Mu Gaiting and Chongyun watched the Han army gallop away, and they could not help but say nothing.

The Xianbei army slowly stopped because they lost their target of attack. Lu Ri Deduction asked in surprise: "That's the Fengyun Iron Cavalry?"

Mang Zhengji beside him replied loudly: "Master, that is the Fengyun Iron Cavalry under the command of Leopard, and the cavalry with the strongest attack power of the Han army."

Lu Ri nodded in admiration and said, "It's like the wind, and it's true that it's worthy of its reputation."

"Order each unit to stop attacking and reorganize the formation."

Xu Gui came panting and shouted angrily: "Why stop? Why? We should launch an attack."

Lu Ri Desperate glanced at him coldly and said with dissatisfaction: "Why do you run so fast when you keep your distance from the army? You have 10,000 people, and the Han army is just a little more than you. The number of people is almost the same. Why can't you last for a while?"

"You are too slow." Xu Gui shouted, "You delayed and lost more than 2,000 people in vain."

"Do you say I can't command well?" Lu Ri Dean's face darkened, pointing at Xu Gui and cursing, "You Dongqiang people are too poor and want to run away before they fight. How can they be unbeaten? Now the Han army has set up a defensive formation. If we attack, the losses will be greater. Forget it, let's find another opportunity."

Xu Gui looked at Lu Ri with resentment and swallowed his anger and left.

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Qu Yi looked at the strong wind and sand, then looked at Jiuyangsie and Zhanma, cursed a few times in anger, and then said, "When Lord Li arrives, you can go to see him with your own heads."

Hengji wanted to say something, but he didn't say it out.

The strong wind and sand did not obey the command, went to fight privately, and were killed according to military rules. But he was the leader of the Qiang people, and his status was special, so Qu Yi did not dare to touch him casually. This matter was only left to Li Hong, the general of the Qiang Guard.

Hengji asked Kuangfengsha and others to retreat temporarily, and told them not to violate military discipline again, and then comforted Qu Yi. While the two were talking, the servant sent Li Hong's urgent letter.

"Sir, let us retreat to Xiaoguan immediately and guard the pass to the death." Qu Yi said to Hengji in a little surprised, "Sir, I suspect that He Lian and Tuoba Feng have arrived at Qingshui River."

"How is this possible?" Heng Ji smiled disbelief, "We have been closely watching the Xianbei army, why didn't we find it?"

Qu Yi ordered his men to take out the map and spread it on the ground, and He Hengji looked carefully for a while.

"If they enter the east bank of Qingshui River from the left valley of Sanshui, we really can't find it." Qu Yi pointed to Sanshui City and said, "We have been confronting the enemy on the west bank of Qingshui River, completely ignoring the east bank."

"There are endless mountains over there, and the journey is difficult. If the army of the company goes there, it will be a lot of time." Heng Ji said.

"But we walked very slowly in order to delay the advancement speed of the Xianbei people." Qu Yi said worriedly, "If the lord's estimate is correct, Helian and Tuoba Feng suddenly appeared behind us and took the lead in capturing any of the three passes, we would be surrounded. Moreover, Gaoping City was directly exposed to the enemy's attack. With the current city defense power, we could make a move every day."

The more they thought about it, the more terrifying they felt, and anxious.

"When will we withdraw?"

"Not now." Qu Yi thought for a moment and said, "The intention is too obvious. If the Xianbei people chase after him, we will be in trouble. It's better tonight."

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The water of Qingshui River is clear and the fish in the river are swimming freely, freely freely. The grass on the shore is sprouting tender buds, and countless little lives are swaying in the wind.

He Lian squatted by the river, picked up a handful of cold river water and drank it in big mouthfuls.

Since the Xianbei people in the central region and the Xianbei people in the east, and the Xianbei people in the west, the Xianbei people in the west, the Xianbei people in the west, forced Helian to re-divid the territory of the Xianbei country, the royal power of the Danhanshan King's Court has been greatly weakened. He Lian hated Murong Feng and others very much, and was determined to find an opportunity to revive the absolute authority of the Danhanshan King's Court and re-express the invincible momentum of the former king Tan Shihuai's rule in the world back then.

The opportunity finally came for him. The drought in autumn and the heavy snow in winter caused many tribes in the western Xianbei to lose their livestock on which they depended for survival. The wild sand and wild wolf tribes of the western Xianbei were forced to live in the pressure of survival and re-submitted to Helian's tent. These two large tribes changed their courses, and other small tribes in the western Xianbei immediately followed suit. Everyone broke away from the control of the Luoluo, and rushed to join the king and the Lian and Tuoba Feng of the northern Xianbei.

After receiving the support of the Ruji Deduction and Yanliyou, Helian's strength increased greatly, and he immediately began the invasion that he had planned for a long time. Only by occupying the border counties of the Han Dynasty could the survival pressure of the Xianbei people be alleviated, and the Xianbei people could live a better life, and Helian could thus build a great achievement for the Xianbei people.

If he succeeds, Helian's personal authority can not only reach the peak of his life and be worshipped by various Xianbei tribes, but also easily get the rights stolen by Murong Feng and others. Therefore, he devoted all his strength and hard work to this matter and strived to succeed in the battle. For this reason, he sent people to Murong Feng in a humble manner and asked for his help.

Murong Feng agreed, but he warned Helian that it would be best to stop attacking the Han Kingdom and not to make any crazy moves, especially the crazy moves of attacking Chang'an City. However, Helian ignored them and did not listen at all. He thought Murong Feng was too cautious.

He thought of the strategy of attacking Chang'an City by himself, and Helian believed that this was the most proud classic work of his life. In order to complete this amazing initiative and make immortal achievements, he and Tuoba Feng and others planned day and night, worked hard, considered all aspects of gains and losses, and finally made a great decision before making up.

He Lian washed his face with the cold river water, then sat by the river and looked at the swimming fish in the water for a while, with a childish smile on his face.

He Lian is about thirty years old, tall, thin, darker in size, a very simple face, looks ordinary, but those eyes are sharp and spiritual.

A servant hurriedly ran along the river bank and was stopped by Ye Lao standing on the river bank. He was the coach of the Yingling tribe of Danhanshan and one of the three commanders of the King Ting of Danhanshan this time.

"What's the matter?" He Lian hurriedly stood up and asked.

"Report to the king, the commander of the Luji deducement sent the news, and the Han army suddenly ran away last night."

He Lian immediately showed anger on his face and cursed loudly: "Why did this cowherd send the news now? Why didn't he find it last night?"

The attendant took a step back in fear and lowered his head without saying a word.

The Ye Lao bowed and said, "Don't rest ashamed, let's hurry up immediately."

He Lian walked to the river bank a few steps, looked at the old man, waved his hand and said, "Hurry up, send orders to all the troops immediately and rush to Muxia Pass overnight."

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Tuoba Feng sat upright on the war horse, his tall and mighty body stood proudly, not moving at all.

A group of iron knight soldiers rode past his eyes, and the rolled up dust covered most of the sky.

The atmosphere before the war was both tense and excited, which made him thrive. He benefited the most from this expedition. Now the counties of Yunzhong, Wuyuan and Shuofang in Bingzhou are already his belongings, and the northern and Anding County are about to be obtained. The territory of the Xianbei in the north will be greatly expanded, and the Tuoba tribe has been in power for a long time.

Helian used his power to make achievements for himself, but he used his identity as the king of Helian to gain the greatest benefit for his tribe. As long as he occupied the northern border counties of the Han Dynasty and occupied these lush lands, even if Helian asked him to make a part of the barren desert to the wild sand and wild wolf tribes, he would be willing to do so.

Tuoba Hui suddenly started to cough violently.

"Is the disease still not cured?" Tuoba Feng asked with a frown, "The war is about to go to a good time. Can your body hold on?"

Tuoba Hui nodded, barely stopped coughing, and said worriedly: "Our whereabouts must have been exposed, otherwise the Han army would not have fled at night. We originally planned to easily take down Muxia Pass, but now it seems that it is no longer possible. We will still fight a fierce battle at the Pass."

Tuoba Feng said disapprovingly: "We suddenly appeared here, and the Han army caught off guard. We must be unable to arrange troops in time. Do they know which pass we are going to attack?" Tuoba Feng smiled confidently, "Tomorrow, we will definitely be able to take down Muxia Pass."

Tuoba Hui thought about it, even if the 60,000 army of troops is fighting a small pass, even if it cannot be achieved overnight, it will not be too big.

"Sir, will the leopard arrive in Gaoping City in advance?"

"He probably hasn't arrived in Anding County yet." Tuoba Feng suddenly burst into his eyes when he heard the word "leopard". He said hatefully, "This time, I must cook him and eat him bit by bit."

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Yan Rou, Xian Yu Yin, Hua Xiong, Yan Wuwei, Zhang He and others sat by the fire and ate the black dry cakes in boiling water.

After receiving Li Hong's order, they immediately gave up all their supplies and rushed to Gaoping City day and night.

"This place is called Fanting Mountain, which is a very famous mountain on the eastern foot of Liupan Mountain." Hua Xiong took a sip of water and pointed to the dark night sky. "Climbing this mountain and going west to Wating, it's outside the frontier. When Emperor Wu was the emperor, there were dozens of prisons for raising military horses, and hundreds of thousands of war horses, but now there are no more. The Huns, Qiangs, and Xianbeis invaded one after another, and there were already wild grass and wild land."

"To the east, go to that city, Gaoping City, and further forward, there are three passes. Among these three passes, Xiao Pass is the most magnificent, and Shimen Pass and Muxia Pass are not large in scale. In the past, Emperor Wu drove his horses out of Xiao Pass six times, patrolled the border, and showed the powerful force of our Han Kingdom to the Huns, but now..."

Hua Xiong smiled lonelyly, shook his head, lowered his head and said nothing.

"Ziwei, are you too tired?" Yan Rou asked with concern, "Go to bed early."

"I'm not tired, I can't sleep either." Hua Xiong sighed, "The Xianbei army swarmed in with great momentum, and where is our army? The farthest one of our army is still in Hedong County, which is more than a thousand miles away. How can we fight this battle?"

"The people in the Taiwei Mansion and the General's Mansion are all stupid donkeys. They don't even know where to fight. They should all be executed by Lingchi." Yan Wuwei cursed indignantly, "Some time ago, we asked us to pack up our things and prepare to return to Youzhou, and then we asked us to go to Niyang. When we were almost at Niyang, we asked us to go to Linjing. We ran around like this, not only wasted the time to meet the enemy, but also exhausted the soldiers. There is no way to fight this battle."

"Fearless, why are you angry? You will be angry to death with those wine bags." Xian Yuyin smiled, "Although my Han Kingdom is not as powerful as before, it is still more than enough to defeat the tens of thousands of barbarians in front of you."

"Bo Jun is so proud." Hua Xiong looked at him and praised: "If Lord Li is correct and his 60,000 troops and Tuoba Feng quietly arrived at Anding, then we will have to fight against the 120,000 troops. In this way, even if Yan Liang's 20,000 troops arrived at Anding, we only had 100,000 troops. In terms of number of people, we were a fraction away."

Yan Rou and Xian Yuyin looked at each other and laughed.

"Ziwei, what are you afraid of if you have few people?" Yan Rou laughed, "We have fought more and never lost any results since the northern border, and this time will be no exception."

"Ziwei, after you escaped from Yicheng, you seem to be much more timid and have lost your murderous aura." Xian Yuyin joked, "We have been following Lord Li for several years, which is much more dangerous than this time, but we all won in the end. Don't worry too much, the Xianbei people will soon be defeated and fled."

"You go to bed early." Yan Rou took the fur mattress and handed it to Hua Xiong. "There are more than a hundred miles to Gaoping. If we run fast, we can arrive tomorrow night. At that time, we may not have time to sleep. In addition, if we die, this is the last sleep."

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At the northern gate of Gaoping City, the torches are bright and bright as daytime.

A thousand fully armed Han soldiers walked out of the city gate and into the darkness.

Kong Chang, the prefect of Anding County, stood by the moat with a solemn expression.

After nightfall today, Qu Yi, the captain who went outside the frontier to welcome the enemy, sent someone to send an emergency document saying that the Xianbei army outside the frontier increased to 120,000. The 60,000 troops of the Xianbei king and the northern Xianbei master Tuoba Feng suddenly appeared on the east bank of the Qingshui River and are now rapidly approaching the third pass. He asked Kong Chang to evacuate the residents in the city immediately and send the city guard troops to Muxia Pass, which is closest to Gaoping City, to resist the enemy.

"Sir, I'm leaving." Duan Xuan, a military officer, bowed and said loudly, "I'm going to Muxia Pass. If you are in the lockdown, you will never take a step back."

Duan Xuan is in her twenties, with a strong body, long face and short beards, sword-browed eyebrows and big eyes, and is full of heroic spirit. He is the youngest son of Duan Jiming, one of the famous generals of "Sanming of Liangzhou", Duan Jiming. He is skilled in martial arts and righteous and bloody.

Kong Chang held Duan Xuan up with both hands, patted him on the shoulder vigorously, and encouraged him a few words, then said: "After Lord Qu Yi's cavalry retreated into Xiaoguan, he would immediately send troops to Muxiaguan for support."

Duan Xuan nodded and signaled that he understood what the prefect meant.

Before Quyi's reinforcements arrived at Muxia Pass, there were only one thousand soldiers and two hundred people stationed at Muxia Pass. If the Xianbei people first launched an attack on Muxia Pass, whether Duan Xuan could lead more than one thousand people to defend until the reinforcements came directly related to the safety of Gaoping City and the lives of all the Han soldiers guarding Xiaoguan and Shimen Pass.

"My understanding is not a problem that you are locked up, but you must guard until reinforcements arrive."

Duan Xuan knelt down with his clothes and bowed to the ceremony, saying, "Please rest assured, the official vowed to defend Muxia Pass to the death. Even if he fought with one soldier, he would never let a Hu man climb the walls of Muxia Pass."

"good!"

"After death, please write a letter to my mother, and I said that Duan Xuan did not embarrass my father!"

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Li Hong led Hei Baoyi to travel day and night from the camp, and walked six hundred miles for three days and three nights, and finally arrived in Linjing City.

Xianyufu's army also arrived on the same day.

Xian Yufu, Yushi, Huzi, Gao Lan and others were very happy to see Li Hong. Everyone got together and had a great chat.

"I received the imperial edict from Your Majesty in Qi County. The court has given up sending troops to Xiliang to quell the rebellion." Li Hong pointed to the map on the table and said, "After General Dong Zhuo's troops crossed the Yellow River, they went north along the Luo River and went directly to Shangjun, and then entered Beidi County from the western foot of Baiyu Mountain through the Great Wall Fortress, attacked Lingzhou from behind the Xianbei people, and cut off the Xianbei people's retreat."

"The court's idea of ​​attacking each other in front and behind is very good." Xianyu Fuzan said: "In this way, as long as we defend Gaoping and go to that line, we will definitely not allow the Xianbei people to cross Liupan Mountain, the rest depends on General Dong's ability."

"If General Dong's troops conquer Lingzhou, Fuping and head south along Qingshui River, we can surround the Xianbei people in the Gaoping area." Yu Shi sighed regretfully, "It's a pity that our army is too small, otherwise we can eat the 120,000 troops of Helian." He looked up at Li Hong and asked suspiciously, "Sir, is it sure that Helian and Tuoba Feng have arrived at Qingshui River?"

Li Hong nodded and said, "We can receive news from Qu Yi in the past few days."

"The Taiwei's Mansion and the General's Mansion finally came up with a good idea." Gao Lan said with dissatisfaction, "The Xianbei people have been in the border for several months, but they have not reacted at all and did nothing. They know that they are happily living their free life in Luoyang. Now that the Hu people invaded, they are busy deploying troops."

"What's the use of deploying troops now?" Hu Zi said angrily, "The Xianbei people are about to attack the pass, but we are still on the road, and there are still hundreds of miles from the battlefield. What kind of battle are they fighting?"

"What are you talking about a lot of nonsense?" Li Hong patted the table and said with a smile, "Let's talk about how to swallow Helian in one bite."

"Sir, can you do it?" Beard asked in surprise.
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