Sign a Lu Fengxian at the beginning

Xirong Royal City.

In the palace.

Huo Qubing sat in the main seat.

Sitting below were generals Zhao Yun, Zhang Liao, and Hua Xiong.

After a battle in the Gobi Desert, the Xirong army was defeated.

In just a few days, Zhang Liao and Zhao Yun wiped out all the Xirong tribes and basically took over the entire Xirong land.

Huo Qubing looked at Zhang Liao and other generals and said, "The situation in Xirong has been decided, and I have sent the news of victory to Luoyang."

"How to deal with this post-war matter can only be decided after discussion by the court."

"Now, what we have to do is continue to hunt down the remnants of the Xirong tribes that escaped."

Having said this, Huo Qubing looked at Zhao Yun.

"General Zhao, Dongyi has sent troops to attack Dongyan Pass. According to the court's previous layout, General Zhao will immediately set off to fight behind Dongyi."

Zhao Yun nodded, this was originally the layout of the imperial court.

If the Southern Barbarians and Dongyi did not send troops when they sent troops outside the pass to deal with Xirong and Beidi, then after they destroyed Xirong and Beidi, they would hold their troops back first.

But if Nanman and Dongyi want to aid Xirong and Beidi when they send troops outside the pass, they can send troops to attack their surrounding passes.

After the army destroyed Xirong and Beidi, Lu Bu and Zhao Yun would lead their cavalry to attack thousands of miles from the land outside the pass, go around to the rear of the Nanman and Dongyi, and directly attack the land of the Nanman and Dongyi.

Speaking of the four foreign races, although they are located in four different directions: east, south, west, and north outside the pass.

But in fact, they can all lead to each other.

This is why Xirong and Beidi asked for help from the Nanman and Dongyi before, after receiving the news that Zhou sent troops to deal with them outside the pass.

The geographical location outside the pass is special, like a round ball, surrounding Dazhou in the center.

Whether you are in Beidi or Xirong, you can freely go to the places where the foreigners from any of the other three parties live.

Huo Qubing looked at Hua Xiong again: "General Hua, according to the previous court's wishes, the war in Xirong is certain, and you and the Shenwu Guards must return to Luoyang immediately."

"Yes, General."

"The general will organize his army immediately and set off immediately to return to Luoyang."

Hua Xiong stood up and said.

…

"Great victory."

"The Great Victory of Xirong."

"General Huo personally led three thousand cavalry to raid the Xirong King's city and beheaded the Xirong King. The Xirong army was defeated by General Zhang and General Zhao in the Gobi Desert."

Just two days after the news of Beidi's victory was sent back to Luoyang, the news of Xirong's victory was also sent back to Luoyang.

A group of messengers rushed into Luoyang City at full speed.

While shouting, he rushed towards the palace.

What?

General Huo killed the king of Xirong, and the Xirong army was defeated?

When they heard the news of Xirong's victory, many people were shocked.

"How can I say that Xirong was also destroyed by me, the Great Zhou Dynasty?"

"Hahaha, okay, Beidi was destroyed by our Great Zhou, and Xirong has also been destroyed by our Great Zhou. After our Great Zhou's Northern Territory and Xiliang passed through, we no longer have to suffer from foreign tribes."

"Yes! Who is this General Huo? He actually killed the King of Xirong, which is incredible!"

Many people were talking excitedly.

…

Royal Palace.

The Hall of Nourishing Heart.

Zhou Chen looked at the Xirong victory report presented by Cao Zhengchun, with a faint smile on his face.

Although Zhou Chen had already received news from Dongchang about Huo Qubing's victory.

But now that he saw the good news from Huo Qubing, Zhou Chen still couldn't hide his joy.

Lightning raid, this is in line with Huo Qubing's combat style.

In history, Huo Qubing led an army for the first time, and he directly attacked the Huns army with 800 light and brave horses.

After Zhou Chen read the good news Huo Qubing sent back, he glanced at Cao Zhengchun next to him and said, "Send the results of the previous court ceremony to Huo Qubing and let them do the preliminary work first and wait for the specific arrangements from the court."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Cao Zhengchun bowed and said.

After Cao Zhengchun left, Zhou Chen's eyes flickered.

"Beidi and Xirong have been destroyed, so according to the previous arrangement, Lu Bu and Zhao Yun should have set off and headed straight to the rear of the Nanman and Dongyi!"

Zhou Chen thought secretly in his heart.

…

Southern Xinjiang.

Nanmen Pass.

After several days of Nanman's crazy attack, the entire Nanmen Pass was almost stained red with blood.

Under the shining of the setting sun, it looks so dazzling.

The walls were covered with corpses.

Especially the corpses of Nanman were piled high under the wall.

The patron king Zhou Zhan stood on the wall of the pass, looking at the Nanman camp outside the pass, his face a little pale.

Next to him, Zhou Yu also lost the grace of his feather fan and scarf, and his body was covered in blood.

The Southern Barbarians launched a frenzied attack for several days. Although their backer, King Zhou Zhan, blocked them, they paid a heavy price.

More than half of the Zhennan army suffered casualties, and the last adopted son of the patron king also died in the battle on Monday.

Backer king Zhou Zhan also suffered serious injuries.

On the other hand, although Zhou Yu looked covered in blood and lacked the grace of the feather fan scarf in the past, he was not seriously injured.

"This Nanman was attacking like crazy before, but now there is no movement at all."

The patron king Zhou Zhan looked at the Nanman camp without any movement outside the pass and said with a frown.

Just now, the Nanman were in a posture of never giving up until they broke through the South Gate. Why, after withdrawing their troops, there was no movement.

This makes the patron king Zhou Zhan a little strange.

"The Southern Barbarians must have received the news that Beidi and Xirong were destroyed. Otherwise, it would have been impossible to withdraw their troops in a hurry."

"However, the battle situation between Beidi and Xirong has been decided. According to the layout previously transmitted by the imperial court, General Lu should have also gone to the rear of the Southern Barbarians."

"Next, it's time for us to fight back against the Southern Barbarians."

Zhou Yu looked at the Nanman camp and said calmly.

Zhou Yu and the others also received the news of the great victories at Beidi and Xirong immediately.

It can be said that before the news of Beidi and Xirong's victory was sent back to Luoyang, Zhou Yu and others already knew that Beidi and Xirong were destroyed by Lu Bu and Huo Qubing.

"Yes! I have been feeling aggrieved for a long time after being attacked by the Nanman."

"As soon as the Shenwu Guards arrive, I will destroy this Barbarian King and the Southern Barbarian army."

The patron king said sternly.

Having been subjected to crazy attacks by the Southern Barbarians in the past few days, the backer king Zhou Zhan had long been holding back his breath, waiting to counterattack the Southern Barbarian army.

As soon as the patron king Zhou Zhan finished speaking, Taishi Ci walked up.

"The prince, the governor, and Commander Jin He have arrived."

Taishi Ci came over and reported to his patron kings Zhou Zhan and Zhou Yu.

Taishi Ci was followed by a general wearing armor.

This general in armor is none other than Jin He, the commander of the Forbidden Army.

"The last general, Jin He, has met the prince and the governor of Zhou."

Jin He stepped forward and bowed to his patron kings, Zhou Zhan and Zhou Yu.

"Jin He, I am waiting for you."

"The Shenwu Guards are all here!"

Seeing Jin He, backer king Zhou Zhan showed a smile on his face.

The imperial reinforcements finally arrived.

"Your Majesty, the three Shenwu guards have arrived."

Jin He cupped his hands and said.

As soon as he received the news of Lu Bu's victory in killing the Beidi King, Zhou Chen asked Jin He to secretly go to southern Xinjiang with the three guards of the Beiying Shenwu Guards.

The purpose is naturally to deal with the Southern Barbarians next.

"Okay, then let's discuss how to deal with the Nanman army!"

…

Outside the South Gate.

Nanman Camp.

When Jin He and the Shenwu Guards rushed to Nanmen Pass, they were in the tent of the Nanman camp.

At this moment, the atmosphere was very heavy.

The Barbarian King was sitting on the main seat, his face looking indescribably ugly.

There were originally nine handsome men below, but now there are only five sitting here.

As for the other four handsome men, needless to say, they all died in the battle of attacking Nanmen Pass in the past few days.

The Barbarian King glanced at the five barbarian commanders sitting below and said gloomily, "The reason why my great king hastily withdrawn his troops just now is because I have received some bad news."

"Beidi and Xirong have been destroyed by the Zhou Dynasty."

"The King of Beidi was killed by Lu Bu, and the King of Xirong was also attacked by Zhou's cavalry and beheaded in the palace of Xirong."

As soon as the barbarian king said these words.

The faces of the five handsome men present all changed.

"Your Majesty, is this news confirmed?"

"How could Beidi and Xirong be completely destroyed by Zhou Dynasty so quickly?"

The five handsome men all looked at the Barbarian King in shock.

They really didn't expect that Beidi and Xirong would be destroyed by Zhou Dynasty so quickly.

You know, Beidi and Xirong both have a lot of armies.

Even if Beidi and Xirong are really defeated by the Zhou army, they should be able to resist for a period of time!

How could it be destroyed by the Great Zhou in just ten days?

"The news came from our spies. It should be true."

"As for why Xirong and Beidi were defeated and perished so quickly, the specific situation is not clear yet."

"However, it is useless to say this now. Beidi and Xirong have been destroyed. What should we barbarians do next?"

"You all tell me."

The Barbarian King looked at the five handsome men below and said in a low voice.

Despite all the calculations, Xirong and Beidi were defeated so quickly.

The Barbarian King could imagine that once Beidi and Xirong were destroyed, Zhou's next target would probably be his Southern Barbarians.

When the five barbarians heard the barbarian king's words, their expressions changed ugly.

One of the barbarian commanders said, "Your Majesty, retreat immediately!"

"Once Xirong and Beidi are destroyed, it will no longer make sense for us to continue attacking Nanmen Pass."

"When the reinforcements from Dazhou arrive, it will be too late for us to retreat."

The handsome man finished his words.

An angry voice came out of another handsome man's mouth.

"Fart, can we retreat at this time?"

"In order to attack Nanmen Pass, we suffered heavy casualties and paid a huge price."

"Four handsome men died in battle one after another, and all of us here were injured. Even the newly appointed priest also died in battle."

"How can we make our barbarian army willing to retreat like this?"

The handsome man said angrily.

"Besides, even if we retreat, will Zhou be able to let us go?"

"When the Great Zhou Dynasty is ready, the next one to be destroyed is our barbarian tribe."

After hearing what this handsome man said, the expressions on the faces of the other four handsome men and the barbarian king became even more gloomy.

really.

In order to break through Nanmen Pass, the barbarians paid a heavy price in the past few days.

Not to mention the losses of the army, four of the nine barbarian commanders were killed in the battle.

The remaining five are all injured.

Even the new priest of their barbarian race died at the hands of Zhou Rushan.

For the barbarians, this was more than just a heavy loss.

The barbarian priest is the existence of the barbarian tribe second only to the barbarian king. The two priests of the barbarian tribe died one after another, which has shaken the foundation of the barbarian tribe.

The most important thing is that even if they retreat, it is impossible for the Great Zhou Dynasty to let the barbarians go.

With their two attacks on Nanmen Pass, Zhou Dynasty will definitely send troops to destroy his barbarians.

The Man King glanced at the angry Man Commander, and then at the other four Man Commanders; "If we don't retreat, we will continue to attack Nanmen Pass. Can we break through Nanmen Pass in a short time?"

The Barbarian King seemed to be asking the five barbarians, and he also seemed to be asking himself.

How much price did the barbarians pay to attack Nanmen Pass, only to retreat without success?

Not only the handsome man was unwilling to accept it, but also the barbarian army was unwilling to accept it. Even he, the barbarian king, was unwilling to accept it.

But what if we don’t withdraw from the army?

Continue to attack Nanmen Pass. Let’s not talk about whether we can break through Nanmen Pass. Even if we can break through Nanmen Pass, what’s the use?

Xirong and Beidi have been destroyed. If the barbarians break through the Nanmen Pass, it will only stimulate the Zhou Dynasty to immediately mobilize an army to destroy the southern barbarians.

Speed ​​up the demise of the southern barbarians.

Apart from this result, there is no other benefit to the barbarians.

What's more, they won't be able to break through the South Gate Pass in a short time.

Continuing to attack will only increase casualties. Once reinforcements from the Zhou Dynasty arrive, it will be too late for their barbarian army to retreat.

After hearing the words of the Barbarian King, the five barbarians all looked dejected.

Although I was very reluctant in my heart, I was helpless in the face of the situation in front of me.

Even the handsome man who was originally angry suddenly lost his temper.

Because he knew that King Barbarian asked the right question.

If they don't retreat, can they break through Nanmen Pass in a short time?

The answer is obvious.

If they could break through the Nanmen Pass in a short time, it wouldn't take that long. They would suffer heavy casualties, and they haven't even broken through the Nanmen Pass yet.

The Barbarian King looked at the five silent barbarians and sighed; "Give me the order and prepare to retreat!"

"Since the reinforcements from the Great Zhou Dynasty have not arrived yet, we will retreat to Man City, contact Dongyi as soon as possible, and prepare to deal with the Great Zhou army!"

The barbarian king said.

Now that Xirong and Beidi have been destroyed by the Zhou Dynasty, the barbarians can only help each other with Dongyi.

"Yes, Your Majesty."

The five handsome men bowed and accepted the order.

Although they are no longer willing to give in, they also know that the only way to survive now is to retreat.

If they don't retreat, when the reinforcements from the Zhou Dynasty arrive, they will be like the 300,000 troops hunted by the Southern Barbarians before, and the whole army will be annihilated outside the South Gate.

After the five barbarian commanders left, the barbarian king's expression became uncertain.

For a time, the Barbarian King regretted his original decision to hunt the Central Plains with the other three parties.

Without the previous plan, they would not have become the targets of Da Zhou so quickly.

However, this family has never sold any regret medicine.

If there is a cause, there must be an effect. Whatever you do, you will have to bear the consequences.

No one is exempt.

"I hope Dongyi will be able to withdraw their troops in time after receiving the news!"

The Barbarian King secretly thought in his heart.

If Dongyi fails to retreat in time, Dongyi's army may be in trouble.

When the time comes, without Dong Yi as a supportive partner, the Southern Barbarians will be unable to survive on their own, and it is estimated that they will be destroyed by the Great Zhou in the blink of an eye.

As everyone knows, even if Dongyi is there to help, the barbarians will be destroyed.

Because Lu Bu had already rushed to the rear of his southern barbarians, the reinforcements of the Shenwu Guards of the Great Zhou Dynasty had also arrived at Nanmen Pass.

If the Barbarian King knew this, I don't know what he would think.