Great Han Empire

Chapter 241 The situation changes suddenly
There is no moon in the sky, only a few sparse stars, dim and dull.The tall and majestic Yicheng was submerged in the dark night, solemn and silent.After a day of hustle and bustle, the bloody battlefield finally fell silent.

On the battlefield, corpses were strewn all over the fields, blood flowed like rivers, it was too horrible to look at.

The soldiers of the Han army lit hundreds of bonfires around the battlefield. Under the leadership of various ministers, they cleaned the battlefield overnight.Tens of thousands of soldiers came and went on the battlefield, busy.

Xian Yufu saw Li Hong sitting next to Fist's corpse, saddened, squatting on the ground with a beard, wiping away his tears, while Tie Yue, Fist's sworn brother, knelt there covering his face and sobbing, he couldn't help feeling sour, and the tears immediately moistened him. eye sockets.Another comrade-in-arms from Youzhou died.

Jian Shuo, Yuan Shao, Liu Biao and Liu He stood behind Xian Yufu, trying to find Li Hong from the crowd opposite.They saw a tall young man with disheveled hair sitting on the ground in a daze, with a bearded face that looked haggard, ordinary in appearance, worn out in armor, and kind-hearted. He looked very much like the legendary leopard, but this man didn't know how to look at it. Like a commander in chief, but more like a tough and bloodthirsty bodyguard.

"Excuse me, my lord, who is Li Zhonglang?" Seeing Xian Yufu's sad face, Jian Shuo stood silent, so he quietly leaned into his ear and asked in a low voice.

Xian Yufu pointed to the young man sitting on the ground, and said in a low voice, "That's the one with disheveled hair."

Jian Shuo and Yuan Shao looked at each other with admiration on their faces.The young man in front of him led a group of young generals such as Xian Yufu, and created a miracle of annihilating [-] Qiang people in a battle. This was the most glorious battle to wipe out the Qiang people outside the Great Wall in the Han Dynasty for decades.Even Huangfugui, Zhang Huan, and Duan Jiong, the three famous Xiliang generals who are well-known in the Han Dynasty, have never had such an impressive record.After this battle, this leopard from northern Xinjiang could vaguely be compared with the most famous general Huangfusong in the Han Dynasty.

Xian Yufu walked up to Li Hong, patted him lightly, and whispered, "My lord, my lord..."

Li Hong raised his eyes to look at him, and asked nervously, "Who else? And the army Sima was killed?"

Xian Yufu sighed, and said sadly, "There is Fang Biao. He was killed by an arrow while resisting the Qiang attacking the phalanx."

When Li Hong heard the news of Fang Biao's death, he couldn't bear the pain in his heart anymore, and burst into tears.Xian Yufu shook his head, squatted down slowly, put his arms around his shoulders, tried his best to hold back the tears in his eyes, and said with a sob: "At least [-] of our brothers died here. We didn't keep our promise and left them alone. They are in a foreign land. They can no longer see Jizhou, northern Xinjiang, or their homeland."

Li Hong's heart ached, and he was heartbroken immediately, crying with his head in his arms.

Hearing Li Hong's cry, Yuan Shao thought of the bloody battle, felt relieved, and sighed, "It's not easy to survive." He turned to look at Liu He, pointed at Li Hong and said, "Zian, you Look carefully, Li Zhonglang is a bloody man, you can draw this scene and bring it back to show His Majesty."

Li Hong cried for a while, and the pain in his heart was relieved.Under the introduction of Xian Yufu, he met with Jian Shuo, Yuan Shao, Liu Biao, Liu He.The two sides exchanged a few pleasantries, and Jian Shuo explained the purpose of his visit, saying that the emperor promoted him to be a general in charge of protecting Qiang and governor of Xiliang military administration.Li Hong was sad and unhappy, so he reluctantly said a few polite words.Jian Shuo knew that he had a lot of things to do after the battle and was very busy, so he immediately congratulated him on his victory, and then took Yuan Shao, Liu Biao Liu and the three of them to find a place to rest.

"Yu Xing, when are they leaving?" Li Hong looked at the backs of the four of them going away, and asked in a low voice, "That Yuan man is covered in blood, did he participate in the battle?"

"My lord Jian said that he will go back after he announced the decree to you tomorrow." Xian Yufu said, "Yuan Shao not only participated in the battle, but almost died. He is a son of a powerful family and has a good reputation in Luoyang. I always thought he was A person who has gained a false reputation, he is not useful, but he is so heroic, brave and good at fighting, it is really impressive."

Li Hong nodded appreciatively, and said, "Do people from aristocratic families look so extraordinary and talented?"

"There are too many wine bags and rice bags." Xian Yufu said, "Yuan Shao is an outstanding figure in Luoyang, and there are not many in the capital."

"Oh." Li Hong turned his head to look at Xian Yufu, and suddenly asked, "Are you confident in winning this battle this morning?"

Xian Yufu shook his head and scolded: "Except for you, a lunatic, who has confidence? It's a fluke for us to win. If Jiang Wu hadn't defected, June Jinglei would have broken through."

Li Hong asked in surprise: "The kingdom has brought the army?"

"Yes." Xian Yufu said, "When the scouts came to report, I went crazy."

"Didn't I send someone to tell you about Jiang Wu?" Li Hong said, "You probably think I'm talking nonsense?"

"Of course, who knows whether what Jiu Yangpi said is true?" Xian Yufu sighed and said regretfully, "This time, Nie Xiao's army failed to defeat Han Sui quickly and counterattack the kingdom. It's really a pity."

Li Hong shook his hand and said, "It's a miracle that the battle can be fought like this. Don't be too greedy. Nie Xiao and the others hated Han Sui so much, they wanted to eat him, but in the end they had more haste than they wanted, and instead they were entangled by Han Sui. If this battle can be won, Nie Xiao and his Huangzhong Qiang soldiers should take the lead." He looked at Xian Yufu, and then said, "This time we wiped out the Qiang people, we have made outstanding achievements, and everyone can get promoted and get rich."

"Get promoted and get rich?" Xian Yufu said helplessly, "Stop wishful thinking. Do you know what you have done?"

Li Hong said suspiciously: "We have made such a great contribution and there is no reward? No way? Don't be so depressed."

"The corrupt officials imprisoned in Huaili camp all have an amnesty order." Xian Yufu said, "You killed them all in one go, do you know how serious this is? My son, why do you want to kill yourself?"

Li Hong lamented: "I didn't expect to win this battle. I think it would be nice if we could both lose and lose with the enemy. Who knew we could win?"

"I hope Your Majesty will be wise." Xian Yufu said worriedly.

The two chatted casually, walking side by side on the battlefield exuding a strong smell of blood, chatting with each other.

Zheng Xin hurried over and shouted loudly: "My lord, my lord, Master Fu is dead."

Li Hong and Xian Yufu looked at Zheng Xin in surprise.

"Shouyan, who said that?" Li Hong shouted, "How could he die in the city?"

In Li Hong's heart, Fu Xie is his friend, a very trusted friend.He and Fu Xie met outside Handan, and he received a lot of care and help from Fu Xie when he arrived in Xiliang. Li Hong was very grateful to him.Li Hong didn't expect that he would die suddenly.

"Zi Lie sent someone to send the news." Zheng Xin said, "Zi Lie said that when they went to the south gate to clean the battlefield, they found Master Fu's body."

"Come on, let's go and see."

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Xu Rong, Yan Rou and Jiang Wu rushed to the south gate to clean up the battlefield with the army, only to find Fu Xie's body and Hua Xiong.Hua Xiong was seriously injured and fell into a coma.

Li Hong rushed to the south gate with the black panther Yicong, and after paying homage to Fu Xie, he comforted the weeping Fu Gan a few words.At this moment Hu Ding came to tell him that Hua Xiong had been revived and had woken up.Li Hong was overjoyed and hurried to see him.

Li Hong held Hua Xiong's hand and said gratefully, "I've heard Jiang Wu tell you all about how you went out to fight in the city. In order to defeat the rebels and wipe out the Qiang people, Master Fu and the defenders of Yicheng died heroically for the country. It's admirable." Then he comforted Hua Xiong a few more words, got up and said goodbye.

"Where's Yang Hui? Is Bo Yanghui, the head of Hanyang County, dead?" Hua Xiong asked in a low voice.

Of course Li Hong didn't know, he turned to look at Xu Rong and Yan Rou.Standing aside, Jiang Wu bowed and said, "Master Yang, Master Yang is dead, and he will die by Lord Fu's side."

Hua Xiong closed his eyes in pain.

Li Hong sat down again, patted his hand, and said, "Ziwei, what's the matter?"

"Master Fu knew that he would die, so he entrusted his wife and children to Yang Hui before going to war, but Yang Hui vowed to follow Master Fu to death and insisted on going to war. He said that if he didn't die, he would be entrusted to raise Fu Gan, If he dies, let his friend Jun Jijiu (the official in charge of education in the county) Li Wei send Fu Gan to Linjing in Anding County, and worship Wang Jian, the son of the great Confucian king Fu, as his teacher."

"Master Fu is very worried about this Li Wei. He told me in private that this Li Wei is a disciple of Zhu Jun, the doctor of Guanglu, and he got this official position on Zhu Jun's recommendation. , acts unruly and unreliable. I think it would be safer if my lord came forward and sent Fu Gan to Linjing in Anding County."

Li Hong nodded and said, "Master Fu is just such a child, of course I will try my best." Li Hong turned his head and said to Zhao Yun who was standing behind, "Zilong, tomorrow, you go and invite that Master Li Wei to the university. account."

Zhao Yun bowed to his orders.Li Hong left immediately, he was anxious to see Nie Xiao.

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Nie Xiao, Luo Tuo, Baili Yang, Zhan Ma and Jiu Yangpi were very excited to see Li Hong come to see them in person.

Li Hong took Nie Xiao's hand and said a few words of gratitude and appreciation, but Nie Xiao's words choked him up.

"When will your lord attack Jincheng?"

Li Hong didn't know how to answer.He had no intention of continuing to pursue the rebels to attack Jincheng, nor did he intend to kill Han Sui.When he was thinking about how to answer, Baili Yang also spoke.

"My lord, we can follow Han Sui closely, take advantage of the victory and pursue, and take Jincheng County in one go."

Li Hong pretended to smile and asked, "Attack immediately?"

The camel said: "Yes. If the delay continues, Han Sui may run to the Daxue Mountain. Now, the weather is getting colder and colder. Once it snows, the transportation of grain and grass will become a big problem."

Li Hong laughed, nodded repeatedly, and seemed quite agreeable.

"My lord, we have conquered Jincheng County, and we have the final say in the Huangzhong area." Zhan Ma said, "We will not allow any Han officials to set foot in Huangzhong."

Li Hong's smile was a little abnormal.

"My lord." Nie Xiao broke away from Li Hong's grasping hand and said with a bow, "Can my lord give us the captured Qiang captives?"

"Of course." Li Hong patted him on the shoulder with a smile, and said, "You can go and take the prisoners right away, but..." Li Hong paused, looked at several people and said, "You are not allowed to kill any of them. "

"My lord, June Jinglei and the remains of other Qiang leaders, can we send them back beyond the Great Wall?" Jiu Yangpi hesitated for a moment and asked in a low voice.

Li Hong didn't make a sound for a long time. He originally wanted to send June Jinglei and a bunch of heads, big and small, to Luoyang to receive the reward.Seeing the expectant and pleading eyes of Nie Xiao and others, he softened his heart and said, "Okay, you can send someone to get it."

Nie Xiao, Luo Tuo and the others knelt down and kowtowed to Li Hong.

Li Hong hurriedly pulled them up, and said with a smile, "Don't forget, you are big Han people."

"But our roots are in Daxue Mountain." Luo Tuo sighed, "No one will forget it."

Li Hong's heart trembled, suddenly thinking of his parents and relatives.When will my memory be restored, will I be able to think of my parents, my hometown, and my roots?
Jiu Yangpi asked Li Hong again when he would set off to attack Jincheng and Longxi.

"The war has just ended, and we still have a lot of work to do in the aftermath. If you pursue it hastily, it may lead to accidents. You lost nearly 1 people in the process of attacking Han Sui. The soldiers are very tired. I think it is better to rest for a while. How many days are good?"

Nie Xiao murmured in a low voice, "Don't you want to fight anymore, my lord?"

Li Hong said with a smile, "Of course we will fight. Think about it, if we are fully prepared and [-] to [-] troops rush forward, will our losses be smaller and our confidence greater? At that time, let Han Sui have Even if you have a great ability, you will be defeated. Wait a minute, okay?"

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In the middle of the night, Li Hong entered the city.

Some main officials of the Hanyang County Government Office told Li Hong about the process of defending the city for more than a month, and then asked Li Hong to restore the county government and the government offices of each county, appease the people in the territory, prepare disaster relief materials to help the people survive the winter, and so on.They need a lot of money and food.

Li Hong immediately ordered Xu Rong to be in charge of the military affairs of Hanyang County for the time being, and asked the officials of the county government to draw up the matters that needed to be resolved overnight, and discuss with Xu Rong tomorrow.

In the early morning, Li Hong returned to the temporary military tent.Xian Yufu first talked about the preliminary statistics of the number of casualties and the amount of materials seized, and then the generals of the various ministries began to report, and then everyone discussed whether to continue to attack the rebels or take a break.The generals of various ministries had different opinions and debated endlessly.

In the middle of the night, Li Hong discussed with Xian Yufu, Xu Rong, and Qu Yi about rewarding the emperor, military pay, rewards for meritorious service, and handling of prisoners, etc. They didn't leave until dawn.

In the early morning, Li Hong went to the wounded barracks to visit the wounded soldiers.Immediately, he rushed to the prisoner camp without stopping, and he wanted to talk to Kuangfengsha about the future of Xianlingqiang.

In the morning, Li Hong led a group of generals to bid farewell to Jian Shuo, Yuan Shao, Liu Biao and Liu He, who were ordered to reward the army.On the way to see them off, Li Hong and Yuan Shao had a good chat, and they felt that they hit each other very well.

At noon, Li Hong didn't even bother to eat, and even wrote several memorials and papers.After Zhao Yun and Pang De transcribed it, they stamped Li Hong's seal on it, and immediately dispatched it separately with a fast ride of [-] miles.

Li Hong just wanted to lie down, Zhao Yun said: "My lord, Li Wei, the sacrificial wine of Hanyang Mansion, has been waiting in the side tent for an hour. Would you like to see him first?"

Li Hong nodded and said with a wry smile, "I'll go right away, I need to wash my face, I can't hold it anymore."

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(End of this chapter)