In the third year of Zhongping, in October.

The Han general Gao Shun defeated the Xiongnu cavalry in Dachengsai and beheaded the Xiongnu Shan Yubu Guduhou. Yu Fuluo, the former Xiongnu right virtuous king, took advantage of the situation to absorb the remnants of the Marquis of Xubu Gudu and became the new Shan Yu.

The Southern Xiongnu had a rampant change, and they struck a counterattack, and the unexpected Kebi could suffer heavy losses, and they could not attack Xi'anyang, so they could only retreat north in a gray way.

So far, the crisis in the north of the state has been resolved.

Youzhou, Guangyang County.

Hearty laughter sounded in Lu Bu's temporary mansion, and Lu Bu, dressed in a black fur suit, laughed loudly.

"General, why are you so happy?" Sitting in front of the charcoal stove, Xi Ce baked his hands and asked with a smile.

In the courtyard, Huang Zhong, Chen Wei and others were fighting martial arts, and when they heard Lu Bu's laughter, they stopped the competition one after another, and all of them came over.

Lu Buyang raised the bamboo slips in Yangshu, and was extremely happy: "The letter I just received, the second brother and Gao Shun tried their best to stop the Xian and Hungarian coalition forces in Bingzhou, so that they stopped outside Xi'an Yang, and failed to set foot in Wuyuan. Not only that, Gao Shun also took down the head of the Marquis of Xubu Gudu, and the new Shan Yu Yufu Luo declared himself a minister to the Han Dynasty and swore an oath to be a Han minister. ”

At the end of the letter, Gao Shun did not forget to mention that the little ghosts of the young marshal army also performed well and showed their skills.

When the good news reached the imperial court, the Son of Heaven was very happy, and he rewarded ten thousand horses of brocade, and all the meritorious people were rewarded.

Gao Shun made outstanding achievements in the war, killing the rebellious Marquis of Xubu Gudu, prompting the Xiongnu to bow down again, and was directly promoted from the captain to the Xiongnu Zhonglang general, responsible for the monitoring of foreign races in the north.

Because of the previous cooperative relationship with Lu Bu, Zhang Rang did not get in the way this time.

Gao Shun made such a great contribution and became a Zhonglang general. When Huang Zhong Chen Wei and the others heard this, they were full of fighting spirit while envious, and they asked for their lives and said: "General, give the Yuyang rebels two or three months of respite, and we should also launch a new attack and take Yuyang County!" ”

Lu Bu shook his head and rejected the proposal for the time being. If Zhang Chun hadn't been fortified and cleared the wilderness at the beginning, maybe they would have captured Yuyang long ago, or even ended the rebellion.

However, now that we are about to enter the bitter winter, it is past the best time to lead the troops to attack. The climate here in Youzhou is far more cold than that of Bingzhou, and few people will choose to fight and attack the city in the cold winter season.

The reason for this is that the winter march is hampered by heavy snowfall, which not only affects the march of the soldiers, but also makes it difficult to transport logistics and supplies. And in many northern wars, especially the wars of the Central Plains Dynasty against ethnic minorities further north, the cold itself was a great obstacle.

Chen Wei and Huang Zhong, the high-level martial artists, are not afraid of this cold, but the soldiers at the bottom can't withstand this cold weather, frostbite and wind chill are often seen.

In addition, Liu Yu, the assassin of Youzhou, has also sent people to Liaodong to persuade Qiu Liju to see the situation clearly, as long as he is willing to surrender, the previous things can be blamed.

In Lu Bu's opinion, the surrender plan is feasible. Liu Yu has a reputation among the various ethnic groups in the north, and if he is willing to vouch, it is not impossible for Qiu Liju to surrender. Without Wuhuan as a backer, Zhang Ju and Zhang Chun have only one way to die.

Noticing the time of the letter's payment, Xi Ce frowned slightly: "Why is it a letter from a month ago?" ”

The letter ended on October 13 in the third year of Zhongping.

Lu Bu is accustomed to it, and when he writes family letters, it often takes a month or two to reach his wife and daughter.

Here in Youzhou, the road is difficult to travel, and the news is blocked, whether it is the news from the outside or the news from the inside, it will take a long time.

At this time, the guards at the gate of the mansion came to report: "General, there are people outside the mansion who want to see you." ”

"Who?" Lu Bu's face was suspicious, if it was those generals under his command, the soldiers guarding the door should be able to recognize it.

"The subordinate asked, but the man didn't say, he was carrying a square wooden box in his hand, and said that he would explain his intention only after seeing the general." The soldier replied respectfully.

"How's it looking?" Xi Ce rolled up the letter and asked.

"He was a short-bearded man in his thirties, with a slightly sloppy face, wearing a thick long coat, and he didn't look very outstanding." The soldier recalled the appearance of the man at the door in his mind, and replied truthfully.

Lu Bu still had no clue, and Xi Ce laughed: "Maybe it's a certain poor student who recommended himself to come to the door and wants to attach himself to the general!"

Literati have a backbone, but not all scholars are iron-clad and unwilling to bend their waists to serve the powerful, after all, there are only a few. On the contrary, ninety percent of the people who read and read are in order to 'learn the art of power and conspiracy, or to work with the emperor's family'.

It's just that now the way to become an official has been monopolized by the family, and it has become particularly difficult for some children of the declining scholar clan to become officials.

Therefore, when many people had no way to serve the imperial court, they changed their eyes and went to the powerful and powerful people to act as staff members such as government officials.

Maybe this person came to serve after learning about Lu Buwei's name?

After hearing this, Lu Bu felt that it made sense, and ordered the janitor to take him to the reception hall to observe first.

Soon, the soldier led the middle-aged man into the mansion.

In the reception hall, Lu Bu lived in the middle, and on the left and right sides sat Huang Zhong and others.

Walking into the guest hall, the middle-aged man did not squint, let go of the wooden box in his hand, bowed down to Lu Bu with a fist salute, and said in a deep voice: "Villain Wang Zheng, I have seen the general." ”

Lu Bu looked at this person, in addition to the joy reported by the gatekeeper, Lu Bu also noticed that this person's eye sockets were slightly sunken, his cheekbones were prominent, and there was a deliberately suppressed cold aura on his body.

"I wonder why Your Excellency is here?" Lu Bu withdrew his scrutinizing gaze and asked.

"The villain learned that the general was worried about the rebels, so he specially prepared a thin gift and came to send it to the general." Wang Zheng bowed and said, and handed over the wooden box with both hands.

Chen Wei took the wooden box in the past, and opened it in public at Lu Bu's signal.

The wooden box contained a pale head, with a cloak scattered, and it seemed that before he died, he should have been greatly frightened, and the degree was not light.

All of you in the hall are characters who have experienced battlefield battles, and a dead human head naturally can't frighten them.

After Cao Xing glanced at it, he was not interested, but he was still very curious just now, and pouted and said, "It's just a head, what kind of gift is this?" ”

"General, please take a closer look at his appearance." Wang Zheng said to Lu Bu who pleaded.

Could it be that there is another mystery?

Everyone muttered in their hearts and looked again.

When they saw the true appearance of that person, they couldn't help but take a cool breath.

This person is none other than the leader of the rebel army entrenched in Yuyang County, Zhang Chun!