Crowned the New Han Dynasty

Chapter 977 Duan Bu is afraid of Chen
The vast mountains and wilds are densely forested.

However, there is also a winding road in the mountains and forests. Although the road is rugged, the general outline can be seen.

At this moment, a fast horse was galloping along the road. The horse and its rider passed through layers of trees. The scene in front of them suddenly opened up, a city that seemed to be surrounded by low walls. Instead of mountains and mountains, they appeared in front of the rider.

"Urgent report from Northern Xinjiang! Urgent report from Northern Xinjiang!"

The rider sat on the horse, raised one arm, and held a red rope in his hand, which was fluttering in the wind. When the guard in front of the city gate saw it, he immediately pushed open the city gate and let the man in one by one.

After several examinations and interrogations, after the identity of this person was determined, the military information from his mouth was passed to a rather spacious study room. The man sitting in the middle was one of the leaders of Duanbei Xianbei. , Duan Ji Lujuan.

"Murong Bu actually admitted defeat?"

Looking at the written military information, Duan Ji and Lu Juan's pupils suddenly dilated, and then they circulated the letter to everyone in the room.

After reading this, someone smacked his lips and said, "It's not a surprise that Murong lost, after all, even the general is no match for Chen, let alone Murong?" This man was strong and broad, with a loud voice. At first glance, he looked like a fierce general. His name was Duan Pi. He was Duan Ji's disciple of Lu Juan. He practiced spear training since he was a child and became a fierce general in the army. This time Duan Bu escaped from Youzhou. This man opened the way and was quite brave. After arriving in Liaodong, he even challenged the two Goguryeo generals, which allowed this branch to stabilize.

As soon as Duan Pi finished speaking, others also agreed, feeling that what he said was reasonable.

"The Chen family is ferocious, not to mention their combat prowess. Their leader, Chen Zhi, is treacherous and cunning, with countless schemes and tricks. He is full of bad intentions. Just by looking at the fact that he openly built a plank road, secretly visited Chencang, and captured General Wang alive, you can tell that this person is here. He has almost reached the point of mastery in planning and fighting, so since he dares to attack the Murong clan, he must be well prepared!"

"You are not wise after the fact. I remember that when the news first came, you were still very excited, saying that the Chen family had won too many victories, and their mentality was inflated to the point of resorting to militarism and self-destruction. You said it was the time for us to counterattack. !”

"Aren't I still angry at that time and unwilling to be driven out of Youzhou by the Chen family? Aren't you? In the eyes of Central Plains people, Youzhou is a barren land on the frontier, but compared to Pingzhou, it is a prosperous place Well, I was waiting to enjoy the blessings in Youzhou, but in the end I had to flee in embarrassment. I have been hiding in Pingzhou so far, how can I bear it, and it is still summer, once winter comes, it will be even more terrible! I really want to go back! "

It turned out that this group of people was the Duanbu Xianbei branch that was originally attached to Wang Jun. With Wang Jun's capture, the situation in Youzhou suddenly changed and the war situation reversed instantly. This semi-mercenary army had to leave. During the battle, they scattered in all directions, and a large part of them, led by Duan Ji and Lu Juan, ran to Pingzhou.

This Pingzhou was nominally the place where Wang Jun opened up territory. Like all the states in the Central Plains, it was given a name and counties were established. The imperial court even arranged for county guards to come over and bring in herdsmen. But in fact, the situation was complicated. Hu and Han A mixed land, with multiple forces entrenched in the same area, covered by two different systems.

The prefectures and counties that were nominally under the imperial court were actually difficult to implement and were often limited to the cities. They did not affect the vast land of Pingzhou and Liaodong at all. In this land, the largest number of people and the highest combat power were the various tribes.

The original leader of Pingzhou was actually Murong's tribe. The original location of Murong Jicheng was just to the west of Pingzhou, which was a key node connecting the Northeast, the Middle Earth and the grassland desert.

As a result, due to Murong's promotion of Chineseization and the encroachment by other forces, the power gradually moved westward. Even Jicheng was rebuilt several times, getting further and further away from Pingzhou, and now it is almost on the edge.In contrast, the influence of the Yuwen tribe to the west of Murong tribe and the Duan tribe in the southwest slowly penetrated into Pingzhou and controlled part of the land. This was the result of the previous conflicts between Chen Zhi and He Jing, He Jing and Murong Huang, and When Murong Xuan and his son discussed the characteristics of their tribal territories, they found that what they really valued was the population, cattle, sheep, horses and warriors. The actual territorial scope was of little significance.

When Murong was divided, Murong Tuyuhun took his people away, and in the end the two sides were far apart. This was the reason.

Now that Youzhou has suffered a great calamity, Yuwenbu and Duanbu are fleeing, so they naturally want to run to a place with a strong foundation. Pingzhou has become an ideal choice. The Duanbu people and horses of Duan Jilu's family are now in Liaodong County. , the city where it is located is called Wen County. To the south, it reaches the peninsula very quickly, which can be like the sea. To the east, it is close to Goguryeo, which is quite remote.

Listening to everyone's discussion, Duan Ji and Lu Juan remained silent. After everyone talked and vented their feelings, he looked at one person and asked: "Pihen, you should know the Chen family best. Tell me, what is the current situation?" Is there anything that can be exploited in this situation? Is the sky thunder mentioned in the military intelligence the result of a single cannon, or is it Chen Zhigu's suspicion formation?"

The person he was looking at stood among the crowd, looking extremely low-key. It was Duan Pixi who had previously been on a mission to Daijun as an envoy. After Wang Jun's attack, Duan's tribe was hostile to Daijun, and the people of Duan's tribe were It is rare to be able to enter that generation county again, and even send a few spies in, and they will be recognized quickly.

Not only that, even the people who had arranged to lurk in the past were removed one by one, and some were simply used to spread some false news.

Therefore, Duan Pidun, who escaped from Dai County, became a very precious Zhidai faction, and was often consulted by Duan Jilu's family members.

At this moment, when faced with the inquiry, Duan Pixi said without hesitation: "It must be some kind of new military weapon! It is definitely not the work of magic, sky thunder, or single-shot cannon. As for the theory of the old suspicion array, It’s not very likely.”

"Oh?" Duan Ji and Lu Juan frowned and narrowed their eyes, "Why are you so sure?"

"When my brother was in that generation of counties, although he was restricted, he still made inquiries from all sides. His men went back and forth to collect information, and they found out that the Chen family had many workshops, many of which had craftsmen, and even recruited many Mohists. The single-shot cannon thing appeared, but besides that, this person is very skilled in craftsmanship, or he may have other sharp weapons hidden, but now he is just taking them out."

"You think highly of Mr. Chen." Duan Pi said beside him.

Duan Ji and his family members frowned and reprimanded: "We were not forced to escape by the Chen family all the way. General Wang was so arrogant that he was defeated by him. Now he has lost his backing and the tribe is migrating again." Time is divided, it is a time of weakness, how dare you underestimate that Chen? Even if you regard him as a hero of the world, it is not an exaggeration!"

When Duan Pi heard this, he immediately lowered his head and admitted his mistake.

Duan Ji and his family members did not look at him. Instead, they frowned and whispered: "I just don't know where this Chen family went after leaving Jicheng." He was naturally worried about being chased by Chen Zhi, so he also Force an alliance under the city.

(End of this chapter)