Huan Rong

Chapter 184

The Xianbei cavalry suddenly appeared, and the Diren and Rouran allied forces were caught off guard.

The battle was unfavorable, casualties gradually increased, and several Rouran tribes took the lead in retreating.

Unlike the Di people who established a unified regime, although Rouran has a royal court, the various tribes still conduct their own affairs.Most of the time, King Rouran did not intervene in the affairs of the tribe, and even the deployment of troops was decided by the tribe leaders after discussion.

Before Murong Ping borrowed troops, some Rouran tribes disagreed and ignored King Rouran's order at all.The cooperation with the Di people this time is also a matter of several tribes bypassing the royal court and directly negotiating with the Chang'an envoy. King Rouran was isolated at all, and the tribes did not even send a notice.

The snowstorm last year and the cold weather this year make life on the grassland very difficult.

Cattle and sheep died in large numbers, and it was extremely difficult for the tribe to survive.In addition, the Chile tribe in the northwest began to move eastward, and there were several conflicts with the Rouran tribes one after another, which made the situation even worse.

The tribes originating from Donghu, Xianbei, and Xiongnu were still able to sustain themselves, while the remaining Zahu tribes had old people and children freezing to death and starving to death one after another.

Di Ren came to the door at this time, the timing was just right, the two sides hit it off, took advantage of familiar terrain, intercepted and killed the scouts sent by the Qin family, willing to attack Changli in the wind and snow.

The Di people sent troops to avenge the robbery of the three counties. By the way, if Changli can be captured, it will be a big threat to Xihe.

The Rouran tribe is purely for plunder.

They have no interest in going south to the Central Plains, they just want to grab enough food and cloth for the tribe to survive the severe winter.

At the beginning of the battle, with the advantage of troops, the balance of victory was constantly tilted towards the coalition forces.

What is unexpected is that the border residents in Changli rushed out of Wubao desperately regardless of their lives, and strangled together with the thieves.What was even more unexpected was that Murong Xianbei came from the east before Qin's reinforcements arrived!

Whether it was Murong Ping or Murong Chui could not be determined for a while.However, with this cavalry disrupting the situation, it is almost impossible for the coalition forces to easily capture Changli!

Just as the Rouran Tribe was about to retreat, and the Di people began to hesitate, a convoy under the banner of a merchant suddenly appeared on the battlefield.

More than 20 carts lined up, the baffle on one side of the body was raised, and the servant hid behind the baffle to control the mechanism.

Before the bandits could react, arrows rained down.

At this time, the advantage of military strength becomes a disadvantage.

All the Di people and Rouran people who were shrouded in the shooting range had no time to react, and they were shot down in the blink of an eye.Those who survived by luck will also be trampled into mud by the frightened war horses, and swallow their last breath in a miserable cry.

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The horn sounded at the top of the city, and the generals defending the city made a decisive decision and led the soldiers to rush out.

The three sides encircled, the Rouran people were the first to flee, and the Di people were alone, the leader of the army ordered to retreat, abandoning more than a hundred trapped people, turned around and ran westward.

Qin Jing and Qin Yu were seriously injured and surrounded by thieves, but they never fell down.Di people wanted to take the two of them as hostages, but they couldn't get even half a step closer.The ropes flew out, and all of them were picked up by spears and cut off by swords.

Tried again and again, but never succeeded.Seeing the Xianbei cavalry and the city's armored soldiers rushing to kill them, the Diren general had to give up his plan to capture the two men alive, turned his horse's head, and fled with his whip.

"Don't chase after the poor!"

Qin Jing shot the ground with a spear, and her armor was stained red with blood. Regardless of her injured right shoulder, she firmly supported Qin Qi, who was more seriously injured.

The soldiers gathered around the two of them, turned their blades around, and guarded against the unknown Xianbei cavalry. More than 20 large vehicles are still parked in place, keeping a certain distance from the opposing sides.

Looking down from above, the three parties each occupy a corner, like an irregular triangle, and the atmosphere is still chilling, not as relaxed as it was during the war.

"Brother," Qin Yu leaned on Qin Jing and whispered with the last of his strength, "We need to be prepared for Xianbei's attack."

"I know." Qin Jing tightened the hand behind Qin Yu's back, grasped the opponent's back armor, and said, "Brother, can you still support it? At least until you return to the city."

Qin Yu didn't speak, just nodded and tried to stand still.

As the wind and snow gradually subsided, the caravan leader was the first to speak out: "The servants came from the south and passed through this place. They were robbed by bandits and bandits. They couldn't bear the suffering of the border people, so they came to help."

These words seem to be not salty, but they have already stated their position. They are on the side of the Qin family. If the Xianbei cavalry wants to take advantage of the fire, they must taste the taste of the arrow rain.

Although they didn't fly the banner, but at this time they went north to Changli, and with such strength, they didn't want to do anything except the Youzhou caravan.

Qin Jing thanked the caravan leader who spoke up.

The distance is a bit far, and the facial features cannot be seen clearly, but the voice is somewhat familiar. It is obviously not the first time to go north.

The two parties reached a tacit agreement, and the situation of the Xianbei cavalry became delicate.

Fortunately, the latter didn't intend to attack Changli, let alone make enemies with the Qin family.In fact, they came to join the Qin family. Zhengchou didn't submit a certificate, so the Di people and the Rouran tribe joined forces to build a bridge and gave them a chance.

Worried that Qin Jing would misunderstand and cause unnecessary trouble, the leader of the army led the army forward immediately, without following his subordinates, walked about a hundred steps, and raised his voice: "General Qin, don't misunderstand, we have no other intentions, and come here sincerely Put it into effect, and please take it in with the general!"

Take effect?

Qin Jing's expression became solemn, and Qin Yu's brows were also furrowed.

No response was received, the Xianbei Banzhu didn't care, and continued to say to himself: "A certain Ranhu is the former Grand Tutor of the Yan Kingdom, under the command of King Yong."

"Yong Wang returns to the ancestral land in the north, and follows a certain road."

"Last year, when King Yong fought against King Wu, a certain man was ordered to guard the camp to guard against sneak attacks from other troops."

Speaking of this, Ranhu clenched the reins tightly, his cheeks trembling, obviously remembering something he hated.

"I don't want to, Rouran has not moved yet, and the Yuyang King who went to King Yong is a villain! Regardless of King Yong's acceptance, he secretly hooked up with Murong Chui, set fire to the luggage, and hijacked King Yong's family!"

The more Ranhu talked, the more angry he became, if Murong She was present, he would definitely eat his flesh alive.

"When I got the news, I rushed to the rescue immediately. As a result, as a result," Ran Hu's eyes were red and he said in a voice of hatred, "King Yong has already been defeated and was beheaded by King Wu! His family members were all slaughtered. Mr. Lang was also hanged to death by the bowstring!"

Ranhu's voice echoed in the wind, like the whining of a lone wolf.

"I have no time to rescue King Yong, so I can only swear to avenge King Yong! If I stay in Kumoxi, I will be chased and killed by King Wu, so I go south to Changli, and I am willing to serve as a general. I just want to give this class a place to live!"

"Someone is willing to be a pawn, to fight for the general, and never retreat! I only hope that in the future, I can kill Murong Chui and Murong She, and avenge His Royal Highness King Yong!"

As soon as the words fell, Ranhu got off his horse, ignored the coldness of the snow, knelt down and stood up for a long time.

Qin Jing summoned two soldiers and ordered them to support Qin Yu, grabbed the spear stuck on the ground with one hand, pushed the crowd away, and walked up to Ranhu step by step regardless of the severity of his injuries.

Two steps away, Qin Jing stopped.

"Yecheng was captured by the Qin family, don't you hate me?"

Dyehu shook his head.

"Win the king and lose the bandit."

"Murong was defeated by Murong Chui, isn't that true?" Qin Jing looked down at Ranhu, not letting go of any of his expressions.

"Someone is loyal to King Yong." Ran Hu raised his head, looked straight at Qin Jing, without any concealment, "King Yong has long wanted to return to the north, but the king didn't listen! That's it, what happens is what happens! What's more , A certain time ago, I heard the secret words of Yuyang King and counselors, the king did not die in the city, but took refuge in the Di people and hid in Chang'an."

Compared with the Qin family's attack on Yecheng, Ranhu is even more ashamed of Murong Wei's move.

Qin Jing frowned.

After the capture of Yecheng, there was no trace of Murong Wei at all, and there was no news after that. How did he go to Chang'an?What's more, why didn't the spies send any news?

"This matter is just a rumor, and the truth cannot be determined." Ranhu continued, "A certain class is sincerely seeking refuge, please take it in!"

Qin Jing stared at Ranhu for a long time, and suddenly put the gun on Ranhu's shoulder when the other party was flustered.

Ranhu understood immediately, and directly held the sharp tip of the spear, let his palm be scratched, wiped the blood on his face, and painted it on his forehead.

"A certain swears an oath to the gods to serve him sincerely. He is a sword in the general's hand and a shield in front of him!"

Qin Jing withdrew his spear, dipped blood across his cheeks, and said in a deep voice: "I accept your oath, when he comes to Murong Chui, he and Murong She will be beheaded!"

"Thank you, General!"

Ranhu knelt down on the ground and saluted again.Thousands of Xianbei cavalry behind him got off their horses at the same time, cut their palms with long knives, and smeared blood on their faces.

From today onwards, they will take Qin Jing as their master, as the oath made by Ranhu, they will be the sharp sword in his hand and the shield in front of him.

Xianbei is a grassland nation, brave in nature, and worships the strong.Even after going south for many years, his nature will not change.

Only the strong can make them submit.

Therefore, they swore an oath to Qin Jing and regarded him as their master, not the entire Qin family.Before the oath, as long as Qin Jing gave the order, they would swing their knives at anyone, and they would never hesitate for a moment.

Due to the appearance of the Xianbei cavalry, the Youzhou caravan became inconspicuous.Since then, word of mouth among merchants has mentioned that when it comes to the Battle of Changli, more than a thousand Murong Xianbei will be mentioned, but few people will mention this weird convoy.

When the news of the Battle of Changli City came out, Qin Ce immediately made some arrangements and dispatched his generals to Changli to take over the responsibility of defending the city from Qin Yu and Qin Jing, and strictly ordered them to recuperate behind closed doors. Take a step out of the room.

After that, changes were made to the deployment of troops in Pingyang and Hedong. , Qin Jue guarded Pengcheng on his behalf.

Qin Jue moved to Jingzhou, and during Qin Jue's guarding of Hedong, he handled the state's affairs for her.

After making this arrangement, Qin Ce mobilized a large number of troops to attack the Qin territory from Xihe, and conquered three cities in half a month, without giving the Di people a chance to breathe.

The defenders in the city were completely killed, and the reinforcements were also ambushed and killed. Six temples were built along the way, and they clearly told Fu Jian: I am not old enough, and I want to revenge you with my life!Another day I have to go to Chang'an to build a Jingguan!

After several battles, the Di people on the border were beaten out of temper, and they sent urgent reports to Chang'an again and again.In addition to the military situation, there are complaints between the lines, which can be described as full of resentment.

Who exactly came up with the bad idea?

Combined with Rouran to attack Changli, the victory is nothing more than victory, but instead of winning, they were completely defeated.He didn't take advantage of the slightest advantage, but provoked Qin's crazy revenge!

The one who came up with the idea to hide in Chang'an has nothing to do, and stays at the border to be stabbed and shot!

This matter must not be left alone!

Qin Ce put on a posture and vowed to fight the Di people decisively.In the direction that Qin's servants were attacking, they were almost going to fight all the way to Chang'an.

Fu Jian finally realized that the situation was not good, and hastily dispatched troops from various places, hoping to block the momentum of advancing troops, wear down the opponent's spirit, and let the war enter a tug-of-war, at least to win two rounds.

Unexpectedly, the Qin family launched an attack in the east, and the Rouran tribe played the trick of stabbing in the back again.

Mention the covenant?

I'm sorry, the one who made an alliance with you is Zahu, who belongs to a marginal tribe. Our ancestors were the Huns, and they are not "family" with them.Therefore, the covenant was simply thrown aside, and those who should be robbed continued to be robbed, and those who should be killed continued to be killed. One after another, wars were ignited in the north of Diqin, and there was no sign of extinguishing.

The Xianbei royal court turned a blind eye and didn't plan to care about it at all.When the opportunity arises, add a few sticks of firewood to make the fire burn more vigorously.

Obviously, Di Ren's actions touched the "fragile" nerves of Wang Ting.If you don't listen to orders internally, you can also treat it as your own business.What's the matter with the Di people crossing their feet?

I heard that Fu Jian had the ambition to unify the north, what happened, the territory of the Yan Kingdom was taken by the Qin family, and he turned around and started to win over the Zahu tribe, and made an idea of ​​the grassland?

No one is a fool, don't think that the Rouran tribe is loose, the leaders of the ministries don't listen to orders, and the Wang Ting is a soft persimmon kneaded at will!

Fu Jian was so angry that he vomited blood on the spot when he received the "Certificate of Credence" from the royal court of Rouran.

Where does this follow? !

His brain was kicked by a donkey, and he ran to fight for that desolate land without letting go of the great Central Plains!

After all, he even promised a lot of money and food, and finally appeased Rouran and made the north a little more stable.When Fu Jian cheered up and was ready to compete with the Qin family, he didn't want the west to catch fire again.

After destroying Zhang Liang, General Di, who was sent to guard Gu Zang, suddenly raised his flag to rebel!

When Fu Jian received the news, he was stunned.Looking at the flying report urgently sent to Chang'an, I could hardly believe my eyes.

No reason, no reason at all!

He treats Shi Yiqiang kindly, asks for money for money, for people to give, for officials for officials, this XX is full of oil, and without saying thanks, he turns around and gives him a knife?

Heaven has no eyes!

Regardless of Fu Jian's grief and indignation, how much blood he spit out, Gu Zang's rebellion is a foregone conclusion.

Shi Yiqian established himself as the acting king, beheaded officials and generals loyal to Fu Jian, and took advantage of Fu Jian's unpreparedness to take down Guangwu County and occupy half of Hezhou.

There was the Qin family in the east and the rebels in the west, and the generals of various ministries complained again and again, and Fu Jian was devastated.There was really no way, Wang Meng dragged his sick body to see him, and had a long talk with Fu Jian, disregarding the doctor's words, spent oil and fire to check the military situation, and made suggestions for Fu Jian.

After a lot of troops and generals, even demolishing the east wall to make up for the west wall, spending a lot of gold and silver, and sending a lot of food and grass, the border was finally stabilized.

At this time, Fu Jian put down the map, and Fu Jian almost cried.

The site, which was not too small at first, has shrunk by almost one-third!

The counties and counties in the east have been eaten away by more than two palms, and the rebels in the west are firmly entrenched in the land of Zhangliang, and they are always coveting Hezhou.

Wang Meng knew Fu Jian's sadness, but he had no good solution, he could only persuade him with good words. The current plan was not to send troops to retaliate against the Qin family, let alone take back the former cool land, but to find ways to stabilize the country.

It should be noted that the Hu regime has inherent shortcomings, and its composition is too complex, so it is not as centripetal as the Eastern Jin Dynasty.Once a spark ignites, it is likely to be involved, making people's hearts unstable and Chang'an in chaos.

According to Huan Rong's words, it is completely unknown when the dominoes will stop falling.

Thinking carefully about Wang Meng's words, Fu Jian couldn't help feeling terrified.

Changing his usual style, he no longer "invited names", but resorted to thunderous tactics, killing several courtiers who had different intentions in a row, and at the same time pushed the Bohai King Murong Liang who had taken refuge earlier to the stage, and borrowed him to recover the people in the territory. The Xianbei tribe made Zahu dare not act rashly, so as not to end up with the end of the clan.

After all this busy work, Chang'an finally settled down.

It was already the first year of Ningkang, three full months had passed since the Battle of Changli.

After receiving the news from Beidi, Huan Rong was in a good mood.

"Problems that can be solved with money are not problems."

Fu Jian couldn't figure out why Shi Yiqian betrayed him, and for what reason, but Huan Rong knew it all.

In the final analysis, it's just money that moves people's hearts, coupled with the counselor's clever tongue, which swells his ambitions, and he is unwilling to continue to be driven by others, so he simply fights against the flag and stands on his own.

In the centuries of war in the Central Plains, heroes emerged in large numbers, and opportunists also appeared in full bloom.

Huan Rong didn't do much, and he didn't even use the Youzhou caravan to show up. He just borrowed a few Hu merchants from the Western Regions and a dozen boxes of gold, and started a big fire in Fu Jian's backyard.

"In the so-called troubled times, there should be laws for troubled times."

Putting away the silk cloth, Huan Rong picked up a piece of fresh meat and brought it to Goshawk's mouth.

"I don't know how brother Qin is recovering from his injury, maybe a few boxes of medicinal materials should be sent."

As he talked, his hands didn't stop, and he sent out fresh meat one after another. Seeing the goshawk eating happily and fluffing its breast feathers, Huan Shijun smiled and rolled his eyes.

At this moment, Ah Mi rushed to report that Princess Nankang invited Huan Rong to the East Courtyard.

"Know what?"

Huan Rong put down the bamboo chopsticks, picked up a cloth towel and wiped his hands.

"My aunt has a message that the master has gone." A Mi lowered her head, her voice didn't fluctuate, and her expression didn't show any sadness.

"is it?"

Huan Rong sighed.

In fact, as early as December last year, Sima Huan died of illness.It was just that the mourning was kept secret until the Huan family's private soldiers were transferred to Yuzhou, under Huan Rong's complete control, the imperial court awarded the nine tins, and the whole process was completed to ensure that there were no mistakes, then the mourning news came out.

Thinking of today, Huan Rong can't help but feel complicated.

Huan Da Sima passed away, and Huan Chong will guard Gushu on his behalf and take control of the Xifu army.Huan Huo guarded Jingzhou and led Yangzhou Mu from a distance. The Huan clan did not fall apart, but was more "grouped" than before, unwilling to be taken advantage of by outsiders.

Thinking about all kinds of things, Huan Rong couldn't help sighing.

Huan Da Sima Hero I, even if he did not fulfill his long-cherished wish and did not make it to the Ninth Five-Year Plan, it is a kind of consolation that he finally won the Ninth Five-Year Plan.

Now that the deceased has passed away, all the grievances and grievances of the past will go with the wind.Those left behind still have to move forward, blazing a different path in the troubled times.No matter whether you can go to the end or not, at least you have tried hard, and you will not regret it after all, let alone leave regrets.

"Let's go."

After stroking the goshawk's back feathers, Huan Rong strolled through the corridor.

The back is straight, the eyes are firm and firm, and the sleeves vibrate with the wind, as if the roc is flapping its wings and is about to take the wind.