Liu Yu stood in the tall hall, listening to the ministers' criticism of Li Hong, and for the first time in his life, he felt that a person's background was so important. If he is a scholar, if he is the son of an official eunuch, if he is a relative of the emperor, maybe he is a general now, and his merits can be compared to the hussar general Huo Qu of the previous dynasty.

He Jin looked at the ministers and shouted, "What do you have in mind? ”

"Escort Li Zhonglang back to Beijing for trial, and send another leader to lead the army."

"Da Changqiu Zhao Houye's younger brother Zhao Yan, the captain of the city gate, is all-rounder, he can lead the army to the battle."

"Which adult said it, which one ......" Da Changqiu Zhao Zhong stood at the side door of the main hall and shouted loudly, "Which adult said it just now?" ”

Zhao Zhong is also in his fifties, with gray hair, very rich, and a big belly. His mouth was shriveled and his lips were very thin, and he looked like a well-behaved and eloquent man.

"Which one of you was so kind just now?" Zhao Zhong smiled and said, "I know how capable my brother is, and he can only look at the Luoyang City Gate at most." However, the adult who recommended my brother to lead the army west into Liangzhou is extraordinary, and he will definitely be able to lead the army west to quell the rebellion. Who is it? ”

The hall was silent.

"Since I am afraid of death and am unwilling to go to Xiliang to participate in the war, what kind of heart do you recommend my brother to have?" Zhao Zhong glanced at the ministers in the palace with a smile, and continued, "Fortunately, there is still a Fu madman in my Han Dynasty, who went to Xiliang to fight without even entering the Luoyang Gate. ”

The general He Jin hurriedly asked, "Master Hou, is it summoned by the Son of Heaven?" ”

"Yes. Your Majesty has asked you to ask your Excellency that there will be a result. If there is, the general, Lord Situ, and Lord Sikong will follow me to see Your Majesty. ”

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The imperial court ordered the Handan camp to ride 800 miles quickly, and promoted Li Hong to be the general of the Zhonglang to be captured. Promoted Xian Yufu to be the captain of Zhaowu. The marching route and the quartermaster supply point were delivered at the same time.

Three days later, Li Hong announced the formation of the Western Expeditionary Army and the officers of various departments in the big tent of the Chinese army.

Li Hong still followed the old method and transferred 4,000 good horsemen from the infantry to supplement the cavalry army. In this way, there were 13,000 cavalry and 41,000 infantry soldiers in the entire Western Expeditionary Army, making a total of 54,000 men and horses.

The Western Expeditionary Army built a cavalry army, an infantry army, and a total of six armies.

The cavalry corps has five divisions, and the infantry corps has ten divisions, each with two songs, three tuns per song, and three centenarians per tun.

The Black Panther Yi built an army of 2,000 horsemen from the alone. 1,000 scout cavalry in the scout battalion and 1,000 cavalry in the Bingcao battalion (i.e., the former guard tun) were all directly under the command of Li Hong.

The cavalry army was commanded by Heng Xian and had five divisions under its jurisdiction. Lou Lu, shooting Yingtong for the other Sima, fist, Lu Huanyang, shooting the tiger for the military Sima, each leading a 2,000 iron horse.

The infantry corps was commanded by Du Wei Xian Yu Auxiliary. It has jurisdiction over five armies and ten departments. Xian Yu Fu led an army, Xian Yu Yin, jade, Yan Rou was the Sima of the other department, Yan Liang was the army Sima, and each commanded an army. Under the jurisdiction of ten departments, beard, Yan Wuxing, Tie Yue, Lei Zi, Xiao Lazy, Wen Chou, Zhang He, Gao Lan, Fang Biao, Fan Li, etc. are military Sima or fake military Sima.

Zuo Yan is the marching Sima. Wei Zheng is an assassin and a fake history. Zhao Yun is the military horse, and he and the arc Ding abandon Shen to lead the black panther righteous servant. Zheng Xin led the scout camp for Sima of the other department, and Zheng Ming was the deputy. Tian Zhong led the soldiers Cao Ying for Sima of other departments, and Ji Wei was the soldier Cao Pengshi.

The troops then moved out. The journey is 3000 miles.

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In May of the third year of Zhongping of the Great Han Kingdom (186 AD).

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In 25 AD, the city of Chang'an was breached by the Red Mei Army. When the Red Eyebrow army first entered Chang'an, they were disciplined and had good law and order, but as the city ran out of food, they began to retreat westward, and before leaving, they began to sack the city of Chang'an. They wantonly set fire to the palace mausoleum, searched for treasures, and plundered the city, and finally Chang'an City was destroyed except for a few buildings such as Gao Temple and Jingzhao Mansion. Although more than 100 years have passed, after restoration and renovation, Chang'an City can no longer recover its old scale and momentum.

Zhang Wen lived in Jingzhao Mansion in Chang'an City. His Taiwei Mansion is also in Chang'an City.

Because Zhang Wen was transferred to the post of lieutenant, he was naturally dismissed from the post of general of the chariot cavalry. The current general of the Che Cavalry is Zhao Zhong of Da Changqiu, who is presiding over the meritorious service of the Yellow Turban in Luoyang. The Taiwei Mansion has a long history, a history of Peng, a history of Ling, and a large number of institutions. Taiwei is the head of the three dukes, and all the affairs of the Han Kingdom, from the emperor to the people, from civil affairs to military affairs, are all in charge.

Jingzhao Yin Gaixun was ordered by the Taiwei to meet Li Hong, the general of the Zhonglang Army, and was accompanied by Shi Sangyang, the head of the Taiwei Mansion, and Sima Taoqian.

Gaixun word Yuangu, Dunhuang is widely to the people. He came from a family of bureaucrats, and most of his ancestors were 2,000 stone officials. When he was young, he was too filial piety and filial piety by Dunhuang, and later became the long history of Hanyang. After Beigong Boyu and Bian Zhang led the rebellion, he fought with the rebel Qianghu several times, made many military exploits, and was named Hanyang Taishou. Soon, he was conscripted by the imperial court as a captain to capture the school, and went to Beijing to lead the forbidden army. When the Son of Heaven heard of his great name, he summoned him several times, and admired his talent and loyalty very much, and regarded him as his own cronies. After Zhang Wen arrived in the northwest, considering that once the army entered the hinterland of Liangzhou in the west, the logistics supply of the land of the three auxiliaries would be very prominent and important, so the land of the three auxiliaries, especially the Jingzhao Mansion, the head of the three auxiliaries, must have an important minister to sit in the town to ensure that nothing goes wrong. So he recommended Gai Xun to the imperial court as Jing Zhaoyin. At that time, the Son of Heaven was preparing to move Gaixun and was unwilling to let him leave Beijing. Under the repeated persuasion of the eunuchs and ministers, the Son of Heaven reluctantly agreed to worship him as Jing Zhaoyin. Now if there is any major military affairs in the court, the Son of Heaven usually writes an edict in person and sends a fast horse to Chang'an to ask for his opinion, which shows his trust in Gai Xun.

Gai Xun is of medium stature, his face is slightly dark, his weather-beaten face is full of wrinkles, and his eyes that have gone through vicissitudes reveal an awe-inspiring and inviolable resolute color, which makes people awe-inspiring. Sang Yang stood next to him, dressed in white clothes and plain robes, with a white face and thin beard, probably because of his hard work, his face was very unsightly, and his expression was haggard. Tao Qian is not tall, he is also thin, and he has a pair of sharp eyes on an angular face. Although the years are unforgiving, his hair and beard are already black and white, where he stands, he does not need to pose in any posture, people can feel his wildness and arrogance.

The three of them were very surprised and puzzled when they saw Li Hong, who was dressed plainly and his armor was shabby and running over. They had heard from Hanyang Taishou Fu Xie Fu Maniac about his appearance, and knew that he was young, only twenty years old, a fierce and brave warrior, and a bold and uninhibited person, but they did not know that he was such an ordinary soldier. If it weren't for the silver seal and green ribbon on his body (the seal worn by Jiuqing and Erganshi officials), no one would know that he was a 2,000-stone official, and no matter how you look at him, he was also a fierce soldier.

Li Hong walked down three thousand miles, he had seen too many strange glances, and he was used to it.

"Li Hong, the general of the captive Zhonglang, has seen several adults." Li Hong said loudly as he bowed.

Seeing three officials who were older than him at one time, Li Hong was inevitably a little nervous. Jing Zhaoyin and Right Fufeng, and Zuo Feng Yi are all three auxiliary administrators, with a rank of 2,000 stones, and have a special status of high and ordinary county governors, and are ranked alongside Zhuqing, and are eligible to participate in the court meeting. Although Changshi and Sima in the Taiwei Mansion could not go to the court to discuss politics, their status and official rank were high, and a small Zhonglang general was still a little worse than them.

The three returned the salute. Although the other party is young and his official position is smaller than the three of them, the other party is a general who is a prisoner, and he commands an army of 50,000, which cannot be underestimated, let alone rude. Sang Yang, the youngest of the three, took the initiative to introduce Li Hong. After the four of them got to know each other, they exchanged pleasantries again. Li Hong immediately introduced his subordinate Du Wei Xian Yufu and more than a dozen individual subordinates and military Sima to Gai Xun and the three of them.

Gai Xun specially gave Heng Sacrifice, Lou Lu, and Ying Tong a half-salute.

"It is really admirable that the three little marshals can abandon the hatred of Han and Hu, take into account the righteousness, and follow Li Zhonglang on the expedition to Xiliang for thousands of miles." Gai Xun said with a sigh, "The soldiers of the Han and Hu tribes fought under the banner of the Great Han Dynasty, which also set a precedent for our dynasty's military affairs. Li Zhonglang can lead such an army, of course, he can crisscross Yan Zhao, turn his hands into clouds, and turn his hands into rain. ”

Li Hong blushed and said, "My lord has an overreputation. The soldiers are united and united, and this time is the foundation of victory. Without the blood and sweat of the soldiers, there would be no Tianwei of our Han Dynasty. ”

Gai Xun glanced at Li Hong appreciatively and said with a smile: "I hope that Yan Zhao's warriors can help us pacify the western region and make military exploits again." ”

Xian Yu Fu took Xian Yu Yin, Yan Rou paid a big salute to Tao Qian. Tao Qian has been a governor of Youzhou, and he is considered an old governor of Youzhou. He hurriedly helped Xian Yufu and the three of them up, and said with a smile: "Although I don't know you, I am very excited to see you Youzhou people and soldiers in northern Xinjiang." I have been in Youzhou for about five years, and I am very familiar with the mountains and rivers there, and I am very affectionate. ”

Sang Yang said with a smile on the side: "Tao Sima has been looking forward to it since he heard that Youzhou Iron Horse is coming, and he has always been chattering. When I finally saw you today, I was naturally excited. ”

Li Hong hurriedly said, "Thank you Lord Tao for your concern." ”

Gai Xun pointed at Tao Qian and said, "Don't be polite to him. You and him are from your hometown, and when you go to the northwest, if you have any difficulties, go directly to him, and he will take care of you in the Taiwei Mansion, and everything is convenient. ”

Tao Qian immediately smiled and said, "What do you mean is that I can pretend to be a public servant?" ”

Sang Yang hurriedly waved his hand and said, "Okay, okay, don't gossip about the two adults, let's go into the account and talk about the current battle situation." ”

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