Da Wei Chun

Chapter 474
Yinshan Mountain is like a giant dragon, winding for thousands of miles without end.It is also like cutting with a knife and an axe, with dangerous peaks and forests, and walls standing thousands of feet high.

The southern slope of the mountain is steep, almost suspended, from the top of the mountain to the foot of the mountain, there is a drop of five or six hundred feet at the low point, and nearly a thousand feet at the high point.And this is true for more than two thousand miles from west to east.

The Northern Wei Dynasty used this as a boundary to block Rouran firmly to the north of Yinshan Mountain.

Because the western part of Yinshan Mountain is dry, less rainy and more windy, there is very little vegetation on the mountain, and there are bare black stones everywhere. If you look at it from a distance, it looks like an iron wall standing between the sky and the earth.If you look closely, it looks like a giant wolf with teeth and claws.

Wolf Mountain got its name from this.

Jinhaoguan was like a wedge, nailed between the two hind legs of this giant wolf.Going north along the Jinhao River Valley, which is half a mile wide, about fifty miles, is the second pass of the six towns: Gaoque Pass.

The irony is that nearly ten thousand Rouran cavalry set up their tents in the canyon between Jinhao Pass and Gaoque Pass in a grand manner.And the guards of the two gates are as if they are blind, as if they can't see.Let it camp, start a stove, rebel, let the horses go, and even bask in the sun...

It was sunny for three consecutive days and the weather was very warm.The snow on the southern slope was almost gone, and there was water in the valley, which made the Rouran cavalry ecstatic.

At least there is no need to go to the mountains to find firewood and smash ice in the river to boil water for horses and camels.

By the time the sun fades west and the river freezes again, the cavalry have already drunk enough livestock and filled their skins.Pile after pile of bonfires were lit in the canyon, or three or five, or six or seven, and groups of Rouran cavalry gathered around the fire to roast dried meat and chew cheese.

Looking at the messy hair, the dirty body, and the blue and purple face, it seems to be scorched.

But if you look closely, it seems that there are both yellow and white people.

Most of them look like Han Chinese.A small number of rough ones, like Duobujie and the truck driver in the movie "No Man's Land", and more refined ones, like "Wuzhen Tianwang Jiege" from the restoration of ancient armor in Xiaosha Station, with a bit of mixed blood.

If you look into it, it's not surprising.

Rouran Khan Yu Jiulu's family is a branch of Xianbei, who was originally a slave of Tuoba Xianbei.Just like Xianbei was originally a slave of the Huns, and the Turks were slaves of the Rouran people.

Murong Xianbei and Tuoba Xianbei, who were keen on Sinicization, moved south one after another, occupying the Central Plains vigorously.Because of flawless consideration of the desert, the rise of Yu Jiulu's other branch Xianbei.

However, the Rouran Khanate it established included a combination of Xianbei, Xiongnu, Chile, Uighur, Jie, and a considerable part of the Han people.

So even if there are white and yellow, it is not surprising...

The sky was getting dark, and most of the Hu soldiers were full.There are tents, and those without tents move away from the fire, spread the felt and leather blankets on the dry river bed, and then wrap them in a leather robe to sleep.

Don't say that it's already the beginning of spring, even if it's the cold winter of March and September, sleeping like this will definitely not freeze to death...

In the hinterland of the valley, stands a huge felt tent with a radius of three feet.The tent is full of tallow candles and bronze oil lamps, very bright.

Among them sat a dozen people, all of whom were leaders of tribes with more than a thousand accounts (accounts) in the Dulun tribe.

The Dulun tribe was originally called the Wuluhui tribe, with the surname of Dou, and they lived nomadicly in the north of Yinshan Mountain during the Xiongnu period.Tuoba Liwei, the ancestor of the Northern Wei Dynasty, was defeated by Shule in the west when he first stood up. He once joined Dou Bin, the master of the Dulun tribe, and was taken in by him and married his beloved daughter.

After Dou Bin's death, Tuoba Liwei killed two uncles, two younger brothers, most of the tribe was annexed by him, and the rest fled north.

When Tuoba Xianbei invaded the Central Plains south, the Dulun tribe also moved south and returned to their ancestral land.Yu Jiulu, the first ancestor of Shi Rouran, was a slave of the Tuoba family. He was sentenced to be executed for a crime and escaped from the Yin Mountains.

Who would have thought that another Zhongshan wolf would be saved?

A few years later, Che Luhui Xiongjian, the son of Yu Jiulu, killed Dou Yue, the leader of the Dulun tribe, and annexed most of the tribes of the Dulun tribe.

Until Tuoba Tao's period, Rouran suffered repeated defeats in repeated battles, and Yu Jiulu's family fled to Mobei, and Du Lun's tribe was able to move south again and return to their ancestral land.

After nearly 60 years of rest and recuperation, the Dulun Department has gradually restored the glory of its ancestors.Up to now, there are nearly 20 households and nearly [-] Dingkou.

Therefore, although the luck of Dou's Dulun family is not very good, it is extremely tenacious...

The leader, Dou Ling, sat at the head, looking at a map.

This was given to Dou Ling by Lu Yan a year ago along with a batch of armor, food, gold, copper and jewelry.

The condition is simple: but when the Central Plains is in chaos, Dou Ling will join forces with Lu Yanli to invade and plunder the six towns.

Lu Yan got land and people, and Du Lun got food and wealth...

Even Dou Ling didn't expect that in just one year, Lu Yan would fulfill his promise?

Feeling deeply, Dou Lun raised his head and asked a strong man sitting cross-legged in front of him: "Yuchi, what did the guard at Jinhao Pass say?"

"Lord Bing: Nahan General said that the town is nearly three hundred miles away. If it is not a day and night journey, it would not be surprising if it took two days. He also said that there must be news tonight or tomorrow at the latest..."

"Break what you say!"

Dou Ling snorted angrily.

In the past two years, Lu Yan has always followed his word no matter whether he exchanged news or privately traded with each other, only sooner rather than later.Only this time when it came to a critical moment, he broke his promise?

Could it be that something happened?
But the general's words were not unreasonable: the journey of [-] li was close or far, and if there were some twists and turns, it might be delayed.

He asked again, "Is there any news from Wo Ye?"

Yuchi replied: "I reported it once before noon, and I haven't seen the report before nightfall, so everything should be the same as before!"

Three hundred miles, if it is not an urgent report, it will take two days to travel.Therefore, what the horse-hunting in the morning brought was news from two days ago, how useful would it be?
Dou Ling asked again: "Where are Huaishuo and other towns?"

"There is no visit to report, so it should be safe!"

Everything as before, no abnormalities?

Everything seemed to be normal, but he always felt a little uneasy, as if he was a little jittery.

Is it too suspicious?
After pondering for a while, Dou Ling suddenly got up: "I can't care about it... I will tell you to go on, but wait until dawn, and the whole army will set up camp and enter the customs!"

All the generals were extremely surprised, and looked at Dou Ling in a daze: "I haven't got the defense plan yet, even if I enter the pass, where should I march?"

"Anywhere is fine, even if you return without success, you can retreat immediately. But you can't be trapped in this dead place anymore..."

Dou Ling held up his finger like a mallet, and pointed on the map, "If the Han army crosses Langshan Mountain and takes Gaoque Pass, we will be like mice in a bamboo tube, and we can only be slaughtered by them... So no matter whether we advance or retreat, we must go out of the valley tomorrow..."

The generals suddenly realized: So the adults are afraid of being blocked in this canyon?

But if you talk about retreating... what kind of joke are you talking about?
Such a big battle, and so much food, is it just to take a look at Handi?
All the generals exchanged glances with each other, stood up one by one, and said to Dou Ling: "I would like to obey your lord's order..."

"Well, go and order!"

Dou Ling nodded, but just as he finished speaking, he heard a horn sound outside the camp.

The sound of the trumpet was very short, it was not the enemy's situation, it seemed to be a letter reporting to the camp, reminding the tents not to panic.

Yuchi was in charge of the personal guards and scouting horses. As soon as the horn sounded, he rushed out to meet him.

Faintly heard a few fast horses galloping, not long after, Yuchi brought two men dressed as Han Chinese into the tent.

Dou Ling and the generals were shocked.

Just because one of them was covered in blood, and upon closer inspection, there was a broken arrow nailed to his back with a broken shaft.

Yu Chi whispered in Dou Ling's ear, "My lord, these two are the secret agents of his subordinates, they came from Woye, claiming that there is an urgent report..."

"speak!"

"My lord, Lu Yan was defeated... Yesterday at dawn, the Han army suddenly appeared under the city of Woye. Chaos broke out in the city, thunder was heard everywhere, and the fire was raging... In less than an hour, the city gate has fallen...

At the time of Si, there was an order from the town army to each garrison and county, ordering the defenders to guard the city, order the townspeople, herdsmen, etc. to collect livestock and move them to the county as soon as possible to prevent our army from plundering..."

Dou Ling's head buzzed, his face felt numb, and his two rows of teeth creaked in unison.

"Since Tianming City was broken the day before yesterday, why did you come to report urgently at night?"

"My lord, it's not that we're incompetent, but that the Han army had been prepared for a long time: when they suddenly heard that there was chaos in the city, the subordinates sent people to investigate, but they were shot and killed by the Han army's rangers before they were within three miles of the town...

Afterwards, the town army sent an order to the townspeople outside the city to be alert, and the subordinates only knew the exact news.Feeling anxious, I dispatched all the ten cavalry hiding outside the city, and divided them into four groups of fast horses to report.

But I don't want to, the Han will have sent rangers to intercept on the way.The subordinates had no choice but to escape.And the injury on his body was injured by the rangers of the Han army who were chasing him while fleeing north..."

Looking at the half of the arrow shaft on Xizuo's body, the flesh on Dou Ling's face twitched faintly.

No wonder Lu Yan reneged on the promise that he would deliver the deployment map at night yesterday at the latest?

If there are rangers chasing and intercepting them in the middle of the road, Tanma will have to go far away, and even turn back.Therefore, running three hundred miles for two days is considered very fast.

The Han army's layout was so detailed and accomplished overnight, Lu Yan was defeated without even a wave?

If it is said that the secret was leaked in advance, it doesn't look like it?
Otherwise, the shocking changes in Woye City would not have been so sudden, but Langbei was safe as usual.

If he were Luo Jian, if he had known in advance that Lu Yan would rebel, he would have quietly dealt with him, and then he would have packed his pockets in the canyon, just waiting for him to get in...

It seems that nine out of ten are coincidences!
"What is the banner of the Han army that attacked the city, and where did it come from?"

"I didn't detect it, I only saw from a distance that they were all cavalry, and both men and horses were wearing felt robes."

"How many soldiers?"

"The formation is huge, but it seems that there are quite a few empty horses. According to my subordinates' estimates, it is only three thousand..."

It really was a coincidence.

The reason why they wear robes and felt is to avoid freezing to death and frostbite when marching at night.There are a lot of empty horses, which shows that this group of Han troops is traveling day and night, coming in a surprise attack...

Dou Ling breathed a sigh of relief, and looked at the generals coldly: "Advance, or retreat!"

retreat?

The sound of "coaxing" was like stabbing a hornet's nest, and a dozen generals suddenly became noisy.

"My lord, the Han army is at most three thousand, what are you afraid of?"

"Fang Ping rebelled in Woye City, each garrison will inevitably tighten their troops, so when the townspeople are helpless, even if they stick to it, they are like loose sand..."

"Looking forward, Luo Jian knew about the conspiracy between the lord and Lu Yan, and knew that the lord sent more than [-] troops to enter the pass, so he would not dare to send troops rashly. No matter what, he would call all the soldiers and horses, gather all the food and grass. Come and go, no matter what It will take about ten days to get to Jinhao Pass..."

"It's been ten days, not to mention Huaishuo and Wuchuan, but it's not difficult to rob the Fertile Field..."

All the generals were chattering, making a lot of noise.But Dou Ling stretched his brows.

Thieves don't go empty-handed. Since they have fired their bows, there is absolutely no reason to turn back.

As the generals said, in a hurry, Luo Jian was not sure, so he would not dare to send troops.But when he gathered all the soldiers and horses, he had already robbed enough.

What's more, only one wolf mountain is enough to be thousands of miles wide, but the size of the gully behind the mountain is more than forty.No matter how many Han troops there are, it is impossible to seal off the entire mountain.

Even if it can be sealed to death, but relying on armor to ride fast, he can escape over the mountain by himself.

It's nothing more than the convenience of Wuhao Valley, and it's just more detours.

It's done!

With a "dong", Dou Ling punched heavily on the table.There was a loud noise, and the candlesticks, oil lamps, and wine bar fell to the ground.

Just like a group of ducks were all caught in their throats, there was a sudden silence in the hall, and there was no sound.

Thinking that Dou Ling had been angered, all the generals lowered their heads and peeked upwards.

Unexpectedly, Dou Ling laughed loudly.

"Then enter the customs... Yuchi, go and send the order, the whole army will set up camp immediately..."

A dozen or so Hu generals were stunned for a moment, and then beamed with joy: "Your Excellency is wise!"

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As night falls, the Milky Way stretches across the sky like a jade belt.The sky is full of stars twinkling.Like countless pearls, inlaid on a huge green curtain.

Although the scenery is beautiful, Lu Shikuang appreciates it flawlessly.He just stared at the densely packed lights in the valley motionlessly, seemingly in a daze, but his eyes were obscure and his face was stern and solemn.

The mountain wind was in the air, and the lantern hanging on the tower was swinging back and forth, just like Lu Shikui's mood at this time, ups and downs and uneasy.

From time to time, piercing screams could be heard from the ear room under the city tower, like a lone wolf on the prairie howling up to the sky.

Not long after, the shouting stopped abruptly, and a black figure rushed out from the ear room, and quickly went up the tower.

Walking under the lamp, seeing his brother Lu Xiao's dark and blue face, Lu Shikui couldn't help but raise his heart: "Fourth brother, what's the matter?"

"The trial... the trial came out..."

As soon as he opened his mouth, his voice was hoarse and hoarse, as if his throat had been sawed, and even Lu Xiao himself was taken aback.

So far, no matter how afraid I am, what can I do?

Resign yourself to fate...

Lu Xiao exhaled forcefully, then calmed down and said in a trembling voice: "Just like the two who left the customs two quarters ago, these three people were also arranged by Dou Ling outside the town for secret work. There are ten people in the group , I went out from Xicheng yesterday, and sent an urgent report to Dou Ling in four routes..."

"What's the urgent report?"

Lu Xiao swallowed his saliva with difficulty: "Yesterday at about Chenshi (seven o'clock in the morning), a large army suddenly approached the town, and within four quarters, the city was destroyed... Half an hour later, there were government officials and orders. The soldiers sent orders along the way, ordering the counties to gather the townspeople and guard the city to prevent the worms from raiding..."

(End of this chapter)