In Wuquan City, Zhang Yang led 3,000 Hun cavalry and 2,000 county soldiers to garrison here to prevent the Xianbei people from attacking.

"General, according to the report from the scout, the Xianbei army is only fifty miles away from here, and it will be ready to come to the city in another day."

"There are only 5,000 people in the city, can you stop the 80,000 Xianbei people?"

Hu Chuquan looked at Zhang Yang, his face full of worry.

The Huns have long been impressed by Chen Xu, and with the help of Chen Xu over the years, the Huns have also lived very well.

However, the Hun cavalry was not allowed to serve Chen Xu, and they often suffered a lot of casualties when they participated in battle after battle.

If it weren't for the fact that the Huns had cultivated and recuperated in recent years, and the population had increased a lot, I am afraid that the Xiongnu today would not have been able to gather even 20,000 strong.

Rao is like this, and there are not many combatable soldiers among the Huns now.

Therefore, when Zhang Yang asked to recruit the Hun cavalry and go to Wuquan City to guard against the Xianbei people, Yu Fuluo's face immediately became very ugly.

However, he had already agreed with Chen Xu that if there was a war in the state, he would send troops to help.

After repeated bargaining, Yu Fuluo asked his younger brother to call Chuquan and led 3,000 Hun cavalry to follow Zhang Yang to the city.

Before leaving, Yu Fuluo repeatedly told Hu Chuquan to be cautious, and the clansmen could no longer afford to lose.

Hu Chuquan also knew the current situation of his tribe, and immediately readily agreed.

But after coming to Wuquan, I learned that there were 80,000 Xianbei people who came to attack this time.

Coupled with the soldiers and horses under Yuan Shao's command and 50,000 Wuhuan people, there were 220,000 soldiers who came to invade the state this time.

The 220,000 soldiers and horses had already frightened Hu Chuquan a little, and he couldn't wait to immediately lead his sons and daughters back to the tribe.

But thinking of the strong Chen Xu, Hu Chuquan didn't dare to do it.

Because he knew that if he really did this, after Chen Xu repelled the invading soldiers, the next one to perish would be the Xiongnu.

Today's Xiongnu have long been in decline, and even the original Qiang people can't compare, and the Qiang people have been killed by Chen Xu, not to mention the current Xiongnu?

Whenever Hu Chuquan thought of the four counties of Longxi, those Jingguan made of human heads, remembered what he had heard, the one launched by the Guanzhong soldiers, which was almost a massacre of the country and the extinction of the species, made Hu Chuquan dare not have other thoughts.

However, the deterrent power of the 80,000 Xianbei cavalry still made Hu Chuquan tremble after all.

Zhang Yang saw Hu Chuquan's performance like this, but he smiled and said, "Only 80,000 Xianbei, how can it be enough?" ”

"The Xianbei people are all cavalry, and they are not good at attacking the city at all, as long as I wait to defend the city, I don't think the Xianbei cavalry can help me?"

"What's more, General Zhao Yun has already taken the Guanzhong cavalry to Wuquan in the starry night, and he will arrive here in a few days."

"General Zhao Yun's prestige, you can't have heard of it, right? As long as General Zhao leads his troops over, the 80,000 Xianbei rabble will be defeated and retreated in ten days. ”

When Hu Chuquan heard Zhao Yun's name, his eyes immediately lit up, and he asked eagerly, "Will General Zhao Yun really lead the troops over?" ”

Although Zhao Yun has some reputation among the princes, it is much worse than his reputation among the foreign races in the north.

At the beginning, Chen Xu helped Yu Fuluo seize the throne of the Xiongnu, and Zhao Yun destroyed another Xiongnu by thunder, and the Huns were terrified in that battle.

Even if many years have passed, Hu Chuquan will never forget the scene of corpses everywhere.

Although the Huns were brave and good at fighting, in front of Zhao Yun, they were like babbling babies, and they had no ability to resist at all.

The tradition of the Huns worshipping the strong is also destined to worship Zhao Yun as a god, just like Ma Chao's prestige among the Qiang people.

Of course, compared with the Qiang people for Ma Chao, the Huns were more afraid of Zhao Yun than worship.

And Hu Chuquan also knew that Zhao Yun led the troops to the north, broke the Xianbei people, and sealed the wolf Juxu, although so many years have passed, Zhao Yun's reputation is still spreading on the grassland.

Even, Zhao Yun's name can stop the night crying of Xianbei children.

Therefore, when I heard that Zhao Yun was going to lead the troops over, Hu Chuquan would have this reaction.

Zhang Yang glanced at Hu Chuquan and said with a smile: "There will be a fake here!" ”

Hu Chuquan immediately stopped worrying when he heard this, and said: "If General Zhao comes to help, it will really be like what General Zhang said, and he will be able to defeat the Xianbei people soon." ”

The two were discussing military affairs, when they suddenly heard a rush of footsteps, but a scout hurried in, with a joy on his face that could not be concealed.

"General Qiyu, General Zhao has led the army into the territory of Wuquan, and will soon come under the city wall."

When Zhang Yang and Hu Chuquan heard this, they were overjoyed, and Hu Chuquan hurriedly said: "General Zhao led the troops over, do you want to lead the crowd out of the city to greet you?" ”

In Hu Chuquan's view, Zhao Yun is not only brave and famous, but also has a high status in Guanzhong, which is highly valued by Chen Xu.

When such a person led the troops to Wuquan, he must be greeted with a good life in order to show his respect for Zhao Yun.

Unexpectedly, Zhang Yang thought for a while, but shook his head.

He opened his mouth and said: "Now that the Xianbei people in the north are about to arrive in the territory of Wuquan, we should be cautious at this time and not go out of the city at will. ”

Although Hu Chuquan didn't think this was good, he didn't say anything, just came to the south city wall and quietly waited for Zhao Yun's arrival.

After waiting for a while, Hu Chuquan suddenly saw the dust in the south, and he could vaguely feel the vibration of the ground, and he couldn't help but be overjoyed.

He put his hand on the pergola, looked at it for a long time before he found the traces of the cavalry, only to see a big banner with the word 'Zhao' looming in the dust.

"General Zhao, it's General Zhao who is here."

Hu Chuquan was overjoyed, and hurriedly said to everyone: "Hurry up and prepare to meet General Zhao!" ”

"Stomp, stomp!"

The cavalry was running extremely fast, and it didn't take long for Zhao Yun to come to the bottom of the city wall.

He was angry and shouted to the people on the city wall: "I am Changshan Zhao Zilong, I am the lord who led the troops to help, and I will open the city gate as soon as possible!" ”

"Crunch, crunch!"

As soon as Zhao Yun finished shouting, the south gate of Wuquan had been quickly opened, and Hu Chuquan hurriedly led everyone to greet Zhao Yun.

"I've seen General Zhao!"

Hu Chuquan looked at the general with a white horse and silver spear in front of him, did not dare to slack off in the slightest, and hurriedly stepped forward to salute.

Zhao Yun knew Hu Chuquan, and he didn't care about it, jumped off the war horse and saluted back, and asked, "Where is General Zhang?" ”

Hu Chuquan replied: "The Xianbei army is about to arrive in Wuquan, and General Zhang can't rest assured, so he personally leads the troops to defend in Beicheng. ”

Zhao Yun was not angry when he heard this, but felt that Zhang Yang was a general, and said: "My sons and daughters are running for a long time, and the people are sleepy and tired, so let's go to the city to rest." ”

"When the army is repaired, it's not too late to fight the Xianbei people."

Hu Chuquan hurriedly agreed, and then led Zhao Yun into the city, and helped Zhao Yun to settle the 20,000 cavalry.

On the city wall of the north gate of Wuquan, Zhang Yang squinted his eyes slightly, staring at the sky, thinking about how to defeat the eighty thousand Xianbei.

Don't look at him so confident in front of Hu Chuquan, but Zhang Yang knew that Zhao Yun only brought 20,000 cavalry over, and compared with 80,000 Xianbei, the troops were completely at a disadvantage.

These soldiers and horses had more than enough to defend the city, but if they wanted to defeat the Xianbei cavalry, Zhang Yang did not have much confidence.

However, what is the use of holding Wuquan?

The Xianbei people will never be foolish and storm the city, but they will bypass the city and go around the village to loot the village and plunder the population as before.

Although as early as last year, Zhang Yang had already moved all the people in the vicinity inward, but in the face of the Xianbei cavalry that came and went without a trace, Zhang Yang still felt a little headache.

"After all, there are still too few cavalry under the lord's command."

Zhang Yang sighed, the spring breeze blew, lifting his robe, and Zhang Yang's body couldn't help but fight a cold war.

"Hey, the weather in the north is like this, and it's still so cold."

Although it is now spring, Wuquan is in the northernmost part of Dahan, and the temperature is still very low at this time.

Zhang Yang stood on top of the city, the wind was blowing all the time, and it was not surprising that he would feel cold.

"Pedal pedal pedal blah."

Zhang Yang hugged his arms in front of his chest, and when he wanted to warm his body a little, he suddenly heard a sound of footsteps.

He turned his head to look, only to find Zhao Yun, who was dressed in silver armor, and climbed to the top of the city wall under the escort of Hu Chuquan.

Seeing that Zhao Yun didn't dare to slack off, Zhang Yang hurriedly stepped forward and saluted, "General Zhao, you are finally here." ”

Zhao Yun also hurriedly returned the salute and said, "It's been hard for General Zhang this time. ”

The two exchanged pleasantries for a while, and Zhao Yun suddenly said, "When will the Xianbei people come to the city?" ”

Zhang Yang said without thinking: "If they hadn't been delayed by the matter, I'm afraid they would have entered the territory of Wuquan tonight." ”

Zhao Yun thought for a while and said, "I have a plan to confuse the Xianbei cavalry, but I don't know if it will work." ”

Zhang Yang was overjoyed when he heard this, and hurriedly asked: "General Zhao, but it doesn't matter, I'm still worried, how can I repel the Xianbei people." ”

Zhao Yun: "A certain has just led a large army over, presumably the Xianbei people don't know this news yet." ”

"The army has come from afar, the soldiers are tired, and there are too many soldiers and horses of the Xianbei people, if you fight them now, I am afraid there is no chance of victory."

"Even if I defend the city, the Xianbei people can completely bypass Wuquan, and then go south to burn and rob, even if I have 20,000 cavalry under my command, I can't stop them."

"In that case, why don't you show weakness to the enemy and let the Xianbei people think that they can easily attack Wuquan?"

Zhang Yang was stunned when he heard this, and after hearing all of Zhao Yun's plans, he was overjoyed and said: "There is a lack of resourcefulness among the Xianbei, and the general's plan is very likely to succeed." ”

But it was said that 80,000 Xianbei cavalry rushed to kill, and when they saw the defenders on the city wall with a frightened face, many Xianbei tribal leaders couldn't help laughing.

One of the Xianbei leaders pointed to the top of the city wall and said to the other leaders: "I never thought that those Huns were so cowardly, and when they heard that we were leading 80,000 troops to attack, they actually ignored the alliance and withdrew in a hurry. ”

"Now in this Wuquan City, there are only 2,000 soldiers from the county with low combat effectiveness, and it is easy to break through the city."

When the rest of the Xianbei leaders heard this, they couldn't help laughing, and their words were full of contempt for the Huns.

But one of the leaders said, "Although there are only 2,000 soldiers and horses in the city, our sons and daughters are all cavalry, and they are not good at attacking the city." ”

"In my opinion, it is only right to bypass Wuquan and lead the troops south to plunder."

Due to Chen Xu's suppression, the Xianbei people did not dare to go south to loot for many years, and it became more and more difficult to survive in winter.

Although spring is coming, it is too cold in the north, and the grass has not yet grown, and the life of the Xianbei people is not very good.

If Yuan Shao hadn't promised these tribal leaders, as long as they invaded and annexed the state, they would have provided a large amount of grain and grass to the Xianbei people, and these Xianbei people would not necessarily attack the state.

Although there are few defenders in this city in front of him, there are still people who are unwilling to waste time here in the face of the temptation of many villages in the south.

As soon as the Xianbei leader's voice fell, someone said: "A scout has already reported that there is no one left in many villages in the south, and even if you go south to loot now, I am afraid you will not be able to grab much." ”

"On the contrary, Wuquan is a very important city, and there must be a lot of grain and grass in the city."

"Now that the defenders of the city are only two thousand rabble, wouldn't it be good that we can break through the city with a little time, and then we all take the supplies in the city together?"

This person's words made the rest of the Xianbei leaders feel excited, although there are still some people who speak out against it, but most of the Xianbei leaders feel that they should attack Wuquan first.

After the Xianbei leader finished discussing, the 80,000 army did not rest, and began to attack Wuquan overnight.

Under the attack of the Xianbei army, Wuquan was crumbling for a while, if it weren't for the lack of siege equipment of the Xianbei people, I am afraid that Wuquan would have been broken by the Xianbei people.

What the Xianbei people didn't expect was that although Wuquan seemed to be crumbling, no matter how the Xianbei people attacked, in addition to throwing away a lot of corpses under the city, there was no way to attack the city.

Many Xianbei leaders were originally reluctant to storm Wuquan, but now they saw that they could not conquer the city, so they naturally complained.

There are also some people who feel that there are not many defenders in the city, and even if they don't work hard to attack the city, the Xianbei soldiers of the rest of the tribes will be able to break through the city sooner or later.

All he has to do is to plunder the city on the day it is broken.

At this time, the Xianbei coalition army, which was not a whole, finally showed his shortcomings, and the Xianbei soldiers of various tribes attacked the city for most of the night, but there was no progress at all.

The Xianbei people originally came from a long distance, and they thought that it would not be too difficult to break through the city at first, so they did not rest at all.

But now that the city is being besieged in the middle of the night, the leaders of the Xianbei tribes, who have all their own ghosts, finally can't bear it anymore, and shout that they will withdraw their troops first to rest and wait until tomorrow to attack the city.

Even, there are some Xianbei leaders who believe that they should not waste time in Wuquan, and that they should go south tomorrow to plunder and annex other parts of the state.

Although many of the Xianbei leaders quarreled with each other, everyone agreed that they should not continue to attack the city at night.

In this way, the Xianbei people's attack on Wuquan ended in this way.