Great Han Empire

Chapter 294
Since the rumors spread, General He Jin has excused his illness and stopped going to court.He heard that Minister Sikong and Xu Pingheng asked the emperor to let him lead the northern army to go north, and then he presented a crime statement, saying that it was widely rumored in the government and the opposition that he had contacts with Xiliang thieves, and had an intimate relationship with the rebel leader Wang Guo, Huang Yan, etc. At this time, he It is not suitable to lead the army north, so I politely shirk it.

Immediately, a minister wrote to the Son of Heaven, saying that the rebellion of the Xingyang rebels had just been settled, and the ant thieves were still rampant in Heishan.If the thieves take advantage of the northern army's arrival in Chang'an to start another war, Luoyang will be in danger.

After the emperor saw General He Jin's apology form, he was very angry. He threw the bamboo slips to the ground and said angrily: "As a general, he is in charge of conquests in all directions. It's fine if he doesn't dare to fight the barbarians. How dare he dare Brazenly looking for excuses for yourself."

Zhang Rang, who was accompanying him, took the opportunity to say: "Your Majesty, since the general is in poor health and cannot undertake the conquest, it is better to let He Miao, the chariot general, lead the northern army on his behalf, and rush to Chang'an to garrison first."

The emperor thinks about it too.Now that the army on the front line cannot be supplied with military pay and weapons, if Huangfusong and Lu Zhi's worries become a reality, Guanzhong and Chang'an will fall under the iron hooves of the Xianbei people.If the Northern Army can enter Chang'an City in time, although it may not be possible to drive the Xianbei people out of Beidi County, at least they can build another barrier outside Chang'an City to ensure the safety of the ancestral cemetery and Chang'an City.

He Miao is He Jin's younger brother, and they are all brothers in the same family. He will lead the Northern Army, and the general will not refuse.Immediately, the emperor ordered He Miao to lead the army northward.

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There were more and more memorials to impeach Li Hong, and even the Empress Dowager of Yongle Palace came forward.

The empress dowager was very concerned about the ancestral cemetery in Chang'an, and repeatedly asked the emperor about the war in Xijiang, and warned the emperor not to ruin the country's affairs because of his own selfishness.

Hearing that the Son of Heaven wanted to change generals before the battle, Huangfusong and Lu Zhi were shocked, and they tried their best to say, "At this time, Li Hong should be held accountable. Removing and replacing the generals of the commanding army will surely cause complaints from the soldiers at all levels in the front line. Once the morale of the army is weakened, the morale will be low. , the catastrophe of defeat is imminent.”

Situ Cui Lie, Zongzheng Liu Yu, Taichang Liu Yan and others also wrote to persuade the emperor, denouncing the wrong move of changing generals.Situ Cui Lie said: "The minister said he wanted to replace Li Hong, so His Majesty asked that minister to lead the army in the western borders to see if he has the courage to go to Liupan Mountain to fight against the enemy."

General He Jin, who was sick at home, also wrote to the emperor, saying that Li Hong's abandonment of the three gates was the correct strategy for defending against the enemy, and there was nothing wrong with it.Now Liupan Mountain is still in the hands of the Han army, and the Xianbei people are still north of Liupan Mountain, seven or eight hundred miles away from Chang'an, so what should we be careful about?With Li Hong's numerous military achievements in the past and the way of using troops to win by surprise, it will be sooner or later to defeat the Xianbei.

The emperor was dizzy and confused by all kinds of arguments, and he was unable to make a decision for a long time.

At this moment, the queen came to look for the emperor.She said that her mother, Lord Wuyang, heard that her son He Miao was going to go to the western border, and was careful about his life. She washed her face with tears all day long, refused to eat or drink, and cried and begged herself to intercede with the emperor. Appoint others to go out.The emperor couldn't be bothered by the queen, so he had to agree, but then he was worried about how to find an excuse to withdraw the imperial decree.

Just at this time, the chief minister, Wang Han, came to the emperor to complain angrily.He said to the Son of Heaven: "In order to provide military resources for the 13 troops of Li Wei and Dong Zhuo, the national strength has been exhausted. Now Your Majesty is sending another [-] Northern Army to Chang'an. Where will the money come from? I have one billion dollars, otherwise the [-] Northern Army will turn back before they reach Tongguan. If Your Majesty doesn't borrow money, I don't think I should kill Li Hong, Your Majesty should kill me first."

The emperor was overjoyed when he heard the words, and said repeatedly: "Forget it, forget it, the Northern Army is not going, let Li Hong continue to lead the army to fight against the enemy."

"What about the money?" Wang Han asked, "Is the money still to be borrowed? If His Majesty does not lend money to the minister, don't His Majesty issue an order to Li Hong, he will kill himself in Liupan Mountain to thank the world."

"Okay." The emperor said helplessly, "One billion yuan, if you borrow it again, there will be nothing left."

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The emergency documents from Bingzhou were sent to Luoyang, and Zhang Yan, the leader of the Yellow Turban Ant Thieves, led an army of 30 to Taihang to attack Taiyuan County.

The emergency document from Xiliang was sent to Luoyang at the same time, and the army of Wang Guo, Han Sui and Ma Teng began to besiege Yicheng.

The situation in Luoyang suddenly became tense overnight.

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"Although Li Hong won consecutive battles, every battle left a tail. The victory of the Yellow Turban Army in Jizhou made Zhang Yan escape back to Taihang Mountain; the victory in Yicheng made Wang Guo and Han Sui flee back to Huangzhong and Longxi. Now These remnants took advantage of the chaos and gradually turned into a prairie fire, what should I do?" The emperor complained incessantly, frowning.

"The matter of Xiliang has to be ignored for the time being." Huangfusong said, "there are not many rebels in Xiliang. Even if they take down Yicheng and occupy Hanyang County, they will definitely not be able to continue to attack Sanfu."

"We'll see how the situation develops after He Yong arrives in Xiliang." Lu Zhi said, "If Wang Guo and Han Sui are willing to be appeased, the rebellion in Xiliang will basically be put down."

"Last year when Li Zhonglang went to Jincheng to appease Bian Zhang and Han Sui, they put forward a very harsh condition for appeasement." Huangfusong sighed, "If Wang Guo and Han Sui raise such a condition again this time, I'm afraid He Yong will be very different from them. It’s hard to talk about it. The last time Li Zhonglang brought Yu Wei after a big victory to appease, the rebels dared not give in, but this time it’s different.”

"What do the two lovers mean?" the emperor asked, "agree to all their terms?"

"Of course not." Huangfusong said, "In order to concentrate our forces against the Xianbei people, we must resolve the matter of the Xiliang rebels as soon as possible. Therefore, Your Majesty can give them a little sweetness first to express His Majesty's heart. In this way, He Yong and them It is more convenient to talk about. For example, let Wang Guo be the governor of Xiliang, let Han Sui be the prefect of Jincheng County, let Huang Yan be the prefect of Longxi, let Ma Teng be the captain of the Qiang guard..."

"It's totally fine." The emperor waved his hand and said, "No one in the court wants to be an official in Xiliang, so let them do it temporarily, but..."

The emperor glanced at the two of them, and said seriously: "If this wind spreads, and everyone threatens me with rebellion and wants to be an official, then..."

"This is just a stopgap measure." Lu Zhi sneered, "Your Majesty, there is no need to worry. As long as we get rid of the Xianbei people, Li Zhonglang will be free to march into Xiliang. Those who should be killed should still be killed, and those who should be arrested should still be arrested." .I am a big man Tianwei, how can I allow these rebels to invade wantonly."

The emperor suddenly smiled.Huangfusong looked at Lu Zhi, his eyes were full of dissatisfaction.Lu Zhi turned a blind eye and continued to say: "Your Majesty, our military strength is currently insufficient, and our military resources are even more seriously lacking, so Xiliang's frontiers urgently need their strength to detain Qianghu. Therefore, I believe that we should try our best to meet Xiliang's rebellious conditions." I can agree."

"It makes sense, it makes sense." The emperor nodded repeatedly and said, "I will give He Yong an order to let him be flexible. Anyway, it's just to make them happy, and it doesn't matter if you agree or not."

"Also, ask He Yong to prolong the negotiation." Lu Zhi thought for a while and said, "It's better to delay until two months later."

"why?"

"If Li Zhonglang and Dong Zhuo haven't repelled the Xianbei after two months, we won't be able to support the 10,000+ army, so we have to retreat to Chang'an City. At this time, the tens of thousands of Xiliang rebels can come in handy immediately. .”

"Wouldn't it be better to appease them first?" the emperor asked strangely.

"We talked about it early. In order to preserve their strength, they will definitely bring their troops back to the county." Lu Zhi explained, "At that time, we will have no way to threaten them to rush to Guanzhong to prevent the Xianbei people from going south."

"Aiqing is a good plan, a good plan." The emperor couldn't help but praised repeatedly.

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"What about the yellow-turban ant thief in Bingzhou?" The emperor continued to ask, "The two lovers should have made up their minds long ago, right?"

"The most troublesome thing is Zhang Yan." Huangfusong shook his head and said, "We have discussed it with the servants of Shangshutai for a long time, but we really can't think of a proper solution. It seems that we have to send troops to suppress it."

"This Zhang Yan has gathered millions of people on Taihang Mountain in less than a year since he succeeded the Yellow Turban commander. His momentum is as great as Zhang Jiao and Zhang Niujiao, the leaders of the ant thief back then." Lu Zhi Said, "At the beginning of last year, Li Zhonglang led Fengyun Iron Cavalry and Zhang Niujiao to fight in Yingtao. Although he narrowly won, he didn't hurt his bones. And the disaster of the Taihang Mountain ant thief."

"Now in the north of Bingzhou, the leader of the Xianbei people led the crowd to attack Yanmen County, the Xiongnu Tu Gehu rebelled in the west, the Yellow Turban Ant thief attacked the city in the east, and the refugees from Xihe County in the middle made troubles. The fierceness of the war is still victorious. Xijiang."

"Bingzhou is the largest state in northern Xinjiang. The barrier between Luoyang and the Central Plains cannot be lost." Lu Zhi pointed to the Yanmen Pass on the map and said, "Now the 1 horses of Liu Bo, General Du Liao, and Zhang Yi, the governor of Bingzhou The [-] county soldiers are fighting against the Xianbei people at Yanmen Pass, and the entire Taiyuan County and Shangdang County have no soldiers, so we have to send a large army to the north quickly to defeat the rebellion of the ant thief as soon as possible, and stabilize the state."

"Big army?" the emperor asked back, "Where do we have a big army?"

"Luoyang Northern Army." Huangfusong said, "No matter what, the Luoyang Northern Army must be dispatched, otherwise the situation in Bingzhou will be out of hand."

"I have already said that because the treasury has no money, the Northern Army can't go anywhere." The emperor spread his hands, with a bitter face, and lamented loudly, "You two, the Northern Army can't even go to Chang'an, let alone go to Chang'an." Don't talk about going to Bingzhou."

"Your Majesty, if Zhang Yan captures Taiyuan County, Heishan Yellow Turbans will definitely take advantage of the situation and attack Shangdang County. In addition, the rebellion in Xihe County is getting worse. It may not be long before Bingzhou will be ruled by Yellow Turban Ants." Lu Zhi persuaded Admonishment, "Now the northern border county of Bingzhou is occupied by Xianbei people, and the western part is occupied by Xianbei people. If the central and southern parts are occupied by yellow turban ants, Bingzhou will be completely lost. Once Bingzhou is lost, it will directly threaten Sili and Gyeonggi. safety, so..."

"Okay, okay..." The Son of Heaven interrupted Lu Zhi with a wave of his hand, and said weakly, "I will find a way, I will find a way."

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The emperor decreed that General He Jin immediately lead the northern army to Bingzhou to suppress the rebellion.

The general had no choice but to convene the staff of the general's mansion to discuss the matter of marching into Bingzhou.

"Your Majesty just revoked the order to go north to Chang'an, and immediately issued an order to go north to Bingzhou. Could it be that he wants to use Wanjintang's money to spend military funds?" Chang Shi Zhao Qi said in surprise, "The general didn't ask?"

He Jin shook his head and said: "Your Majesty's tone this time is firm and unquestionable. It is impossible not to leave, but I am very worried about the situation in Beijing. If I leave..."

"At this time, the war is raging, how can Your Majesty still have the time to set up a crown prince?" Xun You advised, "The general should take advantage of this opportunity and move the army northward to suppress the rebellion. If this battle is won, the general will make great achievements, and his power will shake the world. Speaking in Luoyang carries even more weight."

He Jin hesitated and looked at Yuan Shao.

Yuan Shao said: "General, it may not take a day or two for the Northern Army to cross the Yellow River."

"It is nearly a thousand miles away from Taiyuan County, and it will be difficult to gather the food, grass and supplies needed by the [-] army in a short period of time. In addition, in order to transport these food and supplies, we must call a large number of civilians. Calculated like this, we need at least one month's time. It takes time to make preparations for crossing the Yellow River." Yuan Shao smiled and said, "This battle cannot be compared with going out of the tiger prison to put down the Xingyang thieves. The reason why Li Hong abandoned the three passes so quickly is because our It was too late to prepare in the early stage, and now he has no soldiers, no food, and even no replenishment of weapons, in this case, what else can he do except retreat all the way?"

"The national treasury is already empty. We all know how long Li Hong's army can last. One month later, the battle situation in Western Xinjiang will definitely change. Either Li Hong will withdraw to Chang'an City, or the Xianbei will withdraw to the north of the Yellow River."

"If Li Hong withdraws to Chang'an City, will we still cross the Yellow River north?" Yuan Shao looked at the crowd and asked, "If the Xianbei retreat to the north of the Yellow River, will we still need to cross the Yellow River north?"

"If Li Hong withdraws to Chang'an City, the Northern Army must stay in Luoyang to ensure the safety of the capital. This is beyond doubt." Yuan Shao said, "If Dong Zhuo cuts off the Xianbei people's retreat, and the Xianbei people retreat to the north of the Yellow River, Li Hong The army will catch up all the way. Just imagine, how much food, grass and supplies does his army need? Even if the emperor took out the money of Wanjintang to pay for the military, he would not be so generous as to give out billions in one go .In the current situation of the Han Kingdom, it is already difficult to maintain the military resources of a battlefield, let alone let us go to Bingzhou to fight the Yellow Turbans."

"According to the original statement, it is impossible for the Northern Army to cross the Yellow River, so why did His Majesty issue such an edict?" Zheng Tai asked strangely, "Shangshutai is now occupied by Huangfusong, Lu Zhi and others, don't they? think?"

Liu Biao, Zhonghou of the Northern Army, said with a smile: "Of course they know. I guess they want to take advantage of Zhang Yan's opportunity to attack Taiyuan, and force His Majesty to take out the money from Wanjintang by letting the Northern Army go out, and then invest the money in Go to the battlefield in the western border."

"Haha, what Brother Jing Sheng said makes sense." Yuan Shao smiled, "Everyone can carefully analyze the situation in Bingzhou. The situation in Bingzhou looks very dangerous now, but in fact it is far from the point of using the Northern Army to go out. Currently Xianbei The leader's army was in a stalemate with the Han army in Yanmen County. The Huns' Tu various tribes had already followed Helian to the north, and the refugees from Xihe County just gathered in Baibo Valley to be bandits. The ant thief has just retreated, so how can he have the ability to send troops to the party again? Only Zhang Yan of Taihang Mountain is indeed attacking Taiyuan. But the city of Jinyang, the prefecture of Taiyuan County, has a tall wall, which is easy to defend and difficult to attack. Zhang Yan wants to take it in a short time. The city is very difficult. After Kuitou retreats, Zhang Yan may also withdraw his troops and return to the mountain."

"In the final analysis, it's all because the ministers of Shangshutai deliberately exaggerated the situation of the Bingzhou army in order to maintain the war in Western Xinjiang, and deceived His Majesty to deceive His Majesty's money." Yuan Shao smiled lightly and shook his head again and again, "Your Majesty is too stingy, Dahan Sheji has reached this point, and he is still reluctant to use money to subsidize state affairs."

He Jin was overjoyed, and his mood suddenly brightened. He smiled and said, "Huangfusong and Lu Zhi dared to lie to His Majesty. They are really daring." He pointed to Zhao Qi and said, "My lord and Gongda stayed at the General's Mansion. The rest follow me to the Northern Army barracks."

"No hurry, General." Yuan Shao said, "The war in the western border is related to the safety of the Han society, and the General's Mansion should give full support. I think the General should stay in Luoyang and urge military resources every day to help Da Sinong has overcome the difficulties in front of him."

He Jin pondered for a while, nodded and said: "Ben Chu is right, the war in the western border is indeed the most important thing. Well, Zi Shi, Jing Sheng, Ben Chu, you go to Daying to show off, and I stay in Luoyang. "

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The emperor has had a splitting headache these two days, thinking hard about ways to get money.

General He Jin and Da Sinonong Wang Han, one behind the other, haunted him like ghosts asking for money, which annoyed him immensely.

On this day, Zhao Zhong and Zhang asked several middle-ranking attendants to go to the emperor's bedroom in the clothes of merchants, and invited the emperor to visit the market in the harem.

"Your Majesty, today is the opening day of the market, has Your Majesty forgotten?"

The emperor was in a bad mood, and had forgotten about it long ago. He said angrily, "I won't go, I won't go today. By the way, have you thought of a way to get money?"

"Of course I thought of it, otherwise I wouldn't dare to disturb His Majesty." Zhang Rang laughed.

"Really?" The emperor was overjoyed, grabbed Zhang Rang, and shouted happily, "Quickly, quickly, where do you get the money from?"

"Your Majesty, the ministers have thought about it for a long time, and suddenly found that there is one thing that His Majesty has not sold?"

"What is it?" the emperor asked curiously, "Is there anything else that can be sold? You have to know that if you have less money, you need to raise at least a billion dollars."

"Marquis of Guannei." Zhang Rang said triumphantly, "Your Majesty, Marquis of Guannei can still be sold, and you can buy it at a good price, at least 500 million yuan."

The emperor thought for a while, then laughed loudly: "Aiqing is a good idea, a good idea, I am rich now."

"Go, go, drink, drink."

The titles of this dynasty inherited the Qin system and were divided into twenty ranks, which were used to reward meritorious ministers. No.20 and so on are Liehou, with respected status and feudal titles. No.19 and so on are the Marquis of Guannei.The Marquis of Guannei has no fiefdom, and the food is sent to the county where he lives. The rent of the people is limited by the number of households.In the past, the emperor used to buy officials in Xiyuan in order to make money, but now the emperor even sold his title in order to make money.

The emperor sold Guanneihou for 500 million yuan, which shocked the government and the public.

Rich people from all over the world are eager to buy it, lest the price will increase.

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Tian Zhong led his troops to Cao Ying and rushed to Linjing with the second batch of grain, grass and supplies.Yan Liang, Wen Chou, Jiang Wu, and Zhang Xiao also arrived at the same time with [-] Jizhou troops.

Xu Rong, who stayed in Linjing, immediately called Yan Liang and others to discuss the military situation.He first introduced the latest battle situation, and then explained the army's strategy against the enemy.

"After resting for four hours, we will set off immediately."

Yan Liang asked with concern: "My lord is in Fanting Mountain now?"

"Yes." Xu Rong said, "Helian led the Xianbei army to bypass the fire on Guandai Mountain, and reached Fanting Mountain from the small road. In order to give us time to assemble, the Lord is stopping the Xianbei people at Fanting Mountain."

"Did the Xianbei attack very hard?" Tian Zhong asked, "Did we lose a lot?"

"According to the scout who sent the letter, the Xianbei people took turns to attack day and night, and the two sides fought very fiercely. In order to reduce losses, the adults set up obstacles every five miles, and retreated while fighting. So far, they have retreated sixty miles, basically withdrawing If you don't come again, my lord is going to counterattack." Xu Rong said slowly, "Whether you can defeat the Xianbei depends on your Jizhou army."

"Is it a big battle?" Panta asked excitedly, "Is it a fight with Xianbei cavalry?"

"Yes." Xu Rong said, "It's a big battle. If it wins, the Xianbei people will go back to the grassland."

Pan Ta, Lin Xun, Liao Lei, Ding Bo, and Chen several military commanders were overjoyed when they heard the words, and their excitement was beyond words.

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Tian Zhong returned to Bingcao Camp and immediately ordered the soldiers to organize civilian husbands and drive more than 3000 horse-drawn carriages full of various weapons on the road first.

Tang Yun and Yin Si led a few soldiers and rushed past Tian Zhong on horseback.

"These two little bastards are too courageous." Tian Zhong looked at their backs and shouted angrily, "Old Guai, lead a few people to chase after them, and bring that armored soldier back to me!"

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Xiao Lan looked at Tian Zhong with tears in her eyes.

She heard that the Bing Cao Battalion was going to move out, and pestered Tian Zhong to go to the front line, but Tian Zhong refused.When Li Wei left, he didn't wake her up and didn't say anything, which made her very sad.She knew that Li Wei felt guilty for her all the way from Jizhou, and even thought about sending her back to Luoyang a few times.She wants to stay with Li Wei, she doesn't want to go back to Luoyang, she wants to tell Li Wei this sentence in person.

As the battle on the front line became more and more intense, Xiao Lan became more and more worried about Li Wei's safety, and her longing became more and more intense. She wished she could see Li Wei right away.She is going to the front.

Tang Yun and Yin Si were forced to have no choice but to hide her in the guards, planning to take her to the front line together.They thought, anyway, the Bing Cao Battalion was behind the army, so it should be very safe.

But who knew, Tian Zhong's eyes were sharper than an eagle's, and he could spot their tricks with just a glance.

Tian Zhong stared, scolded Tang Yun and Yin Si angrily, and whipped them each.

"Who gave you the courage? How dare you bring Xiao Lan to the battlefield, I think you don't want to live anymore."

The two of them lowered their heads and dared not make a sound, Yin Si turned pale with fright.

"Old man, forget it, they are all children, ignorant, just scold and scold them." Lao Guai persuaded, "Why are you beating them?"

"If you let the adults know about this, don't peel their skins." Tian Zhong still couldn't understand his hatred and cursed, "Li Zhongyuan is back, if you see that Xiao Lan is not here, don't fight me for your life. The two little ones asshole!"

Tian Zhong looked back at Xiao Lan, his heart softened, he put on a smiling face, and comforted him cautiously: "Women are not allowed to go to the battlefield. This is the military law of the big men. Whoever violates it will have his head killed."

"Why can't I kill the enemy and serve the country?" Xiao Lan burst into tears, "I can also kill the enemy."

"No matter how good your martial arts are, you can't go to the battlefield." Tian Zhong said seriously, "There is no reason? This is military law."

Tian Zhongfei got on the horse, looked at Xiao Lan, and said word by word: "If all the men in the Han Kingdom are dead, you can go to the battlefield."

He kicked the horse's belly fiercely and galloped away.

"Children, let's go, follow me to kill the enemy..."

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Lei Zhong poked his head out from behind the tree barrier quietly, and glanced at the enemy army ahead.The Xianbei people are regrouping and preparing to launch a new round of charge.

Several long arrows roared towards him.Lei Zhong shrank his head and hid back. "Boom...boom..." With a few powerful muffled sounds, the long arrows were nailed into the thick tree trunk in front of Lei Zhong almost at the same time.

Lei Chong's heart beat violently a few times.This time, can I survive?

He is from the state of Zhao in Jizhou.In the past, my family was poor and could only eat wild vegetable porridge once a day.He and his grandparents, parents, brothers and sisters are busy all year round, but they don't have enough food and clothing. He doesn't understand why.Later, the great virtuous teachers gathered together to rebel, and wars broke out in their hometown. The family didn't even have any land to plant, so they had to flee everywhere with the people in the village to avoid the disaster of war.Soon, five members of the family starved to death.Although the father exchanged his young sister for a little boy from another family and cooked and ate them, he still failed to save the family's lives. In the end, Tian Zhong and his elder brother dug a hole in the ground, buried their parents, and followed the Yellow Turban The army went to war.

Lei Chong's brother died in the battle of Guangzong, and he fled to Taihang Mountain with Zhang Niujiao.Soon, Zhang Niujiao led them down the Taihang Mountains, and started fighting again, all the way to Youzhou in the north, but was defeated by the famous leopard in northern Xinjiang.Lei Zhong fled with everyone, and surrendered after fleeing to Fanyang City.

Then, Lei Zhong suddenly found that he had changed from rebellion to the Han army. Not only did he have clothes and armor to wear, food to eat, but also a monthly salary of [-] yuan.Lei Zhong felt like he was dreaming, and he hoped that this dream would last forever, and he must not wake up.

Lei Zhong felt it was worth fighting behind Lord Leopard, even if he died.This Lord Leopard used to be a slave of the Xianbei people. Like himself, he came from a poor background, without bureaucratic airs. He likes to be at the forefront of battles. He likes to have disheveled hair. He likes to sleep in the barracks. He wears the same clothes as himself. He eats the same food as himself. He always sits among the soldiers with a smile and talks nonsense. He is everyone's brother.

"Move the dead body, move the dead body..." Dui led bent down and yelled loudly while running behind the tree barrier, "Ready to fight, ready to fight..."

"Lei Zhong, hurry up, the Xianbei are going to attack." The captain patted Lei Zhong on the shoulder and continued to run forward.

Lei Zhong looked at the dead comrades lying on the ground around him, his heart was sour, and he wanted to cry but had no tears.Too many wars were fought, too many comrades died by my side, those who have been with each other for a few years, those who just came, people from Xianbei, people from Karasuma, people from Youzhou, Jizhou, Xiliang, Lei Chong has already cried not coming out.He slowly got up, dragged the remains of his comrades and ran towards the nearby woods.

This time, Master Yan Rou led them to run for more than half a month, finally arrived at Gaoping City, but immediately turned around and retreated.The soldiers were yelling and yelling at each other, hitting them whenever they beat them, why are they always running away?No matter where you fight, you will die.After withdrawing to Mount Fanting, the battle finally began.The Xianbei had too many cavalry, too many to fight.

Yan Rou led a battalion to take charge of the attack.The village where Tian Zhong was located was fought all the way through eleven obstacles. After three days and three nights of bloody fighting, there were only more than 80 people left. The 400-man garrison is less than a centurion, and the garrison leader was killed when he was blocking the fifth obstacle. Now it is this team that directs everyone to fight.Tian Zhong estimated that out of the 6000 troops of Master Yan Rou, there are at most 1000 left, but the bloody battle is still going on.

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The Xianbei people blew the horn of charge, and the sound of galloping horses and shouts of soldiers shook the mountains and fields.

Leaning his back against the tree barrier, Lei Chong sat quietly on the bloody ground, wiping the saber in his hand.This is the third sword he has used today.Lei Zhong suddenly thought of his mother.Mother would be very relieved to know that he has not died yet.My mother's greatest wish is to hope that they can all survive, no matter whether they can eat enough or not, as long as they are alive, there is hope.

The tremor on the ground became more and more intense, and the roar became louder and louder, but Lei Zhong seemed to have not heard it, and his expression was serene.He put the saber across his lap, and reached out to grab a handful of grass on the ground.The grass was covered with brown bloodstains, in Lei Zhong's eyes, the little bloodstains were the laughter of his comrades in arms.He counted one by one, without distraction, his ears filled with the sound of galloping war horses trampling grass stalks.

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The sound of war drums suddenly sounded, and the hoarse roar of the team leader hit the hearts of every soldier.

"Brothers, stand up, stand up..."

"Raise the spear, raise the spear..."

"For the dead brother, we will fight to the end..."

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With a roar, Lei Zhong jumped up, and the saber in his hand slashed into the tree trunk fiercely.

Xianbei's cavalry roared towards them.

Lei Zhong glanced at the enemy coldly, squatted down short, and picked up the four-foot spear placed on the trunk.

"kill……"

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Lei Zhong's spear pierced through the enemy's war horse.

In an instant, he let go of the spear in his hand, and his figure was like an agile cheetah. He grabbed the sword with his hands, and chopped it into the air at the Xianbei cavalry who were rolling on the ground.

The Xianbei people shouted frantically, and they kept galloping over obstacles on their horses, rushing into the battlefield of fierce fighting.

The team was hit by the enemy's horses into the air, and was pierced by three spears to death; Lei Chong killed two people in a row, chopped off seven horse legs, rolled and crawled, and jumped into the ground ten steps away panting. The second tree barrier; more comrades were intercepted and killed by the enemy in a narrow area within ten steps.

"Raise the spear, raise the spear to block..."

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The Xianbei people used 2000 people as an attacking team, and continued to charge tenaciously and ferociously. The Han army used dense tree barriers as a cover, desperately resisting, and the two sides fought extremely fiercely.

Lei Chong panted heavily, dragged and dragged by several comrades, and struggled to climb over the last tree barrier.Further on, there is a flat hillside.

"Where's the cavalry? Where's our cavalry?" Tian Zhong asked exhaustedly lying on the ground.

Whenever the infantry's blocking basically tended to collapse, the cavalry deployed behind the blocking obstacles began to attack, repelling the Xianbei with a strong counterattack, and covering the infantry's withdrawal to the next position five miles away.

"We'll be there soon, I've heard the sound of horseshoes, can't you hear it?"

Tian Zhong put his ear to the ground and listened carefully, his face gradually revealed a look of excitement.

"Which cavalry is it this time? Are they Huangzhong Qiang people or Xianling Qiang?" A soldier asked with a smile as he wiped the blood from his face.

"This time it's Fengyun Cavalry, Lord Leopard's Fengyun Cavalry!" Tian Zhong suddenly knelt up, raised his hands, and shouted wildly: "It's Fengyun Cavalry, it's Lord Leopard!"

"The leopard is coming..."

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Li Hong brought three thousand black leopard righteous followers and two thousand wind and cloud cavalry who shot the tiger, and rushed down the hillside like an overwhelming mountain.

The sound of horns and shouts of killing was earth-shattering, and the long arrows all over the sky flew towards the enemy with breathtaking screams, and the fierce battle began again.

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Lei Zhong lay sprawled on the tree barrier, smiling and watching the horses fly over the tree barrier with his comrades, feeling very happy.

This time, he didn't die, and he could live for a few more hours.

He looked up at the blue sky, squinted his eyes and looked at the dazzling sun, feeling peaceful in his heart.It's good to be alive.

His eyelids became heavier and heavier, and the sound of fighting in his ears was as beautiful as a hypnotic tune.Tian Zhong gradually fell asleep with comfort and satisfaction.

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(End of this chapter)