Han counter current

"Huh? The Xiongnu army stopped attacking." On the city wall, Gao Lan looked at the Huns who hadn't launched an offensive for a long time: "Could it be possible that Junyi succeeded, haha, I just don't know if King Zuoxian of the Huns is dead, hahaha ,,,,,,"

"Look, the Huns seem to be retreating..." The sharp-eyed soldiers saw that the Huns seemed to be packing up their tents. After fighting hard for several days, they finally saw that the Huns were about to retreat. The surviving Han soldiers all cheered for joy.

"Quiet,,,,,," Gao Lan roared, and the whole army quieted down instantly: "Don't take it lightly, the Huns are just retreating, but they are not retreating. If I guess correctly, it should be our reinforcements. The Huns Don’t dare to attack the city again.”

"It turns out that the reinforcements are here, that's great..."

In any case, the retreat of the Huns is also good news, and the exhausted soldiers saw the hope of victory.For the first time in so many years, they had the upper hand in the battle with the Huns.

"Report,,,,,," More than two hours later, the Xiongnu army had retreated [-] miles, and a scout of the Han army rushed to the city gate: "General Zhang He led the army to arrive, and quickly opened the city gate. "

Not far away, the unique banners of the Han Army fluttered in the wind, and teams of Han Army cavalry appeared in everyone's sight.Seeing his reinforcements arrive, the Han army on the city wall cheered.

However, when the reinforcements approached, they realized that the situation was a little different from what they had imagined.The cavalrymen of the Han army looked tired, and many of them still had blood on their bodies. Walking in the middle of the team was a group of wounded soldiers, many of whom were tied to their horses.

"Brother Junyi, don't come here without any harm." Gao Lan led five hundred guards to ride out of the city to meet Zhang He.

"The Xiongnu army stormed the city wall this morning, but suddenly retreated in the afternoon. I guess you succeeded in ambushing the enemy King Zuo Xian."

"Today's battle was pure luck." Zhang He shook his head and smiled wryly, "Our army suffered a lot of losses. However, King Zuoxian of the Xiongnu was shot and retreated, and he is temporarily dead or alive. Next, we just need to stick to the city."

"Okay, with Brother Junyi here, everything is worry-free."

What Zhang He said was very simple, but Gao Lan could hear the hardships of the war from these simple words, and being able to shoot and wound the Xiongnu King Zuoxian was already a remarkable military exploit.

"Junyi, shall we stay in Yanmen next?" Gao Lan is no longer worried about the current war, but he is still a little hesitant about the future.

"My lord makes his own decision." Zhang He nodded: "Yanmen must be held in his hands, I guess the lord will leave one of you and me to guard here, but it seems unrealistic to take all Bingzhou.

The Xianbei people are harassing the Youzhou border defense. We will most likely go to Youzhou after we settle the matter here. Perhaps, the lord may want to settle down in Youzhou.However, you and my brother finally have a head start. "

"Hehe, whether it's guarding Yanmen or occupying Youzhou, I will accept it." Although I don't know what the future will hold, but as a passionate man, living in troubled times, he will surely achieve a career.

Now that there is such an opportunity, it is too late for Gao Lan to be happy. Although Yanmen and Youzhou are places of bitter cold, they are also places full of opportunities. Coupled with their trust in Chen Feng, the road ahead is difficult, but the future very bright.

"Where is my way..."

In the crowd, Zhang Liao lowered his head dejectedly. He saw the joy of Zhang He and Gao Lan and heard their conversation. He couldn't help worrying about his future.

Chapter 68

Not to mention that Yanmen Pass is in a carnival, and on the other side, the Huns have shrunk their troops and gathered in the camp. Although they have lost some troops in the siege these days, they still have an advantage in terms of troops. The camp of nearly [-] Huns cavalry Not small.

"Until now, you haven't taken Yanmen Pass yet."

In King Zuoxian's big tent, several ten thousand captains and other generals lowered their heads. According to the plan before dispatching troops, they should take a surprise attack to take down Yanmen Pass, and then the army went straight to the hinterland of Bingzhou to plunder.

But in the stalemate until now, they didn't even take the first step out.Even Zuo Xianwang himself was injured.

Cao Xing's arrow was not very accurate. After all, the distance was too far, coupled with the bumpy ride on the horse, and King Zuo Xian's personal guards protected him in time, which made the arrow just shoot through Zuo Xian. Wang's left shoulder.

"The Han army is tougher than we thought."

A ten thousand head bowed his head and explained: "Besides, we should be grazing on the grassland this season. The horses, cattle and sheep lose weight after a winter, and many warriors are concerned about their families.

Moreover, this time the generals of the Han army wiped out all the tribes and villages within a radius of [-] miles. When we came, we did not grab anything. The fighting spirit of the warriors could not be raised, and this battle was very difficult. "

"Are you questioning my decision?"

The other people in the big tent were too scared to answer, they dared not question Zuo Xianwang's decision, but it is not appropriate to go south in this season, at least they can wait until three months later.

When the war horses are fat and strong, they will have enough cattle and sheep as food, but now, it is obviously not suitable.

However, without sitting in the position of Zuo Xianwang, they could not understand Zuo Xianwang's difficulties.How could King Zuo Xian know that it was unreasonable to start a war going south in the summer, but there had long been discordant voices within the tribe, and he needed military exploits to fight for Shan Yu's position.

It just so happened that Yuan Tan sent a letter to invite him to go south to discuss major issues, and Helian, the leader of the Xianbei tribe, also led troops to invade Youzhou first. This is undoubtedly the best opportunity.

Originally, in the plan with Yuan Tan, Yanmen Pass could be taken easily. Who would have thought that if Yanmen Pass was not taken, he would lose a lot of soldiers and horses, and even himself would almost be ambushed by the Han army.

"According to reports from spies, the main force of the Han army is about to arrive at Yanmen Pass."

A Hun sitting next to King Zuo Xian broke the silence. He looked at the other generals, and then at King Zuo Xian.

"Our purpose is to plunder, and we must not let the warriors spend it here. Apart from Yanmen Pass, we have other places to go. Hedong is a good choice. We have entered Hedong many times.

Moreover, Bingzhou was only a place of bitter cold in the Han Dynasty. How can it compare to the wealth and wealth of Hedong? In addition to the constant wars in these years, I guess Bingzhou does not have much oil and water. My suggestion is, why not change places. "

"Zuo Ri Zhu Wang means,,,,,,"

King Zuoxian is not stupid, his goal is not to win Yanmen Pass, even if he wins, he won't be able to stay for long, and, as Zhuwang said the next day, Bingzhou is actually very poor, and the people of Bingzhou are aggressive, want to It is indeed not easy to directly attack the hinterland.

"You guys go down first, I'll think about it later, Zhu Wang will stay the next day."

After thinking for a while, King Zuo Xian finally gave the order, and the ten thousand chiefs also breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that he would not be punished.

"If we retreat like this, what will others think of us? Even if we return to the tribe, we will still be excluded..."

"Do you think those people in the tribe want us to go back?"

The next day Zhuwang interrupted him and said: "What we need to do is to plunder enough supplies and accumulate enough prestige, only in this way will those people in the tribe who are watching will choose to support us.

Since the rebellion, we have been wandering on the grassland for so many years. Now, the tribe is going to elect a new Shanyu, so we must go back as soon as possible.

Even if we can't loot anything in Handi this time, as long as we put on a good posture, those traitors will be afraid.

As long as you can regain Shanyu's throne, we have nothing to fear. The blood of the warriors cannot be shed in vain, and the traitors must be punished. "

"Okay, I made an oath in Fuluo back then, I must kill all those traitors."

King Zuo Xian nodded. It is obvious that among so many people in the army, only King Zhu Youri understood his thoughts best. Moreover, the purpose of going south this time was to plunder. Since Yanmen has nothing to grab, then It is better to go to Hedong.

In fact, this group of Huns who went south was just a part of the Xiongnu. Yu Fuluo, the wise king of Zuo, was supposed to take over the Shan Yu's position, but because of a rebellion, he couldn't return home.

A few years ago, he asked the Han Dynasty for help, but the precarious Han Dynasty had no time to answer him, which led him to lead his troops to wander on the grassland.

In the process of plundering south again and again, this Xiongnu tribe plundered enough people and supplies. Later, Yu Fuluo established a line with Yuan Shao, which made his tribe gradually grow.

Now that his strength was strong enough, and it was time to select Shan Yu again, he was in a hurry to break through the Yanmen Pass.

No one on the side of the Han army knew that the Huns going south would be an anticlimactic battle. The Han army in Yanmen Pass was still actively preparing for the battle. Although the Huns’ camp had retreated another [-] miles, this did not mean that the Huns Abandoned the attack.

War could break out at any time, and Zhang He and Gao Lan already regarded Yanmen Pass as their territory, and they knew it well.

After this war is over, one of the two of them will definitely stay. If there is a chance to occupy Bingzhou in the future, Yanmen will also play a big role, so they can't be idle.

"Strange, it's been two days, why don't the Huns attack the city?"

On the tower, Zhang He and Gao Lan were lost in thought. It stands to reason that even if Yanmenguan received reinforcements, the Huns shouldn't just give up.Didn't he fight so hard before because he wanted to break through the Yanmen Pass as soon as possible?