He Mulan didn't catch up with Lu Pi's confidence, but she needed to have a goal to head south.
She didn't know what Lu Pi was going to do south, but she knew that Tuoba Tao of Zhuoye Mountain must be in danger, and so was General Wang of Rabbit Garden Water.
So when Su Hejun found out that He Mulan was gradually deviating from the direction that Lu Pi left, and heading towards the southeast, his surprise could be imagined.
"General Hua, you seem to be heading towards the rear camp?" Su Hejun chased after He Mulan, who was at the front of the team, "Is there not enough supplies? Or is there another reason?"
"I was worried that Lu Pi was going to cut off our supplies, so I went to talk to the generals in the two rear camps first."
He Mulan had already sent fast horses to Difuchi and Zhuoye Mountain, and there were scouts behind Lu Pi's team, who could deliver news at any time.
The path to Zhuoye Mountain must pass through General Wang's camp. In the previous life, Hua Mulan was late, and this time it must not be too late.
No matter how dissatisfied Su He-jun is, he is only an egret officer and not a general. He Mulan insisted on going to the rear camp, so he could only follow silently, but in his heart, he would definitely remember He Mulan's unexpected behavior. .
Hu Benqi and Gaocheren's army came to the rear camp in a mighty way, and they were far away when they heard the screams of killing.
Not to mention He Mulan, even A'Dan Zhiqi and the others rushed to the direction of the camp impatiently.
Most of the people in the right army had received the favor of General Wang. Wang Meng and Qiulin Mozhen were ordered to guard the rear camp. At this time, there was a shout of killing, which must be the attack on the camp.
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Rabbit Garden Water Camp.
At this time, the rear camp that was supposed to be peaceful turned into a battlefield because of the sudden appearance of the enemy from the east.
The Right Army left nearly 10,000 people in this camp, but most of them were transport officers and logistics officers, and there were only four or five thousand soldiers who could really fight.
No one expected that there would be worms appearing in the hinterland, so when the sound of the iron hoofs of the enemy broke the silence of the camp in the early morning, many people thought it was the army that went out to return.
"General Wang, I will lead a group of dead soldiers to rush and escort you out. The main camp can be lost, but Your Majesty must not lose it. Will this place be lost for a while, but Your Majesty may not have to delay it for so long!"
Qiulin Mozhen slashed at Rouran in front of the temporarily erected wall of the camp, and shouted loudly, "Don't hesitate, go ahead!"
"No, I can't go."
General Wang shook his head with a wry smile.
"Your martial arts are stronger than mine, and your age is younger than me, I'll send you out!"
Behind him, several fierce Rouran generals commanded the fully armed Rouran cavalry to shoot rockets towards the camp. Although the flames were extinguished in an instant, the soldiers had to be scattered everywhere to fight the fire, otherwise the baggage and forage accumulated in the camp would be burned.
"General Wang!"
"Let's go!" General Wang called up the elites in the guards, commanded the most brave and skilled soldiers as dead soldiers, and began to attack the opponent's weakest defense.
He is a real veteran, a young man of high morality. In order to protect him, the personal soldiers and soldiers around him are desperate to protect him, not wanting him to suffer a little damage.
Although Qiu Lin Mozhen was a general of the Fujun army, he was an "outsider" who joined later. General Wang protected him and rushed forward. ”, so more and more squishy cavalry began to charge towards Wang Meng, but ignored Qiulin Mozhen, who was also at the front of the team.
Only then did Qiu Lin Mozhen realize why General Wang said with a wry smile, "I can't go." Sometimes people's expectations are too high, and they have become the backbone. He wants to successfully break through the blockade, and he wants more than the inconspicuous one. Much more difficult.
"General Wang, take care!"
Seeing that General Wang was surrounded by a group of enemy troops near the camp, Qiu Linmo gritted his teeth and led more than a thousand cavalry, and quickly launched an assault on the other side.
Since the opponent's number was equal to the people in the main camp, most of them were harassing the camp and besieging General Wang. Qiu Lin Mozhen and his party quickly broke through the enemy's interception and headed towards Zhuoye Mountain in the southeast.
They were the first team to receive help from Zhuoye Mountain, and they had to go to Zhuoye Mountain to rescue them anyway!
"They can only chase after our herdsmen. If we really fight, we still have to rely on a lot of people..." The eighth prince of Rouran, Toure, who was in command of the battle not far away, said to the fourth prince, "I thought it was going to be fought here at Rabbit Garden Water. It will take some effort to come down, but I can't think of the other party only rushing to kill without thinking..."
"The eighth prince, the fourth prince! The team suddenly split up and left towards Zhuoye Mountain!"
The situation changed suddenly, Qiulin Mozhen charged at full speed, General Wang's team was like a magnet to firmly adsorb the squirrels that wanted to pursue, making Qiulin Mozhen successfully break through, and headed southeast on horseback.
"It's only a thousand people..." Hachioji glanced at the other party's number, and smiled disdainfully: "If you go, you will only have to die. Don't worry about him."
He reached out and pointed to General Wang's team.
"That person should be the leader of this camp. If you kill him, the morale of the other party will plummet. Then we will rob the other party's baggage, and then set fire to their camp, making the Xianbei people die of anger, haha, Hahahahaha!"
Seeing Qiulin Mozhen's successful breakout, Wang Meng finally breathed a sigh of relief. Only half of the dead beside him were left. Seeing more and more enemy troops coming towards him, Wang Meng ordered Ming Jin. Withdraw the troops and retreat towards the camp.
How can it be so easy to just retreat? Even among the Rouran people, this Crawler was considered an elite soldier, not to mention that Wang Meng's number was not dominant.
Soon, General Wang's limbs and face began to have scars, and his personal soldiers and confidants fell one after another. Several of the other generals were highly skilled in martial arts. Two of them cut off his back way, and one continued to command. Surrounded by the two wings, logistics officers, grooms, and others began to rush out from the rear camp one after another, armed with weapons and began to rescue Wang Meng.
This is not a good thing. If even these people start to kill the enemy, it means that no one is available.
"General Wang, I hope I can still serve under your command in the next life!"
A personal soldier slammed into the enemy, knocked away the sharp blade that was slashing at General Wang with his body, hugged the squishy neck and bit down.
Blood splattered everywhere, and the crawling screamed miserably, and the soldiers beside him immediately swarmed up with a knife and chopped the personal soldier into several pieces.
"Xiaoji!"
This personal soldier was the youngest of General Wang's subordinates. On weekdays, Wang Meng treated him like a nephew. When he saw his tragic death, he couldn't help burning with anger and roared out.
The generals on Rouran's side ignored his provocation at all. Their mission was to harass, not to capture the camp. All the generals were concentrated in one place and never scattered, giving each other no hope at all.
If it was normal, Wang Meng still had the intention to set up the battle and spend a little bit with them, but before dawn he received a letter for help from Zhuoye Mountain. The emperor was trapped in the mountain and needed urgent help. Why the delay
Fortunately, Qiulin Mozhen had already led some of them to leave first. If they were all dragged here, they would have really fallen for the enemy's tricks.
General Wang has put his own life and death aside at this time. He feels that he may not be able to hold it anymore. The injuries on his body are getting more and more. Wriggly attacks like a cat catching a mouse with only bows and arrows and long weapons, and there are fewer and fewer people. , a few people surrounded a flag, and the figure under the flag became more and more isolated.
The horn sounded suddenly.
One, two, three, the horns sounded in all directions.
Immediately after the sound of the horn came the ferocious wolf howl from nearly 10,000 people. Gaoche people claim to be the descendants of wolves. Whether they are attacking or detouring around, they have their own set of command systems, most of which are like howling wolves. The howl of a wolf is the most widely spread sound on the grasslands, but it has been a long time since Gaoche people howled in unison like this.
Wang Meng's subordinates also had many Gao Che soldiers, who were regarded as "miscellaneous hus" on weekdays. When they heard the voice from afar, these soldiers immediately froze in their hearts. In addition, they knew that they were about to die, and their grief and anger could not be suppressed. They couldn't help but scream like wild beasts.
"Gaoche people..." Wang Meng couldn't be sure which side came from, but he knew that this was the only chance for him to escape, so he shouted loudly: "Let's form a defensive formation! Reinforcements are coming. !"
"The reinforcements are here!"
"The reinforcements are here!"
"The reinforcements are here!"
The words of Xianbei were quickly spread out, and everyone aroused a huge awareness of survival. Originally, the two princes heard the wolf howl of Gao Cheren and thought it was Er Mianxin who brought Gao Cheren to support. It can be seen that The opponent's general was so sure that it was his reinforcement, and he was not sure immediately.
"Isn't Gaoche our vassal? It seems that Er Mianxin under Wu Ti's account has gone to summon Gaoche people?" Hachioji's face showed fear. "Where are the Gaoche people who can't help the Xianbei people?"
"Our horn sound is not like this..." The fourth prince's face was gray and defeated, "Don't fight anymore, this is our last hope, withdraw!"
The horn sounded one after another, and it was still far away at the beginning, but soon the sound had come close. If Wang Meng had only one-third of doubts that it was his own person, at this time there was already a 100% certainty that it must be Hua Mulan.
This was the once famous battle of Mulan. Wearing the armor of General Yingyang, he rescued the Great Khan for thousands of miles and scared the enemy away with three horns. The Rouran people didn't know that this battle was happening, so naturally they didn't know about it, but it had already spread among the right army.
The two princes of Rouran led the army and began to withdraw eastward. Because the horn sounded from the west, General Wang did not dare to take the opportunity to chase and kill the retreating enemy army, because his team was too weak now, almost on the edge of weakness, unable to do anything. So the other party started to retreat, he made a quick decision and returned to the camp with all the remaining soldiers.
As the two princes of Rouran began to retreat eastward, the Gaoche army in the west finally entered the battlefield under the leadership of Di Yefei, showing their strength. Just when the two princes of Rouran were just glad that they had retreated fast enough and escaped the pursuit of these tall men, they soon swayed and were about to fall off their horses.
On their back road, quietly stationed a cavalry ready to charge.
The bright red tiger banner fluttered in the wind. The general led by the general rode a large jujube red horse. Even the people and horses were dressed in thick armor. I thought I had been waiting here for a while.
No man or horse can gallop in such heavy armor.
At this time, they suddenly realized that the previous horn sound was not an attack, but to drive them to this side. And this cavalry has long been waiting for work, waiting for them to be in a mess, and outflanked from the back.
It's a pity that the vigilance was too late, and the battle situation after that would not be unexpected at all: as soon as He Mulan's Tiger Ben army appeared, victory was completely dumped on Wei's side.
She personally led the tiger and ben cavalry, using herself as the "tip of the gun", and inserted/entered the team of creepy people like a smack.
The fourth prince and the eighth prince fought and retreated. They used ordinary crawly cavalry to withstand the attack of the Wei soldiers. In the collapse, he began to flee indiscriminately, and was chased and slaughtered by the Hu Ben army led by He Mulan, almost dead.
The two princes seemed to feel that they were being framed by being surrounded by the enemy. While scolding their father and Wu Ti, they fought desperately to attack He Mulan's position.
"Death!" He Mulan's hand trembled, sending the eighth prince into a cold heart, but the war horse didn't stop. The jujube-red warhorse charged in the direction of the fourth prince, and the spur on the head was like a lone horse. The single horn of the horned beast plunged into the neck of the opponent's war horse.
The opponent's warhorse collapsed with a neigh, and the fourth prince rolled on the spot to avoid He Mulan's stabbing attack, and fled farther away from her.
"Don't kill him, catch him alive!" He Mulan urgently needed to know the situation of the other party, so he quickly signaled his subordinates not to kill the leaders on the ground. Following her order, A'Dan Zhiqi, Na Luohun, and Tu Luoda Man waited for a confidant to jump off the horse immediately, and Qi Qi approached each other.
The fourth prince originally expected that he was dead, but at this time he found that the other party did not intend to kill him, so he gave up resistance, obediently was tied up by everyone, and accepted the upcoming fate.
The sky was always cloudy that day, and it rarely rained on the grassland. For example, it was gloomy today, but there was no rain, so that everyone felt stuffy and uncomfortable, and wearing armor was even more stuffy. The battle was a victory, but He Mulan couldn't relax at all. She jumped off the horse, and while commanding the Hu Ben army to press the crawly leader back to the camp, she took off the armor on herself and the war horse, and freed herself from the drenched body.
It's not just her, many people on the battlefield are doing it. This made He Mulan feel more and more difficult for the days ahead, because as the weather gets hotter, more and more people will be shirtless. She has been covering her so tightly, and it will soon grow long prickly heat.
When He Mulan rode back to General Wang's camp with a tiger ben, the soldiers of the Right Army who survived the disaster were all in awe of the sudden appearance of the reinforcements. In the You Army, very few people don't know Hua Mulan, and many people know that the Hu Ben Army completed the mission near the Difuchi Camp, but they don't know why they appeared here and saved their lives.
He Mulan looked around and saw that most of the tents in the camp had black scorch marks, but none of the tents were really completely burned, so there should be no loss of food, grass and luggage stacked in the camp.
Not many people sacrificed, except for the thousands of warriors that General Wang escorted Qiulin Mozhen to break out of the encirclement, the most dead in the camp were grooms and cooks, and even people like Gong Cao and Liang Cao were spared.
Only then did He Mulan breathe a sigh of relief, and hurriedly went to look for General Wang.
He Mulan sent Gaoche people who knew Rouran's words to begin torturing the fourth prince, and then went to find the trace of General Wang. She was very worried that the other party would die of serious injuries like the previous life.
At this moment, not only He Mulan was looking for General Wang, but General Wang was also looking for her. As soon as the two met, both of them were overjoyed and shouted at each other:
"General Wang, your injury is so serious, stop running around!"
"Hua Mulan, don't delay any longer, go to Zhuoye Mountain to rescue the driver!"
He Mulan was stunned when he heard General Wang's words.
"Rescue?"
So fast
"Early morning, the army accompanying Zhuoye Mountain sent a messenger, saying that it was a landslide on Zhuoye Mountain and trapped His Majesty in the mountain. They wanted to go around to pick up people from the other side, but found that there were enemy troops in ambush at a high place, and they couldn't make a strong attack. , so a messenger was sent to ask for help. Qiulin Mozhen has already gone…”
General Wang had wounds all over his body, and the wound on his shoulder was the most serious.
Covering the wound on his shoulder, he took a deep breath and said, "We're no longer in serious trouble here, you all go right away, leave right away!"
Seeing that General Wang's anxious voice had become hoarse, He Mulan immediately stopped delaying and ordered the Hu Ben army to prepare to go to Zhuoye Mountain.
In Hua Mulan's life, Tuoba Tao was in danger, but General Wang was dead and alive, so He Mulan chose to save General Wang who was like an elder first, but he didn't expect that he didn't know where he came from in this life. Wrong, the danger came so fast!
"No! You can't go now!"
Di Yefei's voice came into the ears of He Mulan and others sharply, causing them to look sideways.
Di Yefei is introverted and rarely shouts loudly, which can make his voice become so sharp, obviously he has lost his temper.
When they looked sideways, they found that the clan chiefs of the Hulu Department, the Bone Protection Department, the Yuan He Department, and the Di Department surrounded him, and their faces were full of solemn meaning.
As for Di Yefei, he was almost furious.
Su Hejun hurriedly walked towards He Mulan from behind Di Yefei, his face was extremely gloomy, and he was obviously in a bad mood.
"What happened?"
Without waiting for Su Hejun to speak, He Mulan took the initiative to ask questions.
General Wang looked at Su Hejun curiously, and glanced at He Mulan worriedly.
"The enemy general we captured was Datan's fourth son. He couldn't bear the punishment, and revealed the news that the second and third princes took the army to the camp of Difuchi to harass. The old and weak women and children of the Gaoche family Now they are all stationed near Difuchi, so the Gaoche people who got the news are reluctant to follow us to continue eastward and go to Difuchi to save people..."
Su He Jun angrily scolded: "These people are actually betraying their faith and want to leave!"
He Mulan frowned and looked at Di Yefei.
The latter's fair skin was already flushed with anger, and his eyes showed an indisputable meaning.
Helpless, the patriarchs of the other clans seemed to be determined to leave, and the Gaoche clansmen who followed them also showed hesitant expressions, and seemed to have no idea at all.
"Our main camp is guarded by heavy troops, and the defenders of the Montenegro camp can come at any time. The Rouran people have even burned the royal court. How many people can they gather? If he could have a large group to resist, why would it be necessary? Burn down the royal court?"
Di Yefei continued to say quickly: "Besides, even if there are only old and weak women and children, we have more people than the other party. It's okay to defend for a while, but if Da Tan runs away, Rouran can gather an army at any time. Always chase behind tall cars!"
"Brother, the reason why we will follow you is because our high hopes will remain. As long as there are children and women in the clan, it will continue to grow. But now..."
Hulu Guangdou looked away with a guilty conscience: "Your Wei army is so strong, it's okay to be short of us now. When we save our clan, we'll join you!"
"Then the Gaoche people will always bear the reputation of retreating and treachery! Even if they do return to the Great Wei in the future, the Wei people will always remember the great khans you once abandoned us at the foot of the Zhuoye Mountain and left alone! "
Di Yefei gritted his teeth: "The Difuchi camp will never be breached by Rouran's stragglers, but Zhuoye Mountain is obviously an ambush of the enemy, and that's where the crawling fights to the death!"
"We..." Di Zhubing, the patriarch of the Di tribe, turned around and looked at the warriors in the tribe. They have been talking about it all the time. It seems that some of the young people are willing to follow Di Yefei to rescue Zhuoye Mountain, but as long as there are family members around There is basically no intention of staying in Difuchi.
Seeing that the Gaoche warriors he originally relied on seemed to fall apart in an instant, Di Yefei stared at the Gaoche fellows who were looking at him, and said word by word:
"What about your vows? You promised that you would use your bravery to prove to the Xianbei people that Gaoche never lacks heroes!"
"It's only been so long, have you forgotten the covenant you once made?"
He Mulan looked at Di Yefei who was blocking Gao Che's departure with one person's strength, and sighed quietly.
If this delay continues, the situation in Zhuoye Mountain will not be very good.
He Mulan didn't know why Di Yefei had to rescue Tuoba Tao instead of going back to save his own clan, because in this case, it would be difficult for Gao Che to do what Di Yefei wanted them to do. 's choice.
They originally chose to follow the stronger Wei State so that Gao Che would not fall into the whirlpool of war between the two countries. But if the clansmen were to suffer unnecessary casualties at this time, it would be putting the cart before the horse.
Di Yefei is a man with ambition and belief, and he should have his own ideas. But after all, he is from the "Wei Kingdom", even if he shares the same roots with Gao Che, he will not be able to immediately achieve the prestige and connections that make all Gao Che follow his lead.
"Aqihuo, the covenant can only be continued if the Gaoche people continue to exist." Hulu Guangdou shook his head, "Even if there is a 1 in 10,000 chance of suffering such a miserable fate, we cannot bear it. Sorry, we must want… "
"Let them go."
He Mulan strode to the front of Di Yefei, reached out and patted his back.
As soon as her hand touched Di Yefei's back, she glanced sideways at him in surprise.
It was because she touched his body that she realized that Di Yefei was shaking slightly. It wasn't like being afraid, but rather like she was suppressing something and trying her best to control her muscles.
Gao Che respected Di Yefei and He Mulan, because they were both strong and wise.
At this moment, two people stood there side by side, one was tall and the other was cold and arrogant.
After a thrilling wait, He Mulan said calmly, "I can understand everyone's feelings. If anyone is willing to go to Zhuoye Mountain with us, I would be very grateful. If you are really worried about the people of Difuchi, , or leave to rescue the big camp behind us..."
She was more like explaining to Di Yefei: "Fuchi, the rescue place, is also helping us, so we don't need to be harsh. Your Majesty is our Majesty, and we should rescue them. Blood is shed for the Wei people, and both sides intend to shed blood for each other, this is the real covenant."
The Gao Che interpreter on the side conveyed He Mulan's words to the Gao Che people in front of him, and several patriarchs offered a salute of thanks.
He Mulan didn't have time to entangle them anymore, she and Gaocheren nodded, turned to Di Yefei and said, "You are the centurion of the Montenegro camp, I am General Hu Ben of the Right Army, it is yours Admiral. Now I order you to lead those who are willing to follow you, and join me in helping Zhuoye Mountain without further delay."
This is already an order, no matter how unwilling Di Yefei is, he can only lower his head.
Hulu Guangdou looked complicated. He turned around and said something with Gao Che. After a while, many Gao Che Qingzhuang came out one after another and came to Di Yefei's side.
Hulumeng scratched his head, argued a few words with his father, and walked to Di Yefei's side, and said loudly, "You saved my life, I'll go with you!"
His words seemed to arouse many people's memories of the southern foot of Jinshan Mountain, and some people also came out.
But compared with those who stayed, the number of people was naturally much smaller.
He Mulan called in a few scouts from the Hu Ben Army who were familiar with the path, and asked them to take these tall people to the rescue camp in Difuchi, and then ordered the herald to sound the drums of war and immediately set off as a whole.
It took less than half an hour from when the Gao Che people were clamoring to leave, to when He Mulan quickly cut the mess and gave up the Gao Che people's team.
But in less than half an hour, it seems that Di Yefei's body has been completely beaten.
So much so that when he got on the horse and held the reins, he still looked confused and confused, and kept tilting his head to look at the high-car comrades who were running in the other direction.
Seeing him like this, He Mulan was also alerted to her previous optimism.
Her leadership of the Hu Ben army has not yet been completely convincing, so how can she think that after joining with Di Yefei, they will be able to lead the Gaoche people to fight on the battlefield, and they will look down on it
Since the time of crossing, her self-righteousness has been worn down little by little, so when encountering such a situation, she can make a decisive choice of priorities, and then immediately throw this frustration behind her head and focus only on the most important things at the moment. .
But Di Yefei probably went too smoothly, so he couldn't accept such a blow.
Also, the journey to the south, which should have gone through difficulties and dangers, has also become extraordinarily easy because of Lu Pi's obsession with him. When He Mulan went to meet the Gaoche people, it was of little use. Those Gaoche people just He has already found her team by himself.
God was so fortunate to take care of Di Yefei and Gao Cheren that in the battle between Rouran and Wei, they seemed to be in the eye of a tornado, and they didn't feel the cruelty and frenzy of the war at all.
Tall people don't want to lose everything because they have so much to gain.
As He Mulan said, there is no need to criticize this, because this is human nature, and it is an unforced nature.
"The true covenant is in the heart, not in words."
He Mulan drove a horse to Di Yefei's side, looked at the hundreds of high-carriage warriors behind him, and spoke in a low voice.
"You're so lucky to have what you want."
Di Yefei looked at her blankly.
"I lead an army of 5,000 tigers, but if the path I choose goes against them, how many do you think they will leave behind to follow me?"
He Mulan smiled lightly.
"Don't be discouraged, look behind you."
Di Yefei turned his head. Although Hu Lumeng and other men were riding on the horse, they also showed the same confused expression as Di Yefei. It seemed that the choice of this road was the result of their impulsiveness, or that they did not understand. I have all stayed, why is Di Yefei still so sad and hesitant.
Suddenly, Di Yefei's tears suddenly fell.
"Fire Chief..."
He wiped away tears.
"Thank you."
If he has been so hesitant, will the men behind him regret it even more
He was originally a centurion, but he was dreaming that he could lead the army of Gaoche people and paint a beautiful picture for the future of Gaoche.
But what Gaocheren wanted was not necessarily a picture he drew.
Reality slapped him hard, reminding him of who he was.
He is Di Yefei, a native of Wei who came to Rouran to save Gaoche's family. He is the centurion of the Montenegro camp, and a soldier of the right army who was born and died for Wei.
Since he came here to let his fellow clan live a better life, and now that he has done it, what is there to be angry and sad about
He has gained more than he originally expected.