Chapter Thirty-Nine: The Burning of Nie County

"Okay, let me tell you my identity, I am the commander of the Iron and Blood Army, specializing in killing Hu people, but I also kill those who are not honest, are you satisfied with this answer?" After Chu Yun finished speaking, this kid was stunned for a while, and knelt down directly.

"My lord, my enemies are also Hu people, the Huns killed my whole family, I want to take revenge, please let me join you. Chu Yun had heard too much about this kind of thing, so his mood did not fluctuate, he mainly wanted to know what was going on here, but Huang Kai in front of him had solved Chu Yun's doubts, Huang Kai poured beans into a bamboo tube and told what had happened, thanks to Huang Kai's father being a scribe in the Assassin's Mansion, otherwise, Huang Kai would really not know so much.

However, Chu Yun had some admiration for the experience of Huang Kai's father, who disregarded his reputation and defected to the Huns in order to help the defecting officials explore the plans of the Huns, he defected to the Huns, and became a small scribe under Liu Wei. Because of his strong ability, he was liked by Liu Ji, so he was promoted by Liu Ji to the record room, that is, the secret art. With his identity, he found out almost all of Liu Jie's plans, from sending some ministers of the Jin Dynasty to Luoyang, to their sending troops to Fenshui, and then to Liu Ji's preparation to transfer the population of Jinyang, all of which Huang Kai's father found out. It's a pity that the information that Huang Kai's father exchanged for his life didn't play a role, and the news reached Liu Kun's ears, and a lot of the information had expired. In the end, he was betrayed, Huang Kai's entire family was killed, but Huang Kai cleverly ran out. Huang Kai's father did not avoid his son, sometimes Huang Kai would help his father, with Huang Kai's narration, the major events in Jinyang City almost all made Chu Yun understand. However, Huang Kai did not escape from the city, and he was also escorted out as Liu Ji plundered the population of Jinyang.

Huang Kai's news was very important to Chu Yun, especially when Chu Yun clearly knew that it was Liu Yao, the general of Zhao Han, who led the troops to escort the people this time, and he took 5,000 people to escort them, including 2,000 cavalry and 3,000 infantry. This is really a relief for Chu Yun.

"Feng Chengjia, you take thirty people to find out them thoroughly for me, I want you to verify whether their strength is the same as what this kid said. Their marching speed can't enter Nexian County for half a month, and if you can't survey it for such a long time, then you don't need to do it as a captain, let's go. Without waiting for Feng Chengjia to reply, Chu Yun got on the horse and returned to Niexian, while Huang Kai was taken away by Fang Dashan.

Of course, Chu Yun would not make any moves after Huang Kai's words, and he didn't find any flaws after repeated inquiries, so Chu Yun had a bold plan.

The county magistrate of Nie County was appointed by Chu Yun, named Li Jin, who was also born and raised in Nie County, and was originally the county leader of Nie County, that is, the second-in-command in the county. After the Huns came, he resigned and stopped doing it, but because the Huns did not stay for a long time, he was lucky to escape the catastrophe, and it was also for this reason that Chu Yun appointed him as the county commander.

Chu Yun invited Li Jin over and learned about the environment of Nie County in detail, Nie County is only an inferior county, the county seat is only a few thousand people, surrounded by mountains and forests, and there are no special products, so it has always been very poor. Chu Yun didn't listen to his complaints, and when Chu Yun understood the nearby terrain clearly, he dealt with Li Jin and left.

The corners of Chu Yun's eyebrows were filled with joy, this place is really a natural trap.

There are two main roads leading to Tonglu in Nirvana County, and the rest are small roads that are difficult for large troops to pass. Both roads were relatively smooth, and one of them had to pass through a river, which was so low that it was possible to cross it even if it was a wading one, but the river was surrounded by reeds, and there were reeds for miles around. It's autumn and the dry reeds are just a little bit, so it can be said that it is a good place to ambush. If Huang Kai's words were correct, the other party only had 2,000 cavalry and 3,000 infantry, and Chu Yun felt that with the fire, plus the troops he had contained during this time, it was very possible to defeat these 5,000 people. However, the shortcomings are also obvious, this army is mixed with the people from Jinyang, once the fire is ignited, then the dead and injured innocent people will definitely be indispensable.

The second road passes through an upper valley, which is not long, only a few hundred meters, but the terrain is dangerous, like a pocket. If the operation is done well, all the Huns can be enclosed inside, and a situation of closing the door and beating the dog will be formed. But once the enemy is not trapped, if the people outside the valley counterattack, then Chu Yun's ambush will not only fail to be annihilated, but may be caught in the center and annihilated by the Huns.

Chu Yun has not been idle to investigate on the spot in the past few days, and it is really similar to what Li Jin said.

"Pass my order to help the people of Nexian County temporarily move to the nearby mountains and forests, and tell them that the Huns are ready to use them as military food, and if they don't want to become two-legged sheep, don't be discovered by the Huns. In addition, I sent someone to inform Liu Bi and asked him to gather all the county soldiers and county soldiers that I had gathered in the eldest son city, and come as quickly as possible, this time, I will take you to play a big game. A cruel evil smile hung on the corner of Chu Yun's mouth.

The migration of tens of thousands of people is so many that it is enough to make people collapse, and Liu Yao can't stand it anymore, and the daily death, escape, fights, food, childbirth, and so on make Liu Yao regret taking this task, but in the eyes of his subordinates, Liu Yao is salty and eats radishes and worries lightly, what can those homeless people do on the road?

Only Liu Yao knows why he is here, he doesn't care about his reputation, nor is he soft-hearted or anything that his subordinates say, but in order to better complete his task, he knows that the greater the oppression of these people, the more ruthless the rebound, 5,000 people escort more than 50,000 people, if there is strong pressure, then under the resistance, his people will also have casualties, and they can't do it, with the strategic goal of enriching Luoyang with the population of Jinyang. And by showing a certain amount of kindness, they won't embarrass themselves. This is his own vision as a commander, and he does not bother to explain it to his subordinates.

Therefore, Liu Yao is painful and happy, the painful thing is that his subordinates really think that they understand these Han people, and they also come to ask themselves about big things, happy because they are not slow, they can walk more than ten miles a day, this speed Liu Yao can still accept.

"Report to the general, more than a hundred miles ahead is Nexian County, do we want to go into the city to rest?" The scout came to report, Liu Yao's brows were relaxed, they are now far away from Mengshan, Liu Kun and Xianbei people will not be able to catch up for a while if they want to chase them, and Liu Yao still believes in Liu Feng's strength.

"Well, there are also our people in the city of Nea, don't you, let them get ready to eat and wait for us to arrive. In addition, organize the big households in Nirvana County and let them contribute some carriages and horses to meet us. There are also people from Nie County who will escort Luoyang together, and we will talk about it when we go, so that they can be prepared in their hearts. Liu Yao breathed a sigh of relief, and finally arrived at Shangdang after a long journey, and they all left their hands behind along the way, and their subordinates who ate and drank must be ready, so he didn't need to worry too much.

"Does the General need to prepare these people's meals?" the scout asked again.

"Are you a pig? They have already arrived here, they can't run if they want to, we still need to be so polite to them? They deserve to starve to death, otherwise you will be asked to take care of their tens of thousands of people's food, how about it?" Liu Yao showed a fierce side, from Jinyang all the way here, they didn't dare to stay, and they were afraid that these guys would riot, but now Liu Yao was not worried at all, so his attitude changed greatly.

"Yes. The scouts did not dare to ask any more questions, and the Huns immediately divided twenty horsemen and went to Nexian.

Although Liu Yao relaxed, he still maintained a certain vigilance. Under the unusually tough attitude of the Huns, the speed of the group increased greatly, and the corresponding mortality rate increased greatly, and hundreds of people died in just a few dozen miles. However, it is only more than fifty miles away from Nie County, which is a matter of a few days.

"Someone, did you inform the people of Niexian? let them come to pick us up, why haven't we seen anyone yet?" Liu Yao swayed on the horse, worthy of being a Huns, still sleeping soundly on the horse, when he finally remembered the order a few days ago, so he asked. Liu Yao's subordinate officers and the generals under him glanced at each other, and then no one spoke, and Liu Yao felt that something was not right.

"General, we have sent four scouts to Niexian County in a row, and no one has come back so far, we thought they were eating and drinking in Niexian County and forgot about business, but now we feel that something is wrong, and we are preparing to let people investigate again, this is not yet time to tell the general. Liu Yao's chief official, You Ziyuan, had to come out to pray.

"Bastard, it's only now that such a big thing is being told to me. Liu E, you take 500 people to Niexian, if they are really greedy and delay the business, then all of them will be killed to set an example, if they meet the enemy, then they can fight, and if they can't fight, they will come back to report. Something is wrong, how can Shangdang County have enemies?" Liu Yao said uncertainly.

"General, Shangdang County is in the rear, and when you came, you and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince had already taken control of Shangdang, and there should be no enemies, so we didn't tell you. You Ziyuan beside him said, this You Ziyuan is a Han man, he has given advice to Liu Yao several times, so he has won Liu Yao's trust, so Liu Yao will not refute You Ziyuan's face too much, so he can only nod with a gloomy face.

The 500 cavalry, led by Liu E, galloped towards Nexian, and they did not notice that a few pigeons flew faster than them. The eldest son is not too far away from Niexian, so the iron-blooded army and the two thousand county soldiers under Chu Yun have already come to Niexian, compared to the army of the Huns, these county soldiers are vulnerable, even the iron-blooded army is not as good as these soldiers who have survived a hundred battles, so Chu Yun has never planned to fight hard.

"Five hundred cavalry, it's really a lot, how are the preparations in the county?" Chu Yun took a bite of a large cake in his hand, not a little nervous, seeing Chu Yun's appearance, everyone's mood also calmed down, originally they heard that the five hundred Hun cavalry was still very nervous, and the general was the courage of the army, this was not a joke, even those county soldiers were also quiet.

"Dry firewood and oil have been spread all over the county, but once the fire is ignited, the county will be destroyed, it's a pity. Guo Yong said regretfully.

"Hmph, if we don't come, Nexian County will not be ruined, but the people of Nexian County will be taken captive. If you lose your land, you will lose your land, and if you lose your land, you will save your land. As long as we defeat the Huns, Nexian will be newly built. After Chu Yun finished speaking, Liu Bi and the others around him were all thoughtful, and Chu Yun didn't care what they thought, he finished eating the flatbread in two bites, and then poured a mouthful of water and stood up.

"All hid in the cellar and did what was planned. After Chu Yun finished speaking, everyone quickly got busy.

Liu He and others only took more than half a day, they crossed more than 50 miles, and arrived outside the city of Niexian, Liu He was a Huns, but he was as cautious as Liu Yao, and he was Liu Yao's confidant and favorite general, although he was only a captain of Changshui, he could become a general when he went back. Even now he leads a battalion of cavalry, and he is also a lowly and powerful officer, although the official is not big, but his subordinates are all Hun cavalry.

Coming to the outside of Nie County, the gate of Nie County was wide open, and there was no light inside, just like a dead city, looking at the black and oppressive city, not to mention Liu E, even other people also found out that something was wrong.

"Captain, the situation is not right, how can the city gate be open at this hour, and it is too quiet inside, there is not even smoke. Liu He's lieutenant looked at the dark city gate with a solemn expression.

"I also know it's wrong, but the general ordered me to investigate the situation in Nie County, and You Changshi also told me to investigate carefully, and if we go back now, the general will definitely be furious. Let the two teams of brothers go in first to explore, the city gate must be careful, and don't let people catch turtles in the urn. After Liu He finished speaking, the two teams carried torches into the city.

In about a quarter of an hour, both groups came out.

"Tell the captain, there is no one in the city, but many of the corpses of our soldiers were found inside, and I also found a few notices from the city gate, and we don't know how to read, please watch the captain. Liu He finally must have had an accident, he quickly took a few notices, and read them one by one, but they were just some very ordinary notices, and the news in the county government liked to be posted in Simen. However, he patiently saw the last one by one, and finally the last "Book of the People of the Whole County of Jieni County" caught his attention.

This proclamation tells the detailed history of Liu Yuan, the founding emperor of the Xiongnu, and said that he betrayed his master, Sima Ying, the king of Chengdu, stole Luoyang, pigs and dogs are not as good, and scolded very ugly, and called for the killing of the Huns in the name of Li Jin, the county governor of Nie County, and also called on the Han people in the world to punish Hu Abduction, Liu He was furious after reading it.

"The hateful Han dog, who slandered the first emperor, the whole army obeyed the order, and gave me a careful search in the city, I don't believe that there is not a single living person in the huge Nexian County, and ask me where they went, the heavens and the earth, and we have to make them pay. When Liu Que told the people what was on the notice, all the Huns were furious, Liu Yuan was their god, and they would not allow anyone to slander them. More than 500 people entered Nirvana County.

"I thought they didn't dare to come in, but I didn't expect that they really dared to come to death, a notice can make the Huns lose their vigilance, and the ability of the governor is really unpredictable. Liu Bi, who was in ambush outside the city, watched the Huns enter Niexian from a distance, he was greatly impressed, the Huns didn't pay attention at all, when they entered the city, the city gate was quickly closed.

Liu Yao woke up from his sleep that night, he dreamed that his body was in a different place, but he couldn't see the murderer's appearance clearly, he only saw that the style of the enemy's armor seemed to be a Jin general, he wiped the sweat on his face, he had never dreamed since he was a child, let alone a nightmare, he himself felt that with the number of people he killed, even the evil ghost probably didn't want to get close to him.

"Someone, bring some water. Liu Yao settled down, and didn't think of anything why, he sucked his face with water, he couldn't sleep anyway, he put on his clothes and wanted to go out for a walk. Liu Yao's place of residence is on the north side of a hillside, which is dry and windproof, and it is far away from the group of displaced people, so it is a good place.

The moonlight was very good tonight, the soft moonlight sprinkled on the earth, everywhere was white, Liu Yao walked slowly, he enjoyed the tranquility very much, and suddenly a loud cry broke the tranquility.

"Fire, big fire. Liu Yao turned his head to look, the fire in the south was monstrous Liu Yao walked a few steps in a hurry, and came to the top of the hillside, the fire in the south was connected, Liu Yao sighed in his heart, it seemed to be the direction of Niexian.

"Somebody, let's find out what's going on. Liu Yao ran down the hill, immediately gathered his subordinates, and several groups of cavalry ran towards the source of the fire, Liu Yao as a general of the chariot and cavalry, Kaifu Yi with the three divisions, Yongzhou Mu, Zhongshan Wang, so there are a lot of staff, but I don't know what the situation is, none of them can give themselves an idea.

When the sun rose the next day, a scout finally came back with all the horses running: "Report to the general, Niexian, Niexian County has been burned to the ground, and Captain Liu He and his men are nowhere to be found." ”

Liu Yao slowly sat down in his seat after listening, the death of five hundred people is not a big deal for Liu Yao, but the enemy who is unaware of the front is the most worrying, he is now only more than four thousand, and the cavalry is only less than fifteen hundred. Now Liu Feng in the back doesn't know if he can withstand the Xianbei army in Mengshan, in case they are defeated, and there is an interception in front and a chasing soldier in the back, then he is the king of Zhongshan, is he going to fall here?

"Report, the rear scouts reported that Liu Feng, the general of Zhenbei, was defeated in the Blue Valley of Mengshan, the general was captured, dozens of generals and captains such as Xing Yan were killed, and thousands of casualties were killed and wounded in our army. Liu Yao's eyelids jumped after hearing this, how long has it been that Liu Feng's army of 8,000 has been defeated? Could it really be the ploy of Liu Kun and the Huns? They are still ready to deal with themselves?

"Bring those people here, and I'm going to interrogate them myself. Liu Yao said coldly, a few deserters were brought over, and it was right to tell the scouts, but that's all, they don't know if there are pursuers behind, but it seems that they were frightened by the Xianbei Iron Cavalry, and they just want to escape.

Chu Yun drew his saber and cut off the heads of the three people mercilessly: "Those who disturb the hearts of our army will be immediately cut and thrown out." Liu Yao glanced around with red eyes, and everyone around him didn't dare to look at him.

"Everyone, you all know the current situation, what do you say, what should we do now?" Liu Yao looked at everyone, and no one who usually prided himself on being a resourceful strategist spoke up, Liu Yao was furious.

"The general is angry, can you let me report it alone. Liu Yao's most trusted wanderer stood up.