Chapter 14 2. Hunting and being hunted

It was the Qiang people who dug the pit for Yu Xu in advance.This group of people heard that he was going to take up the post in Wudu County, and they were as excited as if they were handed out red envelopes during the Chinese New Year. The reason why they are excited is not because they are excited to find an opponent, but because of hatred. You know, if it wasn't for Yu Xu, Ren Shang might still be being chased and beaten by them. How could it be Ren Shang's turn to slaughter them like an eagle catching chickens. Therefore, the Qiang people wanted to put Yu Xu to death this time, and they all made up their minds that they couldn't make mistakes, and they could do it all at once.For this reason, they dispatched thousands of people to ambush in Xiaogu in Chencang (now Dongchencang, Baoji City, Shaanxi Province).

It's a really good place to kill. When Han Xin came out of Hanzhong back then, he had secretly plotted against Chen Cang, and he followed this path.Well, the net has been cast, just waiting for the fat fish to come. To the Qiang people, Yu Xu is indeed a fat fish.But they forget that this is not a dead-headed fish.He can wipe out the Chaoge robbers, he can make a plan for Ren Shang, kill a way out, and he can create a broad road for himself. It has been said that in this world, there is only one kind of person who has no threshold, and that is the strongman.There is no doubt that Yu Xu is such a strong man.How was the strongman made?They often have the ferocious character of several animals, that is, the power like a tiger, the speed like a leopard, the eyesight like an eagle, and the cunning like a fox.

Such a strong man, you play with him?Then come on, Yu Xu will accompany you to the end. The Qiang people thought that they were ignorant and unaware, but they didn't know that Yu Xu had already heard the wind before he set off.So he sent a message to the outside world first, that there is no rush to set off now, and it will not be too late for us to leave when the reinforcements arrive. The Qiang people thought that Yu Xu was afraid, and thought that it would be better to do other things first if he waited to miss work.They dispersed their forces and went to the counties to rob winter grain.

As everyone knows, they have been fooled. When Yu Xu heard that the Qiang people were withdrawing, he set off immediately.In order to hurry, he took out his desperate strength and ran day and night.On that kind of mountain road without expressways, he actually drove more than a hundred miles a day. During the rush, Yu Xu also set up a net.When he ordered the soldiers to cook, they doubled the number of stoves every day.One on the first day, two on the second day, four on the third day, and so on. Anyone who is familiar with Sun Tzu's Art of War knows that Yu Xu has already committed a foul by doing so.Back then, when Sun Bin was marching, he reduced the number of stoves every day, and he was only allowed to drive thirty miles.Doing this is to maintain physical strength in response to sudden changes.

So, someone asked Yu Xu very puzzled, why is what you taught us different from the art of war?Why? What a brain. Those who don't understand only know one, not the other.Regarding the art of war, what did Sun Bin say?Soldiers who, deception also.Therefore, what can be shown is not possible, what is used can be shown not to be used, what is close can be shown to be far, and what is far can be shown to be near.Those who understand Sun Bin's words will understand that if I am good at it, I can tell the enemy that I am not good at it, and vice versa. Yu Xu explained to his subordinates that Sun Bin deliberately reduced the number of fires in order to lure the enemy into taking the bait.But the current situation is that I am weak and the enemy is strong. In order to confuse the opponent, I add stoves just to throw smoke bombs at him; I run hundreds of miles a day, just to take advantage of them when they are hesitating. , I can't catch up even if I want to catch up.

Everyone suddenly realized.The art of war is taught to nerds.How can a person who really understands the art of war be constrained by the art of war? In this way, Yu Xu fooled the Qiang people all the way, and finally arrived in Wudu County. When Yu Xu entered the city, the Qiang people followed, and tens of thousands of them surrounded him.At this time, Yu Xu only had three thousand soldiers in his hands, while the Qiang people had tens of thousands.As I said before, this group of people are all cavalry, and if they want to rush to kill them, their power is very scary. Yu Xu looked at the Qiang people below the city from above the city, and the Qiang people also looked at Yu Xu above the city from below the city.This feeling of so close to the world is really worrying.It was the Qiang people who were worried, and Yu Xu was very calm at this moment.He ordered the soldiers not to shoot the crossbows indiscriminately without his order.

Seeing this, someone may understand.On the battlefield, infantry cannot beat cavalry, but no matter how fast cavalry can run, nothing is as fast.This thing is a strong crossbow.Why is Yu Xu so calm?It is because he holds the deadly weapon that destroys the cavalry in his hand. Back then, Li Ling led 5,000 infantry and dared to attack the Huns, relying on this kind of heavy weapon.Today, with a strong crossbow in hand, Yu Xu saw that victory was already waving to him. Yu Xu ordered not to use strong crossbows, but it does not mean not to shoot arrows. He told the soldiers to release the small arrows first, and then use the strong crossbows when the Qiang people took the bait and rushed forward collectively.The soldiers complied and shot arrows down the city.The Qiang people looked at what kind of arrows were placed on the city. These small arrows have a short range and low power. Let alone horses, this kind of small arrows can't kill people.

The farthest distance in the world is when I stand in front of you, you don't know how much I want to beat you. The Qiang people, who had endured for a long time, finally dispatched.Their whole team gathered, ready to attack the city, and deal a devastating blow to Yu Xu. However, when they were in full swing, they immediately regretted it.At this time, what they saw was not the small arrows before, but an extremely powerful crossbow, even if they had wings, they couldn't escape. Soldiers who, deception also.Yu Xu is really too cunning.In order to play the role of the strong crossbow, he had trained it before, that is, twenty people gathered in one shooting net.Under his powerful crossbow attack, the Qiang people fell down one after another, looking for their teeth all over the ground.When they were about to find Ya, they hadn't mounted their horses yet, and at this moment they found another terrifying sight——Yu Xu led troops out of the city and came to kill them.

Don't talk about looking for teeth, it would be good to pick up a life.The Qiang people were defeated and retreated hastily. The next day, the Qiang people came back again. This time, they learned how to behave. In order to prevent the strong crossbow attack, they chose a safe place and watched the Han army from a distance.They saw that the Han army came out from the east gate and returned through the west gate.Back and forth, each time the clothes are different. Dizzy, did Yu Xu really wait for reinforcements?How many people are there in this reinforcement? If Qiang people want to know the answer, let me tell you for Yu Xu.

The Han army was actually the original three thousand soldiers.Yu Xu came back and forth, it was all those people.It's just that after these people entered the city, they changed their clothes, then came out again, and went back to the city after finishing the show below the city.In this way, they walked many times in total, and the Qiang people thought it was reinforcements. Don't come out to mess around with a dead head, be cunning when you come out to mess around, Yu Xu has completely turned the Qiang people into a coma.Seeing this, the Qiang people knew that they couldn't play anymore, and they were going to retreat home to pick up their children.

The real fat fish are the Qiang people.The fat fish are all hooked, so don't even think about withdrawing. Just as the Qiang people were retreating, Yu Xu had already laid an ambush.When they get close, kill the generals and go out, gaining a lot.The Qiang army was defeated, with countless casualties and vital energy. After this contest, the Qiang people finally learned what it means to be a real master of rivers and lakes.From then on, the main force of the Qiang army was unable to gather large forces to attack Yuxu. Yu Xu quickly resumed production, and three years later, food prices finally stabilized.The good guys wiped out the bad guys, and thanks to Yu Xu, the people of Wudu lived a happy life ever since. Yu Xu is like a ray of starlight in the dark night, illuminating her own future and the dark night of the Han Dynasty.However, he did not illuminate Ren Shang's soul world. At this time, when Yu Xu had finished his work, Ren Shang over there was still busy. Of course, he is not busy.As the lieutenant of Hu Qiang, he is equivalent to being the captain of the fire brigade of the Han Dynasty. Wherever there are sparks, water must be poured there.Empress Dowager Deng saw that he was quite tired from busy work alone, so she called another person and sent a group of firefighters to help. What kind of officers and soldiers do you think this is?It turned out to be the Southern Huns soldiers. Maybe people have doubts, didn't the Southern Huns rebel, why are they still there?It is true that the Southern Huns rebelled, but they did not succeed.The Southern Xiongnu Shanyu believed in Han Cong, and not long after the rebellion, Empress Dowager Deng immediately sent someone to greet his family. The one sent by Empress Dowager Deng was Liang Yi.Everyone can see Liang Chi's kung fu.He rushed into the Western Regions, rushed out again, and took down hundreds of tribes of the Qiang people.Thanks to his efforts, the Southern Xiongnu Shanyu was frightened and had to surrender. It's funny that when the Southern Xiongnu Shanyu surrendered, he scolded the traitor Han Cong.Said, you told me that the Han people are dead, look, what kind of people came here, so many fierce people, and said that the Han people are useless. Fire prevention, anti-theft, anti-traitor, this lesson is worth summarizing. The Southern Xiongnu Shanyu surrendered, but Liang Qi was unfortunately arrested and imprisoned.As for the reason, it is actually a trivial matter, let alone mention it.What I want to say now is that the Empress Dowager Deng sent someone to replace Liang Kedu as General Liao, and completely wiped out the Qiang rebellion. This person is Deng Zun, the cousin of the Empress Dowager Deng. Why Deng Zun was promoted, I think I know a thing or two without guessing.Deng Zhi and others can't do it anymore. The Empress Dowager Deng must cultivate the rising stars of the Deng family, otherwise all the credit will be left to the heroes of Yu Xu and Ren Shang. She must be uneasy.What's more, at this time, a member of the Deng family is sent out to clean up the mess, so that the profit will not be lost. Therefore, Empress Dowager Deng has no reason not to train her own people. Two years later, in AD 118, Deng Zun and Ren Shang worked together to eliminate the remnants of the Qiang people. The means of the two to suppress the bandits can be said to coincide with each other.Ren Shang bought killers and killed the leaders of the Qiang tribe. Deng Zun was not satisfied with killing on the battlefield. Seeing that Ren Shang's assassination methods were surprisingly profitable, he followed suit and sent people to assassinate other Qiang leaders. After rehabilitating the Qiang Rebellion, Deng Zun and Ren Shang returned to Luoyang City together.Empress Dowager Deng especially favored her cousin Deng Zun, and named him Marquis of Wuyang, with a fief of three thousand households.However, Ren Shang was very dissatisfied and yelled at Queen Mother Deng. He shouted like this: I have done more in battle than Deng Zun, why should I get less than him. Ren Shang was right in saying this.From start to finish, he was on the front lines.When work was about to end, Deng Zun came out to show his face.He did a lot, why did he get less? I think that for a guy like Ren Shang, his brain is not missing a muscle, but a half. Half of it means that military talent is too weak, and the other is that political brain is too watery.Back then, because of a short tendon, he lost the Western Regions.Now, if you add half a root, you can't even save your life. really.He wanted to compete with Deng Zun, but he was accused of murder, underreporting more, embezzlement and bribery.Empress Dowager Deng sent someone to investigate, and found out that this kid had embezzled more than tens of millions of dollars. According to the law of the Han Dynasty, executions cannot be executed in spring.Winter is over, can spring be far behind?If you are lucky, after spring, you may encounter an amnesty. However, in this winter when the north wind blows, Ren Shang will never see his spring coming. AD 118, December, winter. Ren Shang was escorted out of Chang'an, beheaded, and his property was confiscated.