Huan Rong

Nearly [-] cavalry galloped to Xihai County, and the sound of horseshoes was like thunder, sweeping across the horizon, like a terrifying black wind blowing from the depths of the desert.

Xihai County is close to the desert, and to the north is Rouran, which has been an important passage to Mobei since ancient times.

Because there is Juyan Sea in the territory, the water and grass are abundant, forming a vast oasis, which is suitable for human habitation.Since the Han Dynasty, it has been a battleground for military strategists.

At the end of the Han Dynasty, the world was in chaos, and Xihai County changed hands several times, and was successively occupied by several regimes.

After Zhang Liang was destroyed, he was always under the control of the Di people.Shi Yiqian betrayed Diqin and once sent troops to attack, but unfortunately they were all blocked by the local defenders.Not only did not take advantage of the slightest, but the loss is not small.

After seeing the battle damage, it was really painful. No matter how unwilling Shi Yiqian was, he had to withdraw his troops temporarily to give up the idea of ​​taking Xihai County.

When the news of Chang'an's destruction and Fu Jian's death came, the governor of Xihai County immediately ordered that all the soldiers below him be wrapped in sackcloth around their waists and a hundred scarves around their arms, and they held out the banner of revenge for Lord Di to attract the fleeing remnants and bandits. Continue to grow in power.

The general of Xihai County was born in the Diqin clan, and his relationship with Fu Jian is really ordinary.Rather than mourning Fu Jian's death, it is better to say that he seized the opportunity to enrich his army in order to become self-reliant.

In troubled times, strength means everything.

Occupying Xihai County, ordering border residents to cultivate, using local products from the same caravan market, and pretending to be a bandit in the desert from time to time to snatch it up, it can be said that General Fu’s plan is not bad, given him plenty of time, it can indeed develop into a climate , the founding of the country is not impossible.

It's a pity that both Huan Rong and Qin Jing are optimistic about the trade routes in the Western Regions, and it is impossible to let this force grow.

Whether there will be a battle between the two, when the battle starts, whoever wins and who loses is a matter for the future.Now, their goal is the same, to remove all obstacles and ensure the smooth flow of westbound trade.

Therefore, the Di people entrenched in Xihai County became the obvious goal and target.

If these thousands of people retreat into the desert, they will still be able to keep a good number of people.If they insist on not leaving, there is only a dead end waiting for them.

General Di had heard of Qin Jing's name, but he had never had a real face-to-face fight, and he was always a little dubious about the rumors.

Now that the soldiers are pressing down on the border, seeing the rolling yellow sand, the fierce battle flags, and the whistle of the cavalry like a pack of wolves, the cavalry who sent out to investigate felt a bit chilly.

This is no ordinary army.

If you encounter them, there will definitely be a fierce battle.Whether he can defend Xihai City—no, whether he can save his life or abandon the city and flee into the desert is still unknown.

After a long silence, the owner of the building boldly suggested that General Fu give up defending the city and retreat into the desert as soon as possible before the enemy launched an attack.

"July living in Yanze is Rouran. During July and August, Yu Jiulu, Qi Lulin, Wu Diyan and other tribes all nomadic around. The general Tong Lulin's family is old, so you can give gold and silver as a gift. Please help The general retreats to the north. If he is not willing to take responsibility or help, he just needs to make way for the army to pass."

The landlord is not aimless.

Acting according to this plan, although you will lose face, you can preserve your strength to the maximum extent.

As long as the green hills are there, there is no fear of no firewood.

To keep these thousands of troops, whether it is developing in the desert or looking for an opportunity to go south again, there will be something to rely on.If you don't know the current affairs, you just hit the south wall with all your heart, and fight against enemies that are several times as many, let alone make a comeback, I'm afraid they will all be accounted for in Xihai County.

General Fu pondered for a long time, then shook his head deliberately.If he just gave up on Xihai County, he would not be reconciled.However, after scanning everyone's expressions, my heart sank.

Obviously, nine out of ten wanted to withdraw, and the remaining one didn't necessarily want to fight, but was in a dilemma just out of face.

"stop!"

General Di sighed, and made a decision immediately, summoned the whole army, abandoned Xihai County, bypassed Juyanze, and entered the desert north.

"General, in order to delay the enemy soldiers, we need to leave a cavalry in the rear." A counselor, wearing a long robe and wearing a kerchief, said with profound features and obvious Murong Xianbei bloodlines.

Di Jiang nodded.

"Furthermore, the action is in a hurry, all the food and grass that cannot be taken away will be burned, and all the Han people in the city will be killed." The counselor continued.When he spoke, his expression didn't change at all, as if what he said was not about human life, but an insignificant matter.

"Okay." General Di nodded and acted according to what the counselor said.

Before Qin Jing reached the city, General Di mobilized his troops as quickly as possible and galloped north.

On the way, cavalry were sent one after another to inquire about the changes in Xihai County.

Knowing that the troops behind the palace had already made their move, and looking at the thick smoke rising from the direction of Xihai City, General Di turned his horse's head, glanced at the people who were sluggish and looked like their wives and their savings were robbed together, and raised his voice: "The ancestors of the past can enter the Central Plains. For the Lamb, I can wait!"

"Today we are only retreating into the desert temporarily, and we will go south again in the future, and gold, silver, silk and slaves will be robbed!"

Hearing these words, everyone's morale was finally boosted.

General Di wanted to say more, when he suddenly saw smoke and dust billowing in the distance, and five or six riders galloped from the south.The cavalrymen on horseback were all seriously wounded, with blood all over their bodies and faces.

As they galloped closer, several people rolled off their horses, their whole bodies were limp, and they couldn't even stand up.

Recognizing a few people as the rear troops, all the faces below the general changed.

"what happened?"

"General, it's the Qin family, the Qin family!" One person was relatively lightly injured, covered the wound on his shoulder, struggled to raise his head, and said hoarsely, "The enemy soldiers will be killed within an hour after the army leaves the city!"

"There are 500 people in the queen's palace, and now I am the only one left waiting."

"Enemy soldiers don't enter the city, they only kill!"

"I waited desperately to come here just to send a letter to the general. The enemy soldiers came here not just to take down Xihai County! The general needs to be as soon as possible..."

At this time, dark clouds approached from the sky, lightning crawled through the clouds, and the muffled thunder still lingered in my ears.

Di Jiang's heart was shaken, and an ominous premonition arose spontaneously.

Looking in the direction of Xihai County, I feel flustered one after another, and I can't suppress it.This feeling reminded him of the fierce battle with Murong Chui.

After fighting in the battlefield for many years, he can live safely to this day, thanks to his keen intuition.

Thinking of this, General Di didn't hesitate any longer, his actions were even faster than his thinking, and he loudly ordered everyone to mount their horses and gallop towards the desert at full speed.

Thunder roared, and Di soldiers rode their horses and galloped wildly.

In the strong wind, the rain poured down.

The fire in Xihai City was quickly extinguished, and nearly ten thousand cavalry bypassed Juyanze and pursued northward on horseback.

The vigorous goshawk pierced through the rain curtain and found the fleeing Di Bing, making a loud cry.

The chirping sound spread far away, even tearing apart the thunder.

Lightning struck, illuminating the black armored horse in the rain.

woo-

The long sound of the horn blew in the rain, hitting Di Bing's heart like a heavy hammer.

Seeing that the pursuers were getting closer and closer, but the Rouran tribe who were supposed to meet at the border did not appear for a long time, General Di gritted his teeth and ordered to turn his horse's head around to take advantage of the terrain to fight back.

Don't run away!

The other party clung to him tightly, and with this posture, even if he ran into the desert, he might not be willing to let go.The Rouran tribe has not shown up for a long time, there must be something wrong in it, if they rush into the desert rashly, they may get a blow in the head.

Rather than being so useless, it is better to fight to the death!

"If you can escape today, you will pay back a hundredfold in the future!"

General Di swore a poisonous oath and ordered the horn to be blown.

Three thousand cavalry turned their horses' heads one after another and lined up in a long line. With Di Wei as the center, they first rode the horses slowly, then kicked the horse's belly, and hit the horse's back with their scabbards, making wild beast-like roars.

Amidst the howling sound, the war horses began to gallop wildly.

Seeing General Di's reaction, Qin Jing ordered to change the charge formation, bypassing both sides of the Di soldiers, and surrounded all the 3000 men, trying not to let any one go.

"kill!"

The rain was about to fall harder, and the bean-sized raindrops hit the body and passed the neck, which was icy cold.

Looking down from above, the two charging teams seemed like two sharp arrows. The moment they were about to collide, one suddenly split into three groups, one group faced it head-on, and the two groups bypassed the left and right sides, completely surrounding the opponent.

Once the cavalry starts to charge, there is absolutely no possibility of retreating halfway.

Watching his side being surrounded, Di Jiang gritted his big teeth, his eyes were piercing, his hand holding the spear was bulging with veins, and his knuckles were almost white.

hum!

The cavalry who circled to both sides clamped the horse's belly with their legs, let go of the reins, and opened their bows with both hands.

Arrows flew like rain, and Di soldiers fell one after another.

Lightning cut through the darkness covered by dark clouds, illuminating the distorted and terrified faces.

On the battlefield, there is no need to pay attention to benevolence and righteousness.

The cavalry charged, only for the pursuit of victory.

General Di raised his spear flatly, ignoring the wails behind him, and took the lead, rushing into the enemy's formation.

Qin Jingce stepped forward immediately, shot the spear away, and passed it forward, piercing Di Jiang's left shoulder.General Di was really fierce, he held the barrel of the gun with a smirk, and passed the spear in his hand again.Even if they die together, they will also sweep Qin Jing down.

Unexpectedly, Qin Jing's strength was beyond imagination, he just picked Di Jiang from the horse's back, and flung him away.

With a bang, Dijiang fell to the ground, his calf twisted unnaturally, the wound on his shoulder was torn, and blood gushed like a fountain.It was quickly washed away and diluted by the rain, and a red puddle of blood flowed under his body.

At this time, thunder roared, and lightning struck down again, illuminating Qin Jing's face.

Still handsome, but even colder.

Di Jiang barely stood up, with a gurgling sound in his throat.Just as he was about to speak, his chest suddenly felt cold, he lowered his head, and the spear pierced his chest, and then came out directly from behind.

In the heavy rain, Di soldiers and Qin's servants were strangled in one place, blood stained the edge of the oasis red, and merged into a river of blood along the terrain.

Qin Jing rode his horse and rushed to kill him. Wherever he passed, Di soldiers were picked off the horse.

The last muffled thunder fell, and the battle was coming to an end.

There are less than [-] Di soldiers who can fight, and half of them are wounded.Thinking of the tragic scene in Xihai City, Qin Jing directly ordered: "Punish all, leave no one behind!"

The Qiang people and the Jie people roared happily, and even started a contest with Tuoba Xianbei to see who killed more Dibing.

At the end of the battle, Di Bing's corpses fell everywhere, and Qin's servants began to clean up the battlefield. When they encountered Di Bing who hadn't died yet, they would directly stab them.

All the gold, silver, food and grass carried by General Di became the army's spoils of war.After a general inventory, some were sent back to Xihai City for reconstruction in the city, and some were digested by the army.

Qin Jing led his cavalry to sweep across the counties, mostly by means of fighting to support war.So far, the effect is very good.After one battle after another, he became more and more aware that the cavalry under his command could only be used for offense and could not be used for defense. If "An Yi" defended the city, sooner or later it would harm the people in the city.

"go!"

After the battlefield was cleared, all the Qin servants who died in battle were buried, and the corpses of Di soldiers were thrown to the edge of the desert, where they were devoured by wolves, vultures and crows.

Qin Jing jumped on his horse and ordered the army to continue northward.

"North?" Ranhu walked beside Qin Jing on a horse, and asked in surprise, "The general is going to the desert?"

"It's just an excuse." Qin Jing looked to the north, her voice didn't fluctuate too much, but it made Ranhu's scalp tense, "Rouran and other tribes, I really want to see them again."

Meet again?

Ranhu couldn't figure out Qin Jing's plan, but he knew that in July and August, when the water and grass were plentiful, it was the time when the cattle and sheep were fattest. At this time, if they went to the desert, should they just pick out the tribes? Is it really not for robbery?

In other words, is General Qin really Han?

"What?" Qin Jing turned her head, the goshawk on her shoulders slightly spread its wings, and uttered a eagle cry at Ranhu.

"The subordinates will make arrangements!" Ranhu beat his chest with one hand, thinking in his heart, he must be dazzled by the rain, thinking about these miscellaneous things.Robbery, the old profession of the ancestors, why is he surprised!

Ranhu thought that Qin Jing was planning to replenish food and grass, but he didn't know that Qin Jing had another plan when he entered the desert at this time.

The regime in Nandi has changed, and Huan Rong ascended the throne. Jiankang is bound to have a storm.After the wind and rain, it will not take long for the soldiers to point north.

Qin Ce intends to move the capital to Chang'an and proclaim himself emperor.

Both sides have the ambition to unify the world, a decisive battle is inevitable, and the sound of war drums is in our ears.

Caressing the goshawk's back feathers, Qin Jing looked at the desert.

The heavy rain stopped, the dark clouds dissipated, and a rainbow spanned the horizon, reflecting the blue sky, which was picturesque.

As everyone knows, the picturesque scenery is about to be torn apart by the sound of horns, and the trend of history changes again. A cavalry goes deep into the desert, opening another nightmare for the grassland tribes after the Qin and Han Dynasties.

Jiankang

After the edict of the Zen position was issued, the date of the grand ceremony was set by the joint discussion of the three provinces, and Xie An and Wang Biaozhi jointly drafted the treasure book of abdication, handed it to Huan Rong for review, and then read it out at the grand ceremony.

Sima Yao moved to Hualin Garden and lived in seclusion all day long, hardly seeing anyone except Sima Daozi.

Wang Fahui made a fuss and roughly estimated the bottom line of the Queen Mother and Princess Nankang.When she was happy, she quit and did not continue to make trouble. Instead, she sent her confidant servants into Changle Palace to explain her intention to divorce Sima Yao. After getting a satisfactory answer, she moved into Hualin Garden.

Before the grand ceremony, Huan Rong did not stay in Taicheng, but still lived in Qingxili.After all the procedures are completed, you will officially enter the Tai Chi Hall.

Xie An and Wang Biao went to the government to report the matter of the country.

Huan Rong didn't hesitate at all, let alone open the bamboo slips, and said one word directly: "Han."

"Han?" Xie An and Wang Biaozhi were stunned, "This is the previous dynasty..."

"Why not?" Huan Rong raised his eyebrows.

In troubled times, the names of countries in the north followed one another, and Qin, Zhao, and Yan all appeared, but nothing happened.The rules are all thin paper, tear it up if you want.If he's happy, what's the point of setting a "Xia, Shang and Zhou"?

He is willful.

As for what later generations say, it has nothing to do with him.

Xie An and Wang Biaozhi looked at each other, thought of the three provinces' joint discussion, and thought of the hexagram drawn by the sorcerer's divination. After much deliberation, they finally didn't object, they just took back the bamboo slips and promised.