Chapter 94: The Jie clan attacks

Looking at the messenger sent by Bu Dugen in front of him, Ke Bi Neng sneered and said, "Bu Dugen wants to unite with me?"

The envoy nodded: "What the Shanyu said is that the Han people are cunning and cannot win by just one side. It is better to unite and conquer Chang'an first."

"Hahaha..." Liu Bao next to him suddenly laughed: "I think you are the Xianbei in the West who are incompetent and cannot defeat the Han people; Bu Dugen has no courage, so he is afraid!"

The envoy gritted his teeth slightly, suppressed his anger, and continued: "Shanyu, the cities on both sides of the Wei River are now in the hands of the Han people, and the vitality of the Han people has not been damaged. The richest place in Yongzhou is the two sides of the Wei River, especially the Chang'an City, which is rich in money and food. The so-called unity is beneficial, and now we should defeat the Han people first. Besides, I heard that the army of the Qiang and Di tribes is heading towards Yongzhou. If the Qiang and Di people arrive, the fat piece of Yongzhou will probably be divided into a lot of it!"

After hearing the envoy's words, Ke Bineng and Liu Bao looked at each other. The two also knew that this time the Xianbei and the Huns attacked Yongzhou, but the Qiang, Jie and Di people in the northwest also sent large troops. However, they were far away from Yongzhou and their speed was not as fast as the light cavalry of the Xianbei and the Huns, so they had not yet arrived in Yongzhou. If they arrived, they would definitely divide a large amount of interests from the Xianbei and the Huns.

The richest part of Yongzhou is the area along the Wei River. Now most of the cities on both sides of the Wei River are still controlled by the Han army. Neither Ke Bineng nor Liu Bao want this piece of fat to be divided by others.

Ke Bineng cleared his throat and said, "Everything of union is of great importance, and it is not advisable to make hasty decisions. I still need to discuss with King Zuo Xian. Please ask the messenger to go down and rest first.

Chang'an City, the Imperial Palace.

Although Fu Luohan was wiped out, Liu Bei did not have the joy of victory at all. There were too many Hu people attacking this time. If the Five Barbarians combined, there would be as many as 700,000 to 800,000, and killing tens of thousands of Fu Luohan's men, it would not have much effect on the outcome of the entire war. At this time, Liu Bei found Pang Tong again inertia, hoping that Pang Tong could have a way to defeat the Hu people.

"Shi Yuan, although Fu Luohan is defeated, the Hu people are still powerful. What should we do next?" Liu Bei asked.

Pang Tong gently shook the feather fan in his hand and said, "Your Majesty, the entire army of Fu Han was wiped out, which also made the Hu people realize that the few people could not defeat us. Now Ke Bi Neng and Bu Dugen will inevitably unite, so in the next battle, we have to face not only tens of thousands of people, but also 200,000 to 300,000 enemies!"

When Liu Bei heard that there were 200,000 to 300,000 enemies, he was startled and asked hurriedly: "Does Shi Yuan have any good plans?"

"Your Majesty, don't worry, the south bank of the Wei River is not conducive to cavalry wars. If the Xianbei bypasses the Wei River, it must come from the west, so we only need to focus all our attention on the west. The Hu people came from afar, but the food and grass were not enough. Although the Hu people now plundered some food and grass in various prefectures and counties in Yongzhou, it was not enough to support the Xianbei people's long-term battle. Our army only needs to defend for a year and a half, and the Hu people will withdraw." Pang Tong said.

Liu Bei thought for a while and said, "Shi Yuan, as you said, we are guarding Chang'an, with abundant food and grass, and the city walls are tall and strong, so we are not afraid of the Hu people. But what should the people from all over Yongzhou do? Seeing that the Hu people could not break through Chang'an City, they would definitely send people to loot everywhere. Wouldn't the people in those villages and small cities suffer? Besides, the Hu people are many and powerful, so they may not be afraid of Chang'an City, but what should they do if the Hu people turn to attack other cities?"

Liu Bei's army was protected by the city wall, especially big cities like Chang'an, which made the Hu cavalry sigh at the city. However, the people living in the local area were not protected by the tall Chang'an city wall and would inevitably be poisoned by the Hu people. Moreover, the main force of Liu Bei's army was in Chang'an City. Facing the Hu army, it was indeed possible to ensure that the Chang'an city was not lost, but other cities did not have so many soldiers and could not resist the attack of hundreds of thousands of Hu people.

"Your Majesty misunderstood!" Pang Tong smiled and continued, "Your Majesty, I mean not to defend Chang'an City, but to lead the army out of the city, choose the right place to camp and build high barriers, and form a confrontation with the Hu people. In this way, the Hu people dare not divide their troops to attack other cities on a large scale."

"This plan is feasible, but where should I choose this suitable place?"

"Your Majesty, please look at the map." Pang Tong said, and ordered people to take the map from the side, spread it out, and then pointed on the map with his hand and said, "It's here, just drag the Hu people here."

Liu Bei hurriedly looked around and found that the place Pang Tong pointed to was marked with these three big characters - Wuzhangyuan.

"Wuzhangyuan?"

"Yes, it's Wuzhangyuan!" Pang Tong shook the feather fan in his hand slightly, and then said, "Do you know why this Wuzhangyuan is called Wuzhangyuan?"

Liu Bei shook his head: "Please give me advice."

"Your Majesty, this Wuzhangyuan is located on Qipan Mountain in the south and the Wei River in the north. It is a deep ditch that flows through rivers on both sides of the east and west. The situation is dangerous. According to legend, the Wuzhangyuan was originally wide in front and narrow in the back, and the narrowest part was only five zhang, so this place was called Wuzhangyuan. Later generations once widened a little, but the place that was originally only five zhang was still narrow. Because of this place, large cavalry could not conduct rapid roundabout battles. Your Majesty only needed to set up camp here to stop the Hu army."

As Pang Tong expected, Ke Bineng and Bu Dugen were indeed united, and Liu Bei also stationed his army near Wuzhangyuan, building high barriers and posing as a defensive posture.

Wuzhangyuan.

Guan Yu narrowed his eyes and looked at the retreating Hun cavalry in the distance.

"Shoot the arrow!" Guan Yu snorted coldly, and the archer immediately shot out a round of bows and arrows. The arrows cut through the sky and flew into the Huns' formation. More than a hundred corpses appeared on the ground.

Liu Bei has been restraining the Hu army in Wuzhangyuan for more than half a month. For half a month, the Hu people have been trying to attack the Han army, but they have returned in vain. Wuzhangyuan is not suitable for cavalry to conduct roundabout battles, and it is not feasible to attack the Han army's strong infantry battle formation head-on.

Kebineng camp.

"Shanyu, Zhang Manzi is here to call again!"

"Hmph!" Ke Bi Neng snorted coldly: "Who dares to go and get that barbarian's head?"

"Zhang Manzi" is the nickname given to Zhang Fei by the Xianbei people. Since garrisoning Wuzhangyuan, Liu Bei ordered Guan Yu to govern the military affairs, but did not give Zhang Fei any specific tasks. Zhang Fei was bored and went to the Hu people's camp to challenge every day.

Although Zhang Fei is nearly 60 years old, he is still strong and strong. He is eclipsing and fighting for food. In terms of health, he is not much different from a person in his forties. In a few days, Zhang Fei killed more than 50 generals of the Xiongnu. The Hu people heard that Zhang Fei was famous and lost his father, so they gave Zhang Fei a nickname, "Zhang Manzi".

Hearing that Zhang Fei was coming to call again, Ke Bi Neng's soldiers were all mute, and they all lowered their heads, not daring to show up. Everyone knows that Zhang Fei is so powerful that no one dares to go out to fight Zhang Fei.

"A bunch of waste!" Ke Bineng snorted coldly.

"Shanyu, that Zhang Fei is just one person, just send a hundred people out to bombard him." said a military advisor from Kebineng next to him.

"Hmph, everyone is calling us, but we dare not respond. It is really a shame to our Xianbei warriors! How come we, the Xianbei in the central part, have produced such a group of trash!" Ke Bi Neng pointed at the soldiers in the tent and cursed. When everyone heard this, they all felt ashamed and lowered their heads.

"Shanyu, in fact, this cannot be blamed on all the generals. I heard that the barbarian Zhang had fought with the 'Flying General' for more than a hundred rounds, which was comparable. It can be seen that this barbarian Zhang is very powerful!" The military advisor next to him advised.

The flying general mentioned by this military advisor was Lu Bu. When Lu Bu was in Bingzhou, the Xianbei people were powerful and repeatedly invaded the Central Plains, but they were all destroyed by Lu Bu. No general in the entire Xianbei people could walk ten rounds in Lu Bu. Later, Lu Bu led the Bingzhou Iron Cavalry to chase and kill the Xianbei people's little Shanyu Kuitou 800 miles, which was famous in Xianbei. The Xianbei people called Lu Bu the flying general. Although forty years have passed, when it comes to Lu Bu's name, the Xianbei people still feel fear.

"Hmph..." Ke Bi Neng snorted coldly again. Ke Bi Neng had also heard of Lu Bu's power. Zhang Fei in front of him was actually comparable to Lu Bu, and he was definitely not able to compete with Xianbei generals in the tent.

In this way, the Hu people could not conquer for a long time, and Zhang Fei came to challenge every day, but no one among the Hu people dared to fight. As time went by, the aura of the Xianbei and the Huns gradually fluctuated.

These Hu people who lived on the grassland have left their hometown for a long time, and many soldiers have developed a homesickness, especially now that they cannot conquer for a long time, the soldiers' thoughts are becoming increasingly serious.

Whenever the Hu people invaded the Central Plains, they wanted to loot. This time they came to Yongzhou, the income of these Hu people was already very rich. Moreover, they have encountered strongly low-end Han people, so many Hu people think it is time to return to the grassland.

Wuzhangyuan, Han army camp.

Guan Yu was holding a book "Spring and Autumn" in his hand and was watching it carefully. Although Guan Yu had already memorized this book "Spring and Autumn" with great thoughts, he still never got tired of reading it.

"Father!" Guan Ping walked in and said, "Father, Chang'an urgently reported that Xianyang is lost!"

"Huh..." Guan Yu looked at the phoenix eyes suddenly, then put down the "Spring and Autumn" in his hand and said, "Follow me to see my elder brother."

At this time, Liu Bei also received news that he had lost in Xianyang.

"What's going on? Let's talk about it slowly." Liu Bei said to Ma Zhong who came from Chang'an.

"Report to Your Majesty, three days ago, 100,000 Hu cavalry suddenly appeared outside Xianyang City. The Hu people attacked the city day and night. Xianyang defended for two days and was then captured. Then the Hu people returned..." Ma Zhong said here, and his words suddenly stopped.

"What else?" Liu Bei asked hurriedly.

"The Hu people massacred the city! Only more than a hundred people in Xianyang survived..." Ma Zhong said here, tears flowing out of his eyes.

"Massacre the city!" Liu Bei took a breath of air conditioning. He almost fell down without standing firmly. Fortunately, Chen Dao next to him was supported.

"City massacre? Why is this happening?" Liu Bei murmured to himself, and the other soldiers were also shocked by the news that the Hu people massacre the city.

Pang Tong was the first to wake up and asked, "The Hu army is now in Wuzhangyuan, where can there be more than 100,000 troops going to Xianyang?"

"Master Taifu, this time we came not the Xianbei people, nor the Xiongnu people, but the Jie people!" Ma Zhong continued.

"Jie tribe? How is it possible! A few days ago, Ma Chao from Liangzhou did not give back, saying that the food and grass of the Qiang and Jie tribes had been destroyed. They should be unable to fight eastward, so how could they run to Xianyang? Where did they get the food and grass?" Pang Tong asked.

"I don't know about this last general." Ma Zhong said.

Pang Tong sighed slightly: "It doesn't matter how the Jie people came from now. Xianyang is only a far away from Chang'an to support him. If Xianyang is lost, Chang'an will definitely not be able to do whatever he wants. Now we must return to Chang'an as soon as possible. We must not let the Jie people conquer Chang'an."

At this time, Liu Bei also recovered from the shock of the Jie tribe massacre. When he heard Pang Tong's words, Liu Bei nodded quickly: "Shi Yuan is right. We must return to the army immediately, and Chang'an must not be lost!"

"Your Majesty, I have more than 100,000 troops, and retreating is not an easy task. Besides, the Xianbei and Xiongnu people in front are all cavalry. If we follow us, our army will be in danger. How to withdraw our troops must be carefully arranged." Pang Tong was not panicked at this time, and the order was still clear.

"It depends entirely on the arrangement of Shiyuan." At this time, Liu Bei knew that Pang Tong should have already made a decision.

Pang Tong nodded, then looked at Zhang Fei, and suddenly asked, "Three Generals, in the past, you should have gone to the Hu people to challenge the battle, why didn't you go today?"

"Call the formation? Xianyang has lost it, why are you still calling it?" Zhang Fei said in a muffled voice.

"Go, of course you have to go. In the past, the third generals went to the Hu people to challenge the battle every day. If they don't go today, the Hu people will definitely feel very strange and will definitely send someone to investigate. If they know that we are ready to withdraw our troops, it would be a bad idea. So, the third general, you should still go to the Hu camp to challenge the battle the battle these days."

"I understand, I'll go to the Hu people to call the battle." Zhang Fei said and walked out.

"General Zilong." Pang Tong called Zhao Yun again.

"The last one will be here." Zhao Yun immediately left the list.

"Send someone to make a thousand straw men right away."

"The last general takes the order." Zhao Yun also retreated.

Then Pang Tong looked at Guan Yu again and said, "June, this plan can only confuse the Hu people for a moment. When the Hu people find out, they will inevitably pursue them. The Hu people's cavalry speed is far faster than our army, so General Guan also needs to lead people to ambush the Hu people and pursue the troops to cover our retreat."

"I know." Guan Yu nodded and went out to prepare for war.

Ke Bineng is in the big tent.

Liu Bao, the Left Xian King of the Southern Xiongnu, poured the wine from the bowl into his mouth, wiped the corners of his mouth, and said, "Chhanyu, this is not a solution! Many of my tribe members are homesick and want to go home!"

"I also know, but you see that the Wuzhangyuan area is easy to defend but difficult to attack. After so many days, we have launched so many attacks, but all of them have returned in vain." Ke Bi Neng said depressedly.

"Shanyu, otherwise we will divide some people to attack Tianshui, Longxi and other cities. Although those places are not prosperous in Chang'an, they still have a lot of food." Liu Bao continued.

"Dividing troops to attack Tianshui? It is absolutely not possible. Tianshui is also a big city in Longyou. I heard that there were 20,000 Han soldiers in Tianshui City. We sent people to fight. If there were fewer troops, they could not defeat them. If there were too many troops, what should we do if the Han people knew that we were divided and attacked suddenly?"

"This is not possible, that is not possible! Let's just return to the grassland!" Liu Bao said with a resentful look on his face.

"Let's play again..." Ke Bi Neng said helplessly.

At this moment, a shout came from outside: "Shanyu, the Han army has retreated! The Han army has retreated!"

Immediately afterwards, a Xianbei general led the way in and shouted at Ke Bi Neng: "Shanyu, the Han army has retreated! Withdrew from Wuzhangyuan!"

"What did you say? Say it again!" Kebi Neng said.

"The Han army retreated!" The general repeated again.

"What? The Han people retreated at this time, so you can find out clearly." Ke Bi Neng asked in disbelief.

"The General of the Imperial Army has already investigated it. The General of the Imperial Army personally went to the Han army camp. The Han army retreated, and there was no one in the camp. Now there are only some grass men left in the camp. Moreover, it seems that the Han army retreated in a hurry and did not have time to take away some tents." The general said.

"Shanyu, I understand." Liu Bao suddenly said, "I think there must be something wrong with the rear of the Han people, and the Han people retreated."

"The rear of the Han people? Now that our army is here, how can the Han people encounter any trouble?" Ke Bi Neng asked.
To be continued...