Super Cultivation System of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 217 Xianbei Arrives
The group hurriedly came to the top of the city wall. At this time, the soldiers guarding the city looked nervous, as if they were facing a powerful enemy.

Liu He and others looked towards the northeast of Yinguan City. The terrain was flat and unobstructed. Standing on the several-meter-high city wall, they could vaguely see dust all over the sky about thirty or forty miles away, and could faintly hear some shouting and cheers.

Not only that, Liu He could even feel that the earth seemed to be shaking slightly.

At this moment, Cui Jun and others couldn't help but sweat on their faces.

"My lord, judging by their speed, they must be the Xianbei cavalry! I didn't expect them to arrive so quickly this year."

Ye Wang also said, "Yes! The Xianbei people don't know how to harvest crops, so in previous years they would only appear after our autumn harvest was completely over, which is around the end of October. Now it's only the beginning of October, and the autumn harvest is just over halfway. It's too abnormal! And the noise seems to be bigger than in previous years!"

Zhang Yong said solemnly, "From this perspective, this cavalry unit must have at least 30,000 men, or even more, otherwise there would be no such movement."

Although he had never seen such a large-scale cavalry, the Yanmen garrison now had more than 80,000 people, most of whom were infantry. Even if they moved out together, they might not be able to cause such a formation. Although the cavalry was more powerful than the infantry, it would be impossible to achieve such a result without more than 30,000 people.

The mood of everyone on the city wall fell to the bottom.

Joking is fine at ordinary times, but seeing with one's own eyes this huge cavalry unit and this earth-shattering formation, if it were an ordinary and weak army, I'm afraid they would be scared to death even from such a long distance.

"Sir Governor, have the people in the cities retreated back to Yanmen Pass?"

Liu He asked hurriedly.

"The cities of Juyang and Wangtao on the northeast side of here had already cleared the fields a few days to ten days ago. The cities of Mayi and Wuzhou on the west were not on the front line of the Xianbei army, so the evacuation was slow and only a small part of them were evacuated. Most of the people in Yinguan City have been evacuated, but there are still nearly 10,000 people and thousands of carts of people's baggage and food that have not been evacuated."

Cui Jun said, "Sir Governor, my lord, the situation is urgent now. I suggest that we abandon all the baggage and quickly evacuate the people in the city to the south of Yanmen Pass. Then our army will occupy the dangerous pass and fight against the 30,000 or 40,000 Xianbei army. The chances of winning are high! The people are too slow to walk with the baggage. Our army has to protect them and fight at the same time. It is really dangerous!"

Ye Wang nodded, seeming to agree with the proposal, but Liu He disagreed.

"No, these baggage are almost their lives. Without these food and clothes, how will they survive the coming winter? Once we win this battle, the people from the counties in the north that have suffered from the barbarians' ravages will surely flock here. By then, the little food we have will probably be stretched to the limit just to help these people. If we have to bear the burden of winter food for nearly 10,000 people, it will be a huge problem."

Cui Jun thought for a moment and said, "My lord is a man of foresight. He has already considered this. But how should we deal with the current situation?"

Liu He made a prompt decision and said, "Since we are called the Anmin Army, we should protect the people! Please ask the governor and Lord Jing to lead an army of 10,000 with my military advisor to escort the people to Yanmen Pass, which is more than ten miles away. My brothers and I will personally lead the army to intercept the Xianbei cavalry!"

Everyone's face was shocked!

"Brother, you can't do that! If we encounter Xianbei cavalry in such a wilderness, even if it's one or two against one, it will be a dangerous battle. Brother, you can't take the risk yourself. It's better for you and the governor to escort the people together, and the brothers and others will go to intercept them!"

"Second brother is right, big brother can't be in trouble! Just leave this kind of small matter to the younger brother!"

Guan Yu, Cheng Liang and others all advised against it.

"Stop talking, the situation is urgent. There is no time to waste on nonsense. This is a military order. Follow me!"

As soon as Liu He finished speaking, he went straight down the city wall. Guan Yu and others looked at each other and hurriedly followed him.

Ye Wang was somewhat moved and said, "Alas, if everyone in the Han Dynasty could be like Commandant Liu, why would we be afraid of the barbarians?"

Cui Jun knew that he was not strong enough in terms of military strength, and he could still escort the civilians from the rear. However, if he took part in a charge in such a big battle, it would only cause more chaos. So he did not say much, and followed Ye Wang and Jing Xin down the city wall.

The gate of Yinguan City slowly opened. Liu He, Guan Yu, Cheng Liang, Zhu Ye, and Ye Xiang rushed to the front, followed by Qin Chu, Chu Xuan, Li Damu, Wang Han, Yan Quan, Zhang Liao and others.

The mighty army of 45,000 was divided into two groups. 10,000 people were led by Cui Jun and Ye Wang and went to the southeast. Liu He and others led 35,000 people and went to the northeast. The leader of the Xianbei army was a man who looked less than 30 years old. He was wearing a mink coat, holding a big knife, carrying a bow and arrow, and his eyes were very sharp.

"It's strange. In previous years, when we came to plunder the border, the Han people all hid aside and at most defended the city. How come they dared to lead their troops out of the city to fight this year? It's a bit strange."

A general-looking man beside him said with a smile: "Don't worry, Chief. I think it's just that the people who trust the border guards are arrogant. In such a wild battle, our Xianbei cavalry is invincible against those weak Han troops. There is no need to worry at all!"

The chief nodded slightly: "Well, that's the only explanation. The weather is getting colder and the grassland is about to dry up. This time, I will personally lead 40,000 men and must return with a full load!"

"The leader is mighty! The leader is mighty!"

The generals behind him shouted at the top of their lungs.

The leader pointed at the general who had just spoken and said, "Tuo Li, I think the enemy troops ahead are only about 20,000 or 30,000. They are just a few lambs. You will lead 10,000 soldiers to disperse them first, and then my army will come and attack the city ahead! It is said that this place called Yin something is very rich. The food in this city alone is enough for us to eat for half a winter. We will empty this city today and not leave a single grain for them!"

This made the generals behind him cheer.

The man named Tuoli was very excited and said, "Don't worry, Chief. I will cut off the heads of those ignorant guys ahead and present them to you, the great chief!"

He waved his arms behind him, and then a large group of cavalry followed him, speeding up and rushing in front of the army.

"Brother, the enemy has sent a vanguard to attack us!

Guan Yu said while looking ahead.

Liu He sneered, "Humph, you dare to underestimate us and only send a small force to fight us. We brothers will let you see the might of our iron army. Our Han Dynasty is invincible!"

"The big man is invincible! The big man is invincible!"

The 35,000 soldiers suddenly roared in unison, which startled Tuoli who had already rushed to a nearby place.

He waved his hand, signaling the army to stop temporarily, and rode his horse forward a few steps, pointing at Liu He and others with his whip.

"Which army is ahead, and who is the commander? Come out and answer me!"

Liu He also stopped the army, but he had no intention of responding to him. The enemy had invaded the Han territory and was so aggressive that they asked him to respond. Wouldn't it be a disgrace to the Han Dynasty?

Seeing that no one paid any attention to him, Toli became angry.

"How dare you! Do you want to die? My leader, Kui Tou, has hundreds of thousands of men under his command. Today, he leads an army of 40,000 and comes to borrow food. If you know what's good for you, hand over all the food and supplies, and I will spare your life. If you dare to resist, I will definitely teach you a lesson..."

"Such a lot of noise! ​​Big brother, I'm willing to fight you!"

Guan Yu was really getting impatient with the talkative enemy general in front of him.

Liu He nodded. He found out that this guy named Tuoli only had a martial arts strength of 88, which was pretty good, but nothing compared to Guan Yu.

With Liu He's approval, Guan Yu did not hesitate at all. He slapped the Red Smoke and Shadow and rushed out like an arrow.

(End of this chapter)