"Lord, it's time to get up and cross the river overnight to pursue Tuoba Jiefen," Guo Jia said with a smile.
Liu Cheng rubbed his face and asked doubtfully: "Didn't you say you won't cross the river to pursue the pursuit tonight and wait until dawn?"
Guo Jia smiled but didn't answer.
Liu Cheng was stunned for a moment, then said: "Did Tuoba Jiefen really lead someone to kill a carbine just now?"
Guo Jia smiled and nodded: "That's right.
Just an hour before my subordinates woke up the lord, Tuoba Jiefen, who had already led his troops to withdraw, really came back with his troops and killed them.
An hour ago, he led his troops again Leave, since he has come back once to kill, then It is impossible to fight back for a second time.
He should be withdrawing quickly with his men and horses now, otherwise he will not have enough time to evacuate if he fails again.
Once we cross the river to pursue after dawn, he will definitely not be able to escape.
Our pursuit” Liu Cheng cheered up and stood up, shouting outside the checkpoint: "Come here, order all the ministries to assemble quickly and prepare to cross the river."
"Follow your orders" The gathering of 25,000 men and horses was very fast.
It took less than a quarter of an hour for the soldiers to pack up their personal belongings, solve their physical problems, gather their tents, and complete the assembly.
"Cross the river" Liu Cheng gave the order, and all the ministries began to cross the river in an orderly manner, one after another, no one rushed, each in order, and completed the crossing in the shortest time.
The river was not too deep.
If the soldiers on horseback raised their legs, they would not get any part wet at all.
It only took half an hour for 25,000 people to cross the river.
By the time all the army came ashore, nothing was left on the other side.
After the army crossed the river, they regrouped and counted the number of people in each unit and the food and supplies they carried.
While the ministries were busy, Liu Cheng sent someone to call Ma Chao over and said: "Meng Qi, send scouts to explore the road ahead, look for the marks left by the trackers, and explore the surrounding terrain and enemy situation at any time.
Tell the brothers in the scout camp. , Night reconnaissance must be careful and careful, and must not be careless or perfunctory.
Once something goes wrong, not only a few people will die, but the entire army of 25,000 brothers may be in danger, do you understand?"
"Don't worry, my lord, I will select the most elite scouts to explore the road ahead."
Ma Chao clasped his fists and agreed and immediately went to make arrangements.
Ten minutes later, the scout team left to investigate the situation ahead.
A quarter of an hour later, the various ministries reported the situation.
There were no casualties or material losses when crossing the river.
Liu Cheng immediately ordered the entire army to pursue the Tuoba Xianbei people.
Although the Shan Yuting of the Xianbei people was established on the Danhan Mountain and the Jiqiu River, more than 300 miles north of Gaoliu, and most of the Tuoba Xianbei people also lived around the Yinshan Mountains, there were actually a large number of people living in the Mobei area.
The Xianbei people also have many small tribes grazing their cattle around Yanran Mountain, so although it is difficult for Tuoba Jiefen to obtain supplies, it is not impossible.
The army pursued them for about an hour and a half without any incident.
By this time, the eastern horizon had turned white and the sky was getting brighter.
Guo Jia, who had been following Liu Cheng, said: "My lord, looking at the direction of the pursuit, Tuoba Jiefen really retreated towards Yanran Mountain."
"Fengxiao, it seems your guess is right."
Liu Cheng's army continued to pursue, hanging tightly behind the Tuoba Xianbei people for half a day's journey.
The Tuoba Xianbei people did not have a good rest at all, nor did they eat or drink well.
After running around all night, they began to feel tired again, and the war horses There was not enough time to eat weeds and we were not full.
Under the rapid march, we could survive a day or two, but after a long time, we could no longer hold on.
Not only did some of the Tuoba Xianbei people fall behind, but after their horses died, the Xianbei people on horseback could only walk, but how could two legs outrun four legs?
Others had no obligation to run with burdens, and the Xianbei people who fell behind were More and more, and most of them were people from the three major tribes who surrendered from Xianbei in the west.
It didn't take long for these people to be captured or killed by the Han army that caught up.
After chasing for another two days, they were only half a day away from Yanran Mountain.
At this time, Liu Cheng's army captured and killed nearly 5,000 Xianbei people along the way.
At this time, the Tuoba Xianbei army, which was already at the foot of Yanran Mountain, was marching with difficulty.
Their horses had run out of energy and could only walk, but they did not stop because they already felt that Liu Cheng's army was behind them.
Not far away, they would be overtaken if they stayed too long.
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From a distance, you can see that Yanran Mountain is not just a mountain, but a mountain range.
The highest peak, which is so high that people can see the clouds, is actually covered with white snow at this time.
Tuoba Jiefen finally arrived at the foot of the mountain with the remaining 24,000 or so horses.
He pointed to a concave hillside in the distance and said to his generals: "Look, after climbing over this hillside, we can enter Behind the mountains, there are many valleys within the mountains, extending in all directions. , it will not be easy for them to find us again.
We can get rid of them here, and then go all the way north to Zhao Xincheng, where our Tuoba Xianbei tribe is.
We can get enough food to pass the order, speed up, and cross over as soon as possible.
"This hillside"
Although the order was given to speed up, everyone could no longer raise the speed.
They could only sit on their horses and let the horses carry Wang up the hillside.
The team of Tuoba Xianbei people had not climbed halfway up the mountain.
Tuoba Jiefen suddenly saw several vultures circling in the sky above his head.
This made his heart skip a beat.
The vultures circling in the sky foreshadowed something, which was definitely ominous.
They usually only appear.
Where death occurs.
"Turn around, retreat."
Tuoba Jiefen's expression changed drastically.
He reined in his horse and shouted, then immediately turned around and galloped away from the side down the hillside.
The other Tuoba Xianbei people still didn't understand why, but suddenly a dense group of cavalry appeared on the top of the hillside, each of them holding a spear.
"It's the Han army, turn around and run!"
someone among the Tuoba Xianbei people shouted in horror.
The Tuoba Xianbei people on the hillside were instantly confused, and they all turned around and ran down the hillside.
"Killing" the Han cavalry on the top of the hillside, led by Yan Xing, rushed down the hillside from above, shouting to kill as they rushed.
"Kill!"
A large number of Han troops also appeared on the left side of the hillside and rushed down.
"Kill!"
A large number of Han troops also appeared on the right side of the hillside and rushed down.
The Tuoba Xianbei people on the hillside had no time to escape down the hillside before they were attacked by the Han army that swooped down from three sides and were torn to pieces, leaving corpses everywhere.
One by one, the Tuoba Xianbei people were knocked down, hacked to death, and stabbed through their bodies with spears.
Most of the dead Tuoba Xianbei people were knocked down by simple people and then trampled to death by the rushing Han cavalry.
Tuoba Jiefen escaped with narrow escape, but only took away 15,000 people, leaving nearly 10,000 corpses and a large number of exhausted horses on this hillside and on the large grasslands above and below.
"Clean the battlefield" Yan Xing gave the order.
"Yes, General" The Han soldiers began to get busy.
Yan Xing asked Li Ru next to him: "Wen You appears, should we pursue him?"
Li Ru smiled and said: "General Yan has a big appetite.
We have less than 5,000 troops now.
When Tuoba Jiefen escaped just now, there should be about 15,000 people around him.
If he stops and counterattacks, we may not be able to take advantage of him."
It's cheap.
I suggest our army stay here and wait for the lord's army to come and join together.
Since Tuoba Jiefen has already appeared here, , it means that he has been defeated by the lord's army on the bank of the Xiongnu River, and the lord's army is chasing him.
Otherwise, they would never have behaved like this softly just now.
This means that they have been chased by the lord's army and are exhausted.
I believe The lord’s army should not be far from here, it only takes half a day at most.”
Yan Xing thought for a moment and said, "What Mr.
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Wen You said is reasonable.
Then I'll wait here to join the Lord's army."
Two hours later, Liu Cheng arrived with his army.
At this time, Yan Xing's soldiers had finished cleaning the battlefield, and he led his soldiers to greet them.
"Big brother" was far away, so Yan Xing clasped his fists and shouted.
After the two sides met, Liu Cheng looked Yan Xing up and down and asked, "Why didn't you wait for Tuoba Jiefen and his 25,000 troops?"
Yan Xing and Li Ru looked at each other and smiled, and Yan Xing said: "Of course we waited, and our army was ambushing on the hillside and on both sides.
Tuoba Jiefen didn't expect us to appear here at all, and we were caught off guard.
They seemed There was no fighting power anymore.
When our army charged them, they collapsed in an instant.
Tuoba Jiefen escaped with more than 15,000 people, and the remaining 10,000 horses were killed by our army.
The battlefield has been cleared."
"Hahaha, okay."
Liu Cheng laughed, looking very happy, and immediately ordered: "Send the whole army to camp on the spot, rest for a day, and make plans tomorrow."
"Follow your orders" After the camp was set up, the stoves were set up and the pots were set up to make fire.
The soldiers had not had hot food or hot soup for several days, and smoke soon rose from the camp.
It didn't take long for the meal to begin, and the generals and officials gathered in the tent to eat.
Liu Cheng gnawed on the mutton and said, "It is said that Dou Xian and Geng Bing led their troops to defeat the Northern Huns and came to Yanran Mountain.
Ban Gu also accompanied him at that time.
In the army, he wrote an inscription on the Yanran Mountain.
Dou Xian ordered a stone to be carved to commemorate his achievements and returned it.
I don’t know if the stone tablet is still there.
We came here once.
It would be a great pity if we could not see the great achievements of the sages back then. ah" Yan Xing smiled and said, "I knew that my elder brother would talk about this.
I have been waiting here for the past two days.
I had nothing to do, so I sent people all over the mountains and fields to look for this stone carving.
I didn't expect that the brothers actually found my elder brother."
If you want to see it, I can take my eldest brother there."
Liu Cheng said happily: "Okay, since we have found the stone carvings commemorating the achievements of a hundred years ago, there is no reason not to go and see them.
Let's go after eating."
A quarter of an hour later, the generals and officials followed Liu Cheng.
They all rode on horseback for about an hour under the guidance of Yan Xing and arrived at a high mountain.
The content of Yan Ran Le Stone was carved on a red mountain.
On the rocks.
Although more than a hundred years have passed, the stone carvings on the rocks can still be seen clearly.
Liu Cheng rode his horse and stood in front of the rock for a long time, staring at it for a long time, and shouted: "Come here!"