No one thought that it seemed that there was no problem, Helianding, who was about to return to Tongwancheng, actually ran away halfway.
He ran away and even kidnapped Di Ziyu, threatening a large number of Qiang with him. Helian Weifa saw that Di Ziyu, the chief envoy, was kidnapped, and a large number of Qiang people followed Helianding for Di Ziyu's sake. He was worried that his deputy would not be able to return to Tongwan City. Let's go together.
Helian Weifa was also helpless, he had been frightened by Helian Chang so much that he had no confidence in the king.
Helian decided to re-launch the "Helian" king flag along the way, gather the remnants of Xia State along the way, and enter the city to plunder supplies. There were originally only 5,000 horses, and 3,000 of them were relatives of Qiang and Helian Weifa. Soldiers, soon entangled to more than 10,000 people.
Helianding's prestige in the Xia Dynasty was far greater than that of Helianchang. After all, Helian has been in the deep palace for a long time, and he has no record, and Helian Ding is the one who once fought in the Western Qin Dynasty and discarded his armor.
Helianchang's reputation was not good, and many remnants of the soldiers were willing to hide in secret rather than join him, but wherever Helian Ding Wang's flag went, all the soldiers and soldiers joined him, and the local people personally offered their property, food and grass to him. He was used as a sustenance.
This is the advantage of being in the base camp. Unlike Rouran, if you want to eat a full meal, you really have to fight with your life to grab food.
Helianding first led the army to Shangyu. At that time, Helianchang fled and arrived at Shangyu first, gathering the remnants and ministers, and collecting food and grass, but then a plague broke out in Anding, where Xijin was stationed. Seeing the opportunity, Helianchang immediately kissed him. He led an army to besiege An Ding, cut off An Ding's food supply, and trapped them in an isolated city.
Although the situation was unfavorable to Xi Jin's army, he was a famous general of the Wei state after all. He knew that Helianchang's cavalry was not good at attacking the city, and he had no siege equipment, so he closed the city and went out. Helianchang went to the city every day to scold him. The soldiers of the two armies were laughing and laughing, knowing that the battle would not be successful.
Helianding's army first arrived at Shangqiang, the base camp of Helianchang, and the guards of Shangqiu saw that it was indeed a thousand kilometers from the plain, and quickly opened the city gate.
It didn't matter as soon as the city gate opened, Helianding's men immediately rushed in, beheading all Helianchang's confidants and the leader of the left behind, and then gathered the remnants and occupied Shangjun.
Those who escaped from the Grand Summer Palace with He Lianchang were all his confidants, and most of them were lucky ones. He Lianchang did not bring out a real famous official like Zhang Yuan. Seeing that Shangjun was occupied by Helianding, these ministers said that they would support Helianding, support him as Emperor Xia, and follow him to fight against Wei.
It's a pity that Helianding was wholeheartedly thinking of sacrificing Helianchang's head to his family. Hearing the words of these ministers, he burst out laughing.
"Hahahahaha! If I hadn't led the army to suppress the rebellion, He Lianchang's throne would have long since belonged to who it belonged to. I didn't become the Xia Emperor back then, so am I still here for the throne? It's ridiculous that I am loyal. Geng Geng, my brother doesn't believe me, you people like jumping beam clowns, but he has his blue eyes..."
"If you had persuaded my brother to spare my family at the time, I could have given you a good future, but you were playing tricks for the tiger and killed my family..."
The courtiers begged for mercy one after another, crying about how they had tried to remonstrate at that time, but Helianchang turned a deaf ear. It's a pity that there was a Di Ziyu who was in the temple at the time, and sneered and exposed their lies. Helian Ding originally despised these people who were greedy for life and fear of death. .
The old and weak soldiers who stayed in Shanggui were all old and weak, and all the strong men were brought out to Helianchang to fight the city of Anding. Helianding took down Shanggui effortlessly, leaving his confidants and Helian Weifa to guard Shangjie. Directly cut off Helianchang's base camp.
Without Shangqi, He Lianchang would have lost his base camp and could not get supplies. Even if he was stabilized, he would soon fall into the same predicament as Xi Jin.
Helianding began to lead troops to fight when he was fourteen or fifteen years old. He set up a camp step by step. He first sent scouts to Anding City to deliver news, and then he brought troops and horses and headed towards Anding.
At this time, Xi Jin had been trapped in Anding for more than a month, and the food was about to be eaten. The soldiers encountered the plague.
"King Kong Is Not Bad Dazhai Master"
When he received the document that Helianding sent someone to shoot into the city, Xi Jin couldn't believe it, but An Jie, his general, thought he could give it a shot.
"Who knows if Helianding lied to us in Kaicheng? He had never appeared before, but now he suddenly appeared..." Xi Jin was frustrated by this setback.
"If you really want to take us down, you don't need Helianding. As long as the siege continues for half a month, we will all starve to death." An Jie said, "If we don't fight to the death, we will die sooner or later. How can we wait for reinforcements? Anyway, it is death. It's better to die in battle, General, please give your order!"
"Helianchang brought nearly 10,000 cavalry, but we only have soldiers who have just recovered from a serious illness and have no morale. Now we still have to defend the city. We cannot repeat the mistakes of Helianchang."
"Please, General, gather all the horses in the army and charge into battle. I volunteer to recruit soldiers who dare to die!"
An Jie said urgently: "Even if you can't defeat the enemy, you can dampen their spirits and prevent them from being so arrogant. Moreover, Helianchang has always been arrogant and impetuous. Whenever he challenges himself, we may be able to capture him alive. Helianchang!"
Xi Jin was still not sure, An Jie saw that Xi Jin had no fighting spirit, so he privately discussed with another general, Yu Chi's family, secretly gathered the war horses, gathered 200 horses, and selected strong soldiers, recharged and prepared. On the day Helian Ding agreed to fight to the death.
Originally, Helianchang attacked the city in person every day, scolding Liantian, but the Wei army kept closing the city, so Helianchang's troops naturally became more slack.
On the appointed day, Helianchang went to the city again to yell and curse, but the city gate suddenly opened, An Jie led two hundred elite cavalry, shouted and killed Liantian, and went towards Helianchang.
Helianchang did not expect that there would be such a deceitful person, and he did not have time to fight with the entire army. The two hundred iron cavalry of the Wei army had already arrived. Helianchang urged his horse to leave the place, but his own cavalry was trapped in the way, and some dared to die. When the style was in front of him, he encountered a gust of wind and dust, and he could not see the trace of the enemy at all.
At this moment, a large army suddenly appeared where the dust and sand were raised, and the "Helian" banners at the head could not even cover up the dust and sand, and rushed towards Anding City.
Helianchang didn't expect any other Helian clan to come to the rescue, but An Jie's men and horses were too scary, and they slaughtered their whole body into bloody people.
He brought the cavalry to join the "Helian" army, and his own family thought that reinforcements were coming. The two armies quickly approached happily, and the messenger asked loudly: "Which royal family is coming?"
Helianchang didn't seal a prince, all the clans were just dukes. Someone in the team soon shouted: "But His Majesty's imperial driver? We are the remnants of the reunited, who came to escort us!"
He Lianchang didn't think about anything else, and immediately led his troops into the army, An Jie behind him did not chase after him. with his cavalry to meet the leader of the army.
"I don't know which Aiqing came to rescue me? When I return to Tongwan, there will be a big reward..."
When they arrived under the banner of Helian, they saw the leading general slowly taking off his helmet, revealing a dignified face.
At this time, the wind and sand stopped suddenly, and the disgraced Helianchang and his party finally ushered in the remnants of their surrender, but when they saw who was sitting on the horse, they were so frightened that they almost fell off the horse.
Helianding hugged his helmet and smiled at his own brother:
"Helianchang, stay safe."
It's just this smile that makes people laugh cold.
Helianchang was surrounded by Helianchang's confidants and Di Ziyu's Qiang men, and Helianding assumed the honor of Duke Pingyuan again. It was already clear what the outcome would be.
'I'm relieved to see you're not dead. '
Helianding looked at Helianchang who had been pushed down, and his heart seemed to be calmed down a bit.
'If you die, how can I kill your enemy? '.
After a few hours.
Helianding carried Helianchang's head and brought Helianchang's nearly 10,000 cavalry to the city of Anding.
At this time, An Jie had successfully driven Helianchang into Helianding's formation. Seeing that Helianchang had indeed died, he immediately roared with joy.
Xi Jin was still scolding An Jie for his rash action just now. Fortunately, there was no loss. In order to appease morale, there was no punishment. At this time, he saw that Helianding had really surrendered to Helianchang's men, and even killed Helianchang's soldiers at the foot of the city. , suddenly his face changed again and again.
Xi Jin was the general and commander-in-chief of the expedition left by Tuoba Tao. An Jie beat Helianchang with 200 men and fled in panic. He felt very ashamed for his extraordinary feats.
Xi Jin was a typical Xianbei general, and he was also Tuoba Si's Gu Ming minister when Tuoba Tao ascended the throne. At this time, he wished that Helianding really lied to them to open the city and played a good game, and he did not want this in Chang'an City. The Duke of Pingyuan, who had thrown his armor and discarded his armor, met him with such a face.
Helianding carried Helianchang's head to the city of Anding and asked Xi Jin to open the city gate for him, but no matter how the generals persuaded him, Xi Jin refused to open the city gate because "the other party may have other intentions".
Now I don't know whether Helianding is an enemy or a friend. Everyone knows that Helianding is the most prestigious and prestigious duke in Xia. He may not be loyal to Helianchang, but he must be loyal to Xia, so Xi Jin made this This decision, they can't say anything.
Helian Ding asked Di Ziyu to call the door. Di Ziyu knew Xianbei dialect, so he shouted in Xiongnu language for a long time. Fortunately, Xi Jin understood Xiongnu dialect. He gathered Di Ziyu to go in alone, but he couldn't let Helianding go into the city.
"When you and I fought in Chang'an, everyone compared me to you. Now it seems that I, Helian Ding, are a good man, but being mentioned together with a timid general like you is really depressing."
Helianding looked at the head of the city and asked the soldiers who knew Xianbei dialect to speak for him.
"Tell Xi Jin, after King Helian Bobo, I am now the eldest, and now that Helian Chang is dead, I am the king of Xia."
Helian Ding stood proudly, and the soldier who sent the message trembled with excitement and shouted out these words loudly. For a time, the voice echoed in the city and the city.
"My Xia State was defeated, that's because I was absent from Tongwan City. Now that I have returned to the Xia State and gathered the remnants, it all depends on your Wei State's attitude. I know that Xi Jin was defeated by me in Chang'an, and I don't want to leave the city. Ying, it doesn't matter, my fief is here in Pingliang, wait for me to take Chang'an first, and then wait for your envoy from Wei to visit."
He never bowed his head in his life. At that time, Helianchang was not the prince, but the prince was their elder brother, Helianjuan. Helian Bobo wanted to abolish the prince and establish Helianlun, the Duke of Jiuquan. Helianding took his soldiers and horses to kill them, saved all the brothers, and established the oldest Helianchang as emperor.
He supported Helianchang because he protected his family under the oppression of the prince. Everyone said that Helianding was loyal to Daxia. In fact, he knew that the most important thing for him since he was a child was not Xia, but his relatives. Because his relatives were all in Xia, he worked so hard to protect this country.
Now only his eldest son and younger sister have died in his family. Helianchang has already been executed by him, and his half-brother Helianman died under Tongwancheng in order to be a bait. This Xia Kingdom has no meaning to him anymore. .
But even so, he still wants to fight for a future where he doesn't have to bow his head for his sister, for his son, and for himself.
He was fixed, never begging anyone in his life, never surrendering in his life.
If Tuoba Tao wanted to subdue him, he had to meet him in person and subdue him.
Helianding left behind Helianchang's body, leaving behind Di Ziyu, only took Helianchang's head, and led the army away from Anding.
Xi Jin originally sent his subordinate Qiudui to collect grain, but he met Helianchang on the road, and his cavalry killed all the horses and fled to Chang'an with only a few hundred people, so the grain road was cut off and the post road was blocked. No one knows the news.
Helianding killed Helianchang and gathered a total of 20,000 cavalry, which was now the same size as when he just went to Shuozhou. Xi Jin was mocked and ridiculed by Helian Ding, but the other party patted his butt and left, leaving behind Di Ziyu and his Qiang men.
Everyone knew that Di Ziyu had surrendered to the Great Wei, and this time it was a disguised solution to the siege of An Ding and saved the lives of the group of An Ding people, so Xi Jin could not be rude to him.
But Di Ziyu really arrived in stability, and another scout came back to report, saying that when Helianding left, he took all the Xia soldiers who blocked the food route along the road. Now that the road is open, Xi Jin has no idea what Helianding is doing. .
Why did he keep you? What is he going to do? Xi Jin couldn't help but asked Di Ziyu in Hun dialect.
Di Ziyu smiled bitterly and remained silent.
why keep me? Probably want me to go back to deliver the letter, so that I can tell Your Majesty that I am not a defector, so don't blame my "princess".
As for what he's going to do...
Who knows.
He said His Majesty must know.
In any case, after the famous Ping Ping Gong acted like this, even if Tuoba Tao wanted to accuse his son and sister, he would not dare to move.
It was said that Helian was set to lead tens of thousands of cavalry to the south, and Wei Bing, who was guarding the road all the way, was suddenly startled. At this time, Wei Guo had just conquered Xia Guo for two months, and when they saw Helianding posing as a monarch, they all panicked and fled when they heard the sound.
The entire army was guarded by Tongwan, and the one guarding Chang'an was Tuoba Li, the king of Gaoliang. He had less than 10,000 people guarding the city, and he heard that the food supply was cut off. At this time, when Helianding appeared, he didn't know that Helianding had gathered the rest of Helianchang's army to have tens of thousands of cavalry. Helianchang would go south at any time, so he took his generals and men to abandon Chang'an overnight and retreated to Tongwancheng.
Chang'an was Helian's territory. After winning it, he rectified the city affairs, rewarded the three armies, and sent envoys to Pingcheng and Tongwan, and did not move too much.
However, Chang'an has always been a big town. Wei State has already unified Xia State. Only small towns like Anding and Shanggui in the western border are still in Helianchang's hands, but Chang'an is not. Chang'an is a wedge in the hinterland of Xia State. Even if Tuoba Li took all the food and grass with him when he left, Chang'an City could not be captured at once.
What's more, there are famous generals like Helianding guarding him.
For a time, Xia Guo re-entered the eyes of all countries with a peculiar gesture.
Here, there are still people in the Helian family who have not descended, like a shining star, shining in the starry sky in the dark enemy country, holding the banner of "Xia".
Just when Helianding took Chang'an, the spy he sent to Tongwan to investigate the news came back, exactly the same time he sent people to Tongwan Peace City.
The result of the spy's report was unexpected. In Tongwan City, Di Ziyu's "lady" Helian Mingzhu was not under control, and Tuoba Tao seemed to have sent Zhangsun Han's wife to comfort her in person, so that she didn't have to panic. He would not confuse Helianding with her.
Helian Zhishui, who was studying in Zhang Yuan's mansion in Tongwancheng, was not treated so cruelly. Tuoba Tao not only did not take him to Pingcheng, but even let him stay with his great-grandfather Zhang Yuan, waiting for Zhang Yuan to take Xia After the state affairs of the country have been rectified, they will go to Pingcheng together to serve as officials.
Helian Zhishui often went in and out of the Taishi Gong's mansion, and had contact with the spy once, telling the spy that he was doing well now, and asking his father not to worry about it, it seemed that he did not mean it.
Helianding, who received good news from his family, did not smile, but just stood quietly for a while.
that night.
"You said Duke Pingyuan, Abu, what is your majesty thinking while standing on the tower?"
One of the personal soldiers who followed Helianding back to Chang'an after all the hardships said, "Your Majesty has been standing on the tower all night, and we have to drink the wind."
"Who knows?"
The other soldier sighed.
"He's really a widow now, maybe he's uncomfortable."