novelSusiti Chapter 108 Lü Ping Covers the Rear
Chapter 108 Lü Ping Covers the Rear
Chapter 108 Lü Ping Covers the Rear
time flies.
The sun gradually moved westward.
The thousand-plus Han soldiers suffered heavy losses and it was clear that they were unable to capture the main camp.
If the fighting continues, we might not even be able to leave.
With the veteran general Gongsun Yu leading the way in admonishing him, the other generals followed suit. Tian Yan sat down dejectedly and finally gave up the idea of taking over the main camp.
The battle is over.
The Han army regrouped and retreated in defeat.
Inside the main camp.
The Han army finally retreated.
Kebineng, who had been on edge, finally breathed a sigh of relief and slumped down on the camp.
On the stairs, the Xianbei cavalrymen retreated to both sides.
A Xianbei nobleman, dressed in magnificent clothes and stained with blood, walked up the stairs.
Upon seeing the Xianbei nobleman approach, the young chieftain who had just been sitting on the ground jumped up immediately.
He lowered his head slightly and said respectfully.
"grown ups!"
Yes, the Xianbei nobleman before us is none other than the leader of the central Xianbei who did not have time to escape.
At the same time, he is also Tan Shihuai's half-brother.
Because the central Xianbei tribes were relatively close to the Xianbei royal court, Tanhan Mountain.
In addition, given its strategic geographical location, Tan Shihuai entrusted the central Xianbei territory to his younger brother.
After discovering the death of his brother, the Xianbei king, Tanshihuai.
The Xianbei people lost their fighting ability.
The leader of the central Xianbei originally intended to flee towards the Xianbei royal court.
After all, after Tan Shihuai's death, he, who held most of the central Xianbei tribe, could inherit everything Tan Shihuai left behind if he was the first to arrive at the Xianbei royal court.
However, when he led his men to flee, he discovered that Nahelian had gotten there first, leading a large number of Xianbei cavalrymen away.
They even left behind a group of about a thousand Xianbei cavalrymen to block their way.
This provoked him to curse loudly, and he was almost captured by Gongsun Yu's cavalry.
After he finally managed to escape.
The Xianbei leader of the Central Plains only needed a moment to think before he remembered the cavalry force left behind by Tan Shihuai.
then.
The Xianbei leader in the central region was delighted and hurriedly gathered two or three thousand cavalrymen, heading towards the camp.
In his view.
The Han army was already on the verge of collapse and had little fighting power left. As long as he could hold the camp, it wouldn't be long before the Han army collapsed on its own.
At that time, he only needs to make a slight move to avenge his elder brother, carrying the head of the Han army's commander back to Tanhan Mountain.
The Xianbei people all over the mountains will call out his name and ask him to become the next king.
The young chieftain Kebineng before them was someone the leader of the central Xianbei had found amidst the chaos of battle.
Seeing Kebineng stand up, the chieftain of the central Xianbei finally came to his senses and spoke uncertainly.
"Kebineng?"
"It is indeed I!" Kebineng replied with a delighted expression.
Having confirmed that he hadn't called the wrong name, the chieftain of the Central Xianbei breathed a sigh of relief. He stepped forward and gently patted the Xianbei chieftain Kebineng on the shoulder.
"Hold on tight and wait for the Han army on the other side to be routed before returning to Tanhan Mountain."
"I'll teach you how to be the head of a tribe with ten thousand people."
Upon hearing the promise from the magistrate of the Central Region, Kebineng was overjoyed and immediately knelt on one knee, loudly agreeing.
"promise!"
He was originally a Xianbei, and under Lü Ping's command, he didn't receive much benefit.
He didn't feel any guilt about betraying the Han army.
Right above this camp, when the leader of the Central Xianbei was making empty promises to Kebineng.
Urlu, who was also dragged into the camp, looked much more disheveled. He and dozens of his tribesmen huddled in a corner near the city gate.
If he hadn't learned a few words of Xianbei language while trading with his father, Urhan, he would have been dragged out and hacked to death by these Xianbei long ago.
At that moment, the sound from above could be heard.
A hint of resentment flashed in Urhan's eyes.
"You son of a bitch!"
"Damn Xianbei slave! Back when he was under Lü Bo's command, he always tried to steal credit from me."
"Even before Lü Bo has been defeated, this Xianbei slave is already wagging his tail and acting as a dog for these adults."
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Just as the donkey was cursing under its breath, filled with grief and indignation.
Not far away.
A Xianbei chieftain, who had fled in panic and was missing his troops, saw that Wuerlu and the dozens of Xiongnu youths under him were all strong and looked to be powerful in battle, so he took the initiative to approach.
Uldon instinctively became alert.
"A man as majestic as an eagle!" The Xianbei chieftain greeted him with a smile, speaking fluent Xianbei.
"The master ordered me to go out and gather the defeated soldiers, but I have no clansmen to protect me."
"Would you like to come out of the village with me?"
Leave the village?
Gathering troops?
Uldonkey's eyes lit up, and he nodded repeatedly.
He quickly switched to Xianbei language, using gestures and expressions to order his tribe of Xiongnu people to stand up and follow behind the Xianbei chieftain.
The sun sets and rises again.
It only took a few days.
The area where the Han army was stationed had already gathered thousands of laborers, as well as more than a thousand wounded soldiers who had finally managed to get there from the main battlefield.
at this time.
The Han army, which originally had only three thousand men left, finally recovered to five thousand combat troops.
Meanwhile, in the Xianbei camp opposite, due to the continuous gathering of defeated soldiers during this period, there were nearly seven thousand Xianbei cavalrymen.
With the Xianbei people increasing in number, there was almost no possibility of conquering them.
With a command from Tian Yan, who knew it was futile.
After reorganizing, the Han army, leading the several thousand civilians who had not fled, which could barely gather tens of thousands of men, finally broke camp and slowly headed back in the direction they had come from.
Compared to when they arrived, the Han army on this route was almost two-thirds smaller.
Its momentum has waned considerably in a short time.
He left behind a hastily assembled cavalry force of a thousand men, led by Lü Ping, whose wounds had not yet healed, to cover the rear.
So as not to let the Xianbei cavalry, who were stationed in the camp, suddenly launch a surprise attack and block the Han army from returning.
As for why it wasn't someone else? To be honest, after suffering several defeats in a row, Tian Yan no longer trusted other generals.
A thousand Han cavalrymen and several thousand Xianbei people in the large stockade stood facing each other across the vast desert.
Lu Ping remained expressionless, riding his horse at the very front.
"Sima".
"Do you really think we can trust that Xiongnu man who came to our camp at night a few days ago to deliver a message?"
"Shouldn't we inform the General and the others of this news?"
Cheng Pu replaced Cheng Lian and stood beside Lü Ping, asking in a low voice.
As for Cheng Lian, due to his serious injuries, he was escorted by Song Xian, who had lost an arm, and retreated with the majority of the Han army towards Yunzhong County.
"It's hard to say."
Lü Ping shook his head.
"I am indeed an old friend of that donkey."
"But... if Kebineng could betray us, why can't Wuerlu betray us?"
"Even if this Wuerlu really wants to help us break through the camp, how can a mere Xiongnu man possibly capture the gate among thousands of Xianbei people?"
"As for speaking with the General and the others, there are too many wounded soldiers in the army, and they won't be able to go far for a while."
"If we can really capture the gate, it won't be too late to report it then!"
"The Han army was all on horseback, so they returned very quickly."
After hearing Lü Ping's analysis, Cheng Pu silently nodded in agreement.
Just as the Han army fell silent, simply confronting the main camp in silence.
It seems they've seen something.
Lü Bu, who was leading a group of soldiers and standing on the other side of Lü Ping, frowned slightly and called out in a low voice.
"Father, look!"
"That donkey seems to have entered the village gate!"