Li Yi urged the documents for food and salary to be delivered to Luoyang.

"General Li Yi's army has gone north to pursue the enemy, and the speed is very fast, and it is estimated that it has reached Dingxiang County." Huangfu Song pointed to the huge map in the Shang study room and introduced to the Son of Heaven, "Putou led the remnants of the defeated army to flee in a hurry, and has already flipped through the Outer Great Wall, and will arrive in the area of Jiling and Shaling in Yunzhong County in a few days. ”

"How many roads are there in the clouds?" The Son of Heaven asked.

"About sixty miles." Lu Zhi said, "The Xianbei people go north along the Baiqu Water and the Huanggan Water, and they can quickly go to Yunzhong City, and then go to Yinshan through Yuanyang. Xianbei people can escape from the border of our Han Dynasty when they cross the Yin Mountain. ”

The Son of Heaven said: "You draw up another holy decree, let Li Yi chase him to the front line of the Outer Great Wall, and rush to Youzhou and Jizhou as soon as possible." ”

"Your Majesty, the war in the north is not over yet." Lu Zhi said, "General Li is chasing the enemy in the north, and he comes to write every day, urging him to ask for food and reinforcements, and is ready to lead the army to Yinshan, is it too early to ask him to go to Youzhou and Jizhou at this time?" ”

"The Xianbei people have already been defeated, and when they chase them to Yinshan, they don't kill a few more people, it's not interesting." The Son of Heaven said, "Now the rebellion is raging in Youzhou and Jizhou, this is our henchman, have you forgotten the ant thief rebellion three years ago?" ”

"What about the rations and reinforcements?" Huangfu Song asked, "If Your Majesty wants General Li to return to Jizhou immediately, we can send the grain, grass and baggage directly to Yecheng." ”

"According to Aiqing's opinion, however, you told him that there are no reinforcements." The Son of Heaven smiled, "Doesn't he like to recruit captives as soldiers?" In the first battle of Yanmen County, he had seventy or eighty thousand prisoners, which was not enough for him? ”

Huangfu Song and Lu Zhi were taken aback.

"Your Majesty, those are Xianbei and Huns. If you play against the Xianbei people in the future, the consequences will be unimaginable. Huangfu Song said, "Your Majesty, this is absolutely not possible. ”

"General Li fought very badly in Yanmen County. Half of the 90,000 people were lost. Lu Zhi said, "With 40,000 people fighting against the hundreds of thousands of rebellious armies such as Zhang Chun, Zhang Ju and Zhang Yan, it is indeed a little less, Your Majesty ......."

"What's wrong with the Xianbei people? They have been captured, and they are the spoils of our Great Han Kingdom, and it is already a great gift that I will not kill them. Let's do it, I don't have reinforcements, I want to build an army of my own. The Son of Heaven said, "When Li Yi was in Jizhou. There were only 10,000 cavalry, didn't they also defeat Zhang Jiao later? Why can't it be now? ”

"Your Majesty......" Huangfu Song also wanted to explain, but the Son of Heaven immediately raised his hand to interrupt him.

"Aiqing, don't say it. I have recently sold a lot of Guannei Hou and made a lot of money, so in my opinion, I will give more military salaries and more weapons. In the future, they will have to guard the border gates, and the weapons are too bad. ”

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Gentleman's Tsu.

At this time, Junzijin was not called Junzijin, but just an ordinary ferry on the bank of the Yellow River.

Putou looked at the turbid Yellow River. He let out a long breath.

"Won't you cross the river from here with me, my lord?" Kui Xian asked strangely, "Cross the river from here, take the Wuyuan through the Manyi Valley and cross the Yin Mountain." Although it will take a few more detours, it will be much safer after all with the protection of my army. From here, go directly north to the clouds, and go out of the jam along the barren dry water. Although the distance is indeed much closer, it is not safe for the king to be alone. ”

Putou smiled. asked, "You went back to Dongqiang directly from Shuofang County?" ”

"Now that Shuofang County is in my hands, of course I have to take a shortcut." Kuixian replied, "If the king wants to go north from here, then I won't send it, and the king will take care all the way." ”

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Jiling, an important ferry port on the bank of the Yellow River.

The law day deduction, the setting of the Luoluo and the banquet Liyou to the bald Pi Gu said goodbye.

"We're going back the way we came." Ritsuri deduced and said, "When I meet the king, please tell the lord on my behalf, if there is a sending, I will not give up." ”

After the bald man saw them off, he smiled and said to the masked man: "The king returned to Danhan Mountain along the barren dry water, the law day deduced, set the Luoluo and Yan Liyou crossed the river from Jiling, and Kuixian went from Shuofang County to Dongqiang, what about us?" ”

"We're going straight north from here." The masked man smiled, "I want to see, where is Li Yi chasing?" ”

"Haha......" laughed bald-haired Pigu, "he must be at a loss, standing here blankly looking." ”

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After Li Yi heard the scout's report, he immediately called Lu Bu.

Lü Bu, a native of Wuyuan County, knew the terrain of this area well, and he thought that Putou was the most likely to go north along the barren dry water, "It was a shortcut that could help them quickly get to Cloud City and climb over Yin Mountain." ”

Li Yi didn't ask any more questions, and then led a large team of people to Yunzhong City.

Li Yi stood outside Cloud City, facing the scouts who were speeding over, and asked, "Is there any news that Putou has been found?" ”

"Nope." The scout replied, "We have carefully searched the area around thirty miles outside Yunzhong City, and we have found no trace of Putou. ”

Li Yi looked at Dian Wei, Tai Shici, Chang Yuchun and Lu Bu who were standing beside him, looked at the map again, and said very puzzledly: "Why hasn't Putou arrived yet?" ”

"General Li, don't waste any more time here, let's go north along the barren dry water and continue the pursuit." Lu Bu said restlessly, "In order to quickly rush back to the grassland, the Xianbei people have abandoned the three cities of Jiling, Shaling and Yunzhong, and are now running all the way along the barren dry water. If we let Putou escape into Yinshan, we will have no chance to kill him. The time is fleeting and cannot be delayed. ”

Li Yi shook his head and said, "The Xianbei people parted ways in Jiling and fled from two directions, while the Dongqiang people simply crossed the Yellow River and went back via Shuofang County. It seems that their forces are scattered, and they can easily defeat them if they catch up with any way, but who can be sure that this is not Putou's trick to lure the enemy? What should we do if Putou and Bald Horse gather 40,000 horses and ambush us in the area of Yuanyang and Wugao? ”

Chang Yuchun and Dian Wei looked around blankly, and Tai Shi Ci pondered.

Lu Bu thought for a moment and said, "The general seems to be overly worried. The tribes of Riri, Zhiluoluo, and Yanliyou were originally close to Wuwei County, and they marched west along the Great River as the closest way back. Kui Xian went west directly through Shuofang County, and he could return to Dongqiang in a few days. These people were already frightened, and they only wanted to flee back as soon as possible, and they would no longer listen to Putou's command. ”

"Now, Ri Deduction, Zhi Luo Luo, Yan Liyou and Kui Xian are all on their way home, and there are only Putou and Bald Pigu on the north bank of the Yellow River in the clouds, and they only have more than 20,000 deserters at most, even if we are ambushed, we have the strength to fight."

Leah nodded and praised, "You have a very good point. ”

"Shall we go north immediately?" Lu Bu asked in surprise.

"No, we will meet the two generals, Mu Guiying and Xu Da, and then continue the pursuit." Li Yi said calmly, "The situation in northern Xinjiang has been decided, it doesn't matter whether Putou is killed or not, whether they can completely annihilate the Xianbei people." ”

He patted Lu Bu on the shoulder and sighed, "The important thing is that we can't have any more casualties. Forty thousand people died in the First World War, and I lost too much in this battle. I've been wondering for the past few days, could I have avoided such a big casualty but didn't do it? I can't let my brothers die for nothing anymore, you know? ”

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The Wolf Howling Valley is located at the southern foot of Yin Mountain, and the valley is inhabited by the Xianbei Wolf Howling Tribe, with more than 3,000 people.

Pu Tou took He Ruoyun and more than a dozen attendants to beat horses and rushed into the Wolf Howling Valley.

The leader of the Wolf Howling tribe, Wolf Poison, heard that the Xianbei King Putou was coming, and hurriedly went out to greet him.

"King, why did you bring so many people?" Wolf Venom asked in surprise, "Is something wrong?" ”

Pu Tou smiled and said, "Yes, something may happen to Danhan Mountain, so I plan to rush back quietly and wipe out a few rebels." ”

Wolf Venom immediately understood Putou's intention to rush to Wolf Howling Valley, and he wanted to borrow troops. He estimated that after receiving the news of Danhan Mountain, Putou was worried about startling the snake, so he sneaked out of the army. There are more than 400 miles of road back to Khan Mountain from here, and it is not safe to be escorted by soldiers along the way.

"It turns out that the king asked me to stay in Wolf Howling Valley just to ......"

"Not a single piece of the goods I promised you will be missing." Pu Tou waved his hand to interrupt his words, and said with a smile, "Lord Bald Pigu has led the army to drive through Juzhu Mountain, and will soon reach the Central Plains, and the wealth that will be given to you in the future will only be more, not less." ”

Wolf Venom was overjoyed when he heard this, and he praised Pu Tou very much, and then asked, "How many men does the king want?" ”

"If you are willing to take all the horses of the Wolf Howling Tribe with me to Danhan Mountain, I will double the reward." Pu Tou said with a smile, "Qu Shuai, are you willing to follow me to Danhan Mountain?" ”

Wolf Venom agreed without hesitation. Danhan Mountain is a sacred place in the hearts of Xianbei people, and being able to go to Danhan Mountain is the expectation of every Xianbei person.

Moreover, following behind King Xianbei, you can't suffer a loss no matter what.

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Mu Guiying and Xu Da led the cavalry army to the clouds, and at the same time brought the holy decree of the Son of Heaven.

Hearing that the lord was promoted to the general of the third public rank of Zhengbei, and Mu Guiying, Xu Da and Chang Yuchun were also promoted to Zhonglang generals, everyone was very happy and came over to congratulate them.

"Lu Bu, Your Majesty rewarded you with a school captain." Li Yi looked at Lu Bu and said with a smile.

Lu Bu was stunned for a moment, then rubbed his nose and asked in disbelief, "Really?" General Li, you didn't lie to me? ”

Chang Yuchun took out a silver seal ink ribbon, solemnly tied it to his waist, and said: "This time, Fengxian you, Zixun, and Wenyuan, Your Majesty have all been given official positions, and they are no longer temporary appointments of the lord. From now on, you will be the ministers of the court of my Great Han Kingdom. ”

Lu Bu knelt on the ground excitedly, looked south and worshipped, shouting "Long live...... more than once.

When everyone was happy, Mu Guiying took out another holy decree.

Li Yi took it and said with a smile: "What kind of will is this?" It won't be His Majesty who asked me to lead the army all the way to Danhan Mountain, right? ”

"Let me go to Jizhou?" Li Yi glanced at it, frowned, and said in surprise, "The Xianbei people are still north of the Yellow River, south of Yinshan, and still showing off their might in my Han Kingdom, but at this time, Your Majesty asked me to go to Jizhou, so is the battle here still fought?" Do you want the land north of the Yellow River? (To be continued.) )