Cross the Sea in the Red Chamber

In history, there are many emperors who were wise in the early stage and stupid in the later stage, such as Qin Shihuang Yingzheng, Tang Taizong Li Shimin, and even Emperor Kangxi Xuan Ye have changed a lot.When you are young, you can naturally be called a great talent and a hero, but later on, all the people praise you, and the officials welcome you, and you push him to the supreme altar step by step, and these people will never come down again. ...

After all, people are just people, not omnipotent gods, even gods still make mistakes, but a king has become accustomed to the feeling of superiority, so he can no longer accept his own failure and incompetence.They will always find 1 excuses to explain their failures, and then continue to make mistakes self-righteously.Stubborn, not listening to persuasion, self-willed... and finally gradually dying.

King Youxian faced this problem.

A big avalanche saved the entire northern barbarian tribe and destroyed King Youxian.There is an avalanche of success, and an avalanche of failure. King Youxian has been lost in the admiration of his clansmen. He can't see his own ability, nor can he see the direction of the future. He thinks he has become a tall god, but he doesn't know I am just one of the mortal beings struggling between heaven and earth.

Jiang Yuan intends to let him know his weight clearly!

The army went out.Situ Sheng did not stay behind, but personally led the army into the vast grassland.Without King Zhongshun, Situ Sheng lost his last restraint, and of course he became fearless.The Northern Expedition was not only Jiang Yuan's painstaking effort, but also his hard work. The entire Dajing had worked hard for decades, just to wipe out the Northern Barbarian Kingdom. He absolutely could not allow himself not to see such a scene.

The journey is long, but Jiang Yuan is not worried at all about the northern barbarians running away. Xue Jin is so easy to use that he doesn't need to be "instructed" by Jing Jun. Frustrated with internal and external troubles and exhausted, they simply cannot exert the mobility that nomads should have.

The northern barbarians have cavalry, so what?Xue Jin and his men are also cavalrymen!He has been away from Dajing for several decades, and he is already the third generation born in Beiman Kingdom. Xue Jin can't even speak the Central Plains dialect well, but he rides a horse very smoothly. These descendants of traitors were born in Beiman all year round. There is no difference with the locals for a long time, are you still afraid of comparing speed with the northern barbarians?And when the Northern Barbarian lost his most powerful speed and had to rely on the most unreliable defensive ability instead, how could he possibly win?

Seeing the response of the Youxian King of Beiman to Xue Jin, Jiang Yuan shook his head in a catchy manner. At first he thought that the Youxian King would be of a certain level, but he didn't expect that his strength would drop if his mind was a little confused. I don't have the spirituality that I used to lead the army.No wonder the ancients liked to say that attacking the heart is the most important thing. The Youxian King was not defeated by a strong opponent or a harsh environment, but was defeated by the praise of his own people. It is really embarrassing.

But that's good too, he doesn't have to worry about the northern barbarians and Xue Jin fleeing ahead of time when they heard the news, wouldn't they pay attention to whether there were fishermen around when the snipe and clam were fighting?With such an opponent attracting their attention, Jing Jun's actions were much safer, and the effect of concealment was achieved without doing anything special.

To say that the Youxian King was really able to hide, he even led a team to hide near the Liao Kingdom, where there are mountains, canyons, dense trees and everywhere, not like a prairie, but like a virgin forest.There, the concealment and defense capabilities of the back-mountain camp will be enhanced, but because there are too many mountains and forests, even if the Jing army wants to send the Liao army to attack from behind, they may not be able to find their exact location.

The golden eagles of the Yuezhi people could not exert their full power at this time, because of the cover of the mountain ridges and forests, it would be easy to miss the group of northern barbarians if they were not careful.

But they have a "teammate" - Xue Jin!

King Youxian wanted to hide from Xue Jin, but after Xue Jin turned from darkness to light, he didn't think about who to hide from. He led his subordinates to stand not far from King Youxian's camp, and he didn't even bother to block him, for fear of others The appearance of not being able to find any traces of him is very carefree, always allowing Jing Jun to easily find their traces.

So with the "help" of Xue Jin, Jing Jun cautiously approached the two tribes, but showed no trace at all...

It has been a long time since spring, and the ice and snow have melted, but the Jing army still has not moved. This gave King You Xian an illusion that the Jing army no longer intends to continue the Northern Expedition...

Because of the tight blockade of the defense line, he did not receive much information, but some information vaguely revealed by Jiang Yuan through the Yuezhi people was enough for King Youxian to guess - King Zhongshun's rebellion!

As a prince with real power, even though King Youxian has been looking down on Jingchao for the past few years, he has heard of King Zhongshun. Therefore, once there is a rebellion, it will not be easy to suppress/suppress it. Maybe the Jing Dynasty will fall into disputes, and it will definitely become chaotic. It is not impossible to make troubles for several years or even ten years.This can also explain why the Jing army did not go out in the spring.

No matter how powerful the Jing army is, as long as it does not appear on the grassland, it has nothing to do with the current situation of the northern barbarians, so King Youxian naturally ignored the Jing army's movements and focused all his attention on Xue Jin.This opponent has no feelings at all, and he looks like he will never die, but it forces King Youxian to dare not fight head-on, it is simply terrible!

He casually knocked over the gold cup on the table, King You Xian's eyes were red with anger, staring at his subordinates, just one question, how to get rid of Xue Jin!

The subordinates sitting at the bottom all lowered their heads and pretended to be dead. No one wanted to speak first, for fear of offending Youxian King, causing a lot of scolding, and even being dragged out to be punished.During these days, King Youxian's temper changed drastically. Not only could he not listen to their advice, but he was even more irritable and stubborn, and he couldn't tolerate others. It was good that what he said fell into his ears, but if he was dissatisfied, the world would be turned upside down.

King Youxian acted as if he didn't see the people below pretending to be dead, so he casually reached out and clicked one, "You, it's you! Tell me what you think first."

The subordinate who was targeted by Youxian King wrinkled his face into a ball, swallowed two mouthfuls of saliva, looked left and right for a long time, as if he was looking for someone around who could rescue him.It's a pity that the group of guys around all lowered their heads, pretending not to know his predicament, but none of them was willing to lend a helping hand, making it clear that dead friends are not dead and poor, and they don't want to face Nabi, the wise king of the right. The tiger also has fierce eyes.

This subordinate had no choice but to bite the bullet.He pursed his lips, and said very carefully: "Our northern barbarians are not good at defense, but only good at attacking. Why don't we fight Xue Jin head-on? With the tyrannical strength of our northern barbarians, we will surely be able to fight and beat Xue Jin, that bastard. defeated."

Before he could finish speaking, King Youxian's golden cup was thrown at him, and the kumiss left in the cup poured over his head and face. "Fighting head-on? It's easy for you to think! How many troops does Xue Jin have, and how many troops does the Northern Man have? Are you in charge?"

The subordinate, Ai Ai, didn't dare to speak anymore, and hurried back to the spot, not even daring to wipe off the wine on his face, so he shrank his head and pretended to be a quail.

The unlucky subordinates were pointed up one by one, and then sat back one by one after being scolded and reprimanded. King Youxian's mood became more and more unsatisfactory, but these subordinates all pretended to be stupid, making him unable to get angry come out.

Until one of his subordinates trembled and said: "If you want to win a big victory over your opponent, you only need to rely on the timing, location, and harmony of people. But we are really stupid and can't understand your thoughts. Please forgive me."

Weather, location, people and...

These three words suddenly awakened King Youxian.That's right, the alien army that was twice as large as myself was defeated by these three points last time, so defeating Xue Jin also relied on three points.

King You Xian suppressed the anger in his heart rarely, calmed down and began to think slowly.

The time of day... Although it is spring now, it is raining heavily and abundantly. Even the creeks are overflowing with stones, and the rivers have exceeded their previous water levels. Some mountain streams have waterfalls, which shows that there is a lot of rain.

The location is right... This place is not the grassland that Xue Jin and himself are familiar with, but in the mountains and forests.There are rocks everywhere, dense forests, and cliffs and cliffs everywhere. It is indeed a good place for defense.

Renhe... King Youxian didn't think of the word "he", but thought of "human".He closed his eyes, thought carefully for a long time, and finally came up with an idea.When he said it, the subordinates under his seat praised him again and again, and they all praised him. It may not be because King Youxian's idea is so ingenious, but it is because they don't want to be scolded and scolded again.

The proud King You Xian didn't know this, he was lost in the praise, he didn't know that he was becoming more and more like the King Zuo Xian he looked down upon, he listened to his subordinates calling him in distaste, and finally waved his hand , "From now on, you will call me Da Khan!"

The subordinates looked at each other, and no one dared to raise any objection. They called him "Khan" again and again, and then retreated to prepare for the big battle.The Youxian King who "slowly proclaimed himself king" has disappeared. Since he called himself the Great Khan, it seems that he is destined to walk on the same path as Zuo Xianwang, but he himself does not know it...

Xue Jin sat in the military tent and ordered people to harass/harass King Youxian every day. He knew very well that King Youxian didn't dare to fight, so he had no fear when he scolded the war, and let his subordinates shout and scold the northern barbarians. No matter how harsh the scolding is, try to see if you can provoke Youxian King.

For several days, the Youxian King did not respond. Today is light rain, the sky is overcast, and there is not even a little light. Xue Jin thought that his opponent would still be huddled in the tent, so he was sitting in the big tent. Drink alcohol to dissipate the depression.Unexpectedly, when he was drinking, a subordinate came to report and brought a big news - "Youxian King has gone to battle!"

Youxian King's actions are a bit strange according to Xue Jin. He sent 1 cavalry to call before Xue Jin's camp.The general who led the [-] cavalry was not a general Xue Jin was familiar with, but a familiar face, but the number of troops was verified repeatedly, and it was indeed [-]!

Although he didn't know why King Youxian made such a move, Xue Jin didn't intend to let this cavalry go. He was afraid that King Youxian would divert the tiger away from the mountain, so he also sent [-] cavalry to fight. He planned to see the situation before deciding whether to take it or not. Increase troops.Unexpectedly, King Youxian's cavalry did not dare to fight at all as in the past. Seeing Xue Jin's cavalry appear, they turned around and ran away. gone.

There is a saying in the art of war that no one can enter the forest.Therefore, Xue Jin's subordinates did not continue to pursue, but returned to the station with soldiers and horses, and reported the specific situation to Xue Jin.

"We sent [-] soldiers and horses to call for battle, but when we actually sent troops, we escaped... It really looks like something that Youxian King would do!" Xue Jin snorted coldly, not taking it seriously.During this period of continuous confrontation with King Youxian, he has felt that King Youxian has lost the rigor and wisdom of the past, and has become impatient and timid.This time, the reason for sending troops to fight might be because the tribe was so loud that they sent people to deal with the errands casually. It was also in line with Youxian King's intention to preserve his strength by withdrawing as soon as he saw the enemy.

King Youxian's current situation is not only arrogant but also afraid of failure. He doesn't look majestic at all, so it's no wonder that Xue Jin doesn't take him seriously.

"Let's continue to fight, let's see how long that Youxian King can hold back!" Xue Jin issued an order, intending to force Youxian King again, even if there is no way to force him to come out for a decisive battle, he must be disrupted. Mind, let him become more irritable, so that he can take advantage of more.

Xue Jin's subordinates completely obeyed his instructions and kept calling for battle in front of the northern barbarian camp, so it seemed that the Youxian King would send out [-] cavalry every day to deal with the descendants of the rebels who called for the battle.Of course, these northern barbarian cavalry shouted loudly, but as soon as Xue Jin's subordinates led the troops to charge, the cavalry would immediately turn around and flee into the woods to avoid it, and they always refused to fight head-on.

"Escape into the woods? Do you escape into the same woods every time?" Xue Jin asked with narrowed eyes.

The subordinate quickly replied: "My lord, that's not the case. Those guys would rush into different forests every day. The subordinates were really curious. They also sent spies into the forest to investigate and found that it was just an ordinary forest. There is nothing unusual, and there is no trace of an ambush."

"That is to say, these northern barbarians really fled into the woods in a panic..." Xue Jin pondered for a while and showed a disdainful smile, "Is King Youxian poor in skills? Not only did he lose his army, but he also lost his courage. The Northern barbarian cavalry who were invincible back then have lost their most powerful weapon, and now they are nothing more than a group of soft-legged shrimps!"

"How many times have they escaped into the woods like this?" Xue Jin asked.

The subordinate thought for a while and replied: "It's been half a month. Every day, they escape into the woods in different locations, and there is a distance from their camp. They seem to be in a panic, and they don't seem to be pretending." .And these cavalrymen are almost crumbling at the first touch, their physical strength is really not very good, and their horses don't seem to be full. It seems that the past winter has tortured the northern barbarians enough."

Xue Jin thought about it carefully, found no flaws, and then said: "Tomorrow I will send another [-] cavalry to follow you. If those northern barbarians still rush into the woods this time, you can lead the troops to follow. If not, get rid of those northern barbarians!"

The subordinates bowed and agreed, and took orders to retreat.

Xue Jin thought very well. He planned to send 1 people to pursue the northern barbarian army first. If the northern barbarians fled in a panic, then let another 1 people chase after them. Wan Beiman's army was wiped out.Moreover, sending 1 people first will not scare the snakes, and will not make those northern barbarians take precautions. It should be enough to eliminate the northern barbarians.

However, he underestimated the difficulty of chasing in the woods...

The subordinates led the troops to chase, even into the depths of the woods, but they still failed to catch up with the northern barbarians who were possessed by the rabbit's soul.The other [-] chasing cavalry received news from them before they had even rushed out of the gate...they lost their pursuit...

After chasing it for a day, it proved that there was no ambush in the woods.After two days of chasing and losing, the general has become irritable.When the third day came, he led the army of descendants of the Jing people to pursue desperately. This time, they must catch up with these northern barbarians, and they must not let them escape!

The strange-looking general of the northern barbarians brought cavalry to call for formation again. How could that tense expression and shrunken body seem to be calling for formation?It looks like he is going to run away at any time!Xue Jin's subordinates led the army out of the gate of the camp. When the Beiman general saw the men and horses rushing over, he quickly turned his horse's head around and left with the cavalry who had been ready to flee.

The corners of Xue Jin's subordinate's mouth twitched, and they were about to fall backward in anger.Although he has been watching such a scene for half a month, every time he sees him, his stomach hurts.Are you a man after all? If you are a man, you can fight with real swords and guns. When you see an enemy, you know what it is to run away?

I think so, but what should be chased has to be chased.The general led [-] cavalrymen to rush over at the fastest speed, determined not to let go of the hateful northern barbarian cavalry in front of him.In fact, they almost caught up with the northern barbarians the day before, but the mountain road was too complicated, and they let the northern barbarians slip away at a critical moment.This time, whatever he said, he had to catch up with these guys and screw their heads off!

Perhaps it was the will to catch up with the descendants of the Jingren that blessed the descendants of the Jing people. Today they did not chase after them, but bit the tails of the northern barbarians tightly. Although they failed to catch up, they never lost them. trail.The 2 cavalry sent by Xue Jin finally had their uses. They rushed out of the camp and chased after the traces left by the descendants of the Jingren. They chased after those ten thousand northern barbarian cavalrymen, and kept them in the mountains no matter what.

Originally, the descendants of Jingren were worried that there were traps and ambushes in the woods, but their pursuit had lasted for two hours without encountering any obstacles at all.Although the mountain road was difficult to walk, and the trees stretched out branches from time to time to test the soldiers' riding skills, there were still no traces of man-made obstacles on the road, and there was no intention of ambush at all.

Xue Jin's subordinates chased after him confidently and boldly, and kept urging them to speed up their horses.He still had great confidence in the horses of his tribe. Compared with the war horses of the northern barbarians who had been starving for the winter, the horses of Xue Jin's tribe were fed fat and strong, and their speed was even better.If it weren't for the difficulty of speeding up the horse in the woods, which slowed down the speed of Xue Jin's army, they would have caught up with the northern barbarians long ago.

Because of the support of the natural obstacle of the forest, the northern barbarian cavalry lost the disadvantage of speed, and kept going around east and west, without being caught up by Xue Jin's army.But the size of the woods is limited after all, and they are not very familiar with the direction. It seems that they were chased too hard. This northern barbarian cavalry accidentally rushed past, and rushed out of the woods that had played a protective role for them. !

Leaving the woods, the speed gap between the two sides became apparent.The speed of Xue Jin's cavalry has obviously improved. The soldiers who rushed to the front even caught up with the rear of the northern barbarians. A few arrows shot down and took several lives.The other cavalry followed suit and followed suit, causing the northern barbarian cavalry to be completely shot.

The stimulation of death aroused the desire/desire of the northern barbarian cavalry to survive. They controlled the horses to charge faster and faster, but they could not shake off the [-] troops that followed behind them no matter what.The stern general obviously led in the wrong direction. The northern barbarians not only got farther and farther away from the woods, but even rushed into a mountain gorge.

A long canyon, with rocks on both sides, the ground is loess texture, and some fine sand is distributed on it, so you don't have to worry about hurting the horse's hooves, you can ride the horse with confidence.But the Northern Man general was obviously not in the mood to appreciate the scenery. He only felt that Xue Jin's army was getting closer and closer, and the number of deaths in the rear team was increasing.

The two armies rushed into the canyon one after another, running forward along the slender canyon, chasing and fleeing, but they couldn't break out of the canyon after rushing for a quarter of an hour.

Xue Jin's subordinates were already chasing after the red-eyed soldiers. They didn't notice the strangeness of the surrounding environment at all. They just commanded the army to chase the northern barbarian cavalry with all their strength.Taking advantage of the speed of their horses, some of the cavalrymen rushing to the front had already rushed into the center of the loose formation of the northern barbarian cavalry, and some even took the lead in charging towards the northern barbarian general.

Xue Jin's subordinates were very proud, and they were waiting to kill all these ten thousand cavalrymen, but the ground under their feet vibrated violently. The frequency of this vibration was strange and frightening. When the story has been told, could it be that he was so unlucky that he met him while chasing him on the battlefield?

Some of Jing's soldiers who reacted quickly shouted loudly, "The earth dragon turned over! This is the earth dragon turned over!"

But some people refuted him, "Isn't it like this for Dilong to turn around..."

Xue Jin's subordinate reined in the reins, carefully felt the sensation under his feet, and frowned. Indeed, just like what the soldier said, this kind of vibration really didn't look like an earth dragon turning over.And what's with this rumbling sound?

Suddenly, he seemed to remember something, his eyes widened and he glared angrily at the Beiman general not far in front of him, he shouted loudly: "You... King Youxian actually built an embankment!"

The soldiers who understood what he meant made a call, and then scattered in almost fear, not caring about the military exploits right in front of them.To be credited is to have life, and thinking of that possibility, they have already fallen into frenzy.While running, these soldiers loudly reminded the people around them, for fear that others would not hear them shouting loudly: "Mountain torrent! The mountain torrent is coming!"