Northern Dynasties

Chapter 159
The terrain of Woxiong Ridge was already much higher than the surrounding plains, and last night the fire was so bright that it could be clearly seen even tens of miles away.

Although the weather has turned cold now, the possibility of Hu people on the plateau burning the mountains and forests to keep warm can basically be ruled out, so since last night, there have been many Hu people from the left and near to watch.

But because it happened so suddenly, these people didn't dare to get too close, especially the faint sound of fighting that came with the night wind was even more frightening.

At dawn, there were figures of horses and horses descending on Piyuan.Some Jihu's eyes and ears who were too close were spotted and hunted down by the soldiers who came down to the plateau in advance, and it was difficult to tell the details of those hiding farther away, but it was also certain that the stronghold on the plateau was swept away.

Although this kind of situation is not common, it is not uncommon. The fact that the Hu tribe on Yuanshang was mopped up and killed can only be attributed to their bad luck and lack of caution, but it does not make people feel so cold.

In the early morning, a large group of people and horses descended from the plateau and disappeared in the valley.The eyes and ears around were supposed to track and investigate, but the oxen and horses laden with materials that were driven off the plain attracted the attention of these jerk eyes and ears.

"The number of murderers on this road should not be many, and they are not nearby forces. They can't carry too many supplies, so they just discarded them on the spot..."

Those Jihu's eyes and ears quickly came to this conclusion, and while trying to collect the cattle and sheep supplies carefully, they sent people back to report.

Soon, more and more Hu tribes gathered here. More than a dozen Hu tribes, large and small, looked at the cattle and sheep scattered in the ravine with envy, but they were worried that the enemy was not far away. Did not dare to openly snatch possession.

This situation lasted until noon, when another group of hundreds of Jihu warriors came on horseback, led by a powerful Hu chieftain and commander from the left, who arrived later because the territory was far away.

After the Qu Shuai arrived at the scene, he inquired about the situation and said loudly: "Hao Balang used to be my guard. Now that he is in trouble, I will avenge him!"

He spoke viciously, and he didn't order his subordinates to pursue the enemy's traces, but instead ordered the cattle and sheep in the valley to be restrained. It didn't matter whether to take revenge or not, collecting the inheritance was the top priority.

"Isn't it inappropriate for Du Hou to do this? After all, we, the pioneers, frightened the thieves away. Du Hou is already a latecomer, and the plateau has not yet been seen!"

How could he be willing to let others pick up the supplies of cattle and sheep that he had been looking at for a long time? Seeing that the latecomers were like this, several leaders who arrived earlier shouted and stopped.

Most of Jihu has the remnants of the Xiongnu, and the names of its internal canals are also many of the old customs of the Huns.

Most of the chiefs often call themselves Shanyu, or Zuo Xianwang, and the big and small Qushuai are called Wanqichang and Qianqichang. Anyway, no one admits it. They name themselves according to the size of their respective forces. It's a modified title of Duhou, but it doesn't have much meaning in itself.

Hu rebel leaders like Liu Lisheng, who claimed to be the Son of Heaven, were quite unusual, and most Hu chiefs were still used to finding sources of authority from their clans.

There is no jurisdiction among the ministries. If there is any affiliation, it is that the weak often lead the ministries to serve as the guards of the strong, and carry out activities such as hunting and plundering.

Nahu Chief was a little ashamed when he heard these voices of resistance and questioning, he raised his knife and roared angrily: "This department is my old subordinate, you have offended me if you wait until you are in danger! The thieves are hard to find, I will avenge this department , kill you first!"

The atmosphere became tense for a while, and at this time, there was the sound of horseshoes coming from far and near to the north, and it could be distinguished from the sound that there were many people and horses.

"Could it be that those thieves have returned?"

Hearing this shout, the expressions of all the people present changed. Whether they came first or later, they didn't have a deep understanding of the reality of the enemies who attacked this place, but there must be a lot of people who can kill this area without leaving any behind.

The sudden movement of people and horses eased the atmosphere, and Hu Chief, who arrived later, pondered for a while and ordered: "Go and see who is coming!"

Li Tai led his troops back and forth, resting on the road for more than an hour before arriving here again. The scouts also found various Hu tribes stationed in the valley. Although there were not many single troops, if gathered together, the number exceeded They are nearly twice as large, and there are more than two thousand horses.

In other words, there are more than [-] horses in this area alone. If they can eat all of them, the main task of this trip will be overfulfilled. Of course, the premise is that they can be eaten.

A small team of barbarians rode up to meet them, shouting and interrogating them from a distance, and did not directly flee or fight. It seems that the more people there are, the more courageous these barbarians will be.

Li Tai pondered for a while, raised his hand and called Li Dao to order: "Tell them, we are Liu Zhenqiang's subordinates, and we are here to investigate the killing of Hu Sweeping Kou by the officers and soldiers!"

"Is this okay?"

After Li Dao heard the order, he was stunned and couldn't turn the corner.

"Try it, and you can also find out how deep the collusion between Liu Zhenqiang and the Hu people here is."

Li Tai said with a smile that the troops along the way did not belong to the official establishment of the Western Wei army. Although the military robes were relatively sophisticated, it was not easy to tell what their identities were at a glance.The armors used in previous battles were also removed and put away, and there were no obvious signs.

During the battle of Shayuan between Wei and Wei, Da Xiwu even rushed to the enemy camp to inquire about intelligence.The divisions of the Jihu Department are messy, and there is not even a specific and unified army number system, so it should be easier to fool.

Li Dao was still dubious, but he still shouted and answered in jerky words. Although the other party didn't believe it, he just ordered them not to move forward, and then turned back to report.

Not long after, a Hu chief actually led his men forward and reported what happened here.

Li Tai then ordered Li Dao to respond in a decent manner, and ordered the Hu chiefs to lead their troops to the frontier, and he and his party stayed where they were, and caught a few sheep nearby to have an open-air barbecue.

This kind of self-assurance, full of confidence, is more convincing than the previous one-sided words. Those Hu chiefs actually believed Li Tai's nonsense, and began to lead the crowd to the plateau one after another.

Of course, they did not completely relax their vigilance, and still left hundreds of cavalry in the valley on the left side of Yuanzuo to keep them in check, in case they made any changes.

This kind of situation also shows that Liu Pingfu's family still enjoys considerable prestige and appeal in Jihu, but they cannot directly control and command these Hu tribes, and the relationship between them is not close enough. They don't even know Liu Pingfu's family. What is the military strength of the Zhenqiang tribe?

In this rather weird situation, Li Tai and the others took a rest at the barbecue on the north side of Piyuan, while the Hu chieftains began to investigate and search for the situation of the enemy who had caused massacres here.

The few roasted whole lambs were quickly eaten up. Seeing that Jihu on the other side gradually relaxed his vigilance, Li Tai sent a dozen people to walk around the plain from time to time, making a gesture of searching carefully.

At this moment, there was fighting and shouting on the plateau, Li Tai motioned Li Dao to lead dozens of subordinates to ride up to the plateau for inspection, and soon he replied that there was a dispute over the uneven distribution of spoils on the plateau.

There was a fierce battle last night, and Li Tai and the others didn't stay for long. The cattle, sheep and live animals could be dispersed, but a lot of supplies were left behind. Searching on the Internet, naturally I don't feel that you have more than me.

The Hu soldiers who stayed at the plateau couldn't hold back after seeing this, and gradually climbed to the plateau in batches, but then another Hu tribe arrived one after another, and the Hu crowd gathered near the plateau was about to exceed [-].

"This situation is a bit unmanageable!"

Li Tai secretly sighed in his heart, seeing a team of hundreds of Hu people transporting the supplies on horseback, and attracted the envy and onlookers of some latecomers, he directly ordered: "Attract the Hu people Come here and tell Liu Zhenqiang to preside over the distribution of spoils for them!"

Li was also a little flustered at this moment, and it was the first time he found out that he could still play like this. He didn't question Li Tai's orders at all, and directly led a hundred people in front, ordering and intimidating these Hu Zhong.

"We are not Liu Danyu's department, so we don't have to follow orders!"

After hearing the words, those Hu people were naturally upset, and they stared and shouted.

"Dog slaves are bold! Even Hao Wanqi will follow my lord's orders, let alone you slaves!"

When Li Dao heard the words, his face was full of anger, and he swung his whip full of sense of substitution, and grabbed the man's skirt and approached him and said in a low voice: "Idiots, the captain is saving you! Later, those thieves will tell you what to do first." Come first serve? With my family's captain intimidating them, they dare not move without permission. Afterwards, you all go back to your subordinates, just remember Shan Yu Enyi."

The Hu Zu was startled and suspicious, but seeing that Zuo Jin's eyes were indeed unfriendly, he didn't have time to discern whether Li Dao's threats or lures were true or not, so he followed him to the north of Piyuan.

Seeing the effect, Li Tai was immediately overjoyed, and when the group of Hu soldiers approached, he immediately ordered them all to be arrested.

This action naturally attracted the attention of the surrounding people, so he used Li Dao's human trumpet to shout to everyone: "You and the other ministries came here to save the crisis, all of them are full of loyalty, how can you get nothing because the distance is far behind others! Liu Shan Yu is a fair judge, whoever comes has a share, and each receives it!"

The latecomers were also skeptical about their origins, but after hearing Li Dao's call, they all clapped and applauded, and when they dispatched their personnel to receive supplies, their support was beyond words.

Chief Hu, who was still fighting on the plateau, was very upset when he learned that his subordinates had been robbed, and he didn't care about collecting supplies, so he led the rest of the people to go down to the plateau to snatch them back.

But as soon as they got off the plateau, other Hu people on the plateau rushed up, twisted the leader and the rest of the people, and threw them in front of Li Tai and others.

When Li Tai saw this, he couldn't help sighing that there are so many people who are able to help. Jihuli also has good comrades and has the value of uniting the front, so he is more enthusiastic to speak fair words. As long as I, "Liu Duwei", are here, today's lying Xiongling cannot tolerate injustice!
But how difficult it is to be fair, the Hu chieftains who went to the plateau first gathered their troops and went to the plateau aggressively to confront each other.

Li Tai ordered to kill the hundred soldiers who were captured just now, and Li Dao also shouted in Ji Hu language: "In the old days, Liu Danyu's orders were powerful, so no one dared to disobey them! Those who disobeyed orders will be punished like this." Class. Get off your horse and line up, if these greedy soldiers don't hand over their materials, they won't be allowed to go down!"

"Chan Yu! Shan Yu!"

This name alone made the Hu soldiers on the slope very obsessed, not to mention their own interests. These Hu soldiers also dismounted noisily and blocked the intersection, and the Hu soldiers were not allowed to go down the slope.

Although there are many soldiers on the slope, there is an armed force down the slope. Li Tai enthusiastically leads the crowd to the front and puts the horses aside, clearing out a battlefield.

As the two sides confronted each other like this, the smell of gunpowder became stronger and stronger, and gradually there was a tendency to rise from verbal insults to physical conflicts.

Li Tai and others took hundreds of horses away, and then ordered his subordinates to put on their armor and prepare for battle.

However, at this moment, another group of dozens of strong and mighty Hu soldiers galloped into the valley, and shouted loudly before entering: "Hao Wanqi and his troops are coming, you wait to meet them!"

Li Tai didn't understand nonsense, and after listening to Li Dao's explanation, he secretly thought that something was wrong. They had a lot of people here, and they were also bloody, which naturally attracted the attention of the ordering Hu Zu, and when the other Hu Zu When he informed them of their identities, the soldier commander's expression changed abruptly: "Nonsense, Liu Danyu simply..."

An arrow shot head-on, blocking the Hu Zu's shouting, Li Tai led the crowd forward, shot randomly at the Hu Zu who were still a little confused about the situation, and then fled northward on horseback.You can't run away, the big boss of Jihu is coming in this fucking place!
(End of this chapter)