Great Han Empire

Chapter 179

"Brother Wentai, 14 vs. 13. After this battle, Xiliang has no troops. The rebels have been wiped out, but what about the Qianghu? The Qianghu have not been wiped out." Huangfu Li whispered, "In the future, the Hu tribe will invade what to do?"

Geng Bi hurriedly said: "This matter will be discussed later, the most important thing now is to deal with the enemy in front of us, my lords, don't drag it too far."

Seeing the tense atmosphere, Sang Yang hurriedly said, "Let the Taiwei make a decision."

Zhang Wen pondered for a while, then said slowly: "Immediately send an order to General Dong to station troops in Meiyang City, and not to take a step back."

Tao Qian's face turned cold, he let out a long sigh, and walked out of the big tent with his hands shaken.

Sun Jian yelled angrily: "Master Sima is rude. He paid out the bill without saluting to Mr. Taiwei. How rude."

Zhang Wen stretched out his hand to pat Sun Jian, and persuaded with a smile: "Gong Zu is arrogant, and has always been like this, don't be offended, don't be offended."

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It was a sunny day.The warm sun, the blue sky, the white clouds, the gentle breeze, and the boundless blue plains make people feel refreshed.

Li Hong and Xiaolan galloped along the Chengguo Canal, enjoying the moment of leisure before the war.

"The black panther's adaptability is much stronger, and a good horse is a good horse." Xiaolan patted the black panther's vigorous body vigorously, and praised repeatedly.

"How are the war horses from each department getting used to it now? Are there any dead?" Li Hong asked with a smile while wiping the sweat from his brow.

"Yesterday, I heard from Xiaohu that the situation is much better these days. Didn't Zuo Sima report to you?"

"I have been in the Bing Cao camp for the past few days. I have asked Zuo Sima to handle the general affairs. He is very knowledgeable, writes well, writes well, writes well, and plays chess well. Once Zilong's article was published. I pointed out some problems to him. You see, Zilong admired him so much that he almost didn’t call him teacher.” Li Hong said with a smile, “He has a gentle personality, modesty and generosity, and we get along very well. Fortunately, he stayed, it would be a pity if he left with Zhang Baiqi."

"In the Yellow Turban Army, there are too many talented people. At the beginning, when I asked Wei Zhengwei Guoan to be an assassin, the old man was very upset. He thought I was too casual and didn't pay attention to this matter. Now look, there are more than one Yue walked down, from Handan to Chang'an, there was no major violation of military discipline. I was surprised that Guoan still has such a great ability? A learned person is different, doing things methodically, clearly, and clearly Resolute and decisive, powerful, I can’t do without admiration. The old man has convinced me. Chen Ming and Chen Zichan, the military officer of the scout battalion, are better than Shouyan in his handling ability and methods. One day I threaten Shouyan, if he doesn’t do a good job, he will cool down go."

Xiaolan smiled and said: "Shouyan must be very angry. But having said that, we started from Lulongsai. Over the past year, you have grown from a soldier to a general of Zhonglang. Biebu Sima, Army Sima, but because we have not read books, we are indeed inferior to those who have read books in many aspects. The difference between literacy and reading is that one is in the sky and the other is underground."

Li Hong put his arms around his shoulders and said: "Don't be discouraged? I can't even write a good article, so I will be a general. If you have time in the future, please ask the teacher to teach us. By the way, please Zuo Sima, don't need to spend money Money. In fact, I think reading is mainly about understanding and knowing how to be a person. If you know how to be an upright person and what you should do, you don’t need to study. It’s like when we fight. No one teaches you, but you still do Know how to fight and win battles. Those corrupt officials are all scholars, but they are worse for the country and the people than they are illiterate. Are you right?"

Xiaolan nodded, "Listen to you, nothing to worry about. When we were in Lulongsai, the four of us liked to listen to you. If Wu Ba and Datou were still alive, it would be nice for the five of us to be together. In that case, now that we are still in Luronse, we can still sleep in every morning."

Li Hong didn't say anything, he hugged Xiaolan's shoulders hard, feeling sore in his heart.

He let out a long breath and said, "Everyone is going to die, sooner or later."

"What are you doing in Bing Cao camp these days?" Xiaolan asked, "Still making spears?"

"Yes, we need to make more weapons. Ji Zhengyi brought a lot of carpenters and blacksmiths from Jizhou, so as long as there is no shortage of raw materials, we can make a lot of them. This Ji Zhengyi used to be a merchant of medicinal materials. Merchants are different, with flexible minds. This time in Kanto, many soldiers were not acclimatized, vomiting, diarrhea, dizziness and fever. Fortunately, Ji Zheng brought a lot of medical craftsmen and bought a lot of medicinal materials along the way, otherwise he would be in big trouble. This man It's amazing. Since the old man has him as his assistant, he has been shaking hands almost every day, and now he is still free to help me walk my horse."

Xiao Lan sighed: "Indeed, without those medical craftsmen we would be miserable."

Li Hong went on to say: "Currently our infantry lacks effective means to deal with Xiliang iron cavalry, and they also lack long-term training, so now we are counting on these giant spears to exert their power."

"There are already enough giant spears. We urgently built a batch in Jizhou. What is lacking now is the giant shields and the training of the soldiers. Although they were the main force of the Yellow Turban Army in the past, they are not as good as the Lulongsai soldiers. Much worse than them."

"Barely make do. The battle of more than 20 people is not about the physical strength and weapons of the soldiers, but the number of soldiers. Last year, we conducted many infantry and cavalry training on the Guangning grassland, and we have a lot of experience in how infantry can fight against cavalry. , are you still using this method to train soldiers?"

"Of course. You can deal with horses, so why not deal with people?" Xiaolan asked with a smile.

Li Hongda laughed.

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Bian Zhang and Han Sui played chess leisurely in the big tent.

"Fatty stays in Meiyang and has not withdrawn, does he have any intentions?" Bian Zhang asked the scouts to retreat while waving his hand.

"Fatty is very cunning, so be careful. We set up camp thirty miles away from Meiyang, just to guard against his surprise attack." Han Sui laughed, "Isn't he afraid of us besieging the city?"

"Zhou Shen and Huangfuhong's men and horses are all in Huai Li. Of course the fat man is not afraid of our siege." Bian Zhang put down his breath lightly, and said slowly, "It's really strange that he still doesn't retreat when we come. Could it be that he wants to wait for us? After reuniting with Shitou, 13 troops will attack him together?"

"Who is Fatty? When did he suffer? But judging from the present, it is really impossible to see that he has any tricks. He only has 3 people. Even if he wants to make a surprise attack, his troops are not enough. He has three Thousands of cavalry? Zhang Wen’s troops don’t even have [-] cavalry in total. What kind of trick is this fat man trying to play?” Han Sui shook his head helplessly, and said slowly, “I don’t understand. Based on the information we have obtained so far , Jizhou’s reinforcements may have arrived in Chang’an. But does this have anything to do with Fatty’s stay in Meiyang? Once Zhang Wen’s reinforcements arrive, our two teams are basically evenly matched.” He put down his breath slowly and continued, "But their cavalry is weaker than ours. June Thunder is our last defense."

"On Zhang Wen's side, Shoucheng's cavalry is okay." Bian Zhang said, "Did he write you a letter recently?"

"No. Ma Teng is hesitant to do things. He wants to rebel but is afraid of being scolded. He can't make a big deal." Han Sui smiled slightly, "Isn't he the descendant of General Fubo? What's the relationship? Not against the emperor, who would scold him?"

"After all, Shoucheng is a descendant of a famous family, so it's normal to have a lot of worries."

"Forget it, don't expect him to fight back. Hurry up and urge June Jinglei and Iron Wolf to stop dawdling in Shehu Valley and come to Youfufeng to join the battle earlier. Have you sent the order for Shitou?" Han Sui asked in a low voice.

"It has been sent four times. This stone is already an enemy. Why do you care about friendship? If he has not come for a long time, what is the use of our 8 people surrounding Meiyang? Zhang Wen's reinforcements surrounded him. This stone..." Bian Zhang shook his head again and again, with a look of helplessness on his face.

"He and Li Wenhou's troops are still more than 100 miles away from Meiyang, and they are coming soon, but I am afraid that when they come together tomorrow morning, they will suddenly find that Fatty Dong has disappeared. It would be dumbfounding. You write a letter and tell him that if he We haven’t arrived in Meiyang yet, let’s not do it as a friend, and we’ll each lead our team back to Jincheng.” Han Sui stroked his long beard and said with a smile, “Tell Ma Wan to go in person, and tell him with your face down.”

Bian Zhang laughed.

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Dong Zhuo slammed his desk and shouted loudly, "Is the old man here?"

The scout shuddered, and hurriedly replied, "Here we come, General, we come..."

"Okay." Dong Zhuo roared, his expression extremely excited.

The few subordinates sitting around were startled and all looked at Dong Zhuo.

"General, what happened?" Li Su asked cautiously.

"The old man is here, and Shitou will arrive tomorrow, what's so good about it." Hu Zhen muttered in a dissatisfied voice.

Dong Zhuo looked around at his subordinates, and said with a smile: "The old man came early, and the stone came late. There is no need to fight tomorrow. Why are you not happy about such a good thing?"

Li Su was one of Dong Zhuo's four lieutenants, the other three were Hu Zhen, Dong Zhuo's son-in-law Niu Fu, and the older one was Dong Zhuo's young friend named Yang Ding.When Dong Zhuo was in his 20s as a soldier of Cao Cao, he took Yang Ding and a dozen other brothers to fight the world together.Now they all died in battle one after another, only Yang Ding was left as a brother.

Li Su is tall and heroic, gentle, both civil and military, and he speaks eloquently.He was good at observing words and demeanor, pondering Dong Zhuo's thoughts, and saying things that Dong Zhuo liked to hear. Dong Zhuo had always liked him very much, but his mouth was taboo, so he never dared to treat him as a confidant.

Hearing that there was something in Dong Zhuo's words, Li Su immediately used his brain, thought about it, and tried to understand the meaning of Dong Zhuo's words.

(End of this chapter)