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Chapter 163 Returning to Hometown
"Has Governor Su left?" Yuvrou murmured.

"I'm leaving, I'm really leaving this time."

In the palace, after receiving the news that Su Yao had really left, Yuvluo just breathed a sigh of relief and collapsed on the throne.

The prestige of Governor Su was so high that he took away a thousand cavalry troops in the city without his Shanyu's order.

You know, when the mobilization was lifted, there were only two thousand cavalry troops guarding the entire royal court, and he took away half of them in one go.

Alas, this is Shan Yu’s fault.

At this time, the military systems of the Xiongnu and Han armies were basically the same. Without a seal, he himself could not mobilize the standing armies recruited from various tribes.

And that Governor Su actually just sent someone to say hello, and took away half of his people in a snap.

How could Yuvroud not be frightened by this fuss.

It can be said that if one day the governor becomes unhappy and asks why he rebelled, he can kneel down directly.

Afraid that he would become the next target, he immediately contacted Guo Tai, the leader of the Baibo Army, a neighbor with whom he had maintained good relations.

"If that's the case, with just this few people, I'm afraid it won't even be enough to plug the gap between people's teeth."

"General, are you here for the Bai Bo bandit next door?"

Immediately, King Xiutu explained what he knew about the situation.

"What does this mean?"

King Paro of Xiutu nodded and looked respectfully at Zhang Liao, the envoy:
"The Commander-in-Chief has an order, how dare he refuse to do so to the death?
However, it's not that I don't want to borrow troops, I'm just afraid that these troops won't be of much use. "

"I see."

It was only then that Yuvrou felt more and more that this girl was the right person to marry.

Commander Bai Boqu was overjoyed after receiving the news.

King Xiutu Paro looked back to the east, shook his head and said

"Captain Su wants to mobilize troops?"

It turned out that just before, Su Yao led his troops to the royal court with the power of victory.

That's right, just when Su Yao pulled away a thousand cavalry troops from Wang Ting, Zhang Liao arrived belatedly and just arrived at Lishi, the seat of Xihe County today.

The successor King Paro of Xiutu is here supervising his herdsmen to help the liberated Han people in the reconstruction of Lishi City.

At this moment, Zhang Liao was dispatching troops with Su Yao's order, intending to walk all the way east to Huanglubao to enter the pass, enter Taiyuan to investigate the military situation, and lay a good intelligence foundation for Su Yao's subsequent march.

Absolutely, absolutely cannot offend this brother-in-law!

For this reason, as if to make up for the two days' delay, Zhang Liao immediately called for the new King Xiutu as soon as he arrived.

He couldn't help but be stunned when he heard Zhang Liao's words.

This was also helpless. Although Zhang Liao, Jin Fangyan and others rode all the way, but it was the rainy season in early summer, and the water in the Yellow River surged, delaying the crossing time for two days.

Zhang Liao was surprised. He only said that he was borrowing troops and did not mention their purpose. But it seemed that King Xiutu knew a lot about him?

The old King Xiutu here had other thoughts in his fear.

At this time, they were in high spirits when they captured most of Hedong County.

Especially Pingyang County, as the iron industry base of Hedong County, not only has a mature smelting workshop, but also an arsenal in Hedong County.

Capturing it directly gave them tens of thousands of armor weapons and a large number of bows and arrows, and their combat effectiveness made rapid progress.

Therefore, Mrs. Guo, who was thinking about the next direction of expansion, immediately hit it off with the invitation from King Lao Xiutu.

Immediately sent troops northward and swept across Taiyuan.

"Although I don't know the specific situation, I think those Baibo thieves will have a lot of troops."

King Xiutu paused for a moment, looked at Zhang Liao with a solemn expression, hesitated and persuaded him
"It would be fine if the governor is here, otherwise we, as a group of people, should not take any risks."

Naked look down upon.

Zhang Liao felt bitter in his heart. Although King Xiutu's advice was not offensive, Zhang Liao still heard the doubts about his ability.

The governor can, but he can't.

Yes, Zhang Liao never thought that he could put down the rebellion with 800 people.

But the task given to him by the governor was just to serve as an outpost for the army and to detect the enemy's situation. This kind of thing can and must be done well.

How could he stop here without even seeing the enemy's face?

"Huanglu Fort, at least we have to enter there first."

That's right, Huanglu Fort.

This was the first time Su Yao showed off his power. After making a long circle outside the pass, they will now return to the starting point.

The last time, Su Yao flew to capture Huanglu Fort and cut off the Xiangyang Road. In one fell swoop, Su Yao annihilated all the Hu Qi marauders in Taiyuan County, and at the same time blocked the Hu Qi outside the pass in the grassland.

Now that it is known that the enemy is entering Taiyuan, ensuring that Huanglu Fort is in hand is the most critical matter at the moment.

As long as Huanglu Fort is there, Su Yao's rear army and baggage can enter and exit Taiyuan through Xiangyang Road unimpeded.

Therefore, after some persistence, Zhang Liao still recruited 800 cavalry and rested for a day. After gathering all the men, everyone headed eastward into Xiangyang Road.

However, in the evening of that day, Zhang Liao and others received an urgent information from the scouts ahead.

"What? Enemy situation?!" Zhang Liao was shocked.

Just as soldiers and horses move forward before food and grass are moved, no matter how large the army is marching, scouts are always sent to all directions first.

Therefore, while Zhang Liao, Jin Fangyan and others were waiting for the Hu cavalry to gather here, they also sent their own soldiers and scouts to Huanglu Fort in advance.

It is not only to explore the route, but also to communicate and inform the guarding troops about entering the customs.

Unexpectedly, those scouts met their enemies along the way.

It must be said that Zhang Liao treated these soldiers as if they followed Su Yao all the way through mountains of swords and seas of fire. In this encounter at the scout outpost, the scouts of the Baibo bandits were crying for their fathers and mothers.

After catching a tongue, I finally understood the situation.

It turns out that the vanguard of the Baibo bandits has passed Qixian County in Fenyang and is approaching Jinyang, and their group is two thousand soldiers led by Li Wen, the young commander of the left army, who came here specifically to capture Huanglu Fort!

"Where are your troops now?!" Zhang Liao quickly asked as the military situation was urgent.

"We are now camping outside Xiangyang Road on the east side."

Outside Xiangyang Road on the east side, Li Wen, the cousin of former army general Li Le and the young marshal of the left army, was looking at Jingguan at the entrance of the road in a daze. After a long pause, he murmured:

"I heard before that there was General Su in Taiyuan, and he killed thousands of horsemen in Xiangyang Road alone.
When I see him today, I'm afraid that these words are not all lies. "

Yes, how many people can believe such outrageous rumors?

This Li Wen is not one of those losers who rose to power by blood. He is cautious and careful at every step, which is the key to standing out among his brothers.

But at this moment, when he saw this Jingguan showing off its force, Li Wen couldn't help but feel frightened.

"Haha, don't worry, Li Shuai."

Zhao Zhi, the Marquis of Qujun who commanded thousands of troops, laughed and said

"Didn't General Guo say that the young general went out to fight with the Huns, but now there is nothing here.

Just wait for us to surround the fort and wait for them to surrender. "

Li Wen nodded, what he said was true, but seeing that the Jingguan was really infiltrating people, he easily ordered it to be cleaned up.

After giving the instructions, he suddenly remembered:

"Why haven't the scouts come back yet? Is something going to happen?"

"Scout?"

Zhao Zhi was stunned, looked at the dark mountain road, shook his head and said:

"After all, I walk on two legs, so I can't come back so soon."

What Zhao Zhi said is not bad.

Although the Hedong County occupied by the Baibo Army was surrounded by mountains and rivers, prospered with salt and iron, and had always had many strong soldiers, the biggest shortcoming here was the lack of horses.

Yes, although the Three Rivers Knights of the Later Han Dynasty were famous all over the world, there were no local horse farms in Hedong.

The knights' horses here are all issued by the court and purchased from the horse market.

Therefore, although these White Wave troops looted the arsenal and obtained a large amount of weapons and armor, they were short of horses. Almost all of them were infantry. Only some generals and elite detectives had horses to ride on.

This is one of the reasons why Mrs. Guo gave Li Le an order early to capture Huanglu Fort immediately after entering Taiyuan.

He wanted to open up the road to Yangyang, connect with the barbarians, exchange goods, purchase horses, and continue to increase the strength of the Baibo Army.

Therefore, the scouts of the Baibo Army basically attacked on foot. What Zhao Zhi said was not completely unreasonable.

But Li Wen did not simply agree with him this time.

Perhaps the pressure from Jingguan was too great for him. After careful consideration, Li Wen asked Zhao Zhi to separate a team of 500 people to enter Xiangyang Road first and camp in the road to prevent accidents.

"Okay, since Li Shuai is so worried, then Zhao will personally lead the troops to clear the way for the army."

At the same time that Li Wen was giving the order, Zhang Liao and others over there, after receiving the news, also rushed forward, ordered the troops and horses that had arrived, and rushed into the Xiangyang Road.

As a result, that night, an encounter between the two armies occurred unexpectedly on Xiangyang Road.

(End of this chapter)