Great Han Empire
Chapter 350 The Swordsman
Chapter 350 The Swordsman
Yan Wuwei immediately ordered Zongliu to take [-] cavalry Yuge near the pontoon bridge of the Gushui River to restrain the cavalry of the Karasuma people.If Tadun brings people into the city, the vertical flow will burn the bridge.
Yan Wuwei ordered Xinhu to lead a thousand horses to guard the city gate.Regardless of whether this matter was a trap by the rebels, as long as the retreat was firmly controlled by him, breaking out of the encirclement would not be a problem.
"Ming Zhi and I led three thousand cavalry to directly kill the government office, first we killed Xian Yuchen. The rebel army loses its general, and there will be chaos, and Yongnu City can go down immediately."
Duan Xuan disagrees.Duan Xuan said that Xian Yuchen's government office was heavily guarded by soldiers, and if the attack was blocked, the rebels who heard the news would surround the cavalry.He believed that the other three city gates should be divided first, so that his cavalry would be invincible in both advance and retreat.As soon as the city gate was lost, the rebels thought that the Han army was coming to attack, and they would lose their morale. They had no intention of resisting and fled in all directions.
Yan Wuwei said that we only have such a small number of troops. Once we divide our troops to capture the city gate, our strength will inevitably be scattered and we will not be able to defeat the counterattack of the rebels.In addition, we have to go a long way to attack the other three city gates, and we cannot guarantee that our whereabouts will not be exposed. Once the whereabouts are exposed and the city gates cannot be defeated, we will be surrounded by rebels. At that time, even if everyone breaks out and escapes It is also a loss of soldiers and generals.Another point, if this is a trap for the rebels, did our division of troops attack the city gate fall into the hands of the rebels, and were they all defeated?
"We concentrated all our forces, caught the government by surprise, and killed Xian Yuchen directly." Yan Wuwei said firmly, "The rebels lost their command and must be at a loss. We took advantage of the chaos to rush around, killing whatever we encountered, The rebels stationed in Yongnu City have been slaughtered in pieces, so that they can't find generals, and they can't find soldiers. Even if there are 1 rebels, they will be scattered."
"If the attack is blocked..."
"Let's turn around and run away." Yan Wuwei said nonchalantly, "Of course it would be best if we can take down Yongnu City. If we can't take it down, we won't lose anything."
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In the dark night, hundreds of torches were burning on the north tower of Yongnu City, illuminating the surroundings of the city gate like daylight.Suddenly, a big fire ignited on the tower, and the flames soared into the sky.
Under the leadership of Yan Wuwei, the iron cavalry of the Han army ambushing one mile away, like a long arrow off the string, rushed out of the darkness at high speed, and killed quietly under the gate of the north city.
With a long sword hanging from his waist, Tian Yu rushed forward nervously, "I have already controlled the north city gate. My lord can quickly occupy the other city gates and kill the rebels."
Yan Wuwei made a gesture of appreciation to him, turned around and said in a low voice: "Xinhu, take 300 people and occupy the tower."
Xinhu beckoned back, and rushed into the city gate first, followed by three hundred cavalry.
"My lord, the leader of the rebel army who is on duty at the North Tower tonight is my father's former official, and he is absolutely reliable." Tian Yu said, "I also brought more than 30 strong servants with me, and they are all on the tower now. My lord should immediately Let's go to town."
Yan Wuwei glanced at him, and said with a smile: "Why are you in a hurry? Seeing that you are so impatient, you want to push me into a trap."
Tian Yu said anxiously: "My lord, don't make jokes. The lives of dozens of people, old and young, are in the hands of my lord. If my lord is defeated, I can turn around and run away. What should I do? My lord, please hurry up."
Yan Wuwei patted the dust off his body with a horsewhip, and said unhurriedly: "Your family only has a few dozen people dead, but I have five thousand brothers. Compared with it, your family's dozens of people's lives are nothing?"
Tian Yu stared, and opened his mouth to say something, but seeing the murderous look in Yan Wuwei's eyes, he hurriedly swallowed the words back.He sighed in anxiety, turning back and forth in front of Yan Wuwei's war horse.
The figure of Xinhu finally appeared on the tower, and he waved to Yan Wuwei, everything was in order.
Yan Wuwei turned his head and pointed to a fake Sima, "Take another 700 people in and control all the vital parts near the North City Gate."
Seven hundred cavalry rushed in.Tian Yu couldn't help shouting loudly: "My lord, how long are you going to dawdle? There are so many people standing outside the city gate, once the rebels find out..."
"You go back and ride your horse, and take us directly to the government office."
Tian Yu was taken aback, "My lord, the government office is now where Xian Yuchen's camp is located, and there are heavily guarded and heavily guarded..."
"Why are you so wordy?" Yan Wuwei smiled, "Aren't you in a hurry? Why are you not in a hurry now?"
"My lord, it is too dangerous to directly attack the government office. If the attack is blocked, the rebel army will come after hearing the news, and the city will not be able to be taken."
Yan Wuwei ignored him, raised his hand and waved it behind him twice.Immediately there was a slight noise from the three thousand cavalry, and everyone drew their knives out of their sheaths, unsheathed their arrows, and were ready to attack.Tian Yu glanced at him angrily, and ran back to the city gate helplessly.
The heart fox on the tower waved vigorously.
With a low growl, Yan Wuwei kicked the horse's belly fiercely, and the horse jumped up and rushed onto the suspension bridge.
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Although the three thousand war horses had their hooves covered and their mouths covered, they still made a loud roar when they ran, and the ground trembled violently. People in Northern Xinjiang were familiar with this, and they knew that there was an army of cavalry coming.The dazed rebel guards looked around in a daze, unable to react for a while, and more soldiers were still asleep in their dreams.
The 3000 people divided into four groups and rushed towards the government office at the same time.The guards at the entrance of the government office were stunned. They saw the Qiang men with disheveled hair coming aggressively, and finally realized that the Han army had entered the city. ..."
The chaotic shouts instantly tore through the tranquility of the night, terrified and shrill.The silent government office suddenly woke up.
"Shoot... shoot me..." Yan Wuwei galloped wildly, raised his knife and shouted wildly.
The long arrow roared sharply, and the ear-piercing howl sounded particularly frightening in the dark night, as if thousands of undead opened their bloody mouths at the same time, letting out a long and horrific howl.
"Kill..." A thunderous roar resounded through Yongnu City.
Dozens of rebels who turned around and fled were knocked into the sky by the galloping horses, and those who fell down were trampled by the hooves, leaving no flesh and bones.The rebels guarding the government office saw the Han soldiers coming, and they didn't care about the soldiers fleeing outside, and hurriedly closed the gate.
"Rush in..."
Yan Wuwei slammed the back of the sword on the fat buttocks of the war horse fiercely. The horse was so painful that it soared into the air and slammed into the gate of the mansion. With a loud "boom", the gate of the mansion shattered. One of the guards was smashed into blood, and another was sent flying more than ten paces away, spitting blood.The war horse was injured, rolled and fell to the ground in the government office compound.Yan Wuwei was thrown into a dizzy state, his eyes stared like gold stars, and finally managed to stand up reluctantly.He was staggering here, and several rebel soldiers had rushed up there. Yan Wuwei roared, and chopped down a rebel soldier casually, then showed his might, chopped down four or five soldiers in a row, and finally reached out and grabbed a rebel soldier. Bing shouted loudly, "Where is Xianyuchen? Where is Xianyuchen..."
When the rebels saw Yan Wuwei, who was as fierce as a god, they were frightened, pointing their hands at random.Yan Wuwei killed two more people, lowered his head and asked again, only to find that the man had been stuck alive by his big hand.
The Qiang people swarmed in, some from the gate, some over the mansion wall, roaring like thunder, killing the enemy like a tiger descending the mountain, rushing around, kicking the door when they saw it, and chopping people when they saw it. There is no way to live.Many rebels were hacked to death on the couch, and more people were hacked to death in the courtyard with disheveled clothes. Soldiers, servants, men, women, old people, and children, as long as they were alive, they were all killed with one knife.The Qiang soldiers who rushed in from the back of the government office took advantage of the opportunity and lit the firewood room, and the fire suddenly shot up into the sky.
"Quick, quick, quick, kill in, kill in..." Duan Xuan held a bloody saber in one hand and a bloody head in the other, roaring repeatedly, "Kill in..."
The people in the government office were full of voices, the sound of killing was loud, the screams of the rebels before they died, the terrified cries of fleeing everywhere, and the roars of the Qiang people all merged into a terrifying bloody stream.
The rebels stationed near the city gate and scattered around the city gate were all awakened by the killing sounds and the fire in the government office. Everyone watched in horror, with extreme fear in their hearts. Could it be that the Han army came in?Several rebel leaders hurriedly gathered troops and rushed to the government office for rescue.
Surrounded by a group of personal guards, Xian Yuchen rushed left and right, not only failed to break out of the encirclement, but suffered heavy casualties, so he had to retreat to the courtyard and stand by for help.Yan Wuwei led a group of personal soldiers to attack the gate of the courtyard.A group of Qiang soldiers stood outside the courtyard wall, terrified and unable to do anything. They made a plan and cut down a big tree in the courtyard. Dozens of people hugged the tree and slammed into the courtyard wall, forcing the courtyard wall Knocked down a section.Immediately, the Qiang soldiers roared in, their swords, guns and arrows were like guns, and they killed Xian Yuchen and more than 20 of his soldiers in a blink of an eye.
"Take Xian Yuchen's head, let's go to the west city gate and let the longitudinal troops in, hurry, hurry..."
A Qiang soldier raised his spear, stabbed it fiercely into Xian Yuchen's head, then raised the head high, and rushed out right behind Yan Wuwei.
The fire in the government office burned bigger and bigger, and the flames rose into the sky, illuminating the entire city of Yongnu.
The cavalry of the Han army faced the rebels who came to support from the direction of the west gate and killed them, "Kill..."
"Yong Nu is lost, Xian Yuchen is dead, surrender..."
"The descendant will not die..."
Yan Wuwei and Duan Xuan rushed to the front with their own soldiers, shouting and chopping fiercely with their knives.The Qiang soldiers didn't care about this, and they couldn't understand what the two adults and the Han soldiers were shouting. They only knew how to kill, and they went ahead and killed.
When the rebel soldiers saw the fierce Qiang cavalry and Xian Yuchen's head, they collapsed immediately, turned around and ran wherever there was a road, wishing they could grow four legs.
The iron cavalry of the Han army chased after them fiercely, shouting all the way, slashing wildly all the way, until the blood flowed like a river.
The gate of the west city was wide open, and the Zongliu rate troops who had rushed to the vicinity had already rushed in.The army then rushed back and forth along the main road in the city, unstoppable.The rebels lost their command and fought on their own, creating a mess. The government office was on fire, the head of the general Xian Yuchen was killed, and the overwhelming Han cavalry made the rebel soldiers feel heartbroken, unwilling to fight, and surrendered one after another.Several leaders of the rebel army opened the city gate and fled out of the city with the remnants of the defeated generals in a panic.Without any hesitation, Duan Xuan and Zong Liu led a team of men and horses to chase after them relentlessly. They escorted the captives back to the city until there was no one left to chase them.
At dawn, Yongnu City was completely controlled by the Han army, and the city gradually became quiet.
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Tadun outside the city was awakened in the middle of the night by the fire and the sound of fighting inside the city. He hastily gathered troops to guard both ends of the pontoon bridge. Although he was very worried, he dared not leave the pontoon bridge.He was worried that he would be tricked by the Han army again, so he asked the Han army to burn the pontoon bridge.
In the middle of the night, the rebels who escaped from the city told him that the Han army captured the city, and that Xian Yuchen was also killed, so he was dumbfounded.Without the food, grass and livestock in the city, what would his 5000 people eat and drink?Ta Dun immediately decided to retreat.
"Send someone to Jicheng and tell the king that Yongnu has been captured by the Han army, and we have retreated to Tuyin City in Youbeiping."
Yan Wuwei stood on the city wall, looked at the dust rising in the distance, and laughed loudly: "This Tadun runs so fast, we don't give us a chance."
Xinhu smiled and said, "My lord, do you want to catch up with him and beat him?"
Yan Wuwei shook his head, "Forget it, we can't beat him anymore. This kid is very powerful, and a bloody battle will inevitably happen after he catches up."
He looked back at Duan Xuan, and asked, "Mingzhi, what is our loss?"
"Thirty-seven brothers were lost, and more than 37 people were injured." Duan Xuan said very dissatisfied, "We lost a little bit by attacking the government office, and the brothers died a bit unworthy."
"How many prisoners are there?"
"There are about 1 people." Duan Xuan said, "The rebels basically surrendered, and not many escaped."
"Where's my horse?"
"That horse is dying. I think it is in great pain and has been killed. Do you have horse meat for lunch?"
Yan Wuwei said sadly: "That horse has been with me for more than two years..." He sighed and shook his hand, "Eat it, I can't eat it. You guys are so cruel, you killed my horse It's fine, but I still want to eat its meat..."
Xinhu smacked his lips and said with a smile: "What if you don't eat it? You can't bury it?"
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Li Hong and Liu Yu's army stopped at Jiting to rest.The two wrote to the emperor one after another, reporting the military situation and urging for food and pay.
The news of Lucheng and Yongnucheng was sent to the camp of the Northern Expeditionary Army successively. Liu Yu and Li Hong were overjoyed and ordered heavy rewards for the soldiers, and then reported the victory to Luoyang.On this day, Li Hong was invited by Liu Yu to discuss matters in his camp.Li Hong took Pang De and a dozen attendants, and walked out of the camp slowly.
The battlefield of the Battle of Jiting has been cleaned up. Except for the faint smell of blood floating in the air and the dry and blackened blood-colored dust everywhere on the ground, it is no longer possible to see that there were 10,000+ people entangled together. It's time for a fierce battle.The bones of the fallen soldiers on both sides have been buried in the black earth below the plain, and as time goes by, they will all be reduced to dust.
In the distance, a few Qiang soldiers knelt in front of the huge tomb and sobbed and wept.
Sitting on the black panther's broad horseback, Li Hong listened to the weeping in the wind, and countless figures of fierce battles suddenly appeared in his mind. Familiar and unfamiliar faces flashed in front of his eyes, and his heart trembled. , His eyes gradually turned red, he thought of Iron Wolf, Tian Jing, Li Song, fists, and many dead brothers, he slowly lay down on the horse's neck, tightly Wearing black horse mane, the whole body was bent, and the shoulders twitched violently.
Pang De and Yi Cong's soldiers saw Li Hong's unbearable grief and thought of their dead brother. They all felt sad, with tears in their eyes, and bowed their heads speechless.
The wind howled on the plain, like countless heroes screaming to the sky.
The commander-in-chief came, and he led the Xianbei army into the Great Han Kingdom. In that army, there were brothers and friends of his own. One confrontation was not enough, two or three times were needed. Everyone insisted on fighting each other and killing each other. Why do you want to be like this?He wants to shake hands with the commander-in-chief, he wants to sit and drink with those brothers, he wants to see the wind and snow.He Lian died, Fengxue must have returned, she must be in Tanyue Valley in Dayan Mountain.
He has no confidence in a decisive battle with the commander-in-chief. In the old battle at Jutun, the commander-in-chief turned defeat into victory under the extreme disadvantage. The commander-in-chief's courage and bravery have been deeply engraved in his heart since then.The commander-in-chief is here, and the black eagle cavalry must also be here.Thinking of the eagle's iron beak, Li Hong's heart trembled, and a chill passed through his whole body unconsciously.
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Liu Yu is going back to Zhuojun.He wants to go back to appease the people, rebuild the government office, and hurry up for spring plowing.If you don't sow seeds, time will be lost.If there is no harvest in the fields this year, disaster relief alone will not be able to support many people in winter. He will do everything possible to keep the people of Youzhou alive. Youzhou people eat people."
Liu Yu wants to hand over all the troops to Li Hong, and let him take full responsibility for the counter-insurgency in Youzhou.
"My lord, now that the Xianbei people have entered the country and occupied a large area of land and cities south of my Yanshan Mountain, our top priority is not to continue to suppress the rebellion, but to drive out the Xianbei people so as not to repeat the same mistakes as Bingzhou. Once the Xianbei people rely on Yuyang City's It is tall and strong, and it has stabilized the large territory south of Yanshan Mountain. If we want to regain it, the price will be quite high." Li Hong said earnestly, "My lord, after Jicheng is taken, I will lead my troops to Yuyang. Let's put aside the betrayal for now."
"No." Liu Yu said resolutely, "After Zhang Ju and Zhang Chun fled back to the west of Liaoning, the rebels still had tens of thousands of people, plus the Karasuma people, they still had nearly [-] troops. If you don't take advantage of the victory to pursue , If they are not completely defeated, they may make a comeback. Look at Jizhou, and you should know how important it is to completely wipe out the ant thieves. Countering the rebellion is the top priority, and countering the rebellion is the foundation to ensure the rapid stabilization of Youzhou."
"The Xianbei invaded from the outside, we can rely on the city and pass to stop them step by step, but if the ants come from behind us, we will be powerless to stop them. The ants are supported by refugees, and they will spread to become 10,000+ people anytime and anywhere If the catastrophe is successful, Youzhou will be lost, let alone resisting the Xianbei people, even Youzhou will belong to the Xianbei people."
"My lord, it is thousands of miles away to go to the west of Liaodong. Tens of thousands of troops have traveled long distances. The transportation of food and grass is a big problem. Now the Huns in Bingzhou are rebelling, and the Xianbei invaders are invading. The imperial court has to deal with two major battles at the same time, and the treasury is simply unable to support it. Li Hong persuaded earnestly, "My lord, it's not like you don't know these things, why do you insist on continuing to put down the rebellion?"
"We can imagine that if the army advances to the west of Liaoxi, the rebels will definitely retreat to Liaodong. If the army pursues to Liaodong, it will be thousands of miles away from Jicheng. If the imperial court is unable to provide food and wages at this time, the army will only have two endings, or If you retreat quickly, you will lose your troops, or you will be unable to retreat, and your entire army will be wiped out. At this time, the Xianbei people only need [-] cavalry to occupy the entire territory of Youzhou."
"My lord..." Li Hong begged, "My lord, the rebels are Han people, and the Xianbei people are Hu people. Why don't we kill the Hu people instead of killing the Han people? My lord is famous for his generosity and benevolence, and he treats the Hu people even more." It's both kindness and care, and it's well-known in northern Xinjiang, why can't my lord change it to be a blessing and let Zhang Ju and Zhang Chun go?"
Liu Yu said angrily: "My son, you are too confused. Zhang Ju and Zhang Chun proclaimed the emperor and founded the country. This is no longer a rebellion, but to overthrow the Han Dynasty and rebuild the country. This is not something that can be solved by appeasement. It is necessary to completely wipe out the matter of maintaining the great Han Tianwei. Karasuma people are ignorant and rude, and they were coaxed by traitors. Don’t want to serve the country, but do this kind of thing that people and gods are indignant about. If you don’t kill people, won’t you be angry with the common people? If you don’t kill people, you won’t be able to thank the emperor? If you don’t kill people, you’ll be more sorry for the spirits of the ancestors in heaven?”
"My lord, the reality is that we are already powerless to advance eastward, and we have to let go of the matter of countering the rebellion." Li Hong persuaded again, "Even if the rebels were hit hard by this blow, even if they could get a respite in a short period of time, they will not be able to survive the rebellion." It is very difficult to recover from the barren and desolate lands in the west of Liaodong and Liaodong. It will not be too late for us to attack after October this year, when the grains in the states and counties are harvested and the taxes are put into storage. , but want to take the risk of attacking the rebels thousands of miles away? Also, the Qiang soldiers under my tent have been thousands of miles away from the western border, and people's hearts have long been floating. The homes of those Huns are now in flames. Although I deliberately concealed it, in the end How long can it be concealed? If my cavalry breaks up, it will be a small matter for me to be killed personally, but it will be a big problem for Youzhou to be completely destroyed."
Liu Yuyu remained angrily silent for a long time, and said slowly: "If you fight against the outside world, you must first settle down inside. This is the ancestral system of this dynasty, and it is also the policy of strengthening the country and protecting the family that this dynasty has pursued for hundreds of years. Facts tell our descendants that the words of our ancestors are golden rules and are completely correct. Today, we must do the same."
"If Zhang Ju and Zhang Chun are bloody rebels, if they are still members of the Han Dynasty, they should stick to Yuyang until they die. If they do this, I, Liu Yu, will write to the emperor. Why not try to appease them? ? But did they do it? They handed over Yuyang City to the Xianbei people, how could such traitors not be killed?"
Li Hong didn't speak. He thought of Bian Zhang, Han Sui, Wang Guo, and Xi Liang. They united with June Jinglei and other Qiang people from abroad to rebel. Are they traitors?Why didn't the court say that they were traitors when Taiwei Zhang Wen proposed to appease them?
Liu Yu looked at Li Hong who was bowing his head in silence, and asked sternly, "General, what do you say? Should the counter-insurgency work continue or be suspended?"
Li Hong looked up at Liu Yu, who was emaciated due to hard work, and nodded in his heart, "We will continue to put down the rebellion according to what your lord said."
Liu Yu looked at him seriously, and said word by word: "General, I want to impeach you. In the face of big right and wrong, a general who suppresses the north actually puts his personal feelings above state affairs. You really don't deserve to be this general. A general not only needs to be able to fight, but he should always think about his own country and the emperor of the country. A general who knows how to fight is just a warrior, and a general who knows why can be in charge of the northern border. You are not worthy of being in the northern border."
Li Hong stared at Liu Yu dumbfounded and didn't respond for a long time.
Indeed, he is really not worthy to be the general of Zhenbei. He has been unresolute in the matter of countering the rebellion because of the personal relationship between himself and Zhang Chun. Lost, worried that his subordinates would die, he never put his mind on countering the rebellion, he even cared about the lives of soldiers, and told Zhao Yun not to attack Lucheng again.There is also the matter of blocking the invasion of the Xianbei people. He is also looking forward and backward. He doesn't know how to face his former Xianbei brothers, how to face his relative Murong Feng in his heart, he doesn't even know how to fight this battle.
He has been lost in the face of personal feelings and national justice.He neither knows right or wrong nor how to choose right or wrong. He thinks back on what he has done in the past few years, as if there is nothing he is willing to do, and he really wants to do it. Unfortunately, being pushed and pulled by fate and time, he killed from east to west, and from west to east. Looking back at this moment, he didn't even know why he wanted to kill, and what he wanted to kill.
He sat in a daze, looking at his big hands, dazed and hesitant. At this moment, he felt that life was meaningless and meaningless.
who am I?Who am I?The longing for memory deep in his heart suddenly hit his nerves unstoppably like a flood, a huge flame suddenly appeared in his mind, a huge blazing flame, the flame calcined him, scorched him He, let him suffocate, make his mouth dry, he wants to drink water, he wants to tear his heart and lungs open and take a sip of thick blood...
"My people, my people, what's wrong with you..."
Li Hong woke up suddenly, sweating profusely, his eyes were delirious, and he looked at Liu Yu in pain.Liu Yu looked shocked, grabbed his shoulders with both hands, and shouted eagerly, as if he was afraid that he would die suddenly.Pang Defei rushed in and hugged Li Hong, "My lord, hurry up, call the doctor, the general is crying all the way here, probably too sad."
Pound carefully laid him flat on the ground, and gently wiped the sweat off his forehead.Liu Yu tugged on Li Hong's hand, regretting it too much, if he knew this, he wouldn't scare him.
Li Hong was exhausted, his whole body and mind were immersed in that ball of flames, the fire was still burning violently, there were occasional explosions and screams, he tried hard to think hard, he saw the iron wolf lying on the ground , he went to pull him, but what he pulled out was a bloody hammer. He saw Jiming burning in the fire, and in a blink of an eye, there was only a fiery red head left. Jiming was screaming, screaming with all his might, But that cry was extremely gentle, "Xiao Yu... Xiao Yu..."
A pair of big sad eyes suddenly appeared in front of Li Hong's eyes, they were Xiao Yu's eyes, they were Xiao Yu's.
"Little rain... light rain..."
Li Hong yelled loudly with all his strength, he felt a piercing pain in his heart, his eyes went dark, and he lost consciousness immediately.
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There was chaos in the big tent, Liu Yu stomped his feet anxiously, and several medical craftsmen were helpless.Judging from the pulse condition, there is nothing serious except that the body is weak, but they couldn't tell why they fell into a coma for no reason.
"My lord, I'd better carry the general back, we still have a few skilled medical craftsmen, let them have a look." Pound said loudly.
"Hurry up, hurry up, then hurry up." Liu Yu urged loudly.
Pang De carried Li Hong on his back, and flew out of the tent. Yi Cong's soldiers had already pulled their horses over to greet him.Pang De flew on his horse and galloped wildly.
When Xian Yufu, Yushi and others received the news, they all turned pale with shock, and they all left the camp and rushed towards Liu Yu's camp.Just on the way, Pang De came back with Li Hong on his back, and everyone hurriedly surrounded Li Hong back to the big tent.
"Don't panic, don't panic, it's okay, it's okay." Tian Zhong hurried over with a few medical craftsmen after hearing the news. Too many, mentally and physically exhausted, and these days I have been suffering from headaches about the Xianbei people, I probably couldn't hold on, and fell down."
"My lord has locked himself in the big tent for the past two days, racking his brains to think about defeating the Xianbei people, and he didn't eat anything. He only ate three black cakes in two days." Pound said sadly, "No one persuades your lord." If you don’t listen, there is really nothing you can do. If this continues, he will collapse.”
All the generals looked at the pale Li Hong with heavy hearts.
"Is there any news about Lu Longsai recently?" Tian Zhong looked at Chen Ming and asked.
"No. According to my lord's order, the scouts are all operating in the Yuyang area, so..."
Tian Zhong sighed.
"Your Excellency seems to miss Xiao Yu very much, should we send someone to visit the City of Endless?" Yushi asked in a low voice.
Xian Yufu nodded, and was about to instruct Chen Ming when Tian Zhong said, "Don't go to Wucheng City, go directly to Lulongsai. Before I went to Xijiang, I had specifically instructed Tian's family that if there is anything in Youzhou, just take Xiaoyu Go to Lulongsai to take refuge. There are family members of our soldiers in Lulongsai, many of them were horse bandits in the past, some women are more powerful than men, and the rebels may not be able to capture them."
Xian Yufu glanced at Tian Zhong worriedly, "If Xiao Yu is not in Lulongsai or Lulongsai..."
With a sad face, Tian Zhong shook his hands, but didn't make a sound.
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Li Hong woke up after a night of coma.Liu Yu happily ran over to visit, and came to say goodbye by the way.
"After I arrived in Zhuojun, I appeased the people to plow the spring, and at the same time urged the court for food and wages to ensure that the army needed to suppress the rebellion." Liu Yu said with a smile, "You have to take care of yourself, don't be too tired, and don't go into battle with a gun yourself. Otherwise, I will really write a letter to impeach you, and this time I am not trying to scare you."
Li Hong smiled and said a few words of gratitude.
"Don't coax me." Liu Yu patted him on the shoulder and said with feigned dissatisfaction, "And your hair, I've said it countless times, except when I saw you tie it honestly in the capital, I would I didn’t see that you had a serious piercing. You are the Shangqing of the Han Dynasty, and your hair is loose. How is this decent? What is the difference between you and a stubborn barbarian leader?”
Li Hong promised repeatedly.
"Subject, let Yuxing take charge of my 1-odd horses, and leave it to him. I'm relieved."
Li Hong thought for a while and said, "My lord, let brother Bogui lead the army. He is the captain of cavalry in Youzhou Prefecture. If your lord is not here, he should be in command of the army. Brother Bogui is famous in northern Xinjiang, and his martial arts and intelligence are outstanding." He is taller than me, especially since he has been in western Liaoning and eastern Liaoning for a long time, he is very familiar with the terrain and people there, and he has a very high prestige in the eyes of the local people and Hu people. In addition, some of the generals under your lord are friends of brother Bogui for many years. Some are classmates and friends, they are familiar with each other and cooperate with each other tacitly, everyone is willing to obey Brother Bogui, so I think Brother Bogui is the most suitable."
Liu Yu's face was a bit ugly. He stared at Li Hong for a long time, and suddenly said: "Why do you always talk about things when I say something? Are you familiar with the affairs of Youzhou?"
Seeing that Liu Yu was angry again, Li Hong asked suspiciously: "My lord, brother Bogui was the most important hero in northern Xinjiang back then. Why did you..." Li Hong was very unhappy when he saw Liu Yu's brows furrowed tightly. Dare to go on.He guessed that Gongsun Zan probably offended Liu Yu for something, and he offended quite a bit, otherwise, with Liu Yu's generous character, he wouldn't let such a general from Northern Xinjiang go unused.
Li Hong thought that after you left, I would find an excuse to let Gongsun Zan lead the army, so as not to make you angry, so he changed his tune and said, "I will listen to your lord."
Liu Yu nodded in satisfaction.
"There is one more thing to consider, my lord." Li Hong said, "I estimated that there are more than 5 captives in the camp now, plus those in Lucheng and Yongnu City. The rations of many people are already equivalent to the rations of our entire army, so the problem of feeding these prisoners must be solved as soon as possible, and cannot be delayed."
Liu Yu thought for a while and said, "I'll send people to take them to Zhuojun to garrison right away. These people can't be released or killed. Let them be garrison soldiers. In the future, the rebellion will be quelled and the Xianbei people will be driven away. , you are going back to Bingzhou, and at that time, I will turn these people into Youzhou's frontier army, so that the problem of Youzhou's shortage of troops can be solved, and in the future I will also have troops to resist the invasion of Xianbei people."
The two talked about other things, and Liu Yu left immediately and hurried back to Zhuojun.
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Xian Yufu temporarily commanded the Youzhou Army.
In the northern border, although Xian Yufu was not as famous as Gongsun Zan, he and Li Hong had been in command over the past few years, commanding the army to fight in the north and south.Both Gongsun Zan from Youzhou and Zou Jing from Qingzhou were convinced.In the eyes of everyone, Xian Yufu was far more friendly than Li Hong.Li Hong came from a humble background, was young, had a great reputation, made great achievements, and was also a high official. Anyone who saw him felt very complicated.How could such a person suddenly become the important general of Han Kingdom?
At the end of April, the army surrounded Jicheng.
Li Hong ordered Yan Rou and Zhao Yun to lead the army to rest in Lucheng, and Yan Wuwei to lead the army to rest in Yongnu, not to continue eastward for the time being.
On this day, Li Hong called all the generals to discuss how to attack Jicheng.
As in the past, the scout battalion first reported the latest military situation.After Chen Ming carefully explained the situation of the rebels, the Karasuma people and the Xianbei people, he went on to say: "After the Xianbei people occupied Yuyang, they did not intend to continue going south. They drove the people in the city to the nearby iron mines to mine ore day and night, and then Ship it to White Sandalwood City."
"Besides..." Chen Ming glanced at Li Hong and said, "My lord has repeatedly told us to pay attention to the big eagle above Yuyang..."
Li Hong's expression tightened, and he looked up at Chen Ming.
"We saw that there is indeed a big eagle in the sky above Yuyang City."
"When did you see it?" Li Hong was suffocated and asked nervously.
"yesterday."
"What's the matter?" Xian Yufu asked with a smile, "Why are you so nervous? Is there something weird about this big eagle?"
"The Xianbei people have increased their troops in Yuyang." Li Hong looked at the generals under his tent and said solemnly, "The most powerful black eagle cavalry of the Xianbei people has arrived in Yuyang."
The faces of all the generals in the northern and western borders changed drastically, and Nie Xiao, Gongsun Zan and others all showed expressions of shock.The black eagle cavalry is the most powerful cavalry in the world. Back then, Tan Shihuai took it to sweep across the desert and drove the northern Huns to the barren land of the desert.Although the generals in Jizhou and other places have heard of the name of the Black Eagle Iron Cavalry, they have little contact with cavalry and cannot understand what kind of invincible aura the iron cavalry is at its craziest. Only those who fight on horseback all the year round have that kind of power. Unforgettable experience.
"Are you sure, General?" Liu Bao asked in panic.
"That big eagle is called Tiezui, and it is a god of the Skyhawk tribe." Li Hong thought of the big eagle, and immediately thought of the mighty Tie Ao, the heroic Tie Guo, the invincible cavalry, "Tie Ao is here , the commander-in-chief must be here too."
There was a sudden silence in the big tent, and the atmosphere was tense.
Murong Feng's name is indeed frightening.Back then, the Great Han Kingdom was hit hard by the Great Han Dynasty during the Great Han War. All those who joined the army remembered that Luoyangyuan, where 5 people were killed in the First World War. It also cannot erase the shadow of the defeat of the Han soldiers on the setting sun.
Li Hong looked at the map on the table, admiring and bitter at the same time, is the commander really invincible?
With He Lian dead, Danhan Mountain's power has been greatly reduced. In desperation, it can only be manipulated by Murong Feng and other Xianbei adults.Now, Murong Feng no longer has the strength to do anything he wants to do.Even if he is tyrannical over Tuoba Feng, he has to submit to Murong Feng's command.Tuoba Feng must have been instructed by Murong Feng to attack Yanmen Pass today.
The Huns were in chaos and almost restrained all their cavalry troops; the Yanmen Pass was critical and restrained all their backup, and the intensified critical situation in Bingzhou affected the sensitive nerves of the court. , The crisis in Youzhou is temporarily resolved, and the imperial court will send all the food and salaries to Bingzhou to relieve the urgent need.
Step by step, he was led by the nose by the marshal to a situation where he was bound to lose.
Now that the commander-in-chief is approaching Yuyang, he is holding himself back tightly, making himself at a loss.It is impossible to suppress the rebellion, and it is even more impossible to return to Bingzhou. I can only fight him to the death, but whether I can fight him and when to fight him, the initiative is not in my hands, but in the big handsome hands.
My own city was damaged in the battle of Jicheng, and it is difficult to recover for a while, but as time goes on, will the Qiang people who are thousands of miles away from home feel homesick?Will the Huns, who are in turmoil in their homeland, leave?I can think of a way to restrict the issue of soldiers, but I can't do anything about the issue of food and pay. If the court doesn't give it, I have nowhere to grab it.If food and wages are cut off, the army will be in chaos, and if the army is in chaos, the army will be defeated. If you don't fight the battle of Yuyang, you will already lose.
Bingzhou, Bingzhou.If I don't appease the Yellow Turban Army, or appease the refugees, what am I afraid of him today?What if Yanmen Pass is breached?I am really in a cocoon.
If there is no war, the south of Yanshan Mountain will become the pasture of the Xianbei people, and without the natural barrier of Yanshan Mountain, the Xianbei people can go south whenever they want, and the south of Yuyang is a flat land without any obstacles.If you take the initiative to ask for a fight, will the commander-in-chief fight?Without certainty of victory, the commander would rather give up Yuyang than he would definitely not fight.He has a way to drag himself to death without fighting, why does he want to fight?The black eagle cavalry came just to put pressure on himself and the soldiers of the army so that he could not move.
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"General, general..."
Li Hong looked up at Chen Ming, and asked with a heavy heart, "Is there anything else?"
"Today is to discuss the matter of attacking Jicheng." Chen Ming forced a smile, "The Xianbei people haven't gone south yet, so we don't have to think about it for the time being."
Li Hong smiled, and said to the generals in the account: "Okay, let's not talk about it today. The walls of Jicheng are all built of stones, and it is considered a very strong city in northern Xinjiang. Tell me, this Jicheng Has anyone ever breached it?"
Xian Yufu said: "Yes. When the Yellow Turban Army rebelled, they forcibly captured Jicheng and killed Governor Guo Xun and Guangyang Prefect Liu Wei. However, the Yellow Turban Army lost tens of thousands of people to take down this city. .Later, they were surrounded by us. In order to break through, they opened a section of the city wall..."
"Open a section of the city wall?" Li Hong laughed, "You blocked the four gates, and they ran from the middle of the city wall. This escape method is very unique."
Kuaiqi galloped towards him, and the sound of hooves was thunderous.
"My lord, the Xianbei have occupied Lulongsai."
Li Hong's back felt cold, and he was instantly stunned.In the big tent, all the generals panicked.With the loss of Yuyang and Lulongsai, the gates of Youzhou are wide open, and there is no longer any barrier. In this way, the counties in the northeast of Youzhou are like the four counties in the north of Bingzhou, completely lost.
(End of this chapter)
Yan Wuwei immediately ordered Zongliu to take [-] cavalry Yuge near the pontoon bridge of the Gushui River to restrain the cavalry of the Karasuma people.If Tadun brings people into the city, the vertical flow will burn the bridge.
Yan Wuwei ordered Xinhu to lead a thousand horses to guard the city gate.Regardless of whether this matter was a trap by the rebels, as long as the retreat was firmly controlled by him, breaking out of the encirclement would not be a problem.
"Ming Zhi and I led three thousand cavalry to directly kill the government office, first we killed Xian Yuchen. The rebel army loses its general, and there will be chaos, and Yongnu City can go down immediately."
Duan Xuan disagrees.Duan Xuan said that Xian Yuchen's government office was heavily guarded by soldiers, and if the attack was blocked, the rebels who heard the news would surround the cavalry.He believed that the other three city gates should be divided first, so that his cavalry would be invincible in both advance and retreat.As soon as the city gate was lost, the rebels thought that the Han army was coming to attack, and they would lose their morale. They had no intention of resisting and fled in all directions.
Yan Wuwei said that we only have such a small number of troops. Once we divide our troops to capture the city gate, our strength will inevitably be scattered and we will not be able to defeat the counterattack of the rebels.In addition, we have to go a long way to attack the other three city gates, and we cannot guarantee that our whereabouts will not be exposed. Once the whereabouts are exposed and the city gates cannot be defeated, we will be surrounded by rebels. At that time, even if everyone breaks out and escapes It is also a loss of soldiers and generals.Another point, if this is a trap for the rebels, did our division of troops attack the city gate fall into the hands of the rebels, and were they all defeated?
"We concentrated all our forces, caught the government by surprise, and killed Xian Yuchen directly." Yan Wuwei said firmly, "The rebels lost their command and must be at a loss. We took advantage of the chaos to rush around, killing whatever we encountered, The rebels stationed in Yongnu City have been slaughtered in pieces, so that they can't find generals, and they can't find soldiers. Even if there are 1 rebels, they will be scattered."
"If the attack is blocked..."
"Let's turn around and run away." Yan Wuwei said nonchalantly, "Of course it would be best if we can take down Yongnu City. If we can't take it down, we won't lose anything."
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In the dark night, hundreds of torches were burning on the north tower of Yongnu City, illuminating the surroundings of the city gate like daylight.Suddenly, a big fire ignited on the tower, and the flames soared into the sky.
Under the leadership of Yan Wuwei, the iron cavalry of the Han army ambushing one mile away, like a long arrow off the string, rushed out of the darkness at high speed, and killed quietly under the gate of the north city.
With a long sword hanging from his waist, Tian Yu rushed forward nervously, "I have already controlled the north city gate. My lord can quickly occupy the other city gates and kill the rebels."
Yan Wuwei made a gesture of appreciation to him, turned around and said in a low voice: "Xinhu, take 300 people and occupy the tower."
Xinhu beckoned back, and rushed into the city gate first, followed by three hundred cavalry.
"My lord, the leader of the rebel army who is on duty at the North Tower tonight is my father's former official, and he is absolutely reliable." Tian Yu said, "I also brought more than 30 strong servants with me, and they are all on the tower now. My lord should immediately Let's go to town."
Yan Wuwei glanced at him, and said with a smile: "Why are you in a hurry? Seeing that you are so impatient, you want to push me into a trap."
Tian Yu said anxiously: "My lord, don't make jokes. The lives of dozens of people, old and young, are in the hands of my lord. If my lord is defeated, I can turn around and run away. What should I do? My lord, please hurry up."
Yan Wuwei patted the dust off his body with a horsewhip, and said unhurriedly: "Your family only has a few dozen people dead, but I have five thousand brothers. Compared with it, your family's dozens of people's lives are nothing?"
Tian Yu stared, and opened his mouth to say something, but seeing the murderous look in Yan Wuwei's eyes, he hurriedly swallowed the words back.He sighed in anxiety, turning back and forth in front of Yan Wuwei's war horse.
The figure of Xinhu finally appeared on the tower, and he waved to Yan Wuwei, everything was in order.
Yan Wuwei turned his head and pointed to a fake Sima, "Take another 700 people in and control all the vital parts near the North City Gate."
Seven hundred cavalry rushed in.Tian Yu couldn't help shouting loudly: "My lord, how long are you going to dawdle? There are so many people standing outside the city gate, once the rebels find out..."
"You go back and ride your horse, and take us directly to the government office."
Tian Yu was taken aback, "My lord, the government office is now where Xian Yuchen's camp is located, and there are heavily guarded and heavily guarded..."
"Why are you so wordy?" Yan Wuwei smiled, "Aren't you in a hurry? Why are you not in a hurry now?"
"My lord, it is too dangerous to directly attack the government office. If the attack is blocked, the rebel army will come after hearing the news, and the city will not be able to be taken."
Yan Wuwei ignored him, raised his hand and waved it behind him twice.Immediately there was a slight noise from the three thousand cavalry, and everyone drew their knives out of their sheaths, unsheathed their arrows, and were ready to attack.Tian Yu glanced at him angrily, and ran back to the city gate helplessly.
The heart fox on the tower waved vigorously.
With a low growl, Yan Wuwei kicked the horse's belly fiercely, and the horse jumped up and rushed onto the suspension bridge.
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Although the three thousand war horses had their hooves covered and their mouths covered, they still made a loud roar when they ran, and the ground trembled violently. People in Northern Xinjiang were familiar with this, and they knew that there was an army of cavalry coming.The dazed rebel guards looked around in a daze, unable to react for a while, and more soldiers were still asleep in their dreams.
The 3000 people divided into four groups and rushed towards the government office at the same time.The guards at the entrance of the government office were stunned. They saw the Qiang men with disheveled hair coming aggressively, and finally realized that the Han army had entered the city. ..."
The chaotic shouts instantly tore through the tranquility of the night, terrified and shrill.The silent government office suddenly woke up.
"Shoot... shoot me..." Yan Wuwei galloped wildly, raised his knife and shouted wildly.
The long arrow roared sharply, and the ear-piercing howl sounded particularly frightening in the dark night, as if thousands of undead opened their bloody mouths at the same time, letting out a long and horrific howl.
"Kill..." A thunderous roar resounded through Yongnu City.
Dozens of rebels who turned around and fled were knocked into the sky by the galloping horses, and those who fell down were trampled by the hooves, leaving no flesh and bones.The rebels guarding the government office saw the Han soldiers coming, and they didn't care about the soldiers fleeing outside, and hurriedly closed the gate.
"Rush in..."
Yan Wuwei slammed the back of the sword on the fat buttocks of the war horse fiercely. The horse was so painful that it soared into the air and slammed into the gate of the mansion. With a loud "boom", the gate of the mansion shattered. One of the guards was smashed into blood, and another was sent flying more than ten paces away, spitting blood.The war horse was injured, rolled and fell to the ground in the government office compound.Yan Wuwei was thrown into a dizzy state, his eyes stared like gold stars, and finally managed to stand up reluctantly.He was staggering here, and several rebel soldiers had rushed up there. Yan Wuwei roared, and chopped down a rebel soldier casually, then showed his might, chopped down four or five soldiers in a row, and finally reached out and grabbed a rebel soldier. Bing shouted loudly, "Where is Xianyuchen? Where is Xianyuchen..."
When the rebels saw Yan Wuwei, who was as fierce as a god, they were frightened, pointing their hands at random.Yan Wuwei killed two more people, lowered his head and asked again, only to find that the man had been stuck alive by his big hand.
The Qiang people swarmed in, some from the gate, some over the mansion wall, roaring like thunder, killing the enemy like a tiger descending the mountain, rushing around, kicking the door when they saw it, and chopping people when they saw it. There is no way to live.Many rebels were hacked to death on the couch, and more people were hacked to death in the courtyard with disheveled clothes. Soldiers, servants, men, women, old people, and children, as long as they were alive, they were all killed with one knife.The Qiang soldiers who rushed in from the back of the government office took advantage of the opportunity and lit the firewood room, and the fire suddenly shot up into the sky.
"Quick, quick, quick, kill in, kill in..." Duan Xuan held a bloody saber in one hand and a bloody head in the other, roaring repeatedly, "Kill in..."
The people in the government office were full of voices, the sound of killing was loud, the screams of the rebels before they died, the terrified cries of fleeing everywhere, and the roars of the Qiang people all merged into a terrifying bloody stream.
The rebels stationed near the city gate and scattered around the city gate were all awakened by the killing sounds and the fire in the government office. Everyone watched in horror, with extreme fear in their hearts. Could it be that the Han army came in?Several rebel leaders hurriedly gathered troops and rushed to the government office for rescue.
Surrounded by a group of personal guards, Xian Yuchen rushed left and right, not only failed to break out of the encirclement, but suffered heavy casualties, so he had to retreat to the courtyard and stand by for help.Yan Wuwei led a group of personal soldiers to attack the gate of the courtyard.A group of Qiang soldiers stood outside the courtyard wall, terrified and unable to do anything. They made a plan and cut down a big tree in the courtyard. Dozens of people hugged the tree and slammed into the courtyard wall, forcing the courtyard wall Knocked down a section.Immediately, the Qiang soldiers roared in, their swords, guns and arrows were like guns, and they killed Xian Yuchen and more than 20 of his soldiers in a blink of an eye.
"Take Xian Yuchen's head, let's go to the west city gate and let the longitudinal troops in, hurry, hurry..."
A Qiang soldier raised his spear, stabbed it fiercely into Xian Yuchen's head, then raised the head high, and rushed out right behind Yan Wuwei.
The fire in the government office burned bigger and bigger, and the flames rose into the sky, illuminating the entire city of Yongnu.
The cavalry of the Han army faced the rebels who came to support from the direction of the west gate and killed them, "Kill..."
"Yong Nu is lost, Xian Yuchen is dead, surrender..."
"The descendant will not die..."
Yan Wuwei and Duan Xuan rushed to the front with their own soldiers, shouting and chopping fiercely with their knives.The Qiang soldiers didn't care about this, and they couldn't understand what the two adults and the Han soldiers were shouting. They only knew how to kill, and they went ahead and killed.
When the rebel soldiers saw the fierce Qiang cavalry and Xian Yuchen's head, they collapsed immediately, turned around and ran wherever there was a road, wishing they could grow four legs.
The iron cavalry of the Han army chased after them fiercely, shouting all the way, slashing wildly all the way, until the blood flowed like a river.
The gate of the west city was wide open, and the Zongliu rate troops who had rushed to the vicinity had already rushed in.The army then rushed back and forth along the main road in the city, unstoppable.The rebels lost their command and fought on their own, creating a mess. The government office was on fire, the head of the general Xian Yuchen was killed, and the overwhelming Han cavalry made the rebel soldiers feel heartbroken, unwilling to fight, and surrendered one after another.Several leaders of the rebel army opened the city gate and fled out of the city with the remnants of the defeated generals in a panic.Without any hesitation, Duan Xuan and Zong Liu led a team of men and horses to chase after them relentlessly. They escorted the captives back to the city until there was no one left to chase them.
At dawn, Yongnu City was completely controlled by the Han army, and the city gradually became quiet.
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Tadun outside the city was awakened in the middle of the night by the fire and the sound of fighting inside the city. He hastily gathered troops to guard both ends of the pontoon bridge. Although he was very worried, he dared not leave the pontoon bridge.He was worried that he would be tricked by the Han army again, so he asked the Han army to burn the pontoon bridge.
In the middle of the night, the rebels who escaped from the city told him that the Han army captured the city, and that Xian Yuchen was also killed, so he was dumbfounded.Without the food, grass and livestock in the city, what would his 5000 people eat and drink?Ta Dun immediately decided to retreat.
"Send someone to Jicheng and tell the king that Yongnu has been captured by the Han army, and we have retreated to Tuyin City in Youbeiping."
Yan Wuwei stood on the city wall, looked at the dust rising in the distance, and laughed loudly: "This Tadun runs so fast, we don't give us a chance."
Xinhu smiled and said, "My lord, do you want to catch up with him and beat him?"
Yan Wuwei shook his head, "Forget it, we can't beat him anymore. This kid is very powerful, and a bloody battle will inevitably happen after he catches up."
He looked back at Duan Xuan, and asked, "Mingzhi, what is our loss?"
"Thirty-seven brothers were lost, and more than 37 people were injured." Duan Xuan said very dissatisfied, "We lost a little bit by attacking the government office, and the brothers died a bit unworthy."
"How many prisoners are there?"
"There are about 1 people." Duan Xuan said, "The rebels basically surrendered, and not many escaped."
"Where's my horse?"
"That horse is dying. I think it is in great pain and has been killed. Do you have horse meat for lunch?"
Yan Wuwei said sadly: "That horse has been with me for more than two years..." He sighed and shook his hand, "Eat it, I can't eat it. You guys are so cruel, you killed my horse It's fine, but I still want to eat its meat..."
Xinhu smacked his lips and said with a smile: "What if you don't eat it? You can't bury it?"
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Li Hong and Liu Yu's army stopped at Jiting to rest.The two wrote to the emperor one after another, reporting the military situation and urging for food and pay.
The news of Lucheng and Yongnucheng was sent to the camp of the Northern Expeditionary Army successively. Liu Yu and Li Hong were overjoyed and ordered heavy rewards for the soldiers, and then reported the victory to Luoyang.On this day, Li Hong was invited by Liu Yu to discuss matters in his camp.Li Hong took Pang De and a dozen attendants, and walked out of the camp slowly.
The battlefield of the Battle of Jiting has been cleaned up. Except for the faint smell of blood floating in the air and the dry and blackened blood-colored dust everywhere on the ground, it is no longer possible to see that there were 10,000+ people entangled together. It's time for a fierce battle.The bones of the fallen soldiers on both sides have been buried in the black earth below the plain, and as time goes by, they will all be reduced to dust.
In the distance, a few Qiang soldiers knelt in front of the huge tomb and sobbed and wept.
Sitting on the black panther's broad horseback, Li Hong listened to the weeping in the wind, and countless figures of fierce battles suddenly appeared in his mind. Familiar and unfamiliar faces flashed in front of his eyes, and his heart trembled. , His eyes gradually turned red, he thought of Iron Wolf, Tian Jing, Li Song, fists, and many dead brothers, he slowly lay down on the horse's neck, tightly Wearing black horse mane, the whole body was bent, and the shoulders twitched violently.
Pang De and Yi Cong's soldiers saw Li Hong's unbearable grief and thought of their dead brother. They all felt sad, with tears in their eyes, and bowed their heads speechless.
The wind howled on the plain, like countless heroes screaming to the sky.
The commander-in-chief came, and he led the Xianbei army into the Great Han Kingdom. In that army, there were brothers and friends of his own. One confrontation was not enough, two or three times were needed. Everyone insisted on fighting each other and killing each other. Why do you want to be like this?He wants to shake hands with the commander-in-chief, he wants to sit and drink with those brothers, he wants to see the wind and snow.He Lian died, Fengxue must have returned, she must be in Tanyue Valley in Dayan Mountain.
He has no confidence in a decisive battle with the commander-in-chief. In the old battle at Jutun, the commander-in-chief turned defeat into victory under the extreme disadvantage. The commander-in-chief's courage and bravery have been deeply engraved in his heart since then.The commander-in-chief is here, and the black eagle cavalry must also be here.Thinking of the eagle's iron beak, Li Hong's heart trembled, and a chill passed through his whole body unconsciously.
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Liu Yu is going back to Zhuojun.He wants to go back to appease the people, rebuild the government office, and hurry up for spring plowing.If you don't sow seeds, time will be lost.If there is no harvest in the fields this year, disaster relief alone will not be able to support many people in winter. He will do everything possible to keep the people of Youzhou alive. Youzhou people eat people."
Liu Yu wants to hand over all the troops to Li Hong, and let him take full responsibility for the counter-insurgency in Youzhou.
"My lord, now that the Xianbei people have entered the country and occupied a large area of land and cities south of my Yanshan Mountain, our top priority is not to continue to suppress the rebellion, but to drive out the Xianbei people so as not to repeat the same mistakes as Bingzhou. Once the Xianbei people rely on Yuyang City's It is tall and strong, and it has stabilized the large territory south of Yanshan Mountain. If we want to regain it, the price will be quite high." Li Hong said earnestly, "My lord, after Jicheng is taken, I will lead my troops to Yuyang. Let's put aside the betrayal for now."
"No." Liu Yu said resolutely, "After Zhang Ju and Zhang Chun fled back to the west of Liaoning, the rebels still had tens of thousands of people, plus the Karasuma people, they still had nearly [-] troops. If you don't take advantage of the victory to pursue , If they are not completely defeated, they may make a comeback. Look at Jizhou, and you should know how important it is to completely wipe out the ant thieves. Countering the rebellion is the top priority, and countering the rebellion is the foundation to ensure the rapid stabilization of Youzhou."
"The Xianbei invaded from the outside, we can rely on the city and pass to stop them step by step, but if the ants come from behind us, we will be powerless to stop them. The ants are supported by refugees, and they will spread to become 10,000+ people anytime and anywhere If the catastrophe is successful, Youzhou will be lost, let alone resisting the Xianbei people, even Youzhou will belong to the Xianbei people."
"My lord, it is thousands of miles away to go to the west of Liaodong. Tens of thousands of troops have traveled long distances. The transportation of food and grass is a big problem. Now the Huns in Bingzhou are rebelling, and the Xianbei invaders are invading. The imperial court has to deal with two major battles at the same time, and the treasury is simply unable to support it. Li Hong persuaded earnestly, "My lord, it's not like you don't know these things, why do you insist on continuing to put down the rebellion?"
"We can imagine that if the army advances to the west of Liaoxi, the rebels will definitely retreat to Liaodong. If the army pursues to Liaodong, it will be thousands of miles away from Jicheng. If the imperial court is unable to provide food and wages at this time, the army will only have two endings, or If you retreat quickly, you will lose your troops, or you will be unable to retreat, and your entire army will be wiped out. At this time, the Xianbei people only need [-] cavalry to occupy the entire territory of Youzhou."
"My lord..." Li Hong begged, "My lord, the rebels are Han people, and the Xianbei people are Hu people. Why don't we kill the Hu people instead of killing the Han people? My lord is famous for his generosity and benevolence, and he treats the Hu people even more." It's both kindness and care, and it's well-known in northern Xinjiang, why can't my lord change it to be a blessing and let Zhang Ju and Zhang Chun go?"
Liu Yu said angrily: "My son, you are too confused. Zhang Ju and Zhang Chun proclaimed the emperor and founded the country. This is no longer a rebellion, but to overthrow the Han Dynasty and rebuild the country. This is not something that can be solved by appeasement. It is necessary to completely wipe out the matter of maintaining the great Han Tianwei. Karasuma people are ignorant and rude, and they were coaxed by traitors. Don’t want to serve the country, but do this kind of thing that people and gods are indignant about. If you don’t kill people, won’t you be angry with the common people? If you don’t kill people, you won’t be able to thank the emperor? If you don’t kill people, you’ll be more sorry for the spirits of the ancestors in heaven?”
"My lord, the reality is that we are already powerless to advance eastward, and we have to let go of the matter of countering the rebellion." Li Hong persuaded again, "Even if the rebels were hit hard by this blow, even if they could get a respite in a short period of time, they will not be able to survive the rebellion." It is very difficult to recover from the barren and desolate lands in the west of Liaodong and Liaodong. It will not be too late for us to attack after October this year, when the grains in the states and counties are harvested and the taxes are put into storage. , but want to take the risk of attacking the rebels thousands of miles away? Also, the Qiang soldiers under my tent have been thousands of miles away from the western border, and people's hearts have long been floating. The homes of those Huns are now in flames. Although I deliberately concealed it, in the end How long can it be concealed? If my cavalry breaks up, it will be a small matter for me to be killed personally, but it will be a big problem for Youzhou to be completely destroyed."
Liu Yuyu remained angrily silent for a long time, and said slowly: "If you fight against the outside world, you must first settle down inside. This is the ancestral system of this dynasty, and it is also the policy of strengthening the country and protecting the family that this dynasty has pursued for hundreds of years. Facts tell our descendants that the words of our ancestors are golden rules and are completely correct. Today, we must do the same."
"If Zhang Ju and Zhang Chun are bloody rebels, if they are still members of the Han Dynasty, they should stick to Yuyang until they die. If they do this, I, Liu Yu, will write to the emperor. Why not try to appease them? ? But did they do it? They handed over Yuyang City to the Xianbei people, how could such traitors not be killed?"
Li Hong didn't speak. He thought of Bian Zhang, Han Sui, Wang Guo, and Xi Liang. They united with June Jinglei and other Qiang people from abroad to rebel. Are they traitors?Why didn't the court say that they were traitors when Taiwei Zhang Wen proposed to appease them?
Liu Yu looked at Li Hong who was bowing his head in silence, and asked sternly, "General, what do you say? Should the counter-insurgency work continue or be suspended?"
Li Hong looked up at Liu Yu, who was emaciated due to hard work, and nodded in his heart, "We will continue to put down the rebellion according to what your lord said."
Liu Yu looked at him seriously, and said word by word: "General, I want to impeach you. In the face of big right and wrong, a general who suppresses the north actually puts his personal feelings above state affairs. You really don't deserve to be this general. A general not only needs to be able to fight, but he should always think about his own country and the emperor of the country. A general who knows how to fight is just a warrior, and a general who knows why can be in charge of the northern border. You are not worthy of being in the northern border."
Li Hong stared at Liu Yu dumbfounded and didn't respond for a long time.
Indeed, he is really not worthy to be the general of Zhenbei. He has been unresolute in the matter of countering the rebellion because of the personal relationship between himself and Zhang Chun. Lost, worried that his subordinates would die, he never put his mind on countering the rebellion, he even cared about the lives of soldiers, and told Zhao Yun not to attack Lucheng again.There is also the matter of blocking the invasion of the Xianbei people. He is also looking forward and backward. He doesn't know how to face his former Xianbei brothers, how to face his relative Murong Feng in his heart, he doesn't even know how to fight this battle.
He has been lost in the face of personal feelings and national justice.He neither knows right or wrong nor how to choose right or wrong. He thinks back on what he has done in the past few years, as if there is nothing he is willing to do, and he really wants to do it. Unfortunately, being pushed and pulled by fate and time, he killed from east to west, and from west to east. Looking back at this moment, he didn't even know why he wanted to kill, and what he wanted to kill.
He sat in a daze, looking at his big hands, dazed and hesitant. At this moment, he felt that life was meaningless and meaningless.
who am I?Who am I?The longing for memory deep in his heart suddenly hit his nerves unstoppably like a flood, a huge flame suddenly appeared in his mind, a huge blazing flame, the flame calcined him, scorched him He, let him suffocate, make his mouth dry, he wants to drink water, he wants to tear his heart and lungs open and take a sip of thick blood...
"My people, my people, what's wrong with you..."
Li Hong woke up suddenly, sweating profusely, his eyes were delirious, and he looked at Liu Yu in pain.Liu Yu looked shocked, grabbed his shoulders with both hands, and shouted eagerly, as if he was afraid that he would die suddenly.Pang Defei rushed in and hugged Li Hong, "My lord, hurry up, call the doctor, the general is crying all the way here, probably too sad."
Pound carefully laid him flat on the ground, and gently wiped the sweat off his forehead.Liu Yu tugged on Li Hong's hand, regretting it too much, if he knew this, he wouldn't scare him.
Li Hong was exhausted, his whole body and mind were immersed in that ball of flames, the fire was still burning violently, there were occasional explosions and screams, he tried hard to think hard, he saw the iron wolf lying on the ground , he went to pull him, but what he pulled out was a bloody hammer. He saw Jiming burning in the fire, and in a blink of an eye, there was only a fiery red head left. Jiming was screaming, screaming with all his might, But that cry was extremely gentle, "Xiao Yu... Xiao Yu..."
A pair of big sad eyes suddenly appeared in front of Li Hong's eyes, they were Xiao Yu's eyes, they were Xiao Yu's.
"Little rain... light rain..."
Li Hong yelled loudly with all his strength, he felt a piercing pain in his heart, his eyes went dark, and he lost consciousness immediately.
===
There was chaos in the big tent, Liu Yu stomped his feet anxiously, and several medical craftsmen were helpless.Judging from the pulse condition, there is nothing serious except that the body is weak, but they couldn't tell why they fell into a coma for no reason.
"My lord, I'd better carry the general back, we still have a few skilled medical craftsmen, let them have a look." Pound said loudly.
"Hurry up, hurry up, then hurry up." Liu Yu urged loudly.
Pang De carried Li Hong on his back, and flew out of the tent. Yi Cong's soldiers had already pulled their horses over to greet him.Pang De flew on his horse and galloped wildly.
When Xian Yufu, Yushi and others received the news, they all turned pale with shock, and they all left the camp and rushed towards Liu Yu's camp.Just on the way, Pang De came back with Li Hong on his back, and everyone hurriedly surrounded Li Hong back to the big tent.
"Don't panic, don't panic, it's okay, it's okay." Tian Zhong hurried over with a few medical craftsmen after hearing the news. Too many, mentally and physically exhausted, and these days I have been suffering from headaches about the Xianbei people, I probably couldn't hold on, and fell down."
"My lord has locked himself in the big tent for the past two days, racking his brains to think about defeating the Xianbei people, and he didn't eat anything. He only ate three black cakes in two days." Pound said sadly, "No one persuades your lord." If you don’t listen, there is really nothing you can do. If this continues, he will collapse.”
All the generals looked at the pale Li Hong with heavy hearts.
"Is there any news about Lu Longsai recently?" Tian Zhong looked at Chen Ming and asked.
"No. According to my lord's order, the scouts are all operating in the Yuyang area, so..."
Tian Zhong sighed.
"Your Excellency seems to miss Xiao Yu very much, should we send someone to visit the City of Endless?" Yushi asked in a low voice.
Xian Yufu nodded, and was about to instruct Chen Ming when Tian Zhong said, "Don't go to Wucheng City, go directly to Lulongsai. Before I went to Xijiang, I had specifically instructed Tian's family that if there is anything in Youzhou, just take Xiaoyu Go to Lulongsai to take refuge. There are family members of our soldiers in Lulongsai, many of them were horse bandits in the past, some women are more powerful than men, and the rebels may not be able to capture them."
Xian Yufu glanced at Tian Zhong worriedly, "If Xiao Yu is not in Lulongsai or Lulongsai..."
With a sad face, Tian Zhong shook his hands, but didn't make a sound.
===
Li Hong woke up after a night of coma.Liu Yu happily ran over to visit, and came to say goodbye by the way.
"After I arrived in Zhuojun, I appeased the people to plow the spring, and at the same time urged the court for food and wages to ensure that the army needed to suppress the rebellion." Liu Yu said with a smile, "You have to take care of yourself, don't be too tired, and don't go into battle with a gun yourself. Otherwise, I will really write a letter to impeach you, and this time I am not trying to scare you."
Li Hong smiled and said a few words of gratitude.
"Don't coax me." Liu Yu patted him on the shoulder and said with feigned dissatisfaction, "And your hair, I've said it countless times, except when I saw you tie it honestly in the capital, I would I didn’t see that you had a serious piercing. You are the Shangqing of the Han Dynasty, and your hair is loose. How is this decent? What is the difference between you and a stubborn barbarian leader?”
Li Hong promised repeatedly.
"Subject, let Yuxing take charge of my 1-odd horses, and leave it to him. I'm relieved."
Li Hong thought for a while and said, "My lord, let brother Bogui lead the army. He is the captain of cavalry in Youzhou Prefecture. If your lord is not here, he should be in command of the army. Brother Bogui is famous in northern Xinjiang, and his martial arts and intelligence are outstanding." He is taller than me, especially since he has been in western Liaoning and eastern Liaoning for a long time, he is very familiar with the terrain and people there, and he has a very high prestige in the eyes of the local people and Hu people. In addition, some of the generals under your lord are friends of brother Bogui for many years. Some are classmates and friends, they are familiar with each other and cooperate with each other tacitly, everyone is willing to obey Brother Bogui, so I think Brother Bogui is the most suitable."
Liu Yu's face was a bit ugly. He stared at Li Hong for a long time, and suddenly said: "Why do you always talk about things when I say something? Are you familiar with the affairs of Youzhou?"
Seeing that Liu Yu was angry again, Li Hong asked suspiciously: "My lord, brother Bogui was the most important hero in northern Xinjiang back then. Why did you..." Li Hong was very unhappy when he saw Liu Yu's brows furrowed tightly. Dare to go on.He guessed that Gongsun Zan probably offended Liu Yu for something, and he offended quite a bit, otherwise, with Liu Yu's generous character, he wouldn't let such a general from Northern Xinjiang go unused.
Li Hong thought that after you left, I would find an excuse to let Gongsun Zan lead the army, so as not to make you angry, so he changed his tune and said, "I will listen to your lord."
Liu Yu nodded in satisfaction.
"There is one more thing to consider, my lord." Li Hong said, "I estimated that there are more than 5 captives in the camp now, plus those in Lucheng and Yongnu City. The rations of many people are already equivalent to the rations of our entire army, so the problem of feeding these prisoners must be solved as soon as possible, and cannot be delayed."
Liu Yu thought for a while and said, "I'll send people to take them to Zhuojun to garrison right away. These people can't be released or killed. Let them be garrison soldiers. In the future, the rebellion will be quelled and the Xianbei people will be driven away. , you are going back to Bingzhou, and at that time, I will turn these people into Youzhou's frontier army, so that the problem of Youzhou's shortage of troops can be solved, and in the future I will also have troops to resist the invasion of Xianbei people."
The two talked about other things, and Liu Yu left immediately and hurried back to Zhuojun.
===
Xian Yufu temporarily commanded the Youzhou Army.
In the northern border, although Xian Yufu was not as famous as Gongsun Zan, he and Li Hong had been in command over the past few years, commanding the army to fight in the north and south.Both Gongsun Zan from Youzhou and Zou Jing from Qingzhou were convinced.In the eyes of everyone, Xian Yufu was far more friendly than Li Hong.Li Hong came from a humble background, was young, had a great reputation, made great achievements, and was also a high official. Anyone who saw him felt very complicated.How could such a person suddenly become the important general of Han Kingdom?
At the end of April, the army surrounded Jicheng.
Li Hong ordered Yan Rou and Zhao Yun to lead the army to rest in Lucheng, and Yan Wuwei to lead the army to rest in Yongnu, not to continue eastward for the time being.
On this day, Li Hong called all the generals to discuss how to attack Jicheng.
As in the past, the scout battalion first reported the latest military situation.After Chen Ming carefully explained the situation of the rebels, the Karasuma people and the Xianbei people, he went on to say: "After the Xianbei people occupied Yuyang, they did not intend to continue going south. They drove the people in the city to the nearby iron mines to mine ore day and night, and then Ship it to White Sandalwood City."
"Besides..." Chen Ming glanced at Li Hong and said, "My lord has repeatedly told us to pay attention to the big eagle above Yuyang..."
Li Hong's expression tightened, and he looked up at Chen Ming.
"We saw that there is indeed a big eagle in the sky above Yuyang City."
"When did you see it?" Li Hong was suffocated and asked nervously.
"yesterday."
"What's the matter?" Xian Yufu asked with a smile, "Why are you so nervous? Is there something weird about this big eagle?"
"The Xianbei people have increased their troops in Yuyang." Li Hong looked at the generals under his tent and said solemnly, "The most powerful black eagle cavalry of the Xianbei people has arrived in Yuyang."
The faces of all the generals in the northern and western borders changed drastically, and Nie Xiao, Gongsun Zan and others all showed expressions of shock.The black eagle cavalry is the most powerful cavalry in the world. Back then, Tan Shihuai took it to sweep across the desert and drove the northern Huns to the barren land of the desert.Although the generals in Jizhou and other places have heard of the name of the Black Eagle Iron Cavalry, they have little contact with cavalry and cannot understand what kind of invincible aura the iron cavalry is at its craziest. Only those who fight on horseback all the year round have that kind of power. Unforgettable experience.
"Are you sure, General?" Liu Bao asked in panic.
"That big eagle is called Tiezui, and it is a god of the Skyhawk tribe." Li Hong thought of the big eagle, and immediately thought of the mighty Tie Ao, the heroic Tie Guo, the invincible cavalry, "Tie Ao is here , the commander-in-chief must be here too."
There was a sudden silence in the big tent, and the atmosphere was tense.
Murong Feng's name is indeed frightening.Back then, the Great Han Kingdom was hit hard by the Great Han Dynasty during the Great Han War. All those who joined the army remembered that Luoyangyuan, where 5 people were killed in the First World War. It also cannot erase the shadow of the defeat of the Han soldiers on the setting sun.
Li Hong looked at the map on the table, admiring and bitter at the same time, is the commander really invincible?
With He Lian dead, Danhan Mountain's power has been greatly reduced. In desperation, it can only be manipulated by Murong Feng and other Xianbei adults.Now, Murong Feng no longer has the strength to do anything he wants to do.Even if he is tyrannical over Tuoba Feng, he has to submit to Murong Feng's command.Tuoba Feng must have been instructed by Murong Feng to attack Yanmen Pass today.
The Huns were in chaos and almost restrained all their cavalry troops; the Yanmen Pass was critical and restrained all their backup, and the intensified critical situation in Bingzhou affected the sensitive nerves of the court. , The crisis in Youzhou is temporarily resolved, and the imperial court will send all the food and salaries to Bingzhou to relieve the urgent need.
Step by step, he was led by the nose by the marshal to a situation where he was bound to lose.
Now that the commander-in-chief is approaching Yuyang, he is holding himself back tightly, making himself at a loss.It is impossible to suppress the rebellion, and it is even more impossible to return to Bingzhou. I can only fight him to the death, but whether I can fight him and when to fight him, the initiative is not in my hands, but in the big handsome hands.
My own city was damaged in the battle of Jicheng, and it is difficult to recover for a while, but as time goes on, will the Qiang people who are thousands of miles away from home feel homesick?Will the Huns, who are in turmoil in their homeland, leave?I can think of a way to restrict the issue of soldiers, but I can't do anything about the issue of food and pay. If the court doesn't give it, I have nowhere to grab it.If food and wages are cut off, the army will be in chaos, and if the army is in chaos, the army will be defeated. If you don't fight the battle of Yuyang, you will already lose.
Bingzhou, Bingzhou.If I don't appease the Yellow Turban Army, or appease the refugees, what am I afraid of him today?What if Yanmen Pass is breached?I am really in a cocoon.
If there is no war, the south of Yanshan Mountain will become the pasture of the Xianbei people, and without the natural barrier of Yanshan Mountain, the Xianbei people can go south whenever they want, and the south of Yuyang is a flat land without any obstacles.If you take the initiative to ask for a fight, will the commander-in-chief fight?Without certainty of victory, the commander would rather give up Yuyang than he would definitely not fight.He has a way to drag himself to death without fighting, why does he want to fight?The black eagle cavalry came just to put pressure on himself and the soldiers of the army so that he could not move.
===
"General, general..."
Li Hong looked up at Chen Ming, and asked with a heavy heart, "Is there anything else?"
"Today is to discuss the matter of attacking Jicheng." Chen Ming forced a smile, "The Xianbei people haven't gone south yet, so we don't have to think about it for the time being."
Li Hong smiled, and said to the generals in the account: "Okay, let's not talk about it today. The walls of Jicheng are all built of stones, and it is considered a very strong city in northern Xinjiang. Tell me, this Jicheng Has anyone ever breached it?"
Xian Yufu said: "Yes. When the Yellow Turban Army rebelled, they forcibly captured Jicheng and killed Governor Guo Xun and Guangyang Prefect Liu Wei. However, the Yellow Turban Army lost tens of thousands of people to take down this city. .Later, they were surrounded by us. In order to break through, they opened a section of the city wall..."
"Open a section of the city wall?" Li Hong laughed, "You blocked the four gates, and they ran from the middle of the city wall. This escape method is very unique."
Kuaiqi galloped towards him, and the sound of hooves was thunderous.
"My lord, the Xianbei have occupied Lulongsai."
Li Hong's back felt cold, and he was instantly stunned.In the big tent, all the generals panicked.With the loss of Yuyang and Lulongsai, the gates of Youzhou are wide open, and there is no longer any barrier. In this way, the counties in the northeast of Youzhou are like the four counties in the north of Bingzhou, completely lost.
(End of this chapter)
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