In the team He Mulan sent out to patrol, there was a group of men who had been following Lu Pi. After searching for a while, they found something wrong and immediately came back to report.
Lu Pi did not go east, but went south.
To the east is the direction of the Royal Court, while to the south there is only the baggage camp spread out by the Wei people. The Wei people were good at using cavalry, especially going deep behind enemy lines, traversing/piercing, attacking their weak points, so they were heavily loaded, and they always left a large camp in the rear, and then moved out with only ten days of supplies, all the way to fight to support the war.
The battle against Rouran was too smooth, and Tuoba Tao used the Rangers again. From the start in April to the fight to the Royal Court of Rouran in early May, the entire distance has already exceeded 2,000 miles, which can be described as an ancient "blitzkrieg". And Tuoba Tao is not a general who only likes to use "dangerous tricks". There are four large camps in the rear, each of which has important officials and famous generals to stay behind to ensure that nothing goes wrong. The largest of them serves as a countermeasure, and even Generals Cui Hao and Bu Dui stayed there. .
The two baggage camps on the far right, one is the main camp of Difuchi, in the northwest of Zhuoye Mountain, because there is almost no war on the western front, so there are only ten thousand guards; the other is the large camp of Tuyuanshui, in Zhuoye Mountain. The northeast of the evil mountain is guarded by several generals of the Right Army, among them Qiulin Mozhen.
He Mulan couldn't imagine any reason why Lu Pi should go south.
Is it possible to directly surrender to the Wei state? Or to pick up your sister and mother
He Mulan told Su Hejun about her guesses. With this egret officer who was the best at analyzing intelligence, she almost had a helper like a staff officer.
The latter analysis surprised everyone.
"Could it be that Da Tan made a desperate attempt and went to the south?" Su Hejun frowned, "This time is when Da Tan is at his weakest, Lu Pi should go to Da Tan to avenge him, but he didn't go to the royal court. , went to the south... that only means that Da Tan is in the south... "
"How could Datan be in the south? Datan should be..."
You should flee from Jinshan to the west, right!
He Mulan almost leaked.
"Da Tan should really be in the royal court at this time, but he is about to die. It's normal for a person who is about to die, no matter how much he wants to gamble..." Su Hejun should know Da Tan very well, "especially when he is about to die. However, several of his sons have been fighting in-fighting, and there may be other reasons for this that we don't understand."
At this time, He Mulan especially hated that part of her memories had disappeared.
She knew that Da Tan ran west from Jinshan, but she couldn't remember what she did before running away.
Maybe Hua Mulan didn't know too much, or maybe this was a secret in his previous life. All in all, He Mulan's mind had no impression.
"Continue to investigate." Su Hejun quickly came to a conclusion. "While continuing to break through all the camps in the west that can respond to Lu Pi, go south to investigate. Difuchi is heavily guarded, and the defenders of the Montenegro camp will soon come to pick up Mrs. Feng, so there should be no worries. Lu Pi wants revenge, But there is no hostility to Da Wei..."
Is that so
Remembering that there was room for Lu Pi to send information many times, Su Hejun suddenly couldn't be so sure.
***
Zhuoye Mountain.
Tuoba Tao's men have been trapped in Zhuoye Mountain for a day.
The team chasing after Da Tan was already tired and tired. When Tuoba Tao gave the order to stop chasing, all the horses immediately began to rest at the foot of Zhuoye Mountain, replenished water and food, and prepared to return.
Tuoba Tao's subordinates followed him to chase the enemy more than once or twice, so everything was very easy to do, hunting for hunting, cooking for cooking, and for herding horses.
After a while, the people who came back from hunting suddenly reported that they had found a white deer on Zhuoye Mountain. It had a huge horn crest, was much more majestic than other deer, and ran extremely fast.
Xianbei people regard deer as auspicious, and when they see a deer, they are very lucky and good things happen. The vicinity of Zhuoye Mountain is not a place where deer are haunted. It is very rare to see deer here, let alone the rarely seen white deer.
Xianbei people are still white, and even their wedding dresses are white. The appearance of this white deer is like some kind of omen from heaven. Everyone's morale is very high. Tuoba Tao is worried about cheating and does not go out to look for the white deer. , and sent Kumoti to check.
It stands to reason that this kind of strange thing happens on the enemy's territory, so you should be careful. But the Xianbei people are too fanatical about the worship of Bailu, and since Tuoba Tao took the throne, he has never seen any auspiciousness. He is young, and he is curious about this kind of thing, and he is a white deer...
The so-called "chasing the deer in the Central Plains" is a rare omen that is worth exploring.
Kumoti took a group of people to inquire in the mountains, and there was indeed a white deer, and the speed of the white deer was very fast, which was by no means comparable to the speed of ordinary deer.
When Tuoba Tao heard that there really was a white deer, he immediately took a group of elites to the mountains to find the white deer, trying to capture it alive. Kumoti and other elite horsemen also followed the white deer to a narrow place.
At this moment, the snow water from nowhere washed down and destroyed the road on the side of the valley. Countless stones and trees fell down with the majestic snow water, and went straight to the direction of the camp. road was cut off.
The cavalry relied on horses, and the road was blocked. The road on the other side led to the west foot of Zhuoye Mountain. The west of Zhuoye Mountain was full of barren rocks and weeds. Tuoba Tao sent a team to the west foot to inquire, but disappeared in the mountain. , never came back.
In this way, no matter how stupid Tuoba Tao and the others were, they would realize that something was wrong.
The army was stationed, and they brought thousands of elites to Zhuoye Mountain to search for the white deer. It was a sure thing, but in the summer, the water flowed straight down, and even the road was washed away by big rocks. to other reasons.
But if it is said that the enemy is in an ambush, although an army of several hundred people is missing from the west at this time, there is no sound of slashing and screaming, and no large groups of soldiers and horses are coming. Such a good advantage, but there is no more. It does not conform to the common sense of the army.
Tuoba Tao wanted to lead his troops to find out, but was stopped by everyone, especially Kumoti who objected the most.
"Your Majesty, if there are not many people on the other side, we just want us to approach and launch an attack. Wouldn't we be caught in the enemy's trap? There is a large army stationed at the foot of the mountain. As long as His Majesty doesn't go back in half an hour, several generals will send people up to search and wait until they find out. The road is destroyed, and soldiers will naturally clear the road, we should not act rashly now, but should wait for the rest and wait for other generals to come to help!"
"If there are not many enemies in the west, at this time I will strike first, and I will definitely be able to catch them by surprise! Even if the people of Datan are in Zhuoye Mountain, they are only tens of thousands, not to mention that when they camped, they had already sent people to search the whole mountain. However, there is no one on the mountain at all. How many people can there be on the other side?"
Tuoba Tao was worried that Chi would change, "If the other party launches an attack at night, we will have no tents and no natural danger. Wouldn't we be passively beaten?"
Kumoti and several generals tried hard to persuade him. Finally, Kumoti took hundreds of Yingyang Army to inquire in person. After a few hours, he returned with only half of his soldiers left.
"Your Majesty, there is an ambush in the west!" Kumoti's eyes were red, "The mountain road at the western foot of the mountain is full of hidden archers. As soon as you approach, all arrows will be fired immediately. The brothers in front are afraid that they have already suffered Poisonous!"
"What? Where did the archers come from?"
Tuoba Tao felt cold on his back. He was already alarmed that he had fallen into a huge trap, and this trap might have been carefully planned before they came to Zhuoye Mountain.
"Your Majesty, you can't act rashly at this time. Although there are many archers on the other side, the archers cannot leave the barrier to fight. As long as we wait here for the army to come to meet them, those archers will not dare to leave their original places, otherwise As soon as our cavalry attacked, they had to wait to die."
Kumoti's face was full of worry, "There are several veteran generals at the foot of the mountain, and they will definitely ask for help when they find that the situation is not right. General Changsun's western camp is nearby. As long as we last for a day, someone will come to rescue!"
Tuoba Tao really couldn't say enough about Kumoti. The men and horses who went to explore the road before have never returned. In addition to the "white deer" that appeared inexplicably before, the cavalry he brought even had some "evil" thoughts. When morale is in doubt, don’t work hard. Tuoba Tao thought about it, so he had to stay in place, and sent a group of people to investigate the destroyed road in the east to see if there was any road to go, or room to clear.
For a time, there was a cloud of gloom and fog on Mount Zhuoye, from Tuoba Tao to Yulin Army, the hearts of the army seemed to weigh heavy stones. Most of them only carried grain bags with them, and they could hold limited things. die.
When it's a last resort, even if ten thousand arrows are added, if you want to break through, you still have to break through.
The generals waiting at the foot of the mountain, Kou Qianzhi and others soon discovered the change in the mountains, and sent their troops to take a look. The originally spacious and gentle slopes on Zhuoye Mountain were washed everywhere by the water from nowhere on the mountain. It was at the point of rocks and wood, and he suddenly shouted badly, and began to mobilize his soldiers to clean up the mainland, and sent his soldiers who were good at climbing to quickly go to the mountains to find the trace of Tuoba Tao.
Suddenly, the night passed.
Tuoba Tao and others surrounded the war horses in a circle and rested in the war horse circle. The armor does not leave the body, the soldiers do not leave the hand, and there is the sound of the army clearing the road, and finally I feel a little more at ease.
At this time, everyone was suspicious.
What is this unknown enemy army doing to trap them in Zhuoye Mountain
Even if you can be sleepy, you can't be sleepy for too long. What can happen in such a short time
***
"General Hua, all the Rouran tribes in the west scattered and fled..." The Gaoche tribe who went out to patrol the surrounding area soon found out that something was wrong and came back to report.
"The ones from the north also started to flee." A lieutenant general of Hu Benqi also withdrew the team and returned to the camp, "They don't even want tents and cattle and sheep. We chased for a long time and couldn't catch up, so we could only bring cattle and sheep with them. The horses are back. From the way they look, it looks like something terrible has happened..."
"General Hua! General Hua!" Hulu Guangdou, the head of the Hulu tribe, hurried to the tent, "The royal court is burned! The royal court is gone!"
"what?"
"Your Majesty can't burn Rouran's royal court!"
"Is Rouran Khan dead?"
He Mulan, Su Hejun and Di Yefei asked in unison.
"I don't know either! It was the news sent back by the clan I sent out to inquire about the news!" Hulu Guangdou's face was ugly. "Everyone in Rouran said it was burned by Xianbei people, and many old people and children were burned to death. Now the people in Rouran don't believe that they can survive by surrendering, and they desperately flee to the north or west..."
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The royal court also has many slaves from Gaoche and other races. The Gaoche people are skilled in craftsmanship. There are many Gaoche craftsmen in the royal court. If the Xianbei people really set fire to the royal court, the revenge of these Gaoche craftsmen will not be repaid in this life. Now, there must be discord between them and the Xianbei people.
This is not what Hulu Guangdou is more worried about.
If the royal court is broken and Datan is killed, Rouran will be destroyed. Gaoche people will win before they make any achievements. Even if they join, in the future they will be nothing more than slaves of Rouran people and Xianbei people. Slaves, this is not what they want at all!
"It is impossible for us to burn the royal court. Your Majesty still has to patrol the Yinshan Mountains, how could it be possible to have a broken royal court!"
Su Hejun shook his head again and again and cried out in pain.
"Wuwei must have burned it himself. He doesn't want to leave any supplies for His Majesty's urgent march! There is going to be a problem with His Majesty's supplies!"
"What do we do now? Go to Tianshan to meet with His Majesty?"
Seeing that there might be no more battles, Di Yefei only hoped that he could bring Gao Cheren to get another credit in the end, and immediately looked at He Mulan with longing eyes.
Datan must not be dead.
Certainly not dead.
My butterfly wings can't be flapping so hard...
All of He Mulan's reliance came from Hua Mulan's memory. Now the situation is a mess. She is more anxious and nervous than anyone else. Tuoba Tao's crisis may not come from running out of ammunition and food, but...
Rather...
By the way, His Majesty was tricked into Zhuoye Mountain in order to pursue Datan in his previous life!
General Wang died on the way to the rescue!
Zhuoye Mountain!
West Road!
He Mulan woke up shocked, and immediately ordered the camp to be pulled out!
"Everyone is ready to march in a hurry, including the Gaoche warriors, go south with me to Zhuoye Mountain!" He Mulan's face was ashen, "Chasing Lu Pi! Lu Pi must have learned some news, not for Da Tan. , is to go down to the majesty!"
"what?"
"I'm the coach now, I'll make an order, you just follow the order." He Mulan has no time to explain to them.
"Two hours later, I want to see that the army has set off!"
After she issued the military order, all the generals and patriarchs in the tent, except Su He-jun, received the order and hurriedly acted. Only Su He-jun refused to give up, and followed He Mulan to inquire in every possible way.
"Su He-jun, I remember that your martial arts are not weak..." She glanced at Su He-jun. "You also put on your armor, bring your weapons, and go out with me."
"Me? I have to go back to Diffuchi's camp to meet Mrs. Feng and the others. I came here just to stop by..." Su Hejun was stunned, "What did you notice, with such a serious face?"
"I'm afraid that His Majesty will pursue Da Tan and be ambushed by the enemy! If there is no other plan, how could such an important place as the Royal Court be burned down? Da Tan will not live long, but his sons are all When he was young, would his sons agree with him when he did this? There must be some reason."
He Mulan added: "I can't get any news right now, so naturally I don't know what happened, but Lu Pi, who left yesterday, must know! Let's catch up with him and we'll understand!"
"There is our egret in Lu Pi's army..." After hearing He Mulan's explanation, Su Hejun's complexion changed greatly, "If there is something wrong, the egret should have sent a letter. No, Lu Pi is very serious. Guess, maybe he didn't tell his confidant anything at all..."
Su Hejun stomped his feet immediately, "Forget it, I'll go with you, if not, I'll find Lu Pi myself!"
Torn face with him, I believe he still has to think about it.
His mother and sister are still in their hands!
He Mulan hurriedly ordered the army to move forward. The Tiger Ben cavalry was well-trained, and immediately the army was ready to go, and the troops were ready. It was the first time that the Gaoche people were dispatched on such a large scale. Fortunately, Di Yefei and several other generals of the Hu Ben Army had already trained the Gaoche people. Go south, chasing Lu Pi's troops.
The distance of a day is fast or slow. If Lu Pi has a rest all the way, He Mulan's army has been marching in a hurry. Naturally, they can catch up quickly, but if Lu Pi is also marching in a hurry, it is difficult to say. .
Fortunately, in less than half a day, the scouts of Hu Benqi found signs of campfires resting along the road, indicating that although Lu Pi traveled fast, in order to maintain the horsepower and the fighting strength of the cavalry, he still had a good rest.
After a day and a night of chasing, on the afternoon of the second day, He Mulan's team finally saw Lu Pi's army from a distance.
At this time, Lu Pi is facing the most important decision in his life.
***
"The second prince and the third prince are going to attack the camp of Diffchi? Crazy?!"
Lu Pi showed an absurd look on his face, but he was so shocked that he was about to faint!
According to Hu Ben's general Hua Mulan, his mother and sister had long been sent to the camp in Difuchi, where they were placed with countless old and weak women and children in tall carts, waiting for the defenders of the Montenegro camp to pick them up.
Now that the Wei people are all under the king's court, the rear is stable, and there are large armies on all sides. At this time, it is impossible for anyone to break through the blockade to the rear, so Lu Pi never worries about the safety of his family.
But at this time, the messenger told him that their team had successfully left the Xianbei people's sight and circled behind them
"It's not that I really want to fight with the Xianbei people, it's just harassment. But if the opponent's back is really empty, according to the character of the second prince, maybe he will really launch an offensive, right?" The messenger smiled, "The other side of the camp There are also the third prince and the eight prince's team harassing, as long as the two large camps are delayed for a few days."
"Why do you want me to go to Zhuoye Mountain?" Lu Pi suppressed the horror in his heart, "Khan is in Zhuoye Mountain?"
"Khan is in a safe place, and it is King Zuo Xian who is in Zhuoye Mountain. In fact, King Zuo Xian wanted to share the merits with His Royal Highness King You Xian, so he sent me here." The messenger smiled mysteriously, "Zuoye Mountain. It is the place of sacrifice of several great shamans. There are miracles in the mountains. The great Khan Buddha of the Xianbei people should be trapped in Zhuoye Mountain at this time. King Zuo Xian has ambushed a strange army, waiting for you and Zuo Lord Xian Wang reunites..."
"What kind of miraculous could there be? Er Mianxin was defeated, and he is not enough to shove people's teeth!" Lu Pi said angrily, "The Buddha's raccoon often goes out with tens of thousands of horses, and I am not enough for him. Between my teeth! Even if I want the head of a raccoon, I have to break through the layers of obstacles!"
"There is a secret passage in the mountain, and it was only revealed by several shamans that we knew. In fact, since the Xianbei people began to send troops, Zuo Xianwang and Khan have been planning this..."
The messenger bowed. "King Youxian, please bring people to Zhuoye Mountain quickly. If we catch the raccoon, maybe the Wei people will even give us Montenegro and Chilechuan. When we have Monan, several royal courts can be built!"
"There is a secret way, and the raccoon is trapped in Zhuoye Mountain?" Lu Pi asked again, "Are you sure?"
"When I set off, Zuo Xianwang had already made arrangements, and the other party should have already planned."
No Xianbei people could resist such temptation, and the messenger was certain. "
If it weren't for a secret passage, how could we avoid so many Wei people and come here? In order to prevent the two camps from receiving the news of Zhuoye Mountain's request for help, the princes risked their lives to cut off the passage. The reason for harassing the enemy's camp is to prevent the other party from going out to inquire about news smoothly, as long as it drags on for a few days..."
"Where is the Khan? What a mess! There are many divisions, what about the Khan's safety at this time? I'll send someone to protect the Khan..."
"Lord Youxian, Khan will be fine!" The messenger interrupted him, "What you should consider at this time is Rouran's safety. If Rouran is gone, what's the point of Khan's safety? We Why did you send people to Shuozhou in the first place? Why did you join forces with Liu Song? Tuoba Tao's life is the most important thing!"
Lubi gritted his teeth.
"Okay, I ordered to prepare for a moment and set off with you tomorrow morning..."
"It can't be at night..."
"Are you King Youxian or I am King Youxian? Marching at night, all the horses will be abolished in the morning! The current Rouran is not the Rouran of the past, and I can't find supplies!"
Lu Pi snorted for a while.
"I understand what you said, you go down!"
After all, the messenger didn't dare to confront Lu Pi directly, so he was stunned for a while, bowed, and left the tent immediately.
When Lu Pi waited for him to leave the tent, he immediately lost his mind and fell to the ground.
To Zhuoye Mountain, or to the camp in Difuchi
If you go to the Wei people's camp, it is very likely that the other party will regard it as the enemy on Rouran's side, and it is not certain what will happen by then.
But if they don't go, when the second and third princes arrive, they will find that there are too many old, weak, sick and disabled people in Difuchi as a burden.
His mother and sister are still there, and it's hard to say what will happen in the chaos...
If you believe in the combat capability of the Xianbei people, and follow the messenger to Zhuoye Mountain, and go directly to the Xilu from the secret passage in the mountainside, you might be able to capture Tuoba Tao alive...
No, he doesn't need to help Zuo Xian Wang. The people who Zuo Xian Wang can use now may be less than one-third of him. As long as he captures Tuoba Tao alive and kills Wu Ti, then he doesn't have to think about how he will belong in the future, even if he establishes himself as the king of Rouran Khan...
The nomads have the rules of demanding ransom from the captives. If he took Tuoba Tao as a pledge to take Mo Nan, and then demarcated the boundary with Xianbei, it would not be impossible for him to not invade each other.
At that time, when Tuoba Tao was in his hands, he asked the Xianbei people to return his mother and sister, and the Xianbei people could only treat them as guests.
And "Di Hua Mulan"...
He can completely let the Xianbei people hand her over directly.
What should he do
It's a surefire way to find someone home...
Or to satisfy your deepest hidden ambition