to irrigate farmland and grow grain. After the hard work of these people who have migrated to the interior for generations, the originally uninhabited meadow area has unexpectedly presented a prosperous scene of 'crowns and covers facing each other'. It was also during this period that the imperial court carved out part of the area from Beidi County and set up Anding County. ”

"Oh, I see." Li Hong said suddenly, "There is such a story about the origin of Anding County. And what about later? ”

"Later," Li Wei smiled bitterly and sighed, "......The troubles of the Huns have not been removed, and the Qiang people have begun to become strong again. And so the invasion continued. The war in the border county continued, and the lives were devastated, and this prosperous scene was like a passing cloud, and there was no more. ”

"On the contrary, since Emperor Wu, my Great Han Kingdom has not regained its prosperity. After the decline of the country, the imperial court was naturally unable to resist the invasion of the Hu people, so it had to let them come and go freely in the border counties, burning, killing and plundering. Now, the Xianbei people dare to go deep into the hinterland of our Han unscrupulously. Could it be that my Great Han Kingdom has really declined to this point? ”

"What about people? What about millions? Li Hong asked, "Could it be that they were all killed by the Hu people?" ”

"Pretty much." Xie Ming said, "Even if they were not killed by the Hu people, they were slaughtered by our army because of the rebellion, and now, apart from the Hu people, there are very few Han people here." ”

"In the past few decades, the Qiang and Han people in the border counties have been subjected to the exploitation and oppression of corrupt officials and corrupt officials, and have gathered people to rebel, especially in the two counties of Beidi and Anding." Li Wei said, "The most powerful one was the rebellion launched by Dian Ling, the leader of the Xianling Qiang people, in Lingzhou, Beidi County, and almost all the Han people on both sides of the Yellow River participated. The counterinsurgency army was defeated again and again, and the three counties of Anding, Beidi and Shangjun were all occupied. ”

"After a few years, Dian Ling died of illness, and the Han Du Jigong assisted Dian Ling's youngest son Lingchang to stick to Dingxicheng, Fuping, and Shanghe in the southeast of Lingzhou for ten years."

Later, the imperial court sent more than 100,000 troops and mobilized more than 10,000 Xiongnu cavalry to attack the rebels. The rebel commander Wolf Mo led the crowd to meet the enemy and fought fiercely for several months. In the winter of that year, the rebel commander Wolf Mo was killed in battle, and tens of thousands of rebel soldiers were slaughtered, and the rebellion was completely put down. However, the imperial court fought a war for ten years and spent 24 billion yuan in military funds, and the empty treasury can be imagined. ”

"The continuous rebellion in Xiliang is a fatal blow to the Great Han State." Xie Ming sighed, "The depth of corrupt officials and corrupt officials harming the country and the people can be seen from this. ”

"My Han country has such a corrupt court and bureaucrats, how can the country not be defeated, and how can the dynasty not die?" Li Wei said excitedly, "My lord looks at this country, it is full of holes and devastation, how can it be saved?" Adults ...... now."

"Zhong Yuan......" Li Hong hurriedly stopped, "Now that the Hu clan is invading, the enemy is pressing the border, and the situation is critical, you still say such frustrating words?" ”

Xie Ming saw that Li Hong's face was not good, so he hurriedly reached out and pulled Li Wei's sleeve, signaling him to stop talking nonsense.

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"Zhong Yuan, Zhizhi, Changfeng, look at it, if I place 10,000 horses here, can I stop the 120,000 army of the Xianbei people?" Li Hong pointed to the surrounding mountains and asked

Xie Ming shook his head and said, "It's impossible. ”

"10,000 horses, maybe you can hold out for half a day." Song Wen said cautiously, "If your lord plans to ambush the Xianbei people in Boluo Valley, this blocking location is very unideal. Fanting Mountain is only sixty miles away from Boluo Valley, which is too close, once the follow-up army of the Xianbei people breaks through our blockade, they can soon reach Boluo Valley. When the time comes, we will be surrounded by Xianbei people. ”

Li Wei also shook his head and said, "The idea of your lord withdrawing from Liupan Mountain and waiting for an opportunity to ambush the enemy is best approved by the imperial court before starting to make arrangements." ”

"Now, General Dong Zhuo's troops are quietly rushing to Lingzhou, as long as he cuts off the retreat of the Xianbei people, the Xianbei people will fall into a dilemma. If they do not want to suffer heavy losses, they will definitely withdraw early. Therefore, in the current situation, I think it is better to follow the will of the imperial court and stick to Gaoping and Chaona. ”

"Defend Gaoping and Chaona, although the loss is a little bigger, but it is safe, and you don't need to disobey the will of the imperial court, you have to lure the enemy south to serve and annihilate the enemy." Song Wen said.

"This plan to lure the enemy is very risky, once there is a mistake, let the Xianbei people cross Liupan Mountain and enter the pass, the adult is a capital crime." Xie Ming reminded in a low voice.

Li Hong glanced at them, smiled coldly, and did not make a sound.

"Do you insist on doing what you want?" Li Wei asked boldly.

"The 12,000 infantry of Lord Xian Yufu carry a large amount of grain and grass, and even if they travel day and night, it will take two days to get here." Li Hong said, "At present, in the area of Gaoping and Chaona, we only have 24,000 cavalry from Koyi and 18,000 infantry from Yan Rou. In total, we have only 42,000 men, but we have to deal with 120,000 Xianbei people. ”

Li Hong paused for a moment and continued: "We don't have enough food and grass, we don't have enough weapons, and after three days, our soldiers not only have nothing to eat, but also no arrows. Is it true that the lives of soldiers are all mustard? ”

"Do you know when Dong Zhuo will conquer Lingzhou? Do you know how many people the Xianbei people left in Lingzhou City? Li Hong asked a little angrily, "Do you know that a soldier brings a few days' rations?" Do you know how many pots of arrows a soldier carries? ”

Li Wei's faces were ashamed and a little overwhelmed.

"If everything is done according to the will of the imperial court, if 10,000 of my Li Hong's army of 100,000 can survive, it will be an eye-opener." Li Hong calmed down his emotions and said slowly, "The Xianbei people have already hit the Qingshui River, and my cavalry army has long been out of the jam, but the grain and grass of the army have not yet entered Anding County, can I let my soldiers go hungry and fight with their bare hands?" ”

Li Hong pointed to his head, smiled reluctantly, and said, "It's okay if one of my heads falls off, but I can't let all 100,000 heads fall off." ”

"Here, I have the final say, and I can fight as I want!"

"Get on your horse and keep going."

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Li Hong had just walked out of the Liupan Mountain with the Black Panther Yi from the battalion when he ran into the soldiers of the scout battalion.

Zheng Xin, who rushed to Gaoping City at the same time as Ko Yi, sent someone to send urgent military information.

"Helian and Tuoba Feng have finally appeared." Li Hongru breathed a sigh of relief, and said to Li Wei with a smile, "I was looking forward to him coming." ”

"My lord, it was you who robbed Helian's woman, and Helian should be looking for you desperately." Li Wei smiled, "Why is it the other way around now?" ”

Li Hong smiled faintly, and the wind and snow in white clothes suddenly appeared in his mind.

"The speed of the Xianbei people is very fast, and they have already begun to attack Xiao Pass and Muxia Pass yesterday." Xie Ming put away the book in his hand and asked, "My lord, did we order a few adults to immediately lead their troops to retreat into Gaoping City?" ”

After he talked to Li Wei and Song Wen to Li Hong, his mind immediately changed. will be outside, and the king's order will not be affected. In today's situation, it's really not a good idea to stick to it. As Li Hong said, if Dong Zhuo can't defeat Lingzhou, or if Lingzhou is defeated again a month later, and the soldiers who are blocking the frontal attack are all killed and wounded, what else can he fight? Li Hong's army rushed to Gaoping in batches from different places, and every time they faced the enemy, they were extremely inferior in numbers, and the casualties were heavy, which was obvious.

"Order Yan Rou to rush to Muxia Pass to block the enemy, so as to cover the soldiers who withdrew from Xiao Pass and Shimen Pass to reach Gaoping City safely." Li Hong nodded and added, "We must withdraw tonight, and anyone who violates the order and does not comply will be killed!" ”

"My lord, then we have to send the news of the loss of the three levels to Luoyang?" Li Wei asked in a low voice.

"Of course, I have to report to Luoyang." Li Hong said, "Let's just say that Helian and Tuoba Feng suddenly appeared at Muxia Pass, and we didn't have enough troops to stop it, so we had to abandon the three passes and retreat first." ”

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Chao Na Ling Lu Qun, under the guidance of Pang De, met with Li Hong.

"The Xianbei people have crossed the Muxia Pass and are attacking Gaoping City." Li Hong didn't even want to greet him, and he said, "Lord Lu, you go back to the city immediately and order the people in the city to evacuate in the direction of Liupan Mountain." ”

Lu Qun was taken aback and asked, "Really?" So fast? It was only at noon that the lower officials received a letter from Lord Taishou, saying that the army was still fighting fiercely at the three levels. ”

"The three levels have been lost." Li Wei took out the book from his bosom, shook it twice at him and said, "We just received news that the Xianbei people have begun to attack Gaoping City. ”

Lu Qun did not suspect that there was a fake, and hurriedly bowed down and said, "Xiaguan will return to the city." Adults estimate how many days Gaoping City can be guarded? ”

"We have no food and grass, and we have no weapons to replenish, at most we will support until tomorrow night." Li Hong said, "Lord Lu must remember that the people must be evacuated in the direction of Liupan Mountain, our follow-up army is coming day and night with grain and grass, and the people can get food near Fanting Mountain." ”

"Okay, okay, thank you, thank you, thank you!" After Lu Qun bowed down and said a few words of gratitude, he hurriedly returned to the city to arrange the evacuation affairs.

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The battle at Muxia Pass continued until late at night.

Although the Han army was supported until midnight at the cost of more than 3,000 casualties, the Xianbei people finally built a soil slope to attack the city in advance, seized the opportunity, and formed an unbreakable breakthrough, resulting in the loss of the eastern and western city walls.

The horn of retreat finally sounded helplessly, low and desolate.

"Let's go...... Come on...... Withdraw to the pass......" Tempest and Sand shouted as he retreated rapidly.

The soldiers covered each other, quickly broke away from the pursuit of the Xianbei people, and retreated in great strides.

Duan Xuan held on to the end, fighting and retreating. At this moment, a long arrow suddenly broke through the darkness, roared, and slammed into Duan Xuan's chest. Duan Xuan snorted miserably and fell on his back. A group of Xianbei soldiers flew to kill.

"My lord, Lord Duan......"

Several Han soldiers saw Duan Xuan hit an arrow and desperately turned back to save him, but then he was shot back by a dense array of long arrows.

Tempest Sand leaned over and picked up a round shield and rushed towards the place where Duan Xuan had fallen.

A small leader pointed to the Xianbei people who were running in front of him, and shouted: "Shoot, shoot ...... me"

The wind sand shield smashed the knife and slashed, killing three people in a row, and it protected Duan Xuan. More soldiers then rushed up, and everyone rushed up, immediately blocking the Xianbei people who had killed them.

A Qiang soldier grabbed Duan Xuan's hand and dragged him away.

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Storm Sand commanded the remaining 4,000 soldiers to stick to the entrance of Muxia Pass, waiting for reinforcements.

"My lord, Lord Duan is too seriously injured, do you send someone to Gaoping City first?"

Storm Sand staggered to his feet, walked over to Duan Xuan, who was lying nearby, and looked, "Are you okay?" "If you can still support it, I'll send someone to send you back to Gaoping." ”

Duan Xuan shook his head and said with bared teeth: "If I don't leave, I'll die here, and I won't go anywhere." ”

Tempest Sand slowly sat down beside him, looked at him a few times, and suddenly said, "I fought with your father. ”

Duan Xuan asked happily, "Really?" Have you seen him? ”

"Twenty years ago, I was very young and handsome, we were helped by the Xianbei people, and the Dongqiang people rebelled together. When we reached Xiaoguan, your father came with a large army, and at that time, he was still a captain of Huqiang, and he had just been transferred from Liaodong in northern Xinjiang. We have been here for more than half a month, and we have won and lost each other. Later, your father ran out of food, suddenly gave up the three levels, and retreated with all his might. We chased after you, and were ambushed by your father in Fengyi Mountain, and all the troops were wiped out. In that battle, your father killed more than 8,000 of us. ”

Duan Xuan's face was a little ugly, and he didn't make a sound.

The wind and sand looked at the dark night sky, his eyes showed a deep sadness, and his bloodstained cheeks trembled slightly.

"The following year, your father defeated us at Vantjeong Mountain, and then pursued us all the way to the Tiger Valley in Hanyang County. We fought again with your father in the Valley of the Shooting Tiger, but we were defeated, and your father killed 19,000 of us and 17 of our commanders. ”

Storm Sand looked at Duan Xuan, and the murderous aura in his eyes was great.

"Your father's name is Duan Cheng Duan Jiming, he fought one hundred and eighty battles with us in Western Xinjiang, killing more than 38,600 of us, he is the first-class enemy of our Qiang people."

Duan Xuan smiled helplessly and said, "You shouldn't save me." ”

Storm Sand looked at him and was silent for a long time, and the murderous aura in his eyes gradually disappeared.

He gently patted Duan Xuan's shoulder and whispered, "You go with the wounded soldiers, in the morning, you may not be able to leave." ”

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Yan Rou rushed to Fengyi Mountain with a large army.

"If you don't leave, we'll ambush here." Yan Rou smiled, "The soldiers are too tired, even if we rush to Muxia Pass, it will be a problem to retreat." The Xianbei people are all cavalry, and if they follow us and chase after us, we will be miserable. ”

He looked at Xian Yuyin and Hua Xiong and asked, "Bojun, Ziwei, what do you see?" ”

"Back then, Lord Duan Cheng Duan ambushed Dongqiang's rebels here and beheaded eight thousand people." Hua Xiong pointed to the surrounding mountains and said, "This is a good place to ambush, I agree." ”

Xian Yuyin turned over and jumped under the horse and lay down on the ground.

"Okay, finally I can stop leaving." Xian Yuyin shouted, "Thank you Brother Ziyu for your benevolence!" ”

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Carrying bloody swords, the wind and sand ran out of breath outside the pass, shouting, "What's the matter? Are reinforcements coming? ”

Nine sheepskins greeted him and whispered, "Lord Li has come to order us to withdraw to Gaoping City immediately. ”

"What did you say?" Tempest Sand looked at Nine Sheepskin suspiciously, "You say it again." ”

Nine sheepskin smiled bitterly and said, "Master Li came to order us to withdraw overnight. ”

"What kind of bullshit order is this, we fought here for a day, and the bones of thousands of brothers were thrown in Muxia Pass, did they all die in vain?" The sound of the sand finger killing in the wind shook the sky, his blood-red eyes widened, and he roared loudly, "Which dog official gave this order?" Is it the timid Koji Yoshi again? I think he's a dead rat. ”

Nine sheepskin frowned, squinted, and took a step back timidly.

The Wind Sand Knife pointed at the Nine Sheepskins and roared loudly, "Who is it? What about warrants? ”

Nine sheepskins hurriedly beckoned back, and the soldier who gave the order trotted a few steps and handed over a piece of red silk cloth.

When Storm Sand saw Li Hong's official seal on the silk cloth, he couldn't help but scold angrily, he threw the silk cloth to the ground with his hand, and stepped on it a few times.

"My lord, is that a warrant from Lord Li?" Nine sheepskins hid far away and asked.

Tempest Sand glared at him, and slashed down with a huff.

"Removal ......"

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The Son of Heaven walked into the imperial study triumphantly.

In the past two days, he was very happy, because since Taiwei Zhang Wen was punished and thought about it behind closed doors, there were suddenly more people who gave him gifts. One more thing is that he can command the war. He had never been in contact with military affairs, and in the past two days, with the assistance of Huangfu Song and Lu Zhi and others, he gave many orders. He found it fresh and enjoyable, and he never got tired of it.

It is already a fact that Taiwei Zhang Wen was dismissed, and what is missing is just a holy decree. The three dukes are important ministers of the country, and they are indispensable for one day, and they can't do without one, so if you want to be in the position of the three dukes, of course, you have to walk around and inquire about your majesty's meaning.

According to the convention, the Taiwei is the head of the three dukes, and the vacancy of the Taiwei position is generally replaced by Situ, and the vacancy of the Situ post is replaced by the Sikong, and the vacancy of the Sikong post will be promoted from one of the Jiuqing and Zhuqing. But there are exceptions, and it depends mainly on the meaning of the Son of Heaven. The position of Taiwei is indeed the most prominent official position in the Great Han Kingdom, but it is also the most easily removed official position. If there is a good thing in the country, it is the merit of the Son of Heaven, and if there is a war disaster in the country, it is the fault of the Taiwei, and the official of the Taiwei should be dismissed to apologize to the people of the world. Therefore, Situ Cuilie has been very distressed in the past few days, and he has no good face when he sees the Son of Heaven. Sikong Xu Xiang was very happy, he actively moved around, and went around to promote Shaofu Fan Ling and Dahonglu Cao Song as the three dukes.

"Aiqing, I received another heavy gift today." The Son of Heaven said to Jian Shuo, who was on the left and right of his attendants, "Aiqing, guess who it is?" ”

Jian Shuo shook his head repeatedly. Of course, he didn't dare to guess.

"Guanglu Xunding Palace." The Son of Heaven tapped lightly on the table and said, "He gave me a heavy gift of 60 million yuan through the Queen Mother. ”

Jian Shuo groaned slightly and asked, "What does Your Majesty mean?" ”

"Listening to the meaning of the Queen Mother's words, it seems that she wants him to be a captain."

"Your Majesty, Lord Ding has served as Guangluxun, and the general has made a lot of efforts behind his back." Jian Shuo whispered, "At this time, he wants to be a captain, and the general's mind ......" He secretly glanced at the Son of Heaven and swallowed back the words behind.

The Son of Heaven waved his hand and said, "Aiqing continued, continued." ”

"The great general's ambition to take all the military power into his own hands is worrying." Jian Shuo said, "Once Ding Gong becomes a lieutenant, he will naturally be in cahoots with the general, so what the minister means is that Lord Ding is the secretary, and it is better to let Lord Situ take over the position of the captain." ”

The Son of Heaven hesitated for a moment and said, "Aiqing, do you think I will return the right to military affairs to the Tai Lieutenant?" ”

Jian Shuo smiled: "Your Majesty, because of this, it is most suitable for Lord Situ to be a captain. ”

The Son of Heaven shook his head and said, "I see that Cui Aiqing has been very unhappy these days, and I guess I am afraid that I will be dismissed and go home if I can't be a lieutenant for a few days, so I am in a very bad mood." When I talked to him, he was also casually perfunctory and nonsense. Therefore, I don't want to embarrass him, and I plan to make Zongzheng Liu Yu and Master Liu become the captain. ”

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Xiaoguan, Shimen, and Muxia were all occupied by the Xianbei people overnight.

The next day, the Ri deduction and the banquet tour reorganized the army a little, and immediately marched to Gaoping City. After reorganizing the army, he also asked to march to Gaoping City, but was stopped by Tuoba Feng.

"King, Gaoping City is already an empty city, let's hurry there, except for a bloody battle and the loss of thousands of people, we can't grab anything, let's rest in Muxia Pass for a day." Tuoba Feng said, "According to the information we have received, there are three battalions of cavalry of the Han army under Lu Yi, at least 24,000 people, it is not that he has the strength to fight, but it is very strange that he suddenly abandoned the pass. There are situations that we have to figure out, otherwise we don't act lightly. ”

"In addition, let Lao Niu and the wolf head fight first, we can see how many Han troops are in Gaoping City, if there are many people, let Lao Niu and them continue to surround them, and we will go directly to fight that city." Now there are at least tens of thousands of Han people in Chaona City, and we can get a lot of treasure by defeating Chaona. ”

He Lian thought about it and asked, "How many of the 70,000 people of the leopard's army do you think have crossed Liupan Mountain now?" Did the leopard arrive in Gaoping? ”

"Judging from Koji Yi's move of retreating without a fight and suddenly giving up the three levels, the leopard may have reached Gaoping." Tuoba Feng said in a very affirmative tone, "Without the warrant of the leopard, Lu Yi would not dare to order the abandonment of the three passes without permission, which is a big crime to kill the nine clans in the Great Han Kingdom." What's more, his men and horses didn't have much to lose, so what reason was there to withdraw suddenly? If it was indeed the leopard who ordered the abandonment of the three passes, then it is safe to say that the leopard's brigade of men, horses, grain and grass did not cross Liupan Mountain. ”

He Lian nodded expressionlessly and said, "You're right. If it weren't for the lack of food and grass and the lack of reinforcements, there would be no reason for the Han army to abandon the three passes. He looked at Tuoba Feng and suddenly smiled, "The leopard probably wouldn't have thought that we would suddenly appear at Muxia Pass, right?" ”

"That's one of the reasons why he had to withdraw." Tuoba Feng smirked, "He only has more than 20,000 people in his hands now, and if he doesn't escape, the whole army will be annihilated." ”

"If all of this is guessed correctly, then, in a few days, we will be able to conquer Chaona City and approach Liupan Mountain." He Lian said with a smile, "In order to be able to enter Chang'an City smoothly, we had better wipe out the leopard and his tens of thousands of horses north of Liupan Mountain." ”

"Does the king have any plan?" Tuoba Feng asked with a little surprise.

He Lian spread out the map on the desk, pointed to Fanting Mountain with his hand, and said: "This is the only way to cross Liupan Mountain and enter Guanzhong." If we send tens of thousands of people to Fanting Mountain first to block the retreat of the Han army, I think that the leopard and his army should be unable to fly, right? ”

Tuoba Feng hesitated for a moment and said, "The king's method is good, but I'm worried that the leopard will consider his own retreat and leave a response there in advance. ”

"You're saying we might be surrounded by leopards?"

"Yes." Tuoba Feng persuaded, "We are deep in the Han realm, the terrain is not familiar, so it is easy not to disperse the action, so as not to be ambushed by the Han people, resulting in a great loss of strength." I think the safest way is for the various ministries to work closely together and advance as a whole to ensure that the army is foolproof. ”

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