Chapter 42 Chapter Three Struggling to Survive

The violent snowstorm whipped the prairie mercilessly, covering all the trees and houses, blurring the vision, and not seeing people and animals. Tuobagui sat alone in the tent, drinking the goat milk in his hand with a cold expression, as if the snowstorm outside the tent had nothing to do with him. If you cross the Wulun pass in the beautiful mountains, you will arrive at Niuchuan beside the Xilam Forest River, the grassland where his tribe lives together, and you will meet your long-lost mother.However, the distance of more than 30 miles is like a gap between heaven and man, which cannot be crossed.

He and his soldiers had set up camp here for more than a month, but they did not dare to act rashly, crossing the Wulun pass and the Thunder Pond half a step. Uncle Tuoba Kudu, who had always coveted his succession as the acting lord, led nearly ten thousand soldiers, deployed troops on the plains and highlands in front of the pass, and announced to the outside that he was welcome to come back.But Tuoba Gui knew very well that he wanted to capture and kill him on the spot with a force that was more than three times his number.Then collect all his soldiers and the food and supplies brought back from the Central Plains.

But the opportunity finally came. Heck!Heck! The sound of sheepskin boots stepping into the snow to the knees came from far and near, the tent door was opened, and the tall figure of Changsun Puluo entered the tent under the cold wind and snow. Tuobagui almost didn't recognize him as the number one fierce general, his head and face were covered with snow powder, and he exhaled clouds of condensed white air. With his internal strength, he was still shivering from the cold. Judging from his appearance, You can experience the power of the wind and snow outside the tent without barriers.

The eldest grandson Puluo took off the cold sheepskin cloak covered with snow powder, sat down on the sheepskin blanket, took the still warm goat's milk handed over by Tuobagui, gulped, gulped three gulps, gasped and said: The blizzard was really severe. In my opinion, it will last for another hour or two. The weather will not be so good in the next few days after the fight. Tuobagui said in a deep voice, "Did I guess the reason why Kudu stayed still?" The eldest grandson Puluo said in admiration: As the young master expected, Ku Duo sent people to the Helan tribe to persuade He Rangan to attack us back and forth. Willing to send troops to cooperate with the cave.

Tuobagui showed a ferocious smile, but his expression was very calm, and said: "Ku Duh!"Starting today, the relationship between our uncle and nephew will be severed, either you will die or I will die.He snorted again and said: No one understands He Rangan better than me. He is worried about Kudu instead of Tuobagui, so he is happy to sit on the mountain and watch tigers fight. I hope we can kill each other, and we will lose both. My Tuoba tribe is torn apart, and his Helan tribe can take the opportunity to annex us. He Rangan is Tuoba Gui's mortal enemy, and has always had ambitions for Tuoba Gui, because the Niuchuan Riverland occupied by Tuoba tribe is rich in high-quality war horses, so Murong Chui also looks at Tuoba Gui differently.

In addition to He Rangan of the Helan tribe, He Na, the other great chieftain, is Tuobagui's uncle, his mother's brother, who valued Tuobagui very much. More support, this is the real reason for He Rangan's hesitation. Tuoba Kudu knew that Tuoba Gui was both wise and brave, and his son Lang was brave and good at fighting. Niu Chuan's only way to pass is a net, and he wants to persuade He Rangan, hoping to encircle and annihilate his elite troops, and even prevent him from returning to the headquarters. Changsun Puluo said in a low voice: Should we take advantage of the wind and snow to raid the cave and force our way through the pass?

Tuobagui showed an inscrutable smile, and said coldly: How sure are you in this? The eldest grandson Puluo showed a wry smile on his bearded rough face, and said: "It's only a fraction, and Kudu is not a fool, otherwise he wouldn't have expanded so fast in the past few years, and he would have guessed that we were going to take advantage of the wind and snow to force our way through the pass." In other words, he is just waiting for work with ease, taking advantage of all aspects.Tuoba Gui smiled and said: "If I guessed correctly, He Rangan's army has left Yinshan Mountain and is coming around our back.On the surface he rejected Ku Duo's attack, but in fact he hoped that Ku Duo would attack us right away. When we both lose, then the son of a bitch can take advantage of the fisherman and invade our army. How could I, Tuoba Gui, be like him? Wish?

Changsun Puluo was startled and said: I never thought that He Rangan would be so insidious and cunning. Tuoba Gui resolutely said: Let's go! Changsun Puluo lost his voice: What? Tuoba Gui calmly said: This is the only way to get rid of the enemy, we moved to the upper reaches of the Dasang Gan River, and attracted the caves to chase after us.On the other hand, we sent people to inform Murong Chui, and he sent reinforcements to join us at Gaoliu, this time it was our turn to attack Kudu, and caught him by surprise. Changsun Puluo said: "It is indeed the best strategy, but there are two doubts, the first is whether Ku Duo will really come after him, and the second is whether Murong Chui will send reinforcements.

Tuobagui laughed dumbly and said: Isn't Kudu afraid that I will seek refuge with Murongchui?Not only will he come after him, but he will come after him in a hurry due to lack of preparation.For Murong Chui, there is no need to worry, he has just announced the founding of the kingdom of Yan, and he desperately needs me to guard the west for him and supply horses.And he has always been at odds with Kutuo, so he will definitely support us.That's it!Who has a better idea? The eldest grandson Puluo stood up, bowed respectfully and said: Take orders!Check out. A whirl of wind and snow blew towards Tuobagui, the icy cold feeling made him feel very happy.Yan Fei often said that he is a person who loves to take risks and loves to take risks, and this is also the reason for his success.I just don't know if it's the same this time, otherwise he will lose all his hard-earned money in this one shop.

Xie An said slowly, "Murongchui is the first man from the Northern Hus to establish himself as king. After Fu Jian was defeated and returned to Chang'an, he immediately sent Xiaoqi General Shi Yue to lead 3,000 soldiers to garrison Ye City, and Hussar General Zhang Hong led 5,000 Yulin Army to garrison Bingzhou." , and left 4,000 troops to guard Luoyang with Mao Dang, the town army, all to guard against Murong Chui, which shows Fu Jian's fear of Murong Chui. Yan Fei sighed and said: "Fu Jian's Di soldiers after the First Battle of Feishui are very few, and now most of them are dispatched to guard against Murong Chui. How can they suppress the capital city in Guanzhong?"

Xie An smiled and said: "Unexpectedly, Xiao Fei, you just woke up and figured out what happened to Fu Jian after his fiasco in Feishui. When Yan Fei heard him call himself Xiao Fei, he felt kindly, nodded and said: "Wake up from a hundred days of dreams, the world has been turned upside down several times, it makes people feel emotional!" Xie An looked at him carefully, and said with a straight face: I didn't mean to use words to explain you. When it comes to the art of watching people, I, Xie Anruo, will take the second place. I'm afraid no one will dare to claim the first place. , and the divine light in the eyes is hidden, it doesn't seem to be the sign of losing the internal strength and cultivation base, so the current weakness is most likely a temporary situation. Yan Fei remembered the warm current in his body just now, and asked: Has Mr. An tried to see the wrong person? Xie An thought of Wang Guobao, and said dejectedly: How can people never make mistakes? Yan Fei was very fond of hearing this, and out of concern for Tuobagui, he knew that for a period of time, Mu Rongchui's success or failure was closely related to Tuobagui, so he couldn't help asking: "Will Fu Jian just sit and watch Murongchui become king?" Need to increase the attack, lest other alien leaders follow suit. Xie An said calmly: Of course, it's a pity that Fu Jian has no more soldiers to use.And Murong Chui's most clever thing is that he knows that a centipede is dead but not stiff, and Fu Jian's power is still there, so he gave up Luoyang to take Rongyang, and on the other hand forced Yecheng.Fu Jian was in Chang'an, out of reach, and he could do nothing. Yan Fei secretly sighed in his heart, before he fell into a coma, Fu Jian was still intimidating the world, arrogant.Unexpectedly, in just a few months, it has fallen into such a field!The vicissitudes of the world are indeed unpredictable.Said: Since Fu Jian can't help Murong Chui, Great Qin is in danger! Xie Andao: That's right. Murong Hong, another chief of the Xianbei clan, knew that Murong Chui openly rebelled against Qin and attacked Yecheng, and restrained Di Qin's heavy troops in the Kanto region, so he took advantage of the fire to rebel against Fu Jian and sent Fu Jian to monitor his army. Make a fuss.In a rage, Fu Jian angered Yao Chang and killed his son. Now Yao Chang was furious and launched an army to fight back. The turmoil was like a wave, and each wave was higher than the last. Yan Fei is more familiar with Murong Hong than Xie An.The Murong tribe was a great clan of Xianbei. They settled in Jicheng, Changli during the reign of Emperor Ming of Wei Dynasty. The tribe gradually prospered during the reign of Emperor Wu of the Jin Dynasty. When the Jin family crossed to the south, the Murong tribe took the opportunity to capture Liaodong and became more prosperous. They took Ji as their capital and captured Ye. The city is established as Yan, and its power is unprecedentedly strong.Huan Wen led 50,000 troops to attack them, but Murong Chui fought hard, and Huan Wen retreated.Murong Chui also became famous because of this campaign. He was jealous of the Lord of Yan and conspired to harm him. Murong Chui defected to Fu Jian.So far, Yan is gone!Soon he died at the hands of Fu Jian.The five brothers Murong Hui, Murong Hong, Murong Wen, Murong Chong and Murong Yong are the sons of Mu Rongqiao, the king of the Yan Kingdom. Murong Hui was the last king of the old Yan. He was captured by Murong Chui who came back for revenge. The five brothers bowed their heads together to Fu Jian Pride. The five brothers have always been very hostile to Yan Dai of the Tuoba Tribe, thinking that if Yan Dai hadn't split with Murong's Yan Kingdom, they wouldn't have aroused hatred for the subjugation of the country.So Murong Wen encouraged Fu Jian to exterminate the Tuoba tribe again and again, which not only made Tuoba Gui and Yan Fei homeless since childhood, but also caused Yan Fei to lose his loving mother. So later Yan Fei was determined to take revenge, diligently practiced swordsmanship, and beheaded Murong Wen on the streets of Chang'an.Even though he has lost his martial arts now, he knows that the four Murong Hui brothers will never let him go. Murong Chui gave up Luoyang and took Rongyang and Yecheng, not only because Luoyang is surrounded by enemies and it is not suitable for a foothold, but also because this area has always been the base of Murong Yan, and it is the hometown where the ancestral temple is located. Although Murong Chui and Murong Hui were cousins, but because the old Yan was actually killed by Mu Rongchui, from the perspective of Mu Ronghong and others, no matter how reasonable Murong Chui was, he was still a traitor. The rift between the two parties is so deep that there is no possibility of reconciliation. Under such circumstances, Murongchui wanted to support Tuoba Gui, the deadly enemy of the Muronghong brothers, as a barrier to the west, against the Muronghong brothers who were based in Guanzhong and were not under him. After figuring this out, Yan Fei is no longer so worried about Tuoba Gui's situation, and he understands Tuoba Gui's character well, and Tuoba Gui will have a way more than anyone else in order to struggle for survival. Yan Fei said: "The north has turned from governance to chaos, from unification to division. Will An Gonghui take this once-in-a-thousand-year opportunity to launch the Northern Expedition?" Xie An stared at the river, silent for a moment, then laughed dumbfounded, then shook his head and sighed, but did not speak. Yan Fei remembered Tuobagui's criticism of the Southern Jin Dynasty, sighed with him, and said lightly: Is the imperial court not enthusiastic about the Northern Expedition? Xie An calmly said: "I didn't expect you and me to hit it off right away, Xiaofei, and talk heart-to-heart, and because I feel more and more lonely in the past two months.Xiao Fei, your level of knowledge is beyond my expectation. It is rare to meet a person like you who understands the current situation in Jiangnan. Yan Fei said: "Mr. An wants to praise me, because I have been living in the wilderness for a long time, and I have heard a lot about it, so I know more than ordinary people."Xie An breathed out, his eyes shot longingly, and he said calmly: I heard that Bianhuangji is a place full of vitality. Although Yao Chang set fire to most of the houses, but after the two sides retreated, the people in the desert have returned to the border one after another. Wasteland set, rebuilding work.Is Xiaofei planning to go back? Yan Fei smiled wryly and said: What can I do when I go back?I'm afraid I have to find someone to protect me. Xie An smiled and said: Things may not be as dire as you imagined.I always have a faint feeling that there may be a turning point in your loss of internal strength, this is why Xiaoxuan sent you to Jiankang.Zhi Dun is trying to find someone, please forgive me for not revealing his name at this moment.This person has a lot of airs and is withdrawn by nature, but if there is one person in the world who can please him, he must be fleeing without a doubt. The name of Alchemy King An Shiqing floated in Yan Fei's mind, but he didn't say anything. He thought that if Xie An knew about the Alchemy Tribulation, and also knew that the Alchemy Tribulation was made by Ge Hong, a senior master of alchemy, Xie An would almost certainly want it. Lost confidence in An Shiqing. Will the beauty with those mysterious beautiful eyes appear with her father? Seeing that he was silent, Xie An was surprised and said: Xiao Fei doesn't seem to take this matter to heart at all? Yan Fei said leisurely: I don't want to bother to think about worrying about not coming.Yan Fei will never forget Mr. An's care over the past few months.Please don't worry about me anymore, Mr. An. I will leave Jiankang tomorrow morning, find a place to stay, and spend the rest of my life quietly. Xie An shook his head and smiled and said: Xiao Fei can come and go freely, I, Xie An, am so envious, I dare not force him to stay.I just hope that you understand my difficulties, because I was entrusted by Xiaoxuan, if you wake up, immediately send a letter to him by flying pigeons, if he and your friend Liu Yu rush back, but can't see you, it will be wrong Very disappointed.Can Xiao Fei wait for ten days before leaving. Yan Fei remembered that he had to warn Liu Yu, and secretly blamed himself for his negligence, thinking that ten days more or less was no big deal, so he nodded in agreement. Xie An didn't expect him to agree so readily, adding to his appreciation for him without any falsehood, he finally turned to the main topic and asked: "Forgive me for being troubled, Xiao Fei, how did you get married with Ren Yao from Xiaoyao Sect?"After giving him a full blow, he will enter the strange state of fetal breathing again, and the whole thing is puzzling. When Yan Fei was about to answer him, he suddenly realized that this matter involved the Taiping jade pendant, and he and Liu Yu had been forced by the situation to make an oath not to leak this matter in the wine cellar on the first floor of Bianhuangji.It doesn't matter if he says it now, the demon queen Qingti didn't keep the spirit behind the promise anyway, but I don't know if Liu Yu has revealed the secret of the unity of heaven and earth to Xie Xuan, and his recklessness may cause Liu Yu to offend his superiors The guilt of concealing secrets can be big or small.Then he avoided the important and said lightly: This matter is hard to explain in one word. I met Ren Yao in a fierce fight with the Taiyi Sect demons in Bianhuang, and was even involved in their struggle. At that time, Ren Yao should have escorted his concubine named Mrs. Kang Lai, what plot do you have?In short, it will not be a good thing.Mr. An must be careful. Xie An felt that he had something to say, more like something to hide, and of course he would not force him. His heart moved, and he faintly felt that Madam Manmiao was related to something that happened in Jiankang City right now, but he couldn't think of it for a while.The shortcut said: With Ren Yao's personality, he will definitely not let you go. Xiao Fei must be careful when going in and out. If he wants to wander around the city, he must have the arrangements of Sad Feng. Although Yan Fei was reluctant, but knew that Xie An had good intentions, and knew that Xie An would insist on this matter, so he agreed to thank him. Xie An pondered for a while, then said with a wry smile: If I had a way to deal with Ren Yao before the Battle of Feishui, but now I feel powerless.When Ye Xiaoxuan rescued you from Ren Yao, he fought with him with all his strength. Xiaoxuan said that this son's swordsmanship has reached a state of perfection, and his inner strength is mysterious and evil. Even in a fair duel, Xiaoxuan There is no certainty of victory, so you must not take him lightly. Yan Fei thought that because Sima Yao was suspicious of Xie An, he felt powerless after the Battle of Feishui, but he didn't expect that it was Jiang Hailiu, the leader of the Dajiang Gang, who made Xie An feel emotional.Zhu Leiyin had fled Jiankang two months ago, but Jiang Hailiu had no news about him, and Jiang Hailiu still avoided other places. It was obvious that Huan Xuan was behind it, which made him feel bad for Xie An's entrustment. At this time Song Beifeng came with a solemn expression, and said: "Beifeng has something important to report to Mr. An!" Xie An frowned, and said to Yan Fei: Xiao Fei, how about having dinner with me tonight? Yan Fei thought to himself that Xie An's letter was really not easy to handle, and he was troubled endlessly.No wonder he had longing for Luoshen, nodded in agreement, and couldn't help feeling grateful to Xie An Zhiyu. Song Beifeng said: Mr. Gao has just arrived, and he is waiting for Mr. Yan to drive you at the Yingkexuan where Mr. Yan stayed. He will definitely guide you.In terms of swordsmanship, besides me, it will be his turn in the nursing courtyard of my residence, and he will be responsible for the safety of the young master in Jiankang. Yan Fei had seen Liang Dingdu waiting not far away earlier, so he bowed out politely, thinking that something that could make Song Beifeng so worried must be a very troublesome headache, and only hated that he had become helpless and unable to help.