Three Kingdoms

The night was gloomy.

Blood ripples.

Smoke and fire over Sucheng.

Hu Chuquan was chewing on a cow leg bone, juice and blood dripping down the beard on his chin. He looked more like a beast than a human being.

"Well……"

Hu Chuquan burped, then casually chewed half of the beef leg bone and threw it with large pieces of flesh and blood to the guards around him, and then said: "You can make arrangements for yourself and take turns... …”

The guard happily agreed, just like a dog happily receiving the meat bones thrown by its owner. Well, and indeed someone caught the meat bones.

Wolves have a hierarchy, and so do the Huns. Even if this level has penetrated into any nomadic people in the desert, until later generations, throwing half-gnawed meat bones will still be regarded by these nomads as a reward, not an insult.

Hu Chuquan waved his hand and casually found a place to lie down. He was not eager to participate in the robbery, because he knew that if he could still control the entire army, whether it was the best property or the fairest beauties, they would be left to him in the end, and he would not be needed at all. Do such rough work yourself.

What he should do is big things, such as...

Central Plains.

The world.

What a wonderful two words they once were, but now they seem to be getting further and further away from Huchuquan.

The anger and despair naturally need to be vented and passed on, just like the Huns three or four hundred years ago, and like other barbarians in later generations who long for national integration.

When the Southern Huns began to plunder Sucheng, Zheng Tian, ​​a member of the Zheng clan who once thought he had control of everything, thought that his family could prosper again, and then climbed to the top of the building, was defeated by the Southern Huns. , were beheaded like cattle and sheep without even the slightest resistance.

There is nothing wrong with defeating the enemy than the bandits. For all the people in Sucheng City, this night was filled with despair that was so thick that it dripped down, and there was darkness that could not see any light. Especially for those rich and wealthy families who were once proud of their status and wealth, this night attracted more bloodthirsty wolves.

As for how many people died innocently in the turmoil that night, no one knows. Even the historian would at most write down this short paragraph on a bamboo slip...

In the autumn of the first year of Yanping, the Xiongnu rebelled in Guanzhong and destroyed Su City, causing countless casualties.

Three hours later, strictly speaking, it was close to five hours. After the crazy Southern Huns soldiers tasted the taste of human blood, it was not so easy to stop, until these guys really couldn't move the property, or cut off the heads, or fell in love with the women. After venting the primitive animal desires in his body, he gradually heard the call of the horns.

When the sky was getting dark, Huchuquan completely restored the organization of the army, and killed the last ten returning Southern Huns who were greedy and forgot about time under the battle flag, and then ordered to set off to the north.

Although there is no concept of winning or losing in life, it is only after having the heart to win that there are losers and winners.

Hu Chuquan believes that he should not be a loser. He still has his followers, he still has capital, and he can still sit on the gambling table and fight again. Therefore, he needs to appease his chips, at least don't let them Chip felt that following him would be a bitter experience without any sweetness.

Therefore, he yelled fiercely, but in fact Huchuquan turned a blind eye to the gathering. After all, when the looted goods and women from Sucheng were tied to horses, it was enough. By blocking the mouths of these guys, naturally no one will jump out to oppose themselves and say that going south is a stupid move.

However, it was precisely because of this that when Huchuquan set off with his Southern Huns, although there was no problem with morale or anything else, the speed of action was a lot slower. Huchuquan had to whip him a few more times. The soldier who lagged behind finally managed to maintain his marching speed to normal.

Are we about one day's journey away from General Fei Qian's pursuit?

No, it should be only half a day, or less.

It would be nice if there was a small group of Zhengxi cavalry chasing them, Huchuquan thought. After all, the Southern Huns now have property in their hands and have robbed many women. In order to keep these things, they will really fight to the death. If the small group of Zhengxi cavalry pursues them too closely, Huchuquan will not mind turning around and coming back. Cruel...

It's a pity that Zhengxi Feiqian is still not stable. Even though he knew that he was going north, he didn't show any signs of being anxious. The endless stream of scouts were like hounds that smelled blood, staring closely at them. , and also allowed himself to find no flaws in General Zhengxi.

But it doesn't matter, as long as you get to Diaoyin.

Carved Yin.

Even if the Southern Huns no longer know how to defend the city, there should be no problem if they can block it for two or three days on that terrain...

Two or three days more will be enough.

It was enough for General Huchuquan and Beipingyang to turn the world upside down, and then escape before General Fei Qian of Zhengxi arrived! It would have been better if Fei Qian, the general who conquered the West, could not control his anger and pursued the army without considering the physical strength of his soldiers and horses along the way!

Hu Chuquan planned, and a smile slowly appeared on his face.

It's a pity that the smile only lasted until the time of the eagle's death.

"King Youxian!" Several soldiers in the front rushed forward in panic, with disbelief written on their faces, "King Youxian! Diao Yin, Diao Yin..."

"What happened to Diaoyin?!" Hu Chuquan's heart suddenly lifted.

The Southern Huns soldiers on the way said with difficulty: "King Youxian, the people over there at Diaoyin are not our people, but... they belong to General Zhengxi..."

"What?!" Hu Chuquan grabbed the Southern Huns soldier who reported the news, spitting all over his face, and shouted in shock and anger, "Why are you reporting back now?! What do you do for food? ?!”

In fact, it is no wonder that the Southern Huns soldiers in the front, including Huchuquan, believed that this road was their way into Guanzhong, and General Fei Qian of the Expedition to the West was behind him, so there was no danger in the front. Yes, on the other hand, the indulgence in Sucheng last night not only alleviated the complaints that were about to break out, but also improved part of the morale. It also relaxed the originally tense nerves. In addition, Hu Chuquan only repeatedly urged the speed of moving forward. , the focus was on the lagging soldiers, and naturally less attention was paid to the front, and even sentinels were not sent out.

It wasn't until the southern Xiongnu soldiers in front arrived under Diaoyin and started calling for the door but were shot to the ground by the Zhengxi soldiers that they realized something was wrong and hurriedly came to report to Huchuquan...

"Damn it! Damn it!" The muscles on Hu Chuquan's face kept beating, "Damn it Zhengxi! Why are there people from Zhengxi here? Where did these people come from!"

…………………………

Hongnong County.

The river flows day and night.

Yang Biao's army was stationed outside the city of Shaanxi County. The camp was very large, occupying an area of ​​several miles in radius. It was quite cunning and fierce.

Naturally, Yang Biao was the commander-in-chief of the army, and as the commander of the former battalion, it was Guanqiu Xing who had recently come to take refuge with the Han Emperor Liu Xie, or who had come to take refuge with the Yang family.

The Guanqiu family can also be regarded as an ancient surname. His origins date back to the Guanqiu County of Wei State in the Spring and Autumn Period, so later generations often use the name of the city as their surname and pass it down from generation to generation. Later, in the Qing Dynasty, because Confucius was taboo, all "Qiu" was changed to "Qiu", and the family name was changed to Qiu, which could be regarded as completely cutting off the inheritance of the Guanqiu family.

The Guanqiu Xing family is said to have military skills, but because the family is not prosperous, there has been no better or higher development. This time, Emperor Liu Xie of the Han Dynasty issued an order seeking talents, and the news spread to various places. Afterwards, Guanqiu Xing became interested, so he traveled to Luoyang to pay homage to the Han Emperor.

Then he was named Yilang and served as the captain of Zuo Jingfu. He was regarded as an official under Jiuqing, and he more or less officially entered the central political arena.

This time it was said that there was chaos in Guanzhong, and General Zhengxi was defeated in Longyou. When the news came, Luoyang was also shocked. While Yang Biao expressed his true sorrow and indignation, he stepped up the pace of closing Guanzhong and naturally summoned a large number of troops. The first group was led by Yang Jun and set off first, while Yang Biao led the follow-up troops and was a few steps behind. One day, we arrived in Shaanxi County.

General Fei Qian died?

Under such shocking news, Emperor Liu Xie of the Han Dynasty was obviously in a low mood these days. Even the ministers who usually used various high-sounding reasons to oppose Yang Biao seemed to have stopped and stopped talking a lot. .

Although Yang Biao was from the highest clan in the world, and the Yuan family were originally the last two mainstays of the declining Han Empire, since Dong Zhuo entered the capital, these two pillars have made people aware of the decay beneath the exquisite carvings. Not to mention the Yuan family, Yang Biao was first driven away like a lost dog in Chang'an, and then was driven back to Hongnong in Pingyang by Fei Qian, who was still relatively unknown at the time. In addition, the competition in Guanzhong was declining all the way. It makes people unable to see any bright spots.

In addition, although the Yang family and the Yuan family have not yet completely broken up, everyone knows that the next step will be for the two families to fight for a victory. And the Yuan family has strong troops and horses, so it is naturally much better than the declining Hongnong. Young master, if the Yang family is really attacked from the north and south by the two sons of the Yuan family, it will definitely be over. Therefore, the awe of Yang Biao among the imperial court was naturally not as high as it was before Dong Zhuo came to Beijing, and many people even began to ponder the next path.

However, most people still prefer the Yuan family, but because the Yuan family is not unified, but two people, Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu, each have their own subordinates, this causes these people to be somewhat indecisive.

The ministers who were loyal to Liu Xie, especially the Shanxi gentry, had almost the same attitude as Liu Xie, and were unwilling to choose the Shandong gentry because the Shandong gentry had obviously gone too far this time. From now on, the Han Dynasty can be called the Shandong Han Dynasty. Without the Shanxi gentry, nothing will happen.

In the end, we have to fight each other. How can we do this without some skills on the battlefield?

Therefore, if Fei Qian's prestige was indeed not as good as that of Yang Biao, someone might have started to think about letting Fei Qian, the general who conquered the west, to carry the banner and fight against the Shandong nobles, and Yang Biao, who had no outstanding performance on the battlefield, , basically no one is very optimistic about it.

But now, with the news of the death of General Fei Qian of Zhengxi, there are a lot of discussions in the court, and the Kansai nobles can't help but feel a little downcast. Starting from the past two days, even Liu Xie claimed to have caught a cold and felt unwell, and left the court affairs. It was temporarily handed over to Yang Biao for processing, which seemed to mean some changes...

Yang Biao also needs some changes. At least he needs to get rid of his reputation as a frequently defeated general on the battlefield and achieve some achievements in Guanzhong. No matter whether the achievements are big or small, there are some achievements after all, and then he can go back and clean up these achievements. The guys who opposed him before sent all these people to remote places!

For example, Longyou, such as Xihe.

Then we will integrate Guanzhong, Sili, and Hedong. We need people, food, wealth, and things. Especially after hearing about the severe drought and locusts in Yanzhou and Jizhou in the past two years, we need to make some adjustments. , the prototype of Yang's great cause appeared.

This is the major event that Yang Biao never forgets. As for the others, they are secondary.

Then command the elite troops and generals, and point your sword towards the east...

Yang Biao stood on the watchtower of the camp, hugging a fox fur collar, quietly looking to the west, but thinking about the east in his heart. The down of the fox fur was slightly wet with the dew at night, which showed that he had been standing in the watchtower for a long time.

There was silence up and down the watchtower, except for Yang Biao's personal bodyguards, wearing helmets and armor, guarding the side.

A group of people walked slowly with their companions in tow. In front of them was a middle-aged general with a handsome face and three long beards floating in front of two armors. He had the demeanor of a Confucian general. He was none other than Guanqiu Xing.

Guanqiu Xing arranged the affairs of the camp. Hearing that Yang Biao had gone up to the watchtower and had not come down for a long time, he did not know what Yang Biao's purpose was, so he came to pay his respects.

When Yang Biao saw Guan Qiu Xing coming, he waved at the watchtower. Guanqiu Xing understood and climbed up the wooden ladder to the watchtower and stood beside Yang Biao. The two guards around them stood together and spread out, leaving a space for the two people to communicate alone.

Yang Biao pointed to Shaanxi and Jin, without too much politeness, and said straight to the point: "Tomorrow at Mao hour, Zisheng can lead the troops to cross the river, pass Shaanxi and Jin, and enter Pingyang! A certain person will lead the troops to Guanzhong, meet up with Ji Cai, and reorganize Guanzhong, it will spin soon."

"Wei! When Duke Yang enters Guanzhong this time, he will definitely arrive at the place where he will be crowned. The people will bow to him. The chaos in Guanzhong will be resolved soon..." Guan Qiuxing's eyes flickered a few times and he said, "However, it is said that King Hedong The clan also gathered troops in Anyi..."

Yang Biao smiled slightly, but there was a bit of chill in his smile, and said: "Pingyang is rich, everyone knows that the gold, silver, jade and silk are naturally touching. Wang Hedong is not a dull person. After meeting Zisheng, he naturally knows something. Got it..."

Guanqiu Xing bowed his hands and accepted.

Who doesn’t want Pingyang’s wealth?

The landlord's family also has no surplus food. This time, they have basically dug out their old grain. How can they not replenish it?

Therefore, even though he was a bit greedy, Yang Biao didn't care much. He divided his troops and let Guanqiu Xing pass Shaanxi and enter Hedong, just to get a piece of the pie before Wang Yi and others divided up Pingyang's wealth!

Although it is impossible to stop the behavior of Wang Yi and others, Wang Yi also needs to take care of Yang's face to some extent, so that Yang Biao can use the money to slightly ease the current tight financial situation.

As for Zhang Liao, a subordinate of General Zhengxi who was originally stationed in Shaanxi and Jin, he burned down the camp a few days ago and disappeared with his troops. He must have known about the death of General Fei Qian and knew that he would not tolerate Yang. Biao, he went into the mountains and became a bandit, right?

What a pity, he is still a strong general! However, he is really stupid. If Yang Biao comes to seek refuge, even if Yang Biao feels resentful in his heart, he will still buy a horse bone with a huge sum of money. In any case, the overall situation is the most important thing.

The camp was quiet, with only patrolling soldiers passing by banging their clappers. Although it was already late at night, Yang Biao and Guan Qiuxing were very excited, discussing the next military plan and arrangements, looking forward to a bright future.

The water of the river in the distance roared loudly, and the wind blew across the river, whimpering like a knife, as if it was telling something, but no one could understand it...