Three Kingdoms: Ancestors of the Han Dynasty

Chapter 306
Wang Ping led [-] Han riders, under the guidance of the guide and under the traces left by Zhang Xi's troops, went westward along the foothills of Quwu Mountain, and then went north from Jingtai Dry Valley (Jingtai County), the gap between Quwu Mountain and Wushaoling. Then join Hexi Xianbei and other Qianqi nearby to pursue.

The sky was getting late, the stars were dotted with stars, and the road in the distance could no longer be seen.Wang Ping and his men set up camp at the old site where Zhang Yun's troops had previously camped, rested overnight, and continued to pursue in the early morning.

The Han army, Xianbei and other cavalry pawns set up camp in place, gathered firewood, and grazed the horses for food.

Wang Ping, Deng Ai and other generals of the Han army inspected the camp.From time to time, with the afterglow in the distance, you can look at the dilapidated Great Wall of the former Han Dynasty in the south, or look at the Gobi Grassland in the north.This is the dividing line between nomadic and agricultural peoples.

Deng Ai looked at the busy sergeants and said with emotion: "I don't know how magnificent the champion Hou (Huo Qubing) was when he went out to the fortress. The champion Hou Bei attacked the Huns, sealed the wolves and lived in Xuxu, and opened up the four counties in Hexi. He is really a hero. As a general, As it should be!"

"Hello General!"

Wang Ping responded to the soldier's greeting with a nod, and replied: "If you can help the great man rule the world and rebuild the great man, and with this feat, beat the champion Hou Bei to the Xiongnu, why should Shi Zai be so self-satisfied!"

Deng Ai smiled, and replied: "Brother Zijun's words are true. There is no greater achievement for a general than founding a country and setting up a tripod or expelling Hulu from the north. If there is one of these two achievements, it will be famous in history. If you are lucky With two merits in one body, it can be famous all over the world, it will be a legendary story through the ages, and it will be admired by future generations!"

Wang Ping looked at the bonfires rising around him, and said, "Shizai's words are enough for ambition."

"I don't know what brother Zijun's ambition is?" Deng Ai asked while holding his belt.

Wang Ping didn't answer but told Deng Ai, saying: "Screen whistles must be set up at night, and everything should be inspected as normal, so don't slack off."

"promise!"

After the inspection was completed, Deng Ai questioned Wang Ping about his ambitions, but Wang Ping kept smiling and said nothing. He pressed his sword and went back to the camp of the Chinese army and sat by the campfire.

After the generals of the Han army settled in their headquarters, they also gathered around the bonfire of the Chinese army, sat down around them, and discussed matters.

The bald-haired Yang Sheng approached, pointed to several plates of fragrant dried mutton held by the attendant, and said, "This is our freshly roasted mutton, please enjoy it, generals!"

Bald Yang Sheng is the young master of the Bald Tribe, his father Bald Shoutian, and his son Bald Tree function.This time, thousands of elites gathered from various tribes led by Bald Yangsheng came to assist Wang Ping.

kindness!At this time, the function of the bald tree is just a newborn baby, and it is not yet a hero who will dominate the two states of Yongliang and Liangzhou in the future.The bald-haired Xianbei in Hexi is not the bald-haired Xianbei who established Nanliang in the future. It is now just one of the many medium and large tribes in the northwest.

Ji Xin sniffed the aroma, his appetite suddenly arose, and he was about to take a plate, but he heard Deng Ai cough lightly, and stopped his movements resentfully.

Wang Ping showed a slight smile, cupped his hands and said: "Thank you for the kindness of the bald young leader, but here are the military regulations, I will not violate it, and please share the bald young leader with my subordinates."

The bald-haired man was not embarrassed, he waved his hand, motioned the guards to step down, and then sat down around the bonfire.

After Bald Yangsheng followed his grandfather Bald Pihu to Hexi, his grandfather Bald Pihu and his father Bald Shoutian let him get in touch with military strategy since he was a child, and he often learned the military strategy of the Han people. After a long time, Bald Yangsheng admired the Han people gift.

The bald-haired Yangsheng looked at Wang Ping, who was under the bonfire, and said with admiration: "General Wang is strict in running the army, which is not comparable to my Xianbei and other troops. If Yangsheng can learn from the general in this battle Slightly, it is enough!"

"The bald-haired young leader is over-reputed, but he is no more than a shallow learner, not enough to teach his subordinates." Wang Ping said modestly.

Wang Ping took the branches and fiddled with the wooden sticks in the campfire, and asked, "Has your department settled down tonight?"

"Thank you, General, for your concern. Our department has been settled." Bald-haired Yang Sheng replied confidently.

The Han army and Xianbei were not in the same camp, but camped separately to prevent misunderstandings between the two armies at night.

"That's good!"

……

After a long time, the night gradually darkened, and everyone returned to the camp to rest.

And all of this was seen by the scouts of the Wei Army not far away, and the news was passed to Zhang He who was ten miles away.

Under the night, in the abandoned Great Castle fortress, Zhang He was wearing armor, leaning against the corner of the wall with a long sword in his hand and squinting slightly.

"General, the child's hour has come, and the soldiers are waiting outside." Guo Kun put on his armor and went inside, softly calling out to the sleeping Zhang He.

Hearing this, Zhang He tightened his hands, opened his eyes, and said in a deep voice, "Yes, get on the horse and set off immediately!"

Zhang Xi put his sword on his waist, strode out of the fort, and got on his horse under the watchful eyes of more than two hundred riders.

Zhang He reined in the reins, his gaze was like a torch, and he raised his voice and said: "The Shu army deceived us to withdraw and chase after them. He wants to lead all warriors to defeat the enemy tonight. Do you dare to follow?"

Everyone cupped their hands and shouted in unison: "Who dare not!"

"set off!"

Zhang He held up his long lance and shouted.

More than two hundred riders held their torches high and galloped towards the southeast like a fire dragon in the dark night.

When Zhang He led his army to retreat, he was prepared for the Han army to pursue him, and sent his cronies to stay along the way to inquire about the news. As expected, Wang Ping waited for more than a thousand riders.

After getting the news, I am afraid that Wang Ping will be careful, so Zhang He will lie down day and night, and only lead two hundred elites to gallop back, and then set up camp in a remote and abandoned fortress. To stop the pursuit of the Han army.

At the moment of ugly time (2:00), everything is silent, and the howling of wolves can be heard from time to time on the vast grassland Gobi Desert.

When they were three miles away from the camp of the Han army, Zhang He signaled the crowd to put out the torches, change to another horse that had not been ridden before, and then slowly approached the camp in the cold moonlight.

"General, the Xianbei and Han troops set up their own camps. I don't know which camp our army will attack first." Guo Kun asked in a low voice.

"How is the defense of the Han army camp?" Zhang He asked.

"The camp of the Han army is built on the hillside. The camp is brightly lit, the sergeants are strictly guarded, and there are simple antler arrangements." The scout replied.

Zhang He pondered for a while and asked, "How is the defense of the Xianbei camp?"

"The lights are also very bright, but there are no antlers outside the camp, only a few soldiers guarding it." The scout replied.

Zhang He took a deep breath and said slowly: "Attack Xianbei first. The Han army has few soldiers, but Xianbei has more Hulu soldiers. If they are defeated, Wang Ping can also retreat, or even lure them to fight and defeat them together. "

"promise!"

In the dark night, two hundred torches were suddenly lit again, and the dull sound of horseshoes resounded through the night sky.

Zhang He and the two hundred or so Wei cavalry behind him took off their outer robes, revealing their armor.Under the icy moonlight, the horse galloped, and the heavy hooves of the horse hit the ground, like a silver dragon surrounded by thunder, roaring out, rushing towards the Xianbei camp.

(Do you need me to introduce the relationship between the bald Xianbei in Hexi and the Tuoba Xianbei who established the Northern Wei Dynasty in the future and the situation of Xianbei in the Three Kingdoms period? Need to deduct 1)

(End of this chapter)