Qin Official

Dusitu is a Xiongnu language, meaning an oil-like river. Of course there is no oil in this river. The reason why it is described in this way is not only because of its slow flow, but also because the sand moraine in the area it flows through has turned into fertile The watershed is silt and has abundant water and grass, making it a good grazing land.

Just compared with the vast Helan Mountain grassland two hundred miles to the south, it didn't look outstanding, so the Huns let it go and left the entire river to the Aries tribe, where the Huns lived as sheep herders.

Further east in the Aries tribe, where the grassland gradually turns into a forest, is the dividing line between the Aries and Linhu tribes. This was drawn up by the Great Chanyu of the Xiongnu, the master of the two tribes: the Yangnu herd sheep, and the Linnu hunted. Violate.

The two tribes would also do some trade from time to time. The Aries drove cattle and sheep to exchange for Lin Hu's prey and bow materials. The two sides carefully guarded the boundary and did not cross it easily.

But this summer, the Linhu people broke the oath they had made for generations. Under the leadership of the Linhu hunters wearing thick furs, a group of Central Plains people wearing black armor stepped into the territory of the Aries tribe and built buildings there. Tall earthen sentry tower. Aries Jun was detained next to the Xiongnu Chanyu. His son sent someone to question the Linhu people for breaking their oath, but received an arrogant surrender letter.

"Those who obey Qin will prosper, and those who rebel against Qin will perish!"

The signature on the surrender letter is "Shangjun Wei Jie"!

Among the four tribes in Henan, Aries have the closest relationship with the Xiongnu chanyu. Aries women often become chanyus, and Xiongnu chanyus also marry their daughters to Aries. Even if this is not considered, they still have to be detained in Shan Yu was thinking about the hostages around him.

While the son of Aries Lord was still hesitating, the other party couldn't wait any longer. As the trees in the forest were cut down one by one, the Qin army's large troops came to the Aries tribe.

In the next half month, the entire Dusitu River Basin was filled with sounds of killing and blood. Aries people died in pieces, and the feet of the slowly advancing Qin Army's armor formation were covered with blood, mud and broken bones, flooding the yellow land.

When the dust settled, the Aries tribe had been destroyed, all those who resisted were killed, and the rest fled in all directions. The innocent sheep stood at the foot of the mountain in a daze, looking at the blood-stained grass after the killing.

General Feng Jie came to the land after the war and listened with satisfaction to his subordinates' report on the number of captured livestock, which numbered more than 10,000.

"General, what should I do with the captured barbarians?"

"Leave those who tend the sheep, while the others wait..."

After thinking for a while, he changed his mind: "Kill them all!"

It's not that Feng Jie was naturally prone to killing. This time he led an army of 20,000 and fought four hundred miles away from Shangjun, consuming a large amount of food every day.

Although Qin Shihuang had been stocking the border with grain since a year ago, transported a large amount of grain to the border in advance for storage, and asked Zhang Han to open a straight road, and this year he built a forest and Hu road. The rear convoys were working hard to bring supplies through the newly opened narrow roads, but the water far away could not quench the thirst nearby.

Many of the soldiers in Shangjun are of Bai Zhai origin. Like the Longxi Qiang and the Beidi Rong, they are a semi-agricultural and semi-pastoral people. It is common to eat cheese and meat. The best way to maintain the combat effectiveness of the army is to continuously eliminate the barbarian tribes ahead and seize their food and herds.

But destroying the Aries tribe is not enough. In this war, Feng Jie wants to make greater achievements!

Feng Jie was more than thirty years old, and he was a feudal official worth two thousand shi, which was very rare in the Qin Dynasty. He was also responsible for the defense of Shangjun, which shows the emperor's trust in Feng. The Feng family also became the third largest family in the Qin Dynasty after the king and empress Meng, and was involved in both military and political affairs. Feng Quji, the imperial censor, was a strong contender for the position.

It was a good thing that his family was so prosperous, but in Feng Jie's heart, he had been living a miserable life for more than ten years, always being overshadowed by others, with little credit and no reputation.

As the son of Feng Quji, Feng Jie was elected to Xianyang Palace as a guard very early. However, the brave and sharp Li Xin and Meng Tian, ​​a veteran general for generations, completely overshadowed Feng Jie. During those years when he was Lang Wei, he seemed to be doing nothing, and Qin Shihuang's impression of him remained as "the son of Feng Quji" and nothing else.

After being released as captains, Li Xin and Meng Tian, ​​both young generals, got the opportunity to take charge of their own affairs and made meritorious deeds. Li Xin came out of Taiyuan and attacked Zhao in the clouds. Thousands of cavalry chased King Yan and Prince Dan in western Liaoning. , famous all over the world. Meng Tian also relied on the achievements of his father and ancestors to get promoted step by step. Only Feng Jie served as a general under his uncle Feng Wuze. Although he made gains in every battle, his achievements were small and not worth mentioning. After Yan was destroyed, Qin Shihuang praised Li Xin in public in the hall, and the others seemed gloomy.

The "down to earth" belief that Feng believed in was finally proven one day. During the first expedition to Chu, the arrogant Li Xin and Meng Tian capsized. The emperor was disappointed with them. On the contrary, Feng Jie relied on his slowly accumulated merits and qualifications to fight steadily. , returned to the court, and entered the emperor's sight again.

This time he used troops against the Huns, and Qin Shihuang appointed four generals and four county captains. While Feng Jie lamented that he was finally on the same starting line as Li Xin and Meng Tian, ​​he was somewhat disdainful of Heifu, a "lucky entrant" who came from a humble background.

This is the pride of generations of gatekeepers, who are polite but keep away from people thousands of miles away.

But since he took office, Feng Jie has not been happy. Qiang Yu, the governor of the county, took advantage of his status as a veteran general and often engaged in military affairs, so he somewhat usurped the authority of the county captain. Feng Jie dared to be angry but did not dare to speak. In the end, the two parties tacitly agreed to split the Shangjun military affairs into two. He basically managed the military affairs in the southern Gaonu area and gathered soldiers for pre-war training.

It was enough that Li Xin and Meng Tian outperformed him. Feng Jie admired their abilities very much and attributed this to the fact that Longxi and Yunzhong made it easier for them to perform. But what made Feng Jie unhappy was that he was overshadowed by Heifu, a "southern man from the southern barbarians" who was of low origin.

Heifu initiated the strategy of expanding to the west, he proposed the woolen sweater, he created the Jingbian Temple, and Feng Jie and others carried it out under the orders of Qin Shihuang, which is a bit of a joke.

Not only did Hei Fu take the lead in words, Heifu was also a man who could do practical things. Just when Feng Jie was complacent about recruiting Lin Hu to surrender, Beidi County had already sent agents to hunt down the Xiongnu, and by the way created a wedge between the Xiongnu Chanyu and his son. . Henan was in chaos, so the Qin army's ability to easily defeat Huamachi and Linhu last year was entirely due to Beidi County!

Now, the four counties are sending troops in four directions. If anyone is in vain or even loses his way, he will inevitably be embarrassed. Feng Jie knows that if he continues to stoop to the Qiang Dynasty, he will not be able to achieve any outstanding achievements at all, so he proposed a bold plan. The idea:

Shangjun sent out a side force to use Daolinhu to attack the Baiyang tribe unexpectedly and seize their livestock and savings for his own use. In this way, Henan could be divided into two parts, blocking the communication between the north and the south of the Xiongnu, and cutting off the northward retreat of the Xiongnu tribe in Helan Mountain. After joining the northwestern part of Longxi, they can also head north to attack the Qin army's final military target in this war: Hetao!

What made Feng Jie happy was that his request was appreciated by Emperor Qin Shihuang, and he finally got the opportunity to go out on his own and no longer be Qiang Fu or anyone else's shadow!

He has now conquered Aries, beheaded nearly a thousand people, and captured tens of thousands of livestock, which is considered to be the same as last year's victory in Beidi County.

Next, we must gain the upper hand in the military operation against Helan!

"The Xiongnu Helan army heard that Aiyang was defeated, and also knew that Shangjun and Beidi were marching towards Helan. They were afraid of being surrounded and would lead their troops to flee."

There are two roads from Helan Grassland to Hetao, one at the southern foot of Helan Mountain and one by the river. It was Li Xin's task to occupy the south road before the Huns fled, and Feng Jie only had to control the river.

It can be said that in order to capture the turtles in the urn against the Helan Huns, the Shangjun soldiers were equivalent to the urn cover.

If it is not covered in time enough, this big turtle will crawl out of the pot...

So, when he eliminated the Aries tribe and ordered his subordinates to rest, Feng Jie made a decision:

"Three thousand chariots and cavalry will go first, and the infantry will rest for a day and then slowly set off on the road!"

Feng Jie had high hopes for them, but they failed in the end.

Three days later, in the lower reaches of the Dutu River, Feng Jie's vanguard encountered more than a hundred cavalrymen who had fled back in embarrassment. They were all tired and frightened. They said that when they were crossing the river, they were suddenly attacked by tens of thousands of Xiongnu cavalry. Six or seven died, and the rest were defeated in all directions...

"Tens of thousands of Huns cavalry!"

Feng Jie felt something bad. Even if all the Huns in the Helan area were put together, there were not this many! Where did these Huns come from?

The mystery was soon revealed. When the Qin army cautiously camped on the Baiyang Mountain for defense, a full number of fifty or sixty thousand Huns wearing felt hats and holding bent bows roared over and surrounded them!

Ulan, the eagle-shooter who was blind in one eye, held the eagle flag representing the court of Shan Yu, and stood three miles away from the gate of the Qin army!

Staring at the galloping and challenging Huns, Feng Jie's complexion gradually turned pale.

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"You must go back immediately and inform General Wei of this matter immediately!"

At the cost of dozens of lives, Liangjiazi Gan Chong and his party, who were ordered by Hei Fu to send a message to Feng Jie, were able to let the scouts get within ten miles and see clearly what was happening there.

On the grassland in late summer, the morning mist is like a low cloud blowing over the ground, torn into thin strands, slowly sliding over the shining golden Dusitu River. Under the Baiyang Mountain, thousands of white felt bags are scattered all over the place. On this green grassland, like new mushrooms growing on the green velvet after a drizzle...

The scout who only escaped death said that there were ten Huns living in each felt bag, totaling tens of thousands of people. Their horses almost gnawed away the grass by the river, and riding on them galloped like thunder. There is a roar at the end of the earth, and if you hold a bow and shoot an arrow, it will rain an extremely sharp rain.

Heifu and Li Xin had been looking for the Huns in the Helan Mountain grassland for a long time, and it turned out that they were all here!

They have surrounded Feng Jie's infantry on Aries Mountain, which is just a hill no more than a hundred feet high. The Huns are constantly launching attacks and missiles. Relying on the sparse trees, Feng Jie's infantry are struggling to resist. Siege of the Huns.

More than ten miles away, Gan Chong seemed to be able to feel the rumbling sound of tens of thousands of Xiongnu cavalry galloping...

There was also the sound of whining horns, but it came from not far away. Although they were hidden in the hills and mountains, they were still discovered by a Huns cavalry patrolling here.

Gan Chong knew that soon, Hun scouts from all directions who heard the trumpet would come to kill them.

"Someone needs to go back immediately!"

He repeated this sentence and immediately selected ten of his subordinates who were best at riding horses and asked them to run south regardless of everything!

After the ten people quickly left south, Gan Chong stayed behind. He looked at the remaining dozens of people. Their eyes were dark or fearful. Everyone knew that they were in deep danger.

Gan Chong's eyes were firm and resolute. He was one of the three most outstanding men of good family, but he was not as popular as Qiang Hua and Fu Zhi.

He never found an opportunity to shine.

Until now, in front of them, more than ten thousand Qin Junpao Ze fell into a trap.

He drew out his sword and said hurriedly: "We are all good sons of the Northland chosen by the commander-in-chief. General Wei personally wrote the oath for us. Do you still remember?"

"Opening the frontier to Jingbian, life and death are here."

When someone betrays the Tao even slightly, the county commander treats him differently. This is something that the army of good men is proud of, which has expanded to a thousand people. It is also the fate of the Qin family who migrated to the north. No matter where their hometown is, Yong The land is still Xianyang, and they have taken root deeply in the frontier fortress.

"Do your duty faithfully, without fear or retreat!" The rest of the people said the second half of the sentence loudly. This is also the value of a good family who has been a military and landowner for generations! If they are afraid of the Hu Rong, they will not come to the border or join the army. If they retreat, the Hu horses will go to their hometown to graze!

"Yes, no fear, no retreat!"

Gan Chong said: "Everyone mount up! Divide into several teams and go west and east. This time we are not killing or beheading the enemy. We just need to do whatever it takes to attract the Huns. No matter what method we use, we must delay it long enough to let the Huns escape." At least one of the ten messengers rushed back to Helan Mountain and told the county captain what happened here!"

After saying that, he got on his horse first and raised the sword in his hand.

"Second and Third Son, this trip is neither life nor death. If we are unfortunate enough to be killed by Hu Qi, we will be wrapped in horse leather and meet in the loyal soldier's cemetery!"

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