At this time, Liu Yu suddenly fell ill, and he was seriously ill and bedridden all day. In the case that the war in Youzhou has not yet ended, and all kinds of waste are waiting to be rebuilt, he cannot deal with the government affairs of Youzhou, which is equivalent to adding frost to the Youzhou tiles that are in urgent need of governance and restoration. Liu Yu immediately wrote a letter, resigned from the post of assassin in Youzhou, and went home to recuperate. He ordered his men to ride 800 miles to deliver his documents to Luoyang, Kyoto. At this time, the matter of Youzhou had not yet spread in Kyoto. The Son of Heaven immediately granted royal approval and allowed Liu Yu to return to his hometown in Qingzhou to recuperate.

At the same time, Liu Fan, the Taishou of Shanggu County, returned to his hometown on the grounds that he was old and sick, and it was difficult for him to continue to preside over the military and political affairs in Shanggu County.

Before Liu Yu resigned, he persuaded Liu Zheng, the Taishou of Youbeiping County, to promote Li Hong to be the Sima of the other division of the Lulongsai border army.

The position of Sima of this other department is the same as that of the military Sima, that is, the authority is greater, he can lead the army to the same as the captain and the captain, and has the command of the army, and he can lead a group of men, according to the normal border army system, that is, two songs, about 1,200 people. But Sima of the other tribe has a privilege, he can lead more people according to different situations, even three songs, four songs. For example, Li Hong now commands more than 4,000 people, and there are more than five horses. However, Sima of other departments is still a low-level officer, and there is no history of subordinates, such as the history of the soldier Cao Peng who manages military equipment, the history of the fake and forbidden department of the main department, and the external assassination and assassination of the person in charge of military law violations.

At the same time, Liu Yu used the power in his hands, and before Liu Fan resigned, he and Liu Fan jointly recommended Li Hong to the imperial court as the governor of Shanggu County.

In the past, the Governor was the nephew of Lord Situ of the current Imperial Court, and he had not been seen since the day he was appointed, and neither of them knew what that Captain looked like. In this Xianbei invasion, the war had not yet been fought, and an official document transferred him away. The commanders of the border counties are generally reluctant to do it because they are too far away from the Central Plains, desolate, dangerous, without oil and water, and the living conditions are poor. Most of the people who served here were locals from the border counties, or those who offended the powerful people of the DPRK and China and were demoted here, and then they just put their names on their faces and waited for promotions.

Liu Yu knew that with Li Hong's qualifications and background, no matter how much military merits he had, if he wanted to sit in this position of more than 2,000 stones, it was simply a matter of talking about it in the Arabian Night. In the case of Gongsun Zhan, his family background is good, he is the protégé of the contemporary Confucian Lu Zhi, with countless military achievements, and he is famous in northern Xinjiang, but it took him more than ten years to move to the position of the governor of Liaodong who is more than 2,000 stones. Although Li Hong's opportunity was good, coinciding with the invasion of the Xianbei people, he fought many battles, won many victories, made meritorious contributions, and was quickly promoted to the post of Sima of other departments under the care of several border county ministers, but this was already a miracle in itself. Many of the subordinates who had been officials for many years had begun to become indignant.

This time, Li Hong led his troops to participate in the siege of Yuyang City, the night attack on the enemy's supply convoy at Pishi Mountain, the battle of Murong Ji ambushed by Luting, the siege and annihilation of Tuoba Tao by Sangqianhe, and although a large number of prisoners were lost in the battle of Fuyue Forest, Tuoba Feng attacked Macheng again, but then Li Hong led his troops to hold Macheng for more than 20 days, forcing Tuoba to return in vain, which can be regarded as a victory. In order to rescue the Wuye tribe in Yangjiao Mountain, the 6,000-strong army of the head of the ambush won a complete victory. The above battles together killed more than 10,000 enemies and captured more than 10,000 enemies, and made great contributions to repelling the invasion of the Xianbei people. As for whether the court will reward or not, it is not up to two people to decide. Officials who are more than 2,000 stone must be personally approved by the Son of Heaven, and no one has the right to appoint them.

Li Hong led his troops to retreat to Yefengwei. The Maiha tribe encamped on the west bank of the Qiushui River, and his army was stationed on the east side of the Qiushui River.

Tian Zhong and Xiao Lazy soon arrived to rendezvous with more than a dozen carts of belongings and wounded soldiers.

Heng Sai and Lu Huanyang bid farewell to Li Hong and a group of soldiers, and led their troops back to the Bailu tribe of the Sangqian River.

Liu Yu, the assassin of Youzhou, never sent anyone to contact him. However, Liu Fan, the Taishou of Shanggu County, has stepped down and is preparing to return to his hometown. I don't know when the new Taishou will arrive, and the big and small affairs of Shanggu County are presided over by the five senses Peng Dou Hong. Dou Hong sent them supplies once, and then they never saw anyone from the county government again.

Liu Zheng, the Taishou of Youbeiping County, remembered him and sent a subordinate to bring him a promotion document, instructing him to stay well in Shanggu and follow the instructions of Shanggu Taishou until he drove the Karasuma people out of Guangning. Li Hong led his troops to win a series of battles on the battlefield in Youzhou, giving You Beiping and Liu Zheng enough face, which made him very happy. Now people in Northern Xinjiang are rumoring that the border army of Lu Longsai in Youbeiping is an invincible leopard army, and its prestige has surpassed that of Gongsun Zhan and his Liaodong Iron Cavalry.

After seeing the jade, Captain Kei Chou was very polite, but his words repeatedly revealed that he did not want Li Hongbu to intervene in the Guangning battlefield. Gwangning is the seat of the captain of the Karasuma school, and it is the yamen of the Yamen who manage the Karasuma people living in the various counties of Youju. Last time, the Xianbei and Karasuma people joined forces to drive them out, and Ji Chou regarded it as a great shame in his life. He must fight for this face by himself. Although Li Hong's official position is smaller than his, and his qualifications and prestige cannot be compared, Li Hong has been winning battles, which is a fact that the entire northern Xinjiang knows. If Li Hong's troops came to Guangning, everyone drove out the Karasuma people together and recaptured Guangning, according to the current opinion of the people of Youzhou, this must be Li Hong's credit, and it has nothing to do with him. This is something he cannot tolerate in his selfish heart.

The wounded soldiers that Tian Zhong brought back from Macheng recovered one after another and were incorporated into the various units. Dai County, some horse thieves in Shanggu County who are getting more and more sad have run to Yefeng Wai to join the army. The number of troops expanded to about 5,000 men. Li Hong expanded the number of troops in each qu to 800 people, with jurisdiction over four tuns. Scout Tun, like Guard Tun, has also expanded to 300 people. As a result, the number of military commanders has increased dramatically, and the timely payment of military salaries has become a problem.

After Li Hong discussed with the military candidates, he began to use the property sent by Tuoba Feng to pay military salaries. Although the food was provided by the Maiha tribe and the White Deer tribe, the military salary of 5,000 people could not be left unpaid. Li Hong was issued in full according to the military discipline of the Han Dynasty, with the military waiting ratio of 600 stones, and the tun length ratio of 200 stones.

In the middle of the year, Li Hong felt that the individual training effect of the soldiers was not ideal, so he immediately invited the Bailu tribe and the Wuye tribe to send troops to the east bank of Yefengwei to jointly conduct tactics and actual combat drills. The leaders of the two tribes readily agreed. Lu Pofeng still asked Heng Sai and Lu Huanyang to rush to Yefeng Wai with a thousand soldiers. Shooting ink gave him the opportunity to shoot the tiger, and his nephew Yingtong took 2,000 people to cross the enemy water and participate in Li Hongjun's training.

Li Hong immediately led an army of 8,000 people on both sides of the Qiushui River, in the grasslands, mountains and forests within a radius of 100 miles, and launched arduous training. The soldiers were attracted by Li Hong's novel and unique training method, and everyone was full of energy and interest every day to participate in one ambush, charge, and battle after another, and no one felt hard or tired.

Trent ran into the tent as fast as he could, interrupting Tito's nap.

"My lord, Li Hong's troops are already approaching Ning County."

Tito stood up abruptly, his face changing dramatically.

"Wasn't he at Oxhorn Mountain yesterday? Why did he arrive in Ning County overnight? ”

"My lord, in the past ten days, the leopard army has been haunted, fluctuating, and uncertain, and it is really difficult to find their location accurately." "However, all the scouts today have reported that the Leopard Army has appeared in Hutun, sixty miles away from Ning County. ”

"Once Ning County is lost, our army will lose at most a way to retreat, and it will not hurt its muscles and bones, but it is no longer realistic to continue to occupy Quang Ninh. My lord, shall we withdraw our troops as soon as possible? ”

Tito's eyes flashed with a strange look, and the expression on his face was cloudy.

"My lord, let's give King Heiling a face, his old man has already sent someone to run a few times, and he has to withdraw early and late, so why not be a favor? The Han people pressed him too hard, and his life was not easy. Give him a favor now, and it will be more convenient for anything in the future. Yu Jie said cautiously, in an almost pleading tone.

Tito smiled coldly and said gloomily: "Why don't that old ghost just give up his seat to me, or everything will be solved." ”

"Let's get closer to the old man. After a while, we'll **** him again. "The top priority now is to solve the problem of the leopard. ”

Titus walked up and down the tent, restless.

"My lord, He Lian has recently returned to Danhan Mountain, and he has imprisoned the head. We don't have the support of Danhan Mountain, so it's better to be careful. "That leopard is good at fighting at night. Murong Ji and Murong Invasion both died in the night attack on Luting, and the leader almost died in Dishui Wai this time. The Xianbei people have all gone home, what are we still doing here? Take your things back to Baishan as soon as possible. ”

"I'm going to kill Mitsuki?" Titok said viciously, "Even if I go, I'm going to kill Ji Chou." When I think of him, I want to kill. What kind of thing is he, he dares to point fingers at me, and he has to take care of big things. If I don't kill him, it will be hard to eliminate the hatred in my heart. ”

"In the name of training, the Leopards' troops are constantly approaching us and putting pressure on us, with the obvious aim of driving us away. He's doing a good job. There is an army of 5,000 in the open, and his troops in the secret, and if we don't fight, we can scare us away. ”

"Well, we've got their wish. We go, but we must look like we are in a hurry, and we put all our valuables behind the army, so as to lure Ji Chou into chasing after us. ”

"We ambushed him in the White Birch Valley. This time he must die an ugly death. ”

Ji Chou was a highly principled soldier who relied on military merits to gradually rise to the rank of lieutenant. He, the captain of Gokaramaru, is higher than the rank of the average captain, and even higher than the rank of the average county guard. He has a large authority and many subordinate officials, so he is a very powerful position.

He is relatively kind, and his attitude towards the Hu people is very tolerant and principled, especially for those he doesn't like and the tribes he doesn't like. He, like most Han court officials, was fond of money. But the difference between him and ordinary people is that he doesn't take the initiative to ask for it, he likes people to slap him and take the initiative to give it to him.

He married seven wives and concubines before and after, and the family expenses were large, so it was naturally not enough to rely on his rank and accept bribes. So he had another part-time job, and the horse gangs in Shanggu County had to pay him "filial piety" regularly, otherwise he would be told to throw his body into the wilderness within three months.

Therefore, the invasion of the Xianbei and Karasuma people hit him very hard, and after a few months, he lost a lot of property.

The hatred between Titok and him had been going on for many years. The reason is that Kei Chou thinks he is rich, and every time he secretly instructs horse bandits to rob his tribe. Robbed it, robbed it, and he bullied Tito. Titus sent men to denounce them, and he arrested them and made false accusations, and he asked Titus to ransom them with valuables. Unable to get angry, Tito paid the Assassins to assassinate him, but almost killed him. So the grudge between the two became deeper and deeper.

"What do you say? Tigot abandoned the city and fled. Keicho's eyes widened, and his voice was as loud as thunder.