Li Hong returned to the big tent with a heavy heart and found that Xian Yuyin had arrived. He was chatting with Zhang He, Gao Ran and others.

Xian Yuyin met Li Hong and immediately said: "After receiving the letter from the adult, I traveled north day and night, and finally arrived at the camp. Are you in a hurry? ”

"The imperial court wants to requisition us to the Xiliang battlefield, did Zilong tell you?"

"That's it. It's just that now that the Yellow Turban Army has not been pacified, and Zhang Yan's forces are still stationed in Changshan, I am afraid it will be very difficult for us to solve the Yellow Turban problem in Jizhou before April. Xian Yuyin said cautiously.

"No matter how difficult it is, it's impossible." Li Hong said, "But it doesn't matter, I already have a way." ”

Wen Chou, who was sitting next to Li Hong, immediately shouted, "How is it?" I said adults have a way, right? Each of you loses two hundred dollars to me, and you are not allowed to regret it. ”

The big tent burst into laughter, and everyone's laughter was noticeably lighter.

Li Hong handed the four volumes of documents that had been bundled to Xian Yuyin, and said with a smile: "You rush to Youzhou immediately." ”

"First go to Jicheng to meet Lord Yang of Youzhou, explain to him the situation in Jizhou and our upcoming westward expedition, and at the same time ask to take away all the Yellow Turban Army prisoners detained in Youzhou. Lord Yang must be very happy to hear this request. It is not an easy task to provide food and clothing for 50,000 captives, and in addition, it is necessary to guard against them at all times. Let's do a good deed and help him get free. ”

"Then you went to Zhuocheng to meet Lord Zhuojun Taishouwang, and that's what you said. After obtaining his consent, you go to the prisoner camp outside Zhuocheng and hand over my letter to Huang Ting. If nothing else, he will rush to Fanyang with you with the captives to join Zhang Baiqi. I also have a letter to Zhang Baiqi, Zuo Yan and Fang Biao. ”

"My lord, do you want to tell them about the westward entry into Liangzhou?" Xian Yuyin asked.

"Of course. I also said about it in my letters. You tell him that whether he agrees or disagrees with the Shun court to join the Han army, and whether they want to go west to Liangzhou or not, they must rush back to Jizhou immediately. Next month, the Son of Heaven may grant amnesty to the world, and even if they are not soldiers, they can still go home and farm. Li Hong said very seriously.

"Amnesty?" Xian Yuyin asked in surprise, "Why did your lord predict that Your Majesty would grant amnesty to the world." ”

Zhang He, Gao Ran, and Wen Chou also looked at Li Hong with puzzled expressions.

Zhao Yun sat on the side and said with a smile: "The adult wrote a recital, a very convincing one. Lord Xian Yu had already rushed to Luoyang with this twist. If Shang Shu ordered Lord Liu to personally present this recital to His Majesty's Imperial Review, this might be possible. ”

"So, my lord is sure?" Zhang He asked.

Li Hong shook his head, "Who knows Your Majesty's thoughts?" However, at this time, the benefits of amnesty outweigh the disadvantages, and it is still very likely that His Majesty will agree. ”

"My lord, time is urgent, I'll leave for the north now." Xian Yuyin stood up and said.

"Let's go tomorrow. You are working too hard, you will rest for the night today, and tomorrow you will go on the road with Heng Sai, Shoot Yingtong, and Lou Lu. Li Hong said as he waved him to sit down.

"Aren't we going to hit the city right away? The adults still let them leave the army at this time? Xian Yuyin asked puzzled.

"There may not be a war when it comes to Zhending, so it doesn't matter if they are in the army or not." Li Hong said worriedly, "On the contrary, it is really important for them to return to their respective tribes this time to ask for the matter of whether the leaders of the tribes are willing to send troops to participate in the western expedition on our behalf." ”

"Now the entire Fengyun Iron Rider is basically the people of the Dancing Leaf Tribe, the White Deer Tribe, and the Black Feather King of the White Mountain. Going west to Liangzhou, such a big matter, I have to ask for their opinions no matter what. If they don't agree with their soldiers going west, we can't force them to move. Have you forgotten about Gongsun Zhan? He forcibly recruited the Karasuma people, and finally broke up in a hurry, causing jokes in vain. ”

"What if they don't agree?" Wen Chou asked.

"Let them go back to the north and their hometowns. They have already made great achievements, and they should return with money and honor. Li Hong sighed and said slowly, "We have no reason or right to keep them, they are already heroes." ”

There was silence in the tent.

"My lord, according to the law of the Great Han, we can forcibly requisition. Without them, there would be no Iron Riders. Without Fengyun Iron Cavalry, what are we going to Xiliang for? With Zhang Baicai's 50,000 Yellow Turban Army prisoners, can we defeat the powerful Qianghu cavalry, can we defeat the Xiliang Iron Cavalry? Xian Yuyin asked with a heavy heart, "If the amnesty order comes down, Zhang Bai will stop riding them and go home to farm, at that time, where will we go to collect 50,000 troops to go west?" My lord, what's wrong with you? ”

Zhang He looked at Li Hong and asked puzzledly, "My lord, don't you want to go to Xiliang?" ”

Gao Ran said in a low voice: "My lord, if you don't have 50,000 troops, you will disobey the order and will be beheaded." ”

Li Hong shook his hand and said resolutely: "There is no room for negotiation in this matter, not to mention that the matter of beheading is not up to Your Majesty alone." ”

Wen Chou asked strangely, "Who else?" ”

"Me." Li Hong said with a smile, "If I come back from Xianbei, I can't kill back from Dahan." ”

Everyone was stunned, and then burst into laughter.

"My lord, you are a general, and you still want to be a horse thief, you obey, you serve." Wen Chou gasped with a smile and shouted loudly.

"Adults respect the Hu people so much, they should be more considerate of the difficulties of adults. The victory of the Western Expedition was also a good thing for them and their tribes. Zhang He said, "If they regard adults as brothers, they should resolutely support adults." ”

Li Hong said with a solemn expression: "This is not right. If they go west, they will go with me for thousands of miles, and the bones of many will be abandoned forever in other lands. Would you like it to be you? People miss their homeland, and so do I, and you will be no exception. ”

"If we are brothers, we should not hesitate." Wen Chou shouted loudly.

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Yuanshi City is in sight.

A team of men galloped to meet them. Li Hong saw it from afar and hurriedly dismounted to meet him. The group of soldiers who came to pick them up on the opposite side were taken aback, jumped off their horses one after another, and ran over in a hurry.

The officer at the front was in his twenties, of medium build, with a white face and a short beard, and a pair of bright eyes, a handsome and heroic look. He was followed by a nine-foot man, with a face like a heavy jujube, a two-foot long beard, lying silkworm eyebrows, and red phoenix eyes, majestic and majestic. Next to the big man was a young man less than twenty years old, eight feet tall, with a sturdy figure, slightly dark skin, and a handsome face with a pair of big tiger eyes.

"Qingzhou Plain County soldier Cao Pengshi Liu Bei to meet your lord."

Li Hong helped Liu Bei up and asked in surprise, "You are Liu Xuande?" ”

Liu Bei said with a smile: "It's Xia Guan." Then he pointed to the two behind him and said, "These are my two brothers, Yun Chang and Yi De." ”

The two men then stepped forward and bowed.

"Villain Guan Yu."

"Villain Zhang Fei."

Li Hong hurriedly helped them up one by one, and said with a smile: "Brother Xuande's two brothers are also from Zhuojun? ”

Liu Bei asked in surprise, "How do you know that I am from Zhuojun?" ”

"I'm also from Northern Xinjiang, so I naturally know." Li Hong said with a smile.

"Adults laughed." Liu Bei smiled slightly: "When my lord was fighting with the Xianbei people in Biansai, I was still selling straw mats in Zhuocheng. At that time, the lord led the iron cavalry to kill the Xianbei people and fled, and the northern Xinjiang was shocked, and he had never been to Zhuo County at all, how could he know that we rural villagers. ”

Li Hong laughed, "Brother Xuande is too modest. I am from Northern Xinjiang and a subordinate of Lord Liu, so I naturally know Brother Xuande. ”

Liu Bei suddenly realized and said with a smile: "It turns out that Lord Liu returned to Beijing via Handan. ”

"Yes. Lord Liu has mentioned you again and again and is full of praise for you. Li Hong said with a smile, "He said that you were the first to kill the Yuan Clan's city tower and made a great contribution." ”

Liu Bei's white face suddenly turned red, and he said a little embarrassedly: "Lord Liu praised it falsely. ”

Then Zhengrong said: "My lord, please enter the city, Pan Duwei and Zhang Duwei are meeting each other at the south gate." ”

Li Hong shook his head and said with a smile: "I won't enter the city anymore." I will lead my troops to Zhending City first, and you will follow. We'll meet at the foot of the castle in a few days. ”

Liu Bei was stunned for a moment, and asked in surprise: "Won't the adults go into the city to rest for a day?" ”

"Nope." Li Hong said, "Time is too tight. When you return to the city, I will tell Pan Duwei and Zhang Duwei, and when the city is defeated, I will apologize for the sin. ”

Liu Bei and Guan Yu, Zhang Fei looked at the back of the iron horse roaring away, a little dazed.

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Li Hong and Zhang Yan's hands were clasped together.

Zhang Yan was pale and very haggard. Since Zhang Niujiao was killed in battle and Gaunt Tao retreated, the Yellow Turban Army has reached the brink of life and death. For this reason, he couldn't sleep at night, thinking day and night about how to save the Yellow Turban Army, thinking about how to save the troops that were on the verge of collapse.

When Yang Feng suddenly appeared in Zhending, he knew that a turning point had come. Do you see Li Hong? He thought about it for a long time, and finally decided to go for a meeting. Now that the Yellow Turban Army's chances of survival are very slim, Zhang Yan must find a way out for his tens of thousands of brothers and the hundreds of thousands of displaced people who follow the Yellow Turban Army.

When Zhang Yan saw a leopard for the first time, she couldn't believe her eyes. He even wondered if he had fallen into the trap of a leopard. It turned out that his opponent was so young.

"Even if we have a blood feud, we have to sit down and talk about it today." Li Hong smiled, "If nothing else, just for survival, for you and me to live." ”

He reluctantly smiled and said, "Your Excellency's words are true. ”