Chapter 464: Xianbei boy, selling his head [Subscription required]

The night is as dark as ink, covering the earth with a dark curtain.

The Xianbei troops set out to attack, first attacking Hami.

The situation was just as Muto had predicted.

The Wei army deployed its defenses between the northern line of the Western Regions and Hexi, with Dongqiemi as its center.

In addition to Hami to the east, Gaochang further south also had an army.

The three places are connected to form a solid triangular defense structure.

Hami was attacked by the Xianbei, and the Wei troops in Gaochang advanced northward upon hearing the news.

Muto made a feint to the east and attacked the west. He personally led the team westward to attack Qiuci, which was farther away.

The night is dark.

Ahead is the important city of Qiuci.

Qietuo is located in the eastern part of Qiuci, in an important position, relying on a small oasis.

If they could defeat Qietuo, they would be able to tear open the northern part of the Western Regions, march straight into the capital of Kucha.

Muto was stopping his horse on a sand dune, looking at the Qietuo ahead.

The moonlight is like silver.

In the distance stands a city built of loess, which is Qietuo.

Fighting in the desert in the Western Regions, where the temperature difference between day and night is large, is always disadvantageous to the defending party, so the Western Regions often become the target of attacks by northern nomadic peoples.

Firstly, there was no strategic location to defend, and secondly, with the help of sand dunes as cover, it was easy to deceive the defenders and get close to the city.

"The blood debt owed to us by the Han people has come, and it is time to pay it back."

The deputy general drew a long sword from his waist and said hatefully:

"In this battle, we cannot leave anyone alive!"

Muto nodded slightly, agreeing with the deputy general's suggestion.

In recent years, the various Xianbei tribes have been defeated one after another by the Wei army, resulting in countless casualties. Now they finally have a chance for revenge.

The tribesmen can also release their fighting power through the process of killing.

"Siege!"

At Muto's command, the eight thousand shamans under his command gathered their forces.

In their team, there was a strange sound like a wolf howling, which made everyone confused!

Muto personally rode his horse and rushed towards the oasis city ahead.

Thousands of horses galloped and the earth shook.

Alarms soon sounded and torches were hung high on the loess city walls.

"Xianbei people!"

"Blow the horn, the enemy is attacking!"

A general on the top of the city wall, with a short brown-black beard, shouted:

"Troops, hold the city, it's our only chance, shoot!"

The cities in the Western Regions are generally low, and their earthen walls are not as strong as brick and stone ones.

The Xianbei people had considerable experience in attacking such cities.

After approaching the city, the Xianbei cavalry shouted in unison and swung the lassoes together.

The front end of their lasso was replaced with a hook.

The hook was thrown out and the other end caught the low city wall.

Then the Xianbei people turned the horses' heads and whipped their buttocks. The power of thousands of horses pulled the ropes, and the hooks at the other end hooked onto the wall.

Rumble!
A small part of the earth wall collapsed, and dust flew everywhere.

Muto grinned and said, "Go in, kill them, wash them with blood, and burn the city."

Turning Qietuo into scorched earth was a revenge for the Western Regions' surrender to Wei.

The Xianbei would not leave anyone alive in Qieta. They would take away what they could loot and destroy the rest.

That night, the fire was blazing and the shouting and killing continued all night long.

Twilight.

The entire MUTO army was filled with murderous intent and continued to rush westward.

They have officially entered the heart of the Western Regions.

At the same time, Muto sent someone to send a letter to the rear army.

Now that the defense line of the Western Regions had been broken, the Xianbei had seen the dawn of victory in this offensive.

It was not until this time that the Xianbei used their real trump card.

Muto's troops were only part of their attack on the Western Regions.

Behind Mutos, on the north side of Zhuoxie Mountain, there was a rear army.

The leader of the team was Afu Yu's first disciple, Chi Yunfu, who had a sad face but outstanding fighting ability.

The Xianbei were very cautious and careful when they sent troops to the Western Regions this time.

Afu Yu, Tuoba Jiefen, the high priest and others also discussed many times before finally formulating a strategy.

All grassland cavalry are good at attacking but not good at defending.

They were used to the strategy of defeating the enemy with light cavalry and moving as fast as the wind.

If the Wei Dynasty launched the main attack and the Xianbei took a defensive stance, the situation would be even worse.

During the cold winter, they formulated their strategy and decided to attack the Western Region first.

If the strategic goal can be achieved and the Western Regions can be conquered, the threat posed by the Xianbei to Wei will be resolved without a fight.

In view of the experience of previous battles with Wei, the Xianbei were extremely cautious this time.

Even after multiple verifications that the defense map was correct, MUTO still used both real and fake methods to test it again.

Only after conquering Qietuo did he feel completely relieved and sent a message to the rear army.

The shaman army of Muto in the front will attack first. If the Wei army has an ambush, then the rear army of Chiyunfu can provide support to Muto and can advance or retreat without suffering any losses.

Now Mutos continues to test and his winning advantage continues to expand.

Chi Yunfu of the rear army came up again and attacked the Xianbei soldiers who entered the Western Regions, nearly 40,000 elite soldiers.

June.

Muto and Chi Yunfu led their troops respectively and successfully broke through the northern line of the Western Region.

However, although the war was going smoothly, Chi Yunfu felt a little uneasy.

The several waves of Wei troops he fought were all defenders composed of people from the Western Regions, and the main force of Wei was nowhere to be seen.

It was not until he was questioned by Muto that his uneasiness disappeared.

Muto's reply clearly stated that when he first feinted to attack Hami in the west of the Yellow River, he encountered only the main force of the Wei army. This shows that the Wei army may have adjusted its defense line after learning that the defense map was lost.

The Wei army withdrew its forces towards Hexi.

They wanted to protect Hexi and firmly guard the important roads that would allow them to enter the Western Regions at any time.

This is also the most effective means to adjust the battle situation and preserve the main parts in a short period of time.

Therefore, when the Xianbei attacked Hami and the area connected to the Hexi Corridor, they encountered great resistance and the main force of the Wei army.

But when they turned around and attacked the area west of the Western Regions, they encountered only the Western Regions' own defenders.

This strategic arrangement once again echoes the Wei army's defense map.

Chi Yunfu's uneasiness also disappeared.

Mid June.

The heartland of the Xianbei.

A goshawk landed in the king's tent and brought news from the front line.

Sitting in the tent were Tuoba Jiefen and other important leaders, and the high priest and Afu Yu also sat in the main seat.

They unfolded the message sent back from the front:

"In the Western Regions, the Wei army suffered heavy losses and retreated to defend Hexi."

"Two divisions of our army have entered the south of Qiuci and have won great victories in succession."

“Chi Yunfu sent a letter back, asking whether it was according to the plan to continue to move south and unite with the Kushans to defeat the main force of the Wei army in the southern part of the Western Regions.

Or should we plunder the supplies and people of the Western Regions, go through the pass of Zhuoxie Mountain, and send the captives back first?"

Tuoba Jiefen said:
“It would be better to let the Muto tribe go south, join forces with the Kushans, and defeat the Wei army with all our strength.

Chi Yunfu will escort the prisoners and supplies back north and bring the things back first!"

The high priest snorted coldly, feeling very dissatisfied.

Tuoba Jiefen suggested that his shaman army continue to move southward to engage in battle with the Wei army, which would inevitably increase the consumption of the shaman army.

He asked Afu Yu's chief disciple Chi Yunfu to lead his troops to retreat, which was intended to please Afu Yu.

The conflict between Tuoba Jiefen and the Great Shaman was only eased on the surface even with the intervention of Afu Yu, but they were still competing against each other in secret.

Ah Fuyu sat on a leather mat, with a strong body and eyes as cold as lightning:

“Bu Liugu reported that there was no problem with the defense map and it had been verified.

But I always felt that the defense map was too easy to come by. Muto, Chiyunfu, fought his way into the Western Regions and won every battle, which further confirmed my judgment.

The so-called defense map may have been a trap from the beginning.”

Afu Yu's words made everyone in the tent suddenly quiet down.

But now they have won a great victory in the Western Region. How to explain it?

“Although there are problems with the defense map, the Wei people also misjudged our strategy.

They didn't expect that we would send out two elite forces, light and dark, to launch an offensive in May and tear open their defenses.

And there are also the Kushans, who are holding back the main force of the Wei army in the south."

Tuoba Jiefen and others looked at each other.

What Afu Yu meant was that although he had doubts about the appearance of the defense map.

However, he chose to use the Wei army's defense map and asked his disciple Bu Liugu to bring the Kushans in again.

Secondly, even without a defense map, they were prepared to attack the Western Regions and had made many arrangements in advance.

Therefore, the time of deploying troops must have been earlier than the Wei people expected.

"We are not yet victorious in the battle with the Wei army, so we must not slack off.

The plan made before the war should not be adjusted at will. Chiyunfu and Mutos must work together to move south, neither of them can be missing."

"Besides, I have made other arrangements."

Afu Yu looked towards the south.

His other plan, if successful, could inflict heavy damage on the Wei army and ensure victory.

In the Wei Dynasty, Cao Cao also received news from the front line.

Knowing that the main force of the Xianbei had entered the heart of the Western Regions, he decisively gave the order:
"Order all units to mobilize! Goal - annihilate!"

So far, Cao's army has actually been luring the enemy and has not made any moves yet.

None of the people who died in the Western Regions or the defeated soldiers were direct descendants of the Wei army, and they were not even from the Western Regions.

Last year, the Wusun people were defeated and a large number of them moved to the Western Regions.

Cao Wei had already made arrangements for the Western Regions, and most of the population and resources that needed to be transferred had been transferred in advance.

Most of those who stayed were Wusun people, with a small number from the Western Regions.

Given Cao Cao's character, he didn't care at all that they were not of our race and that losing a few cities and sending the Wusun people who had migrated to the Western Regions to their deaths was just a way to lure the enemy into the territory.

This is also the reason why Chi Yunfu could not see the main force of the Wei army.

The early arrangements were made to lure the enemy deep into our territory and achieve total annihilation!
Cao Cao also issued combat orders directly to Huang Zhong and other main generals through the communication beads.

Western Regions.

Huang Zhong put down the interrogation bead and said to Taishi Ci beside him:
"Ziyi, you want to reach the mythical realm, so I will let you lead the central army in this battle, and I will assist you and help you gain martial luck."

Taishi Ci responded with great courtesy, led his troops and rode out of the camp.

Their specific task along the way was to deal with the Kushans.

The Kushans also took frequent actions, sending reinforcements twice to engage in battles with the Wei army.

Huang Zhong looked towards the hinterland of the Western Regions to the north and sneered:
"During this counterattack, let's see how many Xianbei people can leave the Western Region alive."

The direction Huang Zhong was looking at was hundreds of miles away.

At noon the next day, Muto led his troops and attacked another small town in the Western Regions.

Behind him, the shaman army poured into the city like a pack of wolves.

Mutos leaped up from his horse, his long sword flying out of his hand.

A Western Region defender's neck was suddenly cut by a knife and he fell off his horse.

Mutos reached out to retract his sword and flew into the air again.

The aura he stirred up was like a flying sandstorm, rolling towards the other opponent.

At this moment, Muto's heart tightened.

A green blade light suddenly appeared between heaven and earth, piercing through the sky, and its edge was several feet long.

Muto turned his head and saw a warrior who was nine feet tall, with a two-foot-long beard, a face as red as a date, phoenix eyes, and long eyebrows. He narrowed his eyes and chopped down with his sword:

"You Xianbei kid, you are like a chicken or a dog, selling yourself to Seoul. I will take your life now!"

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