Great Han Empire

Chapter 100 Yanzhao Fengyun
Li Hong was seriously injured, and he entrusted Yushi with full authority to deal with all matters of the army.Now, Yushi is the only one who is familiar with important military and political affairs.The other subordinates either had too low status in the past or came from caravan horse thieves, and they were all laymen.Yushi was so busy that he didn't even have time to sleep.

On the third day, the troops returned to station outside Ning County.

Li Hong's troops lost two units in the battle of Hengling, leaving a little over 3000 troops.Soldiers from the Wuye tribe and the Bailu tribe suffered fewer losses, with more than 300 casualties combined.More than 400 captives of the Karasuma people were held in the camp, waiting to be dealt with.

On the fourth day, Yushi took part of the captured spoils and went to Guangning in person to meet Hu Karasuma's captain Jichou.

Ji Chou was seriously injured and was about to return to Juyang to recuperate.He frowns, very depressed.Not because of injuries, but because his cavalry troops were wiped out in Baihua Valley. After the matter was reported to the court, he might be dismissed and investigated.Just when he was so preoccupied and thought of sending someone to the capital to bribe the powerful officials to absolve himself of guilt, Yushi came.

Hearing Yushi's detailed report, Ji Chou immediately let go of his worries and applauded excitedly.Titus was wiped out, Karasuma people were wiped out, and after making such great achievements, they were afraid that something might not be done.He is the captain of Youzhou Huwuwan, and Li Hong's battle was fought in his own jurisdiction, so he has credit for it anyway.

Sure enough, what Yushi said later made him so happy that he wished he could jump up from the hospital bed to express his congratulations.

Yushi said that the battle was won, but they were all won under the unified command of Lord Ji.In particular, Mr. Ji personally led his troops to lure the enemy in Baihua Valley, and almost died in Baihua Valley.It was precisely because Lord Ji held back Tituo's main force in Baihua Valley that Li Hong's troops took the opportunity to attack Hengling at night, blocking Tituo's return route.Then, under the command of Lord Ji, our army of the Han Dynasty wiped out the [-] troops of Titus in Hengling, beheading Titus and many of his subordinates.Master Ji has made outstanding military exploits.After speaking, he immediately took out the written victory report document and presented it to Ji Chou for review.

Ji Chou's heart was in full bloom, and he forgot all the pain on his body.He didn't expect that the leopard Li Hong would be so clever and clever, and he would give himself such great military exploits with a single gesture, and even send him a lot of spoils.

A young officer who can do this has a bright future.After Ji Chou was happy, he thought silently, what does he want to get from me for helping him so generously and spare no effort?Li Hong is already the Sima of another branch of the Lulongsai Frontier Army, and his promotion will not be enough to rely on military merit alone. Does he hope that he can help him in this matter?

Then he thought of the defense of northern Xinjiang.His main cavalry has been wiped out, and the remaining [-] infantry are Juyong and Juyang county soldiers, and they are about to return to their respective garrisons.I am seriously injured and I have to go back to Juyang for treatment. Now there is no general and no army on the border. The defense of several counties on the border is useless. There are heavy soldiers sitting in town.Now that Li Hong is injured and unable to march, the troops have just experienced a war and must rest, why not let them be stationed in Guangning temporarily, and Li Hong temporarily act as the captain of Hu Karasuma, isn't it a double-winner?
He told Yushi his thoughts, hoping that he could agree on behalf of Li Hong.As for Liu Zheng, the prefect of Youbeiping County, he will send someone to explain the whole story.Yushi agreed immediately.There is no selfishness in Ji Chou's idea, it is purely out of practical considerations.Residents of counties on the border have fled their homes. If there is no heavy garrison, who would dare to come back?If everyone doesn't come back, how will the border counties resume normal production and living order.

Yushi then mentioned the handling of Karasuma captives.Ji Chou said with a smile: "After I leave, all the big and small matters in Huwuwan Xiaowei's mansion will be handled by another department, Sima. Let him handle this matter by himself. In addition, go back and tell the people that I have accepted his wishes. I will have my own reward in the future, thank him for me."

Jichou was very sad and happy, and he was in an extremely happy mood.

On the third day, he took a large amount of belongings and three thousand infantry back to Juyang to recuperate.When he arrived in Juyang, he personally wrote a victory memorial and ordered Kuaiqi to send it to Luoyang, Kyoto.After receiving Ji Chou's documents, Shanggu County Mansion and Youzhou Governor's Mansion wrote letters to announce the good news.

The imperial court was very happy after receiving the news that the border victory was reported and that the war in Youzhou had been completely pacified.The attitudes of the various forces on this matter are unusually unified, and they believe that they should be rewarded heavily.

The collusion between Xianbei Murong Feng and Youzhou Hanchen has been rumored in Luoyang for a while, but because Xianbei has been defeated and retreated to the grassland, Youzhou governor Liu Yu and Shanggu prefect Liu Fan resigned respectively, this rumor has no substance Sexual significance, then evaporated.

In the court, after arguing over the candidate for the new governor of Youzhou and the prefect of Shanggu County, everyone has their own decisions.At this time, General He Jin asked to play, and promoted Li Hong, Sima of the Biebu Department of Lulongsai Frontier Army, to be the captain of Shanggu County.Ji Chou was a member of General He Jin's lineage. In his letter to He Jin, he mentioned Li Hong emphatically, thinking that although he came from a humble background, he had strong martial arts and outstanding strategies, and he was worthy of great use.Although he had been promoted to the post of Sima in another department within a year or so due to his military merits, he should be promoted to the captaincy if he made great contributions in the battle against the Karasuma rebellion and was rewarded for his meritorious service.He Jin wanted to win over Li Hong, and in his eyes, a captain of a border county was not as good as a governor in his own house, and it was not out of the question to do favors.

Unexpectedly, he was opposed by many people, and everyone quarreled, nothing more than being from a lowly background, not a noble family, half a barbarian, etc., completely forgetting his military exploits.The ministers objected fiercely, and Zhang Rang, the eunuch standing beside the emperor, was unhappy.Born lowly, I am not also born lowly.Are you guys scolding me, or the slave who escaped from the Xianbei tribe?He whispered in the ear of the emperor.There is a minister in the imperial court who is a clan member of the Han Dynasty. He has a good relationship with Liu Yu and Liu Fan. He also knows that the two of them had jointly recommended each other last time, so he took this opportunity to come out and ask for a performance, detailing Liu Yu, Liu Fan Li Hong's recommendation, Li Hong's military exploits.The emperor is strange, why haven't I heard of it?There are still such heroes in the northern border of my Han Dynasty?He Jin hurried out of the queue to add fuel and vinegar.The minister who opposed was angry, and brought up the laws of the Han Dynasty and the rules of the ancestors.The recommended family members did not show weakness, and listed the old calendar of the previous dynasty and the heroes of the previous dynasty.Everyone quarreled excruciatingly.

At this time, Li Hong was already negotiating with the representative sent by King Heiling about buying the captives.

Knowing that Li Hong had won another battle, Liu Zheng, the prefect of Youbeiping County, was very happy, so he sent someone to bring some food, which he called rewarding the soldiers.As for when Li Hong's troops would return to Lulongsai, Liu Zheng asked him to follow the orders of the guard Karasuma Captain Jichou.As long as the border of Shanggu County is safe, he can return to Lulong Sai at any time.

The prefect of Shanggu County hadn't taken office yet, and Wuguan Dou Hong, who was temporarily exercising his power, sent someone to congratulate him again, but this time he didn't have anything at all, just said a few words and left.

Xian Yufu, the meritorious officer of Youzhou Governor's Mansion, came to congratulate on behalf of Youzhou Governor's Mansion, but he was also empty-handed.

Li Hong could barely stand and walk, but when he heard that Xian Yufu was coming, he had to go out of the gate of the camp to meet him.

Hu Ding couldn't resist him, so he had to carry him out of the gate.Seeing it from a distance, Xian Yufu was very moved, and hurriedly dismounted and walked over.

"Brother Yuxing..." Li Hong shouted loudly.

"Zimin..." Xian Yufu grabbed Li Hong's hand and said excitedly, "I heard that you were injured, how is it? Are you okay?"

"Okay, it's almost ready." Li Hong said with a smile.

"This is Qishen, this is Huding, they are all Xianbei warriors, and they are the head of our Qinwei Tun." Li Hong pointed to them and introduced them to Xian Yufu.The two hurriedly greeted Xian Yufu.

"This is Lord Xianyu, my good friend."

After exchanging pleasantries, the two of them prepared to enter the camp.

Xian Yufu saw that Qi Shen was about to carry Li Hong on his back, so he hurriedly stopped him, and said to Li Hong with a smile, "I'll carry you."

Hu Ding and Qi Shen looked at Xian Yu Fu in surprise.

Li Hong smiled, lay on Xian Yufu's back, and slowly walked towards the camp with Xian Yufu on his back.

"The two Masters Liu abandoned their official positions and left Youzhou in a mess, which made Master Wei and Master Dou very busy. Master Dou sent someone to tell me two days ago, you seized Tituo's spoils, why not count them Hand it in? There is no other way, so I had to take hundreds of cars for him."

Xian Yufu laughed: "I came here to ask you, the rich leopard army, for money and goods. Now Youzhou's treasury is not only lacking, but has nothing. After the war, Youzhou has too much to spend. You The spoils must be turned in."

"I know. Tuoba Feng..." Li Hong lowered his voice and was about to talk about the huge deal, but Xian Yufu immediately interrupted him.

"My lord is seriously ill and has already returned to my hometown in Qingzhou. Murong Feng's malicious news suddenly lost its effect because of my lord's departure. This matter is just a rumor. My lord hopes that you can form an invincible cavalry to guard At the border, we will protect our Han country from being invaded."

Li Hong sighed, "Lord Liu is so bold." He suddenly remembered what Li Song had said to him, and he really didn't understand, which one is the real Liu Yu?
"I have a way to form a cavalry, but there is no system. Youzhou Governor's Mansion or the county government must give me a system."

"Giving you the establishment means giving you military pay and armaments. Where is the expenditure now?"

"You give me the establishment, and I will handle other things by myself. No matter whether I go back to Lulongsai or stay in Shanggu, I just need to have the establishment. However, I am only responsible for forming them. As for the future of this cavalry, what will happen to you? The State Attorney's Department has to give an answer. If it persists, the cost will be staggering."

"Let's talk about it in the future. Now Youzhou must have such an army to deter the Hu people and buy time to restore Youzhou's vitality. If the Hu people are allowed to raid the border endlessly every year, the people of Youzhou will still survive I’m going to talk to Mr. Dou and Lieutenant Ji about increasing the establishment. If it doesn’t work, let’s wait until the newly appointed Lord Inspector arrives.”

"However." Xian Yufu continued to smile and said, "Bian County is blessed with unique conditions. There are pastures for feeding horses and grazing, but it is difficult to save on equipment and military pay. You can imitate the methods of the barbarians and try to save as much as possible. For example, light cavalry can Don’t wear armor, let alone use armor so extravagantly. Troops should equip more spears and halberds, and use less long knives and long swords. This is also a way to save money.”

Li Hong shouted on his back: "If you save it like this, just change to infantry."

Xian Yufu laughed loudly: "Okay, do whatever you want. You first form the troops and station them at the border, so that the barbarians outside the country dare not move a little bit. Let this year's harvest season pass so that the people of Youzhou can have enough to eat." Stomach. Also, you are now famous and have made outstanding military exploits, so there are some things that you can’t make up your own mind and let people catch you.”

Li Hong laughed and didn't take it to heart.

When Tian Zhong and Yan Wuwei heard that Xian Yufu was coming, they hurried to the big tent.Several people once participated in the night raid on the Bailing Ranch together. They were deeply comrades-in-arms. They gathered together and recounted the past, which was very lively.

Tituo's entire army was wiped out, making Nanlou uneasy.Although he annexed hundreds of tribes in Baijiu Mountain and basically eradicated Titus' power, he was not happy at all.The strength of the leopard Li Hong made him restless. He didn't know that after the Tren Knot was captured by Li Hong, the secret between them was revealed.Once the agreement between them was leaked, it would be very embarrassing for him.If Li Hong was as greedy as Ji Chou, or as cruel as Gongsun Zan, he and his tribe would be in trouble.

Li Hong never took the initiative to contact him.Lu Pofeng from the White Deer Tribe sent people to go there twice, vaguely blaming King Heiling for cheating him.Nanlou pretended not to know, and hoped that Li Hong would lead his troops back to Lulongsai in Youbeiping after a while, so that he could discuss with Jichou about redeeming the captives.

Then he miscalculated again.Ji Chou's troops were exhausted in Baihua Valley, and the border war was not stable for a while, so he happened to be seriously injured, so he found an excuse to return to Juyang to recuperate, and left the matter of Huwuwan Captain's Mansion to Li Hong .Nanlou had no choice but to bite the bullet and send someone to Guangning.Li Hong was not as bad as he imagined, and he never mentioned the matter of joining forces to deal with Tituo.He just gave a suggestion, let Nan Lou think it over before answering him.

Nanlou could hardly believe her ears after listening to his subordinates' report.

(End of this chapter)