Huan Rong

It didn't take much time to break through the capital city of Tuyuhun, but the chaos they faced after entering the city cost the Han army a lot of effort.

After the city gate was broken open, Han soldiers climbed up the ladder one after another, fought fiercely at the top of the city, and besieged the generals defending the city; Hu Qi galloped in through the city gate, led by Bald Guy and others. They slashed with knives and spears, and some even yanked the reins and trampled directly on the enemy's body.

Mo Hechuan was in chaos.

Because most of the court officials fled, and even the general disappeared, the second prince had no choice but to put on a strong and sharp head and personally command the battle.

However, the balance of victory and defeat has long been tilted. Even if he has good military skills, he is stepping on the cliff at this moment, without any leverage or grasping place. Facing the strong wind, sooner or later he will step on the ground and fall. The abyss.

The defenders of Tuyuhun were indeed tough. After the Han army entered the city, they took up weapons to fight after they were frightened by the catapults.

The sharp scimitar caused a lot of trouble to the Han army. While beheading the enemy, he also suffered a lot of casualties.

Dian Kui stayed by Huan Rong's side, and Xu Chao asked to lead troops to support him.

As soon as this humanoid weapon was released, it fell like a thunderbolt, and the courage that the Tuyuhun people had just summoned disappeared at the speed of light, and the fighting spirit was also knocked to pieces.

On the top of the city, it completely became Xu Chao's performance alone.

He was holding a long knife, blood was flowing along the edge of the knife, and there were no less than ten corpses lying under his feet, one of them was the leader who commanded the city!

"kill!"

Shaking off the bloodstains on the long knife, Xu Chao shouted loudly, rushing towards the startled defenders like a tiger on a flock of sheep.

Under his leadership, the Han army broke out with a shocking fighting spirit. The defenders at the top of the city were already at a disadvantage, and soon lost their strength. More than half of them were beheaded, and most of those who were still supporting were injured.

The order "abandon the sword, don't kill, and keep the prisoners of war" has not been issued for a long time. Xu Chao didn't hold back any more, and led the Han army that climbed to the top of the city, surrounded the Tuyuhun defenders, and blood splattered like rain.

The man who was accompanying him went out to fight. When he encountered this situation, he didn't feel uncomfortable at all. Instead, he used his sword to kill the enemy like chopping melons and vegetables, which surprised Xu Chao and others.

Xu Chao came out of the cage like a tiger, the Han soldiers killed all directions, and the battle at the top of the city ended earlier than expected.

After the order of "abandon the sword and don't kill" came, there were no more than 300 defenders left at the top of the city, and half of them were injured.The death of the Han army also exceeded [-], which shows that the battle was fierce.

In the capital, Hu Qi who entered the city almost killed anyone he saw.

Those Tuyuhun nobles and Xianbei officials who did not have time to leave the city would most likely become the dead souls of the sword.The servants and guards who followed the guards were not opponents. They died under the knife after only one encounter, and blood flowed all over the ground.

Due to the long-standing grievances, the cavalry from the Bai and Dugu tribes rushed into the city to kill people, and when they met the Tuyuhun nobles, they even stomped on their horses.

The war horse galloped past, and the corpse left on the ground could not be discerned clearly.

When the Qiang people, Zahu and a few Han people in the city heard the shouts of killing, they closed their doors for a while, and used boxes and cabinets to firmly block the door, leaving only a gap in the window to check the fighting situation.

Noticing that the defenders were at a disadvantage, the cavalry of the Baibu and Dugu tribes were searching for noble officials everywhere, everyone cheered up, boldly took out their weapons, pushed open the door, and joined the chasing team.

Most of the Hu people have totems, which are completely different from each other.Even though they are both Xianbei, the Murong tribe and the Tuoba tribe are very different.

The Qiang people and Zahu who left the hiding place were very smart. Regardless of the cold weather, they tore off the skirts of their jackets to reveal the black totems on their shoulders, indicating their tribal identities.

The effect is immediate.

After recognizing them, the Baibu and Dugu tribes did not launch an attack, and even sent people to tell Bald Guy that these people were not the Tuyuhun army.

When King Tuyuhun was in power, the Qiang and Zahu in the city had the status of common people, but in fact they had to shoulder heavy taxes.If you fail to hand in or delay, you can be arrested at any time and become a sheep slave. If you dare to disobey, you will be stabbed, and the family members will be arrested.

They hated King Tuyuhun no less than Tuoba Xianbei who entered the city.

The second prince led a cavalry to fight against the incoming enemy, and when he met the leaders of the Baibu and Dugu tribes, his eyes were red on the spot.

"When we moved westward, how did my ancestors treat you? Now that you are repaying your kindness, how can you still have a conscience?!" Wang Lian said angrily.

"Bullshit!"

Shilian's scolding didn't make them feel guilty, but instead aroused their anger even more.Both of them clenched the scimitar tightly, and their back molars creaked.

"Back then Tuyuhun moved westward to Fanghan, with only a thousand households under his command. How many people could fight? It wasn't my ancestors who sent troops to help, they were swallowed up by the Qiang and Jie people to the bone!"

"Tuyan was assassinated and died. It wasn't because my ancestors tried to resist all opinions and took the initiative to recommend. Ye Yan can inherit the throne, and Bailan City can keep it?! The attached country has already sent troops!"

"Because of the oath at the beginning, the Tuoba tribe who moved westward with Tuyuhun was reduced from [-] households to [-] households, and the intermarriage with the Qiang people can continue to this day. What did the king do in the end? Forcibly ordered me to move, and let the three generations of nomads Meadow!"

Thinking of what happened to the tribe, the leaders of the Baibu and Dugu tribe became more and more angry, uncovering many under-the-table things.Some of them are so old that even Visual Lian has never heard of them.

It's not his fault, Pixi was under house arrest by him, and died too suddenly, the history that should be passed on was not enough to be exported, and it was buried underground with his death.

If the two leaders hadn't been enraged and yelled out in public, the truth might have been buried until all those who knew it died.

"Why did Ye Yan and Pixi marry Qiang women? They were all after our tribe intermarried with the Qiang people! The purpose of making Qiang women as concubines was to suppress Tuoba Xianbei. They resorted to various means behind the scenes and tried every means to divide them, just because they were afraid of Tuoba. Xianbei and Qiang further unite!"

"The successive kings of Tuyuhun must have the blood of Murong Xianbei. You have the blood of the Qiang people, so you can never be the heir chosen by Pixi himself. You will only be a target set up among the tribes!"

The two people yelled regardless, and everyone present could hear them clearly.

"How did you get the position of regent? Pixi is seriously ill. I think he has died long ago? Even if he is not dead, he will be under house arrest by you. Otherwise, it is absolutely impossible to hand over the king's capital to you, let alone give him You control the power of the government!"

"To put it bluntly, you are worse than Layan!"

Every time the two leaders said something, Shilian's face turned pale.

In the end, the Tuyuhun cavalry who followed him all looked suspicious, and began to doubt whether what the two said was true or not.

In the final analysis, as the other party said, the Tuyuhun rulers of all dynasties did not have foreign blood, even if the former lord's concubine was a Qiang girl and had a biological prince.

"Nonsense!" Shilian squeezed out four words from between his teeth, but it was extremely pale.

"Are you talking nonsense? You'll understand once you've been captured in the palace!"

The leader of the Baibu raised his scimitar horizontally and took the lead in charging with his horse.

Not to be outdone, the leader of the Dugu tribe charged the Tuyuhun cavalry on the opposite side after a whistle.

Behind Shilian, the cavalry led by Bald Guy had already blocked the retreat.When the sound of killing shouted, he immediately led his troops to charge, and surrounded Shilian and his cavalry.

When Shilian was trapped, the Qiang people and the miscellaneous Hus who took up swords and guns formed a team to search the city, smashing open the houses of nobles and officials, looting those who were empty, and killing those who were there.

The battle lasted from noon to evening, and the Tuyuhun defenders gradually began to collapse.

The sky was getting dark, and there were dark clouds over the city. In the blink of an eye, it was completely invisible.

"Light the torches!"

Huan Rong accepted Xie An's suggestion, instead of calling for money to withdraw troops, he set up heavy defenses at the city gate, and ordered the Han soldiers to light torches, which would definitely wipe out the capital of King Tuyuhun.

"Beware of people in the city setting fire."

Huan Rong wasn't too interested in King Tuyuhun's gold and silver, what he cared about was the weapons left in the city and the craftsmen who could make them.

Xie An and Wang Biaozhi deeply agreed.

"A king can go down, but people's hearts are hard to win."

This is not the Western Regions. Tuyuhun has taken root for many years, established a political power and was once strong.To be honest, if Pixi hadn't suddenly become "seriously ill", and his sons' brains were no bigger than walnuts, this battle might not have been so easy.

"After the war, Mohechuan will be included in the Han land." Xie An suggested, "This place is vast, so we might as well follow the example of the Qiang guard in the previous dynasty, set up the captain Chijie to govern, and move the Han people. The Hu people living in a concentrated place can move to other places , the remnants of Tuyuhun must be dispersed."

Huan Rong nodded, then shook his head again.

"His Majesty?"

"It's a good idea to set up a school lieutenant. It's okay to move the Han people, but there's no need to move all the tribes here, and the remaining Tuyuhun tribe can stay." Huan Rong's voice was steady, without the slightest ups and downs, as if he was talking about an ordinary thing. thing.

"Tuyuhun, Baibu, Dugubu, Qiang people, Jie people, Zahu."

Every time Huan Rong mentioned a tribe, Xie An and Wang Biaozhi's expressions became more dignified.

"When King Tuyuhun was in power, all the tribes were oppressed, and there was a lot of resentment. Now that Mohechuan has been broken, and the king's capital has changed hands, the accumulated conflicts and hatred will definitely erupt and will not be easily eliminated in the short term."

"The Tuyuhun clan can't be destroyed, the Tuyuhun king's direct branch can be cut off, and the side branches don't need to be exterminated."

"With them here, they are the best targets. The Qiang people and Zahu who stay here will not immediately point the finger at the Han people. The officials sent by the imperial court have plenty of time to win over and divide them, tie them up with interests, and use force to deter them. When the time is right , I can completely digest this place, and I don’t need to worry about some people being dissatisfied and causing big waves.”

Before the time comes, the officials sent by the imperial court must keep a low profile, and they must play the role of "mediator" and "good old man".The so-called mediation is not to eliminate the conflicts among ministries, but to further catalyze the conflicts, to suppress them when the fire is too big, so as not to get out of control.

Once things are done, Huan Han's tentacles will spread throughout Tuyuhun and take root firmly.

After Huan Rong finished speaking, Xie An and Wang Biaozhi fell into silence for a long time.

There is a strange atmosphere between the monarch and his ministers, and they can't say good or bad.To describe it accurately, there is tension and shock.

Huan Rong expected this result, but showing off his muscles properly is necessary for future development.Whether it is for the enemy or for one's own people.

The battle lasted from day to night, and from night to dawn.

The sky turned white, orange light rose from the horizon, the dark clouds covering the city were dispelled, and the torches that burned all night were still bright.

Wang Lian survived, but the cavalry around him were slaughtered.

When he was brought in front of Huan Rong, the former Second Prince Tuyuhun was in a state of disarray, with several cuts on his body, varying in depth, some of which were only grazed by the flesh, and some were already stained red with blood.

The hat in the long skirt had long since disappeared, his face was disheveled, and a wound crossed the bridge of his nose, revealing pink flesh and bones.

Shilian was dragged to the front of the big body, not to mention standing up straight, he couldn't even kneel steadily.Obviously, in the previous battle, he was severely injured, and perhaps the bones in both legs had been broken.

Dian Kui and Xu Chao stood in front of the big body, their tiger eyes wide open, and invisible pressure spread in the air.

Shi Lian lay on the ground, regained some energy, and barely raised his head. He wanted to speak quickly, but was suppressed by Diankui and Xu Chao's momentum, and he couldn't say anything.

Seeing him like this, Huan Rong suddenly lost interest.

"Take it."

When Wang Lian was taken down, Huan Rong ordered to clean up the battlefield, search the palace, and deal with him after everything was settled.

The eldest prince and the fourth prince looked at Shilian's miserable situation, and couldn't tell what it was like in their hearts.

The fourth prince turned to the eldest prince, and just said "Agan", but was ignored by the latter.

The fourth prince wanted to speak again, but the eldest prince dismounted from his horse, walked up to the big body, saluted respectfully, and asked Emperor Huan Han to hand over all his cavalry, leaving only [-] herdsmen to move to the border with him.

"You can swear by blood!"

It was rare for the eldest prince to be wise, and he put aside unrealistic fantasies, only wanting to preserve the last blood of Tuyuhun.

Huan Rong was a little surprised, seeing that the eldest prince's expression did not seem to be fake, he pondered for a moment, and said: "I will consider it."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

The eldest prince imitated Han etiquette and knelt down on the ground.

When the Han army was cleaning the battlefield, the local Han people led the way to the place where the sheep slaves were held in the city.

A fence as thick as a child's arm surrounds several rows of simple sheds.

Hundreds of unkempt people crowded into the fence, shivering from the cold.Both men and women are dressed in shabby clothes and have numb expressions.No less than ten people fell to the ground, their bodies were skinny, their chests did not rise and fall, and their faces were already blue.

Most people are only wrapped in a piece of sheepskin or a few pieces of coarse cloth, and they can't tell their faces at all.However, more than half of the men do not have totems on their bodies, and more than [-]% of them may be Han Chinese.

"The nobles in the city fled overnight, and took most of them away before leaving. These people have no physical strength and cannot go far, so they can only stay in the city and wait to die."

"At most, more than 800 sheep slaves were imprisoned here. It is said that they were looted from the border of the Jin Dynasty, and most of them are gone now."

The Han army nodded, and the fence was quickly opened, and all the sheep slaves were taken out.Each person was given a bowl of hot soup, and they didn't care about the hotness at all, and swallowed it in a few mouthfuls.

The military doctor took a general look at it, picked out the sickest ones, and reported the truth to Huan Rong.

Knowing what kind of illness these people had, Huan Rong couldn't bear it anymore, he could only order someone to build another tent, send them inside, and separate them from the generals.

The few people obviously had a premonition of their own fate, and they didn't complain in the slightest, but turned towards the direction of the emperor, and knelt down to bow their heads upright.The posture is meticulous, even if it is too thin, you can still see a bit of character.

"The servant fell into the hands of the Hu thieves, and all the family members have perished. He has survived so far, all relying on resentment. Today, the soldiers marched west, wiped out the thieves' chieftains, and smashed the thieves' city. The vengeance of the servant has been avenged, and the wish has been fulfilled. I only hope that the emperor will live forever." , revive the Han Dynasty!"

The man's voice was hoarse, as if it had been ground by sand and stone.

After saying the last word, he turned his head in the direction of Da Ren again, got up and walked into the tent, and the night passed away.

It is said that when he died, he was smiling, with a thin face, but his expression was exceptionally peaceful.

Taiyuan two years, January

The Han soldiers invaded Mohechuan, and the defenders were defeated.

The second prince of Tuyuhun, Shilian, was captured alive, half of the noble officials in the city fled, and most of the rest died at the hands of Qiang people and Zahu.

The army searched the royal city, entered the royal palace, and found several corpses in the secret room.

With the news of Pixi's death, what the second prince did can no longer be concealed.All the Tuyuhun noble cavalrymen who were captured knew why Pixi died, and they all clamored to cut him by the sword.

"If the Han soldiers don't kill you, I will avenge the lord!"

In the same month, Qin Jing led his army to sweep Bailan Mountain and sent a letter to the Western Regions, asking Qin Jun to send five hundred soldiers to garrison Bailan City.

The next month, Qin Jing's army arrived at Mohechuan.

At this time, Huan Rong received a letter from Qin Jing, communicated with Xie An and Wang Biaozhi, and the army temporarily stationed in the city, waiting for the "guest" from Bailan Mountain.

The sound of the horn pierces the wind.

Huan Rong boarded the top of the city, heard the sound of thunder, and saw the black torrent rolling in the snow, clasped one hand on the city wall, and clenched five fingers one by one until they were in the palm of his hand.