Xuande

Chapter 299
The original residence of the Southern Huns was in Meiji County in Xihe County, a little north of Bingzhou.

Meiji County used to be a good place, with a suitable climate and abundant water and grass. However, in recent years, the climate in Meiji County has become more and more unbearable. Moved south.

Their request was granted, and they were moved south by the imperial court to the vicinity of Zishi County, Taiyuan County, where they settled down.

When their lives were unsustainable, the imperial court extended a helping hand. Isn't it time for them to repay their favor?

Zhao Zhong believes that using them to participate in the battle can not only reduce the use of troops, but also reduce rewards for various reasons, which is better than directly mobilizing more Sanhe knights who need large rewards.

Sanhe people have been deceived a lot, and they have learned a lot, so it is not easy to be deceived, but the Southern Xiongnu is so stupid, it is easy to be deceived.

Liu Hong thought about it, and felt that what Zhao Zhong said was reasonable.

Therefore, in line with the principle of saving as much as possible, Liu Hong gave Huangfusong the authority to mobilize the cavalry of the Southern Huns, and issued an edict to the Shanyu Qiangqu of the Southern Huns, ordering Qiangqu to prepare at least [-] cavalry of the Southern Huns to wait for Huangfusong. Dispatch, ready to crusade against Bingzhou bandits together with Huangfusong.

The Southern Huns born in Qiangqu were relatively submissive to the Luoyang court. Although there were many petty thefts and small frictions, they were generally stable, more obedient, and belonged to the dove leader.

The entire southern Xiongnu also obeyed the Luoyang court's orders for a long time, so on the whole, they were more submissive to the Luoyang court.

So after learning of the Luoyang court's order, Qiangqu ordered the Southern Huns Zuo Xianwang to conscript troops and horses to wait for Huangfusong's dispatch.

Most of the leadership of the Southern Huns was fed by the Han Empire, and they were willing to contribute to the benefits.

But the key problem is that not every Southern Hun tribe is willing to risk their lives to do something that is of little benefit to them.

Moreover, the current Shanyu Qiangqu is not a particularly charismatic and prestige leader to the entire Southern Huns tribe. He thinks of himself first if there is any benefit, and he doesn't like to share it with the tribe, so the tribe treats him a lot There are complaints.

Before that, the Luoyang court also conscripted the Southern Huns cavalry to fight, which caused a lot of losses to the Southern Huns cavalry, and the rewards were not in place, so the reputation was not very good.

So after the news of this battle spread, the Southern Huns quickly began to wonder if they were going to be tricked to death by the Luoyang court again.

Once the voice of doubt appeared, many people began to be unwilling to respond to the call and to be conscripted to fight. However, if they did not obey the orders of the Luoyang court and Shan Yu's orders, it would be a crime of treason and blood would be shed.

In addition, the big guys' dissatisfaction with Qiang Qu, the Chanyu, has accumulated to a certain extent, so let's just rebel.

So Huangfusong didn't even prepare troops to go out yet, and a certain tribe of the Southern Huns over there had already raised the flag of rebellion, expressing their unwillingness to respond to Qiang Qu's call and to fight with King Zuoxian. They should not fight for Luoyang The court worked hard.

Qiang Qu is really unpopular.

When one tribe rebelled, the other tribes followed suit.

In a very short period of time, more than [-] people in the southern Xiongnu raised their anti-flags to oppose Qiangqu, and they were determined not to obey orders.

Now Qiang Qu panicked, and he was no longer in a hurry to please the Luoyang court, so he quickly arranged for Zuo Xianwang to lead the army to fight against the rebels, and further asked the Luoyang court for help—

Brother, I caused so many people to rebel against me in order to help you fight the war. Now that my brother is in trouble, should you help me?
Good guy, the Bingzhou bandits are still overwhelmed by dark clouds, and a new storm has appeared here.

After Liu Hong heard the news, his head was as big as a bucket, and he stared at Zhao Zhong angrily, wanting to twist his head off to see if it was really a brain inside.

Zhao Zhong was also very wronged, he also had something to say.

I am also thinking about you, you have a big problem here, I will help you find a solution, but the solution is useless now, you can’t just say that I made a mistake because of this, right?

Liu Hong naturally didn't question Zhao Zhong, Zhao Zhong couldn't say he made any mistakes in this matter.

However, because of this proposal, chaos broke out in the entire Bingzhou, and Hedong County and Hanoi County were severely impacted. It is no longer a matter of whether the Luoyang court wants to control the scale of the war.

Liu Hong had no choice but to issue a general mobilization order to quickly recruit troops around Luoyang.

Now it is difficult to say whether Huangfusong can solve this problem alone, so the Luoyang court decided to use Huangfusong's 5 people as the vanguard, and the first batch rushed to fight the fire. If it can be solved, it will be solved. backhand.

Zhang Rang suggested that General He Jin should be used to coordinate the logistics, and that Hussar General Zhang Wen, Wei General He Miao, and former General Zhou Shen should be the main commanding officers, following the example of the previous crusade against the Yellow Turban Army.

They worked together to recruit and train recruits, expedited training and preparation, and if Huangfusong couldn't solve the problem, they would immediately rush to support Huangfusong.

The only thing that is beneficial to the Luoyang court in this battle is that the battlefield is relatively close to the Luoyang base camp, and the logistical pressure is relatively small. After crossing a section of the Yellow River, it can be said that they have entered the front line. achieved within time.

But the danger is also very dangerous. Once Hedong County and Hanoi County are breached by the Southern Huns rebels, Luoyang will become the front line.

Taiwei Lu Zhi also raised a more dangerous possibility, that is, the bandits in Bingzhou took this opportunity to join forces with the Southern Huns rebels to rebel in the local area and get involved in Henan. In that case, Luoyang would become very, very dangerous.

If he is not careful, Liu Hong, as the emperor, may lose his favorite home - Luoyang Imperial City.

This is a danger that has not been encountered by generations of Han emperors for so many years. If it is his turn, what a great prestige blow it will be!
For this reason, Liu Hong was very worried. He didn't play with his favorite concubines for three consecutive days, and he didn't enter the West Garden for three consecutive days. Ministers with military experience discuss military aircraft.

In the end, they came to the conclusion that as long as the rebellion of the Southern Huns could be quelled, the threat of the Bingzhou bandits would be localized. The important issue now is to pay attention to the possibility of the Southern Huns rebels and the Bingzhou bandits uniting.

Of course, Lu Zhi also thought that there was a turning point for this matter.

"Judging from the current situation, Shanyu Qiangqu still obeys the orders of the court and can fight the rebels. Our army only needs to unite with Qiangqu. It should not be difficult to put down the Southern Huns rebels."

Lu Zhi made what he thought was an accurate judgment, and on this matter, Zhang Wen and Zhou Shen, who were also closely related to the ancient literature school, did not doubt it.

It's just that none of them are currently in the position of commander. It is Huangfusong and his [-] Han troops who are actually going up to fight.

Whether the battle will be successful or not depends on Huangfusong's performance.

Liu Beiyuan was in Liangzhou, and the situation in Luoyang was mainly learned by Liu Hui's intelligence personnel and Liu Hui himself who passed the news about the salt trade between the two places, so he was also quite concerned about Luoyang's news.

Knowing the current predicament of the Luoyang court caused by the bandits in Bingzhou and the rebellion of the Southern Huns, he was quite helpless. Some things had been formed for a long time, and the freezing of three feet could not be solved overnight.

Even if the situation in Bingzhou is changed by him, it will take a certain amount of time and means, and a considerable amount of resources will be invested to solve it. He doubts whether the Luoyang court has this ability now.

Of course, Liu Bei soon didn't have much leisure time to watch the drama of the Luoyang court.

Something happened to him too.

(End of this chapter)