April 187 A.D.

The Xiliang battlefield was in an emergency, and the rebels led by Ma Teng and Han Sui approached Sanfu, and Taiwei Zhang Wen recruited 3,000 Wuhuan cavalry to support the Xiliang battlefield. Zhang Chun, the Taishou of Zhongshan, recommended himself as the general of the 3,000 Wuhuan cavalry, but was rejected by Zhang Wen, and instead attacked with Gongsun Zhan as the general. Zhang Chun was not angry, and rebelled with the same county Haoqiang Taishan Taishou Zhang Ju and Wuhuan Qiu Liju and others who were also not reused by Zhang Wen.

Because the Youzhou army was fighting fiercely with the Xianbei people in the border area, and Youzhou was empty, the rebels of Zhang Chun and others took the opportunity to capture most of Zhuo County, Guangyang County, and Yuyang County, and then invaded Youbeiping County, killing and protecting Wuhuan Captain Gong Qichou, Youbeiping Taishou Liu Zheng and others, gathering more than 100,000 people, and plundering Youzhou and Jizhou. Zhang Chun proclaimed himself the general of Mitian and the king of stability. Zhang Ju called himself the Son of Heaven.

Almost at the same time as the rebellion with Zhang Chun and others, Zhang Yan, a remnant of the Yellow Turban Army entrenched in the Taihang Mountain area, led a large army out of the Taihang Mountain and occupied Changshan State. Echoing with Zhang Chun and Zhang Ju's rebels.

For a time, the situation in northern Xinjiang, which had just improved, took a sharp turn again.

After receiving the urgent document, the Son of Heaven was furious and immediately dismissed the post of Tai Lieutenant Zhang Wen and summoned the general He Jin.

The Son of Heaven asked angrily: "I asked Aiqing to lead the army north to merge with the state last month, but Aiqing used various excuses and tried every means to prevaricate, and he did not cross the river for a long time. Now that Zhang Chun and Zhang Ju have raised troops to cause chaos, Kou is slightly secluded in the two states, the ant thief Zhang Yan has captured Changshan Country, and the situation in northern Xinjiang is becoming more and more critical, what else does Aiqing have to say? When exactly did the Northern Army cross the river? ”

He Jin bowed unhurriedly and said, "Your Majesty, the army can cross the river at any time." ”

The Son of Heaven asked angrily, "Then what are Aiqing waiting for?" ”

With a faint smile on his face, He Jin said, "Your Majesty, the ministers are waiting for grain, grass and weapons, and there are 100,000 people. If you cross the river now, the army will be hungry before it reaches Jizhou. ”

"It's been more than half a month, why haven't these things been done yet?" The Son of Heaven shouted angrily, "Who is doing all these things? I'm going to kill him. ”

He Jin smiled slightly. Didn't speak.

The Son of Heaven glared and asked, "Why didn't Aiqing say it?" Is Aiqing's General's Mansion supervising this matter? ”

"Your Majesty, these things were originally supervised by Lord Taiwei and Taiwei Mansion." He Jin said, "Since Your Majesty dismissed Lord Taiwei Zhang, the affairs of Taiwei Mansion have been in the hands of Shang Shutai, so ......"

The Son of Heaven's expression froze, and he was speechless for a moment, and his face was very ugly. Shang Shutai directly obeyed the orders of the Son of Heaven, and if he wanted to surrender his crimes, he would condemn himself.

The general He Jin gave the Son of Heaven a blow without yin or yang, which made the Son of Heaven very embarrassed. Something in the past. The Son of Heaven can find the Taiwei to apologize, but now that there is no Taiwei, if the Son of Heaven has any fault, he will not be able to find a scapegoat.

The Son of Heaven looked at the ministers secretly snickering in the court with hatred, and his lungs exploded.

"Cui Aiqing, from today onwards, you are the captain." The Son of Heaven stood up suddenly, pointed at Cui Lie, who was stunned, and said, "Within five days." Aiqing wanted to ensure that the northern army crossed the Yellow River. ”

The Son of Heaven angrily walked into the study, and scolded the general He Jin in front of Huangfu Song, Lu Zhi and others. Then he pointed at Huangfu Song and asked, "Aiqing, why hasn't the grain and grass required by the Northern Army been prepared yet?" And what about the money that Dasi Nong has allocated to you? ”

"Your Majesty. It will take quite a long time to raise the grain and grass of the 50,000-strong army and to recruit 100,000 people. Huangfu Song replied, "From His Majesty's order to the departure of the Northern Army, it will take at least a month to prepare. ”

"A month?" The Son of Heaven said in surprise. "It's only been half a month now, and I've lost Changshan, Zhongshan and Youzhou counties in Jizhou, if it takes another half a month. I'm afraid even north of the river will be lost. ”

Lu Zhi persuaded: "Your Majesty, it is thousands of miles away to Jizhou, and there are hundreds of thousands of people who rebelled against Zhang Chun, Zhang Ju, Zhang Yan and others, and the army's grain, grass and weapons must be prepared no matter what, otherwise it will ......."

"What about Li Yi? Didn't Li Yi bring 100,000 troops to Bingzhou? The Son of Heaven interrupted Lu Zhi's words and retorted, "Li Yi can go north to resist the enemy, why can't the general?" ”

"Your Majesty, it is precisely because we are in a hurry to meet the battle, and there is not enough food, grass and weapons, that there is the loss of Yanmen County." Huangfu Song said bitterly, "Your Majesty, this matter must not be rushed. ”

The Son of Heaven was so angry that Huangfu Song was furious, he slapped the table angrily, and said loudly: "You don't have to worry about this matter, let the Taiwei Mansion handle it, you just have to fight." ”

Huangfu Song and Lu Zhi looked at each other, and a trace of worry flashed in their eyes. The two of them secretly took matters into their own hands and secretly sent all the food and salaries and a large number of weapons allocated to the Northern Army to the battlefield in Western Xinjiang. The two of them and a group of servants in Shangshutai are about to lose their official positions and be convicted, and if it is more serious, they may lose their heads.

"Your Majesty intends to ask Shang Shutai to hand over the military power?" Lu Zhi glanced at the Son of Heaven whose little face was flushed, and asked tentatively.

"No." The Son of Heaven shouted, "I will never pay it." ”

"Then this matter ......," Lu Zhi asked hesitantly, "Your Majesty asked the Taiwei Mansion to supervise it, didn't you plan to hand over the military power?" If the two sides want to hand over, I am afraid that it will be delayed for another day or two. ”

"I'm so angry with you, I'm wrong, I'm wrong." The Son of Heaven waved his hand and said, "You continue to do it, and if you don't have enough manpower, you will be transferred from the General's Mansion." ”

"Your Majesty, if Lord Taiwei strongly asks for ......," Huangfu Song said cautiously, "According to the laws of the Great Han Dynasty, this military power is in the hands of Lord Taiwei and Taiwei Mansion, and Shang Shutai cannot interfere. Now that the situation is special, Your Majesty can temporarily make changes, but after the war is over, Your Majesty still has to return the military power to ......"

"I told you last time that I would not hand over military power again." The Son of Heaven looked at the two of them coldly and threatened, "You'd better not advise me, I feel uncomfortable and upset when I listen." As for Cui Aiqing, I will deal with it, at most I will waive his money for buying officials. ”

The Son of Heaven ignored them and went out with his sleeves brushed up.

When he walked to the door, he suddenly remembered something, turned to the two of them and said, "You bring a message to the general in private, if he doesn't come to Jizhou, I won't move the Ding Palace to be empty." ”

………………

Kuixian had just received the news of the defeat of Yuanping City and Guangwu City, and Putou arrived at Juzhu Mountain.

"King, are you alright?" Kuixian was surprised and delighted, and helped him into the big tent.

"How many more do you have?" Pu Tou didn't say a word of greeting, and opened his mouth to ask.

"I still have more than 7,000 people." Kyuhyun replied, "What does the king want to do?" ”

Pu Tou sneered: "What else do you think I want to do?" ”

Kyuhyun immediately understood what Putou meant. He knows everything about Xianbei Country. Putou hastily succeeded and Lian as the king of Xianbei. In the Xianbei country, he is unpopular, and there are many people who want to kill him, and there are even more people who want to take his throne. Now that Putou is defeated, he is alone, and several adults such as Bald Pi Gu, Ri Deduction, Zhi Luo Luo and Yan Liyou, any one of them can eat him in one bite and set up a new king.

Even if these people don't kill Putou, the news of Putou's defeat will soon spread back to Danhan Mountain. Now Putou is not in Danhan Mountain, and there are no troops in hand, and it is a miracle that Danhan Mountain is not chaotic. Who would want to miss such a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity?

Kyu-hyun hesitated. He is a native of Dongqiang. Although the relationship with Putou has always been good, the one who takes care of him the most is the bald Pi Gu. He, like the Tu tribes of the Xiongnu, was a bald neighbor, and he was deterred by the bald Pigu both openly and secretly. Let's just say that this time they sent troops, nominally they accepted Putou's invitation, but secretly they were threatened by the bald Pi Gu and did not dare not send troops. The great leader of the Tu tribes, Du Gaiting, was bent on making a big single Yu, and he took advantage of this incident to reach a secret pact with the bald Pigu.

Of course, Kyuhyun knew what the bald Pi Gu was thinking, so he sat across from Pu Tou. At a loss.

What does Putou want to do? Didn't he just want to use the power of the Dongqiang people to quickly return to Danhan Mountain, rush back to the royal court before the news of the defeat was transmitted back to Danhan Mountain, and gather all the tribes loyal to him in Danhan Mountain to defend the royal power.

Kyu-hyun looked into Putou's cold eyes. A chill passed through my heart. Pu Tou is powerful, he knows, when it comes to scheming and means, no one on the grassland is his opponent. Is this failure another trick on the part of Putou? Bald Pi Lone is a wolf. But Heputou is the wolf king, what is in his heart, who knows? After the defeat of Putou. ran directly to Juzhu Mountain, ran to his big tent, and looked like he was waiting for others, was he prepared?

"Kyuhyun, are you worried that the bald Pigu will retaliate against you?" Pu Tou suddenly smiled toothily and asked.

Kyu-hyun saw Pu Tou smiling, and his heart beat even harder.

"What the bald man is thinking, you know, I know." Putou said calmly, "If I know, why should I trust him?" ”

Kyuhyun's heartbeat suddenly accelerated, and a hint of timidity involuntarily appeared in his eyes.

Pu Tou said lightly: "You send me to the Outer Great Wall, and I will give you all the things you want, even the bald head." ”

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After listening to Xiao Zuo's report, Li Yi leaned over and looked at the map carefully, without saying a word.

"The Xianbei people are retreating rapidly, we should catch up, all the way to Juzhu Mountain, so as not to let the Xianbei people have any respite, and at the same time give the Xianbei people the illusion that my follow-up reinforcements are coming in a steady stream." Xu Maogong said, "The Xianbei people have lost their troops and lost their morale, and when they see my big army chasing after them, they may always retreat across the Great Wall." ”

"It no longer makes sense for the Xianbei people to stick to Juzhu Mountain at this time, do they still want to come back with the whole army?" Zhang Fei smiled disdainfully, "Although our soldiers are exhausted from repeated battles, the Xianbei people are the same, they have penetrated more than a thousand miles into the hinterland of my Han Dynasty, and they should be more tired than us." ”

"The lord's concern is nothing more than the difficulty of obtaining our food, grass and weapons." Liu Bowen said, "After our two battles, we captured a large number of cattle, sheep and weapons from the Xianbei people, which can completely ensure the needs of the army in the short term." ”

"Lord, give the order, 30,000 cavalry can set off immediately." Chang Yuchun shouted loudly, "When will the lord wait?" ”

Li Yi glanced up at everyone and said slowly: "If we want to be annihilated, we can't rush to send troops now." ”

A scout quickly ran in and said loudly: "Urgent report, Zhang Chun and Zhang Ju, the Yuyang people, and Qiu Liju, the leader of Wuhuan in the three counties, rebelled, and now they have occupied most of Zhongshan Kingdom, Zhuo County, Guangyang County, Yuyang County, Youbeiping County, etc., and Zhang Yan, the remnant of the Yellow Turban, rebelled again and sent troops to occupy Changshan Kingdom, Zhao State and Julu County. ”

When everyone heard this, they all changed color. (To be continued.) )