Three Kingdoms

  Chapter 1227 From where and where to go

  The night was gloomy.

   The blood is rippling.

  Smoke and fire over Sucheng.

   Hu Chuquan gnawed on a beef leg bone, juice and blood dripped continuously along the beard on his chin, looking more like a beast than a person.

"Uh…"

Hu Chuquan burped, then casually gnawed half of it, and threw a large piece of beef leg bone with flesh and blood to the guards around him, and then said: "You guys arrange it yourself, go in rotation... "

   The guard happily agreed, like a dog happily receiving a meaty bone thrown by its owner, um, and indeed someone received a meaty bone.

   Wolves have ranks, and so do the Huns. Even if this level has penetrated into any nomadic people in the desert, until later generations, throwing out this half-gnawed meat and bone will still be regarded by these nomadic people as a reward, not an insult.

  Hu Chuquan waved his hand, and casually found a place to lie down. He was not eager to participate in the plunder, because he knew that if he could still control the entire army, no matter if it was the best wealth or the whitest beauties, they would all be left to him in the end, and he was not needed at all. Do the rough work yourself.

  He should be doing something big, like…

   Central Plains.

  The world.

   used to be two wonderful words, but now it seems to be farther and farther away from Huchuquan.

  Resentment and despair naturally need to be vented and passed on, just like the Huns three or four hundred years ago, and also like other Hu people in later generations who yearn for national integration.

When the Southern Huns began to plunder in Sucheng, Zheng Tian, ​​a member of the Zheng clan who once thought that he was in control of everything, that his family could prosper again, and climbed to a higher building, was in the midst of such a defeat of the Southern Huns , was beheaded like cattle and sheep, without even a little resistance.

   There is absolutely nothing wrong with the rout of soldiers and bandits. For all the people in Sucheng, this night was a thick and dripping despair, a darkness where they could not see any light. Especially for those wealthy households who were once proud of their status and wealth, this night attracted more bloodthirsty wolves.

  As for how many people died innocently during the turmoil during this night, no one knows, even the historian will at most write down such a short sentence on the bamboo slips...

  In the autumn of the first year of Yanping, the Xiongnu rebelled in Guanzhong, destroying Sucheng, causing countless casualties.

  After three hours, strictly speaking, it was close to five hours. After tasting the taste of human blood, the crazy soldiers of the Southern Huns didn't stop so easily, until these guys really couldn't move their belongings, or cut off their heads, or they couldn't stop when they were women. After venting the primitive animal desire on his body, he gradually heard the call of the bull horn.

   When the sky was about to dawn, Huchuquan completely restored the organizational system of the army, beheaded the last ten or so greedy Southern Huns who had forgotten the time under the battle flag, and then ordered to set off to march north.

  Although it is said that there is no concept of winning or losing in life, it is only after the heart of winning and losing that there are losers and winners.

Hu Chuquan thinks that he should not be a loser. He still has his followers, he still has capital, and he can sit on the gambling table and fight again. Therefore, he needs to appease his chips, at least don't let them Chips felt that following him was a pain instead of a sweet one.

Therefore, he shouted fiercely, but in fact, Hu Chuquan turned a blind eye to the time of assembly. After all, when the looted goods and women from Sucheng were tied to horseback, it was enough If the mouths of these guys are blocked, naturally no one will jump out against him, saying that going south is a stupid move.

However, it was precisely because of this that when Hu Chuquan set off with the Southern Huns under his command, although there was no problem with morale or anything, the speed of action slowed down a lot, and Hu Chuquan had to whip him a few more times. It was the pawns who fell behind that finally managed to maintain their marching speed to a normal level.

   Now it’s about a day’s journey away from General Fei Qian’s pursuit?

  No, it should be only half a day, or less.

   It would be great if there was a small group of chasing Zhengxi cavalry, Hu Chuquan pondered. After all, the Southern Huns now have goods in their hands and have robbed many women. In order to keep these things, they will really go all out. If the small group of Western cavalry chases too closely, Hu Chuquan doesn't mind turning around. ruthless...

It's a pity that Zheng Xifei's dive is still not stable. Even if he knows that he is heading north, he doesn't show any anxiety at all. Those scouts who are constantly flowing are like hounds smelling blood, staring at him firmly. , and let myself not find any flaws in General Zhengxi.

   But it doesn't matter, as long as you get to Diaoyin.

   Carved Yin.

  Even if the Southern Huns don’t know how to defend the city anymore, it shouldn’t be a problem to block them for two or three days on that terrain...

   An extra two or three days is enough.

   It was enough for General Hu Chuquan and Bei Pingyang to turn the world upside down, and then escape before Zhengxi General Fei Qian arrived! It would be even better if Fei Qian, the general of Zhengxi, couldn't control his anger, and chased after him regardless of the physical strength of the soldiers and horses along the way!

  Hu Chuquan planned, a smile slowly appeared on his face.

  It's a pity that the smile only lasted until Diaoyin Pass.

   "Youxian King!" A few soldiers in front rushed to the front in panic, with disbelief written all over their faces, "Youxian King! Diaoyin, Diaoyin..."

   "What's wrong with Diaoyin?!" Hu Chuquan's heart suddenly rose.

  The soldiers of the Southern Huns on the way forward said with difficulty: "Youxian King, the Diaoyin side is not from us, but... from General Zhengxi..."

"What?!" Hu Chuquan pulled the Southern Huns soldier who reported the letter, sprayed his face with saliva, and shouted in surprise and anger, "Why are you only reporting now?! What are you all doing?" ?!"

In fact, it is no wonder that the soldiers of the Southern Huns are in the front. On the one hand, the Southern Huns, including Huchuquan, think that this road is their way to enter the pass, and the general Fei Qian who conquered the west is behind him, so there is no danger ahead. Yes, on the other hand, the indulgence in Sucheng last night not only eased the complaints that were about to erupt, but also boosted part of the morale, and also relaxed the nerves that were originally tense, and Hu Chuquan just repeatedly urged the speed of moving forward , the focus is on those pawns who are behind, and naturally the attention to the front is much less, and even the sentry is not sent out.

  It wasn’t until the soldiers of the Southern Huns in front of them arrived under Diaoyin and began to shout at the door, but they were shot down by the soldiers of Zhengxi that they realized something was wrong, and hurriedly came to report to Huchuquan...

   "Damn it! Damn it!" The muscles on Hu Chuquan's face kept beating, "This **** Zhengxi! Why are there people from Zhengxi here? Where did these people come from!"

  ………

   Hongnong County.

  The great river flows day and night.

  Yang Biao's army was stationed outside the city of Shanxian County. The camp was huge, occupying an area of ​​several miles around.

  In the army, Yang Biao is naturally the commander-in-chief, and the former commander of the battalion is the newcomer who joined the Han Emperor Liu Xie, or Wu Qiuxing who came to join the Yang family.

  The Guanqiu family can be regarded as an ancient surname. His family background began in Wuqiu, Weiguo in the Spring and Autumn Period, so later generations often used the name of the residence as a surname, and passed it down from generation to generation. Later, in the Qing Dynasty, because of avoiding Confucius, all "Qiu" were changed to "Qiu", and the Qiu family was renamed, which can be regarded as completely cutting off the inheritance of the Wuqiu family.

The Guanqiu Xing family has military science, but because the family members are not prosperous, there has been no better and higher development. This time, Emperor Liu Xie issued an order to seek talents, and the news spread to all over the world. Afterwards, Guan Qiuxing was moved, so he went to Luoyang to meet Emperor Han.

   Then he was named Yilang, and he took the post of Zuo Jingfu Duwei. He was regarded as an official under the Jiuqing, and more or less formally stepped into the central political arena.

   This time it was said that there was chaos in Guanzhong, and the General Zhengxi was defeated in Longyou. When the news came, Luoyang was also shocked. While Yang Biao expressed his sincere grief and indignation, he stepped up his pace to close the Guanzhong, and naturally summoned a large number of troops. The first one was led by Yang Jun, and Yang Biao led the follow-up troops, a little behind One day, I arrived in Shan County.

   Is General Fei Qian dead?

Under such horrifying news, Emperor Liu Xie of the Han Dynasty has obviously been in a low mood these past few days, and even the ministers who used all kinds of high-sounding reasons to fight against Yang Biao all day long seem to have died down, and they have calmed down a lot .

  Although Yang Biao is the crown family of the world, and the Yuan family were originally the last two mainstays of the declining Han Empire, but since Dong Zhuo entered Beijing, these two pillars have made people aware of the decay under the exquisite carvings. Not to mention the Yuan family, Yang Biao was first driven away like a bereaved dog in Chang'an, and then driven back to Hongnong by Fei Qian, who was not well-known at the time, in Pingyang. It's that people can't see any bright spots.

In addition, although the Yang family and the Yuan family have not yet completely torn their faces, everyone knows that the next step will be a battle between the two, and the Yuan family is now strong and strong, which is naturally better than the declining Hongnong. At least, if Yang's family was attacked by the two sons of the Yuan family from the north to the south, it would be the end of the game. Therefore, the awe of Yang Biao in the imperial court is naturally not as it was before Dong Zhuo entered Beijing, and many people even began to think about the follow-up path.

  However, most people still prefer the Yuan family, but because the Yuan family is not unified, but two people, Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu, each belong to each other, which makes these people somewhat indecisive.

The ministers loyal to Liu Xie, especially the Shanxi gentry, have almost the same attitude as Liu Xie, and they are not willing to choose the Shandong gentry, because the Shandong gentry have obviously gone too far this time. In the future, the Han Dynasty can be called the Shandong Han Dynasty, and there will be no Shanxi gentry.

   In the end, we still have to meet each other in battle. How can we do it without some skills on the battlefield?

Therefore, if Fei Qian's prestige is not as good as Yang Biao's, maybe someone has already started to make Fei Qian, the general who conquered the west, take the banner to fight against the Shandong gentry, and Yang Biao, who did not have any outstanding performance on the battlefield , but basically no one is very optimistic about it.

But now, with the news of the fall of Zhengxi General Feiqian, there is a lot of discussion in the court, and the Kansai gentry can't help but feel a little downcast. From the past two days, even Liu Xie claimed that he had a cold and felt unwell, and sent the government affairs to the court. It was temporarily handed over to Yang Biao for processing, which seems to mean some changes...

Yang Biao also needs some changes, at least he needs to sweep away the names of the often-defeated generals on the battlefield, and get some achievements in Guanzhong. All the guys who sang against him before sent these people to remote places!

   Such as Longyou, such as Xihe.

Then integrate Guanzhong, Sili, and Hedong. People need people, food, food, wealth, and things. Especially after hearing about the severe drought and locusts in Jizhou and Yanzhou in the past two years, we need to rectify a little bit. , the embryonic form of Yang's great cause appeared.

   This is the major event that Yang Biao never forgets, as for the others, they are all secondary.

   Then lead the elite soldiers and generals, and point the sword to the east...

  Yang Biao stood on the watchtower of the camp, hugged a collar of fox fur, quietly looked at the west, but thought of the east in his heart. The fur of the fox fur has been slightly wet by the dew at night, it can be seen that he has been standing in the watchtower for a long time.

  Watching the watchtower up and down, there was no sound, only Yang Biao's personal guards, wearing helmets and armor, guarded by the side.

   A group of people walked slowly with their companions. There was a middle-aged general with a handsome face, three long beards fluttering in front of the two armors. He had the demeanor of a Confucian general. It was Wu Qiuxing.

   Guan Qiuxing arranged the affairs in the camp. He heard that Yang Biao had been on the watchtower for a long time and hadn't come down for a long time. He didn't know what Yang Biao was for, so he came to greet him.

  Yang Biao saw Guan Qiuxing coming, so he waved on the watchtower. Guan Qiuxing understood, and climbed up the watchtower along the wooden ladder, standing beside Yang Biao. The guards of the two people around them stood in one place and spread out, leaving a space for the two to communicate alone.

Yang Biao pointed to Shanjin, without too much politeness, and said straight to the point: "Tomorrow at Mao, Zisheng can lead troops across the river, pass Shanjin, and enter Pingyang! A certain man will lead his troops to Guanzhong, join Ji Cai, and rectify the situation. In Guanzhong, we will turn around in a short time."

"Wei! Duke Yang will go to Guanzhong this time, and he will go there immediately. Xiaoxiao will give his head, and the people will worship him. The chaos in Guanzhong is just around the corner..." Guan Qiuxing blinked a few times, and said, "However, it is heard that the Hedong Wang family , also gathered troops in Anyi..."

Yang Biao smiled slightly, but with some chill in his smile, he said: "Pingyang is rich and well-known, and gold, silver, jade and silk are naturally touching. Wang Dongdong is not a dull person. When he saw Zisheng, he naturally knew that a certain Got it..."

   Guan Qiuxing surrendered.

  Who doesn’t want the wealth of Binh Duong?

  The landlord’s family also has no surplus food. This time, they have basically turned out the old ones. How can we not add some?

  So even though he was a bit greedy in eating, Yang Biao didn't care too much. He just divided his troops and asked Guanqiu to cross Shanjin and enter Hedong, in order to get some share of the pie when Wang Yi and others divided up Pingyang's wealth!

  Although it is impossible to stop the behavior of Wang Yi and others, Wang Yi also needs to take care of Yang's face to some extent. Yang Biao can use the money to ease the current tense financial situation a little bit.

As for Zhang Liao, the general of General Zhengxi who was originally stationed in Shaanxi and Tianjin, he burned the camp a few days ago and disappeared with his troops. He must have known the news of General Zhengxi Feiqian's death, and he also knew that he would not be tolerated by Yang. Biao, will you go into the mountains and become a bandit?

   It's a pity, he can be regarded as a fierce general! However, he is really stupid. If Yang Biao came to seek refuge, even though he felt resentful, he would still buy a horse bone with a lot of money.

  The camp was quiet, only the patrolling soldiers walked by knocking on their clappers. Although it was late at night, both Yang Biao and Wu Qiuxing were very excited, discussing the upcoming military plans and arrangements, looking forward to a bright future.

  The water of the big river in the distance is rushing, the wind is passing by the river, whimpering like a knife, it seems to be telling something, but no one can understand...

  (end of this chapter)