Great Han Empire

Chapter 307
The battle in Lingwu Valley was bloody and tragic.

The two iron cavalry of Dong Zhuo and Niu Fu rushed towards the left and right wings of the Xianbei people fiercely.Tuoba Hui and Tuoba Han each led their troops, relying on their own formation, they went forward without fear.Soldiers from both sides galloped back and forth on the battlefield of hundreds of steps, fighting bravely.

The former army of the Xianbei was led by the young commander Shuoweng, and rushed to kill the phalanx of the Han army with 5000 troops.Shuoweng personally acted as an arrow, and led the soldiers into the phalanx as resolutely and powerfully as tenons. The army continued to advance in depth, trying to tear through the defense of the Han army and cut a bloody path.

Tuoba Feng sits in the middle army and directs his troops to support him.

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Although Dong Zhuo has an army of [-], his main force is infantry soldiers, and he has no advantage in strength. Facing the [-] Xianbei cavalry who are stubbornly resisting, they can only rely on fighting with their lives to gradually consume the strength of the Xianbei people .Dong Zhuo hopes to use this to change the balance of power between the two sides, so as to achieve the goal of defeating the enemy.

However, what made him miscalculate was that the Xianbei had no intention of breaking through at all, but entangled with the Han army very patiently.They used hundreds of people as a dense formation, charging back and forth in rows and rows, covering each other, and firmly restraining the cavalry of the Han army.At the same time, Shuoweng's former army advanced all the way regardless of casualties. With the support of the Chinese cavalry, they successfully tore through the defensive formation of the Han army and entered the Chinese army phalanx commanding the entire formation.

Yang Ding saw the Xianbei people coming in, so he rushed up with his personal guards. He planned to kill the enemy and keep the blocking formation intact.

Tuoba Feng was determined to break the infantry formation of the Han army.As long as the Chinese army's phalanx is torn apart, the Han army's blocking phalanx will fall into chaos.Once the infantry dispersed, the Han army would undoubtedly be defeated.

He ordered the horn soldiers to blow the horn of the charge, and told Shuoweng, who was fighting bloody ahead, that even if the 5000 men were defeated, the central army of the Han army would be defeated.Shuo Weng did not hesitate, and the warlord attacked fiercely.

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Yang Ding saw the spearman in front of him poking over the enemy's cavalry, he jumped on it, and chopped off the enemy's head with one blow.At this moment, a long arrow shot his lower back.Yang Ding was in so much pain that he staggered back.His speed was too slow, he watched himself being knocked into the air by the galloping horses, he clearly heard the sound of bones breaking, he was rolling in the air, blood spurting from his mouth.

He fell heavily into a pool of blood, and the long arrow on his waist pierced his abdomen instantly.Yang Ding heard the shouts of the soldiers and saw the guards surrounding him.He smiled at them, took out the bloody jade pendant from his bosom, and held it tightly in his palm.Feeling that the jade pendant was still intact, Yang Ding breathed a sigh of relief, and slowly closed his increasingly heavy eyelids, and died.

The soldiers were furious. They shouted "Old Master" and rushed towards the enemy frantically.

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Tuoba Mu suddenly appeared in Lingwu Valley with ten thousand cavalry.

Tuoba Feng had made up his mind to wipe Helian from Danhan Mountain this time when he went south to attack the Han Kingdom. As a precaution, he specially arranged for his son to hide near Lingwu Valley with 1 horses.It's just that he didn't expect that these 1 horses became his life-saving straw.

The Han army wanted to ambush him, and he also wanted to encircle and annihilate the Han army, so after the battle, he ordered Tuoba Hui and Tuoba Han to entangle the Han army's cavalry, and on the other hand, ordered Shuoweng to break the Han army's infantry phalanx. It is to severely damage the Han army.Before leaving, he still wanted to win a battle so that he could make a name for himself on the prairie.

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The infantry phalanx of the Han army suffered a swift blow from behind, and suddenly fell into chaos.Although Li Su and Hu Zhen tried their best to command the soldiers to resist desperately, they had no way to recover at this time, so they could only fight and retreat.

Dong Zhuo and Niu Fu wanted to rescue them, but they were entangled by Tuoba Hui and Tuoba Han's cavalry army, unable to stop.

The two sides fought blood and blood on the battlefield, and the sky was dark.

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"My lord, retreat! If the fight continues, our men and horses will be wiped out." Li Ru raised the bloody long sword in his hand and shouted loudly.

"Can't withdraw!" Dong Zhuo stared at a pair of blood-red eyes, and shouted hoarsely, "If we withdraw at this time, we will be finished, and none of us will survive."

"Beating the drum... beating the drum... a bloody battle to the death... a bloody battle to the death..."

Dong Zhuo galloped towards the enemy, raised his knife and shouted, "Brothers, kill, kill..."

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The soldiers of the Han army shouted loudly amidst the passionate and violent battle drums, their morale was like a rainbow, and each of them gave up their lives, fought bloody battles, and never retreated.

With the disintegration of the infantry phalanx, the battlefield was divided into two parts.On the left are Dong Zhuo's cavalry and Hu Zhen's infantry, and on the right are Niu Fu's cavalry and Li Su's infantry.After the fierce fighting, the infantry and cavalry quickly reunited, and everyone covered each other, gradually forming a battle formation in which the infantry blocked in the center and the cavalry attacked on both wings.Without waiting to stabilize their position, the Han army immediately launched a counterattack.

After repeated defeats by the Xianbei people, the hatred accumulated in their hearts was finally completely released in the bloody killings. They shouted frantically and waved their weapons to their heart's content. They were like hungry wolves in the desert, and swore To slaughter the prey in front of them.

The battle intensified.

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At dusk, Li Hong led [-] cavalry to kill them all the way in a storm.

Tuoba Feng ordered the whole army to retreat, and the Xianbei cavalry fled in panic.

The battle of Lingwu Valley ended like this.

Dong Zhuo killed 2 cavalry from the Xianbei at a cost of nearly [-] people. This result was something he hadn't expected beforehand. Who would have thought that an ambush would turn into a bloody battle.

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When Li Hong saw Dong Zhuo, Dong Zhuo was concentrating on wiping the blood on Yang Ding's face.

"He is my brother." Dong Zhuo looked up at Li Hong and said hello, "When I was a soldier in Cao Junshi, he and 27 other brothers fought with me. We fought together for 35 years He was the last one to fall." Dong Zhuo said calmly, "I buried them all on the battlefield, where they died."

Dong Zhuo picked up Yang Ding and walked towards the grave dug by the soldiers.

"Back then, when my first brother died, I cried bitterly. Later, more and more brothers died, but my tears became less and less. Now, I have no more tears, even a trace of sadness No. After fighting all my life, it is a joy to die on the battlefield."

Dong Zhuo gently put Yang Ding on the ground, patted his face, and whispered, "Brother, rest." He took Yang Ding's saber from Hu Zhen's hand, and put it on Yang Ding's body.

Dong Zhuo sat in the pit, looked at Yang Ding for a long time, and did not speak for a long time.

"You are dead, and I will bury you. When I die, who will bury you?" Dong Zhuo sighed, stood up, and left without looking back.

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Li Hong watched Dong Zhuo's tall back disappear into the darkness, feeling a pain in his heart.Who would not be sad when losing a brother.

"The general is in a bad mood, please forgive me for being rude." Li Su walked to Li Hong and said softly.

Li Hong sighed deeply and did not make a sound.

"Today, thank you sir for coming to help in time, otherwise..."

Li Hong patted Li Su on the back, shook his head and said, "I'm late."

The two stopped talking and walked side by side.

"The war in the western border is over, and your lord is going back to the northern border?"

"Bingzhou."

"Bingzhou?" Li Su gave him a surprised look and asked, "Aren't you going back to Northern Xinjiang?"

"Zhang Yan captured Jinyang." Li Hong sighed, "I'm going to fight the Yellow Turban."

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The next day, Dong Zhuo left Lingwu Valley with his army and went to Hanyang County by order.

Li Hong originally wanted to send it off, but after leaving the valley, he hesitated again.What do you say?He won the battle, and supported Dong Zhuo at a critical moment, so he went to see him off at this time, do you still want to ask the old general to thank him?

Looking at the smoke and dust flying in the air, Li Hong was filled with emotion.

In the eyes of the court, Dong Zhuo delayed the military plane, even if he was not punished, it would be an excuse to reprimand him in the future.Dong Zhuo probably realized this, and led his army across the Yellow River, preparing to ambush the Xianbei's defeated army in Lingwu Valley, in order to avenge their meritorious deeds.However, he did not succeed, but was bitten severely by the cunning Xianbei people, and lost his troops.

"Zhong Yuan, you write a memorial to tell Your Majesty the details of the Lingwu Valley battle, and ask for military exploits for General Dong."

Li Wei nodded and said with a smile: "My lord, I heard that General Dong Zhuo has a very close relationship with the traitors in the court. Although he did not win the battle of Lingwu Valley, he will not be convicted. We..."

"You should write a memorandum." Li Hong said, "Now the military power is in the Shangshutai, and the people in charge of the Shangshutai are Lord Huangfusong and Lord Lu Zhi. In this matter, His Majesty must trust them, and will not Listen to the nonsense of the traitor."

Li Wei shook his head, moved closer to Li Hong and said, "My lord, that doesn't seem to be your intention, does it?"

Li Hong turned his head to look at him, and said with a smile: "Since you know, what nonsense are you talking about? He is an important minister of the court. It will not hurt us to improve our relationship."

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The emperor walked back and forth in the Shang study with his hands behind his back, with a look of anger on his little face.

"This leopard always resists orders. Does he have too many heads, and he has to cut off a few to be obedient?"

Huangfu laughed and said nothing.Lu Zhi pretended not to hear, and wrote at his desk.

"Tell him not to cross the Yellow River, he insists on crossing it." The emperor said bitterly, "The last time he was told to stick to Liupan Mountain, he actually ran to the Qingshi Bank to wipe out the enemy. He didn't take my words seriously. You see Look, ministers are handing over impeachment memorials one after another, and I am so annoyed."

"Hasn't Your Majesty prevaricated? Is there anyone else playing?" Huangfu Song asked with a smile.

"I said he was a barbarian, an idiot, uneducated, and ended up playing more." The emperor glared at Lu Zhi and said, "It's all your good idea to provoke right and wrong for no reason, and now you almost scold me It's a fool."

Lu Zhi hurriedly knelt down and apologized, "Your Majesty, can't Helian's head calm down this turmoil?"

The Son of Heaven shook his head and scolded: "These people are not good at fighting, and their mouths are better than the other. If they keep entangled in this matter, I will start collecting money, and whoever wants to play I will deduct their monthly salary."

Lu Zhi said with a smile: "Your Majesty, tomorrow will be discussed at the court, and those who should be rewarded should still be rewarded. Everyone has contributed to the great victory in the western border."

The emperor thought for a while, nodded, and then cursed a few words angrily.

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"Your Majesty, General Li has sent a letter detailing the whole story of the battle of Lingwu Valley, and he highly respects General Dong..."

"What does he mean?" the emperor asked, "Does he want to say that Dong Zhuo has meritorious service?"

Huangfu Song and Lu Zhi did not speak, obviously very dissatisfied with Li Hong's statement.

"These two people, one resisted the edict and did not obey it, the other delayed the military plane, and even flattered and protected each other, it's too disgraceful." The emperor said angrily, "If it wasn't for winning the battle, hmph..."

"Dong Zhuo's battle was inexplicable and unnecessary, and he lost 2 horses for nothing." Huangfusong said a little excitedly, "If he occupied Lingzhou earlier and cut off the Xianbei people's retreat, how could the Xianbei people escape? They We have already surrounded us in the area of ​​Qingshui River. Dong Zhuo's delaying the military plane is one crime, and sending troops to Lingwu Valley without authorization is two crimes. Where did he get his military exploits?"

"Forget it, forget it, I said it, forget it." The emperor said, "I can't be too mean, let alone rely on him to guard Xijiang, let's promote him to a first-level official position."

"Your Majesty's ignorance of rewards and punishments will make these people arrogant and more lawless." Lu Zhi advised, "Since ancient times..."

"Okay, okay, don't talk about it, let's do it like this." The emperor saw that Lu Zhi was going to make a long speech, and hurriedly waved his hand to interrupt Lu Zhi's words, "Is there any news for He Yong?"

"Yes." Huangfu Song replied, "Yesterday He Yong sent the memorial."

"Why didn't you tell me the news?" the emperor asked dissatisfied.

"Your Majesty..." Huangfusong smiled wryly, "This He Yong, seeing General Li winning the battle, immediately turned his face."

"Turn your face?" The emperor asked in surprise, "What did you turn your face on? Fall out with a traitor?"

"It's more than a falling out." Lu Zhi sighed, "He fought with the Xiliang rebels."

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Ten days later, Xian Yufu rushed to Lingzhou with his army and joined Li Hong.

The Xianbei captives are used to being slaves of the victor after defeat. Whether it is a soldier from Danhan Mountain or a soldier from the western and northern part of Xianbei, they are very happy to hear that they belong to the Wuye tribe and can survive.Sheyingtong and Shehu became the new owners of the 2 people.

Li Hong was very happy to see that the captives were in a stable mood. He rewarded both Sheyingtong and Shehu. The human Xianbei army needs a leader.

Duan Xuan, a soldier in Anding County, came with the army.As a national soldier of Anding County under the control of Li Hong, he and more than 100 soldiers also came to serve under the account of the general who asked for prisoners.His injuries were not healed, and he could have resigned from the prefect, but he resolutely came to Lingzhou with his injuries.

Li Hong immediately organized his army in Lingzhou City.

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The [-] cavalry army was divided into five battalions, the front, the rear, the left, and the middle, led by Zhonglang General Xu Rong, Zhonglang General Qu Yi as his deputy, and Song Wen as the marching commander.

The middle battalion is Fengyun cavalry.Fengyun cavalry expanded to 1 people with Xianbei cavalry, led by Xiaowei Hengji, and deputy Xiaowei Loulu.There are five divisions, led by Lou Lu, Tie Yue, Lu Huanyang, Lei Zi and Tong Zi respectively.

The front battalion is Huangzhong cavalry.The front battalion is dominated by Huangzhong Qiang soldiers, with 1 people.Captain Nie Xiao led the team.There are five departments under it, led by Jiang Wu, Jiu Yangpi, Zhan Ma, Camel and Baili Yang.

The rear battalion is the first zero cavalry.The rear battalion is dominated by Xianling Qiang, with 1 people.Commander Captain Kuangfengsha.There are five divisions, led by Yan Wuwei, Xinhu, Gao Geng, Yang Chun, and Duan Xuan.

Zuoying is the Changshui iron cavalry.Zuoying took the Changshuiying cavalry as the main force, adding Xianbei cavalry to expand to 1.Captain Zhao Yun commanded.There are five divisions, led by Liu Ming, Lu Xian, Yan Wuxin, Hongbai, and Zongliu.

The right battalion is Wuye cavalry.The right battalion is full of Xianbei iron cavalry, with 1 people.The school lieutenant She Yingtong is in charge.It consists of five departments, led by Huzi, Shehu, Huding, Qishen and Xiaolan.

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The [-] infantry army was divided into three battalions, the upper, middle and lower battalions, with Zhonglang General Xian Yufu as commander, Colonel Yan Rou as his deputy, Xie Ming as marching commander, and Yu Peng as assistant commander.

The upper battalion was commanded by the school lieutenant Yushi, and the school lieutenant was Xianyu Yin's deputy.There are three divisions under the leadership of He Feng, Lin Xun and Pan Ta.

The middle battalion was commanded by the school lieutenant Yan Liang, with the deputy captain Wen Chou.There are three divisions under the leadership of Zhang Yun, Chen Hao and Liao Lei.

The next battalion was led by the school lieutenant Hua Xiong, and the captain Gao Lan was the deputy.There are three divisions under the leadership of Fan Li, Zhang Xiao and Ding Bo.

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To discuss the barracks of the generals.

Chief Shi Zuoyan, Sima Liwei, engaged in Zhonglang Tang Yun and Yin Si.Assassinate Wei Zheng.The master Bo Xiaolan. (This is Li Hong's own idea. Although Li Wei and Wei Zheng have expressed their opposition many times, Li Hong insists on his own opinion and will not listen to anyone who says it. In Li Hong's view, Xiao Lan is as good as Li Wei in terms of both civil and military skills. Why? Can’t you serve in the Chinese army? Little girl? What’s the matter with a little girl? In these days, where can I find such a knowledgeable little girl? Someone needs to use it, so it can’t be wasted. There can’t be girls in the barracks? Li Hong pointed to a man in armor. Xiao Lan said, whoever says she is a woman, I say no, then she is not.)
Lieutenant Zheng Xin leads the scout battalion, with Chen Ming as his deputy.The school captain Tian Zhong commanded the soldiers Cao Ying, and Ji Wei was the deputy.

There are 3000 people in the Black Panther Righteous Cong Battalion, led by Pang De, with Machete and Tanu as his deputy, and Chang Gong and Chen Jian as false Sima.

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The matter of Tian Zhong, a soldier, was exonerated after Li Hong personally interrogated him.Li Hong immediately promoted him to be a military marquis and followed Yan Liang's army.

Fu Gan, the son of Fu Xie, the Marquis of the Zhuang Festival, insisted on staying in the army and was unwilling to study at the mansion of the great Confucian king Jian.Li Hong had no choice but to take him with him and let Zuo Yan and Li Wei teach him his studies.

At the end of this month, under the urging of the imperial edict, Li Hong led an army of 30 and more than [-] cattle and sheep along the Great Wall to Bingzhou.

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Murong Feng made the best move in the end. He rushed to Danhan Mountain with an army of [-] ahead of Tuoba Feng. King Xianbei.

Tuoba Feng was furious and led an army of [-] to attack Danhan Mountain.

Murong Feng was forced to give in. After many discussions with Tuoba Feng, the four Xianbei lords finally reached an agreement: Ten years later, Helian's son, Qianman, will become an adult, and the leader will give up the king of Xianbei to Qianman.During these ten years, Xianbei Kingdom was supervised by the leader.

A huge civil strife in Xianbei quietly melted away between Murong Feng's talking and laughing.

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(End of this chapter)