Just south of Chang'an City, Tuoba Sizhong, one of the temporarily forgotten leaders of the Party Xiang, was also covered in dust, with his feet and hair hanging on the road of running around in a hurry. However, he was originally wearing a big cloak in military uniform and silver crown, but now he is only wearing a ragged single dress similar to that of ordinary people.

His heart was also filled with panic and anxious emotions. Because of this defeat, he lost not only three thousand cavalry from the headquarters of Tuoba Pingxia, but also the vassals of the other Dangxiang clans. Even if he could escape safely in the end, he would inevitably ask for an explanation from the other Dangxiang clans.

You should know that as the largest clan among the Dangxiang tribes, the Tuoba clan has always firmly controlled the natural position of the tribe king Chang and the leader of the Zhengfa; but in addition to this, there are also major clans such as the Xifeng clan, Feiting clan, Qianli clan, Pochao clan, Yeci clan, Fangdang clan, and Miqin clan;

Among them, there are more than 10,000 cavalry, while the smaller ones have thousands of cavalry, each occupying one side; the relationship between them is also complicated and inconsistent. For example, once occupied the position of the monarch of the entire clan, but Hou is still the most powerful challenger of the Tuoba clan, and the Seifeng clan, which was also enthroned by the imperial court.

As early as the third year of Zhenguan (629) of Emperor Taizong of Tang Dynasty, he was recruited by Zheng Yuanjue, the governor of Nanhui Prefecture, to surrender. He, one of the leaders of Dangxiang, led his troops to the Tang Dynasty. The Tang Dynasty established Guizhou in its place (now west of Songpan County, Sichuan) and appointed Bu Lai as the governor, and was the first person to surrender to the Tang Dynasty.

In the ninth year of Zhenguan (635), the Tang Dynasty issued an edict to send envoys Kaihequ land to 16 prefectures, and there were 340,000 people in Dangxiang. Only then did the chief of Dangxiang, Murong Fuyun, who became in-laws in Tuyuhun, also surrendered to the Tang Dynasty when he was defeated in battle with Tang and betrayed his relatives.

The court then divided Yi, Zuo, Lin, and Ke into 32 prison states, and appointed the leader of the surrendered tribe as the governor. Tuoba Chici was appointed as the governor of Xirongzhou, and was given the surname Li family. He was controlled by the Songzhou Governor's Office and was granted the title of Pingxi Duke, which opened the road to re-prosperity of the Tuoba family.

Until the second year of Guangde in the Tang Dynasty (764), Hebei Deputy Marshal Pugu Huaien relied on his great contribution to quelling the rebellion, but was framed by eunuchs and rebelled, and incited Dangxiang, Tuyuhun and other tribes to rebel against Tang and cause rebellion. They were immediately pacified and died of illness and fled.

In order to prevent Dangxiang and other tribes from being instigated by him, Guo Ziyi, the governor of Shuofang (located to the southwest of Lingwu County, Ningxia), suggested that the court move Dangxiang, who lived in Jingbian and other six prefectures to the north of Yinzhou (now northwest of Mizhi County, Shaanxi) and east of Xiazhou (now west of Hengshan County, Shaanxi);

He also summoned the leaders of the Dangxiang clan, the generals of Zuo Yulin, Tuoba Chaoguang, Tuoba Qimei and other five leaders to the court to reward them. From then on, Tuoba Qimei lived in Qingzhou and was named Dongshan tribe; Tuoba Chaoguang lived in Xiazhou and was named Pingxia tribe. Now the source of the two Tuoba clans in the east and west branches grew.

Later, during the Taihe period of Emperor Wenzong of Tang Dynasty and Kaicheng (827-840), Dangxiang of Dongshan rebelled and rebelled; it was not until the fourth year of Dazhong that Emperor Xuanzong of Tang Dynasty ordered Fengxiang Li Ye and Li Shi from Hedong to fight against Dangxiang and pacify him. The remaining Dangxiang tribes in Dongshan fled to Xiazhou, and the two Tuoba clans merged into one, and the Pingxia tribe defeated the heroes and the dominant forces between the various tribes.

This also led to the authority of the Tang Dynasty's imperial court's orders and enthronement, as well as the Pingxia tribe, which was a border city and military buffer, the advantages of the border tunnels where the border was located controlled and monopolized most of the mutual exchanges. Since then, it has gradually overwhelmed the various tribes and has repeatedly launched conquests and attacks.

Therefore, this time the court issued an order, and the Tuoba tribe, who was the first to bear the brunt, had to come. On the one hand, although the Shatuo tribe who personally participated in the siege was still not far away; on the other hand, if the Tuoba tribe rejected it, the authority of the various departments of the Party and Xiang tribes next time he called on the government and Xiang tribes would be greatly reduced, not to mention the possibility of being replaced by someone taking the opportunity.

Therefore, as his elder brother, Tuoba Sigong, who had just been in power by Xia Suiyin Jiedushi, was also a ruthless and decisive figure. At the same time, he ordered all troops to send troops to fight according to the corresponding proportions. While the Daibeixing Camp provided the clothes and food, he obtained the results according to his respective performance and efforts.

On the one hand, this can avoid the emptiness behind, breaking the original balance of power and balance, leading to internal strife and invasion among the various surnames of the Dangxiang; it can also dispersely disperse and weaken the strength of these Dangxiang's major surnames of the Dangxiang; and even justify the encirclement and win over the warriors in the name of kindness and reward.

As the younger brother of Tuoba's great leader, Tuoba Sizhong, one of the governors of the Three Prefectures of Pingxia, was able to obtain the qualification to command one-third of the Fanluo cavalry and serve directly under the Hedong camp. On the one hand, he was skilled in bows and horses and obeyed his orders; but it was mainly because he had entered the court guards in his early years and knew how to deal with these court figures.

Therefore, when he found that the rear camp had been broken and could not be held firm, he also tried hard to break through and rushed out, and shouted again and again, inspiring and leading the gathering of troops, trying to find and attack the weak connection points of the bandit army that had been closed; then he was blocked again and again and again.

When he didn't know how many times he took the remaining cavalry of the headquarters that had been severely disintegrated and weakened, he was about to kill through the edge of the bandit army's infantry, showing a little chaotic place. However, he suddenly bumped into the bandit army holding firearms and then was knocked to the ground in an instant approaching radiation.

Even Tuoba Sizhong, who was still fighting fiercely, was injured by the bandit army's unopened firearms on the spot, and his waist collapsed and fell on the horse's back and could not get up. The flag bearer Tuoba Chi and the anti-blade official Wei Muxi fell to the ground and trampled to death one after another.

Then, he lost the last bit of control of the situation, and ran out under the desperate guards of the remaining personal soldiers, while watching the dispersed cavalry on the spot, surrounded by the thief army that was pressing forward and behind, and was poked on the horse's belly and thigh by many sharp blades in the crowd, and was either killed or injured and overturned to the ground.

In the end, only a dozen cavalry guards ran south with all their might. Tuoba Sizhong, who had temporarily escaped from the thief army in his sight, couldn't help but fall from the horse's back and fainted in a dry river ditch. When he woke up again in a bush, his wound was bandaged but he was already alone.

Fortunately, compared with most of the protruding foreheads, Dangxiang Chiefs and their subordinates, who were covered in fishy and stinky bodies, Tuoba Sizhong, who was once stranded in the capital as protons, had few people who maintained the Han Dynasty and could speak fluent Tang Dynasty Chinese dialect;

Therefore, he took off the neck-shaped crown, forehead ornament and narrow-sleeved robe on the horse's back, and took off the gold and silver seal rings on his chest. He was left with only a Tang-style single robe inside and was deliberately scratched and covered with mud. He could easily get into a group with the defeated soldiers and temporarily escaped.

Even when he happened to run away, he accidentally ran into a thief ranger from afar, and because he treated him as a local resident who was captured, he not only did not make any difficulties but threw him a piece of cake and pointed out where he could ask for help, so he managed to escape and pass the test.

Then, when Tuoba Sigong, who had been walking for no reason, felt that the wound under his ribs was about to collapse, staggered and plunged into a clear river ditch. While drinking enough, he saw another figure in the reflection of the rippling water surface.

It was a man with a scattered hair and a slime face, wrinkled and deep eyes, bloodshot in his eyes, and a few dirty pieces of cloth picked up from somewhere, wrapped around his body, and a circle of things was bulging around his waist, looking exactly like the refugees that could be seen on Guanzhong.

But the other party held a half spearhead on the ground in his hand, which made Tuoba Sizhong, who was injured and exhausted, feel wary and wary; however, after a moment, Tuoba Sizhong barely smiled, as if he was familiar with the road;

"Dare you ask this man, do you have something to eat? I have something to exchange for."

He vaguely guessed the identity of the other party. On the Guanzhong land of Qinchuan, the eight hundred miles away, there were not only two camps, the official army and the thief army; in the gap between their battles and killings, there were also many fence-skinned soldiers who followed the crowds and towns to protect themselves, and would secretly attack and rob passers-by and defeated Tutuan Township soldiers.

There are also groups of refugees who were disbanded and destroyed. After the scattered soldiers and brave men scattered in the countryside spontaneously formed a group of refugees who were wandering around the road and changing back and forth between bandits and people. The person in front of him was more like a single member.

In this case, Tuoba Sizhong felt that he might have a chance, which made him relax his vigilance and think that he was planning a little, but what the other party said made him feel scared:

"I'm afraid it's a big shot in the official army..."
Chapter completed!