May 187 A.D.

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Zhang Yan, the leader of the Yellow Turban Army, led his army to capture Jinyang City.

After receiving the urgent document, the Son of Heaven was furious and immediately summoned the general He Jin.

"I asked Aiqing to lead the army north to merge with the state last month, but Aiqing used various excuses and tried every means to prevaricate, and he did not cross the river for a long time. Now that the ant thief Zhang Yan has captured Jinyang, and the situation in Bingzhou is becoming more and more critical, what else does Aiqing have to say? When exactly did the Northern Army cross the river? ”

The general He Jin bowed unhurriedly and said, "Your Majesty, the army can cross the river at any time." ”

"Then what are Aiqing waiting for?"

"Your Majesty, the ministers are waiting for food, grass and weapons, and there are 100,000 people. If you cross the river now, the army will be hungry before it reaches Taihang Mountain. ”

"It's been more than half a month, why haven't these things been done yet?" The Son of Heaven shouted angrily, "Who is doing all these things? I'm going to kill him. ”

He Jin smiled slightly and did not speak.

"Why didn't Aiqing say it? Is Aiqing's General's Mansion supervising this matter? ”

"Your Majesty, these things were originally supervised by Lord Taiwei and Taiwei Mansion." He Jin said, "Since Your Majesty dismissed Lord Taiwei Zhang, the affairs of Taiwei Mansion have been in the hands of Shang Shutai, so ......"

The Son of Heaven's expression froze, and he was speechless for a moment, and his face was very ugly. Shang Shutai directly obeyed the orders of the Son of Heaven, and if he wanted to surrender his crimes, he would condemn himself. The general shook the Son of Heaven without yin or yang, which made the Son of Heaven very embarrassed. In the past, if there was anything wrong, the Son of Heaven could find the Taiwei to apologize, but now that there is no Taiwei, if the Son of Heaven has any fault, he will not be able to find a scapegoat.

The Son of Heaven looked at the ministers secretly snickering in the court with hatred, and his lungs exploded.

"Cui Aiqing, from today onwards, you are the captain." The Son of Heaven stood up suddenly, pointed at Cui Lie, who was stunned, and said, "Within five days, Aiqing will ensure that the northern army crosses the Yellow River. ”

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The Son of Heaven angrily walked into the study, and scolded the general He Jin in front of Huangfu Song, Lu Zhi and others, and then he pointed at Huangfu Song and asked, "Aiqing, why hasn't the grain and grass required by the Northern Army been prepared yet?" And what about the money that Dasi Nong has allocated to you? ”

"Your Majesty, it will take quite a long time to raise the grain and grass of the 50,000-strong army and recruit 100,000 people." Huangfu Song replied, "From His Majesty's order to the departure of the Northern Army, it will take at least a month to prepare. ”

"A month?" The Son of Heaven said in surprise, "It's only been half a month now, Jinyang will be lost, if it is another half a month, I see that not only Taiyuan County, but even Shangdang County will be lost." ”

Lu Zhi persuaded: "Your Majesty, it is thousands of miles away from Bingzhou, and there are hundreds of thousands of ant thieves Zhang Yan, and the army's grain, grass and weapons must be prepared no matter what, otherwise it will ......."

"What about Li Zhonglang? Didn't Li Zhonglang go north directly with an army of 100,000? The Son of Heaven interrupted Lu Zhi's words and retorted, "Li Zhonglang can go north to resist the enemy, why can't the general?" ”

"Your Majesty, it is precisely because we are in a hurry to meet the battle and there is not enough food, grass and weapons that we have lost the three levels." Huangfu Song said bitterly, "Your Majesty, this matter must not be rushed. ”

The Son of Heaven was so angry that Huangfu Song was furious, he slapped the table angrily, and said loudly: "You don't have to worry about this matter, let the Taiwei Mansion handle it, you just have to fight." ”

Huangfu Song and Lu Zhi looked at each other, and a trace of worry flashed in their eyes. The two of them made their own decisions, and secretly sent all the food and salaries and a large number of weapons allocated to the Northern Army to the battlefield in Western Xinjiang, if the military affairs were handed over to the Taiwei Mansion at this time, this matter would be immediately exposed, and the two people and a group of servants in Shangshutai would soon lose their officials and be convicted, and if it was serious, they might lose their heads.

"Your Majesty intends to ask Shang Shutai to hand over the military power?" Lu Zhi glanced at the Son of Heaven whose little face was flushed, and asked tentatively.

"No." The Son of Heaven shouted, "I will never pay it." ”

"Then this matter ......," Lu Zhi asked hesitantly, "Your Majesty asked the Taiwei Mansion to supervise it, didn't you plan to hand over the military power?" If the two sides want to hand over, I am afraid that it will be delayed for another day or two. ”

"I'm so angry with you, I'm wrong, I'm wrong." The Son of Heaven waved his hand and said, "You continue to do it, and if you don't have enough manpower, you will be transferred from the General's Mansion." ”

"Your Majesty, if Lord Taiwei strongly asks for ......" Huangfu Song said cautiously, "According to the law of the Han Dynasty, this military power is in the hands of Lord Taiwei and Taiwei Mansion, and Shang Shutai cannot interfere, now the situation is special, Your Majesty can temporarily adapt, but after the war is over, Your Majesty still has to return the military power......"

"I told you last time that I would not hand over military power again." The Son of Heaven looked at the two of them coldly and threatened, "You'd better not advise me, I feel uncomfortable and upset when I listen." ”

"As for Cui Aiqing, I will deal with it, at most I will waive his money to buy officials."

The Son of Heaven ignored them and went out with his sleeves brushed up. When he walked to the door, he suddenly remembered something, turned to the two and said, "You bring a message to the general in private, if he doesn't merge the state, I won't worship the Ding Palace as a commonplace." ”

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Xu Hui had just received the news of the defeat of Qingshi'an and Boluogu, and Helian arrived at Fanting Mountain.

"King, are you alright?" Xu Hui was surprised and delighted, and helped him into the big tent.

"How many more do you have?" He didn't even say a word of greeting, and opened his mouth to ask.

"I still have more than 7,000 people." Xu Hui replied, "What does the king want to do?" ”

He Lian sneered, "What else do you think I want to do?" ”

Xu Hui immediately understood what He Lian meant. He knows everything about Xianbei Country. Helian is unpopular in Xianbei country, there are so many people who want to kill him, and even more people who want to take his throne. Now that Helian is defeated, he is lonely, Tuoba Feng and Liri Deduction, Yan Liyou and any of the three Xianbei giants can eat him in one bite and set up a new king.

Even if these three people don't kill Helian, the news of Helian's defeat will soon spread back to Bullet Khan Mountain. Now Helian is not in Danhan Mountain, and he has no troops in his hands, so it is a miracle that Danhan Mountain is not chaotic. Who would want to miss such a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity?

Xu Ji hesitated.

He is a native of Dongqiang, and although he has always had a good relationship with Helian, Tuoba Feng takes the most care of him. He, like the Tu tribes of the Xiongnu, was Tuoba Feng's neighbor, and he was deterred by Tuoba Feng both openly and secretly. Let's just say that this time they sent troops, nominally they accepted Helian's invitation, but secretly they were threatened by Tuoba Feng and did not dare not send troops. The Tiger King, the great leader of the Tu tribes, wanted to be a big single Yu, and he took the opportunity to reach a secret agreement with Tuoba Feng with the help of this matter, otherwise he would not have sent his own brother Jiuyuan Banner King to go out in person.

Of course, Xu Hui knew what Tuoba Feng was thinking, so he sat opposite Helian, dazed.

What does Helian want to do? Didn't he just want to use the power of the Dongqiang people to quickly return to Danhan Mountain, rush back to the royal court before the news of the defeat was transmitted back to Danhan Mountain, and gather all the tribes loyal to him in Danhan Mountain to defend the royal power.

Xu Qi looked at Helian Lengsen's eyes, and a chill passed through his heart. He Lian is powerful, he knows, when it comes to scheming and means, no one on the grassland is his opponent. Is this failure another trick by Helian? Although Tuoba Feng is a wolf, He Lian is the king of wolves, what is in his heart, who knows? After Helian's defeat, he ran directly to Fanting Mountain and ran to his big tent, looking like he was waiting for others to eat, was he prepared?

"Xu, are you watching out for Tuoba Feng to retaliate against you?" He Lian suddenly smiled toothily and asked.

Xu Ji saw Helian smiling, and his heart beat even harder.

"What Tuoba Feng is thinking, you know, I know." He Lian said calmly, "If I know, why should I trust him? ”

Xu Qi's heartbeat suddenly accelerated, and his eyes involuntarily showed a trace of timidity.

"You send me to Lingwu Valley, and I'll give you everything you want, even Tuoba Feng's head."

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After listening to Zheng Xin's report, Li Hong leaned over and looked at the map carefully, without saying a word.

"The Xianbei people are retreating rapidly, we should catch up, all the way to Fanting Mountain, so that the Xianbei people don't have any respite, and at the same time give the Xianbei people the illusion that my follow-up reinforcements are coming in a steady stream." Xian Yufu said, "The Xianbei people lost their troops and lost their morale, and when they saw my big army chasing after them, they might have to retreat all the way across the Yellow River." ”

"There is no point for the Xianbei people to hold on to Fanting Mountain at this time, do they still want to come back with the whole army?" Koji Yi smiled disdainfully, "Although our soldiers are exhausted from repeated battles, the same is true of the Xianbei people, who have penetrated more than a thousand miles into the hinterland of our Han Dynasty, and should be even more tired than us. ”

"The only concern of the adults is that it is difficult for us to get food, grass and weapons." Li Wei said, "After our two battles, we captured a large number of cattle, sheep and weapons from the Xianbei people, which can completely guarantee the needs of the army in the short term." ”

"My lord, give the order, 30,000 cavalry can set off immediately." Tempest Sand shouted, "How long will you wait?" ”

Li Hong glanced up at everyone and said slowly: "If we want to be completely annihilated, we can't rush to send troops now. ”

"To be completely annihilated, we can only count on General Dong Zhuo to occupy Lingzhou and cut off the retreat of the Xianbei people." Xu Rong pointed to Lingzhou on the map and said, "But General Dong Zhuo must not have arrived in Lingzhou yet, and this strategy of attacking back and forth can no longer be used." If the Xianbei retreat quickly, we may lose the opportunity to chase and destroy the enemy. ”

"I think what Lord Xu said is right." Xie Ming said, "We defeated the Xianbei people so early, no one would have thought that General Dong Zhuo might still be thinking about when it would be more appropriate to attack Lingzhou?" If I were a Xianbei and I was thinking about how to safely withdraw to the grasslands, instead of staying south of the Yellow River and waiting and seeing, would they have any hope? ”

Li Hong looked at Lingzhou on the map for a long time, and said regretfully: "If General Dong Zhuo occupies Lingzhou at this time, the Xianbei people will be wiped out, and Helian will not want to escape the Yellow River." ”

"Let's go."

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"Yuxing, I'll leave everything here to you."

Li Hong glanced back at Li Wei, who was ready to go, and said with a smile: "Zhong Yuan, you stay, don't set off with the army." ”

"No, I'm going with you." Li Wei said angrily, "I annihilated 60,000 enemies, and I didn't even kill a single Xianbei person, it's too columsy." You let Arc Ding and Qi Shen stay away from me, don't always follow me, everyone kills them, what do I kill? ”

The people around laughed.

Arc Ding stretched out his hand and punched him, and said with a smile: "Okay, okay, this is what you said." Everyone has heard clearly, what will happen to Zhong Yuan in the future, if Xiao Lan tries to find me desperately, you will have to testify for me. ”

Qi Shen patted him lightly and persuaded: "Zhong Yuan, you better stay, Xiao Lan has arrived in Boluo Valley, if I don't see you......"

Li Wei's heart trembled, hesitated, and then he shook his head resolutely, flew on the horse, and beat the horse away.

"This bastard......" Li Hong opened his mouth to scold, "I really shouldn't help him rob people." ”

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"What about the captives?" Xian Yufu asked suddenly.

"Of course, I will be taken to Luoyang to give it to Your Majesty." Lu Yi said with a smile, "After General Duan Cheng Duan pacified the rebellion in East Qiang and Xiqiang, he took 50,000 Qiang prisoners to Luoyang to dedicate to His Majesty, and later after General Huangfu Song pacified the Yellow Turban Rebellion, he also sacrificed prisoners in Luoyang Xiamen, and the world's great exploits of the two generals are famous all over the world, and the world knows it, and adults should also follow the example of the two generals......"

"Yes, yes......" Everyone was very excited when they heard this, and they all agreed with it.

Ordinary Hu generals such as Storm Sand, Nie Xiao and Heng Xi looked coldly at the elated Han generals, their expressions were indifferent, and there was resentment in their eyes.

Li Hong's face sank, pointed to the new grave in the Boluo Valley, and asked very dissatisfiedly, "Who is this meritorious service?" Whose blood is this earth? ”

Everyone saw that Li Hong's face was not good, and his smile suddenly closed, and they quickly closed their mouths one by one.

Li Hong wanted to say something, but after thinking about it for a long time, he didn't say it after all.

Yes, the battle was fought by everyone, and the credit was also everyone's, but what did everyone sweat and blood for? Is it really to live to have a full stomach? The dead comrades have been buried, and they have returned to dust with their glory and hope, but what about those who survived? Shouldn't those who survive enjoy greater glory and merit? What right do you have to demand that they want nothing like the dead? What qualifications do they have to be like themselves, asking for nothing? You can do without this feat, but what about them? Why can't they enjoy their own merits?

I'm just a humble slave who knows nothing.,Because of chance and luck.,I have this identity now.,Because of the lowliness of the past, I always think that I'm working hard to live.,But what about other people? Why did they join the army? Why are they fighting? Is it just for the sake of the Great Han Kingdom? To live? No, they are still for glory, for fame in the world, and for being like Duan Cheng and Huangfu Song, to be famous through the ages.

Li Hong smiled bitterly and said to Xian Yufu: "You write another piece of music for Your Majesty, and count the merits of all your lords." For decades, the army of our Great Han Kingdom has been fighting against the Hu people non-stop, but the destruction of 60,000 enemies in one battle should be regarded as a brilliant achievement, and Your Majesty should reward everyone heavily. ”

Xian Yu bowed down to receive the order.

Li Hong faced everyone and said slowly: "When I was in Xianbei Country, I knew an old man, his name was Murong You. When he was young, he was captured by the Great Han Kingdom because of his defeat, and was later taken to Luoyang as a trophy to be presented to the Son of Heaven of the Great Han Kingdom. He stayed in Luoyang for nearly twenty years and remained a slave until he was dying, when he was rescued by Tanshi Huai in exchange for prisoners. He told me that he was very lucky, and that he was the only one who returned home alone among the 5,000 Xianbei people who went to Luoyang with him, and the others died in Luoyang, all of whom died miserably. ”

"I don't mean anything else when I say this, I just don't want to send them to Luoyang, they are all soldiers like us, they should all die on the battlefield, they should all die like a person, not an animal."

Li Hong suddenly shouted loudly: "I just want them to die like a person, even if they are beheaded, it is a person." ”

Stormy Sand burst into tears and fell to his knees.

Nie Xiao, Heng Xi, Lou Lu and other Hu generals also knelt down excitedly and bowed to the ground.

Xian Yufu, Xu Rong, Koi Yi and others looked thoughtfully at Li Hong, who had long hair and a shawl, and was silent.

"Shoot Yingtong, shoot the tiger, you and the brothers of the Dancing Leaf tribe are left, these Xianbei people are all captives of your Dancing Leaf Tribe, you go and solve it."

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The news of Boluogu's victory reached Luoyang, and the whole city celebrated.

The Son of Heaven issued three holy decrees to reward the front-line soldiers.

Li Hong was promoted from the general of Huqiang Zhonglang to the general of the captive and the marquis of Guannei. Xian Yufu, Xu Rong, and Koji Yi were promoted to Pingyu Zhonglang generals. Yan Rou, Yan Liang, Xian Yuyin, Yushi, Hua Xiong, Zheng Xin, Tian Chong, Storm Sha, Nie Xiao, Heng Xi, and Lou Lu were promoted to lieutenants; The rest of the generals were promoted to one level, and the soldiers were rewarded with more silk silks.

The Son of Heaven was very excited, and under the praise of the ministers, he was a little fluttering, and then worshiped Xu Xiang as Situ, and Guanglu Xunding Palace as Sikong.

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The Son of Heaven drank a lot of wine, sat in the Shang study room and chatted with Huangfu Song, Lu Zhi and others.

"Ladies and gentlemen, look, after this Boluo Valley victory, did the Xianbei people turn around and run?"

"The Xianbei people have lost nearly 80,000 troops, and they are all broken, and it is estimated that they have already escaped from the three passes." Huangfu Song said with a smile, "General Li is both wise and brave, and he is like a god in his army, and he is the pillar of my Han Dynasty." ”

"He's not bad." The Son of Heaven said with a smile, "After he led the army all the way to the north, I plan to let him go directly to Bingzhou and pacify the Yellow Turban ant thieves in Taiyuan County, what do the two Aiqing think?" ”

"The minister also plans to do so, and is preparing to propose it to His Majesty." Lu Zhi said, "Now the Black Mountain ant thieves are ready to move, intending to harass Hanoi and threaten Gyeonggi, so it is better for the Northern Army to stay in Luoyang." The aftermath of Western Xinjiang can be handed over to General Dong Zhuo to be responsible. ”

"General Li's army went to Bingzhou to quell the rebellion, which can save a lot of military funds." Huangfu Song added, "What's more, once the Xiliang rebels are appeased, we will have to spend a sum of money. ”

"Is there any news from He Hao?" The Son of Heaven asked.

"There's news right away." Huangfu Song said with a smile, "General Li annihilated 60,000 enemies in one battle, which is estimated to have frightened the kingdom and Han Sui, and at this time, they will agree to any conditions." ”

"After this battle, my big man will be stable for a few years." Lu Zhi happily arched his hand and said, "Congratulations to Your Majesty first." ”

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