Twilight and Chongyun watched as the Han army galloped away, crying out in vain.

The Xianbei army's mid-lane army slowly stopped because it had lost its target. Ritsuri asked in surprise, "That's the Wind and Cloud Iron Rider?" ”

Mang Zhengji, who was beside him, replied loudly: "Dashuai, that is the Fengyun Iron Cavalry under the command of the leopard, and it is the cavalry army with the strongest attack power of the Han army." ”

Ri deduced the performance and nodded appreciatively: "It comes and goes like the wind, and it really deserves its name." ”

"Order all units to stop attacking and regroup."

Xu Qi came panting and rushed to the horse, and shouted angrily, "Why did you stop? Why? We should attack. ”

Ritsu Deduction glanced at him coldly, and said very dissatisfied: "Let you keep your distance from the army, why are you running so fast?" You have 10,000 people, and the Han army is only a little more than you, and the number is almost the same, so why can't you hold out for a while? ”

"It's your speed that's too slow." Xu Qi shouted, "You have delayed, and I have lost more than 2,000 people in vain. ”

"Do you say I'm not in good command?" Riri's face sank, and he pointed at Xu Qi and scolded, "Your Dongqiang people's strength is too poor, and you want to run before you fight, how can you be undefeated?" Now that the Han army has set up a defensive position, we will attack it, and the losses will be even greater. Forget it, let's find another chance. ”

Xu Ji glanced at Ritsuri's deduction resentfully, and swallowed his anger and beat the horse away.

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Koji Yi looked at the wind and sand, and then at the nine sheepskins and the chopping horse, scolded angrily, and then said: "When Master Li arrives, you can go to see him with your own heads." ”

Heng Sai wanted to say something, but he didn't say it after all.

The wind and sand did not listen to the command, went out to fight privately, and should be beheaded according to military discipline. But he is the leader of the first Lingqiang people, and his identity is special, and Lu Yi does not dare to touch him casually. This matter can only be handed over to Huqiang Zhonglang to deal with Li Hong.

Heng Sai asked Storm Sand and the others to retreat temporarily, instructed them not to violate military discipline again, and then comforted Koji Yi with two more words. While the two were talking, the attendant sent Li Hong's urgent letter.

"My lord, let's immediately retreat to Xiao Pass and defend the pass." Koji Yi was slightly surprised and said to Heng Sai, "My lord suspects that Helian and Tuoba Feng have already rushed to the Qingshui River. ”

"How is this possible?" Heng Xi smiled in disbelief, "We have been watching the army of Xianbei people closely, why haven't we found out? ”

Koji Yi ordered his subordinates to take out the map and spread it on the ground, and looked at it carefully with Heng for a while.

"If they enter the east bank of the Qingshui River from the left valley of Sanshui, we really can't find it." Koji Yi pointed to Sanshui City and said, "We have been confronting the enemy on the west bank of the Qingshui River, completely ignoring the east bank. ”

"There are endless mountains over there, and the road is difficult, and if the army of Helian goes there, it will be very delayed." Heng Sai said.

"But in order to slow down the progress of the Xianbei people, we are also going very slowly." Koji Yi said worriedly, "If your adult's estimate is correct, Helian and Tuoba Feng suddenly appear behind us and take the lead in laying down any of the three passes, we will be surrounded, and Gaoping City will also be directly exposed to the enemy's attack, with the current strength of the city, it will be possible to go down overnight." ”

The more they thought about it, the more terrible and anxious they felt.

"When are we leaving?"

"Not right now." Koji Yi thought for a moment and said, "Withdraw now, the intention is too obvious, if the Xianbei people chase after us, we will be in trouble, let's be at night." ”

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The water of the Qingshui River is crystal clear, and the fish in the river swim freely and freely. The grass on the shore is pulling out its buds, and countless little lives are swaying and murmuring in the wind.

He Lian squatted by the river, picked up a handful of cold river water and drank it in a big gulp.

Since the year before last, Murong Feng, the Xianbei Lord in the middle of the country, united with the Xianbei Lord Mica in the east, and the Xianbei Lord in the west to force and redivide the territory of the Xianbei Kingdom, and the royal power of the Danhan Mountain royal court has been greatly weakened. He Lian hated Murong Feng and the others very much in his heart, and wanted to find an opportunity to reinvigorate the absolute authority of the Danhan Mountain Royal Court, and reshow the invincible momentum of the former king Tan Shihuai who reigned over the world back then.

The opportunity finally came to him. The drought last autumn and the heavy snowstorm in winter caused many tribes in Xianbei in the west to lose their livestock, and the wild sand and wolf tribes in Xianbei in the west were forced to rejoin the tent of Helian under the pressure of survival. With these two big tribes changing their ways, the other small tribes of Xianbei in the west immediately followed suit, and everyone broke away from the control of Luoluo one after another, and rushed to join the king and Lian and Tuoba Feng of Xianbei in the north.

After receiving the support of Ritsuri and Yan Liyu, Kazuren greatly increased his strength, and immediately began the invasion he had planned for a long time. Only by occupying the border counties of the Great Han Kingdom can the survival pressure of the Xianbei people be alleviated, the life of the Xianbei people can be better, and Helian can also build a thousand achievements for the Xianbei people.

If he succeeded, Helian's personal authority would not only be able to reach the point of being in full swing and be worshiped by the Xianbei tribes, but he could also easily take back the rights that were snatched away by Murong Feng and others, so he poured all his strength and effort into this matter, striving to succeed in the first battle. For this reason, he did not hesitate to send someone to Murong Feng in a low voice to ask for his help.

Murong Feng agreed, but he warned He Lian that it was best to stop attacking the Great Han Kingdom in moderation and not to make any crazy moves, especially the crazy move of attacking Chang'an City, but He Lian turned a deaf ear and didn't listen to it at all, he thought that Murong Feng was too cautious.

The strategy of attacking Chang'an City was devised by himself, and He Lian considered it the most proud classic of his life. In order to complete this astonishing feat and make immortal feats, he and Tuoba Feng and others planned day and night, exhausted themselves, considered the gains and losses in all aspects, and finally made a great determination to make up their minds.

He Lian washed his face in the cold river water, and then sat by the river and watched the fish swimming in the water for a while, with a childlike smile on his face.

He Lian was about thirty years old, tall, thinner, darker-skinned, and had a very simple face, which looked ordinary, except for those eyes, which were sharp and spiritual.

An attendant hurried along the riverbank and was stopped by the wild old man standing on the riverbank. He is the heroic commander of the Yingling tribe of Danhan Mountain, and one of the three commanders of the expedition of the royal court of Danhan Mountain.

"What's the matter?" He Lian hurriedly stood up and asked.

"Back to the king, the commander of the law day sent a message that the Han army suddenly ran away last night."

He Lian's face immediately showed anger, and he scolded loudly: "Why did this cattle herder only send the news now?" Why didn't you find it last night? ”

The squire stepped back in fear, bowing his head and saying nothing.

Ye Lao arched his hand and said, "The king is angry, let's hurry immediately." ”

He Lian walked a few steps to the river embankment, looked at Ye Lao, waved his hand and said, "Quick, immediately send orders to all departments, and rush to Muxia Pass overnight." ”

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Tuoba Feng sat on his horse, his tall and mighty body standing proudly, not moving at all.

Groups of Iron Knights rode past his eyes, rolling up dust that obscured most of the sky.

The atmosphere before the big war was tense and exciting, and it made his blood run high. He was the one who benefited the most from this expedition. Now the counties of Yunzhong, Wuyuan, and Shuofang in Bingzhou are already in his pocket, and Beidi and Anding counties are also about to arrive, and the territory of Xianbei in the north will be greatly expanded, and the days of the Tuoba tribe dominating the prairie are very fast.

He Lian uses his power to make a name for himself, while he uses his status as a king to maximize the benefits of his tribe. As long as he occupies the northern border counties of the Great Han Kingdom and occupies these lands with abundant water and grass, even if He Lian asks him to give a part of the barren desert to the wild sand and wild wolf tribes, he is willing.

Tuoba suddenly coughed violently.

"Are you still sick?" Tuoba Feng frowned and asked, "There is going to be a war soon, can your body support it?" ”

Tuoba Hui nodded, barely stopped coughing, and said worriedly: "Our whereabouts must have been exposed, otherwise the Han army would not have fled at night." Originally, we planned to take the Muxia Pass easily, but now it seems that it is no longer possible, and we will inevitably have to fight a fierce battle at the pass. ”

Tuoba Feng said disapprehantly: "We suddenly appeared here, the Han army was caught off guard, and it was definitely impossible to deploy troops in time. Do they know which pass we're going to hit? Tuoba Feng smiled very confidently, "Tomorrow, we will definitely be able to take the Muxia Pass." ”

Tuoba Yan thought about it, 60,000 troops to fight a small pass, even if it can't be achieved overnight, it won't be too much of a waste.

"My lord, will the leopard arrive in Gaoping City ahead of schedule?"

"He shouldn't have arrived in Anding County yet." When Tuoba Feng heard the word "leopard", a violent aura suddenly shot out of his eyes, and he said hatefully, "This time, I will definitely cook him and eat him bite by bite." ”

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Yan Rou, Xian Yuyin, Hua Xiong, Yan Wuxing, and Zhang He sat by the fire, eating black dry cakes with boiling water.

After receiving Li Hong's order, they immediately gave up all their baggage and rushed to Gaoping City day and night.

"This place is called Fanting Mountain, which is a very famous peak at the eastern foot of Liupan Mountain." Hua Xiong took a sip of water, pointed to the dark night sky and said, "Climb over this mountain and go west out of the tile pavilion, which is outside the plug." During the time of Emperor Wu, there were dozens of palace supervisors who raised military horses, and there were hundreds of thousands of war horses, but now there are none. The Huns, Qiang, and Xianbei invaded in turn, and it was already a barren grassland. ”

"To the east, it is towards that city, Gaoping City, and further on, it is the three passes. Among these three passes, Xiao Pass is the most magnificent, and the scale of Shimen Pass and Muxia Pass is not large. In the past, Emperor Wu had driven his horse and fencing out of Xiao Pass six times, inspected the border fortress, and showed the Huns the strong and powerful force of our Great Han Kingdom, but now it ......"

Hua Xiong smiled lonely, shook his head, and bowed his head silently.

"Ziwei, are you too tired?" Yan Rou asked with concern, "Go to bed early." ”

"I'm not tired, I can't sleep." Hua Xiong sighed, "The army of the Xianbei people is swarming and aggressive, but what about our army? The farthest part of our army is still in Hedong County, more than a thousand miles away from here, how can this battle be fought? ”

"The people in the Taiwei's Mansion and the General's Mansion are a bunch of stupid donkeys, and they don't even know where to ask us to fight, so they should all be put to death." Yan Wuxing scolded angrily, "Some time ago, we packed up our things and prepared to go back to Youzhou, and then let us go to Niyang, and when we were about to arrive in Niyang, we let us go to Linjing, and we ran around like this, not only delaying the time to meet the enemy, but also making the soldiers tired." There really is no way to fight this battle. ”

"Dauntless, what are you angry about? Compete with those wine bags and rice bags, and you'll be angry. Xian Yuyin said with a smile, "Although my Great Han Kingdom is not as strong as it used to be, it is still more than enough to defeat the tens of thousands of barbarians in front of me." ”

"Bojun is so heroic." Hua Xiong glanced at him and praised: "If Lord Li's estimate is correct, and the 60,000 troops of Helian and Tuoba Feng have also quietly arrived in Anding, then we will have to fight against the 120,000 army." In this way, even if Yan Liang's 20,000 troops arrived in Anding, we would only have 100,000 people, and in terms of numbers alone, we would be a cut behind. ”

Yan Rou and Xian Yuyin looked at each other and smiled.

"Ziwei, what are people afraid of?" Yan Rou laughed and said, "Since we started in Northern Xinjiang, we have fought more with less, and we have never been defeated, and this time will be no exception. ”

"Ziwei, after you escaped from the death of Yicheng, you seem to be much less timid, and your murderous aura is gone." Xian Yuyin teased, "We fought behind Master Li for a few years, and there were many more dangerous situations than this time, but we all won in the end." Don't worry too much, the Xianbei people will soon be defeated and flee. ”

"You go to bed early." Yan Rou took the fur mattress and handed it to Hua Xiong, "There are still more than a hundred miles to Gaoping, if we run fast, we can arrive tomorrow night, and when the time comes, we may not have time to sleep." Also, if you die, it's the last sleep. ”

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At the north gate of Gaoping City, the torches are bright and bright as day.

A thousand heavily armed Han soldiers walked out of the city gate and into the darkness.

The Taishou Kong of Anding County often stood by the moat with a solemn expression.

After nightfall today, the captain of the school, who went to meet the enemy outside the Saiwai, sent someone to send an urgent document, saying that the Xianbei army outside the Saiwai had increased to 120,000 people, and the 60,000 troops of the Xianbei King and Lian and the Xianbei Lord Tuoba Feng in the north suddenly appeared on the east bank of the Qingshui River, and are now rapidly approaching the three passes. He asked Kong Chang to immediately evacuate the residents of the city, and at the same time sent the defending army to immediately rush to the Muxia Pass, the closest to Gaoping City, to defend against the enemy.

"My lord, the official has taken his leave." Bing Cao engaged in Duan Xuan bowed and saluted, and said loudly, "This time I went to Muxia Pass, the people are in the gate, and I will never take a step back." ”

Duan Xuan is in his twenties, with a vigorous body, a long face and a short beard, sword eyebrows and big eyes, and is heroic. He is the youngest son of Duan Jiming, one of the famous generals of "Liangzhou Sanming", who is skilled in martial arts and is righteous and bloody.

Kong Chang picked up Duan Xuan with both hands, patted him on the shoulder vigorously, and said a few words of encouragement, and then said: "After Lord Liyi's cavalry army retreats into Xiao Pass, he will immediately send troops to Muxia Pass to support. ”

Duan Xuan nodded, signaling that he understood what Lord Taishou meant.

Before the reinforcements of Koyi arrived at Muxia Pass, only these 1,000 soldiers and 200 people stationed at Muxia Pass were defended by the Muxia Pass. If the Xianbei people launched an attack on Muxia Pass first, whether Duan Xuan could lead these more than 1,000 people to guard until reinforcements arrived was directly related to the safety of Gaoping City and the lives of all Han soldiers guarding Xiao Pass and Shimen Pass.

"Mingzhi, it's not that you're locked up, it's that you have to guard until reinforcements come."

Duan Xuan fell to his knees in his clothes, bowed and said: "Please rest assured, my lordship, the lower officials swear to defend Muxia Pass to the death, even if they fight to the death of a soldier, they will never let a single Hu person climb the wall of Muxia Pass." ”

"Good!"

"After the death of the next *, please write a letter to my mother, saying that I, Duan Xuan, have not disgraced my father!"

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Li Hong led the Black Panther Yi from the camp to hurry day and night, walked 600 miles in three days and three nights, and finally arrived in Linjing City.

Xian Yufu's army also arrived on the same day.

Xian Yufu, Jade, Beard, Gao Lan and others were very happy to see Li Hong, and everyone got together and talked happily.

"I received His Majesty's decree in Qi County, and the imperial court has given up sending troops to Xiliang to quell the rebellion." Li Hong pointed to the map spread on the desk and said, "After General Dong Zhuo's troops crossed the Yellow River, they went north along Luoshui directly to Shangjun, and then entered Beidi County from the western foot of Baiyu Mountain through the Great Wall fortress, attacking Lingzhou from behind the Xianbei people and cutting off the back road of the Xianbei people. ”

"The idea of the imperial court to fight back and forth is very good." Xian Yufu praised: "In this way, as long as we hold Gaoping and Chao that line, and resolutely do not let the Xianbei people cross Liupan Mountain, the rest depends on General Dong's ability." ”

"If General Dong's troops conquer Lingzhou and Fuping in succession and move south along the Qingshui River, we can surround the Xianbei people in the Gaoping area." Jade sighed regretfully, "It's a pity that our army is too small in number, otherwise we can eat Helian's 120,000 troops." He glanced up at Li Hong and asked suspiciously, "Are you sure that He Lian and Tuoba Feng have arrived at the Qingshui River?" ”

Li Hong nodded and said, "In the next few days, we can receive news from Koji Yi." ”

"The Taiwei Mansion and the Great General's Mansion have finally come up with a good solution." Gao Ran said very dissatisfied, "It's been a few months since the Xianbei people Chen Bing bordered, and they didn't react at all, they didn't do anything, they knew that they were happily living their own free lives in Luoyang. Now that the Hu people have invaded, they are hurriedly arranging their troops. ”

"What's the use of arranging troops now?" Hu Zi said angrily, "The Xianbei people are about to attack the pass, but we are still on the way, and there are still hundreds of miles from the battlefield, what kind of battle are they fighting?" ”

"What are you talking a lot of nonsense for?" Li Hong patted the case and said with a smile, "Let's talk about how to swallow Helian in one bite." ”

"Your Excellency has a way?" Beard asked in surprise.

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