Three Kingdoms: Cao Cao and Liu Bei help me to ascend the throne

Two days later, Wei Yan withdrew from the other side with the Han Ting Beijun.

The Wuhuan people only know about Lulongsai, but they don't know about this little road that is rarely traveled by.

In September, just as autumn turns to winter... This season under the Little Ice Age is particularly cold, but every Han Ting Beijun's face is full of smiles.

Finally, the Han Ting Northern Army led by Wei Yan arrived at the village they had visited before.

It was a whole village slaughtered by barbarians.

Now... because of the retreat of the barbarians, a small number of people who hid have gathered. However, there are only a few dozen villages left in the original village of hundreds of people.

Most of them are women, children, old and young...

Obviously, when the men of the Han family in the border areas faced the barbarians' looting, they would leave the hope of life to their wives, children, and mothers whenever they had a chance of survival.

Will forge the Great Wall of Steel with flesh and blood, this is the backbone of the Han family man!
It's just that those who survive now have to bear more intense pain and sadness.

Perhaps, this village can be renamed Night Crying Village. Every night, the village is full of faint cries.

Most of the villagers have been buried by these women, children, old and young, and those who are alive look like zombies with blank eyes.

And today...

In the cold wind, the sound of horseshoes came slowly, thump, thump...there was a different kind of sadness.

All the women, children, old and young looked at the entrance of the village in horror, their eyes full of despair, they were worried... worried that the barbarians would go back, worried that those demons would appear before them again.

But... as the cavalry approached, they froze.

one, two
A hundred...two hundred...a thousand!

At this moment, the cavalry who came into view were dressed in Han army armor and held high the Han army flag, but they were covered with a thin layer of black mud from head to toe.

The black clothes under the armor... were stained with blood, and they were dry and red, especially the wrinkles that were about to crack and the exhausted body, which made people feel like they came a thousand miles away!

bloody smell...

The familiar smell of blood rose again.

It was a hundred times more bloody than those when the barbarians massacred the village!
These women and children, old and young, all speculated, where did these Han people come from?It can't be...he came back from the Hudi outside the Great Wall, right?

And... blood on them?

I don't have time to ask.

The women, children, old and young saw the rear of the cavalry team, more than a hundred people who were tied up, they all opened their mouths, looking at this scene in disbelief.

The cavalry got off their horses, and pushed these bound men...no...to be precise, it should be these bound beards, these devil's children, to the front.

Women, children, old and young people gathered around. Are these barbarians captured by the cavalry of the Han cavalry?

They were full of curiosity.

But... at this moment, the general riding on a tall horse pointed at these beards and said coldly: "The descendants of the Hugou are all painted, stop the bleeding with blood!"

this moment…

All the women, children, old and young were in tears.

When the wailing sounded, they realized that the most pleasant and melodious voice in the world was nothing more than this, and they knew even more clearly whose blood was on these Han court knights!

These soldiers... again... where did they come back from again!
It's still the same day.

After ensuring that the Hu people retreated, Liu Bei ordered to open the gate of Zhuojun.

In addition to sending messengers to report the information here to the imperial court as soon as possible, they also sent their own "letter paper" to Yulin Guanwai...

Liu Bei brought Zhang Fei, Jian Yong and others to a small hillside in the suburbs.

There are more than [-] small tombs in front of you...

More than two thousand... more than two thousand.

These are the soldiers stationed in Zhuojun, who shared weal and woe with him and fought against the Hulu for a month, but unfortunately died in battle.

Liu Bei's eyes were red, holding back tears...

For the first time, he felt that brother Liu gave him this official title and gave him great power, but at the same time he also had to bear the weight.

He wants to learn to be indifferent, to learn to be indifferent to the death of soldiers in the midst of war, maybe... this is what a general must have.

But... Liu Bei can't learn!

Every time he heard about the tragic death of the soldiers, he would cry, as if... his tear point was very low, and his lacrimal glands were well developed!
Behind Liu Bei, even Zhang Fei, who used to like to yell, shut his mouth tacitly at this moment, and behind Zhang Fei were those who survived by chance.

Looking at the comrades who defended the city side by side in the past, today... reduced to a handful of loess, no one can say a word.

"Brothers, let's go!"

Liu Bei added a handful of soil...

After speaking, turn and leave...

A tear fell from the corner of the eye, fell into it, and merged into this land!
A group of soldiers took a last look at these small tombs, and then followed behind Liu Bei...

For the soldiers on the frontier, no one knows when they will die?But they know that even if they die in battle, there will be a grave!
The wind is getting stronger and stronger, as if the souls of the soldiers are echoing Liu Bei's words...

It is precisely because the big man has so many "backbone" who dare to take responsibility and dare to take risks, that the "Han soul" of the Han people has been created...

The imperial court may be weak, but the soul of the Han Dynasty will never be immortal!

The strong wind blew away the footprints of the soldiers...

However, at this moment, figures of countless women suddenly appeared beside the tomb, ten...twenty, one hundred, two hundred...thousands of them. Who took out the wine and spilled it on the ground.

Before each grave, they cried...

Buried here are their husbands...and their sons too!

Behind so many heroic souls, there are so many dedicated and sacrificing families!

Immortal souls, how could their credit be missing!
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The Imperial Palace, the Palace of Longevity.

"Motivation? The motivation that makes the clan flock to Beyond the Great Wall?"

Emperor Liu Hong narrowed his eyes... At this moment, Xun Yu was the only one standing in front of him.

And Xun Yu was telling the emperor Liu Hong about his conversation with Liu Yu...

"That's right, during Emperor Wu's reign, the stories of Liehou Weiqing and champion Hou Huo Qubing who swept the Xiongnu and restored the demeanor of the Western Regions have shown us that the big man is capable of defeating the Huren, whether it is once or twice, even if it is a hundred times, two hundred times...but it was useless to take over in the end...because the big men in Hudi outside the Great Wall don't take it very seriously, and the clans, generals, and common people don't take it very seriously, so...the soldiers and horses of the big Han will retreat in just a few years, and If the barbarians change their name, they will come back again."

Xun Yu briefed Liu Yu's words to Liu Hong...

Emperor Liu Hong nodded slowly, it was true.

"If you can't make use of the land outside the Great Wall, then everything will be in vain..." Xun Yu continued: "Even if my big man produces another champion, it will not help the side trouble..."

Liu Hong's eyes were deep... He was pondering carefully.

What Xun Yu said...or rather, what Yu'er said was not without reason.

The so-called, no profit, no early...

Why, the generals in Nanyang raised soldiers and horses, and asked Yu'er to send north to fight against the Hulu. After all, wasn't it because of the word "profit"?
If Yu'er didn't bring them benefits, why would they listen to Yu'er?

The prosperity of the world is for profit, and the chaos of the world is for profit. This principle has been the same since ancient times...

"Cough cough..."

Thinking of this, Liu Hong coughed.

"Xianbei invaded and plundered the border every year for profit, and the Wuhuan people tore up the contract for profit. The Manchu officials opposed the use of troops, and it was for profit. This is why the most fertile territory of our Han Dynasty is the Central Plains. There will always be reasons for changes! In the final analysis, our ancestors of the Han people are more powerful, occupying the most fertile land."

Speaking of the ancestors, we still have to mention the Han-Qin system...

The Qin Dynasty is the ancestor of the Han Dynasty... They fought from the border to the Central Plains.

"Ugh…"

Liu Hong sighed, "According to what Liu Yu said, this trouble cannot be truly eliminated."

Speaking of this, Liu Hong's eyes were slightly disappointed...

It seems that, according to Yu'er, the troubles will inevitably exist forever, and it will continue to grow and flow endlessly...

In fact it is true...

Throughout the history of China, the contradictions between Han Chinese and foreign races in various dynasties and generations seem irreconcilable.

Even Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming, Qing... the rulers always alternate between Han and Hu...

Even Li Shimin, the "eternal emperor" Tang Taizong Li Shimin, whose "gold content" is questionable, has some Xianbei blood in his bones!
And according to Liu Yu's thinking, the reason why the beads of sweat and the aliens are against each other through the ages... is nothing but a problem of thinking!

In later generations, the Han nationality and the ethnic minorities are as close as one family... and they did not attack each other!

In the final analysis, it is determined by productivity and production relations!

At this moment... looking at Liu Hong's melancholy face.

However, Xun Yu replied with a serious tone of "yes"... "Your Majesty, there is indeed a way to solve the problem once and for all!"

Liu Hong narrowed his eyes slightly. "Didn't you just say that as long as the big guys don't like these barbarians, occupying them will always be a burden. How can it be done once and for all?"

"What if resources can be grown in these barren fields?" Xun Yu asked the emperor Liu Hong...

Just like the surprise on his face when he heard Liu Yu mention this point.

Liu Hong's eyes widened in vain, "You mean? Food can be grown in these barren lands."

"No..." Xun Yu waved his hand. "According to what Guanzhu Liu mentioned, although food may not be able to be grown, Hudi has some scarce resources..."

"for example?"

"Gold! Yanshi..." Xun Yu replied without thinking.

uh... this...

Liu Hong was surprised. In his inherent concept, the land beyond the Great Wall is a barren land. If gold and buried stones can be dug out... even if no food can be grown, countless Han people will flock to it.

And once the Han people gather, they will form villages and armed forces... It is no longer meaningless to station a large number of border guards. Perhaps in the future, this village will form a city and county, and then... the city and county will become one and become a state...

Who stipulated that the big man can only have thirteen states?
Of course, the main premise of these ideas is... These lands beyond the Great Wall can dig out gold and buried stones!

Liu Hongzheng is planning to make a call.

"His Majesty…"

Suddenly, a voice came from outside the door, it was Xiao Huangmen's report. "Captain Qiao has an urgent report from the frontier..."

Hearing this, Liu Hong frowned.

During this time, the last thing he wanted to hear was military affairs...

Urgent report, urgent report... It's nothing more than Youzhou, Zhuojun...

From the bottom of his heart, Liu Hong couldn't accept the fact that Zhuojun fell and Youzhou became a barbarian land.

certainly…

Liu Hong is calculating, according to the time calculation, Huangfusong's army has not left Jizhou yet?

It will definitely not be possible to rush to Zhuojun... The urgent report this time is mostly bad news.

"pass…"

Liu Hong's voice fell.

Qiao Xuan quickly entered the Hall of Long Live Qianqiu, "Your Majesty... this is an urgent message from Jizhou!"

As he spoke, Qiao Xuan handed over the letter paper.

Liu Hong also didn't send anyone to pick him up, "Taiwei Qiao just do the job directly!"

Qiao Xuan immediately said: "It's... the report of the governor of Jizhou about the fall of Liaodong!"

Liaodong fell?

Liu Hong lowered his eyes...

This is an old account, now that Zhuo County has been besieged for a month, it is natural to investigate clearly.

You know, half of the cities and counties in Eastern Liaodong also belong to the Han region. Strictly speaking, they are the vassal states of the Han region. It stands to reason...the Liaodong Kingdom should be aware of Wuhuan's southward movement. It shouldn't be that there is no news, right?
What's more...the land of Liaodong also dispatched many officials, named officials...actually to monitor Wuhuan's movements.

How could it be possible that the Wuhuan people invaded Youzhou quietly?

Now...the situation in Zhuo County is unclear, but it does not hinder Liu Hong's investigation of Wuhuan's southward travel.

Of course, this matter is also of great concern both inside and outside the court.

"Your Majesty, the vassal state of Liaodong has long been controlled by Wuhuan, and its lord and Wuhuan are even related by marriage. Only his chief historian, Gongsun Zan, monitors Wuhuan's movements as usual. However... before Wuhuan went south, a group of Xianbei people came to Liaodong. In order to find out information, Gongsun Zan led more than ten cavalry to chase Xianbei Huqi for three days and three nights, beheaded more than a hundred Xianbei Huqi, and captured fifty horses, but...he delayed Wuhuan's report when he went south."

"It wasn't until he returned to Liaodong that he realized that Wuhuan had already gone south, and all intersections had been blocked, so he missed the best time to report the news! That's why Wuhuan invaded Youzhou quietly!"

In fact...

Gongsun Zan is a minor governor of Liaodong, and even if he was in Liaodong, it would be difficult for him to send the news immediately.

This time Wuhuan's southward travel was premeditated, and many checkpoints were coordinated from the inside and the outside...

This is indispensable for the help of the group of merchants who travel between Hu and Han.

And Xianbei's arrival was an accident, or in other words, Xianbei got the news that Wuhuan was going south and sent people to wait and see...

Just happened to encounter Gongsun Zan's patrol of more than ten riders. It stands to reason...Xianbei has a hundred people, and Gongsun Zan only has more than ten riders. It should be Gongsun Zan who fled and Xianbei chased him.

Unexpectedly, Gongsun Zan yelled "If you don't take the initiative to attack, you will be killed", so he single-handedly entered the enemy's line, killing and wounding dozens of people, and the soldiers around him were inspired by him to join the battle.

After chasing the Xianbei people for three days and three nights, they killed more than a hundred horsemen.

This battle was extremely famous in history, and even forced the Xianbei people to take a warning, and never dared to enter the pass easily. Even after this battle, he was promoted to the "Magistrate of Zhuojun County" and became a good brother Liu Xuande's hometown. magistrate!Continue the brotherhood!
...But, at this stall, it's not the right time to win this battle!
Now it seems that no one will record how brave he is, how he chased the Xianbei people for three days and three nights, they will only record that he did not send the information back immediately!

"I see."

There was a flash of light in Liu Hong's eyes...

He knew that now inside and outside the imperial court...someone needs to bear the charges for Wuhuan going south!

Even though Gongsun Zan was wronged a lot, he could only bear the hatred from the government and the public.

"Where is Gongsun Zan now?"

"Being escorted back to Beijing!" Qiao Xuan replied...

Liu Hong paused for a moment before slowly saying: "After being escorted to Beijing, there is no need for interrogation, just behead him for public display!"

Qiao Xuan was taken aback...but he quickly understood what the Son of Heaven did.

It is indeed necessary for such a person to resist all the 'crimes'...

But Xun Yu...

"Gongsun Zan..."

He chanted the name in his heart, and he felt a little familiar, as if in the process of talking in the past, Brother Liu mentioned it to him...

seem…

It seems that the correspondence also mentioned a type of arms, a type of arms that imitated the "Hu Fu cavalry and shooting" of King Zhao Wuling in the pre-Qin period, what is it called... what is Baima Yicong!
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