Farmer of Shu Han

Hao Zhaoxiang was defeated last year, and he was able to return to Liangzhou via Didao, because there are several ferries around the junction of Taoshui into the Yellow River.

In Feng Yong's mind, now that he led the army out of Longxi with great fanfare, he should have alarmed the general Wei Jun of Xiping County on the opposite side of the Yellow River.

Liu Hun led a highly mobile cavalry army, which could easily patrol the river section in case of a surprise attack from the opposite side.

"promise!"

Liu Hun clasped his fists and had no objection to Feng Yong's arrangement.

However, he would only carry out Feng Junhou's orders to the letter.

On the second day, Feng Yong asked the Dark Night Battalion to go ahead and start searching.

Then he led the soldiers of Qiang Xiaowei's mansion to go over the mountain, and let Jiang Wei take three thousand tiger infantry to the rear.

Liu Hun finally led the cavalry to try to go up the mountain. Although it was barely passable, it was still inconvenient.

He had to lead people back, patrol along the line, and Chen Taishou jointly guarded against the Wei army on the other side of the river.

At this time, it was Lu Pan who had quelled Qu Ying's rebellion in Xiping with Hao Zhao the year before last, guarding Hexi.

He was very nervous when he learned that Feng Yong led the army out of Longxi.

People in Liangzhou have been unstable since last year, but General Hao, who had long been famous in Hexi, just died of illness.

The Shu people dispatched the army at this time, and it was really a good time.

Lu Pan even personally led the troops to the west bank of the river, just in case.

Unexpectedly, these days, I can only see people coming and going on the opposite side, and even the Han army appeared at several ferry crossings, but I just didn't find where the main force of the Han army was.

This made Lu Pan even more uneasy: Is the Han army planning to attack Hexi?

He is right to think so.

Because since ancient times, from Didao, there is no other way except to cross the river and enter the land of Hexi.

"General, the Wei people opposite seem to be moving."

Liu Hun, who was stationed by the Taoshui River, was a little surprised when he received the news from the sentry, and hurriedly led his people to check.

When he arrived at the ferry at the junction of Taoshui and Dahe, Wei Jun had already begun to paddle rafts to the middle of the river.

"General, it seems that they want to cross the river." A general beside him said.

Liu Hun didn't answer right away, instead he squinted his eyes and observed for a long time before saying, "Go, let's go to the river to have a look."

The general held Liu Hun worried, "General, be careful."

Liu Hun smiled indifferently, "What are you afraid of? The bandit army on the other side hasn't come over yet."

"I'm afraid that there are sentries near the opposite side." The general reminded, "Besides, our army is in the rear, and the general approached so recklessly, I'm afraid there will be something wrong."

"I'm still afraid of mere scouts?" Liu Hun smiled proudly, "Go, go up and have a look, you can't see clearly here."

As he spoke, he took the lead and moved forward.

The general had no choice but to follow along with others.

Liu Hun found a high place on the bank, hid his body, widened his eyes, and tried hard to see the other bank clearly.

"How many of them do you think there will be?"

Liu Hun looked at it for a while, and then asked.

"At the end of the day, the general estimates that there should be six or seven hundred people, and at most one thousand."

The general is also trying to see the situation on the other side clearly.

Liu Hun calculated silently in his heart, and it was true that there were no more people on the other side, so he turned around and said, "Go, go back."

Riding horses and galloping back to the rear, Liu Hun immediately rectified the soldiers and horses, ordered the horseshoes to be wrapped in cloth, and then led the army to outflank the ferry.

Lu Pan stood on the west bank of the big river, watching the men and horses start to cross the water with a nervous expression.

Even on the west bank, it can be seen that the Han army on the other side is moving a lot.

What worries him even more is that it is said that Feng Yong is still leading the army this time.

After the Northern Expedition, from Lu Pan's point of view, Feng Yong was indeed capable of using troops.

Moreover, he likes to take risks and sneak attacks, which can be seen from the fact that he led the troops to attack Longguan.

So in order to find out where Feng Yong's main force is, Lu Pan had to take the risk of letting people cross the river to test it out.

The people in front quickly crossed the river, and there was no movement on the other side, and it seemed that they were not discovered by the Han army, which made Lu Pan finally feel relieved.

There are several crossings in this section of the river. The Han army was out of Longxi for the first time, and they didn't know the situation, so they might not know that they would suddenly send people across the river.

When most of the troops reached the opposite bank, Lu Pan finally felt relieved.

Great, it looks like there's nothing wrong with it.

So he immediately ordered, "Quickly build a bridge!"

The civilian husbands and auxiliary soldiers carried the wood and bamboo that had been prepared long ago, and began to build a pontoon on the water.

"General, Bandit Cao is almost done crossing." The general reminded Liu Hun anxiously.

The expression on Liu Hun's face was very calm.

His eyes were on the water.

The boat Cao thief used to cross the water seemed rather strange.

Seeing that two people can lift it up, it seems very light, but it can carry ten people without sinking, which is really weird.

"General!"

Seeing that Thief Cao not only crossed the water, but also continued to lay pontoon bridges behind him, the general couldn't help reminding him again.

Liu Hun's eyes finally narrowed, resembling Feng Junhou's charm when he squinted.

Wei Jun's sentry has searched not far in front of the ambushing army.

Liu Hun raised his horse.

The cavalry behind him immediately became restless.

A Wei Jun sentry raised his head and looked ahead feeling a little uneasy, and then saw several flags suddenly appearing in front of him, and at the same time felt that the ground began to shake and level off.

In his eyes, he saw a red tide surging.

"run!"

The companion yelled heart-piercingly, and suddenly wanted to turn the horse's head around.

An arrow feather flew over and shot obliquely at the back of his heart.

The companion involuntarily leaned back and fell off the horse.

The whistler was so frightened that he almost lost his mind. While turning the horse's head, he pressed his body tightly to the horse's back and gave the horse a hard lash.

The war horse neighed and began to rush towards its own camp.

So Wei Jun, who hadn't yet lined up, saw his sentry leading a fiery red tide rushing towards him.

"This is... the Shu Army! It's the Shu Army!"

Wei Jun panicked all of a sudden.

Liu Hun closely followed the scout, rushed to the front of Wei Jun's formation, let go of the reins, and clenched the horse's lance with both hands. The long lance passed by, and immediately brought a string of blood beads.

The two Wei soldiers clutched their necks, their eyes suddenly lost their luster.

Han Qi's sudden charge made Wei Jun who had just landed didn't react at all. There was no formation at all, but after being charged by Han Qi, some people turned around and ran back.

Liu Hun led the people without much hindrance at all, and rushed out of a road, waiting for him to turn around and come back.

The cavalry of one's own side is following the gap he rushed out, charging wave after wave, and at the same time, the two wings are equipped with cavalry and shooting, driving back the Wei soldiers who wanted to flee to both sides.

Wei Jun was already unprepared, but now that he was rushed like this again, he became extremely chaotic and trampled on each other, many people were forced to turn around and jump into the river.

Seeing the Han army rushing into the Wei army's formation like slaughtering chickens and sheep, Liu Hun held the reins with one hand and the horse with the other, expressionless.

Ma Qian's blood was still wet, dripping down the blood groove to the ground and seeping into the soil.

The battle started quickly and ended quickly.

Lu Pan, who was standing on the opposite bank, saw all this, and just frowned, before ordering to withdraw his troops.

The pontoon bridge, which was halfway covered, was also withdrawn.

"General, something is wrong."

The general quickly reported to Liu Hun, "These thieves are all Hu soldiers in Wei clothes and armor, and they are not real Wei soldiers at all."

Liu Hun looked at the general suspiciously, reined in the reins, and rode around the prisoners who had put down their weapons, only to find that they were all barbarians, not even a real Wei soldier.

Liu Hun reined in his horse again, walked to the water's edge, saw that the people on the other side had gathered up again, and his face finally became a little ugly: "The thief is testing."

No wonder this group of thieves were so unbeaten and scattered as soon as they charged. It turned out that they were not the real Wei army at all.

After being tricked by the other party, he tried his defenses, which made Liu Hun feel a little regretful.

He turned over and got off the horse, inserted the harness, walked to the water's edge, bent down and pulled something up.

It was the tool used by the thieves to cross the water that he had noticed before.

Originally, I thought this thing was not heavy, but now I tried it myself, and it was as expected.

Liu Hun looked at the boat carefully, and found that it was made of willow branches, and then tied a dozen or so bulging leather bags under the frame.

I pressed the skin bag with my hand and found that it was empty.

Liu Hun couldn't help feeling very novel and surprised by this discovery.

"Ask those barbarians, what exactly is this?"

Liu Hun let go of Zhouzi and ordered his generals to follow him all the time.

As a result, it was quickly revealed that it was a blown sheepskin.

Although he had some guesses, Liu Hun still couldn't believe it when he heard that it was really made of sheepskin.

"General, those barbarians said that in the Liangzhou area, many sheepskin boats like this are used to cross the river."

The general explained, "Because the Hu tribe mostly herds sheep, when slaughtering sheep, the sheep's skin is completely peeled off and then boiled."

"When you want to use it, you only need to fasten the head, tail and limbs, leaving only a small mouthful, and then you can float on the water."

After hearing this, Liu Hun suddenly realized, "So that's how it is."

He walked a few more steps and saw a different boatman.

This boat is obviously much bigger than the one just now, and it doesn't look like sheepskin.

"What is this?" Liu Hun asked curiously, and squatted down to take a closer look, "Like cowhide?"

The general took a look, wiped the sweat from his brow, and ran to the prisoners again, and brought a barbarian over.

"My lord, this is indeed cowhide."

The Hu people didn't dare to hide it, so they replied respectfully.

Liu Hun raised his eyebrows: "Bragging?"

The barbarian prisoner of war nodded, "You have to have a big mouth to brag about bragging. Most people can only bragging about sheep."

Learning how to use the kayak from the prisoner of war, Liu Hun was not happy, but rather worried.

The people of Wei had such a convenient boat for crossing the river. Doesn't that mean that as long as they find a suitable place, they can come here whenever they want?

So I'm afraid I have to be more careful.

For the failure of crossing the river this time, Lu Pan was naturally not reconciled. He was trying to find a way to find out what was going on on the other side, but at this time, bad news came from the West Sea.

The Bald Hair Department made a fortune a few months ago, the tribe's population and livestock have been greatly supplemented, and a lot of supplies have been bought from Feng Yong.

Tribal strength has not only been restored, but also better than before.

The Xiqiang in the Xihai area didn't see the bald hair tribe at the beginning of spring, and thought they had moved away, so they happily returned to the grassland occupied by the bald hair tribe.

Who knew that the bald hair department would pop up again in the summer. Seeing those Xiqiang tribes who had been expelled dare to come to their pasture to graze, they were immediately furious.

The struggle between the two parties spread to the edge of Xiping County, and Xiping County happened to be another sensitive place, because it was the place where the local Hao clan and Qiang Hu rebelled most frequently.

Nine years ago, Qu Yan in Xiping County colluded with the local nobles in Liangzhou's counties to rebel. If it weren't for the prefect Su (Su Ze) urging General Hao to send troops to quell the rebellion and wipe out the rebels in time, there would be another chaos in Liangzhou.

Two years ago, also in Xiping, there was a riot by Qu Ying, who killed several county magistrates in a row.

Xihai is close to Xiping County, once the battle between the Bald Hair Tribe and Xiqiang spreads there, someone in Xiping County will definitely take the opportunity to make trouble again.

The Han army in the south is eager to cross the river, and the Hu people's dispute in the north may cause Xiping's rebellion, which arouses Lu Pan's heart.

Not long after Xu Inspector took office, he encountered the loss of Longyou again, and his prestige has not been established.

The prestige General Hao just happened to die of illness, and the only one who could barely suppress the dispute between the Bald Hair Tribe and Xiqiang was himself who followed General Hao to quell the Xiping Rebellion.

Therefore, Lu Pan had to give up the move to continue to explore the other side.

He arranged manpower and guarded the various crossings, confirming that the Han army could not cross the river in a short time, and then hurried back to Xiping to mediate the dispute.

At the same time, he also sent people to Wuwei Guzang to ask Xu Miao for support.

The urgent letters for help from Yuzhong defender Wei Ping and Lu Pan reached Xu Miao almost at the same time.

Xu Miao was shocked and anxious when he learned that the Han army was attacking Liangzhou in two ways.

What was surprising was that the Han army would attack Liangzhou at this time, because according to Hao Zhaolin's estimation before his death, the Han people would have to wait at least two years before they were ready.

What is urgent is that the troops in his hands can only support one side.

In desperation, he gathered all the main officials in Guzang and asked about the countermeasures, "The bandits divide into two groups. We will help Yuzhong? Help Xiping?"

The officials looked at each other, and they all saw the worry in their eyes: Why did the Han army come so soon?

"Duke Ming, from Longyou to Liangzhou, passing through Yuzhong is the main road. This place must be the target of the Shu captives, so the lower officials feel that it is important to help Yuzhong."

As soon as someone made a suggestion, it was immediately opposed.

"Yuzhong and Jincheng rely on each other, and the Shu captives may not be able to capture Yuzhong. Even if I can capture it, I still have Jincheng, so why should I be afraid? Even if the Jincheng is lost, I will retreat to Hexi, and the Shu captives will help me Why? So aiding Xiping is the best."

"That's right! The officials also think that it is better to aid Xiping. It is difficult for General Lu to take care of both sides. If the Shu captives cross the river and go northward along the Huangshui River, I am afraid that Xiping will not belong to me. If there is no Xiping, Jincheng will survive? Jincheng If not, Liangzhou will be lost!"

"The one who attacked Yuzhong was Wei Yan, the general of the Shu captives, and he was walking the main road, so he must be an army of thieves. And the thieves in Longxi, who have been wandering around the river for a long time, are probably suspected soldiers..."

Unexpectedly, before he finished speaking, someone refuted loudly.

"Wei Yan? Can Wei Yan compare to Feng Yong?"

"How can Wei Yan not compare to Feng Yong? I heard that Wei Yan is a rare brave general in Shu..."

This person still didn't finish his sentence, and was interrupted again: "The brave general who was frightened first and then burned under Xiangwu City?"

"you……"

"Feng Yong breaks through the Long Pass and defeats Zhang Junyi. It's a surprise attack, and it's a good match. I see him going out of Longxi with great fanfare this time, and he won't go to the east bank for a long time. I'm afraid he wants to sneak across the river!"

Smuggling across the river?

These words reminded Xu Miao immediately.

He used to be the prefect of Longxi and Nan'an, so he is no stranger to the situation in Longxi.

"From Heguan to Taoshui in Longxi, there are several ferries. Feng Yong, who is known as Xiaowenhe, is full of tricks. He deployed troops at Taoshui ferry, so he may have led his troops to Heguan..."

"Ming Gong, the other side of the river pass is occupied by rebels, so how can Feng Yong cross the river easily?"

Someone reminded me.

"No! He must have gone to Heguan!" Xu Miao stood up abruptly, his face a little pale, "Don't forget, everyone, that Feng Yong immediately led the army to attack Longxi and rebel against Hu as soon as spring began this year."

"The rebellious Hu fled all the way to the west, obviously he had no strength to resist, but he stopped after only chasing Daxia County, letting go of the rebellious Hu in the area of ​​the Yanhan River Pass."

The more Xu Miao spoke, the faster he spoke, showing the anxiety in his heart, "Now it seems that this kind of weirdness is premeditated!"

After hearing Xu Miao's analysis, someone finally came to his senses: "In fact, he has subdued the rebellious Hu of Yanhan secretly, but he made the gesture of letting go of the rebellious Hu of Yanhan, just to be a suspicious soldier?"

"If he had arranged everything early on, it must be to use the Huahan Hu people to cover him in the current situation to cross the river!"

Hearing this, everyone became incredulous: Is this possible? Could it be that the governor is thinking too much?

"Two months ago, the Hu people who fled from Heguan to Xiping mentioned that many people who rebelled against Hu Han proposed to join the Han people, and even sent envoys."

Xu Miao said word by word.

This is the most important thing!

Who would refuse the Hu people to join their families?

This is the credit for taking the initiative to send it to the mouth!

As soon as these words came out, everyone's faces turned pale.

Someone whispered with trembling lips, "Sure enough, it's Xiaowenhe..."

"Send troops to Xiping immediately!"

Xu Miao really didn't dare to delay for a moment, and immediately gave the order directly.