Great Han Empire

Chapter 155

Fu Xie stared at Liu Yu and laughed, "The reputation is well-deserved. People say that Liu Bo'an is benevolent and righteous, and it is true. I just want to persuade His Majesty to change course, I am afraid..." He shook his head in great frustration and said, "When you arrive in Luoyang, think about it for me. The solution is to send me to Xiliang. In the capital, it is really boring to spend all day in the fight between right and wrong."

"How about our departure tomorrow?"

Liu Yu frowned and shouted: "Nan Rong, why are you in such a hurry, I haven't even entered the gate of Yingtao City yet."

"I can't wait for you to come back to Luoyang with me right now. You can leave the matter of suppressing the bandits in Jizhou to Lord Leopard Li." Fu Xie said.

"What, the court has a decree?"

"Don't look at the leopard's young age and many backgrounds. A few days ago, Mr. Yang, governor of Youzhou, Mr. Wang, prefect of Zhuojun, Mr. Liu, prefect of Youbeiping, and Mr. Guo, Yizhou, successively wrote letters to express their grievances for the leopard, saying: The imperial court is harsh, and the rewards and punishments are appropriate." Fu Xie laughed and said, "This matter alarmed His Majesty, and he summoned the general into the palace overnight to investigate carefully."

"Master Li wiped out 18 Yellow Turbans in Zhuo County, and the entire army was promoted from Lieutenant Xing Lifeng to Lieutenant Li Feng alone. There was no reward at all. Our Han Dynasty is really too mean and stingy." Liu Yu said rather angrily, and then happily asked Fu Xie, "What kind of official did you get promoted this time?"

Fu Xie said expressionlessly, "Captain Zhenglu."

Liu Yu's face was full of anger.

Fu Xie smiled wryly, and explained: "The captains are divided into five ranks, and this is a third-class captain after all, a little higher than Li Feng, and you can talk to each other, and you can talk to each other."

Liu Yu suppressed his anger and asked angrily, "What does the imperial decree say?"

"Master Li and his subordinates were mobilized under the control of Lord Muguo of Jizhou to conquer the Yellow Turban Army. Now that Lord Guo is dead, Lord Li will naturally take over the conquest. He is now the most senior official in the Jizhou military," Fu Xie said.

Liu Yu pursed his lips and joked, "Jizhou Army? Apart from his troops, what other troops are there in Jizhou now?"

"And your army?" Fu Xie said, pointing to the [-] troops parked outside the city.

Liu Yu shook his head, "I only have 300 troops in Ganling Kingdom, and I borrowed the rest from Lord Liu of Pingyuan County and Lord Xu of Jinan Kingdom. In the battle of Guhongling in Changshan Kingdom, the entire Jizhou army was wiped out." Immediately He asked Chen Li, the chief historian of the Julu County Mansion, "After the Yingtao War, how many of you are left?"

"There are 6000 remaining out of 400 people." Chen Li hurriedly replied.

"Oh. So Jizhou still has 3000 troops. If we add the 3000 troops coming from Bohai County next month, we still have 6000 troops. We can barely make up two armies." Liu Yu said to Fu Xie.

Fu Xie smiled and said, "Bo'an, Qingzhou Pingyuan County is a large county with a population of over one million. Can you borrow more from Mr. Liu?"

Liu Yu smiled wryly and said, "Jizhou has borrowed 5000 troops from Pingyuan Liu Ziping three times successively. He also has more energy than he wants, and he really has no troops for us."

"Go to the city." Liu Yu shouted to Chen Li and the others, "Don't talk about these troublesome things, lest Mr. Fu say that I neglected him in the future."

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In the howling north wind, Handan City is like a lion wearing a white crown, perched on the snow field.

Li Hong led the Black Panther Yicong slowly into Handan City.

In the early morning, Zhao Yun, Zhang He, Wen Chou, and Juhu led more than 100 Jizhou soldiers pretending to be the Yellow Turban Army escorting supplies from Xiangguo County, and tricked them into opening the east gate.Immediately, hundreds of soldiers hiding in the supply truck rushed down and quickly captured the east gate.The cavalry ambushed in the distance immediately rushed into the city and rushed directly into the barracks of the Yellow Turban Army.Many Yellow Turban soldiers were captured by cavalry soldiers while they were asleep.Handan City fell in an instant, and more than 6000 Yellow Turban soldiers became prisoners.

Wen Chou ran over sweating profusely and shouted: "My lord, my lord, Hutou and Zilong are fighting, fighting."

Li Hong didn't care, and said to Wen Chou with a smile, "Why? They are so leisurely, they still have time to practice their hands."

Wen Chou shouted anxiously: "No, that's not the case. Hutou wanted to kill the prisoner, but Zilong refused to kill him. The two quarreled about this matter, and then they got into a fight."

Li Hong shook his head with a smile, and said to Tian Zhong beside him: "After the troops enter the city, they must strictly enforce military discipline. Anyone who violates the order will be punished with a higher crime."

"My lord..." Wen Chou shouted anxiously, "Hurry over and have a look, you might die. The tiger's head is going to avenge his comrades in the Yanzhao Trilogy and Master Li, his eyes are red."

Li Hong said helplessly: "I can't pull it away even if I go." Then he said to the people around him: "If you encounter a fight between them, you should stay away quickly, so as not to cause trouble for yourself." Everyone laughed.

"My lord..." Wen Chou shouted very angrily.

Seeing that he was angry, Li Hong hurriedly said in a serious manner: "Go and shout a few times, just say that I am dead, and they will disperse immediately."

Wen Chou was stunned for a moment, and then said, "This is not good. If they come to see that you are fine, they might as well hit me one of them."

"Then you say I'm dying."

Wen Chou stood there still shaking his head.Li Hong said angrily: "Are you unable to beat the two of them? If you can't beat them, you can find helpers. She Hu, Jun Yi, Lei Zi, there are too many, can a dozen of them not beat them?"

"Is this what you said?" Wen Chou shouted happily.

"Yes." Li Hong nodded.Wen Chou cheered and ran away.

Li Hong looked at his back strangely, then turned to ask Xian Yufu, "Is there something wrong?"

Xian Yufu smiled and said, "I've all gone to martial arts competitions, who will do the work? The city defense needs to be arranged, the prisoners need to be guarded, the supplies need to be transported, the trophies need to be counted, the hearts of the people need to be appeased, refugees need to be relieved, military discipline must be restrained, law and order must be strengthened..."

"Okay, okay, okay." Li Hong shook his hands and said again and again, "Brother Yuxing, stop talking, you are fully responsible for this matter, and I will find someone to give it to you immediately."

Immediately he said to Hu Ding and Qi Shen: "You immediately take two groups of troops and take care of all the families and properties of the leaders of the Yellow Turban Army in the city, and strictly prohibit any soldiers from harassing you." .

"Subject, what do you want to do?" Xian Yufu asked in bewilderment, "You want to kill them all?"

Tian Zhong also looked at him nervously, and said loudly: "Ministers, our Fengyun Cavalry has never done this kind of killing of the nine clans. If you want to kill them, they will be killed by the officials who will come over to take over Handan's military administration in the future. the reputation."

Li Hong smiled and said: "Don't worry, don't worry, I won't kill them. But if they are killed by a soldier full of hatred like Hutou, things will be more troublesome. I will let them go."

Xian Yufu and Tian Zhong opened their eyes wide and looked at him in surprise, unable to believe it.

"Let them go, let them go back to Taihang Mountain, and tell the leaders of the Yellow Turban Army to evacuate from Zhao State and Changshan immediately, otherwise, they will die. They can go to the mountain to become bandits and save their lives temporarily."

"My lord, if you do this, if the officials in the Jizhou Mufu find out..." Tian Zhong said cautiously.

"What are you afraid of..." Li Hong immediately interrupted him, and said disdainfully: "What am I afraid of. Among the prisoners, anyone who is willing to go back to Taihang Mountain, let them go back."

Xian Yufu couldn't help but said, "Zimin, don't be arrogant..."

Li Hong waved his hand and said, "On the Taihang Mountains, the Yellow Turban Army has no food at all. Even if there is, it is not enough to feed so many people. Besides, it is freezing cold now. How many soldiers are willing to go back? As long as we make it clear to the prisoners, First, we don’t kill them. Second, we have food to eat. How many people can leave? We didn’t kill prisoners in Zhuo County, and we didn’t kill them in Zhongshan. The Yellow Turban Army knew about these things, so I think most of the prisoners Still trust us."

"When these people leave Handan, they will rush to the three cities of Xiangguo, Bairen, and Zhongqiu. There are only a small number of Yellow Turban troops in these cities. Once the army's morale is shaken, we have a chance to attack. Of course, if they get the Yellow Turban Army in Yingtao The news of the big defeat, to voluntarily withdraw from the cities, that is the most ideal."

Tian Zhong laughed, "The people are always different. Let's go, let's warm up in the government office, it's too cold here."

As soon as he walked to the government office, Abandoned Shen flew over.

"grown ups……"

What Qi Shen was about to say was interrupted by Li Hong waving his hand, "Did someone take advantage of the fire in the city to rob?"

"No. Beard and Fist are leading troops around the streets and alleys on horseback?"

"Pegasus patrol?" Li Hong laughed, "Has he played the wrong role in his prestige? Tell him to pay attention. By the way, are there any soldiers who violate military discipline and harass the people?"

Li Hong was very worried about his subordinates.Almost all of them are soldiers of the Hu nationality. They have different languages ​​and customs, and there are generations of hatred between them and the Han people. Once something happens, it will be very difficult to deal with.He led the troops to fight everywhere, and he has been reluctant to enter the city. This is the main reason.He is afraid of accidents.But not this time, he had to lead his troops into this famous ancient city.He led his troops to go deep and successfully ran the attack without backup. Under such circumstances, only by entering the city and stationing can he ensure safety and prevent accidents.

Abandoning his head down, he didn't answer.Li Hong was shocked, and Xian Yufu and Tian Zhong who were beside him were also shocked.

Tian Zhong hurriedly asked: "Qi Chen, what happened, tell me quickly?"

"Many luxury houses in the city have been broken into by our soldiers. These houses are now occupied by some generals of the Yellow Turban Army, and they are full of women, children and slaves. The soldiers killed the guards guarding the house, and immediately began..."

Li Hong interrupted him with a wave of his hand again, and asked loudly, "Did you order them to withdraw?"

"They are all withdrawn." Qi Chen replied.

"It's the habit of foreign soldiers to plunder every place they go, and a little restraint is enough." Xian Yufu said immediately, "Qi Shen, please send the order quickly, and if similar things happen again, the participants will be executed on the spot. No mercy."

Li Hong glanced at Xian Yufu, and said with a smile, "Why, you are afraid that I will kill them, so you are so hasty to order."

Xian Yufu smiled slightly, but didn't make a sound.Li Hong really had such an impulse just now, but when he heard that Xian Yufu had already said the solution, he couldn't say anything more.

Tian Zhong immediately said to Qi Chen: "Qi Chen, go quickly."

Qi Chen glanced at Li Hong.

Li Hong smiled and said: "Brothers have been away from home for a long time, and this place is too far away from home. Many things may not suit you at once. Please inform Heng Ji, Lou Lu, and She Yingtong to come see me immediately. ,I have something to say."

Qi Chen agreed and left in a hurry.

(End of this chapter)