My older brother is Gao Huan.

Chapter 111 Let's end this farce!
It's already July.

Anagui did not attack Pingcheng, but only sent a large part of his army to keep watch over the defenders of Pingcheng, and then raided the surrounding villages!
The time was almost up.

Anagui then ordered his personal guards to bring Yuanfu before him.

Anagui kept his 'promise' and prepared an extremely luxurious carriage for Yuanfu, allowing him to read inside. He even sent beautiful concubines to serve him and treated him to the best food and drink.

even so.

Yuanfu remains anxious and fearful every day; his eyes are now lifeless and his face is haggard.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for hosting my Rouran people on behalf of the court. I will take my leave now."

"I need to lead my people back to the grasslands to provide relief to my people, so Your Majesty, please stay here and receive the soldiers of the central army who will be arriving soon."

"After Your Majesty returns to court, please convey my gratitude to the Prince of Jiangyang."

"The Rouran tribe will never forget the kindness of King Jiangyang!"

Say it.

He then left the carriage beside Yuanfu, and after a triumphant laugh, Anagui immediately led his men to retreat.

The vast army stretched as far as the eye could see, and the Rouran people not only plundered food and livestock, but also took away strong men and women of marriageable age.

They robbed money, grain, livestock, and even people!
Leave nothing behind, nothing that can be stolen or carried away!
Upon seeing that Yuanfu had been released...

Yu Jing was terrified. He quickly found Anagui and begged Anagui to release him.

Anagui simply looked at him.

"General, rest assured. How could I kill a hero like you? You are of great use to me."

Yu Jing swallowed hard, not understanding what Anagui meant.

The outgoing riders also kept bringing back news to Anagui.

Although he had sealed off Rouxuan Town, news of the army's southward raids would inevitably leak out. However, by the time the news spread, the Rouran had already looted and fled.
That's exactly the time difference we're exploiting!
Rouxuan Town is located in the same place as Huaishuo, between the two towns, with Fuming Town on the left and Huaihuang Town on the right.

Upon receiving the news, the two military towns merely strengthened their defenses and did not immediately deploy troops.

Firstly, there was no order from the imperial court.

Secondly, it wasn't them who were being robbed; they only needed to prevent the Rouran from robbing them.

Go to the rescue?
When an army sets out on a campaign, who will supply them with provisions and weapons?

Moreover.

Even if the town general wanted to help, he couldn't command the people below.

The six garrison commanders were effectively sidelined. The respectable local strongmen under their command mostly paid lip service to the imperial decrees, let alone obeyed the orders of a mere garrison commander.

"Just as I expected! Great Wei is all bark and no bite, nothing more than a disorganized mess."

Anagui was extremely pleased.

This southward campaign can be said to have been a well-planned operation, even taking into account the fact that the various military garrisons were fighting against each other.

Now, only the final step remains.

Back in Rouxuan Town.

Anagui's remaining 30,000 soldiers still completely surrounded Rouxuan, and no one inside tried to break out. The two sides maintained a tacit stalemate.

The guards were ordered to bring Yu Jing again.

Anagui then revealed his ultimate goal.

"General."

"Great...Great Khan, what are your orders?"

Yu Jing stammered, afraid of offending the other party, knowing that he was in greater danger at times like these.

"I have a favor to ask of you, General. Please help me."

"What's the matter?"

“I can send someone to escort the general back immediately, but... I would like to ask the general to open the south gate after returning to the city, as my soldiers and I would like to visit Rouxuan Town.”

"If the general does not agree, my soldiers will be unhappy. The anger of the masses is hard to defy. At that time, even I, the Khan, cannot protect the general."

"General, you can rest assured that my people will never cause trouble at your residence. There is no need to worry. Pretending that we forcibly took over the city gate will not damage your reputation. When you leave, I will also prepare generous gifts for you. There is no need for you to risk your life for the sake of the people in the city, is there?"

Even though he knew the other party was talking nonsense, how could Yu Jing dare to disobey at this moment?

He nodded in agreement. Anagui immediately ordered someone to bring a horse, and Yu Jing rode back to the city gate alone. The guards threw a bamboo basket down from the city wall and hoisted him up.

Anagui watched from afar as he waited patiently.

He had long seen through Yu Jing's incompetence and believed that Yu Jing would cooperate with him.

This idiot doesn't even consider that opening the city gate is something that can't be kept secret. How could the enraged garrison soldiers possibly spare your life afterward? Most importantly, I've already let you go back. If you still want to open the gate for me, you're incredibly stupid.

In fact, even if Yu Jing didn't open the city gates after returning, he wouldn't care. He could just lead his men to retreat. The reason he tricked him into returning to the city was to make one last profit before leaving. If he could make a profit, that would be great, but even if he couldn't, it wouldn't really matter to him.

really!

An hour later.

Upon returning to the garrison commander's residence, Yu Jing, in the name of the garrison commander, adjusted the defenses of the city gates, ordering loyal soldiers to proceed to the south gate. After ordering the city gates to be opened, he returned to the garrison commander's residence to assemble.

How stupid!

The city gates were about to be opened!

Anagui immediately raised his sword and shouted, "Charge! Enter the city!!"

The Rouran army stormed into Rouxuan Town and looted once again.

However, Anagui was in a hurry, and he was also afraid that the pursuing central army would really stick to him, so he ordered a large-scale looting.

He then ordered the army to withdraw.

Before leaving, he did keep his promise and sent someone to deliver some money and goods to the town general's residence in Yu Jing.

Only then did he lead his army northward in a grand procession!

Within Rouxuan Town, corpses littered the landscape, a desolate wasteland. The surviving military households and civilians stared blankly southward, like walking corpses.

For generations, they have guarded the northern border of the Great Wei.

But right now.

What about the Great Wei?
………………

Li Chong led his central army soldiers on a rapid march to quickly reinforce Pingcheng.

They also met Yuanfu and inquired about the details.

Li Chong's heart skipped a beat.

The army he led, which was said to number 100,000, actually numbered only slightly over 30,000. Yuan Fu, on the other hand, reported that the Rouran had mobilized their entire force, with 150,000 soldiers heading south.

Even though the Rouran people plundered a lot of grain, livestock, and people, their marching speed was very slow.

But... what's the point of chasing after him?
Can the central army win?
Temporarily conscripted from the six towns?
The day lilies are cold.

"Damn it! This Prince Jiangyang is only concerned with his own selfish interests and completely disregards the overall situation of the court. We warned him back then to be careful and wary of the Rouran. If he had listened to us, things wouldn't have turned out like this today!"

Li Chong was helpless, but he still had to put on an act.

It was done for the imperial court, and also for the people who had been plundered.

If the people of the grasslands dare to offend the Great Wei, the Great Wei will naturally send troops to punish them!
"Give the order! The army will follow me north!"

In just a few days.

Li Chong arrived at Rouxuan Town again. Seeing the devastation in Rouxuan Town, he ordered with righteous indignation to continue the pursuit of the Rouran people to the north!
The news of the imperial army marching north first reached the neighboring towns of Fuming and Huaihuang, but these two towns remained hesitant and observed the situation.

result……

Just four days later.

Li Chong then led his troops back, claiming that he had led his troops out of the border to pursue the Rouran for three thousand miles, defeated them, and returned victorious!

The people of the three towns to the east heard this news.

They were all dumbfounded.

They were expecting the central army to display its might, but this is what happened?
You can't fool a fool like that, can you?
They launched an attack and then pursued the enemy for three thousand li in just four days.

Even Huo Qubing, the former champion general, only drove the Xiongnu two thousand li beyond the Great Wall.

When Gao Yu, who was far away in Huai Shuo, received the news...

It's already August!

(End of this chapter)