It's all abstract destiny, you're one emperor through the ages

Chapter 156 Although it is far away, it must be saved
"Han army?"

Under the strict order of Qiyan Jinhan, the soldiers of the three armies of Donghu immediately stopped attacking the city, and they were confused for a while.

"Still ready?"

"Are you waiting for the Han army?"

"Can the Han army still fly over?"

"General Qiyan Daxian has [-] soldiers and horses, and General Qiyan Tonghan has [-] troops. They set up a large formation to block the official road. How did the Han army hit Kanghai County?"

"Don't talk about Kanghai County City, even under the might of General Qi Yan Daxian, I'm afraid I can't even withdraw from Xuwen County City!"

The East Hu soldiers were all confused for a while.

At this moment, the sky in the south gradually became gloomy, and a big battle was imminent.

It can be seen that more and more people are approaching.

Look closely, and their armor can be seen glimmering in the sunlight, flickering uncomfortably.

Immediately afterwards, the uniform trembling sound of the ground reached the ears of the Eastern Hu soldiers in an instant.

"Han army. The Han army is really here?"

All of a sudden, quite a few Eastern Hu soldiers were staggered by this power.

Gululu——

Immediately afterwards, a head was thrown into the formation by a member of the Han army sentinel, and rolled to the ground.

This member of the Han army sentry cavalry was also very meticulous. He did not use too much force to throw into the Chinese army, but threw it in front of the formation.

Qiyan Tonghan's head rolled three times, making Donghu soldiers see it very clearly.

Many East Lake soldiers felt terrified all of a sudden.

There were even some of them just now who wanted to poke this round thing with spears and spears in their hands.

Unexpectedly, it turned out to be.
"General!"

At this time, Qiyan Tonghan's head was hurriedly carried to Qiyan Jinhan's side by his cronies.

"Third brother."

Although Qiyan Jinhan was prepared in his heart when he received the report from the sentinel, but when he really saw his brother's dead head, he was completely stunned.

His eyes became hollow, his lips trembled, and even speaking became difficult.

Qiyan Jinhan was filled with grief in his heart, he fought back blood and tears, and gritted his teeth, as if he was trying to suppress the emotions in his heart.

Even his legs were trembling, and they clamped tightly on the horse's belly, and the war horse trampled on its hooves in pain.

Fortunately, the grief in Qiyan Jinhan's heart was unspeakable, and after a few breaths of silence, it was already adjusted.

That Liu Zhi'er is strong, and the Han army is majestic. They defeated the enemy repeatedly from Xuwen County all the way, and rushed to the city of Kanghai County.

But if the will to fight against the enemy is lost, how can the Han army pay the same price?
Qiyan Jinhan knew that the enemy was at the moment, the Han Emperor was brave, and the morale of the Han army was high, but he also knew that only by competing with the Han army could he win this battle.

Before the battle of Gaozhou ends, he will do everything possible to kill the Han army.

Qiyan Jinhan raised his saber high and waved the command flag himself.

"Meet the enemy!"

He raised his head slightly, and regained his methodical, clear and forceful tone.

Although it was still a little hoarse, the perseverance contained in that order reassured the Donghu soldiers who were still a little flustered just now.

"It's not easy to deal with."

Liu Ke murmured when he saw that Donghu's army was well dispatched.

This Qiyan Jinhan's ability to command the army is probably superior to Qiyan Daxian.

He is not too old, most of them are the confidant generals of Donghu Great Khan, and they are trained as the future of Donghu in the next era.

And he didn't lose his temper in the face of his brother's death.

Unlike begging Yan Daxian, he has certain defects in character.

After thinking about it, Liu Ke was not in a hurry to fight Qiyan Jinhan, but led his army to the city.

After Qiyan Jinhan ordered the withdrawal of troops before, the area outside Kanghai County was vacant.

At this time, the Han soldiers were so numerous that they could not stop them.

"Arrangement!"

Liu Ke directly mobilized [-] soldiers and horses, and laid out the formation generously under Kanghai County City.

Naturally, it was the eight-door Golden Lock Formation.

Newly learned things have to be practiced to become more proficient.

Seeing the formation of the Han army, Qiyan Jinhan, who had just regained his composure, couldn't help gritting his teeth again.

It's no wonder that he can easily break through the eight-door Golden Lock Formation. It turns out that Liu Zhi'er is an expert in this way!
It's just that he was also puzzled.

Looking at Liu Zhi'er's battle experience, it is nothing more than taking risks and risking his life.

Except for acupoint attack, they are all wild ways.

That is, the Battle of Changshan, which is considered a relatively precise battle, and does not have much depth.

Moreover, he grew up in the folk since he was a child, and it is impossible to have any famous teacher to guide him. He should not understand such subtle things as formations!

And Liu Ke doesn't care about begging Yan Jinhan's thoughts.

This kind of feeling of using other people's things in front of other people's big brothers is so good!

You are just waiting to stand in line and stick to it, and you don't take the initiative to attack. You deserve to be able to hide in the cabinet and peek.

An hour later, the Han army had roughly set up its formation, Liu Ke was very satisfied, and the fun was over, Mei Zizi took a few generals into the city.

However, Qiyan Jinhan really had no choice but to continue to watch the emperor enter the city.

He really wanted to attack him by surprise, but if the Han army joined forces with the defenders in the city to attack from both sides, the Donghu army, which was already outnumbered in terms of strength, would be defeated again.

If the Han army were to win three battles and three victories, they would be able to directly fight against the Great Khan's troops with their extremely boosted morale!

"Ma Chengyan, the city guard of Kanghai County, has seen His Majesty!"

【Name: Ma Chengyan (Corporal)】

【Age: 45】

[Command: 70 Force: 73 Wisdom: 61 Governance: 43]

[Feature: None]

The ability is not very good, he is a secondary role, and he can barely make do as a county guard.

The grades are also old, and most of them can't be trained.

However, it is worthy of recognition to be able to defend Kanghai County City in the hands of Qiyan Jinhan's troops.

Therefore, Liu Ke did not underestimate him because of his lack of ability. Instead, he held his hand with sincerity:

"I have heard the name of General Ma for a long time, and Yue Shaobao also praised it in his letters."

Ma Chengyan also immediately started a business exchange:
"I moved south for more than [-] years, but I haven't won a big victory. Now that the Holy Son of Heaven is in power, he has fought and won victories. It can be said that the sky wants to make me a big man!"

In fact, it's not flattery, he even thinks so in his heart.

Originally, Donghu soldiers were too powerful, and Qiyan Jinhan used his soldiers well, and he sincerely wanted to surrender, so he wanted to surrender.

But thinking of a fire in the South China Sea and thunder on Changshan, Ma Chengyan endured for a few more days.

That's when the Han army came to help.

Liu Ke glanced around.

A circle of officials all bowed and nodded, such as history books, officials, etc., because the current official system of the big man is chaotic, and he can't remember his name.

But the team in Kanghai County is really complete.

It seems that Yue Shaoqian sent troops to chase the stream after careful consideration.

First arrange the affairs of Kanghai County City before leaving.

So Liu Ke also praised:
"I was fighting in Jiaozhou. I never thought that Khan Donghu would personally lead his troops to attack Gaozhou. I was so anxious that I hurried back to the division."

"It never occurred to me that you were able to defend Kanghai County with thousands of soldiers and horses in the county. This is a great achievement!"

As a representative, Ma Chengyan hastily declined:
"Your Majesty is not afraid of dangerous journeys. He outnumbers others and flies horses to help him. We, all civil and military, are all in admiration."

"Even the people in the city say that His Majesty is already a fairy-like figure, even if the Great Khan comes personally, His Majesty will be able to drive the troops back!"

Ma Chengyan laughed loudly and said a few words of humility.

The surrounding officials also laughed along with them.

Thousands of wearing and wearing flattering but not wearing, the city's sorrow caused by the long battle dissipated a lot, and the atmosphere became more harmonious.

Liu Ke patrolled the city with all the generals to appease the people in the city, and at the same time counted the damage of the battle.

Kanghai County City, although the city was defended this time.

But the loss is also extremely heavy.

It can be said that if Liu Ke came a day or two later, the city would have already been captured.

Liu Ke suddenly asked:

"Where are the bodies of the fallen soldiers?"

"It's just south of the city."

Ma Chengyan didn't know what the emperor meant, but just led the emperor to the south of the city.

At this time, a group of peasants had been summoned and were digging a hole to bury the corpse.

It is now the end of March, early spring, and the climate in Gaozhou is relatively hot, and some corpses have begun to stink, which is really unpleasant.

Even the folk men who dug holes had to cover their mouths and noses to continue working.

In a flash of inspiration, Hua Chengyu took a few pieces of soaked cloth from a nearby shop and distributed them to the generals to cover their mouths and noses.

Li Jingji was the first to take it, covering the bull's nose with a wet cloth strip, and his already decent appearance immediately improved to a higher level.

If you put it in the days when you looked at the face of the officials in the past, you can be a general if you don't have enough guarantees.

Barnihan also took over with one hand. Although he was full of resistance, he couldn't handle these.

Liu Ke shook his head and refused, and distributed the wet cloth strips to others.

It doesn't matter to others, he has to endure it.

But when others saw that the emperor didn't use the wet cloth, they also planned to remove the wet cloth.

But who would have thought that the nose that had just been taken off and lightened just now couldn't bear the strong smell at all.

"You all put it on, I have a stuffy nose recently, so I don't need it."

Liu Ke shook his head, indicating nothing.

It was nothing, but in fact, many of the corpses of the soldiers had rotted skin, and the stench became stronger and stronger.

"These soldiers used to have braided hair."

Ma Chengyan clutched the wet cloth, his voice was not clear:

"Yes, some of the soldiers were former guards of Kanghai County. At that time, after General Yue captured Kanghai County, he recruited and surrendered a lot."

"There are also some people recruited on the spot."

"after all."

Ma Chengyan thought that the emperor was dissatisfied when he saw those soldiers with braided hair, which is standard for Hu people, so he quickly excused them:
"After all, Kanghai County, and even Gaozhou, have fallen for a long time."

"Those who refuse to change their braids are mostly dead."

Liu Ke nodded.

This is normal. Ever since the Donghu people reduced their massacres and chose to rule the Central Plains states and counties for a long time, they began to choose to erode the Han people step by step in terms of culture.

This braid is one of them.

If it hadn't been for the late fall of Qiongzhou, when he took back the three counties of Qiongzhou, he would have seen many people with braided hair.

But now I still see it.

After the Northern Expedition, there will only be more and more people like this.

If he was born less than a few decades, the common people would not only have braids on their heads, but also braids in their hearts. No matter how hard they beat him, it would be difficult to beat him out of his mind.

Liu Ke pointed to the corpses of more than a dozen soldiers with braided hair, and said:

"Those without braided hair are subjects, and those with braided hair are refugees."

"They are all the subjects of the big man, and they are my subjects."

He knelt down himself, and untied the braids for the stinking corpses:

"Everyone, come and bury the soldiers properly."

All the generals agreed in unison, regardless of the stench, and started to work.

Appease the living, but also cannot abandon the dead.

Even increasing the comfort of the dead can make the living feel more at ease.

Thanks to Dian Chu who likes to dig pits and grow radishes when he has nothing to do on weekdays, he can get twice the result with half the effort.

Of course, it would be more perfect if Dian Chu didn't almost insert the fallen soldiers into the pit vertically.

After burying all the soldiers, Liu Ke wiped the sweat off his face and asked:

"Has the number of beheadings and captures been checked repeatedly?"

Ma Chengyan replied respectfully:

"Eight Donghu people have been captured, does Your Majesty want to ask questions?"

The generals looked at each other, this Ma Chengyan was a bit clueless.

Hua Chengyu hurriedly came out and said:

"General Ma, Donghu people have always thought of them as descendants of wolves, how could they be willing to be captured?"

"He must have committed suicide the moment he was captured."

Ma Chengyan was taken aback, and nodded again and again:

"The general said so."

Liu Ke also nodded at the same time.

To deal with Donghu people, only relying on killing has certain limitations.

But as far as the big men are concerned, they can only be killed, and no one will be left behind.

Constantly promote the idea of ​​​​great revenge, and kill those barbarians who invaded the Han land and abused the Han people.

Then Liu Ke led all the generals to the government office.

Suddenly at this moment.

A scout horse hurried into the city, saw Liu Ke and his party, and hurriedly stopped, the messenger almost fell off his horse.

Fortunately, Dian Chu had quick eyesight and quick hands, so he lifted it up for him.

"What's so alarming about?"

Liu Ke frowned, two battles and two victories, even Qiyan Jinhan could only watch him enter the city, what urgent report can he have?

It couldn't be that Zhuxi County fell and Yue Shaoqian died for the country, right?
The messenger's face was covered with dust, his eyes were bloodshot, and he burst into tears:

"Your Majesty, Xuwen County is broken!!"

After finishing his sentence, he coughed again and again, tears mixed with dust, and slid down his cheeks.

Everyone was silent for a while.

At this time, everyone's heart is like a huge boulder weighing on their chests, unable to get out.

It was excruciatingly painful, and it was difficult to breathe for a while.

Liu Ke stayed on the spot.

Qiyan Daxian was killed by him, and his head was still hanging on the flagpole. Where did the soldiers break through Xuwen County?
"What exactly is going on?"

The messenger was very sad, and wept:

"The younger brother of Qiyan Jinhan, Qiyan Yinhan led his troops to Xuwen County. Seeing that Xuwen County was empty, he sent his Han people to pretend to be our army to swindle the city."

"Then, Xuwen County was taken away."

All the officials who heard it were silent.

They all knew what the loss of Xuwen County meant.

Since then, Gaozhou has cut off contact with Qiongzhou, and can no longer transport grain from Qiongzhou.

Moreover, if the portal is seized, the interior of Qiongzhou may not be stable.

Liu Ke also suddenly realized.

No wonder Qiyan Jinhan sent Qiyan Tonghan to block the official road.

It is not only to block the official road and prevent the Han army from rescuing Kanghai County, but also to block intelligence news.

I'm afraid that Qi Yan Yinhan led his troops to take a detour and went to Xuwen County at that time.

Really bad luck.

Liu Ke had a headache for a while, looking at the soldiers and horses in the hands of Qiyan Tonghan and Qiyan Jinhan.

There must not be too many soldiers and horses going to Xuwen County with Qiyan Yinhan.

But the guard of Xuwen County was so stupid that he was cheated of the city.

"Let's go to the government office first."

Liu Ke said softly, and took the lead to walk into the government office.

There must be a place to discuss matters, and standing on the street is not a problem.

A crowd of civil and military men followed behind.

Even with two wins and two victories, the joy of successfully rescuing Kanghai County was not much left.

"The siege of Kanghai County City has turned the danger into a breeze."

"It's just that now that Xuwen County has been lost, and the grain road between Qiongzhou and Gaozhou has been cut off, what should our army do next?"

Li Jingji was the first to suggest:

"Why don't we just guard Kanghai County?"

"Even if Xuwen County is lost, it will not be so easy for the Donghu people to attack Qiongzhou from Xuwen County."

"Moreover, there is grain in Kanghai County, which is enough for our army."

"Our army has more than 15 people, and the soldiers and horses of Donghu's three routes have already broken one route. Even if Donghu Da Khan joined forces and attacked by force, there are only [-] people."

"It's more than enough to defend the city."

Although it was Li Jingji's proposal this time, no one objected.

No matter how you look at it, this is the best way.

If you send troops rashly, you will easily fall into a food shortage crisis.

Moreover, in the field battle with the Donghu people, he could not continue to point to a big victory like before.

After all, in war, it is normal for each other to win and lose. No one can guarantee victory in every battle.

On the contrary, as long as you stick to it and drag it until the Great Khan dies of old age and illness, this battle can always be won.

"Stick to Kanghai County City?"

"The city of Kanghai County has a lot of soldiers and a large number of generals, and there is plenty of food and fodder, so it is natural to be able to bear it."

"But Zhuxi County is under siege. It's been three months. Can it stand it?"

Liu Ke asked again:

"Lelan, what do you think?"

Lei Lan, who always liked to take risks and had an adventurous spirit, also frowned at this time, cupped his hands and said:
"The end will second."

Liu Ke looked blank, and continued to ask:
"Barnihan, what do you think?"

Barnihan is young and the city is not deep, but that doesn't mean he doesn't have a strategic vision.

No matter how you look at it, sticking to it is the best choice.

"In the end, the general can take the people from the mountains to Qiongzhou to transport grain, but judging from the current situation, sticking to Kanghai County City is the best choice."

Barnihan didn't mention the matter of Zhuxi County, it can't be saved, it can't be saved at all.

Liu Ke looked at Di Han:

"Di Han, what do you think?"

Di Han, whose face was covered by half a mask, couldn't see any expression, but said solemnly:
"The last general asks for orders to lead the army to defeat Qiyan Jinhan's troops."

He also didn't mention Zhuxi County and Yue Shaoqian.

Xuwen County has been lost, if they rescue Zhuxi County again, they will only lose sight of the other.

While defending the city, it is already the best way to find a way to defeat Qiyan Jinhan's troops and weaken the troops of the Donghu people.

Liu Ke's gaze skipped over Di Han, and asked Xiang Hua Chengyu:
"What do you think?"

Hua Chengyu was taken aback, he didn't talk much on weekdays, after all, he was not capable of commanding troops, basically he acted as a confidant just like Dian Chu.

But now.
Fortunately, he was not stupid. The emperor asked all the way, which showed that the answers along the way were not what the emperor thought.

Immediately he also understood that the emperor wanted to rescue Zhuxi County and Yue Shaoqian.

This was the plan when the Han army first landed in Gaozhou.

First in Xuwen County, staring at Qiyan Daxian's troops to fight, after gaining an advantage, make sure not to be surrounded by Donghu people, and then rescue Yue Shaoqian.

Now not only has the advantage, but also directly lost all the way. The Donghu people have only two soldiers left, which can completely rescue Yue Shaoqian.

But Xuwen County was lost, and it was really hard to save it.

"At the end of the day, I feel that I should"

Hua Chengyu glanced at the generals, but still felt that he had to speak the emperor's heart:

"We should send troops to rescue Zhuxi County."

"good."

"Hua Chengyu said yes."

Seeing that someone finally expressed his thoughts, Liu Ke repeatedly said:
"When I landed in Gaozhou, the generals proposed to take the lead in supporting Zhuxi County, which was besieged by the army."

"Now Qiyan Daxian's troops are dead, the siege of Kanghai County has been lifted, and the morale of our army is high."

"Isn't Xuwen County just lost, why do we have to stick to it, so we can't save it?"

Li Jingji wanted to remonstrate, but Liu Ke pushed him back.

Liu Ke's voice changed, and instead of mentioning Yue Shaoqian and Zhuxi County, he began to talk about history:

"Back then, Geng Gong defended Jinpu and the two cities of Shule with a hundred men to resist the attack of the northern Huns. He fought more with less and held on for a whole year."

"During the period, Emperor Xiaoming passed away, Che Shiguo betrayed, Geng Gong ran out of food, and would rather die than surrender."

"And after Emperor Xiaozhang succeeded to the throne, there was a discussion in the court about whether to rescue Geng Gong's troops."

"Someone explained from the perspective of national power that it is not worth sending tens of millions of soldiers to rescue the disabled."

"And maybe by the time help arrives, they'll be gone."

"At this time, Situ Baoyu stepped forward."

"It is said that people are now in a dangerous place, and they are eager to abandon them. Outside, they will indulge the violence of barbarians, and inside, they will hurt the ministers who are dying. If they are not rescued at this time, the Huns will invade the fortress again. How will your majesty make the generals ?”

"So Emperor Xiaozhang, against all odds, sent troops to rescue."

"At that time, there were only 26 people left in Geng Gong's department, and when he returned to Yumen, there were only 13 people left."

Liu Ke looked around slowly, his eyes were deep, but there was no panic on his face.

He pursed his lips tightly, sinking like a stone statue, and said slowly:

"Now Yue Shaoqian is stationed in the isolated city with a small number of soldiers and horses to resist the Donghu army led by the Great Khan himself."

"I can't sleep day and night, drink urine and eat armor."

"At that time, Li Qing asked to save Zhuxi County, but I tried my best to send troops to Xuwen County."

"Proclaim that you can trust Yue Shaobao, and you can also trust the soldiers of Zhuxi County, and wait until the soldiers and horses of one route are resolved, and there is no danger of being attacked by the three forces before rescue."

"Three months, three full months."

"Yue Shaoqian from Zhuxi County and his soldiers won three months for me with the small earthen wall of the county town."

"They deserve my trust."

"If I don't save them, will I be worthy of their trust?"

"The Donghu people are going south in a big way. If you don't send troops to support them, what face will the great man face the people of the world, what face will the court face the bloody soldiers, and what face will I face the great Han emperors?"

"When the barbarians are invading our territory and killing our people, who else is willing to defend the territory and die for the country!"

Seeing this, Ma Chengyan couldn't bear it. He was promoted by Yue Shaoqian, and he had always hoped that the siege of Zhuxi County would be solved like Kanghai County City.

But now is really not the time.

"Your Majesty, at this moment, at this moment!"

The generals also thought so.

It's not that we don't want to be rescued. In fact, rescue is not the best choice.

Liu Ke nodded, and ordered calmly and firmly:

"That's right, this moment, that moment."

"Chen Fujia sent Yizhou that day and was humiliated. He once mentioned the words of Chen Tang, the sage of our dynasty."

"Whoever offends my strong man will be punished even if he is far away."

"Now this big man, under the personal conquest of the Great Khan, is in danger. Whether he is strong or not, I believe you know better than me."

"To deal with Yizhou, a dozen cross-toeing, it can be regarded as death even if it is far away."

"But what about Donghu, who is at the height of the sun and where the general trend is?"

"A big man is just a weak man."

"But a weak man is also a big man!"

"I have ordered that anyone who offends my strong man will be punished no matter how far away, and all my strong men will be saved no matter how far away!"

(End of this chapter)