Hanbo

Chapter 223 Receiving orders from various places ([-])

And just as they were rushing to Duwei's Mansion, Lingju Duwei and Zhao Chongguo and others in the Duwei's Mansion were discussing the Qiang people, and a soldier rushed in:
"Report to Captain Du, rush into the city at eight hundred li."

The faces of several people changed drastically, and they sat up straight one after another. It was Zhao Chongguo who reacted faster:
"Where did they come from?"

"Enter through the south gate."

The few people breathed a sigh of relief in an instant, as long as they didn't come from the west.

Lieutenant Ju thought for a while, and said:
"It should be that the imperial court sent a general to come after learning of the old general's death, and came across a postman on the road, so he sent an edict to come."

Although the news of Li Xi's death was kept secret, it was impossible for his cronies, the captain and captain, to not know about it.

They were the first to know, because the duty of the guard Qiang captain was to resist the Qiang people. When Li Xi felt that he couldn't hold on, the first thing he saw was not his children and grandchildren, but these captains and captains.

Zhao Chongguo and the others nodded, and Ju Duwei asked again:
"What about the post rider, why did you come faster than them?"

"Report to Captain Du, led by the officials at the city gate, the Yiqi went down to Zhao Junhou's house in the east city."

Zhao Chongguo's complexion changed, and he immediately got up and put on his shoes and ran to the gate of Duwei's mansion. Ling Duwei did the same, and he began to order after his complexion changed:
"Get ready to transfer horses, eat food, and clear water."

Then they also ran outside the door. When they came to the door, Zhao Chongguo was standing outside the door waiting, and the others did not speak, just waiting quietly.

Babaili rushed to Lingju, and instead of coming to Duwei's mansion to deliver the order, he went to Zhao Chongguo first, and Zhao Chongguo, as the general of the champion marquis, naturally needless to say who is here.

But after everyone waited for a while, three riders came rushing, it was Babaili Jiji and the city gate officials. Seeing so many people, the generals of Huben immediately shouted:
"Where is Zhao Chongguo?"

Zhao Chongguo beat his chest and bowed his hands in salute:
"Habayashi Army Marquis Zhao Chongguo is here!"

Sitting on the horse, the Huben soldier took out a warrant from his arms and shouted:
"Zhao Chongguo accepts the order!"

Zhao Chongguo immediately half-kneeled on the ground, and the soldiers of Huben unfolded the warrant and began to read:

"Great Sima, General Habayashi, Champion Hou Ling, and Habayashi Army Marquis Zhao Chongguo stopped taking a rest, promoted you to the rank of Captain of the Habayashi Qingqi Department, and assisted Commander Ling Ju in gathering troops and horses, and went to the Qiang Guard Station to stand by."

After reading, the Huben soldiers bent down and handed the warrant and letter to Zhao Chongguo:
"And a letter."

Zhao Chongguo took it, then put a warrant and letter into his arms, and then took a look at the unfolded warrant.

"The last general takes orders!"

The Huben soldiers nodded and jumped onto the newly prepared horses and were about to leave when Captain Ju Du immediately yelled out:
"Commander later, can I have an order from the Ministry of Housing?"

Zhao Chongguo quickly asked:
"This time the Habayashi Army also came together?"

Huben soldiers looked back at Zhao Chongguo with a smile and said:
"Lieutenant Zhao, the Habayashi Army is still resting. They didn't come this time. The ones who came were my Huben Army, and the four schools of Yueqi, Huqi, Changshui, and Shesheng with a total of [-] troops."

Zhao Chongguo frowned, and couldn't help saying:
"No soldiers to bring, a bare-faced captain? Tsk tsk!"

After Huben returned to Zhao Chongguo, he turned his head to look at Captain Ling Ju, the smile on his face disappeared, and he returned to that serious expression:
"Let Lieutenant Ju wait for a while, your military orders should be behind you."

One is their own people, the other is not their own people, and as the emperor's own army, although their combat power has not been tested, the arrogance in their hearts is not small at all.

Upon hearing the answer, Commander Ling Ju immediately asked again:
"Where is the champion, and how many days will he be able to come?"

As soon as the words were uttered, Captain Ju regretted it. Is it easy to find out the whereabouts of the commander-in-chief?

Especially in this big crowd.

Sure enough, when he heard his words, the faces of Huben soldiers became very indifferent:

"I will truthfully report this matter to the General."

The underlying meaning is that you ordered Captain Ju to wait for the board!

After speaking, the two Huben soldiers directly controlled the road when the horses came and went, preparing to go back and give orders.

Now Captain Ju patted his thigh with annoyed face, and shouted regretfully:
"The mouth of a certain family has caused trouble for the butt again, alas!"

The crowd couldn't help but smile when they heard this.

Zhao Chongguo also said with a smile:

"Captain, don't worry, my lord will not blame you."

"Oh, if only so!"

"The captain ordered the horses to be prepared first. This wave of post riders came to find me, and the next wave is probably to deliver orders. They must go to the Qiang Hu Station."

The captain waved his hand and asked his subordinates to prepare, then asked curiously:
"It is said that the Huben Army and the Habayashi Army trained together. The winner is Habayashi, the loser is Huben, one is the champion Hou's private soldier, and the other is the emperor's own army. I wonder how powerful this Huben Army is?"

Zhao Chongguo looked at Captain Ling Ju in surprise:

"Where did the captain get the news from?"

Commander Ju Du smiled and waved his hands:
"When was it last year? A certain family also forgot. I'm afraid the whole Han army knew about it?"

Tsk tsk, the winner is Habayashi, the champion Hou's private soldier, the loser is Huben, and the emperor's own army...

If Zhao Chongguo didn't know something about the situation, he would really be worried about Huo Shan.

Zhao Chongguo thought about how to say it better and then said:

"Habayashi and Huben recruited troops together, camped together, and trained with the master's method of training soldiers, and their combat power is not much different.

But that was before, after a great battle, the Habayashi army had seen blood one after another, and now Huben is not as good as Habayashi. "

Commander Ling Ju also nodded in agreement, the soldiers who have seen blood and those who have not seen blood are different.

As for the commander of the Northern Army, Lieutenant Ju, he didn't ask. It's not like they haven't seen the Northern Army before, and they are indeed much stronger than them.

Just when Commander Ling Ju was about to ask again, about to ask Habayashi Huben how to train soldiers, the sound of horseshoes came from afar.

It was just when they were chatting, the three of Zongquan passed by the two tigers who had left outside the city.

"Where is Lieutenant Ling Ju?"

"The end is here!"

Zongquan handed the bamboo tube to Huben soldiers, who in turn handed it to Captain Lingju.

"Order Ju Duwei to accept the imperial edict."

Lieutenant Ju Du frowned when he saw the opened bamboo tube, then opened it, and saw Jin Cheng's clerk loosen his brows.

After reading the edict, Commander Ju Du returned everything to the Huben soldiers, and then knelt on the ground with the others:

"The final general will obey the imperial edict."

"Receive orders from the Chief Sima, General Habayashi, and Champion Hou, and order you to gather [-] soldiers and horses from your department within three days, and arrive at the Qiang Guard Station within seven days. Those who disobey the order will be executed, and those who delay will be executed!"

"The last general takes orders!"

Lieutenant Ling Ju Du took over the military order, then wrote the two-character document Ling Ju, sealed it and handed it to Huben, who took it and packed it and handed it to Zongquan.

Then the three of them changed their horses and left the west of the city to go to the Qiang Hu Station.

The three of them traveled for more than an hour and arrived at the jurisdiction of Qiang Hu Station.

However, this area is densely covered with scouts, so as soon as they entered this area, their whereabouts were detected, and then the news of the eight hundred miles' arrival was passed to the desk of the leading guard Qiang Xiaowei.

After Li Xi's death, such a big matter cannot be without a person in charge, so Li Xi chose a person to report to the court, and he had the leader of the guard Qiang Xiaowei.

And when Zongquan entered the small town where the Huqiang Station was located, and arrived at the Huqiang Captain's Mansion, they were already waiting outside the door.

The crowd looked at the Sanqi who was running from afar, and couldn't help sighing in their hearts:

'After waiting for so long, it's finally here! '

Without imperial edicts and military orders, they would do everything with trepidation, fearing that any step would be wrong, so they could only follow Li Xi's arrangements before his death.

This is the consequence of a large army without a backbone.

However, this kind of "Xiao Gui Cao Sui" situation is just right in this situation. If you encounter a bold person who leads an army to attack the Qiang people, then things will be troublesome.

However, such people are extremely rare, because sending troops without authorization will be beheaded.

So this kind of person is either a fool or a genius.

"Where is the guard Qiang Xiaowei?"

"The end is here!"

"The Department of Guarding the Qiang Colonel accepts the order!"

"The last general is waiting for the imperial edict!"

Everyone hammered their chests and bowed to salute. Unexpectedly, Captain Huben handed over the edict directly, and Captain Qiang, the leading guard, knew it after thinking about it.

It must have written something that should not be known to others, such as Li Xi's death.

This is indeed the case, and this is also the reason why there was no publicity along the way.

After watching the guard Qiang Xiaowei, he bowed and saluted:
"The final general will obey the imperial edict!"

Then put away the edict, which was originally an edict for them to protect the Qiang school lieutenant, and they were the last place.

As for Yicong in Huangzhong, Huo Shan's warrant is enough.

"The Hu Qiang Colonel's Department received the order!"

The crowd hammered their chests again to salute.

"Great Sima, General Habayashi, Champion Hou Ling, and the Hu Qiang Colonel and Lieutenant Department gathered soldiers and horses, and the troops and horses of the headquarters were stationed in the front fortresses and fortresses, and the scouts stretched out for thirty miles to do a good job of defense.

Arrange the camping and logistics of Jincheng and Lingju soldiers and horses, as well as the camps and logistics of Huangzhong Yi Congbu and other tribes.

Be sure not to act rashly, wait for this Marquis to come, and those who disobey the order will be beheaded! "

When everyone heard the military order ahead, without exception, they all breathed a sigh of relief in their hearts.

With the military order, they will know how to arrange it, and they will not live in fear like now, for fear that the Qiang people will learn the news of the death of old general Li Xi.

If there is a handsome man in the army, it must be because I am afraid that you will not come, but you are not handsome now!

In the past few days, they were afraid of the sudden attack of the Qiang people. It can be said that they have been under a lot of pressure for more than a month.

They are not afraid of fighting and killing people, but if the Qiang people really fight, they can't decide how to deal with it.

Although Lieutenant Hu Qiang can be the leader, Xiao Gui and Cao Sui can't do it well, let alone let him be Han Xin, leading tens of thousands of soldiers and horses to fight, he is afraid!

It is undeniable that they are a group of outstanding middle-level military officers in the Han Dynasty, but it is no different for these school lieutenants and captains to lead thousands of soldiers and horses to take down any enemy army.

But let them lead an army of tens of thousands, take into account the overall situation, and plan a strategy, let them be spared!

This is not only the case of Hu Qiang's lieutenant's department, but also the whole Han Dynasty. There are a large number of excellent mid-level officers, but few who can be the chief general.

They were indeed relieved when they heard the military order in front, but their expressions changed and they frowned when they heard the military order in the back.

The rest is nothing, they still agree, the main problem is Huangzhong, Huangzhong's withdrawal is equivalent to giving a large area of ​​land to the Qiang people, and it also means that all their hard work over the years has been lost.

And before Huo Shan came, he had directly changed Li Xi's strategy against the enemy for the past ten years, so they couldn't help but worry about it.

Seeing their changed faces, the Huben soldiers shouted sharply:

"Why didn't you accept the order?"

Hearing this, the lead guard Qiang Xiaowei hesitated and said:

"Huangzhong..."

But as soon as he said the words, he was stared back by the guard Qiang Xiaowei.

"The last general takes orders!"

No matter what the order is, it is to send you to die. Once you order it, you have to execute it.

Watching the leading lieutenant Qiang take over the military order, the general Huben eased his expression, cupped his hands and said:
"The two of us have to go to Huangzhong, please ask the captain to arrange one or two guides."

Upon hearing this, the guard Qiang Xiaowei immediately responded:
"It's natural."

"Zhao Quzhang, scout from your tune to escort the two brothers."

When Huben heard his arrangement, he hurriedly said:
"If there are not so many, just two or three people who are familiar with the road will do. It's important to pass orders. There are too many people and the speed is slow!"

Huben's generals were unwilling to ask for so many people, mostly because of this, but a small part of the reason was because these people hesitated just now.

If they simply accepted the order, Huben would not be worried.

What if they were dispatched and killed them on the way?
Five or six is ​​not a problem for them, ten can still fight, twenty they will die.

The horses were not there, the armor was not on, and the weapons were only lancets, bows and arrows, not to mention the god-armed crossbows, and they didn't even bring crossbows.

If there are these things, they can still fight for the 20 people. If they increase the distance, they will be able to go away calmly if they are doubled.

Although the probability of this is not high, you have to guard against it, your life is important!
The guard Qiang Xiaowei is not stupid, he almost guessed their thoughts, but how could they do such a thing!
"How about that one?"

"Can!"

.........

And just after the Huqiang side passed the order, the soldiers from the Longxi side also arrived at the Li family's Li Mansion in Longxi.

As for the fact that the distance was much shorter, why they had just arrived, this matter still depends on Huo Shan, or Huo Shan and Sun Shang.

The two Huben soldiers sent were not from Longxi, and they didn't know where the Li family was in Longxi!

They thought that the Li family of Longxi was in Longxi city, but when they ran to Longxi city, they realized that the Li family of Longxi was not in the city, but in the western suburbs of the city.

They immediately turned their horses around and ran towards the western suburbs of the city.

But after coming to the western suburbs of the city, there are many fields, many hills, and the roads are intricate, and you get lost when you turn around.

Then they found an old farmer who was working in the field. Unexpectedly, when the old farmer heard that they were looking for the Li family in Longxi, his face immediately changed and he kept saying that he didn't know.

After going around all the way, they finally found the village elders and reported the situation, and then they found the Longxi Li family. On the way, they also met someone from the Longxi Li family who came to look for them.

Originally, the two soldiers thought it was in the fish and meat village of the Li family in Longxi, so the common people didn't want to mention it.

Unexpectedly, it was the reason why the Li family in Longxi was so popular here.

The old farmer thought they were sent by the court to find trouble, so he didn't want to tell. But there was a reason for this, and it was printed on the matter of Lao Huo and Li Gan, but it was a long story.

To put it simply, after Lao Huo passed away, there was a period of turmoil, and people often came to the Li family in Longxi to make trouble.

Sometimes it's a few soldiers, sometimes it's the school captain, sometimes it's a ranger or something.

They all admired Lao Huo or Lao Huo's old department, and "revenge" after hearing some gossip, so they planted their shadows.

Closer to home.

After the two Huben soldiers left, the old farmer took a small road and ran to Li's mansion, which allowed them to meet someone from the Longxi Li family who was looking for them on the road.

And basically this area is all people with the surname Li, and they are all related to the Li family in Longxi. Even the villagers they found are the elders of the Li family in Longxi.

And it took a lot of time to go around on this road, so the speed was slower.

.........

"The Li clan of Longxi accepts the order!"

"The elders of the Li clan in Longxi and their children will receive the champion Hou Ling."

General Huben looked at the old men in front of the mansion gate, and the young men and children behind them, frowned and asked:

"Where's the head of your clan?"

"Returning Sergeant, the patriarch of our family is Li Ling, the Marquis of the Habayashi Army under the command of Champion Hou, and he is in Chang'an at the moment."

In the Yulin Huben army, everyone is a loyal fan of Lao Huo, or in other words, most of the big men of the big man admire Lao Huo very much.

These two soldiers didn't have a good impression of the Longxi Li family at first, and it's only natural that they got lost and were played by others, and they felt a little angry.

But seeing these old men so respectful, seeing those children, and hearing him mention Li Ling, his expression softened.

"The Li clan of Longxi accepts the order!"

"We will take orders!"

"Great Sima, General Habayashi, Governor of the [-]th Northwest Commandery, and Champion Hou Ling:
The Li family of Longxi is the leader of the clan in the Great Commandery of Longxi, and the military honored clan of our Han Dynasty. Now that the country is in crisis, the Marquis is short of people, money and food to use. Your clan should set an example.

Order your clan to summon the big families, big households, and merchants in the two counties of Longxi and Tianshui. Some people will send people, money will pay money, and grain will pay. "

After finishing the reading, Huben handed over the order, and the old Li clan took it respectfully and calmly:

"I am the Li family in Longxi to take the order."

Huben soldiers nodded, and just as they were about to leave, another clan elder said with a smile on his face:

"My Li family is a vassal of the champion Hou Huo's family, and the sergeants are soldiers under the champion Hou's command. This is my home. The journey is tiring. Please come to the mansion to rest for a while."

These words are meant to show softness, I am willing to be your vassal.

It's impossible not to show softness, Huo Shan is getting more and more powerful, Li Ling fought a battle after him, and the boat rises with the tide, this way can't just be cut off like this.

Before Huben came, they had a brief discussion just now, no matter what Huo Shan asked, they would do their best to help, money for money, food for food.

As long as Li Ling is in his early years, this is nothing.

The clan elder who received the order just now looked at the warrant a little puzzled, and asked:
"May I ask the sergeant, what is the meaning of the fourteen county governors?"

The Huben soldiers immediately showed a smile:

"Your Majesty decree that the Champion Hou is in charge of the three counties of Beidi, the four counties of Hexi, the six counties, and everything in Wudu County. This position is a temporary position. The Champion Hou will add new ones. You are the first to know about it."

When the elders of the various clans heard the news and looked at the Huben soldiers who left after speaking, their hearts couldn't stop shaking. This is another piece of heaven for the big man!
How many people looked at each other and supported each other?Desperate to help!
Because now it is no longer a matter of them showing favor, and now there is a risk of extermination if they do not do well. Huo Shan is not afraid of killing people. He has power and soldiers in his hands. What are some big family members!
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