On the wooden stump, the bald little man knelt in front of the long-haired little man. The Han army was telling them to surrender.

"I'd rather die than surrender." Tuoba raccoon dog screamed, jumped and jumped, and scolded. Several commanders were silent, some looked at the raccoon dog, and some bowed their heads in contemplation.

"Do you know why our Tuoba tribe suddenly became the largest tribe in the western Xianbei? Do you know why the Red Sun Tribe suddenly declined? Seeing that Tuoba Raccoon Dog gradually calmed down, Tuoba Tao suddenly asked.

Tuoba raccoon dog seemed to be tired, panting and sitting on the side without speaking.

"If the Red Sun Tribe's 10,000 troops had not been wiped out in Xingmengyuan, the Red Sun Tribe would still be the largest tribe in the western Xianbei now, and no one would be able to shake their position, including the Great King and Lian. We annexed the Qiming tribe, replaced the Red Sun tribe, and became the first Xianbei in the west. Why we can effortlessly annex the famous Rising Tribe? Because all the 5,000 troops of their tribe were lost on the battlefield of Jutun. ”

"The three great tribes of Qiming, Hu, and Changlu each lost 5,000 troops on the battlefield of Jutun, and as a result, they were exterminated. Can you still see their tribe in the Xianbei tribe? ”

"The flood washed away our three thousand cavalry, and now there are five thousand soldiers here. We can fight to the death, and it is glorious to die on the battlefield, but the Tuoba tribe has been annihilated by an army of 8,000, plus the losses of the Han army in the past month, we have lost 10,000 troops, and like the Red Sun tribe, although we are not extinct, we have been reduced to a small tribe. Hundreds of tribes that once depended on us will be gone, we will no longer be able to muster tens of thousands of troops, and the Tuoba tribe may be in decline. ”

"The daily rhythm deduction of the Wild Sand Tribe, the feast of the Wild Wolf Tribe, they can replace our adults at any time to become the great leader of the Xianbei in the west."

"The truth is cruel, a tribe has no strength without a population, and without strength, it can only be an appendage of others. Now, have you figured it out? ”

"I don't understand." Tuoba Raccoon shouted angrily, "Several large tribes in the eastern Xianbei failed to attack Lulongsai and suffered heavy losses, didn't they not exterminate the clan?" ”

Tuoba Tao nodded, "You're right. But which of their tribes lost 8,000 men at once? Pegasus and Wood God are both big tribes, and they can still afford to lose one or two thousand people. After losing 4,000 people in the first battle of Xingmengyuan, the largest tribe in Eastern Xianbei, its vitality was greatly damaged, and it didn't take a few years to recover at all. Therefore, now there is no tribe in the entire Eastern Xianbei that is Murong Feng's opponent. Micah and the entire eastern Xianbei are now listening to Murong Feng. Murong Feng now has the support of most of the Xianbei tribes in the central and eastern regions, and his power is now unmatched in Xianbei. In this case, it is very important to ensure the strength of our Tuoba tribe. ”

"Speaking of which, you're just afraid of death and want to surrender." Tuoba said angrily.

"For the sake of the Tuoba tribe, we can either flee or surrender. Although the reputation is not good, the strength of the tribe is still there. Is your reputation more important than the future of the entire Tuoba tribe? ”

"You know how much money it will cost you to redeem us? How can the tribe not hurt its vitality? ”

"As long as there are people and the troops are still there, no matter how much property we send out, we can still take it back. Don't you even have that kind of faith? ”

Tuoba Raccoon was speechless for a while, but he couldn't find a rebuttal, so his face turned purple with anger.

"Do you understand?" Tuoba Tao asked.

Although Tuoba Raccoon was angry, he had to admit that Tuoba Tao was right. In the steppes, weak tribes often surrender one day and attach themselves to that tomorrow. They are also forced to have no choice but to endure humiliation and steal life for the sake of their own survival and the future of the tribe. This kind of thing is commonplace for them, and it is not strange for them. However, the surrender of the Han people, who have been enemies for generations, is indeed psychologically unacceptable to him.

Looking at Tuobatao's resolute eyes and haggard face, he suddenly felt the pressure in the heart of a leader and the responsibility on his shoulders.

Everything is for the tribe and the nation, for the future.

Suddenly, the knot in his heart was unraveled. He nodded at Tuobatao, and his demeanor immediately calmed down.

"On our behalf, you go to the Han army camp and meet the leopard." Tuoba Tao said slowly.

The raccoon dog's heart was beating violently. His eyes widened and he looked at Tuoba Tao as if asking for help.

A person went to the Han army camp. He didn't even dare to think about it.

Tuobatao's 5,000-strong army laid down its arms on the fifth day of the siege.

Although the water level of the Sangqian River behind it has dropped, no one cares anymore. The soldiers were hungry and eager to hurry into the Han army camp and eat a hot meal.

Xian Yu Yin, Zheng Xin crossed the river with a thousand cavalry, and followed behind the Xianbei soldiers to prevent accidents.

Tuoba Raccoon led Tuoba Tao and several commanders to approach Li Hong's big tent.

Tuoba Tao saw Li Hong. Although he had never seen it, he recognized it at a glance. Li Hong's long hair, tall body, ordinary appearance, kind smile, and shabby armor were very inconspicuous in the crowd. When Tuoba saw Li Hong for the first time, he treated him as a guard and made a joke. What makes Li Hong different is that he has his hair scattered, he doesn't comb, he doesn't wear a crown, he is uninhibited, like a madman.

Lu Pofeng resolutely opposed the reception of Tuoba Tao, because it was he who led the troops to sweep across the entire Sangqian River, forcing tens of thousands of people from the Bailu tribe to flee.

Li Hong laughed at him for being stingy. The two armies are at war, each for its own master, each according to his ability, and no one has a personal enmity with the other. Now that the other party has lost and surrendered, give food to eat, get to know each other, it's normal for people to know. Lu Pofeng was very angry and said that you should entertain him with flatbread and clear soup. Li Hong was anxious when he heard this, and it was too embarrassing to use flatbread and clear soup to entertain the surrendered generals. Be sure to take the wine and the meat from the deer. Lu Pofeng had no choice but to agree, muttering secretly in his heart, he couldn't see that this person was still dying to save face.

Li Hong greeted him, held Tuoba Tao's hand, and said with a smile: "This Tuoba raccoon dog you sent is very powerful, and he is stalking about the conditions, where are you surrendering, it's just like taking refuge in us?" ”

Tuoba Tao smiled bitterly in embarrassment. The first time I was a captive, only I knew what it was like.

"My lord will repay me for his kindness in the future." Tuoba Tao said in a stiff tone.

Tuoba raccoon dog mixed in the Han army camp for two days, as if he was very familiar with several Han army generals, and hurriedly introduced Tuoba Tao.

Lu Pofeng refused to come.

Tuoba raccoon dog actually didn't mention any conditions. Surrender, what conditions are there to mention. But he said a condition that Li Hong had to agree to. They were the surrender of the Great Han army, not the Karasuma people. So their five thousand people should be under the care of the Han army, not the Karasuma people of the White Deer tribe. In this way, all the captives are not the trophies of the Bailu tribe, but the trophies of the Han army. The question that followed was that if Tuoba Feng wanted to redeem them, he would not talk to Lu Pofeng, but to Lord Taishou of Ueya County. With the consistent policy of the Great Han State towards the Hu people, it is to use gentle means to entrap the Hu people, and it is inevitable that the price will be less and the advantage will be greater. Especially the current Youzhou assassin Liu Yu, who is willing to give, is even easier to deal with for fear of snubbing the Hu people. This work of Tuoba raccoon dog made Li Hong unexpected, and he couldn't help but admire the young Tuoba raccoon dog.

Although Lu Pofeng was not happy, he heard that more than 5,000 war horses, all weapons, and Xianbei people were left in Pan County, and Zhuolu's baggage belonged to the Bailu tribe, and his happy mouth smiled crookedly.

Li Hong immediately went out of the camp in person and brought Xian Yuyin and Zheng Xin in. Xian Yuyin is a few years older than Li Hong, and he is similar to Xian Yuyin. Li Hong heard Xian Yufu talk about him and knew something about him. The rumors of the leopard are well known to everyone in Northern Xinjiang, and Xian Yuyin will naturally not be unfamiliar with him. The two hit it off at first sight and were very affectionate to each other.

I heard that I had dinner with Tuoba Tao and others, and Xian Yuyin became interested. He is the soldier Cao Pengshi of the Daijun Mansion, in charge of the military of a county, Daijun and the Tuoba tribe are adjacent, of course he wants to take the opportunity to learn about the generals of the Tuoba tribe, especially Tuoba Tao, one of the four heroes of the famous Xianbei.

Tuoba Feng led the army back to Macheng, and the troops were resupplied and finally got out of the crisis. Their losses were the greatest, with more than 5,000 killed, more than 5,000 soldiers captured, and a large amount of grain and grass lost.

The army of Titu retreated directly to Quang Ninh. They worked hard for most of the month, and they found nothing except for the loss of more than 1,000 people under Juyong City.

The good news was immediately transmitted to Fuyang, Juyong, Yuyang and other places in Youzhou.

The Xianbei people's two-way invasion plan failed completely. Although they still occupy several county towns along the border, they can no longer threaten the hinterland of Youzhou.

The Bailu tribe and people from all over the country who fled to Taihang Mountain began to bring their families and returned to their homes one after another.

Officials from all over the country who fled to Juyong and Fuyang rushed back to their respective jurisdictions with their subordinates.

Li Hong's troops, Heng Xi's troops, were guarding five thousand Xianbei prisoners in the big camp near the Sangqian River in Luxian County.

Lu Huanyang led more than 300 soldiers to Lower Los Angeles and its surrounding areas as soon as the flood receded, and the harvest was indeed very rich.

According to Li Hong's battle report, Taishou Liu Fan rewarded Lu Pofeng and Lu Huanyang, as well as the cavalry of the White Deer Tribe. Li Hongbu was also rewarded by Liu Yu, the assassin of Youzhou, and Liu Fan, the Taishou of Shanggu, and everyone from the officers to the soldiers was happy.

Tuoba Feng sent someone to ask the Black Feather King Nanlou to come forward and invite the Great Han Kingdom Shanggu Taishou to discuss the redemption of the captives.

Because all the troops in Zhuolu County had been killed, the matter of guarding the Xianbei prisoners was naturally borne by Li Hong's troops. Although many officers and soldiers wanted to go home, and Liu Zheng, the Taishou of Youbeiping County, also sent people to urge them, Liu Fan, the Taishou of Shanggu County, still left them under the pretext of leaving them. Li Hong's military position is too small, and it is a border army establishment, although he has a thousand stones, but he himself is far less important in the eyes of the county government and the county order. His troops were left in the camp and no one cared for a long time. At this time, in order to rebuild their homes and resume production, Liu Fan and officials from all over the country were all busy, working day and night, and no one could care about condolences to this reinforcement army that had traveled a long way and came from afar. Li Hong didn't care, he seized the time to train the army in the barracks, and he was so busy that he didn't realize the contempt of the local officials and the government for him.

Xian Yuyin's troops soon received an order from Liu Hui, the Taishou of Daijun, and returned to Daijun.

One day at the end of May, Li Hong received news from Fuyang.

Liu Yu commanded Tian Kai's troops, Gongsun Zhan's troops, and Yan Rou's troops, and fought several battles in Guangping and Xiongba's troops, and they won and lost each other. After Xiong Ba learned of the defeat of Tuoba Feng and Titu in the Upper Valley Battlefield, he immediately led the army to retreat to Baitan. The Yuyang battlefield then ended with the Han army completely defeating the Xianbei invading army.

After learning of the victory of the Han army in the Yuyang battlefield, the captain of the Karasuma school, Keicho, immediately reorganized his troops in Juyong and led the Han army to set out from Juyong to prepare to recapture the city of Guangning from the Hu people.

King Heiling has already negotiated with Liu Yu, the assassin of Youzhou, and Liu Fan, the Taishou of Shanggu, on the conditions for the Tuoba tribe to redeem all the captives. The Tuoba tribe's army withdrew from Macheng, withdrew to the border, and paid a certain amount of war horses and cattle and sheep as compensation. Because the main force of the county soldiers in Shanggu had already gone north with Keicho, the only way to escort the prisoners to Macheng was to Li Hong's troops. Considering that there were too many prisoners and accidents were prone to occur on the road, Taishou Liu Fan sent people to discuss with Lu Pofeng, the leader of the White Deer Tribe, and prepared to requisition his 1,000 troops to assist the Han army. Lu Pofeng immediately agreed, and by the constant sacrifice, Lu Huanyang led a thousand iron horsemen to accompany him.

Although Tuoba Tao and his subordinates were all prisoners, without horses and weapons, because the whole army surrendered, the soldiers of the army were still very disciplined, living peacefully in the prisoner camp, patiently waiting for the tribal leader to send someone to redeem their lives.

After Li Hong received the official documents sent by Liu Fan, the Taishou of Shanggu, he immediately called Tuoba Tao, Tuoba Raccoon and several commanders, and told them the specific situation, hoping to get their cooperation. Tuoba Tao readily agreed. The thought of going home soon made them very excited.

Three thousand cavalry, five thousand prisoners, made up a huge rank. Under the leadership of Li Hong, they set off from Luxian County and embarked on the journey north to Macheng.

On the third day, the troops began to cross the Sangqian River.

Li Hong stood on the embankment, pointed in the direction of Shakou, and asked Lu Huanyang, who was standing next to him, "The gap in the Shakou embankment has been blocked?" ”

"It's blocked for the time being. In the fall, it will be renovated. Lu Huanyang said softly.

"I heard that Lu Pofeng beat you a few times." Li Hong said with a smile.

"No way. That's the hard work of the tribesmen for more than ten years, and I made a big hole in three or two clicks, how can I not be heartbroken? I also have heartache, and it is also appropriate to let the handsome man beat twice to relieve his anger. Lu Huanyang said helplessly with a bitter face. Li Hong vigorously patted him on the shoulder a few times to express his comfort.

At this time, Zheng Xin Pegasus arrived.

"My lord, don't drive the Assassin Mansion to engage in Wei You, Bing Cao is engaged in Xian Yufu, and the five officials of the Shanggu County Mansion are rushing to see you, and they are anxious to see you."

"Do you know what's going on?" Li Hong hurriedly asked.

Zheng Xin shook his head.

"Look at their faces, as if there is something urgent. Could it be that the Xianbei people have changed their hexagrams? ”

The faces of Tuoba Tao and Tuoba Raccoon Dog, who were standing next to him, changed greatly.