When Li Hong walked into the big tent of the Chinese army, he unexpectedly found that Gai Xun and Fu Xie were also there, as well as two staff members of the Taiwei Mansion who he didn't know. Li Hong hurriedly stepped forward and saluted one by one.

"Li Zhonglang came by coincidence, I was about to send someone to invite you, but you arrived uninvited." Zhang Wen smiled, "Do you have something to do with the camp?" ”

Li Su, who was standing in the distance, suddenly became nervous in his heart, and looked at Li Hong with his eyes.

"The lower official is going to come and see Lord Taiwei, and by the way, visit Tao Sima." Li Hong bowed and saluted.

"It's true to visit Tao Sima, see if I'm fake, right?" Zhang Wen smiled, "Come, come, let Master Sima introduce you to a few colleagues." ”

Tao Qian introduced Sun Jian and Huangfu Li to Li Hong. Sun Jian and Huangfu Li saw that this famous leopard in the northern Xinjiang was so young, and their faces showed surprise and admiration, and their words were very polite.

Zhang Wen waited for them to finish greeting each other, and then said: "Li Zhonglang, there are some new situations in Meiyang, and we adjusted our plans in time after getting the news from General Dong. ”

Li Hong feigned surprise and asked, "New situation?" The rebels are encircled? ”

Zhang Wen said with a smile: "The rebels have not yet closed the siege, but General Dong has a very good attack. Wentai, you can tell Li Zhonglang about our arrangements. ”

Sun Jian pointed to the map on the desk, and gave a detailed description of the situation of the enemy and us in Meiyang, as well as Dong Zhuo's attack plan, and then said: "Lord Taiwei ordered Li Zhonglang to take the Youzhou Iron Cavalry, as well as the five thousand Liangzhou Iron Cavalry led by the army Sima Ma Teng, a total of 17,000 cavalry rushed to Qianyeling overnight to meet General Dong, under the unified command of General Dong, and strive to launch an attack on the rebel camp early tomorrow morning. ”

"Bian Zhang and Han Sui only have two routes to escape. One is to go north to meet Beigong Boyu's troops, and the other is to flee in the direction of the Weishui River in the southwest and return to Liangzhou through Yiguo. Therefore, Lord Lieutenant asks you to attack the enemy's camp from north to south to ensure that the enemy retreats to the southwest. ”

"Lord Taiwei ordered General Zhou Shen, Captain Huangfu Hong, Captain Xu Rongdu, and Captain Liyi to lead 50,000 foot cavalry to set off immediately, go west along the Weishui River, quickly seize the state of Yi, and cut off the escape route of the rebels. At the same time, he ordered Xian Yu Fudu to lead 50,000 Jizhou troops to follow up. After the two armies surrounded the rebels under the city of Yiguo, they were immediately annihilated. ”

"After the enemy fled, General Dong and Li Zhonglang's cavalry troops did not chase after the enemy, immediately withdrew from the battlefield, followed the eastern foothills of Qishan, bypassed Beigong Boyu's troops, rushed to Duyang, and cut off Beigong Boyu's retreat. Beigong Boyu learned that Bian Zhang and Han Sui's troops had been defeated and fled, and he would definitely turn around and retreat in the direction of Duyang. As long as Beigong Boyu withdrew, the infantry in Meiyang City immediately left the city and then pursued. Whether or not the 50,000 horses of Beigong Boyu can be annihilated in Duyang depends on General Dong and Li Zhonglang. ”

Sun Jian finally said: "Li Zhonglang, is there anything else that I need to explain? ”

Li Hong praised: "Lord Taiwei's arrangement is flawless, and Lord Sun's explanation is also very clear. I set off immediately. ”

Zhang Wen walked up to him and said with a smile: "The soldiers are fast, what we are grabbing now is time, Li Zhonglang has worked hard." In addition, when you arrive in Meiyang, you have to listen to the command of General Dong. He is a famous general in Xiliang and has rich combat experience, but his temper is not very good, you have to bear with it and restrain yourself, you know? ”

Li Hong's heart was hot, and he knelt down on one leg excitedly, and said in a loud voice: "Obey the orders of Lord Taiwei." ”

Zhang Wen saw that he was humble and polite, and liked it very much, so he hurriedly stretched out his hand to help him up, and said with a smile: "I wish the people a victory." ”

Li Hong immediately saluted all the adults in the big tent one by one, said goodbye and left. Zhang Wen glanced at Fu Xie. Fu Xie immediately followed.

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"People's ......"

"What do you command?" Li Hong asked.

"Sima Ma Teng, the army commander of the Liangzhou Iron Cavalry, is a descendant of Ma Yuan, the general of Fubo in the previous dynasty. This person has strong martial arts and has made many military exploits in Xiliang, but he is upright by nature and upright, and he has offended almost all the bureaucrats in Liangzhou, so he is still a military horse. If he verbally collides with Li Zhonglang, you must not take it to heart. Fu Xie said with a smile.

Li Hong nodded again and again, and said movingly: "When I arrived in Liangzhou, I am such an acquaintance, thank you so much for your care." ”

Fu Xie stretched out his hand to pat him, and said with a smile: "This time I went to Luoyang to ask for food, and when I left Luoyang, Lord Liu specially came to see me off, and asked me to take care of you three times and twice." It's just that I have no name and no power now, so I can't really help you. It's just that this matter of pacifying the rebels in Liangzhou depends more on the people. ”

Li Hong said with a smile: "The strength of the Xiliang army is so strong, of course it is necessary to rely on General Dong and General Zhou to pacify the rebels." ”

Fu Xie looked around vigilantly, and then whispered: "If you think so, there is a chance that you will lose this battle." ”

Li Hong was shocked, but he still said with a smile on his face: "My lord said that he was laughing." ”

"We'll talk as we go." Fu Xie strode forward with a smile and said, "I'll send you to Yuanmen." It's not very convenient to stand here and talk. ”

Li Hong gestured to Zhao Yun beside him and hurriedly followed.

"Several leaders of the Xiliang rebels, especially Bian Zhang, Han Sui, and Beigong Boyu, were very famous in Xiliang in the past, and they were very prestigious among the people of Xiliang, they had a lot of friends, and people who knew each other and received their favors were all over Liangzhou. For example, me, Lao Bian and I, and Wen Yue, have been friends for eleven years. ”

Li Hong was stunned.

"Why was Huangfu Song dismissed? Why did His Majesty send someone to take back the seal of his left cavalry general? Why did he change his Huaili Hou to a capital village with 2,000 households, and cut 6,000 households? Fu Xie asked.

Li Hong glanced at him and replied: "In addition to being framed by eunuchs, I heard Tao Sima say that General Huangfu has his own views on the Xiliang issue, as if he does not agree with the suppression of the Xiliang rebels, and disagrees with His Majesty's opinion, so ......"

"Yes, Tao Sima knows the secret, and he is right. When it comes to fighting wars and using soldiers, who can beat General Huangfu today? His Majesty was unwilling to remove General Huangfu, so he had to urge repeatedly, but it took General Huangfu half a year and spent more than a billion dollars to drive the rebels across the Yellow River, and then he was in Liangzhou every day for disaster relief, and he stopped fighting. His Majesty had no choice but to remove him and replace him with a captain. ”

But as soon as Lord Taiwei arrived in Liangzhou, he not only failed to win the battle, but also drove the rebels out of Xiliang, and then the rebels attacked Sanfu and led the war to the vicinity of Chang'an. Although Lord Taiwei is not as good as General Huangfu in battle, he is not so bad. The soldiers are still those soldiers, the generals are still those generals, and Lord Taiwei also brought General Zhou Shen's 20,000 troops from the Luoyang Northern Army. Why do you lose again and again? ”

Li Hong slowly understood, his face was a little ugly, and his heart became uneasy.

"Are General Huangfu and Bian Zhang, and Han Sui all friends?" Li Hong asked in a low voice.

"It's more than friends. Mr. Wenyue and General Huangfu have been friends for decades, and the two families have a very close relationship. Fu Xie said with a smile.

"Where's General Dong?"

"Master Dong is a martial artist, and he is a savage and cunning martial artist, so Xiliang Shizi generally does not associate with him, but he has a close relationship with Beigong Boyu and has a deep friendship. There was a Sima named Li Ru under General Dong's account, who had a prominent family background, and fled to the west of Xinjiang after the disaster of the party. He has a very good relationship with Bian Zhang and Han Sui. ”

Li Hong's head was big, and he asked nervously: "Then, ...... Ma Teng and them?"

"Shoucheng (Ma Teng's character)?" Fu Xie sighed and whispered, "He and Bian Zhang, Han Sui, Beigong Boyu, and Li Wenhou are all brothers who have been friends for eight worships. ”

Li Hong barely believed his ears. He was in a cold sweat.

Fu Xie glanced at Li Hong, who was nervous, and said regretfully: "Lao Bian, Wen Yue are all celebrities in Western Xinjiang, and they are all celebrities, who knew that they would rebel?" Beigong Boyu is a big tribe belonging to Qianghu, Qu Shuai, who is powerful in the western frontier, and has always had a good relationship with the government, who knew that he would also rebel? Speaking of which, they are all traitors in power, forced by the corruption of officials, and hundreds of thousands of people in Western Xinjiang have no way to live, what if they don't rebel? ”

Li Hong looked at Fu Xie with wide eyes, and there was a trace of fear in his eyes.

"Your ......, my lord"

Fu Xie smiled bitterly and said: "Now 80,000 of the 100,000 troops under Taiwei are Xiliang's troops, from the main general to the soldiers, almost all of them are Xiliang people, and a considerable part of them still belong to the Qiang people, do you say this battle can be won?" ”

"This is the reason why Lord Taiwei hurriedly transferred you from the Jizhou battlefield to the Xiliang battlefield." Fu Xie said, "Lord Taiwei really has no choice, he didn't even dare to let Xiliang's messenger send it in secret, but sent the officials of Taiwei Mansion to deliver it in person." His Majesty naturally knew the difficulties of Lord Taiwei, so he looked everywhere for candidates to go west to Liangzhou to quell the rebellion. ”

"When I went to Jizhou, in addition to sending a holy decree to Lord Liu, I was ordered to ask Lord Liu, how are you, can you do it, can you take on this important responsibility. But before I can return to Luoyang, Your Majesty can't bear to urgently order you to gather troops and horses to prepare for the west. In his opinion, the affairs of Xiliang are far more important than the affairs of Jizhou, and the royal cemeteries are all near Chang'an, and it is the top state affair of the Han Dynasty to keep the ancestral cemetery. ”

Li Hong was shocked. It turns out that Xiliang's affairs are so complicated. I was requisitioned to the Xiliang battlefield and there is such a complicated inside story. The things that the judge said that he should be careful against are nothing compared to this matter. Now it's not just a question of whether you will be killed, but when you will be killed.

"But now I only have 50,000 horses in hand, and I am not familiar with the place in Xiliang, and it is impossible to defeat the rebels alone." Li Hong said dejectedly.

Fu Xie was silent.

"Lord Taiwei's arrangement is estimated to be leaked soon. Is it still necessary for us to rush to Chiba Ridge to meet General Dong and attack the rebel camp? Li Hong asked suspiciously.

"Since General Dong has come to invite Lord Taiwei to fight, the attack must be real, and he wants to make a little military merit. The question is, is he a real fight, or a fake fight? If it was a real fight, would Han Sui get the news in advance? Will the rebels rush to Yiguo before we and withdraw to Liangzhou smoothly? Fu Xie said.

Li Hong thought for a while and asked in a low voice, "Does Lord Taiwei have another strategy to destroy the enemy?" ”

Fu Xie nodded and said slowly: "I don't know what Lord Taiwei thinks, but he asked you to wait outside the camp for a while, and Lord Changshi of Taiwei Mansion will go with you." ”

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