Tuoba Feng's sword slashed into the thick trunk of the bowl, making a dull sound, and the tree shook violently.

Tuoba Yan saw that Tuoba Feng was angry, but did not continue, and slowly took two steps back.

Tuoba Feng roared and slashed, as if he had finished venting the anger in his heart. He slowly calmed down.

"Ten days, ten days at most, we can successfully take Fuyang City, and the entire Shanggu County is me and Tito. As long as Fuyang is captured, the troops can immediately mobilize troops to turn back and kill the leopard and the deer Pofeng. Tuoba Feng turned to face Tuoba Hui, still insisting on not dividing his troops.

"Now the troops have five days of rations left. Follow-up food and horse grass are being shipped from Horse City and are estimated to arrive in Lower Los Angeles in two days. This food and horse grass are very important to us and the Karasuma people, and there is no room for loss. Therefore, I insisted on sending troops back to Zhuolu, and these people could rush to the city of Fuyang with the grain and grass in a few days. ”

Tuoba Feng stared at Tuoba in annoyance, speechless for a long time.

"Okay." After weighing the pros and cons, he finally relented.

Lu Pofeng, accompanied by a beard, took a dozen guards and galloped into the valley. Guided by the beard, he saw a leopard sitting among the soldiers, talking and laughing.

The leopard was not as heroic and majestic as Lu Pofeng imagined in his heart, what he saw was an ordinary soldier who could no longer be ordinary. If it weren't for the fact that Hu Zi specifically pointed it out, he wouldn't believe that the young soldier would be the leopard that caused a sensation in the northern frontier. Among all the Han army officers Lu Pofeng had seen, it was the first time he had seen an official with a monthly rank of 1,000 stones, dressed plainly or shabby, and what surprised Lu Pofeng even more was that he was eating together with the soldiers. In the hierarchical Xianbei country, the Great Han Kingdom, this kind of thing is unthinkable. People of status who do this kind of behavior will not only be despised by their peers, but will also be regarded as madmen and idiots. Can you imagine a Taishou sama eating around a table with the servants of the house?

Lu Pofeng and his two subordinates, the guards around them looked at each other with a look of surprise.

Li Hong, reminded by the soldiers, saw Lu Pofeng and his party. He hurriedly swallowed the last few mouthfuls of food, took the water handed by the soldier next to him and drank it, and then hurried up to meet it.

Lu Pofeng is tall and strong, with a mighty demeanor, a handsome face with Chinese characters, and a pair of sharp eyes. He is only in his twenties at most, perhaps because he sat in the position of the leader of the White Deer tribe at a very young age, he looks very mature and stable, and the arrogance and impulsiveness of young people can no longer be seen in him.

The hands of the two men were clasped tightly together, and each felt the closeness and sincerity of the other.

"Thank you for saving my family, I can't repay the deer, and from now on I am willing to follow the eyes of the adults, and everything is driven by the adults."

Li Hong smiled and shook his head, "You're talking too seriously. It is purely a coincidence that we ambushed Shashi in Huangzhang Mountain and inadvertently saved Dashuai's family, which is Dashuai's good luck and does not need to be thanked. ”

Lu Pofeng saw that Li Hong was neither proud of his merits, nor did he use this to threaten him, and his heart was greatly moved. He grew up in Shanggu County since he was a child, as a powerful person in the tribe, and when he grew up, he was the leader of the tribe, and he often came into contact with local Han officials. Except for Liu Yu, the master of the assassin history, this is the second time he has met.

The two sides then introduced their own subordinates. Li Hong admired Lu Pofeng's two subordinates very much. The tall and thin man is called Lu Huanyang, a marksman, about the same age as Li Hong, and is Lu Pofeng's younger brother. The slightly shorter and stronger middle-aged man is called Heng Sai, and his eyes are full of aura.

Lu Pofeng ordered his subordinates to take down seven or eight swollen cloth bags from a few unridden war horses, and said to Li Hong with a smile: "My lord has come from afar, there is nothing to entertain, a little meaning, a little bit of friendship of the landlord." ”

"Is your tribe rich?" Li Hong asked with a smile.

Lu Pofeng saw Li Hong smiling ugly, and hurriedly said: "Although we are not rich, it must be very hard for you to come here with reinforcements for a long time. We ......"

Li Hong shook his hand and interrupted him.

"Take it all back. You fled your homeland with many Han Chinese in spite of the danger, and we should be thanked. It is a long way to escape from the Sangqian River to the Taihang Mountain, and your losses along the way must be very staggering. Take it back. Li Hong said categorically.

Lu Pofeng and his subordinates were really moved. In their eyes, all Han officials are greedy and shameless, they extort money, extort tyranny, and never care about the life and death of others. And is the person in front of him really honest and self-controlled, or is he an idiot with a bad brain, as the rumors say?

Beard and Lu Pofeng have had a few encounters and are considered acquaintances. He walked up to Lu Pofeng, patted him on the shoulder and said, "I told you, don't be bored, you don't listen." Take it back, we have enough food here. ”

Li Hong beckoned Lu Pofeng, Lu Huanyang, Heng San, and a group of his subordinates sat on the ground.

"I invited the marshal to talk about the cooperation between the two armies and the early defeat of Tuoba Feng."

"According to the information we have received, Tuoba Feng is now leading his troops to cross the Sangqian River. At their pace, they should be able to reach Fuyang tomorrow. “

"We first thought that Zhuolu could hold on for a while and hold off Tuoba Feng's troops. In this way, when we reach the upper valley, we can launch an attack on Tuoba Feng west of the Sangqian River, preventing them from occupying Zhuolu City, so as to prevent them from rushing to Fuyang and Titu to rendezvous. ”

"Now that Zhuolu has been lost, Fuyang is about to be besieged, and the battle situation in Shanggu has basically fallen into a desperate situation."

Li Hong looked at everyone's depressed faces, and suddenly smiled: "We still have a chance to turn defeat into victory." ”

Everyone's eyes lit up, and their confidence suddenly doubled. Li Hong led them to victory in the desperate situation of the Yuyang battlefield, and he had already imprinted absolute trust in his subordinates. His smiling face is a source of confidence.

Lu Pofeng and the three of them were in a heavy mood, feeling that the future was bleak and there was no chance of winning. The pain of losing their home is deeply engraved in their hearts, leaving them with no choice but to do so.

"Now all my hopes are pinned on Fuyang City. If they held out for more than ten days, their siege equipment would have to be replenished, even if there was still food and forage left for Tuoba Feng and Tito. Without arrows, their siege losses will increase exponentially. Therefore, after ten days, whether the enemy's supplies can arrive in time should be the key to whether Fuyang can hold it. ”

"There are no more than two supply routes for them, one is to start from Macheng and go down the west bank of Qiushui, to Xialuo, Zhuolu, and then to Fuyang. One is from Quang Ninh, along the east bank of Qiushui, and directly transported to Fuyang. However, Tito's dispatch of troops was not recognized by the Black Feather King Nanlou, and it was difficult for him to get a large amount of supplies. And Tuoba Peak's troops have the support of the entire western Xianbei, and his supplies should be quite abundant. Therefore, we estimate that the enemy's main supplies are coming from the direction of Macheng. ”

"Our scouts all went into the rear of the enemy and reconnoitred with all their might on both sides of the enemy's water. The main force secretly infiltrated the upper reaches of the Sangqian River, waiting for the opportunity to attack. ”

"Because of the clothes and hair, the gap between the Han and the Hu is too obvious, so it is impossible for our scouts to penetrate deep into the enemy's rear. As for the scouts, it's up to the handsome people to be in charge. What do you think? ”

Lu Pofeng nodded, "Your Excellency, please rest assured. ”

"Our tribe has 3,000 men and horses, and the reinforcements of the adults are 2,000, and 5,000 people have entered the upper reaches of the Sangqian River, I am afraid it will be difficult not to be discovered by the Xianbei people." Lu Pofeng immediately raised his own question, "And according to the adult's plan, even if we defeat the supply of the Xianbei people, I am afraid that we can only temporarily alleviate the Xianbei people's attack on Fuyang." What other plans do you have? ”

Li Hong smiled helplessly, "No." Now it can only temporarily solve the problem of frustration. On the battlefield of Upper Valley, we are at an absolute disadvantage, whether it is the number of troops or the supply of backups, we cannot compare with the enemy. Now that there are rebellions in the Han Dynasty, the imperial court simply does not have the energy to take care of the border counties. It's up to us to defeat the enemy. ”

Everyone fell into silence, and everyone's hearts were heavy.

Li Hong comforted: "Now Tuoba Feng and Ti Tu are like a two-headed snake, fierce and vicious, no one can beat them. But snakes have seven inches, and that's where snakes die, and one blow will kill them. Now we only need to find their seven inches, and we can also kill them, and turn defeat into victory. So everyone should be patient, don't be in a hurry, and don't be discouraged. ”

"Attacking the enemy's supply convoy, 5,000 men is indeed too many, and it is difficult to be flexible in the narrow area of the upper reaches of the Sangqian River. The commander's troops have been operating in the vicinity of the Sangqian River all year round and are very familiar with the terrain there, so I thought it would be very ideal if the commander could allocate 1,500 men and I would take 600 men to form a battalion of men and horses to lurk there. I don't know what the handsome man thinks? ”

Lu Pofeng saw that Li Hong repeatedly asked for his opinions, respected himself very much, and felt very useful in his heart, and felt that the young man in front of him really lived up to his reputation, whether it was talent, resourcefulness, or behavior, he was so good and impeccable. The only regret is that this person has probably stayed in Xianbei for a long time, looking unkempt and uninhibited, and he doesn't seem to know the etiquette of humility, there is no rule up and down, and he is very unlikable.

"Everything is according to the arrangement of the adults."

"The marshal commanded the rest of the men and horses, dispatched to attack Zhuolu, and contained the Xianbei troops left behind in Zhuolu and Pan County."

Lu Pofeng looked at Li Hong unnaturally, and said cautiously: "My lord, I'll go to the Sangqian River with you." It's more appropriate to leave the task of pinning down the enemy to your subordinates. ”

Li Hong looked at him puzzled.

Hu Zi knew the reason why Lu Pofeng was embarrassed, and hurriedly explained: "My lord, the Karasuma people should be commanded by the Han people, this is the rule, everyone knows it." ”

Li Hong immediately understood the reason. The Han people looked down on the Hu people, and they despised the Hu people in their bones, believing that the Hu people were born shorter than themselves, a barbarian, and inferior to their own slaves. This deep-seated prejudice has been around for thousands of years, and who can change it?

"What bullshit rules." Li Hong couldn't help but scold, "My life is almost gone, what rules do I need." ”

He turned his eyes to look at his subordinates, except for the lowly people such as Hu Zi, Yan Wuxing, Tian Chong, and Mu Zhu, the others, including Li Song and Zheng Xin, all had a look of indignation.

"In the area of Sangqianhe, Zhuolu, Panxian, and Xialuo, we don't even know how to walk, and we talk about leading the army to fight. Here the people of the White Deer tribe are most familiar with the terrain, and of course it should be commanded by them. At this critical juncture of life and death, there is still such a battle of wills, it is simply ......" Li Hong saw that everyone's faces were not good, and swallowed the words that followed.

Jade snorted coldly in his nose, seemingly very unconvinced.

"Lord Yu, Lord Wu, Lord Li, Lord Zheng, follow me. The beard, the fearless, the old man, the stake rate of the subordinates to the marshal's moderation. ”

Lu Pofeng knew that it was important for Li Hong and them to go to Sangqianhe, so he arranged for Lu Huanyang and Heng Sai's two subordinates to set off with Li Hong's troops.

Li Hong rode on the back of the black panther, looked at Lu Pofeng, and said with a smile: "Dashuai is going to work hard." ”

Lu Pofeng was very grateful to Li Hong for his trust in him and the White Deer Tribe, especially Li Hong's respect for them. This was the most precious thing he had ever received from a Han Chinese official.

"Thank you for your trust."

"What else do you have to say before you leave?" Beard asked.

Li Hong pondered for a moment and said slowly: "You are just pinning down the enemy and attracting their attention, and don't fight the enemy unless you have to." ”

Lu Pofeng and the bearded people nodded again and again.

In the middle of the night, the troops walked to Danshi Mountain, a hundred miles from the Sangqian River, and Li Hong ordered the troops to stop and camp.

A Karasuma man, led by Heng Sai, galloped all the way to find Li Hong, who was sleeping under the belly of a horse.

"My lord, the Xianbei army suddenly left Sanggan City and hurried in our direction."

Li Hong sat up suddenly, and suddenly lost his sleepiness.