Chapter 1: Danger lurks in the twelfth section [June of the first year of the first peace of the Han Dynasty (190 AD). In mid-June, Jinyang, Longshan.

In early summer, the Longshan Ping Peak stands tall, the pines and cypresses are shady, the streams and springs are singing, and the scenery is beautiful. Longshan is not high but very straight, quiet and cool, and the trees on the mountain are not big, but the woods are dense and the trees are grand.

Particularly fascinating are the springs that can be found everywhere on the mountain. There are many springs in Longshan, small streams, clear water, and crystal clear.

Li Hong and Fengxue held hands, leisurely walking on the soft grass, wandering among the trees and flowers, intoxicated by the fresh air and refreshing fragrance of flowers in the forest.

Since the Changping Princess's Mansion and the Hussar General's Mansion moved to Longquan, Li Hong often went to the nearby mountains to take a look and relax his mood.

Every time he went up the mountain, it was either a light rain or a snowstorm or the two of them walked around with him. Fengxue's body has gradually healed, but she is not used to the mountains and rivers here, and she doesn't like the food here, and it is even more difficult to blend into the people and things around her, so she has been very depressed, and people are getting thinner and thinner.

Li Hong refused everyone's persuasion, very stubbornly stayed in Yongsan, and vetoed the request to build a mansion in Yongsan.

Everyone in both provinces, including the princess, lived in makeshift tents. Li Hong's approach has been criticized a lot, after all, this is Jinyang, not a desert, not outside the Saiwai, the princess and hussar general with a respected identity actually live in a tent like a Hu people, using a Hu bed, sitting on a Hu, and sometimes wearing Hu clothes, which is really a bit unorthodox.

The three thousand black panther servants were responsible for guarding the two provinces, and these Hu Qi still lived in the tent because it was difficult to change their living habits, but this was obviously not the reason why the two provinces also lived in tents.

Everyone thought that this was an order specially given by Li Hong for the sake of his blonde lady and for the sake of the wind and snow.

The matter of Li Hong and Fengxue has been spread in the Jinyang area, and it is rumored that the reason why Li Hong wants to go on an expedition to the desert is to recover the wind and snow.

Zhao Qi, Yang Qi, Zhang Fan and others advised Li Hong many times for this, and later even Wang Rou and Wang Jian came forward to persuade him, but Li Hong never gave in on this matter, and asked him why, but he didn't say.

The ministers of the palace immediately asked the princess to come forward. The princess was unwilling, she felt that it was a novelty to live in a Hu tent, and it looked good in Hu clothes, so there was nothing wrong with it.

The princess said that when the first emperor was alive, he once liked to live in the Hu tent, sat with the Hu, and also liked to listen to the Hu ban, Hu Konghou, Hu flute, and also liked to watch the Hu dance danced by the Hu girl.

When the general went to Luoyang to visit the first emperor, the first emperor invited the general to live in a tent set up in the palace, and the monarchs and ministers talked loudly and stayed up all night.

"The general must do this in order to remember the first emperor, remember the first emperor's favor to him, and be determined to complete the important task of revitalizing the Han Dynasty for the first emperor." The ministers fainted.

The princess's worship of Li Hong can be understood by everyone. It's normal for a princess to be young and worship a hero who has made great achievements, but the princess has done a bit outrageously.

The princess's current teachers are Zhao Qi, Yang Qi, Xu Shao and Wang Jian, and the four teachers take turns to teach in Longquan.

The princess is not satisfied, she still has to learn martial arts. In the past, in Luoyang, the princess had several teachers who taught martial arts, and the only one who was qualified to teach the princess martial arts in northern Xinjiang was the hussar general.

Li Hong was helpless and reluctantly agreed. He was so busy all day that it was dark, how could he have time to teach?

But the princess is very studious, and every day she asks the hussar general to go to the princess's mansion, and sit and talk for a while if there is anything to do.

Li Hong's head is big. Zhang Fan persuaded the princess that the general was too busy, so he should come back when he was free. The princess was wronged, and tears immediately fell,

"I want to learn skills, and I want to lead the army to Chang'an by myself." Zhang Fan didn't dare to persuade anymore. In fact, everyone knows in their hearts, the princess just wants to see Li Hong every day and worship it.

No, even major matters related to the etiquette of the Han family helped Li Hong speak. When Zhao Qi left Longquan, he said to Li Hong angrily, if you teach the princess badly, I won't be done with you.

Li Hong jumped over a stream with the wind and snow in his arms, chased closely after a rabbit, and screamed wildly. The rabbit was frightened, terrified, and galloped like a fly.

The laughter of the wind and snow is as crisp and pleasant as a silver bell, echoing in the quiet mountain forest with the wind.

"Big Brother Leopard, put me down, you're all sweating." Feng Xue laughed coquettishly.

"Running away with you, I'll be practicing." Li Hong ran wildly while holding Fengxue's delicate body, and said with a panting smile,

"What kind of general is really not done by people, all day long in the big tent is either writing or rambling, or galloping the field is refreshing. It's been a long time since I've had a gun, and if it goes on like this, I've forgotten to kill people. ”

"Big Brother Leopard, do you still want to go to war?" Li Hong was stunned for a moment, and his pace immediately slowed down. He put the snow in his arms on a clean grass and lay down on his back.

"Are you going to war?" Li Hong looked at the clear blue sky and the white floating clouds, and was silent.

"For as long as I can remember, I've been fighting, constantly fighting, never ending." Li Hong sat up, hugged the wind and snow, gently stroked her blonde hair, and sighed,

"Sometimes, I want to take you and Xiaoyu back to Lu Longsai and leave this place to Yuxing (Xian Yufu) and Zilie (Xu Rong) and them, I won't do it, the three of us will live a stable life, and we don't have to worry about the days of fear. What kind of general, I can't do it, and I can't do it anymore. ”

"Brother Leopard, are you homesick?" Feng Xue snuggled in Li Hong's arms and asked in a low voice. Family?

An unforgettable longing made Li Hong's heartstrings tremble, and he didn't say anything for a long time. Where is home?

Where are the parents? Where are the siblings? The world is in chaos, are they all alive and sound?

The stream is babbling, and unknown small fish are strolling in the blue water. Li Hong squatted by the water and washed his face, then reached out to wipe the sweat on Fengxue's forehead, and said bitterly: "You have to eat more." Although the food here is not to your taste, eat a little more. Fengxue nodded obediently and said apologetically, "For me." You won't even go to Jinyang City, I'll ......"

"It's not just for you......" Li Hong looked at the ripples on the surface of the pool and said softly,

"Back then, I took the wind and clouds to the south to Jizhou to quell the rebellion. We paid a terrible price and were lucky enough to win the battle of the Pottery, but they didn't let us enter the city, and the warriors of the Iron Riders didn't let us enter the city. It was winter, the snow was very heavy, and many wounded soldiers wailed beside me. But they didn't even let us enter the city......" The past scenes suddenly came to his heart, Li Hong's heart ached, and his eyes gradually turned red.

"I was angry, I wanted to rush in and kill them...... Feng Xue felt the sorrow in Li Hong's heart, and hugged Li Hong's trembling body tightly.

"From now on, I swear that I will not enter the city, I will not bring the Hu brothers into the city, and I will not want to cut their bloody wounds again." Li Hong's voice was choked, and his tone was very excited,

"I, Li Hong, have fought for so many years, and I have been able to live until now because of these Hu brothers. Without their iron horses, I would not have won these battles, nor would I have survived to the present day, nor would I have been able to snatch you back. Li Hong hugged Fengxue with his backhand and stood up suddenly,

"I'm not going into the city, I'm not going into any city, we're going to live in tents. Although I am a Han Chinese, I am a barbarian in the eyes of the Han people. A barbarian is a barbarian, what am I afraid of? After the ten-year contract between me and the imperial court expired, and after the brothers had a good landing, we returned to Saiwai. Lao Tzu quit. "The sun is setting.

Li Hong carried the wind and snow on his back and slowly walked on the way home.

"Sister Xiaoyu should be back." Feng Xue pillowed his head on Li Hong's thick shoulders, closed his eyes, and said softly.

"She's not coming back today." Li Hong said,

"She and Lord Wang have to discuss the specific matters of marriage, and it is estimated that they will be able to rush back tomorrow."

"It's troublesome for Han people to marry, and there are too many etiquettes." Fengxue smiled,

"Brother Leopard, when you married Sister Xiaoyu, was it so troublesome?"

"Xiaoyu and I don't have any family, where are these complicated things." Li Hong said with a smile,

"When I married Xiaoyu, it was easier than marrying you. I invited a group of old friends from Luronse to a drink. Feng Xue laughed out loud,

"After marrying his wife, does the huge man still live in Longquan?"

"Of course I'm going to live in Longquan." Li Hong said,

"Mr. and Mrs. Zhongyuan are coming back too. Also, in the second half of the year, let Zilong marry Wen Ji as well. Everyone is together, lively. ”

"Their wife would like to live in a tent?"

"Princesses can live, why can't they?" Li Hong said with a smile,

"When Northern Xinjiang is stable, the Han and Hu people will live together, and they will intermarry with each other, and when the Han and Hu are not separated in the future, and the Han people accept the Hu people, it will be better for Northern Xinjiang. Let them live in the Hu tent, which can be regarded as the first step in the integration of Han and Hu. ”

"We don't know if it's possible to see that day?" Feng Xue looked at the red sunset intently and sighed in a low voice.

Li Hong didn't make a sound. The hatred of Han and Hu for generations can not be resolved in a few decades. It's hard.

The sacrificial blade came with a horse, and the majestic flying snow of the divine horse followed. The mountains and fields around Longquan are all firmly controlled by the Black Panther Yicong and the Tiger Benyu Forest Army, and ordinary people can't get close to it at all.

But even so, every time Li Hong went up the mountain, he was densely followed by dozens of attendants two hundred steps away, and he couldn't drive away.

Today, it was Sai Feng who led a team of men and horses to protect Li Hong.

"What's the matter?" Li Hong put down the wind and snow and asked. Nothing special, the attendants all returned to the General's Mansion quietly and silently, never showing up.

"General, Lord Zhao is here, Liu Bao, King Zuoxian, Liu Ming, King of the Sun, King Dancing Leaves, King Ink Ci, King Bailu Breaking the Wind, and the Great Shuai of the Central Xianbei Niutou Tribe has arrived in Jinyang, please come to Jinyang quickly."

"Big brother is here, my big brother is here......" Feng Xue hugged Li Hong in disbelief and cried out in surprise,

"Why don't you tell me?"

"Isn't that what you say?" Li Hong said with a smile,

"Let's go, let's go to Jinyang." At the end of May, Li Hong transferred the four members of the Longxiang general Xu Rong, the hussar general's mansion Shi Liwei, the Yangwu general Yang Feng, and the strong crossbow Zhonglang from Luoyang at the same time, which caused shocks from all sides.

Xu Rong's status in northern Xinjiang is second only to Xian Yufu. Now Li Hong sits in Jinyang to command the overall situation, and Xian Yufu is stationed in the desert.

If there is a major expedition in northern Xinjiang, Xu Rong will definitely be the commander. When the matter of tripartite checks and balances was being discussed, the dispute over crossing the river to attack Yuan Shao was being prepared, and the matter of going out of Beijing to quell the rebellion was being prepared, Li Hong suddenly transferred Xu Rong to Hedong, what did this mean?

Li Wei is a mainstay in northern Xinjiang, and he is also a key figure in promoting checks and balances in northern Xinjiang.

At a time when the trend of checks and balances had just been formed and the Gyeonggi crisis had not yet eased, Li Hong suddenly transferred him to Jinyang, what does this mean?

Yang Feng is one of the nine generals in Northern Xinjiang, when he was in the Yellow Turban Army, he was known for his resourcefulness, if Xu Rong left, it was natural that he should preside over the handling of Luoyang's affairs, but why did Li Hong transfer him back to Jinyang at such a critical time?

Yan Liang is also one of the nine generals in Northern Xinjiang, and he is a fierce general on the same level as Zhao Yun. Although he does not have the same outstanding military exploits as Zhao Yun, as long as he is a general in Northern Xinjiang, he will mention Yan Liang when he mentions Zhao Yun.

Yan Hutou's daimyo is second to none in the Northern Xinjiang Army. He, like Zhao Yun, was Li Hong's thief Cao, and he was a person that Li Hong absolutely trusted.

Since the outbreak of the Gyeonggi crisis, Yan Liang has never participated in anything specifically to resolve the Gyeonggi crisis, first in Saiwai and then in Hedong.

At this time, Li Hong sent a person who he absolutely trusted, but who knew nothing about the affairs of Gyeonggi, to Luoyang to supervise the Chinese and foreign military.

What does that mean? Luoyang suddenly became nervous. In mid-June, Chang'an. After Dong Zhuo received Li Ru's urgent report from Fufeng, his first reaction was that Li Hong was going to join forces with Yuan Shu to fight Chang'an.

He ordered Huangfu Hong to guard the Yicheng of Hanyang County in Liangzhou, and Dong Yue to guard Longguan, and he hurried back to Chang'an.

Now Zhao Yun and the Huns are in the Great Wall of Shangjun, Xu Rong and Jade are in the east of the river, if Yuan Shu is in Wuguan again, Yan Liang's soldiers force Hangu Pass.

Attacking from all sides, with the current situation in Guanzhong, Chang'an will fall. Dong Zhuo even thought that Yuan Shao of Hanoi would also participate.

The split of the Yuan valve and Yuan Shao's killing of the ministers of the imperial court may have been carefully designed by Li Hong, Yuan Shao, and Yuan Shu.

The riot of the ant thieves in Qingzhou may not be so serious at all, it is a bluff. Their goal is to paralyze themselves and trick themselves into being deceived.

Li Ru in Luoyang, Liu Ai, Tian Yi and others in Chang'an were also very confused, Li Hong suddenly made such a major adjustment at this sensitive time, which is really incomprehensible and shocking.

If it is said to be an ordinary transfer, then why transfer Xu Rong and Li Wei at the same time? Even if the Gyeonggi crisis has eased and Xu Rong and Li Wei can leave, what is the meaning of mobilizing Yang Feng and Sun Qin?

There is only one explanation, that is, there is a major expedition in northern Xinjiang, which requires Xu Rong to sit in Hedong, Li Wei needs to return to Jinyang to give advice, and Yang Feng and Sun Qin need to lead the army.

Conquest? So who is Li Hong going to fight? Hit Chang'an? This transfer is too conspicuous. Hit Yuan Shao in Hanoi? In the case of the obvious superiority of one's own strength, this kind of trick to confuse the enemy is too contrived.

But it is precisely because Li Hong's behavior is too conspicuous and contrived that this matter seems confusing and very terrifying.

What exactly does Li Hong want to do? Is it to fight Chang'an or Hanoi? Or is it to hit Jizhou? In his letter to Dong Zhuo, Li Ru said that it was estimated that Li Hong had the greatest chance of attacking Jizhou, so that he could ensure that the northern Xinjiang would not be lost in the next few years.

Attacking Chang'an to destroy the checks and balances that Li Hong himself had worked so hard to establish would not be beneficial to northern Xinjiang, and it was impossible.

Fighting Hanoi is too expensive and meaningless, and Li Hong is probably unwilling. But he couldn't openly disobey the holy decree, so he came up with such an idea.

Dong Zhuo didn't dare to be careless. If Li Hong wants to fight Jizhou, he must recruit and transfer the 50,000 troops guarding the Saiwai and the two iron cavalry armies of Duliao and Fengyun, that is to say, Li Hong decided to give up the Saiwai, regardless of the Hu people and the exiles.

In this case, what is Li Hong still doing in Jizhou? What else do you need checks and balances? Wouldn't it be enough to defeat yourself and take back the Son of Heaven?

Dong Zhuo did not hesitate, and immediately ordered Lu Bu, Hu Zhen, Li Dao (jue) and others to give up crossing the river to attack Yuan Shao, no matter how Yan Liang urged, ignore him, stick to the pass, and resolutely not put Yuan Shu into Luoyang, especially not to lose Hangu Pass.

Ordered Niu Fu and Jia Xu to lead the army to garrison on the south bank of the Yellow River to strictly prevent the northern Xinjiang army from crossing the river. Ordered Zhang Ji to lead his army to garrison in the area of Linjin to strictly prevent the Northern Xinjiang Army from attacking Guanzhong from the direction of Pubanjin.

Bao Hong was ordered to lead his army to garrison in the vicinity of Luoshui and Liang County in Fengyi County to prevent Zhao Yun and the Huns from coming down from the north.

In mid-June, Luoyang. Zhu Jun hesitated. Xu Rong was transferred out of Luoyang, apparently because he and Xu Rong had secretly talked about attacking Chang'an.

In order to prevent himself from breaking the checks and balances, Li Hong transferred Xu Rong away and transferred Li Wei and his wife back to Jinyang.

Li Hong's purpose was obvious, and he resolutely did not let Xu Rong participate in this matter, so as not to trigger internal strife in Northern Xinjiang in the future.

At the same time, he threatened himself with the lives of Li Wei and Zhu Mu, as well as several disciples. Yan Liang is Li Hong's confidant, and he obeys Li Hong's words, as long as he has an attempt to attack Chang'an, this northern Xinjiang warrior will definitely attack him.

However, Dong Zhuo's fierce reaction followed. Zhu Jun was desperate, and he could only temporarily give up his attempt to attack Chang'an.

Zhu Jun had to take a fresh look at the hussar general. Li Hong's seemingly casual move first forced Dong Zhuo to be anxious.

Dong Zhuo's violent reaction led to the collapse of the fragile balance and the situation in Luoyang immediately became tense again, and the sudden deterioration of the situation in Luoyang immediately led to the attack on Hanoi and the dispatch of troops to quell the rebellion on hold indefinitely.

This move also tied his hands and feet, and his attempt to break the checks and balances and attack Chang'an completely failed.

You can lay down the lives of your relatives and children. If Li Hong kills them, it will be worth it for them to die, at least let the world see that Li Hong and Dong Zhuo are actually the same brutal people, and more and more people in Northern Xinjiang will turn their backs on Li Hong because of this incident.

But now even if I give up the lives of my loved ones, it is useless. The army stationed around Luoyang gave up the plan to attack Hanoi on Dong Zhuo's military order, and the various units returned to the pass.

Yuan Shu couldn't enter Luoyang, and he couldn't use it even if he had a shocking plan. Li Hong's move is even more ruthless.

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The "check and balance" rope was more firmly attached to Yuan Shu's head, and it tightened more and more. Yuan Shu's strength has now diminished and he has to rely on Dong Zhuo and Li Hong, but because the situation in Gyeonggi suddenly became tense again, Dong Zhuo and Li Hong had the intention of fighting to the death, which made Li Hong's promise to join forces with Yuan Shu to send troops to quell the rebellion came to naught.

In this case, Yuan Shu could only swallow his anger and take on the heavy task of countering the rebellion by himself. However, now for Yuan Shu, it is a trivial matter to fulfill his promise to send troops to quell the rebellion, and it is a big matter to prevent Dong Zhuo and Li Hong from fighting each other.

Once the two fought, the balance was destroyed, and Yuan Shuke became a loner. At that time, even if Yuan Shao didn't beat him, half of the Yuan valve forces that followed Yuan Shao would run away.

Yuan Shu's disadvantages are clear at a glance, and following him is purely looking for death. If this bland and murderous move was Li Hong's own idea, then this person's strength would be extraordinary.

Zhu Jun was worried and frowned. Li Ye hurriedly walked into Henan Mansion.

"My lord, the latest news, someone is coming from the desert." Li Ye said in a panic,

"Liu Bao, Liu Ming, Mo Ci, Lu Pofeng, and Xianbei Cracking Wind, arrived in Jinyang three days ago." Zhu Jun frowned slightly, his expression was very calm,

"I guess it's time for someone to come to the desert." Zhu Jun comforted Li Ye a few words. He still thinks that Li Hong is a false move, and with the current military strength and financial resources in northern Xinjiang, he can't afford to fight a battle.

If Li Hong wanted to give up northern Xinjiang, he would have given up a long time ago. If he wants to fight Chang'an, he will definitely join forces with himself and Yuan Shu, so Li Hong's move is actually to intimidate Dong Zhuo and force Yuan Shu to get closer to him.

Judging from the current crisis, it is impossible for Yuan Shu to send troops to quell the rebellion, he can only lose his trust in the world and ensure his strength first.

Li Hong's goal has been achieved.

"What does Li Hong want? Isn't there already a trend of checks and balances? Li Ye asked puzzled.

"Grain." Zhu Jun said,

"Li Hong wants grain from Yuzhou and Jingzhou. This year, the Qingxu ant thieves rioted, and there could be no food in the three states. If everyone wants to eat next year, they will go to Hebei, Henan, and Jing to grab it. Li Ye suddenly realized,

"No wonder Li Hong transferred Yang Feng and Sun Qin to Jinyang at the same time, it turned out that he wanted to rob Jizhou. With Zhang Yan and Yang Feng here, the Yellow Turban Army of Montenegro may suddenly be appeased, and then attack Li Hong back and forth, driving Han Fu and Yuan Shao out of Jizhou. Yuan Shao's catastrophe is coming. Zhu Jun shook his head,

"The fight may be very small, but Li Hong's action this time is too big, Yuan Shao and Han Fu will definitely be as panicked as Dong Zhuo, and it is inevitable to be fooled. Yuan Shao was about to bow his head. ”

"So what do we do?"

"Get in close contact with Northern Xinjiang, and ignore Dong Zhuo." Zhu Jun said,

"If Yuan Shao bows his head, their brothers will still have a chance to reconcile, and we can join forces to fight Chang'an in the future." Lower June, Hanoi, Huai Thanh.

Jizhou Mu Han Fu urgently told Yuan Shao that several kings of the Hu tribe in the desert had arrived in Jinyang, and Li Hong might have to use troops against Jizhou.

Yuan Shao felt Li Hong's murderous aura as early as when Xu Rong, Li Wei and others were transferred out of Luoyang. He discussed with his subordinates for a long time, and finally unanimously decided that this was Dong Zhuo and Li Hong's plan to attack the west.

It seems that Li Hong is going to attack Dong Zhuoqin and Wang Ji, but in fact, Li Hong may attack Jizhou from three directions: Youzhou, Bingzhou and Luoyang.

Once Jizhou is lost, the future is bleak. Yuan Shao hurriedly summoned Zheng Yan. Jump to