Father Han Gaozu

Chapter 512 Shan Yu's Death
The sun had just risen, and the brilliance of the first day shone on the city wall, causing the city wall to reflect a faint white light.

The city wall is not tall, but it is quite strong. It is located on a piece of gray land, and the city is even more crude. There are many abandoned tall buildings. It can be seen that this place was once a prosperous city, but now those tall and majestic The building has long been turned into ruins. Around the ruins, there are many low houses. Early in the morning, all kinds of people came out of the houses.

The appearance of these people is completely different from that of the Han people. They hardly wear shoes, bare feet, thick eyebrows and high foreheads, and wear very simple clothes. There are officials on horseback screaming loudly, and they are constantly walking on the road. Walking through, the city was full of mud, officials flew by on horseback, dust was flying, they shouted something loudly, waving long whips in their hands, and the people couldn't help speeding up their pace.

The official's attitude was quite bad, and he kept driving the people away until he met a few people with horses. Those people with horses were disheveled and looked completely different from them. Hanging the heads, seeing them, the official dismounted immediately and greeted them in unfamiliar Hun language.

This is the city of Bukfala within the sphere of influence of the Huns. It was originally a gateway to the northeast of the Maurya Dynasty. In the end, the prosperous city became the city in ruins, and the number of people in the city was still quite a lot.

There are more than [-] people here, because there are mines nearby, so the Huns also attach great importance to this place, forcing the people here to mine ore and smelt iron for them.

The previous official is the city official here. This is an official position from the Maurya Dynasty. During the Maurya Dynasty, there were three types of local officials, affairs officers, city officials, and military officials. In an ordinary city, there are a total of [-] city officials. responsible for different areas.

After the Huns conquered a large amount of land, because of lack of experience in local governance, Ji Porridge adopted the system of the Mauryan Dynasty in the past, setting up state officials and three local officials. These officials are usually held by local people, while the Huns are Supervising them and reaping the rewards, Ji Porridge is also implementing some integration policies. For example, he himself married the daughters of many princes and princes, and also asked his relatives to actively marry local princes.

Those Huns didn't pay attention to the city official's overtures at all, but passed them arrogantly without even looking at each other. Watch them leave.

After they left, the city official immediately changed into his original face, angrily waving the whip in his hand, lashing his own people.

The Huns tied their horses to the stakes, yawned, put on armor and crossbows, and then walked up the city wall, looking out of the city weakly, and could not help cursing; "Why don't you let those poisonous people come to help us How about guarding the city? I just robbed a pair of sisters last night, and I haven’t enjoyed enough, so I’m going to guard here.”

"That's right, you can guard people even if you are poisonous, but we don't know what the big order thinks when we come here, and we have to say that people and horses can't be separated, and we have to bring horses wherever we go. And we are not allowed to wear good clothes."

"Heh, what's the matter? Didn't he still say that we can't plunder and kill people at will? If we want to learn languages, how can we do that? Besides, why should we learn from them?"

The Xiongnu soldiers are obviously quite dissatisfied with Ji porridge now.

In order to quickly establish an effective rule in Shendu, Ji Porridge carried out a series of reforms, including the establishment of simple laws, requiring soldiers not to violate domestic Shendu people, restraining their behavior, and forming a combination of the two. The official system, the new currency system, the resettlement of farmers, the training of Hun soldiers and so on.

The Xiongnu nobles under Keji Porridge’s command are somewhat incomprehensible. In their view, we have suffered so much on the grassland. Now that we have suffered so much, we should enjoy it. The body is too rich, and the people here serve really Great, the Huns nobles have never seen such a fertile place, so they can serve the master's servants, they quickly decayed and began to immerse themselves in enjoyment.

They almost do whatever they want in the territory of Shendu. They immediately take back any woman they like, and rob them if they lack something. They are lawless, but Ji Porridge has to restrain their behavior all day long, and they are not allowed to kill indiscriminately. They can't understand.

Especially the Huns at the bottom have more and more opinions on Ji Porridge.

In this city, there are more than 1000 body poisoners, but there are only more than 100 Huns, of which more than 900 Huns are officials, and there are only [-] real low-level soldiers. These people guard such a large city, but It's easy, because the resistance consciousness of the poisonous people here is not so strong. After the demise of the Maurya Dynasty, they lost their original courage, and their own will seemed to be buried with King Ashoka.

The Huns were talking, when suddenly smoke billowed in the distance, and the ground trembled slightly. The familiar sound of horseshoes made the Huns startled.

For the Huns who were born on the grassland, this voice was so familiar.

Suddenly, a group of cavalry appeared in the distance. There were a large number of them. They didn't fly their banners, but they just sounded loud horns.

At that moment, the Huns were shocked and screamed, "Han people! It's Han people!! The Han people are here to plunder!"

"How could the Han appear here?!"

"Quick! Close the city gate!"

"Light the flames quickly!!"

The Huns moved quickly, and the city gate was slowly closing. The poisonous people in the city didn't know what happened, but just looked at them in surprise. As the enemy cavalry approached, the Huns began to shoot arrows in a hurry to respond. , Their number was too small, they yelled, and asked the poison officers in the city to rush up to defend the city together. At this moment, the Han cavalry shot a rain of arrows.

There were more than 1 cavalrymen, fully armed, and all of them were elites. The rain of arrows quickly flooded the city, and some Huns who couldn't dodge were directly penetrated.

During these days, the Huns have clearly learned the principle of the cycle of heaven. In order to prevent the Huns from increasing their power, Han Xin continued to launch attacks from the rear. Inside the city wall, watching the enemy rush down the city, the offensive and defensive momentum reversed.

This is a bit absurd no matter how you look at it. The Huns were being shot and killed continuously. At this time, the enemy cavalry approached. The Huns didn't know what they did. They only heard a loud noise and billowing black smoke rose. People screamed in horror, and the people in the city fled in all directions. There were screams everywhere. Before the Huns could react, there were loud noises at the gate of the city. After about a dozen loud noises, the gate of the city crashed. fall down.

The Han cavalry entered the city.

Zhou Yafu ordered the flag to be planted on the top of the city, wiped the blood from his face, and looked coldly at the poisoned officials kneeling on the ground in the distance.

"General. I have asked, and there are two more cities ahead. After taking them, it will be the Kingslayer Dynasty."

Lu Tazhi said respectfully.

Although they are brothers who grew up together, after following Zhou Yafu to fight around, Lu Tazhi has already convinced him. In the army, he is completely like a lieutenant general, without any rudeness.

My brother is simply terrifying.

He led 1 cavalry, set out from the Western Regions, and stormed all the way. Within three months, he broke through 37 cities in a row, captured [-], and advanced non-stop. The Taiwei gave him half a year. Opening up the connection with the poisonous countries, he has already reached the border of the Sunga Dynasty in the past three months. These knights are also becoming more and more courageous. Sometimes, even the enemy has no time to light the beacon, and they are directly destroyed. .

"Well, settle the officers, you know what to do"

"Leave 400 people and the rest continue to follow me"

"only!!"

Lu Tazhi found a translator and started communicating with the local officials. The local officials were full of horror. The invincible Huns, who had been riding on their heads for a long time, were so weak in front of these strangers that they even He could still use the magic of the gods, and somehow the city gate was opened, and the superstitious officials bowed down directly, respectful and afraid.

Zhou Yafu stood on the city wall, looking into the distance.

There are still two cities, and he can get in touch with the people of the Sunga Dynasty. It is easy to conquer these places, but the Huns will soon counterattack. It is not easy to hold these places before negotiating with Sunga. Yes, after all, there are too many cities.

Although the main force of the Xiongnu was dragged north by the Taiwei, that guy Ji Porridge is not stupid, he will definitely find a way to deal with it.

What should I do myself?

When Zhou Yafu went out to fight, the Taiwei didn't order him anything. Zhou Yafu knew very well that this was the Taiwei's test for himself, and he just wanted to see what he would do.

After contemplating for a long time, Lu Tazhi finally returned to Zhou Yafu's side again.

"Of him"

"General!"

"If I give you four thousand cavalry, can you take the two cities ahead?"

Lu was stunned, "Is the general going back to destroy the reinforcements of the Huns? Four thousand knights are enough!!"

"After capturing the city, you sent someone to contact King Xunjia to discuss the land matters with him. The big man is too far away from here, so he can't defend it at all. You still have to let them help to defend the border with the big man."

"I understand, but general, can you defend such a long front with only [-] knights?"

Zhou Yafu smiled and squinted his eyes, "Who said I'm going to guard?"

"Um???"

Outside the northern city of the Xiongnu, the Han army has been stationed for a period of time. The Huns fought with the Han army, and each other won. , because it is located on a mountain pass, so only the way to retreat is still safe. Several surrounding cities have fallen, and the Huns are becoming more and more frightened.

Ji Porridge is in this city, sitting in the palace, looking at the battle reports from various places.

Hu Tu stood aside, watching his brother busy, wanted to speak several times, but didn't know what to say.

Compared with the past, the two brothers have undergone great changes. They have gained weight from the protective coating, not just ordinary weight loss. They have turned into lumps of flesh, as if all the flesh in their bodies were squeezed together. He sat there , feel a little tired, panting.

But Ji Porridge became thinner and thinner, his face was extremely pale, thin sweat dripped from his forehead, and his left hand trembled slightly. Among Mao Dun's heirs, Ji Congee was the thinnest, so he was not rejected by Mao Dun. Favorite, he was injured in the war before, and his health became worse and worse, and like the fourth brother of the big man, he didn't like to enjoy life, he always lived a frugal life, and often ate and lived with the soldiers of the royal court. worse and worse.

"Brother, retreat, we can't beat the Han people, they have ghosts and gods to help them, and they will cause thunder!"

"Bullshit!!"

"They obviously made something new. The power of that thing is limited. It is not easy to blow up the city wall. This city was carefully built by me. There are [-] soldiers in the city, all of whom are the most elite. That thing No matter how strong you are, you can't break through here!"

"Their purpose is not here at all."

As Ji Congee said, he suddenly coughed violently, and his whole body was staggering.

Hu Tu was a little anxious, "Brother, you are sick and confused. The main force of the Han army is here, but you want to transfer troops to the south. If the main force of the Han people swarms up, we will all die here!"

"I"

Ji Porridge blushed, clenched his fists, closed his eyes, remained silent for a long time, and finally calmed down, "Brother, the purpose of the Han people's battle this time is not in the north, but in the south. If the road allows them to establish contact, what should we do?"

"But you have been mobilizing troops, and the royal city will be empty. But the scouts said that the Han cavalry is attacking the royal city. If you let it go, the royal city will fall into the hands of the enemy."

"I know, but the royal city is not important. It is the most important thing to prevent the Han people from interacting with the poisonous people. Hutu, in the war with the Han people, don't worry about the gains and losses of a city or a place. You must consider the overall situation and know the enemy. The strategic concept, and then find a way to destroy it, the enemy is a conspiracy, their main force is here, even if I know their strategic composition, I will not dare to send a large army to support it."

"However, we can continue to attack these cities, disrupt their routes, and even besiege this cavalry and eat them all. It doesn't matter if we lose the royal city."

Looking at his brother with red eyes, Hotu nodded.

"You don't want to defend the city here anymore. You take the [-] elite of the royal court. You take them and go south...to attack the city captured by the Han people, surround the Han cavalry, cut off their retreat, and after eating them, Don't rest, give up the frontline city and come here."

Ji Porridge pulled his younger brother and pointed to the map in front of him, "Did you see these mountain passes? Take the army, go south, and then build checkpoints on these mountain passes. We must build the tallest and strongest Checkpoints, as long as you can control these mountain passes, arrange the most elite soldiers, and practice continuously, even the most elite soldiers will not be able to break through."

Hutu nodded thoughtfully, suddenly remembered something, and asked: "Brother, if I take away all the elite troops, what should I do here?? There are more than 2 weak soldiers, how can I stop them?" Chinese?"

"You don't know. I have already notified the various ministries to recruit soldiers to come to the rescue. After you leave, those reinforcements will probably arrive."

Ji Porridge spoke calmly, and then said: "Just follow my plan to establish a relationship with the poisonous kingdoms, and concentrate on hunting down the kingslayers. As long as you swallow them, you can completely gain a foothold in the poisonous kingdoms." ,Do you understand it?"

"I know!"

Ji Porridge patted his younger brother on the shoulder and grinned, "Go."

Hu Tu left the palace, the smile on Ji Porridge's face quickly disappeared, he put away the map in front of him, thought for a while, and burned it with a candle, then ordered loudly: "Come on! Get my armor!!!"

Outside the majestic high city, Han Xin was calmly looking at the distant city. At this moment, the Pianjun had probably already contacted the poisonous man.

I was stationed here, and I spent too much food. Zhou Yafu was so slow in doing things. It has been a few months, but he has not been able to bring the Poison King back. It is really disappointing.

In the following days, the Han army launched several more attacks, but the enemy was still blocking it with all its strength.

"Taiwei. Something is wrong."

Xia Houying stood in front of Han Xin with a solemn expression.

"Oh? What's wrong?"

"The enemy is still very motivated, and the counterattack is also very strong, but... I always feel that their counterattack is constantly weakening. In the last few feints, I even almost killed them under the city wall. Although they have been mobilizing troops before, retreat, but I always feel that something is not right"

Han Xin raised his head abruptly, a look of surprise flashed in his eyes.

"Not good! Siege the city quickly! Siege the city with all your strength!!"

The main force of the Han army, who was still feigning an attack, turned into a real siege at this moment. The soldiers roared and rushed towards the city. Shooting, the arrows spread all over the sky, and the roar continued to resound throughout the land. The casualties of the Han army were very high. Even with a sharp weapon like gunpowder, it could not scare the Huns.

After continuous attacks, the battlefield turned into a city wall again. The Han army climbed up the city wall through the ladder. The two sides fought fiercely and kept retreating. At dusk, the Huns had retreated to the palace and continued to resist.

Xia Houying took the lead and attacked continuously, and finally, the gate of the palace was also blown open by them.

When they rushed into the palace, the heavily armed Ji Porridge was holding a knife, and under the guard of more than a dozen Huns, he was staring at them coldly.

Ji Porridge knew that he would not live long, and his body could no longer bear it. He didn't have any reinforcements at all. He just sat here with his own appeal to resist Han Xin's main force, and the Huns' main force had already followed Hutu went to the south to destroy Dahan's strategic conception.

Seeing Xia Houying coming, he laughed.

At this moment, Hutu might have already reached the south. When he kills the cavalry of the Han Dynasty, enters the hinterland of the Sunga Dynasty, and blocks the mountain passes, no matter how brave the Han army is, what can they do?Is there still food for their expedition?Can you still communicate with poisonous people? ?As long as the Xiongnu can control the main trade routes, sooner or later there will be a second chance to become strong! ! !
Ji Porridge roared, and charged towards Xia Houying accompanied by everyone.

When approaching Xia Houying, Xia Houying threw the spear in his hand. The enemy was weaker than he imagined, and the spear directly penetrated his body.

Ji Porridge's body fell in front of Xia Houying, motionless.

The Xiongnu hero finally closed his eyes.

(End of this chapter)