Li Hong stood on the mountain, watching Zhao Yun leave with the black panther Yi from the roar, and his heart ached.

Beigong Boyu's wealth is a lot, but when it is distributed to 50,000 soldiers, it is not much. In addition to the bereavement of the fallen soldiers, Li Hong specially instructed Tian Zhong to keep double shares, Li Hong also gave more than 30,000 soldiers two months' double salaries, and then there was not much money left.

The rest of the money is now in the hands of Tian Zhong and Ji Wei. They took the battalion of wounded soldiers and the Qianghu captives and stationed them in the large camp outside the city of Huaili. Before leaving, Li Hong instructed them that the money should be used to improve the food of the wounded soldiers, to purchase a large number of medicinal materials in Jingzhao Mansion, and to properly purchase some weapons for the army. Tian Zhong was most willing to buy food for the wounded soldiers, and it is estimated that this money is almost spent now.

It stands to reason that he annihilated 50,000 rebels, and it still belonged to the Qianghu people, and it was not a big deal to withhold this property as a reward for the soldiers when there was no reward from the imperial court and the local government. Even if he stabbed in front of the Son of Heaven, he didn't take any of it, and he was not afraid of crooked shadows, at most, he violated military discipline and was dismissed.

But now some people are openly searching the camp under the pretext of this matter, which is obviously purposeful, and they are making trouble under the pretext of making trouble.

Beigong Boyu denounced? It's funny to think about. This property was carried by Beigong Boyu with the army, and it was only more than 100 million yuan at most. The huge fortune of his own clan is in Jincheng County, which is much more than that, will he care about this money to report himself? It's just one of the excuses.

Cheng Qiu dared to risk the crime of killing his head and raided the military camp without fear, and the power behind it can be imagined. Who is this person?

Geng contempt? Geng Contempt is just a Liangzhou assassin, he has neither the courage to move himself as a lieutenant general, nor the strength to support Cheng Qiu, but Cheng Qiu is his subordinate, he must know about this, and it is possible that he ordered Cheng Qiu to do it. Dong Zhuo? Dong Zhuo is on the battlefield in Longxi, how can he have time to take care of this? What's more, he is only the lowest-ranking general, only two levels higher than himself, and he doesn't have the strength to dare to provoke himself?

Li Hong suddenly thought of Zhang Wen. Cheng Qiu must get Zhang Wen's tacit approval to do this. Otherwise, with Cheng Qiu's approach, ten lives would not be enough to kill. But Zhang Wen must end the Xiliang Rebellion for the sake of his career and future, so Zhang Wen will never instruct Cheng Qiu to do this kind of thing that offends him and shakes the morale of the army. In this way, since he is not Lord Taiwei, but Lord Taiwei is forced by the other party's forces to secretly acquiesce, who is this backstage, and it is about to come out.

What does the person behind Cheng Qiu want to do? Could it be that there are people in the DPRK who do not want to see the rebellion of Xiliang put down?

Li Hong thought of his dead comrades-in-arms, and his heart was even more sad.

Why are there such vile and filthy people in the world? Why does this kind of person still control the Chaogang Society?

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On the night he left Yicheng, Fu Xie talked with him all night and revealed to him many secrets of the court and officials, including the fact that some people in the court did not want to see the Xiliang rebellion put down.

Li Hong was very shocked at the time. Don't want to see the Xiliang rebellion put down? What is the rationale for that?

Money. Fu Xie said it very directly. Over the past few decades, Xiliang's thorn history has been changed one after another, sometimes several times a year. Why? Money. The more you fight, the poorer you are, the more you can make a lot of money. Everyone who has wealth takes turns, and representatives of all forces have to come to sit in this seat and make a lot of money, so the history of Xiliang Thorn and the Taishou of Xiliang states and counties are like a marquee. But these people just make a little money, and most of the money is provided to their old owners. Those powerful people in Beijing are the ones who really make a lot of money.

The imperial court allocated money from the treasury to Xiliang, including military expenses, donations, and disaster relief, with many names. Then the big and small officials and military officials of Xiliang moved the money from the small treasury of Xiliang to the magnates in Beijing. Xiliang's big and small officials and military officials will definitely not be able to make a lot of money by plucking the goose, so they carry a variety of miscellaneous taxes in addition to Xiliang's taxes to keep them as their own income. The extreme corruption of the Xiliang officials was directly related to the frequent wars in the Xiliang.

In order to quell the rebellion in Xiliang, the imperial court drew a lot of money, in addition to military expenditures, just requisitioning people to transport food, it cost hundreds of millions of dollars. How much money can those people get? How many flatbreads can you eat? In the end, this money became the private savings of officials at all levels. So Xiliang is a bowl of money, grab it casually, and your hands are full of money. If Xiliang does not fight, a considerable number of officials, from the capital to the counties and counties of Xiliang, will lose a large amount of income. So some people hope that this battle will be fought slowly, preferably endlessly.

Fu Xie repeatedly told Li Hong to be careful at that time, but Li Hong didn't care. He was fighting in Xiliang, thousands of miles away from Luoyang, Kyoto, what could this have to do with him. Now it seems that Fu Xie must have heard something at that time, so he rushed to the camp and repeatedly warned himself to be careful, but he didn't dare to say it explicitly due to the other party's forces. Unexpectedly, he had just walked out of the barracks with his front foot, and his foot came to the door after the accident. Obviously, Geng and Cheng Qiu have long been eyeing themselves, and the timing is very good

I have become a thorn in the side of some people, just because I won the battle, what kind of world is this. The Great Han Kingdom is ruled by these people, how can this sky-high edifice not collapse? These people want to wipe me out of the land of Xiliang through Cheng Qiu's black hand. Li Hong smiled coldly, I want to see who erases whom in the end.

"Who is Cheng Qiu?" Li Hong turned his head and asked Zheng Xindao.

Zheng Xin was indignant, scolding, stunned when he heard the words, and replied: "The history of the Liangzhou Thorn Mansion? ”

Li Hong glared at him and scolded, "Don't I know? I asked him what he used to do. ”

Zheng Xin roared angrily: "I don't know. This man is so hateful that he dares to beat Mr. Zuo severely, I must beat him to death. ”

"Alright." Li Hong said, "Don't scold anymore, the fewer people who know about this matter, the better." ”

"Hey, look, your scouts are back and ready to fight." Li Hong pointed to the soldiers who were rushing from a distance and said loudly.

"Where do I still have the heart to fight now?" Zheng Xin shook his hand, and while running down the mountain quickly, he shouted loudly, "I'm angry, I'm angry......"

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Xu Rong stood on the side of the road, watching the soldiers weak and difficult, fleeing forward one by one in embarrassment, and felt very uncomfortable.

From last night to now, it has been five or six hours, and everyone has fled for their lives all the way, without even taking a sip of water. There is no food left. Originally, they were going to kill horses for these two days to satisfy their hunger, but now that the troops were defeated and were being closely pursued by the rebels, not to mention killing horses, there was not enough time to even flee for their lives.

Bian Zhang's casual move, insidious and vicious, pushed the lives of tens of thousands of soldiers into the abyss of death. If you continue to flee like this, it will not be more than a few dozen miles, and all the infantry will become prisoners of the rebels. But what if you don't run away? I don't have the strength to die even if I want to fight.

Suddenly, the fleeing soldiers in front let out a cheer, then the cheers grew louder and louder, and finally suddenly formed an earth-shattering roar.

Xu Rong's complexion changed greatly.

Sun Jian galloped over with a horse, he looked excited, pointed to the hill in front of him and shouted: "Reinforcements, our reinforcements ......"

Xu Rong looked up.

On Maverick Mountain, a huge fiery red panther battle flag danced wildly in the wind, and under the battle flag, a soldier immediately speared horizontally, majestic.

Leopard.

Xu Rong's heart was ecstatic, and tears of excitement burst out of his eyes in an instant.

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"General......

Liang Xing greeted Han Sui and said loudly: "Zhou Shen's troops suddenly accelerated their escape speed, intending to distance themselves from us. ”

Han Sui pointed ahead with a horsewhip and said with a smile: "Zhou Shen is in a hurry. The enemy has not eaten or drunk for a day, and has become the end of the crossbow. We chased for a few dozen miles, and the battle was over. ”

"The general annihilated more than 40,000 people of Zhou Shen with a raise of his hand without much effort, which is really admirable." Ma joked, "We chased all the way, without hurry, without bloodshed, and captured more than 10,000 people with only prisoners." This is the main force of the imperial court, something that I couldn't think of in the past. The battle has reached this ......" Ma Yu shook his head vigorously, and the color of worship was overflowing.

"Last month, Zhou Shen chased us and chased us to the edge of the Yellow River. This time, we also pursued him until he surrendered. Zhang Heng shouted.

"It's going to be hard to catch him." Han Sui was in a very good mood, he kept slapping his palms with a horsewhip, and said with a smile: "He lost the battle, lost tens of thousands of soldiers, and it is a serious crime to go back, and he can't please him." Then he said regretfully: "It's a pity that these Xiliang soldiers are it." Many of them are our friends, and some of them have illuminated us again and again, but it's a pity. ”

"If you catch them, you're still friends." Li Kan said with a smile.

"It's different." Han Sui shook his head and sighed, "It's different. Those who flee back are afraid that they will lose their positions and be convicted and imprisoned. ”

Han Sui smiled helplessly, turned back to the herald and shouted, "Order the troops, speed up the pursuit." ”

"Order the Chinese army, throw all the prisoners to Lord Yang and Ling Sima of the rear army, speed up and come up, don't lose touch with the front army."

The drums of war beat violently.

Liang Xing and the horse turned the horse's head and quickly chased after the cavalry army in front.

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The exhausted and unmotivated officers and soldiers saw that the reinforcements had arrived, and after the ambush on the Little Cow Mountain, their morale was greatly boosted, and they told each other, everyone rejoiced, and everyone seemed to have suddenly filled their stomachs, and their bodies were full of strength, and they were smiling and smiling, walking like flying, and the speed of the march suddenly accelerated.

Zheng Xin, led by several soldiers, found Xu Rong.

Xu Rongyi grabbed Zheng Xin's hand, shook it again and again, and said gratefully: "Thank you, Lord Zhonglang." ”

Hua Xiong patted Zheng Xin's shoulder hard, and he couldn't speak for a while.

Sun Jian asked eagerly, "How many of you came?" ”

"Thirty thousand." Zheng Xin said with a smile: "We marched day and night, and even the baggage was lost in Pingxiang City. What about General Zhou? My lord has a plan to destroy the enemy, and I want to see him immediately. ”

"He was seriously injured." Sun Jian's face darkened, and he pointed at Xu Rong and said, "Now it is Captain Xu commanding the troops." ”

Zheng Xin looked at Xu Rong and immediately said, "On the mountains on both sides, we have arranged 22,000 infantry, and we have another 6,000 cavalry on standby three miles away from here. We are ready to block the enemy's front army and encircle and annihilate it. Admiral Nakaro hopes that you will quickly assemble your troops and participate in the battle. ”

Xu Rong, Hua Xiong, and Sun Jian looked at each other with solemn expressions.

Hua Xiong said cautiously: "Lord Zheng, there are sixty or seventy thousand rebels, chasing all the way, morale is high, we ......"

Zheng Xin said casually: "You are tired, they are even more tired. You managed to sleep half the night, but the rebels didn't sleep for at least a day. They are already a tired division, and they do not have much combat strength at all. Zheng Xin stretched out a finger, shook it in front of the three of them, poked it forward gently, and said with a smile: "As long as you poke it lightly, they will die." ”

Sun Jian gritted his teeth and said loudly: "Fight." If we fight hard, maybe we can turn defeat into victory. We returned from a great defeat, although we left our lives, but it is impossible to lead the troops again, if we want to wash away the shame of this defeat and atone for our crimes, this is the only opportunity. ”

Xu Rong waved his hand and shouted categorically: "Fight." ”

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The fleeing soldiers finally saw the Fengyun Iron Cavalry lined up in the middle of the road.

Everyone roared excitedly, and many shed tears of excitement. This life was finally saved.

Wei Zheng led a group of Han cavalry warriors to surround the front of the Fengyun Iron Cavalry in an arc formation, preventing the fleeing soldiers from attacking the cavalry array in ecstasy. He led the soldiers in a non-stop shout, directing the fleeing soldiers to retreat from both sides of the cavalry position.

The warriors on horseback took out their dry rations and distributed them to the deserters in turn.

Xu Rong hurried to the rear of the Fengyun Iron Cavalry and beat the war drums of the assembly. When the officers and soldiers saw the reinforcements and got a respite, they miraculously regained their morale, and everyone quickly assembled in formation.

Hua Xiong took the lead in lining up behind the Fengyun Iron Cavalry with more than 2,000 cavalry.

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Koji Yi, who was walking at the rear with the troops, laughed happily after receiving Xu Rong's order.

"My lord, why are you so happy to have something to eat?" Gao Geng asked curiously.

"Cylinder, immediately take the cavalry, rush to the rear to assemble." Koji Yi waved his horsewhip and said loudly, "Reinforcements have arrived, Zhonglang General Li Hongli's troops have arrived, and we will fight again." ”

Gao Geng looked at him in surprise and asked, "Leopard Lord Li?" You're not mistaken, right? They came so fast? ”

Koji shouted excitedly, "Quick, go." The old side hit us in an ambush, and we returned him one, haha...... This leopard-sama is amazing, haha......"

Gao Geng was ecstatic, whistled again and again, and flew away with his subordinates.

"Order the winding road, Yang Chun, speed up, throw all the wounded soldiers to the side of the road, and the soldiers who can't run tell them not to follow, and surrender with the wounded soldiers."

Several heralds' eyes widened, staring blankly at Koji Yoshi, who looked crazy.

"What are you looking at me for? Don't go ahead and give the order yet. ”

"Adult ......"

Koji Yingkong slapped a horsewhip and scolded angrily: "I usually indulge you too much, but now I don't even listen to orders, I want to die......"

Several heralds scattered in fright.

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Seeing that the broken border cavalry suddenly fled in a panic, even Lu Yi, who had always loved soldiers like children and had an excellent reputation, also ordered the wounded soldiers to be discarded, Liang Xing and Ma Dong felt that the enemy was completely finished. In order to survive, the enemy has decided to give up.

Han Sui received the news and ran to the front in person.

He looked at the wounded soldier that Koji Yi threw on the side of the road, shook his head with a smile, and said, "Yuntian will do this kind of thing?" ”

"Chase, the enemy can't support it. Command the troops, advance lightly, and pursue with all their might. ”

The drums of war rang out.

The soldiers threw away their bags one after another, some even threw spare quivers to the side of the road, and everyone took their swords and spears, mustered up the last bit of strength, and ran hard.

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Yang Chun is a man in his twenties, not tall, with a strong body, and a black face with many small red bumps.

He kept looking around, looking for reinforcements.

"My lord, the enemy's cavalry has caught up, but what about our reinforcements?"

Koji Yi looked back at the enemy cavalry chasing behind him, and said with a smile: "Run, run, I'll come out soon." ”

Before he finished speaking, he heard the earth-shattering sound of war drums suddenly from the mountains on both sides, and then saw countless colorful battle flags appear in the woods, and then he heard thunderous roars, and countless warriors rushed out of the mountains on both sides.

Li Hong held a shield in one hand and a war knife in the other, and rushed to the front. On his left is Yan Liang, and not far on his right is Gao Yan.

"Kill...... Kill the ......," Li Hong shouted hoarsely and ran as fast as he could.

The warriors were excited, and under the personal leadership of the commander, they rushed towards the enemy like a flood that burst the embankment.

Xian Yufu held the Han battle flag in one hand and the three-foot halberd in the other, roared loudly, and under the escort of the attendants, he led thousands of soldiers to pounce down from the mountain on the left.

"Kill ......"

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Han Sui hurriedly stopped his horse, turned his horse's head and looked back.

Tens of thousands of officers and soldiers rushed down from the mountains on both sides, and although they were still more than 150 paces away from the main road, they had no time to form a defensive formation in an instant. What is especially fatal is that the soldiers have just been running vigorously for a while, and it is when they are exhausted, and everyone is weak in their hands and feet, and they are out of breath and cannot even lift their weapons, how can they have the strength to resist the enemy who is killing like a tiger.

Good timing, good ambush.

He looked at it in surprise, his face stunned, and then shook his head and smiled bitterly, laughing helplessly and sadly.

In the blink of an eye, the outcome was reversed.

The rebel soldiers involuntarily stopped, gasping for breath, looking at the officers and soldiers who were all over the mountains and fields like a tidal wave, panicked, and their frightened eyes filled with helplessness and pain.

A soldier finally couldn't bear the double blow physically and mentally, staggered, and fell down with his spear. Like a crumbling wall being pushed down, the psychology of the rebel soldiers was completely shattered, and more people gave up the idea of resistance and escape, and they either knelt, fell, or sat on the ground. Life or death, in this moment, seems to have lost its meaning.

The sound of killing shook the sky.

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The earth trembled, growing more and more violent.

Koji Yi's face changed drastically, and he roared frantically: "Get out of the way, get out of the way, get out of the way......"

"Immediately order everyone to get out of the way, get out of the way......"

The heralds reacted immediately, and they galloped along the road, shouting: "Get out of the way, get out of the way......"

"The cavalry is coming, get out of the way......"

The border soldiers of Koji were horrified when they heard this, and fled the road one after another.

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The majestic sound of war drums and the passionate sound of bull horns complement each other, stirring on the calf mountain and echoing in the vast air.

Tens of thousands of cavalry rode their horses and galloped, and the huge roar was deafening.

Heng Sai held a spear in his hand and shouted: "Whew...... Ho ......"

The Hu soldiers did their best and echoed loudly: "Huh...... Ho ......"

The Xiliang cavalry was inspired by this majestic roar, and all of them were enthusiastic, raising their knives and roaring: "Whew...... Ho ......"

"Whew...... Ho...... Call...... Ho ......"

The roar pierced through the clouds and cracked the stones, soaring into the sky, as if a hundred spring thunders exploded at the same time, and the heavens and the earth changed color.

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"General, let's kill it, everyone fights ......"

"General, this is the Leopard's troops, we fought to avenge our dead brothers."

Liang Xing and Ma played left and right, shouting loudly.

Han Sui didn't answer, he slowly raised his head and looked up at the sky.

The sky was blue, and there were no clouds. The dazzling sunlight was unusually strong, and he immediately closed his eyes when he was stimulated. It was suddenly pitch black in front of him, and the various voices surrounding his ears suddenly came into his mind clearly.

He seemed to see the enemy beating the war drums on the mountain, seeing the raging enemy slaughtering the front army, seeing his soldiers screaming helplessly, dropping their weapons and raising their hands, kneeling on the side of the road crying and trembling, seeing the wind and clouds of iron riding running wildly and roaring, the sword flashing in the sun, the spear swallowing in the sun, the bow and arrow roaring in the sun, his own soldiers turning to powder under the trampling of iron hooves, and the stump and broken arm flying in the air, and suddenly he saw the old side, and saw the old side's head rolling and jumping on the ground.

Han Sui was shocked.

He snapped open his eyes and let out a loud shout. He saw the white sun in the sky.

Then he couldn't see anything.

In the distance, the roar of thousands of galloping horses rushed towards him, and the enemy was killed.

"Removal ......"

Liang Xing and Ma Yu were shocked and shouted in unison: "General......"

"As soon as we withdraw, we will be defeated and there will be no chance to turn back."

Han Sui tried his best to keep his eyes open, trying to see them clearly, but it was pitch black in front of him, and he just couldn't see them.

He roared angrily: "Withdraw ......"

"While the enemy is not yet encircled and the position is not stable, immediately kill out, kill out......"

Liang Xing shouted: "General......"

Han Sui opened his eyes again, and he finally saw Liang Xing, and saw Liang Xing's face, which was flushed red with anger, fear, and shock. Han Sui aimed at Liang Xing's head with a whip.

"Removal ......"

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