These representatives were all from the common people, both the original inhabitants of the two counties, and refugees from the north and south, while there was none of the county gentry. Because Zhang Liao understands that once the war drags on for too long, these ordinary people will become the main force defending the city, as for those squires, it is naturally no problem to let them share the wealth and prosperity, but it is a bit choking to let them share the hardships. Liu Xin taught him all this knowledge, he didn't know if it was right or not, and he didn't need to figure it out, as long as he resolutely implemented it according to Liu Xin's instructions.

The battlefield, which stretched for hundreds of paces, was littered with the corpses of the Xianbei people, and the horses that had lost their owners wandered alone, and the ground was stained dark red with blood. The vast majority of the people have never seen such a tragic scene, some people have lost control and are lying on the side of the road and vomiting, while others are pale and unable to move.

The well-trained Han soldiers were apparently accustomed to this situation, and they cleaned up the battlefield in a step-by-step manner, gathered the ownerless horses, dragged the corpses of the Xianbei people to a large pit dug in advance, buried them, sprinkled with lime, and covered them with earth.

It's summer, and if these corpses are not disposed of in time, they will rot and stink in a few days, and then they will spread germs and lead to a plague epidemic, which is a greater threat than the Xianbei cavalry.

It wasn't until the Han soldiers were halfway through their work of cleaning up the battlefield that the frightened representatives of the people came to their senses. Someone helped clean up the battlefield, someone went to comfort the wounded soldiers. When Zhang Liao saw this scene, he finally laughed, the people's hearts are available, why worry about being humble and unbroken!

The brigade led by the leader ran into the remnants of the Xianbei army that had fled back in the afternoon. The 10,000 forwards led by Murong Xiong were almost completely wiped out, leaving only 2,000 wounded men who had lost their horses. Of Sully's 30,000 cavalry, only 12,000 fled, and even Sully himself was killed in the army.

The disadvantage of the division was unfavorable, and the leader was not angry, and ordered the beheading of all the 14,000 defeated soldiers. Although Xianbei was brutal and never soft on deserters, it had never happened to kill 14,000 defeated soldiers at once. In fact, the leader didn't want to do this, after all, he had killed so many clansmen and made too many enemies, which was extremely unfavorable for him to sit in the position of Xianbei Great Khan.

However, although there were more than 200,000 Xianbei troops he transferred, they were divided into several factions, and there were many people who did not recognize him as a great khan. If he doesn't make an example of the monkey, in the future battle, others are likely to disobey his orders and preserve his strength. In that case, not to mention that you have made great achievements, I am afraid that you will lose very badly. The leader is a person who wants to do big things, and he has always been ruthless, and killing a few more people is nothing to him.

In charge of the execution was Que Ji, who was one of the three major leaders of Liaodong Xianbei. Until now, he has not seen the shadow of the Han army, and the other two leaders with whom he has been with him day and night have already returned to the west. Now, the leader has also put him in charge of executing the 14,000 defeated remnants of the soldiers, and most of these remnants belong to the Xianbei or other small tribes in Liaodong, and the intention to kill chickens has been fully revealed.

Que Ji was not angry in his heart, but although he still had thirty thousand-man teams under his command, compared with the one hundred thousand-man teams in the middle of Xianbei, the head of the leader's lineage, the difference in strength was too great, and he did not dare to act rashly, so he could only endure the grief in his heart and watch the heads of these fourteen thousand clansmen in different places.

Seeing that Que Ji was sullen, Kuitou patted him on the back with a smile and said: "Que Ji, now that Micah and Su Li are dead, you are the unique leader of Liaodong from now on, and I will give you congratulations here first." ”

Que Ji didn't dare to refute, sighed secretly, and said, "Yu Dahan, what should we do with the corpses of these clansmen?" ”

According to the rules of the Xianbei people, these bodies should be cremated. But how to separate the 14,000 corpses and cremate them requires a lot of time and energy.

The head of the head said without thinking: "Let's push down the Fen River." ”

That's where the boss is vicious. The two men and horses in front, the full 40,000 cavalry, were almost untouched, and the leader had to re-examine the combat effectiveness of the Han army. And Fenshui is in the upper reaches of Daling, and now the weather is hot, and the corpse will rot in a few days, and it will soon pollute the entire water source, and then it can spread diseases in Daling City, and Daling City will not be conquered.

Of course, Que Ji didn't expect such a far-reaching idea, but he didn't dare to disobey the Kuitou's orders, so he had to do what the Kui Boss said. The leader did not immediately organize an attack, but led the army to camp twenty miles north of Daling City. Anyway, all the grain and grass were supplied by Yuan Shao, and he was not in a hurry to attack, if Daling City could make a mess on its own because of this, wouldn't it be better?

The sun gradually set in the west, and Gao Ran led 50,000 reinforcements to finally arrive in Neihuangcheng. There are many arrows, stones, wood, and filth scattered under the Inner Yellow City, as if to tell people that a great war has just ended here. However, the battle flag of the Yuan army on the head of the city was still fluttering in the wind, and there was no shadow of a Jingzhou army under the city, which made Gao Ran feel a lot of relief.

The defenders at the head of the city had also seen the banner of this group of men and horses, but they were nervous and did not dare to open the city gate easily. Jiang Qi held the battlements in his hand and asked loudly, "Who is coming?" ”

Gao Ran rode out with a gun, arched his hand towards the city, and said: "General Jiang, don't come unharmed, Gao heard that the Jingzhou army was attacking Neihuang, and specially brought the army to rescue, and asked General Jiang to open the city gate quickly and let me go in!" ”

Among the Yuan army, Gao Ran's status is second only to Yan Liang and Wen Chou, and Wen Chou stayed in Yecheng to protect Yuan Shao, so among the generals in Liyang, Gao Ran ranked second, and Jiang Qi was only the guard of Neihuang, and his status should be below Gao Ran. However, the generals of the Yuan army often fought openly and secretly, and Jiang Qi believed that his martial arts and strategy were not inferior to Gao Lan, so he always refused to accept Gao Lan.

Seeing Gao Ran appear under the city, Jiang Qi did not order the city gate to be opened, but laughed loudly: "General Gao, you are late, the Jingzhou army has been repelled by Jiang. However, Neihuangcheng is a heavy place for grain, please forgive Jiang for not letting General Gao enter the city, and please forgive General Gao! ”

Liu Xin, Yuan Shao, and Cao Cao all boasted of orthodoxy. In the mouths of Liu Xin and his subordinates, the other two are Yuan Jun and Cao Jun, and they themselves are the real Han army. In the eyes of the other two, Liu Xin's army was nothing more than the Jingzhou local army. After dawn today, Jiang Qi originally thought that there would be a fierce battle, but the Jingzhou army retreated by itself. If he let Gao Lan enter the city, he will inevitably have to be recorded in the credit book, and of course Jiang Qi will not give him this great credit, and he will not let him enter the city.

Gao Ran was made to laugh and cry by Jiang Qi's reason, so he had to raise his head and say: "Neihuang is an important place for grain, so it doesn't matter if Gao doesn't go in." However, in order to fear that the Jingzhou army would harass again, Gao was willing to help the general with 30,000 soldiers and horses. ”

Jiang Qi waved his hand and said, "No need! With Jiang here, it will be difficult for the Jingzhou army to step into Neihuang! If General Gao really wants to help Jiang, Jiang really has something to ask for here. Today, a batch of grain and grass is about to be transported to Liyang, so how about asking General Gao to escort it on your behalf? ”

With as many as 500,000 troops in Liyang, plus 100,000 people in Wuheng, the amount of grain and grass consumed every day is definitely an astonishing astronomical amount. Therefore, Jiang Qi is actually under a lot of pressure in transporting grain and grass, and he asked Gao Ran to escort the grain and grass on his behalf, not to find something to prevaricate at random. What's more, if it weren't for the fact that Guan Yu's father and son attacked overnight with men and horses yesterday, there would indeed be a batch of grain and grass that needed to be shipped today, but Jiang Qi didn't know where all the men and horses who attacked the city last night went, so he didn't dare to make any moves.

Gao Ran shook his head and said, "The Jingzhou army attacked Yecheng, and General Yan led the troops back to help. There were only 50,000 defenders left in Liyang, and there was no need to transport grain over. ”

Jiang Qi's face changed suddenly, and he shouted in a deep voice: "Gao Lan, since you know that the lord is in danger and does not go to the rescue, but you come here, what do you want?" ”

Yuan Shao is a person who is wide on the outside and taboo on the inside, if Jiang Qi's words reach Yuan Shao's ears, what kind of result will it be, Gao Ran can't imagine.

Gao Ran finally suppressed the anger in his heart, and said hatefully: "Since this place is no longer in trouble, then Gao will go to Yecheng, and I hope that General Jiang will do it himself!" ”

"Haha, General Gao has gone all the way! I wish General Gao success! Jiang Qi arched his hand at the head of the city, but secretly sneered in his heart, when he has the opportunity in the future, he must say a few words in front of Yuan Shao, and see that Gao Ran dares to show his majesty in front of him again!

Gao Ran knew that there would be no good results if he continued to talk here, so he snorted coldly and walked around Neihuang with 50,000 foot soldiers and walked in the northwest direction. Although it was getting late now, it should be the time to set up camp, but because Jiang Qi said such a thing, Gao Ran still decided to set off overnight.

It took them a whole day to rush from Liyang to Neihuang, and if they still followed this marching speed, even if they set off early tomorrow morning, they would still not be able to catch up with Yecheng tomorrow night, in that case, they would be convicted of not being able to save him. Gao Ran secretly made up his mind to rush to Yecheng before dawn.

This time to return to Yecheng, Yan Liang divided the soldiers and horses into three teams. The first team is 100,000 Wuheng cavalry, these Wuheng cavalry except for war horses and weapons, almost no more suits, just go, the action is naturally very fast, maybe at this time has rushed to Yecheng City. The second team is Yuan Jun's own 100,000 cavalry, led by Yan Liang himself, these cavalry's movements are slower than the Wuheng cavalry, and they will not march overnight, and it is estimated that they will not arrive until tomorrow morning. The remaining third team is 300,000 infantry troops, the team is huge, and they have to carry heavy grain and grass, so the speed is naturally not fast, but their goal is to reach Yecheng directly, and they can arrive before sunset tomorrow.

In order not to be the last to arrive, Gao Ran decided to march all night, and without stopping to rest, everyone had to feed on dry food. What Gao Ran didn't expect was that at this time, fifty miles south of Yecheng, a fierce battle was going on.