Great Han Empire

Chapter 452
Li Hong received the imperial decree from the emperor, as well as a letter written by Shang Shuling Huangfusong.

In the book, Huangfusong explained in detail the imperial court's overall concept and related deployment of the Northern Xinjiang War, and asked Li Hong to do everything possible to complete all the goals of the Youzhou War within this year, so that the second phase of the Northern Xinjiang War can be completed in the spring of next year. It unfolded smoothly.Huangfusong said that the success of the Northern Xinjiang War is directly related to His Majesty's great achievements in the future, and it is related to the stability and revitalization of the Han Dynasty. He hopes that General Zhenbei can end the battle in Youzhou as soon as possible, and quickly return to the division and merge the state to command the overall situation.

Li Hong and Xian Yufu were very excited, and hurriedly summoned the generals of the various ministries to report that the emperor was determined to go out to fight and recover the northern frontier counties.All the generals were overjoyed when they heard the news.Although Zhu Mu disagreed, he had nothing to say in the face of the emperor's imperial decree.Since the emperor of the Han Kingdom wants to fight, what can the courtiers say?Be loyal to your country and His Majesty, fight bravely.

Li Hong said: "The supply of food, salaries and military equipment will return to normal soon. When the food, grass and military equipment are ready, we will gather a large army and storm Yuyang." How many catapults have been sent?"

"Three." Zhang He replied, "Zhong Zhi is leading people to debug. The old man said that making three catapults a month is already the limit of Bing Cao Ying, and he promised to give us three more next month."

Li Hong said with a smile: "The method of catapulting vehicles must not be disclosed. If the Xianbei people also have catapulting vehicles, we will be in trouble. Tell the old man to protect those craftsmen. Starting tomorrow, you will use these eight Set up a catapult to attack Yuyang, and temporarily withdraw the ballista. We are running out of stock of crossbow arrows, so we should save some."

Yin Si asked: "My lord, should we send the method of catapult carts back to Jinyang? If the catapult carts are mass-produced by the Jinyang Ordnance Workshop, at least ten of them can be produced in a month. We arrange these catapult carts in the In each pass, the defense of the pass can be strengthened."

Li Hong waved his hand and said: "After returning to Bingzhou, we mainly went out to fight. What we need are cavalry and a large number of chariots. This catapult is very complicated to make, and it is time-consuming and expensive. Let it go. Wait for the North After the Xinjiang War is over, there will be no more wars in the Han Kingdom, so we can do a little bit more appropriately, and it will be enough to place a cross at a pass."

Yushi also said: "Zhongzhi, this large catapult vehicle is very inconvenient to use, you really need to change it. In order to make these catapult vehicles work normally, we have used tens of thousands of people and thousands of carriages. We It is too troublesome to send civilians to excavate dozens of heavy stones on Jundu Mountain, transport the stones down the mountain to the truck, and send the stones to Yuyang City. If you want the catapult truck to play a greater role effect, you must transform."

Yin Si smiled slightly disappointed.

Li Hong comforted: "Think of a way to make this catapult smaller and more flexible. It would be better if it could move simultaneously with the army like a ballista. The smaller the catapult, the less money it will cost." , and it will be more convenient to use. Only in this way can we equip a large number of catapult vehicles with tank battalions, and then we can fully display the power of catapult vehicles. Putting hundreds of catapult vehicles together, the power must be astonishing. The current The catapult can only attack and defend the city, and its function is limited. If you can transform it into a ballista that can function anytime and anywhere, then the ordnance workshop can produce a large number of them.”

Yin Si said excitedly: "General, this is what you said, as long as the catapult vehicles can meet your requirements, you will mass-produce and equip them with chariot battalions?"

Li Hong said with a smile: "If you are afraid that I will go back on my word, we will high-five and swear."

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After Zhao Yun received Li Hong's order, he led five thousand cavalry to support Lucheng as quickly as possible.

Suli, the leader of the Mushen tribe in the eastern Xianbei, was very afraid of the leopard's cavalry.Although he was ordered to lead his troops to Lucheng, he stayed in the city and did not move. He was worried that his soldiers would be attacked by leopard cavalry because they were exhausted and neglected to take precautions after attacking the city.Before leaving the customs, Master Mi asked him again and again, saying that the purpose of the attack was only to contain the leopard's troops, threaten the Han army's food road, and force the leopard's army to retreat to Tuyin and Yongnu as much as possible.As for whether the Han army withdraws or not, it has nothing to do with them. As long as they send troops, they will keep their promise and help the Karasuma once.Mijia said, this is just for show, don't fight against the leopard's army, so as not to suffer losses for no reason.

Before Zhao Yun's cavalry arrived in Lucheng, they were discovered by Xianbei scouts.Su Li received the report that he thought it was Leopard's reinforcements, so without saying a word, he took his iron cavalry and withdrew into the city of Endless.Zhao Yun and Liu Ming discussed it and decided to follow and chase the Xianbei people back to Lulongsai.

After the Xiongnu iron cavalry chased them to the city of no end, all the soldiers obeyed Zhao Yun's order, and that night tens of thousands of torches were lit outside the city, and the horns sounded one after another.Su Li was shocked, thinking that the leopard must have come to attack Lulongsai with an army of cavalry.He abandoned the city overnight and fled.

Zhao Yun immediately led the army to occupy the city of no end.While notifying Han Qiong in Lucheng to immediately send people to garrison the endless city, he led the army to continue the pursuit.The two warlords, Zhao Yun and Liu Ming, ran wildly and approached the Xianbei cavalry several times.Su Li was terrified. If he was caught by the leopard again this time, his head would probably be gone.He ordered the cavalry not to retreat into Xu Wucheng, but to return directly to Lulongsai.Huaitou even took the lead, running faster than anyone else.The Xianbei people in Xuwu City saw Suli and Huaitou fleeing in embarrassment with the army. They didn't know what happened. When they were puzzled, they saw the banner of the Han army that came later.The Xianbei people in the city were suddenly in chaos, and they left the city one after another, and ran away after Su Li and Huaitou.

Zhao Yun successfully captured Xu Wucheng without any effort.Further on is Lulongsai.The Huns were able to pursue them, and they yelled to kill them all the way to Lulongsai.Zhao Yun ordered to stop the pursuit, and the army stationed in Xu Wucheng, waiting for Li Hong's military order.Zhao Yun told his subordinates that the road to Lulongsai is all mountain roads. We are not familiar with the terrain, and we don't know how many Xianbei people there are in Lulongsai. Once we fall in Xuwu Mountain, everyone will die.This time we were able to chase the Xianbei people to the ground, not because we were powerful, but because the general scared them a few years ago, and the Xianbei people still have lingering fears and dare not fight.If they know that the general is still in Yuyang City, they may send troops to counterattack, we should stay here and wait for them to attack the city.

After Li Hong received the news that Zhao Yun had captured Wuending City and Xu Wucheng, he immediately ordered Zheng Xin to rush to Xu Wucheng with five hundred black panther Yi Cong.After the Yanmenguan battle, Zheng Xin returned to Youzhou.Li Hong said to Zheng Xin, when you arrive in Xu Wucheng, immediately go to Xu Wushan to find Tian's cottage, bring all the family members of the soldiers to Jicheng, and let the old man arrange for them to go to Jinyang.Zheng Xin asked, what about the Tian family?The Tian family has helped us a lot this time, and we should be grateful for the pictorial report.Li Hong said with a smile, when the battle in Youzhou is over, I will personally come to thank you.If the Tian family is interested, they can send someone to Jinyang to have a look and do business with us.If we are going to buy something, we can prioritize them.Zheng Xin smiled and said, can I tell the Tian family what you said.Li Hong said of course, remember to bring Tian Chou back.He has grown up and should have played for the country.

Zheng Xin brought Black Panther Yi Cong into Xu Wushan.When the family members of the former Lulongsai soldiers saw the Black Panther battle flag, many of them wept excitedly.When Zheng Xin saw familiar faces and frightened eyes, there was no joy in his heart, only pain.Many comrades-in-arms were killed in western Xinjiang, how could he open his mouth to tell hopeful women and children about the death of his comrades-in-arms?
With tears in his eyes, Zheng Xin walked slowly to Xiao Yu amidst the mournful cries behind him.Xiaoyu's face was pale, and she stared at him with wide, mournful eyes, and asked in a trembling voice, "Where are they? Where's Xiaolan? Where's Leizi? Where's Wuwei? Where's Beard..."

Zheng Xin hurriedly choked up and said: "They are all still alive, they are all still alive, the arc tripod, the abandoned sink, the iron axe, they are all still alive..."

After Gu Yu lost Jiming, she was alone and helpless. Li Hong, Tian Zhong, and Lu Longsai's soldiers became her relatives, her support, and every soldier in Lu Longsai became her family. her concern.

Last time when Tian Chou came back, she said that she only saw Uncle Tian Zhong and jade in Daying, but none of the other acquaintances saw her. She was very nervous at that time.She thought that Li Hong and these people were brothers and sisters. When they returned to Youzhou to fight, Li Hong should bring them back together. Did they all die in Xijiang?Tian Chou saw Gu Yu crying secretly because of worry, and regretted it very much. He was only happy and forgot to ask one by one.

Xiao Yu's heart relaxed, and suddenly there was a mixture of sorrow and joy, and tears fell quietly.

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The next day, Zheng Xin left Xu Wushan with some of the family members of Lu Longsai soldiers, and some stayed behind voluntarily.Their relatives are gone, why are they still going to Jinyang?
Seeing Zheng Xin coming back, Li Hong asked about the situation carefully.He heard that the family members of the fallen soldiers did not come out of the mountain, and he felt very sad.Yushi comforted, saying that we have given double the pensions for the soldiers who died in the original Lulongsai battle, which can be regarded as a little effort.In the future, when northern Xinjiang is stable and there will be no more wars, we will settle them down and prevent them from suffering and poverty, so that the comrades under the nine springs can also rest in peace.

Li Hong shook his head and said resolutely: "No, I want to go to Xu Wushan myself, and I want to take them to Jinyang."

Xian Yufu persuaded: "My sons and daughters, we are now fighting everywhere, living in no fixed place, and may die on the battlefield at any time. How can we make them live a good life? Even if you bring them to Jinyang, the How many years can you take care of them? You are now the general of Zhenbei, guarding the frontier, and have the ability to take care of them, but how many years? If there is no war in northern Xinjiang, you will no longer be the general of Zhenbei. How will you take care of them when you arrive in Luoyang? People, we are just ordinary subjects of the Great Han Kingdom. We have no ability to take care of them for the rest of their lives, let alone make them live comfortably for the rest of their lives. To put it bluntly, if we die on the battlefield in northern Xinjiang, these people will die in Jinyang What to do? They have no one to rely on, how will they live in the future? Now they stay in Xu Wushan, have a piece of land they can reclaim, and have a ration that can maintain their own survival. Isn't this better than following us?"

Li Hong sighed helplessly and in pain, bowed his head and was speechless.

Zheng Xin looked at him, and said sadly: "Minister, Xiao Yu doesn't want to go out of the mountain either."

Li Hong was stunned for a moment, then smiled bitterly, saddened.What Xian Yufu said is right, I am just an ordinary subject of a big man, I don't have the power to cover the sky with one hand, and I don't have a mountain of money, what should I take care of them?What can I do to protect them?I may do my best in life, but what if I die?

Tian Chou stood beside Li Hong and whispered, "Sister Xiaoyu said that her relatives are all in Xu Wushan, and she wants to guard her father's tomb in Xu Wushan, guard the tomb of Ji Ji, and guard the tombs of all Lu Longsai soldiers who died in battle." , she didn't go anywhere, she just stayed in Xu Wushan.She asked me to tell the general that as long as the general and all the Luronse soldiers are safe and sound, she will be content.

Li Hong was silent for a long time, and then said to Zheng Xin: "Write a letter to the Tian family in my name, asking them to take good care of Xiaoyu. As long as I am alive, they will not treat the Tian family badly."
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With 20 cavalry, Gongsun Zan appeared and disappeared frequently, and frequently attacked the territory of the Karasuma people. In less than 5000 days, he killed more than [-] people from seven Karasuma tribes in western Liaoning, and beheaded [-] Karasuma soldiers.Wherever Baima Yicong went, no chickens or dogs were left behind, and blood flowed like rivers.Gritting his teeth, Karasuma vowed to catch Gongsun Zan and chop him into minced meat.

In mid-August, Gongsun Zan returned to Feiru City with his exhausted Yi Cong soldiers to rest.As soon as he entered the city, he got the good news that he was promoted by the emperor to Zhonglang general, and his subordinates such as Yan Gang and Guan Jing were also promoted.Gongsun Zan was very happy. He triumphantly told his subordinates that in two months, I will be able to put down the Karasuma rebellion.Then he received a letter from Youzhou Mu Liuyu.Liu Yu reprimanded him in the letter. Although the words were not very violent, the words and deeds were full of anger.Liu Yu said, I sent people to the tribes of Karasuma in Liaoxi and Liaodong to persuade them to surrender. After exhausting my efforts, I finally got some Karasuma people to agree to be appeased, and even Bailang King Qiu Liju was shaken, but just in my big event When it was about to be completed, you led your troops into the territory of Karasuma to kill wantonly without the consent of General Zhenbei and I. This not only angered the Karasuma people, but also made the recruiting come to naught.Liu Yu said, I order you to garrison Feiru, and without my order, you are not allowed to send troops to kill the Karasuma people.

Gongsun Zan was furious, scolded Liu Yushou in front of all the generals, and then angrily left the city with three thousand cavalry.This time he went straight to the vicinity of Liucheng, first he used a trick to deceive the main force of the Karasuma people, and then led Yi Cong all the way into Qiu Liju's tribal territory, beheading thousands of Karasuma people , and cut off one of Qiu Liju's arms.

Gongsun Zan ordered his subordinates to pick up Qiu Liju's severed arm, "wrap it up and give it to Master Liu, and say to appease Karasuma, this is the best gift."

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(I have something to do at home tomorrow, so I won’t update it. I will continue the day after tomorrow. Please understand.)
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