I am not a deposed emperor of Han Dynasty

Chapter 354 I am a Han official, and I only recognize the Emperor Liu, but not the general Huo! (Please subscribe)
The captain, who had been guarding the frontier for the Han Dynasty for twenty years, fell straight down, his blood spurting out all over the ground.

The other three captains, who were as loyal to the Han Dynasty as Zhang Dingguo, were stunned for just a moment before they understood what was happening here.

When they pulled out the swords from their waists and prepared to fight a bloody path, it was already too late. Several Huo gang members had already taken the lead and chopped them to the ground.

For a moment, the smell of blood immediately spread in the Chinese army's tent.

Tian Guangming walked to the tent gloomily and kicked these "ignorant" subordinates with contempt.

I found that although they were not completely exhausted, there was no way they could stand up again and do bad things.

"Zhang Dingguo and others were bewitched by the rebellious minister Cai Yi, and they conspired to assassinate me. They have been executed!"

After Tian Guangming finished these two sentences with a calm face, he raised his swollen eyelids and looked gloomily at the wavering captains.

In the big tent, blood was still dripping from the sword, the wounded on the ground were still twisting, and there was the sound of a sword being unsheathed outside the tent...

At this moment, the number of die-hard Huo Party members only accounts for half, but the remaining few captains had the idea of ​​​​entering the camp, and now that they are intimidated, they have no intention of resisting.

After a short silence, several people stood up to express their loyalty to Tian Guangming. They immediately patted their chests and said that they would work together to make a big plan to "clear the emperor and kill Cai Yi."

With all the noise, no one can stay out of it.

A cruel smile appeared on Tian Guangming's lips. He nodded and pointed at the three injured people on the ground.

"You all understand the righteousness, I am very gratified, and naturally I will give you the opportunity to establish meritorious deeds..."

"These three people still have a breath, please put an end to them, so that I can show my merits to the emperor in the future!"

Tian Guangming didn't want to give them a chance to make meritorious deeds, but he clearly wanted to block their last escape route.

Only with blood on their hands can they be tied to the Huo family's chariot.

After another silence, the few people who had just stood up to express their loyalty drew their swords, took a few steps forward without saying a word, and swung their swords to stab the injured on the ground.

The sound of the knife cutting into the flesh and the stronger smell of blood are terrifying...

The few people who moved slower were afraid of losing the chance to live, so they immediately drew their swords and rushed into it.

After half a stick of incense, Zhang Dingguo and the others no longer had any breath, and everyone's faces and hands were covered with blood.

And there was an unconcealable murderous intent in his eyes - it was the desire for profit and blood.

Since ancient times, there have always been few records about rebellion and rebellion, but there is no telling how much blood and tears are hidden behind them.

Tian Guangming immediately issued an order to split up the troops of the four dead captains and give them to the cronies present to temporarily lead them.

"Your Majesty, General Huo Yun will go with you to convey this military order. If anyone dares to resist, they will all be killed without mercy!"

"No!" Wang De, the envoy guarding the army, agreed decisively, having long forgotten his responsibilities.

"How to deal with these corpses?" Huo Yun asked still smiling.

"Hmph, cut off the head and circulate it to the three armies to scare Xiao Xiao and serve as a warning to others!"

"The last general takes orders!"

The hierarchy of the Han army is very simple. The general is in charge of the captain, the captain is in charge of the prince, the prince is in charge of the commander, and the commander is in charge of the team leader...

As long as the superiors are controlled, the subordinates can basically be controlled layer by layer.

With the orders of Tian Guangming, the envoy Wang De, Zhang Dingguo and others, and Huo Yun's private army, the situation was quickly brought under control.

During this process, Zhang Dingguo and others' cronies also resisted, but after all, they were unprepared and were killed one after another.

In just half an hour, small commotions broke out in this huge military camp, and nearly 300 people died.

Under the threat of blood, the deception of lies, and the temptation of generous salary, the rest of the people boarded Tian Guangming's boat either unconsciously or clearly.

At the right time, Tian Guangming's troops marched toward Lingwu City in the east.

Almost at the same time, Fan Mingyou's troops not far away also broke camp.

He had many descendants of the Fanhuo family gathered under his command, and the situation had been stabilized the night before, without too much blood being shed.

In this way, the two Han armies that went out to the north of the Great Wall raised the banner of "Qing Jun's Side" and marched toward Lingwu City in a desperate manner.

At this moment, most of the soldiers in the army regarded themselves as the Han army "on the Qing emperor's side", but in fact they had already become rebels.

This is the helplessness of ordinary people. When you think you are on the right path, maybe you have gone astray.

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Thirty miles is not a long journey, and Lingwu City is not big, but Fan Mingyou dare not take it lightly. The first battle is crucial for them.

In order to avoid any accidents, he sent Huo Shan and his troops as the vanguard to go to Lingwu first - he wanted to capture Lingwu within an hour, just in time to welcome the army into the city.

The terrain of Beidi County is very flat, and the snow has almost melted away, making it very convenient for cavalry to maneuver.

More than half an hour later, Huo Shan's troops arrived at Lingwu City.

What surprised Huo Shan was that the gates of this small city were tightly closed, and there was not a single commoner in the outer city walls.

Could it be that this place was just plundered by the Huns?
This thought only flashed through Huo Shan's mind, and then he completely dismissed it.

No matter how reckless and stupid the Huns were, they would not dare to plunder Lingwu City. Now was not the time for the Han Dynasty to build it.

Huo Guang's doubts were soon solved. He saw that on the wall of Lingwu City that was mottled by the wind and sand, there were many soldiers in a defensive posture.

His heart sank. Could it be that Lingwu City, which didn't know whether to live or die, was going to fight stubbornly?

Huo Shan personally led more than a hundred cavalry out of the military formation and arrived at Lingwu City.

"I am Huo Shan, general of Qimen, under the command of General Fan Mingyou of Du Liao. I am returning south to the fortress with the county magistrate's order. I want to enter the city immediately. Please open the city gate!" Huo Shan shouted loudly.

As soon as he finished speaking, a skinny old man appeared in the gap in the wall. He looked to be in his 60s or [-]s.

"I am Liang Yanhan, the magistrate of Lingwu County, Beidi County. I would like to ask General Huo, how long will it take for this army to arrive?"

"In an hour, I would like to ask Commander Liang to open the door quickly and welcome the army into the city!" Huo Shan said the word "please", but his expression was not kind.

"General Huo, the edict I received made it very clear that the army marching north is stationed outside the city for the time being. It did not mention entering the city. I will send people to supply the necessary food and grass!"

"The edict indeed says so, but now that it's freezing cold and the soldiers are stationed outside the city, I'm afraid it will chill the hearts of the soldiers!" Huo Shan threatened.

"General, please forgive me for my stupidity. I am the magistrate of Lingwu County appointed by the county magistrate. I only recognize the emperor's edicts. Without edicts, I am naturally not allowed to enter the city!"

Huo Shan did not expect that the Lingwu County Magistrate, who was as skinny as an old farmer, would dare not open the city gate. He was simply desperate.

"We have received a secret letter from the county magistrate. There are treacherous ministers in Chang'an City who are causing trouble. The general and the county magistrate have ordered us to enter the Qingjun's side in Chang'an!"

Liang Yanhan on the city wall did not speak this time, his thin and dark face showed a clear look.

Yesterday, Liang Yannian received a report from the scouts, saying that the Han army marching north was stationed more than thirty miles west of the city, but no one came to contact him.

This made Liang Yanshou feel a little bad.

A month ago, the emperor issued an edict asking them to reorganize the city to ward off the Xiongnu; a few days ago, there was another edict prohibiting the northern army from entering the city.

At that time, Liang Yannian guessed that something was wrong with the Han army in the northern expedition.

Now that he heard the words "Qing Jun Side", Liang Yanshou, a county magistrate with a rank of [-] stones, naturally suddenly realized.

Wherever there are Han troops in front of me, they are clearly rebels.

There may be a fierce battle under Lingwu City.

Fortunately, he had started preparing for war a month ago, and the officials and people in the city were even more prepared in the past few days.

Being in a frontier fortress, one must have the courage to face the enemy at any time.

Liang Yanhan is already fifty-five years old this year and is a native of Gaoping County, Anding County. Because he is proficient in writing, he has been working as a minor official in Beidi County since he was 20 years old.

Many people in the Chang'an court are the proud sons of heaven, and they can become three ministers and nine ministers in 20 years.

But there are still many ordinary officials in the Han Empire. I am afraid that if they work as a job in the government office for a lifetime, they will not be in the upper ranks.

Compared with them, Liang Yanhan was already much luckier.

At the age of 20, he becomes an official and fights for food. At the age of 30, he earns 37 shi. At 42, he earns 47 shi. At 53, he earns [-] shi. At [-], he earns [-] shi. At [-], he earns [-] shi.

It took Liang Yannian most of his life to go from fighting for food to a small official to being a county magistrate with [-] shi.

Although his official career was not prosperous, Liang Yanhan's talents were enough to govern a large county with more than [-] people.

More importantly, Liang Yanhan was an official who worked hard on his own and never asked anyone for help.

Therefore, he only recognized the emperor Liu, and did not recognize any general named Huo.

At this moment, Liang Yannian looked at the more than a hundred murderous cavalry under the city, and at the soldiers on the wall who were as dark and skinny as himself, and gave up any hope of survival.

"Since General Huo is going to do important things, and the subordinate officials dare not stop him, is there a secret edict from the general and the emperor?" Liang Yanshou asked again.Although Huo Shan was a rough man, he was not reckless. He never expected to meet such a pedantic person.

"The general's secret letter and the emperor's secret edict are in my hands. I would like to ask Mr. Liang to come down and verify them!" Huo Shan continued to coax patiently.

"General Huo can leave the secret message and edict behind, and then retreat, and your subordinates will naturally send someone to get them!"

"How could such a big thing be done by others?!"

"You can also leave it where it is. After the general retreats, the subordinate will go and get it himself!"

Huo Shan became more and more angry and put his hand on the sword involuntarily.

The maroon Dayan horse under him seemed to feel the owner's irritability, and kept spinning in place, snoring even more.

Huo Shan looked at the military formation a mile behind him and knew that he could not delay it any longer.

"Bold! Liang Yannian, you are making things difficult in every possible way. Could it be that you are in cahoots with the old thief Cai Yi?"

"Hurry up and open the city gate, otherwise when the city is destroyed, you will die!"

"Open the door quickly!" The cavalrymen following Huo Shan also drew their swords and shouted arrogantly.

"General Huo, if you wait to enter the city without an order, you are being treasonous. If you don't leave, don't blame your subordinates for using violence!"

For more than 30 years, Liang Yannian had only seen large groups of murderous Huns when he was young. Now that he said these cruel words, his voice could not help but tremble.

This panic was heard by Huo Shan and others below the city, and the laughter and curses became louder and louder.

On the other hand, the soldiers on the city wall were all pale and bloodless, and they were obviously frightened.

Many of these soldiers have been recruited for many years. They are also accustomed to the wind and rain here, and generally will not be intimidated by small scenes.

However, they all know that these two groups of rebels have a total of 7 people and only [-] soldiers. Even if the lives of the people in Hecheng are lost, they cannot resist it.

Liang Yannian's chapped lips trembled, and finally he gave an ugly smile to his subordinates.

"There are rebels under the city, and we are Han officials. How can we bow to them? I will defend the enemy with you and others, and we will never retreat!"

After a moment of hesitation and silence, these weather-beaten men from the border counties nodded.

Without the temptation of high-ranking officials and generous salaries, they would not even be able to leave their names after death, let alone whether they would have flowers or dog feces on their graves.

But a "Hanchen" can make them have no hesitation.

"Come, shoot them away with arrows!"

"only!"

The more than a hundred officers on the west wall of Lingwu City drew their horned bows and aimed at the cavalry below the city from the gaps in the battlements.

"put!"

"Whoosh whoosh!" Hundreds of iron arrows were shot down in unison.

The strength of these angular bows was only over 100 stones, and their power was quite average. However, they still had considerable lethality at such a short distance, and they could kill five or six Qimenmen instantly.

"Let it go!"

In an instant, three or four more people fell down in response.

Huo Shan, who was under the city, did not expect that Liang Yannian would actually dare to shoot an arrow. He was immediately angry and annoyed, and wanted to rush into the city immediately and kill all these madmen.

However, more than a hundred cavalry could not attack Lingwu City at all, so they had to order a temporary retreat.

When the officials on the city saw the rebels fleeing, they fired several rounds of arrows, causing more than a dozen rebels to fall along the way.

"Stop!" Liang Yannian ordered loudly, and the officials stopped.

Looking at the corpses of the rebels on the ground, the officials were a little excited. They couldn't help but cheer excitedly.

Liang Yannian also laughed along with "hehe", but there was inevitably some bitterness in this smile.

These dozens of people are nothing in the [-]-strong army. Whether Lingwu City can survive today is probably unknown.

But from the moment he ordered the arrows to be released, Liang Yannian had already put his life and death at risk.

Then, he came to patrol the city wall. While comforting the soldiers, he sent someone to find Song Li, the captain of Lingwu County.

Song Li is also 50 years old. He is tall and tall, but he also looks a little old.

Liang Yannian and Song Zizi were sexually congenial and had a very good relationship in private. They stayed in two separate places today.

"Immediately send someone to the east of the city and prepare to burn all the [-] bushels of grain and grass." Liang Yannian said.

"Burn it? That's military rations." Song Li asked in surprise.

"Today it's military food, and tomorrow it's food for the rebels. Burn it all, and not even a grain of grain can be given to them!" Liang Yannian said fiercely.

"The rebels cannot collect food and grass, which may be detrimental to the people." Song Li said.

"Xiu Li, if these [-] grains fall into the hands of the rebels, more people may suffer."

How could Song Li not know the meaning of Liang Yannian's words?

Faced with the current situation, let’s not talk about a way to get the best of both worlds. Even if it can only achieve “one beauty”, it will be difficult.

"The subordinate officer understands."

"Choose the most capable envoy on horseback and immediately send urgent messages to the cities in the south."

Liang Yannian thought for a while and then said: "Send another courier all the way to Chang'an. We will not take the post road this way and deliver the letter directly to Weiyang Palace to avoid unnecessary complications."

Liang Yannian and Song Li both had the courage and courage not to open the city gates, but who knew that the county magistrates and captains of other cities could do the same?

"Also, open the west gate and let the people in the city escape."

Liang Yannian looked back at the city with many thoughts on his mind.

Yesterday, when they evacuated the people into the city, people were already panicking.

The people didn't know who was going to attack their people, but they all felt the sense of oppression before the war.

"I'm afraid the rebels will soon besiege the city." Song Li said.

"Escape as much as you can."

However, as soon as Liang Wannian finished speaking, he suddenly heard the officials behind him exclaim in surprise.

The two men immediately turned their heads and looked to the west. Thousands of rebels were rushing over like a tide - they were about to start attacking the city!

In this vast and vast northern land, these few thousand people don't seem to be many, but there are tens of thousands of rebels behind them.

But that is no longer important. Even the rebels in front of him are already too much for Liang Yannian to deal with.

Liang Yannian smiled bitterly at Song Li and said, "Look, there is no need to hesitate anymore, no one can escape."

"Your Majesty, I can send someone to send you off, young and old," Song Li said in a low voice.

"The people of Hecheng are all here, and my family members will naturally be here as well. If they leave, the morale of the army will be in chaos." Liang Yannian said loudly on purpose.

Once the city is destroyed, the rest of the people may survive, but Liang Yannian's family will only die miserably.Song Li didn't know how to persuade him, because Liang Yannian was right.

"Go and burn the food and grass without further delay."

"Wei!" Song Li solemnly said with a military salute.

Liang Yannian pulled out the Huanshou sword from his waist and came to the eaves of the tower, where a huge war drum stood.

Although this is an old drum that is decades old, it can still be beaten.

Liang Yannian was thin and looked even darker with his back to the morning light, but for some reason, he had the demeanor of a young general.

He looked at the rebels in the distance and pointed his knife forward.

"Beat the drums, go up to the city, defend, and kill the enemy!"

"Wei!" the drummer replied.

The rapid and heavy drumbeats rang out and spread to the surrounding buildings...

It awakened the other companions, and the heavy drumming came together from all sides, stirring up a tense and solemn atmosphere in Lingwu City.

More and more people poured up from the city walls, including officials, pavilion soldiers, soldiers and ordinary people.

Everyone is in danger, and no one will retreat.

(End of this chapter)