He was in his thirties, eight feet long, with a long sword hanging from his waist, and was gorgeously dressed. He has a delicate face, three locks of long beard, a pair of radiant eyes, and a calm and steady demeanor. Probably because of the continuous rush, the trial looked very tired, and the eyebrows were full of gloom.

He didn't show any joy at Li Hong's warm reception, just bowed lightly, said a few kind words that were not painful, and then followed Li Hong into the big tent. Fresh silver and jade accompanied Li Hong.

Seeing that on the desk in the big tent, the ground was covered with maps of Jizhou, and the bamboo pieces that recorded the text were thrown everywhere, and there was a trace of surprise on the face of the judge.

Li Hong said with some embarrassment: "It's a little messy, and it makes the judge laugh." Then he motioned to Zhao Yun, who was standing at the door of the big tent, and Zhang He came over to clean up.

The judge immediately shook his hand and said, "No, no, we're going to use it soon, so we don't have to clean it up." The captain is so concerned about the situation in Jizhou, which really makes the lower officials grateful. Then he said a few more nonsense, and the trial immediately turned to the main topic.

"Lord Guo asked me to come this time, mainly to hear Lord Li's views on the battle situation in Jizhou."

Li Hong said with a smile: "Lord Juan came from afar, and it snowed on the road, so he must be very tired, so let's rest first." ”

"Ant thieves are rampant, and the military situation ahead is urgent, so how can there be time to rest. Lord Guo's heart is in the balance, and he desperately wants to know what kind of tricks the adults have to break the enemy. The judge asked as he sat down in the guest seat.

Li Hong was afraid that he would do something wrong, lose his manners, and cause jokes, so he was always very careful. Now I see that the trial is easy-going, a little informal, and I feel that what Zhao Yun said is not quite right, and Baume and Mercier must have many advantages of Baume & Mercier. He immediately picked up the map beside him, walked to the judge's seat, and said, "Since the judge is anxious, then I will tell me what I think, and ask the judge for guidance." ”

The judge was startled when he walked straight up to him with the map in hand. This person doesn't understand etiquette or is a corporal of etiquette, how can an official run to the official and a small seat to discuss things.

Xian Yuyin and Yushi, who were sitting on the sidelines, glanced at Li Honglian, but unfortunately Li Hong didn't see it.

The judge hurriedly stood up, took two steps to meet him, and said, "Lord Captain, let's just light the brazier and say, the weather is too cold." ”

Xian Yuyin and Jade also stood up one after another, echoing the voice. You can't let Li Hong make a fool of yourself in public. Li Hong was unconscious, and beckoned Zhao Yun and Zhang He to bring a few cowhide curtains and spread them next to the brazier.

The expression on the judge's face became more and more solemn and admirable as Li Hong gushed about analysis, inference, and elaboration. Although in the past year, Li Hong has won successive battles on the battlefield of Youzhou and has a prominent reputation, but the trial has always been dismissive, a person from a slave background, and his brain is not normal, can he use soldiers like a god? I'm afraid there is another article in it, right? Now that he heard Li Hong's accurate analysis of the entire Jizhou battle situation with his own ears, he suddenly admired Li Hong's talent in his heart, and his impression changed greatly.

"After the weather clears, before the snow melts, the Yellow Turban Army is very likely to take the initiative to attack. So I still suggest that Lord Guo wait a little longer. As long as the Yellow Turbans start to move, it means that their main force has been assembled, and what awaits us will be a big battle. Li Hong said cautiously, "Lord Guo is facing the main force of the Yellow Turban Army, and I am afraid that he will have to bear considerable pressure." ”

The trial was silent for a long time.

"When we discussed with Mr. Guo, we also expected that this situation might occur. But now that the captain thinks that the Zhongshan Kingdom is no longer of much use, could it be said that the ant thieves will take the initiative to give up the Zhongshan Kingdom? ”

"Of course, the Yellow Turban Army will not take the initiative to give up, but they will not invest a lot of defensive forces in Zhongshan Country. The intention of the Yellow Turban Army is very obvious, and the victory or defeat will be determined in one battle. After defeating the main force of the Jizhou official army, their life will be better next year. Li Hong said resolutely, "So Zhongshan Kingdom can be taken soon." ”

"Lord Captain is so confident in retaking Zhongshan Kingdom?" The judge asked suspiciously.

Li Hong touched the black stubble on his chin and smiled lightly: "Please reply to Lord Guo, as long as the Yellow Turban Army starts to attack, we can take Zhongshan Kingdom at any time." ”

"Okay." The judge said in a calm tone, "Since Master Li is so sure, it would be great. I'll go back to the gall Tao and return to Lord Guo. ”

Li Honghe, Xian Yuyin, and Jade were stunned.

"Lord Judge, don't you even eat dinner?" Xian Yuyin hurriedly asked.

"Yes, it's rare to see the judge, I still have a lot of questions to ask for advice......"

The judge immediately shook his hand and interrupted Li Hong's words, "The heavy snow has stopped, the ant thieves may attack us at any time, the military situation is urgent, and we can't help ourselves." Thank you for your understanding. ”

Li Hong blurted out and praised: "The judge is very lucky, running back and forth, and he can't even take a bite of food, which is really admirable." ”

The judge shook his head helplessly, and said in a low voice: "The ant thieves mess with my big man, and they are miserable, and the day is uncertain, and it is difficult to sleep and eat." Then he looked at Li Hong and said, "Fortunately, I hope that Master Li will lead his troops south, and there is finally hope for the thief." ”

Li Hong hurriedly waved his hand, said a few words modestly, and then said, "Since my lord must go, I won't stay." It's just that there is something troublesome, Lord Juan must tell Lord Guo for me. ”

"The lower official must convey it."

"Jizhou has sent two batches of grain and grass, but the feed for the war horses is obviously on the low side. The follow-up troops of the Youzhou cavalry will arrive soon, and the demand for fodder will increase dramatically. Li Hong said, "In order to speed up the march of our troops, we generally use war horses to carry the weight of grain and grass, and if all the troops are assembled in place, there will be more than 20,000 war horses." So ......"

The judge's eyes widened in surprise, and he tried to say something, but then swallowed back.

"Settle the feed matter right away. Is there anything else you need? The judge thought for a moment and nodded and asked.

Li Hong pondered for a moment and continued: "Lord Judge, you know that last year and this year, Youzhou suffered from the scourge of war, and the state and county treasury was extremely scarce. In the past, the imperial court allocated 200 million yuan from Jizhou's taxes every year to supplement Youzhou's finances, but in the past two years, there was no allocation because of the war. Our soldiers haven't been paid for a long time, I wonder if Lord Guo can help us temporarily solve it this time?"

Xian Yuyin and Jade immediately exchanged a look of surprise. The captain's brain is not bad at all, and it is very good. At this time, it is a wonderful time to ask for money from Jizhou Mansion.

Li Hong can't help it. Tian Zhong had already mentioned to him several times that he was short of money. Although the number of troops has not increased much, the soldiers who have died in battle have to be paid bereavement pensions, and the expenses of the troops are getting bigger and bigger, and they are no longer able to make ends meet. Some of the captured trophies of the Yellow Turban Army were given to the state and county governments, especially the most valuable grain, which were sent away to Xian Yufu. Although there are a lot of left, they are all weapons and valuables, and they can't be sold for a while, and they can't be turned into money. Last time, he asked Yang Huang for military salaries, and he also reprimanded Yang Huang in a reply. Yang Huang said that you have seized so much loot, how can you have no money? Are you too greedy to take it all by yourself, worried that I will impeach you in the book? Li Hong couldn't smile bitterly, he was wronged.

The slightest hint of favor for Li Hong suddenly vanished. He looked at Li Hong solemnly, his face unkind.

"Lord Captain, I see that more than half of your soldiers are Hu people, and they don't need to be paid. You have just won a few battles and wiped out 180,000 ant thieves, why can't you even pay thousands of soldiers? Could it be ......" The judge gently stroked his beard, and there was a hint of mockery in his eyes, which meant that everything was swallowed by you.

Li Hong's brows furrowed, he looked at the trial, and asked suspiciously: "Hu soldiers don't need to be paid?" Says who? ”

The judge smiled coldly and said disdainfully: "The Hu people are barbarians, stubborn, and they are all a bunch of savages, lowly seeds. They have repeatedly violated our borders and killed my people, all of whom are the most vicious of the worst. Our Great Han Kingdom rules the world with benevolence and righteousness, and has never been driven to kill them, and has always been kind to appease them, and even allowed them to move to the border of our Great Han Kingdom and multiply. They were recruited by our Han Dynasty to join the army and kill the enemy, which is a matter of course. Salary? Who said they could be paid? They're pariahs, you know? If they want to die, they must die, and if they lie on their stomachs, they cannot stand, they are a dog in the house, they are animals. ”

Li Hong's eyes widened, and he looked at the outspoken trial with emotion in disbelief.

Xian Yuyin and Jade were shocked, and wanted to speak out to stop it, but they were afraid that they would be scolded by the trial if they didn't say it well. They looked at Li Hong worriedly. What is the difference between saying Hu Ren and scolding Li Hong.

The trial was still unfinished, and he wanted to continue, but Yu Shi immediately interjected: "Lord Judge, the matter of military salary is also a proposal of our adults. If the Jizhou government is in difficulty, you can ......"

"What are you, you dare to interject when I talk to your family, there are no rules at all. This is all taught by your family? The judge was not polite at all, and immediately opened his mouth to scold.

Jade suddenly surged with blood and blood, his face was flushed, his eyes were wide, and he didn't know what to say. Xian Yuyin hurriedly reached out and patted him, signaling him to stop talking.

The atmosphere inside the tent suddenly became awkward.

The judge was expressionless and continued: "Barbarian Hu soldiers do not pay military salaries, this is the rule, this is a gift from my Great Han Kingdom to the Hu people. It is already a great honor for them to be able to let them join the army. If you say that they also receive military salaries, it means that Lord Li falsely reported the number of people and pretended to lead military salaries, and I can truthfully report this matter to Lord Guo. ”

"This time, the 180,000 Yellow Turban Army was annihilated in Zhuo County, and all of my soldiers made great contributions. According to you, not only was the battle in vain, but all my men died in vain. Li Hong held back his anger and asked in a low tone.

"These lowly breeds are not as good as ant thieves, it is better to die, and my northern frontier will not be invaded." The judge didn't care, and said coldly.

"But how can this battle go on without them?" Li Hong asked.

The judge sneered and sneered again and again.

"Master Li, are you still a Han? Without them, this war can't be fought? I can't wipe out a group of ant thieves in the Han Kingdom? And what about last year? Last year we were worse off than we are now, but we didn't wipe out millions of ant thieves. Wouldn't you have fought without the barbarians? ”

This time, even Xian Yuyin couldn't help it.

"Master Jude, do you have the right to decide this matter? Did Master Guo authorize you? Our family just asked you to ask, why are you so bitter and mean and say so much nonsense? Do you know the rules or not, you call it a crime, you know? ”

The judge suddenly felt that he was happy for a while, lost his words, and looked a little embarrassed. Then he remembered something, and said loudly: "Master Li is just a lieutenant of the line, with a rank of 1,000 stones, which is not much different from my work in the Jizhou Pastoral Mansion, so I can't talk about any crimes." I think it's you, an uncivilized false brute. ”

Xianyu's surname was originally Hu nationality, and it has been more than 200 years since he moved to Youzhou, and he has long been sinicized. If you scold him as a fake barbarian, it is naturally an insult to him.

Xian Yuyinbai's face suddenly turned red, and he couldn't hold back any longer, he shouted, jumped up, the war knife in his waist roared out, and he grabbed his head and chopped it off.

Li Hong wanted to get angry and scold, but he didn't expect Xian Yuyin, who was usually polite and polite, to have the biggest temper and jump up first. He watched Xian Yuyin chop it off in surprise, and felt very relieved for a while.

The judge was agile, turned over and dodged, the long sword was unsheathed, and he stabbed it quickly. Xian Yuyin's kung fu was naturally much higher than him, and if he slashed again, the sharp knife wind rushed towards the head of the judge.

Jade sat on the ground and laughed, "Lord Juan, your swordsmanship is much worse than your mouth skills. ”

At this time, the trial was still hard-mouthed, and he scolded non-stop: "A group of northern barbarians, lowly and unscrupulous." Zijun, come and help. ”

Zhao Yun and Zhang He, who were standing at the door of the big tent, were dumbfounded and stupid. A few adults had just said well, but in a blink of an eye, a fight broke out.

As soon as the shouts of the trial fell, Zhao Yun and Zhang He heard a loud roar in their ears, and the two of them were stunned, and a big man in white flew in, and the war knife in his hand brought a strong sound of wind and thunder, and chopped down at Xian Yuyin's back.

Li Hong was taken aback, and kicked the brazier in front of him in a sitting position, and his figure jumped up.

The big man saw that his war knife was about to chop the back of Xian Yuyin, and suddenly saw a burst of fire shooting rapidly, and there was no way to hide, so he couldn't help roaring again, and he stopped his body stiffly, and chopped on the brazier that came from the call. With a loud bang, the flames burst into flames.

Then he saw a foot, a foot in cowhide combat boots, kicking him hard in the chest. The big man howled miserably, and his figure flew upside down and flew out of the big tent.

Xian Yuyin slashed the long sword of the trial, and felt a little relieved in his heart, so he took a few steps back, raised his sword, and glared at the opposite side of the trial who staggered back.

Jade sat on the ground, still laughing.

Li Hong kicked away the big man who came to rescue the match, his anger was vented, and his mood slowly calmed down.

The judge was not afraid, and his eyes seemed to be about to burst into flames.

There was a sound of fighting outside the tent, which stopped in an instant, and then Zhao Yun and Zhang He dragged the big man in white just now in.

"Lord Juan, is it too much for you to insult Youzhou Tieqi and my subordinates like this. Is this what Baume & Mercier is called? Li Hong looked at the trial coldly and sneered.

The judge replied loudly: "The so-called celebrities, Shang'an Sheji, Xia'an Dawn, are not afraid of the powerful and powerful, and are unwilling to degenerate into customs, how can they be compared with barbarians such as you." ”

Li Hong finally met the celebrity.

He slowly walked to the back of the case, and suddenly understood the words of the trial, and also understood the mind of the trial.

He and his subordinates are all Hu people and commoners in northern Xinjiang, and they have no background and have not read any scriptures, so they naturally look down on these rich, powerful, status, and learned people. No matter how much military feats he and his subordinates make, in the eyes of these people, they should be killed, killed, and killed. As Zhang Chun said, all this is justified, and the world is theirs. The farmers worked hard for a year, and all the harvest belonged to the master, and in the end they couldn't even eat enough, starved to death, and the master didn't even look at it. The soldiers died on the battlefield, and they still thought that it was better to die less, and it was better to die at all. This is the truth of the world, and this is the law of the world.

These Hu brothers of their own rushed into battle, stained the battlefield with blood, and in the end, not only did they not have merit, but they did not even have the most basic respect and the most basic equal treatment. If you don't pay the army, you won't pay if you die, is this the rule of the Han Kingdom or the law of the Han Kingdom? Cheap? In the end, it's a damn bitch. Are all these people blind? Are the hearts of these people blinded by the books they have read? Is this the case from the high Son of Heaven to the destitute Scholar?

The Yellow Turban Army will kill this kind of person when they catch it, what's wrong? What's wrong with overthrowing this world? Li Hong smiled bitterly. He suddenly had an impulse in his heart, an impulse to overthrow the world and rebuild it.

"You brutes want to rebel, can't you?" The judge glared at Xian Yuyin and asked loudly.

Li Hongli ignored him and said to Zhao Yun and Zhang He: "Call me out, hit the gate." ”

Zhao Yun and Zhang He glanced at Li Hong in fear, hurriedly stepped forward to set up a trial, and dragged him out of the big tent.

They had no idea that things would turn out like this. In their minds, Li Hong and his Fengyun Iron Cavalry are heroes, and they are famous people with high talents. But today, the judges scolded their heroes for spurring blood. Could it be that only a child like Huangfu Song, who was born in an official family, is a hero? Is it still about the origin of the hero? The Han Xin of the previous dynasty, Wei Qing was born poor, isn't he also a hero who has been praised through the ages?

Xian Yuyin sneered and put the knife back into its sheath.

"Thank you, sir, for saving your life. Today, I'm tired of adults. ”

Li Hong waved his hand and let out a long sigh, "It's all brothers, don't say anything extraordinary." Well played. Brothers are bleeding and sweating on the battlefield, why insult such a madman who is mad. Well played. ”

Then he pointed to the white-clothed man lying on the ground and asked Yushi, "Who is he, who dares to kill my brother?" ”

Jade hurriedly helped him up, and said to Li Hong with a smile: "He is innocent, how did he know what happened." However, his sword was as fast as thunder, if it wasn't for the adults to save him in time, Bo Yu would have been miserable today. ”

Xian Yuyin glanced at him with palpitations, and asked loudly, "What's your name?" dared to trespass on the big tent of the Chinese army. ”

The white-clothed man was kicked by Li Hong, his face turned pale, and he reluctantly knelt down and said: "Xia Guan Wen is ugly, he is the head of the guard tuntun of the Jizhou Pastoral Mansion." This time, on the orders of the adults, he was responsible for protecting the safety of the judges all the way. I don't know what's going on, so I act rashly, and I'm offended. ”

Li Hong looked up at the big man, and suddenly exclaimed, "What did you say your name was?" ”

"Wen Chou."

"Wen Chou? Your name is Wen Chou? Li Hong asked strangely. Wen Chou also looked at him strangely, wondering why the sturdy man in front of him kept chanting his name.

Wen Chou is not very old, at most seventeen or eighteen years old, more than eight feet tall, with a vigorous physique, a white face and beard, thick eyebrows and big eyes, very handsome, looking heroic and bookish.

Li Hong was surprised because he, like Zhao Yun, was young and handsome and had very good martial arts. Thinking of Zhang He and Yan Liang, Li Hong felt that Hebei was a place full of talents, as if they could be met everywhere. Great place. Jade and Xian Yuyin also looked at Wen Chou carefully a few times, secretly surprised. This person's name is very interesting, and the contrast with the physiognomy is too great, and it is easy for people to remember.

"Where are you from Hebei?" Li Hong asked casually.

"I'm a native of Changshan Country." Wen Chou replied respectfully. He is good at martial arts, and it is the first time he has met someone who can kick him away with a casual kick. But thinking that he is the world-famous leopard Li Hong, I think it is also normal.

"Good place in Changshan." Li Hong couldn't help but praise loudly. Yan Liang, Zhao Yun, Chu Feiyan, and Wen Chou in front of them are all from Changshan.

"You judge adults with a strong temperament, and you can't get along with us, and there is a little contradiction. You go back and tell Lord Guo that the military salary must be allocated to me according to 15,000 people, and it will be allocated immediately. Li Hong's tone was unquestionable and said resolutely.

Wen Chou agreed and asked, "Lord Captain, do you still have orders?" ”

Li Hong pondered for a while, and said slowly: "Tell Lord Guo that the Fengyun Iron Cavalry is the head of Lord Guo, and will never do anything to delay the military plane." ”

Seven days later, Xian Yufu and Yan Rou arrived at Liwu with their troops.

Li Hong immediately gathered his subordinates to discuss the attack on Zhongshan. That night, Zheng Xin, Tie Yue, and Lei Zi left the camp with Zhao Yun, Zhang He, and more than a hundred soldiers.

Ten days later, Zhang Niujiao led the Yellow Turban Army to attack Guo Dian's troops. The officers and soldiers could not resist and retreated again and again.

Fifteen days later, a thousand reinforcements from the White Deer Tribe and the Maiha Tribe arrived. Li Hong immediately arranged all the soldiers of the Maiha tribe to serve as the Black Panther. The soldiers of the White Deer tribe replenished the troops of Fresh Silver to make up for the losses after the last great war.

The four divisions of the Fengyun Iron Cavalry, 13,000 people, have all been assembled.

Guo Dian sent a Jin Cao Pengshi to escort the war horses, fodder and military salaries to Liwu this time. Guo Dian wrote a letter to explain Jizhou's financial difficulties, and this batch of military salaries was also donated by the wealthy men of Jizhou's counties. It is hoped that after Li Hong receives supplies, he will immediately start an attack. There is not a word about the trial.

Li Hong immediately handed over all the military salaries in front of the Jizhou officials. That Jin Cao Pengshi is an old official, and he has always thought that Li Hong wants to blackmail Jizhou for this military salary and fill his pockets. He never expected that Li Hong would send it clean at one time. The whole camp thundered with joy.

"Why didn't the captain keep a little for himself?" He wondered why Li Hong didn't take a copy himself.

"The troops will start attacking Anxi City tomorrow, maybe I will die in front of the two armies." Li Hong said lightly, "What do I want this scrap iron for?" Fighting depends on soldiers, and without soldiers fighting bravely against the enemy, no battle can be won, so one thing I always remember is that as long as there is money, I will give it to the soldiers immediately. That's morale. ”

Jin Cao Pengshi immediately asked, "Attack tomorrow?" ”

Li Hong nodded vigorously, "Tomorrow." ”