"Han army reinforcements?"
Standing on the banks of the Peacock River, the Hun servant captain Lerma, was amazed to hear the report of the fleeing scouts.He looked at the field to the west of Loulan City in the distance, and there was indeed a cavalry of hundreds of people stopping there, and there were many yellow flags, which was indeed very similar to the Han army.But how is this possible?
The servant lieutenant calculated the time, and he was ordered by the Xiongnu Shan Yu and the Ri to chase the king, stationed near the Bosten Lake in the coastal sea, taxed the states of the Western Regions, and constantly provided gold, cattle, sheep and grain to the Xiongnu's right land, and monitored the states nearby.As the Loulan Kingdom, which guards the north and south provinces, it is naturally the top priority, especially when the Han Dynasty has recently shown signs of returning to the Western Regions.Last year, the servant lieutenant also personally went to Loulan, and at the request of the Loulan clan, he asked many Xiongnu women to marry the lords and nobles of Loulan, one to show the friendship between the two clans, and the other to assist the Yan clan to monitor.Ten days ago, a few Hun women took Prince Loulan to the servant school captain's pasture and told him about the emergency.Only then did the servant lieutenant know that Loulan had changed the sky!
He immediately sent someone to report to the king of Rizhu on the north side of the lake, and he himself took four hundred light horsemen to the south along the Peacock River, and traveled a thousand miles in eight days.On the way, the servant lieutenant did not forget to establish the prince of Loulan as the new king of Loulan, and the servant lieutenant thought that since it was only Fu Jiezi and his party who assassinated An Gui and launched a coup d'état, it means that the Han army has not yet come west.If you can rush before the Han army arrives in Loulan, kill Fu Jiezi and the rebellious Loulan city lord, support the prince to ascend the throne, and then wait for work at ease, meet the Han army that is tired after traveling thousands of miles and passing through the white dragon pile, you will definitely be able to keep Loulan!
But the servant Du Wei did not expect that the reinforcements of the Han army arrived in Loulan at the same time as himself, and from a distance, there were still a lot of people, at least three or four hundred horsemen."
Look, the direction is not to go through the city of Yixun, but to the north from the south side of the lake."
The servant lieutenant knew very well that there were three ways to come to Loulan from the Han Dynasty: one was to go out of the Jade Gate and cross the Loulan Road of Sanlong Sha Bailongdui.The second is the middle road of Qiang through Zhuqiang, and the third is the narrow valley between the northern foot of the Altun Mountain and the desert in Nanshan, and the sheep intestine path from Wuqiang to Yangguan.Compared to the vast plateau that only the Qiang people can bear, compared to those rugged valleys and glaciers, the first road is actually the best to take.So no matter what, the Han army could not be faster than the Xiongnu, could it be that it followed the Han envoy westward?
But then there was new news, and the scouts who had dispersed before returned one after another, reporting to the servant captain, and it was not the Han cavalry who chased them, but the Qiang people!
Many scouts have died under the frantic pursuit of the Qiang cavalry."
Qiang, Wuqiang?"
The servant lieutenant has a toothache, Wuqiang, this is a Nanshan country that has never paid tribute to him, although the number is small, but to go to the king of Hulai to rely on the Wuqiang to stay in the mountains in the pastureland, has always been neither humble nor arrogant to the Huns, and even ignored the warning of the servant captain, and went north every year to rob Loulan's grain.The situation became complicated by the fact that the Qiang people had once again defected to the Han Dynasty, although in this vast area, the servant lieutenant was sure to defeat the Qiang with the same number of people.But don't forget, there is also Loulan City next to it, if it is attacked from inside and outside, I am afraid it will not be good.After thinking about it for a long time, the servant lieutenant knew that the matter of Loulan was no longer something he could handle."
Leave some of the scouts behind, carefully monitor Loulan from ten miles away, and the rest of the people will follow me to Yixun City and wait for the arrival of the army of the king of the day!""
You cut off two heads.""
You're one.""
What's your name?
Sister burning?
”On the other end, the warriors were surrounding Ren Hong, who was spreading out the pen and ink wooden slabs, to watch him register the beheading.Ren Hong sat cross-legged under a poplar tree, and asked Naga to maintain order while remembering: "Don't squeeze the strong men, come one by one!"
”The heads of the Huns were piled up at his feet, fortunately Ren Hong had experienced several battles, otherwise these seven or eight bloody heads were still very terrifying and stinking together.The head of another Hun was pulled and thrown in front of him with his braided hair, and as soon as Ren Hong looked up, he found that it was Zhao Han'er who was smiling."
It turned out to be Guihan, and you just got on it?"
Zhao Han'er shook his head and said: "Sure enough, as rumored, the Qiang cavalry grows in the valley, shorter than the flat land, can't last, can't last long, and can't ejaculate, but likes to touch people with horses and spears." ”"I saw that some of the scouts were about to be let go, so I went and put a few arrows to help them.No, the son of the king of Hulai insisted on giving me a piece, and if I refused, he would draw his sword again. ”Tang Donghaowu, who had a drink with Han Dangdang last night and almost fought with Naga, was indeed a man of temperament, this person was reckless and irritable, which was very different from his father's old scheming.Ren Hong only muttered secretly: "It's really not like it's biological." ”Zhao Han'er saw that Ren Hong had also recorded his name, and said with a smile: "How much reward do you want to give me?"
100 stone of grain, or 50,000 yuan?
”"If you behead your own person, of course it's 50,000 yuan."
Ren Hong knew that this little trick was seen through by Zhao Han'er, and looked at the Wuqiang people on the left and right, but no one paid attention to this, so he said in a low voice: "The officials of the Han Dynasty only recognize the head, and whether the soldiers or civilians behead the Hun soldiers, they will get a reward of 50,000 yuan." ”"The Wuqiang people only recognize grain, they are not interested in money, they only know that the extra 100 stone of grain they received in Yangguan a few months later is the income of the entire tribe to extort a Loulan city, which is enough for five people to eat for two years."
Both sides take what they need, and both are happy, which is a win-win situation.Therefore, the envoy group is a middleman to make a difference, and when Fu Jiezi returns to Yumen Pass, he can also help the envoy brothers report the beheading and earn more extra money.At this time, a burst of cheers broke out in the direction of Loulan City, because the Huns retreated.The simple warriors thought that the task was over, and the anxious people were even ready to pack up their bows and horses and go back to the south.Ren Hong hurriedly dissuaded: "The Xiongnu may go and return at any time, go to King Hulai, and say that you and others will at least cruise around Loulan for ten days." ”"Ten days."
Tang Mi looked suddenly enlightened: "The yak is old, and he will forget where the shack is, and I have forgotten it, so I only took food for three days." ”Pretending to be confused, Ren Hong said with a smile: "Go to King Hulai, rest assured, Loulan City will provide what you need for ten days." ”Tang Mi continued to find a reason, and sighed: "In ten days, the women and children grazing on the south side of the lake will miss their father and brother. ”Ren Hongle was happy, and the old guy started again: "Go to King Hulai, don't beat around the bush, just say something straight." ”Tang Mi touched the yak bone necklace and thought: "When I came, I didn't expect that there would be so many Huns, even if I didn't fight directly, it would be too long to deal with more and more Hun cavalry for ten days." ”But he immediately smiled: "But if the Han envoy agrees to double the grain afterwards, and the grain given by the head of the Huns will also be increased to 200 stones, it is not impossible!"
”"Praise the virtuous river god!"
And in Loulan City, after discovering that the Huns had retreated, there was also a burst of cheers, and the Loulan people, who were originally shrunk under the city wall and trembling, were so afraid that they were afraid to die waved their felt hats happily, as if they had won a great battle.But they were also surprised, who was the group of horseback warriors who roamed far away and forced the Huns to retreat, and how could they be so similar to Loulan's enemy, Wuqiang?
Everyone in the envoy group also speculated, but Fu Jiezi slapped his hands and said with a smile: "It must have been coaxed by Ren Hong, I guess he probably promised the Qiang people food." ”Fu Jiezi didn't think about borrowing troops from neighboring countries, but first, it was too far, and second, the more manpower the better, and the fish and dragons were mixed, and it was easier to collapse."
But in the past, King Hulai has always been cunning and cunning, I'm afraid it's not easy to get rid of."
But it is also better than nothing, although Fu Jiezi has summoned the city lords in the north and central of Loulan to bring troops to help, but he found that he far underestimated the cowardice of the Loulan people.The people of Loulan knelt for a long time against the Xiongnu and the Han, and they had long lost the courage to resist, and the few forwards of the Xiongnu arrived, so they gave up all the farmland and villages outside the city, and all ran to Loulan City to hide.The only thing to be thankful for is that the new Loulan City Lord Yi Xianghan, in order to keep his territory, is resolutely on the side of the Han Dynasty.At Fu Jiezi's suggestion, he evacuated the city of Yixun and gathered all the clansmen and soldiers to Loulan, as long as he held for more than ten days, the Han army would arrive.But Fu Jiezi still had no bottom in his heart, and the Huns were approaching with only four hundred horsemen, and Loulan had already reached the point where the city was full of weeping.This is going to be the king of the day with two or three thousand horses, so what is the repayment?
He Fu Jiezi said in Loulan, "If you move, you will destroy the country", and let the people of Loulan unload their armor.The Xiongnu's Rizhu King came to threaten him, I am afraid it will also have such an effect, maybe those noble officials of Loulan will immediately surrender the city, and sacrifice the envoys to the Xianshan River God.Counting on the people of Loulan to defend Loulan desperately?
Completely impossible.Even if there are hundreds of more Wuqiang outside the city for help, it is still a drop in the bucket, and when the Hun army returns, the morale in the city will fall to freezing point.How to stabilize the people of Loulan and let them stay on this boat to the end?
When Fu Jiezi was distressed, Ren Hong had already rode into the city."
Fu Gong, Ren Hong is back!"
Zheng Ji, who was dressed in military uniform, came over with Ren Hong, but saw Ren Hong's servants in the dust, came to Fu Jiezi to make a gesture, and shouted in a voice that could be heard by everyone in the city: "Ren Hong went south on the order of Fu Gong, and now he has won the eight-nation alliance of Nandao Wuqiang, Jimo, Xiaowan, Jingjue, Humi, Ronglu, Qule, and Khotan!"
”"Today, the Qiang Advance arrives first, and thousands of people from all countries will also arrive one after another!
Work together to fight against Hu Lu with Dahan and Loulan!
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