The great general He Jin has stopped going to court since the rumors spread. He heard that Sikong Xu Xiang and other ministers asked the Son of Heaven to let him lead the northern army north, and immediately presented a letter of guilt, saying that it was rumored that he had dealings with the Xiliang thieves and had an ambiguous relationship with the traitor leaders Wang Guo, Huang Yan, etc., and that he was not suitable to lead the army to the north at this time, so he politely shirked it.

Immediately, a minister wrote to the Son of Heaven, saying that the Xingyang thief rebellion had just been decided, the ant thieves were still rampant in Montenegro, and the Gyeonggi area was not safe, and the northern army was needed to guard the Kanto. If the thieves take advantage of the arrival of the northern army in Chang'an to start war again, Luoyang will be in danger.

After the Son of Heaven saw the general He Jin's apology, he was extremely angry, and threw the bamboo slip to the ground with his hand, and said angrily: "As a general, he is in charge of the Quartet expedition, and he doesn't dare to fight the Hu people, but he even dares to brazenly find excuses for himself." ”

Zhang Rang, the regular attendant on the side, took the opportunity to say: "Your Majesty, since the general is not in good health and it is difficult to undertake the major events of the expedition, it is better to let the general He Miao lead the northern army and rush to Chang'an to garrison first." ”

The Son of Heaven thinks about it. Now that the salaries and weapons of the front-line army are not available, if the worries of Huangfu Song and Lu Zhi become a reality, Guanzhong and Chang'an will fall under the iron hooves of the Xianbei people. If the northern army can enter Chang'an City in time, although it may not be able to drive the Xianbei people out of Beidi County, at least another barrier can be built outside Chang'an City to ensure the safety of the ancestral cemetery and Chang'an City.

He Miao is He Jin's younger brother, they are all brothers in the family, and he will lead the Northern Army, and General Liang will not disagree. The Son of Heaven immediately played and ordered He Miao to lead the army north.

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There are more and more recitals to impeach Li Hong, and even the empress dowager of Yongle Palace has come forward.

The Empress Dowager was very concerned about the ancestral cemetery in Chang'an, and repeatedly asked the Son of Heaven about the Great War in the Western Frontier, and warned the Son of Heaven not to spoil the country's major affairs because of his own selfishness.

Hearing that the Son of Heaven had the intention of changing generals in battle, Huangfu Song and Lu Zhi were shocked and tried their best to say, "At this time, Li Hong is heavily blamed and the generals of the unified army are removed, which will inevitably cause complaints from officers and men at all levels on the front line. ”

Situ Cuilie, Zongzheng Liu Yu, Taichang Liu Yan and others also wrote to advise the Son of Heaven and denounce the wrong measures of changing generals. Situ Cuilie said: "The minister said that he wanted to remove Li Hong, and His Majesty asked the minister to go to the western Xinjiang to unify the army and see if he had the courage to go to Liupan Mountain to resist the enemy." ”

He Jin, the general who was sick at home, also wrote to the Son of Heaven, saying that Li Hong's abandonment of the three passes was a correct strategy to defend the enemy, and there was nothing wrong with it. Now Liupan Mountain is still in the hands of the Han army, and the Xianbei people are still north of Liupan Mountain, and there are still seven or eight hundred miles away from Chang'an, what is there to be wary of? With Li Hong's accumulated military exploits in the past and the way of using troops to win with odds, the victory over the Xianbei people should be sooner or later.

The Son of Heaven was dizzy and at a loss for all kinds of arguments, and he couldn't make a decision for a long time.

At this moment, the queen came to the Son of Heaven. She said that her mother, Wu Yangjun, heard that her son He Miao was going to go to the western frontier, and was careful of his life and death, so she washed her face with tears all day long, did not eat or drink, and cried and asked herself to intercede with the Son of Heaven, asking the Son of Heaven to withdraw the holy decree and assign someone else to go on the expedition. The Son of Heaven was pestered by the queen, so he had to agree, but then he was worried about how to find an excuse to withdraw the holy decree.

At this time, Wang Han, the great Si Nong, was angry and ran to the Son of Heaven to complain. He said to the Son of Heaven: "In order to provide military funds for Li Wei and Dong Zhuo's 130,000 army, the national strength has been exhausted, and now Your Majesty has sent an additional 50,000 northern troops to Chang'an, where does this money come from?" Unless His Majesty agrees to lend another billion dollars to the ministers, the 50,000 northern troops will have to turn back before they reach Tongguan. If Your Majesty doesn't borrow money, don't kill Li Hong, Your Majesty will kill the minister first. ”

The Son of Heaven was overjoyed when he heard this, and said in a loud voice: "Forget it, forget it, the northern army will not go, let Li Hong continue to lead the army to resist the enemy." ”

"What about the money?" Wang Han asked, "Do you want to borrow the money?" If His Majesty doesn't lend money to his ministers again, and doesn't want His Majesty to give Li Hong an edict, he himself will kill himself in Liupan Mountain to thank the world. ”

"Okay." The Son of Heaven said helplessly, "One billion dollars, there is no more to borrow." ”

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The emergency document of Bingzhou was sent to Luoyang, and Zhang Yan, the leader of the Yellow Turban ant thieves, led an army of 300,000 to Taihang and attacked Taiyuan County.

Xiliang's urgent document was sent to Luoyang at the same time, and the kingdom and the army of Han Sui and Ma Teng began to besiege Yicheng.

The situation in Luoyang suddenly became tense overnight.

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Although Li Hong won consecutive battles, he left a tail in every battle. Jizhou defeated the Yellow Turban Army, but let Zhang Yan escape back to Taihang Mountain; Yicheng was victorious, but let the kingdom and Han Sui flee back to Huangzhong and Longxi. Now these remnants have taken advantage of the chaos and gradually become a prairie fire, how can it be good? The Son of Heaven frowned and complained.

"Xiliang's matter has to be ignored for the time being." Huangfu Song said, "The rebels in Xiliang are not many at the moment, even if they take down Yicheng and occupy Hanyang County, they will definitely not be able to continue to attack Sanfu. ”

"After He Hao arrives in Xiliang, we will see how the situation develops." Lu Zhi said, "If the kingdom and Han Sui are willing to be appeased by the general righteousness, the rebellion in Xiliang will basically be quelled." ”

"When Li Zhonglang went to Jincheng to appease Bian Zhang and Han Sui last year, they put forward a very harsh condition for being appeased." Huangfu Song sighed, "If the kingdom and Han Sui throw out such a condition again this time, I'm afraid it will be difficult for He Hao and them to negotiate." Last time, Li Zhonglang took Yu Wei after the big victory to appease him, and the rebels did not dare not give in, but this time it was different. ”

"What do you mean by the two Aiqing?" The Son of Heaven asked, "Promise them all the conditions?" ”

"Of course not." Huangfu Song said, "In order to concentrate on fighting the Xianbei people, we must solve the matter of the Xiliang rebels as soon as possible, so Your Majesty can give them a little sweetness first and express Your Majesty's intentions, so that it is more convenient for He Hao to talk to them." For example, let Wang Guo be the history of Xiliang Thorn, let Han Sui be the Taishou of Jincheng County, let Huang Yan be the Taishou of Longxi, and let Ma Teng be the captain of Huqiang......"

"That's totally fine." The Son of Heaven waved his hand and said, "Now that no one in the court wants to go to Xiliang as an official, let them do it temporarily, but ......"

The Son of Heaven glanced at the two of them and said solemnly: "If this wind spreads, everyone threatens me with rebellion, and they all come to ask for officials, then ......"

"It's just a stopgap measure." Lu Zhi sneered, "Your Majesty doesn't need to worry at all. As long as we drive out the Xianbei people, Li Zhonglang can free up his hands to march into Xiliang, and those who should be killed still have to be killed, and those who should be arrested still have to be arrested. I, the great Han Tianwei, will not allow these rebellions to invade wantonly. ”

The Son of Heaven smiled suddenly. Huangfu Song looked at Lu Zhi, his eyes full of dissatisfaction. Lu Zhi turned a blind eye and continued: "Your Majesty, at present, our troops are insufficient, and our military resources are even more seriously lacking, so the Xiliang border urgently needs their strength to impeach Qiang Hu. Therefore, the minister believes that we can agree to Xiliang's rebellious conditions. ”

"Makes sense, makes sense." The Son of Heaven nodded again and again: "I will give an order to He Hao and let him be flexible by himself." Anyway, it's all about deceiving them to be happy, and it doesn't matter if they agree or not. ”

"In addition, let He Hao delay the negotiation a little longer." Lu Zhi thought for a moment and said, "It's best to delay it until two months later." ”

"Why?"

"If two months later, Li Zhonglang and Dong Zhuo have not repelled the Xianbei people, we will not be able to support the military resources of hundreds of thousands of troops, so we will have to retreat to Chang'an City. At this time, the tens of thousands of horses of the Xiliang rebels could immediately come in handy. ”

"Wouldn't it be better to appease them first?" The Son of Heaven asked curiously.

"It's been negotiated early, in order to preserve their strength, they will definitely bring their men and horses back to their counties." Lu Zhi explained, "At that time, we will have no way to threaten them to rush to Guanzhong to stop the Xianbei people from going south. ”

"Aiqing has a good plan, a good plan." The Son of Heaven couldn't help but praise repeatedly.

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"What about the Yellow Turban Ant Thieves?" The Son of Heaven then asked, "The two Aiqing should have already made up their minds, right?" ”

"The trickiest thing is Zhang Yan." Huangfu Song shook his head and said, "We have been discussing with the attendants of Shangshutai for a long time, but we really can't think of a proper solution, so it seems that the only way to do this is to send troops to suppress it." ”

"Since this Zhang Yan succeeded to the Yellow Turban Marshal, in less than a year, he has gathered millions of people on Taihang Mountain, and his momentum is no less than that of Zhang Jiao and Zhang Niujiao, the leaders of the ant thieves back then." Lu Zhi said, "At the beginning of last year, Li Zhonglang led the Fengyun Iron Cavalry and Zhang Niujiao to fight in the gall pottery, although the narrow victory, but did not hurt his muscles and bones, the leaders of the Yellow Turban ant thieves fled into the Taihang Mountain, ready to go, and finally had today's Black Mountain and Taihang Mountain ant thieves. ”

"Now there are Xianbei leaders in the north of Bingzhou who lead the crowd to attack Yanmen County, the Xiongnu Tu Gehu rebellion in the west, the Yellow Turban ant thieves in the east to attack the city and pull out the village, and the displaced people in Xihe County are looking for provocations and making trouble, and the fierceness of the war is still better than that of the western Xinjiang."

"Bingzhou is the largest state in northern Xinjiang, and the barrier between Luoyang and the Central Plains cannot be lost." Lu Zhi pointed to Yanmen Pass on the map and said, "Now the 10,000 horses of Liu Bo, the general of Duliao, and the 10,000 soldiers of the county of Zhang Yi, the assassin of Bingzhou, are all fighting against the Xianbei people in Yanmen Pass, and there are no soldiers and horses in the entire Taiyuan County and Shangdang County, so we can only send a large army to the north as soon as possible to defeat the rebellion of the ant thieves and stabilize the annexation of the state." ”

"The army?" The Son of Heaven asked, "Where do we still have an army?" ”

"Luoyang Northern Army." Huangfu Song said, "No matter what, the Luoyang Northern Army must be dispatched, otherwise the situation in the state will be out of control." ”

"I have already said that because the treasury has no money, the northern army will not be able to go anywhere." The Son of Heaven spread out his hands, made a bitter face, and lamented loudly, "Two Aiqing, the Northern Army can't even go to Chang'an, let alone go to Merge Prefecture." ”

"Your Majesty, if Zhang Yan captures Taiyuan County, the Yellow Turban of Montenegro will definitely take advantage of the situation to capture Shangdang County, coupled with the intensification of the rebellion in Xihe County, it is estimated that it will not be long before Bingzhou will be the world of Yellow Turban ant thieves." Lu Zhi advised, "Now the northern border counties of Bingzhou are occupied by Xianbei people, and the western part is inhabited by Xianbei people. If the state is lost, it will directly threaten the security of Sili and Gyeonggi, so ......"

"Okay, okay......" The Son of Heaven waved his hand to interrupt Lu Zhi's words, and said weakly, "I'll think of a way, I'll think of a way." ”

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The Son of Heaven issued an order to order the general He Jin to immediately lead the northern army north and put down the rebellion.

The general was helpless, so he summoned the staff of the general's palace to discuss the matter of marching into the state.

"Your Majesty has just revoked the order to go north to Chang'an, and immediately issued an order to go north and merge with the state, does he want to use the money from Wanjintang to spend military funds?" Changshi Zhao Qi said in surprise, "The general didn't ask?" ”

He Jin shook his head and said: "Your Majesty's tone this time is resolute, there is no doubt, it will not work if you don't leave, but I am very worried about the situation in Beijing, if I leave, it will ......"

"At this time, the war is raging, where does Your Majesty still have the leisure to establish a prince?" Xun You persuaded, "The general might as well take advantage of this opportunity to speed the army north to quell the rebellion." If this battle is won greatly, the general will be distinguished and powerful, and the weight of speaking in Luoyang will be even heavier. ”

He Jin hesitated and looked at Yuan Shao.

Yuan Shao said: "General, the crossing of the Yellow River by the Northern Army is probably not a matter of one or two days. ”

"There are nearly 1,000 miles to Taiyuan County, and it is difficult to raise the grain and grass required by the 50,000 army for a while, and in addition, in order to transport these grain and grass baggage, we have to gather a large number of people, so that it will take us at least a month to prepare for the north crossing of the Yellow River." Yuan Shao smiled and said, "This battle can't be compared with the Tiger Prison to pacify the Xingyang thieves." The reason why Li Hong abandoned the three levels so quickly was because our preliminary preparations were too late, and now he has no soldiers, no food, and even weapons can't be replenished, in this case, what else can he do except retreat all the way? ”

"The treasury is empty, and we all know how long Li Hong's army can hold it. A month later, the situation in the western Xinjiang was sure to change, either Li Hong withdrew to Chang'an City, or the Xianbei people withdrew to the north of the Yellow River. ”

"If Li Hong retreats to Chang'an City, will we still cross the Yellow River north?" Yuan Shao looked at everyone and asked, "If the Xianbei people retreat to the north of the Yellow River, do we still need to cross the Yellow River north?" ”

"If Li Hong withdraws to Chang'an City, the Northern Army must remain in Luoyang to ensure the safety of Gyeonggi, there is no doubt about it." Yuan Shao said, "If Dong Zhuo cuts off the back road of the Xianbei people, and the Xianbei people retreat to the north of the Yellow River, Li Hong's army will have to catch up all the way. Even if the Son of Heaven took out Wanjintang's money to pay for military expenses, he would not be generous enough to take out billions of dollars in one go. Under the current situation of the Great Han Kingdom, it is already difficult to maintain the military resources of a battlefield, let alone let us go to the state to fight the Yellow Turban. ”

"According to the original statement, it is impossible for the Northern Army to cross the Yellow River north, so how could Your Majesty make this holy decree?" Zheng Tai asked strangely, "Shangshutai is now under the control of Huangfu Song, Lu Zhi and others, didn't they think of it?" ”

Liu Biao, the lieutenant of the Northern Army, said with a smile: "Of course they know. I guess they want to take advantage of the opportunity of Zhang Yan's attack on Taiyuan, and force His Majesty to take out the money from Wanjintang by letting the northern army go on the expedition, and then invest this money on the battlefield in Western Xinjiang. ”

"Haha, Brother Jingsheng is right." Yuan Shao said with a smile, "You can carefully analyze the situation in the state. The situation in the annexation of the states now looks very sinister, but in fact it is far from the point of using the Northern Army to go on the expedition. At present, the army of the leader of the Xianbei people is in a stalemate with the Han army in Yanmen County, the Tu people of the Xiongnu have rushed to the north with Helian, the displaced people of Xihe County are just gathered in the Baibo Valley to be bandits, and the ant thieves of Montenegro have just withdrawn, how can they have the ability to send troops to the party again? Only Zhang Yan of Taihang Mountain was indeed attacking Taiyuan. However, the city walls of Jinyang City, the county governor of Taiyuan County, were tall, easy to defend and difficult to attack, and it was very difficult for Zhang Yan to take the city in a short period of time. After the leader retreats, Zhang Yan is afraid that he will also withdraw his troops and return to the mountain. ”

"In the final analysis, this is just that the ministers of Shangshutai deliberately exaggerated the military situation in the state and deceived Your Majesty of your money in order to maintain the war in Western Xinjiang." Yuan Shao chuckled lightly and shook his head again and again, "Your Majesty is too stingy, the Han Sheji has reached this point, and he is reluctant to take the money out to supplement state affairs." ”

He Jin was overjoyed, his mood suddenly brightened, and he smiled: "Huangfu Song and Lu Zhi even dare to deceive His Majesty, they are really bold. He pointed at Zhao Qi and said, "The boss and Gongda will stay in the General's Mansion, and the rest of the people will follow me to the Northern Army barracks." ”

"No hurry, General." Yuan Shao said, "The war in Western Xinjiang is related to the safety of the Han Dynasty, and the General's Mansion should give it full support." I think the general should stay in Luoyang and urge military resources every day to help Dasi Nong tide over the current difficulties. ”

He Jin pondered for a long time, nodded and said, "What I said at the beginning is right, the war in Western Xinjiang is indeed the top priority. That's good, Zishi, Jingsheng, at the beginning, you go to Daying to make a show, and I will stay in Luoyang. ”

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The Son of Heaven had a splitting headache for the past two days, and he was thinking hard about how to get money.

The general He Jin and the great Sinong Wang Han went one after the other, pestering him like ghosts to ask for money, which annoyed him.

On this day, Zhao Zhong and Zhang asked a few middle servants to run to the Son of Heaven's dormitory with a smile and a smile in the clothes of the vendors, and invited the Son of Heaven to visit the harem's street market.

"Your Majesty, today is the day the market opens, has Your Majesty forgotten?"

The Son of Heaven was in a bad mood and had forgotten about it a long time ago, so he said angrily: "No, I won't go today." By the way, have you thought of a way to make money? ”

"Of course I thought of it, otherwise I wouldn't dare to disturb Your Majesty." Zhang Rang said with a smile.

"Really?" The Son of Heaven was overjoyed, grabbed Zhang Rang, and shouted happily, "Say it quickly, say it quickly, where will you get the money?" ”

"Your Majesty, the ministers have been thinking about it for a long time, and suddenly found that there is still something that Your Majesty has not sold?"

"What is it?" The Son of Heaven asked curiously, "What else can be sold?" You must know that if you have less money, you must raise at least a billion dollars. ”

"Kannaihou." Zhang Rang said triumphantly, "Your Majesty, Guan Neihou can still sell it, and besides, you can also buy it at a good price, at least five million yuan." ”

The Son of Heaven thought for a moment, and then laughed and said, "Aiqing, good idea, good idea, I have money now." ”

"Go, go, drink and go, drink and go."

The title of this dynasty inherits the Qin system, divided into 20 grades, and is used to reward meritorious officials. The twentieth class is a liege, with a respected status and a fiefdom. The nineteenth class is the Hou of Guannai. There is no fief in the Guannei Hou, and the food is sent to the county where he lives, and the number of households is limited to the number of rents. In the past, the Son of Heaven used to buy officials in Xiyuan in order to make money, but now the Son of Heaven has even sold his title in order to make money.

The Son of Heaven sold Guannei Hou for five million dollars, and the government and the opposition were shocked.

People with money from all over the country are rushing to buy it, lest the price rise.

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Tian Zhong took the soldiers and Cao Ying, and rushed to Linjing with the second batch of grain and grass baggage. Yan Liang, Wen Chou, Jiang Wu, and Zhang Xiao also arrived at the same time with 20,000 Jizhou troops.

Xu Rong, who remained in Linjing, immediately summoned Yan Liang and others to discuss the military situation. He first introduced the latest battle situation, and then explained the strategy of the army to meet the enemy.

"After four hours of rest, we'll set off at once."

Yan Liang asked with concern, "Your Excellency is now in Fanting Mountain?" ”

"Yes." Xu Rong said, "He Lian led the Xianbei army to bypass the fire of Guandai Mountain and insert it from the path to Fanting Mountain. In order to free up time for us to assemble, the adults are blocking the Xianbei people in Fanting Mountain. ”

"Are the Xianbei people attacking fiercely?" Tian Zhong asked, "Do we have a big loss?" ”

According to the scout who delivered the letter, the Xianbei people took turns attacking day and night, and the two sides fought very fiercely. In order to reduce losses, the adults set up an obstacle every five miles, and retreated while fighting, and so far they have retreated for sixty miles, basically withdrawing from the Fanting Mountain realm. If you don't come again, your lordship will be ready to counterattack again. Xu Rong said slowly, "Whether you can defeat the Xianbei people depends on your Jizhou army." ”

"Is it a big war?" Panta asked excitedly, "Is it fighting with the cavalry of the Xianbei people?" ”

"Yes." Xu Rong said, "It's a big war, and if you win it, the Xianbei people will go back to the grassland." ”

Panta, Lin Xun, Liao Lei, Ding Bo, and Chen were overjoyed when they heard this, and their excitement was beyond words.

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Tian Zhong returned to the Bingcao camp and immediately ordered the soldiers to organize the people and drive a carriage full of various weapons with more than 3,000 paces on the road first.

Tang Yun and Yin Si rushed over from Tian Chong with a few soldiers on horseback.

"These two little bastards are too bold." Tian Zhong looked at their backs and shouted angrily, "Old Kid, take a few people to chase after them, and escort that armored soldier back to me!" ”

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Xiao Lan looked at Tian Zhong with tears in her eyes.

She heard that the Bingcao battalion was going to be opened, and she pestered Tian Zhong to go to the front line, but Tian Zhong refused. Li Wei didn't wake her up when she left, and she didn't leave anything behind, which made her very sad. She knew that all the way from Jizhou, Li Wei felt very guilty about her, and even had the idea of sending her back to Luoyang several times. She wants to stay with Li Wei, she doesn't want to go back to Luoyang, she wants to tell Li Wei this sentence in person.

As the fighting on the front line became more and more intense, Xiao Lan became more and more worried about Li Wei's safety, and the longing in her heart became stronger and stronger, and she hated to see Li Wei immediately. She's going to the front.

Tang Yun and Yin Si were forced to have no choice but to hide her in the personal guards, planning to take her to the front line together. They thought that the camp of Bing Cao should still be safe after the army anyway.

But who knows, Tian Chong's eyes are sharper than eagles, and he can see their tricks at a casual glance.

Tian Chong glared at him, angrily scolded Tang Yun and Yin Si loudly, and each of them whipped them.

"Who gave you the guts? Dare to take Xiaolan to the battlefield, I don't think you want to live anymore. ”

The two lowered their heads and didn't dare to make a sound, and Yin Si's face turned white with fright.

"Uncle, forget it, they are all children, they are not sensible, just scold." Lao Guan persuaded on the side, "What are you beating them for?" ”

"If you let the adults know, don't skin them." Tian Chongyu scolded with hatred, "Li Zhongyuan is back, if you see that Xiao Lan is not there, don't look for me to fight for your life." Two little bastards! ”

Tian Zhong glanced back at Xiao Lan, his heart softened, and he immediately changed to a smiling face, and cautiously comforted: "Women can't go to the battlefield, this is the military law of the Han Dynasty, whoever violates it will kill whose head." ”

"Why can't I kill the enemy and serve the country?" Xiao Lan burst into tears, "I can also kill the enemy." ”

"No matter how good your martial arts are, you can't go to the battlefield." Tian Zhong said solemnly, "No reason? This is military discipline. ”

Tian Chongfei got on his horse, looked at Xiao Lan, and said word by word: "If all the men in the Great Han Kingdom are dead, you can go to the battlefield." ”

He kicked the horse in the belly and rode away.

"Children, let's go, go with me to kill the enemy......"

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Lei Zhong quietly poked his head out from behind the tree barrier and glanced at the enemy troops in front of him. The Xianbei people are regrouping their ranks and preparing to launch a new charge.

Several long arrows whistled in. Lei shrank his head and ducked back. "Knock knock...... Knock ......" With a few powerful muffled sounds, the long arrows were nailed into the thick trunk in front of Lei Zhong almost at the same time, in no particular order.

Lei Chong's heart beat violently a few times. Will you survive this time?

He is a native of Zhao in Jizhou. In the past, my family was poor and could only eat one meal of wild vegetable porridge a day. He and his grandparents, parents, brothers and sisters, and nine people are busy all year round, but they don't have enough food and clothing, and he doesn't understand why. Later, the great sages and good teachers gathered to rebel, and the war began in their hometown, and the family had no land to plant, so they had to flee with the people in the village to avoid the scourge of war. Soon, the family starved to death of five. Although the father exchanged his young sister for someone else's little boy to cook and eat, he still failed to save the family's life, and finally Tian Zhong and his brother dug a hole in the ground, buried their parents, and went to war with the Yellow Turban Army.

Lei Chong's elder brother died in the Battle of Guangzong, and he himself fled into Taihang Mountain with Zhang Niujiao. Soon, Zhang Niujiao led them down the Taihang Mountain and began to fight again, all the way to Youzhou in the north, but then they were defeated by the leopard that shocked the northern Xinjiang. Lei Zhong fled with everyone, and surrendered after fleeing to Fanyang City.

Then, Lei Chong suddenly found that he had changed from a rebel to a Han army, not only with clothes and armor, food to eat, but also a military salary of 800 yuan a month. Lei Chong felt like he was dreaming, and he hoped that this dream would continue forever and never wake up.

Fighting behind the leopard adult, Lei Zhong felt that it was worth it, even if he died. This leopard lord used to be a slave of the Xianbei people, he was the same as himself, he was born poor, there was no bureaucratic style, he liked to rush to the front in the war, he liked to wear a cloak, he liked to sleep in the barracks, he wore the same clothes and armor as himself, he ate the same food as himself, he always sat among the soldiers with a smile and talked nonsense, he was everyone's brother.

"Move the corpses, remove the corpses......" the team leader bent over and shouted as they ran behind the tree barriers, "Prepare for battle, prepare for battle......

"Thunder, hurry up, the Xianbei people are going to attack." The team leader patted Lei Chong on the shoulder and continued to run forward.

Lei Zhong looked at the dead comrades lying on the ground around, his heart was sour, and he wanted to cry without tears. There have been too many battles, too many comrades-in-arms have died by their side, those who have been together for a few years, those who have just come, Xianbei people, Karasuma people, Youzhou, Jizhou, Xiliang, Lei Chong can't cry anymore. He slowly got up and dragged the remains of his comrades into the nearby woods.

This time, Lord Yan Rou took them to run for more than half a month, and finally arrived at Gaoping City, but immediately turned around and retreated. The soldiers all scolded, beat and beat, what are they always running for? Wherever you fight, you don't die. After retreating to Vantin Mountain, the battle finally began. There were too many cavalry of the Xianbei people, and it was too numerous to parry.

Yan Rou led a battalion of men and horses to block the attack. The tun where Tian Zhong was located was fought all the way, through eleven obstacles, and after three days and three nights of bloody fighting, there were only more than 80 people left. The 400-strong tun is now less than a 100-man team, and the tun commander was killed as early as the fifth obstacle to block the attack, and it is this team that is now commanding everyone to fight. Tian Zhong estimated that there were only more than 1,000 people left in Lord Yan Rou's 6,000 men at most, but the bloody battle continued.

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The Xianbei people blew the horn of the charge, and the galloping sound of the war horses and the shouts of the soldiers shook the mountains and fields.

Lei Zhong leaned his back against the tree barrier and sat quietly on the bloody ground, wiping the war knife in his hand. This is the third knife he has used today. Lei Chong suddenly remembered his mother. If my mother knew that he had not died until now, she would have been very relieved. Mother's greatest wish is to hope that they can all survive, whether they have enough to eat or not, as long as they live, there is hope.

The tremor on the ground became more and more violent, and the roar became louder and louder, but the thunder was as if he had not heard it, and his expression was serene. He placed his knife across his lap and reached out and grabbed a handful of grass on the ground. The grass was stained with brown blood, and in Lei Chong's eyes, that little bit of blood was the laughter of his comrades. He counted them one by one, without distraction, and his ears were filled with the sound of galloping horses trampling grass stalks.

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The drums of war rang out suddenly, and the hoarse roar of the squad struck the hearts of every soldier.

"Brothers, stand up, stand up......"

"Raise the spear, raise the spear......"

"For the sake of our dead brothers, we fought to the end......"

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Thunderbolt roared, jumped to his feet, and slashed the sword in his hand into the trunk of the tree.

The iron horses of the Xianbei people roared.

Lei Zhong glanced coldly at the enemy, crouched down, and picked up the four-foot spear that lay on the trunk of the tree.

"Kill ......"

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The thunderous spear pierced through the enemy's horses.

He released the spear in his hand in an instant, and his body was like an agile cheetah, snatching the sword in his hand, and slashing into the air at the Xianbei cavalry who were rolling on the ground.

The Xianbei people shouted frantically, and they kept riding over the obstacles, rushing into the battlefield of fierce fighting.

The leader was knocked into the air by the enemy's horses, and was pierced by three spears and died; Lei Zhong killed two people in a row, chopped off seven horses' legs, rolled and crawled, and jumped into the second tree barrier ten steps later, panting; More comrades were intercepted by the enemy in a narrow strip within ten paces.

"Raise the spear, raise the spear to block the ......"

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The Xianbei people attacked in a queue of 2,000 people, stubbornly and ferociously continued to charge, and the Han army resisted desperately under the cover of dense tree barriers, and the two sides fought extremely fiercely.

Lei Da gasped for breath, and under the drag and pull of several comrades, he climbed over the last tree barrier with difficulty. Further on, there is a flat hillside.

"What about the cavalry? And what about our cavalry? Tian Zhong asked exhausted as he lay on the ground.

Whenever the infantry's resistance basically collapsed, the cavalry arranged behind the blocking obstacle began to attack, repelling the Xianbei people with a powerful counterattack, and covering the next position after the infantry retreated to five miles.

"It's coming soon, I already hear the sound of horses' hooves, can't you hear it?"

Tian Zhong listened carefully with his ears close to the ground, and his face gradually showed an excited look.

"Which cavalry is it this time? Is it the Huangzhong Qiang people or the first Lingqiang? A soldier asked with a smile as he wiped the blood from his face.

"This time it's the Wind and Cloud Iron Horse, it's the Leopard Lord's Wind Cloud Iron Horse!" Tian Zhong suddenly knelt up, raised his hands high, and shouted wildly: "It's the Fengyun Iron Rider, it's the Leopard!" ”

"Here comes the leopard......"

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Li Hong took 3,000 black leopards and 2,000 iron horsemen who shot tigers, and rushed down the hillside like a sea of mountains.

The sound of horns and shouts of slaughter was earth-shattering, and the long arrows in the sky flew towards the enemy line with a breathtaking roar, and the fierce battle began again.

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Lei Zhong lay on the tree barrier on all fours, and watched with his comrades smile and watch the war horses fly over the tree barrier in front of him, and his heart was happy.

This time, he didn't die, and he could live for a few more hours.

He looked up at the clear blue sky, squinted at the dazzling sun, and felt a sense of peace in his heart. To be alive is to be good.

His eyelids grew heavier and heavier, and the sound of fighting in his ears was as beautiful as a hypnotic tune. With comfort and satisfaction, Tian Zhong gradually fell asleep.

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